Crystal Palace 3-1 Town Sat 26th Dec 2009 14:55 Ten-man Town fell to a harsh 3-1 Boxing Day defeat at Crystal Palace. Jaime Peters put the Blues in front and Town were well on top until Jose Fonte’s equaliser was followed by referee Paul Taylor showing Jon Stead a hugely controversial red card just before the break. In the second half the numerical difference told and Palace netted through Neil Danns and Victor Moses. |
Trio Missing for Boxing Day Visit to Palace Thu 24th Dec 2009 09:38 Town will be without skipper Jon Walters, midfielder Grant Leadbitter and striker Stern John when they travel to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day (KO 1pm). Walters and Leadbitter serve one-match bans after reaching five yellow cards, while John is ineligible to play against his parent club. |
Town 1-0 Derby County Sat 31st Oct 2009 16:56 Town’s winless league run finally ended at the 15th attempt as Derby County were defeated 1-0 at Portman Road. David Wright netted the vital goal with a header in the 66th minute. |
Stead Set to Start as Town Chase Elusive Win Against Derby Fri 30th Oct 2009 12:50 Jon Stead looks set to return to the Town starting line-up for the first time since mid-September as the Blues look to end their 14-match winless run when Derby County visit Portman Road on Saturday. The game sees boss Roy Keane face his former Nottingham Forest team-mate Nigel Clough for the first time as a manager. |
Town 0-4 Newcastle United Sat 26th Sep 2009 21:04 A Kevin Nolan hat-trick and a freekick from Ryan Taylor condemned Town to a 4-0 home defeat to Newcastle United on the day the North Stand was rechristened the Sir Bobby Robson Stand in honour of the clubs’ former manager. Three goals in four minutes around the half hour all but settled the game. |
Football Gathers to Pay Tribute to Sir Bobby Mon 21st Sep 2009 09:02 Football gathers to pay tribute to legendary Town boss Sir Bobby Robson later today at a memorial service at Durham Cathedral. The former England manager finally lost his long battle against cancer on July 31st, aged 76. |
Middlesbrough 3-1 Town Sat 12th Sep 2009 16:54 Town remain without a league victory and remain second bottom of the table after a 3-1 defeat at Middlesbrough. Jon Walters netted an injury time penalty for the Blues after Gary O’Neil and Jeremie Aliadiere (2) had put the home side into an unassailable lead. |
Town 1-1 Preston North End Sat 29th Aug 2009 18:39 Town were foiled in their attempt to grab all three points as 10-man Preston succeeded in securing a 1-1 draw. The visitors went ahead through Ross Wallace but had Callum Davidson sent off for handball just before the break, Jon Walters having his resultant penalty saved but following up to net the rebound. |
Martin and Colback Doubts for Preston Clash Fri 28th Aug 2009 13:16 Midfield pair Lee Martin and Jack Colback are doubts ahead of Saturday’s home game against Preston North End due to groin injuries sustained at Peterborough. The Blues will again be without Jaime Peters, but Pablo Couñago is likely to make his first Championship start of the season. |
U18s Defeat Shrewsbury in Youth Cup Tue 02nd Dec 2008 22:26 A Ronan Murray penalty three minutes after the break took Town's U18s to a 1-0 FA Youth Cup third round victory over Shrewsbury at a bitterly cold Portman Road. The Irish U18 international had won the spotkick himself when he was felled by visitors' keeper David Maguire had brought him down. |