REPORT & ACTION PICTURES AS BARNETBY STAY ON COURSE FOR THEIR HIGHEST EVER LEAGUE FINISH

Barnetby United Football Club maintained the push for their highest ever finish in the Scunthorpe League with a 6-1 away win at Manor Park FC on the Co-op Ground, Scunthorpe, yesterday (Saturday, April 23).
Results elsewhere meant that Barnetby will finish no lower than fourth in the First Division - a place they have finished twice before.
But their is still a chance they could snatch third place, writes LEE FIELDEN, who has also provided these action pictures.

 

TOP THREE PUSH CONTINUES

The Railwaymen maintained the push for their highest ever league finish in the Scunthorpe League with a 6-1 away win to Manor Park FC on the Co-op ground.
Results elsewhere meant that Barnetby will finish no lower than 4th in the 1st Division, a place they have finished twice before, but their is still a chance they could snatch 3rd place.
On a hard bobbly pitch with a strong wind blowing, top quality football was at a premium. It took the Railwaymen some time to get going as it was less than 48 hours since they stepped off the pitch from the Hospital Cup Final defeat.
On 25 minutes, Watson was slipped in by O’Callaghan to ease Barnetby’s nerves and moments later a keeping error allowed O’Callaghan to make it 2-0.
Into the 2nd half and O’Callaghan made it 3-0 with his 46th strike of the campaign finishing confidently into the bottom corner.
Tom Watson then added two more goals to complete his hat trick and Manor Park got the goal their efforts deserved making the score 5-1.
In the dying minutes of the game a teasing Liam Davies corner was unfortunately planted into his own net by a Manor Park defender to make the final score 6-1.

Brigg Blog's thanks go to EC Surfacing Scunthorpe & District League fixture secretary Paul Birkitt for the table showing current positions in the top flight.