The Non - League thread

[Royal Rother]

Hello all trust you are all well

Basically been to all of Didcot's games this year apart from the Exeter one because i was stuck in Sharm-elSh*thole - How's ya luck!?

Was appalling on Tuesday but a 1-0 win from a game that should never have been played, it's frustrating following Diddy a bit because we had a better side last year and keep losing our best players, we've got absolutely no forwards but they're an honest bunch and a good bunch and it's generally been fun so far. Think we'll be top 10 but our lack of fire power will stop us making the playoffs.

And where the hell have you been for the last year?

ps Welcome back!

[Four Of Clubs]

Hello all trust you are all well

..... it's frustrating following Diddy a bit because we had a better side last year and keep losing our best players, we've got absolutely no forwards but they're an honest bunch and a good bunch and it's generally been fun so far. Think we'll be top 10 but our lack of fire power will stop us making the playoffs.

Welcome back AP

...must grate slightly that Pablo and Millsy are tearing up trees over at Hereford:
32 goals between them according to the Bulls website.
...and even young Baines has been knocking in a few, albeit also at a lower level with Thatcham - who seem to be hoovering up all of the top goal-grabbers in the division
- just signed up Jon Bennett from rivals Flackwell AND Shane Cooper-Clark from Bracknell!

... Diddy keep appearing on my 'midweek possibles' match list but the most recent league games at the Loop haven't been that alluring - especially with your apparent lack of firepower. For example NEXT Tuesday [H v Wimborne] - is actually at the top end of what's in range for me of an evening jaunt ... but doesn't exactly 'light the fires'.

Have found myself fairly close by at Culham Rd a couple of times this season - OK - so that is STEP08 equivalent when it's the hosts (their 'lodgers' are Chinnor - at STEP06 - playing there until sometime in January - and they tend to grab the day time slots - probably won't pay extra for the lights) but the football there is honest and entertaining - goals-wise.

Might start dipping back into the N.Berks on Saturdays again soon - trouble is I've done all of the top division - though some are worth re-visits too but they don't have the old charm & 'splendour' of Abingdon Town - nor the food hatch!

Other minor drawback in poor weather is getting up to date postponement info on a weekend - though this season the NBFL has a twitter account - so for that reason when I'm 'slumming' on a Saturday I'm tending to stick to the Thames Valley League as there are more upper Pyramid options close by should things be flooded or frizzed off.

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...while I'm 'in' here I may as well post up the w/e preview - is an FA Vase w/e - but the weather may have a big say in what goes ahead - so check before setting out:

Saturday 21st November

FA Vase Round 2

FRIDAY 20th Nov
The FA Vase – 2nd Rd Proper
3 Atherton Collieries v Chadderton 20:00
41 Sutton Common Rovers v Beckenham Town 19:30 - at Sutton Utd FC

SATURDAY
1 Runcorn Town v Garforth Town
2 North Shields v Ashington
4 Morpeth Town v 1874 Northwich
5 Colne v Newton Aycliffe
6 Seaham Red Star v Maltby Main
7 Handsworth Parramore v Hallam
8 Hemsworth MW v Sunderland RCA
9 Consett v South Shields
10 Whitley Bay v Dunston UTS
11 Marske United v Runcorn Linnets
12 Tadcaster Albion v Worksop Town
13 Guisborough Town v Team Northumbria
14 AFC Mansfield v Alsager Town
15 Walsall Wood v Holbeach United
16 AFC Bridgnorth v Alvechurch
17 Coventry Sphinx v Brocton
19 Coleshill Town v Dunkirk
20 Hereford v Haughmond+ no replay
21 Long Eaton United v Pinxton
22 Heanor Town v Leicester Nirvana
23 Cleethorpes Town v Racing Club Warwick
24 Quorn v AFC Wulfunians
25 Nuneaton Griff v Highgate United
26 St Andrews v Shirebrook Town
27 Stotfold v AFC Dunstable
28 Bowers & Pitsea v Flackwell Heath
29 Yaxley v London Colney
30 Sporting Bengal United v Sleaford Town
31 Gorleston v FC Romania+ no replay
32 Ipswich Wanderers v Cricklewood Wanderers
33 FC Broxbourne Borough v Greenhouse Sports
34 Norwich United v Hullbridge Sports
35 Hertford Town v Barking
36 Biggleswade United v Saffron Walden Town
37 Kirkley & Pakefield v Edgware Town
38 Basildon United v Northampton Sileby Rangers
39 Stanway Rovers v Mildenhall Town
40 Berkhamsted v AFC Kempston Rovers
42 Knaphill v Tunbridge Wells
43 Newhaven v Camberley Town
44 Ashford United v Steyning Town
45 Eastbourne Town v Greenwich Borough
46 Pagham v Thame United
47 Lordswood v Carterton - away side are from STEP06 Hellenic One West - village roughly half-way twixt Sw!nedon and P@xford
48 Hailsham Town v Ascot United
50 Tadley Calleva v Haywards Heath Town
51 Kidlington v Deal Town - top of Hellenic Premier vs pretty low-down side from South Counties East (ex Kent league)
52 Colliers Wood United v Loxwood
53 Hartley Wintney v Windsor - all CCLP clash HW dropped two more points on a very soggy Tuesday in a 3-3 thriller with Epsom & E
54 Hallen v Moneyfields
55 Highworth Town v Odd Down - last years 'local' Semi-Finalists have a real tough one up against high-flyers from the Western League - often regarded as one of the strongest leagues at that level in the south.

56 Salisbury v AFC St Austell - currently leaders & big hitters from the Wessex Premier. A lot of people's fancy to go a long way this time round simply because they have dropped so low in the pyramid - hence eligible for the Vase - but they have retained much of their former 'big club' trappings (see also Hereford above) - huge crowds for a start.
Visitors from the South West Peninsula Premier, currently in 2nd place - should not be taken lightly though - constitutionally at STEP06 but more by dint of geography than playing standards. A side from fairly low down in this division (Plymouth Parkway) put 6 past Wessex League Blackfield in the last round and they are not that far adrift of Salisbury.

57 Bradford Town v Cadbury Heath
58 Buckland Athletic v Sholing - recent holders of the Vase - broke a spell of Northern domination of this competition in 13-14 but perhaps unwisely took promotion to STEP04 - now essentially back to defend their 'crown'

59 Welton Rovers v Plymouth Parkway
60 Newport (IW) v Abbey Rangers
61 Bodmin Town v Melksham Town+ no replay
62 Bristol Manor Farm v Lymington Town
63 Hengrove Athletic v Barnstaple Town
64 Brimscombe & Thrupp v Torpoint Athletic

SUNDAY 22nd NOV
18 Coventry United v Uttoxeter Town
49 Canterbury City v Erith & Belvedere

NAT
Aldershot Town v Wrexham
Chester FC v Woking
NATS
Basingstoke Town v Maidstone United
Chelmsford City v Eastbourne Borough
Ebbsfleet United v Bishop's Stortford
Hemel Hempstead Town v Margate
Oxford City v Gosport Borough
Sutton United v Havant & Waterlooville
Wealdstone v Bath City
Weston-Super-Mare v St Albans City
Whitehawk v Concord Rangers
NATN
Brackley Town v Stalybridge Celtic
Sunday
Hayes & Yeading Utd v Truro City

ISTHP
Farnborough v Needham Market

SOUTHP
Dorchester Town v Hungerford Town
Paulton Rovers v Chesham United
Slough Town v Stratford Town
SOUTH1C
AFC Rushden & Diamonds v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Aylesbury v Godalming Town
Bedford Town v Egham Town
Fleet Town v Aylesbury United
Hanwell Town v Petersfield Town
Northwood v Chalfont St Peter
SOUTH1S&W
Larkhall Athletic v Burnham
North Leigh v Yate Town
Shortwood United v Didcot Town
Wantage Town v Marlow
Winchester City v Tiverton Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea v Guildford City
Chertsey Town v Cove
Epsom & Ewell v Hanworth Villa
Farnham Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
Horley Town v Bedfont Sports
Raynes Park Vale v Spelthorne Sports
Westfield v Chessington & Hook United
CCL1
Banstead Athletic v Farleigh Rovers
Bedfont & Feltham v Staines Lammas
Cobham v Dorking
Frimley Green v Worcester Park
Sandhurst Town v Ash United
14:00 Sheerwater v CB Hounslow United
South Park Res v Eversley & California

HELLP
Bracknell Town v Thatcham Town
Highmoor-Ibis v Tuffley Rovers
Royal Wootton Bassett v Milton United
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Abingdon United
HELL1E
Didcot Town Res' v Reading Town - very quick return fixture - Diddy's Stiffs won 9-2 @ Scours last Saturday
14:15 Finchampstead v Bicester Town
14:15 Penn & Tylers Green v Chalfont Wasps
Rayners Lane v Holyport
Woodley United v Wantage Town Res'
Challenge Cup R2
13:45 Moreton Rangers v Binfield - bit of a novelty fixture here - 'Moles' travel to Hellenic Division TWO outfit - both the East and West 2nd divisions are made up almost exclusively of reserve strings APART from Moreton in the West section and Stokenchurch in the East.

New College Swindon v Lydney Town
Oxon Senior Cup R2
13:30 Oxford City Nomads v Eynsham Assoc'
Ardley United v Kidlington OB's
North Leigh United v Chinnor @ Abingdon Town
HELL1W
Cirencester Town Dev' v Letcombe

WESSP
Verwood Town v Whitchurch United
WESS1
Alton Town v Romsey Town
Laverstock & Ford v Fleet Spurs
United Services Portsmouth v Andover New Street

[floyd__streete]

ps Welcome back!

Oh I wouldn't say that

Great night last night. We defended poorly for 15 minutes at the start of the second half and you can't do that against a team 3 divisions above you or you'll lose. And we did lose. But I've been lucky enough to attend every one of the 6 game FA Cup run (the same amount of games Reading played last year) and it is worth recalling that only an 89th minute equaliser at Winchester City stopped us being eliminated at the first time of asking! An awful lot of work from volunteers went into putting on the televised spectacle last night and they have my utmost respect. It has been a good FA Cup season for local clubs.

[dizzynewheights]

Woman at work:

"DNH, I've had a picture of a man holding a big rubber cock come up on my Facebook feed because apparently you Liked it"

[RG30]

Disappointed for Maidenhead last night as much of last night's defeat was self-inflicted with a sloppy end to the 1st half/start of the 2nd half. The team and the club can be proud though and hopefully it will inspire them on to carry on the way they've started this season.

[Alan Partridge]

As ever lovely work FoC, yeah that's understandable if we score early games are generally ok but if we don't there have been some stinkers this season and lots of frustrating games where we do some good things but our forwards are always off the pace, in the wrong position or just mess it up. We almost lost Mills last season but a sponsor basically coughed up some dosh to keep him but then Hereford came back and blew us out the water even thought we tried to keep both, losing Elkins to North Leigh was a blow as well as he's one of the better full backs in the league, just a shame he seems a bit of a helmet.

[Four Of Clubs]

RE Today's matches (Sat 21st) - don't seem quite as badly affected 'locally' , as the forecast suggested they might - yet!

Lad's team's game called off v.late at Palmer Pk this AM though, so it's evidently pretty soggy in places - maybe a fair few short distance league games may go under early afternoon, once the match refs turn up.
- from the Preview List above nothing gone yet @@ but it's pretty bad further east (Braintree) and down nearer the south coast (Fareham) where games have been postponed already.

@@ apart from CCL1 South Park Reserves vs Eversley & C. - (nr Redhill/Reigate) called off in the last few minutes - I suspect groundsmen are possibly arriving about this time and assessing the state of their own pitches too - where you have 'sharing' going on they do tend to be quickest off the mark, so expect Scours Lane (Woodley Utd) & maybe Ash Utd (Baggy Lea) may be matches off - but will update if possible.

INSTANT EDIT - too quick off the mark there - games just called off at :

Bracknell v Thatcham - problems with electrics not weather related.
New College v Lydney (@ Swindon S'marine)

[Four Of Clubs]

...results from this w/e NL:

Saturday 21st November

FA Vase Round 2 - [clubs from locally featured leagues in BOLD ]

FRIDAY 20th Nov
The FA Vase – 2nd Rd Proper
3 Atherton Collieries PP Chadderton
41 Sutton Common Rovers 3-2 Beckenham Town

SATURDAY
1 Runcorn Town 3-0 Garforth Town
2 North Shields PP Ashington
4 Morpeth Town PP 1874 Northwich
5 Colne 3-5 Newton Aycliffe
6 Seaham Red Star 3-1 Maltby Main
7 Handsworth Parramore 3-2 Hallam
8 Hemsworth MW 1-5 Sunderland RCA
9 Consett PP South Shields
10 Whitley Bay 1-2 Dunston UTS – unfortunate draw, pairing two Vase giants of recent years so early in the competition
11 Marske United PP Runcorn Linnets
12 Tadcaster Albion PP Worksop Town
13 Guisborough Town PP Team Northumbria
14 AFC Mansfield 1-1 Alsager Town
15 Walsall Wood 4-1 Holbeach United
16 AFC Bridgnorth 1-2 Alvechurch
17 Coventry Sphinx 2-3 Brocton
19 Coleshill Town 4-2 Dunkirk
20 Hereford 4-1 Haughmond – goal each for Mills and Haysham
21 Long Eaton United 2-3 Pinxton
22 Heanor Town 1-3 Leicester Nirvana
23 Cleethorpes Town 2-0 Racing Club Warwick
24 Quorn 1-2 AFC Wulfunians
25 Nuneaton Griff 1-1 Highgate United
26 St Andrews 4-0 Shirebrook Town
27 Stotfold 1-3 AFC Dunstable
28 Bowers & Pitsea 3-2 Flackwell Heath
29 Yaxley 3-2 London Colney
30 Sporting Bengal United 1-3 Sleaford Town
31 Gorleston 3-4 FC Romania
32 Ipswich Wanderers 1-0 Cricklewood Wanderers
33 FC Broxbourne Borough PP Greenhouse Sports
34 Norwich United PP Hullbridge Sports
35 Hertford Town 3-2 Barking
36 Biggleswade United 1-3 Saffron Walden Town
37 Kirkley & Pakefield 1-2 Edgware Town
38 Basildon United 7-1 Northampton Sileby Rangers
39 Stanway Rovers 2-1 Mildenhall Town
40 Berkhamsted 3-1 AFC Kempston Rovers
42 Knaphill 3-0 Tunbridge Wells
43 Newhaven 1-2 Camberley Town
44 Ashford United 2-1 Steyning Town
45 Eastbourne Town 5-4 Greenwich Borough
46 Pagham 0-3 Thame United
47 Lordswood 4-1 Carterton
48 Hailsham Town 1-4 Ascot United
50 Tadley Calleva 4-0 Haywards Heath Town
51 Kidlington 7-0 Deal Town
52 Colliers Wood United 2-0 Loxwood
53 Hartley Wintney 3-1 Windsor - att 146. 'The Row' were three up by the time Dunbar grabbed the visitors late consolation. Both sides had a player sent off for a tussle late on - which continued as they left the field. Reportedly Samuel on loan to Windsor from Molesey, had been walking a disciplinary tightrope for much of the game. Though admittedly I've only glanced at HW's version of events so far.

54 Hallen 0-1 Moneyfields
55 Highworth Town 2-1 Odd Down
56 Salisbury 4-0 AFC St Austell
57 Bradford Town 6-3 Cadbury Heath
58 Buckland Athletic 2-1 Sholing
59 Welton Rovers 1-0 Plymouth Parkway
60 Newport (IW) 3-1 Abbey Rangers
61 Bodmin Town 3-1 Melksham Town
62 Bristol Manor Farm 2-1 Lymington Town
63 Hengrove Athletic 2-1 Barnstaple Town
64 Brimscombe & Thrupp 3-2 Torpoint Athletic

SUNDAY 22nd NOV
18 Coventry United 1-2 Uttoxeter Town
49 Canterbury City 3-2 Erith & Belvedere

NAT
Aldershot Town 0-1 Wrexham
Chester FC 1-2 Woking - Woking's 2nd on 90' - home sides goal on 96'
NATS
Basingstoke Town 0-1 Maidstone United
Chelmsford City 0-3 Eastbourne Borough
Ebbsfleet United 4-2 Bishop's Stortford
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-2 Margate
Oxford City 1-2 Gosport Borough
Sutton United 3-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Wealdstone 2-0 Bath City
Weston-Super-Mare 4-1 St Albans City
Whitehawk 0-2 Concord Rangers
NATN
Brackley Town 2-3 Stalybridge Celtic
Sunday
Hayes & Yeading Utd 2-2 Truro City att: 293 - fair number of hardy souls making the 260-odd mile trip up from deepest Kernow. Not sure why they were displaying an Ossett Town Flag though?
-- was at York Rd for this - very chilly but had lots of extra layers on to combat the low temperature - trouble was I found the turnstile at York Rd a bit of a squeeze
H&Y took the game to their Cornish visitors from the off and led 2-0 before he break. Loanee from Barnsley - Omari Alexander-Salmon looked very useful - grabbed the first goal and was heavily involved in the build up to the second: - driven in by another loanee (Matt Jay) from Exeter- not sure if they then sat back or were pushed there but eventually pressure told and The White Tigers grabbed a goal back late on.
- Dan Lincoln had been inspired between the sticks for Hayes but was eventually beaten by a clever cross shot by ex-Grecian and FGR man Les Afful. Hosts (technically lodgers of course) tried to fight their way further ahead but Truro continued to press too and equalised with a thundering header in the last minute - to make it 11 games unbeaten.

ISTHP
Farnborough 1-1 Needham Market

SOUTHP
Dorchester Town 0-1 Hungerford Town
Paulton Rovers 2-0 Chesham United
Slough Town 2-4 Stratford Town
SOUTH1C
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1-1 Beaconsfield SYCOB
Aylesbury 2-0 Godalming Town
Bedford Town 4-3 Egham Town
Fleet Town 2-1 Aylesbury United
Hanwell Town 2-2 Petersfield Town
Northwood 0-1 Chalfont St Peter
SOUTH1S&W
Larkhall Athletic 3-0 Burnham
Mangotsfield Utd 5-0 Bashley - ‘Bash' now 17 0-0-17 F6 A79 - appalling season shows no sign of abating - and ominously they are losing very heavily to sides just above them at the foot of the table. 'Mangoes' now pull slightly away from Burnham & Wantage with this win and even climb above Marlow in the process.

North Leigh 1-1 Yate Town
Shortwood United 0-3 Didcot Town
Wantage Town 1-0 Marlow - priceless three points for the ’Freds’ – keeping Marlow in range but the Oak Tree Rd outfit have games in hand
Winchester City 0-0 Tiverton Town

CCLP
Badshot Lea 2-1 Guildford City
Chertsey Town 3-1 Cove
Epsom & Ewell 5-0 Hanworth Villa
Farnham Town 1-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
Horley Town 2-1 Bedfont Sports
Westfield 2-1 Chessington & Hook United
CCL1
Banstead Athletic 5-2 Farleigh Rovers
Bedfont & Feltham 1-4 Staines Lammas
Cobham 1-4 Dorking
Frimley Green 2-1 Worcester Park - surprise defeat for joint leaders here allow CB Hounslow to grab top-spot.
Sandhurst Town 1-5 Ash United – Fizzers early season upturn in danger of coming adrift now – seven defeats in the last eight.
Sheerwater 2-3 CB Hounslow United

HELLP
Highmoor-Ibis 0-3 Tuffley Rovers - H/I on a real slump losing badly at home to the Gloucester-based strugglers following on from a big defeat at Binfield - now on a run of 5 straight losses including 2 cup defeats - they have slipped back to 7th

Royal Wootton Bassett 0-2 Milton United

Wokingham & Emmbrook 5-0 Abingdon United - astonishing reversal of form on show here – Sumas have been close to getting some decent results and have been putting in much improved performances with the help of an influx of new and returning faces but interspersed with these closer defeats have been a continuation of some bad defeats. Ab U had themselves been picking up some good results – not least an impressive win over former table-toppers Flackwell last week.

HELL1E
Didcot Town Res' 8-1 Reading Town – so an aggregate deficit of 3-17 in 2 games vs Diddy Ressies in a week.
Finchampstead 2-3 Bicester Town - Finch unable to capitalise on P&TG’s dropped points at home to near neighbours Wasps
Penn & Tylers Green 0-0 Chalfont Wasps
Rayners Lane 1-1 Holyport
Woodley United 1-1 Wantage Town Res'
Challenge Cup R2
Moreton Rangers 0-3 Binfield
Oxon Senior Cup R2
Oxford City Nomads 6-1 Eynsham Assoc'
Ardley United 3-0 Kidlington OB's
North Leigh United 1-1 Chinnor @ Abingdon Town NLU W 3-1 pens
HELL1W
Cirencester Town Dev' 4-4 Letcombe

WESSP
Verwood Town 3-2 Whitchurch United
WESS1
Alton Town 0-3 Romsey Town
Laverstock & Ford 2-0 Fleet Spurs
United Services Portsmouth 2-0 Andover New Street

[paultheroyal]

Jason Bristow FINALLY steps down from the hot seat at Basingstoke. Losing those 2 Reading loanee's has made a massive difference to the team. League season appalling.

Into the hot seat and the saviours is our very own.....

MICHAEL GILKES

Great escape is on!

[Four Of Clubs]

... tomorrow's NL matches:

Saturday 28th November

FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round

FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2015
1 FC United of Manchester v AFC Telford United

2nd Rd Qualifying Replay
11 Kidsgrove Athletic v Marine

3rd Qual Rd
2 Solihull Moors v Boston United
3 Leamington v Hednesford Town
4 Stourbridge v Spennymoor Town
5 Harrogate Town v Curzon Ashton
7 Corby Town v Tamworth
8 Gainsborough Trinity v Ashton United
9 Brackley Town v Worcester City
10 Chorley v Skelmersdale United
11 Warrington Town v AFC Fylde
12 Buxton v Bradford (Park Avenue)
13 Matlock Town v Blyth Spartans
14 Nuneaton Town v Alfreton Town
15 Sutton Coldfield Town v Stalybridge Celtic
16 North Ferriby United v Stocksbridge Park Steels
17 Stockport County v Nantwich Town
18 Merthyr Town v East Thurrock United
19 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Maidstone United
20 Ebbsfleet United v Molesey
21 Maidenhead United v Bideford
22 Cirencester Town v Gosport Borough
23 Hungerford Town v Thamesmead Town
24 Tilbury v Bishop’s Stortford
25 Weston Super Mare v Hitchin Town
26 Oxford City v Marlow - tough one for Blues struggling at the wrong end of Southern One S&W at high flying STEP02 City
27 Chelmsford City v Gloucester City
28 Lowestoft Town v St Albans City
29 Metropolitan Police v Wealdstone
30 Hemel Hempstead Town v Weymouth
31 Dartford v Whitehawk
32 Concord Rangers v Sutton United
33 Frome Town v Chesham United
34 Bury Town v Thurrock
35 Dulwich Hamlet v Margate
37 Bognor Regis Town v Bath City
38 Havant & Waterlooville v Basingstoke Town - break from league action sees 'Dragons' travel to 'Hawks' who aren't far above them in the league. Gilkesy reportedly has the reins for the rest of the season. (article here)

http://basingstoketown.net/bristow-step ... m-manager/

40 Kingstonian v Truro City

Sunday 29th Nov
36 Grays Athletic v Corinthian Casuals (14:00 KO)
39 Hayes & Yeading United v Eastbourne

NAT
Aldershot Town v Cheltenham Town - league leaders come to the Rec
Barrow v Woking - Cards romp to a 4-1 win over Tranmere at Kingfield on Tuesday night - sit mid-table just above the Sh!ts

SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Barton Rovers
Chalfont St Peter v Hanwell Town
Egham Town v Aylesbury
Godalming Town v Leighton Town
North Greenford United v Bedford Town
Ware v Fleet Town
SOUTH1S&W
Bashley v Cinderford Town - this one's not for the faint-hearted as league leaders Cinderford, travel to pointless and rock bottom 'Bash' - stranger things have happened but probably NOT at Bashley!

Bridgwater Town v Winchester City
Burnham v Mangotsfield United
Didcot Town v Larkhall Athletic - 'Railwaymen' slipped to a poor defeat at home to lowly Wimborne on Tuesday
Slimbridge v Wantage Town - 'Freds' interest in the B&B Senior Cup ended on Tuesday night beaten 1-3 by Aylesbury
Tiverton Town v North Leigh - 2nd visit 4th

CCLP
AFC Hayes v Farnham Town
Badshot Lea v Hanworth Villa
Colliers Wood United v Epsom & Ewell
Camberley Town v Guildford City
Cove v Horley Town
Knaphill v Bedfont Sports
Raynes Park Vale v Chertsey Town
Redhill v Hartley Wintney - having lost their 100% record and drawn their next but one league match, HW's unbeaten league record ended last Tuesday 2-3, at home to Baddy Lea
Spelthorne Sports v Ashford Town (Middx)
Westfield v Sutton Common Rovers
Windsor v Chessington & Hook United
CCL1 Cup R2
13:30 Farleigh Rovers v Banstead Athletic
CCL1
CB Hounslow United v Frimley Green
Cobham v Bedfont & Feltham
Dorking v Sandhurst Town
Epsom Athletic v South Park Res
Eversley & California v Abbey Rangers
14:00 Staines Lammas v Sheerwater
14:00 Worcester Park v Ash United

HELLP
Ascot United v Ardley United
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Longlevens AFC
Flackwell Heath v Oxford City Nomads
Highmoor-Ibis v Thame United
Highworth Town v Abingdon United
Lydney Town v Binfield
Milton United v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Royal Wootton Bassett v Bracknell Town
Hellenic Challenge Cup R2
North Leigh United v Thatcham Town
Oxon Senior Cup R2
Kidlington v Woodcote & Stoke Row
HELL1E
14:15 Old Woodstock Town v Rayners Lane
Bicester Town v Woodley United
Henley Town v Headington Amateur's
Holyport v Chinnor
Reading Town v Penn & Tylers Green - RTFC not in the best shape [P10 L10 GA 49] to welcome leaders and high scoring P&TGn to Scours - put six past Woodley on this ground just over a month ago
EDIT : NOTE this is a 14:00h KO - I believe they have a fair number of issues OFF the field as well as on!!

Wantage Town Res'PP Finchampstead
HELL1W
Clanfield 85' v Letcombe

WESSP
Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Andover Town
Whitchurch United v Brockenhurst
WESS1
Downton v Andover New Street
Fleet Spurs v Hythe & Dibden
New Milton v Town Alton Town
Pewsey Vale v Tadley Calleva

[mx]

Winchester City 0-0 Tiverton Town

I went to this. before the game, Winch had scored an average of 3 goals per game, and Tivvy about 1.5, so it was always going to be a 0-0.

Tough game between two evenly matched sides to be fair. Tivvy had better chances, but a draw was the right result. Winch had a star winger sent off 10 mins before time which will cost us going forward, Next week is away at Bridgwater Town who we stuffed 7-2 on the first day of the season, and now they are second bottom only to the embarrassing Bashley, so hopefully 3 points tomorrow. You Citizens.

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from yesterday's NL:

Saturday 28th November

FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round

9 Brackley Town 0-2 Worcester City
18 Merthyr Town 1-1 East Thurrock United
19 Hampton & Richmond Borough 0-1 Maidstone United
20 Ebbsfleet United 4-1 Molesey
21 Maidenhead United 4-0 Bideford
22 Cirencester Town 2-1 Gosport Borough
23 Hungerford Town 3-0 Thamesmead Town (originally showing as 0-3 on official FA site )
24 Tilbury 3-0 Bishop’s Stortford
25 Weston Super Mare 4-0 Hitchin Town
26 Oxford City 6-3 Marlow
27 Chelmsford City 1-1 Gloucester City
28 Lowestoft Town 4-0 St Albans City
29 Metropolitan Police 0-2 Wealdstone
30 Hemel Hempstead Town 1-0 Weymouth
31 Dartford 1-2 Whitehawk
32 Concord Rangers 3-1 Sutton United
33 Frome Town 1-1 Chesham United
34 Bury Town 4-2 Thurrock
35 Dulwich Hamlet 2-1 Margate
37 Bognor Regis Town 1-0 Bath City
38 Havant & Waterlooville 2-1 Basingstoke Town
40 Kingstonian 0-3 Truro City

NAT
Aldershot Town 0-2 Cheltenham Town
Barrow 2-1 Woking

SOUTH1C
Beaconsfield SYCOB 1-1 Barton Rovers
Chalfont St Peter 3-0 Hanwell Town
Egham Town 1-0 Aylesbury
Godalming Town 2-2 Leighton Town
North Greenford United A-A Bedford Town --Abandoned ‘serious medical emergency’
Ware 6-1 Fleet Town
SOUTH1S&W
Bashley 1-0 Cinderford Town (only kidding ) CORRECTION: 1-10 {TEN}... was 0-7 at H/T
Bridgwater Town 2-4 Winchester City
Burnham 1-1 Mangotsfield United
Didcot Town 5-1 Larkhall Athletic - Diddy shake off the woes of midweek
Slimbridge 1-2 Wantage Town - terrific three points for the 'Freds' who were in danger of getting marooned at the bottom of the table
Tiverton Town 2-1 North Leigh

CCLP
AFC Hayes 1-1 Farnham Town
Badshot Lea 0-4 Hanworth Villa
Colliers Wood United 0-3 Epsom & Ewell
Camberley Town 4-2 Guildford City
Cove 0-4 Horley Town
Knaphill 3-10 {TEN} Bedfont Sports
Raynes Park Vale 2-0 Chertsey Town
Redhill 0-5 Hartley Wintney
Spelthorne Sports 0-3 Ashford Town (Middx)
Westfield 1-1 Sutton Common Rovers
Windsor 4-3 Chessington & Hook United
CCL1 Cup R2
Farleigh Rovers 2-2 Banstead Athletic A win 3-4 pens
CCL1
CB Hounslow United 1-0 Frimley Green
Cobham 1-2 Bedfont & Feltham
Dorking PP Sandhurst Town
Epsom Athletic PP South Park Res
Eversley & California 0-3 Abbey Rangers
Staines Lammas 2-1 Sheerwater
Worcester Park 0-0 Ash United

HELLP
Ascot United 1-0 Ardley United
Brimscombe & Thrupp 0-2 Longlevens AFC
Flackwell Heath 2-0 Oxford City Nomads
Highmoor-Ibis 0-1 Thame United - things not panning out too well for Reading's other 'senior' NL club (see below re RTFC plight) another poor loss - albeit to a rival club - and their Reserves couldn't raise a side for their TVL-P game at IBIS yesterday - reportedly no-one saw fit to inform visitors nor the official who had turned up.

Highworth Town 4-0 Abingdon United
Lydney Town PP Binfield - called off about 14:20 ish
Milton United 5-0 Wokingham & Emmbrook
Royal Wootton Bassett 2-1 Bracknell Town
Hell Ch R2 North Leigh United 0-5 Thatcham Town
Oxon Sen R2 Kidlington 4-2 Woodcote & Stoke Row
HELL1E
Bicester Town 3-2 Woodley United
Henley Town 3-1 Headington Amateur's
Holyport 2-1 Chinnor
Old Woodstock Town 0-4 Rayners Lane
Reading Town 0-11 {ELEVEN} Penn & Tylers Green

...was at this - RTFC actually held out for about 30' against league leaders. Finally conceded to a clever run down the goaline and chip over to a far-post volley - floodgates creaked open 0-4 at the break. Blew asunder completely 2nd half as P&TG forwards waltzed through a decidedly low quality and disinterested back line.
Stand-in Town keeper tried his best but the club only appear to have ONE keeper signed on and he's on loan from Highmoor/IBIS and got himself a lengthy ban for shoving over a Ref's assistant in a 0-6 loss at Bicester late last month.
Lots of other things badly awry at the club - as well as unsuitable floodlights necessitating an early KO (14:00) - they did come on with about 5' left
- Manager currently not attending matches (recovering from minor op)
- appeared to be only ONE match ball available
- temporary chairperson (Chief Exec - lady) manning the turnstiles and the bar and doing a sterling job under the circs.
- paying crowd of only 7 - though my headcount made it nearer 20 by H/T - probably league officials and P&TG members.

Wantage Town Res' PP Finchampstead
HELL1W
Clanfield 85' 1-1 Letcombe

WESSP
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 2-1 Andover Town
Whitchurch United 3-0 Brockenhurst
WESS1
Downton 0-1 Andover New Street
Fleet Spurs 0-2 Hythe & Dibden
New Milton Town 1-2 Alton Town
Pewsey Vale PP Tadley Calleva

[Four Of Clubs]

Tomorrow's NL fixtures:

Saturday 5th December

FA Cup 2nd Round

Saturday 5th Dec
2 Barnet v Newport County
4 Portsmouth v Accrington Stanley
5 Stourbridge v Eastleigh
6 Northampton Town v Northwich Victoria
10 Yeovil Town v Stevenage
13 Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United
14 Millwall v Wycombe Wanderers
16 Chesterfield v Walsall
17 Sheffield United v Oldham Athletic

Sun 6th Dec
1 Bradford City v Chesham United (14.00)
3 Peterborough United v Luton Town (14.00)
7 Exeter City v Port Vale (14.00)
8 Cambridge United v Doncaster Rovers (14.00)
11 Rochdale v Bury (12.00)
12 Welling United v Carlisle United (14.00)
15 Colchester United v Altrincham (14.00)
19 Dagenham & Redbridge v Whitehawk (14.00)
20 Oxford United v Forest Green Rovers (14.00)

NAT
Dover Athletic v Aldershot Town
Woking v Lincoln City
NATN
Brackley Town v Gloucester City
NATS
Bath City v Hayes & Yeading Utd
Bishop's Stortford v Basingstoke Town
Concord Rangers v Sutton United
Dartford v Havant & Waterlooville
Eastbourne Borough v Oxford City
Gosport Borough v Chelmsford City
Hemel Hempstead Town v Ebbsfleet United
Maidstone United v Truro City
St Albans City v Margate
Wealdstone v Weston-Super-Mare

ISTHP
Brentwood Town v Farnborough
SOUTHP
Cirencester Town v Hungerford Town
Slough Town v St Neots Town
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United v Godalming Town
Chalfont St Peter v Barton Rovers
Egham Town v Northwood
Fleet Town v North Greenford United - watched Fleet get a decent home win over Petersfield in midweek now welcome bottom club NGU
Ware v Beaconsfield SYCOB
SOUTH1S&W
Bashley v Didcot Town - Diddy will hope to make Bash's record go to 0 and 20 - with the possibility of notching up over 100 goals conceded in total this season [currently F7 A94]
Cinderford Town v Burnham
Marlow v Shortwood United
North Leigh v AFC Totton
Winchester City v Wantage Town

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) v Horley Town
Bedfont Sports v Badshot Lea
Camberley Town v Chertsey Town
Epsom & Ewell v Guildford City
Farnham Town v Colliers Wood United
Hanworth Villa v Westfield
Hartley Wintney v Windsor - quick return to the Memorial ground following defeat here in the Vase a fortnight or so ago?
Knaphill v Raynes Park Vale
Redhill v AFC Hayes
Spelthorne Sports v Chessington & Hook United
Sutton Common Rovers v Cove
CCL1
Abbey Rangers v Farleigh Rovers
Ash United v Epsom Athletic
Banstead Athletic v Staines Lammas
Bedfont & Feltham v Eversley & California
Dorking v CB Hounslow United
Dorking Wanderers Res v Cobham
Frimley Green v South Park Res
Sandhurst Town v Worcester Park

HELLP
Ardley United v Thatcham Town
Binfield v Highworth Town
Kidlington v Brackley Town Saints
Oxford City Nomads v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Royal Wootton Bassett v Thame United
HELL1E
14:00 Chalfont Wasps v Headington Amateur's
14:00 Finchampstead v Holyport
14:00 Penn & Tylers Green v Old Woodstock Town
Didcot Town Res v Chinnor
Reading Town v Bicester Town - can RTFC keep the score below double-figures?
Wantage Town Res' v Henley Town
HELL1W
14:00 Letcombe Shrivenham
Hell Ch R2
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Woodley United
Flackwell Heath v Highmoor-Ibis
Longlevens AFC v Clanfield 85'
Milton United v Tuffley Rovers
Rayners Lane v Hook Norton

Reading Senior Cup
Bracknell Town v Frilsham & Yatterdon

WESSP
Cowes Sports v Andover Town
Horndean v Whitchurch United
WESS1
Alton Town v East Cowes Victoria - potentially the final game at the old Bass Sports ground - club are scheduled to move over to their new facility up other side of the road into Anstey Park, possibly in time for their next home match on the 12th?
- Is approximately where they used to play in pre-merger-with-Bass-days early 90s

Andover New Street v Ringwood Town
Portland United PP Fleet Spurs reportedly Spurs unable to raise an XI
Tadley Calleva v United Services Portsmouth

[Four Of Clubs]

NL results from this w/e:
Saturday 5th December

FA Cup 2nd Round

FRIDAY 4th Dec
18 Salford City 1-1 Hartlepool United

Saturday 5th Dec
2 Barnet 0-1 Newport County
4 Portsmouth 1-0 Accrington Stanley
5 Stourbridge 0-2 Eastleigh
6 Northampton Town 3-2 Northwich Victoria
10 Yeovil Town 1-0 Stevenage
13 Leyton Orient 0-0 Scunthorpe United
14 Millwall 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
16 Chesterfield 1-1 Walsall
17 Sheffield United 1-0 Oldham Athletic

Sun 6th Dec
1 Bradford City 4-0 Chesham United – ‘Generals’ trailed 0-2 at HT conceded two more in injury time to bow out
3 Peterborough United 2-0 Luton Town
7 Exeter City 2-0 Port Vale
8 Cambridge United 1-3 Doncaster Rovers
11 Rochdale 0-1 Bury
12 Welling United 0-5 Carlisle United
15 Colchester United 3-2 Altrincham
19 Dagenham & Redbridge 1-1 Whitehawk
20 Oxford United 1-0 Forest Green Rovers

NAT
Dover Athletic 5-2 Aldershot Town
Woking 3-1 Lincoln City
NATN
Brackley Town 1-0 Gloucester City
NATS
Bath City 2-3 Hayes & Yeading Utd
Bishop's Stortford 1-2 Basingstoke Town winner from Royals ‘kiddie’ D.Hyam on 90’
Concord Rangers 0-3 Sutton United
Dartford 4-2 Havant & Waterlooville
Eastbourne Borough 1-1 Oxford City
Gosport Borough 2-1 Chelmsford City
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-2 Ebbsfleet United
Maidstone United 2-1 Truro City
St Albans City 3-0 Margate
Wealdstone 3-4 Weston-Super-Mare

ISTHP
Brentwood Town 1-1 Farnborough - 'boro's first away point of the season on their 10th outing. Face Harrow Borough at Cherrywood on Monday evening.

SOUTHP
Cirencester Town 2-3 Hungerford Town
- Was at this – I'd like to think I witnessed another Bobby Wilkinson tactical ‘master class’ ; as the ‘Crusaders’ manager appeared to effect changes off the bench and in formation, late in the 2nd half in a game that was drifting away from them. Managed to overcome strong opponents and an even stronger gale at the Corinium - turning around a 2-1 deficit with about 10’ to go.
This is not the first time I've surmised that they may have a lot more about them 'off the pitch', which regularly contributes to their relative success on it - for what is essentially quite a small club.

Slough Town 2-2 St Neots Town - Rebels twice behind – Mpi with leveller on 73’
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United 1-2 Godalming Town
Chalfont St Peter 3-0 Barton Rovers
Egham Town 1-1 Northwood
Fleet Town 2-1 North Greenford United
Ware 1-0 Beaconsfield SYCOB
SOUTH1S&W
Bashley 0-3 Didcot Town - Diddy three up at the break – 2 goals from OUFC youngster Jeacock – found it more difficult after the break, playing into the strong wind – missed a few chances including a penalty.

Cinderford Town 2-0 Burnham
Marlow 2-3 Shortwood United
North Leigh 5-0 AFC Totton
Winchester City 2-0 Wantage Town

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) 3-3 Horley Town - visitors 0-3 to the good with 15’ left Ashtrees level on 92’ courtesy of an og
Bedfont Sports 0-1 Badshot Lea
Camberley Town 3-0 Chertsey Town
Epsom & Ewell 4-0 Guildford City
Farnham Town 1-2 Colliers Wood United
Hanworth Villa 2-2 Westfield
Hartley Wintney 1-0 Windsor
Knaphill 3-2 Raynes Park Vale
Redhill 0-0 AFC Hayes
Spelthorne Sports 4-2 Chessington & Hook United
Sutton Common Rovers {EIGHT} 8-1 Cove
CCL1
Abbey Rangers 2-1 Farleigh Rovers
Ash United 2-2 Epsom Athletic
Banstead Athletic 5-1 Staines Lammas
Bedfont & Feltham 4-1 Eversley & California
Dorking 1-1 CB Hounslow United
Dorking Wanderers Res 3-3 Cobham
Frimley Green 2-0 South Park Res
Sandhurst Town 0-3 Worcester Park

HELLP
Ardley United 0-0 Thatcham Town
Binfield 1-4 Highworth Town - poor outcome vs ‘Worthians’ who leap up to 3rd behind Kiddy and Flackwell. Reportedly been quite an exodus recently from the Moles with a fair number of the squad moving down to Larges Lane to re-join former Moles manager Mark Tallentire.

Kidlington 3-1 Brackley Town Saints - home side take advantage of Flackwell’s involvement in the Cup yesterday to grab back top-spot.
Oxford City Nomads 2-2 Wokingham & Emmbrook - good result for slowly improving Sumas but a daunting trip to the 'Yellamen' beckons on Tuesday evening - weather permitting
Royal Wootton Bassett 2-0 Thame United
HELL1E
Chalfont Wasps 1-5 Headington Amateur's
Finchampstead 2-2 Holyport
Penn & Tylers Green PP Old Woodstock Town – OWT unable to raise a side
Didcot Town Res 1-4 Chinnor
Reading Town 0-6 Bicester Town
Wantage Town Res 0-5 Henley Town
HELL1W
Letcombe 1-0 Shrivenham
Hellenic Challenge (League) Cup Round 2
Brimscombe & Thrupp 6-0 Woodley United
Flackwell Heath 3-2 Highmoor-Ibis - on the face of it a better performance from H/I than of late but Heathens go through to the last 16 – the two meet again tomorrow night (Mon 7th) at Palmer Park , where Flackwell will have the chance to retake first place from Kiddy – at least until Wed night when Kiddy are due to go to RWBT.

Longlevens AFC 4-1 Clanfield 85'
Milton United 1-3 Tuffley Rovers
Rayners Lane 0-4 Hook Norton
Reading Senior Cup
Bracknell Town 6-0 Frilsham & Yattendon

WESSP
Cowes Sports 0-2 Andover Town
Horndean 2-0 Whitchurch United
WESS1
Alton Town 4-0 East Cowes Victoria – nice way for the Brewers to sign-off at their old ground.
Andover New Street 1-0 Ringwood Town
Tadley Calleva 1-2 United Services Portsmouth

[Wax Jacket]

once in a while I come in and here and am staggered by the amount of effort from FOC. superb stuff, hugely appreciated.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Yep, our very own (but very much alive) Tony Kempster

A legend in his own book of groundhog ticks

[mx]

NL results from this w/e:
Saturday 5th December


Winchester City 2-0 Wantage Town

Reluctant as I am to grumble given FoCs excellent work, this was actually 3-0 to Winch, in the King Alfred derby.

Comfortable enough win to keep us second. The Freds were down to 10 men after 20 mins and City should have scored more, trying to pass the ball into the net when a quick shot was the better option. Winchester have a couple of tough games now - away at Taunton then home to Evesham who are on form at the moment.

[Royal Rother]

Great comeback from Windsor tonight - 2-0 down to 3rd placed Horley Town in the 2nd half to win 3-2.

Up to 8th in the table. Don't think we will go any higher but there was a real spirit about them today which was good to watch.

[Four Of Clubs]

...bit of a about the Winch vs Freds score above - must have glanced at the result below Nor Lye's when compiling (that was 2-0 but Supermarine vs Wimborne) - glad to see someone's on the ball.

Been out to two Hellenic Prem games so far this week - trying to take in how the top of the table contenders were looking:

... saw Flackwell ease past Highmoor/IBIS 2-0 at Palmer Pk on Monday night and take over 1st place from Kiddy.
- H/I strangely muted on the field - seem to have lost some of their edge recently - particularly blunt in attack - could also be why they've gone on an unprecedented, of late, run of eight straight defeats since the end of October.

... tonight (Tue) was down at the Waterside and saw a similarly one-sided match between 5th and 3rd - Thatcham just had far too much for a disappointing Highworth - 'Kingfishers' only move up one place though, as Ascot battered the poor Sumas 6-0 at the Racecourse to go 2nd.
Steve Claridge was at the Thatcham game - leaving well before the end doubtless fairly unconcerned about his club's (Salisbury) opposition (Highworth) this coming w/e in the Vase.

Seriously considering a midweek hat-trick and going for Kidlington's game at Royal Wootton Bassett's new ground tomorrow night (Wed)

Elsewhere in the Hellenic there were wins for Binfield, Bracknell and Milton.

In the CCL Premier - Hartley's home match v Chertsey was postponed - waterlogged .... and more worryingly Cove failed to raise a side for their somewhat daunting trek over to Chipstead to play Epson & Ewell - not sure that's their first 'offence' this season either!

Diddy registered another comfortable win in SOUTH1-S&W over lowly Bridgwater 3-0 at the Loop
- Bashley were walloped 0-5 by Taunton and now have exceeded 100 goals against
- Marlow got a point at Evesham.

[Zammo]

Didcot Town Joint Managers Jamie Heapy and Ian Concannon have decided to step down.

“Didcot Town FC would like to extend an enormous thank you to both Ian Concannon and Jamie Heapy for their tremendous commitment to the Club during their tenure at the Draycott Engineering Loop Meadow Stadium. They have taken DTFC to new heights in their two years in senior management and I’m sure that this decision was not taken lightly by either Ian or Jamie. All at Didcot Town FC wish them both the best in their new ventures wherever that takes them, but they leave with the knowledge that they will both be welcome back at any time.

In their place, Andy Ballard will take over in a Caretaker role, assisted in the short term by Andy Sinnott. We wish Andy Ballard all the best in this challenging development in his career, and would like to commend Andy Sinnot for his ongoing support for DTFC during this transitional period.

We all look forward to the continued support from our very enthusiastic and valued supporters, in the hope that our push up the league table continues.”