The Non - League thread

[Sutekh]

Results from NL

Waltham Abbey 1-5 Bracknell Town – hat-trick for Ferdinand – Robins stay 3rd a point behind Marlow – but now a massive 16 points adrift of leaders HandY
- Bracknell travel to Premier division Hornchurch tomorrow night (Tue) for a league Cup S-F

Bit of a good result that at a fancied Waltham who were only a point behind Bracknell at kick off.

Expected H&Y to comfortably win that league and it looks pretty safe for them now. Bracknell on course to reach their target of a play off place this season at the moment though and the 8 teams behind H&Y are starting to open a gap from the rest of the division. Is it positions 2-7 that get to contest the play offs? Word also for Marlow - the other local side in the mix - shame they couldn't both be promoted via the playoffs.

[Four Of Clubs]

Tonight's (Wed) B&B Senior Cup Q-F results:

Marlow 1-0 MK Dons
Aylesbury Utd 1-2 Maidenhead Utd
RFC U23s edged past Flackwell in the B&B Q-F on Tuesday and are joined by tonight's winners (above) and Slough

In Tuesday night's NL: there were home defeats in the NAT South for Oxford City 0-1 v Welling and Slough beaten 1-2 by Gloucester City.

In the division above The Sh!ts were humbled 0-3 at the Rec by Solihull Moors who go top of the league

The Northern section saw defeat for Brackley 0-2 at leaders Chorley

In the Hellenic Windsor and Binfield fought out a 1-1 draw at Stag Meadow
...and tonight, previous leaders Brackley Saints were beaten 1-2 at home by Virginia Water.

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UPDATE: (Thu 14th)
Berks & Bucks S-F Draw made :
Marlow v Slough Town
Maidenhead Utd v Reading FC U23's

{dates and venues tba}

[Four Of Clubs]

...tomorrow's NL fixtures:

Saturday 16th Feb

NAT
FC Halifax Town v Aldershot Town
Leyton Orient v Maidenhead United
NATN
Brackley Town v Curzon Ashton
NATS
Billericay Town v Eastbourne Borough
Chelmsford City v East Thurrock United
Chippenham Town v Hungerford Town
Concord Rangers v Bath City
Dulwich Hamlet v Hemel Hempstead Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Gloucester City
Slough Town v Dartford
Truro City v Oxford City
Wealdstone v St Albans City
Welling United v Torquay United
Woking v Weston-super-Mare

ILP
Lewes v Dorking Wanderers
IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v Chipstead
Bedfont Sports v Hanwell Town
Bracknell Town v Molesey
Chalfont St Peter v Hertford Town
Egham Town v Hayes & Yeading United
Marlow v Tooting & Mitcham United
Uxbridge v South Park
Ware v Westfield

SLP-C
Lowestoft Town v Banbury United
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Kings Langley
Beaconsfield Town v Taunton Town
Chesham United v Hartley Wintney
Dorchester Town v Staines Town
Farnborough v Harrow Borough
Gosport Borough v Swindon Supermarine
Walton Casuals v Weymouth
SL1-C
Aylesbury v Bedford Town
Berkhamsted v Aylesbury United
Corby Town v Didcot Town
Kidlington v Barton Rovers
North Leigh v Yaxley
Welwyn Garden City v Thame United
SL1-S
Evesham United v Winchester City
Fleet Town v Slimbridge
Highworth Town v Yate Town
Street v Thatcham Town

CCLP
Balham v Spelthorne Sports
Banstead Athletic v Horley Town
Camberley Town v AFC Hayes
CB Hounslow United v Badshot Lea
Chertsey Town v Sutton Common Rovers 2nd vs 1st - hosts are 4 points behind but have 5 games in hand
Guildford City v Walton & Hersham @ Godalming FC
Hanworth Villa v Cobham
Knaphill v Southall
Raynes Park Vale v Colliers Wood United
Redhill v Abbey Rangers
SURREY PREMIER Q-F
Nottsborough v Sheerwater
CCL1
Bedfont & Feltham v Tooting Bec
Dorking Wanderers Res v Cove
Epsom & Ewell v British Airways
Eversley & California v FC Deportivo Galicia
Frimley Green v Godalming Town
Kensington Borough v Ash United
Sandhurst Town v Chessington & Hook United

HELLP
Ascot United v Wantage Town 3rd host 2nd
Bishops Cleeve v Brackley Town Saints
Flackwell Heath v Fairford Town
Longlevens v Holmer Green
Lydney Town v Virginia Water
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Binfield
Tuffley Rovers v Ardley United
Windsor v Abingdon United
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston v Penn & Tylers Green
Didcot Town Development v Chalvey Sports
Holyport v Burnham
Thame Rangers v Abingdon Town
Wallingford Town v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Woodley United v Chinnor

Berks &Bucks Intermediate Cup S-F
14:00 Eldon Celtic v Buckingham Athletic ‘Dev’- @ JMA - I think (?)
Long Crendon v Ascot Utd ‘Dev’

WESSP
Andover New Street v Sholing
Fareham Town v Alresford Town
Tadley Calleva v Hamworthy United
WESS1
East Cowes Victoria v Alton
Fawley AFC v Andover Town
Petersfield Town v Amesbury Town
Whitchurch United v New Milton Town

- our Plan A is an Isthmian One SE match Phoenix Sports v Haywards Heath
- home club are based in Barnehurst SE Lahnden - West of Dartford and a long throw across the park and a road to VCD Athletic

[Sutekh]

Leyton Orient 0-1 Maidenhead United

Well done there. Didn’t see that coming.

[The Enfield Royal71]

1o on Newport to win (5 on 2-1, 5 outright)

[Royal Rother]

Windsor 5-1 Abingdon Utd

1-0 down after 10 mins but another hat trick from the prolific Dan Roberts lead to a very comfortable victory against strugglers Abingdon.

[tmesis]

Bracknell on course to reach their target of a play off place this season at the moment though and the 8 teams behind H&Y are starting to open a gap from the rest of the division. Is it positions 2-7 that get to contest the play offs? .

As I understand it...

...there are four Step 3 divisions. Three are relegated from each, meaning there are 12 promotion places up for grabs.

There are seven step 4 divisions, so the winners of each division claim seven of those twelve places, leaving five for the play-off winners.

Four teams from each division contest play-offs within their division, resulting in seven play-off winners.

Of those seven, the five who earned the highest number of points during the season get promoted, into whichever league makes most sense geographically.

As things stand (a little misleading as clubs haven't played the same number of games) Bracknell would miss out

Bromsgrove: played 28, pts 62
Yate Town: 26/59
Runcorn Linnets: 27/55
Aveley: 27/54
Brighouse*: 26/51
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Bracknell: 25/50
Hastings: 26/50


* and they're a team of old age pensioners. The centre-forward wears glasses...during the match.

[Rea Ding]

Leyton Orient 0-1 Maidenhead United

Well done there. Didn’t see that coming.

Had a mate there who said they deserved it too. Real boost in their survival chance now!

In other news, how on earth have Aldershot got into their position. Would be a disaster for a club like that to be playing conference south

[Terminal Boardom]

Windsor 5-1 Abingdon Utd

1-0 down after 10 mins but another hat trick from the prolific Dan Roberts lead to a very comfortable victory against strugglers Abingdon.

Sluggish start by Windsor and it took the goal to wake them up. After we equalised it was pretty much one way traffic thereafter. Abingdon still kept going but lacked any sort of cutting edge and were pretty toothless up front. Dan Roberts is too good for Step 5 but I think he needs to be playing at Step 3 to ensure that the jump up is not so great. Slough might be a step too far but what do I know!

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from this w/e:

NAT
FC Halifax Town 0-0 Aldershot Town - Sh!ts still deep in bother; now 3rd bottom and 7 points adrift of Dover Athletic - who won 3-1 at Salford - and safety
Leyton Orient 0-1 Maidenhead United -Clifton with the settler on 53’ - Magpies soar up to 16th but are only three points above the last drop spot, currently occupied by Havant & W.
- bottom two below Aldershot are Braintree and Maidstone, who both lost away yesterday @ Eastleigh & Bromley .
- Orient now drop to 3rd below Wrecsam but both have a game in hand on leaders Solihull Moors, who were held at home by Barnet

NATN
Brackley Town 2-0 Curzon Ashton – 'Saints' bounce back from midweek reverse at leaders Chorley – who lost at Alfreton - and move up to 4th

NATS
Billericay Town 2-0 Eastbourne Borough
Chelmsford City 1-0 East Thurrock United
Chippenham Town 3-1 Hungerford Town – 'Crusaders' led 1st half then had Hargreaves dismissed before the break
– ex-Hungerford striker Jarvis amongst the goals as ‘Chip’ turned the game around 2nd half

Concord Rangers 2-1 Bath City
Dulwich Hamlet 3-3 Hemel Hempstead Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0-1 Gloucester City – 2nd away win in a week for City puts daylight back to Hungerford who stay in the drop-zone. H&R themselves dropping into the mire somewhat, with Truro winning and Dulwich battling back twice when behind to share points with Hemel

Slough Town 2-2 Dartford – att 701 - goal for Ben Harris on 2’, 'Darts' led briefly around the hour mark before Sean Fraser levels.
Truro City 2-0 Oxford City
Wealdstone 2-2 St Albans City
Welling United 2-0 Torquay United
Woking 2-1 Weston-super-Mare – ‘Cards’ back to within a point of leaders Torquay with a game in hand.

ILP
Lewes 0-2 Dorking Wanderers – Wanderers stay clear at the top as Haringey are beaten again, 0-3 at home by Leatherhead
IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) 0-0 Chipstead
Bedfont Sports 3-3 Hanwell Town
Bracknell Town 4-0 Molesey – 2 for Cornell one each for Grant and Cowan and 'Robins' hop above Marlow into 2nd
Chalfont St Peter 1-1 Hertford Town
Egham Town 1-1 Hayes & Yeading United – H&Y surprisingly drop points at bottom club
Marlow 1-1 Tooting & Mitcham United –att 173 both sides reduced to 10 men for 2nd half
Uxbridge 1-0 South Park
Ware 1-1 Westfield

SLP-C
Lowestoft Town 1-0 Banbury United
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town 3-0 Kings Langley – Argent, Pearse and Smart lift ‘Dragons’ up to half-way.
Beaconsfield Town 1-2 Taunton Town
Chesham United 2-2 Hartley Wintney
Dorchester Town {SIX} 6-1 Staines Town – the ‘Massive’ move on to the dreaded 99 Goals against
Farnborough 4-1 Harrow Borough –att 348 - 'boro on a roll – top on current form with 16 pts from 18– chasing after a PO spot – 7 pts behind 5th placed Poole but with 2 games in hand. Host Met Police on Wed night
Gosport Borough 2-1 Swindon Supermarine
Walton Casuals 1-2 Weymouth – ‘Terras’ 6 pts behind leaders Taunton just ahead of Salisbury on GD, with Met Police occupying the other PO spot.

SL1-C
Aylesbury 1-0 Bedford Town - rare win for Aylesbury – courtesy of an injury time og
Berkhamsted 3-0 Aylesbury United
Corby Town 3-2 Didcot Town – word is Pablo Haysham has returned to Diddy in the last week after a long and very successful spell at Hereford in their rise up through the leagues - arrived on loan to the end of the season from current club Salisbury.
- the week before saw the return of last season's top scorer Felipe Barcelos from Stratford Town

Kidlington 1-2 Barton Rovers
North Leigh 3-3 Yaxley – topsy-turvey clash here; Nor Lye led at HT, behind with 20’ left when a two goal burst saw them lead on 88’ only to drop points in injury time. – Aylesbury’s late winner keeps them in the bottom two.
- Reports earlier this season make it sound likely they will opt to return to the Hellenic level for 19/20 season anyway – though their average crowds have increased with the influx of more midland-based clubs to this division.
- vital match Tuesday night when near neighbours Kidlington visit Eynsham Park.
Welwyn Garden City 3-1 Thame United
SL1-S
Evesham United 0-2 Winchester City – City claw nearer to the POs in 6th and are third on current form over 6 games.
- Blackfield & Langley are still setting the pace at the top, winning at Melksham. Yate and Moneyfields are just behind them – these have a 10 point lead over 4th placed Evesham who sit 2 points ahead of Cirencester ; the division’s top scorers . They blitzed Bideford 8-2.

Fleet Town 0-3 Slimbridge
Highworth Town 1-4 Yate Town
Street 1-2 Thatcham Town

CCLP
Balham 0-0 Spelthorne Sports
Banstead Athletic 0-2 Horley Town
Camberley Town 2-0 AFC Hayes
CB Hounslow United 1-2 Badshot Lea
Chertsey Town 2-2 Sutton Common Rovers - top clash attracted a crowd of 238 – comfortably the highest gate this season in the CCL – and co-incidentally equals LAST season’s highest @ Knaphill for the August B/H visit of eventual Champions Westfield.

Guildford City 3-4 Walton & Hersham - poor result for City vs bottom side at start of play.
Hanworth Villa 3-1 Cobham
Knaphill 0-1 Southall
Raynes Park Vale 3-1 Colliers Wood United
Redhill 0-1 Abbey Rangers
SURREY PREMIER CUP Q-F
Nottsborough 1-1 Sheerwater
- London AFA side win 6-5 on pens
CCL1
Bedfont & Feltham 1-1 Tooting Bec - leaders (B&F) held
Dorking Wanderers Res 2-5 Cove - thumping away win for Cove who soar up to 4th bottom having been well adrift at the foot of the table and winless up to November
Epsom & Ewell 3-2 British Airways
Eversley & California 5-6 {SIX} FC Deportivo Galicia - Boars (E&C) were up 4-2 at HT
Frimley Green 2-2 Godalming Town
Kensington Borough 1-1 Ash United
Sandhurst Town 1-1 Chessington & Hook United

HELLP
Ascot United 1-1 Wantage Town
Bishops Cleeve 4-0 Brackley Town Saints
Flackwell Heath 1-2 Fairford Town
Longlevens 1-3 Holmer Green
Lydney Town 1-0 Virginia Water
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 1-0 Binfield
Tuffley Rovers 4-0 Ardley United
Windsor 5-1 Abingdon United att 107 – Windsor host struggling Reading City on Tuesday night
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston 4-0 Penn & Tylers Green
Didcot Town Development 0-1 Chalvey Sports
Holyport 2-1 Burnham – rare defeat for Blues – still 9 points clear of 2nd placed Aldermaston
Thame Rangers 3-1 Abingdon Town
Wallingford Town 0-3 Wokingham & Emmbrook
Woodley United {SIX} 6-2 Chinnor

Berks &Bucks Intermediate Cup S-F
Eldon Celtic 3-4 Buckingham Athletic ‘Dev’ – Thames Valley league outfit Celtic led 3-1 at one stage
Long Crendon 2-1 Ascot Utd ‘Dev’

- not sure if I posted up the outcome of the TROPHY S-Fs played on the 9th - Marlow Utd bt Newbury 2-0 and Old Bradwell United (from deepest MK) won by the same score at Sandhurst

WESSP
Andover New Street 2-4 Sholing
Fareham Town 5-3 Alresford Town
Tadley Calleva 2-4 Hamworthy United
WESS1
East Cowes Victoria {SIX} 6-2 Alton
Fawley AFC 2-2 Andover Town
Petersfield Town 0-3 Amesbury Town
Whitchurch United 2-1 New Milton Town

-- ticked off one of the last for us in Isthmian Div One South-East at Phoenix Sports - visitors Haywards Heath won comfortably 4-2. Not a bad set-up and traffic was kind - they are based a bit west of Dartford inside the M25 off the A2 between Welling and Dartford. The lights of VCD Athletic are visible over in the far corner of the ground

[Stranded]

Mark McGhee takes over at Eastbourne Borough until the end of the season.

He lives in Brighton and fancied the local challenge.

[Four Of Clubs]

Non league fixtures for this W/E:

Saturday 23rd February

FA Trophy Quarter Finals
Brackley Town (NATN) v Leyton Orient (NAT)
A.F.C. Fylde (NAT) v Barnet (NAT)
Stockport County (NATN) v Maidstone United (NAT)
Solihull Moors (NAT) v AFC Telford United (NATN)

FA Vase Quarter Finals (STEP League - Posn)
West Auckland Town (05 NL1 – 9th) v Chertsey Town (05 CCLP – 2nd)
Sun 24th 15:00 Canterbury City (05 SCEP – 11th) v Biggleswade (05 SSMP – 2nd) - @ Salters Lane, Faversham
3 Willand Rovers (05 WESTP - 1st) v Cray Valley (PM) (05 SCEP – 3rd)
4 Northwich Victoria (05 NWCP – 4th) v Sholing (05 WESSP – 1st)

NAT
Braintree Town v Aldershot Town
Maidenhead United v Dover Athletic – midweek defeats for Maidstone and Havant worked nicely in 'Magpies' favour
NATS
Bath City v Slough Town
Dartford v Woking –3-1 - home win over Hemel in midweek, sees Cards re-take top spot from Torquay. Will be seeking revenge for a 0-1 defeat by 'Darts' earlier this month at Kingfield.
East Thurrock United v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Eastbourne Borough v Wealdstone
Gloucester City v Chelmsford City
Hemel Hempstead Town v Concord Rangers
Hungerford Town v Welling United
Oxford City v Billericay Town
St Albans City v Truro City
Torquay United v Dulwich Hamlet
Weston-super-Mare v Chippenham Town

ILP
Dorking Wanderers v Bishop's Stortford
IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v Northwood
Bedfont Sports v Uxbridge
Chalfont St Peter v Cheshunt
Chipstead v Marlow
Egham Town v Molesey
FC Romania v Westfield
Hanwell Town v South Park
Hayes & Yeading United v Ware
Hertford Town v Bracknell Town
Tooting & Mitcham United v Waltham Abbey

SLP-C
Banbury United v St Ives Town
SLP-S
Frome Town v Chesham United – 'The Generals' now 8th on current form and unbeaten in 6 – hosted Basingstoke midweek, won 2-1 but still only 2 pts above the drop zone
Hartley Wintney v Tiverton Town – Chesham's win puts HW into the bottom three; they suffered a 3-4 home defeat midweek by Walton Casuals
Kings Langley v Beaconsfield Town
Salisbury v Basingstoke Town
Staines Town v Metropolitan Police – Staines beaten heavily again,2-4 at home by Tiverton - if I've added up right that's now a run of 18 straight defeats stretching back to mid-November - when they edged Supermarine 2-1!

Swindon Supermarine v Dorchester Town
Taunton Town v Farnborough – on Wed ‘boro missed the chance to make up ground on the POs; held 0-0 @ Cherrywood Rd by Met Police
Wimborne Town v Walton Casuals
SL1-C
AFC Dunstable v Kidlington – vital win for Kiddy on Tuesday, 3-0 at North Leigh - with whom they swap places.
Aylesbury United v Cambridge City
Bedford Town v North Leigh
Didcot Town v Coleshill Town
Peterborough Sports v Bromsgrove Sporting -1st v 2nd though Sports have 3 games in hand
Thame Utd v Dunstable Town

- Aylesbury FC not in league action this w/e – either a fixture quirk or they brought their scheduled game with Barton forward.
- The ‘Moles’ have recently announced a merger with Bedgrove Dynamoes from the Aylesbury & District League. From 19/20 season they will be renamed (again) to Aylesbury Vale Dynamos. Remains to be seen if they will manage to cling on to STEP04 football though.

SL1-S
Bideford v Highworth Town
Paulton Rovers v Fleet Town
Thatcham Town v Cirencester Town - Kingfishers stalled at Bristol Manor Farm midweek - went down 2-3. This included 2 ogs - according to their web site, both put in by the unfortunate Jon Beedon - though the League site had the ricochet for the 3rd goal, going in off Cooper-Clark on 92'.
- this could be a tough one as Ciren are the division's top scorers and put in another 4 midweek past Larkhall midweek.

Winchester City v Barnstaple Town

CCLP
Banstead Athletic v Knaphill
Colliers Wood United v Abbey Rangers
Guildford City v AFC Hayes @ Westfield FC
Horley Town v Hanworth Villa
- Popped up to Short Lane (Ashford Town) to watch the ‘lodgers’ Southall stumble 1-2 at home to visitors Horley
- this is the 3rd venue (from memory) that I’ve seen them at, in the last couple of years - had a few terms at Hanwell and then a brief stay at Burnham.

Redhill v Badshot Lea
Spelthorne Sports v Raynes Park Vale
Sutton Common Rovers v Camberley Town
Walton & Hersham v Cobham
CCL1
Bagshot v FC Deportivo Galicia @ Fleet Town
British Airways v Sandhurst Town @ Bedfont & Feltham
Chessington & Hook United v Bedfont & Feltham
Fleet Spurs v Kensington Borough - Spurs stay bottom beaten 1-2 @ Kennels Lane on Tuesday by Chess ‘n Hook
Frimley Green v Epsom & Ewell
Godalming Town v Cove
Sheerwater v Dorking Wanderers Res @ Woking – Sheers leap up to top spot with a 3-1 win at Deportivo on Wednesday.
Tooting Bec v Farnham Town @ Raynes Pk

HELLP
Abingdon United v Flackwell Heath - Heathens rather stumbled last w/e but picked up an impressive 4-2 win at rapidly fading Brackley Saints in the Supplementary Cup. Doubt either side took it that seriously.

Ardley United v Shrivenham
Binfield v Windsor - Windsor edged Reading City 2-1 on Tuesday to move up to half-way and above their lodgers VW on GD.
Fairford Town v Bishops Cleeve - having picked up a decent win at Flackwell last Sat, Town rather undid the good work by losing to bottom club Longlevens on Tuesday.
Holmer Green v Brimscombe & Thrupp - leaders B&T extended their lead at the top winning 2-1 at home vs lowly Tuffley.
- Brimscomb in a bit of a twist or bust situation – if they win the league they need to be ready financially to step up, as refusal could now invoke demotion to STEP06. Conversely were they to be put into Southern League One South, the current member clubs there, should not entail much more travelling than they currently endure – stuck out as they are on the western edge of the Hellenic footprint.

Lydney Town v Brackley Town Saints
Reading City v Ascot United
Virginia Water v Longlevens @ Windsor FC
Wantage Town v Tuffley Rovers
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston v Abingdon Town
Chalvey Sports v Holyport @ Slough FC
Milton United v Burnham
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Woodley United @ Bracknell FC

WESSP
Alresford Town v Lymington Town
Andover New Street v Portland United
Tadley Calleva v Brockenhurst - Tadley registered a 2-0 win over Alresford on Tuesday but have shown a dip in form since the New Year, with 4 defeats in 8
WESS1
Petersfield Town v Andover Town
United Services Portsmouth v Whitchurch United

....and finally - with only my youngest lad around this week - and he's big enough and ugly enough to look after himself .... I kept my habitual Half-term self-indulgence going last night (Wed), with a short trundle down to a STEP07 match

Hants Premier League Overton Utd 2-1 Bush Hill.
- pleasant set-up - cozy bar upstairs in the Social Club. Overton have managed to put up floodlights since my last visit about 6 years ago - not quite doing it on the pitch yet, though this was a welcome and hard-fought win over more accomplished and higher placed opponents.
- Bush Hill play in Mansel Park (Milbrook) - under the shade of that 'gert big' tower block at the bottom end of the M271; on the way into 'Scummer Land'
- Indeed their local pub is a designated So'ton Supporters establishment. They very recently withdrew a proposal to enclose their pitch with fencing - so maybe they are pausing their ambitions to step up to the Wessex leagues. Only started up in 2002.

Pondering whether I'm sad enough to try three-in-a-row tonight and trek over to Andover for an iffy Cup tie involving New Street's 2nd string vs South Wonston.
- expect I'll more than likely 'sofa-it' with a Curry, then fall asleep watching Chelski; having had a good LULZ at Celtic

[Royal Rother]

Binfield 0-2 Windsor

Decent performance today and 2 more goals for Dan Roberts. Best striker we’ve had since Ben Harris.

And I nearly applied sun lotion! In February. Great stuff.

On to Tuesday when we face Binfield again.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Results from this W/E:

Saturday 23rd February

FA Trophy Quarter Finals
Brackley Town 1-2 Leyton Orient att 1563 O’s goals late on winner on 83’ – so holders exit the competition. Presumably the FA would like a Stockport v Orient Final
A.F.C. Fylde 0-0 Barnet – aet 0-0 – FT home side win 4-1 on pens
Stockport County 1-1 Maidstone United att 2585
Solihull Moors 1-2 AFC Telford United att 1577 – home side had a pen saved on 99’ , just after Telford had been reduced to 10 men.

FA Vase Quarter Finals
West Auckland Town 0-2 Chertsey Town - great result for the last remaining 'featured' club - put out the surviving 'Geordie Mafia' too - who were also the Bookies pre-round favourites.
- The 'Curfews' have now been installed as current favourites
{Today Sun 24th} Canterbury City 2-1 Biggleswade
3 Willand Rovers 1-3 Cray Valley (PM)
4 Northwich Victoria 3-1 Sholing aet - 1-1 FT - the Wessex club's exit ensures there'll be a new name on the Vase this year.

- So a county (Kent) with somewhat scant representation in previous Finals, now has two Semi-Finalists this year. They’ve actually had one winner in 99-00 (Deal) and a runner-up about 6 years ago (Tunbridge Wells)

New Odds:
Chertsey [11/10] ahead of Northwich [5/2] - with the two Kent clubs seemingly 'making up the numbers' [Cray Valley 7-2 & Canterbury [10/1 outsiders] .
- Semi-Finals are over two legs on successive Saturdays next month (16th & 23rd)
- unless Canterbury and/or Cray Valley get drawn with home ties for the 16th - when both of their 'landlords/co-hosts' respectively - Faversham/Greenwich - are scheduled be at home in the Isthmian League. In that event there's usually some negotiation regarding who plays on the Friday or more likely Sunday

NAT
Braintree Town 0-1 Aldershot Town – vital win for Sh!ts at the bottom club – Grant on 64’; Rendell sent off for the visitors in the last 5’
Maidenhead United 1-0 Dover Athletic – Clifton on 13’ – 3rd 1-0 win on the spin for Magpies lifts them up to 16th
NATS
Bath City 2-0 Slough Town
Dartford 2-0 Woking
East Thurrock United 0-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Eastbourne Borough 0-3 Wealdstone
Gloucester City 0-0 Chelmsford City
Hemel Hempstead Town 2-2 Concord Rangers
Hungerford Town 0-1 Welling United
Oxford City 2-3 Billericay Town – City 2 up at HT
St Albans City 2-2 Truro City
Torquay United 5-2 Dulwich Hamlet – Gulls roar (?) back top
Weston-super-Mare 0-1 Chippenham Town

ILP
Dorking Wanderers 1-0 Bishop's Stortford
IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) 2-1 Northwood
Bedfont Sports 5-1 Uxbridge
Chalfont St Peter 0-2 Cheshunt
Chipstead 1-0 Marlow
Egham Town 0-2 Molesey
FC Romania 0-1 Westfield
Hanwell Town 4-0 South Park
Hayes & Yeading United 1-0 Ware
Hertford Town 1-3 Bracknell Town – 2 for Ferdinand 1 for Cornell
Tooting & Mitcham United 2-1 Waltham Abbey

SLP-C
Banbury United 1-2 St Ives Town
SLP-S
Frome Town 0-2 Chesham United – another good win for the Generals and though they rise to 13th , a point above Basingstoke and just 1 behind Beaconsfield; they are still only three points above Walton Casuals who sit in 20th and the first relegation place.

Hartley Wintney 1-0 Tiverton Town – good battling win for HW lifts them momentarily out of the drop-zone too.
Kings Langley 3-0 Beaconsfield Town
Salisbury 2-1 Basingstoke Town –att 779 ‘stoke, up against 2nd placed ‘Whites’, levelled on 85 only to lose the game in injury time.
Staines Town 0-5 Metropolitan Police
Swindon Supermarine 2-0 Dorchester Town
Taunton Town 2-1 Farnborough –att 751 ‘boro go down at leaders – the visitors goal was a consolation beyond 90’
Wimborne Town 3-0 Walton Casuals
SL1-C
AFC Dunstable 1-1 Kidlington
Aylesbury United 1-1 Cambridge City - Ducks level on 92'
Bedford Town 2-1 North Leigh
Didcot Town 1-0 Coleshill Town
Peterborough Sports 1-2 Bromsgrove Sporting – att 391 - leaders beaten at home for the first time this season. Bromsgrove take over top spot but Sports still have 3 games in hand.
Thame United 5-0 Dunstable Town – Thame (& Diddy) occupy the last two PO spots
SL1-S
Bideford 1-0 Highworth Town – 'Worthians' concede on 91’ – host 'Winch' this Wed night - might make the effort?
Paulton Rovers 4-1 Fleet Town
Thatcham Town 1-2 Cirencester Town
Winchester City {SEVEN} 7-0 Barnstaple Town – 1-0 at HT - next half a doz. racked up in the last 15’ of the match

CCLP
Banstead Athletic 1-1 Knaphill
Colliers Wood United 4-0 Abbey Rangers
Guildford City 1-4 AFC Hayes - surprisingly big away win for the bottom club at currently ‘nomadic’ City – evidently not fond of their short-term lodging at Woking Park, Westfield.
Horley Town 5-0 Hanworth Villa
Redhill 1-2 Badshot Lea
Spelthorne Sports 1-2 Raynes Park Vale
Sutton Common Rovers 2-2 Camberley Town
Walton & Hersham 3-2 Cobham
CCL1
Bagshot 1-0 FC Deportivo Galicia
British Airways 2-4 Sandhurst Town
Chessington & Hook United 0-3 Bedfont & Feltham
Fleet Spurs 0-0 Kensington Borough
Frimley Green 4-2 Epsom & Ewell
Godalming Town 1-0 Cove
Sheerwater 1-1 Dorking Wanderers Res - Sheers stay at the top short-lived as both Frimley G and B&F overtake them with wins
Tooting Bec 2-0 Farnham Town

HELLP
Abingdon United 2-0 Flackwell Heath
Ardley United 0-1 Shrivenham
Binfield 0-2 Windsor
Fairford Town 0-0 Bishops Cleeve
Holmer Green 1-0 Brimscombe & Thrupp -surprise defeat for leaders
Lydney Town 1-2 Brackley Town Saints
Reading City 0-0 Ascot United
Virginia Water 2-2 Longlevens
Wantage Town 2-1 Tuffley Rovers - ‘Freds’ in 2nd close the gap to 6 pts and still have 3 games in hand over Brimscomb – next league match is a tough visit to rivals Brackley Saints who are only a point behind in 3rd
HELL1E
AFC Aldermaston 5-0 Abingdon Town
Chalvey Sports 0-1 Holyport
Milton United 0-0 Burnham
Wokingham & Emmbrook 3-1 Woodley United

WESSP
Alresford Town 2-2 Lymington Town
Andover New Street 3-2 Portland United - good win for ANS over 4th placed Portland – still well adrift at the foot of the table though
Tadley Calleva 1-3 Brockenhurst - Tadley’s disappointing run continues and they have now slipped into the bottom half of the league
WESS1
Petersfield Town 2-1 Andover Town
United Services Portsmouth 0-1 Whitchurch United

[Old Man Andrews]

Binfield 0-2 Windsor

Decent performance today and 2 more goals for Dan Roberts. Best striker we’ve had since Ben Harris.

And I nearly applied sun lotion! In February. Great stuff.

On to Tuesday when we face Binfield again.

Feel really bad for Roger at Binfield, they are on a terrible run at the moment. Hope they stick with him though.

[LWJ]

Alton v Andover Town tomorrow evening for me.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

Went to Canterbury City 2-1 Biggleswade in the Vase 6th Round. Played at Faversham Town. Crowd of 602 must have been split 50/50, 3 coach loads from Bigleswade.

Amazingly all 4 clubs still in started in the 1st Qualifying Round. Thats 8 ties to get this far. To put that in perspetive, a National League club would take that many ties to get to the FA Cup Final.

Also, 3 of the 4 semi finalists groundshare. So Sunday ties look likely.

I had a few quid on Chertsey after the 4th Round. Unfortunately, thats literally all I could get on. The odds are merely for show to anyone that doesnt have a new or losing account.

[Rea Ding]

Any news on the date for the semi-final Berks and Bucks cup at Maidenhead ??

[The Enfield Royal71]

If anybody really likes proper grassrootes football, I have been watching a Sunday League team on youtube called SE Dons, they are made up of a load of Saturday Semi Pro/Ex pro footballers. Really good videos they have.

[Royal Rother]

My son’s Sunday League team played a cup Qtr Final yesterday - the opposition are a newly formed team who have been put in Div 3 and beat us 11-1. They are on an entirely different level which is not surprising considering they have 4 players who play for Hayes and Yeading who, as you all know, are walking away with the Boston South Central League, Some 14 points ahead of Bracknell. (Don’t know whether they are 1st teamers tbh but they were plenty good enough to tonk us into next week.)

My son did not have a great morning. Blinded by sunlight in our road he clipped a parked car in the bloody chicane of parked cars and effectively wrote off his own, triggering an £850 excess, and he then did some knee ligaments during the game and is now on crutches!

(I was similarly blinded by the sun this morning - couldn’t see a bloody thing - but I had the good sense to stop. I’m sure he will do same next time...)