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On this day: Cirencester Archive

Cirencester Archive

• Staff at the 'Standard' are back ing Scott's bid in the FA Cup

  CIRENCESTER Town may be out of the FA Cup, but the Standard is keeping the town's trophy hopes high. read more

• Lee Clark scores the Fairford Town winner at Slimbridge FC

  FAIRFORD Town are through to the second round of Cherry Red Records Challenge Cup after edging Slimbridge out of the competition at the very first hurdle. read more

• Ladies' 1st XI hockey team picks up three much needed points

  REQUIRING all three points to get off the bottom of the league table, Cirencester Ladies found the right form to do exactly that on Saturday against a useful opposition from Bristol. read more

• Cirencester Town's FA Trophy hopes dashed at first hurdle

  AFTER their brilliant run in the FA Cup, Cirencester Town were unceremoniously dumped out of the FA Trophy 6-2 at the first hurdle by high-flying Redditch. read more

• Wendy Jones is athletic club's star in cross a country race

  WENDY Jones proved to be the star of Cirencester Athletics Club's opening campaign in the Oxford Cross Country League. read more

• Early goal for Stinchcombe puts Oaksey in the driving seat

  OAKSEY FC added to their run of wins by beating visiting CHQ by the odd goal in five in Saturday's Cirencester Football League Division One encounter. read more

• 'Mince Pies for Starters' - a racing certainty for Lord Oaksey

  ALTHOUGH it will undoubtedly make the ideal Christmas present for racing enthusiasts, Lord Oaksey's seasonally titled biography, 'Mince Pie for Starters', does not refer to Christmas fare but to his very first pony, a quirky Welsh pony named Mince Pie. read more

• A Fairford RFC victory gives fans something to shout about

  FAIRFORD RFC supporters were given an exciting if somewhat roller-coaster kind of Saturday afternoon as their team gained a first-ever league victory over visiting Ross-on-Wye. read more

• Purton FC hustle Highworth Town out of the Challenge Cup

  HAVING knocked Hellenic Premier Division Tuffley Rovers out of the preliminary round of the Challenge Cup, Division One leaders Purton claimed another Premier League scalp in round one on Saturday, defeating local rivals Highworth Town 2-1 at the Elms. read more

• One House is One Too Many Say Protestors

  CIRENCESTER Town Council has ruled out the possibility of a large housing development on the controversial Four Acres Field site. read more

• Spirited effort by Stow RFC fails to prevent a Maidenhead win

  STOW-ON-THE-WOLD'S good efforts shown in the previous week's encounter could not be repeated on Saturday and they were deservedly beaten 41-7 by their high-riding league visitors from Maidenhead. read more

• Luke earns the plaudits for his play on the polo field

  WESTONBIRT-based polo player Luke Tomlinson, whose parents, Simon and Claire, run the Beaufort Polo Club, has had his most successful season so far. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive