Town have announced the squad numbers for the 2013/14 campaign with several members of the side making switches for the season ahead. Daryl Murphy is the Blues’ new number nine, David McGoldrick the new 10, while Tommy Smith takes the number five shirt.

Summer new additions Cole Skuse, Paul Anderson and Dean Gerken will wear eight, 11 and 22 respectively.

Michael Chopra’s place in the pecking order is made clear with last year’s number 10 moving to 28 in the squad.

First-year pros Tom Winter (30), David October (36), Mark Timlin (37) and Jonny Leddy (39) have been handed squad numbers for the first time, along with academy scholars Michael Crowe (38), Kyle Hammond (32) and Amir Berkane (33).

1 Scott Loach

2 Elliott Hewitt

3 Aaron Cresswell

4 Luke Chambers

5 Tommy Smith

7 Carlos Edwards

8 Cole Skuse

9 Daryl Murphy

10 David McGoldrick

11 Paul Anderson

14 Anthony Wordsworth

15 Tyrone Mings

18 Jay Tabb

19 Luke Hyam

22 Dean Gerken

23 Josh Carson

26 Paul Taylor

28 Michael Chopra

30 Tom Winter

31 Byron Lawrence

32 Kyle Hammond

33 Amir Berkane

34 Jack Marriott

35 Frank Nouble

36 David October

37 Mark Timlin

38 Michael Crowe

39 Jonny Leddy

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deano85 added 12:53 - Jul 18 I bet chops is thinking 2+8 (10) Likewise with others... Fav numbers etc
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MyBlueHeaven added 12:55 - Jul 18 First team 'proper' squad of just 18 players. Surely reinforcements on their way? Definitely someone at no6. maybe a 3rd keeper for no12?
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meekreech added 12:56 - Jul 18 No 6 could be for Berra as it would appear we have made him an offer .
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arc added 13:04 - Jul 18 Even the squad numbers make more sense under McCarthy.
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karls_dad added 13:09 - Jul 18 I expect at least three new arrivals before the window closes, hence the gaps in the lower numbers. Strange that Paul Taylor is listed so high? Although i have high hopes from him come the middle of the season, i doubt MM will risk too early! But would love to have been a fly on the wall when Chops was told he had lost his number ten! that would have been a wake up call surely.....one massive kick in the Gonads!

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KuqiCoup added 13:31 - Jul 18 Nice to see Chopra given the number of goals he still owes us from last year.
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KuqiCoup added 13:33 - Jul 18 After 10 was taken Chopra went for his IQ I think.
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BartsGreatBeard added 13:44 - Jul 18 taylor was 26 last year so i assume as he didnt play many games due to his injury will juts stick with it and try to prove he deserves a lower number
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bluelodgeblue added 13:49 - Jul 18 Chops when asked what comes after number ten replied Jack, Queen King !!!
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Campag_Velocet added 13:55 - Jul 18 Taylor was also number 26 at Peterborough, so presumably it has some significance for him.
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DurhamTownFan added 13:58 - Jul 18 No number 6 means MM is CERTAINLY expecting a new CB to come in, and that he's gonna play a big role in the team. Berra or Bramble..?
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theobald1985 added 14:54 - Jul 18 pleased to see scott loach at number 1 hopefully puts that debate to bed. i tink it looks a decent squad tbh titus would be the icing on the cake
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brian_a_mul added 15:12 - Jul 18 Delighted to see Murph get #9 shirt! A clear signal that MM sees him as an out and out striker. Lets hope he can make that spot his own.
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TR11BLU added 15:53 - Jul 18 Murphy our No. 9....Oh dear me.
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Umros added 21:52 - Jul 18 Pleased with what MM has done this summer and that's just to date, but can't help feeling we are just short on the goals up front. Murphy and DM are handy and will chip in with a few but certainly not the ratio of Campbell for example and won't get near 20. Alan Lee who went away, pissed us off and now is back was the last striker to reach a credible goals haul over a season, think it was 17, but how long ago was that?

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karls_dad added 07:24 - Jul 19 Agree with Umros, i believe Taylor will not play a part until mid season, MM still wary of playing him too early, one more quality striker would really help, we could really do with a 20 goal striker of DJ,s ability, Other than that we have assembled a cracking squad without spend on any transfer money, one very wise manager! only MM could have achieved this, and the bonus they ALL wanted to come here, so much for PJ,s excuse that we were in the widerness for players to want to live in Suffolk!

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trumanswampy added 11:30 - Jul 19 I think grafters and no superstars is a way to get out of this division. If you take Cardiff, Southampton, Norwich in past seasons I saw these in that type of mould, it didn't do them any harm. May not happen overnight but I think we will all be a lot happier as this season develops compared to the previous few!
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Jimmy86 added 22:32 - Jul 19 still gotta get my new away shirt, but when I do i'll be getting Chambers printed on the back. Has to go down as one of jewell's better signings, plus also really engages with the fans, which goes a really long way in today's money orientated game.
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