Kieran McKenna has resigned as Ipswich Town manager, ending a tenure that saw one of English football’s most remarkable turnarounds in recent memory. The decision, driven by a desire to step back and spend more time with his family, caught the club off guard.
Ipswich chairman Mark Ashton described himself as “gutted” by the departure.
A record that speaks for itself
McKenna took charge in December 2021 and proceeded to deliver three promotions across roughly four and a half seasons. His win rate across 222 matches sat at approximately 47.3%, a figure that puts him among the most successful managers in the club’s history.
For context, Ipswich had been languishing in League One when McKenna arrived. The trajectory he engineered, climbing through the divisions to reach the Premier League, is the kind of project that usually takes a decade of sustained investment and multiple managerial appointments.
