Hansworth Turf 3 Redmires 5 (League, 29th January)

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Laycock Sports 2 Redmires 4 (League, 22nd January)

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Official view: Laycock Sports rise up the table came to an abrupt halt as a Dave Knaggs inspired Redmires gained their first win since October. Knaggs gave Redmires an early lead and Mikey Taylor doubled it, before missing another chance to extend it further. Sam Read pulled one back before half time, but after the break Knaggs hit his second into the far corner before setting up a fourth for Nick Hickson’s diving header. Nick Owen pulled a second one back from the penalty spot, but Redmires lead was never really threatened.

Civil Service 3 Redmires 0 (League, 9th January)

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Official view: In the CBC Premier, leaders Civil Service needed two Lee Wild strikes to see off Redmires. Wes Bamford gave Service the lead against the run of play near the end of a first half. Redmires weren’t having the best of luck and after having a strong claim for a penalty turned down by the referee, midfielder Nick Hickson missed four glorious chance to bring his side level. Service introduced Wild at half time to shake things up and he repaid his managers faith in him with two goals to keep his side in control.

The Vine 2 Redmires 2 {4-2 aet} (League Cup QF, 4th December)

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Official view: The all CBC Premier tie saw Redmires take the lead at The Vine when a good move was finished off by Dave Knaggs. Dan Bateman hit a post as The Vine strove for an equaliser and it was Bateman that flicked the ball on for Davidson to eventually draw them level before half time. The tie looked to be going Redmires way again when Knaggs was brought down in the area and Dave Elliott scored from the spot, but Davidson took the tie to extra time when he raced onto Shaun Blythe’s through ball to score. Redmires started extra time the strongest and hit a post before missing two sitters and they paid for it when Davidson completed his hat-trick with a great solo run and he confirmed their semi final place when added a fourth after Bateman beat the offside trap before squaring the ball to him.

Redmires 1 Laycock Sports 3 (League, 27th November)

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Official view: Laycock Sports were quick off the mark at Redmires with Nick Owen scoring after a mistake by the Karl Taylor in the Redmires goal. Sam Read added a second after just eight minutes, but after that it was Redmires that dominated play, hitting the woodwork three times. They were hit on the break though as Read picked the ball up on the edge of his own area before racing away to leave a static defence in his wake and score his second. Redmires did eventually pull one back through Dave Knaggs, but it wasn’t enough to change the game.

The Vine 3 Redmires 2 (League, 20th November)

FINE PERFORMANCE NOT A VINE RESULT
We knew we were in for a tough game at League front runners The Vine on their small school pitch at Westfield. We started off very well and scored after 15 minutes when Nick Hickson found himself in the right place in front of goal again. We suffered an early blow when Dave Booth had to come off with an injured knee, to be replaced by Sean Downing up front. We were playing the better football in the first half whilst always having to deal with Vines long ball game. We maybe should have had a penalty but the referee adjudged the ball to have hit the defenders hand accidently. We looked the more likely to score but had to be content to go in at half time one up. HALF TIME 1-0. Kicking downhill The Vine began to get on top and a speculative shot struck Dave Elliot’s arm when he was unsighted, but unlike our shout in the first half the referee gave a penalty which gave Vine the chance they wanted. We then had to withstand a Stoke like barrage of long balls and throw ins and it was from one of these Vine took the lead. Big Sam Barthram, making his first start of the season and having a good game in midfield had to come off with a back pull and we brought Mikey Taylor on up front and we again got on top and Downing picked out Dave Knaggs to score from close in and Knaggs also had a good chance to add a third but just fluffed his shot under pressure. We were still under a lot of long ball pressure despite  playing the better football and from one of Vine’s corners the inswinger deceived Karl Taylor to curl into the far corner. On balance we did not deserve to lose this game and hope we can play as well again on this same pitch in the cup in two weeks time.

Official view: Nick Hickson scored from close range to give Redmires a half time lead at The Vine, but the home side levelled when Chris Shirtcliffe’s long throw was adjudged to have been handled in the area and Rikki Davidson rifled home the penalty. Andrew Marsh then won the ball on the half-way line before beating two men and setting Davidson up for his second, but Shaun Downing crossed for Dave Knaggs to level for Redmires. Both had chances, but a winner eventually went The Vine’s way when Danny Seaman’s corner eluded everyone and found the net.

Redmires 3 Stannngton Village 3 (League, 13th November)

TWO POINTS LOST RATHER THAN ONE GAINED
We had looked forward to playing our old rivals Stannington Village particularly as they were near the top of the League having a perfect unbeaten record of five wins. They had beaten us easily in the first match of the season and this was the chance to prove our improvement and show that result to be false. Things couldn’t have started worse for us really when after ten minutes a hopeful shot by them was sliced off centre back Luke Siggs left foot to leave Karl Taylor helpless. It didn’t deter our effort however and we scored a great equaliser when Nick Hickson yet again rose above the defence to head home a Dave Knaggs corner to make his score four headers in the last four matches. Mikey Taylor was causing them problems with his good ball control and pace and when he got through and just about to shoot their centre back slide tackled him from behind bringing him down. As he was the last defender, the referee had no option but to send him off. Knaggs stepped up to take the penalty but the keeper made a good save. We continued to have the better of the early exchanges and whilst they looked dangerous on occasions we took the lead when Hickson again found a good position to score from close range. HALF TIME 2-1. Whilst it looked like we were in poll position against their ten men and we did get on top for a while we missed a couple of chances and this proved costly as the lad who had scored four against in the first match eluded three of our players to hit a great left foot past Taylor to equalise. We then made a change bringing off Sean Downing with Dave Booth up front and Taylor moving to the right wing. The move paid off when Booth was on hand to tap in from close range to put us ahead. We went close to extending our lead when Dave Eliot and Booth got in each others way for a header which just went over the bar. Village had a couple of near misses but it looked like we would hold on, however they managed to get a late equaliser when a speculative shot went through several bodies and deceived big Karl. It was a shame we didn’t win against possibly the best team in the division but it showed the progress we have made since that opening day of the season. Ben Palmer had his best game of the season against his old team and our defence looked solid enough.

Official view: It proved to be a very good day for Service as Stannington Village also dropped their first points and only a late Josh Coulson strike saved them from defeat at Redmires. After taking an early lead when Tom Donlan’s cross was turned into his own net by Luke Siggs, Stannington were pegged back as Nick Hickson headed home a Dave Knaggs corner and they might look upon it as a point gained rather than two lost as they were then reduced to ten men after Jack Mylnek saw red for a mis-timed tackle on Mikey Taylor when he through on goal. The resulting penalty was brilliantly saved by Nathan Ryan, but he was beaten soon afterwards by Hickson’s second of the game. Although Jon Wall bent an equaliser into the top corner, Village’s unbeaten record looked as if it would go when David Booth put Redmires in front again, but they rescued a point when Josh Coulson fired through a crowd of players to beat the unsighted keeper.

Ecclesfield Players Lounge 2 Redmires 5 (League Cup Round 3, 6th November)

REMEMBER REMEMBER THE 6TH OF NOVEMBER 
We had to make a late change to the starting line up when full back Steve Vale failed to show moving Luke Siggs to right full back and Dale White starting in Vale’s place. We couldn’t have had a better start when in our first attack Sean Downing caught the ball just right on the edge of the area to beat the keeper. PL were playing quite well, with the G3 pitch suiting their passing game and they looked the better side for a while. It was no surprise when they equalised 15 minutes later, but we looked very dangerous when we got through their defence. With ten minutes left in the half, we were very surprised when the referee stopped play and gave the keeper a red card for insulting behaviour and in addition awarded us a penalty. Dave Elliot, who, with regular penalty taker Dave Knaggs off the field with a pulled hamstring, took the kick and made no mistake. Young Mikey Taylor was having his first full start and justified his selection with a brilliant strike from outside the box which flew into the roof of the net, giving the keeper no chance. We continued to work hard and White in particular was having a good game against their danger man. Elliot and James Kirkham were playing well against their two big strikers, but PL kept fighting hard. However another good move resulted in Nick Hickson scoring with his head for the third week in succession. HALF TIME 1-4. In the second half, PL kept battling but were finding the loss of their keeper hard although his substitute did well. Ben Palmer who had a good game in midfield had one spectacular drive which hit the bar. They had a couple of decent chances but spurned them and we were able to make a substitution with big Sam Barthram coming on for the last half an hour. PL managed to pull one back but their number 7 who had been yellow carded for a two footed tackle earlier was sent from the field after another bad tackle and this gave us even more control of the game. They had several free kicks on the edge of the box which they failed to convert but when we got one, Barthram dinked the ball through the wall and the clever spin he put on it made the keeper spill it and Rob Gardiner who had come on for Knaggs was on it like a flash to put it past the keeper. A strange game in a way with several things going our way but the result was never in doubt. 

Official view: The League have removed their match report for the above game.

Redmires 5 Yew Tree 0 (League, 30th October)

TREE CUT DOWN TO SIZE
After last weeks result against Stocksbridge there was more of an air of confidence about the team and Yew Tree were without their main striker, so things looked promising. We took a while to get into stride and the first goal seemed a long time coming, but it was from a very good free kick from Dave Elliot right in front of their keep which was well back headed in by Nick Hickson who once again was in the right place to score. We started to settle down and played much better but didn’t add further to our score in the first half. Yew Tree failed to trouble big Karl Taylor and we should have added a further goal to our tally. HALF TIME 1-0. Dave Knaggs who had had a couple of attempts with free kicks in the first half got a another one on the edge of their box and this time lined it up perfectly to flight the ball past the keeper to put us two up. We made our first substitution shortly afterwards with Mike Taylor coming on up front to replace Dave Booth who had worked very hard. Taylor was immediately into the action with some excellent runs and ball control and he put us three up when he coolly finished a good move. Our midfield trio of Ben Palmer, Luke Siggs and Hickson were controlling the midfield and the game, ably supported by the full backs Steve Vale and James O’Connell. At the back James Kirkham and Elliot, who improves with every game, looked solid. Mikey Vella was then introduced instead of the busy Sean Downing down the right and he combined very well with Taylor with a pass into the box which Taylor spun onto to hit number four. Vella got on the score sheet himself when the ball fell nicely onto his right foot and he despatched it past the keeper with aplomb. A good performance from an improving team.

Official view: Mikey Taylor also scored twice as Redmires beat Yew Tree to climb into the top half of the table. Nick Hickson headed Redmires into a first half lead and Dave Knaggs expertly taken free kick extended it soon after the break. Taylor then rounded the keeper to score his first for the club and he quickly added his second before Michael Vella netted his first for the club and Redmires fifth.

Stocksbridge 2 Redmires 3 (League, 23rd October)

BRIDGE PUT IN THE STOCKS
Following our weeks break, we were playing against Stocksbridge on their horrible pitch at Brackon Moor a pitch we have never won on. Luckily Stocksbridge were in an awful run of form without a win this season following their winning the title last year. The system we played seemed to work very well even though we were still without some players. It was nice to see young Mikey Taylor on the bench who has come to every training session and been to watch all our games whilst serving his suspension for a misdemeanour for his previous club. The spirit in the team was good and we started well on this uneven pitch and took the lead when the hard working Nick Hickson rose to head the ball against the bar but nodded in the rebound. Dave Knaggs was causing their right back a lot of trouble with his pace and skill down the left and it was he who put in a great cross for Dave Booth to rise above the defence to head the ball into the corner. HALF TIME 2-0. We attacked as soon as the second half started and Knaggs cut inside the full back to curl a right footed shot past the keeper. We continued to dominate and Taylor came on up front and immediately looked at home, showing some nice touches and he was a little unlucky not to nab a couple of goals. Stocksbridge managed to make a chance late on and caught our defence on the turn with one of their characteristic ploys with their player driving the ball home. They then scored again and we began to get a bit anxious and give the ball away but we managed to see it out for a vital win which moves us up the table. Luke Siggs in his customary role in midfield had a fine game and we looked solid throughout the team.

Official view: Stocksbridge’s miserable run continued when they lost 3-2 at home to Redmires. Nick Hickson headed Redmires into an early lead and they doubled it before half time when Dave Knaggs crossed for Dave Booth to head home. It got worse for Steels soon after the break when Knaggs cut in from the wing to add a third for Redmires, but Steels finally got themselves together and Adam Todd pulled one back before Wayne Hughes gave Redmires an uncomfortable last few minutes.

Arundel Ex Servicemen 1 Redmires 1 {4-1 aet} (Senior Cup Round 1, 9th October)

EX MEN EXTRA WIN
We started this match against Meadowhall Arundel with Dave Booth up front and James Kirkham returning to centre half. Things went very well for us in the first half and the best thing was the form of Karl Taylor in goal who made a couple of blinding saves. We were bright in attack and were by far the more likely to score. HALF TIME 0-0. We managed to hit the post three times before Booth managed to slot one past the keeper who was having something of a charmed life in goal. The match continued in the same vein, with us very much on top, going close and missing a couple of very good chances to go further ahead. Their main danger was their centre forward, a very good dribbler with the ball but frustrating for his team mates. It looked like we were going to hang on and it was only in injury time that they managed to grab the equaliser much to our chagrin. FULL TIME 1-1. In extra time, everything went their way and with a fresh impetus they managed to get on top and we were somewhat deflated when they managed to add three goals in the extra time. A few of their supporters were sympathetic and said we were very unlucky not to win as we were certainly the better team, although the final score does not reflect that.

Official view: Although Redmires led at Arundel Ex-Servicemens with a Dave Booth goal they eventually went out to late goals by the home side.

Bulls Head 2 Redmires 3 (League Cup Round 2, 2nd October)

BULLSEYE
We faced a tough draw in the League Cup 3rd Round away against the current Division 1 leaders but we were fairly confident we could play better than in the pre season friendly which we lost 2-1. With again lack of subs on the bench due to injuries we decided to change the line up slightly with Rob Gardiner starting in midfield alongside Nick Hickson and Ben Palmer. Bulls Head opened the scoring against the run of play but we equalised when Hickson scored with a great volley and we had much the better of the first half with the pace of Dale White and Sean Downing causing them problems plus the clever play of Dave Knaggs. We took the lead with a White strike following good work by Knaggs and we continued to dominate the match. HALF TIME 2-1. In the second half Gardiner who looked much happier in midfield settled the match for us with a long raking strike, and we had further chances to go ahead against our despondent opponents but couldn’t quite seal it and to Bulls Head credit they managed to grab a late second goal which gave us something to think about for the last few minutes.

Official view: Redmires knew they had a tricky tie at Division One leaders Bulls Head and they must have feared the worst when John Kentzer put Bull ahead, but Redmires hit back to lead at half time through Nick Hickson’s volley and a Dale White strike. Rob Gardiner scored a third to give Redmires some breathing space and they needed it as Kerry Dixon netted a second for Bull in a frantic finale.

Redmires 1 Handsworth Turf 5 (League, 25th September)

FROM HEROES TO ZEROS
We were rather struggling for a team against old foes Handsworth Turf and with several players unavailable for selection including Chris Cotterill who had damaged ankle ligaments at training which looked like being a 6 to 8 week layoff, we started with James O’Connell at left back although he was carrying a groin strain. Luke Siggs was also out with a pulled hamstring, as was Sean Downing with an injured ankle. So with a disrupted team we knew we would be up against it. In effect we played ok in the first half and Dale White ran on to a cross to equalise a goal for Handsworth. We continued to play ok but bit by bit Handsworth took charge of the game. HALF TIME 1-1. In the second half our lack of subs began to tell as players tired and the only change was to bring on Dave Elliot at right back as the exhausted O’Connell had to come off. Elliot impressed and on reflection probably should have started. However, our defence continued to look shaky against their forwards and it was no surprise that they went on to win the game comfortably. Mikey Vella also had to come off and Sean Downing did his best carrying his injury.

Official view: Handsworth Turf celebrated their new sponsorship deal with Bramhalls Body Repair & MOT Centre at Handsworth with their first CBC Premier win of the season, 5-1 at Redmires. After a super Mario Esposito opener for Turf, Redmires levelled before half time through Dale White, but after the break Andy Stevens created a real landmark for Handsworth by netting for them for the fourteenth consecutive season. Joe France then set Jack Hall up for a third and Hall slid in to hit his second soon after, before James Leesley completed the scoring in a game well refereed by Bob Martin.

Redmires 4 Hemsworth Villa 3 (League, 18th September)

KNAGGS BAGS FOUR
With so many players unavailable (eight since Thursday night) we were really struggling to get a team out to play against Villa who were themselves were without their full squad. Young Mikey Vella came into the team for the first time this season and Dave Booth also made his debut up front. Vella in particular justified his selection with a good performance on the right side of midfield and with the predatory instincts of Dave Knaggs who had by far his best game of the season, we created plenty of good chances. It was Knaggs who opened the scoring latching onto a through ball by Luke Siggs to fire us into the lead. Soon afterwards we went two up when Knaggs slotted home a penalty after being brought down himself. We continued to dominant the match until against the run of play their really good striker evaded James Kirkham and put them back in the match. However, more great play by Knaggs saw him score once again having latched on to good ball from Nick Hickson, completing a first half hat trick. HALF TIME 3-1. With Siggs pulling a hamstring minutes before the half time whistle, we virtually played the second half with ten men, as we had no subs to bring on. Villa began to fight back right from the start of the second half and penned us back quite often. We gave them hope by conceding two sloppy goals early in the second half and they begain to gain some confidence, until Knaggs added his fourth goal and crown a great performance to give us the victory in a hard fought match. A fine performance set with the team we were able to put out and a good reminder that the squad and not individuals will get us through in this league.

Official view: Redmires Knagged to first win - Dave Knaggs hit all his side's four goals as Redmires collected their first win of the season in a real seven goal thriller with Hemsworth Villa. Two instinctive strikes allowed Knaggs to put Redmires two up early on and although Nick Owen pulled one back for Villa, a penalty allowed Knaggs to complete his hat-trick before the break. The second half saw Matt Bray provide a second for Owen before Alex Yule set up Liam Pigott for an equaliser, but Villa were caught out by a ball over their defence and Knaggs grabbed his fourth to give Redmires their first victory back in the CBC Premier.

Southey Social 1 Redmires 0 (League, 11th September)

KIRKHAM PAYS THE PENALTY
We were returned to the scene of our 5-1 victory last year with hopes that we might be able to repeat the dose. With Andy Jones back from a long break from the team, he started the match on the bench. It was a tight game with both defences well on top and chances few and far between. We perhaps had the better chances in the first half with Ben Palmer just missing with his chip and Nick Hickson going close. Luke Siggs and co were dealing well with the clever runs of our old player Danny Lindley, but Rob Womack another ex player looked most likely to score. HALF TIME 0-0. Ironically it was another ex player John Mellor who put Southey in front after centre back James Kirkham lunged into the back of their striker in the area giving away the penalty which Mellor converted. We tried to get back into it but we didn’t have the wherewithal to break down their defence and in the end of a very tight game in which the pleasing factor was our defending.

Official view: Southey Social are celebrating their first ever win in the top flight when a John Mellor penalty gave them the points against one of Mellor's old clubs Redmires. Another ex-Redmires player, Danny Lindley had hit the bar with a free-kick and Jason Slew - brother of ex-Blade Jordan Slew - might have also scored but the one goal proved enough.

Redmires 3 Civil Service 4 (League, 8th September)

POINTS LOST ON SERVICE
To be addeWe were facing our second stern test in a week with a midweek fixture against last years cup winners Civil Service and despite having a large squad we found ourselves not being able to field our strongest side again. We started the match lively enough and both teams went close but it was Civil who took the lead after ten minutes and we went further behind shortly afterwards. We didn’t lay down however and following a good move Sean Downing put us back into before half time. We looked a bit shaky at the back at times and the frailties shown in the second half against Village returned. HALF TIME 1-2. Things went much the same in the second half with Civil having most of the pressure and it was no surprise that following our give away goal last Sunday we again conceded direct from a corner. We then for some reason found our form and played some decent football as Civil took their foot off the pedal and new boy Rob Gardiner got his first for the club and towards the end Luke Siggs managed to get the ball over the line off one of their defenders to bring it back to 3-3. We continued to press and if anybody was going to score it looked likely to be us, but in the end it was Civil who broke away and managed to get the winner ten minutes from the end. So an improved performance but with the undoubted fact that we needed not to give away soft goals.

Official view: Civil Service also made it six out of six by just pipping Redmires in a seven goal thriller. Danny Fowler headed Service in front and Gavin Wills got a fortunate second, direct from a corner, but they took their foot off the pedal and Redmires pulled one back through Shaun Downing. After the break Paul Billard restored Service's two goal lead, but Redmires hit back strongly and deservedly levelled through Rob Gardiner and Luke Siggs strikes. Service threw on sub Adam Firth and he put them ahead again, but only some desperate defending stopped Redmires earning a point.

Stannington Village 6 Redmires 1 (League, 4th September)

REDMIRES HIT FOR SIX
What looked a tricky first match on our return to the Premier Division so proved to be true. We started off very well and shook last years Premier runners up by taking the lead after ten minutes when Dave Knaggs pressurised their defender and he gave their keeper no chance to put us one up. We continued to play well and Knaggs in particular was giving their right back a torrid time. Stannington got a free kick on the edge of our box and much to everyones surprise their player managed to squeeze his shot between Karl Taylor and the near post. Taylor said later that they took the kick before the refs whistle and he was in the process of organising the wall. The goal stood and Village took the lead soon after when the ball was scrambled in from close range .We almost equalised when a flowing moved ended when a cross from the left from Chris Cotterill was just headed wide by new boy Steve Vale. Bit by bit Village were getting on top but we got to half time still in with a shout. HALF TIME 2-1. Village really began to pile the pressure and again we gave away a very sloppy goal when an inswinging corner completely deceived Taylor to give them a 3-1 lead. From that point Village were always in charge and managed to rattle in a three more goals to make the match look very onesided, when it really hadn’t been. There were some positives to take out of the match, in that Village are strong contenders to win the league, so our opposition will not always be this good and also the form of new players in particular Steve Vale and Rob Gardiner who worked tirelessly on his own up front.

Official view: The first day of the season saw Stannington Village quickly show newly promoted Redmires how tough life is at the top by beating them 6-1, with four of the goals coming from new signing Jonathan Wall and the other two from Dean Jepson.