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by anthony.brown
Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:23 pm
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Best Book Hitchin Town History
Replies: 4
Views: 59

Re: Best Book Hitchin Town History

For the early history of the first Hitchin Football Club, the Talk Football section of our forum is useful. Search 'An Auspicious Beginning'. There you'll find match reports and local press comments. And Francis Shillitoe did not live at Foxholes (William Tindall Lucas did!)
by anthony.brown
Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Talk Hitchin Town FC
Topic: Canary Stats: Match Sequences
Replies: 0
Views: 33

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: 9318

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: 279

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: 470

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: 279

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: 114

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: 629

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: 570

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?