The County Motor Works Vauxhall Mid-Essex Football League
returns to action on Saturday (3rd April) as the six divisions
restart their 2020/21 campaigns, so let’s have a look ahead to those fixtures
that take place this weekend shall we…
Premier Division
CT66 v Brentwood United (Waterside Farm Leisure
Centre, 2pm)
League leaders CT66 take on sixth placed Brentwood United
looking to build on good early season form, the hosts have won four of their
seven league games so far, whilst the visitors have won have of their six games
up to this point, CT66 did lose their last competitive run out though after a
3-2 loss at Pitsea Athletic, Brentwood won the derby against Athletic 3-2 in
their last run out.
Haver Town v Pitsea Athletic (Seymour Field #2,
2pm)
Second placed Haver Town take on fourth placed Pitsea
Athletic, the sides are only separated by a point so a win for either would be
big, Haver have won four of their seven games so far whilst Pitsea have won two
thirds of the six, the hosts won 4-1 at Burnham Ramblers Reserves last time
out, Pitsea netted a 3-0 home win over Mayland Village in their last outing.
Mayland Village v Burnham Ramblers Reserves (Lawling
Park, 2pm)
The hosts sit seventh in the division and are up against a
Burnham side who are two places and five points above them, Mayland have two
wins and three losses from their five games, whilst Burnham have three wins
from their seven games, Mayland were beaten 3-0 at Pitsea Athletic last time
out whilst Burnham were beaten 4-1 at home by Haver Town.
Division One
Baddow Athletic v Laindon Republic (Great Baddow
Recreation Ground #1, 2pm)
Bottom side Baddow take on third bottom Laindon at The Rec,
Baddow have lost all five games played so far this season, Laindon are also
without a win too but have picked up two draws in those five games, Baddow were
thrashed 6-0 at home by Harold Wood Athletic ‘A’ last time out, Laindon were
narrowly beaten at Islanders 2-1.
Harold Wood Athletic ‘A’ v Notley (Harold Wood
Park, 2pm)
Third placed Wood take on seventh placed Notley, the hosts
have four wins from five so far whilst Notley have just one win from their four
league games thus far, Wood won 6-0 at Baddow Athletic in their last outing
whilst Notley netted a 7-3 home success in the Cup against Harold Wood Athletic
‘B’.
Old Chelmsfordians ‘A’ v White Notley Reserves (Old
Chelmsfordians Sports & Social Club, 2pm)
Fifth placed Old Chelmsfordians welcome second placed White
Notley to their Sports & Social Club, OC’s have two wins from their six
games so far, Notley have four wins from five, the home side did get beaten 4-1
at home by Hutton ‘A’ last time out, Notley netted a 2-1 home win over Rayleigh
Town ‘A’ in their last run out.
Stock United v Hutton ‘A’ (The Apps Field, 2pm)
Second bottom Stock United take on fourth placed Hutton ‘A’,
the hosts have not won this season and have lost four of their five games,
Hutton have four wins from six, Stock’s last outing though was their first
point of the season after a 1-1 draw with Rayleigh Town ‘A’, Hutton netted a
3-2 win over Laindon Republic last time out.
Rayleigh Town ‘A’ v Islanders (Rawreth Lane
Recreation Ground, 2.30pm)
Sixth place hosts Rayleigh welcome league leaders’ islanders
to Rawreth Lane Rec, the hosts have two wins from their five games, but
Islanders have four wins from six as they lead the way on goal difference from
White Notley Reserves and Harold Wood Athletic ‘A’, Rayleigh drew 1-1 at Stock
United last time out, Islanders edged past Laindon Republic 2-1 at home.
Division Two
Basildon Wanderers v Beacon Hill Rovers Reserves (Ford
Sports & Social Ground, Basildon #1, 2pm)
Second placed Basildon welcome second bottom side Beacon
Hill to their Ford Sports Ground, the hosts have four wins from their six games
so far whilst Beacon Hill have one win and three losses from four games,
Wanderers last game saw them net a 2-0 home win over Fleet, whilst Beacon Hill
actually picked up that one and only win last time out when they also defeated
Fleet at home 3-2.
Boreham v Brentwood Athletic Reserves (Boreham
Recreation Ground, 2pm)
League leaders Boreham welcome sixth placed Brentwood to
Boreham Rec, the hosts have four wins from five this season and are unbeaten,
Brentwood have two wins and three losses from five, Boreham’s last game saw
them defeat second placed Basildon Wanderers 2-1 in a cup game, Brentwood
netted a 6-0 success at Writtle Manor.
Fleet v Kenson (Deanes School Sports College, 2pm)
Third bottom Fleet take on fourth placed Kenson at Deanes,
the hosts have two wins and three defeats from five league games, Kenson have
two wins, two draws and a defeat from five, Fleet’s last game was a 2-0 loss at
Basildon Wanderers, Kenson drew 1-1 at home to Southminster United in their
last run out.
Southminster United v Writtle Manor (King George V
Playing Field, 2pm)
Bottom side Southminster welcome fifth placed (mid table)
Writtle Manor to King George V, the hosts have lost all but one of their six
league games so far, drawing the other, whilst Writtle have won half of their
six games so far, Southminster did at least grab that only draw last time out
with a 1-1 at Kenson, Writtle lost 6-0 at home though to Brentwood Athletic
Reserves last time out.
Division Three
Great Bradfords v Springfield ‘A’ (The Bell Field,
12pm)
Fifth placed Great Bradfords take on ninth placed
Springfield ‘A’ at The Bell Field in a noon kick off, the hosts have only
played three league games so far, winning two and drawing one, whilst
Springfield have only one win from five so far, the hosts had a crazy game last
time out, drawing 5-5 at home to Harold Wood Athletic ‘B’, Springfield also had
a high score draw, 3-3 at home to bottom side Maldon Saints for whom this was
their first point of the campaign.
Beaulieu Park v Hutton Development (Beaulieu Park,
2pm)
Third placed Beaulieu Park take on sixth placed Hutton, the
hosts have three wins and a draw from their four games, Hutton have just one
win from five so far, the hosts did lose last time out though in the Cup, 4-1
at Power Town, whereas Hutton won 6-1 at home to South Woodham Ferrers United
in their last outing.
Broomfield v Haver Town Reserves (Broomfield
Football Club #2, 2pm)
Third bottom Broomfield welcome leaders Haver Town Reserves
to the outskirts of Chelmsford, the hosts have only played three games and lost
two of them, whilst the leaders have five wins from six and have a three-point
cushion at the top, Broomfield did net a decent 3-0 home win over Debden Park
in a cup game last time out, Haver Town netted a 5-2 success at bottom side
Maldon Saints the last time they played.
Felsted Rovers Reserves v South Cestos (Felsted Playing
Field, 2pm)
Fourth placed Felsted take on seventh placed South Cestos,
the hosts have only played three games but have won them all, Cestos have one
win from their four games so far, Felsted’s last game was a 5-1 success at
Broomfield, Cestos were beaten 3-1 at home by league leaders Haver Town Reserves.
Harold Hill Reserves v Harold Wood Athletic ‘B’ (Hendersons
Sports and Social Club, 2pm)
Second bottom Harold Hill welcome fourth bottom Harold Wood
from up the road, the sides are separated by just one point in the table, with
the hosts having played just two games, winning one and losing one, whilst Wood
have played five games more but have lost five of those, winning just one, Hill
lost 3-1 at Felsted Rovers Reserves last time out, Wood drew 5-5 at Great
Bradfords Reserves in a crazy game last time out.
Writtle Reserves v Maldon Saints (Writtle Sports
and Social Club #1, 2pm)
Second placed Writtle welcome bottom side Maldon Saints to
their Sports & Social Club, Writte are three points behind leaders Haver
Town Reserves with a game in hand having won four of their five starts, Saints
have lost four of their five games and have just a point so far, these two
actually played in what was Writtle’s last game in December, which was a 5-2
success for the second placed side, Saints last game was what is their one and
only point so far, a 3-3 draw at Springield ‘A’.
Division Four
Great Baddow v Durning (Great Baddow Recreation
Ground Pitch 2, 2pm)
Mid table Baddow welcome third bottom Durning to Baddow Rec,
the sides are only separated by three points with the hosts winning two of
their three games so far, whilst the visitors have one win and four defeats
from their five matches, Baddow last played in October and won 3-0 at Laindon Orient
Development, Durning’s last run out was a 4-1 defeat at Dunmow United.
Laindon Orient Development v Emerson United (Markham’s
Chase Recreation Ground, 2pm)
Orient welcome Emerson Park to Markham’s with the hosts
sitting seventh (fourth bottom) having one win from their four games, Emerson
Park are in third and a point off leaders United Chelmsford Churches having won
three of their five matches so far, Orient played Emerson Park away in their
last game and netted a 2-1 win, whilst Emerson Park’s last game was a 2-0 home
win over Old Chelmsfordians ‘B’.
Power Town v United Chelmsford Churches (Wickford
Memorial Ground, 2pm)
Sixth placed Power Town welcome league leaders United Chelmsford
Churches to Wickford, the hosts have one win, one draw and one defeat from three,
the visitors have three wins and a draw from four games so far, Power Town
netted a 4-1 home win over Beulieu Park in the cup last time out, UCC thrashed
Shenfield Association ‘A’ 6-0 at home in their last run out.
Shenfield Association ‘A’ v Pitsea Athletic Reserves (Billericay
School (Billericay Sports Centre), 2pm)
Second bottom Shenfield welcome fourth placed Pitsea to
Billericay School, although the sides are only separated by four points in a
tight division, Shenfield have lost four of their five outings so far though,
whilst Pitsea have two wins and a draw from three, these two did met in their last
game which resulted in a 4-1 win for Pitsea, so they will start against each other
after ending against each other in December.
Division Five
Beaulieu Park Reserves v Broomfield Reserves (Beaulieu
Park, 2pm)
Third bottom Beaulieu Park take on fourth bottom Broomfield
with the sides level on points although the hosts goal difference of -22 after
just five games means they are below their opponents, Beaulieu Park have lost
four of their five game so far whilst Broomfield have one win and three defeats
from their four, the hosts last game was a 4-1 loss at home to Writte ‘A’, Broomfield
also lost in their last outing, a 4-2 home defeat to Emerson United.
Debden Park v Silver End United Reserves (Silver
End Village Hall #2, 2pm)
Fifth placed Debden Park take on bottom side Silver End,
Debden have two wins and a loss from their three games, Silver End have lost
all four of their games so far, Debden lost 3-0 at Broomfield last time out in
a cup game, Silver End lost 1-0 at Dunmow Town Reserves in their last outing.
Southend Rangers Reserves v Emerson United ‘A’ (The
Len Forge Centre, 2pm)
Second placed Southend welcome fourth placed Emerson United to
Eastwoodbury Lane with the sides separated by six points despite only having
two positions between them, the hosts have four wins from six and are two
points off the lead, the visitors have two wins, a draw and two defeats from
five, Rangers last outing was a 2-1 win at Debden Park, Emerson netted a 4-2
win at Broomfield Reserves last time out.
Writtle ‘A’ v Dunmow Town Reserves (Writtle Sports
and Social Club #2, 2pm)
Third placed Writtle take on sixth placed Dunmow, the hosts
have two wins and a draw from three so far, Dunmow have two wins and two losses
from four, Writtle’s last outing was a 4-1 win at Beaulieu Park Reserves, Dunmow’s
last game saw them lose 6-3 at league leaders Harold Hill ‘A’.
Great Bradfords Reserves v Kelvedon Social Reserves (The
Bell Field, 4pm)
Seventh placed Great Bradfords welcome second bottom Social
to The Bell Field, the hosts have one win and three losses from four, Social
have only played two games, drawing one and losing the other, that loss was in
their last game against Great Bradfords, which was that one win for the hosts
as they ran out 2-0 winners, so these two sides will end and resume against
each other.
That completes this review of Saturday’s Mid Essex fixtures,
good luck to all sides concerned and hope you all enjoy your return to
football!!!
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