Fully charged Slazenger settled quickly into their fluent attacking style at Scarborough to returning confortable 2-1 victors. Will Buckley’s tremendous strike opened Slazenger’s account in this Pritt Roller Yorkshire League Division 2 fixture. Midfielder Nick Webb plucked the ball out of the air for the second off Andy Forman’s cross. The second goal however, had […]
Report: 03-10-1999 – U16 Boys
Slazenger Boys U16’s got their season off to a good start with four points from their opening three match. A hard-fought draw in the first match against Normanby Park was followed wih an excellent 3-1 win over City of York, goals coming from skipper James Swinden (2) and Robert Stephens. Slazenger were just edged out […]
Report: 02-10-1999 – Mens 5th’s (1) vs (0) Acomb 4th’s
Slazenger fifths edged a competitive away fixture over Acomb fourth string. Patrick Rivers goal five minutes from time after Haydn Foster had beaten the entire Acomb defence with some outstanding stick skill clinched it for the visitors. Slazenger goalkeeper Jim Heller was named man of the match for a magnificent performance that included a string […]
Report: 02-10-1999 – Mens 4th’s (5) vs (1) City of York 7th’s
Four spectacular goals from Ian Wiper and an equally impressive fifth from Dave Smyth gave Slazenger fourths a comfortable 5-1 win over York sevenths. Smith opened the scoring and Wiper added the first of his four before half-time. Man of the match Wiper scored an impressive hat-trick after the break to sink the visitors
Report: 02-10-1999 – Mens 3rd’s (0) vs (1) City of York 6th’s
Determined play by Simon Taylor at right half was the only bright spot in an otherwise lack-luster performance from Slazenger thirds who were edged out 1-0 by visitors City of York sixths. The goal was a cruel blow despite Slazenger’s poor performance as it came off the very last hit of the game. Goalkeeper Thomas […]
Report: 02-10-1999 – Mens 2nd’s (0) vs (5) Sheffield 4th’s
Slazenger seconds struggled to get into their stride against hosts Sheffield fourths. And as a result, they trailed 2-0 at half time and slumped to a heavy 5-0 defeat. Birkett had a great chance to open Slazenger’s account early in the second half but wasted an open goal chance. That was pretty much the story […]
Report: 02-10-1999 – Mens 1st’s (3) vs (0) Sheffield 3rd’s
Slazenger came out with all guns blazing at home to Sheffield thirds and were rewarded for their gun-toting style with a 3-0 victory. It took the home side just ten minutes to settle into their formidable, confident rhythm, then man of the match Mark Butel fired into the roof of the net on the net […]
Report: 25-09-1999 – Ladies 1st’s (6) vs (0) Leeds University
Slazenger Ladies first team continued their formidable winning form with a 6-0 drubbing of Leeds University. Slazenger out-played their opponents and were 2-0 up by half time through goals by player of the match Holly Tyers. Four more goals after the break by Tyers, Julie Bear, Gwyn Barnett and Andrea Wallace killed off a spirited […]
Report: 25-09-1999 – Mens 5th’s (6) vs (2) Halifax 4th’s
Slazenger fifths opened their Yorkshire League campaign with a 6-2 success over Halifax fourths. Slazenger led 3-1 at half-time but Halifax improved dramatically after the break. A pinched fourth, however, set Slazenger back on track but they still had to find that extra gear to kill off determined opposition. Scorers were Foster (2), Rivers (2), […]
Report: 25-09-1999 – Mens 2nd’s (3) vs (2) Halifax 2nd’s
Battling Slazenger seconds forced a 3-2 win over Halifax second string. Slazenger performed poorly in the first half and trailed 1-0 at half time. But Thomas Penistone made some good saves and inspired his team to better things in the second half. Second grade goals from Ben Graham (2) and Lofthouse, who bagged the winner […]
