Reggie Lambe’s Ipswich Town have drawn League One Exeter City away in the first round of the Carling Cup, one of the longest possible trips on offer. The match will be played in the week commencing 9th August.
The game will see Ipswich reunited with former striker Marcus Stewart, who has signed on at St James' Park for one more season. Also on the staff at the Devon club is another ex-Town frontman, Richard Logan.
The sides last met in 1998/99 at the same stage of the competition when ties were played over two legs. The first leg in the south-west ended 1-1 with Matt Holland putting Ipswich in front and Jonathan Richardson equalizing for the Grecians in the final minute.
Town comfortably won the second leg at Portman Road, Mauricio Taricco, Holland again, Mick Stockwell, Alex Mathie and Paul Mason, playing his final game for Ipswich, scoring the goals in a 5-1 victory. Richardson again netted for Exeter.
Overall, Ipswich have won 10 games between the sides and the Grecians six with nine ending in draws. In addition to the 1998/99 League Cup matches, the teams have met once in the FA Cup, in 1951/52 when Town ran out 4-0 victor’s at Portman Road.
Meanwhile, according to the TWTD website it has learned that the club is in talks regarding the possibility of a second home pre-season friendly against Premier League opposition with Tottenham the likely opponents on Tuesday 2nd August.
Already confirmed is West Ham’s visit to Portman Road on Saturday 31st July, while Ipswich will travel to Southend on Friday 9th July.
Town are also penciled in to play PSV in Eindhoven on Saturday 17th July, but this game is still to be confirmed by either club. Further Dutch friendlies are also likely to be in the club’s plans.
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