Tuesday, 7 March 2023

SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE - THE BATTLE TO BEAT THE DROP

CURRENT TABLE
POS TEAM P W D L GF-GA GD PTS  FORM PP
16.  BALDOCK TOWN  29 9 3 17 44-54 -20 30 DLLLLW 57
17.  COLNEY HEATH  29 6 5 18 24-52 -28 23 LWLWDL 50
18.  HODDESDON TOWN  28 5 7 16 26-62 -36 22 LLWLDL 52
19. ARLESEY TOWN 27 5 6 16 26-45 -19 21 DLDLWL 54
20. LONDON COLNEY 27 2 3 22 19-73 -54 9 LDLWLL 42

CURRENT FORM - LAST TEN GAMES
POS TEAM P W D L GF-GA GD PTS 
1.   ARLESEY TOWN  1O 3 4 3 11-10 +1 13
2.  BALDOCK TOWN  10 2 2 6 12-20 -8 8
3.  COLNEY HEATH  10 2 2 6 9-17 -8 8
4. HODDESDON TOWN 10 1 2 7 3-22 -19 5
5. LONDON COLNEY  10 1 1 8 7-29 -22 4

In the battle to beat the drop from the Spartan South Midlands Premier Division it will be a remarkable turn around of form if London Colney finish outside of the bottom two - Their only wins this season came back on the opening day of the season away at Cockfosters and more recently at fellow struggler's Arlesey Town. 

With a seven point gap between Baldock Town and Colney Heath many fans would be thinking it's now down to a battle between three teams as to who finishes in 19th place. 

Could Colney Heath, who spent the 21/22 season at Step Four,  suffer another relegation and play at Step Six for the 23/24 campaign? 

Hoddesdon Town last played at Step Six from 2005 to 2013 with Arlesey Town relegated from the Southern League in 2018 now in danger of a further demotion to Step Six.  


FORTHCOMING FIXTURES FOR THE BOTTOM FIVE 
Tuesday 7th March
Baldock Town v Shefford Town & Campton 
The home side will be in good spirits following their victory over St Panteleimon at the weekend - Shefford make the short journey on the back of just one win in their last six games albeit that victory was against Dunstable Town. 
London Colney v Risborough Rangers 
The visitors have won four of their last six games scoring 15 goals in the process and beat LCFC 6-0 at home at the end of January. Since that game the home side have drawn 0-0 at home to table topping Stotfold, lost 0-1 twice to St Panteleimon, won 1-2 at Arlesey Town and on Saturday lost 0-3 at home to Dunstable Town. 
Stotfold v Hoddesdon Town 
Hoddesdon Town have just two wins on their travels so far this season which came back in November at Ardley United (0-2) and at London Colney in October (0-1).  The home side have just one defeat at home which was the recent 0-1 defeat to Risborough Rangers. Hoddesdon Town were beaten 3-0 at Leverstock Green on Saturday so will be huge underdogs for this game but with football you never know? 

Saturday 9th March 
Arlesey Town v Harpenden Town 
Cockfosters v Baldock Town 
Dunstable Town v Colney Heath 
Leighton Town v London Colney 

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