Sunday 23 July 2023

THURLOW NUNN LEAGUE OPENING FIXTURES

FRIDAY 28th JULY
FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
May & Baker v Barkingside 

The Thurlow Nunn League season gets underway with some Friday night football at Aveley FC's Parkside where May and Baker  Last season Barkingside finished in 12th and the hosts in 8th position. This should be a well attended game with lots of neutral fans eager to see an official league game after all the pre-season games played in July. 

SATURDAY 29th JULY
PREMIER DIVISION
Dereham Town v Brantham Athletic
Hadleigh United v Downham Town
Harleston Town v Soham Town Rangers
Lakenheath v Walsham-Le-Willows
Long Melford v Sheringham
Mulbarton Wanderers v Thetford Town
Norwich United v Ely City
Woodbridge Town v Heacham

In the Premier Division on the opening Saturday Division One Champion's Heacham make their debut at Step Five of the non-league ladder with a long trip to Woodbridge Town who ended last season in fourth place. Downham Town who followed them upwards via the play-offs travel to Hadleigh United. 

Dereham Town return to the Thurlow Nunn Premier after a ten season spell playing at Step Four - they host Brantham Athletic in their season opener. 

Thetford Town who missed out on promotion after finishing runner's up last season and lost at Barton Rovers in the Step 4/5 play-offs travel to Mulbarton Wanderers. 

FIRST DIVISION NORTH
AFC Sudbury Reserves v Diss Town
FC Peterborough v Great Yarmouth Town
Harwich & Parkeston v Leiston U23s
Haverhill Borough v Swaffham Town
Holbeach United v Cornard United
Holland FC v Haverhill Rovers
Norwich CBS v Stanway Pegasus
Whittlesey Athletic v Needham Market U23s
Whitton United v FC Parson Drove
Wivenhoe Town v Framlingham Town

In the North Division Great Yarmouth Town who have made some impressive signings travel to newly promoted FC Peterborough who finished in fifth place of the Peterborough & District League Premier Division. 

One of their signings is Aaron Sanders who can play anywhere along the front line. He scored 7 goals in 19 league appearances for Sheringham's First Division North title winning 21/22 season and also helped Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers to the Anglian Combination Premier last season netting an impressive 21 goals in 25 league games.

FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Burnham Ramblers v NW London
Clapton v Benfleet
Hackney Wick v Brimsdown
Harlow Town v Hutton
Southend Manor v Park View
Wormley Rovers v Clapton Community

There are some brilliant fixtures to look forward to in the First Division South as Brimsdown return to Step Six football with a trip to play Hackney Wick at Witham Town. There should be a good crowd as Harlow Town return to football with a game against newly promoted Hutton who won the Essex Olympian League last season. Another big attendance is expected at Wormley Rovers where Middlesex County League Champion's Clapton Community make their debut at Step Six. 

TUESDAY 1st AUGUST
PREMIER DIVISION
Brantham Athletic v Woodbridge Town
Ely City v Thetford Town
Heacham v Fakenham Town
Mildenhall Town v Long Melford
Newmarket Town v Hadleigh United
Sheringham v Dereham Town
Soham Town Rangers v Downham Town
Walsham-Le-Willows v Mulbarton Wanderers

FIRST DIVISION NORTH 
Cornard United v Haverhill Borough
Framlingham Town v Diss Town
Haverhill Rovers v Harwich & Parkeston
Leiston U23s v AFC Sudbury Reserves
Needham Market U23s v Whitton United
Stanway Pegasus v Holland FC 
Swaffham Town v FC Peterborough

FIRST DIVISION SOUTH 
Enfield Borough v Park View
NW London v St Margaretsbury
Newbury Forest v Clapton Community
Southend Manor v Benfleet 

WEDNESDAY 2nd AUGUST
FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers v Norwich CBS 
FC Parson Drove v Whittlesey Athletic

FIRST DIVISON SOUTH
Clapton v Brimsdown
Dunmow Town v Harlow Town 
Hackney Wick v Burnham Ramblers
Hutton v Barkingside 
May & Baker v Cannons Wood

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