Those Were The Days; 21st December 1996

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
21st December 1996
Isthmian (ICIS) League Division 1

Hampton 2 (Wigmore, Cheshire) Worthing 0 Att; 104

Hampton ;-
Mark Russell; Robin Lewis, Bradley Pratt, Jim Wigmore, Steve Cheshire, Dave Rattue, Paul Ripley (Peter Wood, 76’), Aidan Kilner (Mark Wilson, 51’), Steve Stairs, Craig Reilly, Mark Biggins.
Unused Sub; Kevin Duffell

Hampton kept themselves in the promotion race with a workmanlike display at home to bottom side, Worthing. With exactly half the league season gone, the Beavers were in sixth place. The first half was, to put it mildly, grim – with very little to enthuse the supporters. One ‘highlight’ was a Riley volley, on target. In the 66th minute Hampton made the breakthrough when Rattue’s cross was headed in by Wigmore. Worthing could have equalised shortly after, but were denied by a point blank save by Russell. Stairs went close twice, but it took a goal in the last minute by Cheshire to secure the win. There are times when the win is more important than the performance.


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