The Non - League thread

[Royals and Racers]

Cinderford Town have won the Hellenic League play-off promotion final by beating Royal Wootton Bassett 4-0 played at RWB
Around 1,000 in to watch it.

[Four Of Clubs]

Cinderford Town have won the Hellenic League play-off promotion final by beating Royal Wootton Bassett 4-0 played at RWB
Around 1,000 in to watch it.

"I kno' cos I wos there!"

Club coped very well with the big crowd (officially 934) - tho the bars were rammed and a bit slow to serve but sadly the team let them down on the pitch.

Two absolute howlers led in Cinderford midway thru the 1st half - and this is a side that (of late) don't give many goals away themselves.
Grabbed two more late on as 'Bassett' wilted rather at the back.

RWBT had a few 'moments' but never seriously threatened a recovery.

[Royals and Racers]

Marlow at home and Bracknell away both games 0-0 at HT
Marlow 1-0 58 mins
Marlow 1-1 now 66 mins and Marlow missed pen
Totton 1-0 up 72 mins
Marlow 2-2 87 mins
Bracknell equalise on 88 mins
Both matches go into ET
3-2 Marlow 97 mins
Totton 2 Bracknell 1 105 mins
F-T Totton 2 Bracknell 1 Totton play Salisbury in final.
Marlow win 3-2

[Royals and Racers]

Marlow v Leatherhead final on Sunday May 5th KO 3pm

[Four Of Clubs]

Preview for w/e to B/H such as it it
- some 'dribbles' of league action remaining in the CCL (all 'dead rubbers') but mostly a tidy-up & planned schedule of the POs:

Fixtures Saturday 4th May

NATIONAL League POs
NAT-North [Champions : Tamworth]
Final
15:30 KO Brackley Town v Boston United
[- current ticketing info as at Thu 2nd AM ]

https://www.brackleytownfc.com/news/ticket-update--brackley-town-v-boston-united--promotion-final--saturday-4th-may-2024-2848915.html

NAT [Champions : Chesterfield]
Final @ Wembley
Sun 5th Bromley v Solihull Moors

NAT-South [Champions : Yeovil Town]
Final Mon 6th
Worthing v Braintree Town

Southern League POs
SLP-Central [Champions : Needham Market]
AFC Telford United 2-0 Mickleover
Leamington 1-0 Redditch United - aet (FT 0-0)
Final Mon 6th
AFC Telford United v Leamington

SLP-South [Champions : Chesham Town]
AFC Totton 2-1 Bracknell Town - att 1,023 - aet (FT 1-1)
Salisbury 2-1 Gosport Borough - att 2,234 - 'Whites' levelled on 88' then won it with a stoppage time pen - NOT in ET as being reported by the 'official' league site!
Final Mon 6th
AFC Totton v Salisbury

SL1-Central [Champions : Biggleswade Town]
AFC Dunstable 3-3 Waltham Abbey - aet (FT 2-2) Abbey win 7-8 Pens
Bedford Town 2-1 Ware
Final Mon 6th
Bedford Town v Waltham Abbey

SL1-South [Champions : Wimborne Town]
Cribbs 1-2 Bristol Manor Farm
Frome Town 3-0 Mousehole AFC
Final Mon 6th
Frome Town v Bristol Manor Farm

ISTHMIAN League POs
IL1-South East PO [Champions : Cray Valley PM]
Ramsgate 0-1 Chichester City - att 1,462
Sittingbourne 1-2 Three Bridges
Final Fri 3rd
Three Bridges v Chichester City

IL1-North PO [Champions : Lowestoft Town]
Final
Bowers & Pitsea v Brentwood Town

IL1-South Central PO [Champions : Chertsey Town]
Leatherhead 1-1 Southall - aet (FT 1-1) ‘Tanners’ win 3-2 pens
Marlow 3-2 Westfield - aet (FT 2-2)
Final Sun 5th
Marlow v Leatherhead

IL Premier PO [Champions : Hornchurch]
Chatham Town 1-1 Horsham - aet (FT 1-1) Chatham win 4-3 pens
Enfield Town 1-0 Wingate & Finchley
Final Mon 6th
Chatham Town v Enfield Town

Northern League PO [Champions : Radcliffe]
Final Mon 6th
Macclesfield v Marine

CCL-PN POs
Bedfont Sports v Reading City
- the other PO S-F awaits the result of the Final league game for Burnham @ Beaconsfield (vs Hilltop) on Thu evening this week – a win would put ‘Blues’ into the PO on GD instead of Holyport
Runners-Up Rayners Lane will host the tie on Sat @ 15:00.

CCL-PS POs
Jersey Bulls v AFC Croydon Athletic
Knaphill v Tadley Calleva

CCL-1 POs
British Airways v Molesey/RB Kensington - RBK play tonight (Thu 2nd) a point H vs Oxhey would see them dislodge Molesey from 5th and face BA in the S-F.
Seen a snippet, confirming BA are leaving Bedfont FC- replaced as 'lodgers' by Spartans Youth - to g/share at Spelthorne next season

Berks County v Eversley & California

League
CCL-PN
Ardley United v Virginia Water
CCL-1
Holmer Green v Brook House
Woodley United v London Samurai Rovers

Mon 6th Woodley Utd v Oxhey Jets


UPDATE/CAUTION - Woodley Utd have just 'scratched' from tonight's 'dead-rubber' CCL-1 fixture away at Spartans Youth (@ Northwood FC) citing insufficient players.
- Will be keeping a watchful eye over the next day or so for their other league games (due at Rivermoor Sat & B/H Mon above) & Cup obligations - expect they will fulfill the Cup game(s) at least - though could face a hefty fine if they can't scramble together a squad for the w/e games.
- are supposed to be at Tadley next Thu 9th in a Premier Challenge Cup 3rd Round tie i.e. 1 before the Q-Fs !

[Royals and Racers]

Burnham lost 3-0 at Hilltop and are out of the play-offs and Holyport are in and travel to Rayners Lane on Saturday.

[Sutekh]

SB group owners of Sandhurst and Bracknell have issued a statement confirming that agreement has been reached for new owners taking over.

Is there any more on this as yet, is it known who the new owners will be?

[Four Of Clubs]

Burnham lost 3-0 at Hilltop and are out of the play-offs and Holyport are in and travel to Rayners Lane on Saturday.

...I was there too (played at Beaconsfield) - decent game but Burnham mis-fired badly in front of goal and came up against a surprisingly good quality side in Hilltop.

Scoreline didn't quite reflect the ebb/flow of the match with 'Blues' dominating for long periods and hitting bar/post on numerous occasions but were ultimately unable to find a way through Hilltop's back line.
Eventually tried weight of numbers with 3, 4 or sometimes 5 up front, towards the very end but this left them light at the back against very mobile opponents and they were undone twice on the break in stoppage time.

Some very 'lively' followers for the 'hosts' - apparently there were even a few Holyport players/supporters among the 'away' following hence the quite exhuberant celebrations after the 2nd goal - scored just after the 90'??

-had a very talented bunch on the field this evening. Presumably their lowly position in the league is possibly down to availability - plus the surface at the Middlesex Stadium where they 'lodge' with Hillingdon Borough, hasn't often been that great in the past either.
Tonight on a 3G both sides were slick and sharp, in and out of possession. Burnham had the greater power hence their contention for the POs but too many of their forward runners had an off night.

Hilltop were formed mid-noughties - they had a Somali international in their ranks but he may have been 'poached' , couldn't see him listed in the programme?
- also their manager recently departed to run the National side
(not quite sure of my Horn of Africa Politics: Eritrea/Somaliland/Somalia/Djibouti etc ) were varied flags on show from the region.
Most of their playing squad are drawn from that community up in NW Lahnden - the club are named after a street (Avenue) in Stonebridge.
Rough luck on Burnham to find a side with the tension removed for their final game - they had stayed clear of relegation (just) and evidently out to enjoy themselves in the final few games.
Then again might be even tougher on Rayners Lane if they fail in the POs - especially vs Holyport - they finished over 30 pts above 5th place - though were deducted 4. Bedfont Sports on their day, might get past them but they need to overcome a resurgent Reading City in Saturday's other PO S-F

PS (as per Preview above) RBK got the point they needed last night to oust Molesey from the CCL-1 POs : now have a S-F vs British Airways due to be played at Bedfont's The Orchard this Sat PM. That is right next door to Reading City's attempt to get past Bedfont Sports in the Premier PO S-F.
- even with the much protracted end to the regular season, you'd have thought they might consider staggering the two ties.
Someone at the League or the two host clubs involved must have spotted the very real possibility of both grounds being required for POs scheduled for the 4th - neither club are blessed with particularly large parking facilities??

[NathStPaul]

Interesting cup final tonight at Rivermoor, Reading City if anyone needs a football fix.

[Four Of Clubs]

Interesting cup final tonight at Rivermoor, Reading City if anyone needs a football fix.

This one ....

BERKSHIRE TROPHY CENTRE INTERMEDIATE CUP
Westwood Wanderers Reserves (TVL-D1) v Berks County Swords TVL-D2 KO 19:45

Adults £6 Conc £2

note: BC's TwiX CLAIMS KO IS 19:30

[NathStPaul]

Interesting cup final tonight at Rivermoor, Reading City if anyone needs a football fix.

This one ....

BERKSHIRE TROPHY CENTRE INTERMEDIATE CUP
Westwood Wanderers Reserves (TVL-D1) v Berks County Swords TVL-D2 KO 19:45

Adults £6 Conc £2

note: BC's TwiX CLAIMS KO IS 19:30

It's a 7:30 kick off, league got the kick off time wrong on the literature.

[bcubed]

Will be at Brackley tomorrow
Pretty much a sellout

And I think the player sent off at the end of the semi final has been cleared to play after an appeal. Nothing official about a sending off or an appeal. Very odd.

Fingers crossed they can break the play off hoodoo

[Royals and Racers]

Will be at Brackley tomorrow
Pretty much a sellout

And I think the player sent off at the end of the semi final has been cleared to play after an appeal. Nothing official about a sending off or an appeal. Very odd.

Fingers crossed they can break the play off hoodoo

The hoodoo continues - Boston won 2-1

[bcubed]

Will be at Brackley tomorrow
Pretty much a sellout

And I think the player sent off at the end of the semi final has been cleared to play after an appeal. Nothing official about a sending off or an appeal. Very odd.

Fingers crossed they can break the play off hoodoo

The hoodoo continues - Boston won 2-1

Speechless

Reading play offs plus Brackley play offs. I should just not bother

14 in total...

[Clyde1998]

I managed to get up to Scours Lane after the U21 game today - Woodley United vs London Samurai Rovers. First time I'd been there.

Based on the tally at the turnstile, there were 15 paying customers. Woodley won 3-0, with two goals disallowed for offside.

[Sutekh]

Will be at Brackley tomorrow
Pretty much a sellout

And I think the player sent off at the end of the semi final has been cleared to play after an appeal. Nothing official about a sending off or an appeal. Very odd.

Fingers crossed they can break the play off hoodoo

The hoodoo continues - Boston won 2-1

Speechless

Reading play offs plus Brackley play offs. I should just not bother

14 in total...

Could you take up supporting Leeds for the next couple of weeks?

[bcubed]

The hoodoo continues - Boston won 2-1

Speechless

Reading play offs plus Brackley play offs. I should just not bother

14 in total...

Could you take up supporting Leeds for the next couple of weeks?

Could try it. Maybe need to stop supporting Reading and Brackley too!!

[Loafer]

Se dons vs baiteze London Sunday cup final video

Over 3500 there

https://youtu.be/AwxR7p-6Org?si=AuxZ3CyQoutteh0Z

[Royals and Racers]

Great result for Marlow today 3-1 winners against Leatherhead in the promotion final.

[Loafer]

Bromley win the PO