Those Were The Days;7th March 2000
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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
7th March 2000
Isthmian (Ryman) League; Premier Division
HRBFC 3 (Griffiths, Burton, Maskell) Dulwich Hamlet 0 Att; 173
HRBFC;-
James Courtnage; Peter Wood, Danny Smith, Peter Barnsby, Nick Burton, Jason Shaw, Dudley Gardner, Warren Williams (Fiston Mputu), Craig Maskell, Martin Carter, Leroy Griffiths.
Unused Subs; Danny Rouco, Craig Vargas.
Dulwich Hamlet;-
Les Cleevely; Michael Azzopardi, Tony Houghton, Danny Carroll, Mark Garland, Francis Duku, Nick White, Veli Hakki, Peter Crouch, Declan Perkins, Tony Chin.
Subs; Neil Ovidireive, Mark Xavier, Carl Bartley.
Twelve places separated Hampton from 6th placed Dulwich Hamlet before kick-off. Dulwich had signed a couple of strikers; Declan Perkins and a young lad, 6’7” Peter Crouch (haven’t I seen him on a Betting Company’s adverts?). Barnsby coped well with the new strikers, often outjumping Peter Crouch. In the first half Hampton tried to play in their recent signing, Griffiths, with balls over the top without any success. In the 55th minute Maskell brought out a good save from Les Cleevely whilst Courtnage denied Crouch. Still no goals after 75 minutes, Dulwich survived a penalty appeal for handball, but then the game suddenly swung Hampton’s way. The usually reliable Francis Duku under-hit a back pass, Griffiths nipped in and rounded Cleevely to score his first for the club. Two further goals in the past five minutes cemented Hampton’s victory. Burton drove a shot through a crowd of players before Maskell added the third with a cross-cum shot. Tony Hughton and Mark Xavier both played for the Beavers in later years.
The Old Historian
7th March 2000
Isthmian (Ryman) League; Premier Division
HRBFC 3 (Griffiths, Burton, Maskell) Dulwich Hamlet 0 Att; 173
HRBFC;-
James Courtnage; Peter Wood, Danny Smith, Peter Barnsby, Nick Burton, Jason Shaw, Dudley Gardner, Warren Williams (Fiston Mputu), Craig Maskell, Martin Carter, Leroy Griffiths.
Unused Subs; Danny Rouco, Craig Vargas.
Dulwich Hamlet;-
Les Cleevely; Michael Azzopardi, Tony Houghton, Danny Carroll, Mark Garland, Francis Duku, Nick White, Veli Hakki, Peter Crouch, Declan Perkins, Tony Chin.
Subs; Neil Ovidireive, Mark Xavier, Carl Bartley.
Twelve places separated Hampton from 6th placed Dulwich Hamlet before kick-off. Dulwich had signed a couple of strikers; Declan Perkins and a young lad, 6’7” Peter Crouch (haven’t I seen him on a Betting Company’s adverts?). Barnsby coped well with the new strikers, often outjumping Peter Crouch. In the first half Hampton tried to play in their recent signing, Griffiths, with balls over the top without any success. In the 55th minute Maskell brought out a good save from Les Cleevely whilst Courtnage denied Crouch. Still no goals after 75 minutes, Dulwich survived a penalty appeal for handball, but then the game suddenly swung Hampton’s way. The usually reliable Francis Duku under-hit a back pass, Griffiths nipped in and rounded Cleevely to score his first for the club. Two further goals in the past five minutes cemented Hampton’s victory. Burton drove a shot through a crowd of players before Maskell added the third with a cross-cum shot. Tony Hughton and Mark Xavier both played for the Beavers in later years.
The Old Historian