2025–26 Ipswich Town F.C. season

Ipswich Town
2025–26 season
OwnerGamechanger 20 Ltd
ChairmanMark Ashton
ManagerKieran McKenna
StadiumPortman Road
Championship5th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jaden Philogene (7)
All:
Jaden Philogene (7)

The 2025–26 season is the 148th season in the history of Ipswich Town Football Club, and their first season back in the Championship since the 2023–24 campaign, following relegation from the Premier League in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also compete in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

On 30 June 2025, it was announced that Town would be changing the front-of-shirt sponsor for the first time since 2021 from Ed Sheeran's +–=÷× Tour to HaloITSM.[1]

Season summary

August

After having spent one season in the Premier League, the first game of Ipswich's return to the Championship saw them travel to St Andrew's to take on newly promoted Birmingham City. Town handed a full debut to Azor Matusiwa and the two promotion favourites ended the game with a 1–1 draw when George Hirst scored a penalty in the last minutes of the game causing a fight between the two squads.[2][3] A couple of days later, Town travelled to League Two side Bromley for the first round of the EFL Cup. Both Ashley Young and Cédric Kipré were handed their full debuts along with academy player Finley Barbrook. The game once again ended 1–1 with the game going into penalties which saw Town lose 5–4 being knocked out of the competition.[4] The following Sunday, Town were back at Portman Road as they hosted fellow relegated side Southampton. Town started the game very strongly and scored early via an own-goal but the game ended 1–1 for the third match in a row.[5] The next week, Town fell to their first defeat of the season when they travelled to Deepdale to take on Preston North End and conceded an early penalty which led to being the only goal of the game and the score ended 1–0 to Preston.[6] August ended when Ipswich hosted Derby County with a returning Jens Cajuste on his second loan as well as Kasey McAteer being handed his full debut. August did not end well for Town as thanks to an injury time penalty from Jack Clarke the game ended 2–2 and leaving Ipswich in 20th position on 3 points.[7]

September

After the international break, September started by seeing Town host struggling Sheffield United which also saw the debuting Darnell Furlong. Town dominated the game and thanks to a hat-trick from Jaden Philogene as well as goals from George Hirst and Jack Clarke, Ipswich won the game 5–0 and recorded the first win of the season.[8] The following week Town travelled to Ewood Park to take on Blackburn Rovers. At the 80th minute mark, Town were down to 10 men after Jacob Greaves received a straight red card and were also 1–0 down but due to the heavy rainfall, the pitch became waterlogged and the game had to be called off to be re-scheduled for a later date.[9] The next week Town were back at Portman Road to host Portsmouth with the game ending in a 2–1 victory.[10] Three days later Town ended the month by visting Ashton Gate to take on high flying Bristol City. Unfortunately, Town could still not get their first away win of the season and the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[11] This saw Ipswich end the month in 13th position with 10 points and also undefeated which saw Kieran McKenna win the manager of the month award for September.[12]


First-team squad

As of 21 November 2025
No. Player Position(s) Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Alex Palmer GK Kidderminster (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 West Bromwich Albion 3 February 2025 £2,000,000 30 June 2028
27 David Button GK[a] Stevenage (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 Reading 3 February 2025 Free transfer 30 June 2026
28 Christian Walton GK Wadebridge (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Defenders
2 Harry Clarke RB Ipswich (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 Arsenal 19 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
3 Leif Davis LB Newcastle upon Tyne (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 Leeds United 25 July 2022 £1,200,000 30 June 2029
4 Cédric Kipré CB Paris (1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 Reims 13 July 2025 Loan 31 May 2026
15 Ashley Young RB/LB Stevenage (1985-07-09) 9 July 1985 Everton 23 July 2025 Free transfer 31 May 2026
18 Ben Johnson RB/LB Waltham Forest (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 West Ham United 1 July 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028
19 Darnell Furlong RB/LB Luton (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 West Bromwich Albion 28 August 2025 £3,500,000 30 June 2028
22 Conor Townsend LB Hessle (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 West Bromwich Albion 1 August 2024 £500,000 30 June 2026
24 Jacob Greaves CB Cottingham (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 Hull City 12 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
25 Elkan Baggott CB Bangkok (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 Academy 28 January 2021 — 30 June 2028
26 Dara O'Shea CB Dublin (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 Burnley 25 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2030
Midfielders
5 Azor Matusiwa CM Hilversum (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 Rennes 13 July 2025 £7,800,000 30 June 2029
12 Jens Cajuste CM Gothenburg (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 Napoli 7 August 2025 Loan 31 May 2026
14 Jack Taylor CM Hammersmith (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 Peterborough United 26 June 2023 £1,500,000 30 June 2028
30 Cameron Humphreys CM Colchester (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2026
32 Marcelino Núñez CM Recoleta (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 Norwich City 29 August 2025 £7,500,000 30 June 2029
Forwards
7 Wes Burns RW Cardiff (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 Fleetwood Town 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
8 Sindre Walle Egeli RW Larvik (2006-06-21) 21 June 2006 FC Nordsjælland 29 August 2025 £17,500,000 30 June 2030
9 George Hirst CF Sheffield (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 Leicester City 13 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
11 Jaden Philogene LW/RW Hammersmith (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 Aston Villa 15 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
20 Kasey McAteer RW Northampton (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 Leicester City 22 August 2025 £11,500,000 30 June 2029
23 Sammie Szmodics SS/CF Colchester (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 Blackburn Rovers 16 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
29 Chuba Akpom CF/SS Newham (1995-10-09) 9 October 1995 Ajax 10 August 2025 Loan 31 May 2026
31 Iván Azón CF Zaragoza (2002-12-24) 24 December 2002 Como 28 August 2025 Loan 31 May 2026
47 Jack Clarke LW York (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 Sunderland 24 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
Out on loan
10 Conor Chaplin SS/CF Worthing (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 Barnsley 27 July 2021 £875,000 30 June 2026
13 Cieran Slicker GK Oldham (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 Manchester City 8 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
16 Ali Al-Hamadi CF Maysan (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 AFC Wimbledon 29 January 2024 £1,000,000 30 June 2028
21 Chiedozie Ogbene RW Lagos (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 Luton Town 28 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
49 Arijanet Muric GK Schlieren (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 Burnley 17 July 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
  1. ^ Player-coach

First-team key staff

Position Name
Manager Kieran McKenna
Assistant Manager Martyn Pert
First-Team Coaches Sone Aluko
Mark Hudson
Charlie Turnbull
Junior Stanislas
Goalkeeping Coaches Rene Gilmartin
David Button
Fitness Coach Jon Ashton
Position Name
Director of Football Operations Dmitri Halajko
Director of Performance Andy Rolls
Head of Analysis Cillian Callaly
Head of Recruitment Will Stephenson
Head of Athletic Performance Matt Allen
Head Physiotherapist Matt Byard
Head of Strength & Conditioning Dan Peacock
Sports Scientist Kit Barnes
Sports Therapist Alice Gindrod
Kit Manager Lee Owen

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos Nationality Player From Fee Ref
First team
4 July 2025 GK[a] David Button Reading Free transfer [13]
13 July 2025 CM Azor Matusiwa Rennes £7,800,000 [14]
23 July 2025 RB Ashley Young Everton Free transfer [15]
22 August 2025 RW Kasey McAteer Leicester City £11,500,000 [16]
28 August 2025 RB Darnell Furlong West Bromwich Albion £3,500,000 [17]
29 August 2025 CM Marcelino Núñez Norwich City £7,500,000 [18]
RW Sindre Walle Egeli FC Nordsjælland £17,500,000 [19]
Academy
2 September 2025 MF Tyler Young Peterborough United Free transfer [20]
Women's team
14 July 2025 CB Paige Peake Southampton Free transfer [21]
22 July 2025[b] W Ruby Seaby Arsenal Free transfer [22][23]
22 July 2025 CF Rianna Dean Southampton Free transfer [24]
30 July 2025 CM Ruby Doe West Ham Free transfer [25]
31 July 2025 RB Bethan Roe Charlton Athletic Free transfer [26]
CM Jenna Dear Sunderland Free transfer [27]
RB Grace Neville London City Lionesses Free transfer [28]
3 August 2025 CM Sophie Baigent Hashtag United Free transfer [29]
  1. ^ Signed as player-coach
  2. ^ Joined last season on dual-registration before being offered a full contract

Out

Date Pos Nationality Player To Fee Ref
First team
4 June 2025 CF Liam Delap Chelsea £30,000,000 [30][31]
24 July 2025 CM Sam Morsy Al-Kuwait Free transfer [32]
14 August 2025 LW Nathan Broadhead Wrexham £7,500,000 [33][34]
16 August 2025 RW Omari Hutchinson Nottingham Forest £37,500,000 [35][36]
1 September 2025 CB Luke Woolfenden Coventry City £4,000,000 [37]

Loaned in

Date Pos Nationality Player Loaned from Date until Ref
First team
13 July 2025 CB Cédric Kipré Reims 31 May 2026 [38]
7 August 2025 CM Jens Cajuste Napoli 31 May 2026 [39]
10 August 2025 CF Chuba Akpom Ajax 31 May 2026 [40]
28 August 2025 CF Iván Azón Como 31 May 2026 [41]
Academy
1 September 2025 FW Luca Fletcher Manchester City 31 May 2026 [42]
Women's team
4 September 2025 CM Maddy Earl Arsenal 31 May 2026 [43]

Loaned out

Date Pos Nationality Player Loaned to Date until Ref
First team
7 August 2025 GK Cieran Slicker Barnet 31 May 2026 [44]
13 August 2025 GK Arijanet Muric Sassuolo 31 May 2026 [45]
1 September 2025 RW Chiedozie Ogbene Sheffield United 31 May 2026 [46]
CF Ali Al-Hamadi Luton Town 31 May 2026 [47]
SS Conor Chaplin Portsmouth 31 May 2026 [48]
Academy
30 July 2025 DF Jokūbas Mažionis Cheltenham Town 31 May 2026 [49]
1 September 2025 MF Fin Barbrook Lincoln City 31 May 2026 [50]
FW Tom Taylor Cheltenham Town 31 May 2026 [51]
4 November 2025 MF Steven Turner Wealdstone 1 January 2025 [52]
Women's team
6 September 2025 GK Nina Meollo Real Bedford 31 May 2026 [53]

Academy loans only shows players gone to a National League N/S team or higher and for more than a month

Released / out of contract

Date Pos Nationality Player Subsequent club Join date Ref
First team
30 June 2025 CB Cameron Burgess Swansea City 1 July 2025 [54]
RB Axel Tuanzebe Burnley 1 July 2025 [55]
CM Massimo Luongo Millwall 24 July 2025 [56][57]
LW Marcus Harness Huddersfield Town 1 July 2025 [58][59]
Academy
30 June 2025 GK Charlie Binns Bath City 8 October 2025 [60][61]
GK Alan Fleischer Heybridge Swifts 1 July 2025 [60][62]
DF Edwin Agbaje Sligo Rovers 15 August 2025 [60][63]
DF Jesse Ayoola [60]
DF Harry Barbrook Chelmsford City 1 July 2025 [60][64]
DF George Chenery Brantham Athletic August 2025 [60]
DF Henry Curtis Burgess Hill Town August 2025 [60][65]
DF Callum Frith [60]
DF Ayyuba Jambang Wingate & Finchley 23 September 2025 [60][66]
DF Daniel O'Connor Kerry 3 September 2025 [60][67]
MF Revin Domi Milton Keynes Dons 29 August 2025 [60][68]
MF George Iorpenda Huddersfield Town 8 August 2025 [60][69]
MF Emmanuel Okunowo [60]
MF Noah Rastrick Robert Morris Colonials 18 June 2025 [60]
MF Mathaeus Roberts Stevenage 23 July 2025 [60][70]
MF Luke Towler Norwich City 11 July 2025 [60][71]
FW Olly Davis Braintree Town 19 September 2025 [60][72]
FW Chuks Uzor-Greey Athletic Newham 1 July 2025 [60]
Women's team
30 June 2025 LB Maisy Barker Oxford United 2 July 2025 [22][73]
CB Grace Garrad Watford 19 July 2025 [22][74]
CB Evie Williams Norwich City 7 July 2025 [22][75]
W Angela Addison Durham 7 July 2025 [22][75]
W Issy Bryant Real Bedford 25 July 2025 [22][76]
SS Ella Rutherford Portsmouth 13 August 2025 [22][77]

New contracts

Date signed Number Pos Nationality Player Contract length Expiry Ref
First team
24 June 2025 26 CB Dara O'Shea 5 years 30 June 2030 [78]
4 July 2025 9 CF George Hirst 4 years 30 June 2029 [79]
22 August 2025 25 CB Elkan Baggott 2 years 30 June 2028 [80]
10 October 2025 14 CM Jack Taylor 3 years 30 June 2028 [81]
21 November 2025 3 LB Leif Davis 4 years 30 June 2029 [82]
Academy
10 June 2025 – FW Jamie Mauge 2 years 30 June 2027 [83]
23 June 2025 – DF Fraser Heard Unknown length [84]
24 June 2025 – FW Afikunoluwa Adebayo Unknown length [85]
30 June 2025 – DF Josh Lewis Unknown length [86]
Women's team
22 July 2025 When the club announced the releases they also offered 14 contracts which were all announced as confirmed on the same day. These contracts went to Natalia Negri, Maria Boswell, Summer Hughes, Charlotte Fleming, Leah Mitchell, Natasha Thomas, Kyra Robertson, Lucy O’Brien, Nina Meollo, Sophie Peskett, Megan Wearing, Shauna Guyatt, Kaci-Jai Bonwick and Laura Hartley [22][23]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 6 June, Ipswich announced their first pre-season friendly of the 2025–26 campaign, taking on Bundesliga side FC Blau-Weiß Linz at the Hofmann Personal Stadion.[87] This friendly will form part of Town's training camp during their stay in Austria. On 17 June, Town confirmed their next two pre-season friendly for the new campaign. The first being when they travel to the Pittodrie Stadium to take on Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen[88] and the second when they take on Ligue 1 side AJ Auxerre at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps.[89] On 27 June, Town announced their fourth friendly which sees them taking on fellow Championship side Charlton Athletic at the Colchester Community Stadium.[90]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 July 2025 Friendly FC Blau-Weiß Linz 1–4 Ipswich Town Linz, Austria
18:00 CEST
(17:00 BST)
  • Ronivaldo 45+1'
 Report
Stadium: Hofmann Personal Stadion
Attendance: 2,900
25 July 2025 Friendly Aberdeen 1–3 Ipswich Town Aberdeen, Scotland
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 12,694
Referee: Dan McFarlane
29 July 2025 Friendly Ipswich Town 2–1 Charlton Athletic Colchester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
2 August 2025 Friendly AJ Auxerre 0–3 Ipswich Town Auxerre, France
18:00 CEST
(17:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 8 August 2025 2 May 2026 Matchday 1 21 9 7 5 35 22 +13 042.86
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 12 August 2025 First round First round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 22 9 8 5 36 23 +13 040.91

Last updated: 13 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Preston North End 21 9 8 4 29 22 +7 35 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Millwall 21 10 5 6 25 29 −4 35
5 Ipswich Town 21 9 7 5 35 22 +13 34
6 Hull City 21 10 4 7 36 35 +1 34
7 Stoke City 21 10 3 8 28 20 +8 33
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[91]

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
21 9 7 5 35 22  +13 34 6 4 1 19 9  +10 3 3 4 16 13  +3

Last updated: 13 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123457891011121314151617186119202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAAH
ResultDDLDWWDWLLWWDWDWLDWWL
Position10171820141213912141291078597445
Points122369101313131619202324272728313434
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; AB = Abandoned
Notes:

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 26 June 2025.[93]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2025 1 Birmingham City 1–1 Ipswich Town Birmingham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 27,508
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Live on Sky Sports
17 August 2025 2 Ipswich Town 1–1 Southampton Ipswich
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,128
Referee: Robert Madley
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 16 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
23 August 2025 3 Preston North End 1–0 Ipswich Town Preston
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,381
Referee: Matt Donohue
30 August 2025 4 Ipswich Town 2–2 Derby County Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,155
Referee: Leigh Doughty
12 September 2025 5 Ipswich Town 5–0 Sheffield United Ipswich
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,012
Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 13 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
27 September 2025 7 Ipswich Town 2–1 Portsmouth Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,141
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
30 September 2025 8 Bristol City 1–1 Ipswich Town Bristol
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 23,329
Referee: John Busby
5 October 2025 9 Ipswich Town 3–1 Norwich City Ipswich
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,809
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 4 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
17 October 2025 10 Middlesbrough 2–1 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,805
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 18 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
21 October 2025 11 Ipswich Town 0–3 Charlton Athletic Ipswich
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,006
Referee: Farai Hallam
25 October 2025 12 Ipswich Town 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Ipswich
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 28,447
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Kick-off was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
1 November 2025 13 Queens Park Rangers 1–4 Ipswich Town Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 17,505
Referee: Sam Allison
4 November 2025 14 Ipswich Town 1–1 Watford Ipswich
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,184
Referee: David Webb
8 November 2025 15 Swansea City 1–4 Ipswich Town Swansea
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 16,783
Referee: Edward Duckworth
22 November 2025 16 Ipswich Town 0–0 Wrexham Ipswich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,147
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 November 2025 17 Hull City 0–2 Ipswich Town Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 21,271
Referee: Lewis Smith
28 November 2025 18 Oxford United 2–1 Ipswich Town Oxford
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,307
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
2 December 2025 6 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Ipswich Town Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,142
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 September, but was abandoned in the 80th minute due to a waterlogged pitch.[95][92]
6 December 2025 19 Ipswich Town 3–0 Coventry City Ipswich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,025
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 December 2025 20 Ipswich Town 1–0 Stoke City Ipswich
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,008
Referee: Adam Herczeg
13 December 2025 21 Leicester City 3–1 Ipswich Town Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Thomas Kirk
20 December 2025 22 Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
26 December 2025 23 Millwall v Ipswich Town Bermondsey
13:00 GMT Stadium: The Den
Note: Kick-off was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
29 December 2025 24 Coventry City v Ipswich Town Coventry
18:00 GMT Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Note: Kick-off was brought forward for live Sky Sports broadcast.[94]
1 January 2026 25 Ipswich Town v Oxford United Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
4 January 2026 26 Portsmouth v Ipswich Town Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fratton Park
17 January 2026 27 Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
12:30 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[96]
20 January 2026 28 Ipswich Town v Bristol City Ipswich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
24 January 2026 29 Sheffield United v Ipswich Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
31 January 2026 30 Ipswich Town v Preston North End Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
7 February 2026 31 Derby County v Ipswich Town Derby
12:30 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[96]
14 February 2026 32 Ipswich Town v Hull City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
21 February 2026 33 Wrexham v Ipswich Town Wrexham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Racecourse Ground
24 February 2026 34 Watford v Ipswich Town Watford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
28 February 2026 35 Ipswich Town v Swansea City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
7 March 2026 36 Ipswich Town v Leicester City Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
10 March 2026 37 Stoke City v Ipswich Town Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
14 March 2026 38 Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
21 March 2026 39 Ipswich Town v Millwall Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
3 April 2026 40 Southampton v Ipswich Town Southampton
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
6 April 2026 41 Ipswich Town v Birmingham City Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
11 April 2026 42 Norwich City v Ipswich Town Norwich
12:30 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled following conversations between the English Football League and local authorities.[97]
18 April 2026 43 Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
22 April 2026 44 Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town Charlton
19:45 BST Stadium: The Valley
25 April 2026 45 West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
2 May 2026 46 Ipswich Town v Queens Park Rangers Ipswich
12:30 BST Stadium: Portman Road

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

As a Championship side, Ipswich entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Blackpool.[98][99]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 January 2026 Third round Ipswich Town v Blackpool Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

As a recently relegated Premier League club, Ipswich would have normally entered in the second round. Due to the number of Premier League clubs taking part in Europe, the draw was made different this year with a preliminary round added for 4 clubs and Town now entering in the first round. On 26 June 2025, the first round draw was made with Ipswich being drawn away to Bromley.[100][101]

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 August 2025 First round Bromley 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Ipswich Town Bromley
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Michael Russell
Penalties
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 13 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Alex Palmer 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  ENG Leif Davis 21 1 20 1 0 0 1 0
4 DF  CIV Cédric Kipré 13 1 12 1 0 0 1 0
5 MF  NED Azor Matusiwa 20 0 20 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW  NOR Sindre Walle Egeli 14 2 10+4 2 0 0 0 0
9 FW  SCO George Hirst 21 6 16+4 6 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW  ENG Jaden Philogene 20 7 15+5 7 0 0 0 0
12 MF  SWE Jens Cajuste 18 1 8+10 1 0 0 0 0
14 MF  IRL Jack Taylor 18 0 12+5 0 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF  ENG Ashley Young 11 0 3+7 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF  ENG Ben Johnson 9 1 4+4 0 0 0 0+1 1
19 DF  ENG Darnell Furlong 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW  IRL Kasey McAteer 13 0 7+6 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW  IRL Sammie Szmodics 14 0 7+6 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 DF  ENG Jacob Greaves 11 1 9+1 1 0 0 0+1 0
26 DF  IRL Dara O'Shea 21 1 21 1 0 0 0 0
28 GK  ENG Christian Walton 13 0 11+1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW  ENG Chuba Akpom 17 1 6+11 1 0 0 0 0
30 MF  ENG Cameron Humphreys 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
31 FW  ESP Iván Azón 15 2 5+10 2 0 0 0 0
32 MF  CHI Marcelino Núñez 17 3 9+8 3 0 0 0 0
47 FW  ENG Jack Clarke 22 6 9+12 6 0 0 1 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
6 DF  ENG Luke Woolfenden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 FW  WAL Nathan Broadhead 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Player(s) who featured but currently out on loan:
10 FW  ENG Conor Chaplin 5 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0
16 FW  IRQ Ali Al-Hamadi 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
21 FW  IRL Chiedozie Ogbene 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF  ENG Fin Barbrook 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 13 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 11 FW Jaden Philogene 7 0 0 7
2 47 FW Jack Clarke 6 0 0 6
9 FW George Hirst 6 0 0 6
4 32 MF Marcelino Núñez 3 0 0 3
5 8 FW Sindre Walle Egeli 2 0 0 2
31 FW Iván Azón 2 0 0 2
7 4 DF Cédric Kipré 1 0 0 1
18 DF Ben Johnson 0 0 1 1
24 DF Jacob Greaves 1 0 0 1
26 DF Dara O'Shea 1 0 0 1
29 FW Chuba Akpom 1 0 0 1
3 DF Leif Davis 1 0 0 1
12 MF Jens Cajuste 1 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
Totals 35 0 1 36

Assists

As of match played 13 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 32 MF Marcelino Núñez 4 0 0 4
2 19 DF Darnell Furlong 2 0 0 2
11 FW Jaden Philogene 2 0 0 2
4 3 DF Leif Davis 1 0 0 1
9 FW George Hirst 1 0 0 1
12 MF Jens Cajuste 1 0 0 1
8 FW Sindre Walle Egeli 1 0 0 1
4 DF Cédric Kipré 1 0 0 1
26 DF Dara O'Shea 1 0 0 1
14 MF Jack Taylor 1 0 0 1
47 FW Jack Clarke 1 0 0 1
Totals 16 0 0 16

Clean sheets

As of match played 13 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 28 Christian Walton 5 0 0 5
2 1 Alex Palmer 1 0 0 1
Totals 6 0 0 6

Disciplinary record

As of match played 13 December 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
3 DF Leif Davis 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Cédric Kipré 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5 MF Azor Matusiwa 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
8 FW Sindre Walle Egeli 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW George Hirst 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
10 FW Conor Chaplin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Jaden Philogene 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Jens Cajuste 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Jack Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 DF Ben Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Darnell Furlong 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Kasey McAteer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF Jacob Greaves 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
28 GK Christian Walton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF Marcelino Núñez 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
47 FW Jack Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 38 1 0 0 0 0 38 1

Captains

As of match played 13 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Notes
1 26 Dara O'Shea 21 0 0 21 Club captain
2 10 Conor Chaplin 0 0 1 1

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