Town 1-1 Cardiff Sun 09th May 2004 16:45 Town finally confirmed their place in the play-offs via a 1-1 draw with Cardiff. The Blues had to rely on results elsewhere and were helped by Palace's loss at Coventry and West Ham's draw with Wigan. Town now face the Hammers in the two-leg semi-final. |
Squad Down to 16 Fri 07th May 2004 17:24 Town boss Joe Royle has reduced his original squad of 18 for Sunday's end-of-season clash with Cardiff down to 16. |
Plenty of Choices for Joe Fri 07th May 2004 13:52 Town boss Joe Royle has a virtually full squad to pick from as the Blues go into Sunday's vital final league game of the season at home to Cardiff. Only long- term absentees Chris Makin and Pablo Couñago will be unavailable for selection. |
Sheffield United 1-1 Town Fri 30th Apr 2004 23:22 Town inched nearer a play-off place with a hard fought 1-1 draw at Sheffield United. An Andy Gray penalty put the Blades ahead before Ian Westlake equalised. While a draw was probably a fair result, United were lucky to escape without conceding penalties when Chris Morgan twice handled in the area. |
Royle Names 18-Man Squad Wed 28th Apr 2004 14:03 Town boss Joe Royle has named an 18-man squad for Friday's live Sky TV game at Sheffield United. Tommy Miller, Jim Magilton, Ian Westlake, Kelvin Davis and Chris Bart-Williams have all missed training this week but came through Wednesday's session without a problem. |
Town 1-2 Forest Sat 24th Apr 2004 18:38 Former Town striker David Johnson scored twice as his Nottingham Forest side beat the Blues 2-1 and prevented Joe Royle's side from cementing their play-off place. Johnson netted in each half with Dean Bowditch scoring an equaliser for Town in the first period. |
Squad for Forest Clash Thu 22nd Apr 2004 18:28 Hamstring injury victim Tommy Miller has been left out of Joe Royle's initial squad for Saturday's home game with Nottingham Forest. Miller's injury will be assessed on Friday, although it seems likely he will miss out. |
Miller a Big Doubt Thu 22nd Apr 2004 14:17 Tommy Miller remains Town's big doubt ahead of Saturday's home game with Nottingham Forest at Portman Road. The midfielder has a hamstring injury and will be assessed on Friday. |
Gillingham 1-2 Town Sat 17th Apr 2004 18:45 Two second half goals in five minutes from Martijn Reuser and Darren Bent saw Town come from behind to beat Gillingham 2-1 at the Priestfield Stadium. Early in the first period John Hills had put the home side in the lead from the spot in a game played in blustery conditions on a bumpy pitch. |
Squad for Gillingham Thu 15th Apr 2004 19:18 Town have named a 17-man squad for Saturday's trip to Gillingham. Joe Royle seems unlikely to make any changes from the team which beat Sunderland 1-0 on Monday. |