Regretably all home games scheduled for Rydings and Northcote this weekend have been postponed.
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WelcomeWelcome to LanghoFC.com the web site of Langho Football, Sports & Country Club. Here you can find the latest news, reports and results for all of Langho’s teams. We have posted details of forthcoming events in our Social Club which is also available to hire for private functions. The under 14′s have arranged to play their LFA cup quarter final against Heysham Blue Star FC at Accrington and Rossendale College’s ( Broad Oak Rd, Accrington BB5 4BA) 3G all weather pitch in order to ensure the tie goes ahead ko 11.00 am.
It would have been nice if we had more than 10 minutes notice to sort out the 20 boys into 3 teams! so Langho Blues, maroons & Greens were quickly put together.Sadly the Greens struggled in their first week of “competitive” football but have enjoyed a big improvement in the weeks that have followed. The Maroons got off to a great start with a 5-3 win over Rishton, then a 5-0 win over crown black that would see them move on to the next round as group winners. In the next round of games they would face other group winners crown gold and crown blue. After a 4-1 winning start against crown blue, they sadly could not get past the crown gold team and a 3-1 loss would see the Langho Maroons finish the competition in a very respectable 6th place out of the 27 teams. The Blue team & their parents were very excited at the news that we would be playing “competitive” football. With 6 out of the 7 players in the blue team having been with the club for 3 years they had waited a long time to test their skills against the other teams in a real game. The Blues first game was against Mill Hill Boys and you could see from the start that the blues would not let the pressure of competition put them off their normal passing game. A 9-0 win was the perfect start. The next game against globe reds was going along the same lines, as the blues raced into a 3-0 lead, when the frantic waving and pointing from the Langho parents brought to my attention that the 6 Langho players were playing 7 globe players! The game finished 5-1 and the blues had topped their group. The next group of games would see us up against Mellor and Fullage colts, both games would follow the same pattern with Langho falling a goal behind before going on to win the games 4-1. These two tough wins would see us move into the final against Globe first team and the team that had knocked out the Maroons, Crown Gold. The final group games would start with the Blues against Crown Gold. A very good crown team gave us a real test but the Langho boys proved too strong for them in the end and came away with a 5-2 win and a lot of praise from the watching Man City scouts. Crown v Globe was the next game and with Globe winning a tight game5-3, it meant that the last game would be between the only 2 teams with a 100% records and because of our superior goal difference a draw with Globe in the final game would give us the title. The next 18 minutes were a bit of a blur but i think we went into an early 2 nil lead only to be pegged back to 2-2 inside the first 10 mins by some great goals from a very good passing team. The boys could have cracked under the pressure of losing that early lead but they are made of stronger stuff than that. They just moved into top gear and cruised to a 5-2 lead, the final whistle went with the score at 5-3 and the blues were crowned as champions!!!
A very proud coach Antony After agreeing with opponents Leyland Utd the LFA Amateur Cup quater final tie was played at Burnley Colleges 3G pitch on Saturday in order to ensure that the tie be completed before the christmas break. Leyland Utd hadn’t been beaten for 18 games and are top of the Preston and District Combination Premier League and had success in reaching the latter stages of this competition in previous seasons so we expected a fiercely contested cup tie. In a hard fought and at times physical encounter Langho ran out deserved winners 4-2, goals from Martin Grindrod, Tommy Sharples and two Leyland own goals ensured progression to the semi-final stage of the competition. A great all round team performance, disciplined in defence when the opposition had possession and always threatening in attack. Perhaps somewhat unfair to name a M.O.M. but Leyland had no answer at all to Johnny Welch’s marauding runs from right back and posed a constant threat throughout the game. The semi-final will now be played on a neutral ground against Winstanley St Aidans at a date to be announced in the new year. This is the furthest the club have reached in this competition so congratulations are deserved for all involved but we haven’t reached the end of the road yet! I’m doing my christmas shopping from the comfort of my study using easyfundraising.org.uk, thousands of major retailers all willing to give a % of your purchase price to Langho FC. Ted Baker 3.5%, Amazon 2.5%!!! On Sunday our recently formed Vets team, some of whom are not exactly what you would describe as being perfectly formed, under the management of Paul Isherwood and Mel Grime played the second pool game of the Umbro over 40′s Cup. Despite having the majority of possession, in a fiercly contested game they succumbed to a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Burnley Miners who have been established for a number of years. However if the atmosphere in the club house is anything to judge by the lads were far from dispirited and remain positive as they look forward to welcoming Harrogate Town Vets, early in January at the Rydings, who have several well known ex premier league players in their ranks. Thanks to Lucy Isherwood and friends who provided after match refreshments, spud pie and hot dogs for the kids, to both players and supporters which were well received and rounded of another great afternoon for Langho FC. On Saturday the Reserves lost to Burnley Grammar School Old Boys 4-1, after going conceding 4 early goals the lads didn’t buckle and fought hard to get back into the game, however despite their efforts they could only manage 1 goal in reply. 1st Dawn Hindle, No begging letters please to our winners but to stand a chance of winning yourself, ‘you need to be in it to win it’, £5 per month by DD registration details on the web site. Thanks to Lynne for administering this amongst the other plethora of things she does on behalf of Langho FC. Many congratulations to the girls who recorded their first victory on Sunday 6-1 against Myerscough Girls. This is the first season the club have had a girls team which is coached by Mick Ellison and it’s great to see that after earlier defeats their enthusiasm hasn’t been dented and all at the club hope that this first success will further encourage the girls. Another great weekend for Langho FC as both the 1st team and under 14′s progressed in their respective Lancs FA cup competitions. The first travelled to Chew Moor Brook FC who play in the Lancs Amateur League Premier Division for their re-arranged last 16 tie on Saturday and won in some style 5-0. First half goals by Dan Blackburn and Tommy Sharples quickly established a stronghold on the tie which was embellished by second half goals from Matt Bagot and Chris Bailey. A great result which now means they play away at Leyland United, currently top of Preston and District Premier Division, on Saturday 3rd December ko 1.30. The under 14′s travelled to meet Bolton and Bury District Junior League side Hindsford Juniors on Sunday.After quickly falling behind 2-0 in front of a partisan home crowd the lads showed great fortitude to pull the tie back to 2-2 and a resultant penalty shoot out! After a couple of penalty misses by both sides the score stood at 9-9 with one penalty left for each side, Langho’s was to be taken by Michael Greenlees, under no pressure from his dad, coolly scored and with Hindsfords last kick being saved, I can imagine the celebrations, it meant that the lads progress to the next round and another away tie at either St Helens Town Juniors or Heysham Blue Star on 11th December. Great results by both teams and good luck in your forthcoming ties. East Lancs League Presidents Cup 1st Round. The 1st team progressed through to round 2 after a convincing win 4-0 against Colne Utd. Langho were quickly into their stride and took the lead when Jimmy Tyldesley brilliantly improvised to curl a diving header into the corner of the net. Despite Langho continuing to control the game the tie remained in the balance at 1-0 at half time. Colne belaying their league position upped their work rate at the start of the second half and applied pressure on the home defence, however after Colne failed to score from an excellent opportunity the wake up call was heeded and Langho reasserted control. A cool finish from the edge of the penatly area by Tommy Sharples who managed to thread the ball through a melee of players gave Langho the impetus to finish the game comfortable winners as Matt Bagott coolly rounded the keeper for Langho’s third goal and rounded of an excellent move by heading the fourth goal. The reserves recorded their first consecutive wins of the season by defeating Colne 6-3 at Holt House. Goals from Ste Caton (2), Sean Mansfield, Luke Jarrold, Joe Thompson and Ste Mason. On Sunday the newly formed veterans team made their debut in the FA Umbro Veterans Cup with a group stage game away to ColneFC. A good perfomance didn’t however produce the result that it deserved as Colne ran out 3-1 winners. |
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