Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Town - Match Report Sat 02nd May 2015 14:17 Town will face East Anglian rivals Norwich City in the Championship play-off semi-finals after a 3-2 defeat at Blackburn and results elsewhere saw the Blues finish sixth. Daryl Murphy put Town ahead in the second minute but goals from Jordan Rhodes, Craig Conway and Rudy Gestede saw the home side into a 3-1 lead before Murphy netted a late penalty. |
Blackburn 2-1 Town - Half-Time Sat 02nd May 2015 13:14 Daryl Murphy put the Blues ahead in only the second minute but Jordan Rhodes and hit back late in the half to make it 2-1 to Blackburn at half-time. As the scores stand at the break Town will finish fifth and will face Middlesbrough in the play-offs. |
Murphy: We Need to Aim to Win at Blackburn Tue 28th Apr 2015 17:56 Town’s 25-goal Championship top scorer Daryl Murphy believes the Blues need to go into Saturday’s final match of the regular season at Blackburn looking to win, despite a point being enough to secure a play-off place (KO 12.15pm). |
Town 2-1 Nottingham Forest - Match Report Sat 25th Apr 2015 17:11 Freddie Sears netted a deflected 83rd minute goal saw the Blues to a 2-1 home victory over Nottingham Forest and to within touching distance of the play-offs. Daryl Murphy put the Blues, who are up to fifth, ahead with his 25th goal of the season on 22 but Christophe Berra’s 53rd minute own goal handed the visitors a lifeline before Sears’s late winner. |
Town 1-0 Nottingham Forest - Half-Time Sat 25th Apr 2015 15:56 Daryl Murphy’s 22nd minute goal - his 25th of the season - has given the Blues a 1-0 lead against Nottingham Forest at Portman Road at half-time. |
Middlesbrough 4-1 Town - Match Report Sat 14th Mar 2015 14:32 Town’s hopes of winning automatic promotion would appear to hang by a thread after they were defeated 4-1 at Middlesbrough. Boro went in front through Daniel Ayala in the fourth minute in an incident which saw Blues keeper Dean Gerken stretchered off, Daryl Murphy equalised with his 23rd goal of the season on 11 and Albert Adomah restored the Teessiders’ lead on the half hour, before Patrick Bamford sealed the victory after the break with goals on 64 and 79. |
McCarthy: Now Go for 30 and Beyond Mon 16th Feb 2015 06:00 Town boss Mick McCarthy has challenged 21-goal Championship top scorer Daryl Murphy to hit and surpass the 30-goal mark during the remaining 15 games of the season. Murphy netted goals 20 and 21 during the first half of Saturday’s 2-1 win at Fulham. |
Listen Now: Ray Crawford on Life's a Pitch Sat 22nd Nov 2014 11:50 Blues legend Ray Crawford is a guest on Life’s a Pitch, which is is live over Saturday lunchtime on Radio Suffolk (midday to 2pm). Host Mark Murphy is also joined by legend-in-residence Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD's Phil Ham, who will be at Bournemouth ahead of the game. |
Listen Now: Lee, De Vos and Crawford On Life's a Pitch Sat 15th Feb 2014 11:50 Alan Lee, Jason de Vos and Ray Crawford are the star guests on Life’s a Pitch, which is live over Saturday lunchtime on Radio Suffolk (midday to 2pm). Mark Murphy joined by legend-in-residence Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham. |
Smith and All Whites Miss Out on Brazil Wed 20th Nov 2013 09:21 Tommy Smith and New Zealand will not be at next summer’s World Cup in Brazil, Mexico having confirmed their place at the finals with a 4-2 victory over the All Whites in this morning’s play-off second leg at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. The Mexicans went through 9-3 on aggregate having won the first leg 5-1. |