SILKSTONE GAVE A DECENT ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES CONSIDERING A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE TEAM WERE AT WEMBLEY FOR BARNSLEYS FA CUP SEMI FINAL . IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE TOUGH AGAINST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS HANDSWORTH WHO RAN OUT THREE NIL WINNERS IN SILKSTONES FINAL GAME OF THE SEASON .WORK HAS NOW BEGUN ON THE PREPERATIONS FOR THE 2008/2009 SEASON . A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS PLAYED AND HELPED . DAZBO !

29TH MARCH
SILKSTONE UTD 3 V WORSBROUGH COMMON 1

AN UNDER STRENGTH SILKSTONE SIDE PULLED OFF A MEMORABLE WIN AGAINST WORSBRO . THEY SET OFF WELL CREATING A NUMBER OF CHANCES BEFORE SAM CUNNINGHAM LEAPT TO MEET DANNY JUKES CORNER TO PUT THEM ONE UP . THE MAKESHIFT SIDE HAD TO FIGHT HARD TO MAINTAIN THIER LEAD TO THE BREAK . IN HEAVY CONDITIONS AND DRIVING RAIN , WORSBRO STARTED TO DOMINATE THE GAME BUT WHATEVER THE VISITORS THREW AT SILKSTONE THE HOME SIDE WITHSTOOD AND THEY WERE INDEBTED TO THE NON STOP DANNY JUKES AND THE INSPIRED KEEPING OF MAN OF THE MATCH STEVE MORFIT WHO PULLED OFF A STRING OF MAGNIFICENT SAVES .THE VISITORS DID GET BACK IN THE GAME WHEN THEY EQUALISED MIDWAY THROUGH THE SECOND HALF BUT ON THE BREAK SILKSTONE ALWAYS LOOKED DANGEROUS AND WERE REWARDED FOR THIER NEVER SAY DIE ATTITUDE WITH LATE GOALS FROM ANDY SMITH AND SUPER SUB MATT THISTLEWOOD . NIGEL BENTLEY , IAN CROSSLEY , AND GARY YOUEL ( THE ELDER STATESMEN )MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS ( THE OLD BUGGERS )

15 MARCH
SILKSTONE UTD 2 V PENISTONE CHURCH 3

SILKSTONE LOST IN AN ENTERTAINING GAME AT HOME TO LOCAL RIVALS PENISTONE CHURCH . THEY HAD THE BETTER OF THE EARLY EXCHANGES , AND TOOK THE LEAD WHEN IAN FRANK CRASHED HOME FROM 25 YARDS . THE VISITOS THEN LEVELLED WITH A WELL TAKEN FREE KICK WHICH GAVE THE HOME KEEPER NO CHANCE . THE SECOND HALF SAW PENISTONE TAKE A 3 1 LEAD THANKS TO ERRORS IN SILKSTONES REAR GUARD . SILKSTONE PULLED ONE BACK WHEN IAN FRANK TUCKED HOME FROM THE SPOT AFTER SAM CUNNINGHAM WAS BROUGHT DOWN IN THE BOX . THE HOME SIDE PUSHED FOWARD LOOKING FOR THE EQUALISER BUT WERE UNABLE TO TAKE THIER CHANCES . WELL DONE TO PENISTONE WHO ARE NOW PROMOTED .

08TH MARCH
HANDSWORTH 2 V SILKSTONE UTD 0

SILKSTONE GAVE A GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES AGAINST ALREADY PROMOTED HANDSWORTH . THEY WERE ALWAYS UP AGAINST IT WITH ONLY 11 FIT PLAYERS AVAILABLE AFTER A MASS EXODUS TO THE FA CUP GAME AGAINST CHELSEA AND WERE UP AGAINST IT, WHEN AFTER ONLY 10 MINS THEY LOST KALAM NEALE WITH A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND THEY WERE UNLUCKY TO GO TO THE BREAK ONE NIL DOWN, AFTER A BLATANT HANDBALL BY THE HANDSWORTH GOAL SCORER . SILKSTONE TRIED IN VAIN TO GET BACK IN THE GAME BEFORE AN UNFORTUNATE OWN GOAL SEALED THIER FATE WITH 10 MINS TO GO . THEY NOW HAVE A TOUGH GAME AGAINST LOCAL RIVALS PENISTONE CHURCH .

01ST MAR
SILKSTONE UTD 5 V HOUGHTON MAIN 3

SILKSTONE TURNED IN THIER BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON , AT HOME TO IN FORM HOUGHTON MAIN . THEY WERE TWO NIL UP AFTER ONLY TEN MINUTES , THROUGH AN OWN GOAL AND A SLICK FINISH FROM MICK HORSFIELD . A HORSFIELD GLANCING HEADER AND CODDY GEALS FIRST OF THE GAME , HELPED SILKSTONE TAKE A FOUR ONE ADVANTAGE TO THE BREAK . THE BEST GOAL CAME 20 MINS INTO THE SECOND HALF WHEN CODDY GEAL WHO WAS 10 YARDS INSIDE HIS OWN HALF , SPOTTED THE VISITORS KEEPER OFF HIS LINE AND THUMPED THE BALL OVER HIS HEAD FOR A CONTENDER FOR GOAL OF THE SEASON . HOUGHTON PUSHED ON AND SCORED TWO CONSOLATION GOALS TO RESTORE SOME PRIDE . SILKSTONES VICTORY COULD HAVE BEEN GREATER BUT FOR SOME STRANGE DECISIONS BY THE REF . SILKSTONE NOW TRAVEL TO ALREADY PROMOTED HANDSWORTH .

23RD FEB
SOUTH KIRBY 1 V SILKSTONE UTD 2

SILKSTONE RECORDED ANOTHER WIN ON THIER TRAVELS AWAY AT SOUTH KIRBY . THE VISITORS STARTED BRIGHTLY BUT WERE GUILTY OF SPURING A NUMBER OF CHANCES , BEFORE KIRBY TOOK THE LEAD AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY . THE HOME SIDE WERE THEN AWARDED A PENALTY BUT FAILED TO DOUBLE THIER LEAD WHEN THEY MISSED FROM THE SPOT . SILKSTONE THEN GOT THE EQUALIZER WHEN IAN FRANK COLLECTED A LOOSE BALL ON THE EDGE OF THE BOX AND SMASHED IT HOME . IN THE SECOND HALF BOTH SIDES LOOKED TO WIN THE GAME BUT IT WAS ANDY SMITH WHO KNOCKED IN THE REBOUND WHEN KIRBYS KEEPER PARRIED IAN DOWLES GOAL BOUND SHOT .

16TH FEB
ECCLESFIELD RED ROSE 0 V SILKSTONE UTD 1

SILKSTONE GOT A MUCH NEEDED WIN AWAY AT RED ROSE.THEY WENT TO THE HALF TIME BREAK ONE NIL UP , AFTER BEN DOWELS FREE KICK FOUND JOE WORTHINGTON LURKING IN THE BOX,AND HE COOLY SLIPPED THE BALL PAST THE STRANDED KEEPER VERY MUCH AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY . IN THE SECOND HALF,SILKSTONE HAD TO BE AT THIER BEST DEFENCEVLEY AS THE HOST PUSHED FOR AN EQUALIZER AND HAD KEEPER STEVE MORFIT TO THANK ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS . SILKSTONES NEW SPANISH SIGNING OTTA HERNANDEZ WAS SILKSTONES MAN OF THE MATCH.