Attenborough FC

29/03/25 – League AFC 1 – 3 Newark and Sherwood After a season-long duel, Attenborough finally gave way in the league title race on a frustrating morning at the Strand. Missing a couple of regular players, including goalkeeper Fin Haywood and the influential Simon Savage, the hosts had their hands full against a well-stocked Newark and Sherwood squad. Graham Mee was, however, able to call upon Lewie Pearson for the first time since January and Morgan Jones bolstered the substitutes bench. Having come out marginally the worst over the two previous clashes with a well-organised Newark and Sherwood side, Attenborough set out to ensure this was a tight match with the intention to sit back, stop shots and crosses on our goal and counterattack with our talented forwards. Things started ideally for the hosts with Harry Morgan, making his first start for the Boro, immediately in the thick of things, his chest down providing George Pursglove with a chance he eventually converted on the ...

22/03/25 – League AFC 4 – 0 Red Sea FC With title rivals Newark and Sherwood recording a comprehensive win the week before, Attenborough were once more tasked with not just winning a game but also ideally doing so by as many goals as possible. Something which is easier said than done against a talented and physical Red Sea team that had already given the Blues difficult matches earlier in the season. A fast start was just what was required for the home side and an excellent pass from Lewis Caine saw Luke Smith set clean through within two minutes and he produced a confident one-touch finish to put Attenborough a goal up. This early opener rather lit the blue touch paper and set up a frantic end-to-end game that resembled more of a basketball match. Boro’s wing backs remained high and the mid-fields for both sides were extremely stretched, while the number of times early on that Attenborough were able to get themselves into attacks with spare men available really should have see...

 

08/03/25 – Dev Cup Semi-Final Cotgrave 1 – 2 AFC Attenborough had seen off Cotgrave with something to spare at home in the league just seven days earlier, but things are never straightforward when it comes to knock-out football and, with a prize of a spot in the final up for grabs, it resulted in a nervy affair at the Cotgrave Welfare Club. Graham Mee switched back to the 4-4-2 formation that had served the team well at times this year, with the returning George Cuesta-Sarris adding another string to his bow by undertaking the holding mid-field role. However, the visitors were slow to get going and within the first ten minutes Cotgrave were ahead after Fin Haywood was caught in no man’s land and Shaun Tunaly expertly lobbed in. Just seconds later Attenborough had the chance to level, but George Pursglove missed the target from twelve yards with the goalkeeper out of position. It soon developed into a frustrating half of football for the Blues, with the hosts managing their lead...

01/03/05 – League AFC 5 – 1 Cotgrave Attenborough were quickly back to winning ways with a comprehensive victory over Cotgrave on a sunny morning at The Strand. Following last week’s narrow defeat to the league leaders, the home side were boosted by the return of Simon Savage and Louis Smith to the squad and the manager elected to revert to three at the back, with Reece Caine stepping into the holding mid-fielder position. After a scrappy first few minutes, Attenborough found their feet and it always felt like they were in command of this game once Brad Greatorex had broken the deadlock with a good finish from the edge of the box, the hosts then doubling their advantage only two minutes later with a well-worked goal expertly finished off by Luke Smith after a clever ball through by George Pursglove. It felt like the game had been wrapped up shortly before half time when Pursglove’s corner crept over the line to make it 3-nil. However, just seconds later Reece Cyrek skewed a cro...