The Non - League thread

[Hoop Blah]

Highmoor vs Bracknell was abandoned last night with Bracknell saying it was nothing to do with any of their players.

Sounds like Highmoor might've been living up to their poor reputation.

I was told by someone who was there that a Highmoor player was sent off and then went mental and went for the ref.
Standard Highmoor. Shambolic club. Think we got them in the league next week too

Their reserve team have been very close to being kicked out of the Reading League over the last few years and the first team aren't much better, especially considering the level they're playing at where discipline and organisation is much more a factor.

[Four Of Clubs]

This w/e's fixtures incl the full FA Cup 1st Rnd ties:

Sat 4th Nov

FA Cup 1st Round

01 Stevenage v Nantwich Town
02 Bradford City v Chesterfield
03 FRI 19:45 Port Vale v Oxford United
04 17:15 Newport County v Walsall
05 Morecambe v Hartlepool United
06 Yeovil Town v Southend United
07 Peterborough United v Tranmere Rovers
08 SUN 14:00 Cambridge United v Sutton United
09 Forest Green Rovers v Macclesfield Town
10 A.F.C. Fylde v Kidderminster Harriers
11 Luton Town v Portsmouth
12 Shrewsbury Town v Aldershot Town
13 Hereford v A.F.C. Telford United
14 SUN 14:00 Guiseley v Accrington Stanley
15 Blackburn Rovers v Barnet
16 Ebbsfleet United v Doncaster Rovers
17 SUN 14:00 Leatherhead v Billericay Town
18 Boreham Wood v Blackpool
19 12:30 Shaw Lane v Mansfield Town
20 Colchester United v Oxford City
21 Plymouth Argyle v Grimsby Town
22 A.F.C. Wimbledon v Lincoln City
23 Rochdale v Bromley
24 Coventry City v Maidenhead United
25 MON 19:45 Chorley v Fleetwood Town
26 Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic
27 FRI 19:45 Notts County v Bristol Rovers
28 SUN 14:00 Dartford v Swindon Town
29 Cheltenham Town v Maidstone United
30 SUN 14:00 Woking v Bury
31 Crewe Alexandra v Rotherham United
32 Gillingham v Leyton Orient
33 FRI 19:55 Hyde United v Milton Keynes Dons
34 Gainsborough Trinity v Slough Town
35 SUN 14:00 Solihull Moors v Wycombe Wanderers
36 Northampton Town v Scunthorpe United
37 SUN 14:00 Charlton Athletic v Truro City
38 Wigan Athletic v Crawley Town
39 Gateshead v Chelmsford City
40 SUN 14:00 Exeter City v Heybridge Swifts



League

NATN
Darlington v Brackley Town
NATS
Braintree Town v Bognor Regis Town
Concord Rangers v Gloucester City
East Thurrock United v Weston-super-Mare
Eastbourne Borough v Poole Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Chippenham Town
Hungerford Town v Havant & Waterlooville
St Albans City v Welling United
Whitehawk v Bath City

ILP
Margate v Staines Town

SLP
Farnborough v Kettering Town
King's Lynn Town v Chesham United
Kings Langley v Basingstoke Town
SL1E
Arlesey Town v Chalfont St Peter
Ashford Town (Middx) v Bedford Town
Aylesbury v Thame United
Beaconsfield Town v Hanwell Town
Cambridge City v Fleet Town
Egham Town v Marlow
Hartley Wintney v Barton Rovers
SL1W
Cinderford Town v Winchester City
Didcot Town v Taunton Town
Kidlington v AFC Totton
North Leigh v Bideford

CCLP
Balham Redhill
Banstead Athletic AFC Hayes
Bedfont Sports Epsom & Ewell
CB Hounslow United Walton & Hersham
Camberley Town Chertsey Town
Godalming Town Farnham Town
Hanworth Villa Guildford City
Horley Town Abbey Rangers
Knaphill Colliers Wood United
North Greenford United Sutton Common Rovers
Spelthorne Sports Westfield
CCL1
14:00 Staines Lammas FC Deportivo Galicia
14:00 Worcester Park Bagshot
Ash United Badshot Lea
Bedfont & Feltham South Park Reserves
Cove Farleigh Rovers
Eversley & California Sheerwater - 3rd placed Boars host the current leaders
Fleet Spurs Cobham
Frimley Green Kensington Borough
Raynes Park Vale Chessington & Hook United

HELLP
Ascot United Thatcham Town
Brackley Town Saints Highmoor Ibis
Burnham Bracknell Town
Fairford Town Wantage Town
Highworth Town Brimscombe & Thrupp
Lydney Town Abingdon United
Royal Wootton Bassett Town Longlevens
Windsor Woodley United
HELL1E
14:15 Chalfont Wasps Milton United
AFC Aldermaston Sandhurst Town
Bicester Town Penn & Tylers Green
Chinnor Holyport
Thame Rangers Wallingford Town AFC
14:15 Wokingham & Emmbrook Virginia Water
HELL1W
14:15 Letcombe Woodstock Town

WESSP
Baffins Milton Rovers Andover Town
Newport (IoW) Alresford Town
Petersfield Town Bemerton Heath Harlequins
WESS1
Alton Tadley Calleva
Folland Sports Andover New Street
Romsey Town Whitchurch United

...current thinking is chasing a new 'tick' down in the West Country - M5 permitting - WESTERN One Cheddar v Almondsbury ...and of course they are known as 'The Cheesemen'

[double d]

Woking on Sunday looks appealing

[Four Of Clubs]

Anyone done Hungerford before? Thinking if it tomorrow.

...go regularly (usually on a Monday night) - like the ground - decent grub - beers relatively OK - bar is large but still gets a bit cramped, depending on how many opposition fans attend. Doubt if Havant & W. will bring all that many today.

... parking can be a bit tricky if it's larger crowd but you can usually find a space on the estate around the Bulpit lane area - that's if the clubs' and Memorial ground car parks are full on arrival - which they often are.

I usually find a spot past the ground further along Park Way/Coldharbour - but it's not that far a stroll from the station.

Enjoy - not seen them since Bobby W left - he often provided an 'oomph factor' with his changes off the bench - be interesting if they still have that in them now he's skipped off.

[Royal Rother]

Another super win for Windsor, 2-1 v Woodley Utd.

Cracking goal early in the 1st half from Barry Hayles, then Woodley equalised early in the 2nd half swiftly followed by a red card for Windsor.

Good game management under the inevitable cosh then a 90th minute pen for Windsor despatched with aplomb and the fans go wild....

7 teenagers involved including 3 Local 17 yo lads on at the end.

Great stuff, 8 wins on the bounce!

[peterroyal76]

I went to see Burnham get beaten 7-0 by Bracknell. A lot of new players again for Burnham, I don’t actually think they played that poorly! Final ball for Bracknell was excellent.

[tmesis]

Went to see Lye Town v Stourport. Lye's ground is "rustic", but I quite liked it.

Cup competitions go by various names, be they cups, trophies, vases, shields etc, but reading the Lye programme I saw a first, seeing that Lye compete in the "Worcestershire Senior Urn"

[Four Of Clubs]

NL results from this w/e:

Sat 4th Nov

FA Cup 1st Round

01 Stevenage 5-0 Nantwich Town
02 Bradford City 2-0 Chesterfield
03 FRI 19:45 Port Vale 2-0 Oxford United
04 Newport County 2-1 Walsall
05 Morecambe 3-0 Hartlepool United
06 Yeovil Town 1-0 Southend United
07 Peterborough United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers
08 SUN Cambridge United 1-0 Sutton United
09 Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Macclesfield Town
10 A.F.C. Fylde 4-2 Kidderminster Harriers
11 Luton Town 1-0 Portsmouth
12 Shrewsbury Town 5-0 Aldershot Town
13 Hereford 1-0 A.F.C. Telford United
14 SUN Guiseley 0-0 Accrington Stanley
15 Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Barnet
16 Ebbsfleet United 2-6 (SIX) Doncaster Rovers
17 SUN Leatherhead 1-1 Billericay Town
18 Boreham Wood 2-1 Blackpool
19 12:30 Shaw Lane 1-3 Mansfield Town
20 Colchester United 0-1 Oxford City
21 Plymouth Argyle 1-0 Grimsby Town
22 A.F.C. Wimbledon 1-0 Lincoln City
23 Rochdale 4-0 Bromley
24 SUN Coventry City 2-0 Maidenhead United
25 MON 19:45 Chorley v Fleetwood Town
26 Carlisle United 3-2 Oldham Athletic
27 FRI 19:45 Notts County 4-2 Bristol Rovers
28 SUN Dartford 1-5 Swindon Town
29 Cheltenham Town 2-4 Maidstone United
30 SUN Woking 1-1 Bury
31 Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Rotherham United
32 Gillingham 2-1 Leyton Orient
33 FRI 19:55 Hyde United 0-4 Milton Keynes Dons
34 Gainsborough Trinity 0-6 (SIX) Slough Town
35 SUN Solihull Moors 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
36 Northampton Town 0-0 Scunthorpe United
37 SUN Charlton Athletic 3-1 Truro City
38 Wigan Athletic 2-1 Crawley Town
39 Gateshead 2-0 Chelmsford City
40 SUN Exeter City 3-1 Heybridge Swifts

Leagues

NATN
Darlington 0-3 Brackley Town –Saints stay 3rd but are trailing in the wake of Salford & Harrogate
NATS
Braintree Town 3-0 Bognor Regis Town – Braintree draw level with Dartford at the top
Concord Rangers 1-1 Gloucester City
East Thurrock United 3-4 Weston-super-Mare
Eastbourne Borough 0-4 Poole Town – hat-trick for ex-Winchester, Gosport and briefly Hungerford marksman Warren Bentley
Hampton & Richmond Borough 1-0 Chippenham Town
Hungerford Town 0-1 Havant & Waterlooville
St Albans City 1-2 Welling United
Whitehawk 1-1 Bath City

ILP
Margate 2-0 Staines Town

SLP
Banbury Utd 1-2 Tiverton Town
Farnborough 3-4 Kettering Town - boro 3 behind at H/T Cureton levelled on 90’ – visitors snatch winner on 96’ and go above Slough at the top.
Hitchin Town 3-1 Weymouth – Terras continue to stutter - five straight wins now followed by four consecutive defeats - including two cup games.
King's Lynn Town 0-1 Chesham United - good result for the Generals at the Linnets who were joint top at the start of play.
Kings Langley 1-1 Basingstoke Town – Wright pen on 90’ gets a point for the visiting 'Dragons'.
SL1E
AFC R&D 2-2 Moneyfields –att 507, leaders held but grateful for 93’ equaliser
Arlesey Town 1-1 Chalfont St Peter
Ashford Town (Middx) 2-2 Bedford Town
Aylesbury 1-1 Thame United
Beaconsfield Town 2-0 Hanwell Town
Cambridge City 4-1 Fleet Town
Egham Town 2-2 Marlow
Hartley Wintney 7-0 Barton Rovers – 4 goals for Jake Baxter and one for the evergreen Rowan Vine – who seems to have been around forever but rarely stays anywhere for long.
– was on Pompey and QPR’s books for lengthy spells but spend most of these out on loan to a cluster of other lower league clubs before ‘doing the rounds’ at the upper end of the pyramid

SL1W
Cinderford Town 2-2 Winchester City
Didcot Town 0-4 Taunton Town - leaders still ploughing on ahead of a chasing pack of Salisbury, Supermarine and Bristol MF - Diddy in 7th high up amongst the next group which includes Winchester in 9th
Kidlington 0-0 AFC Totton
North Leigh 4-3 Bideford

CCLP
Balham 2-0 Redhill
Banstead Athletic 2-0 AFC Hayes
Bedfont Sports {SEVEN} 7-0 Epsom & Ewell
CB Hounslow United 0-2 Walton & Hersham
Camberley Town 2-1 Chertsey Town
Godalming Town 1-3 Farnham Town
Hanworth Villa 5-4 Guildford City
Horley Town 0-5 Abbey Rangers
Knaphill 3-2 Colliers Wood United
North Greenford United 3-4 Sutton Common Rovers
Spelthorne Sports 1-3 Westfield
CCL1
Ash United 1-4 Badshot Lea
Bedfont & Feltham 2-2 South Park Reserves - B&F finally off the mark at the 13th attempt
Cove 2-5 Farleigh Rovers
Eversley & California 3-0 Sheerwater - ‘Boars’ thump rivals ‘Sheers’ to go 2nd behind Worcs Pk– who would be ruled out of promotion as they have no lights
Fleet Spurs 0-6 {SIX} Cobham
Frimley Green 2-1 Kensington Borough
Raynes Park Vale 4-3 Chessington & Hook United
Staines Lammas 1-1 FC Deportivo Galicia
Worcester Park 4-0 Bagshot

HELLP
Ascot United 1-2 Thatcham Town - late winner from Shane Cooper-Clark
Brackley Town Saints 2-0 Highmoor Ibis
Burnham 0-7 {SEVEN} Bracknell Town
Fairford Town 1-3 Wantage Town
Highworth Town 4-0 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Lydney Town PP Abingdon United -waterlogged
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 2-1 Longlevens
Windsor 2-1 Woodley United
FRI Binfield 1-1 Flackwell Heath
- Top four all win
HELL1E

AFC Aldermaston 3-5 Sandhurst Town
Bicester Town 2-0 Penn & Tylers Green - rare defeat for P&TG – first in the league this season at the current leaders - by a quirk of the league's allocation of Div One clubs, both East and West sections are led by the two clubs sharing Ardley's Fritwell Road ground.
Chalfont Wasps 2-1 Milton United
Chinnor 2-3 Holyport
Thame Rangers 0-2 Wallingford Town AFC
Wokingham & Emmbrook 2-3 Virginia Water
HELL1W
Letcombe 5-2 Woodstock Town - villagers up to 3rd - but have a tough trip to 100% leaders Ardley this Tue evening

WESSP
Baffins Milton Rovers 1-4 Andover Town - Town's lead at the top increases as 2nd placed Blackfield & Langley slip up at home to last season's league winners Portland. Andover have only dropped two points this term.
Newport (IoW) 0-1 Alresford Town
Petersfield Town 0-5 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
WESS1
Alton 3-2 Tadley Calleva
Folland Sports 3-7 {SEVEN} Andover New Street – ANS show no signs of falling back into their old ways of being perennial whipping boys; keeping up a string of great results this season. These three points take them beyond their TOTAL points for last season. Would appear that East Cowes Vics have no intention of keeping the same mantle either – following up their surprise big win over the previous leaders Laverstock, with a 5-1 humbling of Ringwood.

Romsey Town 4-1 Whitchurch United - sadly the Jam Boys downward trend continues.

--- wended our way down West - the M5 problems earlier that morning had subsided, so we got to our destination in good time.
WESTERN Div One Cheddar 1-0 Almondsbury
Game was pretty stale however, with the lower placed 'Almonds' having much the better of the play but unable to make a mark. So scant drama at the so-called 'Theatre of Cheese' - the only other point to note - keeping up the punning theme was their local Cheddar Ale was labelled 'Gorge Best'.

[Christof]

34 Gainsborough Trinity 0-6 (SIX) Slough Town

Best performance I can ever remember from Slough. Gainsborough was nice (very provincial). Now for Monday evening's draw

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Fairford Town 1 - 3 Wantage Town.

What a charming little venue.

Attendance was about 50, plus about 15 dogs. They all seemed happy.

Best football ground food I think i've ever come across.

Home team currently bottom, not very good, but not for want of trying. Hope they turn things around.

[Royal Rother]

Windsor’s next League game is at Fairford so I shall look forward to the nosh.

What would you recommend?

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Windsor’s next League game is at Fairford so I shall look forward to the nosh.

What would you recommend?

1/4 pounder with cheese only £2.75. Cooked to order. Full salad with a selection of about 8 sauces from proper dispensers.
They lay out a menu on the tables and seem to have something for everyone. Take your pick!

[Marino13]

i've recently taken up
watching slough town.
on tv in the next round of the fa cup.

[Royal Rother]

I am supposed to hate them but am watching Slough’s progress with interest.

They might be levels above Windsor but when they beat us 6-0 in a PSF I was hugely impressed and predicted they would get promoted. They just played some great football.

Saturday’s 6-0 win at Gainsborough Trinity from the level above was an astonishing result which apparently raised a round of applause from the defeated supporters when Slough’s players came into the bar after the game.

In Matt Lench they have a star in the making.

[Warfield ED Stand]

Looking forward to Bracknell v Highmoor the return tonight. I would imagine Highmoor will be on their best behavior but we can only hope

[John Smith]

34 Gainsborough Trinity 0-6 (SIX) Slough Town

Best performance I can ever remember from Slough. Gainsborough was nice (very provincial). Now for Monday evening's draw

What's the chances of getting a ticket for the Rochdale game? Sorry to be a bandwaggon hopper but would like to go to that!

[Sutekh]

34 Gainsborough Trinity 0-6 (SIX) Slough Town

Best performance I can ever remember from Slough. Gainsborough was nice (very provincial). Now for Monday evening's draw

What's the chances of getting a ticket for the Rochdale game? Sorry to be a bandwaggon hopper but would like to go to that!

Any chance it might be on the telly I wonder?

How many can Arbour Park hold?

[Warfield ED Stand]

Looking forward to Bracknell v Highmoor the return tonight. I would imagine Highmoor will be on their best behavior but we can only hope

What happened in the first game? Was it a league game?

Cup game. Abandoned with 10 mins to go. Highmoor had bloke sent off who then went a bit mental and they surrounded the ref. So he called it off.

[Christof]

Best performance I can ever remember from Slough. Gainsborough was nice (very provincial). Now for Monday evening's draw

What's the chances of getting a ticket for the Rochdale game? Sorry to be a bandwaggon hopper but would like to go to that!

Any chance it might be on the telly I wonder?

How many can Arbour Park hold?

Strong chance of it being televised as they normally like a Non-League vs League fixture, should find out on Friday. Would fancy Slough and the AFC Fylde vs Wigan game, plus one other.

Capacity is something like 1,950 or 2,000, and with average crowds this season about 650 (and Rochdale likely to bring a few hundred) you'll have a decent chance of getting in I expect. Hop on board...

[Sutekh]

What's the chances of getting a ticket for the Rochdale game? Sorry to be a bandwaggon hopper but would like to go to that!

Any chance it might be on the telly I wonder?

How many can Arbour Park hold?

Strong chance of it being televised as they normally like a Non-League vs League fixture, should find out on Friday. Would fancy Slough and the AFC Fylde vs Wigan game, plus one other.

Capacity is something like 1,950 or 2,000, and with average crowds this season about 780 (and Rochdale likely to bring a few hundred) you'll have a decent chance of getting in I expect. Hop on board...

Sounds ideal. And with Reading up in the wilds of Sunderland that weekend a 3pm on Saturday would still be a good fit....