Royle's League Bow Sat 02nd Nov 2002 12:09 New manager Joe Royle takes his side into a league game for the first time against Crystal Palace tomorrow and faces and old friend. He and Eagles' manager Trevor Francis go back a long way, even sharing a house at one stage. |
Town 1-0 Slovan Liberec Thu 31st Oct 2002 23:33 Joe Royle's Town reign got off to a winning start as his side beat Slovan Liberec 1-0 at Portman Road. The victory, gained via a 68th minute Darren Bent goal, kept Town's 40-year unbeaten home European run going and sets up the second leg in the Czech Republic perfectly. |
Squad for Gillingham Fri 25th Oct 2002 16:41 Jim Magilton, Marcus Bent and Thomas Gaardsøe are all missing from the squad which faces Gillingham at Portman Road on Saturday. Bent and Gaardsøe have back injuries while Magilton is not over his hamstring problem. |
Town 2-1 Wednesday Sat 12th Oct 2002 19:19 The seemingly short-lived Tony Mowbray era got off to a winning start as a rather fortunate Town ran out 2-1 winners over Sheffield Wednesday. Two first half Pablo Couñago goals won the day, but the Owls were unlucky not to get the second goal which would have brought them a point. |
New Shop Open for Derby Sat 14th Sep 2002 19:16 The new Town shop opens ahead of Sunday's derby game with a number of players and members of the management available for autographs. |
Preston 0-0 Town Sun 01st Sep 2002 17:37 Town will feel disappointed at dropping two points away at Preston in a game largely spoilt by referee Graham Laws. The Blues had more than enough opportunities to score with Darren Ambrose particularly profligate while Marcus Bent and Matt Holland both hit the woodwork. |
Millwall 1-1 Town Sat 24th Aug 2002 18:10 Town dropped their first points of the season as they drew 1-1 with Millwall at the New Den. The home side went ahead early on through Ben May before Darren Bent hit an equaliser in the second half. |
Town 6-1 Leicester Sun 18th Aug 2002 18:12 A magnificent Town performance saw them decimate Leicester City 6-1 at Portman Road. The Blues were nothing like the side which struggled to a 1-0 win in Luxembourg on Thursday while Leicester looked far more like part-timers than Thursday's opponents Avenir Beggen had. |
Avenir Beggen 0-1 Town Thu 15th Aug 2002 23:25 Town eventually ran out 1-0 winners in Luxembourg after making heavy weather of their UEFA Cup qualifying round first leg against part-timers Avenir Beggen. A last gasp Marcus Stewart goal, perhaps the only moment of quality in a dire game, gave the Blues a lead to take into the home leg. |
Frandsen Refuses Contract Mon 12th Aug 2002 23:44 Thomas Frandsen, the Danish international watched recently by Town, has told his club Viborg he will not be signing a new contract when his current deal runs out at the end of the season. The midfielder says he is interested in moving to England and is aware of media reports of interest from “certain clubs”. |