Sunday 24 October 2010

League Report 23rd October

We will start the roundup this week in the Suffolk Primary Cup where the leagues representatives were reduced to 7 following the regionalised second round.

The biggest winners were Waveney Reserves whom defeated third division Southwold Town Reserves 6-1. Almost emulating that score were DK Consultants who racked up a 5-1 win against fellow second division side Telecom Rovers.

Mutford & Wrentham were 4-1 winners against Bungay Town A whilst Waveney Gunners had a solid 2-0 win against Lowestoft International.

The cup also produced a 9 and 7 goal thrillers. FC Eastport from the third tier beat Beccles Caxton Reserves from the second tier 5-4 and Spexhall Reserves won through 4-3 against third division Oxford Arms Reserves.

Finally Carlton Rangers failed to raise a side for their scheduled tie against Crusaders and as such Crusaders will be awarded the tie.

Onto league affairs and Oxford Arms remain the only first division
side boasting a perfect record following their 6th straight win, 4-0 against Pakefield Re-United.

Hearts of Oak dropped their first points in being held 2-2 at Barsham but did fight back from 2-0 down with Kris Atkinson and Luke Falliaze scoring.

Another team to fight back was Norton who found themselves 2-0 down at half time in their match against Town Hall. A stirring second start to the second half saw them score three time inside 6 minute to take the lead in a game they eventually won 4-3. Sean Higginbotham 2, Andy Shilling and Steve Hak were the Norton scorers.

Pot Black, another side with many players missing picked up the points following their 4-1 win at Corton & Ole Frank. Simon Durrant and Gavin Hunt both netting twice for L’Orange whilst Arnie High scored the consolation for Ole Frank.

Spexhall who are in fine form won for the third time this season 4-0 against Corton White Horse Seltic.

The final game in the division saw a good 5-0 win for Kirkley A against Blundeston Magpies.

Due to the Primary cup there was a limited number of league games in the second and third divisions.

Norton Athletic Reserves picked up their first point of the campaign following their 1-1 draw at Ellingham, Gary Crisp the scorer for Norton whilst Earsham lost to a solitary Waveney A strike.

The third division sees new leaders in Marquis or Lorne, on GD following their 10-0 win against Lowestoft Albion and they are joined on 15 points by Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves whom won 3-2 against Harleston Town Reserves.

Blundeston Magpies Reserves edged a high scoring affair 4-3 at Royal Oak whilst finally the points were shared at Westhall as they drew 2-2 with Factory Arms.

Results Saturday 23rd October:

Suffolk Primary Cup 2nd Round:

Beccles Caxton Reserves 4 v 5 FC Eastport
Carlton Rangers P v P Crusaders
DK Consultants 5 v 1 Telecom Rovers
Mutford & Wrentham 4 v 1 Bungay Town A
Oxford Arms Reserves 3 v 4 Spexhall Reserves
Waveney Gunners 2 v 0 Lowestoft International
Waveney Reserves 6 v 1 Southwold Town Reserves

Division One:
Barsham 2 v 2 Hearts of Oak
Corton & Ole Frank 1 v 4 Pot Black
Kirkley & Pakefield 5 v 0 Blundeston Magpies
Norton Athletic 4 v 3 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall
Oxford Arms 4 v 0 Pakefield Re-United
Spexhall 4 v 0 Corton White Horse Seltic

Division Two:
Earsham 0 v 1 Waveney A
Ellingham 1 v 1 Norton Athletic Reserves

Division Three:
Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves 3 v 2 Harleston Town Reserves
Marquis of Lorne 10 v 0 Lowestoft Albion
Royal Oak 3 v 4 Blundeston Magpies Reserves
Westhall 2 v 2 Factory Arms

Tuesday 19 October 2010

League Report 16th October

This week saw most of the leagues top flight sides in Suffolk Junior Cup 1st round action and the league showed its quality by coming out on top in ties against other leagues sides.

We start with Blundeston Magpies who picked up a fine 2-0 win over Anglian Combination second division side Southwold Town.

Spexhall also knocked out Combination division two opponents as they scored the solitary in their game against Beccles Caxton.

Hearts of Oak eased through 6-0 against SIL Division Two side AFC Hoxne. Jake Arms and Jonny Williams helped themselves to two goals each with Kirk Gowing and Bobby netting the others.

Halesworth Town from the SIL needed extra time to defeat Corton & Ole Frank 2-1.

In the all league affairs Pot Black’s Gary Boyd netted the only goal at Corton White Horse Seltic whilst Oxford Arms continue their fine season by running out 3-1 victors against Kirkley & Pakefield A.

The league also saw two of the three remaining sides progress in the Norfolk Primary Cup.

There was a season’s first win for Norton Athletic Reserves who won through at Buxton Reserves 4-1 with goals from James Askew x2, Dominic Moore and Gary Crisp.

Hopton edged past Redgate Rangers in a 4-3 thriller whilst Earham were heavily beaten 6-0 by South Yarmouth.

Onto league affairs and Norton’s long unbeaten league record came to an end as they were surprisingly beaten 3-2 by Pakefield Re-United. Norton have been severely hit by injuries of late and this week with both sides scraping a bare 11 veteran Nigel Hudson had to bail the side out and picked up both goals in doing so.

Waveney Reserves continued their good form by winning 3-2 against Town Hall.

In the second division DK consultants claimed the three points following a high scoring 6-5 win against Spexhall Reserves and as a result remain just behind the early pacesetters Waveney Gunners whom defeated Beccles Caxton Reserves 3-1.

Waveney A were comfortable 6-0 winners at Telecom Rovers whilst two games ended all square. Bungay Town A shared a 1-1 draw with Crusaders whilst Ellingham and Lowestoft International scored 3 goals apiece in their game

Mutford & Wrentham Reserves continue to head the table in division three as they won 4-0 at Carlton Rangers.

FC Eastport are up to second climbing above their opponents Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves after beating them 3-2.

Previously unbeaten Marquis of Lorne succumbed to a 2-1 defeat by Oxford Arms Reserves whilst Kirkley & Pakefield B are proving had to beat after holding Westhall to a 1-1 draw.

The final two games in the division were saw high scoring home wins as Blundeston Magpies Reserves beat Southwold Town Reserves 11-0 and Factory Arms beat the young Lowestoft Albion side 14-1.

Results Saturday 16th October:

Suffolk Junior Cup 1st Round:
Blundeston Magpies 2 v 0 Southwold Town
Corton White Horse Seltic 0 v 1 Pot Black
Halesworth Town 2 v 1 Corton & Ole Frank (AET)
Hearts of Oak 6 v 0 AFC Hoxne
Oxford Arms 3 v 1 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Spexhall 1 v 0 Beccles Caxton

Norfolk Primary Cup 2nd Round:
Buxton Reserves 1 v 4 Norton Athletic Reserves
Hopton 4 v 3 Redgate Rangers
South Yarmouth 6 v 0 Earsham

Division One:
Norton Athletic 2 v 3 Pakefield Re-United
Waveney Reserves 3 v 2 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall

Division Two:
Beccles Caxton Reserves 1 v 3 Waveney Gunners
Bungay Town A 1 v 1 Crusaders
DK Consultants 6 v 5 Spexhall Reserves
Ellingham 3 v 3 Lowestoft International
Telecom Rovers 0 v 6 Waveney A

Division Three:
Blundeston Magpies Reserves 11 v 0 Southwold Town Reserves
Carlton Rangers 0 v 4 Mutford & Wrentham Reserves
Factory Arms 14 v 1 Lowestoft Albion
FC Eastport 3 v 2 Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves
Kirkley & Pakefield B 1 v 1 Westhall
Marquis of Lorne 1 v 2 Oxford Arms Reserves

Sunday 10 October 2010

League Report 09th October

It’s as you were at the top of the first division as both Hearts of Oak and Oxford Arms picked up wins to extend their 100% records so far this term.

Hearts were up against Corton & Ole Frank and won 4-2 with Steven Shipley and Jake Arms helping themselves to two goals each whilst Oxford Arms won by the odd goal of 5 against Blundeston Magpies as they conceded their first goals of the season.

Waveney Reserves jump above Norton who were in county cup action thanks to their fine 5-2 win at Barsham. For Barsham it was their 4th defeat of the campaign as they have now lost against the top four sides.

Pot Black picked up a narrow 3-2 win against Kirkley & Pakefield A thanks to strikes from Glenn Fletcher x2 and Gavin Hunt.

Spexhall were in the goals once again this time they struck 8 against Pakefield Re-United who could only manage one in return.

The second division sees new leaders as Mutford & Wrentham picked up a big 8-2 win against bottom side Norton Athletic Reserves a result which sees them move above morning leaders DK Consultants on goal difference following their first dropped points as they were held to a 3-3 draw at Crusaders.

Waveney Gunners also climb above DK courtesy of goal difference following their 4-2 win against Lowestoft International.

Hopton remain in the top 5 despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Earsham whilst Spexhall Reserves continue to climb the table after beating Bungay Town A 5-1 at the Maltings.

Ellingham suffered a comprehensive 5-0 reverse at Telecom Rovers whilst there was a second win for Beccles Caxton Reserves who edge past Waveney A 3-2.

The third division is now headed by Corton White Horse Seltic who maintained their perfect start by beating Factory Arms as did Marquis of Lorne who scored the only goal against morning leaders Kirkley & Pakefield B.

Mutford & Wrentham Reserves are now up to third following their three points in a seven goal thriller at Westhall whilst there was another heavy defeat for Lowestoft Albion who went down 15-0 to fellow new boys FC Eastport.

Carlton Rangers and Blundeston Magpies Reserves shared six goals whilst Oxford Arms Reserves won 7-0 against Southwold Town Reserves who continue to struggle.

Finally Harleston Town Reserves picked up the points following their narrow 2-1 win at Royal Oak.

Moving onto the Norfolk Junior Cup and sadly the leagues interested ended at the second round stage as Norton Athletic bowed out 2-1 to Yarmouth side Norfolk and Chance and with it came the end of a brilliant unbeaten run of 24 games. Also Gt Yarmouth Town Hall were beaten 1-0 at Shipdham.

Results Saturday 09th October:

Division One:

Barsham 2 v 5 Waveney Reserves
Hearts of Oak 4 v 2 Corton & Ole Frank
Pot Black 3 v 2 Kirkley & Pakefield A
Oxford Arms 3 v 2 Blundeston Magpies
Spexhall 8 v 1 Pakefield Re-United

Division Two:
Bungay Town A 1 v 5 Spexhall Reserves
Crusaders 3 v 3 DK Consultants
Earsham 1 v 1 Hopton
Mutford & Wrentham 8 v 2 Norton Athletic Reserves
Telecom Rovers 5 v 0 Ellingham
Waveney A 2 v 3 Beccles Caxton Reserves
Waveney Gunners 4 v 2 Lowestoft International

Division Three:
Carlton Rangers 3 v 3 Blundeston Magpies Reserves
Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves 2 v 0 Factory Arms
Kirkley & Pakefield B 0 v 1 Marquis of Lorne
Lowestoft Albion 0 v 15 FC Eastport
Oxford Arms Reserves 7 v 0 Southwold Town Reserves
Royal Oak 1 v 2 Harleston Town Reserves
Westhall 3 v 4 Mutford & Wrentham Reserves

Norton Junior Cup 2nd Round:
Norton Athletic 1 v 2 Norfolk and Chance
Shipdham 1 v 0 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall

Sunday 3 October 2010

League Report 02nd October

As we move into October the top three in the first division all won maintaining their perfect records and all posted clean sheets in the process.

Hearts of Oak continue to lead the way as their 3-0 win against Pot Black made it 5 from 5. On the score sheet were Jon Williams, Simon Greenwood and Stu McKenna. Both sides also missed penalties with Danny Sharman firing wide for Pot Black and Kirk Gowing's effort saved by the PB keeper Elliot Reynolds.

Oxford Arms won for the fourth time and are yet to concede a goal, this time a 2-0 success at Kirkley & Pakefield A.

Norton Athletic returned from Barsham with the three points although they were fortunate to do so as Barsham laid siege to the Norton goal hitting the underside of the bar twice. Norton though defended resolutely and snatched the winner with 5 minutes left via substitute Steve Moore.

Waveney Reserves are up to fourth place and also kept a clean sheet as they recorded a 3-0 win against Corton White Horse Seltic.

The next two games were high scoring affairs as Blundeston Magpies drew for the third time this season in a 3-3 draw with Spexhall.

Corton & Ole Frank ran out 8-4 winners in their game with Gt Yarmouth Town Hall and as a result climb to mid table.

DK Consultants continue to lead the way in division two as they picked up maximum points following their 6-0 win against Beccles Caxton Reserves. Waveney Gunners have taken to the division well and they recorded an emphatic 8-2 win at morning leaders Crusaders.

Mutford & Wrentham move into third place following their 4-1 win against Telecom Rovers whilst Hopton in fourth caulked up a massive 11-0 win against inform Bungay Town A.

Lowestoft International are up to 6th following a 3-0 win at struggling Norton Athletic Reserves whilst Spexhall Reserves scored the only goal in their match with Waveney A.

Kirkley & Pakefield B continue to head the third division and did well to net a point following their 1-1 draw with Factory Arms despite having to call on some club officials to help make a side.

Corton White Horse Seltic Reserves remain second as Royal Oak failed to fulfil their fixture whilst Mutford & Wrentham Reserves move into 4th as they won 3-1 at their Blundeston counterparts.

FC Eastport picked up a fine 4-2 win against Harleston Town Reserves whilst Southwold Town A recorded a 4-0 win at strugglers Lowestoft Albion.

In the Norfolk Primary Cup Earsham progressed after needing extra time to defeat Stoke Ferry 5-3.

Results Saturday 02nd October:

Division One:

Barsham 0 v 1 Norton Athletic
Blundeston Magpies 3 v 3 Spexhall
Corton & Ole Frank 8 v 4 Gt Yarmouth Town Hall
Kirkley & Pakefield A 0 v 2 Oxford Arms
Pot Black 0 v 3 Hearts of Oak
Waveney Reserves 3 v 0 Corton White Horse Seltic

Division Two:
Crusaders 2 v 8 Waveney Gunners
DK Consultants 6 v 0 Beccles Caxton Reserves
Hopton 11 v 0 Bungay Town A
Lowestoft International 3 v 0 Norton Athletic Reserves
Mutford & Wrentham 4 v 1 Telecom Rovers
Spexhall Reserves 1 v 0 Waveney A

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

Norton Primary Cup 1st Round Replay:
Earsham 5 v 3 Stoke Ferry (AET)