Marten Furness

Slazenger moved into second place in North Hockey League Division 2 East after this crushing defeat of lowly Marton Furness. Slazenger’s hero was Mike Thornicroft who grabbed a well-deserved second-half hat-trick. It would be easy to say this was a game of two halves as the score line was goalless at half-time. However, this does not tell the true story. Slazenger had almost total dominance of possession in the first period but found it difficult to break through some stubborn and aggressive … [Read more...] about Report: 23-10-2004 – Mens 1st’s (6) vs. (1) Marton Furness 1st’s

James Swinden was Slazenger's four-goal hero in this comprehensive defeat of middlesbrough side Marten Furness. 'Furness started thie North Division East 2 Clash on top as Slazenger struggled to get the ball out of their defence. However, on their first breakaway, Slazenger out-stripped the Furness defence and Swinden applied a cool finish. Slaz slowly seized the initiative and doubled their lead when Mike Thornicroft was wel set up by a combination of Simon Chamberlain and Alec Gilston. … [Read more...] about Report: 29-11-2003 – Mens 1st’s (7) vs (2) Marten Furness 1st’s