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The club was founded as an amateur side in 1878 and were known as Ipswich A.F.C. until 1888 when they merged with Ipswich Rugby Club to form Ipswich Town Football Club. [4] The team won a number of local cup competitions, including the Suffolk Challenge Cup and the Suffolk Senior Cup . [ 5 ]
On 30 May 2018, Paul Hurst was announced as manager; he and his assistant at Shrewsbury Town, Chris Doig, signed three-year contracts. [12] Less than five months later, on 25 October 2018, Paul Hurst was sacked, with Ipswich having won one match from fourteen league games. [13] Former Norwich City manager Paul Lambert was appointed two days ...
During the 1963–64 English football season, Ipswich Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.Just two years after being crowned champions of England, they finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the Second Division, setting several unwelcome club records along the way.
First league match: Ipswich Town 4–1 Tunbridge Wells Rangers, Southern League at Portman Road, 29 August 1936. [44] First FA Cup match: Ipswich Town 2–0 Reading, first qualifying round, 4 October 1890. [45] First European match: Floriana 1–4 Ipswich Town, European Cup, preliminary round, 18 September 1962. [46]
On 16 May, Ipswich Town announced their first pre-season friendly for the 2024–25 campaign, taking on 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf continuing the strong affiliation between the two sides. [104] The club later confirmed they would travel to Carinthia for a pre-season training camp, and face Shakhtar Donetsk. [105]
Ipswich Town; 1962–63 season; Chairman: John Cobbold: Manager: Alf Ramsey: Football League First Division: 17th: FA Charity Shield: Runners-up: League Cup: Did not participate: European Cup: First round: FA Cup: Fourth round: Top goalscorer: League: Ray Crawford (25) All: Ray Crawford (33) Highest home attendance: 25,468 v Wolverhampton ...
Ipswich Town were elected to The Football League on 30 May 1938 by a margin of just two votes, [1] at the expense of Gillingham, initially playing in the Third Division South. [13] The club's last competitive match before the league was suspended due to the Second World War was a 1–1 draw with local rivals, Norwich City. [13]
Playford Road was officially opened in 2001. In addition to multiple pitches, the initial development of the training ground also included a dome housing an indoor pitch, with new buildings also being constructed including a canteen, players' lounge, parents' lounge, recreation room, classroom, changing rooms and office accommodation.