The 2009–10 football season

2009–10 in English football

The 2009–10 season was the 130th season of competitive football in England.The season began on 8 August 2009 for the Championship, League One and League Two and 15 August 2009 for the Premier League...

 marked the 131st year of existence of Ipswich Town Football Club

Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

. Additionally, it marked the club's 74th anniversary of turning professional and was the club's 71st consecutive season in the English football league system

English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in England, with six teams from Wales also competing...

.

Ipswich Town competed in the Football League Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

, finishing 15th out of the 24 teams. The club also competed in the Football League Cup

2009–10 Football League Cup

The 2009–10 Football League Cup, known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling, was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for England's top 92 football clubs....

, where it was eliminated in the Second Round, and the FA Cup

2009–10 FA Cup

The 2009–10 FA Cup was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition. One club, Newcastle Blue Star, folded before the fixtures were released...

, where it was eliminated in the Fourth Round.

Season Overview (incomplete)

The 2009–10 season was Roy Keane's first full season as manager of Ipswich Town; although he was in charge for the final two league matches of the 2008–09 season. In the pre-season transfer window

League Cup

Ipswich Town's League Cup campaign was disappointing. After winning a thrilling First Round tie against Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town F.C.

Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...

, Ipswich was knocked out of the competition by Peterborough United

Peterborough United F.C.

Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...

 at London Road. In this match, Ipswich striker, Tamas Priskin

Tamás Priskin

Tamás Priskin is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Derby County, on loan from Ipswich Town. Born in Czechoslovakia, Priskin joined Hungarian side Győri ETO FC at the age of 15, making his debut at 16 and obtaining Hungarian citizenship in 2005. He moved to English...

, was unable to score a vital penalty.

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
First	August 11, 2009	Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...	New Meadow New Meadow The New Meadow, also known as the Greenhous Meadow for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Shrewsbury Town Football Club and is a UEFA Category Four stadium. The stadium is situated on the southern outskirts of Shrewsbury, England, between the districts of Meole Brace and Sutton Farm...	3–3 (2–4 pen.)	Wickham Connor Wickham Connor Neil Ralph Wickham is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a striker.He played youth football at Reading before being released and moving to Ipswich Town in 2006 where he continued in the youth structure. He made his full professional debut for the club in April 2009...  (2) 11', 59', Quinn Alan Quinn Alan Quinn is a professional footballer from the Republic of Ireland. He is a midfielder and is currently a free agent....  32'	4,184
Second	August 25, 2009	Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...	London Road	2–1	Priskin Tamás Priskin Tamás Priskin is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Derby County, on loan from Ipswich Town. Born in Czechoslovakia, Priskin joined Hungarian side Győri ETO FC at the age of 15, making his debut at 16 and obtaining Hungarian citizenship in 2005. He moved to English...  14'	5,451

FA Cup

As in the League Cup, Ipswich only progressed through one round of the FA Cup

2009–10 FA Cup

The 2009–10 FA Cup was the 129th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. As in the previous year, 762 clubs were accepted for the competition. One club, Newcastle Blue Star, folded before the fixtures were released...

, falling to a 2–1 defeat against Southampton

Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

 at St Mary's

St Mary's Stadium

St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton F.C., in the city of Southampton. It is a UEFA 4-star rated stadium and with a capacity of 32,689 is the largest football stadium in the south of England, outside of London.-History:...

. This meant Ipswich was only left with trying to improve its league position in The Championship.

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
Third	January 2, 2010	Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...	Bloomfield Road Bloomfield Road Bloomfield Road is an all-seater football stadium in the English town of Blackpool, Lancashire. It has been the permanent home of Blackpool F.C. since 1901 and is named after the road on which the stadium's main entrance used to stand. The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000...	1–2	Colback Jack Colback Jack Raymond Colback is an English footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Sunderland in the Premier League. Colback is a product of the Sunderland academy, and has also played for Ipswich Town on loan during both the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.-Sunderland:Born in Killingworth, North...  3', Garvan Owen Garvan Owen Garvan is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Crystal Palace and the Republic of Ireland U21s. He previously played for the Irish schoolboy team Home Farm, before moving to England to join Ipswich Town...  77'	7,332
Fourth	January 23, 2010	Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...	St Mary's St Mary's Stadium St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton F.C., in the city of Southampton. It is a UEFA 4-star rated stadium and with a capacity of 32,689 is the largest football stadium in the south of England, outside of London.-History:...	2–1	Couñago Pablo Couñago Pablo González Couñago is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker.After having played in 35 La Liga matches for Celta and Málaga scoring three goals – he spent the bulk of his professional career in England with Ipswich Town, where he scored a total of 65 official goals.Couñago represented...  90'	20,446

Transfers In (incomplete)

Date	No.	Name	Position	From	Fee
July 1, 2009	39	Troy Brown Troy Brown (footballer) Troy Anthony F. Brown is an English-born Welsh footballer who plays for Rotherham United and Wales under-21s.-Ipswich Town:Brown came through the academy at Fulham, having joined the club at the age of seven...	DF	Unattached	Free
July 2, 2009	3	Damien Delaney Damien Delaney Damien Delaney is an Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Ipswich Town and the Republic of Ireland national football team.Delaney began his career at Cork City...	DF	Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...	?
July 6, 2009	8	Lee Martin	MF	Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...	£1.5 million
August, 2009	16	Tamás Priskin Tamás Priskin Tamás Priskin is a Hungarian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Derby County, on loan from Ipswich Town. Born in Czechoslovakia, Priskin joined Hungarian side Győri ETO FC at the age of 15, making his debut at 16 and obtaining Hungarian citizenship in 2005. He moved to English...	FW	Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...	£1.2 million
September 1, 2009	23	Carlos Edwards Carlos Edwards Akenhaton Carlos Edwards , more commonly known as Carlos Edwards, is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a midfielder.-Club career:...	MF	Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...	£1.35 million
September 1, 2009	6	Grant Leadbitter Grant Leadbitter Grant Leadbitter is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Football League Championship club Ipswich Town. He played for Sunderland from 2003 until 2009 after rising as a product from the team's Youth Academy...	MF	Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...	£2.6 million

• Total transfer spending: £6.5 million +