Ashford (Middlesex) Hockey Club

  A good weekend for the ‘Ford as they moved up to 2nd place in Middx, Berks, Bucks, Oxon Regional 1 with a 2-1 win over Maidenhead on Saturday and reached the last 16 of the EHB Trophy with a last gasp victory against Bexleyheath and Belvedere.  If one described the ‘Ford’s opening half against [...]

Police are scouring Middx, Berks, Bucks and Oxon on the the lookout for 11 men dressed in Red-and-Black. They are accused (and profoundly guilty) of stealing a point from poor old OMT’s! There have been various sightings of them in back gardens looking for more draws to steal… The 3rd-personed Gordo was looking after the [...]

Colts had some great results this weekend with the Boys U14 beating Surbiton 8-1. The GU14 drew 2-2 against Staines in an end to end match. The U12 Girls played in a tournament against Spencer and Richmond winning their group and playing Spencer in the final. It was a good match but unfortunately lost 0-1. [...]

At the A(SL)S meeting this month, the Board discussed the current precarious financial situation at Short Lane, and the need to act now and to increase bar turnover rapidly. A number of decisions were made about some fund raising events at which we need your support: Thursday December 15th – Pool match between ACC and [...]

The astro draw winners for November 2011 are: £100 Steve (Klaus) Nunn £50 Jane English £50 Heatehr Grocott Congratulations to all the winners and your cheques should be with you soon. It is only £12 per year for a ticket and a draw is made every month throughout the season, with the extra big money [...]

Sat 12th November, Men’s 1s away – Eastcote 2 Ashford 3 With a neat deflection from Matt Emmerton and a brace of penalty corner strikes from Phil Lewis, the ‘Ford completed a league and cup double over Middlesex rivals Eastcote on Saturday. After five successive wins, Eastcote were riding high at the top of the [...]

Sat 12th Nov, Ladies 1s 4-0 Eastcote Ashford ladies 1’s faced Eastcote 2’s on Saturday anxious to get there first win of the season. With a team of 14 and a return to a formation that proved effective last season hopes were high. Ashford dominated play from the whistle, passing effectively through the midfield and [...]

14/11/11 Ashford 2s vs Winchmore Hill and Enfield 2s Away 3-1 The Ladies 2s travelled through the depths of London to play Winchmore and Enfield 2s. For such a long journey and having the game played in the afternoon the energy was somewhat lacking in the Ashford side. With our usual 2s goalie Dyson unavailable [...]

Its party time at Ashford on Sat 26th November – some club members are reaching landmark birthdays, and november appears to be a generally happy birthday time! So we’re celebrating for them…and hopefully with them! £5 a ticket to include Disco, party games and food. 7pm ish til midnight. Bring your friends to increase the [...]

Saturday 5th Nov: Newbury & Thatcham 3s 0 – 0 Ashford 3s This Bonfire Night saw Ashford’s 3rd XI battle to a deserved goalless draw against Newbury & Thatcham. Given their poor results so far this season, Saturday’s match saw the team turn in a performance that was less about explosions of individual colour and [...]

Saturday 5th Nov: Men’s 1s 4 (Digger, Jas, Luke & Alex) – Wycombe 0 After a draw and a defeat, the ‘Ford got back to winning ways beating Wycombe II 4-0 at the Lane on Saturday with goals from Andy Barnes, Jas Nijhar, Luke Cottrell and Alex Betts. The win lifts them up from eighth [...]

Saturday 5th Nov: Ladies 2s 4 – PHC Chiswick 2 Our first November game of the season brought the Ladies 2s back at home ground with a freshly swept pitch. With the absence of Captain Hannah Stokes we had our strong goalie Dyson to organise and bring ‘the master plan’. With an attacking game in [...]

Sat 29th October, Oxford 2 – Men’s 1s 2 Although the ‘Ford were disappointed not to have taken all three points, they could have returned from Oxford with nothing to show for their dominance in the opening and closing quarters of the match. On their previous visit to the city the ‘Ford had the pleasure [...]

The Men’s 1st team play Bexleyheath & Belvedere 1st XI in the 3rd round of the England Hockey Board Trophy at Short Lane on Sunday 20th November. Push back is at 1 pm and spectators are very welcome and support from AHC members is requested. Come on U Red & Blacks.