Jack Manly News Today

Departing Blues youngster Jack Manly has signed a one-year permanent deal with Leiston, where he was on loan last season.

Towns U21s finished their Professional Development League Two South campaign with a 2-0 home defeat against winners of the Northern section, Sheffield United, on Friday afternoon.

Blues youngster Ash Boatswain has joined Southern League Premier Division Central Leiston on loan.

Rio Morgan’s two first-half goals saw Ipswich Town’s U18s to a superb 2-0 FA Youth Cup victory over Liverpool at Portman Road and into the quarter-finals where they will host West Ham United. Morgan gave the Blues the lead in the eighth minute, then hit a second just before the break, while the Reds came closest to scoring in the second half when Town keeper Woody Williamson saved skipper Terence Miles’s penalty

Young Blues keeper Woody Williamson has joined Isthmian League Premier Division Cheshunt on loan, while Michael Lavin and Paul Moodie have also made loan switches.

Towns U18s set-up a third-round FA Youth Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur with a hard-fought 4-1 victory against Aldershot Town at the EBB Stadium on Thursday evening. Goals from Jack Manly, Ash Boatswain (pictured), Fin Barbrook and Tawanda Chirewa were enough for the young Blues to progress.

Town boss Paul Lambert was proud of his young team’s performance despite the Blues having fallen to a 2-0 Papa John’s Trophy defeat to Crawley at the Broadfield Stadium.

Blues youngster Finlay Corrigan has joined Southern League Premier Division Central Leiston on an initial one-month loan.

Town’s U18s are in Premier League Cup action away against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday afternoon (KO midday).

Town’s U18s hit the top of Professional Development League Two South with a 4-3 victory against Peterborough at their training ground on Saturday.