Sunderland 4-1 Town Mon 01st Jan 2001 17:57 A disastrous second half saw Town slump to their worst defeat since the 4-1 defeat in the QPR game in late 1999. The Blues had gone ahead in the fourth minute when Marcus Stewart ended a superb move and Town could have gone two-up when the ball ended up in the net from a corner. This was disallowed and Julio Arca scored an equaliser from a freekick. It was the second half however that was the real horror show for George Burley. |
Town 3-0 Spurs Sat 30th Dec 2000 15:13 Devastating Town took a woeful Spurs side apart at Portman Road 3-0, but it could have been even more. Town took the lead through a Marcus Stewart goal in the 8th minute. Second half goals from Alun Armstrong and substitute Jamie Clapham sealed the result. But for a number of excellent saves from Neil Sullivan, the crossbar preventing James Scowcroft and a disallowed goal from Titus Bramble Town might have won by even more. |
Town 2-2 Chelsea Tue 26th Dec 2000 17:54 Boxing Day brought one of the best games seen at Portman Road so far this season. Town allowed visitors Chelsea to gain a two-goal lead against the run of play before determinedly clawing back to draw 2-2. The Blues almost scraped a late win with the ball cleared off the line twice in injury time. |
Man Utd 2 - 0 Town Sat 23rd Dec 2000 18:04 Two Ole Gunnar Solskjaer goals condemned Town to a 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford. A dominating first half performance saw the Champions to victory, although Town came back much stronger in the second half. |
Town 3-1 Southampton Sat 16th Dec 2000 17:35 Alun Armstrong made an immediate and dramatic start to his Portman Road career, scoring two as Town ran out winners after falling behind. |
Manchester So Much to Answer For Tue 12th Dec 2000 21:23 Town’s Worthington Cup fourth round tie came to a premature end when referee Graham Poll took the players off to allow the pitch time to improve after heavy rain. A few minutes later an announcement over the tannoy told fans that the game had in fact been abandoned. |
Liverpool 0 - 1 Ipswich Town Sun 10th Dec 2000 18:54 The Blues marched to yet another famous victory as a superb Marcus Stewart goal won the day at Anfield. While it was backs to the wall at times, it was another huge performance showing spirit aplenty as well as some lovely passing. |
Town 0-1 Derby Sat 02nd Dec 2000 17:53 Town fell to their second home defeat of the season as Derby weathered a second half Blues storm. A deflected first half Rory Delap goal was enough to give the Rams the three points which moved them out of the bottom three. |
Ipswich 2 - 1 Coventry Tue 28th Nov 2000 22:19 A second half David Johnson goal gave Town a victory in an understated Worthington Cup fourth round tie at Portman Road. Town took the lead early through Titus Bramble shot, but a Craig Bellamy penalty levelled after half-time. |
Man City 2-3 Town Sat 25th Nov 2000 18:29 Town made heavy weather of what should have been an easy victory over Manchester City. The Blues went three up inside an hour, but allowed the up to then thoroughly poor City side get back into it with two late goals. |