Weary, they arrived in the cold morning. Snow fell over them as they looked around, a team that was deserted by its captains, struggling for form after three losses. 11 men – iron-man hockey with no reserves, they would have to dig deep. A rousing team talk from the old veteran, Kingie, began to stir them. “Man-up time” he roared. … Read More
Ladies 7th XI v East London
Another league match at home and this time against East London 7s who were delighted to travel to Chelmsford especially when they found out they had changing rooms; the pitch was close to the clubhouse where they would get teas and it had a bar! With a full squad and coach Richard Ross on the sideline for support the L7s … Read More
Ladies 2nd XI v Sevenoaks
Chelmsford welcomed top of the table Sevenoaks to Chelmer Park looking to avenge the narrow 1-0 loss in the away fixture earlier in the season. Having defended 24 corners on this occasion the home side knew it would be a tough test. Both sides started brightly and although Sevenoaks had the greater pressure there were chances both end. Some strong … Read More
Men’s 5th XI v Colchester
Another win for the 5s. This week was a hard fought victory against a well-organised and determined Colchester 4s. 0-2 down at halftime we produced an excellent all round team performance to come back to win 3-2. Colchester caught us off guard to take an early lead and doubled their score with a break away goal when Mark Clark was … Read More
Men’s 1st XI v Ipswich
Sunday 5th February saw Chelmsford Men’s 1s travel away to Ipswich for the second of their two matches. After a disappointing result against Magpies the day before, Chelmsford knew they had something to prove. Traveling with just 12, Chelmsford knew it was going to be a tough battle, without taking into account the influence of the shut A12 disrupting preparations … Read More
Men’s 1st XI v Harleston Magpies
The first weekend in February brought the 1s face to face with a tough double header of fixtures to try and drag themselves away from thoughts of relegation. Saturday saw Harleston Magpies make the return journey to Chelmer Park, earlier in the season they gave the hosts a thrashing with a side mixing experience and youth and a strict half … Read More
Men’s 6th XI v Waltham Forest
We have been fortunate enough to receive two versions of the Men’s 6s match against Waltham Forest on Saturday 4th February. Please enjoy both! Edition 1: Chelmsford turned up to their away game promptly only to find out that they had worn the wrong colour. Both the 6s and the opposition wore green. However this did not stop Chelmsford as … Read More
Men’s Vets v Spencer Vets
The Vets played a very strong Spencer team that had won every game this season and lost 5-2. This was a creditable result that included fine performances from Ian Hull, Andy Neave and Phillip Hutley.
Men’s 6th XI v Wapping
The all too long winter hibernation over, bright-eyed souls emerged from their vehicles and lingered about at the edge of the Chelmsford sand, keen to get a stick on a ball for maybe the first time in a few weeks. Wapping arrived in dribs and drabs and flipped the coin and chose ends. To a man they looked young and … Read More
Ladies 7th XI v Braintree
Unable to play for 2 weeks due to frozen pitches the L7s were pleased to be travelling to Braintree for a friendly against the newly formed Braintree 4s. With a full squad and with Coach Richard Ross on the sideline for support the L7s looked forward to an enjoyable, but challenging match. We weren’t disappointed with the match played over … Read More