Worcestershire | Archive | 2005 | January
Last season's match reports can be found by following the archive link (left). more...
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Friday, December 26, 2003 more...
Thursday, January 1, 2004 more...
Saturday, January 3, 2004 more...
Saturday, January 10, 2004 more...
Monday, January 12, 2004 more...
TEENAGE debutant Sha-bir Khan provided a rare bright spot as Worcester City crashed out of the Dr Martens League Cup to Moor Green last night. more...
Saturday, January 24, 2004 more...
Saturday, January 31, 2004 more...
Tuesday, February 3, 2004 more...
Saturday, February 7, 2004 more...
Saturday, February 14, 2004 more...
Saturday, February 28, 2004 more...
Monday, March 1, 2004 more...
Saturday, March 6, 2004 more...
Last season's articles can be found by following the archive link (left). more...
Saturday, March 13, 2004 more...
THESE summer breaks seem to be getting shorter and shorter but that's fine by me because I'm relishing another crack at the title. more...
A GOOD start to the season is imperative for us if we want to enjoy a successful campaign. more...
Tuesday, March 16, 2004 more...
MONDAY'S win against Moor Green made it three on the trot and it was by far our most convincing performance to date. more...
Saturday, March 20, 2004 more...
IT'S been a good start to the season but we've had a roller-coaster seven days with the Crawley defeat leaving us a little shaken. more...
Saturday, March 27, 2004 more...
IF there was any reminder needed that justice doesn't always prevail in football it came at Weston last night and at St George's Lane on Saturday. more...
Monday, March 29, 2004 more...
IT'S not often I would mention Newcastle United and Worcester City in the same breath but I was interested to see Sir Bobby Robson's interview after Saturday's 2-2 draw with Everton. more...
Saturday, April 3, 2004 more...
SPIRITS are high after our superb win against Bath City and it was the perfect way to sign off league action for two weeks. more...
Saturday, April 10, 2004 more...
FA CUP defeats hurt at the best of times but at least we can ease the pain with swift revenge against Nuneaton on Saturday. more...
Monday, April 13, 2004 more...
Saturday, April 17, 2004 more...
TWELVE games gone and I'll stick my neck out and say the league will be won with the lowest points total for a good few years. more...
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 more...
STEVE Claridge brings his Weymouth team to St George's Lane on Saturday in another testing match for City. more...
Saturday, April 24/04 - CITY had a dose of their own medicine rammed down their throat by Grantham Town - and it proved a bitter pill to swallow for manager John Barton. more...
IF I'm being completely ruthless in analysing our season to date we have not scored enough goals. more...
IT was an important result for us at Chippenham Town on Saturday and it was a good second-half performance that helped us get it. more...
Saturday, May 1, 2004 more...
IT'S approaching my fourth year back at the club and this is proving to be the most frustrating spell since my return. more...
Saturday, August 14, 2004 more...
EVERY side we play at the moment seems to be finding form and Saturday's visitors Hednesford Town are no different. more...
Tuesday, August 17, 2004 more...
FOOTBALL is a tough game at the best of times but it's doubly difficult when you are in a run like ours. more...
Saturday, August 21, 2004 more...
Monday, August 23, 2004 more...
MARINE put paid to our FA Trophy hopes on Saturday in a match overshadowed by Danny McDonnell's sending off. more...
Friday, August 27, 2004 more...
WE face a huge game on Saturday against Crawley Town and we've a score to settle after they beat us 4-0 back in August. more...
30/8/04 - TWO goals inside the first 16 minutes from striker Leon Kelly gave Worcester City a dream start in their Nationwide North game at Hucknall Town -- but the home side fought back to force a 2-2 draw. more...
Saturday, September 4, 2004 more...
SATURDAY proved to be a decent day for us despite the fact our match with Crawley Town was called off. more...
Saturday, September 11, 2004 more...
ONE thing is for sure, Moor Green will not be an easy game for us to restart our league campaign. more...
Monday, September 13, 2004 more...
NEW Year is just round the corner and from a footballing point of view I couldn't be happier to bid good riddance to 2003. more...
IT'S fair to say we've hit a bit of a plateau and the easy bit, in the bigger picture, was always taking the club from a bottom side to where we are now. more...
Saturday, September 18, 2004 more...
TWO wins in three days has put a spring back in our step but after the season to date forgive me if I don't go shouting from the roof tops just yet. more...
Tuesday, September 22, 2004 more...
SATURDAY will be a tough task against Nuneaton but definitely one to look forward to. more...
Saturday, September 25, 2004 more...
MICK Tuohy's departure is probably the hardest decision I have had to make in all my time in the game. more...
Saturday, October 2, 2004 more...
IT'S a measure of the progress we've made recently that there was a huge air of disappointment in the dressing room after last night's draw with Bath City. more...
Friday, October 8, 2004 more...
IN many respects Saturday's point at Tiverton Town was the best of the season. more...
Saturday, October 23, 2004 more...
AT this point in the season sometimes the result is more important than the performance and that was the case on Saturday. more...
Tuesday, October 26, 2004 more...
Saturday, October 30, 2004 more...
PRESSURE is creeping in at the top of the table and we could be in for a very interesting finale to the season. more...
Monday, November 3, 2004 more...
AN outstanding first half display on Monday night not only booked us a cup final place but has also given me food for thought ahead of Saturday's Dover game. more...
Saturday, November 6, 2004 more...
IT'S always great to win games but there are degrees of satisfaction depending on who the opposition is. more...
MONDAY night threw up an old face from the past with Trevor Brooking's presence at our friendly with Westfields. more...
Tuesday, November 23, 2004 more...
CRAWLEY were ecstatic after their win on Monday night because it effectively clinched the championship for them. more...
Saturday, November 27, 2004 more...
THE big fear is that the Dorchester defeat will herald an end of season collapse. more...
Monday, November 29, 2004 more...
WHETHER we like it or not we are in a rut again! more...
A NEVER-say-die attitude reaped rewards on Saturday with a dramatic late win against Eastbourne. more...
THE end of a long season is in sight but we're still focused on winning our remaining two games to end on a positive note. more...
TWO games in the space of three days is always tough but I was pleased with the performances that has seen us take four points against Lancaster and Kettering in Nationwide North. more...
IT has been a very disappointing week for us to say the least after losing our first Nationwide North game at Ashton United and then last night's defeat to Worksop Town -- it's a double whammy for us. more...
SATURDAY is a big day for Worcester City against Cambridge City in the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round and we need everybody pulling in the same direction. more...
LAST Saturday's FA Cup defeat against Cambridge City was a hugely disappointing day for the St George's Lane club and we are all aware of the benefits it could have brought us had we won. more...
WE have got two weeks off until our next Nationwide North fixture against Southport -- but it's a pity it's not two months given our injury situation. more...
IT is unbelievable that I find myself talking about more injuries at Worcester City when we've not had a game at the weekend. more...
IT'S disappointing that we have failed to pick up at least one win from our two Nationwide North games at Southport and Vauxhall Motors this week. more...
WE have seen two gutsy performances over the last few days and it was important to call on those qualities if we were going to beat Stafford Rangers and especially Altrincham. more...
MANY will be aware that Saturday's Nationwide North game at Droylsden is five years to the day that I took charge of my first match at Worcester City. more...
CHARACTER can be an overused word at times -- but that was what we showed lots of against Droylsden on Saturday in what was a tremendous result for us in Nationwide North. more...
LAST night's defeat at Bromsgrove Rovers was concerning and we will have to address certain aspects of our game if we are to get past Prescot Cables this Saturday in the FA Trophy. more...
I COULD not be happier with the players after the hard work and determination they have shown to get us through two difficult cup ties. more...
IT would be a terrific Christmas and New Year if we could win both of our forthcoming Nationwide North games against Nuneaton Borough. more...
Last season's articles can be found by following the archive link (left). more...
ADAM Wilde's less than auspicious start to the season when he hurt his ankle hanging out the washing will hopefully not be an omen for City's remainder of the season. more...
JOHN Barton believes Darren Middleton answered a few critics with his display against Moor Green on Monday night. more...
MOVES are afoot to give City fans a far bigger say in how the club is run with the establishment of a Supporters' Trust. more...
JOHN Barton has urged his sharpshooters to hone their predatory skills and it's clear to see why after a good half's work at Weston last night was undone by wayward finishing. more...
THREE defeats on the bounce doesn't constitute a crisis but on the other hand its difficult to see just where City's next win is coming from. more...
AS a young Birmingham City player in the early 1990s David Foy had it drummed into him the importance of possession. more...
STEWART Hadley admitted quitting football was one of he toughest decisions of his life but the right one. more...
AUTUMN is upon us, leaves are dropping faster than Ruud van Nistelrooy in the penalty box and City are at a crossroads less than two months into the season. more...
WITH his rolled down socks, hang-dog expression and lolloping gait Steve Claridge does not fit the image of a modern day striker. more...
CRAIG Woodley has been given a month to prove he's worth a contract at City. more...
CITY'S winning goal at Chippenham has unleashed a storm of vitriol in Wiltshire with Bluebirds boss Tommy Saunders dubbing Worcester `cheats'. more...
MONEY talks, and nowhere louder than in football where at times it positively screams. more...
FOOTBALL managers are by nature a wheeler-dealer bunch, especially at non-league level. more...
IAN Cottrill - so good George Rooney bought him twice - will grace St George's Lane for one last time in his testimonial against Kidderminster Harriers on Monday night. more...
THIS month sees the long-awaited publication of The Official History of Worcester City Football Club. more...
IT'S becoming harder to fathom this Worcester City side by the week. more...
ALLAN Davies has expressed his desire to follow in the footsteps of City boss John Barton and try his hand at management. more...
A STRICT dietary regime means the only chance of a Christmas stuffing for City's finest will come at Moor Green on Boxing Day. more...
THE good news for City fans is tomorrow's Stafford Rangers clash will definitely be on - short of an Ice Age developing overnight. more...
JOHN Barton's no-nonsense attitude doesn't brook much self pity but even he must have thought `why me' after City's 2-1 defeat at Dover. more...
LIAM McDonald is winning new fans every time he pulls on the blue and white striped shirt of Worcester City. more...
PATIENCE was in short supply for fans at St George's Lane on Monday -- fuelled by a pretty abject showing by City against Moor Green. more...
NOW the dust has settled over Mick Tuohy's departure as City's first-team coach, thoughts will turn to who should be his replacement. more...
DANNY McDonnell has only just signed a two-year contract extension but you sense he would love to see out his playing days at St George's Lane. more...
CITY revealed spadefuls of fighting spirit to secure a point at Tiverton Town on Saturday. more...
JOHN Snape credits Worcester City strike duo, Leon Kelly and Mark Owen, with helping turn the club's fortunes around. more...
CITY'S new stadium hopes may look bleaker this week, but the club's on-field fortunes are soaring. more...
SEVEN months putting your feet up sounds like bliss to some but for footballers it's nothing short of torture. more...
IN a recent supporters' club newsletter, Danny McDonnell said the funniest thing in football, was John Snape trying to shoot. more...
TALK to any City supporter of a certain vintage and they will regale you with stories of favourite players from the past. more...
PAT Lyons believes the disappointment of the Crawley defeat can spur them on to finish the season on a high. more...
AS Worcester Warriors' supporters contemplate away visits to such famous venues as The Stoop, Kingsholm and Welford Road, spare a thought for City's loyal band of travelling fans. more...
IT seems you can set your clock by Worcester City's end-of-season demise. more...
GAMES are coming thick and fast at St George's Lane but too many to sustain the quality of the pitch. more...
GOOD, bad or just plain indifferent! Just how does City's season measure up? more...
SO Worcester City have finally lost their first game in the Nationwide North at Ashton United. more...
AFTER a decade's loyal service at Worcester City, you'd be forgiven for thinking that nothing ever surprises captain Carl Heeley. more...
THERE were quite a few discussion points for City fans to mull over following Friday night's encouraging goalless draw at St George's Lane with Nat-ionwide North leaders Alfreton Town. more...
THERE'S no doubt that this fortnight's break from fixtures will do the power of good for Worcester City and a small band of players eager to return to full fitness. more...
ALTHOUGH John Barton is a user of the managerial ad-age of not looking beyond the next game, it's worth observing that the next few weeks could prove to be the most critical period in Worcester City's season. more...
IT may have gone beyond the attention of eagle-eyed Worcester City supporters but two anniversaries are being quietly celebrated at St George's Lane. more...
AS a clutch of footballing `minnows' stole the national limelight on Saturday with their FA Cup giantkilling efforts, Worcester City's achievement may have gone a little unnoticed in some non-league quarters. more...
TONIGHT'S Worcestershire Sen-ior Cup clash at Bromsgrove Rovers might not be the most glamorous fixture on Worcester City's calendar -- but it could be the most important game in the careers of four young lads. more...
HOW many Worcester City footballers can you name that have never been on the losing side during their career at St George's Lane? more...
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