### Clue: Cobblers' first half own goal was hard (7)
### Answer: HOGWASH 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Cobblers
 **The 1st letter of**(first) "half" + OG(abbrev. for "own goal", in football) + WAS + H(abbrev. for "hard").
Defn: …, which is slang for nonsense.