2014–15 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Ipswich Town's thirteenth consecutive season in The Football League Championship, the second-highest division in the English football league system.^[1] In addition to competing in The Championship, Ipswich Town competed in the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Ipswich Town

2014–15 season
Chairman	Marcus Evans
Manager	Mick McCarthy
Stadium	Portman Road
Championship	6th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Play-offs	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Daryl Murphy (27) All: Daryl Murphy (27)
Highest home attendance	29,166 (vs Norwich City, 9 May 2015, Championship Play-offs)
Lowest home attendance	15,726 (vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 16 September 2014, Championship)
Average home league attendance	20,002
Home colours Away colours
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First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Dean Gerken 2 DF  NOR Jonathan Parr 3 DF  ENG Tyrone Mings 4 DF  ENG Luke Chambers (Captain) 5 DF  NZL Tommy Smith 6 DF  SCO Christophe Berra 8 MF  ENG Cole Skuse 9 FW  IRL Daryl Murphy 10 FW  IRL David McGoldrick 11 MF  ENG Paul Anderson 12 MF  IRL Stephen Hunt 13 DF  ENG Zeki Fryers (on loan from Crystal Palace) 14 MF  ENG Richard Chaplow (on loan from Millwall) 15 FW  ENG Luke Varney (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 16 FW  IRL Noel Hunt

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  MRI Kévin Bru 18 MF  IRL Jay Tabb 19 MF  ENG Luke Hyam 20 FW  ENG Freddie Sears 21 DF  WAL Elliott Hewitt 23 MF  ENG Alex Henshall 24 DF  IRL Sean St Ledger 27 MF  ENG Teddy Bishop 29 MF  ENG Darren Ambrose 31 MF  WAL Jack Collison 32 FW  IRL Conor Sammon (on loan from Derby County) 33 GK  POL Bartosz Białkowski 35 GK  IRL Paddy Kenny 39 FW  NZL Chris Wood (on loan from Leicester City) 50 MF  WAL Jonny Williams (on loan from Crystal Palace))

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 7 MF  ENG Cameron Stewart (on loan at Barnsley) 14 FW  HUN Bálint Bajner (to Notts County) 20 DF  SUI Frédéric Veseli (to Port Vale) 22 MF  ENG Anthony Wordsworth (on loan at Crawley Town)

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 FW  ENG Paul Taylor (on loan at Blackburn Rovers) 34 FW  ENG Jack Marriott (on loan at Colchester United) 35 FW  ENG Frank Nouble (to Coventry City)

Under-23 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 FW  ENG Darren McQueen 28 DF  ENG Matt Clarke 30 DF  ENG Ben Wyatt — GK  WAL Michael Crowe

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ENG Kyle Hammond — DF  ENG Omar Sowunmi — MF  IRL Dylan Connolly

First-team coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mick McCarthy
Assistant manager	Terry Connor
Goalkeeping coach	Malcolm Webster
Fitness Coach	Andy Liddell
Head physiotherapist	Matt Byard
Assistant Head Physiotherapist	Alex Chapman
Kitman	Paul Beesley

Pre-season

Shelbourne v Ipswich Town

12 July 2014	Shelbourne	0–4	Ipswich Town	Tolka Park
15:00		Report	Anderson 12' McQueen 30' Mings 71' Marriott 76'

Ipswich Town v West Ham United

16 July 2014	Ipswich Town	0–0	West Ham United	Portman Road
19:45		Report		Attendance: 8,976

Colchester United v Ipswich Town

23 July 2014	Colchester United	0–3	Ipswich Town	Colchester Community Stadium
19:30		Report	Nouble 55', 57' Marriott 77'

Gillingham v Ipswich Town

26 July 2014	Gillingham	0–2	Ipswich Town	Priestfield Stadium
15:00		Report	Henshall 3' Hyam 62'

Leyton Orient v Ipswich Town

2 August 2014	Leyton Orient	1–1	Ipswich Town	Matchroom Stadium
15:00	James 89' (pen.)	Report	Bajner 10'	Attendance: 2,052

Competitions

Football League Championship

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Middlesbrough	46	25	10	11	68	37	+31	85	Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
5	Brentford	46	23	9	14	78	59	+19	78
6	Ipswich Town	46	22	12	12	72	54	+18	78
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	22	12	12	70	56	+14	78
8	Derby County	46	21	14	11	85	56	+29	77

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: Sky Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

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	22	12	12	72	54	+18	78	15	5	3	40	18	+22	7	7	9	32	36	−4

Last updated: 28 April 2015.
Source: Table

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	L
Position	6	13	10	17	19	13	9	7	4	5	6	6	9	10	8	5	4	4	2	2	4	2	2	2	3	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	3	6	7	7	7	7	6	7	8	6	6	6	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2015. Source: Fixtures Table
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

August

Ipswich Town v Fulham

9 August 2014 1	Ipswich Town	2–1	Fulham	Portman Road
17:15	Murphy 32' Hyam  37' McGoldrick 61' Mings  81' Berra  87'	Report	Hoogland 86'	Attendance: 17,218 Referee: Steve Martin

Reading v Ipswich Town

16 August 2014 2	Reading	1–0	Ipswich Town	Madejski Stadium
15:00	Taylor 26' Cox  60' Hector  81'	Report	Berra  39' Mings  60' Smith  73'	Attendance: 17,198 Referee: Simon Hooper

Birmingham City v Ipswich Town

19 August 2014 3	Birmingham City	2–2	Ipswich Town	St Andrew's
19:45	Edgar 30' Donaldson 63' Robinson  89'	Report	Berra 50', 90+4'	Attendance: 14,022 Referee: Roger East

Ipswich Town v Norwich City

23 August 2014 4	Ipswich Town	0–1	Norwich City	Portman Road
12:15	Skuse  27' Mings  82'	Report	Grabban 24' Lafferty  36'	Attendance: 25,245 Referee: Keith Stroud

Derby County v Ipswich Town

30 August 2014 5	Derby County	1–1	Ipswich Town	Pride Park Stadium
15:00	Martin 13'  90+2'	Report	Berra 52' Bru  71' Tabb  85' Hyam  90+2'	Attendance: 26,673 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

September

Ipswich Town v Millwall

13 September 2014 6	Ipswich Town	2–0	Millwall	Portman Road
15:00	McGoldrick 45+2' Murphy 63' Berra  90+2'	Report		Attendance: 16,190 Referee: Carl Berry

Ipswich Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

16 September 2014 7	Ipswich Town	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Portman Road
19:45	Anderson  33' Skuse  77' Parr 79'  90+3' Murphy 89'	Report	Forster-Caskey  34' LuaLua  61' Greer  84'	Attendance: 15,726 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town

22 September 2014 8	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Ipswich Town	DW Stadium
19:45	Waghorn 82'	Report	Berra  22' Hyam 20' Mings  39' Sammon 63'	Attendance: 12,817 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Ipswich Town v Rotherham United

27 September 2014 9	Ipswich Town	2–0	Rotherham United	Portman Road
15:00	Murphy 3' McGoldrick 6'	Report	Árnason  24' Frecklington  33'	Attendance: 16,447 Referee: Lee Collins

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town

30 September 2014 10	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Ipswich Town	Hillsborough Stadium
19:45	Nuhiu 5' Maguire  62' Mattock  90'	Report	Williams 62'	Attendance: 18,093 Referee: Darren Bond

October

Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town

5 October 2014 11	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Ipswich Town	City Ground
15:00	Lansbury  57' Tesche 63' Antonio 90+4'	Report	Murphy 19', 71'	Attendance: 24,354 Referee: James Linington

Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers

18 October 2014 12	Ipswich Town	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Portman Road
15:00	McGoldrick 65' Skuse  83'	Report	Kilgallon  50'  64' Tunnicliffe  90+1' Marshall 90+3'	Attendance: 16,972 Referee: James Adcock

Cardiff City v Ipswich Town

21 October 2014 13	Cardiff City	3–1	Ipswich Town	Cardiff City Stadium
19:45	Whittingham 37' Macheda 47'  74' Fábio  62' Le Fondre 69'	Report	Murphy 29' Mings  56'	Attendance: 20,191 Referee: David Coote

Ipswich Town v Huddersfield Town

25 October 2014 14	Ipswich Town	2–2	Huddersfield Town	Portman Road
15:00	Smith 21' Berra 55' Hyam  69' Chambers  70' Skuse  76'	Report	Wells 70' (pen.), 82'	Attendance: 16,751 Referee: Richard Clark

November

Blackpool v Ipswich Town

1 November 2014 15	Blackpool	0–2	Ipswich Town	Bloomfield Road
15:00		Report	McGoldrick 26' Hyam  33' Murphy 61'	Attendance: 10,918 Referee: Andy Haines

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 November 2014 16	Ipswich Town	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Portman Road
19:45	Hyam  26' Murphy 35', 59' Chambers  90+1' Bru  90+4'	Report	Doherty  29' Henry 53' Clarke  90+5'	Attendance: 17,267 Referee: Andy Madley

Ipswich Town v Watford

8 November 2014 17	Ipswich Town	1–0	Watford	Portman Road
15:00	McGoldrick  43' Smith 83'	Report	Paredes  33' Ekstrand  58' Munari  75'	Attendance: 22,490 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Bournemouth v Ipswich Town

22 November 2014 18	Bournemouth	2–2	Ipswich Town	Dean Court
15:00	Kermorgant 2' Ritchie 54'	Report	Bishop 50' Murphy 76'	Attendance: 11,115 Referee: Michael Bull

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

29 November 2014 19	Charlton Athletic	0–1	Ipswich Town	The Valley
12:15		Report	Hunt 90+5'	Attendance: 16,613 Referee: Darren Bond

December

Ipswich Town v Leeds United

6 December 2014 20	Ipswich Town	4–1	Leeds United	Portman Road
15:00	Murphy 12', 45+1' McGoldrick 26' Berra 48'	Report	Antenucci 4'	Attendance: 21,489 Referee: Mike Dean

Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

13 December 2014 21	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Ipswich Town	Macron Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 15,186 Referee: Gary Sutton

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

20 December 2014 22	Ipswich Town	2–0	Middlesbrough	Portman Road
15:00	Murphy 25' McGoldrick  38' Tabb 45+2'	Report	Vossen  21' Omeruo  28' Friend  88'	Attendance: 21,187 Referee: James Linington

Brentford v Ipswich Town

26 December 2014 23	Brentford	2–4	Ipswich Town	Griffin Park
13:00	Saunders 80', 90'	Report	Murphy 1', 21' Anderson 30' Smith 82'	Attendance: 12,165 Referee: Fred Graham

Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic

30 December 2014 24	Ipswich Town	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Portman Road
19:45	Smith 31' Murphy 59' McGoldrick 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 26,157 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

January

Ipswich Town v Derby County

10 January 2015 25	Ipswich Town	0–1	Derby County	Portman Road
12:15	Smith  18' McGoldrick  45' Hyam  85'	Report	Eustace  39'  90+1' Martin 57'	Attendance: 20,861 Referee: Kevin Wright

Millwall v Ipswich Town

17 January 2015 26	Millwall	1–3	Ipswich Town	The Den
15:00	Gueye 43'	Report	Hunt 5', 14' Parr 77'	Attendance: 11,063 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town

21 January 2015 27	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	Ipswich Town	Falmer Stadium
19:45	Baldock 18' Teixeira 38', 45'	Report	Murphy 22' Sears 78'	Attendance: 23,880 Referee: Keith Stroud

Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic

31 January 2015 28	Ipswich Town	0–0	Wigan Athletic	Portman Road
15:00	Smith  31'	Report	Kvist  35' McClean  40' Perch  80'	Attendance: 19,155 Referee: Charles Breakspear

February

Rotherham United v Ipswich Town

7 February 2015 29	Rotherham United	2–0	Ipswich Town	New York Stadium
15:00	Derbyshire 38' Sammon 64'	Report		Attendance: 10,336 Referee: Gavin Ward

Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

10 February 2015 30	Ipswich Town	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Portman Road
19:45	Murphy 52' Chambers 67'	Report	Lee 20'	Attendance: 17,306 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Fulham v Ipswich Town

14 February 2015 31	Fulham	1–2	Ipswich Town	Craven Cottage
15:00	McCormack 74'	Report	Murphy 5', 45'	Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Mark Haywood

Ipswich Town v Reading

21 February 2015 32	Ipswich Town	0–1	Reading	Portman Road
15:00	Bru  67'	Report	Mackie 14' Obita  75'	Attendance: 21,298 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Ipswich Town v Birmingham City

24 February 2015 33	Ipswich Town	4–2	Birmingham City	Portman Road
19:45	Mings 24' Sears 49', 64' Bru 90+2'	Report	Davis 57', 79'  63'	Attendance: 17,161 Referee: Lee Probert

March

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

1 March 2015 34	Norwich City	2–0	Ipswich Town	Carrow Road
14:05	Johnson 24' Grabban 62' Olsson  76' Tettey  86'	Report	Skuse  16' Mings  84'	Attendance: 27,005 Referee: Paul Tierney

Leeds United v Ipswich Town

4 March 2015 35	Leeds United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Elland Road
19:45	Mowatt 71' Sharp 77'	Report	Bru  67' Sears 74' Skuse  88'	Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Mark Brown

Ipswich Town v Brentford

7 March 2015 36	Ipswich Town	1–1	Brentford	Portman Road
15:00	Murphy 9' Parr  82'	Report	Douglas 25'  52' Pritchard  37' Diagouraga  81' Odubajo  84'	Attendance: 20,132 Referee: Scott Duncan

Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town

14 March 2015 37	Middlesbrough	4–1	Ipswich Town	Riverside Stadium
12:15	Ayala 4' Adomah 30'  78' Gibson  55' Bamford 64', 79' Reach  73'	Report	Murphy 11' Smith  28' Bishop  45'	Attendance: 18,909 Referee: Michael Jones

Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers

17 March 2015 38	Ipswich Town	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Portman Road
19:45	Skuse  22' Tabb 79' Bru  90'	Report		Attendance: 16,923 Referee: Fred Graham

Watford v Ipswich Town

21 March 2015 39	Watford	0–1	Ipswich Town	Vicarage Road
15:00 GMT	Angella  37'	Report	Murphy  28' Mings  52' Tabb  90' Chaplow 90'	Attendance: 19,038 Referee: Andy D'Urso

April

Ipswich Town v Bournemouth

3 April 2015 40	Ipswich Town	1–1	Bournemouth	Portman Road
17:15	Sears 6'	Report	Jones 82'	Attendance: 22,672 Referee: Robert Madley

Huddersfield Town v Ipswich Town

6 April 2015 41	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Ipswich Town	John Smith's Stadium
15:00	Wells 12' Vaughan 30'	Report	Varney 48'	Attendance: 13,231 Referee: Tony Harrington

Ipswich Town v Blackpool

11 April 2015 42	Ipswich Town	3–2	Blackpool	Portman Road
15:00	Sears 24', 28' Berra 83'	Report	Orlandi 4' Cameron 63'	Attendance: 19,290 Referee: James Linington

Ipswich Town v Cardiff City

14 April 2015 43	Ipswich Town	3–1	Cardiff City	Portman Road
15:00	Sears 8' Skuse 29' Murphy 90+3'	Report	Doyle 13'	Attendance: 17,722 Referee: Gavin Ward

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

18 April 2015 44	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Ipswich Town	Molineux Stadium
12:15	Afobe 50'	Report	Stearman 21' (o.g.)	Attendance: 23,409 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

25 April 2015 45	Ipswich Town	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Portman Road
15:00	Murphy 22' Sears 83'	Report	Berra 53' (o.g.)	Attendance: 25,199 Referee: Graham Salisbury

May

Blackburn Rovers v Ipswich Town

2 May 2015 46	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Ipswich Town	Ewood Park
12:15 GMT	Rhodes 36' Conway 42' Gestede 58'	Report	Murphy 2', 82' Skuse  39' Tabb  43'	Attendance: 16,469 Referee: Graham Scott

Playoffs

Ipswich Town v Norwich City

9 May 2015 SF1	Ipswich Town	1–1	Norwich City	Ipswich
12:15 GMT	Anderson 45'	Report	Howson 41'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,166 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

16 May 2015 SF2	Norwich City	3–1	Ipswich Town	Norwich
12:15 GMT	Hoolahan 50' (pen.) Redmond 64' Jerome 76'	Report	Berra  49' Smith 60'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,994 Referee: Roger East

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Southampton v Ipswich Town

4 January 2015 Third round	Southampton	1–1	Ipswich Town	St Mary's Stadium
15:00	Schneiderlin 33'	Report	Ambrose 19'	Attendance: 31,201 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Ipswich Town v Southampton

14 January 2015 Third round replay	Ipswich Town	0–1	Southampton	Portman Road
19:55		Report	Long 19'	Attendance: 27,923 Referee: Graham Scott

Football League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

Crawley Town v Ipswich Town

12 August 2014 First round	Crawley Town	1–0	Ipswich Town	Broadfield Stadium
19:45	Bradley  45+4' Smith  76' Edwards  83' McLeod 111'	Report	Bru  15' Henshall  18' Clarke  90+1' Hewitt  102'	Attendance: 3,043 Referee: Andy Haines

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
27 June 2014	LM		Alex Henshall	Manchester City	Free transfer	[2]
30 June 2014	LM		Stephen Hunt	Free agent	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2014	LW		Cameron Stewart	Hull City	Free transfer	[4]
7 July 2014	LB		Jonathan Parr	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	[5]
15 July 2014	GK		Bartosz Białkowski	Notts County	Undisclosed	[6]
30 July 2014	CF		Bálint Bajner	Borussia Dortmund	Free transfer	[7]
31 July 2014	CM		Kévin Bru	Levski Sofia	Free transfer	[8]
30 August 2014	CM		Adam McDonnell	Shelbourne	Free transfer	[9]
11 September 2014	LM		Darren Ambrose	Birmingham City	Free transfer	[10]
26 September 2014	CM		Jack Collison	West Ham United	Free transfer	[11]
27 November 2014	CB		Sean St Ledger	Leicester City	Free transfer	[12]
8 January 2015	CF		Noel Hunt	Leeds United	Free transfer	[13]
16 January 2015	CF		Freddie Sears	Colchester United	£100,000	[14]
20 January 2015	GK		Paddy Kenny	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[15]
5 February 2015	AM		Dylan Connolly	Shelbourne	Undisclosed	[16]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
15 August 2014	CF		Conor Sammon	Derby County	30 June 2015	[17]
29 September 2014	AM		Jonny Williams	Crystal Palace	31 December 2014	[18]
27 November 2014	CF		Noel Hunt	Leeds United	8 January 2015	[19]
20 February 2015	CF		Luke Varney	Blackburn Rovers	30 June 2015	[20]
20 February 2015	CM		Richard Chaplow	Millwall	30 June 2015	[21]
27 February 2015	CF		Chris Wood	Leicester City	30 June 2015	[22]
26 March 2015	AM		Jonny Williams	Crystal Palace	30 June 2015	[23]
26 March 2015	LB		Zeki Fryers	Crystal Palace	30 June 2015	[24]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 May 2014	RW		Carlos Edwards	Millwall	Free transfer	[25]
5 June 2014	GK		Scott Loach	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[26]
1 July 2014	LM		Mark Timlin	Derry City	Free transfer	[27]
1 July 2014	RW		Tom Winter	Leiston	Free transfer	[28]
1 July 2014	CF		Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	Free agent	Released	[29]
3 July 2014	LB		Aaron Cresswell	West Ham United	Undisclosed[a]	[30][31]
2 September 2014	CM		Byron Lawrence	Colchester United	Free transfer	[32]
1 September 2014	CF		Frank Nouble	Coventry City	Free transfer	[33]
29 December 2014	CB		Sean St Ledger	Free agent	Released	[34]
20 January 2015	CF		Bálint Bajner	Notts County	Free transfer	[35]
7 January 2015	CB		Frédéric Veseli	Port Vale	Free transfer	[36]

1. Fee reported as £3,750,000, could potentially rise to £7,000,000 with add-ons

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
29 July 2014	CB		Frédéric Veseli	Port Vale	1 January 2014	[37]
14 August 2014	CF		Paul Taylor	Rotherham United	1 January 2015	[38]
19 August 2014	CF		Jack Marriott	Carlisle United	15 September 2014	[39]
22 August 2014	CM		Anthony Wordsworth	Rotherham United	2 January 2015	[40]
1 September 2014	CF		Frank Nouble	Coventry City	4 January 2015	[41]
16 September 2014	CM		Jack Willbye	Bury Town	16 October 2014	[42]
6 October 2014	RB		Elliott Hewitt	Colchester United	3 November 2014	[43]
17 October 2014	CB		Omar Sowunmi	Braintree Town	17 November 2014	[44]
8 November 2014	CF		Jack Marriott	Woking	20 January 2015	[45]
13 November 2014	RB		Elliott Hewitt	Colchester United	11 December 2014	[46]
9 January 2015	LM		Alex Henshall	Blackpool	10 February 2015	[47]
9 January 2015	CB		Omar Sowunmi	Lowestoft Town	30 June 2015	[48][49]
15 January 2015	CM		Anthony Wordsworth	Crawley Town	12 April 2015	[50]
20 January 2015	CF		Jack Marriott	Colchester United	30 June 2015	[51]
21 March 2015	LW		Cameron Stewart	Barnsley	30 June 2015	[52]
24 March 2014	GK		Michael Crowe	Woking	30 June 2015	[53]
26 March 2015	CF		Paul Taylor	Blackburn Rovers	30 June 2015	[54]

Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Dean Gerken	17	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	POL	Bartosz Białkowski	35	0	30+1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
35	GK	IRL	Paddy Kenny	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	NOR	Jonathan Parr	34	2	25+7	2	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Tyrone Mings	44	1	38+2	1	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Luke Chambers	50	1	45	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
5	DF	NZL	Tommy Smith	46	5	39+3	4	2	0	0	0	2	1
6	DF	SCO	Christophe Berra	50	6	45	6	2	0	1	0	2	0
13	DF	ENG	Zeki Fryers	3	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	WAL	Elliott Hewitt	4	0	2+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
28	DF	ENG	Matt Clarke	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	ENG	Cole Skuse	43	1	40	1	0+1	0	0	0	2	0
11	MF	ENG	Paul Anderson	38	2	20+16	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	1
12	MF	IRL	Stephen Hunt	19	0	10+7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	ENG	Richard Chaplow	6	1	3+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	MRI	Kévin Bru	36	1	16+15	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
18	MF	IRL	Jay Tabb	37	1	28+7	1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
19	MF	ENG	Luke Hyam	18	1	14+2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ENG	Alex Henshall	5	0	0+4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Teddy Bishop	36	1	23+10	1	0	0	0+1	0	2	0
29	MF	ENG	Darren Ambrose	8	1	1+5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
50	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	7	1	4+3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	IRL	Daryl Murphy	48	27	43+1	27	2	0	0	0	2	0
10	FW	IRL	David McGoldrick	29	7	24+2	7	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Luke Varney	11	1	5+5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	FW	IRL	Noel Hunt	12	3	3+8	3	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	FW	ENG	Freddie Sears	23	9	14+7	9	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	FW	ENG	Darren McQueen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
32	FW	IRL	Conor Sammon	20	1	8+11	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	NZL	Chris Wood	8	0	3+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players currently out on loan or that have left the club:
7	MF	ENG	Cameron Stewart	2	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	HUN	Bálint Bajner	7	0	1+4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	MF	ENG	Anthony Wordsworth	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	Paul Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
34	FW	ENG	Jack Marriott	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	FW	ENG	Frank Nouble	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Number	Position	Nation	Name	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Play-offs	Total
9	FW		Daryl Murphy	27	0	0	0	27
20	FW		Freddie Sears	9	0	0	0	9
10	FW		David McGoldrick	7	0	0	0	7
6	DF		Christophe Berra	6	0	0	0	6
5	DF		Tommy Smith	4	0	0	1	5
16	FW		Noel Hunt	3	0	0	0	3
2	DF		Jonathan Parr	2	0	0	0	2
18	MF		Jay Tabb	2	0	0	0	2
11	MF		Paul Anderson	1	0	0	1	2
19	MF		Luke Hyam	1	0	0	0	1
32	FW		Conor Sammon	1	0	0	0	1
50	MF		Jonny Williams	1	0	0	0	1
29	MF		Darren Ambrose	0	1	0	0	1
27	MF		Teddy Bishop	1	0	0	0	1
4	DF		Luke Chambers	1	0	0	0	1
3	DF		Tyrone Mings	1	0	0	0	1
17	MF		Kévin Bru	1	0	0	0	1
14	MF		Richard Chaplow	1	0	0	0	1
15	FW		Luke Varney	1	0	0	0	1
8	MF		Cole Skuse	1	0	0	0	1
Own goal				1	0	0	0	1
Total				72	1	0	2	75

Assists

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Play-offs	Total
11	MF		Paul Anderson	7	0	0	0	7
9	FW		Daryl Murphy	5	0	0	1	6
3	DF		Tyrone Mings	4	1	0	0	5
27	MF		Teddy Bishop	5	0	0	0	5
17	MF		Kévin Bru	4	0	0	0	4
18	MF		Jay Tabb	4	0	0	0	4
20	FW		Freddie Sears	4	0	0	0	4
10	FW		David McGoldrick	3	0	0	0	3
4	DF		Luke Chambers	2	0	0	0	2
6	DF		Christophe Berra	2	0	0	0	2
8	MF		Cole Skuse	2	0	0	0	2
19	MF		Luke Hyam	2	0	0	0	2
2	DF		Jonathan Parr	1	0	0	0	1
5	DF		Tommy Smith	1	0	0	0	1
12	FW		Stephen Hunt	1	0	0	0	1
16	FW		Noel Hunt	1	0	0	0	1
Total				48	1	0	1	50

Clean sheets

No.	Nat	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Play-offs	Total
33		Bartosz Białkowski	9	0	0	0	9
1		Dean Gerken	3	0	0	0	3
Total			12	0	0	0	12

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Play-offs		Total
2	DF		Jonathan Parr	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF		Tyrone Mings	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
4	DF		Luke Chambers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5	DF		Tommy Smith	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
6	DF		Christophe Berra	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	1
8	MF		Cole Skuse	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
9	FW		Daryl Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW		David McGoldrick	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
11	MF		Paul Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
16	FW		Noel Hunt	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	MF		Kévin Bru	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
18	MF		Jay Tabb	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
19	MF		Luke Hyam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
21	DF		Elliott Hewitt	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23	MF		Alex Henshall	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
27	MF		Teddy Bishop	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF		Matthew Clarke	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total				73	0	2	0	4	0	2	1	81	1

Starting 11

Considering starts in all competitions^[55]

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 33 GK Bartosz Białkowski 34 4 RB Luke Chambers 50 6 CB Christophe Berra 50 5 CB Tommy Smith 43 3 LB Tyrone Mings 41 11 RM Paul Anderson 21 8 CM Cole Skuse 42 27 CM Teddy Bishop 25 18 LM Jay Tabb 28 10 CF David McGoldrick 26 Freddie Sears has 16 starts 9 CF Daryl Murphy 47

4–4–2 Formation Białkowski Chambers(C) Berra Smith Mings Skuse Tabb Bishop Anderson McGoldrick Murphy

Awards

Player awards

Award	Player	Ref
Player of the Year	Daryl Murphy	[56]
Players' Player of the Year	Daryl Murphy	[57]
Young Player of the Year	Teddy Bishop	[57]
Goal of the Season	Cole Skuse	[57]

Football League Championship Manager of the Month

Month	Manager	Ref
September	Mick McCarthy	[58]

Football League Championship Player of the Month

Month	Player	Ref
September	Tyrone Mings	[58]
December	Daryl Murphy	[59]

PFA Championship Team of the Year

Player	Ref
Daryl Murphy	[60]

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