£100 February draw winner is number 154- Steve Bellas
POSTED 10th MARCH 2010
RARE DEFEAT FOR UNDER 11s
City's under 11s lost 3-2 to Upperby on Sunday. Coach Mike Keyes said "Upperby were certainly the better team, and wanted to win more than we did." City's goals were scored by Kieran Mason & Seth Wright, with man of the match awarded to Alex Armstrong.
BIG COUNTY LEAGUE GAME THIS WEEKEND
City's County League side have a massive game this Saturday, when they host leaders FC32 at the Sheepmount (k.o 2.00). City are just four points behind with a game in hand, and local rivals Carlisle Amateurs are also still in title contention. Amateurs went out of the County Cup last Saturday, when they lost 3-0 to Workington Reds, who now visit Gillford Park in the semi-final
WAZA'S WALK
Sponsor forms for Warren Steele's walk can be downloaded here. Warren is walking from John O'Groats to Carlisle., commencing on 4th April.
POSTED 9th MARCH 2010
LADIES TEAM UPDATE
City's Ladies lost 5-0 at home to Whitehaven AFC on Sunday, in the Cumbria Women's league. Whitehaven are leading the table, and the league title would appear to be between them and Harraby. Those two sides meet in West Cumbria this coming Sunday.
It has been a difficult first season for the City side, and they now have just four games left to play, against Dalton United (twice), Penrith & Abbeytown. The league table is here.
POSTED 8th MARCH 2010
UNDER 16s IN CUP CONTROVERSY
City's under 16s were unluckily beaten in extra-time yesterday, in the semi-final of the League Cup. With the prize of a Brunton Park final in sight, City were drawing 1-1 with Warwick Wanderers at full-time. During the extra-time period, referee Les Norden punished the City keeper for holding on to the ball for too long, a rule not often enforced these days. From the free-kick, Warwick scored and they now move into the final.
CITY WELL BEATEN BY NETHERHALL
In the ISS Peter Daswon Benevolent trophy on Saturday, City were beaten 5-0 by Netherhall at the Sheepmount. In league games, there was one surprise as Windsccale Reserves gained only their second win of the season, as they beat title-chasing South Workington 3-2. The league table is here.
RE-WRITING THE HISTORY BOOKS
We have been contacted by Roger Hopkin, who is researching the history of the Northern Alliance league. Season 1987/8 is causing a problem, as City do not appear in the records anywhere. An existing website shows City finishing bottom in 1986/7, and then spending four seasons in Division 1 from 1988 to 1992, before being promoted back to the Premier division. Speaking to some club officials on Saturday, they were adamant that this is incorrect as City only spent one season in Division 1. If anyone can clarify further, please let us know.
Roger's website can be seen here.
POSTED 7th MARCH 2010
YESTERDAY'S PHOTOS
The photos from yesterday's game with Harraby Catholic Club can now be seen here.
New signing Simon Tucker is pictured right.
NORTHERN ALLIANCE ROUND-UP
Leaders Wark were beaten 2-0 at Alnwick Town yesterday, but none of their closest rivals could really take advantage. Second-placed Walker Central drew 2-2 at third-placed Killingworth, amidst a day of numerous draws. Heddon finished 4-4 with Seaton Delaval whilst Stocksfield drew 1-1 with Cramlington Town. The only other side to gain three points were Shankhouse, who beat Newcastle University 3-1. The league table is here.
GIRLS' COUNTY CUP FINALS
Two girls' County Cup finals will be held at Gillford Park on the evening of Friday 26th March. City's under 16s will meet Abbeytown in the final, whilst in the under 14s, Penrith will play Newlaithes. Full details will follow soon.
POSTED 6th MARCH 2010
CITY WIN THROUGH IN CUP TIE
City's senior side beat Harraby Catholic Club 1-0 this afternoon, with a 21st minute goal from Chris Major. The match report is here, with photos to follow soon.
POSTED 5th MARCH 2010
HELP FOR LITTLE JASMINE
At the recent Speakers' Evening, City agreed to join with Upperby Institute and raise funds for Ward 16 of the Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary. The hospital has been caring for little Jasmine Rose O'Neill, pictured above, who was born in July last year and is battling with leukaemia.
During the Speakers' evening, collection buckets were taken around the room, and an auction of football items was held. A total of £537 was raised, and the photograph shows Institute secretary Les Armstrong and City secretary John Lucock presenting the cheque to Jasmine's grandmother, Kathleen Lennon.
CUP ACTION AT LAST?
City and Harraby Catholic Club will try for the fourth time tomorrow to play their 2nd round tie in the Kicks Leisure Challenge cup. The game was originally scheduled for 16th January and then on two further dates in February. The two sides have already met twice in the league this season, with one win each. The winners of tomorrow's tie are away at Shankhouse in the next round.
REPEAT OF LAST SEASON'S FINAL
City meet Netherhall tomorrow in the ISS Peter Dawson Benevolent trophy, which will be a repeat of last season's final, that was won 4-1 by Netherhall. The game kicks off at 2.00 at the Sheepmount and it will be a tough task for City, against a side beaten only once in the league so far this season.
POSTED 4th MARCH 2009
UPDATE FROM UNDER 7s WHITES
Coach Paul Thompson has given us an update from the Under 7s Whites, including a report on their first win of the season, 5-1 over Stanwix. The details can be seen here.
FC32 POWER TO THE TOP
In County League division 1, FC32 have moved to the top after beating Parton United 6-3 last weekend. The Workington-based side are four points clear of City, who have a game in hand, and the two sides have still to play at the Sheepmount before the end of the season.
POSTED 3rd MARCH 2010
FROM THE ARCHIVES
As promised yesterday, the photograph above shows City's senior squad in 1979 taking a break from their pre-season training. The full squad list is on our news page from yesterday. Thanks to Tracy Gannon for supplying the photo. The three pictured at the bottom are Tom Mackenzie, Lawrie Coulthard and Mike Herring, who had all just arrived at the club. A larger version of the photo is here
POSTED 2nd MARCH 2010
BLAST FROM THE PAST
We have been supplied with some images from City's distant past. Back in 1979, when City were doing their pre-season training, the local newspaper took some photos of the squad. Those images will be available on here very soon.
The squad list for that season was- Barry Allsop, Peter McLachlan, Mark Duncanson, Geoff Bell, Ian Wilson, Dave Smillie, Peter Walker, MIke Parker, Kenny Percival, Lawrie Coulthard, Mike Herring, Nicky Hill, Barry Tweddle, MIke Skelton, Robert Maniura, Donald Bell, Tony Tait, Les Armstrong, Tom McKenzie, Arthur Turnbull, Dave Kirkbride, George Thompson, Keith Davidson & Willie Armstrong.
FREE LEVEL 2 COACHING COURSE
There is a free Level 2 course on offer at the moment, with two spaces available from this area. The course takes place in Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan, commencing on 11th May.
If anyone is interested, please e-mail us here.
