2024–25 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2024–25 season
Owner	Gamechanger 20 Ltd
Chairman	Mike O'Leary
Manager	Kieran McKenna
Stadium	Portman Road
Premier League	10th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of Ipswich Town and their first season back in the Premier League since the 2001–02 season following their promotion from the Championship the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Season summary

First-team squad

As of pre-season

No.	Player	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Christian Walton	GK	Wadebridge	(1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 28)	Brighton & Hove Albion	19 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
13	Cieran Slicker	GK	Oldham	(2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 21)	Manchester City	8 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
31	Václav Hladký	GK	Brno	(1990-11-14) 14 November 1990 (age 33)	Salford City	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Harry Clarke	RB	Ipswich	(2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 23)	Arsenal	19 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
3	Leif Davis	LB	Newcastle upon Tyne	(1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 24)	Leeds United	25 July 2022	£1,200,000	30 June 2025
4	George Edmundson	CB	Manchester	(1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 26)	Rangers	27 July 2021	£875,000	30 June 2025
6	Luke Woolfenden	CB	Ipswich	(1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 25)	Academy	1 July 2017	—	30 June 2025
15	Cameron Burgess	CB	Aberdeen	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 28)	Accrington Stanley	15 August 2021	£880,000	30 June 2025
26	Elkan Baggott	CB	Bangkok	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21)	Academy	28 January 2021	—	30 June 2025
40	Axel Tuanzebe	CB	Bunia	(1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 26)	Free agent	8 September 2023	—	30 June 2025
44	Janoi Donacien	CB	Castries	(1993-11-03) 3 November 1993 (age 30)	Accrington Stanley	3 January 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
—	Corrie Ndaba	CB	Dublin	(1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 (age 24)	Cherry Orchard	1 July 2016	Free transfer	30 June 2025
Midfielders
5	Sam Morsy	CM	Wolverhampton	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 32)	Middlesbrough	31 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
7	Wes Burns	RM	Cardiff	(1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 29)	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Jack Taylor	CM	Hammersmith	(1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 25)	Peterborough United	26 June 2023	£1,500,000	30 June 2026
22	Idris El Mizouni	CM	Paris	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2019	—	30 June 2025
25	Massimo Luongo	CM	Sydney	(1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31)	Middlesbrough	5 January 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2025
30	Cameron Humphreys	CM	Colchester	(2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2026
Forwards
9	Freddie Ladapo	CF	Romford	(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 31)	Rotherham United	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2025
10	Conor Chaplin	SS	Worthing	(1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 27)	Barnsley	27 July 2021	£875,000	30 June 2026
11	Marcus Harness	RW	Coventry	(1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 28)	Portsmouth	15 July 2022	£700,000	30 June 2025
16	Ali Al-Hamadi	CF	Maysan Governorate	(2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 22)	AFC Wimbledon	29 January 2024	£1,000,000	30 June 2028
18	Gassan Ahadme	CF	Vic	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 23)	Burton Albion	1 September 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
27	George Hirst	CF	Sheffield	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)	Leicester City	13 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
33	Nathan Broadhead	SS	Bangor	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26)	Everton	9 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
Out on loan

First-team key staff

Position	Name
Manager	Kieran McKenna
Assistant Manager	Martyn Pert
First-Team Coach	Lee Grant
Goalkeeping Coach	Rene Gilmartin
Fitness Coach	Jon Ashton
Director of Performance	Andy Rolls
Head of Strength & Conditioning	Ivan Mukandi
Head Physiotherapist	Matt Byard
Sports Therapist	Alice Gindrod
Head of Athletic Performance	Matt Allen
Sports Scientist	Kit Barnes
Head of Analysis	Charlie Turnbull
Head of Performance Analysis	Will Stephenson
Kit Manager	James Pullen

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref
15 June 2024	DF		Leon Elliott †	Crystal Palace	Free	^[1]

† For the academy

Out

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Ref
30 June 2024	RW	Sone Aluko	Retired		^[2]
30 June 2024	MF	Alex Graham-Alexandrou †	Left for US College Football Scholarship		^[3]
30 June 2024	DF	Nick Nkansa-Dwamena †	Left for US College Football Scholarship		^[3]
30 June 2024	GK	Nick Hayes	Barnet	Free	^[4]
30 June 2024	MF	Jack Manly †	Leiston	Free	^[5]
30 June 2024	MF	Dominic Ball	Free Agent	Released	^[6]
30 June 2024	MF	Panutche Camará	Free Agent	Released
30 June 2024	FW	Kayden Jackson	Free Agent	Released
30 June 2024	DF	Cameron Stewart †	Coleraine	Free	^[7]
30 June 2024	MF	Seth O'Neill †	Ipswich Wanderers	Free	^[8]

† From the academy

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref

New contracts

First Team

Date signed	Number	Pos	Player	Contract length	Expiry	Ref
3 June 2024	1	GK	Christian Walton	1 year	2025	^[6]
3 June 2024	15	DF	Cameron Burgess	1 year	2025
3 June 2024	22	MF	Idris El Mizouni	1 year	2025
3 June 2024	40	DF	Axel Tuanzebe	1 year	2025

Academy

Date signed	Number	Pos	Nationality	Player	Contract length	Expiry	Ref

Coaching Staff

Date signed	Name	Contract length	Expiry	Ref
30 May 2024	Kieran McKenna	4 years	2028	^[9]
30 May 2024	Martyn Pert	Unknown length
30 May 2024	Lee Grant	Unknown length
30 May 2024	Rene Gilmartin	Unknown length
30 May 2024	Charlie Turnbull	Unknown length

Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Ipswich Town announced their first pre-season friendly for the 2024/25 campaign taking on 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf^[10] continuing the strong affiliation between the two sides.

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

27 July 2024 Friendly	Ipswich Town	v	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	17 August 2024	25 May 2025	Matchday 1	TBC	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	TBA	TBA	Third round	TBC	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	TBA	TBA	Second round	TBC	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2024. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[11]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.^[12]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 August 2024 1	Ipswich Town	v	Liverpool	Ipswich
12:30 BST				Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Live on TNT Sports

24 August 2024 2	Manchester City	v	Ipswich Town	Manchester
15:00 BST				Stadium: Etihad Stadium

31 August 2024 3	Ipswich Town	v	Fulham	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

14 September 2024 4	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Ipswich Town	Brighton & Hove
15:00 BST				Stadium: American Express Stadium

21 September 2024 5	Southampton	v	Ipswich Town	Southampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

28 September 2024 6	Ipswich Town	v	Aston Villa	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

5 October 2024 7	West Ham United	v	Ipswich Town	Stratford
15:00 BST				Stadium: London Stadium

19 October 2024 8	Ipswich Town	v	Everton	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

26 October 2024 9	Brentford	v	Ipswich Town	Brentford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium

2 November 2024 10	Ipswich Town	v	Leicester City	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

9 November 2024 11	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Ipswich Town	Tottenham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

23 November 2024 12	Ipswich Town	v	Manchester United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

30 November 2024 13	Nottingham Forest	v	Ipswich Town	West Bridgford
15:00 GMT				Stadium: City Ground

3 December 2024 14	Ipswich Town	v	Crystal Palace	Ipswich
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Live on Prime Video

7 December 2024 15	Ipswich Town	v	Bournemouth	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

14 December 2024 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	v	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Stadium

7 December 2024 17	Ipswich Town	v	Newcastle United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

26 December 2024 18	Arsenal	v	Ipswich Town	Holloway
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Note: Live on Prime Video

29 December 2024 19	Ipswich Town	v	Chelsea	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

4 January 2025 20	Fulham	v	Ipswich Town	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Craven Cottage

14 January 2025 21	Ipswich Town	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Ipswich
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

18 January 2025 22	Ipswich Town	v	Manchester City	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

25 January 2025 23	Liverpool	v	Ipswich Town	Anfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Anfield

1 February 2025 24	Ipswich Town	v	Southampton	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

15 February 2025 25	Aston Villa	v	Ipswich Town	Birmingham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Villa Park

22 February 2025 26	Ipswich Town	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

26 February 2025 27	Manchester United	v	Ipswich Town	Old Trafford
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Old Trafford

8 March 2025 28	Crystal Palace	v	Ipswich Town	Selhurst
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Selhurst Park

15 March 2025 29	Ipswich Town	v	Nottingham Forest	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

1 April 2025 30	Bournemouth	v	Ipswich Town	Bournemouth
19:45 BST				Stadium: Vitality Stadium

5 April 2025 31	Ipswich Town	v	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

12 April 2025 32	Chelsea	v	Ipswich Town	Fulham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stamford Bridge

19 April 2025 33	Ipswich Town	v	Arsenal	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

26 April 2025 34	Newcastle	v	Ipswich Town	Newcastle
15:00 BST				Stadium: St James' Park

3 May 2025 35	Everton	v	Ipswich Town	Walton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Goodison Park

10 May 2025 36	Ipswich Town	v	Brentford	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

18 May 2025 37	Leicester City	v	Ipswich Town	Leicester
15:00 BST				Stadium: King Power Stadium

25 May 2025 38	Ipswich Town	v	West Ham United	Ipswich
16:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Christian Walton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	SCO	Cieran Slicker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	CZE	Václav Hladký	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Harry Clarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ENG	Leif Davis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	George Edmundson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Luke Woolfenden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	AUS	Cameron Burgess	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	IDN	Elkan Baggott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	COD	Axel Tuanzebe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	LCA	Janoi Donacien	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	IRL	Corrie Ndaba	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
5	MF	EGY	Sam Morsy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	WAL	Wes Burns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Jack Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	TUN	Idris El Mizouni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	AUS	Massimo Luongo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	ENG	Cameron Humphreys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Freddie Ladapo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Conor Chaplin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	IRL	Marcus Harness	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	IRQ	Ali Al-Hamadi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	MAR	Gassan Ahadme	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	ENG	George Hirst	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW	WAL	Nathan Broadhead	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Updated as of pre-season

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals					0	0	0	0

Assists

Updated as of pre-season

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals					0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

Updated as of pre-season

Rank	No.	Nat.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
Totals				0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

Updated as of pre-season

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
Totals				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Captains

Updated as of pre-season

Rank	No.	Nat.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total	Notes

References

^ "Town sign Palace youngster". TWTD. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "Sone Aluke Announces Retirement". Ipswich Town FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Academy players leave for scholarships". TWTD. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "Nick Hayes Signs For Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
^ "Released Manly joins Leiston". TWTD. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "ITFC 2024 Retained List". Ipswich Town FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Released Stewart joins boyhood club". TWTD. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Another youngster confirmed to have left". TWTD. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "McKenna signs new deal". Ipswich Town FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
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^ Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Premier League 2024/25 fixtures released!". Premier League. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[1] "Town sign Palace youngster". TWTD. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[2] "Sone Aluke Announces Retirement". Ipswich Town FC. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[Scholarships-3] "Academy players leave for scholarships". TWTD. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[4] "Nick Hayes Signs For Barnet FC". Barnet FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[5] "Released Manly joins Leiston". TWTD. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.

[RetainedList-6] "ITFC 2024 Retained List". Ipswich Town FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[7] "Released Stewart joins boyhood club". TWTD. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.

[8] "Another youngster confirmed to have left". TWTD. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[StaffExt-9] "McKenna signs new deal". Ipswich Town FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.

[10] "Town to take on Fortuna". Ipswich Town F.C. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

[PLhandbook-11] Premier League Handbook: Season 2023/24 (PDF). 29 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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