Hethersett Athletic

Welcome to the news section for the three men's teams for the 2006/2007 season. The Men's First team play in the Premier Division of the Evening News Norwich Sunday League. The Men's Reserves are in Division 2B and the A team in Division 4B. Throughout the season you can see the teams' results and fixtures by clicking on the links below. Here you can read news from the sides.

First team fixtures and results

Reserve team fixtures and results

A team fixtures and results

Men's Team's Prestigious Triumph - Posted August 18th, 2006

Hethersett Athletic returned from Manchester in triumph after winning the prestigious men's section of the Umbro International tournament.

The squad of 16 players beat Stretford Victoria in the final after remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament and conceding just one goal.

The tournament, which included sections for youth, men and women, attracted 450 teams from 25 countries and is one of the major contests of its kind in the country.

Hethersett came second in their group behind Stretford Victoria after winning two and drawing two of the games.

In the quarter-finals they won a tight match 2-1 against Springhead AFC and in the semi finals overcame South Manchester AFC 2-0. In the final they came up against Stretford Victoria again and coasted to a 3-0 win with goals from skipper Martyn Carver, Chris Smedmor and Ross Potter.

A total of 103 teams took part in the various men's sections and Hethersett took the Umbro.Com Trophy.

"I am very proud of my players. We played some tremendous football over the two days and our superior fitness shone through. We always try to play good football as we have a lot of talented ball players, but over the two days we also showed that we can match teams physically," said player manager Ross Potter.

The full Hethersett squad was: Martyn Carver, Chris Bolderstone, Mark Moseley, Mark Siddell, John Curtis, Chris Kerr, Matt Steward, Chris Brownbridge, Ross, Potter, Matt Barrett, Chris Smedmor, Danny Self, Chris Holmes, Sam Wenham, Dean Fitzgerald and Lee Brewer.

Below is a photograph of the team with their trophy and an article that appeared in the Eastern Evening News of Tuesday August 15th, 2006.

Mixed Start for Men's Teams - Posted September 4th, 2006

One win and two defeats was not the greatest start as the men's sides opened their league programmes on Sunday September 3rd.

The first team went down 2-1 at Eaton Beehive with a very lack-lustre performance and the Reserves lost 1-0 at home to Thorpe Rovers.

The A team were the only side to record a victory - 2-1 at Sprowston Rovers with goals from Lewis Allen and Paul Martin.

DANNY'S SPECIAL DAY - posted October 11th, 2006

Men's A team player Danny Holman became the first player to complete 300 league and cup games for the club when he turned out for the Men's A team against Stoke in the County Cup on October 8th. In the photo above Danny is presented with a special certificate by team coach Bob Oliver before the match whilst team-mates look on. Danny has become the first player in the history of the club to be awarded honorary life membership in recognition of his milestone. A full report and interview with Danny will appear in the November edition of the club's newsletter Athletic Angles which will be published at the beginning of November. An article on Danny appeared in the Evening News of Wednesday October 11th.

HORSFORD PULL OUT OF THE LEAGUE - posted October 11th, 2006

Horsford Sunday have pulled out of the Sunday Premier Division leaving the league down to 11 games and shaving two fixtures off the first team's programme.