engine powered by FreeFind.com independent message board matthew gadsby memorial page non-league a-z club guide site map       April 2013   Saturday 27th Going out with a bang Hinckley United played their last game in the Conference North away at runners up Guiseley, and said goodbye to the league with a 'bang' not a whimper. Luke Richards gave Hinckley a 0-2 half time lead but Guiseley pegged them back in the second half with goals from Andy Pearson and James Walshaw. Richards then turned provider twice in the last 15 minutes, setting up goals first for Liam Canavan and second for Gavin Hurren, giving Hinckley their biggest away with of the season (and only our second) 2-4. click here for: Guiseley match details return to top Thursday 25th Home match triple by pass After a short lay off with illness, I've caught up on Hinckley United's final three home games of the disasterous 2012-2013 season: On Thursday 18th Hinckley were at home to Droylsden and raced into a 2-0 lead before Jack Lane was shown a straight red card for retaliating against a disgusting tackle that went unpunished itself. Hinckley's 10 men held on into the second half, but Droylsden managed to score two late goals to equal the score on the night. On the Saturday came Altrincham, looking to seal their play off spot. There was only one team in it all game, and ensured their place in the play offs thanks to a 0-6 win for the Cheshire side. Finally, the last home game of the season Bishop's Stortford travelled to Hinckley on Tuesday 23rd knowing a win for them would stop any relegation fears they might have. Win Stortford did, and quite convincingly 1-5, Luke Richards getting Hinckley's goal in the second half. click here for: Droylsden match details click here for: Altrincham match details click here for: Bishop's Stortford match details return to top Saturday 13th Hinckley slayed by Dragons Hinckley United's one match winning run came to an abrupt end as they played their last ever game at St George's Lane, failing to ever win a match at Worcester City's ground, losing 3-1 on this occasion. Ethan Moore gave Worcester the lead on 25 minutes, before Hinckley were hit with an injury to leading scorer Luke Richards, and he had to be replaced by Mario Lopez. Worcester hit Hinckley with a second goal just after the half hour when Mike Symons capitalised from a free kick where Hinckley could not clear the ball properly, the Worcester midfielder tapping in from close range. Roland Agbor was guilty of missing a 'sitter' for Hinckley at the start of the second half, blazing over when close in on goal, which was then punished by Worcester on 70 minutes when Matt Breeze flicked a corner into the goal. Hinckley scored a final minute consolation goal when Theo Brown curled a wide free kickinto the far corner of goal. click here for: Worcester match details return to top Monday 8th The Joy of Six It's been 13 months, but when it finally came Hinckley United's first home win since January 2012 was worth waiting for. A storming performance from Hinckley amazingly saw them beat Corby Town 6-3, a record highest score for Hinckley United in a home game! On the day when it was confirmed that Jack Lane would be staying with the club, he was a driving force in the game and would've won the Man of the Match had it not been for Luke Richards who recorded his first hatrick for Hinckley United. Right from the kick off Hinckley surged forward and were 2-0 up within the first 5 minutes. In the first attack both players combined, Lane playing a one-two with Richards, then Lane running into the area was caught by Stefan Galinski (even if he did go down very easily) and the ref awarded a penalty. Lane picked himself up and scored from the penalty spot giving Hinckley the lead. Two minutes later the lead was doubled, Richards again with the assist as he held the ball up and played it into the path of Liam Canavan, who fired across Paul Walker from 15 yards, beating the Corby keeper just inside the far post. Hinckley could've had three on 20 minutes when a curling corner from Theo Brown struck the near post before being cleared, however the third goal did come on 25 minutes. Ashley Timms made a good save from a Corby corner and cleared the ball up field, for Richards to run onto. Richards ran to about 35 yards from goal and seeing Walker off his line, executed a perfect lob, the ball falling right into the middle of the goal. If that was stunning for the Hinckley fans, they were in dreamland just after the half hour when the lead was extended to four. Brown whipped in a wide free kick and Harvey Headley guided the ball into the corner of the net. There was a glimmer of hope for Corby 5 minutes before half time asthey did get a goal back when Lewis Webb crossed low into the area and Tom McGowan blasted past Timms from 10 yards out. As you'd expect, if Corby were to get anything out of the game they would have to throw everything at Hinckley second half, and that's just what they did. 5 minutes into the second half Jason Crowe ran at the Hinckley defence and as he went into the area Lane caught him from behind, and the ref rightly pointed to the spot, with former Hinckley player Gary 'Dorothy' King stepping up to score from the penalty kick. A comeback was definitely a likely outcome on the hour when Corby got their third, courtesy of some poor marking from a corner when a near post flick on found McGowan free at the back post to poke past Timms. That comeback was dashed minutes later when Hinckley got number five, Richards again from long distance, seemingly easy for Walker, but the Corby keeper was caught out as the ball hit his body and crept over the goal line. 10 minutes from time Richards completed his hatrick and sealed the points for Hinckley with a well worked team goal. Lane ran the ball from the edge of his own area, down the right and played into Canavan central. Canavan let the ball roll across him with his back to goal and tapped the ball into the path of Richards running in, and he powered the ball past Walker from the edge of the area. There was still time for Hinckley to get a seventh, which they nearly did right on time from a free kick by Brown on the right, who fired goalwards, though Walker dived full length to tip the ball around the post. Hinckley saw out the last minutes of the match and at the final whistle the Hinckley fans celbrated like we had won the league, putting 13 months of anguish and frustration behind us. click here for: Corby match details return to top Saturday 6th Hinckley leave their mark in Conf North history A 1-4 home defeat to play off chasing Bradford Park Avenue meant Hinckley United leave their name in Football Conference history books, having now passed the mark set by Lancaster City, recording the longest ever run of games without a victory, currently 33 and rising. Bradford, looking to snatch the final play off spot, pretty much controlled the game start to finish and even though Hinckley managed to battle through the first 30 minutes, as soon as Danny Holland scored Bradford's first goal Hinckley were always on the back foot. The ball was played through Hinckley's midfield to Holland on the right and he drifted in towards goal and lobbed Ahsley Timms from 30 yards. Nathan Hotte added Bradford's second 10 minutes later following a cross from the left that found it's way through to the Avenue midfielder who swept the ball past Timms from 15 yards. Hinckley did briefly respond just before and after half time. Similar to Bradford's second goal, Flavien Chambaud picked the ball up on the right, ran to the edge of the area and crossed, the ball finding it's way through a crowded area to Jarrad Pickering who guided the ball just inside the post from 15 yards on the stroke of half time. Then immediately from second half kick off Hinckley almost equalised, Chambaud again played the ball across goal from the right and Theo Brown headed goalwards only to see the ball brush the outside of the post. This scare woke Bradford from their slumber and just after the hour Hotte scored the best goal of the game restoring Avenue's two goal lead, when the ball was held up on the edge of the area and played into the run of the midfielder who blasted past Timms from the edge of the area. Despite Hinckley battling they created little more to get back into the game and Adam Baker wrapped up the points for Bradford by scoring their fourth right on full time. click here for: Bradford PA match details return to top Monday 1st Hinckley make Conf North record - sadly not an April Fool's joke... It was no joke for Hinckley as another defeat was racked up in this long hard season, now equalling the longest run in the Conf North without a victory, shared with Lancaster City at 32 games. Histon were the betterside in the first half and a quick double on the half hour, from Michael Richens and Jim Stevenson, gave the Stutes control of the game, but a goal back 5 minutes before half time by Luke Richards gave Hinckley a life line. Hinckley put the pressure on in the second half however they couldn't make possesion turn into goal chances and Calum Kitscha was only called into action a couple of times in the Histon goal. The Stutes held on to take all three points and helped ease their own relegation worries. click here for: Histon match details return to top   return to top