NCEL DIVISION 1
LEEDS CARNEGIE 1 SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC 2
WITH 15 MINUTES OF THIS GAME REMAINING AND THE SCORES LEVEL AT 1-1, SUBSTITUTE CRAIG HOGG WAS INTRODUCED TO THE GAME AND IT WAS TO BE CRAIG WHO EVENTUALLY GRABBED THE WINNING GOAL IN THE 86th MINUTE OF THE GAME.
MATT CHILTERN HAD OPENED THE SCORING FOR CARNEGIE AFTER 25 MINUTES, BUT IT ONLY TOOK BORO 4 MINUTES TO GET BACK ON LEVEL TERMS.
DANNY GRAY HEADED HOME FROM A CORNER TAKEN BY GRAHAM BOTHAM, A DOUR CONTEST FOLLOWED UNTIL THE HALF TIME WHISTLE, ALTHOUGH CARNEGIE DID COME CLOSE FOLLOWING A FREE KICK WHICH REID IN THE BORO GOAL WAS HAPPY TO SEE FLY PAST THE OUTSIDE OF THE POST.
BORO CAME OUT FOR THE SECOND HALF LOOKING FOR A 2nd GOAL AND THEY HAD THEIR CHANCES, HEPPLES COULD HAVE SCORED HAD HE PLACED HIS HEADER ANYWHERE ELSE BUT DIRECTLY INTO THE HANDS OF A RELIEVED GILES IN THE CARNEGIE GOAL.
BORO PILED ON THE PRESSURE, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE BACK OF THE NET, 3 SUBSTITUTIONS WERE MADE BY MANAGER BRIAN FRANCE, THOMPSON REPLACED ELLIS ON THE HOUR MARK, CRAIG HOGG CAME ON IN PLACE OF GARY HEPPLES WITH 15 MINUTES REMAINING AND FINALLY IN THE DYING MINUTES RYAN BLOTT LEFT THE FIELD TO BE REPLACED BY RICH MEDCALF.
IN THE 86th MINUTE BORO FINALLY GOT THEIR REWARD FOR THEIR EFFORTS WHEN CRAIG HOGG PUT THE BALL IN THE CARNEGIE NET FOLLOWING A HOPEFUL CROSS FROM GRIFFIN.
DANNY GRAY WAS SO UNLUCKY SOON AFTER HOGG'S GOAL AS HE WATCHED HIS SHOT HEADED OFF THE CARNEGIE GOALINE.
SO, BORO HAVE STILL LOST ONLY ONE LEAGUE FIXTURE ALL SEASON AND ARE PLACED 11 POINTS CLEAR OF 2nd PLACED ASKERN VILLA, BORO ALSO HAVE A 2 GAME ADVANTAGE.
THE SHOCK RESULT OF THE DAY HAD TO BE 3rd PLACED PONTEFRACT COLLIERIES LOSING AT HOME TO STRUGGLERS ROSSINGTON MAIN.
ROSSINGTO MAIN ARE OUR NEXT OPPONENTS AT QUEENSGATE IN 5 DAYS TIME.
THE TOP OF THE TABLE
SCARBOROUGH ATH...PLAYED 25...POINTS 66.
ASKERN VILLA............PLAYED 27...POINTS 55.
PONTEFRACT COLL'...PLAYED 26...POINTS 48.
SCARBOROUGH FOOTBALL CLUB WERE FORCED INTO LIQUIDATION AT THE END OF THE 2006-07 SEASON. A NEW TRUST RUN CLUB HAS NOW BEEN FORMED "SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC" AND THIS BLOG WILL FOLLOW THEIR FORTUNES, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD. UP THE BORO !!!
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.
