League Report 27th December 2008.

Just a brief report this week on the two matches that took place in the second division last Saturday.

Leaders White Horse Seltic moved 3 points clear of Ole Frank following their 2-0 win against Bungay Town A whilst Norton Athletic Res. made it 8 games unbeaten as they came back from being a goal down at half time to defeat Pakefield Re-United 4-1. Gary Crisp with 2, Jon Green and Sean Higginbotham on his 150 club appearance the scorers.

This week sees the league return to normality with a full programme of fixtures (weather permitting).

Results 27th December:

Division 2:
Corton White Horse Seltic 2 v 0 Bungay Town A
Norton Athletic Res. 4 v 1 Pakefield Re-United

Position Division 1 Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1 Hearts of Oak 11 9 1 1 60 12 48 28
2 Norton Athletic 10 7 0 3 32 21 11 21
3 Kirkley A 10 6 1 3 30 19 11 19
4 Pot Black 10 5 4 1 23 13 10 19
5 FC Hearts 10 6 0 4 36 26 10 18
6 Blundeston Magpies 11 5 2 4 13 21 -8 17
7 Wrentham 7 4 2 1 25 14 11 14
8 Spexhall 9 3 3 3 24 19 5 12
9 Waveney Res. 11 3 2 6 26 31 -5 11
10 Barsham 10 1 2 7 13 29 -16 5
11 Oxford Arms 12 1 1 10 12 59 -47 4
12 Beccles Caxton Res. ** 8 3 0 5 14 23 -9 3
13 Sole Bay United Res. ** 11 2 2 7 17 38 -21 2
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Position Division 2 Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1 White Horse Seltic 11 10 0 1 54 7 47 30
2 Ole Frank 12 9 0 3 55 23 32 27
3 Norton Athletic Res. 10 7 1 2 33 18 15 22
4 Pakefield Re-United 10 6 1 3 27 23 4 19
5 Hopton White Hart 10 6 1 3 30 30 0 19
6 Bungay Town A 13 6 1 6 28 28 0 19
7 Crusaders 10 6 0 4 46 28 18 18
8 Oulton Broad Res. 11 5 0 6 29 37 -8 15
9 Ellingham 11 4 0 7 29 32 -3 12
10 Corton A 11 3 1 7 37 43 -6 10
11 LIFC * 11 4 1 6 20 29 -9 10
12 Waveney Gunners 10 3 0 7 27 30 -3 9
13 Tudor FC 11 3 0 8 15 25 -10 9
14 Oxford Arms Res. 9 0 0 9 11 88 -77 0
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Position Division 3 Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 12 10 1 1 76 13 63 31
2 Suffolk Punch 9 9 0 0 35 6 29 27
3 Harleston Town Res. 11 8 1 2 38 15 23 25
4 Earsham * 11 6 2 3 34 22 12 17
5 Spexhall Res. 13 5 2 6 22 35 -13 17
6 Kirkley & Pakefield B 10 5 0 5 28 25 3 15
7 Marquis of Lorne 9 4 2 3 18 18 0 14
8 Waveney A * 12 5 2 5 18 19 -1 14
9 Lake Lothing 10 4 1 5 26 25 1 13
10 Westhall 2007 10 2 1 7 16 34 -18 7
11 White Horse Seltic Res. 12 2 1 9 16 47 -31 7
12 Blundeston Magpies Res.* 11 2 3 6 27 46 -19 6
13 Factory Arms 12 1 0 11 10 59 -49 3
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League Report 20th December

Hearts of Oak sit top of the first division with a 7 point advantage following their 6-1 victory at Blundeston Magpies which saw Kirk Gowing fire another hat-trick.

Norton Athletic are the team in second although they do have a game in hand as they needed an own goal to defeat Barsham 3-2 for the second time his season. Ryan Hills netting the other two goals.

Pot Black who are having a fine season are up to 4th place following their 4-0 win against Sole Bay United Res. who slip back to the foot of the table following Caxton Res. 3-2 win at Oxford Arms.

The match between Spexhall & Waveney Res. ended all square 2-2.

Wrentham finally played their Suffolk Junior cup tie at Keddington but bowed out 3-2.

There’s no change in the second division as the top two both won. Ole Frank recorded a 16-1 win at bottom side Oxford Arms Res. whist leaders White Horse Seltic had to work hard for their 2-1 win against Lowestoft International.

Norton Athletic Res. are now third following their 2-1 win at Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. with Paul Martin grabbing the late winner.

They are joined on 9 points by Pakefield Re-United who beat Tudor FC 3-2, Bungay Town A who beat Crusaders 2-1 and Hopton White Hart who recorded a fine 4-1 win against Ellingham.

Waveney Gunners are out of the bottom two following their 6-3 success against Corton A.

In the third division Gt Yarmouth Town Hall hit White Horse Seltic Res. for 10 whilst Suffolk Punch maintained the league’s only perfect record with a 2-0 win against Lake Lothing.

Harleston Town Res. lose ground after being held 2-2 by Spexhall Res. who are leapfrogged by Earsham after they won a seven goal thriller at Kirkley & Pakefield B.

Blundeston Magpies Res. won their second game in defeating Factory Arms 5-1 whilst finally Waveney A cam back from Westhall with a 3-0 victory.

The league would like to wish all clubs, players and followers a Happy Christmas & prosperous New Year.


Results 20th December:

Division 1:
Blundeston Magpies 1 v 6 Hearts of Oak
Norton Athletic 3 v 2 Barsham
Oxford Arms 2 v 3 Caxton Res.
Pot Black 4 v 0 Sole Bay United Res.
Spexhall 2 v 2 Waveney Res.

Division 2:
Bungay Town A 2 v 1 Crusaders
Corton White Horse Seltic 2 v 1 LIFC
Hopton White Hart 4 v 1 Ellingham
Ole Frank 16 v 1 Oxford Arms Res.
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 1 v 2 Norton Athletic Res.
Pakefield Re-United 3 v 2 Tudor FC
Waveney Gunners 6 v 3 Corton A

Division 3:
Factory Arms 1 v 5 Blundeston Magpies
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 10 v 0 Corton White Horse Seltic Res.
Harleston Town Res. 2 v 2 Spexhall Res.
Kirkley & Pakefield B 3 v 4 Earsham
Suffolk Punch 2 v 0 Lake Lothing
Westhall 0 v 3 Waveney A

League Report 13th December.

Once again the league programme was decimated by the weather with only 2 matches in each division being played to a finish.

On a bleak day the league lost Dip Farm and the games at Denes High School, Ellingham, Norton, Caxton & Spexhall all with waterlogged pitches.

4 matches started at Normantson Park but 3 of these were abandoned.

In the first division Kirkley & Pakefield A moved into second place as they emphatically beat Oxford Arms 11-0 at Walmer Road. The one match to finish at Normanston Park saw Pot Black defeat Barsham 3-0.

Hearts of Oak were beating Norton Athletic 4-2 after 55minutes but the referee then deemed the pitch unsafe and abandoned the game. The other two games up there were halted at half time.

The second division saw both leaders play their matches and both won as they opened up a 6 point lead as White Horse Seltic defeated Tudor 4-1 and Ole Frank beat Corton A 5-0.

The leaders of the third division Gt Yarmouth Town Hall also played and they ran out 6-0 winners against Marquis of Lorne whilst Harleston Town Res. beat local rival Westhall 6-2 in the only other game completed.

Results 13th December:

Division 1:
Beccles Caxton Res. P v P Sole Bay United Res.
FC Hearts P v P Blundeston Magpies
Hearts of Oak A v A Norton Athletic
Kirkley & Pakefield A 11 v 0 Norton Athletic
Pot Black 3 v 0 Barsham
Waveney Res. P v Spexhall

Division 2:
Corton A 0 v 5 Ole Frank
Ellingham P v P Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
LIFC P v P Bungay Town A
Norton Athletic Res. P v P Waveney Gunners
Oxford Arms Res. P v P Crusaders
Pakefield Re-United A v A Hopton White Hart
Tudor 1 v 4 Corton White Horse Seltic

Division 3:
Factory Arms P v P Lake Lothing
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 6 v 0 Marquis of Lorne
Spexhall Res. P v P Blundeston Magpies Res.
Suffolk Punch A v A Kirkley & Pakefield B
Waveney A P v P Corton White Horse Seltic Res.
Westhall 2 v 6 Harleston Town Res.

League Report 6th December

The main focus this week was the Primary cup and the league still has 6 teams left in at the 4th round stage.

Starting with the Norfolk Primary Cup where both remaining representatives will go into Friday’s draw as Gt Yarmouth Town Hall defeated Prostar Windows 6-2 helped by a hat-trick from Rob Leggett.

Norton Athletic Res. faced a tough looking match with Norwich Medics but won through 3-1 to keep up their fine form.

In the Suffolk Primary Cup 4 sides made it through. Tudor FC were handed a walk over against St Clements Hospital and will now entertain The Salvation Army.

Ole Frank won the battle of the leagues sides as they cruised past Pakefield Re-United 6-1 and will now travel to Clare Town Res.

Waveney Res. who must be hotly fancied to go far dumped out Needham Market Veterans 9-1 with Ray Winney helping himself to 4 goals, they will now travel to Albion Mills whilst Corton White Horse Seltic defeated Tacket Street Boys Brigade Old Boys 3-0 and will now play Stanton Res. at home in the 4th round.

Of the teams bowing out Caxton Res. lost 3-1 to Coplestonians A, Lake Lothing lost 8-2 to Cockfield United Res. and Suffolk Punch lost on penalties after holding Henley Athletic Res. to a 3-3 draw AET.

Onto league matters and Hearts of Oak recorded another big win as they beat Barsham 8-0 with Kirk Gowing getting half of the goals.

Norton Athletic leapfrogged Blundeston Magpies following their 6-0 win which saw Ryan Hills score his 200th competitive goal. Magpies battled on gamely despite starting with ten and finishing with 9 men.

FC Hearts remain in second despite losing 4-3 to Pot Black and Spexhall are up a place following their fine 6-3 win against Kirkley & Pakfield A.

The final fixture saw Oxford Arms and Sole Bay United Res. share 6 goals.

The second division saw some big scores with Crusaders winning 10-4 against Lowestoft International. Hopton White Hart won 5-3 against Corton A to join 3 other clubs on 16 points.

A change of manager seems to have inspired Oulton Broad Res. who won again, this time beating an in-form Bungay Town A 2-1 whilst finally Ellingham jumped a couple of places after beating bottom side Oxford Arms Res. 4-1.
The third division saw all the top sides in cup action with Harleston’s match being postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Earsham move into mid-table after their 7-0 rout against Factory Arms. Above them are Kirkley & Pakefield B after an impressive 3-0 win against Spexhall Res.

The final two games saw Magpies Res. & Waveney A, Seltic Res. & Westhall both finish 1-1 with no changes to their league positions.

Results 06th December:

Division 1:
Barsham 0 v 8 Hearts of Oak
Blundeston Magpies 0 v 6 Norton Athletic
Oxford Arms 3 v 3 Sole Bay United Res.
Pot Black 4 v 3 FC Hearts
Spexhall 6 v 3 Kirkley & Pakefield A

Division 2:
Crusaders 10 v 4 Lowestoft International
Hopton White Hart 5 v 3 Corton A
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 2 v 1 Bungay Town A
Oxford Arms Res. 1 v 4 Ellingham

Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 1 v 1 Waveney A
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 1 v 1 Westhall
Earsham 7 v 0 Factory Arms
Harleston Town Res. P v P Marquis of Lorne
Kirkley & Pakefield B 3 v 0 Spexhall Res.

Suffolk Primary Cup 3rd Round:
Beccles Caxton Res. 1 v 3 Coplestonians A
Lake Lothing 2 v 8 Cockfield United Res.
Ole Frank 6 v 1 Pakefeld Re-United
Tacket Street Boys Brigade Old Boys 0 v 3 Corton White Horse Seltic
Tudor FC W v O St Clements Hospital
Suffolk Punch 3 v 3 Henley Athletic Res. (SP Lost on Pens)
Waveney Res. 9 v 1 Needham Market Veterans


Norfolk Primary Cup 3rd Round:
Gt Yarmouth Town Hal 6 v 2 Prostar Windows
Norton Athletic Res. 3 v 1 Norwich Medics

Notley's League Report 29th November.

Following last weeks entire programme being wiped out normal service was nearly resumed with just a handful of games postponed.

The first division saw leaders Hearts of Oak rack up an impressive 7-1 win against Waveney Res. (Ant Fields 3, Kirk Gowing 3, J Williams) to extend their lead to 4 points following Blundeston Magpies draw with Kirkley.

Magpies who have adapted to the first division well shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Kirkley but slip to third as FC Hearts beat Sole Bay Res. 6-0 to overtake both Magpies and Kirkley in the table.

In 5th place come Norton who had to work hard in beating lowly Oxford Arms 3-2 (Steve Moore 2 & Paul Harriman).

The games between Caxton Res & Barsham and Spexhall & Pot Black were postponed to waterlogged pitches as was Wrentham’s Junior Cup tie at Kedington which will now take place this weekend.

The second division sees new leaders as previous occupants Ole Franck lost at home 2-1 to Norton Athletic Res. who came from behind to win with goals from Sean Higginbotham & Gary Crisp and propel themselves up to 3rd place.

The new leaders are in form White Horse Seltic who crushed Crusaders 7-0.

Bungay Town A claimed the bragging rights in their derby with Ellingham as they scored a 3-1 win, whilst Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. returned to winning ways with a bang as they inflicted a 7-2 defeat on Hopton White Hart.

Lowestoft International claimed a 3-0 win against lowly Waveney Gunners whilst the match between Corton & Pakefield Re-United and Oxford Arms Res & Tudor were also called off.

The leaders of the third division remain Gt Yarmouth Town Hall despite losing for the first time as they went down 2-1 against Harleston Res.

Suffolk Punch closed the gap to a point following their 3-1 victory against Spexhall Res. and with the top three, 5 points clear and with games in hand it does look like a 3 horse race for the title.

Their was an impressive first win for Blundeston Magpies Res. who won 9-1 at White Horse Seltic Res. and Kirkley & Pakefield B also scored plenty as they beat Factory Arms 7-1.

Waveney A collected the points in their narrow 2-1 win against Lake Lothing whilst 6 goals were shared at Earsham between them and Marquis of Lorne as both teams stay mid division.

Results 29th November:

Division 1;
Beccles Caxton Res. P v P Barsham
Kirkley & Pakefield A 1 v 1 Blundeston Magpies
Norton Athletic 3 v 2 Oxford Arms
Sole Bay United Res. 0 v 6 FC Hearts
Spexhall P v P Pot Black
Waveney Res. 1 v 7 Hearts of Oak

Division 2:
Corton A P v P Pakefield Re-United
Crusaders 0 v 7 Corton White Horse Seltic
Ellingham 1 v 3 Bungay Town A
Hopton White Hart 2 v 7 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Lowestoft International 3 v 0 Waveney Gunners
Ole Frank 1 v 2 Norton Athletic Res.
Oxford Arms Res. P v P Tudor FC

Division 3:
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 1 v 9 Blundeston Magpies Res.
Factory Arms 1 v 7 Kirkley & Pakefield B
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 1 v 2 Harleston Town Res.
Marquis of Lorne 3 v 3 Earsham
Suffolk Punch 3 v 1 Spexhall Res.
Waveney A 2 v 1 Lake Lothing

Respect from Westhall.

Hi, I would like to pass on my absolute thanks to Westhall FC. Following a recent match vs Waveney 'A' at the Community Sports Centre the level of respect shown by Westhall FC was above and beyond anything we have experienced since the centre opened in 2004. The team manager took on board every procedure asked of him by the reception staff and responded with the finest detail to every request. The changing rooms were left in fantastic condition and all players stuck to the centre rules without once questioning or showing disregard to any policies. Again, thanks to Westhall FC and the team manager for their excellent conduct and respect shown to the centre. If only other teams could follow this excellent example.

Many Thanks Kevin Oldman Deputy Operations Manager

22nd November 2008.

The entire league programe was today wiped out because of the weather.

All fixtures will now be rescheduled for the new year.

Notley's League Report 15th November.

The results this week proves how open the first division is this season. Leaders Hearts of Oak lost for the first time as they went down by the only goal at Kirkley & Pakefield.

They however remain 3 points clear as Blundeston Magpies were inactive. FC Hearts remain 3rd despite their 3-2 defeat to Barsham whose first win of the season hauls them up to 10th place.

Spexhall took a while to get going but now they appear in the groove as they beat Sole Bay United Res 2-1 and are now 9th. Wrentham recorded a good 4-1 win against Norton and the sides sit 5th & 6th respectively.

Pot Black are proving to everyone they are hard to beat as they drew their 4th game already this term, this time 0-0 at Waveney Res.

The second division also remains a tight affair with leaders Ole Frank scoring the only goal in their win against LIFC. White Horse Seltic went goal crazy at Hopton as they won 10-0 a result that sees Hopton slip to 7th.

Pakefield Re-United scored a 4-2 success against Oulton Broad Res. to stay 3rd ahead of Crusaders who won by the off goal of 9 in their match with Corton A.

Norton Athletic Res. & Bungay Town A shared 4 goals and the point they each picked up moved them up a place as they sit 5th and 6th.

Waveney Gunners hit Oxford Arms Res. for a 13-1 scoreline whilst Ellingham collected a good 3 points following their 2-0 win at Tudor FC.

The third division saw Gt. Yarmouth Town Hall keep their run going as they beat Spexhall Res. 2-0.

Suffolk Punch are the only 100% record left which they maintained courtesy of their 9-0 drubbing of White Horse Seltic Res.

Harleston Town Res. defeated Factory Arms 5-0 to climb to 3rd place whilst Earsham beat Kirkley & Pakefield B 5-1.

Marquis of Lorne and Blundeston Magpies Res. shared the points following their 2-2 draw and Waveney A climb the table as they scored the only goal in their encounter with Westhall.

This week also saw the 2nd round draws of the cup competition which will be played in January 2009. They are as follows:

The Brightly Driving Tuition KO Cup:

Hearts of Oak v Lowestoft International, Pot Black v Pakefield Re-United, Hopton White Hart v Waveney Res, Blundeston Magpies v White Horse Seltic, Barsham v Bungay Town A, Norton Athletic v Caxton Res, Oxford Arms Res v Norton Athletic Res & Tudor FC v Spexhall.

John Moore Shield ¼ finals:

Waveney A v Suffolk Punch, Westhall v Harleston Town Res, Spexhall Res v Gt Yarmouth Town Hall & Kirkley & Pakefield B v Lake Lothing.

Results 15th November:

Division 1;
Beccles Caxton Res. P v P Blundeston Magpies
FC Hearts 2 v 3 Barsham
Kirkley & Pakefield A 1 v 0 Hearts of Oak
Spexhall 2 v 1 Sole Bay Res.
Waveney Res. 0 v 0 Pot Black
Wrentham 4 v 1 Norton Athletic

Division 2:
Crusaders 5 v 4 Corton A
Hopton White Hart 0 v 10 White Horse Seltic
Norton Athletic Res. 2 v 2 Bungay Town A
Ole Frank 1 v 0 LIFC
Oxford Arms Res. 1 v 13 Waveney Gunners
Pakefield Re-United 4 v 2 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Tudor FC 0 v 2 Ellingham

Division 3:
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 0 v 9 Suffolk Punch
Earsham 5 v 1 Kirkley & Pakefield B
Factory Arms 0 v 5 Harleston Town Res.
Gt. Yarmouth Town Hall 2 v 0 Spexhall Res.
Marquis of Lorne 2 v 2 Blundeston Magpies Res.
Waveney A 1 v 0 Westhall

Player Registrations

Following the management committee meeting last night 3 more clubs have been deducted 3 points for playing inelligible players taking the total to 8 so far this season and the league would like to issue the following statement to all clubs:

As a league we have a standard rule that playing an inelligible is punished with a 3 point deduction for the club and a 3 month ban and £10 fine for the player.

So far this season 8 clubs have been affected.

Whilst the league currently allows the signing of players on the day it is the clubs responsibilty to check with either Mike Johnson or Brian Gower if the player in question has already registered for another club in the league.

It appears that during a time of player shortage some clubs are just taking the players word that he has not signed for another club within the league.

If you need to sign a player on the day please try and check with Mike Johnson 01502 565518 or Brian Gower 01986 892916 before playing them to see if a fellow league clubs holds that players registration.

If you are unable to contact the above then please try and refrain from playing the player until you have checked, if you must play the player then please beware of the punishment if it does turn out they have signed for a fellow club.

Playing a player that has not completed a registration also come under the above punishment so once again if you are not sure then please check with the league.

Cup Draws.

At the committee meeting of the league last night the draws for the next round of the cups were made and are as follows:

KO Cup 2nd Round - To Be Played Jan 09:

Hearts of Oak v Lowestoft International
Pot Black v Pakefield Re-United
Hopton White Hart v Waveney Res.
Blundeston Magpies v Corton White Horse Seltic
Barsham v Bungay Town A
Norton Athletic v Beccles Caxton Res.
Oxford Arms v Norton Athletic Res.
Tudor FC v Spexhall

JMS Quarter Final - To Be Played Jan 09:

Waveney A v Suffolk Punch
Westhall v HarlestoN Town Res.
Spexhall Res. v Gt Yarmouth Town Hall
Kirkley & Pakefield B v Lake Lothing

League Report 8th November.

The league will have just one representative in the last 16 of the Suffolk Junior Cup and that is Wrentham as they fought back to snatch a winner through R Read in the 89th minute. Wrentham found themselves 2-0 down but strikes from S Shipley & a S Holland penalty brought them level before the late drama as they knocked out Sudbury Athletic.

The remaining league sides all gave a good account of themselves despite bowing out. Pot Black made the long trip to Cockfield but lost to an extra time goal 4-3. Spexhall also lost in extra time going down 2-1 against Haughley United. Barsham lost by the same score against Wickham Market whilst Kirkely & Pakefield A lost 2-0 at Wenhaston United.

Onto league action and leaders Hearts of Oak moved 3 points clear at the top following their 4-0 win against Oxford Arms.

Blundeston Magpies stay second despite being held to a goal less draw at Sole Bay Res. who leapfrog Caxton Res. who went down 3-1 at home to FC Hearts who are now third.

The most action packed game was at Denes High School where an in form Waveney Res. were leading Norton 3-0 at half time. Norton fought back for the second week running and ran out 5-3 winners with strikes from, Green, Hudson, Hills, Moore & Hoadley. The win moves Norton up to 4th.

The game of the day in the second division was the top of the table clash between Pakefield Re-United and Ole Frank. It was the Frankers that extended their lead to 3 points following their 3-1 success which as a result sees Pakefield slip to 4th place.

Up-to second are White Horse Seltic following their fine 5-1 win against Tudor. Hopton White Hart shared the points at LIFC following their 2-2 draw, the point moving them up to 3rd place.

Crusaders rammed in 11 goals against Oxford Arms Res. with just one in reply to consolidate 4th place whist Norton Athletic Res. continue to tick along nicely following their 3-0 win against Ellingham. Crisp, Spinks and Chris Burton on his 200th appearance the scorers.

Bungay Town A are mid division after winning 2-0 against Corton A who have slipped to 8th.

The third division looks like its going to be a battle between Gt Yarmouth Town Hall and Suffolk Punch as they continue to set the pace at the top.

Leaders Town Hall had to work hard for their 6-3 win at Kirkley & Pakefield B whilst Suffolk Punch made it 6 straight wins following their 4-1 scoreline against Marquis of Lorne.
Spexhall Res. had a good 3-2 win at White Horse Seltic Res. a result that puts them third as they leapfrog Harleston Town Res. who surprisingly went down 2-1 to Waveney A.

Lake Lothing sit in 5th after their 6-1 crushing of Factory Arms whilst finally Westhall move up a couple o places after defeating Magpies Res. 5-2.

Results 08th November:

Suffolk Primary Cup 3rd Round:
Barsham 1 v 2 Wickham Market
Cockfield 4 v 3 Pot Black (AET)
Spexhall 1 v 2 Haughley United (AET)
Wenhaston United 2 v 0 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Wrentham 3 v 2 Sudbury Athletic

Division 1;
Beccles Caxton Res. 1 v 3 FC Hearts
Hearts of Oak 4 v 0 Oxford Arms
Sole Bay United Res. 0 v 0 Blundeston Magpies
Waveney Res. 3 v 5 Norton Athletic

Division 2:
Bungay Town A 2 v 0 Corton A
Corton White Horse Seltic 5 v 1 Tudor FC
Crusaders 11 v 1 Oxford Arms Res.
Lowestoft International 2 v 2 Hopton White Hart
Norton Athletic Res. 3 v 0 Ellingham
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 4 v 2 Waveney Gunners
Pakefield Re-United 1 v 3 Ole Frank

Division 3:
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 2 v 3 Spexhall Res.
Harleston Town Res. 1 v 2 Waveney A
Kirkley & Pakefield B 3 v 6 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall
Lake Lothing 6 v 1 Factory Arms
Suffolk Punch 4 v 1 Marquis of Lorne
Westhall 5 v 2 Blundeston Magpies Res.

League Report 01st November.

This week the first round of the leagues two cup competitions took place and there were some intriguing matches in the KO Cup with some close results.

Holders Hearts of Oak faced their former Reserve side FC Hearts and edged through by a 3-2 scoreline.

Norton Athletic in the midst of some bad form looked to be facing defeat once more as Kirkley & Pakefield A raced into a 2-0 lead with a Daley Palmer brace. Norton though fought back to level before the break (D Hoadley & A Boggis) before left back Steve Moore drilled in the winner from a corner.

The most exciting match seemed to be at the Denes High School as inform Waveney Res faced Wrentham. Wrentham seemed to be cruising into the second round as they had a 3-1 scoreline ( J McGrain 2 & O.G) but Waveney hit back to force extra time, during which they scored 3 more goals to run out 6-3 winners. Ray Winney helping himself to a hattrick.

Pakefield Re-United are having a fine season so far and they knocked out first division Sole bay Res 4-1 which included a hat-trick for Michaskli.

The leaders of the second division Ole Frank too first division Pot Black all they way and the match seemed destined for penalties before PB snatched a last gasp goal to win 3-2.

Corton White Horse Seltic won a 7 goal thriller at Ellingham 4-3.

Beccles Caxton Res. defeated Corton A 3-1 and Lowestoft International won by the same score in their tie with Waveney Gunners. Finally Hopton White Hart & Tudor FC received walkovers as their opponents Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res and Oxford Arms Res. had to call off.

Onto the John Moore Shield and the divisions leading sides all had comfortable wins. GT Yarmouth Town Hall beat Earsham 5-0, Harleston Town Res. won 4-0 at Factory Arms and Suffolk Punch ran out 6-1 winners at marquis of Lorne.

Westhall edged past Blundeston Magpies Res. 2-1 whilst Kirkley & Pakefield B needed penalties to defeat Corton White Horse Seltic Res after the match finished 4-4.
Due to the cups only two league matches were played and both saw wins for Spexhall as the first team defeated Oxford Arms 7-1 and the Reserves beat Waveney A 3-0.

Results 01st November:
KO Cup 1st Round:
Beccles Caxton Res 3 v 1 Corton A
Crusaders 1 v 2 Blundeston Magpies
Ellingham 3 v 4 Corton White Horse Seltic
FC Hearts 2 v 3 Hearts of Oak
Hopton White Hart H v W Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Lowestoft International 3 v 1 Waveney Gunners
Norton Athletic 3 v 2 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Ole Frank 2 v 3 Pot Black (AET)
Pakefield Re-United 4 v 1 Sole Bay United Res.
Tudor H v W Oxford Arms Res.
Waveney Res. 6 v 3 Wrentham

John Moore Shield 1st Round:
Factory Arms 0 v 4 Harleston Town Res.
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 5 v 0 Earsham
Kirkley & Pakefield B 4 v 4 Corton White Horse Seltic Res. (4-2 Pens)
Marquis of Lorne 1 v 6 Suffolk Punch
Westhall 2 v 1 Blundeston Magpies Res.

Division 1;
Oxford Arms 1 v 7 Spexhall

Division 3:
Spexhall Res. 3 v 0 Waveney A

League Report 25th October.

The Notley’s first division is once more being dominated by champions Hearts of Oak as they ground out a 2-1 win at Sole Bay Res, despite missing a few players.
They remain 1 point ahead of Blundeston Magpies who have took the division by storm so far winning 5 of their 7 games which included a 1-0 success over Barsham who seem to be having no luck this season.

Challengers for the title Wrentham dropped two valuable points as they were held by bottom side Spexhall, for whom it’s surely a matter of time before they start to climb the table.

Pot Black recorded an impressive 5-1 win over a depleted Norton Athletic side whilst FC Hearts jump to third place following their 6-1 success at Oxford Arms.
Just the one match in the second division as Bungay Town A recorded a fine 5-2 win at Waveney Gunners.

There were 3 match played in the third division where Earsham ran out 6-1 winners over basement boys Blundeston Magpies Res.
Harleston Town Res. are second following their 4-0 win against Factory Arms whilst Kirkley & Pakefield B scored a 3-1 win at Spexhall Res.

Most of the second and third division sides were involved in the Primary Cups.

In the Suffolk version Ole Frank booked a home tie with Pakefield Re-United after their 3-0 win against LIFC and Pakefield’s 1-0 triumph against Halesworth Town Res.
Tudor FC recorded a fine 4-1 win at Corton A and will now take on St Clements Hospital in round 3. The closest game was at Crusaders where they were edged out 4-3 by Caxton Res. who now entertains Coplestonians in the third round.
Corton White Horse Seltic thumped Westhall 9-1 to book a trip to Tacket Street Boys Brigade Old Boys whilst Waveney A will face Needham Market Vets after disposing of Marquis of Lorne 7-1.

Suffolk Punch hit 6 with no reply against Wenhaston and will now face Henly Athletic Res. whilst Lake Lothing booked a tie with Cockfield United Res. after dumping out Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res 4-1.

In the Norfolk version two sides made it through and two went out. Last year’s beaten finalists Ellingham wont repeat their fate as they lost 4-2 to Hoveton Wherryman Res. Hopton White Hart lost 2-1 against Swanton Morley.

Gt Yarmouth Town Hall eased through 3-0 against Bawdeswell and Norton Athletic Res. also progressed after a 2-1 win against Corpusty & Saxthorpe Res. The draw is on Friday night for these two teams.

Tomorrow sees the KO Cup 1st round and with it some interesting and intriguing ties.
The tie of the round has to be at Dip Farm where FC Hearts take on former club mates and holders Hearts of Oak.

Last year’s runner’s up Norton will be looking for revenge against Kirkley A who beat them just a month ago whilst Waveney Res. and Wrentham also looks a tasty tie.

Results 25th October:

Division 1:
Barsham 0 v 1 Blundeston Magpies
Oxford Arms 1 v 6 FC Hearts
Pot Black 5 v 1 Norton Athletic
Sole Bay United Res. 1 v 2 Hearts of Oak
Wrentham 2 v 2 Spexhall

Division 2:
Waveney Gunners 2 v 5 Bungay Town A

Division 3:
Earsham 6 v 1 Blundeston Magpies Res.
Harleston Town Res. 4 v 0 Factory Arms
Spexhall Res. 1 v 3 Kirkley & Pakefield B

Norfolk Primary Cup 2nd Round:
Ellingham 2 v 4 Hoveton Wherryman Res.
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 3 v 0 Bawdeswell
Hopton White Hart 1 v 2 Swanton Morley
Norton Athletic Res. 2 v 1 Corpusty & Saxthorpe Res.

Suffolk Primary Cup 2nd Round:
Corton A 1 v 4 Tudor FC
Crusaders 3 v 4 Beccles Caxton Res.
Lake Lothing 4 v 1 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Ole Frank 3 v 0 LIFC
Pakefield Re-United 1 v 0 Halesworth Town Res.
Suffolk Punch 6 v 0 Wenhaston Res.
Waveney A 7 v 1 Marquis of Lorne
White Horse Seltic 9 v 1 Westhall

League Report 18th October.

This week saw many of the league’s top flight sides battle it out against each other in the Suffolk Junior Cup 2nd round which is regionalised, meaning the league were guaranteed some sides through. The first of these being Pot Black who were granted a walkover due to AFC Bayfields demise earlier in the season. They will now travel to Cockfield in round 3.

Barsham booked their place by scoring the only goal in their match with Oxford Arms and will now play host to Wickham Market.
Spexhall who have started the season without a win took on league leaders Hearts of Oak and it was the home side that scored the only goal to book a home encounter with Haughley United.

FC Hearts found the Anglian Combination division two leaders Beccles Caxton too strong as they crashed to an 8-0 reverse whilst Blundeston Magpies faired little better as they were hit by a 7-1 defeat to SIL side Wenhaston United.

The youngsters of Kirkley A progressed after beating former league side Waveney 5-2 and they will travel to Wenhaston United in the 3rd Round. Waveney Gunners bowed out after going down 4-2 to Halesworth Town whilst the result of the day occurred at Wrentham as they beat Combination side Oulton Broad & Notley’s 3-0.
In the Norfolk Junior Cup a depleted Norton side slumped to a 4-2 defeat to Blofield United Res.

Onto league action and previously unbeaten Pot Black crashed to a heavy 4-0 defeat to Waveney Res, whose top scorer Ray Winney took his tally to 9 for the season with a brace.

Sole Bay United Res. gained their second win as they beat Caxton Res. 3-1.

The game of the day in the second divison for many would have been the Corton derby as Corton A who won 19-0 last week entertained White Horse Seltic. The outcome was a 10-0 win for the pub based side as they continue to climb the table. Leaders Ole Frank were also involved in a high scoring game as they won 5-3 at Ellingham.
Pakefield Re-United are into second place following a fine 3-1 win over Bungay Town A.

Oulton Broad & Notley’s Reserves are having a torrid time at present and this week went down 2-0 to LIFC whilst a Jon Green strike gave Norton Res. all 3 points at Tudor FC.

The third division saw no let up at the top as Town Hall crushed Factory Arms 12-1 which included strikes from Darren Beckett to take his season tally to 18.

Suffolk Punch remain the only side in the league with a perfect record as they made it 5 straight wins with a hard fought 2-1 success over White Horse Seltic Res.
The division is being dominated by the new sides as Harleston Town Res move into third following their 2-1 win at Kirkley & Pakefield B.

The remaining games ended all square as Earsham and Spexhall Reserves drew 2-2 and Blundeston magpies Res. collected their first point in holding Lacon Arms to a high scoring 4-4 draw.

Finally a reminder to all clubs that all details including players full names should be present on result cards. Failure to do so will result in fines being imposed.

Results 18th September:

Norfolk Junior Cup 2nd Round:
Norton Athletic 2 v 4 Blofield United Res.

Suffolk Junior Cup 2nd Round:
Barsham 1 v 0 Oxford Arms
Blundeston Magpies 1 v 7 Wenhaston United
FC Hearts 0 v 8 Beccles Caxton
Spexhall 1 v 0 Hearts of Oak
Waveney Youth 2 v 5 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Waveney Gunners 2 v 4 Halesworth Town
Wrentham 3 v 1 Oulton Broad

Division 1;
Pot Black 0 v 4 Waveney Res.
Sole bay United Res. 3 v 1 Beccles Caxton

Division 2:
Corton A 0 v 10 Corton White Horse Seltic
Ellingham 3 v 5 Ole Frank
Hopton White Hart P v P Oxford Arms Res.
LIFC 2 v 0 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Pakefield Re-United 3 v 1 Bungay Town A
Tudor FC 0 v 1 Norton Athletic Res.

Division 3:
Earsham 2 v 2 Spexhall Res.
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 12 v 1 Factory Arms
Kirkley & Pakefield B 1 v 2 Harleston Town Res.
Lake Lothing 4 v 4 Blundeston Magpies Res.
Suffolk Punch 2 v 1 Corton White Horse Seltic Res.

Result Sheets.

This is to remind all clubs to complete your result sheets properly.

All results cards should be in clear writing and include players full and proper names, the result, and all the questions and marks at the bottom.

Failure to do so will result in clubs being fined as per Rule 11 of your handbook.

Town Hall Report.

For the second week running Hall faced a major reshuffle,the main absentee
being keeper Lee Marshall who succumbed to a gastric illness.What a
difference a week makes,last weeks hat trick hero Rob Leggett donned the
gloves as Hall took the field at a warm but very long grassed
Westhall.Hall put in what can only be described as a Jekyll and Hyde first
half performance,the manager was clearly upset with the passing and ball
retention, which at times was nothing short of woefull , despite this Hall
did go into the break leading 3-0,scoring three good goals.The first came
after a good move and cross from Darren Beckett on the right inviting
Jamie Gallant to bury his routine bullet header.The second showed that
Hall have route 1 in their armoury also, with Gallant turning provider in
flicking on to return the favour for strike partner Darren Beckett to use
his pace and finish well.The third came after some slick movement & a
delightfull threaded pass from Brent harvey allowing the returning Cheesy
(Rob Ripkey)to calmly pick his spot and stroke the ball home first time.HT
3-0. The manager made two changes at the break and maybe Hall were
adjusting to this but maybe the credit should go to Westhall who upped
their game and gave Hall problems after the break, pulling two back to set
the game on a knife edge. Hall then introduced midfield lynchpin Adam
Yaxley after a four week lay off from injury, which settled the side
enabling Hall to get back into their stride & play football.Putting their
blip behind them, Hall turned the screw to make the points safe with a 25
yard bending drive from Gavin Tweed after good approach play for the
fourth.Halls fifth came from a typical Beckett finish, before another good
move which after another deft harvey touch found Cheesy in the inside
right channel,without hesiataion he caught the volley sweetly, Van Basten
like(perhaps not quite as acuter angle)to put the gloss on the 3 points
and seal a 6-2 victory. Credit must go to Westhall for their part in a
fine game,giving Hall their sternest test so far.Their heads never dropped
and were a credit to their manager and club.Hall showed how necessary it
has been in the past few weeks to call on the whole squad,and show the
character required in coming through that 15 minute blip.Hall MOM Sam
Betts who was huge & inspired all around him.

Team:Leggett,Locke,Tweed,Betts,Grant(Lowe),Donovan(O'Grady),Smith(Yaxley),Harvey,Ripkey,Beckett,Gallant

Next week back to Green Lane for a home league fixture v Factory
Arms.Kick off 2.30pm...meet 1.45pm sharp.

Bad News for Barsham.

Barsham currently sitting one from bottom of division 1, having only taken two points from 5 games, have suffered two more major setbacks. Last week, Beccles Town captured the signing of 16 year old goal machine Alex Holmes, which has made an immediate impact scoring 2 in 2 games for the reserves. The second set back is, his older brother Nick, has suffered a nasty looking ankle injury suffered against Spexhall at the weekend, and may be out for a couple of weeks. However, some good news for the Barsham boys is top goal scorer from last season Nick Wilson should return to action next week, following a 6 week lay off.

Not all doom and gloom for Barsham just yet.

Barsham host Oxford Arms this weekend in the cup, followed by a tricky looking encounter against Blundeston the week after.

League Report 11th October.

The first division of the league is turning into an open encounter and this week sees champions Hearts of Oak as the new leaders as they have quietly gone about their business in racking up big wins. This week they defeated Caxton Res. 8-2.
Previous leaders Kirkley & Pakefield A were beaten for the second time this season by FC Hearts who won 3-1.

Blundeston Magpies who had been racking up some impressive victories were this week disappointing as they went down 2-0 to Oxford Arms who had lost all their games so far. I am also led to believe a Magpies players suffered a broken leg and the league would like to wish him all the best.

The win for Oxford takes them out of the bottom two who are now Barsham and Spexhall who shared the points in a thrilling 3-3 draw, Spexhall’s first point of the season.

There was another 3-3 draw in the match at Pot Black between them and Wrentham. Pot Black are looking a hard to beat side this season but have already drawn three times.

The final match in the division saw Norton run out 4-0 winners against Waveney Res.
Ryan Hills converting 2 first half spot kicks and Chris Smith added a second half brace as Norton bounced back from their defeat the previous week.

The second division is once more headed by Hopton White Hart who defeated Crusaders 2-1 and as a result sees them slip to 6th place. Leapfrogging them are Corton A who recorded a 19 (nineteen) 1 thrashing at Oxford Arms Res.

Ole Frank are second after winning 6-2 at Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. and Pakefield Re-United who are in goof form are now 4th following their 4-2 win over LIFC.

It was a tight game at Dip Farm as Tudor FC scored the only goal against Waveney Gunners whilst at the Malting Meadow Bungay Town A won 3-1 against Norton Res aided by two howlers from the Norton keeper.

Finally Corton White Horse Seltic collected the points with a rather comfortable 4-0 success against Ellingham.

The third division was mainly full of tight scorelines.

The biggest winners of the day were leaders Gt Yarmouth Town Hall who won by 4 goals in their 6-2 win at Westhall.

The only team with a 100% record are still Suffolk Punch as they chalked up their 4th win 2-1 against Waveney A.

Marquis of Lorne are in third following their single goal win at Factory Arms.
Kirkley & Pakefield B defeated Blundeston Magpies Res. 3-2 to climb into mid table and just above them are Spexhall Res. who beat Lake Lothing 3-0.

The final match of the day saw Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 2-0 winners at Earsham who drop to 9th.

Results 11th October:

Division 1;
Barsham 3 v 3 Spexhall
Blundeston Magpies 0 v 2 Oxford Arms
FC Hearts 3 v 1 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Hearts of Oak 8 v 2 Caxton Res.
Norton Athletic 4 v 0 Waveney Res.
Pot Black 3 v 3 Wrentham

Division 2:
Bungay Town A 3 v 1 Norton Athletic Res.
Corton White Horse Seltic 4 v 0 Ellingham
Hopton White Hart 2 v 1 Crusaders
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 2 v 6 Ole Frank
Oxford Arms Res. 1 v 19 Corton A
Pakefield Re-United 4 v 2 LIFC
Waveney Gunners 0 v 1 Tudor FC

Division 3:
Earsham 0 v 2 Corton White Horse Seltic Res.
Factory Arms 0 v 1 Marquis of Lorne
Kirkley & Pakefield B 3 v 2 Blundeston Magpies
Spexhall Res. 3 v 0 Lake Lothing
Suffolk Punch 2 v 1 Waveney A
Westhall 2 v 6 Gt. Yarmouth Town Hall

Pakefield Re-United Notes 4th October.

The match against Tudor FC on Saturday started in a very unusual way for Pakefield Reunited in a state of disorganisation; Harvey was delayed by having to make the return trip to Ellingham from two weeks ago to pick up his boots! With “Bambi” Michalski out for the next two months after twisting his knee, “Dippy” Dale away paintballing and “Skrimshaw” Scriggins also unavailable changes had to be made to the starting line up. “Tillsy” Tills came in for a start, picking up the moldy captains armband that had been left abandoned over the summer, and “Blue” Balls finally coming in from the sidelines to start as centre half. The fact that Tudor FC were also laughing at the state of disarray in the changing rooms seemed to sum up the day’s potential for a slip up…

However, “Crafty” Craft, living up to his name, showed a remarkable turn of phrase in the pre-match talk and set out what needed to be done. Using a game plan is something that always seems to flummox Pakefield but this week it appeared to be different as it seemed everybody was actually listening. Throughout the first half a disciplined performance from everybody saw some excellent football being played. Pakefield allowed Tudor to press forward and tackled well, even if “Tillsy” Tills did start suffering from oxygen deprivation as he closed on the half way line once or twice, with strong performances from all the back four to recover the ball. They then passed out through the active midfield of “Piglet” Graham and “Magic Rabbit” Harvey (A well deserved promotion after pulling his boots out of the hat) using “New Town” Harlow and “Blubber” Whale as excellent outlets. This was all very well but it relied on “Baldy” Coote to play a strong game in the centre up front. This he did with a match winning performance; two excellent finishes from good team approach play and many other strong challenges and good distribution belied his claims of a pulled “walking stick”. Yet this two goal lead was established in the first half with a strong following wind.

Therefore, the second half was sure to provide a totally different proposition (Fill in the appropriate cliché if feeling deprived of a real match report). The hal time team talk was again an opportunity for “Crafty” Craft to eruditely sum up the commitment of the whole team. Pakefield continued to be well organised but the long ball provided Tudor FC with several good chances. The defence held up well until a misjudged challenge at worst led to the award of a penalty. “Boris” Becker’s efforts to save the penalty again led to calls to the National Geological Society to confirm that an earthquake centred on Lowestoft was felt at about 3:42pm on Saturday 4th October. That Pakefield were shocked to see the success of his efforts may have led to them being flat footed and the rebound was scuffed in! However, the continued defensive effort, and good use of the out ball meant Pakefield ended the game with another good win on the road.

The debrief at the Ducthmans was got off to a good start as “Boris” Becker forgot the bridge was closed in his drug addled state, “Crafty” Craft was kept indoors for being a naughty boy and the first social of the year was finally organised. Next week, after a game against Lowestoft International at Normanston, will see an “Evening with the Lads” kick off at 4:30pm(ish) with the England game and food at the Dutchmans. Maybe “Micky” Broxup will stay around long enough to get the full picture of what happening this year – all welcome!!

TEAM: Becker, Tills, Punt, Ball (Coote), Chapman, Whale, Harvey, Craft, Graham, Harlow, Coote.

RESULT: Won 2-1 GOALS: Coote (2)

COMEDY VALUE: Changing Rooms, Referee’s “Hurry Up” Routine, Crafty being kept indoors

Thanks to all!

League Report 05th October

The first division saw the top two win again as both Kirkley & Pakefield A and Blundeston Magpies sit on 12 points from 5 games. The youngster of Kirkley had to work hard to beat Norton Athletic 3-2. Kirkley were winning 1-0 for a long period until Norton’s Steve Moore struck twice inside the final 8 minutes to give them the lead. Kirkley hit back with two of their own in the final 4 minutes to steal the points.

Blundeston on the other hand chalked up another fine victory coming back from Spexhall with a 1-0 win. That’s three straight defeats for the village side now.

Hearts of Oak are up to third on ten points following their 10-2 win over a poor Sole Bay Res side. Wrentham bounced back with a fine 5-2 win over FC Hearts with Dale Gowing netting a brace as they leapfrog Norton into 4th place.

Waveney Res. also got a good win 3-1 over Barsham as they are now 6th. Finally Caxton Res. recorded a 3-0 victory against bottom side Oxford Arms.

Already the second division looks like it will be too close to call as every team has lost already. Crusaders now head the table following their fine 6-2 win over previous leaders Ole Frank. They are joined on 9 points by Hopton White Hart following their narrow 2-1 success at Bungay Town A.

Pakefield Re-United are up to 4th place following their 2-1 win at Tudor FC.

Norton Athletic Res. defeated their Oulton Broad counterparts 5-0 with young Rory Spinks helping himself to 4 goals.
Ellingham are hitting form and won 7-3 against Oxford Arms Res. whilst finally White Horse Seltic collected maximum points in winning 5-2 at LIFC.

The third division looks like it will be a more clear cut scenario as the top sides all won. Town Hall were 5-1 winners against Earsham, whilst Suffolk Punch maintained their perfect start with a 6-0 success at Magpies Res. Harleston Town Res. were 6-2 winners at Waveney A who have also had 3 points deducted.

It was a high scoring game at Lake Lothing where they won 6-4 against White Horse Seltic Res. whilst Spexhall Res climb to mid table with their 4-1 win at Factory Arms.

Finally Marquis of Lorne are getting into the groove and this week recorded a 5-0 win against Westhall as they new jump to 4th place.

Results 04th October:

Division 1;
Beccles Caxton Res. 3 v 0 Oxford Arms
Hearts of Oak 10 v 2 Sole Bay United Res.
Kirkley & Pakefield A 3 v 2 Norton Athletic
Spexhall 0 v 1 Blundeston Magpies
Waveney Res. 3 v 1 Barsham
Wrentham 5 v 2 FC Hearts

Division 2:
Bungay Town A 1 v 2 Hopton White Hart
Ellingham 7 v 3 Oxford Arms Res.
LIFC 2 v 5 White Horse Seltic
Norton Athletic Res. 5 v 0 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Ole Frank 2 v 6 Crusaders
Tudor FC 1 v 2 Pakefield Re-United

Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 0 v 6 Suffolk Punch
Factory Arms 1 v 4 Spexhall Res.
GT Yarmouth Town Hall 5 v 1 Earsham
Lake Lothing 6 v 4 White Horse Seltic Res.
Marquis of Lorne 5 v 0 Westhall
Waveney A 2 v 6 Harleston Town Res.

Town Hall Notes.

Hall eased to an 8-2 victory over a sporting Splitz United from the
Central and South Norfolk league.Goals came at regular intervals,leading
the way was leading scorer Darren Beckett with four,making it twelve so
far for the season.Strike partner Jamie Gallant also weighed in with two
headers,his aerial dominance combined with Becketts pace caused Splitz
headaches all afternoon!!Gallants second bagged him 100 competitive goals
for the club,a great milestone for any player,this on his 147th
competitive appearance.Halls other goals came from the industrious Dale
Smith following up at a corner ,and a penalty from keeper Lee Marshall.The
game was well refereed by Daniel Wright.

Marquis of Lorne Notes

Marquis of Lorne 5 - 1 Factory Arms

This was the first round of the Suffolk Primary Cup, and Marquis of Lorne started bright when Ray Baker put the Marquis 1-0 up within 5 minutes after a superb through ball from Andrew Lockwood. Lockwood soon made it 2-0 with a 30 yard shot which left the keeper with no chance. However Factory pulled one back just before the end of the half after a defensive error. First half ended 2-1. The second half started jus like the first with Marquis piling on the pressure which soon paid of when Andrew Howarth tapped in from close range after a well placed cross from Karl Stacey. Marquis soon made it 4-1 when Ricky Woolger headed home from a cross from Andrew Howarth. Andrew Howarth could have had his second when Ben Saunders well placed cross found the head of Andrew Howarth only for the keeper to save it with his feet, but Ben Saunders then made it 5-1 when he headed home. Ranmores Man of the Match: Stuart Loveday.

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League Report 27th September:

This week saw the second and third division teams involved in the Primary cup.

In the Norfolk competition last season beaten finalists Ellingham fought through 2-1 against MK United Res. from Yarmouth. Norton Athletic Res. who were beaten semi finalists last season started with a comfortable 5-0 success over Costessey Crown Res. from the business houses league. Hopton White Harts came back from South Creake with a good 5-2 win and Gt Yarmouth Town Hall eased through 8-2 against Splitz United.

The league did lose Earsham who went down 2-0 at Swanton Morley.

In the Suffolk version local teams are paired together in the early rounds so we are guaranteed some progress. White Horse Seltic Res. saw off Magpies Res. 5-1, Marquis of Lorne defeated Factory Arms by the same score. Crusaders edged through by the odd goal of 5 at Spexhall Res. whilst at Walmer Road there was a high scoring contest between Kirkley & Pakefield b and LIFC with LIFC team winning 8-5 AET.

Onto the league and in the first division Blundeston Magpies made it 3 wins from 4 as their ten men scored the only goal against Caxton Res. Kirkley & Pakefield A still head the table despite going down 3-2 to FC Hearts.

Hearts of Oak won a tight game 3-2 against Waveney Res. and Pot Black battled out a goal less encounter at Barsham. Sole Bay United Res. picked up their first points as they cruised to a 6-0 win over Oxford Arms who look to be in for a long season.

AFC Bayfields have withdrawn from the league after just one game which will be deleted from the records.

There were just two league matches in the second division as Ole Frank won 6-1 at Waveney Gunners to head the table with Corton A moving into second place following their 1-0 win at Tudor FC.

The third division also had just two games. Harleston Town Res. are up to second after beating Lake Lothing 3-1 and Waveney A netted their first win 3-0 at Seltic Res.

Results 27th September:

Norfolk Primary Cup 1st Round:
Ellingham 2 v 1 MK United Res.
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 8 v 2 Splitz United
Norton Athletic Res. 5 v 0 Costessey Crown Res.
South Creake 2 v 5 Hopton White Hart
Swanton Morley 2 v 0 Earsham

Suffolk Primary Cup 1st Round:
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 5 v 1 Blundeston Magpies Res.
Kirkley & Pakefield B 5 v 8 LIFC (AET)
Marquis of Lorne 5 v 1 Factory Arms
Oxford Arms Res. 3 v 5 Westhall
Spexhall Res. 2 v 3 Crusaders

Division 1;
Barsham 0 v 0 Pot Black
Blundeston Magpies 1 v 0 Caxton Res.
Hearts of Oak 3 v 2 Waveney Res.
Kirkley & Pakefield 2 v 3 FC Hearts
Sole Bay United Res. 6 v 0 Oxford Arms Res.

Division 2:
Tudor FC 0 v 1 Corton A
Waveney Gunners 1 v 6 Ole Frank

Division 3:
Harleston Town Res. 3 v 1 Lake Lothing
White Horse Seltic Res. 0 v 3 Waveney A

AFC Bayfields Pull Out

The league has lost its first team of the season after only one match. AFC Bayfields who were also struggling for players have decided to call it a day following last weeks 10-0 defeat by Caxton Res for which this result will now not stand.

It seams that every season there is at least one team to drop out of the top flight seemingly because thay are not quite good enough. Its a shame for AFC Bayfields who this summer changed their name from Carlton Rangers who had in recent years enjoyed success as they went through the league but unfortunatley found the 1st division too strong.

This also leave Norton Athletic without a match tomorrow (27th).

Pakefield Re-United Match Report 20th Sept.

“Pakefield Reunited travelled to the quiet backwaters of the Waveney Valley to face Ellingham. The recent weather had obviously been good for those involved in silage production as the pitch resembled the waving grasslands of the Pampas. Grave concerns were felt for the safety of Harvey “The Rabbit” and “Duracell” Godbold getting lost after falling into the line markings. However, the glorious sunshine and lack of breeze meant worries over dehydration should also have been raised.

Changes to the team saw the return of “Punty” Punt and “Deckhand” Scriggins and the changing room banter centred on whether the shot-to-miss ratio could be as high as the previous week. Early signs were that the answer would be no; shots only come when a team can keep the ball! Passes along the ground stopped short while those taking a more aerial route were going astray. Pakefield fell behind to a poorly defended cross leading to a well taken headed goal. This lead to Pakefield finally engaging with the task in hand and good approach work led to a well taken goal from “Deckhand” Scriggins. This was closely followed by the first of two rare events. Firstly a goal ruled out for offside after a fifteen minute conference call with the FA on what construes passive and active involvement. Secondly “Bambi” Michalski missing a penalty or rather by allowing the goalkeeper to fall onto a shot so weak that comments about “long grass” featured in the post-match discussions. “Bambi” Michalski however continued to terrorise the back four of Ellingham and along with driving runs from “Tracey” Chapman, Harvey “The Rabbit” and “Tin Head” Whale. It all lead to a purple patch and two further goals, one more for “Deckhand” Scriggins which followed on from a well taken goal for “Bambi” Michalski.

The half-time talk was full of positive comments but one phrase stood out “the next goal was very important”. Pakefield seemed to have gone to sleep and couldn’t get started during the first twenty minutes of the second half. Ellingham, using “Route One” started to mount a serious challenge which led to the possible “champagne moment” in the match. “Leaping like a salmon” and “amazing reflexes and agility” are not normally used to describe “Boris” Becker but all the flash photographers were in action as a cross and powerful header saw him tip over the goal bound ball. This allowed Pakefield to re-establish some control on the game. During the next ten minutes it saw “Bambi” Michalski turning players inside out better than a washer woman doing the pillow cases before finally scoring that important next goal with a strong turn and curling shot. The last ten minutes saw the “empty” buzzer sound on Pakefield’s energy levels and another re-run of “Pinball Wizard” between “Her Suit” Craft, “Boris” Becker and “Punty”Punt almost led to Ellingham’s second goal. This continued with a series of corners, crosses and shots slowly lengthening the list of body parts used by “Punty” Punt to block the ball, and a comedy “pass back” and free kick. “PG” Graham did shepherd a stunning drive by Ellingham into the bottom corner for their second goal but had the final laugh as Pakefield notched up their first league win. Thanks to everybody for turning out and see you all next week for the “Red Herring” match?

TEAM: Becker, Craft, Punt, Graham, Godbold, Whale (Dale), Harvey, Taylor (Coote), Chapman, Scriggins, Michalski

RESULT: Won 4-2 GOALS: Michalski(2), Scriggins (2)

COMEDY VALUE: Ellingham Free Kick Routine, “Punty” and “Boris” using the same manual on left foot clearances”

League Report 20th September.

It’s all change at the top of the first division following this weeks results as early pacesetters Wrentham had the points stolen by Magpies as Blundeston recorded a terrific 3-1 victory. Wrentham are now headed by Kirkley & Pakefield A who won 2-0 at bottom side Oxford Arms.

Pot Black followed up last weeks fine point with 3 more this week as they scored a 3-1 success over a Spexhall side who remain pointless.
Waveney Res. picked up their first points as they eased to a 5-0 win over Sole Bay Res. whilst Beccles Caxton were the days biggest winners as they strolled to a 10-0 success over AFC Bayfields.

Barsham who have been unlucky in losing both of their opening games to last minute strikes were left inactive due to the surprise call off of champions Hearts of Oak who could not raise a side.

Norton Athletic were in Norfolk Junior Cup action where they faced a Norton Walsham Town Res. side who had not lost a league game for 42 matches however Norton excelled and went through 5-1.

The second division already looks like it will be intriguing as every team has already lost. Early leaders Hopton White Hart went down 2-0 at Waveney Gunners whilst second placed Crusaders lost 2-1 at LIFC. Tudor FC are up to third after their 5-0 win over bottom side Oxford Arms Res. Ole Frank netted a second win as they beat Bungay Town A 5-1 as did Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res who recorded a 4-1 success at Corton A.

Pakefield Re-United gained their first 3 point haul with a fine 4-2 win at Ellingham.
The third division saw a shock result as Gt Yarmouth Town Hall who have been scoring for fun were held to a 1-1 draw by Waveney A.

Marquis of Lorne are now 3rd in division 3 following their 5-1 victory at Spexhall Res. Lake Lothing are hot on their heels in 4th after their fine 4-2 win at new boys Kirkley & Pakefield B whilst Earsham gained a 4-0 win in game against Westhall. Finally White Horse Seltic Res. netted their first points after their 3-0 win against Factory Arms.

Results 20th September:

Norfolk Junior Cup 1st Round:
Norton Athletic 5 v 1 North Walsham Town Res.

Division 1;
Barsham P v P Hearts of Oak
Beccles Caxton Res. 10 v 0 AFC Bayfields
Blundeston Magpies 3 v 1 Wrentham
Oxford Arms 0 v 2 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Pot Black 3 v 1 Spexhall
Waveney Res. 5 v 0 Sole Bay United Res.

Division 2:
Corton A 1 v 4 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Ellingham 2 v 4 Pakefield Re-United
LIFC 2 v 1 Crusaders
Ole Frank 5 v 1 Bungay Town A
Tudor FC 5 v 0 Oxford Arms Res.
Waveney Gunners 2 v 0 Hopton White Hart

Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. P v P Harleston Town Res.
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 3 v 0 Factory Arms
Earsham 4 v 0 Westhall
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 1 v 1 Waveney A
Kirkley & Pakefield B 2 v 4 Lake Lothing
Spexhall Res. 1 v 5 Marquis of Lorne

Champs call off against Barsham

Tomorrow's match at Beef Meadow between Barsham and Hearts of Oak has been postponed due to the visitors not being able to raise a side.

Pakefield Re-United match report.

Pakefield enjoyed the luxury surroundings of Normanston Park in their first “home game” and were also at ease with the conclusion of the “North West” Derby which featured in the pre-match preparations as the departure of Sutcliffe to Corton meant Liverpool were much favored. It was good to see the attacking flair shown in this match transferred to the team throughout the game with Corton “A”. Changes had been made and the addition of Godbold at left back was to be a key element in this intent to entertain. Pakefield have never before had the luxury of “Duracell” Godbold shocking Chapman into his best game of the last few seasons and their link up with “Bambi” Michalski was a joy to watch, mostly! While the final score showed the game to be even it was the tale of the woodwork count that perhaps best showed the different approaches of the two teams; Pakefield were ahead 5 – 1 with Michalski (2), Craft, “Tin Head” Whale and “Andy” Taylor all showing exceptional skill in this difficult challenge. This allowed the tension in the game to build up as Corton were able to take the lead twice.

Corton’s first goal owed much to “Boris” Becker’s, “PG” Grahams and Banks’ familiarity with “Pin Ball Wizard” in front of goal; “tilt” was very much in evidence. Pakefield equalized late into the first half through a well taken goal by Craft who finally controlled and kicked a ball with something approaching his usual aplomb. Leading up to this “Andy” Taylor continued to entertain with three spectacular attempts to supplant “Boris” Becker at the top of Pakefield’s “Miss of the Century” list. This was in its own way to become the main focus for Pakefield as “Tin Head” Whale joined in the festivities with a rasping shot, or three, that went wide of the mark… along with Michalski, Chapman, Banks, Craft et al. This continued into the second half where more fine approach work involving Harvey “The Rabbit” saw Pakefield create a plethora of chances, and further misses. Corton, relying on a more forceful approach, which saw a re-run of the Olympic Judo officiating debacle involving “Duracell” Godbold not losing to a blatant ippon, again showed the value of luck with a second goal against the run of play. This was late into the second half and following on from all the attempts on goal created a feeling amongst Pakefield that this wasn’t going to be their day. However, with nearly the last kick of the game “Bambi” Michalski scored with the hardest of his many chances with a well placed curling shot wide of the Corton keeper (who had also been involved in several fine saves throughout the game to deny Pakefield).

After the game it was concluded in a de-brief at the “Dutchmans” that this final combined pre-season match and league game had worked out the rustiness of the summer break. Pakefield are now looking forward to their first officially club sanctioned league encounter next week against Ellingham at the Rectory. Since this venue warrants a dignified dress code “Dog Collars” will be compulsory item of attire and checked before the game. Latecomers technically challenged and the are also advised to come prepared… if you don't check ignorance is no excuse!







TEAM:
Becker, Godbold, Saunders, Graham, Banks, Chapman, Harvey, Craft, Taylor, Whale, Michalski, Mar

GOALS:
Craft, Michalski

RESULT:
Drew 2 - 2

COMEDY VALUE:



Attempts on goal to scoring ratio; Goalkeeper “collision”; Mint Tea Tree shampoo

League Report 13th September:

The early leaders in the first division are Wrentham who went nap for the second week running, this time beating Caxton Res 5-1 with makeshift striker Ricci Reade helping himself to two goals, the others coming from Steve Shipley, Stuart Holland & John McGraine.

Norton Athletic are second after easing to a 4-0 success over Blundeston Magpies where Ryan Hills, Paul Harriman, Kevin Briers and Chris Smith were on target whilst Kirkley & Pakefield are the other team on maximum points as they condemned Barsham to their second 3-2 defeat.

Luke Faliaze is on fire for FC Hearts as his second brace helped them to a high scoring 6-4 victory over Waveney Res. for whom Ray Winney hit a trick. Champions Hearts of Oak slipped to a disappointing 1-1 draw at Pot Black who are captained by ex-player Darren Boyd. Hearts suffered an early red card but still took the lead through an own goal. Pot Black rallied and netted a deserved equalising goal through Adam Bird. The game at Spexhall was off.

Hopton White Hart are the early pace setters in the second division as they rammed in 8 goals against a severely depleted Norton Res side who were missing 6 of their regular players. That said Norton were level at 2-2 well into the second half (Simon Tarver & Ant Elliot) before a dramatic collapse.

Hot on their heels are Crusaders who had a smashing 7-1 win at Tudor FC. Corton A are sitting in third after netting a point in their 2-2 draw at Pakefield Re-United. The table then shows 7 teams all sitting on 1 win, 1 loss. Bungay Town A netted their first win 3-1 over Waveney Gunners whilst Ellingham went 3 goals better in defeating O Broad & Notley’s Res. 6-1. LIFC earned the points with a narrow 2-1 win at Oxford Arms Res, and Ole Frank won by the same scoreline at White Horse Seltic.

The third division is headed by the strong looking Gt Yarmouth Town Hall who smashed in 13 goals against Blundeston Magpies Res winning 13-1. Suffolk Punch move into second place after their fine 2-0 victory at Waveney A.
Marquis of Lorne and Factory Arms both picked up their first wins, Marquis scoring the only goal in beating Corton White Horse Seltic and Factory racking up an impressive 4-0 success against Earsham. The final match saw Harleston Town Res. beat Westhall 5-1.

Results 13th September:

Division 1;
FC Hearts 6 v 4 Waveney Res.
Hearts of Oak 1 v 1 Pot Black
Kirkley & Pakefield A 3 v 2 Barsham
Norton Athletic 4 v 0 Blundeston Magpies
Spexhall P v P Oxford Arms
Wrentham 5 v 1 Caxton Res.

Division 2:
Bungay Town A 3 v 1 Waveney Gunners
Corton White Horse Seltic 1 v 2 Ole Frank
Crusaders 7 v 1 Tudor FC
Hopton White Hart 8 v 2 Norton Athletic Res.
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 1 v 6 Ellingham
Oxford Arms Res. 1 v 2 LIFC
Pakefield Re-United 2 v 2 Corton A

Division 3:
Factory Arms 4 v 0 Earsham
GT Yarmouth Town Hall 13 v 1 Blundeston Magpies Res.
Harleston Town Res. 5 v 1 Westhall
Lake Lothing 0 v 4 Suffolk Punch
Marquis of Lorne 1 v 0 Corton White Horse Seltic
Waveney A 0 v 2 Spexhall Res.

Fixtures 20th September 2008:

Norfolk Junior Cup 1st Rnd:
Norton Athletic v North Walsham Town Res.

Division 1:
Barsham v Hearts of Oak (B Ereria)
Beccles Caxton Res v AFC Bayfields (S Hammersley)
Blundeston Magpies v Wrentham (B Atkins)
Oxford Arms v Kirkley & Pakefield (C Smith)
Pot Black v Spexhall (M Creamer)
Waveney Res. v Sole Bay United Res. (S Cole)

Division 2:
Corton A v Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. (R Winney)
Ellingham v Pakefield Re-United (K Batty)
LIFC v Crusaders (G Reid)
Ole Frank v Bungay Town A (K Howlett)
Tudor FC v Oxford Arms Res. (M Linehan)
Waveney Gunners v Hopton White Hart (S Shelly)

Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. v Harleston Town Res. (D Harrison-Jones)
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. v Factory Arms (C Buckenham)
Earsham v Westhall (R Hinton)
GT Yarmouth Town Hall v Waveney A (N Brett)
Kirkley & Pakefield B v Lake Lothing (C Evans)
Spexhall Res. v Marquis of Lorne (M Howard)

Pakefield Re-United report 6th Sept.

Pakefield met at Kessingland having decided that this year it seems best to try and combine as many tasks as possible into the same event. Therefore, pre-season was combined with meeting new squad members and the first league game against old rivals Crusaders. Allied to this their timing continues to have its own comedy value as the warm up coincided with the referee brining the teams together to start the match; two-into-one again. It was therefore no surprise that the first fifteen minutes saw Pakefield have three opportunities to continue pre-match debates about how to fit new faces into their best positions. It was kind of Crusaders to help out in this important task with three different scoring opportunities. With the elements and geography also helping Pakefield focus on this effort to finally have a pre-season training session it was pleasing to see a well taken first goal by “Tin Head” Whale towards the end of the half. This followed on from "Boris" Becker being given his first opportunity to actually move outside of his six yard box; progress was being made!


Half time saw further examples of Pakefield’s emerging ability to multitask as they got in touch with their feminine side. Half of the team missed the cosy half-time chat as they recovered their balls from the brambles surrounding the pitch. This certainly helped as Pakefield, although conceding a well taken fourth goal, dominated the second half. "Deckhand" Declan made several good breaks, Harlow “New Town” showed growing confidence playing down the left combining well with "Deckhand" Declan and “Tin Head” Whale, and “Punty” Punt lived up to his name with many well timed and effective tackles and clearances. Allied to "Dippy" Neal’s growing domination in occupying a high central midfield role and a much better overall performance it was pleasing to see the smiles returning to the Pakefield players’ faces. Further goals by "Deckhand" Declan and “Tin Head” Whale and a first example of "Boris" Becker dominating his area all helped in this process. It was also nice to hear the referee describe himself as feeling a “bit ropey”. Another moment when humour was more important that the reason for the discussion.


In the pre-match debrief held at the “Dutchmans” it was this facet that was the main focus. A consensus was reached that the fun and social side could well be the main focus for this year’s campaign. It seems that “shorts and white socks” could well be the dress code for the next game… you have been warned!!! Thanks to everyone who attended and played and while changes will be made to the team for next week at least we are “on the road again”!


TEAM:

Becker, Chapman, Graham, Punt, Harlow, Smith, Neal, Harvey, Craft, Whale, Declan

GOALS:

Whale (2), Declan

RESULT:

Lost 3 – 4

COMEDY VALUE:

Geography Teacher Fashion Show, First 10 minutes, Goalkeeper collisions

League Report 6th September 2008

With the summer over and the European championships and the Olympic games behind us the new season of the Lowestoft & District began. Actually there was one game last week as new side Gt Yarmouth Town Hall who have joined from the Yarmouth league opened up their campaign with a narrow 3-2 win over Corton White Horse Seltic Res.

The first full Saturday saw 3 teams strike 11 goals as Hearts of Oak, Norton Res and Town Hall ran riot.

The defending first division champions after a summer of player movements went goal crazy at Oxford Arms sinking them 11-1 with new signing Ant Fields helping himself to a double hat-trick. Johnny Williams also got a trick with Adam Taylor and an OG completing the 11. Norton Athletic faced a very tricky looking Barsham side and it was the division new boys that were winning 2-0 at the break. Norton however kept going and scored 3 goals in the second half (Paul Harriman 2 and Ryan Hills) to net the points. There was also a win for last years third placed team Wrentham who triumphed 5-2 at FC Hearts with 5 different scorers.

Beccles Caxton Res. started their life in the top flight with an impressive 3-1 win over Spexhall as did Blundeston Magpies who beat Sole Bay United Res. 5-1. The other fixture saw Kirkley & Pakefield A win by the odd goal of 5 against Waveney Res.

The second division saw Norton Athletic Res. complete a miserable day for Oxford Arms as they cruised to an 11-2 win (Simon Tarver 3, Rory Spinks 2, Paul Martin 2, Chris Burton, Leon Ringer, Sean Higgingbotham & OG). The much fancied Ole Frank side were beaten 5-1 at home by Hopton White Hart. Promoted Bungay Town A went down 4-6 against Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res, whilst Corton A and Crusaders both recorded 4-3 wins over Ellingham & Pakefield Re-United respectively. Tudor FC (formerly Royal Standard) started with a fine 3-0 win over LIFC whilst White Horse Seltic went one better in beating Waveney Gunners 4-0.

The third division saw Town Hall make it two from two with a crushing 11-0 rout at Spexhall Res. Of the other new sides the youngsters of Kirkley & Pakefield B won 2-0 at Marquis of Lorne. Suffolk Punch beat Harleston Town Res 3-2.

Earsham started with a narrow 2-1 win over Waveney A and Lake Lothing (formerly Lacon Arms) started with a fine 4-0 win at Blundeston Magpies Res. Finally Westhall beat Factory Arms 5-1 to get of to a good start.

Results for 6th September 2008:

Division 1:

Barsham 2 v 3 Norton Athletic
Beccles Caxton Res. 3 v 1 Spexhall
Blundeston Magpies 5 v 1 Sole Bay United Res.
FC Hearts 2 v 5 Wrentham
Kirkley & Pakefield A 3 v 2 Waveney Res.
Oxford Arms 1 v 11 Hearts of Oak

Division 2:

Bungay Town A 4 v 6 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Corton A 4 v 3 Ellingham
Crusaders 4 v 3 Pakefield Re-United
Norton Athletic Res. 11 v 2 Oxford Arms Res.
Ole Frank 1 v 5 Hopton White Hart
Tudor FC 3 v 0 Lowestoft International
Waveney Gunners 0 v 4 Corton White Horse Seltic

Division 3:

Blundeston Magpies Res. 0 v 4 Lake Lothing
Earsham 2 v 1 Waveney A
Marquis of Lorne 0 v 2 Kirkley & Pakefield B
Spexhall Res. 0 v 11 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall
Westhall 5 v 1 Factory Arms

September Fixtures On Line now.

The September fixtures are now on the leagues fixtures, tables and results site which can be found here:


http://full-time.thefa.com/gen/Index.do?league=3733039

Barsham Bounce Back.

Barsham travelled to lower league side Earsham for their fourth friendly of the season. After a very heavy defeat to Caxton Reserves the week before, Barsham needed to get their confidence back and go back to basics. This was exactly what they did, with some neat one touch Football and some great finishing from Josh Woolnough and Nick Wilson. Jack scored Barshams first with an excellent header, Josh added a brilliant hat trick and Nick scoring the remaining two. Barsham know travel to Spexhall for their last friendly, before the season gets underway.

Cup Draws.

The Knockout Cup threw up some interesting first round ties with three that stand out in particular.

FC Hearts v Hearts of Oak was the first game out and this is probably the most intriguing tie for the sides that were part of the same club last year. These two met a couple of years back which Hearts of Oak narrowly won 5-4 and the tie will be spiced up further with some players crossing the divide to play for the other team.

Last years beaten finalists Norton Athletic have been handed a very tricky tie at home to Kirkley & Pakefield whilst the other big 1st division clash sees Wrentham travel to Waveney Res.

There are several all second division ties with Ellingham taking on Corton Seltic, Tudor FC v Oxford Arms Res and LIFC v Waveney Gunners. There are also some interesting second v first division ties where there could be some shocks as Ole Frank host Pot Black, Crusader v Magpie, Pakefield Re-United v Sole Bay Res and Bungay Town A v AFC Bayfields whilst Corton A go to Caxton Res.

Cup Draws Made.

Following the leagues committee meeting last night we can now reveal the 1st round drwas for the two cup competitions which are scheduled to be played on Saturday November 1st, KO 1.45pm:

League KO Cup:

FC Hearts v Hearts of Oak
Caxton Res. v Corton A
Crusaders v Blundeston Magpies
Ellingham v White Horse Seltic
Pakefield Re-United v Sole Bay Res.
Bungay A v AFC Bayfields
Waveney Res. v Wrentham
Hopton White Hart v O/Broad & Notley's Res.
Tudor FC v Oxford Arms Res.
Norton Athletic v Kirkley & Pakefield A
LIFC v Waveney Gunners
Ole Frank v Pot Black

Byes for:
Spexhall
Norton Athletic Res.
Oxford Arms
Barsham

John Moore Shield:

Kirkley & Pakefield B v White Horse Seltic Res.
Marquis of Lorne v Suffolk Punch
Westhall v Blundeston Magpies Res.
GY Town Hall v Earsham
Factory Arms v Harleston Town Res.

Byes for:

Spexhall Res.
Waveney A
Lake Lothing

Marquis warm up.

Marquis warmed up with a game against Corton White Hart Celtics 1st team in the first half and res in the second half both half were very close with end to end action but White Hart took the lead early on with a well placed cross allowing the attacker to head home however Andrew Howarth soon made it 1-1 when a superb through ball from new signing Glen Russell allowed Andrew Howarth to slot home. However Corton soon made it 3-1 with two quick goals first one from a cross again allowing the attacker to head home and the 2nd with a well place shot leaving the Scott Sayer no chance of saving it. However Andrew Howarth soon made it 3-2 with a well place free kick from Andrew Lockwood allowing Andrew Howarth to head home. Andrew Howarth could have made it 3 a piece but was deined by the post from a close range free kick. Second half saw the reserve team take the field but Marquis soon made it 3-3 thanks to a superb cross from Ben Saunders allowing Lee Cuthbertson to slot the ball home. Marquis soon took the lead with a free kick from Ben Saunders allowing Ricky Woolger head into the back of the net to make it 4-3. The Corton equliser came with 1 min from the end thanks to a defensive error.

Barsham looking good.

Barsham FC travelled to Bungay to take on their Reserve team, which on paper looked like a tricky contest, with Bungay playing a couple of leagues above the boys from Beccles. However, Barsham proved everyone wrong with a very strong performance from all areas of the pitch. Going 2-0 up early on, Bungay then pulled one back, before Barsham wrapped it up late on in the second half to make it 3-1. Barsham hope to keep their 100% winning record when they travel just 100 yards to take on local rivals, Caxton Reserves on Saturday 16th August, 2.30pm KO.

Town Hall lose to odd goal to Pot Black.

Town Hall lost 3-2 to old foes Pot Black at a very wet Rollesby.Hall had the
brighter start but fell behind when the PB striker finished well after
looking third favourite to get to the ball.Darren Beckett used his pace to
get behind the PB defence to bring Hall level.PB regained the lead just
before the break after the ball fell kindly in the box for the PB
forward,Lee Marshall in the Hall goal did well to get a hand to it but the
ball went in off a post.The two sides were pretty well matched, but Halls
shape and organisation were called into question early in the second half,
with PB getting too much joy down Halls left resulting with a well drilled
strike from the edge of the box finding the net for 3-1.Hall battled the
back and made a game of it,the game becoming stretched with both sides
trying to find early season fitness in heavy conditions.Shane Kingdon
reduced the arrears when his cross decieved the PB keeper on his back
post.For all their efforts Hall could not find the equaliser leaving Pot
Black with the spoils 3-2.Not one of Halls better performance, but
pre-season is all about getting back into the routine of good habits and
fitness,a number of us clearly have a bit of catching up to do.Hall's MOM
Lee Marshall....some great saves.
Thanks to our friends south of the border for the game, and also to
referee Dave Bartram for officiating at short notice and having a good
game as well.Tomorrow we are at Rollesby again v Arches,but please note
earlier kick off at 2.30pm,meet ground no later than 2.00pm.Any problems
call Jonno 07915 650790.

New boys start with a win.

New side Town Hall began this seasons campaign with a comfortable 4-1 victory over new side Gorleston Wanderes at Rollesby.Halls goals came from Shane Kingdon,Karl
Barnard (2) and Adam Thompson.Some good possession and movement at times
tempered with some expected rustiness.With respect to a sporting Wanderers
side,sterner tests await in the coming weeks starting this Saturday
(09/08) at Rollesby v Pot Black, who will be hoping to atone a defeat
against Hall in March.With key players returning this week competition
should be hotting up.Meet ground no later than 2.30pm,kick off is 3.00pm

Broad start with a win.

Oulton Broad Reserves started there pre season with a win over Anglia Combination new boys Corton Reserves. Broad found themselves 2-0 down early on with Corton taking there chances well, but broad new boy Chris Hone wasn't in the mood to lose on his debut and took 2 very good goals, Skipper Rigby came in for broads 3rd to complete what turned out to be a good win over a very strong Corton Reserve side. Oulton Broad's Reserve mgr Ean Gooding and his team wishes Andy Zagden and his team at Corton Reserves all the best for the forthcoming season.

Oulton Broad Reserves continue there pre season with a tricky tie away at Spexhall on Thursday 7th Aug KO 6.30pm

Friendly Action underway.

Barsham started their pre season calendar with a 5-2 win over local rivals Ellingham, in their first run out of the season. 3 of the 5 new players who were making their debut, got on the score sheet, and regulars Nick Wilson and Nick Holmes got the other two. All the team deserve a mention for a good first pre season performance.

Barsham have 5 remaining fixtures before they kick off their campaign at the beginning of September. Training continues as usual throughout pre season on Wednesday nights 6.30-8.30.

Meanwhile first division rival started ther pre-seson campaign with a 3-2 victory at Bungay Town Res. Chris Smith with an early brace and Paul Harriman the scorers.

Hearts start their rebuilding process.

hearts can announce they have secured the services of attacking left sided player ant fields from oulton broad, he is a quick strong skillful player who has played anglian comb for past few seasons.... hearts are working hard on new players with talks with a few others already started. paul hunter previously from fc hearts, wrentham , gunton and ole frank sundays has also joined to strenghen squad.

watch this space...........................

Marquis of Lorne strenghen ahead of new campaign.

Marquis of Lorne have signed all exsiting players but have also introduced 5 new players with defenders Glen Girling and Chris Houghton, Midfielders Glen Russell and Scott Gooding, plus Wrentham forward Ray Baker all joining the division three side.

Suffolk County Cup draws made.

Today the Suffolk Junior Cup draw threw up the following ties which are to be played on 18th October:

Waveney Gunners v Halesworth Town
FC Hearts v Beccles Caxton
Pot Black v AFC Bayfields
Barsham v Oxford Arms
Blundeston Magpies v Wenhaston United
Wrentham v Oulton Broad & Notley's
Waveney v Kirkley & Pakefield
Spexhall v Hearts of Oak

The Suffolk Primary Cup draw for league sies is as follows to be played 27th September:

Spexhall Res v Crusaders
White Horse Seltic v Blundeston Magpies Res.
Halesworth Town Res v Beccles Town A
Marquis of Lorne v Factory Arms
Kirkley & Pakefield B v LIFC
Oxford Arms Res. v Westhall 2007

Pot Black defeated in first run-out.

Friendly 24/07/08

Wenhaston Res- 4
Pot Black F.C- 1

With the squad a little thin on the ground for this match, with the air show no doubt playing a big part, all in all it was a respectable performance to which the score does not do justice.

Thanks again to Uni boys Hoody & Tom Miles who both looked dangerous and it was nice to see Jordon Wardrop and Leon Neeve pull on the Orange shirts for the first time.

On reflecting on the performance the pleasing thing is that there are many more positives than negatives, we created lots of chance's, which considering their were lots of players who have never played together in key positions, means things can only improve with time. Three of their goals were gifts and there manager, the ref and supporters commented that on another day the result could easily of gone the other way. Although to make sure next time things do go in our favour shooting practice is top the agenda at training next time around.

That aside thanks to all the lads who made the journey out to sunny Wenhaston your commitment off the pitch and on it was noted and much appreciated.

A massive thank you to our sponsor GH Windows & Doors, as the new kit got its first run out, it looked great and your backing will help the club to push forward in the new campaign.

And lastly a big thank you to Wenhaston for their hospitality and the friendly itself, It was nice to see a well run and well organised side, that were not to big for their boots (mentioning no local sides in particular!) and a top bunch of lads to boot, I hope we can have a re-run some time in the future.

Norton in fund raiser.

Norton Athletic are putting on a sponsored bike ride on Saturday to raise funds for the changing room project. Anyone is welcome to join in with the criteria that you have to raise a minimum of £10.

The ride leaves Thurlton Queens Head at mid-day and will cover 30 miles calling at: The Ferry Inn, Reedham, Hales Garden House, Geldeston Wherry, Gilly Swan, The White Lion, Toft Monks, The Waveney Inn, Burgh St Peter, The Haddiscoe Crown before return to the Thurlton Queens Head.

Training continues tonight at 7pm at the subcourse pitch.

Pot Black in friendly action.

First division side Pot Black are in friendly action tonight as they travel to Wenheston Res. for a 6.30pm KO.

Wrentham make key signing.

Wrentham sign ex-Kirkley player Zac Coleman. Zac is a very experienced defender who has won everything the Anglian Combination has to offer including victory at Portman Road. Can also play midfield and is extremely fit. Is also rumoured to be in talks with Oulton Broad 1st team but Holland would like to play down these rumours!

Pakefield start preperations at Denes HS.

Pakefield Re-United, showing their usual thorough approach to preparation and planning, are joining the rush to pre-season training. All welcome to Denes High School this Saturday – bring your birth certificates and passports as Crafty still can’t understand what everybody is saying....!?! All good works and endeavours will be undone with beers afterwards (in commiseration for those lost to Saturday jobs, “The missus” and other nefarious activities in the “Wild West” (Dictionaries will be available).

Marquis on the road to fitness.

3rd Division side Marquis of Lorne are now back in pre-season training at Denes High School on Sundays at 11:00- 12:30.

Barsham all set for top flight.

All Of Barsham’s squad have re signed from last season, with a few additions trying to state a claim for a first team place.

Training is at 6.30-8.30 every Tuesday Night.

Norton look to go one better.

Norton Athletic are looking to go one better this season and already the core of last season's squad have put pen to paper.

They are looking to add one or two to the squad and more news will follow if any developments occur.

They have however been knocked back in their audacious bid to sign Micki Williams and Darren Boyd. Micki seemed to have had a change of heart and Boydy is wanting to play once more with his brother.

All change at Hearts....

It seems that double winners Hearts of Oak are having a massive shakeup in their playing squad with plenty of rumours flying about about player departures, are the following rumours all true?

Vinny Terry - Having a break from Saturday football.
Darren Boyd - Is he joining Pot Black
Lee Fisher - Has he signed for Oulton Broad
Geoff Humprey's - Joinng AFC Hearts
Luke Falliaze - Joining AFC Hearts

Hearts are recruiting new players as well as they look to sign, H Fletcher, M King, B Le Compte & DJ.

Just how will they look come September?

Kirk Gowing commits to Oulton Broad Res.

Oulton Broad & Notley's who play in the second division have today secured the services of Kirk Gowing.

Harrods annual 5 A'Side

10th August
Kirkley High School
10am
Entry- £25.00 per team
Call Ian Mcmeekan for a form on 07828169413
(No senior players)

District teams start training.

Several of our clubs are now in full swing with pre-season training.

Norton Athletic started the ball rolling last Thursday and continue to train at their subcourse pitch every Thursday 7.00pm (friendlies permitting).

Wrentham start training on Wednesday 16th July at 7pm, at their pitch.

Oulton Broad Res. commence on Tuesday 15th July at 6.30pm at Walmer Road.

Other news for Barsham FC, training has started on Tuesday Evenings, fitness fitness fitness.

Barsham also require some friendly’s, if anyone is up for it?

Get in touch with Mark Blades (Manager) 07786990716

Further Rumours

Following the weekend some further transfer rumours have come to light:

Rumour is Nick & Alex Holmes who both helped Barsham to promotion last season are both leaving the club to join a higher level club.

There are plenty of rumours circulating from Wrentham this week. Firstly Dale Gowing has been offered the first ever contract to remain at the club although he is still speaking to higher level clubs before committing his future.

Manager Stuart Holland looks to strengthen his squad further as he is trying to temps former keeper Matt Gooch back to the club from Oulton Broad. He is also looking to strengthen his midfeld by sigining Gareth Wright fron rivals Oxford Arms.

In division two Oulton Broad Reserves look to sign defender Liam Gowing.

If your club has any more news then please email nortonfc@hotmail.com to be publised on this site.

Transfer Rumours & New Signings

We would like to put all transfer rumours and news on players signing on here but in order to do so we need input from clubs and players.

Rumours so far:

Micki Williams (Hearts to Norton). After expressing a desire to join Norton after the cup final Micki has now pledged to remain at Hearts.

Andy Green (Norton to Hearts). Andy Green last night put pen to paper for Norton to quash this rumour.

Pot Black are looking to put a good squad together for next season and have already added Simon Durrant and Jordan Wardrope to their squad for next season having both played for their Sunday side. There is a good chance that Darren Boyd (Hearts of Oak) could also join after appearing for them in the Ref's 7's.

If you hear of any more then please e-mail nortonfc@hotmail.com so they can be added to this site.

Season Start Date.

The season will commence on Saturday 6th September 2008. If your club has their own pitch and wish to start the previous week (30th August) then please inform Mike Johnson, likewise if you require a free week then please inform Mike asap.

On a side note please try and source your own referees for pre season friendlies and not go through Richard May who is have a well earned rest.

Division Make up for 2008/09

1st Division:

Hearts of Oak, Norton Athletic, Wrentham, Spexhall, Kirkley A, Waveney Res, Pot Black, Oxford Arms, AFC Bayfields, Sole Bay Res, FC Hearts, Barsham, Caxton Res & Blundeston Magpies.

2nd Division:

Corton A, White Horse Seltic, Waveney Gunners, Pakfield Re-United, Norton Athltic Res, Oultn Broad & Notley's Res, Elingham, Tudor FC, Crusaders, Ole Frank, Hopton White Hart, Bungay Town A, Oxford Arms Res & Lowestoft International.

3rd Division:

Lake Lothing, Spexhall Res, Earsham, Marquis of Lorne, Waveney A, Blundeton Magpies Res, Factory Arms, Westhall 2007, Gt Yarmouth Town Hall, Beccles Rangers, Kirkley B, Suffolk Punch 2008, Harleston Res & White Horse Seltic Res.

All change in the Notleys league.

Following the AGM the can confirm the structure for the 2008/09 season:

First of all the following clubs have changed their names:
Hearts of Oak Res - FC Hearts
Carlton Rangers - AFC Bayfields
Lacons Ams - Lake Lothing
Royal Standard - Tudor FC
Corton Res. - Corton A
Waveney Youth - Waveney Res.
CDS Waveney Res. - Waveney A.

The league can also confrm that CDS Waveney have withdrawn from the league to take a place in the Anglian Combination where they will be know as Waveney Youth. Blundeston Plough have also withdrawn from the third division.

The following promoton and relegation issues are as follows:

Division 1 - Relegated, Corton A,

Division 2 - Promoted, FC Hearts, Barsam, Beccles Caxton Res & Blundeston Magpies.
Relegated, Lake Lothing
Division 3 - Promoted, Ole Frank, Hopton White Hart, Bungy Town A, Oxford Arms Res & Lowestoft International.

New clubs coming into the third division are:
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall, Beccles Rangers (part of Beccles Town), White Horse Seltic Res, Kirkley & Pakefeld B, Harleston Town Res & Suffolk Punch 2008.

Winners awarded at AGM

On Tuesday the Notley's Lowestoft & District held its AGM where the winners of the yearly awards were announced.




The Referees Sporting Award winners - CDS Waveney (Stephen Hammersley presenting Paul Wells with the trophy)



Mike Johnson presenting his secretary of the year award to Shaun Norman from Kirkley & Pakefield A.



Mike Johnson Presenting the Waveney Fair play award to Royal Standard FC (Neil Fox)

Wonder Strike wins Cup Final.

On Friday evening an excellent KO Cup Final was won by a wonder goal from Micki Williams as Hearts of Oak completed the double against Norton Athletic.

Below are both sides match reports on the big game:

Norton v Hearts 0~1 LEAGUE CUP FINAL

The top two teams in the league met to contest the final, for the second year in a row. Hearts were at full strength and on a run of 11 league games without conceding a goal. Oak kicked off the battle but it was Norton who gained the early pressure with Hills and Hakky both hitting very good efforts which were inches wide, although Hearts withstood the pressure Vinny and Jonny combined to put Fisher clean threw who lifted his shot over bar. This seemed to relax Hearts , there next attack saw Taylor skin four players but lacking composure in front of goal he to shot over bar.Norton were closing Hearts down and using thier wide men as quick as possible and were unlucky not to take the lead when Scouse hit foot of the post from 25 yards . Again this woke up hearts Vinny Terry got round back and layed back for Jonny to hit an effort which seemed to hit a hand but ref carried on , from that break Norton poured forward at pace and Last massive frame denied Hills when he was clean threw. Fisher had the next best chance with a header from the impressive Bells free kick but Hills was alert to save .The first half was a very even contest and with the defences of both teams being as solid as ever.
Half time 0~0
Norton started second half brightly and again could of took the lead when Tom Hudson was left with a free header which Last saved . Luke replaced the injured Taylor to change Hearts formation to four four two with Fisher moved wide left. this opened up the match and gave Norton the extra man in the middle , Scouse blazed over when he should of scored then five mins later Fallaize for Hearts fired straight at hills when clean threw, it seemed destined for extra time with both teams cancelling each other out, until Fallaize forced a mistake at back which fell to Micki 35yards out who carried the ball past Boggis and unleashed a 25 yard drive into top left hand corner of net with six mins remaining. Norton threw everything at Hearts for last few mins but the outstanding defence of Hamo, Bell , Boyd and trindall were equal to most things ,Hearts had a chance to double thier lead with a indirect free kick 10 yards out , Mickis piledriver was cleared of line with the rebound falling nicely to Jonny to smack against arm of Richard Hudson but again ref waved play on. In the dying seconds Norton had the best clear chance of whole game but ben bircham blazed over from 8 yards with only last to beat. An outstanding match between the leagues two best teams which was decided by a special strike, For Hearts this was a brilliant finish to a season that started slowly.
The victory was dedicated to Jonny and Mickis Father who passed away on wednesday , and both brothers would like to thank both teams for respect shown on minutes silence and by wearing black armbands.
Full time 0~1
NOTLEYS DISTRICT LEAGUE MAN OF MATCH ~ Micki Williams, never stopped working and scored a corking winner .

02/05/08
Hearts of Oak 1 v 0 Norton Athletic – League Cup Final

Norton Athletic went into the league cup final looking to retain the trophy the trophy and deny Hearts an impressive double in what has been a good battle between the league’s two best sides all season.

For Norton were forced into some changes as Danny Hoadley was in Spain and Andy Green started on the bench with an injured ankle however he was probably fit to start. Richard Hudson also managed to get through 90 minutes despite a Hamstring worry.

The contest was proceeded by a minutes silence’s for Hearts players Micki and Jonny Williams who sadly lost their father on Wednesday and it was quite fitting that Mick would go on to net a magnificent winner and pick up the MoM award.

The game kicked off with both teams exchanging early corners and the first half chance fell to Norton’s Kevin Briers who could only stab the ball at Last in the Hearts goal.

Good play down the left between Paul Harriman, Ric Hudson and Chris Smith Jnr saw Ryan Hills also stab the ball towards Last.

The game was another cracker and when Steven Hak let fly from distance with the ball inches over it was living up to its billing. For Norton both full backs were attacking when given the chance and when Nick Persich got forward his deep cross was flicked over y Last.

More Norton pressure though ended with Hearts having the clearest chance of the game. Ryan Hills lost possession when trying to turn and Hearts broke forward. Jonny Williams crossed to Lee Fisher who blazed over with the goal at his mercy.

Norton then won a free-kick and Andy Boggis managed to pick out the dangerous Steven Hak who could only head at the keeper. For the first time in the match after around 30 minutes Hearts Darren Boyd lost out to Ryan Hills. With Last coming fast Hills took a touch and could only fires at his big frame. The rebound also went the same way. On the next attack it was Hills again but this time he twisted and turned before letting rip with another shot that was inches over.

The game appeared to be opening up and Hearts Adam Taylor went on a mazy run past several players who his end product was lacking as he fired over the top.

With Hearts now back in the game a long straight free kick saw Rob Hills alert to tip the header round the post.

For Norton the midfield trio were working well and Chris Smith Jnr (Goose) was covering every blade of grass to get in tackles and break up the Hearts play. As the half neared its conclusion a long throw was cleared to Kevin Briers who long range strike had Last beaten but it came back of the base of the post and from the resultant cross Ryan Hills put his header over. HT 0-0

The second half saw Norton start positive once more but by now the contest was full of commitment and for Norton Tom Hudson in particular was coming in for some tough treatment. The first chance of the half arrived to Hearts as captain Darren Boyd picked up a lose ball on the edge of the box and tried a curler which Kevin Briers headed off the line.

Norton then created their best chance of the match so far as a cross saw Tom Hudson unmarked at the far post but he could only head at the keeper when he had time to take a touch and bring the ball down. Moments later an even better chance as Ryan Hills dinked a short ball into Briers and from close range he could only blaze over.

The longer the contest went on the more likely that one goal would win and Hills had to be alert to deny Luke Faliaze when clean through.

Norton’s star man Steven Hak was then forced to retire with an injury to be replaced by Carl Cooper. As the game entered the final ten minutes Hearts took the lead with a brilliant strike worthy of winning any game. Luke Faliaze won possession for Hearts and he laid it inside to Micki Williams. Norton appeared to back off and so Williams made ground before unleashing a 25yarder into the top corner.

For Norton were now staring defeat in the face having played so well and in a final push and the final second they created a guilt edge chance to force extra time but Ben Burcham could only blaze over when sliding in and Hearts had completed the double.

For Norton this was a bitter pill to swallow having played some good football all season and having matched Hearts all the way only to be denied their own double by two single strikes in the crucial games. It has been a fantastic season none the less and everyone has played their part. Well done to everyone for the respect shown at the start and to all for socialising in the Hearts of Oak after despite the result.

The Read Bros MoM: Chris Smith Jnr.

Line up: R Hills, N Persich, C Smith (A Green), S Hak (C Cooper), A Boggis, R Hudson, T Hudson, C Smith Jnr, K Briers, Ry Hills, P Harriman (B Burcham).

That’s it for another season then with the Presentation evening on Saturday May 31st, 7.30pm at the Raveningham Barn. Tickets on sale now from Scott Yarham. Also all owed monies are now due. Before the presentation evening the club jets off to Bratisvalia on Friday 16th May to its annual tour with the opposition believed to be Fernet Boys. On Friday 23rd May sees the Lowestoft League presentation evening at Notley's, and the following Friday 30th sees the Gt Yarmouth Sunday League presentation evening at Gorleston Social Club.