Hellenic League

Division 1

Tuesday 26th September 2023

Kick Off 19.45 Actual 19.44

Sporting Club Inkberrow 6 Moreton Rangers 1, attendance 106

5’ 1-0, 29’ 1-1, 38’ 2-1, 61’ 3-1, 63’ 4-1, 71’ 5-1, 84’ 6-1

@ Inkberrow Recreation Ground

Sands Road

Inkberrow

WR7 4HH

£5 Admission

No Programme.

Back in October 2003 I saw Inkberrow lose 2-4 (AET) at home to Tenbury United in a Worcestershire F.A. Junior Cup match here at Sands Road. The game that day was played on a pitch to the left when looking from the village hall. That pitch is still there, effectively in a different field. Since then a whole new area has been developed to the right as you enter from Sands Road, a good 200-250 yards from the former. A new car park (well organised with club helpers organising parking from about a hour before kick off) leads to the entrance where there are two parallel pitches, around 20 yards apart. There is even an old synthetic cricket wicket between the two and the cricket square was roped off as if it’s still in use. The pitch to the right is used by Inkberrow, who play in Midland League Division 2, whilst the one to the left, neatly fenced and floodlit, is home to Sporting Club Inkberrow. The clubhouse/changing rooms are behind the near goal end, with a couple of kit stands, one with seats, on the the left hand side, as are the dugouts. Quite a bit of hard standing in place too. Plenty of hot food/drinks available and apparently the club also do a proper printed programme sometimes. Not tonight, though.

Sporting Club Inkberrow are new into Step 6 this season, having been promoted from the Herefordshire League as champions. Tonight’s game was 6th versus 18th (out of 19) in the league table. These two had met on the opening day, where Moreton had won 1-0, which is hard to believe, such was the huge gulf between the two on tonight’s showing. Sporting were excellent and played football that was easy on the eye. Moreton did pull it back to 1-1 just before the half hour mark, having gone behind after just five minutes. Sporting edged back in front before just before halftime and a quick fire double just after the hour mark made it 4-1 and it was game over. Plenty more chances, but only two more goals and it could easily have been more than the 6-1 scoreline that we ended with.

So, the Hellenic League is once again complete. Good journey each way too, despite diverting via M4/A404 both ways, to avoid congestion on the M25 outbound and closure of the M40 at High Wycombe on the way back.