Bank Holiday and Midweek Matches
Premier Division -
Cambridge City scored twice after the break to win
2-0 at Hemel Hempstead Town and stay at the top of
the table and Chesham United returned to second spot
with a 2-1 win at Bedford Town with Truro City moving
into third place when a penalty in each half gave
them a 2-1 win at Tiverton Town while Chippenham Town
and Salisbury City fought out a 1-1 in front of a
gate of 858. Hednesford Town, with a hundred percent
away record, were left still looking for their first
home win when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Leamington
while Swindon Supermarine moved into the top half
of the table with their second successive win, 2-1
at Cirencester Town, Didcot Town recorded a 2-1 win
at Windsor & Eton, and Brackley Town picked up
their first win with a 2-0 victory at Oxford City.
Banbury United took the lead just five minutes from
the end of their home game with Evesham United but
had to settle for a point from a 1-1 draw when the
visitors scored four minutes later. Weymouth tasted
their first defaet of the season when they crashed
4-1 at home to Bashley. On Tuesday evening Halesowen
Town scored twice in six first half minutes to win
2-0 at Stourbridge and leapfrog their hosts on goal
difference.
Division One Central -
Hitchin Town won 3-2 at Soham Town Rangers to go to
the top of the table while Slough Town, trailing 2-1
after just seven miinutes, came back strongly to record
a 5-2 home win over Uxbridge and move into second
place. Ashford Town (Middx), a goal behind after just
three minutes, scored four before the break to win
4-2 at home against AFC Hayes while Daventry Town
scored four in the opening sixteen minutes on their
way to a resounding 5-0 home win over Barton Rovers.
North Greenford United and visitors Bedfont Town each
scored from the spot in the second half to share the
points in a 1-1 draw. On Tuesday evening Beaconsfield
SYCOB picked up their first points of the season when
two goals before the break gave them a 2-0 win at
Burnham.
Division One South &
West - Mangotsfield United went to the top
of the table when a goal ten minutes from time gave
them a 1-0 victory at Paulton Rovers while Cinderford
Town scored in the second minute of time added on
to win 1-0 at home against Frome Town to move into
fifth spot and Taunton Town moved into sixth place
with a 2-1 win at Bideford. Last season's Runners-up,
AFC Totton, recorded their first win of the new campaign
in style with a 5-2 home victory over newly promoted
Wimborne Town and relegated Clevedon Town also posted
their first three pointer with a comfortable 4-1 win
at Bridgwater Town. Hungerford Town scored five times
in the final twenty two minutes to win 6-1 against
bottom of the table Andover and in the day's other
game Almondsbury Town snatched a 1-1 draw at Yate
Town with a goal just one minute from time.
FA Cup Preliminary Round
Replays - Leighton Town scored mid way through
the second half to go through to the First Round Qualifying
with a 1-0 victory at Heybridge Swifts. Rugby Town,
a goal ahead in the first minute, cruised through
to the next Round with a 3-0 win at Atherstone Town
while Northwood had to come from behind to progress
with a 3-1 home win over Wingate & Finchley and
Thatcham Town, three up after eighteen minutes, conceded
two goals in a five minute second half spell before
going on to win 4-2 at Witney United. Elsewhere Arlesey
Town won 2-1 after extra time at Aylesbury and Gosport
Borough went out 2-1 at Erith & Belvedere.
Weekend Action
Premier Division -
Cambridge City, three up after just eleven minutes,
went top of the table with a 5-0 home victory over
Tiverton Town as previous leaders Salisbury City were
held to a 1-1 draw at home by fifth in the table Hemel
Hempstead Town while Stourbridge, despite being held
to a 0-0 draw at Brackley Town, maintained third place
but Chesham United dropped to fourth as a result of
a 2-0 home defeat by Banbury United who scored a goal
in each half. Truro City, one ahead at the interval,
scored eight minutes from time to win 2-1 at home
against Oxford City but Chippenham Town were held
to a 0-0 draw at Leamington while Hednesford Town
maintained their hundred percent away record with
a comfortable 3-0 win at Didcot Town and Swindon Supermarine
secured their first victory of the season when a first
half penalty gave them a 1-0 home win over Bedford
Town. Halesowen Town were held to a 1-1 draw at home
by Cirencester Town and Bashley twice came from behind
to take a home point from a 2-2 draw with Windsor
& Eton while Weymouth closed the gap at the bottom
with their first win of the season, 3-1 at Evesham
United.
FA Cup Preliminary Round
- Eleven Zamaretto clubs recorded home wins
with Bedworth United leading the way with a 6-1 victory
over Dudley Town and Mangotsfield United beat South
& West leaders Abingdon United 5-0 while Bishops
Cleeve went through 4-0 against Westbury United and
Paulton Rovers beat Larkhall Athletic 4-1. A further
ten clubs progressed to the First Round Qualifying
with away wins including Clevedon Town, 6-0 at Bridport,
Biggleswade Town, 5-1 conquerors of Newmarket Town,
and Slough Town, 4-1 winners at Lancing, while Arlesey
Town, Atherstone Town, Aylesbury, Gosport Borough,
Leighton Town, Northwood, Rugby Town, Stourport Swifts,
and Thatcham Town all face replays next week. Beaconsfield
SYCOB bowed out on Sunday when they lost 3-1 at Romford.
Non-League Day
The Zamaretto, Ryman and Evo-Stik
Leagues have announced that their 200 clubs would
all be encouraged to support Non League Day on September
4th.
September 4th is a day when football
fans are encouraged to support their local non league
side, in the absence of any Championship or Premiership
football that weekend. The three Step 3 & 4 leagues,
whose clubs stretch from Durham to Truro have given
the initiative their unanimous blessing, and gone
further by agreeing a common approach, as Ryman League
chairman Alan Turvey explains. "This is a fantastic
opportunity for football fans to sample the unique
atmosphere of the non-league game, and we will be
suggesting our member clubs make special offers available
to fans of professional clubs that will persuade them
to come and watch their local teams."
Zamaretto chairman Ken Turner confirmed
that teams in all three leagues who wish to take part
in Non League Day are being encouraged by league bosses
to give free or discounted admission to season ticket
holders at any Premiership or Football League clubs.
"We would never force our clubs to take part,
especially if they are already expecting a big crowd
on September 4th, however we're optimistic that a
substantial number will want to take this opportunity
to attract first time visitors to their games."
This move is the latest example of
cooperation between the three premier semi-professional
leagues, as Evo-Stik League chairman Mark Harris elaborates.
"These are difficult times for all clubs at Steps
3 and 4 (of the non league pyramid). As leagues, we
can become stronger and more effective if we speak
with one voice on key issues, and especially when
it comes to attracting new fans to the semi-professional
game. Fans want to see leagues learning from each
other, and to adopt a consistent approach to opportunities
such as Non League Day, that arise."
For more information please visit
individual Club websites or www.nonleagueday.co.uk
Bromsgrove Rovers
Following the decision taken by the
Board of Directors at its meeting on 11 August 2010,
I now confirm that Bromsgrove Rovers’ membership
of the Southern Football League has been formally
withdrawn. The Club had until 25 August 2010 to exercise
their right of Appeal to the Football Association
but made no submission by the due date and therefore
the Board decision became effective from 26 August
2010.
The Club, which has been in Administration
since October 2009, had, because of the unusual circumstances
it found itself in, particularly in respect of the
lease on their ground, been given until 9 August 2010
to provide the League with assurances that it would
be able
a. to continue trading beyond the
expiry of the current Administration arrangement on
19 October 2010 and
b. to guarantee security of tenure
of a ground possessing the required grading thus enabling
it to complete all of its fixtures for the 2010/2011
season
The League Secretary, in attempting
to find a solution, was in continuous dialogue with
Club officials as well as with Bromsgrove District
Council and the Football Association. However, despite
his tireless efforts, the assurances were not forthcoming
by the given date (just five days prior to the scheduled
start of the Season). The Board, having taken full
account of the interests of the other Member Clubs,
particularly those competing in Division One South
& West, were unfortunately left with no alternative
other than to withdraw the Club’s membership
of the League in accordance with League Rules.
It is regrettable that Division One
South & West will now have to operate this Season
with only twenty-one clubs but, irrespective of applying
League Rules, this was considered preferable to the
likelihood that Bromsgrove Rovers, if they had been
allowed to remain in membership without the assurances
sought, would have been unable to complete the Season
with the consequent expunging of the record of any
games they did play. Ken Turner, Chairman (27 August
2010)
Club News
Leamington - Former
Brakes' player Guy Rippon has been appointed Community
Development Director of Leamington Football Club and
joins the Board of Directors with immediate effect.
He was part of the re-formed Leamington FC team in
the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons and still plays regularly
for Whitnash Town in the Coventry Alliance. Rippon
has extensive experience with both community and funding
agencies plus significant local contacts and takes
over the role of Community Development Director from
current director Russell Davis who has moved sideways
into the role of Business Planning.
Guy Rippon said ‘I am delighted to be asked
to be involved again with Leamington FC. The club
is very ambitious and has got a fantastic infrastructure
on and off the field. That is a real testament to
all those working behind the scenes, both past and
present. Football at all levels plays a massive role
in society today. It is not only the world’s
most popular sport in terms of participation, but
it can also play a positive role in the personal and
social development of individuals and communities,
purely through a strong club brand – which Leamington
FC undoubtedly has. The excellent partnership with
the Brakes and Lions clubs offers a huge number of
playing opportunities for people of all ages and we
will be working together to continue and develop this
further. We will also be looking to link up with other
key partner organisations to see what other roles
the club can play in the local community.’
Rippon spent a number of years managing local authority
sport-based projects for young people in Coventry
and Rugby, with the aim of reducing crime and anti-social
behavior before going on to manage the Sport and Recreation
Department of Rugby Borough Council. From there he
joined the UK's largest sports charity - The Football
Foundation, as a Regional Community Manager. He now
works for the Football League Trust – the department
of the Football League that oversees youth development
and community work at the 72 professional Football
League clubs across the country. The Trust provides
funding and support for the Football in the Community
schemes, with clubs delivering projects to promote
participation in sport, address health issues, improve
educational attainment and promote social inclusion.
His role as the Midlands Regional Manager is to support
the community schemes at the likes of Coventry City,
Derby County, Nottingham Forest and Norwich City.
Any individuals or organisations interested in finding
out more about the community work of the club, can
email community@leamingtonfc.co.uk
Leamington Chairman Jim Scott said, ‘Guy’s
experience, contacts and skills speak for themselves
and we are delighted that he has joined the Board
of Directors. He has been tasked with widening and
developing our current community involvement and has
the expertise to do this on both a practical and funding
level. His appointment has enabled director Russell
Davis to move into the role of ‘Business Planning’.
Russell has considerable experience in this field
and has been tasked with reviewing all areas of the
club's income and expenditure plus further developing
the club's business plans for the next five years.
Recently appointed director Graham Moody has been
handed responsibility for ‘Marketing and Promotions.’
These changes at boardroom level are designed to move
the club forward to meet the challenges that lie ahead
both on and off the field. We hope to make a number
of announcements in the coming months regarding projects
designed to develop the club.’
Paulton Rovers -
When Rob Cousins reached his 1,000th appearance in
non league football midway through last season, the
club agreed to arrange a testimonial match for the
ever popular "Trigg". As Rob began his career
and made one appearance for Bristol City they seemed
the natural choice of opponent. However, so far it
has not been possible to find a suitable date but
with the Championship club being clear during International
week we are now pleased to confirm City will be at
Winterfield Road, with what we hope will be a strong
line up, on the 7th of September.
Admission will be £5 for an
adult and £2.50 OAP/Child under 16. We will
be producing a souvenir programme and any contributions
by way of old articles, photos etc would be very welcome
– please email the Rovers’ secretary on
ahbr23112@blueyonder.co.uk.
It is anticipated the “Rovers” line up
will not only include many of the Paulton players
who performed alongside Rob but also many of his former
colleagues from his other clubs.
The club hopes to raise additional funds through a
post match auction and again any donations would be
very welcome. As a club, Paulton Rovers are very proud
and grateful for Rob's efforts on our behalf, both
off and on the field and it is hoped as many people
as possible will come along and give him the support
he deserves on the night.
Swindon Supermarine - It's
likely that clubs' websites and matchday programmes
have Swindon Supermarine FC's ground indicated as
Hunts Copse, which has recently changed name. The
committee at Marine would be very grateful if clubs
would be kind enough to please change the ground name
on their club websites and matchday programmes to
the Webbs Wood Stadium as a sponsor, H J Webb &
Son, has recently been acquired.
