End Of The Home Games For Scarborough Athletic FC 2010/11

Scarborough Athletic FC's 2010/11 NCEL home campaign finished yesterday with a 1-2 reverse to Maltby Main FC.

As has been the case recently Boro fielded a team of regulars and youngsters but even so they created enough to have won the game comfortably. Maltby's goals came via the penalty spot & a daft OG. Boro got one back late on courtesy of young Mike Barker.

The attendance was 406 making the crowd average for the season 415. This is very commendable given that the season had petered out into a mid-table affair quite early on & the high amount of midweek fixtures played.

There are still two away fixtures to complete, on Thursday 28th it is off to Hall Road Rangers and the season is wrapped up next Saturday over the Humber Bridge at Winterton Rangers.

There is also a benefit game for former manager Brian France coming up in May (more details on this later).

The reserves still have two more games to complete in their Humber Premier League Division One campaign and they are also set for a mid-table finish.

The U19's are also still in action, playing a few friendlies before entering a competitive league next season.

Finally, I will leave you with the latest "Back2Boro" poster which is popping up in shops & public places around Scarborough & district.




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Three Losses And No Goals For Scarborough Athletic

Oh dear, the last three games played by Scarborough Athletic has seen three defeats, 7 goals conceded, 0 goals scores & null points.

I don't think we have ever lost three games on the trot before and I know we have never gone more than two games without finding the net. Until today when we succumbed 0-1 at home to a very physical Long Eaton United.

Just 8 days ago we were basking in the joy of six wins on the bounce. February was a month of wins but March seems to be shaping up as a month of losses. Beware the Ides (or defeats) of March all ye Seadogs.

At least the reserves won today, 3-0 at home to Inter Charter (he typed desperately, clutching for something positive to post).

Still this season is not dead yet as Scarborough Athletic still retain an interest in two NCEL Cups (Presidents & League).

Tuesday night sees NCEL1 outfit Bottesford Town traversing the Humber Bridge when they come a-calling in the League Cup 3rd Round. They will be looking to cause an upset - is the current Seadog form up to preventing that? Beejabers but I hope so.


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Scarborough Athletic Reserves 1-0 East Riding Rangers

Whilst the first team had a bad day at the office, crashing out of the FA Cup with a 2-1 defeat up at Chester-le-Street, the reserve team managed to beat East Riding Rangers 1-0 to register their first win of the Humber Premier League Divison 1 season.

The game was played in showery conditions at the reserves Filey Sports Complex HQ.


The reserves seem to have gelled a bit since the last time Seadog Blog saw them which was pleasing  to note.

The Seadog youngsters took the lead when seeming to score direct from a corner, If it wasn't direct from a corner then it was a very deft touch by someone!

In the second half Boro's keeper saw red for a challenge just outside his box - I guess he was the last man.

This was the cue for East Riding Rangers to press on and 10-man-Boro had to work very hard. The stand-in keeper didn't really have that many saves to make though. Indeed Boro very nearly sneaked a 2nd goal very late on.

Earlier on the game was marred by a nasty injury to our young No 7 who was taken to hospital by Ambulance.

This victory puts the reserves up to 7th place in the early Humber Premier Div 1 table. An unofficial Seadog Blog headcount put the crowd at 28. 

Scarborough Athletic FC Reserves - Humber Premier League Division One 2010/11

The reserves will be playing their 3rd season as members of the Humber Premier League Division One in 2010-11.

In the previous two seasons the Seadog ressies managed to finish mid-table.

The ressies will be playing home games in the Borough of Scarborough at the Sports Complex off Scarborough Road, Filey & hopefully the closer proximity to home will lead to a greater degree of support for the team and maybe help a promotion push into the Humber Premier Premier!

There are not that many teams in the division though, just 12! so it would be nice if the meager fixture list could be supplemented with a good cup run or two.


Here is the HPL1 table for the forthcoming season: