AFC Wulfrunians V Atherstone Town AFC Wulfrunians will be looking for a result tomorrow afternoon at Castlecroft to finish the season strongly and boost their chances of a top half finish. It’s been a transitional season for the Wulfs at step five with the appointment of Carl Abbott in the Autumn. There’s been positives with players such as Bradley Maslen-Jones stepping up and there building for the future. They will be looking to build on the positives of the 1-0 win at Whitchurch Alport last weekend with a good performance against Atherstone Town in their final home game of the 23/24 season. Atherstone Town will be looking to build on the 1-0 mid-week win against Bewdley Town with a result against AFC Wulfrunians. It’s been a challenging month for the Adders with four points from their last six matches. None the less, when looking at the bigger picture there’s positives for the visitors who were one of the form teams at the turn of the new year. There similar to AFC Wulfrunians and are in the top half of the table. It’s been a transitional season, but they appointed Mitch Thomson as their new manager in December. He did a brilliant job to get them competing for the play offs and the future is looking bright for the Adders. Lewis Collins has looked good in front of goal and has six goals in all competitions. Darlaston Town V Whitchurch Alport Darlaston have been excellent over the last week and will be looking to keep their good run going against Whitchurch Alport tomorrow afternoon. The Citizens have hit a good spell at exactly the right time of the season with five consecutive wins coming into this match. A crucial part of their success has been making the Paycare Stadium a fortress with twelve wins from sixteen matches. Their results over the last week have strengthen their play off hopes with crucial wins against Stourport Swifts, Lichfield City and Highgate United. There now five points better off than Highgate United in 6th with two matches to go. The most impressive thing about there run is keeping five consecutive clean sheets since the 5-4 loss against Romulus at CV Stadium. Tom Allsopp has been excellent since joining from Chelmsley Town and is arguably one of the best keepers in the league. It’s been a transitional season for Whitchurch Alport who appointed Adam Shillcock as their new manager in the autumn. There’s definitely been positives for the Shropshire side such as the excellent run in the FA Vase and there on a good run of form with 12 points from their last six matches. Tom Messham is a player to watch for the visitors who impressed in the away wins against Wolverhampton Casuals and Uttoxeter Town. He has seven goals in all competitions. Dudley Town V Congleton Town Dudley Town will be looking for a statement result against league champions Congleton Town tomorrow afternoon at the Guardian Warehousing Arena. The Robins have been excellent since the turn of the New Year and have gradually got better as the season has gone on to be a top half team. One of the main positives has been their home form with seven wins and five draws from 16 matches which has helped them build some momentum in the premier division. They will be looking to build on the 3-1 away win against Stone Old Alleynians last weekend and test themselves against the Bears. Harry Crook has been excellent for Dudley over the last two seasons with a combined total of 43 goals for the Robins from 57 matches. Congleton Town won the premier division in mid-week with Lichfield losing away at Darlaston Town. It’s been an excellent campaign for the Bears who have adjusted to the MFL premier division well and have shown consistency throughout to gain promotion to step four. There will be a trophy presentation for the visitors tomorrow in what will be a memorable day for Bears supporters. The visitors are on an incredible run of 17 matches unbeaten and coming off five consecutive wins going into this match. It’s been excellent in front of goal with 21 goals from their last three matches. An underrated aspect of their success is their defence with five clean sheets from their last seven matches. Daniel Needham has been one of their key attacking threats with 26 goals in all competitions. Highgate United V Wolverhampton Casuals Highgate will be looking to respond to the 4-0 loss at Darlaston Town yesterday evening with a result against Wolverhampton Casuals at the Coppice tomorrow afternoon. There in a good position to get in the play offs and are a point off Stourport Swifts in 5th and have a game in hand. The Gate will be looking to build on the positives of the standout win against Lichfield City on Tuesday and continue their good home form for a huge result. They have been excellent at the Coppice with eleven wins from 16 matches to have a chance of getting in the play offs. There’s quality in the squad with Ryan Harkin having a reliably good season up front with 18 goals in all competitions. Wolverhampton Casuals will be looking to cause a shock against play off chasing Highgate tomorrow afternoon to have a crucial say in the race for the top five. The Cassies are on a tough run of form with three consecutive losses and will be looking for a response in their remaining three matches. It’s been a solid campaign from the visitors who have consolidated at step five and been competitive against a range of teams. One of the highlights of the last few months was the 3-2 home win against Studley. Lichfield City V Studley Lichfield will be looking to finish the season strongly in preparation for the play offs. The hosts have been excellent at step five and have finished 2nd in the premier division with one match to go. To go unbeaten at the Trade Tyre Community Stadium with one home match to go is an excellent achievement. There home form has been one of the stories of the season in the MFL with twelve wins and four draws from sixteen matches. The run also includes just 10 goals conceded at the back which is brilliant. They will be looking to respond to the 2-0 away loss to Highgate United on Tuesday with a result against play off chasing Studley. Daniel Smith has been excellent in front of goal with 33 goals in all competitions. Studley are in a strong position to make the play offs going into their final match of the season. The Bees are six points better off than Highgate United in 6th who have two games in hand. None the less, the visitors have a superior goal difference to Highgate and will be looking to get a result tomorrow to challenge for a top three finish. There on a good run of form with three consecutive wins and have only conceded 4 goals from their last six matches. Zach Guinan has been excellent as their main striker with 17 goals in all competitions. Northwich Victoria V Bewdley Town Northwich Victoria will be looking to build some momentum tomorrow with a result against Bewdley Town. It’s been a transitional season from the Vics who are building under new manager Matt Barnes and looking to finish the season strongly. They will be looking to build on the positives of the 2-1 away win at Romulus last weekend and take it into this match. Samual Connor Unwin has been their main attacking threat with 15 goals in all competitions. Bewdley are playing for pride for the remainder of the season and will be looking to get some positives from their remaining four matches in step five. They will be looking to rebuild in step six next season, and it’s been a challenging season with 4 points from 30 matches. Romulus V Uttoxeter Town Romulus will be looking to finish the season strongly over their remaining two matches against Uttoxeter Town and Wolverhampton Casuals and respond to the 2-1 loss against Northwich Victoria last weekend. It’s been a transitional season for the Roms who are building under manager Neil Tooth and looking to challenge in the future. There’s been some positives for the hosts this campaign with youth players stepping up and making an impact on the first team. Fin Douglas and Mason Stevens have played well since coming into the squad and made things happen in the final third. Isai Marselia has looked promising as the main striker up front and has nine goals in all competitions for the Roms. It’s been a brilliant season for Uttoxeter under Phil Adams, and they have made progress at step five. The visitors have achieved their highest league position in their history and have mainly been competitive throughout the campaign which is the main positive. They have struggled for form over the last month with five points from their last six matches but when looking at the bigger picture the future is bright for Uttoxeter. It will be interesting to see how they get on next season at this level. Tividale V Shifnal Town Tividale will be looking to continue their four-match unbeaten run against Shifnal Town at the Beeches tomorrow afternoon. The hosts have not been too bad throughout April so far with just two goals conceded at the back from four matches. Despite their league position, they have looked competitive throughout the season and have quality on the ball with Ryan Snape impressing up front. They will be looking to finish the season strongly over their remaining two matches. One of their main issues has been goals with 38 scored from 32 matches which is somewhat surprising based on the players in the squad such as winger Ewan Edwards. None the less, there’s been positive this season such as the notable run in the FA Vase. Shifnal will be looking for a result tomorrow to boost their chances of a top half finish. The Shropshire club are two points off AFC Wulfrunians in 9th with three matches remaining. There on a decent run of form with two consecutive wins against Dudley Town and Wolverhampton Casuals. There’s quality up front with the likes of Joe Ellis Cuff and Dominic Dell impressing in step five this season. Stone Old Alleynians V Stourport Swifts (Kick off at 6pm and taking place at Evans Park) Stone Old Alleynians will be looking for a statement result against play off chasing Stourport Swifts tomorrow afternoon at Evans Park. This match has been moved to the home of Stafford Town for an evening kick off and is a huge match in the play-off race. The hosts are on a decent run of form over the last month and have been tough to beat with just one loss from their last six matches. There’s quality in the squad with Sam Wilson a key attacking threat for the Staffordshire side with 10 goals in all competitions. Stourport will be looking to build on the 1-0 away win at Atherstone Town last weekend with a crucial result against Stone Old Alleynians tomorrow. The Swifts are a point better off than Highgate United in 6th with two matches to go. It’s going to be a nervy ending to the season for the visitors who might have to rely on a few results elsewhere. Benjamin Tilbury has played well as their main striker up front and has 16 goals in all competitions. Preview feature written by Rhys Beardmore for the Midland Football League Division Two Birmingham United 2-0 Central Ajax Birmingham United got an excellent home win against Central Ajax on Saturday to cement their position in the top three. The result makes if four matches unbeaten for the Blinders and includes three wins in that run. The hosts have been strong at home throughout the season with nine wins from 14 matches and it continued here against a good Central Ajax side. Rico Richards and Urio Hijambazapo scored the goals for Birmingham United in the win at the Trico Stadium at the weekend. Both have been excellent signings for the Blinders since joining in the middle of the season and have boosted their attacking options. Central Ajax are still in a strong position in the league despite the result and got crucial wins against Littleton and Fairfield Villa last week to strengthen their safety hopes. There’s now a ten-point gap between them and the bottom two and they have a big match in the semi finals of the LJ cup to look forward to against Knowle this Saturday. Bolehall Swifts 2-0 Lane Head Bolehall got a crucial win against Lane Head on Saturday to boost their safety hopes with nine matches to go. The result leaves the Swifts just below Fairfield in 14th on goal difference with the same number of points. They have been excellent at home of late with good wins against Central Ajax, Fairfield Villa and Lane Head over the last month. Goals in each half from Ben Lloyd and Nick Clark was enough to give Bolehall their sixth home win of the season. It’s also an impressive clean sheet for the Swifts against a quality Lane Head team that can cause problems going forward. Lane Head are coming to the end of the season and have one more match remaining in division two. It’s been a successful season from the visitors who are comfortably in mid table and have stabilised at step seven. It’ll be interesting to see how they get on next season and if they can build on the positives of this campaign. Cadbury Athletic 4-0 Earlswood Town Cadbury Athletic got a crucial win at the Bournville recreation ground at the weekend to boost their safety hopes and avoid getting dragged into a relegation battle. There’s now an eight-point gap between the chocolate men and the bottom two in what’s been a transitional season under new manager Daniel Moses. There’s been a lot of positives for Cadbury this season and the crowds turning up for their home matches is a huge plus with 79 supporters watching their 4th home win of the season. Callum Devlin scored a brace for the hosts alongside goals from Wade Malley and Justice Campbell to get the win against Earlswood Town. It’s been a challenging season at step seven for Earlswood Town who started it so brightly back in the first few months. They have struggled to build some momentum due to the amount of postponements caused by the weather and have twelve matches to play. There currently two points better off than the bottom two. Hampton 4-2 Fairfield Villa Hampton continued their excellent form with a convincing home win against Fairfield Villa at Field Lane at the weekend. The Solihull club have been one of the form teams in division two over the last month and are unbeaten from their last six matches with four wins in that run. They have hit a good run of form at the right time of the season with the LJ challenge cup semi-final coming up this Saturday. They have been strong at home throughout the campaign and notched up their eighth home win at the weekend. It was a team effort in front of goal for Hampton with the goals coming from Ciaran Connaire, Cameron Seivwright and Ciaran Lawless plus an own goal by the Fairfield goalkeeper. The visitors managed to get a few goals back thanks to a brace from Josh Gilmour to make it 4-2 at the final whistle. Fairfield are in a precarious position in the league with Bolehall picking up a good run of form below them in 15th. They got a crucial win at Cadbury Athletic on Easter Monday which should give them some hope of beating the drop. Alongside being in the semi finals of the LJ Challenge cup it’s going to be an interesting end to the season for the Swans. Littleton 1-1 Alcester Town Littleton managed to hold Alcester Town to a draw at Five Acres over the weekend to have an outside chance of finishing above the bottom two. It’s been a tough week for the Tonboys with the home loss against Central Ajax so it’s a good response to hold Alcester to a draw and get something from this match. There’s a bit of a gap between Littleton and Fairfield Villa in 14th with a five-point gap. It’s looking like being a tough end to the season for the Tonboys with eight matches to go and they would do well to take it to the final few games. Ben Cowlishaw scored the goal for Littleton with Jimmy Ward getting on the score sheet for Alcester Town to take home a point. One of the positives for the hosts it that the relegation picture can change with a few wins so it’s not over just yet. Alcester have gone a bit under the radar over the last few months but are on an incredible unbeaten run in the league. The Romans are on a run of eight matches unbeaten and in a good position to challenge for a top three finish. Division Three AFC Birmingham 2-0 Wake Green Amateur AFC Birmingham got a crucial win against Wake Green on Saturday afternoon to boost their promotion hopes. The win moves the hosts up to 2nd in the table with seven matches remaining and puts them in a strong position to challenge for the top two alongside the likes of Feckenham and Northfield Town. Their record at Illey Lane has been excellent this season and it continued here against Wake Green Amateur. It’s now seven wins from twelve matches and goals from Dylan Robinson and Kyle Field was enough to give AFC Birmingham the three points. Wake Green are still in a good position to finish in the top half of the table despite the result and are having a solid campaign in step eight. Balsall and Berkswell 3-2 Gornal Balsall and Berkswell got a momentum building win against Gornal at Lavendar Hall Lane at the weekend to make it three matches unbeaten in division three. They have been good at home throughout the campaign, and it continued here against Gornal. Gornal competed well in this match but it’s another match where they have struggled to pick up points away from home. It’s now one point from eleven matches for the visitors who have fared better at the Wombourne Leisure Centre. Birmingham Tigers 3-5 Boldmere Sports and Social Falcons Boldmere Falcons continued their brilliant form with a win against Birmingham Tigers at the Hadley Stadium on Saturday. The result makes it five matches unbeaten for the Falcons and includes four wins in that run to propel the visitors up the table and challenge for a top half finish. A pair of braces from Ryan McFadden and Dale Huckfield and a solo effort from Aaron Cameron gave Boldmere Falcons their sixth away win of the season. Ryan McFadden and Dale Huckfield have been brilliant additions to Boldmere since joining in the middle of the season and have boosted their attacking options. It was another tough day for Birmingham Tigers at the weekend with another home loss. None the less, there’s positives to take such as the amount of goals scored which was one of their main issues going into this match with the lowest goals scored record in the division. Round up feature written by Rhys Beardmore for the Midland Football League |
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