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16/05/05 15th MAY 2005 UNDER 16s DIVISION ONE CLIFFE WOODS COLTS 5 - 0 WOODCOMBE The Champions were again only able to field Ten players, some of whom were also walking wounded. Injured keeper Scott Sherman performed heroics in goal with only one hand !!!! With no pressure,due to winning th eChampionship last week, Woods played a great passing and possession game and eventually goal King Adam Hill scored his customary hat-trick. Greg Smith scored his first of the season, and with virtually the last kick of the game, Jack Mahoney scored his first for the club, to cap what has been an exceptional season from him. On behalf of the parents, and spectators, out going manager Dave Hughes would like to express his thanks for the effort, entertainment and pleasure the whole squad has produced this year. 16/05/05 8th MAY 2005 UNDER 16s DIVISION ONE CLIFFE WOODS COLTS 5 - 2 HORSTED BEES With players missing due to illness and suspensions woods put on a championship winning performance to secure their fifth title in five years after defeating a spirited Horsted Bees. Horsted pressed for most of the first half without penetrating a resolute Cliffe defence. Cliffe were unlucky not to take the lead through a Joe Hughes effort which was ruled out shortly before half-time. Adam Hill raced onto a through ball, and with the keeper committed, coolly slotted home from thirty yards. The second half began with Horsted missing a gaping goal only for Woods to counter attack and Abdul Dawodu to add a second. slick passing left Joe Kane in acres of space to chest the ball and lob the keeper for a third. Goal number four came from excellent football after Sam Pettit broke from the back played in Danny Campbell to cross for Adam Hill to add his second. Horsted rallied as woods injuries began to tell, and when they were awarded a free kick, James Wilkins curled it into the net 'a la' Beckham. The Bees continued to press and managed to add a second, only for goal machine Adam Hill to score his hatrick and woods' fifth, taking his tally to 59 for the season so far. A special mention goes to Bees keeper Daniel Clarkson who had to bravely save at woods players feet on a number of occasions. 10/05/05 24th APRIL 2005 UNDER 16s DIVISION ONE RIVERVIEW 0 - 6 CLIFFE WOODS COLTS Full marks to Cliffe Woods who carried on from last weeks excellent performance and if were not for the Riverview keeper could have won by an even larger margin. Woods went ahead through Ben Hiscoke, who went on to record a clinical hattrick. Adam Hill rattled in his customary brace, and Aaron Spencer capped an exceptional performance with goal number six. Special mention for woods keeper Scott Sherman who made a sensational save from a Joe Douglas penalty, his second in recent matches. 21/04/05 17th APRIL 2005 CLIFFE WOODS COLTS v SWALLOWS GROUP 2 UNDER 10s Cliffe Woods Colts took an early lead with 2 goals one after the other from Michael Park, then Ryan Squirrell scored to make it 3 – 0 at half time. The second half saw much of the same 2 more goals from Michael Park and Swallows scored twice to make the end score 5 – 2. The second game was much of the same with 4 goals from Cliffe Woods, goal scorers were Alfie Roberts, Luke Sheehan, David Gissing and Margos Soud all scoring 1 goal each to end the game 4 – 1. 21/04/05 17th APRIL 2005 UNDER 16s DIVISION ONE FULSTON ZEBRAS 0 - 7 CLIFFE WOODS COLTS A great display of one touch football from Colts left the Zebras shellshocked, and they soon found themselves behind when Adam Hill slotted home. Hill then thundered home a wonder strike from 25 yards after a pass from strike partner Danny Campbell. Campbell added number three and four after Abdul Dawodu powered through the Zebras defence. With Ben Hiscoke and Abdul Dawodu dominating in midfield the Zebras had little of the ball, however, the impressive Luke Blanshard still managed to hit the crossbar, only for woods to respond through Campbell, and two more from the prolific Adam Hill. 21/4/05 3rd APRIL 2005 CLIFFE WOODS COLTS v RAINHAM KENILWORTH GROUP 2 UNDER 10s Rainham Kenilworth came away with maximum points this week but Cliffe Woods put up a fight and were not going to let them have the points easily. The first game ended 1 – 0 with a fantastic effort from the Cliffe Woods goalie Jordan Hyland. The second game looked promising with Robbie Summerhayes getting the first goal to end half time 1 – 0 to Cliffe Woods. Rainham came back after half time with all guns blazing and scored 2 goals to end the game 1 – 2. 10/4/05 20th MARCH 2005 CLIFFE WOODS COLTS v WOODCOMBE UNDER 9s Game one was well contested with Woods coming out 2-1 winners, 2 goals from Joe Mcglynn made sure of the points, with Andrew Thompson putting in a good defensive performance. Game 2 produced some great passing football by Woods winning 4-0 with goals from Louis Brownlow 2 and Danny Leonard 2. Game 1 Cliffe Woods Colts 2-1 Woodcoombe Game 2 Cliffe Woods Colts 4-0 Woodcoombe. 10/4/05 20th MARCH 2005 MEOPHAM COLTS v CLIFFE WOODS COLTS GROUP 2 – UNDER 10s A great day for Cliffe Woods Colts who took maximum points from this weeks games. The first game was hard fought with both sides battling to find the back of the net, but great goal keeping by Conner Denton prevented Meopham scoring with Alfie Roberts finding the net for Cliffe Woods to make final score 1 – 0. The second game was quite the opposite and turned into a bit of a goal feast. Michael Parks got 4 goals Ryan Squirrell got a hat trick with Meopham scoring twice, to give a final score of 7 – 2 to Cliffe Woods. Game 1 Cliffe Woods Colts 1-0 Meopham Game 2 Cliffe Woods Colts 7-2 Meopham 10/4/05 Under 16`s  Division one  -  20th February 2005 Woodcombe 0 v 5 Cliffe Woods Colts  In difficult conditions, and with dogged defending from Woodcombe Cliffe Woods struggled to open the scoring, until Jack Mahoney bravely won a tackle for Danny Campbell to release Adam Hill to score the opener. Great individual skill from Campbell put Hill in to score his second and with the Woodcombe keeper in inspired form he denyed Hill his hattrick with a fine save. Campbell headed in a deserved third to put Colts 3-0 up with further goals coming from Joe Hughes and Aaron Spencer who had worked tirelessly for the team all match. 10/4/05 Match report Cup semi final Under 12`s 20th February 2005 Cliffe Woods Colts 4 - 2 Fulston Zebras The parents of Cliffe Woods Colts and Fulston Zebras were entertained by an excellent game of football. Fulston quickly took the lead in the opening minute of the game where an end to end game developed. Cliffe Woods then took command of the game finding the net on four occasions to go into a 4-1 lead. With Fulston still pushing forward they were awarded a penalty in the final minute of the game which was clinically taken and give a final score of 4-2 to Cliffe Woods Colts 14/03/05 CUP UPDATE With the Under 14s 2-0 win over Oak Athletic on Sunday in their League cup semi-final, we now have 3 teams in League Cup Finals this season. The Under 12s and Under 14s teams both play in their League cup finals on Sunday 8th May whilst the Under 18s play their League cup final on Sunday 24th April. 21/02/05 Mixed results from the cup Semi-final matches played yesterday. In the John Leeds Semi-final the Under 8s Colts were unfortunate to come up against a Wigmore side on top form, losing both games 5-0. However the Under 12s and 18s both won through to their League cup finals, the under 12s beating Fulston Zebras 4-2 and the Under 18s beating Deanview 95 3-0. Good luck to the Under 14s who play Oak Athletic next week in their semi-final. 17/02/05 Here are details of League cup and John Leeds semi-final matches being played by our teams over the next 2 Sundays. If you want to come along and give support please feel free to do so. Sunday 20th February John Leeds Under 8`s Cliffe Woods Colts v Wigmore Youth away Kick off 10.30 League Cup Under 12`s Cliffe Woods Colts v Fulston Zebras Cliffe Recreation ground Kick off 10.30 League Cup Under 18`s Cliffe Woods Colts v Deanview 95 Cliffe Woods Recreation ground Kick off 10.30 Sunday 27th February League Cup Under 14`s Cliffe Woods Colts v Oak Athletic Cliffe Woods Recreation ground Kick off 10.30 06/02/05 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS U16 4 - 0 CUXTON U16 DIVISION 1 6th FEBRUARY 2005 Cliffe Woods Colts continued their quest to win the Championship with a fine win over Cuxton. Adam Hill scored two, Aaron Spencer added a third with Daniel Trott scoring what would be a candidate to win any goal of the season competion. 30/01/05 MATCH REPORT CHATHAM COLTS U10 v CLIFFE WOODS COLTS U10 30th JANUARY 2005 It looked like Cliffe Woods Colts were going to have another bad game when they were 1 – 0 down at half time and with Chatham Colts scoring again early on in the second half it did not look too good.  However, they made a brave recovery thanks to goals from David Gissing and Ryan Squirrell scoring from a free kick. The second game wasn’t quite as fortunate for Cliffe Woods as despite a brave effort from the goalkeeper they lost 5 – 0. 30/01/05 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS U16 2 - 0 HORSTED U16 DIVISION 1 30TH JANUARY 2005 With injuries and illness Cliffe Woods may have feared the worse in this top of the table clash. However, with every available player giving 100%, even if asked to play out of position, Woods took control in a fiercely competitive game. Prolific scorer Adam Hill had the luxury of missing an early chance before scoring a brace to help put woods top.Horsted may have felt they wasted chances that came their way, but the score could have been more emphatic had Joe Kane's effort not been ruled out. Manager Dave Hughes was extremely pleased with the attitude, commitment,and application from all the available players. 23/01/05 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS U16 4 - 0 COBHAM COLTS U16 DIVISION 1 23rd JANUARY 2005 Cliffe Woods produced their best performance of the season to comfortably take the points from a spirited Cobham side . Adam Hill opened the scoring, Danny Campbell added number 2, Joe Hughes powered in an exceptional headed third and the scoring was completed when Adam Hills scored his second of the match. 23/01/05 MATCH REPORT CUXTON v CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER 9S 23rd January 2005 Match 1 Cuxton 1 - 2 Cliffe Woods Colts An impressive display of passing helped Cliffe Woods Colts win game one against Cuxton. Luke Watson scoring twice in the first half. William Stockwell had an outstanding game in defence. Cuxton scored towards the end of the second half ensuring a tight finnish. Match 2 Cuxton 0 - 4 Cliffe Woods Colts Woods started well putting pressure on Cuxton straight away, the pressure paid off and Woods took a 1-0 lead at half time with Louis Brownlow scoring. Woods increased the lead through Danny Leonard, with Michael Turner making it 3-0. Danny Leonard made it 4-0 with a superb solo goal beating 4 players to score. 16/01/05 MATCH REPORT RAINHAM EAGLES v CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER 10s DIVISION 2 16th January 2005 Maximum points went Rainham’s way this week as Cliffe Woods Colts struggled to find their pre Christmas winning form. The first game ended 1 – 0 to Eagles. The second game ended 4 – 1 thanks to a goal from Michael Parks that proved to be scant consolation on a bad day for Cliffe Woods Colts. 09/01/05 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS (8) v VALLEY COLTS (3) UNDER 16s DIVISION 1 9th JANUARY 2005 " Bouncebackability" is the only way to describe Woods second half revival after finding themselves deservedly 1-3 down, with only 25 minutes left to play. Excellent wide play from Aaron Spencer and Jack Mahoney, opened up a well organised Valley Colts defence with a ball into the box enabled Joe Hughes to add to Dan Trott`s first half effort. Further goals came by way of an Adam Hill hat-trick, a brace from Ben Hiscoke, and one from the very unselfish Danny Campbell. A big thank you must go to Valley Colts for arriving and playing in black armbands as a mark of respect to former Woods manager Terry Fitzpatrick, who died suddenly at Christmas as was mentioned in last weeks report. 02/01/05 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS (8) v FULSTON ZEBRAS (2) UNDER 16s DIVISION 1 2nd JANUARY 2005 Cliffe Woods Colts arrived in sombre spirits due to the sudden death on Christmas eve, of former manager ,of eight years, Terry Fitzpatrick. Many of the current squad had played for Terry for a number of seasons, and wore black armbands in his memory. A minutes silence was impeccably observed by both teams and supporters, and in the presence of Terry's family. The under 16 squad and parents would like to send their sincere condolences to David, Luke, Mollie, and Carol. With the game underway the score and result were always irrelevant under the circumstances. but Woods played the way Terry always demanded with good passing, spirit, and pride for the shirt they wear. This was evident when Adam Hill battled his way through the Zebras defence to score the first of a hat-trick, Zebras levelled, but Daniel Campbell smashed home  number two. Fulston replied. But Daniel Trott added a brace,Sam Pettit, and a Scott Richardson penalty completed the scoring for woods. 04/01/05 TERRY FITZPATRICK It is with great sadness that the club announce that Terry Fitzpatrick has died suddenly. Terry, who was our current vice-chairman, and former manager of our current Under 16`s, sadly passed away on Christmas Eve. It was a complete shock to everyone as Terry was always a fit and healthy person. Terry was liked and respected by all who met and knew him. Terry leaves behind a wife Carol, sons Luke and David and daughter Mollie. There will be a funeral service on Friday 7th January - 2.20 pm at Bluebell Hill Crematorium, Chatham. Flowers to T.Allen Funeral Directors, Wells Road, Strood or take to Crematorium. If anybody wishes to make a donation please send to the Eleanor Foundation or contact Ray Swatton. Carol would like anybody who wishes to attend either the Funeral or the get together at BAE Sports Club, Bells Lane, Hoo afterwards to do so - all will be welcome. 22/12/04 MATCH REPORT CHATHAM RIVERSIDE v CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER 10’S DIVISION 2 28th November 2004 Although Cliffe Woods had possession for a large percentage of the game, they just could not find the back of the net. After the first goal from Alfie Roberts Chatham Riverside replied and it ended all square at 1-1. What a match the second game was Cliffe Woods were looking like they were going to lose at 2-0 down, but they dug in and turned the game around with goals from Ryan Squirrell (2) Michael Parks (2) and Harry Cooper (1) they went on to win 5 - 2   MATCH REPORT OAK ATHLETIC v CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER 10’S DIVISION 2 12th December 2004 Maximum points for Cliffe Woods with the help of keepers Connor Denton and David Gissing, who was pressed into action at late notice. In the first game goals were supplied from Ryan Squirrell and Jack Boakes as the game ended 2 – 1 The second game saw many near misses from Cliffe Woods Colts, but Michael Parks managed to find the back of the net twice to end the game 2 – 0 in favour of Colts. 22/12/04 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS (7) v STROOD 87 (2) Under 16s 28-11-04 Strood 87 started the better and deservedly took the lead after their keeper had kept woods at bay early on. this spurred on colts and Adam Hill raced onto an Anthony Uden pass to level the score. Danny Campbell put Woods ahead, and Adam Hill added number 3 after rounding the keeper. Goal number 4 would have been a contender to win any goal of the season competition, Joe Kane won the ball in his own box, and played a one-two to put Aaron Spencer away, another one-two left Spencer to whip in a cross which Ben Hiscoke headed beyond the keeper. Strood hit back to reduce the arrears to 4-2. Woods then introduced their substitutes and stepped up a gear, with Adam Hill adding 2 more and Campbell adding his second. Final score 7-2.   MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS (3) v REAL 60(1) Under 16s 5/12/04 Cliffe Woods found it difficult to break down real 60,s defensive formation, and neither keeper were troubled in a scrappy first half. However, after a change of personnel, and with the emergence of Scott Richardson in midfield, his vision found Adam Hill to score and put colts in front. Hill added his second after finding space in a congested area following a corner and Abdul Dawodu scrambled in a third. Sandwiched in between, real 60 managed to pull one back and give a final score of 3-1. 21/11/04 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS V THAMESVIEW UNDER 10’S DIVISION 2 14/11/04 It was a dark day for top of the table Cliffewoods Colts this week. A punishing first game ended 4- 0 to Thamesview. The second game showed a glimmer of a chance with goals from Joshua Giles and Alfie Roberts but Thamesview played outstandingly and put six goals away to take maximum points to finish up 6-2. 21/11/04 MATCH REPORT KENT COUNTY CUP UNDER 16s 2nd ROUND 14/11/04 CLIFFE WOODS COLTS (15) V HUGIN VIKINGS (0) Hugin Vikings must have feared the worse when they arrived with only 10 available players and were unfortunate to find Cliffe Woods at full strengh for the first time this season. Ruthless Adam Hill scored 9 times, Danny Campbell twice, Abdul Dawodu twice, ben hiscoke once and Daniel Trott, who had assisted in many of the goals, deservedly scored from an impossible angle. 15/11/04 MATCH REPORT BORSTAL 88 VS CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER 10’s 07/11/04 Points were shared between the top two teams this week Borstal took the lead just minutes before half time. Despite Cliffe Woods players battling hard and a penalty goal from Jack Boakes, Borstal went on to win 3-1. The second game saw some fantastic football from both teams Cliffe Woods goalie Connor Denton making some great saves and Michael Parks scoring 2 goals to give Cliffe Woods the points for a 2-0 win 07/11/04 MATCH REPORT UNDER 16 LEAGUE CUP 31/10/04 FULSTON ZEBRAS(1) Vs CLIFFE WOODS COLTS(4 ) Congratulations to Adam Hill on scoring his 300th and 301st goals for the club, though he is the first to recognise the excellant service he gets from his team mates. Hill's 2 early strikes got Woods off to a flyer in a very entertaining cup-tie. His first a venemous strike, and his second coming from a corner that the Zebras failed to clear. Zebras hit back with a fine effort from Luke Blanchard,who had an excellant game and was at the root of every Zebras attack. Woods were under pressure at the start of the second half but Woods keeper Scott Sherman controlled his area very well. When Jack Mahoney combined with Anthony Uden in good play down the left, they played Danny Campbell in behind the defence and he unselfishly squared for Aaron Spencer to tap in. Goal number 4 came from a raking 40 yard pass from Joe Hughes, that made it easy for Danny Campbell to round the keeper and slide in a superb effort . 07/11/04 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS VS CHATHAM COLTS UNDER 10’S 31/10/04 Cliffe Woods took maximum points from fellow table leaders Chatham Colts this week. With fantastic playing from both teams, 2 goals from Alfie Roberts put Cliffe Woods in the lead. Chatham Colts came back with a goal just minutes from the end of the game to leave the end score 2-1 The second game saw a clean sheet for goal keeper Jordan Hyland, and great teamwork saw man of the match Harry Cooper put away 2 goals and Ryan Squirrell score 1. 24/10/04 MATCH REPORT THAMESVIEW VS CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER 10s 17/10/04 Points were shared between Thamesview and Cliffe Woods Colts this week; Cliffewoods Colts won the first game 2 - 1 with fantastic defending and goals from Robbie Summerhayes and Alfie Roberts. Thamesview took the lead early in the second game and Cliffe Woods Colts equalised with a goal from Ryan Squirrell but despite their best efforts and a few near misses Thamesview went on to win 3 – 1. 17/10/04 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER16s(4) V LORDSWOOD(2) In a game made difficult by the windy conditions, lacklustre Woods could have no complaints after conceeding the first goal midway through the first half, indeed sloppy defending could have let lordswood in for more. Woods stepped up a gear in the second half and levelled from Danny Campbell. A great run and cross from Aaron Spencer set up new boy Daniel trott to put woods ahead. Adam Hill added two more, and now needs just one more to take him onto the remarkable achievement of 300 goals for the team. With seconds remaining the Lordswood number 12 capped a fine performance with a wind assisted effort from thirty yards. 17/10/04 MATCH REPORT CLIFFE WOODS COLTS UNDER 10s V SWALLOWS 10/10/04 Cliffe Woods Colts took the lead with a goal from Ryan Squirrell but swallows kept coming straight back with goals to equalise. At half time the score was 2 -2. The second half was pretty even at 3 -3 with a goal from Michael Park but swallows scored the winning goal from a corner kick just minutes from the end of the match. In the second game Cliffe Woods went into the lead with a goal from Jack Boakes. Then in the second half swallows pushed forward and put the pressure on, but Cliffe Woods defended well and Jack Boakes went on to score 2 more goals to complete his first hat trick for Cliffe Woods Colts. 10/10/04 THE UNDER 16's HAVE A HOME FIXTURE THIS SUNDAY WITH A 10am K.O. WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TWO NEW PLAYERS TO THE SQUAD THOSE BEING DANIEL TROTT AND ABDUL OWEDUBE, WHO WE ARE SURE WILL BOTH BE USEFUL AQUISTIONS.

11/05/03

The Under 13s had their 100% record blemished today by the Dads who gave a master class of how fourteen unfit men can still get a draw against fourteen 13 year old boys on top of their game. The final score was 6 - 6 with the Dads equaliser coming from the last kick of the game at the end of 8 minutes time added on. Because the game was tied at full time the match was decided by a penalty shoot out. The Dads let the boys win this just to keep them happy and stop the tears.

07/04/03

Cliffe Woods Colts under 14's clinched the championship again on Sunday 6th April by defeating their closest rivals Cobham Colts with a 3-1 score line. This is their 3rd successive championship and was throughly deserved with a sparkling display which netted goals for Adam Hill (56th of the season)Danny Campbell and Ben Hiscoke. With three matches still to play the U14's are seven points ahead of their closest rivals but also have a game in hand. Sunday 13th April sees them in action once again,this time in the John Leeds Trophy final at the Garrison ground. This year has seen the U10's,U13's, 14's and 15's winning their respective league division titles and also the U9's finished runners up in their division.

30/03/03

The Under 13s today beat Lordswood 5-1 at the Garrison ground Gillingham to record their 4th win in 6 years in this competition.

23/03/03

Under 14s v Wigmore Youth Wasps In a very tight opening period the 'Colts' were pegged back in their own half and some stiff defending kept the visitors out. Following a quick counter attack Adam Hill lobbed the keeper and the title chase was on again. With a reshaped line up after the break the passing and fluency was back in evidence and the goals flowed with Adam Hill 2, a fine hat trick from Anthony Uden and Scott Richardson hitting home his first of the season. With the news coming through later in the day that our closest rivals had lost this proved to be a very valuable victory. Final score 7 - 0 Scorers, Adam Hill 3, Anthony Uden 3, Scott Richardson

23/03/03

Today the Under 10s won their League cup final against Rainham 84 4-2. Well done both teams.

18/03/03

With Deanview 95 losing to Chatham colts at the weekend, the Under 13s have won the Under 13 division championship with 4 games to spare. This is the 4th time in 6 years that this squad have won their age group having previously won the Under 8, 9and 12 championships and coming runners up at 10 and 11.

05/03/03

3 teams have reached Cup finals this year. The Under 10s and 13s will play in the League Cup and the Under14s in the John Leeds Trophy. good lick to them all.

16/02/03

Today the Under 13s reached the cup final of the League cup beating Woodcombe Youth 5-1. This will be their 5th League cup final in the last 6 years. So far they have won 3 lost 2.

15/2/03

On Sunday 16th February the Under 14's are playing in the John Leeds trophy semi-final. Adam Hill with a bit of luck should get the two goals he requires to reach the magic figure of 200 goals for the club. Good luck Adam from everyone connected to the under 14's.

10/02/03

The draw for the Semi final of the League cup and the John Leeds Trophy have now been announced. Two teams will contest semi finals in the League cup, the Under 10s are away to Valley Colts and the Under 13s have been paired with Woodcombe Youth, this match will be played on 16/02/03 at Home with a 10:30 kick off. In the John Leeds the under 11s are away to Gravesend & Northfleet and the Under 14s are home to Oak Athletic.

14/04/02

The Under 12s completed the League and Cup double today after beating Strood 87 5-0 in the Cup final at the Garrison ground in Gillingham. This is the 3rd League and Cup double that this group of players have achieved in the last 5 years, having completed the same feat at Under 8 and Under 9 levels in the past.

24/03/02

The Under 9s lost their John Leads final today against Thamesview Youth 4-2 after extra time.

10/03/02

Today the Under 12s beat Chatham Colts 7-2 to win the League championship. They are now on for a possible double as they are also in the final of the League Cup against Strood 87.

24/02/02

The under 13's clinched the 1st Division title with a 5-0 win against Thamesview. Meanwhile the Under 12s give their chances of doing the League and Cup double a boost by beating their main title challengers, Woodcombe Youth 4-0.

17/02/02

The Under 8s and lost their John Leeds Trophy semi finals to day. The Under 12s won their League cup semi final today against Rainham Kenilworth 12-0 and the Under 9s and Under 11s won their John Leeds Trophy semi finals.

13/02/02

Sunday 17th is Semi final day for 4 teams. The under 12s play in the Semi final of the League Cup and the Under 8s, 9s and 11s play in semi finals of the John Leeds trophy. More details below. League Cup Semi U/12 Cliffe Woods Colts v Rainham Kenilworth K.O. 10.30 Cliffe Woods Recreation Ground John Leeds Semi U/8 Cliffe Woods Colts v Deanview '95 K.O. 13.00 Cliffe Woods School John Leeds Semi U/9 Cliffe Woods Colts v Thamesview Rangers K.O. 10.30 Cliffe Woods School John Leeds Semi U/11 Cliffe Woods Colts v Rainham Kenilworth K.O. 10.30 Sturdee Club Hoo Why not get along and support them.

24/01/02

The annual club presentation evening has been arrange for this year and details can be found in the diary section.

20/01/02

4 teams are still in the cup competitions after the weekend's quarter final matches. The 8s, 9s, and 11s are all through to the semi finals of the John Leeds Trophy and the Under 12s are through to the Semi final of the League Cup.

14/10/01

A fine 4 - 2 victory for the Senior Colts over Dewdrop. The Colts dominated the game with fine passing and sublime skills all powered by the workhorse midfield of John Foster and Gene Clout and with great goals from Dean Rossitter (2), Adam O'keefe and a Paul Jackson pile driver, Paul was unlucky not to repeat this effort later in the game. Things are looking up for the seniors with a full squad available for Sunday 21st at home against Spartak.

9/10/01

The 1st round of the league cup has now been announced with both the Under 9s and Under 15s receiving byes into the 2nd round. the other teams are listed below. Under 8s - away to Thamesview Rangers, Under 10s - home to Thamesview Youth, Under 11s - away to Black Lion Youth, Under 12s - away to Cuxton 91, Under 13s - away to Rainham Kenilworth, Under 14s - Home to Scorpians. All matches to be played on the 21st October.

05/05/01

Today the Seniors were away at Sheerness East, a long journey into the wilds of Sheerness with a squad depleted through injury, home and work commitments. With the old, old heads of both managers - Gerald Jones and Derek Hedges playing in the midfield it was always going to be a struggle against a sheerness team at home and on form. The Senior squad stretched to its full limits with injuries to key players like Craig Ridley (who still made it through a full 90 minutes) and players in key positions missing - top scorer Dean Rossitter had to work, Tony Scales was away with his family, Lee Jones injured, Lyndon Guscott injured. The end result was a battling 2-1 defeat, with a bare bones 11 players all starting to feel the strain of a long hard season. Still things are looking up for next season with the injection of some new youthful talent all is not lost.

22/04/01

Today the Senior side played their home game against Spartak F.C. despite being 1-0 down at half time the senior squad rallied in the second half to produce a fine display of football and finished the game 3-2 winners with goals from lyndon guscott, dean rossitter and a rasping 20 yard shot from tony scales. Also Today the Under 9s,10s and 11s played in their cup finals with wins all round.

08/04/01

Today the Under 12s won their cup final against Wigmore wasps with a comfortable 8-2 score line.

25/03/01

The finals for the Under 9s and 10s have been postponed and will be replayed at a date to be announced.

25/02/01

Today both the Under 11s and Under 12s won the Cup semi finals convincingly 7-0 and 22-0 respectively. Their finals will be played at the garrison Ground Gillingham on the dates below. Also today the Under 13s had an impressive win over Twydall 14-1. Under 11s - 22nd April Garrison Ground Kick off 9:00am Under 12s - 8th April Garrison Ground Kick off 11:00am

22/02/01

The dates and venues for the Cup finals are as follows: Under 9s - 25th March Chatham town FC Kick off 11:30am Under 10s - 25th March Chatham town FC Kick off 2:00pm Why not come along and support the teams

20/02/01

Over the past few weeks our teams have been involved in cup games with the Under 9s and 10s reaching their League Cup finals, the Under 15s reaching their semi final before losing to Pegasus 81. The Under 12s have still to play their semi final. In the John Leeds trophy the Under 11s play their semi final on the 25th February against Rainham 84.

07/11/00

A new sponsorship deal has been arranged for the Under 11s by parent Robert Bush. The new sponsor will be Seeboard. They have kindly agreed to supply the team with a new kit.

22/10/00

Today was cup day for all but the Under 11s who were knocked out in the previous round. The Under 8s and 14s now join the Under 11s who now enter the John Leeds Trophy. The biggest win of the day was the Under 15s who demolished Rainham Utd 15-0.

08/10/00

Overall a fairly good weekend for the teams. The under 8s had a bye into the 2nd round of the league cup so had no game. Both the under 9s and under 15s had byes in the cup so had league games against Valley Colts with the under 9s winning both 'A' and 'B' games and the under 15s losing 3-2. The under 11s lost their cup game to Horsted 5-3 in a competitive encounter. All other teams won through to the next round.

26/09/00

Some good results this week with wins for the Under 8s, 10s, 11s. The Under 9s held Valley Colts to a draw in their 'A' game but lost the 'B' game 1-0. and the Under 12s held Horsted to a 3-3 draw. With no game for the Under 13s , the older boys had a bad week with the Under 14s and 15s both losing to Borstal 88 and Cobham Colts respectively.

14/09/00

The draw for the 1st round of the cup is as follows: Under 8s - Bye Under 9s - Bye Under 10s - Rainham 84 away Under 11s - Horsted Away Under 12s - Rainham 84 Home Under 13s - Thamesview Rangers Home Under 14s - Wigmore Youth Away Under 15s - Bye

10/09/00

The season startred today with a mixed bag of results for the teams. The under 8s had a shock losing both their "A" and "B" games to Bredhurst Juniors, the under 9s and 10s beat Rainham 84 and Bredhurst Juniors convincingly as did the under 11s who also played Rainham 84.The under 13s lost their match with Lordswood as did the under 14s to Deanview and the under 15s to Wigmore Youth. The under 12s kicked off their season with a double figure bonanza against Wigmore Wasps winning 14-0.

09/04/00

The Under 9s finished their league fixtures today winning and drawing against Wigmore Youth. They finished joint top with Sheerness East. It is now for the League to dicide whether to have a play off or share the title.

16/04/00

The Under 12 Angels have won the U12 Division 1 Title with the U12 Colts establishing themsevles as a solid Division 1 team after winning the U11s Division 2 title last season. The Under 11s have finished runners up in U11 Division 1, and the Under 10s need 1 point to finish runners up in the U10 Division 1.

26/03/00

The Under 10s played in their 3rd League Cup Final in 3 years today. As predicted it was a tight and entertaining game. The Colts won the first game against a strong Horsted team 2-1 with Horsted scoring in the last seconds. In the second game it was end to end stuff with Horsted the 2-1 victors thanks to an unlucky deflection. This made the final all square on aggregate and the score remained the same after extra time. The match was finally decided on penalties in Horsted's favour. Well done to all the boys for a great final.

19/03/00

The Under 11s end their League fixtures today with a 6-0 win over Fulston Zebras. This win gives them the runners up spot in their League. The Derby between the Under 12 Angels and Colts was won today by the Angels with a 2-1 score line.

12/03/00

Adam Hill scores 5 including his 50th goal of the season as the Under 11s win 7-2 against Pegasus 81.

05/03/00

The Under 11s reached the League Cup Final today with a 3-1 win over Pegasus 81 and like the Under 10s they will play Horsted in the final. Elsewhere there were some heavy scoring games today with the Under 8s winning one of their games 15-1 against Pegasus 81 and the Under 12 Colts winning 11-0 against Real 60. The Under 9s return from their "winter break" next Sunday in a strong position for the League title. They are just 4 points behind leaders Sheerness East but have 4 games in hand.

27/02/00

Today the Under 10s reached their 3 consecutive League Cup Final, let's all hope good things come in 3s as they have won the Cup for the last 2 years as Under 8s and Under 9s. They will play Horsted in the final which, on paper, promises to be a very good match. Unfortunatley the Under 14s were knocked out of the John Leeds trophy today against Twydall.

23/01/00

A mixed bag of results this week.The under 10s lost their first game of the season today when the 'A' game lost 5-0 against Deanview. There were wins for the 11s, 12 Angels, 12 Colts and under 13s who won 13-0 against Horsted. The under 14s drew 3-3 with Snodland. Adam Hill of the Under 11s has scored in all 16 games so far this season and he needs Just one more to get his 100th for the club in only 2 and a half seasons (44 this season so far). The draw for the semi-finals of the League Cup and the John Leeds Trophy have been made and are as follows for our teams League Cup 13/02/00 Under 9s - Fulston Zebras v CWC 27/02/00 Under 10s - CWC v Chatham colts 05/03/00 Under 11s - Pegasus 81 v CWC John Leeds Trophy 27/-2/00 Under 14s - CWC v Twydall

16/01/00

The under 14 team won through to the semi Final of the John Leeds trophy today, coming out 6-1 winners over Rainham Utd. Unfortunately the under 12 Colts lost in their John Leeds Semi Final against Woodcombe Youth 2-1. In the League it was quite a good day with the under 8, 9 , 10 ,11 and 12 Angels teams all winning. Luke Payne scores his first goal of the season with a 30 yard strike in the under 11 win over Thamesview.