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High flying lions start to suffer the blues!
SO the season is beginning to approach the half way point and the Lions currently sit in 4th place after some impressive performances.
Confident 4-1 wins against both Braunton thirds and Clovelly have helped boost the Lions towards the better end of the table but some poor results against Ilfracombe and, in particular, Hartland have kept their feet firmly on the ground.
The next few games see the blues away to mid-table Woolacombe, a game that most would consider quite important to their promotion hopes, followed by entertaining Sporting Barum and Fremington at home. Manager Fred Avery will be hoping his side find some consistency as they look to prove themselves as genuine contenders for promotion.
In other news, striker Colin Kennerson has moved back to old club and arch rivals South Molton. Colin has stated personal reasons for the move but rumour has it that a failed court super-injuction could been the true motivation. We wish Colin all the best for the upcoming season and are sure South Molton are going to need his skills to turn their poor season around.
We look forward to seeing your support! Thanks!
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Congratulations to the High Bick FC lads for getting through to the final of the YMCA cup after an epic 5-3 win over Landkey. Goals from Chris 'Worm' Hutchings (2), Fraser Reeves, Jason Hammond and Luke Hook provided the ammunition to see off a hard fought battle. Final will be played at South Molton on Saturday the 12th May, KO to be confirmed.
High Bickington FC would like to send their best wishes to Clovelly's Rob Kearney who has had to have surgery on a thigh injury sustained during sundays game. Everyone at the club wishes Rob a speedy recovery.
Lack of consistency seems to be the only hinderence to the Lions title push this season and no where was it more evident than the blues 3-1 defeat at the hands of Hartland at home. The loss of several key players including usually ever-present keeper Ian Stewart was no excuse as stand in Fraser Reeves showed the skills that saw him make appearances at county level between the sticks.
Manager Fred Avery was hoping to see a response after his teams previous performance and a response he got with his team again dominating Clovelly in a 4-1 victory that took the Lions to an impressive 22 goals in 5 away games this season.
The High Bickington fans were hoping to see a repeat of their teams previous dominant home display but were left dissapointed by a frustrating 4-3 loss to Ilfracombe.
The Lions return to away duties didn't affect their football as they strolled to a 4-1 victory in the blistering heat in Braunton. The highlight being two well-taken finishes from Mike Boundy making his comeback after serving a suspension.
High Bickington dominated AFC Anchor with a fantastic display of attacking football to satisfy the home fans in their first game of the season with a 6-0 victory.
This weekend sees the Lions finally make a home appearance! High Bick are hosts to AFC Anchor as they look to put the cup defeat behind them! (KO 3pm)
High Bickington suffered a heavy defeat after a disappointing display away to Bratton Flemming on Saturday. A 5-1 hammering dumping the lions out of the cup at the first hurdle.
High Bickington's next outing will be on Saturday away to Northside Atlantic at Victoria Park in Bideford 3pm KO - Feel free to come and help spur on the Lions to victory!
The Lions continued their rise up the table with a comfortable win away to Putford. Goals from Fraser Reeves, Darren Avery, Jason Hammond and a rare strike from full back Craig Rippon ensured a 4-1 victory that quickly erased the memory of the result against Fremington on Tuesday.
Come and support the Lions tonight away at Fremington FC - KO is 6:15pm! Hope to see you there!
There has been some slight changes to the layout of the site to make it easier for us to keep everything up to date. The Match reports section has now been removed and a brief result summary will be posted in this 'Lions Chat' section after each game. This ensures that we can quickly update you with the latest results!
Hi guys, Training is also on Thurs nite as well, 7pm up high bickington playing field
Pre-Season starts on Tue 12th July at High Bickington Playing Field, 7pm Start.
Ian im not on facebook can you email me Freds Mobile number?its leegreen27@aol.com
Will bring CV!
Pre season will start prob early - mid july, more details on training and job vacancies after HBFC Board meeting
hi lee add me on facebook and ill give u freds number. Ian
Is looking for an assistant managers job, Is there any vacancies at HBFC? Will post CV if there's a job?
Many Thanks
Mr Stuart Hutchings
Is looking for an assistant managers job, Is there any vacancies at HBFC? Will post CV if there's a job?
Many Thanks
Mr Stuart Hutchings
when does ur pre-season start?
Hi,
After Freds number to see about playing next season?
Lee Green
Northam triumph in clash of the Lions. Click here for match report.
Coombe smash Bick. Click here for match report.
Langmead bullet not enough. Lions 1-2 Braunton Thirds. Click here for match report.
Wrey Rout Lions. Click here for match report.
Lions lose at Lynton. Click here for match report.
Another Rippon Rocket not enough as Woolacombe defeat Lions on penalties. Click here to read more.
Rippon Rocket not enough, Woolacombe 3 Lions 1. Click here for match report.
hi guys remember me
I would put money on it that he was still pissed up from the nite b4!!! Soz Worm u know it's true.......FINE!!!!!
gotta love chris' comment under his pic!! haha
Hopes the mighty bick can turn their luck around in the new year!!
Lions Devon Cup adventure ends with defeat against Equalizers. Read more.
Woolacombe win in 13 goal thriller. Read more.
High Bick smash Landkey 7-2 to progress in Braunton Cup. Click here for match report.
Freeman fires a hat-trick to end Buckland's eight-month slump. Click here for match report.
Lions through to last 16 of Devon Cup. Click here for match report.
Rippon penalty overcomes Anchor in league cup. Click here for match report.
Landkey in 2-1 Cup Revenge. Click here for match report.
Woolsery edge out High Bick's entertainers 5-4. Click here for report.
High Bickington hit back in cup tie. Northside Atlantic 2-4 High Bickington. Click here for report.
Lions and Clovelly play out low scoring draw. Click here for report.
Lions through to Devon Cup area quarter finals with 4-2 win at Bridgerule. Read Report here.
West's late strike settles a nine-goal thriller. High Bick 4-5 Sporting Barum. Read Report here.
Lions drawn at home against Landkey Town in area quarter final of intermediate cup.
Bick beaten by Barum. Click here for match report
Bick Bask in late summer sun with 7-1 defeat of Landkey. Click here for report.
Lions progress in cup. Click here for match report.
I was the number 10000 hit on the web site!
Breaking News ... Bournemouth sign goalkeeper Stewart on 2 year deal.
Lions slump to heavy 5-0 home loss against Merton. Read more in the match reports section.
Fred a Saint? ... It has emerged that Lions boss Fred Avery went for an interview for the vacant managers job at Southampton FC this morning. Avery was offered the job, but declined. He later stated, "Southampton would never be as big as High Bick".
Rumours circulating that Lions goalkeeper Ian Stewart was in Bournemouth this week locked in talks over a potential loan move to the Cherries as backup keeper.
Lions triumphed in a ten-goal thriller against Putford Reserves. Check out the match reports section to read more.
It's like sky sports news on here! Love it!!!
phillips left for torridgeside but old stallion James Adams returns to the bick after a 2 year absence.
Training tonight - 7:15pm at High Bick playing field.
Phillips linked with deadline day move to Torridgeside.
wishes the High Bick boys all the best for the new season!
High Bickington lost 3-2 to Merton in the season opener. Check out the Club News section to read the match report.
CUP FINAL! - Congratulations to the Lions for reaching the YMCA Cup final. A fine goal by captain Darren Avery ensured victory for the Bick against rivals South Molton at there own ground. The final will be played Saturday evening at South Molton playing field, 6:30 KO, all wishing to come show there support are more than welcome.
*NEW* Live League Table is now up and running, it's under the 'Fixtures/Results' section The table is directly updated from the the North Devon Journal League after every game.
The squad database has (finally) been updated, head over to the 'Squad' section under 'The Team' to check out the latest.
As many of you are aware there were a couple of mistakes in the recent match reports. Gladly these were identified and have now been rectified in the Blog/News section.
Match Reports for the clubs first two league games have now been posted on the weblog in the 'Club News' section!
Apologies for the delay in updating the website - tommorrow however will see the start of our regular match reports, including the Lions kicking off their season in a true game of two halves as well as chalking up some early points on the board! Head to the 'Blog/News' section to find out more!
Training for 4th of August will probably take place at Atherington playing field at 7pm. If you are unaware of the whereabouts of this area then please get in touch via the 'Contact Us' section to recieve directions.
A summary report of the awards night can also know be found in the 'Blog/News' seciton under the heading 'Club News'. Feel free to check it out
The High Bickington Football Awards took place on saturday evening. Congratulations to all those players who received an award and thank you to all that turned up. The club would also like to thank the Royal Fortescue Hotel for hosting the event and overall providing a brilliant venue, great food and hospitality for an all round succesful night.
Site login - Become a site member to recieve notification on recent updates to the HBFC website - you can also login using your facebook account in order keep in touch with whats going on!
Squad section is now LIVE! You can search the squad database for information on all the players, the database is still being updated and currently has limited player profiles. More will be added as soon as possible.
The HBFC presentation evening takes place this saturday at the Royal Fortescue hotel in Barnstaple. Good luck and congratulations to all those recieving awards, look out for the full write up here at HBFC.co.uk
There are now a couple of Swansea photos up with more to follow soon!
The new High Bickington FC website is up and running! The site is currently under heavy construction but all sections should be completed by the start of the 09/10 season.