Hockey round-up: Wins for Fylde senior teams and three Lytham St Annes sides keep clean sheets

A Fylde side with plenty of new faces fell behind before a shot by captain Simon Major fell for James Oakes to score.

Laurence Sidwell impressed in midfield and Ollie Santamera drove Fylde forward but they trailed at half-time as the hosts scored again. Fylde came out fighting and soon equalised again as Jordan Payne finished a Rob Jepson shot on the rebound.

A more defensive Fylde looked to score a winner on the counter and did just that when Josh Boyne volleyed home after good work by Oakes and Payne.

Jepson was man of the match and Nick Rainbow was superb in goal, with newcomers Simon Holt and Harry Gordan impressive.

Fylde Ladies won for the first time in this season’s North Conference, beating newly-promoted Didsbury Northern 2-0.

Fylde attacked from the outset in Manchester and Hattie Madden scored both goals. Lucy Woods, Jayne Wilson and Natasha Hartley-Smith were solid in defence and Fylde welcome Timperly to Mill Farm on Saturday.

Fylde 2 also beat newly-promoted opposition for their first win in West division two. University of Liverpool had the edge in the early stages but Sally Livesey gave Fylde the lead from a short corner.

Liverpool kept keeper Katie Barke busy and equalised by half-time. Fylde had to hold strong before Hannah Callagher scored the winner from debutant Charlotte Thomson’s superb cross.

Fylde 3 are among three teams sharing top spot in West three north after Jess Cole scored both goals in the 2-1 win over Preston’s first team.

Fylde 4’s first home game brought a 6-3 defeat to Brookfields in the Lancashire Central premier division. Trailing 3-0 at half-time, Fylde battled back with goals from Beth Wolstenholme, Beth Ridsdale and Lindsey Tait.

Fylde 5 picked up their point away to Lancaster and Morecambe 2 in division one. Trailing at half-time, despite Felicity Flood Whittle’s excellent saves, Fylde’s attacking play was rewarded with a penalty equaliser by player of the match Phoebe Caunce.

Fylde 6 were well prepared for an early start against Preston 2 in division two and led at half-time through Lilly Jones. Georgia Nicholls sealed the 2-0 win just before the end.

After crushing Preston 10-1, Fylde Men’s 2 faced a tougher test when Wigton visited Mill Farm in North West two north and shared the spoils 3-3.

The fast visiting side mounted early pressure but debutant keeper Cameron McIntyre made some fine stops. Fylde countered and a corner resulted in Dylan Jordan finding the bottom corner.

Wigton equalised but Fylde began to dominate possession, Luca Sempers restoring the lead with a drag-flick to the top corner only for Wigton to pull level again just before half-time.

Despite an injury to Tom Davidson, Sempers again found the top corner despite being on the receiving end of a dangerous tackle which saw a Wigton player yellow-carded.

More yellow cards left Fylde with nine players and Wigton with eight, though they equalised again from a penalty corner. The draw was fair between two sides who will be pushing for promotion.

Fylde 3 lost 3-0 at home to a Windermere 2 side who soon took control of this North West four north north contest. Fylde did not concede a short corner and debutant Chris Dunkerly impressed, while the hard-working Ollie Greenwood was player of the match.

Fylde 4 began their season in the same competition with a 2-0 defeat away to Kirkby Lonsdale 2.

Without any substitutes, Fylde were up against it when Nigel Sadler pulled a hamstring but they competed well and were unlucky not to score, Dan Howe seeing an effort blocked on the line. Richard Clarke and player of the match Oscar Harkins threatened out wide.

Neither of the senior teams at Lytham St Annes Hockey Club had a fixture last weekend but three LSA sides did play, none of them conceding a goal.

LSA Men's 2 began their North West three north campaign with a resounding 6-0 win over Formby 4 at AKS.

Mike Gannon opened the scoring midway through the first half with a fine short corner strike and goals followed at regular intervals.

Tom Atkinson scored a hat-trick and controlled the midfield with fellow scorer Matt Percy, and there was a second for Gannon.

Lewis Gannon was excellent at centre-back against a side who had won their first two games.

Also getting their league season under way at home were LSA Ladies 2, who played out a goalless draw with the Lancaster Nomad's senior side in the Lancashire Central premier division.

LSA started brightly, with Livvy Robinson and Harley Greene combining well in the middle.

They forced a series of short corners which were not converted, though Georgia Perkins was millimetres wide from one, and this was a fine effort from a new-look team.

LSA 3 made it two wins out of two in division two with a 2-0 success away to Brookfields 2.

They attacked from the off as Alicia Iredale ran strongly, and they took a first-half lead when Ellie McNally's shot from a short corner struck the keeper's pads and player of the match Lucie McNally netted the rebound.

Accurate passing after the break from Hannah Turner and Poppy Bridge was rewarded when Poppy fired in the second from a perfect short corner by Jess Mason.

Wendy Barr and Izzy Windsor kept Brookfield at bay and the hosts did not win a short corner until the final two minutes.