By TownFans.co.uk
October 17 2012

Below you can find information and statistics on Ipswich Town Managers both past and present.

Town to date have had 14 managers in the professional era, excluding caretakers. The most successful are Sir Alf Ramsey who won the League title in 1961/62, and Sir Bobby Robson who won the FA Cup in 1978 and the UEFA Cup in 1981. Both managers went on to become England international boss, with Sir Alf winning the World Cup with England in 1966.

The most successful since Sir Bobby and Sir Alf is George Burley, who led the club to the Premier League in 1999/2000 and finishing 5th in the Premier League the next year allowing the club to qualify for Europe for the first time in almost 20 years. Town also qualified for Europe the following year through the Fair Play League.

Some managers have a full profile, these are highlighted in blue. Clicking their name will give you more information on their time at the club and beyond. The number of managers with such information will be expanded over time.

Manager	Joined Club	Left Club
Mick O'Brien	29 May 1936	11 August 1937
A Scott Duncan	12 November 1937	7 August 1955
Sir Alf Ramsey	8 August 1955	30 April 1963
Jackie Milburn	1 May 1963	8 September 1964
Bill McGarry	5 October 1964	23 November 1968
Sir Bobby Robson	13 January 1969	18 August 1982
Bobby Ferguson	19 August 1982	17 May 1987
John Duncan	17 June 1987	5 May 1990
John Lyall	11 May 1990	5 December 1994
George Burley	28 December 1994	11 October 2002
Joe Royle	28 October 2002	11 May 2006
Jim Magilton	5 June 2006	22 April 2009
Roy Keane	23 April 2009	7 January 2011
Paul Jewell	13 January 2011	24 October 2012
Mick McCarthy	1 November 2012	Present

Ipswich Town's 1978 FA Cup Winning side.

Statistical Comparison
Click here to see a manager by manager record of League finishes since 1938.