Football

WITH six points and six goals from their opening two league games, Stratford Town will head to Kettering Town on Saturday oozing with confidence.

STRATFORD Town kick-off the new season at home to Leiston on Saturday with manager Gavin Hurren saying his players will fear no-one.

AN FA Cup tie to kick-start your season is hardly the best way to get things started but that’s the daunting task facing Mike Fowler’s Studley side.

STRATFORD Town chairman Jed McCrory admits he feels ‘honoured’ to have brought experienced coach Brian Tompkins to the club as technical advisor.

FITNESS and professionalism will be key for Stratford Town this season and, according to assistant boss Lee Vaughan, the team are ahead of schedule.

STRATFORD Town manager Gavin Hurren admits he has been pleasantly surprised by the club’s young guns and trialists.

There had been competition from higher up the leagues for Ebanks, but he’s returning to the Arden Garages Stadium.

GIBRALTAR international striker Reece Styche will be lining up against Banbury rather than Bulgaria after signing for Stratford Town this week.

STRATFORD Town’s chairman has warned that false accusations of racial abuse need to be stamped out in order that actual cases can be addressed.

TRIPS to old foes Knowle and Earlswood Town look set to be replaced with treks to Herefordshire and the Welsh borders for Alcester Town.

BARDS chairman Jed McCrory admits the club faces a battle to keep leading scorer Callum Ebanks after he was targeted by a National League side.

CAPTAIN Louis Bridges cleaned up at Earlswood Town's end of season presentation evening scooping a hat-trick of awards.

FC STRATFORD boss Jon Hill is hoping his side can build on this season’s cup double and deliver the ultimate goal in 12 months’ time – promotion.

FRUSTRATED assistant manager Lee Vaughan fears Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Bromsgrove Sporting has scuppered any play-off hopes for Stratford Town.

FC STRATFORD manager Jon Hill praised his side after they lifted the Midweek Floodlit Cup for a second year running at Walsall’s Bescot Stadium.

A DAZZLING display of clinical finishing saw FC Stratford retain the Birmingham FA Midweek Floodlit Cup after beating Cradley Town 6-2

STRATFORD Town’s biggest crowd of the season witnessed their side’s worst display of the campaign in losing to lowly Bromsgrove Sporting.

FC STRATFORD boss Jon Hill is hoping for a repeat performance when his side take on Cradley Town in the final of the Midweek Floodlit Challenge Cup.

EARLSWOOD Town face a punishing MFL Division Two run-in with 11 games still to play after another was postponed on Saturday.

STRATFORD Town picked up a useful point at play-off rivals Mickleover, Tyrell Hamilton’s first goal for the Bards securing a 1-1 draw.