Those Were The Days; 12th December 1992

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THOSE WERE THE DAYS
12th December 1992

Isthmian (Diadora) League Division 2
Hampton 1 (Ewing) Ruislip Manor 1 Att; 164

Hampton ;-
David Hook; Mark Harper, Simon Edwards, Malcolm Dickenson, Steve Cheshire, Tim Hollands, Gary Cope, Gary Ewing, Steve Kuhne, Mickey Beadle, Paul Reed.
Subs; Adam Dale, Darren Smith

Ruislip Manor;-
Mick Simmons; Warren Price, Dave Pettifer, Martin Rowen, Fred Cummings, Tony Waugh, Chris Balls, Gary Farrant, Kevin Quinn, John Wood, N Whiting.
Subs;- D Henstock, G Collinson

Having lost their previous two games to Willesden Hawkey in two cup competitions, the Middlesex Senior and Middlesex Charity Cups, it was important for the team to show some improvement. The Beavers were boosted by the return of Ewing to the side. Ewing took just seven minutes to mark his first appearance of the season with a goal. Ewing, the club’s leading scorer from the previous season, gave the Beavers an early lead after excellent work by Cheshire and Reed. However, Hampton’s defensive frailties led to an equaliser by Kevin Quinn. Hampton had plenty of chances to restore their lead, Reed had a goal disallowed and Harper fired over from a good position. Ewing looked the likelier to score again but Uxbridge’s keeper Mick Simmons denied him with an excellent save from the Hampton striker’s free-kick. An entertaining game that left the Beavers in mid-table, well adrift of the promotion places.

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