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  • Beale seals cup win in Fields fight-back

    Woofferton 2 Westfields 5 WESTFIELDS rallied strongly to come back from two goals down to win through to the quarter-finals of the HFA County Challenge Cup. Hereford Times Herefordshire League side Woofferton went ahead on 20 minutes when Mark Desborough's

  • Westfields share points with league leaders

    Westfields 1 Chasetown 1 WESTFIELDS more than deserved a share of the points against Travel Factory Midland Alliance leaders Chasetown as both teams defied the atrocious conditions to provide a thoroughly entertaining game. Chris Jefferson returned from

  • Well-worked strikes return Westfields to winning ways

    Westfields 2 Biddulph Victoria 0 AFTER failing to register a victory in their three previous Midland Alliance League outings Westfields returned to winning ways against Biddulph. It was the Staffordshire visitors' second defeat against county opposition

  • Westfields held as keeper Pugh stars

    Westfields 0 Causeway 0 FINE performances by Westfields keeper Jon Pugh and his Causeway counterpart Tom Carmichael were the major factors why this Travel Factory Midland Football Alliance game at allpay.park ended without a goal being scored. Beaten

  • Disappointing exit for Fields

    Westfields 1 Carlton Town 2 WESTFIELDS wasted a dream start to make their exit from the FA Cup at the first qualifying round stage at allpay.park. The city side took the lead after just six minutes through Sam Bowen but conceded an equaliser 16 minutes

  • Fields'top spot is best in 38 years

    Westfields 2 Oadby Town 1 WESTFIELDS' win over their Leicestershire opponents Oadby at allpay.park sent them to the top of the Travel Factory Midland Alliance on goal difference from Racing Club Warwick. It is the highest-ever position in the non-league

  • Fixtures 2004-5

    WESTFIELDS FIXTURES 2004-5 (Home matches in capitals) Sat Aug 14 Romulus Tue Aug 17 STOURBRIDGE Sat Aug 21 COALVILLE TOWN Tue Aug 24 Oldbury United Sat Aug 28 Quorn Mon Aug 30 LUDLOW TOWN Sat Sep 4 Corby Town (F.A Cup) Tue Sep 7 Bridgnorth Town Sat Sep

  • Fixtures and Results 2003-4

    First team fixtures 16 Aug Oadby Town L 0-3 19 Aug LUDLOW TOWN L 0-1 23 Aug BOLDMERE ST MICHAELS W 3-0 25 Aug Bridgnorth Town L 1-3 30 Aug Alvechurch D 1-1 3 Sep STUDLEY L 1-4 6 Sep Rocester D 1-4 10 Sep STOURBRIDGE L 0-1 13 Sep Stratford Town L 1-2 17

  • Mark Hopkins - Goalkeeper.

    30 years old, born in Hereford. Played at senior level for Bromyard Town and Kington Town before joining Westfields in season 2002/03.

  • Matthew Phillips - Defender.

    Captain. 29 years old, born in Gloucester. Now in his seventh season for Westfields, he joined the club at the age of 21 years and moved on to Llandrindod Wells and Eastbourne Town. Received Westfields Player of the year Award in season 2002/03.

  • Jon Hill - Defender.

    23 years old, born in Cape Town, South Africa. At 16 years of age he was a YTS player with Hereford United. On being released he played for Pegasus Juniors and Kington Town. Jon then made eight Nationwide Conference appearances as a semi professional

  • Anthony Rivett - Defender.

    31 years old, born in Hereford. Commenced at senior level for Westfields before moving on to Merthyr Tydfil where his career was interrupted through a broken leg. He returned to Westfields before joining Kington Town and Wellington. Re-joined Westfields

  • Liam Craig - Defender.

    19 years old, born in Hereford. Joined Pegasus Juniors, before moving on to Wellington in season 2002/03. Joined Westfields at the start of season 2003/04.

  • Scott Jackson - Midfielder.

    24 years old, born in Manchester. Widely experienced commencing his career as a Manchester United schoolboy and then joining Hereford United as a YTS player. Had trials with Scarborough and played for Newport County and Kington Town joining Westfields

  • Wayne Hoskins - Midfielder.

    31 years old, born in Hereford. Joined Bromyard Town at 18 years and after a period in lower level football re-joined in 1998. Moved to Westfields in season 2000/01 scoring nine goals in championship campaign.

  • Derek Craddock - Attacker.

    24 years old, born in Hereford. Played local soccer until season 1999/2000 when he joined Westfields. A combative and determined player, he scored 21 goals in season 2002/03.

  • Roy Jordan - Attacker.

    25 years old, born in Plymouth. Widely experienced Roy commenced his career with Hereford Untied as a YTS player turning professional for one season. Released, he moved on to Newport County, Merthyr Tydfil, Worcester City, Gloucester, Pegasus Juniors

  • Timothy Powell - Attacker.

    28 years old, born in Hereford. Played junior soccer in Hereford before joining Westfields in season 1999/2000.

  • Lee Fernyhough - Attacker.

    24 years old, born in Hereford. Commenced at senior level with Pegasus Juniors moving to Kington Town. Joined Westfields in season 1999/2000 the following season sustaining a broken leg reducing his appearances. Returned to first team squad season 2003

  • Wilkinson's shirt is a big auction hit

    WESTFIELDS 17th annual sportsmen's dinner proved to be the biggest success yet. But leading the way in the auction was a rugby item with Jonny Wilkinson's signed England shirt selling for £2,600. Just behind was an autographed Wayne Rooney shirt which

  • Chief executive Andy is clubman of year

    WESTFIELDS marked the end of a momentous season, which saw them enjoy their first campaign in the Midland Alliance and move to their new allpay.park headquarters, with their presentation evening at the Left Bank Village. And fittingly, in view of his

  • Fields hit by late goal

    Rushall Olympic 3 Westfields 2 AN injury-time goal decided a five-goal thriller in the Travel Factory Midland Alliance on Tuesday. Just when Westfields looked to have done enough for a draw against high-fliers Rushall, Simon Trueman chased a long ball

  • Makeshift back four earn point

    Loughborough Dynamos 0 Westfields 0 WITHOUT seven first team regulars, absent through suspensions and injuries, Westfields battled hard to share the points with a team vying for a top-four spot in the Travel Factory Midland Alliance. Lacking firepower

  • Fields go down to fourth defeat

    Boldmere 1 Westfields 0 LAST season Westfields completed a Travel Factory Alliance double over Boldmere St Michael's but this time they found the Saints a tougher proposition and suffered their fourth league defeat of the campaign. Westfields started

  • Fields bow out from all-action Vase clash

    Westfields 1 Long Eaton United 2 WESTFIELDS bowed out of the FA Vase to their Derbyshire visitors as both teams defied the atrocious weather to serve up a classic end-to-end first-round tie. There was plenty of action at both ends as the teams showed

  • Woeful Westfields in red-card tussle

    Alvechurch 5 Westfields 1 INDISCIPLINE saw both teams reduced to nine players as Westfields gave their poorest performance of the Travel Factory Midland Alliance campaign to crash to their third league defeat of the season. The visitors struggled to play

  • Pugh's save sets up a semi-final

    Ledbury Town 2 Westfields 2 Westfields 6-5 on penalties GOALKEEPER Jon Pugh and veteran Anthony Rivett were Westfields' heroes as the city club moved through to the semi-finals of the HFA Senior Cup in a penalty shoot-out at New Street. After the initial

  • Barwell spoil party for team of month

    Westfields 1 Barwell 2 WESTFIELDS had something to celebrate at allpay.park last Saturday when they were presented with the Moldwell Products Midlands Football Alliance silver salver team-of-the-month for September award. Joint managers Sean Edwards and

  • Craddock clinches Vase win

    Castle Vale KH 3 Westfields 5 (aet) LONE striker Derek Craddock bagged a brace in the first period of extra time to complete a fine hat-trick and earn Westfields a place in the first round proper of the FA Vase after an exciting second qualifying round

  • King's goal crowns top display

    Stratford Town 0 Westfields 1 WESTFIELDS put the disappointment of Saturday's FA Cup exit behind them to return to the top of the Midland Football Alliance with a fine away win on Tuesday. Chris King seized the only goal in the 25th minute when he intercepted

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  • High-flying Westfields home for FA Cup test

    WESTFIELDS face one of the biggest games in their history when they bid for a place in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup for the first time against Carlton Town at allpay.park on Saturday. Their Nottinghamshire opponents, who play in the Northern

  • Burton goal earns Fields £1,000 prize

    Corby Town 1 Westfields 2 MIDLAND Alliance club Westfields pulled off an FA Cup triumph by beating higher-graded Corby in a preliminary round tie played in sweltering conditions. The Hereford club's reward is £1,000 in prize-money and a first qualifying

  • Westfields extend run

    GOALS from Sam Bowen and Paul Burton helped Westfields extend their unbeaten run to seven games when they won 2-0 at Bridgnorth in the Midland Alliance on Tuesday night. Simon Gwynne notched Hinton's goal as the city club drew 1-1 at Malvern Reserves

  • Burton nets brace to sink rivals

    Westfields 3 Ludlow Town 0 WESTFIELDS extended their unbeaten Midlands Alliance run to five matches after seeing off local rivals Ludlow at allpay.park on Monday. And once again their hero was ace marksman Paul Burton whose double strike took his tally

  • Winless Westfields hand over a point

    Westfields 1 Coalville Town 1 A GOALKEEPING error by Jon Pugh presented a point to visiting Coalville and left Westfields still without a win after three matches in the Midland Alliance. Westfields were in control and leading thanks to Paul Burton's first-half

  • Westfields pick up point from favourites

    WESTFIELDS shared the honours with Midlands Alliance title favourites Stourbridge in a 2-2 draw at allpay.park on Tuesday night. Lee Booth gave the visitors an early lead after a mistake by goalkeeper Jon Pugh but Chris King and Paul Burton then fired

  • Fields beaten by 10-man newcomers

    Romulus 3 Westfields 1 DESPITE playing against 10 men for 75 minutes of their opening game, Westfields went down to newcomers Romulus at Sutton Coldfield in the Midland Alliance. A bad challenge by Romulus defender Micky Batchelor on Roy Jordan in the

  • Under-18 fixtures

    Week Commencing 15 Sep Ledbury L 0-1 Mussell 22 Sep Leominster 29 Sep Hinton 6 Oct Kington 13 Oct Giantkillers Cup 20 Oct Ludlow 27 Oct LLANDRINDOD 3 Nov Lads Club 10 Nov HAY 17 Nov Knighton 24 Nov Giantkillers Cup 1 Dec LEDBURY 8 Dec LEOMINSTER 15 Dec

  • The Squad that gained promotion

    The successful Westfields side from last season is pictured here: (Back row, l-r) Sean Edwards (joint manager), Clive Harris (joint manager), Darren Lynch (player/coach), Richard Legdon, Scott Jackson, Alex Winstone, Matt Winstone, Jon Hill, Steve Higgins

  • Jon Pugh - Goalkeeper.

    26 years old, born in Hereford. Played for the Lads Club Hereford before moving to Pegasus Juniors at the age of 17 years. He later joined Westfields and after joining Knighton Town returned to Westfields in 2000. He assists the English Blind soccer team

  • Paul Price - Defender.

    20 years old, born in Hereford. Nephew of former Hereford United, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers player Chris Price. Joined Westfields from junior soccer in season 1999/2000 and has been ever present in the senior side and attracting attention of League

  • Kevin Jinks - Defender.

    24 years old, born in Birmingham. Joined Westfields at 16 years old moving on to Evesham United and Bromsgrove Rovers. Re-joined Westfields in season 1999/2000.

  • Sean Davies - Defender.

    25 years old, born in Hereford. Commenced his football career as a YTS player with Hereford United moving on to Cinderford Town, Bromsgrove Rovers, Moor Green, Kington Town, Bromyard Town and Malvern. Joined Westfields in season 2002/03.

  • James Watkins - Midfielder.

    27 years old, born in Hereford. Apprentice with Hereford United and moved at the age of 21 years to Total Network Solutions and then Pegasus Juniors joining Westfields in season 2002/03. Member of our championship winning squad.

  • Alec Winstone - Central Defender.

    23 years old, born in Hereford. Alec is a commanding central defender and was a schoolboy and YTS player with Wolverhampton Wanderers leaving in 1998 for Bromsgrove Rovers. He joined Westfields in season 2000/01.

  • Matthew Beale - Midfielder.

    21 years old, born in Hereford. From the age of 11 years to 19 years he was a schoolboy and YTS player with Hereford United turning professional for a short period and being released in season 2000/01. He then joined Bromyard Town moving to Westfields

  • Christopher Jefferson - Attacker.

    26 years old, born in Wolverhampton. Chris is the son of former Wolves, Ipswich Town, Birmingham City, Hereford United player Derek. He has played for Bromsgrove Rovers, Worcester City and Bromyard Town and is now in his third season for Westfields.

  • Mark Hibbard - Attacker.

    26 years old, born in Hereford. A quick and highly mobile player Mark commenced his career with Hereford Untied as a YTS player finally turning professional. He left in 1995 for Worcester City where a knee injury curtailed his career. He later joined

  • Paul Burton - Attacker.

    30 years old, born in Hereford. Another player with a side experience Paul commenced his career with Hereford United remaining for three years as a YTS and professional. He joined Westfields in season 1992/1993 moving on to Newport County, Redditch United

  • Sean Edwards - Manager.

    34 years old, born in Hereford. Sean was an apprentice with Hereford United where sadly his career was cut short due to a cruciate ligament injury. After regaining fitness played for Bridgnorth Town and in 1991 joined Westfields as player/coach. Became

  • Darren Lynch - Assistant Manager/Coach.

    31 years old, born in Gloucester. Played at junior level with Cardiff City and Hereford United. He then moved to Bromyard Town, Westfields and Kington Town. He re-joined Westfields in season 2000/01 as player/coach becoming assistant manager the following

  • Mark Newman - Physio.

    47 years old, Mark has been Hereford County physio at under-16 and -18 level and physio for Pegasus Juniors. He joined Westfields in season 2001/02 and is a valued member of staff.

  • A brief history of Westfields Football Club

    Westfields FC were formed in November 1966 when a group of lads from the Westfields area of Hereford used to bike down to Widemarsh Common to play their friendly games against the likes of Danish Bacon, Oxford Arms, Post Office and College Rovers. Now

  • Rooney's shirt up for bids

    WESTFIELDS FC's coffers should be boosted by the auction of a signed Wayne Rooney shirt after their sell-out Sportsman's Dinner at the Three Counties Hotel, Belmont tonight (Thurs-day). As well as the England and Manchester United star's shirt, among

  • Month's award for Westfields

    A FINE run of results has brought Westfields the Travel Factory Midland Alliance team of the month award for September. It is the second time this year that the city club have carried off the award after previously being declared winners in February.

  • Westfields begin bid for FA Cup glory run

    WESTFIELDS will be kicking off their bid for FA Cup glory when they visit Corby Town on Saturday for a preliminary round tie. The city side, who are unbeaten in their last five Midland Alliance matches, will be hopeful of causing an upset against their

  • Addison comes to the rescue

    FORMER Hereford United manager Colin Addison has come to Westfields' rescue after the Midland Alliance club found themselves with an unexpected gap in their pre-season fixtures. AFC Telford United had been due to visit allpay.park on Thursday, August

  • Fields meet new rivals

    WESTFIELDS start their second season in the Midland Football Alliance with an interesting trip to play newly-promoted Romulus at Sutton Coldfield. The Hereford-based club finished in a creditable mid-table position in their debut season in the Alliance

  • Westfields back in the FA Cup

    AFTER several seasons' absence, Westfields will be taking part in this year's FA Cup competition. The club's new allpay.park has received an FA Cup grading while their recent promotion to the Midland Alliance gives them the required status to take part

  • Howes back in the fold

    WESTFIELDS have added two Kington Town players to their squad in the build-up to their second Midland Alliance season. Manager Sean Edwards has obtained the signatures of midfielder Chris King and central defender Dave Howes but is still hoping to add