Ledbury Town Football Club

Match report

Ledbury Town Swifts received a blow to their Herefordshire FA County League Division Two campaign this week, losing out with a close 3-2 defeat to Dore Valley at the Seven Site in what was only the second victory of the season recorded by the league’s basement boys.

A brace from David Brooke and a further goal from Mark Evans secured a badly-needed win for the hosts after their only other victory so far this season occurred away with a 4-1 win against Credenhill three weeks previously, as goals from Dave Feakins and Jamie Roberts weren’t enough to see the Ledbury third string, under the new management of reserves players Nick Bolton and Charlie Jones, walk away with at least a point for their efforts.

Rio Roberts was named man of the match for a second consecutive game for the Swifts following the 1-1 draw recorded against lowly Tenbury United Colts at the Ledbury Rugby Football Club Ross Road ground last weekend, with Bolton remaining positive despite this latest defeat:

“I felt that the game went really well, with the players definitely growing in confidence with each game. Very windy conditions as well as fitness affected us on the day, but the fact that the lads are clearly getting better and better with each passing week means that we were happy with a tight defeat away from home.”

The Swifts remain tenth in the league with one other chance this month to try and make up ground on the middle of the table, although this will be a tall order with their next opponents being none other than current league leaders Ewyas Harold Reserves, whom Bolton and Jones’ young squad will be entertaining at the Ross Road ground on Saturday 26th February (KO 2:00pm).