31 March
Premier Division
The Premier match of the day produced a completely unexpected result with leaders Oxford City Nomads trouncing 2nd place Ardley United 7-1.Goal scorers for the Nomads were Conor McDonagh (2), Albi Skendl (2),Kamran Abbassi, Adam Morris and an own goal. Ryan Brooks netted Ardley’s sole reply. Shortwood United recorded a 3-0 win over Witney Town with goals from Joe Tustain, TJ Bohane and Alton Axton. Shortwood United are now only two points behind Ardley United as the season moves into the final month. Bracknell Town beat Ascot United 4-3 in another surprise result with goals from Ben Harris (2), Matt Bradshaw and Ben Knight. Ascot goals came from Ian Brooks (2) and Ben Woozley. In form Reading Town won 1-0 at Thame United with Matt Gladwin on target for Reading Town. Slimbridge beat Fairford Town 1-0 with a goal from Marvyn Roberts and Abingdon Town beat Wantage Town 1-0 with Mark Flanagan scoring the only goal of the game. Binfield were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Flackwell Heath. Ian Davies scored both Binfield’s goals with Riccardo Cannon and Darren Crane replying for Flackwell. Cheltenham Saracens had a comfortable 3-0 win over Henley Town with Carl Griffiths scoring a hat trick for Saracens.
One West
Winterbourne United travelled to take on Cirencester Town and returned home with three points following a 3-1 win. James Mainstone, Ashley Knight and Jack Pitcher were all on target for Winterbourne with Liam O’Brien scoring Cirencester’s consolation goal. After their win over Tytherington Rocks last weekend, Clanfield came back to earth with a bump, losing 0-1 to Easington Sports for whom James Trevett scored. Cricklade Town went down 1-2 at home to Wootton Bassett. Aaron Webb opened the scoring for Cricklade but an Alex Green double either side of half time saw Wootton Bassett take the spoils. Lydney Town recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over visitors Headington Amateurs. Jarred Liddington (2) and James Morse were on target for Lydney. Malmesbury Victoria continue to struggle at the wrong end of the table, going down 0-1 at home to Brimscombe & Thrupp for whom Lee Pritchard scored. Carterton have saved their best football until the end of the season winning 5-0 at New College, Swindon. They were set on their way by an own goal after which Jamie MacDonagh, Barry Morton, Chris Mills and Michael Duerden all got their names on the score sheet. Trowbridge Town experienced a rare moment of joy in what has been a hard season, winning 2-1 against Hook Norton. Dan Barnett and Dean Coles scored late goals for Trowbridge after Mark Dennis had given Hook Norton the lead with 10 minutes of the match left.
One East
Abingdon United beat Chalfont Wasps 2-0 away from home with two goals from Dwayne Adeleye; Highmoor Ibis won by the odd goal in five beating Penn & Tylers Green 3-2 with goals from Tristen Campbell, Harrison Bayley and Steven Peacock. Tomas Abreu and Dean Munday netted for Penn & Tylers. Thatcham Town were on the wrong end of a 6-0 score line, being soundly beaten by Rayners Lane for whom Robert Parillon, Simeon Mitchell and Lawrence Yaku each scored two goals apiece. Woodley Town were held 1-1 at home by 2nd placed Newbury. Louis Howell scored for Woodley with Darren Jones replying for Newbury.
Bluefin Challenge Cup Quarter Final
Highworth Town booked their place in the last four of The Bluefin Insurance Brokers Challenge Cup with a hard fought win over a resilient Wokingham & Embrook and can look forward to a semi final tie against Oxford City Nomads next Saturday. Josh Parsons opened the scoring for Highworth in the 5th minute. Matt Jones equalized for Wokingham & Embrook in the 27th minute. There were no further goals in either regulation or extra time meaning the match had to be settled by penalties, which in the event Highworth won comfortably, converting their first three penalties with Wokingham failing to score any of theirs thereby bringing the penalty shootout to the briefest of conclusions.
Supplementary Cup
Chinnor beat Maidenhead United 2-1 in the remaining 3rd round tie in the Supplementary Cup. Craig Johnston and Adam Stallwood scored Chinnor’s goals, Ryan Tye replied for Maidenhead.
26-29 March
Premier Division
Oxford City Nomads march towards the Premier title continued with a hard fought win at Witney Town. The only goal of the match came late on in the 85th minute and was scored by Nomads Jermaine Ferreira. Highworth Town missed the opportunity to make further headway in the top six, going down 2-0 at home to Reading Town. Graham Lewis who has been in good recent scoring form, struck in the first half for Reading Town and Scott Dewar added a second goal midway through the second half. Shortwood United continued their consolidation of third place and drew closer to second place Ardley United with a 2-0 win over Shrivenham, Kevin Slack scoring a double for Shortwood. Thame United won 2-0 at Wokingham & Emmbrook with Dan West and Louis Cordice on target for Thame. Binfield's erratic form of late continues. Following last weekend's win at Ardley united, Binfield returned home to Stubbs Lane only to lose 0-1 to Slimbridge, whose goal was scored by Alex Higgs. Slimbridge move into 5th place behind Flackwell Heath on goal difference.
One East
In the only scheduled midweek fixture in One East, Maidenhead United beat Lambourn Sports 4-2 with two goals each from Alex Wall and Taurean Roberts. Sam Connors and Rocky Rowbottom replied for Lambourn.
Hellenic Supplementary Cup
The 3rd round of the Supplementary Challenge Cup, produced a major surprise with Newbury from One East trouncing Premier Division opponents Kidlington 8-0. Jeffrey Kalejaiye led the way for Newbury with four goals. Carl Jenner weighed in with two goals with further goals coming from Tommy Langfrey and Darren Jones. The remaining third round tie left to be played, Chinnor v Maidenhead United Reserves will take place tomorrow
County Cup
Ashford Town (Middlesex) unfortunately proved far too strong for Rayners Lane in the Semi Final of the Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup, running out 4-0 winners..
24 March
Premier Division
Leaders Oxford City Nomads were not in action this weekend giving closest rivals, Ardley United a chance to draw level at the top on points. The chance was spurned as Ardley lost 0-1 at home to Binfield who won with an own goal. Shortwood United continue to make headway, winning 4-1 at Bracknell Town. Scorers for Shortwood were Matt Bennett, TJ Bohane, Kevin Slack and an own goal. Ben Knight scored Bracknell’s consolation. In a crucial match at the bottom of the table, Witney Town won 1-0 at Fairford Town with a goal from Sean Webb. Henley Town beat Holyport 4-3 in a seven goal thriller. Henley’s goals came from David Hoar (2), Adam Jeffrey and Gary Smith. Holyport’s scorers were Jamie Handscomb (2) and Gary Nuth. Reading Town beat Flackwell Heath 3-1 with goals from Graham Lewis (2) and Ben Gladwin. Nathan Poulton replied for Flackwell Heath. Ascot United and Wokingham & Embrook fought out a 1-1 draw in front of a good attendance. Ian Brooks scored for Ascot United and Luke Lee replying for Wokingham. Abingdon Town won 3-1 at Cheltenham Saracens with goals from Adam Lovegrove (2) and Piers McGlynn. Elliott Kennedy replied for Saracens. Kidlington drew 1-1 with Slimbridge. Ryan Curtin scored for Kidlington and Andrew Sheppard for Slimbridge. Shrivenham and Wantage Town also drew 1-1. Steve Robertson scored for Shrivenham and Richard Claydon for Wantage Town.
One West
Carterton’s late season improvement continued with a 2-0 win at home over bottom placed Trowbridge Town. Michael Duerden and Nick Dawood were on target for Carterton.
Easington Sports demolished fourth placed Purton 6-2 with goals from Andrew Stidder (2), Steve Howkins, Callum Convey, James Trevitt and an own goal. Purton’s replies came from Marcus Hall and Nick McCrae.
Hook Norton beat Brimscombe & Thrupp 2-1 with goals from Chris Tillcock and Mark Dennis. Ben Jones scored for Brimscombe.
One East
Highmoor Ibis continue to lead One East but were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Lambourn Sports. Callum Gallimore and Shane Small-King scored for Highmoor with Steven Rackham and Ben Matthews replying for Lambourn. Newbury, in 3rd place, racked up six goals without reply away to Hungerford Town to keep up the pressure on Highmoor Ibis. The Newbury goals were scored by Barry Elmore (2), Darren Jones (2), Jamie Green and Oscar Berkhout. Thatcham Town went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat at home to bottom placed Didcot Town for whom Tom Mudge scored the winning goal. Chalfont Wasps beat Maidenhead United 2-1 with goals from Marc Holt and Fred Tripp. Jonathan Hippolyte replied for Maidenhead. Finchampstead edged Letcombe 4-3 with goals from Richard Kell, Gavin Rolls, Kylo Atkinson and Dan Willis. Letcombe’s goals were scored by Lyle Gifford, Mark Brind and Tom Eatwell.
Hellenic Cups
Bluefin Insurance Brokers Challenge Cup
Headington Amateurs booked a place in the semi-final of the Bluefin Insurance Brokers Challenge Cup with a 3-1 win over Lydney Town. Aftab Hafiz (2) and Oliver Zaja scored the goals for Headington with Declan Morley-Lyne replying for Lydney.
Supplementary Cup
Clanfield moved into the next round with a 3-1 win over newly crowned Division One West Champions, Tytherington Rocks. Toby Colbourne opened the scoring for Tytherington in the first minute of the match. Goals from Dan Bishop, Jamie Butt and Dan Dixon assured Clanfield’s progress.
Cricklade Town and Malmesbury Victoria could not be separated at either 90 minutes or after extra time was played. A Ben Carter double for Cricklade was cancelled out by goals from Simon Winstone and Rhys Owen. Malmesbury went on to win the penalty shootout 4-2.
18 March
Supplementary Cup
Reading Town made the long trip to Gloucestershire to take on a buzzing Brimscombe & Thrupp who have done exceptionally well in their first season in the Hellenic League. Reading won 4-2 winners with goals from Ben Gladwin, Graham Lewis (2) and Michael Bartley to proceed to the next round. Lee Pritchard scored both for Brimscombe & Thrupp
Premier Division
Oxford City Nomads opened a six point gap at the top of the Premier Division with a 2-0 win over Cheltenham Saracens. Goals corers for the Nomads were Conor McDonagh and Ben Moses. Nomads closest rivals, Ardley United, went down 0-1 away at Wantage Town for whom Tom Butler scored the winning goal. Highworth Town travelled to Binfield whose form has slipped recently. Highworth came away with a 2-0 victory with goals from Dan Hilder and Josh Parsons. Abingdon Town won 1-0 against Kidlington with the only goal of the game being scored by Piers McGlynn, Flackwell Heath beat bottom club Bracknell Town 3-1 with goals from Harry Pritchard, Danny Jordan and Mark Weedon. Tom Nugent scored Bracknell’s reply. Henley Town secured three vital points with a 2-1 win over Ascot United. Henley’s scorers were Matt Jacobs and David Hoar with Zak Spencer scoring Ascot’s goal inside the first minute of the game. Holyport beat Thame United 3-1 with goals from Gary Nuth, Adam Kirby and Stuart Butler. James Faulkner scoring for Thame United. Shortwood United playing their third league match in five days beat near neighbours Slimbridge 1-0 with Chris Mortlock on target for Shortwood. Wokingham & Embrook secured their fourth consecutive league win with a 3-0 win over Fairford Town. Scorers for Wokingham & Embrook were Adam Cornell (2) and Luke Lee
One West
Tytherington Rocks won the One West title with a 2-0 win at Carterton. Scorers for ‘The Rocks’ were Andrew Criddle and Marc Hughes. Congratulations go to Tytherington who have secured the title with six weeks of the season still remaining! In the chasing pack both Purton and Old Woodstock Town were held to draws in their matches. Purton drew 1-1 with Hook Norton, Nick McCrae scoring for Purton and Chris Tillcock equalised for Hook Norton from the penalty spot. Old Woodstock Town were held 2-2 at New College for whom Gio Wrona scored both goals. Old Woodstocks goals were scored by Alan Robinson and Murray Nicholls. Winterbourne United went down 1-2 at home to lowly Lydney Town for whom Dan Bishop and Dan Clarke were on target. Jack Pitcher scored the Winterbourne goal. In their second local derby in recent weeks, Wootton Bassett again came out on top, this time beating Malmesbury Victoria 4-2. Liam Edmondson, Matt Bown, Alex Green and Ethan Delaney were the scorers for Wootton Bassett
One East
Highmoor Ibis continue to lead One East by six points from nearest rivals Newbury who have three games in hand. Highmoor travelled to Rayners Lane and won 3-1 with Aaron Baker scoring all three goals. Lawrence Yaku replied for Rayners Lane. Newbury beat Chalfont Wasps 5-3 in a strange game in which Newbury benefited from two own goals sandwiching a goal from Barry Elmore and then two goals scored in the last minute by Craig Hill and Marc Piper. Chalfont Wasps goals came from Alex Feaver (2) and Fred Tripp. Abingdon United slumped to a 0-4 home defeat by Chinnor for whom Ryan Chapman scored twice with further goals coming from Darren Peverill and Dan Stone. Lambourn Sports also suffered a heavy home defeat going down 1-4 to Finchampstead. Scorers for Finchampstead were Kylo Atkinson and Sam Green who scored two each. Richard Guy scored for Lambourn Sports. A youthful Maidenhead United side beat Penn & Tylers Green 3-1 with goals from Archer, Jonathan Hippolyte and Dan Hicks. Rino Sepede replied for Penn & Tylers. Milton United and Hungerford Town fought out a 2-2 draw at The Heights. On target for Milton were Dan Morgan and Matt Shelton whilst Stephen James and Josh Blackwood replied for Hungerford. Letcombe’s topsy- turvy week continued with a 4-1 defeat at Woodley Town. Louis Howell, Brett Rann, Nick Edwards and Matt Godwin all scored for Woodley Town with Adam Bruce replying for Letcombe.
16 March
Premier Division
Binfield swiftly put their weekend defeat at the hands of Cheltenham Saracens behind them with a 6-1 demolition of visitors Shrivenham. Jake Butler opened the scoring for Binfield. Aaron Maximen replied for Shrivenham shortly after but James Suarez restored Binfield's lead on the stroke of half time. The 2nd half was one way traffic with Brothers Carl and Ian Davies resuming their scoring partnership of earlier in the season, adding a further two goals apiece to emphatically end Binfield's recent run of poor results. Fairford Town recorded their first win in a long while beating Holyport 1-0 thanks to a Nathan Gambling goal early in the 1st half. Highworth Town travelled to struggling Kidlington and came away with a 2-0 win, their third win in a week which sees the Worthians move up to joint 4th position in the table. Matt Horsell was on target for the second successive match and Sean McKeon added Highworth's second. Highworth finished the match with ten men following the dismissal of Substitute, Ryan Thomas, late in the game. Reading Town and Slimbridge fought out a 1-1 draw with Graham Lewis scoring for Reading Town and Andrew Sheppard equalising shortly afterwards for Slimbridge. Shortwood United climbed to 3rd following a 3-1 win over Flackwell Heath. Tim Haddock scored twice for Shortwood with Kevin Slack adding a third goal. Adam Harman scored Flackwell Heath's goal from the penalty spot. Wokingham & Emmbrook edged Wantage Town 2-1 with goals from Matt Jones and Sam Whiting with Tom Butler scoring for Wantage's reply.
In their second of midweek fixture, John Evans had to dig deep into his squad as Shortwood endeavour to catch up on their League Fixtures. Slightly different team but same score line as on Tuesday. Shortwood beat Binfield 3-0 with goals from Kevin Slack, Joe Tustain and TJ Bohane.
One West
New College, Swindon coming off of the back of a fine 6-3 win at Headington Amateurs last weekend, continued on their winning ways with a 3-1 win at The Corinium Stadium over Cirencester Town. Scorers for New College were 16 year old Lee Toomey with his second goal in consecutive matches, Josh Skeates and Todd Hathaway. Josh Morse scored for Cirencester Town. Winterbourne were back in the goals beating Wootton Bassett 3-0 with goals from Jack Pitcher, Ben Dowdell and Sam Vile.
One East
Letcombe having lost 11-0 in their previous match away at Rayners Lane threw the form book out of the window overcoming well placed Thatcham Town Reserves 2-1 at Waterside Park. Adam Bruce scored both of Letcombe's goals with David Cameron replying for Thatcham. A pretty impressive turnaround!
County Cup Round Up
Ardley United agonisingly missed a place in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup Final to be played at the Kassam Stadium, the home of Oxford United, going down to Oxford City of the Evo-Stick Southern Premier Division. Oxford City won 2-1 with the winning goal coming in time added on at the end of the 2nd half when the unfortunate Ardley Keeper, Joe White, could only help the ball into his own net in a brave attempt to clear a cross which ran along the top of the crossbar. Earlier, Ardley's prolific striker, Ryan Brooks, had equalised a very early goal for Oxford City scored by Darren Pond.
10 March
Premier Division
Ardley United where without a game giving Oxford City Nomads the chance to go clear at the top of the division, which they duly took with a 3-1 win at Wantage Town. Scorers for Nomads were Jermaine Ferreira, Zac McEachran and an own goal. Richard Claydon scored the Wantage goal.
Witney Town enjoyed there first win of 2012 with a surprise 2-1 win at Slimbridge. Witney’s goals came from Andy Younie and Tom Austin with Michael Bryant scoring for Slimbridge. Highworth Town edged Shortwood United 2-1, goals from Craig Curtis and Matt Horsell. Shortwood response was an OG. Binfield seem to have entered a rut losing 1-3 at home to Cheltenham Saracens. On target for Saracens were Michael Rhodes and Andrew Crosskey (2). The Binfield goal was an OG. Reading Town continue to make good progress with a 2-0 win over Abingdon Town with goals from Ben Gladwin and Graham Lewis. Thame United recorded a 3-0 win over Flackwell Heath with goals from Dan West, James Faulkner and Louis Cordice. Ascot United scored four without reply from Kidlington with two goals each from Eric Kusi and Zac Spencer. Fairford Town battled out a 2-2 draw with near neighbours Shrivenham. Nathan Gambling and Ashley Taylor scored for Fairford with Paul Sanders and Martin Stratford replying for Shrivenham. Bracknell Town went down 0-3 at home to Holyport, scorers were Andrew Rapley (2) and Jamie Handscomb.
One West
Tytherington Rocks travelled to Old Woodstock Town and came away with the points, winning by the only goal of the match, a late penalty scored by Toby Colbourne. None of the chasing pack made any headway in the chase of Tytherington for whom the title is fast becoming a formality. Winterbourne United were held to a goalless draw by Cricklade Town. Brimscombe & Thrupp went down to a heavy defeat at improving Clanfield whose goals came from Adam Little and Kieran Jennings who scored two apiece. Purton lost 2-3 at home in their local derby match with Wootton Bassett watched by a League best attendance of the day of 141. Matt Bown netted two penalties for Bassett. Tom Cadden equalised with two 2nd half goals only for Bassett’s Lee Bowen to steal the points with an 89th minute winner. The Division’s surprise result of the day came at Headington where the Amateurs slipped to a 3-6 defeat by the students of New College, Swindon. Leading the way for New College was Gio Wrona with a hat trick supported by goals from Nathan Blackford, Josh Skeates and Lee Toomey (the latter a well known surname name to Hellenic League aficionado’s from seasons gone by. A new generation has arisen!) Goal scorers for Headington were Yannick Nkwanyou, Ben Cuff and Shaun Jacobs. Easington Sports had a comfortable 5-0 win over bottom club Trowbridge Town courtesy of an Andrew Stidder hat trick and further goals from Steve Howkins and James Trevett. Carterton continue to turn their season around with a 3-2 win over Hook Norton. Michael Duerden with two goals and Lee Watkins were on target for Carterton. Chris and Jason Tillcock replied for Hook Norton. Malmesbury Victoria and Lydney Town cancelled each other out in a 1-1 draw. Ed Wilkins put Malmesbury in front. Niall Halford equalised for Lydney shortly before half time.
One East
Highmoor Ibis continue to lead the way in Division One East with a 4-0 win over bottom club Didcot Town Reserves. Ian Griffin, Aaron Baker (2) and Matt Drake were all on target for Highmoor. Newbury and Thatcham Town Reserves continued the chase of Highmoor and the title, both winning 1-0. Newbury secured the points at Maidenhead United through an early Darren Jones penalty. Thatcham won with a late winner from Shaun Thorp. Rayners Lane are making a late charge following an 11-0 (eleven) demolition of luckless Letcombe. Hat tricks were scored by Lawrence Yaku and Ryan Upton with further goals from Dan Lake, Lee Gardner, Ben Gill, Dom Parillon and an own goal. Abingdon United Reserves edged Hungerford Town Reserves in a seven goal thriller at Bulpit Lane. Lee Hamilton, Stephen James and James Frank scored for Hungerford. Christien Turner, Dwayne Adeleye and Drew Fowler with two late goals saw that the points went back to Abingdon. Milton United lost 1-3 at home to Woodley Town. Jordan Sawyer and two goals from Danny Isaiew proved too much for Milton for whom Ashley Fell scored their sole reply. Chinnor and Lambourn sports drew 0-0.
3 March
FA Carlsberg Vase – 6th Round
Sadly, Shortwood United’s extended run in this season’s FA Vase came to an end with a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Herne Bay from the Kent League. Shortwood had many chances but just a solitary strike from Jake Parrott to show for their efforts, sandwiched between goals for Herne Bay from Walker and Harvey. A large crowd of 418 attended the match and Shortwood are to be roundly applauded for reaching the very late stages of the competition and putting up such a valiant effort.
Hellenic Supplementary Cup
There were two 2nd Round matches in the Hellenic League Supplementary Cup. Highmoor Ibis were convincing 3-0 winners over Thatcham Town Reserves thanks to strikes from Harrison Bayley, Jordan Brown and Simon Eade. In the day’s other tie, Tytherington Rocks shook off the trauma of last weekend’s heavy defeat at the hands of Winterbourne United to record a 2-0 win over Penn & Tylers Green with goals from Justin Bishop and Toby Colbourne.
Premier Division
Oxford City Nomads took over the lead of the Premier Division on goal difference from Ardley United following a narrow 1-0 win over Highworth Town. The Nomads goal came from a penalty scored by James Dobson. Ardley United were held 1-1 by Cheltenham Saracens. Ardley’s goal coming from regular scorer Ryan Brooks with Michael Rhodes scoring for Saracens. Abingdon Town drew 1-1 with Flackwell Heath. Kieran Davis scoring for Abingdon Town and Danny Jordan for Flackwell Heath. Ascot United thumped lowly Fairford Town 6-1 with two goals for Zac Spencer and one each for Phil Cousins, Ian Brooks Jon Bennett and Sam Wadieh. Charlie Grabe scored Fairford’s sole reply. Henley Town and Wantage Town fought out a 2-2 draw. David Hoar with his third goal in consecutive matches and Adam Jeffrey scored for Henley. Gavin Jones and Tom Butler scoring for Wantage. Similarly Shrivenham and Holyport drew 2-2. Shane Davis scored twice for Shrivenham. On target for Holyport were Jamie Handscomb and Lee Hawkins. Slimbridge beat bottom side Bracknell Town 5-1 with two goals each from Rob Hine and Jamie Martin and a further goal from Karl Nash. Adam McNamara scored for Bracknell. Witney Town were heavily beaten 0-6 at home by Thame United whose scorers were James Faulkner (2), Ben Gray (2) Alex Stewart and Luke Ricketts. Wokingham & Embrook beat Kidlington 2-0 with goals from Matt Jones and Sam Whiting.
One West
Tytherington Rocks were in Cup action, giving Old Woodstock Town the chance to close the gap at the top of Division One West ,which they duly took with a 3-0 win over lowly Malmesbury Victoria. Goals for Old Woodstock came from Liam Godin, Danny Bone and Alan Robinson. Tytherington’s lead has now been reduced to 11 points from 19 points just a few weeks ago, but still represents a huge obstacle for the sides chasing them for the title. Brimscombe & Thrupp’s season continues to go well with their latest victory a 3-2 win over fellow title chasers Purton. Lee Pritchard with two goals and David Woodfield with an 89th minute winner were the scorers for Brimscombe. Tom Cadden and Marcus Hall replied for Purton. Carterton’s recent run of improved form continued with a 2-2 draw with Wootton Bassett. George Seacole and an own goal were the scorers for Carterton. James Blake scored both goals for Wootton Bassett. Cirenceter Town Development and Easington Sports drew 1-1. Liam O’Brien scoring for Cirencester and Andrew Stidder for Easington Sports. Cricklade Town recorded a welcome 2-1 win over Headington Amateurs with goals scored by Adam O’Bree and Ben Carter. Oliver Zaja netted the reply for Headington. Lydney Town also recorded a welcome 2-0 away win at bottom club Trowbridge Town. Jarrard Liddington scoring both goals for Lydney. Coming off the back of their 6-2 mauling of Tytherington Rocks last weekend, Winterbourne United continued their climb up the table with a 4-1 win over Clanfield Winterbourne’s scorers were James Mainstone, Ben Dowdell, Liam Barrett and Geraint Williams.
One East
With Highmoor Ibis in Cup action Newbury took the chance to close the gap at the top of Division One East with a 5-2 win over lowly Letcombe with two goals from Barry Elmore and further strikes for Jeffrey kalejaiye, Chris Blackford and Jamie Green. Letcombe’s goals were scored by Adam Bruce and Paul Jezzard. Abingdon United Reserves slipped to a surprise home defeat losing 2-4 to Milton United. On target for Milton were Warren McCabe with two goals, Dan Morgan and Matt Shelton. Drew Fowler and Joe Parker replied for Abingdon United. Didcot Town Reserves held Finchampstead to a 1-1 draw with Lee Newport scoring for Didcot and Alex Gibson for Finchampstead. Lambourn Sports kept in contention at the top half of the table with a 2-1 win over Rayners Lane. Lawrence Yaku had put Rayners Lane in front but goals from Andy Best and Matt Pedder saw Lambourn take the spoils. Maidenhead United Reserves and Chalfont Wasps drew 2-2. Goal scorers for Maidenhead were Aaron Davies and Anthony Mendy. Alex Feaver scored both goals for Chalfont Wasps. Woodley Town left it late to beat Hungerford Town Reserves 1-0 with the only goal of the match coming from Matt Godwin.
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