OVERALL RECORD
The breakdown of McKenna’s first 50 games in charge is as follows...
Overall: W27 D14 L9 F83 A36 GD +47.
League: W23 D14 L6 F68 A32 GD +36.
Cup: W4 D0 L3 F15 A4.
Extrapolate the 80 points claimed from 43 league games over a 46-game season and the Blues would have 86 points.
That would have been enough to finish fourth in League One last season.
HISTORICAL COMPARISON
McKenna becomes just the 16th manager in Ipswich Town history to reach the half century milestone.
As the following research from the excellent ‘Renegade Statman’ shows, his record so far stacks up very favourably against some illustrious names from the club’s past.
Kieran McKenna takes charge of Ipswich Town for the 50th occasion this evening.
— Renegade Statman Ⓜ️ #ITFC (@CallMeStat) December 2, 2022
I’ve ranked the 16 managers that made the half-century & McKenna tops the list
Most wins
Fewest losses
5th most goals scored
Fewest goals conceded
Most clean sheets
Phenomenal #ITFC pic.twitter.com/xaWPZtCMrk
RARELY BEHIND
Not accounting for varying amounts of stoppage-time, Ipswich Town have played 4,500 minutes of football under Kieran McKenna (50 x 90).
The Blues have led for roughly 1,812 of those minutes (40%), been drawing for 2,268 of them (51%) and been losing for just 420 (9%).
When it comes to league action only, Town have been behind in games for just 298 minutes (8% of total game time).
CLEAN SHEETS
Remarkably, Ipswich have kept a clean sheet in half of McKenna’s 50 games in charge.
For context, it took Town 79 matches to register their previous 25 shut-outs.
POINTS GAINED/DROPPED
Town have claimed nine points from losing positions under McKenna. Not bad considering they’ve rarely been behind.
However, a lead has been squandered in 12 of the last 35 games accounting for 21 dropped points.
Those 12 matches are: Oxford (1-0 up away, drew), Shrewsbury (1-0 up away, drew), Wigan (2-1 up at home, drew), Crewe (1-0 up away, drew), Barnsley (1-0 and 2-1 up at home, drew), Sheffield Wednesday (2-0 up away, drew), Plymouth (1-0 up away, lost), Portsmouth (1-0 and 2-1 up at home, won), Port Vale (2-0 up away, won), Charlton (2-0 and 4-2 up away, drew), Cheltenham (1-0 up at home, drew), Fleetwood (1-0 up at home, drew).
PLAYERS USED
Seven players have started more than half of McKenna’s 50 games in charge: Walton, Donacien, Woolfenden, Edmundson, Morsy, Burns and Chaplin.
Altogether, 37 different players have started matches (see below) with a further five having only featured as a sub (Armin, Alexander, Siziba, Ward and Buabo).
The most used subs have been: Jackson (16), Vincent-Young (14), Chaplin (13), Bonne (12), Aluko, Edwards and John-Jules (all 11).
Most starts during McKenna’s first 50:
44: Donacien
43: Walton
41: Woolfenden
40: Morsy
39: Burns
33: Chaplin
31: Edmundson
21: Evans, Davis
19: Jackson
17: Burgess, Harness
15: Thompson, Ladapo
14: Celina, Bakinson
13: Aluko
11: Vincent-Young, Humphreys
10: John-Jules
9: Bonne, Edwards
7: Hladky, Keogh
6: Penney, Norwood, Carroll, Ball
5: Piggott
4: Leigh
2: Baggott
1: El Mizouni, Agbaje, Ahadme, Camara, Chirewa, Harper
TOPSCORERS
There have been 21 different goalscorers during McKenna’s first 50 games.
The top 10 are: Chaplin (13), Burns (12), Ladapo (9), Harness, Morsy (both 7), Jackson (6), Norwood (4), Edmundson, Evans, John-Jules (all 3).
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