Thirsk Town played Robert Thompson’s in a fierce battle

After several weeks of postponed games all round, one of the final games of the Hillsprint Combination Sunday league just before Christmas was a grudge match local derby between Robert Thompson’s re-formed club and Thirsk Town, on the Flatts at Thirsk. Both are in division two at present, with Thompson’s taking the head of the fixture table so far. At their last meeting Thompsons’ trounced Town and expected to do so again in mid winter sunshine on a very soft pitch. To the growing numbers of spectators who came to watch this game it was to be a pleasing match between two equally skilled and determined teams than showed off fierce determination to win and defend….