The 2009-10 campaign for Ipswich Town, Roy Keane's first full season, delivered a respectable but ultimately mid-table 15th-place finish in the Championship. The Tractor Boys were the division's draw specialists, managing a league-high 20 stalemates throughout the season. Leading the line with grit was the determined forward Jonathan Walters, whose 8 league goals topped the scoring charts in a turbulent year that also saw runs to the FA Cup Fourth Round. It was a season defined by the high-profile managerial tenure of Keane and the promising emergence of young talent like Connor Wickham, marking a chapter of consolidation in the second tier.