A match involving a team playing for the first time since the death of one of their players was abandoned because of a serious injury. Non-league Hendon were returning to action for the first time since midfielder Ezekiel Williams, 26, died in hospital on 2 November from head injuries after an incident in Milton Keynes. Two men have been charged with murder.
Saturday's game at Bedfont Sports in the Isthmian League South Central Division was abandoned within 10 minutes after Hendon defender Ethan Creary was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital. A Hendon statement said early signs were that he had suffered a double break to the collarbone, possible shoulder ligament damage and concussion. Creary later posted a message from hospital, where he was wearing his kit: "I have to be in the ward for 24 hours to assess any potential bleed in the brain. It's just protocol and I woke up feeling OK."S1S2
Before the game, players from Hendon and Bedfont Sports observed a minute's silence in memory of Williams.S1S2
