Hitchin Town’s season has continued to be nothing if not inconsistent with eight wins and twelve losses in all competitions. Against Welwyn Garden City in the Herts Senior Cup a loyal band of seventy three spectators turned up as Max Ryan gave Hitchin the lead with a neat slotted finish. Ryan is a fast becoming…
When Brett returned he promised me he would revive his infamous blog. He could not guarantee it would be quite as frequent but it is always well worth the wait. This instalment looks at how the squad has changed since the start of the season and how the new signings have improved our results. Needless…
Hitchin Town’s season has taken somewhat of an upward turn in recent weeks, yet familiar weaknesses remain apparent in the team. The lack of goals scored has become something of an anathema with the club finding the net only fifteen times from fourteen league matches – the second least in the entire division. Against Bromsgrove…
Charlie Horlock returned to Hitchin for a second spell this season. Still only 24, Charlie has had an eventful career in football and has certainly experienced both highs and lows along the way. I recently spoke to Charlie and he talked me through his football experiences to date. Charlie was born in East Grinstead and…
An indifferent start to the league campaign for Hitchin Town began to show signs of recovery with the visit of non-league behemoths AFC Rushden and Diamonds who were welcome visitors to Top Field. Diamonds had a prolonged spell as a Football League club around the turn of the century and regularly get attendances of 600+….
We’re delighted to welcome Nick Kelsall’s popular blog back to the Canaries website. Thanks again for your efforts Nick, here’s part one… As England basked in a mid-summer heat wave, Hitchin Town continued their pre-season preparations in earnest with a 5-1 victory away to Pitstone & Ivinghoe. I must concede that I had never heard…
Brett Donnelly returning to Hitchin feels like he is coming back home. After a one year stint as assistant manager at Biggleswade Town, Brett has returned to Hitchin as player-coach and when I spoke to him it was easy to detect the boyish enthusiasm he felt for his new role. He was genuinely excited and…
It is that dreaded time of year for football fans. Whilst summer is soon to be upon us meteorogically, footballistically, we about to enter the deepest, darkest depths of winter. The post season hibernation period which this season runs until August has begun for non-league football fans. What better time to reflect on an astonishingly…