The Non - League thread

[KC Royal]

Great interview with Drax and DJ Campbell on the Advertiser site. Drax can't believe that DJ is there and wants him to find a Championship club. DJ on the other hand didn't sound like someone who would be moving on that soon...

[Wax Jacket]

Eric Odhiambo (points for anyone who remembers who he's played for - and there are quite a few)

pretty sure he was at West Ham - wasn't he involved in an ineligibility dust-up?

[Stranded]

Some dark recess of my mind has him at Leicester.

[Four Of Clubs]

Some dark recess of my mind has him at Leicester.

... got a bit confused myself - not uncommon these days

- See if anyone can follow this: - there are three brothers - Tanzanian -origin but Eric was born in Oxford - two of them have Anaclet as forenames - and two are at Brackley now - - Eric (the scorer for Brackley on Monday night) had recently joined his brother Eddie, who is a full-back at the club - and is listed as Odhiambo-Anaclet to distinguish him?
The other brother also called Anaclet was (until recently) at Abingdon Utd.

Eric arrived from Sligo Rovers but both had started as youths at Poxford - indeed Eric's first senior club was the 'Filberts' - so Beer Tokens (self-funded ) due to Stranded
- three years; 0 appearances =- majority of his first team opportunities came with long spells at Inverness Caley Thistle then Denzilspor (or summatlike that! )

Eddie (who was born in Tanzania) went off to Southampton from OUFC as a youth and returned to play for OUFC firsts - then drifted around upper non-league (Stevenage, Newport, Gateshead) - joining Brackley in 2012.

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PS Watched 'Yellamen' ease to a 2-0 win over Holyport last night to go top of the Hellenic premier. Wins elsewhere for Binfield - three (sorry now four) in a row under the new manager - RTFC and Milton. Flackwell returned to form thunoping Ardkey 4-2 - newbury pummelled 0-5 at Kidlington .... and the sadly the lights went out @ Waterdside Park after half an hour on Thatcham v Bracknell, with the Robins leading 1-0 - almost went there too!

In the Southern League Premier Burnham put 5 past Bideford (Kebamba scoring all five - hatrick by the 10'); Hungerford held 0-0 by Dunstable.

[Royal Rother]

Wish I'd seen Ardkey get thunoped.

[Four Of Clubs]

Wish I'd seen Ardkey get thunoped.

... oops - meant to type ArdLey but no idea where the 'thunoping' came from! - think I may just have fallen off my chair laughing at discovering the news of the goal going at St Jakob Pk - and forgot to read back through my ramblings until it was too late!

Anywheres - here's tomorrow's NL preview - lots of FA Vase games to choose from:

... some good CCL v HELLENIC 'tussles' in there too: - 'Moles' go to Stag Meadow on a run of four straight wins and Windsor's form isn't at all shabby either; 5 wins from the last 7 in the league.

Saturday 4th Oct
FA Vase 2nd Qualifying Round

77 Hertford Town v Ilford
78 FC Broxbourne Borough v Woodbridge Town
79 Cockfosters v Hoddesdon Town
80 Welwyn Garden City v Clapton
87 Stansted v London Colney
88 Spelthorne Sports v Risborough Rangers
89 Holmer Green v Desborough Town
90 Rothwell Corinthians v Bedfont Sports
91 Bedford v AFC Kempston Rovers
92 Kings Langley v Burton Park Wanderers+ no replay (et + pens to decide on the day)
93 Sun Sports v Potton United
94 Biggleswade United v Northampton Spencer
95 Wembley v Hillingdon Borough
96 Stotfold v Southall
97 Harefield United v Wellingborough Town
98 Newport Pagnell Town v Berkhamsted
99 Long Buckby v Oxhey Jets
100 Irchester United v Crawley Green
101 Tring Athletic v Woodford United
102 AFC Dunstable v Leverstock Green
103 Newbury v Reading Town
104 Farnham Town v Milton United
105 Highworth Town v Hartley Wintney
106 Windsor v Binfield
107 Flackwell Heath v Frimley Green
108 Hook Norton v Tadley Calleva
109 Chinnor v Henley Town
110 Woodley Town v Knaphill
111 Eversley & California v Tuffley Rovers
112 Slimbridge v Oxford City Nomads
113 Wootton Bassett Town v Abingdon United
114 New College Swindon v Thame United
115 Malmesbury Victoria v Bracknell Town - 'Robins' trek over to one of the few STEP07 sides remaining - a handful are allowed in to make up the numbers each year (providing they have floodlights of course) - until quite recently Wallingford were involved, sometimes with exemptions to later rounds due to their previous record in the competition. Goes without saying they got soundly 'thunoped' every year.
116 Brimscombe & Thrupp v Carterton
117 Bexhill United v Rochester United
118 Seaford Town v Fisher
119 Pagham v Worthing United
120 Cobham v Lingfield
121 Banstead Athletic v Mile Oak
122 Raynes Park Vale v Epsom Athletic
123 Cray Valley (PM) v Horley Town
124 Hassocks v Broadbridge Heath
125 Molesey v Greenwich Borough
126 Phoenix Sports v Lancing
127 Wick & Barnham United v Arundel
128 Colliers Wood United v Shoreham
129 Southwick v Lordswood
131 Ringmer v St Francis Rangers
132 Loxwood v Steyning Town
133 Hailsham Town v Dorking Wanderers
134 Beckenham Town v Corinthian
135 Cadbury Heath v Ringwood Town
136 Bradford Town v Andover Town
137 Fareham Town v Petersfield Town
138 Sherborne Town v New Milton Town
139 Cowes Sports v Corsham Town
140 Longwell Green Sports v Amesbury Town
141 Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Moneyfields
142 Verwood Town v Roman Glass St George
143 Chippenham Park v Whitchurch United (Sun)
144 Calne Town v Christchurch
145 Winchester City v Laverstock & Ford
146 Swanage Town & Herston v United Services Portsmouth
147 AFC Portchester v Hamworthy United
148 Bridport v East Cowes Victoria Athletic
149 Melksham Town v Bournemouth
150 Horndean v Lymington Town
151 Welton Rovers v Hengrove Athletic
152 Radstock Town v Portishead Town
153 Buckland Athletic v Wellington
154 St Blazey v Barnstaple Town
155 Falmouth Town v Ashton & Backwell United
156 Shepton Mallet v Wadebridge Town
157 Keynsham Town v Plymouth Parkway
158 Saltash United v Street
159 Torpoint Athletic v Newquay
160 Brislington v Witheridge

CONFP
Aldershot Town v Alfreton Town
Southport v Woking
CONFN
Brackley Town v Stalybridge Celtic
Colwyn Bay v Oxford City
CONFS
Concord Rangers v Basingstoke Town
Eastbourne Borough v Staines Town
Farnborough v Ebbsfleet United
Gosport Borough v Hemel Hempstead Town
Havant & Waterlooville v Boreham Wood
Hayes & Yeading Utd v Bishops Stortford
St Albans City v Chelmsford City
Sutton United v Bath City
Weston-Super-Mare v Wealdstone
Whitehawk v Maidenhead United

SOUTHP
Arlesey Town v Slough Town
Chesham United v Frome Town
Hungerford Town v Hitchin Town
St Neots Town v Burnham
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United v AFC Hayes
Barton Rovers v Hanwell Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Kettering Town
Egham Town v Rugby Town
Godalming Town v Potters Bar Town
North Greenford United v Bedford Town
Royston Town v Marlow
St Ives Town v Chalfont St Peter
Uxbridge v Aylesbury
SOUTH1S&W
Bridgwater Town v Fleet Town
Merthyr Town v North Leigh
Tiverton Town v Didcot Town
Wantage Town v Sholing

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) v Chertsey Town
Cove v Guildford City
Westfield v Mole Valley SCR
CCL1
Alton Town v CB Hounslow United
Bedfont & Feltham v Farleigh Rovers
Dorking v Sandhurst Town
Sheerwater v Ash United

HELLP
Ardley United v Thatcham Town
Highmoor Ibis v Cheltenham Saracens
Holyport v Kidlington
Shrivenham v Ascot United
HELL1W
Clanfield v Wantage Town Reserves
Lydney Town v Fairford Town
North Leigh United v Letcombe
Purton v Cirencester Town 'Dev'
HELL1E
Burnham v Finchampstead
Chalfont Wasps v Headington Amateurs
Didcot Town v Brackley Town 'Dev'
Penn & Tylers Green v Wokingham & Emmbrook
Rayners Lane v Easington Sports

... and I think my mate actually has a w/e off - very unusual in his current position of Welsh Laundry 'slave' - the kids are spread to the four (well three between them) winds so I may get the chance of an obscure new 'tick'.

[Four Of Clubs]

... today's NL results

Saturday 4th Oct
FA Vase 2nd Qualifying Round

77 Hertford Town 5-0 Ilford
78 FC Broxbourne Borough 1-2 Woodbridge Town
79 Cockfosters 5-0 Hoddesdon Town
80 Welwyn Garden City 3-0 Clapton
87 Stansted 1-2 London Colney
88 Spelthorne Sports 2-1 Risborough Rangers
89 Holmer Green 2-1 Desborough Town
90 Rothwell Corinthians 0-1 Bedfont Sports
91 Bedford 0-3 AFC Kempston Rovers
92 Kings Langley 2-0 Burton Park Wanderers+ no replay
93 Sun Sports 3-0 Potton United
... got to this just N of Watford - first visit - nice open sports arena - comfy bar - pleasant hosts - KO at 15:15 - no idea why presumably visitors delayed en route coming down M1
94 Biggleswade United 2-2 Northampton Spencer aet
95 Wembley 4-2 Hillingdon Borough
96 Stotfold 1-0 Southall aet
97 Harefield United 3-2 Wellingborough Town aet
98 Newport Pagnell Town 0-3 Berkhamsted
99 Long Buckby 0-2 Oxhey Jets aet
100 Irchester United 3-1 Crawley Green
101 Tring Athletic 2-1 Woodford United
102 AFC Dunstable 5-0 Leverstock Green
103 Newbury 1-4 Reading Town
104 Farnham Town 2-1 Milton United
105 Highworth Town 2-1 Hartley Wintney aet
106 Windsor 4-0 Binfield
107 Flackwell Heath 5-0 Frimley Green
108 Hook Norton 1-0 Tadley Calleva
109 Chinnor 6-2 Henley Town
110 Woodley Town 0-2 Knaphill
111 Eversley & California 3-3 Tuffley Rovers A win 5-6 pens
112 Slimbridge 6-0 Oxford City Nomads
113 Wootton Bassett Town 2-3 Abingdon United
114 New College Swindon 0-4 Thame United
115 Malmesbury Victoria 3-2 Bracknell Town
116 Brimscombe & Thrupp 5-2 Carterton
117 Bexhill United 2-6 Rochester United
118 Seaford Town 0-2 Fisher
119 Pagham 5-2 Worthing United
120 Cobham 0-4 Lingfield
121 Banstead Athletic 2-1 Mile Oak
122 Raynes Park Vale 2-1 Epsom Athletic
123 Cray Valley (PM) 0-2 Horley Town
124 Hassocks 2-1 Broadbridge Heath
125 Molesey 1-2 Greenwich Borough
126 Phoenix Sports 1-0 Lancing
127 Wick & Barnham United 3-3 Arundel
128 Colliers Wood United 2-0 Shoreham
129 Southwick 0-3 Lordswood
131 Ringmer 3-2 St Francis Rangers aet
132 Loxwood 5-2 Steyning Town
133 Hailsham Town 3-2 Dorking Wanderers
134 Beckenham Town 3-5 Corinthian
135 Cadbury Heath 2-3 Ringwood Town
136 Bradford Town 4-0 Andover Town
137 Fareham Town 1-0 Petersfield Town
138 Sherborne Town 1-0 New Milton Town
139 Cowes Sports 4-0 Corsham Town
140 Longwell Green Sports 3-1 Amesbury Town
141 Bemerton Heath Harlequins 4-3 Moneyfields
142 Verwood Town 6-4 Roman Glass St George
143 Chippenham Park v Whitchurch United (Sun)
144 Calne Town 2-1 Christchurch
145 Winchester City {EIGHT} 8-0 Laverstock & Ford
146 Swanage Town & Herston 1-1 United Services Portsmouth
147 AFC Portchester 2-1 Hamworthy United
148 Bridport {ELEVEN} 11-0 East Cowes Victoria Athletic
149 Melksham Town {EIGHT} 8-1 Bournemouth
150 Horndean 1-1 Lymington Town
151 Welton Rovers 2-0 Hengrove Athletic
152 Radstock Town 3-0 Portishead Town
153 Buckland Athletic 7-1 Wellington
154 St Blazey 1-0 Barnstaple Town
155 Falmouth Town 3-2 Ashton & Backwell United
156 Shepton Mallet {SEVEN} 7-2 Wadebridge Town
157 Keynsham Town 2-3 Plymouth Parkway
158 Saltash United 5-3 Street
159 Torpoint Athletic 2-3 Newquay
160 Brislington 2-2 Witheridge 2-2 aet

CONFP
Aldershot Town 2-0 Alfreton Town
Southport 2-5 Woking
CONFN
Brackley Town 1-0 Stalybridge Celtic
Colwyn Bay 3-5 Oxford City
CONFS
Concord Rangers 2-3 Basingstoke Town - Dragons winner in the 94'
Eastbourne Borough 4-2 Staines Town
Farnborough 0-3 Ebbsfleet United
Gosport Borough 4-0 Hemel Hempstead Town
Havant & Waterlooville 2-1 Boreham Wood
Hayes & Yeading Utd 2-1 Bishops Stortford
St Albans City 0-2 Chelmsford City
Sutton United 1-3 Bath City
Weston-Super-Mare 1-2 Wealdstone
Whitehawk 3-4 Maidenhead United winner on 89'

SOUTHP
Arlesey Town 1-0 Slough Town - poor result at the basement side after a great win at Corby midweek
Chesham United 3-0 Frome Town
Hungerford Town 2-1 Hitchin Town
St Neots Town 3-1 Burnham
SOUTH1C
Aylesbury United 0-1 AFC Hayes
Barton Rovers 3-1 Hanwell Town
Beaconsfield SYCOB 1-2 Kettering Town
Egham Town 1-4 Rugby Town
Godalming Town 3-2 Potters Bar Town
North Greenford United 2-0 Bedford Town
Royston Town 3-1 Marlow
St Ives Town 1-1 Chalfont St Peter
Uxbridge 3-1 Aylesbury
SOUTH1S&W
Bridgwater Town 1-1 Fleet Town
Merthyr Town 3-1 North Leigh
Tiverton Town 1-1 Didcot Town
Wantage Town 2-3 Sholing

CCLP
Ashford Town (Middx) 3-1 Chertsey Town
Cove 3-1 Guildford City
Westfield 2-2 Mole Valley SCR
- top two win and are opening up gaps; Cove now 10 points ahead of Molesey in third.
CCL1
Alton Town 1-4 CB Hounslow United
Bedfont & Feltham 1-2 Farleigh Rovers
Dorking 2-0 Sandhurst Town
Sheerwater 0-6 Ash United

HELLP
Ardley United 1-1 Thatcham Town
Highmoor Ibis {SEVEN} 7-0 Cheltenham Saracens
Holyport 2-3 Kidlington
Shrivenham 1-2 Ascot United
- top two both win as expected - Yellamen's result looks tight - but much like Holyport who were dogged opponents last Tue, Shrivy have beefed up their back-line this season. HIghmoor returned to league action and were merciless against a still 'pointless' Sarries.
HELL1W
Clanfield 6-0 Wantage Town Reserves
Lydney Town 4-0 Fairford Town
North Leigh United 7-0 Letcombe
Purton 2-3 Cirencester Town 'Dev'
HELL1E
Burnham 2-2 Finchampstead
Chalfont Wasps 2-8 {EIGHT} Headington Amateurs
Didcot Town 1-2 Brackley Town 'Dev'
Penn & Tylers Green 2-3 Wokingham & Emmbrook
Rayners Lane 3-3 Easington Sports

[Hendo]

...

CONFS
Concord Rangers 2-3 Basingstoke Town - Dragons winner in the 94'

Would like to add in this game the Basingstoke keeper was taken off at half time and with no sub keeper on the bench top scorer flood went in goal for 2nd half then with 10 mins to go they had a player sent off.

[Christof]

Arlesey Town 1-0 Slough Town - poor result at the basement side after a great win at Corby midweek

1,000 miles in a week seemed to catch up with them a bit, although did have a goal (wrongly) ruled out for offside, hit the bar, and created numerous other chances. Still, Arlesey's village team, managed by Rufus (is a dog's name) Brevett only disgraced themselves a couple of times, allegedly calling one of the STFC supporters a 'cow' and flicking the V's at the 'hardcore' away contingent (who unsurprisingly took umbrage). Fun times, but happy with 6 points from 3 away games this week.

[Alan Partridge]

Some dark recess of my mind has him at Leicester.

... got a bit confused myself - not uncommon these days

- See if anyone can follow this: - there are three brothers - Tanzanian -origin but Eric was born in Oxford - two of them have Anaclet as forenames - and two are at Brackley now - - Eric (the scorer for Brackley on Monday night) had recently joined his brother Eddie, who is a full-back at the club - and is listed as Odhiambo-Anaclet to distinguish him?
The other brother also called Anaclet was (until recently) at Abingdon Utd.

Eric arrived from Sligo Rovers but both had started as youths at Poxford - indeed Eric's first senior club was the 'Filberts' - so Beer Tokens (self-funded ) due to Stranded
- three years; 0 appearances =- majority of his first team opportunities came with long spells at Inverness Caley Thistle then Denzilspor (or summatlike that! )

Eddie (who was born in Tanzania) went off to Southampton from OUFC as a youth and returned to play for OUFC firsts - then drifted around upper non-league (Stevenage, Newport, Gateshead) - joining Brackley in 2012.

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PS Watched 'Yellamen' ease to a 2-0 win over Holyport last night to go top of the Hellenic premier. Wins elsewhere for Binfield - three (sorry now four) in a row under the new manager - RTFC and Milton. Flackwell returned to form thunoping Ardkey 4-2 - newbury pummelled 0-5 at Kidlington .... and the sadly the lights went out @ Waterdside Park after half an hour on Thatcham v Bracknell, with the Robins leading 1-0 - almost went there too!

In the Southern League Premier Burnham put 5 past Bideford (Kebamba scoring all five - hatrick by the 10'); Hungerford held 0-0 by Dunstable.

played against Anaclet last season, handful, quick but was really erratic in front of goal and missed an absolute sitter from about 4 yards when i was on the floor. Nice bloke actually and he's played for loads of local non league sides, done pretty well relatively.

[Four Of Clubs]

Tomorrow's NL fixtures - incl full FA Cup 3rd Qualifying list:

Saturday 11th Oct
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round

1 North Ferriby United v Grantham Town
2 Tamworth v Lowestoft Town
3 Leamington v Worcester City
4 Guiseley v Halesowen Town
5 Runcorn Town v Norton United
6 Shildon v Stourbridge
7 AFC Fylde v Buxton
8 Mickleover Sports v Blyth Spartans
9 Stockport County v Ilkeston
10 Barwell v Curzon Ashton
11 Colwyn Bay v Warrington Town
12 Leek Town v Boston United
13 Bamber Bridge v Chorley
14 King’s Lynn Town v Lancaster City
15 Gainsborough Trinity v Marine
16 Spennymoor Town v Ashton United

... and the 'suvvern' part of the draw ....

17 Grays Athletic v Bromley
18 Dorchester Town v Hendon
19 Barton Rovers v Canvey Island
20 Frome Town v Boreham Wood
21 Biggleswade Town v Maidstone United
22 Evesham United v Chalfont St Peter
23 Staines Town v Gloucester City
24 Chippenham Town v Hemel Hempstead Town
25 Concord Rangers v Winchester City
26 Willand Rovers v Aveley
27 East Thurrock United v Tooting & Mitcham United
28 Billericay Town v Weymouth
29 Wingate & Finchley v Havant & Waterlooville
30 Maidenhead United v Gosport Borough
31 Needham Market v Witham Town
32 Kingstonian v Eastbourne Borough (playing Sunday)
33 Flackwell Heath v Weston Super Mare
34 Greenwich Borough (@ Dartford FC) v Redhill (playing Sunday)
35 Bath City v Shortwood United
36 Ebbsfleet United v Basingstoke Town
37 Harrow Borough v Waltham Abbey
38 St Albans City v Brackley Town
39 Sutton United v Burgess Hill Town
40 Whitehawk v Chelmsford City


CONFP
Aldershot Town v Bristol Rovers
Altrincham v Woking
CONFN
Oxford City v Solihull Moors
CONFS
Farnborough v Bishops Stortford
- only one league match tomorrow but some good results midweek - Magpies walloped W-S-M 6-2 and climb to 8th; Basingstoke went top with a 1-0 win over Whitehawk, they also have a game in hand. H&Y won 3-2 at Staines.

SOUTHP
Bideford v Hungerford Town
Paulton Rovers v Burnham
Slough Town v Redditch United
- midweek action in this section: Chesham W2-1 v strugglers Histon - whilst there was an astonishing comeback from Dorchester at home to Bideford; trailing by three entering the 89th minute - by 94' they'd levelled for an unlikely point - bet a few left early! . Poole, galloping clear at the top, downed Truro 3-0 - all the goals in the first 15'.
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes v Northwood
Aylesbury v Bedford Town
Bedworth United v Aylesbury United
Hanwell Town v Royston Town
Kettering Town v Uxbridge
Leighton Town v Godalming Town
Marlow v Egham Town
Potters Bar Town v Beaconsfield SYCOB
- some fairly big scores in this division midweek - Chalfont were beaten by the odd goal in ELEVEN at home by Potters Bar; Egham and Marlow both won 2-1 at home latter with an injury time pen v N.Greenford and basement club SYCOB succumbed 2-3 at Uxbridge.
SOUTH1S&W
Bashley v Wantage Town
Didcot Town v Yate Town
Fleet Town v Larkhall Athletic

- watched Fleet bt Tivvy 2-0 with some ease and get clear of the bottom - played some good stuff on the break and the back four were very solid. It is a long trip midweek for Tiverton though doubt they were home much before 02:00h and a lot probably had work the next day.
- elsewhere mixed bag for local sides - Wantage beaten at home 1-3 by Shortwood ; Diddy fought back from 2 down early on to pick up a point at Sholing on Wed. 'Nor Lye' were beaten 1-2 at Cinderford - the Eynsham park men have this w/e off as their scheduled opponents (Shortwood) are still in the FA Cup @ v Bath.
- in the B&B Senior Cup two more ties were played this week - Burnham bt Aylesbury 4-1; Hungerford tipped out Sluff 2-1 - crowd in three figures. Draw for the next round Quarter Finals has been made:

Aylesbury United v Chalfont St Peter
Chesham United v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Hungerford Town v Maidenhead United
Marlow v Burnham

and as suspected we are NOT involved - that's if we ever really were ?

CCLP Cup R2
Sheerwater v Mole Valley SCR
CCLP
Chertsey Town v Camberley Town
Cove v Colliers Wood United
Epsom & Ewell v Bedfont Sports
Farnham Town v Westfield
Guildford City v Frimley Green
Hanworth Villa v Badshot Lea
Horley Town v Hartley Wintney
Knaphill v Windsor - relatively local trip down to fringes of N.Woking - - I visit here frequently often for midweek games - pleasant much upgraded ground - still has quite a new feel to it. Oddly positioned small seated-stand off-set behind one of the goals. Nice bright airy clubhouse - started doing hot food in the last couple of years and I they have a drinks license now too. Local residents aren't too chuffed about the lights but the ground is set down in a bit of a dip and evidently the club have ticked all of the boxes to avoid any 'nimby' backlash. Though the locals can still be a bit ar$ey about football parking - so Windsor fans beware - the football club car park has been extended recently, so that ought not to be much of an issue.
Molesey v Raynes Park Vale
Spelthorne Sports v Ashford Town (Middx)
CCL1
Ash United v Eversley & California
CB Hounslow United v Worcester Park
Chessington & Hook United v Banstead Athletic
Cobham v Alton Town
Farleigh Rovers v Epsom Athletic
Sandhurst Town v AFC Croydon Athletic
Staines Lammas v Bedfont & Feltham

HELLP
Ardley United v Abingdon United
Cheltenham Saracens v Ascot United
Highmoor Ibis v Oxford City Nomads
Holyport v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Milton United v Reading Town
Newbury v Shrivenham
Thame United v Kidlington
Thatcham Town v Binfield
HELL1W
Letcombe v Tuffley Rovers
HELL1E
Burnham Res v Brackley Town 'Dev'
Easington Sports v Old Woodstock Town
Headington Amateurs v Chinnor

WESSP
Whitchurch United v Newport (IoW)
WESS1
East Cowes Victoria v Tadley Calleva
Fleet Spurs v New Milton Town

B&B Int R2 (all 14:30 KOs)
Prestwood v Penn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Ascot United (Development)
Finchampstead v Maidenhead Magpies
Hurst v Woodley Town

... as usual undecided re my destination tomorrow - fancied Evesham for a new tick but its a bit far for me to go 'solo' - family all off elsewhere apart from middle-one and she'll be glued to X-Factor recordings. Some interesting low level County Cup (Intermediate) ties beckon - will see how I feel and based on weather/traffic conditions tomorrow will opt for one - most likely pretty close by.

[floyd__streete]

Aylesbury United v Chalfont St Peter
Chesham United v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Hungerford Town v Maidenhead United
Marlow v Burnham

FOC, any chance you could count up all the previous winners of the B&B Cup by county ie. Berkshire vs Buckinghamshire using the pre-1974 boundaries and put it into some sort of pie chart? No hurry, any time in the next 5 minutes

The loser gets to keep Slough

[Four Of Clubs]

FOC, any chance you could count up all the previous winners of the B&B Cup by county ie. Berkshire vs Buckinghamshire using the pre-1974 boundaries and put it into some sort of pie chart? No hurry, any time in the next 5 minutes

The loser gets to keep Slough

NO!

... I did wiki it and Sluff have won it fourteen times - but under four different guises; I think we've won it three times but two of those were 19th Century including the inaugural competition in 1878/79 - the Chairboys (WWFC) have held it the most times (29) - with the next most successful being MUFC (17) then Chesham (14) tied with Slough.

Novel 'singletons' to 'win' the Cup : Old Philberdians shared it with 'Swifts' in 1879/80 & Wolverton L&NWR won in 1893 - interestingly enough it was not competed for during 14-18 War years but was held through the 39-45 one.

But I'm in danger of disappearing up the wrong sleeve of the Anorak there Floyders so ....

... I'll let someone else do the fancy stuff with tables/spreadsheets etc - I do enough of that when I'm at work!

so fill yer boots - link below gives the winners up to 2001 - and Wiki can provide the rest:

http://web.archive.org/web/200204010553 ... istory.htm

[Four Of Clubs]

Saturday 11th Oct
FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round

1 North Ferriby United 2-1 Grantham Town
2 Tamworth 1-0 Lowestoft Town
3 Leamington 1-1 Worcester City
4 Guiseley 3-0 Halesowen Town
5 Runcorn Town 2-5 Norton United
6 Shildon 0-0 Stourbridge
7 AFC Fylde 1-0 Buxton
8 Mickleover Sports 1-2 Blyth Spartans
9 Stockport County 1-0 Ilkeston
10 Barwell 2-1 Curzon Ashton
11 Colwyn Bay 1-1 Warrington Town
12 Leek Town 2-0 Boston United
13 Bamber Bridge 1-4 Chorley
14 King’s Lynn Town 3-2 Lancaster City
15 Gainsborough Trinity 4-0 Marine
16 Spennymoor Town 1-0 Ashton United
17 Grays Athletic 0-0 Bromley
18 Dorchester Town 1-0 Hendon
19 Barton Rovers 0-1 Canvey Island
20 Frome Town 2-2 Boreham Wood
21 Biggleswade Town 0-2 Maidstone United
22 Evesham United 4-1 Chalfont St Peter
23 Staines Town 1-1 Gloucester City
24 Chippenham Town 0-5 Hemel Hempstead Town
25 Concord Rangers 3-2 Winchester City
26 Willand Rovers 3-2 Aveley
27 East Thurrock United 2-1 Tooting & Mitcham United
28 Billericay Town 0-1 Weymouth
29 Wingate & Finchley 0-2 Havant & Waterlooville
30 Maidenhead United 1-1 Gosport Borough
31 Needham Market 1-2 Witham Town
33 Flackwell Heath 1-4 Weston Super Mare att 212
35 Bath City 2-2 Shortwood United
36 Ebbsfleet United 1-2 Basingstoke Town
37 Harrow Borough 2-1 Waltham Abbey
38 St Albans City 2-0 Brackley Town
39 Sutton United 1-3 Burgess Hill Town
40 Whitehawk 4-4 Chelmsford City

playing today (Sun)
32 Kingstonian v Eastbourne Borough
34 Greenwich Borough (@ Dartford FC) v Redhill


CONFP
Aldershot Town 2-2 Bristol Rovers
Altrincham 0-3 Woking
... a game of note for its crowd size :
Wrexham 0-1 Grimsby Town att 8163 – large crowd celebrating the clubs 150 years (founded 1864)

CONFN
Oxford City 1-4 Solihull Moors
CONFS
Farnborough 0-1 Bishops Stortford

SOUTHP - fairly dreadful set of results for our local sides in this section.
Bideford 1-0 Hungerford Town
Paulton Rovers 3-0 Burnham
Slough Town 1-7 {SEVEN} Redditch United - reportedly very poor display – didn’t see this result coming against another mid-table side – seemingly a few ‘Rebel’ players carrying injuries.
SOUTH1C
AFC Hayes 2-2 Northwood
Aylesbury 1-5 Bedford Town
Bedworth United 4-0 Aylesbury United
Hanwell Town 4-1 Royston Town
Kettering Town 0-1 Uxbridge
Leighton Town 0-4 Godalming Town
Marlow 0-3 Egham Town
Potters Bar Town 4-2 Beaconsfield SYCOB
SOUTH1S&W
Bashley 1-6 Wantage Town – ‘Freds 5-1 up at H/T
Didcot Town 2-1 Yate Town
Fleet Town 1-6 Larkhall Athletic - Fleet back down with a big bump after their midweek win over Tivvy.

CCLP Cup R2 Sheerwater 1-6 Mole Valley SCR
CCLP
Chertsey Town 0-0 Camberley Town
Cove 1-1 Colliers Wood United
Epsom & Ewell 0-1 Bedfont Sports
Farnham Town 4-2 Westfield
Guildford City 2-3 Frimley Green
Hanworth Villa 0-2 Badshot Lea
Horley Town 0-1 Hartley Wintney
Knaphill 2-4 Windsor - Windsor up to 4th now on a good run - 6 wins 2 draws from last 8 league games - as all around them seem to be chucking points away or cancelling each other out – only other winners, free-scoring Molesey amongst the leading pack.
Molesey 3-0 Raynes Park Vale
Spelthorne Sports 1-1 Ashford Town (Middx)
CCL1
Ash United 1-0 Eversley & California
CB Hounslow United 0-1 Worcester Park
Chessington & Hook United 2-2 Banstead Athletic
Cobham 1-4 Alton Town
Farleigh Rovers 2-2 Epsom Athletic
Sandhurst Town 1-4 AFC Croydon Athletic
Staines Lammas 0-3 Bedfont & Feltham

HELLP
Ardley United 4-3 Abingdon United
Cheltenham Saracens 0-1 Ascot United
Highmoor Ibis 2-1 Oxford City Nomads – att 70 may have been the highest but no official figure posted for the crowd at Thatcham v ‘Moles’ yet.
Holyport 2-1 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Milton United 0-1 Reading Town
Newbury 3-0 Shrivenham
Thame United 2-1 Kidlington
Thatcham Town 0-1 Binfield – JJ (Jemal Johnson) scoring on his return to Waterside Park.
HELL1W
Letcombe 0-4 Tuffley Rovers
HELL1E
Burnham Res 1-2 Brackley Town 'Dev'
Easington Sports 5-2 Old Woodstock Town
Headington Amateurs 2-0 Chinnor
B&B Int R2
Prestwood 1-4 Penn & Tylers Green
Wokingham & Emmbrook 5-1 Ascot United (Development)
Finchampstead 5-3 Maidenhead Magpies
Hurst 1-2 Woodley Town

WESSP
Petersfield Town 5-2 Alresford Town – home side still top - due to visit Whitchurch on Wed evening
Whitchurch United 3-1 Newport (IoW) Whitchurch still unbeaten and in 4th place just behind their visitors with games in hand
WESS1
East Cowes Victoria 1-9 {NINE} Tadley Calleva
Fleet Spurs 2-2 New Milton Town
.. our two local sides still unbeaten, sit tidily 2nd and 3rd behind Team Solent (So'ton Uni outfit) - Spurs host basement side and whipping boys Andover New Street next Sat - Tadley - who play midweek in a County Cup game vs Ludgershall - go to Pewsey Vale whilst Team Solent are in Cup action.

... got to a 'new' tick down in the nether regions of the South Midlands - Aston Clinton 3-2 Brimsdown - nice little trip up and over the Chilterns somewhere between Aylesbury & Tring - RAF Halton next door - so lots of Gliders about - think they were 'catapult/winch' launched.
Got 'spotted' by a home official as a likely 'hopper' - presumably as a 'stranger' amongst a 'crowd' of about 6 . He seemed very pleased to have someone to chat to about that level of football - nice fellah - went and found me a programme too - as long as I promised to write nice things about them - suggested I should pay £25 for it, as I was the only one paying for one!
Good Café/Bar set up overlooking the ground - did some nice local Ale (Tring Brewery) Very simple - roped pitch no lights no seats (apart from the odd bench or kiddies climbing frame).

[Terminal Boardom]

Enjoyed my trip to Knaphill. Parking was ok and there were at least 100 in attendance. The burgers were excellent and the best I have had at that level. The programme was also excellent - a really professional production and unbelievable value at £1.

We weren't at our best and the pitch, while in excellent condition, could have done with being mowed. The length of the grass did not help our style. Some cracking goals and Kane Jones being nothing but a pest. Forever chirping and winding up anyone who got near him. Resulted with one of their players getting sent off for a mindless shove in full view of the officials.

[Christof]

Slough Town 1-7 {SEVEN} Redditch United [i]- reportedly very poor display – didn’t see this result coming against another mid-table side – seemingly a few ‘Rebel’ players carrying injuries.

7 (SEVEN) indeed, the horror, the horror
Absolute shambles, from being 2-1 down at half-time to total collapse in the last 35 minutes. Injuries haven't helped, and when your last fit centre-back limps off to be replaced by the centre-forward it's never a good sign. Still full marks to Redditch who not only brought some fans (rare) but also played very well, never let up and in their no. 10 had the best player I have seen this season.

[Four Of Clubs]

7 (SEVEN) indeed, the horror, the horror
Absolute shambles, from being 2-1 down at half-time to total collapse in the last 35 minutes. Injuries haven't helped, and when your last fit centre-back limps off to be replaced by the centre-forward it's never a good sign. Still full marks to Redditch who not only brought some fans (rare) but also played very well, never let up and in their no. 10 had the best player I have seen this season.

...well you can recuperate with a nice trip down to Runnymeade to play the 'Sarnies' in the RI Cup this Tuesday - they win as many as they lose, so could be entertaining? Depends how serious either club takes the competition I s'pose?

Plenty of other local match-ups midweek during 'League Cup week' across the Southern League: Diddy v Nor Lye; Hungerford v Wantage; Chesham v Aylesbury Utd; Marlow v Uxbridge & SYCOB v Burnham (Mon eve)

... makes good sense that the early ties appear 'grouped' rather than drawn - can't imagine Sluff would be too amused were they drawn out to trek all the way down to Tiverton or Truro on a Tuesday night for a League Cup tie. Goes without saying really that those two are drawn together in the First Round as are Weymuff vs Dorchester; Bridgwater v Taunton. Not sure about Bideford: they are involved in a County Cup tie this week - can't be @rsed to work out who else is missing from the draw - maybe they get a bye on geographical grounds?

Having looked at the numbers there are 68 clubs in the Southern League but only 62 are involved in the First round : Bideford, Larkhall and Stratford are involved elsewhere this midweek - the latter pairs' RI 1st Round ties are w/c 20th Oct - P'raps they've already had a preliminary round to get rid of 4 clubs and I've missed it?
UPDATE this definitely seems to be the case Hereford & Bedford have already fallen by the wayside according to results back in September. Its far too late to try and work out who the other missing one's could be!

Its CCL Premier Cup (includes Div One clubs ) & HELLENIC Floodlit Cup week too - but they don't seem quite so discernible re travelling, though in general their 'footprint' is much smaller. Certainly the Hellenic don't have any daft distances programmed in yet for the early rounds of this particular competition - but I'm sure they often do in their more senior League (Bluefin) Cup, albeit ties are usually scheduled for weekends where possible.

- some interesting ties about though:
CCL Premier Cup - Chertsey v Windsor; Frimley G v Spelthorne; Camberley v Molesey
Hellenic Floodlit Cup; Bracknell v Chinnor; Thatcham v Kiddy; Thame v OCN; Binfield v Ab Utd (Mon)

Some league action in the Wessex Premier at least -
Tue - Winchester v Christchurch
Wed - Whitchurch v Petersfield

[Alan Partridge]

Diddy 3rd then and you all scoffed when they got moosed 3-0 by Larkhall and I said they'd make the playoffs.

Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid

[Royal Rother]

Local games must be in some danger with all the recent rain.

Chertsey's pitch was described to me on Saturday (by a Knaphill fan) as bibbly bobbly. Add a bit of mud to the equation and it'll be a typical winter away-day for Windsor.

[dizzynewheights]

Spennymoor Town v AFC Telford United

King`s Lynn Town v AFC Fylde

Grimsby Town v Guiseley AFC

Norton United v Shildon/Stourbridge

Colwyn Bay/Warrington Town v North Ferriby United

Alfreton Town v Lincoln City

Macclesfield Town v Wrexham

Chorley v FC Halifax Town

Barwell v Altrincham

Leek Town v Blyth Spartans

Stockport County v Chester FC

Gateshead v Gainsborough Trinity

Tamworth v Southport

Dorchester Town v Bristol Rovers

East Thurrock United v Bath City/Shortwood United

Staines Town/Gloucester City v Forest Green Rovers

Dartford v Burgess Hill Town

Maidstone United v Welling United

Willand Rovers v Maidenhead United/Gosport Borough

Witham Town v Weston-super-Mare

Eastbourne Borough v Dover Athletic

Weymouth v Braintree Town

Leamington/Worcester City v Greenwich Borough

Canvey Island v Havant & Waterlooville

St Albans City v Concord Rangers

Basingstoke Town v Harrow Borough

Aldershot Town v Torquay United

Kidderminster Harriers v Eastleigh

Evesham United v Grays Athletic/Bromley

Whitehawk/Chelmsford City v Barnet

Nuneaton Town v Hemel Hempstead Town

Woking v Frome Town/Boreham Wood