The Non - League thread

[Sanguine]

The manager of Chorley has said that there "may have been a misunderstanding" after his side were beaten 14-0 by Wigan in a pre-season friendly. Will Grigg scored five.

Chorley fielded their under 21 side, only to see Wigan field nearly a full-strength team an absolutely hammer them.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Wigwam "trialist" Noel Hunt bagged a hat-trick.

[Sutekh]

Hellenic Premier table after last night's games...

1. Highworth Town 1 - 3
2. Bracknell Town 1 - 3
3. Wantage Town 1 - 3
4. Thatcham Town 1 - 3
5. Burnham 1 - 1
6. Highmoor Ibis 1 - 1
7. Fairford Town 1 - 1
8. Tuffley Rovers 1 - 1
9. Flackwell Heath 1 - 1
10. Woodley United 1 - 1
11. Brackley Town Saints 0 - 0
12. Brimscombe & Thrupp 0 - 0
13. Longlevens 0 - 0
14. Oxford City Nomads 0 - 0
15. Royal Wootton Bassett 0 - 0
16. Windsor 0 - 0
17. Abingdon United 1 - 0
18. Lydney Town 1 - 0
19. Ascot United 1 - 0
20. Binfield 1 - 0

[Warfield ED Stand]

Hellenic Premier table after last night's games...

1. Highworth Town 1 - 3
2. Bracknell Town 1 - 3
3. Wantage Town 1 - 3
4. Thatcham Town 1 - 3
5. Burnham 1 - 1
6. Highmoor Ibis 1 - 1
7. Fairford Town 1 - 1
8. Tuffley Rovers 1 - 1
9. Flackwell Heath 1 - 1
10. Woodley United 1 - 1
11. Brackley Town Saints 0 - 0
12. Brimscombe & Thrupp 0 - 0
13. Longlevens 0 - 0
14. Oxford City Nomads 0 - 0
15. Royal Wootton Bassett 0 - 0
16. Windsor 0 - 0
17. Abingdon United 1 - 0
18. Lydney Town 1 - 0
19. Ascot United 1 - 0
20. Binfield 1 - 0

Went to Bracknell v Ascot. Bracknell completely dominant throughout really. Hit the woodwork 4 times. A dodgy looking sending off gave Ascot a chance, but Bracknell finished them off even with 10. Adam Cornell scored twice and is looking a real threat.

[Royal Rother]

Another 6-0 tonking for Windsor last night, this time at the hands of local rivals Slough Town.

Ok, Slough are 3 leagues above but I have to say I was very impressed with them. They played some excellent football and I can definitely see them challenging for promotion this season.

As for Windsor, well, we won't encounter a team anywhere close to Maidenhead or Slough's class this season so not much to be learned from the aforementioned tonkings.

Looking forward to Saturday and the trail to Wembley begins with a home tie against... Wembley.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Good luck W&E, is the golden child back from NZ yet?

[Royal Rother]

No, or at least he's not with Windsor at the moment.

Barry Hayles was there last night (didn't play). Looked a bit slimmer than when I last saw him play for Chesham. We desperately need someone to stick the ball in the net - it will be very interesting to see how many minutes he can play.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Thanx Rov

Think BH,'s endurance may surprise a few next season if the Chesham NLP match reports last season were anything much to go by....obviously "technique & experience" will bamboozle some of the cherubic opposition.

[Royal Rother]

Thanx Rov

Think BH,'s endurance may surprise a few next season if the Chesham NLP match reports last season were anything much to go by....obviously "technique & experience" will bamboozle some of the cherubic opposition.

Few as cherubic as half his team mates I suspect!

[Royalist]

Not been keeping up to date much. Had anything moved along with the lease of the ground?!

Going to be strange seeing Maidenhead on BT Sport live. Wonder what type of crowds they'll be getting. Saw a thing on the bbc website about how one of their players is a artist so has flexible working hours but its one hell of a ask for anyone with a 'normal' career!

[Royal Rother]

I believe Steve Gilham has taken over the task of sorting it out with the Crown.

[double d]

Anybody fancy going to maidenhead on Tuesday for their first game?

[Royal Rother]

Windsor 1-4 Wembley

Windsor definitely 2nd best but a piss poor performance from the ref who did Wembley a number of favours.

Keaton August is back and on the bench but didn't get on.

Barry Hayles looked ridiculously fit and nippy for a 45 year old but understandably rusty having missed pre-season.

[Four Of Clubs]

I meant at the end, by the entrance. They have cleared a lot of bushes etc on the far side however so I think there may be room for expansion.
Agree however, there is only so high they will be able to go at LL.

... was at Larges Lane last Tue too - thought they made heavy weather of a very undercooked Ascot. In truth they could have won by far more but were wasteful on approach to goal. Attendance over 400.
Visitors evidently had a fair number of new faces in their side and had no plan to exploit the extra man once Carl Davies was given the Red card 2nd half.

Pertinent to the remarks above re expansion - big bit in the front of the programme (brochure-style now as per Windsor's) - Chairman writing about future development plans in conjunction with Ranelagh School.
Do they own the big open space behind/between the Cemetery/Eastern Industrial Area/Sycamore Rise; on the other side of Larges Lane NORTH of the Railway line. Google Maps etc shows playing fields and an Athletics track of sorts but I couldn't see anyway of accessing it. That might be where he is considering the future of the club - plenty of room to expand there given the backing of BF Council?

Can't imagine the school would contemplate any development on it's own grounds, the other side of the tracks.

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... bit late with review - sorry - here's the scores from the w/e - only getting it done now cos I've wimped out of going to Bulpit La tonight - too wet 'n 'orrible - thought I read on twitter that us RFC ST holders might be entitled to half price admission on production of said ST - Sw!nedon fans get the same discount allegedly! Will bear that in mind for future Monday fixtures and will of course report back.

FA Cup Extra-Preliminary Round
66 Biggleswade 1-4 Wisbech Town
67 Swaffham Town 3-1 Rothwell Corinthians
68 Raunds Town 1-1 Yaxley
69 Peterborough Northern Star 2-3 Deeping Rangers
70 Cogenhoe United 3-0 Godmanchester Rovers
71 Ely City 0-2 Holbeach United
72 Huntingdon Town 1-4 Newport Pagnell Town
73 Eynesbury Rovers 3-2 Thetford Town
74 Northampton Sileby Rangers 0-5 Harborough Town
75 Wellingborough Whitworths 0-4 Desborough Town
76 Fakenham Town 0-2 Wellingborough Town
77 Histon 0-1 Northampton On Chenecks
78 (FRI) Potton United 0-0 Biggleswade United
79 Hoddesdon Town 1-2 Haverhill Rovers
80 Sawbridgeworth Town 0-3 West Essex
81 Enfield 1893 1-2 Haverhill Borough
82 Redbridge 3-1 Stansted
83 Takeley 3-1 Wivenhoe Town
84 Kirkley & Pakefield 1-2 Saffron Walden Town
85 Southend Manor 1-0 Wroxham
86 Framlingham Town 0-0 Wadham Lodge
87 FC Broxbourne Borough 1-1 Tower Hamlets
88 (SUN) Barkingside 0-4 Stowmarket Town
89 Ilford 1-0 Woodbridge Town
90 FC Clacton 0-1 Clapton
91 Hadleigh United 3-2 Sporting Bengal United
92 FC Romania 2-2 Waltham Forest
93 Hackney Wick 0-1 Long Melford
94 Felixstowe & Walton United 2-7 {SEVEN} Brantham Athletic
95 Stanway Rovers 2-4 Gorleston
96 Hullbridge Sports 5-1 Ipswich Wanderers
97 (SUN) St Margetsbury 3-2 Burnham Ramblers
98 Great Yarmouth Town 5-0 Diss Town
99 Newmarket Town 5-1 Great Wakering Rovers
100 Walsham Le Willows 2-2 Basildon United
101 Welwyn Garden City 2-4 North Greenford United
102 Cockfosters 1-1 Risborough Rangers
103 Holmer Green 4-0 AFC Hayes
104 Lydney Town 1-3 Wantage Town
105 Langford 1-9 {NINE} Hadley
106 (SUN) Highworth Town 1-1 London Colney
107 Stotfold 1-12 (TWELVE) Berkhamsted
108 Woodley United 1-2 Tuffley Rovers att 108
109 Southall 5-1 Harpenden Town - played at North Greenford - Hayes & Yeading's new Skyex stadium still not given certification
110 (FRI) Flackwell Heath 5-0 Burnham att 202
111 (SUN) Highmoor Ibis 3-1 Buckingham Town att 52
- was at this yesterday PM - H/I also made hard-work of getting past the STEP06 outfit from the S.Mids One - home side picked up their habitual red card - stupid lunging challenge by newly introduced sub - cue long bout of handbags involving most of the players and both benches. Mercifully the presence of H/I's manager big bad Marcus R calmed most things down.
112 Fairford Town 1-1 Longlevens
113 Edgware Town 1-1 Leverstock Green
114 Chipping Sodbury Town 3-1 Brackley Town Saints
115 Leighton Town 4-0 Oxhey Jets
116 Windsor 1-4 Wembley att 136
117 Brimscombe & Thrupp 4-0 Sun Sports
118 Royal Wootton Bassett Town 1-2 Crawley Green
119 Colney Heath 1-0 Tring Athletic
120 Ardley United 1-3 Baldock Town
121 Corinthian 2-2 Deal Town
122 Hassocks 2-3 Hollands & Blair
123 Sheppey United 3-2 AFC Croydon Athletic
124 (FRI) Crowborough Athletic 2-0 Lingfield
125 Sutton Common Rovers 2-0 Canterbury City
126 Newhaven 0-0 Peacehaven & Telscombe
127 Colliers Wood United 2-2 AFC Uckfield Town
128 Chessington & Hook United 2-2 Lancing
129 East Preston 2-1 Saltdean United
130 (SUN) Epsom & Ewell 1-2 Banstead Athletic
131 Hailsham Town 1-8 {EIGHT} Redhill
- made it to this on Sat PM - driving conditions horrendous down the M23 nr Gatwick - as well as long queues on to it from the M25. Home side from Southern Combination Div One (ex-Sussex League and STEP06) took a shock lead but conceded shortly after following straight red card (last man challenge) and spotkick. Redhill from the CCL Premier - delightfully nicknamed 'The Lobsters' - then scored at regular intervals - even missed another penalty.
132 Loxwood 3-1 Holmesdale
133 Tunbridge Wells 1-0 Beckenham Town
134 Walton & Hersham {SEVEN} 7-0 Mile Oak
135 Sevenoaks Town 3-1 Broadbridge Heath
136 Hanworth Villa 5-0 Bedfont & Feltham
137 Glebe 1-0 Lordswood
138 Whitstable Town 2-3 Croydon
139 Worthing United 2-4 Steyning Town
140 Arundel 0-4 Pagham
141 Horley Town 5-1 Raynes Park Vale
142 Abbey Rangers 1-3 Cray Valley (PM)
143 Eastbourne Town 2-1 Bearsted
144 Spelthorne Sports 1-3 Chertsey Town
145 Rochester United 1-1 Erith Town
146 Erith & Belvedere 4-0 Wick
147 AC London 3-2 Crawley Down Gatwick
148 Chatham Town 1-1 Littlehampton Town
149 Little Common 1-2 Eastbourne United
150 (SUN) Rusthall 0-0 CB Hounslow United
151 Haywards Heath Town A-A Bedfont Sports - abandoned 45’ waterlogged pitch score 1-1
152 Horsham YMCA 0-2 Three Bridges
153 Bracknell Town 3-0 Cowes Sports att 276
154 Thatcham Town 5-0 Petersfield Town
155 Christchurch 1-5 AFC Portchester
156 Farnham Town 3-2 Fawley
157 Bashley 2-4 Fareham Town
158 Hamworthy United 4-1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
159 Team Solent 2-5 Brockenhurst
160 (SUN) Badshot Lea 1-1 Verwood Town @ Camberley
161 Amesbury Town 4-0 Eversley & California
162 Camberley Town 0-0 Blackfield & Langley
163 Whitchurch United 0-3 Laverstock & Ford
164 Ringwood Town 0-6 Ascot United
165 Binfield 4-3 Chichester City
166 Horndean 2-1 Melksham Town
167 Knaphill 0-0 Bournemouth
168 Newport (IW) 2-2 Guildford City - replay Wed night @ Godalming FC
169 Godalming Town 2-1 Westfield
170 (Fri) Sholing 1-2 Alresford Town
171 Lymington Town 0-2 Andover Town
172 Clevedon Town 2-2 Bitton
173 Cadbury Heath 2-2 Longwell Green Sports
174 Plymouth Parkway 0-1 Portland United
175 AFC St Austell 1-1 Bridport
176 Wells City 2-1 Cribbs
177 Shaftesbury 0-0 Exmouth Town
178 Shepton Mallet 1-4 Tavistock
179 Buckland Athletic 2-3 Bodmin Town
180 Cheddar 0-2 Willand Rovers
181 Wellington AFC 1-3 Hengrove Athletic
182 Street 1-1 Hallen
183 Brislington 6-1 Sherborne Town
184 Bridgwater Town 5-2 Keynsham Town
185 Bradford Town 3-4 Odd Down

Leagues
NAT
Sutton 2-0 Leyton Orient
Halifax 0-2 Aldershot
Hartlepool 0-1 Dover
Maidstone 1-1 Maidenhead Utd – Magpies grab point on 88’ (Sam Barratt)
Woking 2-1 Gateshead
NATN
Brackley 2-1 FC United of Manchester
NATS
Bognor Regis Town 3-2 Bath City
Chelmsford 2-0 Gloucester City
Chippenham Town 0-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Dartford 0-0 Hungerford
East Thurrock 1-1 Hampton & Richmond
Eastbourne Boro 2-3 Braintree
Hemel Hempstead 3-0 Whitehawk
Oxford City 2-3 St. Albans
Truro City 3-2 Welling
Wealdstone 2-1 Concord Rangers
Weston Super Mare 1-2 Poole Town

WESS1
Andover New Street 2-1 Alton
Tadley Calleva 4-2 United Services Portsmouth

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UPDATE: Results from tonight (Mon 7th) :

NATS
Gloucester City 0-3 Truro
Hungerford Town 2-0 W-S-M - att 370 - goals just before HT from Willmoth & L.Williams

[Sutekh]

I note the next round of the FA Cup pitches underdogs Bracknell Town at home to the might of Winchester City.

[Tony Le Mesmer]

So, how long before the whole Billericay Town thing goes spectacularly wrong?

Did a bit of Due Dil on the owner for the fun of it a few months back and it doesn't paint a pretty picture I can tell you. Looks like this is all just one big 'look at me'.

I have backed Dulwich Hamlet to win the Isthmian League at 20/1 on the basis that this will all likely end in tears a lot sooner than most people think. £30,000 a week wage bill

[Hoop Blah]

So, how long before the whole Billericay Town thing goes spectacularly wrong?

Did a bit of Due Dil on the owner for the fun of it a few months back and it doesn't paint a pretty picture I can tell you. Looks like this is all just one big 'look at me'.

In what way? I've only heard his name and read the headlines about the wage bill and the names he's signed, what's the baggage he's bringing alongside his money?

[Tony Le Mesmer]

So, how long before the whole Billericay Town thing goes spectacularly wrong?

Did a bit of Due Dil on the owner for the fun of it a few months back and it doesn't paint a pretty picture I can tell you. Looks like this is all just one big 'look at me'.

In what way? I've only heard his name and read the headlines about the wage bill and the names he's signed, what's the baggage he's bringing alongside his money?

Well without going into too much detail, he has a criminal record for a fly tipping operation, has started and dissolved more companies than you've had hot dinners & has spent time in a mental hospital. Tried to buy Dagenham & Redbridge before owners smelt a rat & pulled out. Seems he just wants to make a name for himself. I'm sure he will certainly do that.

[Stranded]

So, how long before the whole Billericay Town thing goes spectacularly wrong?

Did a bit of Due Dil on the owner for the fun of it a few months back and it doesn't paint a pretty picture I can tell you. Looks like this is all just one big 'look at me'.

I have backed Dulwich Hamlet to win the Isthmian League at 20/1 on the basis that this will all likely end in tears a lot sooner than most people think. £30,000 a week wage bill

Going to be another Hornchurch isn't it?

Has any NL club actually succeeded going down this route?

[mx]

I note the next round of the FA Cup pitches underdogs Bracknell Town at home to the might of Winchester City.

Indeed. Not sure I'll bother with going. You lot are meant to be quite good aren't you?