The Non - League thread

[tmesis]

First visit to Larges Lane. The new pitch is obviously in good order and work is still going on. But a very cramped location and parking seems to be a problem with bigger crowds than before. But that will teach me for turning up at 2.59 ! Overall, didn't really do it for me as a venue i'm afraid.

Bracknell's crowds since returning having so far averaged 270, which is quite something for a club that had about 15 years of regarding any crowd in three figures as a cause for celebration.

I'll probably wait until they've finished before going along, although it does seem disappointing that the plan is to leave three sides flat and uncovered.

Bracknell's form is even better than I thought, according to the club official site, where the front page boasts that they've won 11 of their last 10 league games.

It's on par with a recent main page headline for a game of "You had to be there to believe it", quoting the final score as Bracknell Town 5 Bracknell Town 2.

[Hoop Blah]

Bracknell's form is even better than I thought, according to the club official site, where the front page boasts that they've won 11 of their last 10 league games.

It's on par with a recent main page headline for a game of "You had to be there to believe it", quoting the final score as Bracknell Town 5 Bracknell Town 2.

I think it's 15 wins on the trot now!

[Four Of Clubs]

Bracknell's form is even better than I thought, according to the club official site, where the front page boasts that they've won 11 of their last 10 league games.

I think it's 15 wins on the trot now!

...spot on HB: 15 League (11) and Cup (4) wins since a 2-1 defeat in the League at Tuffley on 5th November.

... and in other news prolific ex-Winchester marksman Warren Bentley has been snapped up by Bobby Wilkinson's Hungerford from his current club Gosport Borough - who, rumours abound, are in deep 'shtuck'?
Warren managed 113 goals in 2 seasons for City. I suspect they were rather hoping that Gosport's travails might see him return to the Denplan.

He might go into their match squad for tonight - can't pick up any confirmation from twitter -

- BUT the game at Bulpit La vs Whithawk passed PM inspection and is ON this evening 19:45 KO - think I'll stay in the warm though!

UPDATE from Crusaders Tweets - Bentley came on around the hour mark and is having some impact - Hungerford led 2-0 but Hawks have pulled one back through much travelled front man Kevin Lisbie - even played a couple of games for us on loan back in the very late 90s.
Sounds as if Hungerford are hanging on a bit......... and lo! .... Warren has just (probably) put the game to bed with his first goal for the club now 3-1 on 88'

... lots of injury time due to long delay IN injury time - Scott Rees shoulder - maybe broken or dislocated. Full Time now - 3-1.
Hungerford up to 7th; a point off a PO place.

[mx]

... and in other news prolific ex-Winchester marksman Warren Bentley has been snapped up by Bobby Wilkinson's Hungerford from his current club Gosport Borough - who, rumours abound, are in deep 'shtuck'?
Warren managed 113 goals in 2 seasons for City. I suspect they were rather hoping that Gosport's travails might see him return to the Denplan.

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I believe we let him know he'd be welcome back when Gosport went wrong for him, but it was never likely to happen, and I don't think anyone at Winch was seriously thinking he would return. There may have been a cheeky "come and play for us to stay match fit while you find somewhere else" type approach, but even that might have upset what is currently a settled and in form squad.

Pleased he's sorted a club out. Quality striker at non-league level.

[Royalist]

So Bracknell have a money man now?

[Four Of Clubs]

I think it's 15 wins on the trot now!

...and they promptly lose the next one .... last night A v Ardley Utd in the Floodlit Cup - so hardly high priority - nevertheless appeared to be strong Robins line-up. No detailed report yet on their site yet but brief preview of a forthcoming article says Ardley's win was 'well-deserved'.

Got some tough games coming up over the next month:
- home and away league games against Ardley - games vs Flackwell (H) and Binfield (A) on a Monday night, as well a trip to Highworth.

.... hardly any other local games survived the frost on Tuesday - there were plenty scheduled, a few even started and were Abandoned, including those at Banbury, Hartley Wintney & Camberley.

Only Spelthorne played to a finish in the CCLP winning 3-2 vs Baggy Lea.

Egham's County Cup interest is over losing 0-2 on the artificial surface at Whyteleafe.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

So Bracknell have a money man now?

I believe the investment has been funded by the sale of some of the land. Might explain why its such a tight squeeze.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL games this w/e:

Saturday 28th Jan

FA Vase 5th Round
1 Cleethorpes Town (NCP 9) v Atherton Collieries (NWP 9)
2 Southall (SM1 10) v Exmouth Town (SWP 10) (Sun 3p.m. @ Hanwell FC)
3 Bromsgrove Sporting (MD1 10) v Bristol Manor Farm (WSP 9)
4 Crowborough Athletic (SEP 9) v Coleshill Town (MDP 9)
5 Hinckley (MD1 10) v Buckland Athletic (WSP 9)
6 Newport Pagnell Town (UCP 9) v Sunderland R.C.A. (NL1 9)
7 Ely City (ECP 9) v Sporting Khalsa (MDP 9)
8 Team Solent (WXP 9) v South Shields (NL1 9)
[where level 9 above = STEP05]

NAT
Aldershot Town v York City
Eastleigh v Woking
NATN
Alfreton Town v Brackley Town
NATS
Bath City v Margate
Chelmsford City v Truro City
Concord Rangers v St Albans City
Gosport Borough v Maidenhead United
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Bishops Stortford
Hemel Hempstead Town v Eastbourne Borough
Hungerford Town v East Thurrock United
Poole Town v Ebbsfleet United
Wealdstone v Dartford
Welling United v Oxford City
Whitehawk v Weston-Super-Mare

ILP
Billericay Town v Staines Town

SOUTHP
Cambridge City v Chesham United
Cirencester Town v Basingstoke Town
Leamington v Slough Town
Merthyr Town v Banbury United
SOUTH1C
Ashford Town (Mx) v Arlesey Town
Aylesbury United v AFC Dunstable
Beaconsfield SYCOB v Fleet Town
Bedford Town v Aylesbury
Egham Town v Kempston Rovers
Farnborough v Chalfont St Peter
Kidlington v Histon
Potters Bar Town v Marlow
SOUTH1S&W
Bideford v Didcot Town
Bridgwater Town v Winchester City
Hereford v Tiverton Town
North Leigh v Slimbridge
Wantage Town v Larkhall Athletic

CCLP
AFC Hayes v Epsom & Ewell
Badshot Lea v Bedfont Sports
Bedfont & Feltham v Hartley Wintney
Camberley Town v Horley Town
Chertsey Town v CB Hounslow
Farnham Town v Windsor
Guildford City v Spelthorne Sports
Raynes Park Vale v Knaphill
Sutton Common Rovers v North Greenford United
Westfield v Walton & Hersham
CCL1
Bagshot v Chessington & Hook United
Banstead Athletic v Eversley & California
Cobham v Ash United
Epsom Athletic v Farleigh Rovers
Redhill v Staines Lammas
14:00 Sheerwater v Frimley Green
South Park Reserves v AC London
14:00 Worcester Park v Cove

HELLP
Burnham v Lydney Town
HELL1E
Chinnor v Penn & Tylers Green
HELL1W
Shortwood United Res v Letcombe
Shrivenham v Cheltenham Saracens
Hellenic Challenge Cup
Binfield v Sandhurst Town
Brackley Town Saints v Holyport
Highmoor-Ibis v Highworth Town
Longlevens AFC v Bracknell Town
Thatcham Town v Flackwell Heath
Hellenic Supplementary Cup
13:30 Stokenchurch v Oxford City Nomads
Abingdon United v AFC Aldermaston
Didcot Town Res v Henley Town
Royal Wootton Bassett v Woodley United
Reading Challenge Cup
14:00 Marlow United v Finchampstead
14:00 Rotherfield Park United v Ascot United

WESSP
Alresford Town v Moneyfields
Brockenhurst v Andover Town
Whitchurch United v Newport (IoW)
WESS1
Alton v Downton
Hythe & Dibden v Andover New Street
Pewsey Vale v AFC Stoneham

[Four Of Clubs]

NL results from today:

Saturday 28th Jan

FA Vase 5th Round
1 Cleethorpes Town 3-2 Atherton Collieries
3 Bromsgrove Sporting 2-1 Bristol Manor Farm
4 Crowborough Athletic 3-6 [SIX} Coleshill Town
5 Hinckley 3-3 Buckland Athletic
6 Newport Pagnell Town 3-2 Sunderland R.C.A. – great result against fancied northerners NPT winning in Extra Time.
7 Ely City 0-3 Sporting Khalsa
8 Team Solent 2-5 South Shields – ‘Southern’ interest remains in the other tie being played at Hanwell’s Reynolds Field, tomorrow PM between Southall and Exmouth – both sides are at STEP06 though many NL aficianados regard the South West Peninsula League as equal to or even superior to a number of STEP05 leagues.

NAT
Aldershot Town 0-0 York City
Eastleigh 0-1 Woking – goal from Ugwe early 1st half – Cards down to 10 men when D Lewis saw Yellow then Red in quick succession midway through 2nd period – they host PO contenders Tranmere at Kingfield, on Tuesday night.

NATN
Alfreton Town P-P Brackley Town – still waterlogged
NATS
Bath City 2-0 Margate
Chelmsford City 2-0 Truro City
Concord Rangers 3-2 St Albans City
Gosport Borough 0-2 Maidenhead United – two more for Tarpey – Magpies 5 points clear of Ebbsfleet and have a game in hand
Hampton & Richmond Borough 4-0 Bishops Stortford
Hemel Hempstead Town 0-4 Eastbourne Borough
Hungerford Town 3-0 East Thurrock United – goals from Soares ,Brown and Tyler – keep Crusaders in 7th, a point away from 4th & 5th places – though they have played a game more.
Poole Town 0-2 Ebbsfleet United
Wealdstone 0-4 Dartford
Welling United 4-0 Oxford City
Whitehawk 0-2 Weston-Super-Mare

ILP
Billericay Town 1-0 Staines Town

SOUTHP
Cambridge City 3-1 Chesham United
Cirencester Town 2-3 Basingstoke Town 2 goals from Nana Owusu incl. winner on 97’
Leamington 0-6 {SIX} Slough Town – astounding win for Rebels after a recent loss of form – particularly as it was at previous league leaders. The Brakes did have 2 men dismissed but Sluff were on top before the first RED. Chippenham take over top spot beating Dorchester 4-0.

Merthyr Town 1-0 Banbury United
- Hayes & Yeading in action tomorrow (Sunday) at SYCOB H v Kettering – KO 13:00.

SOUTH1C
Ashford Town (Mx) 2-1 Arlesey Town
Aylesbury United v AFC Dunstable
Beaconsfield SYCOB 4-4 Fleet Town
Bedford Town 3-2 Aylesbury
Egham Town {SIX} 6-3 Kempston Rovers
Farnborough 3-1 Chalfont St Peter
Kidlington 1-2 Histon
Potters Bar Town 1-4 Marlow – convincing win for Blues at one of the sides chasing a PO spot just behind them
SOUTH1S&W
Bideford 2-2 Didcot Town – Railwaymen grab a point levelling on 95’
Bridgwater Town 0-1 Winchester City
Hereford 2-1 Tiverton Town - Mills and Haysham with the goals for the Bulls in front of over 3000 at Edgar St
North Leigh 3-1 Slimbridge
Wantage Town 1-4 Larkhall Athletic

CCLP
AFC Hayes 1-0 Epsom & Ewell
Badshot Lea 2-2 Bedfont Sports
Bedfont & Feltham 2-7 {SEVEN} Hartley Wintney – no letting up by The Row – they somehow contrived to lose the corresponding fixture at home to the bottom club. B&F are still bottom…..
Camberley Town 3-0 Horley Town
Chertsey Town 1-0 CB Hounslow
Farnham Town 2-2 Windsor – looked/sounded feisty – Red Card apiece; Windsor led 2-0 but dropped points thanks to an og and an 85’ equaliser – Farnham had a penalty saved too.

Guildford City 1-4 Spelthorne Sports
Raynes Park Vale 2-1 Knaphill
Sutton Common Rovers 4-2 North Greenford United
Westfield 3-1 Walton & Hersham – ‘field stay clear of the chasing pack with an impressive win over W&H in 5th. Hanworth Villa in 3rd w/o a game this w/e are 4 points behind but have played 2 more game.
CCL1
Bagshot 2-5 Chessington & Hook United
Banstead Athletic 4-1 Eversley & California
Cobham 3-0 Ash United
Epsom Athletic A-A Farleigh Rovers – abandoned – surface considered unsafe with visitors 4-1 up
Redhill 2-0 Staines Lammas
Sheerwater 4-3 Frimley Green
South Park Reserves 2-3 AC London
Worcester Park 3-0 Cove

HELLP
Burnham 0-4 Lydney Town
HELL1E
Chinnor A-A Penn & Tylers Green – abandoned – from Chinnor’s twitter “Match abandoned at half time after a melee in the tunnel today.”
HELL1W
Shrivenham 0-2 Cheltenham Saracens
Hellenic Challenge Cup
Binfield 5-2 Sandhurst Town
Brackley Town Saints 1-5 Holyport
Highmoor-Ibis 1-4 Highworth Town
Longlevens AFC 3-5 Bracknell Town
Thatcham Town 1-2 Flackwell Heath
Hellenic Supplementary Cup
Stokenchurch 1-4 Oxford City Nomads
Abingdon United 1-1 AFC Aldermaston - away win pens
Didcot Town Res 0-3 Henley Town
Royal Wootton Bassett 2-1 Woodley United AET
Reading Challenge Cup
Marlow United 0-1 Finchampstead
Rotherfield Park United P-P Ascot United – called OFF AM – Frozen Pipes.

WESSP
Alresford Town 1-3 Moneyfields
Brockenhurst 1-3 Andover Town
Whitchurch United 0-3 Newport (IoW)
WESS1
Alton 3-0 Downton
Hythe & Dibden 1-2 Andover New Street
Pewsey Vale 0-9 {NINE} AFC Stoneham
Tadley Calleva 0-0 Ringwood Town
US Portsmouth 3-1 Fleet Spurs
…. Not sure how I missed the bottom two fixtures off of the preview earlier– apols.

[Bonzodog]

Regular visitor to Bulpit Lane over last 5 years, yesterday Hungerfords performance in their 3-0 defeat of East Thurrock was probably the best I had seen. The only criticism I would have was that they should have won by a few more. They look sound defensively, Nat Jarvis and Stefan Brown work tirelessly up front and in Luke Williams they have one of the best midfielders in the division. They are now up to 5th and in the play off places.

[Four Of Clubs]

Regular visitor to Bulpit Lane over last 5 years, yesterday Hungerfords performance in their 3-0 defeat of East Thurrock was probably the best I had seen. The only criticism I would have was that they should have won by a few more. They look sound defensively, Nat Jarvis and Stefan Brown work tirelessly up front and in Luke Williams they have one of the best midfielders in the division. They are now up to 5th and in the play off places.

Soz BD ...serves me right for trusting that the Beeb might have updated their NL Tables by midnight that day!! Not sure that the Vanarama did either tbf......

...fairly certain Luke Williams is ex-Binfield and locally may have started even lower down that that (Woodley perhaps?) - was on 'trial' at a league club too I think - Swansea sparks a distant synapse.....

[Bonzodog]

Regular visitor to Bulpit Lane over last 5 years, yesterday Hungerfords performance in their 3-0 defeat of East Thurrock was probably the best I had seen. The only criticism I would have was that they should have won by a few more. They look sound defensively, Nat Jarvis and Stefan Brown work tirelessly up front and in Luke Williams they have one of the best midfielders in the division. They are now up to 5th and in the play off places.

Soz BD ...serves me right for trusting that the Beeb might have updated their NL Tables by midnight that day!! Not suee that the Vanarama did either tbf......

...fairly certain Luke Williams is ex-Binfield and locally may have started even lower down that that (Woodley perhaps?) - was on 'trial' at a league club too I think - Swansea sparks a distant synapse.....

No problem appreciate the work you do on this thread. Think Williams was at Swansea on trial and had a spell at Hayes and Yeading possibly when they were in the conference.

[Four Of Clubs]

No problem appreciate the work you do on this thread. Think Williams was at Swansea on trial and had a spell at Hayes and Yeading possibly when they were in the conference.

... had a delve about and established I'd actually seen 'young master Luke' turn out for HandY during their spell at Kingfield (approx 5 yrs back), was MotM in a home defeat to Wrexham.

I think they had no difficulty prising him away from Binfield, with the promise of Conference football, who had indeed previously pinched him from Woodley the year before. Nice to see he's close to a return to that level with Hungerford.

On the subject of Hayes & Yeading - still in enforced exile awaiting resolution of their new ground's safety certificate - they led but lost 1-2 to Kettering at Holloways Pk (Beaconsfield) this PM.

...popped into W.Lahnden this PM for a cut and thrust FA vase tie Southall 4-2 Exmouth @ Hanwell FC (Perivale) .
The home side bucked the trend somewhat and gave their visitors a bit of a run around until late on. Although both clubs are at the same 'step' of the Pyramid, the South West Peninsula League is generally regarded in NL circles, as being far stronger in national competitions than the South Mids One.
Southall demonstrated their passage to the to later rounds is no fluke and they outperformed the much fancied Devon side for the majority of the match. Two late penalties made the score far closer that it should have been but the home fans - in a crowd of about 400+ - joyously celebrated their decisive 4th goal in injury time.

I hope they get a favourable draw in the 1/4s - next round due to be played 18th Feb.

[Four Of Clubs]

Q-F draw

South Shields v Newport Pagnell
Southall v Cleethorpes
Bromsgrove v Buckland
Coleshill v Sporting Khalsa

[AthleticoSpizz]

apparently, South Shields took 350 down to Team Solent (in a crowd of just over 600) on Saturday

That's a good effort......and a bl00dy long journey.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

apparently, South Shields took 350 down to Team Solent (in a crowd of just over 600) on Saturday

That's a good effort......and a bl00dy long journey.

South Shields pretty much despised at the moment for still being in the competition. 2-4 down at home to Morpeth & down to 10 men, 8 mins left. the floodlights "Fail". Win replayed match 4-0 with sent off player able to play! In my book, that meant the home team were unable to fulfill the fixture. So how they were allowed to replay is beyond me, even worse is the fact that they didn't forfeit the game. Any non league football club with an ounce of dignity would have done so.

[Sutekh]

apparently, South Shields took 350 down to Team Solent (in a crowd of just over 600) on Saturday

That's a good effort......and a bl00dy long journey.

South Shields pretty much despised at the moment for still being in the competition. 2-4 down at home to Morpeth & down to 10 men, 8 mins left. the floodlights "Fail". Win replayed match 4-0 with sent off player able to play! In my book, that meant the home team were unable to fulfill the fixture. So how they were allowed to replay is beyond me, even worse is the fact that they didn't forfeit the game. Any non league football club with an ounce of dignity would have done so.

Just suppose the floodlights really did fail though, why should they be penalised because the competition rules and/or the FA are obviously asinine?

With a game "abandoned" at that stage and with that score, imo, the correct ruling should have been for both teams to come back and play the remaining 8 minutes unless the game was conceded by either side.

[Four Of Clubs]

...weren't many games scheduled for this midweek just gone .... and a few of those that were fell foul of the weather again.

Overall a bad spell for our 'local' sides with some heavy league defeats :
Woking 0-3 Tranmere
Brackley 0-3 Stockport
Slough 2-5 @ Kings Lynn
Wantage 0-4 N.Leigh

...there were a few bright spots - Basingstoke won at Banbury with another goal from Nana Owusu, Kidlington also by the only goal at Arlesey.
Andover Town re-scheduled a Wessex League game with Bournemouth (Cherries not Poppies) and ran out 4-1 winners.

In the league & sub-county level cup ties, Henley, Windsor and HandY all progressed, as did Ascot in the hastily re-arranged Reading Invitation Cup tie with Rotherfield.

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..... and here's tomorrow's scheduled NL programme but it's been very wet and I'd expect many to fail inspections; hopefully early enough to prevent wasted journeys for clubs, fans and hoppers alike.

I'll update if I get the chance....

Saturday 4th Feb

FA Trophy 3rd Round
1 Welling United v Lincoln City ##et & pens agreed
2 Braintree Town v Dulwich Hamlet
3 Barrow AFC v Kidderminster Harriers
4 Tranmere Rovers v Chelmsford City
5 Macclesfield Town v Forest Green Rovers ##et & pens agreed
6 Wealdstone v Brackley Town
7 Nuneaton Town v York City
8 Sutton United v Boreham Wood

NAT
Maidstone United v Aldershot Town
Woking v Solihull Moors
NATS
Dartford v Whitehawk
East Thurrock United v Hemel Hempstead Town
Eastbourne Borough v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Ebbsfleet United v Concord Rangers
Maidenhead United v Poole Town
Truro City v Gosport Borough
Weston-Super-Mare v Bath City

ILP
Staines Town v Harlow Town

SOUTHP
Basingstoke Town v Weymouth
Chesham United v St Neots Town
Slough Town v Dunstable Town
St Ives Town v Hayes & Yeading United
SOUTH1C
Arlesey Town v Aylesbury United
Aylesbury v Kidlington
Chalfont St Peter v Hanwell Town
Fleet Town v Ashford Town (Mx)
Marlow v Beaconsfield SYCOB
Petersfield Town v Egham Town
Uxbridge v Farnborough
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town v Salisbury
Shortwood United v North Leigh
Swindon Supermarine v Bishops Cleeve
Winchester City v Wantage Town

CCLP
Abbey Rangers v Hartley Wintney
CB Hounslow United v Sutton Common Rovers
Epsom & Ewell v Badshot Lea
Guildford City v AFC Hayes
Horley Town v Farnham Town
Knaphill v Colliers Wood United
Raynes Park Vale v Bedfont Sports
Spelthorne Sports v Camberley Town
Walton & Hersham v Hanworth Villa
Westfield v North Greenford United
Windsor v Bedfont & Feltham
CCL1
AC London v Redhill
Ash United v Eversley & California
Balham v Cobham
Chessington & Hook United v South Park Reserves
Cove v Sheerwater
Dorking v Bagshot
14:00 Farleigh Rovers v Banstead Athletic
Frimley Green v Worcester Park
14:00 Staines Lammas v Epsom Athletic

HELLP
Ardley United v Thatcham Town
Binfield v Longlevens AFC
Burnham v Highworth Town
Flackwell Heath v Lydney Town
Royal Wootton Bassett v Ascot United
Thame United v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Tuffley Rovers v Highmoor-Ibis
HELL1E
Finchampstead v Bicester Town
Rayners Lane v Penn & Tylers Green
Sandhurst Town v Didcot Town Res'
Wantage Town Res' v Headington Amateurs
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Chalfont Wasps
Woodley United v Chinnor
HELL1W
Letcombe v New College Swindon
Shrivenham v Clanfield 85'

WESSP
Amesbury Town v Alresford Town
Bemerton Heath Harlequins v Whitchurch United
Blackfield & Langley v Andover Town
WESS1
AFC Stoneham v Alton
Fleet Spurs v New Milton Town
Hythe & Dibden v Pewsey Vale
Romsey Town v Andover New Street
Weymouth Res v Tadley Calleva

.... my mate has stated his usual preference for a game round the wrong-end of the Orbital in deepest Essex -[Brightlingsea Regent vs Maldon& Tiptree 2nd host 1st in the Ryman One North) ...but I'd imagine the torrential rain were having now, might well be prevalent over there too - the East has had it worse this last week and I doubt if it's dried up yet.

[Four Of Clubs]

Saturday 4th Feb NL results

FA Trophy 3rd Round
1 Welling United 1-3 Lincoln City
2 Braintree Town 0-0 Dulwich Hamlet
3 Barrow AFC 1-0 Kidderminster Harriers
4 Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Chelmsford City
5 Macclesfield Town 1-0 Forest Green Rovers
6 Wealdstone 1-4 Brackley Town
7 Nuneaton Town 0-3 York City
8 Sutton United 0-0 Boreham Wood

NAT
Maidstone United 0-2 Aldershot Town
Woking P-P Solihull Moors
NATS
Dartford 3-1 Whitehawk
East Thurrock United 2-3 Hemel Hempstead Town
Eastbourne Borough 2-2 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Ebbsfleet United 4-0 Concord Rangers
Maidenhead United 1-1 Poole Town - Magpies levelled on 93’ – Christian Smith - the goal is up on MUFC twitter feed – impressive strike.
Truro City P-P Gosport Borough
Weston-Super-Mare P-P Bath City
- Hungerford without a game today host Truro on Monday evening – rain permitting – forecast is for lots from late evening.
- Ditto Oxford City ‘resting’ – next game a County Cup tie at Court Place on Tuesday when Thame Utd visit.

ILP
Staines Town 0-2 Harlow Town

SOUTHP
Basingstoke Town 1-6 {SIX} Weymouth - three down at H/T – Dragons didn’t follow up their good win at Banbury in midweek.
Chesham United 3-2 St Neots Town
Slough Town 1-0 Dunstable Town
St Ives Town 1-1 Hayes & Yeading United
SOUTH1C
Arlesey Town 3-3 Aylesbury United – ‘Ducks’ three up including one for ex-Burnham marksman Tre Mitford – allowed basement side to battle back for a point
Aylesbury 0-1 Kidlington – 2nd away win for Kiddy in a week, eases them nearer the top half
Chalfont St Peter 0-2 Hanwell Town
Fleet Town 3-0 Ashford Town (Mx) –with the bottom four pretty much adrift already, Fleet look comfortably set to finish mid-table – a relief for a side more accustomed to being in the bottom four themselves - where they’ve ended up 5 of the last 6 seasons

Marlow 0-0 Beaconsfield SYCOB - Blues stay third but well behind the top two
Petersfield Town P-P Egham Town
Uxbridge 1-3 Farnborough
SOUTH1S&W
Didcot Town 0-1 Salisbury
Shortwood United P-P North Leigh
Swindon Supermarine 2-4 Bishops Cleeve
Winchester City 3-0 Wantage Town - 2 more for Feeney

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 2-2 Hartley Wintney
CB Hounslow United 0-2 Sutton Common Rovers
Epsom & Ewell 4-2 Badshot Lea
Guildford City 2-0 AFC Hayes
Horley Town P-P Farnham Town
Knaphill P-P Colliers Wood United
Raynes Park Vale P-P Bedfont Sports
Spelthorne Sports 4-0 Camberley Town – Camberley’s recent good spell comes to a shuddering halt at Spelly
Walton & Hersham P-P Hanworth Villa
Westfield P-P North Greenford Utd
Windsor P-P Bedfont & Feltham - OFF waterlogged
CCL1
Balham 2-1 Cobham
Chessington & Hook United P-P South Park Reserves
Farleigh Rovers 2-11 {ELEVEN} Banstead Athletic – leaders GD up to +65 in 23 games
Frimley Green 0-2 Worcester Park
Staines Lammas 5-2 Epsom Athletic

HELLP
Ardley United 1-0 Thatcham Town – Kingfishers beginning to 'flap' behind the pace now – Ardley are making a late run for the upper reaches though - now up to 6th
Binfield 5-0 Longlevens AFC
Burnham 1-3 Highworth Town
Flackwell Heath 3-2 Lydney Town - 'Heathens' take advantage of Thame’s dropped points to move up to 2nd behind Bracknell who were not in action this w/e. The 'Robins' go back to Ardley on Tue, where they were beaten in a Cup Tie only last week.
Royal Wootton Bassett 0-0 Ascot United
Thame United 2-2 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Tuffley Rovers P-P Highmoor-Ibis - Highmoor host Woodcote-Stoke Row on Tuesday @ Scours Lane in the Reading Senior Cup
HELL1E - only two games beat the weather
Finchampstead 1-0 Bicester Town
Sandhurst Town 1-0 Didcot Town Res'
HELL1W
Letcombe 3-1 New College Swindon
Shrivenham 1-2 Clanfield 85'

...the last B&B Intermediate Q-F was finally played and won by Kintbury Rangers of the N.Berks league at Wendover of the Aylesbury & District. Kintbury go to Marlow Utd of the TVL Premier next w/e - the other S-F is Risborough v Woodley Utd

WESSP
Amesbury Town 1-2 Alresford Town
Bemerton Heath Harlequins 1-3 Whitchurch United - welcome three points for the 'Jam Boys' but they are still uncomfortably nr the bottom
Blackfield & Langley 2-1 Andover Town
WESS1
all featured matches Postponed

... and we did make it to the remotest wilds of Essex on time for what turned out to be a fairly dull encounter at the top of the Isthmian North:
Brightlingsea Regent 1-0 Maldon & Tiptree.
Ground was a standard, somewhat featureless, 'all grading boxes-ticked' STEP04 ground, tucked away in some back streets close to the town centre. Reminded me very much of my beloved former home club Ramsgate. Tidy enough clubhouse and a few seats in a temporary-looking stand - M25 behaved there and back. Return journey was a bit fraught mostly due to getting lost somewhere between the A133 & A120 N of Clacton.
- then whilst trying to avoid going through the centre of Colchester encountered a road closure on the eastern outskirts - Ol' Bill had set up a diversion which gave us the choice of queuing through the town or driving back out the way we had come in. Looking at the long string of motionless red lights ahead - I chose the latter and quite serendipitously drove past Wivenhoe's ground - stored away in the memory, for whenever they make it back up to the Isthmian.
Eventually found the A120/A12 that skirts round the top of Colchester - which goes past their new ground too and hauled it back home for about 19:45.
I think I've got about another doz. grounds to go in this part of the world too before I can 'complete the League'.

[Sutekh]

Just wondering if it's normal this time of year for the Hellenic League to be more or less nothing but various league cup games every weekend (seems to be several different ones for some reason as well rather than just one for the leagues).

Seems to have been like it for the last 3/4 weeks or so. It must drive the clubs mad given league games are much more important to their overall season and I'm sure they'd rather not be playing spot the league game as it is on some fixtures lists.

And even when you do get a Saturday with league fixtures it seems half the clubs aren't playing anywhere so really don't get the Hellenic fixtures "computer" - or is it just a couple of people deciding the league fixtures by drawing random team names out of a hat a few weeks before each game until they get everyone to have played everyone else?