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20/5/05 - Swifts suffer first loss
SWIFTS suffered their first defeat this year after trailing 4-0 at half-time in this Kington Cup semi-final. LLANDRINDOD WELLS 5, LEDBURY SWIFTS U18S 2 The deficit would have been even higher but for a spectacular save from Swifts keeper Adam McTear.
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20/5/05 - Malvern Football League AGM
ALL club secretaries and managers are reminded that the annual general meeting of the Soccer Site Malvern League will be held at the Civil Service Sports and Social Club at 7.30pm on Monday (May 23). Any prospective teams are invited to send a representative
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13/5/05 - Town lose
MARKET Drayton were presented with the West Midlands League premier division runners-up trophy at this game and celebrated with a win over Ledbury Town. MARKET DRAYTON 3, LEDBURY TOWN 2 Although Ledbury were beaten in a closely-fought match, they had
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6/5/05 - Town's defence shows its mettle
LEDBURY'S push for a third place finish in the West Midlands premier division was boosted by a narrow victory over an in-form Bustleholme on Saturday. LEDBURY TOWN 3, BUSTLEHOLME 2 The visitors' physical approach didn't deter Ledbury from collecting the
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25/3/05 - Town battle to cup semi-finals
LEDBURY Town edged past Herefordshire rivals Wellington in an exciting end-to-end third round West Midlands league cup tie on Tuesday. WELLINGTON 2, LEDBURY TOWN 3 The hosts opened the scoring after ten minutes when Robbie Parsons' lofted cross was met
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18/3/05 - Town fail to score again
LEDBURY Town failed to score for the third consecutive West Midlands premier division game at Goodrich on Wednesday evening. GOODRICH 2, LEDBURY TOWN 0 Although Ledbury dominated much of the game they could not break down the stubborn nine-man defence
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18/3/05 - Leaders punish Town defence
FOLLOWING a humiliating 7-0 defeat at Lye last week, Ledbury Town put in another poor display against visiting runaway West Midlands premier division leaders Tipton Town on Saturday. LEDBURY TOWN 0, TIPTON TOWN 3 The home defence left a lot to be desired
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4/3/05 - Red-hot Hooper fires hat-trick
A SUPERB Lee Hooper hat-trick helped Ledbury to an rather unconvincing West Midlands premier division win over Casuals at New Street. LEDBURY TOWN 4, WOLVERHAMPTON CASUALS 2 Casuals threatened from the start and took the lead on 24 minutes when a long
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25/2/05 - Town lead but then lose way
LEDBURY were brought back down to earth in the West Midlands premier division after notching 16 goals in their previous three games. SMETHWICK ST 2, LEDBURY TOWN 1 In a very lacklustre and uninspiring performance Smethwick deservedly took the three points
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18/2/05 - Cup tie dominated
LEDBURY hit Wednesfield for six in this West Midlands League Premier Division Cup second round tie with some exciting play. WEDNESFIELD 1, LEDBURY TOWN 6 With less than a minute on the clock, a pin-point cross from Dave Skipp found Robbie Colwell, who
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18/2/05 - Five-star Town never troubled
LEDBURY scored five goals without reply in a very one-sided West Midlands League premier division match at New Street on Saturday. EDBURY TOWN 5, PELSALL VILLA 0 Ledbury took the game to Pelsall Villa from the start and on the half-hour mark notched their
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11/2/05 - Five-goal Town in fourth place
LEDBURY Town returned to winning ways in the West Midlands premier division against Wednesfield at Amos Lane on Saturday. WEDNESFIELD 2, LEDBURY TOWN 5 In a topsy turvy first half Ledbury opened the scoring when Chris Palmer sent Lee Hooper clear to chip
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21/1/05 - Win is a boost
A FANTASTIC Stuart Smith half-volley from the edge of the area was enough to give Ledbury a half-time lead and set them on the road to three points. LEDBURY TOWN 2, TIVIDALE 0 Smith converted an Alex Volosonov whipped-in cross following a sweeping move
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17/12/04 - Town storm into FA Vase last 32
LEDBURY Town continued their brilliant FA Vase journey at New Street on Saturday and progressed into the last 32 of the competition. LEDBURY TOWN 3, STUDLEY FC 1 Ledbury got off to a great start in this third round tie against visiting Midland Alliance
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3/12/04 - Town hit five to sink Goodrich
LEDBURY Town returned to West Midlands premier division action on Saturday and produced an awesome display to run out 5-0 winners against visiting Goodrich. LEDBURY TOWN 5, GOODRICH 0 Third-placed Ledbury opened the scoring after 12 minutes when Chris
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26/11/04 - Lee and Alex on target for Town
LEDBURY Town entertained Sutton Town in the FA Vase second round on Saturday on a sodden New Street pitch. LEDBURY TOWN 2, SUTTON TOWN 0 The home side got off to a good start and after five minutes a free kick was headed down by debut boy Oliver Thompson
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19/11/04 - Derby honours even
LEDBURY entertained Bromyard in a West Midlands Premier Division Herefordshire derby that ended all square on Saturday. LEDBURY TOWN 1, BROMYARD TOWN 1 A below-par performance from Ledbury allowed the visitors to open the scoring on 25 minutes through
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12/11/04 - Replay required after late night
KINGTON Town and Ledbury Town could not be separated in Tuesday's HFA County Challenge Cup tie. KINGTON TOWN 2, LEDBURY TOWN 2 A floodlight failure caused the kick- off to be delayed for 25 minutes and extra -time meant the game finished at around 10.30pm
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12/11/04 - Town move up to second spot
LEDBURY Town moved up into second-place in the West Midland premier division table with a 2-0 victory at Gornal on Saturday. GORNAL ATHLETIC 0, LEDBURY TOWN 2 With several first-choice players missing, Ledbury were still in control from the start and
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5/11/04 - League leaders are too strong
LEDBURY Town suffered their second West Midlands Premier Division defeat within a week at runaway league leaders Tipton Town on Saturday. TIPTON TOWN 1, LEDBURY TOWN 0 The previous Wednesday, Ledbury had surrendered their unbeaten start to the season
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22/10/04 - Five for Hooper as Town climb
LEDBURY Town, the only unbeaten side in the West Midlands Premier Division, extended their run to 12 matches with this 4-0 demolition of Lye Town at New Street on Saturday. LEDBURY TOWN 4, LYE TOWN 0 Lee Hooper opened the scoring for Ledbury in the 15th
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1/10/04 - Gareth Davies stars for Town
A LATE goal by man-of-the-match Gareth Davis grabbed Ledbury Town a deserved West Midlands Premier Division victory over local rivals Wellington on Tuesday night. WELLINGTON 0, LEDBURY TOWN 1 This win extended Ledbury's unbeaten run to nine matches and
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10/9/04 - Hooper strikes twice on debut
LEDBURY went into this West Midland Premier Division game without midfielders Smith, Hall and Brookes, leaving a new-look side to carry on with the fine 100 per cent start to the season. LEDBURY TOWN 2, DUDLEY TOWN 2 The big plus for Ledbury was the signing
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20/8/04 - Town start with a win
LEDBURY Town opened their new Express & Star West Midland Premier Division campaign with a good home win against Wednesfield. LEDBURY TOWN 2, WEDNESFIELD 1 The first half was evenly contested with much of the play in the midfield. Neither goalkeeper
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20/5/05 - Presentations at rugby club
LEDBURY RFC held their end of season dinner, with Rob Chapman presiding as master of ceremony, during which the following awards were presented: 1st XV captain's player: Chris Lewins; Players' player: Sam Scholefield; Most improved player Bill Sparey:
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13/5/05 - Rugby club host question time
LEDBURY RFC has been chosen as one of only six venues in England to host a Rugby Football Union question time. The event will take place on Monday (May 16), and the panel will be rugby football union chief executive Francis Baron, president Malcolm Phillips
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29/4/05 - Proud display is not enough
LEDBURY RFC look set for relegation from Midlands West Three (South) despite a battling display against third-placed Hereford at Ross Road on Saturday. LEDBURY RFC 11pts, HEREFORD 13pts Ledbury started well and were soon 5-0 up when their pack drove over
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15/4/05 - Ledbury's effort sees no reward
A WEAKENED Ledbury 1st XV went to Warwickshire to play fourth-placed Midlands Three West (South) Old Leamingtonians in an absorbing encounter. OLD LEAMINGTONIANS 20PTS, LEDBURY 9PTS Ledbury started well, Gareth Rowland was a constant threat as he had
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4/3/05 - Relegation worries still haunt Ledbury
LEDBURY RFC are still left chasing vital points to avoid relegation after a 12-21 defeat by Bedworth at Ross Road on Saturday. Ledbury are second from bottom in the Midlands Three West (South) table, six points clear of basement-side Droitwich and locked
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21/1/05 - Rare away win give side lift
LEDBURY came away from Droitwich with a hard-fought win in this vital relegation clash. DROITWICH 10PTS, LEDBURY 18PTS The first half was a tense affair with neither side giving an inch. Ledbury, with a more dominant pack and the boot of fly-half Rob
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14/1/05 - Promising show
DESPITE losing this Midlands Three West (South) game, Ledbury put in a satisfactory performance against high-flying Stratford. LEDBURY 15PTS, STRATFORD 29PTS For the first half Ledbury played up the slope and into the strong wind and soon found themselves
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24/12/04 - Ledbury halted as ref is KO'd
LEDBURY Rugby Club's relegation battle against basement club Droitwich was brought to an abrupt end when the match referee was knocked out with just under ten minutes to play. DROITWICH 10PTS, LEDBURY 7PTS (Match abandoned after 73 minutes) Official Mike
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10/12/04 - Ledbury suffer in sin bin time
IF it wasn't for ill discipline, Ledbury would have come away from their illustrious neighbours with a famous victory, instead they were left with thoughts of what might have been. HEREFORD 25PTS, LEDBURY 18PTS Ledbury went into the game with a strong
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26/11/04 - Vital points in tough fixture
LEDBURY Rugby Club edged a very competitive fixture to gain a vital two Midlands Three West (South) points despite putting in a disappointing first-half performance. LEDBURY 20pts, DROITWICH 15pts Ledbury, missing four key players, started the better
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24/9/04 - Spirited showing in cup tie
DESPITE the score line, Ledbury put in a spirited performance against higher grade Leamington last Saturday in the Powergen Intermediate Cup. LEAMINGTON 42pts, LEDBURY RFC 5pts For the first ten minutes both sides showed their attacking intents as each
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17/9/04 - Late points defeat Ledbury
LEDBURY RFC and their Warwickshire opponents battled it out in an entertaining Midlands Three West (South) match at Ross Road on Saturday. LEDBURY 15pts, SILHILLIANS 21pts Silhillians sneaked a hard-fought win but the sporadic weather seemed to mirror
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20/5/05 - Hall's strike not enough
LEDBURY Town lost 2-1 to champions Tipton after extra-time in the West Midlands League Premier Division Cup final. The fourth-placed underdogs fought bravely at Wolverhampton Casuals and grabbed a half-time lead through Stuart Hall's thumping 22-yard
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29/4/05 - Town in league cup final spot
LEDBURY progressed to the West Midland premier league cup final after two thrilling semi-final ties with Brierley and Hagley. LEDBURY TOWN 3, BRIERLEY AND HAGLEY 3 The first leg at New Street saw the scores level at 3-3, with young Sean McKeon netting
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22/4/05 - Robbie Colwell blasts a brace
LEDBURY Town travelled to Brierley on Saturday with a much- reduced squad. BRIERLEY AND HAGLEY 0, LEDBURY TOWN 3 With several players forced to play out of position, a good all-round performance was given. Youngster Pat Locke and brothers Martin and Richard
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15/4/05 - Reserves in home defeat
LEDBURY Town Reserves lost 3-0 at home to Sutton United in their Herefordshire League premier division game on Saturday. A weakened home side looked like holding out for a draw but conceded three goals in the final 15 minutes. Ledbury Town's first team
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8/4/05 - Home loss disappoints
LEDBURY Town slipped to another disappointing West Midlands premier division defeat to a physical and dominant Heath Hayes side. LEDBURY TOWN 2, HEATH HAYES 3 Ledbury pressed hard in the first 45 minutes with Mark Brookes going close early on and Gareth
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1/4/05 - Cup run over despite penalty save
PERSHORE progressed to the semi-finals of the Worcester Royal Infirmary Cup with a determined performance against a lack-lustre Ledbury. PERSHORE TOWN 2, LEDBURY TOWN 1 The opening 20 minutes saw Paul Workman, in the Pershore goal, deny both Robbie Colwell
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1/4/05 - Late goal ends close contest
LEDBURY collected a share of the West Midland premier division points in a game of very few chances. TIVIDALE 1, LEDBURY TOWN 1 With both sides content to play the game at a canter, entertainment was at a minimum. Stuart Hall's goal on 15 minutes was
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25/3/05 - Colwell's spot-kick is a winner
AFTER three consecutive defeats, Ledbury needed to work hard to take the three West Midlands premier division points from a spirited Ettingshall side. LEDBURY TOWN 2, ETTINGSHALL HOLY TRINITY 1 The opening 45 minutes of play saw each side matching one
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11/3/05 - Town humbled despite keeper
LEDBURY Town slumped to a humiliating West Midlands premier division defeat at Lye on Saturday despite the heroics of goalkeeper Craig Humphries. LYE TOWN 7, LEDBURY TOWN 0 The hosts gave fourth-placed Ledbury a footballing lesson with energetic play,
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4/2/05 - Jaded Town never show style
LEDBURY Town returned to West Midlands League premier division action on Saturday when they travelled to Staffordshire side Heath Hayes. HEATH HAYES 1, LEDBURY TOWN 0 Town seemed to be suffering a hangover from the previous week's FA Vase defeat at Didcot
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28/1/05 - Town's Vase run ends
LEDBURY'S FA Vase dream came to an end at Didcot's Loop Meadow stadium in front of a bumper crowd of 347. DIDCOT TOWN 2, LEDBURY TOWN 0 The first half saw an end-to- end encounter played at a frantic pace with Ledbury more than matching their higher-graded
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14/1/05 - Town's ten men still dominated
HONOURS finished even in a fiery West Midlands premier division encounter at New Street on Saturday. LEDBURY TOWN 1, SHAWBURY UNITED 1 Shropshire side Shawbury created the first chance when Darren Leonard's shot from six yards was cleared off the line
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7/1/05 - Basement side hit for six by Ledbury
LEDBURY Town returned to league action after a three-week break when they travelled to West Midlands League premier division basement-side Coseley Town. COSELEY TOWN 1, LEDBURY TOWN 6 Ledbury started very brightly and opened the scoring after six minutes
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10/12/04 - Hooper's strike earns a draw
LEDBURY Town travelled to lowly Ettingshall Holy Trinity on Saturday in the West Midlands premier division and fought out a dour draw, salvaging the point late in the game. ETTINGSHALL H T 1, LEDBURY TOWN 1 Ledbury never managed to reproduce their form
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5/11/04 - Smedley Crooke Cup progress
ON Wednesday, Ledbury Town entertained Malvern Rangers in the Smedley Crooke Cup. LEDBURY TOWN 4, MALVERN RANGERS 2 Ledbury fielding a side containing some reserves were in front on five minutes with a Stuart Smith free kick, which he curled into the
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29/10/04 - Run given the boot
LEDBURY Town threw away their unbeaten run in the West Midlands Premier Division with a poor display against local rivals Wellington on Wednesday night. LEDBURY TOWN 1, WELLINGTON 3 Chances were few in the first half for Ledbury but Wellington kept the
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29/10/04 - Town hit four in FA Vase upset
LEDBURY Town cruised into the next round of the FA Vase with a 4-1 win over higher league opponents Biddulph Victoria. LEDBURY TOWN 4, BIDDULPH VICTORIA 1 Midland Alliance side Biddulph had the first chance on eight minutes with a one-on-one with the
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15/10/04 - Superb display by Humphries
LEDBURY Town maintained their unbeaten West Midland Premier Division record with a scoreless draw against a determined Gornal Athletic side at New Street on Saturday. LEDBURY TOWN 0, GORNAL ATHLETIC 0 The home side created very few scoring chances in
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8/10/04 - Colwell hat-trick inspires Town
LEDBURY Town moved into second place in the West Midlands Premier Division table, eight points behind leaders Tipton Town but with three games in hand. WOLVERHAMPTON CASUALS 3, LEDBURY TOWN 6 The only unbeaten side in the league, Ledbury extended their
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1/10/04 - FA Vase progress
LEDBURY Town brushed aside Nuneaton Griffs in the FA Vase to take their place in the first round proper. NUNEATON GRIFFS 0, LEDBURY TOWN 2 First half chances were at a premium and at half time it remained 0-0. In the second half Ledbury stepped up a gear
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24/9/04 - Town back to winning ways
LEDBURY Town's West Midlands Premier Division game at Market Drayton was switched to New Street due to changing room alterations at Tag Lane. LEDBURY TOWN 3, MARKET DRAYTON TOWN 0 The visitors were one place above Ledbury in the league table but the home
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17/9/04 - Unbeaten Town taste first draw
LEDBURY Town continued their unbeaten West Midlands Premier Division run against Kington on Wednesday evening at New Street but allowed a two-goal lead to slip. LEDBURY TOWN 2, KINGTON 2 Latvian international Alex Volosanovs scored the first goal on his
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17/9/04 - Brace for Gardiner
LEDBURY Town came away with the three points when they visited West Midlands Premier Division basement-club Bustleholme on Saturday. BUSTLEHOLME 0, LEDBURY TOWN 2 Ledbury with four midfield players out with injury and suspensions, went ahead in the 30th
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3/9/04 - Town maintain winning ways
UNBEATEN Ledbury Town cruised to their third West Midland Premier Division win in as many matches after defeating a lively Brierley & Hagley side on Saturday at New Street. LEDBURY TOWN 3, BRIERLEY & HAGLEY ALLIANCE 0 Although play was end to
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27/8/04 - Town continue winning start
LEDBURY Town maintained their 100 per cent start to their Express and Star West Midland Premier Division season with a 4-2 win against Smethwick ST on Saturday. LEDBURY TOWN 4, SMETHWICK ST 2 Ledbury started brightly and pinned the visitors back, forcing
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13/5/05 - New partnership deal
LEDBURY RFC has unveiled a new two-year sponsorship deal with Much Marcle cider makers H Weston and Sons , to launch the 'Weston's Community Rugby Scheme'. Through the club's part-time rugby development manager, it looks to deliver a range of rugby initiatives
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8/4/05 - Ledbury still in trouble
LEDBURY Rugby Club continue their battle against relegation from Midlands Three West (South) following a 3-32 defeat at Ross Road. LEDBURY RFC 3PTS, PERSHORE 32PTS Although Ledbury ran the Piddle Park-based visitors close in the away game early in the
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18/3/05 - Rugby defeat
LEDBURY Rugby Club were defeated 37-29 at Silhillians on Saturday in their Midlands Three West (South) fixture. With just three games left for next to bottom Ledbury to escape relegation, the only good news was that Shipston, who are on the same points
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25/2/05 - Points soon denied
LEDBURY RFC went to Earlsdon needing a win to get out of the bottom two of the Midlands Three West (South) table. EARLSDON 34PTS, LEDBURY RFC 24PTS The game was all but over however after just 20 minutes when Ledbury found themselves 19-0 down. Barrett
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4/2/05 - Spirited display despite defeat
A DEPLETED Ledbury pushed a strong Old Yardleians side all the way as the Ross Road side put in their best performance for many weeks. EDBURY 20PTS, OLD YARDLEIANS 26PTS Ledbury played down the slope and were quickly 6-0 down after two penalties from
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28/1/05 - Crucial fixture lost
LEDBURY lost this crucial Midlands Three West (South) league match despite dominating most of the action. SHIPSTON 19PTS, LEDBURY 10PTS Shipston started the better of the sides and within ten minutes had scored two tries to take a 12-0 lead. Ledbury quickly
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19/11/04 - Ledbury shake up high-fliers
LEDBURY Rugby Club made the trip to Warwickshire and put in their best performance of the season yet, against promotion-chasing Stratford. STRATFORD 23PTS, LEDBURY 22PTS Stratford were going to be formidable opponents having had a great start to the season
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5/11/04 - Vital win for Town first XV
LEDBURY'S stop-start performance, mixed with ill discipline, saw them struggle to their second Midlands Three West (South) victory of the season. LEDBURY 16PTS, SHIPSTON-ON-STOUR 10PTS The game started on a positive note with some good play from Ledbury
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29/10/04 - Ledbury fail to gain reward
LEDBURY played their fifth away game in seven weeks and were beaten by a much heavier Old Yardleians pack in treacherous weather conditions. OLD YARDLEIANS 31PTS, LEDBURY 5PTS Following a rousing pre-match talk from coach Rob Collins and skipper Matt
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8/10/04 - Ledbury race to crucial win
LEDBURY first XV finally got their season up and running with a convincing 22-11 victory over Earlsdon last Saturday. LEDBURY 22pts, EARLSDON 11pts Ledbury started the game in high tempo but they failed to score in these early exchanges getting turned
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1/10/04 - Second half is disappointing
LEDBURY RFC travelled to Bedworth in buoyant mood after encouraging recent performances, seeking their first Midlands Three West (South) win of the season. BEDWORTH 28pts, LEDBURY 8pts Ledbury were forced to make several changes to the team from last
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10/9/04 - Ledbury lose in fierce derby
LEDBURY and Pershore both battled hard in a fierce local derby last Saturday, with the temperature reaching a sweltering 80 degrees in this Midlands Three West (South) encounter. PERSHORE 22pts, LEDBURY 16pts Ledbury started the better and were rewarded
