Monday/Tuesday 2/3 January - SSML Results/Reports

[Rhodes]

An early look at the New Year fixtures next week, I hope they're accurate as I will again be 'indisposed' on here over the weekend. Happy New Year everyone:

Monday 2 January (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

Premier Division
Ardley United v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Baldock Town v Dunstable Town
Harpenden Town v St Panteleimon
Hoddesdon Town v Cockfosters
Leverstock Green v Colney Heath
London Colney v Tring Athletic
Potton United v Shefford Town & Campton
Risborough Rangers v Leighton Town
Stotfold v Biggleswade United

Division One
Buckingham Athletic v Northampton ON Chenecks
Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Ampthill Town
London Tigers v Holmer Green
Moulton FC v Lutterworth Athletic
Northampton Sileby Rangers v Winslow United
Real Bedford FC v Langford 
Rugby Borough v Burton Park Rangers (kick off 7.45pm)
Thame United Reserves v Amersham Town
Wellingborough Whitworth v Eaton Socon 

Division Two
AFC Caddington v Risborough Rangers Development (kick off 2.00pm)
Bovingdon v Berkhamsted Raiders (kick off 2.00pm)
Buckingham United v Old Bradwell United (kick off 2.00pm)
Eynesbury United v Codicote
Leighton Town Development P Potton United Development
New Bradwell St Peter v Milton Keynes College Football Academy (kick off 2.00pm)
Pitstone & Ivinghoe v Aston Clinton (kick off 2.00pm)
The 61 FC (Luton) v Sarratt (kick off 2.00pm)
Totternhoe v Tring Corinthians AFC (kick off 2.00pm)
Tring Corinthians AFC P Totternhoe

Tuesday 3 January (kick off 7.45pm)

Division One
Raunds Town v Rushden & Higham United

Edited January 2, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

17 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January

Division One
Thame United Reserves v Amersham Town

Amersham Town are looking good for a play-off place and could leapfrog Northampton Sileby Rangers into third place with a win at Thame United Reserves:

[Rhodes]

19 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Premier Division
Leverstock Green v Colney Heath

How do we see this one going at Pancake Lane:

[Rhodes]

I see it has been busy on here over the New Year weekend, a recap on this afternoon's fixtures and two postponements due to waterlogged pitches:

Monday 2 January (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

Premier Division
Ardley United v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Baldock Town v Dunstable Town
Harpenden Town v St Panteleimon
Hoddesdon Town v Cockfosters
Leverstock Green v Colney Heath
London Colney v Tring Athletic
Potton United v Shefford Town & Campton
Risborough Rangers v Leighton Town
Stotfold v Biggleswade United

Division One
Buckingham Athletic P Northampton ON Chenecks
Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Ampthill Town
London Tigers v Holmer Green
Moulton FC v Lutterworth Athletic
Northampton Sileby Rangers P Winslow United
Real Bedford FC v Langford 
Rugby Borough v Burton Park Rangers (kick off 7.45pm)
Thame United Reserves v Amersham Town
Wellingborough Whitworth v Eaton Socon 

Division Two
AFC Caddington v Risborough Rangers Development (kick off 2.00pm)
Bovingdon v Berkhamsted Raiders (kick off 2.00pm)
Buckingham United v Old Bradwell United (kick off 2.00pm)
Eynesbury United v Codicote
Leighton Town Development P Potton United Development
New Bradwell St Peter v Milton Keynes College Football Academy (kick off 2.00pm)
Pitstone & Ivinghoe v Aston Clinton (kick off 2.00pm)
The 61 FC (Luton) v Sarratt (kick off 2.00pm)
Totternhoe v Tring Corinthians AFC (kick off 2.00pm)
Tring Corinthians AFC P Totternhoe

Edited January 2, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

The results:

Monday 2 January 

Premier Division
Ardley United 3 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 1
Baldock Town 1 Dunstable Town 1
Harpenden Town 0 St Panteleimon 1
Hoddesdon Town 0 Cockfosters 3
Leverstock Green 0 Colney Heath 1
London Colney 1 Tring Athletic 3
Potton United 0 Shefford Town & Campton 4
Risborough Rangers 2 Leighton Town 3
Stotfold 3 Biggleswade United 0

Division One
Buckingham Athletic P Northampton ON Chenecks
Letchworth Garden City Eagles 0 Ampthill Town 2
London Tigers 2 Holmer Green 4
Moulton FC 2 Lutterworth Athletic 3
Northampton Sileby Rangers P Winslow United
Real Bedford FC 1 Langford 3
Rugby Borough v Burton Park Rangers (kick off 7.45pm)
Thame United Reserves 2 Amersham Town 1
Wellingborough Whitworth 2 Eaton Socon 0

Division Two
AFC Caddington 6 Risborough Rangers Development 3
Bovingdon 3 Berkhamsted Raiders 2
Buckingham United 2 Old Bradwell United 14
Eynesbury United 3 Codicote 5
Leighton Town Development P Potton United Development
New Bradwell St Peter 3 Milton Keynes College Football Academy 1
Pitstone & Ivinghoe 2 Aston Clinton 1
The 61 FC (Luton) 1 Sarratt 1
Totternhoe 3 Tring Corinthians AFC 0
Tring Corinthians AFC P Totternhoe

Edited January 2, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

The evening result last night, I wonder whether they are starting to look over their shoulder at McMullen Park:

Monday 2 January 

Division One
Rugby Borough 1 Burton Park Rangers 0

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Premier Division
Leverstock Green 0 Colney Heath 1

The match programme and a report:

https://issuu.com/tonysmart/docs/colney_heath_programme_2

https://levgreenfc.co.uk/event/230102f/

[Rhodes]

21 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Division One
Thame United Reserves 2 Amersham Town 1

A groundhopper from another Forum was present, also see his Blog:

Spartan South Midlands Division One
Thame United Reserves 2-1 Amersham Town
Att: 41, Entrance: £5
No programme, teamsheet, and the tea-bar was closed. The bar was open though!
On another day Amersham might have scored six, but a combination of poor finishing, wrong options and stoic defending saw Thame hold out for an unlikely victory against the promotion hopefuls.
All three goals were good finishes, with two headers for Thame and a sharp 20 yard effort for Amersham making the score 2-1 at the interval. Despite, dominating the second half, Amersham were unable to fashion an equaliser.
A full report is attached for anyone interested

https://fatbearssportingdiaries.blogspot.com/2023/01/thame-united-reserves-2-1-amersham-town.html

[Rhodes]

Sadly no action this evening due to a waterlogged pitch:

Tuesday 3 January 

Division One
Raunds Town P Rushden & Higham United

[Rhodes]

23 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Division One
London Tigers 2 Holmer Green 4

A critical groundhopper from another Forum was present:

15:00 - Spartan South Midlands League Division One
London Tigers 2-4 Holmer Green
Admission - free (nobody taking payment) Attendance - 55 head count however official is 45 (no idea who counted)
Venue: Spratleys Meadow - I’m not quite sure how this has made ground grading at Step 6 with both Amersham Town and London Tigers playing here. It felt like a Step 7 or below standard game and also atmosphere with no admission fee, no tannoy system, no Club Officials, no team sheets or programmes etc. There was no turnstile, hidden down a Country Lane there is a small car park which was full so I had to park in a nearby residential area. There’s a small Clubhouse on the car park and seperate toilet facilities. There is one stand on one touchline, raised above pitch level due to being on a bank. This is the only spectator furniture. Despite the lack of facilities the venue is in a lovely setting with the rolling hills around.
Game - an early corner for the visitors was mishit but bobbled back to a Holmer foot to smash into the top right corner, 0-1. Tigers nearly equalised when their left winger was played through but a good save by the keeper kept the away side in the lead. Tigers shoddy defending showed again when a throw in led to a pinball in the box however the one defender was outnumbered 3-1 so it was always going to fall to a Holmer foot to prod in, 0-2. Tigers pulled one back just on half time as another bit of head pinball by the defence, this time Holmer Green, fell to the right back who smashed the ball into the roof of the net, 1-2. Tigers pushed on in the second half but couldn’t muster anything more than a half chance before Holmer Green scored a third when a free header from a corner was converted, 1-3. A late Tigers comeback was halted by a further Holmer Green goal for a deserved win. Two poor teams with the worst losing and also losing ground at the bottom of the table.
Line Ups
London Tigers
Not announced
Holmer Green
Josh Ameganvi - Tring Corinthians, Aylesbury United
Harrison Holbrook
Jed de Souza - Chesham United, Beaconsfield SYCOB
Oscar Raymond
Ruairdidh Barnes
Leo Blackman
Ollie White
Ryan Hennessy
James Saxby
Aaron Berry - 27 - Burnham, Beaconsfield SYCOB, Egham Town, Cockfosters, Aylesbury United, Ascot United, Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Hayden Brunch
Subs
Anthony Tyson - Watlington Town
Darren Page
Ben Hodges - Ascot United, Aylesbury United
Adam Riley
Luke Ryll

[Rhodes]

23 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Division One
Moulton FC 2 Lutterworth Athletic 3

A groundhopper from another Forum was in attendance:

KO 3.00pm, Game 2 of 2023
South Midlands League Division One
Moulton 2-3 Lutterworth Athletic
Attendance 155, Admission £3 (concession over 60), Programme £2, Badge £4, Coffee £1.20
Round trip 128 miles
Temperature: 7 Celsius dropping to 4 by games end
Travellers made up circa half the attendance today as Step 6 new boys Moulton from Northampton drew a big crowd on a bank holiday.
The newish ground is functional without having much character, the club will make money from the pitch hire, so I'm sure they'll be happy. But definitely a case of visit once, and unlikely to return. Friendly people though.
A really good game that fluctuated from one end t'other. Moulton thought they'd salvaged a draw with a 90+1 strike from Andy Hall, however two minutes later sub Tyler Gerrard hit a sublime half volley from 20 yards out of the reach of home keeper Adamson to win it for Lutterworth. A good game and a good social catch up with well known hoppers from Sale, Worthing and Horsham.

Edited January 3, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

21 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Division One
Rugby Borough 1 Burton Park Rangers 0

Kilsby Lane was awash with groundhoppers last night and some from another Forum (see below) completing their 'trebles':

7.45 - Spartans South Midlands League Division One - Rugby Borough 1 Burton Park Wanderers 0 - Admission £3 concession - Programme £1 - Attendance 213
On to Rugby which was reached at 6.45 with programmes still being printed. I was told that as they were being printed in house, there wouldn’t be a problem if they sold out as they could just print some more.

Another for whom Rugby Borough at 7.45pm made a treble, where good chat was had with old friends. I indeed benefitted from a prog kindly being printed on demand. Between mouthfuls of the chips he'd smuggled in unneccessarily (good football fare was on offer - steak pie & chips for me) Veteran said that he had got the last prog of the original batch. His treble had started in Sussex, a long way from Derbyshire. But from my basecamp in Leeds I CBA trekking as far south as all the morning KOs were, so was glad to find that one of the 1pms had a 3pm near enough to be doubleable.

Also at Rugby, many grondhoppers there and overheard many discussing their day out trebles. Indeed sat in front of Windy in the stand as I heard him describe his day to another hopper. Agree with his report, Rugby Borough, the higher league side, were lucky to secure a win, opponents Burton Park deserved something from the game.

+1 here, BPW were a big, strong team with several players over 6 foot, unfortunately upfront they had a willing runner in their number 9 but he was left to do all the hold up play and attacking alone, and his lack of physical power I believe was the difference between BPW scoring, or ultimately not.

Edited January 4, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 02/01/2023 at 18:30, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Premier Division
Risborough Rangers 2 Leighton Town 3

Both sides of the exciting story and the match programme:

https://www.risboroughrangersfc.co.uk/teams/186028/match-centre/1-11116210/report

https://www.leightontownfc.co.uk/teams/11587/match-centre/1-11116210/report

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.pitchero.com/clubs/64064/KrnhVgdaRVOdCExQcuOU_Leighton Town LGE Monday 2nd January 2023.pdf

[Rhodes]

On 02/01/2023 at 18:30, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Division Two
Buckingham United 2 Old Bradwell United 14

Unfortunately for Buckingham United the Sports Shots cameras were present:

[Rhodes]

On 03/01/2023 at 18:30, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Division One
Rugby Borough 1 Burton Park Rangers 0

A match report and photographs:

https://rugbyobserver.co.uk/sport/football-borough-begin-new-year-with-narrow-victory/

[Rhodes]

On 02/01/2023 at 18:30, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Premier Division
Stotfold 3 Biggleswade United 0

Video footage of the proceedings at the New Roker Park:

[Rhodes]

On 02/01/2023 at 18:30, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Division Two
New Bradwell St Peter 3 Milton Keynes College Football Academy 1

Highlights of the action:

[Rhodes]

On 02/01/2023 at 18:30, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Premier Division
London Colney 1 Tring Athletic 3

The Cold End was in attendance at Cotlandswick:

https://thecoldend.blogspot.com/2023/01/tring-atheltic-start-2023-with-win.html

Edited January 9, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 02/01/2023 at 18:30, Rhodes said:

Monday 2 January 

Premier Division
Ardley United 3 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 1

Both sides of the story and photographs:

https://www.ardleyunitedfc.co.uk/Matchreport.aspx?id=586724

https://www.aylesburyvaledynamos.co.uk/teams/77541/match-centre/1-11116202/report

https://www.aylesburyvaledynamos.co.uk/teams/77541/match-centre/1-11116202/photos