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…
Spring sprung early as Hitchin played host to Rushall Olympic at a bright and mild Top Field. Blossom was on the trees and the form of this Hitchin side was also in bloom of late. Manager Mark Burke again opted for a rather progressive 4-3-1-2 system with Morgan Penfold and Harry Draper in a two-pronged…
Hitchin Town’s season has risen like the resurrection! With three straight wins against high-flying opponents the Canaries have banished the demoralising seven straight losses to the back of their minds as they look to build towards a mid-table finish. This exceptional turn of fortune began with a superb and wholly unexpected victory at home to…
After four consecutive wins towards the end of 2018, Hitchin Town entered a challenging run of fixtures against strong opponents with their tails up. Yet, one by one, Hitchin were defeated in a tough period against ruthless opponents who put the Canaries to the sword. The away clash at Kettering Town presented Hitchin with a…
Here is the latest instalment of Nick Kelsall’s wonderful View from the Terraces, written prior to Wednesday’s win over St Ives Town. Hitchin’s season has taken a turn for the better in recent weeks, with the Canaries recording 3 successive league wins for the first time in over a year, as they sought to escape…