Midland Football League Newsletter 31st July 2015

League News

Pershore Town FC has negotiated a new stadium sponsor, hence with immediate effect, the ground is now known as the 2020SolarPV King George 5th Stadium. Heanor Town FC wish to announce that on Saturday 25th July Keith Costello, former Club Secretary of over 40 years, sadly passed away. Words can not express the loss Keith will be to Heanor Town FC. Keith was an encourager and a fountain of knowledge for all involved since he retired from the role of Secretary just two years ago. The opening two league games of the season for Hereford FC, at home to Dunkirk and away to Stourport Swifts, have been made all ticket. Unfortunately both Aston (Division 2) and North Birmingham Celtic (U21 Division North) have resigned their membership with immediate effect

The travels of the Press Officer

Saturday 25th July

Brocton 0 Coventry United 3

One of my regular haunts but my first visit to Silkmore Lane as the Press Officer. The Badgers entertained Division 1 Coventry United who are looking to push on following their promotion last season. The game was played on the second pitch at Silkmore Lane and it was clear from the start that Coventry United will provide stern opposition in Division 1 this season. Both sides were guilty of missing chances but the visitors ran out comfortable 3-0 winners. Highlight of the day was the performance of former Premier League match referee Terry Holbrook. If you have never witnessed Terry you have missed a treat – everyone is well aware of the decision he has made and why!

Monday 27th July

Coventry Sphinx 2 Cadbury Athletic 3

My third visit to Sphinx Drive and yet again it was raining. The opening game of last season was played in a deluge and at least, on this occasion, it wasn’t that bad. A decent crowd had turned up to witness an excellent game between two good sides. Sphinx shaded the first half but missed too many chances to hold a slender lead at the break. They were to rue those opportunities as the visitors upped their game in the second half, clinching the game with an absolute screamer before the final whistle. Yet again, I had witnessed a Division 1 side beat higher ranked opposition – it’s going to be some league!

Tuesday 28th July

AFC Wulfrunians 0 Hinckley AFC 2

A short journey for me, avoiding the crowds around Molineux with Wolves at home to Aston Villa in a friendly. Castlecroft is a great place to watch football with trees surrounding the ground and an excellent main stand for viewing. Visitors Hinckley were backed by a good number of travelling supporters and they were very complimentary about the set-up. Their biggest compliments were reserved for their own side as they took a 2-0 lead into the break. Speed down the flanks, experience in midfield and up-top in the form of Marco Adaggio, gave Hinckley a real cutting edge. Wulfs were better after the break without ever troubling the visitors, in fact it was Hinckley who had the better chances. The third consecutive game of away wins for Division 1 sides – an excellent week of pre- season friendlies.

Pre- season results

Friday 24th July

Coventry Sphinx 0 Barwell 4
Holbrook Sports 5 Heanor Town 2 (Clarke, Cooper)

Saturday 25th July

AFC Bridgnorth 1 Boldmere St Michaels 0
AFC Ludlow 3 Enville Athletic 3 (Bew, Chetwood, Hewitt)

AFC Solihull 4 Shipston Excelsior 3
AFC Wulfrunians 1 (OG) Halesowen Town 1
Alvechurch 1 (March) Stourbridge 1
Ashby Ivanhoe 1 Walsall Wood 2
Austrey Rangers 6 (Keeley, Brown, Cross, Palmer, McBride 2) Bolehall Swifts 1
Bardon Hill 1 (Hanslow) Romulus 4
Brinklow 0 Heather St Johns 6
Brocton 0 Coventry United 3 (O'Grady, Blake 2)
Bromyard Town 4 Pilkington XXX 3
Chelmsley Town 2 Nuneaton Griff 3 (Smith, Ruff, Moore)
Cinderford Town 1 Westfields 1 (Evans)
Coton Green 3 (Belcher, Cartwright, Boland) Cadbury Athletic Reserves 2
Coventry Copsewood 1 (Farrell) Walsall Wood 1
Darlaston Town 2 Pelsall Villa 1
Droitwich Spa 2 Racing Club Warwick 0
Dunkirk 6 (Hemagou 2, Ogedi-Uzokwe, Hastie, Smith, Massingham) Sheffield United 1 FC Dunlop 2 Kenliworth Town 2
Feckenham 2 (Blackwood, Kelly) Leamington reserves 1
Hampton 3 (Mansell, Crane, Richardson) Tividale 6
Heath Hayes U 21 0 Perrywood 0
Jaguar Daimler 3 FC Stratford 3 (Zamora 2, Tilbury)
Leicester Nirvana 3 Coleshill Town 3
Lichfield City 1 (Clarke) Solihull Moors XI 1
Littleton 4 Alcester Town 1 (Smith)
Long Buckby 1 Studley 1
Paget Rangers 3 (Carpenter, Bellingham 2) Romulus 1
Pegasus Juniors 0 Hereford FC 2 (Page 2)
Pershore Town 1 (Walsh) Continental Star 2 (OG, Jabbi)
Quorn 2 Kettering Town 3
Redditch Borough 1 Alvis Sporting Club 2
Southam United 2 (Evans, Turner) Stony Stratford 0
Sporting Khalsa 2 (Kinch, West) Hinckley AFC 1 (Richards)
Stourport Swifts 2 (Maund, Bailey) Wednesfield 0
Sutton united 2 Atherstone Town 7 (Smith 3, Walters, Ball, Latham, Miller)
West Didsbury & Chorlton 2 Bromsgrove Sporting 1 (McKenzie)

Monday 27th July

Coventry Sphinx 2 (Downes, Piggon) Cadbury Athletic 3 (Westwood, Walton, Butcher) Pelsall Villa 2 Tamworth U21 1

Tuesday 28th July

AFC Wulfrunians 0 Hinckley AFC 2 (Walker, Adaggio) Arnold Town 2 Heanor Town 1 (Debrouwer)

Atherstone Town 2 (Smith, McEnroe) Bedworth United 2 Bardon Hill 1 (Hanslow) Coalville Town 1
Bilston 0 Alvechurch 1 (March)
Birstall Utd 2 Shepshed Dynamo 3 (Duffy, Meade, Chapman) Bolehall Swifts 1 Boldmere St Michaels 5

Brimscombe & Thrupp 2 Hereford FC 4 (Haysham 2, Wheatley, Mills) Brocton 3 (Farrell, McMahon, Dockerty) Heath Hayes 1
Bromsgrove Sporting 2 (Dugmore, Hewitt) Coleshill 1
Evesham United 1 Littleton 1 (Scrivens)

Hanley Town 2 Sporting Khalsa 1 (Townsend) Jaguar Daimler 0 Alvis Sporting Club 6 Knowle 0 Pilkington XXX 2 (McCalla, Adjei) Lichfield City 2 Black Country Rangers 3 Oadby Town 0 Dunkirk 1 (Webb)

Paget Rangers 2 (Evans, Bellingham) Coleshill Town 2 Pershore Town 0 Malvern Town 0
Southam United 2 (Ajibade, Turner) Moreton Rangers 0 Studley 3 Fairfield Villa 2

Walsall Wood 2 (Butlin, Adams) Kidderminster Harriers 1 Westfields 5 Slimbridge 3
Wolverhampton Casuals 2 Lye Town 0
Wolves Sporting 0 Rostance Edwards 1

Wednesday 29th July

AFC Bridgnorth 4 Enville Athletic 1
Anstey Nomads 0 Shepshed Dynamo 4 (Langham 3, Reeves) Chelmsley Town 6 Heath Hayes U21 1
Continental Star 3 Tamworth U21 5
Hampton 6 (Craine 2, Joynes 2, Phillips, Clarke) Coldlands FC 1 Highgate United 3 (Benjamin 2, Brown) Solihull Moors 4 Newhall United 2 Heather St Johns 4 (Obi 2, Beal, Yonwin) Shawbury United 3 Stafford Town 1 (Hulme)
Solihull Moors U21 1 Lichfield City 1 (Clarke)

Thursday 30th July

Highgate United Reserves 7 FC Stratford 4 Leicester Road 2 (Hicks, Munton) Barwell 2 Wolverhampton Casuals 2 Lichfield City 0

Friendlies Required

Sutton Coldfield Town Under 21's have been let down by two teams pulling out of Friendlies we have the 3G pitch at Coles Lane on Saturday 15th August and Saturday 29th August already both would be 10-30am kick off.
If anybody is interested please contact either of the two below ASAP.

Dave Harrison on 07836519003 or
Gary Beresford on 07966489454

24th July 2015

League News

Hereford FC are delighted to announce that we will welcome the family and friends of Adam Stansfield as special guests at Edgar Street on August 1st when The Bulls entertain Hull City U21s. Adam’s mother, Gig, sent the following message “I just wanted to thank you and all at Hereford FC for the invite and for the amazing support you continue to give to our Foundation.

“As we approach the 5th anniversary of losing Ads, the charity we set up in his name is continuing to grow and help so many young children to participate in ‘kicking a ball around’.

The Adam Stansfield Foundation will be collecting around the ground before the game, and Gig says that the donations they receive will make a real difference. “We are working very hard to get the message out there that bowel cancer isn’t a disease that only attacks older people. Your very generous offer of a collection at the ground will enable us to continue in doing this. We are very proud and happy to be able to see so many young people enjoying the game that our Adam was so passionate about.”

The foundation will sponsor one of the United In The Community sides for the coming season.

Gig ends by saying “Hereford will always be a very special place for us because Adam & Marie loved living there and being part of what is a wonderful community

Paget Rangers have pulled off a major coup by signing non-league goal scoring legend Mark Bellingham from WMRL Cradley Town. Bellingham has 662 career goals to date and adds significant firepower to the Bears, who have also signed Jem Mills from Aston United. Enville Athletic new signing, Kieran Miller from Sporting Khalsa, hit a second half hat-trick as they came from 3-0 down to beat WMRL Div1 Wyrley 4-3 at Four Ashes. Plenty of higher league scalps being taken in pre-season by teams from all 4 divisions of the Midland Football League – see the results for more details. The travels of the Press Officer

Friday 17th July

Sporting Khalsa 1 Halesowen Town 1

Sporting Khalsa hosted Evostik Northern Premier Division Halesowen at the Aspray Arena. I hadn’t visited Noose Lane for many years and on my last visit it was the home of Willenhall Town. What was a rundown stadium with one of the worst pitches imaginable has been transformed into an excellent set-up. On the park, Ian Rowe’s side were more than a match for the Yeltz who are two steps higher in the pyramid. Khalsa were unlucky to go behind to a scrambled goal but deservedly levelled with a cracking goal from Ben Hadley. Khalsa missed a glorious opportunity

to win the game but their pace and approach play will be welcome addition to the Premier Division. As an aside, how many other clubs will be serving delicious samosas at Half-time?

Tuesday 21st July

Bromsgrove Sporting Stratford Town 3

Another ground that I last visited over a decade ago as my team, Stafford Rangers clinched promotion at the Victoria ground despite losing 3-2 to Bromsgrove Rovers. Rovers are now no more and the Rouslers, as Bromsgrove Sporting are known, have been building a strong foundation for the last 5 seasons. Visitors Stratford Town were promoted to the Evostik Southern Premier Division last season and with 3 leagues separating the sides, a tough evening was anticipated for Bromsgrove. How wrong we were. Easily the best game I have seen this pre-season with Stratford holding a 1-0 lead at half-time through a penalty from Richard Gregory. The home-side were in the lead within 15 minutes of the second half with Josh McKenzie and Sean Brain on the score sheet. Stratford equalised through Aaron Stringfellow following an excellent move but the Rouslers weren’t deterred and a wonderful run and finish from Ollie Gibson gave them the lead again. The goal of the game from 17 year old Charlie Faulkner, who controlled and shot on the turn, gave Stratford a last minute equaliser. The crowd of around 150 was thoroughly entertained and if this is what is going to be served up at The Victoria ground this season, it will be well worth a visit.

Plenty of games for me over the next week with Brocton, Coventry Sphinx and AFC Wulfrunians likely to be on my list.

Pre- season results
Friday 17th July
Malvern town 0 Westfields 2 (Jones, Febery)
Sporting Khalsa 1 (Hadley) Halesowen Town 1
Saturday 18th July AFC Solihull 0 Alcester Town 5
AFC Wulfrunians 0 AFC Telford 3
Austrey Rangers 5 Jaguar Daimler 1
Bardon Hill 2 (Tozer, Disney) Gresley 1
Barton United 2 (Grant, Roberts) Walsall Phoenix 3
Bilston Town 1 Stafford Town 1 (McAnespie)
Brocton 1 (Jones) Cadbury Athletic 0
Chelmsley Town 1 (Lloyd) Pilkington XXX 0
Coventry Sphinx 4 (Thomson 3, Piggon) Worcester City 0
Coventry United 2 Dudley Town 0
Cradley Town 1 Bromsgrove Sporting 0
Droitwich Spa 1 Stourport Swifts 3
Dunkirk 1 (Bopp) Derby County XI 1
Enville Athletic 4 (Miller 3, Brown)Wyrley 3
FC Stratford 1 Wrens Nest 4
Feckenham 2 (Ager, Bennett) Redditch United Reserves 2
Heath Hayes 0 Tividale 2
Heather St Johns 3 Chasetown 5
Highgate United 2 (Brown 2) Black Country Rangers 0
Jet Blades 8 Kenilworth Town 0
Lichfield City 1 (Clarke) Walsall Wood 1
Merthyr Town 2 Hereford FC 2 (Summers, Wheatley)
Northampton Spencer 3 Southam United 0
Oadby Town 0 Alvechurch 3 (March, Foster, Bellis)
Paget Rangers 2 (Morris 2) Boldmere St Michaels 2 (Capaldi, Clarke)
Pelsall Villa 2 Dudley Sports 1
Pershore Town 4 (Griffiths, Walsh, Gifford, Hall) Badsey Rangers 1
Powick Rangers 2 Perrywood 1
Quorn 1 (Thompson) Swaffham Town 3
Racing Club Warwick 1 Coleshill Town 2
Radford 1 Shepshed Dynamo 3 (Porter, Miveld, Langham)
Redgate Clayton 1 Rocester 3 (Mottershead 2, Williams)
Romulus 2 Hinckley AFC 1 (Adaggio)
Rostance Edwards 3 Wolverhampton Casuals 1
Shifnal Town 1 Lye Town 3
Smithswood Firs 0 Hampton 3 (Crane, Joynes, Richardson)
South Normanton 0 Long Eaton United 0
Stapenhill 1 Atherstone Town 5 (Ball 2, Smith, Miller, Thorpe)
Teversal 0 Heanor Town 5 (Debrouwer, Cooper 2, Benger, OG)
Wednesfield 2 Coton Green 2
Wolverhampton Sporting 2 Walsall Wood 0

Monday 20th July
Pinxton 3 Heanor Town 2 (Naylor, Clarke)
Sutton United 1 Pilkington XXX 2
Leicester Road 2 (Lyne, OG) Blaby & Whetstone 0
Tuesday 21st July
Alcester Town 3 Feckenham 0
Arnold Town 2 Dunkirk 3 (Hastie 2, Hemagou)
Atherstone Town 2 (White, Tyler) Alvis Sporting Club 2
Bewdley Town 1 Stourport Swifts 3
Bilston Town 1 Sporting Khalsa 2 (Reid, West)
Boldmere St Michaels 2 (Palmer, Clarke) Sutton Coldfield Town 3
Bolehall Swifts 0 Coleshill Town 6
Bromsgrove Sporting 3 (McKenzie, Brain, Gibson) Stratford Town 3
Continental Star 0 Rushall Olympic 0
Coventry United 5 (Nduna 2, Briscoe, Dakouri 2) Barnt Green Spartak 0
Heath Hayes 1 (Watkins) Chasetown 1
Hinckley AFC 1 (Richards) Barwell 3
Ingles FC 2 Shepshed Dynamo 2
Lichfield City 2 (Clarke, OG) AFC Wulfrunians 1 (Henslow)
Lydney Town 2 Westfields 1 (Cuss)
Paget Rangers 7 Burntwood 1
Pelsall Villa 1 (Williams) Walsall Wood 0
Quorn 2 (Staniland 2) Gresley 3
Racing Club Warwick 2 (McKenzie, Junior) Long Buckby 1
Rocester 0 Hanley Town 3
Stafford Town 3 Market Drayton Town 7
Stapenhill 3 Barton United 0
Wellington 2 Hereford FC 4

Wednesday 22nd July
AFC Solihull 0 Leamington Hibernian 4
Chelmsley Town 2 Coleshill Town 2
Darlaston Town 2 Rostance Edwards 2
Droitwich Spa 1 Worcester City 3
Littleton 3 Malvern Town 2
Shawbury United 4 Brocton 2
Tipton Town 0 Tividale 2
Willenhall Town 0 Walsall Wood 2
Wolverhampton Sporting 1 Alvechurch 5 (Ashton, Ambula, Turton, Priest, Edwards)

Thursday 23rd July
Aylestone Park 1 Shepshed Dynamo 3 (Porter, Meade, Whymark)
Dunkirk 1 (Green) Coalville Town 1
Folly Lane 5 Barnt Green Spartak 2
Highgate United 3 Paget Rangers 2
Leicester Road 1 (Hicks) St Andrews 0
Loughborough University 2 Stratford Town 3
Nuneaton Town 2 Nuneaton Griff 2 (Millerchip, Brennan)
Pelsall Villa 0 Sikh Hunters 2
Worcester City Academy 3 Perrywood 3
Wyrley Juniors 0 Heath Hayes 1

Midland Football League Newsletter

17th July 2015

League News

The fixtures for the opening month of the season have been released and generated a lot of excitement across the league. Hereford at home to free-scoring Dunkirk is a mouthwatering proposition as is Sporting Khalsa at home to Coleshill. Coventry United begin their first season in Division 1 with a trip to Littleton whilst Lichfield City vs Atherstone Town features two clubs enjoying a good pre-season.

The pre-season friendlies are well under way and thank you to all the clubs that have furnished me with details of both fixtures and results.

The travels of the Press Officer

Saturday 11th July

Hereford FC 1 FC United of Manchester 0

What a day! A crowd of 4,257 welcomed football back to Edgar Street

There was a real buzz about the place before the game with everyone genuinely excited to see football again at Edgar Street. Great to hear Chairman John Hale before the game thanking everyone in getting the Bulls to this stage. Chatting to supporters before kick off, there is optimism for the season ahead tinged with a sense of realism that it will be a battle.

The atmosphere inside the ground was superb and as pre-season friendlies go, it was a decent game. Difference between the two sides for me were the respective keepers. Rivers, for the Bulls was outstanding while Culkin for FCUM has had better afternoons. I left the ground genuinely excited for the MFL season. On first showing, the Bulls will be competitive in what is a very tough division. A visit to Edgar Street will be high on everyone's agenda even though the away support will be nothing like that supplied by FC United (328).

Tuesday 14th July

Lichfield City 2 Stafford Rangers 1

Another excellent pre-season friendly with Division 1 Lichfield getting the better of Evostik South Stafford Rangers. The game was played in fine drizzle but it didn’t deter a decent crowd from turning out. Tony Clarke gave City the lead in the first half with Rangers equalising after the break. The winner came close on full time when Adam Wood beat the Rangers keeper to the ball and nodded home. An impressive performance from Lichfield who have recruited well over the summer.

Don’t be surprised to see them in the mix at the end of the season.

Thursday 16th July

Stafford Town 2 Stafford Rangers 3

Two games following my own team this week and a hard fought win for Rangers at Division 1 Stafford Town. A healthy crowd of 220 witnessed the local derby at Evans Park with Town twice coming from behind to equalise through Tom Green. Rangers superiority finally told late on in a no holds-barred ‘friendly’.

I am off to Sporting Khalsa this evening for their friendly against Halesowen but am having a day off from football tomorrow as the fast jets of The Royal International Air Tattoo beckon. I will be at a game on Tuesday, keep checking Twitter to see where I end up.

Pre- season results

9th July

Holbrook St Michaels 1 Long Eaton United 3

10th July

Boldmere St Michaels 1 Aston Villa XI 3

Sutton Coldfield Town 2 Lichfield City 0

11th July

AFC Solihull 0 Barnt Green Spartak 4 (Ellis 2, Dunkley, Milan)

Anstey Nomads 1 Atherstone Town 6 (Gray 2, Smith, Storey, White, McEnroe)

Aston United 1 Long Eaton United 2

Austrey Rangers 1 (Keeley) Uttoxeter Town 3

Aylestone Park 4 Coton Green 0

Barton United 2 Cannock United 2 (Hall, Thompson)

Basford United 0 Coleshill Town 3

Brocton 0 Romulus 2

Coventry Sphinx 1 Folly Lane 2

Coventry United 5 Brinklow 1

Eastwood 2 Sporting Khalsa 7 (Westwood 2, Reid 2, Hadley, Townsend, Hanley)

Ellesmere 2 Lye Town 0

Enville Athletic 2 Willenhall Town 2

Fairfield Villa 1 Highgate United 8 (Benjamin 2, Smith 2, Lennin 2, Curtis, Daly)

FC Stratford 4 Bromsgrove Sporting 7 (Corbett 2, Hewitt, Eminoglu, OG, Dugmore, Wills)

Gedling Miners Welfare 0 Dunkirk 5 (Bradshaw, Osborne, Green, Bopp, Ogedi-Uzokwe)

Graham Street Prims 2 Bardon Hill 4

Harrowby United 1 Shepshed Dynamo 1

Heath Hayes 1 Rushall olympic 3

Hereford FC 1 (Hughes) FC United of Manchester 0

Hucknall Town 3 Heanor Town 2 (Hawkins, Shaw)

Jaguar Daimler 0 Knowle 1 (Torryn)

Kenilworth Town 1 Nuneaton Griff 10 (Baxter, Harris 2, Slinn 2, Moore 3, Willow, OG)

Littleton 0 Alvechurch 1 (Edwards)

Paget Rangers 5 Continental Star 0

Pershore Town 1 (Hall) Redditch United 1

Quorn 3 Hinckley AFC 4 (Ebanks 3, Roberts)

Racing Club Warwick 3 (Langmead, McKenzie, Deenin) Gornal Athletic 3

Rocester 0 Port Vale XI 1

Rostance Edwards 1 Warstone Wanderers 2

Shenstone Pathfinders 3 Burntwood Town 2

Smithswood Firs 1 Alvis Sporting 4

Stourport Swifts 1 Kidderminster Harriers 0

Studley 1 Chasetown 6

Walsall Wood 1 Hednesford Town 1

12th July

Droitwich Spa 2 Southam United 0

13th July

Eastwood 2 Heanor Town 1

14th July

AFC Wulfrunians 3 (Anslow, Sedgemore, King) Hednesford Town 3

Bardon Hill 2 (Papparozzi) Grantham Town 2

Broadwell United 1 Westfields 5 (Bendall 2, Cuss, Jones, Tambling)

Coventry Sphinx 1 Chasetown 2

Coventry United 7 (Mussa, Moyo, OG 2, Galdins, Kelly 2) Paget Rangers 0

Cradley Town 2 Alvechurch 3 (Priest, Huckfield)

Darlaston Town 1874 1 Sporting Khalsa 6

Hereford FC 0 West Bromwich Albion XI 6

Hinckley AFC 0 Tamworth 3

Kimberley Miners Walfare 0 Dunkirk 7 (Green 2, Westcarr 2, Lang, Wilcox, Ogedi-Uzokwe)

Lichfield City 2 (Clarke, Wood) Stafford Rangers 1

Newport Town 2 Stafford Town 0

Quorn 4 Holbrook Sports 2

Racing Club Warwick 1 (MacKenzie) Leamington 4

Rocester 0 Leek Town 4

Romulus 4 Studley 1

Rugby Town 8 Continental Star 2

Walsall Wood 1 Rushall Olympic 4

15th July

Smithswood Firs 4 Barnt Green Spartak 0

Wolverhampton Casuals 1 Sporting Khalsa 3 (Bannister 2,

Westwood)

16th July

Atherstone Town 4 (Smith 2, Gray, Latham) Tamworth XI 2

Droitwich Spa 2 Redditch United 7

Shawbury Town 4 AFC Wulfrunians 2

Stafford Town 2 (Green 2) Stafford Rangers 3

Kimberley MW 1 Heanor 3 (Debrouwer 2, Clarke)

Heather St Johns 1 (Yonwin) Aylestone Park 2

Friendlies Required

Received an enquiry from STM Sports AFC

I was wondering if you knew of any of your teams that needed a game on the 8th August 2015.

We are willing to travel or if anybody fancied a trip to sunny Cardiff we could entertain them.

We play in our Welsh League Division 3, which is a very good standard and I am sure would be similar to yours.

Nigel Bircham

Secretary & Vice Chairman

STM Sports AFC

11 Clos Cwm Creunant

Pontprennau

Cardiff

CF23 8LA

Home - 02920 540973 Mobile - 07813 170556 www.stmsportsafc.co.uk

Request from Hereford FC

Hereford FC have a blank date for a MFL Premier fixture on Saturday August 29th and, that due to having four away matches already in the month, we would be looking for a home fixture for that date if any clubs found themselves at a loose end after the first round of FA Cup fixtures.

League News

Alvechurch F.C. are proud to announce that the club have been awarded FA Charter Standard on 19 June. All eyes are on Edgar Street on Saturday as Hereford entertain FC United of Manchester. With in excess of 3,000 tickets already sold, how many supporters will be present to witness the Bulls take to the field in their own city? Alcester Town have appointed player James Robbins as their new manager following the resignation of Dave Poulson.

The travels of the Press Officer

Saturday 4th July

Enville Athletic 0 Dudley Town 3

I started my journey of travels around the league with no more than a 7 minute journey to Four Ashes as 3rd Division Enville hosted West

Midlands Regional Premier Division Dudley Town. The visitors took the lead inside the first 5 minutes with a powerful header from a corner and they never looked back. Enville gave a good account of themselves despite the two step gap. Given that both sides had to contend with a very hot afternoon and a bumpy pitch, they put on decent entertainment for the crowd of around 30.



Tuesday 7th July

Burntwood Town 2 Walsall Wood 3

A last minute decision to take in a game and another short trip to Four Ashes for a friendly between two MFL sides, Division 3 hosting Premier Division. It was the home side that took the lead early on but Walsall Wood equalised direct from a free-kick. Into the second half, Walsall Wood took the lead from the penalty spot but despite being under pressure for large proportions of the game, Burntwood bounced back to grab an equaliser. With the game almost up, Walsall Wood scored an excellent goal to give them a narrow victory. Another decent game and a lot to look forward to for both teams

This week, I will be taking in games at Hereford, Lichfield City, Stafford Town and, possibly, Sporting Khalsa.

Pre- season results

4th July
Austrey Rangers 4 Lutterworth Town 0
Barrow Town 1 Shepshed Dynamo 4
Beeston 2 Dunkirk 5
Cadbury Athletic 2 Coleshill Town 2
Enville Athletic 0 Dudley Town 3
Heather St Johns 1 Hinckley AFC 1
Highgate United 3 Oadby Town 0
Smithswood Firs 3 Chelmsley Town 3

7th July
Burntwood Town 2 Walsall Wood 3
Cotgrave 1 Dunkirk 6
Coventry Sphinx 3 Racing Club Warwick 0
Heather St Johns 0 Shepshed Dynamo 2
Malvern Town 2 Hereford FC 3

8th July
Smithswood Firs 2 Pilkington XXX 1

The gate of 2006 at Malvern for the game against Hereford was a ground record.
Dunkirk have hit the decks running with 11 goals in two games.

Friendlies Required

Cotton Green are after a home friendly for August 1st
Paget Rangers are looking for an away friendly on Tuesday 14th July
Pelsall Villa are after an away friendly on 11th July

Situations Vacant

North Birmingham Celtic are desperately looking for a coach to manage their U21 team. Contact John Smith (johnsmith@kitform.co.uk) if you are interested.

Due to a couple of last minute cancellations I have the following friendlies I need to fill.

Saturday 11th July - I have pitch and ref booked for 3pm kick off at Romulus pitch in Sutton Coldfield.

Tuesday 14th July - I need an away friendly

Kind regards,
Matthew (Paget Rangers)
pagetrangers@gmail.com

Due to a cancellation we are now looking for an away friendly this Saturday. We are happy to share costs and there is a small chance I may be able to obtain a pitch if you also need to play away from home.

Kind regards,
Matthew (Paget Rangers)
pagetrangers@gmail.com

Alvechurch are still looking for an 'away' friendly on Saturday 18th July. Anyone interested please contact Steve Denny on 07710012733 or email at alvechurchfc@btinternet.com

Midland Football League Newsletter

3rd July 2015

 

News

Coleshill Town will be playing on a new 3G pitch from the end of September as announce by PackMeadow Limited. Lots of interesting signings made by Premier Division clubs ahead of the new season none more so than former Notts Forest midfielder Eugen Bopp at Dunkirk. The Ukranian joins as player coach.

FA Competitions

The draw has been made for the early rounds of FA competitions. Fixture involving MFL sides are as follows:-

FA Cup

Extra-Preliminary Round – August 15th

40     Continental Star                           v       Bolehall Swifts

41     Boldmere St Michaels                    v       Rocester

42     Hinckley                                     v       Walsall Wood

43     Brocton                                      v       Stourport Swifts

44     Southam United                           v       AFC Wulfrunians 

45     Alvechurch                                 v       Heath Hayes

46     Tipton Town                                v       Cadbury Athletic

48     Malvern Town                              v       Sporting Khalsa

49     Westfields                                  v       Pegasus Juniors

50     Gornal Athletic                             v       Bromsgrove Sporting

51     Lye Town                                   v       Coventry Sphinx

52     Coleshill Town                             v       Ellesmere Rangers

56     Shepshed Dynamo                       v       Retford United

58     Kirby Muxloe                               v       Heanor Town

59     Long Eaton United                        v       HarrowbyUnited

60     Loughborough University                v       Barrow Town

63     Quorn                                        v       Oadby Town

64     Bardon Hill Sports                        v       Dunkirk

 

Preliminary Round – August 29th

34     Gornal Athletic / Bromsgrove Sporting    v       Hinckley / Walsall Wood

35     Newcastle Town                           v       Continental Star / Bolehall Swifts

36     Leek Town                                  v       Boldmere St Michaels / Rocester

37     Rugby Town                                v       Lye Town / Coventry Sphinx

38     Coleshill Town  / Ellesmere Rangers    v       Stafford Rangers

39     Malvern Town / Sporting Khalsa     v       Tipton Town / Cadbury Athletic

41     Westfields / Pegasus Juniors         v       Kidsgrove Athletic

42     Brocton / Stourport Swifts             v       Alvechurch / Heath Hayes

43     Southam United / AFC Wulfrunians v       Romulus

45     Carlton Town                               v       Shepshed Dynamo / Retford United

46     Harborough Town   / Shirebrook Town     v       Quorn / Oadby Town

47     Kirby Muxloe / Heanor Town          v       Ellistown & Ibstock U

48     Loughborough Dynamo                  v       Basford United

50     Bardon Hill Sports / Dunkirk          v       BottesfordTown / Rainworth MW

54     Loughborough University   / Barrow Town    v       Long Eaton United / Harrowby United

     

FA Vase

First Round Qualifying – September 5th

37     Ashby Ivanhoe                             v       Racing Club Warwick

38     AFC Wulfrunians                          v       Pershore Town

39     Gornal Athletic                             v       Littleton

40     Paget Rangers                             v       Studley

41     Stafford Town                              v       Wednesfield

43     Lutterworth Athletic                       v       Pilkington XXX

44     Heath Hayes                               v       Bromsgrove Sporting

45     Wolverhampton Casuals                v       Southam United

46     Pegasus Juniors                          v       Stourport Swifts

47     Lye Town                                   v       Barnt Green Spartak

48     Coventry Copsewood                    v       Bardon Hill Sports

49     Wolverhampton SC                       v       Hinckley

50     Highgate United                           v       Tipton Town

51     Westfields                                  v       Atherstone Town

52     Cadbury Athletic                           v       AFC Bridgnorth

53     Shawbury United                          v       Nuneaton Griff

55     Hanley Town                               v       Coventry United

56     Dudley Town                               v       Sporting Khalsa

57     Heather St Johns                         v       Rocester

58     Aston                                        v       Black Country Rangers

59     Alvechurch                                 v       Lichfield City

60     Continental Star                           v       Ellistown & Ibstock United

70     Quorn                                        v       Rainworth MW

72     Shepshed Dynamo                       v       Loughborough University

73     Leicester Road                            v       Harborough Town

Second Round Qualifying – October 3rd

36     Coventry Copsewood    / Bardon Hill Sports    v       Hereford

37     Bewdley Town / Bilston Town        v       AFC Wulfrunians / Pershore Town

38     Wolverhampton SC / Hinckley        v       BromyardTown

39     Ellesmere Rangers       v       Shifnal Town / Malvern Town

40     Boldmere St Michaels        v       Stafford Town / Wednesfield

41     Hanley Town / Coventry United      v       Paget Rangers/ Studley

42     Uttoxeter Town      v       Bolehall Swifts

43     Stone Old Alleynians       v       Ashby Ivanhoe / Racing Club Warwick

44     Dudley Town / Sporting Khalsa      v       Wellington

45     Lutterworth Athletic  / Pilkington XXX      v       Alvechurch / Lichfield City

46     Pegasus Juniors / Stourport Swifts  v       Aston / Black Country Rangers

48     Highgate United / Tipton Town       v       Wolverhampton Casuals / Southam United

49     Cadbury Athletic / AFC Bridgnorth  v       WillenhallTown

50     Westfields / Atherstone Town        v       Gornal Athletic/ Littleton

51     Heather St Johns / Rocester          v       Kirby Muxloe

52     Coton Green       v       Shawbury United / Nuneaton Griff

53     Heath Hayes   / Bromsgrove Sporting     v       Dudley Sports

54     Lye Town / Barnt Green Spartak     v       Cradley Town

55     Coventry Sphinx     v       Continental Star / Ellistown & Ibstock United

56     Blaby & Whetstone Athletic  / Retford United   v  Shepshed Dynamo / Loughborough University

58     Hollwell Sports      v       Dunkirk

62     Eastwood Community   / Harrowby United      v       Leicester Road / Harborough Town

68     Barrow Town                               v       Quorn / Rainworth MW

 

Plenty of interesting ties in both competitions which should attract decent crowds

 

Friendlies Required

Kings Heath Concorde u21s are after away friendlies. Contact Russ on 07814299521

Paget Rangers would like an away friendly on Tuesday 21stJuly

 

Situations vacant

Westfields FC

We are currently in search of a Physiotherapist to join our Managment team for the 2015/16 season.

The ideal candidate will be a graduate looking to get experience in a Football Club or a Senior Physio looking to get back into the game.

The chosen candidate will be working closely with our First Team and will need to be available Tuesday's & Saturday's.

At Westfields we have a great track record of helping Physio's get into the Professional game. So if any of the above applies to you this could be a opportunity worth taking.

If you're interested in the vacancy please contact First Team Manager Sean Edwards on 07970 599652

 

 

 

Kings Heath Concorde U21s require pre season friendlies away from home

If interested call Russ on 07814299521