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SL1-S

Winchester City v Bideford

Winchester v Bideford has been postponed already - waterlogged pitch.
Given how far Bideford have to travel, it was a sensible move to call it off early.

.....expect with the amount of rain we've had this week there could be more off than on?

From Twitter, it looks like the Southern League took a sensible approach - at least 7 games were postponed yesterday, at least 2 more have already gone this morning.

Anyone looking for a game should probably start with those clubs with artificial pitches.

[mx]

Non League football has lost one of its biggest characters and most committed fans.

"Dulwich" Mishi died yesterday. There are tributes on Twitter and and the Dulwich Hamlet boards for anyone who wants to look. I didn't know the guy, but the affection and respect in which he was held is clear. RIP

[Four Of Clubs]

Non League football has lost one of its biggest characters and most committed fans.

"Dulwich" Mishi died yesterday. There are tributes on Twitter and and the Dulwich Hamlet boards for anyone who wants to look. I didn't know the guy, but the affection and respect in which he was held is clear. RIP

...fairly sure I never met the chap - but he's certainly one of the 'giants' over on NLM and the (new) forum is suitably awash with glowing remembrances and memorials. Big article on the Isthmian site too I believe - had been ill for some time.

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...here's today's featured games that are still ON:

NAT
Aldershot Town v Stockport County
Ebbsfleet United v Woking - now OFF as is the TV game @ Solihull early eve
Maidenhead United v Barnet - passed INSP about 3 hrs ago
NATN
Brackley Town v Curzon Ashton
NATS
Braintree Town v Havant & Waterlooville
Chippenham Town v Chelmsford City
Dartford v Concord Rangers
Eastbourne Borough v Bath City
Hemel Hempstead Town v Tonbridge Angels
Hungerford Town v Dulwich Hamlet
Maidstone United v Dorking Wanderers

SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Hayes & Yeading United - No INSP needed
Hendon v Hartley Wintney
Walton Casuals v Blackfield & Langley (3G)
SL1-C
Barton Rovers v Kidlington
Daventry Town v North Leigh
Didcot Town v Bedford Town
Halesowen Town v Aylesbury United
Thame United v AFC Dunstable
SL1-S
Cirencester Town v Basingstoke Town
Frome Town v Thatcham Town
Paulton Rovers v Highworth Town

IL1-SC
Bedfont Sports v Westfield (3G)
Marlow P-P Bracknell Town - called off about 2 hours ago
– BUT ‘Robins’ have another home tie in the Velocity Trophy v Lewes in Round Two (last 16) to be played by Jan 22 – weather permitting.

CCLP
Ascot United v Badshot Lea (3G)
Sheerwater v Abbey Rangers - Kingfield passed INSP earlier - ON currently
CCL1
Dorking Wanderers Res v FC Deportivo Galicia (3G)

HELLP
slightly surprised at both of these - though HG is fairly close to The Gore so they're probably leaving it late to announce?
- 'Blues' twitter reported 'game on' only about 10' ago - but it's looking gloomier outside - certainly here in RG1.

Burnham v Holmer Green
Lydney Town v Brimscombe & Thrupp
HELL1E
Long Crendon v Didcot Town Development @ Oxford City (3G)

WESSEX all featured games postponed – only four in total still going ahead currently - Portchester, Hamble Club, Hamworthy and US Portsmarf.

[Royal Rother]

Burnham ON?

Terrible pitch at the best of times - maybe the rain has levelled it out.

[Four Of Clubs]

Burnham ON?

Terrible pitch at the best of times - maybe the rain has levelled it out.

....just as surprising perhaps is that with a win, they'd elbow their way into the top Four!

... on current form can't see HG having enough about them to stop that either.

[Four Of Clubs]

Sorry - Xmas period completely overtook me - had yesterday off (shopping - charging around after stricken better half !) then forgot I was working today, so lost the day I was going to use to update - here's the highlights of what was played on Saturday.

NAT
Aldershot Town 2-1 Stockport County
Maidenhead United 1-4 Barnet
NATN
Brackley Town 3-0 Curzon Ashton - Saints up to 4th
NATS
Braintree Town 3-3 Havant & Waterlooville
Chippenham Town 2-1 Chelmsford City
Dartford 0-1 Concord Rangers
Eastbourne Borough 1-2 Bath City
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-1 Tonbridge Angels
Hungerford Town 1-4 Dulwich Hamlet
Maidstone United 2-3 Dorking Wanderers

SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town 2-3 Hayes & Yeading United
Hendon 2-2 Hartley Wintney
Walton Casuals 2-3 Blackfield & Langley
SL1-C
Barton Rovers 5-1 Kidlington
Daventry Town 2-0 North Leigh
Didcot Town 0-0 Bedford Town
Halesowen Town 4-1 Aylesbury United
Thame United P-P AFC Dunstable - failed late INSP.
SL1-S
Cirencester Town 3-2 Basingstoke Town
Frome Town 2-0 Thatcham Town att 394 - leaders Frome pull 5 pts clear. Thatcham do have 2 games in hand - though have lost 2 in a row - their first league setbacks this season.
Paulton Rovers 3-2 Highworth Town

IL1-SC
Bedfont Sports 1-2 Westfield - Westfield up to 3rd with games in hand on Ware who were beaten at home by Waltham Abbey now 4th & Hanwell

CCLP
Ascot United 1-0 Badshot Lea - att 117 - 'Yellamen' scraped past Baggy Lea 1-0 in a fairly non-descript match - any excitement reportedly provided by action on the adjacent 'Straight Mile'
- BL then beat Aldersh!t U23s in the Senior Cup on Monday.
- Ascot now 1 pt behind leaders Spelthorne - having played the same number of games: go to Frimley Gn on Sat PM

Sheerwater 1-1 Abbey Rangers att 105
CCL1
Dorking Wanderers Res 6-2 FC Deportivo Galicia

HELLP
Burnham 3-0 Holmer Green - Blues up to 4th but Bps Cleeve and Binfield are both only 3 pts behind with 5 & 6 games in hand respectively.
Lydney Town 0-2 Brimscombe & Thrupp
HELL1E
Long Crendon 5-0 Didcot Town Development

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..and here's the Boxing Day fixtures - lots of early KOs but nowhere near as many scheduled fixtures this season - particularly below STEP04.

With RFC at home in the evening it effectively scotches any grand plans I might have had for two new 'doubles'. The bugbear of the 'anorak' is the number of 13:00 KOs - which are of 'no use to man nor beast' ( nor nutter in the pursuit of a 2nd game at 15:00 ) unless the grounds are virtually adjacent.

Preview 26th Dec (Boxing Day)

NAT
Eastleigh v Aldershot Town
Notts County v Maidenhead United
13:00 Woking v Sutton United
NATN
Kettering Town v Brackley Town
NATS
Bath City v Chippenham Town
Chelmsford City v Braintree Town
13:00 Concord Rangers v Billericay Town
Dorking Wanderers v Eastbourne Borough
Dulwich Hamlet v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Havant & Waterlooville v Weymouth
Oxford City v Hungerford Town
13:00 Slough Town v Wealdstone - 2nd host 1st with 'Rebels' welcoming league leaders
13:00 St Albans City v Hemel Hempstead Town
13:00 Tonbridge Angels v Maidstone United
13:00 Welling United v Dartford

IL1-SC
Harlow Town v Barking
Hertford Town v FC Romania
13:00 Northwood v Chalfont St Peter

SLP-C
Banbury United v Stratford Town
13:00 Kings Langley v Royston Town
SLP-S
13:00 Blackfield & Langley v Gosport Borough
Hartley Wintney v Farnborough
13:00 Truro City v Tiverton Town
Walton Casuals v Chesham United
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Thame United
13:00 Kidlington v Wantage Town
13:00 North Leigh v Didcot Town
SL1-S
Basingstoke Town v Moneyfields
13:30 Highworth Town v Larkhall Athletic
13:00 Melksham Town v Frome Town
Thatcham Town v Winchester City

HELLP
12:00 Flackwell Heath v Burnham
12:00 Windsor v Virginia Water
12:30 Brackley Town Saints v Easington Sports
13:00 Brimscombe & Thrupp v Tuffley Rovers
13:00 Longlevens AFC v Bishops Cleeve
13:00 Lydney Town v Westfields
Reading City v Binfield

...Oh and as always a very Merry Xmas to all my readers and a Happy NY ....

[Hoop Blah]

Frome Town 2-0 Thatcham Town att 394 - leaders Frome pull 5 pts clear. Thatcham do have 2 games in hand - though have lost 2 in a row - their first league setbacks this season.

This was abandoned after about 70 minutes so will be replayed and Thatcham remain unbeaten (unless something has changed).

[Royal Rother]

Frome Town 2-0 Thatcham Town att 394 - leaders Frome pull 5 pts clear. Thatcham do have 2 games in hand - though have lost 2 in a row - their first league setbacks this season.

This was abandoned after about 70 minutes so will be replayed and Thatcham remain unbeaten (unless something has changed).

https://www.weareba11.com/post/report-a ... 0-thatcham

[Four Of Clubs]

Frome Town 2-0 Thatcham Town att 394 - leaders Frome pull 5 pts clear. Thatcham do have 2 games in hand - though have lost 2 in a row - their first league setbacks this season.

This was abandoned after about 70 minutes so will be replayed and Thatcham remain unbeaten ## (unless something has changed).

Oops - missed that sorry!

...it hadn't made it on to the official BetVictor Southern Results section late yesterday - though I was picking up the scores at a bit of a dash It is NOW showing as A-A - though displayed as a FT result on the 'footballwebpages' site.

...was buried away in the News Item : 'Matches that survived the Downpour : Division One South '

But, with Frome winning 2-0, the referee abandoned the game with 67 minutes gone after the rain started falling on already sodden turf.

## -'fraid not - they'd lost their previous game at home to Slimbridge. (Sat 14th) - Though they remain unbeaten away in the league.

[Four Of Clubs]

...as usual a bit pushed for time - here's the results from Boxing Day

Review 26th Dec (Boxing Day)

NAT
Notts County 3-0 Maidenhead United
Woking 0-2 Sutton United
NATS
Bath City 3-2 Chippenham Town
Chelmsford City 4-1 Braintree Town
Concord Rangers 4-1 Billericay Town
Dorking Wanderers 4-0 Eastbourne Borough
Dulwich Hamlet 1-2 Hampton & Richmond Borough att 2089
Oxford City 3-2 Hungerford Town
Slough Town 2-1 Wealdstone att 1307 Rebels close the gap to 4 points on the leaders
St Albans City 2-0 Hemel Hempstead Town
Welling United 0-3 Dartford

IL1-SC
Harlow Town 2-3 Barking
Hertford Town 2-1 FC Romania
Northwood 0-2 Chalfont St Peter

SLP-C
Banbury United 5-0 Stratford Town - Puritans up to 3rd
Kings Langley 0-1 Royston Town
SLP-S
Blackfield & Langley 0-0 Gosport Borough
Truro City 3-3 Tiverton Town 2nd v 1st
Walton Casuals 1-6 {SIX} Chesham United - Generals stay 3rd a game in hand on leaders Tivvy
SL1-C
Aylesbury United 0-0 Thame United
Kidlington 3-2 Wantage Town – ‘Freds’ have their first point of the season cruelly snatched away on 87’ – actually led 2-0 by the half hour mark
North Leigh 3-0 Didcot Town
SL1-S
Highworth Town 1-3 Larkhall Athletic
Melksham Town 4-1 Frome Town
Thatcham Town 2-1 Winchester City – att 157
- Got to this: ‘Kingfisher’ huffed a bit first half and conceded a leveller early in the 2nd but eventually found a better gear and rolled over City – Tooze up front is a real handful a great steal from Mangotsfield. Harrison Bayley back in the fold too, came on to tighten up midfield. ‘Strudders’ imperious in goal – they weren’t suffering unduly without top scorer Barcelos – with Frome’s setback Thatcham are now top.

HELLP
Windsor 2-0 Virginia Water – att 209 for landlords vs lodgers
- Bundled along a soggy M4 for this 12:00 KO – told it drains much better now and they don't get as many called off in the wet
– Windsor a tad flattered by the scoreline as VW definitely had the bigger share of the 2nd half and missed countless half-chances.
- A decent ground improvement would be to put see-through glass on the eastern side of the stand – can’t see feck all sitting down that end if you are further back than the 4th row.

Brackley Town Saints 4-3 Easington Sports
Brimscombe & Thrupp 4-3 Tuffley Rovers
Longlevens AFC 1-1 Bishops Cleeve
Lydney Town 2-2 Westfields – att 137 ‘fields’ drop points for only the 3rd time this term.
Reading City 0-1 Binfield – JJ comes on late to pinch all the points for the Moles on 92’

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...and here's a Preview (List only sorry) for this PMs games - weather seems to have eased and there are only a few PP's announced so far among this lot.

NL Preview

Sat 28th Dec

NAT
Aldershot Town v Barnet
Maidenhead United v Wrexham
Torquay United v Woking
NATN
Brackley Town v Kidderminster Harriers
NATS
Billericay Town v Chelmsford City
Braintree Town v Concord Rangers
Chippenham Town v Dorking Wanderers
Dartford v Tonbridge Angels
Eastbourne Borough v Welling United
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Bath City
Hemel Hempstead Town v Slough Town
Hungerford Town v Havant & Waterlooville
Maidstone United v Dulwich Hamlet
Wealdstone v St Albans City
Weymouth v Oxford City

IL1-SC
Bracknell Town v Northwood
Chalfont St Peter v Marlow
Chertsey Town v Bedfont Sports
Hanwell Town v South Park
Westfield v Ashford Town (Middx)

SLP-S
Hayes & Yeading United v Metropolitan Police

CCLP
Abbey Rangers v Cobham
Badshot Lea v Egham Town
Balham v Sutton Common Rovers
Banstead Athletic v Colliers Wood United
Frimley Green v Ascot United
Guildford City v Sheerwater
Knaphill v Camberley Town
Molesey v CB Hounslow United
Southall v Hanworth Villa
Spelthorne Sports v Raynes Park Vale
CCL1
AFC Hayes v Dorking Wanderers Res
Bagshot v Bedfont & Feltham
British Airways P-P Eversley & California
Chessington & Hook United v Tooting Bec
Cove v Sandhurst Town
Epsom & Ewell v Westside
12.30 Farnham Town v Jersey Bulls
FC Deportivo Galicia v Kensington & Ealing Boro
Godalming Town v Fleet Spurs

HELLP
Ardley United v Flackwell Heath
Easington Sports v Reading City
Fairford Town v Bishops Cleeve
Holmer Green v Binfield
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Shrivenham v Westfields
Tuffley Rovers v Lydney Town
HELL1E
Abingdon United v Abingdon Town
Chalvey Sports v Wokingham & Emmbrook @ Arbour Pk Slough FC
Kidlington Development v Risborough Rangers
Langley v Didcot Town Development @ Holyport
Marlow United v Woodley United @ Marlow FC
Milton United v Thame Rangers

WESSP
AFC Portchester v Alresford Town
Fleet Town v Horndean
Tadley Calleva v Solent University
WESS1
Alton v Verwood Town
Andover Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Petersfield Town v United Services Portsmouth
Romsey Town P-P Andover New Street
Totton & Eling v Whitchurch United

- Plan A for us is Isthmian One North clash Witham v leaders Maldon & Tiptree

[Simmops]

Abingdon Town refuse to play after going 8-0 down to rivals Abingdon United - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50935795

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Review

Sat 28th Dec

NAT
Aldershot Town 0-0 Barnet
Maidenhead United 2-0 Wrexham – att 1472 a Whitehall brace eases Magpies plight, moves them 5 pts clear of bottom 4
Torquay United 4-1 Woking - poor result for ‘Cards’ as 'Gulls' had lost their previous 5
NATN
Brackley Town 2-0 Kidderminster Harriers – Saints stay 3rd but 2nd placed York beaten at home and leaders Kings Lynn held at Alfreton
NATS
Billericay Town 1-1 Chelmsford City
Braintree Town 0-1 Concord Rangers
Chippenham Town 0-2 Dorking Wanderers – Wanderers edge past 'Rebels' into 2nd place with this win. Still 6 pts behind leaders Wealdstone and have played 2 more than them & Slough.

Dartford 3-0 Tonbridge Angels
Eastbourne Borough 2-1 Welling United
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0-0 Bath City
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-1 Slough Town
Hungerford Town 1-3 Havant & Waterlooville
Maidstone United 4-1 Dulwich Hamlet
Wealdstone 1-0 St Albans City
Weymouth 2-1 Oxford City

IL1-SC
Bracknell Town 2-0 Northwood – goals from Mukena and Sheridan overcome lowly Northwood
Chalfont St Peter 1-3 Marlow - Artwell, Nwachuku and ex-Acadamy lad Curtis Ujah on target for ‘Blues’
Chertsey Town 3-3 Bedfont Sports
FC Romania 1-3 Ware
Hanwell Town 1-2 South Park – surprise defeat for leaders, allows Ware to take top spot
Westfield 5-0 Ashford Town (Middx)

SLP-S
Hayes & Yeading United 0-2 Metropolitan Police

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 1-0 Cobham
Badshot Lea 4-1 Egham Town - after 5 straight wins ‘Sarnies’ have hit reverse - losing their next two and dropping to 11th – though still only 4 points off 3rd
Balham 2-3 Sutton Common Rovers
Banstead Athletic 1-0 Colliers Wood United
Frimley Green 1-1 Ascot United
Guildford City 2-1 Sheerwater
Knaphill 3-0 Camberley Town
Molesey 5-0 CB Hounslow United
Southall 1-1 Hanworth Villa
Spelthorne Sports 0-0 Raynes Park Vale - leaders held as were 'Yellamen' above so no change at the top.
CCL1
Bagshot 0-0 Bedfont & Feltham
Chessington & Hook United 4-3 Tooting Bec
Cove 2-0 Sandhurst Town - Cove up to 7th
Epsom & Ewell 3-2 Westside
Farnham Town 0-2 Jersey Bulls -est. att 230+ passed an early AM inspection but the 'Bulls' were badly delayed en route, by nearly 3 hours ; putting back the 12:30 scheduled start, which upset the anoraks that had flooded to Babbs Mead in search of an improbable double.
- Bulls NOW hit the perfect 20/20 and are 27 points clear.
- Still not found out if the prolific frontman (scored the 2nd yesterday and has 12 in 17 starts) they have, is the same Harry Cardwell that we had on our books recently – was last heard of turning out for Oldham but not seen him selected for them since August – will keep looking…….

FC Deportivo Galicia 0-2 Kensington & Ealing Boro
Godalming Town 0-5 Fleet Spurs

HELLP
Ardley United 1-1 Flackwell Heath
Easington Sports 1-0 Reading City
Fairford Town 4-4 Bishops Cleeve
Holmer Green 3-6 {SIX} Binfield
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 4-2 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Shrivenham 1-3 Westfields
Tuffley Rovers 1-0 Lydney Town
HELL1E
Abingdon United [EIGHT} 8-0 Abingdon Town – as covered above – abandoned at H/T as Town players refused to restart and left the ground post haste.
- some ‘rumours’ they reacted badly to club’s board members present, threatening to ‘fold the club’ if they didn’t improve. It is also being mooted on NLM that the club have said to have actually resigned from the league with immediate effect. Not backed up by their own social media yet.
- I have a vague notion some of the current squad are JMA recruits, led by another well-known local NL side’s manager’s younger brother. He has struggled to get an 11 plus subs out for the last month or more – though did win a league game at the start of the month.
- I have occasional ‘connections’ with him through work, so may try and prise some more salient points from the poor lad later this week – that’s if he’ll talk to me about it.
- There are several tweets appearing on the club twitter account but as yet no statement from the management team nor players – just the board regretting their actions and apologising

Chalvey Sports 0-0 Wokingham & Emmbrook
Kidlington Development 1-2 Risborough Rangers
Langley 1-3 Didcot Town Development
Marlow United 1-3 Woodley United – bit of an upset on form as Marlow missed the chance to go 3rd vs strugglers Woodley
Milton United 1-2 Thame Rangers - another minor shock as 3rd placed United were beaten by lowly Rangers

...news from the Hellenic Western Div One section: Hereford Lads Club FINALLY played a home game at the FA HQ. Remaining fixtures: 6 away 14 at home!

WESSP
AFC Portchester 0-1 Alresford Town
Fleet Town 1-1 Horndean
Tadley Calleva 1-2 Solent University
WESS1
Alton 2-1 Verwood Town
Andover Town 1-0 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Petersfield Town 1-3 United Services Portsmouth
Totton & Eling 0-2 Whitchurch United

- Got to IL1-North: Witham 0-5 Maldon & Tiptree – along the A12 a bit further than Chelmsford - M25 a bit &^%$ nr M40 -> Watford - arr about 10' before KO.
- Easy to see why M&T are top but quite surprising that they have now only played 13 league games to date.
- Pretty standard if rather underwhelming STEP04 corrugated-shed-cover type stadium – very low slung – two seated stands
- decent clubhouse food outlet did all the necessary quite well. No progs though – can only have printed about 2 doz.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Farnham Town 0-2 Jersey Bulls -est. att 230+ passed an early AM inspection but the 'Bulls' were badly delayed en route, by nearly 3 hours ; putting back the 12:30 scheduled start, which upset the anoraks that had flooded to Babbs Mead in search of an improbable double.
- Bulls NOW hit the perfect 20/20 and are 27 points clear.
- Still not found out if the prolific frontman (scored the 2nd yesterday and has 12 in 17 starts) they have, is the same Harry Cardwell that we had on our books recently – was last heard of turning out for Oldham but not seen him selected for them since August – will keep looking…….

nah, a different Harry Cardwell, different birthdays, and ‘our’ Harry Cardwell still plays for Grimsby and was on the bench for them Boxing Day

Call off the hounds

[Four Of Clubs]

Farnham Town 0-2 Jersey Bulls
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- Still not found out if the prolific frontman (scored the 2nd yesterday and has 12 in 17 starts) they have, is the same Harry Cardwell that we had on our books recently – ….

nah, a different Harry Cardwell, different birthdays, and ‘our’ Harry Cardwell still plays for Grimsby and was on the bench for them Boxing Day

Call off the hounds

....probably me doing a bit of 2+2=5 I knew he'd toddled off to Brighton after us (?) & a spell @ Woking ..... and assumed he'd somehow got ties to the CI s - though his ancestry is actually Jocko I think?

T'anks ... and not sure how I mixed up Oldham & Grimsby either?

[Four Of Clubs]

Here's the preview of NL fixtures scheduled for the first Day of the Year.

NOTES
i) - I've broadened the scope slightly, for any that might consider heading out further than is the norm?
I've included fixtures in the south beyond the usual featured sides.
ii) No fixtures scheduled this year below STEP04 - which I think is follows a recent trend for the last couple of seasons now. Evidently there's a higher class of hangover in the lower levels that generally precludes turning out the next morning.

Wed 1st Jan 2020 New Years Day

NAT
Aldershot Town v Eastleigh
Boreham Wood v Barnet
Bromley v Dover Athletic
Ebbsfleet United v Dagenham & Redbridge
Maidenhead United v Notts County
Sutton United v Woking
Torquay United v Yeovil Town
NATN
Brackley Town v Kettering Town
NATS
Billericay Town v Concord Rangers
Braintree Town v Chelmsford City
Chippenham Town v Bath City
Dartford v Welling United
Eastbourne Borough v Dorking Wanderers
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Dulwich Hamlet
Hemel Hempstead Town v St Albans City
Hungerford Town v Oxford City
Maidstone United v Tonbridge Angels
13:00 Wealdstone v Slough Town
(might just be done as a double with Harrow Borough - available parking spots and traffic permitting )
Weymouth v Havant & Waterlooville

ILP
Bishop's Stortford v Kingstonian
Bognor Regis Town v Worthing
Bowers & Pitsea v East Thurrock United
Haringey Borough v Wingate & Finchley
Horsham v Lewes
- possibly our PLAN A - actually the only 'new tick' available for us tomorrow - unless I fancy a daft attempt at Barnstaple v Mangotsfield - which I'd far sooner leave for better weather.

Leatherhead v Carshalton Athletic
Margate v Cray Wanderers
Merstham v Folkestone Invicta
Potters Bar Town v Enfield Town
IL1-N
AFC Sudbury v Histon
Basildon United v Grays Athletic
Cambridge City v Bury Town
Heybridge Swifts v Felixstowe & Walton United
IL1-SC
Staines Town v Uxbridge
IL1-SE
Ashford United v Three Bridges
Hastings United v East Grinstead Town
Herne Bay v Whitstable Town
Hythe Town v Faversham Town
Sevenoaks Town v Cray Valley PM

SLP-C
Barwell v Banbury United
Hitchin Town v Kings Langley
SLP-S
Chesham United v Hendon
Dorchester Town v Blackfield & Langley
Farnborough v Hayes & Yeading United
Gosport Borough v Hartley Wintney
Harrow Borough v Walton Casuals
Swindon Supermarine v Merthyr Town
Tiverton Town v Taunton Town
Weston-super-Mare v Truro City
Wimborne Town v Poole Town
Yate Town v Salisbury
SL1-C
Berkhamsted v Welwyn Garden City
Didcot Town v Aylesbury United
Thame United v Kidlington
Wantage Town v North Leigh
SL1-S
Cirencester Town v Highworth Town
Frome Town v Cinderford Town
Larkhall Athletic v Bristol Manor Farm
Moneyfields v AFC Totton
Paulton Rovers v Melksham Town
Sholing v Thatcham Town
Slimbridge v Evesham United
Winchester City v Basingstoke Town

[John Smith]

Chesterfield in absolute turmoil after another awful result yesterday. As I understand it, they can't afford to sack Sheridan and appear to be on a one-way ticket to the National League North. Another York City in the making, perhaps?

[John Smith]

Chesterfield in absolute turmoil after another awful result yesterday. As I understand it, they can't afford to sack Sheridan and appear to be on a one-way ticket to the National League North. Another York City in the making, perhaps?

Haha wow and right on cue John Sheridan is sacked!

[Four Of Clubs]

Round up of yesterday's NL results:

Wed 1st Jan 2020 New Years Day

NAT
Aldershot Town 3-1 Eastleigh – Sh!ts rise to 18th - a point behind Magpies with a game in hand - one of their goals by ex-Royal Craig Tanner who joined them early last month having left Motherwell.

Boreham Wood 0-0 Barnet
Bromley 3-0 Dover Athletic
Ebbsfleet United 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Maidenhead United 0-0 Notts County att 1657
Sutton United {SIX} 6-2 Woking 'Cards' dropping badly out of contention now - lost 4 in 6, conceding 15
Torquay United 0-2 Yeovil Town – 'Glovers' in 2nd a point behind Barrow who have 2 games in hand
NATN
Brackley Town 1-1 Kettering Town – Reportedly the first ever league fixture between the two: 'Saints' held and slip to 4th – 'Poppies' led briefly before going down to 10 men 2nd half – both sides missed late pens – ex-Saint Nti’s effort on 80’ for Kettering saved & Brackley’s chance to bag all three points from the spot, went begging in added time.

NATS
Billericay Town P-P Concord Rangers
Braintree Town 1-2 Chelmsford City
Chippenham Town 1-3 Bath City
Dartford 4-0 Welling United
Eastbourne Borough 3-2 Dorking Wanderers
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0-3 Dulwich Hamlet
Hemel Hempstead Town 1-0 St Albans City
Hungerford Town 1-2 Oxford City
Maidstone United 2-2 Tonbridge Angels
Wealdstone 2-1 Slough Town att 1289 – Rebels trailed by two at the break – suffered only their 2nd reverse in their last 18 matches and have slipped to 5th.
Weymouth 0-1 Havant & Waterlooville

ILP
Bishop's Stortford 1-2 Kingstonian
Bognor Regis Town 0-3 Worthing att 1236
Bowers & Pitsea 1-2 East Thurrock United
Haringey Borough 2-1 Wingate & Finchley
Horsham 3-0 Lewes att 913
- Got to this with plenty of time to spare. Decent Pit-stop at White Horse, Hascomb nr Godalming
- New Build stadium on the Southern outskirts nr the A24.
- Complex P&R facility whereby a rickety old coach with ‘Fawlty Tours’ on the front chokes it’s way from an Industrial estate to another P&R closer to the ground. Maybe because it was a B/H but bewildering that THIS P&R was virtually empty.
- Decent facilities but I’m not a great fan of these new ‘flat-earth’ type stadia – a bit of elevated viewing available but essentially with a larger ‘family’ crowd like his one yesterday - you need to work hard to seek gaps: the seats invariably have some oblivious slack-minded twonk standing in front of you chatting to his mates/family/sorting his kids out.

Leatherhead 2-1 Carshalton Athletic
Margate 3-4 Cray Wanderers
Merstham 0-4 Folkestone Invicta – Invicta stay top clear of Worthing on GD
Potters Bar Town 1-2 Enfield Town
IL1-N
AFC Sudbury 5-0 Histon
Basildon United 4-2 Grays Athletic
Cambridge City 1-2 Bury Town
Heybridge Swifts 3-1 Felixstowe & Walton United
IL1-SC
Staines Town 3-3 Uxbridge
IL1-SE
Ashford United 3-0 Three Bridges
Hastings United 5-1 East Grinstead Town
Herne Bay 3-0 Whitstable Town
Hythe Town 2-1 Faversham Town
Sevenoaks Town 1-1 Cray Valley PM

SLP-C
Barwell 2-1 Banbury United
Hitchin Town 0-1 Kings Langley – KL nick points on 94’
SLP-S
Chesham United 2-1 Hendon - att 558
Dorchester Town 2-2 Blackfield & Langley
Farnborough 0-1 Hayes & Yeading United
Gosport Borough 0-1 Hartley Wintney - Jo Grant on 5’ with the only goal
Harrow Borough 2-0 Walton Casuals
Swindon Supermarine 2-2 Merthyr Town
Tiverton Town 3-2 Taunton Town - att 853 –Tivvy stay top 3pts clear of Truro with Chesham a point back in 3rd
Weston-super-Mare 3-2 Truro City – W-S-M turn the game with goals on 90’ (pen) & 93’
Wimborne Town 2-1 Poole Town
Yate Town 2-4 Salisbury
SL1-C
Berkhamsted 1-4 Welwyn Garden City
Didcot Town 1-1 Aylesbury United att 197
Thame United 3-0 Kidlington
Wantage Town 1-0 North Leigh – ‘Freds’ first points and a win at that, at the 19th time of asking – only goal on 51’ by Ibie on loan from Hemel - just the 11 points adrift now.
SL1-S
Cirencester Town 0-0 Highworth Town
Frome Town 2-1 Cinderford Town
Larkhall Athletic 3-1 Bristol Manor Farm
Moneyfields 0-3 AFC Totton
Paulton Rovers 1-3 Melksham Town
Sholing 0-2 Thatcham Town – two more from Tooze keeps Kingfishers top with 2 games in hand over 2nd placed Frome.
Slimbridge 5-2 Evesham United
Winchester City 5-1 Basingstoke Town

[Old Man Andrews]

Met Bobby Wilkinson last night. Seems like a good bloke who knows non-league like the back of his hand.

[Four Of Clubs]

Preview of Saturday's NL matches:

4th January

FA Cup 3rd Rnd - only 2 NL survivors
09 Oxford United v Hartlepool United
10 Sheffield United v A.F.C. Fylde

NAT
Harrogate Town v Maidenhead United - tough one at 4th placed Harrogate
Woking v Chorley
Wrexham v Aldershot Town
NATN
AFC Telford United v Brackley Town
NATS
Bath City v Billericay Town
Chelmsford City v Hemel Hempstead Town
Concord Rangers v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Dorking Wanderers v Dartford
Dulwich Hamlet v Braintree Town
Havant & Waterlooville v Maidstone United
Oxford City v Wealdstone
Slough Town v Eastbourne Borough
St Albans City v Hungerford Town - 'Crusaders' will need something here if they don't want to become cut adrift at the bottom - lost two close games to Oxford City over the hols. The gap is already 5 points to 'safety' where StAlebuns currently sit - Tonbridge Angels the other club in the nominal relegtion slot.

Tonbridge Angels v Chippenham Town
Welling United v Weymouth

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v Bracknell Town - shouldn't prove difficult for the 'Robins' at the strugglers from Short Lane.
Barking v Bedfont Sports
Chipstead v Chalfont St Peter
Harlow Town v Staines Town
Marlow v FC Romania
South Park v Westfield
Uxbridge v Waltham Abbey
Ware v Chertsey Town - 'Curfews' travel to current leaders

SLP-C
Banbury United v Redditch United - 'Puritans' will hope to return to winning ways at home to bottom club - who lost to the side immediately above them (Alvechurch) on NYD
Kings Langley v Nuneaton Borough
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Dorchester Town
Hartley Wintney v Wimborne Town
Hayes & Yeading United v Tiverton Town
Poole Town v Farnborough
Salisbury v Chesham United
Walton Casuals v Swindon Supermarine
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Wantage Town
Kidlington v Halesowen Town
North Leigh v Thame United
SL1-S
AFC Totton v Winchester City
Basingstoke Town v Sholing
Bideford v Frome Town
Highworth Town v Slimbridge
Thatcham Town v Moneyfields

CCLP
Abbey Rangers v Hanworth Villa
Ascot United v Banstead Athletic
Badshot Lea v Sheerwater
Camberley Town v Redhill
Cobham v Guildford City
Colliers Wood United v Frimley Green
Egham Town v CB Hounslow United
Raynes Park Vale v Molesey
Spelthorne Sports v Southall
Sutton Common Rovers v Knaphill
CCL1
AFC Hayes v Bagshot
Ash United v Chessington & Hook United
Bedfont & Feltham v Walton & Hersham
Cove v Jersey Bulls
Eversley & California v Dorking Wanderers Res
Fleet Spurs v FC Deportivo Galicia
Godalming Town v Sandhurst Town
Tooting Bec v Farnham Town
Westside v British Airways

HELLP
Ardley United v Windsor
Binfield v Easington Sports
Bishops Cleeve v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Burnham v Brackley Town Saints
Longlevens AFC v Fairford Town
Lydney Town v Shrivenham
Reading City v Flackwell Heath
Virginia Water v Holmer Green
Westfields v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
HELL1E
Abingdon Town P-P AFC Aldermaston - that's if the Abbott's can find a squad and someone to manage them - Tranell quit this week following the 'doins' @ Ab Utd on the 28th.
Club trying to sound upbeat on their Twitter Account:

We will not be folding. The next month or so looks rocky, but we will do everything we can to move on. We have had a great response for 1st Team Manager position, and will make sure we make the right choice

...UPDATE from Sat AM - having somehow scrambled together a team for the match, Culham Rd has failed a pitch Inspection so Match OFF!

Didcot Town Development v Marlow United
Holyport v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Risborough Rangers v Long Crendon
Thame Rangers v Kidlington Development
Wallingford Town v Milton United

WESSP
Alresford Town v AFC Stoneham 1st vs 2nd
Fleet Town v Christchurch
Hamworthy United v Tadley Calleva
WESS1
14:00 Folland Sports v Petersfield Town
Alton v Newport (IoW)
Andover New Street v Totton & Eling
Downton v Andover Town
East Cowes Victoria v Whitchurch United