IT'S all change once more in two of the three divisions this week as previous leaders once again top the table.
Norton have returned to the summit in division one, despite being held to a 1-1 home draw at reigning champions Hearts of Oak, who are now sixth. An injury time equaliser denied Norton the three points, as the village side led through Tom Hudson's strike. They now head the table on goal difference, and still have a game in hand on second placed Waveney Reserves, who lost 3-1 at home to third placed Barsham.
Spexhall are fifth after a 4-0 home win over bottom of the table Beccles Caxton Reserves, Pot Black remain in seventh after a fine 5-0 away at 12th placed Mutford & Wrentham.
Ole Frank are eighth after beating tenth placed Kirkley & Pakefield A 4-2 at Normanston Park, while ninth placed Blundeston Magpies beat 11th placed Corton White Horse Seltic 3-1.
In division two, it is a case of as you were at the top of the table after the top four sides all won again. Leaders AFC Star still head the table by four points after a 5-1 home win over sixth placed Hopton.
Pakefield Re-United are still in second after a 2-0 away win at bottom of the table Harleston Town Reserves with goals from Tills and Harlow, as Neil Dale's side still have two games in hand.
Suffolk Punch remain third after beating eighth placed Corton A 5-1 away, while Great Yarmouth Town Hall beat tenth placed Lowestoft International 2-0.
Ellingham stay in fifth place despite losing 2-1 at home to 12th placed Bungay Town A, while Crusaders are up to seventh after a narrow 2-1 home win over 13th placed Sole Bay United Reserves.
Tudor, after a fine recent run, move up to ninth after a 4-1 home win over 11th placed Norton Athletic Reserves.
Waveney A have returned to the top in division three after beating previous leaders Waveney Gunners, who slip to second, 3-0. The Gunners are one point behind now, but still have three games in hand.
Spexhall Reserves remain poised in third after a 3-1 away win at Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves, while both Earsham and K&P B kept up the pressure in fourth and fifth places respectively.
Earsham had a walkover win over bottom of the table Carlton Rangers, while Olly Winram fired another brace for Neil Harris' young K&P side as they beat ninth placed Blundeston Magpies Reserves 3-1.
Norman Warrior stay sixth after a good 5-2 home win over tenth placed Westhall, while 11th placed Oxford Arms Reserves superbly recovered from 3-0 down at Dip Farm to eventually beat eighth placed Mutford & Wrentham Reserves 5-3.
The points were shared in the final division encounter at Normanston Park as 13th placed Marquis of Lorne drew 2-2 with 12th placed Factory Arms, but Ron Bonnor's men still have two games in hand on their rivals and are just two points behind.
Friday 26 March 2010
Monday 22 March 2010
Waveney Reserves hit top
APPROACHING the final two months of the football season, it continues to be all to play for in the three-division Notley's League.
There has been another change at the top in division one, with previous leaders Waveney Reserves replacing Norton once more this week.
Second placed Norton are now one point behind Waveney with a game in hand after they were held to a 2-2 draw by ninth placed Kirkley & Pakefield A, with goals from Dan Blewitt and Steven Hak for the visitors, while Waveney returned to the top with a 6-0 demolition of first from bottom Wrentham, thanks to another hat trick from Ray Winney, and other goals from Dean Hurren, Scott Jermy and Nathan Garrod.
Oxford Arms moved up into third after a 4-2 home win over eighth placed Ole Frank, while Barsham slipped to fourth after losing 2-0 at tenth placed Blundeston Magpies.
With games in hand, both Hearts of Oak - in sixth - and seventh placed Pot Black had 5-0 wins, beating bottom of the table Beccles Caxton Reserves and 11th placed Corton White Horse Seltic respectively.
It is as you were in division two, with another two wins for the top two. Leaders AFC Star hammered bottom of the table Harleston Town Reserves 7-0, while Pakefield Re-United remain four points behind with two games in hand after a 3-0 home win over fifth placed Ellingham, thanks to goals from Coote, Chapman and Tills.
Suffolk Punch remain in third after a 0-0 away draw at 12th placed Sole Bay United Reserves, meaning fourth placed Gt Yarmouth Town Hall - with four games in hand - can overtake them as they are now only four points behind after hitting seventh placed Corton A with a 13-1 demolition.
Sixth placed Hopton lost 2-3 at home to tenth placed Lowestoft International, while eighth placed Crusaders also lost 3-2, this time away at 11th placed Norton Athletic Reserves, who scored through two goals from Steve Rivett and Dan Robinson. Tudor moved up into ninth with a 2-0 away win at 13th placed Bungay Town A.
In division three, the top six sides remain as you were after all picked up points. Leaders Waveney Gunners maintained their two point lead, with three games in hand on second placed Waveney A, after beating bottom of the table Carlton Rangers 7-0.
Second placed Waveney A kept the pressure on with a 5-0 home win over tenth placed Westhall, while third placed Spexhall Reserves also hit five in beating eighth placed Mutford & Wrentham Reserves 5-2.
Two late goals saw fourth placed Earsham battle back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with fifth placed Kirkley & Pakefield B, who had raced into the lead with two second half goals from hitman Olly Winram.
Sixth placed Norman Warrior beat first from bottom Marquis of Lorne 8-1, seventh placed Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves slipped to a 2-1 defeat at 12th placed Factory Arms while ninth placed Blundeston Magpies Reserves drew 1-1 with 11th placed Oxford Arms Reserves.
There has been another change at the top in division one, with previous leaders Waveney Reserves replacing Norton once more this week.
Second placed Norton are now one point behind Waveney with a game in hand after they were held to a 2-2 draw by ninth placed Kirkley & Pakefield A, with goals from Dan Blewitt and Steven Hak for the visitors, while Waveney returned to the top with a 6-0 demolition of first from bottom Wrentham, thanks to another hat trick from Ray Winney, and other goals from Dean Hurren, Scott Jermy and Nathan Garrod.
Oxford Arms moved up into third after a 4-2 home win over eighth placed Ole Frank, while Barsham slipped to fourth after losing 2-0 at tenth placed Blundeston Magpies.
With games in hand, both Hearts of Oak - in sixth - and seventh placed Pot Black had 5-0 wins, beating bottom of the table Beccles Caxton Reserves and 11th placed Corton White Horse Seltic respectively.
It is as you were in division two, with another two wins for the top two. Leaders AFC Star hammered bottom of the table Harleston Town Reserves 7-0, while Pakefield Re-United remain four points behind with two games in hand after a 3-0 home win over fifth placed Ellingham, thanks to goals from Coote, Chapman and Tills.
Suffolk Punch remain in third after a 0-0 away draw at 12th placed Sole Bay United Reserves, meaning fourth placed Gt Yarmouth Town Hall - with four games in hand - can overtake them as they are now only four points behind after hitting seventh placed Corton A with a 13-1 demolition.
Sixth placed Hopton lost 2-3 at home to tenth placed Lowestoft International, while eighth placed Crusaders also lost 3-2, this time away at 11th placed Norton Athletic Reserves, who scored through two goals from Steve Rivett and Dan Robinson. Tudor moved up into ninth with a 2-0 away win at 13th placed Bungay Town A.
In division three, the top six sides remain as you were after all picked up points. Leaders Waveney Gunners maintained their two point lead, with three games in hand on second placed Waveney A, after beating bottom of the table Carlton Rangers 7-0.
Second placed Waveney A kept the pressure on with a 5-0 home win over tenth placed Westhall, while third placed Spexhall Reserves also hit five in beating eighth placed Mutford & Wrentham Reserves 5-2.
Two late goals saw fourth placed Earsham battle back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with fifth placed Kirkley & Pakefield B, who had raced into the lead with two second half goals from hitman Olly Winram.
Sixth placed Norman Warrior beat first from bottom Marquis of Lorne 8-1, seventh placed Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves slipped to a 2-1 defeat at 12th placed Factory Arms while ninth placed Blundeston Magpies Reserves drew 1-1 with 11th placed Oxford Arms Reserves.
Sunday 14 March 2010
Goals worth the wait
IT was the case of the late, late, late show in the popular three-division Lowestoft league at the weekend.
A number of games across the leagues were decided in the dying minutes with teams vying for points snatching draws and victories from the clutches of defeat during a weekend of late goals.
With division one leaders Norton inactive, second-placed Waveney Reserves failed to take advantage as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Dip Farm by fourth-placed Oxford Arms. In a topsy-turvy encounter, Arms scored in the last minute to snatch a draw and while they deserved point, Waveney did have a penalty saved. Norton now head the table by a point from Waveney, with the village side boasting a game in hand.
Barsham moved up into third after a 1-0 away win at 11th placed Corton White Horse Seltic, while fifth placed Spexhall were reliant on a last minute equaliser as they were held 3-3 by tenth placed Blundeston Magpies.
Sixth placed Hearts of Oak overtook Kirkley & Pakefield A with a 4-1 victory at Walmer Road, as the home side slip to eighth. Ole Frank scored with the last kick of the game to make it 2-2 and move into seventh at home against first from bottom Mutford & Wrentham.
The late show continued in Beccles, as ninth placed Pot Black scored a last minute penalty to beat bottom of the table Caxton Reserves 1-0.
In division two, leaders AFC Star extended their lead at the top with a 6-0 demolition of fifth placed Ellingham. Second placed Pakefield Re-United needed a last minute goal to draw 2-2 with first from bottom Bungay Town A, as goals from Harlow and Coote leave Nail Dale's side four points behind the leaders with two games in hand.
Third placed Suffolk Punch were held to a 3-3 home draw by eight placed Crusaders, while fourth placed Great Yarmouth Town Hall suffered a cup hangover as they slipped to a 4-1 away defeat at sixth placed Hopton.
Seventh placed Corton A also lost 2-1 away at bottom of the table Harleston Town Reserves, while Tudor moved up into ninth with a good 2-1 home win over in-form tenth-placed Lowestoft International. Norton Athletic Reserves moved into 11th after a 4-0 home win over 12th placed Sole Bay United Reserves, with two goals from Dan Robinson and others from Steve Rivett and Steve Nicol.
The top five sides in division three all won on Saturday, and there remains just five points between the top five. Leaders Waveney Gunners beat tenth placed Westhall 4-0 away, while second placed Waveney A narrowly beat first from bottom Factory Arms 3-2 away.
There was a similar scoreline for third placed Earsham as they narrowly beat Oxford Arms Reserves 3-2 at Dip Farm. Fourth placed Spexhall Reserves beat bottom of the table Carlton Rangers 2-1, while two goals from Olly Winram were vital in fifth placed Kirkley & Pakefield B's 2-1 away win at eighth placed Mutford & Wrentham Reserves.
Norman Warrior remain in seventh after a fine 6-0 away win over ninth placed Blundeston Magpies Reserves.
The John Moore Shield semi final draw has been made, and the top two sides in division three have been pitted together as Waveney Gunners clash with Waveney A and Earsham take on Marquis of Lorne in the other last four encounter, with dates for the games to be confirmed.
A number of games across the leagues were decided in the dying minutes with teams vying for points snatching draws and victories from the clutches of defeat during a weekend of late goals.
With division one leaders Norton inactive, second-placed Waveney Reserves failed to take advantage as they were held to a 2-2 draw at Dip Farm by fourth-placed Oxford Arms. In a topsy-turvy encounter, Arms scored in the last minute to snatch a draw and while they deserved point, Waveney did have a penalty saved. Norton now head the table by a point from Waveney, with the village side boasting a game in hand.
Barsham moved up into third after a 1-0 away win at 11th placed Corton White Horse Seltic, while fifth placed Spexhall were reliant on a last minute equaliser as they were held 3-3 by tenth placed Blundeston Magpies.
Sixth placed Hearts of Oak overtook Kirkley & Pakefield A with a 4-1 victory at Walmer Road, as the home side slip to eighth. Ole Frank scored with the last kick of the game to make it 2-2 and move into seventh at home against first from bottom Mutford & Wrentham.
The late show continued in Beccles, as ninth placed Pot Black scored a last minute penalty to beat bottom of the table Caxton Reserves 1-0.
In division two, leaders AFC Star extended their lead at the top with a 6-0 demolition of fifth placed Ellingham. Second placed Pakefield Re-United needed a last minute goal to draw 2-2 with first from bottom Bungay Town A, as goals from Harlow and Coote leave Nail Dale's side four points behind the leaders with two games in hand.
Third placed Suffolk Punch were held to a 3-3 home draw by eight placed Crusaders, while fourth placed Great Yarmouth Town Hall suffered a cup hangover as they slipped to a 4-1 away defeat at sixth placed Hopton.
Seventh placed Corton A also lost 2-1 away at bottom of the table Harleston Town Reserves, while Tudor moved up into ninth with a good 2-1 home win over in-form tenth-placed Lowestoft International. Norton Athletic Reserves moved into 11th after a 4-0 home win over 12th placed Sole Bay United Reserves, with two goals from Dan Robinson and others from Steve Rivett and Steve Nicol.
The top five sides in division three all won on Saturday, and there remains just five points between the top five. Leaders Waveney Gunners beat tenth placed Westhall 4-0 away, while second placed Waveney A narrowly beat first from bottom Factory Arms 3-2 away.
There was a similar scoreline for third placed Earsham as they narrowly beat Oxford Arms Reserves 3-2 at Dip Farm. Fourth placed Spexhall Reserves beat bottom of the table Carlton Rangers 2-1, while two goals from Olly Winram were vital in fifth placed Kirkley & Pakefield B's 2-1 away win at eighth placed Mutford & Wrentham Reserves.
Norman Warrior remain in seventh after a fine 6-0 away win over ninth placed Blundeston Magpies Reserves.
The John Moore Shield semi final draw has been made, and the top two sides in division three have been pitted together as Waveney Gunners clash with Waveney A and Earsham take on Marquis of Lorne in the other last four encounter, with dates for the games to be confirmed.
Thursday 11 March 2010
JMS Shield Semi Final Draw:
This years semi final line-up is as follows:
Earsham v Marquis of Lorne
Waveney Gunners v Waveney A
Date: TBC
Earsham v Marquis of Lorne
Waveney Gunners v Waveney A
Date: TBC
Monday 8 March 2010
League looking for new secretary
After over 40 years on the Lowestoft & District League in a Secretarial position, Mike Johnson is 'calling it a day' at the end of the current season. If you know of anyone who may be interested in the position, preferably with a football back-ground, please ask them to give Mike a call on 01502 565518, for a friendly, informal chat.
Town Hall side move into final
PRIDE of place this week goes to second division side Gt Yarmouth Town Hall, who reached the final of the Norfolk Primary Cup on Saturday following their 3-1 win against Thetford Rovers Reserves.
The league sent out their congratulations to the side this week for their success, and this will be the second time in three seasons that the league will have had a representative after Ellingham reached the final two years ago.
The final will be played on Friday, April 9 at Dereham's Aldiss Park against Old Hunstanton.
In division one leaders Norton Athletic had to battle back from 2-1 down at the break to eventually beat fifth placed Spexhall 4-2, with scorers Danny Hoadley (penalty), two from Andy Green and player manager Steve Hak.
Second placed Waveney Reserves bounced back from defeat last week to beat eighth placed Kirkley & Pakefield A 5-1, after they were 1-0 down at the interval.
Third placed Barsham were given the points as 11th placed Pot Black failed to raise a side for the scheduled clash. Fourth placed Oxford Arms game at first from bottom Mutford & Wrentham was postponed.
Sixth placed Hearts of Oak drew 2-2 at Normanston Park with seventh placed Ole Frank, while ninth placed Corton White Horse Seltic beat tenth placed Blundeston Magpies 3-1.
In the battle of the top two in the second division, league leaders AFC Star drew 0-0 with second placed Pakefield Re-United.
Suffolk Punch stay third after a last-gasp 4-3 away win at 12th placed Norton Athletic Reserves. The home side had looked to salvage a late draw as they made it 3-3 in the 92nd minute but then conceded an even later winner. Norton scorers were Gary Crisp, Dan Robinson and Sam Brackenbury.
Fifth placed Ellingham drew 3-3 away at tenth placed Sole Bay United Reserves, sixth placed Corton A had a good 4-1 win over seventh-placed Hopton.
Eighth placed Crusaders lost 1-3 at home to an improving Lowestoft International, who are now ninth, while 11th placed Tudor drew 1-1 with bottom of the table Harleston Town Reserves.
In Division three, just three games were placed as the John Moore Shield quarter finals took centre stage. Game of the division was at Dip Farm, where seventh placed Norman Warrior led 5-2 against Spexhall Reserves, but the village side dramatically hit back to win 6-5 and move into fourth place.
Fifth placed Kirkley & Pakefield B slipped to a 1-4 home reversal against tenth placed Westhall, while bottom of the table Carlton Rangers had a fine 5-2 home win over Blundeston Magpies Reserves.
In the John Moore Shield quarter finals, league leaders Waveney Gunners bounced back from last week's league defeat to move into the semi finals with a 6-1 victory over Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves.
They will be joined by second placed Waveney A, who beat Mutford & Wrentham Reserves by the same 6-1 scoreline. Third placed Earsham join them in the last four after a 3-1 away win at Factory Arms, while Ron Bonnor's Marquis of Lorne make up the quartet after a fine 4-1 home win over Oxford Arms Reserves.
The league sent out their congratulations to the side this week for their success, and this will be the second time in three seasons that the league will have had a representative after Ellingham reached the final two years ago.
The final will be played on Friday, April 9 at Dereham's Aldiss Park against Old Hunstanton.
In division one leaders Norton Athletic had to battle back from 2-1 down at the break to eventually beat fifth placed Spexhall 4-2, with scorers Danny Hoadley (penalty), two from Andy Green and player manager Steve Hak.
Second placed Waveney Reserves bounced back from defeat last week to beat eighth placed Kirkley & Pakefield A 5-1, after they were 1-0 down at the interval.
Third placed Barsham were given the points as 11th placed Pot Black failed to raise a side for the scheduled clash. Fourth placed Oxford Arms game at first from bottom Mutford & Wrentham was postponed.
Sixth placed Hearts of Oak drew 2-2 at Normanston Park with seventh placed Ole Frank, while ninth placed Corton White Horse Seltic beat tenth placed Blundeston Magpies 3-1.
In the battle of the top two in the second division, league leaders AFC Star drew 0-0 with second placed Pakefield Re-United.
Suffolk Punch stay third after a last-gasp 4-3 away win at 12th placed Norton Athletic Reserves. The home side had looked to salvage a late draw as they made it 3-3 in the 92nd minute but then conceded an even later winner. Norton scorers were Gary Crisp, Dan Robinson and Sam Brackenbury.
Fifth placed Ellingham drew 3-3 away at tenth placed Sole Bay United Reserves, sixth placed Corton A had a good 4-1 win over seventh-placed Hopton.
Eighth placed Crusaders lost 1-3 at home to an improving Lowestoft International, who are now ninth, while 11th placed Tudor drew 1-1 with bottom of the table Harleston Town Reserves.
In Division three, just three games were placed as the John Moore Shield quarter finals took centre stage. Game of the division was at Dip Farm, where seventh placed Norman Warrior led 5-2 against Spexhall Reserves, but the village side dramatically hit back to win 6-5 and move into fourth place.
Fifth placed Kirkley & Pakefield B slipped to a 1-4 home reversal against tenth placed Westhall, while bottom of the table Carlton Rangers had a fine 5-2 home win over Blundeston Magpies Reserves.
In the John Moore Shield quarter finals, league leaders Waveney Gunners bounced back from last week's league defeat to move into the semi finals with a 6-1 victory over Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves.
They will be joined by second placed Waveney A, who beat Mutford & Wrentham Reserves by the same 6-1 scoreline. Third placed Earsham join them in the last four after a 3-1 away win at Factory Arms, while Ron Bonnor's Marquis of Lorne make up the quartet after a fine 4-1 home win over Oxford Arms Reserves.
Monday 1 March 2010
Town Hall Reach Primary Final
The league would like to send its congratulations to Gt Yarmouth Town Hall who reached the final of the Norfolk Primary Cup on Saturday following their 3-1 win againt Thetford Rovers Reserves. This will be the second time in 3 season we have had a league representative in the final and hopefully Town Hall will go one better than Ellingham two years ago.
The final will be played on Friday 9th April at Dereham's Aldiss Park against Old Hunstanton.
Here are Town Hall's club notes on the match:
Town Hall reached their first county cup final in 39 years with a fullydeserved 3-1 victory over a sporting Thetford Rovers Reserve side at GreenLane.Manager Jonno sprung the first surprise of the day by opting to keeptop scorer Matty Anderson in reserve on the bench.
Hall then proceeded toget off to the worst possible start conceding in the first 40seconds.However this proved to be as good as it got for the opposition asHall bossed the game for the remaining 89 minutes.
The only blot being Halls inability to convert numerous chance that their possession andapproach play deserved.Half time came still one goal adrift,with themessage from the management "dont panic".
Early in the second half withBeckett skying a clear cut opening, and midfield dynamo Keith Vincentbeing withdrawn through injury, and who up to that point was probablyHalls best player, many may have thought it was going to be one of thosedays. However with top scorer Anderson now on the pitch and a change offormation Hall raised their game further.
On 55 minutes Rob Ripkey held offtwo Thetford defenders to fire home Halls much overdue equaliser,only onewinner now.Ten minutes later good work down the right from Shane Kingdonsaw him deliver a pinpoint cross for Matty Anderson to pick his spot witha header for his 27th goal of the season.
With fresh legs introduced Hall stayed dominant.The icing on the cake came 5 minutes from time withAnderson creating panic in the Thetford defence turning provider for Ripkey to tap home from close range.Final score 3-1.Superb effort anddetermination from all 14 players,well done everyone.
Final is due to beplayed on Friday April 9 at Dereham v Old Hunstanton.However with Hall noteven at the half way stage with their league games, thoughts must turn to the six league games before then, starting tomorrow v Hopton (AWAY).Jonnowill be in touch regarding arrangements.
Team v Thetford Rovers Res.(NPC SemiFinal:Marshall,Nolan,Locke(B),Locke(K),Grant,Ripkey,Kingdon(Smith),Vincent(Anderson),Yaxley,Thompson(Tuffrey),Beckett.
The final will be played on Friday 9th April at Dereham's Aldiss Park against Old Hunstanton.
Here are Town Hall's club notes on the match:
Town Hall reached their first county cup final in 39 years with a fullydeserved 3-1 victory over a sporting Thetford Rovers Reserve side at GreenLane.Manager Jonno sprung the first surprise of the day by opting to keeptop scorer Matty Anderson in reserve on the bench.
Hall then proceeded toget off to the worst possible start conceding in the first 40seconds.However this proved to be as good as it got for the opposition asHall bossed the game for the remaining 89 minutes.
The only blot being Halls inability to convert numerous chance that their possession andapproach play deserved.Half time came still one goal adrift,with themessage from the management "dont panic".
Early in the second half withBeckett skying a clear cut opening, and midfield dynamo Keith Vincentbeing withdrawn through injury, and who up to that point was probablyHalls best player, many may have thought it was going to be one of thosedays. However with top scorer Anderson now on the pitch and a change offormation Hall raised their game further.
On 55 minutes Rob Ripkey held offtwo Thetford defenders to fire home Halls much overdue equaliser,only onewinner now.Ten minutes later good work down the right from Shane Kingdonsaw him deliver a pinpoint cross for Matty Anderson to pick his spot witha header for his 27th goal of the season.
With fresh legs introduced Hall stayed dominant.The icing on the cake came 5 minutes from time withAnderson creating panic in the Thetford defence turning provider for Ripkey to tap home from close range.Final score 3-1.Superb effort anddetermination from all 14 players,well done everyone.
Final is due to beplayed on Friday April 9 at Dereham v Old Hunstanton.However with Hall noteven at the half way stage with their league games, thoughts must turn to the six league games before then, starting tomorrow v Hopton (AWAY).Jonnowill be in touch regarding arrangements.
Team v Thetford Rovers Res.(NPC SemiFinal:Marshall,Nolan,Locke(B),Locke(K),Grant,Ripkey,Kingdon(Smith),Vincent(Anderson),Yaxley,Thompson(Tuffrey),Beckett.
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