✔858 Wavell Road Playing Field

By Smidrophenia
Unicorn 3-3 Richmond MavericksWensleydale LeagueSaturday 28th January 2023I finally made a return to the Wensleydale League. A league which saved our season in 2020-21, giving us plenty of fixtures and new grounds to visit following lockdown jail. 

Over the last few years Unicorn have been the top side in Richmondshire, winning their third league title in a row last season.


#Heedhopper

47 mile drive door-to-door. Took a detour to pick up Lee & Katie. 

Wavell Road Playing Field, 

Kneeton Park, 

Catterick Garrison, 

North Yorkshire 

DL9 3SF

There's two grass pitches and 3G surfaces next to the main building. Unicorn used the far pitch for their Wensleydale League fixture with Richmond Mavericks.

Unicorn 3(Proudlock 19 Murray 52 Moohan 73) 

Richmond Mavericks 3(O.Kelly 9 Bainbridge 14 J.Kelly 32)

Wensleydale League Matchday 11 (4th v 5th)

2pm ko

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The away side went two up within the first fifteen minutes.  A brilliant run and shot from 25 yard shot by Owen Kelly, was  followed by a penetrating run through midfield which was fired home by Reuben Bainbridge.

Unicorn quickly replied with a shot from the left wing from Bailey Proudlock, finding the far corner via the leafy goalmouth, but the Mavericks regained the two goal advantage before half time through James Kelly. 

Unicorn improved in the second half to gain a point. Both Goals were of a similar ilk with efforts parried by the 'keeper but falling to Stuart Murray and James Moohan, who both followed in from close range. 

In the final fifteen minutes both sides went all out for a winner but neither could make the breakthrough, so the points were shared.