This Saturday(24.8.19) Hebburn Town FC will be facing Pontefract Collieries Fc in FA CUP Preliminary Round.
Pontefract Collieries FC was founded in 1958. They are playing in step 4 NPL EAST. Last season The Colls finished second (Morpeth Town FC won the league) winning 23 games and losing 8.
The Colls successes are:
- Premier Division Champions 2017-18
- Division One North Champions 1983-84
- Floodlit Cup Winners 1987-88, 1988-89
- Wilkinson Sword Trophy Winners 1995-96
- Castleford & District FA Embleton Cup Winners 1982-83, 1986-87, 1995-96, 1999-00, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
Pontefract Collieries FC has got many talented players. Let's have a look at some of them:
- CONNOR SMYTHE - played for Boston United and Scunthorpe United
- SEBASTIAN MALKOWSKI - Polish GK; played for Lechia Gdansk (ekstraklasa), Bytovia Bytow (I Liga). In the UK he played for Frickley Athletic FC, Boston United FC, Belper Town FC
- FABIAN BAILEY - played for U19's at Rotherham United FC
- JOHN CYRUS -Frickley Athletic FC
- JAMEEL IMBLE - impressive experience: played for Stockport, Salford City, York City, Frickley Athletic and Scarborough
- GAVIN ROTHERY - played for Leeds United FC and England U19's
- LAYTON SWAINE - a talented and young player who played for Sheffield Wednesday u18's
Both teams have got even chances to win this match. Hopefully, HTFC will be on to form and proceed to next round (7.9.19).
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Good luck.
Up the hornets
