Sunday 9/3/2008
Wellingborough Town 3-1 Great Doddington White

Wellingborough beat a tough Great Doddington White team today. Wellingborough from start to finish played at a fantastic high tempo which was a great credit to the whole team. Although the first half finished 0-0 both teams played well in a great game, with Wellingborough having most of the better chances. Half time 0-0.
Wellingborough again started very quickly in the second half and went ahead, deservedly, with a goal form Charley. Connor capped a fantastic performance today with the two other well taken goals. The whole team from front to back were outstanding, Charley is always capable of getting a goal or two, Connor, Josh and Solly worked very hard and were excellent in closing Doddington down and putting in some good solid challenges. Ryan M, who has the last couple of weeks played in goal, was superb at the back with some great challenges and used his pace well. Charles was unlucky not to score when Solly put in a good cross and was only inches away, but that goal will come one day! Ryan K was back after his holiday and did well with a Doddington shot that he tipped up into the air and then caught it. Ryan helped the team keep their high tempo by taking his kicks a lot quicker (well done). 

Well done boys ….keep it up!

GEOFF

Sunday 24/2/2008
Wellingborough Towns 3-0 Grammarians

Wellingborough Town were back to their winning ways today, with a fine 3-0 win over
Grammarians Youth. Wellingborough started at a very quick tempo and Grammarians goal
Keeper had to pull off two very quick saves in the first 30 seconds. Wellingborough dominated the first half and created many chances but it was Solly with two good goals which made it 2-0 at half time. Both goals were cracking long range efforts beating a very good Grammarians goal keeper.
Half time 2-0.
Again Wellingborough started the second half very quickly and created a lot of chances. Connor was causing a lot of problems running at the defence with the ball, which created space for other players. A neat pass from Solly to Charley, who controlled it well, before firing into the net, to make it 3-0. Josh and Charles worked well in midfield and Solly made strong runs forward which were always a problem for Grammarians. Billy, as always, at the back was solid and a special mention should go to Ryan M who went in goal today and looked like he played there every week and didn’t put a foot wrong. Making two good saves and his kicking was excellent.
A sign of a good team is how they bounce back after a defeat and you were fantastic today, showing real effort and determination.

Well done ….keep it up!

Sunday 10/02/2008
Ferrers Colts 1-0 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town suffered their second defeat of the season against a good strong Ferrers team, in a game that Wellingborough never got going at any stage. In the first half we conceded a soft goal, then we never looked like scoring against Ferrers, who to be honest could have scored more goals. Half time Ferrers 1 Wellingborough 0.
Second half, Wellingborough again were slow out the blocks and Ferrers had the better of the early exchanges. As the game went on, Ferrers were dropping deeper and Wellingborough went close with Connor hitting the post and then again doing well, turning his player inside out before shooting wide of the goal. Charley had one effect that he put wide. In the last couple of minutes we put some pressure on and had a few corners, which credit to Ferrers they defended well.
Taking no credit away from our opponents who played out of their skin, Wellingborough never really got going and it has to be put down to ‘one of those days!’.
Well done boys, you worked hard and never gave up. Everyone at some stage has a bad day……keep smiling and enjoying your football.

GEOFF

Sunday 10/02/2008
Volta 0-2 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town beat Volta FC 3-1 with Charley scoring his first hat trick for this season.
Wellingborough started off strongly again with most of the possession in the first half. We played some good football throughout the game, with Solly unlucky with a shot that just went wide and Connor unlucky with getting the ball stuck between his feet and putting his shot wide, with just the keeper to beat. Wellingborough took the lead through Charley with a smart pull back and shot passed the keeper. Volta equalised through a scrappy goal from a throw in, with our defence unable to clear and the ball ending up in the back of net passed Ryan. Half time 1-1.
Again, straight from the kick off Wellingborough continued to play some nice football and closed down Volta quickly when they had the ball. Charley hit a left foot shot which the Volta did well to catch. The boys in mid-field Josh, Ryan and Connor continued to control the game against a good strong Volta team. With Solly making some well timed tackles and breaking forward with some strong runs. Billy at the back continued his good form with some good tackles and his passing forward was again excellent. Charley scored his second from a pass from Solly, which he put passed the keeper with his right foot, to make it 2-1. Charleys third goal came from the best move of the game, Solly winning the ball in midfield, passing to Connor who was out wide, who pulled the ball back for Charley to hit a left foot shot passed the keeper.
Towards the end of the game Volta put us under pressure with a flow of throw ins and corners, but credit to the boys they stuck to their tasks and defended brilliantly as a team.
The pleasing thing about the game was although Volta are a big strong team and put us under pressure towards the end, Ryan in goal didn’t really have to make many saves, because the boys continue to work as a team for each other. This is why the boys have a proud record of only letting in one goal in six games.

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP !!!!
GEOFF

Sunday 03/02/2008
Rushden Rangers Red 0-2 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town beat Rushden Rangers 2-0 today with goals from from Solly and Conno .

Wellingborough had 90% of the ball and created many chances, with some fantastic football. Only some late tackles and some good goal keeping made it somehow 0-0 at half time.

Ryan in the Wellingborough goal had only one save to make, and what a save it was, with him diving full stretch to his right and tipping the ball around the post. A save that you will not see very often in this age group (well done great save).

Wellingborough started the second half again with some good passing and moves. Charles took a short corner to Solly who hit a screamer passed the Rushden keeper who had no chance. Connor added a second goal with a nice run going past two players before slotting the ball home. Ryan M played well in midfield with some strong runs forward, with Charley up front always causing a threat. Billy as always was solid and reliable and broke up any threat that Rushden gave us.

A special mention to all the boys, as a team, who come up against teams that just want to defend and keep the score down against us, but they never give up and stick to what they are taught….pass and move, pass and move.

This has brought some nice comments from opposition coaches and supporters on complimenting the boys on how they play football as a team. Great.

Finally……get well soon Josh!!

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP !!!! GEOFF

Sunday 27/01/2008
Wellingborough Town 3-0 Earls Barton Green

Wellingborough Town continued their fine form into the new year with a 3-0 victory over Earls Barton Green.Wellingborough played well from the off with the passing and moving a pleasure to watch. Josh opened the scoring with a chipped goal, Connor added the second with a shot into the corner of the net and Charley hit a screamer to make it 3-0. Earls Barton battled well but never had a shot on Wellingboroughs goal. Well done to all the boys Ryan K, Josh, Billy, Solly, Charles, Ryan M, Connor and Charley for an excellent start to the new year!

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP !!!! GEOFF

Sunday 16/12/2007
Wellingborough Town Blue 0 -2 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town continued theire good form with a win against Wellingborough Town Blues(WTB).

The game was watched with interest from parents, Scouts & other clubs coaches and supporters.

Wellingborough started well and settled quickly into the new formation that was asked from them. Connor was asked to play a more central role with Solly & Ryan, which gave us a big & creative midfield who are at their best running at defences with the ball.

Charley was asked to play right up on their penalty box which made their defence deep and hence created space between their defence & midfield, allowing our midfield space to run into .This worked well with Wellingborough having the best chances in the first half .

Solly had a shot off the line which hit Connor with Sam in goal beaten, Charley hit a left foot drive which hit WTB defender Tom and went narrowly into the side netting with again Sam beaten. We had a few other chances, with only good last minute tackling by Tom which kept us out. Charlie WTB had a good shot which just went wide with Ryan in goal beaten.

Half Time Wellingborough Town 0 – O Wellingborough Blues

Wellingborough again started well with our midfield closing WTB midfield down quickly, which restricted them to long range efforts which Ryan in goal took with ease.

Wellingborough again looked dangerous going forward with our pace and caused problems all game for WTB. Wellingborough took the lead from a Solly corner which hit a WTB player on the way in, but with Connor & Charley standing right behind him unmarked it would have been a goal anyway. Charles came on for Charley in the last 10 mins and showed a few nice touches and continues to get better every game.

WTB forced a couple of corners which were over hit and didn’t cause any problems to our defence, for whom Billy was outstanding and didn’t miss a tackle or header all game. As the game went on we got stronger and stronger and when Josh hit the second with a sweet left foot strike inside the WTB area we never looked like losing.

Solly again hit a screamer which hit Sam, in the WTB goal, in the face but to his credit he carried on.

The game finished 2-0 to Wellingborough town and all credit should go to the players from both teams who made it a great game to watch

A special mention should go to Mark Baxter who reffed the game and was fair to both teams and let the game flow. Cheers

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS!!!!!

GEOFF

Sunday 25/11/2007
Wellingborough Town 10-0 Vic Farm Silver

Wellingborough Town won10-0 against Vic Farm Silver in a game which was played in heavy rain.

Wellingborough Town started well with josh scoring his first of 2 goals , with Solly 2 and Connor adding goals before half time to make it 5-0 .

In the second half Wellingborough again started well with Solly scoring 2 , Charley 2 and Connor adding his second.

Ryan in goal again had little to do all game. Ryan M in midfield had his best game yet with some strong tackling & running and was unlucky not to get himself a goal on a couple of occasions.

Charles again got himself in good positions to get his first goal and I’m sure it will come soon. Billy played well in defence with some good tackling and passing which enables others to get forward..

A Special mention should go to the Vic Farm boys who never gave up and battled on to the end

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP !!!!!

Sunday 25/11/2007
Vic Farm Navy 0-2 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town won 2-0 against Vic Farm Navy in a game which was scrappy and very slow which seemed every throw in and goal kick took an age.

Solly with a brace was the Wellingborough scorer with 2 cracking goals but although Wellingborough had the lions share of the play we couldn’t add to the score line .

Charles twice was unlucky not to score his first goals for the club with the keeper twice nicking the ball from his feet.

Ryan in goal didn’t have one save to make and only touched the ball twice, both were goal kicks.

Billy again played well at the back with Connor and Ryan in midfield trying to get the team going.

Josh battled well and showed some nice touches and a excellent pass through to Charley who had his shot blocked .

This wasn’t our best display by far but well done to the boy’s who tried hard and kept going.

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP !!!!!

Sunday 18/11/2007
Wellingborough Town 7-1 Stanwick Rovers

Wellingborough Town Continued their fine form with a 7-1 victory against Stanwick Rovers.

Wellingborough started the better side creating 5 or 6 chances before Stanwick on a rare break were given a stone wall Penalty which their player took well with Ryan in goal unlucky not to save diving to his right .

Wellingborough were again quickly on the break with Solly putting the ball through the keepers legs to make it 1-1,Solly ,Charley ,Connor, and a Billy penalty made the score 5-1 at half time.

The second half started off well with a quickly taken goal kick by Ryan to Billy who switched the play from left to right to Josh who passed down the line to Connor who sent over a cross which was kicked out for a corner (no goal but great play) A Screamer by Solly and a well taken second for Charley made the score 7-1 with Josh and Charles working hard in midfield Wellingborough continued to create chances but were unable to put the ball in the net to add to the scoreline.

Stanwick on a rare break made Ryan pull off a fantastic save but never really looked like scoring until that moment but credit to Stanwick they never gave up .

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP !!!!!

Sunday 11/11/2007
Wellingborough Town 3-2 South Rushden

Wellingborough Town continued their fine form with a 3-2 victory against South Rushden.

Wellingborough started well with some nice football. Ryan ,Solly ,Josh worked hard in midfield with some good passing & moving. Billy looked solid at the back with his crunching tackling and passing with Ryan in goal not having to make a save in the first 10 mins.

Wellingborough went 2-0 up through a brace from Connor before Rushden getting a scrappy goal back to make it 2-1 at half time.

The second half was scrappy with Rushden making a lot of changes throughout which in turn affected the flow of the game .

Wellingborough Town got a third goal through a Charley shot which flew over the Rushden keeper into the net to make it 3-1 with Rushden adding a second goal late on to make the final score 3-2.

WELL DONE BOY’S KEEP IT UP !!!!!

Sunday 28/10/2007
Rushden Rangers Green 0 - 11 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town again only had six players available due to holidays but they all responded superbly with a battling, skilful display. The boys were too strong for the Rushden Rangers Greens side, scoring eleven times without reply.

It was a really great team performance resulting in Ryan, the teams goalie, only touching the ball three times throughout the entire game.

The highlights were a brilliant lob from Josh, a sneaky cross shot from Solomon (plus three others), another silky hat-trick from Connor, a driving, confident goal and game from Ryan M and the last word to Billy, who is the heart of the team’s defence. He was able, much to his delight, to push forward and score two great goals and almost grabbed a third.

Well done boys for all your hard work and effort. I have really enjoyed looking after you these last two games while Geoff was away.

Thank you. Derek

Sunday 21/10/2007
Wellingborough Town 13-0 Raunds Tigers

With the team down to only six players due to holidays and England being in the Rugby World cup final, todays game against Raunds Tigers, meant that for the first time, every player had to play the whole game. However the team’s commitment in both tackling and passing, with some strong running, saw the team take a quick lead.

3 goals from Connor and 1 each for Solomon and Josh gave Wellingborough Town a 5-0 half-time lead.

The players were very excited at half-time with their 5 goals but responded brilliantly to the manager’s demand for even more in the second-half. Although Connor

deserves a special mention as he finished with 7 (seven), the whole team played their part, even Ryan in goal, who saw little of the ball but his kicking was excellent. Josh and Solomon took their defensive duties seriously, whilst Ryan M helped break-up many Raunds attacks, then set the team going forward. We all hoped that Charles would get his first goal for the club and although it didn’t happen today, if he carries on improving and working hard, it won’t be long in coming.

Although Raunds never gave up, Wellingborough kept going right to the end and recorded their biggest ever win, 13 – 0.

For the record the goal scorers were Connor 7 (wow), Solomon 3, Josh 1, Ryan M 1, and an unlucky own goal.
Well done boys.

Sunday 14/10/2007
Wellingborough Town 3 - 4 Great Doddington White

Wellingborough Town suffered their first defeat of the season losing 4-3 to Great Doddington Whites who we had previously beat 8-3 this season.

Goals from Solomon 2 and Connor wasn’t enough against a team who took their chances well.

Wellingborough battled well but never got into their rhythm which had seen them cruising in the first few weeks.

Sometimes you need games like this to help the boy’s to develop into better players in the future .

WELL DONE BOY’S HEADS UP !!!!!

Sunday 7/10/2007
Great Doddington 1- 1 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town were held to a 1-1 draw against a good Higham side.

Both teams played some good football with Wellingborough 1-0 up at half time through a Connor goal.

Higham scored through a scrappy goal in the second half to make it 1-1 both teams pushed for a goal but a draw was a fair result.

Sunday 30/9/2007
Great Doddington 3 - 8 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Town carried on from last week with a 8-3 victory against Great Doddington whites.

The game was a one sided affair with Wellingborough playing there best football ever.

Connor 3, Solomon 3,charley 1 and josh were the scorers but it was the all round football display which was the most pleasing.

Well Done the Boy’s

Sunday 23/9/2007
Wellingborough Town 1-0 Great Doddington

Wellingborough Carried on from last week with a 1-0 victory against Great Doddington Green.

The game was a one sided affair with ryan in the Wellingborough goal only having to make 2 saves all game.

Although Wellingborough created many chances the only goal scored was by Connor from the penalty spot

Sunday 16/9/2007
Grammarians 1-7 Wellingborough Town

Wellingborough Carried on from last week with a 7-1 victory Grammarians ,Connor4, Solomon 2 and Ryan M were the scorers but a good all round performances from the team secured the win.

Sunday 7/9/2007
Wellingborough Town 4-1 Ferrers Colts

Wellingborough Carried on from a good pre-season with a 4-1 victory in the first game of the season against Ferriors Colts.

Charley ,Connor, Solomon 2 were the scorers but a good all round performances from the team secured the win.