2017–18 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2017–18 season
Owner	Marcus Evans
Manager	Mick McCarthy; (left 10 April 2018); Bryan Klug (caretaker); (from 10 April 2018)
Stadium	Portman Road
Championship	12th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Martyn Waghorn (16); All: Martyn Waghorn (16)
Highest home attendance	24,928; (vs Norwich City, 22 Oct 17)
Lowest home attendance	12,057; (vs Sheffield United, 6 Jan 18)
Average home league attendance	16,272

The 2017–18 season was Ipswich Town's 16th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 140th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Marcus Evans Group (chest), East Anglian Children's Hospices (back)

Home

Away

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Third

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Dean Gerken
2	DF	ENG	Dominic Iorfa (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
3	DF	DEN	Jonas Knudsen
4	DF	ENG	Luke Chambers (captain)
6	DF	ENG	Adam Webster
7	MF	ENG	Teddy Bishop
8	MF	ENG	Cole Skuse (vice-captain)
9	FW	ENG	Martyn Waghorn
10	FW	IRL	David McGoldrick
11	MF	KVX	Bersant Celina (on loan from Manchester City)
12	DF	ENG	Jordan Spence
14	FW	ENG	Joe Garner
15	MF	ENG	Tom Adeyemi
16	DF	ENG	Callum Connolly (on loan from Everton)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ENG	Grant Ward
19	MF	ENG	Luke Hyam
20	FW	ENG	Freddie Sears
22	MF	ENG	Tristan Nydam
23	MF	ENG	Andre Dozzell
24	GK	WAL	Michael Crowe
25	MF	IRL	Stephen Gleeson
27	DF	USA	Cameron Carter-Vickers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
28	MF	MRI	Kévin Bru
30	DF	ENG	Myles Kenlock
32	MF	GAM	Mustapha Carayol
33	GK	POL	Bartosz Białkowski
44	MF	WAL	Emyr Huws

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	NZL	Tommy Smith (To Colorado Rapids)
17	MF	ENG	Danny Rowe (Loaned to Lincoln City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	ENG	Flynn Downes (Loaned to Luton Town)

Pre-season

On 10 May 2017, Ipswich Town announced a pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic.[2] The club confirmed Peterborough United as a second confirmed pre-season fixture, with the match split into two games of 60 minutes each.[3] Mick McCarthy's men will travel to Republic of Ireland for a week and play Drogheda United whilst on tour.[4] Colchester United were also confirmed for pre-season opposition.[5] Four days later, Gillingham was added to the list of oppositions to face.[6]

8 July 2017	Drogheda United	0–5	Ipswich Town	Drogheda, Ireland
14:00 IST		Report	Pitman 14' Sears 37', 40' Moore 47' Garner 87'	Stadium: United Park

12 July 2017	Ipswich Town	4–1	Southend United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Garner x2' Sears McKendry	Report	Trialist	Stadium: Playford Road

18 July 2017	Peterborough United	1–3	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
19:00 BST (120 min match)	Marriott	Report	McGoldrick Garner x2'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium

22 July 2017	Gillingham	2–1	Ipswich Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Eaves 53' (pen.) Wagstaff 78'	Report	Rowe 80'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

25 July 2017	Colchester United	0–1	Ipswich Town	Colchester
19:30 BST		Report	Garner 57'	Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium

29 July 2017	Charlton Athletic	6–1	Ipswich Town	Charlton
15:00 BST	Bauer 11' Fosu 27' Magennis 31', 39' Holmes 51', 77'	Report	Dozzell 73'	Stadium: The Valley

Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Sheffield United	46	20	9	17	62	55	+7	69
11	Bristol City	46	17	16	13	67	58	+9	67
12	Ipswich Town	46	17	9	20	57	60	−3	60
13	Leeds United	46	17	9	20	59	64	−5	60
14	Norwich City	46	15	15	16	49	60	−11	60

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	17	9	20	57	60	−3	60	9	6	8	29	27	+2	8	3	12	28	33	−5

Last updated: 23 April 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D
Position	5	4	3	2	2	4	5	6	5	8	10	11	10	11	8	9	9	10	9	7	9	8	10	10	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	12	12	14	13	12

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[7][8]

5 August 2017 1	Ipswich Town	1–0	Birmingham City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Spence 48' Garner 50'	Report	Roberts 90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,153 Referee: Tim Robinson

12 August 2017 2	Barnsley	1–2	Ipswich Town	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Jackson 47' Bradshaw 15'	Report	Iorfa 52' McGoldrick 53' Waghorn 70'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

15 August 2017 3	Millwall	3–4	Ipswich Town	Bermondsey
19:45 BST	Wallace 1' O'Brien 36' Elliott 80'	Report	Garner 4' Waghorn 34', 45+3' Spence 88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,919 Referee: James Linington

19 August 2017 4	Ipswich Town	2–0	Brentford	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Kenlock 80' Waghorn 35' Garner 51'	Report	Sawyers 40' Maupay 45+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Oliver Langford

26 August 2017 5	Ipswich Town	0–2	Fulham	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Iorfa 31'	Report	Kebano 35' Fonte 51'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,844 Referee: Paul Tierney

9 September 2017 6	Queens Park Rangers	2–1	Ipswich Town	Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST	Mackie 43' Freeman 49' 90'	Report	Downes 34' Celina 89' Connolly 90+4'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,060 Referee: Andy Davies

12 September 2017 P	Derby County	P–P	Ipswich Town	Derby
19:45 BST				Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Match postponed on 31 August due to Derby County's Second Round EFL Cup match against Barnsley being moved to the same date.[9]

16 September 2017 7	Ipswich Town	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Skuse 48' McGoldrick 89' Garner 90+3'	Report	Madine 48' Wheater 67' Noone 82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,164 Referee: Andy Madley

23 September 2017 8	Leeds United	3–2	Ipswich Town	Leeds
15:00 BST	Lasogga 13' Phillips 32' Białkowski 67' (o.g.)	Report	McGoldrick 30' Garner 71'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,002 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

26 September 2017 9	Ipswich Town	5–2	Sunderland	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Waghorn 6' Spence 27' Celina 55' McGoldrick 60' Nydam 85' Ward 89'	Report	Jones 10' Vaughan 44' McGeady 65', 67'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Tim Robinson

30 September 2017 10	Ipswich Town	1–3	Bristol City	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Knudsen 17' Waghorn 41' Garner 81'	Report	Brownhill 2' Bryan 28' Diedhiou 31' Reid 82', 88'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Simon Hooper

14 October 2017 11	Sheffield United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' Basham 49' Carter-Vickers 90+1'	Report	Knudsen 69'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,799 Referee: Tony Harrington

22 October 2017 12	Ipswich Town	0–1	Norwich City	Ipswich
12:00 BST	Spence 32' Chambers 71' Downes 73'	Report	Maddison 59'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,928 Referee: Tim Robinson

28 October 2017 13	Burton Albion	1–2	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Turner 57' Warnock 89'	Report	Chambers 53' Waghorn 66' 79' Celina 89' 90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Simon Hooper

31 October 2017 14	Cardiff City	3–1	Ipswich Town	Cardiff
19:45 GMT	Hoilett 12' Bogle 46' Morrison 83' Ward 90+1'	Report	Smith 60' Celina 90'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,951 Referee: Oliver Langford

4 November 2017 15	Ipswich Town	3–0	Preston North End	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	McGoldrick 25' 49' Waghorn 45+1' Celina 64'	Report	Hugill 23' Welsh 45' Pearson 84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,390 Referee: Andrew Madley

18 November 2017 16	Hull City	2–2	Ipswich Town	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Bowen 34' 54' Larsson 46' Dicko 51' Stewart 90+1'	Report	McGoldrick 6' Webster 40' Connolly 58' Garner 64' Knudsen 68' Spence 88' Ward 90+1'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,516 Referee: David Coote

22 November 2017 17	Ipswich Town	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Garner 48' Skuse 60' Waghorn 70'	Report	Hooper 64' (pen.) Lee 77' Hunt 81' Nuhiu 90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,702 Referee: Keith Stroud

25 November 2017 18	Aston Villa	2–0	Ipswich Town	Aston
15:00 GMT	Adomah 36', 66'	Report	Connolly 56' Huws 73'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,427 Referee: Tony Harrington

28 November 2017 19	Derby County	0–1	Ipswich Town	Derby
19:45 GMT	Lawrence 33' Russell 90' Baird 90+5'	Report	Connolly 5' Chambers 58' Webster 64' Downes 82'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,475 Referee: Scott Duncan

2 December 2017 20	Ipswich Town	4–2	Nottingham Forest	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Connolly 7' 86' Iorfa 37' Waghorn 53' 82' Celina 67'	Report	Dowell 29' 45' Walker 43' Bridcutt 90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,808 Referee: Darren Bond

9 December 2017 21	Middlesbrough	2–0	Ipswich Town	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Leadbitter 21' Ayala 32' Braithwaite 44' 90' Bamford 51'	Report	Celina 59'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,989 Referee: Robert Jones

16 December 2017 22	Ipswich Town	2–0	Reading	Ipswich
15:00 GMT (UTC)	Connolly 3' Garner 27' Waghorn 34' Knudsen 69' Webster 88'	Report	Barrow 8' Bacuna 9' McShane 52' Edwards 66'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,832 Referee: Peter Bankes

23 December 2017 23	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Cavaleiro 40'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,218 Referee: David Coote

26 December 2017 24	Ipswich Town	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Knudsen 24'	Report	Scowen 18' 86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,696 Referee: Andy Davies

30 December 2017 25	Ipswich Town	1–2	Derby County	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Garner 66'	Report	Winnall 13', 49'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Oliver Langford

2 January 2018 26	Fulham	4–1	Ipswich Town	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Sessegnon 69', 74' Kamara 72', 76'	Report	Garner 45' Spence 54'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,415 Referee: Keith Stroud

13 January 2018 27	Ipswich Town	1–0	Leeds United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Connolly 55' Iorfa 60' Celina 67'	Report	O'Kane 37' Jansson 80' Phillips 87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,638 Referee: Robert Jones

20 January 2018 28	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Ipswich Town	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Madine 37', 53'	Report	Iorfa 73' Garner 82'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,870 Referee: Peter Bankes

27 January 2018 29	Ipswich Town	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Gleeson 24' Connolly 75'	Report	Doherty 15' N'Diaye 84'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,971 Referee: Simon Hooper

3 February 2018 30	Sunderland	0–2	Ipswich Town	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Asoro 19'	Report	Garner 35' 54' Matthews 45+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Darren England

10 February 2018 31	Ipswich Town	0–0	Burton Albion	Ipswich
15:00 GMT		Report	Dyer 25'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,815 Referee: David Webb

18 February 2018 32	Norwich City	1–1	Ipswich Town	Norwich
12:00 GMT	Leitner 58' Klose 90+4'	Report	Garner 55' Skuse 64' Connolly 66' Waghorn 79' Spence 81' Chambers 88'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,100 Referee: David Coote

21 February 2018 33	Ipswich Town	0–1	Cardiff City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT		Report	Zohore 65' Bryson 90+1'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,205 Referee: Andy Davies

24 February 2018 34	Preston North End	0–1	Ipswich Town	Preston
15:00 GMT		Report	Carayol 21'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Scott Duncan

6 March 2018 35	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Ipswich Town	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Boyd 33' João 69'	Report	Carter-Vickers 41' Waghorn 51', 83' Chambers 83'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,733 Referee: Oliver Langford

10 March 2018 36	Ipswich Town	0–0	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Skuse 40' Gleeson 84'	Report	Stearman 9'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,152 Referee: John Brooks

13 March 2018 37	Ipswich Town	0–3	Hull City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Celina 44'	Report Report	Henriksen 18' Wilson 40' Bowen 47'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,031 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

17 March 2018 38	Bristol City	1–0	Ipswich Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Đurić 64' Smith 84'	Report	Knudsen 87'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,509 Referee: Darren England

31 March 2018 39	Birmingham City	1–0	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Jota 21' (pen) Dean 61' Davis 78'	Report	Skuse 68' Webster 89' Waghorn 89'	Stadium: St. Andrew's Attendance: 20,555 Referee: Roger East

2 April 2018 40	Ipswich Town	2–2	Millwall	Ipswich
15:00	Waghorn 52', 54' 90' Carayol 61' Spence 80' Gleeson 82'	Report	Cooper 27' Saville 60'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Steve Martin

7 April 2018 41	Brentford	1–0	Ipswich Town	Brentford
15:00 BST	McEachran 51' Maypay 72' Canós 90+1'	Report	Carter-Vickers 17' Connolly 51' Knudsen 72'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,939 Referee: Robert Jones

10 April 2018 42	Ipswich Town	1–0	Barnsley	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Knudsen 54', 72'	Report	Yiadom 90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,271 Referee: James Linington

14 April 2018 43	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Ipswich Town	West Bridgford
15:00 BST	Brereton 81', 89' (pen) Lolley 90+5'	Report	Ward 38', 73'	Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 25,093 Referee: Darren England

21 April 2018 44	Ipswich Town	0–4	Aston Villa	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Ward 42'	Report	Hourihane 25' Grabban 57', 78' Lansbury 82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Simon Hooper

28 April 2018 45	Reading	0–4	Ipswich Town	Reading
15:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	Waghorn 71' Spence 79' Sears 90+1' Connolly 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,683 Referee: Keith Stroud

6 May 2018 46	Ipswich Town	2–2	Middlesbrough	Ipswich
12:30 BST	Sears 8' 45+2' Skuse 12' Nydam 45+1' Waghorn 83' (pen)	Report	Downing 71' Bamford 90' Gibson 90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,829 Referee: David Coote

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Ipswich Town entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Sheffield United.[10]

6 January 2018 Third round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield United	Ipswich
	Chambers 24'	Report	Thomas 25' Basham 45+2' Wright 81' Carter-Vickers 90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Mike Jones

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Luton Town confirmed.[11] Another away tie was announced, when they were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the second round.[12]

8 August 2017 First round	Luton Town	0–2	Ipswich Town	Luton
19:45 BST		Report	McGoldrick 34', 90+3'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Andy Haines

22 August 2017 Second round	Crystal Palace	2–1	Ipswich Town	Selhurst
19:30 BST	McArthur 76', 84'	Report	Downes 56' Celina 90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Andy Davies

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CM	Tom Adeyemi	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[13]
1 July 2017	CF	Joe Garner	Rangers	Undisclosed[lower-alpha 1]	[14]
1 July 2017	DM	Emyr Huws	Cardiff City	Undisclosed[lower-alpha 2]	[15]
7 August 2017	CF	Martyn Waghorn	Rangers	Undisclosed[lower-alpha 3]	[16]
4 January 2018	CF	Aaron Drinan	Warterford	Undisclosed[lower-alpha 4]	[17]
19 January 2018	CM	Stephen Gleeson	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[18]
24 January 2018	CB	Chris Goteni	Saint-Apollinaire	Free transfer	[19]
31 January 2018	RB	Barry Cotter	Limerick	Undisclosed[lower-alpha 5]	[20]
31 January 2018	RM	Mustapha Carayol	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[21]

Fee reported as £750,000
Fee reported as £1,000,000
Fee reported as £250,000
Fee reported as £90,000
Fee reported as £70,000

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
3 July 2017	AM	Bersant Celina	Manchester City	30 June 2018	[22]
14 July 2017	RB	Dominic Iorfa	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30 June 2018	[23]
31 August 2017	CB	Callum Connolly	Everton	30 June 2018	[24]
19 January 2018	CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2018	[25]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2017	CM	Kundai Benyu	Celtic	Undisclosed	[26]
1 July 2017	CB	Christophe Berra	Heart of Midlothian	Mutual consent	[27][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	CF	Leon Best	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[29][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	CM	Giles Coke	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	CB	Paul Digby	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[29][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2017	CM	Jonathan Douglas	Retired		[29]
1 July 2017	GK	Jacob Marsden	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	CB	Joe Robinson	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	RB	Kieron Cathline	Enfield Town	Free transfer	[29]
1 July 2017	CM	Ross Meldrum	Free agent	Released	[29]
1 July 2017	CB	Kolade Salaudeen	Free agent	Released	[29]
14 July 2017	CF	Brett Pitman	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[32]
17 July 2017	CB	Steven Taylor	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[33][lower-alpha 4]
8 January 2018	CF	Kieffer Moore	Barnsley	£750,000	[35]
22 January 2018	CB	Tommy Smith	Colorado Rapids	Undisclosed	[36]
26 January 2018	CM	Adam McDonnell	Aldershot Town	Free transfer	[37]
31 January 2018	RB	George Fowler	Aldershot Town	Free transfer	[38]

Christophe Berra joined Heart of Midlothian following his departure.[28]
Leon Best joined Charlton Athletic following his release from the club.[30]
Paul Digby joined Mansfield Town following his release from the club.[31]
Steven Taylor joined Peterborough United following his release.[34]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
10 July 2017	CF	Kieffer Moore	Rotherham United	30 June 2018	[39]
13 July 2017	RB	Josh Emmanuel	Rotherham United	30 June 2018	[40]
30 August 2017	CM	Adam McDonnell	Aldershot Town	29 November 2017	[41][lower-alpha 1]
30 August 2017	RB	George Fowler	Aldershot Town	29 November 2017	[41][lower-alpha 2]
2 November 2017	GK	Harry Wright	East Thurrock United	2 December 2017	[43]
23 December 2017	CB	Luke Woolfenden	Bromley	30 June 2018	[44]
2 January 2018	AM	Danny Rowe	Lincoln City	30 June 2018	[45]
31 January 2018	CM	Flynn Downes	Luton Town	30 June 2018	[46]
17 March 2018	RW	Jack Lankester	Bury Town	1 May 2018	[47]
17 March 2018	DM	Brett McGavin	Bury Town	1 May 2018	[47]
20 March 2018	AM	Shane McLoughlin	Bromley	1 May 2018	[48]

On 1 November, Adam McDonnell extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.[42]
On 1 November, George Fowler extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.[42]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Dean Gerken	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
24	GK		Michael Crowe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK		Bartosz Białkowski	46	0	45	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Dominic Iorfa	25	1	20+3	1	1	0	1	0
3	DF		Jonas Knudsen	44	1	42	1	1	0	1	0
4	DF		Luke Chambers	39	1	37	1	1	0	1	0
6	DF		Adam Webster	29	0	25+3	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF		Jordan Spence	40	4	37+3	4	0	0	0	0
16	DF		Callum Connolly	34	4	29+4	4	1	0	0	0
27	DF		Cameron Carter-Vickers	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Myles Kenlock	18	0	15+1	0	1	0	1	0
37	DF		Barry Cotter	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF		Patrick Webber	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	DF		Luke Woolfenden	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
40	DF		Chris Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
7	MF		Teddy Bishop	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Cole Skuse	40	1	39	1	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Bersant Celina	38	8	23+12	7	1	0	2	1
15	MF		Tom Adeyemi	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		Grant Ward	37	2	25+12	2	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Luke Hyam	18	0	6+11	0	1	0	0	0
22	MF		Tristan Nydam	20	0	12+6	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Andre Dozzell	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Stephen Gleeson	10	0	5+5	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Kévin Bru	10	0	3+6	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF		Mustapha Carayol	8	1	5+3	1	0	0	0	0
42	MF		Shane McLoughlin	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
44	MF		Emyr Huws	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Martyn Waghorn	46	16	39+5	16	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	FW		David McGoldrick	24	8	18+4	6	1	0	1	2
14	FW		Joe Garner	32	10	29+3	10	0	0	0	0
20	FW		Freddie Sears	37	2	15+21	2	1	0	0	0
26	FW		Aaron Drinan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	FW		Ben Folami	5	0	1+3	0	0	0	1	0
35	FW		Ben Morris	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
36	FW		Monty Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
5	DF		Tommy Smith	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Danny Rowe	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Flynn Downes	12	0	3+7	0	0	0	2	0
37	MF		Adam McDonnell	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
43	DF		George Fowler	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Player	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
9	FW	Martyn Waghorn	16	0	16
14	FW	Joe Garner	10	0	10
10	FW	David McGoldrick	6	2	8
11	MF	Bersant Celina	7	1	8
12	DF	Jordan Spence	4	0	4
16	DF	Callum Connolly	4	0	4
18	MF	Grant Ward	2	0	2
20	FW	Freddie Sears	2	0	2
2	DF	Dominic Iorfa	1	0	1
3	DF	Jonas Knudsen	1	0	1
4	DF	Luke Chambers	1	0	1
8	MF	Cole Skuse	1	0	1
32	MF	Mustapha Carayol	1	0	1
Own goal			1	0	1
Total			57	3	60

Clean sheets

Number	Name	Championship	EFL Cup	Total
1	Dean Gerken	1	1	2
33	Bartosz Białkowski	13	0	13
Total		14	1	15

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Dominic Iorfa	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
3	DF	Jonas Knudsen	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
4	DF	Luke Chambers	6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
5	DF	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Adam Webster	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF	Cole Skuse	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
9	FW	Martyn Waghorn	10	0	0	0	1	0	11	0
10	FW	David McGoldrick	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
11	MF	Bersant Celina	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	DF	Jordan Spence	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
14	FW	Joe Garner	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
16	DF	Callum Connolly	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
18	MF	Grant Ward	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
20	FW	Freddie Sears	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Flynn Downes	3	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
22	MF	Tristan Nydam	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	MF	Stephen Gleeson	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
27	DF	Cameron Carter-Vickers	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
30	DF	Myles Kenlock	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	Mustapha Carayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
44	MF	Emyr Huws	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			91	2	2	0	5	0	98	2

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions[49]

No.	Pos.	Name	MS	Notes
33	GK	Bartosz Białkowski	46
12	RB	Jordan Spence	37
4	CB	Luke Chambers	39
6	CB	Adam Webster	26	Cameron Carter-Vickers has 17 starts
3	LB	Jonas Knudsen	44
8	CM	Cole Skuse	40
16	CM	Callum Connolly	30
11	AM	Bersant Celina	26
9	RW	Martyn Waghorn	39
18	LW	Grant Ward	25
14	CF	Joe Garner	29	David McGoldrick has 20 starts

4–2–3–1 Formation

Białkowski

Spence

Chambers(C)

Webster

Knudsen

Celina

Connolly

Skuse

Ward

Waghorn

Garner

Awards

Player awards

Award	Player	Ref
Player of the Year	Bartosz Białkowski	[50]
Players' Player of the Year	Bartosz Białkowski	[51]
Young Player of the Year	Flynn Downes	[51]
Goal of the Season	Bersant Celina	[51]

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"Ireland Tour For Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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"Town Learn Carabao Cup Opponents". Ipswich Town Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
"Town Face Palace In Cup". Ipswich Town Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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[14] Fee reported as £750,000

[16] Fee reported as £1,000,000

[18] Fee reported as £250,000

[20] Fee reported as £90,000

[24] Fee reported as £70,000

[34] Christophe Berra joined Heart of Midlothian following his departure.[28]

[37] Leon Best joined Charlton Athletic following his release from the club.[30]

[39] Paul Digby joined Mansfield Town following his release from the club.[31]

[43] Steven Taylor joined Peterborough United following his release.[34]

[52] On 1 November, Adam McDonnell extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.[42]

[53] On 1 November, George Fowler extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.[42]

[1] "Ipswich Town Complete History". Statto. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-09.

[2] "Charlton Friendly Announced". Ipswich Town Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[3] "Town To Take On Posh". Ipswich Town Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[4] "Ireland Tour For Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[5] "Colchester Friendly Confirmed". Ipswich Town Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[6] "Gillingham Friendly Confirmed". Ipswich Town Official Site. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[7] "Ipswich Town 2017/18 Fixtures". Ipswich Town Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[8] "Fixture List". Ipswich Town Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[9] "Town Trip To Derby Postponed". Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.

[10] "Town Draw Blades In FA Cup". Ipswich Town Official Site. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[11] "Town Learn Carabao Cup Opponents". Ipswich Town Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[12] "Town Face Palace In Cup". Ipswich Town Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

[13] "Tom Makes It Four". Ipswich Town Official Sitr. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[15] "CONFIRMED | Joe Garner Joins Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[17] "CONFIRMED | Emyr Huws Joins Permanently". Cardiff City Official Site. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[19] "Town Land Martyn Waghorn From Rangers". Ipswich Town Official Site. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[21] "Aaron Drinan Joins Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[22] "Stephen Gleeson Joins Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[23] "Town Sign Chris Goteni". Ipswich Town Official Site. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[25] "New Blue Barry". Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[26] "Muzzy Is It!". Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[27] "Town Win Race For Bersant". Ipswich Town Official Site. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[28] "Town Load Dominic Iorfa On Loan". Ipswich Town Official Site. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[29] "Callum Connolly Joins On Loan". Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[30] "Town Sign Carter-Vickers". Ipswich Town Official Site. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[31] "Celtic delighted to sign Kundai Benyu on four-year deal". Celtic. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[32] "Christophe Berra To Leave Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[33] "Hearts: Christophe Berra has signed a pre-contract agreement to return". BBC. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[Released-35] "Town Announce Retained List". Ipswich Town Official Site. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[36] "Charlton Athletic: Striker Leon Best joins on two-month deal". BBC. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[38] "Digby Joins Mansfield". TWTD. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

[40] "Pitman Makes Pompey Switch". Ipswich Town Official Site. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[41] "No Deal For Taylor". Ipswich Town Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[42] "Steven Taylor: Peterborough United sign former Newcastle and Ipswich centre-back". BBC. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[44] "Moore Completes Barnsley Switch". TWTD. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[45] "Tommy Departs Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[46] "McDonnell Departs Town". Ipswich Town Official Site. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[47] "Fowler Heads to Aldershot". Ipswich Town Official Site. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.

[48] "Kieffer Moore Departs On Loan". Ipswich Town Official Site. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[49] "Josh Emmanuel Makes Millers Loan Move". Ipswich Town Official Site. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[Young_Duo_Loaned_To_Shots-50] "Town Duo Join Aldershot On Loan". Ipswich Town Official Site. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[Duo_Extend_Aldershot_Loan-51] "Duo To Stay With Shots". Ipswich Town Official Site. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.

[54] "Keeper Wright Joins East Thurrock United on Loan". TWTD. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[55] "Woolfenden Joins Bromley on Loan". TWTD. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[56] "Rowe Joins Lincoln On Loan". Ipswich Town Official Site. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[57] "Downes Set For Luton Loan". TWTD. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[JLBMBT-58] Lankester out to prove himself on home turf Bury Free Press, 30 March 2018

[59] "McLoughlin Rejoins Bromley on Loan". TWTD. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

[60] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/ipswich-town/tab/players/season/2018

[61] "Bialkowski Player of the Year for Third Successive Season". TWTD.co.uk.

[BBPPotY-62] "Bialkowski Players' Player of the Year". TWTD.co.uk.