2011–12 Ipswich Town F.C. season

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 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

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

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Pre-season

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  ENGRichard Wright
2DF  CANJaime Peters
3DF  ENGAaron Cresswell
5DF  IRLDamien Delaney
6MF  ENGGrant Leadbitter
7MF  TRICarlos Edwards (captain)
8MF  ENGLee Bowyer
9FW  ENGJay Emmanuel-Thomas
10FW  ENGMichael Chopra
11MF  ENGLee Martin
12GK  ENGArran Lee-Barrett
14FW  TRIJason Scotland
16MF  SCORyan Stevenson
No.Pos. NationPlayer
17MF  ENGAndy Drury
18FW  ENGNathan Ellington
19MF  ENGLuke Hyam
20DF  NZLTommy Smith
21MF  ENGJimmy Bullard
22MF  NIRJosh Carson
27FW  IRLDaryl Murphy (on loan from Celtic)
29DF  ENGJack Ainsley
31DF  SENIbrahima Sonko
32GK  ENGAlex McCarthy (on loan from Reading)
38MF  ENGByron Lawrence
39DF  IRLMark Kennedy

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
4DF  ISLÍvar Ingimarsson (retired)
13GK  ENGDavid Stockdale (loan return to Fulham)
15MF  IRLKeith Andrews (loan return to Blackburn Rovers)
16FW  HUNTamás Priskin (to Spartak Vladikavkaz)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
24MF  IRLColin Healy (to Cork City)
25DF  WALDanny Collins (loan return to Stoke City)
26DF  ENGReece Wabara (loan return to Manchester City)
28FW  IRLRonan Murray (on loan at Swindon Town)

First-team coaching staff

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

Pre-season

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Eindhoven v Ipswich Town
12 July 2011 Eindhoven 0–2 Ipswich Town Jan Louwers Stadion
14:30 BSTChopra 48', 78'
Haverhill Rovers v Ipswich Town XI
13 July 2011 Haverhill Rovers 1–2 Ipswich Town XI New Croft
19:45Harvey Lavery
Bury Town v Ipswich Town XI
20 July 2011 Bury Town 2–3 Ipswich Town XI Ram Meadow
19:45Bullard 23'
Cunningham 84'
Maduako 26'
Lavery 35'
Murray 86'
Colchester United v Ipswich Town
26 July 2011 Colchester United 0–0 Ipswich Town Colchester Community Stadium
20:00
Note: Match abandoned after 78 minutes
Needham Market v Ipswich Town XI
27 July 2011 Needham Market 1–1 Ipswich Town XI Bloomfields
19:45Fenn 26'Priskin 53'
Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
30 July 2011 Ipswich Town 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00Bowyer 44'ReportHunt 76'
Ebanks-Blake 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,945
Referee: Darren Deadman

Competitions

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Football League Championship

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
13Burnley461711186158+362
14Leeds United461710196568−361
15Ipswich Town461710196977−861
16Millwall461512195557−257
17Crystal Palace461317164651−556
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

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
461710197078 −86111494033 +766103045 −15

Last updated: 28 April 2012.
Source: Table

Results by round

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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

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August

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6 August 2011 1 Bristol City 0–3 Ipswich Town Ashton Gate
15:00ReportChopra 13', 60'
Martin 51'
Attendance: 13,107
Referee: Haywood
13 August 2011 2 Ipswich Town 0–1 Hull City Portman Road
15:00ReportFryatt 76'
Cairney  85'
Attendance: 18,116
Referee: McDermid
16 August 2011 3 Ipswich Town 2–5 Southampton Portman Road
19:45Andrews 56'
Emmanuel-Thomas 61'
ReportLambert 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
17:20Taylor 30', 40'
Tomlin 38', 42', 90+3'
McCann 48' (pen), 56'
Frecklington  52'
ReportLeadbitter  8'
Andrews 23'
Martin  45'
Smith  47'
Delaney  53'
Attendance: 7,928
Referee: Scott
27 August 2011 5 Ipswich Town 2–1 Leeds United Portman Road
15:00Emmanuel-Thomas  32'
Delaney  47'
Scotland 77'
Andrews 90'
Carson  90+3'
ReportMcCormack 34'
White  49'
Clayton  68'
O'Brien  84'
Attendance: 19,758
Referee: D'Urso

September

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

October

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

November

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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
15:00Carson 53'
Leadbitter  63'
Emmanuel-Thomas  73'
Andrews  84'
Chopra 90+4'
ReportDiouf 18', 39'
Sharp 24'
Gillett  36'
Stock  60'
Attendance: 17,184
Referee: Hooper
19 November 2011 16 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Ipswich Town City Ground
15:00Findley 42'
Lynch 84'
Tudgay 90+1'
ReportCollins 25', 63'Attendance: 21,143
Referee: Linington
26 November 2011 17 Ipswich Town 2–3 Reading Portman Road
15:00Murphy 56'
Carson 79'
ReportGorkšs 76'
Pearce 90+1'
Hunt 93+1'
Attendance: 17,154
Referee: Ilderton
29 November 2011 18 Burnley 4–0 Ipswich Town Turf Moor
19:45Vokes 33'
McCann 45+1', 66'
Treacy  64'
Rodriguez 77'
ReportAttendance: 12,499
Referee: Miller

December

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

January

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

February

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

March

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

April

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

FA Cup

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7 January 2012 Third round Hull City 3–1 Ipswich Town KC Stadium
15:00McLean 27'
Cairney 32'
McShane  54'
Stewart 90+3'
ReportSmith  50'
Scotland 57'
Attendance: 10,246
Referee: Pawson

Football League Cup

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9 August 2011 First round Ipswich Town 1–2 Northampton Town Portman Road
19:45Emmanuel-Thomas 11'ReportTozer 39'
Turnbull 54'
Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Naylor

Transfers

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Transfers in

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DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
10 June 2011CF Michael Chopra Cardiff City£1,000,000[a][11][12]
13 June 2011CB Ívar Ingimarsson ReadingFree transfer[13]
21 June 2011CF Nathan Ellington WatfordFree transfer[14]
1 July 2011LB Aaron Cresswell Tranmere Rovers£240,000[b][15]
10 July 2011CM Lee Bowyer Birmingham CityFree transfer[16]
26 July 2011CF Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Arsenal£1,100,000[17]
23 August 2011GK Richard WrightFree agentFree transfer[18]
25 August 2011CM Jimmy Bullard Hull CityFree transfer[19]
26 August 2011CB Ibrahima Sonko Stoke CityFree transfer[20]
30 January 2012AM Ryan Stevenson 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

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Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
26 July 2011GK David Stockdale Fulham14 December 2011[22]
12 August 2011DM Keith Andrews Blackburn Rovers30 January 2012[23]
25 August 2011CF Daryl Murphy Celtic30 June 2011[24]
9 September 2011CB Danny Collins Stoke City17 December 2011[25]
30 September 2011CB Reece Wabara Manchester City31 December 2011[26]
9 January 2012GK Alex McCarthy Reading11 April 2012[27]

Transfers out

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DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
23 May 2011CB Gareth McAuley West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[28]
15 June 2011CM David Norris PortsmouthFree transfer[29]
29 June 2011CF Connor Wickham Sunderland£8,100,000[a][30]
29 June 2011LM Luciano Civelli Club LibertadFree transfer[31]
1 July 2011CF Pablo CouñagoFree agentReleased[32]
1 July 2011CF Kevin Lisbie Leyton OrientFree transfer[32]
1 July 2011CM David CawleyFree agentReleased[33]
1 July 2011CB Josh Meekings Inverness Caledonian ThistleFree transfer[34]
1 July 2011LB Rory McKeown KilmarnockFree transfer[34]
1 July 2011GK Ian McLoughlin Milton Keynes DonsFree transfer[34]
1 July 2011GK Brian Murphy Queens Park RangersFree transfer[35]
1 July 2011CM Alan QuinnFree agentReleased[36]
1 July 2011CB Troy Brown Rotherham UnitedFree transfer[37]
1 July 2011CB Tom Eastman Colchester UnitedFree transfer[38]
1 July 2011RM Reggie LambeFree agentReleased[39]
30 July 2011CM Conor Hourihane Plymouth ArgyleFree transfer[40]
6 August 2011GK Márton Fülöp West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[41]
23 November 2011CM Colin Healy Cork CityFree transfer[42]
9 January 2012CB Ívar IngimarssonRetired[43]
17 January 2012CF Tamás Priskin Alania VladikavkazFree transfer[44]
20 January 2012LB Shane O'Connor Cork CityFree transfer[45]
8 March 2012LM Jamie Griffiths SudburyFree transfer[46]
  1. ^ Fee could potentially rise to £12,000,000 with add-ons

Loans out

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Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
31 August 2011CM Jamie Griffiths Plymouth Argyle30 November 2011[47]
15 September 2011LW Andy Drury Crawley Town19 January 2012[48]
23 September 2011RB Jaime Peters Bournemouth8 December 2011[49]
24 November 2011LB Shane O'Connor Port Vale20 January 2012[50]
24 November 2011CF Tamás Priskin Derby County17 January 2012[51]
25 November 2011CF Ronan Murray Swindon Town14 January 2012[52]
19 January 2012CF Ronan Murray Swindon Town30 June 2012[53]

New contracts

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NumberPositionNationalityNameContract lengthExpiryRef.
3LB Aaron Cresswell1 year2015[54]
29RB Jack Ainsley1.5 years2013[55]
22LW Josh Carson3 years2015[56]
28CF Ronan Murray1.5 years2013[57]
19CM Luke Hyam1 year2013[58]

Squad statistics

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All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

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No.PosNatPlayerTotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  ENGRichard Wright10100000
12GK  ENGArran Lee-Barrett20017+101010
32GK  ENGAlex McCarthy1001000000
Defenders
2DF  CANJaime Peters10000010
3DF  ENGAaron Cresswell4614411010
5DF  IRLDamien Delaney30026+301000
20DF  NZLTommy Smith28324+230+1010
29DF  ENGJack Ainsley20100010
39DF  IRLMark Kennedy706+100000
31DF  SENIbrahima Sonko22120+210000
Midfielders
6MF  ENGGrant Leadbitter36532+25100+10
7MF  TRICarlos Edwards4604501000
8MF  ENGLee Bowyer29224+520000
11MF  ENGLee Martin35528+65000+10
17MF  ENGAndy Drury22220+120010
16MF  SCORyan Stevenson1113+810000
19MF  ENGLuke Hyam1007+101010
21MF  ENGJimmy Bullard21112+910000
22MF  NIRJosh Carson1725+1121000
38MF  ENGByron Lawrence100+100000
Forwards
9FW  ENGJay Emmanuel-Thomas44728+1461011
10FW  ENGMichael Chopra461439+6140+1000
14FW  TRIJason Scotland38920+1680+1110
18FW  ENGNathan Ellington1701+1401010
27FW  IRLDaryl Murphy34431+241000
Players transferred out during the season
4DF  ISLÍvar Ingimarsson806+200000
13GK  ENGDavid Stockdale1801800000
15MF  IRLKeith Andrews20919+190000
16FW  HUNTamás Priskin201+100000
24MF  IRLColin Healy20100010
25DF  WALDanny Collins1631630000
26DF  ENGReece Wabara601+500000

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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No.Pos.Nat.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
10FW Michael Chopra140014
15MF Keith Andrews9009
14FW Jason Scotland7108
9FW Jay Emmanuel-Thomas6017
6MF Grant Leadbitter5005
11MF Lee Martin5005
27FW Daryl Murphy4004
25DF Danny Collins3003
8MF Lee Bowyer2002
17MF Andy Drury2002
20DF Tommy Smith2002
22MF Josh Carson2002
3DF Aaron Cresswell1001
21MF Jimmy Bullard1001
31DF Ibrahima Sonko1001
Own goal2002
Total641166

Clean sheets

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No.NatPlayerChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
12 Arran Lee-Barrett5005
13 David Stockdale5005
32 Alex McCarthy2002
Total120012

Disciplinary record

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No.Pos.Nat.NameChampionshipFA CupLeague CupTotal
11MF Lee Martin41000041
6MF Grant Leadbitter61000061
20DF Tommy Smith12100022
3DF Aaron Cresswell21000021
32GK Alex McCarthy01000001
5DF Damien Delaney90000090
8MF Lee Bowyer50000050
31DF Ibrahima Sonko50000050
19MF Luke Hyam50000050
15MF Keith Andrews40000040
9FW Jay Emmanuel-Thomas30000030
10FW Michael Chopra30000030
22MF Josh Carson10000010
25DF Danny Collins10000010
13GK David Stockdale10000010
1GK Arran Lee-Barrett10000010
7MF Carlos Edwards10000010
27FW Daryl Murphy10000010
Total5361000546

Awards

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Player awards

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AwardPlayerRef
Player of the Year Aaron Cresswell[59]
Players' Player of the Year Carlos Edwards[60]
Young Player of the Year Gunnar Thorsteinsson[59]
Goal of the Season Jason Scotland[60]

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