SHREWSBURY 2 HARRIERS 3 THEY say luck must be earned and Kidderminster Harriers certainly deserved their fortune in Division Three on Saturday. Harriers' first win at Shrewsbury and the third on their travels in a row had all the ingredients of a great
I CANNOT understand why Acts of Parliament have to be made to ban the use of mobile phones while driving. Anyone with an ounce of common sense can see that this practice is dangerous. How many driving examiners would pass an applicant if they suddenly
SCOTT Stamps could have been Kidderminster Harriers' goal hero at the weekend - but the reality proved very different. The left-back had been chosen to take a penalty in the supposedly unlikely event they would ever be awarded one this season. Yet after
Saturday, November 23, 2002 WORCESTER City returned to the top of the Dr Martens Premier League after a convincing 4-1 win at Hastings United. Goals from Adam Wilde and David Holmes in the first 11 minutes set the tone for a game totally dominated by
A FIRST defeat in 10 Division Three games has prompted Kidderminster Harriers boss Ian Britton to give his players a stark reminder. Britton admitted the performances of their unbeaten run were thrown out of the window in Saturday's 2-0 home defeat to
Saturday, November 9, 2002 TOP of John Barton's Christmas wish list must be several pairs of new shooting boots. City's manager will also be tempted to add a few coaching videos detailing the art of possession and self help books in a bid to boost his
TWO Pershore food businesses have had their hygiene standards recognised by environmental health officers. Capers delicatessen in the High Street and Ron Dadge's fruit and vegetable stall in the town's market were presented with the seal of excellent
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies beat Hereford 4-0 on Sunday with all the goals arriving in the first half. Julie Freeman broke away to slot home in the 12th minute and finished off Sam Rogers' cross for another 15 minutes later. Lisa Stokes was also on
I STARTED to watch the 2003 National Television Awards but turned it off after about an hour. Why is this always held in London? It was obvious that no soap other than EastEnders was going to win being about Londoners. Is it not about time this event
TABLE-topping Worcestershire are set to select from a 13-strong squad for their County Championship Division Two match against Sussex at New Road tomorrow. A final decision will not be made until after today's home floodlit Norwich Union National League
Saturday, November 2, 2002 IF Worcester City are to be serious Dr Martens Premier Division title contenders, then they can't afford to drop points in games like this. The table-toppers would surely have expected to beat rock-bottom Ilkeston Town, who
THERE will be holiday courses during half-term, thanks to Kidderminster Harriers Community Scheme. Great Witley Primary School on Monday, October 28, and St John's Middle School, Kidderminster, on Thursday, October 31, and Friday, November 1, are two
MY heart went out to the passengers and crew of the quarantined P&O ship Aurora, for only those who have experienced such circumstances can hope to understand their distress. In 1944, I embarked in the crowded Orient Line troopship Otranto on passage
HARRIERS 0 MACCLESFIELD 2 BOSS Ian Britton was not the only one to have a bad feeling about Saturday's game with old Conference rivals Macclesfield. Unbeaten in nine Division Three matches and all season at Aggborough, Harriers were there to be shot at
Monday, October 28, 2002 MISFIRING Worcester City failed to find the net for the fourth time in five games as they crashed out of the Dr Martens Cup last night. Jason Ashby grabbed a breakaway goal for Halesowen Town to settle the tie but it was City's
TOP-SCORER John Durnin admitted his performance against Shrewsbury was helped by the needle of the occasion. Durnin appears to thrive in the heat of the battle and some of his exchanges with the opposition inspired him to a match-winning display. Fans
WORCESTERSHIRE coach Bill Athey believes England will have to pull out all the stops if they are to win this summer's tough five-Test series against the West Indies. "They are a formidable side and very difficult to deal with," said former England batsman
Saturday, October 26, 2002 WORCESTER City's title credentials suffered a dent when they failed to break down a resolute Halesowen Town during a lively encounter at The Grove. As goalless affairs go it was one of the more entertaining variety, but there
FORMER Kidderminster Harriers midfielder Richard Forsyth has been reunited with old boss Graham Allner at Cheltenham Town. Forsyth has moved from Peterborough United on a one-month loan with a view to a permanent transfer. The 32-year-old won the Conference
THE tide would appear to be turning for Jan Molby's Kidderminster Harriers players after a dramatic upturn in form. Three of the last four displays could be classed as very good or frankly even better than that. On Saturday, they beat an out-of-sorts
AS with many of his team-mates, Harriers left-back Scott Stamps admits he has been disappointed with his first season for the club in the Football League. Stamps, one of the key players in the Conference-winning campaign, is no stranger to professional
Saturday, October 19, 2002 MARK Owen claimed his first league goal in more than a year to cap Worcester City's return to winning ways against a battling Cambridge City. It was a timely boost for the forward who had managed just one goal in 10 previous
TONY Bird has guaranteed he will give his best for Harriers even if he continues to find goals hard to come by. The former Welsh U-21 international forward has been moved into midfield due to injuries and players being rested. And the competitive Bird
THIS was a game that for long periods The Dogs were in total control, yet looking back at the game it is difficult to pinpoint why exactly the game was lost in the last few minutes. LUCTONIANS II 13pts, MALVERN 'DOGS' 12pts Getting off to the worst possible
GRAEME Hick and Paul Pollard return for Worcestershire's County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire which opens at Bristol tomorrow. Captain Hick is back after his century-making exploits for England against Zimbabwe at Lord's while
Saturday, October 12, 2002 ONE question, and one question only will haunt the minds of Worcester City's players this week -- how did we lose to Hucknall Town? The FA Cup dream may be over, and the club £10,000 poorer, but what will hurt Worcester most
REDDITCH UNITED (1) 2 Hinckley United (1) 2 AN equaliser five minutes from time left Redditch still searching for their first home league victory of the season. But it was just result as the Reds showed their defensive frailties for the second game running
REDDITCH UNITED (2) 3 Sutton Coldfield Tn (3) 3 REDDITCH United staged an amazing comeback on Saturday as they bounced back from being 3-0 down after 10 minutes to get a share of the spoils against Sutton Coldfield Town. The draw stretched the Reds unbeaten
THE mystery loss of Kidderminster Harriers giant Abdou Sall is set to continue as they look to extend their record nine-match unbeaten Division Three run. Sall made a fine impact in his first Harriers season but went down with an ankle injury after four
Saturday, October 5, 2002 RED-card victim Paul Carty sparked a sensational finale as City overcame a goal deficit to inflict a stunning 2-1 defeat on Havant & Waterlooville. The full back's dismissal, Worcester's second in consecutive Saturdays, followed
ONE of the odd features of the funny old game is that a team reduced to 10 men will often become an even more difficult proposition to beat. That was certainly the case on Tuesday night when Kidderminster Harriers deserved better than Chesterfield's 93rd
DANISH winger Thomas Skovbjerg aims to prove he should be a Kidderminster Harriers player for next season after his first taste of Football League action against Lincoln City. Skovbjerg, 26, quickly showed Harriers what they had been missing as he provided
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 ANOTHER goal-king called Owen rediscovered his predatory instincts to send Worcester City through to the next round of the FA Cup last night. Mark Owen, like his Liverpool namesake Michael, ended his drought in style with a 62nd
REDDITCH UTD (1) 2 Aston Villa XI (1) 2 Both sides provided plenty of action for the 800-plus crowd which flocked to the Valley Stadium on Thursday to see this second floodlight celebration match. Guest of honour, Villa midfielder Ian Taylor, got proceedings
DEJECTED Harriers midfielder Paul Webb has been with the club for more than six years so Saturday's 5-1 defeat at Blackpool will have been particularly painful. Transfer-listed Webb, 33, has returned to the first 11 for the last few games and seen Harriers
MALVERN kick-started their season with a fine team performance where everybody made a massive contribution whether in attack or defence. MALVERN U17s 41pts, CAMP HILL U17s 0 Malvern began strongly taking the ball to the opposition on every occasion and
WORCESTERSHIRE crashed to a heavy defeat in their Second Eleven Championship game with Glamorgan at New Road. The visitors, resuming on 184-4 overnight, finally declared on 261-9. Mark Wallace was top scorer with 82, while trialists Roger Sillence and
Saturday, September 28, 2002 LEON Jackson added a bitter-sweet FA Cup memory to his collection after putting Worcester City 3-1 up and then being red carded for violent conduct. Stamford then heaped further misery on the City ace when they snatched a
BEN Stanley was spot on as he proved to be the penalty king in a competition organised by the Shuttle, Times & News with Kidderminster Harriers. The 11-year-old won the half-time penalty competition at Aggborough during Harriers' 1-0 victory over
REDDITCH UTD (1)1 Bilston Town (0) 1 A late own goal by Mark Dearlove denied Redditch their first home league win of the season against a physical Bilston Town side. Just eight minutes had gone when the in-form Adam Nicholls gave Redditch the lead, scoring
IAN Britton is calling for fans to use their vocal chords to cheer on Kidderminster Harriers rather than slating Jan Molby this weekend. Molby returns to Aggborough for the first time on Saturday with assistant Gary Barnett in the long-awaited visit of
ANOTHER good batting display from James Pipe helped Worcestershire take control in their Second Eleven Championship match with Glamorgan at New Road. Wicketkeeper Pipe, who hit 56 for the Worcestershire Cricket Board in their NatWest Trophy game on Monday
HARRIERS 4 YORK 1 ANYONE who travelled up to Carlisle will have wondered if they were watching a different team on Tuesday night. Harriers produced a powerful attacking display on a night of grand entertainment which will have ranked as probably their
MALVERN RFC Saturday, October 12 1st XV v Walsall (Home). Meet Spring Lane 1.15pm, kick off 3pm. No. 1 Dress Code maroon shorts and socks. 2nd XV v Pool (TBA). 1st & 2nd XVs selected from squad (alphabetical order): C Alcott, T Allies, D Beech, G
GLENN McGrath is back in Worcester today while his new county colleagues complete their opening first class game of the season in Cambridge without their star attraction. The Australian was driven back home by Worcestershire coach Bill Athey yesterday
Saturday, September 14, 2002 IF proof were needed that John Barton has forged a side capable of hurdling the obstacles a championship season can throw up then look no further than Saturday's magnificent result at the Broadfield Stadium. Shorn of Mark
REDDITCH UNITED (0) 0 Gresley Rovers (1) 2 AN impressive Gresley side coasted to victory denying Redditch their second league win of the season. The Reds provided very little for the large crowd to cheer with the visitors always in control. Redditch were
REDDITCH UNITED (0) 1 Paget Rangers (0) 0 ADAM Nicholls was Redditch's hero as his late strike ensured they picked up maximum points on the opening day of the Dr Martens League Western Division season. It seemed they would have to settle for a disappointing
IAN Britton is working hard to overcome the draw specialist tag that has followed Kidderminster Harriers through seven Division Three stalemates this season. But Saturday's win at the club he has supported since childhood, Bristol Rovers, gave Britton
WORCESTERSHIRE'S opening batsman Philip Weston will be out of action for at least another three weeks. He is being sidelined for longer than expected following surgery on his left knee. Weston has yet to make his first appearance of the season because
Saturday, September 7, 2002 CITY have well and truly discovered the winning habit and needed it against a pacy and lively Folkestone side. A goal down after 15 minutes Worcester's newly found belief and growing confidence was put to the test and they
REDDITCH United have recorded a magnificent seven victories from their seven pre-season friendlies. They rounded off with an assured display against Newport County AFC at Valley Stadium on Saturday. The Welsh visitors pipped the Reds for promotion last
FORMER Derby County boss Jim Smith is the next guest at Aggborough for the The Friends of the Harriers Sporting Dinner. Smith will share stories from his years in the game, while comedian Willie Millar should provide the laughs and BBC Hereford and Worcester's
KEEPER Stuart Brock is backing Harriers to bounce back in their next two testing away games. Harriers go to bottom club Carlisle on Saturday before a derby at Shrewsbury next Tuesday on the back of seven games without a win. He said: "We don't want to
RYAN Driver celebrated his NatWest Trophy debut for Worcestershire with a match-winning innings in yesterday's tense three-wicket triumph over holders Gloucestershire at New Road. The 21-year-old left-hander cracked an unbeaten 61 which enabled the County
GLENN McGrath's eagerly awaited New Road debut was delayed today when the wet weather delayed the start to Worcestershire's opening county championship Division Two match with Glamorgan. The Aussie pace-ace and his new team-mates were left to watch groundstaff
Monday, September 2, 2002 WORCESTER City fired a title warning to their Dr Martens Premier Division rivals as an emphatic 4-0 win against deadly rivals Moor Green put them in top spot last night. Two goals each from striker Darren Middleton and midfielder
A DULL reserve encounter saw Kidderminster Harriers lose their unbeaten home record in the Avon Insurance League Second Division. Visitors Macclesfield Town won 1-0 with a 16th minute close-range winner from Lee Hughes after Mike Bamber's cross. Harriers
NEW Road supporters will get their first sight of pace star Glenn McGrath when he makes his County Championship debut for Worcestershire against Glamorgan tomorrow. "It will be good to get under way at home and hopefully play well enough for us to win
DMW May 6, 2000 HIGH, wide and handsome, time after time. It says a lot about a team's ghastly lack of accuracy that the busiest person in the ground is the young lad retrieving balls from beyond the trees. Looking back across a mediocre league campaign
ON-loan forward Drewe Broughton promised more goals to come after opening his account on his debut at Mansfield. Peterborough United front-man Broughton, 22, is in fine goal-scoring form this season after scoring eight while on loan at Conference sides
PACE ace Glenn McGrath is now turning his sights on Warwickshire after his debut for Worcestershire was wrecked by rain which prevented any play in yesterday's Benson and Hedges Cup clash with Somerset at Taunton. The abandonment means the County return
A VARIETY of vital life-saving equipment will have a permanent pitch for each Kidderminster Harriers home match after the opening of the new St John Ambulance medical room. The fully-kitted out room, which has cost about £6,000 to fill and furnish, is
ADIE Smith was shocked by his bizarre own goal in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Brighton but the week's off-field action was also a surprise. Smith admitted he had not expected the shock transfer-listing of six more players last week. But the midfield man,
ALL eyes will be on pace star Glenn McGrath tomorrow when he makes his high-profile debut for Worcestershire in their Benson and Hedges Cup clash with Somerset at Taunton. And New Road officials are hoping the wet weather will relent to enable the world-class
Saturday, August 24, 2002 THE team bus may have gone up in smoke on the journey home but Worcester's season remains very much alive after yet another encouraging display at Chelmsford. But for wayward shooting City would have comfortably sewn up the points
DMW May 1, 2000 FORTY-eight hours after their breathtaking victory over league leaders Stafford, Rovers slumped to a disappointing defeat at Woodspring Park on Monday. An unchanged visiting line-up made a bright start to this fixture, which had been postponed
I used to believe that football clubs at professional level had an obligation to entertain the paying spectator. That can't be the case at Kidderminster. Having watched their performance at Shrewsbury, where the Harriers didn't look like having a shot
WORCESTERSHIRE coach Bill Athey believes this season's Benson and Hedges Cup is becoming a lottery because of the wet weather. He was talking after the County's clash with Gloucestershire, at New Road yesterday, was abandoned after only ten overs had
Wednesday, August 21, 2002 A GRITTY display earned Worcester City a point at Tiverton Town last night and the plaudits of manager John Barton. The St George's Lane club forged a 0-0 draw in a fiercely contested match, emerging unscathed despite weathering
FRENCHMAN Parfait Medou-Otye has signed for Stourport Swifts after being given the all-clear following a heart condition scare. The 25-year-old defender/midfielder quit Kidderminster Harriers last season when he was advised to rest from football due to
FRINGE players were all due to gain some vital match fitness in a reserve friendly for Kidderminster Harriers at Rushden and Diamonds today. Dean Bennett, Ian Foster and Ian Joy were among those set to figure in the match which was kicking off at 1pm.
AUSTRALIAN pace ace Glenn McGrath signalled his arrival at Worcestershire's rain-hit New Road ground yesterday by declaring: "I can't wait to get into action". And among his top priorities is to help the skipper Graeme Hick's men gain promotion to the
Thursday, August 1, 2002 TWO slack back passes inside 30 minutes killed off Worcester City's hopes of causing an upset as First Division Wolves ran out comfortable 4-0 winners last night. George Ndah was on hand to punish mistakes by Mark Shail and Jon
HARRIERS 0 ROCHDALE 0 JUST how did Kidderminster Harriers fail to score in their clash with high-flying Rochdale on Saturday? Harriers boss Ian Britton was thinking exactly the same thing but he boldly predicted displays like this would earn them a top-seven
A GOAL in each half saw Kidderminster Harriers Ladies continue their fine start to the season with a 2-0 victory at Bloxwich United. Julie Freeman scored the first goal in the 19th minute after running onto a through-ball and beating three players. Freeman
GLENN McGrath will make his debut for Worcestershire in next Friday's Benson and Hedges Cup clash with Somerset at Taunton. The Australian pace star is set to arrive in this country on Tuesday when they County will be entertaining Gloucestershire in another
DMW April 15, 2000 GOALS from Ryan Daley, Peter Sutton and Mark Benbow earned Rovers their first win in seven league games at soggy Coles Lane on Saturday. While their hosts missed a hatful of chances, Steve Daley's men finished in style to deservedly
Saturday, May 6, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers and Altrincham both said farewell to the Nationwide Conference after Saturday's goalless draw at Moss Lane. While Harriers had already clinched promotion to the Third Division the deadlock meant Altrincham
HARRIERS 0 CHELTENHAM 0 JAN Molby's Kidderminster Harriers may have improved their away form but results at Aggborough are becoming increasingly frustrating. Harriers were rarely in trouble against former Conference rivals Cheltenham Town yet they are
ENGLAND U-19s will be in Kidderminster on Thursday, October 10, to take on Yugoslavia in a friendly at Aggborough. The match will be the first international at the stadium since the semi-professional matches in the non-league days. It is in preparation
Wednesday, May 3, 2000 THE gulf between top and bottom of the Nationwide Conference was shown as champions Kidderminster Harriers cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory despite basement side Sutton United making them work hard, particularly in the first
DMW April 1, 2000 AFTER watching this game on Saturday and a mind-numbing FA Cup semi-final 24 hours later, it's a wonder I haven't lost the will to live. But, as every gloating Villan is quick to point out, it's the result that counts. When you've conceded
FRUSTRATED chairman Lionel Newton has threatened to quit if Kidderminster Harriers' average crowd plummets below 2,500. Newton has adjusted his budget to cater for home gates of that figure, meaning a further £60,000 annual loss on top of the £200,000
GRAEME Hick has set his sights on repaying the faith shown in him by Nasser Hussain and Duncan Fletcher as he strives for an incredible ninth England Test comeback against Zimbabwe and the West Indies this summer. Many pundits thought new Worcestershire
SOUTHEND 0 HARRIERS 2 SUDDENLY a much-needed and well-deserved success on Tuesday night has put Kidderminster Harriers' season into a completely different perspective. It can be easy to forget that Ian Britton's team have now gone six games unbeaten in
Monday, May 1, 2000 CHAMPIONS Kidderminster Harriers were on the receiving end of a remarkable fightback by relegation-threatened Forest Green Rovers in last night's 3-3 Nationwide Conference draw at Aggborough. Harriers looked to be cruising to a comfortable
RESERVE keeper Brendan Murphy is set to be thrust into Kidderminster Harriers' crunch game at home to rivals Cheltenham Town on Saturday. Boss Jan Molby was considering a loan signing to replace the suspended Stuart Brock but had not secured a deal up
DMW March 28, 2000 STRIKER Derek Hall helped himself to a hat-trick as Rovers turned in another poor defensive display at the Moorlands last night. Revelling on a beautiful, lush surface, promotion chasing Moors started brightly with ex-Greens players
WORCESTERSHIRE have stepped up their training preparations for the coming campaign with regular net sessions at New Road which follow last week's rigorous 'warm-up' schedule in Portugal. The current cold weather may have come as a bit of a shock after
SCUNTHORPE 1 HARRIERS 1 IT was yet another case of two points dropped for Kidderminster Harriers in their latest Division Three draw at Scunthorpe. But there was little anyone could do about Scott Brough's brilliant 70th minute equaliser that flew into
Monday, April 24, 2000 JUST one point required from four matches -- that's the exciting statistic for Kidderminster Harriers after a dramatic injury time penalty gave them full points from a 1-0 win at Dover Athletic. The game was deep into stoppage time
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies kept their unbeaten West Midlands League Premier Division record on Sunday with a 4-0 win over Billesley United. But they contested a goal-less first half with Julie Freeman coming closest to scoring when she hit the bar
ENGLAND legend Ian Botham has been surprisingly overlooked from Wisden's five leading players of the last century following a specially-commissioned poll of 100 former cricketers and journalists. The former Worcestershire all-rounder, widely regarded
ALL the gates and doors at the County Ground will be open at Worcestershire County Cricket Club's annual Open Day on Sunday. The day will allow the public as well as embers and supporters to see behind the scenes at New Road, and allows potential members
WORCESTERSHIRE batsman Reuben Spiring and paceman Maneer Mirza are on course to end their injury nightmares. Both have come through rigorous fitness checks and are stepping up their training programme with the rest of the County players in Portugal this
DMW March 11, 2000 GOAL-DEN boy Peter Sutton continued his dazzling run of form against arguably the best side Rovers have played this season. With just 20 minutes to go and the visitors nestling snugly on their slender lead, the ex-Walsall youngster
LADY Luck is the missing ingredient from Kidderminster Harriers' season so far, according to boss Ian Britton. Harriers have lost just once in Division Three but are the early draw specialists with four stalemates, including Saturday's 1-1 tie with Darlington
Saturday, April 15, 2000 NEIL Midgley took Kidderminster Harriers a step nearer to their dream of Football League status by notching his table-topping side's all-important goal in Saturday's hard earned 1-0 win over Southport at Haig Avenue. The on-loan
AFTER a season of twists and turns it was fitting that Stourport Swifts' Dr Martens Western Division campaign finished on a high with a 5-2 victory over fresh-faced Bilston Town. The result left Swifts eighth at the end of their inaugural season - an
DMW March 4, 2000 IN case you're wondering, little has changed about The Causeway, Cinderford, since Rovers' humiliating FA Cup defeat in November 1995. It wasn't pouring with rain this time, but the pitch still resembles a sticky, squelchy bog -- so
HEALTHY support for Kidderminster Harriers' new Goalden Gate Lottery has helped the town's community. Harriers passed £500 onto Kidderminster Hospital and will be making contributions every month. The club used to run the Goalden Six lottery but that
Saturday, April 8, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers boss Jan Molby watched his side take a massive leap towards promotion to the Football League with a 2-0 home win over rivals Rushden & Diamonds and then declared: "We've still got to keep our feet on
NATHAN Carter looks set to link up with former Sixways favourite Nick Baxter at Birmingham and Solihull after not being offered a playing contract at Worcester. Sixways officials had hoped a developmental role within Worcester could be found for the flanker
STOURPORT Swifts strolled their way to a 1-1 draw in the penultimate Dr Martens Western Division clash of the season at Bedworth United. But the display left manager Tim Langford fuming as he blasted some of his players for their de-mob-happy attitude
STAR batsman Graeme Hick has run up a Worcestershire record £345,406 for his 1999 benefit. The bumper figure was re-vealed by the New Road club today. The previous highest Worcestershire benefit total was £271,275 for left-arm spinner Richard Illingworth
JAN Molby has admitted Kidderminster Harriers must clinch their first away win on Sunday to make up ground in the Division Three table. The Harriers boss hinted he may turn to last weekend's "second-half team" at Macclesfield to halt a run of eight games
REDDITCH United manager Rod Brown has already turned his thoughts to next season after guiding his resurgent Reds to seventh. After flirting with relegation for much of last season, Brown came within a point and a place of delivering the sixth place finish
DMW January 29, 2000 DON'T you just hate it when this happens? The driving wind that has been aiding and abetting your opponents throughout the first half, turning every attempted clearance into an embarrassment, drops dramatically. So the chances of
MEN with the magic sponge are being targeted at a course run by Kidderminster Harriers. The club's busy community scheme have organised a Football Association Basic Injury Course from Friday, November 2. The 20-hour course will then run for five consecutive
JOHN Brain has done a U-turn over Tony Windo and will allow the prop to tour Chile next month with an England Counties XV. Worcester's director of rugby had insisted, when the 33-year-old player was named as the captain of the squad for a three-match
REDDITCH United wind down an eventful season with two games in four days this week. The Reds have lost the impetus generated by their phenomenal post Christmas run since the slim chance of promotion disappeared but can still secure the top six finish
STEVE Rhodes will captain Worcestershire next season when Graeme Hick is away on England duty. The decision to make Rhodes vice-captain was announced by the County today. Hick is to remain skipper despite being one of 12 players who have been awarded
DMW January 22, 2000 IF this division had its own fantasy league, Peter Sutton would be riding high in the most valuable player charts. Goals against Yate, Stourbridge and Paget plus three assists in Saturday's victory has made the returnee striker a
JOHN Deakin's young Harriers top the Midland Floodlit Youth League Premier Division after Monday night's 5-1 win at Hinckley. A Michael Xiourouppa header inside the first 10 minutes put Harriers ahead and Terry Carpenter soon lobbed home a second. Though
Saturday, March 18, 2000 PHIL King came in for praise from manager Jan Molby after hitting Kidderminster Harriers' winner in their 2-1 Nationwide Conference victory at relegation-threatened Welling United on Saturday. "In the first half he was absolutely
WORCESTERSHIRE all-rounder Gavin Haynes is set to miss the start of the new season because of injury. The 30-year-old has undergone a knee operation which is likely to rule him out for when the campaign opens on April 15 with an away Benson and Hedges
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Community Scheme are running two Football Association medical courses in October. The emergency aid course will deal with life-threatening injuries and anyone involved with junior, youth or adult teams can attend. It will be held
VISITING fans are to be housed in part of the new East Stand next season in a change to admission policy that should net Kidderminster Harriers more gate receipts. Travelling supporters will be given at least 591 seats rising up to 760 if necessary, meaning
CRAIG Chalmers has welcomed Worcester's new flyhalf James Brown to the club but insisted he will be firing on all cylinders when the season begins. Worcester's talismanic outside half hopes to have put his injury problems behind him for next season's
Redditch United continue their bid for a top three finish at Bedworth United on Saturday (ko 3pm) and visit Taunton Town on Wednesday (ko 7.45pm).
WORCESTERSHIRE cricket committee chairman Martin Horton has criticised the decision to award contracts to England's top players. County skipper Graeme Hick is one of 12 players awarded a contract by the England Cricket Board. Hick could now miss the majority
BROMSGROVE Rovers boss Steve Daniels is hoping to bring former Kidderminster Harriers defender Jon Ford to the club next season. Ford, who also enjoyed spells in the Football League with Swansea, Bradford, Gillingham and Barnet, has been released by Halesowen
THE finances are looking rosier at Aggborough after the club netted just over £200,000 thanks to the latest Lee Hughes transfer. Kidderminster Harriers were due the final installment of the striking sensation's sell-on clause next August. But his cut-price
THE chase is on. Redditch United's comprehensive 4-0 win over Shepshed did nothing to change their league position but meant they can leapfrog Solihull and Bromsgrove Rovers to go third by winning their game in hand. Reds boss Rod Brown is concentrating
Tuesday, March 7, 2000. TABLE-topping Kidderminster Harriers produced another remarkable Nationwide Conference fightback to beat Doncaster Rovers 2-1 at Belle Vue last night. Hard-working Doncaster appeared to be heading for victory after outplaying Harriers
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers have revealed their new home kit for season 2003/04. Designed by Le Coq Sportif, it will make its debut in the pre-season friendly with Leicester City on July 21. The club have reverted back to white shorts for the first time since
VALE residents, teachers, and animal lovers are calling for a halt to the annual firework mayhem. And they are keenly supporting the latest Government moves to crack down on nuisance. For weeks townsfolk and villagers have been subjected to noise and
TIM Langford must know how Old Mother Hubbard felt when she looked at her cupboard to find nothing but bare shelves. The beleaguered Stourport boss will feel similarly deprived after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Dr Martens Western Division strugglers Swindon
STAR striker Faustino Asprilla is set to show off his skills at Aggborough on Saturday in a spotlight-grabbing debut. Kidderminster Harriers' opponents Darlington saw their work permit request for the Colombian granted on appeal yesterday. Asprilla, who
IAN Britton has paved the way for fresh attacking impetus at Kidderminster Harriers after releasing Drewe Broughton from his contract. Broughton, one of the highest earners at Aggborough, was signing a two-year deal at Division Three rivals Southend yesterday
AN ANXIOUS few weeks await Stourport Swifts player-boss Tim Langford as he struggles to maintain his side's places near the top of the Dr Martens Western Division table. An injury crisis at Walshes Meadow reduced Swifts to the bare bones for the visit
UNITED have reinforced their attacking options as they make a late charge to finish in the top three. Reds boss Rod Brown moved quickly to sign former Bromsgrove Rovers striker Marvin Blake after the forward was released last week. The bad blood between
DMW January 3, 2000 ROVERS launched the new century with a rare draw at soggy Townsend Meadow on Monday. Both sides gave everything in appalling conditions, producing a game that may have lacked quality, but wasn't short on commitment or enthusiasm. Steve
NOTHING less than three wins from their last three games will do if Bromsgrove Rovers are to avoid the drop - says Director of Football Steve Daniels. Rovers slipped into the Dr Martens League Western Division relegation zone following a double defeat
SPORTS EDITOR'S MAILBAG AFTER watching Kidderminster Harriers' gutsy performance on Saturday, I hope the various "fans" in the crowd shouting for Ian Britton's head and suggesting that he is not bothered about defeat went home with egg on their faces.
Saturday, February 26, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers returned to the top of the Nationwide Conference table after hitting back from a goal down to beat relegation-threatened Welling United 4-1 at Aggborough on Saturday. They are now two points clear of
HARRIERS U-19s recorded their first victory on Saturday as goals from Matthew Reeves and Luke Yates fired them to a 2-0 home success over Rushden and Diamonds in the Football League Youth Alliance. Kidderminster travel to Macclesfield Town in the FA Youth
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' Conference-winning connection, Molby and Mike Marsh, have both linked up with Nuneaton. Midfielder Marsh, now retired from playing, will be assistant manager to Alan Lewer at the Dr Martens Premier Division club. Ex-Kidderminster
EVESHAM United did Redditch a huge favour by beating Mangotsfield United 1-0 at Common Road tonight (Tuesday). The result leaves Redditch two points behind the third placed Mango's with a game in hand and one behind fourth placed Rovers with a game in
BROMSGROVE Rovers' hectic finish to the season continues with a rescheduled Dr Martens League Western Division game at Racing Club Warwick tomorrow (3pm). The game is the second of five Rovers play in the final week. They were due to visit Paget today
STOURPORT Swifts' first visit to Gloucester City's Meadow Park ground ended in a Dr Martens League Western Division defeat. The home side took the points with a 2-0 victory but Swifts stay fifth in the table despite wins for Gresley Rovers and Clevedon
REDDITCH'S hopes of a 'backdoor' promotion to the Dr Martens Premier Division have been dashed - for this season at least. Plans to expand the Nationwide Conference by 44 teams to include Conference North and Conference South feeder leagues have been
WORCESTERSHIRE are convinced Australian pace bowler Glenn McGrath will help bring the glory days back to New Road. "His signing is a great coup for the club," chairman John Elliott told members at the County's annual meeting held at King's School, Worcester
DMW December 18, 1999 BATTLING Rovers slid into the bottom three of the Western section after this latest setback. It was not the early Christmas present boss Steve Daley was seeking, but he can take heart from a match that saw his young side fight to
HARRIERS 4 EXETER 3 THERE was no time to turn your eyes away from Kidderminster Harriers' seven-goal thriller with Exeter City on Saturday. But boss Ian Britton found some of his team's defending very hard to watch in a game that mixed horror and pure
Saturday, February 12, 2000 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers moved six points clear at the top of the Nationwide Conference when two Stewart Hadley goals helped them overcome Hednesford Town 3-0 at Aggborough on Saturday. Adie Smith also got on the scoresheet as
HARTLEPOOL 1 HARRIERS 1 Full credit must go to Kidderminster Harriers players for shaking off their awful away form to take a fine point at Hartlepool. With Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing at Shrewsbury still fresh in the minds, they cast negative thoughts aside
DREWE Broughton has been linked with a potential move to Southend United who are talking to a target man they are keen to sign. Kidderminster Harriers' fellow Division Three club are after the player who is available for free despite still having a year
THE character we show on our travels during the remainder of the season is going to hold the key to our chances of making the Nationwide Lea-gue Division Three play-offs. That's how it seems to be shaping up after we lifted ourselves to within three points
MICHELLE Parsons rounded off a magnificent duathlon racing season in fine style when claiming victory at the ITU European Age Group Championships in Italy. Representing the Great Britain Age Group Team for the third time in 2003, the Evesham girl had
BROMSGROVE Rovers' hopes of boosting their fight against relegation at Racing Club Warwick tonight (7.45) have been hit by an injury crisis. Five of their recent signings - Mark Creighton, Costas Xiourouppa, Kevin Banner, Lloyd and Andrew Woodvine - will
KEY defender Craig Hinton is set to be missing as Kidderminster Harriers search for their first Division Three win on Saturday. Harriers are back at Aggborough where they will be for the next three weekends as Exeter City, Darlington and Boston United
MIDFIELD maestro Danny Williams has given Kidderminster Harriers a major boost by agreeing a new 12-month deal at Aggborough. Player-of-the-season Williams signed on the dotted line yesterday, despite speculation linking him with bigger clubs. The 23-
OUR home match against Shrewsbury tonight has taken on added significance following our controversial defeat at Plymouth. We've gone five games without a victory and need to get back to winning ways as fast as possible if we're to keep alive our chances
BROMSGROVE Rovers climbed to third and pulled six points clear of United with last night's 5-2 win over Cinderford. The result means Redditch are now five points short of fourth placed Mangotsfield and have a significantly worse goal difference. Gloucester
WORCESTERSHIRE are awaiting further details about the introduction of central contracts for England players which could affect the likes of New Road stars Graeme Hick and Vikram Solanki. The contracts for the coming campaign means England can dictate
DMW December 4, 1999 ROVERS stumbled to yet another home defeat on Saturday, humbled by one of the few teams below them in the league. The fact that they never forced Shepshed goalkeeper Steve Chopin into a save demonstrates boss Steve Daley's major problem
SPORTS EDITOR'S MAILBAG I HAD the misfortune to experience my first Harriers away match this season at Shrewsbury and was ashamed to wear the colours. I was appalled by the lack of commitment, motivation, passion and effort from the players. I can accept
I WOULD like to add my two-pence worth regarding season ticket prices at Kidderminster Harriers. I have purchased my seat in the new east stand, which is looking absolutely lovely, and paid £277 at the special discount rate. This is the first time I have
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers' blank day on Saturday certainly didn't do us any favours with a couple of our play-off rivals in particular taking full advantage to pile the pressure on us. I suppose overall it was a so-so afternoon in terms of results but Shrewsbury
THE Conference and FA were remaining tight-lipped today after yesterday's meeting about plans to expand the Nationwide Conference in the close season. Conference bosses were involved in a board meeting today and an FA official said there is another meeting
DMW November 27, 1999 UNORTHODOX maybe, brave undoubtedly. Greg Parkes' efforts' between the sticks on Saturday proved there's plenty of spirit between those broad shoulders. Parkes, son of the Greens' larger than life goalkeeping coach Phil, was the
MALVERN Town U18s rounded off a fine season with a comfortable 3-1 win over Cinderford Town goals coming from Mike Cole (two) and Dale Humphries. The Town finished third in the Midland Floodlit Youth League, ahead of local rivals Worcester City, Gloucester
A COMPETITION winner will receive her prize before Harriers' home game with Exeter City on Saturday. Kidderminster's Rebecca Meredith is to be presented with an England shirt after winning a competition at Worcestershire Football Association's referee
DMW November 20, 1999 PICTURE the gloomy scene on the Yate team coach as it trundled back down the M5 on Saturday night, writes TERESA PHILLIPS. "We let three goals in today, and a 15-year-old got two of them." But when you've had trials with Derby and
A RANGE of commercial packages are on offer for Saturday's game with Exeter City. They include match sponsorship, executive box and restaurant deals. Anyone interested can call Helen Macdonald or Steve Thomas on 01562 823931 at Harriers for more details
AS the scalps of Bristol City and West Bromwich Albion were claimed in July, fans looked forward to Harriers' second season in the Third Division with new hope. The signings look good and the other players will be getting used to the rigours of the Football
HARRIERS are offering a series of hospitality packages for the high-profile friendlies with Leicester, West Bromwich Albion and Walsall. Anyone interested can call Helen Macdonald on 01562 823931 or e-mail helen.macdonald@harri ers.co.uk
DELIGHTED Stourport Swifts manager Tim Langford paid tribute to his players after they stretched their unbeaten run to five games with a 3-0 victory at Mangotsfield United. The win lifted Langford's side to fifth in the Dr Martens League Western Division
Dr Martens' Cup round one, November 16, 1999 IF Rovers had 11 Mark Bowaters, they'd be riding high at the top of the league rather than languishing at the bottom of it. While the majority of his team-mates hid for the first hour of last night's game at
ANDY Corbett has made a good start to his loan spell at Solihull Borough with goals in the 2-1 win at Weston-super-Mare and Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Evesham United.
VETERAN Sean Flynn has agreed to remain a Kidderminster Harriers player with Ian Britton praising the 35-year-old's fitness levels. The skipper, who has experience at Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion, will spend another 12 months at Harriers. Despite
Saturday, January 8, 2000 AN Ian Foster hat-trick helped power Kidderminster Harriers to the top of the Nationwide Conference table with a priceless 3-2 victory over title rivals Nuneaton Borough at Manor Park on Saturday. Cock-a-hoop Harriers, who began
A £4.5 million windfall to transform Redditch United FC has not yet been secured. The news follows press reports the Bromsgrove Road club would become a West Midlands centre of excellence as part of a project funded by the FA and Redditch Council. But
DMW November 15, 1999 TWO goals in three minutes midway through the second half sank Rovers in a hard-fought match in Devon on Sunday. Home striker Dominic Richardson opened the scoring on 65 minutes with a powerful 25-yard free kick which took a slight
Monday, January 3, 2000 ARCH rivals Kidderminster Harriers and Hereford United both had a player sent off before they finally shared the spoils in a incident-packed 1-1 Nationwide Conference draw at Aggborough yesterday. Hereford took the lead through
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers Ladies got back to winning ways when they beat Stratford 4-2. Julie Freeman notched her third hat-trick in as many games. But the first goal did not come until the 43rd minute when Freeman headed home a Donna Manning corner at the
COMMUNITY coaches will be working with budding footballers during the close season to improve their technical skills and flair. Kidderminster Harriers' player development centre will encourage youngsters to try skills they are afraid to use in competitive
BROMSGROVE Rovers chief executive Pat Bannister says their remarkable comeback at Bilston last week can transform their season. Rovers scored twice in injury-time to draw 5-5 away to the former leaders and move out of the Dr Martens League Western Division
Monday, December 27, 1999 PAUL Fewings was a hero turned villain for Hereford United in their 1-1 Nationwide Conference draw against high-flying rivals Kidderminster Harriers at Edgar Street on Monday. The United striker put his side ahead in the sixth
PLAYER-of-the-season Danny Williams is looking increasingly likely to leave Aggborough in the summer. Speculation has been rife about Kidderminster Harriers' out-of-contract midfield general since the campaign ended earlier this month. The 23-year-old
MALVERN confirmed their impressive start to the season with another emphatic victory on Sunday. MALVERN U15S 36pts, DURSLEY 0 The match followed a familiar pattern, with the home team getting on top in the physical battle before cutting loose with their
STOURPORT Swifts will face Kidderminster Harriers Reserves in a Wyre Forest derby to contend the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup final. Swifts took a step nearer some silverware after a good 2-1 win at county rivals Bromsgrove Rovers on Tuesday night. It
MALVERN Town entertain Shawbury United on Saturday (2.45pm), in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division, and will be hoping to capitalise on Tuesday's 2-0 success at Sedgely White Lions, which moved Town back into fifth place. Victory
Saturday, December 18, 1999 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers are heading for their Christmas and New Year matches against Hereford United as strong title candidates following Saturday's 2-1 Nationwide Conference win over high-riding Morecambe at Aggborough. After
WALSALL defender Tony Barras has revealed he is considering an offer from Kidderminster Harriers boss Ian Britton. The former York and Stockport centre-back, 32, is unsure whether he will be offered a deal at the Division One club next season. Britton
THE players are on the brink of being rewarded for their efforts with a place in the Nationwide League Division Three play-offs and that's terrific news for everybody connected with Kidderminster Harriers. Not many people would have thou-ght we'd be in
LOWLY Cirencester Town handed out a 4-0 drubbing to a Stourport Swifts side still feeling the effects of their 3-0 midweek FA Umbro Trophy defeat by Chester City. Player-boss Tim Langford, ruled out with a pulled hamstring, was forced to sit on the sidelines
BROMSGROVE Rovers have enlisted the help of Steve Daniels to try and steer them out of their financial problems. The former Stourbridge and Cradley boss, who is also a business consultant, has joined the club to help them prepare a business plan in time
HARRIERS U-19s won 1-0 at Rushden and Diamonds on Saturday morning with a goal from new signing Paul Oakey. Sub Richard Langford also hit the bar as John Deakin's lads made an impressive start to their Football League Youth Alliance South Central Conference
Saturday, December 11, 1999 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby was a happy man after his side continued their improvement with a 0-0 draw at Scarbor-ough in the Nation-wide Conference. He said "You have to be happy with a point at Scarborough. "
WHAT is going on at the Harriers? I have followed the goings on at the club over the years and have always come to terms with the ways of "the powers that be". I am a pensioner but am unable to attend matches because I still work every Saturday. I am
WORCESTER winger Nicky Crawford bagged another two tries for England as they swept into the final of the Women's World Cup with a 53-10 win over Canada in Barcelona yesterday. Crawford and her team-mates will now take on New Zealand in the final at the
MALVERN Town entertain Wolverhampton Casuals tomorrow (Saturday) in an Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division fixture and Town have to win if they are sustain any chance of promotion to the Midlands Alliance. Town, whose Langland Stadium
IAN Britton is bidding to repeat Kidderminster Harriers' best Division Three result of his temporary charge on Saturday. April's 2-0 win at Rushden and Diamonds boosted Britton's chances of earning the full-time manager role at Aggborough. He was handed
Saturday, December 4, 1999 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers stepped up their Nationwide Conference promotion bid when goals from Mark Druce and Dean Bennett earned them a 2-0 win over title rivals Kingstonian at Aggborough. It left sixth-in-the-table Harriers five
TRIBUTES have poured in for a Kidderminster Harriers director who died at home aged 61 after 18 years serving on the board. Graham "Rocky" Lane, who died from a long-running heart problem, was found dead at his home in Stanklyn Lane, Kidderminster, on
I HAVE supported Kidderminster Harriers Football Club for over 30 years and I am astounded to read in the Shuttle/Times & News on May 22 that Peter Picken has resigned because the club would not discuss his concerns on safety issues, which is a most
WE'LL soon know now if our long lay-off from Nationwide League Division Three action will affect us when we visit Exeter City on Saturday. Three weeks without league action seems like forever and a day, but we've now got to make sure we're fully fo-cused
JOHN Brain has admitted he will stand or fall by the players he has brought into Worcester Rugby Club for next season's vital promotion campaign. The Sixways director of rugby has been busy since January bringing new faces to Worcester and is happy to
THE Malvern Angels travelled across the country to take part in the National Girls Tag Rugby Festival at Guildfordians RFC last Sunday. Because of the successful recruitment so far this season, the Angels were able to put out two teams into the under
STOURPORT Swifts' postmen and chippies battled their way to a 1-1 at the full-time professionals of Chester City in the third round of the FA Umbro Trophy. Just two years ago, City were a Football League side while Swifts were still playing their football
EVESHAM United managerial duo Phil Mullen and Paul West have both managed the Reds. Mullen had a lengthy spell in charge in the 90s and West's one game in charge, between the reigns of Nicky Cross and Rod Brown, brought a breathtaking 5-4 League Cup win
WORCESTER Rugby Club have continued their summer rebuilding programme with two new signings. Flying Australian winger Chris Garrard and Henley's highly rated centre Duncan Roke are set to play crucial roles next season at Sixways as Worcester attempt
DMW October 23, 1999 WHEN you've hardened yourself to 0-1s, 1-2s and promises that things will get better, honest, isn't 5-1 a wonderful sight? Rocester may have been one of the worst teams to play at the Victoria Ground since March Town United (FA Cup
BROMSGROVE Rovers hope to celebrate their latest reprieve from closure by moving out of the Dr Martens League Western Division relegation zone tonight. Rovers, who had an £18,000 winding-up order from HM Customs and Excise adjourned for a further 28 days
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers supporters are among the best behaved fans in the country because of the way they are treated at Aggborough, says the club. The Division Three club was pipped to top spot by Macclesfield Town in a Home Office league table for arrests
HARRIERS have added another pre-season friendly with a trip to Boldmere St Michaels on Saturday, July 19. Admission for the games with Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion will be £10 for adults, £5 for concessions and £2 for U-16s. The prices are
REDDITCH United manager Rod Brown says he is three players short of a side who can go on to great things next season and hopes to bring in one of them in the next fortnight. Brown is hoping to secure the arrival of an unnamed Premier Division striker
WORCESTER Rugby Club's promotion bid has been boosted with the capture of Welsh international Richard Smith. The former Ebbw Vale scrum-half will sign for the Sixways club this week as Worcester look to finally clinch a place in the Zurich Premiership
DMW October 16, 1999 IN another case of what might have been, Rovers had much the better of long passages of play but perennial failings came back to haunt them. The Greens' inability to put the ball in the back of the net and loss of concentration at
CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have been given a 28-day stay of execution in their bid to avoid a winding-up order. Rovers, who were faced with an £18,000 demand from HM Customs and Excise in a Liverpool court yesterday, had the hearing adjourned until
MALVERN Town visit bottom placed Walsall Wood in the Express and Star West Midlands League Premier Division tomorrow (Saturday) and will be hoping for another three points that will keep them amongst the leading sides. Town have few selection problems
THREE Kidderminster boys head to Leicester City this month to take part in the Adidas Skills Challenge Midlands finals. Andrew Powell and Jordan Crumpton, both 10, and Ben Stanley, 11, beat off competition from over 280 children throughout Worcestershire
PACEMAN Duncan Catterall is included in Worcestershire Royals squad for tomorrow's Norwich Union League Division One clash against Leicestershire Foxes at Oakham School. He has been put on standby for his first appearance of the season because of a calf
FIVE "saviours" of Kidderminster Harriers have cried foul after being told to stump up cash for their free seats. The Harriers life members are raging after the football club said it could no longer provide free tickets because it was losing money. The
EX-HARRIERS chairman Dave Reynolds has quit as a director at Cheltenham Town, citing the demands of his other business interests. Reynolds, who helped Harriers become one of the strongest forces in non-league football, spent 18 months at Whaddon Road.
AGGBOROUGH is obviously a nice place to be at the moment. Four Nationwide League Division Three wins on the trot and everybody is starting to talk about us securing a place in the play-offs. That, of course, is our target, but we mustn't get carried away
BILLED as a training match, this mixed U15/U16 fixture had all the intensity of a cup game and saw Malvern out-battle and then completely outplay a much bigger side to open their season with a resounding victory. MALVERN U15s 27pts, TELFORD 0 Malvern
SCOTT Barrow is determined to make it back to the big time next season with Worcester Rugby Club. The 20-year-old centre, who was out of contract when the season ended, has agreed to sign a new deal with the Sixways club in a bid to make it into rugby
BROMSGROVE Rovers have put aside their off-the-field problems to make two more new signings ahead of tomorrow's trip to Shepshed Dynamo (3pm). Striker Derek Christopher has been recruited from the Sunday Festival League in Birmingham, where he has been
MALVERN Town have been drawn at home in the semi-finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Senior Cup. Malvern entertain fellow West Midlands Premier Division side Wellington at Langland Stadium on Wednesday, April 9, kick-off 7.45pm. In the other semi-final
A FINE century stand between Andy Bichel and Graeme Hick steered Worcestershire to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Gloucestershire in their weather-hit Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final at Bristol yesterday. The County won with 8.2 overs to
STAFF at Kidderminster Harriers will have to wait until the end of next month to find out whether a bid to renew the club's public entertainments licence is successful. A meeting of Wyre Forest District Council's licensing and environmental committee
HOW much damage was caused by our FA Cup defeat against Darlington will be best judged by the way that we approach tonight's Division Three game at Lincoln City. Obviously it was a massive disappointment on Saturday, but we've now got to pick ourselves
MALVERN RFC Saturday, September 28 1st XV v Leicester Lions (Home) Meet Railway Inn, Malvern Wells 12 noon. Kick off 3pm. No 1 Dress Code. Maroon shorts. 2nd XV v Leicester Lions (Home). Meet 1.45pm. Kick off 3pm. 1st & 2nd XVs selected from (alphabetical
REDS number two Gary Whild has confirmed the club are targeting another striker as they continue to rebuild. Midfielder Matty Gardiner made his United debut at the weekend and Whild is hoping to bring in an unnamed forward soon but confirmed that would
DMW October 2, 1999 "CINDERFORD'S chairman said they committed daylight robbery and we should have won by five or six goals. But when you look in the Sunday papers, the result is still 0-1.'' Until Rovers start taking chances and winning home games, or
CRISIS club Bromsgrove Rovers have suffered a fresh blow after three of their directors resigned. Phil Baker, Tony Partridge and Tom Herbert quit after an emergency board meeting last night, reducing the number of directors at the club to six. The trio
BRUCE Fenley, arguably the most successful captain in Worcester Rugby Club's history, is leaving to become a player/coach at Stourbridge. The 31-year-old scrum-half has ended a four-year spell at Sixways because he wants to extend his playing career.
Saturday, November 6, 1999 A CONTROVERSIAL last min-ute penalty dashed Kidderminster Harriers' hopes of stepping up their Nationwide Conference title challenge when they slipped to a 3-2 defeat in Saturday's action-packed clash at Telford United. Harriers
WORCESTERSHIRE rubber-stamped their place in the quarter-finals of the Benson & Hedges Cup with a seven-wicket win over Somerset at Taunton yesterday. In a rain-affected match, Somerset made 126 for nine in 32 overs. Worcestershire then took 19 overs
SKIPPER Mark Blake is fighting to be fit to help Kidderminster Harriers take on away specialists Plymouth Argyle at Aggborough on Saturday. The summer signing could make a quick return after a hamstring strain and may train either today or tomorrow. Harriers
IAN Britton's cut playing budget could still be boosted at Kidderminster Harriers, depending on events over the summer period and early months of next season. Aggborough's directors have said additional cash raised can be used to strengthen the Division
OUR switch to a 4-3-3 system is certainly starting to pay off - and long may it continue. But, above all, the players are enjoying it and determined to make it a success. When we won the Nationwide Conference we used a system that was called 4-2-3-1 on
ANDREW HIGGINS, the England Under 21 centre, has completed his move from Worcester Rugby Club to Premiership Bristol Shoguns. The 19-year-old, who only played in two games for the Sixways club last season because of injuries, has been included in the
IAN Britton is well aware he was not the most popular managerial appointment there has ever been at Aggborough. But the former youth and reserve chief is determined to take advantage of the circumstances which have led to a first chance at Football League
DION Scott has joined Dr Martens League Premier Division Nuneaton Borough as they bid to bounce back from their Conference relegation. The 22-year-old defender, who was released by Harriers at the end of the season, worked with new Nuneaton boss Alan
CONSISTENCY is the key to success at whatever level you play at. And, for us at Kidderminster Harriers at the moment, it's something that's proving very difficult to achieve. After last Tuesday's excellent 4-1 home win over York City everybody was looking
TROPHY-chasing Kidderminster Harriers stormed into the Worcestershire Senior Cup semi-finals last night with a 5-1 beating of neighbours Stourport Swifts. But it was a clinical 10-minute first-half blitz from Harriers that decided the tie. The home side
FORMER Redditch club captain Lee Knight has ignited a war of words with his old club after claiming he has been left to carry the can after an incident back in October. The row concerns a scuffle at the end of the FA Cup defeat at home to Arnold Town
BROMSGROVE District Council have denied claims that they are stalling on granting troubled Bromsgrove Rovers a new lease on their Victoria Ground home. The club faces a winding-up order in Liverpool on Monday from HM Customs and Excise, who are demanding
WORCESTER Rugby Club's millionaire backer Cecil Duckworth is threatening to sue the Rugby Football Union if the right to promotion is taken away from the second division. The club's chairman hosts the annual meeting of English Second Division Rugby (ESDR
MALVERN Town U18s WFA County Youth Cup semi-final against Sutton Coldfield will take place at Sutton Coldfield on Thursday, March 20, at 7.30pm. Town's next Midland Youth League fixture takes place at the Langland Stadium on Tuesday, when Alvechurch are
Monday, November 1, 1999 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers moved into fifth place in the Nationwide Conference table with a 2-0 victory over rivals Hednesford Town at Keys Park last night. Manager Jan Molby's men are now just six points adrift of table-topping Rushden
WITH the way our season is going at the moment people are starting to ask me if this is my most difficult time as a football manager. It's a fair question, but I'd have to say no. There were difficult times when I was at Swansea before it all kicked into
CHRIS Raymond's return to Old Patesians means his rugby career has now come full circle. The South West division one side is where the 32-year-old Worcester Rugby Club lock began his career and it will now be the place where he will eventually hang up
MALVERN Town's re-arranged West Midlands Premier Division game against visiting Kington Town has been postponed again. The game was scheduled for Tuesday (March 4) at Langland Stadium but the visitors have enjoyed cup success and are required to play
Saturday, October 23, 1999 KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Jan Molby watched his side beat Kettering Town 1-0 in Saturday's Nationwide Conference clash at Aggborough and then declared: "That was our worst home performance so far this season." Eighth-in-the-table
