A 6-0 VICTORY TODAY OVER BOTTESFORD TOWN MEANS THAT SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC ARE NOW 11 POINTS CLEAR OF 2nd PLACED TEAM ASKERN VILLA IN DIVISION ONE OF THE NCEL.
'BORO' ALSO HAVE 2 GAMES IN HAND OVER 'VILLA'.
WE ARE NOW TOP WITH 63 POINTS FROM 24 GAMES PLAYED, 'VILLA' ARE 2nd ON 52 POINTS FROM 26 GAMES PLAYED.
TODAYS GAME WAS THE ONLY FIXTURE TO GO AHEAD IN DIVISION ONE DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THANKS MUST GO TO THE GROUNDSTAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED MOST OF THE MORNING CLEARING THE QUEENSGATE PLAYING SURFACE OF SNOW.
ROB ELLIS OPENED THE SCORING FOR BORO IN JUST THE 2nd MINUTE OF THE GAME, BUT THAT 1-0 SCORELINE REMAINED UNTIL DAVE HARTAS ADDED TO IT IN THE 6th MINUTE OF THE 2nd HALF
RYAN BLOTT ADDED BORO'S 3rd GOAL IN THE 67th MINUTE AND DANNY GRAY GOT THE FIRST OF HIS BRACE IN THE 72nd MINUTE, RICH MEDCALF FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET FOR THE 5th GOAL JUST 2 MINUTES LATER AND FINALLY DANNY GRABBED HIS SECOND AND BORO'S 6th WITH 10 MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING.
THERE WAS AN ATTENDANCE OF 477, AN EXCELLENT TURNOUT OF FANS CONSIDERING THE POOR CONDITIONS
NEXT WEEK BORO MAKE THE SHORT TRIP ALONG THE A64 TO LEEDS WHERE OUR HOSTS WILL BE 8th PLACED 'LEEDS CARNEGIE', AN EXCELLENT TURNOUT OF BORO FANS WILL BE GUARANTEED.
IN 'CARNEGIES' LAST HOME LEAGUE MATCH ONLY 34 FANS TURNED OUT TO WITNESS THE 3-3 DRAW AGAINST TEVERSAL.
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.
