The Non - League thread

[Kulshaw72RFC]

Off to Maidenhead today.
Pub quiz question somebody told me.

Which team playing in the UK have the longest current unbeaten run in European football?

[Royal Rother]

Off to Gloucestershire again today for Fairford v Windsor.

How the fixtures have worked for Windsor is crazy. In September we had 7 games, of which 6 were away, 5 of whom with journeys of circa 70-90 miles each way.

Then in 30 days from 27/9 to 26/10 we have just ONE game! One game!!?

And by mid September we had already played 2 teams Home and Away!

I can see that we may well be happy to have got the long journeys out of the way during fine weather but I’m not sure the fixture list has a huge amount of logic behind it. Home games are the lifeblood for non league teams and to have 1 home game in each of September and October is bound to make life difficult for Step 9 clubs.

[Sutekh]

Off to Gloucestershire again today for Fairford v Windsor.

How the fixtures have worked for Windsor is crazy. In September we had 7 games, of which 6 were away, 5 of whom with journeys of circa 70-90 miles each way.

Then in 30 days from 27/9 to 26/10 we have just ONE game! One game!!?

And by mid September we had already played 2 teams Home and Away!

I can see that we may well be happy to have got the long journeys out of the way during fine weather but I’m not sure the fixture list has a huge amount of logic behind it. Home games are the lifeblood for non league teams and to have 1 home game in each of September and October is bound to make life difficult for Step 9 clubs.

Never does at Division 9 equivalent and below and certainly not in the Hellenic League where fixtures just seem totally random and decided almost on the spur of the moment. The run ins for teams last season were spectacularly ridiculous with Thatcham finishing all their fixtures about 2 weeks before Bracknell (& eventual 3rd place Highworth about a week before that). The number of Saturdays where some teams get no games while others are playing league games and there's no cups being played is also laughable. Still at least that gives more time to get out and have a swear at Reading

[Hoop Blah]

...The run ins for teams last season were spectacularly ridiculous with Thatcham finishing all their fixtures about 2 weeks before Bracknell....

Try 2 days, not 2 weeks.

A lot of the Hellenic's fixture planning is open to criticism though, but there wasn't a lot they could do about the backlog of fixtures that Thatcham and Bracknell faced as it was caused by the weather and both sides cup runs. I know Bracknell had a few issues with a couple of games not being moved for them, but I'm not sure a lot more could've been done about those in the end.

[Sutekh]

...The run ins for teams last season were spectacularly ridiculous with Thatcham finishing all their fixtures about 2 weeks before Bracknell....

Try 2 days, not 2 weeks.

A lot of the Hellenic's fixture planning is open to criticism though, but there wasn't a lot they could do about the backlog of fixtures that Thatcham and Bracknell faced as it was caused by the weather and both sides cup runs. I know Bracknell had a few issues with a couple of games not being moved for them, but I'm not sure a lot more could've been done about those in the end.

Bit out there then, could have sworn it was longer. Anyway my point is that while there was a dreadful build up of games the last Saturday of the Hellenic league season saw just one of the top 3 sides with a scheduled game which to my mind shows a bit of disorganisation to the fixtures generally. Luckily it didn’t matter but if there’d been a point or something separating all three then it could have been a little advantageous for one of them.

[Four Of Clubs]

...results from this w/e

Saturday 29th September

FA Trophy Extra Preliminary
09 Peterborough Sports 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town
- Trekked over for this – fairly non-descript but tidy enough STEP04 ground –doubtless been much improved since the UCL days.
- On the pitch hosts doing quite well in only their 2nd season at this level – and only came out of the Peterborough Leagues earlier this decade.

10 Coleshill Town 1-2 Kidsgrove Athletic
11 Witham Town 1-0 Coggeshall Town
12 Uxbridge 1-1 Chalfont St. Peter replay Tue night
13 Felixstowe & Walton United 1-3 Grays Athletic
14 Romford 2-3 Great Wakering Rovers
15 Bedford Town 1-1 Cheshunt
16 Bury Town 1-2 Horsham
17 Aveley 3-1 Tooting & Mitcham United
18 Didcot Town 3-1 Thamesmead Town
19 Ashford Town 4-2 Heybridge Swifts
20 Barton Rovers 1-3 Kempston Rovers
21 Whyteleafe 4-1 Bowers & Pitsea
22 Waltham Abbey 1-3 Hastings United
23 A.F.C. Sudbury 0-1 Egham Town
24 Ashford United 4-4 Haywards Heath Town
25 Blackfield & Langley 3-0 Highworth Town
26 Evesham United 1-5 Moneyfields
27 Slimbridge 2-2 Winchester City replay Tue night

SLP-C
King's Lynn Town 3-1 Banbury United
SLP-S
Chesham United 0-4 Harrow Borough
Hartley Wintney 1-1 Merthyr Town
Poole Town 6-0 Farnborough
Staines Town 1-4 Weymouth
Swindon Supermarine 3-4 Kings Langley
Tiverton Town 4-1 Basingstoke Town
Wimborne Town 0-1 Beaconsfield Town
SL1-C
Aylesbury 0-1 Kidlington - first points for Kiddy this season
North Leigh 1-2 AFC Dunstable
Yaxley 3-7 {SEVEN} Aylesbury United
SL1-S
Thatcham Town 2-1 Bristol Manor Farm - welcome win for the Kingfishers but by some account they were a bit fortunate to nick the three points in injury time - think BMF were down to 10 men for a long period too - their skipper dismissed on 3' for an elbow

Yate Town 4-1 Fleet Town

IL-P
Harlow Town 0-1 Dorking Wanderers
IL1-SC
Chipstead 0-3 Westfield

CCLP
Abbey Rangers 1-4 Camberley Town – bit of a shock for 4th placed Abbey but the Krooner lads are picking up a bit now, after a dreadful start
Badshot Lea 3-3 Knaphill
Cobham 3-1 Balham
Colliers Wood United 1-1 CB Hounslow United
Hanworth Villa 1-1 Banstead Athletic
Raynes Park Vale 1-1 AFC Hayes
Redhill 1-4 Southall – surprise reverse for the team in 3rd
Spelthorne Sports 2-2 Horley Town
Sutton Common Rovers 1-1 Chertsey Town – 'Curfews' 100% start comes to an end
Walton & Hersham 1-3 Guildford City
CCL1
Ash United 3-4 British Airways
Bagshot 0-6 AC London
Bedfont & Feltham 2-0 Chessington & Hook United
Dorking Wanderers Reserves 3-1 FC Deportivo Galicia
Eversley & California 1-2 Farnham Town
Fleet Spurs 2-3 Epsom & Ewell
Frimley Green 3-2 Cove
Kensington Borough 3-3 Sandhurst Town
Sheerwater 4-2 Tooting Bec
- Cove and Fleet Spurs still without a point from their first 8 games but both lost narrowly to sides at the top end of the league.

Hellenic Premier
Fairford Town 1-1 Windsor

Hellenic Challenge Cup
Abingdon Town 1-0 Holmer Green
Ardley United 2-0 Lydney Town
Aston Clinton Reserves 2-5 Cheltenham Saracens
Binfield 5-3 Bourton Rovers
Bishops Cleeve 4-3 aet Brackley Town Saints
Chalfont Wasps 1-3 Risborough Rangers Reserves
Headington Amateurs 2-2 Adderbury Park H win pens 3-1
Holyport 3-2 Didcot Town Development
Kidlington Development P-P Tytherington Rocks - not too sure which side pulled out citing lack of players – could have been either?
Langley P-P Wantage Town - fixture clash as landlords Holyport drawn at home
Long Crendon 0-3 Shrivenham
Longlevens {SEVEN} 7-1 Penn & Tylers Green
Malmesbury Victoria 3-1 Chalvey Sports
Newent Town 2-4 Abingdon United
Old Bradwell United 1-7 {SEVEN} Clanfield (85)
Pewsey Vale 1-3 Brimscombe & Thrupp
Reading City 1-0 Flackwell Heath att 154
Stokenchurch 2-4 Almondsbury
Thame Rangers 1-2 Ascot United
Thornbury Town 2-0 Highworth Town Reserves
Tuffley Rovers 4-0 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
Virginia Water 1-4 Easington Sports
Wokingham & Emmbrook 4-0 New College Swindon
Woodstock Town 0-3 Milton United
Yateley United 1-3 Burnham

WESSP
Alresford Town 1-2 Tadley Calleva
Shaftesbury 4-2 Andover New Street – ANS still w/o a point in the league
Sholing 2-1 AFC Portchester 2nd beat 1st in front of an eye-watering 548!! Hosts named one of their starters as Peter Castle 31 yr old former Royals lad - was only just 16 when he made his one and only appearance for us - as a 79th minute sub
WESS1
Andover Town 2-1 Fawley AFC - a win and first points on the board for ATFC
Folland Sports 1-1 Petersfield Town

[Hoop Blah]

Bit out there then, could have sworn it was longer. Anyway my point is that while there was a dreadful build up of games the last Saturday of the Hellenic league season saw just one of the top 3 sides with a scheduled game which to my mind shows a bit of disorganisation to the fixtures generally. Luckily it didn’t matter but if there’d been a point or something separating all three then it could have been a little advantageous for one of them.

Don't get me wrong, I agree it's a little too disorganised and could be improved but, to give them some benefit of doubt it was a crazy season with both Bracknell and Thatcham having a lot of extra cup games on top of the pretty exceptional number of postponed games.

Bracknell weren't very happy with a couple of decisions not to rearrange games, and basically accused the League of favouritism/nepotism, but I's argue that the controversial decisions were made in the interest of fairness for all teams involved.

As it happens there was quite an advantage on that last Saturday of the season as Bracknell knew they had to win 10-0 to win the league with Thatcham having finished their season on the Thursday night. Bracknell managed 8, IIRC, but just ran out of time to get the last couple of goals they needed.

[Four Of Clubs]

Preview of this w/e's games (incl next round of the FA Cup)

Saturday 6th October

FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Replay
Corinthian Casuals v St Albans @ Imber Court Met Police FC

FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round
01 Workington v Kidsgrove Athletic
02 Stockport County v Corby Town
03 Mickleover Sports v Alfreton Town
04 Kettering Town v Hednesford Town
05 Brackley Town v Marine
06 Peterborough Sports v Chorley 12.30 B.B.C. Sport
07 Altrincham v Bradford Park Avenue
08 Dunston U.T.S. v Chester
09 Stourbridge v Kidderminster Harriers
- might try and get into this - depends on M'ways - game is segregated and heavily stewarded too; due to a bit of 'history' in recent Cup meetings : they met in both senior FA Competitions in 15-16 with Stourbridge progressing on both occasions - doubt the higher placed Kiddy were too happy about that and there was a bit of bother.

10 F.C. United of Manchester v Witton Albion
11 Cleethorpes Town v Guiseley
12 St. Neots Town v Coalville Town
13 King's Lynn Town v Ashton United
14 Curzon Ashton v Southport
15 Gainsborough Trinity v Blyth Spartans
16 York City v St. Ives Town
17 Warrington Town v A.F.C. Telford United
18 Tiverton Town v Metropolitan Police
19 Haringey Borough v A.F.C. Sudbury
20 Gloucester City v Dorking Wanderers
21 Leatherhead v Hanwell Town
22 Eastbourne Borough v Dulwich Hamlet
23 Woking v Kempston Rovers
24 Taunton Town v St. Albans City or Corinthian Casuals now Wed 10th Oct (2Q replay above)
25 Billericay Town v Whitehawk
26 Hereford v Welling United
27 Hitchin Town v Hastings United
28 Concord Rangers v Beaconsfield Town
29 Hemel Hempstead Town v Ramsgate
30 Moneyfields v Worthing
31 Bath City v Lewes
32 Slough Town v Bristol Manor Farm
33 Hungerford Town v Wealdstone
34 Hampton & Richmond Borough v A.F.C. Hornchurch
35 Chippenham Town v Hendon or Lancing - now Wed 10th Oct (2Q Rnd replay due Sun 7th Oct)
36 Brightlingsea Regent v Torquay United
37 Weston super Mare v Coggeshall Town
38 Horsham v Poole Town
39 Oxford City v Dartford
40 Winchester City v Cirencester Town - Winch exited the FA Trophy midweek, losing on pens 5-6 at home (3-3 aet) to Slimbridge - crowd of only 93 watched the drama unfold.

NAT
Aldershot Town v FC Halifax Town
Maidenhead United v Leyton Orient

IL1-SC
Bracknell Town v Bedfont Sports
Hayes & Yeading United v Ashford Town (Middx)
South Park v Chalfont St Peter
Ware v Egham Town
Westfield v Northwood

SLP-C
Banbury United v Tamworth
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town v Dorchester Town
Farnborough v Chesham United
Harrow Borough v Hartley Wintney
Hendon v Staines Town
SL1-C
Aylesbury v Barton Rovers
Aylesbury United v Welwyn Garden City
Berkhamsted Town v North Leigh
Didcot Town v Thame United
Kidlington v Sutton Coldfield Town
SL1-S
Evesham United v Thatcham Town
Fleet Town v Mangotsfield United
Highworth Town v Blackfield & Langley

CCLP
AFC Hayes v Badshot Lea
Balham v Hanworth Villa
Banstead Athletic v Guildford City
Camberley Town v Walton & Hersham
CB Hounslow United v Redhill
Chertsey Town v Colliers Wood United
Knaphill v Spelthorne Sports
Raynes Park Vale v Abbey Rangers
Southall v Cobham
Sutton Common Rovers v Horley Town
CCL1
AC London v Tooting Bec
British Airways v Frimley Green
Chessington & Hook United v Fleet Spurs
Cove v Ash United
Epsom & Ewell v Sheerwater
Farnham Town v Bagshot
FC Deportivo Galicia v Kensington Borough
Godalming Town v Bedfont & Feltham
Sandhurst Town v Dorking Wanderers Res

HELLP
Ardley United v Fairford Town
Binfield v Bishops Cleeve
Flackwell Heath v Brackley Town Saints - Saints bt Ardley 3-0 at St George's Park on Wed night to go 3rd
Holmer Green v Shrivenham
Lydney Town v Abingdon United
Reading City v Brimscombe & Thrupp
Tuffley Rovers v Virginia Water
Wantage Town v Royal Wootton Bassett Town – Freds finally bowed out of the FA Cup; beaten after extra time by STEP02 Hungerford lost 1-4 on pens - having stayed on par with their opponents after some 286 mins. Crowd was 320.

Windsor v Ascot United - host welcome the current league leaders
HELL1E
Chinnor v AFC Aldermaston
Holyport v Chalvey Sports
B&B Sen Trophy
Buckingham Athletic v Buckingham Town
Great Horwood v Winslow United
Grendon Rangers v Hanslope
Milton United v Kennington Athletic
Newbury v Abingdon Town @ Brimpton FC – free entry nr Travellers Friend Pub
Old Bradwell United v MK Gallacticos
Penn & Tylers Green v Burnham @ French School Meadows Penn
Risborough Rangers v Aston Clinton
Saxton Rovers v Wallingford Town
Wrightchoice & Unity CSA v Wokingham & Emmbrook @ Cintra Park

WESSP
Andover New Street v Hamble Club
Lymington Town v Alresford Town
Portland United v Tadley Calleva
WESS1
Alton v East Cowes Victoria
United Services Portsmouth v Petersfield Town
Whitchurch United v Amesbury Town

[Old Man Andrews]

Bracknell Town V Reading has been drawn in the County Cup 2nd round.

[Warfield ED Stand]

Bracknell Town V Reading has been drawn in the County Cup 2nd round.

IN. There's a few kids who my son knows who think they are Aldershot hooligans so this could be hilarious. Sure they will firm up to watch our U19s

[mx]

Getting knocked out of the FA Trophy mid-week was a bummer, but today Winchester City are through to the 4th (FOURTH) qualifying round of the FA (FA) Cup.

Excellent day - the club made a real effort around publicising the game, but the weather was a shit and must have put a lot of people off, nevertheless, 250+ people came down.

Early goal, one more after 20 mins and a late pen to see us through. Great scenes afterwards.

all down to the draw now. Hopefully a winnable home game, and the FA Cup proper. (we can dream)

The extra cash (15k) is a big deal for us, but more importantly, 100+ people came who don't normally. Hopefully they will come back.

[Kulshaw72RFC]

Getting knocked out of the FA Trophy mid-week was a bummer, but today Winchester City are through to the 4th (FOURTH) qualifying round of the FA (FA) Cup.

Excellent day - the club made a real effort around publicising the game, but the weather was a shit and must have put a lot of people off, nevertheless, 250+ people came down.

Early goal, one more after 20 mins and a late pen to see us through. Great scenes afterwards.

all down to the draw now. Hopefully a winnable home game, and the FA Cup proper. (we can dream)

The extra cash (15k) is a big deal for us, but more importantly, 100+ people came who don't normally. Hopefully they will come back.

Great stuff! Is that the furthest you have been?

Getting far in the early rounds can secure a clubs future for a couple years.

[mx]

Getting knocked out of the FA Trophy mid-week was a bummer, but today Winchester City are through to the 4th (FOURTH) qualifying round of the FA (FA) Cup.

Excellent day - the club made a real effort around publicising the game, but the weather was a shit and must have put a lot of people off, nevertheless, 250+ people came down.

Early goal, one more after 20 mins and a late pen to see us through. Great scenes afterwards.

all down to the draw now. Hopefully a winnable home game, and the FA Cup proper. (we can dream)

The extra cash (15k) is a big deal for us, but more importantly, 100+ people came who don't normally. Hopefully they will come back.

Great stuff! Is that the furthest you have been?

Getting far in the early rounds can secure a clubs future for a couple years.

Apparently the club made it this far in 1954, so it equals the best ever run. Today was a home game against a side in the same division as us, so always one we hoped to win. Last round we beat Merthyr 4-1 away, which was something else. Who knows what the draw might bring.

[Four Of Clubs]

Great stuff! Is that the furthest you have been?

Getting far in the early rounds can secure a clubs future for a couple years.

Apparently the club made it this far in 1954, so it equals the best ever run. Today was a home game against a side in the same division as us, so always one we hoped to win. Last round we beat Merthyr 4-1 away, which was something else. Who knows what the draw might bring.

...had a quick delve and they also made it that far twice in the very early thirties - but for me to go in any deeper into the NL archives would be further than my own slightly middleweight Anorak could protect me!
I'm sure I found an on-line site somewhere with all of the FA Cup Qualifiers listed for every year but it's on the fringes of the the Hoppers equivalent of the 'dark-web' and I may not be able to return!
Think the next couple of rounds are still regionalized - though from vague recollection - they recently may have done away with the N/S zonal divide, a bit earlier in the senior competition, than before .... so Winch may yet get some reet Northern lads.... or better still the Sh!ts!

...back to present day - here's this w/e's round up:

Saturday 6th October

FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Replays
Corinthian Casuals 0-3 St Albans
Lancing 0-4 Hendon

FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round
01 Workington 0-0 Kidsgrove Athletic
02 Stockport County 3-0 Corby Town
03 Mickleover Sports 1-2 Alfreton Town
04 Kettering Town 4-0 Hednesford Town
05 Brackley Town 2-3 Marine
06 Peterborough Sports 0-3 Chorley
07 Altrincham 4-2 Bradford Park Avenue
08 Dunston U.T.S. 4-3 Chester
09 Stourbridge 3-2 Kidderminster Harriers
- Was at this: crowd 1527 – several hundred away followers from a few miles away south down the A449
- had been trouble at previous games between the two as recently as 15-16 so heavily stewarded and segregated
- Lower ranked hosts came from 2 down to win.
- Nice old three-sided ground overlooked by a large Cricket Pavilion.

10 F.C. United of Manchester 1-2 Witton Albion
11 Cleethorpes Town 2-2 Guiseley
12 St. Neots Town 2-2 Coalville Town
13 King's Lynn Town 0-1 Ashton United
14 Curzon Ashton 1-2 Southport
15 Gainsborough Trinity 1-2 Blyth Spartans
16 York City 3-0 St. Ives Town
17 Warrington Town 2-1 A.F.C. Telford United
18 Tiverton Town 3-3 Metropolitan Police
19 Haringey Borough 2-1 A.F.C. Sudbury
20 Gloucester City 3-3 Dorking Wanderers
21 Leatherhead 1-1 Hanwell Town
22 Eastbourne Borough 4-3 Dulwich Hamlet
23 Woking 3-2 Kempston Rovers
25 Billericay Town {NINE} 9-1 Whitehawk
26 Hereford 0-2 Welling United
27 Hitchin Town 2-0 Hastings United
28 Concord Rangers 2-1 Beaconsfield Town
29 Hemel Hempstead Town 5-0 Ramsgate
30 Moneyfields 2-3 Worthing
31 Bath City 3-0 Lewes
32 Slough Town 2-2 Bristol Manor Farm att 486 - 'Farmy Army' levelled late on following a mix-up in the 'Rebels' defence - replay at The Creek on Tue evening.
33 Hungerford Town 1-2 Wealdstone
34 Hampton & Richmond Borough 1-0 A.F.C. Hornchurch
36 Brightlingsea Regent 0-3 Torquay United
37 Weston super Mare 1-0 Coggeshall Town
38 Horsham 1-1 Poole Town
39 Oxford City 4-1 Dartford
40 Winchester City 3-0 Cirencester Town

NAT
Aldershot Town 3-0 FC Halifax Town
Maidenhead United 0-2 Leyton Orient att 2016

IL1-SC
Bracknell Town 1-1 Bedfont Sports – att 201 Robins 100% record goes – late leveller from Ferdinand on 88’ preserves unbeaten start.
Hayes & Yeading United {SEVEN} 7-1 Ashford Town (Middx)
South Park 0-5 Chalfont St Peter
Ware 3-1 Egham Town
Westfield 1-2 Northwood

SLP-C
Banbury United 0-0 Tamworth
SLP-S
Basingstoke Town 1-2 Dorchester Town
Farnborough 0-1 Chesham United – struggling Generals first win of the season
Harrow Borough 2-2 Hartley Wintney
SL1-C
Aylesbury 2-2 Barton Rovers
Aylesbury United 3-0 Welwyn Garden City
Berkhamsted Town 3-1 North Leigh
Didcot Town 2-1 Thame United
Kidlington 0-4 Sutton Coldfield Town
SL1-S
Sun 7th Evesham United 1-2 Thatcham Town – Kingfishers come from 1 down for a vital three points – scored two quick goals inside 2’ midway through 2nd half.
Fleet Town 1-2 Mangotsfield United
Highworth Town 2-2 Blackfield & Langley

CCLP
AFC Hayes 1-3 Badshot Lea
Balham 0-0 Hanworth Villa
Banstead Athletic 2-0 Guildford City
Camberley Town 2-0 Walton & Hersham
CB Hounslow United 3-1 Redhill
Chertsey Town 3-0 Colliers Wood United
Knaphill 2-3 Spelthorne Sports
Raynes Park Vale 3-0 Abbey Rangers
Southall 1-1 Cobham
Sutton Common Rovers 3-1 Horley Town
CCL1
AC London 3-2 Tooting Bec
British Airways 1-2 Frimley Green
Chessington & Hook United 3-4 Fleet Spurs - first points of the season for Spurs
Cove 2-3 Ash United - hosts still ‘pointless’ though they are getting close in recent games; that’s their 3rd 2-3 reverse in the last 4 league games (the other was 2-4)
Epsom & Ewell 2-3 Sheerwater
Farnham Town 0-0 Bagshot - leaders surprisingly held by strugglers Bagshot
FC Deportivo Galicia 1-3 Kensington Borough
Godalming Town 0-2 Bedfont & Feltham
Sandhurst Town 2-2 Dorking Wanderers Res

HELLP
Ardley United 4-5 Fairford Town
Binfield 0-1 Bishops Cleeve - worrying form for Moles, who are now level on points with VW who occupy the last relegation spot.
– they do have plenty of games in hand though
- Need a few more of those Monday night fixtures to boost them back up the table. Next one I’m aware of is on Bonfire Night when Wantage are due to be the visitors.

Flackwell Heath 1-3 Brackley Town Saints – Saints hanging on in 3rd with some impressive recent results.
Holmer Green 3-2 Shrivenham
Lydney Town 3-0 Abingdon United - Ab U have sunk to the foot of the table
Reading City 1-3 Brimscombe & Thrupp – City stumble again – B&T up to 4th
Tuffley Rovers 6-1 Virginia Water - Rovers get an impressive haul and hop above VW on GD, near the bottom
Wantage Town 3-2 Royal Wootton Bassett Town – from memory Freds often struggle of late against RWBT, so this represents quite a decent result for them – stay in 2nd behind Ascot.
Windsor 0-2 Ascot United - att of 115 saw the leaders stay out in front. A report I read elsewhere from a hopper (I think?) yesterday, more or less backs up what I thought of the Yellamen – neat tidy and functional without too much fuss or flare. Sit four points clear but the ‘Freds’ have 4 games in hand.

HELL1E
Chinnor 0-5 AFC Aldermaston
Holyport 4-1 Chalvey Sports
B&B Sen Trophy
Buckingham Athletic 2-1 Buckingham Town
Great Horwood 1-7 {SEVEN} Winslow United
Grendon Rangers 1-2 Hanslope
Long Wittenham Athletic 1-3 Reading YMCA
Milton United 1-4 Kennington Athletic
Newbury 3-0 Abingdon Town
Old Bradwell United 3-0 MK Gallacticos
Penn & Tylers Green 0-5 Burnham
Risborough Rangers 0-2 Aston Clinton
Saxton Rovers 0-3 Wallingford Town – holders out in first round – last years Finalists Marlow Utd play next w/e v Cookham Dean
Chalvey Sports host Langley at Slough’s Arbour Park this coming Tuesday evening.
Wrightchoice & Unity CSA 4-0 Wokingham & Emmbrook

WESSP
Andover New Street 2-0 Hamble Club – first league points for ANS at the 9th attempt – but they had been doing Ok in Cup competitions – so this was on the cards.
Lymington Town 0-2 Alresford Town
Portland United 1-1 Tadley Calleva
WESS1
Alton 4-2 East Cowes Victoria
United Services Portsmouth 6-2 Petersfield Town
Whitchurch United 2-3 Amesbury Town

[Royal Rother]

Ascot did not look like league winners to me.

Better than Windsor though, but not by a lot.

[Bonzodog]

Draw made for 4th qualifying round of FA Cup today. Quite a few local sides still left. Maidenhead have a tough away game probably at Chippenham. Winchester have a plum away trip to Torquay although they may have fancied a home tie

[mx]

Draw made for 4th qualifying round of FA Cup today. Quite a few local sides still left. Maidenhead have a tough away game probably at Chippenham. Winchester have a plum away trip to Torquay although they may have fancied a home tie

I'd have much preferred a home game. There were a lot of new people at the game on Saturday - a home draw against Torquay and we might have got a four figure crowd, many of whom might have stuck around. It would have got the city interested in the club and been a big boost.

That said, and based solely on Twitter comments, Winch fans seem to be really pleased with the draw. I know a lot of the most committed fans have volunteer jobs on matchdays, so an away game is a chance for a day out and big game they can actually watch.

It'll be the best ground, and the biggest crowd most of our team have played at so the players are excited about the draw too.

I have tickets for a Tom Robinson gig in Southampton that Saturday, so I'm not going to be going. So tempted to bin the gig though.

[Four Of Clubs]

Full draw for FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round:

Zone 1
01 Cleethorpes Town or Guiseley v Stourbridge
02 Warrington v F.C. Halifax Town
03 Chorley v Barrow
04 Hartlepool United v Workington or Kidsgrove Athletic
05 A.F.C. Fylde v Chesterfield
06 Southport v Ashton United
07 Blyth Spartans v York City
08 Harrogate Town v Wrexham
09 Dunston U.T.S. v Gateshead - home side the last STEP05 survivor
10 Stockport County v Altrincham
11 Marine v Salford City
12 Witton Albion v Solihull Moors
13 Alfreton Town v St. Neots Town or Coalville Town

Zone 2
14 Woking v Welling United
15 Hitchin Town v Leatherhead or Hanwell Town
16 Chippenham Town or Hendon v Maidenhead United
17 Eastbourne Borough v Slough Town or Bristol Manor Farm
18 Hemel Hempstead Town v Oxford City
19 Weston super Mare v Bath City
20 Boreham Wood v Dagenham & Redbridge
21 Tiverton Town or Metropolitan Police v Havant and Waterloovile
22 Gloucester City or Dorking Wanderers v Bromley
23 Aldershot Town v Kettering Town
24 Torquay United v Winchester City - Winch the only STEP04 side definitely through to 4Q; five others face replays
25 Billericay Town v Taunton Town or St. Albans City
26 Eastleigh v Hampton & Richmond Borough
27 Wealdstone v Sutton United
28 Ebbsfleet United v Worthing
29 Maidstone United v Leyton Orient
30 Haringey Borough v Horsham or Poole Town
31 Barnet v Braintree Town
32 Concord Rangers v Dover Athletic

Ties scheduled for Oct 20th

[Silver Fox]

No idea which league they're in but Wingate & Finchley might have just become my non-league team, having appointed a new management team of Nicky Shorey and Glen Little

[Old Man Andrews]

Bracknell Town v Reading FC confirmed for Tuesday 30th October