Saturday 10 August - SSML Results/Reports

[Rhodes]

Saturday's fixtures including the start of the Division Two campaign:

Saturday 10 August (all kick off 3.00pm)

Premier Division 

Arlesey Town v Colney Heath

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v Potton United

Biggleswade United v Cockfosters

Crawley Green P Tring Athletic

Dunstable Town v Baldock Town

Kempston Rovers v Milton Keynes Irish

London Lions v Harpenden Town

Shefford Town & Campton v FC Romania

Winslow United v Wormley Rovers

Division One

AFC Welwyn v Irchester United

Ampthill Town v Royston Town Under 23's

Buckingham FC v Eaton Socon

Desborough Town v Rushden & Higham United

Huntingdon Town v Moulton FC

Langford v Wellingborough Whitworth

Leighton Town Development v Letchworth Garden City Eagles

Long Buckby AFC v Raunds Town

Rothwell Corinthians v Cranfield United

Stotfold Development v London Colney

Division Two

Bovingdon v Huntingdon Town Under 23's

Eynesbury United v Caddington AFC

Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Aston Clinton

Newport Pagnell Town Development v Sarratt

Padbury Village v Codicote

Stony Stratford Town v The 61 FC (Luton)

Totternhoe v Milton Keynes Irish Reserves

Tring Corinthians AFC v Pitstone & Ivinghoe

Edited August 7 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

2 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August
Division Two
Newport Pagnell Town Development v Sarratt

Newport Pagnell Town Development and Sarratt open their Division Two accounts on Saturday at Willen Road:

[Rhodes]

1 hour ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August
Division Two
Bovingdon v Huntingdon Town Under 23's

Huntingdon Town Under 23's make their SSML bow at Green Lane on Saturday:

[Rhodes]

25 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August
Division Two
Tring Corinthians AFC v Pitstone & Ivinghoe

Pitstone & Ivinghoe haven't been the same team since their third place finish in 2021/22 when losing only four League games under Danny Greany's stewardship:

[Winslow Boy]

Had some great teams over the years. 

[Rhodes]

18 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

Had some great teams over the years. 

Pitstone & Ivinghoe you mean, well not so much recently, and since being sadly 'banished' to Division Two due to the lack of floodlights, but in 2000/01 and 2002/03 they won the SSML Division One Championship under different Managers, Ian Magill and Sean Downey respectively, which were 'heady times for the Club, they also lifted the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup under Magill in 2000/01.

[Rhodes]

On 07/08/2024 at 11:43, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Division Two
Totternhoe v Milton Keynes Irish Reserves

This will be an interesting affair:

[Winslow Boy]

7 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Pitstone & Ivinghoe you mean, well not so much recently, and since being sadly 'banished' to Division Two due to the lack of floodlights, but in 2000/01 and 2002/03 they won the SSML Division One Championship under different Managers, Ian Magill and Sean Downey respectively, which were 'heady times for the Club, they also lifted the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup under Magill in 2000/01.

Yes, some good teams in the 80’s I think and certainly late 90’s also had a very good team for a couple of years with players playing well below their level. 

[Rhodes]

On 07/08/2024 at 11:43, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Division One
Langford v Wellingborough Whitworth

I assume 'you know who' will be in attendance at Forde Park this afternoon, it will be interesting to know why he 'defected' from Letchworth Garden City Eagles:

[Rhodes]

Premier Division match programmes where found:

Saturday 10 August (all kick off 3.00pm)

Premier Division 

Arlesey Town v Colney Heath

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v Potton United  

Dynamos v Potton (fliphtml5.com)

Biggleswade United v Cockfosters  

Cockfosters.pdf.pdf

Crawley Green P Tring Athletic

Dunstable Town v Baldock Town

Kempston Rovers v Milton Keynes Irish

London Lions v Harpenden Town

Shefford Town & Campton v FC Romania

Winslow United v Wormley Rovers

[Rhodes]

On 07/08/2024 at 11:43, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Division One
Ampthill Town v Royston Town Under 23's

The match programme:

files.pitchero.com/clubs/3716/8uwaqGQrWY0bpdXqlbXw_ROYSTON++PRGRAMME2024.pdf

[Rhodes]

Last Saturday's belated results:

Saturday 10 August 

Premier Division 

Arlesey Town 1 Colney Heath 6

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 2 Potton United 3

Biggleswade United 2 Cockfosters 0

Crawley Green P Tring Athletic

Dunstable Town 0 Baldock Town 1

Kempston Rovers 0 Milton Keynes Irish 4

London Lions 1 Harpenden Town 1

Shefford Town & Campton 1 FC Romania 1

Winslow United 2 Wormley Rovers 1

Division One

AFC Welwyn 0 Irchester United 0

Ampthill Town 2 Royston Town Under 23's 1

Buckingham FC 0 Eaton Socon 0

Desborough Town 6 Rushden & Higham United 1

Huntingdon Town 0 Moulton FC 1

Langford 1 Wellingborough Whitworth 5

Leighton Town Development 5 Letchworth Garden City Eagles 3

Long Buckby AFC 5 Raunds Town 1

Rothwell Corinthians 1 Cranfield United 3

Stotfold Development 3 London Colney 3

Division Two

Bovingdon 4 Huntingdon Town Under 23's 0

Eynesbury United 1 Caddington AFC 0

Milton Keynes College Football Academy 1 Aston Clinton 3

Newport Pagnell Town Development 1 Sarratt 0

Padbury Village 1 Codicote 0

Stony Stratford Town 8 The 61 FC (Luton) 0

Totternhoe 3 Milton Keynes Irish Reserves 3

Tring Corinthians AFC 0 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 1

[Rhodes]

On 10/08/2024 at 11:43, Rhodes said:

I assume 'you know who' will be in attendance at Forde Park this afternoon, it will be interesting to know why he 'defected' from Letchworth Garden City Eagles

That's another affirmative, enjoy 😉

Edited August 20 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

42 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Division Two
Stony Stratford Town 8 The 61 FC (Luton) 0

A groundhopper from another Forum witnessed this rout:

Stony Stratford Town 8-0 The 61FC (Luton) Spartan South Midlands League Division 2
I watch a fairly large amount of football at this sort of level (Step 7) and on this, the opening day of the season, The 61 were the poorest side I can remember seeing. They gave off the air of being a scratch team, perhaps not aided by the fact that the fellow who keeps the club going more or less through force of will currently seems also to be in the role of manager. It was one of those matches in which the keeper of the team that gets hammered is nevertheless actually their best player; certainly The 61 were utterly absent as an attacking entity.
Other point of interest - the gent in the shades was wearing a Falkland Islands shirt.

[Rhodes]

49 minutes ago, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Division Two
Padbury Village 1 Codicote 0

A groundhopper from another Forum was at this affair:

Spartan South Midlands Division 2 Padbury Village 1-0 Codicote F&N. attendance 40 (hc)
With needing to stay relatively local this afternoon, it made sense to tick off one of the remaining two clubs needed in the Division. Padbury are new to the level, having been promoted from the North Bucks League.
On paper, this looked like a strong candidate for an away win, with Codicote having finished 4th last season (believe they applied for promotion too, only to finish behind AFC Welwyn), and they started the strongest, having a few chances that went close, and a goal ruled out. Padbury then went ahead on 25 minutes against the run of play, and then won a penalty about 5 minutes from half time. This was smashed against the post by the scorer of the first goal.
In the second half, Codicote seemed determined to turn the game around, but were very wasteful with their finishing. I can only really recall one save the keeper had to make, with most other efforts clearing the target. Padbury had chances of their own but were also similarly wasteful. However, they held on with a determined defensive effort and opened their Step 7 campaign with an important victory.
All in all, a much better game than the scoreline suggests.
A relatively basic step 7 ground in a playing field, with temporary railings (like Club's such as Aston Clinton), but a decent Club building and plenty of benches from which to watch the game from. A nice day out and a pleasant venue.

[Rhodes]

On 14/08/2024 at 17:25, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Premier Division 
Kempston Rovers 0 Milton Keynes Irish 4

Highlights from this convincing Milton Keynes Irish win and a match report:

https://mkirishfc.co.uk/first-team/report-kempston-rovers-0-4-mk-irish/

Edited August 19 by Rhodes

[Rhodes]

On 14/08/2024 at 17:25, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 

Division Two

Totternhoe 3 Milton Keynes Irish Reserves 3

Highlights from this thriller Dunstable Road:

[Rhodes]

On 14/08/2024 at 17:25, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Division One
Huntingdon Town 0 Moulton FC 1

A match report and the match programme:

https://www.moultonfc.co.uk/teams/139524/match-centre/1-15672179/report

https://huntingdontownfc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/The-Hunters-vs-Moulton-Matchday-Programme-10824.pdf

[Rhodes]

On 14/08/2024 at 17:25, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 
Division One
Rothwell Corinthians 1 Cranfield United 3

Highlights from this affair:

[Rhodes]

On 14/08/2024 at 17:25, Rhodes said:

Saturday 10 August 

Division One

Long Buckby AFC 5 Raunds Town 1

The match programme:

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.pitchero.com%2Fclubs%2F43511%2Ft7KrQE6cShGlkUhsQv8q_03+Raunds+Town.pdf