On this day 1998: Weymouth 9-0 Cinderford Town
WEYMOUTH 9 Gammon 21, 43, 50, Laws 31, 58, 80, Hutchinson 46, Powell 64, Hale 82 CINDERFORD TOWN 0 Weymouth shot to the top of the Dr Martens Southern Division with a spectacular nine-goal salvo that delighted their fans. A crowd of 1,109 — bigger than most in either the Premier Division or Vauxhall Conference—…
On this day 1971: Weymouth 1-0 Barnet
WEYMOUTH 1 BARNET 0 IT COULD be a happy Christmas for the Terras after all. In recent weeks I have watched the Weymouth players trudging dejectedly from their Rec ground after disappointing failure before their fans. But it was so much different for them on Saturday. The Terras were in much higher spirits after having…
On this day 1997: Chelmsford City 0-3 Weymouth
Chelmsford City 0 Weymouth 3 A DOUBLE Terras goal-strike within three minutes just after half-time settled this match between two promotion-chasing sides, but in reality there was only one team in it from the kick-off. Weymouth were by far the better side throughout, outclassing the current league leaders and but for some woeful late second…
On this day 1975: Cambridge City 1-3 Weymouth
In-form Terras chase the leaders CAMBRIDGE CITY 1 WEYMOUTH 3 THERE’S a lot more confidence in the Weymouth team these days. And at Cambridge on Saturday they gave another performance that suggested they could still make a bid for the Southern Premier League championship. Derek Courtney grabbed two more opportunist goals to take his tally…
On this day 1987: Weymouth 1-0 Dagenham
WEYMOUTH 1 DAGENHAM 0 DERISIVE shouts came from dissenting home fans when Weymouth manager Stuart Morgan pulled of Peter Turrell in the 74th minute and sent out substitute Andy Rowland to lead the attack against struggling Dagenham. But four minutes later, the fans were yelling joyfully as Rowland got up in determined fashion in the…
On this day 1982: Cardiff City 2-3 Weymouth
Morgan’s men storm back to land shock knockout CARDIFF CITY 2 WEYMOUTH 3 WEYMOUTH manager Stuart Morgan could hardly believe it as he jumped for joy and cheered wildly at 4.40 p.m. on Satuday. The young Welshman from Swansea and his team of part-timers had achieved a dream 3-2 victory over Third Division Cardiff City…
On this day 2014: Weymouth 3-2 Banbury United
Yetts strikes again to see off the Puritans WEYMOUTH 3 BANBURY UNITED 2 IT may have been a total of 92 days since the Terras’ last home league game, but a contest that had everything ensured that Evo-Stik Southern Premier Division action came back to the club with a bang on Saturday. And of course,…
On this day 1987: Wealdstone 0-2 Weymouth
WEALDSTONE 0 WEYMOUTH 2 WEYMOUTH took the lead in nine seconds at Wealdstone on Saturday. That’s the official time recorded by the referee, Mr. Brian Couldrey who told me: “It’s the fastest goal I have ever seen in 21 years of refereeing. It was fantastic!” It was, in fact, an own goal by Wealdstone defender,…
On this day 1979: Weymouth 2-1 Chelsea
WEYMOUTH 2 CHELSEA 1 WEYMOUTH manager Sluart Morgan promised that last night’s testimonial for Derek Courtney and Bryan Lawrence would be a night to remember. And he was proved right, with the Terras really turning on the style to beat Chelsea, the leaders of the Second Division. Weymouth’s victory was no fluke. No doubt encouraged…