EVENTS
Annual Foot Golf Competition won by Rob Church
The Annual Foot Golf event took place at Barlborough Links with 10 players in mid-July. The course was in perfect condition and Mathew Robinson was there to defend his title having won the event last year .
After 18 holes the event was won by Rob Church with a score of 59, second was Matthew on 60 and third was Neil Mckinnon with 65. Neil made his debut and still broke course par by one shot.
Remarkably there were 5 hole is ones during the day, two for Mathew and one each for Rob, Neil and Callum. The photo of Mick Quinn, Callum and Rick Cunningham all stuck in the rough shows what a tough course it can be.
Well done to all players and particularly to Rob who as the winner (and organiser) donated his prize of £15 to Ashgate Hospice.
Spirettes play the Senior Spireites in friendly matches
In mid June the Spirettes played two of the male walking football teams in a friendly but competitive series of matches. The guys represented Hasland Old Boys and the squad that recently played in the Almelo tournament in Holland.
The Spirettes worked well as a team closing down the opposition and playing a fast passing game. All the players are looking forward to the next series of matches later in the summer.
Friendly game held against Chesterfield FC Akademy
A friendly game was held at Dronfield Akademy between Chesterfield FC Academy Employees and the Chesterfield Senior Spireites who support Chesterfield FC.
It was great to welcome the Academy's manager Neil Cluxton for an hour and for all the Senior Spireites to play with and against them during the session.
There was very obvious gulf in the skill level between the teams as they always found the correct pass, always appeared to have time, they worked in triangles and rarely gave the ball away and when a shot was taken it was usually on target and in the corner of the goals.
Many thanks to the Chesterfield Academy for their time and playing so well.
We were Chesterfield FC - Just for one day
Whilst doing a bit of clearing out Rob Church uncovered an old photo of a squad of players from 2017 who played a competition against a number of Midlands based teams. Six of the squad are still playing members of the Senior Spireites 7 years later - well done guys!
Goalkeeper Norman Green's recollection of the event is that the competition was played at Derby Velodrome, next door to Derby County’s Ground. It was a cup competition with several teams taking part including from Crewe, Coventry, Wolverhampton and Nottingham. The Chesterfield team made it to the semi-final after a penalty shoot out in which Norman was fortunate enough to save one penalty. "I knew nothing about the save as I just flung myself across the goal and the ball hit me" said Norman.
Unfortunately, the boys in blue lost the semifinal to Notts County who went on to win the competition. Happy Days!
Matlock Dementia and Prostate charity tournament raised £4400
Matlock Walking Football Club arranged a charity non-stop football match in early August where they raised £4400 by playing continuously for 6 hours. The money raised will be split between two important charities involved in Dementia and Prostate Cancer treatment.
The Senior Spireites participated in the event with two teams, each playing for an hour. The Club subsidised an overall contribution of £200 to the charities to help Matlock reach their goal. Well done to all the teams and players involved in this very worth while event.
