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The Lambs made it three defeats in a row at the weekend as they went down 3-1 loosers to Histon who travelled to The Lamb for the first time.

Gary Mills made no changes to the team that played during the last week but saw his team 1-0 down at half time when Histon’s Knight-Percival firing home on 27 minutes.

Tamworth made a change at half time with Russell replacing Pritchard and within 3 minutes they were level after Wylde scored on the 48th minute.  On 77 minutes though Histon took the lead for the 2nd time in the match through Knight-Percivals second goal with a glancing header.  Histon added another 4 minutes from time when Simpson prodded home, doubling the visitors lead.

The loss leaves Tamworth 12th in the Blue Square Premier.

You can read the full match report on The Lambs official website here.

The Lambs finally came back to Tamworth after 4 games on the road on Tuesday night (October 6) to host York City in the only Blue Square Premier match of the evening.  The game, even though the only one of the night was highly anticipated as Gary Mills Lambs were only a point behind York City who were unbeaten in 9 games.

Despite taking the lead on 18 minutes through Tait’s flicked header and plenty of possession, the Lambs went into Half time honours even after Ferrell equalised for the visitors on 40 minutes.

The 2nd half started with vigour with both teams playing attacking football, it was York City though took the lead on 61 minutes when Brodie headed home from close range.  The rain by now was pouring and York doubled their lead on the 78th minute through a diving header from Sangare.

The Lambs pressured the York defence and after believing they won a penalty (which was waved away by referee Mohareb), they set up a tense final few minutes of the game with a towering header by Tait drawing the Lambs one closer to gaining to a point.  However, it wasn’t to be and York City went back up the M1 with the points.

You can read the full match report and reaction on The Lambs official site.

Greg Keane who writes for www.nonleaguefootballlive.com is our guest poster with his article on Tamworth’s succesfull start to the Blue Square Premier season.

From the four newly promoted sides into the Conference, few would have expected Tamworth FC to be the side holding their heads highest in the division almost a quarter the way through the current campaign, only having the misfortune of losing once thus far in league competition. The Midlands side do have some pedigree at non-league level however, including a cup final victory won at Wembley Stadium, watched by close to 30,000 spectators.

It certainly seems the case for the Lambs that success breeds success after returning to the Conference following on from their two-year stint in the Conference North. The side escaped the dreaded scenario of tumbling down the divisions after their relegation in 2007 and returned in glorious fashion earlier this year, attaining promotion as Champions of Conference North and securing the title in April 2009.

Lead by former Leicester City midfielder- Garry Mills- the former Notts County manager has kept faith in the majority of last season’s young squad and have taken such confidence from their early season form and performances, that they will be looking to stay in the top half of the table for the remainder of the campaign, perhaps spurred on by the now seemingly realistic aspiration of achieving a play-off spot.

Rod Hadley, Tamworth’s General Manager and Secretary says,

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The Lambs climbed to 3rd in the Blue Square Premier league yesterday (Saturday September 19) even with an ever growing  injury list at The Lamb.

The Lambs took the lead within 12 minutes when a pin point cross from Shaw was greeted by Blackwood’s powerful header which left Bittner no chance.  It took Tamworth another 5 minutes to double the lead with a sweet volley by Shaw, leaving Salisbury, who are 22nd in the league, picking the ball out of the back of the net.

The 2nd half saw Tamworth kicking towards the Castle End and saw Tamworth probing and looking for their third but they were unable to find the break through.  Settling for a 2 – 0 win, The Lambs were elevated to 3rd in the league, not bad considering they were promoted just this season.

You can read the full match report on The Lambs website here.

The Lambs continued their impressive start to life in the Blue Square Premier with another point when they travelled to Hayes and Yeading for the first time.

Tamworth though saw themselves 1-0 down to Hayes and Yeading at half time after they took the lead from a well struck free kick from 30 yards out.

Tamworth who had made only one change from Tuesday though with Pritchard replacing the injured Rodman, got back into the game with Benjamin firing home a thunderbolt after a low cross from Wright on 57 minutes.  Game on.

The Lambs were now in the flow and on 69 minutes they took the lead for the first time that afternoon through Blackwood who prodded home from 8 yards out.  Hayes and Yeading through equalised on 77 minutes through Canham which gave them a share of the points.

That point though moves The Lambs onto 17 points with 10 games gone, placing them 7th place in the Blue Square Premier table.

You can read the full match review on The Lambs website here.

The Lambs took all three points from their match with Chester City on Tuesday (September night.

Chester who are rooted to the bottom of the Blue Square Premier played the long ball and The Lambs did well to resist adopting the same game plan.  Their patience though paid off in the 38th minute when Tait turned home Shaws searching cross, giving the Lambs the lead going into half time.

In the 2nd half Tamworth were kicking into the empty Cestrian Stand.  On 59 minutes they extended their lead when Smith tapped in after the Chester keeper tried to clear Briscoes hooked cross.  Chester though pulled a goal back through Chadwick on 77 minutes, leading to a nervous final 15 minutes for Tamworth who were clearing their lines at any cost.  They were strong at the back though and saw out the game, taking all three points lifting the Lambs to 5th in the Blue Square Premier.

You can read the full match report on The Lambs Official Site.

The Lambs continued their unbeaten start to the season on Tuesday evening beating Wrexham who were relegated from the Football league only this year.

The Lambs who had home advantage found themselves evenly matched with Dean Saunders side from Wales, it was Wrexham though who took the lead on the 26 minutes through Taylor who slotted the ball through Alcocks legs.

Tamworth were only behind though for 11 minutes through Smith who rose the highest to head home, raising the roof on the Lamb.  Half Time came with both teams on an even level.

It took The Lambs till the 72nd minute to take the lead when Sheridan slotted home after the home fans thought that he had lost it.

The win lifted The Lambs to 7th in the Blue Square Premier and takes them into the Bank Holiday weekend unbeaten.

You can read the full match report on the Official Tamworth FC website.

The Lambs have continued their steady start to life in the Blue Square Premier with another draw.  This time being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Cambridge United.

The match started as 12th versus 10th with Cambridge having won two of their first three games.  Tamworth have started solidly with one win and two draws, solidifying their place in the Blue Square Premier.

During the 1st half Tamworth were frustrated by the linesman’s flag during the first half, but the scores remained deadlock for the duration, seeing The Lambs claim another point keeping them 15th in the league.

You can read the full report here.

The Lambs made it 4 points out of the first 2 matches in the Blue Square Premier after taking a full haul of 3 points from Grays Athletic in the first home game of the season.

The Lambs found themselves a goal down on the 14th minute with Morgan putting the visitors in the lead.  Tamworth quickly drew level through Pritchard on the 20th minute, Pritchard scoring his second goal in as many games.  Tamworth were now on the front foot and it wasn’t long before they took the lead with Sheridan turning the ball home after some good work by Wright and Pritchard.

You can read the full match report on The Lambs website.

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Tamworth Players in a huddle - Pic: Tamworth FC

Tamworth FC started life in the Blue Square Premier by holding their own against one of the play-off semi-finalists from last season.

The Lambs travelled away to Broadhall Way on a sun-baked afternoon looking to kick on from their unbeated pre-season, bringing that form into the season.  Tamworth though were behind on 12 minutes after Briscoe was adjudged to bring Laird down.  The penalty was scored by Boylan, sending Alcock the wrong way.

The Lambs were behind but weren’t out and levelled proceedings on 29 minutes when Pritchard scored from the edge of the area.

The second half created a stalemate and the final score was 1-1, giving The Lamb’s their 1st point in the Blue Square Premier, getting the season off to a solid start.

You can read the full match report here.

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