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LINCOLN MOORLANDS RAILWAY
NCEL PREMIER DIVISION
TRAVELLING FANS ENJOY XMAS TRIP
Lincoln Moorlands Railway's first team enjoyed some extra support for their away trip to Pickering on Saturday 27th December. For one of the longest trips of the season a number of familiar faces from the social club joined the players on the team bus and helped to cheer the boys on for a well earned point. For a full match report click on the 'reports' tab.
QUIZ NIGHT
Lincoln Moorlands Railway are pleased to announce the date for the next quiz night.
Following the success of the first quiz that raised nearly £200 towards the changing room fund a further event will be held on Friday 23rd January. The quiz will start at 7.30, all members and non-members are welcome, maximum 4 people per team (£5 entry) winners will receive a gallon of beer.
Get yourself down to Newark Road to check out your brain power after the Xmas break!!
FUND RAISING NIGHT A SUCCESS
Lincoln Moorlands Railway are plesed to announce that their inaugural quiz night held on Wednesday 3rd December at the social club was an instant success, a large crowd turned out to support the event which was held to help in the raising of funds for the new changing rooms.
Nearly £200 was raised on the night, thanks mainly to the efforts of 'Bobby' Hulse who helped to organise the quiz and did an excellent job as 'quiz master' on the night.
Winners on the night was a team containing 'Rocky' Westerman, reserve team secretary, if you think you've got more brains than 'Rocky' please keep your eyes on the website for details of the next quiz night which will be held in the new year.
ARNOLD GAME RE-ARRANGED
Lincoln Moorlands Railway away fixture against Arnold Town, due to be played on Saturday 29th November, has been re-arranged. Due to problems Arnold are encountering completing their new purpose built stadium 'The Moors' have agreed to travel to Carlton Town FC to play the fixture on Tuesday 2nd December (kick-off 7.45).
MOORS THROUGH TO COUNTY CUP SEMI FINAL
'The Moors' progressed to the semi-final of the Lincs senior trophy with a hard fought victory over Grimsby Borough in a match played at Brigg Town. They will now face Boston Town (away) in the semi-final, the other semi-final sees Sleaford Town entertain Winterton Rangers, ties are provisionally arranged to take place on Saturday 28th February 2009.
HONEYMOON PERIOD OVER
Manager Darren Dye announced that Lincoln Moorlnads Railway honeymoon period was over after defeat by high flying Mickleover at Newark Road. Following on from a steady improvement in performances over the last month 'The Moors' failed in their big test aginst a strong Mickleover side. The manager made his players aware that they could not rest on their laurels, but would have to continue to show the same endevour and commitment for the rest of the season if they were to retain their status as a premier division side. For a full match report click on the 'report' tab at the top of the page.
LMRFC MEET LINCS FA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Lincoln Moorlands Railway chairman Graham Longhurst, assistant chairman Stuart Gordon and club captain Nick Robinson met with Lincs FA development officer Gary Johnson today (Friday 21st November) to discuss the proposed erection of brand new changing rooms at Newark Road.
Gary has agreed to guide the club with their plans and to assist in obtaining funding to construct a new brick built changing room facility at Newark Road that will house four seperate changing rooms, changing rooms for officials, a medical room, a boardroom and canteen/cooking facilities.
These are to be erected to help the developement of football in the community and encourage greater participation from under nine level right through to senior football (both male and female). Anyone intersted in helping towards funding the changing rooms should contact Nick Robinson on nickrobinson-stamford@hotmail.co.uk
LEAGUE LEADERS VISIT NEWARK ROAD
Lincoln Moorlands recent improvement will be put to the test this Saturday (22nd November) as they entertain league leaders Mickleover at Newark Road (kick-off 3.00). Come down to the ground to see how far 'The Moors' have progressed in the past month a lend your support. Admission £4.00/£2.00 concessions.
SUNDAY TEAM JOIN THE WEBSITE
Lincoln Moorlands Railway senior mens Sunday side have made their first appearance on the website. to see a full match report on their victory over St Helens on Sunday 16th November click on the new 'Sunday' link. Manager Mark Hodds will continue to keep the link updated with all the latest news from the current division two league leaders as they push for promotion.
GOOD FORM CONTINUES
'The Moors' continued their good run of form with a battling draw away to Brodsworth. for a full match report click on the 'Report' link.
COUNTY CUP GAME RE-ARRANGED
Lincoln Moorlands railway County cup quarter final aginst Grimsby Borough postponed earlier in the month has been re-arranged for Wednesday 26th November. The game will still be played at Brigg Town and anyone wishing to travel on the team coach should be at newark Road at 5.15.
BONFIRE NIGHT QUARTER FINAL
Lincoln Moorlands Railway will be hoping to create some fireworks of their own on Wednesday 5th November. This is the date of their County Cup Quarter Final against Grimsby Borough and they will be hoping to put their dissapointing league form behind them as they look to progress in this prestigious local cup competition.
The game will be played at Brigg Town's home ground, kick off at 7.45, a pitch that 'The Moors' have already enjoyed enjoyed success on this season, beating Brigg in a pre season friendly, and the team will be hoping this proves to be good omen.
Come along and cheer the boys on, free travel available on the team bus, which leaves Newark Road at 5.30 with a second pick up at 'The Lincoln Imp' on the Ermine at 6.00.
DEBUTANTS DIFFICULT START
Lincoln Moorlands railway handed first team debuts to youngsters Josh Langtry and Steve John in Saturday's difficult away fixture against Selby.
John partnering Adam Gilbert in the centre of defence had an impressive debut and it was no surprise, after he had to come off with an injury, that the scoreline, 2-1 at the time, got considerabely worse for 'The Moors'.
Forward Langtry marked his hard working debut with a well taken goal just before the half time whistle to put Moorlands right back in the game.
Both players look like real finds by manager Darren Dye and if the continue to show the same attitude as in Saturday's game will both be great aquisitions to the squad. For a full match report from the Selby game click on the 'reports' link.
FIXTURE ALTERATION
Lincoln Moorlands Railway's away fixture against Winterton has been re-arranged due to Winteron's involvement in the FA Cup. The tie that was originally due to be played on Saturday 13th September has now been re scheduled for Wednesday 8th October. At the minute the league have not re arranged another game for Saturday 13th September, which will leave Moorlands with a free weekend.
LINCS CUP DRAW
Lincoln Moorlands Railway have been drawn against Barton Town in the Lincs Cup. The tie will be played at Newark Road on Saturday 25th October (Kick off 3.00).
FIXTURE ALTERATION
After their exit from the FA cup at the weekend Lincoln Moorlands Railway now have a NCEL premier division fixture on Saturday 30th August. 'The Moors' will travel to play Thckley in a game previously arranged for the NCEL premier division on the 11th October.
THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY
Lincoln Moorlands Railway take a break from the NCEL premier division on Saturday (16th August) as they travel to Peterborough to take on Yaxley in the preliminary round of the FA cup.
After a very difficult start in the league that has resulted in two home defeats aginst strongly fancied Pickering and Hallam 'The Moors' players can look forward to taking part in the most prestigous cup competition in the world, and hopefully coming away with a positive result.
THE BIG KICK OFF
Finally it is here, after a couple of months of training and build up Lincoln Moorlands Railway are now ready to begin their league campaign.
Manager Darren Dye finds his squad stretched as Paul Bartle is out injured, Nick Robinson is suspended and Dean Dye is unavailable, Dominic Jennings faces a late fitness test after straining his back.
It will undoubtably be a big test for Dye's young squad, many of whom will be making their debut at this level of football, but, as they have proved in pre-season games aginst Grantham, Brigg Town & in their first game against Lincoln United on their day they are more than a match for anyone.
'BARTS' OUT FOR A MONTH
In Lincoln Moorlands Railway's final training session before the big kick off left back Paul Bartle suffered a freak injury that will keep him on the sidelines for at least a month. Paul has strained his ankle ligaments and will prove a big loss to manger Darren Dye in the crucial early part of the season as he has settled into the side well and looks like a valuable aquisition.
LOCAL RIVALS GAIN REVENGE
Local rivals Lincoln United gained revenge for their earlier pre season defeat against 'The Moors' in a hastily arranged pre season friendly on Wednesday 6th August. For further details please click on the 'reports' link.
FUND RAISERS WANTED
'The Moors' are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help in the drive towards raising funds to help in the construction of the new brick built changing rooms. Anyone interested is asked to attend an informal meeting at the social club (Newark Road) on Monday 1st September at 7.00.
FOOTBALL COMMITTEE FORMED
Lincoln Moorlands Railway are pleased to announce the forming of a football committee to oversee the running of the football club at all levels. The function of this committee will be to ensure the smooth running of the football club in the drive towards FA Chartered Standard status and will consist of Alan Hodds (Chairman), Derek Cooper (Vice Chairman), Katrina Evans (Secretary), Mark Hodds (Treasurer) and members Lisa Holmes, Stuart Gordon, Dave Hill, Neil Westerman and Nick Robinson.
RE MATCH V LINCOLN UNITED
Lincoln Moorlands Railway will play Lincoln United at Ashby Avenue on Wednesday 6th August (Kick-off 7.45) in a hastily arranged pre-season fixture.
As both teams have had to cancel some warm up games managers Darren Dye and Seamus Lawless agreed to the fixture as they both look to put the final touches to their preperations for the new season.
It will be the second time the teams have met in the last couple of weeks and will give Lincoln United the chance to try and avenge the 2-1 defeat they encountered in their last meeting.
FIXTURE CANCELATION
Lincoln Moorlands Railway are disappointed to announce that their pre season friendly against Sleaford Town on Saturday 2nd August has been cancelled. 'The Moors' are trying to arrange a final pre season fixture before the start of the season on Saturday 9th August and if anyone can help plaese contact Nick Robinson on e-mail address nickrobinson-stamford@hotmail .co.uk
FIRST DEFEAT INFLICTED
Shepshed Dynamo, of the Unibond Division One inflicted Lincoln Moorlands Railway's first pre season defeat of the season with a 5-0 victory at Newark Road. Although the score line seams harsh 'The Moors' accounted themselves well, with a much changed side from previous games, especially in a first half in which they where only 1-0 down at the break.
Injuries and work commitments along with general wear and tear meant manager Darren Dye had nowhere near a full strength squad to choose from and he even had to make an appearance himself, addding his vast experience to play in the back four. Keeper Phil McGann helped out as well making an appearance up front in the second half when Paul Bartle had to come of injured.
For a full match report click on the 'reports' link.
FIXTURE CANCELLATION
Lincoln Moorlands Railway's home friendly against Gedling Town on Thursday 31st August has been cancelled. Gedling contacted the club this week to ask if the fixture could be called off and after 'The Moors' heavy pre season schedule first team manager Darren Dye agreed to the request.
'TWIGGY' MOVES ON
Mark Curtis played his last game for 'The Moors' on Saturday against Lincoln United, as due to work commitments he is leaving the area.
'Twiggy' is taking up a post at Cardiff City as part of the staff who analyse match statistics/players performance and therfore is moving down to Wales.
All the players and staff at Lincoln Moorlands Railway would like to wish Mark all the best in this venture and also thank him for the performances he has put in during his brief spell at the club.
It is a real shame to be losing a player of 'Twiggy's' ability as he has shown in the pre season games what a threat going forward he can be.
Hopefully he should be back at the club next seson not only as player but also armed with a lot of 'info' on how to help Darren Dye analyse the performance of the players at Moorlands!
'THE MOORS' WIN LOCAL DERBY
Lincoln Moorlands Railway earned local bragging rights over their neighbours Lincoln United in a pre seson friendly at Ashby Avenue on Saturday 26th July.
In an evenly contested encounter 'Th Moors' eventually came out on top to record a 2-1 victory in the sweltering heat.
For a full match report click on the 'Reports' link.
OLD FOES OPPOSE EACH OTHER IN LOCAL DERBY
Former St. Hugh's team mates Seamus Lawless & Darren Dye go head to head tomorrow when Lincoln United entertain Lincoln Moorlands Railway at Ashby Avenue (Kick-off 1.00).
Lawless in his first season in senior management will be keen to put one over his old team mate Dye, who is going into his second season in charge at Newark Road.
Both sides will field a number of local players, many of whom will be playing against their former team mates as there has been a lot of transfer activity between the two clubs in the last few weeks.
An interesting encounter is on the cards, especially as the teams are as evenly matched as ever in terms of League status with Lincoln United currently only one step above 'The Moors' in the non-league pyramid.
ANOTHER UNIBOND 'SCALP'
Lincoln Moorlands Railway continued their impressive pre season form with an away victory against another Unibond side. 'The Moors' registered a 1-0 away victory against Brigg Town, playing some attractive football along the way. For a match report click on the relevant link.
PRE SEASON FIXTURE UPDATE
Lincoln Moorlands Railway are pleased to announce an additional pre season friendly. ‘The Moors’ will entertain Shepshed Dynamos of the Unibond First Division at Newark Road on Tuesday 29th July, kick-off 7.30. So come along & support the boys as they continue in their quest to be fully fit for the start of the new NCE Premier league campaign on Saturday 9th August.
BATTLING DRAW
Lincoln Moorlands Railway showed great determination to draw away on a sythentic surface against local neighbours Rustons Sports. With a much changed team from their previous encounter against Grantham Town 'The Moors' fielded a number of new signings and trialists. For a full match report please click on the 'reports' link.
'THE MOORS' CONTINUE GOOD PRE SEASON FORM
The first team continued their good pre season form with an impressive win at Newark Road against Grantham Town.
A bumper crowd saw them gain a creditable 1-0 victory, for a brief match report please click onto 'reports'.
PRE SEASON FRIENDLIES START
Lincoln Moorlands Railway began their pre season programme on Saturday 12th July with an away fixture against Harrowby at Belton Woods, Grantham. For a brief match report please click on the 'reports' link.
TOUGH START FOR ‘THE MOORS’
The fixtures for the forthcoming season have been announced & Lincoln Moorlands Railway have been handed a difficult round of fixtures for the early part of the season.
They will start with a home game against Pickering, who finished 3rd last season, on Saturday 9th August. This will be followed by further home fixtures against Hallam (6th last season) & Liversedge (4th last season).
Things don’t get any easier as the weeks progress as they are due to play Bridlington (relegated from the Unibond), Winterton (League champions) & Hall Road Rangers (promoted from Division One) all before the middle of September.
It is obvious the boys will have to hit the ground running if they are to get there season of to a good start in their aim to achieve a top ten finish next season, your support in this early part of the season will be greatly appreciated.
FA CHARTERED STANDARD STATUS
Lincoln Moorlands Railway Football Club are pleased to announce that they are working towards achieving FA Chartered Standard Status.
This will involve a lot of hard work from everyone involved with the club at all levels, but the benefits for the club are well worth the effort.
The FA will guide us through the process, which will eventually lead to the Football Club being run in the correct manner from an administration point of view along with the relevant qualified coaches in place for all the different teams we are currently running.
There is also the opportunity to engage upon a development plan that will help to encourage the development of youth football in a structured manner with the eventual aim of progressing to the senior teams.
If you require any further information pleas e- mail nickrobinson-stamford@hotmail.co.uk or if you have any thoughts that may help us on this journey please feel free to get in touch.
WEB SITE TEETHING PROBLEMS
It has been noted that there have been one or two errors in the information published on the newly formed web site. The web editor would ask if you could bear with him in the early stages of his web site career & if any errors are noted could you please put him right at nickrobinson-stamford@hotmail.co.uk
LEAGUE FIXTURE ANNOUNCEMENT
The NCEL have announced that all fixtures for the forthcoming season will be confirmed on Wednesday 9th April. The delay has been due to the restructuring of the different leagues and the fact that the NCEL have had to wait for League's above to confirm their fixtures before they can start to arrange their own.
ROAD TO WEMBLEY
Lincoln Moorlands Railway start out on the long road to Wembley with an away draw against Yaxley, tie to be played on Saturday 16th August (the second weekend of the League season). Anyone wishing to travel on the first team bus to support the boys in the world's oldest competition should e-mail their request to nickrobinson-stamford@hotmail.co.uk for details.
The winners of this tie will face an away trip to Spalding United on Saturday 30th August.
FA VASE DRAW ANNOUNCED
Lincoln Moorlands Railway have been drawn at home to local rivals Sleaford Town in the FA Vase First Qualifying round. The tie will be played at Newark Road on Saturday 6th September.
The winners of this tie will face an away trip to Diss Town on Saturday 20th September.
WEB SITE UPDATE
The website is now in new hands & over the next few weeks will be updated to mirror the bright new future at the football club. If anyone wishes to contribute to its contents please e-mail Nick Robinson at nickrobinson-stamford@hotmail.co.uk
We are especially looking for input from the junior & female teams to help reflect the new coming together of all the football teams at Newark Road to create the best local non-league football club in the area.
LINCOLN MOORLANDS RAILWAY FIGHTING FIT FOR NEW SEASON
Lincoln Moorlands Railway began their preparations for the new season on Monday 30th June in a rather different way to usual.
The first team blew out the close season cobwebs with a circuit session at Bracebridge Boxing Club in an attempt to make sure the boys are as fit as possible when the season kicks off on August 9th.
Even Manager Darren Dye at the ripe old age of 40 joined in the workout leaving no excuses for any of the other members of the squad to take it easy!!
PRE SEASON PROGRAMME
Lincoln Moorlands Railway are pleased to announce a number of pre season fixtures in their build up to the new season:
Saturday 12th July – HARROWBY (away) 3.00 Kick off
Tuesday 15th July – RADCLIFFE (away) 7.45 kick off
Friday 18th July – GRANTHAM (home) 7.45 Kick off
Tuesday 22nd July – RUSTONS (away) 7.45 Kick off
Thursday 24th July – BRIGG TOWN (away) 7.45 Kick off
Saturday 26th July – LINCOLN UNITED (away) 3.00 Kick off
#ADDITIONAL FIXTURE Tuesday 29th July - SHEPSHED DYNAMOS (home) 7.45 Kick Off
Thursday 31st July – GEDLING TOWN (home) 7.45 Kick off - #CANCELLED
Saturday 2nd August – SLEAFORD TOWN (away) 3.00 Kick off #CANCELLED
#ADDITIONAL FIXTURE Wednesday 6th August - LINCOLN UNITED (away) 7.45 Kick off
Saturday 9th August – NCEL Premier division starts (fixtures TBA)
Please come along & support ‘The Moors’ as they begin their preparations for the season ahead.
PREMIER LEAGUE STATUS RETAINED
Lincoln Moorlands Railway have retained their premier league status for the new season, 2088/2009.
It was confirmed at the league AGM on Saturday 21st June that ‘The Moors’ would not be relegated despite finishing 2nd to bottom last season. This was due to the sad demise of South Normanton, who, unfortunately have had to fold.
As the league committee wished to continue with a premier league of 20 teams ‘The Moors’ were handed a lifeline to continue competing in the premier league & despite some opposition from Glasshoughton (who finished below Lincoln Moorlands Railway) the league upheld their original decision to keep ‘The Moors’ in the top league.
SECRETARY WANTED
Lincoln Moorlands Railway are currently looking for a first team secretary to carry out match day duties, this will involve filling out team sheets, compiling refereee's report, updating the league regarding results & possibly match reports. For further details please contact Stuart Gordon on 01522 828894/07917 065363
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