Match Reports 2006/07 - first team

League

Heckmondwike 3 Trinity 2

Stevie Travers notched two but Trinity's season ended in disappointment as they lost 3-2 to Heckmondwike.  Despite coming back from two goals down a late winner was enough to give the young Heckmondwike side all three points.

With the game being played at Trinity's ground Heckmondwike took the lead in the first two minutes.  Their right midfielder, who had a fantastic first half, muscled past Chris Gardiner in the penalty area before smashing the ball into the roof of the net.  1-0 to Heckmondwike.  Within ten minutes they scored another.  Trinity keeper Scott Carvell fumbled a low shot gifting midfielder Adam Clayton with the simple task of poking the ball home.  2-0.  The young Heckmondwike side, with the wind behind them, were well on top in the first half hour and they had chances to extend their lead.  Then out of the blue Trinity scored.  Travers scored his first of the game lobbing the keeper from the edge of the penalty area to make it 2-1.

Trinity started the second half brightly and they equalised through Travers.  He was first to the ball, heading over the keeper to make it 2-2.  The game became an open affair though both defences appearing to be in control.  However disaster struck for Trinity with fifteen minutes left.  Matt Jordan lost possession on the halfway line allowing Heckmondwike to break through the centre of the field.  Despite a terrific Rayon Maynard making up a tremendous amount of ground on the breaking Heckmondwike forwards his desperate challenge couldn't stop them scoring past Carvell.  3-2 to Heckmondwike which is how the game finished.

Team:  Carvell; McIntyre, Priestley, Jordan, Gardiner, Marston, McIntosh, Mughal, Maynard, Katoro, Travers 

Subs: Pearson (for Mughal)

League

Trinity 2 Old Rovers 1 

Stevie Travers headed a second half winner as Trinity beat Old Rovers 2-1 in a tight end of season encounter.  Dave Kilsby had equalised for Trinity against a resilient Old Rovers team who played most of the game with ten players following an injury to their player manager.

Five minutes had been played when Old Rovers, who arrived at the game with a bare eleven squad, lost their player manager through injury.  On a warm afternoon it seemed Trinity would coast to victory.  However that wasn't the case.  A combination of determined Old Rovers play and rushed Trinity play ensured that barely any chances were created in a goalless first half.

Within a minute of the second half starting Old Rovers took the lead.  A long free-kick was flicked over the head of Trinity keeper Jimmy Yates and into the net.  1-0 to Old Rovers.  Trinity equalised through defender Dave Kilsby.  His curling right foot shot from the edge of the area found the top corner of the net to make it 1-1.  Despite having the lion's share of possession Trinity still found it difficult to create chances against ten men Old Rovers, who were refusing to tire in the hot sun.  However Trinity did manage to grab a winner.  Rayon Maynard's cross from the left found Stevie Travers at the near post.  His diving header bulleted into the net to make it 2-1.  Trinity had a couple of half chances to extend their lead but Ben Sabberton in the Old Rovers keeper was at hand to protect his goal.  Final score 2-1 to Trinity

Team:  Yates; McIntyre, Priestley, Kilsby, Gardiner, Ryan, Pearson, Mughal, Maynard, McIntosh, Travers 

Subs: Mullowney (for Ryan), Jordan (for Pearson)

League

Trinity 3 Leeds Medics 2 

Leroy McIntosh scored two as Trinity beat Leeds Medics 3-2, as Trinity came back from behind twice to win a closely contested game.

Despite playing against the wind in the first half Trinity started brightly.  After racing through the middle of the Medics defence McIntosh fired the ball over the bar.  Robbie Pearson also missed a chance as Trinity made the early running.  However it was Medics who took the lead.  Trinity defender Dave Kilsby lost possession of the ball on the edge of the area, and with Trinity keeper Scott Carvell stranded on the edge of the area the Medics forward slotted the ball home with ease.  1-0 Medics.  Trinity equalised tem minutes later.  McIntosh skipped past the Medics left back and his low shot beat the keeper to make it 1-1.  Before the break Medics took the league again through forward Richard Robinson.  His right foot shot from just inside the area flew into the net to make it 2-1.

Despite going into the break 2-1 down Trinity were confident of getting a result and they equalised not long into the second half.  A Chris Gardiner corner was flicked on by Denis Katoro.  Dave Ashmore, Medics centre back, got his head to the ball next but could only succeed in diverting it into the net.  2-2.  Trinity's winner came with twenty minutes remaining.  A Trinity corner that was cleared to the edge of the box was met on the edge of the area by McIntosh.  His low right foot volley sped past the keeper and into the net.  3-2 to Trinity which is how the game ended.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, Gardiner, Ryan, McIntosh, Mughal, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs: McIntyre (for Ryan), Mullowney (for McIntosh)

League

Trinity 3 Collegians 0

A Tom Priestley header led the way for Trinity as they beat Collegians 3-0.  Leroy McIntosh and Denis Katoro were the other scorers in an excellent Trinity display.

With Robbie Pearson creating havoc on the left wing Trinity created a number of first half chances.   Forwards Stevie Travers and Denis Katoro both had opportunities to put Trinity in the lead.  However despite creating opportunities from both open play and set pieces it was still 0-0 at half-time.

On a warm spring afternoon Trinity went out to the second half, confident of breaking the deadlock against the dogged but tiring Collegians.  Five minutes after the restart they opened the scoring.  A Chris Gardiner corner found Priestley at the back post.  His header found the back of the net to make it 1-0 to Trinity.  With Collegians wilting Rayon Maynard and Leroy McIntosh came off the bench and immediately terrorised the Collegians' defence on opposing wings.  McIntosh scored Trinity's second.  His glancing header following a cross from the left made it 2-0.  Maynard set up Trinity's third goal.  After skipping past the right back he aimed a low cross into the six yard-box.  Katoro was first to the ball, getting there just before his strike partner Travers, to place the ball past the keeper.  3-0 to Trinity.  Further chances were created but no more goals were scored.   

Team:  Field; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, Gardiner, Ryan, Marston, Mughal, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs: McIntosh (for Pearson), Maynard (for Mughal), McIntyre (for Gardiner)

League

Roundhegians 0 Trinity 2

Imran Mughal scored against his old club as Trinity beat bottom of the table Roundhegians 2-0.  Denis Katoro scored the other goal as Trinity completed a league double over the Roundhay side.

In a first half of few chances defender Dave Kilsby drove a shot narrowly wide from outside the area.  Leroy McIntosh blasted over from a tight angle when a cross may have been a better option.  Other than that both keepers were largely unthreatened.

Mughal opened the scoring for Trinity early in the second half.  A Chris Gardiner free kick from the right found Mughal ten yards from goal.  His firm header found the roof of the net to make it 1-0 to Trinity.  Shortly afterwards Rayon Maynard, whose direct running with the ball, caused problems for Roundhegians all afternoon raced through on goal.  He was brought down in the penalty area by a Roundhegians' defender.  But to the surprise of everyone the referee ignored all penalty appeals and let play continue.  Mughal then had a goal disallowed when the referee deemed him to be offside.  The Roundhay side encouraged by these refereeing decisions pushed for an equaliser.  They nearly forced one in the last five minutes.  Firstly Trinity keeper Scott Carvell made an an excellent diving save to his left to prevent a goal.  Then from the resulting corner Trinity cleared a Roundhay effort off the line.  Near the end Trinity substitute Katoro raced onto a Tom Marston through ball.  After rounding the keeper he coolly slotted the ball into the net to make the final score 2-0 to Trinity.

Team:  Carvell; McIntyre, Priestley, Kilsby, Marston, Ryan, Gardiner, Mughal, Maynard, McIntosh, Travers 

Subs: Katoro (for Travers), Pearson (for Maynard), Mullowney (for McIntosh)

League

Old Rovers 0 Trinity 2

Mark Ryan and Leroy McIntosh grabbed two first half goals as Trinity got back to winning ways with a 2-0 defeat of Old Rovers.

On yet another windy Saturday afternoon Trinity gradually took control of the first half, with the wind behind their backs.  Ben Sabberton, the Rovers keeper, had already made a couple of good saves before Trinity took the lead.  A Chris Gardiner cross found Mark Ryan in the Rovers penalty area.  Ryan steered his header past the despairing dive of Sabberton to make it 1-0 to Trinity.  The lead was doubled before half-time.  A Gardiner through ball located Robbie Pearson on the left-hand side of the penalty area.  His low cross found McIntosh, who made no mistake in placing the ball into the net from six yards out.  2-0 to Trinity.

Old Rovers stepped up the pace in the second half, in their bid to get back into the game.  However Trinity were prepared for this and battled gamely, while still posing an attacking threat down both flanks.  Old Rovers had the best chance of the half when they struck the bar from outside the area.  The resulting rebound presenting a clear scoring chance from ten yards out.  To Trinity's relief this was tamely screwed well wide of the post.  Final score 2-0 to Trinity.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, Marston, Ryan, Gardiner, Mughal, Pearson, McIntosh, Travers 

Subs: Maynard (for Pearson), McIntyre (for McIntosh), Mullowney (for Mughal)

League

Leeds University 2 Trinity 2

Denis Katoro came off the bench to score a late equaliser as Trinity earned a 2-2 draw with Leeds University.  Imran Mughal was also on target for Trinity.

On a blustery day Trinity had the majority of the play in the first half, aided by the wind.  Unfortunately they struggled to create any clear cut chances.  They actually went into the interval a goal down when Paul Hurrell converted a penalty for the University side, after Matt Jordan was adjudged to have fouled Phil Teggart in the penalty area.  1-0 at half-time to Leeds University.

Early in the second half Mughal equalised for Trinity.  Latching onto Chris Gardiner's through ball he lobbed Laverty in the University goal, to make it 1-1.  University then began to take a grip a game and took the lead for the second time through Chris Ross.  2-1 to the University.  With five minutes remaining Trinity grabbed a late equaliser.  Gardiner's cross from the right found the head of Katoro.  His header crept into the net to make the score 2-2, which is how the game finished.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, Marston, Ryan, Gardiner, Mughal, Pearson, McIntosh, Travers 

Subs: Katoro (for Travers), Towning (for Pearson)

League

Leeds Medics 1 Trinity 0

In a game of few chances Leeds Medics scored a solitary second half goal to clinch a tight encounter 1-0.

Trinity started the first half brightly but with the wind behind them Medics started to have the territorial advantage.  In terms of first half chances Medics hit the post with a shot from outside the penalty area.  Matt Jordan also made a goal line clearance as Medics came close to breaking the deadlock following a corner.  Tom Priestley came closest to Trinity.  His close range header following a Tom Marston corner went wide of the post.

With the wind behind them in the second half Trinity were hoping to threaten the Medics goal more.  However the Medics' defence proved resolute and didn't give the Trinity attackers an inch.  With goalscoring chances not being created by either team the game appeared to be heading for a goalless draw.  But midway through the half Medics broke into the Trinity penalty area.  Under pressure from Medics forward Richard Robinson, Yates in the Trinity goal was unable to grasp the ball leaving Robinson with the easy chance of putting the ball in the net.  1-0.  Trinity were unable to force an equaliser and there were no further goals from the Medics, meaning the game finished 1-0 to Leeds Medics. 

Team:  Yates; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, Marston, Ryan, Gardiner, Mughal, Pearson, McIntosh, Travers 

Subs: Maynard (for Travers), Lambert (for Mughal), Mullowney (for Priestley)

League

St Nicholas 3 Trinity 2

Goals by Imran Mughal and Dave Kilsby weren't enough to prevent Trinity being defeated by St Nicholas.  Paul Graham scored a late winner to clinch a tight game 3-2.

Although St Nicholas were officially the home side, Trinity benefited from home advantage due the rearrangement of the game due to St Nicholas' waterlogged pitch.  Though Trinity had the wind behind them in the first half St Nicholas pressed forward and created opportunities to score.  However it was Trinity who took the lead before half-time.  Mughal's late run into the box resulted in him volleying the ball past the keeper from close range to make it 1-0.

David Hames equalised for St Nicholas early in the second half, with a well executed shot from outside the area.  1-1.  Then St Nicholas took the lead.  A corner forced a goalmoth scramble finishing in Graham poking the ball into the net to make it 2-1 to St Nicholas.  Trinity bounced back.  A Chris Gardiner corner located Kilsby, whose header found the roof of the net to make it 2-2.  Mughal then took the place of the injured Field in the Trinity goal.  Further chances fell Trinity's way to Gardiner and McIntosh but neither were converted.  With five minutes to go St Nicholas grabbed their third goal.  A breakaway on the right was finished off at the far post by Graham, who scored his second of the game to make it 3-2.  Trinity couldn't bounce back this time.

Team:  Field; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, Marston, Towning, Gardiner, Mughal, Pearson, McIntosh, Katoro 

Subs: Clubbs (for Field)

League

Trinity 7 Stanningley 2

Martin Clubbs came off the bench to score two goals as Trinity thrashed ten man Stanningley 7-2.  This victory meant Trinity had completed the double over Stanningley for the first time.

Leroy McIntosh gave Trinity the lead early in the game.  His side foot volley from eight yards out hit the roof of the net to make it 1-0. Stevie Travers doubled the Trinity lead shortly afterwards.  After rounding the keeper he slotted home to make it 2-0.  As Trinity took their foot off the gas Stanningley showed grit and determination to claw themselves back into the game.  Scott Carvell in the Trinity goal got a hand to a shot from the edge of the area.  Unfortunately his hand wasn't strong enough to stop the ball going into the net.  2-1.  Then a mix up involving Carvell and Matt Jordan resulted in a Stanningley forward having the simple chance of passing the ball into the unprotected net.  Half-time score 2-2.

An incident early in the second half changed the course of the game.  Tom Marston appeared to be brought down just outside the penalty area.  However a couple of Stanningley players thought he had dived and approached him.  One appeared to motion his head in an aggressive manner towards Marston.  The referee spotted the incident and gave to straight red card to the offending individual, leaving Stanningley with ten players.  Denis Katoro gave Trinity lead, with a close range shot to make it 3-2.  Then Clubbs scored his first goal of the game.  His near post volley following a Chris Gardiner corner made it 4-2.  Trinity's fifth came when a Stanningley defender headed into his own goal following another Gardiner corner.  Clubbs then scored his second goal of the game.  After tackling a Stanningley defender on the edge of the penalty area his low shot beat the keeper to make it 6-2.  Gardiner wrapped up the scoring after a Trinity breakaway.  Travers raced through the Stanningley defence before laying the ball past the keeper into the path of Gardiner, who coolly beat a defender before scoring.  Final score 7-2.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Ryan, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro , Travers  

Subs: Maynard (for Katoro), Clubbs (for Marston)

League

Huddersfield Amateurs 0 Trinity 5 

Leroy McIntosh scored two excellent goals as Trinity thrashed third placed Huddersfield Amateurs 5-0 away from home.  Stevie Travers, Imran Mughal and Tom Marston were also on the scoresheet as Trinity climbed to second in the table equal on points with both Heckmondwike and Yorkshire Bank.

Travers opened the scoring early in the game.  McIntosh teased the Huddersfield left back before sending a low cross into the six yard box to Travers.  His shot deflected off a defender and beat the keeper.  1-0 to Trinity.  The lead was doubled shortly afterwards.  Marston's deep corner was headed in at the far post by Mughal to make it 2-0.  Then McIntosh scored his first of the game, a contender for goal of the season.  After turning the central defender just outside the box he let fly, firing a low right foot shot past the despairing goalkeeper's dive.  3-0.  Huddersfield came close to narrowing the lead shortly before half-time when forward Binks turned and shot in the penalty area.  However the shot went just wide of the post.

McIntosh scored his second of the game early in the second half.  After beating the offside trap he raced towards goal from the left hand side of the pitch before placing the ball past the keeper and into the net.  4-0.  Marston completed the scoring for Trinity when his right wing cross sailed over the keeper and found the net.  5-0 and another convincing Trinity win.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, Pearson, Marston, Ryan, Gardiner, Mughal, Travers, McIntosh 

Subs: Maynard (for Mughal), Clubbs (for Gardiner), Katoro (for Pearson)

League

Trinity 5 Roundhegians 1

Stevie Travers hit an excellent second half hat-trick as Trinity came from behind to beat second from bottom Roundhegians. 

Playing against the wind in the first half Trinity still had the majority of the possession.  Imran Mughal playing against his old club raced through the Roundhegians' defence.  However his touch let him down at the vital moment and the ball ran on to the keeper.  Rayon Maynard sent over a couple of good crosses from the left but Trinity couldn't make the most of them.  With the wind behind their backs Roundhegians looked a threat going the direct route. Veteran forward Steve Wales and his striking colleague were proving a handful for the Trinity defence, especially when chasing long punts by their keeper.  However it was still a shock when the Roundhay side opened the scoring before half-time.  Jimmy Pirie's low left foot shot from outside the area zipped under the body of Mickey Piggott in the Trinity goal, to make it 1-0 to the Roundhay side.

Trinity stepped out for the second half determined to get back into the game as early as possible.  It wasn't long before their equaliser came.  Leroy McIntosh turned the Roundhegians' defender with expertise on the edge of the area.  His low cross found Travers who had the simple task of putting the ball into the back of the net from six yards out.  1-1.  Travers scored his second shortly afterwards.  Racing past the defence he coolly drove the ball past the keeper to make it 2-1.  Robbie Pearson then got amongst the goals.  Whether his effort from inside the area was meant to be a cross didn't matter.  It found its way into the net.  3-1.  McIntosh was then found himself with a one-on-one with the keeper after beating the offside trap.  He casually rounded him before tapping the ball home to make it 4-1.  Travers completed his hat-trick in style.  Racing onto a long Piggott punt his lob cleared the keeper and found the back of the net to make it 5-1.  A convincing win for Trinity.

Team:  Piggott; McIntyre, Priestley, Kilsby, Pearson, Marston, Gardiner, Mughal, Maynard, Travers, McIntosh 

Subs: Towning (for Maynard), Clubbs (for Kilsby), Jordan (for McIntosh)

Leeds & District Senior Cup (Quarter final)

Leeds Met Carnegie 2 Trinity 1

Despite an excellent performance Trinity couldn't beat the holders as Leeds Met Carnegie came out on top 2-1, in this Leeds & District Senior Cup  quarter final. 

For the first fifteen minutes Trinity looked the slightly stronger side.  A cross from the left found Tom Marston in the penalty area.  His side foot shot went just past the post.  Leeds Met gradually began to dominate possession and a Kevin Ryan shot from outside the area just went side.  Midway through the half Leeds Met took the lead.  A low cross from the left, played behind the Trinity defence was converted from close range by Ryan to make the score 1-0.  Trinity bounced back and looked a threat particularly down the right hand side.  A low McIntosh just evaded Katoro in the six yard box and a Marston shot from just inside the area were Trinity's best chances to equalise in the first half.

Ten minutes into the second half McIntosh appeared to be brought down in the Leeds Met penalty area.  No penalty was awarded despite loud Trinity appeals. Leeds Met raced up the other end and a forward was brought down by Matt Jordan in the penalty area.  Penalty awarded to Leeds Met.  Mickey Piggott dived to his left and got a strong hand to the ball but it wasn't enough to stop it entering the net.  2-0 to Leeds Met.   With twenty-five minutes to go Trinity pulled a goal back when they were awarded a penalty, after Marston was fouled in the box.   Despite Dudek antics by the Leeds Met keeper Denis Katoro coolly placed the ball into the back of the net to make it 2-1.  Trinity pressed on in a bid to get an equaliser but the Leeds Met defence held firm.  At the other end the Trinity defence were equally as resilient under the responding Leeds Met attacks.  Towards the end of the game Dave Kilsby had a shot which looked to be finding the net but a defender's head suddenly got in the way and deflected it to safety.  The final whistle went, with no stoppage time added, and Trinity were out of the competition.  

Team:  Piggott; Kilsby, Jordan, Priestley, Maynard, Marston, Gardiner, Ryan, Pearson, Katoro, McIntosh 

Subs:  Mughal (for Pearson), Travers (for Maynard),

League

Trinity 2 St Nicholas 0

Leroy McIntosh and Denis Katoro grabbed a goal apiece as Trinity got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over St Nicholas. 

An open first half saw both sides create goal scoring opportunities.  However Trinity had the majority of the chances.  Chris Gardiner was close with a couple of efforts before Trinity took the lead just before half-time.  A long Robbie Pearson was expertly brought down by Katoro on the right.  His low cross was beautifully turned in at the near post.  1-0 to Trinity.

Ten minutes into the second half Trinity had doubled their lead.  After the St Nicholas keeper made a save Katoro was first to the rebound, placing the ball home from twelve yards to make it 2-0.  Trinity continued to press on and created further chances.  Kilsby fired wide from close range.  Travers' pace allowed him to beat the St Nicholas' defence following a long ball down the middle.  However his attempted lob was saved by the keeper.  The score finished as 2-0 to Trinity.

Team:  Piggott; McIntyre, Jordan, Kilsby, Pearson, Marston, Gardiner, Ryan, Mughal, Katoro, McIntosh 

Subs:  Maynard (for Mughal), Travers (for McIntosh), Towning (for Marston)

Terry Marflitt Trophy

Trinity 3 Bramley Juniors 4

Bramley Juniors scored a last minute winner goal to clinch a thrilling cup tie 4-3.  Despite coming back from 2-0 and scoring a late equaliser to make the score 3-3, Trinity's hearts were broken with a late Bramley sucker punch. 

A sluggish Trinity start was punished by Bramley who raced into an early 2-0 lead.  Joe Corah made it 1-0, passing a loose ball into the net after Trinity failed to clear a free-kick.  Worse was to follow shortly afterwards.  Carvell failed to hold onto a Bramley through ball and forward Carl Feehan was first to the ball, passing the ball into the net to make it 2-0.  Trinity pressed forward and were rewarded with a number of corners, which were well delivered by both Marston and Gardiner.  However despite winning most of the balls played into the box Trinity couldn't force any goals.  Bramley's keeper was also having an excellent first half, saving a number of Trinity chances.

Within ten minutes of the restart Trinity had got a goal back.  Dave Kilsby rose to head a Gardiner corner past the keeper, making it 2-1.  Denis Katoro equalised for Trinity, firing home from close range following a low Pearson cross to make it 2-2.  Trinity's joy at equalising was shortlived when Bramley took the lead shortly afterwards.  Carvell got his fingers to a Mark Waterhouse shot from just inside area, couldn't prevent it from hitting the back of the net.  3-2 to Bramley.  With time ticking away Trinity pushed players forward in a bid to get an equaliser.  Then with five minutes to go Katoro grabbed his second, after a Matt Jordan crossed had been turned back across goal by Imran Mughal.  3-3.  With the match seemingly heading towards extra-time disaster struck for Trinity in the last minute of the game.  Kilsby's attempt at a pass across defence was intercepted by Bramley forward Feehan.  His shot beat Carvell to make it 4-3 to Bramley.  Trinity had no time to get to grab another equaliser and Bramley gained a memorable win.  In an exciting game excellently refereed by Dave Nuttall the only bad mark on the game was a late off the ball incident, when Trinity's Leroy McIntosh was punched in the face by the Bramley centre-back.  Fortunately for the Bramley player Nuttall missed the incident and he remained unpunished.  

Team:  Carvell; Clubbs, Jordan, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Maynard, Katoro, Travers

Subs:  Ryan (for Maynard), Pearson (for Travers), McIntyre (for Clubbs)

League

Trinity 0 Yorkshire Bank 1

A first half goal proved to be the difference between the two sides as top of the table Yorkshire Bank beat Trinity 1-0 in a tight pre-Christmas encounter.  In a game of few chances for both sides Marc Ware's first half header was enough to secure Yorkshire Bank the three points. 

Trinity started the game well with Leroy McIntosh looking threatening on the right wing for Trinity.  Two of his crosses set up goal scoring chances.  From one Chris Gardiner fired over with his right foot from close range.  Then Imran Mughal's header was gathered in by the keeper at the second attempt.  The Bank, playing a defensive 4-5-1 formation, defended and competed as well as ever.  They got their goal out of the blue close to the half hour mark.  Forward Gavin Huxhall, fortunate to get away with a 'word' from the referee after stamping on Tom Marston, got away from Dave Kilsby on the right hand side.  His cross was met at the far post by Ware, who guided his header past Carvell.  1-0 to Yorkshire Bank.  Just before half-time Tom Priestley had a chance to equalise for Trinity but his header sailed over the bar.

The second half saw the Bank, last season's champions, step up a gear.  Competing for every ball like it meant everything, they were determined not to give away their lead.  Trinity continued to probe but despite their efforts they never really looked like equalising, as the Bank defended excellently.  In fact a Tierney nearly extended the Bank's lead when his shot rattled off the Trinity bar.  The Bank held on to win 1-0, looking like a side capable of retaining their championship.  However once again their display was tinged by their antics on the sideline.  Unfortunately their linesman, like the last game between the two sides, opted to to wave the flag in favour of his team when they had clearly conceded throw-ins.  On two occasions the referee proved sharp enough to overrule him.  The Yorkshire Bank manager, who also manages the YOBL league representative side, will need to sort this out fast.  It would be a shame if their performances on the park were tarnished by their club developing a reputation as cheats, due to their sideline activities.

Team:  Carvell; Clubbs, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers

Subs:  Ryan (for Mughal), Maynard (for Pearson), McIntyre (for Clubbs)

League

Western Juniors 1 Trinity 5

Denis Katoro and Stevie Travers both grabbed two goals apiece as Trinity beat Western Juniors to climb to third in the table.  Leroy McIntosh scored the other in the 5-1 victory.

The non-appearance of the referee resulted in popular Trinity coach Jim 'Muller's Mullowney being asked to referee the game, a responsibility which he accepted.  With both teams playing the game in the correct spirit this allowed the referee's role to be relatively easy.  Western Juniors took the lead after fifteen minutes.  The forward Steve Denton latched onto a though ball and lobbed the advancing Lee Field in the Trinity goal, to make it 1-0 to Western Juniors.  Trinity fought back and equalised through Katoro.  His low shot beat the keeper to make it 1-1.  Katoro was on target again shortly afterwards, lobbing the keeper to give Trinity a 2-1 lead. Shortly before half-time Western Juniors were awarded a penalty, when McIntosh was adjudged to have handballed just inside his penalty area.  However Field came to the rescue, making an excellent save to his right to keep Trinity's lead intact.

Travers extended Trinity's lead early in the second half.  He met Tom Marston's left-wing cross with a thumping heading at the far post to make it 3-1.  McIntosh made it 4-1, heading in Katoro's cross.  Then Travers wrapped up the points for Trinity, stroking the ball in from six yards out following McIntosh's cut-back.  5-1 to Trinity the final score.

Team:  Field; Clubbs, Priestley, McIntyre, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Maynard, Katoro, Travers

Subs:  Pearson (for Maynard)

League

Trinity 4 Leeds University 1

Leroy McIntosh led the way for Trinity by scoring their first league goal for over a month, as they came from behind to beat Leeds University 4-1.  Tom Priestley, Imran Mughal and Rayon Maynard scored the other goals to give Trinity a convincing victory.

Leeds University took the lead in the first minute of the game.  Dermot Grumley struck the ball home from close range after Trinity struggled to clear a corner.  Not even Paul McIntyre's goal line presence to prevent the ball from hitting the back of the net.  1-0 to the University.  Trinity took control of the game as they probed away the University defence.  McIntosh was prominent on the right wing, regularly tormenting Teggart the University left back with his mesmerising wing play.  It was McIntosh who equalised for Trinity, heading past Laverty in the University goal following a cross from the right.  1-1.

Priestley's header ten minutes into the second half following a corner made it 2-1 to Trinity.  Mughal scored Trinity's third.  His strike from just inside the penalty area made it 3-1.  Then Maynard wrapped  the game up for Trinity.  His left foot shot proved too powerful for Laverty to hold and it crept into the net to make it 4-1.

Team:  Piggott; McIntyre, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Clubbs, Mughal, Pearson, Katoro, Travers

Subs:  Maynard (for Pearson), Mullowney (for Travers)

League

Trinity 0 Huddersfield Amateurs 0

Trinity recorded their second goalless draw in a month as they were held 0-0 by recently promoted Huddersfield Amateurs. 

A number of corners were forced by Trinity in the first half.  However despite quality deliveries by Tom Marston and Chris Gardiner they couldn't make the most of them.  Denis Katoro had an excellent chance to open the scoring in the first half.  However he was thwarted by the Huddersfield keeper, who made an excellent save to his left.

The second half was more open with Huddersfield coming into the game and creating a few chances of their own, mainly down their left hand side.  Katoro sliced a shot wide and had a header well saved.  Stevie Travers burst through the defence, but a superb last ditch tackle prevented him from getting in a shot. 0-0 was the final score.

Team:  Piggott; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers

Subs:  McIntyre (for Jordan), Maynard (for Pearson), Clubbs (for Katoro)

Leeds & District Senior Cup (2nd Round)

Trinity 3 Farsley Celtic 0

Denis Katoro led the way for Trinity with a first half goal from long range as Trinity beat Farsley Celtic 3-0 in the Leeds & District Senior Cup.  Stevie Travers and Leroy McIntosh added second half goals as Trinity progressed to the quarter finals of the competition.

Despite playing against the wind in the first half the young Farsley Celtic team had the majority of possession and most of the half was played in the Trinity half.  However the Trinity defence were strong enough to thwart any threat.  Trinity's first chance fell to Katoro.  After a one-two with Travers he slashed the ball wide of the target.  Ten minutes before half-time Trinity took the lead.  Katoro's low twenty-five yard shot crept under the keeper and into the net.  1-0 to Trinity.

Farsley's attempts to equalise in the second half were again thwarted by a resolute Trinity defence.  They were also unfortunate to hit the bar on two occasions.  However as the half progressed Trinity became stronger.  With twenty minutes to go Trinity scored a second.  Travers beat the keeper form inside the area, after being played through by Rayon Maynard.  2-0 to Trinity.  Then in the closing minutes Trinity grabbed a third.  Chris Gardiner's clever pass on the edge of the area found McIntosh, who neatly clipped the ball over the keeper to make it 3-0.   A fine win against quality opposition.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers

Subs:  McIntyre (for Jordan), Maynard (for Katoro), Clubbs (for Mughal)

League

Trinity 0 Heckmondwike 1

Heckmodwike grabbed a second half winner to win a closely contested game over Trinity.  Their 1-0 victory,  in a heavily wind affected game, saw them move to second in the table.

With a strong wind behind them in the first half Trinity penned Heckmondwike back into their own half, forcing some early corners.  However the young Heckmondwike side defended resolutely and even managed to create a couple of chances themselves as the half progressed.  Trinity hit the woodwork twice in the first half.  Leroy McIntosh hit the post form six yards after the goalkeeper had parried a shot.   Dave Kilsby headed against the post following a Chris Gardiner corner.  Heckmondwike went into the half-time break the happier team having held out for the first forty-five minutes. 

The wind was in Heckmondwike's favour in the second half.  However Trinity stepped up a gear and proceeded to play some good football, though they didn't trouble the opposition keeper.  Trinity's keeper Scott Carvell was busier this half and he was forced to acrobatically tip a ball over the bar after it took a wicked bounce in front of him.  Heckmondwike nearly took the lead when a long range shot struck the underside of the bar.  Shortly afterwards they got their goal.  After gaining possession in midfield they broke forward.  An exchange of passes resulted in midfielder John Holroyd cracking a shot from the edge of the area into the roof of the net.  1-0 to Heckmondwike.  Trinity were unable to force an equaliser and Heckmondwke claimed all three points.

Team:  Carvell; Clubbs, Jordan, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Maynard, Katoro, Pearson

Subs:  McIntyre (for Maynard), Hobbs (for Katoro)

League

Yorkshire Bank 0 Trinity 0

In a keenly contested league game last season's Senior A champions Yorkshire Bank and Trinity played out a goalless draw.  Though Stevie Travers had two excellent chances Trinity couldn't find their way past a strong Yorkshire Bank defence.

In the first half Trinity appeared to have the better of the play.  Mickey Piggott, playing in goal for Trinity for the first time since 2003, didn't have a shot to save.  Travers had the best chance of the first half.  His diving header from close range flew agonisingly over the bar.  The Bank had claims for a penalty kick turned out after the ball appeared to hit Dave Kilsby's arm in the penalty area, but the referee turned them down.

The Bank started the second half much stronger and Piggott was forced to make a save, low to his left from a long range shot.  Trinity edged their way back into the game and were unlucky not to be awarded a penalty when Imran Mughal seemed to be pulled back in the penalty area.  Again the referee ignored the penalty claims.  Travers headed against the bar from six yards out as the Back kept their goal intact.  Near the end of the game Travers found himself in the referee's book after criticisng the Bank linesman, who was probably only following his manager's orders by awarding his team marginal decisions on throw ins.  0-0 was the final scoreline with both sided earning a point.

Team:  Piggott; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Maynard (for McIntosh), Clubbs (for Mughal)

Yorkshire Old Boys' Shield (2nd Round)

Trinity 2 Old Rovers 3

Despite goals by Denis Katoro and Imran Mughal, last season's finalists Trinity were knocked out of the Yorkshire Old Boy's Shield by fellow Senior A side Old Rovers.   A late winner from Paul Dodd proved to be the winner as Old Rovers triumphed 3-2.

Trinity were mainly on top in a first half where they forced a lot of corners.  Unfortunately they couldn't make the most of them.  They did take the lead through Katoro.  He headed past the keeper after a cross from the right, to make it 1-0.  Leroy McIntosh had an excellent chance to double the lead before half-time, but he blasted over the bar from four yards out when he could have done better.

With the wind behind them in the second half Old Rovers got more into the game.  They equalised through the pacy Phil Nirmalendran, who forced the ball home from close range to make it 1-1.  Trinity regained their lead through Mughal.  A Chris Gardiner free-kick from the right flank was met by the head of Mughal.  His header looped over the keeper and into the net to make it 2-1 to Trinity.  Old Rovers levelled shortly afterwards.   Nirmalendran's low cross from just inside the area was turned in by Ben Smith, to make it 2-2.  Trinity nearly took the lead again.  Katoro raced through with the ball but his shot went narrowly wide.  With five minutes to go Old Rovers took the lead.  The ball was played through to the unmarked Dodd, who clipped the ball over Carvell in the Trinity goal to make it 3-2.  Trinity poured forward in a bid to grab an equaliser.  Tom Priestley and Stevie Travers both came close to scoring.  However Old Rovers hung on to record a 3-2 victory and progress into the next round.

Team:  Carvell; Clubbs, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Maynard (for Mughal)

Leeds & District Senior Cup (1st Round)

Leeds University 0 Trinity 4

Denis Katoro scored two goals to take his season's tally to twelve as Trinity beat Leeds University 4-0.  Imran Mughal and Tom Priestley were also on target as Trinity progressed to the second round of the Leeds & District Senior Cup.   

The early exchanges were closely contested, with both sides competing hard for the ball.  Leeds University appeared to be dominating territorially though Trinity looked more threatening when they went forward.  Trinity took the lead on the half hour mark.  Robbie Pearson cut inside and delivered a cross with the outside of his right foot onto the head of Imran Mughal.  His header floated over University goalkeeper Paul Laverty and into the net, to make it 1-0 to Trinity.  Chris Gardiner had a good chance to extend Trinity's lead before half-time.  However after being played through by Katoro his tame right foot shot was well saved by Laverty.

Early in the second half Stevie Travers fired over from close range after a cross from Leroy McIntosh.  Katoro doubled the lead shortly afterwards, firing low past Laverty after latching onto a long Carvell punt to make it 2-0.   Priestley added a third goal not long after.  His header at the far post following a Gardiner corner made it 3-0.   Katoro scored his second and Trinity's fourth midway through the half.  Laverty made a hash of a Martin Clubbs' through ball, presenting Katoro with the easy opportunity of poking the ball into the empty net. Rayon Maynard nearly added to the score with a shot that just cleared the bar.  But the score finished 4-0 to Trinity.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Maynard (for Pearson), Clubbs (for Mughal), Mullowney (for Travers)

League

Stanningley 1 Trinity 3

Denis Katoro scored two more goals to hit double figures as Trinity beat Stanningley 3-1.  Leroy McIntosh scored the other goal as Trinity beat Stanningley for the first time away from home in a league game.

Trinity played with discipline and patience in the first half, determined not to give Stanningley a sniff of a chance on goal.  Early chances fell to Tom Priestley and Robbie Pearson.  Priestley headed wide following a corner.  Pearson missed a chance just in front of goal after Stevie Travers played the ball across the six yard box.  On the half hour Trinity took the lead.  Katoro received the ball twenty yards from goal.  With space in front of him he opted to shoot.  It proved to be an excellent decision as the ball thundered into the roof of the net.  1-0 to Trinity.

Katoro doubled the lead early in the second half, slotting past the keeper after a Travers pass.  2-0.  Shortly afterwards Trinity scored a third.  Travers zipped though the defence and fell while attempting to round the keeper.  McIntosh was first to the loose ball, side footing the ball home to make it 3-0.  Stanningley came back into the game and reduced the deficit.  Anthony McNiven scored with a header following a right wing cross to make it 3-1.  Rayon Maynard nearly scored a fourth for Trinity, but after beating the defence his shot was well saved by the keeper.  The score finished 3-1 to Trinity.

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Clubbs, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Maynard (for Katoro), McIntyre (for Clubbs), Hobbs (for McIntosh)

Terry Marflitt Trophy (1st Round)

Ealandians 1 Trinity 4

Robbie Pearson scored for the second week running, as Trinity came from behind to beat Ealandians 4-1, in the Terry Marflitt Trophy.  Denis Katoro scored two and Leroy McIntosh scored one, as Trinity progressed into the next round.

On an excellent playing surface Ealandians took an early lead.  Forward Ryan Klemp struck an excellent volley from outside the area over Lee Field in the Trinity goal, to make it 1-0 to Ealandians.  Trinity, who had started brightly, started to force the play in their bid to get an equaliser.  Midway through the half Katoro equalised for Trinity.  A long clearance from Field was headed on by Stevie Travers.  Katoro ran on to the ball and coolly placed it past the keeper to make it 1-1.  Within a minute Trinity were ahead.  Pearson collected the ball on the left wing, just outside the penalty area.  After cutting inside he sent a terrific shot past the keeper into the roof of the net, to put Trinity 2-1 up.  Ten minutes before half-time Katoro scored his second.  With the Ealandians' keeper still organising his defensive wall Katoro curled a brilliant free kick into the net from twenty yards out.  3-1 to Trinity.

With the strong wind behind them in the second half Ealandians set about threatening the Trinity goal.  They hit the woodwork as they tried to reduce the deficit.  However it was Trinity that scored the only goal of the half.  McIntosh picked the ball up on the right wing, just inside the Ealandians' half.  He set on a run which involved cutting inside and then back out, beating the challenges of Ealandians' defenders, before drilling the ball through the keeper's legs and into the net.  An exceptional goal to make it 4-1 and clinch the match.

Team:  Field; Jordan, Priestley, Clubbs, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Maynard (for Pearson), Kilsby (for Marston)

Yorkshire Old Boys' Shield (1st Round)

Trinity 9 Thornesians 1

Denis Katoro scored five goals as Trinity eased into the second round of the Yorkshire Old Boys' Shield with a 9-1 demolition of Thornesians.  Stevie Travers scored two goals, Tom Priestley added one and Robbie Pearson scored his first Trinity goal for over a year to complete the scoring.

Senior A side Thornesians' hopes of delivering a shock were dealt a blow as early as the first minute.  Chris Gardiner's free-kick from the left was brought down by Katoro, who placed the ball past the keeper from six yards to make the score 1-0.  Within three minutes Katoro had added his second.  Beating the offside trap his first shot was saved by the keeper, but he smashed in the rebound to make it 2-0.  He nearly completed his hat-trick in the seventh minute but he sliced a volley high and wide.  Katoro wasn't to be denied too long.  In the fifteenth minute he crashed a ferocious shot into the roof of the net from the edge of the area.  His hat-trick and 3-0 to Trinity.  Katoro then scored a fourth, shooting low past the keeper from just inside the box to make it 4-0.  Just before half-time Leroy McIntosh was tripped inside the area.  Stevie Travers stepped up to drill a penalty into the roof of the net to make it 5-0, a convincing first half scoreline.

The Thornesians' resistance lasted fifteen minutes into the second half before Trinity resumed their scoring.   Travers shot from twenty-five yards beat the keeper to make it 6-0.  Then Katoro added his fifth to make it 7-0, converting from close range after a poorly attempted clearance by a Thornesians' defender.  Priestley headed home after a Tom Marston corner to make it 8-0.  Thornesians' grabbed a goal back to make it 8-1.  Eight minutes from time Rayon Maynard was brought down in the box.  Despite Thornesians' protests a penalty was awarded.  Up stepped Robbie Pearson to score his first goal since the last game of the 2004/05 season, making it 9-1.  Aggrieved at the penalty award, a Thornesians' defender cynically hacked down Maynard a minute later.  The referee had no alternative but to show the red card.  A final score of 9-1 meant that Trinity had well and truly progressed to the next round.

Team:  Field; Jordan, Priestley, Clubbs, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Pearson, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Maynard (for McIntosh), Mullowney (for Mughal)

League

Collegians 3 Trinity 1

Imran Mughal scored his first competitive goal for Trinity.  However Collegians scored two goals in injury time to shock Trinity with a 3-1 victory.  

Like the previous game against Western Juniors Trinity were fast out of the blocks.  But it was Collegians who drew first blood midway through the first half.  Ricky Lodge flicked the ball over Lee Field in the Trinity goal, following a free-kick, to make the score 1-0 to Collegians.  Trinity bounced back in their bid to equalise.  Mughal found himself with a great chance to equalise twelve yards from goal but his shot was comfortably saved by the keeper.  Just before half-time Denis Katoro was brought down in the penalty area.  Up stepped Chris Gardiner to take the penalty.  Unfortunately his spot kick was well saved by the Collegians' keeper.

Ten minutes into the second half Trinity equalised.  Mughal beat the keeper to the ball and from a tight angle managed to find the back of the net.  1-1.  Then a Collegians' midfielder was sent off for a second bookable offence.  It looked as if there was only going to be one winner.  Trinity began to fashion a series of chances.  Katoro had a shot that was saved on the line.  Matt Jordan had a dramatic bicycle kick that went narrowly wide.  In injury time Gardiner knocked the ball over the bar after a cut back from Dan Berry.  Just after that miss Collegians launched the ball forward.  Priestley headed the ball back towards the Trinity goal.   Field attempted to keep the ball in play but in doing so found himself tackled by a Collegians forward.  In desperation he brought him down, conceding a penalty.  Johnny Lodge duly converted the penalty to make it 2-1 to Collegians.  Trinity piled forward in a bid to get an equaliser, but they conceded another goal when Johnny Morgan burst through clipping the ball over Field to make it 3-1. 

Team:  Field; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Maynard, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Clubbs (for Marston), Pearson (for Travers), Berry (for Maynard)

League

Trinity 6 Western Juniors 1

Big Tom Priestley led the scoring as Trinity started their season with an emphatic 6-1 destruction of Western Juniors.  Stevie Travers, Denis Katoro, Dave Kilsby and Leroy McIntosh with two more scored the others as Trinity ran out convincing winners.  

On a warm September afternoon Tom Priestley headed in at the far post, following a Chris Gardiner corner to give Trinity an early 1-0 lead.  Another corner resulted in Stevie Travers firing in from close range after Dave Kilsby had nodded the ball into his path.  2-0 after only twelve minutes.  New signing Imran Mughal played a through ball into the path of Denis Katoro.  He calmly clipped the ball over the advancing goalkeeper to make it 3-0.  Then before half-time a low Tom Marston corner was turned in by Kilsby to make it 4-0, an impressive first-half scoreline.  Rayon Maynard had a good chance to open his account for the season but he blasted the ball wide from the edge of the area.

Western Juniors, who finished third in Senior A last season, came out fighting in the second half.  Shaun Coggill reduced the deficit early in the second half, beating new Trinity keeper Scott Carvell from close range to make it 4-1.  No further goals were scored until the last ten minutes of the game.  Leroy McIntosh, who had been moved up front, calmly rounded the keeper and slotted home after beating the offside trap to make it 5-1. Then he lobbed the ball into the unguarded net from thirty yards, after the keeper had hashed a clearance.  The final score of 6-1 was Trinity's biggest opening day win for many seasons.  

Team:  Carvell; Jordan, Priestley, Kilsby, McIntosh, Marston, Mughal, Gardiner, Maynard, Katoro, Travers 

Subs:  Ryan (for Jordan), McIntyre (for Mughal), Pearson (for Travers)

Pre-season Friendlies

Centralians 1 Trinity 0
Trinity 1 Yorkshire Bank 3
Trinity 3 Cross Flatts 0
Trinity 5 Leeds City 4
Trinity 5 Trinity II 0

Trinity lost their first two pre-season games, 1-0 to Senor B side Centralians and 1-3 to Yorkshire Bank.  Denis Katoro scored Trinity's only goal from the penalty spot against last season's Senior A champions.

Cross Flatts from the Sunday Combination were Trinity's opponents when they finally got back to winning ways.  John Hobbs, Tom Priestley and Chris Gardiner scored the goals in a 3-0 win.  

An exciting encounter with new side Leeds City followed.  Despite dominating for large periods of the game Trinity found themselves level going into the last minute.  However Matt Jordan grabbed a last minute winner.  Imran Mughal with two, Denis Katoro and Tom Marston scored the others in a 5-4 victory.  Ex-Trinity forward Mark Scarsella scored two for the opposition.

Trinity finished off their pre-season campaign against their own second team.  Denis Katoro with two, Daniel Berry, Stevie Travers and Chris Gardiner scored the goals in a 5-0 win.