April 9, 2011 is a day Darren Baker will never forget. He was honored for his 900th appearance at Eastbourne Borough FC. This is a feat surpassed only by King’s Lynn’s Mick Wright, who made 1,152 appearances between 1961 and 1981. Former manager Pete Cherry, who gave Baker his debut in 1992, was on hand for the presentation along with current manager Garry Wilson. It was truly a special event for Borough, who faced Fleetwood Town with the hopes of avoiding relegation. Things quickly turned
ISN had the pleasure of speaking with Les Baker, chairman of Eastbourne Borough FC’s Supporters’ Club. Les is also the father of Darren Baker, who just made his 900th (no this is not a typo) appearance with Eastbourne. Talk about dedication and loyalty!
Long-serving Eastbourne Borough defender Darren Baker is set to make his 900th appearance for the club on Saturday (April 2nd). The 36-year-old has been with the club for 19 years and has remained a regular fixture in the first team during the club’s meteoric rise from the Sussex County League to the Blue Square Bet Premier. His remarkable career began back in October 1992 when, as a 17-year-old, he made his debut in an RUR Cup match at Haywards Heath Town and this weekend,
The Northampton Town FC youth team welcomed Brentford to Moulton College in the Football League Youth Alliance on Saturday. The Cobblers were beaten 2-0, but the performance of the side that contained a number of U-16 players left coach Sean Parrish encouraged. “The effort was good, especially as the wind made passing football very difficult,” he said. “We started the game well but didn’t make the breakthrough and conceded a sloppy goal just before halftime.” “We again showed plenty of effort in the
Developing great footballers here in the U.S. has been quite the conundrum in recent years. The U.S. has over 307 million people amongst a growing, diverse population. It is staggering to imagine how many great players there may be, especially if they choose soccer over American football, basketball, and baseball at a young age. Imagine Lebron James dribbling a soccer ball instead of a basketball or Michael Vick squatting down shots as a keeper. America grows athletes and those athletes could become Premiership-quality footballers
Tottenham are a machine. The North London side— led by crafty, third-year head coach Harry Redknapp— has been amassing cogs to their attacking, adventuresome machine of a side for some time now. But it’s this season where their goal scoring has become systematic. No, make that automatic. Indeed by evidence thus far, they might be the best attacking team in the world besides Barcelona. Spurs currently sit in fifth in the Premier League and on Tuesday they ensured themselves first
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When was the last time one could equate Bolton with terms like beautiful or bountiful? The conventional answer is probably not a while. A more accurate claim could be 2006, the last time— and only the second time in club history— Bolton were in European competition. Yet perhaps the best answer lies in a staggering statistic that came into play following Bolton’s 5-1 thrashing of Newcastle on Saturday: the result marked the first time the Wanderers had scored four goals in consecutive
It’s never been easier for aspiring young soccer stars around the world to become their own coach, learn from the best and realize their dreams. Manchester City Football Club has launched a free iPhone app enabling young soccer players, parents and coaches alike to download all the best tips and videos from the club’s successful coaching website cityecademy.com direct to their iPhones. The new app allows players, coaches and teams to watch cityecademy coaching videos and put new skills to the