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| November 2007 | |
| Friday 30th November | |
| Lloyd and George sign for Hinckley | |
Midfielder Callum Lloyd and Striker Liam George have signed for Hinckley United
this week.Lloyd has returned from Kettering Town, after he went back to them for just one game, and has signed a contract for Hinckley till the end of the season. However due to Conference rules about non contract players moving between clubs, as Lloyd returned to Kettering only last week, he may have to wait a qualifying period before he is allowed to play. The club are appealing this rule currently with the Conference Board. Liam George, last seen playing for Barton Rovers, trained with the club Thursday and signed non contract on Friday. The much travelled striker started at Luton and during a 5 year spell at the club was top scorer for the Hatters in 2000. He has travelled between many clubs but did have some success at York City and over in America with Atlanta Silverbacks. This season he has appeared for Hyde, FCUM and Barton. |
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| Saturday 24th November | |
| Alfreton gain Cup revenge | |
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Hinckley United made their usual early exit from the FA Trophy losing 1-3 to Alfreton
Town, who gained revenge for losing to us in the League Cup. At a rain soaked Marston
Stadium quality was low and neither team shone brightly on a dull day. In the
conditions it was going to be mistakes that won the game and Hinckley made much more
of them than Alfreton. The Reds opened the scoring on 21 minutes when Hinckley's
midfield went to sleep, lost possession, and the ball was played long to Peter Knox.
With the defence nowhere and only Sean Bowles to beat he placed it to the left of
the Hinckley keeper. The scores were levelled 10 minutes before half time when Luke
Edwards took the ball to the line and crossed deep for Owen Story to equalise,
shooting back across the keeper into the corner of the goal. Danny Reet put Alfreton
back ahead on the hour before a comedy of errors in the Hinckley defence sealed
the outcome of the tie. A cross from the left was allowed to run through the area,
then Sean Bowles dived over the ball letting it run to Brian Cusworth in the centre
of goal and with no defender to stop him, he simply guided the ball into the empty
net from close in. Click here for: Alfreton Town match details |
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| Monday 19th November | |
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The inaugural Leicestershire Cup Winners Cup was won by Hinckley United after two
goals in the second half saw them beat Leicester City 3-1 at Holmes Park. City
fielded a side containing a mixture of youth with reserves on the night and were
ahead after 15 minutes. Billy Kee turned his marker before delivering a cross that
Ricky Sappleton finished from 10 yards. Hinckley equalised 10 minutes before half
time after Luke Edwards was fouled in the penalty area and Jamie Lenton converted
the spot-kick. Hinckley took the lead with 15 minutes of the match remaining. Dominic
Roma delivered a deep cross from the right and Callum Lloyd finished at the far post.
Then the game was sealed five minutes later as Lloyd picked out Edwards run on the
left and he whipped in a low cross that was converted by substitute Alex Johnson. Click here for: Leicester Fosse match details |
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| Saturday 17th November | |
| Oh my god I can't believe it, I've never seen Hinckley win a game at home | |
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Hinckley United carried on their recent good form and recorded their first home
league win of the season to make it back to back league wins, and 4 wins in total
in succession. The course of the match against Workington at the Marston Stadium
was determined in the first 10 minutes, a corner was played in from the left for
Hinckley and the ball turned goalwards only for Graham Anthony to save the ball
on the line. Trouble is Anthony is a midfield player and the ref had no choice but
to give him a straight red for deliberate hand ball. Colin Marrison took the resultant
penalty, but it was a weak effort and easily saved. However Hinckley continued for
the rest of the half by making the most of the extra man and attacking in numbers.
Adam Collins was busy in the Workington goal and kept his side in the game on a
number of times, but couldn't do anything to stop Hinckley eventually taking the
lead in the 36th minute. An excellent diagonal ball found Callum Lloyd on the left
and he ran to the line and crossed for Owen Story to head Hinckley into the lead.
Workington's Matt Berkeley still had pace to trouble the defence and he broke away
just after the goal but Bowles made the save when one on one then gathered up the
loose ball. Owen Story almost doubled the lead on half time when he chipped the
goalie from the edge of the box, but the ball fell over the head of Collin, bounced
off the crossbar and back into the arms of the grateful keeper keeping the half
time score 1-0. Jamie Lenton reclaimed his record appearance title when he came
on as a second half substitute, making his 321st appearance. He made an immediate
impact by putting in a succession of left wing crosses that first resulted in Collins
scrambling on the floor before pulling off a great save from Kyle Storer shot from
the edge of the area, and then another Lenton cross resulted in a second goal. The
ball came in from the left to the far right of goal where Callum Lloyd controlled
the ball on the edge of the area, and then fired across the goalkeeper into the
bottom left corner of the net. Hinckley were cruising at this point but complacency
led to a nervous finish. On the hour Workington's Berkeley finished off a well worked
move for the Reds, Hinckley looked a bit shocked and retreated into their shell
somewhat for the last 20 minutes of the game. The goal lifted Workington and despite
being down to 10 men finished the better of the teams. They were unlucky in the
closing moments as a header rebounded off the crossbar then down onto the line
with the Workington players claiming both a goal and a penalty the ref waived play
on, and the ball still couldn't be scrambled into the goal. Hinckley survived the
last minutes and held on to win 2-1 to joyous scenes on the terraces from the relieved
fans. This now being our second consecutive league win and fourth win in succession,
it possibly could be a corner turned in our season as the team lifted themselves
off the bottom of the league.
Click here for: Workington match details |
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| Saturday 13th November | |
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Hinckley United recorded their third win in 10 days as they won through to the 3rd
round of this League Cup Pot thing away at Alfreton Town. Dale Belford celebrated
his first appearance this season, in goal, by conceding a penalty after only 8
minutes. He was left short with a back pass and his challenge resulted in a yellow
card for himself and then having to face a penalty that Alfreton scored. Colin
Marrison levelled for Hinckley with a strike from close range after 35 minutes
and then Callum Lloyd put Hinckley in front with a solo goal just before half time.
He picked up the ball just inside the Alfreton half, ran towards goal, went past
two defenders and fired into the top corner from the edge of the area. Belford's
night got worse as he had to be substituted late on after a two footed tackle, but
Hinckley held on to win 1-2 and will now face Kettering at Rockingham Road in the
next round. Click here for: Alfreton Town match details |
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| Saturday 10th November | |
| Hinckley hit bottom, without even playing | |
| The bottom spot of League table was taken over by Hinckley United, after not playing a game today. Hucknall Town drew 2-2 with Solihull Moors meaning Hucknall come off the bottom to go 1 point ahead of us, however Hinckley do now have a game in hand, and are still just 3 points within Vauxhall in 18th place. | |
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| Saturday 5th November | |
| Charity begins at home | |
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Hinckley United comprehensively beat Leicestershire Senior League St Andrews 4 - 0
at the Marston Stadium, in the Rolleston Charity Cup. With a half time lead of 1-0
through an Owen Story goal after Kyle Storer saw his free kick tipped onto the bar,
Hinckley made all the running in the second half and it was only a matter of time
as chance after chance came and went. The game was sealed in the last 15 minutes
as St Andrews just ran out of strength, and goals from Tom Birch, Leon Kelly and
Leon Jackson gave the scoreline a fair reflection of possession and chances. Click here for: St Andrews match details |
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| Saturday 5th November | |
| Alfreton in the Trophy | |
| Hinckley United have been drawn at home to Alfreton Town in the 3rd Qualifying round of the FA Trophy. It is one of 8 all Blue Square North ties in the draw, and will be one of 3 games against Alfreton in November and December, as there is also a Setanta Shield game as well as a league match against the Reds. | |
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| Saturday 3rd November | |
| 15 is the magic number | |
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It's only taken 15 league games, but at last Hinckley United have their first league
win of the season. The 4 hour trip to Barrow obviously had some kind of effect, plus
both Mike Byron and Luke Edwards getting a game, coupled with the return from injury
of Leon Kelly, lifting the team. Leon Kelly's initial shot led to a save, for Callum
Lloyd to score the goal from the rebound after half an hour, and that was enough
to give Hinckley the first 3 points of the season. With no league game next week, as Gainsborough are still in the FA Cup, and only the Rolleston Charity match this monday against St Andrews, the Workington game can't come quick enough in two weeks time as Hinckley will want to build on this (eventual!) kick start. Click here for: Barrow match details |
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| Friday 2nd November | |
| Lord Byron back on the throne | |
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Michael Byron has returned to Hinckley United on a 3 month loan deal from Notts
County. He originally played last season on loan from Hull City, but since then
has moved to Notts County, but injured himself at the end of last season. He has
returned to action in the last few weeks and Ian McParland has loaned Byron again
to help with his match fitness. Also coming into the squad are young left midfield/forward Luke Edwards, on non contract forms, from Tamworth. Plus DT put in 7 days notice to Loughborough Dynamo for Forward Kris Nurse, and he trained with the squad on Thursday night. Two players have been released to make way for the new signings. They are defenders Andy Penny and Steve Jackman, who has returned to Brackley Town. |
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