Thought I'd try and post the Preview up early and include some action from this midweek to date - busy time with all these backlogs ....
(wasn't certain I'd have a functioning machine to work on either until earlier today so I'd prep'd a lot already)Saturday 27th AprilNAT Pos
Sat Barnet v Solihull Moors/FC Halifax (Wed 24th)
Sun Bromley v Altrincham
NAT-N
Sat Scunthorpe v Boston (bt Alfreton on pens 5-4 after 0-0)
Sun Brackley Town v Chorley/Curzon Ashton (Wed 24th)
NAT-S
Sat Chelmsford v Braintree (bt Bath City 1-0)
Sun Worthing v Maidstone/Aveley (Wed 24th)
SLP-C
Berkhamsted v Halesowen Town
Hitchin Town v Stourbridge
Leamington v AFC Sudbury
Long Eaton United v Leiston
Royston Town v Stratford Town
St Ives Town v Alvechurch
Champions : Needham Market
POs: AFC Telford & Mickleover home ties vs Leamington / Redditch with Stamford or Stratford in with a chance on the final day
Relegated: Berkhamsted, Lon Eaton and Nuneaton Borough (folded) – will be joined by Hitchin or AFC SudburySLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Plymouth Parkway
Bracknell Town v
Hayes & Yeading United
Didcot Town v Hendon
Dorchester Town v AFC Totton
Gosport Borough v
Chesham United
Hungerford Town v
Basingstoke TownMerthyr Town v Harrow Borough
Salisbury v Hanwell Town
Swindon Supermarine v
Winchester CityTiverton Town v Sholing
Walton & Hersham v Poole Town
Champions: Chesham United
POs: AFC Totton, Salisbury & Gosport for 2nd to 4th – Bracknell or Merthyr for 5th
Relegated: Didcot & Harrow Borough – then any two from Plymouth Parkway, Hayes & Yeading, Supermarine, Beaconsfield & (should there be a rather improbable set of results) Hanwell
– PP lost 0-3 at home (Mon 22nd ) to Totton & host H&Y on Wed night SL1-C
Aylesbury United v Biggleswade
Bedford Town v North Leigh
Kidlington v Hertford Town
Waltham Abbey v
Thame United Champions: Biggleswade Town (only need a point for the title) or Bedford Town who’d have to seriously collapse NOT to get anything vs free-falling Nor Lye
POs : Runner-up from the above then AFC Dunstable, Ware & Waltham Abbey
Relegated : Kempston Rovers plus possibly Thame or Aylesbury Utd – dependent upon allocations/resignations elsewhere etc IL1-SC
Binfield v Uxbridge
Chertsey Town v
Badshot LeaLeatherhead v
Hartley Wintney
Marlow v Hanworth Villa
Metropolitan Police v Ashford Town (Middx)
Northwood v
Ascot UnitedRaynes Park Vale v Guernsey
Southall v Chipstead
Thatcham Town v Sutton Common Rovers
Westfield v Corinthian-Casuals
Champions : Chertsey Town
POs : Marlow (runners-up) v Westfield - possibly....
Leatherhead v Southall – or possibly reversed should positions switch GD identical ‘Tanners’ three points in front.
Westfield won 2-1 midweek (Tue H v Northwood) so might even grab 4th spot should Southall slip vs ‘Chips’
Relegated: Cor-Cas then most probably Chipstead or Binfield if the ‘Moles’ fail to get anything out of Uxbridge and there is a big upset at Burnham (Southall)CCL-PN
Fri: Hilltop v Egham @ BeaconsfieldArdley United v
HolyportBedfont Sports v North Greenford United
Broadfields United v Rayners Lane
Chalfont St Peter v
Flackwell HeathHarefield United v Risborough Rangers
Reading City v Edgware & Kingsbury
Wallingford & Crowmarsh v
Virginia WaterWembley v
Milton United
Wokingham & Emmbrook v
Burnham Champions : Flackwell Heath – as above - a big win at struggling Hilltop, played at Uxbridge on Tue, coupled with Rayners Lane’s defeat at North Greenford Utd, means the ‘Heathens’ win the title.
- NGU crept up on the rails unnoticed and have rather complicated the PO picture
- had three wins in recently re-arranged fixtures and like Reading City they have also had Div One ‘lodgers’ to accommodate (RB Kensington). Now only 5 pts behind 3 teams level on 58 points fighting for 4th & 5th – Holyport only have one game remaining so may miss out – doubt they have the grading either. Burnham in 4th lost to Reading City 5th @ Rivermoor last night. City host Broadfields tonight (Wed).
- I’ve still not established if it’s one or two go down from CCL-P divisions – I suspect it ought to be two as there could be four promotees.
- Chalfont St P. most probably one - but Wok & Emmbk, Wallingford & Crowmarsh (host NGU tonight - Wed) or Hilltop could join them.- ‘Sumas’ gave their survival hopes a big boost with a fairly comfortable 2-0 win at Egham Town. I got to the Runnymede Stadium last night . Last watched the ‘Sarnies’ in their Southern League / Isthmian days - had a spell in the in the mid 10’s after they’d won the CCL in 2013.
- Place is a tad run-down now, under 100 in attendance – no Tea Bar open within the ground and bottled beer only in the bar. Never been an easy ground to find either – and still tricky even in the days of SatNav: real ‘old school’ NL ground tucked away in the back streets. Managed to find a space in the main car park there too which, as I arrived at 19:40, is a sure sign they are not well supported these days . CCL-PS
Abbey Rangers v AFC Croydon Athletic
Alton v
Camberley TownBalham v
KnaphillCobham v
Sandhurst TownColliers Wood United v
Sheerwater
Fleet Town v Horley Town
Guildford City v Epsom & Ewell
Jersey Bulls v
Spelthorne SportsTooting & Mitcham United v
Farnham Town Champions: Farnham Town – went beyond the 100 points mark last night with a win on Tue at AFC Croydon
POs : covered previously – but Tadley’s win over CWU (on Monday) confirmed their place 4th or 5th – so will travel to Jersey or Knaphill
– AFC Croydon make up the other Semi-Finalist and have two games in hand on Redhill/Alton. Redhill won 3-2 at Fleet last night to go past AFC.CCL-1
Berks County v
Penn & Tylers GreenBrook House v
Windsor
Eversley & California v Spartans Youth
Holmer Green v Hillingdon Borough
London Colney v
BagshotLondon Samurai Rovers v
Amersham TownRising Ballers Kensington v Westside
Woodley United v Molesey
– somebody had spotted the 'double-booking' at Rivermoor and this one has now been switched to Molesey - still showing a clash for Thu night though? Champions: Amersham Town
POs: still plenty of games to fit in here but currently home PO advantage with British Airways and Berks County – though have been hearing some ‘rumbles’ about BA possibly leaving The Orchard – not sure if by choice either – so they may have to find another g/share soon or drop back down to the Middx County League?
- RB Kensington - 8th with a game in hand could muscle in - the other PO spots are probably Eversley & Cal. and Molesey. Yateley & Langley missed out - both played (and won) their final matches on Tue 23rd but they cannot overhaul 5th place
– ‘Moles’ still have three to play all away : RBK have 4 at ‘home’ but are only a point behind.WESS-P
- Only three ‘mop-up’ fixtures on the final day.
Champions: Moneyfields
POs this midweek :
Tue 23/04 AFC Stoneham 2-1 Baffins Milton Rovers
Wed 24/04 Shaftesbury v AFC Portchester WESS-1
Andover Town v Newport (IoW)
Ash United v
AFC Aldermaston - Aldermaston battered 7-1 at 2nd placed Millbrook East Cowes Victoria v
Frimley GreenFawley AFC v
Alresford TownTotton & Eling v
Cove - Cove probably out of the PO scene now as E.Cowes won 3-0 at T&E last night - shame as they were set up for a potential 'winners take all eliminator' game on Thursday vs Fleetlands - which was being played at Frimley Green. I suppose a win for the 'visitors' gives them a chance of overtaking the island side?TVL-P
14:00 Holyport Reserves v Windsor & Eton