For the away league fixture against Cliftonville at CIYMS on Saturday North Down were without three regulars. Mark Forrest and Jordan McKee were unavailable whilst Andy McGimpsey was on a one match suspension. Only one official umpire turned up for the game and North Down Manager Robin Mitchell had to stand in for the first…
The sixth eleven had another smashing success last Saturday at Nendrum College when they defeated Saintfield seconds 7-4. Star on the day was young Nathan Grimshaw with a 19 minute first half hat trick. In fact it would have been in 9 minutes had Mark Vincent not poached his goal bound second effort and touched…
North Down progressed to the quarter finals of the Irish Trophy with a comfortable 3-1 victory against South Antrim at Comber on Saturday. The game was played at a slow pace with neither team able to inject any pace or purpose to the play. North Down controlled the game throughout but were unable to convert…
On Saturday the men’s fourths hosted Cookstown fourths knowing that they needed 3 points to get their season back on track after a disappointing run of games. The hosts started brightly keeping possession and moving the ball well around the pitch. They got a deserved breakthrough when, after a number of shots in a row…
North Down Ladies progressed into the third round of the Irish Hockey Trophy after a thrilling match at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday. The opponents were Galway who made the five hour journey up north to Comber. North Down’s plan was to play the same attractive attacking hockey as resulted in a 6-0 win over…
North Down ladies thirds hosted Pegasus thirds at Ards Leisure Centre last Saturday and, with the visitors having dropped from the league above, North Down were right to be concerned about the possible outcome. North Down started the game with the right attitude and plenty of communication. Throughout the first half most of the play…
North Down thirds made the short journey to Queen’s last Saturday to face the undefeated league leaders knowing they faced a tough challenge. The leaders, who featured a couple of ex-North Down players and plenty of fast skilled players started quickly and carved a couple of early opportunities. They failed to convert these and after…
North Down welcomed surprise second placed Larne to Comber last Saturday in what was a must win game for the Comber girls. With a full squad to choose from, Coach Frazer was determined that nothing less than three points would suffice. Featuring a new formation and some positional changes North Down were on the attack…
The ladies seconds faced their Knock counterparts on Saturday at Ards Leisure Centre and right from the starting whistle North Down proved much stronger in their attacking skills. Amy Jones made strong runs up the right wing throughout the game creating a lot of chances for the strong squad and scored a much deserved first…
North Down fourths travelled to Ballymena thirds to play the third match scheduled between both clubs last weekend. It was a late start at the Showgrounds and with it brought very cool temperatures. From the outset North Down took control and applied pressure, winning corners and forcing the Ballymena keeper into action. With less than…