SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC ARE NOW 14 POINTS AHEAD OF 2nd PLACED ASKERN VILLA IN DIVISION 1 OF THE NCEL.
THEY WON 3-1 AWAY TO HEMSWORTH MW YESTERDAY AND NOW FACE THE SHORT TRIP TO BRIGG ON WEDNESDAY TO FACE GRIMSBY BOROUGH WHO THEMSELVES HAD A 2-0 VICTORY YESTERDAY AWAY TO TADCASTER ALBION.
SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC ACTUALLY WENT BEHIND AT HEMSWORTH, IN THE 35th MINUTE AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY, A POOR CLEARANCE BY REID IN THE BORO GOAL STRUCK THE BACK OF HEMSWORTH'S JACOB WHITE BEFORE LANDING AT THE FEET OF STRIKER DAMIEN LIDDLE WHO HAD THE SIMPLEST OF CHANCES TO PUT HIS TEAM INTO THE LEAD.
DANNY GRAY DID EQUALISE FOR BORO JUST BEFORE THE HALF TIME WHISTLE, SO THE TEAMS CAME OUT ALL SQUARE FOR THE 2nd HALF.
IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE 81st THAT THE NEXT GOAL ARRIVED AND IT WAS RYAN BLOTT WHO FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET AND PUT BORO 2-1 UP AND IN THE 88th MINUTE RICHARD MEDCALF MADE THE FINAL SCORE 3-1.
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.
