ELSTOW ABBEY THROUGH TO JUBILEE CUP FINAL

The cold end visited Biggleswade United's Second Meadow home yesterday evening to watch the Bedfordshire County Football League's Jubilee Cup Semi-Final between Elstow Abbey and Kings AFC.

The Jubilee Cup is contested for by members of the league's Division Two which is at Step 9 on the Non-League pyramid. Looking at the league table both clubs playing last night are in with a shout of the title sitting in 3rd and 4th places with games in hand over the current 1st and 2nd placed sides.

Current Bedfordshire County Football League Division Two Table 

                               P  W  D L  GF GA  GD PTS 
1 Bromham United               20 11 3 6  44 34  10 36 
2 Westoning Recreation Club    20 10 4 6  51 38  13 34 
3 Kings AFC                    17 11 0 6  51 34  17 33 
4 Elstow Abbey 06              16 10 2 4  52 21  31 32 
5 Lea Sports PSG               14 10 2 2  44 15  29 32 
6 Queens Park Crescents        19 10 2 7  43 38   5 32 
7 Clifton                      20 9  4 7  43 40   3 31 
8 Lidlington United Sports     17 8  4 5  36 30   6 28 
9 Great Barford                19 7  2 10 28 53 -25 23 
10 Stopsley Park               17 6  2 9  43 39   4 20 
11 Shefford Town & Campton Res 17 5  3 9  33 43 -10 18 
12 Marabese Ceramics           15 5  2 8  22 25 - 3 17 
13 Stevington                  21 5  1 15 37 63 -26 16 
14 Kempston Hammers Sports     18 2  1 15 16 70 -54  7 

Elstow Abbey were reformed in 2006 (after being originally formed in 1920) and play at The Warren in the village of Elstow to the South of Bedford. Kings AFC were formed in 2006 and play at the King George IV playing fields in the village of Clapham to the North of Bedford.

Elstow Abbey deserved their 2-1 victory last night as they were the team who created the most chances in a scrappy game of sorts. With the half time score 2-0 Kings AFC worked hard to come back into the game and scored a good free kick but were not able to take the game into extra-time with Elstow looking the more threatening towards the end of the game.

Elstow Abbey will play Lea Sports PSG in the final. They beat Westoning Recreation Club 4-2 AET in the other semi-final also played last inght at The Hollow, Potton. The PSG stands for Pirton, Shillington, Gravenhurst.

The Bedfordshire County Football League also have the following semi-final dates to come -

Britannia Cup (All kick off at 7.30pm)

Caldecote v Leighton United               Monday 4th April     Second Meadow Biggleswade United
Renhold United v Shefford Town & Campton  Wednesday 13th April Hillgrounds AFC Kempston

Centenary Cup (All kick off at 7.30pm)
Bedford Hatters v Marston Shelton Rovers   Wednesday 30th March Hillgrounds AFC Kempston
Bedford Sports Athletic v Potton Wanderers Thursday 14th April  Forde Park Langford FC

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS ARE BELOW



LINK TO ELSTOW ABBEY WEBSITE

LINK TO KINGS AFC WEBSITE

LINK TO BEDFORDSHIRE COUNTY FOOTBALL LEAGUE WEBSITE