John Wark is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his playing time with Ipswich Town. He won a record four Player of the Year awards before becoming one of the four inaugural members of the club's Hall of Fame. Wark had long spells at the club, which bookended his career, and a third, brief interlude dividing his briefer periods at Liverpool and Middlesbrough. A versatile player, Wark played most of his professional games as a midfielder, although he sometimes played as a central defender and on occasion as a striker.

Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, that competes in the Championship, but will compete in the Premier League in the 2024–25 season, following successive promotions from the 2022–23 EFL League One and 2023–24 EFL Championship, both as runners-up.