SATURDAY HEADLINES
Milton Keynes College Football Academy stun Rushden & Higham United in the Gladwish Challenge Trophy. Baldock Town finally earn points at home this campaign. Letchworth Garden City Eagles reach County Cup semi-finals.

Saturday brought about 36 goals from the 8 games (an average of 4.50 per game).

Saturday Stats: 8 games played of which 7 were home wins and 1 draw.

Without A League Draw to date: Aston Clinton, Codicote, Old Bradwell United, Risborough Rangers Development and The 61FC (Luton).

Without A League Defeat to date: Risborough Rangers.

Saturday Highest Attendances: 128 Ardley United v Leverstock Green, 86 Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Rushden & Higham United (Gladwish Challenge Trophy) and 85 Baldock Town v London Colney.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Premier Division Clubs): 473 Leighton Town v Broadfields United, 449 Leighton Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos and 435 Dunstable Town v Leighton Town.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Division One Clubs): 404 Stotfold v Ampthill Town, 392 Stotfold v Bedford and 371 Ampthill Town v Bedford.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Division Two Clubs): 212 Bovingdon v Totternhoe, 175 Bovingdon v Berkhamsted Raiders and 134 Totternhoe v Leighton Town (Gladwish Challenge Trophy).

Saturday 8th January

GLADWISH CHALLENGE TROPHY Second Round
Division Two side Milton Keynes College Football Academy pulled off a giant killing act as they knocked out Division One side Rushden & Higham United, the hosts winning 4-0 to set up a Third Round tie at home against Wellingborough Whitworth. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

4-0 Milton Keynes College Football Academy v Rushden & Higham United (Boyce, Asante, Blackmore-Read, Davis) Attendance: 86

PREMIER DIVISION
Only three Premier Division games beat the moisture in the air with New Salamis moving up to second place following their 3-2 home success against Flackwell Heath, the winner coming from the spot in the 89th minute. Baldock Town climbed off the bottom of the table as they finally picked up their first points at home in the league this campaign with a 4-1 win over London Colney. Elsewhere Ardley United saw off the challenge of visiting Leverstock Green, the hosts winning 3-1. Full results and goalscorers (where known) are listed below.

3-1 Ardley United v Leverstock Green (Tooke [2] [1 pen], Talboys) / (Wilkes) Attendance: 128
4-1 Baldock Town v London Colney (Hay [2], White [2]) / (Unknown) Attendance: 85
3-2 New Salamis v Flackwell Heath (Asamoah [2] [1 pen], Georgiou) / (Higgs [2]) Attendance: 80

DIVISION ONE
With the weather hitting hard just three Division One fixtures survived, Wellingborough Whitworth moved up to third place thanks to a 4-0 home success against sixth placed Buckingham Athletic while at the other end of the standings Amersham Town picked up three useful points in their quest to avoid the drop as they overcame visiting Langford by the odd goal in five. The day’s other action saw six goals shared by Kidlington Reserves and Thame United Reserves. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

3-2 Amersham Town v Langford (Bennett [2] [1 pen], Regan) / (Younger [2] [1 pen]) Attendance: 61
3-3 Kidlington Reserves v Thame United Reserves (Cox, Rogan, Dennis) / (Alexander, Elliott, Sagar) Attendance: 51
4-0 Wellingborough Whitworth v Buckingham Athletic (Daldy [2], Andrews, Almahad) Attendance: 76

HERTS SENIOR CENTENARY TROPHY Quarter Final
Letchworth Garden City Eagles booked a Herts Senior Centenary Trophy semi-final tie against Berkhamsted Raiders with a convincing 3-0 home success against ProKit UK Essex Olympian League side Bishop’s Stortford Swifts. Full result and goalscorers (where known) are listed below.

3-0 Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Bishop’s Stortford Swifts (Unknown) Attendance: 30

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:-

Ollie Bayliss Non League Show

The result of this week’s Team of the Day Poll with 137 votes cast is:-
Milton Keynes College Football Academy 53.3%
Baldock Town 21.9%
Amersham Town 16.8%
Ardley United 8.0%

STOP PRESS

Tuesday 11th January

PREMIER DIVISION
5-2 New Salamis v Broadfields United (C Georgiou, Ogunseye, Becka [pen], Asamoah, Lutaaya) / (Ward, Peter) Attendance: 75