ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

U8s 6-a-side Tournament at Chorleywood

Sunday May 21st 2000

The last fixture of the season saw the motley crew fully reunited for the U8s tournament at Chorleywood. We took 2 squads along, equally matched though designated A and B. The games were 5 minutes each way, with wide, low 5-a-side style goals. We played a straight 6 players in each match without making any substitutions. Each squad member therefore played 2 full matches. In all we used 6 goalkeepers - a different one for each game played.

St Albans City Youth A v Chorleywood A

The As played the home team, Chorleywood A, in a tight tense match which City began to dominate late on in the first half, but when we did find the target the home goalkeeper was in fine form. Soon after the break, however, Harry Honeywood managed to squeeze his way down the left before playing in Jack Ashcroft, who turned inside and hit a low hard drive almost through the 'keeper. His second was a trademark strike and followed excellent work by Laurie Coupar and Sam Crowne. City A then dominated the match, keeping the home team well away from Tommy Hunt in goal. This was very much a team effort but perhaps Jake Attewell deserves a mention in despatches - the newest recruit to the fold, played a major part down the right flank. 2 - 0 the final score.

Meanwhile...

St Albans City Youth B v Strides

The Bs played on the other U8s pitch against green-clad Strides. The game was dominated by the busy Bs, who took the lead from a Charlie Wyatt strike (mis-hit, according to the horse's mouth!) following another excellent set-up by leftie George Gordon. There followed a period of 1-way traffic as City battled to find the net again and their endeavours were duly rewarded by a confident strike from battling Ben Riddell a minute from time. 2 - 0 the final score here, as well.

St Albans City Youth B v Harvesters

The Bs took the field next too, playing local rivals Harvesters in our changed strip of blue & white stripes. This was hard fought throughout and the Bs came through with flying colours. Nathan Byrne opened the scoring.  He took the ball off a Harvester deep in his own half on the left flank, following excellent work by combative Ethan Douglas. Byrne then beat three players on a run down the line, cut inside and hit an unstoppable low drive across the 'keeper into the far corner. It reminded me of George Gordon's run and close miss against SA Rangers, earlier in the season, but Byrne's aim was true!

In the second half, City pushed forward again, looking to kill the game off. They came close several times before stringing together more than 6 passes, taking the ball from right to left across the width of the pitch...Byrne to Douglas to Hine to Wyatt, to Hine to Byrne to Clarke...whose shot spun over the keeper and into the goal. 2 - 0 and it looked comfortable, but Harvesters fought back and came close a couple of times. First, as City sought a third, Douglas was left stranded up field with a Harvesters player clean through. Back charged Wyatt with the sort of pace that usually sets up goals. His tackle was perfectly timed and brought gasps of appreciation from all around the pitch - a stunning piece of work and worthy of an England call-up. Later on, Douglas' covering tackle made the points safe and a deserved victory was duly celebrated: 2 - 0 final score.

St Albans City Youth A v Borehamwood JSC

The As were on next, against our old foes, BHW...this was again hard fought throughout, but City started strongly forcing the BHW keeper into some spectacular saves. Nevertheless, the opposition carried plenty of threat and the 1st half ended goal-less. However, Jack Ashcroft hit the target twice in two minutes in the second half, identical strikes from the right angle of the area, to put the game beyond BHW reach. Once again they were trademark strikes from this classic centre forward ...superb!

However, this was a team effort, where all 6 players made valuable contributions. Special mention could be made of Laurie Coupar, who set up most of our attacking play and who was desperately unlucky not to score a hat-trick (but for goal-keeping heroics). Equally, James Laws battled away all match and was deeply involved in everything, using the ball intelligently every time. George Gill did his usual Bobby Moore impression, while Luke Campion was mercurial - a cross between Ginola and Beckham. A fine 2 - 0 win and not a bad tackle all match.

St Albans City Youth A v Cassiobury B

Half an hour later, the As were back in action against stylish Cassiobury B. For once the game did not go to the City script although we were unlucky to find ourselves 1-0 down at half time. A strong run from the Cass left half took him past Jake Attewell's good challenge. The ball broke well for him and he buried his shot "a la Byrne" into the far corner of the City net. They say you find out more about yourselves as a team when you go behind...and City A did not disappoint. Half way through the 2nd half, City gained a corner on the left, after sustained pressure. The ball was driven across by Campion and only half cleared to Sam Crowne on the edge of the box. His whipped volley, low and hard, was not for getting in the way of! 1- 1 and then it was all 1-way. Sadly, we never quite made the breakthrough our play deserved and this was possibly due to everyone trying too hard!! Tommy Hunt was tireless up front and took a painful smack in the face with the ball for his troubles. Jake Attewell again worked hard on the right against a troublesome - and very effective - left half, while Luke Campion tried every avenue, all without that touch of lady luck to finish the move...How many tournaments will he finish without scoring? Not many I think, but this was just one of those days! 1-1 the final score and honours even in the group.

St Albans City Youth B v Cassiobury A

The Bs took on the Cassiobury As straight after the As drew 1-1 with the Bs....we all half expected the toughest of games, and it was...for poor Cassiobury! This was as near a rout as one can get. Gareth Smith was on fire, netting twice in the first period and repeating the dose in the second, before Ben Riddell lashed in a fifth. Excellent work from George Hine set up four of the five, while Riddell had a hand in Smith's second. This was a romp and Lazarus was desperately unlucky not to score...a superb run through the middle and shot millimetres wide. 5 - 0 and it could have been more.

To cap the day, Nathan Byrne was voted Most Valuable Player by the referees in charge of all four Pools (16 teams in all). Well done to him and to all the players for a superb tournament. Special mention (again) for Ethan Douglas and Jake Attewell who came down to play knowing that they were the 9th men of 8 man squads, and would therefore not be eligible for a medal...selfless team spirit.

David Gill

Match Reports for Sunday 9th April 2000

Both the Under 18's sides played in the League Cup Semi Finals with mixed fortunes.  The Under 18's West played Harrow St Mary and despite two well taken goals from Mitchell Parratt the West went down 3-2 for only their second defeat of the season.  The East side played Northwood and despite a well taken goal being disallowed the Saints when in at half time leading 1-0 with a goal by Chris Fairbairn.  In the second half Tom Crowne scored goal number two to enable the Saints to win by 2 goals to 1.

In a very close fought league match the Under 17's lost 4-3 at home to Boreham Wood JSC.  The scorers for the saints were Johnny Moore, Danny Butcher and Trevor Smith.  Playing away to Nascot Wood Rangers in the League Cup Semi Final the Under 15's came away with a 3-1 victory.  The goals were scored by Nick Malham, Allister Collins and Craig Findlay.

The Under 16's South were playing Hatfield Town for the second week running in the Challenge Cup Semi Final.  Despite falling 2-0 down the Saints fought back to level the score with goals from Adam Wallace and Greg Deacon.  However the Saints lost on Penalties after Extra Tine 5-4.  

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Match Reports for Sunday 2nd April 2000

The Under 18's West,  away to Evergree in the Semi Final of the Challenge Cup won easily by 8 goals to 1 with Mitchell Parratt leading the way with his deadly finishing with five goals.  This takes his goal tally for the season so far to 30.  The other scorers were Michael Rowe, Paul Herbert and Neil Doctor.

Playing at Baldock Towns ground in the County Cup Final the Under 16's South were against Hatfield Town.  Hatfield scored two early goals but the Saints fought back and won a penalty.  Stephen Cox took the kick but the keeper forced the shot onto the post.  The Saints created some clear chances,  they however left the fightback to late and Adam Wallace scored the goal that made the final result 2-1 with five minutes of the match left.

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Match Reports for Sunday 26th March 2000

Playing at home to London Colney Blue in the Spring Trophy were the Under 12's West and the Young Saints won 3-0.  All the goals came in the first half and all were scored by Andy Guard with some clinical finishing,  he also struck the post twice with further efforts on goal.  Bob Singh, Craig Morrow and Rob Fasani set-up the goals while Lawrence Gatier had a fine shot tipped over the bar.

Another player to score a Hat Trick was Max Wolke for the Under 11's South as they defeated Woodhall Wanderers at home 4-1 in the league.  The other goal was scored by Phil Byrne.  The Under 9's C were playing Harvesters at home and a fine Hat Trick from Donald Bogle saw the Young Saints record a 4-1 victory while Michael Gamble scored the other goal.  In a battling performance the Under 16's North notched up a 1-0 home victory over Nascot Wood with Sam Wilkinson scoring the only goal of the match with a superb strike in the first half.

Playing Boreham Wood Blue away in the League the Under 13's East turned in a fine second half display to win 2-0 with goals from Stephen Pyke and Mark Savoury.  The score was 1-1 at half time and it still finished up all square at full time with the score being 2-2 in the match between the Under 12's East and Chorleywood Common.  The scorers for the Young Saints were Chris McElligott and Adam Hull.

The Under 11's North secured a fine 3-2 home win over Riverside Hibernian Green in the League with goals from Adam Potter*2 and Billy Unite.  Goals from Scott Corley, Scott Pointer and Martin saw the Under 10's South beat London Road away 3-1 in a League Match,  this result made sure of the League Runners-up spot in the Yellow division of the Bushey friendly league.  Tom Collin who was outstanding for the Under 10's North in their home match against Hemel Hornets in the Spring Cup scored the first goal for the Saints in their 2-1 victory.  The other scorer for the Under 10's North was Alex Potter.

The Under 9's A took their goal tally for the season to 100 goals when they defeated Bedmond Echoes away 5-1.  The scorers for the Young Saints were Natham Sandiford, James Smith, Sam Youngs, Barnaby Mayles and Marcus Madden.  This result was dedicated to the late John Tyler.

The Under 8's were away to London Colney Under 9's.  The Young Saints lost 2-1 despite taking the lead from a fine effort by Luke Campion.

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Match Reports for Sunday 19th March 2000

Playing at home in the League the Under 12's West won easily by Nine goals to one in a match they totally commanded.  Andy Guard led the scoring with four goals taking his personal tally to 52 for the season.  The other scorers were Rob Fasani*2, Craig Morrow*2 and Richie Ellbourne.  The Under 16's South  were away to Kingsbury S.C. and they won comfortably by 6 goals to one after leading 2-0 at half time.  Scoring the goals were Craig MacKail-Smith*2, Greg Deacon, Adam Wallace, Ben Graham and Ryan Hughes.

Arran Small hit 2 goals for the Under 18's West,  the second of which was a stunning effort on the turn into the roof of the net from 12 yards.The other goals were scored by Mitchell Parratt*2 and Neil Doctor.  The Saints finally won 5-0.  The Under 17's in a very tight game away to Bedmond Echoes Red picked up a point in a 0-0 draw, while the Under 16's North in the League Cup went down 3-0 at home to Maple Leaf.  The scoreline was 0-0 at half time in the Under 14's East league match at home to Evergreen.  However in the second half two fine goals,  the first from James Harvey and the second from Mark Paradise saw the young Saints win 2-0.

The Under 13's East away to Harpenden Colts Pumas conceded a goal after ten minutes but a fine goal from Joe Brame made the score 1-1 at half time.  The scoreline remained unchanged to the final whistle despite the young saints putting on the pressure on the home sides goal.  Twice the Under 13's West held the lead in their away league match at Comets with Nick Jackson scoring both the Saints goals but the Under 13's West were unlucky to lose in the end 3-2.

Mathew Withers scored the only goal for the Under 12's South as they went down 6-1 away to Barnet Colts in the League.  The Under 11's North lost 7-1 away to Comets Cobras with Billy Unite scoring the Saints only goal of the match. Away to Berkhamsted Raiders the Under 11's South were winning 5-0 with goals from Max Wolke*2, Matt Sumpter, a stunning effort from 35 yards that flew into the top corner of the net, Callum Fowler plus one own goal.  The Young Saints nearly let it slip when the home side pulled back three goals and nearly made it four but for Goal Keeper Jim Masons Penalty Save to see the Saints win 5-3.

The Under 10's North away to Harpenden Courgers won 1-0 with Jack Ridley scoring the only goal of the match. Carrying their unbeaten League run to 13 games were the Under 10's South with a 3-0 victory at Chiltern Utd Red with goals from Scott Corley*2 and one from Robbie Phillips.

The Under 9's A were losing 1-0 at half time but in the second half at home to Whetstone Pumas they played some great football to win the match 4-1.  The goals were scored by James Rossen, James Smith, Natham Sandiford and Sam Youngs (His 31st Goal of the Season).

The Under 9's B fought out a 0-0 draw with Riverside Hibernian Blue while the Under 9's C lost 4-1 to Harpenden Colts, Michael Gamble scoring for the Young Saints.   Goals from Gareth Smith*2, Ben Lazarus, Tommy Hunt and Natham Byrne saw the Under 8's record a 5-2 victory over Riverside.

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Match Reports for Sunday 12th March 2000

The Under 18's West were at home to Evergreen in the Quarter Final of the League Cup,  they won with ease by the score of 10-0.  Mitchell Parratt, for the second week running netted five goals.  It could have been a different story if not for a great reflex save from keeper Danny Webster-Smith when the score was 0-0.  The other goals were scored by Bobby Dhillon*3, Arran Small and Paul Herbert.

Playing at home to Oakleigh Park in the Challenge Cup the Under 16's South finally ran out 3-1 winners after a goalless first half.  The Goalscorers were Jamie Parsons, Oliver franks and Adam Wallace.  Leading 1-0 away to Hemel Youth from a first half penalty by Johnny Moore the Under 17's finally stepped up a gear in the second half and scored another five goals to win 6-0.  Kevin Coulson struck four goals in the second half plus one from Steve Craddock to wrap up the scoreline.  The Under 16's North were at home to William Morris,  after a hard game in which they battled well they finally came out 3-1 winners with goals from Dominic Hines*2 and Tom Fairbairn.

The Under 14's West were away to London Colney in the League Cup Quarter Final,  they finally went down 3-1 with Sam Mitchell scoring the Saints only goal.  At home to Hemel Celtic in the League Cup Quarter Final the Under 15's finally won 5-3 on penalties after the match had remained goalless after extra time.  The Under 14's East were also in the League Cup Quarter Final playing E.B.O.G. at home.  The Young Saints won the match 6-2 after being 2-0 up at half time.  The goal scorers were Kevin Hearne with a hat trick taking his tally to 42 goals for the season plus Matt Hanson with a single to also take his tally to 42 goals for the season but also  break the clubs all time goal scoring record with 218 strikes. Also in the match James Harvey scored two fine strikes.

Despite a battling performance from the Under 13's East against Suffolk Youth Red at home in the League Cup Quarter Final the Young Saints lost 2-1 with Joe Brame scoring the only goal for the Saints.  The Under 12's East went down 6-2 to Sun Postals in the League Cup 3rd Round when they conceded a goal a minute either side of the half time break.  Chris McElligott made it 2-1 but the home side struck four more times to knock the Saints out of the cup.  In the Spring Cup the Under 12's South lost 5-1 away to Everett Rovers with Sam Hatton scoring the saints only goal.

The Under 12's West were at home to Radlett & Aldenham in the league and they won 6-1 with Andy Guard scoring four goals and Rob Fasani with two.  The Under 11's North went down 3-1 at home to Evergreen in the League Cup 2nd Round but not before Lee Findlay had struck a great free kick from 25 yards for the Saints only goal of the match.  

Losing 3-0 at one stage the Under 11's South fought back to 3-3 with goals from Callum Fowler. Edward Ridge and Rory MacPhee but Nascot Wood struck back with a further three goals to make the final score 6-3.

Away to Omonia White in the Spring Cup the Under 10's North returned to form with a 3-0 victory with goals from Carl Costain*2 plus one from Ben Goodyear on his birthday.  The Under 10's South were at home to Chorleywood in the League and they won by 6-1 with the goals coming from Martin henry*2, Scott Pointer, Scott Corley, Chris Lord and Robbie Phillips.

The Under 9's A were away to Radlett & Aldenham and came back with a 1-1 draw with James Smith the scorer while the Under 9's B drew 0-0 at Chiltern Utd to ensure being runners-up in the league.

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Match Reports for Sunday 5th March 2000

The Under 18's West at home to Boreham Wood SC in a league match went in at half time 1-1.  In the second half the Saints turned it on and finally won the game 8-1 with Mitchell Parratt hitting Five glorious Goals during the game.  The other scorers were Andrew Findlay, Scott Dunn and Bobby Dhillon.

Another team to hit Eight goals were the Under 10's South as they beat Hemel Youth Red away in a league match. Their were six different scorers with Scott Pointer netting two, Robbie Phillips also with two and Scott Corly, Martin henry, Freddie Clegg and Chris Lord all netting one apiece.

Although they led 2-0 at half time away to Bedmond Echoes in the League Cup the Under 17's finally had to settle for a 3-2 victory. Scoring for the Saints were Gerard Ellis, Trevor Smith and Johnny Moore.  Turning in a below par performance the Under 15's still did just enough to beat Radlett Rangers at home in the League Cup 3-0.The first goal was scored by Danny Lewis,  his first for the club, Allister Collins, the second and Craig Findlay the third.

Two goals from Kevin Hearne plus singles from Paul brame and Mark Paradise earnt the Under 14's East a 4-2 victory at Garston Boys.  The Under 14's West were at home to Bushey Rangers and after a very tight game the Young Saints finally won 4-3 with goals from Raonull McKinnon*2, Tichard Oxley and Dave Curran.

Two great goals from James Brophey in the first half earnt the Under 13's East a Semi Final place after they beat St Albans Rangers 2-0 at home in the Challenge Cup.  The Under 13's West were 1-0 up at half time at home to Enfield Rangers but in the second half they conceded four goals to lose 4-2, scoring for the saints were James Hearn and Alex Phillips.

The Under 12's South lost 2-0 away to London Colney Amber in the League whilst goals from Steven Bradley and Stevan Day earnt the Under 12's East a point in their 2-2 draw at home to Chipperfield Corinthians.  Playing Chorleywood at home in the league saw the Under 12's West record a 5-1 victory.  Scoring the goals for the Saints were Andy Guard*2, Richie Ellbourne, Rob Fasani and Craig Morrow.

In the Autumn Cup Semi Final the Under 11's North were away to Riverside Hibernian Green,  with the half time score 0-0, Chris Haslam scored however they Saints finally lost 2-1 after a late penalty.  Making his debut for the Under 9's B Donald Bogle scored 2 goals as they drew 2-2 away to Enfield Rangers.  The Under 9s C fielding a depleted side went down 19-1  away to Berkhamsted Raiders A with Daniel Spellman scoring the Saints only goal.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 27th February 2000

Trailing 2-1 away to London Road in the League the Under 15's hit back to overrun the home side with the Saints finally winning 8-2. Leading the goalscorers was Allister Collins with five, Tom Henshall with his first goal for the club, Jake Attwood who ran 50 yards with the ball before calmly slotting it past the advancing keeper. Iain Turkentine scored the last goal with a header in the final minute.

Another player to hit five goals was young Barnaby Mayles for the Under 9's A as they defeated Gadeside Rangers at home 10-0. The other scorers were ChristieTyler, Sam Youngs, James Rossen, Nathan Sandiford plus one own goal.

The Under 18's East were away to Garston Boys in the League Cup, after a very strong performance they came away with a 4-0 victory. Tom Crowne scored the first goal direct from a corner kick while the second goal came from a Crowne corner which Ricky Perks headed on for Jack Davis to head home from close range. Goal number three was scored by Chris 'Skip' Fairbairn with a fantastic header from 10 yards after a well flighted cross by Davis. The fourth goal was also scored by Chris Fairbairn with a close range effort after a goalmouth melee following a free kick by Tom Whitlock.

Playing at home to Boreham Wood Youth the Under 16's South ran out easy winners by seven goals to nil after a sound team performance. Scoring the goals were Jamie Parsons with a hat trick, Adam Wallace with two plus singles from Ryan Hughes and Greg 'The Cat' Deacon who scored with a powerful header. Both the Under 14's sides were playing in the Challenge Cup Quarter Finals with the East side playing Evergreen at home. They ran out 3-1 winners with goals from Kevin hearne, Matt Hanson and Ricky Baker. The West side were away to Bovingdon and they won 3-2 with two goals from Raonull McKinnon plus one from Ross Morgan.

The Under 13's East were at home to Suffolk Youth Red who have not dropped a point all season. It was the Saints who opened up the scoring with a fine goal from Mark Savoury early in the game. Suffolk equalised before half time but it was the young saints with a brilliant team performance who came closest to taking all the points with an excellent second half display. It was not to be though and so the score remained at 1-1 with Suffolk dropping their first points of the season.

A Sam Hatton penalty was all the Under 12's South could offer as they went down 5-1 at home to Suffolk Youth Eagles. Playing away to Moor Park Rangers the Under 12's West went down 2-1` with Richie Ellbourne scoring for the saints. In the second half the young saints tried hard for an equaliser hitting the woodwork a couple of times. Three goals from Adam Hull saw the Under 12's East beat Suffolk Youth Falcons away 3-0 after a fine team performance. Also scoring three goals was Phil Atkins, one being a 20 yard screamer for the Under 11's South as they defeated Radlett Rangers 4-2 away. The other goal scorer was Matt Sumpter. The score was 0-0 at half time in the match between the Under 10's South and Harvesters East. In the second half the young saints came alive and finally defeated the visitors 5-0 with three goals from Scott Corley and two from Scott Pointer.

The Under 10's North lost 2-0 at home to Harpenden Cougars while the Under 9's B fought out a 0-0 draw away to Edmonton Hawks.

Losing 3-0 at half time away to Bushey Rangers the Under 9's C fought back in the second half but they finally went down 4-3. The goal scorers were Donald Bogle with two and Michael Gamble.

St. Albans City Youth F.C.

Under 8s League 1999/2000 Season

The Squad:

2 Tom Clarke 7 Luke Campion 14 Ben Riddell

3 Laurie Coupar 8 Nathan Byrne 15 (b3) George Gordon

4 George Gill (c) 9 Jack Ashcroft 16 (b6) George Hine

5 Harry Honeywood 10 Tommy Hunt 18 (9) Jake Plastow-Chason

6 Sam Crowne 11 Gareth Smith 20 (11) James Laws

10.30 SATURDAY February 19th 2000 at Harperbury Hospital

St Albans Rangers   0 v 2  St Albans City Youth F.C.

This was an excellent game to watch, with fine play by both sides in an excellent spirit ­ competitive and pacy but clean and friendly throughout. We knew, despite having beaten Rangers 6 ­1 earlier in the season, that they were a force to be reckoned with, having both good individual talent, sound teamwork and a good team spirit. So it proved.

In a goal-less first half, we had by far the better of the game, but couldn¹t find that final touch. Luke Campion had several good efforts, the best set up for him by excellent work by George Hine. Jack Ashcroft was also unlucky more than once, while George Gill, playing as a man-marker in midfield, came desperately close with a swerving shot from the edge of the box. However, Rangers also threatened and came very close to taking the lead when a whipped cross from the left flicked off debut boy Jake Plastow-Chason. The deflection brought an outstanding point blank reaction save from keeper George Gordon.

The second half started in the same pattern, but crucially, James Laws took over from Gordon in goal and he came outfield on the left of midfield. His industry and skill proved decisive as he made several outstanding runs off and on the ball up the left touchline. The first goal, however, came from a corner from the left which would have gone in but for a handball on the line. Luke Campion duly despatched the spot kick in emphatic style.  Shortly after this George Gordon forced his way into a shooting position.  His shot was blocked on the line by the Rangers keeper but Nathan Byrne ­ tireless and alert as ever ­ followed up to knock the rebound in for our second.

Rangers responded positively and James Laws made several important saves, while Tom Clarke and Jake Plastow-Chason took it in turns to keep the Rangers attack at bay. The last ten minutes saw us under severe pressure, but the real highlight of the game came from man-of-the-match Gordon. He broke up a Rangers attack, powered up the left leaving all but two defenders in his wake. Skipping neatly between the two on the edge of the Rangers box he manouevred the ball on to his left foot and struck the sweetest of shots which whipped across the face of the goal inches wide. It deserved a goal but it was a privilege to see such superb play from one so young.

David Gill

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 20th February 2000

Home to Hemel Aces the Under 12's West were losing 1-0 early on in the game but the young saints quickly hit back to equalise and go in at half time 1-1.  In the second half goals flowed at either end but the saints finally won 6-4 with Andy Guard notching a Hat Trick,  his seventh of the season and also taking his personal tally to 42 for the season.  The other goal scorers were Rob Fasani with two and Richie Ellbourne with one.

Another player to hit a hat trick was Allister Collins in the Under 15's 4-1 defeat of London Road.  His goals were set up by Craig Findlay, Lawrence Anscomb and Nathan Maycock.  Jake Attwood scored the other goal after a fine surging run by Danny Lewis.  In the Premier Cup Group C the Under 16's North were at home to Woodside,  the young saints won 5-3 with Curtis Jones scoring three good goals,  also scoring was Paul Arguelles and Tom Fairbairn.  This victory wins the group for the Under 16's North.  Their were two hat tricks for the Under 13's East in their 6-1 victory away at Bedmond Echoes in the League.  The goal scorers for the saints were Mark Savoury and James Brophey.  Yet another player with three goals was young Matt Hanson,  which took his tally for the season to 40 in the Under 14's East victory at Northwood.  The other goal was scored by Troy Pienaar.

The Under 16's South won easily against Oakleigh Park 5-0 with the goal scorers being Adam Wallace*2, Craig MacKail-Smith*2 and Jamie Parsons.  Goals from Paul Herbert and Scott Dunn saw the Under 18's West defeat Boreham Wood JSC Under 17's away in the Senior Cup.  In the same competition the Under 18's East twice held a two goal lead against Herons Red Under 17's but the saints let things slip and finally lost 4-3 after extra time.  Jonathan 'Sniffer' Jenkins scored the first goal with Nick Perchard notching the second while Tom Whitlock scored the third from the Penalty spot.   The Under 17's were at home to Garston Boys Under 18's in the Senior Cup and after a fine first half performance in which Danny Butcher struck the cross bar things were looking good.  In the second half though Garston scored two goals to win the game 2-0.

Also playing Garston Boys were the Under 14's West and they lost 5-0 away while the Under 13's West defeated Woodhall Wanderers 3-2 at home with goals from Nick Jackson, Bobby McBrierty and James Cook.  The Under 12's East fought out a hard 0-0 draw at Hemel Celtic.  The Under 12's South lost 3-2 at home to Harpenden Colts Arrows in the 3rd Round of the Challenge Cup with Sam Hatton and Josh Godden scoring for the Saints.

The Under 11's North had most of the play in their away match at Riverside Hibernian Green but they only scored once through Billy Unite with Chris Haslam supplying the pass.  Riverside scored through two long range efforts to win the game 2-1.  Leading 3-0 with goals from Callum Fowler, Carl Vidgen and Matt Sumpter the Under 11's South had to settle for a point when in the last 10 minutes Garston Boys struck 3 goals to earn a 3-3 draw at St Albans.

The Under 10's North played Radlett Rangers at home and after some fine football won 5-2 with goals from Alex Almond*2, Carl Costain*2 and Andrew Teasdale.  With a great team performance the Under 9's A beat Pinner Utd away 3-0 with goals from Sam Youngs*2 taking his tally for the season to 34, plus one from James Smith.  Losing 1-0 away to Chorleywood Green the Under 9's B hit back to win 2-1 with goals from Harry Fountain and Daniel Burtt in the last 10 minutes.  Matthew Mawhood in goal for the saints pulled off a fine penalty save in the last minute to ensure a saints victory.

Playing Garston Boys away the Under 9's C won 5-2 with Donald Bogle scoring twice along with Michael Gamble also scoring two and Daniel Spellman with one.  The Under 8's played St Albans Rangers and won 2-0 after a goalless first half.  The first goal was scored by Luke Campion from the penalty spot with Nathan Bryne notching number two. George Gordon was named man of the match after some dazzling runs.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 13th February 2000

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QUARTER FINAL

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  Under 18's Mid Week Team

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Playing Abbotts Youth at home in the League Cup saw the Under 14's West runout easy winners by the scoreline of 14-0,  with nine players getting on the scoresheet.  The goalscorers were Raonull McKinnon*3, Danny Blyth*2, Adam Jennings*2, Stephen Rosenthal*2, Sam Mitchael, Adam Jones, Richard Oxley, Keiren Griffin, plus James Cole the goal keeper.

Also in the league cup were the Under 14's East away to Bushey Rangers,  soon down 1-0 but they hit back to take a 2-1 lead at half time.  In the second half the Young Saints scored another two goals to finish 4-1 winners.  Leading the scorers was Matt Hanson with a hat trick.  This was the seventh time this season that Matt has scored three or more goals in a game.  The other scorer was Jason Blyth.

For the second week running Sam Wilkinson struck two goals as the Under 16's North beat Watford Athletic at home 4-0 in the league cup.  The other scorers were Curtis Jones and John Lyon.  Although the Under 18's East battled well against Bishops Stortford in the County Cup Semi-Final they finally lost 2-0.  Ellis Arnet, Tom Whitlock and Arthur Hook all played well for the Saints.  The Under 15's did not play very well against Harvesters and so went down 4-1 in a league match with Allister Collins scoring their only goal.  The Under 17's were away to Garston Juniors in the League Cup and won 2-1 with goals from Trevor Smith and Kevin Coulson.

The Under 13's East take their unbeaten run to eleven matches when they defeated Gadeside Rangers away 2-0 in the league cup with goals from Mark Savoury, one in each half.  Although Tom Barnard struck a 20 yard blockbuster for the Under 13's West they still lost 3-1 to Cassiobury Rangers Giants,  the League Leaders, at home in a league match.

The Under 12's East lost 3-0 away to Chiltern Utd in the league while the Under 12's South lost by the same scoreline at home to Harpenden Colts in the league.  Andy Guard struck four times for the Under 12's West 6-1 victory over Evergreen Youth at home in the league.  The scoreline at half time was 2-1 and the other scorers were Rob Fasani and Richie Ellbourne.

Leading 1-0 at half time away to Hemel Aces the Under 11's South then went 2-1 down before hitting back to take all the points with a fine 5-2 victory.  Leading the goalscorers was Phil Atkins with a superb hat trick plus singles from Callum Fowler and Max Wolke.  The Under 11's North lost 1-0 at home to Sun Postals in the League to a goal scored against the run of play.

Although they did not play well the Under 10's North still defeated Radlett Rangers away 1-0 with Carl Costain scoring the only goal of the match.  Playing Harpenden Tigers in a league match saw the Under 10's South coast to a 7-0 victory with Scott Pointer striking four well taken goals with the others scored by Robbie Phillips, Martin Henry and Ben Rosen.

The Under 9's A beat Chipperfield Corinthians 2-1 at home with Natham Sandiford scoring his first goal for the A team and James Rossen striking home the winner.  The Under 9's B lost 2-1 at home to Enfield Warriors with Toby Irish scoring for the Young Saints.  Also at home were the Under 9's C and they defeated Berkamsted Raiders 6-3 with Donald Bogle scoring four times and Michael Gamble twice.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 6th February 2000

The Under 16's South made it three County Cup Finals in three years when they defeated Kingsbury S>C> at home 2-1 in the Semi-Final.  Stephen Cox gave the Saints the lead from the penalty spot after Craig Mackail-Smith had been pushed in the back following a corner kick.  Kingsbury equalised with a stunning volley just before half time but with the second half only a minute old Adam Wallace beat four players in the box with some beautiful ball control and drove the ball home from close range to send the young Saints through to the final.  Greg Deacon at the heart of the young Saints defence had an outstanding game.

The top scorers of the day were the Under 18's West who defeated Hemel Celtic away in the league cup 14-0.  Leading the goalscorers was Andrew Findlay with five.  Mitchell Parratt with three and one of these was scored when he was in goal during the second half and he came racing upfield to head home a corner.  The other scorers were Michael Burr, Michael Rowe,  Paul herbert,  Scott Dunn,  ALex Brenton and Danny Webster-Smith who normally plays in goal and came out during the second half after being replaced by Parratt.

The Under 18's East were away to Northwood in the League Cup and came away with a 2-1 victory.  Jonathan Jenkins gave the Saints the lead with a close range header after a Stuart Turkentine cross was nodded on by Nick Perchard.  Northwood equalised before half time but the Saints scored the winner when Jack Davis pounced on a loose ball in the six yard box after a Henry Wilkinson shot was blocked.   The Saints also used two keepers during the game and it was welcome back to Ricky Perks after 5 months out through injury when he came on at half time for the injured Ellis Arnett.

The Under 17's were at home to Harvesters in the League Cup and won 3-1 with two goals from Chris Goodier and one from Johnny Moore.  Also in the League Cup were the Under 16's North who defeated Bedmond Echoes at home 5-0 with goals from Sam Wilkinson*2,  Alex Free*2 and Curtis Jones.

In the League Cup 5th Round 1st Leg the Under 15's were away to William Morris and they took an early lead when Allister Collins volleyed home from a Jake Attwood corner.  Allister Collins then made it 2-0 when he followed in a great cross from David Hill.  The home team pulled one back before Natham Maycock headed home another  Jake Attwood corner.  William Morris pulled another goal back late in the second half to make the final score 3-2 to the Saints.  The 2nd Leg is in 2 weeks time.

The Under 13's West lost 2-0 away to St Albans Rangers while the Under 12's East went down 4-1 at home to Harpenden Colts Bulletts with Chris McElligott scoring for the Saints.Craig Morrow scored the only goal for the Under 12's West as they were well and truly beaten by ten goals to one at Abbotts Youth.

The Under 11's North were at home to Northwood in the League and just after half time found themselves 1-0 down. Five minutes after the visitors had scored Lee Findlay struck a tremendous equaliser when he shot direct from a free kick from 25 yards to make the final score 1-1.   The Under 14's East earnt a 2-2 draw against Hemel Hempstead Youth at home with goals from James Harvey and Kevin Hearne.   Playing away to Woodhall Wanderers in the League the Under 11's South took the lead after fifteen minutes when Phil Atkins lobbed the keeper from 20 Yards.  John Hearn made it 2-0 after thirtyfive minutes when he ran from just inside their half beating five players and calmly slotting the ball home.  Woodhall pulled one back early in the second half but Phil Atkins made the final score 3-1 when he cracked home his second of the match with a shot from the edge of the box that struck the post before flying into the net.  Man of the Match was Luke Sargent.

Carl Costain was outstanding for the Under 10's North as he scored four goals in their 5-0 away win over Bedmond Echoes Orange.  Ethan Hughes scored the other goal in this fine victory.   A bullet like header from Martin Henry following a Dean Thompson corner five minutes from time saw the Under 10's South record a brilliant 1-0 victory away over Cassiobury Rangers Claret.

The Under 9's A  drew 1-1 with Bedmond Echoes Amber with a goal from Sam Youngs,  his 32nd of the Season,  well done Sam.  The Under 9's B  lost 2-1 to Bedmond Echoes Orange with Daniel Burtt scoring for the young Saints.  The Under 9's C also lost 2-1 when the played Leverstock Green away with Daniel Spellman scoring the only goal for the Saints.

St. Albans City Youth F.C.

Under 8s League 1999/2000 Season

The Squad:

2 Tom Clarke 9 Jack Ashcroft 3 Laurie Coupar

10 Tommy Hunt (gk2) 4 George Gill (c) 11 Gareth Smith

12 Charlie Wyatt 20 (11) James Laws 6 Sam Crowne

21 (12) Jake Attewell 7 Luke Campion

Back on track!

10.30 SATURDAY January 29th

Borehamwood   0 v   5  St Albans City Youth F.C.

This was a surprisingly easy game ­ especially after our home debacle against Hemel Hornets. We had trained hard, expecting a tough return against Borehamwood, who we beat 4-1 at home after a rocky start. However, two first half goals from Jack (move over Shearer) Ashcroft, the first a screamer from the edge of the box, and a second half hat-trick from Laurie Coupar (the third quite rightly knocked in from 6 inches after Ashcroft¹s excellent work), put paid to any hopes of revenge. This was a much better team performance all round, but, despite superb efforts by Sam Crowne and debut-proper boys James Laws and Jake Attewell, the day really belonged to Luke Campion. His overall display was breathtaking and he was desperately unlucky not to score at least two hat-tricks. One thunderous long-ranger against the strong wind crashed back off an upright almost clear of the area! He still had time between defending, attacking and running at the opposition (with and without the ball) to make at least three of the goals, with the best being a memorable 1-2 with Coupar inside the box. It was nice to win, better still to win against quality opposition having played so well, but it was heaven to see such a Campion performance. On a sour note, it was depressing and disturbing to see at least two Borehamwood players indulging in miles-off-the ball sly ankle-kicking, punching and shoving at our players. They brought deep discredit to their team mates who mainly played well, competitively and fairly. It was heartening that all our players simply ignored the aggravation and walked away, but such behaviour from 8 year-olds made me both angry and sad. It is clear that Messrs Beckham, Keane and Wise, to name but 3 regular contributors, should start to realise the damage that their infantile antics are doing to the game¹s future.

David Gill

St. Albans City Youth F.C.

Under 8s League 1999/2000 Season

The Full Squad:

1 Ben Lazarus (gk) 8 Nathan Byrne 16 (b6) George Hine

2 Tom Clarke 9 Jack Ashcroft 17 (4) Ethan Douglas

3 Laurie Coupar 10 Tommy Hunt 18 (9) Jake Plastow-Chason

4 George Gill (c) 11 Gareth Smith 19 (10) Tim Withers

5 Harry Honeywood 12 Charlie Wyatt 20 (11) James Laws

6 Sam Crowne 14 Ben Riddell 21 (12) Jake Attewell

7 Luke Campion 15 (b3) George Gordon

A game to start off the New Millennium - NOT:

10.30 SATURDAY January 8th

St Albans City Youth F.C.  1   v   2  Hemel Hornets

at Francis Bacon

Hemel Hornets were the side which we beat 10 ­ 0 at the beginning of the

season and they were looking for REVENGE!

The Match Squad:

1 Ben Lazarus (gk) 7 Luke Campion 16 (b6) George Hine

4 George Gill (c) 10 Tommy Hunt 17 (4) Ethan Douglas

5 Harry Honeywood 14 Ben Riddell 20 (11) James Laws

6 Sam Crowne 15 (b3) George Gordon 19 (10) Tim Withers

3 Laurie Coupar 8 Nathan Byrne

A Christmas Turkey as far as the match was concerned. It was clear from the start that we had forgotten what the small round thing was for, while Hornets buzzed around passing the ball and worked hard for each other. Even so, they only scored one goal in each half and we had the chances to score six or seven times.

Despite that, Hornets played better football and worked well as a team, where City players tried to do it alone. The only player to perform to their true potential was George Gordon who, despite playing at left midfield, managed to cover the entire pitch and score a classic right-winger¹s goal.

Definitely one to forget but a salutary lesson for us that nothing comes easy.

David Gill

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 30th January 2000

Prepared by Terry (Grandfather) Edwards  

The Under 18's East turned in a great team performance to beat Baldock away 7 - 0 in the Quarter Final of the County Cup. The Saints led 3 - 0 at half time and all three goals came from crosses supplied by Tom Crowne. The first was scored by Jason Coughlan from close range after the ball had dropped loose in the six yard box. The second was touched home by Nick Perchard also from close range while the third came 30 seconds later with a cracking header by Jack Davis at the far post from the third of Crowne's crosses. Goal number four was scored by Tom Crowne with a powerful shot after being set up by Davis and Perchard while Jason Coughlan struck number five with Crowne yet again being the supplier. Goals number six and seven were both scored by Jonathan Jenkins. The first was a tap in after a tremendous shot by Ricky Perks had been parried by the keeper whilst the second was a beautiful lob over the advancing keeper from 20 yards with the chance being set up by Alvin Nascimento. Arthur Hook and Tom Whitlock both played well in defence while yet again Ellis Arnett in goal had another superb game.

Playing away to Histon in the Quarter Final of the East Anglian Cup the Under 18's West lost their first match of the season when they went down 2 - 1 to a last minute goal. The Saints went 1 - 0 down after 15 minutes and after being in their opponents half for the rest of the match they were finally rewarded with an equaliser with eight minutes to go after a fine strike by Mitchell Parratt. With five minutes to go Parratt hit the crossbar and the Histon keeper pulled off three good saves to keep the Saints out and then with a minute left Histon broke away and scored the winner which looked suspiciously offside. So although the Under 18's West played well they went out of the cup.

The Under 16's South did not play altogether very well they still did enough though to beat London Colney at home 5 - 2. The goal scorers were Stephen Cox, Dean Parsons, Jamie Parsons, Matthew Hills and Craig MacKail-Smith.

Playing at home to Pinner Utd the Under 16's North turned in a sound performance but they went down 1 - 0.

The same scoreline but the other way round saw the Under 15's defeat Chorleywood Common 1 - 0 at home with Allister Collins scoring the only goal of the match and he also nearly had another but this time his effort struck the bar.

Kevin Hearne and Matt Hanson both struck two goals a piece for the Under 14's East as they came back from being 1 - 0 down to beat Nascotwood away 5 - 1 in the Challenge Cup. Ryan Nicholas scored the other goal.

Raonull McKinnon struck four times for the Under 14's West in their 5 - 0 victory at home to Northwood in the Challenge Cup with Adam Jennings scoring their fifth goal of the game.

The Under 13's East were at home to Borehamwood Blue in the Challenge Cup and with goals from Andy Fassnidge, James Brophy and Joe Brame saw the young Saints win 3 - 0.

Leading 2 - 0 at half time the Under 13's West eventually ran out 5 - 0 winners at home to Chipperfield Corinthians in the League, the goals were scored by James Hearn 2, Robert Battersby, Tom Barnard and Ian Smith.

The Under 12's South turned in an outstanding team performance to defeat Garston Boys away 3 - 2 in the League with goals from Max Gray, Sam Lyon and Josh Godden.

The Under 12's East were losing 2 - 0 at home to Everett Rovers and they pulled a goal back through Chris McElliott but while they were pressing forward for an equaliser they got caught on the break and finally lost 3 - 1.

Losing 1 - 0 at half time at home to St Albans Rangers but within 30 seconds of the second half Lawrence Gatier from 18 yards had struck home the equaliser. With the wind at their backs the young Saints roared on to win the match 4 - 1 with Andy Guard scoring twice and Craig Morrow once to secure the Under 12's West a victory. The Under 11's South lost 2 - 0 at home to Berkhamsted Raiders while once again for the second week running the Under 10's North came back from being 2 - 0 down to win 4 - 2. This time they defeated Riverside AFC Aces away in the League with Tom Collin scoring a hat trick and Carl Costain one.

The Under 10's South were losing 1 - 0 at home to Riverside AFC Posh when up popped Scott Corley to make the final score 1- 1.

Two goals from James Smith with his second coming a minute from time saw the Under 9'sA beat Radlett and Aldenham Warriors 2 - 1 while a single goal from Reece May saw the Under 9'sB beat Radlett & Aldenham Redsox 1 - 0.

Goals from Alex Ford 2, Michael Gamble, Daniel Bissill plus two own goals saw the Under 9'sC record a 6 - 2 home victory over Evergreen.

A Hat trick from Laurie Coupar and two goals from Jack Ashcroft saw the Under 8's defeat Borehamwood 5 - 0 with Luke Campion being Man of the Match and Sam Crowne also having an outstanding match.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 23rd January 2000

Prepared by Terry (Grandfather) Edwards  

Two second half goals booked the Under 16's South a place in the County Cup semi-finals as they came from behind to beat Bedwell Rangers 2-1.

They equalised through a Kevin Webb header and grabbed the winner when Craig MacKail-Smith scored with a wonderful bicycle kick. The Under l8's West beat Northwood 3-0 thanks to a Paul Herbert hat-trick but the Under l7's lost 2-0 to Bedmood Echoes and the Under l6's North fell 4-1 at Nascot Wcod, Curtis Jones scoring their goal.

Jake Attwood gave the Under 15's the lead in their game with Chorleywood but the Saints conceded twice before a right foot shot from David Hill gave them the equaliser for a 2-2 draw. Three second half goals - from Troy Pienar, Paul Brame and Jason Blyth -gave the ul4s East a comfortable win at Enfield Rangers.

The Under l3's East produced a superb performance to end Evergreen's unbeaten run this season as they won 3-2. Andy Fassnidge gave them the lead before Joe Brame added a second and James Brophey hit the winner with a cracking shot. Goals from Adam Fowler, James Hearn, James Cook and Robert Battersby gave the Under l3's West a 4-0 win over Chiltern United.

Sam Lyon scored the Under l2's South's only goal as they lost 4-1 to Moor Park Rangers in the League Cup, while the Under l2's West lost 4-2 in extra time to Cassiobury Rangers after goals from Andy Guard and Craig Morrow had seen them rally from 2-0 down.

The Under l2's East were involved in a cracking match as they beat Everett Rovers 7-4 in the League Cup with goals from Steven Bradley (2), Chris McEIligott (2), Adam Hull, Daniel Burrows and Richard Collin. There were also plenty of goals in the Under 11's North's Challenge Cup tie with Comet Cobras as the game ended 5-5 after extra time, before the Saints lost 4-3 on penalties. Adam Potter (3), Billy Unite and Lee Findlay scored during the match while Russell Gallagher, Billy and Lee scored their penalties.

Goals from Max Wolke (2) and Phil Atkins saw the Under 11's South hold Harpenden Colts at 3-3 at the end of normal time in their Challenge Cup, but two extra time goals knocked them out. Two goals apiece for Tom Collin and Carl Costain helped the Under l0's North fight back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 against Suffolk Youth.

All three Under 9's teams played, with the A side beating Enfield Rangers 10-0, Michael McDonough (4), Barnaby Mayles (2), James Rossen (2), Sam Youngs and James Smith all scoring. Nick Glasgow's goal gave the B team a 1-0 win over London Road, while the C team won 8-3 against Hemel Aces with Donald Bogle and Michael Gamble hitting four goals each.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 9th January 2000

Prepared by Terry Edwards

Playing away to Baldock Town in the County Cup the Under 16's South won comfortably by 5 goals to nil.  Leading the goalscorers was Adam Wallace with 2 plus singles from Oliver Franks, Ben Graham and Jamie Parsons who was named man of the match.  Also playing in the County Cup were the Under 18's East against bedmond Echoes and the Saints, although they made hard work of the game finally won 3-0.  Tom Crowne scored the first goal after a shot from Chris Fairbairn had been parried by the Bedmond Keeper with Crowne driving the loose ball home.  Goal number two came from a well worked free kick which started when Matt Beswick flighted the ball to the far post where Chris Fairbairn headed it back into the goalmouth and there was Nick Perchard to force the ball over the line from three yards.  Tom Crowne scored his second  of the match when he pounced on a loose ball in the box after the keeper had fumbled the ball with crown running the ball into the empty net.  Once again the Saints keeper Ellis Arnett had an outstanding game between the posts.

On a very heavy pitch the Under 18's West produced a fine performance to defeat Garston Boys 5-2 in a league match.  Andrew Findlay hit another fine hat trick to take his tally for the season so far to 24.  While Mitchell Parratt scored the other 2 goals.  The Under 16's North were away to Whetstone Wanderers and they went down 4-0.  In the League Cup the Under 14's West were away to Croxley Guild and after being 2-0 up at half time the young saints finally ran out 4-1 winners.  New signing Richard Oxley scored the first goal while their were also goals from Raonull McKinnon, Danny Blyth and Mark Denbigh.  Leading 3-0 at half time the Under 14's East finally ran out 7-2 winners at Hemel Hempstead Youth in the league.  Leading the goalscorers was Matt Hanson with a hat trick which takes his tally for the season so far to 31 while Kevin Hearne scored twice and singles from Mark Paradise and James Harvey rounded of the goals.

Losing 1-0 at half time away to Sun Postal the Under 13's East snatched a point in a 1-1 draw with a fine taken goal from Anthony Warren midway through the second half.  The Under 12's South lost 6-2 at home to Garston Juniors with the young saints goals coming from James Hind and Max Gray.  Goals from Andy Guard and Richie Ellbourne made sure of the points for the Under 12's West in their 2-1 victory over Moor Park Rangers at home.  Drawing 1-1 at half time through an own goal away to Harpenden Colts the Under 12's East finally took all the points with a 3-1 victory with goals from Chris McElligott and Adam Hull.

In a real end to end match the Under 11's North finally went down 4-3 away to Harpenden Colts and scoring the goals for the saints were Billy Unite, Adam Potter and new signing Gary Bennington.  At home to Boreham Wood JSC the Under 11's South won 2-1 with Phil Atkins scoring both the Saints goals.  The first first goal for the Saints came a minute before half time with the second five minutes into the second half,  Boreham Wood scored their goal very late in the match.

The Under 10's North were at home to Whetstone Wanderers and the young saints won 3-2 with 2 goals from the hard working Carl Costain,  Andrew Teasdale scored the third with a wonderful strike from 20 yards.

Playing a team four divisions higher than themselves the Under 10's South battled well but finally lost 1-0 away to Harvesters North in the League Cup.  George Gordon scored the only goal for the Under 8's as they lost 2-1 to Hemel Hornets in a friendly match.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 19th December 1999

Prepared by Terry Edwards

The Under 18's West were in goalscoring form in their away league cup tie at St Albans Rangers with a sound 11-0 victory.  Leading the goalscorers was Andrew Findlay who hit five goals in the first half and four in the second to take his tally to nine goals in the match.  Tom Roberts scored one and also Neil Gaskin,  his first for three years with a cheeky backheel following a Louis Lancaster corner.  John Tait who usually plays as centre half went in goal but he still went up into the opponents penalty area when the saints won a corner.

Playing at home to Sun Postal in the County Cup the Under 15's led 1-0 at half time with a Jake Attwood header following a Matt Jones throwin and a Iain Turkentine flick on.  Iain Turkentine,  who had an outstanding game setup the saints second goal when he played a perfect through ball to Nick Malham who calmly slotted the ball past the advancing keeper.  Allister Collins made a welcome return in the last 10 minutes following breaking his leg earlier in the season.

The Under 14' East were at home to E.B.O.G. in the County Cup and the match went to penalties after the score remained at 0-0 following extra time.  Karl Ward, Ricky Baker and Troy Pienar all put away their spot kicks before the young saints went out 3-4 on spot kicks.

Under 8s League 1999/2000 Season

10.30 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 27th at Francis Bacon

St Albans City Youth 7 Riverside AFC 0

The Squad:

1 Ben Lazarus (gk) 7 Luke Campion

2 Tom Clarke 9 Jack Ashcroft

3 Laurie Coupar 10 Tommy Hunt (gk2)

4 George Gill (c) 11 Gareth Smith

6 Sam Crowne 12 Charlie Wyatt

7 - a - side: 20 minutes each way

As we had hoped, Riverside provided us with a much sterner test than our previous opponents. Even so, after a shaky start and despite a poor first half performance, we still managed to notch up seven and, yet again, could have doubled that number. Playing on a very muddy and dangerously tyre-scarred pitch, Riverside started the brighter, putting our midfield under pressure and generally playing the better football. Despite their early dominance, they didn¹t really threaten at all until after we had scored twice. Luke Campion opened our account after 10 minutes and this was closely followed by one from Laurie Coupar. City went close several times after that, but Riverside also had a couple of chances, the best of which was when their nippy winger turned our defence and got in a good cross. This was met by their forward whose scrambled shot was well saved by Ben Lazarus. The first half ended 2-0 and it looked like being tight.

However, after the break City started to play to their full capabilities and it wasn¹t long before Laurie Coupar and Jack Ashcroft doubled our advantage. Some of our passing at this stage, especially when under pressure in defence, was first class. Riverside still managed to get forward but most of their efforts were calmly snuffed out by George Gill, whose use of the ball once he had won it was generally exemplary. However, while he was off (as sub), the visitors did break through one-on-one with Ben Lazarus, who made a great stop. He then came out of goal, to be replaced by Tommy Hunt who had played very well up front. After Ashcroft scored his second and City¹s fifth, Lazarus hooked in a fine goal of his own, to put the match out of the range of the visitors, even before Laurie Coupar wrapped up his hat-trick with City¹s last goal. Wyatt, Crowne and Smith were all unlucky not to score and provided most of the ammunition for the scorers, while Tom Clarke¹s trusty left boot helped anchor our left flank. However, this was a good team performance, without any individual particularly catching the eye in very difficult conditions.

David Gill

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 21st November 1999

Prepared by Terry Edwards

The Under 14's East were away to Suffolk Youth in the County Cup and ran out easy winners by fourteen goals to one.  With the score at 5-0 at half time the Saints run riot in the second half with Kevin Hearn leading the way with Nine (9) well taken goals.  The other goal scorers were Troye Pienar with two,  his first for the club, and singles from Jason Blyth,  Paul Brame and Matt Hanson.

The Under 15's also in the County Cup were away to Brookmans Park and they won 12-1 after leading 4-0 at half time.  It was a fine performance with three players scoring hattricks,  Craig Findlay,  Nick Malham and Iain Turkentine.  Jack Attwood scored a brace and David Hill rounding of the performance with a single.  Two well taken goals by Chris Fairbairn helped the Under 18's East to a 7-0 victory over Berkhamsted in the County Cup.  Jonathan Wasey and Jason Coughlan scored two apiece.  Playing at home to Harlow Town in the East Anglian Cup the Under 14's West won 7-1 with Raonull McKinnon scoring three and singles from Marc Smith, Adam Jennings and Ross Morgan.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C.  

Match Reports for Sunday 14th November 1999

Prepared by Terry Edwards

The Under 12's South were at home to Riverside AFC and they turned in a brilliant performance with man of the match Josh Godden notching five superb goals. The other scorers were Matt Withers*2, Matt Fowler, Phillip Woolford and James Coad. Also playing in the Challenge Cup were the Under 13's East, they completely outplayed Berkhamsted Raiders to win 13-0 at home. James Brophey and Mark Savory both scored hat tricks while Adam Stanley, Anthony Warren and Andy Fassnidge all scored two goals apiece while goalkeeper Jack Malin came out onto the pitch to core and complete the rout. Tom Roberts struck four goals for the Under 18's West in their 12-0 home win over Boreham Wood Social Club. The other scorers were John Tait*3, Mitchell Parrett*2, Dominic Collins, Paul Herbert and Andy Cole..

The Under 18's East continue to win despite plenty of injuries to the squad when they defeated Northwood away 2-1 in the league. Chris Fairbairn gave the saints a 1-0 lead at half time with a cracking header following a Matt Beswick free kick. Northwood equalised in the second half but that man Fairbairn popped up again with a right foot volley from 18 yards to snatch the points. The Under 17's at home to Garston Boys led 2-0 at half time with two goals from Kevin Coulson. In the second half further goals from Trevor Smith and Steven Craddock saw the saints finally win 4-0. Just one goal from David Hill was enough for the Under 15's to defeat Nascot Wood at home 1-0. The Under 13's West were no match for Wormley after losing 8-0 away in the East Anglian Cup. Adam Hull scored the equaliser for the Under 12's East after a brilliant six man move but they finally lost 2-1 to a goal five minutes from time away to Bushey Rangers in the Challenge Cup. At home in a tough league match the Under 12's West went in at half time leading 3-2. The young saints scored another 3 goals to take a 6-2 lead, but with five minutes to go they let Hemel score twice before holding on to secure a 6-4 victory. The goal scorers were, Richie Ellbourne*3, Andy Guard*2 and Rob Fasani. While Georgio Lamonica was named man of the match for the saints.

The Under 11's North were away at Northwood and despite Chris Haslam scoring a fine equaliser for the saints they still went down 4-1. In the East Anglian Cup the Under 11's South were away to Newport Pagnell, but a goal down a minute before half time and a second within a minute of the second half saw them trailing 2-0. They fought back to 3-2 but Newport scored a fourth in the last seconds as the saints pressed forward looking for the equaliser. The saints scorers were Max Wolke and Carl Vidgen.

The Under 10's North defeated Whetstone Wanderers away 2-1 with Carl Costain scoring the first and the other from an own goal after Tom Collin saw his shot deflected in. Two goals from James Rossen plus one own goal saw the Under 9's A defeat Chipperfield Corinthians away 3-0. The Under 9's B lost 9-0 away to Enfield Warriors while the Under 9's C lost 5-1 away to Berkhamsted with Michael Gamble scoring the saints only goal.

St. Albans City Youth F.C.  Under 8s League 1999/2000 Season

10.30 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13th at Abbots Langley

Match report by David Gill

Abbots Youth 0 v 9 St Albans City Youth F.C.

The Squad:

1 Ben Lazarus (gk) 10 Tommy Hunt (gk2)

2 Tom Clarke 11 Gareth Smith

5 Harry Honeywood (c) 12 Charlie Wyatt

7 Luke Campion 14 Ben Riddell

8 Nathan Byrne 15 George Gordon

9 Jack Ashcroft 17 Ethan Douglas

7 - a - side: 20 minutes each way

A flattering scoreline ­ for Abbots Youth! Some incredibly unlucky finishing and some good goalkeeping kept the score in single figures, but City could have had three times as many, while, at the other end, the nearest Abbots came to a goal was a sweetly struck backpass by George Gordon ­ their only effort on target.  Everyone could have had a hat-trick, but in the end this honour fell only to Ben Riddell. Harry Honeywood, leading by example, and Ethan Douglas both chipped in with two apiece - Douglas¹s first a beautifully measured curler from the left edge of the box ­ with Charlie Wyatt and Luke Campion adding the others.

How Gareth Smith and Nathan Byrne failed to score is a mystery. Byrne¹s Man of the Match performance set up many of the goals while the tireless Smith troubled everything but the back of the net all morning. Wyatt, too, could have scored more but for the brave keeper and the woodwork but he again showed outstanding pace and awareness down the right flank and he also set up others¹ goals.

This was the weakest team that we have played to date but, to their credit, Abbots never gave up. Their most dangerous attack, late in the second half, was thwarted by Ben Riddell¹s gallop back from the other end, with everyone else from City trying to match his goalscoring feat! Up to that point, Tom Clarke and George Gordon had snuffed out every hint of menace with ease, leaving Ben Lazarus as a cold spectator.

The next game will be at home to Riverside on November 27th.

David Gill

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C. - MATCH REPORTS 7th November 1999

Terry Edwards - Press Secretary

The Under 18's West played a thrilling match at Whitton near Ipswich in an East Anglian Cup game which they finally won 6-5 after extra time.  The Saints went 1-0 up but at half time they were losing 3-2.  In the second half they hit back to take a 5-3 lead only to see the home side score two goals in the last five minutes to take the match into extra time.  With five minutes to go in extra time up popped Mitchell Parratt to score the winner and also complete his hat trick.  The other scorers were Andrew Findlay*2 and Neil Doctor.

Playing away to Bushey Rangers the Under 18's East were only winning 1-0 at half time through a goal by Alvin Nascimento but as soon as super sub Jack Davis came on the front line started to buzz and the Saints finally ran out 5-1 winners.  The Under 17's were at home to Northwood in the Challenge Cup and came back from 2-1 down at half time to win the match 5-2 with goals from Kevin Coulson*2 ,  Johnny Moore*2 and Trevor Smith.

Away to Evergreen in the County Cup the Under 16's South finally won the match 4-1 with goals from Adam Wallace*2 and Craig MacKail-Smith*2.  The Under 16's North were losing 5-1 away to Kings Langley but came back stronger in the second half only to lose by six goals to three.

With the score at 3-3 at half time the Under 14's East came storming out in the second half to win the game 6-3.  Matt Hanson hit four to take his tally for the season to 24 goals and also taking himself to the 200 goals mark for City Youth,  well done Matt.

THE 1999 PAUL McHUGH TROPHY Played at Clarence Park 27th October 1999

Match report by Terry Edwards

St Albans City Youth F.C Under 12's 0 v 3 Harpenden Colts Under 12's

The Annual Paul McHugh Trophy match for charity took place between the St Albans City Youth Under 12's and Harpenden Colts Under 12's. Over £500 was raised for this years charity which was in aid of the Macmillan Nurses Fund.

Harpenden Colts finally won 3-0 with both sides creating plenty of chances but with some deadly finishing from the Harpenden players with three fine goals. The visitors took the lead when Robert Barker went around the Saints keeper and tucked the ball into the net after receiving a fine pass from Gary Cattling. Then Harpenden went 2-0 up after a Robert Barker corner kick was headed on by Stuart Brown for Daniel James to strike home from close range. Josh Godden for the Saints saw his efforts either saved or just go wide of the post. William Oxley made it 3-0 with a brilliant left footed shot into the bottom corner of the net, John Leyland supplied the pass. Harpenden could have made it 4-0 but Matthew Corrans penalty kick struck the post and the follow-up effort was saved by Nick Segars while at the other end Matthew Gregory pulled of a fine save from an effort by Jake Woodley.

Mr. McHugh presented the Trophy to Ben Redding, Captain of Harpenden Colts while Mrs. Joan Bartholomew presented Philip Adams (St Albans) with the Eric Morecambe Shield for being named Man of the Match.

ST ALBANS CITY YOUTH F.C. - MATCH REPORTS 31st October 1999

Terry Edwards - Press Secretary

It took just 25 seconds for the Under 18 east to open the scoring in their home match against Evergreen when Chris (Skip) Fairbairn beat the keeper in the box and promptly drove the ball into the empty net, after the first goal for City it was Evergreen who had the better of the chances but the ball would not run for them. In the second half Jonathan (Sniffer) Jenkins living up to his nickname pounced on a half chance in the six yard box and struck the ball home to make it 2-0. After this goal the Saints the Saints started to play and they scored a third when Alvin (Pele) Nasimento cut into the box and smashed the ball into the back of the net to make the final score 3-0. The Saints keeper Ellis Arnett had another outstanding game.

One cracking left foot shot and another well taken effort by Michael Rowe saw the Under 18 West go in at half time with a 2-0 lead at home to Garston Boys. The visitors pulled one back but Andrew Findlay quickly struck at the other end to make the final score 3-1 to the Saints.

The Under 17's were at home to Herons Red in a league match. Despite plenty of chances at either end the score remained 0-0 till the last 5 minutes. Herons went 1-0 up with the minutes ticking away but with only seconds to go the Saints were awarded a free kick just outside of the box and Trevor Smith drove the ball home much to the delight of the fans to make the final score 1-1. Both the Under 16 sides lost, firstly with the North losing 3-1 at Ongar in the East Anglian Cup despite Adam Wallace scoring an equalizer just before half time. The south lost 1-0 at Walthan Abbey in a match were they did not create many chances.

Playing at home to Harvesters saw the Under 15's loss of form continue as they went down 2-0 to two second half goals. Two well struck efforts by Nick Malham were blocked by the Harvesters keeper, just to prove that it was not going to be the Saints day. The Under 13's east got back to winning form when they defeated Garston Boys away 4-0. Adam Stanley scored the first goal in the first half but it was not until the last 15 minutes that they rattled in three more goals (Alan Glynn, James Brophey, Harry (Boy) Hunt).

Away to Harvesters in the second leg of the League Cup the Under 13's Went in at half time 3-1 up with goals from Robert Battersby, James Cook and Bobby McBrierty. In the second half though the young saints fell away and finally lost the game 4-3 but not the match as they had won the first leg 6-0 and therefore go through 9-4 on aggregate.

In a real end to ender the Under 12's East lost 5-4 away to Suffolk Youth in a league game. The Saints goals came from Sam Hatton*2, and the man of the match Josh Godden also netted two.. Ashley Funnell was the hero in the Under 12's East away league match at Hemel Celtic as he saved a penalty for the Saints with the score line at 2-1 for St Albans. Chris McElligott quickly went down the other end to make the final score 3-1 to the Saints while Adam Hull and Stefan Day scored the other goals for the East.

Losing 2-1 at half time then 3-2 in the second half the Under 12's West struck back against Evergreen to win the match 6-3. Andy Guard scored five goals bringing his tally so far to 20 this season. While Craig Morrow scored the other goal.

Alex Fraser scored the only goal for the Under 11 North as they defeated Evergreen at home 1-0 while Jack Stevens for the Saints nearly made it 2-0 but his 35 yard effort struck the crossbar. Away to Garston Boys the Under 11 South went down 3-2 with Max Wolke and Carl Vidgen scoring for the Saints. The Under 10 North also went down by the same score line away to Suffolk Youth with goals from Alex Potter and Tom Collin, they could have earned a point but for a missed penalty in the second half. The Under 10 South had an off day and went down 2-0 away to Riverside AFC.

A hat trick from Sam Youngs plus one from Jack Cowham saw the Under 9's A beat Radlett-Aldenham Warriors away 4-0. The Under 9's B did not take all their chances as the A team did but they still won 2-0 over Radlett-Aldenham Redsox with goals from Toby Irish and Daniel Burtt.

Match Reports  24th October 1999  -  Press Secretary  Terry Edwards

The Under 12's West were playing Riverside at home in the league cup,  after leading 3-0 at half time the young saints,  with the wind in their favour finally ran out 10-0 winners.  Andy Guard scored four,  Craig Morrow 3,  Georgio Lamonica, Rob Fasani and Brendan O'Shea were the other scorers.  The Under 18's West were also this weeks other hot shots when they also scored ten goals  in an away victory against Boreham Wood S.C. in the league.  Two goals from Kevin Coulson and one from Steve Craddock saw the Under 17's defeat Northwood at home 3-1 while goals from Alex Free,  Jack Bush,  Curtis Jones and new signing Paul Arguelles saw the Under 16's North record a 4-2 victory at Woodside.

The Under 15's had a few chances early on in their East Anglian Cup game at home to Wooston Dynamo but they failed to takeup their chances and finally went down 4-0.  Four goals from Kevin Hearne helped the Under 14's East defeat Bushey rangers at home in the league 7-0 with the other goals coming from James Harvey,  Ashley Pizan and Matt Hanson.

The Under 14's West were at home to Hemel Hempstead but they finally lost 3-1 in a close game with Danny Blyth scoring their only goal of the match.  Another Young Saint to hit four goals was Anthony Warren for the Under 13's East as they defeated Bushey Rangers 7-2 at home in the league.  Two goals apiece from Nick Jackson and Robert Battersby helped the Under 13's West beat Harvesters North 6-0 in the League Cup.  A Sam Hatton goal earnt the Under 12's South a point in a 1-1 draw at Harpenden Colts.  While Alex Cowley for the Saints was named Man of the Match.

The fifth St Albans City Youth player to score four goals over the weekend was Adam Hull as he netted all the goals in the Under 12's East victory over Chorleywood Common in the League Cup. A Russell Gallagher free kick plus a fine solo goal from John Patton,  after he beat two players in the box before calmly slotting the ball past the advancing keeper earned the Under 11's North a 3-3 draw against Evergreen,  the saints other goal came from Chris Haslam.   Goals from Phil Atkins and Matt Sumpter were not enough for the Under 11's South as they went down 5-2 to Moor Park Rangers.

Playing at home to Oxhey Jets in the Challenge Cup the Under 10's North just could not score and although the scoreline remained 0-0 after extra time the young saints lost 3-0 on penalties.  Two goals from Martin Henry and one from Andrew Belt saw the Under 10's South defeat Chorleywood Red 3-0 in the Challenge Cup.  Barnaby Mayles hit a superb Hat trick for the Under 9's A as they beat Enfield Rangers 8-0 at home with two goals from Sam Youngs and two from Christie Tyler plus one own goal to round up the scoreline.  Singles from Harry Fountain and Toby Irish saw the Under 9's B  record a 2-1 defeat of London Road at home.  Although the Under 9's C were leading 3-1 at half time with a very strong wind against them they gradually tired and finally lost 7-4.  The goalscorers were  David Hancock,  Alvin Khumalo, Michael Gamble and one own goal.  

Three powerful goals from Tommy Hunt in the second half for the Under 8's saw the young saints to a 6-1 victory over local rivals St Albans Rangers.  (see below for full report from David Gill).

Under 8s    Match reports from David Gill

10.30 SATURDAY OCTOBER 23rd at Francis Bacon School

St Albans City Youth 6 St Albans Rangers 1

The Squad:

2 Jack Ashcroft 7 George Gill (c)

3 Nathan Byrne 8 George Hine

4 Luke Campion 9 Harry Honeywood

5 Laurie Coupar 10 Tommy Hunt

6 Sam Crowne 11 Ben Lazarus (gk)

7 - a - side: 20 minutes each way

This local derby provided City with their strongest test so far this season.   Despite the handsome final scoreline, it was Rangers who started the brighter, outpassing, outrunning and generally outplaying City for a good ten minutes. They only failed to make their dominance pay thanks to three good saves from Ben Lazarus and the post.

The introduction of Luke Campion and debut-boy Laurie Coupar swung things City¹s way, however. The team started to get their passing game going and this created space for Jack Ashcroft to exploit on the right hand side. His strong run and shot were too much for the Rangers keeper and the ball bobbled off the post and over the line, with Sam Crowne in close attendance just in case.

If that goal had been against the run of play, it was all City for the next half-hour. Coupar and Ashcroft both added fine individual goals before half time, while Tommy Hunt, re-entering the fray for the second half, scored a superb second half hat-trick ­ his third an unstoppable drive from the right side of the area. Despite City¹s dominance, Rangers never gave up and there were some memorable duels all over the field. George Hine and Nathan Byrne battled skillfully against the visitors¹ midfield, while George Gill, Sam Crowne and Harry Honeywood all performed excellent last-ditch defensive work as Rangers kept pushing forward. Eventually, Rangers pressure told and they scored a late consolation after a tired-looking clearance.

All in all, a satisfying victory for teamwork, against strong opposition, with the scoreline paying tribute to crisp finishing, rather than total dominance.

Under 8s    Match reports from David Gill

10.30 SATURDAY OCTOBER 16th at Francis Bacon School

St Albans City Youth 4 Borehamwood JSC 1

The Squad:

2 Jack Ashcroft 14 George Gill

3 Luke Campion 9 George Gordon

4 Tom Clarke 1 Tommy Hunt

5 Sam Crowne 10 Ben Riddell

12 Ethan Douglas 11 Charlie Wyatt

7 - a - side: 20 minutes each way

A superb performance by the U8s against a very useful Borehamwood side. City dominated from the start and should have had four or five goals by half-time. Instead, the visitor¹s goalkeeper played magnificently and several players were unlucky not to score. In particular, Charlie Wyatt hit the post with a fine far post header and, minutes later, put the ball over from 6 yards with a difficult half-volley. It was left to Man-of-the-Match Jack Ashcroft to give City a 1-0 half-time lead, taking the ball off a defender before slotting it home confidently. Goalkeeper Tommy Hunt hardly saw the ball due to fine midfield work and Tom Clarke¹s fine defending. Fortunately for City, they managed to hit the target early in the second half, Charlie Wyatt just scrambling the ball home after good work by Ashcroft. George Gordon hit a spectacular left foot drive which was unstoppable, before Ben Riddell deservedly hit a fourth to confirm City¹s superiority.

This was another all-round team performance and the whole squad played their part in full. The passing and movement would have put some senior sides to shame, and the willingness of every player to work hard for each other was exemplified when Ashcroft relieved Hunt in goal and promptly pulled off a splendid save, low down to his left from the visitors¹ first real shot.

Borehamwood claimed a fortunate consolation with a deflected free kick (own goal) while City were reorganising after central defender George Gill had gone off following a blow to the head. Nonetheless, they deserved it for their perseverance alone and it is likely that they will give City a sterner test in the return fixture later in the season.

St. Albans City Youth F.C.

Under 8s    Match reports from David Gill

10.30 SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 18th at Cupid¹s Green

Hemel Hornets 0 St Albans City Youth 10 (ten)

The Squad:

2 Jack Ashcroft 7 George Hine

3 Nathan Byrne 8 Harry Honeywood

4 Luke Campion 9 Tommy Hunt

5 Sam Crowne 10 Ben Lazarus

6 George Gill 11 Gareth Smith

7 - a - side: 20 minutes each way

Match reports from David Gill

A flying start for the U8s against a very recently re-formed Hornets side (this was their first game together). City dominated from the word go and allowed the Hornets just 1 shot on goal in the whole game, dealt with

comfortably by Ben Lazarus at the start of the second half. Tommy Hunt, whose first-half passing was a delight to watch, then took over between the sticks and became another spectator! However, this was an all-round team performance, with every member playing their part in full. Luke Campion took the scoring honours with a hat-trick but no less than 6 of the squad got onto the score sheet with a seventh forcing an own-goal. Despite the relatively weak opposition it was very heartening to see the passing and movement coming together, while every player worked hard for the team, making the victory seem easier than it really was. All the players were used, with frequent substitutions, ensuring that everyone had a taste of the action for as long as possible. Naturally everyone is eager for the next game.

On Wednesday October 27th the Annual Paul McHugh Trophy Match for worthy causes takes place at Clarence Park, kick off 7.30pm between St Albans City Under 12's and Harpenden Colts Under 12's. This years charity is the MacMillan Nurses. Admission is free but there will be a raffle plus a programme.

The City Youth Midweek Team have been drawn away to play Greenwich Borough in the John Ullman Cup to be played on Wednesday November 3rd , kick off 7.45pm.

MATCH REPORTS 17 October 1999   -  Terry Edwards

The Under 14's West were away to Royston Eagles in the East Anglian Cup and after a brilliant display of passing football the Young Saints move into the next round with a 4 - 1 victory. The goals were scored by Raonull McKinnon 2. Mark Denbigh and Dave Corran his first for the Club. This weeks hot shots were the Under 18's East who defeated nine men Bushey Rangers 14 - 0 at home and there were nine different goalscorers in a display of fine passing football. Leading the scorers was Tom Crowne 3, Jason Coughlan 2 his first for the club, Jonathan Jenkings 2, Nick Perchard 2, Chris (Skip) Fairbairn, Jonathan Wasey a cracking shot into the roof of the net from 25 yards, Henry (Five Bellies) Wilkinson a fine solo effort plus two special goals, the first one came from Stuart Turkentine and the second came from Paul Watts.

At last the Under 17's scored a few goals instead of drawing 2 - 2 when they defeated London Road at Home 5 - 1 when Chris Goodier notching a brace plus singles from Kevin Coulson, Trevor Smith and Johnny Moore.

The Under 18's West went 1 - 0 down a minute before half time away to Northwood but earned a point with a goal five minutes from time from Andy Cole.

Playing away to Northwood also the Under 15's were 3 - 0 down but decided to play and made it 3 - 1 through Iain Turkentine and they could have earned a point but the chances just would not go in.

The Under 13's East turned in a poor display and lost 2 - 0 at home to Bedmond Echoes in the League.

Two excellent Goals from Nick Jackson plus singles from James Cook and Bobby McBrierty saw the Under 13's West beat St Albans Rangers at home in the League 4 - 2.

Losing 3 - 0 at home to London Colney Colts the Under 12's South battled back late in the game with goals from Sam Lyon and 25 yard special into the top corner from Man of the Match Philip Woolford but that equaliser would not come and so the Saints finally lost 3 - 2.

The Under 12's East turned in a fine team performance to beat Everett Rovers away 2 - 0 with goals from Tom Clark and drive from the edge of the box from Scott Moore.

In a very close game saw the Under 11's North come away with a 1 - 0 victory over Enfield Rangers in the Autumn Cup after a fine solo effort from Adam Potter.

John Hearn and Jim Byrne scored the goals for the Under 11's South as they lost 3 - 2 away to Moorpark Rangers in a tight game.

Playing Riverside Hibernian Blue at home in the League Cup the Under 10's North earned a 1 - 1 draw with Tom Collin scoring for the Saints.

The Under 10's South were also at home in the League Cup and they were playing Riverside AFC and they won 3 - 1 with two goals from Martin Henry plus a single from Freddie Clegg.

Two of the Under 9's teams were playing away with firstly the 'A' team beating Whetstone Cougars 7 - 1 with Christie Tyler notching a hat trick then Sam Youngs 2, James Rosen and Barnaby Mayles rounding up the scorers. The 'B' team played Whetstone Pumas and won 3-1 with Toby Irish scoring twice and Harry Fountain once. At home to Leverstock Green the Under 9's C fought out a 3 - 3 draw with two goals from Callum Gamble and one from Daniel Spelman. David Hancock the young Saints keeper had an outstanding game by pulling off some fine saves throughout the match.

There were four different goalscorers for the under 8's as they beat Borehamwood JSC 4 - 1 at home with a goal from Man of the Match Jack Ashcroft and then Charlie Wyatt, George Gordon and Ben Riddell to round up the scoreline after a fine team performance.

The Under 16's South played a friendly at home to Hendon and won 2 - 1 with Ryan Hughes scoring both the Saints goals. The under 16's North lost 4 - 3 at home to Garston Boys in a very close game with Curtis Jones scoring twice plus one from Alex Free.

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