Ipswich Town 2021–22 football 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.
Kits
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First-team squad
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.
Competitions
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 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
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]
FA Cup
Ipswich Town were drawn at home to Oldham Athletic in the first round[ 12] and Barrow in the second round.[ 13]
EFL Cup
Ipswich Town were drawn at home to Newport County in the first round.[ 14] [ 15]
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]
^ West Ham U21 deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player in their match with Gillingham.[ 19]
Transfers
Transfers in
^ Fee reported as £500,000, potentially rising to £1,000,000 with add-ons
^ Fee reported as £750,000
^ Fee reported as £750,000
^ Fee reported as £750,000
Loans in
^ On 31 January, Coulson was recalled back to Middlesbrough.[ 41]
^ On 19 January, Walton's loan move was made permanent.[ 36]
Loans out
Transfers out
^ Fee reported as £600,000
^ Fee reported as £220,000
^ Fee reported as £1,500,000, potentially rising to £2,000,000 with add-ons
New contracts
First-team
Academy
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
References
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