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Work Still to Do to Claim Records - Ipswich Town News

Town's victory over Wolves on Saturday extended their home win streak to 10 matches, however, Jim Magilton's men still have a little way to go before claiming a club record.

Back in 1956/57, as Sir Alf Ramsey was taking the Blues to the Third Division (South) title, his side managed a 14-game home league victory streak, starting with a defeat of Coventry in September and ending when Northampton won 1-0 at Portman Road six months later.

1956/57 14-Match Home League Win Streak

19/09/1956 Coventry City 4-0
22/09/1956 Brentford 4-0
06/10/1956 Colchester United 3-1
20/10/1956 Reading 4-2
03/11/1956 QPR 4-0
01/12/1956 Exeter City 3-0
15/12/1956 Torquay United 6-0
26/12/1956 Watford 4-1
29/12/1956 Brighton 4-0
19/01/1957 Swindon Town 4-1
26/01/1957 Shrewsbury Town 5-1
09/02/1957 Aldershot 4-1
23/02/1957 Newport County 5-0
09/03/1957 Southampton 2-0

The Blues have also managed two home league victory runs of 11 games, in 1987/88 and in the 1961/62 League Championship winning season.

Top Home League Win Streaks

14 - 19/09/1956 to 09/03/1957 (1956/57 Division 3S), 56 goals for, seven against
11 - 29/08/1987 to 18/12/1987 (1987/88 Division 2), 24 goals for, three against
11 - 07/10/1961 to 09/03/1962 (1961/62 Division 1), 33 goals for, 11 against
10 - 31/03/2007 to present day (2006/07 and 2007/08 Championship), 30 goals for, seven against

Town's longest home win streak in all competitions came in the UEFA Cup-winning 1980/81 season and lasted for 15 matches.

1980/81 15-Match All-Competitions Home Winning Streak

D1 26/12/1980 Norwich City 2-0
FAC 03/01/1981 Aston Villa 1-0
D1 10/01/1981 Nottingham Forest 2-0
D1 13/01/1981 Birmingham City 5-1
FAC 27/01/1981 Shrewsbury Town 3-0
D1 31/01/1981 Stoke City 4-0
D1 07/02/1981 Crystal Palace 3-2
FAC 14/02/1981 Charlton Athletic 2-0
D1 17/02/1981 Middlesbrough 1-0
D1 21/02/1981 Wolves 3-1
FAC 10/03/1981 Nottingham Forest 1-0
D1 14/03/1981 Tottenham Hotspur 3-0
UEFA 18/03/1981 St Etienne 3-1
D1 28/03/1981 Sunderland 4-1
UEFA 08/04/1981 FC Cologne 1-0

That run was ended by a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal. Town's current 10-game run is already the joint-second best all-competitions home win streak, along with a run from the 1956/57 season, which was broken by a defeat to Fulham in the third round of the FA Cup.

Stats Seán Salter, words Phil Ham.

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