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…
It was a not very well publicised event yesterday (Friday) but North Down are delighted to be able to give Pamela and Pauls’ wedding yesterday the full glare of publicity. Best wishes from everyone at the Club to them both (and all the little Johnstons too!!)
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…
After the disappointing result against Newry in the semi-final of the Linden Cup North Down were determined to show an improved performance against fellow league contenders Portadown. Coach Peter Whyte had analysed Portadown’s past performances and developed a game plan which Portadown struggled to break down. This resulted in North Down maintaining their 100% record…
The ladies first XI made the journey to Ballymena last Friday night for one of their tougher fixtures of the season. North Down were put on the back foot immediately after conceding in the first few minutes after some slack marking. Soon after, they went two down when Ballymena broke away and scored again despite…
Portadown are a club on the up this season and this is never more evident than in the performance in the junior league of their fourth eleven. They are well placed at the top of Junior Six with a team comprised almost wholly of last season’s under 15 squad. The North Down 6th eleven which…
The mens’ thirds defeated Portadown 2-1 at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday in a clash of two evenly matched sides. The teams were level on points before Saturday’s encounter and for the first half of the match, parity remained. The game was not without incident however, Portadown started brightly with lots of possession, however the…
North Down seconds travelled to Ballymena seconds last Saturday needing to come away with all three points to secure their league position. Ballymena started out strongly and were quick to beat North Down to every 50/50 ball pressurising the visitors in defence but their final shots were wide of the mark. Ballymena eventually went ahead…
After last Saturday’s cup win, the ladies thirds were determined to get their first win in the league. The opposition at Comber leisure Centre on Saturday was Greenisland seconds. Right from the start North Down were strong and spent the majority of the first half in the attacking circle. Greenisland were put under a lot…