Gilly’s game was sponsored by Brighouse Town Old Boys, ex-teammates and friends and family of Club legend Pete Gill, and were presented to the crowd before the game against Consett AFC on Saturday.
Day: 16 April 2023
Tesco’s Community Bookshelf Initiative raises important funds for Brighouse Town Junior section.
A big thank you to Brighouse Town & District Inner Wheel & Tesco Brighouse for their support of the Junior section here at the Yorkshire Payments Stadium.
During March, the Junior section was the beneficiary of the store’s Community Bookshelf initiative which raised £481.88.
Sam Edmondson, Tesco Community Champion, along with Inner Wheel members Janet, Martine, Anne, Trudy, Alison, Judy, Eileen and Linda were at Brighouse Town’s fixture against Consett AFC on Saturday to present the juniors represented by players Annie and Lewis with the fabulous cheque.
Juniors in Action 15th-16th April
The Junior teams came away from this weekend’s matchdays with a 100% record! Wins for for the U14 Lions and Tigers, both U15 boys, and U16 girls. It was also a weekend that saw matches for our U8 girls and the U10 boys.
The Under 15 boys progressed in JPL Cup after overcoming Ellougton Blackburn (from Hull) at home. Two goals in eight first half minutes from ‘Jacko’ on 31 and the other from Archie after 39 saw the hosts in the driving seat. Ellougton pulled one back on 70, but the boys held out. Brighouse’s ‘Keeeper was a hero also after being called upon to save a last minute penalty! Brighouse Town U15 2-1 Ellougton Blackburn (Hull). Our other U15 side beat Low Moor 2-0 with goals from Callum and Sohan wrapping up the league season described as good overall by the Coaches.
A slightly slow start to the U8 Girls game this morning saw Calverley take an early lead, but that was soon put right with some well worked goals. The game for Brighouse with a real mix of goals from different areas and some solid, strong defending at the other end when it was needed.
The introduction of an extra player for Calverley in the second half didn’t phase our girls who stuck to the game plan and kept going despite the best efforts of the Calverley keeper who had a brilliant game for them. Good communication between the girls and lots of energy right through to the end of the game got the reward it deserved.
Thought every girl was brilliant today, but special mention for Ashley for the goal where she dribbled past pretty much every Calverley player before finishing in the bottom corner. Our U10 Boys also travelled to Crossleys where they turned in a fantastic performance.
Thornhill 2-8 U16 Girls. A dominant display sees the 16s come away with a win and another +6 GD. 4 Goals for Rakiya and then one each from Vaega, Evie, Katie-Mae, and Thea.
The U14 Lions also got eight this weekend in their home tie versus Gomersal Cleckheaton. A hat-trick from Alfie W, two from Jack Henry, and one each from Alfie B and Elliott plus an own goal complete the scoring. It was also a match in which the Lions kept a clean sheet.
The U14 Tigers beat Liversedge 5-3 at home with goals coming via a brace each for Lucas and Mackenzie, and one from Jed. Players of The Match were Nieve, Mia, and Summer.
