United Youth 4-0 Bradford City Youth

Hat-trick hero Dan Rayson

With the youth team kicking off at Frenchfields, Penrith at noon and the first-team match at home to Millwall starting at 2pm I was unfortunately unable to attend the game today, the first youth team home match I've had to miss in two years disappointingly enough. What a game to miss as well with the Blues hammering Bradford City 4-0.

United went 1-0 up when Rayson finished neatly from a Matthew Blake long throw-in, the second goal then coming courtesy of a neat finish under the Bantams keeper from Stewardson to leave the Cumbrians 2-0 up at half-time. Rayson then notched the other two goals after the interval with useful finishes to claim his hat-trick on the day and seal an excellent victory for the young Blues.


United line-up :

Grant Carson, Jonny Blake, Matthew Blake, Terry Stewart, Dan Wordsworth, Matthew Wood, Matthew Brown, Andy Hardman, Mike Stewardson, Shaun Vipond, Dan Rayson.

Substitutes :

Ashley Combe, Richie Hoban and Dale Wilson.



Northern Section Round One Results

Burnley 2-8 Stockport
Carlisle 4-0 Bradford City
Chesterfield 2-4 Preston
Darlington 1-1 Tranmere (Tranmere won 5-4 on penalties)
Doncaster 0-3 Grimsby
Hartlepool 1-4 Boston
Macclesfield 0-1 Chester
Mansfield P-P Wrexham (waterlogged pitch)
Oldham 5-1 Shrewsbury
Rochdale 2-1 Rotherham
Scunthorpe 3-0 Accrington Stanley
Walsall 1-3 Bury


The Southern section of the draw contains 21 teams split into three groups of seven, every team plays the other one in their group once thus each side playing six games in total. The top placed club from each Group plus one second placed club with the best overall record then qualifying for the Area Semi Finals. Midway through the qualifying games the groups are topped by Swansea City, Northampton Town and Swindon Town, with Brentford currently the runner-up with the best record.


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