10.30am 31 August 2024 West Yorkshire Fair Play League Eagle 0 Bowling Eagles 3 (att 28) Today was the opening set of fixtures in the West Yorkshire Fair Play League, and the eagles derby was a tempting fixture for a couple of reasons. Eagle were making their debut in the competition, having switched from Saturday afternoon football in the Wakefield League last season, and had been given a tough opening against reigning champions Bowling Eagles. And, in a league where reliable information can be hard to come by, Bowling's active Twitter/X account had provided full details of the game, including the venue. Eagle are playing home game at Queen's Park in Castleford. It's a public park with three football pitches, and it was a busy morning with the other two both staging youth games. The champions almost conceded in the opening moments, but having survived that scare they went on the claim a fairly comfortable three points. A penalty put them in front, and they doubled their le...
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