Tuesday 15th March 2011

Staveley MWFC recorded their biggest away win in the clubs NCEL history with a 8-0 thrashing of Bottesford Town FC and also recording their highest points tally in any one season and for good measure equalling the record number of league clean sheets with their 11th of the season.

A week before Bottesford had showed a spirited performance and run Staveley close.

A week later and a pre-match individual player assessment in the open dressing room headed by Billy Fox (pictured left) included criticism of himself and others and demanded a more positive attitude and he obviously sent Staveley out with something to prove as a team and looking for improvement in individual performances.

If Foxy was looking for a reaction then he certainly got one.

From start to finish the Bottesford goal was peppered with shots galore and passing and movement that must rank as one of the best performances of the season.

Bottesford, a side who before the game had played 14 home games conceding just 22 goals were on their heels from the off.

The first goal came on 22 minutes when Jordan Eagers cutting in from the right, played in Chris Coy whose effort was well saved by the Bottesford keeper but Aymen Tahar pounced to slot the rebound home for his 18th goal of the season.

It was wave after wave of Staveley attack.

On 40 minutes Jordan Eagers floated a great ball to Chris Coy at the back stick and his header back across goal was excellently placed to Ryan Damms (pictured left) to slot the ball home from close range.

Just 3 minutes later Andrew Fox surging forward at will was up ended for what looked like a penalty but playing the advantage Ryan Damms slipped the defender and scored low into the corner of the net to make it 3-0.

With 45 minutes gone the score line reflected the dominance that Staveley held.

For 20 odd minutes in the second half Botteford found some spirit and Scott Dinnigan was tested in the Staveley goal.

On 68 minutes some great work by Joe Thornton down the left resulted in him pulling the ball back where Andrew Fox running on again slipped an accurate shot wide of the keeper to make it 4-0 and score his 12th goal of the season. Bottesford keeping their discipline were chasing shadows and Staveley sensed a big win.

Joe Macguire (pictured left) returning from Harrogate Town played a great ball over the Bottesford Town back line and Ryan Damms cutting in from the left scored low down to make it 5-0 and complete a well taken hat trick on 77 minutes.

After 83 minutes it was 6-0 when Dean Walters cutting in from the right shot and his effort was blocked and the ball fell kindly for Ryan Damms to have the simplest of jobs to score from close range for his 29th goal of the season.

Staveley were unrelenting.

On 89 minutes Joe Macguire in the box scored after a good flowing move with a left foot shot high into the net and 2 minutes later he scored an excellently taken goal with a rasping right foot drive for his 6th goal of the season.

With the final whistle blown all 14 players who had been involved should take the applause for what was a simply fabulous footballing performance that stretches Staveley's unbeaten league run to spanning 136 days.

The promotion battle is a little clearer now in terms of clubs who hold real hopes of securing promotion.

With Leeds losing at Yorkshire Amateurs and Eccleshill at home to Glasshoughton and Pontefract ending Louth Town's promotion push it does seem that it's two from Staveley, Yorkshire Amateurs, Glasshoughton and Pontefract but Barton are holding out hoped but a 1-0 home defeat by Rossington Main has resulted in them having a mountain to climb in their remaining 12 games.

The mathematics currently determine that even if other teams were awarded 3 points per game (which is mathematically impossible as there are so many games between them), then Staveley's task to get promoted as Champions is to hit 83 points by securing 12 points from the remaining 7 games and 21 points available against Hemsworth (h), Appleby Frodingham (a), Askern Villa (a), Louth (h), Teversal (h), Pontefract (a), Handsworth (a).

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