Latest news with #Witton
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
FOOTBALL: How Witton, Vics and Barnton fared on Saturday afternoon
WITTON Albion picked up a point on the road on Saturday afternoon as they produced the perfect response to falling behind. Isaac Graham's goal just after the hour marks secured a 1-1 draw at Bootle, who had taken the lead just five minutes earlier through Sean Williams. The result leaves Witton 12th in the Northern Premier League West Division table, 11 points adrift of the play-offs but a comfortable 10 clear of the relegation zone. Meanwhile, a late Joe Hurst winner allowed Northwich Victoria to shake off back-to-back defeats in the Midland Football League Premier Division. Hurst struck three minutes from time to secure a 2-1 victory over struggling Highgate United, who had levelled just before the hour after Kieran Hamm's early strike had given Vics the lead. The results leaves Vics 13th in the table with 32 points from 26 matches. In the North West Counties League, Barnton had Tom Stanton to thank for securing a home victory over New Mills this afternoon. Stanton struck twice either side of Joel Hind's effort as the Villagers ran out 3-1 winners to pick up their first victory in three games. As a result, they sit 14th in the First Division South table.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Football round-up: Wins for Witton, 1874 and Vics, while Barnton draw
DAMOLA Sotana's first goal for the club made it three games unbeaten for Witton Albion. The ex-Northwich Victoria Nigerian-born 24-year-old, who was brought in from Trafford in mid-December, came on as a second-half replacement for Adam Watson and found the target 19 minutes later to secure for Albion a 1-0 home success against relegation-threatened Wythenshawe. 'First half was probably the worst half game of the season,' said Witton's player-manager Ben Harrison. 'There was no flow to it, a lot of free-kicks, a lot of stop-start, and they slowed the game down. Wythenshawe battled hard, they're a tough team, big and physical. 'We just didn't get going in the first half but we kept going and then we did create a lot of chances. 'We hit the post twice and Hoops (James Hooper) was brilliant all game and he put in a cross. Dami was there and reacted well for the goal. James Hooper swings the cross in for Witton Albion's goal (Image: Karl Brooks Photography) Damola Sotona pokes the ball home for Witton Albion's winning goal (Image: Karl Brooks Photography) 'The lads are made up with Mamadou Djabi because of the shift he put in battling against two big lads and winning free-kicks, holding the ball up. 'It's a great win. We kept believing and tried to make sure we didn't concede. They hit the post as well, and another shot was well saved. 'And apart from the two shots they had, and especially after we went 1-0 up, we defended brilliantly.' Witton hold 11th place on the Northern Premier League West table. 1874 Northwich, meanwhile, were 4-2 victors at Whitchurch Alport in the Midland League Premier Division. With the likes of Chris McCann, John McGrath, Lucas Weir, Joel Jones and Jacson Coppack absent, and Niall Osborne, Henry McNulty and Ben Guest returning to the starting XI, manager Chris Herbert said fans can now see the depth of the squad. 'It was a very good performance,' he said. 'The lads were up for the game. Whitchurch are a good side, which we knew, and I thought we were very dominant. 'We showed the strength of the squad as we were missing some good lads as well. 'If you do your hard work first you get the rewards at the end of it and these lads got it.' Mark Jones (25mins) and Matty Fenton (36) put 74 ahead at the break. Shaun Weaver, on his second appearance since signing mid-February, scored his first goal for the club to make it 3-0 after 60 minutes. Alport pulled one back from the penalty spot but McNulty restored the three-goal advantage in the 82nd minute to kill off any hopes of a late fightback. Whitchurch's second goal came in the second minute of added time. They remain fourth on the ladder, with a 12-point safety buffer inside the play-offs zone. In the same division, Northwich Victoria made it three wins on the spin with a 3-1 success over OJM Black Country at Barton Stadium. The pitch was not fit to host Winsford United versus Shawbury United the night before, but such was the improvement overnight that an inspection the following morning deemed the pitch playable for Vics' fixture. They did not allow Leslie Omorodion's second-minute opener for the visitors to be a setback. Corey Knight (38) levelled matters, Will Lloyd (53) nudged them in front and Sam Deering (80) hammered the nail into the coffin. Northwich Victoria celebrate a goal (Image: Vics continue to look set for a mid-table finish, now being 16 points clear of the relegation zone and 22 points adrift of the play-offs places as they sit in 13th spot. Barnton drew 1-1 at home with Ashville FC in the North West Counties League First Division South. Substitute George Edwards (76) handed the Villagers the lead but Ashville equalised in the 90th minute through Joel Kelly, robbing debutant home keeper Max Beddow of a clean sheet. Beddow, named the man of the match, said: 'It feels like a loss to be honest, with conceding so late. And it was a poor goal to concede. 'We grew into the game gradually and I think we were lucky to go in 0-0. 'We got the goal that we needed and I thought we were a little bit nervous in the last 10 minutes or so. 'I think that ended up costing us the three points. 'I'm very pleased to be named man of the match, coming into a new team and not knowing anyone. It was pretty much first day, first game.'
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Double Djabi delight as Witton Albion return to winning ways
MAMADOU Djabi steals the headlines in a brilliant Witton Albion win at Congleton Town. He scored both goals as Witton sealed a 2-0 success at third-placed Congleton Town. The 27-year-old Sierra Leone-born centre forward, who was a 22nd minute replacement for Nick Hepple, netted his first goals of the year in the 62nd and 72nd minutes as Witton became the first visitors to win at The Cleric Stadium since October. It was the frontman's fourth and fifth goals in 21 appearances since joining Witton from Northwich Victoria last September. And they were Witton's first goals in open play in four games The result is exactly the response player-manager Ben Harrison wanted after some below-par performances of late. Player-manager Ben Harrison celebrates with the fans after Mamadou Djabi scored (Image: Karl Brooks Photography) Witton climb one place to 13th on the Northern Premier League West ladder, while Congleton, who had gone 11 games unbeaten at home in all competitions, stay third. Meanwhile, 1874 Northwich took a point from their top-of-the-table tussle with Shifnal Town at Townfield. Both goalkeepers were kept busy and both sides had chances to win the match, but somehow it remained goalless. 1874 stay fourth in the Midland League Premier Division and Shifnal remain second, three points ahead. Northwich Victoria's fixture away to Tividale in the same division was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. > Winsford United and Barnton details to follow.
