Town 1-2 Preston Sat 09th Aug 2008 18:59 Town's 2008/09 season got off to the worst possible start as Preston came from behind to beat the Blues 2-1. Kevin Lisbie put Town ahead in the second minute but goals from Paul McKenna and Simon Whaley won the points for the visitors. |
Town 3-5 West Ham Mon 04th Aug 2008 23:10 A Dean Ashton hat-trick sent the Blues to a 5-3 defeat in their final pre-season friendly against West Ham at Portman Road. Town, for whom Shumulikoski, Garvan and Lee scored, impressed in the first half, but were very much second best after the break. |
U18s Defeat Brentford Tue 22nd Jul 2008 15:26 Town's U18 side recorded their second consecutive win of pre-season with a 3-2 win over Brentford at Playford Road on Tuesday afternoon. |
Bury Town 0-3 Town Wed 09th Jul 2008 23:17 Dean Bowditch was the star as Town started their pre-season programme with a 3-0 victory over Bury Town at Ram Meadow. The 22-year-old put in a sharp display scoring the first goal, having another disallowed and striking the cross bar. |
Town 2-1 Norwich City Sun 13th Apr 2008 15:41 Danny Haynes was once again the derby day hero, first creating an own goal for Norwich defender Alex Pearce, then scoring the second himself as Town defeated the Canaries 2-1 at Portman Road. The Blues deserved to win much more comfortably, having dominated after Ched Evans had put the visitors ahead in the fourth minute. |
Colchester 2-0 Town Sat 05th Apr 2008 20:00 Town's play-off hopes were dealt a major blow after Colchester United defeated them 2-0 at Layer Road. The Blues dominated for the most part, but looked little threat in front of goal, while Scott Vernon netted two of the home side's chances, one in each half. |
Town 0-0 QPR Sat 29th Mar 2008 18:44 Town kept themselves well and truly in the play-off hunt with a 0-0 draw against QPR at Portman Road. Only poor finishing and the referee failing to award at least one of three excellent penalty shouts - the last a handled Jordan Rhodes effort - prevented the Blues from taking all three points. |
Walters and Naylor Out But Kuqi Back Fri 14th Mar 2008 12:03 Town will be without striker Jon Walters and defender Richard Naylor when Charlton are at Portman Road on Saturday. However, the Blues welcome back Finnish frontman Shefki Kuqi, who is joining on loan from Crystal Palace for the rest of the season. |
Town 2-1 Blackpool Sat 16th Feb 2008 18:21 Goals from Velice Sumulikoski and Jon Walters took the Blues to a comfortable 2-1 victory over Blackpool at Portman Road. Town were rarely threatened by the visitors until a bizarre Paul Dickov goal in the closing minutes. |
Town Spend £125,000 on Agents Thu 14th Feb 2008 09:45 Town spent £125,000 on agents' fees in the six months to the end of December 2007. The figures are revealed in the Football League's Agents' Fees Report. |