After winning their last three games North Down seconds were brought back down to earth with a bump on Saturday courtesy of a 5-1 drubbing by Annadale 2nds at Campbell College. The first quarter was a very even affair with North Down taking the game to a much strengthened Annadale side that benefitted from their…
North Down travelled to Kilkeel last Saturday for their first Premier League game following the Christmas break looking to retain their top position in the standings. Kilkeel came out of the blocks much sharper than North Down in the first quarter and quickly accumulated a three goal lead. However the away side regrouped after the…
North Down fifths got back into the promotion mix with a well deserved 4-1 win against local rivals Bangor 4s at Comber last Saturday. The Christmas rust was observed on both sides in the first quarter. North Down were missing their talisman midfielder Peter Shields but had great cover in the form of Robin McMullan and the new signing…
The thirds travelled to play their Cookstown counterparts with a depleted squad of 12 last Saturday. The first quarter started with the normal older guard of the hosts and North Down were very much on top turning over possession and causing problems for the Cookstown defence. A deflected Tom Donnan slap into the circle looped up and…
North Down seconds kicked off the New Year with an important 2-1 win over Lisnagarvey 3rds! The first quarter was a cagey affair with both teams trying to get back in the groove after the Christmas break. After 7 minutes skipper Mark Linter had to leave the field injured and a quick reshuffle of positions…
Last Saturday saw a Festive Cracker league game at Comber Leisure Centre between neighbours Civil Service seconds and North Down thirds. It started as a cagey affair with the home side having the better of the first 10 minutes. Sam Pyper and Greg Bell had a couple of circle breaks but were unable to trouble the Service keeper. Both…
North Down seconds travelled to Mossley on Saturday hoping to build upon their previous win in Junior League One against Annadale. With this is mind they started the game in typical fashion by going two goals down in the opening 15 minutes! However, seconds after Mossley had scored their second, Stephen Magee struck for North Down after…
North Down arrived to play KV in what felt like sub-zero temperatures last Saturday at The DUB. The first quarter of the game was tightly fought with lots of movement of the ball up both sides of the pitch. Good movement from Heather Britain and Alex Boyd in defence began some strong attacking play with…
North Down travelled to Mossley on Saturday in a buoyant mood hoping to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. However with two late cry offs due to illness and coach McKeown on holiday in Australia the visitors were always going to be up against it. The game was played in extremely…
After two weeks with no game, the mens thirds hoped to get back to winning ways in Junior 2 and keep the winning momentum on track against Mossley thirds at The Glade. The game started well with North Down having plenty of possession but looking a little nervy on the ball. The odd mistake kept…