HERTFORDSHIRE SENIOR COUNTY LEAGUE - THE SEASON SO FAR

The covered area at The John Clements Memorial Ground. Codicote FC currently use the ground for their reserve team games

Codicote's first team play currently share with Hatfield Town at The Gosling Sports Park Stadium in Welwyn Garden City

The smaller stand which fans at Norton Road now known as The Arena. Currently home to Baldock Town

The view from the 'dug-out' area at Lemsford FC

The Hertfordshire Senior County League is now well underway with Baldock Town celebrating the return of football to an albeit much changed Norton Road (now known as The Arena) by winning their first six league games to top the early Premier Division table. They have hit the back of the net at an impressive rate of 6.33 goals per game with two double figure victories being 10-0 at Bovingdon on the 27th August and 11-1 at home to Chipperfield Corinthians a week later on the 3rd September.

On Saturday they were at it again running in six goals away at St Peters in a 4-6 victory. St Peters find themselves at the bottom of the Premier Division table having lost seven out of seven games so far.

Baldock Town are closely followed by Metropolitan Police (Bushey) and local rivals Letchworth Garden City Eagles. The top three teams are the only sides left who are yet to be beaten.

Reigning Champions Hinton opened with two wins (1-0 at Chipperfield and 6-0 at home to Cuffley) but then lost four in a row. A run which was ended in the 1-1 draw with Goffs Oak on Saturday.

Last season's Division One Champions Goffs Oak who are playing home games at Goldsdown Road have made a good start to life in a higher division. They lost their opening game of the season but are now six games unbeaten (three wins and three draws) and find themselves in fifth place.

In Division One Whitwell and Belstone are top of the league winning six games out of six so far. Belstone have been helped with the goals of Mark Blackburne who has scored 9 goals in the league and cup so far.

The top two play each other on Saturday 8th October in what will be an eagerly anticipated game at Whitwell's home of the King George V Recreation Ground.

Croxley Guild currently prop up Division One with only two draws from their six games (versus Old Parmiterians and Knebworth). Above Croxley are Wodson Seniors who are competing in their debut season in the league. They have lost their last two games 7-0 and 11-0.

Full League tables and fixtures lists can be found on the excellent Hertfordshire Senior County League website here.

There are two important games on Saturday 24th September 2011 in the Premier Divison current table topper's Baldock Town welcome current Champions Hinton to The Arena and possibly (depending on results in the meantime) 2nd plays 3rd when Met Police (Bushey) play Letchworth Garden City Eagles