Town 3-3 Middlesbrough Tue 12th Apr 2011 22:21 Grant Leadbitter netted twice, the second a penalty, and Connor Wickham once as the Blues drew 3-3 at home to Middlesbrough. Leadbitter put the Blues in front early on, but two goals in a minute just before the break from Andy Halliday and Scott McDonald saw the visitors into a surprise lead. Boro extended their lead after the restart via Andrew Taylor but Connor Wickham and then Leadbitter from the spot levelled with both teams having opportunities to win it late on. |
U18s Hammer Birmingham Sat 09th Apr 2011 16:01 Town's U18s comfortably beat Birmingham City 4-0 at Playford Road on Saturday afternoon. Three of the Blues' four goals came from defenders released this week, centre-half Josh Meekings (pictured) netting twice and full-back Rory McKeown one, while first-year scholar Callum Bennett, also a defender, scored the other. |
Jewell Looking for Strong End to Season Fri 08th Apr 2011 13:57 Town boss Paul Jewell is looking for his side to finish the season strongly, despite neither being amongst the play-off challengers or those threatened by relegation. The Blues have no new injuries but midfielder Lee Martin is unavailable as he is serving the final game of his two-match ban. |
McLoughlin and Academy Duo Released Tue 05th Apr 2011 18:10 Town will release Republic of Ireland U21 international keeper Ian McLoughlin and academy second-year scholars Rory McKeown and Josh Meekings at the end of the season. |
Burnley 1-2 Town Sat 02nd Apr 2011 17:04 Town picked up their seventh league away win of the season as first half goals from skipper David Norris and Connor Wickham saw Paul Jewell’s men to a 2-1 victory at Burnley. Norris and Wickham netted within seven minutes of one another before the break, with the Clarets pulling one back through Jay Rodriguez in the second half. |
U18s Lose to Coventry Sat 19th Mar 2011 16:45 Town’s U18s suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Coventry City at Playford Road on Saturday morning, despite playing against 10 men for most of the second half. |
Osman's Opener Ends in Derby Draw Sat 19th Feb 2011 14:41 Russell Osman's first game as Town's new U18 coach saw the Blues concede a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with local rivals Norwich City at a rain-drenched Playford Road on Saturday morning. Josh Carson, who was sent off late on, scored the Blues’ first and schoolboy Tommy Winter the second. |
Reserves Win Away at Oxford Wed 09th Feb 2011 21:18 Town's reserves comfortably beat top-of-the-table Oxford United 3-0 at Didcot's nPower Loop Meadow Stadium on Wednesday night. A brace from Ronan Murray and a strike from Bermudian international Reggie Lambe secured all three points for Chris Kiwomya's men. |
Town Begin Season Shaping Run Against Watford Fri 24th Dec 2010 11:16 Boss Roy Keane says the busy Christmas spell can shape a club’s season even if it won’t necessarily make or break a campaign. The 17th-placed Blues begin a run of four games in nine days when Watford visit Portman Road on Boxing Day (KO 3pm). |
Scunthorpe 1-1 Town Sat 25th Sep 2010 17:06 Second half sub Jaime Peters netted Town’s equaliser in a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe. The home side went ahead in the first half through David Mirfin with both teams having more than a few opportunities to win it. |