Pocklington is a market town and civil parish situated at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds in East
Yorkshire, 12 miles east of York and 22 miles from Hull. The town is bisected by the largely culverted
Pocklington Beck, a small brook that feeds into the Pocklington Canal. The 1086 Domesday Book states
it was the second largest settlement in Yorkshire after York itself. (population over 8,300)
Pocklington Town A.F.C. run four Saturday football teams with the first team competing in the Humber Premier League and the 2nds in the York League Division One. There is also an U19s team and girls' team. The club’s highest honor was in the 2012-13 season, when the 1st team won the Humber League Cup.The 2nds were York Division One champions in 2018-19 after finishing runners-up in the previous three seasons.
The Henry Thirsk Amenity Centre,
The Balk,
Pocklington
YO42 2NZ
Total Non-League grounds visited 471
Current York League grounds visited 9
The ground is fully railed, with dugouts and floodlights installed during July 2008, allowing the club to
make progress up the football league pyramid. There is a spacious clubhouse which overviews the pitch. Pocklington is twinned with the French town of Le Pays de Racan and the bar is decorated with picturesof the club’s historic youth team visits there.
Pocklington Town 2nd 1(Brewer 87)
Dringhouses 3(Brown 14 Robertson 16,68)
York League Senior Shield Final
1930 ko
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Pocklington played much better in the second half, but it was the visitors that extended their advantage when a mistake in midfield was finished off by Robertson.
The hosts made the scoreline look more respectable when Carl Brewer grabbed a late consolation goal.
#Heedhopper
98 miles door-to-door (via A19)
Katie (driving seat) Lee (shotgun) and me lounging at the back.
Departed Katies at 4.30pm - arrived at 6.30 and managed a swift drink in the Feathers Hotel, but
unfortunately the other GBG pub - the Market Tap was closed.
