A convincing 9-0 victory at home on Saturday. Despite holding possession in the first 15 minutes of the game, Chelmsford had to work hard to break through the Brentwood Academy defence, with several chances on goal and short corner attempts. Persistence eventually paid off and we were rewarded with a goal from Scot Reilley mid-way through the half. With support from midfield we were able to continue to put pressure on the … Read More
Men’s Evergreens v Surbiton Grand Masters
The EGs made the long treck around the M25 to Thames Ditton on Saturday and played on the pitch soon to be played on by National League Surbiton 1s who were playing Holcombe after us. The Evergreens took time to settle into their stride and, although they created a number of chances in the first half , the half time … Read More
Ladies 7th XI v Wapping
Another league match at home and this time against Wapping 8s who brought a young and enthusiastic team down to Chelmsford. With a full squad and with a sizeable crowd watching on, the L7s were ready for the challenge ahead. Nell scored a wonderful solo goal beating a player and dispatching the ball into the corner of the goal. There … Read More
Men’s 5th XI v Witham
The 5th XI came away from their visit to Witham with a disappointing 2-1 defeat. In a closely fought contest against the team lying second in the league we came across a goalkeeper in excellent form. Not only did we hit the post and see a penalty stroke go past the post we found a keeper making a series of … Read More
Ladies 1st XI v West Herts
Result: 2-1 Scorers: Kate Robinson, Collette Ager Chelmsford worked hard to complete the double over West Herts with this worthy win, but at times during the match hard to dig deep to exert domination over the game. The Chelmsford faithful never doubted the result but tension late on required control by Chelmsford to make sure of the points. Early parts … Read More
Men’s 3rd XI v Upminster
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