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Thanks, my mistake again. It should work now.

Had to upload the video again so the link has changed to:- https://youtu.be/XZgXThE0poY

Today we are going way back to May 2006. It's the Essex Senior League Cup Final against Brentwood Town which was played at the ground of Grays Athletic, which sadly is no longer there. Hornchurch are, of course playing in red, and our starting line-up included Danny Cowley (wearing 8 ) and Nicky Cowley (wearing 7) who are currently the management team at Huddersfield Town ! Apologies for the video quality (it was good at the time) and the sound quality. Clearly it was a windy day in Grays. Enjoy https://youtu.be/eUuBOV7JvpY

OK, I'm working on one at the moment but might not be available until later. I've got a few others I can upload at some stage. If anyone can remember any particularly memorable games then let me know. I've noted the ones requested before i.e. away to Bromley in the FA Cup (Annie) and away to Dartford after the Weymouth game (Colin) and am still working on finding them and copying them over.

Hi All, Simple question, do you want to see more games from the archives, or is it time to stop ?

Yeah sorry, I changed it but forgot to save the change. Give it another go - it should work now.

This week I have chosen an Essex Senior Cup Quarter Final match against Colchester United from January 2013. Hope you enjoy it. https://youtu.be/BhNZGvBQsq0

For this week's archive game I have chosen our October 2013 FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round match at home to Wealdstone. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/G_I5kx-TZdI

The season would normally be over now, but you seem to be enjoying this so here's another game from the archive. It's Dulwich Hamlet away from August 2013 and includes bit of magic from George and Stefan. Enjoy https://youtu.be/DTyFJFMpin8

Oh wow. What's the quality like on a big screen like that ? Looks good from the picture.

As you are aware this weekend would have been Isthmian League play-off weekend and we could well have been one of the clubs looking forward to a special day out this Sunday. Of course, it was not to be and so here is a game from the archives for you to enjoy instead. It's from May 2012 and is a super-tense match, AFC Hornchurch v Lowestoft Town, which was to decide who would get promoted to the Conference South for 2012-13. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/gn689lRbC_U

The videos are currently marked as unlisted which means that anyone watch them but they have to have the exact link. They can't be found by searching in youtube. I've looked before at a way of charging a small fee for access via a login but youtube doesn't seem to work that way - unless I've missed something. Maybe there are other platforms that can do this, but I would probably have to upload all the videos again to there and I would probably have to pay for that kind of service, hence there might not be much benefit. I haven't really looked into that at much depth to be honest. If I can get all the games off the tapes I have, then I've got maybe 15/16/17 seasons worth of (AFC) Hornchurch games. Wouldn't it be great if I could create something like a TV channel which constantly plays random games all day long ?

I'm almost certain I've got all of these games somewhere. Unfortunately, anything before 2012 will be on tape and I'm struggling at the moment to transfer them over into a digital format. Technology has moved on so quickly...

Tomorrow would have been the last game of the season so I have found something special to put a smile on your face which hopefully will last until we begin again, hopefully, in August. It's from about 11 years ago (!) and is a game that has become legendary - Weymouth v AFC Hornchurch in the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup from October 2008. https://youtu.be/kvlLt27q9Fs Enjoy. As usual, any problems let me know. PS Next week would have been the play-off final. Whether we would have been involved in it or not we'll never know, but I'll try and dig something out for that weekend too. I have something in mind - I've just got to find it 🙂

This week I have chosen AFC Hornchurch v Romford from August 2017. I'll be honest and admit that I have no idea whether this was a thrilling match or not but we won and it was against one of our local rivals. That should be enough to cheer us all up (unless you're a Romford supporter) https://youtu.be/maYhhtYl0mI Again, any requests please let me know.