Thursday 3 October 2024

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. 


Monday 30 September 2024

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  

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'

COCKFOSTERS GO TOP OF THE SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION BUT MK IRISH REMAIN UNBEATEN

POS TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS  WIN%
1.  COCKFOSTERS  11 9 0 2 21 6 +15 27 81.82%
2. MK IRISH 9 8 1 0 28 2 +26 25 88.89%
3. POTTON UNITED 11 8 1 2 30 19 +11 25 72.72%
4. WORMLEY ROVERS 11 7 2 2 15 9 +6 23 70.00%
5. LONDON LIONS 12 7 1 4 27 14 +13 22 58.33%
6.  ARLESEY TOWN  12 7 1 4 23 18 +5 22 58.33%
7.  BIGGLESWADE UNITED  12 5 3 4 27 19 +8 18 41.67%
8 WINSLOW UNITED  9 5 2 2 18 19 -1 17 55.55%

The race for the title and play-offs is set to be an exciting one in The Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division. Cockfosters took top spot yesterday courtesy of their 4- 0 home win over Shefford Town & Campton who are bottom of the table and still without a league win. Among 'Fosters scorers yesterday was 18 year old former Watford Academy midfielder 
Yianni Goulandris - it was his first goal for the club. 

MK Irish are in second place but remain unbeaten - they dropped their first points and conceded their first goals in the league yesterday when 208 people saw then come back from 0-2 down at home to Winslow United with substitute Bruno Brito and Cameron O'Neil scoring the goals. Simon King and Charlie Rowe had scored for the visitors. 

Winslow, who were promoted from Division One last season, have made a impressive start to life at Step Five and are currently in 8th place. 

Potton United drew 1-1 at FC Romania yesterday with Mike Evans scoring their goal in the first half and hosts equalising right at the end of the game from a penalty kick. 

Wormley Rovers are another promoted side making an impressive start to the season and they underlined this with a very good 0-1 win at Arlesey Town yesterday in a game which saw 57 minutes played in the second half and two red cards (one for each side) handed out. Rovers only two league defeats have come at home against Cockfosters and away at Winslow United. 

London Lions, Arlesey Town and Biggleswade United make up the current top eight. 

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
Saturday 5th October
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v London Lions 
Baldock Town v Shefford Town & Campton 
Biggleswade United v FC Romania
Cockfosters v Winslow United 
Colney Heath v Crawley Green 
Harpenden Town v Arlesey Town 
Kempston Rovers v Tring Athletic 
Potton United v Dunstable Town 

Saturday 12th October 
Biggleswade United v Crawley Green 
MK Irish v Wormley Rovers 
Winslow United v Baldock Town

FARNHAM TOWN CONTINUE THEIR IMPRESSIVE UNBEATEN LEAGUE RUN

DATE  OPPONENTS SCORE
25/2/23 FRIMLEY GREEN L 0-1 
(1) 4/3/23 BADSHOT LEA  W 2-1 
(2) 11/3/23  Cobham  W 4-1 
(3) 18/3/23 Jersey Bulls  W 2-1 
(4) 25/3/23 BALHAM  W 3-2 
(5) 1/4/23 Knaphill  D 2-2 
(6) 4/4/23 REDHILL  W 4-1 
(7) 8/4/23 CAMBERLEY TOWN D 2-2 
(8) 10/4/23  Bashot Lea  W 3-0 
(9) 15/4/23  Redhill  W 4-1 
(10) 22/4/23  COLLIERS WOOD UTD  D 1-1 
(1) 12/8/23  Balham  W 4-0 
(2) 15/8/23 SANDHURST TOWN  W 4-0
(3) 22/8/23 Cobham  W 3-0 
(4) 28/8/23 Alton W 2-0 
(5) 9/9/23 Sheerwater  W 5-0 
(6) 30/9/23  Fleet Town  W 3-1 
(7) 7/10/23  TADLEY CALLEVA  W 4-0 
(8) 10/10/23  KNAPHILL  W 3-0 
(9) 14/10/23  Horley Town  W 5-1 
(10) 24/10/23  GUIDLDFORD CITY  W 6-0
(11) 28/10/23 EPSOM & EWELL  W 5-1 
(12) 31/10/23  Sandhurst Town  W 3-2
(13) 24/11/23  ALTON  W 6-1 
(14) 16/12/23 Tadley Calleva  W 6-0 
(15) 23/12/23  CAMBERLEY TOWN  W 4-0 
(16) 30/12/23  Guildford City  W 3-1 
(17) 9/1/24 Redhill  W 2-1 
(18) 23/1/24 SPELTHORNE SPORTS  W 3-2 
(19) 27/1/24  HORLEY TOWN  W 4-0 
(20) 30/1/24  ABBEY RANGERS  W 4-1 
(21) 3/2/24  Spelthorne Sports  W 5-1 
(22) 13/2/24  Epsom & Ewell  W 2-0 
(23) 17/2/24  Colliers Wood United  W 1-0 
(24) 27/2/24  JERSEY BULLS  W 1-0 
(25) 9/3/24  Camberley Town  W 2-0 
(26) 12/3/24 Knaphill  D 0-0 
(27) 16/3/24  AFC CROYDON ATH W 4-0 
(28) 19/3/24  REDHILL  W 3-0 
(29) 23/3/24  Jersey Bulls  D 2-2 
(30) 30/3/24  Abbey Rangers  W 3-1 
(31) 6/4/24  SHEERWATER  W 5-3 
(32) 9/4/24  FLEET TOWN  W 5-0 
(33) 13/4/24  BALHAM  W 4-0 
(34) 16/4/24  COBHAM  D 1-1 
(35) 20/4/24  COLLIERS WOOD UTD  W 2-0 
(36) 23/4/24  AFC Croydon Athletic  W 2-0 
(37) 25/4/24  TOOTING & MITCHAM UTD  W 2-0 
(38) 27/4/24  Tooting & Mitcham Utd  W 7-0 
(1) 10/8/24  Badshot Lea  W 5-1 
(2) 31/8/24  Moneyfields  W 5-0 
(3) 14/9/24  HARROW BOROUGH  W 4-0 
(4) 17/9/24  WESTFIELD  W 2-0 
(5) 21/9/24  ASHFORD TOWN  W 2-1 
(6) 24/9/24  BINFIELD  W 7-0 
(7) 28/9/24  MET POLICE  W 2-1 
5/10/24  Guernsey 
12/10/24  SOUTHALL 
15/10/24  Raynes Park Vale
19/10/24  Leatherhead 
26/10/24  HORNDEAN 


Farnham Town's 2-1 win over Metropolitan Police yesterday extended their long impressive unbeaten run in league games to 10 games in the 22/23 season, 38 games in 23/24 and 7 this season. Town have been on a real upward trajectory over the past few seasons following fresh investment into the club. 

Over the last two years two new stands (one seated and one standing)  have been erected along with new club-coloured pitch side railings, a digital scoreboard, a media gantry along with a new food court and renovated bar which is three times bigger than before. There are plans to #ReclaimTheClockEnd at the ground which is a grass bank that has to be cordoned off at Step Four level due to safety concerns - Over £7000 has currently been raised on their Go Fund Me campaign. 
    
They won The Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Premier South title last season and with a 100% winning record this campaign they look on target for The Pitching In Isthmian South-Central Division and with it will come promotion to Step Three of the non-league ladder. 

Dean Brennan has been making headlines for Barnet in non-league's top division for Barnet recently and it's the same at The Memorial Ground as Owen Dean has 10 league and cup goals along with Shay Brennan on 7. 

Nineteen year old Dean is a real fan's favourite at the club having come through their Development team. His is a name is one to remember! 

Brennan is a summer signing from Tooting & Mitcham United where he netted 33 goals in 33 league games for The Terrors last season. He has also played for Gresley Rovers, Anstey Nomads and Aylestone Park.  He scored 64 goals in 42 league and cup game during the 21/22 season. 

Their next game comes away at Guernsey next weekend - The Green Lions have just one win in six league games which came on Saturday at Horndean in a 2-3 win. 

For Frimley Green who were the last team to beat them in the league it's been an eventful few seasons as they were relegated to the Velocity Wessex League Division One for the 23/24 season where they finished in 18th place. Happily this season has been better and they are currently top of the division with seven. 

The question for many non-league fans are asking is what level will Farnham Town be playing at by 2030. Could they be as high as Step One Aldershot Town who are just over 4 miles away across the County border into Hampshire?  

Tuesday 24 September 2024

ISTHMIAN PREMIER DIVISION FACTS AND FIGURES

Last season's runners up CHATHAM TOWN have only won two of their opening seven league games which is in stark comparison to last season where they won five of their opening seven games. The Chats did show how good they can be with a very impressive 0-1 win at Vanarama South side Welling United in the FA Cup 2nd QR - They host Slough Town, another Step Two side, in their 3rd QR next weekend. 

Based on their first four league games their average attendance is 1,455 which is up on last season's figure of 1,351.  If we take a look at their average over the first four games of the 18/19 season their average was just 195 which must mean on increases in crowds they must be one of the most successful football clubs in England in recent times. 

With a highly talented squad of players I'm sure they won't stay down in 17th place which they currently occupy. 

CHESHUNT finished in 18th place last season narrowly avoiding relegation just four points above Margate in 19th place. They have won one of their opening seven games - four of which have been draws and only two have been defeats. On Saturday they were beaten 3-4 at home to Hashtag United who could of gone 1-5 up at one stage of the game had Sam Higgin's goal not been ruled out for handball - It was a great piece of officiating by the referee and his assistant. 

Manager Craig Edwards, who recently managed his 300th Amber's game, will be encouraged by their fightback to make the game closer than The Tags will have wanted it to be.  The crowd of 511 is a decent figure considering Tottenham Hotspur were at home at the same time although it is down on the 670 figure they had for the game against Hashtag United in November last season. 

The Hertfordshire team are one of four teams without a league win away from home so far. In fact in the 2024 year they only currently have one win on their travels in fifteen games played - this came on Tuesday 5th March in a 0-3 win at Concord Rangers who were relegated to Step Four. 

Since their 0-8 defeat at home to Dover Athletic on the opening day of the season POTTERS BAR TOWN have conceded just six goals in six games. 

They host table topper's LEWES next weekend - The Rooks are just one of two clubs who are currently undefeated in the league alongside BILLERICAY TOWN

The eight goals DOVER ATHLETIC scored have helped them to twenty-five goals scored in just seven games. After four seasons of struggle and two relegations The Whites have made a good start to the 24/25 campaign and look like they will be involved at the top of the table - they are currently second in the table and host WINGATE and FINCHLEY in their next game. 

The North London side look to be in a season of rebuilding as after reaching the play-off semi-finals last season they lost a number of key players over the summer - What I will say is don't ever write them off! Ogo Obi, who signed from Maidstone United, has been in great form scoring eight goals in ten league and cup games. 

It's top v second bottom in tonight's only game as LEWES visit BOWERS & PITSEA. The host's got their first league win of the season on Saturday when they impressively won 1-2 at Dartford with Alfie Evans, a recent signing from CRAY WANDERERS, scoring both goals. Former Glebe boss Craig Nelson has made a great start to his time with The Rooks who have won five and drawn two of their league games so far. They have only scored eleven goals in those games which I'm sure they'll want to improve on. Bowers have only conceded eleven in their games - Could it be low scoring game tonight? It'll be 4-3 either way now I've written that! 

TOP ATTENDANCE
DULWICH HAMLET v HORSHAM - 2,919 (Saturday 21st September) 
LOWEST ATTENDANCE
POTTERS BAR TOWN v B&P - 152 (Saturday 7th September)+
NO DEFEATS 
BILLERICAY TOWN & LEWES.
NO WINS 
NO TEAM.
NO HOME DEFEATS
BILLERICAY TOWN, LEWES, DULWICH HAMLET, HENDON.
NO AWAY DEFEATS
BILLERICAY TOWN, LEWES, DOVER ATHLETIC, FOLKESTONE INVICTA. 
NO HOME WINS
BOWERS & PITSEA, CRAY WANDERERS, CANVEY ISLAND. 
NO AWAY WINS
CHESHUNT, BOGNOR REGIS TOWN, WHITEHAWK, HENDON. 
TOP SCORERS
DOVER ATHLETIC - 25 GOALS.
LOWEST SCORERS
BOWERS & PITSEA, CRAY WANDERERS - 6 GOALS. 
BEST DEFENCE
LEWES - 4 
WORST DEFENCE 
CHESHUNT - 17 

+ The Scholars have been playing games at Kings Langley whilst their new 4G pitch is laid. 

FORTHCOMING LEAGUE FIXTURES
TONIGHT 
BOWERS & PITSEA v LEWES 
SATURDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 
BILLERICAY TOWN v BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 
BOWERS & PITSEA v DULWICH HAMLET 
CHICHESTER CITY v FOLKESTONE INVICTA 
DOVER ATHLETIC v WINGATE & FINCHLEY 
HENDON v CRAY VALLEY PM 
POTTERS BAR TOWN v LEWES