Vital QPR takes a look at this week’s opponents Ipswich Town
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Facts & Figures |
Founded: 1878
Nickname: The Tractor Boys
Ground: Portman Road (30,311)
Manager : Paul Jewell
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Selected Honours |
UEFA Cup: Winners – 1980-81
FA Cup: Winners – 1977-78
First Division: Champions – 1961-62
First Division: Runners-Up – 1980-81, 1981-82
Second Division (Old): Champions – 1960-61, 1967-68, 1991-92
Division One Playoff: Winners – 1999-00
Third Division (South): Champions – 1953-54, 1956-57
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Club Records |
Record Attendance: 38,010 v Leeds United (FA Cup 6th Round, 1975)
Record victory: 11-0 v Cromer (FA Cup, 1936)
Record defeat: 1-10 v Fulham (First Division, 1963)
Record Buy: Matteo Sereni – £4,800,000 from Sampdoria
Record Sale: Kieron Dyer – £6,000,000 to Newcastle United
Record Appearances: Mick Mills – 741
Record Goals: Ray Crawford – 218
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Squad |
Goalkeepers:
1. Brian Murphy
12. Arran Lee-Barrett
13. Ian McLoughlin
21. Marton Fulop
Defenders:
2. Jaime Peters
3. Shane O`Connor
4. Gareth McAuley
5. Damien Delaney
20. Tommy Smith
22. Troy Brown
23. Tom Eastman
29. Jack Ainsley (On loan to Histon)
30. Seb Dunbar
42. Josh Carson
48. Darren O’Dea (On loan from Celtic)
Midfielders:
6. Grant Leadbitter
7. Carlos Edwards
8. David Norris
11. Lee Martin
14. Jimmy Bullard (On loan from Hull)
15. Alan Quinn
17. Adam Drury
19. Luke Hyam
24. Colin Healy
25. Billy Clark
26. Luciano Civelli
27. Reggie Lambe
31. David Cawley
32. Jamie Griffiths
34. Conor Hourihane
39. Mark Kennedy
Strikers:
9. Connor Wickham
10. Jason Scotland
16. Tamas Priskin
18. Pablo Counago (On loan to C. Palace)
28. Ronan Murray
33. Kevin Lisbie (On loan to Millwall)
Key Player:
Connor Wickham A young striker with enormous potential, Wickham reaffirmed his commitment to the Tractor Boys by signing a contract extension in January, keeping him at the club until 2013. A powerful striker with excellent technical ability, Wickham has shown telling signs of improvement recently adding goals to his game as well improving his awareness of his team-mates by playing in a deeper position in certain matches. Premier League scouts continue to flock to Ipswich games to monitor the progress of the sought-after striker. This season Wickham has scored 5 goals in 24 league appearances.
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Last Five Fixtures |
Draw: 1-1 v Hull (h)
Win: 6-0 v Doncaster (a)
Draw: 1-1 v Barnsley (a)
Win: 3-0 v Sheffield United (h)
Win: 2-1 v Derby (a)
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Last Five Fixtures v QPR |
Ipswich 0-3 QPR on 14/09/2010
QPR 1-2 Ipswich on 09/02/2010
Ipswich 3-0 QPR on 28/12/2009
QPR 1-3 Ipswich on 21/02/2009
Ipswich 2-0 QPR on 01/11/2008
