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2024–25 Ipswich Town F.C. Season
The 2024–25 season was the 147th season in the history of Ipswich Town Football Club, and their first season back in the Premier League since the 2001–02 campaign, following successive promotions from League One and the Championship in the previous two seasons. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. On 26 April 2025, Ipswich Town were relegated back to the Championship after a 3–0 loss to Newcastle United. Season summary August After back-to-back promotions, the first game of Ipswich Town's return to the Premier League in 22 years saw them face Liverpool, under new manager Arne Slot, at Portman Road. Ipswich handed starts to new signings Jacob Greaves and Liam Delap and started the first half strong, but ended up losing 2–0 after a quick fire double by Liverpool on the hour mark. The opening games were not friendly for Town as a week later they travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face four-time reigning champions M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich Town F
Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich. It is northeast of London and in 2011 had a population of 144,957. The Ipswich built-up area is the fourth-largest in the East of England and the 42nd-largest in England and Wales. It includes the towns and villages of Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Woodbridge, Bramford and Martlesham Heath. Ipswich was first recorded during the medieval period as ''Gippeswic'', the town has also been recorded as ''Gyppewicus'' and ''Yppswyche''. It has been continuously inhabited since the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Saxon period, and is believed to be one of the Oldest town in Britain, oldest towns in the United Kingdom.Hills, Catherine"England's Oldest Town" Retrieved 2 August 2015. The settlement was of great eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton & Hove Albion F
Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the ''Domesday Book'' (1086). The town's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early modern period, affected by foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population. Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses. In the Georgian era, Brighton developed as a highly fashionable seaside resort, encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent, later King George IV, who spent much time in the town and constructed the Royal Pavilio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulham F
Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea, with which it shares the area known as West Brompton. Over the Thames, Fulham faces Wandsworth, Putney, the London Wetland Centre in Barnes, London, Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. First recorded by name in 691, it was an extensive Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo-Saxon estate, the Fulham Palace, Manor of Fulham, and then a parish. Its domain stretched from modern-day Chiswick in the west to Chelsea, London, Chelsea in the southeast; and from Harlesden in the northwest to Kensal Green in the northeast bordered by the littoral of Counter's Creek and the Manor of Kensington. It originally included today's Hammersmith. Between 1900 and 1965, it was demarcated as the Metropolitan Borough of Fulham, before its me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 2002 by former supporters of Wimbledon F.C. after the Football Association allowed that club to Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes, relocate to Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, about north of Wimbledon. Most of the Wimbledon supporters were very strongly opposed to moving the club so far away from Wimbledon, feeling that a club transplanted to a distant location would no longer represent Wimbledon or the club's historic legacy and tradition. Wimbledon moved in 2003 and formally changed the name of the club to Milton Keynes Dons F.C., Milton Keynes Dons in 2004. When AFC Wimbledon was formed, it affiliated to both the London Football Association, London and Surrey County Football Association, Surrey Football Associations, and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Johnson (footballer, Born 2000)
Benjamin Anthony Johnson (born 24 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for club Ipswich Town. Early and personal life Johnson was born in Waltham Forest, Greater London. He is second cousins with former Manchester United and England full-back Paul Parker and former England and Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King. He attended Davenant Foundation School in Loughton, Essex. A Christian, he is a member of All Saints Church in Woodford Green. Club career Johnson joined West Ham United at the age of seven. Originally an attacking winger, Johnson was converted to a full-back as his youth career progressed. He was named on the bench for West Ham's 2–1 loss at Manchester City on 3 December 2017, and he signed his first professional contract when he turned 18 in January 2018. On 27 February 2019, Johnson made his Premier League debut for West Ham, starting at left-back away at champions Manchester City in a 1–0 defeat at the City of Manch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arijanet Muric
Arijanet Anan Muric (born 7 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Ipswich Town and the Kosovo national team. Club career Early career and Manchester City Muric is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Young Fellows Juventus, Zürich and Grasshoppers. In 2015, he joined with youth team of Manchester City. On 27 July 2017, Muric signed a three-year contract extension with Manchester City. Short-time loan at NAC Breda and return from loan On 31 July 2018, Muric joined Eredivisie side NAC Breda, on a season-long loan. On 18 August 2018, he made his debut as a professional footballer in a 3–0 home win against De Graafschap after being named in the starting line-up. Four days after debut with NAC Breda, Manchester City recalled Muric from loan to replace injured goalkeeper Claudio Bravo as their second choice. Three days later, he was named as a Manchester City substitute for the first time in a Premier League match against Wolv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammie Szmodics
Samuel Joseph Szmodics (, born 24 September 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for club Ipswich Town. Born in England, he plays for the Republic of Ireland national team. An academy product of hometown club Colchester United, he made his professional debut in 2013, going on to score 38 goals in 162 appearances for the club before departing in 2019. After a brief spell at Bristol City, he spent two years at Peterborough United before joining Blackburn Rovers in 2022, where he became a key player, finishing as the top scorer in the 2023–24 EFL Championship. Szmodics made his Republic of Ireland debut in a friendly against Belgium in March 2024. Club career Colchester United Szmodics is a product of the Colchester United Academy, having progressed through the club's youth ranks since the age of seven. He was a regular starter and scorer for the under-18 side, which included a goal in Colchester's 3–2 FA Youth Cup defeat by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium, currently known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, and commonly shortened as The Etihad, is the home of Premier League club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, with a domestic football capacity of 53,600, making it the List of English football stadia by capacity, 7th-largest football stadium in England and List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity, 11th-largest in the United Kingdom. Built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the stadium has since staged the 2008 UEFA Cup final, England national football team, England football internationals, rugby league matches, a boxing world title fight, the England rugby union team's final group match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup and summer music concerts during the Season (sports)#Off-season, football off-season. The stadium, originally proposed as an athletics arena in Manchester bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, Manchester's bid for the 2000 Summer Olympics, was converted after the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacob Greaves
Jacob John Greaves (born 12 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Ipswich Town. He is the son of former Hull City and York City defender Mark Greaves. Career Cheltenham Town On 8 August 2019, Greaves signed a three-year contract extension at Hull and joined Cheltenham Town on loan until January 2020. He made his league debut in a 0–0 draw against Morecambe playing the full 90 minutes. Greaves' loan at Cheltenham was extended until the end of the season on 8 January 2020. Hull City Greaves made his senior debut for Hull City on 8 September 2020, in an EFL Trophy match against Leicester City U21s. On 17 October 2020, he made his league debut in a 3–0 win away to Rochdale. Greaves signed a new three-year contract with the club on 12 November 2020. On 20 February 2021, Greaves initially scored his first career goal in a 3–3 away draw against Doncaster Rovers, only for the Dubious Goals Committee to award the final touc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Slot
Arend Martijn "Arne" Slot (; born 17 September 1978) is a Dutch professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the head coach of club Liverpool F.C., Liverpool. He is regarded as one of the best managers in the world. Slot played as a midfielder for PEC Zwolle, FC Zwolle, where he won the Eerste Divisie in 2001–02 Eerste Divisie, 2002, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam before retiring as a player back at PEC Zwolle, where he won another Eerste Divisie title in 2011–12 Eerste Divisie, 2012. He started his managerial career in the academy of PEC Zwolle and as an assistant at SC Cambuur, Cambuur before taking over as co-head coach at the latter. In 2017, he became an assistant at AZ Alkmaar, AZ, where he was appointed head coach in 2019. Slot became head coach of Feyenoord in 2021. He led the club to the 2022 UEFA Europa Conference League final in his 2021–22 Feyenoord season, first season and won the club the Eredivisie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool F
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
