Fri, 31 Jul 2015

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