Division Three Knock Out Cup

Wellingborough Old Grammarians F.C.
Back Row:(L-R) Martin Goodes (Manager), Craig Turnbull, Michael Bolton, Scott Gathercole, Carl Hughes, Patrick Franks,
Daniel Bowerman, Andrew Reynoldson, Daniel Bailey,
Front Row:(L-R) Alec Scallan, Shane Bicknell, Daniel Bendon, Mark Fletcher, Steven Goodes,
Daniel O'Rielly, Wesley Spendlove, Amrish Jani

Great Doddington F.C.
Back Row:(L-R) Greame Worthington, Gary Chesser (Physio), Nick Murphy (Manager), Lee Johnstone,
Dave Johnson, Duane Hall, Adam Johnson, Shaun Leon, Brett Greenhalf, John Digby,
Mike Anderson (Sponsor), Bob Law (President)
Front Row:(L-R) Andy White, Chris Hall, Seb King, Simon Mills, Shane Richardson,
Simon Chesser, Richard Swales.

Wellingborough were quickest out of the traps and made the early running, but Doddington soon got into their stride and having soaked up some early pressure started to get themselves involved in the game.
Doddingtons` Daune Hall had a shot stopped in the 10^th minute and in the 16^th minute Patrick Franks of Grammarians headed straight into the keepers’ hands from a free kick.
As the game started to hot up it became a quite scrappy end to end affair with a lack of finishing from both sides. Doddington scrambled the ball out after failing to clear a corner and then D Hall sprung the off-side trap, but the bobbling ball was cleared for a throw, in the 27^th minute Richard Swales stayed cleverly on-side for Doddington making a good run only to put his shot directly into the keepers` hands. As the half went on it was Doddington who kept up the pressure with good build up play, but were unable to capitalise. With ten minutes to go in the first half Daniel Bendon of Grammarians made a great run towards goal, but the ball was just cleared out. The half ended with a Doddington corner and the keeper, Steven Goodes did well to hold onto the ball following a scrambled challenge.

Half-time 0-0.

The second half started much the same as the first with Wellingborough making all the early runs, but to no avail. It took some time but Doddington slowly started to work their way back in and Swales headed just over from a free-kick a minute later Brett Greenhalf broke through the Grammarians defence to get a good shot in, but was ruled off-side.
In the 67^th minute Greenhalf again broke clear but put his attempt woefully wide under no pressure, two minutes later a great combination nearly achieved an opener Swales played a long ball from midfield to John Digby on the wing and his cross was spot on, but Goodes made a great save from Greenhalfs` header to keep it level. Midway through the half Mark Fletcher put a shot just wide for Wellingborough, but by now it was Doddington who were controlling the game, with Grammarians barely getting out of their own half, following the rally call from manager Martin Goodes, Grammarians started to get back into it, with Amrish Jani often in the thick of things. With about ten minutes to go the Doddington No 8, Shane Richardson played a great through ball to Greenhalf, but Goodes once again just got there first. In the 72^nd minute the deadlock was finally broken, Richardson did well to get to a ball on the left wing and managed to skin the defender and get a cross in, which was initially cleared, Swales managed to get his head to the loose ball to make it 1-0 to Doddington. Although time was short Wellingborough kept pressing for an equaliser, but this left them short at the back and Doddington nearly capitalised on their lead, but D Hall just missed a sitter from a rebounded shot.

The referee allowed a fair amount of time for stoppages, but alas the time eventually ran out for Grammarians with the game ending 1-0.

Great Doddinton Captain Dave Johnson receiving the Winners trophy
from the Technical Sales Director of Rothenberger Tools
Mr Colin Coleman

Great Doddington celebrating with their silverware