North Down entertained Mossley on Saturday in a Premier League game at Comber Leisure Centre. Both teams opened brightly and both circles were under early pressure. A Mossley attack down the right was not cleared by the home defence and Mossley scrambled the ball past the helpless Alastair McArthur who was making his return in…
North Down ladies first eleven returned to league action on Saturday after last week’s heavy defeat in the Irish Senior Cup to Pegasus. Welcoming an Armagh side to Comber who were sitting bottom of the Premier League without a single point, North Down seemed to still be suffering a hangover from last week’s rout in…
Some photos. No match report yet.
North Down ladies fifths travelled to the foggy setting at Shawsbridge to play Junior 8 stalwarts Instonians 2nds on Friday night. After a week off, the first half saw North Down take a few minutes settling into the game with debuts from Rebecca Martin and Rachel Bogie. It wasn’t long before North Down started to…
An entertaining end-to-end eight goal thriller today for the 2s versus Bann where we snatched a point from the drooling false-toothed jaws of madame victory! Our first points dropped this season but ironically one of our better performances. Goal of the Day? The Scott Moore bobbler almost kept out by the paint on the line. “Sounds pants!”…
North Down entertained Leinster high fliers Dublin YMCA in the first round of the Irish Cup on Saturday. The Dublin side were unbeaten in the Premier League and to date had not conceded a goal. With skipper Tom Donnan, Chris Speers and Mark Linter late cry offs North Down knew that they would be up…
North Down fourths travelled to CIYMS in Belfast to play Cliftonville seconds facing a tough task as, with the opponents first eleven having a free date, a number of senior players were available to strengthen their second eleven. The fourths however were well organised and started the first half well with John Clarke miss hitting…
On Saturday North Down ladies seconds travelled to Havelock Park for their Junior League Two match against Banbridge seconds. Bann had first pass back but within the first minute North Down won their first short corner which was converted by Ali Millar to give the visitors an early 1-0 lead. North Down continued to dominate…
The Gods of Hockey looked down on a beautiful sun lit afternoon at Stormont, took one look at the fare on offer and promptly turned their backs and wept. “Best let them get on with it” they sobbed. No probs, we brought our own divine hockey beings. The Buddha and his debutante buddy Buddha Too…
North Down ladies returned to action on Saturday keen to build on their shock defeat of Queens a fortnight ago. The Comber girls made the trip to the Royal School to take on fellow promoted side Dungannon. Having already beaten Dungannon in a close game earlier in the season in the Ulster Shield and knowing…