The next goal-scorer was fitting . As Ralph was a big believer in giving local talent a chance , it was appropriate that there was a past , present and future theme to the Legends squad . So when 16-year-old Lightowler , a member of Garforth ’ s new under 21s team , it was a nice moment . The second half was one-way traffic . The Garforth Legends were literally camped in the Bird in Hand ’ s half and were rarely threatened at the other end .
Black , twice , and Connor had easy finishes to take Garforth ’ s tally to eight . Connor , an immensely popular Non League player in the West Yorkshire , then brought one of the biggest cheers of the afternoon after marching forward from his centre-back slot and planting a 30-yard unbelievable shot into the stanchion .
Shortly after he was presented with the chance to seal his hattrick after Bray was wiped out . However , his chipped penalty attempt flew over the crossbar . Fisher and Black made up for the miss by taking Garforth to eleven goals for the afternoon .
Brett Renshaw , one of Garforth ’ s greatest captains and skipper for the day , collected the trophy from Ralph ’ s young great nephew Jack Yelland at the end . Garforth were the winners , but the real winners were charity and community spirit .
“ Because of the Bank Holiday fixture schedule , it meant that a few of the club ’ s ex-players were unable to play because of Evo Stik games tomorrow ( Monday ).
“ Fortunately we got to the day with 16 lads , who were all a credit to themselves . The commitment and enthusiasm was first class . Ralph would have been proud of everyone who took part , not just the Garforth Town lads , but the Bird in Hand as well because they never gave up despite the score-line .” Garforth Town Legends defender Lee Connor
Garforth Town Legends ( 4-4-2 ): Ben Hunter , Milton Turner , Chris Fisher , Andy Sunley , Brett Renshaw ( captain ), Lee Connor , Nick Black , Craig Tonkinson , Duncan Bray , Andy Rowan , Sam Leach . Subs : Jack McCarthy , Jassim Alali , Harrison Lightowler , Reece Buckle , Tommy Reynolds , Dave Robertson .
Bird In Hand Rangers : Dave Ross , Anthony Wilson , Damon Barrow , Liam Woods , Scott Fletcher , Barry Morris , Andrew Stower ,, Mark Butler , Ryan Barrow , Danny Furlong , Richard Sykes . Subs : Matty Hurrell , Ian Sharman , Lee Higgins .