TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH IN THE SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS PREMIER DIVISION THIS WEEKEND

TOP SIX 

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF-GA	GD	PTS	PPG	FORM
1.	ST PANTELEIMON	11	7	2	2	28-15	+13	23	2.09	DWWWWW
2.	BIGGLESWADE UNITED	10	6	3	1	31-19	+12	21	2.10	WWDLWW
3.	REAL BEDFORD	7	5	1	1	21-6	+15	16	2.29	DWWWWL
4.	FC ROMANIA	8	5	1	2	21-10	+11	16	2.00	WWWDWL
5.	MK IRISH	6	5	0	1	19-3	+16	15	2.50	LWWWW
6.	HARPENDEN TOWN	8	4	2	2	19-15	+4	14	1.75	DWLWWL

BOTTOM SIX 

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF-GA	GD	PTS	PPG	FORM
15.	AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS	9	3	0	6	11-26	-15	9	1.00	LWLWLW
16.	CRAWLEY GREEN	9	2	2	5	14-21	-7	8	0.88	LLLLWW
17.	ARLESEY TOWN	8	2	2	4	9-17	-8	8	1.00	DLWLLL
18.	STANSTED	8	2	1	5	14-23	-9	7	0.88	LLWWLL
19.	SHEFFORD TOWN & CAMPTON	8	2	1	5	12-22	-10	7	0.88	WLLLDL
20.	SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN	7	0	2	5	7-23	-16	2	0.29	DDLLLL

All roads lead to The Verdant Stadium this weekend as Biggleswade United host St Panteleimon in a Spartan South Midlands Premier Division top of the table clash. Both teams like to score goals with The Saints on 2.54 goals per game and United on 3.10 goals per game. 

Courtney Massey has 11 goals in 13 league and cup games for The Saints with Coree Wilson on 11 goals in 11 league and cup games for United. 

At the bottom of the division Sawbridgeworth Town are still awaiting their first win of the season having two draws in their seven games played - these came against sixteenth placed Crawley Green and in a very creditable 2-2 draw with St Panteleimon. They host Aylesbury Vale Dynamos who have won two of their last three league games but were knocked out of the FA Vase on Saturday by MK Irish.  

There is one midweek game when Baldock Town, who are currently in eighth position, welcome fourth placed FC Romania who lost to Tring Athletic at the weekend. 

FCR are on the road again at the weekend when they travel to Harpenden Town for another eagerly anticipated game. Real Bedford are away at London Lions and MK Irish are at home to Cockfosters. 

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Tuesday 26th September 

Baldock Town v FC Romania 

Saturday 30th September

Biggleswade United v St Panteleimon 

Dunstable Town v Stansted 

Harpenden Town v FC Romania

Leverstock Green v Baldock Town

London Lions v Real Bedford

Milton Keynes Irish v Cockfosters

Potton United v Crawley Green

Sawbridgeworth Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Shefford Town & Campton v Colney Heath

TOP SIX DEFEATS

ST PANTELEIMON - 2 

Sat 1st Aug - ST PANTELEIMON 0-2 LEVERSTOCK GREEN 

Sat 26th Aug - ST PANTELEIMON 2-3 HARPENDEN TOWN

BIGGLESWADE UNITED - 1

Sat 9th Sep - FC ROMANIA 4-1 BIGGLESWADE UNITED 

REAL BEDFORD - 1 

Sat 16th Sep - REAL BEDFORD 1-4 ST PANTELEIMON 

FC ROMANIA - 2 

Sat 12th Aug - MK IRISH 3-1 FC ROMANIA

Sat 23rd Aug - FC ROMANIA 0-2 TRING ATHLETIC  

MK IRISH - 1 

Tue 1st Aug - REAL BEDFORD 1-0 MK IRISH 

HARPENDEN TOWN - 2

Tue 29th Aug - LEVERSTOCK GREEN 2-0 HARPENDEN TOWN 

Sat 16th Sept - HARPENDEN TOWN 1-3 BIGGLESWADE UNITED 

BOTTOM SIX WINS

AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS - 3 

Tue 29th Aug - AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS 1-0 CRAWLEY GREEN 

Sat 9th Sep - AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS 2-1 POTTON UNITED 

Sat 16th Sep - STANSTED 2-3 AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS

CRAWLEY GREEN - 2 

Tue 12th Sep - TRING ATHLETIC 2-3 CRAWLEY GREEN 

Sat 16th Sep - ARLESEY TOWN 0-2 CRAWLEY GREEN 

ARLESEY TOWN - 2 

Tue 1st Aug - ARLESEY TOWN 1-0 COCKFOSTERS 

Sat 2nd Sep - AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS 0-2 ARLESEY TOWN 

STANSTED - 2 

Sat 2nd Sep - BALDOCK TOWN 2-4 STANSTED 

Sat 9th Sep - STANSTED 3-0 TRING ATHLETIC 

SHEFFORD TOWN & CAMPTON - 2 

Tue 1st Aug - SHEFFORD TOWN & CAMPTON 2-1 POTTON UNITED

Tue 15th Aug - CRAWLEY GREEN 0-2 SHEFFORD TOWN & CAMPTON  

SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN - 0 

NO LEAGUE WINS SO FAR

SIXTY-SIX GAMES AND COUNTING - WHEN WILL CROCKENHILL WIN AGAIN IN THE LEAGUE?

Crockenhill narrowly lost 0-1 to Welling Town Reserves today in the NRG 24HR Gym Kent County League Division Two (West) which incredibly was their sixty-sixth league game without a win. A run which has seen them drop from the Step Seven Premier Division to Division Two (West) for the current season. When will The Crocs get a league win? 

They have a tough game next week at their amazing Wested Meadow ground when Halls AFC Reserves visit who have won three of their five league games so far scoring 16 goals in the process. They then play at Bexley Reserves in the Kent Junior Cup before playing the same side at home in the league. It will be the third time they play Bexley Reserves as they lost their in the league in early September. 

They have a few cup victories against Danson Sports, Tudor Sports and Belvedere. Their last positive result in the league came back on Saturday 22nd October 2022 when they drew 2-2 at home to Bridon Ropes Reserves in Division One (West).

Wested Meadow is pictured below and is a wonderful place to watch football. Also below is their results from their last win up to their next fixtures. 

DATE	OPPONENTS	RESULT
2020/2021	PREMIER DIVISION
Sat 5th Sep	FAVERSHAM STRIKE FORCE	WON 4-1
1) Sat 12th Sep	Hawkinge Town	LOST 1-2
2) Sat 19th Sep	STAPLEHURST MONARCHS	LOST 0-3
3) Sat 26th Sep	Kings Hill	LOST 1-4
4) Sat 3rd Oct	KINGS HILL	LOST 1-2
5) Sat 10th Oct	FARNBOROUGH OB GUILD	DRAWN 1-1
6) Wed 21st Oct	Otford United	LOST 1-7
7) Sat 24th Oct	Fleetdown United	LOST 1-2
8) Sat 31st Oct	K Sports Reserves	LOST 3-4
2021/2022	PREMIER DIVISION
9) Sat 14th Aug	IDE HILL	LOST 0-2
10) Tue 18th Aug	BROMLEIANS	LOST 0-1
11) Sat 21st Aug	Ten-Em-Bee	LOST 2-6
12) Sat 30th Aug	Peckham Town	LOST 2-7
Sat 4th Sep	DANSON SPORTS	WON 2-0 (Inter-Regional Cup)
13) Tue 8th Sep	Otford United	DRAWN 0-0
14) Sat 11th Sep	Borden Village	DRAWN 1-1
Sat 18th Sep	Tenterden Town	LOST 0-4 (Kent Intermediate Shield)
15) Sat 25th Sep	Tudor Sports	LOST 1-4
Sat 9th Oct	TUDOR SPORTS	WON 3-2 (Inter Regional Cup)
16) Sat 16th Oct	Bromleians	LOST 0-2
17) Sat 23rd Oct	K SPORTS RESERVES	LOST 1-5
Sat 30th Oct	RED VELVET	LOST 4-7 (Inter Regional Cup)
18) Sat 6th Nov	Farnborough OB Guild	LOST 1-3
19) Sat 13th Nov	STANSFELD (O&B)	LOST 0-3
20) Sat 20th Nov	New Romney	LOST 0-9
21) Sat 27th Nov	OTFORD UNITED	LOST 2-4
22) Sat 11th Dec	Ide Hill	LOST 1-6
23) Sat 18th Dec	TUDOR SPORTS	LOST 0-5
24) Sat 8th Jan	Kings Hill	LOST 0-3
25) Sat 15th Jan	FARNBOROUGH OB GUILD	DRAWN 2-2
26) Sat 22nd Jan	TEN-EM-BEE	LOST 2-3
27) Sat 29th Jan	Stansfeld (O&B)	LOST 0-3
28) Sat 5th Feb	Fleetdown United	LOST 0-7
29) Sat 12th Feb	NEW ROMNEY	LOST 0-6
30) Sat 19th Feb	K Sports Reserves	LOST 0-4
31) Sat 26th Feb	RED VELVET	LOST 0-12
32) Sat 5th Mar	Hawkinge Town	LOST 0-3
33) Sat 12th Mar	BORDEN VILLAGE	LOST 0-3
34) Sat 26th Mar	PECKHAM TOWN	LOST 0-2
35) Sat 9th Apr	KINGS HILL	LOST 0-3
36) Sat 12th Apr	Red Velvet	LOST 0-8
37) Sat 30th Apr	FLEETDOWN UNITED	DRAWN 1-1
38) Sat 2nd May	HAWKINGE TOWN	LOST 1-5
2022/2023	DIVISION ONE (WEST)
39) Wed 17th Aug	DANSON SPORTS	LOST 1-3
40) Sat 20th Aug	SC Thamesmead Res	LOST 2-8
41) Sat 27th Aug	BELVEDERE	DRAWN 0-0
42) Sat 3rd Sep	Bexley	LOST 1-4
Sat 17th Sep	OTFORD UNITED	LOST 1-8 (Kent Intermediate Shield)
43) Sat 24th Sep	EQUINOCCIAL	LOST 1-7
44) Sat 1st Oct	Welling Park	LOST 1-4
Sat 8th Oct	BELVEDERE	WON 7-2 (Inter Regional Cup)
45) Sat 22nd Oct	BRIDON ROPES RESERVES	DRAWN 2-2
46) Sat 29th Oct	Metrogas	LOST 0-3
Sat 5th Nov	GURU NANAK	LOST 0-4 (Inter Regional Cup)
47) Sat 12th Nov	Long Lane	LOST 0-5
48) Sat 19th Nov	CRAYFORD ARROWS	LOST 0-3
49) Sat 26th Nov	Danson Sports	LOST 1-7
50) Sat 3rd Dec	Belvedere	LOST 2-3
51) Sat 28th Jan	Bridon Ropes Res	LOST 1-6
52) Sat 4th Feb	Equinoccial	LOST 0-10
53) Sat 11th Feb	WELLING PARK	LOST 1-3
54) Sat 25th Feb	BEXLEY	LOST 0-6
55) Sat 4th Mar	Crayford Arrows	LOST 0-4
56) Sat 11th Mar	SOUTH EAST ATH	LOST 0-5
57) Sat 25th Mar	LONG LANE	LOST 2-10
58) Sat 8th Apr	METROGAS	LOST 0-7
59) Tue 18th Apr	Club Langley	LOST 0-4
60) Sat 22nd Apr	CLUB LANGLEY	LOST 0-7
61) Sat 29th Apr	South East Ath	LOST 0-12
62) Sat 6th May	SC THAMESMEAD RES	LOST 0-8
2023/24	DIVISION TWO (WEST)
63) Sat 26th Aug	BELVEDERE	LOST 1-4
64) Sat 2nd Sep	FLEETDOWN UTD RES	LOST 2-3
Sat 9th Sep	Orpington	LOST 1-5 (West Kent Shield)
65) Sat 16th Sep	Bexley Res	LOST 0-4
66) Sat 23rd Sep	WELLING TOWN RES	LOST 0-1
Sat 30th Sep	HALLS AFC RES
Sat 7th Oct	Bexley Res	(Kent Junior Cup Group A)
Sat 14th Oct	BEXLEY RES
Sat 21st Oct	Southborough	(Sevenoaks Charity Cup)

PLEASE HELP PARK VIEW FC

Park View Football Club have today released the above message via social media in that they have had to withdraw from the Thurlow Nunn First Division South. Hopefully this decision maybe able to be reversed if they can get some help from sponsors and donations. 

The club were formed in 1991 by a group of friends in the Tottenham area firstly playing friendly games and then played in the Middlesex County League and Amateur Football Combination. 

They entered the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two in the 17/18 season and are currently playing in the Thurlow Nunn First Division South 

Their home ground is on White Hart Lane at The New River Sports Centre around a mile down the road from Tottenham Hotspur. 

IF YOU ARE A BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN HELP THE CLUB OUT AND HELP THEM SURVIVE PLEASE CONTACT THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 

PARK VIEW FC ON SOCIAL MEDIA LINK

PARK VIEW FC LINKS 

LANGFORD v PARK VIEW - AUGUST 2018

ARLESEY TOWN v PARK VIEW - FEBRUARY 2020

ENFIELD BOROUGH v PARK VIEW - AUGUST 2023

PARK VIEW v CLAPTON FC - AUGUST 2023

ISTHMIAN PREMIER DIVISION CLUBS IN THE EMIRATES FA CUP - UPDATE

 

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND

Saturday 2nd September

STEP THREE v STEP THREE 

DULWICH HAMLET 1-1 HARINGEY BOROUGH 

ENFIELD TOWN 3-0 POTTERS BAR TOWN 

HENDON 2-3 MARGATE 

ROYSTON TOWN 1-0 CHESHUNT

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR 

BILLERICAY TOWN 7-0 STOWMARKET TOWN 

BURGESS HILL TOWN 2-0 BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 

CANVEY ISLAND 5-1 LOWESTOFT TOWN 

CONCORD RANGERS 1-1 WROXHAM

CHATHAM TOWN 1-5 RAMSGATE 

HARTLEY WINTNEY 0-4 FOLKESTONE INVICTA 

HASHTAG UNITED 1-0 BRENTWOOD TOWN 

LANCING 1-1 CARSHALTON ATHLETIC 
LEATHERHEAD 0-0 HORSHAM

SEVENOAKS TOWN 0-0 WHITEHAWK 

STEP THREE v STEP FIVE 

CRAY WANDERERS 5-1 NEWHAVEN 

FAVERSHAM TOWN 0-4 LEWES 

HORNCHURCH 5-0 FAKENHAM TOWN 

WHITSTABLE TOWN 2-3 WINGATE & FINCHLEY

Sunday 3rd September 

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR 

ERITH & BELVEDERE 0-0 HASTINGS UNITED 

STEP THREE v STEP FIVE 

KINGSTONIAN 4-1 LYDD TOWN 

FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND REPLAYS

Tuesday 4th September 

STEP THREE v STEP THREE 

HARINGEY BOROUGH 2-0 DULWICH HAMLET 

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR 

CARSHALTON ATHLETIC 4-1 LANCING 

HORSHAM 2-1 LEATHERHEAD 

WHITEHAWK 2-1 SEVENOAKS TOWN 

WROXHAM 3-0 CONCORD RANGERS 

Wednesday 5th September

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR

HASTINGS UNITED 2-1 ERITH & BELVEDERE 

OUT IN FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND

1) CHESHUNT

2) POTTERS BAR TOWN

3) DULWICH HAMLET 

4) CONCORD RANGERS 

5) BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND

Friday 15th September

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR 

ASCOT UNITED 1-2 LEWES

Saturday 16th September

STEP THREE v STEP TWO 

CANVEY ISLAND 1-1 BRAINTREE TOWN 

DOVER ATHLETIC 3-2 HASTINGS UNITED 

HARINGEY BOROUGH 4-2 TONBRIDGE ANGELS 

STEP THREE V STEP THREE

CARSHALTON ATHLETIC 4-0 KINGSTONIAN 

HASHTAG UNITED 0-1 NEEDHAM MARKET 

MARGATE 2-2 FOLKESTONE INVICTA 

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR

BRIGHTLINGSEA REGENT 1-3 BILLERICAY TOWN 

ENFIELD TOWN 3-0 FELIXSTOWE & WALTON UNITED 

WITHAM TOWN 1-5 HORNCHURCH 

STEP THREE v STEP FIVE

WHITEHAWK 4-0 REDHILL 

Sunday 17th September

STEP THREE v STEP TWO 

WINGATE & FINCHLEY 0-0 FARNBOROUGH 

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR 

CRAY WANDERERS 2-2 RAMSGATE

SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND REPLAYS

Tuesday 19th September

STEP THREE v STEP TWO  

BRAINTREE TOWN 3-1 CANVEY ISLAND 

FARNBOROUGH 6-0 WINGATE & FINCHLEY 

STEP THREE v STEP THREE 

FOLKSTONE INVICTA 1-3 MARGATE 

Wednesday 20th September

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR

RAMSGATE v CRAY WANDERERS 

OUT IN SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND

1) HASTINGS UNITED 

2) HASHTAG UNITED 

3) KINGSTONIAN 

4) CANVEY ISLAND 

5) WINGATE & FINCHLEY 

6) FOLKESTONE INVICTA 

7) CRAY WANDERERS 

THIRD QUALIFYING ROUND

Saturday 30th September

STEP THREE v STEP TWO 

AVELEY v HORNCHURCH 

BILLERICAY TOWN v ST ALBANS CITY

DOVER ATHLETIC v HARINGEY BOROUGH

LEWES v HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH

STEP THREE v STEP THREE 

CHESHAM UNITED v MARGATE  

HALESOWEN TOWN v ENFIELD TOWN 

STEP THREE v STEP FOUR 

CARSHALTON ATHLETIC v CRAY VALLEY PM 

HORSHAM v HANWORTH VILLA 

There are some huge games coming up in the Emirates FA Cup Third Qualifying Round featuring teams from The Pitching In Isthmian Premier Division. 

Firstly there is a repeat of the Premier Division play-off final from last season as Hornchurch visit Aveley who had made a brilliant start to life in the Vanarama South Division. It's a local derby too as only five miles separate the two Essex rivals. 

Billericay Town, Haringey Borough and Lewes also face Vanarama South sides. 

Margate and Enfield Town have tricky trips to Southern League Premier Division clubs. The Gate travel to Chesham United who are top of the Premier South and have have won seven out of seven league games. The Towners make the trip to the West Midlands to play Halesowen Town who are currently second in the Premier Central - 1,157 saw The Yeltz win 5-2 at home to Alvechurch in the last round with a larger crowd expected for the game against the North London side. 

Carshalton Athletic welcome South-East Division side Cray Valley PM and a quick return for their former boss Steve McKimm who left Colston Avenue in the summer and is now in charge of The Millers. 

Horsham welcome South-Central side Hanworth Villa who after reaching the play-off final last season have reserved their best form for the competition this season. They are yet to win a league but have beaten Crawley Down Gatwick, Hythe Town and Knaphill to get to this stage. 

WORLD FOOTBALL WEDNESDAY #4

SPANISH THIRD TIER - UPDATE 

Málaga, Ponferradina, Ibiza and Lugo were the four teams relegated from La Liga 2 last season. Three have made decent starts to their Primera Federación seasons - Ponferradina have won two and drawn two of their four Group 1 games but have only scored four goals. Lugo, also in Group 1, have only won one of their four games with just two goals scored. Málaga have won three of their four Group 2 games with their only defeat coming against Castellon who currently top the division. Ibiza are the only third tier side left with a 100% winning record with three wins from three. 

It was only just over a decade ago that Málaga finished in fourth place of La Liga (2011/12 season) and subsequently got to the Quarter Finals of the 12/13 UEFA Champions League where they were defeated by Borussia Dortmund 3-2 on aggregate. They had been looking at the semi-finals with the game going into the 90th minute only for Marco Reus and Felipe Santana to score late goals for the German side who at the time were Bundesliga Champions. 

NEXT FIXTURES

Atletico Madrid 'B' v Ibiza - Saturday 23rd September 

Real Sociedad 'B' v Lugo - Saturday 23rd September 

Linares v Málaga - Sunday 24th September 

Ponferradina v Fuenlabrada - Sunday 24th September 

KI SET MAKE FAROESE FOOTBALL HISTORY AND ABERDEEN WITH TOUGH GAME IN GERMANY

Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag or KI Kalksvik as they are more commonly known are set to make history tomorrow evening when they become the first Faroese Football Club to play in a European Football Group game. They travel to Slovakian Champion's Slovan Bratislava in the UEFA Conference League Group A where they will also play Lille and Olimpija Ljubljana.  

To get to this stage they have played Ferencvaros (3-0 aggregate), BK Hacken (3-3 win 4-3 on pens) and Molde (2-3 on aggregate) in the Champions League Qualifying Rounds and the Sherif Tiraspol in the Europa League play-off (2-3 on aggregate). 

Aston Villa and Aberdeen are representing England and Scotland in the competition. Villa go to Legia Warsaw in their first group game with The Dons in Germany with a very tough game in prospect against Eintracht Frankfurt. They have performed well in European Competition in recent times getting to the UEFA Europa League Semi-Final in 18/19, Winning the Europa League in 21/22 and the last 16 of the of the Champions League last season. 

The Scottish side's manager Barry Robson is under some pressure from some of their supporters after their poor start to the Scottish Premiership season which has seen then draw two and lost three of their five games played.  

USL DUNKERQUE BACK IN THE FRENCH SECOND TIER - A LONG TRIP FOR RODEZ AF

USL Deunkerque who have never played higher than Ligue 2 in their history having been formed in 1909 are back in the French Second Tier for the 23/24 season. "Les Maritimes" (The Seasiders) have won one, drawn three and lost two of their games so far - they play Rodez at home on Saturday which is one of the longest away trips of the season for the visitors being a 1180 mile round trip! 

HUGE LOCAL DERBY COMING SOON IN HAVERHILL ON FRIDAY 29th SEPTEMBER

HAVERHILL BOROUGH 2023/24 RESULTS SO FAR 

DATE	OPPONENTS	RESULT (CROWD)
Sat 29th July	SWAFFHAM TOWN	L 0-2 (109)
Tue 1st Aug	Cornard United	L 0-2 (63)
Sat 5th Aug	HOLBEACH UNITED	L 0-2 (63)
Tue 8th Aug	Wivenhoe Town (League Cup)	L 2-5 (89)
Sat 12th Aug	Dussindale & Hellesdon	L 0-4 (50)
Sat 19th Aug	NORWICH CBS	D 2-2 (41)
Tue 23rd Aug	AFC SUDBURY RES	D 1-1 (63)
Sat 26th Aug	Stanway Pegasus (FA Vase)	L 1-10 (110)
Sat 2nd Sep	Diss Town	D 0-0 (114)
Tue 6th Sep	WIVENHOE TOWN	W 2-1 (63)
Sat 9th Sep	FC PARSON DRIVE	D 0-0 (41)
Tue 12th Sep	Harwich & Parkeston	L 1-6 (105)
Sat 16th Sep	Haughley United (Suffolk Senior Cup)	L 1-3 (TBC)
Sat 23rd Sep	GREAT YARMOUTH TOWN
Tue 25th Sep	Stanway Pegasus
Fri 29th Sep	Haverhill Rovers

It's been a difficult start to the 23/24 season by Haverhill Borough with just one victory in twelve league and cup games played that's included a 10-1 defeat at Stanway Pegasus in the FA Vase and a 3-1 defeat at Suffollk and Ipswich League Premier Division side Haughley United in the Suffolk Senior Cup. Before the big local derby game they have two difficult looking games at home to fifth placed Great Yarmouth Town and another trip to free scoring Stanway Pegasus who are currently second in the table - The Essex side have netted forty-one goals in just ten league games. 

Rhys Shulver was appointed as Manager in the summer and this is his first season in senior management. 

Ollie Emsden (27 appearances for Rovers last season) moved across to Borough during the summer along with striker Ryan Weaver who scored 14 goals in 39 games for Rovers in 22/23 - He made 6 appearances for Borough early in the season but has since moved back to Rovers netting a hat-trick in their recent 8-0 Suffolk Senior Cup win over Suffolk and Ipswich Premier Division side Sporting 87. 

HAVERHILL ROVERS 2023/24 RESULTS SO FAR

DATE	OPPONENTS	SCORE (CROWD)
Sat 29th July	Holland	L 2-3 (113)
Tue 1st Aug	HARWICH & PARKESTON	L 1-3 (131)
Tue 8th Aug	WHITTON UNITED	W 2-1 (111)
Sat 12th Aug	FRAMLINGHAM TOWN	L 0-6 (84)
Tue 15th Aug	Stanway Pegasus	L 0-1 (121)
Sat 19th Aug	Diss Town	L 2-4 (101)
Sat 26th Aug	FC PETERBOROUGH	W 5-2 (123)
Sat 2nd Sep	LEISTON u23s	W 4-2 (122)
Sat 9th Sep	Harwich & Parkeston	L 1-6 (322)
Tue 13th Sep	SPORTING 87 (Suffolk Senior Cup)	W 8-0 (73)
Sat 16th Sep	FC Parson Drove	W 2-1 (TBC)
Tue 19th Sep	NEEDHAM MARKET u23s
Sat 23rd Sep	Cockfosters (FA Vase)
Wed 27th Sep	Whittlesey Athletic (League Cup)
Fri 29th Sep	HAVERHILL BOROUGH

Rovers were relegated from the Premier Division last season and this is the first time they have played in Division One since the 2006/07 season. Their form has been somewhat up and down with some big wins coupled with defeats where they have let in six goals in two occasions.  

Ben Cowling took over as Manager in mid August after the departure of player/manager Ryan Gibbs. Cowling is in his second spell win charge at The New Croft having managed Rovers from May 2016 to November 2017. He also made over 300 appearances during his playing career for the club. 

Cowling recently left Thurlow Nunn Premier Division side Lakenheath where he was join boss alongside Trevor Collins. He had been sole Manager up until midway through last season and took The Heath from the Cambridgeshire County League to Step Five on the non-league ladder as well as winning the Suffolk Senior Cup and League Challenge Cup. 

Since Haverhill Borough were form in 2011 as Haverhill Sports Association (they adopted the current name in the summer of 2013) the two clubs have played twice in the league when they were both in the Premier Division during the 17/18 season and once in the FA Cup during the 18/19 season

Friday 3rd November 2017 - Haverhill Rovers 1-0 Haverhill Borough (415) 

Friday 29th December 2017 - Haverhill Borough 3-2 Haverhill Rovers (463) 

Saturday 11th August 2018 - Haverhill Rovers 2-0 Haverhill Borough (603) - FA CUP 

IN HOME LEAGUE GAMES ROVERS HAVE AVERAGED A CROWD OF 114 WITH BOROUGH CURRENTLY AT 63 - THE LOCAL DERBY GAME IS BOUND TO ATTRACT ALOT OF INTEREST LOCALLY  - WILL THRE BE A BIGGER CROWD NEXT FRIDAY EVENING THAN THE 603 PEOPLE THAT SAW THE FA CUP GAME? THE SUFFOLK MARKET TOWN HAS A POPULATION OF AROUND 27,000 - IF JUST 5% OF THOSE PEOPLE TURNED UP IT WOULD BE AN ATTENDANCE OF 1,350!!

THURLOW NUNN PREMIER DIVISION - THE SEASON SO FAR

POS	TEAM	P	W	D	L	GF-GA	GD	PTS	FORM
1.	LAKENHEATH	9	7	2	0	30-12	+18	23	WWDWWW
2.	THETFORD TOWN	8	6	2	0	19-8	+11	20	WWWWDD
3.	MULBARTON WANDERERS	9	6	1	2	22-13	+9	19	WWDWWW
4.	MILDENHALL TOWN	6	6	0	0	18-2	+16	18	WWWWWW
5.	DOWNHAM TOWN	7	5	2	0	14-4	+10	17	WDWWWD
6.	HADLEIGH UNITED	10	5	1	4	17-15	+2	16	LWDWWW
7.	NEWMARKET TOWN	7	5	0	2	18-7	+11	15	WLWWLW
8.	HARLESTON TOWN	9	5	0	4	15-16	-1	15	WWLLWL

Lakenheath are currently top of the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division but it's their local rival's Mildenhall Town who have made the best start winning all six of their league games so far. Another local side to The Heath are currently in second place - Thetford Town have won six and drawn two of their eight games played. Former Haverhill Borough, Royston Town and Cambridge City midfielder has scored 6 goals in 5 league games for Mildenhall Town - He spent the 2018/19 season with The Hall when they were playing in the Isthmian League North Division. 

Another former Haverhill Borough player is in fine form for Lakenheath - Striker Tom Thulborn has scored 8 goals in 9 league games.

Mulbarton Wanderers (10th last season) and Downham Town (promoted via the Division One North play-offs) make up the current top five. 

It's the first time since Downham Town joined the Eastern Counties League in 1988 that they have played in the Premier Division. 

#LocalDerbyGames - There are 13 miles between Lakenheath and Thetford Town, 6 miles between Lakenheath and Mildehnhall Town and 13 miles between Mildenhall Town and Thetford Town.