Postponed games re arranged
The recently postponed matches at Walshes Meadow against Hanley Town and Winsford United have been re arranged as follows: Winsford United - Tuesday 3rd February Kick off 8.00pm. Hanley Town - Saturday 7th February kick off 3.00pm.
Swifts 100 Club Draw - December Result
1ST - £250 – Ball no. 69 - MARK HORNER
2ND - £150 – Ball no. 51 - JOY EADES
3RD - £50 – Ball no. 48 - IAN SWORD
Mistakes cost Swifts in Boxing Day clash
Stourport Swifts 0 Lye Town 2 MPL 26th December Att: 240
Two costly mistakes in five second half minutes gave Lye two simple goals to leave Stourport Swifts pointless from this Boxing Day clash.
The first half produced little in the way of goalmouth action from either side, with Archie Thurston just too far away from Kai Adams’ left wing cross, and Alfie Didlock flashed a dangerous cross across the Swifts goal, but evaded both Lye strikers in the box. Elliott Ball managed to block a goalbound effort from Adams after 34 minutes, and Charlie Mcnamara in the Swifts goal saved comfortably from Martin Slevin.
In the second half, with the game becoming a scrappy contest, the match turned in the 62nd minute when Mcnamara was caught in possession by Tyler Smith, and the substitute raced through to tap into an empty net to give Lye the lead. Five minutes later the Swifts defence completed their Christmas list to their opponents when skipper Joe Hanson dithered and Mcnamara dallied again to give Matt Saunders another open goal to tap into.
The Swifts could not muster a worthwhile response, and matters got even worse when Lewis Moseley was red carded for a reckless challenge for his side to limp across the line with ten men and facing another suspension for the next three games.
SWIFTS: Mcnamara, Andoh-Mills, Joe Hanson, Matt Hanson, Cooper, Moseley, Nicklin, Carter, Hammond, Thurston, Adams. SUBS USED: Millinchip, Straker, Makondora, Scott
Swifts can’t hold on
1874 Northwich 2 Stourport Swifts 1 MPL 20th December Att: 215
Stourport Swifts led for an hour of this match after Kai Adams continued his goal streak, but could not hold on as 6th placed Northwich came back to snatch a win with two goals in the last fifteen minutes.
After weathering an early storm of pressure Adams caught out defender Tom Mitchell after 21 minutes as he dallied on the ball 30 yards from goal, and raced through to fire an angled shot past keeper Jack Atkinson.
Swifts defended well as Northwich tried to get back on terms, with Hanson twins Matt and Joe looking solid in the centre of defence, and a tireless workrate from an energetic midfield.
After the break Northwich continued to press, but Stourport were denied a penalty claim on 69 minutes when Mitchell looked to have clearly handled in the box.
Five minutes later the dangerous Liam Fitzpatrick crossed from the left and Matt Woolley rose at the far post to head Northwich level, and with the Swifts battling to hang on for a point, substitute Sebouba Camara converted a low cross from 6 yards to deny them some early Christmas cheer.
SWIFTS: Mcnamara, Millinchip, Joe Hanson, Matt Hanson, Cooper, Moseley, Nicklin, Carter, Hammond, Thurston, Adams. SUBS USED: , Scott, Allsebrook
Adams treble gives Swifts long awaited win
Stourport Swifts 4 Tividale 1 MPL 13th December Att: 112
Stourport Swifts produced an all action display to earn their first win in 13 games.
Swifts scored four goals for the first time this season, with Kai Adams netting a hat trick and Archie Thurston bagging the other.
Stourport started brightly, and they went in front after just four minutes when Tividale failed to clear their lines and Adams drove in past Joe Williams in the Tividale goal.
John Millinchip saw his neat chip over Williams cleared off the line by Joe Garrington, before Thurston turned in a fine header from Jake Cooper’s free kick to give his side a two goal lead after 30 minutes.
Tividale opened the second half strongly, and Matt Hanson did well to block an effort from Tividale skipper Bradley Maslen-Jones before Ben McSkeane forced Charlie Mcnamara into his first real action with a good save to his right.
Maslen-Jones made no mistake eight minutes later when he put his side back into the match when he fired low into the Swifts net from 20 yards to put his side back into the game, but almost straight from the kick off, Adams raced clear to round keeper Williams and restore the Swifts two goal cushion.
Jim Hanson was then red carded on the hour for a rash challenge, and Tividale mounted some sustained pressure for the first time in the match. But on 70 minutes Matt Hanson played in Kai Adams once again behind the Tividale defence for him to race clear and coolly slot in an angled drive from eight yards to complete his hat trick and give the Swifts a well deserved three points.
SWIFTS: Mcnamara, Rawlins, Joe Hanson, Matt Hanson, Cooper, Moseley, Jim Hanson, Millinchip, Carter, Thurston, Adams. SUBS USED: Perez-Andoh, Scott, Salvo
Hammond snatches last gasp point
AFC Wolverhampton City 2 Stourport Swifts 2 MPL 29th November Att: 176
Scott Hammond pounced in the sixth minute of injury time to grab Swifts a point and seal a fightback from two goals down.
Stourport got off to the worst possible start when after just four minutes, Luqman Wirba raced in behind a static defence and coolly chipped over Charlie Mcnamara to give his side the lead.
Jake Webb shot narrowly wide of the far post and Joe Clarke headed wide from a right wing corner as 3rd placed City took control, and matters took a turn for the worse in the 31st minute when Will Rawlins brought down Sean Williams in the box with a clumsy challenge, and Tim Oyanda stepped up to fire City 2-0 in front.
Five minutes before half time Archie Thurston gave the Swifts a lifeline when he turned smartly and drove a dipping 25 yarder past Sam Arnold to pull a goal back.
The Swifts were a different proposition in the second half, and twice in the first few minutes Jim Hanson shot wide then went even closer when he connected with Jake Cooper’s free kick. Joe Hanson was on hand to clear off the line from a Reece Mason effort, then City defender Chris Knight did well to head clear Cooper’s dangerous left wing cross.
With the clock ticking down Stourport were pressing hard for a leveller, and Arnold tipped Thurston’s low drive onto the post, and Kai Adams forced him to another save with two minutes to go.
As added time ebbed away, Hammond was on hand to force home an equaliser after a scramble in the City box.
SWIFTS: Mcnamara, Rawlins, Joe Hanson, Matt Hanson, Cooper, Moseley, Jim Hanson, Millinchip, Hammond, Thurston, Adams. SUBS USED: Carter, Straker, Perez-Andoh, Bow
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