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  • 17/1/03 - Smith grabs two in cup thriller

    LEDBURY Town hit back from 2-0 down to grab victory in the second period of extra time in this pulsating Worcester Royal Infirmary Senior Cup quarter-final at New Street on Wednesday evening. LEDBURY TOWN 3, WESTFIELDS 2 (After extra time) Ledbury got

  • 20/12/02 - Missed chances in home draw

    LEDBURY, still without five first team players, dropped two vital Premier Division points on Saturday but had enough chances to have won the game comfortably. LEDBURY TOWN 1, WOLVERHAMPTON UNITED 1 Ledbury opened the scoring when the game was only 90

  • 22/11/02 - Trio for Colwell in HFA cup tie

    LEDBURY Town cruised to an easy victory at Ewyas Harold and claimed a place in the HFA Senior Challenge Cup semi-finals. EWYAS HAROLD 1, LEDBURY TOWN 5 Manager Paul Wilband made changes from the side that drew 1-1 with Tividale in mid-week to give valuable

  • 01/11/02 Ledbury losing unbeatable tag

    After nine straight wins, Ledbury have now lost two games on the trot. LEDBURY TOWN 0, HEATH HAYES 1 Town turned in their worst performance of the season with a lacklustre display. Still without leading scorer Robbie Colwell, they lacked penetration and

  • 27/9/02 - Two more for ace Colwell

    LEDBURY Town's top marksman Robbie Colwell added two more goals to this season's tally on Wednesday night as the New Street side defeated visiting Dudley 4-2 in the West Midlands Premier Division. Phil Preedy and Duncan Preedy were also on target in Ledbury's

  • 13/9/02 - Colwell fires FA Vase hat-trick

    A LATE hat-trick from prolific striker Robbie Colwell snatched Ledbury Town a memorable victory in their first ever FA Vase encounter. LEDBURY TOWN 3, COVENTRY SPHINX 2 Ledbury, who hosted ICIS Combination Premier side Coventry Sphinx, had not scored

  • 6/9/02 - Own goal denies lacklustre Town

    LEDBURY Town turned in another lacklustre West Midlands League Premier Division performance away at Shawbury on Saturday although only going down to an own goal from Steve Warren. SHAWBURY UNITED 1, LEDBURY TOWN 0 Ledbury did not have the best of luck

  • 23/8/02 - Colwell brings a first win at Kington

    A WELL-TAKEN goal by Robbie Colwell gave Ledbury Town their first ever win at Kington on Tuesday night. KINGTON 0, LEDBURY TOWN 1 Colwell may have been a little lucky to still be on the pitch having been booked for a challenge off the ball inside two

  • 7/2/03 - Leaders in battle at Bromyard

    BROMYARD entertained the runaway North Midlands One league leaders Solihull who left Bromyard with a victory but they knew they had been in a battle. BROMYARD 8pts, SOLIHULL 36pts The first half was an even contest as Bromyard forced Solihull back into

  • Hereford United 2 Margate 3

    Saturday, March 29, 2003 AN AGONISING stoppage-time winner from two-goal striker Jean-Michel Sigere shattered Hereford's play-off dreams in a dramatic Nationwide Conference clash at Edgar Street. The Kent club's shock smash-and-grab raid was inspired

  • 20/12/02 - Young Bromyard spirited

    FOR the second week in a row Bromyard played a side flying high in their North Midlands One league. VESEYANS 26pts, BROMYARD 0 This was always going to be a tough trip to Birmingham but the young Bromyard side showed some excellent spirit in losing to

  • 25/10/02 - Bromyard book third round spot

    BROMYARD recovered from their previous week's trouncing at the hands of Solihull to book a place in the third round of the Powergen Junior Vase. FIVEWAYS OE 5pts, BROMYARD 22pts This was never an easy fixture for Bromyard as the Ways pack was double the

  • 7/2/03 - Ledbury race to revenge victory

    AN expectant crowd of over 100 witnessed a highly entertaining match on Saturday which saw Ledbury overturn their higher-placed visitors and gain revenge for a heavy 44-10 loss earlier in the season. LEDBURY 26pts, OLD COVENTRIANS 18pts Ledbury needed

  • 24/1/03 - Total disarray as Ledbury stutter

    LEDBURY Rugby Club came to a crashing halt on Saturday following a run of results that had seen them rise to equal second in the Midlands West Three (South) league table. PERSHORE 27pts, LEDBURY 13pts Having beaten Pershore already twice this season,

  • 10/1/03 - Off to flying start

    LEDBURY RFC, with their batteries charged following a two-week break consisting of a healthy diet of turkey and potatoes, hit the ground running in their first game of 2003. LEDBURY RFC 33pts, SOUTHAM 11pts It only took three minutes for winger Ollie

  • 22/11/02 - Delamore stars as Ledbury hit top form

    LEDBURY 40pts, KERESLEY 17 pts LEDBURY defeated fifth-placed Keresley with great style and finesse on Saturday, which cemented their third-equal position in Midlands Three West (South). A few changes this week saw Rob Collins move to his more favoured

  • 15/11/02 - Ledbury push on in cup

    LEDBURY RFC, with a severely depleted side, took on Midlands Four side Old Halesonians in the Third Round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup. LEDBURY 18pts, OLD HALESONIANS 9pts Ledbury lost the toss and played downhill for the first half. Even though Halesonians

  • 25/10/02 - Barrett Price kicks determined Ledbury to cup upset

    LEDBURY were asked by their captain to deliver an improved defensive performance with a higher degree of personal responsibility if they had any chance of defeating Wolverhampton in the second round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup. WOLVERHAMPTON 28pts

  • 11/10/02 - Ledbury fly to away victory

    ON a pitch that had seen better days, baked solid by the driest Autumn in decades and under the flight path to Birmingham Airport, Ledbury achieved their first away league win of the season. BIRMINGHAM EXILES 12pts, LEDBURY 32pts A gritty performance

  • 21/2/03 - New captain at Colwall CC

    OPENING bat Tom Wolfendale has taken over the captain's role at Colwall Cricket Club. At Monday's annual general meeting Wolfendale was elected to take over from David Sutton, who steps down after a five year stint. Also newly appointed is Adrian Berry

  • 6/12/02 - Ledbury Town sink Bromyard

    LEDBURY moved up to fourth in the league table with their most accomplished performance of the season, totally dominating a Bromyard outfit who, the previous weekend, had lost 3-2 at Malvern Town. BROMYARD 1, LEDBURY TOWN 7 Ledbury started well, Robbie

  • 15/11/02 - Home draw in poor conditions

    LEDBURY Town and Tividale played out a West Midlands Premier Division draw on Wednesday night in poor conditions at New Street. LEDBURY TOWN 1, TIVIDALE 1 Good football was always going to be at a premium on a muddy pitch made worse by constant rain.

  • 8/11/02 - Phil Preedy hits brace

    LEDBURY Town returned to winning ways on Saturday with a comfortable away victory against West Midlands Premier Division basement side Walsall Wood. WALSALL WOOD 0, LEDBURY TOWN 2 In a game played in appalling conditions Ledbury took the points with two

  • 25/10/02 - Two see red as Town bow out

    THE score line does not reflect how close Ledbury came to getting a replay in this FA Vase First Round Proper encounter away at higher-graded Barwell. BARWELL 4, LEDBURY TOWN 1 Before the game started Ledbury suffered a cruel blow when top marksman Robbie

  • 18/10/02 - Town in step for FA Vase march

    LEDBURY made it nine wins on the trot without getting into top gear for this HFA Challenge Cup first round tie. LEDBURY TOWN 3, LEOMINSTER TOWN 0 Still without the influential Mark Brooks, Ledbury welcomed back Ian Foreshaw for his first game of the season

  • 11/10/02 - Town down but hit back to win

    LEDBURY Town moved up to third place in the West Midlands Premier Division table with their eighth straight win but they were knocked back on their heels by going 2-0 down in the first eight minutes with goals from Richard Jones and Neil Sullivan. LEDBURY

  • 4/10/02 - Two for Colwell

    LEDBURY Town collected three more West Midland Premier Division points with a 4-1 home win against Lye Town on Wednesday night. Robbie Colwell grabbed two with one goal each for Duncan Preedy and Phil Preedy.

  • 20/9/02 - Phil Preedy sets Town on course

    LEDBURY Town travelled to high-flying Wolverhampton Casuals in the West Midlands Premier Division on Saturday after three successive league losses. WOLVERHAMPTON CASUALS 3, LEDBURY TOWN 5 Ledbury needed to win and they were boosted by the mid-week signing

  • 24/1/03 - Bromyard make good start

    BROMYARD continued their good start to the new year with a well deserved victory against a physical Stourport side in this North Midlands One match. STOURPORT 8pts, BROMYARD 22pts Stourport decided to play with the gale force wind in the first half and

  • 3/1/03 - Bromyard RFC enjoys festive fun

    THIS festive affair was between Bromyards Under 25s captained by Ainsley Ralph and Bromyard's Over 25s captained by Stu Harrison and turned out to be a cracker. BROMYARD PUPS XV 22pts, BROMYARD STATESMEN XV 27pts Youthful exuberance against the old heads

  • 20/12/02 - Away cup tie

    TOMORROW (Saturday) Bromyard RFC travel to Nottinghamshire to take on West Bridgford in the last 32 of the Powergen Junior Cup. Their opponents play in Midlands Four East (North) and are having a fairly good season. Two coaches will be leaving BRFC at

  • 13/12/02 - Bromyard well beaten

    BROMYARD were without four key players for this North Midlands One clash but were convincingly beaten by a well organised Worcester outfit. BROMYARD 0, WORCESTER WANDERERS 54pts The score could have been much worse but the second half saw Bromyard show

  • 6/12/02 - Bromyard Town hit back to overwhelm Gornal

    BROMYARD bounced back from Saturday's defeat to totally overwhelm lowly Gornal Athletic in this West Midland League Premier Division match. BROMYARD TOWN 3, GORNAL ATHLETIC 1 The home side started strongly and a continual barrage of shots tested the Gornal

  • 8/11/02 - McMorran in title bid

    BROMYARD's wheelchair tennis star Janet McMorran is bidding to retain her women's title at this weekend's Nottingham Indoor Wheel-chair Tennis Tournament. Herefordshire star McMorran is the top female player in Britain and she begins her campaign with

  • 4/10/02 - First half flurry

    A DOMINANT first half performance earned Bromyard an emphatic away victory in North Midlands One. FIVE WAYS 3pts, BROMYARD 33pts Richard Moger (two), Piers Gaunt (two) and John O'Flannery all registered tries for Bromyard, who scored all their points

  • 14/2/03 - Two points for Ledbury in scrappy game

    LEDBURY secured another two Midlands West Three (South) points and remain in fourth position but this was by no means an attractive rugby match. LEDBURY 20pts, BIRMINGHAM EXILES 15pts The visitors are struggling towards the bottom of the league and it

  • 31/1/03 - League leaders are too strong

    LEDBURY travelled to Nuneaton for this rearranged Midlands Three West (South) fixture, confident that they had seen enough chinks in the Old Eds armour from the cup visit back in November to cause an upset against the league leaders. NUNEATON OLD EDWARDIANS

  • 24/1/03 - Ledbury Thirds win with final kick

    IN a match that went down to the wire, Ledbury won with the very last kick of the game. PERSHORE 3rds 23pts, LEDBURY 3rds 25pts It was a tremendously tense encounter in which the lead changed hands a number of times before the final whistle. Ledbury,

  • 20/12/02 - Ledbury steel seals vital win

    DESPITE the questionable tactics of the home side Ledbury showed their true character to produce a vital if not thrilling league victory. KERESLEY 0, LEDBURY 16pts Ledbury went into this vital encounter missing several of the players who had performed

  • 13/12/02 - Ledbury charge to deserved win

    WITH the biggest vice-president's pre-match lunch (over 130) ever organised at Ledbury it was always going to be a big day on Saturday. LEDBURY 30pts, LEAMINGTON 8pts The visitors elected to play against the elements in the first half and, being just

  • 6/12/02 - Cup run ends as injuries take toll

    NEVER having come this far before in the Powergen Intermediate Cup, Ledbury were looking to progress to the fifth round which would have meant a place in the last 32 of this national competition. NUNEATON OLD EDWARDIANS 33pts, LEDBURY 1st XV 15pts Due

  • 29/11/02 - Unbeaten home run continues

    LEDBURY RFC, unbeaten at home since October last year, were determined not to lose that record in this North Midlands Cup First Round tie against Pershore. LEDBURY 1ST XV 18pts, PERSHORE 13pts Pershore won the toss and decided to play uphill, giving Ledbury

  • 27/9/02 - Ledbury battle to cup upset

    LEDBURY first XV went into the opening round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup with a relaxed and open approach. KIDDERMINSTER CAROLIANS 25pts, LEDBURY 32pts After losing their opening league fixture the previous week, the call was to return to the Corinthian