The Non - League thread

[Royals and Racers]

Amersham replay for me on Tues- 7.30pm KO.

[Royals and Racers]

Amersham replay for me on Tues- 7.30pm KO.

H-T 1-0 pretty even 1st half. Chances for both teams. Amersham took the lead on 45+ 1
F-T 1-0 Newham finished with 10 men
Attendance 153 or 181 depending on where you look.

[Royals and Racers]

More problems with the Stag Meadow floodlights last night with Windsor & Eton’s match abandoned with the home team 3-0 up

[Royals and Racers]

Bracknell Town manager Jordan Ive has stepped down with immediate effect.

[Crusader Royal]

Bracknell Town manager Jordan Ive has stepped down with immediate effect.

Alex Pearce to step up ?

[Royal Rother]

More problems with the Stag Meadow floodlights last night with Windsor & Eton’s match abandoned with the home team 3-0 up

Jeez, this has been going on for about 12 years!

[Four Of Clubs]

...fairly quiet midweek locally - think it was a dedicated 'Cup' week for some leagues. Nothing of note at STEP03/04 -

In NAT-N Brackley sit in lower mid-table after suffering their 4th defeat of the season - at home to Chorley 0-2 att 535.
The NAT-S games saw defeats for Farnborugh and Slough - Dorking W. lost on Monday night @ Aveley - Hemel took top spot the same night with a 4-2 win over Welling in front of over 800.
Only bright spot was Chesham picking up 3 points down at Salisbury - former 'Robin' Joe Grant on the score sheet for the 'Generals'.

Three 'local' sides were defeated in CCL-PN : 'Sumas' led at Ardley but ended up well beaten 6-3 - conceded 5 in about 15' early 2nd half having been 1-3 up. Host leaders North Greenford @ Emmbrook tomorrow (Friday evening)
Reading City fell 2-3 at Rivermoor at home to Holyport and VW lost 1-2 at home (Slough) to Wembley.
Leaders NGU lost their 100% record held 0-0 at Berkeley Fields by Egham
In the Southern Premier section Sandhurst lost 0-3 at new leaders Knaphill. The 'Knappers' dislodge Whyteleafe who were beaten 3-4 @ home by 3rd placed Redhill. Alton won at Spelthorne.
Div One saw a fair number of games :
- lights going out at Stag Meadow featured above - is reportedly the 2nd time in a week and the Chairman stood and apologized personally to those leaving the ground after the curtailment.
Windsor were walloped 0-6 at Brook House. Woodley beaten 1-3 at Deportivo and Langley went down 1-2 at Hillingdon who are much improved from last term.
Holmer G also going far better this season, won 2-0 at home vs Chalfont
Eversley & C won 2-1 at Molesey and Yateley suffered a 2-3 reverse at home to Westside.
only one Wessex League game to report Ash edging out Whitchurch 1-0 in Div One

NL Fixtures Fri/Sat

Sat 7th Sept

FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round
37 Wroxham v Aylesbury United
47 Cambridge City v Kings Langley
49 Uxbridge v Phoenix Sports
50 Hartley Wintney v East Grinstead Town
51 Sheppey United v Ramsgate
52 Raynes Park Vale v Beckenham Town
53 Badshot Lea v Broadbridge Heath
54 Horndean v Binfield
56 Hanworth Villa v Margate
58 Westfield v Metropolitan Police
60 Fri 6th Ascot United v Merstham
62 Farnham Town v Flackwell Heath
63 Steyning Town v Thame United
64 Fri 6th Kingstonian v Eastbourne Town
65 Herne Bay v Northwood
66 Southall v Burgess Hill Town @ Burnham
67 A.F.C. Croydon Athletic v Beaconsfield Town
68 Hayes & Yeading United v Leatherhead
- watched HandY bow out of the FA Cup in a 1st Q replay on Tue evening up at at the SkyEx vs 'Margit'.
- expected more of them. They'd started well with two convincing away wins but they were out run and out passed on the night by the visitors, who'd so far only drawn all three games in the Isthmian One - South East section.
- both clubs rather unexpectedly relegated last term. Not my first time at the SkyEx - is sited not far from the old Yeading ground
- finally the Bar is open - had been unavailable for a few years due to safety cert. issues - Stadium opened in 2016/17 I believe?
- I think I read or was told recently, some of the ground issues still haven't quite been resolved.

69 Sittingbourne v Sutton Common Rovers
73 Shaftesbury v North Leigh
74 Exmouth Town v Kidlington
78 Thatcham Town v Evesham United

League
NAT
Aldershot Town v Rochdale
Braintree Town v Woking
Eastleigh v Tamworth
Maidenhead United v Dagenham & Redbridge
Solihull Moors v Forest Green Rovers
Sutton United v Boston United
Wealdstone v York City
NATN
Peterborough Sports v Brackley Town

NATS
Chesham United v Aveley
Dorking Wanderers v Weymouth
Farnborough v Salisbury
Slough Town v Hemel Hempstead Town

IL1-SC
Rayners Lane v Moneyfields

SLP-C
Banbury United v Stamford
Biggleswade Town v Bromsgrove Sporting
Bishop's Stortford v St Ives Town
Halesowen Town v Leiston
Hitchin Town v Alvechurch
Lowestoft Town v AFC Telford United
Royston Town v Kettering Town
Spalding United v AFC Sudbury
Stratford Town v Bedford Town
SLP-S
AFC Totton v Basingstoke Town
Bracknell Town v Havant & Waterlooville
Chertsey Town v Winchester City
Marlow v Gloucester City
Plymouth Parkway v Walton & Hersham
Swindon Supermarine v Poole Town
Taunton Town v Hanwell Town
Wimborne Town v Hungerford Town

CCL-PN
Fri 6th Wokingham Town v North Greenford United
Bedfont Sports v Berks County
British Airways v Risborough Rangers
Edgware & Kingsbury v Egham Town
Hilltop v Ardley United @ Beaconsfield
Holyport v Amersham Town
Milton United v Burnham @ Wallingford
Reading City v Wembley
CCL-PS
AFC Whyteleafe v Horley Town
Alton v Abbey Rangers
Balham v Jersey Bulls
Camberley Town v Epsom & Ewell
Chipstead v Tadley Calleva
Cobham v Tooting & Mitcham United
Corinthian-Casuals v Sandhurst Town
Fleet Town v Sheerwater
Guildford City v Spelthorne Sports
Redhill v Knaphill
CCL-1
Fri 6th Windsor v Langley @ Beaconsfield
Bedfont v Penn & Tylers Green
Belstone v Spartans Youth
Brook House v Colliers Wood United
Hillingdon Borough v Molesey
Holmer Green v Yateley United
Oxhey Jets v London Samurai Rovers
Staines & Lammas (Middlesex) v Chalfont St Peter
Westside v PFC Victoria London
Windsor & Eton v Woodley United

HELL-P
Cirencester Town v Hereford Pegasus
Fairford Town v Westfields
Highworth Town v Sporting Club Inkberrow
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Hartpury University

SSM-P
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos vFC Romania

SCE-1
Lewisham Borough v Forest Hill Park – ‘Landlords’ vs ‘Lodgers' @ Ladywell Arena, Catford

WESS-P
Cowes Sports v Andover New Street

WESS-1
Clanfield v AFC Aldermaston
Frimley Green v Hamworthy United
Lymington Town v Ash United
New Milton Town v Alresford Town
Romsey Town v Cove
Whitchurch United v Amesbury Town

...and finally : dipped into the TVL on Wed night - trundled up to Mill La for Premier fixture Henley Town 0-5 Woodcote.
Scoreline a bit harsh on the hosts but Woodcote are full of goals - that's 20 in their 3 away games so far.
Always a pleasure here (apart from the parking if you arrive too late )
- crowd was close to three figures. Nice to see them thrive off the pitch - have re-furbed the clubhouse again and now have a Food Van on site - the Mill Lane Cafe.

[bcubed]

Brackley lost their key player preseason, after he was arrested for distributing drugs. Shepherd Murombedzi will be a huge loss and the replacements don't look up to the task. The team is in turmoil. (Obviously not Reading-level turmoil, but turmoil nonetheless.)

[Royals and Racers]

Jordan Espirit has left Bracknell and joined Bobby Wilkinson’s Hemel Hempstead.

[Royals and Racers]

Bracknell Town manager Jordan Ive has stepped down with immediate effect.

Alex Pearce to step up ?

Caretaker charge for tomorrow.

[Sutekh]

Does anyone know what's going on at Bracknell? First the manager goes then their star player, has the money run out or something happened behind the scenes or is it simply just some of those that happen in NL?

[AthleticoSpizz]

Bracknell Town manager Jordan Ive has stepped down with immediate effect.

Alex Pearce to step up ?

Caretaker charge for tomorrow.

the next Scott Davies?

Good luck to him.

[Royals and Racers]

Ascot 4 Merstham 0 at H-T

[Four Of Clubs]

Ascot 4 Merstham 0 at H-T

...finished 5-0 att 230

Kingstonian bt Eastbourne Boro 3-0 @ RPV: 2 goals coming in added time

In CCL-PN 'Wokkers' beaten by league leaders NGU, 1-2 at Lowther Rd

In CCL1 Windsor bounced back from their 0-6 drubbing at Brook Ho. in midweek, with a 2-0 win over Langley - who ended the game with 9 men - att 104.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Results -Sat 7th Sept

FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round
37 Wroxham 0-0 Aylesbury United 4-3p
47 Sun 8th Cambridge City v Kings Langley @ St Ives
49 Uxbridge 6-0 Phoenix Sports
50 Hartley Wintney 2-1 East Grinstead Town
51 Sheppey United 2-3 Ramsgate
52 Raynes Park Vale 4-3 Beckenham Town
53 Badshot Lea 0-4 Broadbridge Heath
54 Horndean 3-0 Binfield
56 Hanworth Villa 0-5 Margate
58Westfield 4-0 Metropolitan Police
62 Farnham Town 1-2 Flackwell Heath – att 397
63 Steyning Town 0-5 Thame United
65 Herne Bay 1-0 Northwood
66 Southall 0-2 Burgess Hill Town
67 A.F.C. Croydon Athletic 1-0 Beaconsfield Town
68 Hayes & Yeading United 0-1 Leatherhead
69 Sittingbourne 2-0 Sutton Common Rovers
73 Shaftesbury 0-1 North Leigh
74 Exmouth Town 4-1 Kidlington
78 Thatcham Town 2-4 Evesham United

League
NAT
Aldershot Town 0-2 Rochdale
Braintree Town 0-0 Woking
Eastleigh 1-0 Tamworth
Maidenhead United 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Solihull Moors 0-1 Forest Green Rovers
Sutton United 0-3 Boston United
Wealdstone 0-2 York City
NATN
Peterborough Sports 0-2 Brackley Town

NATS
Chesham United 3-2 Aveley
Dorking Wanderers 1-2 Weymouth
Farnborough 3-1 Salisbury
Slough Town 0-1 Hemel Hempstead Town

IL1-SC
Rayners Lane 2-2 Moneyfields

SLP-C
...for those who want a bit more in depth info - the league's Sat evening 'e-pink'
https://southern-football-league.co.uk/uploads/documents/originals/Edition%204.pdf

Banbury United 1-0 Stamford
Biggleswade Town 0-1 Bromsgrove Sporting
Bishop's Stortford 1-0 St Ives Town
Halesowen Town 1-1 Leiston
Hitchin Town 0-1 Alvechurch
Lowestoft Town 1-2 AFC Telford United
Royston Town 1-0 Kettering Town
Spalding United 0-3 AFC Sudbury
Stratford Town 1-1 Bedford Town
SLP-S
AFC Totton 2-2 Basingstoke Town – att 1,378 - all the goals in the first 20’ – 2 more for Liam F.
Bracknell Town 1-1 Havant & Waterlooville – att 408 – Burden for 'Robins' on 93’ equalizing ex-Hungerford marksman Ryan Seager who’d put the Hawks up on 82’ - points dropped for H&W means W&H take over top spot.

Chertsey Town 3-3 Winchester City –att 559 - ‘Winch’ three up inside ½ hr – ‘Curfews’ fought back levelled on 92’
Marlow 1-2 Gloucester City 'Blues' reduced to 10 men 2nd half - rather undermined their come-back
Plymouth Parkway 1-2 Walton & Hersham - 2 more for ex-Marlow front-man Rogalski
Swindon Supermarine 5-0 Poole Town
Taunton Town 3-3 Hanwell Town
Wimborne Town 2-1 Hungerford Town

CCL-PN
Bedfont Sports 1-2 Berks County – welcome first win for ‘Swords’
British Airways 1-1 Risborough Rangers
Edgware & Kingsbury 1-5 Egham Town
Hilltop 1-0 Ardley United
Holyport 5-2 Amersham Town –first defeat/dropped points for Amersham – 2 goals for ‘port's recently arrived ‘Royals lad’ - Lynford Sackey
Milton United[/b] 1-1 Burnham
Reading City 3-3 Wembley – ‘Citizens’ fought back from 3 down at HT
CCL-PS
AFC Whyteleafe 5-1 Horley Town
Alton 1-3 Abbey Rangers
Balham 1-4 Jersey Bulls
Camberley Town 0-1 Epsom & Ewell
Chipstead 1-3 Tadley Calleva
Cobham 2-1 Tooting & Mitcham United
Corinthian-Casuals 4-2 Sandhurst Town
Fleet Town 3-0 Sheerwater
Guildford City 1-1 Spelthorne Sports
Redhill 1-0 Knaphill
CCL-1
Bedfont 1-2 Penn & Tylers Green
Belstone 4-1 Spartans Youth
Brook House 2-1 Colliers Wood United
Hillingdon Borough 1-0 Molesey
Holmer Green 0-3 Yateley United
Oxhey Jets 1-0 London Samurai Rovers
Staines & Lammas (Middlesex) 4-2 Chalfont St Peter
Westside 1-3 PFC Victoria London
Windsor & Eton {SEVEN} 7-1 Woodley United

HELL-P
Cirencester Town 2-0 Hereford Pegasus
Fairford Town 1-1 Westfields
Highworth Town 0-3 Sporting Club Inkberrow
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 0-3 Hartpury University

SSM-P
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 2-0 FC Romania

SCE-1
Lewisham Borough 0-1 Forest Hill Park – – att 383

WESS-P
Cowes Sports 0-3 Andover New Street
...goals aplenty again this season in the Wessex: 51 in 10 of today’s Premier fixtures incl. a 9 + four 6s and two 5s
WESS-1
Clanfield 3-1 AFC Aldermaston
Frimley Green 3-2 Hamworthy United
Lymington Town 6-3 Ash United
New Milton Town 4-0 Alresford Town
Romsey Town 4-2 Cove
Whitchurch United 1-3 Amesbury Town
... even Div One weighed in with 46 from their 10 games this PM.

- asforme - I stayed fairly local at a STEP07 Thames Valley League fixture & a 'new tick' amongst the leafier outskirts of Sluff.
I had Arbour Park or Burnham on standby but the M4 & the weather behaved and both sides turned up for the 14:00 KO !
Bottom hosting Top : Slough Heating Laurencians 4-1 Woodcote - bit of an upset here as hitherto 'pointless' SHL eventually romped past free-scoring & 100% leaders Woodcote (20 goals in three without replay, before this game.) Hosts grabbed three goals very late on to turn the game on it's head - though oddly enough the visitors seemed well-out of sorts going forward.
Lovely setting here (if you can say that about anywhere near Slough}
Complex is set opposite Stoke Park in big open Rec behind the Polish Assoc. club. Very comfy bar and even a restaurant upstairs in a big old posh house. Couple of bottles of Perla too made for a very pleasant PM.

[Royals and Racers]

Farnborough 0 Tadley Calleva 14 in Hants Senior Cup.
Farnborough do not want to play in it apparently and have told the Hampshire FA on several occasions, so tonight played a team of supporters and backroom staff

[Royals and Racers]

Very impressed with my 1st time visit to MK Irish. Big complex with several pitches for football and Rugby( i think) Nice bar- pint of Hobgoblin went down well as did the Cheese burger !. One side of the pitch has a stand going the full length of the pitch whilst near the dugouts opposite is a smaller stand- notices say it’s an all seater stadium which i found unusual.
Irish were impressive in the 4-0 win coming after a 8-0 win in the league on Saturday. Less said about Risborough Rangers the better - very poor. Top condition grass pitch as well.

[Four Of Clubs]

Farnborough 0 Tadley Calleva 14 in Hants Senior Cup.
Farnborough do not want to play in it apparently and have told the Hampshire FA on several occasions, so tonight played a team of supporters and backroom staff

RE Farnborough: this is the Chairman/Owner doing his customary two fingers to the Hants FA for matters past.
They did the same thing or similar with the line-up last season vs Folland Sports.
All goes back to an earlier expulsion, for a dubious player mis-registration, months after the original tie was played.
County Comps are notorious for this kind of paper-work/regulatory snarl-up - see the B&B Trophy classic from possibly as long as 10 years ago when ALL four semi-Finalists were expelled or withdrew before they could be!!

..... so Spencer took his ball home/threw his toys out etc etc and now does this.
Slightly pity any neutrals not aware of the disagreement, who went along expecting a competitive tie (probably got charged a tenner too! )

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...glad you liked Mk Irish - I went some years back but honestly can't recall which manifestation of MK/Bletchley was hosting games there back then.
The old ground was mostly a derelict shell but with potential to upgrade within a large open complex and of course the Bar was a thriving concern then too.

[Royals and Racers]

Farnborough 0 Tadley Calleva 14 in Hants Senior Cup.
Farnborough do not want to play in it apparently and have told the Hampshire FA on several occasions, so tonight played a team of supporters and backroom staff

RE Farnborough: this is the Chairman/Owner doing his customary two fingers to the Hants FA for matters past.
They did the same thing or similar with the line-up last season vs Folland Sports.
All goes back to an earlier expulsion, for a dubious player mis-registration, months after the original tie was a played.
County Comps are notorious for this kind of paper-work/regulatory snarl-up - see the B&B Trophy classic from possibly as long as 10 years ago when ALL four semi-Finalists were expelled or withdrew before they could be!!

..... so Spencer took his ball home/threw his toys out etc etc and now does this.
Slightly pity any neutrals not aware of the disagreement, who went along expecting a competitive tie (probably got charged a tenner too! )

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...glad you liked Mk Irish - I went some years back but honestly can't recall which manifestation of MK/Bletchley was hosting games there back then.
The old ground was mostly a derelict shell but with potential to upgrade within a large open complex and of course the Bar was a thriving concern then too.

At least Maidenhead Utd do the decent thing. For the last 3 seasons have pulled out of the B & B Senior cup, normally after playing one match and often at short notice

[Sutekh]

Farnborough 0 Tadley Calleva 14 in Hants Senior Cup.
Farnborough do not want to play in it apparently and have told the Hampshire FA on several occasions, so tonight played a team of supporters and backroom staff

RE Farnborough: this is the Chairman/Owner doing his customary two fingers to the Hants FA for matters past.
They did the same thing or similar with the line-up last season vs Folland Sports.
All goes back to an earlier expulsion, for a dubious player mis-registration, months after the original tie was played.
County Comps are notorious for this kind of paper-work/regulatory snarl-up - see the B&B Trophy classic from possibly as long as 10 years ago when ALL four semi-Finalists were expelled or withdrew before they could be!!