Town have announced the squad numbers for the season ahead. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been handed Connor Wickham’s old number nine, while new loan keeper David Stockdale will wear his lucky number 13 with no one taking Brian Murphy’s old number one shirt.

Michael Chopra will wear the number 10 with Jason Scotland moving to 14. Icelandic central defender Ívar Ingimarsson gets Gareth McAuley’s old number four and midfielder Lee Bowyer the number eight worn by former skipper David Norris last season.

New left-back Aaron Cresswell has been handed the number three with Shane O’Connor, who looks to be moving on to Crawley where he was recently on trial or elsewhere this summer, demoted to number 23.

Town Squad Numbers
2 Jaime Peters
3 Aaron Cresswell
4 Ívar Ingimarsson
5 Damien Delaney
6 Grant Leadbitter
7 Carlos Edwards
8 Lee Bowyer
9 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
10 Michael Chopra
11 Lee Martin
12 Arran Lee-Barrett
13 David Stockdale
14 Jason Scotland
16 Tamás Priskin
17 Andy Drury
18 Nathan Ellington
19 Luke Hyam
20 Tommy Smith
21 Márton Fülöp
22 Josh Carson
23 Shane O'Connor
24 Colin Healy
28 Ronan Murray
29 Jack Ainsley
32 Jamie Griffiths
34 Conor Hourihane
36 Joe Whight
39 Mark Kennedy

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Campag_Velocet added 21:55 - Jul 28 "Rather a snub to Fulop making him 21 when the number 1 shirt is not taken, and adds fuel to the fire of speculation that he will be sold." Fulop's worn 21 elsewhere- I think he views it as a lucky number.
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algarvefan added 00:04 - Jul 29 The number 1 shirt is being kept warm for 'old big ears' when he returns...you heard it here first......Hows his training going Malcolm????
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simplesuffolkfarmer1 added 00:09 - Jul 29 I reckon mid table obscurity for yet another season
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slowerball added 00:25 - Jul 29 Why? I do not understand these selections... why leave numbers free?
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Fatboy added 06:17 - Jul 29 Has anyone other than Shane O'Connor got a different number from last year? The interesting part of this story is that the no.2 shirt has not been vacated. Must be good news for JP fans.
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Fatboy added 06:46 - Jul 29 PS Has anyone worn the no.13 shirt since Clive Baker?
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Dissboyitfc added 07:03 - Jul 29 points heavily towards Fullop leaving, otherwise why leave the number1 shirt free?
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DanLyles added 09:48 - Jul 29 4-2-3-1 Stockdale; Peters, Stearman?, Ingimarsson, Cresswell; Bowyer, Leadbitter; Martin, Emmanuel-Thomas, Carson; Chopra I would have preferred a new right back and think that Peters is better than Edwards there. Him and Cresswell would provide lots of width and allow Carson and Martin to cut in field more. Please sign Stearman PJ, he would be immense at this level again, like when he was in the Championship Team of the Year 08/09. I know people on here don't like Leadbitter but I'm pretty sure PJ is going to play him, maybe Bowyer will get the best out of him. JET needs to be given a free role like Taarabt, seeing him running at players will inspire Carson and Martin. I would have liked another stiker and Koumas on a free too but I won't be greedy. Can't see Bullard happening but we can dream...

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BwoodBlue added 10:17 - Jul 29 Can't believe how excited everyone is getting about squad numbers. Ooooooh look number 31 is still free...
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itfcdan94 added 10:17 - Jul 29 really releive just got chopra 10 on the new home shirt for me and my brother............
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penguinsrus added 10:31 - Jul 29 not a bad squad. lucky i got chopra 10 aswell. just worried about the cb situation . i think edwards or peters can do the job at right back. stockdale edwards iva/delaney ????? cresswell carson bowyer leadbitter martin JET chopra
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BlueVelvet added 12:38 - Jul 29 The only significant thing in all of this the vacant No. 1 shirt - waht does that tell you Marton. Oh and Jay was given a single digit number to make sure that there is room left for his name
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ITFC4daprem added 19:28 - Jul 29 Bullard to be number 1
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kingdaniel added 23:34 - Jul 29 who's number 1
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