Ipswich Town's complete Football League record — 81 seasons. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse the order. The sorted column is highlighted in club colours. See also: League Records for all clubs.
GD = Goal Difference (used from 1976/77). GA = Goal Average (used until 1975/76). Dimmed values indicate the method not in use for that season. For Football League divisions 2–4 from 1992/93 to 1998/99, Goals Scored was the tiebreaker — both GD and GA are dimmed for those seasons.
| Oldest season first | Home | Away | Total | GD / GA | ||||||||||||||||||
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| # | Season▲ | Division | Pos⇅ | Pld⇅ | W⇅ | D⇅ | L⇅ | F⇅ | A⇅ | W⇅ | D⇅ | L⇅ | F⇅ | A⇅ | W⇅ | D⇅ | L⇅ | F⇅ | A⇅ | Pts⇅ | GD⇅ | GA⇅ |
| 1 | 1938/39 | Third Division South | 7 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 62 | 52 | 44 | 10 | 1.192 |
| 2 | 1946/47 | Third Division South | 6 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 61 | 53 | 46 | 8 | 1.150 |
| 3 | 1947/48 | Third Division South | 4 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 6 | 1.098 |
| 4 | 1948/49 | Third Division South | 7 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 77 | 45 | 1 | 1.012 |
| 5 | 1949/50 | Third Division South | 17 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 57 | 86 | 35 | -29 | 0.662 |
| 6 | 1950/51 | Third Division South | 8 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 69 | 58 | 52 | 11 | 1.189 |
| 7 | 1951/52 | Third Division South | 17 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 74 | 41 | -11 | 0.851 |
| 8 | 1952/53 | Third Division South | 16 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 41 | -9 | 0.869 |
| 9 | 1953/54 | Third Division South | 1 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 51 | 64 | 31 | 1.607 |
| 10 | 1954/55 | Second Division | 21 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 28 | -35 | 0.619 |
| 11 | 1955/56 | Third Division South | 3 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 106 | 60 | 64 | 46 | 1.766 |
| 12 | 1956/57 | Third Division South | 1 | 46 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 101 | 54 | 59 | 47 | 1.870 |
| 13 | 1957/58 | Second Division | 8 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 68 | 69 | 44 | -1 | 0.985 |
| 14 | 1958/59 | Second Division | 16 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 62 | 77 | 40 | -15 | 0.805 |
| 15 | 1959/60 | Second Division | 11 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 78 | 68 | 44 | 10 | 1.147 |
| 16 | 1960/61 | Second Division | 1 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 100 | 55 | 59 | 45 | 1.818 |
| 17 | 1961/62 | First Division | 1 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 56 | 26 | 1.388 |
| 18 | 1962/63 | First Division | 17 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 35 | -19 | 0.756 |
| 19 | 1963/64 | First Division | 22 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 76 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 25 | -65 | 0.462 |
| 20 | 1964/65 | Second Division | 5 | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 67 | 47 | 7 | 1.104 |
| 21 | 1965/66 | Second Division | 15 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 66 | 39 | -8 | 0.878 |
| 22 | 1966/67 | Second Division | 5 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 70 | 54 | 50 | 16 | 1.296 |
| 23 | 1967/68 | Second Division | 1 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 79 | 44 | 59 | 35 | 1.795 |
| 24 | 1968/69 | First Division | 12 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 60 | 41 | -1 | 0.983 |
| 25 | 1969/70 | First Division | 18 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 31 | -23 | 0.634 |
| 26 | 1970/71 | First Division | 19 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 42 | 48 | 34 | -6 | 0.875 |
| 27 | 1971/72 | First Division | 13 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 53 | 38 | -14 | 0.735 |
| 28 | 1972/73 | First Division | 4 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 48 | 10 | 1.222 |
| 29 | 1973/74 | First Division | 4 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 9 | 1.155 |
| 30 | 1974/75 | First Division | 3 | 42 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 66 | 44 | 51 | 22 | 1.500 |
| 31 | 1975/76 | First Division | 6 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 1.125 |
| 32 | 1976/77 | First Division | 3 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 66 | 39 | 52 | 27 | 1.692 |
| 33 | 1977/78 | First Division | 18 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 61 | 35 | -14 | 0.770 |
| 34 | 1978/79 | First Division | 6 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 49 | 49 | 14 | 1.285 |
| 35 | 1979/80 | First Division | 3 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 39 | 53 | 29 | 1.743 |
| 36 | 1980/81 | First Division | 2 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 56 | 34 | 1.790 |
| 37 | 1981/82 | First Division | 2 | 42 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 83 | 22 | 1.415 |
| 38 | 1982/83 | First Division | 9 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 64 | 50 | 58 | 14 | 1.280 |
| 39 | 1983/84 | First Division | 12 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 57 | 53 | -2 | 0.964 |
| 40 | 1984/85 | First Division | 17 | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 50 | -11 | 0.807 |
| 41 | 1985/86 | First Division | 20 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 41 | -23 | 0.581 |
| 42 | 1986/87 | Second Division | 5 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 64 | 16 | 1.372 |
| 43 | 1987/88 | Second Division | 8 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 52 | 66 | 9 | 1.173 |
| 44 | 1988/89 | Second Division | 8 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 71 | 61 | 73 | 10 | 1.163 |
| 45 | 1989/90 | Second Division | 9 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 1 | 1.015 |
| 46 | 1990/91 | Second Division | 14 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 60 | 68 | 57 | -8 | 0.882 |
| 47 | 1991/92 | Second Division | 1 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 84 | 20 | 1.400 |
| 48 | 1992/93 | Premier League | 16 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 52 | -5 | 0.909 |
| 49 | 1993/94 | Premier League | 19 | 42 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 58 | 43 | -23 | 0.603 |
| 50 | 1994/95 | Premier League | 22 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 93 | 27 | -57 | 0.387 |
| 51 | 1995/96 | Division One | 7 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 10 | 1.144 |
| 52 | 1996/97 | Division One | 4 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 74 | 18 | 1.360 |
| 53 | 1997/98 | Division One | 5 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 43 | 83 | 34 | 1.790 |
| 54 | 1998/99 | Division One | 3 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 32 | 86 | 37 | 2.156 |
| 55 | 1999/00 | Division One | 3 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 42 | 87 | 29 | 1.690 |
| 56 | 2000/01 | Premier League | 5 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 42 | 66 | 15 | 1.357 |
| 57 | 2001/02 | Premier League | 18 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 64 | 36 | -23 | 0.640 |
| 58 | 2002/03 | Division One | 7 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 64 | 70 | 16 | 1.250 |
| 59 | 2003/04 | Division One | 5 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 84 | 72 | 73 | 12 | 1.166 |
| 60 | 2004/05 | Division One | 3 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 85 | 56 | 85 | 29 | 1.517 |
| 61 | 2005/06 | Championship | 15 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | 56 | -13 | 0.803 |
| 62 | 2006/07 | Championship | 14 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 59 | 62 | 5 | 1.084 |
| 63 | 2007/08 | Championship | 8 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 65 | 56 | 69 | 9 | 1.160 |
| 64 | 2008/09 | Championship | 9 | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 66 | 9 | 1.169 |
| 65 | 2009/10 | Championship | 15 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 50 | 61 | 56 | -11 | 0.819 |
| 66 | 2010/11 | Championship | 13 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 62 | 68 | 62 | -6 | 0.911 |
| 67 | 2011/12 | Championship | 15 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 69 | 77 | 61 | -8 | 0.896 |
| 68 | 2012/13 | Championship | 14 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 60 | -13 | 0.786 |
| 69 | 2013/14 | Championship | 9 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 54 | 68 | 6 | 1.111 |
| 70 | 2014/15 | Championship | 6 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 54 | 78 | 18 | 1.333 |
| 71 | 2015/16 | Championship | 7 | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 51 | 69 | 2 | 1.039 |
| 72 | 2016/17 | Championship | 16 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | 55 | -10 | 0.827 |
| 73 | 2017/18 | Championship | 12 | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | 60 | -3 | 0.950 |
| 74 | 2018/19 | Championship | 24 | 46 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 77 | 31 | -41 | 0.467 |
| 75 | 2019/20 | League One | 10 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | 52 | 10 | 1.277 |
| 76 | 2020/21 | League One | 9 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 69 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 77 | 2021/22 | League One | 11 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 70 | 21 | 1.456 |
| 78 | 2022/23 | League One | 2 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 101 | 35 | 98 | 66 | 2.885 |
| 79 | 2023/24 | Championship | 2 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 57 | 96 | 35 | 1.614 |
| 80 | 2024/25 | Premier League | 19 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 82 | 22 | -46 | 0.439 |
| 81 | 2025/26 | Championship | 2 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 84 | 33 | 1.702 |
| 81 seasons: | Career totals | 3534 | 930 | 419 | 417 | 3089 | 1968 | 492 | 492 | 784 | 2073 | 2791 | 1422 | 911 | 1201 | 5162 | 4759 | 4540†| ||||
†Career points total is approximate — the points system changed from 2 pts/win to 3 pts/win in 1981/82.