List of Ipswich Town F.C. players

Ipswich Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Ipswich, 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 Championship. Since 1936, more than 400 players have represented the first-team. Mick Mills 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 capped player in the club's history is Northern Ireland'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,[1] and players who have set a club playing record, such as goalscoring or transfer fee records.[2] 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.[3]

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 Soccerbase.

Statistics are correct as of 3 February 2024.

Ted Phillips (right) and Ray Crawford played over 600 games between them.
Mick Mills captained Ipswich and has made the most appearances for the club.
Paul Mariner was part of the Ipswich squad which won the UEFA Cup in the 1980–81 season.
John Wark, one of the four inaugural members of the Ipswich Town F.C. Hall of Fame
Richard Wright played over 350 games for Ipswich in three separate spells at the club.
Matt Holland was captain of the club from 1997 to 2003.
Fabian Wilnis was the Ipswich Town F.C. Player of the Year for the 2005–06 season.
Hungarian international Tamás Priskin played for Ipswich between 2009 and 2012.


*Ipswich Town Hall of Fame Inductee[3]
+Players who represented their country while at the club[1]
^Club record holder
NameNationalityPosition[A]Ipswich Town careerAppearancesGoalsRef(s)
Jimmy McLuckie[B]  ScotlandWing half1936–1945573
George Perrett  EnglandHalf back1936–19491454
Ossie Parry  WalesFull back1936–19491220
Jackie Little  EnglandForward1936–195016825
Dave Bell  ScotlandFull back1938–19501873
Mick Burns  EnglandGoalkeeper1938–19521680
Tommy Parker  EnglandWing half/Inside forward1945–195647595
George Rumbold  EnglandFull back1946–195013011
Harry Baird  Northern IrelandWing half1946–19512277
Stan Parker  EnglandForward1946–195114151
Tom Brown  ScotlandGoalkeeper1946–19511160
Bill Jennings  EnglandForward1947–195110842
Jackie Brown  Northern IrelandWinger1948–195110327
Doug Rees  WalesInside forward1949–19593871
Neil Myles  ScotlandWing half1949–195924518
John Elsworthy*  WalesWing half1949–196443552
Sammy McCrory  Northern IrelandInside forward1950–195210240
Jim Feeney  Northern IrelandCentre half1950–19552320
Jack Parry  WalesGoalkeeper1951–19551540
Tom Garneys  EnglandForward1951–1958273143
Basil Acres*  EnglandFull back1951–19602326
Billy Reed[C]  Wales+Right winger1953–195816846
George MacLuckie  ScotlandWinger1953–195815225
Ken Malcolm  ScotlandLeft full back1954–19632912
Ted Phillips*[D]  EnglandInside forward1954–1964295181^
Jimmy Leadbetter*  ScotlandWinger/Midfielder1955–196537549
Doug Millward  EnglandForward1956–196315536
Roy Bailey*  EnglandGoalkeeper1956–19643460
Larry Carberry*  EnglandRight full back1956–19642850
Reg Pickett  EnglandWing half1957–19621484
Dermot Curtis  Republic of Ireland+Forward1958–19634217
Ray Crawford*[E]  England+Forward1958–1969354218^
Andy Nelson*  EnglandCentre half1959–19642150
Roy Stephenson*  EnglandRight winger1960–196416326
John Compton*  EnglandFull back1960–19641310
Billy Baxter*  ScotlandCentre half1960–197145922
Doug Moran*  ScotlandInside forward1961–196412337
Gerry Baker  United StatesForward1963–196715166
Joe Broadfoot  EnglandWinger1963–196811521
Danny Hegan*  Northern IrelandMidfielder1963–196923038
Ken Hancock  EnglandGoalkeeper1964–19681800
Cyril Lea*  Wales+Wing half1964–19691232
Frank Brogan  ScotlandWinger1964–197022369
Mick McNeil  EnglandDefender1964–19721735
Billy Houghton  EnglandFull back1966–19691173
Chris Barnard  EnglandMidfielder1966–1970210
Colin Harper*  EnglandFull back1966–19741766
Mick Mills*[F]  England+Full back/Midfielder1966–1983741^30
Ron Wigg  Republic of Ireland+Forward1967–19703714
Tommy Carroll  Republic of Ireland+Right full back1967–19711263
Derek Jefferson  EnglandCentral defender1967–19721751
Colin Viljoen  England+Midfielder1967–197837254
Peter Morris  EnglandMidfielder1968–197425816
David Best  EnglandGoalkeeper1968–19741990
Mick Hill  Wales+Forward1969–19727720
Ian Collard  EnglandMidfielder1969–19751116
Mick Lambert*  EnglandWinger1969–197926345
Clive Woods*  EnglandMidfielder/Forward1969–198033831
Trevor Whymark*  England+Forward1970–1979335104
Laurie Sivell  EnglandGoalkeeper1970–19841750
Bryan Hamilton*  Northern Ireland+Midfielder1971–197519956
Allan Hunter*[G]  Northern Ireland+^Central defender1971–198235510
David Johnson*  England+Forward1972–197617846
Kevin Beattie*  England+Central defender1972–198130732
Roger Osborne*  EnglandMidfielder1973–198014910
George Burley*  Scotland+Right full back1973–198550010
Eric Gates*  England+Forward/Midfielder1973–198537896
Bruce Twamley  Canada+Full back1974–197520
Brian Talbot*  England+Midfielder1974–197822731
Paul Cooper*  EnglandGoalkeeper1974–19875750
Pat Sharkey  Northern Ireland+Midfielder1975–1977191
John Wark*[H]  Scotland+Midfielder1975–1996678190
Paul Mariner*  England+Forward1976–1984339135
Russell Osman*  England+Central defender1977–198538521
Arnold Mühren*  Netherlands+Midfielder1978–198221429
Alan Brazil*  Scotland+Forward1978–198321080
Terry Butcher*  England+Central defender1978–198635021
Frans Thijssen*  Netherlands+Midfielder1979–198317016
Steve McCall  EnglandLeft back/Midfielder1979–198734012
Mich d'Avray  South AfricaForward1979–199025545
Kevin O'Callaghan  Republic of Ireland+Left winger1980–19841475
Trevor Putney  EnglandMidfielder1982–19861279
Mark Brennan  EnglandMidfielder1983–198821225
Ian Cranson  EnglandCentral defender1983–19881655
Romeo Zondervan  NetherlandsMidfielder1984–199232520
Frank Yallop  Canada+Full back1984–19963868
Jason Dozzell*  EnglandMidfielder1984–199741472
Kevin Wilson  Northern Ireland+Forward1985–198712549
Mick Stockwell*  EnglandMidfielder1985–200060844
Tony Humes  EnglandMidfielder1986–199114012
David Lowe  EnglandMidfielder1987–199116942
Simon Milton*  EnglandMidfielder1987–199833255
David Linighan  EnglandCentral defender1988–199532713
Chris Kiwomya  EnglandForward1988–199525962
Craig Forrest  Canada+Goalkeeper1988–19973040
Neil Thompson  EnglandLeft back1989–199524623
Gavin Johnson  EnglandDefender1989–199516016
Steve Palmer  EnglandDefender1989–19951313
Steve Whitton  EnglandForward1991–199410919
Boncho Genchev  Bulgaria+Forward1992–19957511
Geraint Williams  Wales+Midfielder1992–19982642
Paul Mason  EnglandMidfielder1993–199813435
Steve Sedgley  EnglandMidfielder1994–199713516
Claus Thomsen  Denmark+Defender1994–1997978
Mauricio Taricco  ArgentinaDefender1994–19981707
Alex Mathie  ScotlandForward1995–199813247
Gus Uhlenbeek  NetherlandsDefender1995–19981124
Tony Mowbray*  EnglandCentral defender1995–20001538
Richard Wright  England+Goalkeeper1995–2001
2008–2010
2011–2012
3620[4]
James Scowcroft  EnglandForward1995–2001
2004–2005
25755
Richard Naylor  EnglandForward/Defender1996–200936240[5]
Danny Sonner  Northern Ireland+Midfielder1996–1998694
Kieron Dyer  EnglandMidfielder1996–199911015
Bobby Petta  NetherlandsMidfielder1996–1999719
David Johnson  Jamaica+Forward1997–200015862
Mark Venus  EnglandDefender1997–200218419
Matt Holland*  Republic of Ireland+Midfielder1997–200331446
Jamie Clapham  EnglandDefender1998–200325216
Fabian Wilnis  NetherlandsDefender1999–20083116[6]
Jermaine Wright  EnglandMidfielder1999–200422111
John McGreal  EnglandDefender1999–20041505
Jim Magilton  Northern Ireland+Midfielder1999–200632222
Amir Karić  Slovenia+Defender2000–200130
Hermann Hreiðarsson*  Iceland+Defender2000–20031283
Martijn Reuser  NetherlandsMidfielder2000–200411419
Tommy Miller  EnglandMidfielder2001–2005
2007–2009
20445[7]
Pablo Couñago  SpainForward2001–2005
2007–2011
24262[8]
Finidi George  Nigeria+Forward2001–2002468
Matteo Sereni^[I]  ItalyGoalkeeper2001–2003330
Darren Bent  EnglandForward2001–200514257
Mark Burchill  ScotlandForward200171
Matt Richards  EnglandFull back2002–20091629[9]
Ian Westlake  EnglandMidfielder2002–200612117[10]
Shefki Kuqi  Finland+Forward2003–2005
2007–2008
8833[11]
Jason de Vos*  Canada+Defender2004–200817711[12]
Lewis Price  Wales+Goalkeeper2004–2007750[13]
Owen Garvan  Republic of IrelandMidfielder2005–201016915[14]
Danny Haynes  EnglandForward2005–200912819[15]
Gavin Williams  Wales+Midfielder2005–2007593[16]
Jaime Peters  Canada+Midfielder2005–20121144[17]
Alan Lee  Republic of Ireland+Forward2006–200810934[18]
Alex Bruce  Republic of Ireland+Defender2006–20101273[19]
David Wright  EnglandDefender2006–20101205[20]
Jonathan Walters  Republic of Ireland+Forward2006–2010
2018
14932[21]
Velice Šumulikoski  North Macedonia+Midfielder2007–2009431[22]
David Norris  EnglandMidfielder2008–201111816[23]
Gareth McAuley  Northern Ireland+Defender2008–20111278[24]
Giovani dos Santos  Mexico+Midfielder2008–200984[25]
Tommy SmithNew Zealand  New Zealand+Defender2007–201826723[26]
Reggie Lambe  Bermuda+Midfielder2009–201150[27]
Connor Wickham^[J]  EnglandForward2009–20117215[28]
Luciano Civelli  ArgentinaMidfielder2009–2011170
Tamás Priskin  Hungary+Forward2009–2012609[29]
Damien Delaney  Republic of Ireland+Defender2009–20121063[30]
Lee Martin  EnglandMidfielder2009–20131066[31]
Carlos Edwards  Trinidad and Tobago+Full back/Winger2009–201419110[32]
Grant Leadbitter  EnglandMidfielder2009–201212614[33]
Daryl Murphy  Republic of Ireland+Forward2010
2011–2016
22567[34]
Luke Hyam  EnglandMidfielder2010–20181463[35]
Márton Fülöp  Hungary+Goalkeeper2010–2011380[36]
David Healy  Northern Ireland+Forward2010121[37]
Josh Carson  Northern Ireland+Midfielder2011–2012335[38]
Aaron Cresswell  EnglandFull back2011–20141387[39]
Keith Andrews  Republic of Ireland+Midfielder2011209[40]
Luke Chambers  EnglandDefender2012–202139619[41]
David McGoldrick  Republic of Ireland+Forward2013–201815945[42]
Christophe Berra  Scotland+Defender2013–201718514[43]
Cole Skuse  EnglandMidfielder2013–20212782[44]
Dean Gerken  EnglandGoalkeeper2013–20191130[45]
Kévin Bru  Mauritius+Midfielder2014–20181034[46]
Bartosz Białkowski  Poland+Goalkeeper2014–20201780[47]
Jonny Williams  Wales+Midfielder2014–2015
2016
282[48]
Freddie Sears  EnglandForward2015–202121834[49]
Jonas Knudsen  Denmark+Defender2015–20191554[50]
Tom Lawrence  Wales+Winger2016–20173611[51]
Emyr Huws  Wales+Midfielder2017–2021555[52]
Bersant Celina  Kosovo+Midfielder2017–2018
2021–2022
7314[53]
Monty PattersonNew Zealand  New Zealand+Forward2016–201810[54]
Cameron Carter-Vickers  United States+Defender2018170[55]
Alan Judge  Republic of Ireland+Midfielder2019–2021918[56]
Idris El Mizouni  Tunisia+Midfielder2019–262[57]
Anthony Georgiou  Cyprus+Midfielder2019130[58]
Teddy Bishop  EnglandMidfielder2014–20211325[59]
Troy Parrott  Republic of Ireland+Forward2021182[60]
Gwion Edwards  WalesMidfielder2018–202110914[61]
Myles Kenlock  EnglandDefender2015–20221030[62]
Kayden Jackson  EnglandForward2018–19128[63]
Elkan Baggott  Indonesia+Defender2020–71[64]
Luke Woolfenden  EnglandDefender2017–1805[65]
Wes Burns  Wales+Midfielder2021–11525[66]
Janoi Donacien  Saint Lucia+Defender2018–1270[67]
Nathan Broadhead  Wales+Forward2023–4916[68]
Conor Chaplin  EnglandForward2021–13049[69]
Sam Morsy  Egypt+Midfielder2021–11410[70]
Cameron Burgess  Australia+Defender2021–893[71]
Massimo Luongo  Australia+Midfielder2012
2023–
555[72]


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. Mick Mills 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, 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 was named club captain in October 2021.[73][74]

Dates[75][failed verification]Name
1936–1945 Jimmy McLuckie[B]
1945–1946Unknown
1946–1957 Tommy Parker
1957–1961 Reg Pickett
1961–1962 Andy Nelson
1962–1971 Billy Baxter
1971–1982 Mick Mills[K]
1982–1986 Terry Butcher
1986–1988 Ian Atkins
1988–1991 Romeo Zondervan
1991–1993 John Wark
1993–1995 Steve Palmer
1995–1998 Tony Mowbray
1998–2003 Matt Holland
2003–2006 Jim Magilton
2006–2008 Jason de Vos
2008–2009 Richard Naylor
2009 Gareth McAuley
2009–2010 Alex Bruce
2010 Jonathan Walters
2010–2011 David Norris
2011–2012 Grant Leadbitter
2012–2014 Carlos Edwards
2014–2021 Luke Chambers
2021 Lee Evans
2021– Sam Morsy

Player awards

PFA Team of the Year

The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year whilst playing for Ipswich Town:

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The following have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:

PFA Young Player of the Year

The following have won the PFA Young Player of the Year award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:

FWA Footballer of the Year

The following have won the FWA Footballer of the Year award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:

Bravo Award

The following have won the Bravo Award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:

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 Professional Footballers' Association in 2007:

PFA League One Player of the Year

The following have won the PFA League One Player of the Year award whilst playing for Ipswich Town:

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:

Championship Apprentice Award

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

League One Team of the Season

The following have been included in the League One Team of the Season whilst playing for Ipswich Town:

Managerial awards

LMA Manager of the Year

The following have won the LMA Manager of the Year award whilst managing for Ipswich Town:

Premier League Manager of the Season

The following have won the Premier League Manager of the Season award whilst managing for Ipswich Town:

Team awards

France Football European Team of the Year

Footnotes

  • A For a full description of positions see Football Positions
  • B Jimmy McLuckie was Ipswich Town's first professional captain.[93]
  • C Billy Reed was the first Ipswich player to receive full international honours while registered for the club, playing for Wales.[94]
  • D Ted Phillips scored the most goals in a season for Ipswich, with 41 in the 1956–57 season.[2]
  • E Ray Crawford is the club's all-time goal scorer with 203 goals between 1958 and 1969.[2]
  • F Mick Mills is the all-time appearance record-holder.[2]
  • G Allan Hunter is the club's most capped player with 47 appearances for Northern Ireland.[2]
  • H John Wark was the PFA Player of the Year in 1981.[95]
  • I Matteo Sereni is the club's record transfer purchase, £4,500,000, from Italian club Empoli.[2]
  • J Connor Wickham is the club's record transfer sale, £8,100,000, to Sunderland.[2]
  • K Mick Mills is the longest serving Ipswich Town captain.

References

General

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-515-5.
  • "Ipswich Town Hall of Fame inaugural members". Ipswich Town F.C. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  • "All-time appearance record" (subscription required). Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

Specific