Dick Smedley

My amusing football memories , by coincidence , both involve Ben White. The first was of him being chased around the Wong by a woman wielding an umbrella after he had deposited her young son into touch during a game at Billinghay.

The second was a game against Leys United Where the opposition included Black Jack. The game was only a few minutes old when these two accidentally clashed and fell to the ground. Such was their reputation that the referee sent both off immediately and they left the field with their arms around each other laughing their heads off.

Charity benefits from HTFC

Charity matches have always played a big part in local football , In 1967 a Town side played an All Stars XI for the Aberfan Disaster Appeal. The All Stars team contained David Herd , who was playing for Lincoln City at the time; he scored in the 1963 F A Cup Final for Manchester United.

David Sharp

1970/71 season was the most successful season while I played , the outstanding midfielder Alec Brader was brought to the club and the team went on to win Lincoln League Division 2 title and five other cups . We were backed by some unbelievable crowds and also had a band of noisy supporters.

The season climaxed on the Wong with nearly all Horncastle present for the presentation of the League Trophy before the final ‘thrashing ‘ against Auborn. The team was presented to the Mayor of Horncastle and the Town Band and there was pre match entertainment by Ken Turner and H Y sounds.

During the Hotchkin Cup final against Billinghay , whom we had just pipped for the league, there was uproar when a young lad (Barry Harness) kicked a ball back into play from just wide of the post and Billinghay scored. This caused scenes never seen before when the referee allowed the goal , having not seen the incident. It took a full ten minutes and the word of the far linesman and a forced admission from the lad to settle the game down , but we still lost 2--1 .

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