Kieran McKenna to step down as Ipswich manager after securing second Premier League promotion

Kieran McKenna will step down as Ipswich Town manager after five seasons in the job, the club confirmed on Wednesday. McKenna has chosen to take time away from football after half a decade at Portman Road, during which he guided the Blues to three promotions in four years, including two to the Premier League . The 40-year-old leaves after securing Ipswich's return to the top flight for a second time under his leadership, as promotion celebrations once again swept through Suffolk at the end of the 2025-26 campaign. "It is with a mixture of gratitude, pride, sadness and contentment that I have decided to step down from the honour of managing this historic football club," McKenna said in a club statement. "To manage this club has been an absolute privilege. Over the last five seasons we have been on an incredible journey that has brought so many of the best experiences in my professiona