Durham League Results 2008/09
| Date |
Opponent |
Them |
Us |
Match Report |
| Oct 7 | Durham City A | 2½ | 2½ | A very creditable draw against one of the league favourites. Were it not for the clock being against us in a few games the win would have been ours. |
| Oct 23 | Consett | 3½ | 1½ | The 'hawk' was held by Jimmy, Ray lost, I was given a chess lesson and two draws see us draw a blank against a solid Consett side. |
| Nov 3 | Darlington Knights | 3 | 2 | Two evenly matched teams, but we're pipped at the post. This defeat means we are propping up the table. |
| Nov 18 | Durham City B | 2 | 3 | A good result that lifts us off the bottom of the league. |
| Dec 3 | Durham City C | 2½ | 2½ | Supposedly Durham's 3rd choice team, yet by far the strongest we've played out of the three! So, a decent result in a way. Here was the game of the night. |
| Dec 9 | Gateshead | 2½ | 2½ | A game that (on paper) we should have won comfortably, unfortunately its played on a board! |
| Jan 12 | Darlington | 3½ | 1½ | Darlo were too strong for us despite a nice win by Carter and creditable draw by Smith |
| Jan 28 | Durham City A | 3 | 2 | We were heavily out graded on all boards, so put up a good fight. |
| Feb 10 | Consett | 2 | 3 | Only our second win of the season, but gives us a little breathing space at the bottom. |
| Feb 25 | Darlington Knights | 1 | 4 | A good win against relegation rivals. |
| Mar 11 | Durham City B | 3 | 2 | |
| Mar 24 | Durham City C | 1½ | 3½ | This win should secure our position in the A division next season. |
| Apr 9 | Gateshead | 4½ | ½ | |
| Apr 21 | Darlington | 4 | 1 | The season ends with another heavy defeat. We finish 5th, but next season we will be going for it, with a full strength A-team and a very competitive B-team. |
| Pl | Won | Drawn | Lost | Games Points | Match Points | |
| Durham City A | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 26 |
| Gateshead Lib's | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 39½ | 19 |
| Durham City B | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 36½ | 15 |
| Darlington A | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 13 |
| Peterlee | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 31½ | 11 |
| Consett | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 30½ | 10 |
| Durham City C | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 9 |
| Darlington Knights | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 9 |