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Bedworth United[28 SEP 99] HOLLYWOOD
ANGRY AT BEDWORTH SACKING
A bitter Billy Hollywood, sacked as manager of Bedworth United FC has accused the club
chairman and vice chairman of being "cowards". MORE
[30 APR 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v CINDERFORD -
PREVIEW
Seventeen years old local youngster Gary Chambers makes his first team debut for
Bedworth United in their last match of the season against Cinderford at The Oval. MORE
[25 APR 99] PAGET RANGERS 2 BEDWORTH UNITED 2
[23 APR 99] PAGET RANGERS v BEDWORTH UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth United have only two league matches to play but they need to maintain their
form and enthusiasm because their last match of the season is a cup final. MORE
[17 APR 99] BEDWORTH UNITED 2 MOOR GREEN 0
[16 APR 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v MOOR GREEN - PREVIEW
Bedworth United’s players will not get paid this week because of their poor
performance against Blakenall last weekend. The players accepted manager Billy
Hollywood’s bet of forfeiting one week’s wages if their performance was as bad
as against Shepshed in the previous match. MORE
[10 APR 99] BLAKENHALL 2 BEDWORTH UNITED 0
[09 APR 99] BLAKENHALL v BEDWORTH UNITED -
PREVIEW
Bedworth United’s manager Billy Hollywood has thrown down the gauntlet to his
infuriating players. "Let us see if they now have the bottle to pick it up,"
says Hollywood. "Our performances in the last three games have been dire. MORE
[05 APR 99] SHEPSHED
2 BEDWORTH UNITED 0
[27 MAR 99] SUTTON COLDFIELD 1 BEDWORTH
UNITED 0
[26 MAR 99] SUTTON COLDFIELD v BEDWORTH UNITED - PREVIEW
Billy Hollywood, Bedworth United’s manager hopes it is third time lucky for his
side when they play Sutton Coldfield away from home tomorrow. "They have beaten us
twice this season, both at home and both by 2-1," said Hollywood. MORE
[20 MAR 99] BEDWORTH UNITED 1 WESTON 1
[19 MAR 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v WESTON -
PREVIEW
Bedworth United manager Billy Hollywood hopes his side has overcome its home jinx. The
puzzled boss could not understand how his team came to win nine away matches scoring more
goals than any other side in the league, yet could win only three games at The Oval.
MORE
[12 MAR 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v EVESHAM - PREVIEW
Bedworth United’s manager Billy Hollywood is a confused man. He cannot work out
how it is possible his team has won nine out of eleven away matches and yet cannot win at
home. MORE
[06 MAR 99] STAFFORD RANGERS 1 BEDWORTH UNITED 2
[05 MAR 99] STAFFORD RANGERS v BEDWORTH
UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth United might unveil their latest striker Peter Benn at Stafford Rangers
tomorrow. Manager Billy Hollywood signed him in midweek after watching him in action in
local junior soccer on a Sunday morning. MORE
[27 FEB 99] BEDWORTH UNITED (0) 1 SOLIHULL
(1) 2
[26 FEB 99] SOLIHULL v BEDWORTH UNITED -
PREVIEW
Bedworth United were the form team of the Midland Division a few weeks ago when they
could not stop scoring goals, but they came to earth with a bump at Newport last week when
they lost 2-1. Manager Billy Hollywood is now looking for his team to get back on the
rails with a home victory over Solihull Borough. MORE
[20 FEB 99] NEWPORT AFC 1 BEDWORTH UNITED 0
[19 FEB 99] NEWPORT v BEDWORTH UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth United have emerged as the crackerjack team of the Midland Division crashing
in twenty-one goals in their last four matches and looking likely to score every time they
play. MORE
[13 FEB 99] BLOXWICH 0 BEDWORTH
UNITED 5
Bloxwich will be glad that this is the last they see of Bedworth this season. United
trounced them by 5-1 at home the previous Saturday and though manager Billy Hollywood
expressed his anxiety that his side might relax too much and concede defeat, he need have
had no worries. MORE
[12 FEB 99] BLOXWICH V BEDWORTH - PREVIEW
Midland Division side Bedworth United have to replay against Premier Division Tamworth
in their Dr Marten’s League Cup tie. The teams drew 1-1 at Bedworth last night and
will go into battle again next Tuesday at Tamworth. Meanwhile tomorrow Bedworth travel to
play Bloxwich, the team they slaughtered 5-1 at home last weekend. MORE
[08 FEB 99] BEDWORTH BAG ARDILES JUNIOR
Bedworth United have signed Frederico Ardiles, son of the eighties Argentina and Spurs
legend Ossie. Frederico, a Film and Literature student at the University of Warwick, was
just three weeks old when his father signed for Spurs and has lived all his life in
London. MORE
[06 FEB 99] BEDWORTH UNITED 5 BLOXWICH 1
Bedworth’s dream rolls on. After scoring six goals in their last match they
hammered five against Bloxwich to climb above halfway in the table for the first time this
season. They had the game won by half-time when they led 3-0 but they did not take their
foot off the accelerator and added two more goals in the second half. MORE
[05 FEB 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v BLOXWICH -
PREVIEW
Bedworth United receive Midland Division bottom club Bloxwich at The Oval tomorrow, but
like neighbours Nuneaton Borough, they know the match is a potential banana skin. MORE
[30 JAN 99] STOURBRIDGE 2 BEDWORTH UNITED 6
Three goals in ten minutes early in the second half brought Bedworth United an amazing
victory over a side two places above them in mid-table. United were 2-0 up early in the
first half through Christy McKenzie and an own goal by Stourbridge defender Kevin
Thompson. MORE
[29 JAN 99] STOURBRIDGE v BEDWORTH UNITED -
PREVIEW
Bedworth United travel to play Stourbridge tomorrow determined to avenge an early
season defeat on their own patch. "Stourbridge beat us 1-0 in a howling gale at The
Oval," reports United’s manager Billy Hollywood. MORE
[23 JAN 99] WESTON SUPER MARE 0
BEDWORTH UNITED 3
United produced a battling display in appalling weather conditions to smash Weston's
hopes of notching three wins in a row. It took them thirteen minutes to find a way
through when Craig Glover's long clearance kick was mishandled by Weston's goalkeeper and
Tony Robinson, signed from Kidderminter last week, was on hand to slot
home. MORE
[22 JAN 99] WESTON-SUPRE-MARE
v BEDWORTH UNITED PREVIEW
Bedworth United travel to play Weston-Super-Mare tomorrow
unaware of the club’s future. The Inland Revenue’s demand for £36,000 in tax,
which is owed from a previous administration, has placed the future of the famous old
football club in jeopardy. MORE
[16 JAN 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v EVESHAM - MATCH POSTPONED
[15 JAN 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v EVESHAM
- PREVIEW
Bedworth United hope their pitch at The Oval will be fit
enough for them to play Evesham tomorrow. Manager Billy Hollywood says: "The
groundsman was able to get on to the pitch on Thursday for the first time since Saturday
and he has managed to roll it flat. But the match depends on how much rain we get before
Saturday." MORE
[09 JAN 99] BEDWORTH UNITED 0 RACING
WARWICK 0
A goalless draw was on the cards in the light of the
teams’ recent scoring records. Bedworth had scored only twice in their last four
games and Racing had gone five matches without finding the net.
MORE
[08 JAN 99] BEDWORTH UNITED v RACING
WARWICK - PREVIEW
Bedworth United manager Billy Hollywood spent a few days in
his native Scotland visiting family but his mind was very much on his team’s home
match against Racing Warwick. MORE
[02 JAN 99] STAMFORD 1 BEDWORTH
UNITED 2
Bedworth bounced back with an away victory after their
disappointing defeat by Stafford Rangers on New Year’s Day. United could have been
three-up before half-time against Stafford. Christy McKenzie and Paul O’Brien hit the
woodwork and Robbie Beard missed a penalty kick. MORE
[27 DEC 98] BEDWORTH UNITED 0
SHEPSHED 1
Bedworth’s season has gone off the boil and the
sending off of midfielder John Halford did not help against Shepshed. Halford was shown
the red card in the 54th minute after an off the ball incident. Bedworth were
already behind at that stage but only bad luck prevented them grabbing an equaliser. MORE
[26 DEC 98] HINCKELY UNITED 0
BEDWORTH UNITED 0
Bedworth made the early running on a pitch resembling a bog
and should have gone in front, but Lee Darlison's 20th minute penalty was saved by
Hinckley's goalkeeper Wayne Starkey. MORE
[24 DEC 98] HINCKELY UNITED v
BEDWORTH UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth United travel to play Hinckley United on Boxing
Day hunting the vital points to help them up the table. MORE
[19 DEC 98] BEDWORTH UNITED 0
NEWPORT AFC 1
Bedworth took a proud unbeaten run into the match, but it
was shattered by a 73rd minute goal from the Welsh club. But United made the
promotion chasers fight all the way for their rewards and felt they deserved at least one
point from the encounter. MORE
[18 DEC 98] BEDWORTH UNITED v NEWPORT
- PREVIEW
Bedworth United’s improving form will meet a big
obstacle at The Oval tomorrow when second placed Newport are the visitors. Manager Billy
Hollywood says: "It is a big test of how our young stallions have done over the last
few months." MORE
[12 DEC 98] CINDERFORD TOWN 1
BEDWORTH UNITED 4
United's manager Billy Hollywood said he knew nothing about
newly promoted Cinderford, but he quickly realised he had nothing to fear from the
division's newcomers. MORE
[11 DEC 98] CINDERFORD v BEDWORTH
UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth United face a long trip to Cinderford in the
league tomorrow not knowing what to expect from their opponents.
MORE
[05 DEC 98] BEDWORTH UNITED 1 PAGET 1
Mid-table Paget are still unbeaten away from home but
Bedworth gave as good as they got and fully deserved to stretch their unbeaten run to nine
games. The first half produced a lot of midfield play but the attacks and defences
cancelled each other out. MORE
[04 DEC 98] BEDWORTH UNITED v PAGET -
PREVIEW
Bedworth United are without influential midfielders Johnny
Halford and Christy McKenzie for tomorrow’s home match against Paget Rangers. Halford
is getting married to local girl Kerry while McKenzie starts a three match suspension for
his sending off against Whitby Town. MORE
[28 NOV 98] BEDWORTH UNITED 2
VS RUGBY 0
The fifth meeting of the season and the fourth in November
between these teams ended emphatically in Bedworth's favour. MORE
[27 NOV 98] BEDWORTH UNITED v
VS RUGBY - PREVIEW
Bedworth United take on VS Rugby for the fourth time this
month in the league on their own ground on Saturday. It is the fifth time they have
met this season in league and cups and Bedworth, with two wins and two draws under their
belt, will be highly confident of another success. MORE
[25 NOV 98] BEDWORTH UNITED 1
VS RUGBY 0
Bedworth United maintained their season's jinx over their
local rivals by continuing their unbeaten run against them. This was their fourth meeting
of the season, but VS get another shot at ending the jinx when they met in the league on
Saturday. MORE
[21 NOV 98] WHITBY TOWN 4
BEDWORTH UNITED 0
FA UMBRO TROPHY - SECOND ROUND
Bedworth's unbeaten run crumbled in the face of sustained pressure from the Northern
Premier League side. MORE
[20 NOV 98] WHITBY TOWN
v BEDWORTH UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth face another long trip to play Whitby Town in the
FA Trophy tomorrow. But they travel in good heart to the Yorkshire coast to play the
Northern Premier League side. MORE
[14 NOV 98] CLEVEDON TOWN 3
BEDWORTH UNITED 4
Bedworth United stunned the league leaders with a brilliant
second half performance to win a seven goals thriller. United who have clawed back their
season after a disastrous start were no one's favourites for this match, but they produced
a magnificent show in a match in which three players - one from Bedworth, were sent off. MORE
[13 NOV 98] CLEVEDON v BEDWORTH
UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth United have a welcome break from playing VS Rugby,
but it means a long trip to do battle at the league leaders Clevedon. But Billy
Hollywood's side is full of high spirits. MORE
[11 NOV 98] VS RUGBY 1 BEDWORTH
UNITED 1
The teams still cannot find a way to beat the other. After
drawing 4-4 on Saturday in the League, this cup tie again ended all square and they have
to meet twice more during November. MATCH SUMMARY
[07 NOV 98] VS RUGBY 4 BEDWORTH
UNITED 4
The first of four meetings between these sides during
November, produced a goal glut and it needed a strike by Robbie Beard to finish off the
scoring for Bedworth five minutes from time. MATCH SUMMARY
[06 NOV 98] VS RUGBY v BEDWORTH
UNITED - PREVIEW
Bedworth United's November fixtures show why it costs
around £200,000 a year to run a Dr Marten's League side. United play local rivals VS
Rugby four times, twice in the league and twice in the Dr Marten's Cup. MORE
[02 NOV 98] BEDWORTH UNITED 3
STAMFORD TOWN 1
Bedworth United made it five matches without defeat to
continue their slow but sure climb from the bottom end of the table. Chances fell to both
sides in a busy first half and United's Christy McKenzie thundered a header against the
crossbar, but the only goal of the half came from a neat move between Paul Corden and Lee
Darlison with the latter rifling home his shot. MATCH SUMMARY
[24 OCT 98] RACING CLUB WARWICK
1 BEDWORTH UNITED 3
Bedworth came from behind to claim victory and move above
Warwick. Substitute Robbie Beard was the hero of the hour as he sparked their revival in
an amazing second half spell. MATCH SUMMARY
[23 OCT 98] BEDWORTH'S ROBBIE BEARD
IS BACK
Striker Robbie Beard has forced his way back into
Bedworth's side by plundering a hat-trick in the reserves. Beard has served a suspension
and was selected for the reserves to keep him match fit. He showed there was no doubt
about that by scoring three goals in the 5-1 win over Tipton. MORE
[18 OCT 98] BEDWORTH UNITED 1
REDDITCH 1
Bedworth's desire for revenge was thwarted by a battling
display by Redditch. United lost at Redditch by a penalty kick awarded in the third minute
of stoppage time and they were determined to make amends in this match.
MATCH SUMMARY
[16 OCT 98] BEDWORTH UNITED v REDDITCH - PREVIEW
[10 OCT 98] MOOR GREEN 1 BEDWORTH UNITED 2
[09 OCT 98] BEDWORTH UNITED v MOOR GREEN PREVIEW
[08 SEP 98] Redditch United v Bedworth
United [MATCH SUMMARY]
[05 SEP 98] Bedworth United v Clevedon
[MATCH SUMMARY]
[04 SEP 98] Bedworth United - Weekend Preview
[31 AUG 98] Non-league Results & Match Summaries
[29 AUG 98] Non-league Results & Match Summaries
[28 AUG 98] Non-league News Round-up & Weekend Preview
[26 AUG 98] Non-league Results & News
[22 AUG 98] Non-league Results
[21 AUG 98] Bedworth United - Pre-Season Preview
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