The Non - League thread

[Four Of Clubs]

Thanks FoC

But that is just a small part of MP’s career ‘progression’.......he sure still gets around a bit...and yet, scores shed loads...why drop him

....indeed just a couple of mins surfing- throws up Fleet Town, Basingstoke, Thatcham, Bracknell - thou I'm not sure he ever turned out for them and possibly Aylesbury Utd.

[Hoop Blah]

I also think they have Adam Cornell in their front line too - recently moved over from Bracknell links up with other recent ex-Robin and Rebel winger Joe Grant.

And centre half Joe Gator too.

[Four Of Clubs]

NL Preview Saturday 1st Feb

NAT
Aldershot Town v Harrogate Town
Eastleigh v Woking
Solihull Moors v Maidenhead United
NATN
Brackley Town v Farsley Celtic
NATS
Billericay Town v Maidstone United
Braintree Town v Weymouth
Chippenham Town v Dartford
Concord Rangers v Havant & Waterlooville
Dorking Wanderers v Bath City
Dulwich Hamlet v Chelmsford City
Eastbourne Borough v Hemel Hempstead Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Hungerford Town
Slough Town v Oxford City
St Albans City v Welling United
Tonbridge Angels v Wealdstone

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v South Park
Bracknell Town v Chalfont St Peter
Chipstead v Bedfont Sports
Hanwell Town v Staines Town - 2nd placed Hanwell held 0-0 @ Uxbridge midweek
Marlow v Westfield
Northwood v Chertsey Town
Ware v Uxbridge

SLP-C
Banbury United v Bromsgrove Sporting
Kings Langley v Barwell
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Weston-super-Mare
Blackfield & Langley v Chesham United
Hartley Wintney v Dorchester Town
Hayes & Yeading United v Gosport Borough - HandY win 2-1 @ Merthyr on Tue and move up to 6th
Poole Town v Swindon Supermarine
Truro City v Farnborough - Truro's home game with Yate was called off by the match ref 10' before KO on Tuesday - long trip for any Yate fans that made the effort as well as the players of course! It had passed an inspection at 12:00 midday

Walton Casuals v Wimborne Town
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Bedford Town
Didcot Town v Thame United - United's attempts to catch the PO pack stalled with a 1-0 defeat at 3rd placed Halesowen
Kempston Rovers v Kidlington
Wantage Town v Bedworth United
Yaxley v North Leigh
SL1-S
Highworth Town v Basingstoke Town
Thatcham Town v Bristol Manor Farm
Winchester City v Sholing - City's guests this Sat snatched a surprise big win at form club Melksham on Monday night - ran out 4-1 winners.

CCLP
Ascot United v Egham Town
Camberley Town v Hanworth Villa
Cobham v Badshot Lea
Colliers Wood United v CB Hounslow United
Guildford City v Redhill - City got a 2-2 draw at Egham on Tue
Knaphill v Southall
Molesey v Balham
Sheerwater v Banstead Athletic
Spelthorne Sports v Frimley Green
Sutton Common Rovers v Raynes Park Vale - SCR beaten 0-3 by Abbey Rgrs on Tuesday - not many games survived following heavy w/e rain - and there were big downpours during the day in/around West London
CCL1
AFC Hayes v Tooting Bec
Ash United v Sandhurst Town - 'Fizzers' grabbed a point 1-1 at Epsom midweek
British Airways v Bagshot
Farnham Town v Eversley & California
FC Deportivo Galicia v Epsom & Ewell
Fleet Spurs v Walton & Hersham
Godalming Town v Dorking Wanderers Res
Jersey Bulls v Chessington & Hook United
Kensington & Ealing Boro v Bedfont & Feltham
Westside v Cove - Cove beaten at home by Bagshot on Tue

HELLP
[FRI] Binfield v Burnham 3rd vs 6th
Bishops Cleeve v Flackwell Heath - 'Heathens' losing run against the top sides continued with a 0-1 reverse at Brackley Saints on Wed night
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Holmer Green
Longlevens AFC v Windsor - after a seemingly decent upturn in results, Windsor surprisingly slumped again
- Reading City grabbed the points at Stag Meadow with a 1-0 raid on Tuesday. 'levens' are an odd side but can be very decent on their own turf; big direct and powerful on the recent occasions I've seen them

Lydney Town v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Virginia Water v Ardley United
Westfields v Easington Sports
- neither side in action this Sat but outstanding result/performance of midweek was Shrivenham's thumping 6-2 win at 2nd placed Fairford

HELL1E
Abingdon Town v Kidlington Development
Holyport v Long Crendon
Risborough Rangers v Penn & Tylers Green
Thame Rangers v Didcot Town Development
Wallingford Town v Marlow United
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Langley
Woodley United v Chalvey Sports

- our Plan A is to aim west and pick up another of the new sides to Div One West down at Thornbury v Newent

WESSP
Alresford Town v Fareham Town
Amesbury Town v Tadley Calleva
Shaftesbury v Fleet Town
WESS1
Folland Sports v Alton
Petersfield Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Totton & Eling v Andover New Street
Verwood Town v Andover Town
Whitchurch United v Hythe & Dibden

[RFCMod]

NL Preview Saturday 1st Feb

NAT
Aldershot Town v Harrogate Town
Eastleigh v Woking
Solihull Moors v Maidenhead United
NATN
Brackley Town v Farsley Celtic
NATS
Billericay Town v Maidstone United
Braintree Town v Weymouth
Chippenham Town v Dartford
Concord Rangers v Havant & Waterlooville
Dorking Wanderers v Bath City
Dulwich Hamlet v Chelmsford City
Eastbourne Borough v Hemel Hempstead Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Hungerford Town
Slough Town v Oxford City
St Albans City v Welling United
Tonbridge Angels v Wealdstone

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v South Park
Bracknell Town v Chalfont St Peter
Chipstead v Bedfont Sports
Hanwell Town v Staines Town - 2nd placed Hanwell held 0-0 @ Uxbridge midweek
Marlow v Westfield
Northwood v Chertsey Town
Ware v Uxbridge

SLP-C
Banbury United v Bromsgrove Sporting
Kings Langley v Barwell
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Weston-super-Mare
Blackfield & Langley v Chesham United
Hartley Wintney v Dorchester Town
Hayes & Yeading United v Gosport Borough - HandY win 2-1 @ Merthyr on Tue and move up to 6th
Poole Town v Swindon Supermarine
Truro City v Farnborough - Truro's home game with Yate was called off by the match ref 10' before KO on Tuesday - long trip for any Yate fans that made the effort as well as the players of course! It had passed an inspection at 12:00 midday

Walton Casuals v Wimborne Town
SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Bedford Town
Didcot Town v Thame United - United's attempts to catch the PO pack stalled with a 1-0 defeat at 3rd placed Halesowen
Kempston Rovers v Kidlington
Wantage Town v Bedworth United
Yaxley v North Leigh
SL1-S
Highworth Town v Basingstoke Town
Thatcham Town v Bristol Manor Farm
Winchester City v Sholing - City's guests this Sat snatched a surprise big win at form club Melksham on Monday night - ran out 4-1 winners.

CCLP
Ascot United v Egham Town
Camberley Town v Hanworth Villa
Cobham v Badshot Lea
Colliers Wood United v CB Hounslow United
Guildford City v Redhill - City got a 2-2 draw at Egham on Tue
Knaphill v Southall
Molesey v Balham
Sheerwater v Banstead Athletic
Spelthorne Sports v Frimley Green
Sutton Common Rovers v Raynes Park Vale - SCR beaten 0-3 by Abbey Rgrs on Tuesday - not many games survived following heavy w/e rain - and there were big downpours during the day in/around West London
CCL1
AFC Hayes v Tooting Bec
Ash United v Sandhurst Town - 'Fizzers' grabbed a point 1-1 at Epsom midweek
British Airways v Bagshot
Farnham Town v Eversley & California
FC Deportivo Galicia v Epsom & Ewell
Fleet Spurs v Walton & Hersham
Godalming Town v Dorking Wanderers Res
Jersey Bulls v Chessington & Hook United
Kensington & Ealing Boro v Bedfont & Feltham
Westside v Cove - Cove beaten at home by Bagshot on Tue

HELLP
[FRI] Binfield v Burnham 3rd vs 6th
Bishops Cleeve v Flackwell Heath - 'Heathens' losing run against the top sides continued with a 0-1 reverse at Brackley Saints on Wed night
Brimscombe & Thrupp v Holmer Green
Longlevens AFC v Windsor - after a seemingly decent upturn in results, Windsor surprisingly slumped again
- Reading City grabbed the points at Stag Meadow with a 1-0 raid on Tuesday. 'levens' are an odd side but can be very decent on their own turf; big direct and powerful on the recent occasions I've seen them

Lydney Town v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Virginia Water v Ardley United
Westfields v Easington Sports
- neither side in action this Sat but outstanding result/performance of midweek was Shrivenham's thumping 6-2 win at 2nd placed Fairford

HELL1E
Abingdon Town v Kidlington Development
Holyport v Long Crendon
Risborough Rangers v Penn & Tylers Green
Thame Rangers v Didcot Town Development
Wallingford Town v Marlow United
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Langley
Woodley United v Chalvey Sports

- our Plan A is to aim west and pick up another of the new sides to Div One West down at Thornbury v Newent

WESSP
Alresford Town v Fareham Town
Amesbury Town v Tadley Calleva
Shaftesbury v Fleet Town
WESS1
Folland Sports v Alton
Petersfield Town v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Totton & Eling v Andover New Street
Verwood Town v Andover Town
Whitchurch United v Hythe & Dibden

Take a look at the following vid on Twitter showing Sandhurst through with only the Epsom keeper rushing out !!
The keeper got a yellow, apparently the ball wasn't going to stay in play !!

https://twitter.com/Sandhursttownfc/sta ... 4973898752

[LWJ]

Ooof can't argue for that to be a YC.

[Four Of Clubs]

Friday's result

HELLP Binfield 4-1 Burnham - att 137 goals from Sean Moore (2) Povey & Short - 'Moles' up to 2nd on GD with 4 games in hand on leaders Westfields - but the gap is 15 points

[AthleticoSpizz]

Thatcham Town lose their (only) second fixture of the season v Brizzul Manor Farm (yet still remain top)

No dramas but, BMFs winner came from their goalkeeper...a shank down the pitch that trickled over the line following some defensive confusion and lethargy.

[Four Of Clubs]

Thatcham Town lose their (only) second fixture of the season v Brizzul Manor Farm (yet still remain top)

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Sorry quick bit of Pendantry here

.... sure that we've lost count before but Thatcham have now lost three league games - all at home - Slimbridge, Melksham ...... and BMF.

I think their abandoned game at Frome, when they were two down (?) also threw the figures out somewhere along the line.

That and the fractured accuracy of the official Southern League site; which occasionally throws up false results - apparently they've been at it again this week according to NLM.
e.g. They are listing Bideford v Slimbridge as 1-1 but showing four home scorers and none away - Bideford won 4-1.
They have the score at Aylesbury Utd wrong too was 3-1 not 4-1 though at least they got the result right if not the score.

....bit late with the the Review for this w/e ... soz - no games on tomorrow round ere and nowt on the box so I'll try and put it together for Monday night and hope to get the scores correct.

Highlights: Good win for Maidenhead at sinking Solihull - Hungerford thrashed at Hampton, Slough surprisingly undone by Oxford City 0-1 at Arbour Pk; Brackley also beaten by a single goal at home by Farsley.
Bracknell score In the first minute v Chalfont St P and win 1-0 - Marlow upset Westfield 3-0 - Ascot finally win at home and Windsor bounce back big time with a rousing 4-1 win at Longlevens.

....more tomorrow ....

[AthleticoSpizz]

Yep, soz...should’ve wrote ‘ 2 home games on the spin’

[Four Of Clubs]

...here's the round-up - bit later than usual sorry!

Review Saturday 1st Feb

NAT
Aldershot Town 1-1 Harrogate Town
Eastleigh 2-0 Woking
Solihull Moors 0-2 Maidenhead United
NATN
Brackley Town 0-1 Farsley Celtic
NATS
Billericay Town P-P Maidstone United - waterlogged
Braintree Town 1-1 Weymouth
Chippenham Town 1-5 Dartford
Concord Rangers 0-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Dorking Wanderers 0-0 Bath City
Dulwich Hamlet 5-3 Chelmsford City
Eastbourne Borough 1-1 Hemel Hempstead Town
Hampton & Richmond Borough {SEVEN} 7-1 Hungerford Town
Slough Town 0-1 Oxford City att 884
St Albans City 1-2 Welling United
Tonbridge Angels P-P Wealdstone - waterlogged

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) 3-0 South Park – first home win for bottom club ‘Tangerines’ – lifts them above Northwood.
Bracknell Town 1-0 Chalfont St Peter – Max Herbert scores in the first minute – 'Robins' head down to Westfield on Tuesday
Chipstead 1-0 Bedfont Sports
Hanwell Town {SIX} 6-0 Staines Town – hosts go top – with FC Romania’s surprise win at Barking Staines back in bother again– level on points with the bottom two but host Northwood on Tuesday; Ashford have a tough trip to PO chasing Chertsey
- FC Romania host new leaders Hanwell on Wed night but Ware could regain the lead should they win at mid-table Harlow the night before.

Hertford Town 0-2 Harlow Town
Marlow 3-0 Westfield – up next for the 'Blues' Uxbridge away Tue night
Northwood 1-4 Chertsey Town
Ware 2-2 Uxbridge

SLP-C
Banbury United 0-1 Bromsgrove Sporting
Kings Langley 1-1 Barwell
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town 2-2 Weston-super-Mare
Blackfield & Langley 0-2 Chesham United
Hartley Wintney 2-0 Dorchester Town
Hayes & Yeading United 2-1 Gosport Borough
Poole Town 2-0 Swindon Supermarine
Truro City 2-1 Farnborough
Walton Casuals 0-2 Wimborne Town
SL1-C
Aylesbury United 3-1 Bedford Town
Didcot Town 2-0 Thame United
Kempston Rovers 1-1 Kidlington
Wantage Town 1-3 Bedworth United
Yaxley 3-1 North Leigh
SL1-S
Highworth Town 4-2 Basingstoke Town – ‘Worthians’ come down to the SimplyHealth on Tue night
Thatcham Town 0-1 Bristol Manor Farm
Winchester City 0-1 Sholing

CCLP
Ascot United 3-1 Egham Town – ‘Yellamen’ win with goals from Ian Davies (2) and Higgs; stay a point ahead of Spelthorne whom they now visit next Saturday. On Tue night Spelly travel a short way to bottom club CB Hounslow, so Ascot may be playing catch-up again by next w/e.

Camberley Town P-P Hanworth Villa
Cobham 2-1 Badshot Lea
Colliers Wood United 2-2 CB Hounslow United
Guildford City 1-4 Redhill
Knaphill 0-2 Southall
Molesey 4-0 Balham
Sheerwater 3-2 Banstead Athletic
Spelthorne Sports 4-1 Frimley Green
Sutton Common Rovers 2-0 Raynes Park Vale
CCL1
AFC Hayes P-P Tooting Bec
Ash United 0-8 {EIGHT} Sandhurst Town
British Airways 1-5 Bagshot
Farnham Town 1-0 Eversley & California
FC Deportivo Galicia 2-3 Epsom & Ewell
Fleet Spurs 4-0 Walton & Hersham
Godalming Town 2-2 Dorking Wanderers Res
Jersey Bulls {SIX} 6-0 Chessington & Hook United att 634 – Bulls now 23 from 23
Kensington & Ealing Boro P-P Bedfont & Feltham
Westside P-P Cove

HELLP
Bishops Cleeve 0-2 Flackwell Heath
Brimscombe & Thrupp 2-2 Holmer Green - bottom club HG pick their first point in a very long time at 2nd bottom B&T – (after a run of 17 straight league defeats) – they remain 15 points adrift.

Longlevens AFC 1-4 Windsor – Windsor leap up to 9th though Flackwell back in 13th are only a point behind havng played a game less - as are Bps Cleeve (11th) and Easington (10th) who have 5 and 4 games in hand respectively.

Lydney Town 2-1 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Virginia Water 0-1 Ardley United
Westfields 1-1 Easington Sports - leaders drop points but remain 16 points clear of Binfield: 'Moles' trek up to Easington on Tue night.
HELL1E
Abingdon Town 1-7 {SEVEN} Kidlington Development – things not improving on the field yet for ‘Abbots’
Holyport 2-0 Long Crendon
Risborough Rangers 3-0 Penn & Tylers Green
Thame Rangers 0-3 Didcot Town Development
Wallingford Town 1-0 Marlow United
Wokingham & Emmbrook 2-0 Langley
Woodley United 0-1 Chalvey Sports

WESSP
Alresford Town 0-1 Fareham Town - leaders slip to 6th defeat of the term but only Stoneham seem to be mounting a challenge.
Amesbury Town 0-4 Tadley Calleva - Tadley make the short journey over to Fleet Town on Tue night
Shaftesbury 2-2 Fleet Town
WESS1
Folland Sports 2-2 Alton
Petersfield Town 1-2 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
Totton & Eling P-P Andover New Street
Verwood Town 1-0 Andover Town
Whitchurch United 0-3 Hythe & Dibden

- got to PLAN B as Thornbury was still waterlogged -bit further north alongside the Severn wetlands - headed up the A419 and across/round the western side of Stroud for a bit of a local derby:
HELL1W Stonehouse Town 0-0 Shortwood Utd.
- our first Sat 0-0 for nearly two years - you must be considered a tad unfortunate to see a 'nils each' down at STEP06 - in particular in this division where goals are usually plentiful.
- Neither side were all that solid at the back but both were hopeless in spades going forward. United were slightly hampered by having their big burly Striker red Carded on about 6' for a petulant stamp on a defender right under the Ref''s nose - but it didn't seriously imbalance the contest. Both were equally inept!
- Clubhouse was comfy enough if poorly stocked (only John Smiffs, Carlinbarf or Coors with a few ciders on tap) - and the Burgers were adequate and well-sized; Did a programme too - which gains them a point back.
- hosts ground undergoing extensive re-furb including the erection of new floodlights.
- the lack of these - meant a 14:00 KO so an earlier start/finish than was usual
- meant I picked up some points from the better half as I could join her and her Bellringing associates, for a fairly serviceable Curry up in darkest Toilhurst early evening: Taste Of Tandoori (Hildens Dr) - used to be the Sunkoshi (?). I'm sure we'd eaten here before well over 25 years or more ago - and I thought it was the T of T then?? (probably should be on the AE 'wtdaue' thread?)
Anywho - Went for the brave-ish option Chef's Special - Chicken Chettinad not quite as spicy as my normal choice but pokey enough - the Mushroom bhaji was good too.
- overall a decent evening - in spite of being stuck next to the missus - fortunately there was a chap there who is also an ST at RFC - and is well-balanced enough to like Ringing and football.

[AthleticoSpizz]

“Keep food off of NL” etc
Taste of Tandoori...one of my favs, and have been patronising it (and its preceding incarnations) for over thirty years...firstly as The Dilraj, through the Sunkoshi days to what it is now
One assumes that you got your complimentary drink from ‘Paula’ and his staff with your bill

[Old Man Andrews]

Good to see Windsor getting their act together. I guess if you sign 356 players in a season you'll find 11 half decent ones eventually.......

[mx]

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mi ... 611826&z=7

Interesting graphic setting out next season's anticipated Step 4 - with one extra league being added,

Noteworthy locally - this suggests Basingstoke with move from Southern League South to the Isthmian South Central. Best hope they get their ground sorted, or there'll be two clubs playing at the same ground in different leagues at step 4 next season.

From a Winchester City pov, (without getting a tape measure out) the entire Isthmian South Central league (and a bunch of Southern League Central clubs) is closer to us than half of our league . Just the perils of being on the extreme of any geographic split, I know. A lot of clubs will be in similar positions.

[mx]

...
Winchester City 0-1 Sholing

We've had a couple of bad results recently. This was "disappointing". Local derby against a side in the bottom half of the table. We need a result tonight against Highworth Town to get us back on track and back into third place.

[Wax Jacket]

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1eRk0CRzADWl-_EyLN6OUnCNma0qMzm9_&ll=50.62399317498149%2C-0.0321115258611826&z=7

Interesting graphic setting out next season's anticipated Step 4 - with one extra league being added,

Noteworthy locally - this suggests Basingstoke with move from Southern League South to the Isthmian South Central. Best hope they get their ground sorted, or there'll be two clubs playing at the same ground in different leagues at step 4 next season.

From a Winchester City pov, (without getting a tape measure out) the entire Isthmian South Central league (and a bunch of Southern League Central clubs) is closer to us than half of our league . Just the perils of being on the extreme of any geographic split, I know. A lot of clubs will be in similar positions.

hats off to that map, the preview pic of the ground is a treat

[paultheroyal]

This....



to this...







Just replanting grass seed apparently. Yeah right.

[mx]

This....



to this...



Just replanting grass seed apparently. Yeah right.

There's a pretty decent summary on Twitter https://twitter.com/journokatie

Piss poor situation.

[mx]

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Winchester City 0-1 Sholing

We've had a couple of bad results recently. This was "disappointing". Local derby against a side in the bottom half of the table. We need a result tonight against Highworth Town to get us back on track and back into third place.

and another draw. Back up into third, but our games in hand are being used up without us making any impression on the top two. It seems we have players carrying injuries etc. Still on course for the play offs though.

[Wax Jacket]

There's a pretty decent summary on Twitter https://twitter.com/journokatie

[/quote]
well done Katie French. imagine GetReading doing similar...

[paultheroyal]

This....



to this...



Just replanting grass seed apparently. Yeah right.

There's a pretty decent summary on Twitter https://twitter.com/journokatie

Piss poor situation.

Agreed - good journalism and about time the local paper woke up. That and the plight of the Ice Rink it is now slowly stirring public emotions. I think its all a bit to late but it might help its long term future.