Sat. 21st January 2012 – Morpeth 2nd vs Newcastle 1st

Morpeth 2 – 2 Newcastle
Scorer: Foster (2)
M.O.M: Craggs/Mooney

A depleted Morpeth faced a tough fixture against a young and energetic Newcastle side. With some new faces in the team Morpeth knew they would be in for a tough game, which the frantic pace of the opening minutes did little to dispel. The game developed in to a tight midfield battle with both teams pressing hard offering little space, the chances that did come in the opening 15 minutes were easily dealt with by both keepers. As Newcastle pressed Morpeth struggled to maintain possession for any length of time, looking to hit on the counter, whilst Newcastle for all their possession never created any clear cut chances.

Sat. 3rd December 2011 – Morpeth 2nd vs Gateshead 3rds

Morpeth 5 – 3 Gateshead
Scorers: Calder 2, Craggs, Hinshaw, Mooney
M.O.M: Hinshaw

 

Morpeth 2s faced mid table Gateshead, the Morpeth team looked strong on paper but facing a youthful Gateshead, Morpeth’s fitness looked set to be tested. With strong winds, a chilly temperature of 3 degrees and with the sun already setting by the time the match got underway, it looked set to be a long 70 minutes.

Sat. 26 Nov – Marton Furness 4ths v Morpeth 2nd

Marton Furness 2 – 2 Morpeth
Scorers: Booth, Hinshaw
M.O.M: Hinshaw

Early start and long journey down to a blowey Redcar to play Marton Furness 4. Morpeth again had a much changed side. As a result the team started slowly, looking disjointed and unable to hold the ball. Early pressure came from Marton Furness, relying as they would all game on long balls to their frontmen and a “physical” style of play. A mixup in the Morpeth defence allowed Marton to break down their right to the Morpeth D. Tomlinson failed to deal with attacker who squared the ball for the Marton centre forward to bury the ball past the Morpeth keeper.

Sat. 12th Nov.2011 – Morpeth 2nds v Stockton 5ths

Score:- 8-0, Scorers: Calder (4), Mooney (2) Booth, Craggs, MOM:- D.Calder

Morpeth second team flying high at the top of the table welcomed Stockton mens 5th team in the hope to continue their unbeaten record. Morpeth entered the game with a number of key players out due to injury, which added pressure to the side.

For the first five minutes the game was evenly matched with neither side able to capitalise on numerous errors. The deadlock was broken when Morpeth were awarded their first short corner. Adam Craggs’s perfect injection to Gary Mellor at the top of the D left David Calder with loads of time to fire the ball towards the bottom left only to take a deflection and meg the committed keeper. 1-0 Morpeth.

Sat. 5th Nov – Durham City 4ths v Morpeth 2nds

Durham 1 – 6 Morpeth
Scorers Mooney(2), Calder (2), Mellor, Murgatroyd
MOM: Gavin Minty

Morpeth travelled down to Durham brimming with confidence after last week’s easy win over Richmond, and indeed with keeper Mark back, the stage was set for another victory.

Sat 29 October 2011. Morpeth 2nd vs. Richmond 3rd

Morpeth 8 -3 Richmond
Scorers: Craggs (2), Gilmore (2), Mooney, Murgatroyd, Minty, Calder
M.O.M: Mooney

Morpeth returned home this week after a tough win against Newcastle with everyone hoping for an easier game. This task was complicated by the absence of a keeper however Calder and Murgatroyd valiantly volunteered to do a half each for the greater good!

Sat 22nd October 2011 Newcastle 1st v Morpeth 2nd

Newcastle 0 – 1 Morpeth
Scorer: King
M.O.M: Craggs

The eagerly anticipated top of the table clash between Morpeth 2s and Newcastle 1s. Frank words exchanged, intelligence gathered, the 2s prepared to do battle and settle old scores…

Sat 8th October 2011 Marton Furness 3rd vs Morpeth 2nd

Marton Furness 2 – 7 Morpeth
Scorers: Minty (2),  Murgatroyd (2), Craggs, Gilmore, Tordoff
M.O.M: Robin Page

A dreary day in Teeside saw the unexpectedly late arrival of Morpeth 2s, after a quick change and an even quicker warm up the game began…

Sat. 1 October 2011. Morpeth 2 vs. Wilton 2

Morpeth 12 – 0 Wilton
Scorers: Gilmore (5), Minty (3), Sander (2), Craggs, Mooney
M.O.M: Sander

On a day that everyone would of preferred to be relaxing in a beer garden, rather than playing hockey in the baking heat, Morpeth looked to build upon the their comfortable win the previous weekend.

Sat 19th March 2011. Stockton 5th vs Morpeth 2nd

Stockton 5th 4 – 3 Morpeth
Scorers: Macdonald,  Mooney,  Anderson
Man of the Match:  Anderson

Morpeth faced Stockton at Eaglescliff school on a warm March afternoon, looking to build on their good form from the previous weekend. As the teams lined up Morpeth knew they faced a tough task against the expereinced Stockton side.