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Stourbridge fill Bellingham void

Craig Birch — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:00:52 +0000

Stourbridge have signed Shifal striker Lyndon Dovey to fill the void left by the shock departure of the free scoring Mark Bellingham.

Dovey, 21, is based in Stourbridge and and had a spell at Hednesford last season. He will be looked upon to the line as the club prepare for life in the Southern Premier.

He has … [visit site to read more]

Stour wary of Rothwell incident

Stuart Pollitt — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:55:53 +0000

Stourbridge manager Gary Hackett has warned his side not to take anything for granted when they host Rothwell tomorrow.

The Glassboys are third in the league, while their opponents are third from bottom, but Hackett points to second bottom Malvern’s defeat of Sutton Coldfield last week as proof of the kind of results … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge 1 Dunstable Town 0

Stuart Pollitt — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 12:11:21 +0000

The Glassboys extended their unbeaten run to nine games with this narrow win.

The home side should have had the game sewn up by the break having had much the better of the first period, but the Bedfordshire outfit stepped up a gear after the re-start and they almost snatched a draw at the death with Nathan Bennett clearing off … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge facing injury nightmare

Stuart Pollitt — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:28:19 +0000

Stourbridge are battling an injury crisis ahead of their crunch promotion clash with Aylesbury tomorrow.

Ross Collins and Ryan Broadhurst joined Gary Hackett’s walking wounded last weekend – adding to the boss’ selection problems after Lee Bullimore and Jamie Whitcombe were ruled out due to a prior … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge 2 Chasetown 1

Tim Walters — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:56:11 +0000

A tough and bruising encounter saw two sendings off for Chasetown as they went down 2-1 to Stourbridge at the Memorial Ground last night.

Stourbridge took the lead on 19 minutes when Sam Rock gathered a free kick and fired left-footed goalwards, the ball bouncing into the net off Todd Perry’s shin.

Minutes later Craig Holland was fouled on the edge of the area but nothing came of the resultant free kick, and on the half hour the Glassboys doubled their lead. … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge 6 Woodford 0

Stuart Pollitt — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:26:58 +0000

The Glassboys cruised to an easy win over cash-strapped Woodford.

Sam Rock chested a ball from Damian Whitcombe into the path of Ryan Broadhurst who was clumsily brought down by Craig Hyde as he burst into box.

His brother, Leon Broadhurst duly sent the keeper the wrong way with his spot-kick to put the … [visit site to read more]

Evesham United 0 Stourbridge 0

Stuart Pollitt — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:49:16 +0000

Stourbridge picked up a good point from a goalless draw at league leaders Evesham played out in difficult windy conditions.

The Glassboys were dealt an early blow when striker Rob Taylor hobbled off after just four minutes.

he strength of the wind was indicated during the half when Danny Hodnett volleyed the ball forward from … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge boss’ rallying cry

Stuart Pollitt — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:21:03 +0000

Stourbridge chief Gary Hackett takes his team to Malvern this weekend with the message: “There’s still all to play for.”

The Glassboys are three points off the play-offs with games in hand, but Hackett admits they must start stringing wins together soon to take advantage.

Striker Paul Danks is out but … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge boss calls for run

Stuart Pollitt — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:55:16 +0000

Stourbridge boss Gary Hackett has primed his side for the promotion run-in by warning: “They’re all big games now”.

The Glassboys take on fifth-placed Bishop’s Cleeve tomorrow after a week off which has seen their squad return to full strength.

And although Stourbridge have slipped to sixth through … [visit site to read more]

Berkhamsted 0 Stourbridge 5

Stuart Pollitt — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:28:10 +0000

Stourbridge chalked up their first win of 2008 with a comprehensive win at basement side Berkhamsted.

The visitors opened the scoring within three minutes. Nathan Bennett powered home a header past home keeper Sam Bridges.

The Glassboys doubled their advantage with 20 minutes gone when Leon Broadhurst got in … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge wary of repeat

Stuart Pollitt — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:44:37 +0000

Stourbridge assistant boss Jon Ford has told his Glassboys side to beware of lightening striking twice when they take on rock bottom Berkhamsted.

The Glassboys were on the end of a defeat when they played the strugglers last season and without a win in 2008 they are desperate not to suffer a repeat … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge star set for return

Stuart Pollitt — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:00:38 +0000

Stourbridge are set to hand Rob Taylor his first Glassboys start for over a year when they take on top-of-the-table Evesham tomorrow.

The striker has been missing with a knee ligament injury but is back to bolster the Glassboys misfiring forward line ahead of the War Memorial Ground clash.

He will step in for … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge 0 Rushall 1

Stuart Pollitt — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:34:53 +0000

A 26th minute penalty from Richard Beale proved enough to earn Rushall three vital points while sending Stourbridge crashing to a third successive league defeat.

The home side started positively to make much of the early running.

In the ninth minute, a goal-kick from Lewis Solly was headed on by debutant Ryan … [visit site to read more]

Stourbridge striker backed

Stuart Pollitt — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:11:01 +0000

Striker Rob Taylor has been backed to play a major role for Stourbridge after he returned from a month’s loan at Causeway.

The forward’s loan spell at the Midland Alliance club is the final part of his

rehabilitation from a ligament injury and boss Gary Hackett has dropped a broad hint that he may be … [visit site to read more]

Stour face tough test

Stuart Pollitt — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:06:59 +0000

Stourbridge boss Gary Hackett has warned his high-flying squad to take nothing for granted against in-form Rushall.

Paul Holleran’s men suffered a rare defeat against Cinderford last night but Hackett is reading nothing into that after Olympic’s superb run of form.

The Glassboys will use new boy Ryan … [visit site to read more]

Woodford 1 Stourbridge 0

Stuart Pollitt — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:19:35 +0000

The Glassboys promotion hopes suffered another dent as they fell to defeat at struggling Woodford.

The hosts settled quickest and grabbed the lead after just six minutes with Paul Lamb beating Lewis Solly from close range following a right-wing corner from Craig Pearman.

Stourbridge had a goal disallowed when, … [visit site to read more]

Stour striker irreplacable

Stuart Pollitt — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:18:16 +0000

Stourbridge boss Gary Hackett admits striker Mark Bellingham will prove “impossible to replace”.

The Glassboys signed Stourport forward Ryan Broadhurst this week to bolster their attacking options – in addition to capturing Chasetown striker Lee Bullimore last week.

They need numbers up front, what … [visit site to read more]

Glassboys belief wins praise

Stuart Pollitt — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:57:02 +0000

Stourbridge assistant boss Jon Ford has hailed the belief of the Glassboys players as the key to their promotion push.

Stourbridge missed out on the chance to extend their unbeaten run to 11 games by losing to Chasetown last weekend but have bounced back with wins against Cinderford and Willenhall.

And Ford … [visit site to read more]

Glassboys get Town warning

Stuart Pollitt — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:17:22 +0000

Stourbridge assistant boss Jon Ford has put the Glassboys on alert as they prepare to take on rock bottom Berkhamsted Town tomorrow.

Ford has warned his team not to take anything for granted when they welcome the strugglers.

The Glassboys welcome back Morgan Brookes and Jamie Rogers for the game.