Non - League thread 2009/10

[Four Of Clubs]

Other 'local' Cup scores:-
Brimsdown v Flackwell Heath (Fri eve) 2-4
Marlow v Ilford 3-0
Thame v Wootton Blue X 2-0
Fleet v Walton & H 1-1
Ash v Erith & B. 4-0
Wantage v Newport IOW 5-0
Moneyfields v Hungerford 2-3
Cirencester Town v Thatcham 2-1

League scores
H&W 0-2 'stoke
Magpies 1-3 Newport
Carterton 2-0 Binfield
Eton Wick 1-2 Finch.
Henley 2-1 Woodley
Wokkers 2-0 S.Kilburn
Eversley 5-1 Coulsden

[AthleticoSpizz]

Ex-Reading youth (Basingstoke) seem to be on a good role

is that maximum points so far FOC?

[Four Of Clubs]

Ex-Reading youth (Basingstoke) seem to be on a good role

is that maximum points so far FOC?

... sorry can't be @rsed to pfaff about with a nice format

BUT in answer to your question - no :

Pos ....................P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Dover Athletic .....6 4 2 0 14 6 8 14
2 Basingstoke Town 6 4 2 0 8 3 5 14
3 Woking ............ 6 4 1 1 8 4 4 13
4 Newport County .. 6 3 3 0 12 4 8 12
5 Thurrock .......... 6 3 3 0 11 8 3 12

'stoke host 17th placed Dorchester tomorrow

[AndyRFC]

Went to Deal Town v Ringmer yesterday on my FA cup adventure. The hosts winning 4-1 setting up another trip to Deal in a fortnight. Epson or Selsey will be the visitors.

[Four Of Clubs]

Went to Deal Town v Ringmer yesterday on my FA cup adventure. The hosts winning 4-1 setting up another trip to Deal in a fortnight. Epson or Selsey will be the visitors.

... small world - I took my lad down to watch Selsey vs Epsom (his choice - wanted to go to a game nr the seaside - right b@stard journey too on a BH w/e)
Home side won 1-0 - game of few chances - will miss the next round (and the next) - Royals at home (12/09) Donny then (26/09) Hornets.

... and more co-incidentally I think Deal were the first non-league team I ever saw, a very very long time ago - my Great Uncle ran a B&B down that way, took me along to see them vs Swanley - must've been late 60's.

[Compo's Hat]

Went down to Staines Town today with floyd_streete and Andy RFC for the 1-1 draw with Maidenhead.

One of the worst referee's i have seen in a while and i think Maiders will happily take the point.

LOL @ the Staines player upset by the Maidenhead pocket of fans. "f**king town of f**king travellers!"

[Four Of Clubs]

... got the Anorak's obligatory B/H Double in -

AM Frimley Green v Hartley Wintney - away side are top won 2-0 v.comfortable
- weren't required to call upon erstwhile Town star Ray Spence - not even sure he was on the bench today.

PM Headington Amateurs v Clanfield 4-1 - ground is in Barton 'Village' strangely idyllic bit of P@xford NW off the ring-road near where the road into the Manor Ground was.

Nostalgia moment - one o' they Musical Ice Cream vans driving round and round the estate for ages before pulling into the Car Park. My Lad was chuffed to be given some dosh to run over and buy himself a 99.

Only odd thing was the local chavvy populace - definitely had a fair share of Knuckle-Dragging throwbacks in that part of Town - pleased to get home again.

Cheered up even more when we heard P@xford had been held 0-0 by bottom club Forest Green.

[AndyRFC]

If anyone is interested I'm blogging my travels

http://facuptour2009.blogspot.com/

[Tony Le Mesmer]

If anyone is interested I'm blogging my travels

http://facuptour2009.blogspot.com/

Hope the team you follow to the 1st rnd ends up losing at Hartlepool, who then go on an amazing cup run , all with home draws.

[Four Of Clubs]

Right - ho - Anorak unfurled - time for this w/e's 'preview' (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)


Its FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round time (the National NL competition for Clubs @ STEP05 & below - with lights)

'Local interest' ties:-

Camberley Town v Cobham
Badshot Lea v Rye United
East Preston v Ash Utd
Newhaven v Cove
Guildford City v Westfield
Flackwell Heath v Romsey Town
Melksham Town v Marlow United
Holyport v Brading Town
Henley Town v Abingdon Town
Westbury United v AFC Wallingford
Binfield v New Milton Town
Sandhurst Town v Highworth Town

League Games:

CONFS
Hampton and Richmond Borough v Woking
Lewes v Basingstoke Town
Maidenhead United v Thurrock
SOUTHP
Banbury United v Truro City
Didcot Town v Brackley Town
ISTH1S
Whyteleafe v. Fleet Town
SOUTH1M
AFC Sudbury v Burnham
Marlow v Leighton Town
Slough Town v Biggleswade Town
SOUTH1SW
Abingdon United v Uxbridge
Bracknell Town v Andover
Mangotsfield United v Hungerford Town
Thatcham Town v Cinderford Town
Tiverton v 'boro
Windsor & Eton v Bridgwater Town
HELLP
Ascot United v Pegasus Juniors
Reading Town v Wantage Town

Step06
COCO1
Mole Valley SCR v Eversley
HELL1E
Kintbury Rangers v Farnborough Reserves
Penn & Tylers Green v Eton Wick
Prestwood v Newbury
S.Kilburn v Finch.
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Chalfont Wasps
Woodley Town v Diddy Res.
WESS1
Farnborough North End v Stockbridge
Fawley v Tadley Calleva
Whitchurch v AFC Aldermaston

... not sure where I'm heading - my lad hasn't chosen yet - hope its a darn site easier journey than last Sat., when he plucked out Selsey as his desired destination.

[AndyRFC]

... not sure where I'm heading - my lad hasn't chosen yet - hope its a darn site easier journey than last Sat., when he plucked out Selsey as his desired destination

heres hoping for an away tie for the winner of deal and selsey!

[Four Of Clubs]

heres hoping for an away tie for the winner of deal and selsey!

... and co-incidentally guess who Deal are playing in tomorrow's Vase?



... who'd a thought it - Ringmer ! ...away this time.

... winners of that one away @ Newhaven or Cove on the 19th Sept.

[Stranded]

If anyone is interested I'm blogging my travels

http://facuptour2009.blogspot.com/

Like it, I take it the plan is to follow a route all the way through?

Any plans on how you'll get tickets for any big games if so?

[AndyRFC]

If anyone is interested I'm blogging my travels

http://facuptour2009.blogspot.com/

Like it, I take it the plan is to follow a route all the way through?

Any plans on how you'll get tickets for any big games if so?

Yes plan is to watch the winner of each round all the way to Wembley.
Got a few mates who support the bigger clubs who've said they can help out if it gets that far.

[bobbybottler]

If anyone is interested I'm blogging my travels

http://facuptour2009.blogspot.com/

Egham, a suburban Surrey town not really famous for anything

Egham play at the Runnymeade Stadium

Hmm, there's a clue there....

Seriously, good luck with it though. I've signed up to follow your travels, that long stream of text in the followers list should read "bobbybottler".

[Royal Rother]

Just back from Windsor & Eton 1-1 Bridgewater Town - poor poor game, with some rather strange decisions by Keith Scott. No home games now until October.

[Four Of Clubs]

This PM's other scores ...

FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round

Camberley Town v Cobham 4-2
Badshot Lea v Rye United 2-1
East Preston v Ash Utd 1-3
Newhaven v Cove 0-6
Guildford City v Westfield 3-0
Flackwell Heath v Romsey Town 6-0
Melksham Town v Marlow United 3-1
Holyport v Brading Town 4-1
Henley Town v Abingdon Town 3-4
Westbury United v AFC Wallingford 4-3 aet
Binfield v New Milton Town 1-2 aet
Sandhurst Town v Highworth Town 0-2

... and the one I was at
Amesbury Town v Milton Utd 1-2

League Games:
.. bear in mind I'm avoiding the CONF national; for obvious reasons
CONFS
Hampton and Richmond Borough v Woking 0-2
Lewes v Basingstoke Town 0-0
Maidenhead United v Thurrock 0-2 - Magpies now bottom
and...
Welling 0-2 Newport meaning with Dover's defeat the Exiles are top.
SOUTHP
Banbury United v Truro City 0-0
Didcot Town v Brackley Town 0-1
Tiverton 0-2 Farnborough 'boro top - three points clear of the Cornishmen
ISTH1S
Whyteleafe v. Fleet Town 0-1
SOUTH1M
AFC Sudbury v Burnham 1-2 Burnham now 2nd
Marlow v Leighton Town 0-2
Slough Town v Biggleswade Town 4-2 Sluff move up to 5th
SOUTH1SW
Abingdon United v Uxbridge 7-4
Bracknell Town v Andover 0-3
Mangotsfield United v Hungerford Town 0-2
Thatcham Town v Cinderford Town 1-0

HELLP
Ascot United v Pegasus Juniors 2-0
Reading Town v Wantage Town 1-1 Town stay top though

Step06
COCO1
Mole Valley SCR v Eversley 1-0
HELL1E
Kintbury Rangers v Farnborough Reserves 2-1
Penn & Tylers Green v Eton Wick 1-5
Prestwood v Newbury 0-2
S.Kilburn v Finch. 3-1
Wokingham & Emmbrook v Chalfont Wasps 4-0
Woodley Town v Diddy Res. 2-3
WESS1
Farnborough North End v Stockbridge 8-3
Fawley v Tadley Calleva 2-0
Whitchurch v AFC Aldermaston 3-0

... not many big NL games coming up this next m/w - start of the Floodlit cup for the Hellenic as well as a few other League & County Cup games - Eversley v Petersfield in the Hants Senior Cup on Tue eve - not sure of KO - didn't think they'd got their lights commissioned yet but could be wrong. Also Tadley v Newport IOW the same eve in the same competition.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Brilliant, Hanx

But where do you get all of this from?

[Four Of Clubs]

Brilliant, Hanx

But where do you get all of this from?

I usually start with a list of 'local' NL games I might consider going to - taken from individual league web sites - with the onus on getting to a 'new' ground - so more and more nowadays I need to go slightly further afield - if that doesn't seem too @rse about face?

I only normally bothered doing it when Royals were away but have it down to a (sadly) fine art so its just as easy to get a quick list of ALL clubs I consider to be of local interest to me - with a few other HNA-interest 'notables' chucked in i.e. H&R for Tredder - though if these teams have had their individual games reported already - I try and avoid repetition.

Its then just a question of looking at about half a doz. sites that carry the fixtures/results and adding in any Anorak-style comments e.g. changes in position; results against the form book etc.

It was much easier to compile the scores when the info was all in one place but since the sad demise of Tony Kempster and his site - the info needs to be gleaned from its individual league web sites - doesn't take much longer once you know where to look.
His followers are finding just what an enormous task it was compiling all the stuff into one new site - I think they are still re-building it [nonleaguematters.com].

My first aim is to try to get to a game at any grounds within about two hours drive - currently excluding Sussex/Kent/United Counties - though I'll consider them if they are at home in the Cup/Vase to what I consider to be a 'local' side. Also only I go down to STEP06 - I'll leave the Park pitch/local Rec. hardcore groundhopping stuff 'til I'm really in my dotage.

By my latest reckoning I'm about 2/3rds of the way to my first 'goal'.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Good effort FOC...I take it that you are some kind of local "hopper" then...all praise to you.

You are not the only one to pay homage to (the late) Tony Kempster..........what a big miss on the Non League circuit he is.

For the likes of us, very interested, yet, very lazy (my recent trips have taken me as far as Scours Lane)...keep up the good work mate