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by anthony.brown
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Canary Stats: Match Sequences
Replies: 0
Views: 11

Canary Stats: Match Sequences

League matches only. Thank you to Fishponder. 1928/29 5W 1L 5W 1D 4W 1D 2W 1L 1W 1D 2W 1929/30 1W 1L 3W 1L 2W 1L 2W 3L 1W 1L 1D 2W 3L 4W 1930/31 1L 4W 1L 1D 5W 1D 1W 1L 5W 1D 3W 1L 1W 1931/32 1L 2W 1L 1W 1D 2W 1D 4W 1D 1L 1W 2L 1W 1L 1W 2L W1 1932/33 1W 1L 1W 1L 1W 1L 1D 1W 1L 1D 3W 2D 3L 1W 1L 1D 1...
by anthony.brown
Tue Mar 26, 2024 8:06 pm
Forum: Talk Football General
Topic: Hitchin FC: Early Players
Replies: 2
Views: 9312

Re: Hitchin FC: Early Players

Updated
by anthony.brown
Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:51 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: The Complete Alf D'Arcy
Replies: 3
Views: 275

Re: The Complete Alf D'Arcy

From the Sutton & Epsom Advertiser Thursday 28th August 1952 SUTTON HAD FORWARD WEAKNESSES SUTTON UNITED 1 HITCHIN 2 It may be hard to believe, but Hitchin, the wooden spoonists of last season, opened their Athenian League programme at Sutton by creating the biggest surprise of the day (writes W...
by anthony.brown
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Prediction - LEAMINGTON
Replies: 4
Views: 465

Re: Prediction - LEAMINGTON

Strange that Pipeman's match report mentions the 50/51 season as being the worst. 51/52 was far worse. Taking league games only in 50/51 we had 18 points from 30 games (30%). In 51/52 11 points from 30 games (18.33%). I agree there were 20 defeats in 50/51 (18 league 2 other). In 51/52 we suffered 2...
by anthony.brown
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:24 am
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: The Complete Alf D'Arcy
Replies: 3
Views: 275

The Complete Alf D'Arcy

Hitchin were struggling in the very early 50s. A five game cameo by Alf D'Arcy before he went on to greater things with Barnet helped raise the gloom, perhaps. Match 1: 29th April 1952 (at the end of HTFC's worst-ever season!) Herts Charity Cup Final. Hitchin 1 Barnet 4. Match 2: 23rd August 1952. A...
by anthony.brown
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:12 am
Forum: Talk Football General
Topic: Dunstable Town 3 London Lions 2
Replies: 0
Views: 112

Dunstable Town 3 London Lions 2

With both teams stuck in mid-table, I was pleased that they went at it hammer and tongs; a fine advert for Step 5 South Midlands League football. 1-2 down with 5 minutes to play, Town conjured up two late goals to edge the match. Crosses win matches. In the first half Town were being constantly pull...
by anthony.brown
Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: An absolute gentleman
Replies: 4
Views: 627

Re: An absolute gentleman

A gentleman, indeed. Smiles and kind words shared with the fans will be remembered fondly. Hard to believe that his first games were with the likes of Tony Luff, Steve Miller, Paul Giggle and the late John Woodward. (Fishponder Stats are so entertaining!)
by anthony.brown
Mon Mar 04, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: That Losing Habit
Replies: 3
Views: 568

Re: That Losing Habit

In 1950/51 we lost 24 of 30 matches, with a longest run of consecutive League defeats being 13. Our present team have a great chance to avoid matching that record run?
by anthony.brown
Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:37 am
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Prediction - BROMSGROVE
Replies: 2
Views: 333

Re: Prediction - BROMSGROVE

Perhaps our team should wear Norwegian Blue shirts for the rest of this now dead season?
by anthony.brown
Sun Feb 25, 2024 8:36 pm
Forum: Talk Anything Else
Topic: Dick Walker: Angling Superstar.
Replies: 1
Views: 170

Dick Walker: Angling Superstar.

A fine display at North Herts Museum in Brand Street of the life and works of Dick Walker (who was born in Fishponds Road).
The 'Ranji' Adams (Hitchin FC Hall of Famer) display is also still on show there and is well worth a visit.