Pre-season friendlies feature 5-4 fightback win for West Didsbury

Kidderminster Harriers v Birmingham City U-21s, pre-season friendly
Kidderminster Harriers were 2-0 winners over Birmingham City U-21s. (Photo: clivejonespr.com)

Midweek pre-season friendly matches included a 2-1 derby win for Sheffield United at Sheffield FC and a 5-4 comeback victory for West Didsbury & Chorlton over Stockport County.

The Blades went in two up at Sheffield FC, with the hosts halving the deficit against the visitors who fielded their U-21 side for the second half.

Naomi Lawrence’s hat-trick goal saw West Didsbury edge the thriller with Stockport, the hosts having trailed 3-0 at one point.

Leyton Orient’s 3-0 win at Dulwich Hamlet saw former Hashtag United pair Wiki Fronc and Sammy Rowland among the goals.

Results from a number of other games were not published by the clubs concerned.

Tuesday 22 July

Cambridge United 1-4 Real Bedford

Wednesday 23 July

Ashford United 1-0 Maidstone United
Dulwich Hamlet 0-3 Leyton Orient
Dundee United 2-2 Hibernian U-17s
Kidderminster Harriers 2-0 Birmingham City U-21s
Oxford United 4-0 Northampton Town

Rugby Borough 6-0 Watford
Stenhousemuir 1-1 Dunfermline Athletic
West Didsbury & Chorlton 5-4 Stockport County

Thursday 24 July

Glenrothes Strollers 9-1 Bayside
London Bees 6-0 Maidenhead United 
Pools Youth 0-8 Norton & Stockton Ancients
Sheffield FC 1-2 Sheffield United
Stevenage 1-1 Barking Abbey

Sheffield FC v Sheffield United, pre-season friendly
Sheffield FC scorer Alesha Gale is hugged by Stacey Buxton. (Photo: Julian Barker)

Friday 25 July

Bayern Munich 1-3 Newcastle United
Dyce 1-7 Elgin City
Hibernian 4-0 Spartans

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