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Ipswich Town turned professional in 1936, and the first player to be capped by a national side received his call-up as recently as 1952. Many of the records in this section were established during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when Ipswich achieved success unparalleled in the club's history. [ 1 ]
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 ]
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 later. [14] Ipswich's relegation to the third tier of English football was confirmed on 13 April 2019, the first time since 1957. [15]
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.
Portman Road is a football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, which has been the home ground of Ipswich Town since 1884. The stadium has also hosted many England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003.
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]
Led by head coach Kieran McKenna, Ipswich Town got off to a winning start in their first Championship campaign for four years. McKenna led Ipswich to wins both in their first away game, a 2–1 victory against Sunderland, [3] as well as their first home game, a 2–0 victory against Stoke City. [4]
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]