Barton Rovers Football Club

Promotion favourites Corby Town were the visitors to Sharpenhoe Road facing Rovers who’ve made a strong start to the season. The opening half was a cagey affair with little in the way of early scoring opportunities for either side. However, on 17 minutes home midfielder Dean Dummett had a glorious opportunity to put his side in front but failed to make his header powerful enough and Town keeper Craig Hill pulled off a super one-handed save at the expense of a Rovers corner wh

Rovers, on a good run of form, made the long trip to the South coast to face Brighton-based Whitehawk FC in the FA Trophy. A crowd of 400 were treated to an end-to-end cup tie that could and should have yielded many more goals than were reflected in the final score. Rovers were very unfortunate to go in at half-time two goals down especially when you consider that centre-back Lewis Thomas rattled a header off the underside of the bar before team-mate Niall Cooper made a fine

A team performance to savour, an eight-goal thriller, goal of the season contenders, plenty of controversy and Rovers occupying the lofty heights of second in the league table.......no Rovers fan could ask for more. Within 15 minutes of kick-off a whirlwind start by Rovers saw them two goals up, the first coming in the 3rd minute from a Nathan Tshikuna direct run at the Town defence who made the fatal mistake of backing off the Rovers midfielder who had been fed by a Charlie

The ‘other’ Rovers were the visitors to Sharpenhoe Road for this latest match in the sides’ League programs. Barton fielded an unchanged starting line-up following last Saturday’s game at Bedford Town. The home side kicked off facing up the ‘slope’ and were quickly into their side looking strong in defence, creative in midfield with the only first half criticism being a lack of quality finishing. Time after time during the half openings were made and squandered against a Kemp

Despite the rain deluge we’ve had, this league derby went ahead on a surface that was well-drained and perfect for football. The home side looked the more threatening in the early stages but, despite the lion’s share of possession, failed to bring Rovers keeper Niall Cooper into action. Rovers midfielder created space for debutant winger Brad Bell after 7 minutes but the Town defence closed ranks and a corner was conceded that came to nought for Rovers. Town midfielder Drew R