Town Lose First Tour Game Tue 16th Jul 2002 20:46 Town's first team began their pre-season programme with a 1-0 loss against AaB Aalborg in Frederikshavn this evening. Town were always the second best side, although the match was lost early on when Martijn Reuser volleyed a cross past Andy Marshall. |
Liverpool 5-0 Town Sat 11th May 2002 18:10 Town's two-year Premiership stint came to a sorry end as Liverpool beat them 5-0 to confirm the Blues' relegation. Two goals from John-Arne Riise and one each for Owen, Smicer and Anelka did the damage to Town and gave Liverpool second place in the table. |
Reserves 2-1 Derby Wed 01st May 2002 23:37 Old Git reports as Town's second string end their glorious season by winning the FA Premier Reserve League (South). |
Town 0-1 Man Utd Sat 27th Apr 2002 21:05 A scandalous penalty in first half injury time condemned Town to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Manchester United. Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy collapsed to the ground as a cross flew in from the United right with Titus Bramble in attention. |
Town 1-0 Boro Wed 24th Apr 2002 23:05 A battling Town moved to two points from safety with a 1-0 win over an uninspired Middlesbrough. Darren Bent grabbed the goal within seconds of coming on as a 57th minute substitute. Town were good for their win with a number of other chances created and a hunger which has not been evident in some of the less impressive performances lately. |
Arsenal 2-0 Town Sun 21st Apr 2002 19:25 Despite a battling performance Town fell to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal at Highbury. Both sides hit the woodwork a couple of times, but Freddie Ljungberg was the only man able to do better and put the ball over the line. |
Bolton 4-1 Town Sat 06th Apr 2002 17:19 Town's time in the Premiership looks to be up after a hugely disappointing display against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium. It started badly with a Fredi Bobic goal in the first minute and was to quickly get worse. |
Town 0-0 Chelsea Mon 01st Apr 2002 18:39 Town will rue Marcus Bent's first half penalty miss as for the second successive home game the match ended 0-0. Chelsea's Carlo Cudicini was the busier of the two keepers in a game which has, temporarily at least, taken Town out of the bottom three. |
West Ham 3-1 Town Sat 30th Mar 2002 18:04 Town's Premiership status looks more and more perilous after a 3-1 loss at Upton Park. Despite periods of Town pressure a Di Canio inspired West Ham had the better chances and more importantly took them. |
Town 0-0 Villa Sat 23rd Mar 2002 17:47 Town dropped into the bottom three after narrowly failing to break the deadlock in an exciting 0-0 at Portman Road. The Blues were the better side for the majority of the match, but Peter Schmeichel's leg and a post prevented the Blues getting the three points, although Matteo Sereni made two fine saves in the later stages. |