Saturday 18 February - SSML Results/Reports

[Rhodes]

The weekend fixtures:

Saturday 18 February (kick off 3.00pm unless stated)

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

Division One
Amersham Town v Ampthill Town
Burton Park Wanderers v Raunds Town
Holmer Green v Langford
Lutterworth Athletic v Thame United Reserves (at Leicester City WFC, kick off 2.00pm)
Moulton FC v Rushden & Higham United
Northampton ON Chenecks v Buckingham Athletic
Northampton Sileby Rangers v Letchworth Garden City Eagles
Real Bedford FC P Buckingham Athletic
Wellingborough Whitworth v London Tigers
Winslow United v Eaton Socon

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

SSML Challenge Trophy Third Round
Rugby Borough v Crawley Green

SSML Division Two Cup Quarter Final
Eynesbury United v Sarratt

Bedfordshire FA Senior Trophy Semi Finals
Leighton Town Development v Real Bedford FC (kick off 2.30pm)
Totternhoe v Elstow Abbey (kick off 2.30pm)

Edited February 17, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

26 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

SSML Division Two Cup Quarter Final
Eynesbury United v Sarratt

Confirmation that it's a 3.00pm kick off at Hall Road tomorrow:

Edited February 17, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

31 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Division One
Amersham Town v Ampthill Town

The match programme:

https://wixlabs-pdf-dev.appspot.com/assets/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file=%2Fpdfproxy%3Finstance%3DbwUr0GuDuTlMFu_AfVPpIPC71Gr_YAiMLGH4YhTr3zc.eyJpbnN0YW5jZUlkIjoiMWFiNWFhYzctNjhkMi00M2NmLWJlYTItYTBjNzFhZTlmMjQ5IiwiYXBwRGVmSWQiOiIxM2VlMTBhMy1lY2I5LTdlZmYtNDI5OC1kMmY5ZjM0YWNmMGQiLCJtZXRhU2l0ZUlkIjoiYWEzOWJhM2UtYzA2NC00MDQ4LWIwM2ItZDA5MmU0NTkwMzEyIiwic2lnbkRhdGUiOiIyMDIzLTAyLTE3VDEzOjAzOjMxLjAxMVoiLCJkZW1vTW9kZSI6ZmFsc2UsImFpZCI6IjM1ZTdiNWQ3LTZlMzctNGNkMC04OTcwLWY2MDk0NDIzYWE5MSIsImJpVG9rZW4iOiJiMDhjMTBmOS1hOGI2LTAzODctMGU5OS03MDU1ZmViMGYxNWIiLCJzaXRlT3duZXJJZCI6IjlhYjYyZWMxLWIyZjItNDg3Yy1iOTg2LTk2OWEzOGNlMzhkZSJ9%26compId%3Dcomp-le4gxzrh%26url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fdocs.wixstatic.com%2Fugd%2Fb7ce89_a7e50b629e8a4a49821b4893153b9227.pdf#page=1&links=true&originalFileName=Ampthill Town 18 2 23&locale=en&allowDownload=true&allowPrinting=true

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February

SSML Challenge Trophy Third Round
Rugby Borough v Crawley Green

We will be able to see what Rugby Borough are really made of tomorrow although Leverstock Green already embarrassingly found that out in the First Round of the Challenge Trophy in September:

[Rhodes]

3 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February

Division One
Northampton ON Chenecks v Buckingham Athletic

It's really sad to see Buckingham Athletic having such a disappointing campaign, it all started to go horribly wrong when Scott Reynolds left the Club didn't it:

[Rhodes]

4 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Division Two
Codicote v Old Bradwell United

Codicote usually make a fist of it against Old Bradwell United:

[Rhodes]

On 17/02/2023 at 13:40, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Tring Athletic v Leighton Town

This should be a thriller shouldn't, see the match programme:

https://issuu.com/tringafc/docs/2023.02.18_leighton_town

Edited February 19, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

22 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February

Division One
Holmer Green v Langford

The match programme:

https://issuu.com/hg1908/docs/langford_-_18_feb_23

[Rhodes]

On 17/02/2023 at 13:40, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Risborough Rangers v Cockfosters

The match programme:

QnGpgprSQZeoahhY8eQP_Cockfosters LGE Saturday 18th February 2023.pdf

Edited February 19, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 17/02/2023 at 13:40, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February

Premier Division
Harpenden Town v Baldock Town

The match programme:

HARPS PROG FILE V BALDOCK (4).pdf

Edited February 18, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 17/02/2023 at 13:40, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Division One
Burton Park Wanderers v Raunds Town

Can Burton Park Wanderers make it five League win in a row:

[Rhodes]

The results:

Saturday 18 February 

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

Division One
Amersham Town 2 Ampthill Town 2
Burton Park Wanderers 0 Raunds Town 1
Holmer Green 1 Langford 0
Lutterworth Athletic 1 Thame United Reserves 0 (at Leicester City WFC)
Moulton FC 2 Rushden & Higham United 2
Northampton ON Chenecks 2 Buckingham Athletic 0
Northampton Sileby Rangers 0 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 1
Real Bedford FC P Buckingham Athletic
Wellingborough Whitworth 2 London Tigers 2
Winslow United 0 Eaton Socon 0

Division Two
AFC Caddington 1 New Bradwell St Peter 4
Bovingdon 1 Aston Clinton 0
Buckingham United 1 Berkhamsted Raiders 1
Codicote 0 Old Bradwell United 5
Eynesbury United P Pitstone & Ivinghoe
Leighton Town Development P Codicote
The 61 FC (Luton) 0 Milton Keynes College Football Academy 5
Tring Corinthians AFC 1 Risborough Rangers Development 2

SSML Challenge Trophy Third Round
Rugby Borough 3 Crawley Green 1

SSML Division Two Cup Quarter Final
Eynesbury United 3 Sarratt 0

Bedfordshire FA Senior Trophy Semi Finals
Leighton Town Development 1 Real Bedford FC 4
Totternhoe 0 Elstow Abbey 1

Edited February 18, 2023 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

45 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Arlesey Town 1 London Colney 2

This was the shock of the day:

[Rhodes]

48 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Dunstable Town 4 Leverstock Green 1

I wonder what happened to Leverstock Green at Creasey Park this afternoon, see the match programme:

Leverstock Green - Sat 18th Feb by Dunstable Town - Issuu

[Rhodes]

55 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Hoddesdon Town 3 Biggleswade United 0

A disappointing defeat for Biggleswade United at lowly Hoddesdon Town:

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Colney Heath 0 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 2

A disappointing defeat again for Colney Heath this afternoon:

[Rhodes]

18 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 
Premier Division
Dunstable Town 4 Leverstock Green 1

I wonder what happened to Leverstock Green at Creasey Park this afternoon, see the match programme:

Leverstock Green - Sat 18th Feb by Dunstable Town - Issuu

Yes, it would appear from the match report that Leverstock Green were well beaten at Creasey Park yesterday albeit, to be fair to them, with a makeshift side against a full-strength and on form Dunstable Town:

https://levgreenfc.co.uk/event/230218f/

[Rhodes]

On 18/02/2023 at 18:41, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Division One
Moulton FC 2 Rushden & Higham United 2

Numerous photographs from this one, courtesy of photographer Richard Eason:

Moulton v Rushden & Higham Utd - 18 Feb 2023 - Richard Eason Photography (smugmug.com)

[Rhodes]

On 18/02/2023 at 18:41, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Stotfold 1 St Panteleimon 1

A groundhopper from another Forum was at the New Roker Park:

Stotfold 1- 1 St Panteleimon (HT 0 - 0)
JSJ Stadium - New Roker Park, Bedfordshire
Spartan South Midlands League Premier - 1st v 5th - Step 5
Admission £7, Programme £1.50, Attendance 270 and 2 dogs, Tea £1.30,Chips £2
I had lots of plans to travel further, but Saturday jobs took longer than anticipated and I didn't leave the house until 2.30pm. I had the tried to drive through Arlesey not realising that the long road of Arlesey is totally blocked for roadworks, so I arrived at Stotfold to a full carpark, and heard the KO whistle whilst queuing to get in. It didn't appear that there were 270 there, but there were a lot of families and young children present. There appears to be some new merchandise being sold by Stotfold as I don't previously remember seeing so many amber coloured hats.
Stotfold are currently top of the table, with Leighton Town in second but Leighton have games in hand. St Panteleimon were etablished by their local Greek Orthodox Community.
The first half saw S getting the ball into the box, but not quite finishing to score. StP appeared to have fewer chances. At 60 minutes the S GK Gooch came forward, but misjudged it, leaving the goal mouth totally undefended. The ball almost appeared to move in slow motion as it gently bounced towards the net. S managed to finally reply in the 89th minute meaning a draw.

[Rhodes]

On 18/02/2023 at 18:41, Rhodes said:

Saturday 18 February 

Premier Division
Tring Athletic 0 Leighton Town 1

A groundhopper from another Forum was at Cow Lane:

Spartan South Midlands Football League – Premier Division
The Grass Roots Stadium – Official Attendance: 270
Tring Athletic (0) 0 Leighton Town (0) 1
A trip to rural Hertfordshire for today’s action. I had considered visiting here seven days ago when Tring played Bury AFC in the FA Vase, but I didn’t manage to get to any game last weekend. However, the seed had been sown and I decided to make Tring my destination for today’s game. There was plenty of sporting action on offer today; there was a game being played at Tring Rugby club right next door, and more Rugby/Football action on the adjacent pitches further up Cow Lane – not that I was interested in any of that.
On arrival at the Dorian Williams Sports Centre, home to The Grass Roots Stadium, the car park was full, so I used the car park at the top end of Cow Lane, which primarily served the other sports pitches – plenty of room in here, as many others had decided to park on (and block) the pavement between the two car parks.
Admission: £8 - concessions for the older generation kick in at 65, so no reduction for me today.
Programme: told it was online, but haven’t located it yet.
This was a very close game, played on a sloping uneven surface, with very little to choose between the teams. The closest the hosts came to scoring was early in the second half, when a well-executed hook shot from the edge of the penalty area crashed against the bar. The visitors, chasing down top spot in the table, grabbed the only goal of the game around 13 minutes from the end; the Tring ‘keeper failed to gather a deep cross, leaving the Leighton #9 (I think) with a straightforward finish to grab all three points.