2020–21 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Ipswich Town's 143rd year in existence.^[5] Along with competing in EFL League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Ipswich Town

2020–21 season
Owner	Marcus Evans (until 7 April 2021) Gamechanger 20 Ltd. (from 7 April 2021)[1]
Manager	Paul Lambert (until 28 February 2021)[2] Matt Gill (caretaker) (from 28 February to 2 March 2021)[3] Paul Cook (from 2 March 2021)[4]
Stadium	Portman Road
League One	9th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: James Norwood (9) All: James Norwood (10)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Kits

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Home

Away

Third

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Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

First-team squad

Age listed below are accurate as of 10 May 2021

Number	Position(s)	Nationality	Name	Age
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Tomáš Holý	(1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 29)
28	GK		David Cornell	(1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 30)
Defenders
2	CB		Mark McGuinness	(2001-01-05)5 January 2001 (aged 20)
3	LB		Stephen Ward	(1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 35)
4	CB		Luke Chambers (C)	(1985-09-28)28 September 1985 (aged 35)
5	CB		James Wilson	(1989-02-26)26 February 1989 (aged 32)
6	CB / RB		Luke Woolfenden	(1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 22)
22	CB		Aristote Nsiala	(1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 29)
24	RB / LB		Kane Vincent-Young	(1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 25)
30	LB		Myles Kenlock	(1996-11-26)26 November 1996 (aged 24)
41	RB		Luke Matheson	(2002-10-03)3 October 2002 (aged 18)
Midfielders
7	RW / LW		Gwion Edwards	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 28)
8	DM		Cole Skuse (VC)	(1986-03-29)29 March 1986 (aged 35)
11	CM		Jon Nolan	(1992-04-22)22 April 1992 (aged 29)
14	RW / LW / AM / SS		Jack Lankester	(2000-01-19)19 January 2000 (aged 21)
15	CM		Teddy Bishop	(1996-07-15)15 July 1996 (aged 24)
16	CM / LB		Tristan Nydam	(1999-11-06)6 November 1999 (aged 21)
18	AM / LW / RW		Alan Judge	(1988-11-11)11 November 1988 (aged 32)
21	CM / DM		Flynn Downes	(1999-01-20)20 January 1999 (aged 22)
23	CM		Andre Dozzell	(1999-05-02)2 May 1999 (aged 22)
27	RW		Luke Thomas	(1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 22)
33	AM / SS		Josh Harrop	(1995-12-15)15 December 1995 (aged 25)
36	AM / RW / LW		Armando Dobra	(2001-04-14)14 April 2001 (aged 20)
44	CM		Emyr Huws	(1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 27)
Forwards
9	CF		Kayden Jackson	(1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 27)
10	CF		James Norwood	(1990-09-05)5 September 1990 (aged 30)
17	LW		Keanan Bennetts	(1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 22)
20	SS / LW / CF		Freddie Sears	(1989-11-27)27 November 1989 (aged 31)
25	CF		Aaron Drinan	(1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 23)
32	CF / CB		Oliver Hawkins	(1992-04-08)8 April 1992 (aged 29)
40	CF / SS		Troy Parrott	(2002-02-04)4 February 2002 (aged 19)
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
12	CB / RB / LB		Janoi Donacien	(1993-11-03)3 November 1993 (aged 27)
19	CB / LB		Corrie Ndaba	(1999-12-25)25 December 1999 (aged 21)
26	AM / CM		Idris El Mizouni	(2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 20)

First-team coaching staff

Until 28 February:

Position	Name
Manager	Paul Lambert
Assistant Manager	Stuart Taylor
First-team Coach	Matt Gill
Goalkeeping Coach	Jimmy Walker
Head of Athletic Performance & Sports Science	Jim Henry
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Tom Walsh
Head Physiotherapist	Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist	Alex Chapman
Head of Performance Analysis	Will Stephenson
First-team Assistant Analyst	George Buckley
Recruitment Analyst	Alex Hood
Opposition Analyst	Gerard Nash
Kitman	James Pullen

From 2 March:

Position	Name
Manager	Paul Cook
First-team Coach	Matt Gill
First-team Coach	Gary Roberts
Goalkeeping Coach	Jimmy Walker
Head of Athletic Performance & Sports Science	Jim Henry
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Tom Walsh
Head Physiotherapist	Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist	Alex Chapman
Head of Performance Analysis	Will Stephenson
First-team Assistant Analyst	George Buckley
Recruitment Analyst	Alex Hood
Opposition Analyst	Gerard Nash
Kitman	James Pullen

Pre-season

Colchester United v Ipswich Town

18 August 2020 Friendly	Colchester United	0–4	Ipswich Town	Colchester, England
18:00 BST		Report	Drinan 6', 24' (pen.) Edwards 31' El Mizouni 52'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 0

Colchester United v Ipswich Town

18 August 2020 Friendly	Colchester United	0–1	Ipswich Town	Colchester, England
20:00 BST		Report	Judge 23'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 0

Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town

22 August 2020 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Ipswich Town	Tottenham, England
15:00 BST	Sessegnon 6' Son Heung-min 10', 29'	Report		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0

Ipswich Town v West Ham United

25 August 2020 Friendly	Ipswich Town	1–4	West Ham United	Ipswich, England
14:00 BST	Sears 62'	Report	Haller 45', 60', 64' Souček 63'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0

Cambridge United v Ipswich Town

29 August 2020 Friendly	Cambridge United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Cambridge, England
13:00 BST	Digby 56'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Lincoln City	46	22	11	13	69	50	+19	77	Qualification for League One play-offs
6	Oxford United	46	22	8	16	77	56	+21	74
7	Charlton Athletic	46	20	14	12	70	56	+14	74
8	Portsmouth	46	21	9	16	65	51	+14	72
9	Ipswich Town	46	19	12	15	46	46	0	69
10	Gillingham	46	19	10	17	63	60	+3	67
11	Accrington Stanley	46	18	13	15	63	68	−5	67
12	Crewe Alexandra	46	18	12	16	56	61	−5	66
13	Milton Keynes Dons	46	18	11	17	64	62	+2	65

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^[6]

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	19	12	15	46	46	0	69	12	5	6	25	18	+7	7	7	9	21	28	−7

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

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	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	W	D	W
Position	5	1	1	3	1	1	2	4	3	2	2	3	5	6	5	3	6	5	8	7	9	10	11	10	11	11	12	10	8	7	8	7	6	7	9	11	9	8	8	9	9	11	11	10	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[7]

Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic

13 September 2020 1	Ipswich Town	2–0	Wigan Athletic	Ipswich
12:00 BST	Bishop 11' Chambers  61' Edwards 80'	Report	Perry  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town

19 September 2020 2	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Ipswich Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Upson  42' Grant  90+1'	Report	Norwood  53' Edwards  66' Ehmer 80' (o.g.) Nolan 89'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Ipswich Town v Rochdale

26 September 2020 3	Ipswich Town	2–0	Rochdale	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Bishop 53' Edwards 59' Nolan  65'	Report	Ryan  8' O'Connell  50'	Stadium: Portman Road Referee: John Busby

Milton Keynes Dons v Ipswich Town

3 October 2020 4	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Ipswich Town	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Harvie  36' 54' Kasumu  77'	Report	Nolan 7' Downes  65'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Blackpool v Ipswich Town

10 October 2020 5	Blackpool	1–4	Ipswich Town	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Robson  37' Lawrence-Gabriel  45+2' Madine 60'	Report	Chambers 16' Edwards 36', 80' Bishop 45' Kenlock  50' Dozzell  67'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic

10 October 2020	Ipswich Town	v	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

Ipswich Town v Accrington Stanley

17 October 2020 6	Ipswich Town	2–0	Accrington Stanley	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Edwards 55' Sears 71' Chambers  81'	Report	Burgess  80'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Doncaster Rovers v Ipswich Town

20 October 2020 7	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Ipswich Town	Doncaster
19:00 BST	John 28' Whiteman 37' 62' (pen) Okenabirhie 64'	Report	Wright 15' (og) Dozzell  46' Nsiala  61' Wilson  82'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Referee: Scott Oldham

Lincoln City v Ipswich Town

24 October 2020 8	Lincoln City	1–0	Ipswich Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Grant 77' (pen) McGrandles  90+2' Edun  90+6'	Report	Nolan  90+5' Bishop  90+6'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Ipswich Town v Gillingham

27 October 2020 9	Ipswich Town	1–0	Gillingham	Ipswich
19:00 BST	Dozzell  57' Bishop 86'  88'	Report	MacDonald  27'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Ipswich Town v Crewe Alexandra

31 October 2020 10	Ipswich Town	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Dozzell  55' Hawkins 62' Judge  66' Jackson  86' Edwards  88'	Report	Mandron  63'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Sunderland v Ipswich Town

3 November 2020 11	Sunderland	2–1	Ipswich Town	Monkwearmouth
19:30 BST	Wyke 8' Leadbitter  78' 84' (pen) Hume  82'	Report	Lankester 38' Dozzell  72' Hawkins  84'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Ipswich Town v Shrewsbury Town

21 November 2020 12	Ipswich Town	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Lankester  62' 90+7' Ebanks-Landell 75' (o.g.)	Report	Norburn 4' (pen)  33' Ebanks-Landell  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson

Ipswich Town v Hull City

24 November 2020 13	Ipswich Town	0–3	Hull City	Ipswich
19:00 BST	Jackson  79'	Report	Wilks 2' Magennis 45+1' Eaves 77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic

28 November 2020 14	Ipswich Town	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Judge  43' Ward  90+7'	Report	Morgan 21' Bogle 68' Maatsen  90+7'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Oxford United v Ipswich Town

1 December 2020 15	Oxford United	0–0	Ipswich Town	Oxford
19:00 BST		Report	Dozzell  85'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley

Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich Town

5 December 2020 16	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Ipswich Town	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Jephcott 14' Mayor  52'  70' Nouble  71' Watts  79'	Report	McGavin  50' Nolan 73' Jackson 74' Cornell  90+2'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Ollie Yates

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

12 December 2020 17	Ipswich Town	0–2	Portsmouth	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Lankester  70' McGuinness  72' McGavin  74'	Report	Williams 29' 44' Curtis  70' Raggett  79' Whatmough  88'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Ipswich Town v Burton Albion

15 December 2020 18	Ipswich Town	2–1	Burton Albion	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Bennetts 4' McGuinness  51' Jackson  53' Huws 80' Dobra  90+3'	Report	Powell 21' Daniel  51' Bostwick  53' Brayford  90+3' Edwards  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Darren Bond

Peterborough United v Ipswich Town

19 December 2020	Peterborough United	v	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
15:00 BST				Stadium: London Road Stadium

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

26 December 2020	Ipswich Town	v	Northampton Town	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town

29 December 2020	AFC Wimbledon	v	Ipswich Town	Wimbledon
19:45 BST				Stadium: Plough Lane

Fleetwood Town v Ipswich Town

2 January 2021	Fleetwood Town	v	Ipswich Town	Fleetwood
15:00 BST				Stadium: Highbury Stadium

Ipswich Town v Swindon Town

9 January 2021 19	Ipswich Town	2–3	Swindon Town	Ipswich
17:30 GMT	Downes  53' Norwood 62',  71' Judge 87'	Report	Caddis  10' Jaiyesimi 16', 74' Twine 67'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Burton Albion v Ipswich Town

16 January 2021 20	Burton Albion	0–1	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Brayford  62' Gallacher  75'	Report	Chambers  29' Norwood  54' McGuinness 73' Dozzell  83' Drinan  85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair

Ipswich Town v Peterborough United

23 January 2021 21	Ipswich Town	0–1	Peterborough United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Ward  60' Edwards  71'	Report	Clarke-Harris Taylor  45+1' McGuinness 69' (o.g.)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Ipswich Town v Sunderland

26 January 2021 22	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sunderland	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Jackson  10' Ward  70' Dozzell  82'	Report	Winchester  40' Wyke 45+1'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town

30 January 2021 23	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Ipswich Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Beckles  39' Kirk 59'  73'	Report	Kenlock  33' Sears  36' Bishop  70'  82' Drinan 75'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

6 February 2021 24	Ipswich Town	2–0	Blackpool	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Kenlock  22' Judge 43' Woolfenden 49' Matheson  67'	Report	Maxwell  57' Kaikai  64'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

Peterborough United v Ipswich Town

9 February 2021 25	Peterborough United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris 38' Ward 50'	Report	Norwood 6' Downes  14' Dozzell  76'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town

13 February 2021	Shrewsbury Town	v	Ipswich Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST				Stadium: New Meadow

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

16 February 2021 26	Ipswich Town	0–0	Northampton Town	Ipswich
19:00 BST	Woolfenden  45' Judge  90' Downes  90+3'	Report	Morris  28' McWilliams  48' Mills  66'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Ipswich Town v Oxford United

20 February 2021 27	Ipswich Town	0–0	Oxford United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Kenlock  76'	Report	Rodríguez  28' Forde  48' Winnall  90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards

Hull City v Ipswich Town

23 February 2021 28	Hull City	0–1	Ipswich Town	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Wilks  56' Elder  89'	Report	Norwood 15' Nsiala  41' Bennetts  58' Kenlock  77'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

Ipswich Town v Doncaster Rovers

27 February 2021 29	Ipswich Town	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Judge 24' Kenlock  47' Norwood 54'	Report	Taylor 73'	Stadium: Portman Road Referee: Martin Coy

Accrington Stanley v Ipswich Town

2 March 2021 30	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Ipswich Town	Accrington
19:45 BST	Charles 4'  48' Conneely  16' Burgess  45+6' McConville  67'	Report	Wilson 41'  79' Norwood 16' 45+6'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Madley

Gillingham v Ipswich Town

6 March 2021 31	Gillingham	3–1	Ipswich Town	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Tucker 7' Oliver 73', 80'	Report	Chambers 65' Norwood  82'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Ipswich Town v Lincoln City

9 March 2021 32	Ipswich Town	1–1	Lincoln City	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Bishop  50' Wilson 72' Downes  84'	Report	Rogers 29' Edun  43' Montsma  63'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Ipswich Town v Plymouth Argyle

13 March 2021 33	Ipswich Town	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Parrott 4'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Fleetwood Town v Ipswich Town

16 March 2021 34	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Ipswich Town	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Connolly 9' Garner 57' Batty  80' Cairns  90'	Report	Edwards  45+4'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward

Portsmouth v Ipswich Town

20 March 2021 35	Portsmouth	2–1	Ipswich Town	Milton
13:00 GMT	Whatmough  18' Naylor 41' Curtis  52' Cannon  56' Harness 72' Jacobs  82'	Report	Norwood 32' Edwards  66' Chambers  66' Bishop  71'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town

27 March 2021 36	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Ipswich Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Aasgaard  14' Darikwa  64' Lang  69'	Report	Woolfenden  68' Chambers  87'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

2 April 2021 37	Ipswich Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Leahy 1' (o.g.) Jugde 11' Holý  24' Drinan  65'	Report	McCormick 18' Oztumer  77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Martin

Rochdale v Ipswich Town

5 April 2021 38	Rochdale	0–0	Ipswich Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report	Harrop  89'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Ipswich Town v Milton Keynes Dons

10 April 2021 39	Ipswich Town	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Dobra  2' Downes  80'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town

13 April 2021 40	AFC Wimbledon	3–0	Ipswich Town	Wimbledon
18:30 BST	Nightingale 21' Rudoni 25',  45+1' Longman 86'	Report	Harrop  28' Judge  58'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

17 April 2021 41	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Ipswich Town	Charlton
12:30 BST	Jaiyesimi  45+1' Watson  68'	Report	Dozzell  43'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Northampton Town v Ipswich Town

20 April 2021 42	Northampton Town	3–0	Ipswich Town	Northampton
19:00 BST	Kioso 8', 32' Watson 84' Rose  90'	Report		Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Ipswich Town v AFC Wimbledon

24 April 2021 43	Ipswich Town	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Edwards  44'	Report	Pigott 22'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Swindon Town v Ipswich Town

1 May 2021 44	Swindon Town	1–2	Ipswich Town	Swindon
15:00 BST	Thompson  34' Grounds  43' Pitman 71' Curran  73'	Report	Norwood 44' (pen) 58' 73' Downes  81'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town

4 May 2021 45	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Ipswich Town	Shrewsbury
19:00 BST	Pennington  27' Pennington  55'	Report	Norwood  44' Woolfenden  61'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town

9 May 2021 46	Ipswich Town	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Ipswich
12:00 BST	Norwood 3' Edwards 9' Parrott 29'	Report	Finley  51' Burns 72' Rossiter  80'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup took place on 26 October.^[8]

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

7 November 2020 First round	Ipswich Town	2–3	Portsmouth	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Hawkins  27' Nolan 43' Norwood 66'  112' Donacien  110'	Report	Curtis 11' Naylor 13' Pring  27' Raggett 111'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[9] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[10]

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

5 September 2020 First round	Ipswich Town	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Dozzell  24' Sears 29', 68' Chambers 44' Woolfenden  73'	Report	Grant  86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

Ipswich Town v Fulham

16 September 2020 Second round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Fulham	Ipswich
19:00 BST		Report	Mitrović 38'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Dean Whitestone

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[11]

Group stage

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Arsenal U21	3	2	1	0	0	5	3	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Gillingham	3	1	0	1	1	3	4	−1	4
3	L2	Crawley Town	3	1	0	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	L1	Ipswich Town	3	1	0	0	2	3	4	−1	3

Source: EFL.com

Ipswich Town v Arsenal U21

8 September 2020 Group B	Ipswich Town	1–2	Arsenal U21	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Nolan 26'  90+2'	Report	Lewis 45+1' Balogun 54' Akinola  79'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0

Ipswich Town v Gillingham

6 October 2020 Group B	Ipswich Town	2–0	Gillingham	Ipswich
19:00 BST	Dobra 57' Folami  68' 75' Gibbs  83'	Report	Maghoma  53' Akinde  56' Eccles  89'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0

Crawley Town v Ipswich Town

10 November 2020 Group B	Crawley Town	2–0	Ipswich Town	Crawley
19:00 BST	Galach 17', 55' Khaleel  84'	Report	Bennetts  84'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	LW		Ross Crane	Bury Town	Free transfer	[12]
17 August 2020	GK		David Cornell	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[13]
17 August 2020	CF		Oliver Hawkins	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[13]
17 August 2020	LB		Stephen Ward	Stoke City	Free transfer	[13]
9 September 2020	GK		Albert White	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[14]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
22 September 2020	CB		Mark McGuinness	Arsenal	End of season	[15]
2 October 2020	LW		Keanan Bennetts	Borussia Mönchengladbach	End of season	[16]
19 January 2021	RW		Luke Thomas	Barnsley	End of season	[17]
20 January 2021	AM		Josh Harrop	Preston North End	End of season	[18]
1 February 2021	CF		Troy Parrott	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	[19]
1 February 2021	RB		Luke Matheson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	[20]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CF		Will Keane	Wigan Athletic	Released	[21][22]
1 July 2020	LM		Jordan Roberts	Heart of Midlothian	Free transfer	[21][23]
1 July 2020	LW		Danny Rowe	Burton Albion	Released	[21][24]
1 July 2020	CB		Alex Henderson	Georgia State Panthers	Free transfer	[25]
22 March 2021	RB		Barry Cotter	Free agent	Mutual consent	[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
27 August 2020	GK		Harry Wright	GAIS	31 December 2020	[27]
4 September 2020	LB		Bailey Clements	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 January 2021	[28]
4 September 2020	CF		Kai Brown	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 January 2021	[28]
22 September 2020	AM		Idris El Mizouni	Cambridge United	3 January 2021	[29][30]
30 September 2020	FW		Colin Oppong	Lowestoft Town		[31]
4 October 2020	GK		Adam Przybek	Braintree Town	31 October 2020	[32]
9 October 2020	CB		Levi Andoh	Lowestoft Town	9 November 2020	[33]
16 October 2020	RB		Barry Cotter	Chelmsford City	2 January 2021	[34]
28 October 2020	CF		Ben Folami	Melbourne Victory	End of season	[35]
4 December 2020	GK		Adam Przybek	Concord Rangers	3 January 2021	[36]
7 January 2021	CB		Corrie Ndaba	Ayr United	End of season	[37]
21 January 2021	GK		Adam Przybek	Chesterfield	End of season	[38]
22 January 2021	RB		Janoi Donacien	Fleetwood Town	End of season	[39]
29 January 2021	AM		Idris El Mizouni	Grimsby Town	End of season	[40]
1 February 2021	DM		Brett McGavin	Ayr United	End of season	[41]
22 March 2021	CB		Elkan Baggott	King's Lynn Town	End of season	[42]

New contracts

Date signed	Number	Position	Nationality	Name	Contract length	Expiry	Ref.
1 July 2020	40	AM		Tommy Hughes	1 year	2021	[43]
1 July 2020	28	CB		Luke Woolfenden	4 years	2024	[44]
9 September 2020	42	DM		Brett McGavin	2 years	2022	[45]
2 November 2020	51	CM		Tawanda Chirewa	2 years	2022	[46]
4 December 2020	23	CM		Andre Dozzell	3 years	2024	[47]
28 January 2021	46	CB		Elkan Baggott	2 years	2023	[48]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CZE	Tomáš Holý	37	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	GK	WAL	David Cornell	15	0	10	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	IRL	Mark McGuinness	25	1	23+1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	IRL	Stephen Ward	31	0	29+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	DF	ENG	Luke Chambers	41	3	39	2	0	0	1	1	1	0
5	DF	WAL	James Wilson	18	2	17	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Luke Woolfenden	28	1	24+1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
22	DF	COD	Aristote Nsiala	30	0	27	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Kane Vincent-Young	7	0	6+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Myles Kenlock	24	0	17+4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
41	DF	ENG	Luke Matheson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49	DF	ENG	Dylan Crowe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
50	DF	ENG	Tommy Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
57	DF	NED	Levi Andoh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
7	MF	WAL	Gwion Edwards	40	6	29+7	6	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Cole Skuse	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Jon Nolan	17	5	11+2	3	1	1	2	0	1	1
14	MF	ENG	Jack Lankester	19	2	7+10	2	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	ENG	Teddy Bishop	38	4	28+8	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
16	MF	ENG	Tristan Nydam	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	IRL	Alan Judge	38	4	29+5	4	0+1	0	1+1	0	1	0
21	MF	ENG	Flynn Downes	25	0	17+7	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Andre Dozzell	46	0	42+1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
27	MF	ENG	Luke Thomas	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	ENG	Josh Harrop	15	0	3+12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ALB	Armando Dobra	19	1	8+9	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
44	MF	WAL	Emyr Huws	12	1	6+3	1	1	0	1	0	0+1	0
48	MF	ENG	Liam Gibbs	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
52	MF	ENG	Ross Crane	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
55	MF	ENG	Zanda Siziba	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
56	MF	FRA	Allan Viral	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Kayden Jackson	25	1	12+13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	James Norwood	29	10	19+7	9	1	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
17	FW	ENG	Keanan Bennetts	30	1	13+15	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
20	FW	ENG	Freddie Sears	29	3	15+11	1	1	0	1	2	1	0
25	FW	IRL	Aaron Drinan	24	1	6+16	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
32	FW	ENG	Oliver Hawkins	23	1	8+12	1	1	0	1+1	0	0	0
40	FW	IRL	Troy Parrott	18	2	13+5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	ENG	Tyreece Simpson	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
53	FW	ENG	Zak Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
59	FW	ENG	Jack Manly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Players transferred out during the season
12	DF	LCA	Janoi Donacien	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
19	DF	IRL	Corrie Ndaba	4	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	3	0
42	MF	ENG	Brett McGavin	7	0	4+1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
45	FW	AUS	Ben Folami	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
46	DF	IDN	Elkan Baggott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
10	FW		James Norwood	9	1	0	0	10
7	MF		Gwion Edwards	6	0	0	0	6
11	MF		Jon Nolan	3	1	0	1	5
15	MF		Teddy Bishop	4	0	0	0	4
18	MF		Alan Judge	4	0	0	0	4
4	DF		Luke Chambers	2	0	1	0	3
20	FW		Freddie Sears	1	0	2	0	3
5	DF		James Wilson	2	0	0	0	2
14	MF		Jack Lankester	2	0	0	0	2
40	FW		Troy Parrott	2	0	0	0	2
2	DF		Mark McGuinness	1	0	0	0	1
6	DF		Luke Woolfenden	1	0	0	0	1
9	FW		Kayden Jackson	1	0	0	0	1
17	FW		Keanan Bennetts	1	0	0	0	1
25	FW		Aaron Drinan	1	0	0	0	1
32	FW		Oliver Hawkins	1	0	0	0	1
36	MF		Armando Dobra	0	0	0	1	1
44	MF		Emyr Huws	1	0	0	0	1
45	FW		Ben Folami	0	0	0	1	1
Own goal				4	0	0	0	4
Total				43	2	3	3	51

Assists

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
7	MF		Gwion Edwards	4	0	0	0	4
18	MF		Alan Judge	2	0	1	1	4
10	FW		James Norwood	3	0	0	0	3
15	MF		Teddy Bishop	2	0	1	0	3
30	DF		Myles Kenlock	3	0	0	0	3
3	DF		Stephen Ward	2	0	0	0	2
4	DF		Luke Chambers	2	0	0	0	2
32	FW		Oliver Hawkins	2	0	0	0	2
9	FW		Kayden Jackson	1	0	0	0	1
14	MF		Jack Lankester	1	0	0	0	1
20	FW		Freddie Sears	0	1	0	0	1
23	MF		Andre Dozzell	1	0	0	0	1
25	FW		Aaron Drinan	0	0	1	0	1
33	MF		Josh Harrop	1	0	0	0	1
36	MF		Armando Dobra	1	0	0	0	1
48	MF		Liam Gibbs	0	0	0	1	1
Total				22	1	3	2	28

Clean sheets

No.	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1		Tomáš Holý	16	0	1	0	17
28		David Cornell	3	0	0	1	4
Total			19	0	1	1	21

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
1	GK		Tomáš Holý	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		Mark McGuinness	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		Stephen Ward	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF		Luke Chambers	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
5	DF		James Wilson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	DF		Luke Woolfenden	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF		Gwion Edwards	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
9	FW		Kayden Jackson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
10	FW		James Norwood	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
11	MF		Jon Nolan	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
12	DF		Janoi Donacien	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF		Jack Lankester	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	MF		Teddy Bishop	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
17	FW		Keanan Bennetts	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
18	MF		Alan Judge	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
20	FW		Freddie Sears	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF		Flynn Downes	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
22	DF		Aristote Nsiala	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Andre Dozzell	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	1
25	DF		Aaron Drinan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29	GK		David Cornell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF		Myles Kenlock	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
32	FW		Oliver Hawkins	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
33	MF		Josh Harrop	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
36	MF		Armando Dobra	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
41	DF		Luke Matheson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42	MF		Brett McGavin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
48	MF		Liam Gibbs	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total				76	6	3	0	2	0	3	0	84	6

Captains

No.	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total	Notes
3		Stephen Ward	3	0	0	0	3
4		Luke Chambers	38	0	1	1	40	Club captain
10		James Norwood	2	0	0	0	2
21		Flynn Downes	2	0	0	0	2
22		Aristote Nsiala	0	1	1	0	2
28		David Cornell	0	0	0	2	2

Awards

Player awards

Award	Player	Ref
Player of the Year	James Wilson	[49]

Greene King Player of the Month

Ipswich Town official player of the month award.

Month	Player
September	Andre Dozzell
October	Teddy Bishop

EFL League One Manager of the Month

Month	Manager	Ref
September	Paul Lambert	[50]

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