Barnsley 1-1 Town Sat 29th Sep 2012 17:24 Town withstood a second half barrage from Barnsley to claim a 1-1 draw at Oakwell. Aaron Cresswell put the Blues in front in the sixth minute from a well-worked freekick but the home side put on the pressure after the break and grabbed a 74th minute equaliser via Stephen Dawson. |
Town 0-2 Wolves Wed 19th Sep 2012 21:57 Town missed a hatful of chances as Wolves left Portman Road with a 2-0 victory. A second-half own goal by Tommy Smith then a long distance strike from sub Tongo Doumbia were enough to take the points with the Blues profligate in front of goal throughout. |
Blackpool 6-0 Town Sat 25th Aug 2012 17:26 Town’s positive start to the season came to an abrupt end as they were beaten 6-0 by Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. The home side went in front via an Aaron Cresswell own goal before Gary Taylor-Fletcher made it 2-0 just before the break. Thomas Ince claimed two goals shortly after the break — in addition to three assists — Craig Cathcart added a header and sub Nouha Dicko completed the rout in injury time. |
Jewell: Draw Was Least We Deserved Sat 18th Aug 2012 18:24 Town manager Paul Jewell felt a 1-1 draw was the least his side deserved from their opening Championship game against Blackburn at Portman Road. Jason Lowe’s late own goal equalised Colin Kazim-Richards’s debut goal for the visitors before the break. |
Town 1-1 Blackburn Sat 18th Aug 2012 17:04 An own goal by Blackburn defender Jason Lowe seven minutes from time saw the Blues to a deserved 1-1 draw in their opening Championship fixture at Portman Road. Jason Scotland had laid Luke Hyam’s pass into the six-yard box for Chopra before the Rovers left-back diverted it home. The visitors had gone in front in the first half via debutant Colin Kazim-Richards. |
Carson Return Only Change Sat 18th Aug 2012 14:23 Town boss Paul Jewell has made one change to his side for this season’s Championship opener against Blackburn at Portman Road. Josh Carson comes in for Jason Scotland, who drops to the bench. |
Jewell: Blackburn Opener Big Test for Youngsters Fri 17th Aug 2012 09:41 Blues boss Paul Jewell admits that Saturday’s opening Championship game of the season at home to Blackburn Rovers will be a “huge test” for his young side (KO 3pm). The Town manager was pleased with his team’s performance as they beat League Two Bristol Rovers in the Capital One Cup on Tuesday but expects a far greater challenge to be presented by the recently relegated Lancastrians. |
Colchester 1-2 Town Wed 08th Aug 2012 21:33 Michael Chopra continued his rich vein of pre-season goalscoring form as he netted two first half goals in Town’s 2-1 victory over Colchester at the Weston Homes Community Stadium. Clinton Morrison pulled one back for the U’s after the break. |
Cambridge 0-2 Town Wed 25th Jul 2012 21:37 Michael Chopra netted two goals at the Abbey Stadium for the second year running as Town beat Cambridge United 2-0. It was a much-improved display from the Blues with both goals coming in the second half. |
Doncaster 2-3 Town Sat 28th Apr 2012 14:46 First-half goals from Tommy Smith and Ryan Stevenson and a penalty after the break from Jason Scotland saw the Blues to a 3-2 final day of the season win at Doncaster. Smith headed in the opener, then Stevenson hammered in a second, prior to Fabien Robert pulling one back for the home side. In an understated second period, Scotland netted from the spot, then in injury time Habib Beye completed the scoring. |