Redbridge 1 Clapton 0

ESL Len Cordell Memorial Cup Group B, Saturday April 10

Saturday saw me over at Oakside to see Redbridge and Clapton get their Len Cordell Memorial Cup campaigns underway, and an early second half goal from Anthony Martin was enough for the hosts to take all three points in a battling victory against The Tons.

The visitors were quicker out of the blocks and were the better side in the opening forty-five minutes, looking especially dangerous through Idries Turay, who was causing the hosts plenty of headaches with his attacking play, and they had the better of the openings too but could not find the target.

Motormen keeper George Martin had to field a couple of strikes on goal, whilst Turay himself saw an effort blocked and also send another opening over the bar, Redbridge did improve slightly as the half entered its last fifteen minutes, but Clapton’s keeper Carlos Simeon’s only real moment of concern was when a cross shot drifted wide of the far post.

Redbridge though had to do a lot of defending in that opening half but managed to dig in and get to the break level, and after the teams had a chat on the field at half time as they cannot use the changing rooms these days, the hosts came out a different side early in the second period and three minutes into the second half they edged ahead.

A flick towards goal saw Simeon brilliantly claw the ball off the line, and as Redbridge appealed for a goal as they thought the ball had crossed the line, Martin was quickest to react to force the ball home via Simeon and into the net from close range and make sure the ball had crossed the line for sure on that occasion.

The Tons had sort of lost their way a bit after a pretty decent opening forty-five minutes as Redbridge maybe sensed a second a breathing room in this contest, but as the half went on Clapton began to get more possession once again as Redbridge sunk deeper into a defensive shape but try as they might they could not force an equaliser and it meant the hosts held on to take a very hard earned three points.

It had been a better half of football from Redbridge, but it wasn’t their best display today but it’s a win and three points which is all that really matters, they will improve as the games tick by, whereas for Clapton there were many good points to take from this encounter, but they lacked a cutting edge going forward and had they had this they would have certainly taken something from this game.

Full Time Redbridge 1 Clapton 0

 

Let’s see what else happened this weekend in the Len Cordell Memorial Cup…

 

Group A

DTFC 2-2 Cockfosters

St Margaretsbury 1-1 Hoddesdon Town

DTFC were seconds away from a superb win against Cockfosters until the visitors netted a leveller deep into stoppage time, Fosters led at the break thanks to a Ned Clarke strike ten minutes before the break, but the hosts turned it around in the second period to lead and it looked like they would take the win until Marcus Crowther converted a Mosanya cross and snatch a point.

Over at The Rec St Mags and Hoddy drew 1-1, Hoddy did lead at the break but the hosts levelled in the second period to grab a point and make sure they got something from their opening group game in this competition.

 

Group B

Woodford Town 3-4 Barkingside

In the other Group B encounter on Saturday Barkingside held on to win a seven-goal thriller against Woodford Town, Side were two goals up early on through Joe Gent and Reece Simpson, Woodford did reply but then further goals from Jack Gibbons and Jacob Dingli had Side 4-1 up and cruising, but two late goals from the hosts made it an interesting final part to the game, but Side held on for the three points.

 

Group C

Billericay Town Reserves 3-0 Holland

FC Clacton 2-1 Stansted

Billericay’s young side saw off Holland in their opening group game, Marlon Stratford gave them an 11^th minute lead with a composed finish, and two minutes after the break they doubled their advantage after Max Gnandi finished off a brilliant free-kick routine before the hosts sealed the points with twenty minutes remaining after Nyan Mesuna capped a great performance with a brilliant finish from the edge of the box.

FC Clacton also got their campaign underway with all three points after goal from Lartey and Coyle (a penalty) helped them to victory over Stansted.

 

Group D

Hackney Wick 3-5 West Essex (this took place on Friday night, see my blog for a report on that http://pedroslocalfootiefix.blogspot.com/2021/04/hackney-wick-3-west-essex-5.html)

Frenford 1-1 Barking

Frenford and Barking shared the points in Saturday’s Group D encounter at The Drive, Isaac Westendorf gave the visitors a 28^th minute lead but Frenford fought back to level just past the hour mark through Owen James to make sure they ended up with something from this encounter.

 

Group E

Athletic Newham 1-1 Brimsdown

Great Wakering Rovers 1-4 White Ensign

In the all Thurlow Nunn One South contest Athletic Newham and Brimsdown picked up a point a piece after their 1-1 draw, whereas over at Lower Road in Hullbridge White Ensign defeated their landlords Great Wakering Rovers after netting four in that one.

Dominic Locke first half goal separated the sides at the break and Ensign doubled that lead ten minutes after the break when Connor Barnby fired home, and it was 0-3 in the 64^th minute after Locke added his second of the contest after beating the Rovers offside trap to round Scammell and slot home. Wakering did pull one back with just over ten minutes to go when Jake Gordon slotted home, but the visitors sealed a great win with six minutes to go when Locke turned provider to play in Luke Skinner who slotted home. For a more detailed report of this game please visit https://survivor16b.wordpress.com/2021/04/10/match-report-great-wakering-1-4-white-ensign-sat-10-apr/

 

So that concludes the first round of group fixtures in the inaugural Len Cordell Memorial Cup, it’s been a good start to this competition.

Hackney Wick 3 West Essex 5

ESL Len Cordell Memorial Cup Group D, Friday April 9

Friday night and I was over at Mayesbrook Park to see the first game in the inaugural Essex Senior League’s Len Cordell Memorial Cup as Thurlow Nunn One South side Hackney Wick hosted West Essex who are a step above in the Essex Senior League, and West took the three points after a first half hat-trick from Callum Bloss helped them to victory in a very entertaining encounter.

The tone was set in the opening five minutes, West went in front with just two minutes on the clock when a cut back found Bloss who produced a neat finish into the top corner, but Wick were level just two minutes after that when Mohammu Raza struck a neat effort into the bottom corner from outside the box.

The game continued to be played at a decent pace and with twenty one minutes on the clock Wick stunned their opponents by grabbing the lead when a superb through ball released Lewis Danquah and the striker made no mistake by slotting home, but the visitors then switched off and were caught out by a quick free kick moments later and West sent a ball to the far post where skipper Cameron Gray was on hand to tap home and level the contest up once again, it had been a crazy opening to this one.

On the half hour mark Bloss was to grab his second of the contest and a third for West when his persistence saw him earn a stab at goal from twelve or so yards out and see it find the far corner, and West now had the lead again, and then with two minutes of the half to go West won a spot kick when Symeon Taylor was upended in the box, and Bloss stepped up to convert and see West go into the half with a 4-2 lead, what a half of football it had been!!!

The second half started much like the first half had been, at a frantic pace, and after West had someone missed a chance to go 5-2 up, hitting the inside of the post, Wick pulled a goal back nine minutes after the break when Raza sent a lovely effort from the edge of the box which looped over the keeper and hit the bar and bounced down over the line, and the lower league opponents were right back in the contest.

Wick pushed West very hard in the second half as they searched for a leveller, but West kept them at bay and finally sealed the points in the first minute of stoppage time when Emmanuel Shoderu struck an absolute belter from outside the box as they finally saw off their opponents and get their Len Cordell Memorial Cup campaign underway with a win.

It had been a superb game though, thoroughly entertaining and a good contest between two attacking sides, if all the games are like this then the lucky few at these games will be in for a treat that is for sure.

Full Time Hackney Wick 3 West Essex 5

 

Hackney Wick next take on Isthmian South Central side Barking at Mayesbrook Park a week on Tuesday, that will be a very tough one for the Hackney side that is for sure, whilst West Essex next take on another Thurlow Nunn One South side in Frenford, also at Mayesbrook Park next Friday evening, that also proves to be an entertaining encounter as well.

I’ll be over at Oakside on Saturday to cover the all ESL Group B clash between Redbridge and Clapton, blog to come on that one as per usual along with a few snaps, and there will also be a round up of all the other action taking place tomorrow in the competition as all the other sides involved get their campaigns underway. Below is a reminder of those matchups that take place on Saturday…

 

Group A

DTFC v Cockfosters

St Margaretsbury v Hoddesdon Town

 

Group B

Redbridge v Clapton (follow me on @ped1980 for updates on this one)

Woodford Town v Barkingside

 

Group C

Billericay Town Reserves v Holland

FC Clacton v Stansted

 

Group D

Frenford v Barking

 

Group E

Athletic Newham v Brimsdown

Great Wakering Rovers v White Ensign

Essex Senior League - The Len Cordell Memorial Cup 2020/2021 Preview

 

The Essex Senior League may have been null and voided for another year due to Covid-19 but the league has created a new competition to get us all through April and May with some competitive football in the shape of The Len Cordell Memorial Cup and Trophy. Len sadly died back in February and was heavily involved in Essex non-league football for over fifty years and had previously been Redbridge Match Day Secretary who are members of the Essex Senior League of course, so it was decided to create these tournaments in his honour and memory.

Both competitions are invitational, the Cup is for First Teams whilst the Trophy is for Reserve Teams, I will be concentrating on the First Team competition and this season’s competition sees twenty sides across Steps Four to Seven of the local non-league pyramid do battle to see who will be crowned the inaugural winners of the Len Cordell Memorial Cup.

There are five groups of four teams, let’s look at each group in detail…

Group A

Cockfosters (Essex Senior – Step Five)

DTFC (Essex Alliance Senior – Step Seven)

Hoddesdon Town (Essex Senior – Step Five)

St Margaretsbury (Essex Senior – Step Five)

 

Fixtures

Saturday April 10

DTFC v Cockfosters

St Margaretsbury v Hoddesdon Town

 

Saturday April 17

Cockfosters v St Margaretsbury

DTFC v Hoddesdon Town

 

Saturday April 24

Cockfosters v Hoddesdon Town

DTFC v St Margaretsbury

 

Three ESL sides and an Alliance Premier side make up Group A, Cockfosters sat fourth in the division after eight wins from eleven, Hoddesdon were three further places below them in seventh after six wins from thirteen games, whilst St Mags were in 13^th spot with just three wins in eleven games.  This will be a step up for DTFC by two levels, but they have some decent players on show and were top of the Senior Division of the Alliance league having won eight from eight, netting forty-seven goals and conceding just four, so not a bad record indeed. Can they rattle the three ESL sides in this division, we shall find out…

 

Group B

Barkingside (Thurlow Nunn South – Step Six)

Clapton (Essex Senior – Step Five)

Redbridge (Essex Senior – Step Five)

Woodford Town (Essex Senior – Step Five)

 

Fixtures

Saturday April 10

Redbridge v Clapton

Woodford Town v Barkingside

 

Saturday April 17

Barkingside v Redbridge

Clapton v Woodford Town

 

Friday April 23

Clapton v Barkingside

 

Saturday April 24

Woodford Town v Redbridge

 

Three more ESL sides in this group, whilst Barkingside, who have competed in the ESL themselves for much of their history, currently play in the league below in the Thurlow Nunn South, and last season sat tenth after nine games played with four wins. Redbridge had four wins from nine games in the ESL and were in eleventh, however Clapton and Woodford Town made up the bottom two in the division, Woodford were second bottom having lost eleven of their thirteen games and Clapton were at the foot having not won any of their eleven games although they did have a decent run in the FA Vase, so they had won some games. No doubt Redbridge though would like to win this group and try and do their upmost for Len in a competition created in his memory.

 

Group C

Billericay Town Reserves (Essex Senior Reserve Division – No Step)

FC Clacton (Thurlow Nunn Premier – Step Five)

Holland (Thurlow Nunn South – Step Six)

Stansted (Essex Senior – Step Five)

 

Fixtures

Saturday April 10

Billericay Town Reserves v Holland

FC Clacton v Stansted

 

Saturday April 17

FC Clacton v Billericay Town Reserves

Holland v Stansted

 

Saturday April 24

Billericay Town Reserves v Stansted

Holland v FC Clacton

 

Billericay Reserves (also known as their U23s) are the only none first team side in the competition but they do play in the ESL Reserve Division and were doing very well this season, and they have a good young squad who will love the challenge against Senior Mens sides. The two Clacton sides also compete in this group as well, FC Clacton sat in tenth with just four wins from ten games, Holland were down in 14^th (fourth bottom) in the South division with just one win, but they had only played seven games, whilst Stansted, the only ESL side in this group, were having a very good season and sat second and just two points behind leaders Hashtag United with nine wins in their fifteen games, so they will fancy a good run in this competition no doubt, and maybe even hold hopes of winning it too.

 

Group D

Barking (Isthmian South Central – Step Four)

Frenford (Thurlow Nunn South – Step Six)

Hackney Wick (Thurlow Nunn South – Step Six)

West Essex (Essex Senior – Step Five)

 

Fixtures

Friday April 9

Hackney Wick v West Essex

 

Saturday April 10

Frenford v Barking

 

Friday April 16

West Essex v Frenford 

 

Tuesday April 20

Barking v Hackney Wick

 

Saturday April 24

Barking v West Essex

Frenford v Hackney Wick

 

Barking are one of two Isthmian Step Four sides who have entered the competition but were ESL members for a time before their promotion, they have West Essex, who ground share with them at Mayesbrook Park till the end of this season, and Hackney Wick, who will be playing at Mayesbrook for this tournament as well in this group with them.  Frenford are the other member of this group and will not be playing their home games at Mayesbrook though as they have their own 3G facility a few miles across the East End but expect Barking to be favourites to win this group and be one of the favourites to win the whole competition.

 

Group E

Athletic Newham (Thurlow Nunn South – Step Six)

Brimsdown (Thurlow Nunn South – Step Six)

Great Wakering Rovers (Isthmian North – Step Four)

White Ensign (Thurlow Nunn South – Step Six)

 

Fixtures

Saturday April 10

Athletic Newham v Brimsdown

Great Wakering Rovers v White Ensign

 

Saturday April 17

Athletic Newham v White Ensign

Brimsdown v Great Wakering Rovers

 

Saturday April 24

Athletic Newham v Great Wakering Rovers

Brimsdown v White Ensign

 

Great Wakering Rovers are the other Isthmian Step Four side in the competition and will fancy winning this group and maybe the whole competition after they are in a group with three Thurlow Nunn South sides, although Ensign, who ground share with Rovers of course, will certainly want to beat their landlords in this one. Athletic Newham will also give them a decent game too as they have been promotion contenders along with Ensign for the last two seasons in the Thurlow Nunn South, Brimsdown will be the outsiders for sure after struggling somewhat down at the bottom of that division this season.

Once the group stages are done, the top three from each group and the best fourth placed side will go through to the Main Cup knockout stage (last 16) whilst the other four sides will go into a Plate semi-final.  I will be covering some games in this competition for the Essex Senior League, check my twitter (@ped1980) for information on those games as well as this blog for reports on the games I attend plus a round up of every weekend of the competition.

Debden Sports 1 Theydon Green 6

Friendly Match (John Busby Trophy), Sunday April 4

Sunday saw me over at Debden Sports Club for a Charity match between Debden Sports and Theydon Green, the game had been arranged in memory of John Busby after the father of the visitor’s keeper Joe had sadly lost his battle against Bowl Cancer at the start of March, so it was decided that the sides would arrange a game in his memory and play for the ‘John Busby Trophy’.

John was a loving husband to his wife Dawn and a loving father to his son Joe, and with Debden Sports boss Martin Brazier being a dear friend to John and a neighbour too, it was something that both parties wanted to happen, and also some of Joe’s friends are collectively running 66 miles in a week in memory of him too and to raise money to help fund the funeral and they have set up a go fund me page so if you fancy donating then please do, I am sure all involved would be more than happy with anything you can spare. The link to that page is here.

After an immaculate minute’s silence before the game to remember John the teams got the game underway, and after seven minutes the visitors got their noses in front in comical fashion, as the home keeper attempted to clear the ball but struck it against the forward coming in to charge it down, and the ball went back past the keeper and into the net, an awful moment for the keeper but Theydon had the lead.

And only eight minutes after that Theydon doubled their lead when a shot from the edge of the box saw the keeper dive but was unable to keep the ball out as it crept just inside the post, and with the visitors all over their opponents they made it 0-3 on twenty minutes as they got in down the right and a ball squared across goal left a simple tap in, and you feared for the hosts at this point.

Soon after and midway through the first period the visitors made several changes to give others a chance of a run out for the remainder of the half, and whether or not this affected their rhythm or not who knows but Debden did get a bit more into the contest thereafter and seemed to have weathered the storm a bit, although Theydon should have made it four nil before the break but someone missed a one on one and hit the post rather that the target, but they held a comfortable 0-3 lead at the break.

Debden did manage to pull a goal back nine minutes into the second half when after Joe Busby had saved, the host attacker managed to slot home the rebound to at least get themselves on the board, but Theydon then restored their three-goal cushion after an hour in style when the visiting player cut inside and fired a brilliant effort into the far corner, it was a class strike and applauded by many who were there.

Keeper Joe Busby was moved up front for the final ten or so minutes, and with five minutes left came a wonderful moment when he got in on goal, rounded the keeper and finished superbly for a goal everyone wanted to see, and it was greeted with great cheers and a multi pile up on top of him from all of his teammates, what a moment, and a great moment to cap a fine day.

Theydon did net a sixth goal with the final kick of the contest when after a save was made, the rebound was poked home, and the visitors had run out convincing winners and fittingly had won the inaugural John Busby Trophy. Joe collected first the trophy from his mum Dawn who was awarding them out, and then the MOTM award too, it was so nice to see mother and son embrace, and it reminded us all of why we were all here.

Debden boss Martin Brazier also said some nice words too, which was nice, a great day for all and one that no doubt John would have been proud of too, well done to all who organised and took part, and also well done to all who attended to show their support too, it was a good day and I was proud to be part of it and to write about it, and finally, rest in peace John, you will be missed by all who knew you.

Full Time Debden Sports 1 Theydon Green 6

(Winners of the inaugural John Busby Trophy - Theydon Green) 

(Mother Dawn and son Joe embrace after Joe is awarded MOTM award, a lovely moment to see)

 

 

 

 

Wakebury 6 Corinthians Reserves 4

 

(Wakebury's Rob Norris about to loft home his side's sixth goal today at Shoebury Park)

Essex Olympian Division Three, Saturday April 3

Crikey so 105 days after I last saw a football match in the flesh, it was finally time to go see one, and I was over at Shoebury Park on Easter Saturday to see an Essex Olympian Division Three contest between Wakebury and Corinthians Reserves, and it proved to be quite a contest in which the hosts came out on top in a ten-goal thriller.

No doubt both sides were more than happy to return to playing the sport they love too, and both were looking to get their resumption off to a winning start, Wakebury sat fourth in the division having won four, drawn one and lost three of their eight games so far, whilst Corinthians Reserves had played a game less but were four places and a further five points behind todays opponents having won two, drawn two and lost three so far this season.

The hosts form in December prior to the shutdown was not the best though having lost both games they played, both at home, and both 2-1 defeats to Manford Way Reserves and Hutton Reserves, Manford Way are second however Hutton are fourth bottom and below today’s opponents, so that wasn’t so good.

Corinthians form in December was a win and a loss, they were beaten at Lakeside United 2-0 before they ended last year with a crazy 6-4 home win over Hullbridge Sports ‘A’, both of those teams are just behind Wakebury so this game proved to be a close hard fought encounter, although looking at form when neither side has played since December is probably not worth doing, but anyway it’s something to look back at isn’t it.

The deadlock was broken midway through the first period when a flick on from Billy Bonham-Dare went into the path of Will Wheeler, and as the visitors waited for a flag that never came, Wheeler prodded a first-time finish past keeper Charlie Arnold who had come to try and block the effort, and Wakebury had the lead.

Four minutes later the hosts had doubled that lead when good play down the left from Bonham-Dare saw him play a lovely ball across to Danny Buglione who took a touch and fired a lovely effort into the bottom corner, and then just past the half hour mark it was three for the home side when that man Bonham-Dare had a hat-trick of assists as his lovey ball across goal was converted from close range by Charlie Little.

Corinthians though did managed to grab a goal back when Luke Smith beat the offside trap on the left and drilled home from an angle, but Wakebury soon restored their two goal cushion when Adam Topley found the net from the right, however with five first half minutes to go Corinthians won a penalty after a foul and Sonny Woodward just about found the net after his miskicked spot kick was fumbled into the net by Shaun Lewis, and the half time score was 4-2 to the home side.

Nine minutes into the second period the comeback was well and truly on too after Charlie Marden managed to find the net from right, it was similar to Topley’s first half effort for the hosts, but it meant Wakebury’s lead was down to just one, but with eighteen minutes to go Bonham-Dare got the goal his brilliant play deserved as he scrambled home a downward header at the far post, before it was 6-3 with twelve minutes left after Rob Norris had looped a decent effort into the far corner from inside the box.

The visitors did manage a fourth goal with six minutes to go after a free kick floated into the box was headed home by Jamie Milbourn into the far corner, but it was merely a consolation goal as Wakebury run out winners on their return to action and closed the gap to the leaders in the process, ironically Corinthians had won 6- 4 in their final game before the lockdown, but they lost by that scoreline today to add a rather symmetrical element to their last two encounters.

Final Score Wakebury 6 Corinthians Reserves 4

Let’s have a look at the other results in the Division today…

Essex Olympian Division Three

Saturday 3^rd April

ACD United 1 Manford Way Reserves 3

Hullbridge Sports ‘A’ 2 Basildon Town Reserves 2

Lakeside United 3 Hutton Reserves 4

Leigh Town Reserves 0 Collier Row 1

Toby Reserves 3 Buckhurst Hill Reserves 2

Big result of the day saw league leaders ACD United lose their 100% record after they were humbled at home by second placed Manford Way, Collier Row remain third on goal difference after they squeezed to a 1-0 win at bottom side Leigh Town who have now lost eight from eight, Wakebury are just behind the top three after their win today, whilst Toby won the big battle down the bottom against Buckhurst Hill to climb above their opponents and into third bottom.

 

Here is the latest table after today’s matches...

 

Top four separated by five points after ACD’s shock defeat today, whilst down at the bottom just four points separate seventh and second bottom, so plenty to play for before the season is done at the end of May. Man it is good to be back!!!

 

The County Motor Works Vauxhall Mid Essex Football League (Saturday 3rd April) Preview

 

The County Motor Works Vauxhall Mid-Essex Football League returns to action on Saturday (3^rd 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!!!

 

 

Essex Olympian Football League Weekend Preview (Saturday April 3)

(Action from Wakebury 2 ACD United 3 at Shoebury Park earlier this season in Division Three) 

It was announced that the Essex Olympian Football league was to resume with the 2020/21 season on Saturday April 3, so I decided to do a blog on the fixtures that take place on the weekend when the season resumes, starting with the Premier Division…

 

Saturday April 3 – Premier Division

Basildon Town v Shenfield AFC (Basildon Sports & Leisure Club, 2.30pm)

Basildon Town sit second on goal difference after winning seven of their eight games this season, Shenfield AFC are not doing so well, sitting fourth bottom having lost six of their nine games, the hosts last game back in December had seen them loose their 100% record, whilst Shenfield had ironically lost to the side that had ended Town’s perfect start too, Hutton, in their last game as well.

 

Bishop’s Stortford v Sungate (Silver Leys, 2.30pm)

Swifts are eighth in the division having lost six of their nine games, whilst Sungate are two places above them and five points better off having won four of their six games, Swifts did win their last game though at home to bottom side Old Southendian, Sungate’s last game was also against Old Southendian in the Essex Premier Cup which Gate managed to win on penalties.

 

Catholic United v Harold Wood Athletic (The Len Forge Centre (3G), 2.30pm)

United sit third after five wins from nine games so far, whilst Wood are seventh and seven points behind their opponents having won three and lost four of their eight games thus far, Catholic’s last game came in the Premier Cup when they won a seven goal thriller against Division One Chingford Athletic, Wood also played in the Premier Cup last time out and netted a 2-1 away win over fellow Premier side Kelvedon Hatch.

 

Hutton v Old Southendian (Polo Fields, 2.30pm)

Hosts Hutton were in fine form before the season was stopped, they sit fourth having won five of their eight games and only behind Catholic on goal difference, OS though sit bottom of the division with just one win from seven and had lost the other six, Hutton had ended Basildon Town’s 100% record before defeating local rivals Shenfield AFC before the season stopped, OS were beaten at Stortford Swifts in their last competitive outing.

 

Kelvedon Hatch v Rayleigh Town (New Hall, 2.30pm)

Hatch are not doing so well this season, five defeats from seven and the equal worst goal difference in the division as they sit second bottom, Rayleigh were not much further ahead of them though having lost two thirds of their six games so far as they sit one place and two points above their opponents, Hatch lost at home to Harold Wood in the Premier Cup last time out, Rayleigh also won their last game, also in the Premier Cup, as they won 5-3 at Division Two side Epping Town.

 

Leigh Ramblers v Canning Town (Belfairs Park, 2.30pm)

Rams sit fifth in the division with five wins from their nine games so far, Canning Town are down in tenth having lost five of their eight games so far, Rams beat Division One Runwell Sports in the Premier Cup at home 4-1 in their last competitive run out, Canning Town were beaten 4-0 at home by fellow Premier Division side Springfield in the Premier Cup before the season was stopped.

 

Springfield v Buckhurst Hill (Springfield Hall Park, 2.30pm)

Chelmsford side Springfield sit ninth in the division having accumulated just eight points from their eight games thus far, Buckhurst Hill are top of the division on goal difference having won seven of their eight games and are many peoples tip to win the league, Springfield did thrash Canning Town in the Premier Cup 4-0 last time out, Hill also were in Premier Cup action last time out and saw off Division Two side Wakering Sports 2-0 last time out over in Great Wakering near Southend.

 

 

Saturday April 3 – Division One

Galleywood v Herongate Athletic (Clarkes Field, 2.30pm)

Wood are going well this season, sitting in third after five wins from their seven games, Ath haven’t done as well though having lost four of their seven games and down in ninth (fourth bottom), both sides played in the Premier Cup last time out, Wood beat fellow Division One side Rayleigh Town Reserves 2-0 at home, Ath lost out at Barkingside Reserves 3-1 after extra time.

 

Manford Way v Toby (London Marathon Sports Ground, 2.30pm)

Hosts Manford Way sit fifth in the division having won two thirds of their six games, Toby are two places and a point behind but have played three more games, winning three and losing four of those, Manford Way beat second placed Runwell Sports 3-0 last time out whilst Toby were in Premier Cup action and netted a 3-1 home win over ESL Reserve division side White Ensign Reserves.

 

Ramsden Scotia v Ongar Town (Nursery Sports Ground, 2.30pm)

Scotia sit bang in mid table (sixth) having won three and lost three of their eight games thus far, Ongar are the league leaders by three points having won six of their eight games and are still unbeaten, Ramsden’s last run out was a 2-0 away win at Toby, whilst Ongar were in Premier Cup action last time out and they netted a superb 4-2 win at Border League Premier side White Notley.

 

Rayleigh Town Reserves v Chingford Athletic (Rayleigh Town Sports & Social Club, 2.30pm)

Town’s Ressies have struggled this season and sit third bottom after losing six of their nine games, Chingford though have also struggled and are one place below their opponents and two points behind having only one win all season (and five defeats) from eight games, the hosts lost 2-0 at Galleywood 2-0 in the Premier Cup last time out, Chingford narrowly lost a seven goal thriller at home to Premier Division Catholic United, which was a very good effort it has to be said.

 

Runwell Sports v Old Chelmsfordians (Runwell Sports & Social Club, 2.30pm)

Sports sit three points behind leaders Ongar Town in second spot having won half of their eight games so far, OCS are two places and four points further back after winning four of their eight games too, although they have lost one more, Sports were beaten 4-1 at Premier Division side Leigh Ramblers last time out in the Premier Cup, OCS though managed to win at Witham Town Reserves 2-1 in the same competition.

 

Snaresbrook v Shoebury Town (Nutters Field, 2.30pm)

Hosts Snaresbrook are down in eighth but have only played six games, winning four of those although due to an infringement have had three points deducted, Shoebury Town have not had a great season so far, sitting bottom with only four points from eight games, Snaresbrook’s last competitive outing was October 24^th and that was ironically against Shoebury when they lost 2-1 in what is the Southend’s side only win this season in the league, Shoebury’s last game was early December when they lost at home to Rayleigh Town Reserves, which was only Town’s second win of the season.

 

 

Saturday April 3 – Division Two

Corinthians v Leigh Town (Stambridge Memorial Ground, 2.30pm)

Hosts Corinthians sit in fourth, five points off the top after five wins from seven games, and only a point behind second placed Leigh Town who are unbeaten and have four wins from seven games, the hosts lost the last time they played when falling to a 4-2 loss at Borden League side Great Bentley, whilst Leigh netted a decent 3-0 win away at Wakering Sports in their last competitive run out.

 

Epping Town v AS Rawreth (Epping Upper Clapton Rugby Club, 2.30pm)

The hosts were having a decent campaign and sit fifth in the division having won three and drawn three of their eight games, whereas Rawreth were not having such a good time of it having lost all six games so far, Epping had lost an eight-goal thriller at home to Premier Division Rayleigh Town last time out, whilst Rawreth had been thrashed 5-1 at Old Southendian Reserves in their last run out at the end of October.

 

Laindon Orient v Beacon Hill Rovers (Markhams Chase, 2.30pm)

Third placed Orient take on league leaders Beacon Hill, the hosts have won five of their nine games so far but are four behind Rovers who have won seven of their nine matches so far, Orient’s last run out was a 1-0 success at fourth placed Corinthians (that was Corinthians first league loss) whilst leaders Beacon Hill’s last competitive game saw them lose 3-0 at home in the Premier Cup to Saffron Walden Town’s reserve side.

 

Old Southendian Reserves v May & Baker ‘A’ (Garon Park, 2.30pm)

OS Reserves in their seven games so far have won two, drawn three and lost two which sees them just below mid table in seventh, May & Baker’s ‘A’ side hadn’t had the best of season’s so far, losing four of their six games and sitting third bottom in the division, OS Reserves had lost 4-1 at home to leaders Beacon Hill last time out, whilst Bakers ‘A’ were beaten 3-1 at home by Ryan.

 

Rochford Town v Wakering Sports (Rochford Recreation Ground, 2.30pm)

The hosts sit ninth (fourth bottom) in the league having lost five of their nine league games, whereas Sports are three places and seven points above their opponents having won four and lost four in their eight games so far, Town were thrashed 6-1 at Epping Town in their last contest, Sports put in a very good performance against Premier Division leaders Buckhurst Hill in the Premier Cup in their last match before shut down but ended up losing 2-0.

 

Ryan v Harold Wood Athletic Reserves (Wadham Lodge Sports Ground (Intermediate Grass Pitch, 2.30pm)

Ryan have only played five league games so far, and have won two of these and sit eighth in the division, Wood Ressies have played seven games but only won one game so far and are second bottom, Ryan had won their last game though, 3-1 at May & Baker ‘A’ whilst Wood’s Reserves side had also won last time out (there only win so far) at the end of October when they won at Wakering Sports 2-1.

 

 

Saturday April 3 – Division Three

ACD United v Manford Way Reserves (Westlands Playing Fields, 2.30pm)

Hosts ACD have had a superb season so far and sit top of the pile with seven wins from seven, Manford Way’s Ressies are in second spot so this is a battle of the top two, and are five points behind their opponents having played a game more and have five wins in those games, ACD’s last game saw them thrash Leigh Town Reserves 6-0, whilst Manford Way also enjoyed a big win last time out, a 5-1 success against Buckhurst Hill Reserves.

 

Hullbridge Sports ‘A’ v Basildon Town Reserves (Hullbridge Sports FC, 2.30pm)

Sports ‘A’ side sit fifth with four wins from their seven games so far, whilst Town’s reserve side are two places and four points behind their opponents having won three and lost four of their games so far, Sports last game was a cracker although they came out on the wrong side of a ten goal thriller against Corinthians Reserves, whereas Town netted a 4-2 success at Lakeside United in their last run out.

 

Lakeside United v Hutton Reserves (Lakeside Sports Ground (3G), 2.30pm)

Hosts Lakeside sit bang in mid table in sixth spot after winning four and losing four of their eight games thus far, Hutton are in ninth (fourth bottom) after two wins and three defeats in their six games, the hosts netted a 2-0 win over Corinthians Reserves last time out, Hutton netted a 2-1 success at Wakebury in their last match.

 

Leigh Town Reserves v Collier Row (John Burrows Recreation Ground, 2.30pm)

Town have not had a great season so far it must be said, seven games played, and seven games lost as they sit bottom with zero points, Collier Row sit third in the division having won five out of eight so far and are five points behind the leaders, Leigh’s last game saw them beaten 6-0 at leaders ACD, whilst Row netted a 2-0 win over Toby Reserves in their last match.

 

Toby Reserves v Buckhurst Hill Reserves (Fords Sports & Social Club Newbury Park (Toby Pitch), 2.30pm)

The hosts have not had a great season so far, second bottom having lost five of their seven games, Buckhurst Hill are only one place and two points above their opponents though having won two and lost four of their six games, Toby were beaten 2-0 at Collier Row last time out, whilst Buckhurst Hill were smashed 5-1 at Manford Way Reserves last time out.

 

Wakebury v Corinthians Reserves (Shoebury Park, 2.30pm)

Hosts Wakebury sit fourth in the table and eight points off the leaders having won four and lost three of their eight games so far, visitors Corinthians are down in eighth but only five points behind their opponents having won two, drawn two and lost three of their seven games, Wakebury were beaten 2-1 at home by Hutton Reserves last time out, Corinthians won 6-4 at home to Hullbridge Sports ‘A’ in their last game.

 

 

Saturday April 3 – Division Four

Canning Town Reserves v Shenfield A.F.C. Reserves (Bobby Moore Pavilion, 2.30pm)

The bottom two do battle in this one, Canning Town are still yet to win in seven starts and are bottom and just a point behind Shenfield who have seven of their eight games so far, Canning Town managed to pick up only their second point of the campaign last time out with a 2-2 draw at Old Chelmsfordians Reserves, whereas Shenfield were beaten 4-2 by leaders Catholic United Reserves last time out.

 

Catholic United Reserves v Hashtag United Development (Play Football (3G), 2.30pm)

The top two do battle in this one, Catholic have won all seven of their league games so far and sit top, two points clear of Hashtag who have six wins from eight so far, Catholic thrashed Galleywood Reserves 6-1 last time out, Hashtag had a very good afternoon in their last game, netting eleven goals without reply at Old Chelmsfordians Reserves.

 

Leytonstone United v Laindon Orient Reserves (Forest Row Centre Pitch No.1, 2.30pm)

Hosts Leytonstone sit third bottom although five points above second bottom Shenfield A.F.C. Reserves after two wins, two draws and three losses in their seven games, Orient sit fourth in the division having won half of their eight games so far, Stone lost 0-3 at home to Sungate Reserves last time out, Orient’s last game saw them draw 3-3 at home to Wakering Sports Reserves.

 

Old Chelmsfordians Reserves v Chingford Athletic Reserves (Lawford Lane, 2.30pm)

OS Reserve side are in eighth spot with ten points from ten games although have the worst goal difference in the division so far, largely after they were beaten 0-11 at home by Hashtag United Development last time out, whereas Chingford are two points and three places better off in fifth having won four and lost four so far, with their last outing a 5-4 reverse at Wakering Sports Reserves.

 

Ongar Town Reserves v Sungate Reserves (Lakeside Sports Ground (Grass Pitch), 2.30pm)

Town’s reserve side sit fourth bottom (ninth) have won three and lost four of their seven games so far, Sungate are two places and one point above their opponents with three wins, a draw and four defeats so far, Ongar’s last game wasn’t memorable, a 3-7 home defeat to Wakering Sports Reserves, whilst Sungate netted a 3-0 away success at Leytonstone United last time out.

 

Wakering Sports Reserves v Galleywood Reserves (Cupids Country Club (Pitch No.1), 2.30pm)

Sports have had a decent season so far, they sit third and five points off the leaders having won five of their seven games so far, Galleywood are sixth (mid table) with three wins, a draw and three defeats, Sports last game saw them hit seven past Ongar Town Reserves in a 7-3 win, whilst Galleywood were beaten 6-1 at leaders Catholic United Reserves.

 

 

Saturday April 3 – Division Five

AS Rawreth Reserves v Epping Town Reserves (The Warren, 2.30pm)

Rawreth have struggled so far this season, losing five of their six games so far as they prop up the division, but they take on second bottom Epping who have lost six of their seven games, so a battle of the bottom two will take place here, Rawreth’s last outing was a first win of the season though, as they defeated league leaders Collier Row Reserves 4-3, although they still sit on zero points after having those points deducted for an infringement, Epping’s last outing was a 5-2 loss at Bishop’s Stortford Swifts Reserves.

 

Herongate Athletic Reserves v Springfield Reserves (St Clere’s School (3G), 2.30pm)

Athletic sit ninth after three wins and three defeats so far, Springfield are two places and three points above their opponents with four wins and two defeats from their campaign so far, Athletic’s last outing was a 4-2 success at home to Bishop’s Stortford Swifts Reserves, Springfield’s last game was a 1-0 home win over Newbury Forest Reserves.

 

Newbury Forest Reserves v Collier Row Reserves (Fairlop Oak Playing Field (NF), 2.30pm)

Forest have two wins and three losses so far and sit third bottom, Row are league leaders having won five of their eight games so far to be five points clear of second place, Forest lost 1-0 at Springfield Reserves in their last game, Row managed a 2-1 win at Old Barkabbeyans last time out.

 

Old Barkabbeyans v Leigh Ramblers Reserves (Barking Abbey Comprehensive School, 2.30pm)

Hosts Old Barks sit fourth in the division after winning half their eight games so far, Rams are in tenth (fourth bottom) after two wins and four losses from their six games, Old Barks last run out was a 2-1 home defeat to leaders Collier Row Reserves, Rams last outing saw them net a 3-0 success at Runwell Sports Reserves.

 

Roydon v Runwell Sports Reserves (Roydon Playing Fields, 2.30pm)

Hosts Roydon sit sixth in the division having won four of their six games so far, and with games in hand could go level with the leaders if they win them, Sports themselves are two places and a point further back having won three, drawn two and lost four so far, Roydon’s last game was a 2-1 triumph at Leigh Ramblers Reserves, Sports also played Leigh Ramblers Reserves in their last game but suffered a 3-0 reverse at home.

 

Wakering Sports ‘A’ v Shoebury Town Reserves (Cupids Country Club (SH Pitch No.2), 2.30pm)

Sports ‘A’ side are in third spot and five points behind the leaders with two games in hand having won four of their six games so far, Shoebury are sitting just above them in second spot on the same number of points with four wins from six too, Sports last game was a 2-1 home win over leaders Collier Row Reserves, Shoebury’s last outing was a 4-4 draw at Runwell Sports Reserves.

 

 

Well, I hope you all find this preview of the return of the Essex Olympian League useful and gives you a brief background to each game, let’s hope things go as planned and we are all back playing on Easter weekend as planned.