Category: Youth Team

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Anthony, Bagan, Hamid, Harrack, Hawkins, Murphy, Christmas, Middleton-Tozer, Brown, Bala Sub Not Used: Zapieracynski It was the visitors who came closest to scoring in the opening minutes. Firstly, a cross from the left-wing was headed just wide, which was then followed by Matteo Salamon making a very good Continue reading

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Cant, Anthony, Bagan, Hamid, Harrack, Hawkins, Bala, Cotter, Danso, Murphy, Dougui Subs Not Used: Salamon, Luzinda, Brown, Sackey, Sacopon. (Also listed on the team sheet was Omar Eisa) The Latics had reached the 3rd round after their impressive 3-1 victory at Bradford City. Alan Barnes told me that midfielder Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Middlehurst, Jude-Boyd, Mahorn, Fahmy, Pitblado, Paiva, De Silva, Aoraha, Kargbo, Babajide, Mema. Sub Not Used: Lancaster The team sheet revealed the welcome return of Isaac Pitblado and Dillon De Silva, plus a trialist on the bench from Huddersfield, Joshua Lancaster. In the opening minutes Dillon De Silva went on Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Little, McLean, Paiva, Mahorn, Orafu, Harrack, Mema, Aoraha, Kargbo, Gordon, Griffiths. I met up with Alan Barnes at Charing Cross Station before heading off to New Eltham. The Sparrows Lane training ground was about a ten minute walk from the Station. Charlton had only lost one league game all Continue reading

On 2nd May 1964 West Ham took on Preston North End in the FA Cup Final at Wembley. Whilst at Loftus Road at 10.30 that morning the Rangers Juniors faced Chelsea in a South East Counties League title decider. A match report titled: ‘The Kings are dead! Long live the Kings’ appeared in the Hammersmith Continue reading

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Little, McLean, Paiva, Kalathias, Mahorn, Harrack, Griffiths, Jude-Boyd, Kargbo, Aoraha, Mema Sub Not Used: Middlehurst Attendance: 247 Twice postponed, the FA Youth Cup tie at the One Call Stadium finally took place last Monday night. The programmes were very limited and not surprisingly they sold out very quickly. Mansfield Continue reading

QPR U18 (0) – Millwall U18 (5)U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Middlehurst, Paiva, Hinkson, Mahorn, Harrack, Orafu, Griffiths, Jude-Boyd, Babajide, Dougi, Cotter. Due to a waterlogged pitch this fixture against the league leaders was switched from their Calmont Road Training Ground to Heston. Trent Mahorn captained a very young R’s side that included at Continue reading

Team: Little, McLean, Paiva, Orafu, Mahorn, Hawkins, Mema, Conte, Kargbo, Aoraha, Donkor The scheduled league fixture against Ipswich Town was postponed as the Tractor Boys were set to play Exeter City in the FA Youth Cup a few days later. A friendly was arranged against the SEDA Academy from East Acton. The academy is dedicated Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Little, McLean, Mongwele, Aoraha, Mahorn, Fahmy, De Silva, Jude-Boyd, Kargbo, Babajide, Oguntayo (All three subs were used) The Whites starting line-up included the likes of; Callum King-Harmes, Joe White, Sonny Graham and De ‘Marlio Brown-Sterling, who had all tasted League One action earlier in the season. The first real Continue reading

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cooper, McLean, Mongwele, Conte, Mahorn, Fahmy, De Silva, Jude-Boyd, Eze, Aoraha, Mema Sub Not Used: Middlehurst Apparently the match was switched from Heston to Harlington because of a problem affecting the hot water in the changing rooms. Chimaechi Eze went close to giving the R’s the lead in the Continue reading