Bradley Knapton Football Tournament

The lineup of Sanderson's Soldiers showing their lineup.

Sports and Public Service Students from Doncaster College took part in the Bradley Knapton Football Tournament.

Named to commemorate a former student who collapsed and died while playing football for the College Academy in 2001. (A condition recently highlighted by Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba). It is hoped that the football tournament will be an annual event.

Learners from all academic levels made up seven sides and two of these teams Pickering’s Powerhouses and Sanderson Soldiers fought their way through to the final.

In a tightly contested final The Powerhouses took an early lead but the Soldiers were calm and composed throughout and levelled the score, they took control and went on to dominate the game. Their domination paid off with two late goals to win the game.

They became the recipients of the Bradley Knapton Memorial Trophy. 

With the final decided, the two finalists joined forces to take on the Sports and Public Services Staff.

The advantage was clearly with the Staff as the students had played a number of games already. The tired legs showed early on with the staff team scoring three goals in the first 12 minutes. However the Students clawed their way back into the game with two errors by the staff side which gave them two vital goals. Into the second half Staff started to take control of the game and eventually ran out easy winners.

Co-organiser and course Tutor for Sport Jordan Pickering said, "The tournament hopefully will be an annual event to commemorate Bradley. This is set to be an incentive for those learners that have worked hard throughout the year to be rewarded for all their efforts. All the games were played in the right manner and being a tutor it is always nice to get a result against the students!"

Further details about the College’s Public Services and Sports courses can be obtained by calling 0800 358 7575 or visit www.don.ac.uk.