Slazenger Hockey Club

Report: 27-11-1999 – Ladies 2nd’s (2) vs (0) Sheffield Ladies

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Slazenger ladies seconds overcame Sheffield Ladies 2-0. Slazenger thought they had scored after 10 minutes but the effort was disallowed. Slazenger missed numerous chances and experienced a few escapes at the other end before Claire Mills tapped in from a rebound off the goalkeeper early in the second half. An excellent strike by Laura Kenny […]

Report: 27-11-1999 – Ladies 1st’s (7) vs (0) Ben Rhydding

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Slazenger ladies powered to a 7-0 success against Ben Rhydding in division 2 of the Yorkshire Women’s League. The first three short corners produced three excellent goals for Julie Bear (2) and player of the match Lyndsay Harvey. Sue Swinden, Jackie Cooper and Julie Finch featured strongly with their intelligent distribution and they received excellent […]

Report: 27-11-1999 – Mens 5th’s (5) vs (2) Leeds 5th’s

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Superior organisation in midfield and defence helped Slazenger fifths to an impressive 5-2 success against Leeds fifths. Slazenger were without injured ‘keeper Jim Heller and had to draft in ladies goalkeeper Becky Burnell whose vital saves in both halves kept Leeds down to two goals. Slazenger’s scorers were man-of-the-match Gavin Kaye (3) and Richard Baker […]

Report: 27-11-1999 – Mens 4th’s (1) vs (4) Normanby Park

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Slazenger 4th’s suffered a disappointing 4-1 defeat against Normanby Park. Slazenger conceded the first goal midway through the opening half, but battled back well and a superb opportunist effort from John Sykes hauled them level. However, they fell behind again before half time. Slazenger improved considerably in the second half but despite super attempts from […]

Report: 27-11-1999 – Mens 3rd’s (0) vs (4) Leeds University 3rd’s

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Slazenger thirds were out played by Leeds University thirds and crashed to a 4-0 defeat. Slazenger conceded three goals early in the game and then fought resolutely to keep the scoring down. Young goalkeeper Thomas Penistone deserved a lot of credit for his gutsy performance and there was an impressive display from sweeper Micky Turner. […]

Report: 27-11-1999 – Mens 2nd’s (1) vs (1) Tadcaster 1st’s

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Slazenger seconds battled out a 1-1 draw with Tadcaster firsts. Slazenger approached the match in confident mood after a strong performance the previous week. However, Tadcaster struggling at the wrong end of the table belied their position with an enterprising start that produced a surprised early goal. Slazenger hit back almost immediately. For the rest […]

Report: 27-11-1999 – Mens 1st’s (4) vs (0) Normanby Park

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Slazenger burst back to winning ways with a fluid four goal display to firmly establish themselves at the top of division 2 in the Yorkshire League. Industrious Mick Webb crowned a man-of-the-match performance with two well-taken goals and two scores from Mark Butel confirmed Slazenger’s overall superiority. Dave Hellam secured another clean sheet in goal. […]

Report: 21-11-1999 – U14 Boys

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Slazenger U14’s celebrated 2:1 victory ratio from their latest round of matches. The side defeated Boston Spa 2-0, lost out to Bradford 1-0, but got back on track with a 1-0 win over Scarborough. Jonathan Clewlow played solidly at centre-half throughout the three games. James Walker, Gareth Ventom, Ryan Ratcliffe and Gavin Kaye also had […]