The Non - League thread

[Stranded]

.... fairly certain one Final was even staged at Elm Park .... I thought in the 80's - ... and our very own recently retired - at that time - Mick Kearney turned out too ...

... my memory is dissolving rapidly these days but am pretty certain I was in the crowd too :

...looking at the list of Finals though - I may well have got it wrong .... and I was there for the Theale win in 92

Definitely was a final at EP, I seem to recall being there, well at least the game I went to involved Theale, so I can only assume it was the 91/92 Cup Final.

[tmesis]

.... fairly certain one Final was even staged at Elm Park .... I thought in the 80's - ... and our very own recently retired - at that time - Mick Kearney turned out too ...

... my memory is dissolving rapidly these days but am pretty certain I was in the crowd too :

...looking at the list of Finals though - I may well have got it wrong .... and I was there for the Theale win in 92

Definitely was a final at EP, I seem to recall being there, well at least the game I went to involved Theale, so I can only assume it was the 91/92 Cup Final.

About 2500 there, I think.

I went in the away end, just to see what it was like watching from the away end.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL games scheduled for tomorrow -(some pitch inspections announced already):

NOTE Postponements etc added mid-day

Sat 30th December

SLP-C
Hitchin Town v Berkhamsted
Leiston v Nuneaton Borough
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Salisbury
Swindon Supermarine v Didcot Town

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v Hartley Wintney
Badshot Lea v Thatcham Town
Chertsey Town v Binfield
Guernsey v Sutton Common Rovers
Leatherhead v Ascot United
Marlow v Southall
Metropolitan Police v Corinthian-Casuals
Northwood v Hanworth Villa
Raynes Park Vale v South Park (Reigate)
Uxbridge v Westfield

CCL-PN
Bedfont Sports v Egham Town
Broadfields United v Burnham
Edgware & Kingsbury v Chalfont St Peter
Harefield United v Wallingford & Crowmarsh
Hilltop P-P Flackwell Heath
Reading City v Holyport
Risborough Rangers P-P Milton United
Wembley P-P North Greenford United
Wokingham & Emmbrook P-P Ardley United
CCL-PS
14:00 Camberley Town v Cobham
Balham v Horley Town
Colliers Wood United v Abbey Rangers
Epsom & Ewell v Tooting & Mitcham United @ Cobham
Guildford City v Farnham Town
Knaphill v AFC Croydon Athletic
Redhill v Sheerwater
Spelthorne Sports P-P Fleet Town
Tadley Calleva P-P Alton
CCL-1
14:00 Amersham Town v Spartans Youth
Berks County v Langley
British Airways v FC Deportivo Galicia
Brook House P-P Hillingdon Borough
Eversley & California v Holmer Green
London Samurai Rovers v Bedfont
Molesey v Westside
Oxhey Jets v Windsor - NOTE fixture has now been reversed and will be played at Beaconsfield tomorrow
Penn & Tylers Green v London Colney
Rising Ballers Kensington v Woodley United - NOTE switched to Burnham FC
Yateley United v Bagshot

HELL-P
Hereford Pegasus v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Highworth Town v Worcester Raiders - 'Worthians won 3-1 at Bassett on Wed night - crowd of 216 - now just outside the PO spots with games in hand - RWBT in 4th

Wantage Town v Pershore Town
HELL-1
Hartpury University v Abingdon United
Tytherington Rocks v Kidlington Res

SSM-P
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos P-P Sawbridgeworth Town

WESSP
Andover New Street P-P AFC Stoneham
Fareham Town P-P Petersfield Town
WESS-1
AFC Aldermaston v Newport (IoW)
Andover Town P-P Fleetlands
Ash United v Cove
Frimley Green v Alresford Town

[LWJ]

Spotted NathStPaul

[paultheroyal]

Crowd of over a thousand today at Basingstoke to see them play out a battling 0-0 draw. Salisbury missed a penalty (it was dreadful) but were far the better team with wave of attack after attack yet Basingstoke could have won it at the end.

Basingstoke have not won in ages, decimated with injuries and badly need to pick up some wins to avoid being sucked into a relegation scrap.

[NathStPaul]

They deserve relegation and liquidation.

[NathStPaul]

Spotted NathStPaul

Where???

[LWJ]

Spotted NathStPaul

Where???

Berks County game

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from yesterday:

Sat 30th December

SLP-C
Hitchin Town 1-3 Berkhamsted – att 690 – good win for Berko – only their 2nd of the season and they still look a long way from safety.
- have played more than those above them in and around the drop-zone. Odd bearing in mind how dominant they were in winning the league below Season 22-23 – but I have my doubts about the relative strengths of the Southern Central One division. PO winners ‘Diddy’ also struggling in the Premier South.

Leiston 3-0 Nuneaton Borough
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town 0-0 Salisbury att – 1,117
– dodged a bullet here - initially our choice for the PM, having given up driving a longer distance in the wet to a ‘new tick’ that might have been called off en route
- then decided it was too wet ‘n horrible, with further rain forecast - to make the effort for what is still a fairly basic set-up at Winklebury.
- Match report above doesn’t make me regret the decision. There’s a longer one on NLM – ‘Whites’ missed a pen, defences were on top for most of the game – first half better than the 2nd.
- comment within this report re crowd behaviour & on this occasion somewhat against the oft ‘projected agenda’ on here – probably too wet to cause grief - even in a crowd of this size:

"Thankfully, all good natured as it is understood that in the past that there have been problems with some of the more excitable Salisbury supporters."

Swindon Supermarine 4-1 Didcot Town att 420

- no real concrete news re the Bracknell Town comings/goings from my mate (his sister is friend of a friend whose husband etc etc )
– e.g. actually I have met said fellah at a few Binfield games in the past and his family connection IS/WAS ‘very close to the club’ ….so would tend to believe what is said.
- anywhich - seems possible that Jamie and Carl were hearing things from within the hierarchy about an intention to ‘bring someone else in’ and possibly jumped before they were shoved?
Though equally the programme notes that I’ve viewed on-line, might suggest they are struggling to compete with ‘bigger’ clubs and have lost a few key players of late?
- as an interim ‘Robins’ are currently being led by their Academy manager Jordan Ive

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) 0-3 Hartley Wintney
Badshot Lea 2-2 Thatcham Town - att 175 - two 'Kingfisher' goals for David Nyarko
Chertsey Town {NINE} 9-0 Binfield –att 644 horror show for ‘Moles’ at the league leaders – from reports I’ve read elsewhere the visiting keeper (Rackley-Hayes) had a day he’ll want to forget but had little assistance from those in front of him

Guernsey 4-2 Sutton Common Rovers
Leatherhead 1-0 Ascot United
Marlow 1-2 Southall – – att 277 ‘Blues’ stay 5th Southall in 2nd behind Chertsey on GD
Metropolitan Police 3-0 Corinthian-Casuals
Raynes Park Vale 1-1 South Park (Reigate)
Uxbridge 1-2 Westfield

CCL-PN
Bedfont Sports 1-1 Egham Town
Broadfields United 1-3 Burnham
Edgware & Kingsbury 2-1 Chalfont St Peter
Harefield United 4-0 Wallingford & Crowmarsh
Reading City 5-0 Holyport
CCL-PS
Camberley Town 1-2 Cobham
Balham 2-1 Horley Town
Colliers Wood United 3-0 Abbey Rangers
Epsom & Ewell 4-2 Tooting & Mitcham United
Guildford City 1-3 Farnham Town - Town roar on 16 from 16
Knaphill 3-1 AFC Croydon Athletic
Redhill 1-3 Sheerwater
CCL-1
Amersham Town {TEN} 10-0 Spartans Youth – five goals for Tabor – Town 16 points clear now GD +75 from 24 games.
Berks County 2-1 Langley
British Airways 4-1 FC Deportivo Galicia
Eversley & California 2-1 Holmer Green
- late decision to haul myself out to this, as it was only ½ hr away:
- rain had stopped – but still got decidedly soggy and very windy/drizzly later PM.
- a much closer match than I anticipated – especially with HG having been steam-rollered the week before by leaders Amersham.
- hosts were still much better on the ball but the visitors fought hard throughout and could perhaps feel slightly aggrieved not to share the points- didn’t really threaten 2nd half but hung-on.
- That determination may yet keep them clear of the drop into STEP07 but they are slowly falling away with Bagshot and Hillingdon below them.
- a lot of landscaping and drainage work has gone on at the ESA in the past few years. There is now a (very boggy) field over behind the far side rather than a filled in gravel-pit. I’m sure they used to retrieve wayward clearances behind the stand over there with a boat !
- Have a proper Tea-Hut inside the ground now too –and interesting that Yateley – almost on their doorstep - are coming on in similar ‘leaps and bounds’ facility–wise. Could both be up at STEP05 afore–long! Yateley currently in 2nd too with E&C just outside the PO spots with plenty of games in hand.

London Samurai Rovers 5-1 Bedfont
Molesey 1-1 Westside
Windsor 2-4 Oxhey Jets
Penn & Tylers Green 2-2 London Colney
Rising Ballers Kensington 0-0 Woodley United
Yateley United 5-0 Bagshot

HELL-P
Hereford Pegasus 2-3 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Highworth Town 5-0 Worcester Raiders - att 183
- morning leaders Worcester City have decanted from Claines La during this prolonged wet-spell and are ‘lodging’ for a couple of weeks at Malvern – where they were held 3-3 by Fairford yesterday - crowd 597 – allowing Corsham to re-take top spot.

Wantage Town 1-3 Pershore Town
HELL-1
Hartpury University 3-0 Abingdon United
Tytherington Rocks 2-1 Kidlington Res

WESS-1
Ash United 3-4 Cove
Frimley Green 1-5 Alresford Town
– in the Wessex Premier - of those games that beat the wet – goals were, as usual, in abundance: 30 in the 6 played.
- leaders Shaftesbury won 8-2 vs Christchurch – much travelled striker Brett Pitman scored SEVEN.
- Portchester in 4th still pulling in the crowds too – 504 saw them draw 2-2 with 5th placed Brockenhurst.
- AFC Stoneham and Moneyfields making up the top spots in 2nd and 3rd – the latter soon to move back into their shiny re-furbed ‘John Jenkins Stadium’ - have 7 games in hand on the leaders and a record of P16 W15 L 1.

Preview of NYD to follow shortly ........

[Four Of Clubs]

.... games scheduled for tomorrow (NYD)
- seems to be rough to the west - so beware any 'grass' venues (e.g. Lydney from those below must be a doubt - Cinderford and Clanfield (Oxon) already declared off ) - FC Bristol is on the 3G at the Gloucs FA HQ Almondsbury

Monday 1st Jan 2024

NAT
Eastleigh v Dagenham & Redbridge
Oxford City v Dorking Wanderers
Wealdstone v Maidenhead United
Woking v Aldershot Town
NATN
13:00 Brackley Town v Banbury United
NATS
Farnborough v Havant & Waterlooville
13:00 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Slough Town

SLP-C
AFC Sudbury v Needham Market
Leiston v Royston Town
Stamford v St Ives Town
SLP-S
Chesham United v Harrow Borough
Hanwell Town v Beaconsfield Town
Hendon v Hayes & Yeading United
Hungerford Town v Merthyr Town
Sholing v Bracknell Town
Walton & Hersham v AFC Totton
Winchester City v Gosport Borough
SL1-C
Kings Langley v Ware
North Leigh v Kidlington
Thame United v Aylesbury United

IL1-SC
19:45 Ascot United v Badshot Lea
Binfield v Northwood
Hanworth Villa v Metropolitan Police
Hartley Wintney v Chertsey Town
South Park (Reigate) v Guernsey
Thatcham Town v Uxbridge
17:30 Westfield v Leatherhead

HELL-P
Hereford Lads Club v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Lydney Town v Wantage Town
Worcester City v Highworth Town@ Langland Stadium - Malvern FC
HELL-1
FC Bristol v Long Crendon

[Royals and Racers]

Ascot Utd v Badshot Lea is a 7.45pm KO tomorrow

[Four Of Clubs]

Ascot Utd v Badshot Lea is a 7.45pm KO tomorrow

...so t'is - might even consider it - depending upon the mood after the SCL.....

- will also get me away from the interminable 'over-gush' that accompanies any 'Dippers' game on 'live' Sk(h)y(pe)
...and I'm pretty certain the 'Geords' - as is the norm and on current form - will disappoint.

.....the Westfield vs 'Tanners' game KOs late PM presumably 'cos Woking are at home across the road at 15:00
.....but if anyone's considering a 'sneaky' NYD double and haven't already got a ticket for the game vs the Sh!ts, then best forget it as reportedly Kingfield is sold out.

[Four Of Clubs]

. since I seem to have developed a case of the Year End 'Yips' - I may as well take this opportunity to say HNY everybody!!



...will hope to keep my increasingly senile drivellings at their freshest throughout 2024.....

[Sutekh]

Wealdstone v Maidenhead is postponed. Presume it's down to the weather.

[Four Of Clubs]

Wealdstone v Maidenhead is postponed. Presume it's down to the weather.

Yup failed AM inspection....

Other Inspections pending at Binfield and Hartley W.

....'Moles' now TwiXing Match Off
HW posting ON but watch out for traffic issues locally on A30?

[Four Of Clubs]

Quick round-up of NYD matches

Monday 1st Jan 2024

NAT
Eastleigh 4-4 Dagenham & Redbridge
Oxford City 1-2 Dorking Wanderers
Woking 2-3 Aldershot Town – att 5,321 – sell-out crowd - Sh!ts just outside the POs on GD
NATN
Brackley Town 3-1 Banbury United – att 1,441
NATS
Farnborough 2-4 Havant & Waterlooville –att 1,358 - ‘boro shocked by bottom club – ex- Hungerford marksman, Ryan Seager scored for the ‘Hawks’.

Hampton & Richmond Borough 2-1 Slough Town

SLP-C
AFC Sudbury 1-0 Needham Market
Leiston 2-3 Royston Town
Stamford 4-2 St Ives Town
SLP-S
Chesham United 4-0 Harrow Borough
Hanwell Town 2-0 Beaconsfield Town
Hendon 4-3 Hayes & Yeading United
Hungerford Town 1-1 Merthyr Town
Sholing 0-0 Bracknell Town
Walton & Hersham 2-2 AFC Totton
Winchester City 1-1 Gosport Borough
SL1-C
Kings Langley 4-1 Ware
North Leigh 3-0 Kidlington – ‘Nor Lye’ draw level with leaders Bedford, who slipped up at home 2-3 to 3rd placed Biggelswade Town

Thame United 3-1 Aylesbury United

IL1-SC
Ascot United 3-1 Badshot Lea
Hanworth Villa 0-1 Metropolitan Police
Hartley Wintney 1-3 Chertsey Town
South Park (Reigate) 1-1 Guernsey
Thatcham Town 4-1 Uxbridge
Westfield 3-0 Leatherhead
- Marlow travel round to Whyteleafe this eve (Wed) to take on SCR and Southall host Ashford T @ Burnham
- Whitchurch due play Alresford in WESS-1 at Longmeadow - weather permitting - pitch inspection booked

HELL-P
Hereford Lads Club 1-4 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Lydney Town 2-3 Wantage Town – ‘Freds’ grab a win against the side immediately above them at the foot of the table – still 6 points adrift but a decent start to ‘24

Worcester City 3-0 Highworth Town
HELL-1
FC Bristol 5-3 Long Crendon

[bcubed]

Superb debut from Connor Hall as he scored all 3 in the 3-1 win for Brackley over local rivals Banbury

Some unpleasant and a little embarrassing scenes after the third goal went in, as Banbury yoofs tried to get in to the Brackley end

Hopefully some bans will follow

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Games currently scheduled tomorrow: some already called off with no prospect of play due to flooding/water-logging following the excessive deluges this week:

here's Malmesbury Vics ground:



...will try and post an update of sorts, after planned/otherwise inspections, mid/late AM tomorrow - doubt I'll be venturing far .......

EDIT Early Sat PM Update

Saturday 6th Jan 2024

NAT
Dorking Wanderers v Oldham Athletic
Ebbsfleet United v Wealdstone
Hartlepool United v Oxford City
Maidenhead United v Bromley
Solihull Moors v Woking
NATN
Spennymoor Town v Brackley Town
NATS
Slough Town v Taunton Town
St Albans City v Farnborough

SLP-C
Berkhamsted v Leamington
Needham Market v Kettering Town
Royston Town v AFC Sudbury
St Ives Town v Leiston
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Swindon Supermarine
Bracknell Town v Hendon
Didcot Town v Chesham United
Dorchester Town v Hungerford Town
Hayes & Yeading United v Walton & Hersham
Merthyr Town v Basingstoke Town
Plymouth Parkway v Winchester City
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Stotfold
Barton Rovers v North Leigh
Cirencester Town v Kings Langley
Hadley v Thame United

IL1-SC
Ascot United v Thatcham Town
Ashford Town (Middx) v Northwood
Hanworth Villa P-P Binfield
Metropolitan Police v Badshot Lea
Raynes Park Vale P-P Chipstead
Uxbridge v Marlow
Westfield v Hartley Wintney

CCL-PN
Chalfont St Peter v Wembley
Edgware & Kingsbury v Burnham
Flackwell Heath v Risborough Rangers
Harefield United P-P Ardley United
Holyport P-P Rayners Lane
Milton United P-P Bedfont Sports
Reading City P-P North Greenford United
Wokingham & Emmbrook P-P Hilltop
CCL-PS
Abbey Rangers v Balham
AFC Croydon Athletic v Sheerwater
Colliers Wood United P-P Cobham
Epsom & Ewell v Camberley Town
Farnham Town P-P Redhill
Fleet Town v Sandhurst Town
Guildford City P-P Tooting & Mitcham United
Jersey Bulls v Alton Town
Spelthorne Sports v Knaphill
Tadley Calleva P-P Horley Town
CCL-1
Amersham Town v Westside
Bagshot v British Airways
FC Deportivo Galicia v Langley
Hillingdon Borough P-P Berks County
Holmer Green v Yateley United
London Colney P-P Molesey
Oxhey Jets v Brook House
Penn & Tylers Green v London Samurai Rovers
Rising Ballers Kensington P-P Windsor
Spartans Youth P-P Eversley & California

HELL-P
Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Cinderford Town

HELL-1
Calne Town v Kidlington Res
Long Crendon v Chipping Sodbury Town
Malmesbury Victoria P-P Abingdon United


WESSP
Blackfield & Langley v Andover New Street
Hamble Club v Petersfield Town
WESS-1
AFC Aldermaston P-P Totton & Eling
Alresford Town v Fleetlands
Andover Town v Verwood Town
Cove v Frimley Green
East Cowes Victoria v Ash United
New Milton Town v Whitchurch United

TVL-P 14:00
Holyport Reserves v Windsor & Eton -now switched to Stag Meadow - regardless of the weather - port's Firsts were due to be at home in CCL-P
BTC Senior 14:00
Newbury P-P Henley Town

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from yesterday :

Saturday 6th Jan 2024

FA Cup Third Round
Maidstone United 1-0 Stevenage
Newport County 1-1 Eastleigh
- Sh!ts go at the Hawthorns this PM

NAT
Dorking Wanderers 0-1 Oldham Athletic
Ebbsfleet United 2-0 Wealdstone
Hartlepool United 2-1 Oxford City
Maidenhead United 0-0 Bromley
Solihull Moors 3-0 Woking
NATN
Spennymoor Town 0-1 Brackley Town
NATS
Slough Town 3-0 Taunton Town
St Albans City 2-1 Farnborough

SLP-C
Berkhamsted 0-2 Leamington
Needham Market 4-0 Kettering Town
Royston Town 2-1 AFC Sudbury
St Ives Town 5-0 Leiston
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town 3-4 Swindon Supermarine – ‘Rams’ had led 3-1 going into the last ¼ of the match
Bracknell Town 1-0 Hendon – att 512 Grant in the last 10’ for ‘Robins’
Didcot Town 1-1 Chesham United
Dorchester Town 2-4 Hungerford Town – official SL site reverts to old bad habits and shows final score as 0-0 – ‘Crusaders’ took a 0-3 lead through McDonagh, DeSt Croix and Shepherd before the Magpies grabbed two late goals either side of one more (from Lopez) for the visitors in stoppage time.

Hayes & Yeading United 0-0 Walton & Hersham
Merthyr Town 4-1 Basingstoke Town –att 913 – 'Martyrs' 3-1 up at HT
SL1-C
Aylesbury United 4-4 Stotfold
Barton Rovers 1-1 North Leigh
Cirencester Town 1-1 Kings Langley
Hadley 3-0 Thame United

IL1-SC
Ascot United 1-5 Thatcham Town
Metropolitan Police 1-1 Badshot Lea
Uxbridge 1-3 Marlow
Westfield 5-1 Hartley Wintney

CCL-PN
Chalfont St Peter 1-2 Wembley
Edgware & Kingsbury 1-2 Burnham
Flackwell Heath 3-0 Risborough Rangers
CCL-PS
Abbey Rangers 3-0 Balham
AFC Croydon Athletic 4-0 Sheerwater
Epsom & Ewell 0-5 Camberley Town
Fleet Town 5-2 Sandhurst Town – att 327
Jersey Bulls 1-2 Alton Town – att 643 - Town in 5th after 8 wins in 10 - 'Bulls' now 4th: Abbey up to 3rd after quite a poor start
Spelthorne Sports 1-0 Knaphill -att 111 - 2nd placed 'Knappers' slip up
CCL-1
Amersham Town 4-1 Westside
FC Deportivo Galicia 1-2 Langley
Holmer Green 1-5 Woodley United
Oxhey Jets 3-3 Brook House
Penn & Tylers Green 1-1 London Samurai Rovers
Yateley United 4-0 Bedfont
- there were a couple of fixture ‘changes’ the CCL FT site were slow to pick up on …

HELL-P
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 1-1 Cinderford Town

HELL-1
Calne Town 1-1 Kidlington Res
Long Crendon 2-4 Chipping Sodbury Town


WESSP
Blackfield & Langley 4-2 Andover New Street
Hamble Club 1-4 Petersfield Town
WESS-1
Alresford Town 1-1 Fleetlands
Andover Town 1-1 Verwood Town
Cove 2-1 Frimley Green
East Cowes Victoria 5-3 Ash United
New Milton Town 3-4 Whitchurch United

TVL-P
Windsor & Eton 2-3 Holyport Reserves -

[tmesis]

I went to Amersham v Westside. Not too much to the ground, but in a nice location, with views of the hills. Apparently, until relative recently their pitch had an 11' 4" slope, side to side. That's even more than Wycombe's old place.

They won 4-1, and the third was their 100 league goal, in their 25th game.