Swifts 100 Club Draw - September Result
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MORE Fixtures changes
Early Cup exits have resulted in the Hellenic League bringing forward more fixtures to vacant Saturdays this week.
These changes are:
Roman Glass St George was scheduled for Saturday 17th October (H) brought forward to Saturday 10th October.
Malmesbury Victoria was scheduled for Saturday 2nd January (H) brought forward to Saturday 17th October
Swifts move into top seven
Stourport Swifts 4 Cribbs 1 HPL 19th September 2026
Swifts fell behind again before they hit back to chalk up another three points for their fourth consecutive win.
After a bright start in which Charlie Watts saw his goalbound effort deflected wide and Dieter Schwarm blazed over the top after Adam Willis’s shot was blocked, it was Cribbs’ Arron Sweete who was first on the scoresheet when he curled a superb 20 yarder past Josh Murtagh into the top corner in the 17th minute.
Omari Allwood then jinked past three defenders in the box but ran out of space before he could squeeze in his cross. Louis Monaghan put the Swifts level after 25 minutes when he beat hesitant Cribbs keeper Ron Newbery to a misplaced back pass to score from a tight angle.
Monaghan passed up the chance to make it two just four minutes later, when he fired wildly over the top from close range, but skipper Matt Harland made no mistake when Nathan Bowen crossed from the right for Allwood to knock down for him to fire in from 15 yards.
Swifts added a third just before half time, and after Joe Hull’s header from Dan Cox’s corner was cleared off the line by Ismail Daud, another Monaghan shot was cleared off the line by Tom Chaplin, but hit Adam Willis and went in for the easiest goal he will ever score.
The second half was all one way traffic as Stourport began to show the confidence that a winning run brings, stroking the ball around to create several more opportunities, but they had to settle for just one more goal when a driving run from Adam Willis was pulled back for Omari Allwood to stroke in from close range.
SWIFTS: Murtagh, Cox, Joe Hanson, Hull, Watts, Willis, Harland, Schwarm, Bowen, Monaghan, Allwood . SUBS USED: Jim Hanson, Martin, Mooney, Nicklin, Toure
Swifts make it three in a row
Stourport Swifts 3 Pershore Town 2 HPL 15th September 2026
Stourport Swifts secured their third straight win when they came back from a goal down to take the points in this local derby against Pershore.
The visitors took the lead against the run of play when Swifts keeper Josh Murtagh fumbled Joe Hull’s headed back pass to allow Jamie Lucas the simplest of tap ins.
But the lead lasted only four minutes, when Joe Hull was on hand at the far post to head home Dan Cox’s corner. Louis Monaghan and Adam Willis then combined well to force Haydn Whitcombe to turn his shot around the post.
Swifts snatched the initiative, and five minutes before half time surged in front when Omari Allwood outpaced Cian Hodson to drill in a low cross for Nathan Bowen to arrive late to drive a low shot past Whitcombe at the far post
Willis and Allwood both blazed high and wide early in the second half, and Murtagh saved bravely at the feet of Lucas to deny him an equaliser. Stourport searched for a third, and after 75 minutes Monaghan held off the attentions of Pershore skipper Joe Waterfield to set up Allwood, who blasted a fierce low shot inside Whitcombe’s right hand post.
Romario Martin then hammered a scorching angled 25 yarder just past the upright before Jake Williams forced in a late second for Pershore to give the Swifts a nervous last five minutes.
SWIFTS: Murtagh, Cox, Joe Hanson, Hull, Watts, Willis, Harland, Schwarm, Bowen, Monaghan, Allwood . SUBS USED: Jim Hanson, Martin, Mooney, Peer,
Hull header wins it for Swifts
Thornbury Town 0 Stourport Swifts 1 HPL 12th September 2026
Joe Hull’s header on the stroke of half time proved enough to give Stourport Swifts their second away win on the bounce in this hard fought match at second in the table Thornbury.
Swifts looked full of confidence in the first half, with Louis Monaghan firing wide after Thornbury failed to clear from a corner, and both Dan Cox and Omari Allwood seeing their shots saved by keeper Mackenzie Welsh. After 23minutes Monaghan’s shot was blocked by skipper Nathan Sage and Dieter Schwarm blazed the rebound over the bar, then Allwood, unmarked at the far post, headed tamely straight onto the arms of the grateful Walsh.
In a rare attack, Thornbury’s Callum Chambers managed to escape the attentions of Joe Hanson but Josh Murtagh saved comfortably. Swifts went ahead in first half injury time when Joe Hull rose well to get the faintest of touches to a left side corner to flick his header in off the far post.
Thornbury caused a few anxious moments in the second half, but the Swifts back line held firm, with their closest effort narrowly wide from a Chambers header, and in added time Monaghan could have made it 2-0 bur shot straight at Welsh.
SWIFTS: Murtagh, Cox, Joe Hanson, Hull, Watts, Willis, Harland, Schwarm, Bowen, Monaghan, Allwood . SUBS USED: Jim Hanson, Minaker,, Peer,
Swifts bounce back
Bradford Town 0 Stourport Swifts 4 HPL 5th September 2026
Stourport Swifts brushed aside their Bank Holiday battering at Droitwich with an impressive performance at Bradford to earn a welcome three points.
Manager James Keller introduced three new signings to add a spark to last week’s display and the Swifts showed all the qualities that were missing against Droitwich.
After 16 minutes Nathan Bowen was played clear behind the Bradford defence but keeper Tom Roberts block with his legs. Four minutes later Swifts were in front when Luke Benbow shrugged off the attentions of defender Jaidon Pearce to turn sharply and blast his side ahead.
Bradford saw their penalty appeal turned down when it seemed Tom Mack was bundled over in the box after a clash with Josh Murtagh, and just a minute later Bowen increased the Swifts lead after a neat interchange between Benbow and Connor Mooney gave him a close range tap in.
Four minutes into the second half Adam Willis headed a Swifts third at the far post from Mooney’s right wing corner, then Joe Hanson though he had scored a fourth but was ruled offside.
Swifts even had the luxury of missing a penalty when Benbow’s spot kick was saved by Roberts, and both Benbow and Dieter Schwarm failed to convert the rebound.
Khalil Toure added the fourth in injury time when he did well to hold off the challenge of defender Adepitan and drive low past Roberts
SWIFTS: Murtagh, Cox, Joe Hanson, Hull, Watts, Willis, Harland, Schwarm, Bowen, Benbow, Mooney, . SUBS USED: Allwood, Minaker, Monaghan, Peers, Toure
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