Congratulations to our Reserve side who yesterday at Victoria Road won the Brian Hitchings Memorial trophy by beating neighbours Dagenham & Redbridge's academy side managed by former Barking player and manager Jay Devereux 2-1. Bradley Ross was the marksman with two goals bringing his total for the season to 13. . The first Ross goal came on 23 with Ryan Imbert equalizing on the hour mark, the winning goal for Barking came with 12 minutes to go
The Brian Hitchings trophy is played for annually between the Essex, Herts & Bordering Combined Counties winners and runners-up, the Fred Budden Trophy winners (which was Barking last season) and the E&HBCC Combination Cup winners from last season. In the semi-final the Reserves beat last season’s champions Heybridge Swifts also by 2-1. |
Goalkeeper Mark Parker has joined Clapton FC. Mark has represented the blues at Under 18’s, Reserve and First Team levels – as always we wish Mark the best of luck with his new club with the proviso except when he is playing against us. Mark made his debut for Clapton in their 2-2 draw with Stansted on Saturday.
We are making an appeal for help with the Reserve team - if you are willing to give up a few hours then you would be welcome. In particular we are looking for a Secretary to handle the fixture arrangements, player registrations, etc.
