2025–26 season | |||
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Owner | Gamechanger 20 Ltd | ||
Chairman | Mark Ashton | ||
Manager | Kieran McKenna | ||
Stadium | Portman Road | ||
Championship | 18th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
EFL Cup | First round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: George Hirst (1) All: George Hirst Ben Johnson (1 goal each) | ||
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The 2025–26 season is the 148th season in the history of Ipswich Town Football Club, and their first season back in the Championship since the 2023–24 campaign, following relegation from the Premier League in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
On 30 June 2025, it was announced that Town would be changing the front-of-shirt sponsor for the first time since 2021 from Ed Sheeran's +–=÷× Tour to HaloITSM.[1]
First-team squad
[edit]- As of 22 August 2025
No. | Player | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Alex Palmer | GK | ![]() |
Kidderminster | 10 August 1996 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 February 2025 | £2,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
27 | David Button | GK[a] | ![]() |
Stevenage | 27 February 1989 | Reading | 3 February 2025 | Free transfer | 30 June 2026 |
28 | Christian Walton | GK | ![]() |
Wadebridge | 9 November 1995 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 January 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Harry Clarke | RB | ![]() |
Ipswich | 2 March 2001 | Arsenal | 19 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
3 | Leif Davis | LB | ![]() |
Newcastle upon Tyne | 31 December 1999 | Leeds United | 25 July 2022 | £1,200,000 | 30 June 2028 |
4 | Cédric Kipré | CB | ![]() |
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9 December 1996 | Reims | 13 July 2025 | Loan | 31 May 2026 |
6 | Luke Woolfenden | CB | ![]() |
Ipswich | 21 October 1998 | Academy | 1 July 2017 | — | 30 June 2027 |
15 | Ashley Young | RB | ![]() |
Stevenage | 9 July 1985 | Everton | 23 July 2025 | Free transfer | 31 May 2026 |
18 | Ben Johnson | RB | ![]() |
Waltham Forest | 24 January 2000 | West Ham United | 1 July 2024 | Free transfer | 30 June 2028 |
22 | Conor Townsend | LB | ![]() |
Hessle | 4 March 1993 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 August 2024 | £500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
24 | Jacob Greaves | CB | ![]() |
Cottingham | 12 September 2000 | Hull City | 12 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
25 | Elkan Baggott | CB | ![]() |
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23 October 2002 | Academy | 28 January 2021 | — | 30 June 2028 |
26 | Dara O'Shea | CB | ![]() |
Dublin | 4 March 1999 | Burnley | 25 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2030 |
Midfielders | |||||||||
5 | Azor Matusiwa | CM | ![]() |
Hilversum | 28 April 1998 | Rennes | 13 July 2025 | £7,800,000 | 30 June 2029 |
12 | Jens Cajuste | CM | ![]() |
Gothenburg | 10 August 1999 | Napoli | 7 August 2025 | Loan | 31 May 2026 |
14 | Jack Taylor | CM | ![]() |
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23 June 1998 | Peterborough United | 26 June 2023 | £1,500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
30 | Cameron Humphreys | CM | ![]() |
Colchester | 30 October 2003 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2026 |
Forwards | |||||||||
7 | Wes Burns | RW | ![]() |
Cardiff | 23 November 1994 | Fleetwood Town | 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
9 | George Hirst | CF | ![]() |
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15 February 1999 | Leicester City | 13 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
10 | Conor Chaplin | SS | ![]() |
Worthing | 16 February 1997 | Barnsley | 27 July 2021 | £875,000 | 30 June 2026 |
11 | Jaden Philogene | LW | ![]() |
Hammersmith | 8 February 2002 | Aston Villa | 15 January 2025 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
16 | Ali Al-Hamadi | CF | ![]() |
Maysan | 1 March 2002 | AFC Wimbledon | 29 January 2024 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
20 | Kasey McAteer | RW | ![]() |
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22 November 2001 | Leicester City | 22 August 2025 | £11,500,000 | 30 June 2029 |
21 | Chiedozie Ogbene | RW | ![]() |
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1 May 1997 | Luton Town | 28 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
23 | Sammie Szmodics | SS | ![]() |
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24 September 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
29 | Chuba Akpom | CF | ![]() |
Newham | 9 October 1995 | Ajax | 10 August 2025 | Loan | 31 May 2026 |
47 | Jack Clarke | LW | ![]() |
York | 23 November 2000 | Sunderland | 24 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
Out on loan | |||||||||
13 | Cieran Slicker | GK | ![]() |
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15 September 2002 | Manchester City | 8 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
49 | Arijanet Muric | GK | ![]() |
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7 November 1998 | Burnley | 17 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
- ^ Player-coach
First-team key staff
[edit]Position | Name |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant Manager | ![]() |
First-Team Coaches | ![]() |
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Goalkeeping Coaches | ![]() |
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Fitness Coach | ![]() |
Transfers and contracts
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Pos | Nationality | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
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First team | ||||||
4 July 2025 | GK[a] | ![]() |
David Button | ![]() |
Free transfer | [2] |
13 July 2025 | CM | ![]() |
Azor Matusiwa | ![]() |
£7,800,000 | [3] |
23 July 2025 | RB | ![]() |
Ashley Young | ![]() |
Free transfer | [4] |
22 August 2025 | RW | ![]() |
Kasey McAteer | ![]() |
£11,500,000 | [5] |
Academy | ||||||
Women's team | ||||||
14 July 2025 | CB | ![]() |
Paige Peake | ![]() |
Free transfer | [6] |
22 July 2025[b] | W | ![]() |
Ruby Seaby | ![]() |
Free transfer | [7][8] |
22 July 2025 | CF | ![]() |
Rianna Dean | ![]() |
Free transfer | [9] |
30 July 2025 | CM | ![]() |
Ruby Doe | ![]() |
Free transfer | [10] |
31 July 2025 | RB | ![]() |
Bethan Roe | ![]() |
Free transfer | [11] |
CM | ![]() |
Jenna Dear | ![]() |
Free transfer | [12] | |
RB | ![]() |
Grace Neville | ![]() |
Free transfer | [13] | |
3 August 2025 | CM | ![]() |
Sophie Baigent | ![]() |
Free transfer | [14] |
Out
[edit]Date | Pos | Nationality | Player | To | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First team | ||||||
4 June 2025 | CF | ![]() |
Liam Delap | ![]() |
£30,000,000 | [15][16] |
24 July 2025 | CM | ![]() |
Sam Morsy | ![]() |
Free transfer | [17] |
14 August 2025 | LW | ![]() |
Nathan Broadhead | ![]() |
£7,500,000 | [18][19] |
16 August 2025 | RW | ![]() |
Omari Hutchinson | ![]() |
£37,500,000 | [20][21] |
Academy | ||||||
Women's team |
Loaned in
[edit]Date | Pos | Nationality | Player | Loaned from | Date until | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First team | ||||||
13 July 2025 | CB | ![]() |
Cédric Kipré | ![]() |
31 May 2026 | [22] |
7 August 2025 | CM | ![]() |
Jens Cajuste | ![]() |
31 May 2026 | [23] |
10 August 2025 | CF | ![]() |
Chuba Akpom | ![]() |
31 May 2026 | [24] |
Women's team |
† Dual registration with parent club (only applies to women's team)
Loaned out
[edit]Date | Pos | Nationality | Player | Loaned to | Date until | Ref |
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First team | ||||||
7 August 2025 | GK | ![]() |
Cieran Slicker | ![]() |
31 May 2026 | [25] |
13 August 2025 | GK | ![]() |
Arijanet Muric | ![]() |
31 May 2026 | [26] |
Academy | ||||||
30 July 2025 | DF | ![]() |
Jokubas Mazionis | ![]() |
31 May 2026 | [27] |
Women's team |
Academy loans only shows players gone to a National League N/S team or higher and for more than a month
Released / out of contract
[edit]Date | Pos | Nationality | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref |
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First team | ||||||
30 June 2025 | CB | ![]() |
Cameron Burgess | ![]() |
1 July 2025 | [28] |
RB | ![]() |
Axel Tuanzebe | ![]() |
1 July 2025 | [29] | |
CM | ![]() |
Massimo Luongo | ![]() |
24 July 2025 | [30][31] | |
LW | ![]() |
Marcus Harness | ![]() |
1 July 2025 | [32][33] | |
Academy | ||||||
30 June 2025 | GK | ![]() |
Charlie Binns | [34] | ||
GK | ![]() |
Alan Fleischer | ![]() |
1 July 2025 | [34][35] | |
DF | ![]() |
Edwin Agbaje | ![]() |
15 August 2025 | [34][36] | |
DF | ![]() |
Jesse Ayoola | [34] | |||
DF | ![]() |
Harry Barbrook | ![]() |
1 July 2025 | [34][37] | |
DF | ![]() |
George Chenery | [34] | |||
DF | ![]() |
Henry Curtis | [34] | |||
DF | ![]() |
Callum Frith | [34] | |||
DF | ![]() |
Ayyuba Jambang | [34] | |||
DF | ![]() |
Daniel O'Connor | [34] | |||
MF | ![]() |
Revin Domi | [34] | |||
MF | ![]() |
George Iorpenda | ![]() |
8 August 2025 | [34][38] | |
MF | ![]() |
Emmanuel Okonowo | [34] | |||
MF | ![]() |
Noah Rastrick | [34] | |||
MF | ![]() |
Mathaeus Roberts | ![]() |
23 July 2025 | [34][39] | |
MF | ![]() |
Luke Towler | ![]() |
11 July 2025 | [34][40] | |
FW | ![]() |
Oli Davis | [34] | |||
FW | ![]() |
Chuks Uzor-Greey | [34] | |||
Women's team | ||||||
30 June 2025 | LB | ![]() |
Maisy Barker | ![]() |
2 July 2025 | [7][41] |
CB | ![]() |
Grace Garrad | ![]() |
19 July 2025 | [7][42] | |
CB | ![]() |
Evie Williams | ![]() |
7 July 2025 | [7][43] | |
W | ![]() |
Angela Addison | ![]() |
7 July 2025 | [7][43] | |
W | ![]() |
Issy Bryant | ![]() |
25 July 2025 | [7][44] | |
SS | ![]() |
Ella Rutherford | ![]() |
13 August 2025 | [7][45] |
New contracts
[edit]Date signed | Number | Pos | Nationality | Player | Contract length | Expiry | Ref |
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First team | |||||||
24 June 2025 | 26 | CB | ![]() |
Dara O'Shea | 5 years | 30 June 2030 | [46] |
4 July 2025 | 9 | CF | ![]() |
George Hirst | 4 years | 30 June 2029 | [47] |
22 August 2025 | 25 | CB | ![]() |
Elkan Baggott | 2 years | 30 June 2028 | [48] |
Academy | |||||||
10 June 2025 | – | FW | ![]() |
Jamie Mauge | 2 years | 30 June 2027 | [49] |
23 June 2025 | – | DF | ![]() |
Fraser Heard | Unknown length | [50] | |
24 June 2025 | – | FW | ![]() |
Afikunoluwa Adebayo | Unknown length | [51] | |
30 June 2025 | – | DF | ![]() |
Josh Lewis | Unknown length | [52] | |
Women's team | |||||||
22 July 2025 | When the club announced the releases they also offered 14 contracts which were all announced as confirmed on the same day. These contracts went to Natalia Negri, Maria Boswell, Summer Hughes, Charlotte Fleming, Leah Mitchell, Natasha Thomas, Kyra Robertson, Lucy O’Brien, Nina Meollo, Sophie Peskett, Megan Wearing, Shauna Guyatt, Kaci-Jai Bonwick and Laura Hartley | [7][8] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]On 6 June, Ipswich announced their first pre-season friendly of the 2025–26 campaign, taking on Bundesliga side FC Blau-Weiß Linz at the Hofmann Personal Stadion.[53] This friendly will form part of Town's training camp during their stay in Austria. On 17 June, Town confirmed their next two pre-season friendly for the new campaign. The first being when they travel to the Pittodrie Stadium to take on Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen[54] and the second when they take on Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps.[55] On 27 June, Town announced their fourth friendly which sees them taking on fellow Championship side Charlton Athletic at the Colchester Community Stadium.[56]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
19 July 2025 Friendly | FC Blau-Weiß Linz | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Linz, Austria |
18:00 CEST (17:00 BST) |
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Report | Stadium: Hofmann Personal Stadion Attendance: 2,900 |
25 July 2025 Friendly | Aberdeen | 1−3 | Ipswich Town | Aberdeen, Scotland |
19:30 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 12,694 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
29 July 2025 Friendly | Ipswich Town | 2−1 | Charlton Athletic | Colchester |
19:45 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
2 August 2025 Friendly | AJ Auxerre | 0−3 | Ipswich Town | Auxerre, France |
18:00 CEST (17:00 BST) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Championship | 8 August 2025 | 2 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | |
FA Cup | January 2026 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
EFL Cup | 12 August 2025 | 12 August 2025 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Total | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0.00 |
Last updated: 23 August 2025
Source: Soccerway
Championship
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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16 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
17 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
18 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
19 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
20 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[57]
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Last updated: 23 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.[58]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
8 August 2025 1 | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Birmingham |
20:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 27,508 Referee: Andrew Kitchen | |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
17 August 2025 2 | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Southampton | Ipswich |
12:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,128 Referee: Robert Madley |
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 16 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
23 August 2025 3 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Preston |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 18,381 Referee: Matt Donohue |
30 August 2025 4 | Ipswich Town | v | Derby County | Ipswich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
12 September 2025 5 | Ipswich Town | v | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Portman Road | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
20 September 2025 6 | Blackburn Rovers | v | Ipswich Town | Blackburn |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Ewood Park |
27 September 2025 7 | Ipswich Town | v | Portsmouth | Ipswich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
30 September 2025 8 | Bristol City | v | Ipswich Town | Bristol |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Ashton Gate |
5 October 2025 9 | Ipswich Town | v | Norwich City | Ipswich |
12:00 BST | Stadium: Portman Road | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
17 October 2025 10 | Middlesbrough | v | Ipswich Town | Middlesbrough |
20:00 BST | Stadium: Riverside Stadium | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 18 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
21 October 2025 11 | Ipswich Town | v | Charlton Athletic | Ipswich |
19:45 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
25 October 2025 12 | Ipswich Town | v | West Bromwich Albion | Ipswich |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Portman Road | |||
Note: Kick-off was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
1 November 2025 13 | Queens Park Rangers | v | Ipswich Town | Shepherd's Bush |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Loftus Road |
4 November 2025 14 | Ipswich Town | v | Watford | Ipswich |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
8 November 2025 15 | Swansea City | v | Ipswich Town | Swansea |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium |
22 November 2025 16 | Ipswich Town | v | Wrexham | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
25 November 2025 17 | Hull City | v | Ipswich Town | Kingston upon Hull |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: MKM Stadium |
28 November 2025 18 | Oxford United | v | Ipswich Town | Oxford |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: Kassam Stadium | |||
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
6 December 2025 19 | Ipswich Town | v | Coventry City | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
10 December 2025 20 | Ipswich Town | v | Stoke City | Ipswich |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
13 December 2025 21 | Leicester City | v | Ipswich Town | Leicester |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: King Power Stadium |
20 December 2025 22 | Ipswich Town | v | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
26 December 2025 23 | Millwall | v | Ipswich Town | Bermondsey |
13:00 GMT | Stadium: The Den | |||
Note: Kick-off was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
29 December 2025 24 | Coventry City | v | Ipswich Town | Coventry |
18:00 GMT | Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena | |||
Note: Kick-off was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59] |
1 January 2026 25 | Ipswich Town | v | Oxford United | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
4 January 2026 26 | Portsmouth | v | Ipswich Town | Portsmouth |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Fratton Park |
17 January 2026 27 | Ipswich Town | v | Blackburn Rovers | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
20 January 2026 28 | Ipswich Town | v | Bristol City | Ipswich |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
24 January 2026 29 | Sheffield United | v | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bramall Lane |
31 January 2026 30 | Ipswich Town | v | Preston North End | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
7 February 2026 31 | Derby County | v | Ipswich Town | Derby |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium |
14 February 2026 32 | Ipswich Town | v | Hull City | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
21 February 2026 33 | Wrexham | v | Ipswich Town | Wrexham |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Racecourse Ground |
24 February 2026 34 | Watford | v | Ipswich Town | Watford |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Vicarage Road |
28 February 2026 35 | Ipswich Town | v | Swansea City | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
7 March 2026 36 | Ipswich Town | v | Leicester City | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
10 March 2026 37 | Stoke City | v | Ipswich Town | Stoke-on-Trent |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Bet365 Stadium |
14 March 2026 38 | Sheffield Wednesday | v | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium |
21 March 2026 39 | Ipswich Town | v | Millwall | Ipswich |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road |
3 April 2026 40 | Southampton | v | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
15:00 BST | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium |
6 April 2026 41 | Ipswich Town | v | Birmingham City | Ipswich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
11 April 2026 42 | Norwich City | v | Ipswich Town | Norwich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Carrow Road |
18 April 2026 43 | Ipswich Town | v | Middlesbrough | Ipswich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
22 April 2026 44 | Charlton Athletic | v | Ipswich Town | Charlton |
19:45 BST | Stadium: The Valley |
25 April 2026 45 | West Bromwich Albion | v | Ipswich Town | West Bromwich |
15:00 BST | Stadium: The Hawthorns |
2 May 2026 46 | Ipswich Town | v | Queens Park Rangers | Ipswich |
12:30 BST | Stadium: Portman Road |
FA Cup
[edit]As a Championship side, Ipswich will enter the FA Cup in the third round.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit]As a recently relegated Premier League club, Ipswich would have normally entered in the second round. Due to the number of Premier League clubs taking part in Europe, the draw was made different this year with a preliminary round added for 4 clubs and Town now entering in the first round. On 26 June 2025, the first round draw was made with Ipswich being drawn away to Bromley.[60][61]
Win Draw Loss
12 August 2025 First round | Bromley | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Ipswich Town | Bromley |
20:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Michael Russell | |
Penalties | ||||
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Alex Palmer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Leif Davis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Cédric Kipré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
5 | MF | ![]() |
Azor Matusiwa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ![]() |
Luke Woolfenden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | ![]() |
George Hirst | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Conor Chaplin | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Jaden Philogene | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 | MF | ![]() |
Jens Cajuste | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ![]() |
Jack Taylor | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Ashley Young | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
16 | FW | ![]() |
Ali Al-Hamadi | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | ![]() |
Ben Johnson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
20 | FW | ![]() |
Kasey McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | FW | ![]() |
Chiedozie Ogbene | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | ![]() |
Sammie Szmodics | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ![]() |
Jacob Greaves | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
26 | DF | ![]() |
Dara O'Shea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | GK | ![]() |
Christian Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
29 | FW | ![]() |
Chuba Akpom | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
30 | MF | ![]() |
Cameron Humphreys | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
35 | MF | ![]() |
Fin Barbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
47 | FW | ![]() |
Jack Clarke | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: | |||||||||||||
33 | FW | ![]() |
Nathan Broadhead | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | FW | ![]() |
George Hirst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Ben Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Assists
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
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5 | MF | ![]() |
Azor Matusiwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Jack Taylor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() |
Ben Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Kasey McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Captains
[edit]- As of match played 23 August 2025
Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 | ![]() |
Dara O'Shea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Club captain |
2 | 10 | ![]() |
Conor Chaplin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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