The Non - League thread

[AthleticoSpizz]

Virginia Water 0 Reading City 3

Eleven games unbeaten for the (ahem) ‘citizens’

Maybe on to something locally here?

[Sutekh]

Current Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier North

# Team Pl W D L F A Diff Pts
1. Ascot United 11 10 0 1 26 11 15 30
2. Reading City 11 9 2 0 30 6 24 29
3. Egham Town 15 8 5 2 34 17 17 29
4. Flackwell Heath 13 9 1 3 25 16 9 28
5. Burnham 13 8 3 2 36 19 17 27
6. London Lions 13 6 4 3 27 18 9 22
7. Wembley 12 7 0 5 20 19 1 21
8. Hilltop 14 5 3 6 25 24 1 18
9. Virginia Water 10 5 2 3 18 10 8 17
10. Edgware & Kingsbury 10 5 2 3 17 13 4 17
11. Harefield United 12 4 2 6 22 26 -4 14
12. Broadfields United 13 4 1 8 18 27 -9 13
13. Chalfont St Peter 13 3 3 7 15 25 -10 12
14. Wallingford & Crowmarsh 13 3 3 7 18 30 -12 12
15. Spelthorne Sports 10 3 2 5 14 18 -4 11
16. Windsor 14 3 2 9 21 36 -15 11
17. North Greenford United 9 2 3 4 17 15 2 9
18. Holyport 11 1 5 5 14 20 -6 8
19. Wokingham & Emmbrook 16 1 5 10 9 34 -25 8
20. Oxhey Jets 9 0 2 7 7 29 -22 2

[tmesis]

Could be a bit of a nightmare getting to the Bracknell v Ipswich game. Only 94 parking spaces for the general public, and no trains running on Monday.

There's plenty of other parking within walking distance if you know where to go. If you need tips, let me know.

I think I've identified a few roads that look promising. I'll probably go early and have a pub meal, then walk to the ground.

As it turned out, a bus was also a decent option, unless there was a long injury delay.

I can see anyone thinking they can turn up at about 7 having real problems though.

[Royal Rother]

Current Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier North

# Team Pl W D L F A Diff Pts
1. Ascot United 11 10 0 1 26 11 15 30
2. Reading City 11 9 2 0 30 6 24 29
3. Egham Town 15 8 5 2 34 17 17 29
4. Flackwell Heath 13 9 1 3 25 16 9 28
5. Burnham 13 8 3 2 36 19 17 27
6. London Lions 13 6 4 3 27 18 9 22
7. Wembley 12 7 0 5 20 19 1 21
8. Hilltop 14 5 3 6 25 24 1 18
9. Virginia Water 10 5 2 3 18 10 8 17
10. Edgware & Kingsbury 10 5 2 3 17 13 4 17
11. Harefield United 12 4 2 6 22 26 -4 14
12. Broadfields United 13 4 1 8 18 27 -9 13
13. Chalfont St Peter 13 3 3 7 15 25 -10 12
14. Wallingford & Crowmarsh 13 3 3 7 18 30 -12 12
15. Spelthorne Sports 10 3 2 5 14 18 -4 11
16. Windsor 14 3 2 9 21 36 -15 11
17. North Greenford United 9 2 3 4 17 15 2 9
18. Holyport 11 1 5 5 14 20 -6 8
19. Wokingham & Emmbrook 16 1 5 10 9 34 -25 8
20. Oxhey Jets 9 0 2 7 7 29 -22 2

Windsor have real problems.

Got rid of previous manager Mark Cooper close season, local hero MICK Woodham returning, but it’s been anything but plain sailing. The odd good performance with mostly rubbish.

Woodham is obviously scouring his contacts and has already used 51 players this season without settling on a winning formula.

I have been to a few games but am finding it difficult to get my arse down there (combination of age (probably), antipathy and the National Hunt season starting to get into full flow).

The club is stagnating with a Chairman who has now alienated most of the volunteers and supporters through various poor moves. On a personal level I rather like the guy but he really does need to go. Rumours are that he has been offered decent money but for some reason has not accepted the offers. Odd because every year he has to pump in another £10-£20k to keep things going. Cut yer bleedin’ losses man!

It’s not as if it is a cash business and he could be creaming some off the top. It’s card only, everywhere in the ground, which in itself has pissed off a lot of people.

And we still don’t pay the players. Competing at this level without a budget is more and more rare and every season we seem to be left a little further behind.

Unless Woodham can unearth some gems pretty damn soon we are going to be in a long battle against relegation.

[Sutekh]

Could be a bit of a nightmare getting to the Bracknell v Ipswich game. Only 94 parking spaces for the general public, and no trains running on Monday.

There's plenty of other parking within walking distance if you know where to go. If you need tips, let me know.

I think I've identified a few roads that look promising. I'll probably go early and have a pub meal, then walk to the ground.

As it turned out, a bus was also a decent option, unless there was a long injury delay.

I can see anyone thinking they can turn up at about 7 having real problems though.

Irritating thing is that Memorial car park is closed to all but media and staff. There’s the second smaller car park (94 spaces) but that’ll probably be full before 6! The other car park is at the library but that really is a small car park.

Bracknell have put together an FAQ about the game on their website

https://www.bracknelltownfc.com/brackne ... formation/

Think there’s a decent amount of street parking available in Sandhurst, College Town and Owlsmoor for some and perhaps it’s not yet crossed the mind of those at the Meadows to restrict their parking to just M&S and Tesco patrons (Tesco shuts at 11pm) though that is a fair bit further to walk.

[Royals and Racers]

Tadley Calleva FC have got a plum home tie against AFC Bournemouth in the 3rd round of the Hants senior cup. Date TBA

[The Real Sandhurst Royal]

There's plenty of other parking within walking distance if you know where to go. If you need tips, let me know.

I think I've identified a few roads that look promising. I'll probably go early and have a pub meal, then walk to the ground.

As it turned out, a bus was also a decent option, unless there was a long injury delay.

I can see anyone thinking they can turn up at about 7 having real problems though.

Irritating thing is that Memorial car park is closed to all but media and staff. There’s the second smaller car park (94 spaces) but that’ll probably be full before 6! The other car park is at the library but that really is a small car park.

Bracknell have put together an FAQ about the game on their website

https://www.bracknelltownfc.com/brackne ... formation/

Think there’s a decent amount of street parking available in Sandhurst, College Town and Owlsmoor for some and perhaps it’s not yet crossed the mind of those at the Meadows to restrict their parking to just M&S and Tesco patrons (Tesco shuts at 11pm) though that is a fair bit further to walk.

For those who have managed to secure a ticket for the match.

There are five pubs in Sandhurst, The Village Inn, The Swan, Rackstraw’s and The Wellington Arms opposite the Memorial Park Field and the Rose and Crown that is in the opposite direction away from the station.

There are numerous takeaways: Greggs, Domino’s, SilverSea Fish and Chip Shop, Herbies and Papa Johns to name a few. There are Tescos Extra and Co-Op stores.

As to parking there is Pyre Acres opposite the Wellington Arms on the Yorktown Road otherwise it is street parking good luck.

Traffic on the Yorktown Road in both directions is not the best when schools and work finishes, with journey times from the Rackstraws lights to the Sandhurst shops taking up to 10 to 15 minutes to drive the half mile.

Expect long delays so I would recommend allowing plenty of time if travelling by car to the area.

[Four Of Clubs]

Saturday 5th November

FA Cup Round 1 (NL only)
3 Boreham Wood 3-1 Eastleigh
5 Maidenhead United 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
10 Sutton United 0-2 Farnborough
12 Milton Keynes Dons 6-0 Taunton Town
15 (Mon 19.45) Bracknell Town v Ipswich Town (I.T.V.)
16 Chippenham Town 1-0 Lincoln City
18 Hereford 1-3 Portsmouth
21 Charlton Athletic 4-1 Coalville Town
22 Weymouth 1-1 A.F.C. Wimbledon
25 Doncaster Rovers 0-1 King's Lynn Town
27 Fleetwood Town 3-1 Oxford City
28 Burton Albion 2-0 Needham Market
31 (Sun 15.00) Torquay United 2-2 Derby County
34 (Sun 12.30) Wrexham 3-0 Oldham Athletic
36 Barnet 1-1 Chelmsford City
37 Woking P-P Oxford United waterlogged

NATN
Brackley Town 2-0 Kettering Town - ‘Saints’ go 2 points clear at the top but K.Lynn have 3 games in hand
Farsley Celtic 3-1 Banbury United
NATS
Hungerford Town 0-0 Worthing
Slough Town 1-3 St Albans City

SLP-C
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 4-2 Kings Langley
SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town 3-2 Gosport Borough
Chesham United 1-1 Swindon Supermarine
Dorchester Town 1-0 Metropolitan Police
Hartley Wintney 2-1 Hanwell Town - vital win for HW but they stay in the bottom 4
Truro City 6-0 North Leigh
Winchester City 1-2 Tiverton Town
SL1-C
Biggleswade 0-2 Highworth Town - good win for ‘Worthians’ at 4th placed Biggleswade
Hertford Town 2-1 Kidlington
Thame United 2-0 Barton Rovers
Waltham Abbey 1-3 Didcot Town - 'Diddy' stay 3rd
Ware 3-0 Aylesbury United

IL1-SC
Basingstoke Town 2-1 Sutton Common Rovers
Bedfont Sports 0-0 Chertsey Town
Guernsey 0-1 Westfield
Hanworth Villa 2-2 Binfield - ’Moles’ led 2-0 going into the last 10’ but Villa fought back to share the points
Leatherhead 2-1 Ashford Town (Middx)
Southall 1-0 Marlow
Thatcham Town 3-0 South Park -hat-trick for Rohart-Brown
Uxbridge 1-0 Northwood - leaders beaten
Walton & Hersham 2-1 Tooting & Mitcham United

CCL-PN
Ascot United 2-1 Burnham - ‘Yellamen’ keeper Jamie Ashdown named PotM – visitors goal a pen on 92’
Broadfields United 3-2 Harefield United
Edgware & Kingsbury 2-0 Windsor
London Lions 1-3 Hilltop
Spelthorne Sports 1-2 Chalfont St Peter
Virginia Water 0-3 Reading City - City led by 3 at the break
Wallingford & Crowmarsh 1-2 Flackwell Heath
Wembley 3-1 Holyport
Wokingham & Emmbrook 1-6 Egham Town
CCL-PS
Alton 0-5 Abbey Rangers
Balham 2-1 Tadley Calleva
Camberley Town 0-4 Jersey Bulls
Cobham 1-3 Raynes Park Vale - RPV take over top spot with ‘Baddy Lea’s’ game rained off
Colliers Wood United {TEN} 10-0 Sheerwater
Fleet Town 2-4 Redhill
Frimley Green 1-5 AFC Croydon Athletic
Guildford City 1-2 Banstead Athletic
Horley Town P-P Badshot Lea
Knaphill A-A Farnham Town - game stopped with a supporter – reportedly Farnham Committee member - taken seriously ill c. 72’ but was discharged from Hospital later that evening
CCL-1
Berks County 4-1 Bagshot
British Airways 5-1 Rayners Lane
Brook House P-P Sandhurst Town
CB Hounslow United 1-1 Rising Ballers Kensington
Cove 1-4 Bedfont
Eversley & California P-P Langley
Hillingdon Borough P-P Westside
Molesey 2-3 FC Deportivo Galicia
Spartans Youth 3-1 Woodley United

HELL- P
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 2-2 Worcester Raiders
Wantage Town 0-0 Hereford Lads Club
[Fri] Shrivenham 4-3 Brimscomb & Thrupp
HELL-1
Abingdon United 2-4 Pershore Town
Cheltenham Saracens 3-1 Long Crendon

- Went up to the south Midlands for
Southam United 2-2 Malmesbury Victoria
– ‘new build’ ground outside the town which is sort of in ‘no mans land’ between Leamington, Banbury & Daventry - get there heading NE from M40 jn12.
Bit wet/drizzly but the ground is tidy enough, if still with the touch of the ‘unfinished’ two years after opening - but plenty of scope for upgrade should they manage to progress on the field.
Recently came up out of the Oxford Senior Leagues having dabbled briefly in the lower reaches of the Hellenic and were long serving members of the Midland Combination before that. They don’t really seem to know where they belong - ‘Pyramid’-wise’ – they would be a remote outpost whichever of the four surrounding league ‘footprints’, they decided to place themselves within.

SSM-P
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 0-2 St Panteleimon
Risborough Rangers 2-2 Potton United
SSM-1
Holmer Green 1-1 Buckingham Athletic
Amersham Town 2-3 Rushden & Higham United
Letchworth Garden City Eagles 3-0 Thame United Reserves
Lutterworth Athletic 5-1 London Tigers

WESS-P
Alresford Town P-P Pagham waterlogged
- until recently pointless, Blackfield making up for lost time with a 6-0 thumping of Cowes Sports – 2 wins in 2 now

WESS-1
Andover New Street 3-1 Whitchurch United ANS stay 3rd with games in hand on the top two.
Ash United 3-3 Amesbury Town
Fleet Spurs 0-1 Downton - reportedly tight game which Spurs were slightly unfortunate not to grab something from and break their duck against the new leaders of the division– but sadly remain pointless.
Ringwood Town 1-3 Petersfield Town
Verwood Town 3-0 Andover Town

[Sutekh]

And after Plymouth’s terrible performance at Grimsby on Saturday, Bracknell now face the best side left in the FA Cup! Really just hoping for a result that is not embarrassing for Bracknell.

[paultheroyal]

Big ruckus at the end of the Basingstoke Town match - everyone joined in - starting with both managers exchanging blows - both sent off.

[Dirk Gently]

And after Plymouth’s terrible performance at Grimsby on Saturday, Bracknell now face the best side left in the FA Cup! Really just hoping for a result that is not embarrassing for Bracknell.

Pissing down much of today on a pitch that never drains well, and a wind gusting to 34mph tonight could help level things up a bit.

[paultheroyal]

Tadley Calleva FC have got a plum home tie against AFC Bournemouth in the 3rd round of the Hants senior cup. Date TBA

Going to be hilarious to see them rocking up in "Premier League" style to that venue.

[Sutekh]

Tadley Calleva FC have got a plum home tie against AFC Bournemouth in the 3rd round of the Hants senior cup. Date TBA

Going to be hilarious to see them rocking up in "Premier League" style to that venue.

And before anyone says anything, Bournemouth used to be in Hampshire until the same mostly ridiculous and unnecessary county line fiddling about in 1974 that lost North Berkshire to the world.

[Royal Rother]

Bracknell did well enough, battled for everything, but the gulf in class was pretty huge.

TBF Ipswich should have won by a few more.

[Sutekh]

Bracknell did well enough, battled for everything, but the gulf in class was pretty huge.

TBF Ipswich should have won by a few more.

Maybe but very decent by Bracknell for the first hour before the proverbial "kick in the teeth" from an own goal and after that with the Tractor Boys' vastly superior fitness levels it was all downhill. It was obvious there was a gap in class from the beginning but Bracknell possibly did better than expected. It's a learning curve for them and considering Ipswich are the best club left in the competition on league position I think Bracknell can be happy with things overall. If there was a fault I think it's perhaps they showed Ipswich too much respect at times and tried for an extra pass or sitting off. Thought the defender Anthony Cheshire (?) was possibly their best player on the night.

Standard comedy moments with BBC Berks last night; Ady "confirmed" the 2nd round draw for the winners was Burton (it's actually Buxton), also Bracknell's postponed Wednesday game v Truro is still alive and well in their kingdom and they jokingly talked of going down to cover it.

Not been a good few days for Ady, Tim and Mick. First the Preston cr@p, then they covered Maidenhead losing at home to Dagenham, then it was off to cover the ladies for their standard defeat to Man City. So after last night they've covered 4 games live in a row, all of which "their team", the local side, has lost. Hopefully they'll fail to turn up at Vicarage Road tonight.

[Royals and Racers]

Difficult to ascertain the attendance last night- one source gives 1950.

[Royal Rother]

Bracknell did well enough, battled for everything, but the gulf in class was pretty huge.

TBF Ipswich should have won by a few more.

Maybe but very decent by Bracknell for the first hour....

Oh indeed, on reflection my "well enough" comment sells them short.

For their level they did very well (105 places between them in the league structures I think they said?). They have every reason to be very happy with their performance.

[RFCMod]

Its a strange one because it went from being a sell out to having tickets still available 2 hrs before kick off

Difficult to ascertain the attendance last night- one source gives 1950.

[Sutekh]

Its a strange one because it went from being a sell out to having tickets still available 2 hrs before kick off

Difficult to ascertain the attendance last night- one source gives 1950.

Anyone know yet how much Bracknell actually “coined” from the game?

[Four Of Clubs]

Not that many games on this midweek just gone and the rain took a few more out besides (certainly the one's I was pondering) :

Up at the Pyramid's peak in the NAT - National Maidenhead drew 0-0 @Yeovil whilst Eastleigh thumped Maidstone 5-2 at the Silverlake. Dorking Wdrs drew 3-3 at Torquay

Banbury and Brackley were both held in NAT-North - as were Kings Lynn, enabling Darlo to leap to the table top there.

In the Southern section Hungerford were beaten again but only narrowly 2-3 at Hemel. 'Sluff' got a double-blank (0-0) at Welling as did Farnborough at home to Eastbourne and Oxford City were edged out 1-0 at Worthing.

B&B results over on the Team Bd thread - Marlow and Chesham progressing....

In the Isthmian South Central Binfield's form continues to stutter rather going down 1-2 at Westfield

Very little of note in the Leagues below STEP04 - was another designated Cup week for most - those in league action that did dodge the damp included:

Wantage were held 2-2 by Brimscomb, AFC Portchester who romped 5-0 past Bournemouth to re-take top spot and in front of over 200 too.

...and finally ..... a surprise first defeat for Hellenic One leaders Pershore - undone 2-3 at home by the Stundents of Hartpury Uni.

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...here's the featured games for this w/e (next round of the Vase)

Saturday 12th November

FA Vase R2
26 Biggleswade United v London Lions
30 (Sun 14.00) Baldock Town v Newport Pagnell Town
31 Saffron Walden Town v Leighton Town
36 Tring Athletic v Burnham Ramblers
40 Erith Town v Guildford City
41 Broadbridge Heath v Ascot United
43 (Sat 13.30) Fisher v Jersey Bulls
45 Chessington & Hook United v Harefield United
46 Wallingford & Crowmarsh v Little Common
48 Egham Town v Abbey Rangers
49 Peacehaven & Telscombe v Bedfont
50 North Greenford United v A.F.C. Whyteleafe
51 (Sat 19.45) Montpelier Villa v Holyport @ Withdean
52 Colliers Wood United v Raynes Park Vale
60 Brixham v Andover New Street
63 Wellington A.F.C. v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
64 Thornbury Town v Cribbs

NAT
Aldershot Town v Maidenhead United
Boreham Wood v Woking
Eastleigh v Notts County
Southend United v Dorking Wanderers
Wealdstone v Wrexham

NATN
Brackley Town v Curzon Ashton
Buxton v Banbury United
NATS
Farnborough v Dartford
Hungerford Town v Slough Town
Oxford City v Hemel Hempstead Town

SLP-C
Kings Langley v Hednesford Town
SLP-S
Gosport Borough v Bracknell Town
Hanwell Town v Winchester City
North Leigh v Beaconsfield Town
Plymouth Parkway v Hayes & Yeading United
Salisbury v Chesham United
Swindon Supermarine v Yate Town
Tiverton Town v Hartley Wintney
SL1-C
Cirencester Town v Aylesbury United
Didcot Town v Thame United
Kidlington v Highworth Town

IL1-SC
Ashford Town (Middx) v Chipstead
Binfield v Bedfont Sports
Chertsey Town v Uxbridge
14:00 Marlow v Guernsey
Merstham v Basingstoke Town
Northwood v Leatherhead
South Park v Hanworth Villa
Sutton Common Rovers v Walton & Hersham
Tooting & Mitcham United v Thatcham Town
Westfield v Southall

CCL-PN
Flackwell Heath v Wembley
Hilltop v Virginia Water
Reading City v Burnham
Wallingford & Crowmarsh v Edgware & Kingsbury
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Spelthorne Sports
CCL-PS
Camberley Town v Badshot Lea
Farnham Town v Banstead Athletic
Frimley Green v Knaphill
Redhill v Cobham
Sheerwater v Horley Town
Tadley Calleva v Alton
CCL-1
AFC Aldermaston v Westside
Cove v Rising Ballers Kensington
Eversley & California v Spartans Youth
FC Deportivo Galicia v CB Hounslow United @ Bedfont Sports
Langley v Woodley United @ Slough
London Samurai Rovers v Molesey @ Hanworth V
Penn & Tylers Green v Berks County
Rayners Lane v Bagshot
Sandhurst Town v British Airways

HELL- P
14:00 Wantage Town v Tuffley Rovers
Westfields v Shrivenham
HELL-1
Calne Town v Kidlington Res
Shortwood United v Abingdon United

SSM-P
Hoddesdon Town v Risborough Rangers
Leverstock Green v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
SSM-1
London Tigers v Ampthill Town @ Amersham
Rushden & Higham United v Holmer Green
Winslow United v Amersham Town

WESS-P
AFC Portchester v Alresford Town top vs bottom
WESS-1
Fawley AFC v Fleet Spurs
Hamworthy Recreation v Ash United
Newport (IoW) v Andover Town
Petersfield Town v Romsey Town
Whitchurch United v Fleetlands