LATEST NEWS

A-TEAM MAKE THE QUARTER-FINALS

Dave Ball and Chris Smith's A-Team made it into the hat for the last eight of the Preston and District leagues Shakespeare Cup with a solid 3-1 victory over Farington Villa. This season saw the return of Hesketh Bank's A-Team (3rd team) and while they struggle to make an impact in the league this is a step in the right direction.

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UNDER 14'S THRASH BRIDGE

31st January 2010 - Hesketh Bank Under 14s 5-2 Bamber Bridge Under 14s

John Read's team continued their march toward promotion from the Central Lancs B Division with an impressive victory over Bamber Bridge at Shore Road. Click here for Darren McDonald's match report.

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HBAFC HOSTS THE BRITISH ARMY

ENGLAND 4-1 SCOTLAND

Sunday 31st January 2010

After the efforts of Morgan Dodgson and his team the Station Road pitch was cleared of snow and deemed fit to host this huge Army Quarter-Final. The game saw the English regiment come out 4-1 winners. The English regiment will play their Semi-Final at Station Road sometime in the near future.

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FIXTURE UPDATES

31st January 2010 - February fixtures have now been added to the results/fixtures pages of all teams. If you've never been to support one of our Junior sides take a look at their upcoming fixtures and get yourself down to Guide Road, Shore Road, Ashton Park or Station Road on a Sunday morning or afternoon.

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FROSTY WEEKEND FOILS FIXTURE LIST

30th January 2010 - An early decision to postpone the first team's game against Cumbrian side Crookland Casuals was required due to our opponent's traveling time. The Reserves top of the table clash against Bolton outfit Stoneclough was called off close to 11.00am. The A Team also missed out on a fixture. Next weekend's fixtures are below. For more information on fixtures and results click here.

West Lancs Div. 1 - Hesketh Bank v Wyre Villa
West Lancs Reserve Div 2 - Milnthorpe Corinthians Res v Hesketh Bank Res

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GOLD & BLACK DRAW

Gold & Black Winners for the 24/01/10 draw are:

£45 – J.Smethurst

£25 – P.Rigby

£10 – S.Kilburn

The Gold and Black draw includes 2 draws per month and 3 prizes.

1st £45.00, 2nd £25.00, 3rd £10.00.

Numbers are available at £5.00 per month, anyone wishing to join the draw please contact Dave Seed on 01772 815357 or email info@heskethbankafc.co.uk

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JAMES CLEGG LEAVES HBAFC

29th January 2010 - Left back James Clegg has parted company with the football club. He informed manager Vaughn Birkby of his decision earlier in the week. James or 'Cleggy' as he was popularly known won the player of the season award during his first season at the club. He has played a total of 64 games in the first team scoring one goal. On behalf of the football club we wish Cleggy all the best for the future and thank him for his service over the past 3 years.

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DERBY DISSAPOINTMENT

23rd January 2010 - Hesketh Bank 1-4 Fleetwood Hesketh

Click here for the Match Report.

23rd January 2010 - Hoole United Res 1-0 Hesketh Bank A

Click here for League Table.

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ANOTHER LOST WEEKEND

16th January 2010- All fixtures in the West Lancashire League were once again for the second week running postponed. Next Saturday the 1st team host local rivals and high flyers Fleetwood Hesketh. This should be a competitive and fiesty encounter. Kick off is at 2.00pm.

The Reserve team are without a fixture for next Saturday. Keep up to date with postponement news on the new hbafc forum.

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GOLD & BLACK DRAW

Gold & Black Winners for the 10/01/10 draw are:

£45 – V.Birkby

£25 – M.Dodgson

£10 – M.Pickford

The Gold and Black draw includes 2 draws per month and 3 prizes.

1st £45.00, 2nd £25.00, 3rd £10.00.

Numbers are available at £5.00 per month, anyone wishing to join the draw please contact Dave Seed on 01772 815357 or email info@heskethbankafc.co.uk

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ALL WEEKEND FIXTURES ARE POSTPONED

8th January 2010 - All this weekend fixtures are postponed. Station Road remains under a blanket of snow and ice and will have to wait at least another week for its first game of 2010. For up-to-date postponement news join the hbafc forum.

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Western Area North Football Cup Final 20 Dec 2009

8th January 2010 - Back in December HBAFC was proud to host teams from the British Army who competed for the Western Area Cup. Click here to read the match report from the final (where the club and 3g are praised for our efforts) and see some pictures from the game.

On behalf of HBAFC we wish all our troops the best of luck in the difficult job they do around the world. Thankyou to the Hesketh Bank locals who showed their support for the soldiers and we can't wait have them back at Station Road.

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HBAFC FORUM NOW ONLINE!

8th January 2010 - From today the HBAFC Forum goes live! Here's what's on offer in the forum:-

Latest News - A place for up-to-date information on postponements, inspections, fixtures and training. Very useful for players and supporters alike!

The Good News Desk - A platform to celebrate weekly achievements from our teams both on and off the pitch. We want to hear accounts of great goals, solid performances and mangerial masterstrokes!

Your ideas and Opinions - Help us improve the club by putting forward constructive ideas for things like fundraising, club events and administration. It is your club, let's make it something to be proud of!

The Good Old Days - This nostalgic messagebaord will hopefully become a place for accounts of classic HBAFC moments, both on and off the pitch!

To join the forum click here. Alls you need to do is register an email address, username and password. For forum rules please click here. If you have any problems with signing up please email me at sargey18@hotmail.com

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FORUM IS CONTROLLED BY AN ADMINISTRATOR, ANY FOUL, ABUSIVE AND INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE OR POSTS WILL BE DELETED AND THE USERS RESPONSIBLE WILL BE BANNED FROM THE FORUM.

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FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE

The club is looking to recruit a fundraising committee to be chaired by Executive Member David Seed. Several events are to be arranged in 2010 and beyond as the club looks to improve its facilities.

He will be holding the first Fundraising Committee Meeting in the Locker Room sometime next week. Anyone interested in joining this committee are welcome to email him on DSeed78739@aol.com or phone 01772 815357 with contact details ASAP and he will then inform interested parties of the actual date of the firs meeting.

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HARD THORNTON PITCH, HARD LUCK RESULT

2nd January 2010 - Thornton Cleveleys 3-1 Hesketh Bank

Click here for Match report.

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RESERVES POSTPONED

2nd January 2010 - The Reserves team's opening firxture of the year away at Bolton County was postponed this morning due to a frozen pitch

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CLICK HERE FOR DECEMBER 2009 NEWS ARCHIVE

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CLICK HERE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2009 NEWS ARCHIVE

CLICK HERE FOR OCTOBER 2009 NEWS ARCHIVE