Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Premier Division Clubs): 449 Leighton Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos, 435 Dunstable Town v Leighton Town and 418 Leighton Town v Harpenden Town.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Division One Clubs): 317 Stotfold v Letchworth Garden City Eagles, 283 Stotfold v Langford and 257 Stotfold v Amersham Town.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Division Two Clubs): 175 Bovingdon v Berkhamsted Raiders 130 Totternhoe v Old Bradwell United and 128 Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Berkhamsted Raiders.

Tuesday 26th October

PREMIER DIVISION

Top of the table Leighton Town’s lead in the championship race was cut to just one point after their 1-1 midweek draw at lowly Dunstable Town while their title rivals Risborough Rangers battled out a solitary goal win against visiting Flackwell Heath. Aylesbury Vale Dynamos picked up a useful point on their travels with a 2-2 at Harefield United and Oxhey Jets came from behind to win 2-1 at Hadley. Broadfields United went down by the odd goal in three at home against Arlesey Town while London Colney recorded an excellent 1-0 success at home against Milton Keynes Irish. The night’s other remaining fixture saw Ardley United held to a goalless draw by visiting Crawley Green. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

0-0 Ardley United v Crawley Green Attendance: 52
1-2 Broadfields United v Arlesey Town (Richards) / (Miller, H Alves [pen]) Attendance: 61
1-1 Dunstable Town v Leighton Town (Baker) / (Silford) Attendance: 435
1-2 Hadley v Oxhey Jets (J Edwards) / (Giordmaina, Williams) Attendance: 94
2-2 Harefield United v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (Bircham, Pacquette) / (Baldwin, Stapleton) Attendance: 55
1-0 London Colney v Milton Keynes Irish (Ocran) Attendance: 35
1-0 Risborough Rangers v Flackwell Heath (Coles) Attendance: 202

HERTS SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP First Round

The two midweek Herts Senior Challenge Cup First Round ties brought about mixed fortunes for the two SSML sides in action. Both ties finished level at the end of ninety minutes which brought about the lottery of a penalty shoot-out, at Kings Langley there was joy for Harpenden Town as they won through 4-2 on spot kicks after a very creditable 1-1 draw with their higher league hosts. While at Leverstock Green there was disappointment for the hosts after holding their higher ranked opposition Berkhamsted to a goalless draw they missed out after losing the shoot-out 2-4. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

1-1 [2-4 pens] Kings Langley v Harpenden Town (Yamfam) / (McClelland) Attendance: Unknown
0-0 [2-4 pens] Leverstock Green v Berkhamsted Attendance: 64

DIVISION ONE

Amersham Town entertained high flying Winslow United on Tuesday night ad a hard fought battle resulted in honours even after a 1-1 draw, for both clubs it was their first league draw of the new campaign. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

1-1 Amersham Town v Winslow United (Hall) / (Freshwater) Attendance: 83

BERKS & BUCKS SENIOR CUP Second Qualifying Round

Long Crendon reached the First Round Proper of the Berks & Bucks Senior Cup with a hard fought solitary goal success against Combined Counties League side Langley. Full result and goalscorer listed below.

1-0 Long Crendon v Langley (Lethbridge) Attendance: 52

LES UNDERWOOD JUNIOR CUP Second Round

Wellingborough Whitworth made progress in the Les Underwood Junior Cup with a Second Round home win over Oxford Senior League Premier Division opponents Halse United, the SSML side winning through 4-2. Full result and goalscorers (where known) listed below.

4-2 Wellingborough Whitworth v Halse United (Unknown) / (Unknown) Attendance: 43

AND FINALLY

Don’t forget that every Sunday afternoon the Non-League Show on Three Counties Radio (Herts, Beds & Bucks), a show all about local non-league football. The popular show presented by Ollie Bayliss has been increased to two hours each week and is the perfect opportunity to catch up with our local non-league scene at all levels. For those who missed it then you can catch up here:-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09xvssg
Ollie Bayliss Non League Show

Tweet of the Day. Once again it was Aylesbury Vale Dynamos who take the honours with amongst others the following –
Evening everyone, new tweeter tonight.
Ref having a chat with Bates, must be asking him about the famous 81 Everton squad photo.
Ref books Murphy and sinbins him, must be an assessor in the ground.
2-1 Mrs Chairman called it ball swung in and the debut boy scores! Stapleton.
But for the winner was
Moles get the second half away
(I thought it was Badgers causing the problems at Harefield).

Finally to end on some sad news – Aston Clinton secretary Dave McArdle passed away this week. Thoughts and prayers go out to the McArdle family in these sad times.