 During the early 1950s striker Tom Garneys finished as club top @-@ scorer for four seasons in a row , and became the first professional Ipswich player to score four times in a game . During this period , Ipswich won the title and promotion to the Second Division in the 1953 – 54 season , during which eight consecutive wins were recorded . The club was relegated back to Division Three ( South ) the following year at the end of a poor season , the highlight of which was progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup , a run ended by First Division Preston North End . Duncan resigned but stayed on at the club in a secretarial role for a further three years . His replacement was a managerial novice , former England international and double Championship winner at Tottenham Hotspur , Alf Ramsey . 
