Monday 25 July 2016

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE FIXUTRES RELEASED FOR THE 2016/17 SEASON

The Spartan South Midlands League have issued the Premier Division fixtures for the 2016/17 season as follows. The FA Cup fixtures also feature some Division One sides.  

SATURDAY 6th AUGUST
FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND
Bedford v Welwyn Garden City
Brantham Athletic v Hadley 
Burnham v Oxhey Jets 
Cockfosters v Harpenden Town 
Cogenhoe United v Berkhamsted 
Edgware Town v Holmer Green 
FC Broxbourne Borough v Felixstowe & Walton United 
Flackwell Heath v Baldock Town 
Harefield United v Northampton ON Chenecks 
Haverhill Rovers v Hertford Town 
Hoddesdon Town v Stansted 
Leighton Town v Northampton Sileby Rangers
Leverstock Green v London Colney 
London Tigers v Sun Sports 
Newport Pagnell Town v Biggleswade United 
St Margaretsbury v Long Melford 
Tring Athletic v Desborough Town 
Wellingborough Town v Stotfold 
Wembley v Daventry Town 

SUNDAY 7th AUGUST
FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND 
Crawley Green v Rothwell Corinthians 

TUESDAY 9th AUGUST
* games subject to potential FA Cup replay games 
PREMIER DIVISION
Oxhey Jets v Welwyn Garden City
Biggleswade United v Hadley
Edgware Town v FC Broxbourne Borough
Leighton Town v Cockfosters
London Colney v Berkhamsted
London Tigers v Sun Sports
St Margaretsbury v Colney Heath
Tring Athletic v Leverstock Green

The games of the evening of the opening fixtures for The Cold End is Hadley's visit to Second Meadow to play Biggleswade United who are two teams expected to be placed towards the top of the division this season. Over the first 15 games of last season United only won 4 games but their form dramatically improved and they won 16 of their last 27 games equating to a win% of 59.26%. Hadley finished sixth having played many of their games towards the end of the season after a number of games were called off due to problems with the pitch at Potters Bar Town where they were ground sharing. Now back at their improved Brickfield Lane home they will certainly one of the teams to beat. 

FC Broxbourne Borough WILL be playing this season after it was previously announced their first team will be folding. Terry Gritton will be the first team manager assisted by Damian Thomas who is a former Hoddesdon Town Captain. They play their first league game away at Edgware Town after entertaining Felixstowe and Walton United in the FA Cup at Goffs Lane.

WEDNESDAY 10th AUGUST
PREMIER DIVISION
Crawley Green v Holmer Green
Hoddesdon Town v Stotfold

SATURDAY 13th AUGUST
PREMIER DIVISION
Biggleswade United v Edgware Town
Crawley Green v Cockfosters
Hertford Town v Hoddesdon Town
Holmer Green v Berkhamsted
Leighton Town v Welwyn Garden City
Leverstock Green v St Margaretsbury
London Colney v Tring Athletic
London Tigers v Hadley
Oxhey Jets v Colney Heath
Sun Sports v FC Broxbourne Borough
Wembley Stotfold

On the opening Saturday of the season there is no mistake where the game of the day is. The local derby games between Hertford and Hoddesdon are always very well contested but you can add to that the fact manager's Gavin Kelsey and Paul Halsey have swapped jobs over the summer and many players moving from each club to the other. This makes it a game not to be missed. 

TUESDAY 16th AUGUST
PREMIER DIVISION  
Colney Heath v Sun Sports
Edgware Town v Oxhey Jets
FC Broxbourne Borough v Stotfold
Leighton Town v Hertford Town
London Colney v Crawley Green
London Tigers v Wembley
St Margaretsbury v Hadley

SATURDAY 20th AUGUST
*subject to team's involved in the FA Cup Preliminary Round 
PREMIER DIVISION
Berkhamsted v Oxhey Jets
Biggleswade United v London Tigers
Colney Heath v Welwyn Garden City
Crawley Green v Hoddesdon Town
Edgware Town v St Margaretsbury
Hertford Town v London Colney
Stotfold v Leverstock Green
Sun Sports v Holmer Green
Tring Athletic v Leighton Town
Wembley v FC Broxbourne Borough

SATURDAY 27th AUGUST
PREMIER DIVISION 
Cockfosters v Berkhamsted
Colney Heath v Biggleswade United
Edgware Town v Leverstock Green
FC Broxbourne Borough v Crawley Green
Hertford Town v Wembley
Holmer Green v St Margaretsbury
Leighton Town v Hadley
London Tigers v Hoddesdon Town
Oxhey Jets v London Colney
Sun Sports v Stotfold
Tring Athletic v Welwyn Garden City

TUESDAY 30th AUGUST
PREMIER DIVISION
Oxhey Jets v Crawley Green
Berkhamsted v London Tigers
FC Broxbourne Borough v London Colney
Hertford Town v Tring Athletic
Wembley v Cockfosters

WEDNESDAY 31st AUGUST
PREMIER DIVISION 
Hoddesdon Town v Edgware Town 

The League's Challenge Cup has also been drawn as follows -

ROUND ONE
Amersham Town v Risborough Rangers
Ampthill Town v United MK  
Aston Clinton v Tring Athletic 
Baldock Town v Oxhey Jets 
Biggleswade FC v Tring Town 
Biggleswade United v Pitstone & Ivinghoe 
Broadfields United v Tring Corinthians
Buckingham Athletic v Enfield Borough 
Clean Slate v Arlesey Town Reserves 
Cockfosters v Hatfield Town
Codicote v Hoddesdon Town 
Crawley Green v Grendon Rangers 
Edgware Town v London Tigers 
FC Broxbourne Borough v Colney Heath 
Hadley v Harefield United 
Hadley Wood & Wingate v Bedford 
Hale Leys United v Langford 
Hillingdon Borough v Loughton Manor 
Holmer Green v Leverstock Green 
Kensington Borough v Thame Rangers 
London Colney v Brimsdown 
MK Gallacticos v Wembley 
Mursley United v Old Bradwell United 
Southall v Stotfold 
St Margaretsbury v Hertford Town 
St Neots Town Reserves v Leighton Town 
Stony Stratford Town v Chesham United Reserves 
Sun Sports v Harpenden Town 
Totternhoe v New Bradwell St Peter 
Welwyn Garden City v The 61FC (Luton) 
Wodson Park v Berkhamsted 
Bye Winslow United

Division Two side 'The 61FC (Luton)' have been handed the toughest tie with an away trip to Premier Division and last season's trophy winner's Welwyn Garden City. The local derby game between St Margaretsbury and Hertford Town should also be a good game as Gavin Kelsey takes his new team to another one of his old clubs. Division Two new boy's MK Gallacticos will also be looking forward to welcoming Premier Division Wembley. 

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