Who R Ya – Ipswich Town

Vital QPR assesses Monday’s opponents – Ipswich Town

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Consistency has been a problem for Town but supporters and manager Mick McCarthy will have been given heart by two wins from three over the festive period – this time around the Tractor Boys will be looking to do the double over Rangers and Ian Holloway.

The meeting between the two sides saw tomorrow’s visitors triumph 3-0 with a succession of errors from Rangers helping Town on their way. While the results have improved somewhat for Ipswich, the pressure on Mick McCarthy has yet to abate.

Only Brett Pitman’s fine goal managed to secure the recent win over Bristol City and while it was just the tonic for manager McCarthy there are elements of support still unhappy with the style of play and performances under the Tractor Boys’ boss.

14th place for Ipswich as things stand, not altogether unreasonable given the lack of spending power at McCarthy’s disposal – but for Rangers and Ian Holloway, some serious work is required to propel them up the table to safer plains.

FACTS & FIGURES

Founded: 1878

Nickname: The Tractor Boys

Ground: Portman Road – 30,311

Manager : Mick McCarthy

HONOURS & RECORDS

HONOURS

First Tier

First Division: Champions – 1961-62
First Division: Runners-Up – 1980-81, 1981-82

Second Tier

Second Division: Champions – 1960-61, 1967-68, 1991-92
Division One Playoff: Winners – 1999-00

Third Tier

Third Division (South): Champions – 1953-54, 1956-57

Cups

UEFA Cup: Winners – 1980-81

FA Cup: Winners – 1977-78

RECORDS

Record Attendance: 38,010 v Leeds United (FA Cup 6th Round, 1975)

Record league victory: 7-0 v Portsmouth (Second Division, November 1964)

Record league defeat: 1-10 v Fulham (First Division, 1963)

Record Buy: Matteo Sereni – £4,800,000 from Sampdoria (August 2001)

Record Sale: Connor Wickham – £12,000,000 to Sunderland (June 2011)

Record Appearances: Mick Mills – 741 (1965-1982)

Record Goals: Ray Crawford – 218 (1958-1963 & 1965-1968)

THIS SEASON – STATS

GOALS: Grant Ward 5, Brett Pitman 4, David McGoldrick 3, Luke Varney 3

YELLOWS: Tom Lawrence 7, Luke Chambers 6, Christophe Berra 5, Cole Skuse 4.

SQUAD LIST

1 – Dean Gerken
3 – Jonas Knudsen
4 – Luke Chambers (Captain)
5 – Tommy Smith
6 – Christophe Berra
7 – Teddy Bishop
8 – Cole Skuse
9 – Leon Best
10 – David McGoldrick
11 – Brett Pitman
12 – Luke Varney
14 – Paul Digby
15 – Adam Webster
16 – Giles Coke
17 – Kévin Bru
18 – Grant Ward
19 – Luke Hyam
20 – Freddie Sears
21 – Jonny Williams (on loan from Crystal Palace)
22 – Jonathan Douglas
23 – Andre Dozzell
24 – James Blanchfield
25 – Shane McLoughlin
26 – Adam McDonnell
27 – Tom Lawrence (on loan from Leicester City)
28 – Conor Grant (on loan from Everton)
29 – Josh Emmanuel
30 – Myles Kenlock
31 – Kundai Benyu
32 – Ben Morris
33 – Bartosz Białkowski
34 – Joe Robinson (on loan to Boston United)
38 – Michael Crowe

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