Ipswich Town Football Club Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

is an English

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Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

, Suffolk. The club was founded in 1878 and turned professional in 1936. Ipswich has played at all professional levels of English football and has participated in European football since the 1960s. As of 2003, the team plays in the second tier of English football, the

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. Since 1936, more than 400 players have represented the first-team.

Mick Mills Michael Dennis Mills MBE (born 4 January 1949) is an English former footballer who played for Ipswich Town, Southampton and Stoke City. He managed Stoke City, Colchester United and Birmingham City. During his career he achieved Ipswich To ...

has made more appearances than any other Ipswich player; he is one of five men to have represented the club on 500 or more occasions, having played 741 times between 1966 and 1983. Ray Crawford is the club's all-time top scorer, with 203 goals in 354 matches, while Ted Phillips scored the most goals in a single season—41 in the 1956–57 season. The most

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player in the club's history is

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's Allan Hunter, who represented his country on 47 occasions. The list includes all players that have played 100 or more first-class professional matches for the club. It also includes some players who have played fewer than 100 matches, if they represented their country whilst playing for the club, and players who have set a club playing record, such as goalscoring or transfer fee records. Finally, all players inducted into the Ipswich Town Hall of Fame, whose inaugural members were selected in 2007 by a ballot of former Ipswich players, are included.

List of players

Players are initially listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Appearances are for first-team competitive matches only, including substitute appearances, while wartime and local cup matches (such as the Ipswich Hospital Cup) are excluded. Players who left the club prior to 2006 are referenced by Hayes, the others are referenced by

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. Statistics are correct as of 17 December 2022. Ray_Crawford_and_Ted_Phillips

Club captains

Below lists the club captains of Ipswich Town since the club turned professional in 1936. The club's first professional captain was Jimmy McLuckie, who captained the club from 1936 to 1945.

has made the highest number of appearances as Ipswich Town captain, having captained the club for 11 years between 1971 and 1982. The club's current captain is

Luke Chambers Luke Chambers (born 28 September 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Primarily a centre back, he could also play at right back. Chambers made 792 appearances in the English Football League, placing him ...

, who has held the captaincy since 2014, after Carlos Edwards left the club. In July 2021, Chambers left Ipswich after making close to 400 appearances in 9 years at the club, having been club captain since 2014. Following Chambers’ departure, new signing

Sam Morsy Samy Sayed Morsy (born 10 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Ipswich Town, where he is also club captain. Born in England, he represents the Egypt national team. He joined the Port Vale y ...

was named club captain in October 2021.

Player awards

PFA Team of the Year

''The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Ipswich Town:'' * 1974–75 First Division:

Kevin Beattie Thomas Kevin Beattie (18 December 1953 – 16 September 2018) was an English footballer. Born into poverty, he played at both professional and international levels, mostly as a centre-half. He spent the majority of his playing career at Ipswic ...

* 1975–76 First Division:

* 1976–77 First Division:

Brian Talbot Brian Ernest Talbot (born 21 July 1953) is an English former football player and manager. He was capped six times for the England national team. Talbot played in midfield for Ipswich Town, Arsenal, Watford, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albio ...

* 1980–81 First Division: Russell Osman,

Frans Thijssen Frans Thijssen (born 23 January 1952) is a Dutch former footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973, he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons. Thijssen won fourteen caps fo ...

John Wark John Wark (born 4 August 1957) is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame. W ...

Paul Mariner Paul Mariner (22 May 1953 – 9 July 2021) was an English football player and coach. A centre forward during his playing days, Mariner began his career with Chorley. He became a professional player in 1973 with Plymouth Argyle, where he scored ...

* 1991–92 Second Division: David Linighan * 1997–98 First Division:

Kieron Dyer Kieron Courtney Dyer (born 29 December 1978) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was recently the U23s manager at Ipswich Town. Born in Ipswich, Dyer played youth football for his home club Ipswich Town ...

Mauricio Taricco Mauricio Ricardo Taricco (born 10 March 1973) is an Argentine football coach and former professional footballer who is assistant coach at French side Bordeaux. Taricco, whose father was Italian and hailed from Sardinia, was as a full-back capa ...

* 1998–99 First Division: Richard Wright,

Mark Venus Mark Venus (born 6 April 1967) is an English football coach and former player. He works as assistant head coach of Sunderland. As a player, he spent the majority of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town. As a coach, he has s ...

* 1999–2000 First Division: Richard Wright,

Marcus Stewart William Marcus Paul Stewart (''né'' Tubbs; born 8 November 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1991 until 2011. He is currently Head of Player Development at Yeovil Town. Stewart played over 500 ...

* 2004–05 Championship: Kelvin Davis * 2013–14 Championship:

Aaron Cresswell Aaron William Cresswell (born 15 December 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club West Ham United. Cresswell made his first-team debut for Tranmere Rovers in 2008 and made 70 league appearan ...

* 2014–15 Championship: Daryl Murphy

PFA Players' Player of the Year

''The following have won the

PFA Players' Player of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Men's Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Men's Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is ...

award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:'' * 1980–81:

PFA Young Player of the Year

''The following have won the

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award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:'' * 1973–74:

FWA Footballer of the Year

''The following have won the

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award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:'' * 1980–81:

Bravo Award

''The following have won the

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whilst playing for Ipswich Town:'' * 1980–81:

PFA Fans' Favourite

''The following player was selected as the PFA Fans' Favourite for Ipswich Town as part of the celebrations of the centenary of the

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in 2007:'' *

Football League Awards

Football League Young Player of the Year

''The following have won the Football League Young Player of the Year award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:'' * 2011:

Connor Wickham Connor Neil Ralph Wickham (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as forward. He is currently a free agent. He has previously represented Ipswich Town, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Crystal Palace ...

Championship Apprentice Award

''The following have won the Championship Apprentice Award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:'' * 2011:

Managerial awards

LMA Manager of the Year

''The following have won the

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award whilst managing for Ipswich Town:'' * 2000–01:

George Burley George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came whi ...

Premier League Manager of the Season

''The following have won the

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award whilst managing for Ipswich Town:'' * 2000–01:

Team awards

France Football European Team of the Year

*1981:

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Footnotes

*For a full description of positions see

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*Jimmy McLuckie was Ipswich Town's first professional captain. *Billy Reed was the first Ipswich player to receive full international honours while registered for the club, playing for

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. *Ted Phillips scored the most goals in a season for Ipswich, with 41 in the 1956–57 season. *Ray Crawford is the club's all-time goal scorer with 203 goals between 1958 and 1969. *Mick Mills is the all-time appearance record-holder. *Allan Hunter is the club's most capped player with 47 appearances for

. *John Wark was the

PFA Player of the Year The Professional Footballers' Association Men's Players' Player of the Year (often called the PFA Men's Players' Player of the Year, the Players' Player of the Year, or simply the Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the player who is ...

in 1981. *Matteo Sereni is the club's record transfer purchase, £4,500,000, from Italian club Empoli. *Connor Wickham is the club's record transfer sale, £8,100,000, to Sunderland. *Mick Mills is the longest serving Ipswich Town captain.

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