Derby County 0 v Cardiff City 1 - Three points!

Winning Goal
By The Voice of Reason
January 3 2005

Cardiff City have started the New Year with a win at Derby County. A goal from Peter Thorne after 27 minutes secured all three points for the bluebirds at Pride Park. The result extends the unbeaten run to 3 games and sets up the clash with fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest on Bank Holiday Monday.

Derby County 0 (0) v Cardiff City 1 (1) 

Warner, Collins, Gabbidon, Weston, Barker, Langley, Inamoto, Kavanagh, McAnuff (Parry 80), Jerome (Lee 84), Thorne. 

Goal - Peter Thorne 27 mins

Booked - Richard Langley 51 minutes. 

Attendance - 22,800

A priceless second away win of the league season for the beleagured Bluebirds, and a very welcome three points in the battle to move away from the relegation zone. With other teams picking up points in the afternoon fixtures the sitaution at the bottom of the table is still very close.

More to follow.

The other New Years Day results in full.....

Gillingham	0-0	Reading	8,570
Ipswich Town	0-2	West Ham United	30,003
Leeds United	0-2	Crewe Alexandra	32,302
Nottingham Forest	1-0	Stoke City	22,051
Preston North End	3-2	Sunderland	16,940
Queens Park Rangers	0-0	Brighton and Hove Albion	15,898
Rotherham United	1-2	Coventry City	5,742
Sheffield United	0-2	Wigan Athletic	21,869
Watford	1-0	Millwall	13,158
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1-1	Plymouth Argyle	27,564