CHARITY NON LEAGUE FOOTBALL BLOG


Each year, me and my wife Hazel have decided to help a different CHARITY, by donating 25p every goal we see at the matches we attend.
Over the years, people and clubs from as far as Coxhoe in Durham down to Penzance in Cornwall have donated as we have visited the grounds and we have raised over £3,500 in the 4 seasons we have run the Charity Blog. As you can see from the Photo above, last season(2014-15) we raised £1325.00 for Support Dogs.

During the 2015-16 season, we are supporting 2 worthy causes

1. THE FOXTON CENTRE
2. INTEGRITAS

Both Charities aid homeless people and people with mental issues and vulnerable adults.So if you would
like to make a donation(no matter how small) and
you see me at a match, please come up to me or Hazel, we would be very grateful. All Donators will get a mention on the blog and the running total is on the left hand side.

Many Thanks

Rob & Hazel Hornby

Saturday 9 April 2016

SMITH BANKS NORMO THE TITLE

Notts Senior League
Division One
GEDLING SOUTHBANK FC 0 SOUTH NORMANTON TOWN FC 3

After a long journey back from Cornwall, The postman knocked us out of bed with a parcel of groundhop badges..These can be ordered from me in advance packs for just £21 plus a sae for all 7 badges.

A local game was to be visited and I noticed that South Normanton Town were away at Gedling Southbank and if they won, they would win the Division One Championship.

On arrival, I gainned both clubs line ups and by 2.45pm there was no sign of the match referee, so a phone call to the League Secretary and League Referee's Secretary allowed the South Normanton Town sub Chris Green to be the man in the middle with both clubs in agreement.

The match kicked off and both sides matched each other, but with few chances in front of goal, but aafter 23 minutes, Pat Bakone took the ball past the visiting defender and round the keeper and missed with the goal at his mercy.

Normo pushed forward and a couple of crosses from the right winger caused a few anxious moments as headers were flicked just wide and right on the stroke of half time, Smith blasted a shot wide with just the home keeper to beat.

After the half time cuppa nd back to pitchside, kit was the team from the other side of Junction 28 of the M1 who pressed forward and stepped up their game.

On 53 minutes, a ball was fired at the home keeper which he parried away but only in to the path of SHAUN SMITH who scrambled the ball home to give his side a 1-0 lead. On 62 minutes came the turning point of the game, when Southbank were awarded a penalty, to which Bakone hit wide and high and this seemed to see some of the home teams heads go down, as 2 minutes later, sub MIKE SMITH chipped the ball in too the net to give his side a 2-0 lead.

Both sides had further chances but it was SHAUN SMITH who in injury time cinched the championship when he dribbled through the home defence before slotting the ball home.


Must add how well Chris Green refereed the game and what good respect by sides gave him.

Photos from the game can be seen on this LINK

SOUTH NORMANTON TOWN FC TWITTER

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