Gorleston Hockey Club

Archive News - Season 2007/08 - Final Position 2nd - Promoted to League Division 3NE

13/05/08: As a result of Watton 1 conceding defeat 3 nil in their final game this year Gorleston Hockey Club finished in second place on 52 points in Division 4 North East of the NE14 East Mens League and so gain promotion to Division 3 next season.

At the Club's Annual General Meeting held in the Albion PH on Thursday 1st May Chairman Hugh Wiltshire congratulated the whole team for their superb performance over the past seven months and particularly the midfield and defence who had conceded only 26 goals - by some distance the best in the division. Despite several contenders the Player of the Season Award went to Nick Mobbs as the Club's most improved performer and special mention was made of Peter Jones as joint top scorer with 15 goals who in March passed the 600 goal mark for the Club.
Chairman also thanked Malcolm Berry and Jason Austin for qualifying as umpires which would enable him to cut down on his own League umpiring commitments next season and Jason too for going on the appropriate course and taking up the official position of Club Coach which was now necessary with the Club's higher league status.
A discussion followed on the need for a 2nd X1 fixture list for the younger members who came to training and to satisfy some of the older ones who might now find Division 3 hockey too high a standard. It was decided that at this stage the Club could not commit itself to another league team but arrangements would be made for several Sunday friendly matches of Division 6 standard from September to give these players a chance to develop their skills and enthusiasm at an appropriate level. In the meantime the Club will continue its association with Loddon Ladies Club to participate in the Summer Mixed County Hockey league and various festivals.
The election of officers took place for the coming year. Kevin MacDonald was re-elected Club Captain along with Martyn Vaudin his Vice. Chairman Hugh Wiltshire and Secretary Russ Crawford also continue to manage the administration with Malcolm Berry the new Umpire Liaison Officer.
With a reasonably healthy balance sheet thanks to sponsors Hoose and Co HKBWiltshires and the Albion subscriptions remain at £15 for the players £25 for non-players and £5 Juniors. Match fees for players however will increase by £1 to £8 per game (£7 Juniors) to include free Tuesday night training at Cliff Park Community Pitch from 6 to 8 pm.
The picture below shows Nick Mobbs being presented with the Club's Player of the Season Award by Chairman Hugh Wiltshire.

05/04/08: A closely fought contest against local rivals Lowestoft Railway ended honours even meaning Gorleston can no longer win the League. Read Hugh's Match Report here. Gorleston must now beat Watton at home on Saturday to secure promotion!

01/04/08: Gorleston climb to second place in the league after back to back wins over the two relegated sides UEA III and Felixstowe II. This season is proving to be the most closely fought and exciting in many years as it draws to its close - if they win their last two games, Gorleston will be crowned Champions. Read Hugh's match Reports here.

Congratulations must go to Peter Jones on his 600th goal for the Club against UEA III!

08/03/08: Another six-goal win for Gorleston, this time on their travels, Holt Harlequins being the unlucky recipients. Read Hugh's match Report here.

01/03/08: Gorleston return to winning ways with a fine home display against Pelicans. Read Hugh's Match Report here.

Congratulations to Jason Austin and Malcolm Berry on passing the theory section of the Level 1 Umpire's Exam, Jason scoring an incredible 98%!

23/02/08: Gorleston's climb towards promotion is halted by league leaders Ipswich IV. Read Hugh's Match Report here.

16/02/08: An excellent home win against Dereham III sees Gorleston remain in second place - read Hugh's Match Report here.

09/02/08: An important away win against UEA's second string leaves Gorleston in second place with a game in hand. Read Hugh's Match Report here.

26/01/08: The team's winning run continues with a strong away performance at Ipswich against Crane - read Hugh's Match Report here. Note that the Crane team did not report the result by the usual deadline meaning the League Table does not yet show us in second position.

19/01/08: After the Christmas Break Gorleston have moved quickly into top gear with three successive wins. Read about the team's two friendlies against Norwich City III and Norfolk Nomads here. Hugh also reports here on the fantastic home win against Norwich Union III which means Gorleston are now second place in the League.

08/12/07: Gorleston are second on their own now after a fantastic away win at Lowesoft - read Hugh's Report of this rain-drenched thriller here.

The next game is a home friendly against Norwich City III and takes place after the Christmas Break on 5th January. So until then, enjoy the Christmas Festivities!

01/12/07: An excellent home win takes Gorleston to second in the League on goal difference. Read Hugh's Match Report here.

24/11/07: A truly emphatic away win sees Gorleston put 8 goals past the UEA third team. Well done to Andrew Lilly on his great hat-trick. Read Hugh's Match Report here.

17/11/07: Another great home win for Gorleston sees them climb to 3rd in the League. Read Hugh's Match Report here.

10/11/07: After a 2-2 draw away against Pelicans III, Gorleston slip to 4th on goal difference. Read Hugh's Match Report (as dictated by Kevin!) here.

03/11/07: Gorleston slip to third after defeat to League leaders Ipswich IV but the team battled well. Read Hugh's report here.

27/10/07: Gorleston produce their best performance of the season in a 5-1 away win against Dereham's 3rd XI and as a result take 2nd position in the League. Read Hugh's report here.

20/10/07: A mixed weekend of hockey for the team: Gorleston remain fourth after another good league win - well done to Peter Jones on his excellent hat-trick. Read Hugh's Report here.

However, Gorleston were unable to progress to the next round of the HA Vase after a narrow defeat against Leighton Buzzard. Read Hugh's report here.

13/10/07: A fine away result against Watton sees Gorleston climb to fourth in the League - see Hugh's Match Report here.

Gorleston are looking forward to next weekend's two home games: on Saturday to UEA II in the League, and on Sunday against Leighton Buzzard in an early pushback at 11.00 am in the first round of the HA Vase. Leighton Buzzard are currently 8th in the Middlesex, Berks, Bucks & Oxon (MBBO) League Division 1 and like Gorleston are looking to progress further than the first round this time!

06/10/07: Gorleston bounce back and climb to 6th in the League with a good win at home against a strong Cranes team. See Hugh's Match Report here.

29/09/07: After an encouraging pre-season, Gorleston's campaign starts with defeat to Norwich Union's 3rd XI. Read Hugh's Match Report here.

22/09/07: Gorleston's final warm-up game of the season saw them win again agianst Norfolk Nomads. Jamie's Match Report is here.

15/09/07: A second win on the trot for Gorleston - this time at home on the new Astro-pitch. Read Hugh's encouraging Match Report here.

08/09/07: After a busy summer in which the team played several mixed games - on which we hope to report soon - Gorleston began the pre-season in earnest with a win over Norwich City III. Read Hugh's first Match Report of the season HERE.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held at ‘The Albion’ Public House on Tuesday 3rd July 2007.
Present:John Dawson, Hugh Wiltshire, Tim Thomas, Russ Crawford, Mark Vaudin, Martin Vaudin, Jason Austin, Kevin Macdonald, Peter Jones, Liam Payne, Stuart Sahota
Apologies Received:Ben Goodman, Tim Mobbs, Nick Mobbs
1. Minutes of the previous AGM
These were accepted without alteration. There were no matters arising.
2. Chairman’s Report (Hugh Wiltshire)
On the Pitch – Congratulation to the team on finishing 5th in the League, with 43 points. The spirit of the team was excellent in the later part of the season
Administration – Caused a few problems during the season and culminated in Jamie standing down as Captain, citing his reasons as; the stress of being Captain, subbing players during games and a failure to communicate with some players. This is something that we must look at for next season.
Umpiring – Hugh in 68 in January and cannot continue to Umpire forever, so the Club must look for replacements. The Club is supposed to have two qualified Umpires (NOTE: subsequently, the League has demanded these are identified to the HUA and we will forfeit games if using an unregistered Umpire). A number of Players did their theory test a couple of years ago, however these passes lapse after 18 months. We need to have 4 or 5 players qualify as Umpires during the coming season.
Cliff Park – The Astro is being replaced over the summer and should be ready for 01 September 2007. All home games have been booked for a 14:30 start.
Next Season – will be equally difficult with the teams in the League.
3. Captain’s Report (Kev MacDonald)
Kev extended his thanks to Hugh for all his help during the season.
The Club aimed to finish 5th in the League and achieved this. There was a weak point in the middle of the season and the team rallied strongly to complete a strong finish.
We will need to work on our overall level of fitness next season and maintain the same team spirit.
4. Treasurer’s Report (Tim Thomas)
Tim Thomas presented the Receipt & Payment accounts for the year ending 04 April 2007. Total funds in the current account amount to £1582.00. Membership and Subscription fees are to remain unchanged.
The meeting discussed kit that is needed for the coming season, including a set of Goalkeepers gloves (to match the existing kit) and a new set of shirts. Hugh will talk to HSB Wiltshire about sponsorship and Tim will discuss sponsorship with his business partner. Jason Austin will liaise with Tim Mobbs about the supply of the shirts, socks and shorts. The meeting agreed to change the Club sock colour to black, to ensure a uniform shade was maintained.
5. Election of Officers, Consisting of:
• President: John Dawson
• Chairman: Hugh Wiltshire
• Treasurer: Tim Thomas
• Secretary: Russ Crawford
• Captain: Kevin Macdonald
• Vice Captain: Martin Vaudin
• Club Coach: John Barker and Tim Mobbs
• Team Manager: Depending on squad selection (Pete Jones volunteered when available)
• Fixtures Secretary: Hugh Wiltshire
• NHA Representative: Russ Crawford
• Child Welfare Officer: Mark Vaudin
• NCHUA Representative: Hugh Wiltshire

Archive News - Season 2006/07 - Final Position 5th

24/03/07: Gorleston certainly did not disappoint in their final game of the season which saw them cruise to a 1-4 victory away at Ipswich against promotion hopeful Cranes. Read Hugh's final Match Report of the season HERE.

Well done Gorleston to finish fifth on 43 points only five points behind the champions Norwich City 3rd Xl. Summer training continues at the Cliff Park Community pitch each Tuesday at 6 pm and all new members or youngsters wishing to take up the game should come along or email Mark Vaudin using the email address on our Contact GHC page. Social events and friendly games are to be arranged as numbers permit.

17/03/07: Well done to Russ Crawford on his double hat-trick on Saturday against UEA's 2nd XI. Read Hugh's report of the 7-1 win HERE.

Next week's match against second placed team Cranes is the final game of the season and transport leaves the Albion for Ipswich at 10.30 am for a 1 pm push-back. This is a muust-win game for the Ipswich team - if they win they could be champions, if they lose they could even miss out on promotion. Gorleston have a vital role to play in this end of season battle, so here's hoping we do it justice!

10/03/07: Congratulations to the team on an unexpected but well-deserved 3-1 away win at Felixstowe - Hugh's Match Report is HERE.

03/03/07: Well done to Gorleston who battled their way to the first draw of the season against Sudbury's 2nd XI. Read Hugh's Match Report HERE.

Next week's away game at Felixstowe is a 12 noon pushback - transport leaving the Albion at 9.45 am.

28/02/07: Gorleston battled their way to a fine 3-2 win at home to UEA III this week. Hugh's Match Report is HERE.

21/02/07: Gorleston remain 5th in the league despite losing away from home to Bury's third team. Read Hugh's Match Report HERE.

11/02/07: A disappointing home defeat against a strong Norwich Union 3rd Eleven leaves Gorleston fifth in the League. Read Hugh's Match Report HERE.

05/02/07: An excellent home win for Gorleston against Watton and an equally impressive away win at Holt means that Gorleston are fourth in the League on goal difference - although a win next week against Norwich Union could take them into second place. Read Jamie's Report of the win against Watton HERE. Hugh's Holt Report is now HERE!

24/01/07: Gorleston slip to 5th place in the League following a close-run defeat to Norwich City's third team. Read Hugh's report of that game along with his report of the excellent friendly away win over Norfolk Nomads during the Christmas break HERE.

23/12/06 This will be our last update of the Year and would like to wish the team and their families all the best for Christmas and the New Year. Next year's first game is a friendly fisture on 6 January against Norfolk Nomads. The League season will recommence on 20 January away at Norwich City III, pushback 11.30am.
Hugh's review of the HA Vase match against Gainsborough Rose can now be found HERE!

09/12/06 A solid home win against Harleston's fifth string leaves Gorleston in second place at the half way point of the season. Read Hugh's report HERE.

02/12/06 It is a while since Gorleston suffered a home defeat, but they fell victim to league leaders Ipswich Cranes at the weekend. Hugh's report of this excellent top of the table clash is HERE

Next week sees the team playing Saturday and Sunday games - at home to Harleston V and on Sunday the team face a trip to Lincoln in the first round of the HA Vase against Division One North highfliers Gainsborough Rose.

25/11/06 Almost midway through the season Gorleston find themselves in 2nd place in the League thanks to a fine away win against UEA II. Read Hugh's report HERE.

18/11/06 An excellent 6-0 home win against Felixstowe II saw Gorleston rise to 3rd in the table just 2 points behind the leaders. Hugh's Report is HERE

Next week's game is away against UEA II, pushback 2.30pm. Meet at the Albion at 12.45pm for transport.

11/11/06 Gorleston were disappointed to come away from Sudbury with no points to show for some solid play. Read Hugh's report of the 2-1 defeat HERE.

04/11/06 Gorleston maintain their third position in the League after an excellent away win at UEA Sportspark against their third eleven. Read Hugh's Report HERE

Next week's game is away at Sudbury, pushback 2.30pm. Meet at the Albion at 11.30am for transport.

28/10/06 Gorleston put seven goals past Bury's 3rd XI this week seeing the team rise to third in the League. Hugh's Match Report has the details HERE.

In other news, Gorleston's First Round draw in the EH Men's Vase Competition has been confirmed. We will face Gainsborough Rose HC who are based at Lincoln University. They are reigning Champions of Yorkshire Division 2 and also reached the semi-finals in last season's Vase Competition. If you want to know more about the team, check out the Gainsborough Rose HC Website

21/10/06 A tough away game against Norwich Union III led to defeat for Gorleston but the team can be proud of their performance. Read Hugh's report of the game HERE

14/10/06 An excellent performance at home sees Gorleston climb to second in the League. Read Hugh's report of the 4-0 win against Holt Harlequins HERE

In other news note that Saturday's game at Pinebanks has been rearranged by Norwich Union and now starts at 11am. Travel arrangements: meet at The Albion at 9.45 am.

07/10/06 A fine away win at Watton restored confidence after last week's poor performance. Read Hugh's report HERE.

30/09/06 A disappointing home defeat to Norwich City III was a match best forgotten according to Hugh in his latest report which is HERE. Next week's match is at Watton. Pushback 2.30 pm - meet at The Albion at noon to arrange travel.

23/09/06 An excellent start to the season for Gorleston with a fine 4-0 victory away from home at Harleston. Read Hugh's report HERE

16/09/06 Gorleston finished their summer friendly matches with an emphatic 6-0 home win at the expense of Norfolk Nomads. Read Hugh's report HERE

The League Season starts next week with an away game at Harleston. Please meet at The Albion at 2.30 pm to arrange travel.

09/09/06 In their second friendly match against a strong Norwich City 2nd XI Gorleston came away three goals to the bad. Read Hugh's Match Report HERE

02/09/06 The first warm-up match of the new season took place on Saturday against Norwich City 3rd XI. Tom Wiltshire scored Gorleston's only goal in the 2-1 defeat. Hugh Wiltshire's report of the game is on our News page HERE

Training has resumed at Cliff Park following the Summer break taking place between 7-8pm on Tuesday evenings.

Dennis Eke

Two weeks before the start of the new Hockey season Gorleston HC were shocked to hear that their regular goalkeeper for the past 3 seasons had collapsed and died while playing tennis.
57 year old Dennis Eke joined Gorleston from Norfolk Nomads HC in 2002 when the Club were at a low point in League Division 6 NE. His knowledge of the game coupled with safe hands and kicking ability behind a then inexperienced defence saw Gorleston achieve promotion in his first year. As the youngsters matured and Gorleston welcomed back Jamie Higginbotham the confidence of Gorleston grew to such an extent that two years later they became champions of Division 5 NE without conceding a single League game.
Towards the end of last season Dennis aggravated a shoulder injury but only the day before he died he was back playing in goal in a mixed 11 friendly at Pinebanks, Norwich and was looking forward to the season ahead.
Dennis who was a keen sportsman playing cricket and tennis for his home village of Cringleford leaves a widow, Astra, and one son Gavin. He will be badly missed by Gorleston HC, his many former teammates and sporting colleagues.
Hugh Wiltshire, Chairman Gorleston HC

15/07/06 - MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD AT THE ALBION PH ON TUESDAY 30TH MAY 2006
Present - H Wiltshire, T Wiltshire J Higginbotham Mark Vaudin Martin Vaudin A Lilly M Satchel R Crawford J Austin and D Kemp
Apologies - J Dawson T Thomas B Goodman M Berry D Eke and T Woodrow

1 Minutes of previous AGM 8th June 2005 taken as read. No matters arising.
2 Chairman's Report. HW welcomed those present and congratulated the team on another reasonably successful season particularly after the disappointing start to the campaign when both Captain and Vice Captain were absent through injury. He thanked in particular the 7 or 8 regulars for their efforts during that difficult time and then went on to outline the new single system for the game being proposed by England Hockey which he felt could have an adverse effect on us if Great Yarmouth were not to become a local development centre. It was already clear that youngsters under 16 were not going to be allowed to play League hockey and that in the past was primarily from where we drew our support. Clubs training juniors would have to be accredited and we would have to decide soon whether to go down this route or simply rely on picking up older players
3 Captain's Report. JH reviewed the playing season 2005/6 when the Club finished 6th in Div 4 NE. Although home form had been magnificent it was unacceptable to play away from home at less than full strength as had happened on several occasions and some 15 points had been lost in this way. Next season we would target 5th in the league and would need extra players. Training was important and needed to be looked at.
4 Treasurers Report. In the absence of TT HW went through the 2005 Accounts which were approved as attached. Confirmed the funds were healthy and thanks to our sponsors HKBWiltshires and the Albion for shirts and tracksuits. Also Dennis Eke for donating his match fees overpayment.
5 Election of Officers resulted as follows -
President John Dawson NHA Rep Dennis Eke
Chairman Hugh Wiltshire Child Welfare Mark Vaudin
Secretary Russ Crawford Malcolm Berry
Captain Jamie Higginbotham NCHUA Rep Hugh Wiltshire
Vice Captain Mark Vaudin Disciplinary Panel Hugh Wiltshire
Treasurer Tim Thomas Jamie Higginbotham
Fixture Sec Hugh Wiltshire Dennis Eke
Committee Hugh Wiltshire Jamie Higginbotham Mark Vaudin
Russ Crawford and Tim Thomas
6 Subscriptions - Non playing adults £25, Players £15 and U18 £5
Match Fees - Players £7 and U18 £6

15/05/06 - The Club's Annual General Meeting will take place at the Albion Public House on Tuesday 30th May at 7.30 pm when the Agenda will be as follows and the minutes of the meeting will be posted on the site once it has taken place.

1. Apologies
2. Minutes of 2005 Meeting and matters arising
3. Chairman's Report
4. Captain's Report
5. Treasurer's Report
6. Election of Officers 2006-2007
7. Subscriptions and Match Fees
8. Any Other Business

15/05/06 - I have posted the revised League Table which is now to be found on the East Hockey Site. There is no explanation for the revision and exclusion of all games, points and goals scored for/against UEA 3, Holt Harlequins 2 and Lowestoft Railway 2. The revised League shows Gorleston finishing in 6th position and although Lowestoft Town are still Champions unlucky IES 2 now miss out on promotion. I have left the original table in place for those who would like to compare the two. Note that I have NOT adjusted our goal scoring table as a result of the League adjustments.

19/04/06 - The Club's financial year ends on 30/04/06 and the AGM will take place earlier this year in order to review player availability for next season. More details will be posted as soon as we have them.

Regarding player availability Gorleston are always on the lookout for potential new players (or old boys returning to the area) - if you would like to know more please contact the webmaster

15/04/06 - Due to the unavailability of key players Gorleston were forced to cancel the last match of the season and have therefore ceded the 3 points to North Walsham.

The League 4 NE Champions are Lowestoft Town and Gorleston finish in 7th position - very respectable especially in view of the injury problems suffered throughout the season. The team can take heart that they had several excellent results, particularly at home, one of which was against the champions Lowestoft Town.

10/04/06 - Fixture Update: The last match of the season takes place this Saturday 15th April against North Walsham Second XI. As our own pitch is unavailable we will be playing this 'home' game at the UEA Sportspark - pushback at 1.00 pm.

01/04/06 - An exciting home game saw Gorleston undeservedly go down 3-4 to Harleston Magpies V this weekend in the penultimate game of the season, with Tom Wiltshire, Russ Crawford and Jamie Higginbotham all getting on the scoresheet. Report HERE.

25/03/06 - Gorleston remain 6th in the League for now despite losing today's away fixture UEA III. Jamie Higginbotham scored Gorleston's only goal - read a full report HERE. Note the match times of the season's two final fixtures - both to be played at home.

18/03/06 - Another extremely impressive home win from Gorleston against a team above us in the League, Norwich City III. Special congratulations go to Russ Crawford who scored his first hattrick for the Club in the 4-1 victory. Report HERE.

10/03/06 - Gorlestron gained a valuable away point in a 1-1 draw against Harleston Magpies V with Jamie Higginbotham scoring late in the game. Report HERE.

04/03/06 - Today's home fixture has been cancelled because of a frozen pitch - the game will now be played on one of the slipdates, probably 08/04/06.

25/02/06 - Gorleston's mid-season revival suffered a (hopefully temporary) setback away against League 4NE leaders Lowestoft Town I who made the most of Gorleston's tiredness late in the game to win 4-0. Report HERE.

18/02/06 - Gorleston's winning run continues with an excellent win against Holt's second team. Goals from Tom Wiltshire (2) and Russ Crawford. Report HERE.

11/02/06 - A fine away win at Newmarket with goals from Tom Wiltshire and Jamie Higginbotham means that Gorleston are now 6th in the League. Report HERE.

08/02/06 - The time for this Saturday's game (11/02/06) at Newmarket is now confirmed - meet at the Albion at 10.00 am. The East Hockey site's Div 4 NE League Table is now fully updated.

04/02/06 - An excellent 6-0 home win for Gorleston against a weakened Bury III team which unfortunately fielded only 9 players. Goals from Tom Wiltshire (2), Jamie Higginbotham, Russ Crawford, Mark Vaudin and Dale Kemp. Jamie's Report HERE.
Note that the East Hockey site's League table does not include our 2-1 win over Lowestoft: we understand this should be put right soon. Gorleston do therefore in fact have 19 points from 14 games played and not 16 from 13 as shown.

28/01/06 - A close fought game saw Gorleston hold league leaders IES II to a 2-2 draw at home, Liam Payne scoring both of Gorleston's goals. Report is HERE.

21/01/06 - This was technically an away fixture but due to Lowestoft's being unable to host a game, it was played at Cliff Park. On familiar territory and fielding a strong team Gorleston came away winners with Russ Crawford and Martin Vaudin scoring for the Tangerines. Report HERE.

19/01/06 - The first games of the New Year saw Gorleston experience mixed fortunes against two Holt teams - on the 7th Gorleston were well and truly beaten 10-2 by a powerful Holt Second Eleven. However in last week's home game Gorleston were worthy winners 3-2 against the league leaders Holt I, and as a result are now 8th in the league table. Reports HERE.

17/12/05 - With the game against Harleston Magpies V being abandoned due to bad weather Gorleston's next fixture will be in the New Year. In the meantime best wishes for Christmas to all. Please note there is no training over Christmas as the Cliff Park Community Pitch is unavailable so don't eat too many mince pies ...

10/12/05 - Gorleston ran out 1-0 winners at home to UEA III with Jamie scoring the only goal from a short corner. Report HERE.

Players please note that both Christmas slipdates have been filled as follows: 17/12/05 - Harleston Magpies V at home - 14.30; 07/01/06 - Holt Harlequins II away at 16.30 (Greshams).

03/12/05 - Gorleston began well away from home against Norwich City III this weekend in a match which saw the welcome return from injury of Jamie Higginbotham and Tom Wiltshire. Jamie celebrated with two goals but Gorleston unfortunately went down 4-3 after leading for most of the game. Read his report HERE.

This week the team received the unwelcome news that following his injury in last week's game against Harleston Magpies Simon Cottingham is to resign from the team and retire from the game. I'm sure that we would all like to wish Simon a speedy recovery and thank him for all his hard work for the team both on and off the field.

28/11/05 - Saturday's home game against Harleston Magpies V was unfortunately abandoned following a serious injury to Simon Cottingham. Both teams have agreed the match will be replayed at a later date.

19/11/05 - Bad luck for Gorleston as Jamie Higginbotham's doctor instructs him not to play. This luck is compounded by an away loss at North Walsham. Match report HERE. Well done to Martin on his first two league goals of this season.

12/11/05 - The welcome to new player Russ Crawford and a return from injury by captain Jamie Higginbotham sees a second successive win against League high fliers Lowestoft Town. Read Jamie's report of the 3-1 win HERE. Last week's match against Holt Harlequins II has been slipdated to December after the home side were unable to provide a pitch before 4 pm.

29/10/05 - Gorleston's run of bad luck has been halted by a home win against Newmarket. Jamie's report is HERE

22/10/05 - Gorleston again suffered from a shortage of players but fortunately the opposition Bury were able to lend us 3 spare players so that the match could take place. Despite a goal from Liam Payne, Gorleston lost 3-1. Hugh Wiltshire's match report is HERE.

15/10/05 - Unfortunately due to pressing injury problems and the absence of key players generally, the game against IES had to be cancelled. As this was done at short notice Gorleston unfortunately paid a 3 point penalty leaving them at the foot of the League.

11/10/05 - Gorleston played host to Lowestoft Railways II and unfortunately went down 0-3. There are more injury problems as stand-in captain Tom Wiltshire is laid low with a back problem. Read Hugh Wiltshire's report HERE

06/10/05 - Gorleston's first game of the new league season away against a strong Holt team ends in defeat which is made worse as team captain Jamie suffers a serious foot injury - read his report HERE

28/09/05 - Gorleston's final friendly against Broadland Exiles unfortunately ended in defeat - read Jamie's report of this closely fought battle HERE

19/09/05 - It had to happen one day! Gorleston's away match against Norfolk Nomads ended in Gorleston's first defeat since the 2003-2004 season. The final score was 3-2 and Jamie's report will follow.
In other news, due to an outbreak of spamming we have deleted the Forum facility.

11/09/05 - The new season approaches and results and fixtures have been updated - thank you to Simon Cottingham who replaces Tom as fixtures secretary this season. In the meantime Jamie has sent reports of the summer friendlies against Cranes, North Walsham, Norwich City III and II - you can read them all HERE

23/07/05 - Following the extremely successful 04-05 season several summer and pre-season friendlies have been arranged: on 06/08/05 away at Ipswich against Cranes, 13/08/05 away against North Walsham and on 03/09/05 away against Norwich City III.

05/06/05 - Several team members and Chairman Hugh Wiltshire travelled by minibus to Royston where following the AGM of the ERHA they received their trophy and presentation plaque as Champions of East League Division V NE. Both trophy and plaque are currently on display at the Club's social HQ The Albion PH on Lowestoft Road, Gorleston.

Back Row(left to right): Jamie Higginbotham (vice-captain), Mark Vaudin, Martin Vaudin, Andrew Lilly, Matthew Smith, Malcolm Berry, Marcus Satchell Bottom Row (left to right):Tom Wiltshire (captain), Dale Kemp, Ben Goodman, Dennis Eke (GK), Simon Cottingham, Jack Ollington.

2/3/05 - An excellent game sees Gorleston end the 2004-2005 season unbeaten. Full Report is HERE
Unfortunately next week's friendly against Harleston has had to be cancelled as they are playing a slipdate league game.
In other news the Club have signed a £350 sponsorship deal with HKB Wiltshires Solicitors of Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and a very welcome new strip should be given its first outing at the Harleston Magpie's Festival on Monday 2nd May. Expect a new team photo!! 5/3/05 - No games as Pelicans IV were unable to raise a team.

26/2/05 - Gorleston earned themselves a tough draw at Harleston thanks to Simon Cottingham's late equaliser. Full report HERE.

19/2/05 - No game this week - Gorleston were awarded the three points as Pelicans III couldn't make it.

12/2/05 - An away trip to Bury finds Gorleston in a mood to continue their winning ways. A report of the 5-1 win (with another hat-trick for Jamie) is HERE.

5/2/05 - A fine 7-0 victory against Lowestoft Railway III means that Gorleston are this year's Division 5NE Champions. Read Jamie's report HERE.

29/1/05 - A fine high scoring home win with a brace of goals each from Tom Wiltshire and Jamie Higginbotham. Report HERE.

5/1/05 - Another three points for Gorleston, this time awarded as Thetford disappointingly failed to raise a team.

15/01/05 - The New Year starts with a 2-2 draw away at King's Lynn against Pelicans IV. Two goals from Jamie takes him to the top of the goal-scorers' table. Read his report HERE. Training starts again - new and old members are welcome to take part on Tuesday nights 6-7 at Cliff Park High School.

18/12/04 - 2004 ends in style with another fine battle at home with Gorleston again coming from behind to beat Pelicans IV 5-4. Report HERE. Congratulations to the team on an excellent first half of the season - let's hope that 2005 is just as successful.

11/12/04 - A fine home win against Harleston Magpies VI saw a second hat trick from Jamie Higginbotham - 4-1 the final score - was marred by the sending off of captain Tom Wiltshire. Full report HERE.

4/12/04 - Gorleston are now six points ahead of the competition after a fine win away at Kings Lynn against Pelicans III. Report is HERE.

27/11/04 - November ends with a home win against Bury V - but not without a fight as the team fought back from a shock 2-0 deficit to win 4-2. Report HERE.

20/11/04 - Well done to the team on their 10-0 demolition of Lowestoft Railway III which leaves them 5 points clear at the top of the league. Congrats toMarcus and Simon on their hat-tricks. Jamie's Report is HERE.

13/11/04 - Gorleston's succesful away trip to Harleston Magpies VII andThetford's home defeat at the hands of Pelicans III means Gorleston are back on top of the league with a game in hand. Match Report of our 2-0 victory is HERE.

06/11/04 - Gorleston travelled to league leaders Thetford and battled their way to a 2-1 win. Jamie's Report of this well-fought match is HERE.

27/10/04 - Unfortunately the game on the 30/10/04 (Gorleston HC v Pelicans IV) will have to be postponed due to flood light collapse ( + health & safety reasons). Captain Tom Wiltshire has spoken with Pelicans and they have agreed to the replay. It will be played on one of our slip-dates, the exact date of which is to be confirmed.

23/10/04 - Gorleston ran out winners away to Harleston VI. The final score was 5-3 with goals from Tom (2), Jamie, Martin and Simon. Well done lads - report HERE

16/10/04 - an excellent second half come back by Gorleston led to a 4-4 draw against Pelicans III. Well done to Jamie on his hat-trick. His report of this dramatic tie is HERE.

9/10/04 - Gorleston's trip to Bury proved very successful. A fine 2-0 win keeps us top of Division 5NE. Read Jamie's report HERE

2/10/04 - October begins with another superb 5-0 win for Gorleston - this time away from home against Lowestoft Railway III. Jamie's report is HERE.

25/09/04 - New league season begins with a magnificent 5-0 home win - read Jamie's report HERE.

18/9/04 - Gorleston's winning pre-season continued with a second friendly away win against North Walsham II. Read Andrew Lilly's Match Report HERE. Many thanks Andrew.

10/9/04 - Match Report for last week's friendly match against Norwich City IV is now up. Many thanks to Jamie! Click HERE to read it 10/9/04 - Unfortunately with Holt II unable to get a team together tomorrow's friendly has been cancelled. However, if you would like to come along to Cliff Park Community Pitch at 2 pm there will be a training session followed by a mini-game. Players past and present welcome. Bring your team shirts as weather permitting this may be an ideal opportunity for a photo session.