Mark Heath

Head of Football

Mark Heath is Head of Football/Sport for the EADT and Ipswich Star. Having worked in every part of the newsroom, he has led our sports team since 2011 and hosted the Kings of Anglia Ipswich Town podcast since 2018. He also writes a monthly food column and has been penning food reviews for us for five years

Mark Heath is Head of Football/Sport for the EADT and Ipswich Star. Having worked in every part of the newsroom, he has led our sports team since 2011 and hosted the Kings of Anglia Ipswich Town podcast since 2018. He also writes a monthly food column and has been penning food reviews for us for five years

Latest articles from Mark Heath

The Kings of Anglia podcast team try to predict when Ipswich Town's first win will come on the latest show

subscriber exclusive Watch: KOA podcast - Predicting Town's next five games... when will first win come?
Ross Halls, Stuart Watson, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back to look ahead to Town’s Premier League trip to Spurs this weekend.

George Hirst says he's only focused on playing well for Ipswich Town, rather than his international future

Town talk 'What will be will be' - Hirst says sole focus is on Town rather than Scotland call
Ipswich Town striker George Hirst insists his sole focus is on playing well for the Blues - and he'll decide on his international future when the time comes.

Ipswich Town duo Wes Burns and Nathan Broadhead have both been called up to the Welsh squad for the upcoming international break

International duty Town wing duo get called up to Welsh squad for Nations League clashes
Ipswich Town duo Nathan Broadhead and Wes Burns have been called up to the Wales squad for the upcoming international break.

Defender Cameron Burgess says Ipswich Town are doing all the right things as they hunt for a first win of the season

Town talk 'Urgency is the wrong word' - Burgess on Town's search for elusive first win
Ipswich Town defender Cameron Burgess insists that the Blues are doing all the right things as their wait for an elusive first win of the season goes on.

A big debate around VAR dominates the latest episode of the KOA podcast - but there are positives too!

Subscriber exclusive Watch: KOA podcast - What is the point of VAR if you still get things wrong?

Stuart Watson, Alex Jones and Mark Heath are back to pick the bones out of Ipswich Town’s controversial 1-1 draw with Leicester City.

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Former Ipswich Town boss Paul Hurst has been sacked by Shrewsbury Town

Ex-Blues Former Town boss sacked by League One side after winning just two of 19 games

History-making ex-Ipswich Town boss Paul Hurst has been sacked by League One Shrewsbury Town with the side mired in relegation trouble.

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Leicester City's Abdul Fatawu ran over Conor Chaplin in the Foxes' box - but no penalty was given

Match reaction 'McKenna has every right to feel aggrieved' - MOTD pundits on penalty controversy

Match of the Day pundits Joe Hart and Micah Richards were in no doubt that Ipswich Town were harshly treated in yesterday's controversial 1-1 draw with Leicester City.

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Leif Davis connects on the volley which put Ipswich Town 1-0 up against Leicester City

Match highlights Watch: Leif's cracker, penalty controversy and Phillips sees red in draw with Foxes
Ipswich Town were denied their first win of the season by a late Leicester City goal in a pulsating, controversial 1-1 draw at Portman Road - watch the highlights here...

George Hirst celebrates scoring his first Premier League goal for Ipswich Town at Brentford last weekend

Interview Hirst on learning from Vardy, missing his goal on MOTD and the art of getting better

Ipswich Town striker George Hirst scored his first Premier League goal on his first top tier start at Brentford last week. He's been talking about that, plus his journey so far...

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Ipswich Town will need to show their fighting spirit again today as Leicester City come to Portman Road

Talking points Ten games in, backs against the wall - it's time for Town to stand up and be counted

Ipswich Town host Leicester City in a crunch Premier League game at Portman Road this afternoon (3pm). Mark Heath previews the action...

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