Loach Scouts for Football League Kids Cup - Ipswich Town News
Town’s Scott Loach shows exactly why he’s a keeper and not a striker in a short film made to promote this season’s npower Football League Kids Cup. Loach, Curtis Davies of Birmingham City and Bolton’s Kevin Davies went scouting for local talent to take part in this year’s Kids Cup.
With more than 5,000 participants last year, the national schools U11 football tournament has gone from strength to strength with the final played at Wembley Stadium prior to the npower play-off finals.
Schools compete locally for the right to represent their local Football League club before going on to compete against other schools on their road to Wembley.
To find out more about the npower Football League Kids Cup and for details on how to enter a host of other competitions, visit this website.
Pert: Young Will Be a Real Asset Assistant manager Martyn Pert believes new signing Ashley Young will be a “real asset” for the Blues in the season ahead, the former England international having made his first appearance in a Town shirt in last night’s 2-1 friendly victory over Charlton Athletic at Colchester’s JobServe Community Stadium.
Mazionis Completes Cheltenham Loan Move Young Blues central defender Jacob Mazionis has completed his season-long loan switch to League Two Cheltenham Town.
Townsend: We Need to Get That Winning Feeling Back Town full-back Conor Townsend believes it is important to get into the habit of winning again following the Blues’ 2-1 pre-season friendly victory over Charlton Athletic.
U18s Beaten at Bury Town's U18s were well-beaten 3-0 by Bury Town at Ram Meadow on Tuesday evening as the non-league side reclaimed the Martin Swallow Memorial Trophy, with two of their three goals coming via former Blues academy players.
Clarke Suffers Injury Blow, Wrexham Target Broadhead Rested Town full-back Harry Clarke missed today’s friendly against Charlton at Colchester having picked up a leg injury in training, while a number of other players were rested, including Wrexham target Nathan Broadhead.
Ipswich Town 2-1 Charlton Athletic - Match Report Jack Clarke and Ali Al-Hamadi were on target as the Blues beat Charlton Athletic 2-1 in their penultimate friendly of the summer at Colchester United’s JobServe Community Stadium. Town were on top throughout with all the goals coming in the second half, while Ashley Young made his first appearance for the club as a sub alongside Omari Hutchinson, back after his England U21s heroics over the summer.
Ipswich Town 0-0 Charlton Athletic - Half-Time Town’s friendly against Charlton Athletic at Colchester United’s JobServe Community Stadium remains 0-0 at the break with the Blues having had first-half chances to go in front.