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THE INANE RAMBLINGS FROM UP NORFF #52

THE INANE RAMBLINGS FROM UP NORFF #52

Rob Cairney7 Mar 2022 - 18:41
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‘NOWT SO QUEER AS YORKSHIRE FOLK’


THE INANE RAMBLINGS FROM UP NORFF
‘NOWT SO QUEER AS YORKSHIRE FOLK’
BY KAREN BROWNE

The Views Expressed Are Solely My Own, Are Written Tongue In Cheek
And Should Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt

MIDWEEK HEADLINES
Midweek brought about 37 goals from the 9 games (an average of 4.11 per game).

Midweek Stats: 9 games played of which 6 were home wins and 3 away wins.

(Most League Wins – all Divisions):
21 New Salamis, Risborough Rangers, Stotfold
20 Winslow United
18 Ampthill Town

(Most League Draws – all Divisions):
8 Leighton Town, Penn & Tylers Green
7 Arlesey Town, Dunstable Town, Harefield United, Harpenden Town
6 Ardley United, Aylesbury Vale Dynamos, Milton Keynes Irish, Ampthill Town, Bedford, Thame United Reserves

(Most League Defeats – all Divisions):
24 Irchester United
20 Crawley Green, Burton Park Wanderers
19 London Colney, London Tigers.

Without a Draw:
(Division Two League):
Aston Clinton and Codicote

Most Goals Scored:
(Premier Division League):
82 New Salamis.
(Division One League):
88 Stotfold.
(Division Two League):
79 Old Bradwell United, Pitstone & Ivinghoe

Most Goals Conceded:
(Premier Division League):
85 Holmer Green.
(Division One League):
92 Irchester United.
(Division Two League):
64 Buckingham United.

Fewest Goals Conceded:
(Premier Division League):
15 Risborough Rangers
(Division One League):
22 Stotfold.
(Division Two League):
16 Old Bradwell United

Fewest Goals Scored:
(Premier Division League):
30 London Colney.
(Division One League):
28 Irchester United.
(Division Two League):
23 The 61FC (Luton).

Midweek Highest Attendances: 88 Flackwell Heath v Ardley United (Gladwish Challenge Trophy) and Risborough Rangers v London Colney, 68 Broadfields United v Uxbridge (Middlesex Charity Cup) and 67 Ampthill Town v Burton Park Wanderers and Baldock Town v Crawley Green (Susley Latham Cup).

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Premier Division Clubs): 868 Leighton Town v Luton Town (Beds Senior Cup), 473 Leighton Town v Broadfields United and 449 Leighton Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Division One Clubs): 1904 Long Crendon v Wycombe Wanderers (Berks & Bucks Senior Cup), 533 Stotfold v Winslow United and 404 Stotfold v Ampthill Town.

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).

Tuesday 1st March / Wednesday 2nd March

THE GLADWISH CHALLENGE TROPHY Third Round
Division One Wellingborough Whitworth booked an away quarter-final date with Northampton Sileby Rangers following their 3-2 home success against Division Two side Milton Keynes College Football Academy in the Gladwish Challenge Trophy on Tuesday night. Elsewhere in the all Premier Division tie Ardley United recorded a solitary goal win at Flackwell Heath to earn themselves a home quarter-final clash with current Premier Division table toppers Risborough Rangers. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

0-1 Flackwell Heath v Ardley United (Howards) Attendance: 88
3-2 Wellingborough Whitworth v Milton Keynes College Football Academy (Bailey, Bivens, Judge) / (Davis, Boyce) Attendance: 40

PREMIER DIVISION
Risborough Rangers returned to the top of the table with a comfortable 5-1 home win over struggling London Colney on Tuesday night, the visitors have now lost their last eight league games and are looking nervously over their shoulders as they attempt to avoid the relegation trap-door. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

5-1 Risborough Rangers v London Colney (Marum [2], Osborne [2], Lamboh) / (Igbuya) Attendance: 88

DUDLEY LATHAM MEMORIAL (PREMIER DIVISION) CUP Second Round
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Baldock Town and Crawley Green put the worries of relegation thoughts aside as they met in the Dudley Latham Memorial (Premier Division) Cup on Wednesday evening, the tie saw hosts Baldock ahead at the break by a solitary goal evening however within five minutes of the restart the lead was 3-0 and the hosts looked to be cruising but the visitors responded with two goals to set up a tense finish before the hosts nerves were eased with a fourth inside the final ten minutes. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

4-2 Baldock Town v Crawley Green (Hay [2], Wilcox, Dalli) / (Borval, Hankins) Attendance: 67

MIDDLESEX SENIOR CHARITY CUP Second Round
Broadfields United fell to a solitary goal defeat against visiting Step 4 side Uxbridge in the Second Round of the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup. Full result and goalscorer are listed below.

0-1 Broadfields United v Uxbridge (Talla) Attendance: 68

DIVISION ONE
Letchworth Garden City Eagles turned the form book on its head as they dispatched Shefford Town & Campton 4-1 to end the six match winning run of their visitors. Kidlington Reserves. Ampthill Town maintained their push for promotion with a 5-1 home success against struggling Burton Park Wanderers while tenants London Tigers hosted landlords Amersham Town in the night’s other fixture and it was the landlords who came out on top with a 2-0 win, the clubs face each other again next week when a quarter-final place in the Division One Cup is at stake. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

5-1 Ampthill Town v Burton Park Wanderers (Beasley [2], Wing, Draycott, Fullerton) / (Clarke-Knowles) Attendance: 67
4-1 Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Shefford Town & Campton (Bates [2], Zekri, Thake) / (McNamara) Attendance: 61
0-2 London Tigers v Amersham Town (Duncan-Johnson, Bennett) Attendance: Unknown

DIVISION ONE CUP First Round
Long Crendon eased their way into the Division One Cup quarter-finals with a 4-1 home success over Buckingham Athletic, the hosts will now face s trip to either Winslow United or Thame United Reserves. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

4-1 Long Crendon v Buckingham Athletic (Simpson [2], T Lethbridge, Gaul) / (Tappin [pen]) Attendance: 45

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

Oxhey Jets owner John Elliott faces stiff opposition in his bid to becoming the new owner at Chelsea.

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