- SPORT REPORTS
Association Football
| . | Goals | |||||
| Team | P | W | L | D | F | A |
| u/12 XI | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| u/14 XI | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 19 |
| u/15 XI | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 32 |
| 1st XI | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 56 |
According to the above table, it can easily be seen that the most successful teams of the season were the U/14's and U/15's XIs. This fact alone gives considerable comfort, because it gives hope of a stronger 1st XI in future years.
The 1st XI opened their fixture list with a game against Counthill, a game played with vigour. The team, however, lost by one goal to nil after a hard and fast game in which they should have won, spoiling their chances by trying too hard. The next fixture was against Chadderton and the school really "went to town," winning 8-2, Cunnington scoring a hat-trick. A fortnight later school again repeated this performance, beating Hyde 5-3, Jennings scoring a hat-trick. These two games gave hope of a really first-class season, but when the school met Middleton on a pitch covered in mud and lost 4-6, then the rot set in. School never recovered from this defeat and lost the next seven games, the heaviest being 9-2 against Heywood. The school were despondent and entered the last fixture, Counthill, determined to win. The pitch was hard and dry, and the school showed that if they had a light ball and dry ground they could play football. The result was a 3-0 victory, and a rather disappointing season ended on a triumphant note.
The U/15 XI had a very successful season, winning five games - half of the games played. They opened the season with an excellent 6-2 win over Counthill, and after this very fine start they went on to win the next four matches. After this fine run they slumped and lost the last two games 8-1 and 5-3. Nevertheless, the team must be highly praised for a very good season.
The U/14 XI opened their fixture list with a defeat at the hands of Counthill (6-1), but after this disastrous start they defeated Chaddertpn 8-1, and went on to win or draw the remaining games, only losing two in seven games. The success of this team can be seen in their goal average, 27 goals for and 19 against; an excellent performance.
The U/12 XI had a poor season, losing all their games with the exception of one. Although they have only a few fixtures, these games should have been a source of valuable experience.
Hockey
| September 22nd, Glossop H., Sen. XI lost 6-0, Jun. XI lost 2-1. September 29th, Broughton A., Sen. XI won 2-0, Jun. XI won 3-0. October 6th, Urmston H., Sen. XI lost 5-0, Jun. XI lost 2-1. December 1st, N. Manchester A., Sen. XI won 5-3. December 8th, Broughton H., Sen. XI won 4-1, Jun. XI won 3-1. January 12th, Cheadle A., Sen. XI lost 10-1, Jun. XI lost 6-0. January 19th, Glossop A., Sen. XI lost 9-1, Jun. XI lost 4-0. February 2nd, Urmston A., Sen. XI lost 7-0, Jun. XI lost 2-1. March 23rd, Middleton A., Sen. XI lost 3-0, Jun. XI lost 4-0. |
It appears from the 1956-57 results that the school hockey teams had a very poor season, but we enjoyed most of our matches. Goal shooting, at the moment, is weak, although we have a good team spirit and a determination to do better in the coming season.
Two girls were reliable enough and skilful enough to be awarded colours at the end of the season.
In March a party of 25 girls went with Miss Turner and Miss Smethurst down to Wembley to see an international hockey match between England and Ireland. The match was won by England 2-0. The girls returned to school full of determination to practice harder after seeing first-class hockey.
In a very exciting game played at the end of the season between the girls' 1st XI hockey team and the boys' 1st XI football team, the boys won 7-0.