2021–22 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Ipswich Town's 144th year in their history and third consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Ipswich Town

2021–22 season
Owner	Gamechanger 20 Limited
Chairman	Mike O'Leary
Manager	Paul Cook (until 4 December 2021)[1] John McGreal (caretaker) (from 6 December to 16 December 2021)[2] Kieran McKenna (from 16 December 2021)[3]
Stadium	Portman Road
League One	11th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Wes Burns / Macauley Bonne (12) All: Wes Burns (13)
Highest home attendance	29,005 (vs Sunderland, 18 Dec 2021)
Lowest home attendance	18,111 (vs Doncaster Rovers, 28 Sep 2021)
Average home league attendance	21,779
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Kits

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Home

Away

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Third

First-team squad

Number	Position(s)	Nationality	Name	Age
Goalkeepers
28	GK		Christian Walton	(1995-11-09)9 November 1995 (aged 26)
31	GK		Václav Hladký	(1990-11-14)14 November 1990 (aged 31)
Defenders
3	LB		Matt Penney	(1998-02-11)11 February 1998 (aged 24)
5	CB		George Edmundson	(1997-08-15)15 August 1997 (aged 24)
6	CB / RB		Luke Woolfenden	(1998-10-21)21 October 1998 (aged 23)
22	LB		Dominic Thompson	(2000-07-26)26 July 2000 (aged 21)
24	RB / LB		Kane Vincent-Young	(1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 26)
26	CB		Cameron Burgess	(1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 26)
44	CB / RB / LB		Janoi Donacien	(1993-11-03)3 November 1993 (aged 28)
47	CB		Elkan Baggott	(2002-10-23)23 October 2002 (aged 19)
Midfielders
7	RW / RB		Wes Burns	(1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 27)
8	CM		Lee Evans	(1994-07-24)24 July 1994 (aged 27)
12	CM		Tyreeq Bakinson	(1998-10-10)10 October 1998 (aged 23)
16	AM		Idris El Mizouni	(2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 21)
25	CM		Tom Carroll	(1992-05-28)28 May 1992 (aged 30)
43	AM / LW / RW		Bersant Celina	(1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 25)
55	DM		Sam Morsy (C)	(1991-09-10)10 September 1991 (aged 30)
Forwards
9	CF		Joe Pigott	(1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 28)
10	CF		James Norwood	(1990-09-05)5 September 1990 (aged 31)
18	CF		Macauley Bonne	(1995-10-26)26 October 1995 (aged 26)
19	CF		Kayden Jackson	(1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 28)
21	SS / LW		Conor Chaplin	(1997-02-16)16 February 1997 (aged 25)
23	SS / LW / RW		Sone Aluko	(1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 33)
29	LW		Kyle Edwards	(1998-02-17)17 February 1998 (aged 24)
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
1	GK		Tomáš Holý	(1991-12-10)10 December 1991 (aged 30)
4	CM		Rekeem Harper	(2000-03-08)8 March 2000 (aged 22)
11	AM / CM		Scott Fraser	(1995-03-30)30 March 1995 (aged 27)
12	CF / LW / RW		Louie Barry	(2003-06-21)21 June 2003 (aged 18)
14	RW / LW / AM		Armando Dobra	(2001-04-14)14 April 2001 (aged 21)
15	CB		Corrie Ndaba	(1999-12-25)25 December 1999 (aged 22)
20	CM		Jon Nolan	(1992-04-22)22 April 1992 (aged 30)
22	CB		Aristote Nsiala	(1992-03-25)25 March 1992 (aged 30)
27	LB / LM		Hayden Coulson	(1998-06-17)17 June 1998 (aged 23)

First-team coaching staff

Until 4 December:

Position	Name
Manager	Paul Cook
First-team Coach	Gary Roberts
First-team Coach	Francis Jeffers
First-team Coach	Ian Craney
Goalkeeping coach	John Keeley
Director of performance	Andy Rolls
Head of Sports Science	Andy Costin
Head of Strength & Conditioning	Ivan Mukandi
First-team Fitness Coach	Jon Ashton
Sports Therapist	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
Kitman	James Pullen

From 16 December:

Position	Name
Manager	Kieran McKenna
Assistant manager	Martyn Pert
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
Recruitment Analyst	Alex Hood
Kitman	James Pullen

Pre-season friendlies

Ipswich Town announced they would play friendlies against Dartford,^[4] Bury Town,^[5] Stevenage,^[6] Crystal Palace,^[7] A double-header against Colchester United^[8] and Millwall^[8] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Dartford v Ipswich Town

10 July 2021 Friendly	Dartford	0–1	Ipswich Town	Dartford
13:00 BST		Report	Chirewa 73'	Stadium: Princes Park

Bury Town v Ipswich Town XI

13 July 2021 Friendly	Bury Town	1–1 (5–3 p)	Ipswich Town XI	Bury St Edmunds
19:30 BST	Edwards 72'	Report	Humphreys 8'	Stadium: Ram Meadow
	Penalties
	Chambers-Shaw Mahew Stafford Taylor Edwards		Moodie Manly Osbourne Nwabueze

Fulham v Ipswich Town

17 July 2021 Friendly	Fulham	2–1	Ipswich Town	London
	Mitrović Carvalho	Report	Evans	Stadium: Motspur Park Attendance: 0

Stevenage v Ipswich Town

20 July 2021 Friendly	Stevenage	Cancelled	Ipswich Town	Needham Market
13:00 BST				Stadium: Bloomfields
Note: Match was cancelled due to Stevenage pulling out.[9]

Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace

24 July 2021 Friendly	Ipswich Town	0–1	Crystal Palace	Ipswich
15:00 BST		Report	Zaha 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 4,500+

Colchester United v Ipswich Town

27 July 2021 Friendly	Colchester United	3–3	Ipswich Town	Colchester
19:45 BST	Smith 27' Nouble 41' Judge 70'	Report	Pigott 6' Bonne 29' Burns 87'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium

Ipswich Town v Millwall

31 July 2021 Friendly	Ipswich Town	0–3	Millwall	Ipswich
15:00 BST		Report	Afobe 39', 52' Wallace 56'	Stadium: Portman Road

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford United	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76
9	Bolton Wanderers	46	21	10	15	74	57	+17	73
10	Portsmouth	46	20	13	13	68	51	+17	73
11	Ipswich Town	46	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70
12	Accrington Stanley	46	17	10	19	61	80	−19	61
13	Charlton Athletic	46	17	8	21	55	59	−4	59
14	Cambridge United	46	15	13	18	56	74	−18	58
15	Cheltenham Town	46	13	17	16	66	80	−14	56

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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[10]

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	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70	11	9	3	38	22	+16	7	7	9	29	24	+5

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	D	D	W
Position	9	16	19	20	21	22	19	21	19	19	14	15	13	10	11	9	9	10	13	11	11	12	11	11	10	11	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Ipswich's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[11]

Ipswich Town v Morecambe

7 August 2021 1	Ipswich Town	2–2	Morecambe	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Fraser 61' Evans  77' Penney  79' Norwood  83' Bonne 90+1'	Report	Stockton 22', 72' O'Connor  49' Gibson  75'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,037 Referee: Craig Hicks

Burton Albion v Ipswich Town

14 August 2021 2	Burton Albion	2–1	Ipswich Town	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Taylor  15' Powell 19' O'Connor  57' Akins 86' (pen.) Mancienne  90+2'	Report	Pigott 22' Fraser 58'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,766 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Cheltenham Town v Ipswich Town

17 August 2021 3	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Ipswich Town	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Raglan  15' Wright  29', 62' Thomas  64' Boyle 81'	Report	Penney 9' Evans  27'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Peter Wright

Ipswich Town v Milton Keynes Dons

21 August 2021 4	Ipswich Town	2–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Bonne 16', 72' Vincent-Young  50' Woolfenden  57'	Report	O'Hora  4' Twine 58' O'Riley 75'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,622 Referee: Josh Smith

Ipswich Town v AFC Wimbledon

28 August 2021 5	Ipswich Town	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Pigott 52' (pen.) Burns 54' Hladký  79'	Report	Woodyard  16' Hartigan  45' Nightingale  52' Heneghan 58' Rudoni 90+5'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,051 Referee: David Rock

Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers

11 September 2021 6	Ipswich Town	2–5	Bolton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Bonne 5' Vincent-Young  13' Santos 30' (o.g.)	Report	Afolayan 10', 45+2' Doyle 18' (pen.) Isgrove  20' Jones  24' Sheehan 47' Johnston 57'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,267 Referee: Bobby Madley

Lincoln City v Ipswich Town

18 September 2021 7	Lincoln City	0–1	Ipswich Town	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Bishop  74'	Report	Bonne 30' Burns  59' Evans  83'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 9,874 Referee: Ben Speedie

Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

25 September 2021 8	Ipswich Town	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ipswich
15:00 BST	El Mizouni  79' Chaplin 90' Fraser  90+4'	Report	Adeniran 26'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,338 Referee: Andy Davies

Ipswich Town v Doncaster Rovers

28 September 2021 9	Ipswich Town	6–0	Doncaster Rovers	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Burgess  5' Bonne 13', 72' Evans 31', 70', 76' Edmundson 80'	Report	Dodoo  58' Smith  58'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,111 Referee: Carl Brook

Accrington Stanley v Ipswich Town

2 October 2021 10	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Ipswich Town	Accrington
15:00 BST	Bishop 50' Pell 79' Hamilton  81' Conneely  90'	Report	Bonne 38' Norwood  90'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Martin Coy

Ipswich Town v Shrewsbury Town

9 October 2021 11	Ipswich Town	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chaplin 23' Burgess  39' Bonne 54' Fraser  90+2' Edmundson  90+3'	Report	Whalley 28' Pierre  68'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,256 Referee: Will Finnie

Cambridge United v Ipswich Town

16 October 2021 12	Cambridge United	2–2	Ipswich Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Brophy 40' Ironside 88'	Report	Aluko 10', 36' Chaplin  37'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,944 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Portsmouth v Ipswich Town

19 October 2021 13	Portsmouth	0–4	Ipswich Town	Milton
19:45 BST	Curtis  13' Harness  18'	Report	Edmundson  29' Bonne 41' Chaplin 54' Aluko 58' Morsy  72' Burns 75'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 16,301 Referee: Josh Smith

Ipswich Town v Fleetwood Town

23 October 2021 14	Ipswich Town	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Chaplin 49' Morsy  77' Celina 90+3',  90+4'	Report	Hill  32' Matete  71' Johnson  79' Morton 82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,099 Referee: Samuel Allison

Plymouth Argyle v Ipswich Town

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Ipswich Town	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Jephcott 44' Grant 50' Garrick  75'	Report	Edmundson 14',  22' Chaplin  26' Morsy  56' Nsiala  75'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,087 Referee: Robert Lewis

Wycombe Wanderers v Ipswich Town

2 November 2021 16	Wycombe Wanderers	1–4	Ipswich Town	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Wheeler 17' Hanlan  55' Scowen  85'	Report	Celina 27', 90+4'  90+5' Bonne 51' Burns 60' Nsiala  73'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,943 Referee: Lee Swabey

Ipswich Town v Oxford United

13 November 2021 17	Ipswich Town	0–0	Oxford United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Morsy  80' Clements  90+1'	Report	Brannagan  40'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,322 Referee: Scott Oldham

Sunderland v Ipswich Town

20 November 2021 18	Sunderland	2–0	Ipswich Town	Monkwearmouth
15:00 GMT	Evans  20' Gooch  34' Stewart  64' Winchester  81' O'Nien 85' McGeady 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Celina  55'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,033 Referee: Tom Nield

Ipswich Town v Rotherham United

23 November 2021 19	Ipswich Town	0–2	Rotherham United	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Morsy  88'	Report	Wiles 24' Lindsay  40' Ihiekwe  43' Ferguson 59' Barlaser  87'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,221 Referee: Gavin Ward

Ipswich Town v Crewe Alexandra

28 November 2021 20	Ipswich Town	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Offord 3' (o.g.) Celina 45+5' Clements  50' Edmundson  88'	Report	Williams  48' Long 73'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,883 Referee: James Oldham

Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town

7 December 2021 21	Charlton Athletic	2–0	Ipswich Town	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Stockley 26' Pearce  68' Gilbey 88'	Report	Donacien  29'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,376 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Wigan Athletic v Ipswich Town

11 December 2021 22	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Ipswich Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	Lang 22',  77' Darikwa  90+2'	Report	Chaplin  30' Norwood 77' Edmundson  83'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,296 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Ipswich Town v Sunderland

18 December 2021 23	Ipswich Town	1–1	Sunderland	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Norwood 45+1' Burns  68'	Report	Broadhead 50' Winchester  52' Flanagan  60' Stewart  62'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 29,005 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Ipswich Town v Wycombe Wanderers

29 December 2021 24	Ipswich Town	1–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Morsy  8' Penney  10' Norwood 44' Pigott  90+1'	Report	Scowen  90+1'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 26,456 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Gillingham v Ipswich Town

8 January 2022 25	Gillingham	0–4	Ipswich Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	O'Keefe  63' Phillips  69'  73'	Report	Norwood 9' Donacien  11' Burns 13' Bonne 23' Chaplin 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Alan Young

Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

15 January 2022 26	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Ipswich Town	Horwich
15:00 BST	Williams  13' Lee 74' Santos  80' Afolayan 81'	Report	Walton  40' Norwood  58' Burns  73'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,020 Referee: Bobby Madley

Ipswich Town v Accrington Stanley

22 January 2022 27	Ipswich Town	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Burns 23' Carroll  52' Chaplin 65' Edmundson  87' Celina  89'	Report	Nottingham  8' Hamilton 15' Pell  58' Longelo  82'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,126 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town

25 January 2022 28	AFC Wimbledon	0–2	Ipswich Town	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	McCormick  54'	Report	Edmundson  47' Burns 61', 86' Vincent-Young  86'  90+5'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 8,117 Referee: Lee Swabey

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town

29 January 2022 29	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Ipswich Town	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Johnson 6' Dean  26'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,517 Referee: Darren Bond

Ipswich Town v Gillingham

5 February 2022 30	Ipswich Town	1–0	Gillingham	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Chaplin 74'	Report	Tutonda  11'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,698 Referee: Stephen Martin

Doncaster Rovers v Ipswich Town

8 February 2022 31	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Ipswich Town	Doncaster
19:45 BST		Report	Bakinson  25', 39' Donacien  83'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,383 Referee: Ollie Yates

Milton Keynes Dons v Ipswich Town

12 February 2022 32	Milton Keynes Dons	0–0	Ipswich Town	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Watson  52' Lewington  54' Coventry  83'	Report	Thompson  63' Bakinson  67' Morsy  88'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 15,311 Referee: Oliver Langford

Ipswich Town v Burton Albion

19 February 2022 33	Ipswich Town	3–0	Burton Albion	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Jackson 1' Evans  27' Burns 62' Celina 78'	Report	Blake-Tracy  66' Niasse  67'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,516 Referee: Carl Brook

Ipswich Town v Cheltenham Town

22 February 2022 34	Ipswich Town	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Woolfenden  90+4'	Report	Colkett  64' Freestone  73' Williams  84' Raglan  90+4'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Andy Davies

Morecambe v Ipswich Town

26 February 2022 35	Morecambe	1–1	Ipswich Town	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Wildig 59'	Report	Bonne  62' Burns 86' Bakinson  88'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,928 Referee: Matt Donohue

Fleetwood Town v Ipswich Town

5 March 2022 36	Fleetwood Town	0–2	Ipswich Town	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Pilkington  63'	Report	Woolfenden  69' Morsy 72',  74' Jackson 81'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,190 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Ipswich Town v Lincoln City

8 March 2022 37	Ipswich Town	2–0	Lincoln City	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Burns 22' Jackson 32' Celina  45+1'	Report	Poole  39' McGrandles  45+1' Maguire  45+2'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,989 Referee: Tom Reeves

Ipswich Town v Portsmouth

12 March 2022 38	Ipswich Town	0–0	Portsmouth	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Thompson  77' Donacien  82'	Report	Thompson  30' Curtis  77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 25,500 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Oxford United v Ipswich Town

19 March 2022 39	Oxford United	1–1	Ipswich Town	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Williams  90+2' McNally 90+5' Sykes  90+6'	Report	Burns  56' Celina 70' Bonne  90+4'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,029 Referee: Marc Edwards

Ipswich Town v Plymouth Argyle

26 March 2022 40	Ipswich Town	1–0	Plymouth Argyle	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Morsy  28', 37' Burns  63'	Report	Crichlow  76'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 23,256 Referee: David Rock

Ipswich Town v Cambridge United

2 April 2022 41	Ipswich Town	0–1	Cambridge United	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Norwood  39' Donacien  75' Woolfenden  85' Bonne  90+2'	Report	Smith  39' Thompson 56' (o.g.) Dunk  81' May  83'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 26,515 Referee: Craig Hicks

Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town

9 April 2022 42	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Ipswich Town	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Leahy  29' Pennington  43' Vela  66' Whalley 84' Nurse  87'	Report	Norwood 6' Morsy  25' Burgess  45+11'  75' Burns  86' Donacien  87'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 7,682 Referee: Darren Handley

Rotherham United v Ipswich Town

16 April 2022 43	Rotherham United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Rotherham
12:30 BST	Edmonds-Green  63' Smith 78'	Report	Burns  45' Celina  45+4' Norwood  47' Woolfenden  56' Aluko  65'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 9,394 Referee: Peter Wright

Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic

19 April 2022 44	Ipswich Town	2–2	Wigan Athletic	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Morsy  40', 73' Woolfenden  42' Chaplin 61' Burns  71' Bakinson  90+6'	Report	Watts  26' Keane 45', 86' Lang  60'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,329 Referee: Will Finne

Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town

23 April 2022 45	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Ipswich Town	Crewe
15:00 BST	Lowery  60', 86' Griffiths  65' Sass-Davies  90+5'	Report	Norwood  14' Bakinson  33' Thompson  40' Chaplin 45+2'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 4,986 Referee: Simon Mather

Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic

30 April 2022 46	Ipswich Town	4–0	Charlton Athletic	Ipswich
12:30 BST	Bakinson 7' Burns 11', 50' Norwood 88'	Report	Dobson  48'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 26,002 Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Ipswich Town were drawn at home to Oldham Athletic in the first round^[12] and Barrow in the second round.^[13]

Ipswich Town v Oldham Athletic

6 November 2021 First round	Ipswich Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Burns 8' Morsy  34' Donacien  54'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 41' Bahamboula 55',  62' McGahey  60'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 8,845 Referee: Neil Hair

Oldham Athletic v Ipswich Town

16 November 2021 First round replay	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Ipswich Town	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Clarke  22' McGahey 29' Keillor-Dunn  59'	Report	Woolfenden  27' Chaplin 36' El Mizouni 81'	Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: Carl Boyeson

Ipswich Town v Barrow

4 December 2021 Second round	Ipswich Town	0–0	Barrow	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	El Mizouni  33' Chaplin  56' Morsy  71'	Report	Brown  56'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 6,425 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Barrow v Ipswich Town

15 December 2021 Second round replay	Barrow	2–0	Ipswich Town	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Stevens 26' Gotts 35'	Report	Morsy  66'	Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 2,756 Referee: James Bell

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Ipswich Town were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round.^[14][15]

Ipswich Town v Newport County

10 August 2021 First round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Newport County	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Aluko  21'	Report	Abraham 4' Livermore  42' Collins  78'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 6,144 Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

Ipswich were drawn into Group A of the Southern section alongside Colchester United, Gillingham and West Ham United U21s.^[16][17] On July 7, the fixtures for the group stage round was confirmed.^[18]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Ipswich Town	3	1	1	0	1	3	2	+1	5	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Colchester United	3	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	4
3	ACA	West Ham United U21	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	3[a]
4	L1	Gillingham	3	1	0	0	2	1	4	−3	3

Source: EFL.com
Notes:

1. West Ham U21 deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their match with Gillingham.^[19]

Ipswich Town v West Ham United U21

14 September 2021 Group game 1	Ipswich Town	1–2	West Ham United U21	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Norwood 2' El Mizouni  45+1' Morsy  87' Holý  88'	Report	Appiah-Forson 12' Alese  22' Oko-Flex  48', 89' (pen.) Ekwah  52'  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 4,231 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Gillingham v Ipswich Town

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Gillingham	0–2	Ipswich Town	Gillingham
19:00 BST	McKenzie  58' Akehurst  66'	Report	Pigott 43' Harper  57' Chaplin 72' El Mizouni  85'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,116 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Ipswich Town v Colchester United

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Ipswich Town	0–0 (4–3 p)	Colchester United	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Fraser  80'	Report	Coxe  90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 8,100 Referee: Paul Howard
	Penalties
	Pigott Chaplin Harper Celina Aluko		Sears Chilvers Hannant Coxe Cooper

Ipswich Town v Arsenal U21

1 December 2021 Second round	Ipswich Town	2–2 (3–4 p)	Arsenal U21	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Jackson 31', 43' Donacien  90+1'	Report	Patino  34' Vincent-Young 68' (o.g.) Balogun 71' Rekik  83'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Brett Huxtable
	Penalties
	Evans Chaplin Celina Pigott Jackson		Balogun Oulad M'Hand Rekik Biereth Hutchinson

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 June 2021	RW		Wes Burns	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[20]
16 June 2021	MF		Callum Page	Needham Market	Undisclosed	[21]
25 June 2021	CM		Rekeem Harper	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed[a]	[22]
28 June 2021	GK		Václav Hladký	Salford City	Undisclosed	[23]
1 July 2021	CM		Lee Evans	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[24]
1 July 2021	LB		Matt Penney	Sheffield Wednesday	Free transfer	[25]
12 July 2021	CF		Joe Pigott	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	[26]
14 July 2021	AM		Scott Fraser	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[27]
27 July 2021	CB		George Edmundson	Rangers	Undisclosed[b]	[28]
27 July 2021	SS		Conor Chaplin	Barnsley	Undisclosed[c]	[29]
6 August 2021	SS		Sone Aluko	Reading	Free transfer	[30]
9 August 2021	LM		Kyle Edwards	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	[31]
15 August 2021	CB		Cameron Burgess	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed[d]	[32]
16 August 2021	CM		Tom Carroll	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	[33]
31 August 2021	DM		Sam Morsy	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[34]
27 September 2021	CF		Tete Yengi	Newcastle Jets	Free transfer	[35]
19 January 2022	GK		Christian Walton	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[36]
31 January 2022	GK		Nick Hayes	Hemel Hempstead Town	Undisclosed	[37]

1. Fee reported as £500,000, potentially rising to £1,000,000 with add-ons
2. Fee reported as £750,000
3. Fee reported as £750,000
4. Fee reported as £750,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
26 June 2021	CF		Macauley Bonne	Queens Park Rangers	End of season	[38]
6 August 2021	CF		Louie Barry	Aston Villa	3 January 2022	[39][40]
9 August 2021	LB		Hayden Coulson	Middlesbrough	31 January 2022[a]	[42]
30 August 2021	GK		Christian Walton	Brighton & Hove Albion	19 January 2022[b]	[43]
31 August 2021	AM		Bersant Celina	Dijon	End of season	[44]
20 January 2022	CM		Tyreeq Bakinson	Bristol City	End of season	[45]
27 January 2022	LB		Dominic Thompson	Brentford	End of season	[46]

1. On 31 January, Coulson was recalled back to Middlesbrough.^[41]
2. On 19 January, Walton's loan move was made permanent.^[36]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
31 July 2021	CF		Tyreece Simpson	Swindon Town	23 January 2022	[47][48]
21 August 2021	CB		Corrie Ndaba	Salford City	End of season	[49]
26 August 2021	DM		Brett McGavin	King's Lynn Town	End of season	[50]
31 August 2021	RW		Armando Dobra	Colchester United	End of season	[51]
26 October 2021	GK		Tomáš Holý	Cambridge United	2 November 2021	[52]
20 January 2022	LB		Myles Kenlock	Colchester United	End of season	[53]
27 January 2022	GK		Tomáš Holý	Port Vale	End of season	[54]
31 January 2022	LB		Bailey Clements	Stevenage	End of season	[55]
31 January 2022	MF		Matt Healy	Cork City	End of season	[55]
31 January 2022	CF		Ben Morris	GAIS	November 2022	[55]
31 January 2022	CM		Rekeem Harper	Crewe Alexandra	End of season	[56]
6 April 2022	CF		Tete Yengi	Vaasan Palloseura	September 2022	[57]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
11 June 2021	GK		David Cornell	Peterborough United	Mutual consent	[58][59]
15 June 2021	CM		Andre Dozzell	Queens Park Rangers	£1,000,000	[60]
21 June 2021	CF		Oliver Hawkins	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[61]
25 June 2021	RW		Jack Lankester	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	[62]
28 June 2021	CF		Aaron Drinan	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	[63]
30 June 2021	CF		Kai Brown	Welling United	Released	[64][65]
30 June 2021	CF		Zak Brown	Felixstowe & Walton United	Released	[64][66]
30 June 2021	CB		Luke Chambers	Colchester United	Released	[67][68]
30 June 2021	LW		Gwion Edwards	Wigan Athletic	Free transfer	[69]
30 June 2021	CF		Ben Folami	Melbourne Victory	Released	[64][70]
30 June 2021	DM		Emyr Huws	Colchester United	Released	[67][71]
30 June 2021	AM		Alan Judge	Colchester United	Released	[67][72]
30 June 2021	DM		Tristan Nydam	Retired		[67][73]
30 June 2021	GK		Adam Przybek	Wycombe Wanderers	Released	[64][74]
30 June 2021	LW		Freddie Sears	Colchester United	Released	[67][75]
30 June 2021	DM		Cole Skuse	Colchester United	Released	[67][76]
30 June 2021	CM		Allan Viral	Flekkerøy IL	Released	[64][77]
30 June 2021	LB		Stephen Ward	Walsall	Released	[67][78]
30 June 2021	CB		James Wilson	Plymouth Argyle	Released	[67][79]
30 June 2021	GK		Harry Wright	Fleetwood Town	Released	[64][80]
23 July 2021	CM		Liam Gibbs	Norwich City	Compensation[a]	[81]
27 July 2021	CM		Teddy Bishop	Lincoln City	Undisclosed[b]	[82]
10 August 2021	CM		Flynn Downes	Swansea City	Undisclosed[c]	[83]
14 January 2022	CB		Aristote Nsiala	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[84]
31 January 2022	CM		Jon Nolan	Bristol Rovers	Mutual consent	[85][86]
31 January 2022	AM		Scott Fraser	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[87]

1. Fee reported as £600,000
2. Fee reported as £220,000
3. Fee reported as £1,500,000, potentially rising to £2,000,000 with add-ons

New contracts

First-team

Date signed	Number	Position	Nationality	Name	Contract length	Expiry	Ref.
27 August 2021	15	CB		Corrie Ndaba	2 years	2023	[88]
9 November 2021	16	CM		Idris El Mizouni	2.5 years	2024	[89]
18 November 2021	44	RB		Janoi Donacien	1 year	2023	[90]
16 May 2022	7	RW		Wes Burns	3 years	2025	[91]
17 May 2022	19	CF		Kayden Jackson	2 years	2024	[92]
18 May 2022	—	CM		Tommy Hughes	6 months	2022	[93]
18 May 2022	6	CB		Luke Woolfenden	3 years	2025	[94]

Academy

Date signed	Number	Position	Nationality	Name	Contract length	Expiry	Ref.
9 June 2021	42	CF		Ben Morris	1 year	2022	[95]
9 June 2021	33	LB		Bailey Clements	1 year	2022	[96]
9 June 2021	–	GK		Antoni Bort	1 year	2022	[96]
9 June 2021	–	CB		Brooklyn Kabongolo	1 year	2022	[96]
9 June 2021	–	CM		Alfie Cutbush	1 year	2022	[96]
9 June 2021	36	CM		Fraser Alexander	1 year	2022	[96]
9 June 2021	–	CF		Harley Curtis	1 year	2022	[96]
16 June 2021	34	CB		Albie Armin	2 years	2023	[21]
16 June 2021	30	CM		Cameron Humphreys	2 years	2023	[21]
16 June 2021	–	CF		Ola Bello	1 year	2022	[21]
6 July 2021	51	CM		Matt Healy	1 year	2022	[97]
6 July 2021	48	CM		Zanda Siziba	2 years	2023	[97]
6 July 2021	–	CB		Cameron Stewart	1 year	2022	[97]
21 October 2021	–	CM		Jack Manly	3 years	2024	[98]
8 June 2022	30	CM		Cameron Humphreys	3 years	2025	[99]
16 June 2022	47	CB		Elkan Baggott	3 years	2025	[100]

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
28	GK	ENG	Christian Walton	38	0	34	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
31	GK	CZE	Václav Hladký	14	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Matt Penney	26	1	18+4	1	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	George Edmundson	34	2	32	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Luke Woolfenden	38	0	30+1	0	1+1	0	1	0	4	0
12	DF	ENG	Dominic Thompson	17	0	15+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	ENG	Kane Vincent-Young	22	0	11+4	0	2+1	0	0	0	4	0
26	DF	AUS	Cameron Burgess	27	0	18+3	0	3+1	0	0	0	2	0
34	DF	ENG	Albie Armin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF	LCA	Janoi Donacien	48	0	40+3	0	1+2	0	1	0	0+1	0
47	DF	IDN	Elkan Baggott	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	WAL	Wes Burns	40	13	34+3	12	2	1	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	WAL	Lee Evans	29	3	26+1	3	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
12	MF	ENG	Tyreeq Bakinson	17	2	14+3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	TUN	Idris El Mizouni	12	1	3+2	0	3	1	1	0	3	0
25	MF	ENG	Tom Carroll	17	0	8+6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
30	MF	ENG	Cameron Humphreys	4	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
43	MF	KOS	Bersant Celina	35	6	23+9	6	1	0	0	0	0+2	0
48	MF	ENG	Zanda Siziba	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
55	MF	EGY	Sam Morsy	38	3	33+1	3	2+1	0	0	0	1	0
Forwards
9	FW	ENG	Joe Pigott	29	3	10+12	2	1+2	0	0	0	3+1	1
10	FW	ENG	James Norwood	27	7	12+11	6	1	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
18	FW	ZIM	Macauley Bonne	46	12	29+14	12	2	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW	ENG	Kayden Jackson	19	5	7+5	3	2+1	0	0+1	0	3	2
21	FW	ENG	Conor Chaplin	47	11	24+15	9	2+2	1	0	0	2+2	1
23	FW	NGA	Sone Aluko	36	3	18+12	3	2+2	0	1	0	1	0
29	FW	ENG	Kyle Edwards	22	0	11+7	0	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
Players transferred out during the season
1	GK	CZE	Tomáš Holý	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
4	MF	ENG	Rekeem Harper	18	0	6+7	0	1+1	0	0	0	3	0
11	MF	SCO	Scott Fraser	20	1	14+1	1	3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
12	FW	ENG	Louie Barry	6	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	2+1	0
14	MF	ALB	Armando Dobra	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
15	DF	IRL	Corrie Ndaba	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
20	MF	ENG	Jon Nolan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	COD	Aristote Nsiala	15	0	10+1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	ENG	Hayden Coulson	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Bailey Clements	8	0	4	0	2	0	1	0	0+1	0
40	DF	ENG	Myles Kenlock	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Last updated: end of season
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
7	MF		Wes Burns	12	1	0	0	13
18	FW		Macauley Bonne	12	0	0	0	12
21	FW		Conor Chaplin	9	1	0	1	11
10	FW		James Norwood	6	0	0	1	7
43	MF		Bersant Celina	6	0	0	0	6
19	FW		Kayden Jackson	3	0	0	2	5
8	MF		Lee Evans	3	0	0	0	3
9	FW		Joe Pigott	2	0	0	1	3
23	FW		Sone Aluko	3	0	0	0	3
55	MF		Sam Morsy	3	0	0	0	3
5	DF		George Edmundson	2	0	0	0	2
12	MF		Tyreeq Bakinson	2	0	0	0	2
3	DF		Matt Penney	1	0	0	0	1
11	MF		Scott Fraser	1	0	0	0	1
16	MF		Idris El Mizouni	0	1	0	0	1
Own goal				2	0	0	0	2
Total				67	3	0	5	75

Assists

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
7	MF		Wes Burns	6	0	0	0	6
43	MF		Bersant Celina	6	0	0	0	6
44	DF		Janoi Donacien	5	0	0	0	5
55	MF		Sam Morsy	5	0	0	0	5
18	Fw		Macauley Bonne	3	1	0	0	4
19	FW		Kayden Jackson	3	0	0	1	4
24	DF		Kane Vincent-Young	4	0	0	0	4
8	MF		Lee Evans	3	0	0	0	3
10	FW		James Norwood	3	0	0	0	3
21	FW		Conor Chaplin	3	0	0	0	3
3	DF		Matt Penney	1	0	0	1	2
5	DF		George Edmundson	2	0	0	0	2
11	MF		Scott Fraser	2	0	0	0	2
4	MF		Rekeem Harper	1	0	0	0	1
9	FW		Joe Pigott	0	0	0	1	1
27	DF		Hayden Coulson	1	0	0	0	1
30	MF		Cameron Humphreys	1	0	0	0	1
Total				47	1	0	3	51

Clean sheets

No.	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1		Tomáš Holý	0	0	0	1	1
28		Christian Walton	14	1	0	0	15
31		Václav Hladký	3	0	0	1	4
Total			17	1	0	2	20

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Total
1	GK		Tomáš Holý	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF		Matt Penney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4	MW		Rekeem Harper	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
5	DF		George Edmundson	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
6	DF		Luke Woolfenden	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
7	MF		Wes Burns	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
8	MF		Lee Evans	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9	FW		Joe Pigott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW		James Norwood	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
11	MF		Scott Fraser	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
12	MF		Tyreeq Bakinson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
16	MF		Idris El Mizouni	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
18	FW		Macauley Bonne	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21	FW		Conor Chaplin	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	DF		Aristote Nsiala	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF		Dominic Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
23	FW		Sone Aluko	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF		Kane Vincent-Young	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
25	MF		Tom Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
26	DF		Cameron Burgess	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
28	GK		Christian Walton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	GK		Václav Hladký	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF		Bailey Clements	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
43	MF		Bersant Celina	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
44	DF		Janoi Donacien	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
55	MF		Sam Morsy	11	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
Total				87	2	7	0	1	0	7	0	102	2

Captains

No.	Nat	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total	Notes
5		George Edmundson	4	0	0	0	4
8		Lee Evans	7	0	0	0	7
18		Macauley Bonne	1	0	0	0	1
22		Aristote Nsiala	0	0	0	1	1
23		Sone Aluko	0	2	0	1	3
26		Cameron Burgess	0	0	0	1	1
44		Janoi Donacien	1	0	1	0	2
55		Sam Morsy	33	2	0	1	36	Club captain

Awards

Player awards

Award	Player	Ref
Player of the Year	Wes Burns	[101]
Players' Player of the Year	Wes Burns	[101]
Young Player of the Year	Cameron Humphreys	[102]
Goal of the Season	Bersant Celina	[103]

EFL League One Goal of the Month

Award	Player	Ref
November	Bersant Celina	[104]

PFA Fans' League One Player of the Month

Month	Player	Ref
December	James Norwood	[105]
January	Wes Burns	[106]

EFL League One Team of the Season

Player	Ref
Wes Burns	[107]