 Remaining without a club before the start of the 1991 – 92 season , Wark trained with Ipswich to keep fit , and rejected interest in his services from Leyton Orient , Colchester United and Falkirk . When Ipswich suffered a succession of injuries among their defenders , they offered him a contract , initially on a week @-@ by @-@ week basis , before securing a year @-@ long deal . Wark made 43 appearances in the first season of his third spell with the club . Early results in the season were excellent ; the club won seven of their first 11 matches in the league . In the FA Cup , Ipswich progressed to a fifth round encounter against Liverpool ; when the tie went to a replay at Anfield , Wark received a standing ovation from both sets of fans . Ipswich lost the match 3 – 2 after extra time , having led 2 – 1 in the first period . Ipswich went on to finish strongly in their league campaign and were crowned Second Division champions and promoted into the newly formed Premier League . Wark ended the season as the club 's Player of the Year for the third time . 
