Another drive up the M18, but this time down the M180 to get to Barrow upon Humber to see the replay of Saturdays drawn FA Cup game.
It was a beautiful clear night but the temperature at 14 degrees hadn’t changed all day. The ground is north of the centre near the Humber estuary with a railway line, housing and an industrial estate nearby. They are also next door to a cricket pitch. The large car park was full, but parking was easy, on the road by the industrial estate.
This was the first time that Barton Town had played at their home since February due to pitch works to remedy a long standing water problem. You could still see some lines on the flat grass pitch where the work had been completed. The ground is not as well developed as their opponents but has two small covered areas behind one goal, open on the other, with a seated stand in the middle of one side. The other side housed the turnstiles, clubhouse, snack bar and changing rooms with hard standing along the pitch.
The players entered the pitch to different weather conditions to their draw on Saturday, then it was a bright sunny day, now with the sun disappearing there was gloom, a temperature of 11 and a biting westerly wind made to feel cooler coming off the water.
Barton Town 2 North Ferriby 0
Tuesday 8th September. 19.45 kick off.
FA Cup First qualifying round replay
The Swans v The Villagers
Northern Counties East League Premier Division v Northern Premier League East Division
Attendance 547 (considering there were Champions League games on TV and Hull were playing in the League Cup I thought this a good turnout).
Barton Town; all sky blue shirts and shorts, goalkeeper in all washed out green.
North Ferriby; white shirts with dirty green sleeves. Dirty green shorts. Goalkeeper in all purple.
In the first 15 minutes North Ferriby looked up for it, pushing forward much quicker compared to the previous game. It was Barton Town though that came closest to taking the lead when they hit the right hand post with 19 minutes gone. This prompted them to take control with quick attacking from accurate through balls. Good goalkeeping and missed chances kept Barton at bay until 36 minutes when a long range shot by 11 was parried by the goalkeeper into the path of the following up Thomas Waudby, who cooly scored.
Barton Town were now well on top, by far the better team with good skill, passing and quick transitions into attack that caused all sorts of problems.
The Villagers had more of the ball and greater endeavour in the second half and looked like they really wanted to stay in the cup, but they had no cutting edge.
The away team kept attacking down the wings but just didn’t have the fire power to trouble the home teams goalkeeper or defence.
Still trying to press forward, while playing out from back, a lose ball meant Danny Earl was able to run on goal from 30 yards, and through on his own calmly put ball to the right of the goalkeeper to double the lead. With that goal in added time it was the killer punch for Barton and a passport to a home game in the next round.
The crowd cheerily left the ground, leaving a group of younger fans behind the goal to sing of their success.
The chips, (skin on fries) were very hot golden, crispy, tasty and fluffy inside Along with being a good portion they were good value at £4.50 with a coffee, a score of 60.
The club had also arranged for two other food sales points in the ground who were doing well with pizzas, pork sandwiches and burgers.
Also well done to barton Town to have published a programme at such short notice. Take note others.
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