The 2017–18 season was Ipswich Town's 16th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 140th year in existence.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| Owner | Marcus Evans | |||
| Manager | Mick McCarthy (left 10 April 2018) Bryan Klug (caretaker) (from 10 April 2018) | |||
| Stadium | Portman Road | |||
| Championship | 12th | |||
| FA Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Cup | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Martyn Waghorn (16) All: Martyn Waghorn (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 24,928 (vs Norwich City, 22 Oct 17, EFL Championship) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 12,057 (vs Sheffield United, 6 Jan 18, FA Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 16,272 | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Kits edit
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Marcus Evans Group (chest), East Anglian Children's Hospices (back)
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First-team squad edit
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Left club during season edit
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First-team coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Manager |  Mick McCarthy
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| Assistant Manager |  Terry Connor
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Malcolm Webster
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| Fitness Coach |  Andy Liddell
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| Head Physiotherapist | Matt Byard
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| Assistant Head Physiotherapist | Alex Chapman
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| Kitman | James Pullen
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Pre-season edit
On 10 May 2017, Ipswich Town announced a pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic.[2] The club confirmed Peterborough United as a second confirmed pre-season fixture, with the match split into two games of 60 minutes each.[3] Mick McCarthy's men will travel to Republic of Ireland for a week and play Drogheda United whilst on tour.[4] Colchester United were also confirmed for pre-season opposition.[5] Four days later, Gillingham was added to the list of oppositions to face.[6]
| 8 July 2017 | Drogheda United | 0–5 | Ipswich Town | Drogheda, Ireland |
| 14:00 IST | Report | Pitman  14'Sears 37', 40'Moore 47'Garner 87' |
Stadium: United Park |
| 12 July 2017 | Ipswich Town | 4–1 | Southend United | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Garner x2' Sears McKendry |
Report | Trialist |
Stadium: Playford Road |
| 18 July 2017 | Peterborough United | 1–3 | Ipswich Town | Peterborough |
| 19:00 BST (120 min match) | Marriott |
Report | McGoldrick Garner x2' |
Stadium: ABAX Stadium |
| 22 July 2017 | Gillingham | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Gillingham |
| 15:00 BST | Eaves 53' (pen.) Wagstaff 78' |
Report | Rowe 80' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 25 July 2017 | Colchester United | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Colchester |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Garner 57' |
Stadium: Weston Homes Community Stadium |
| 29 July 2017 | Charlton Athletic | 6–1 | Ipswich Town | Charlton |
| 15:00 BST | Bauer 11' Fosu 27'Magennis 31', 39'Holmes 51', 77' |
Report | Dozzell 73' |
Stadium: The Valley |
Competitions edit
EFL Championship edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 69 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 67 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 |
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 33 | −5 |
Last updated: 23 April 2019.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday edit
Matches edit
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[7][8]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Birmingham City | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Spence  48'Garner 50' |
Report | Roberts 90' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,153 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Barnsley | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Barnsley |
| 15:00 BST | Jackson 47' Bradshaw 15' |
Report | Iorfa 52' McGoldrick 53' Waghorn 70' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12,009 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 15 August 2017 3 | Millwall | 3–4 | Ipswich Town | Bermondsey |
| 19:45 BST | Wallace 1' O'Brien 36' Elliott 80' |
Report | Garner 4' Waghorn 34', 45+3' Spence 88' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,919 Referee: James Linington |
| 19 August 2017 4 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Brentford | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Kenlock 80' Waghorn 35' Garner 51' |
Report | Sawyers 40' Maupay 45+3' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,348 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 26 August 2017 5 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Fulham | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Iorfa 31' |
Report | Kebano 35' Fonte 51' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,844 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Shepherd's Bush |
| 15:00 BST | Mackie 43' Freeman 49' 90' |
Report | Downes 34' Celina 89'Connolly 90+4' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,060 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 12 September 2017 P | Derby County | P–P | Ipswich Town | Derby |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium | |||
| Note: Match postponed on 31 August due to Derby County's second round EFL Cup match against Barnsley being moved to the same date.[9] | ||||
| 16 September 2017 7 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Skuse 48' McGoldrick 89' Garner 90+3' |
Report | Madine 48' Wheater 67' Noone 82' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,164 Referee: Andy Madley |
| 23 September 2017 8 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Ipswich Town | Leeds |
| 15:00 BST | Lasogga 13' Phillips 32' Białkowski 67' (o.g.) |
Report | McGoldrick 30' Garner 71' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,002 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 26 September 2017 9 | Ipswich Town | 5–2 | Sunderland | Ipswich |
| 19:45 BST | Waghorn 6' Spence 27' Celina 55' McGoldrick 60' Nydam 85' Ward 89' |
Report | Jones 10' Vaughan 44' McGeady 65', 67' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,907 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 30 September 2017 10 | Ipswich Town | 1–3 | Bristol City | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Knudsen 17' Waghorn 41'Garner 81' |
Report | Brownhill 2' Bryan 28'Diedhiou 31'Reid 82', 88' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,256 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 14 October 2017 11 | Sheffield United | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 33' Basham 49'Carter-Vickers 90+1' |
Report | Knudsen 69' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,799 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 22 October 2017 12 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Norwich City | Ipswich |
| 12:00 BST | Spence 32' Chambers 71'Downes 73' |
Report | Maddison 59' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,928 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 28 October 2017 13 | Burton Albion | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Turner 57' Warnock 89' |
Report | Chambers 53' Waghorn 66' 79'Celina 89' 90' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,110 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 31 October 2017 14 | Cardiff City | 3–1 | Ipswich Town | Cardiff |
| 19:45 GMT | Hoilett 12' Bogle 46'Morrison 83'Ward 90+1' |
Report | Smith 60' Celina 90' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 15,951 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 4 November 2017 15 | Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Preston North End | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | McGoldrick 25' 49' Waghorn 45+1'Celina 64' |
Report | Hugill 23' Welsh 45'Pearson 84' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 14,390 Referee: Andrew Madley |
| 18 November 2017 16 | Hull City | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | Bowen 34' 54' Larsson 46'Dicko 51'Stewart 90+1' |
Report | McGoldrick 6' Webster 40'Connolly 58'Garner 64'Knudsen 68'Spence 88'Ward 90+1' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,516 Referee: David Coote |
| 22 November 2017 17 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
| 19:45 GMT | Garner 48' Skuse 60'Waghorn 70' |
Report | Hooper 64' (pen.) Lee 77'Hunt 81'Nuhiu 90+3' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,702 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 25 November 2017 18 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Aston |
| 15:00 GMT | Adomah 36', 66' |
Report | Connolly 56' Huws 73' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,427 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 28 November 2017 19 | Derby County | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Derby |
| 19:45 GMT | Lawrence 33' Russell 90'Baird 90+5' |
Report | Connolly 5' Chambers 58'Webster 64'Downes 82' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 24,475 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 2 December 2017 20 | Ipswich Town | 4–2 | Nottingham Forest | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Connolly 7' 86' Iorfa 37'Waghorn 53' 82'Celina 67' |
Report | Dowell 29' 45' Walker 43'Bridcutt 90+4' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,808 Referee: Darren Bond |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 GMT | Leadbitter 21' Ayala 32'Braithwaite 44' 90'Bamford 51' |
Report | Celina 59' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 22,989 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 16 December 2017 22 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Reading | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Connolly 3' Garner 27' Waghorn 34' Knudsen 69' Webster 88' |
Report | Barrow 8' Bacuna 9' McShane 52' Edwards 66' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,832 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Cavaleiro 40' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 30,218 Referee: David Coote |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Knudsen 24' |
Report | Scowen 18'  86' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,696 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Derby County | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Garner 66' |
Report | Winnall 13', 49' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 2 January 2018 26 | Fulham | 4–1 | Ipswich Town | Fulham |
| 19:45 GMT | Sessegnon 69', 74' Kamara 72', 76' |
Report | Garner 45' Spence  54' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 17,415 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 13 January 2018 27 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Leeds United | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Connolly 55' Iorfa 60'Celina 67' |
Report | O'Kane 37' Jansson 80'Phillips 87' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,638 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 20 January 2018 28 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Madine 37', 53' |
Report | Iorfa 73' Garner 82' |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 13,870 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 27 January 2018 29 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Gleeson 24' Connolly 75' |
Report | Doherty 15' N'Diaye 84' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,971 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 3 February 2018 30 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Asoro 19' |
Report | Garner 35' 54' Matthews 45+1' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Darren England |
| 10 February 2018 31 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Burton Albion | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Dyer 25' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,815 Referee: David Webb |
| 18 February 2018 32 | Norwich City | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Norwich |
| 12:00 GMT | Leitner 58' Klose 90+4' |
Report | Garner 55' Skuse 64'Connolly 66'Waghorn 79'Spence 81'Chambers 88' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 27,100 Referee: David Coote |
| 21 February 2018 33 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Ipswich |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Zohore 65' Bryson 90+1' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,205 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 24 February 2018 34 | Preston North End | 0–1 | Ipswich Town | Preston |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Carayol 21' |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 11,511 Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 6 March 2018 35 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Boyd 33' João 69' |
Report | Carter-Vickers 41' Waghorn 51', 83' Chambers 83' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,733 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 10 March 2018 36 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Skuse 40' Gleeson 84' |
Report | Stearman 9' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,152 Referee: John Brooks |
| 13 March 2018 37 | Ipswich Town | 0–3 | Hull City | Ipswich |
| 19:45 GMT | Celina 44' |
Report | Henriksen 18' Wilson 40'Bowen 47' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,031 Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 17 March 2018 38 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Đurić 64' Smith 84' |
Report | Knudsen 87' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 21,509 Referee: Darren England |
| 31 March 2018 39 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Jota 21' (pen) Dean 61' Davis 78' |
Report | Skuse 68' Webster 89' Waghorn 89' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 20,555 Referee: Roger East |
| 2 April 2018 40 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Millwall | Ipswich |
| 15:00 | Waghorn 52', 54' 90' Carayol 61' Spence 80' Gleeson 82' |
Report | Cooper 27' Saville 60' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 7 April 2018 41 | Brentford | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | Brentford |
| 15:00 BST | McEachran 51' Maypay 72' Canós 90+1' |
Report | Carter-Vickers 17' Connolly 51' Knudsen 72' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,939 Referee: Robert Jones |
| 10 April 2018 42 | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | Barnsley | Ipswich |
| 19:45 BST | Knudsen 54', 72' |
Report | Yiadom 90' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,271 Referee: James Linington |
| 14 April 2018 43 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | West Bridgford |
| 15:00 BST | Brereton 81', 89' (pen) Lolley 90+5' |
Report | Ward 38', 73' |
Stadium: The City Ground Attendance: 25,093 Referee: Darren England |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Ipswich Town | 0–4 | Aston Villa | Ipswich |
| 15:00 BST | Ward 42' |
Report | Hourihane 25' Grabban 57', 78'Lansbury 82' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,034 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Reading | 0–4 | Ipswich Town | Reading |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Waghorn 71' Spence 79' Sears 90+1' Connolly 90+3' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 17,683 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 6 May 2018 46 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Ipswich |
| 12:30 BST | Sears 8' 45+2' Skuse 12' Nydam 45+1' Waghorn 83' (pen) |
Report | Downing 71' Bamford 90' Gibson 90+4' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,829 Referee: David Coote |
FA Cup edit
In the FA Cup, Ipswich Town entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Sheffield United.[10]
| 6 January 2018 Third round | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Ipswich |
| Chambers 24' |
Report | Thomas 25' Basham 45+2' Wright 81' Carter-Vickers 90+3' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Mike Jones |
EFL Cup edit
On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Luton Town confirmed.[11] Another away tie was announced, when they were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the second round.[12]
| 8 August 2017 First round | Luton Town | 0–2 | Ipswich Town | Luton |
| 19:45 BST | Report | McGoldrick 34', 90+3' |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 4,610 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 22 August 2017 Second round | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Selhurst |
| 19:30 BST | McArthur 76', 84' |
Report | Downes 56' Celina 90+1' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 9,837 Referee: Andy Davies |
Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Tom Adeyemi |  Cardiff City |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | |
Joe Garner | Rangers |
Undisclosed[a] | [14] |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | |
Emyr Huws | Cardiff City |
Undisclosed[b] | [15] |
| 7 August 2017 | CF | |
Martyn Waghorn | Rangers |
Undisclosed[c] | [16] |
| 4 January 2018 | CF | |
Aaron Drinan | Warterford |
Undisclosed[d] | [17] |
| 19 January 2018 | CM | |
Stephen Gleeson | Birmingham City |
Free transfer | [18] |
| 24 January 2018 | CB |  |
Chris Goteni | Saint-Apollinaire |
Free transfer | [19] |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | |
Barry Cotter | Limerick |
Undisclosed[e] | [20] |
| 31 January 2018 | RM |  |
Mustapha Carayol | Nottingham Forest |
Free transfer | [21] |
Loans in edit
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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| 3 July 2017 | AM |  |
Bersant Celina | Manchester City |
30 June 2018 | [22] |
| 14 July 2017 | RB | |
Dominic Iorfa | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
30 June 2018 | [23] |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | |
Callum Connolly | Everton |
30 June 2018 | [24] |
| 19 January 2018 | CB |  |
Cameron Carter-Vickers | Tottenham Hotspur |
30 June 2018 | [25] |
Transfers out edit
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 29 June 2017 | CM | |
Kundai Benyu | Celtic |
Compensation | [26] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Christophe Berra | Heart of Midlothian |
Mutual consent | [27][a] |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | |
Leon Best | Charlton Athletic |
Free transfer | [29][b] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Giles Coke | Free agent | Released | [29] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Paul Digby | Mansfield Town |
Free transfer | [29][c] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Jonathan Douglas | Retired | [29] | |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | |
Jacob Marsden | Free agent | Released | [29] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | |
Joe Robinson | Free agent | Released | [29] |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | |
Kieron Cathline | Enfield Town |
Free transfer | [29] |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | |
Ross Meldrum | Free agent | Released | [29] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  |
Kolade Salaudeen | Free agent | Released | [29] |
| 14 July 2017 | CF |  |
Brett Pitman | Portsmouth |
Undisclosed | [32] |
| 17 July 2017 | CB | |
Steven Taylor | Peterborough United |
Free transfer | [33][d] |
| 8 January 2018 | CF | |
Kieffer Moore | Barnsley |
£750,000 | [35] |
| 22 January 2018 | CB |  |
Tommy Smith | Colorado Rapids |
Undisclosed | [36] |
| 26 January 2018 | CM | |
Adam McDonnell | Aldershot Town |
Free transfer | [37] |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | |
George Fowler | Aldershot Town |
Free transfer | [38] |
- ^ Christophe Berra joined Heart of Midlothian following his departure.[28]
- ^ Leon Best joined Charlton Athletic following his release from the club.[30]
- ^ Paul Digby joined Mansfield Town following his release from the club.[31]
- ^ Steven Taylor joined Peterborough United following his release.[34]
Loans out edit
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
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| 10 July 2017 | CF | |
Kieffer Moore | Rotherham United |
30 June 2018 | [39] |
| 13 July 2017 | RB | |
Josh Emmanuel | Rotherham United |
30 June 2018 | [40] |
| 30 August 2017 | CM | |
Adam McDonnell | Aldershot Town |
29 November 2017 | [41][a] |
| 30 August 2017 | RB | |
George Fowler | Aldershot Town |
29 November 2017 | [41][b] |
| 2 November 2017 | GK | |
Harry Wright | East Thurrock United |
2 December 2017 | [43] |
| 23 December 2017 | CB | |
Luke Woolfenden | Bromley |
30 June 2018 | [44] |
| 2 January 2018 | AM | |
Danny Rowe | Lincoln City |
30 June 2018 | [45] |
| 31 January 2018 | CM | |
Flynn Downes | Luton Town |
30 June 2018 | [46] |
| 17 March 2018 | RW | |
Jack Lankester | Bury Town |
1 May 2018 | [47] |
| 17 March 2018 | DM | |
Brett McGavin | Bury Town |
1 May 2018 | [47] |
| 20 March 2018 | AM | |
Shane McLoughlin | Bromley |
1 May 2018 | [48] |
- ^ On 1 November, Adam McDonnell extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.[42]
- ^ On 1 November, George Fowler extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.[42]
Squad statistics edit
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG
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Dean Gerken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 24 | GK | WAL
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Michael Crowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK |  POL
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Bartosz Białkowski | 46 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Dominic Iorfa | 25 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  DEN
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Jonas Knudsen | 44 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG
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Luke Chambers | 39 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG
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Adam Webster | 29 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | ENG
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Jordan Spence | 40 | 4 | 37+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ENG
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Callum Connolly | 34 | 4 | 29+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | USA
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Cameron Carter-Vickers | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ENG
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Myles Kenlock | 18 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | IRL
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Barry Cotter | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | ENG
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Patrick Webber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 39 | DF | ENG
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Luke Woolfenden | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | DF | ENG
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Chris Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG
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Teddy Bishop | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Cole Skuse | 40 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | KOS
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Bersant Celina | 38 | 8 | 23+12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 15 | MF | ENG
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Tom Adeyemi | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | ENG
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Grant Ward | 37 | 2 | 25+12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG
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Luke Hyam | 18 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | ENG
|
Tristan Nydam | 20 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
Andre Dozzell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | IRL
|
Stephen Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF |  MRI
|
Kévin Bru | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | GAM
|
Mustapha Carayol | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | MF | IRL
|
Shane McLoughlin | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | MF | WAL
|
Emyr Huws | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Martyn Waghorn | 46 | 16 | 39+5 | 16 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | IRL
|
David McGoldrick | 24 | 8 | 18+4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 14 | FW | ENG
|
Joe Garner | 32 | 10 | 29+3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Freddie Sears | 37 | 2 | 15+21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | FW | IRL
|
Aaron Drinan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW |  AUS
|
Ben Folami | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 35 | FW | ENG
|
Ben Morris | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | NZL
|
Monty Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | NZL
|
Tommy Smith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Danny Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG
|
Flynn Downes | 12 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | IRL
|
Adam McDonnell | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 43 | DF | ENG
|
George Fowler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW |
|
Martyn Waghorn | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | FW |
|
Joe Garner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | FW |
|
David McGoldrick | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | MF |
|
Bersant Celina | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | DF |
|
Jordan Spence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | DF |
|
Callum Connolly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | MF |
|
Grant Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | FW |
|
Freddie Sears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF |
|
Dominic Iorfa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF |
|
Jonas Knudsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF |
|
Luke Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF |
|
Cole Skuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF |
|
Mustapha Carayol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 60 | |||
Assists edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW |
|
Martyn Waghorn | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | DF |
|
Jonas Knudsen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | MF |
|
Grant Ward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | FW |
|
David McGoldrick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | DF |
|
Jordan Spence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | FW |
|
Joe Garner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF |
|
Dominic Iorfa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | DF |
|
Adam Webster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF |
|
Cole Skuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF |
|
Bersant Celina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF |
|
Callum Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | DF |
|
Myles Kenlock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF |
|
Mustapha Carayol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | FW |
|
Ben Morris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | MF |
|
Emyr Huws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 45 | |||
Clean sheets edit
| Number | Nation | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Dean Gerken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 |
|
Bartosz Białkowski | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
Disciplinary record edit
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
| 2 | DF | Dominic Iorfa
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jonas Knudsen
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luke Chambers
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Tommy Smith
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Adam Webster
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Cole Skuse
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Martyn Waghorn
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | David McGoldrick
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Bersant Celina
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jordan Spence
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Callum Connolly
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Grant Ward
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Freddie Sears
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Flynn Downes
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Tristan Nydam
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Stephen Gleeson
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Myles Kenlock
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Mustapha Carayol
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Emyr Huws
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 2 | ||
Starting 11 edit
- Considering starts in all competitions[49]
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Awards edit
Player awards edit
| Award | Player | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Bartosz Białkowski
|
[50] |
| Players' Player of the Year | Bartosz Białkowski
|
[51] |
| Young Player of the Year | Flynn Downes
|
[51] |
| Goal of the Season | Bersant Celina
|
[51] |
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