Ledbury Town Football Club

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Ledbury Town remain yet to face Herefordshire FA County League Premier Division basement boys Shobdon in league action even at this late stage of the season, after the latest scheduled fixture between the two sides at New Street was postponed this weekend on account of the visiting outfit being unable to field a side.

Ledbury’s original opening game against the bottom table holders on the very first day of the current season was cancelled due to no referee being available at Shobdon Airfield, with the first re-scheduled date at the aerodrome venue being postponed five weeks ago owing to the numerous waterlogged pitches created by Storm Eunice.

Despite not locking horns with Shobdon in league play so far this season, the black and white shirts have already recorded a stunning 11-2 thrashing of the basement boys during a bitterly cold Herefordshire FA Charity Bowl cup quarter-final fixture at their aerodrome pitch back in late November, when Ben Miller struck four, twenty-year-old George Walker found his first hat-trick at senior level football with the aid of two penalties, and captain Tom Trigg, James Febery, Scott Roberts and Sam Branch all added to the visitors’ illustrious tally on the day.

Ian Merrick’s men will now have to wait until Saturday 16th April in order to finally face Shobdon in league play at their airfield venue, with Town’s next fixture due to be an evening encounter against eighth-placed Hinton at New Street, unusually being played this coming Thursday night (KO 7:30pm).

Ledbury last defeated the Broomy Hill outfit 2-0 at their venue back in mid-September, with first-half goals from Curt Williams and Josh Burns being enough to seal the win as Dale Taylor was named man of the match for the black and white shirts for a stellar defensive display throughout the game.