North Down Ladies fifths took on Dromore fourths on Saturday at Regent House having been playing really well recently and were therefore optimistic of a good result. With a squad of 14 players, including Annalise Burnside making her senior debut after playing for our under 15s, North Down started well with Marion Sanderson, usually forward,…
The men’s thirds had a late start at South Antrim to face their thirds in a league encounter last Saturday. Starting the brighter of the two sides, the visitors created the best chances with the hosts keeping a very high line allowing veteran Stevie Magee to drop deep and throw the tastiest of aerials over…
This week the ladies thirds hosted top of the table South Antrim seconds at Comber Leisure Centre. Following on from the defeat last week to Dromore, North Down knew they had to start this game on the right foot. The visiting team proved to be very pacy and dominated the majority of the first quarter…
Mens fifths against a Raphoe thirds selection. A glorious 3-1 win…. Our first win this season! The game got off to a bumpy start when Richard Kennedy got hit in the chest, blocking a Raphoe shot . A penalty flick was awarded and Raphoe managed to slot one past Roger Graham to go 1-0 up!…
North Down seconds faced Mossley seconds at their new home of Regent on the Friday night lights. With a team consisting of a blend of youth, old and some players making the step up from the 3s, it promised to be an entertaining match. The previous encounter in the cup finished 4-2 to North Down…
The thirds hosted Raphoe seconds on Saturday in blustery, wet conditions in a Junior Two league game. The Donegal men travelled with only 11 players and no umpire, so the home game plan was to use the numbers to their advantage and out run them on the fitness front. The game started well with North…
On Saturday the ladies 1st XI travelled to Armagh for a Legacy Premier League game against a fast, young Armagh team. North Down started out strongly and optimistic and were ready to put up a good fight in attempt to get points on the board from the game. They started by winning the ball back…
Having defeated Kilkeel in a pre season friendly North Down travelled in a buoyant mood looking to improve their league position. However, they returned disappointed following a 4-3 defeat, a result which flattered the Mourne men. The game opened at a frantic pace with both sides probing for opportunities.It was North Down who took the…
North Down Ladies seconds set out to continue and build on their recent good run of form hosting Civil Service seconds at Comber on probably the wettest day of the year so far. The game got off to a less than ideal start for North Down as they lost possession of the ball in the…
North Down ladies 1st XI welcomed Lurgan to Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday for the next of their Vitality Premier League fixtures hopeful to be able to take points away from this game but it wasn’t to be. Lurgan started the game well in the first quarter with their fast paced attacks and movement of…