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Mill Lane United Girls beat local and title rivals Beverley Whitestar ‘6 – 1 at Broadgates. Five goals from United’s Abbie Longley and one from Hannah Winter took United one step closer to the championship as the side made it seven straight wins in the league. The victory opens up a commanding 8 point lead over Beverley Whitestar ‘Hawks’ for United’s under 12s at the top of the East Riding…
The Beverley Bandits suffered a shock defeat as they went down to Hull Ionians 17 – 0 at Beaver Park. Skipper Phil Brann whos team have enjoyed a successful seasons so far said; “We were just up against much younger legs!” Photos by Paul Linton & Matthew Linton [nggallery id=1883]
Some very difficult conditions were felt this Sunday morning as swirling winds blew around the field but despite this both teams played some skillful rugby. Within just a few minutes Beverley gained possession as Keegan Bartlett bravely picked up a loose ball and from this the flowing move gathered momentum down the line reaching Joe Wardill who threw a superb dummy and opened up a gap in Hull’s defence and…
Rangers boss James Healey went a long way to silencing his critics on Saturday with a by guiding Molescroft Rangers to a much needed and win over the Barrel Walkington. Healey’s side had it all do coming from a goal behind to win 2 – 1 at the Beverley Leisure Centre thanks to a Mark Collingwood double that included a 25 yard thunder bolt. The win lifts Rangers above the…
Molescroft Rangers Reserves remain bottom of the East Riding County League division 5 after losing 4 – 1 to AFC Woodlands Reserves at the Beverley Leisure Centre. Rangers are stuck in a relegation battle with Market Weighton Rangers Reserves, Hornsea Town 3rd Team and East Riding Rangers the team they host next weekend at the Beverley Leisure Centre. Final Score: Molescroft Rangers Reserves 1 AFC Woodlands Reserves 4 [nggallery id=1881]
Beverley Town dealt Hodgsons FC a big blow in their bid to retain their Humber Premier League status. Town took the lead early on after Eddie Birch latched on a keeping error to slot home from close range. Worse was to come for the Tanners as Asa Pardoe doubled the visitors lead in the second half all but ending any chance Hodgsons FC had of getting back into the game….
Local pride makes Saturday’s clash between Hodgsons and Beverley Town almost impossible to predict, says one local footballing expert. Former Beverley United manager Daniel Williams is well used to the passion displayed in derby matches, having been involved in so many during his tenure as manager of one of Beverley’s most successful teams. Like many, Williams is 24 days into his ‘Movember’ challenge, but is refusing to allow an itchy…
Beverley Town and Hodgsons FC will once again go head-to-head at Longcroft School this weekend with pride and points up for grabs. The sides have met twice in recent times. with each team winning a game, although this weekend’s Humber Premier League fixture will be the first time the clubs have met in the league since the Tanners were promoted. Ten points separate the rivals in the table. Town have…
Football action from the weekend featuring AFC Tickton took on Driffield in foggy conditions at Tickton Playing Fields. Photos by Paul Linton [nggallery id=1875]
Lingering Fog at Beaver Park didn’t stop Cleckheaton making their journey to Beverley for a rematch, previously Beverley had beaten them in the season. The under 14s team have been very lucky this season with an influx of players allowing a 2nd team to be developed and their first chance to play . The first team kicked off and quickly moved forward within minutes the first try was taken by Ben Smith…
Hodgsons FC Reserves have moved within four points East Riding County League leaders St Georges as they smashed seven past the Barrel Walkington. Among the scorers for the Tanners were Stew Scott, Nicky Whiting, Danny Earl, Scott Moody and Gary Collins. Hodgsons FC are placed in second in the league; the result however leaves the Barrel Walkington fourth from bottom just a couple of points clear of the bottom three…
The blue and golds will return to action this Saturday with a fixture at home to Haworth Park. Beverley ARLC fixture at home to Bilton Sully’s was cancelled due to several players from the two sides having bought tickets for the England v Austrailia four nations final. This rendered staging a match impossible. Kick off is 2pm at the Beverley Leisure Centre.
Beverley Town FC was beaten by Hornsea Town in the Whiteheads Fish & Chips League Cup. Town travelled to the Hollis Recreation Ground and would have fancied their chances in this football match against Hornsea, a tem Town beat earlier in the league. It was not meant to be and for Hornsea skipper John Kershaw the win after he was taunted by Town’s skipper Jonny Ricardo in their last meeeting. Final Score:…
Beverley Town Reserves were beaten at home by South Cave Sporting Club in the East Riding County League. South Cave who top the table had a two goal lead though Beverley battled hard getting one back thanks to a thunderous strike by Richard Durham. Despite battling hard throughout the game Towns second string were unable to pull level. [nggallery id=1870]
This report will not be up to the usual standard that readers have come to expect, since our regular reporter arrived at Sandal just before half time after exchanging heated words with his Satnav and just about every motor vehicle between Bingley and Sandal! Clearly he was in no mood to take over my scrap of paper and pencil to continue my efforts. Reading the scoreline it is, perhaps, just…
From the lows of the previous match, it was up to Beverley to show all their courage against a formidable East Hull side. It was apparent from the side line in the first few minutes though that there would not be a repeat of last week. A fantastic run broke the tackles by tough second row Dylan Clifford putting pressure on the Hull forwards and it was not long before…
The Tanners show their pedigree as a cup side as they eased past Sculcoates Amateurs in the Whiteheads Fish & Chips League Cup. Goals for Hodgsons FC came from Danny Cattle, Shaun Gibson and Ben Daniels. Manager Lee Hastings said; “What a great performance, we were superb defensively today and got the result we deserved.” Man of the match for Hodgsons FC was Jon Garniss Final Score: Hodgsons FC 3…
AFC Tickton Girls were knocked out of the cup this morning at Longcroft School. The game went ahead despite the foggy conditions and it was the visitors Brayten Bells from Selby who won 7 – 0. [nggallery id=1867]