He has waited since the middle of September but Mark Shannon’s big moment came on Saturday against Garvey fifths when he became only the 22nd player in North Down’s history to hit 100 goals.
Well done Mark – but you’re still 29 behind Andy and he’s picking up pace again!!
Peter Bond and Melvyn Nicholls have both reached the 50 mark in the past 2 weeks. Peter has now reached 54 and Melvyn got number 50 last Saturday. Well done both. Meanwhile, there are two players sitting close to the 100 mark. Johnny Clarke has had a stop/start spell at North Down but has now…
Having been stranded on 99 career goals at North Down since January, Peter Bond yesterday finally became the 25th North Down player to reach this landmark milestone with a trademark far post tap in in the fifths 3-1 win over a Raphoe 3rds selection. Well done Peter in finally making it!! We await further developments…
Whilst the ladies teams now have a Christmas break until a return to league action on 5 January there’s still lots going on in the men’s side of our Club. On Boxing Day the annual charity fixture between the Hockey and Cricket Clubs resulted in another win for the Cricket Club in a closely contested…
Thanks Gippy for taking the time to answer all the profile questions. Next up will be a ladies first eleven player! So, ………. Gippy, ………….. answers please! When and where did you first play hockey? I first played hockey at Victoria Primary School. Was the goalkeeper in the school football team, so when the primary…
A fifth minute goal following a defensive error means that North Down will play their hockey in Senior One again next season. Despite having the majority of the play, having a nailed on stroke disallowed and failing to take advantage of any number of short corners, North Down just couldn’t find their way past an…
Here’s the full SP on the bus for the final on Saturday 25th. There are 2, possibly 3, seats left on the bus, contact Jim Patterson for info. The bus will leave from the Cricket Club in Castle Lane, Comber at 9.00 am SHARP! NB, NOT the Leisure Centre or Comber Square. Castle Street in…