It was All Souls’ Day at Top Field, a specially chosen day of remembrance by the club to honour the memory of past Players, officials and supporters who had died recently, with many commemorated in the match day programme. Stratford showed their support by supplying names of those they wished to be remembered. The kick-off…
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A tight game was envisaged, with both clubs occupying relegations positions for both clubs it was need’em points with no hitch in getting them. But, as it turned out the hosts succumbed to a Suffolk punch when what was needed was a Hitchin tonic. There was, at the end of the game a feeling of…
After the satisfying performance at Hednesford, which we hoped would be indicative, Hitchin were brought back to earth against second placed Coalville Town, against whom they played well, especially in the second half but could do little to prevent to supreme moments of play that brought two goals for the Leicestershire club. One was a…
I was reliably informed that the last time Stourbridge won a match was last season – against Hitchin, and it was 1-0 to the game where Charlie Horlock was sent off within five minutes. That was a narrow win for the Glassboys, but today they shattered all hopes of a Hitchin win and won their…
History shows that Hitchin had done well against county neighbours in the FA Cup, with two victories in the late sixties and there was an emphatic win for the Canaries on the last meeting, an FA Trophy encounter in 2017. The Isthmian Premier Division side have come a long way since and they thoroughly deserved…
Since the two clubs share the same nickname perhaps I can call this game El Canarico. The other similarity was that both had won only one of their league games so far and an improvement to this may have been seen as an urgent necessity. What transpired was a really fine game of entertaining football…
In traditional damp Bank Holiday weather Hitchin Town faced a local derby against a team that, after a good start in beating high hitters Tamworth did not quite continue in the same vein, and, like Hitchin, needed a boost to their confidence. A bumper attendance of 735 then witnessed a relatively poor game, where, inexplicably…
If all games are like this one, we are in for a long, hard season – and if they are as good as this we are in for some real treats. The last time the teams met Hitchin scrambled a draw in stoppage time and today Nuneaton very nearly did the same and their supporters…
The final pre-season game proved to be excellent preparation for the Canaries, with most of the squad being involved against the Step One Conference club who indeed stepped it up in the second half, giving the Hitchin defence plenty to do. But for Hitchin supporters the highlight of this game was the outstanding performance in…