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Soham Game Rearranged
9MarAylesbury's away trip to Soham Town Rangers has been rearranged.
The fixture will now take place on Tuesday 13th April, kick-off 7.45pm.
The original match was postponed at the end of February due to a waterlogged pitch.
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Pringle Strike Sets Ducks on their Way
6MarIt was a day of firsts at Bell Close as Tony Joyce secured his first win as Aylesbury manager, whilst the Ducks claimed their first home win and first clean sheet in the league this season.
Richard Pringle scored with a well taken finish 18 minutes into the game after Rickelle Christian's raking pass.
Crisis club Bromsgrove were the opposition and with their newly assembled, youthful lineup they looked a team who had barely met each other let alone had chance to become a cohesive footballing unit.
Ironically though, Aylesbury have played much better than this previously in the season and come away with nothing.
But three points is three points and it was a very welcome result for United.
Bury Too Strong for United
2MarAylesbury's long trip to title challengers Bury Town resulted in a heavy 6-2 defeat.
The Blues were in a class of their own for much of the night, and in the first half in particular looked capable of scoring at will.
In half an hour the home side had gone into a four goal lead with an own goal followed by efforts from Underwood, Leabon and Lee Reed.
United had rarely threatened so it came as something of a surprise when Lewis McBride then reduced the deficit with a virtuoso solo effort.
After the break things were more even with Bury clearly having one eye on their Thursday trip to Arlesey.
The Ducks had some good spells of possession and created a couple of decent chances but it was the hosts who added to the scoring through Underwood again.
Lee Reed added number six and though Bury had a string of chances for a seventh Aylesbury held out and instead pulled a goal back themselves through a well taken Montgomery effort at the death.
Soham Game Postponed
27FebToday's away match at Soham Town Rangers has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
The game will now be rescheduled for a date later in the season.
Aylesbury's next fixture will now be away at Bury St Edmunds on Tuesday 2nd March.
Waders Complete Double of 3-1 Wins
20FebAylesbury fell to their second 3-1 defeat of the week with a home reverse at the hands of Biggleswade Town.
It was a case of 'more of the same' from United's point of view as they showed plenty of endeavour without a cutting edge, but had simply no luck in front of goal either.
The Waders were ahead inside just three minutes, and they doubled their tally on the 25 minute mark, with both goals coming from errors by Aylesbury which really could have been avoided.
The Ducks were always in the contest though and reduced the deficit prior to the interval courtesy of a scorcher of a volley from Jon Montgomery - his first goal for the club.
Despite having the upper hand for much of the second half, Aylesbury couldn't force an equaliser with time and time again the ball just not falling their way in the box coupled with some resolute defending from the visiting side.
Very much like Leighton had three days earlier, the away side needed a third goal to completely secure the win and it duly arrived on 75 minutes from a knocked down corner and that was game over as the Waders completed a double of 3-1 wins over the Ducks.
Biggleswade Game ON
19FebThe home match with Biggleswade Town will go ahead as planned following a morning pitch inspection.
Ducks Undone by Landlords
17FebAylesbury lost out to landlords Leighton Town 3-1 in the 'home' leg of meetings this season after a disappointing encounter at Bell Close.
For the most part, the game was a drab affair interspersed with odd moments of quality and it was from a rare such passing move that Leighton finally secured the win with their third goal five minutes from time.
That was after Aylesbury had battled hard to get back into the game after trailing by two at the interval having given two sloppy goals away.
Joel McCormick struck five minutes after the break to put the Ducks right back in contention, but, as is so often the case, they struggled against a strong Leighton outfit and could find no way through.
And so it was left to the 'visitors' to wrap up the win and leave United still searching for their elusive first win under Tony Joyce.
25 Years Ago Today: United’s Last Game at Turnfurlong
16FebToday marks the 25th anniversary of Aylesbury United’s last ever game at their old Turnfurlong Lane ground.
The match itself was an unspectacular 0-0 draw against Coventry Sporting, on Saturday 16th February 1985 but brought about the end of the Ducks’ 50-year stay at the ground they had inhabited since 1935.
 Ducks in action against Coventry Sporting Courtesy of Mark Edmonds click to view larger size |  Aerial view of Turnfurlong Lane Courtesy of Mark Edmonds click to view larger size |
The stadium, which had previously been known as Wendover Road, was sold to make way for new housing developments in the town with the club set to move to a purpose built new facility.
The 1984/85 fixtures had been specially scheduled so that all home matches were completed prior to the club moving out, with eleven away games taking place after this point from which Aylesbury won seven, drew one and lost three.
United played their home matches at Tring Town and RAF Halton the following season, before moving in to Buckingham Road prior to the 1986/87 season.
The new stadium gave the club the impetus it needed and helped in the push for the Southern League Championship. The Ducks went on to spend 20-years at Buckingham Road, during which time some great history was created, before being forced into homelessness in 2006.
More pictures of Turnfurlong Lane (courtesy of 'TommyMac'):
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Ducks Earn Another Home Point
13FebAylesbury United claimed a well-earned home draw with Stourport Swifts but had the chances to have taken all three.
After a number of early efforts came to nothing, the Ducks deservedly lead midway through the first half when Joel McCormick won a penalty kick which was scored by Keith Newby.
Stourport levelled with their first telling attack with a near-post diving header, and for the first time Aylesbury's control of the match was challenged with the visitors exerting some pressure before the break.
United were slow to emerge after the interval and Stourport remained on top without creating a great deal.
But as the half wore on it was Aylesbury, boosted by the injection of some fresh legs, who began to take charge and had a number of chances but were just unable to force a winner and for the second successive home match had to settle for a point.
Depleted Ducks Defeated at Sudbury
6FebSudbury completed their rather comfortable double over the Ducks by inflicting a 5-2 defeat at King's Marsh.
The home side took the lead through Craig Hughes with just 3 minutes gone, and scored another courtesy of Daniel Emmanuel before 15 minutes had been played.
Aylesbury were missing a large number of players to injury and the team's unfamiliarity was proving a big factor, but Shiblu Miah gave his side a lifeline with an instant goal back.
It meant the Ducks were back in the game, but quite how the yellows failed to increase their lead before the break only they'll know.
The second half was a different story as Sudbury finally managed to convert their chances - on loan Histon striker netting a hattrick to make it 5-1.
Again there were more chances, but United had the last word when Richard Pringle marked his return with a well taken goal.
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