The 2016–17 season was Ipswich Town's 15th consecutive season in the second tier of English football and 139th year in existence. Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
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First-team squad
Left club during season
First-team coaching staff Position NameManager Mick McCarthyAssistant Manager Terry ConnorGoalkeeping Coach Malcolm WebsterFitness Coach Andy LiddellHead Physiotherapist Matt ByardAssistant Head Physiotherapist Alex ChapmanKitman James Pullen
Pre-season
Competitions EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 DM Paul Digby Barnsley Free transfer 1 July 2016 LB Patrick Webber Worthing Free transfer 1 July 2016 CB Adam Webster Portsmouth Undisclosed + player swap 1 August 2016 RM Grant Ward Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed 30 August 2016 CF Leon Best Rotherham United Free transfer 16 January 2017 CF Kieffer Moore Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed 16 January 2017 RB Jordan Spence Free agent Free transfer 26 January 2017 CB Steven Taylor Portland Timbers Free transfer 27 January 2017 LM Danny Rowe Macclesfield Town Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 4 August 2016 CM Conor Grant Everton 18 November 2016 30 August 2016 SS Tom Lawrence Leicester City End of Season 31 August 2016 AM Jonny Williams Crystal Palace End of Season 23 January 2017 DM Toumani Diagouraga Leeds United End of Season 31 January 2017 DM Emyr Huws Cardiff City End of Season 31 January 2017 CF Dominic Samuel Reading End of Season
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CB Matthew Clarke Portsmouth Player swap 1 July 2016 RB Kyle Hammond Free agent Released 1 July 2016 GK Jonathan Henly Hemel Hempstead Town Free transfer 1 July 2016 CF Cemal Ramadan Royston Town Free transfer 1 July 2016 LM Jay Tabb Retired 1 July 2016 RW Larsen Touré Free agent Released 1 July 2016 CB Josh Yorwerth Crawley Town Free transfer 9 July 2016 CF Charlie Brown Chelsea Compensation 5 August 2016 RB Kevin Foley Charlton Athletic Free transfer 11 August 2016 CM Victor Guldbrandsen HB Køge Free transfer 28 August 2016 CF Daryl Murphy Newcastle United £3,000,000 31 August 2016 CB Piotr Malarczyk Cracovia Free transfer 4 January 2017 LW Luke Varney Burton Albion Free transfer
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 25 August 2016 CB Joe Robinson Boston United 1 January 2017 23 September 2016 GK Jacob Marsden Leiston 30 June 2017 26 October 2016 SS Monty Patterson Braintree Town 1 January 2017 7 December 2016 CM Kundai Benyu Aldershot Town 3 March 2017 3 March 2017 CB Joe Robinson St Albans City 31 May 2017 11 March 2017 CF Ben Morris Woking 1 June 2017 23 March 2017 AM Shane McLoughlin Bromley 30 June 2017
Squad statistics All statistics updated as of end of season
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers No.PosNatPlayerChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal27MFTom Lawrence9201120FWFreddie Sears700718MFGrant Ward600610FWDavid McGoldrick50054DFLuke Chambers400411FWBrett Pitman400412FWLuke Varney300344MFEmyr Huws30033DFJonas Knudsen20026DFChristophe Berra200215DFAdam Webster100117MFKévin Bru1001Own goal1001Total482050
Assists No.PosNatPlayerChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal27MF Tom Lawrence90098MF Cole Skuse400418MF Grant Ward310420FW Freddie Sears400410FW David McGoldrick300311FW Brett Pitman30036DF Christophe Berra10019FW Daryl Murphy100112DF Jordan Spence100115DF Adam Webster100117MF Kévin Bru100130DF Myles Kenlock100142FW Dominic Samuel100144MF Emyr Huws1001Total321033
Clean sheets No.NatNameChampionshipEFL CupFA CupTotal33 Bartosz Białkowski9009Total9009
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 3DF Jonas Knudsen700000704DF Luke Chambers700000705DF Tommy Smith601000706DF Christophe Berra800000807MF Teddy Bishop200000208MF Cole Skuse6000006010FW David McGoldrick4000004011FW Brett Pitman4000004012FW Luke Varney1000001012DF Jordan Spence1000001014DF Paul Digby1000001015DF Adam Webster1000001017MF Kévin Bru4000004018MF Grant Ward2000002020FW Freddie Sears1000001022MF Jonathan Douglas3010004023MF Andre Dozzell2000002027MF Tom Lawrence110000011029DF Josh Emmanuel3000003030DF Myles Kenlock2000002037MF Toumani Diagouraga3000003044MF Emyr Huws10000010Total8001010820
Awards Player awards AwardPlayerRefPlayer of the Year Bartosz BiałkowskiPlayers' Player of the Year Tom LawrenceYoung Player of the Year Tristan NydamGoal of the Season Tom Lawrence
References