Early doors
Posted: 22 Feb 2024, 22:10
Malcolm Hazlewood’s drive put Halesowen ahead after just 17 seconds in a 3-2 victory over Worcester City on April 12th 1993. This led me to ponder other early goals and pose the inevitable question - What’s the earliest goal the Yeltz have ever scored in a game?
It’s probably not easy to answer as goals are often simply recorded as being in the first minute rather than being timed precisely to the second. However, here are some that come to mind in relatively recent times from my records.
Jamie Molyneux matched Malcolm’s achievement exactly by bursting forward straight from kick-off to also score after 17 seconds
(not 16 seconds as some reports suggest) on April 6th 2019 in the 3-1 home defeat against Bedworth United.
Lee Williams curled home to put Halesowen ahead “within seconds of the start” in a 2-0 win again at Bedworth on February 11th 2003.
Nick Smith’s dipping drive “within 30 seconds” gave Halesowen the lead on October 11th 2005 in a 7-2 defeat of Yate Town.
James Loney headed home after just 45 seconds as Halesowen fell to a 5-3 home defeat to Clevedon Town on April 18th 2009.
Ethan Delaney took just 28 seconds to head Halesowen on the way to a 3-0 win at the Grove over Coleshill Town on September 3rd 2016.
Lee Chilton netted a rebound after 56 seconds in a 4-2 home win against Mickleover Sports on January 28th 2017.
I’m sure there may be plenty more, especially in our early history. Does anyone know of a Yeltz goal to beat Malcolm’s 17 seconds?
Incidentally, on the other side of the coin, the Yeltz conceded after just 15 seconds in October 2018 when Leiston’s Jake Reed ran straight through Halesowen’s defence in their 4-0 victory in Suffolk.
It’s probably not easy to answer as goals are often simply recorded as being in the first minute rather than being timed precisely to the second. However, here are some that come to mind in relatively recent times from my records.
Jamie Molyneux matched Malcolm’s achievement exactly by bursting forward straight from kick-off to also score after 17 seconds
(not 16 seconds as some reports suggest) on April 6th 2019 in the 3-1 home defeat against Bedworth United.
Lee Williams curled home to put Halesowen ahead “within seconds of the start” in a 2-0 win again at Bedworth on February 11th 2003.
Nick Smith’s dipping drive “within 30 seconds” gave Halesowen the lead on October 11th 2005 in a 7-2 defeat of Yate Town.
James Loney headed home after just 45 seconds as Halesowen fell to a 5-3 home defeat to Clevedon Town on April 18th 2009.
Ethan Delaney took just 28 seconds to head Halesowen on the way to a 3-0 win at the Grove over Coleshill Town on September 3rd 2016.
Lee Chilton netted a rebound after 56 seconds in a 4-2 home win against Mickleover Sports on January 28th 2017.
I’m sure there may be plenty more, especially in our early history. Does anyone know of a Yeltz goal to beat Malcolm’s 17 seconds?
Incidentally, on the other side of the coin, the Yeltz conceded after just 15 seconds in October 2018 when Leiston’s Jake Reed ran straight through Halesowen’s defence in their 4-0 victory in Suffolk.