Old Post Office will need a first-class display in the cup to knock-out Feathers
OLD POST Office will be looking to deliver a cup upset when they travel to Feathers in the Eddie Hebblethwaite Cup.
It’s cup weekend across the Calder Valley and there are plenty of opportunities for giantkillings.
Feathers are third in the Premier Division, with their only defeat coming against leaders Cock & Bottle. Corey Henderson and Joel Clearly are nicely backing up the goals of Thomas Hosker, especially with the latter missing the last couple of games.
The Division Two visitors will be looking for a reaction as they try and bounce back from their disappointing result last weekend, they’ll need David Oakes and Jay Thomas to be firing on all cylinders.
Cock & Bottle will go headto-head with FC Hounds for the first time, but it will be in the cup before the league.
The hosts will be hoping to take their excellent start to the campaign into the cup as well, they’ve got eight wins from their opening eight fixtures in all competitions.
Jordan Coduri has already reached double figures in the league, along with a hat-trick in their previous cup encounter against FC Panda Reserves.
FC Hounds have found it tough going this season so far and the stats back it up.
Max Morley is their top scorer with three goals, but it will be key how they react to the fire power of the hosts.
FC Panda visit Cock Of The North looking to avoid another cup defeat. They were beaten in the Sunday Cup by fellow divisional rivals Linthwaite but reacted well last weekend to beat FC Hounds comprehensively
As for Cock Of The North, they were trashed last time out and they’ll be hoping for a big response and to cause an upset rather than another cup loss.
Ryburn Valley could find it tough going against Linthwaite as another Division One side goes in hunt of an upset.
The Premier Division side were very impressive last time out in the Sunday Cup, and only once has anyone found a way to beat them so far this season.
Park and Woodhouse will renew rivalries again this weekend after their league encounter last Sunday ended 2-2.
Elsewhere, Lee Mount battle it out with Wellington Westgate in a mouth-watering encounter.
Wire Works travel to struggling Thrum Hall and finally Hollins Holme of the Premier Division face a bottom division side in Triangle.
Ravenswharfe will aim to get to the Brook Butler semi-finals by beating New Inn this Sunday.
The other quarter-final, Clifton Rangers and Mirfield Town, has been postponed until December.
This is due to Rangers hoping to finally get their game on against Overthorpe in the WRCFA Sunday Cup.
Results – Premier Division: FC Panda 5-2 FC Hounds. Division One: Park FC 2-2 Woodhouse Ravenswharfe 5-3 Snowdon, Thrum Hall 4-6 FC Panda Reserves, Wire Works 3-5 Lee Mount. Fixtures – Eddie Hebblethwaite Cup: Cock & Bottle v FC Hounds, Cock Of The North v FC Panda, Feathers v Old Post Office, Hollins Holme v Triangle, Lee Mount v Wellington Westgate, Park FC v Woodhouse, Ryburn Valley v Linthwaite, Thrum Hall v Wire Works. Brook Butler Cup: Ravenswharfe v New Inn. WRCFA Sunday Cup: Overthorpe v Clifton Rangers.