Midweek Action
Red Insure Cup Fourth Round
- A summary will appear here on Tuesday
Premier Division -
A summary will appear here on Tuesday
Division One Midlands
- A summary will appear here on Tuesday
Division One South &
West - Paulton Rovers hung
onto third spot when a goal in the final minute gave
them a point from a 1-1 home draw against fourth placed
Bridgwater Town who had taken the lead with a penalty
fifteen minutes from time.
Weekend Matches
Premier Division
- Top of the table Farnborugh scored a penalty in
the second half seven minutes after going behind to
secure a 1-1 draw at Oxford City while second placed
Brackley Town also drew 1-1 when they scored in the
dying seconds of time added at Tiverton Town to spoil
the home side's celebrations of Manager Martyn Rogers'
remarkable achievement of 1,000 games in charge. Cambridge
City were held to a 2-2 draw at home when Bashley
equalised from the spot two minutes after going behind
allowing Nuneaton Town to take over their third place
as a result of a 3-0 win at bottom of the table Rugby
Town. Banbury United moved up two places when they
scored twice in the last ten minutes, the first from
the spot, to record a 3-1 home win over Merthyr Tydfil
while Hednesford Town scored in the final minute to
snatch a 2-2 home draw against Halesowen Town who
had led from the twenty eighth minute and Leamington,
a goal down to a first minute penalty, scored ten
minutes from time to take a point from a 2-2 draw
at Truro City. Stourbridge scored a first half penalty
to record a 1-0 home win over Chippenham Town and
Didcot Town scored with just eight minutes remaining
to win 1-0 at Evesham United while second from bottom
Hemel Hempstead Town were held to a 1-1 draw at home
by third from bottom Clevedon Town. Bedford Town's
match against Swindon Supermarine was postponed.
Division One Midlands
- Hitchin Town scored a goal in each half to record
a 2-0 home win over Romulus to increase their lead
at the top to five points as second placed Bury Town
were held to a 1-1 draw at play-off hopefuls Chesham
United while third in the table Slough Town scored
after just ten minutes to win 1-0 at Woodford United
and fourth placed Burnham had a comfortable 3-0 home
win over Bromsgrove Rovers. Sutton Coldfield Town
recovered from going behind in the eighth minute to
record a 5-2 home win over Biggleswade Town with three
goals in the final fourteen minutes, Atherstone United
gained a point fom a 1-1 draw at Leighton Town, and
Arlesey Town won 3-1 at Bedworth United. AFC Sudbury
recorded a comfortable 5-2 home win over bottom of
the table Aylesbury United and Soham Town Rangers,
after taking a sixth minute lead, scored three in
the second half to win 4-0 at Beaconsfield SYCOB while
Stourport Swifts secured a 2-1 home win over Marlow
with a goal thirteen minutes from time. Barton Rovers
game against Rothwell Town was postponed.
Division One South &
West - While leaders Windsor & Eton
were held to a 0-0 draw at Thatcham Town, second in
the table AFC Totton, with four games in hand, closed
the gap to a still formidable fifteen points with
a 2-1 home win over Uxbridge but third placed Paulton
Rovers were also held to a 0-0 draw at home by Bishops
Cleeve allowing Bridgwater Town to make up ground
when a goal in each half gave them a 2-0 home win
against Cinderford Town. A goal two minutes after
the break gave Cirencester Town a 1-0 home win over
Frome Town while Gosport Borough, 3-1 up at half time,
scored a resounding 5-1 win at Bedfont Green but VT
FC, having taken an eighth minute lead from the spot,
went down 2-1 at second fom bottom AFC Hayes who are
now just a point behind Taunton Town with two games
in hand after the Somerset side conceded three goals
in the last fifteen minutes for the second game running
to go down 4-0 at Mangotsfield United. North Leigh
took a tenth minute lead but conceded an own goal
fourteen minutes from time to draw 1-1 at home with
Abingdon United while Hungerford Town raced into a
3-0 lead inside the first half hour on their way to
a 4-0 win at Andover while Bracknell Town conceded
two goals in each half to go down 4-0 at home to Yate
Town and remain rooted at the bottom of the table
following their twenty second defeat of the season.
Club News
Hednesford Town -
After the managerial turmoil of recent weeks, newly
appointed manager Bernie McNally has been busy this
week strengthening his squad for the second half of
the season. Bernie has brought back to Keys Park talismanic
Portuguese defender Decio Gomes who was instrumental
in the early season form, which took the Pitmen to
the top of the Unibond Premier Division in the 2008/09
campaign. McNally has also signed former Manchester
City and England Under-20 international Dorryl Proffitt
from Buxton FC who will be another welcome addition
to the squad.
Oxford City - Oxford
City, a local FA Charter Standard Community Club,
has become one of Oxfordshire’s first deaf friendly
football clubs. The Club has recently joined the NDCS
Deaf Friendly FC project and has committed to opening
up the game to deaf people. Designed to make football
more accessible for deaf children, the Deaf Friendly
FC project was set up in 2007 and has so far attracted
56 football clubs in England, including giants such
as Manchester United and Arsenal. Over the years the
project revolutionised the game at all levels for
deaf children, reaching nearly 1,000 deaf young players
and training up over 400 coaches on how to communicate
with them.
Hayley Jarvis, NDCS Sports and Leisure
Activities Manager, explains, “We know there
has been a severe lack of football opportunities available
from grassroots to elite level for deaf children and
young people in the past. Deafness makes it harder
for children to communicate which can be very isolating.
Many deaf children and young people find it difficult
to participate in football because clubs are not set
up to provide good communication. This project is
revolutionising the sport at all levels for deaf children
and young people. Every football club that shows its
commitment to deaf children by agreeing to sign the
pledge will meet with a NDCS dedicated football development
officer and receive expert knowledge and resources
to aid the club in being truly deaf friendly. We are
delighted that Oxford City has signed the pledge,
and committed to giving deaf people an equal opportunity
to play football.”
City Chairman, Brian Cox says, “Oxford
City is proud to have signed the Deaf Friendly Football
Club Pledge. We played the skilful GB Deaf squad in
a pre-season friendly and our interest and involvement
has progressed from that point. We are looking forward
to developing our playing and coaching opportunities
for young deaf people in our community and ensuring
we help them reach their full potential in the sport.
We are committed to supporting deaf footballers and
ensuring that the Club and its officials are deaf
friendly.”
Resources that will be provided to
clubs that sign the Pledge include the opportunity
to take part in NDCS unique Coaching Deaf Footballers
course, developed with support from The Football Association,
a British Sign Language for Football course, a coaching
DVD, practical support and assistance from NDCS volunteers,
and help in promoting any deaf friendly football activities.
The NDCS Deaf Friendly Football Club Project is being
funded with the help of a grant from the UK’s
largest sports charity, the Football Foundation (FF),
which invests money from its partners – the
Premier League, The Football Association, and the
Government – into good causes. A further funding
of £129,623 has been awarded by the FF and the
Football Association has provided £10,000 towards
continuing the project in 2010-2011.
Deaf children and young deaf people
who would like to join Oxford City should contact
Colin Taylor on 07817885396 or email: ctoxford@btinternet.com
For more information on how you,
your child or your club can get involved please contact
NDCS Football Development Officer by email at football@ndcs.org.uk
or phone: 0121 234 9820 (v/t). You can also find more
details at www.ndcs.org.uk/football
.
Tiverton Town -
Tiverton Town are to celebrate Martyn Rogers' 1,000th
match as the Club's Manager when they entertain second
in the table Brackley Town on Saturday and are hoping
for a bumper crowd to mark the occasion. Local schoolchildren
are being encouraged to turn up and are being offered
free entry and it is hoped that many past players
will also attend to mark the occasion. Martyn, who
reached the milestone recently at Banbury United,
was appointed in 1992 and has taken the club to double
success in the FA Vase, four Western Division Championships,
promotion into the Southern League gaining their current
Premier Division status in 2001, and also lifted the
Southern League Cup in 2007. His outstanding achievement
was also marked recently when he was invited to visit
Manchester United's Carrington training ground and
spent time with Sir Alex Ferguson.
