The Non - League thread

[From Despair To Where?]

WESTERN DIV 1 Bristol Telephones v Devizes Town[/color]

UPDATE - which has been called off this AM due to a faulty macerator??

That's really is a shit reason for calling off a game.

[Wax Jacket]

the macerator in our Oxford office blew up recently and we had no water or toilets for the morning. I was doing 4 interviews that day

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Fixtures Easter Weekend Part i)
– thought I’d try and do a double-header preview but with so many fixtures switching KO Times around - I might’ve ‘mislaid’ a few!

Good Friday 19th April

NAT
Dover Athletic v Aldershot
Maidenhead United v Barrow
NATN
Brackley Town v Boston Utd
NATS
Chippenham Town v Torquay United
Hungerford Town v Bath City - visitors will be pushing hard to stay in the PO mix - currently the positions from Bath in 5th down to Sluff in 11th only covered by six points and all have three games left.

St Albans City v East Thurrock United
Welling United v Chelmsford City
Woking v Concord Rangers – Rangers helped out Hungerford beating Truro 1-3 at Treyew Rd on Tuesday night – leaving them still only ahead of the Crusaders on GD.
Truro host Gloucester, who are only a point above these two, on Easter Sat.

Pondering whether I’ve got the energy to make the epic trek down for that – as probably mentioned in the past, I get ‘evicted’ from my house, early every Easter Sat morning, for the other half’s Bellringing extravaganza.
- Minor crimp on this strategy is that Friday night is my drinkinininninge night so doubt I’ll be in any fit state to leave in time Sat AM.
...and the M5 beyond Brizzle will inevitably be completely pf£c&ed anyway..
.... and it's not as if there are any 'standbys' en route - both the Western & So'Western leagues are having the day off.
- failing that over ambitious fantasy; I might try and bundle in unsigned, to the early hop game at Stokenchurch - then try and get somewhere else - B/H traffic permitting - hopefully by Sat, most people travelling for the hols might have got where they are going?

IL1-SC
Bedfont Sports v Ware

SL1-S
Melksham Town v Winchester City

(All Hellenic Hop Games)
HELLP
12:00 Longlevens v Reading City
HELLP
15:30 Lydney Town v Windsor
HELL1W
19:00 Newent Town v Cheltenham Saracens

Slough Town Cup Final @ Burnham
10:30 Langley v Singh Sabha

- traditionally I haul me'self up to the Gore in time for this - think I have been to the last five Finals at least - often features Langley in the Final too - sadly no longer vying for the silverware with 'The Lynch Pin' (Britwell Estate) as both Pub and Club are no more.
- the previous three finals have been won by Thame Rangers, in one guise or another - but now they are higher up the Pyramid they either didn't or can't enter: I suspect the latter as glancing very rapidly at the rules of the competition it appears to be open to STEP07 and below only.
- not sure where to go for the PM game - fairly limited choice - and the Sh!ts managing to get themselves relegated early, has taken all the appeal away from trawling down to Dover. May well have to be Bulpit Lane to watch the 'Crusaders' battle to stay up.
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Easter Saturday 20th April

NATS
Billericay Town v Hemel Hempstead Town
Eastbourne Borough v Dartford
Oxford City v Slough Town
Truro City v Gloucester City
Wealdstone v Dulwich Hamlet
Weston-super-Mare v Hampton & Richmond Borough
ILP
Dorking Wanderers v Bognor Regis Town
IL1-SC
Bracknell Town v Chipstead
Egham Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
Marlow v South Park
Molesey v Hayes & Yeading United
Tooting & Mitcham United v Chalfont St Peter
Uxbridge v FC Romania
Waltham Abbey v Westfield

SLP-C
Banbury United v Bedworth United
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Frome Town
Hartley Wintney v Beaconsfield Town
Merthyr Town v Farnborough
Salisbury v Walton Casuals
Staines Town v Gosport Borough
Weymouth v Chesham United
Wimborne Town v Swindon Supermarine
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Bromsgrove Sporting
Cambridge City v Didcot Town
Kidlington v Peterborough Sports
North Leigh v Barton Rovers
Sutton Coldfield Town v Aylesbury
Yaxley v Thame United
SL1-S
Bristol Manor Farm v Fleet Town
Highworth Town v Barnstaple Town
Thatcham Town v Larkhall Athletic

CCLP
Abbey Rangers v Chertsey Town
Camberley Town v Redhill
CB Hounslow United v AFC Hayes
Colliers Wood United v Sutton Common Rovers
Hanworth Villa v Balham
Horley Town v Knaphill
Raynes Park Vale v Badshot Lea
Southall v Walton & Hersham
Spelthorne Sports v Cobham
CCL1
Ash United v Chessington & Hook United
Epsom & Ewell v Sandhurst Town
Frimley Green v Kensington Borough
Farnham Town v Bedfont & Feltham

HELLP
Ardley United v Bishops Cleeve
Flackwell Heath v Tuffley Rovers
HELL1E
14:00 Chinnor v Holyport (Hop Game)
Chalvey Sports v Didcot Town Development @ Slough FC
Milton United v Wallingford Town
Thame Rangers v AFC Aldermaston
HELL2E (Hop Games)
11:00 Stokenchurch v Chalfont Wasps
17:00 Long Crendon v Yateley United

(Three more Hop games on Sunday 21st)
HELL2W
11:00 Bourton Rovers v Headington Amateurs
14:15 Moreton Rangers v Adderbury Park
HELLP
18:00 Brimscombe & Thrupp v Abingdon United

WESSP
Baffins Milton Rovers v Andover New Street
Shaftesbury v Alresford Town
Tadley Calleva v AFC Portchester
WESS1
Fawley AFC v Alton
Petersfield Town v Romsey Town
Totton & Eling v Whitchurch United - doubt if relegation is a factor from this league unless requested/voluntary but T&E have to win their remaining games to overhaul Andover Town & get off the foot of the table - both are at home - this winnable one vs the JamBoys then on Thursday vs promotion chasing AFC Stoneham.

NBFL Charity Shield
18:00 Saxton Rovers v Berinsfield @ Abingdon Utd

[mx]

Down here in the Southern League South South, today's results mean that Blackfield and Langley are Champions. Hopefully, they'll all go out tonight and get hammered in celebration, carry on into the small hours of Sunday, and come to Winchester City on Monday with god-almighty hangovers, as realistically we need to beat them to stay in the race for the play-offs.

Winch had a good 4-1 away win on Friday, playing a day earlier than anyone else. Which is just as well, as we lost three players to injury during that game. Not sure whether this was happened before (probably) but Hayward got injured and was replaced by Fawley, who got injured and replaced by IK Hill , who got injured and replaced by Ty Mitford.

[Four Of Clubs]

.... here goes - a bit like my trip yesterday - a somewhat epic NL review of Friday/Saturday games - I'll try and get a preview for Monday up, if I 'ave any puff left - probably sometime tomorrow AM - there aren't that many games below STEP04!

Good Friday 19th April

NAT
Dover Athletic 1-0 Aldershot
Maidenhead United 1-1 Barrow
NATN
Brackley Town 2-0 Boston Utd
NATS
Chippenham Town 2-1 Torquay United att 1906
Hungerford Town 0-0 Bath City
St Albans City 2-1 East Thurrock United
Welling United 2-0 Chelmsford City
Woking 1-2 Concord Rangers
- Got to this for my 2nd game – wasn’t going to risk M25 for somewhere further afield. Runners-up (currently) Cards were dire first half and Rangers deservedly led by 2 at the break – to bolster their own chances of making the somewhat convoluted Play Off schedule.
Late pen for Woking – never really signified a changing of the tides and the visitors picked up three well-merited points from a distinctly disappointing hosts. They’ll need to rediscover some semblance of form ahead of the POs
- Sat in the ‘gert’ big LG stand – can’t have been more than a couple of doz. away fans. League prices for catering AND not even any onions for the burger – will go for the van parked down in the corner on my next visit.

IL1-SC
Bedfont Sports 3-2 Ware

SL1-S
Melksham Town 1-4 Winchester City – Winch three up in 15’ against the kids and fringe of Melksham - were back in the PO picture for a day, until rivals Cinderford knocked them back down to 6th on Sat. with a 5-1 thumping of current 2nd placed Yate and thereby effectively handing the title to B&L. 2nd to 6th covered by 6 points with 2 games left for each - so someone's going to miss out - possibly even Yate - though they have potential 'gimmes' against Melksham who have imploded off the field and on ... and voluntary demotees Street?
City's last two games ? H v champions Blackfield and away ..... to Cinderford!!

(All Hellenic Hop Games)
HELLP
12:00 Longlevens 2-1 Reading City att 331
HELLP
15:30 Lydney Town 2-0 Windsor att 337 - an 'Anorak's' view from NLM gave very little by way of details for this, other than the game was very very dull.
HELL1W
19:00 Newent Town 0-1 Cheltenham Saracens att 369

Slough Town Cup Final @ Burnham
Langley 1-2 Singh Sabha –got to this - lower placed side from the East Berks Premier upset the odds here – they were quicker and sharper than the holders on this occasion. Leading 2-0 with time running out, a minor petulant tussle by the half-way touchline, escalated into to fully-blown ruck, including fans in the stand – all very silly. Ref let it all blow over giving occasional blasts on his whistle to remind people why were there.
- Att given as 500 – my desultory h/c put it closer to something below 400 but there could have been more in the bar/crammed into the seats down the far end.

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Easter Saturday 20th April

NATS
Billericay Town 2-1 Hemel Hempstead Town
Eastbourne Borough 6-0 Dartford
Oxford City 1-3 Slough Town
Truro City 1-2 Gloucester City
- Managed the epic trawl down to this – probably our furthest trip in our ‘targetted’ leagues – all round about 520 miles and close to 9 hours driving.
- Very hot conditions – arrived about ½ hr before KO – just under 700 in.
- Treyew Rd does look as if the builders have been in knocked it all down and half-put everything back just to enable football to continue for the time-being – plenty of temporary stands dotted around.
- The ‘Tigers’ from Gloucester beat their ‘White’ counterparts from Cornwall and deservedly so. Carried far greater threat going forward. The win here probably means they are safe and leaves the final drop spot to Hungerford or Truro or East Thurrock. ‘Crusaders’ lead by one point but travel down to champions Torquay tomorrow, whilst Truro have to trek up to the ‘Beveree’ to take on Hampton & R who are safely in lower-mid.
- The final games could be crucial – Hungerford host East Thurrock – if by some unlikely event ETU have beaten PO contenders Welling on Monday, then that may be a real battle for survival. Meanwhile Truro take on Slough who may have an outside 'sneak' at a PO spot themselves – especially if they can overcome Eastbourne Borough at Arbour Pk on Monday.

Wealdstone 1-3 Dulwich Hamlet
Weston-super-Mare 0-2 Hampton & Richmond Borough

ILP
Dorking Wanderers 2-0 Bognor Regis Town
IL1-SC
Bracknell Town 1-0 Chipstead – att 256 80’ pen from Ferdinand
Egham Town 1-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
Marlow 1-1 South Park
Molesey 2-3 Hayes & Yeading United – three in the last quarter of an hour for the champions
Tooting & Mitcham United 1-1 Chalfont St Peter
Uxbridge 2-0 FC Romania
Waltham Abbey 0-3 Westfield

SLP-C
Banbury United 1-1 Bedworth United
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town 4-1 Frome Town incl. a brace from Sam Argent late 2nd half
Hartley Wintney 2-0 Beaconsfield Town
Merthyr Town 0-0 Farnborough
Salisbury 4-2 Walton Casuals
Staines Town 0-5 Gosport Borough – this win, coupled with their loss at the Camrose, relegates Frome. Borough also climb out of the drop zone above Walton Casuals.
Weymouth 1-1 Chesham United – att 1545 - good point at the leaders for the ‘Generals’ – led from the hour mark held out until 87’ – ‘Terras’ go to Poole tomorrow and finish with a home game vs Farnborough – they lead Taunton by 3 points.

Wimborne Town 1-0 Swindon Supermarine
SL1-C
Aylesbury United 0-3 Bromsgrove Sporting
Cambridge City 2-0 Didcot Town – two injury time goals undo Diddy and leave them 2 points adrift of the last PO spot with 2 to play: host PO rivals S.Coldfield on Mon then go to AFC Dunstable on Sat 27th – who may have PO ambitions of their own should they manage a win at Bedford tomorrow,

Kidlington 0-2 Peterborough Sports – visitors promoted as Champions
North Leigh 1-0 Barton Rovers – another win for Nor Lye lifts them to 3rd bottom.
Sutton Coldfield Town 2-0 Aylesbury
Yaxley 2-1 Thame United
SL1-S
Bristol Manor Farm 4-1 Fleet Town
Highworth Town 1-1 Barnstaple Town
Thatcham Town 3-1 Larkhall Athletic

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 1-0 Chertsey Town - only Curfews 2nd league defeat at very near neighbours Abbey, who will finish 3rd. Be interested to see the official crowd figure for this one.
Camberley Town 1-1 Redhill
CB Hounslow United 2-2 AFC Hayes
Colliers Wood United 0-0 Sutton Common Rovers
Hanworth Villa 2-1 Balham
Horley Town 1-2 Knaphill
Raynes Park Vale 0-0 Badshot Lea
Southall 4-3 Walton & Hersham
Spelthorne Sports 5-1 Cobham
- With possibly as many as four down but more than likely only three; looks as if it could be Balham and Hayes who will drop with already relegated Walton & Hersham
CCL1
Ash United 3-1 Chessington & Hook United
Epsom & Ewell 1-3 Sandhurst Town
Frimley Green 2-1 Kensington Borough – Frimley can pinch the title from leaders Sheerwater if they can win their last fixture @ 4th placed Tooting Bec on Monday.
Farnham Town 3-1 Bedfont & Feltham – Farnham have to at least better Tooting’s result tomorrow in their last game at E&E: then hope TB don’t get anything from their last remaining fixture at home to Sandhurst on Sat 27th

HELLP
Ardley United 2-2 Bishops Cleeve – ending Bps remote title chance
Flackwell Heath 2-1 Tuffley Rovers
HELL1E
Chinnor 1-4 Holyport att 328 - Hop Game
Chalvey Sports 5-2 Didcot Town Development
Milton United 0-1 Wallingford Town
Thame Rangers 1-1 AFC Aldermaston
HELL2E
11:00 Stokenchurch 0-3 Chalfont Wasps att 234 - Hop Game
17:00 Long Crendon 0-0 Yateley United att 269 - Hop Game

HELL2W
Bourton Rovers 3-1 Headington Amateurs att 378 Hop Game
Moreton Rangers 0-1 Adderbury Park att 384 Hop Game

HELLP
18:00 Brimscombe & Thrupp 4-0 Abingdon United
- This final ‘Hop’ game kicked off later than the scheduled 18:00h - anything but a win for B&T would have handed Wantage the title, regardless of the result tomorrow at Stag Meadow. ‘Freds’ still need only point against Windsor, to regain 1st place and the Championship.
- Ab U finish bottom and according to some sources will be the only side relegated this season – so possible relief all round for Reading City who were confirmed in 2nd bottom, after their defeat on Friday at Longlevens.

WESSP
Baffins Milton Rovers 2-0 Andover New Street - sadly ANS could not replicate enough of their great Div One title winning form for any significant period and finished last. They still have a Cup Final to look forward to on Wed vs what constitutes their own Reserve side - I think – New Street Swifts.

Shaftesbury 6-2 Alresford Town - Town finish 12th
Tadley Calleva 3-1 AFC Portchester Tadley sign off with a win and a creditable 9th in their first season at this level.
- One league game to play in the Premier: Champions Sholing 102 pts 114 goals – win the title by a distance or more, have to haul themselves down to Portland tomorrow.

WESS1
Fawley AFC 1-2 Alton
Petersfield Town 1-3 Romsey Town
Totton & Eling 2-0 Whitchurch United - T&E may yet escape last place should they win their remaining game on Thu eve – however - they host AFC Stoneham, who may have a very faint chance of promotion – indeed with four points from their remaining two fixtures (they host US Portsmouth on Monday PM) they would grab the title from Amesbury on GD.

-I’m told Stoneham are moving away from their current ground, The HP Arena on Chestnut Avenue – possibly early next season – projected date for completion Oct 2019 - to a facility just across the M27 from the Silverlake (Eastleigh FC)

https://www.afcstoneham.co.uk/new-ground

NBFL Charity Shield
Saxton Rovers 2-1 Berinsfield @ Abingdon Utd – so that’s a probable quadruple on the cards so far for 'Sacky' Rovers. Along with the North Berks Div One League Title, already secured and Faringdon Thursday Memorial Cup – they are in the Final to be held at Faringdon next Thursday (of course! ) vs Wheatsheaf Stratton; with the N.Berks League Cup Final to come on Sat 11/05 vs Drayton (18:00 KO) – also to be held at Northcourt (Ab.Utd)

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Fixtures Easter Weekend Part ii)

...here's today's NL fixture list - couldn't spot any do-able early KOs this year, to match up with this PM's game at the MadStad, as has often been the case in the past.

Easter Monday 22nd April

NAT
Aldershot Town v Havant & Waterlooville
Eastleigh v Maidenhead United
NATN
Chester v Brackley Town
NATS
Bath City v Oxford City
Chelmsford City v Wealdstone
Concord Rangers v St Albans City
Dartford v Billericay Town
Dulwich Hamlet v Woking - all ticket
East Thurrock United v Welling United
Gloucester City v Chippenham Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Truro City
Hemel Hempstead Town v Weston-super-Mare
Slough Town v Eastbourne Borough
Torquay United v Hungerford Town

ILP
Leatherhead v Dorking Wanderers
IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v Bedfont Sports
Chalfont St Peter v Uxbridge
FC Romania v Egham Town
Hayes & Yeading United v Hanwell Town
Northwood v Marlow
Westfield v Bracknell Town

SLP-C
Alvechurch v Banbury United
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Metropolitan Police
Chesham United v Hendon
Farnborough v Basingstoke Town
Harrow Borough v Staines Town
Swindon Supermarine v Hartley Wintney
Walton Casuals v Kings Langley
SL1-C
Aylesbury v Aylesbury United
Didcot Town v Sutton Coldfield Town
Kempston Rovers v North Leigh
Thame United v Kidlington
SL1-S
AFC Totton v Thatcham Town
Fleet Town v Moneyfields
Winchester City v Blackfield & Langley

CCLP
11:30 Horley Town v Chertsey Town

HELLP
11:00 Bishops Cleeve v Shrivenham Hop Game
14:15 Tuffley Rovers v Fairford Town Hop Game
Brackley Town Saints v Lydney Town
Flackwell Heath v Ascot United
Longlevens v Binfield
Windsor v Wantage Town
HELL1W
18:00 Thornbury Town v Newent Town Hop Game

WESS1
Newport (IOW) v Alton

[AthleticoSpizz]

Great day for us!

Amazing day for the Crusaders.

1-0 away win at promoted (and ex-league) Torquay United, ensuring survival (against the odds) for yet another season in the NLS...well done Ian Herring and his boys!

Applauded off of the pitch by the Torquay fans, they returned to form a guard of honour for their league champion hosts.


A decent days footy

Edit, oops a little premature with the “survival” bit there (courtesy of the BBC yesterday...since corrected).

[mx]

Fair play Hungerford. Bloody decent result.

Down at Winch, we gave champions Blackfield and Langley a guard of honour onto the pitch, then beat them 3-0. Really good game, and sets things up nicely for next week's trip to Cinderford, for the (as I predicted a couple of weeks ago ) "play off for a play off spot game". C'mon City!

[AthleticoSpizz]

And cograts to Jamie C on his 1000th senior league appearence....I believe that he scored again

[Four Of Clubs]

And congrats to Jamie C on his 1000th senior league appearance....I believe that he scored again

report here

https://www.bishopsstortfordindependent ... e-9067937/

(Got two AND an assist in his 1000th game - tally now up to 361)

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... here's the best of the rest:

Easter Monday 22nd April

NAT
Aldershot Town 2-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Eastleigh 2-0 Maidenhead United
NATN
Chester 0-0 Brackley Town - 'Saints' currently sit 3rd; host relegated FCUM on the last day - avoid slip ups there and they should be at home in the POs vs winners of 4th v 7th
- other PO spots held by Spennymoor, Altricham, Blyth Spartans, Bradford PA: AFC Telford are in touching distance too.
- Stockport County retook top spot this PM, having lost to previous long-time leaders Chorley, on Saturday - in front of 3597.
Today the 'Cobras/Hatters - whatever your preference bt Curzon Ashton 2-0, whilst Chorley fell 1-0 at Spennymoor, who are 4th.

NATS
Bath City 1-0 Oxford City
Chelmsford City 0-3 Wealdstone
Concord Rangers 2-1 St Albans City
Dartford 2-1 Billericay Town
Dulwich Hamlet 1-3 Woking att 2649
East Thurrock United 4-1 Welling United
Gloucester City 3-2 Chippenham Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2-2 Truro City – 90’ equaliser for ‘White Tigers’ who were 2-0 down at one point.
- Unless I’ve missed something - and there are already some rumblings about the division above and a possible late reprieve for the Sh!ts – then this ensures the relegation scrap does still go to the last w/e Truro can overhaul Hungerford on GD if they beat visitors Slough and Hungerford lose at home to relegated East Thurrock.

Hemel Hempstead Town 0-2 Weston-super-Mare
Slough Town 1-1 Eastbourne Borough
Torquay United 0-1 Hungerford Town – att 5351 - reportedly 50+ travelling fans
- Final games for all next w/e – the elongated PO picture at STEP02, sees Woking (2nd) and Welling (3rd) awaiting the winners from ties involving 4th to 7th.
- Currently Chelmsford Bath and Concord look set to take part but the final spot is between Billericay (H v Bath) St.Albans (H v Torquay), Dartford (A v Oxford C) Wealdstone (H v Hemel) or even ….. if results can fall in the right pattern ... Slough (A v Truro)

ILP
Leatherhead 0-3 Dorking Wanderers
IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) 2-1 Bedfont Sports
Chalfont St Peter 1-1 Uxbridge
FC Romania 3-1 Egham Town
Hayes & Yeading United 1-1 Hanwell Town
Northwood 1-2 Marlow – Blues 2 up by H/T
Westfield 4-2 Bracknell Town – 'Robins' 2 behind inside 20‘; drew level by 67’ but fell further behind again late on
- With one game to go Bracknell (H v Ashford T) are 2nd but only by 1 point from Cheshunt (H v Westfield) and Marlow (H v Ware) , with Westfield making up the PO spots
- At the bottom Egham are relegated probably along with Molesey (H v Northwood) who could still escape should they win their last match and either of Hertford (A v Bedfont Sports) or South Park (A v Waltham Abbey) are beaten

SLP-C
Alvechurch 1-1 Banbury United
- Kettering Champions – will go Vanarama North – PO spots settled and also between primarily ‘northern’ tagged sides which will be a relief to the FA
- Stourbridge and Kings Lynn will play host to either Alvechurch or Stratford Town as each pair of sides may swap positons next w/e
- Relegated to SL1-Central are St Neots, Halesowen and Bedworth – Banbury will finish 15th or possibly 1 or 2 places higher – they have had a 4 point deduction too.

SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town 0-1 Metropolitan Police
Chesham United 2-2 Hendon
Farnborough 2-1 Basingstoke Town att 546
Harrow Borough {NINE} 9-1 Staines Town
Swindon Supermarine 1-1 Hartley Wintney
Walton Casuals 1-0 Kings Langley – Casuals battling to beat the drop upset PO chasing Kings Langley
- Leaders Weymouth were held at Poole att 1596 whilst Taunton edged Merthyr 3-2 to get within a point
- In next Saturday’s final games - Taunton travel to relegation threatened Basingstoke whilst Weymouth host Farnborough
- Salisbury (H v Harrow) , Met Police (H v Gosport) & Poole (A v Staines) make up 3rd – 6th - with 7th placed Kings Langley (H v Frome) in with a miniscule chance of overtaking Poole: for that to happen, they’d need a miracle from the invariably abject Staines (P41 W4 L37 GD -121)

SL1-C
Aylesbury 3-1 Aylesbury United – news about that ‘The Ducks’ are trying to make a bid to return to the town and re-take their former roost at Buckingham Rd, where they were last in residence back in 2006. They need a fairly big backer to help them overcome the financial obligations/conditions being put forward by the current joint receivers who ‘hold’ the land

Didcot Town 1-1 Sutton Coldfield Town
Kempston Rovers 1-1 North Leigh
Thame United 0-0 Kidlington
- Peterborough Sports promoted as Champions already;
- With one league fixture left the POs line-up currently are: Corby (3rd) v Bedford Town (4th) Bromsgrove (2nd) v one of S.Coldfield (H v Dunstable) , Didcot (A v AFC Dunstable) or Berkhamstead (H v Bromsgrove)
- Bottom two positions are relegation spots – currently occupied by Aylesbury and Dunstable but both North Leigh and Kidlington could still be overhauled on the last day – particularly since they face 3rd and 1st placed sides respectively.

SL1-S
AFC Totton 0-3 Thatcham Town
Fleet Town 1-5 Moneyfields
Winchester City 3-0 Blackfield & Langley – big win for City but unfortunately most of their PO rivals prospered this PM, with large margins of victory too –Cinderford 3-1 at Slimbridge; Cirencester 6-1 at home to Mangotsfield and Moneyfields 5-1 at Fleet
- Blackfield & Langley are champions
- Yate who W3-2 v Melksham and now travel to Street, will finish 2nd or 3rd – Cirencester (A v Melksham) could overtake them in their last game or themselves be nudged aside by Moneyfields (H v Larkhall) or Cinderford who host Winchester – who could also dislodge one of the above and grab a POs spot themselves.
- At the bottom Barnstaple were confirmed in 2nd bottom place with defeat at home to Street. Relegation a bit fraught here, as both Street and Barnstaple had expressed a wish to return to the Western or even the SWPL – I cannot see how Fleet Town can be given a reprieve – so there may be more promotions from STEP05 up for grabs?

CCLP
Horley Town 2-2 Chertsey Town

HELLP
Bishops Cleeve 5-1 Shrivenham
Brackley Town Saints 4-0 Lydney Town
Flackwell Heath 1-0 Ascot United
Longlevens 4-1 Binfield
Tuffley Rovers 3-0 Fairford Town
Windsor 0-1 Wantage Town att 205 – ‘Freds’ champions – winner on 63’
HELL1W
Thornbury Town 2-2 Newent Town

WESS1
Newport (IOW) P-P Alton – visitors could not raise a side.

[John Smith]

Hampton & Richmond Borough 2-2 Truro City – 90’ equaliser for ‘White Tigers’ who were 2-0 down at one point.
- Unless I’ve missed something - and there are already some rumblings about the division above and a possible late reprieve for the Sh!ts – then this ensures the relegation scrap does still go to the last w/e Truro can overhaul Hungerford on GD if they beat visitors Slough and Hungerford lose at home to relegated East Thurrock.

Can you embellish on all that you know about this claim, please

[Four Of Clubs]

- Unless I’ve missed something - and there are already some rumblings about the division above and a possible late reprieve for the Sh!ts

Can you embellish on all that you know about this claim, please

... I heard from a (very unreliable) source - e.g. my mate who is fluent in talking absolute b0%%0&$ . I suspect he must have looked at the 2nd article below......

I've gad a very quick look on the Non-League Matters site : Essentially what appears to be some rank bad journalism from the N/East, has thrown up these somewhat sensationalist pieces, about there being problems with the owner at Gateshead.

Dated about three weeks ago and I've not found anything newer on a very cursory look-about......

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/fo ... -1-9680522

https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.c ... sell-club/

[John Smith]

- Unless I’ve missed something - and there are already some rumblings about the division above and a possible late reprieve for the Sh!ts

Can you embellish on all that you know about this claim, please

... I heard from a (very unreliable) source - e.g. my mate who is fluent in talking absolute b0%%0&$ . I suspect he must have looked at the 2nd article below......

I've gad a very quick look on the Non-League Matters site : Essentially what appears to be some rank bad journalism from the N/East, has thrown up these somewhat sensationalist pieces, about there being problems with the owner at Gateshead.

Dated about three weeks ago and I've not found anything newer on a very cursory look-about......

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/fo ... -1-9680522

https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.c ... sell-club/

Very interesting and greatly appreciated. You are a credit and an asset to this forum.

[Christof]

FAO Four of Clubs, loving your work as ever, it's once again been invaluable in keeping us up to date with the comings and goings of the non-league world.

I'll be in Truro this weekend, finishing the Slough Town season in style, still with the faintest of hopes of a play-off spot although in truth no-one expects (or really wants) that. People were getting genuinely excited when the 90th minute penalty went in yesterday, only for the FSB's men to equalise with 2 minutes of additional time to go (it's the hope I can't stand). For the Windsorians of this parish Dan Roberts looked very sharp in his cameo yesterday, especially bearing in mind he'd played (and scored?) Friday then had 30 minutes at Oxford City on Saturday.

It's been a great season, and if we avoid defeat then we will have taken points off of every team in the league, which is a superb effort, with the B&B Final to come (we think)...

FAO mx, are you planning on going to Cinderford? It's 'interesting'...

[Ark Royal]

Lovely article about Jamie Cureton's 1000th appearance in the Grauniad https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2019/apr/24/jamie-cureton-xavi-raul-football-1000-games-arsenal-goalscorer

Apparently only the 29th player in the world to reach that landmark and still a bargain.

[The Enfield Royal71]

Lovely article about Jamie Cureton's 1000th appearance in the Grauniad https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2019/apr/24/jamie-cureton-xavi-raul-football-1000-games-arsenal-goalscorer

Apparently only the 29th player in the world to reach that landmark and still a bargain.

Probably the only time him and Pale will be mentioned together In a list.

[mx]

FAO mx, are you planning on going to Cinderford? It's 'interesting'...

No, not planning on going. I'm not committed enough to bother with away games and its a 'king long way.
Might go to a play off game, if we get that far.

We've won more games away than at home, so the prospect of three away games to get promoted isn't too much of a concern.

[Four Of Clubs]

...tomorrow's NL Fixtures:

Sat 27th April

…will try and ‘map out’ the PO spots after the regular season draws to a close which it does above STEP05 this w/e.

NAT
12.30Maidenhead United v Chesterfield
12.30 Maidstone United v Aldershot Town
NATN
Brackley Town v FC United of Manchester - Saints probably need a result to ensure they pass straight to the PO S-Fs and get a home tie - probably v Blyth, Bradford PA or Telford.
- Stockport probably promoted as champions, unless they manage to stumble at long-ago-relegated Nuneaton Borough.

NATS
Billericay Town v Bath City
Chippenham Town v Chelmsford City
Eastbourne Borough v Concord Rangers
Hungerford Town v East Thurrock United - ' Crusaders' three points ahead of Truro but GD is three goals worse - so essentially they stay up by avoiding defeat against already relegated ETU
Oxford City v Dartford
St Albans City v Torquay United
Truro City v Slough Town - if I've done my sums c'rect - for Rebels to crash the last PO spot : it requires both 'ricay & StAlebuns to lose and neither Dartford nor Wealdstone to win - and even then Sluff would possibly need to win by 2 or more to overhaul Billericay who currently lead by three points and have better GD by 3

Wealdstone v Hemel Hempstead Town
Welling United v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Weston-super-Mare v Dulwich Hamlet
Woking v Gloucester City

ILP
Dorking Wanderers v Haringey Borough
IL1-SC
Bedfont Sports v Hertford Town
Bracknell Town v Ashford Town (Middx)
Cheshunt v Westfield
Egham Town v Chipstead
Hanwell Town v Chalfont St Peter
Marlow v Ware
Uxbridge v Hayes & Yeading United

SLP-C
Banbury United v Hitchin Town
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Taunton Town
Hartley Wintney v Dorchester Town
Hendon v Swindon Supermarine
Merthyr Town v Walton Casuals
Staines Town v Poole Town
Tiverton Town v Beaconsfield Town
Weymouth v Farnborough
Wimborne Town v Chesham United
SL1-C
AFC Dunstable v Didcot Town
Aylesbury United v Barton Rovers
Cambridge City v Thame United
Kidlington v Corby Town
North Leigh v Peterborough Sports
Welwyn Garden City v Aylesbury
SL1-S
Cinderford Town v Winchester City
Highworth Town v Fleet Town
Thatcham Town v Slimbridge

CCLP
Balham v CB Hounslow United
Camberley Town v Raynes Park Vale
Chertsey Town v Spelthorne Sports
Cobham v Abbey Rangers
Hanworth Villa v Colliers Wood United
Knaphill v Badshot Lea
Redhill v Horley Town
Southall v Guildford City @ Ashford Town (Mx)
Sutton Common Rovers v Banstead Athletic
Walton & Hersham v AFC Hayes
- Probably three down this season and the bottom four are playing each other - so joining already relegated W&H will be Balham unless they can bt CB Hounslow and hop above them – a draw there might save AFC Hayes if they can win at Walton & Hersham – equally Hanworth Villa might get dragged down; if they don’t get anything at home to CWU and the 2 games involving those below them have decisive outcomes

CCL1
Epsom & Ewell v Farnham Town
Eversley & California v Chessington & Hook United
Kensington Borough v Bedfont & Feltham @ Leatherhead
Tooting Bec v Sandhurst Town @ RPV
- Sheerwater & Frimley G take up the top two positions – if there is another promotion slot (and there often is) then it’s to be fought out for between Tooting Bec or Farnham
- I think the STEP06 promotion slots are being decided by PPG across STEP06 – so there may be reprieves available at STEP05 - and no guarantee that finishing 2nd is a promotion place.
- That’s unless the FA are going to start enforcing cross-league moves as they have before.


Hellenic Supplementary Cup Final
Thornbury Utd v Wallingford Town @ Thame Utd FC

HELL2E
Stokenchurch v Langley
Yateley Utd v Chalfont Wasps

B&B Senior Trophy Final
Marlow United v Old Bradwell United @ Abingdon Utd

[Sutekh]

Maidenhead secured 19th place after beating Chesterfield 2-0

Slough 1-1 at Truro at HT but Hungerford losing 1-0 at home to East Thurrock. If Truro win then Hungerford are relegated.

Bracknell going to finish 2nd in their division as they are leading Ashford Town 5-0 at half time.

[Royal Rother]

Slough 1-1 at Truro at HT but Hungerford losing 1-0 at home to East Thurrock. If Truro win then Hungerford are relegated.

Only if Hungerford lose....?