CODICOTE SIGN OFF THE YEAR WITH A 4-1 VICTORY

Codicote ended the 2010's with an impressive 4-1 home win over Mursley United in the Spartan South Midlands League Division Two on Saturday. It was a highly memorable game for sixteen year old Jack Hewitt (pictured below) who was making his first start for The Cod - He set up the first goal for Max Evans in the first half only for Mursley to equalise and make the half time score 1-1. 

There was a contentious incident in the first half when Codicote's keeper was booked for a challenge on the edge of the box which a Cod fan shouted was a 50/50 ball when the yellow card was shown. The incident has been viewed over 3,000 times on social media and discussed by many people. Local non-league celebrity Liam Kenna has stated "Horrendous, 3 game ban and 100 hours community service" with other comments as follows - 

"Anywhere else on the pitch that's a yellow for me. But as the striker is through on goal (he's the right side of the defender at least) it could have been a red."

"It's a clear yellow card for a reckless challenge. Not Serious Foul Play for me so only way it might be red would be DOGSO. I'd lean towards this outcome though direction of play was not clearly towards the goal ..."

"For me, a DoGSO so the card should be as seasonally red as the nose on Rudolph imo! However, I was a part-time goalie once so good luck to him."

"Its an orange! Definitely a yellow, keeper should feel that he's lucky to stay on. #football"

"Great commitment, ball or man can get past never both. Defender was covering. Unlucky to get a yellow. If Striker was as committed he would've scored.
 
Mursley's goal was slightly controversial as the Codicote bench claimed the ball had gone out of play and rebounded from the metal stanchion on the side of the ball was smashed into the top of the net from close range. 

The second half saw Hewitt score his three goals - Perry Price (who played four games for New Salamis last season and has also played for Harefield United) set two of them up with some good wing play on the left hand side of midfield. Former Wodson Park striker also made his debut for Codicote in this game.  

The Cod continue their run of four home games in a row with fixtures against Bovingdon and Berkhamsted Raiders in the next two weeks. 

Mursley (who have three wins from nine league games so far) host Berkhamsted Raiders on Saturday 4th January before another home game against New Bradwell St Peter on Saturday 18th January. 

HIGHLIGHTS

YELLOW CARD INCIDENT IN FIRST HALF 



MURSLEY UNITED'S GOAL - DID THE BALL GO OUT OF PLAY?



 JUST THE GOALS



FULL HIGHLIGHTS



SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE 
DIVISION TWO - CURRENT TABLE  
TOP FIVE ONLY

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	FORM
1.	PITSTONE & IVINGHOE	13	+14	26	WWWWWW
2.	OLD BRADWELL UNITED	10	+19	24	WWWWWL
3.	BERKHAMSTED RAIDERS	10	+7	21	WLLLWW
4.	TRING CORINTHIANS	12	+9	20	WLLWWW
5.	ASTON CLINTON	10	+8	20	WWWLWD

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 
Saturday 4th January 
Aston Clinton v Totternhoe
MK Gallacticos v The 61 FC (Luton)
Mursley United v Berkhamsted Raiders
Old Bradwell United v Buckingham United
Sarratt v Pitstone & Ivinghoe
Tring Corinthians v New Bradwell St Peter 
Codicote v Bovingdon

Saturday 11th January 
Buckingham United v Bovingdon
MK Gallacticos v Aston Clinton
The 61 FC (Luton) v Unite MK
Totternhoe v Pitstone & Ivinghoe
Codicote v Berkhamsted Raiders

Saturday 18th January 
Aston Clinton v Berkhamsted Raiders
Bovingdon v The 61 FC (Luton)
Mursley United v New Bradwell St Peter 
Old Bradwell United v Totternhoe
Pitstone & Ivinghoe v Buckingham United
Tring Corinthians v Codicote
Unite MK v MK Gallacticos

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION - THE RACE FOR THE TITLE UPDATE

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE 

PREMIER DIVISION - TOP FIVE ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	FORM	PPG
1.	COLNEY HEATH	17	+27	43	WLWWWD	2.53
2.	TRING ATHLETIC	18	+35	42	LWLLWW	2.33
3.	NEWPORT PAGNELL TOWN	19	+23	36	DDDWLD	1.89
4.	HARPENDEN TOWN	19	+11	36	DWLWWW	1.89
5.	BIGGLESWADE UNITED	20	+8	35	DWLDWL	1.75

Colney Heath are currently in top spot of the SSMFL Premier Division and with game(s) in hand over their title rivals they are considered favourites for the title but will be taking it one game at a time with their next scheduled game on Saturday at home to local rival's London Colney who are currently second from bottom in the table with just thee wins in their nineteen games played. Colney Heath then go to Harpenden Town in the New Year which is a really exciting game in prospect.  

Tring Athletic's recent defeat to Leighton Town (the in-form team in the division), Harpenden Town and Baldock Town have put a slight dent in the title credentials but they are the best placed team to challenge Colney Heath with just a point separating the two teams. 

Leighton Town with five wins and one draw in their last six games are, as stated, the form side of the division - they are closely followed by Edgware Town who have five wins and one defeat in their last six. Edgware's performances have improved reamarkably - they let in 38 goals in their first 14 games (equating to 2.71 goals per games) which has improved to 6 in their last 6 (1 goal per game). 

Leighton Town have also shown an amazing up-turn in form with just 10 points from their first 11 games (0.91 per game) and now 16 from their last 6 which equates to 2.67 PPG. 

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 

Friday 27th December 

Biggleswade United v Potton United (7.45pm)  

Saturday 28th December 
Arlesey Town v Baldock Town 
Broadfields United v Harefield United 
Colney Heath v London Colney 
Dunstable Town v Leighton Town 
Edgware Town v Harpenden Town 
Leverstock Green v Crawley Green 
Newport Pagnell Town v Eynesbury Rovers 
Tring Athletic v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 
Wembley v North Greenford United


Saturday 4th January 
Baldock Town v Potton United 
Broadfields United v North Greenford United
Crawley Green v Biggleswade United
Eynesbury Rovers v Harefield United 
Harpenden Town v Colney Heath
Leverstock Green v Dunstable Town 
London Colney v Arlesey Town 
Newport Pagnell Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 
Oxhey Jets v Wembley 
Tring Athletic v Edgware Town

BETVICTOR PREMIER DIVISION - THE RACE FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP - THE SEASON SO FAR

BETVICTOR ISTHMIAN PREMIER DIVISION 

CURRENT TABLE - TOP ELEVEN PLACES ONLY

PTS	TEAM (GAMES PLAYED)
41	FOLKSTONE INVICTA (20), WORTHING (20)
40	HORSHAM (20)
39
38
37
36	CARSHALTON ATHLETIC (20)
35	HORNCHURCH (18)
----	-----------------------------------------------------------
34	CRAY WANDERERS (20)
33
32	BOGNOR REGIS TOWN (19), ENFIELD TOWN (19)
31	EAST THURROCK UNITED (18)
30
29
28	LEATHERHEAD (18)
27	POTTERS BAR TOWN (19)

KEY 

RED - TOP OF THE TABLE (ON GOAL DIFFERENCE TO WORTHING) 

BLUE - CURRENT PLAY OFF PLACES 

Folkestone Invicta are sitting at the top of the BetVictor Premier Division but only just by goal difference to in form Worthing. The Kent side have only won two of their last six games (against Enfield Town and Horsham) with Worthing on an unbeaten run of eleven league games - they lost to Folkstone Invicta and Hornchurch in two of their opening three league games and have since picked up eleven wins, five draws and just one defeat (to East Thurrock United) in seventeen games. 

Of the current top eleven Enfield Town are the side most out of form with just five points picked up from a possible eighteen in their last six league games. Only Brightlingsea Regent (20th), Cheshunt (19th) and Wingate and Finchley (21st) have picked up a lower points total in their last six games. 

The game of the day on Boxing Day is no doubt Worthing v Horsham where a win for either could put them top of the table subject to Folkestone Invicta's result at home to Margate.  

BOXING DAY FIXTURES 
Cray Wanderers v Leatherhead 
Enfield Town v Haringey Borough 
Folkestone Invicta v Margate (12pm) 
Lewes v Bognor Regis Town 
Worthing v Horsham

SATURDAY 28th DECEMBER 
Corinthian Casuals v Cheshunt 
Hornchurch v Brightlingsea Regent 
Potters Bar Town v Kingstonian

WHO'S TOP AT CHRISTMAS IN THE TOP TWO STEPS OF NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL?

VANARAMA NATIONAL DIVISION 

POSITION	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	FORM
1	BARROW	24	+19	47	WWWDWW
2	YEOVIL TOWN	26	+13	45	DDDWWD
3	BROMLEY	26	+11	45	DWLDWL

Barrow AFC, without a defeat in seven league games, currently lead the way at non-league's top table at Christmas and there are not many fans who would of predicted this prior to the season kicking off. The Cumbrian side were rated at 28/1 (with skybet.com) for the title in July but are now 6/4 favourites closely followed by Solihull Moors (last season's runner's up) at 11/4. Yeovil Town are 13/2 and Bromley are 5/1.  With just seven points separating the current top seven of the division it really could be any team who finishes top at the business end of the season! 

Barrow host AFC Fylde on Boxing Day with Yeovil Town also at home to Torquay United. Bromley travel to Dover Athletic. 

VANARAMA SOUTH DIVISION 

POSITION	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	FORM
1	WEALDSTONE	19	+21	44	WDLWDW
2	SLOUGH TOWN	19	+13	37	LWWWDW
3	HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE	18	+19	36	LWWWWD

There is likely to be a huge crowd at Slough Town's Arbour Park on Boxing Day as Wealdstone visit for an eagerly anticipated top of the table clash. An away win would put The Stones ten points ahead of The Rebels. Havant & Waterlooville host sixth placed Weymouth in another all important game at the top end of the division.

VANRAMA NORTH DIVISION 

POSITION	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	FORM
1	KINGS LYNN TOWN	20	+17	44	WWWWWW
2	YORK CITY	21	+18	41	DLWDDL
3	SOUTHPORT	21	+13	37	WLLWWW

Kings Lynn Town, who were promoted from step three after beating Warrington Town in the super play-off final last season, currently sit proudly at the top of the Vanarama North Division. The club were formed in 2010 when the old Kings Lynn FC folded and started at step five in the United Counties League. Could The Linnets get a fourth promotion since 2011/12 when they finished second to Long Buckby in the UCL Premier. 

York City were going well but just one win in their last six league games has put a dent in their hopes - they still have a fantastic chance of promotion back to the National Division with just two league defeats to date. Kings Lynn Town are on a run of eight games without a defeat (DDWWWWWW) with their last loss at York City (3-0 on Saturday 28th September). 

Spennymoor Town, currently in sixth place, are the form side of the division without a defeat in thirteen league games (DWDWWWWDWWDDW). 

Kings Lynn Town host Boston United (8th) on Boxing Day with York City on the road to Bradford Park Avenue (22nd bottom of the table) and Southport hosting Chester (5th). 

Looking across all three divisions I'm sure nobody, prior to the season kicking off, would of predicted that Barrow AFC, Wealdstone and Kings Lynn Town would be top of their tables going into the important games on Boxing Day! 

A NICE FESTIVE PRESENT FOR BARTON ROVERS - FIVE GOALS AND THREE POINTS

THE PLAYING SURFACE AT SHARPENHOE ROAD WAS PLAYABLE UNLIKE MANY PITCHES LOCALLY WHICH WAS CREDIT TO THE STAFF AT THE CLUB

Christmas came early for Barton Rovers yesterday as they recorded an impressive 5-1 victory over Kidlington at Sharpenhoe Road. It was 12th v 15th in The BetVictor Southern League Division One (Central) - going into the game the home side had six wins in fifteen league games - they had done something Erith Town, Bridon Ropes, Chalfont St Peter, Hartley Wintney, Enfield Town, Bowers & Pitsea and Three Bridges hadn't been able to achieve this season in beating Chichester City in a cup competition. They had recorded a 4-2 victory over the West Sussex side in the FA Trophy Preliminary Round in October. 

Kidlington had league playing record in six wins in sixteen games played with just one victory away from home in seven games played which came against Coleshill Town in November. The Oxfordshire side were Hellenic Premier title winners in 2016 and moved up to Step Four of the non-league ladder have since finished 12th (Division One Central), 12th (Division One West) and 18th in Division One Central last season where they missed out on relegation by three points to Aylesbury FC and Dunstable Town.

ERIC ODHIAMBO WHO PLAYED FOR INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE FROM JANUARY 2009 TO JUNE 2011 - HE SCORED 10 GOALS IN 63 GAMES FOR THE SCOTTISH CLUB

The visitors included brother's Eric and Anaclet Odhiambo in their starting XI. Eric, 30, came through the ranks of Oxford United and Leicester City where he signed as a professional between 2006 to 2009 without breaking into the first team but did make league appearances for Dundee United and Southend United in loan spells. He then played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Denizilispor, Hereford United, Sligo Rovers and Brackley Town before joining Kidlington in 2015. 

Anaclet, 37 years of age, counts Abingdon United, Abingdon Town, Didcot Town and Marlow as former clubs. There is also a third sibling in Eddie Odhiambo, 34, who started with Southampton and has played for a number of clubs including Stevenage Borough, Oxford United and Brackley Town during his career.   

Kidlington took the lead in the 31st minute when some good interchange play between Anclet and Eric saw Anaclet to score from close range. Barton quickley equalised when Nathan Tshikuma's (on loan from AFC Rushden & Diamonds) low shot from around 25 yards out crept into the corner of the net.

Rovers took the lead early in the second half via Dean Dummett and he followed this up with a third goal for his team on 50 minutes. Dummett is one of a number of former Bedford Town players in the squad at Sharpenhoe Road.   
Kidlington had chances to score with Niall Cooper in the Barton goal making a decent close range stop the stand out incident. It was only Cooper's second start for Rovers after recently joining from AFC Rushden & Diamonds - The 28 year old goalkeeper has formerly played for Redditch United, Leamington, Rugby Town, Stratford Town and Bedford Town. He had made two appearances for The Diamonds this season against Tamworth in the Southern League Premier Central and Corby Town in the Southern League Challenge Cup. 

Late on in the game Charlie Smith's looping free kick from outside of the box went straight into the net - only he can tell you if he meant it or not and then Dummett scored another to complete his hat-trick with a header from close range. 

The crowd was a decent figure of 181 and the result sees Barton go just six points off of Aylesbury United in fifth place (the final play-off place) so a decent run of results could see an exciting second half of the season for them.   
Rover's manager Tony Fontelle will be very pleased with his team's performance going into the local derby Boxing Day game at Welwyn Garden City who are 4th in the table. 

Kidlington host Wantage Town on Boxing Day. They are rooted to the bottom of the table with seventeen defeats in as many games with just six goals scored and eighty-one conceded. 

MATCH HIGHLIGHTS 

BUILDBASE FA VASE FOURTH ROUND DETAILS

Saturday 11th January 
Stockton Town v Atherstone Town
Vauxhall Motors v Hebburn Town 
Longridge Town v Newark Flowserve 
Consett AFC v Lutterworth Town
West Auckland Town v Walsall Wood 
South Normanton Athletic v Wroxham 
Sporting Khalsa v Kirkley & Pakefield 
Stowmarket Town v Glebe 
Chatham Town v Corinthian 
Eynesbury Rovers v Leighton Town 
Deal Town v Binfield 
Bitton AFC v Warminster Town 
Woodbridge Town v Plymouth Parkway 
Buckland Athletic v Bradford Town 
Christchurch v Sutton Common Rovers

Sunday 12th January
Worcester City v Coventry United

The Road To Wembley in the Buildbase FA Vase will continue after the Christmas and New Year period on Saturday 11th January. Just three step six teams are left represented. 

Atherstone Town of the Midland League Division One recorded an amazing 10-0 victory over Malvern Town in a replay after a 3-3 draw in the first game. They go to EBAC Northern League title challenger's (and 2018 Vase finalists) in the next round. 

Warminster Town, who are mid-table in Division One of the Western League, are one of five clubs left representing the league with four Premier Division sides left. They travel to one of the four in Bitton AFC for the next round. 

Vauxhall Motors who are having a great season so far. They are top of the North West Counties League First Division South and welcome Hebburn Town who reached the fifth round last season before being knocked out by fellow Northern League side West Auckland Town who are also still in the competition. 

Deal Town are the only team left in the competition who are former winners. They won in 2000 when they Chippenham Town 1-0 in the last final to be played at the old Wembley stadium. 

West Auckland Town (2012 and 2014), Stockton Town (2018) and Wroxham (2010) are all former finalists. West reached the Fourth Round in 2017/18 losing to Stockton Town and were knocked out by eventual winner's Chertsey Town at the Quarter-Final stage last season. They have a tough game against Walsall Wood in the next round who missed out on the Midland League Premier Division title last season by goal difference to Ilkeston Town. They got to the quarter-final in 2012/13. 

Betvictor.com are offering odds for the Vase making Stowmarket Town, who are running away with the Thurlow Nunn Premier Division, 5/2 favourites. They are closely followed by Stockton Town at 3/1 asnd then the other three Northern League sides in West Auckland Town (6/1) along with Hebburn Town and Consett both on 8/1. 

Deal Town, Warminster Town and Glebe are rated as outsiders at 100/1.  

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LEAGUE'S REPRESENTED

STEP FIVE

Sydenhams Wessex Premier 
Christchurch 

EBAC Northern League Division One 
Hebburn Town 
Stockton Town
West Auckland Town 
Consett

Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Premier Division 
Sutton Common Rovers 

North West Counties Premier Division 
Longridge Town - 2nd

Midland Football League Premier Division
Walsall Wood 
Sporting Khalsa 
Coventry United 
Newark Flowserve 
South Normanton Athletic 
Worcester City 

Spartan South Midlands Premier Division
Eynesbury Rovers 
Leighton Town 

UHLSport Hellenic Premier Division 
Binfield 

UHLSport United Counites League Premier Division
Lutterworth Town

Thurlow Nunn Premier Division 
Stowmarket Town 
Wroxham 
Woodbridge Town 
Kirkley & Pakefield

Toolstation Western Premier Division
Bradford Town
Plymouth Parkway
Bitton AFC
Buckland Athletic 

Southern Counties East Premier
Chatham Town 
Corinthian 
Glebe
Deal Town 

STEP SIX

Toolsation Western League Division One 
Warminster Town

North West Counties First Division South
Vauxhall Motors

Midland League Division One
Atherstone Town

EPSOM & EWELL ANNOUNCE NEW GROUND SHARING AGREEMENT

Epsom and Ewell Football Club sadly left their West Street ground way back in 1993 and have lead a nomadic existence since ground sharing at Banstead Athletic until 2010 when they moved to Merstham and then onto Chipstead FC in 2012. They have today announced a ground sharing agreement with Leatherhead FC's Fetcham Grove home from the beginning of next season. It's now nearly 30 years since they played football in their home town. 

The Salts stayed in the Isthmian League until 2006 when they were transferred to the Combined Counties League Premier Division. At the end of the 2017/18 season they were relegated to Division One where they finished in 8th place last season.  

They are currently 17th of 20 teams in Division One. 

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 

Saturday 21st December - Eversley & California 
Saturday 28th December - WESTSIDE 
Saturday 11th January - BRITISH AIRWAYS 
Tuesday 14th January - Chessington & Hook United Saturday 18th January - AFC Hayes 
Tuesday 21st January - KENSINGTON & EALING BOROUGH 
Saturday 25th January - COVE 
Saturday 28th January - SANDHURST TOWN 

 

FA TROPHY SECOND ROUND DETAILS

Tuesday 7th January
First Round Replay  
Barrow AFC v Atherton Collieries 
Salisbury v Eastbourne Borough
> Darlington v Solihull Moors - date to be arranged 

Saturday 11 January
Second Round
Dorking Wanderers v Stockport County 
Kingstonian v Leamington 
AFC Fylde v Southport 
Royston Town v Chester 
Solihull Moors or Darlington v Harrogate Town
Yeovil Town v Hampton & Richmond Borough
Ebbsfleet United v King's Lynn Town 
Halesowen Town v Maidenhead United 
Notts County v Dagenham & Redbridge 
Chelmsford City v Eastbourne Borough or Salisbury 
Torquay United v FC Halifax Town
Eastleigh v Matlock Town 
Concord Rangers v Bath City 
Farsley Celtic v Barnet
Hornchurch v Aveley 
Atherton Collieries or Barrow AFC v FC United of Manchester 

Aveley and Halesowen Town are flying the flag for Step Four sides in the Buildbase FA Trophy. The Essex sides best run previously was in 02/03 when they reached the First Round but lost 1-4 at home to Weymouth. 

Halesowen Town have reached the Third Round on three seperate occasions previously in 1994/95 when they lost to Rushden & Diamonds, in 1999/00 when they lost 2-3 to Doncaster Rovers in a replay and 2002/03 when Alfreton Town beat them 2-1. The Yeltz famously won the FA Vase in 1985 and 1986 beating Fleetwood Town and Southall - this was after the reached the final in 1983 and lost to VS Rugby. 

TEAMS LEFT IN THE COMPETITION BY DIVISION

STEP ONE 
Vanarama National Division 
Twelve teams confirmed with two more possible if they win replays. 
Barrow AFC*, Stockport County, AFC Fylde, Solihull Moors*, Yeovil Town, Ebbsfleet United, Maidenhead United, Notts County, Dagenham and Redbridge, Torquay United, FC Halifax Town, Eastleigh, Barnet, Harrogate Town. 

STEP TWO 
Vanarama North 
Five teams confirmed with one more possible if they win replay. 
Leamington, Darlington*, Southport, Chester, Kings Lynn Town, Farlsey Celtic. 

Vanarama South 
Five teams confirmed with one more possible if they win replay.  
Eastbourne Borough*, Dorking Wanderers, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Chelmsford City, Concord Rangers, Bath City.

STEP THREE 

BetVictor Isthmian Premier Division 
Two teams confirmed.
Hornchurch, Kingstonian 

BetVictor Southern League Premier Central 
One team confirmed.
Royston Town 

BetVictor Southern League Premier South 
One team possible if they win replay. 
Salisbury* 

BetVictor Northern Premier Division 
Two teams confirmed with one more possible if they win replay. 
FC United of Manchester, Matlock Town, Atherton Collieries*  

STEP FOUR 

BetVictor Isthmian North Division 
One team confirmed. 
Aveley 

BetVictor Southern Central Division 
One team confirmed.
Halesowen Town 

THE EAGLES LOOK FAVOURITES FOR A SECOND LEAGUE TITLE IN A ROW

POS	TEAM	P	GD	PTS	PPG	FORM
1	SANDRIDGE ROVERS	15	+12	29	1.93	LWDDWW
2	LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY EAGLES	10	+21	28	2.50	WWWWW

Everyone involved with The Eagles will certainly be taking each game as it comes but looking at the Hertfordshire Senior County League Premier Division table they have a really good chance of winning the title for a second season in a row. They have won nine and drawn one of their ten league games played so far with their only dropped points coming in their opening game against Cockfosters Reserves.

The club were denied promotion to step six last season due to the Football Association rating that their Pixmore home didn't meet the criteria required to move upwards. Work was started and was due to be completed by the end of May but this was not considered by the FA despite the league recommending that the club, formed in 1979, was given some time. 

Their nearest challengers are Sandridge Rovers who have dropped points recently in draws against Royston Town Reserves and Ware Sports along with most crucially a defeat to Letchworth Garden City Eagles. 

Former Welwyn Garden City striker Ashley Kersey has scored 13 goals for The Eagles so far this season. Harry Seeby (9) and former Hatfield Town manager Jason Beck (8) are top scorers for Rovers. Beck was Hatfield's manager last season when he signed Kersey who made a handful of appearances for the then SSMFL Division One side. 

Sandridge Rovers visit Hatfield Town on Saturday with The Eagles visiting New River Athletic. 

A ROUND-UP ON ROMFORD'S START UNDER THE REIGN OF GLEN TAMPLIN

COGGESHALL TOWN	DEREHAM TOWN	BARKING	FELIXSTOWE
1. Manny Agboola	1. Josh Strizovic	1. Manny Agboola	1. Manny Agboola
2. Henry Mabassa	2. Tambeson Eyong	2. Josh Exley-Banks	2. Tambeson Eyong
3. Jay Bacon	3. Briggs Ojeman	3. Jay Bacon	3. Michael Aziaya
4. Jordan Wescott	4. Theo Ola	4. Malaki Toussaint	4. Junior Baker
5. Paul Hayes	5. Ryan Cresswell	5. Tambeson Eyong	5. Ryan Cresswell
6. Briggs Ojeman	6. Michael Aziaya	6. Biggs Ojeman	6. Jason Banton
7. Sam Bantick	7. Dominic McHale	7. Freddy Moncur	7. Dominic McHale
8. Freddy Moncur	8. Freddy Moncur	8. Jake Hall	8. Freddy Moncur
9. Phil Roberts	9. Adam Cunnington	9. Adam Cunnington	9. Adam Cunnington
10. Jack Stevenson	10. Phil Roberts	10. Theo Ola	10. Adam Morgan
11. Anthony Mendy	11. Adam Morgan	11. Adam Morgan	11. Theo Ola
12. Germaine Dua	12. Jake Hall  (for 10)	12. Archie Tamplin	12. Josh Exley-Banks
14. Josh Exley-Banks	14. Paulious Ditkevicius (for 7)	14. Akeem Campbell (for 8)	14. Jay Bacon (for 3)
15. Malaki Toussaint (for 10)	15. Malaki Toussaint	15. Domonic McHale (for 6)	15. Ramone Rochester (for 9)
16. Mahamed Mahmoud (for 2)	16. David Agboola (for 5)		16. Paulious Ditkevicius
17. Akeem Campbell (for 11)	17. Manny Agboola		17. Malaki Toussaint (for 7)

PLAYER'S USED SO FAR
1. MANNY AGBOOLA 
Goalkeeper came through Reading and Oxford United's academy system and has spent time on loan with Hampton & Richmond Borough and Leatherhead. Made a number of appearances for Banbury United and was with Solihull Moors last season. 

2. HENRY MABASSA 
Defender who made a number of apperances for FC Romania in 2018/19 and the early part of this season. Has also played for Clapton and Ilford in the Essex Senior League. Only started the Coggeshall Town game for Romford and now playing with Stansted

3. JAY BACON 
Young left-back who started the season with Dartford but actually came through Romford's academy system.  

4. JORDAN WESTCOTT 
Former Takeley and Bishop's Stortford player who started the season with BetVictor Premier Division side Cheshunt where he made 13 appearances. 

5. PAUL HAYES 
36 year old former professional player who had retired from the game having spent the 2018/19 campaign with AFC Sudbury. He made over 500 football league appearances in the football league but the Coggeshall Town game was his only one for The Boro. He has since joined Southern Counties East Division One side Meridian VP. 

6. BRIGGS OJEMAN 
Joins from Bromley whom he signed for in the summer of 2018 and was in their u23 side. He made one appearance for The Ravens as a substitute in the in April 2019's game with Solihull Moors. Was with Dagenham & Redbridge and Tower Hamlets (3 appearances in 17/18) prior to his short stay with the Vanarama National title challengers.  

7. SAM BANTICK 
Started the season with BetVictor Premier Division Enfield Town but moved onto North Division Cambridge City after just four games for The Towners. He only made one start for Romford in the Coggeshall Town game. Now with Canvey Island in the same division for whom he scored twice in their recent victory (3-2) over one of his former side's Heybridge Swifts. 

8. FREDDY MONCUR 
Joined from BetVictor Premier Division Cheshunt where he made 12 appearances this season. Came though West Ham United's youth system and then joined Leyton Orient for whom he played a handful of games between 2015 to 2018. Also played for Wingate & Finchley, Bishop's Stortford, Ebbsfleet United and Concord Rangers. 
  
9. PHIL ROBERTS 
25 year old striker who came through the ranks at Norwich City and Arsenal. Played North of the Border with Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Falkirk, Dundee and Alloa Athletic. He then moved to Ireland with Sligo Rovers before joining Chelmsford City in 2017. He has also played for Chesham United, Braintree Town, Hemel Hempstead Town and Dartford. 

10. JACK STEVENSON 
Former clubs included VCD Athletic and Aveley. Started the season with Great Wakering Rovers and is now back at Burroughs Park where he played against Heybridge Swifts, Aveley and Cambridge City recently. 

11. ANTHONY MENDY 
Another player to play only in the Coggeshall Town game. He started the season with Beaconsfield Town and has played for a number of other non-league sides such as Bedford Town and Chalfont St Peter. 

12. GERMAINE DUA 
Counts Crawley Town, Waltham Abbey and Canvey Island amongst his former clubs. Another player to only make one appearance for Romford against Coggeshall Town. 

13. JOSH EXLEY-BANKS 
Played for the academy teams at Dagenham & Redbridge. 

14. MALAKI TOUSSAINT 
One of the players who stayed from the old squad prior to Tamplin's arrival. He was a regular in the team from the start of the season. A midfielder who has also played for Great Wakering Rovers, Redbridge and Walthamstow. 

15. MAHAMED MAHMOUD 
One of the two players I can't find any information on. Not featured since the Coggeshall Town game.

16. AKEEM CAMPBELL
The second of the two players I know no information on. A used sub in the Coggeshall and Barking games. Didn't feature in the most recent Felixstowe game.  

17. JOSH STRIZOVIC 
Nineteen year old goalkeeper who has been on the books at Braintree Town, Waltham Forest, Burnham Ramblers, Billericay Town and Maidstone United. 

18. TAMBESON EYONG 
Defender is well known around the local non-league circuit. He has played for Billericay Town, Canvey Island, Bishop's Stortford and AFC Hornchurch. Made one apperance for Heybridge Swifts in November which ironically came against Romford which was the final game of former manager Paul Martin's reigh. 

19. THEO OLA 
26 year old who has played in Sweden with Mjällby. Also played for Barking, Histon and Aveley. 

20. RYAN CRESSWELL 
Experienced 31 year old defender who came through the ranks at Sheffield United before playing for Halifax Town, Rotherham United, Morecambe, Macclesfield Town, Ferencváros, Bury, Southend United, Fleetwood Town, Northampton Town, Eastleigh, Mickleover Sports, Boston United and Bradford (Park Avenue). 

21. MICHAEL AZIAYA 
Counts Hastings United, Eastbourne Borough, Thamesmead Town, Dartford and Aylesbury United. He was part of the Carshalton Athletic's promotion winning squad from Division One (South) in 2017/18. Started the season with Ramsgate in the BetVictor South-East Division. 

22. DOMINIC McHALE 
A Manchester City youth player who then went on to be on the books at Barnsley. The 23 year old has also played for Ramsbottom United, Northwich Victoria, Salford City, Trafford, Hyde United, Southport, Ashton United, FC 
United of Manchester and Oldham Athletic.

23. ADAM CUNNINGTON 
A prolific scorer at every club he's been at. Started out at Barton Rovers back in 2006 and has played for Billericay Town under Tamplin's management. Was with Vanarama South side Dartford at the beginning of the season before a short spell with Hemel Hempstead Town from whom he joined Romford. 

24. ADAM MORGAN 
A product of the Liverpool academy and former England u17 and u19 international. Was with Liverpool from 2002 to 2014 and spent time on loan with Rotherham United and Yeovil Town before joining the Somerset club on a full time basis. He has well travelled having also played for St Johnstone, Accrington Stanley, Hemel Hempstead Town, Colwyn Bay, Curzon Ashton, FC Halifax Tow, Sligo Rovers and Mossley. Currently on loan form BetVictor Northern Premier League Division One North West side Widness. 

25. JAKE HALL 
A midfielder who was previously with Billericay Town, Boston United, Boreham Wood, Bromley and Grays Athletic. 

26. PAULIUS DITKEVICIUS 
A midfielder who has played for Hornchurch, Redbridge and Walthamstow. 

27. DAVID AGBOOLA 
Joined Romford for Coggeshall Town where he was a first team regular for the BetVictor Divison One North side. Was with the Colchester United u23 side during the 2018/19 season and came through the ranks at Dagenham & Redbridge. 

28. ARCHIE TAMPLIN 
Young player who was with Billericay Town but now follows his Dad to Romford. Was an unused substitute for the Barking cup game. 

29. JUNIOR BAKER 
Made his debut in the Felixstowe & Walton United game. Started the season with BetVictor South-East Division Burgess Hill Town. Also counts VCD Athletic (where he spent two seasons), Cray Wanderers, Dulwich Hamlet, Thamesmead Town, Tilbury, Aveley and Grays Athletic as former clubs. 

30. JASON BANTON 
Signed from Braintree Town where he had scored 5 goals for the Vanarama South side this season. He made his Boro debut in the Felixstowe & Walton United game. The 27 year old was born in Tottenham and was with Arsenal as a young player but moved to Blackburn Rovers and then onto Liverpool, Leicester City and Crystal Palace where he failed to make a first team appearance. Played one game on loan from Leicester City with Burton Albion. Made football league apperances for MK Dons, Plymouth Argyle, Wycombe Wanderers, Hartlepool United, Notts County and Crawley Town. Started the 2017/18 campaign with Woking and then went on to play for Torquay United, Truro City, St Albans City and Dulwich Hamlet. 

31. RAMONE ROCHESTER 
Signed in December and came off the bench on his debut v Felixstowe. The 22 year old is better known as musician Ramz with his song 'Barking' hitting number 2 in the charts in 2017. 190,000 followes on Instagram. Played in a friendly game for Eastbourne Borough in October. 

Former Billericay Town owner Glen Tamplin made national newspaper headlines back in November when he took over as owner, then appointed himself as manager and signed a completely new squad for BetVictor North Division Romford.       

The Boro have since played four games winning at fellow struggler's Fleixstowe and Walton United last time out thanks to goals from Dominic McHale and Adam Morgan in a 1-2 victory.  

As you can see from the above there has been many new players join the club. Their next scheduled game (weather permitting) is a local derby at home to their landlord's Brentwood Town on Saturday which should attract a decent crowd to the Brentwood Centre Arena. They then make the short trip to Aveley on Saturday 28th December before hosting AFC Sudbury on Saturday 4th January for the first game of 2020.