Hearts of Oak look set to retain their first division title as they defeated nearest rivals Norton Athletic 4-0 at Normanston Park with their superior finishing being the difference.
With Wrentham losing 4-2 at home to Barsham and Pot Black’s match with Kirkley & Pakefield A being abandoned it looks like a 4 way battle for the runner’s up berth with FC Hearts in the mix following their 4-3 win against Blundeston Magpies.
In a fraught affair at Denes High School Waveney Res. and Spexhall shared 6 goals whilst the points were also shared at Caxton Meadow as Caxton Res & Sole Bay United Res. drew 1-1.
The second division remains as tight as ever but did see a new twist at the top. Corton White Horse Seltic edge closer to the title following their 5-0 victory against Oxford Arms Res. This meant they extended their lead to 12 points as second placed Ole Frank crashed to another heavy defeat this time 4-1 against Corton A.
Norton Athletic Res. are now prime candidates to challenge for second spot as they kept their 3rd straight clean sheet in their solitary goal win against Waveney Gunners and they sit 2 points behind frank with two games in hand.
Hopton White Hart slip a place and are joined on 31 points by Pakefield Re-United following the latter’s 3-2 victory.
Crusaders continue to drop after they were beaten 6-4 by an improving Tudor FC whilst Bungay Town A edge past LIFC 2-1 to move into the top 6. The final game saw Ellingham and Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. draw 2-2.
There were just 3 matches played in the third division where Town Hall scored a 7-1 win at Factory Arms.
Earsham continue to climb as they beat Magpies Res. 4-1 whilst Marquis of Lorne netted the 3 points after their 2-1 success at White Horse Seltic Res.
Elsewhere in the John Moore Shield, Kirkley & Pakefield B won through to the semi finals after their 3-1 win against Lake Lothing. Suffolk Punch won 4-1 at Waveney A and Harleston Town Res. saw past rivals Westhall 3-1.
Results 21st February:
Division 1:
Beccles Caxton Res. 1 v 1 Sole Bay United Res.
FC Hearts 4 v 3 Blundeston Magpies
Hearts of Oak 4 v 0 Norton Athletic
Pot Black A v A Kirkley & Pakefield A
Waveney Res. 3 v 3 Spexhall
Wrentham 2 v 4 Barsham
Division 2:
Corton White Horse Seltic 5 v 0 Oxford Arms Res.
Ellingham 2 v 2 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Lowestoft International 1 v 2 Bungay Town A
Norton Athletic Res. 1 v 0 Waveney Gunners
Hopton White Hart 2 v 3 Pakefield Re-United
Ole Frank 1 v 4 Corton A
Tudor FC 6 v 4 Crusaders
Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 1 v 4 Earsham
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. 1 v 2 Marquis of Lorne
Factory Arms 1 v 7 GT Yarmouth Town Hall
John Moore Shield ¼ Finals:
Kirkley & Pakefield B 3 v 1 Lake Lothing
Waveney A 1 v 4 Suffolk Punch
Westhall 1 v 3 Harleston Town Res.
Sunday 22 February 2009
Sunday 15 February 2009
League Report 14th Feb 2008
Despite the bad weather during the week all bar one of the fixtures were played and with all the usual suspects picking up points there are few changes to the league standings as we enter the final third of the season.
We will start in the third division where leaders Town Hall travelled to 100%ers Suffolk Punch and that record was ended as Town Hall netted a last minute goal to take a share of the spoils 1-1. It’s surely them two battling for the title as Harleston Town Res. slipped to a 2-0 defeat against neighbours Earsham.
Lake Lothing’s form has picked up of late and they ran out 6-3 winners against Kirkley & Pakefield B to remain 4th ahead of Waveney A who defeated White Horse Seltic Res. 4-1.
Bottom side Factory Arms were leading 2-0 at Marquis of Lorne but the home side hit back with 4 goals to win 4-2. Finally there were no goal’s in the Magpies Res. v Westhall match.
The big result in the second division saw Ole Frank crash to a 4-0 reverse at Norton Athletic Res. whose goal’s came from doubles for Gary Crisp and Sean Higginbotham.
Hopton White Hart split the sides following their crazy 6-5 win at Crusaders whilst Pakefield Re-United stay in touch after their narrow 2-1 win at Lowestoft International.
Ellingham move out of the bottom two following their 3-2 win against Corton A whilst Waveney Gunners now take their place as they slipped to a single goal defeat at leaders White Horse Seltic.
The biggest winners of the day were Bungay Town A who won 10-1 at basement side Oxford Arms Res. whilst finally Tudor FC edged past Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 3-2.
The first division saw the top 3 all win without conceding a goal. The best result goes to Pot Black who came back from Spexhall with a 2-0 scoreline.
Hearts of Oak managed 1 more as they defeated an improved Barsham 3-0 with a hat-trick for Jonny Williams whilst Norton Athletic hit 4 at Oxford Arms and struck the post/bar a further 3 times.
Caxton Res. who have improved in recent weeks won a 7 goal thriller at Kirkley & Pakefield 4-3 whilst Wrentham gained revenge for an early season reversal as they thrashed Blundeston Magpies 8-2.
Finally during the week the KO Cup and John Moore Shield draws took place and paired the following:
KO Cup ¼ Finals:
Norton Athletic Res v Beccles Caxton Res, Hearts of Oak v Spexhall, Pot Black v Blundeston Magpies or White Horse Seltic & Waveney Res v Barsham.
John Moore Shield Semi Finals:
Spexhall Res/Gt Yarmouth Town Hall v Westhall/Harleston Res, & Suffolk Punch/Waveney A v Kirkley & Pakefield B/Lake Lothing.
Ties to be played in March.
Results 14th February:
Division 1:
FC Hearts P v P Sole Bay United Res.
Hearts of Oak 3 v 0 Barsham
Kirkley & Pakefield A 3 v 4 Beccles Caxton Res.
Oxford Arms 0 v 4 Norton Athletic
Spexhall 0 v 2 Pot Black
Wrentham 8 v 2 Blundeston Magpies
Division 2:
Bungay Town A 10 v 1 Oxford Arms Res.
Crusaders 5 v 6 Hopton White Hart
Ellingham 3 v 2 Corton A
Lowestoft International 1 v 2 Pakefield Re-United
Norton Athletic Res. 4 v 0 Ole Frank
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 2 v 3 Tudor FC
White Horse Seltic 1 v 0 Waveney Gunners
Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 0 v 0 Westhall
Harleston Town Res. 0 v 2 Earsham
Lake Lothing 6 v 3 Kirkley & Pakefield B
Marquis of Lorne 4 v 2 Factory Arms
Suffolk Punch 1 v 1 GY Town Hall
Waveney A 4 v 1 White Horse Seltic Res.
We will start in the third division where leaders Town Hall travelled to 100%ers Suffolk Punch and that record was ended as Town Hall netted a last minute goal to take a share of the spoils 1-1. It’s surely them two battling for the title as Harleston Town Res. slipped to a 2-0 defeat against neighbours Earsham.
Lake Lothing’s form has picked up of late and they ran out 6-3 winners against Kirkley & Pakefield B to remain 4th ahead of Waveney A who defeated White Horse Seltic Res. 4-1.
Bottom side Factory Arms were leading 2-0 at Marquis of Lorne but the home side hit back with 4 goals to win 4-2. Finally there were no goal’s in the Magpies Res. v Westhall match.
The big result in the second division saw Ole Frank crash to a 4-0 reverse at Norton Athletic Res. whose goal’s came from doubles for Gary Crisp and Sean Higginbotham.
Hopton White Hart split the sides following their crazy 6-5 win at Crusaders whilst Pakefield Re-United stay in touch after their narrow 2-1 win at Lowestoft International.
Ellingham move out of the bottom two following their 3-2 win against Corton A whilst Waveney Gunners now take their place as they slipped to a single goal defeat at leaders White Horse Seltic.
The biggest winners of the day were Bungay Town A who won 10-1 at basement side Oxford Arms Res. whilst finally Tudor FC edged past Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 3-2.
The first division saw the top 3 all win without conceding a goal. The best result goes to Pot Black who came back from Spexhall with a 2-0 scoreline.
Hearts of Oak managed 1 more as they defeated an improved Barsham 3-0 with a hat-trick for Jonny Williams whilst Norton Athletic hit 4 at Oxford Arms and struck the post/bar a further 3 times.
Caxton Res. who have improved in recent weeks won a 7 goal thriller at Kirkley & Pakefield 4-3 whilst Wrentham gained revenge for an early season reversal as they thrashed Blundeston Magpies 8-2.
Finally during the week the KO Cup and John Moore Shield draws took place and paired the following:
KO Cup ¼ Finals:
Norton Athletic Res v Beccles Caxton Res, Hearts of Oak v Spexhall, Pot Black v Blundeston Magpies or White Horse Seltic & Waveney Res v Barsham.
John Moore Shield Semi Finals:
Spexhall Res/Gt Yarmouth Town Hall v Westhall/Harleston Res, & Suffolk Punch/Waveney A v Kirkley & Pakefield B/Lake Lothing.
Ties to be played in March.
Results 14th February:
Division 1:
FC Hearts P v P Sole Bay United Res.
Hearts of Oak 3 v 0 Barsham
Kirkley & Pakefield A 3 v 4 Beccles Caxton Res.
Oxford Arms 0 v 4 Norton Athletic
Spexhall 0 v 2 Pot Black
Wrentham 8 v 2 Blundeston Magpies
Division 2:
Bungay Town A 10 v 1 Oxford Arms Res.
Crusaders 5 v 6 Hopton White Hart
Ellingham 3 v 2 Corton A
Lowestoft International 1 v 2 Pakefield Re-United
Norton Athletic Res. 4 v 0 Ole Frank
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. 2 v 3 Tudor FC
White Horse Seltic 1 v 0 Waveney Gunners
Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 0 v 0 Westhall
Harleston Town Res. 0 v 2 Earsham
Lake Lothing 6 v 3 Kirkley & Pakefield B
Marquis of Lorne 4 v 2 Factory Arms
Suffolk Punch 1 v 1 GY Town Hall
Waveney A 4 v 1 White Horse Seltic Res.
Monday 9 February 2009
League Report 7th February.
We will start this week with the league knockout cup where 4 of 5 remaining second round ties were played with the weather putting paid to the tie between Blundeston Magpies & White Horse Seltic.
Holders Hearts of Oak eased into the last 8 with a 7-1 win against second division Lowestoft International, likewise Barsham who beat Bungay Town A 6-0.
Pot Black also put paid to second division opposition in the shape of Pakefield Re-United with a much closer scoreline 2-0 whilst Norton Athletic Res. also from the second division ended the hopes of first division Oxford Arms with Simon Tarver netting the only goal.
Onto league affairs and Norton Athletic moved back into second place after one of their best team performances of the season saw them defeat a FC Hearts 3-1.
There was a 9 goal thriller at Wrentham where the home side prevailed 5-4 against Kirkley & Pakefield A whilst on Southwold Common Spexhall picked up the points winning 2-1.
The second division saw Ole Frank close the gap to 6 points following their 8-0 win at Oxford Arms Res, whilst Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. scored 7 in their 7-1 win at Waveney Gunners.
Two sides with hopes of a high finish both lost as Crusaders went down 3-1 to a resurgent Corton A and discipline cost Hopton White Hart as they went down 3-2 at Tudor and had 3 men sent off.
The third division saw leaders Town Hall ease to a 4-0 win against Westhall, whilst Harleston Town Res, won by the same score at Earsham a result which sees them move above the inactive Suffolk Punch into second place.
Kirkley & Pakefield B ran out 4-1 winners against Marquis of Lorne a result that puts them 5th whilst a strengthened Magpies Res. side crashed in 13 goals against Factory Arms with just two in reply.
Results 07th February:
Division 1:
Caxton Res. P v P Waveney Res.
Norton Athletic 3 v 1 FC Hearts
Sole Bay United Res. 1 v 2 Spexhall
Wrentham 5 v 4 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Division 2:
Corton A 3 v 1 Crusaders
Oxford Arms Res. 0 v 8 Ole Frank
Tudor FC 3 v 2 Hopton White Hart
Waveney Gunners 1 v 7 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 13 v 2 Factory Arms
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. P v P Lake Lothing
Earsham 0 v 4 Harleston Town Res.
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 4 v 0 Westhall
Kirkley & Pakefield B 4 v 1 Marquis of Lorne
Spexhall Res. P v P Suffolk Punch
KO Cup 2nd Round:
Barsham 6 v 0 Bungay Town A
Blundeston Magpies P v P Corton White Horse Seltic
Hearts of Oak 7 v 1 Lowestoft International
Oxford Arms 0 v 1 Norton Athletic Res.
Pot Black 2 v 0 Pakefield Re-United
Holders Hearts of Oak eased into the last 8 with a 7-1 win against second division Lowestoft International, likewise Barsham who beat Bungay Town A 6-0.
Pot Black also put paid to second division opposition in the shape of Pakefield Re-United with a much closer scoreline 2-0 whilst Norton Athletic Res. also from the second division ended the hopes of first division Oxford Arms with Simon Tarver netting the only goal.
Onto league affairs and Norton Athletic moved back into second place after one of their best team performances of the season saw them defeat a FC Hearts 3-1.
There was a 9 goal thriller at Wrentham where the home side prevailed 5-4 against Kirkley & Pakefield A whilst on Southwold Common Spexhall picked up the points winning 2-1.
The second division saw Ole Frank close the gap to 6 points following their 8-0 win at Oxford Arms Res, whilst Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. scored 7 in their 7-1 win at Waveney Gunners.
Two sides with hopes of a high finish both lost as Crusaders went down 3-1 to a resurgent Corton A and discipline cost Hopton White Hart as they went down 3-2 at Tudor and had 3 men sent off.
The third division saw leaders Town Hall ease to a 4-0 win against Westhall, whilst Harleston Town Res, won by the same score at Earsham a result which sees them move above the inactive Suffolk Punch into second place.
Kirkley & Pakefield B ran out 4-1 winners against Marquis of Lorne a result that puts them 5th whilst a strengthened Magpies Res. side crashed in 13 goals against Factory Arms with just two in reply.
Results 07th February:
Division 1:
Caxton Res. P v P Waveney Res.
Norton Athletic 3 v 1 FC Hearts
Sole Bay United Res. 1 v 2 Spexhall
Wrentham 5 v 4 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Division 2:
Corton A 3 v 1 Crusaders
Oxford Arms Res. 0 v 8 Ole Frank
Tudor FC 3 v 2 Hopton White Hart
Waveney Gunners 1 v 7 Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res.
Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 13 v 2 Factory Arms
Corton White Horse Seltic Res. P v P Lake Lothing
Earsham 0 v 4 Harleston Town Res.
Gt Yarmouth Town Hall 4 v 0 Westhall
Kirkley & Pakefield B 4 v 1 Marquis of Lorne
Spexhall Res. P v P Suffolk Punch
KO Cup 2nd Round:
Barsham 6 v 0 Bungay Town A
Blundeston Magpies P v P Corton White Horse Seltic
Hearts of Oak 7 v 1 Lowestoft International
Oxford Arms 0 v 1 Norton Athletic Res.
Pot Black 2 v 0 Pakefield Re-United
Monday 2 February 2009
League report 31st Jan 09.
Hearts of Oak opened up a 9 point lead as they beat their former reserve side FC Hearts 4-2 with goals from Gowing, Fisher, Williams & Fields.
The inactive Pot Black remain second with a game in hand, FC Hearts 3rd ten points adrift and Norton 4th ten points adrift with two games in hand and as yet to meet the leaders twice.
Blundeston Magpies are upto 5th following their 3-2 win at Waveney Res. which came via a 90th minute penalty.
Kirkley & Pakefield A following 3 straight defeats this week returned to winning ways as they ran out 2-0 winners against Sole Bay United Res. They leap frog Wrentham whose season appears to have crashed following their 3-0 loss at Spexhall leaving them 17 points behind Hearts but with 3 games in hand.
Barsham have picked up some form as they beat Oxford Arms 4-3 and it looks like a straight battle between Oxford and Sole Bay for survival as Caxton Res. have a two point advantage and at least 3 games in hand.
Caxton also have improved their squad in recent weeks and this week they knocked Norton Athletic out of the KO Cup following their 5-4 shootout success after the game finished goalless.
The second divison sees Corton White Horse Seltic clear favourites for the title as they opened up a 9 point lead following their 3-1 win against Norton Res. Ole Frank are second with a game in hand whilst Hopton overtake Norton in third by virtue of their 3-2 win against Waveney Gunners.
Pakefield Re-United crashed to a 12-2 reversal at Corton A whilst LIFC had a good 3-1 win at a struggling Ellingham.
The battle of the bottom two resulted in Tudor defeating Oxford Arms Res. 4-3 but they stay second bottom on goal difference from Ellingham.
The third division saw the big game between 3rd place Harleston and second place Suffolk Punch postponed allowing Town Hall to extend their lead to 4 points after their 4-1 win at Waveney A.
Lake Lothing in good form at present won by the odd goal in 5 against Earsham whilst draw specialists Marquis of Lorne were at it again as they were locked at 1-1 with Spexhall Res.
Kirkley & Pakefield B came back from Westhall with a 3-2 victory whilst White Horse Seltic Res. defeated their Magpies counterparts 3-2 as they continue to pull clear from the foot of the division.
The league also lost its remaining representative in the Suffolk Primary Cup as Ole Frank lost 1-0 at Salvation Army at the quarter final stage.
Just a reminder to all clubs that if they have to postpone a game due to the pitch being unplayable it is the home teams responsibility to inform the opposition, the referee and the league.
Results 31st January:
Division 1:
Hearts of Oak 4 v 2 FC Hearts
Kirkley & Pakefield 2 v 0 Sole Bay United Res.
Oxford Arms 3 v 4 Barsham
Spexhall 3 v 0 Wrentham
Waveney Res. 2 v 3 Blundeston Magpies
Division 2:
Corton A 12 v 2 Pakefield Re-United
Corton White Horse Seltic 3 v 1 Norton Athletic Res.
Ellingham 1 v 3 LIFC
Hopton White Hart 3 v 2 Waveney Gunners
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. P v P Crusaders
Oxford Arms Res. 3 v 4 Tudor FC
Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 2 v 3 Corton White Horse Seltic Res.
Harleston Town Res. P v P Suffolk Punch
Lake Lothing 3 v 2 Earsham
Marquis of Lorne 1 v 1 Spexhall Res.
Waveney A 1 v 4 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall
Westhall 2 v 3 Kirkley & Pakefield B
KO Cup 2nd Round:
Norton Athletic 0 v 0 Caxton Res. (4-5 Pens)
Suffolk Primary Cup ¼ Final:
Salvation Army 1 v 0 Ole Frank
The inactive Pot Black remain second with a game in hand, FC Hearts 3rd ten points adrift and Norton 4th ten points adrift with two games in hand and as yet to meet the leaders twice.
Blundeston Magpies are upto 5th following their 3-2 win at Waveney Res. which came via a 90th minute penalty.
Kirkley & Pakefield A following 3 straight defeats this week returned to winning ways as they ran out 2-0 winners against Sole Bay United Res. They leap frog Wrentham whose season appears to have crashed following their 3-0 loss at Spexhall leaving them 17 points behind Hearts but with 3 games in hand.
Barsham have picked up some form as they beat Oxford Arms 4-3 and it looks like a straight battle between Oxford and Sole Bay for survival as Caxton Res. have a two point advantage and at least 3 games in hand.
Caxton also have improved their squad in recent weeks and this week they knocked Norton Athletic out of the KO Cup following their 5-4 shootout success after the game finished goalless.
The second divison sees Corton White Horse Seltic clear favourites for the title as they opened up a 9 point lead following their 3-1 win against Norton Res. Ole Frank are second with a game in hand whilst Hopton overtake Norton in third by virtue of their 3-2 win against Waveney Gunners.
Pakefield Re-United crashed to a 12-2 reversal at Corton A whilst LIFC had a good 3-1 win at a struggling Ellingham.
The battle of the bottom two resulted in Tudor defeating Oxford Arms Res. 4-3 but they stay second bottom on goal difference from Ellingham.
The third division saw the big game between 3rd place Harleston and second place Suffolk Punch postponed allowing Town Hall to extend their lead to 4 points after their 4-1 win at Waveney A.
Lake Lothing in good form at present won by the odd goal in 5 against Earsham whilst draw specialists Marquis of Lorne were at it again as they were locked at 1-1 with Spexhall Res.
Kirkley & Pakefield B came back from Westhall with a 3-2 victory whilst White Horse Seltic Res. defeated their Magpies counterparts 3-2 as they continue to pull clear from the foot of the division.
The league also lost its remaining representative in the Suffolk Primary Cup as Ole Frank lost 1-0 at Salvation Army at the quarter final stage.
Just a reminder to all clubs that if they have to postpone a game due to the pitch being unplayable it is the home teams responsibility to inform the opposition, the referee and the league.
Results 31st January:
Division 1:
Hearts of Oak 4 v 2 FC Hearts
Kirkley & Pakefield 2 v 0 Sole Bay United Res.
Oxford Arms 3 v 4 Barsham
Spexhall 3 v 0 Wrentham
Waveney Res. 2 v 3 Blundeston Magpies
Division 2:
Corton A 12 v 2 Pakefield Re-United
Corton White Horse Seltic 3 v 1 Norton Athletic Res.
Ellingham 1 v 3 LIFC
Hopton White Hart 3 v 2 Waveney Gunners
Oulton Broad & Notley’s Res. P v P Crusaders
Oxford Arms Res. 3 v 4 Tudor FC
Division 3:
Blundeston Magpies Res. 2 v 3 Corton White Horse Seltic Res.
Harleston Town Res. P v P Suffolk Punch
Lake Lothing 3 v 2 Earsham
Marquis of Lorne 1 v 1 Spexhall Res.
Waveney A 1 v 4 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall
Westhall 2 v 3 Kirkley & Pakefield B
KO Cup 2nd Round:
Norton Athletic 0 v 0 Caxton Res. (4-5 Pens)
Suffolk Primary Cup ¼ Final:
Salvation Army 1 v 0 Ole Frank
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