2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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Ipswich Town
2011–12 season
ChairmanMarcus Evans
ManagerPaul Jewell
StadiumPortman Road
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Chopra (14)
All: Michael Chopra (14)
Highest home attendance24,763
(vs Crystal Palace, 22 October 2011, Championship)
Lowest home attendance9,401
(vs Northampton Town, 9 August 2011, League Cup)
Average home league attendance18,267
Away colours
Third colours

The 2011–12 season was Ipswich Town's tenth consecutive season in The Football League Championship, the second-highest division in the English football league system. In addition to competing in The Championship, Ipswich Town also competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Ipswich were knocked out of the FA Cup in their first match, the third round, against Hull City and lost to Northampton Town in the first round of the League Cup. Winning their final league match, Ipswich avoided their worst league finish for 55 years, ending the season in 15th position, and becoming the longest continually serving member of The Championship courtesy of Coventry City's relegation to League One.

Season summary[]

Pre-season[]

The 2011–12 season was Paul Jewell's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town. Many regular first-team players from the previous season left the club in the summer of 2011 including Márton Fülöp, Gareth McAuley and club captain David Norris. Young striker Connor Wickham was also sold to Sunderland on 29 June for a fee of over £8 million. New signings were made including strikers Michael Chopra and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas from Cardiff City and Arsenal respectively for fees of around £1 million each. Young left-back Aaron Cresswell was signed from Tranmere Rovers for a fee of around £250,000. Jewell also added experienced players to his squad, including former England internationals Lee Bowyer and Richard Wright, centre-backs Ívar Ingimarsson and Ibrahima Sonko, as well as striker Nathan Ellington who had previously played under Jewell at former clubs Wigan Athletic and Derby County. The previous seasons Player of the Season Jimmy Bullard was also signed permanently on a free transfer from Hull City following his loan spell the previous season. The loan signings of goalkeeper David Stockdale and Republic of Ireland internationals Keith Andrews and Daryl Murphy were also made to bolster the squad.

Aaron Cresswell won Ipswich's Player of the Season award during his debut season at the club after signing from Tranmere Rovers.

August to December[]

Ipswich made a winning start to the season, with new signing Michael Chopra scoring a brace in a 3–0 away win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate to take Ipswich to the top of the Championship table.[1] Ipswich drew Football League Two side Northampton Town in the first round of the Football League Cup. Ipswich exited the League Cup at the first round following a 1–2 home loss, having initially lead the match through a goal from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas. The opening day league win was followed by a poor run of three straight losses in the league, including heavy defeats against Southampton and Peterborough United. Following this poor run, Ipswich managed to improve their form over the following eight games to get back into the play-off places. This improved run of form was followed by an appalling run of seven consecutive defeats to put Ipswich close to the relegation zone. This run looked set to continue as Ipswich found themselves 0–2 down at half-time away against Barnsley on 10 December, however an impressive second-half come-back saw Ipswich win the match 5–3 following second-half goals from Michael Chopra, Danny Collins, Jason Scotland and a brace from Keith Andrews.[2] Ipswich followed this up with a 1–0 home win over Derby County at Portman Road,[3]

January transfer window[]

Ipswich had a relatively quiet January transfer window, with goalkeeper Alex McCarthy joining on loan from Reading to provide competition following David Stockdale's loan return to Fulham in December. Scottish midfielder Ryan Stevenson was also signed from Heart of Midlothian for a fee of £50,000. There were no major departures from the club, although it was agreed that summer signing Ívar Ingimarsson's contract would be terminated by mutual consent, following which he decided to retire from football shortly after.

January to May[]

Another poor run followed leading up until late January, including a third round FA Cup exit to Hull City following a 3–1 away loss on 9 January.[4] Ipswich managed to end this poor run with their biggest win of the season on 31 January, beating West Ham United 5–1 at Portman Road, with goals from Michael Chopra, Daryl Murphy, Lee Martin and a brace from Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.[5] Ipswich went on to win the next three league matches to put a four game winning run together to take them away from the relegation zone. In February, Carlos Edwards took over as captain from current club captain Grant Leadbitter.[6]

On 31 March 2012, the South Stand at Portman Road was renamed The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand in honour of former Ipswich and England manager Sir Alf Ramsey. The unveiling of the renamed stand took place before a home match against Barsnely. Prior to kick-off, club captain Carlos Edwards lead the Ipswich squad to applaud the members of the 1961–62 First Division title winning side including Ray Crawford, Andy Nelson, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Doug Moran and Ted Phillips, who had been invited to the club's directors box as part of the unveiling of The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand. Ipswich went on to win the match 1–0.[7]

Ipswich followed-up their improved form in February with another consistent run throughout March, beginning the month with a 3–0 home win over Bristol City at Portman Road.[8] Draws against Southampton and Hull City were followed by a 3–2 home win against Peterborough United, avenging the defeat to Peterborough earlier in the season.[9] A run of 7 wins in 12 matches across February and March solidified Ipswich's place in mid-table following a poor first-half of the season.

Ipswich did not win any of their next five matches before ending the season with a 3–2 away win over Doncaster Rovers on the final day of the season, a match in which manager Paul Jewell gave academy graduate Byron Lawrence his first-team debut as a second-half substitute at the age of 16 years and 47 days old, making him the club's second youngest ever debutante after former striker Connor Wickham.[10]

Post-season[]

An inconsistent season saw Ipswich finish 15th in the Championship, having not spent any time in the relegation zone during the season whilst never putting together a substantial challenge to get into the play-off places. The team suffered from a very poor defensive record, conceding 77 goals in the league, the joint second highest goals conceded of any team in the division, with only bottom placed side Doncaster Rovers conceding more goals than Ipswich, although only the division's top five placed sides scored more than Ipswich's 69 league goals, making them the highest scoring of any side to finish outside of the play-off positions. Striker Michael Chopra finished the season as Ipswich's top goal-scorer with 14 goals in his debut season at the club. Left-back Aaron Cresswell won the club's Player of the Season award for his excellent form during the campaign, with new skipper Carlos Edwards rounding off an impressive campaign by earning the Players' Player of the Season award. Striker Jason Scotland won the goal of the season award for his 25-yard equalizer away against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on 14 April.

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 England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF Canada CAN Jaime Peters
3 DF England ENG Aaron Cresswell
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney
6 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Carlos Edwards (captain)
8 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer
9 FW England ENG Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
10 FW England ENG Michael Chopra
11 MF England ENG Lee Martin
12 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett
14 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jason Scotland
16 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Stevenson
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF England ENG Andy Drury
18 FW England ENG Nathan Ellington
19 MF England ENG Luke Hyam
20 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith
21 MF England ENG Jimmy Bullard
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Josh Carson
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy (on loan from Celtic)
29 DF England ENG Jack Ainsley
31 DF Senegal SEN Ibrahima Sonko
32 GK England ENG Alex McCarthy (on loan from Reading)
38 MF England ENG Byron Lawrence
39 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Iceland ISL Ívar Ingimarsson (retired)
13 GK England ENG David Stockdale (loan return to Fulham)
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Andrews (loan return to Blackburn Rovers)
16 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin (to Spartak Vladikavkaz)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy (to Cork City)
25 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins (loan return to Stoke City)
26 DF England ENG Reece Wabara (loan return to Manchester City)
28 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ronan Murray (on loan at Swindon Town)

First-team coaching staff[]

Position Name
Manager England Paul Jewell
Assistant Manager England Chris Hutchings
Assistant Manager Wales Sean McCarthy
Goalkeeping Coach England Malcolm Webster
Fitness Coach Scotland Andy Liddell
Head of Fitness Development & Match Preparations England Steve Williams
Head Physiotherapist England Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist England Alex Chapman
Performance Analyst England Jon Bickers
Kitman England Paul Beesley

Pre-season[]

12 July 2011 Netherlands Eindhoven 0–2 England Ipswich Town Jan Louwers Stadion
14:30 BST Chopra 48', 78'
13 July 2011 England Haverhill Rovers 1–2 England Ipswich Town XI New Croft
19:45 Harvey Lavery
14 July 2011 Netherlands Den Bosch 1–3 England Ipswich Town de Vliert
18:00 BST Van Dinter 74' Smith 24'
Scotland 42'
Priskin 87'
19 July 2011 England Cambridge United 2–2 England Ipswich Town Abbey Stadium
19:45 Charles 2'
Carew 4'		 Chopra 5', 21'
20 July 2011 England Bury Town 2–3 England Ipswich Town XI Ram Meadow
19:45 Bullard 23'
Cunningham 84'		 Maduako 26'
Lavery 35'
Murray 86'
22 July 2011 England Southend United 1–1 England Ipswich Town Roots Hall
19:45 Harris 66' Martin 15'
26 July 2011 England Colchester United 0–0 England Ipswich Town Colchester Community Stadium
20:00
Note: Match abandoned after 78 minutes
27 July 2011 England Needham Market 1–1 England Ipswich Town XI Bloomfields
19:45 Fenn 26' Priskin 53'
30 July 2011 England Ipswich Town 1–2 England Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 Bowyer 44' Report Hunt 76'
Ebanks-Blake 84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,945
Referee: Darren Deadman

Competitions[]

Football League Championship[]

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Burnley 46 17 11 18 61 58 +3 62
14 Leeds United 46 17 10 19 65 68 −3 61
15 Ipswich Town 46 17 10 19 69 77 −8 61
16 Millwall 46 15 12 19 55 57 −2 57
17 Crystal Palace 46 13 17 16 46 51 −5 56
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results 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 10 19 70 78  −8 61 11 4 9 40 33  +7 6 6 10 30 45  −15

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: Table

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHHA
ResultWLLLWLWDWWDWLLLLLLLWWDLLLDLWWWWLWDDWWLDWDLDDLW
Position171620141713131191069111416182021201919191920192119191716161415161514151514151515151515
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2012. Source: Fixtures Table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

August[]

6 August 2011 1 Bristol City 0–3 Ipswich Town Ashton Gate
15:00 Report Chopra 13', 60'
Martin 51'		 Attendance: 13,107
Referee: Haywood
13 August 2011 2 Ipswich Town 0–1 Hull City Portman Road
15:00 Report Fryatt 76'
Cairney Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 18,116
Referee: McDermid
16 August 2011 3 Ipswich Town 2–5 Southampton Portman Road
19:45 Andrews 56'
Emmanuel-Thomas 61'		 Report Lambert 4', 11'
Connolly 42'
Lallana 76', 90+2'		 Attendance: 18,553
Referee: Jonathan Moss
20 August 2011 4 Peterborough United 7–1 Ipswich Town London Road Stadium
17:20 Taylor 30', 40'
Tomlin 38', 42', 90+3'
McCann 48' (pen), 56'
Frecklington Yellow card 52'		 Report Leadbitter Yellow card 8'
Andrews 23'
Martin Red card 45'
Smith Red card 47'
Delaney Yellow card 53'		 Attendance: 7,928
Referee: Scott
27 August 2011 5 Ipswich Town 2–1 Leeds United Portman Road
15:00 Emmanuel-Thomas Yellow card 32'
Delaney Yellow card 47'
Scotland 77'
Andrews 90'
Carson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report McCormack 34'
White Red card 49'
Clayton Yellow card 68'
O'Brien Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 19,758
Referee: D'Urso

September[]

10 September 2011 6 Blackpool 2–0 Ipswich Town Bloomfield Road
15:00 Taylor-Fletcher 49'
Ferguson Yellow card 56' 60'		 Report Collins Yellow card 69' Attendance: 12,804
Referee: Webster
19 September 2011 7 Ipswich Town 3–0 Coventry City Portman Road
19:45 Cranie 7' (o.g.)
Andrews 15'
Scotland 68'		 Report Bell Yellow card 29' Attendance: 15,650
Referee: Pawson
24 September 2011 8 Middlesbrough 0–0 Ipswich Town Riverside Stadium
15:00 Bennet Yellow card 3' Report Sonko Yellow card 26' Attendance: 17,741
Referee: Mathieson
27 September 2011 9 West Ham United 0–1 Ipswich Town Upton Park
19:45 Lansbury Yellow card 11' Report Bowyer Yellow card 45' 89' Attendance: 27,709
Referee: Stroud

October[]

1 October 2011 10 Ipswich Town 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Portman Road
15:00 Leadbitter Yellow card 40'
Bowyer Yellow card 48'
Chopra 59', 73'
Sonko 70'		 Report Vicente 53'
Barnes Yellow card 68'		 Attendance: 19,793
Referee: Deadman
15 October 2011 11 Cardiff City 2–2 Ipswich Town Cardiff City Stadium
15:00 Gestede 19'
Gunnarsson Yellow card 45+2'
Whittingham 72' (pen)
McNaughton Yellow card 87'		 Report Andrews Yellow card 17'
Scotland 30'
Chopra 51'
Sonko Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 21,809
Referee: Whitestone
18 October 2011 12 Ipswich Town 1–0 Portsmouth Portman Road
19:45 Andrews 70'
Bowyer Yellow card 82'		 Report Attendance: 17,297
Referee: Ward
22 October 2011 13 Ipswich Town 0–1 Crystal Palace Portman Road
15:00 Cresswell Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 92'
Bowyer Yellow card 93'		 Report Dikgacoi Yellow card 32'
McCarthy 55'		 Attendance: 24,763
Referee: Phillips
29 October 2011 14 Millwall 4–1 Ipswich Town The Den
15:00 Simpson 6', 75'
Henderson 9'
Feeney 73'		 Report Bullard 66' Attendance: 12,464
Referee: Salisbury

November[]

1 November 2011 Birmingham City P–P Ipswich Town St Andrew's
19:45
Note: Game postponed due to Birmingham's Europa League commitments, rescheduled for 11 January 2012, 19:45 kick-off
5 November 2011 15 Ipswich Town 2–3 Doncaster Rovers Portman Road
15:00 Carson 53'
Leadbitter Yellow card 63'
Emmanuel-Thomas Yellow card 73'
Andrews Yellow card 84'
Chopra 90+4'		 Report Diouf 18', 39'
Sharp 24'
Gillett Yellow card 36'
Stock Yellow card 60'		 Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Hooper
19 November 2011 16 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Ipswich Town City Ground
15:00 Findley 42'
Lynch 84'
Tudgay 90+1'		 Report Collins 25', 63' Attendance: 21,143
Referee: Linington
26 November 2011 17 Ipswich Town 2–3 Reading Portman Road
15:00 Murphy 56'
Carson 79'		 Report Gorkšs 76'
Pearce 90+1'
Hunt 93+1'		 Attendance: 17,154
Referee: Ilderton
29 November 2011 18 Burnley 4–0 Ipswich Town Turf Moor
19:45 Vokes 33'
McCann 45+1', 66'
Treacy Yellow card 64'
Rodriguez 77'		 Report Attendance: 12,499
Referee: Miller

December[]

3 December 2011 19 Ipswich Town 1–2 Watford Portman Road
15:00 Andrews 44' Yellow card 83' Report Nosworthy Yellow card 51'
Dickinson Yellow card 62'
Sordell 69' (pen) Yellow card 81'
Deeney 74'		 Attendance: 16,262
Referee: Stroud
10 December 2011 20 Barnsley 3–5 Ipswich Town Oakwell
17:20 Davies 14' (pen), 89'
Vaz Tê 39'		 Report Stockdale Yellow card 12'
Sonko Yellow card 24'
Martin Yellow card 28'
Andrews 46', 49' Yellow card 54'
Chopra Yellow card 58' 68'
Collins 66'
Scotland 83'		 Attendance: 9,107
Referee: Sutton
17 December 2011 21 Ipswich Town 1–0 Derby County Portman Road
15:00 Andrews 46' Report Bailey Yellow card 55'
Ward Yellow card 90+6'		 Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Webb
26 December 2011 22 Leicester City 1–1 Ipswich Town King Power Stadium
15:00 Gallagher 69' (pen) Report Bowyer 4'
Sonko Yellow card 8'
Martin Yellow card 38'		 Attendance: 27,091
Referee: Drysdale
31 December 2011 23 Reading 1–0 Ipswich Town Madejski Stadium
15:00 Pearce 64' Report Sonko Yellow card 50' Attendance: 18,737
Referee: Waugh

January[]

2 January 2012 24 Ipswich Town 1–3 Nottingham Forest Portman Road
15:00 Leadbitter 75' (pen) Yellow card 90+2' Report Tudgay 5', 78'
McCleary 26'		 Attendance: 18,964
Referee: Boyeson
11 January 2012 25 Birmingham City 2–1 Ipswich Town St Andrew's
19:45 Žigić 9', 90+1' Report Martin 18'
Leadbitter Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Lewis
14 January 2012 26 Ipswich Town 2–2 Blackpool Portman Road
15:00 Cresswell Yellow card 7'
Ángel 10' (o.g.)
Hyam Yellow card 24'
Smith 60'		 Report Grandin 65'
Phillips 80'
Basham Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 16,497
Referee: Ward
21 January 2012 27 Leeds United 3–1 Ipswich Elland Road
15:00 Becchio Yellow card 58' 90+1'
Snodgrass 74'
McCormack 82'		 Report Drury 34'
McCarthy Red card 71'
Hyam Yellow card 76'		 Attendance: 22,844
Referee: Eltrigham
31 January 2012 28 Ipswich Town 5–1 West Ham United Portman Road
19:45 Chopra 3'
Murphy 44'
Martin Yellow card 90+2' 45+3' (pen)
Emmanuel-Thomas 64', 90+4'		 Report Collison 45'
Nolan Yellow card 45+1'
McCartney Yellow card 45+1'		 Attendance: 22,185
Referee: Graham

February[]

4 February 2012 29 Coventry City 2–3 Ipswich Town Ricoh Arena
15:00 Clingan 29' (pen)
Deegan 45'
Wood Yellow card 66'		 Report Emmanuel-Thomas 22'
Chopra 64', 90+3'		 Attendance: 13,464
Referee: Miller
11 February 2012 Ipswich Town A–A Middlesbrough Portman Road
15:00 Report Referee: Whitestone
Note: Abandoned after 37 minutes due to frozen pitch
14 February 2012 30 Portsmouth 0–1 Ipswich Town Fratton Park
19:45 Ben Haim Yellow card 12'
Halford Yellow card 50'
Rocha Yellow card 83'		 Report Chopra 13'
Hyam Yellow card 30'
Emmanuel-Thomas Yellow card 33'
Delaney Yellow card 54'
Scotland Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 14,330
Referee: Deadman
18 February 2012 31 Ipswich Town 3–0 Cardiff City Portman Road
15:00 Lee-Barrett Yellow card 9'
Martin 21', 73'
Chopra 47'		 Report Attendance: 17,032
Referee: Hooper
25 February 2012 32 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Ipswich Town Falmer Stadium
15:00 Mackail-Smith 20'
Barnes 65', 88'
Jara Yellow card 78'		 Report Hyam Yellow card 35'
Chopra Yellow card 69'
Delaney Yellow card 75'		 Attendance: 20,490
Referee: Webster

March[]

3 March 2012 33 Ipswich Town 3–0 Bristol City Portman Road
15:00 Chopra 25'
Leadbitter Yellow card 30'
Edwards Yellow card 43'
Smith 66'
Drury 85'
Delaney Yellow card 88'		 Report Davis Yellow card 44'
Fontaine Yellow card 60'
Bolaise Yellow card 62'
Carey Yellow card 90'		 Attendance: 16,671
Referee: Woolmer
6 March 2012 34 Southampton 1–1 Ipswich Town St Mary's Stadium
19:45 Lambert 74'
Harding Yellow card 87'		 Report Murphy Yellow card 68'
Scotland 85'		 Attendance: 23,315
Referee: Drysdale
10 March 2012 35 Hull City 2–2 Ipswich Town KC Stadium
15:00 Brady 17'
McKenna Yellow card 52'
Koren 54'
Dawson Yellow card 75'		 Report Delaney Yellow card 30'
Leadbitter 65' (pen), 70'		 Attendance: 17,625
Referee: East
17 March 2012 36 Ipswich Town 3–2 Peterborough United Portman Road
15:00 Leadbitter 15'
Murphy 76'
Cresswell 85'		 Report Barnett 34'
Frecklington Yellow card 64'
Sinclair 83'		 Attendance: 17,927
Referee: Sutton
21 March 2012 37 Ipswich Town 1–0 Burnley Portman Road
19:45 Bowyer Yellow card 30'
Chopra 54'
Leadbitter Yellow card 89' Yellow-red card		 Report Attendance: 16,564
Referee: Linington
24 March 2012 38 Watford 2–1 Ipswich Town Vicarage Road
15:00 Murray 71'
Deeney 82'		 Report Emmanuel-Thomas 18' Attendance: 12,757
Referee: Walton
27 March 2012 39 Ipswich Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Portman Road
19:45 Smith Yellow card 44'
Leadbitter 74'		 Report Bailey Yellow card 58'
Jutkiewicz 63'		 Attendance: 18,727
Referee: Stroud
31 March 2012 40 Ipswich Town 1–0 Barnsley Portman Road
15:00 Murphy 48'
Martin Yellow card 62'
Delaney Yellow card 68'		 Report Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Gibbs

April[]

7 April 2012 41 Derby County 0–0 Ipswich Town Pride Park Stadium
15:00 Shackell Yellow card 87' Report Attendance: 24,156
Referee: Haywood
9 April 2012 42 Ipswich Town 1–2 Leicester City Portman Road
15:00 Scotland 43' Report Marshall 45'
King Yellow card 55'
Nugent 58'		 Attendance: 18,282
Referee: Bates
14 April 2012 43 Crystal Palace 1–1 Ipswich Town Selhurst Park
15:00 Martin 36'
O'Keefe Yellow card 38'
Clyne Yellow card 68'		 Report Smith Yellow card 24'
Martin Yellow card 59'
Scotland 59'
Delaney Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 17,961
Referee: Graham
17 April 2012 44 Ipswich Town 1–1 Birmingham City Portman Road
19:45 Emmanuel-Thomas 75' Report Burke 45'
Gomis Yellow card 40'		 Attendance: 16,503
Referee: Sheldrake
21 April 2012 45 Ipswich Town 0–3 Millwall Portman Road
15:00 Report Keogh 3' 87'
Trotter 63'		 Attendance: 18,947
Referee: Colin Webster
28 April 2012 46 Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Ipswich Town Keepmoat Stadium
12:30 Robert 34'
Beye 90+2'		 Report Smith 10'
Stevenson 29'
Martin Yellow card 42'
Scotland 79' (pen.)		 Attendance: 9,764
Referee: Scott Mathieson

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
7 January 2012 Third round Hull City 3–1 Ipswich Town KC Stadium
15:00 McLean 27'
Cairney 32'
McShane Yellow card 54'
Stewart 90+3'		 Report Smith Yellow card 50'
Scotland 57'		 Attendance: 10,246
Referee: Pawson

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
9 August 2011 First round Ipswich Town 1–2 Northampton Town Portman Road
19:45 Emmanuel-Thomas 11' Report Tozer 39'
Turnbull 54'		 Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Naylor

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
10 June 2011 CF England Michael Chopra Wales Cardiff City £1,000,000[a] [11][12]
13 June 2011 CB Iceland Ívar Ingimarsson England Reading Free transfer [13]
21 June 2011 CF England Nathan Ellington England Watford Free transfer [14]
1 July 2011 LB England Aaron Cresswell England Tranmere Rovers £240,000[b] [15]
10 July 2011 CM England Lee Bowyer England Birmingham City Free transfer [16]
26 July 2011 CF England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas England Arsenal £1,100,000 [17]
23 August 2011 GK England Richard Wright Free agent Free transfer [18]
25 August 2011 CM England Jimmy Bullard England Hull City Free transfer [19]
26 August 2011 CB Senegal Ibrahima Sonko England Stoke City Free transfer [20]
30 January 2012 AM Scotland Ryan Stevenson Scotland Heart of Midlothian £50,000 [21]
  1. ^ The fee was officially believed to be £1.5 million, Ipswich Town manager Paul Jewell revealed the fee to be £1 million.
  2. ^ May rise to £520,000 based on appearances and promotion.

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
26 July 2011 GK England David Stockdale England Fulham 14 December 2011 [22]
12 August 2011 DM Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews England Blackburn Rovers 30 January 2012 [23]
25 August 2011 CF Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy Scotland Celtic 30 June 2011 [24]
9 September 2011 CB Wales Danny Collins England Stoke City 17 December 2011 [25]
30 September 2011 CB England Reece Wabara England Manchester City 31 December 2011 [26]
9 January 2012 GK England Alex McCarthy England Reading 11 April 2012 [27]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
23 May 2011 CB Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [28]
15 June 2011 CM England David Norris England Portsmouth Free transfer [29]
29 June 2011 CF England Connor Wickham England Sunderland £8,100,000[a] [30]
29 June 2011 LM Argentina Luciano Civelli Paraguay Club Libertad Free transfer [31]
1 July 2011 CF Spain Pablo Couñago Free agent Released [32]
1 July 2011 CF Jamaica Kevin Lisbie England Leyton Orient Free transfer [32]
1 July 2011 CM Republic of Ireland David Cawley Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2011 CB England Josh Meekings Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer [34]
1 July 2011 LB England Rory McKeown Scotland Kilmarnock Free transfer [34]
1 July 2011 GK Republic of Ireland Ian McLoughlin England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [34]
1 July 2011 GK Republic of Ireland Brian Murphy England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [35]
1 July 2011 CM Republic of Ireland Alan Quinn Free agent Released [36]
1 July 2011 CB Wales Troy Brown England Rotherham United Free transfer [37]
1 July 2011 CB England Tom Eastman England Colchester United Free transfer [38]
1 July 2011 RM Bermuda Reggie Lambe Free agent Released [39]
30 July 2011 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [40]
6 August 2011 GK Hungary Márton Fülöp England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [41]
23 November 2011 CM Republic of Ireland Colin Healy Republic of Ireland Cork City Free transfer [42]
9 January 2012 CB Iceland Ívar Ingimarsson Retired [43]
17 January 2012 CF Hungary Tamás Priskin Russia Alania Vladikavkaz Free transfer [44]
20 January 2012 LB Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor Republic of Ireland Cork City Free transfer [45]
8 March 2012 LM England Jamie Griffiths England Sudbury Free transfer [46]
  1. ^ Fee could potentially rise to £12,000,000 with add-ons

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
31 August 2011 CM England Jamie Griffiths England Plymouth Argyle 30 November 2011 [47]
15 September 2011 LW England Andy Drury England Crawley Town 19 January 2012 [48]
23 September 2011 RB Canada Jaime Peters England Bournemouth 8 December 2011 [49]
24 November 2011 LB Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor England Port Vale 20 January 2012 [50]
24 November 2011 CF Hungary Tamás Priskin England Derby County 17 January 2012 [51]
25 November 2011 CF Republic of Ireland Ronan Murray England Swindon Town 14 January 2012 [52]
19 January 2012 CF Republic of Ireland Ronan Murray England Swindon Town 30 June 2012 [53]

New contracts[]

Number Position Nationality Name Contract length Expiry Ref.
3 LB England Aaron Cresswell 1 year 2015 [54]
29 RB England Jack Ainsley 1.5 years 2013 [55]
22 LW Northern Ireland Josh Carson 3 years 2015 [56]
28 CF Republic of Ireland Ronan Murray 1.5 years 2013 [57]
19 CM England Luke Hyam 1 year 2013 [58]

Squad statistics[]

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK England ENG Arran Lee-Barrett 20 0 17+1 0 1 0 1 0
32 GK England ENG Alex McCarthy 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Jaime Peters 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Aaron Cresswell 46 1 44 1 1 0 1 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Delaney 13 0 9+3 0 1 0 0 0
20 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith 28 3 24+2 3 0+1 0 1 0
29 DF England ENG Jack Ainsley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Kennedy 7 0 6+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Senegal SEN Ibrahima Sonko 22 1 20+2 1 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 36 5 32+2 5 1 0 0+1 0
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Carlos Edwards 46 0 45 0 1 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Lee Bowyer 29 2 24+5 2 0 0 0 0
11 MF England ENG Lee Martin 35 5 28+6 5 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF England ENG Andy Drury 22 2 20+1 2 0 0 1 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Stevenson 11 1 3+8 1 0 0 0 0
19 MF England ENG Luke Hyam 10 0 7+1 0 1 0 1 0
21 MF England ENG Jimmy Bullard 21 1 12+9 1 0 0 0 0
22 MF Northern Ireland NIR Josh Carson 17 2 5+11 2 1 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG Byron Lawrence 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 43 7 28+13 6 1 0 1 1
10 FW England ENG Michael Chopra 46 14 39+6 14 0+1 0 0 0
14 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Jason Scotland 38 9 20+16 8 0+1 1 1 0
18 FW England ENG Nathan Ellington 17 0 1+14 0 1 0 1 0
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy 34 4 31+2 4 1 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
4 DF Iceland ISL Ívar Ingimarsson 8 0 6+2 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG David Stockdale 18 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Keith Andrews 20 9 19+1 9 0 0 0 0
16 FW Hungary HUN Tamás Priskin 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Colin Healy 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF Wales WAL Danny Collins 16 3 16 3 0 0 0 0
26 DF England ENG Reece Wabara 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
10 FW England Michael Chopra 14 0 0 14
15 MF Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews 9 0 0 9
14 FW Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland 7 1 0 8
9 FW England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 6 0 1 7
6 MF England Grant Leadbitter 5 0 0 5
11 MF England Lee Martin 5 0 0 5
27 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy 4 0 0 4
25 DF Wales Danny Collins 3 0 0 3
8 MF England Lee Bowyer 2 0 0 2
17 MF England Andy Drury 2 0 0 2
20 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith 2 0 0 2
22 MF Northern Ireland Josh Carson 2 0 0 2
3 DF England Aaron Cresswell 1 0 0 1
21 MF England Jimmy Bullard 1 0 0 1
31 DF Senegal Ibrahima Sonko 1 0 0 1
Own goal 2 0 0 2
Total 64 1 1 66

Clean sheets[]

No. Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
12 England Arran Lee-Barrett 5 0 0 5
13 England David Stockdale 5 0 0 5
32 England Alex McCarthy 2 0 0 2
Total 12 0 0 12

Disciplinary record[]

No. Pos. Nat. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
11 MF England Lee Martin 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
6 MF England Grant Leadbitter 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
20 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2
3 DF England Aaron Cresswell 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
32 GK England Alex McCarthy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Damien Delaney 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
8 MF England Lee Bowyer 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
31 DF Senegal Ibrahima Sonko 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
19 MF England Luke Hyam 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland Keith Andrews 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW England Michael Chopra 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 MF Northern Ireland Josh Carson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 DF Wales Danny Collins 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK England David Stockdale 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1 GK England Arran Lee-Barrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 53 6 1 0 0 0 54 6

Starting 11[]

Considering starts in all competitions[59]

Awards[]

Player awards[]

Award Player Ref
Player of the Year England Aaron Cresswell [60]
Players' Player of the Year Trinidad and Tobago Carlos Edwards [61]
Young Player of the Year Iceland Gunnar Thorsteinsson [60]
Goal of the Season Trinidad and Tobago Jason Scotland [61]

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