2017–18 Ipswich Town F.C. season
# 2017–18 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Ipswich Town's 16th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 140th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and League Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Marcus Evans Group (chest), East Anglian Children's Hospices (back)

| Home | Away | Away alt.1 | Away alt.2 | Third |
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## First-team squad

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Dean Gerken |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dominic Iorfa (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Jonas Knudsen |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Luke Chambers (captain) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Adam Webster |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Teddy Bishop |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Cole Skuse (vice-captain) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Martyn Waghorn |
| 10 | FW | IRL | David McGoldrick |
| 11 | MF | KOS | Bersant Celina (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Jordan Spence |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Tom Adeyemi |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Callum Connolly (on loan from Everton) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Grant Ward |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Luke Hyam |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Freddie Sears |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Tristan Nydam |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell |
| 24 | GK | WAL | Michael Crowe |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Stephen Gleeson |
| 27 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| 28 | MF | MRI | Kévin Bru |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Myles Kenlock |
| 32 | MF | GAM | Mustapha Carayol |
| 33 | GK | POL | Bartosz Białkowski |
| 44 | MF | WAL | Emyr Huws |

### Left club during season

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5 | DF | NZL | Tommy Smith (To Colorado Rapids) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Danny Rowe (Loaned to Lincoln City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Flynn Downes (Loaned to Luton Town) |

## 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 | James Pullen |

## Pre-season

On 10 May 2017, Ipswich Town announced a pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic. The club confirmed Peterborough United as a second confirmed pre-season fixture, with the match split into two games of 60 minutes each. Mick McCarthy's men will travel to Republic of Ireland for a week and play Drogheda United whilst on tour. Colchester United were also confirmed for pre-season opposition. Four days later, Gillingham was added to the list of oppositions to face.

## Competitions

### EFL Championship

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 69 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 67 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 |

**Result summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Last updated: 23 April 2019. Source:

**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 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |

**Matches**

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Ipswich Town entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home against Sheffield United.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, the first round draw took place with a trip to Luton Town confirmed. Another away tie was announced, when they were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the second round.

## Transfers

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Tom Adeyemi | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Joe Garner | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | Emyr Huws | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 7 August 2017 | CF | Martyn Waghorn | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 4 January 2018 | CF | Aaron Drinan | Warterford | Undisclosed |
| 19 January 2018 | CM | Stephen Gleeson | Birmingham City | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2018 | CB | Chris Goteni | Saint-Apollinaire | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | Barry Cotter | Limerick | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2018 | RM | Mustapha Carayol | Nottingham Forest | Free transfer |

* ↑ Fee reported as £750,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £1,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £250,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £90,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £70,000

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 July 2017 | AM | Bersant Celina | Manchester City | 30 June 2018 |
| 14 July 2017 | RB | Dominic Iorfa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | Callum Connolly | Everton | 30 June 2018 |
| 19 January 2018 | CB | Cameron Carter-Vickers | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 June 2018 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 June 2017 | CM | Kundai Benyu | Celtic | Compensation |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Christophe Berra | Heart of Midlothian | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Leon Best | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Giles Coke | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Paul Digby | Mansfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Jonathan Douglas | Retired | Retired |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Jacob Marsden | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Joe Robinson | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Kieron Cathline | Enfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Ross Meldrum | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | Kolade Salaudeen | Free agent | Released |
| 14 July 2017 | CF | Brett Pitman | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2017 | CB | Steven Taylor | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 8 January 2018 | CF | Kieffer Moore | Barnsley | £750,000 |
| 22 January 2018 | CB | Tommy Smith | Colorado Rapids | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2018 | CM | Adam McDonnell | Aldershot Town | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2018 | RB | George Fowler | Aldershot Town | Free transfer |

* ↑ Christophe Berra joined Heart of Midlothian following his departure.
* ↑ Leon Best joined Charlton Athletic following his release from the club.
* ↑ Paul Digby joined Mansfield Town following his release from the club.
* ↑ Steven Taylor joined Peterborough United following his release.

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 July 2017 | CF | Kieffer Moore | Rotherham United | 30 June 2018 |
| 13 July 2017 | RB | Josh Emmanuel | Rotherham United | 30 June 2018 |
| 30 August 2017 | CM | Adam McDonnell | Aldershot Town | 29 November 2017 |
| 30 August 2017 | RB | George Fowler | Aldershot Town | 29 November 2017 |
| 2 November 2017 | GK | Harry Wright | East Thurrock United | 2 December 2017 |
| 23 December 2017 | CB | Luke Woolfenden | Bromley | 30 June 2018 |
| 2 January 2018 | AM | Danny Rowe | Lincoln City | 30 June 2018 |
| 31 January 2018 | CM | Flynn Downes | Luton Town | 30 June 2018 |
| 17 March 2018 | RW | Jack Lankester | Bury Town | 1 May 2018 |
| 17 March 2018 | DM | Brett McGavin | Bury Town | 1 May 2018 |
| 20 March 2018 | AM | Shane McLoughlin | Bromley | 1 May 2018 |

* ↑ On 1 November, Adam McDonnell extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.
* ↑ On 1 November, George Fowler extended his loan spell at Aldershot Town for a further month.

## Squad statistics

All statistics updated as of end of season

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Dean Gerken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | WAL | Michael Crowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | POL | Bartosz Białkowski | 46 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dominic Iorfa | 25 | 1 | 20+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Jonas Knudsen | 44 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Luke Chambers | 39 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Adam Webster | 29 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Jordan Spence | 40 | 4 | 37+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Callum Connolly | 34 | 4 | 29+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | USA | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Myles Kenlock | 18 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | IRL | Barry Cotter | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG | Patrick Webber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Luke Woolfenden | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Chris Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ENG | Teddy Bishop | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Cole Skuse | 40 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KOS | Bersant Celina | 38 | 8 | 23+12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Tom Adeyemi | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Grant Ward | 37 | 2 | 25+12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Luke Hyam | 18 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Tristan Nydam | 20 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Andre Dozzell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Stephen Gleeson | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | MRI | Kévin Bru | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | GAM | Mustapha Carayol | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | IRL | Shane McLoughlin | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | WAL | Emyr Huws | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG | Martyn Waghorn | 46 | 16 | 39+5 | 16 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | David McGoldrick | 24 | 8 | 18+4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Joe Garner | 32 | 10 | 29+3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Freddie Sears | 37 | 2 | 15+21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | IRL | Aaron Drinan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | AUS | Ben Folami | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Ben Morris | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | NZL | Monty Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | NZL | Tommy Smith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Danny Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Flynn Downes | 12 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | IRL | Adam McDonnell | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | ENG | George Fowler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Last updated: end of season Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | FW | | Martyn Waghorn | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | FW | | Joe Garner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | FW | | David McGoldrick | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | MF | | Bersant Celina | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | DF | | Jordan Spence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | DF | | Callum Connolly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | | Grant Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | FW | | Freddie Sears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | Dominic Iorfa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Jonas Knudsen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Luke Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Cole Skuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | | Mustapha Carayol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 0 | 3 | 60 |

### Assists

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | FW | | Martyn Waghorn | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | DF | | Jonas Knudsen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | MF | | Grant Ward | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | FW | | David McGoldrick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | DF | | Jordan Spence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | FW | | Joe Garner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | DF | | Dominic Iorfa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Adam Webster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Cole Skuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Bersant Celina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | | Callum Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | DF | | Myles Kenlock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | | Mustapha Carayol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | FW | | Ben Morris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | MF | | Emyr Huws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 45 |

### Clean sheets

| Number | Nation | Name | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | | Dean Gerken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 | | Bartosz Białkowski | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 15 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | Dominic Iorfa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jonas Knudsen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Luke Chambers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Tommy Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Adam Webster | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Cole Skuse | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Martyn Waghorn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | David McGoldrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Bersant Celina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Jordan Spence | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Joe Garner | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Callum Connolly | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Grant Ward | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | Freddie Sears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Flynn Downes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Tristan Nydam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Stephen Gleeson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Cameron Carter-Vickers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Myles Kenlock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Mustapha Carayol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Emyr Huws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 2 |

### Starting 11

    Considering starts in all competitions

| No. | Pos. | Name | MS | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 33 | GK | Bartosz Białkowski | 46 | |
| 12 | RB | Jordan Spence | 37 | |
| 4 | CB | Luke Chambers | 39 | |
| 6 | CB | Adam Webster | 26 | Cameron Carter-Vickers has 17 starts |
| 3 | LB | Jonas Knudsen | 44 | |
| 8 | CM | Cole Skuse | 40 | |
| 16 | CM | Callum Connolly | 30 | |
| 11 | AM | Bersant Celina | 26 | |
| 9 | RW | Martyn Waghorn | 39 | |
| 18 | LW | Grant Ward | 25 | |
| 14 | CF | Joe Garner | 29 | David McGoldrick has 20 starts |

* 4–2–3–1 Formation
* Białkowski
* Spence
* Chambers(C)
* Webster
* Knudsen
* Celina
* Connolly
* Skuse
* Ward
* Waghorn
* Garner

## Awards

### Player awards

| Award | Player |
| - | - |
| Player of the Year | Bartosz Białkowski |
| Players' Player of the Year | Bartosz Białkowski |
| Young Player of the Year | Flynn Downes |
| Goal of the Season | Bersant Celina |
