Ipswich Town 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 season was Ipswich Town 's 143rd year in existence.[5] Along with competing in EFL League One , the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy . The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Kits [ ]
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First-team squad [ ]
Age listed below are accurate as of 10 May 2021
Number
Position(s)
Nationality
Name
Age
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Tomáš Holý
(1991-12-10 ) 10 December 1991 (aged 29)
28
GK
David Cornell
(1991-03-28 ) 28 March 1991 (aged 30)
Defenders
2
CB
Mark McGuinness
(2001-01-05 ) 5 January 2001 (aged 20)
3
LB
Stephen Ward
(1985-08-20 ) 20 August 1985 (aged 35)
4
CB
Luke Chambers (C )
(1985-09-28 ) 28 September 1985 (aged 35)
5
CB
James Wilson
(1989-02-26 ) 26 February 1989 (aged 32)
6
CB / RB
Luke Woolfenden
(1998-10-21 ) 21 October 1998 (aged 22)
22
CB
Aristote Nsiala
(1992-03-25 ) 25 March 1992 (aged 29)
24
RB / LB
Kane Vincent-Young
(1996-03-15 ) 15 March 1996 (aged 25)
30
LB
Myles Kenlock
(1996-11-26 ) 26 November 1996 (aged 24)
41
RB
Luke Matheson
(2002-10-03 ) 3 October 2002 (aged 18)
Midfielders
7
RW / LW
Gwion Edwards
(1993-03-01 ) 1 March 1993 (aged 28)
8
DM
Cole Skuse (VC )
(1986-03-29 ) 29 March 1986 (aged 35)
11
CM
Jon Nolan
(1992-04-22 ) 22 April 1992 (aged 29)
14
RW / LW / AM / SS
Jack Lankester
(2000-01-19 ) 19 January 2000 (aged 21)
15
CM
Teddy Bishop
(1996-07-15 ) 15 July 1996 (aged 24)
16
CM / LB
Tristan Nydam
(1999-11-06 ) 6 November 1999 (aged 21)
18
AM / LW / RW
Alan Judge
(1988-11-11 ) 11 November 1988 (aged 32)
21
CM / DM
Flynn Downes
(1999-01-20 ) 20 January 1999 (aged 22)
23
CM
Andre Dozzell
(1999-05-02 ) 2 May 1999 (aged 22)
27
RW
Luke Thomas
(1999-02-19 ) 19 February 1999 (aged 22)
33
AM / SS
Josh Harrop
(1995-12-15 ) 15 December 1995 (aged 25)
36
AM / RW / LW
Armando Dobra
(2001-04-14 ) 14 April 2001 (aged 20)
44
CM
Emyr Huws
(1993-09-30 ) 30 September 1993 (aged 27)
Forwards
9
CF
Kayden Jackson
(1994-02-22 ) 22 February 1994 (aged 27)
10
CF
James Norwood
(1990-09-05 ) 5 September 1990 (aged 30)
17
LW
Keanan Bennetts
(1999-03-09 ) 9 March 1999 (aged 22)
20
SS / LW / CF
Freddie Sears
(1989-11-27 ) 27 November 1989 (aged 31)
25
CF
Aaron Drinan
(1998-05-06 ) 6 May 1998 (aged 23)
32
CF / CB
Oliver Hawkins
(1992-04-08 ) 8 April 1992 (aged 29)
40
CF / SS
Troy Parrott
(2002-02-04 ) 4 February 2002 (aged 19)
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
12
CB / RB / LB
Janoi Donacien
(1993-11-03 ) 3 November 1993 (aged 27)
19
CB / LB
Corrie Ndaba
(1999-12-25 ) 25 December 1999 (aged 21)
26
AM / CM
Idris El Mizouni
(2000-09-26 ) 26 September 2000 (aged 20)
First-team coaching staff [ ]
Until 28 February:
Position
Name
Manager
Paul Lambert
Assistant Manager
Stuart Taylor
First-team Coach
Matt Gill
Goalkeeping Coach
Jimmy Walker
Head of Athletic Performance & Sports Science
Jim Henry
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Tom Walsh
Head Physiotherapist
Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist
Alex Chapman
Head of Performance Analysis
Will Stephenson
First-team Assistant Analyst
George Buckley
Recruitment Analyst
Alex Hood
Opposition Analyst
Gerard Nash
Kitman
James Pullen
From 2 March:
Position
Name
Manager
Paul Cook
First-team Coach
Matt Gill
First-team Coach
Gary Roberts
Goalkeeping Coach
Jimmy Walker
Head of Athletic Performance & Sports Science
Jim Henry
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Tom Walsh
Head Physiotherapist
Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist
Alex Chapman
Head of Performance Analysis
Will Stephenson
First-team Assistant Analyst
George Buckley
Recruitment Analyst
Alex Hood
Opposition Analyst
Gerard Nash
Kitman
James Pullen
Pre-season [ ]
Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town
22 August 2020 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Ipswich Town show Tottenham , England 15:00 BST
Sessegnon 6' Son Heung-min 10' , 29'
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0
Ipswich Town v West Ham United
25 August 2020 Friendly Ipswich Town 1–4 West Ham United show Ipswich , England 14:00 BST
Sears 62'
Report
Haller 45' , 60' , 64' Souček 63'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0
Cambridge United v Ipswich Town
29 August 2020 Friendly Cambridge United 1–0 Ipswich Town show Cambridge , England 13:00 BST
Digby 56'
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0
Competitions [ ]
EFL League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
5
Lincoln City
46
22
11
13
69
50
+19
77
Qualification for League One play-offs
6
Oxford United
46
22
8
16
77
56
+21
74
7
Charlton Athletic
46
20
14
12
70
56
+14
74
8
Portsmouth
46
21
9
16
65
51
+14
72
9
Ipswich Town
46
19
12
15
46
46
0
69
10
Gillingham
46
19
10
17
63
60
+3
67
11
Accrington Stanley
46
18
13
15
63
68
−5
67
12
Crewe Alexandra
46
18
12
16
56
61
−5
66
13
Milton Keynes Dons
46
18
11
17
64
62
+2
65
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[6]
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
19
12
15
46
46
0
69
12
5
6
25
18
+7
7
7
9
21
28
−7
Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by round [ ]
Round 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 H A A H A A H H A H H H A A H H H A H H A H A H H A H A A H H A A A H A H A A A H A A H Result W W W D W W L L W W L W L L D W L W L W L L D W L D D W W W L D W L L D W D D L D L D W D W Position 5 1 1 3 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 3 6 5 8 7 9 10 11 10 11 11 12 10 8 7 8 7 6 7 9 11 9 8 8 9 9 11 11 10 9 9
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[7]
Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic
13 September 2020 1 Ipswich Town 2–0 Wigan Athletic show Ipswich 12:00 BST
Bishop 11' Chambers 61' Edwards 80'
Report
Perry 90+3'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town
19 September 2020 2 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Ipswich Town show Horfield 15:00 BST
Upson 42' Grant 90+1'
Report
Norwood 53' Edwards 66' Ehmer 80' (o.g. ) Nolan 89'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks
Milton Keynes Dons v Ipswich Town
3 October 2020 4 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Ipswich Town show Milton Keynes 15:00 BST
Harvie 36' 54' Kasumu 77'
Report
Nolan 7' Downes 65'
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock
Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic
10 October 2020 Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Stadium: Portman Road
Lincoln City v Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town v Gillingham
27 October 2020 9 Ipswich Town 1–0 Gillingham show Ipswich 19:00 BST
Dozzell 57' Bishop 86' 88'
Report
MacDonald 27'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins
Ipswich Town v Crewe Alexandra
Sunderland v Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town v Shrewsbury Town
Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic
28 November 2020 14 Ipswich Town 0–2 Charlton Athletic show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Judge 43' Ward 90+7'
Report
Morgan 21' Bogle 68' Maatsen 90+7'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks
Oxford United v Ipswich Town
1 December 2020 15 Oxford United 0–0 Ipswich Town show Oxford 19:00 BST
Report
Dozzell 85'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley
Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich Town
5 December 2020 16 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Ipswich Town show Plymouth 15:00 GMT
Jephcott 14' Mayor 52' 70' Nouble 71' Watts 79'
Report
McGavin 50' Nolan 73' Jackson 74' Cornell 90+2'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Ollie Yates
Ipswich Town v Portsmouth
Ipswich Town v Burton Albion
15 December 2020 18 Ipswich Town 2–1 Burton Albion show Ipswich 19:45 BST
Bennetts 4' McGuinness 51' Jackson 53' Huws 80' Dobra 90+3'
Report
Powell 21' Daniel 51' Bostwick 53' Brayford 90+3' Edwards 90+3'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Darren Bond
Peterborough United v Ipswich Town
19 December 2020 Peterborough United v Ipswich Town show Peterborough 15:00 BST
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Ipswich Town v Northampton Town
26 December 2020 Ipswich Town v Northampton Town show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Stadium: Portman Road
AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town
29 December 2020 AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town show Wimbledon 19:45 BST
Stadium: Plough Lane
Fleetwood Town v Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town v Swindon Town
9 January 2021 19 Ipswich Town 2–3 Swindon Town show Ipswich 17:30 GMT
Downes 53' Norwood 62' , 71' Judge 87'
Report
Caddis 10' Jaiyesimi 16' , 74' Twine 67'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Burton Albion v Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town v Peterborough United
23 January 2021 21 Ipswich Town 0–1 Peterborough United show Ipswich 15:00 GMT
Ward 60' Edwards 71'
Report
Clarke-Harris Taylor 45+1' McGuinness 69' (o.g. )
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins
Ipswich Town v Sunderland
Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town
Peterborough United v Ipswich Town
9 February 2021 25 Peterborough United 2–1 Ipswich Town show Peterborough 19:00 GMT
Clarke-Harris 38' Ward 50'
Report
Norwood 6' Downes 14' Dozzell 76'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner
Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town
13 February 2021 Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town show Shrewsbury 15:00 BST
Stadium: New Meadow
Ipswich Town v Northampton Town
16 February 2021 26 Ipswich Town 0–0 Northampton Town show Ipswich 19:00 BST
Woolfenden 45' Judge 90' Downes 90+3'
Report
Morris 28' McWilliams 48' Mills 66'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Ipswich Town v Oxford United
Gillingham v Ipswich Town
6 March 2021 31 Gillingham 3–1 Ipswich Town show Gillingham 13:00 GMT
Tucker 7' Oliver 73' , 80'
Report
Chambers 65' Norwood 82'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Ipswich Town v Lincoln City
9 March 2021 32 Ipswich Town 1–1 Lincoln City show Ipswich 19:45 BST
Bishop 50' Wilson 72' Downes 84'
Report
Rogers 29' Edun 43' Montsma 63'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham
Ipswich Town v Plymouth Argyle
13 March 2021 33 Ipswich Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Parrott 4'
Report
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss
Fleetwood Town v Ipswich Town
Portsmouth v Ipswich Town
Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town
27 March 2021 36 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Ipswich Town show Wigan 15:00 GMT
Aasgaard 14' Darikwa 64' Lang 69'
Report
Woolfenden 68' Chambers 87'
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
2 April 2021 37 Ipswich Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Leahy 1' (o.g. ) Jugde 11' Holý 24' Drinan 65'
Report
McCormick 18' Oztumer 77'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Martin
Rochdale v Ipswich Town
5 April 2021 38 Rochdale 0–0 Ipswich Town show Rochdale 15:00 BST
Report
Harrop 89'
Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis
Ipswich Town v Milton Keynes Dons
10 April 2021 39 Ipswich Town 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Dobra 2' Downes 80'
Report
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield
AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town
Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town
Northampton Town v Ipswich Town
20 April 2021 42 Northampton Town 3–0 Ipswich Town show Northampton 19:00 BST
Kioso 8' , 32' Watson 84' Rose 90'
Report
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell
Ipswich Town v AFC Wimbledon
24 April 2021 43 Ipswich Town 0–0 AFC Wimbledon show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Edwards 44'
Report
Pigott 22'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates
Swindon Town v Ipswich Town
Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town
FA Cup [ ]
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup took place on 26 October.[8]
Ipswich Town v Portsmouth
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports , by Paul Merson .[9] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb .[10]
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Ipswich Town v Fulham
16 September 2020 Second round Ipswich Town 0–1 Fulham show Ipswich 19:00 BST
Report
Mitrović 38'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone
EFL Trophy [ ]
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[11]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
ACA
Arsenal U21
3
2
1
0
0
5
3
+2
8
Advance to Round 2
2
L1
Gillingham
3
1
0
1
1
3
4
−1
4
3
L2
Crawley Town
3
1
0
0
2
4
4
0
3
4
L1
Ipswich Town
3
1
0
0
2
3
4
−1
3
Ipswich Town v Arsenal U21
8 September 2020 Group B Ipswich Town 1–2 Arsenal U21 show Ipswich 19:45 BST
Nolan 26' 90+2'
Report
Lewis 45+1' Balogun 54' Akinola 79'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0
Ipswich Town v Gillingham
Crawley Town v Ipswich Town
10 November 2020 Group B Crawley Town 2–0 Ipswich Town show Crawley 19:00 BST
Galach 17' , 55' Khaleel 84'
Report
Bennetts 84'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 0
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2020
LW
Ross Crane
Bury Town
Free transfer
[12]
17 August 2020
GK
David Cornell
Northampton Town
Free transfer
[13]
17 August 2020
CF
Oliver Hawkins
Portsmouth
Free transfer
[13]
17 August 2020
LB
Stephen Ward
Stoke City
Free transfer
[13]
9 September 2020
GK
Albert White
AFC Wimbledon
Free transfer
[14]
Loans in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans out [ ]
New contracts [ ]
Squad statistics [ ]
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals [ ]
Goalscorers [ ]
Assists [ ]
Clean sheets [ ]
No.
Nat
Player
League One
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Total
1
Tomáš Holý
16
0
1
0
17
28
David Cornell
3
0
0
1
4
Total
19
0
1
1
21
Disciplinary record [ ]
Captains [ ]
No.
Nat
Player
League One
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
Total
Notes
3
Stephen Ward
3
0
0
0
3
4
Luke Chambers
38
0
1
1
40
Club captain
10
James Norwood
2
0
0
0
2
21
Flynn Downes
2
0
0
0
2
22
Aristote Nsiala
0
1
1
0
2
28
David Cornell
0
0
0
2
2
Awards [ ]
Greene King Player of the Month [ ]
Ipswich Town official player of the month award.
Month
Manager
Ref
September
Paul Lambert
[49]
References [ ]
show National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only)
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (Premier - level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions