Last week, the ladies 2s and their coaching staff were eagerly preparing for a play off game against Lindum ladies to determine who would be promoted to the North South East Div 2 next season. This was as a result of our Ladies 1s being successful in their play off game thereby creating an additional space in the division. After many emails between YHA, Leeds Uni and Leeds Adel I am disappointed to confirm that Read more…
The ladies 2s could be forgiven for thinking that the season ended several weeks ago when they played their final league game to finish a credible 3rd in the Yorkshire Premier Division following their promotion the previous season. With Leeds 2s and Leeds University securing the top 2 spots for automatic promotion, the ladies 2s reflected on another successful season on the pitch and thoughts turned to the club dinner, the appointment of a new Read more…
“The best players save the big performances for the most important games” Jaclyn Smith 2016 I have been looking forward to writing this report for two years… It is safe to say that the first two playoff games did not quite go according to plan, a gritty point against Newcastle and five goals conceded against Pendle Forest, countered by Alderley Edge’s two wins meant there was only one promotion place left and three teams Read more…
Round two saw Adel hit the road for an early start at Pendle Forest. Both teams were looking for a win to take the advantage into the final round. The rather compact travelling loyal support would be treated to a blistering start, Adel racing into a 1-0 lead in the first few seconds, C.Goacher with another finish at the back post. As quick as the advantage arrived it was gone again, Pendle Forest leveling the scores inside 2 Read more…
April 9th saw the start of the 2016 Playoffs, 4 league winners with record points tallies from their respective leagues would battle over three rounds, with the highest two placed teams gaining promotion to division 1. Newcastle do not need the system explained to them, making their third appearance in the last three years, the experienced rollercoaster riders hoping to avoid heartache this time around. A huge crowd gathered in the spring sunshine, local support Read more…
For those of you unable to attend on Saturday night (or unable to remember…) I am delighted to announce the following awards were presented at the end of season dinner. Mens Goalkeeper of the year – Rob Darling, much to the amusement of most of the mens 2s in attendance judging by the Facebook comments! Mens Top Scorer – Miles Buller, a nice change from Paul Horsey who was ineligible this year having lost the Read more…
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