 Having served on the board of directors since 1986 , David <unk> was appointed as club Chairman in 1995 . The next four seasons brought near @-@ misses as the club flirted with promotion ; in 1995 – 96 , Ipswich fell one place short of the First Division play @-@ off zone , and the ensuing three seasons brought successive semi @-@ final play @-@ off defeats . In 2000 , Ipswich qualified for the Division One play @-@ off final , the last such match at Wembley Stadium before the stadium was to be redeveloped . They beat Barnsley 4 – 2 securing their return to the Premiership after an absence of five years . 
