The Non - League thread

[AthleticoSpizz]

About an hour away, must make the effort sometime.

[RFCMod]

What a ground that is!! One of the nicest non league step level grounds I have ever seen. Very impressed. What’s the deal there? Have Bracknell paid for that? Are they staying there.

I loved yesterday and will now follow Basingstoke away more. When we equalised i literally celebrated like a reading goal, gutted at the end for the late winner.

Some of our fans were bellends and giving the keeper stick.

I defend refs, but Christ he was an oddball hearing him speak to players. No complaints with red card.

Basingstoke need to bounce back and win these games in hand and they are right back in the mix.

The lino wasn't much cop either but then he did get a fair amount of abuse first half

Not sure if it was you who clocked my sons retro Reading scarf draped over the chair by the window of the clubhouse

[paultheroyal]

What a ground that is!! One of the nicest non league step level grounds I have ever seen. Very impressed. What’s the deal there? Have Bracknell paid for that? Are they staying there.

I loved yesterday and will now follow Basingstoke away more. When we equalised i literally celebrated like a reading goal, gutted at the end for the late winner.

Some of our fans were bellends and giving the keeper stick.

I defend refs, but Christ he was an oddball hearing him speak to players. No complaints with red card.

Basingstoke need to bounce back and win these games in hand and they are right back in the mix.

The lino wasn't much cop either but then he did get a fair amount of abuse first half

Not sure if it was you who clocked my sons retro Reading scarf draped over the chair by the window of the clubhouse

No, dont think i saw that although i might of just been staring. Was with another similar bloke and two kids. We went into bar at halftime but didnt hang around as busy.

[Sutekh]

Good win for Buxton at York esp. given they sacked their manager at the beginning of last week for reportedly having temerity to put his family first and go on a holiday which had been mucked about with by covid restrictions and that would have seen him lose money for nothing if he hadn’t have gone. Surely there’s more to it than that?

[paultheroyal]

Good win for Buxton at York esp. given they sacked their manager at the beginning of last week for reportedly having temerity to put his family first and go on a holiday which had been mucked about with by covid restrictions and that would have seen him lose money for nothing if he hadn’t have gone. Surely there’s more to it than that?

Has to be more to it than that because it was the assistant manager who was going away on holiday....

Maybe the manager supported it, chairman said no, so he stays or you both go.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Did they speak to another team or something?

An odd sacking considering they were unbeaten in about a million games

[Royals and Racers]

Reading City are through to the 2nd round of the FA Youth cup ( beat Gosport 1-0 at Scours lane on Wednesday)and will meet Oxford Utd at home- ties to be played on or before November 20th.

Arranged for Friday November 19th KO 7.45pm- could get a decent crowd in.

[Four Of Clubs]

...a few 'local' NL games to mention from this midweek :

Sh!ts beaten at home by 'Wrecsam' in the NAT
In the level below (NAT-N) Brackley won 2-0 at home to Spennymoor - sets up nicely, this w/e's trip to leaders AFC Fylde, only GD separates them at the top and Saints have a game in hand too.

In the Southern section: Hungerford 0-1 Hemel Hempstead att 452
- went to Bulpit for this - disappointing performance. After a very good recent run 'Crusaders' were in with a chance of getting up to 2nd and Hemel were near the bottom.
The 'Tudors' were functional and well-drilled at the back, did just enough to hang on to the lead and grab the points - more or less with their only clear chance around the hour mark.
Hosts had 2 early goals (rightly) chalked off for offside but you could see what they were about as to why they are flourishing - simply mis-fired badly in front of goal on the night - stay 5th.

In IL1-South Central Basingstoke scored late on at Winklebury v Uxbridge but conceded an even later leveller c. 90' to stay 7th - visitors 2nd behind Bracknell with Binfield tucked in 3rd - Marlow now 6th behind Hanwell and Bedfont Sp..

In SL Premier South Hartley W. were clobbered 5-0 at Kings Langley and Chesham lost 2-0 at Met Police - Liam Ferdinand and Johnathan Hippolyte the scorers.
...at the top Farnborough eased past Beaconsfield 2-0 at Cherrywood to go 9 pts clear of H&Y and Gosport
Banbury bt Rushall 2-0 in the Central section and go 3rd with games in hand.

Not much action lower down: Hanworth Villa extended their lead in CCL-PN with a 1-0 win at Egham. In Div One of that league Bagshot stay at the foot with a 0-4 loss at home (Camberley) to Beffont & Feltham.
Leaders London Lions lost only their 2nd game of the campaign in a thrilling 5-4 reverse at Rayners Lane.

In HELL-P RWBT were well beaten 1-4 by leaders Cribbs - and Ash Utd picked up a point at home to Petersfield Town in Wessex One.

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...and straight into the forthcoming w/e fixtures:

Fixtures Sat 13th November

FA Trophy 1st Round proper
15 Walton Casuals v Uxbridge
16 Canvey Island v Yaxley
17 Brentwood Town v Staines Town
18 Needham Market v Margate
19 Hayes & Yeading United v Worthing
20 Bishop's Stortford v Chipstead
21 Royston Town v Kingstonian
22 Welwyn Garden City v Carshalton Athletic
23 Cheshunt v Berkhamsted
24 Bedford Town v Potters Bar Town
25 Leiston v Harrow Borough
26 Biggleswade Town v Enfield Town
27 Felixstowe & Walton United v Peterborough Sports
28 Hanwell Town v Wingate & Finchley
29 Cray Wanderers v Bedfont Sports
30 Folkestone Invicta v Faversham Town
31 Farnborough v Banbury United
32 Marlow v Larkhall Athletic
33 Weston super Mare v Wimborne Town
34 Hartley Wintney v Willand Rovers
35 Binfield v Cinderford Town
36 Bracknell Town v Tiverton Town
37 A.F.C. Totton v Frome Town
39 Plymouth Parkway v Salisbury

[SUN 15:00]
38 Truro City v Bognor Regis Town

NAT
Aldershot Town v Grimsby Town
Maidenhead United v Dagenham & Redbridge
Southend United v Woking
Wealdstone v Barnet
Yeovil Town v Eastleigh
NATN
AFC Fylde v Brackley Town 1st v 2nd
NATS
Chelmsford City v Hemel Hempstead Town
Chippenham Town v Billericay Town
Concord Rangers v Eastbourne Borough
Dartford v Oxford City
Dulwich Hamlet v Bath City
Hampton & Richmond Borough v Braintree Town
Havant & Waterlooville v Maidstone United
Hungerford Town v Ebbsfleet United
Slough Town v Dorking Wanderers
Welling United v Tonbridge Angels

SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town v Swindon Supermarine
Chesham United v Hendon
Dorchester Town v Kings Langley
SL1-C
Harlow Town v Thame United
North Leigh v Colney Heath
Wantage Town v FC Romania
Ware v Didcot Town
SL1-S
Winchester City v Bristol Manor Farm
ILP
Leatherhead v Corinthian-Casuals
IL1-SC
Basingstoke Town v Tooting & Mitcham United
Chalfont St Peter v Sutton Common Rovers
14:00 Guernsey v Westfield
Northwood v South Park

CCL-PN
Edgware Town v Southall
Egham Town v Abbey Rangers
Hanworth Villa v Ascot United
{FRI} Holyport v Burnham
Reading City v North Greenford United
Spelthorne Sports v St Panteleimon
Tadley Calleva v Wembley
Virginia Water v CB Hounslow United @ Windsor
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Windsor
CCL-PS
Balham v Colliers Wood United @ Croydon Athletic
Camberley Town v Cobham
Farnham Town v Redhill
Fleet Town v Beckenham Town
Frimley Green v Molesey
Horley Town v Banstead Athletic
Raynes Park Vale v AFC Croydon Athletic
Sheerwater v Knaphill
Jersey Bulls v Guildford City
CCL-1
AFC Aldermaston v Enfield Borough @ Thatcham
Bedfont & Feltham v Rayners Lane
Chalvey Sports v British Airways @ Burnham
Cove v Kensington & Ealing Borough
Eversley & California v Woodley United
FC Deportivo Galicia v London Samurai Rovers @ Bedfont Sports
Hilltop v Langley @ Hillingdon
London Lions v Bagshot
{FRI} Sandhurst Town v Hillingdon Borough
Wallingford Town v AFC Hayes

HELLP
Shrivenham v Roman Glass St George
Tuffley Rovers v Royal Wootton Bassett Town
HELL-1
Bourton Rovers v Abingdon United
Milton United v Studley

SSM-P
Baldock Town v Risborough Rangers
Flackwell Heath v Holmer Green
SSM-1
Kidlington Reserves v Northampton Sileby Rangers
Langford v Amersham Town
Long Crendon v Shefford Town & Campton
Penn & Tylers Green v Wellingborough Whitworth
Thame United Reserves v Burton Park Wanderers

WESS-P
Alresford Town v Fareham Town
WESS-1
Andover New Street v Romsey Town
Ash United v Bemerton Heath Harlequins
East Cowes Victoria v Petersfield Town
Infinity v Fleet Spurs
Whitchurch United v Ringwood Town

...think the idea is to head SE this Sat - with far flung Southern Combination Premier Bexhill v Littlehampton Town as Plan A - if the roads are bad we'll more than likely end up at Billingshurst v Worthing Utd in the division below.

[paultheroyal]

Basingstoke Town need a much needed win tomorrow to keep up with the leaders. Played well but not finishing games off. Will be there tomorrow Covid permitting.

[bcubed]

Some game in progress at the top othe National League North
- Fylde v Brackley

Brackley 1 up at half time then 2-1 down in the space of 3 minutes
5 minutes later they equalise
2 minutes later Fylde get back in front

And still 15 to go

[bcubed]

And just to round it all off

A 90th minute equaliser for Brackley!

3-3

Cracking game
Shame I didn’t go.
Wherever the hell Fylde is!

[Four Of Clubs]

And just to round it all off

A 90th minute equaliser for Brackley!

3-3

Cracking game
Shame I didn’t go.
Wherever the hell Fylde is!

Would be a bit of a trek West Lancs nr Preston? ....so instead ....bit of history...Vase Winners in 07-08 vs Lowestoft under their former name Kirkham and Wesham ...and of course have been the first club to win both NL Competitions... lifting the Trophy a couple of years ago vs Orient.

https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/club/

[bcubed]

And just to round it all off

A 90th minute equaliser for Brackley!

3-3

Cracking game
Shame I didn’t go.
Wherever the hell Fylde is!

Would be a bit of a trek West Lancs nr Preston? ....so instead ....bit of history...Vase Winners in 07-08 vs Lowestoft under their former name Kirkham and Wesham ...and of course have been the first club to win both NL Competitions... lifting the Trophy a couple of years ago vs Orient.

https://www.afcfylde.co.uk/club/

Nice
Crazy some of the places Brackley have to travel to. They're just in the Northern section.

And I if I think of Fylde I think of Bill Beaumont. For some reason I retain the information that he used to play for them !

[Four Of Clubs]

...and a round-up of today's results....

Sat 13th November

FA Trophy 1st Round proper
15 Walton Casuals 2-6 Uxbridge
16 Canvey Island 6-0 Yaxley
17 Brentwood Town 4-1 Staines Town
18 Needham Market 3-2 Margate
19 Hayes & Yeading United 0-3 Worthing
20 Bishop's Stortford 2-1 Chipstead
21 Royston Town 1-1 Kingstonian 3-4p
22 Welwyn Garden City 2-1 Carshalton Athletic
23 Cheshunt 1-0 Berkhamsted
24 Bedford Town A-A Potters Bar Town - Ref calls proceedings to a halt in added time with PBT leading 1-0. Players and officials from both sides involved in an incident following an injury to a visiting player. Clubs awaiting Refs report and FA decision on outcome.

25 Leiston 3-0 Harrow Borough
26 Biggleswade Town 1-2 Enfield Town
27 Felixstowe & Walton United 2-1 Peterborough Sports
28 Hanwell Town 1-0 Wingate & Finchley
29 Cray Wanderers 2-1 Bedfont Sports
30 Folkestone Invicta 2-1 Faversham Town
31 Farnborough 1-0 Banbury United
32 Marlow 2-2 Larkhall Athletic 5-6p
33 Weston super Mare 1-2 Wimborne Town
34 Hartley Wintney 3-0 Willand Rovers
35 Binfield 3-0 Cinderford Town
36 Bracknell Town 1-3 Tiverton Town
37 A.F.C. Totton 2-2 Frome Town 4-2p
39 Plymouth Parkway 4-0 Salisbury
- some big scalps taken here with notable STEP04 wins over STEP03 clubs taking place at Walton Cas and Plymouth. Ooop North, Marske put out FCUM 3-2 in front of a four figure crowd.

[SUN 15:00]
38 Truro City v Bognor Regis Town

NAT
Aldershot Town 2-1 Grimsby Town
Maidenhead United 1-4 Dagenham & Redbridge
Southend United 0-2 Woking
Wealdstone 1-0 Barnet
Yeovil Town 2-1 Eastleigh
NATN
AFC Fylde 3-3 Brackley Town
NATS
Chelmsford City 1-2 Hemel Hempstead Town
Chippenham Town 3-0 Billericay Town
Concord Rangers 2-1 Eastbourne Borough
Dartford 0-0 Oxford City
Dulwich Hamlet 3-0 Bath City
Hampton & Richmond Borough A-A Braintree Town – abandoned floodlight failure
Havant & Waterlooville 0-0 Maidstone United
Hungerford Town 3-4 Ebbsfleet United – hosts fightback from 1-4 down too late Seager goals on 84’ & 87’ but ‘Crusaders’ couldn’t find a leveller.
Slough Town 2-1 Dorking Wanderers – good result for ‘Rebels’ over high flying Wanderers
Welling United 1-0 Tonbridge Angels

SLP-S
Beaconsfield Town 5-1 Swindon Supermarine
Chesham United 2-0 Hendon – att 505
Dorchester Town 2-0 Kings Langley
SL1-C
Harlow Town 2-2 Thame United Pearce on 90’ gets a point for United
North Leigh 6-1 Colney Heath – veteran marksman Jefferson Louis with a hat-trick sees Nor Lye stay top as they coast past bottom club Heath.
Wantage Town 3-5 FC Romania
Ware 2-2 Didcot Town McKirnan (pen) levels on 90’ for Diddy
SL1-S
Winchester City 5-1 Bristol Manor Farm att 303 – ‘Winch’ hop over their visitors into 5th

ILP
Leatherhead 0-2 Corinthian-Casuals att 541 – ‘Tanners’ drop to last place following previous basement occupiers Horsham’s astonishing 6-0 win away at manager-less Brightlingsea.
IL1-SC
Basingstoke Town 3-2 Tooting & Mitcham United att 653 – Dunn, Reid and Wilson on target for ‘Dragons’, as they move up to 3rd with others involved in the Trophy.
Chalfont St Peter 3-2 Sutton Common Rovers
Guernsey 2-2 Westfield att 817
Northwood 1-5 South Park

CCL-PN
Edgware Town 0-1 Southall
Egham Town 0-0 Abbey Rangers
Hanworth Villa 3-0 Ascot United
[Fri] Holyport 0-3 Burnham
Reading City 1-1 North Greenford United City led NGU until very late on 92’
Spelthorne Sports 1-1 St Panteleimon
Tadley Calleva 0-6 Wembley
Virginia Water 2-0 CB Hounslow United
Wokingham & Emmbrook 1-2 Windsor ‘Sumas’ down to 10 men early on, lose another player through injury near the end – visitors winning goal on 81’
CCL-PS
Balham 1-0 Colliers Wood United
Camberley Town 0-3 Cobham
Farnham Town 1-2 Redhill
Fleet Town 0-2 Beckenham Town
Frimley Green 2-1 Molesey
Horley Town 1-1 Banstead Athletic
Raynes Park Vale A-A AFC Croydon Athletic abandoned by Officials - with RPV 2-1 up – described on AFCCA twitter as a ‘huge melee’
Sheerwater 3-3 Knaphill
Jersey Bulls 2-0 Guildford City
CCL-1
AFC Aldermaston 1-1 Enfield Borough
Bedfont & Feltham 0-1 Rayners Lane
Chalvey Sports 1-1 British Airways
Cove P-P Kensington & Ealing Borough nothing on either club’s twitter as to why – just Cove stating ‘Game Off’ around mid-AM
Eversley & California 2-1 Woodley United
FC Deportivo Galicia 4-2 London Samurai Rovers
Hilltop 5-2 Langley
London Lions P-P Bagshot visitors could not raise a side
[Fri] Sandhurst Town 2-0 Hillingdon Borough
Wallingford Town 0-0 AFC Hayes

HELLP
Shrivenham 3-2 Roman Glass St George
Tuffley Rovers 0-3 Royal Wootton Bassett Town
HELL-1
Bourton Rovers 0-1 Abingdon United only Ab U’s 2nd league win - still bottom but a bit closer to Ciren Dev and today’s hosts now.
Milton United 2-0 Studley

SSM-P
Baldock Town 0-2 Risborough Rangers – Leighton drew a blank at home to Broadfields this PM, which enabled unbeaten Rangers to top the table and still have 4 games in hand.
Flackwell Heath 2-0 Holmer Green ’Heathens’ after a torrid start are now up to 7th
SSM-1
Kidlington Reserves 2-1 Northampton Sileby Rangers
Langford 3-1 Amersham Town
Long Crendon 3-1 Shefford Town & Campton
Penn & Tylers Green P-P Wellingborough Whitworth much like the Cove game above: no reason given on club twitter yet just a statement from P&TG that the game had to be postponed and will be rescheduled?
Thame United Reserves 3-2 Burton Park Wanderers

WESS-P
Alresford Town 4-1 Fareham Town
- 55 goals in 10 games in the Wessex Prem this PM including a 10 for Shaftesbury;7 for Hamworthy and 6’s for Portchester Blackfield and Horndean!
WESS-1
Andover New Street 4-2 Romsey Town
Ash United 0-1 Bemerton Heath Harlequins
East Cowes Victoria 2-1 Petersfield Town
Infinity 1-2 Fleet Spurs
Whitchurch United 3-1 Ringwood Town

…we journeyed down to far SE Sussex for:
Southern Combination League – Premier
Bexhill Utd 3-1 Littlehampton Town (4th hosted 1st) att 232 – quite big for this league.
- Ground (The Polegrove) is in a big public park complex (three Bowling Greens) that appears to get locked up on match-days – almost on the sea-front.
- Facilities fairly basic one huge step-seated stand overlooking the pitch.
- Leaders Littlehampton looked out of sorts and couldn’t handle their livelier hosts.
- Journey back was relatively trouble free – indoors by 19:45 – still have to do long-trips of almost similar distances, down to Saltdean and Seaford, to move towards completing the top two divisions of the league.

[Royals and Racers]

Notts County 2 Solihull Moors 0 yesterday had a record National league crowd of 12843 (691 away fans)

[bcubed]

Notts County 2 Solihull Moors 0 yesterday had a record National league crowd of 12843 (691 away fans)

Wow

Any other games apart from Notts County games that are anywhere close to that?

[Royals and Racers]

Notts County 2 Solihull Moors 0 yesterday had a record National league crowd of 12843 (691 away fans)

Wow

Any other games apart from Notts County games that are anywhere close to that?

" The club, who are now in their third season outside the Football League, have slashed tickets to just £5 for adults for the game whilst under-16s can watch the game for just £1."
" beating the 11,085 who attended Bristol Rovers v Alfreton Town at The Memorial Stadium in April 2015."

[From Despair To Where?]

One from my neck of the woods

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marine-dunston-floodlights-fa-trophy-22160670.amp

[paultheroyal]

Excellent win and a very healthy crowd at Basingstoke - certainly drawing more in at Winklebury than they were at the Camrose.

Hartley Wintney into the second round of the Trophy, first time in their history.

Wow, some crowd at Notts County.

[Royals and Racers]

At Wantage Fc tonight for their Southern league Div 1 central game against Berkhamsted. Hopefully a few goals !!
Edit F-T 1-1 Wantage the better team i thought and played far better than their league position suggested.