The Non - League thread

[Four Of Clubs]

I went to Amersham v Westside...... nice location, with views of the hills. Apparently ......their pitch had an 11' 4" slope, side to side.

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

...not been to Spratley's for a while - ....last game probably a Vase/Cup tie with Big Bad Marcus Richardson's Highmoor. Need to look that one up?

Has always been a tad basic up there but friendly place ...evidently now on the up after some long barren years in the SSM leagues.
Jake Tabor now listed as having scored 50 goals this season - may well incl. Cup games.
As mentioned on here they have had ex-pro Richard Paquette turning out for them too.

Pitch slope was legendary and they entirely relandscaped the ground 80s or 90s - hence why there is/was a prodigious 'drop' down to the field opposite the main stand.
Was the mysterious derelict old barn/shed structure still there?
- rumoured to be of some agrarian historical import so they couldn't touch it.
In less genteel parts of the world I'd imagine someone would have 'accidentally' backed a large lorry into it at high speed?

[tmesis]

Was the mysterious derelict old barn/shed structure still there?
- rumoured to be of some agrarian historical import so they couldn't touch it.
In less genteel parts of the world I'd imagine someone would have 'accidentally' backed a large lorry into it at high speed?

Yes.

I'd assumed it was on old changing room block or something like that. It doesn't exactly look like a structure of particular historical merit.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Probably of no interest here but, Brett Pitman…he of ex Bournemouth, Pompey etc has scored 82 goals in his last 61 games in non-league (the well-funded/ambitious Portchester & Shaftsbury) including 7 in His last game

[Four Of Clubs]

Probably of no interest here but, Brett Pitman…he of ex Bournemouth, Pompey etc has scored 82 goals in his last 61 games in non-league (the well-funded/ambitious Portchester & Shaftsbury) including 7 in His last game

...of interest ... on this thread of course -'specially as it's a featured league (Wessex) - I may have "mentioned it in passing" about a dozen posts back

(Wiki) ... Brett's origins were on Jersey presumably where B'muff spotted him? ...

[Sutekh]

Probably of no interest here but, Brett Pitman…he of ex Bournemouth, Pompey etc has scored 82 goals in his last 61 games in non-league (the well-funded/ambitious Portchester & Shaftsbury) including 7 in His last game

...of interest ... on this thread of course -'specially as it's a featured league (Wessex) - I may have "mentioned it in passing" about a dozen posts back

(Wiki) ... Brett's origins were on Jersey presumably where B'muff spotted him? ...

Given Brett has said he'd like to represent Jersey at international level (he played for their u18 team) it's a shame to note that FIFA have now changed their rules to say that only sovereign states can be member nations so they don't get another Gibraltar.

[tmesis]

Probably of no interest here but, Brett Pitman…he of ex Bournemouth, Pompey etc has scored 82 goals in his last 61 games in non-league (the well-funded/ambitious Portchester & Shaftsbury) including 7 in His last game

Odd to think of Shaftesbury as being well-funded.

Pleasant little set-up, mainly due to it having a high hedge on three sides, and for being within walking distance of the very pleasant centre of Shaftesbury. In truth, I really went for Gold Hill, of Hovis advert fame.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Ambitious?

[RFCMod]

Went down to Bottom Meadow for the first time in a while to see Bracknell
Uninspiring game and a shadow of the team that charged up the league last year but Grant's 80th minute goal gave them the 3 pts

512 gate boosted by BTFC inviting all local Sandhurst FC kids and parents admission for free

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 -

[Four Of Clubs]

Matches OFF at Binfield & Thatcham tonight (Tue) in the IL1-SC

Marlow are taking on Badshot Lea at Wrecclesham and are 2-0 up....

....Reading City's CCL game switched to Edgware & Kingsbury's ground (Silver Jubilee Park)

The B&B Sen Cup game at Ascot was 1-1 when I last checked (vs Beaconsfield)

[NathStPaul]

Oof. Windsor FC appoint Gary Haylock as manager.

They must be desperate.

[Four Of Clubs]

Results from tonight (Tue 9th)

B&B Senior Ascot 1-3 Beaconsfield

NAT-S Bath City 1-2 Slough Town

IL1-SE
Badshot Lea 2-2 Marlow
Chipstead 0-1 Southall - visitors go top above Chesham

CCL-PN E&K 2-2 Reading City
CCL-PS Redhill 1-2 Farnham

WESS-P Petersfield 2-3 Andover N.St
WESS-1 Ash 0-1 Fawley
WESS-1 Downton 2-3 Alresford Town - Town win at the current leaders, move up to 2nd behind them on GD and take their unbeaten record from them.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Slough have really picked-up this season under Scotties tenure

[Four Of Clubs]

In the B&B Sen Cup tonight (Wed) Burnham shock Hungerford 2-0 at the 1878 Stadium (fka The Gore)

...in CCL-1 Langley 4-2 Eversley & Cal

[Four Of Clubs]

NL programme for tomorrow - ice/snow and further floods permitting - (not looked closely at forecast- seems rather 'mild' - BUT some damage already done - will try and post any significant updates mid-late AM Sat)

Saturday 13th Jan 2024

FA Trophy 4th Round – no longer regionallised
Aveley v AFC Fylde
Bath City v Coalville Town
Bishop's Stortford v Aldershot Town
Bromley v Chippenham Town
Chelmsford City v Wealdstone
Gateshead v Weston-super-Mare
Hartlepool United v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Hereford v Torquay United
Horsham v Peterborough Sports
Hythe Town v Chorley
Kidderminster Harriers v Altrincham
Macclesfield v Dorking Wanderers
Oldham Athletic v Hendon
Radcliffe v Barnet
Solihull Moors v Nantwich Town
Welling United v Chesterfield

FA Vase 4th Round
1 Hallam v Silsden
2 Blyth Town v Whickham
3 Emley v Charnock Richard
4 South Liverpool v Lincoln United
5 Whitchurch Alport v Great Wakering Rovers
6 Worcester City v Lichfield City
7 Stourport Swifts v Ashby Ivanhoe
8 Romford v Stanway Pegasus
9 Walsham Le Willows v Tilbury
10 Farnham Town v Bridgwater United
11 Holmesdale v Highworth Town
12 13:00 Jersey Bulls v Hamworthy Recreation
13 Hilltop v Erith Town @ Burnham
14 North Greenford United v Brixham
15 Deal Town v Cobham
16 Falmouth Town v Hartpury University

League
NAT
Eastleigh v Southend United
NATN
Blyth Spartans v Banbury United
Brackley Town v Scunthorpe United
NATS
Weymouth v Slough Town

SLP-C
AFC Sudbury v Alvechurch
AFC Telford United v Leiston
Berkhamsted v Mickleover
Bromsgrove Sporting v Royston Town
Halesowen Town v Needham Market
Hitchin Town v Long Eaton United
St Ives Town v Nuneaton Borough
SLP-S
Didcot Town v Bracknell Town
Hanwell Town v Basingstoke Town
Hungerford Town v Chesham United
Merthyr Town v Beaconsfield Town
Sholing v Winchester City
Swindon Supermarine v Walton & Hersham
Tiverton Town v Hayes & Yeading United
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v AFC Dunstable
Cirencester Town v Kidlington
Kings Langley v Bedford Town
Leighton Town v North Leigh
Welwyn Garden City v Thame United

IL1-SC
Fri 12th Binfield 2-3 Ascot United -att 261 - 89' winner for Yellamen
14:00 Badshot Lea v Guernsey
Chertsey Town v Raynes Park Vale
Chipstead v Ashford Town (Middx)
Hartley Wintney v Hanworth Villa
Marlow v Metropolitan Police
Northwood v Leatherhead
South Park (Reigate) v Uxbridge
Sutton Common Rovers v Corinthian-Casuals
Thatcham Town P-P Southall – extensive flood damage

CCL-PN
Ardley United v Edgware & Kingsbury
Bedfont Sports v Risborough Rangers
Broadfields United v Flackwell Heath
Chalfont St Peter v Holyport
Egham Town v Milton United
Harefield United v Rayners Lane
Virginia Water v Reading City
Wallingford & Crowmarsh v Burnham
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Wembley
CCL-PS
Alton Town v Guildford City
Balham v Camberley Town
Horley Town v Fleet Town
Redhill v Colliers Wood United
Sandhurst Town v Tadley Calleva
Sheerwater v Knaphill
Spelthorne Sports v AFC Croydon Athletic
CCL-1
Bagshot v FC Deportivo Galicia
Bedfont v Eversley & California
Berks County v Oxhey Jets
Brook House v London Colney
Hillingdon Borough v Amersham Town
Langley v Rising Ballers Kensington
London Samurai Rovers v British Airways
Molesey v Penn & Tylers Green
Westside v Holmer Green
Windsor v Yateley United

HELL-P
Hereford Pegasus v Wantage Town
Worcester Raiders v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
HELL-1
Devizes Town v Long Crendon
Kidlington Res v Chipping Sodbury Town
Newent Town v Abingdon United

WESSP
Bournemouth v Andover New Street
Moneyfields P-P Petersfield Town - NOT weather related - 'Moneys' were due to 'lodge' at Portchester for a spell - whilst their own ground was having some 'final touches' done to it before re-opening. (Seems to be taking a long time?)
- and now Portch have terminated the agreement with immediate effect as an approach to one of their players was made by their would-be 'lodgers' without permission!

WESS-1
Alresford Town v Andover Town
Fawley AFC v AFC Aldermaston
Millbrook v Frimley Green
Newport (IoW) v Cove
Romsey Town v Ash United
Whitchurch United v Downton

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Results....

Saturday 13th Jan 2024

FA Trophy 4th Round
Aveley 1-0 AFC Fylde
Bath City 0-0 Coalville Town – 3-4p
Bishop's Stortford 6-1 Aldershot Town
Bromley 1-1 Chippenham Town – 4-2p
Chelmsford City 0-1 Wealdstone
Gateshead 2-2 Weston-super-Mare – 4-3p
Hartlepool United 0-0 Hampton & Richmond Borough – 2-4p
Hereford 2-0 Torquay United
Horsham 0-3 Peterborough Sports
Hythe Town 1-2 Chorley
Kidderminster Harriers 0-0 Altrincham – 4-2p
Macclesfield 5-0 Dorking Wanderers
Oldham Athletic 1-2 Hendon
Radcliffe 1-2 Barnet
Solihull Moors 5-1 Nantwich Town
Welling United 2-0 Chesterfield

FA Vase 4th Round
1 Hallam 3-1 Silsden
2 Blyth Town 0-0 Whickham – 2-4p
3 Emley 3-0 Charnock Richard
4 South Liverpool 1-1 Lincoln United – 3-5p
5 Whitchurch Alport 1-2 Great Wakering Rovers
6 Worcester City 2-0 Lichfield City att 769
7 Stourport Swifts 3-1 Ashby Ivanhoe
8 Romford 2-1 Stanway Pegasus
9 Walsham Le Willows 0-1 Tilbury
10 Farnham Town 1-2 Bridgwater United – att official 869 – thought to be far more inside the ground from those that went
11 Holmesdale 1-3 Highworth Town
12 Jersey Bulls 1-1 Hamworthy Recreation att 560 – 4-2 pens – in normal time ‘Bulls’ had levelled on 84’
13 Hilltop 1-1 Erith Town - 3-2 pens – played at Burnham
14 North Greenford United 2-2 Brixham – att 163 - 5-3 pens
15 Deal Town 2-0 Cobham – att 716
16 Falmouth Town 2-0 Hartpury University

League
NAT
Eastleigh 0-1 Southend United
NATN
Blyth Spartans 2-2 Banbury United
Brackley Town 2-0 Scunthorpe United – att 1,008 ‘Saints win with early 2nd half goals through Gudger and Hall – move up to 3rd but are 9 pts behind 2nd placed ‘Scunny’- who themselves are 8 behind leaders Tamworth

NATS
Weymouth 3-0 Slough Town

SLP-C
AFC Sudbury 0-1 Alvechurch
AFC Telford United 0-0 Leiston
Berkhamsted 0-1 Mickleover
Bromsgrove Sporting 0-1 Royston Town
Halesowen Town 0-1 Needham Market
Hitchin Town 2-3 Long Eaton United
St Ives Town 3-0 Nuneaton Borough
SLP-S
Didcot Town 1-0 Bracknell Town att 681 – bottom club ‘Diddy’ shock ‘Robins’ – late goal (pen) from Patrick Osborne – reportedly ‘steals’ the points

Hanwell Town 1-2 Basingstoke Town – ‘stoke behind in the first minute but turned it around early 2nd half (Upton and Wilson) to bring home the points. Sit mid-table but have played significantly more games than all around them.

Hungerford Town 0-1 Chesham United att 457 – ‘Generals’ stay top.
- now 5 points above Salisbury, who were beaten in front of 958 at the Ray Mac by Totton – who scored thru Scott Rendell pen in the last 15’

Merthyr Town 2-3 Beaconsfield Town
Sholing 5-1 Winchester City
Swindon Supermarine 2-1 Walton & Hersham – ‘marine top on current form over the last 6 games: 5 wins in that period

Tiverton Town 1-1 Hayes & Yeading United
SL1-C
Aylesbury United 2-1 AFC Dunstable
Cirencester Town 0-1 Kidlington
Kings Langley 1-3 Bedford Town
Leighton Town 1-2 North Leigh att 393 ‘Nor Lye’ stay top
Welwyn Garden City 3-4 Thame United

IL1-SC
Badshot Lea 4-2 Guernsey
Chertsey Town 4-1 Raynes Park Vale – att 689
Chipstead 2-2 Ashford Town (Middx)
Hartley Wintney 2-1 Hanworth Villa
Marlow 4-0 Metropolitan Police – hat-trick for Dave Tarpey
Northwood 1-2 Leatherhead
South Park (Reigate) 1-1 Uxbridge
Sutton Common Rovers 2-0 Corinthian-Casuals

CCL-PN
Ardley United 0-2 Edgware & Kingsbury
Bedfont Sports 5-1 Risborough Rangers
Broadfields United 0-2 Flackwell Heath
Chalfont St Peter 2-3 Holyport
Egham Town 0-1 Milton United
Harefield United 0-2 Rayners Lane
Virginia Water 2-1 Reading City
Wallingford & Crowmarsh 1-1 Burnham
Wokingham & Emmbrook 2-3 Wembley
- top 5 all win: Rayners La top ahead of FH by 2 points – then a sizeable gap back to VW, Bedfont Sp. Milton & Burnham.
- Reading City stuck in 9th but due to postponements have c. 3 games in hand
- Harefield and Hilltop are the bottom two but the latters’ Vase exploits and ground issues at their Hillingdon ‘lodgings’ mean they have 6 games in hand on most around them – incl. Wok & Emm and Wall & Crow.

CCL-PS
Alton Town 3-1 Guildford City
Balham 1-0 Camberley Town
Horley Town 2-3 Fleet Town
Redhill 1-0 Colliers Wood United
Sandhurst Town 1-0 Tadley Calleva
Sheerwater 1-6 Knaphill
Spelthorne Sports 0-1 AFC Croydon Athletic
CCL-1
Bagshot 2-2 FC Deportivo Galicia
Bedfont 1-5 Eversley & California
Berks County 1-0 Oxhey Jets
Brook House 3-2 London Colney
Hillingdon Borough 0-5 Amersham Town – four more goals for Jake Tabor – Town 16pts clear at the top though Berks Co & Eversley have a raft of games in hand.

Langley 1-2 Rising Ballers Kensington
London Samurai Rovers 0-5 British Airways
Molesey 2-1 Penn & Tylers Green
Westside 2-0 Holmer Green
Windsor 0-3 Yateley United United in 2nd – good progress for their first season at this level

HELL-P
Hereford Pegasus 5-1 Wantage Town
Worcester Raiders 1-2 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
HELL-1
Devizes Town 6-0 Long Crendon
Kidlington Res 1-0 Chipping Sodbury Town
Newent Town 2-4 Abingdon United

WESSP
Bournemouth 1-1 Andover New Street
- AFC Stoneham re-take top spot with an 8-1 win at Christchurch – Moneyfields (4th) and Shaftesbury (2nd) not in action yesterday
- Portchester big winners at Blackfield (2-5) move up to to 3rd

WESS-1
Alresford Town 3-0 Andover Town
Fawley AFC 3-1 AFC Aldermaston
Millbrook 6-1 Frimley Green
Newport (IoW) 1-1 Cove
Romsey Town 2-0 Ash United
Whitchurch United 2-2 Downton

[LWJ]

Binfield pitch inspection 3PM today

[bcubed]

NL Results....

Saturday 13th Jan 2024


League
NATN
Brackley Town 2-0 Scunthorpe United – att 1,008 ‘Saints win with early 2nd half goals through Gudger and Hall – move up to 3rd but are 9 pts behind 2nd placed ‘Scunny’- who themselves are 8 behind leaders Tamworth

Comfortably Brackley's best performance of the season. After being under a lot of pressure in the first 15/20 minutes, Brackley gradually took control. Following a wonderful strike from Gudger of all people, they never looked back. Loan signing Connor Hall continued to shine with another goal.

[Four Of Clubs]

Binfield pitch inspection 3PM today

OFF ...as is Hungerford, Didcot, Camberley, Hayes & Y (vs Bracknell), Tadley and Highworth....

Marlow v Chertsey still ON (currently) ... passed 3PM INSP .....

[paultheroyal]

Whats going on at Farnham? Is it all going a bit rocky? U23 team gone i understand.

Basingstoke Town are pretty much back to full strength so hoping results will improve. Playing on a 4G clearly helping getting games played compared to others but coincided with a terrible run of injuries. Very much in danger of being sucked in to a relegation scrap so now need to start picking up points quick.

[LWJ]

Whats going on at Farnham? Is it all going a bit rocky? U23 team gone i understand.

IF the statement is to be believed then the management team left for a job in adult football, and then a few players left to join adult teams.


On paper it looks like a valid reason, they didn't want to remain in a league they weren't going to be competitive in.
They're almost guaranteed promotion now so can't imagine the money tap has been switched off.