John Wark celebrates during the UEFA Cup final in 1981. (Image: NQ)
2007
John Wark, Mick Mills, Ray Crawford and Ted Phillips
The first batch of inductees were certainly good ones, with legendary scorers from the title-winning team of 1961/62, Crawford and Phillips, joined by FA and UEFA Cup heroes Mills and Wark.
This quartet played more than 2,000 games for the Blues and scored nearly 600 Ipswich goals between them.
Kevin Beattie, pictured after winning the FA Cup in 1978. (Image: NQ)
2008
John Elsworthy, Jimmy Leadbetter, Kevin Beattie and Frans Thijssen
Elsworthy and Leadbetter were two men who rose through the divisions with Ipswich before helping win the 1962 top flight title.
Beattie, widely regarded to be the best player in the club’s history, and legendary Dutchman Thijssen were always going to make this list.
George Burley, pictured during his playing spell at Ipswich Town. (Image: Newsquest)
2009
Allan Hunter, Arnold Muhren, Billy Baxter, George Burley, Pat Godbold, Roy Stephenson and Sir Bobby Robson
Legendary boss Sir Bobby was inducted just a few months before his death, leading a class including three more of his players in Muhren, Hunter and Burley.
Baxter and Stephenson, two more members of the 1962 team, were also named and Pat Godbold, long-serving secretary to Town managers from Sir Alf Ramsey all the way through to Burley, was honoured.
Roger Osborne celebrates with the FA Cup in 1978. (Image: NQ)
2010
Cyril Lea, John Cobbold, Larry Carberry, Roger Osborne, Tommy Parker and Terry Butcher
Another batch of key figures in the club’s history, with ’62 title-winner Carberry joining his team-mates in the Hall of Fame, alongside Parker, a stalwart captain from the 1940s and 50s.
Osborne, the scorer of Town’s Wembley winner in the 1978 FA Cup Final, made the list, as did legendary Town and England defender Terry Butcher.
Lea, a former Town player and one of Sir Bobby’s coaches, was honoured, as was former chairman Cobbold, who did so much for the club.
Ipswich Town players acknowledge their fans on the steps of Ipswich Town Hall after becoming Champions of England in 1962. (Image: NQ)
2011
Andy Nelson, Doug Moran, John Compton, Paul Mariner, Roy Bailey, Russell Osman, Sir Alf Ramsey and the team of 1961/62
2011 saw Sir Alf and his entire 1962 title-winning team inducted, with Bailey, Nelson, Compton and Moran named individually.
Osman and Mariner also joined this impressive line-up – two key players in the 1981 UEFA Cup winning side.
Trevor Whymark bagged over 100 goals for Ipswich Town. (Image: NQ)
2012
Basil Acres, Eric Gates, Jimmy Forsyth and Trevor Whymark
Two more of Robson’s boys, Gates and Whymark, made the list alongside Acres, who helped Ipswich rise through the leagues but retired before the title win in 1962.
Forsyth coached under Ramsey before serving as caretaker following his departure for England in 1963.
Mick Stockwell is the third all-time appearance maker at Ipswich Town. (Image: NQ)
2013
Alan Brazil, Brian Talbot, Dale Roberts, David Sheepshanks, John Kerr and Mick Stockwell.
A good mix of on-pitch talent and off-field influencers, with former chairmen Sheepshanks and Kerr honoured as well as Burley’s long-time assistant Roberts.
Stockwell, who made over 600 games for the Blues, was joined by Robson players Brazil and Talbot in this class.
John Lyall, pictured with Patrick Cobbold at Portman Road. (Image: NQ)
2014
Bryan Hamilton, Clive Woods, John Lyall, Matt Holland and Paul Cooper
The fourth former Town boss was honoured, Lyall having guided the club to the the newly formed Premier League in 1992.
Three more players from the Robson years made it in the form of Cooper, Woods and Hamilton, as did captain fantastic Holland, who led Town to the top flight in 2000.
Jason Dozzell scoring on his Ipswich Town debut against Coventry City at the age of just 16 in February 1984. (Image: NQ)
2015
Bobby Ferguson, Jason Dozzell and Mick Lambert
This trio were the class of 2015, starting with Ferguson, who was Sir Bobby’s long-time assistant, and went on to manage the Blues following Robson’s departure for England in 1982.
Ipswich-born Dozzell remains the youngest player to score in England’s top flight and helped the Blues win the Second Division title in 1992, while Lambert was an important player throughout the 1970s.
Tony Mowbray, pictured after signing for Ipswich Town from Celtic in 1995. (Image: NQ)
2016
Charlie Woods, Colin Harper, Danny Hegan, Dave Johnson, Simon Milton and Tony Mowbray
Six key players were inducted in this class with Mowbray, who scored at Wembley in his final professional appearance in 2000, was honoured alongside Milton, a man who has played an important role on and off the pitch for Ipswich.
Johnson, a big striker for Town during the 1970s, made the list alongside former Town player and coach Woods. Also Harper and Hegan, who played important roles in the 1960s and 70s.
Chris Kiwomya scored 64 goals for Ipswich Town. (Image: NQ)
2017
Chris Kiwomya, David Rose and Steve McCall
Another trio honoured, starting with Rose, who served as club secretary for more than 40 years, while McCall made more than 300 appearances for the Blues in the 1980s, including during the 1981 run, before working for the club in various roles off the pitch.
Kiwomya was a big fans’ favourite and prolific scorer in the 90s, helping Ipswich win promotion to the top flight in 1992.
Laurie Sivell came through the youth ranks at Town, making 175 appearances between 1970 and 1984. (Image: NQ)
2018
Laurie Sivell
The class of 2018 saw just one inductee in goalkeeper Sivell, who was largely an understudy to David Best and then Cooper during his time at the club.
However, he was a vital part of Ipswich’s squad which won the FA Cup and UEFA Cup.
Jason deVos was a key figure for Ipswich Town in the mid 2000s. (Image: Newsquest)
2019
Hermann Hreidarsson and Jason de Vos
Two modern Ipswich icons were the inductee in 2019, starting with the Canadian former skipper De Vos, who was a solid, dependable player and leader during his time in Suffolk.
Cult hero Hreidarsson joined him, who was of course a major part of the Town side which finished fifth in the top flight in 2000/01.
David Linighan lifts the Second Division title in 1992. (Image: NQ)
2022
David Linighan, Doug Millward, Gavin Johnson, Ken Malcolm, Kevin O’Callaghan and Reg Pickett
Due to Covid-19, the Hall of Fame was postponed for a number of years before returning in 2022, with a range of eras being inducted, including Pickett, Malcolm and Millward, who were important players for the club in the 50s and 60s.
Former skipper Linighan and Johnson were part of the 1991/91 promotion winning side, while also joining them was O’Callaghan, who was part of the UEFA Cup 1981 squad.
Jim Magilton, pictured during his time as Ipswich Town manager. (Image: PA)
2023
Frank Yallop, Jim Magilton, Marcus Stewart and Tom Garneys
A quartet of famous names in the club’s history were in the class of 2023, starting with Stewart and Magilton, who will be forever in Ipswich hearts following their exploits in the 2000 play-offs and what came next.
Yallop, a Canadian international, made nearly 400 appearances for the club and was part of the side that were promoted to the inaugural Premiership season in 1992. They were also joined by Garneys, who played for the Blues in the 1950s, scoring over 100 goals.
Fabian Wilnis points a finger at Norwich City’s Adam Drury during an East Anglian derby. (Image: NQ)
2024
Fabian Wilnis and James Scowcroft
Another two heroes from the Town side that won promotion to the Premier League in 2000, starting with the Dutch full-back Wilnis, who become a popular figure at Town.
Suffolk-born Scowcroft came through the youth ranks at Portman Road, scoring 55 goals and won the club’s Player of the Year award in 1999/00.
Richard Naylor, pictured after winning promotion at Wembley in 2000. (Image: Newsquest)
2025
David Johnson, Frank Brogan, Mark Venus and Richard Naylor
A trio more promotion heroes from 2000 were inducted last year, while Brogan joined them posthumously, having passed away in 2021. The Scottish winger was a key figure in the 1967/68 promotion team.
Naylor, aka ‘Bam-Bam’, progressed through the youth ranks and spent over a decade at Town, while Johnson was a lethal striker who bagged 62 goals for the Blues. Venus was a versatile defender, renowned for his ferocious left foot, and was a central figure in the Premier League fifth-place finish in 2000/01.
Darren Bent was a fans favourite at Portman Road. (Image: Newsquest)
2026
Darren Bent and Peter Over
This year’s class included a homegrown talent in Bent, who came through the Blues’ youth ranks under Burley and netted 55 goals during his spell at Town.
He was joined by Over, who was inducted posthumously, having died suddenly in January, a former club ambassador and trustee for the Ipswich Town Foundation.