Ipswich Town 2022–23 football season
The 2022–23 season was the 145th season in the existence of Ipswich Town Football Club and the club's fourth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
Following a successful league campaign which saw the team score 101 goals and finish in second place, they were promoted to the Championship for the 2023–24 season .
First-team squad
First-team coaching staff
Position
Name
Manager
Kieran McKenna
Assistant Manager
Martyn Pert
First-team Coach
Lee Grant
Goalkeeping Coach
Rene Gilmartin
Director of Performance
Andy Rolls
Head of Sports Science
Andy Costin
Head of Strength & Conditioning
Ivan Mukandi
First-team Fitness Coach
Jon Ashton
Head Physiotherapist
Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist
Alex Chapman
Head of Analysis
Charlie Turnbull
Head of Performance Analysis
Will Stephenson
Head of Recruitment
Sam Williams
Recruitment Analyst
Alex Hood
Recruitment Analyst
Jacob Ashton
Kit Manager
James Pullen
Assistant Kit Manager
Lee Owen
Transfers
In
^ The transfer was announced on 30 May, and would become official on July 1, once his Rotherham United contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 1 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Queens Park Rangers contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Morecambe contract expired
^ Fee reported as £600,000
^ Fee reported as £1,000,000, potentially rising to £1,500,000 with add-ons
^ Fee reported as £300,000
^ Fee reported as £500,000
^ Fee reported as £1,500,000
^ Fee reported as £1,000,000
Out
^ Fee reported as £500,000
Loans in
Loans out
^ On 19 January, Baggott was recalled back from Gillingham and loaned to Cheltenham
^ Pigott's loan transfer to Portsmouth was part of the deal for Marcus Harness
^ On 31 January, Ndaba was recalled back from Burton and loaned to Fleetwood
New contracts
Coaching staff
Date signed
Nationality
Name
Contract length
Expiry
Ref.
16 June 2023
Kieran McKenna
4 years
2027
[ 46]
First-team
Academy
Date signed
Number
Position
Nationality
Name
Contract length
Expiry
Ref.
1 July 2022
–
CB
Cameron Stewart
2 years
2024
[ 53]
1 July 2022
–
FB
Edwin Agbaje
1 year
2023
[ 53]
1 July 2022
–
CB
Zak Bradshaw
1 year
2023
[ 53]
1 July 2022
–
FW
Jesse Nwabueze
1 year
2023
[ 53]
1 July 2022
–
GK
Lewis Ridd
1 year
2023
[ 53]
8 December 2022
–
CM
Emmanuel Okunowo
2.5 years
2025
[ 54]
2 March 2023
–
LB
Harry Barbrook
–
–
[ 55]
2 March 2023
–
CM
Finley Barbrook
–
–
[ 55]
Pre-season and friendlies
In May 2022, Ipswich announced that the first-team would take part in a pre-season training camp at Loughborough University as part of the club's preparations for the 2022–23 season.[ 56] On 31 May, Ipswich announced that they would play AFC Wimbledon in a pre-season friendly at Plough Lane on 16 July.[ 57] The Tractor Boys confirmed their pre-season schedule on June 8, with friendly matches against Needham Market , West Ham United , Millwall and Southend United being added to the already confirmed fixture against AFC Wimbledon.[ 58] Ipswich also played a behind closed doors friendly against Arsenal at the London club's training ground on 2 July.[ 59]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
League One
August 2022
May 2023
Matchday 1
46
28
14
4
101
35
+66
0 60.87
FA Cup
November 2022
February 2023
First round
5
3
1
1
12
3
+9
0 60.00
EFL Cup
August 2022
August 2022
First round
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
EFL Trophy
August 2022
November 2022
Group stage
4
2
0
2
8
3
+5
0 50.00
Total
56
33
15
8
121
42
+79
0 58.93
Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: [Soccerway]
League One
League table
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) 12-point sending off offences
[ 60] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted
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
46
28
14
4
101
35
+66
98
16
6
1
60
13
+47
12
8
3
41
22
+19
Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A A H A H A A H H A H H A A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H H A A H A Result D W W W W D W W D L W W W L W W D D W D W L W D D D L W D D D W W W W W W W W D W W W W W D Position 14 7 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss ; P = Postponed
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[ 61]
FA Cup
Town were drawn away to Bracknell Town in the first round[ 63] and at home to Buxton in the second round,[ 64] Rotherham United in the third round[ 65] and to Burnley in the fourth round.[ 66]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup
Ipswich were drawn at home to Colchester United in the first round.[ 67]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Trophy
On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Ipswich Town with Cambridge United and Northampton Town .[ 68] Three days later, Arsenal U21s joined Southern Group H.[ 69] In the second round, Town were drawn against Portsmouth at home.[ 70]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Squad statistics
All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Assists
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
Captains
Awards
Player awards
PFA Fans' League One Player of the Month
EFL League One Golden Boot
References
Club Records Grounds Rivalries
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions