# 2024–25 Ipswich Town F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of Ipswich Town, and their first season back in the Premier League since the 2001–02 campaign, following successive promotions from League One and the Championship in the previous two seasons. In addition to the domestic league, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

## Season summary
### August 2024

After back-to-back promotions, the first game of Ipswich Town's return to the Premier League in 22 years saw them face Liverpool, under new manager Arne Slot, at Portman Road. Ipswich handed starts to new signings Jacob Greaves and Liam Delap and started the first half strong, but ended up losing 2–0 after a quick fire double by Liverpool on the hour mark. The opening games were not friendly for Town as a week later they travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face four-time reigning champions Manchester City. The game started well once again when Sammie Szmodics scored on the 7th-minute on his full debut. Arijanet Muric and Ben Johnson were also handed their full debuts, but the game would quickly come undone as Town went onto lose 4–1 handing Kieran McKenna his first back-to-back defeats since joining the club. The month ended with mixed results after losing on 4–2 penalties in round 2 of the EFL Cup to AFC Wimbledon, Town managed to get their first point of the league campaign after drawing 1–1 at home against Fulham with Liam Delap scoring his first goal for the club. This result saw Town climb out of the relegation zone to 17th place.

### September 2024

Town's first game after the international break was on 14 September against Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium. Following many chances from both sides, the game finished 0–0. A week later, Ipswich travelled to St Mary's to face fellow newly-promoted side Southampton. Both sides were looking for their first win of the season with Southampton looking close to winning until a 95th minute strike from captain Sam Morsy helped rescue a point with the game ending 1–1. The month ended promisingly for Town when first-time Champions League side Aston Villa travelled to Portman Road. A brace from striker Liam Delap meant the game ended 2–2 and Town ending the month undefeated and on a 4 match undefeated streak, helping them climb to 15th place in the league.

### October 2024

Town's form sadly did not carry on over to October as the month started with a 4–1 loss to West Ham away at the London Stadium. Town looked to turn things around after the international break when they faced fellow league strugglers Everton at home. After a couple of first half goals and some questionable referee and VAR decisions, Town struggled to get back into the game and lost 2–0. Town's final game of the month was away to Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. The game looked to start off really well as Town initially went 2–0 up before ending the first half 2–2 after Harry Clarke scored an own goal, gave away a penalty and got sent off. This would have made Clarke the second player in the league's history to achieve this fate but the own goal was later over turned and given to Yoane Wissa. With Town down to 10 men, the match ended in a 4–3 loss and ending the month back in the relegation zone in 18th place.

### November 2024

Ipswich emerged from October's three back-to-back losses to a brighter November. With three points looking like they were in the bag in a home tie against Leicester City, despite playing with 10 men (Kalvin Phillips had been dismissed in the 77th minute for incurring a second yellow card) after Leif Davis's fine 55th-minute volley had given Town the lead, Jordan Ayew snatched a 94th-minute leveller to ensure that the points were shared. Town also had a penalty claim overturned in the game. The following week, however, the team recorded its first Premier League win of the season — and its first in the top division in 22 years — on 10 November in a 2–1 win at Spurs, Sammie Szmodics opening the scoring with a spectacular bicycle kick and Liam Delap providing the winner just before half time. Two weeks later, Town were also value for another point against newly appointed Ruben Amorim's Manchester United in a 1-1 draw, with Omari Hutchinson claiming a leveller just before half time to offset Rashford's second-minute strike. Ipswich also looked the more likely to win, with Onana producing two match-saving stops, but the Tractor Boys had to settle for a point.
Despite an unbeaten run of three games amassing five points, Town ended November in defeat away at European-chasing Nottingham Forest in a 1-0 defeat at the City Ground. Both sides fought well in what was a game of few chances, but Jota Silva was lightly tripped by Sammie Szmodics in the box to give Forest a penalty early in the second half. Chris Wood converted the chance in the 49th minute for his eighth goal of the season. This meant Ipswich finished November with nine points in nineteenth place, a point from safety.

### December 2024

The Tractor Boys viewed the two home matches in a week against Crystal Palace and Bournemouth as an opportunity to pick up some points in early December.
The first half of the Crystal Palace match played out much the same as the Forest game, with very few chances. Palace took the chance to fight back in the second half, through a good strike from Jean-Phillipe Mateta. From this, Town tried to create some chances of their own with an unorthodox free kick nearly reaching the back of the net but the game ended 1-0 to Crystal Palace.
Things did not improve against Bournemouth five days later. Ipswich did look on for three points, with a great strike from Conor Chaplin for his first goal of the season in the twenty-first minute looking to seal the victory. Bournemouth, however, capitalised on the weak Ipswich backline. Muric came rushing out to the edge of the box to seemingly apply pressure onto the oncoming striker but the ball was crossed over to Enes Ünal to take it past Cameron Burgess. Town tried to dig in for a point here but Bournemouth completed the ultimate snatch-and-grab in the ninety-fifth minute through Dango Ouattara. Failure to take any points from these two games left Ipswich in 18th place by the end of the week, now four points from safety.
The game between 18th placed Ipswich and 19th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers, separated only by goal difference, was viewed as a crucial game at the bottom of the table. Ipswich scored early on, through a Matt Doherty own goal after Liam Delap made a run and passed to Omari Hutchinson, whose shot was saved and then Conor Chaplin's strike taking a heavy deflection. Matheus Cunha brought a late equaliser for Wolves in the 72nd minute, beating Muric at his near post, but Town were not done yet. In the last minute of stoppage time, Jack Clarke delivered a corner kick that met Jack Taylor, heading it into the bottom right corner. Town claimed the three points and moved within two points of safety. An overspill of emotion ensued after the match, with Rayan Aït-Nouri collecting a red card and Matheus Cunha was investigated by the FA following an incident with a member of the Ipswich backroom staff.
Results from the Wolves game did not improve in the next two fixtures however. On 21 December, Ipswich hosted Newcastle. The home side lost 4-0, subject to a first hattrick for Alexander Isak and a goal from Jacob Murphy. Six days later, Town also lost away at the Emirates to Arsenal, although by a much slender scoreline. Kai Havertz scored the only goal in the 23rd minute, and whilst Town pushed for an equaliser, they did not register a shot on target in the whole game for the first time in the season.
Ipswich did manage to end the month and the year on a high, with their first home win of the campaign, a 2-0 win over title-chasers Chelsea. Liam Delap converted a penalty kick in the 12th minute conceded by Filip Jörgensen. In the second half, Delap caught Chelsea in possession following a poor back pass from Axel Disasi to set up Omari Hutchinson for his second goal of the season in the 53rd minute. Town then defended well to see out the clean sheet. This moved Ipswich one point from safety behind Wolves heading into 2025, with a total of 15.

### January 2025

Ipswich's started 2025 with a 2-2 draw at Craven Cottage against Fulham, with Sammie Szmodics scoring in the first half and Liam Delap converting a penalty in the second half. From this point, Ipswich would gain no more points in January. On 16th January, Town lost 2-0 at home to Brighton, followed by a 6-0 hammering by Man City three days later. Town then travelled to Anfield for a fixture against league leaders Liverpool. Julio Enciso made his debut and provided the assist from a corner kick to set up Jacob Greaves to provide a consolation goal, but the game ended 4-1 to the Reds.

### February 2025

Town started February with a 2-1 home loss to Southampton in the dying stages after being the far more dominant side, although the game did see Conor Chaplin's first goal of the season. On 15th February, Town went away to Champions League chasing Aston Villa. After going down to ten men in the first half following Axel Tuanzebe's dismal for a second yellow card, Town went 1-0 up through Liam Delap in the 56th minute. Ollie Watkins equalised in the 69th minute, but Town held on to their first point since for five fixtures. Ipswich then played Tottenham at home on the 22nd February, but failed to complete the league double, losing 4-1. Town then travelled to Old Trafford for a chaotic game against Manchester United which saw the visitors go 1-0 up within four minutes through Jaden Philogene. Manchester United equalised in the 22nd minute through a Sam Morsy own goal and then took the lead four minutes after that through Matthijs de Ligt. However, just before the break, Patrick Dorgu received a red card for a challenge on Omari Hutchinson and Jaden Philogene equalised to make it 2-2. Ipswich could not make the most of this advantage as Harry Maguire scored the winner in the 47th minute. Town ended February a point better off, on 17 points, five points from safety.

### March 2025

On 8th March 2025, Ipswich played away at Selhurst Park against a resurgent Crystal Palace side. Whilst Ipswich defended well and created numerous opportunites, the game ended 1-0 thanks to a late goal from Ismaila Sarr. A week later, Ipswich played at Portman Road against third-placed Nottingham Forest.

## First-team squad

    As of 3 February 2025
| No. | Player | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Arijanet Muric | GK | Schlieren | (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) | Burnley | 17 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
| 13 | Cieran Slicker | GK | Oldham | (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 22) | Manchester City | 8 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
| 28 | Christian Walton | GK | Wadebridge | (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 29) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 January 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 31 | Alex Palmer | GK | Kidderminster | (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28) | West Bromwich Albion | 3 February 2025 | £2,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | Leif Davis | LB | Newcastle upon Tyne | (1999-12-31) 31 December 1999 (age 25) | Leeds United | 25 July 2022 | £1,200,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 6 | Luke Woolfenden | CB | Ipswich | (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 26) | Academy | 1 July 2017 | — | 30 June 2027 |
| 15 | Cameron Burgess | CB | Aberdeen | (1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29) | Accrington Stanley | 15 August 2021 | £880,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 18 | Ben Johnson | RB | Waltham Forest | (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 25) | West Ham United | 1 July 2024 | Free transfer | 30 June 2028 |
| 22 | Conor Townsend | LB | Hessle | (1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 32) | West Bromwich Albion | 1 August 2024 | £500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 24 | Jacob Greaves | CB | Cottingham | (2000-09-12) 12 September 2000 (age 24) | Hull City | 12 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
| 26 | Dara O'Shea | CB | Dublin | (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 (age 26) | Burnley | 25 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
| 40 | Axel Tuanzebe | CB | Bunia | (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 (age 27) | Free agent | 8 September 2023 | — | 30 June 2025 |
| 44 | Ben Godfrey | CB | York | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27) | Atalanta | 5 January 2025 | Loan | 31 May 2025 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | Sam Morsy | CM | Wolverhampton | (1991-09-10) 10 September 1991 (age 33) | Middlesbrough | 31 August 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 7 | Wes Burns | RM | Cardiff | (1994-11-23) 23 November 1994 (age 30) | Fleetwood Town | 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 8 | Kalvin Phillips | DM | Leeds | (1995-12-02) 2 December 1995 (age 29) | Manchester City | 16 August 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2025 |
| 12 | Jens Cajuste | CM | Gothenburg | (1999-08-10) 10 August 1999 (age 25) | Napoli | 19 August 2024 | Loan | 31 May 2025 |
| 14 | Jack Taylor | CM | Hammersmith | (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 26) | Peterborough United | 26 June 2023 | £1,500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 25 | Massimo Luongo | CM | Sydney | (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32) | Middlesbrough | 5 January 2023 | Free transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Julio Enciso | LW | Caaguazú | (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 21) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 23 January 2025 | Loan | 31 May 2025 |
| 10 | Conor Chaplin | SS | Worthing | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 28) | Barnsley | 27 July 2021 | £875,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 19 | Liam Delap | CF | Winchester | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 22) | Manchester City | 13 July 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
| 20 | Omari Hutchinson | RW | Redhill | (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) | Chelsea | 30 June 2024 | £20,000,000 | 30 June 2029 |
| 21 | Chiedozie Ogbene | RW | Lagos | (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27) | Luton Town | 28 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
| 23 | Sammie Szmodics | SS | Colchester | (1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 29) | Blackburn Rovers | 16 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2028 |
| 27 | George Hirst | CF | Sheffield | (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 26) | Leicester City | 13 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 29 | Jaden Philogene | LW | Hammersmith | (2002-02-08) 8 February 2002 (age 23) | Aston Villa | 15 January 2025 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
| 33 | Nathan Broadhead | SS | Bangor | (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26) | Everton | 9 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 47 | Jack Clarke | LW | York | (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24) | Sunderland | 24 August 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||
| 2 | Harry Clarke | RB | Ipswich | (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 24) | Arsenal | 19 January 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2026 |
| 11 | Marcus Harness | LW | Coventry | (1996-02-24) 24 February 1996 (age 29) | Portsmouth | 15 July 2022 | £700,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 16 | Ali Al-Hamadi | CF | Maysan | (2002-03-01) 1 March 2002 (age 23) | AFC Wimbledon | 29 January 2024 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 30 | Cameron Humphreys | CM | Colchester | (2003-10-30) 30 October 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2026 |
| — | Elkan Baggott | CB | Bangkok | (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22) | Academy | 28 January 2021 | — | 30 June 2025 |

## First-team key staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Kieran McKenna |
| Assistant Manager | Martyn Pert |
| First-Team Coaches | Lee Grant |
| First-Team Coaches | Sone Aluko |
| First-Team Coaches | Mark Hudson |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Rene Gilmartin |
| Fitness Coach | Jon Ashton |
| Director of Performance | Andy Rolls |
| Head of Strength & Conditioning | Ivan Mukandi |
| Head Physiotherapist | Matt Byard |
| Sports Therapist | Alice Gindrod |
| Head of Athletic Performance | Matt Allen |
| Sports Scientist | Kit Barnes |
| Head of Analysis | Charlie Turnbull |
| Head of Performance Analysis | Jamie Osman |
| Head of Recruitment | Will Stephenson |
| Kit Manager | Lee Owen |

## Transfers
### First team
#### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Omari Hutchinson | Chelsea | £18,700,000 |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Ben Johnson | West Ham United | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2024 | DF | Jacob Greaves | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 13 July 2024 | FW | Liam Delap | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2024 | GK | Arijanet Muric | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2024 | DF | Conor Townsend | West Bromwich Albion | £500,000 |
| 16 August 2024 | FW | Sammie Szmodics | Blackburn Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2024 | FW | Jack Clarke | Sunderland | Undisclosed |
| 25 August 2024 | DF | Dara O'Shea | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2024 | FW | Chiedozie Ogbene | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2025 | FW | Jaden Philogene | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | GK | Alex Palmer | West Bromwich Albion | £2,000,000 |
* ↑ Fee reported as £15,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £15,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £8,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £9,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £15,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £12,000,000
* ↑ Fee reported as £8,000,000

#### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Nick Hayes | Barnet | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Václav Hladký | Burnley | Contract expired |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Janoi Donacien | Chesterfield | Contract expired |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Dominic Ball | Leyton Orient | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Panutche Camará | Crawley Town | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Kayden Jackson | Derby County | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | RW | Sone Aluko | Retired | Retired |
| 4 July 2024 | FW | Gassan Ahadme | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2024 | MF | Idris El Mizouni | Oxford United | £400,000 |
| 30 July 2024 | DF | Corrie Ndaba | Kilmarnock | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | FW | Freddie Ladapo | Huddersfield Town | Mutual consent |
| 25 January 2025 | DF | George Edmundson | Middlesbrough | £600,000 |
* ↑ Contract wasn't renewed at the end of the 23/24 season but stayed on during pre-season to continue rehabilitation
* ↑ Fee reported as £1,000,000

#### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Date until |
| 16 August 2024 | MF | Kalvin Phillips | Manchester City | 31 May 2025 |
| 19 August 2024 | MF | Jens Cajuste | Napoli | 31 May 2025 |
| 5 January 2025 | DF | Ben Godfrey | Atalanta | 31 May 2025 |
| 23 January 2025 | FW | Julio Enciso | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 May 2025 |

#### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until |
| 5 August 2024 | DF | Elkan Baggott | Blackpool | 31 May 2025 |
| 21 August 2024 | MF | Cameron Humphreys | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 May 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | LW | Marcus Harness | Derby County | 31 May 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | DF | George Edmundson | Middlesbrough | 21 January 2025 |
| 24 January 2025 | CF | Ali Al-Hamadi | Stoke City | 31 May 2025 |
| 29 January 2025 | DF | Harry Clarke | Sheffield United | 31 May 2025 |
* ↑ On 21 January, Edmundson was recalled back from his loan at Middlesbrough

#### New contracts
##### Players

| Date signed | Number | Pos | Player | Contract length | Expiry |
| 3 June 2024 | 15 | DF | Cameron Burgess | 1 year | 2025 |
| 3 June 2024 | 22 | MF | Idris El Mizouni | 1 year | 2025 |
| 3 June 2024 | 40 | DF | Axel Tuanzebe | 1 year | 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | 5 | MF | Sam Morsy | 2 years | 2026 |
| 9 September 2024 | 7 | MF | Wes Burns | 2 years | 2026 |
| 9 September 2024 | 1 | GK | Christian Walton | 2 years | 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | 13 | GK | Cieran Slicker | 2 years | 2028 |
| 21 October 2024 | 3 | DF | Leif Davis | 3 years | 2028 |
| 31 January 2025 | 6 | DF | Luke Woolfenden | 2 years | 2027 |

##### Coaching Staff

| Date signed | Name | Contract length | Expiry |
| 30 May 2024 | Kieran McKenna | 4 years | 2028 |
| 30 May 2024 | Martyn Pert | Unknown length | Unknown length |
| 30 May 2024 | Lee Grant | Unknown length | Unknown length |
| 30 May 2024 | Rene Gilmartin | Unknown length | Unknown length |
| 30 May 2024 | Charlie Turnbull | Unknown length | Unknown length |
| 8 July 2024 | Sone Aluko | Unknown length | Unknown length |

### Academy
#### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 15 June 2024 | DF | Leon Elliott | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 25 June 2024 | MF | Abube Onuchukwu | Aston Villa | Free transfer |
| 5 July 2024 | DF | Darragh McCann | Glentoran | Undisclosed |
| 3 September 2024 | FW | Tudor Mendel-Idowu | Anderlecht | Undisclosed |
| 25 January 2025 | FW | Josh Pitts | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | DF | Somto Boniface | Chelsea | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 May 2024 | FW | Silva Mexes | Manchester United | Compensation |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Nick Nkansa-Dwamena | Left for US College Football Scholarship | Left for US College Football Scholarship |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Alex Graham-Alexandrou | Left for US College Football Scholarship | Left for US College Football Scholarship |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Danny Cullum | AFC Sudbury | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Cameron Stewart | Coleraine | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Ben Haddoch | Lowestoft Town | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Jack Manly | Leiston | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Seth O'Neill | Ipswich Wanderers | Released |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Matt Ward | Woking | Released |
| 30 January 2025 | MF | Osman Foyo | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
| 4 February 2025 | FW | Jesse Nwabueze | Bath City | Free |

#### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Date until |
| 16 August 2024 | MF | Osman Foyo | Chelmsford City | 1 January 2025 |
| 19 August 2024 | MF | Fin Barbrook | Sutton United | 31 May 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | FW | Leon Ayinde | Rochdale | 31 May 2025 |
| 3 September 2024 | DF | Edwin Agbaje | Sutton United | 1 January 2025 |
| 6 September 2024 | MF | Ryan Carr | Gateshead | 5 January 2025 |
| 9 September 2024 | FW | Nico Valentine | Needham Market | 1 January 2025 |
| 20 September 2024 | GK | Woody Williamson | Chelmsford City | 1 January 2025 |
| 3 January 2025 | GK | Henry Gray | Braintree Town | 31 May 2025 |
| 3 January 2025 | DF | Harry Barbrook | Chelmsford City | 31 May 2025 |
| 13 January 2025 | DF | Jokubas Mazionis | Woking | 31 May 2025 |
| 18 January 2025 | FW | Ashley Boatswain | AFC Fylde | 31 May 2025 |
| 18 January 2025 | MF | Ryan Carr | Ebbsfleet United | 31 May 2025 |
| 24 January 2025 | MF | Emmanuel Okunowo | Needham Market | 31 May 2025 |
| 29 January 2025 | DF | Daniel O'Connor | Farnborough | 31 May 2025 |
| 31 January 2025 | FW | Nico Valentine | Chelmsford City | 31 May 2025 |
Only shows players loaned to a National League N/S team or higher and for more than a month

#### New contracts
##### Players

| Date signed | Pos | Nationality | Player | Contract length | Expiry | Ref |
| 25 September 2024 | GK | | Henry Gray | Unknown length | Unknown length | |

### Women
#### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 12 July 2024 | MF | Angela Addison | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | DF | Grace Garrad | Lewes | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | MF | Shauna Guyatt | Crystal Palace | Free |
| 16 July 2024 | MF | Charlotte Fleming | Watford | Free |
| 17 July 2024 | FW | Ella Rutherford | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 18 July 2024 | GK | Natalia Negri | Crystal Palace | Free |

#### Out

| Date | Pos | Nationality | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
| 7 February 2025 | MF | | Eloise King | Hashtag United | Undisclosed | |

#### Loaned in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Fee |
| 15 August 2024 | FW | Isabella Fisher† | Arsenal | 31 May 2025 |
| 10 January 2024 | FW | Lucy Watson | Chelsea | 31 May 2025 |
| 24 January 2025 | MF | Elkie Bowyer† | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 May 2025 |
| 2 February 2025 | MF | Ruby Doe† | West Ham United | 31 May 2025 |
| 15 March 2025 | FW | Ruby Seaby† | Arsenal | 31 May 2025 |
† Dual registration with parent club

#### Loaned out

| Date | Pos | Nationality | Player | Loaned to | Fee | Ref |
| 19 August 2024 | GK | | Nina Meollo | AFC Sudbury | 31 May 2025 | |
| 31 January 2025 | FW | | Issy Bryant | Oxford United | 31 May 2025 | |

#### New contracts
##### Coaching Staff

| Date signed | Nationality | Name | Contract length | Expiry | Ref |
| 6 January 2025 | | Lauren Phillips | Unknown length | Unknown length | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

On 16 May, Ipswich Town announced their first pre-season friendly for the 2024–25 campaign, taking on 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf continuing the strong affiliation between the two sides. The club later confirmed they would travel to Carinthia for a pre-season training camp, and face Shakhtar Donetsk. On 11 July, the club confirmed they would also face two Bundesliga sides in Borussia Mönchengladbach and TSG Hoffenheim during a short training camp in Germany. Five days later, a home friendly match against Nice was announced. On 1 August 2024, it was announced that the game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 2 August 2024 would now be competed using the under-21s squad as opposed to the first team squad.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 17 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 010.34 |
| FA Cup | 12 January 2025 | 3 March 2025 | Third round | Fifth round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 28 August 2024 | 28 August 2024 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 015.15 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 34 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 26 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 17 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Leicester City | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 65 | −40 | 17 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 20 | Southampton | 29 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 9 | Relegation to EFL Championship |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2024.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Ipswich Town entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers, then away to Coventry City in the fourth round and to Nottingham Forest in the fifth round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

As a Premier League club not competing in any European competitions, Ipswich entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to EFL League Two side AFC Wimbledon.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | KOS | Arijanet Muric | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Leif Davis | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | EGY | Sam Morsy | 25 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Luke Woolfenden | 16 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | WAL | Wes Burns | 19 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Kalvin Phillips | 20 | 1 | 14+3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | PAR | Julio Enciso | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Conor Chaplin | 16 | 2 | 7+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | SWE | Jens Cajuste | 25 | 1 | 19+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Cieran Slicker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Jack Taylor | 27 | 2 | 1+22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Cameron Burgess | 15 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Ben Johnson | 21 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Liam Delap | 31 | 10 | 27+1 | 10 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Omari Hutchinson | 28 | 3 | 26+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | IRL | Chiedozie Ogbene | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Conor Townsend | 7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | IRL | Sammie Szmodics | 20 | 4 | 13+6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Jacob Greaves | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Massimo Luongo | 11 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | IRL | Dara O'Shea | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | George Hirst | 20 | 4 | 2+15 | 2 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Christian Walton | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Jaden Philogene | 8 | 3 | 5+2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Alex Palmer | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | WAL | Nathan Broadhead | 16 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | COD | Axel Tuanzebe | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Ben Godfrey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | ENG | Jack Clarke | 28 | 3 | 9+15 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who featured but departed during the season: ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Harry Clarke | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | George Edmundson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | IRL | Marcus Harness | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | IRQ | Ali Al-Hamadi | 13 | 1 | 0+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 19 | FW | | Liam Delap | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | FW | | Sammie Szmodics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 27 | FW | | George Hirst | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 47 | FW | | Jack Clarke | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | FW | | Omari Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 29 | FW | | Jaden Philogene | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | FW | | Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 14 | MF | | Jack Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 16 | FW | | Ali Al-Hamadi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | MF | | Sam Morsy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | DF | | Leif Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | MF | | Kalvin Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 24 | DF | | Jacob Greaves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | MF | | Jens Cajuste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 28 | 8 | 2 | 38 |

### Assists

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 47 | FW | | Jack Clarke | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 3 | DF | | Leif Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 15 | DF | | Cameron Burgess | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 19 | FW | | Liam Delap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 27 | FW | | George Hirst | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 20 | FW | | Omari Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 18 | DF | | Ben Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | DF | | Conor Townsend | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | FW | | Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | MF | | Sam Morsy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 7 | MF | | Wes Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | FW | | Ali Al-Hamadi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 9 | FW | | Julio Enciso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 33 | FW | | Nathan Broadhead | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 40 | DF | | Axel Tuanzebe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 26 | DF | | Dara O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 19 | 6 | 2 | 27 |

### Clean sheets

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Arijanet Muric | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 28 | | Christian Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 13 | | Cieran Slicker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
* ↑ Came on for Muric in 81st minute against Bristol Rovers, kept clean sheet

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | | Arijanet Muric | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Harry Clarke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | | Leif Davis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Sam Morsy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Luke Woolfenden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Wes Burns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Kalvin Phillips | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Julio Enciso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Jens Cajuste | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Jack Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Cameron Burgess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Ali Al-Hamadi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Ben Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Liam Delap | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Omari Hutchinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Sammie Szmodics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Jacob Greaves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Massimo Luongo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Dara O'Shea | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | George Hirst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Nathan Broadhead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | | Axel Tuanzebe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Ben Godfrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | | Jack Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 72 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 3 |

### Captains

    As of match played 15 March 2025
| Rank | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Sam Morsy | 22 | 1 | 0 | 23 | Club captain |
| 2 | 26 | Dara O'Shea | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | Conor Chaplin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 6 | Luke Woolfenden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |