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THE INANE RAMBLINGS FROM UP NORFF #60

THE INANE RAMBLINGS FROM UP NORFF #60

Rob Cairney5 Apr 2022 - 12:36
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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 39 goals from the 12 games (an average of 3.25 per game). Charlee Yearwood (Shefford Town & Campton) netting a hat trick.

Midweek Stats: 12 games played of which 5 were home wins, 3 away wins and 4 draws.

(Most League Wins – all Divisions):
26 New Salamis, Stotfold
24 Risborough Rangers
22 Winslow United

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

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

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

Most Goals Scored:
(Premier Division League):
102 New Salamis.
(Division One League):
108 Stotfold.
(Division Two League):
85 Old Bradwell United

Most Goals Conceded:
(Premier Division League):
102 Holmer Green.
(Division One League):
107 Burton Park Wanderers
(Division Two League):
79 Buckingham United

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

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

Midweek Highest Attendances: 114 Flackwell Heath v Oxhey Jets, 109 Stotfold v Wellingborough Whitworth and 92 Baldock Town v Dunstable Town.

Season’s Highest Attendances to date (Premier Division Clubs): 868 Leighton Town v Luton Town (Beds Senior Cup), 524 Leighton Town v Oxhey Jets and 491 Leighton Town v Tring Athletic.

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 155 Bovingdon v Sarratt (Division Two Cup).

Tuesday 29th March / Wednesday 30th March / Thursday 31st March

THE GLADWISH CHALLENGE TROPHY Third Round
The Gladwish Challenge Trophy Third Round tie between Risborough Rangers and Long Crendon was finally settled at the third attempt on Tuesday evening, Rangers won the original tie but were found guilty of a breach of the FA Laws of the Game when introducing a late substitute whose name had been missed off the team sheet was allowed to come on by the match officials, last week attempt two was abandoned due to a serious player injury so it was a case of third time lucky. Rangers went ahead in first half stoppage time and doubled the lead with seventeen minutes remaining. However Long Crendon were far from finished when reducing the deficit four minutes later to set up a tense finale, three minutes later it was 3-1 to Rangers before the visitors scored again to make it 3-2 with seven minutes left. Rangers dug deep to hang on and earn themselves a trip to Ardley United in the Quarter Finals next week. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

3-2 Risborough Rangers v Long Crendon (Wyllie [2], Coles) / (Pettingell, O Lethbridge) Attendance: 75

THE GLADWISH CHALLENGE TROPHY Quarter Final
Tuesday night’s Gladwish Challenge Trophy Quarter Final was decided by a penalty shoot-out after Hadley and visiting Leverstock Green served up a highly entertaining 2-2 draw. Green, who gave a debut to U18 goalkeeper Oliver Frost, can count themselves unlucky not to progress after the hosts denied them with a stoppage time equalizer before going on to 4-3 on spot-kicks. Hadley will now face the winners of Ardley United or Risborough Rangers at Brickfield Lane in the Semi-Finals. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

2-2 [4-3 pens] Hadley v Leverstock Green (Ofori, Rosemin) / (Seale, Mooney [pen]) Attendance: 90

PREMIER DIVISION
Holmer Green picked up a big point in their bid to avoid the drop with a 1-1 draw against high flying visitors Harpenden Town, the hosts are now just a point behind safety. Baldock Town and visitors Dunstable Town fought out a goalless draw in the other midweek Premier Division action. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

0-0 Baldock Town v Dunstable Town Attendance: 92
1-1 Holmer Green v Harpenden Town (Dimitrijevic) / (Machado) Attendance: 64

DUDLEY LATHAM MEMORIAL (PREMIER DIVISION) CUP Second Round
(Sponsored by S & T Sales and Marketing)

Thursday night saw Risborough Rangers progress to the quarter-finals of the Dudley Latham Memorial (Premier Division) Cup following their penalty shoot-out win over visiting Harefield United following a 1-1 draw, Rangers will now host Hadley. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

1-1 [4-2 pens] Risborough Rangers v Harefield United (Lamboh) / (Bircham) Attendance: 70

DUDLEY LATHAM MEMORIAL (PREMIER DIVISION) CUP Quarter Final
(Sponsored by S & T Sales and Marketing)

Flackwell Heath became the first team through to the semi-finals of the Dudley Latham Memorial (Premier Division) Cup with a solitary goal win at home against Oxhey Jets, Heath will travel to the winners of the Dunstable Town or Ardley United tie in the last four. Full result and goalscorer are listed below.

1-0 Flackwell Heath v Oxhey Jets (Mapley) Attendance: 114

DIVISION ONE
The top two both recorded midweek wins, leaders Stotfold won 4-1 at home against play-off chasing Wellingborough Whitworth while second placed Winslow United won by a solitary goal at Letchworth Garden City Eagles. Shefford Town & Campton climbed to third in the standings with a 4-0 win at relegation threatened Burton Park Wanderers. Elsewhere bottom club Irchester United recorded their fourth league win of the campaign when they defeated visiting Buckingham Athletic by the odd goal in five and finally Northampton Sileby Rangers moved into the play-off places with a 5-0 home success against relegation threatened Kidlington Reserves. Full results and goalscorers are listed below.

0-4 Burton Park Wanderers v Shefford Town & Campton (Yearwood [3], Metcalfe) Attendance: 59
3-2 Irchester United v Buckingham Athletic (Owens, Odell [pen], Busby) / (Power [2] [1 pen]) Attendance: 25
0-1 Letchworth Garden City Eagles v Winslow United (Lawrence) Attendance: 45
5-0 Northampton Sileby Rangers v Kidlington Reserves (Stevens [2], Cirelli, Wilson, Taylor) Attendance: 30
4-1 Stotfold v Wellingborough Whitworth (Stevenson, Clarke, Bagge, Younger) / (Almahad) Attendance: 109

DIVISION TWO
In Division Two Aston Clinton continue to push for the title with a 3-2 success at Codicote, the visitors, who remain in sixth place, have several games in hand. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

2-3 Codicote v Aston Clinton (White, Juneja) / (Williams, Paul, MacDonald) 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:-

Ollie Bayliss Non League Show

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