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Woodmen nick Pics glory
We’re now at the very beginnings of the 2017/18 season and the friendlies well underway, I’m happy to see Bill Shaw hasn’t thrown away his match day pencil and has been kind enough to send in.a writeup of the Wood away match yesterday, in which the boys from Oak Park beat Rushall Olympic 2-1 at Dales Lane.
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Tagged 2017, 22 July, Bll Shaw, Boys from the Wood, Events, FC, football, Footy, Friendly, Good of the Wood, home, match report, pitmen, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Victory, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win, Woodmen
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Walsall Wood fight hard but lose to the Pics
At the very beginnings of the 2015/16 season and the friendlies well underway, I’m happy to welcome back regular match reports from top Walsall Wood footy correspondent Bill Shaw here on the Brownhills Blog, with this report of Tuesday’s closely fought, but sadly losing match against Russell Olympic at Oak Park.
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Tagged 14 July, 2015, 4-1, Bll Shaw, Boys from the Wood, Events, FC, football, Footy, Friendly, Good of the Wood, home, Lost, match report, pitmen, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Tuesday, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, Woodmen
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Walsall Wood no pushover for Pitmen
Last Saturday (11th July 2015), Walsall Wood F.C. faced Hednesford Town at Oak Park, and fought and held the mighty Pitmen to a very respectable draw.
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Walsall Wood FC play Hendnesford Town this afternoon!
Come watch Walsall Wood versus Hednesord Town in a friendly at Oak Park this afternoon!
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Tagged 11th July, 2015, Events, FC, football, Footy, Friendly, Good of the Wood, Hednesford, home, Oak Park, pitmen, soccer, Things to do, Town, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC
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Walsall Wood in Wonderland…
There was a real treat for the Walsall Wood fans on Tuesday Evening last (21st October 2014) as a patchy home team were proven unexpectedly superior to their visitors, and the Woodmen fought to a very respectable victory over Hednesford.
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Walsall Wood show The ‘Pics who’s boss
With the commencement of the 2014/14 season, I’m happy to welcome back regular match reports from top Walsall Wood footy correspondent Bill Shaw here on the Brownhills Blog, with this report of yesterday’s storming defeat of Rushall Olympic at Oak Park.
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Tagged 19th July, 2014, 3 - 2, Bll Shaw, Boys from the Wood, Events, FC, football, Footy, Friendly, Good of the Wood, home, match report, pitmen, Saturday, soccer, Things to do, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, win, Woodmen
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The Pitmen best The Woodmen
With the commencement of the 2014/14 season, I’m happy to welcome back regular match reports from top Walsall Wood footy correspondent Bill Shaw here on the Brownhills Blog, with this report of Tuesday’s home match against Hednesford Town.
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Tagged 15th July, 2-1, 2014, Bll Shaw, Boys from the Wood, Events, FC, football, Footy, Friendly, Good of the Wood, Hednesford Town, home, match report, pitmen, soccer, Things to do, Tuesday, Walsall Wood, Walsall WOod FC, Woodmen
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Taking up the slack
Last March I posted an article featuring an image of the demonstration event for the ill-fated Merrie England project which reader Steve Hames had scanned from the book ‘Images of England – Cannock Chase’ by Sherry Belcher and Mary Mills. … Continue reading
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