Ipswich Town have secured promotion to the Premier League for the first time since 2002.
The Tractor Boys’ return to the top flight was secured after they beat Huddersfield Town 2-0 on Saturday.
Championship table
| Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| Leicester (P) | 46 | 31 | 4 | 11 | +48 | 97 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich (P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | +35 | 96 |
| Leeds | 46 | 27 | 9 | 11 | +38 | 90 |
| Southampton | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | +24 | 87 |
| West Brom | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | +23 | 75 |
| Norwich | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +15 | 73 |
Kieran McKenna has taken the Suffolk side to back-to-back promotions after finishing the 2022/23 League One season in second place.
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— I(P)SWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) May 4, 2024
Ipswich become only the fifth team in history to secure back-to-back promotions from the third tier to the Premier League.
Clubs to secure back-to-back promotions
| Season | Club |
| 1998/99 | Watford |
|---|---|
| 1999/00 | Man City |
| 2010/11 | Norwich |
| 2011/12 | Southampton |
| 2023/24 | Ipswich |
The 2024/25 season will be Ipswich’s sixth in the Premier League. They will join 2023/24 Championship champions Leicester City.
Their highest Premier League finish came in 2000/01 when they finished in fifth place and qualified for the 2001/02 UEFA Cup.
Ipswich will formally become a Premier League team at the Premier League's AGM in June.
They will discover their fixtures for the new season when the 2024/25 Premier League schedule is released at 09:00 BST on Tuesday 18 June. The campaign starts on 17 August.
Meanwhile, the teams placed third to sixth - Leeds, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion and Norwich City - will vie for the third promotion spot via the playoffs, which will conclude at Wembley Stadium on 26 May.
