THE BOTTOM SEVEN OF THE VANARAMA SOUTH - STATISTICS SPECIAL

Weymouth's (24th) only win so far has come away at Dorking Wanderers (9th). 

Aveley (23rd) have only one win as well which came at home against Dorking Wanderers (9th). 

St Albans City (22nd) won their first league game game of the season at the weekend with a 0-1 win at Hampton & Richmond Borough (15th). 

Enfield Town (21st) have three wins from twelve games played which came at home against Weston-Super-Mare (4th) and Weymouth (24th) along with a 0-1 victory at Bath City (17th). 

Welling United (20th) have three wins which all came at home versus Aveley (23rd), Farnborough (1st) and Torquay united (5th). 

Chippenham Town's (19th) three wins have come at home against Enfield Town (21st) and away at Weymouth (24th) and Aveley (23rd). 

Hornchurch (18th) have three wins at Hampton & Richmond Borough (15th) and at home to St Albans City (22nd) and Farnborough (1st). 

ONLY ENFIELD TOWN (v Weston-Super-Mare), WELLING UNITED (v Farnborough and Torquay United) AND HORNCHURCH (v Farnborough) HAVE BEATEN TEAMS FROM THE CURRENT TOP SEVEN. ALL HAVE COME AT HOME!

All is not lost as Braintree Town were 19th after eleven games played last season and ended up in the play-offs and promoted - they are currently 20th in the Vanarama National League and got through to the Emirates FA Cup First Round with a 1-0 win over Bishop's Stortford at the weekend. 

The other teams relegated were Taunton Town who were second after 12 games played on 23 points and Dartford were on 15pts in 14th place. 

The Peacocks drop in form corresponded with financial problems off the pitch where a winding up petition was issued by HMRC and they were placed under a transfer embargo by the National League. 

VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE 

(AS OF 14/10/23)

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	FINAL POS
18.	WEYMOUTH	12	3	4	5	12	16	-4	13	15th
19.	BRAINTREE TOWN	11	2	6	3	14	12	+2	12	5th P
20.	TONBRIDGE ANGELS	12	3	3	6	12	16	-4	12	14th
21.	SLOUGH TOWN	11	3	2	6	16	20	-4	11	10th
22.	WELLING UNITED	11	2	3	6	11	18	-7	9	17th
23.	DOVER ATHLETIC	11	1	5	5	11	19	-8	8	24th R
24.	HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE	11	1	2	8	13	23	-10	6	23rd R

TAUNTON TOWN & BRAINTEE TOWN - COMPARISION OF FORM

TAUNTON TOWN 

-	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	PPG
AFTER 12	12	6	5	1	20	15	+5	23	1.92
LAST 34	34	4	11	19	24	56	-32	23	0.68

BRAINTREE TOWN 

-	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	PPG
AFTER 12	12	3	6	3	16	12	+4	15	1.25
LAST 34	34	20	6	8	48	30	+18	66	1.94

VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE 

(AS OF 14/10/24)

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	PPG
18.	HORNCHURCH	11	3	3	5	11	14	-3	12	1.09
19.	CHIPPENHAM TOWN	11	3	3	5	10	13	-3	12	1.09
20.	WELLING UNITED	11	3	1	7	11	20	-9	10	0.90
21.	ENFIELD TOWN	12	3	0	9	10	28	-18	9	0.75
22.	ST ALBANS CITY	11	1	3	7	9	16	-7	6	0.55
23.	AVELEY	11	1	2	8	10	19	-9	5	0.45
24.	WEYMOUTH	10	1	1	8	5	16	-11	4	0.40

GOALS SCORED / GOALS CONCEDED LEAGUE TABLE 

TEAM	GSPG	GCPG
HORNCHURCH	1.00	1.27
CHIPPENHAM TOWN	0.91	1.18
WELLING UNITED	1.00	1.82
ENFIELD TOWN	0.83	2.33
ST ALBANS CITY	0.82	1.45
AVELEY	0.91	1.73
WEYMOUTH	0.50	1.60

Since the league recently expanded to a 46 games season in 2022 the average points required to finish outside of the relegation zone is 47.5. For example, Enfield Town who currently have a PPG of 0.75, will need to up this to 1.15 over the last 34 games. 

RECORD OF TEAM WHO HAS FINISHED IN 19th POSITION OVER PAST TWO SEASONS (# denotes points for position team in 20th place)

SEASON	CLUB	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	PPG	#
22/23	DOVER ATHLETIC	46	12	12	22	42	68	-26	48	1.04	48
23/24	HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN	46	13	11	22	55	71	-16	50	1.09	46

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 

SATURDAY 19th OCTOBER 

Chelmsford City v Farnborough

Chippenham Town v Hemel Hempstead Town 

Dorking Wanderers v Salisbury 

Eastbourne Borough v Torquay United

Enfield Town v Aveley

Hornchurch v Bath City 

Maidstone United v Slough Town

St Albans City v Welling United 

Truro City v Hampton & Richmond Borough

Weston-super-Mare v Boreham Wood 

Weymouth v Chesham United 

Worthing v Tonbridge Angels 

MONDAY 21st OCTOBER 

Aveley v Maidstone United 

Hemel Hempstead Town v Chelmsford City 

TUESDAY 22nd OCTOBER 

Bath City v Weymouth 

Chesham United v Chippenham Town 

Farnborough v Truro City 

Hampton & Richmond Borough v Eastbourne Borough 

Salisbury v Weston-super-Mare 

Slough Town v St Albans City 

Tonbridge Angels v Dorking Wanderers 

Torquay United v Worthing 

Welling United v Enfield Town 

 WEDNESDAY 23rd OCTOBER 

 Boreham Wood v Hornchurch

SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER 

Chelmsford City v Salisbury

Chippenham Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough 

Dorking Wanderers v Welling United

Eastbourne Borough v Boreham Wood

Enfield Town v Chesham United

Hornchurch v Torquay United

Maidstone United v Hemel Hempstead Town 

St Albans City v Bath City 

Truro City v Tonbridge Angels

Weston-super-Mare v Aveley 

Weymouth v Farnborough 

Worthing v Slough Town

ACERBIS HERTS SENIOR COUNTY PREMIER DIVISION - THE SEASON SO FAR

The London Cheetahs currently lead the way in the ACERBIS Herts Senior County Premier Division. They were runner's up in the Middlesex County League Division One (North & West) last season so have made the transition from Step Eight to Seven with ease. 

They were called Boston Manor prior to the 23/24 season and a rebranding of the club. 

From their nine league games played so far they have won seven, drawn one and lost one. The only defeat coming against Chipperfield Corinthians who are just behind them in the table. The draw was a 2-2 against Leverstock Green Development in their second game of the games. They have also had two penalty kick wins in cup competitions beating Cuffley in The Norman Appleby Trophy First Round and Royston Town Reserves in The Herts FA Senior Centenary Trophy. 

They have a healthy total of 35 goals scored in 11 league and cup games with Ismail Mansour on 6 goals closely followed by Mehdi Mayah (a former London Tigers player), Saul Cruz and Eiman Kaabi on 5 each. 

Last season's third placed team Chipperfield Corinthians closely follow them with seven wins and two defeats in nine league games played. They have also been hitting the back of the next frequently with 34 goals scored in those games. They knocked out Division One side Hatfield United in The Norman Appleby Trophy First Round beating them 3-2 and won on penalties in the HSCT at Cuffley after a 1-1 draw in normal time. Aidan Leslie has 10 goals and Lewis Nicholas has 8 goals. Their two defeats have come at third placed Everett Rovers (3-1) and at home to currently fourth placed Allenburys Sports (4-5) on the opening day of the season. 

All of Everett Rovers seven league games so far have come at home of which six they have one - their only defeat being 3-4 versus OIR FC. Harry Bennett has netted 13 goals in those seven league games.

Allenburys Sports and Cuffley (7th) are the only sides left without a defeat. 

Apsley Argyle, who were promoted from Division One in 2023 and finished 16th last season have lost all seven of their games played so far. Buntingford Town are just above them and also have no wins but have drawn one of their eight league games played. 

In The Norman Appleby Trophy there could be a repeat of the 23/24 final in the Second Round if Division One Westmill beat Barnet Development in the one remaining first round game to be played this Saturday. Westmill won a thrilling final 3-2 last season in front of 315 people at Clarence Park - Everett Rovers were 0-2 up but three goals (two from Charlie Rome and one from Josh Holmes) gained Westmill a historic win. 

They are currently top of Division One with Louie Debnam scored 12 goals in just 6 games.  

PREMIER DIVISION TABLE

TOP FIVE TEAMS ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	GSPG
1.	LONDON CHEETAHS	9	7	1	1	31	10	+21	22	3.44
2.	CHIPPERFIELD CORINTHIANS	9	7	0	2	34	15	+19	21	3.78
3.	EVERETT ROVERS	7	6	0	1	38	13	+25	18	5.43
4.	ALLENBURYS SPORTS	8	5	3	0	27	14	+13	18	3.38
5.	LEVERSTOCK GREEN RESERVES	9	5	3	1	16	13	-3	18	1.78

NORMAN APPLEBY TROPHY 

FIRST ROUND 

AFC Welwyn Development 0-3 Baldock Town Reserves 

Allenburys Sports 8-1 Letchworth GC Eagles u23

Buntingford Town 3-1 Waltham Cross 

Cheshunt Development 1-2 Owens 

Chipperfield Corinthians 3-2 Hatfield United

Everett Rovers 5-1 Apsley Argyle 

Evergreen 1-4 London Lions Development

Hinton 2-1 Bovingdon Reserves 

Hatfield Athletic 2-4 Norsemen 

Lemsford 1-5 Harpenden Town Development 

Leverstock Green Reserves 0-1 Cockfosters Reserves 

London Cheetahs 2-2 Cuffley - 4-3 pens 

OIR 0-1 Hertford Heath 

Sandridge Rovers 1-2 Codicote Reserves 

Westmill v Barnet Development - 12/10/24 

Elneny - BYE 

SECOND ROUND 

Saturday 9th November 

Baldock Town Reserves v Hinton

Chipperfield Corinthians v London Lions Development

Everett Rovers v Westmill or Barnet Development 

London Cheetahs v Hertford Town

Owens v Harpenden Town Development   

Norsemen v Allenburys Sports 

Elneny v Buntingford Town 

Tuesday 12th November 

Codicote Reserves v Cockfosters Reserves 

FORTHCOMING ACERBIS PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURES

Saturday 12th October  

2pm KO 

Allenburys Sports v OIR

Buntingford Town v Leverstock Green Reserves

Cheshunt Development v Apsley Argyle

Cuffley v Hertford Heath 

Hinton v London Cheetahs

Owens v Chipperfield Corinthians

3pm KO 

Elneny v Everett Rovers 

Tuesday 15th October 

Everett Rovers v Hinton 

London Lions Development v Buntingford Town 

VANARAMA SOUTH WEEKEND PREVIEW

Chelmsford City v Eastbourne Borough 

City were runner's up last season but have lost three of their nine games played so far and are in 13th place - they won't be worrying too much as in they are only five points down on their points total from last season and have scored three more goals. The visitors have made a great start to the season with just one defeat in nine games. They are six league games unbeaten. 

Chelmsford City have recently beaten Tilbury and Bromsgrove Sporting in The Emirates FA Cup to set up a very exciting 4th QR tie at National League table topper's Barnet. 

Chesham United v Bath City 

The Generals have made an impressive start to life in The National South Division after promotion last season with four wins from nine games. will be looking to improve their home record of one win and three defeats.  The visitors made the play-offs last season but have started this campaign with three wins in nine games. They did win 1-2 at Salisbury in the Emirates FA Cup last weekend with former Yeovil Town striker Alex Fisher scoring in the 90+3 minute. City have only scored 6 goals in their 9 games. 

Chesham drew 0-0 at Step Five side Bishop Cleeve in the Emirates FA Cup last weekend with the replay at The Meadow postponed due to the heavy rain on Tuesday. 

Chippenham Town v Boreham Wood 

The Wood will be tough opposition under the new (but old) management of the returning Luke Garrard. Since he took over they have won 6-0 against Welling United and 2-1 in the FA Cup against Larkhall Athletic.  Ghanian International striker Kwesi Appiah scored in both of those wins. Town's two wins in the league have come against struggling Weymouth and Enfield Town. 

Chippenham lost 1-0 at Weston-Super-Mare in a Emirates FA Cup 3rd QR game on Tuesday evening after a 1-1 draw last weekend Dorking Wanderers v Hornchurch

 

Dorking Wanderers v Hornchurch

15th v 14th in the table. Both clubs were expected by many to be higher up the table this season. The Urchins will be pleased with their position following their promotion but with their impressive squad which includes former Crystal Palace winger Sean Scannell who recently made his 50th appearance for the club. They have recently added central defender Harry Gibbs (see below), striker Scott Kashket (158 football league appearances) and defender Louis Lomas (on loan from Braintree Town formerly of Southend United and Brackley Town to their squad. 

The Essex club missed out on a Emirates FA Cup 4th QR game with Dagenham & Redbridge as they lost 1-3 at home to Step Three side Leiston on Tuesday evening. 

After winning their first two games Dorking Wanderers have just one win in eight league and cup games which came against struggling St Albans City. 

Enfield Town v Weymouth

Is it too early in the season to call this a 'relegation six pointer'? It's 21st v 23rd in the table at The Dave Bryant Stadium and the home side have let in 24 goals in just 10 games following their promotion last season. The Terras made a terrible start to the season losing their first seven league games in row before two impressive results in a 1-2 win at Dorking Wanderers and a 1-1 draw at home to Worthing. They have also beaten Sholing and Winchester City (after a replay) in the Emirates FA Cup with a 4th QR game at Forest Green Rovers to look forward too. 

This will be the first meeting between Weymouth and Enfield Town - Many fans will have memories of The Terras playing the old Enfield FC in the then GM Vauxhall Conference and Gola League/Alliance Premier League in the 1980s. 

Farnborough v Aveley 

Aveley have just one win in their opening nine league games. Their last two league games have been a 2-3 defeat at Chesham who won with two late goals on 90+3 and 90+4 minutes along with a 1-2 home defeat against Truro City - they have also been beaten by Step Three side Royston Town. They have recently lost the services of Central Defender Harry Gibbs who has signed for league and local rival's Hornchurch. 

Aside from their Emirates FA Cup defeat to Step Three side Walton & Hersham the Hampshire side have made a good start to their season with five wins from nine league games 

Hampton & Richmond Borough v Torquay United 

Last weekend was a good one for The Beavers as they won won 4-0 at home to Enfield Town with James Roberts netting a hat-trick. This result followed a very impressive 2-2 draw at currently third place Tonbridge Angels where Roberts netted another goal! 

The Gulls made a good start to their campaign winning five of their opening seven league games but their form has dipped in the last three games with a 2-0 defeat at Welling United, an Emirates FA Cup humiliation at Bishops Cleeve who won 3-0 and a 1-1 draw at home to bottom of the table St Albans City.   

A crowd of 1,469 people saw The Beavers win 3-1 against Torquay United last season with an Ben Seymour and Mason Bloomfield on target for the home side along with an own goal. Seymour will be playing against his former side as he now plays for The Gulls having transferred to them over the summer. 

Slough Town v Tonbridge Angels 

7th v 3rd in the table so one of the games of the day. The Angels are one of only two teams without a defeat in the league so far - Many fans wouldn't of predicted that the Kent side who finished in 14th place last season would be in 3rd place after nine league games this season. Former Maidstone United and Margate Manager Jay Saunders has been with the club since May 2022 and it looks like they are in for a good season. 

Slough Town won 0-3 at what looked a potentially difficult Emirates FA Cup game at Isthmian Premier Division Chatham Town last weekend which sets up a very interesting game at Woking in the 4th QR.  In the league The Rebels are without a win in three games which have been defeats to Weston-Super-Mare and Hemel along with a draw at Eastbourne Borough.  

St Albans City v Salisbury 

The Saints need a win and need it sooner rather than later. David Noble took the Hertfordshire club to the play-off final in 22/23 where they lost to Oxford City and when he left the club in January 2024 to join National League side Wealdstone they were in 8th place and looking good for a play-off place. His stay with The Stones was short lived and lasted only seventeen games. 

It's a different story this season as City have no wins in their nine league games played. After a good 1-1 draw away at Torquay United they travelled to Isthmian North side Gorleston in the Emirates FA Cup last weekend and were on the end of a shock 4-2 defeat. 

Salisbury, promoted as play-off winner's in the Southern League Premier South last season, have made a good start with three wins from their nine league games - something to note is that all three of those wins have come at home and on their travels they have one draw (at table topper's Hemel Hempstead on the opening day of the season) and three defeats. 

Truro City v Hemel Hempstead Town 

6th v 1st in the table so another game of the day contender and a long trip for the league leader's down to Cornwall. The Tudors are still unbeaten in their nine league games played and Bobby Wilkinson looks to have assembled an impressive squad. Away from home they have four wins from four with no goals conceded - 2-0, 1-0, 1-0 and 1-0. Truro's Jaze Kabia (4 goals) and  Tyler Harvey (7 goals) have been in great form this season and with an experienced Manager in John Askey in charge I'm sure they will be at least play-off contenders come the end of the season. Could this be the Hertfordshire club's first league defeat of the season? 

Welling United v Weston-super-Mare 

18th v 4th in the table. The visitors will be favourites for this game as they have been on a great run of form since losing the first two games of the league season. They form since reads WWWWWDD with Emirates FA Cup wins against Wimbourne Town and Chippenham Town (after a replay) 

The Wings home form is good with three wins and one defeat in four league games but since the last one they have been beaten by Isthmian Premier Division side Chatham Town 0-1 at Park View Road and gone done 6-0 at Boreham Wood. 

Worthing v Maidstone United

Worthing recently signed former Stone's forward Mo Faal who had spent the first few months of the season with League One side Crawley Town without making a first team appearance. He scored on his debut in a 3-2 FA Cup home win over another one of his former clubs Havant & Waterlooville. Due to ground redevelopment the south-coast club have played seven games away from home and only one game at home (0-0 v Hornchurch) so maybe their current 12th place league position could be a false one. They have also beaten Dartford at home in the FA Cup. 

A crowd of just under 2,000 people saw The Stones win 0-1 at Isthmian South-East side Herne Bay in the Emirates FA Cup last weekend. 

SOUTHWOLD TOWN MAKE GREAT START TO THE SEASON - PAKEFIELD DYNAMOS DEVELOPMENT STILL LOOKING FOR A WIN

Southwold Town have made a slightly impressive start to their Lowestoft & District League (sponsored by Lauren Lou Storage Facilities) Division Three campaign where they have won all four of their games played with forty-four goals scored! The stand out result is the 23-0 victory at Pakefield Dynamos Development where Asa Rush (5), Isaac Woolnough (3), Jamie Churchill (3), Brandon Ward (3) Finley Atkinson (3), Noah Bligh (2), Jsoh Brabben (2), Aaaron Goffin and Paul Herbert scored goals. 

SOUTHWOLD TOWN RESULTS & FIXTURES

SEPTEMBER 

Saturday 7th - Kessingland Reserves W 5-2 

Saturday 14th - OULTON UNITED W 9-1 

Saturday 21st - Pakefield Dynamos Development W 23-0 

Saturday 28th - Oulton United W 10-0 

OCTOBER 

Saturday 5th - HOPTON & HAWTHON DEVELOPMENT 

Saturday 12th - EARSHAM RESERVES 

Saturday 19th - FLYING DUCTCHMAN 

Saturday 26th - BOHEMIANS DEVELOPMENT 

For Pakefield Dynamos Development teams it's been a difficult start to the 24/25 campaign with sixty goals conceded in just three games. Let's hope their results can improve as the season goes on. 

PAKEFIELD DYNAMOS DEVELOPMENT RESULTS & FIXTURES

SEPTEMBER 

Saturday 14th - FLYING DUTCHMAN L 0-20 

Saturday 21st - SOUTHWOLD TOWN L 0-23 

Saturday 28th - Earsham L 0-17 

OCTOBER 

Saturday 5th - Flying Dutchman 

Saturday 12th - Oulton United (Suffolk FA Primary Cup) 

LINKS  

Clubs with Piers - Southwold Town - May 2011

LONDON FA SENIOR TROPHY 2024/25

FIRST ROUND 

Saturday 28th September 

Forest Hill Park 3-1 Meridian VP 

Friday 4th October

Barking u23s v Sporting Hackney 

NW London v OIR

Saturday 5th October    

Jolof Sports v AFC Cubo 

London Tigers v FC Petrocub 

Lewisham Borough v FC Baresi 

Peckham Town v Sporting Club Thamesmead 

Sporting Bengal United Reserves v SOUL Tower Hamlets

Saturday 12th October 

AS London v Hilltop Reserves 

PFC Victoria v Bridon Ropes - Away Win walkover 

Tooting Bec v London Colney - Home Win walkover

Bye into the next round

Cockfosters Reserves 

Croydon 

FC Elmstead 

Hackney Wick 

Wimbledon Casuals 

There is a big East London Derby this weekend in the London FA Senior Trophy at Sporting Bengal United Reserves of the Essex Alliance Premier Division (West) host SOUL Tower Hamlets who are currently in sixth place of the Southern Counties East Division One. The game is scheduled to be played at The Ford Sports & Social Club in Newbury Park. 

There are also two ties on Friday evening as Barking u23s host Sporting Hackney and NW London play OIR. 

BECKENHAM TOWN TOP OF THE PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN SOUTH-EAST DIVISION BUT SHEPPEY UNITED, RAMSGATE AND MARGATE REMAIN UNBEATEN

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	TOP SCORER*
1.	BECKENHAM TOWN	9	7	1	1	25	10	+15	22	JAMARIE BRISETT - 10
2.	SHEPPEY UNITED	6	6	0	0	16	3	+13	18	JACOB LAMBERT -3  DANNY LEONARD - 3
3.	RAMSGATE	5	5	0	0	15	4	+11	15	JOE TAYLOR - 5
4.	ERITH TOWN	7	4	1	2	17	9	+8	13	JAMES DYER - 5
5.	DEAL TOWN	7	4	0	3	17	13	+4	12	TOM CHAMPMAN - 5
6.	BURGESS HILL TOWN	5	4	0	1	10	6	+4	12	DAN PERRY - 3
7.	MERSTHAM	6	3	1	2	10	11	-1	10	OLU LAWAL - 2  CHARLIE GREENWOOD - 2
8.	SITTINGBOURNE	4	3	0	1	14	5	+9	9	MITCHELL MAY - 4
9.	MARGATE	5	2	3	0	6	3	+3	9	HARVEY BRAND -3
10.	BROADBRIDGE HEATH	5	3	0	2	6	10	-4	9	MATTHEW HAY -2

* DENOTES LEAGUE GAMES ONLY 

With FA Cup and FA Trophy games played and to be played The Pitching In Isthmian South-East table doesn't really show a clear picture if you look at the position where some teams are. 

Beckenham Town are currently top of the table and it's a real turn around for them from last season where they finished in 19th place after a 4th place finish in the 22/23 campaign where they were beaten in the play-off semi-final by Whitehawk. 

Eden Park Avenue should of been hosting Step Five football this season but The Becks were reprieved from relegation due to Cirencester Town and Loughborough Dynamos requesting voluntary relegation along with New Salamis withdrawing from the non-league pyramid. 

Darren Anslow's side have won seven of their nine games played with their only defeat being a 0-2 home defeat to Margate - they also drew 1-1 at AFC Croydon Athletic. 

It's no surprise to see Ramsgate with 100% winning record still - The Rams have finished as runner's up for the last two seasons before losing in the play-off semi-finals against fifth placed Hythe Town (finished 5 points behind them) and Chichester City who finished an amazing 20 points behind them! 

Ben Smith is back in charge of The Rams after leaving the club over the summer to replaced by former Lewes and Cray Wanderers boss Tony Russell who was only in charge for 25 days! 

They are joined by Kent rival's Sheppey United who have won all six of their league games. 

Erith Town and Deal Town, both promoted from Step Five last season, have made amazing starts to their seasons but they are closely followed by Burgess Hill Town, Merstham, Sittingbourne, Margate and Broadbridge Heath who have games in hand. 

Ramsgate and Sittingbourne are the only clubs left in the Isuzu FA Trophy hosting Cray Valley PM and Bognor Regis Town in the Third Qualifying Round. It'll be a renewal of affairs between The Rams and The Millers who fought it out for the title last season - The South London side finished top and are now in sixth place in the Premier Division. 

Margate have a huge Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Reply tomorrow when they travel to Premier Division side Horsham. The Gate took a 1-0 lead in the 39th minute via Ibrahim Olutade only for Ola Ogunwamide to equalise on 71 minutes for the visitors. 

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 

Tuesday 1st October 

Broadbridge Heath v Sevenoaks Town 

Burgess Hill Town v Sittingbourne 

Littlehampton Town v Lancing 

Saturday 5th October 

AFC Croydon Athletic v Hythe Town 

Burgess Hill Town v Beckenham Town 

East Grinstead Town v Merstham 

Eastbourne Town v Erith Town 

Lancing v Margate

Sevenoaks Town v Three Bridges 

Tuesday 8th October

Deal Town v Sittingbourne 

Herne Bay v Steyning Town Community 

Margate v Three Bridges 

Merstham v Erith Town 

Saturday 12th October

Ashford United v Broadbridge Heath 

Beckenham Town v Sittingbourne 

Erith Town v Deal Town 

Herne Bay v Sevenoaks Town 

Hythe Town v Eastbourne Town

Littlehampton Town v Phoenix Sports 

Margate v AFC Croydon Athletic 

Merstham v Burgess Hill Town 

Ramsgate v Sheppey United 

Steyning Town Community v East Grinstead Town

LONDON SENIOR CUP (SPONSORED BY VEO) 2024/2025

Charlton Athletic's u21 side have won the last two London Senior Cups with a 2-1 victory over Hendon last season and a 5-3 win over Haringey Borough in the 22/23 season. Eighteen year old Patrick Casey netted both goals v Hendon and is a very promising player for The Addicks where he signed a three year professional contract in June 2023.  

Daniel Kanu, 19, scored twice in the 2023 win over Haringey Borough and now has played nearly 50 league games for the club as well as being capped by Sierra Leone at International Level.

Dylan Gavin was another scorer in that game - He spent time on loan with Billericay Town, Dulwich Hamlet and Welling United during his time at The Valley. He moved back to Ireland and played for Athlone Town last season before joining Scottish League Two side Elgin City in the summer. 

Charlton Athletic aren't the only football league side to enter this year's competition with Bromley, QPR, Leyton Orient, AFC Wimbledon and Brentford all entering teams. The Bees 'B' team made the 2019 and 2020 finals before winning in 2022. 

FIRST ROUND

Tuesday 24th September

Met Police 2-1 Corinthian Casuals 

Enfield FC v Fisher - Away walkover 

SECOND ROUND

Wednesday 25th September 

Woodford Town 0-0 Hendon (Home win on pens 5-3) 

Wednesday 2nd October 

Sporting Bengal United v Welling United 

Tuesday 8th October 

Haringey Borough v Barking 

Wednesday 9th October 

Glebe v Hanwell Town 

Saturday 12th October 

Cockfosters v Colney Heath 

Tuesday 15th October 

Harrow Borough v Queens Park Rangers u21 

Wednesday 16th October 

Balham v AFC Croydon Athletic 

Tuesday 29th October 

Wingate & Finchley v Erith & Belvedere 

Tuesday 5th November

Fisher v Charlton Athletic u23 

Tuesday 19th November 

Cray Wanderers v Erith Town

Dates to be confirmed

Athletic Newham v Enfield Town

Dulwich Hamlet v Leyton Orient 

Sutton Common Rovers v Hilltop 

Tooting & Mitcham United v AFC Wimbledon 

TBC Metropolitan Police v Bromley 

TBC Redbridge FC v Brentford 'B'