TOWN CONTINUED their six-match unbeaten run with a 3-2 home win over relegation threatened Lincoln United to take them to eighth place in the table but agonisingly short of making the play-offs.

Eight draws and some at the death defeats have robbed them of staking a claim to pursue a Premier Division place for next season.

Against Lincoln, Town were in the lead after just 12 seconds as leading goalscorer Laurence Sorhaindo was gifted a great ball from the kick off into the box and his shot just glanced a defender and was in the net to shock all and sundry in the ground.

The visitors were level aft 19 minutes when Max Baker beat everyone in the box to a cross and leave Town keeper Brett Souter gasping fresh air.

Town lost their experienced centre half James Hurtley with a though injury after 27 minutes, Harry Wilkinson coming on in his place.

Both sides had chances up to the break and it was a tight affair into the second period until manager Vill Powell brought on some fresh legs.

Zander Edwards and Redmond Lee added some pace and gaps were appearing in the Lincoln defence.

Town restored their lead in the 76th minute when Jack Boyle was brought down in the box and Sorhaindo stepped up to blast home the spot kick,

Two minutes later and Boyle beat Jack Steggles with a 25 yard left-footer that gave him no chance to make it 3-1.

Lincoln were awarded a penalty with three minutes left on the clock and Matthew Cotton sent Souter the wrong way, and some anxious moments then followed. However, Town with defenders Mohammed Ibrahim, Sam Reed and Harrison Reed ensured the three points were justifiably banked.

TOWN MADE it seven games unbeaten at Bridlington on Tuesday night as they defeated the relegation-threatened seasiders 4-1.

Manager Vill Powell had to make four changes from the Saturday with Elliot Harrison and Laurence Sorhaindo fulfilling holidays they had booked when thinking it was a clear week on the fixtures and with centre back James Hurtley (thigh) and fullback Sam Reed (flu) also ruled out.

The original fixture back in mid-February was snowed off after the team had travelled. The end result on Tuesday night showed clearly the developing in strength of Powell’s squad but the run has come just too late for the club to make the play-offs.

Town were on the board after 12 minutes when a Harry Wilkinson header was handled on the line by left fullback Benn Lewis and Northallerton referee Jonathan Gill showed him an immediate red card. Jack Boyle stepped up and give home keeper James Hitchcock no chance with his fiercely driven spot kick.

Two minutes later and Town were two goals to the good when man of the match Javelle Clarke dinked a lovely ball on target and HItchcock could only flap at it and on hand was Redmond Lee to steer home the ball and his first goal for the club.

The home side, boosted with two players on loan from Hull City and in ex-professional striker Brett Agnew free of his managerial shackles after resignation, lifted their game in the hope of reducing the two-goal cushion Town had, but keeper Brett Souter was hardly in action as Joshua Grant, Harrison Beeden, Wilkinson and Corey Gregory worked tirelessly across the pitch while Mohammed Ibrahim, Clarke and Darius Smith took the ball forward.

Town made their first substitution after 56 minutes when experienced Zeph Thomas came on for Lee.

The scoreline remained 2-0 until the 70th minute when Clarke came in from the left, beat two defenders and turned a third and then let fly from 15 yards out to find the net.

Zander Edwards for Boyle and then Alex King for Darius Smith followed in the next five minutes as Powell went for fresh legs.

In the 83rd minute Bridlington pulled a goal back through subsititute Andy Norfolk, but four minutes later former full time professional striker Thomas hit a trademark goal from 20 yards out to seal the game and points for in form Town.

On Saturday, Town travel to another struggling side in Sheffield FC, England’s oldest club, (3.0), and on this showing as players come back the manager will have a selection headache.

A GOAL either side of half-time at Tadcaster Albion on Tuesday night was enough for Town to continue on their good run up the table.

The 2-1 scoreline was not a true reflection of the game after the first 20 minutes as Town were well in control.

They had gone behind to a controversial 15th penalty converted by Mark Ferguson and failed to convert their own spot kick award after 32 minutes for hand ball. Albion’s 17-year-old loanee goalkeeper from Hull City, Harry Fisk gave a hint of what was to come for the rest of the half and certainly in the second 45 minutes. He saved Laurence Sorhaindo’s spot kick and then went on to deny Town with some brilliant saves.

Town did equalise in the 41st minute when Javelle Clarke fired in after the ball had been parried out and a defender failed to clear.

Three minutes into the second half leading goalscorer Sorhaindo made amends with a superb goal from 20 yards out. He saw off three defenders, turned and then sent a bullet of a shot flying beyond the reach of Fisk.

Then it was the `Fisk Show’ after that as accurate shots targetted his domain. He denied Jack Boyle with two superb one hand saves, Tom Haigh, Sorhaindo, Clarke and Corey Gregory. The scoreline by the 80th minute could easily have been reading 7-1!

Veteran James Hurtley led the back four well to snuff out the odd home effort, supported by Harrison Beeden, Mohammed Ibrahim and Sam Reed.

Town have secured another three players for next term on top of tying down leading goalscorer Laurence Sorhaindo and tigerish, yet skilfull midfielder Corey Gregory two weeks ago.

Skipper and midfielder Thomas Haigh is on board along with wide player Javelle Clarke who was monitored pre-Christmas by National League Woking and striker Jack Boyle who ahead of coming to Town two years ago was on the books of Clyde and Huddersfield Town.

The way the team is playing at the moment suggests other players are pressing to be on the retained list.

Last Saturday af Yorkshire Amateur club in the Harehills district of Leeds, Town came away with an excellent 3-1 victory to take them well into mid-table and with five matches left the opportunity to press for a higher place than 10th in the table pre-Tuesday night’s rearranged game at Tadcaster Albion.

After 12 minutes Town were a goal down when from a corner that went across the face of the goal, former Gibralter international and Farsley Celtic striker Adam Priestley lashed at the ball and it came off Town defender Harrison Beeden and beat Michael Acquah

Town’s heads didn’t go down and they started to attack the home goal. A ball into the box from the right was just too high for Sorhaindo to head on target but it dropped perfectly for Javelle Clarke to latch on to and drive into the net.

On half-time, and a perfect time to score, Jack Boyle was on hand to drive home a ball into the box and make it 2-1.

Town took control of the second half and could have had several goals but had to settle for a third on 63 minutesd from right wing-back Mohammed Ibrahim who came into the box and then sent a firece shot into the back of the net.

Town’s workaholic frontman Elliot Harrison, easily man of the match, was denied a penalty when pushed over going in on goal. Substitute Zander Edwards on two occasions, after great skill and pace, could have added to the scoreline but wanted an extra touch too many and the chances were lost.

On Saturday for the visit of Lincoln United (3.0), Town are playing host to their main sponsors Quickslide Windows and Doors whose family and fiends from the workforce are coming in numbers to support the side.

They will be having a penalty shoot out and also be entertained at the end of the game by live band Psycoslinkys.

Town completed their first double of the season with a 3-1 home win last Saturday over Newcastle club Hebburn Town.

It was a much needed win and the valuable three points saw Town in mid-table switch positions with Hebburn.

After a lively opening spell by the visitors, Town got on the scoresheet in the 14th minute when Harrison Beeden blasted home a ball parried from keeper Kieran Hunter off a Jack Boyle taken free kick.

Javelle Clarke doubled the score in the 27th minute after his whipped-in cross was returned to him by a stunned Hunter and he steered his ball into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.

Town had a narrow escape when a stunning shot hit the crossbar with Brett Souter beaten and defenders James Hurtley, Beeden, Darius Smith and Sam Reed had to work hard to keep the two-goal lead into the break.

Hebburn pulled one back just after half-time through substitute David Allasan to make for a lively remaining 39 minutes.

Vill Powell’s men, with skipper Tom Haigh bossing midfield with Corey Gregory, gradually restored order and after Boyle had been denied and Clarke had missed an open goal when he scuffed a cross, leading goalscorer Laurence Sorhaindo came poworing into the box from the right and then picked his spot beautifully to beat Hunter and make it 3-1 on 63 minutes.

Souter made two good saves as the Tynesiders did their best to pull another goal back and ensure a tense reaming 20-odd minutes of an entertaining game.

Town, with the use of fresh legs via Alex King, Elliot Harrison and Fernando Moke, chased and then worked every ball they were in possion of to ensure they got the result.

On Saturday they entertain league leaders Marske United (3.0) from a game that was postponed on March 8. Town lost 4-1 up on the Teesside coast back in October.

Marske, currently, are a point ahead of Liversedge but have played a game more.

Town came back from 1-0 down after only five minutes at Stocksbridge Park Steels on Tuesday night to emphatically win for the second game running and also claim their second double of the season.

The final score of 3-1 could have been an even larger scoreline but for the home keeper Mikey Roxburgh and some better finishing.

Skipper Tom Haigh was scintillating in midfield along with the workhorse Corey Gregory, while up front once they got going, Laurence Sorhaindo, Jack Boyle and Javelle Clarke ran the oppostion raggied.

A rare James Hurtley slip up in defence with a stray back pass allowed the home side their first goal after five minutes when their skipper Luke Mangham took advantage and easily beat Brett Souter.

Town bounced back with the equaliser in the 14th minute when a corner ball from Jack Boyle was sweetly headed in by leading goalscorer Sorhaindo.

Despite further good attempts on goal upto half time from Haigh, Mohammed Ibrahim, Sorhaindo and Boyle, it remained 1-1.

Town went ahead in the 63rd minute after substitute Shiraz Khan danced his way into the box and fed Sorhaindo who burried the ball in the net for his 16th goal of the season.

By now Souter was becoming a spectator but he did have to pull off two good saves as the north Sheffield side did rally for five minutes.

In the 78th minute Zeph Thomas subsitituted for Boyle and with his first kick of the ball he took Town’s lead to 3-1.

With Harrison Beeden, Hurtley, Darius Smith and the every improving teenager Sam Reed in charge at the back there was no chance there would be a slip up in this last ten minutes of game management.

BRIGHOUSE TOWN Town had a fruitless journey last Saturday to Bridlington after being informed bby home officials a senior FA match official had passed the pitch fit at 9.30am.

Heavy rain and wet snow over the Yorkshire Wolds accompanied the team coach and at 1.30 referee Michael Trevethan inspected and said he was just concerned with one area. Town’s match day groundsman Wally Hemingway, accompanied by manager Vill Powell and his assistant Stacy Reed joined Bridlington officials to fork the area. However in the end at 2.30, Mr Trevethan had to postpone the game as heavy snow was blanketing the pitch and obliterating the pitch markings.

The players of both sides had been warming up but then had to return to the dressing rooms. The manager then took his players across the road from the ground and treated them to fish and chips before the two hour journey home.

A large group of members from Rastrick CC, staying on the east coast for the weekend, arrived just as the players were leaving the clubhouse.

Town officials moved quickly with Bridlington secretary Gordon Gillott to re-arrange the game and Town will go back to Bridlington on Tuesday, April 5.

On Saturday, Town entertain Tyneside club HebburnTown (3.00), a game sponsored by Bradford and Halifax hauliers expect distribution (lower case). Powell’s boys pulled off a great 3-1 win back in mid-October.

Town were without Shiraz Khan on Tuesday night as he was on holiday in Egypt, catching up on holiday that was booked pre-pandemic. An x-ray revealed utility player Josh Grant did not break an ankle at Worksop but his manager says he still has ankle bruising and slow reduction in the swelling.

“Striker Redmond Lee, who has still to make his debut, is a lot nearer selection that Josh from his ankle problem, and I am pleased with so many matches in front of us,” said Powell.

Town play another re-arranged game on Tuesday when they travel to Stocksbridge Park Steels (7.45) and then on Saturday week, March 5, they have another re-arranged game at home when new East Division leaders Marske United are the visitors (3.00). A goal in each half gave Cleethorpes Town the double over Vill Powell’as charges on Tuesday night, but they did give the third-placed club in the NPL East Division a good run for their money.

In fact, Brighouse had the better of the first half and Luke Lofts goal on 30 minutes was against the run of play. Town’s Mohammed Ibrahim should have scored on 14 minutes as the ball came to him on the right and he took too long to fire on target with a gaping hole looking at him. Harrison Beeden had only just blasted over from 20 yards out when in the next attack Zeph Thomas beat his man and then put in a great cross and neither Laurence Sorhaindo or Ibrahim could get a leg to the ball to steer it into the net.

From this attack Cleethorpes went on the counter attack and stunned the home crowd with the Lofts goal as the home defence just disintergrated.

Things got a little fiesty and Town’s captain Tom Haigh was booked in the 34th minute and six minutes later Liam Dickens saw yellow for the visitors.

Shortly in to the restart Town were awarded a free kick from some 22 yards out and Jack Boyle delivered in a perfect free kick only for keeper Tom Jackson to dive across his goal and claw the ball to safety.

In fact as the half progressed home custodian Brett Souter was more a spectator as James Hurtley went near along with Boyle who had shot blocked and then scuffed a good chance.

The visitors made sure they were taking all the points home as substitute Scott Vernon slid the ball home from six yards in the 68th minute, one minute after Sorhaindo had been replaced by Elliot Harrison. Town, with Javelle Clarke working hard on the right, could not be faulted for their workrate and the visitiors knew they had been in a game.