2019 kicked off with a comprehensive win for North Down fifths, a 7-3 victory away to Civil Service fourths. The match started with both sides clearly showing some post Christmas rust and in some cases post Christmas timber. Service did start the brighter and deservedly took a goal advantage after 7 minutes. In what has become a…
North Down travelled to Mossley last Thursday evening hoping to secure their place in the top half of the Premier League before the mid season split. In a game played at a frantic pace Mossley eventually ran out comfortable winners by 4-1. North Down introduced a number of young kids to their squad as some…
North Down fifths unbeaten eleven game run came to a end last Saturday with a bump in a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of league rivals South Antrim fourths at Friends School Lisburn. A strong but fair South Antrim deserved the win wholeheartedly in atrocious weather conditions which accounted for most of the rest of…
North Down having beaten Portadown two weeks ago in the Irish Trophy were looking forward to last Saturday’s Premier League encounter in Comber as both teams battle for a top seven slot in the league. There was little between the teams then and everyone knew this would be a tight encounter. Phil Templeton broke from…
North Down fifths entertained Antrim thirds in the semi final of the J5 League Cup at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday and it turned out to be a messy affair with plenty of cards, none of them of the Xmas variety, being handed out. North Down scored after only 2 minutes through Greg Bell and a…
North Down entertained Portadown in the quarter final of the Irish Trophy and in a hard fought game emerged winners by 4-2. North Down opened at a furious pace and put the Portadown circle under early pressure. It was keeper Knipe who kept his side in it with a series of superb saves from the…
North Down thirds made the short trip to The Dub last Saturday to take on fellow promotion side Queens seconds and having lost three from four to the students in league and cup last season were aware of the challenge ahead. North Down dominated possession in the first half keeping the hosts to very few…
North Down fifths entertained a strong Raphoe thirds string who had travelled all the way from one the EU’s most westerly countries at Regent House last Saturday. Raphoe, clearly strengthened by their 1st XI not playing, dominated the first section of the match with North Down pegged back in their defensive 25 for much of…
Hockey historians are furiously combing the records for instances of teams going from winning a league to getting relegated from it the following season as the seconds embroil themselves in their own personal The Empire Strikes Back and continue their imploding ways, this time on the wrong end of an imbalanced 13 goal horror story…
North Down completed their Kirk Cup programme on Monday evening with an away trip to Cookstown against the IHL side. In an entertaining game for the enthusiastic crowd the home side came out victorious by the margin of 4-2. North Down without three regulars played some of their best hockey of the season. They showed…