THIS BLOG WAS CREATED FROM THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC'S FORMATION

Scarborough Athletic F.C were formed on June 25th 2007 following the winding up order imposed on the old club after the local council turned down the club's survival plans. The club were finally forced into liquidation with debts of £2.5 million by a High Court judge, and so ended the club's magnificent 128 year history, no thoughts or consideration was to be spared for anyone connected with the club or the towns footballing public. However a trust had been formed and we were prepared for such a situation should it arise. The Seadog Trust applied to the Northern Counties East League to enter newly formed Scarborough Athletic and they were succesful in their application.
The new club are a continuation of the old one, they have the same kit, badge, motto etc and most importantly have kept a large number of the old supporters. This blog was started by me from the very beginnings of Scarborough Athletic FC and will follow the fortunes, both good and bad of the newly formed club as they try to get back to the higher levels of the football pyramid where they rightly belong. A rival team has also been formed 'Scarborough Town', I do not expect that particular club will have much of a future, but do they realise the damage that they are causing to the future success of football in the town, our town cannot support 2 teams, Athetic are here to stay, we are the town's number one football team and will return to the higher levels of the game in the next few seasons..


THIS BLOG WAS ESTABLISHED FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC AND WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE CLUB ON THEIR JOURNEY BACK TO THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. I AM NOT HERE TO ADVERTISE OR MAKE MONEY FROM 3RD PARTY LISTINGS, I AM HERE TO SIMPLY FOLLOW THE CLUB AND TRY TO KEEP THIS BLOG AS INTERESTING AS POSSIBLE. COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.

Friday, 12 December 2008

6-1 TO THE BORO YET AGAIN............

SINCE MY LAST POST WHICH COVERED THE 6-1 AWAY VICTORY IN THE NCEL AT PROMOTION RIVALS AFC EMLEY, SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC HAVE HAD ANOTHER 2 VICTORIES BY THE SAME SCORELINE.
THE VICTORY AT EMLEY WAS ON NOVEMBER 29th.
7 DAY'S LATER SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC WERE HOSTING 'BLACKSTONES FC' IN THE FA VASE, VICTORY IN THIS GAME WOULD SEE US BECOMING 1 OF THE FINAL 32 TEAMS IN THE COMPETITION AND GO INTO THE NATIONWIDE DRAW, SO FAR THE COMPETITION HAS KEPT THE NORTHERN TEAMS SEPERATE FROM THE SOUTHERN SIDES, NOW HOWEVER WE ARE ALL INTO THE ONE DRAW, THE LONGEST JOURNEY THAT WE COULD FACE WOULD BE THE 360 MILE TRIP TO BIDEFORD IN NORTH DEVON, THEY ARE A TEAM WHICH I HAVE MENTIONED IN A PREVIOUS POST, NORTH DEVON IS MY FAVOURITE PART OF THE COUNTRY AND BIDEFORD ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PLACES IN DEVON, I THINK IT WOULD HAVE MADE A GREAT FINAL BETWEEN THE 2 TEAMS. ANYWAY WE HAD TO BEAT BLACKSTONES IN ORDER TO PROGRESS FURTHER AND BIDEFORD HAD TO GET PAST FROME TOWN WHO HAD ALREADY KNOCKED THEM OUT OF THE FA CUP A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK.
SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC HAD NO PROBLEM GETTING PAST BLACKSTONES, THEY REPEATED THEIR 6-1 SCORELINE FROM 7 DAYS EARLIER AT EMLEY COMFORTABLY REACHING THE NEXT ROUND AND BIDEFORD MEANWHILE MANAGED TO PUT FROME TOWN OUT OF THE VASE WITH A 2-1 HOME VICTORY, GAINING REVENGE FOR THEIR FA CUP 2nd PRELIMARY ROUND DEFEAT TO TOWN IN SEPTEMBER.
ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY NIGHT SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC WERE PLAYING A HOME LEAGUE GAME AGAINST APPLEBY FRODINGHAM.
THERE WAS A 30 MINUTE DELAY TO KICK OFF WHILE PROBLEMS WITH THE FLOODLIGHTS WERE PUT RIGHT, BUT IT SOON BECAME BUSINESS AS USUAL AS WE OPENED THE SCORING IN THE 2nd MINUTE OF THE GAME AND WENT ON TO WIN BY....YOU GUESSED IT ......A SCORE OF 6-1.
THE DRAW FOR THE FA VASE HAD BEEN MADE 24 HOURS EARLIER AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT AS I SAW WHO OUR OPPONENTS WERE TO BE, NONE OTHER THAN DEVON'S BIDEFORD TOWN, THE LONGEST JOURNEY POSSIBLE AND THE ONE GAME THAT WE DID NOT WANT AT THIS STAGE OF THE COMPETITION.
BIDEFORD ARE A GREAT CLUB AND THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT GROUND AND WILL PROVE A TOUGH TEST FOR SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC BUT I WOULD EXPECT US TO REACH THE NEXT ROUND, POSSIBLY AFTER A REPLAY.
Bideford
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