Friday 19 May 2023

HERTS SENIOR COUNTY LEAGUE - RACE FOR THE TITLES UPDATE


PREMIER DIVISION 
POS TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS PP
1. CHIPPERFIELD CORINTHIANS 30 21 2 7 56 38 +18 65 65
2.  BUSH HILL RANGERS  29 20 4 5 76 38 +38 64 67
3.  BELSTONE  27 18 2 7 63 20 +43 56 65

After Bush Hill Rangers shock defeat to Oracle Components on Tuesday evening they get another shot at the tile next Wednesday evening when they play Ware Sports who will be no push overs - they qualified for the Aubery Cup Final this midweek with a 2-3 win AET versus Welwyn Garden City Development. Their opponents will be Belstone who they beat on penalties in the final of the Herts FA Senior Centenary Trophy Final. Belstone still have an outside chance of the title but will have to win all three of their remaining games and hope Bush Hill Rangers either draw or lose against Ware Sports. 

Ware Sports play Belstone in the Aubery Cup Final tomorrow at Hemel Hempstead Town. 

Final League Fixtures for Top Three  
Tuesday 23rd - Belstone v Cuffley 
Wednesday 24th - Ware Sports v Bush Hill Rangers 
Saturday 27th - Belstone v Ware Sports 
Tuesday 30th - Sandridge Rovers v Belstone 


DIVISION ONE 
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1.BALDOCK TOWN RES 2820179349+446161
2. LEMSFORD 2820176631+356161

Baldock Town Reserves are champions of Division One - their scheduled game at Hatfield United was forfeited by the home side awarded them the three points which means they pip Lemsford to the title on goal difference.  

DIVISION TWO 
POS TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS PP
1.  HEMEL HEMPSTEAD ROVERS  22 21 0 1 102 18 +84 63 75
2.  WESTMILL  23 20 1 2 81 26 +55 61 70

With four and three games to play it's still between Hemel Hempstead Rovers and Westmill for Division Two. Rovers have a busy week forthcoming as they also play Croxley Green in the Bingham Cox Cup Final on Tuesday evening. 

Saturday 20th - Hinton & Finchley u23 v Hemel Rovers 
Saturday 20th - Oxhey v Westmill 
Thursday 25th - Hemel Rovers v Bushey Rangers 
Saturday 27th - Hemel Rovers v Lethchworth GC u23s 
Saturday 27th - Chipperfield Res v Westmill 
Tuesday 30th - Letchworth GC u23s v Westmill 
TBA - Hemel Rovers v Oxhey 


DIVISION THREE   
POS TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS  PP
1.  CROXLEY GREEN  24 18 4 2 86 21 +65 58 70
2.  SUN SPORTS  26 15 5 6 65 38 +27 50 56
3.  BEDMOND  24 14 4 6 49 29 +20 46 58
4. BUNTINGFORD TOWN RESERVES  23 14 4 5 49 37 +12 46 61

In Division Three Croxley Green are nearly over the line. Sun Sports, with only two games left, are unable to catch them. Bedmond need to win their remaining four games and rely on Croxley losing all of theirs as well as turning round an inferior goal difference of +45.

Buntingford Town Reserves could still finish higher than Croxley but would need to win all of their five games - one of which is at home to the current table topper's on Saturday 27th May. 

Realistically one more win for Croxley Green with their +65 GD would all but seal the title depending on other results. Ironically their next game is at home to Sun Sports this coming Saturday. 

DIVISION FOUR 
POS TEAM P W D L GF GA GD PTS PP
1.  WELWYN PEGASUS u23  25 20 2 3 85 21 +64 62 71
2.  CROXLEY GREEN RESERVES 25 18 3 4 82 40 +42 57 66
3.  BENGEO TRINITY  24 16 3 5 78 45 +33 51 63

In Division Four Welwyn Pegasus u23 are in the driving seat need five points from their remaining three games to seal the title pending the results of Croxley Green Reserves. Third placed Bengeo Trinity could still win the title but I'd use the phrased 'mathematically possible' as they need to rely on Welwyn losing their final three games and Croxley to lose games too. 

HERTS SENIOR COUNTY LEAGUE CUP FINAL DETAILS 

AUBERY CUP - SATURDAY 20th APRIL 
BELSTONE V WARE SPORTS @ Hemel Hempstead Town 

BINGHAM COX CUP - TUESDAY 23rd APRIL 
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD ROVERS V CROXLEY GREEN @ Rayners Lane

GREG CUP - WEDNESDAY 24th APRIL 
LETCHWORTH GC EAGLES u23 v LEMSFORD RESERVES @ to be confirmed 

THE HISTORY OF THE GREG CUP

"The Greg Cup of North Hertfordshire Junior Cup" as it was originally known was instigated by Mr Greg (whom the competition is now named after) in 1910/11. One of the unique rules he stipulated as that any player having received a winner's memento in the competition would not be allowed to play in future competitions. This rule was relaxed in 2007 and there is no longer such a stipulation. 

The unique rules saw that up until 2003 no club even retained the cup - 'Fishers' won in 2002 and 2003. 

The competition was attached to the North Herts Football Association who merged with the Mid Herts League in 2006 to form the North and Mid-Herts Football Association in 2006. When The North and Mid-Herts Football League became dormant due to dwindling team numbers the cup was not competed for in 2014 but was re-introduced for some member clubs of the Hertfordshire Senior County League in 2015. 

FORMER WINNERS OF THE GREG CUP
1911 Hitchin Union Jack 
1912 Walkern 
1913 Hitchin Blue Cross 
1914 Stevenage Red Cross 
1915 - 1919 No competition 
1920 Stevenage Town 
1921 Hitchin Union Jack 
1922 Letchworth Town 
1923 Knebworth 
1924 Pirton Athletic 
1925 Kimpton 
1926 Walsworth 
1927 Hitchin Imps 
1928 Whitwell Athletic 
1929 Baldock Social 
1930 Letchworth Rovers 
1931 Buntingford Town 
1932 Stevenage Corinthians 
1933 Codicote 
1934 Pirton Social 
1935 Walkern 
1936 Hitchin Rangers 
1937 Hitchin Bacon 
1938 Resili Sports 
1939 Pirton Social 
1940- 1944 No competition 
1945 Kings Sports 
1946 Ickleford 
1947 Knebworth 
1948 St Ippolyts 
1949 Buntingford Town 
1950 Letchworth CLBOB 
1951 Whitwell Athletic 
1952 Henlow 
1953 St Ippolyts 
1954 Weston United 
1955 Buntingford Town 
1956 Pirton Social 
1957 Esavian Sports 
1958 Hitchin Colts 
1959 Longwell 
1960 Kayser Bondor 
1961 Esavian Sports 
1962 Ashwell 
1963 Wilbury Wanderers 
1964 Stevenage Hollerith 
1965 Pirton Social 
1966 Bowaters 
1967 Biggleswade United 
1968 Walkern 
1969 Hitchin Clublanders 
1970 Ickleford 
1971 Walden Rangers 
1972 Pirton Social
1973 Walden Rangers 
1974 Codicote 
1975 Walkern 
1976 Whitwell Athletic beat Codicote
1977 ICL Letchworth beat Ibrox 
1978 Ibrox 1 Codicote 1 - Ibrox won 4-3 on pens 
1979 Marley 
1980 St Ippolyts 
1981 Cottered 
1982 Seta Sports 
1983 Ashwell 
1984 Singh Sabha 
1985 Argonauts 
1986 Freewheelers 
1987 Cricketers Hitchin 
1988 Dynamics 
1989 Knebworth 
1990 Codicote 
1991 Barley 
1992 Shephall Athletic 
1993 Bridger Packaging 
1994 Woolmer Green Rangers 
1995 Bennington 
1996 Argonauts 
1997 Woomer Green Rangers 
1998 Mallard 
1999 Fishers 
2000 Centurion 
2001 Hitchin Reds 
2002 Fishers 
2003 Fishers 
2004 Bedwell Rangers 
2005 St Ippolyts 
2006 Stevenage Council Club 
2007 St Ippolyts 11 Fairlands 0 
2008 Nirankari North Herts beat Probuild 
2009 No final 
2010 Probuild 8 Asia 0 
2011 Probuild 7 City Hearts 1 - Report & Highlights Here
2012 City Hearts 4 St Ippolyts 2 
2013 London Colney Blues 2 St Ippolyts 0 
2014 No competition 
2015 FC Lemsford 5 Knebworth 2 - Report & Highlights Here
2016 FC Lemsford 1 Bengeo Trinity 0 
2017 Lings Elite 2 Letchworth GC Eagles 1 
2018 Knebworth Reserves 7 Wormley Reserves 0
2019 Sarrat Reserves 2 Chipperfield Corinthians Reserves 1 - Report & Highlights Here
2020 - No final due to COVID 
2021 - No final due to COVID
2022 - Lemsford 5 Broxbourne Badgers 0 
2023 - Letchworth GC Eagles u23 v Lemsford Reserves 

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