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LEAGUE SEASON 1999 - 00

FAC = F.A. Cup, FAT = F.A.Trophy, MPC = Manchester Premier Cup, CSC = Cheshire Senior Cup, ULC = Unibond League Cup, UPC = Unibond Presidents Cup, UNI =Unibond League, qr = Qualifying Round, gs = Group Stage, qf =Quarter Final sf =Semi Final

12-11-99 HYDE UNITED 4 LANCASTER CITY 1 UNIBOND Att. 465
Simon Yeo had the Tigers first chance of the night when he hooked the ball over his head and wide after a free kick. Band won the ball in the centre of the pitch, drove forward and crossed for Walker to volley across the face of goal and wide. Soon afterwards, Walker broke free on the left but Thornley got down well to save. Simon Yeo cut inside from the left but again Thornley was able to smother the shot. Hyde lost goalkeeper Kurt Edgington with damaged ribs and Paul Taylor took over the gloves. The first thing Taylor had to do was pick the ball out of the net as on 33 minutes Lancaster broke away, Taylor came out and blocked the first effort but Kevin Barnes was able to poke home the rebound. Rob Hulse went close just before half-time when he rose to met Kojoe Taylor's cross and saw his glancing header fly across goal and wide. On 56 minutes Hyde were level, Yeo played the ball to Walker on the left, he hit the perfect cross and Rob Hulse powered his header past Thornley. The Hyde pressure continued as Steve Tobin's 20 yard shot was pushed away by Thornley but Lancaster could have restored their advantage when Kenny Mayers with time & space pulled his shot across goal with only Taylor to beat. Hyde went 2-1 ahead on 82 minutes when Walker fed Rob Hulse on the left, he cut inside two defenders and let fly with a shot that landed just inside the far post, a truly great goal. Hyde got their third on 87 minutes when a 30 yard Stuart Walker free kick which was meant as a cross eluded everyone and went in at the far post although I believe the goal has since been credited to Rob Hulse who almost got to it but didn't!!. Hyde sealed another victory in the last minute when Steve Tobin's corner was powered home by Brendan Aspinall

Team: Kurt Edgington, Gus Wilson, Kojoe Taylor, Brendan Aspinall, Paul Taylor, Peter Band, Steve Tobin, Neil Hall, Simon Yeo, Rob Hulse, Stuart Walker. Subs: Lloyd Richardson, Jody Banim, Matty Taylor for Edgington. Man of the Match:- Rob Hulse - whether it was 2 or 3 he got his finishing was top quality. Well done also to Stuart Walker for some great crossing & Paul Taylor for taking over in goals, not for the first time!!

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08-11-99 HYDE UNITED 1 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 3 ULC 2nd group stage Att. 305
Mark Cerealo shot Accrington into a ninth minute lead in this pointless cup game. He beat the Hyde defence with his run and shot past Bennett and in off the post. Accrington had a goal ruled out for a foul on Bennett before Peter Band equalised on 15 minutes, Yeo chipped the ball in from the left and the big man headed past Speare in the Stanley goal. Stanley went 2-1 up on 27 minutes when Cerealo slotted his second from close range after a right wing cross. Hulse then went close for the Tigers but he shot wide after Richardson cross played him in. A Walker ball from the left found Richardson in acres of space but he somehow shot over with just Speare to beat. John Coleman struck a post for Accrington early in the second half before Cerealo completed his hat-trick on 66 minutes when he slotted in after a mix up between Aspinall and Bennett. A goalmouth scramble saw Band's volley saved by Speare and Griffiths shoot just over from the edge of the penalty area. Accrington almost made it four in the last minute but Bennett made a great stop, tipping a 30 yard effort onto the crossbar.

Team: Bennett, Foster, K Taylor, Aspinall, Wilson, Band, Richardson, Hall, Yeo, Hulse, Walker. Subs: Griffiths for Walker, Banim for Richardson, P Taylor for Foster.

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02-11-99 BAMBER BRIDGE 2 HYDE UNITED 0 ULC 2nd group stage Att. 237
Hyde started brightly when Richardson's cross was met on the volley by Banim but the little man's effort hit the wrong side of the stanchion. Banim again had an opportunity when he turned in the box but his chip just floated over the top. Bamber Bridge took the lead on 12 minutes when Dave Carroll got down the left and slotted into the far corner. A run down the left by Griffiths and a one-two with Banim led to the ex Halifax man being clean through but Dootson blocked his effort in the goals. Carroll again got down the left for Bamber Bridge but this time Bennett easily saved at his near post. Bamber Bridge extended their lead in the 54th minute when Ian Vickers got free in the box and lashed home the second. A mix up in the Bamber Bridge penalty area saw Hyde go close as efforts from Yeo & Band were blocked but Brenchley's shot forced a great save from Dootson at point blank range. The next chance was when Gus Wilson gathered the ball 30 yards out and struck a thunderbolt which clipped the inside of the post but stayed out. Bamber almost scored a third when a cross from the left was headed down past Bennett but Scott Brenchley cleared off the goaline.

Team: Bennett, Foster, Lonergan, Aspinall, Wilson, Band, Richardson, Hall, Yeo, Banim, Griffiths. Subs Walker for Banim, Brenchley for Richardson, P Taylor. Man of the match: Willie Griffiths - His full debut and it was promising, his pace was a constant threat and he was unlucky when faced with two one on one situations, He has potential & can only get better.

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30-10-99 BLYTH SPARTANS 3 HYDE UNITED 4 UNIBOND Att. 412
Blyth stunned The Tigers by going 3-0 up inside eleven minutes at Croft park today. An error by Band on 7 minutes followed by confusion in the Hyde defence led to Blower slotting the first past the helpless Bennett. The second goal came on ten minutes, Foster lost the ball in the Blyth half and the home side broke away with Stewart forcing a save from Bennett but no-one could stop Gustavo Di Lella from tapping home the rebound. Stewart then scored a great goal thirty seconds later when he shot over Bennett from the edge of the box. The strong wind behind The Spartans was helping the home team and they almost scored a fourth when Di Lella pulled the ball wide after getting through. Hyde scored with their first shot on 42 minutes when Steve Tobin lashed home a shot into the top corner from 25 yards. It could have been 3-2 at half time but Terry Burke made a terrific save from Neil Hall's curling shot just before the interval. Rob Hulse headed a wind assisted free kick past Burke and into the far corner on 57 minutes to bring Hyde back into the game and on 71 minutes Yeo laid the ball to Hall whose cross was taken by Griffiths and knocked in on the line by Rob Hulse to level the scores. Griffiths who had his best game for The Tigers made Burke save at his near post following a good little run. The Tigers stole all three points on 80 minutes when Steve Tobin rolled the ball past Burke and Rob Hulse closed down the defender to complete his hat-trick although everyone in the ground, Hyde fans included, thought that the on loan striker had knocked the ball in with his hands. Blyth had one last chance before the end when a curling effort bounced off the crossbar and over. The game ended with an unsavory incident when some Hyde players got involved with Di Lella and a number of Blyth's supporters also spilled onto the pitch to get involved as well.

Team: Bennett, Foster, Lonergan, Aspinall, Wilson, Band, Tobin, Hall, Yeo, Hulse, Walker. Subs: Banim, M Taylor, Griffiths for Walker.

Man of the Match:- Rob Hulse - Ok he got 3 goals but when things were looking grim at 0-3 this guys was running, chasing & hassling opponents to try and start a comeback.

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25-10-99 HYDE UNITED 1 BARROW 0 UNIBOND Att. 460
The Tigers made hard work of this victory against a Barrow side full of energy. Jody Banim went on one his runs on nine minutes before testing Horridge in the Barrow goal with a stinging drive which was pushed for a corner. Kojoe Taylor "scored" from the corner but he had actually punched the ball and it was disallowed. Stuart Walker hit a speculative shot from the edge of the box that Horridge let slip between his legs and according to those level, over the goal line although neither the referee or his assistant signaled a goal. Barrow's only real chance of the half arrived from a corner kick which drifted wide of the back post. Simon Yeo beat Horridge to the ball but the goalkeeper lept to his feet to save his shot in style and Yeo was again unlucky when he hit the post after Hall had
played him through. Banim went close early in the second half with a dipping shot just over the top and Horridge again foiled Yeo with a good save. The Tigers scored the winner on 58 minutes after a scramble Tobin hit a shot which was deflected into the path of Stuart Walker who slid the ball home underneath Horridge's attempted block. Peter Band went on a long run and fed Walker whose curling shot from eighteen yards was excellently tipped over by Horridge in full flight. For all Hyde's chances the game was still very tight and Barrow went close when a left wing cross was headed over from ten yards. The last chance of the game also fell to Barrow in the sixth minute of stoppage time they won a corner which Graham Bennett did well to block on the six yard line.

Team: Bennett, Foster, Kojoe Taylor,Lonergan, Wilson, Band, Tobin, Hall, Yeo, Banim, Walker. Subs: Cox, Brenchley, Griffiths (all not used).

Man of the Match: Gus Wilson - Played solidly at the back restricting Barrow's forwards. Stuart Walker also had a great game.

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23-10-99 HYDE UNITED 2 EMLEY 3 UNIBOND Att. 552
Simon Yeo had a great chance to score in the first minute as he burst through the defence but Rhodes saved his shot using his feet. Poor defending by Gus Wilson saw Emley go close with a dipping shot from twelve yards but it just cleared the crossbar. A cross from the left by Yeo saw Peter Band head the ball down but Hulse couldn't connect as the ball sped past him and wide. Emley took the lead on 18 minutes when a deep corner was headed back across goal and Miles Thorpe lashed home from close range. The game became a midfield battle until a minute from half time when Yeo made a run down the right and pulled the ball back for Rob Hulse to equalise.
First Half injury time saw Yeo provide another cross but Peter Band on the stretch could only manage to hit the post. Emley went 2-1 ahead on 56 minutes when Miles Thorpe headed home a corner. Hyde were awarded a penalty on 58 minutes and with regular taker Paul Taylor still injured it was left for Simon Yeo to have a go. Rhodes anticipated his kick though and dived to his right to push the ball for a corner. Tobin's corner kick was excellent and Rob Hulse rose highest to power an equaliser. Emley won the game on 75 minutes when Darren Day chipped Bennett following some more bad set piece defending from Hyde although Jody Banim did strike the crossbar in the final minute of the game.

Team: Bennett, Foster, K Taylor, Lonergan,Wilson, Band, Tobin, N Hall, Yeo, Hulse, Walker Subs: Banim for Foster, Brenchley, Griffiths for Walker.

Man of the Match: Rob Hulse - Scored two good goals, If he carries on like this Crewe will recall him!!!

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16-10-99 HYDE UNITED 5 BLYTH SPARTANS 2 UNIBOND Att. 412
Hyde started the game with a new player, Rob Hulse who has signed on loan from Crewe Alexandra. Simon Yeo had the first attempt of the game when he drilled a shot from the edge of the penalty area past the post. A long throw from Kojoe Taylor on 15 minutes was then flicked on by Hulse into path of Simon Yeo who lashed home on the volley. Blyth equalised on 17 minutes when Glen Robson shot home after some poor defending. The Tigers regained the advantage on 22 minutes after a cleared free kick was headed back in by Walker and Simon Yeo was there to grab his second of the game. Blyth almost levelled again when a free kick was swung in and headed towards the bottom corner but Graham Bennett leapt across his goal to produce a fine save. Steve Tobin played in Stewart Walker whose shot was saved well by Burke, his job was made more difficult as he was falling backwards at the time. A poor backpass was pounced upon by Simon Yeo on 44 minutes and the league's top goalscorer went round Burke to take his season's tally to 17. Kojoe Taylor needed Bennett to help him just after the break as his mistake gave Robson a clear run at goal, Bennett obliged his teammate as his blocked the strikers effort. Hyde got their fourth on 49 minutes when Scott Brenchley headed home Walker's free kick. The lead increased again on 69 minutes after some good work by Walker got Yeo away down the left, his centre was low and Rob Hulse scored a well deserved goal. To Blyth's credit they didn't fold and actually had the better of the last twenty minutes with Bennett making a couple more good saves before Glen Robson scored a second for Blyth on 77 minutes after the Hyde defence was well and truly beaten by the strikers run.

Team: GrahamBennett, Kojoe Taylor, Matty Taylor, Brendan Aspinall, Gus Wilson, Peter Band, Steve Tobin, Neil Hall, Simon Yeo, Rob Hulse, Stewart Walker. Subs: Jody Banim, Scott Brenchley for Aspinall, Willy Griffith for Walker.

Man of the Match:- Simon Yeo, What can you say after his fourth hat trick inside a year?

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09-10-99 HYDE UNITED 0 WORKSOP TOWN 0 UNIBOND Att. 580
Hyde thought they had scored in the first ten minutes but Yeo's header from Tobin's cross was disallowed for offside. Worksop had a great chance to open the scoring on 15 minutes a cross from the right was met by Stafford and Graham Bennett did well to stop, never mind hold on to his header. The assistant referees were working overtime as both defences played the offside game but Banim tried to foil that when his twisting run got him behind the defence but his shot went across goal and wide. The second half saw both sides try a little harder to break the deadlock, Yeo's mazy dribble from the right produced a shot straight at the keeper and then Banim hit a drive from twenty yards just over. The chance of the game fell to the usually clinical Simon Yeo who found himself in acres of space with just the keeper to beat but shot straight at him. Worksop went close with a rising drive and then after some poor defending they shot wide from six yards to sum up the game.

Team: Bennett, K Taylor, M Taylor, Aspinall, Wilson, Band, Tobin, Hall, Yeo, Banim, Walker. Subs: Haw for Walker, Brenchley, Cox for M Taylor.

Man of the match: Simon Yeo - not at his best today.

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05-10-99 FLIXTON 1 HYDE UNITED 2 ULCgroups Att. 96
The Tigers should now progress into the second stage of the league cup after a dull affair at Valley Road. The Tigers dominated the possession without really making any clear cut chances. Kojoe Taylor pumped a free kick into the penalty area on 55 minutes and the ball fell to Simon Yeo who smashed home on the volley. A goalkeeping error on 70 minutes left Simon Yeo with a simple tap in before Flixton cut the advantage to one when they scored on 85 minutes. Hyde then had an injury scare when Yeo was stretchered off after a nasty looking tackle by the Flixton goalkeeper, when contact was made there was a cracking sound but it has since been confirmed that Simon has not broken his leg.

Team: Bennett, K Taylor, M Taylor, Foster, Wilson, Band, Richardson, Hall, Yeo, Haw, Walker. Subs: Brenchley for Richardson, Banim for Haw, Cox for Band.

Man of the match: Simon Yeo - Both he and Steve Haw did well, Simon scored both goals.

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02-10-99 FRICKLEY ATHLETIC 3 HYDE UNITED 1 UNIBOND Att. 145
Hyde lost their unbeaten league record at Westfield Lane although they dominated the second half. New signing Walker crossed for Band but he connected badly on the volley with just the keeper to beat. A long ball forward drew out Bennett but the Hyde goalie was second to the ball and was lucky to see Frickley only hit the post. Frickley then had a number of corners and while the Hyde defence looked a little shaky, they coped adequately. Simon Yeo chested down a long ball into Banim's path, his shot was blocked but then fell back to Yeo who blasted over from twelve yards. Frickley went ahead on 35 minutes when a loose ball found the centre forward in the six yard box and he promptly fired home. Aspinall should have scored for Hyde on 47 minutes but he shot over from 4 yards in a scramble. A Steve Tobin corner was headed goalwards by Yeo but pushed out by the keeper, this led to a goalmouth scramble with Frickley clearing off the line. On 61 minutes a cross from the left wasn't dealt with and the unmarked centre forward knocked home his second. Steve Haw was unlucky when his header was pushed onto the crossbar following a Tobin cross. Frickley beat Hyde's offside trap on 81 minutes and their centre forward claimed his hat-trick by beating Bennett. Hyde scored a consolation in the 87th minute when Walker latched onto a pass and slotted in. Steve Haw thought he had scored a minute later but the linesman had his flag raised.

Team: Graham Bennett, Kojoe Taylor, Matty Taylor, Brendan Aspinall, Gus Wilson, Peter Band, Lloyd Richardson, Neil Hall, Simon Yeo, Jody Banim, Stuart Walker. Subs: McConnell for Banim, Haw for M Taylor, Tobin for Richardson:

Man of the Match: Steve Tobin - Had a decent half on his return to the club, gave a good display in terms of performance & effort.

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28-09-99 NANTWICH TOWN 3 HYDE UNITED 4 after extra time.CSC1 Att. 91
Hyde drew first blood at Jackson Avenue on 28 minutes when Banim's shot was parried by the goalkeeper Simon Yeo was on hand to tuck away the rebound. Nantwich drew level on 33 minutes and took the lead on 46 minutes when a great through ball was tucked away by the centre forward. Hyde had a few chances go begging, McConnell, Banim, Haw and Brenchley all going close but it wasn't until 83 minutes that they drew level. A cross from the left was flicked on by Haw and Jody Banim curled a half volley round the goalkeeper and into the far corner. Extra time saw Nantwich retake the lead on 101 minutes and for all Hyde's possession it looked as though they were going out. This was not to be the case as on 115 minutes Simon Yeo got round the back and lashed home his 12th of the season. Hyde then won the game after Hall's cross on 118 minutes was turned in by Jody Banim.

Team: 1 Graham Bennett, 2 Kojoe Taylor, 3 George Switzer, 4 Brendan Aspinall, 5 Gus Wilson, 6 Scott Brenchley, 7 Matty Taylor, 8 Neil Hall 9 Simon Yeo, 10 Jody Banim, 11 Tony Rodwell. 12 Darren McConnell for Aspinall, 14 Steve Haw for Rodwell, 15 Lloyd Richardson for Brenchley.

Man of the match: MATTY TAYLOR - The crowd were impressed by him enough to come up with " OOH AAH MATTY TAYLOR". Could this lead to follow up song for Kojoe & Paul?

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26-09-99 HYDE UNITED 1 MARINE 1 UNIBOND Att. 552
Marine shot wide from the left early on but really should have scored in this top of the table clash. A mistake at the back by Marine saw Simon Yeo pounce and steer home his tenth goal of the season to put Hyde ahead on 11 minutes. Peter Band had a header saved by Clarke after a cross from Aspinall. Marine equalised on 35 minutes when John Morgan latched onto Townsend's cross to fire past Graham Bennett. Jody Banim took on a defender and fired in a near post shot but Clarke managed to beat the ball away. The second half started with Gus Wilson feeding Yeo who cut in from the right but Clarke saved his shot. Clarke again came to Marine's rescue as he tipped Banim's free kick round the post. Mark Howard chased a long ball and Yeo fired over after Howards header fell to him. Marine went close when a corner was flicked on at the front post but no connection was made as the ball fizzed across the goalmouth. In the last minute Jody Banim whipped in a free kick but Clarke again saved to earn Marine a point.

Team: 1 Graham Bennett, 2 Kojoe Taylor, 3 George Switzer, 4 Brendan Aspinall, 5 Gus Wilson, 6 Peter Band, 7 Matty Taylor, 8 Neil Hall, 9 Simon Yeo 10 Jody Banim 11 Mark Howard. Subs: 12 Tony Rodwell, 14. Scott Brenchley for Band, 15 Chris Dolby: Man of the match:

Brendan Aspinall - Another solid game at the back, Will Paul Taylor get back into the team????

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