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Ipswich Town
2008–09 season
ChairmanMarcus Evans
ManagerJim Magilton (until 22 April)
Roy Keane (from 23 April)
StadiumPortman Road
Championship9th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jon Stead (12)
All: Jon Stead (13)
Highest home attendance28,274
(vs. Norwich City, 19 Apr 2009, Championship)
Lowest home attendance10,477
(vs. Leyton Orient, 12 Aug 2008, League Cup)
Average home league attendance20,961

During the 2008–09 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.

Season summary

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Ipswich Town had an average season in the Championship, finishing in ninth place, eight points away from the playoffs. Manager Jim Magilton was sacked in April after three seasons in charge of Ipswich and was replaced by former Sunderland boss Roy Keane.

Kit

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Ipswich Town retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by English company Mitre, although Marcus Evans became the new kit sponsor. An all-red strip with black trimmings was Town's away kit.

Players

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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. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Richard Wright
2 DF England ENG David Wright
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley (captain)
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Bruce[notes 1]
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan
8 MF England ENG Tommy Miller
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago
10 MF England ENG David Norris
11 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie[notes 2]
12 DF Canada CAN Jaime Peters
13 MF Argentina ARG Luciano Civelli
14 FW England ENG Jon Stead
15 DF Netherlands NED Pim Balkestein
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch
18 FW England ENG Danny Haynes
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Walters[notes 3]
20 FW Mexico MEX Giovani dos Santos (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
21 DF Spain ESP Iván Campo
22 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz (on loan from Fulham)
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Quinn
26 MF North Macedonia MKD Veliče Šumulikoski
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple
28 GK Poland POL Bartosz Białkowski (on loan from Southampton)
30 MF England ENG Matt Richards
33 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher[notes 4]

Left club during season

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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. Nation Player
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor (to Leeds United)
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee (to Crystal Palace)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose (on loan from Charlton Athletic)
23 DF England ENG Dan Harding (on loan to Reading)

Reserve 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. Nation Player
16 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Casement
24 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Billy Clarke
29 MF England ENG Ed Upson
35 DF England ENG Tommy Smith[notes 5]
36 MF England ENG Liam Trotter
No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF England ENG Kurt Robinson
38 FW England ENG Jordan Rhodes[notes 6]
39 MF England ENG Jai Reason
40 FW England ENG Connor Wickham

Coaching staff

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Until 22 April

Position Name
Manager Northern Ireland Jim Magilton
Assistant manager Scotland John Gorman
Goalkeeping coach England James Hollman
Specialist Skills Coach England Steve Foley
Fitness Coach England Simon Thadani
Head physiotherapist England Matt Byard

From 22 April:

Position Name
Manager Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
Assistant manager England Tony Loughlan
Goalkeeping coach England James Hollman
Specialist Skills Coach England Steve Foley
Fitness Coach England Simon Thadani
Head physiotherapist England Matt Byard

Pre-season

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Ipswich's preparations for the 2008–09 season included a pre-season training camp in Northern Ireland, including friendlies against Belfast based sides Cliftonville, Donegal Celtic and Glentoran.[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 July 2008 England Bury Town A 3–0 Unknown Bowditch, Peters, Upson
11 July 2008 England Brentford A 2–0 Unknown Balkestein, Haynes
14 July 2008 Northern Ireland Cliftonville A 7–0 Unknown Roberts, Lee, Haynes, Peters, Quinn (2), Wright
17 July 2008 Northern Ireland Donegal Celtic A 4–1 Unknown Munster (o.g.), Garvan, Quinn (2)
19 July 2008 Northern Ireland Glentoran A 3–1 3,262 Lee, Couñago, Roberts (pen)
23 July 2008 England Gillingham A 1–1 1,374 Miller (pen)
26 July 2008 England West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 7,189 Miller (pen), Lisbie
29 July 2008 England Brighton & Hove Albion A 3–2 Unknown Lisbie, Miller (pen) (2)
4 August 2008 England West Ham United H 3–5 17,223 Šumulikoski, Garvan, Lee

Competitions

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Football League Championship

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Cardiff City 46 19 17 10 65 53 +12 74
8 Swansea City 46 16 20 10 63 50 +13 68
9 Ipswich Town 46 17 15 14 62 53 +9 66
10 Bristol City 46 15 16 15 54 54 0 61
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 16 15 42 44 −2 61
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2009. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Ipswich Town's score comes first[2]

Matches

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 2008 Preston North End H 1–2 22,307 Lisbie
16 August 2008 Burnley A 3–0 11,312 Trotter, Lisbie, Jordan (o.g.)
23 August 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–2 21,483
30 August 2008 Watford A 1–2 16,345 Couñago
13 September 2008 Reading H 2–0 21,366 Stead, Walters
17 September 2008 Southampton A 2–2 14,916 Garvan, Quinn
20 September 2008 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 17,198
27 September 2008 Crystal Palace H 1–1 19,032 Stead
30 September 2008 Barnsley H 3–0 18,177 Stead, Garvan, Campo
4 October 2008 Charlton Athletic A 1–2 20,643 Cranie (o.g.)
18 October 2008 Swansea City H 2–2 20,026 Couñago (2)
21 October 2008 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 19,455 Miller (pen)
25 October 2008 Plymouth Argyle A 3–1 12,294 Garvan (2), Lisbie
28 October 2008 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 20,352 Garvan
1 November 2008 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 20,966 Stead (2)
8 November 2008 Blackpool A 1–0 7,349 David Norris
15 November 2008 Doncaster Rovers A 0–1 10,823
22 November 2008 Derby County H 2–0 20,239 Couñago, Walters
25 November 2008 Birmingham City A 1–2 15,689 Bruce
29 November 2008 Sheffield United H 1–1 19,785 Miller (pen)
7 December 2008 Norwich City A 0–2 25,472
10 December 2008 Bristol City H 3–1 17,749 Walters, Couñago, Fontaine (o.g.)
13 December 2008 Cardiff City H 1–2 19,665 Stead
20 December 2008 Coventry City A 2–2 15,598 Lisbie (2)
26 December 2008 Birmingham City H 0–1 23,536
28 December 2008 Derby County A 1–0 28,358 Walters
10 January 2009 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 22,213 Couñago
17 January 2009 Crystal Palace A 4–1 15,348 Garvan, David Norris, Lisbie, Hill (o.g.)
27 January 2009 Barnsley A 2–1 11,183 Stead (2)
31 January 2009 Plymouth Argyle H 0–0 20,333
7 February 2009 Swansea City A 0–3 14,020
14 February 2009 Blackpool H 1–1 19,299 Miller
18 February 2009 Nottingham Forest H 2–1 19,930 Perch (o.g.), Wright
21 February 2009 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 13,904 Stead, Couñago, Walters
28 February 2009 Preston North End A 2–3 12,709 Miller(2)
3 March 2009 Southampton H 0–3 20,040
10 March 2009 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–0 22,227
14 March 2009 Reading A 1–0 20,592 Stead
17 March 2009 Burnley H 1–1 18,745 dos Santos
21 March 2009 Watford H 0–0 21,434
4 April 2009 Sheffield United A 0–2 25,315
11 April 2009 Doncaster Rovers H 1–3 19,918 Garvan
13 April 2009 Bristol City A 1–1 16,430 dos Santos (pen)
19 April 2009 Norwich City H 3–2 28,274 Quinn, dos Santos (pen), Stead
25 April 2009 Cardiff City A 3–0 19,129 Couñago, Wright, Stead
3 May 2009 Coventry City H 2–1 27,225 dos Santos, Couñago

FA Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 3 January 2009 Chesterfield H 3–0 12,524 Walters (pen), Couñago, Stead
R4 24 January 2009 Chelsea A 1–3 41,137 Bruce

League Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 12 August 2008 Leyton Orient H 4–1 10,477 Haynes (2), Miller, Lee
R2 26 August 2008 Colchester United H 2–1 17,084 Couñago, Lisbie
R3 24 September 2008 Wigan Athletic H 1–4 13,803 Walters

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos Name From Fee Ref
16 June 2008 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein Netherlands Heerenveen Undisclosed [3]
18 June 2008 DF Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley England Leicester City Undisclosed [4]
30 June 2008 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie England Colchester United £600,000 [5]
21 July 2008 GK England Richard Wright England West Ham United Undisclosed [6]
11 August 2008 DF Spain Iván Campo England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [7]
14 August 2008 DF Wales Ben Thatcher England Charlton Athletic Free transfer [8]
15 September 2008 FW England Jon Stead England Sheffield United Undisclosed [9]
29 January 2009 MF Argentina Luciano Civelli Argentina Club Atlético Banfield £1,000,000 [10]

Loans in

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Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
28 August 2008 DF Germany Moritz Volz England Fulham 30 June 2009 [11]
1 September 2008 FW England Jon Stead England Sheffield United 15 September 2008 [12]
11 November 2008 MF England Darren Ambrose England Charlton Athletic 2 January 2009 [13]
13 March 2009 FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos England Tottenham Hotspur 30 June 2009 [14]
17 March 2009 GK Poland Bartosz Białkowski England Southampton 30 June 2009 [15]

Transfers out

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Date Pos Name To Fee Ref
27 June 2008 MF Wales Gavin Williams England Bristol City Undisclosed [16]
1 July 2008 DF Netherlands Fabian Wilnis England Grays Athletic Free transfer [17]
1 July 2008 DF Canada Jason de Vos Retired [18]
1 July 2008 MF France Sylvain Legwinski Free agent Released [19]
1 July 2008 DF Spain Sito Spain UD Salamanca Free transfer [20]
1 July 2008 GK England Nick Pope England Bury Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2008 GK Republic of Ireland Nick Colgan England Sunderland Free transfer [22]
1 July 2008 DF Republic of Ireland Michael Synnott Free agent Released [23]
29 July 2008 MF England Gary Roberts England Huddersfield Town £250,000 [24]
30 August 2008 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee England Crystal Palace Undisclosed [25]
2 February 2009 DF England Richard Naylor England Leeds United Free transfer [26]

Loans out

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Date from Pos Name From Date until Ref
1 August 2008 MF England Matt Richards England Brighton & Hove Albion 1 January 2009 [27]
8 August 2008 DF England Dan Harding England Southend United 1 January 2009 [28]
29 August 2008 DF Northern Ireland Chris Casement Scotland Hamilton Academical 1 January 2009 [29]
1 September 2008 MF England Ed Upson England Stevenage Borough 1 January 2009 [30]
12 September 2008 FW England Jordan Rhodes England Rochdale 1 January 2009 [31]
18 September 2008 MF England Liam Trotter England Grimsby Town 1 January 2009 [32]
31 October 2008 FW England Dean Bowditch England Brentford 1 January 2009 [33]
27 November 2008 DF England Kurt Robinson England Northampton Town 27 December 2008 [34]
7 January 2009 DF Northern Ireland Chris Casement England Wycombe Wanderers 7 February 2009 [35]
8 January 2009 DF England Kurt Robinson England Rushden & Diamonds 8 February 2009 [36]
22 January 2009 MF Canada Jaime Peters England Gillingham 22 February 2009 [37]
23 January 2009 FW England Jordan Rhodes England Brentford 23 February 2009 [38]
29 January 2009 DF England Dan Harding England Reading 30 June 2009 [39]
1 February 2009 MF England Jai Reason England Cambridge United 30 June 2009 [40]
23 February 2009 MF England Liam Trotter England Scunthorpe United 30 June 2009 [41]

Squad statistics

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All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

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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 50 0 46 0 2 0 2 0
27 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shane Supple 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF England ENG David Wright 36 1 34 1 2 0 0 0
4 DF Northern Ireland NIR Gareth McAuley 39 0 35 0 2 0 2 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alex Bruce 29 2 25 1 1+1 1 2 0
15 DF Netherlands NED Pim Balkestein 23 0 15+5 0 1 0 1+1 0
16 DF Northern Ireland NIR Chris Casement 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF Spain ESP Iván Campo 20 1 14+3 1 1 0 2 0
22 DF Germany GER Moritz Volz 23 0 20+2 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF Wales WAL Ben Thatcher 23 0 20 0 1 0 2 0
35 DF England ENG Tommy Smith 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Owen Garvan 39 7 22+15 7 1 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Tommy Miller 37 6 26+6 5 2 0 2+1 1
10 MF England ENG David Norris 41 3 35+2 3 2 0 1+1 0
12 MF Canada CAN Jamie Peters 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Argentina ARG Luciano Civelli 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Quinn 39 2 28+6 2 1+1 0 3 0
26 MF North Macedonia MKD Veliče Šumulikoski 27 0 22+4 0 1 0 0 0
30 MF England ENG Matt Richards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG Liam Trotter 5 1 2+1 1 0 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Pablo Couñago 47 11 26+18 9 2 1 1 1
11 FW Jamaica JAM Kevin Lisbie 45 7 24+17 6 0+1 0 2+1 1
14 FW England ENG Jon Stead 41 13 26+13 12 0+2 1 0 0
17 FW England ENG Dean Bowditch 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 FW England ENG Danny Haynes 29 2 8+16 0 1+1 0 1+2 2
19 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Jonathan Walters 41 7 30+6 5 2 1 3 1
20 FW Mexico MEX Giovani dos Santos 8 4 6+2 4 0 0 0 0
38 FW England ENG Jordan Rhodes 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW England ENG Connor Wickham 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
6 DF England ENG Richard Naylor 25 0 20+3 0 0 0 2 0
14 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Lee 4 1 2+1 0 0 0 1 1
20 MF England ENG Darren Ambrose 9 0 6+3 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Dan Harding 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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No. Pos Nat Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
14 FW England Jon Stead 12 1 0 13
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 9 1 1 11
7 MF Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan 7 0 0 7
11 FW Jamaica Kevin Lisbie 6 0 1 7
19 FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 5 1 1 7
8 MF England Tommy Miller 5 0 1 6
20 FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos 4 0 0 4
10 MF England David Norris 3 0 0 3
5 DF Republic of Ireland Alex Bruce 1 1 0 2
18 FW England Danny Haynes 0 0 2 2
25 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Quinn 2 0 0 2
2 DF England David Wright 1 0 0 1
14 FW Republic of Ireland Alan Lee 0 0 1 1
21 DF Spain Iván Campo 1 0 0 1
36 MF England Liam Trotter 1 0 0 1
Own goal 4 0 0 4
Total 61 4 7 72

Clean sheets

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Number Nation Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
1 England Richard Wright 13 1 0 14
Total 13 1 0 14

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF England David Wright 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF Northern Ireland Gareth McAuley 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland Alex Bruce 3 2 1 0 1 0 5 2
6 DF England Richard Naylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF Republic of Ireland Owen Garvan 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
8 MF England Tommy Miller 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
9 FW Spain Pablo Couñago 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
10 MF England David Norris 6 1 1 0 1 0 8 1
14 FW England Jon Stead 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF Netherlands Pim Balkestein 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
16 DF Northern Ireland Chris Casement 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 FW England Danny Haynes 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Walters 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
20 FW Mexico Giovani dos Santos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF Spain Iván Campo 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
22 DF Germany Moritz Volz 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
25 MF Republic of Ireland Alan Quinn 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
26 MF North Macedonia Veliče Šumulikoski 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
33 DF Wales Ben Thatcher 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 72 4 4 0 5 0 81 4

Awards

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Player awards

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Award Player Ref
Player of the Year England Richard Wright [42]
Players' Player of the Year England Richard Wright [42]
Young Player of the Year England Connor Wickham [42]
Goal of the Season Republic of Ireland Jonathan Walters [43]

Notes

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  1. ^ Bruce was born in Norwich, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandmother and represented the Republic of Ireland at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2007; he would change his international allegiance to Northern Ireland in July 2011 and make his international debut for Northern Ireland in February 2013.
  2. ^ Lisbie was born in Hackney, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2002.
  3. ^ Walters was born in Moreton, England, but also qualified to represent Republic of Ireland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-21 and B level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 2010.
  4. ^ Thatcher was born in Swindon, England, and represented them at U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his debut for Wales in March 2004.
  5. ^ Smith was born in Macclesfield, England, and represented them at U-17 and U-18 level, but was also raised in New Zealand and made his international debut for New Zealand in March 2010.
  6. ^ Rhodes was born in Oldham, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his father and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for Scotland in November 2011.

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