The Non - League thread

[paultheroyal]

My local side, Eastleigh have just been (re-)bought:

https://www.eastleighfc.com/news-agreem ... C0p9Q21VZk

Hopefully he can build on his experience, connections and put in some much needed money. Poor that Eastleigh let a good opportunity slip away missing out on play offs.

[Royals and Racers]

Sandhurst win the division and are promoted having won 1-0 last evening with Berks County only able to draw 3-3.

[RFCMod]

Sandhurst win the division and are promoted having won 1-0 last evening with Berks County only able to draw 3-3.

Will be interesting next season down at Bottom Meadow with the pitch being switched to 3G during the close season

Bracknell's faster passing game may benefit and it'll be good for Sandhurst to not have so many cancellations

[Four Of Clubs]

NL matches this w/e:

Saturday 29thApril

NAT 17:30 KO's
Aldershot Town v Altrincham
Barnet v Dagenham & Redbridge
Boreham Wood v Yeovil Town
Chesterfield v Maidstone United - - live on BT Sport 1
Dorking Wanderers v Scunthorpe United
FC Halifax Town v Eastleigh
Gateshead v Maidenhead United
Notts County v York City
Oldham Athletic v Bromley
Solihull Moors v Woking
Southend United v Wealdstone
Torquay United v Wrexham

NATN
Brackley Town v Alfreton Town
Scarborough Athletic v Banbury United
NATS
Bath City v Oxford City
Chelmsford City v Taunton Town
Dover Athletic v Weymouth
Dulwich Hamlet v Chippenham Town
Eastbourne Borough v Concord Rangers
Ebbsfleet United v Hungerford Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Dartford
Havant & Waterlooville v Welling United
Slough Town v Braintree Town
St Albans City v Farnborough
Tonbridge Angels v Cheshunt
Worthing v Hemel Hempstead Town

Southern League - Champions Finals
Premier: Weston-super-Mare P-P Tamworth - Tamworth cried-off - league p!ssed off!
Div One: Berkhamsted v AFC Totton

SL1-C STEP04/05 Play-off
Highworth Town v Malvern Town (2nd HELL-P)
SL1-S STEP04/05 Play-off
Bristol Manor Farm v Saltash Utd (2nd WEST-P)

IL1-SC STEP04/05 Play-offs
Merstham v Egham Town (2nd CCL-PN)
Sutton Common Rovers v Crawley Down Gatwick (2nd SCL-P)

Sun 30/04 Promotion PO Walton & Hersham v Hanworth Villa

CCL-PN
Wallingford & Crowmarsh v Hilltop
Wembley v Spelthorne Sports
CCL-PS
Balham v Camberley Town
Colliers Wood United v Banstead Athletic
CCL-1
Cove v Brook House
Eversley & California v Bedfont
Hillingdon Borough v British Airways
Rising Ballers Kensington v Westside
Spartans Youth v Sandhurst Town
Molesey v AFC Aldermaston
CCL- Premier Cup S-Fs
Holyport v Flackwell Heath
Ascot United v North Greenford United

HELL-1 Promotion PO (Fri)
Hartpury University v Milton United

WESS-1 Promotion PO
New Milton Town v Petersfield Town

[AthleticoSpizz]

A sizeable Sandhurst Town feature on ITV National News a few minutes ago.

The parting line being…..”the next time you hear a Premier manager moaning about playing two games in a week” lol

Well done Sandhurst !

[NathStPaul]

To be fair if their squad didn't win the league they'd be something very wrong. They had a great squad for the level.

Feel for Berks County but still have a chance in the playoffs.

[AthleticoSpizz]

mainly loanee Bracknell academy lads weren’t they?

Either way, a great achievement and looking good for local football

[NathStPaul]

Yeah they are essentially Bracknell Town under 23's. Can't knock it, far better to have decent youngsters playing competitive mens football rather than filling the Bracknell bench or playing Allied Counties league.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Been following things a bit on here obvs, but really surprised to see them on National News.

[Royals and Racers]

Looks as if Milton Utd are heading for step 5 - leading 2-0 at Hartspury with not long to go
Spoke to soon Hartbury score in 88 and 90 mins 2-2
Milton won on PENS

[Sutekh]

NL matches this w/e:

Saturday 29thApril

Southern League - Champions Finals
Premier: Weston-super-Mare P-P Tamworth - Tamworth cried-off - league p!ssed off!

What is this game, is it just a pointless piece of filler or does something actually ride on it other than it being the equivalent of a 3rd place play off? If it's just a meaningless game what on earth are leagues doing filling their calendars with cr@p like this at this stage of a season? Anyone know why Tamworth pulled out, will they get done by the SL for it?

[Sutekh]

Yeah they are essentially Bracknell Town under 23's. Can't knock it, far better to have decent youngsters playing competitive mens football rather than filling the Bracknell bench or playing Allied Counties league.

Presumably bodes very well for Bracknell's future too, for the record though how many of Bracknell's players were they fielding? Were they playing under these dual registrations that you get in the non league game?

[tmesis]

NL matches this w/e:

Saturday 29thApril

Southern League - Champions Finals
Premier: Weston-super-Mare P-P Tamworth - Tamworth cried-off - league p!ssed off!

What is this game, is it just a pointless piece of filler or does something actually ride on it other than it being the equivalent of a 3rd place play off? If it's just a meaningless game what on earth are leagues doing filling their calendars with cr@p like this at this stage of a season? Anyone know why Tamworth pulled out, will they get done by the SL for it?

Unless they had a county cup final, their seasons would be over, so scheduling isn't really an issue. Being a bit pointless is.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL matches this w/e:

Saturday 29thApril

Southern League - Champions Finals
Premier: Weston-super-Mare P-P Tamworth - Tamworth cried-off - league p!ssed off!

What is this game, is it just a pointless piece of filler or does something actually ride on it other than it being the equivalent of a 3rd place play off? If it's just a meaningless game what on earth are leagues doing filling their calendars with cr@p like this at this stage of a season? Anyone know why Tamworth pulled out, will they get done by the SL for it?

Unless they had a county cup final, their seasons would be over, so scheduling isn't really an issue. Being a bit pointless is.

...I think the SL 'blazers' put far greater importance on this showpiece 'Match of Champions' than the clubs - evidently.
Got a vague idea Taunton essentially told them to f£ck off last season too - probably expected to schlep up to whoever won the Central Premier in 21-22 ....and binned it.

...looked it up - would have been @ Banbury - so not unduly taxing perhaps?

Apparently the STEP04 equivalent 21-22 'Champions Shield' game was fiercely contested at Bedford and the visitors were Plymouth Parkway ... so some clubs are happy to invest in the junket?

Doing it pre-season has been mooted but by then the squads could be entirely different and it would lose even more of the minimal prestige - that only the League give it?

I suppose to be even-handed: the 'Shield' in question, is a long-established award from as long as the Southern League has existed - and is/was a highly regarded honour. Splitting the top division into two regional leagues of late has meant they need to decide the overall winner ... or retire the Shield altogether, which some might feel would be a shame.

The League Officialdom is a bit hacked off with Tamworth - who are citing lack of players ....and the SL stance is everyone knew this game would be scheduled at 'season's rump' as it were and should have kept it in mind .... right!

[Royalist]

Windsor given a points deduction for playing an ineligible player. No word from the club about it. Then again they didn't even confirm the relegation.

A terribly run club gets what its owner deserved.

[Sutekh]

Windsor given a points deduction for playing an ineligible player. No word from the club about it. Then again they didn't even confirm the relegation.

A terribly run club gets what its owner deserved.

And will presumably take Sandhurst’s place in the CCLD1. Very peculiar league that seeing as the non-regional Division 1 feeds two regionalised Premier Divisions (surely that’s arse about face!).

Meanwhile Maidenhead were being relegated for part of yesterday evening, until Elliot Lee (a player I wouldn’t mind Reading signing) equalised for Wrexham at Torquay in the 80th minute. Torquay now slump into the NLS where they could face the might of Bracknell Town if the Robins manage to buck the trend of cr@p results against Truro tomorrow.

[Four Of Clubs]

Windsor given a points deduction for playing an ineligible player. No word from the club about it. Then again they didn't even confirm the relegation.

And will presumably take Sandhurst’s place in the CCLD1.

Meanwhile Maidenhead were being relegated for part of yesterday evening, until Elliot Lee (a player I wouldn’t mind Reading signing) equalised for Wrexham at Torquay in the 80th minute. .

..... no word that I've seen yet about ups/down for CCL-PN - purely on on PPG I'm pretty sure Windsor were safe (just) in 2nd bottom but if this points deduction had either dropped them below 'Jets' (it seems to be three points so - not) or put them into the worst four 2nd bottom clubs across the 16 STEP05 divisions - then they will be in D1 next season. I'll have to go a 'delving'.....

...pretty immaterial and just from a pendant's viewpoint (which is of course the way of the 'Anoraks') - providing the Beeb have got their tables right - I think technically 'Magpies' were not in the relegation places yesterday PM.
- Torquay needed two more goals : or Maidenhead to ship two more at Gateshead, as 'The Gulls' had to beat Wrexham by at least three to overhaul them on GD as it stood?

...results from yesterday:

Saturday 29th April

NAT
Aldershot Town 1-1 Altrincham
Barnet 0-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Boreham Wood 1-0 Yeovil Town
Chesterfield 4-0 Maidstone United
Dorking Wanderers 2-1 Scunthorpe United
FC Halifax Town 1-1 Eastleigh
Gateshead 4-0 Maidenhead United
Notts County 1-1 York City
Oldham Athletic 1-1 Bromley
Solihull Moors 0-1 Woking - 'Cards' finish 4th and now host Bromley in the first round of POs - Barnet vs Boreham Wd in the other: Notts Co and Chesterfield await in the Semis

Southend United 2-1 Wealdstone
Torquay United 1-1 Wrexham
NATN
Brackley Town 1-1 Alfreton Town - I think 'Saints' will host Glawster in the PO eliminators
Scarborough Athletic 3-3 Banbury United
NATS
Bath City 2-1 Oxford City
Chelmsford City 1-2 Taunton Town
Dover Athletic 0-2 Weymouth
Dulwich Hamlet 0-1 Chippenham Town - Hamlet relegated - due to Weymuff’s win at Dover
Eastbourne Borough 2-1 Concord Rangers
Ebbsfleet United 5-0 Hungerford Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough 0-0 Dartford
Havant & Waterlooville 0-3 Welling United
Slough Town 1-1 Braintree Town
St Albans City 2-0 Farnborough
Tonbridge Angels 1-0 Cheshunt
Worthing 3-1 Hemel Hempstead Town

Southern League - Champions Finals
Div One: Berkhamsted 1-2 AFC Totton

SL1-C STEP04/05 Play-off
Highworth Town 1-4 Malvern Town – ‘Worthians’ back to the Hellenic
SL1-S STEP04/05 Play-off
Bristol Manor Farm 2-0 Saltash Utd

IL1-SC STEP04/05 Play-offs
Merstham 3-1 Egham Town
Sutton Common Rovers 2-0 Crawley Down Gatwick

Sun 30/04 Promotion PO Walton & Hersham v Hanworth Villa
From W&H website:

Today’s match is an all-ticket event – tickets are completely sold-out, please do not attempt to enter the ground without a ticket as you will be denied entry.

... HT 0-1 - crowd given as 2,095
EDIT 2-1 now.... finished 3-1

CCL-PN
Wallingford & Crowmarsh 4-1 Hilltop
Wembley 1-4 Spelthorne Sports
CCL-PS
Balham 3-0 Camberley Town
Colliers Wood United 1-1 Banstead Athletic
CCL-1
Cove 0-1 Brook House
Eversley & California 2-1 Bedfont
Hillingdon Borough 3-4 British Airways
Rising Ballers Kensington 0-1 Westside
Spartans Youth 1-2 Sandhurst Town
Molesey 6-0 AFC Aldermaston
CCL- Premier Cup S-Fs
Holyport 0-2 Flackwell Heath
Ascot United 3-3 North Greenford United - 2-4 pens
Final B/H Mon 8th May at Stag Meadow – not seen KO time published yet – presumed 15:00?

WESS-1 PO New Milton Town 1-1 Petersfield Town – 2-4 pens

[Four Of Clubs]

...not many B/H games on today (Monday 1st May) but a few pretty vital one's:

SLP-S PO Bracknell Town v Truro City -just got my ticket for this - tho' agonized about parking and whether 'Diddy' or Burnham would be a 'calmer' option... was trying for a B/H double but earlier games have switched/scratched or changed KO times
- might still try a dash up to the Excel (Walton) this AM for a Surrey County Premier fixture - M25 and inner roads permitting ..

SLP-C PO Nuneaton Borough v Rushall Olympic
SL1-S PO Sholing v Hamworthy Utd
SL1-C PO Didcot Town v Ware

CCL-1
13:00 Rising Ballers Kensington PP Molesey - has been assumed RBK have cried off but not confimred by either club yet?
Hillingdon Borough v Berks County
Spartans Youth v Langley @ Northwood

CCL-PN 19:45 Holyport PP London Lions - -also OFF now - 'Lions' state they can't raise a side

CCL-PS 13:00 AFC Croydon Athletic v Alton - Free Entry Mayfield Stadium CR7 6DN

East Berks FL
League Cup Final 14:00 Britwell v Old Windsor @ Burnham's 1878 Stadium

Entry is £4 for adults, £1 for concessions and U18s -
the bar will be open from 12.30 till late and hot & cold food is available - cash and card is accepted.

https://twitter.com/EastBerkshireFL/status/1652630328412962818

[Royals and Racers]

Bracknell 0 Truro 1 44 mins
1-1 55 mins PEN
1-2 58 mins
2-2 63 mins
Truro winner 90+3

[NathStPaul]

Football sucks.