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Ipswich Town

England · Premier League · Manager: Gary O'Neil (#782 in the world) since Aug 2026

#37 World rank · club rating

1,990 Club rating

16th in the Premier League

Ipswich Town have had 7 managers since 2015/16. Kieran McKenna (Aug 2022 – May 2026) had the best points per game of them (1.57 in 148 matches) and took the club rating from 1,643 to 2,016.

Ipswich Town managers

12 spells since 2000 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Gary O'Neil #782 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.17 current Aug 2026 – present 12 4-2-6 1.17 1,939 → 1,981 +42 +6.2 +0.10

Kieran McKenna #366 now Aug 2022 – May 2026 · PPG 1.57 Aug 2022 – May 2026 148 64-41-43 1.57 1,643 → 2,016 +373 +28.9 +0.29

John McGreal Dec 2021 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Dec 2021 1 0-0-1 0.00 0.0

Paul Cook Aug 2021 – Dec 2021 · PPG 1.25 caretaker Aug 2021 – Dec 2021 4 1-2-1 1.25 0.0

Paul Lambert Nov 2018 – Nov 2020 · PPG 0.78 Nov 2018 – Nov 2020 40 6-13-21 0.78 1,698 → 1,574 −123 −22.0 −0.18

Paul Hurst Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 · PPG 0.63 Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 16 1-7-8 0.63 1,749 → 1,607 −142 −26.5 −0.17

Mick McCarthy Nov 2012 – May 2018 · PPG 1.40 Nov 2012 – May 2018 283 105-81-97 1.40 1,539 → 1,747 +207 +28.6 +0.12

Before 2015/16 · 5 spells, Aug 2000 – Oct 2012

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Chris Hutchings Oct 2012 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Oct 2012 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,520 → 1,462 −58 −11.7 −0.77

Roy Keane Apr 2009 – Jan 2011 · PPG 1.30 Apr 2009 – Jan 2011 81 26-27-28 1.30 1,615 → 1,516 −99 −10.8 +0.03

Jim Magilton #566 now Aug 2008 – Apr 2009 · PPG 1.41 Aug 2008 – Apr 2009 49 18-15-16 1.41 1,553 → 1,613 +60 +4.8 +0.06

Joe Royle Aug 2003 – May 2004 · PPG 1.58 Aug 2003 – May 2004 48 22-10-16 1.58 1,512 → 1,537 +25 +5.0 −0.06

George Burley Aug 2000 – May 2002 · PPG 1.34 Aug 2000 – May 2002 76 29-15-32 1.34 1,390 → 1,530 +140 +26.5

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Mick McCarthy is the longest-serving: 283 matches over 5 years (Nov 2012 – May 2018). Kieran McKenna added the most coach rating: +28.9 over 148 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,990Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#37World rankof 943 active clubs

#16Premier Leagueof 20 clubs

2,061Peak since 2015/16Sep 2026 · low 1,567, May 2019

Colour changes with each manager (5 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Ipswich Town's club rating peaked at 2,061 in September 2026, under Gary O'Neil, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,567 in May 2019, under Paul Lambert.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Sat 21 Nov · 15:00 Premier League A at Tottenham Hotspur

Preview Tottenham Hotspur v Ipswich Town ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 10 2.10 2.30 2.17 62% 2.80 5.10 4.74

2024/25 38 2.58 1.76 2.18 61% 3.82 6.55 5.12

Ipswich Town won 2.80 corners a game in 2026/27, their fewest in any season since 2024/25 and 41% below the Premier League's average side (4.74).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

48 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 510% 36% 24%

HT drawHT D 24% 613% 919%

HT lossHT L 00% 36% 1838%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 21 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 10 matches

1st half · W 10 · D 17 · L 21 GD −21

2nd half · W 7 · D 17 · L 24 GD −30

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Ipswich Town

1 referee with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Michael Salisbury 5 0-0-5 0.00 2.60 2.58 +1%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (46). Cards = Ipswich Town's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Ipswich Town's manager?

Gary O'Neil, #782 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 12 matches, 4 won (1.17 points per game).

How many managers has Ipswich Town had since 2015?

7, counting 2 caretakers.

Who is Ipswich Town's longest-serving manager?

Mick McCarthy: 283 matches from November 2012 to May 2018.

How many cards a game do Ipswich Town get?

2.10 a game in the Premier League in 2026/27, against 2.17 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.