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King's Lynn Town boss Tommy Widdrington has issued an apology to the club's supporters following an angry confrontation with a home fan after the home defeat to AFC Fylde.Lynn's boss had to be restrained by his first team coach Mark Hughes after being on the receiving end of what he described as 'vitriolic abuse' from an individual after the 1-0 defeat.Widdrington was incandescent with rage at the time of the

King's Lynn Town 0 AFC Fylde 1 Ex-Linnet Joe Rowley returned to haunt his former club as AFC Fylde took control of the National League North title race by winning the top-of-the-table clash against Lynn at The Walks.Rowley scored the only goal of the game early in the second half as the league leaders dented second-placed Lynn's automatic promotion aspirations in front of a crowd of 1,853.It was Tommy Widdrington's

King’s Lynn Town manager Tommy Widdrington wants The Walks rocking as his side play host to the biggest game of the National League North season tonight.The Linnets go head-to-head with league leaders AFC Fylde in what has become a two-horse race between the two clubs for the league title in recent weeks.It promises to be an edge-of-the-seat occasion as Lynn look to enhance their automatic promotion hopes at the expense

A former RAF serviceman from Swaffham is off to compete in the World Blind Golf Championships in South Africa.Blind veteran Danny Daniels, 85, will travel to Cape Town to represent England and Wales at the six-day competition which tees off on Saturday.Daniels, who is being supported by Blind Veterans UK, said: “I qualified for the World Blind Golf Championships just before Covid struck so I’ve been waiting three years for

King’s Lynn Speedway have been forced to put Press and Practice back by a week due to the weather.The MacInnes Stars were due to launch their season at the Adrian Flux Arena today – however, with conditions unsuitable, it will now take place on Tuesday, March 28.Lynn are trying to make sure they in the best possible shape for the season ahead, which gets underway on March 30 when they

Fakenham racegoers flocked to the track on Cheltenham’s Gold Cup day to enjoy a seven-race card with every Cheltenham race beamed onto big screens from Prestbury Park.With a programme containing all the runners and riders at both venues and plenty of bookies doubling up on taking bets, there was virtually non-stop action throughout the afternoon.Top jockey Aidan Coleman had just one ride for trainer Charlie Longsdon in the fixture’s feature

King's Lynn Town may have cruised to a 3-0 victory over Spennymoor Town at The Walks this afternoon, but manager Tommy Widdrington wasn’t pleased with parts of his side’s performance.Adam Crowther gave the hosts a first-half lead before substitute Jordan Ponticelli and Michael Clunan added to the advantage after the restart, as Lynn strengthened their place in second place.The Linnets remain two points behind AFC Fylde – who make the

King's Lynn Town 3 Spennymoor Town 0 King's Lynn Town warmed up for Tuesday night's top-of-the-table clash against AFC Fylde at the Walks by ending a three-game winless run in the National League North this afternoon.Defender Adam Crowther found the back of the net for the second successive game to give Lynn the lead against Spennymoor Town at the interval.Substitute Jordan Ponticelli gave the home side the luxury of a

Children at West Lynn Primary School were visited by five Lynn Town Football Club players and three members of the management team.The event, which was organised by Linnets in the Community, saw footballers Gold Omotayo, Jacob Jones, Ben Stephens, Jordan Ponticelli and Christian Oxlade Chamberlain spend an afternoon with the pupils, alongside manager Tommy Widdrington, assistant manager Hugo Langton and first team coach Mark Hughes.Youngsters from the West Norfolk Academies