ZAMARETTO CENTRAL DIVISON - LOOKING LOCAL IN THE RACE FOR THE TITLE

There are around just four miles between Zamaretto Central Division Hitchin Town's Top Field and Arlesey Town's currently named Armadillo Stadium. With the Canaries topping the table at present followed by their local rivals who have games in hand and with home and away fixtures yet to come the race for the Championship and with it promotion to the Zamaretto Premier looks set to be a highly exciting one for the supporters of the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire sides.

If Hitchin Town and Arlesey Town start to drop a few points (unlikely with their form to date), Biggleswade Town along with last season's United Counties League champions Daventry Town make up the top four and  are ready to join in the race for the Championship. In fact if Daventry win their six games in hand over Hitchin Town they will go up to just 3 points below the ex Ryman League side.

ZAMARETTO CENTRAL DIVISION CURRENT TOP FOUR 
                    HOME      AWAY    TOTAL                 CURRENT FORM
                 P  W  D L    W D L   W  D L GF GA GD PTS   P W D L GF GA  GD PTS 
Hitchin Town     30 12 3 1    8 6 0   20 9 1 84 27 57 69    6 2 3 1 10  6 + 4  9
Arlesey Town     27 12 2 0    5 5 3   17 7 3 74 22 52 58    6 4 2 0 25  5 +20 14 
Daventry Town    24 6  2 2    8 4 2   14 6 4 61 27 34 48    6 6 0 0 24  7 +17 18
Biggleswade Town 25 6  2 3    7 5 2   13 7 5 49 30 19 46    6 5 1 0 16  4 +12 16

TOP FOUR MATCH GRID 
                Hitchin Town    Arlesey Town  Daventry Town   Big Town
Hitchin Town    -               25/4          2-0             12/3
Arlesey Town    15/3            -             19/3            0-0
Daventry Town   1-1             1-1           -               1-2       
Bigg Town       1-2             2-2           1-0             -

Hitchin Town and Arlesey Town look the teams to beat from the current table. Enfield Town's 0-2 FA Cup victory at the Armadillo Stadium earlier in the season now looks a very good win indeed as they are still unbeaten at home in the league. Zamaretto Premier Division Cambridge City are the only other team to leave with a victory (1-3 in the Red Insure Cup on 23rd November) so far this season.

With Hitchin drawing at mid-table Marlow at the weekend the blues continued to put the pressure on by destroying thirteenth placed Atherstone Town 12-0 at home in front of 162 people.

The Canaries first defeat of the league season came in their 27th game at home to Rugby Town who ran out 1-2 winners. They have won only two of their last six games with Daventry Town, Biggleswade Town and Arlesey Town making up the top three in the last six current form table.

The two games between the current top two on 15th March at Arlesey and 25th April at Hitchin (final game of the regular season) will no doubt attract big crowds and the results of which will have a big say into who wins the title and gains promotion.

KEY FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Saturday 26th February
Aylesbury v Hitchin Town
The Canaries take their unbeaten away record to Haywood Way. The Moles are in sixth position in a group of clubs fighting for the play-off places and have only lost one in their last eight league home games drawing 2-2 at home to Arlesey Town on 29th January. Hitchin have the best away record in the league but since the turn of the year have stuttered slightly drawing three and winning one of four matches away from Top Field.

Saturday 12th Match
Hitchin Town v Biggleswade Town
The Waders get the chance to avenge the 1-2 defeat to Hitchin at the Carlsberg Stadium earlier in the season.

Tuesday 15th March
Arlesey Town v Hitchin Town
All roads lead to the Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire border for the battle of the current top two.

Saturday 19th March
Arlesey Town v Daventry Town
Another big game for the home side as Daventry Town visit.

Tuesday 22nd March
Daventry Town v Woodford United
A local Northamptonshire derby as Woodford United make the short midweek trip from Byfield Road to Communications Park. With a good run the Red's in 10th place currently can qualify for the play offs.