# 2007–08 Ipswich Town F.C. season

During the 2007–08 English football season, Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship.

## Season summary

Despite making a strong challenge for promotion during the season, Ipswich Town were denied the chance to participate in the play-offs for promotion to the Premier League on the last day of the season, with Crystal Palace and Watford taking the play-off places instead.

## 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 |
| 2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Jason de Vos (captain) |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Alex Bruce |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor |
| 7 | MF | IRL | Owen Garvan |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Sylvain Legwinski |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Gavin Williams |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Alan Lee |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Sito |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Danny Haynes |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Jonathan Walters |
| 20 | DF | ENG | David Wright |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Danny Simpson (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Gary Roberts |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Dan Harding |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Alan Quinn |
| 26 | MF | MKD | Veliče Šumulikoski |
| 28 | MF | ENG | David Norris |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 43 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater (on loan from Derby County) |

### 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 |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Shane Supple (on loan to Falkirk) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Matt Richards (on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion) |
| 12 | MF | CAN | Jaime Peters (on loan to Yeovil Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | IRL | George O'Callaghan (to Cork City) |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Billy Clarke (on loan to Falkirk) |
| 27 | GK | SCO | Neil Alexander (to Rangers) |

### Reserve 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 |
| 13 | GK | IRL | Nick Colgan |
| 16 | DF | NIR | Chris Casement |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Dean Bowditch |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Ed Upson |
| 31 | DF | IRL | Michael Synnott |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Tommy Smith |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Liam Trotter |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Andrew Plummer |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Jordan Rhodes |

### 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 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Sammy Moore (to Stevenage Borough) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Ian Miller (to Darlington) |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Jim Magilton |
| Assistant Manager | Bryan Klug |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Andy Rhodes |
| Specialist Skills Coach | Steve Foley |
| Fitness Coach | Simon Thadani |
| Head Physiotherapist | Matt Byard |

## Pre-season
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 10 July 2007 | Burton Albion | A | 3–0 | 935 | Richards, Lee (2) (pen) |
| 12 July 2007 | Kettering Town | A | 3–1 | Unknown | O'Callaghan, Clarke, Synnott |
| 18 July 2007 | Stevenage | A | 0–3 | Unknown | |
| 19 July 2007 | Chelmsford City | A | 2–2 | Unknown | Unknown (o.g.) Moore |
| 21 July 2007 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 2–1 | 1,060 | Walters, Roberts |
| 24 July 2007 | Crawley Town | A | 5–1 | 1,043 | Miller (3) (pen), Lee (2) |
| 27 July 2007 | Bury Town | A | 6–1 | 1,926 | Clarke (3), Haynes, Garvan, Robinson |
| 31 July 2007 | Royal Antwerp | A | 1–1 | Unknown | Roberts |
| 3 August 2007 | Leiston | A | P | | |
| 5 August 2007 | Panathinaikos | H | 2–0 | 8,165 | Couñago (2) |
| 7 August 2007 | Dartford | A | 3–1 | 649 | Roberts, Clarke, O'Callaghan |

## Competitions
### Football League Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Watford | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 70 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 56 | +9 | 69 | |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 66 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 64 | |

#### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
Ipswich Town's score comes first

#### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 11 August 2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 4–1 | 23,099 | Lee (2) (pen), Roberts, Couñago |
| 18 August 2007 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–1 | 13,260 | Lee |
| 26 August 2007 | Crystal Palace | H | 1–0 | 19,382 | Walters |
| 1 September 2007 | Watford | A | 0–2 | 17,295 | |
| 15 September 2007 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–4 | 19,460 | |
| 22 September 2007 | Coventry City | H | 4–1 | 18,840 | de Vos, Couñago (2), Walters |
| 29 September 2007 | Hull City | A | 1–3 | 15,456 | Harding |
| 2 October 2007 | Burnley | A | 2–2 | 9,952 | Legwinski, Lee |
| 6 October 2007 | Preston North End | H | 2–1 | 19,243 | Lee, Miller |
| 20 October 2007 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 13,946 | Legwinski |
| 23 October 2007 | Colchester United | H | 3–1 | 25,727 | Walters, Trotter, Haynes |
| 27 October 2007 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3-0 | 23,308 | Lee, Couñago, Haynes |
| 4 November 2007 | Norwich City | A | 2–2 | 25,461 | Lee, Couñago |
| 6 November 2007 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | 25,033 | Walters |
| 10 November 2007 | Bristol City | H | 6–0 | 22,020 | Walters (3), Wright, Miller (pen), Couñago |
| 24 November 2007 | Cardiff City | A | 0–1 | 15,173 | |
| 27 November 2007 | Southampton | H | 2–0 | 19,791 | Walters, Couñago |
| 1 December 2007 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | 19,540 | |
| 4 December 2007 | Bristol City | A | 0–2 | 14,062 | |
| 8 December 2007 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–3 | 24,680 | Couñago |
| 11 December 2007 | Leicester City | H | 3–1 | 17,938 | Couñago, Lee (pen), Walters |
| 15 December 2007 | Scunthorpe United | H | 3–2 | 19,306 | Couñago, Garvan, Miller |
| 22 December 2007 | Burnley | H | 0–0 | 20,077 | |
| 26 December 2007 | Leicester City | A | 0–2 | 24,049 | |
| 29 December 2007 | Coventry City | A | 1–2 | 18,346 | Haynes |
| 1 January 2008 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–0 | 24,000 | Wright, de Vos |
| 12 January 2008 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | 20,346 | Haynes |
| 19 January 2008 | Blackpool | A | 1–1 | 9,154 | Walters |
| 29 January 2008 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0–0 | 20,095 | |
| 2 February 2008 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 19,092 | Quinn, Lee |
| 9 February 2008 | Watford | H | 1–2 | 24,227 | Walters |
| 12 February 2008 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–0 | 16,090 | Haynes |
| 16 February 2008 | Blackpool | H | 2–1 | 21,059 | Šumulikoski, Walters |
| 23 February 2008 | Stoke City | A | 0–1 | 23,563 | |
| 1 March 2008 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | 23,299 | David Norris |
| 4 March 2008 | Sheffield United | H | 1–1 | 20,190 | Lee |
| 11 March 2008 | Barnsley | A | 1–4 | 11,333 | Couñago |
| 15 March 2008 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–0 | 23,539 | Garvan, Haynes |
| 22 March 2008 | Scunthorpe United | A | 2–1 | 6,636 | Couñago, Sito |
| 29 March 2008 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | 24,570 | |
| 5 April 2008 | Colchester United | A | 0–2 | 6,264 | |
| 9 April 2008 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | 20,311 | Rhodes |
| 13 April 2008 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | 29,656 | Pearce (o.g.), Haynes |
| 19 April 2008 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 26,072 | Miller |
| 26 April 2008 | Preston North End | A | 2–2 | 14,187 | Miller, Walters |
| 4 May 2008 | Hull City | H | 1–0 | 28,233 | Lee |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 5 January 2008 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | 23,446 | |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 14 August 2007 | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 3–3 (lost 3–5 on pens) | 7,496 | Lee (pen), Murphy (o.g.), Garvan |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 13 July 2007 | FW | Pablo Couñago | Málaga | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2007 | GK | Neil Alexander | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2007 | MF | Tommy Miller | Sunderland | Free transfer |
| 23 January 2008 | MF | Alan Quinn | Sheffield United | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2008 | MF | Veliče Šumulikoski | Bursaspor | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2008 | MF | David Norris | Plymouth Argyle | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2008 | GK | Nick Colgan | Free agent | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until |
| 31 January 2008 | GK | Stephen Bywater | Derby County | 30 June 2008 |
| 15 March 2008 | FW | Shefki Kuqi | Crystal Palace | 30 June 2008 |
| 21 March 2008 | DF | Danny Simpson | Manchester United | 30 June 2008 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 3 June 2007 | DF | James Krause | Rushden & Diamonds | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2007 | MF | Darren Currie | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2007 | MF | Martin Brittain | Carlisle United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2007 | MF | Stuart O'Keefe | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2007 | FW | Darryl Knights | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2007 | FW | Kieron Leabon | Boston United | Free transfer |
| 27 July 2007 | GK | Lewis Price | Derby County | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2008 | DF | Ian Miller | Darlington | Free transfer |
| 24 January 2008 | MF | Sammy Moore | Stevenage Borough | Free transfer |
| 30 January 2008 | GK | Neil Alexander | Rangers | £500,000 |
| 31 January 2008 | MF | George O'Callaghan | Cork City | Free transfer |

### Loans out

| Date from | Pos | Name | From | Date until |
| 25 July 2007 | MF | Sammy Moore | Brentford | 6 January 2008 |
| 30 July 2007 | DF | Ian Miller | Darlington | 10 January 2008 |
| 31 August 2007 | MF | George O'Callaghan | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 January 2008 |
| 18 September 2007 | DF | Matt Richards | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2008 |
| 10 October 2007 | FW | Jordan Rhodes | Oxford United | 10 November 2007 |
| 22 November 2007 | FW | Dean Bowditch | Northampton Town | 22 January 2008 |
| 17 January 2008 | DF | Matt Richards | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 June 2008 |
| 30 January 2008 | MF | Jaime Peters | Yeovil Town | 4 May 2008 |
| 31 January 2008 | GK | Shane Supple | Falkrik | 30 June 2008 |
| 31 January 2008 | FW | Billy Clarke | Falkrik | 30 June 2008 |
| 12 February 2008 | FW | Dean Bowditch | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 March 2008 |
| 12 February 2008 | MF | Gary Roberts | Crewe Alexandra | 12 March 2008 |
| 20 February 2008 | DF | Tommy Smith | Stevenage Borough | 27 April 2008 |

## 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 ||||||||||||
| 43 | GK | ENG | Stephen Bywater | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | NED | Fabian Wilnis | 14 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Jason de Vos | 47 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | IRL | Alex Bruce | 38 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Richard Naylor | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Sito | 14 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NIR | Chris Casement | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | David Wright | 43 | 2 | 39+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Danny Simpson | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Dan Harding | 31 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | IRL | Owen Garvan | 45 | 3 | 39+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Sylvain Legwinski | 16 | 2 | 9+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Tommy Miller | 38 | 5 | 32+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Gavin Williams | 14 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Gary Roberts | 22 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRL | Alan Quinn | 16 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | MKD | Veliče Šumulikoski | 16 | 1 | 10+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | David Norris | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Liam Trotter | 8 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago | 45 | 12 | 35+8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRL | Alan Lee | 47 | 12 | 37+8 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Danny Haynes | 42 | 7 | 18+22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Jonathan Walters | 41 | 13 | 39+1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | FIN | Shefki Kuqi | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Jordan Rhodes | 8 | 1 | 0+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | CAN | Jamie Peters | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | IRL | George O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | IRL | Billy Clarke | 22 | 0 | 9+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | SCO | Neil Alexander | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Last updated: end of season Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 19 | FW | | Jonathan Walters | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | FW | | Pablo Couñago | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | FW | | Alan Lee | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | FW | | Danny Haynes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | MF | | Tommy Miller | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | | Owen Garvan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | DF | | Jason de Vos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Sylvain Legwinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | | David Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | | Sito | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | | Gary Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | | Dan Harding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | | Alan Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | | Veliče Šumulikoski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | | David Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | | Liam Trotter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | FW | | Jordan Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 65 | 0 | 3 | 68 |

### Clean sheets

| Number | Nation | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 27 | | Neil Alexander | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 43 | | Stephen Bywater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 2 | DF | Fabian Wilnis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Jason de Vos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Alex Bruce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Owen Garvan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sylvain Legwinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Pablo Couñago | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Tommy Miller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Gavin Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Alan Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Sito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | Danny Haynes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Jonathan Walters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | David Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Danny Simpson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Gary Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Dan Harding | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | FW | Billy Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Alan Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Neil Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Liam Trotter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | GK | Stephen Bywater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 51 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 5 |

## Awards
### Player awards

| Award | Player |
| Player of the Year | Jonathan Walters |
| Players' Player of the Year | Jonathan Walters |
| Young Player of the Year | Jordan Rhodes |
| Goal of the Season | Pablo Couñago |