Weekend 1st/2nd September - local teams in action

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Sat 1st September

EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE
Mansfield Town U18 3-3 Lincoln City U18

F.A. VASE 1RQ
(Winners £550 - losers £175)
Selby Town 0-5 Staveley MW
Worksop Town 2-1 Grimsby Borough
Cammell Laird 2-1 Harworth Colliery
Melton Town 1-1 Ingles FC (aet - FT 2-2 Melton win 6-5 on penalties)
Gedling MW 0-4 Ilkeston Town
Rainworth MW 0-3 Teversal FC
Loughborough University 6-0 West Bridgford
Ollerton Town 1-0 New Mills
Skegness Town 4-1 Clay Cross Town
Anstey Nomads 2-5 Eastwood CFC
Borrowash Victoria 0-7 Hucknall Town
Clifton AW 4-4 Belper Utd (aet 4-4)
Blidworth MW 5-3 Blaby & Whetstone Ath
Clipstone FC 1-2 Aylestone Park
South Normanton Ath 3-0 St. Andrews
Oadby Town 1-7 Sherwood Colliery
Dunkirk FC 1-1 Stapenhill FC (aet - FT 3-1)
Quorn AFC 5-0 Retford Utd
Holwell Sports 1-4 Pinxton FC
Lincoln MR 1-3 Kimberley MW
Radford FC 1-3 Selston FC

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chesterfield FC 0-1 Leyton Orient

NL NORTH
Darlington FC 0-1 Alfreton Town

NP PREMIER
Basford Utd 4-3 Farsley Celtic
Mickleover Sports 1-3 Buxton FC
Workington FC 3-1 Matlock Town

NP EAST
Carlton Town 1-2 Brighouse FC
Frickley Athletic 2-3 AFC Mansfield
Loughborough Dynamo 4-2 Pickering Town
Ossett Utd 3-3 Belper Town

MFL PREMIER
Long Eaton Utd 1-1 Westfields FC
Shepshed Dynamo 1-2 Worcester City

NCEL DIV 1
Rossington Main 0-4 Shirebrook Town
Winterton Rangers 6-1 F.C. Bolsover

EMCL
Graham St Prims 7-0 Arnold Town
Heanor Town 3-0 Barrow Town

CMFL NORTH
Dinnington Town 0-0 Collingham FC
Staveley MW Res 1-2 Appleby Frodingham
Thorne Colliery 0-9 Retford FC

CMFL DIV 1 NORTH
Crowle Colts 2-1 Sutton Rovers
Harworth Colliery Res 1-4 Linby CW Res
Retford Utd Devp 5-0 Epworth Town Colts
Shirebrook Rangers 0-2 Alfreton Town Res
Welbeck Lions Res 0-1 Nottingham FC

CMFL SOUTH
AFC Kilburn 0-2 Matlock Town Res
Hilton Harriers 1-1 Holbrook St. Michaels
Swanwick PR 2-1 Underwood Villa
Teversal Res 0-3 Holbrook Sports

CMFL DIV 1 SOUTH
Cromford FC 0-9 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
Holbrook St. Michaels Devp 0-3 Wirksworth Town
Rowsley 86 0-2 Long Eaton Utd CFC
Sherwood Colliery Res 3-1 Heanor Town Res

NSL PREMIER
Aslockton & Orston 0-3 AFC Dunkirk
Bingham Town 2-3 Sandiacre Town
F.C. Cavaliers 2-1 Awsworth Villa
Magdala Amateurs 2-3 Attenborough FC

NSL DIV 1
Awsworth Villa Res 0-5 Burton Joyce
Bestwood MW 2-3 Basford Utd CFC
Bridgford Utd 5-1 Wollaton FC Res
Kirton Brickworks 0-2 Beeston FC
Ravenshead FC 2-2 Radford Res
Selston FC Res 3-1 AFC Bridgford
Southwell City Res 3-1 Mansfield HM

MIDLAND & NOTTS ALLIANCE
Pythian FC 1-5 Beeston OBA
Quarrydale Utd 3-1 Polonia Nottm
Shirebrook Town Res 3-0 AFC Rainworth
United Grays 3-1 Rainworth Seniors

Sunday 2nd September

NOTTS SUNDAY LEAGUE DIV 2
The Nabb Inn 0-2 Stratford Haven

SSE WOMENS F.A. CUP PRELIMINARY RD
Winners £375)
Tie # 
19) Leicester City Women Devp 15-0 Coalville Town Ravenettes
20) Oadby & Wigston 3-2 Mansfield Town LFC

SSE WOMENS F.A. CUP 1RQ
(Winners £375)
Tie #
22) Loughborough Students WFC 5-1 Rise Park LFC
23) Leicester City LFC 2-5 Lutterworth Athletic LFC

F.A. WPL CUP
Derby County LFC 3-1 Bedworth Utd LFC
Long Eaton Utd LFC 3-4 Norton & Stockton Ancients LFC
TNS LFC  0-3 Nottm Forest LFC

Gedling Southbank 0-3 F.C. Cavaliers

Tuesday 28th August (k.o 7:30pm)

NSL Premier Division

Admission: £2 (inc programme)

Attendance:  H/C 40

Referee: Phil Towers
Assistants: Scott Anderson / Colin White

Line-ups:

Gedling SB: Ward, Fox-Smith, Gothard, Cranny, Grey, Duffield, Harbuz, Jeffries, Leavesley, Freeman, Partington.  Subs: Woodford, Mupambo, Curtis, Matthews

F.C. Cavaliers: Wooley, Babikker, Beejar, Sibanda, Danylyszyn, Street, Frazer, Reid, Taylor, Adbullah, Campbell. Subs: Amponsem, Dawkins-Jackson, Blades, Czerwak

The Bank Holiday saw steps 1-6 in action, leaving the rest of the week to step 7 and below.  I've not seen Gedling this season but did catch Cavaliers earlier in the month. 

Arrived at Arnold Town's Eagle Valley ground at 7:10pm and was immediately asked by league Registrar Rob Hornby if I would take a few pics of him presenting a trophy to the home team. The award was for most sporting team 2017-2018, and although my camera-phone isn't the best in the world, a couple came out alright!

Cavaliers began the game on the front foot, applying constant pressure on the home teams back-line, and it was no surprise when this pressure paid of with barely 8 minutes played. Striker LIAM TAYLOR picked up the ball just outside the box and danced through several challenges before slotting home from close range.

On 13, Taylor almost doubled his tally, but his header from a corner flew just over the Gedling bar.  Home keeper Adam Ward managed to palm away an Ako Abdullah shot a few minutes later, and from the resultant corner had to tip Reece Campbell's fierce drive over the bar.  Cavs did have the ball in the net soon after, but Referee Mr Towers decided that one or all of the three players challenging Ward for the ball had fouled the home custodian, and disallowed the goal. 

With ten minutes of the half remaining, Ward almost gifted Cavs a second, but did well under pressure to gather the ball after failing to hold onto the initial shot. H-T 0-1

Cavs doubled their lead just a few minutes into the second period. Andy Danylyszyn fired in a free kick that appeared to hit the foot of the post - Ward went to try and collect the loose ball but appeared to be impeded, allowing TAYLOR the simple chance of prodding home.  Was the keeper blocked? Was it legitimate shielding of the ball? I have no idea, but the goal stood, and the Ref was a lot closer to the action that I was!

Gedling had a glorious chance to halve their deficit on 64 when the entire Cavs back-line raced out at a free-kick to try and catch them off-side - unfortunately for the home team, the five players left in the box with just Nathan Wooley to beat, failed to do so, and the chance went begging.  Hard to take for the home team, but even more so when a minute later they were caught out by a long ball from the back that was latched onto by ABDULLAH, who had a clear run into the box and fired calmly past Ward. 

Gedling defender Paul Gothard had a pop at goal from 25 yards with about 5 left to play, but the drive flew just over the Cavs bar.  Just before the final whistle, Louis Czerwak also tried from long range at the other end, but the Cav's subs shot crashed off the bar with Ward well beaten.  F-T 0-3

Southbank are still to get off the mark this season, and sit currently at the foot of the NSL Prem table, whilst Cavs jumped to third with this win.  Link to MATCH DETAILS

Midweek games from 28th - 31st August

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Tues 28th Aug

EMCL
Radford FC 2-2 Kimberley MW
Sherwood Colliery 4-1 Teversal FC

CMFL DIV 1 SOUTH
Long Eaton Utd CFC 0-4 Mickleover Sports Res

NSL PREMIER
Cotgrave FC 2-3 Bingham Town
Gedling Southbank 0-3 F.C. Cavaliers
Radcliffe Olympic P-P Aslockton & Orston 
Southwell City 2-1 Keyworth Utd
Wollaton FC 1-3 Stapleford Town

NSL DIV 1
Ravenshead FC 4-4 Southwell City Res

Weds 29th Aug

NSL DIV 1
Netherfield Albion 0-4 Beeston FC
Wollaton FC Res 1-1 Radford FC Res

NSL DIV 2
AFC Clifton 8-0 Sneinton Town
AFC Top Valley 4-0 Nottm Community
Clifton AW Devp 5-3 Keyworth Utd Devp
Cotgrave FC Res 0-1 Bingham Town Res
Gedling SB Res 4-5 Stapleford Town Res
Magdala Amateurs Res 0-1 Ruddington Village Res
Ravenshead FC Res 2-1 Robin Hood Colts

Fri 31st Aug

NSL PREMIER
Calverton MW 3-0 Bilborough Town
Eastwood CFC Devp 4-4 Cotgrave FC
Gedling Southbank 3-3 Keyworth Utd

Bank Holiday 27th August - local teams in action

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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Hartlepool Utd 1-0 Chesterfield FC

NL North
Alfreton Town 3-1 Southport FC

NP PREMIER
Basford Utd 3-1 Grantham Town
Buxton FC 1-0 Hyde Utd
Gainsborough Trinity 4-2 Matlock Town
Stafford Rangers 1-1  Mickleover Sports

NP EAST
AFC Mansfield 1-4 Lincoln Utd
Belper Town 2-3 Gresley FC

MFL PREMIER
Ilkeston FC 4-1 South Normanton Athletic
Long Eaton Utd 2-1 Dunkirk FC
Loughborough University 3-3 Quorn AFC

EMCL
Arnold Town 2-2 Gedling MW
Barrow Town 5-4 Clifton AW
Eastwood CFC 0-3 Selston FC
Graham St Prims (ten) 10-0 Borrowash Vics
Heanor Town 1-1 Belper Utd
Ingles FC 1-2 Ashby Ivanhoe
Newark Flowserve 4-1 West Bridgford
Rainworth MW 1-3 Clipstone FC

Weekend 25th/26th August - local teams in action

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F.A. CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND
(Winners £2890 - losers £960)
Tie #
42) Kimberley MW 0-2 Oadby Town
43) Loughborough Dynamo 2-4 Bottesford Town
44) Staveley MW 3-0 Lutterworth Town
45) Belper Town 2-1 Lincoln Utd
47) Loughborough University 3-3 Cleethorpes Town
48) AFC Mansfield 1-0 Rainworth MW
49) Anstey Nomads 4-1 Clipstone FC
50) Grimsby Borough 1-0 Long Eaton Utd
51) Quorn AFC 3-2 South Normanton Athletic

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chesterfield FC 0-1 Barnet FC

NL NORTH
Stockport County 0-1 Alfreton Town

NP PREMIER
Marine FC 1-4 Basford Utd
Workington FC 1-1 Buxton FC

MFL PREMIER
Boldmere St. Michaels 5-2 Shepshed Dynamo
Dunkirk FC 2-2 Westfields FC

NCEL CUP R1
East Yorkshire Carnegie 1-2 Ollerton Town
Harworth Colliery 1-4 Winterton Rangers
Shirebrook Town 3-0 Rossington Main

EMCL
* Arnold Town 1-11 (eleven) Ingles FC
Ashby Ivanhoe 0-5 Graham St Prims
Clifton AW 0-2 Sherwood Colliery
Gedling MW 1-2 Belper Utd
Heanor Town 1-5 Eastwood CFC
Radford FC 1-2 Teversal FC

CMFL NORTH
Askern FC 2-2 Retford FC
Clay Cross Town 8-0 Renishaw Rangers
Dronfield Town Res 0-2 Collingham FC
Retford Utd 6-0 AFC Bentley

CMFL DIV 1 NORTH
Alfreton Town Res 7-2 Linby CW Res
Hucknall Town Res 4-0 Epworth Town Colts
Welbeck Lions Res 2-1 AFC Bentley Devp

CMFL SOUTH
Holbrook Sports 0-7 Hucknall Town
Holbrook St. Michaels 3-2 Welbeck Lions
Mickleover RBL 0-4 Matlock Town Res
Teversal FC Res 0-2 Linby CW

CMFL DIV 1 SOUTH
AFC Kilburn Devp 3-2 Holbrook St. Michaels Devp
Bakewell Town 0-2 Sherwood Colliery Res
Chesterfield Town 0-13 (thirteen) Rowsley 86

NSL PREMIER
Awsworth Villa 8-2 AFC Dunkirk
Eastwood CFC Devp 5-1 Gedling Southbank
F.C. Cavaliers 0-1 Aslockton & Orston
Stapleford Town 2-0 Calverton MW

NSL DIV 1
AFC Bridgford 3-1 Netherfield Albion
Beeston FC 5-3 Kimberley MW Res
Bestwood MW 1-3 Wollaton FC Res
Burton Joyce 2-4 Bridgford Utd
Mansfield HM 4-1 Radford FC Res
Southwell City Res 2-1 Ruddington Village
Woodthorpe PR 6-1 Awsworth Villa Res

Sunday 26th August

F.A. CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND
46) Worksop Town 2-1 Carlton Town

F.A. WOMENS NL NORTHERN PREMIER
Fylde Ladies 0-0 Nottingham Forest Ladies
Hull City Ladies 2-2 Derby County Ladies

Midweek games - w/c 20th August

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Monday 20th 

NP PREMIER
Basford Utd 1-2 Hednesford Town

MFL PREMIER
Ilkeston Town 3-1 Coventry Utd


Tuesday 21st

NP PREMIER
Gainsborough Trinity 2-0 Mickleover Sports
Nantwich Town 0-0 Buxton FC
Scarborough Ath 2-2 Matlock Town

NP EAST
Spalding Utd 1-1 AFC Mansfield
Stamford FC 1-0 Loughborough Dynamo

MFL PREMIER
Boldmere St. Michaels 2-1 Long Eaton Utd
Dunkirk FC 1-1 Highgate Utd
South Normanton Ath 1-4 Lye Town
Walsall Wood 2-0 Loughborough University

NCEL PREMIER
Liversedge FC 1-4 Worksop Town

EMCL
Clipstone FC 2-1 Arnold Town
Kimberley MW 1-0 Teversal FC

CMFL SOUTH
Blidworth Welfare 4-0 AFC Kilburn

NSL PREMIER
Aslockton & Orston 3-5 Keyworth Utd
Awsworth Villa 5-1 Sandiacre Town
Calverton MW 1-2 Magdala Amateurs
Gedling SB 1-4 Attenborough FC
Radcliffe Olympic P-P Bingham Town

FRIENDLY
Clay Cross Town 1-6 Chesterfield XI


Wednesday 22nd 

EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE CUP
Burton Albion U18 1-3 Mansfield Town U18

NP EAST
Carlton Town 0-1 Wisbech Town
Lincoln Utd 5-2 Belper Town

MFL PREMIER
Quorn AFC 1-2 Shepshed Dynamo

NCEL PREMIER
Staveley MW 3-0 Hemsworth MW

NCEL DIV 1
Armthorpe Welfare P-P Shirebrook Town
F.C. Bolsover 1-2 Dronfield Town
Grimsby Borough 3-0 Harworth Colliery
Ollerton Town 1-1 Swallownest

CMFL SOUTH
Hilton Harriers 3-0 Linby CW

NSL PREMIER
Cotgrave FC 0-1 Southwell City

NSL DIV 1
AFC Bridgford 5-7 Bridgford Utd
Burton Joyce 1-2 Woodthorpe PR
Kimberley MW Res 1-1 Radford FC Res
Mansfield HM 2-3 Awsworth Villa Res
Netherfield Albion 1-2 Ruddington Village
Southwell City Res 0-1 Kirton Brickworks


Friday 24th 

NP PREMIER
Mickleover Sports 3-2 North Ferriby Utd

EMCL
West Bridgford 0-4 Barrow Town

NSL PREMIER
Bilborough Town 1-1 Bingham Town
Southwell City 4-2 Magdala Amateurs

NSL DIV 1
Basford Utd CFC 7-0 Selston Res

Arnold Town 1-6 Graham Street Prims

EMCL

Admission: £5.00 and £3.00

Programme: £1.00

Attendance: 46 (my H/C was 60, but that may have included club officials etc)

Referee: Callum Parke
Assistants: Scott Anderson / Miles McKinley

Line-ups
Arnold Town: Elliott, Winstanley, Bouwen, Knight, Whitely, Marsh, Miles, Robinson, C.Millward, Looker, Bird.  Subs: Maxwell, A. Millward, Thurgood, Kemp, Collins.

Prims: Fretwell, Allen, Seale, Gwinnutt, Kelly, Ball, Aietan, Thurman, Harris, Scard, Fitzhugh. Subs: Lee, Dallison, Dawson, Wilkinson, Morrow.

Spent the game in the company of Maurice McFarland - Kev was being entertained at the Stags v Colchester game at Field Mill.

With Arnold already having conceded 11 goals in their first two games, it was something of a surprise when they took the lead with 17 played. Curtis Millward received the ball just inside the penalty area, and took time to steady himself before firing across Andy Fretwell in the Prims goal.  The lead lasted barely two minutes though, poor marking in front of goal allowing Bhupinder Aietan too much room, and when the corner came in from the right, the diminutive no.7 gleefully nodded the ball home.

Three minutes later the visitors went ahead when Bradley Scard headed home from close range.  With half an hour played, Scard was on the mark again, this time firing past home keeper James Elliott with four defenders failing to block his path to goal.

Arnold had a couple of chances late in the half, first Dillan Bird fired straight at Fretwell when he was one-on-one, then Jordan Knight hit a sweet volley that the keeper did well to tip around the post.       H-T 1-3

Prims went even further ahead on the hour mark, Brandon Gwinnutt heading home from a corner - the header had no power, but was well directed, missing all of the home defenders on its way into the back of the net.

Michael Fitzhugh forced Prim's keeper Fretwell into making a couple of saves midway through the half, he then fired over when he was picked out unmarked at the far stick. Things got worse for Arnold with 10 to play, sub Dom Wilkinson stabbed home from close range with his first touch! Kurt Dallison added the final nail in Arnold's coffin on 85, firing across Elliott from the corner of the box.

Prims were then awarded a penalty after Joss Whitely was guilty of upending a Prim's player in the box. The Arnold no. 5 received a straight red for the offence. The penalty kick was well saved by Elliott, and when the Referee blew the final whistle without adding any stoppage time, I think all the home team faithful were relieved that the torture was over! F-T 1-6  

I have no idea what Town manager Wayne Looker can do to revive the sagging spirits at Eagle Valley - and don't imagine the next fixture away at Clipstone will help!

Bridgford Utd 2-3 Ravenshead FC

Friday 17th August 2018

Bridgford Utd v Ravenshead FC -  played at Calverton MW

NSL Division 1

Referee: Phil Towers

Attendance: H/C 85, but as cars were parked adjacent to the playing area, there were quite a few people who decided to watch the game from the comfort of their vehicles. Probably took the actual attendance into three figures. A cracking crowd for an NSL Div 1 game!

Good to have Kev with me for this game - not often we get to do a Friday game together. We were joined at pitch-side by Tony Squires and Rob Hornby - and we all agreed after the full time whistle that this had been a little belter of a game!

MATCH STATS

There was a little confusion over the ko time. The game was advertised as a 7:45pm kick off, but it was around 7:35pm when Mr. Towers commenced proceedings.  We arrived at 7:25pm, so missed none of the action. There were however people still entering the ground 10 minutes later and unfortunately for them, they'd already missed the games opening goal.

After a bit of a stuttering start, the game burst into life in the 8th minute when Martin McDonagh's peach of a cross from the right was met at the far stick by Brent Horton, who had the simple task of side-footing the ball home from a couple of yards out.

It was McDonagh who was on the score-sheet next, running through on goal before sliding the ball past the home keeper with 36 played.

H-T 0-2

Bridgford reduced their arrears with the second period just eight minutes old, Jarrod Westcarr squeezing the ball home from an acute angle at the far stick.  The visitors' two goal lead was restored in the 66th minute though when Bridgford's centre-half inexplicable delayed his clearance, allowing McDonagh to nip in and take the ball, run at goal and slot past the advancing keeper.

Liam Honeyman grabbed a second for United four minutes later, and they thought they'd levelled soon after, but the Ref adjudged that the ball hadn't actually crossed the line.  The pressure on the Ravenshead defence was intense, and when they had a player "sin-binned" on 78, it was ramped up even further. 

Bridgford had a fierce drive cannon off the bar and created several other decent chances, but with 90 played, a breakaway saw McDonagh find the side-netting, followed a few seconds later with the same player being thwarted when a home defender cleared his effort off the line.  F-T 2-3

All in all, a thoroughly entertaining game, and a mental note has been made to catch both these teams in action again as the season progresses. 

Saturday 18th August - local teams in action

Fixtures are as per the relevant league websites. Links to relevant websites are underlined. Spot any errors? Please let me know via twitter @ontheroadblog

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Salford City 3-2 Chesterfield FC

NL NORTH
Alfreton Town 3-1 Blyth Spartans

NP PREMIER
Hyde Utd 1-0 Basford Utd
Matlock Town 4-0 Lancaster City
Stalybridge Celtic 0-0 Mickleover Sports
Whitby Town 1-0 Buxton FC

NP EAST
AFC Mansfield 2-1 Pickering Town
Belper Town 1-0 Morpeth Town
Loughborough Dynamo 1-3 Ossett Utd
Tadcaster Albion 0-2 Carlton Town

MFL PREMIER
Dunkirk FC 0-0 Romulus FC
Long Eaton Utd 0-0 Highgate Utd
Quorn AFC 0-1 Boldmere St. Michaels
Sporting Khalsa 2-0 Loughborough University
Stourport Swifts 1-0 South Normanton Ath
Walsall Wood 0-2 Ilkeston Town
Westfields FC 4-1 Shepshed Dynamo

NCEL PREMIER
Eccleshill Utd 0-1 Worksop Town
Harrogate Railway Ath 0-5 Staveley MW

NCEL DIV 1
Parkgate FC 1-1 Harworth Colliery
Rossington Main 1-0 F.C. Bolsover
Shirebrook Town 2-1 AFC Emley
Winterton Rangers 6-1 Ollerton Town

EMCL
Arnold Town 1-6 Graham St Prims
Ashby Ivanhoe 2-0 Rainworth MW
Barrow Town 0-4 Selston FC
Eastwood CFC 1-1 Belper Utd
Gedling MW 4-2 Ingles FC
Kimberley MW 2-1 Clifton AW
Newark Flowserve 4-1 Heanor Town
Radford FC 7-0 Borrowash Victoria
Teversal FC 0-1 Clipstone FC

CMFL NORTH
Retford FC 5-2 Renishaw Rangers
Staveley MW Res 1-2 Retford Utd
Tideswell Utd 5-1 Newark Town

CMFL DIV 1 NORTH
Crowle Colts 5-2 Welbeck Lions Res
Retford Utd Devp A-A Harworth Colliery Res
Shirebrook Rangers 1-4 Hucknall Town Res
Sutton Rovers 3-1 Nottingham FC

CMFL SOUTH
AFC Kilburn 1-3 Holbrook St. Michaels
Hucknall Town 2-2 Matlock Town Res
Pinxton FC 3-1 Blidworth Welfare
Swanwick PR 3-4 Mickleover RBL
Welbeck Lions 2-2 Underwood Villa

CMFL DIV 1 SOUTH
Chesterfield Town 3-5 Mickleover Sports Res
Cromford FC 1-6 Bakewell Town
Holbrook St. Michaels Devp 0-0 Heanor Town Res
Rowsley 86 P-P Wirksworth Ivanhoe

NSL PREMIER
Awsworth Villa 5-2 Wollaton FC
Bilborough Town 2-3 Radcliffe Olympic
Cotgrave FC 0-1 Aslockton & Orston
F.C. Cavaliers 6-1 Keyworth Utd
Magdala Amateurs 2-3 Eastwood CFC Devp
Stapleford Town P-P Attenborough FC

NSL DIV 1
AFC Bridgford 2-0 Southwell City Res
Bestwood MW 5-0 Selston FC Res
Burton Joyce 3-0 Mansfield HM
Kirton Brickworks 3-1 Wollaton FC Res
Netherfield Albion 3-4 Radford FC Res
Ruddington Village 4-6 Basford Utd CFC
Woodthorpe PR 2-1 Beeston FC

Midweek fixtures - w/c 13th August

Fixtures are as per the relevant league websites. Links to relevant websites are underlined. Spot any errors? Please let me know via twitter @ontheroadblog

Tuesday 14th

F.A. CUP EXTRA PRELIM ROUND REPLAY
Anstey Nomads 4-3 Hinckley AFC (aet) ( 2-2 ft )
Barton Town 3-4 Clipstone FC
Shepshed Dynamo 4-5 Worksop Town (aet) ( 2-2 ft)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Barrow FC 3-2 Chesterfield FC

NL NORTH
Alfreton Town 0-1 Curzon Ashton

MFL PREMIER
Ilkeston Town 2-0 Long Eaton Utd
Loughborough Uni 3-1 South Normanton Ath

NCEL PREMIER
Yorkshire Amateurs 2-0 Staveley MW

NCEL DIV 1
Harworth Colliery 4-3 Rossington Main

CMFL SOUTH
Holbrook Sports 3-3 Linby CW

NSL PREMIER
Calverton MW 0-2 F.C. Cavaliers
Cotgrave FC 6-1 Keyworth Utd
Magdala Amateurs 2-0 Gedling SB

NSL DIV 1
Awsworth Villa Res 2-1 Beeston FC

Wednesday 15th 

NCEL DIV 1
F.C. Bolsover 1-5 Nostell MW
Ollerton Town 3-6 Selby Town
Winterton Rangers 2-0 Shirebrook Town

CMFL SOUTH
Teversal FC Res 3-1 Welbeck Lions

NSL PREMIER
Aslockton & Orston P-P Bingham Town
AFC Dunkirk 4-2 Attenborough FC
Bilborough Town 0-5 Awsworth Villa
Eastwood CFC Devp 3-5 Sandiacre Town
Radcliffe Olympic 0-8 Southwell City

NSL DIV 1
Mansfield Hosiery Mills 4-5 Wollaton FC Res

Thursday 16th

CMFL NORTH
Appleby Frodingham 0-3 Clay Cross Town

Friday 17th 

EFL YOUTH ALLIANCE
Scunthorpe Utd 2-1 Mansfield Town

EMCL
Sherwood Colliery 4-2 West Bridgford

NSL DIV 1
Bridgford Utd 2-3 Ravenshead FC

Saturday 11th August - local teams in action

League fixtures are as per the relevant league websites – but they can and do change. Links to websites are underlined. PSF are as advertised on the web. It may be worth checking the match details before travelling! Spot any errors? Please let me know via twitter @ontheroadblog

F.A. CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND

Tie #   

49) Long Eaton Utd 2-1 St. Andrews

50) Sleaford Town 0-1 South Normanton Athletic

51) Heather St. Johns 3-6 Kimberley MW

52) Kirby Muxloe 0-6 AFC Mansfield

53) Clipstone FC 0-0 Barton Town

54) Lutterworth Town 2-1 Heanor Town

55) Hinckley AFC 1-1 Anstey Nomads

56) Worksop Town 3-3 Shepshed Dynamo

57) Rainworth MW 2-1 Dunkirk FC

58) Staveley MW 4-2 Boston Town

59) Teversal FC 1-2 Loughborough University

60) Oadby Town 3-1 Shirebrook Town

61) Bottesford Town 3-1 Radford FC

62) Quorn AFC 6-1 Belper Utd

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chesterfield FC 1-0 Braintree Town

NL NORTH

York City 1-2 Alfreton Town

MFL PREMIER

Ilkeston Town 2-3 Lye Town

NCEL DIV 1

Ollerton Town 1-0 Harworth Colliery

Skegness Town 4-0 F.C. Bolsover

EMCL

Ashby Ivanhoe 3-1 Arnold Town

Borrowash Victoria 0-6 Selston FC

Clifton AW 2-2 Newark Flowserve

Eastwood CFC 3-1 Gedling MW

Ingles FC 2-0 Graham Street Prims

CMFL NORTH

Clay Cross Town 9-1 Newark Town

Retford Utd 4-0 Dinnington Town

Tideswell Utd 2-0 Retford FC

CMFL DIV 1 NORTH
AFC Bentley Devp 2-2 Linby CW Res
Alfreton Town Res 8-1 Retford Utd Devp
Harworth Colliery Res 2-2 Sutton Rovers
Hucknall Tn Res 1-4 Crowle Town Colts

CMFL SOUTH

Blidworth Welfare 2-5 Hucknall Town

Holbrook Sports 1-2 Matlock Town Res

Mickleover RBL 1-1 Hilton Harriers

Pinxton FC 5-1 Holbrook St. Michaels

Swanwick PR 4-3 Ashland Rovers

Underwood Villa 2-1 AFC Kilburn

CMFL DIV 1 SOUTH
AFC Kilburn Devp 1-2 Wirksworth Ivanhoe
Bakewell Town 2-3 Long Eaton Utd CFC

NSL PREMIER

Bilborough Town 0-6 Keyworth Utd

Cotgrave FC 3-2 Attenborough FC

F.C. Cavaliers 0-0 Bingham Town

NSL DIV 1
Beeston FC 2-4 Bridgford Utd
Bestwood MW 1-3 Ruddington Village
Kirton Brickworks 3-2 Awsworth Villa Res
Netherfield Albion 1-1 Wollaton FC Res
Southwell City Res 2-3 Burton Joyce

PSF

Basford Utd 1-3 Loughborough Dynamo

Belper Town 1-1 Matlock Town ( Matlock 4-2 on pens win the Caroline Melbourne Trophy)

Carlton Town 0-2 Mickleover Sports 

Glossop NE 1-3 Buxton FC 

Shirebrook Rangers 1-0 Sherwood Colliery Res 

Midweek fixtures - w/c 6th August

League fixtures are as per the relevant league websites.  PSF are as advertised on the web - but they can and do change. It may be worth checking the match details before travelling! Links to relevant websites are underlined. Spot any errors? Please let me know via twitter @ontheroadblog

Tuesday 7th August

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chesterfield FC 3-0 Aldershot Town

NL NORTH
Brackley Town 3-1 Alfreton Town

MFL PREMIER
Coventry Sphinx 2-0 Dunkirk FC
Loughborough University 3-3 Lye Town
Shepshed Dynamo 2-3 Ilkeston Town
South Normanton Athletic 0-1 Coventry Utd

EMCL
Clipstone FC 0-4 Clifton AW
Kimberley MW 1-1 Rainworth MW
Sherwood Colliery 3-0 Radford FC

NCEL DIV 1
Shirebrook Town 1-0 Skegness Town

PSF
Belper Town 2-4 Leek Town
Eastwood CFC 2-4 Nottm Forest XI

Wednesday 8th August

MFL PREMIER
Quorn AFC 4-2 Long Eaton Utd

EMCL 
Borrowash Victoria 0-2 Teversal FC

NCEL DIV 1
Grimsby Borough (ten) 10-0 F.C. Bolsover
Nostell MW 2-0 Harworth Colliery
Ollerton Town 1-2 Winterton Rangers

CMFL SOUTH
Hucknall Town 5-1 Holbrook St. Michaels

PSF
Aslockton & Orston C-C Newark Town Sunday (unfit pitch)
Bilborough Town 1-2 Ravenshead FC
Eastwood CFC Devp 3-3 Wirksworth Town
Mickleover Sports 2-1 Huddersfield Town XI
Retford Utd 0-0 Doncaster Rovers XI
Swanwick PR 2-1 Sherwood Colliery Res

Thursday 9th August

CMFL NORTH
Staveley MW Res 3-4 Collingham FC

Friday 10th August

NSL PREMIER
AFC Dunkirk 1-1 Magdala Amateurs
Calverton MW 0-2 Awsworth Villa
Eastwood CFC Devp 5-1 Wollaton FC

NSL DIV 1
Kimberley MW Res 2-8 Woodthorpe Park Rangers
Radford FC Res 2-5 Basford Utd CFC

PSF
Kidsgrove Athletic 1-1 Mickleover Sports

Underwood Villa 0-4 Blidworth Welfare

4th August 2018  

CMFL South 

Admission : £0  

Programme :  £1.00 

Raffle : £1.00 

Attendance: h/c 58
Link to Kev's pics

After a 26 game pre-season, it was good to get back to the real business of local non-league football! Looking at the opening day fixtures, several were tempting, but with Underwood being new to the CMFL South, we thought we might re-visit Bracken Park, a ground we have been to on several occasions in the past, but not for quite a while. Villa were switched from the NSL Premier division as part of the F.A. summer restructuring. I had heard that they really didn't want the move, but there's not a lot to be done when the powers that be have made their collective minds up.  

Villa's first opponents were Blidworth Welfare and having seen them pre-season, the game looked likely to be a testing debut for the league newcomers.  Welfare have put together a decent squad, and their hierarchy are hoping for at least a top 4 finish this season.

Teams: 

Villa - Gooch (M), Clay, Gooch (J), Wright (J), Grozier, Fisher, Wright (JA), Wright (JM), Hunt, Welch, Foster. Subs: Marriott, Beer, Taylor, Gregory.

Welfare - Hollis, Henry, Toon, Drake, Dawson, Jenkinson, Edwards, Pursglove, Asuman, Harris, Slawson. Subs: Taylor, Fowler, Naughton, Davidson, Jatau.

We watched the game in the company of Richard Lane, Maurice Mac and Brian Dennett, although the latter only appeared midway through the second period. Kev was armed with camera and shooting stick - I mentioned to him I would need four or five pics - he usually takes about 400, and I think today was no exception!

Blidworth were attired in all red, with the home team in traditional Villa colours of claret and blue. With the light being good, there was little trouble in telling the teams apart, but I reckon in poor light even those with 20/20 vision would struggle!

Blidworth were ahead as early as the 6th minute. When a throw-in was flicked to the far post, Josh Asuman was on hand to head the ball under the outstretched arm of home keeper Matt Gooch. Villa didn't let the early concession bother them over-much, and began to play some nice passing football. They had a decent chance of their own on 19, but Joe Welch's shot from 20 yards flew just over the bar. 

Five minutes later, Asuman had another chance, but Gooch was able to block the first effort and collect the loose ball at the second attempt. Ash Foster saw his shot deflected, but Hollis was on hand to scoop up the loose ball. On the half hour, Jon Jenkinson played a terrific ball down the right, and although Edwards collected well, his shot was tame and failed to bother Gooch.  A few minutes later though, the visitors did double their advantage when Jenkinson leapt well to nod home a Callum Pursglove corner - a great header, but it has to be said that the defending left a little to be desired. Joe Wright was cautioned on 38 after making a rash challenge with the Referee looking on from only a couple of yards away. 

The final chance of the first half fell to Villa's Foster. He had jinked past Josh Henry and leaving him for dead, but his cracking 25-yard effort just cleared the Blidworth bar. H-T 0-2

Villa came out on the front foot straight from the start of the second period and forced Welfare into conceding a couple of corners, one of which culminated with Jake (A) Wright's shot causing Hollis some bother - the Welfare keeper eventually collecting after fumbling the initial effort. 

In the 53rd minute, Edwards fire a free-kick tamely into Gooch's arms, then when Mitch Slawson found the same player in a good position soon after, the visiting no.7 fired wide of the post.

Stuart Grozier was booked for making a rash challenge on 65, then a couple of minutes later he was guilty of making another poor challenge - a second yellow was shown by the Ref, followed by the inevitable red. 

Blidworth now took full control of the game. Firstly Ady Harris had a fierce drive well saved by Gooch, then Slawson saw his drive also well held by the Villa stopper.  On 72, sub Matt Fowler tried his luck, this time though Gooch failed to match his previous heroics, and the ball ended up in the back of the net. 

Asuman had a shot blocked on 80, then Jenkinson headed over from a corner as Blidworth looked to add to their tally. Jenkinson headed over again from a corner a couple of minutes later, then Henry tried a speculative shot from 20+ yards - it will suffice to say it was high, wide and not very handsome! As the game entered its final knockings, Harris saw two shots well blocked, but with the home defence failing to clear their lines, the ball fell to Lee Naughton who found time to pick out Harris with a sublime pass, allowing the Blidworth skipper the simple task of tapping it home from close range.  F-T 0-4

A bit of a trial by fire for Villa, but Blidworth are a good team, and looked comfortable for the majority of the game. Looking forward to visiting Bracken Park again later in the season and will be watching their results with interest - they won't be playing teams of Blidworth's calibre every week!