HT: 0-0 FT: 3-0 Cliffe Football Club began their competitive lives in East Riding County League Division 5 with their first league fixture at their home Oxen Lane against Haltemprice Rangers. Cliffe had being on their travels all of pre-season and whilst playing at a level worthy of victories, had not managed to register a... Continue Reading →
Cliffe Football Club vs. Thorpe Utd. (A) 1st Sept 07 (friendly)
result: 2-4 L Cliffe Football Club would once again line-up against Thorpe United away from home for their last pre-season friendly and with no wins in all their other friendlies and two straight losses, Cliffe FC manager, Keith Tiplady, was probably seeking a performance rather than the win before the league begins. Cliffe FC kicked... Continue Reading →
Cliffe Football Club vs. Hemingbrough Utd (N) 28th Aug 07 (friendly)
result: 2-4 L Cliffe played their third match in a week once again away from home but on a neutral ground for both teams as they faced their local rivals, Hemingbrough. This would be the first meeting between the two villages for around a decade, who would leave with the bragging rights? Cliffe's manager Keith... Continue Reading →
Cliffe Football Club vs. Selby RSSC Res (A) 25th Aug 07 (friendly)
result: 0-1 L Could Cliffe FC build on their encouraging performance away to Eastrington against Selby RSSC? Maybe not so. The game began promisingly with Dave Heron and Tom Hogg looking sharp but the hosts, Selby RSSC soon took a hold of the game using their set-piece prowess, threatening the Cliffe defence. The enevitable happened... Continue Reading →
Cliffe Football Club vs. Eastrington (A) 22nd Aug 07 (friendly)
result: 2-2 Cliffe Football Club once again were on their travels this time to a windy early evening Eastrington the 06/07 holders of the Division 5 title that Cliffe will be challenging for this forthcoming season. Cliffe began the match at a fast pace too fast for Eastrington and could of, and maybe should have... Continue Reading →
Cliffe Football Club vs. Thorpe Utd. Res (A) 11th Aug 07 (friendly)
result: 1-3 L Cliffe again were away from home for their second pre-season game against a Thorpe United reserve A side who last season were cup winners, winning the Barkston Ash Cup. The first half produced few clear chances for either side with Thorpe's best chances coming from Cliffe centre half Andy Moughan's back headers.... Continue Reading →
Cliffe Football Club vs. Barlby (N) 5th Aug 07 (friendly)
result: 1-1 With a good turn-out of 20 players Cliffe FC started life as a football club with a friendly against Barlby on Sunday 5th August. Cliffe began nervously and after David Evans got caught in possession play led to Andy Smith being put under pressure leading to a dubious penalty decision by the referee,... Continue Reading →
