Hitchin Town Fans Forum

Just heard that Peter Hammond, the club's first England amateur international, has died aged 92. Peter was an outstanding player and was rewarded with a cap against South Africa in October 1958 at Loakes Park. The game ended 2-2. He played over 300 games for the Canaries and scored 143 goals. He als...

Pity Franklin has gone, best player in the team.

I have a copy of the Chelsea v Hitchin programme, Chris.

Abbey Road, The Beatles
Hunky Dory, David Bowie
Moving Waves, Focus
Night and Day, Joe Jackson
Trans-Europe Express, Kraftwerk.

I have resisted joining this debate as the Shillitoe foxhole issue is something I cannot do anything about, however, the information came from something Reginald Hine wrote somewhere. Regarding the nickname, I can confirm that originally, the chairman had proposed the club play in all-white as he wa...

Sad to hear that Ray Aggio has died. Ray played for Wolves as a youngster and Barnet. Some may know him from the shop at the station. Nice person. Loved his football.

I am disposing of my old Rothmans Yearbooks. The collection runs from the first one to 2023-24. This is a one-time offer to Hitchin fans. Anyone interested in this collection can have the 50+ books gratis. They would have to collect from me. I want them to go to a good home (!), in other words, to s...

Trying to find a way to connect with the HTFC Radio? Any idea? Is it on tonight?

I believe the team is no better than mid-table on what I've seen so far, but it is difficult to judge so early in the season. To me, the problem of the past few years is still there - no punch, lack of competitiveness and sloppy passing. You cannot keep doing the same things over and over again and ...

Surprised the local media haven't focused on former Hitchin schoolboy Callum Reynolds who lines-up today for Bromley at Newcastle. He is the son of Frank Reynolds, who is a well known figure on the local football scene. Callum, who went to the Priory, must be 35 now or thereabouts as he was a pal of...