✔917 Heighington Playing Fields

Heighington 2-4 North Ormesby
North Riding Football League Division 1
Saturday 13th April 2024

Heighington is a village in the borough of Darlington in County Durham. The village is situated between Darlington and Shildon, near Newton Aycliffe and according to  the 2011 census the population of the civil parish is 2,395.

Heighington are a community football club established in July 2003, catering for children of all ages up to senior level and over 40s.

The club are based at Heighington Playing Fields, which has a main changing room block, car park space and three pitches, with the senior side playing their North Riding League matches on the middle pitch. 

Heighington twice took the lead in the first half with some good finishing from John Elsender, but opponents North Ormesby hit back twice. A free kick from Robert Bailey in his own half, caught out the keeper with the wind claiming an assist as the ball went straight through the keeper's hands, then Connor Hardman was on hand to make it 2-2 from close range.

The visitors took control in the second half with Daniel Calvert firing in from twenty yards, then a nice exchange of passes was finished off with Lewis Foster shooting into the roof of the net from the edge of the box. 


Heighington 2(Elsender 11,30)

North Ormesby 4(Bailey 19 Hardman 40 Calvert 59 Foster 79)

Att.13hc 

North Riding FL Division 1 matchday 27/28 

11th v 3rd 

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