Full name | Ipswich Town Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Blues, The Tractor Boys | |||
Short name | Ipswich | |||
Founded | 1878 | (as Ipswich A.F.C.)|||
Ground | Portman Road | |||
Capacity | 30,311[1] | |||
Owner | Gamechanger 20 Ltd. | |||
Chairman | Mike O'Leary | |||
Manager | Kieran McKenna | |||
League | EFL Championship | |||
2023/24, EFL Championship | Championship, 1st of 24 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Ipswich Town Football Club (Ipswich Town) is an English football club. It is based in Ipswich, Suffolk County. The club was founded in 1878. The club's home stadium is Portman Road.
Ipswich Town currently play in the EFL Championship, having been promoted from the EFL League One in 2023, after 4 years in the division. The club has won the Football League First Division once, in 1962 and the FA Cup in 1978. They have also been successful in European football. They won the UEFA Cup in 1981 and remain undefeated at Home in UEFA competitions. The current chairman of the club is Mike O'Leary. The current manager is Kieran McKenna. Two of the club's previous managers, Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson, have gone on to manage the England national football team. George Burley went on to manage the Scotland national football team. Ipswich Town remains the only team since the 1800s to win the top tier of the English football league at the first attempt.