Foxton picked up maximum points on Saturday with a close encounter against Witchford.

Foxton started well and looked very threatening for the first 20 minutes, without taking advantage of their dominance.

The visitors slowly started to get some control of their own and had some good passages of play when attacking, but again, the end product was missing.

Foxton took the lead through a Dave Anthony penalty, which he planted into the bottom corner.

HT 1-0

The second half was again a tight affair, with Witchford trying hard to get back on level terms and Foxton not maintaining possession well enough. 

However, an entertaining affair for the neutral.

Both sides had half chances but nothing clear cut, although a Dave Anthony header from a corner, was brilliantly saved by the visiting keeper. 

Josh Segrave then produced a goal for himself, when he dribbled past a few defenders and finished with his right foot. 

Foxton then started to look comfy but let Witchford back into the game with a soft goal from a bad defensive error. This caused a bit of panic, but the defence stood tall and managed to keep Witchford out.

FT 2-1

TEAM: Skingley, Hoskins, Knight, Hicks, Anthony, Eades, Beard, Segrave, Crosby, Watson, Pendrick.

SUBS: Leete, Hosseini, Payne, Limber.

Foxton flew into the next round of the Challenge Cup, after a convincing 8-1 home win against Parson Drove U23’s.

Dave Anthony and Josh Crosby both scored hat-tricks and Ed Watson grabbed a brace. 

The woodwork denied Dave another goal and also denied Josh Segrave a deserved goal, after a strong performance and 5 assists from him. He did have a golden opportunity to score from the spot, but the away keeper saved his penalty and the re-bound attempt from Alex Leete. 

The visitors all though well beaten, didn’t give up and kept pushing but couldn’t create anything of real promise. 

FT 8-1

TEAM: Skingley, Knight, Hoskins, Segrave, Hicks, Eades, Anthony, Watson, Beard, Crosby, Hosseini.

SUBS: Pendrick, Leete, Payne

Foxton were on the road again on Saturday, with a fixture against Soham Town Reserves, and picked up a hard fought 1-0 victory, courtesy of an Ed Watson penalty.

The first half was a fairly even affair, with both sides having good spells. Although, Foxton had the better chances, Stuart had a couple of strong headers from set pieces, one saved by the keeper and one, off target. 

Dave Anthony latched on to a defensive error, but his lobbed effort came back off the cross bar. The home side found themselves in some good positions on a few occasions but fortunately for Foxton, they were wasteful with the final pass. 

The second half was much the same, fairly even for long periods, without much end product. Soham then introduced plenty of fresh legs and pace and had a dominant spell of 10/15 mins. But again, were wasteful when on the attack. Their best chance was a one on one, which went wide of the post. 

Will, in the Foxton goal, also made a brilliant low save, when the Soham forward’s shot looked goal bound.

Foxton broke the deadlock on about 75 mins when Ed converted from the spot, after Dave had his ankles clipped in the box. 

Soham pushed hard for an equaliser, but Foxton managed to get to the end with a clean sheet. 

TEAM: Skingley, Beard, Hoskins, Knight, Hicks, Eades, Segrave, Anthony, Crosby, Watson, Hosseini 

SUBS USED: Pendrick, Limber

Foxton were on the road with a trip to newly promoted Isleham and picked up a deserved 3 points. 

Foxton started on the front foot and took an early lead through Dave Anthony, which was soon doubled by debutant Josh Crosby. Foxton stayed in control for a fair period of time but against the run of play, the home side hit back with a good finish at the back post. They went on to have a short spell of pressure, up until Foxtons 3rd goal, which was scored by Crosby again. Dave Anthony then doubled his tally to make it - 1- 4 at HT.

The second half was much the same, with Foxton creating many chances throughout the half but some poor finishing, and good saves from the home keeper, keeping the score down. 

 Stu went on to score from a Sam corner. With the provider then hitting the top corner of the net from 20 yards out. Sennan then finally wrapped thing up, with a neat close-range finish. 

FT 1-7

TEAM: Skingley, McCormick, Hoskins, Knight, Meredith, Hicks, Blake, Eades, Anthony, Segrave, Crosby

SUBS: Longland, Leete, McMurrough, Shulton

Foxton were at home again on Tuesday night, against Great Shelford and came out on the wrong side of a 3-1 scoreline.

Foxton had an early chance in the first minute, when Luke had a shot just inside the box, but his effort went tamely wide of the goal. 

Shelford soon got into their stride and started to dominate proceedings, which led to them taking the lead in the tenth minute, via a close-range header, after a cross from the right side. 

Foxton were pretty much second best all over the park and Shelford doubled their lead on about 20 minutes, with a well taken goal from their lively left winger. 

It stayed one way traffic, with the visitors still in control and winning all the duels all over the pitch. 

It was 3-0 on about 30 minutes when a well hit shot beat Will high into the top corner, at his near post. 

Foxton were still struggling to gain any momentum but did manage to pull a goal back before half time when Dave Anthony headed home Antwan’s corner. 

HT 1-3

The second half got under way and Foxton seemed to have a bit more fight about them and finally started to compete. The away back line were forced into more action, but they defended well and kept Foxton out. 

In all honesty, Foxton probably had the better of the second half but didn’t really threaten the Shelford goal. So unfortunately, it was too little too late after a poor first half. 

Shelford saw the game out and picked up a deserved 3 points. 

TEAM: Skingley, Gillies, Knight, Longland, Hoskins, Hicks, Meredith, Eades, Ebanks-Blake, Anthony, Segrave.

SUBS: Blake, Shulton, Prothero, Leete

Foxton started their 25/26 campaign with a 2-0 home victory against Comberton.

In tale of two halves, it was Foxton who came out victorious after a strong first half, where they were pretty dominant. After plenty of attacking play, they finally took a deserved lead on about 25 minutes from the penalty spot, after Josh was fouled in the box. Ed made no mistake with a finish in the bottom corner. 

Ten minutes, later the lead was doubled when Dave Anthony scored, after he latched onto Luke Eades pass round the corner. 

Foxton stayed in control to the half time whistle but didn’t add to their tally. 

HT2-0

The second half was a different story, as it was the visitors who started the stronger. They managed to keep Foxton well and truly on the back foot. 

Foxtons new keeper Will Skingley, made a good save low to his left from a direct free kick, which was well struck. 

Foxtons defence had to stay concentrated, as they were under a bombardment of pressure but to their credit, they did so brilliantly and managed to keep the visitors to efforts from distance, another of which, was brilliantly tipped past the post by Will, when it looked to be heading into the top corner. 

Foxton really weren’t helping themselves by giving the ball away the ball too easily. However, credit to the visitors for non-stop endeavour. 

On 75 minutes it looked like the game would be wrapped up after Foxton got another penalty, this time it was Sennan who got fouled in the box. But the away keeper saved Ed’s penalty with his legs. 

Ed nearly made amends moments later when he and Luke linked well, but his shot was saved by the keeper. 

The visitors had a flurry of late set plays, but Foxton’s defence managed to keep them at bay by dominating their box. 

FT 2-0

TEAM: Skingley, Beard, Gillies, Hoskins, Knight, Hicks, Meredith, Segrave, Watson, Eades, Anthony 

SUBS: McCormick, McMurrough, Shulton, Leete

Foxton closed out the season with 1-1 draw away to Newmarket Reserves.

Foxton had the better of the first half and were unfortunate not to be ahead at the break, but some wayward shooting and the woodwork, kept them out.

The home team had a couple of efforts from distance, which Fraser dealt with comfortably.

HT 0-0

The second half was much the same, with Foxton on top and missing chances.

Newmarket made them pay for this on 55 mins, when one of their players weaved his way through and scored in the bottom corner. 

Foxton didn’t let their heads drop and created a couple more chances but again, with no end result. We finally drew level, when Evan scored from 25/30 yards with a powerful shot into the bottom corner.

Whilst Foxton were still on top, the game became stretched, with both sides pushing for the win. Newmarket had a good chance on about 85 minutes but the striker, who was leaning back, sent his shot over the bar. 

FT 1-1

TEAM: Ritchie, Gillies, Beard, McCormick, Knight, Moir, McMurrough, Hicks, Shulton, Goodfellow, Hosseini.

SUBS: Prothero, Byrne

Foxton came away from Shelford on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline, in a fairly close game.

Foxton started well and had the better of the opening stages of play, but it was Shelford who had the first couple of openings, which were both screwed wide from dangerous positions. 

Although probably on top, we just lacked that final bit of quality to open up the home back line. Which, on the half hour mark, came back to bite us when Shelford scored pretty much directly from a corner, at the near post. 

With their tails up, they then went on to finish the half strongly.

HT 1-0

The second half was a similar story, with Foxton again looking the stronger side but again, couldn’t find the end product.

Shelford were then awarded a penalty, when Jez was adjudged to have fouled a Shelford player.

The penalty was tucked away low to the keeper’s right side. 

Now 2 goals ahead, they again had a decent spell and nearly scored again, when a shot from the edge of the box cannoned back off the cross bar.

For all of Foxton’s huff and puff, Shelford ran the clock down well and picked up 2-0 victory in their quest for the title. 

TEAM: Simpson, Gillies, Beard, Knight, McCormick, Moir, McMurrough, Hicks, Goodfellows, Noakes, Watson.

SUBS: Hosseini

After two weeks off, Foxton were back in action with a home fixture against Ely Res.

Things didn’t go well for Foxton in the early stages of the first half, with the visitors on top but fortunately, they didn’t manage to create anything clear cut.

Foxton slowly started to get going and then began to have the upper hand, but like Ely, we didn’t really create anything of any significance. 

We took the lead via an Ed Watson header, on about the half hour mark and got to half time 1 goal to the good.

The second half just didn’t happen for Foxton, as Ely were the dominant force throughout the half. 

They equalised from a Foxton attack, after a couple of bad errors and an easy finish.

Soon after, they took a deserved lead, after a whipped in ball into the box wasn’t dealt with and was poked home from close range. 

Foxton were really struggling to get back on top and stayed on the back foot for far too long. A third goal came from close range, after a possible handball wasn’t given in the Foxton box, with the ball falling nicely for the Ely player to score.

A fourth goal came soon after, another mistake gifted Ely a goal from close range.

All in all, a bad day at the office and a deserved victory for the visitors.

FT 1-4

TEAM: Ciekielski, Gillies, Beard, McCormick, Knight, McMurrough, Pendrick, Hicks, Moir, Noakes, Watson 

SUBS: Hosseini, Byrne, Shulton 

Foxton picked up another 3 points on Saturday with a deserved 4-0 victory, away to Ely City Res.

Foxton started brightly and took an early two goal lead. 

Evan latched on to Ed’s defence splitting pass and hammered past the keeper for the first goal, and Finn doubled the lead soon after, with a bullet header from Liam’s corner.

Foxton were looking dangerous when on the attack, but it was an Ely counterattack that caused the next talking point, when El’s committed a foul in/out of the penalty area (?) which resulted in a free kick on the edge of the box, which was headed wide by the outstretched head of an Ely player. 

On the half hour mark, it was 3-0 when Ed and Evan again linked well, with Ed diverting Evan’s ball in the box, into the bottom corner past the hapless goalkeeper.

Soon after this, there was scramble in the Foxton box with a couple of good blocks keeping the scoreline 3-0 at half time.

The second half got underway, and Foxton managed to withstand any Ely pressure. 

In all honesty, the second half was a pretty scrappy affair as far the football side of things went, but a decent controlled shape and organisation from Foxton, always gave them the upper hand. 

Evan grabbed his second goal of the game on 75 minutes, when his tireless running forced the keeper to make a mistake in the box, which he was able to take full advantage of as he rolled the ball into an empty net. 

Ely kept plugging away but failed to create any real clear-cut chances, with their best moment coming in the last couple of minutes but stand in keeper Shay Griffiths, tipped the ball over the bar. 

FT 0-4

TEAM: Griffiths, Beard, Gillies, McCormick, Knight, Pendrick, McMurrough, Moir, Watson, Williams, Goodfellow

SUBS: Byrne, Noakes