Town will play Lincoln City at Portman Road in the third round of the Emirates FA Cup, the Imps having beaten Oldham Athletic 3-2 at Sincil Bank in their second round tie this evening.
Ex-Derby striker Theo Robinson (2) and Terry Hawkridge netted the goals which saw Lincoln, who are managed by former Braintree boss Danny Cowley, into a 3-0 lead over the League One Latics, before Peter Clarke and Billy McKay were on target as the visitors staged an ultimately unsuccessful comeback.
The Blues and Lincoln, who are currently second in the Vanarama National League and are undefeated in 15 games in all competitions, have never previously met in the FA Cup.
They last played one another in the league in Town's 1960/61 Division Two championship season when Sir Alf Ramsey's side ran out 3-1 winners at home and 4-1 away.
Overall, Town have won five of the games between the sides, all of which have been in the second tier, and Lincoln three with two ending in draws.
The tie, which was first out of the hat when the draw took place at the BT Tower earlier this evening, is likely to take place on Saturday 7th January, although that’s yet to be confirmed.
The Lincoln squad includes defender Lee Beevers, who came through the Town academy and was a young pro at Portman Road before being released in the summer of 2003 without making a senior appearance. The 33-year-old was previously with the Imps between 2005 and 2009 before rejoining them after leaving Mansfield in the summer of 2015.
Boss Mick McCarthy is yet to win an FA Cup tie as Blues manager. Town's last FA Cup win was the 2-1 victory at Blackpool at the third round stage in January 2010 under Roy Keane’s management.
Last season the Blues were beaten at the third round stage by League Two Portsmouth - featuring Adam Webster - after a replay.
FA Cup Third Round
Ipswich v Lincoln
Barrow v Rochdale
Manchester United v Reading
Hull v Swansea
Sunderland v Burnley
QPR v Blackburn
Millwall v Bournemouth
West Ham v Manchester City
Brighton v MK Dons or Charlton
Blackpool v Barnsley
Wigan v Nottingham Forest
Birmingham v Newcastle
Chelsea v Peterborough or Notts County
Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday
West Brom v Derby
Everton v Leicester
Liverpool v Newport or Plymouth
Wycombe v Northampton or Stourbridge
Watford v Burton
Preston v Arsenal
Cardiff v Fulham
Stoke v Wolves
Cambridge v Leeds
Bristol City v Fleetwood or Shrewsbury
Huddersfield v Port Vale
Tottenham v Aston Villa
Brentford v Halifax or Eastleigh
Bolton v Crystal Palace
Norwich v Southampton
Sutton v Wimbledon
Accrington v Luton
Rotherham v Oxford or Macclesfield