NL Preview - 2nd attempt - first one got the dreaded 'Forbidden Access' error - (see SLOWAF thread on AE)
Sat 18th April
NAT
Brackley Town v Aldershot Town
Braintree Town v Rochdale
Eastleigh v Tamworth
FC Halifax Town v Southend United
- 'Sarfend' win 2-0 at the Rec on Tue night to grab the last PO spot - meaning Halifax miss out.
Gateshead v
Woking
Hartlepool United v Forest Green Rovers
Morecambe v Boreham Wood
Solihull Moors v Boston United
Sutton United v Altrincham
Truro City v Carlisle United
Wealdstone v Scunthorpe United
York City v Yeovil Town
NAT-N
Oxford City v Chester
South Shields v Bedford Town
- S.Shields & AFC Fylde level on pts at the top with 2 fixtures remaining - SS have marginally better GD
- both at home to mid-table sides this w/e then away at PO contenders next Sat (25th)
NAT-S
Chesham United v Chelmsford City
Chippenham Town v Hornchurch
Dagenham & Redbridge v Weston-super-Mare
Dorking Wanderers v Bath City
Eastbourne Borough v AFC Totton
Ebbsfleet United v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Enfield Town v
Slough Town
Farnborough v Tonbridge Angels
Maidenhead United v Dover Athletic
Maidstone United v Worthing
Salisbury v Horsham
Torquay United v Hemel Hempstead Town
- 3 pt lead for Worthing at the top - they go to PO chasing Maidstone whilst DW host relegated Bath - all clubs have 2 to play
- Torquay & Hornchurch 1 pt further back then in very close quarters : W-s-M, Hemel and Ebsfleet currently make up the top
-anyone down as low as Chelmsford in 11th (includes Maidenhead in 8th) still hoping to reach the top 7, to extend their season and strive for STEP01
SLP-C
AFC Sudbury v Stourbridge
Banbury United v Redditch United
Barwell v Bury Town
Harborough Town v Bishop's Stortford
Leiston v Spalding United
Quorn v Needham Market
Real Bedford v Alvechurch
Royston Town v Stamford
Worcester City v St Ives Town
- all have 2 games left Harborough Champs
- PO spots incl Spalding (confirmed runners-up) & Real Bedford
other spots any two from Needham, Kettering, Halesowen, Redditch and Quorn
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Tiverton Town
Evesham United v Gosport Borough
Farnham Town v Berkhamsted
Hungerford Town v Dorchester Town
Plymouth Parkway v Hanwell Town
Poole Town v Havant & Waterlooville
Sholing v Wimborne Town
Taunton Town v
Bracknell Town
Walton & Hersham v Uxbridge
Weymouth v
Chertsey Town
Yate Town v Gloucester City
- a few odd catch-up games to sort out but most sides have 2 to play: W&H Champions
- Chertsey and Sholing probably too much to do to muscle into the top 5 above Berkhamsted - so the POs will probably comprise: Gloucester Farnham Pool and Berko
- at the bottom Weymouth and Dorchester hanging on hoping for slips from half-a-doz clubs within a few of points
- realistically only the 'Terras' look like having a prayer of survival
SL1-C
Biggleswade v
Beaconsfield Town
Hadley v
Aylesbury United
Hertford Town v
Flackwell Heath
Marlow v Enfield
Thame United v Biggleswade Town
- most have 2 to play - Leighton Town: Winners
- relegation settled with the final PO spot being between Thame and Hertford
- Ware could finish 5th but only in the unlikely event these two lose BOTH their remaining fixtures and Ware win both of theirs.
SL1-S
Exmouth Town v
Winchester City
Mousehole AFC v
Didcot Town
Swindon Supermarine v Bideford
- Willand Rovers' win in midweek puts them 1 pt above the line & relegates Bashley, with Brixham looking most likely to join them in the drop with Tavistock.
- most have 2 games left: Melksham could still catch Willand or Falmouth 3 pts higher (and with a game in hand) to survive - - but will need something from the visit of newly crowned Champions Frome to take it to the final w/e round
- next Sat crucial clash sees Falmouth host Melksham, whilst Willand host doomed Tavistock
- covered the POs earlier - Winch in 4th should be involved barring collapse in their last 2 games
IL1-SC
AFC Portchester v Hanworth Villa
Bedfont Sports v Horndean
Binfield v Kingstonian
Egham Town v Bognor Regis Town
Hartley Wintney v Harrow Borough -
Hartley safe and just as well as they slipped to defeat against bottom club Fareham midweek.
Littlehampton Town v Hayes & Yeading United
Metropolitan Police v Fareham Town
Raynes Park Vale v
Ascot United
South Park (Reigate) v Moneyfields
Southall v Leatherhead
Westfield v Hendon
- Westfield confirmed runners-up (to Leatherhead) assured of a home tie in the POs
- all sides have 2 left to play
- POs made up of Moneyfields, Hanworth V. & Portchester
- relegated already: Horndean and Fareham both go back to the Wessex Premier
- other two - or possibly only one with Harrow B's reported 'demise' - currently Littlehampton (would go to SCFL) and Met Police (drop down to CCL - or at a pinch the SECL
- lots depending upon the IL1-SE relegations & respective promotions :
- looks like an even Sussex/Kent split there (currently) with Three Bridges stepping up to the Isthmian Premier as Champions
- only one 'south of the Thames club' looking likely to come down (Cray Valley) - especially with '#s' (Hashtag Utd) self-demotion
- so from THIS division - Bedfont Sports, Hendon & Ascot are still at risk tho' the gap is 3/4 points
- 'Moles' need just a point from their last 2 to be clear of the bottom 4 - quite an achievement bearing in mind how far they were adrift at one stage.
CCL-PN
Fri 17th Reading City v Abingdon United - 'Cityzens' almost certainly miss out on the POs following another heavy reverse at Rivermoor this week
Amersham Town v
Holyport
Ardley United v
Windsor & Eton
Ashford Town (Middx) v
Milton United
Harefield United v
Burnham
North Greenford United v
Wokingham Town - like Reading City NGU ran out of steam late on and look to have missed the chance of 5th
- were beaten at home by 2nd placed Broadfields on Wed night.
- POs were supposed to be next w/e but W&E have a league game scheduled for next Fri night (24th @ Hilltop) so that must be uncertain
- not delved about to find-out if the CCL have re-considered yet
CCL-PS PO S-Fs
Tadley Calleva v Horley Town
Tooting & Mitcham United v Fleet Town
CCL-1
Molesey v Colliers Wood United
Penn & Tylers Green v Oxhey Jets
Spartans Youth v Rising Ballers Kensington
Wembley v
Langley -
Wembley could dislodge PFC Victoria from the last PO spot with a win here
- that would also drop Woodley back to 5th, consigning them to an away trip to runner-up Bedfont in the POs
Westside v
Holmer Green
Woodley United v Spelthorne Sports -
Woodley confirmed in the POs after 3-0 win over CWU on Wed all the goals in the first 1/2 hr.
- Berks Co miss out by 1 point
- Brook Ho will host the club finishing 4th
- Penn & Tylers Green: Champions - pleased for them - they have spent a good deal but in steady increments, on their French School Meadow ground over the last few years,
- have brought it up to a much higher standard than my first visit there many years ago - when it was just a roped off field.
HELL-P
Fairford Town v
Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Hereford Pegasus v
Highworth Town
HELL-1
Bewdley Town v Carterton
Ludlow Town v
Wantage Town
Malmesbury Victoria v Thame United Reserves
SEC-1
AFC Greenwich Borough v Lydd Town
Chessington & Hook United v Lewisham Borough
SE Dons v FC Elmstead
SSM-P
Cockfosters FC v Kings Langley
Dunstable Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Risborough Rangers v Harlow Town
WESS-P
Millbrook v
Andover New Street
Petersfield Town v East Cowes Victoria
WESS-1
14:00 United Services Portsmouth v
AFC Aldermaston @ Fareham
Amesbury Town v
Whitchurch United @ Winchester
Colden Common v Newport (IoW)
Folland Sports v
Alresford Town
Frimley Green v Fawley AFC
Kintbury Rangers v Ringwood Town
Lymington Town v
Cove
Totton & Eling v
Ash United
Yateley United v Fleetlands
- Fleetlands' title held up by a 0-1 home defeat on Wed to Folland - who can still catch them - both sides have three left and the gap in down to 7 pts
- the crowd @ 'Powder Monkey Park'
was over 250
TVPL-P
14:00
Henley Town v Reading YMCA @ Mill La
Maidenhead Town v Burghfield @ Burnham FC
Westwood Wanderers v AFC Winkfield @ Denefield School
Woodcote v Newbury Town @ Woodcote Rec
- WW dropped two more points midweek (Wed eve) in the show-down at Wargrave – so are still unbeaten – game was switched late on from Cantley to Finch
- they stay 6 points clear but both have about half-a-doz. Games to play still.
- neither can go up where they currently play but Maidenhead Town in 3rd could as they lodge at Burnham – not certain if they have applied for promotion to the CCL 26/27
Thu evening spent at Arbour Park for the B&B Senior Sunday Final
- County FA couldn’t be @r$ed to produce a programme, which is unusual/disappointing as they normally put one on line.
- crowd was 287
Inter Versa from the Thames Valley League were well-beaten in the end 2-4 by our very own ‘’Give Back’ (Reading & District Premier)
- stark indicator of the respective strengths of the two leagues – IV have just picked up the title for the third year running – were 100% last term.
- They scored at about 5 per game in only a 12 game season and hit considerably higher averages in the various Cup Comps they enter
– upwards of 80 goals in about a dozen ties.
– GB have an 18 match season but they are evidently the kind of side IV don’t encounter very often in their normal surroundings.
(Big Fish:Small Pond)
- both sides can call upon decent Sat. level players – e.g. I think IV have Tyler Robinson from Reading City leading their line
- GB have a squad regularly packed with STEP03/4/5 players.
-notably one of their goalscorers yesterday evening, finishing off a corner routine of real quality, was ‘Bodgers’ son Anton Rodgers
– he was at Basingstoke Town last time I noticed him?