Monday 29 November 2010

League update 29th November

Only one game survived the weather this weekend and saw Blundeston Magpies lose 5-2 in the Suffolk Junior cup at Claydon.

Elsewhere the league can report that Hearts of Oak will replay their first 5 matches following the investigation of them playing of a contracted player. The games to be replayed are against: Pakefield Re-United, Barsham, Blundeston Magpies, Kirkley & Pakefield A and Pot Black.

Also Corton & Ole Frank have sadly withdrawn from the league and all records deleted. The table has been adjusted to reflect the changes above.

Monday 22 November 2010

League report 20th November

This week saw the first rounds of the league knockout cup competitions with the first and second division teams competing for the Mike Johnson KO Cup, sponsored by Brighty Driving Tuition and the third division sides playing for the John Moore Shield.

In the KO were there were no upsets as all the fancied teams progressed bar Hearts of Oak whose game at Ellingham wasn’t played due to an ongoing appeal.

The team of the season so far Oxford Arms kept yet another clean sheet as they disposed of second division Beccles Caxton Reserves 12-0.

Waveney Reserves also beat second division opponents in Waveney Gunners as they recorded a 4-1 win with a hat-trick from Ray Winney (11 for the season) and an O.G. the scorers.

Norton Athleic Reserves who are bottom of the second tier made top flight Barsham fight all the way for their second round place after a narrow 3-2 win. Dominic Moore and player manager Jon Green twice bringing Norton level only for Josh Woolnough to score a fine winner for Barsham.

Kirkley & Pakefield A had no trouble in beating Corton White Horse Seltic 10-3 whilst Spexhall progressed 4-0 against in-form Blundeston Magpies.

There were 4-1 wins for Pakefield Re-United against Earsham and for Hopton at Telecom Rovers whilst Waveney A defeated Spexhall Reserves 2-1 as did Crusaders at Lowestoft International.

Norton Athletic were handed a walkover as Corton & Ole Frank failed to raise a team for the third week running and now look set to fold.

In the John Moore Shield the tie of the round was played out on Southwold Common were the Southwold Reserve team lost 5-4 to Royal Oak.

The biggest winners in the competition were Westhall who won 8-0 at Lowestoft Albion whilst high flying Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves won through 3-0 in a tough looking game against Marquis of Lorne.

Kirkley & Pakefield B returned from Mutford & Wrentham Reserves with a 4-2 win whilst Blundeston Magpies Reserves won narrowly 2-1 against Oxford Arms Reserves.

FC Eastport returned from Factory Arms with a 3-2 win to book their quarter final place.

In the few league games that were played saw Gt Yarmouth Town Hall and Pot Black share the spoils in drawing 1-1 on Green Lane whilst there was a top of the table clash in the second division where DK Consultants opened up a 6 point lead after their fine 5-1 win against 3rd placed Mutford & Wrentham.

At the other end of the table Ellingham lost their local derby at Bungay Town A 3-2 and leaves them still searching for their first win after ten games played.

Harleston Town Reserves won 5-1 in their third division clash with Carlton Rangers.

Results Saturday 20th November:

Mike Johnson KO Cup 1st Round: (sponsored by Brighty Driving Tuition)

Barsham 3 v 2 Norton Athletic Reserves
Beccles Caxton Reserves 0 v 12 Oxford Arms
Corton & Ole Frank A v W Norton Athletic
Ellingham P v P Hearts of Oak
Kirkley & Pakefield A 10 v 3 Corton White Horse Seltic
Lowestoft International 1 v 2 Crusaders
Pakefield Re-United 4 v 1 Earsham
Spexhall 4 v 0 Blundeston Magpies
Telecom Rovers 1 v 4 Hopton
Waveney A 2 v 1 Spexhall Reserves
Waveney Gunners 1 v 4 Waveney Reserves

John Moore Shield 1st Round:
Blundeston Magpies Reserves 2 v 1 Oxford Arms Reserves
Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves 3 v 0 Marquis of Lorne
Factory Arms 2 v 3 FC Eastport
Lowestoft Albion 0 v 8 Westhall
Mutford & Wrentham Reserves 2 v 4 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Southwold Town Reserves 4 v 5 Royal Oak

Division One:
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 1 v 1 Pot Black

Division Two:
Bungay Town A 3 v 2 Ellingham
DK Consultants 5 v 1 Mutford & Wrentham

Division Three:
Harleston Town Reserves 5 v 1 Carlton Rangers

Monday 15 November 2010

League Report 13th November

Hearts of Oak opened up a four point lead at the top of the first division as they capitalised on inactive Oxford Arms by beating Corton White Horse Seltic 6-1 with goals from Jonny Williams 3, Kirk Gowing, Jake Arms & Micki Williams.

Norton Athletic remain third but slipped to a heavy 5-2 defeat at Blundeston Magpies who struck three late goal to win. Steven Hak scored both Norton’s goals taking him to ten for the season.

Spexhall have hit a bit of form and this week they defeated Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 4-1 and as such move into 4th place.

For the second week running Corton & Ole Frank failed to raise a side so Barsham were handed the win whilst Pakefield Re-United with some notable signings of late picked up a fine 6-1 win against Pot Black.

It was a top versus bottom clash in the second division where the leaders returned from Norton Athletic Reserves with a 6-1 winning margin, Dominic Moore scoring the consolation goal for Norton.

Waveney Gunners were defeated for the first time as they lost a thrilling match 4-3 against Hopton who hope to have a say in the title this year.

Mutford & Wrentham remain sandwiched between the two following a 2-0 success against Beccles Caxton Reserves.

Crusaders are fifth following a 5-0 winning margin at Waveney A whilst Spexhall Reserves continue to hit form with a 2-0 win against Telecom Rovers.

Bungay Town A hit 7 goals at Ellingham whom scored just one in reply whilst Earsham pull away from the bottom two with a good 3-1 win at Lowestoft International.

The Reserves at Corton White Horse Seltic continue to set the pace at the top of the third division as they ran out 9-0 winners at their Blundeston Magpies counterparts and their lead increased to 5 points as Marquis of Lorne were held to a 4-4 draw by Royal Oak.

FC Eastport are now in second place after their 3-2 win over previous occupants Mutford & Wrentham Reserves.

Kirkley & Pakefield B ran out big 7-1 winners against Harleston Town Reserves whilst Factory Arms scored a 2-0 success at Southwold Town Reserves.

Carlton Rangers sent Lowestoft Albion to their tenth consecutive defeat in winning 6-0 whilst Westhall scored a narrow 2-1 win against Oxford Arms Reserves.

Results Saturday 13th November:

Division One:

Blundeston Magpies 5 v 2 Norton Athletic
Corton & Ole Frank A v W Barsham
Corton White Horse Seltic 1 v 6 Hearts of Oak
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 1 v 4 Spexhall
Pakefield Re-United 6 v 1 Pot Black

Division Two:
Ellingham 1 v 7 Bungay Town A
Lowestoft International 1 v 3 Earsham
Mutford & Wrentham 2 v 0 Beccles Caxton Reserves
Norton Athletic Reserves 1 v 6 DK Consultants
Spexhall Reserves 2 v 0 Telecom Rovers
Waveney A 0 v 5 Crusaders
Waveney Gunners 3 v 4 Hopton

Division Three:
Blundeston Magpies Reserves 0 v 9 Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves
FC Eastport 3 v 2 Mutford & Wrentham Reserves
Kirkley & Pakefield B 7 v 1 Harleston Town Reserves
Lowestoft Albion 0 v 6 Carlton Rangers
Marquis of Lorne 4 v 4 Royal Oak
Southwold Town Reserves 0 v 2 Factory Arms
Westhall 2 v 1 Oxford Arms Reserves

Monday 8 November 2010

League Report 6th November

It was a good weekend for the league in the Suffolk Junior Cup as we had 5 teams progress to the last 16. The only team to bow out were Barsham who lost 2-1 to Pot Black who came from behind with goals from Wardrop and Durrant to win and set up a long away trip to Glemsford & Cavendish United.

Hearts of Oak won a 9 goal thriller 5-4 against Cockfield United with goals from Jon Williams x4 and Luke Falliaze and they entertain Bramford Road Old Boys in the next round.

Spexhall won 2-1 at Halesworth Town to set up another local derby against Wenhaston United in the third round whilst Oxford Arms maintain their perfect start to the season as they won through 2-1 at Redgrave Rangers and as such host Mendlesham next.

Blundeston Magpies had the most impressive result of the day winning 7-1 at RF Saints to book a third round tie at Claydon. The next round will be played on November 27th.

It was a case of one in and one out in the Norton Primary Cup as both the league sides were involved in 2-1 scorelines. Hopton won through against Snetisham Maroons whilst Norton Athletic Reserves went down 2-1 against South Yarmouth with Tom Hudson netting the goal.

Onto league matters and Pakefield Re-united picked up their second 9-2 win of the season against Gt Yarmouth Town Hall.

Waveney Reserves slipped to a second defeat as they lost 3-2 at Kirkley & Pakefield A whilst Corton White Horse Seltic were handed the win as Corton & Ole Frank failed to raise a side.

The second division sees the leaders extend their advantage to 7 points as both DK Consultants and Waveney Gunners picked up victories. DK won 4-1 at Telecom Rovers whiles Gunners won 4-2 at Waveney A.

Third places Mutford & Wrentham were held to a 3-3 draw against Crusaders whilst Spexhall Reserves fine form continued as they beat Lowestoft International 2-1.

Bungay Town A won the local derby with Earsham 3-0 whilst Beccles Caxton Reserve and Ellingham battled out a 7 goal affair with Caxton winning by the odd goal of the seven scored.

In the third division Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves continue to lead they way following their 6-1 win at Lowestoft Albion whilst the second and third placed teams also picked up maximum points. Mutford & Wrentham Reserves beating Oxford Arms Reserves 3-0 and Marquis of Lorne winning 5-3 against Carlton Rangers.

FC Eastport continues to shine as they beat Kirkley & Pakefield B 6-1 whilst Harleston Town Reserves beat their Southwold Town counterparts 6-0.

Finally there were wins for Factory Arms 3-1 over Blundeston Magpies Reserves and Royal Oak 5-2 at Westhall.

Results Saturday 06th November:

Suffolk Junior Cup 2nd Round:

Barsham 1 v 2 Pot Black
Halesworth Town 1 v 2 Spexhall
Hearts of Oak 5 v 4 Cockfield United
Redgrave Rangers 1 v 2 Oxford Arms
RF Saints 1 v 7 Blundeston Magpies

Norfolk Primary Cup 3rd Round:
Hopton 2 v 1 Snetisham Maroons
Norton Athletic Reserves 1 v 2 South Yarmouth

Division One:
Corton White Horse Seltic H v W Corton & Ole Frank
Kirkley & Pakefield A 3 v 2 Waveney Reserves
Pakefield Re-United 9 v 2 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall

Division Two:
Beccles Caxton Reserves 4 v 3 Ellingham
Bungay Town A 3 v 0 Earsham
Lowestoft International 1 v 2 Spexhall Reserves
Mutford & Wrentham 3 v 3 Crusaders
Telecom Rovers 1 v 4 DK Consultants
Waveney A 2 v 4 Waveney Gunners

Division Three:
Factory Arms 3 v 1 Blundeston Magpies Reserves
FC Eastport 6 v 1 Kirkley & Pakefield B
Harleston Town Reserves 6 v 0 Southwold Town Reserves
Lowestoft Albion 1 v 6 Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves
Marquis of Lorne 5 v 3 Carlton Rangers
Oxford Arms Reserves 0 v 3 Mutford & Wrentham Reserves
Westhall 2 v 5 Royal Oak

Monday 1 November 2010

League Report 30th October

As we surpass the ¼ mark of the season things are starting to shape in the popular three division league.

The first division is showing 4 teams with relative consistency whilst the remainder of the division sees teams all taking points of each other.

The leaders are Hearts of Oak who moved onto 22 points following their narrow 2-1 win against Spexhall, however Oxford Arms are only a point adrift with a game in hand. Their side boasts the best defensive record in the entire league as they kept their 6th clean sheet in 7 games as they worked their way to a 3-0 win over 4th placed Waveney Reserves.

Norton Athletic are in third following a goal bonanza at their Subcourse ground in which they won 10-4 against Corton & Ole Frank with Kevin Briers netting 4 times, Sean Higginbotham 3, Steven Hak 2 and a first goal of the season for Tom Hudson on his first appearance following a lengthy ankle injury.

In a midfield battle Kirkley & Pakefield A shared the points with Barsham after a 2-2 draw whilst Blundeston Magpies went down to a 3-2 defeat at Gt Yarmouth Town Hall in a battle of black and white stripes.

Pakefield Re-United won for the second time as they cruised to a 9-2 win against Corton White Horse Seltic.

At this stage the second division sees DK Consultant and Waveney Gunners joint leaders with DK top courtesy of a better goal difference following their 7-0 win at lowly Ellingham. Waveney Gunners won 2-1 at Earsham.

Mutford & Wrentham are third some 5 points off the pace as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Spexhall Reserves whilst Hopton with a game in hand recorded a 6-2 win against bottom side Norton Athletic Reserves despite being level for almost an hour. Gary Crisp netting twice for Norton.

Telecom Rovers had a fine 4-1 win at an out of sorts Crusaders whilst Lowestoft International netted the only goal in their match with Beccles Caxton Reserves.

Waveney A continue to rise up the table as they won 2-1 against Bungay Town A.

Heading the third division are Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves who maintained their 3 point lead following a fine 5-1 win against Oxford Arms Reserves whilst in second place come Mutford & Wrentham who boosted their goal difference as they thumped Lowestoft Albion 17-0.

Marquis of Lorne are sitting in third following their 5-2 win against Westhall FC whilst FC Eastport continue their fine form in winning 8-0 at a desperate Southwold Town Reserves.

Carlton Rangers picked up their first win 3-1 at Factory Arms whilst Royal Oak inflicted a second league defeat on Kirkley & Pakefield B as they won 3-2.

Harleston Town Reserves picked up maximum points with a 6-2 win at Blundeston Magpies Reserves.

This week sees the second round of the Junior Cup and we wish our teams all the best of luck.

Results Saturday 30th October:

Division One:

Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 3 v 2 Blundeston Magpies
Hearts of Oak 2 v 1 Spexhall
Kirkley & Pakefield A 2 v 2 Barsham
Norton Athletic 10 v 4 Corton & Ole Frank
Pakefield Re-United 9 v 2 Corton White Horse Seltic
Waveney Reserves 0 v 3 Oxford Arms

Division Two:
Crusaders 1 v 4 Telecom Rovers
DK Consultants 7 v 0 Ellingham
Earsham 1 v 2 Waveney Gunners
Hopton 6 v 2 Norton Athletic Reserves
Lowestoft International 1 v 0 Beccles Caxton Reserves
Spexhall Reserves 1 v 1 Mutford & Wrentham
Waveney A 2 v 1 Bungay Town A

Division Three:
Blundeston Magpies Reserves 2 v 6 Harleston Town Reserves
Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves 5 v 1 Oxford Arms Reserves
Factory Arms 1 v 3 Carlton Rangers
Marquis of Lorne 5 v 2 Westhall
Mutford & Wrentham Reserves 17 v 0 Lowestoft Albion
Royal Oak 3 v 2 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Southwold Town Reserves 0 v 8 FC Eastport