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REANNE WINS 4th SNOOKER WORLD TITLE
Gornal snooker star win ladies title - again

GIRLS! JOIN
Youth football club looking for talent and sponsors..

PEACOCKS DRAW OPENER
Gornal Athletic drew their first league encounter of the 2007/2008 season last Saturday (11/8/07). ..

WEM-BER-LEY? Peacocks in FA CUP
..and more Gornal footie news

Cup action at Garden Walk Saturday 18th August..

POOL TEAMS WANTED FOR LEAGUE
Local league seeks new members..

GORNAL ATHLETIC 2 BRIERLEY & HAGLEY 1
(Sat 26/8/06)

Gornal Athletic grind out a dour win..

PEACOCKS CLINCH RUNNERS UP SPOT
Gornal Athletic end season strongly..

EASTER LIFEGUARD COURSE
RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Award..

AFC GORNAL SPONSOR PLEA
Without sponsorship the club may even fold at the end of the season..

PEACOCKS CRASH AT HOME
First home defeat of the season against Wednesfield ..

GORNAL MAKE HARD WORK OF BRIERLEY
Gornal struggled against their lowly hosts..

OLYMPIC STAR AT ELLOWES HALL SCHOOL
Ellowes Hall Specialist Sports College recognises pupils\' achievements..

GORNAL WIN DERBY THRILLER
Local rivals Dudley Town defeated..

KINGTON JINX HITS PEACOCKS
Gornal travelled to Kington Town on Saturday 7th January ..

GORNAL FOOTIE ON EBAY
Gornal football medal up for internet auction..

GORNAL GAME FROZEN OUT
Peacocks match postponed last Tuesday..

PEACOCKS STRUGGLE AT WELLINGTON
Gornal's patchy away form cost the club points ..

PEACOCKS BACK TO WINNING WAYS AWAY
Poor form shown in Gornal's last away fixture was nowhere to be seen ..

PERFECT 10 FOR PEACOCKS
Gornal Athletic 1 Lye Town 0..

MP BACKS ELLOWES SPORT BID
A local MP is throwing his weight behind a Gornal school’s campaign to raise £1.5 million to replace its outdated sports hall..

POOL TEAMS WANTED!
Sedgley and Gornal Pool League looking for local teams..

PEACOCKS CRASH AT BEWDLEY
After the excellent performance that saw the team hammer Ludlow the previous week it was disappointing to see the team struggle..

GORNAL GIRLS meet soccer stars
England stars visit local girls\'s league venue..

PEACOCKS HAMMER LUDLOW
Gornal Athletic's latest victory - match report from Steve

PEACOCKS CLOSE GAP ON LEAGUE LEADERS
Not one of Gornal's best games but The Peacocks close the gap at the top of the table to three points..

EMILY'S CROSS COUNTRY SUCCESS
Ellowes pupil represents the region..

PEACOCKS END AWAY DAY BLUES
On Saturday 22nd October Gornal travelled to Smethwick Sikh Temple who were bottom of the table..

PEACOCKS POUND CASUALS.. again
The Peacocks carry on from where they left off in their 4-0 victory the previous Saturday..

GORNAL ATHLETIC KEEP UP PRESSURE
Gornal victory against Wolves Casuals..

ELLOWES SPORTS NEWS
Ellowes School finish top of the schools cross country tree..

GORNAL ATHLETIC LATEST
Brierley & Hagley match news and more..

Afc Gornal 3 Bromsgrove Ath 6
Disapointing showing in cup game.

PEACOCKS SLIP UP AT KINGTON
Kington Town 2 Gornal Athletic 1

Afc Gornal 4 Alveley Social 1
100% run continues

GORNAL ATHLETIC ROUND UP
All the news from Garden Walk..

GORNAL GIRLS FC - new sponsors
Gornal Girls FC have secured shirt sponsorship for both their Under 10 & Under 12 girls football teams..

Afc Gornal 5 Stourport 2
3 out of 3 so far

Afc Gornal 2 Swindon Dell 0
Hard fought victory..

UPTON RESIGNATION SHOCKER!!
Upton calls it a day

Wolverley 0 Afc Gornal 5 (4/9/05)
Opening day win

5 OUT OF 5 FOR PEACOCKS
Gornal Athletic continue their excellent start to the season..

CHECKO returns to Peacocks fold
Adam Checketts rejoins Gornal Athletic..

HIMLEY FOOTBALL NOSTALGIA
'Goal' exhibition celebrates Black Country soccer..

Roll of Honour
Season 2004/5

AFC Season 04/05 Review
AFC promoted again..... Just!

PEACOCKS BEATEN in cup semi
Gornal Athletic lost their League Cup Semi Final battle with Tipton Town on Tuesday night..

Afc Results round up
3 matches in 7 days

Afc Gornal 3 Four Furnaces 2
closer than it should have been..

CUP glory for AFC Gornal
Afc win the Bromsgrove Cup

More cup triumph for Afc
Top two both sent crashing

AFC's League Table (upto and including 24-04-05)
KIDDERMINSTER LGE DIVISON 2

Afc Gornal 4 Cleobury Town 1
Late Show seals it For Afc

Afc Gornal 8 Chaddersley Corbett 1 (22/3/05)
Afc on fire as they roast Chaddersley

AFC GORNAL manager's view
Richard Upton well satisfied with the Sunday side's current form..

Afc Gornal 3 Jays 3 (afc win 4-3 on pens) (20/03/05)
Cup thriller

Afc Gornal 4 Black Country Taverns 0 (13/3/05)
another cup victory for afc

AFC Gornal. Cup Final News
Cup Final venue and date.

AFC GORNAL TOP SCORERS 2005/2006
Current sharp shooter's pecking order at AFC..

Afc Gornal 7 Sporting Harbourne 2 (6/3/05)
Afc book cup final place in style

AFC GORNAL SQUAD LIST 2005/6
The run down on the players and staff of Gornal's successful Sunday football side

Afc Gornal News Update
Whats going on at Afc..

Afc Gornal 4 Wilden Village 0
Afc Stroll to cup victory

Afc Gornal 6 Alverley 1
Division one side brushed aside By Afc.

OUR 'beloved' Garden Walk?
Express and Star letter made Yampy smile..

AFC GORNAL UPDATE
All the latest news and results from the last month..

No Xmas Spirit for Gornal Athletic
Two defeats over the festive period..

Afc Gornal 4 Redditch Rbl 1 (5/12/04)
Comfortable cup win.

Afc Gornal 7 Hoolahans 5 (12/12/04)
Afc win epic cup encounter

STRUGGLING PEACOCKS face Tivi
Struggling Gornal face Tividale at home (11/12/04)..

Afc Gornal News Update.
A look at what's going on in and around the Afc Gornal set up.

Afc Gornal 0 Bewdley Town 4 (21/11/04)
Away day thrashing for Afc Gornal

Afc Gornal 9 Enville Leopard 1. (28/11/04)
Afc run riot at Enville.

Not Such a Fun Run
Baggeridge and Himley running race Sun 21st November..

Not Such a Fun Run
"The Suicide Six-ish" run is on Sunday morning (21st Nov 2004)..

Afc Gornal 4 Summerhouse 1 (14/11/04)
AFC cruise into round two of cup

PEACOCKS BACK on win trail
Gornal Athletic beat Market Drayton..

Afc Gornal 3 Briars Pheonix 0 (7/11/04)
Convincing away win

Afc Gornal 4 Cleobury 0 (24/10/04)
AFC's easy away day win

Afc Gornal 1 Blackheath 1 (31/10/04)
Hard fought draw between two old foes.

Peacocks face Ledbury at Home (Sat 6 Nov 2004)
Gornal Athletic meet Ledbury at Garden Walk tomorrow (Sat 6/11/04)..

Gornal Form Loss Continues
One win in twelve for the Peacocks..

Peacocks Latest (upd. 25/10/04)
Gornal Athletic face Brierley & Hagley at home tomorrow (23rd, k.o. 2.45pm at Garden Walk)..

Afc Gornal 7 Hoobrook Crown 3 (17/10/04)
Afc back on song with convincing performace

Five Ways Football Club Kit Deal
Local sunday soccer side Gornal Fiveways FC are celebrating after winning a kit sponsorship deal.

Afc Gornal 1 Crestwood Star 2 (10/10/04)
Afc Shocked after another defeat

Wychbold Wanderers 0 Afc Gornal 3 (3/10/04)
Sunday soccer match report. Afc Gornal kicked off their Bromsgrove Cup campaign with a convincing 3 - 0 victory over this Bromsgrove Division Two outfit..

Highs and Lows for Peacocks
Gornal Athletic's season continues to defy predictions..

Afc Gornal 1 Jays 1 (26/9/04)
Sunday football match report

Chaddersley Corbett 1 Afc Gornal 1
Frustrating draw for Gornal's Sunday side

Summerhouse 1 Afc Gornal 8
Still smarting from their opening day defeat to Cookley the previous week, Richard Upton took his troops to face Summerhouse FC last Sunday.

Opening Defeat for AFC
Promsing pre-season ends in surprise first loss

Bruising Victory over League Leaders for Gornal
Gornal beat Tipton by way of a Dave Bate goal scored after five minutes..

Peacocks Season Getting Into Gear
The young Gornal Athletic side appear to be making steady and encouraging progress.

AFC Gornal start their season
AFC Manager Richard Upton is back off holiday, refreshed for the new campaign

Gornal Athletic 0 Coseley Town 0 (Sat 28/8/04)
A disappointing performance from Gornal

Gornal Athletic 2 Pelsall Villa 2 (match report by Steve)
Gornal Athletic have made a decent start to the new season following their promotion to the West Midlands Premier League

AFC Gornal Shine in Friendlies
So far Afc have played three friendlies and won the lot!!

Season Starts for Gornal
Peacocks kick off the 2004/04 campaign against Wellington

Peacocks Pre-season Friendly Round Up
Match summaries and more..

Peacocks Squad 2004/05
There was little sign of last season's title winning squad in the Gornal first team that turned out for an informal pre-season friendly game at Ellowes Hall School last Tuesday (20th).

Can they kick it? Yes they can!
Gornal's World Champion kick boxers Nathan and Natasha Markland triumph in the CIMAC International World Cup.

Sportier Shop
The online Black Country Shop has added further books to its range

EARLY CUP FEVER for Peacocks
Gornal Athletic FC have two plum ties confirmed for the new season.

Peacocks to Leave Gornal?
Newly promoted Gornal Athletic is deep in confidential negotiations to move outside the village in their search for a new home.

AFC's Runners Up Blues
A disappointing end to the Sunday football season for AFC Gornal, who didn't quite make the top spot.

Gornal Managers Quit
Tony Wall and Martin Thomas have left Gornal Athletic..

Peacocks Sign Off Season in Style
Gornal Athletic maintained their winning ways right to the end of their Championship season last night (Wed 14/5/04)

Trophy Display at Garden Walk
Gornal Athletic will be showing off their West Midlands League Division 1 South trophy on Wednesday night (12th May 2004)

GORNAL ATHLETIC'S UNIQUE 'DOUBLE'
Gornal Athletic FC has completed a unique double with their First and Youth teams both winning their league championships in the space of three days.

PEACOCKS LOSE TIGHT FINAL
Match report for Gornal Athletic's loss in the Birmingham Vase Cup Final

PEACOCKS IN THE HOME STRAIGHT
Gornal Athletic are within touching distance of the title after home win

Peacocks Promotion Push
4-1 victory means three wins out of six will do the trick

AFC ROUND UP
Sunday football news from AFC Gornal

PEACOCKS CUP JOY
Through to final of the Birmingham Vase

Cup defeat for AFC Gornal
Shaded out in cup tie against main league rivals Tenth Lock

AFC lose to Hoobrook
Rare defeat for Richard Upton's Sunday league side

AFC GORNAL News Round Up
Latest (3/2/04) goings on with contributions from Manager Richard Upton and the ubiquitous 'John Gornal'.

Peacocks Pipe Dream?
What has happened to the ambitious plans to move Gornal Athletic from Garden Walk to Ellowes?

AFC GORNAL march on
Squad news, plus link to match report of 5-0 victory against Mill Race

AFC GORNAL cup win
Against all odds, victory at 1st Division Thorns