Ipswich Town vs. Chelsea: Head-to-head record and past meetings

One of the lesser-seen top-flight fixtures successful the past fewer decades, Chelsea and Ipswich Town person seldom shared the aforesaid division, but that does not mean determination person not been cardinal battles betwixt the two.

Both are erstwhile English champions, and the home cupful competitions person paired them unneurotic connected much than a mates of occasions.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides.

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Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 45
Ipswich wins: 9
Draws: 10
Chelsea wins: 26

Only connected 45 erstwhile occasions person these 2 faced off, and conscionable to beryllium however overmuch clip flies successful football, pursuing their past gathering earlier Ipswich's relegation successful 2002, Chelsea person since been taken implicit by a Russian oligarch, won galore Premier League titles and the Champions League twice.

Despite some being good implicit 100 years aged arsenic footballing institutions, Chelsea and Ipswich did not transverse paths astatine each until 1961, and the results and league positions that play would surely astonishment the modern-day fan.

A 5-2 triumph astatine Portman Road for the Tractor Boys helped them to their archetypal and lone English league title, successful the aforesaid run that Chelsea were relegated to the Second Division.

It took the Blues conscionable 1 twelvemonth to instrumentality to the apical formation though, and successful that aforesaid season, Ipswich rapidly deed stone bottom, and suffered relegation themselves, partially acknowledgment to location and distant defeats to Chelsea.

From 1963-64 onwards, Chelsea would spell connected a 13-game unbeaten streak against Ipswich, but they suffered different slump, falling into the 2nd tier again successful the precocious 1980s, wherever they shared the aforesaid part arsenic the East Anglian club.

Ipswich were nary lucifer though, losing each 4 meetings successful that little spell, successful Division Two and the much-maligned Zenith Data Systems Cup.

In the advent of the Premier League era, some clubs were a portion of the newly-formed league successful its archetypal 3 iterations, and determination was precise small to abstracted them, with Chelsea starring 2 wins to 1 successful the midst of 3 draws.

The crook of the millennium saw the instrumentality of Ipswich to the Premier League, and the 2000-01 volition spell down successful past for them, qualifying for Europe arsenic a newly-promoted club, adjacent if they did suffer 4-1 astatine Stamford Bridge that season.

Unfortunately, George Burley's men plummeted down the standings successful akin manner to the early-60s league winners, and were relegated the adjacent season, erstwhile again lone managing to instrumentality 1 constituent disconnected Chelsea successful their 2 meetings that season.

In the two-decade spell extracurricular the apical flight, Ipswich inactive faced Chelsea twice, some successful the FA Cup, but were incapable to topple 1 of the heavyweights of English football, being 1 of the opponents the Blues bushed connected their mode to winning the trophy successful 2009.

Two years later, they were paired unneurotic again, and Chelsea showed nary mercy, annihilating the Tractor Boys 7-0 astatine the Bridge successful the 3rd round, with Frank Lampard and Daniel Sturridge some netting twice.

However, undoubtedly the astir notable cupful gathering betwixt the 2 came successful the quarter-finals of the League Cup successful 1997-98, wherever Chelsea needed penalties to bushed Ipswich, going connected to bushed Middlesbrough successful the last - their archetypal trophy earlier galore years of unprecedented success, which each whitethorn ne'er person happened had they not won connected spot kicks astatine Portman Road.

Last 20 meetings

Jan 09, 2011: Chelsea 7-0 Ipswich (FA Cup Third Round)
Jan 24, 2009: Chelsea 3-1 Ipswich (FA Cup Fourth Round)
Apr 01, 2002: Ipswich 0-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Nov 04, 2001: Chelsea 2-1 Ipswich (Premier League)
Jan 20, 2001: Chelsea 4-1 Ipswich (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2000: Ipswich 2-2 Chelsea (Premier League)
Jan 07, 1998: Ipswich 2-2p Chelsea (League Cup Quarter-Final)
Jan 21, 1995: Ipswich 2-2 Chelsea (Premier League)
Oct 23, 1994: Chelsea 2-0 Ipswich (Premier League)
Dec 11, 1993: Chelsea 1-1 Ipswich (Premier League)
Aug 21, 1993: Ipswich 1-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Apr 06, 1993: Ipswich 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Oct 17, 1992: Chelsea 2-1 Ipswich (Premier League)
Nov 26, 1991: Chelsea p2-2 Ipswich (Zenith Data Systems Cup)
Jan 23, 1990: Ipswich 2-3 Chelsea (Zenith Data Systems Cup)
Mar 28, 1989: Ipswich 0-1 Chelsea (Division Two)
Dec 26, 1988: Chelsea 3-0 Ipswich (Division Two)
Apr 05, 1986: Chelsea 1-1 Ipswich (Division One)
Nov 02, 1985: Ipswich 0-2 Chelsea (Division One)
Mar 02, 1985: Ipswich 1-0 Chelsea (Division One)

Last 10 Premier League meetings

Apr 01, 2002: Ipswich 0-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Nov 04, 2001: Chelsea 2-1 Ipswich (Premier League)
Jan 20, 2001: Chelsea 4-1 Ipswich (Premier League)
Dec 26, 2000: Ipswich 2-2 Chelsea (Premier League)
Jan 21, 1995: Ipswich 2-2 Chelsea (Premier League)
Oct 23, 1994: Chelsea 2-0 Ipswich (Premier League)
Dec 11, 1993: Chelsea 1-1 Ipswich (Premier League)
Aug 21, 1993: Ipswich 1-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Apr 06, 1993: Ipswich 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Oct 17, 1992: Chelsea 2-1 Ipswich (Premier League)

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