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SEMI-FINAL POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED

6th April 2010 - Tonight's Presidents Cup semi-final tie Slyne with Hest v Hesketh Bank has been postponed due to a water logged pitch at the neutral venue of Bruce Park (home of Premier Division side Blackpool Wren Rovers). The game has been rescheduled for Wednesday 14th April 2010 with a 7.30pm kick off at Bruce Park.

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GOLD & BLACK DRAW

Gold & Black Winners for the 07/03/10 draw are:

£50– J Read

£25 – Locker Room

£10 – K Seed

Gold & Black Winners for the 21/03/10 draw are:

£50 - D Sergeant

£25 RA Burns

£10 - S Hand

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

1st £50.00, 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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A SEMI-FINAL DATE FOR THE 1ST TEAM

Presidents Cup Semi-Final

Slyne with Hest v Hesketh Bank

at Blackpool Wren Rovers 7.30pm Kick Off

3rd April 2010 - Due to Millom fielding an illegible player they have been expelled from the West Lancs League's Presidents Cup. Therefore as the beaten quarter finalists we progress to the Semi-Final. Good luck to Vaughn Birkby and his men as they strive to win their first trophy since the Medals victory in 2006.

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INJURY CURSE OF MILNTHORPE STRIKES AGAIN!

3rd April 2010 - Milthorpe Corinthians Res 4-2 Hesketh Bank Res

The second team's season is in danger of falling apart in its crucial final stages. This defeat against a stronger than usual Milnthorpe second team was made worse due to a serious leg injury to the re-signed veteran centre half Phil Ball. Phil's leg break is now the third such injury suffered by a Hesketh Bank Reserve team player at Milthorpe's Strand Road pitch. Our goal scorers on the day were Ben Goodson and John Ascroft.

The club wishes Phil Ball a speedy recovery and hopefully we'll see him in a Hesketh Bank shirt before his playing days are over.

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MID-LANCS COLTS LEAGUE TABLES UPDATED

31st March 2010 - The league tables for our teams in the Mid-Lancs Colts Junior League (Under 9's and Under 10's) have been updated. Table updates for junior sides in the Central Lancs Junior League and the LEP Sunday Youth Premier will follow shortly.

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A ROYLE RESULT ON THE WYRE!

27th March 2010 - Wyre Villa 1-2 Hesketh Bank

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ASCROFT TREBLE SPOILED AT THE DEATH!

27th March 2010 - Hesketh Bank Res 3-3 Whinney Hill Res.

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SOGGY SHORE ROAD POSTPONES THE VISIT OF SKEM

27th March 2010 - The A-Team's home fixture against Skemersdale Athletic in the Preston & District League Fourth Division was postponed due to a waterlogged Shore Road pitch.

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BURNS BRACE NOT ENOUGH TO SAVE A POINT!

24th March 2010 - Burnley United 3-2 Hesketh Bank

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BRITISH ARMY RETURNS TO STATION ROAD

23rd March 2010 - On Easter Sunday army teams representing the North West and Ireland will go head to head in a Semi-Final clash at Station Road. The Final of the tournament will be played at Aldershot Town's EBB Stadium

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MID-WEEK CLASH V BURNLEY UNITED

22nd March 2010 - On Wednseday 24th March the first team travel to Burnley United in a rearranged fixture from last Saturday. Vaughn Birkby will be hoping to improve on the 2-2 draw the teams played out at Station Road only 3 weeks ago.

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JUNIOR ROUND UP

22nd March 2010 - The Under 10's finished their league campaign with a well earned away victory at Springfields, goals came from Clayton, Jones (2) and Hughes. The Under 11's earned themselves a fair draw in a 2-2 result against Fishwick Rangers. The Under 14's came back from two nil down to draw 2-2 in a heated affair against Deepdale Juniors. The Under 9's and Under 18's both had no fixtures.

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1 GOAL FLOP ENDS THE CUP RUN

20th March 2010 - HC Rnd2 - Hesketh Bank Res 0-1 Burnley United Res

Morgan's match report to follow shortly.

GAME OF THE SEASON?

20th March 2010 - WSC QF - Hesketh Bank A 6-8 Penwortham St.Teresas

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1ST GAME GAME POSTPONED

20th March 2010 - The 1st team's away fixture against Burnley United has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The game has been rearranged for Wednesday 24th March.

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FIXTURE UPDATES FOR THE 'BUSINESS END' OF THE SEASON

18th March 2010 - As we near the end of March most of our teams have now been given their completed fixture lists that should see us through to the end of the season. Some of the more important games are highlighted below, for a full list of fixtures for your HBAFC side see your team's own section from the website menu.

GAMES FOR YOUR DIARY!

1ST TEAM
THE DERBY DOUBLE!

Follow the first team as they strive for their highest league postion in 7 seven seasons. Precious points will be at stake as Vaughn Birkby's side face local rivals Croston Sports in home and away clashes.

Mon 5th April (Easter Monday) - Hesketh Bank v Croston Sports

Tues 13th April - Croston Sports v Hesketh Bank

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RESERVES
CONTENDERS!

The high flying Reserve team are challenging for trophies on two fronts as they aim to claim a first ever West Lancashire Rerserve Division title and the Houston Cup. Huge league clashes against fellow champion wannabes Stoneclough and BAC\EE Springfields await.

Sat 20th March - Hesketh Bank Res v Burnley United Res (HC R2)

Mon 26th April - Stoneclough Res v Hesketh Bank Res

Sat 8th May - Hesketh Bank Res v BAC\EE Springfields Res

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A TEAM
1 GAME TO MAKE A SEASON!

Hesketh Bank's return to the Preston & District league has seen Dave Ball and Crhis Smith's A-Team reach the quarter-finals of the William Shakespeare Cup. They face title challengers Penwortham St Teresas this Saturday at Shore Road.

Sat 20th March - Hesketh Bank A v Penwortham St Teresas (WS Cup QF)

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NEIL HULME - WELCOME TO HESKETH BANK AFC!

13th March 2010 - WLD1 - Milnthorpe Corinthians 0-3 Hesketh Bank

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3 MORE POINTS AND ANOTHER STEP CLOSER

13th March 2010 - WLRD2 - Hesketh Bank Res 2-0 Coppull United

The 2nd eleven gained more ground on the league leaders Stoneclough as they saw off fellow promotion challenegers Coppull. Jay Wright and top scorer John Ascroft ensured a well deserved 3 home points for our title challenging reserves.

TONKED!

13th March 2010 - PDLD4 - Penwortham St. Teresas 11-0 Hesketh Bank A

The A-Team were thrashed by title contenders Penwortham St Teresas.

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A COLLAPSE IN CUMBRIA AND WE CRASH OUT OF THE CUP

6th March 2010 - Millom 3-0 Hesketh Bank

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3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER FOR GOODSON

6th March 2010 - Hesketh Bank Res 3-1 Mill Hill St Peters

Ben Goodson hit home what has been described as 'the perferct hat-trick' to give the high flying Reserve team another victory on their march towards a potential double.

HOME DEFEAT FOR THE A-TEAM

6th March 2010 - Hesketh Bank A 0-1 New Longton Rovers A

This clash of local 3rd elevens saw our A-Team go down by one goal in a narrow defeat at Shore Road.

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JUNIOR ROUND-UP

1st March 2010 - While the senior section of the football club had yet another weekend off most of our junior sides where back in action on Sunday.

Stuart Clayton's Under 10 team were narrowly defeated 2-0 away at Ribbleton. The Under 11's played yet another of the top three sides and where defeated in a spirited effort 7-0. The Under 14's were beaten at Shore Road by two goals to one. The Under 18's went down 7-2 away at Longridge Town.

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GOLD & BLACK DRAW

Gold & Black Winners for the 21/02/10 draw are:

£50– J Smith

£25 – I Proudley

£10 – E Sergeant

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

1st £50.00, 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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HBAFC Dinner Evening

Tickets for this spring's dinner evening are selling fast. Our special guest for the evening is Eric Harrison. Eric has had a fantastic career in football and without him we may never have seen the quality of Ryan Giggs or David Beckham. For more information about Eric and his career in football click here.

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