02/09: NEW SEASON DAWNS
After a very quiet pre-season The Woolpack are now preparing for the start of the new campaign, a campaign with high hopes (once again).
After finishing fifth (2 points behind forth spot Meltham) last season they should feel confident of at least maintaining that spot. Barr Street have folded and Barge Albion have gone up, leaving only Meltham (who The Woolpack beat 2-0 at the start of the season), bogey side Field Head, and relegated local rivals Helion (who were beaten 2-1 on the last day of the season). Throw into the mix two new teams, Inter Athletic and Dalton, and The Woolpack have a good competing chance.
After finishing fifth (2 points behind forth spot Meltham) last season they should feel confident of at least maintaining that spot. Barr Street have folded and Barge Albion have gone up, leaving only Meltham (who The Woolpack beat 2-0 at the start of the season), bogey side Field Head, and relegated local rivals Helion (who were beaten 2-1 on the last day of the season). Throw into the mix two new teams, Inter Athletic and Dalton, and The Woolpack have a good competing chance.
The Woolpack FC 2 - 1 Helion
Starting Line-up: Battye, Kirby, Herbert, Shaw, Turpin, Ginty, Linford, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Cosgrove on for B.Ramsden-Reilly, L.Stanger on for Battye
Subs not used: Martin
Goals: Turpin, Ri.Hawkyard
Yellow Cards: Ri.Hawkyard
Man of the Match: L.Stanger - After being thrown in at the deep end, against his will, he came up with 4 or 5 fantastic saves that won us the match.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Kirby, Herbert, Shaw, Turpin, Ginty, Linford, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Cosgrove on for B.Ramsden-Reilly, L.Stanger on for Battye
Subs not used: Martin
Goals: Turpin, Ri.Hawkyard
Yellow Cards: Ri.Hawkyard
Man of the Match: L.Stanger - After being thrown in at the deep end, against his will, he came up with 4 or 5 fantastic saves that won us the match.
The Woolpack FC 2 - 2 Walpole Community
Starting Line-up: L.Stanger, Kirby, Herbert, Shaw, Turpin, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Campbell, Cosgrove, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Linford on for Kirby, Martin on for Campbell
Subs not used: Battye
Goals: Arnold, Ri.Hawkyard
Man of the Match: Ro.Hawkyard - Another fine game in a new role. He won everything in the air, held the ball up well, and posed an attacking threat.
Starting Line-up: L.Stanger, Kirby, Herbert, Shaw, Turpin, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Campbell, Cosgrove, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Linford on for Kirby, Martin on for Campbell
Subs not used: Battye
Goals: Arnold, Ri.Hawkyard
Man of the Match: Ro.Hawkyard - Another fine game in a new role. He won everything in the air, held the ball up well, and posed an attacking threat.
Woolpack FC 2 - 4 Woodfield Park SSC
Starting Line-up: Battye, Campbell, Kirby, Shaw, Martin, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Newburn, Ginty, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Herbert on for Newburn, Turpin on for B.Ramsden-Reilly
Goals: Campbell, Arnold
Yellow Cards: Shaw
Man of the Match: Campbell - Topped off a fine performance down the right playing both full back and on the wing, with a goal near the end.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Campbell, Kirby, Shaw, Martin, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Newburn, Ginty, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Herbert on for Newburn, Turpin on for B.Ramsden-Reilly
Goals: Campbell, Arnold
Yellow Cards: Shaw
Man of the Match: Campbell - Topped off a fine performance down the right playing both full back and on the wing, with a goal near the end.
The Woolpack FC 2 - 2 Barr Street
Starting Line-up: Battye, Campbell, Kirby, Shaw, Martin, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Newburn, Ginty, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Cosgrove on for B.Ramsden-Reilly
Subs not used: Herbert, Linford, L.Stanger
Goals: B.Ramsden-Reilly, Ri.Hawkyard
Man of the Match: Shaw - Consistent at the back again. Unlucky to give away the penalty but more than made up for it when sweeping round the back.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Campbell, Kirby, Shaw, Martin, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Newburn, Ginty, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Ri.Hawkyard
Subs: Cosgrove on for B.Ramsden-Reilly
Subs not used: Herbert, Linford, L.Stanger
Goals: B.Ramsden-Reilly, Ri.Hawkyard
Man of the Match: Shaw - Consistent at the back again. Unlucky to give away the penalty but more than made up for it when sweeping round the back.
The Woolpack FC 3 - 3 Barge Albion
Starting Line-up: Battye, Crowther, Kirby, Turpin, Martin, Shaw, Farrand, Ginty, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Newburn
Subs: Herbert on for Turpin
Goals: Kirby, Newburn (2)
Man of the Match: Kirby - Solid in the first half and never afraid to get forward. And then of course he popped up with the equaliser in the last minutes.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Crowther, Kirby, Turpin, Martin, Shaw, Farrand, Ginty, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Newburn
Subs: Herbert on for Turpin
Goals: Kirby, Newburn (2)
Man of the Match: Kirby - Solid in the first half and never afraid to get forward. And then of course he popped up with the equaliser in the last minutes.
The Woolpack FC 0 - 3 Meltham Victoria Park
Starting Line-up: Battye, Martin, Herbert, Shaw, Turpin, Ginty, Fox, Cosgrove, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Newburn
Subs: Campbell on for Martin, Linford on for Fox, Kirby on for Herbert
Subs not used: B.Ramsden-Reilly, Dawson
Yellow Cards: Turpin, Fox, Cosgrove
Man of the Match: Newburn - Even though the side didn't score any goals and created few chances, Scott was a constant threat when he moved to the left wing and he never gave up.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Martin, Herbert, Shaw, Turpin, Ginty, Fox, Cosgrove, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, Newburn
Subs: Campbell on for Martin, Linford on for Fox, Kirby on for Herbert
Subs not used: B.Ramsden-Reilly, Dawson
Yellow Cards: Turpin, Fox, Cosgrove
Man of the Match: Newburn - Even though the side didn't score any goals and created few chances, Scott was a constant threat when he moved to the left wing and he never gave up.
The Woolpack FC 2 - 9 Britannia Sports
Starting Line-up: Battye, Martin, Campbell, Crowther, Shaw, Ginty, Linford, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold, C.Lockwood
Subs: Newburn on for Linford, Kirby on for C.Lockwood, Herbert on for Martin
Goals: Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold
Man of the Match: Shaw - It was 100 miles an hour for the Woolpack defence and they all deserve extra credit, but Chris and Tom at the back were brilliant, and Chris made some big tackles that prevented double figures.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Martin, Campbell, Crowther, Shaw, Ginty, Linford, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold, C.Lockwood
Subs: Newburn on for Linford, Kirby on for C.Lockwood, Herbert on for Martin
Goals: Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold
Man of the Match: Shaw - It was 100 miles an hour for the Woolpack defence and they all deserve extra credit, but Chris and Tom at the back were brilliant, and Chris made some big tackles that prevented double figures.
The Woolpack FC 2 - 1 Wellington Westgate (Res)
Starting Line-up: Battye, Martin, Herbert, T.Dyson, Turpin, Shaw, Campbell, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, C.Lockwood
Subs not used: Kirby
Goals: Ro.Hawkyard (2)
Man of the Match: B.Ramsden-Reilly - With the game being so stretched, Bradley took full advantage of the space in the middle of the park and ran things for the Woolpack.
Wooden Spoon: Martin - Despite a fairly solid performance with only a few mistakes, they might have kept a cleansheet had Dan not been on his arse for the goal.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Martin, Herbert, T.Dyson, Turpin, Shaw, Campbell, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Arnold, Ro.Hawkyard, C.Lockwood
Subs not used: Kirby
Goals: Ro.Hawkyard (2)
Man of the Match: B.Ramsden-Reilly - With the game being so stretched, Bradley took full advantage of the space in the middle of the park and ran things for the Woolpack.
Wooden Spoon: Martin - Despite a fairly solid performance with only a few mistakes, they might have kept a cleansheet had Dan not been on his arse for the goal.
The Woolpack FC 2 - 1 Huddersfield Irish Centre (Res)
Starting Line-up: Battye, Gill, Herbert, T.Dyson, Turpin, Shaw, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Ginty, Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold, C.Lockwood
Subs: Dawson on for C.Lockwood
Subs not used: Martin
Goals: Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold
Man of the Match: Ginty - Solid game in midfield creating lots of chances going forward.
Wooden Spoon: Turpin - Because he wasn't man of the match.
Starting Line-up: Battye, Gill, Herbert, T.Dyson, Turpin, Shaw, B.Ramsden-Reilly, Ginty, Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold, C.Lockwood
Subs: Dawson on for C.Lockwood
Subs not used: Martin
Goals: Ro.Hawkyard, Arnold
Man of the Match: Ginty - Solid game in midfield creating lots of chances going forward.
Wooden Spoon: Turpin - Because he wasn't man of the match.
