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THE GATEHighgate United Football Club
OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2014/15 SEASONTUESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2014 • KICK-OFF 7.45PMWORCESTERSHIRE SENIOR URN
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HIGHGATE UNITEDMidland Football League
BIGGLESWADE TOWNSouthern Premier League
LEAMINGTONDevelopment Squad - MJPL
BEDFORDSHIREFootball Association
MIDLAND JUNIORPremier League
CENTRAL WARWICKSHIREYouth League
The CoppiceTythe Barn Lane
Tythe Barn Lane, Shirley,Solihull, West Midlands
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W: www.pitchero.com/clubs/highgateunitedfc
President: Jim Merry
Chairman:
Managing Director: Chris Hughes
Manager:
Assistant: Gavin Hurren
Coach:
Res. Manager: Gerry Corrigan
Yth Team Mgr: Tom Hughes
Yth Assistant: Chris Hughes
Match Secretary: Paul Davies
Junior Secretary: Jo Hughes
Financial Manager:
Groundsman: Tony Vargem
Gateman: Bob Collins
THE GATEDesign & Editor: Rob Farr
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WELCOME 4
JIM MERRY 5
MATCH REPORT 6
FOOTBALL REMEMBERS 9
DREAM TEAM 11
DUDLEY SPORTS 12
OUR HISTORY 15
IN THE ARCHIVES 16
LOCAL LEAGUES 18
THE RESERVES 20
THE YOUTH 21
SEASON STATS 22
NEWS & VIEWS
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Good evening everybodyand welcome to TheCoppice, the home ofHighgate United FC.
We’d like to take thisopportunity to welcome theOfficials, Players andSupporters from today’svisitors Dudley Sports.
It’s not very often our pathscross these days. DudleySports now plying their tradein the West MidlandsRegional League.
LAST TIME OUTWe last played DudleySports in September 2011when they were ouropponents here in the FAVase.
It was a classic cup game, agoal from Steve Jacksonand a brace from full-backBen Judd had given theGate a 3-0 lead, but withjust 7 minutes remainingSumner scored from thepenalty spot and grabbedanother quick goal forDudley to ensure a real nail-biting finish for thenmanager Keith Checketts.
The club would like to say‘Thank You’ to all friends andvisitors both old and new whoattended the Firework Displayand Family Fun Night lastSaturday night - it was a greatnight. We’d also like to say a hugethanks to all the volunteers,without who none of it wouldhave been possible.
THAT’S HALL FOLKS!At last weekend’s FireworkDisplay I finally managed tocatch up with club captainCraig Hall and was saddenedto hear that it looks like injuryhas forced Craig to seriouslyconsider hanging his boots up.
Sad news for both Craig andThe Gate. On behalf ofeveryone here we wish you allthe very best in whatever routeyour football life takes.
LEST WE FORGET (1914 - 2014)I’m sure none of you need reminding that today isRemembrance Day. Due to Saturday’s game beingpostponed the club wish to pay their respsecttonight so please note there will be a minutessilence before tonights kick off.
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Good evening and welcometo todays visiting OfficialsPlayers and Supporters ofDudley Sports FC pleaseenjoy your short visit to theCoppice, we also welcomeour 3 Match Officials
Hopefully the weather hasbeen kind to us these last 2days and we manage to gettonights match on.
It’s difficult to think that we’vehad all that mild weather andthen when the heavensopened on Friday andSaturday there were puddlesof standing water on thepitch.
I don’t think many gameswent ahead in our league,
although I did notice Villascored three goals... hahacalm down, I mean Pelsall Villawho got their first win,winning 3-1 at Alvis Sporting.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyedwatching the FA Cup lastweekend, to some it mightseem a million years away,but with clubs like Nortonfrom level 8 it shows its notimpossible. it’s a greatincentive for clubs at ourlevel, and hopefully with allthe ground improvementscontinuing here, we’llhopefully be eligible to enternext years competition.
With last Saturday’s gamecalled off and even though it’sin the programme that was
printed, this is our firstopportunity to thankevertbody that came down toour annual Firework Displayand Family Fun Night. It was agreat night with well over 600adults and kids enjoying theevening.
I must also thank everybodywho volunteered their time tohelp out that night, it wouldn’thave been possible withoutyou.
Back to tonight - come onAsh get the lads going andkeep the run on track, let’ssee if we can book a place inthe Semi-Final to face eitherStourport or Bromsgrove
UP THE GATE
JIMMERRYQUAICAT WITH THE HATS
Gates slim victory over adetermined Pilkington XXXside was enough to sendthem to the top of theleague.
Two first half strikes provedenough to edge Highgatehome at the end of this tenseencounter, a Pilkington sidebelying their sixteenthposition in the league tablepushing Gate all the way butunable to add to their lone71st minute goal.
The win extends Gate’sunbeaten league run to sevengames, but on this occasionthe victory came after arelatively poor display againsta physically stronger teamwhich played throughout totheir own strengths up front,going close to snatching alast second equaliser with aheader which grazed theoutside of keeper ConorMcCarthy’s left hand post.
Gate had gone into the matchwith the distinct disadvantageof knowing they had been
named the Division OneOctober team of the month,confounding the jinx that is sooften attached to such anaward but only after survivinga nervous final ten minutes.
Caretaker boss AshleyPulisciano was without centrehalf Dean Curtis, absent onpaternity leave for which theClub sends congratulationson the new born’s arrival,giving a full start to JordanDuncan, whilst Danny Rolfereturned to the right backberth with Nathan Edgingtonback in midfield in place ofKarl King, Luke Hinson,Michael Batchelor and MartinCrawford similarly unavailable.
A scrappy opening period wasa sign of what was to come,Craig Oldfield’s early free kickfor the visitors headed clearby Trevor Edwards, whilst atthe other end RicardoRichards was close to puttingConnor Mooney clear beforecreating space for himselfwith a shot saved by keeperReece Francis at the foot of
the near post.
Scott Turner took the stingout of Odane Barnes’ shot onthe turn, Richards displaying asimilar level of skill byshrugging off defender PhilChesters’ challenge but onlyable to fire low into Francis’hands. Barnes found himselfclear and preparing for a oneon one with McCarthy only tobe let down by a poor firsttouch, and with Duncanhaving to be alert todispossess the dangerousBarnes, Pilkington wereenjoying a good spell ofpressure, McCarthy beinggrateful to Rolfe for being inthe right place to avert thedanger after the keeper hadcome for but missed a highdeceptive cross.
Despite Craig Oldfield“scoring” for the visitors butfrom an offside position Gateat last began to stringtogether a series of passes,possession football down theleft hand side leading to theopening 31st minute goal,
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Francis unable to hold on toTom Lacey’s low twenty yarddrive, Richards pouncing atclose range to convert theloose ball.
Duncan reacted to KyleTurner’s determined run witha crucial last ditch tackle,Michael Skerrett skying theresulting corner high overMcCarthy’s goal. Turner madean equally important tackle todeny Jacob Snape, Gate livingdangerously at the back,being prone and forced intomaking unnecessarymistakes. Edwards won theball in the middle of the parkfinding Lei Brown to set upRichards for a daisy cutterdeflected behind off a fellowred shirted player, theultimately uncleared cornerbravely headed in by Laceyamongst flying boots afterRichards had flicked onBrown’s 39th minute cross.
Despite doubling their leadGate continued to lookunconvincing, McCarthysaving at Kyle Turner’s feet
and after Francis had beenforced into making a late savefrom Richards, Gate went in athalf time with CameronKnight on for the injuredNathan Pulisciano and justabout deserving their twogoal cushion but knowingthey needed to work a lotharder to break theresistance of a determinedPilkington outfit.
HT Highgate United 2Pilkington XXX 0
Immediately after the breakthe impeded Brown was nearto getting his head on Rolfe’scross, Mooney then deliveringa pass headed on by Brownfor Richards’ touch to bedeflected behind. Mooneyappeared to be brought downby Francis’ rugby like tackleonly to be denied the penaltythe offence seemed towarrant, play continuing in adisjointed fashion with Snapeblazing a good opportunityhigh and wide of McCarthy’sgoal.
Richards cut inside aftercollecting Rolfe’s quicklytaken throw-in finishing with awell struck shot hit againstFrancis’ boot, Brown gettinghis legs in a tangle whenapparently through offRichards’ pass then directinga ten yard header off target.Brown’s assist ended withdefender James Lorneycharging down Richards’drive, the centre forward thenheading Rolfe’s cross over thebar.
Scott Turner’s 60th minuteheader landed on the roof ofthe net, but with Gate at lastgetting on top and looking farmore assured they were tohave a let off when Lorneydespatched a free header offtarget. Failing to heed thewarning Gate were to see agoal pulled back, Knight’sattempted 71st minuteheaded back pass falling atthe feet of Barnes who foundhimself in the clear to beatMcCarthy with a cool calmfinish.
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McCarthy was quickly off hisline to smother the ball atTurner’s feet, the visitorssensing hesitancy in theHighgate ranks as they wentin search of what was toprove an elusive equaliser.
On the back foot for longperiods and with BrettFellows on for Mooney Gatesought to catch Pilkington onthe break, and should haveput the issue beyond doubtwhen after Francis haddropped Rolfe’s cross underpressure from substitute Liam
O’Shea, Scott Turner’s leftfooted but hurried toe puntwas hit the wrong side of anopen goal.
The miss set up a nervousfinish with Kyle Turner lookingodds on to score until Duncanintervened with a last ditchtackle, and with Francis up forthe final corner of the game aPilkington head glanced theresulting flag kick justmarginally wide of McCarthy’sleft hand upright.
The final whistle blowing onwhat had been a successful ifsomewhat difficult afternoonfor a relieved Pulisciano andhis team..
TOP OF THE GLASS CONTINUED
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TREVOREDWARDS
NEXT UP...There’s quite a wait until the next homegame for the First Team, when we hostHeather St John’s.
HSJ were relegated from the MidlandAlliance last season. They’re currentlyfinding it a little tricky in the divisionwhere a 1-0 win over fellow strugglersPershore Town took them 3rd frombottom.
Mitchell Woodbine will be their goalthreat having scored 7 of their currenttally of 22 goals.
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Highgate United FC are to commemoratethe centenary of one of the most iconicmoments of the First World War – the 1914Christmas Truce – as part of a week ofremembrance activity in December 2014.
‘Football Remembers Week’ will take placefrom 5-14 December. A joint collaborationbetween The FA, the Premier League, theFootball League and the British Council, theaim is to engage football fans and players atevery level about what took place onChristmas Day one hundred years ago on thebattlefields in Belgium.
On 25 December 1914, soldiers from bothsides put down their weapons and crossedinto ‘no man’s land’ to share in an impromptuceasefire. First-hand accounts from the timeinclude references to football being playedand photographs taken.
All photos uploaded to social media using#footballremembers will be automaticallyuploaded to a special website –www.footballremembers.com. The site shallact as a moment of record of football in 2014,a century on from the First World War, and willbe preserved for future generations.
How it will workFor ALL matches taking place from 5-14December, all players involved will posetogether in a mixed group photograph as amark of respect to those on both sides thattook part in the 1914 Christmas Truce. Eachhome team should nominate someone to takethe photo.
Fans and teams will be asked to upload theirpre-match pictures via social media over thecourse of Football Remembers Week. Anymatch of any size can be uploaded, fromschool to Sunday league fixtures, five-a-sidematches to kickabouts in the back garden.
Those posting photos to social media shoulduse #footballremembers to ensure it isuploaded to the specialfootballremembers.com website. Any otherinformation is welcome.
The website shall act as a moment of record offootball in 2014, a century on from the FirstWorld War, and will be preserved for futuregenerations.
Unfortunately the MFL haven’t released the fixtures for December yet so we can’tdesignate which game it will be.
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Dudley Sports Football Clubchanged its name in 1979from Marsh and Baxter’sfollowing the closure of thecompany. However, peoplestill refer to the club as the“The Old Marshes Club”.
From 1925 to the late 70’s theclub just had two Saturdaysides playing in theBirmingham Work’s League.
The club has progressed overthe last 30 years and hasadded a Sunday side that playin the Kidderminster anddistrict Premier League.
The club also run junior boy’sand girl’s teams ranging fromunder eight to sixteen.
The Club gained entry to theMidland Combination in 1984and entered their reserveteam two years later.
The club has made goodprogress in the last few yearsand following promotion tothe Midland Com Premierdivision in 2002/3 remainedthere until 2005/6 when theymoved to the West MidlandsPremier Division, the club hasrecently upgraded thefloodlights and just fell short
of further promotion to theMidland Alliance in 2007/8.
2012/13 the club have nowformed a team to play in theunder 18's Midland Floodlitleague after an absence offive years, and also joined theBirmingham Ladies Sundayleague allowing continuitythrough junior to seniorfootball throughout the club.
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The Worcestershire Senior Urn(officially The WorcestershireFootball Association SeniorInvitation Urn) is a footballcompetition primarily forWorcestershire County FA clubteams, organised by theWorcestershire CountyFootball Associations. It beganin the 1973–74 season withMalvern Town taking thehonours in the first final.
The Senior Urn is the lesssenior of the county's two maincups, and at present entry isrestricted to those clubs whichare affiliated to the County FAand compete in the highestdivision of the Midland FootballAlliance, West Midlands(Regional) League, MidlandFootball Combination andHellenic League. Clubs fromhigher leagues compete in theWorcestershire Senior Cup.
1973-74 Malvern Town
1974-75 Malvern Town
1975-76 Malvern Town
1976-77 Evesham United
1977-78 Evesham United
1978-79 Malvern Town
1979-80 Oldswinford
1980-81 Bromsgrove Rovers
1981-82 Ledbury Town
1982-83 Oldswinford
1983-84 Malvern Town
1984-85 West Midlands Police
1985-86 Pegasus Juniors
1986-87 Oldbury United
1987-88 Kings Heath
1988-89 Kidderminster H. Res
1989-90 Malvern Town
1990-91 West Midlands Police
1991-92 West Midlands Police
1992-93 Stourport Swifts
1993-94 Stourport Swifts
1994-95 Stourport Swifts
1995-96 Pershore Town
1996-97 Kings Heath
1997-98 Stourport Swifts
1998-99 Kings Norton Town
1999-00 Malvern Town
2000-01 Studley
2001-02 Studley
2002-03 Studley
2003-04 Alvechurch
2004-05 Alvechurch
2005-06 Worcester City Res
2006-07 Barnt Green Spartak
2007-08 Alvechurch
2008-09 Bewdley Town
2009-10 Alvechurch
2010-11 Bewdley Town
WORCESTERHIRESENIOR URN
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Round 1
Studley 2Lye Town 1
Bewdley Town 0Alvechurch 1
Dudley Sports 2Pershore Town 1
Evesham UnitedStourport Swifts W
Byes:Malvern TownLittletonHighgate UnitedBromsgrove Sporting
Round 2
StudleyMalvern Town
LittletonAlvechurch
Highgate UnitedDudley Sports
Stourport SwiftsBromsgrove Sporting
Semi Finals
Studley or MalvernvLittleton orAlvechurch
Highgate United orDudley SportsvStourport Swifts orBromsgrove Sporting
Final
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Dudley Sports 3 Highgate United 4
Midland Combination Premier Division
TWO Goals in the final five minutes saw Highgate record back to back victories for the first time this season against fellow strugglers Dudley Sports on Saturday.
After last week’s succ-cess against Continental Star, Highgate had to recover from a two goal defecit to come away with a deserved three points.
The home side went ahead in the fifth minute through Isherwood who hit a powerful drive goalwards and despite get-ting a hand to it, Perry Cox could not prevent the ball from nestling in the corner of the net.
Gavin Bassford twice went
close with headers before being fouled in the box on the stroke of half time.
Steve Darlington made no mistake from the spot to fire Highgate level at the end of a closely fought first half.
Despite going into the chang-ing rooms boosted by the goal Highgate failed to come out at the start of the second period and conceded twice in the first ten minutes.
Five minutes after the restart Roberts put the home side ahead again and Hughes extended the lead five minutes later.
But a two goal cushion certain-ly flattered Dudley and Highgate pulled a goal back when Bassford drove Robert Higgs’ through ball past keeper Panopoulos.
The impressive Bassford
almost completed his hat-trick soon after but saw his header saved and Tom Rooney fired wide with ten minutes remaining as the visitors pressed for an equaliser.
It came five minutes later when captain Graham Bond pro-vided a perfect pass for Rooney to lob the ball over Panopoulos from 20-yards.
And with the scent of vic-tory in their nostrils Gate con-tinued in attacking mode and were rewarded when Darren Bury scored his first goal for the club after Panopoulos had parried Rooney’s drive into the forward’s path.
Highgate will be hoping to build on their recent run of good form when Massy Ferguson visit Tythe Barn Lane on December 27 (11.30am) before entertaining Continental Star on December 31 (1pm).
Highgate grab late victory
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UK’s No. 1
Pussycat DollsStickwitu
Aston Villa 0 - 2 Manchester UnitedEverton 0 - 4 Bolton WanderersFulham 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Manchester City 4 - 1 Birmingham City
Portsmouth 1 - 0 West Brom.AlbionWest Ham United 2 - 4 Newcastle United
Wigan Athletic 3 - 0 Charlton Athletic
THE ARCHIVES
ON THAT DAY IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE:
The Gate were formed in1948 by a group of orphansfrom the Father Hudsons’ St Vincents Home forWorking Boys on MoseleyRoad, Birmingham who metup following wartimeservice.
After progressing from juniorfootball played at BillesleyCommon in the SouthBirmingham league, Highgatejoined the WorcestershireCombination in 1964.Promoted to Division One atthe first attempt, the clubremained in the league's topdivision for over 40 seasons.
In 1967 Highgate Unitedmade national headlines,unfortunately though this wasdue to a tragic incident.Playing Enfield in the quarterfinals of the FA Amateur Cup,when midway through thefirst half, a lightning strike sawseveral players collapse. Oneplayer, Gates’ centre half TonyAllden, did not recover andtragically died the followingday.
As a gesture of goodwill andsympathy, Aston Villa agreedto host the replay of thegame and game drew anincredible attendance of over31,000.
The most successful period inthe club's history was the
mid- 70s. The club won theleague championship (by nowknown as the MidlandCombination for threeconsecutive seasons between1972 and 1975 and alsoexperienced its best runs inthe FA Cup, FA Amateur Cupand FA Trophy within thisthree year period.
Success was hard to come byuntil off the field following a25 year planning battle, in1997 Floodlights wereeventually turned on at theclubs Tythe Barn Laneground.
More success came Gates’way in 2007, when theybecame the first team fromthe Birmingham and Solihullarea to win the CoventryEvening Telegraph Cup.The following season the clubwere promoted to theMidland Football Allianceafter finishing as Runners-Upin the Midland CombinationPremier League.
Despite a promising firstseason in the MFA, the Gatewere then involved in annualrelegation battles.
In 2013/14 Highgate finishedan incredible 3rd in the MFAbut were relegated by the FAdue to ground regulations tothe newly formed MidlandFootball League Division 1.
OURHISTORYRoll of HonourMidland Comb. D1Champions:1972/73; 1973/74; 1974/75Midland Comb. D2Champions:1968/69; 1971/72Midland Comb. ChallengeCup Winners: 1973; 1974;1976; 1977; 1985Midland Comb. PresidentsCup Winners: 1970/71;1985/86Midland Comb. Invitation CupWinners: 1972/73; 1985/86Tony Allden Memorial CupWinners: 1973/74; 1974/75Birmingham Senior CupWinners: 1974Coventry Evening TelegraphCup Winners: 2007W. Midland Alliance PremierChampions: 1963/64Youth Commitee CupWinners: 1962/63Sth Birmingham LeagueChampions: 1951/52; 1959/60Sth Birmingham Butler CupWinners: 1954/55Sth Birmingham Comb.Champions: 1948/49Sth Birmingham PresidentsCup Winners: 1948/49Sth Birmingham League CupWinners: 1948/49Worcs Combination D2Champions: 1966/67Highest League Position:2013/14 - 3rd Midland FootballAllianceBest run in FA Cup:1973/74 - 4th Qualifying RoundBest run in FA Amateur Cup:1972/73 - Semi-FinalBest run in FA Trophy Cup:1974/75 - Round 3Best run in FA Vase:2004/05 - Round 2
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PREMIERP Pt
1 Long Eaton United 15 372 Basford United 15 343 Westfields 16 304 Coleshill Town 16 305 Boldmere St Michaels 15 306 Lye Town 16 297 Kirby Muxloe 14 278 Quorn 15 269 Stourport Swifts 15 2610 Walsall Wood 15 2411 Alvechurch 15 2312 AFC Wulfrunians 14 2113 Causeway United 18 1914 Coventry Sphinx 15 1815 Brocton 16 1716 Continental Star 14 14 17 Loughborough Univ. 17 1418 Rocester 16 1419 Shepshed Dynamo 14 1320 Heath Hayes 15 1121 Tipton Town 16 922 Dunkirk 14 8
LEAGUE DIVISION 2P Pt
1 Aston 12 242 Barnt Green Spartak 11 233 Coventry United 11 224 FC Glades Sporting 12 215 Leicester Road 10 196 Earlswood Town 11 167 Sutton United 12 158 Fairfield Villa 9 149 Chelmsley Town 11 1410 Paget Rangers 12 1311 Feckenham 10 1312 Kenilworth Town KH 11 1013 Knowle 10 914 Hampton 11 815 Droitwich Spa 8 716 Coton Green 11 4
LEAGUE DIVISION 3P Pt
1 Alcester Town 11 242 Rostance Edwards 9 233 Smithswood Firs 9 224 Austrey Rangers 9 185 Inkberrow 12 186 Barton United 9 187 Boldmere S&S 9 158 Badsey Rangers 11 139 Leamington Hibernian 11 1310 Redditch Borough 10 1211 Perrywood 10 1212 Enville Athletic 11 1013 Northfield Town 12 814 FC Stratford 9 615 Burntwood Town 8 0
LEAGUE DIVISION 1P W D L F A GD Pts
1 HIGHGATE UNITED 15 11 2 2 42 17 25 352 UTTOXETER TOWN 16 10 3 3 43 19 24 333 BOLEHALL SWIFTS 14 10 2 2 43 17 26 324 LITTLETON 16 10 2 4 42 20 22 325 CADBURY ATHLETIC 16 9 4 3 43 20 23 316 BROMSGROVE SPORTING 14 9 2 3 34 18 16 297 COVENTRY COPSEWOOD 13 7 3 3 26 17 9 23 *8 STUDLEY 13 7 2 4 26 23 3 239 LICHFIELD CITY 14 7 1 6 23 23 0 2210 HINCKLEY AFC 15 6 1 8 34 25 9 1911 NUNEATON GRIFF 14 5 3 6 28 34 -6 1812 SOUTHAM UNITED 13 5 2 6 27 20 7 1713 ATHERSTONE TOWN 17 5 2 10 32 44 -12 1714 PILKINGTON XXX 16 5 1 10 38 33 5 1615 RACING CLUB WARWICK 13 5 1 7 18 26 -8 1616 STAFFORD TOWN 15 4 3 8 28 34 -6 1517 ALVIS SPORTING CLUB 14 4 1 9 20 35 -15 1318 HEATHER ST JOHNS 16 3 4 9 22 41 -19 1319 PERSHORE TOWN 16 3 3 10 12 32 -20 1220 PELSALL VILLA 16 1 2 13 8 91 -83 5
League Tables up to & including 9 November 2014
WEST MIDLANDSREGIONAL LEAGUE
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WMR LEADING GOALSCORERS:
1 LIAM HUGHES Black Country Rangers 21
2 SCOTT RYAN Ellesmere Rangers 17
3 GURJIT SINGH Smethwick Rangers 16
4 BRYAN CRAVEN Malvern Town 12
5 BRADLEY LAWLEY Sporting Khalsa 12
6 TOM ROGERS Shawbury United 12
7 S. TOWNSEND Black Country Rangers 12
8 GLYNN CONEY AFC Bridgnorth 10
9 M. HABBERSHAW Bilston Town Comm 10
10 STEVEN HOLE Shawbury United 10
11 RHYS MORGAN Dudley Town 10
12 MARVIN NISBETT Sporting Khalsa 10
MFL DIV 1 LEADING GOALSCORERS:
1 LEI BROWN Highgate United 20
2 KYLE TURNER Pilkington XXX 20
3 DAVE YONWIN Bolehall Swifts 19
4 JAMES CURLEY Uttoxeter Town 17
5 MATT BAILEY Hinckley AFC/Studley 16
6 LOUIS BRIDGES Southam United 15
7 C. FARRELL Coventry Copsewood 14
8 MICHAEL HEALY Alvis Sporting Club 12
9 LEE SMITH Atherstone/Bolehall 12
10 JOSH McKENzIE Studley, Bromsgrove 11
11 M. HURLEY Stafford Town 10
12 SIMEON SMITH Heather St Johns 10
WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL LEAGUEP W D L GD Pts
1 AFC BRIDGNORTH 19 14 3 2 37 452 SPORTING KHALSA 16 15 0 1 34 453 GORNAL ATHLETIC 16 11 3 2 27 364 ELLESMERE RANGERS 18 11 3 4 19 365 BLACK COUNTRY RANGERS 17 11 2 4 27 356 MALVERN TOWN 21 10 4 7 11 347 DUDLEY SPORTS 18 9 2 7 2 298 SMETHWICK RANGERS 20 9 2 9 0 299 HAUGHMOND 20 8 5 7 0 2910 SHAWBURY UNITED 17 9 1 7 6 2811 W'TON CASUALS 17 8 2 7 -9 2612 BILSTON TOWN COMMUNITY 17 8 1 8 -6 2513 PEGASUS JUNIORS 14 7 2 5 10 2314 WELLINGTON 15 5 2 8 -9 1715 BEWDLEY TOWN 19 5 2 12 -13 1716 WELLINGTON AMATEURS 16 5 2 9 -19 1717 CRADLEY TOWN 16 5 0 11 -28 1518 DUDLEY TOWN 16 4 2 10 -5 1419 WEDNESFIELD 15 4 1 10 -24 1320 W'TON SPORTING COMMUNITY 16 3 2 11 -11 1121 WILLENHALL TOWN 17 3 2 12 -19 1122 SHIFNAL TOWN 18 1 5 12 -30 8
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THERESERVES
Having already guaranteed theirspot in the Semi-Finals of the Urn,Gerry Corrigan and his HighgateReserves side travel to Fairfieldtoday in a bid to get a firm grip onthe league title too.
Fairfield Villa currently sit top ofthe pack, courtesy of havingplayed one more game than theGate. But The Gate are also ridinghigh undefeated, so that looks tobe terrific battle over there.
With the Reserves playing so well,it was inevitable that Gerry hasreceived one or two enquiries,including a seven-dayer from anMFL League 2 side for topmarksmen Jamie Smith.
To Jamie’s credit and through hisdesire to remain faithful to Gerryand The Gate, the enquiry wasbounced straight back!
All the best today lads!
Reserve Division 2Date Opposition F A
Sep 13 Continental Star 3 1
27 Cadbury Athletic 7 2
Oct 04 Coventry United 4 0
Nov 08 Fairfield Villa
22 Knowle
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Sep 6 Continental Star 4 1
Oct 11 Sutton United 2 2
18 Continental Star 5 3
25 Brocton 5 2
Nov 15 Sutton United
RESERVE DIVISION 2 05.11.14
P W D L F A GD Pts
FAIRFIELD VILLA 4 4 0 0 12 3 9 12
SUTTON UNITED 6 3 1 2 13 10 3 10
HIGHGATE UNITED 3 3 0 0 14 3 11 9
CONTINENTAL STAR 5 3 0 2 10 7 3 9
BROCTON RESERVES 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
DROITWICH SPA 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
KNOWLE RESERVES 3 0 0 3 3 11 -8 0
CADBURY ATHLETIC 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0
COVENTRY UNITED 3 0 0 3 2 12 -10 0
Sat 1 NovemberBJC Alveston 1 - 3 Cadbury Athletic RES2 Brocton 0 - 3 Fairfield VillaURN Cont. Star 2 - 2 Sutton UnitedBJC Triumph Ath. 6 - 2 Knowle Reserves
Sat 25 OctoberURN Coventry Utd 0 - 2 Fairfield VillaWMC Droitw’h Spa 0 - 5 WellandURN Highgate Utd 5 - 2 Brocton ReservesRES2 Knowle 1 - 3 Continental Star
RESERVES ‘URN’ING THE PLAUDITS
Western DivisionDate Opposition F A
Aug 13 Lye Town 0 4
20 Pilkington XXX 0 3
27 Tipton Youth 0 3
Sep 3 Dudley Town 3 0
11 Wrens Nest 0 4
17 Studley 1 1
23 Tipton Town 1 1
Oct 17 Gloucester City 0 6
23 Pilkington XXX 0 3
Nov 5 Dudley Town 1 5
12 Wrens Nest
19 Studley
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Dec 10 Dudley Sports
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WESTERN DIVISION 05.11.14
P W D L F A GD Pts
PILKINGTON XXX 8 6 2 0 26 8 18 20
STUDLEY 8 6 1 1 29 9 20 19
LYE TOWN 6 5 0 1 20 8 12 15
WRENS NEST 7 5 0 2 18 10 8 15
TIPTON YOUTH 9 4 1 4 22 14 8 13
TIPTON TOWN 7 2 2 3 19 17 2 8
DUDLEY SPORTS 8 2 0 6 11 24 -13 6
HIGHGATE UNITED 9 1 2 6 6 24 -18 5
DUDLEY TOWN 10 1 0 9 9 46 -37 3
Mon 3 NovemberLC Tipton Youth 0-1 Birmingham City
Tue 4 NovemberBYC Tipton Town 0-4 Wrens Nest
Wed 5 NovemberLGE Dudley Sports 0-3 Pilkington XXXLGE Dudley Town 5-1 Highgate United
LOST IN THE BLANK COUNTRYIn Contrast to The Reserves, TomHughes’ young and mostlyinexperienced Youth side arefinding the step up to the Floodlitleague a little tough at themoment.
The side which consists 90% of 16year olds, battle hard but as yetare having very little joy.
The latest disappointment wasWednesday nights 5-1 defeat atthe hands of fellow strugglersDudley Town, who prior to themidweek game had only managed4 goals in 9 games.
The defeat was a bitter blow forTom and his side who travelled tothe Black Country hoping torecord a league double, havingalready defeated Town 3-0 early inSeptember.
As Tom says, “It’s a fast learningcurve for the young lads, havinghad such a good season in theCentral Warwicks last year, this isa massive step-up. We need tostick together and work hard as aunit ...but, we’ll get there”
Next up for the Youth is high flyingWrens Nest, here at The Gate thiscoming Wednesday (7.45pm KO)
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Aug 02 15:00 A Bromsgrove Sporting MFL 1 1 - 0 300 -05 19:45 H Atherstone Town MFL 1 5 - 2 55 209 15:00 H Littleton MFL 1 3 - 2 97 113 19:45 A Nuneaton Griff MFL 1 2 - 0 90 116 15:00 H Coventry Copsewood MFL 1 1 - 2 55 223 15:00 H Pershore Town MFL 1 3 - 1 50 225 15:00 A Cadbury Athletic MFL 1 1 - 1 42 230 15:00 H Studley MFL 1 3 - 5 82 3
Sep 13 15:00 A Hinckley AFC MFL 1 3 - 0 144 320 15:00 H Lichfield City MFL 1 6 - 1 73 327 15:00 A Bolehall Swifts MFL 1 2 - 2 41 3
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Lei BROWN
Martin CRAWFORD
Dean CURTIS
Jordan DUNCAN
Nathan EDGINGTON
Trevor EDWARDS
Brett FELLOWS
Bradley FRAIN
Craig HALL
Luke HIMSON
Karl KING
Cameron KNIGHT
Tom LACEY
Conor McCARTHY
Connor MOONEY
Liam O’SHEA
Nathan PULISCIANO
Ricardo RICHARDS
Danny ROLFE
Craig THOMAS
Scott TURNER
Dominic RICHARDS
Mark BACHE
Benjamin DAVIS
Joshua GARBETT
Mark GORE
Jack HICKMAN
Jordan KENT
Jonathan LETFORD
Harvey PEARSON
Oliver STATEN
Craig TIBBETTS
Jason WALTERS
Dean WILLIAMS
Luke WILLIAMS
Luke ASTLEY
Dane HUGHES
Mitchell CLARKE
Mark BELLINGHAM
Jamie PARKER
Thomas WESTON
Kevin LINTON
HIGHGATEUNITEDRed, Red, Red
DUDLEYSPORTSGreen, Green, Green
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