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Midland Football League

Newsletter

21st February 2018

League News

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The recent fundraising activities at Walsall Wood has raised a total of £731 for the Mylee Billingham fund a

tremendous effort by all concerned and who gave so generously Massive well done. This fund was setup for the

family of Mylee Billingham to help with any costs or expenses in light of the sad news of Mylee's death. For more

details see https://www.gofundme.com/mylee-billingham-fund

Review

Premier Division

Leaders Bromsgrove Sporting maintained their single point advantage at the top of the table following a 3-0 victory

at Shawbury United. Richard Gregory scored twice, a goal either side of half-time, to see Bromsgrove home. 2nd

placed Coleshill Town had to come from behind to beat Lye Town 3-1 at Pack meadow. Lye took the lead in the 4th

minute from Sam Tye but two goals from Reece Leek and another from Matt Gardener ensure the Colemen stay in

2nd place. 3rd placed Sporting Khalsa left it very late to clinch all 3 points at Loughborough University. A direct free-

kick from Mykel Beckley in the last minute, was the only goal of the game. 4th placed Worcester City scored three

second half goals to see off the challenge of Coventry United. Alex Tomkinson opened the scoring just after half-

time followed quickly by the first of a double for Dave Reynolds. Highgate United are 5th and a serious challenge for

promotion. They twice came from behind to beat Westfields 3-2 at Allpay Park with Arron Brown scoring twice. Two

goals from Lee Fell weren’t enough to earn South Normanton Athletic all 3 points at Long Eaton United as the game

ended 2-2. Stourport Swifts moved 9 points clear of the relegation zone and added to the pressure on Haughmond

as they won 2-0 at The Sports Village. Heanor Town and Boldmere St Michaels shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw at The

Town Ground, Ryan Nesbitt scoring for The Mikes with Niall Mather bagging the equaliser for The Lions. Quorn and

Rugby Town served up an entertaining game at Farley Way with the home side winning 3-2. Ruben Wiggins-Thomas

scored twice for Rugby but George Bowerman’s second, 2 minutes from time earned the win for Quorn.

Coleshill Town returned to the top of the table following an action packed 3-1 win at Sporting Khalsa. The home side

were in front after 10 minutes through Jak Jeys but The Colemen equalised before half-time through Matt Gardener.

A superb second half performance from Coleshill earned them a deserved three points. The game erupted with15

minutes left when three players were red carded after a melee near the half-way line, two for Khalsa and one for

Coleshill. Highgate United strengthened their claims for promotion with an emphatic 6-0 win over Westfields at the

Coppice with James Wilcock scoring twice. Rocester remain at the foot of the table as they were beaten 2-1 by

Shepshed Dynamo at Hillsfield. An own goal from Adam Robinson gave Stourport Swifts all three points at home to

AFC Wulfrunians.

A goal deep in stoppage time from Cory Bowler earned Heanor Town all 3 points in a 2-1 win over 4th placed

Worcester City at The Town Ground. Mark Smith was sent off for Worcester in the 88th minute. South Normanton

Athletic remain 2nd bottom as they went down to a 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Long Eaton United, Zak

Goodison scoring twice.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Coleshill Town 28 19 5 4 69 34 35 62

2 Bromsgrove Sporting 26 19 3 4 64 29 35 60

3 Sporting Khalsa 28 16 8 4 60 33 27 56

4 Worcester City 27 16 6 5 67 33 34 54

5 Highgate United 25 16 4 5 50 31 19 52

6 Coventry Sphinx 27 13 8 6 53 42 11 47

7 Rugby Town 27 12 5 10 49 37 12 41

8 Heanor Town 25 12 5 8 40 39 1 41

9 Long Eaton United 29 11 5 13 43 61 -18 38

10 Shepshed Dynamo 24 11 4 9 58 41 17 37

11 Westfields 25 11 4 10 57 49 8 37

12 AFC Wulfrunians 30 11 3 16 38 63 -25 36

13 Coventry United 23 10 4 9 48 38 10 34

14 Quorn 29 10 4 15 47 67 -20 34

15 Boldmere St Michaels 28 9 6 13 42 58 -16 33

16 Stourport Swifts 22 9 3 10 40 50 -10 30

17 Loughborough University 26 8 3 15 38 49 -11 27

18 Lye Town 27 7 6 14 31 48 -17 27

19 Haughmond 27 6 5 16 33 53 -20 23

20 Shawbury United 25 5 3 17 36 50 -14 18

21 South Normanton Athletic 29 4 6 19 33 67 -34 18

22 Rocester 23 3 4 16 40 64 -24 13

Division 1

Leaders Walsall Wood made it 20 wins from 24 games and increased their goal difference to +80 with a 6-0 win over

Chelmsley Town. Lei Brown continued his fine goalscoring form since joining from Highgate United with a hat-trick.

Doubles from Alex Naughton and Luke Shorthouse earned 2nd placed Atherstone Town a 4-2 win at Lichfield City.

Ilkeston Town are up to 3rd after beating Heather St Johns 3-1 at The New Manor ground. It was goalless into the

break but quick-fire goals from Montel Gibson and Tim Hopkinson set the Robins on their way. 5th and 6th met at St

Johns Park and it finished all square between Hinckley AFC and Studley in a 1-1 draw. Leicester Road slipped to

fourth as a James Curley double gave Uttoxeter Town a 2-0 win at Oldfields. At the foot of the table, Coventry Alvis

have now conceded 100 goals, Paget Rangers inflicting a 5-0 defeat at the Trevor Brown Memorial Ground with

Danny Carter bagging a hat-trick. Racing Club Warwick maintained their outside chance of promotion with a fine 2-1

win at Coventry Copsewood despite playing a large part of the game with 10 men. Littleton are pushing for a top 5

finish and they stay in 7th place following a 3-0 win at relegation threatened Stafford Town, Dan Carter with another

double to add to his impressive tally for the season. Bolehall Swifts remain 2nd bottom as they were beaten 3-1 at

the TSA by Cadbury Athletic who moved three points clear of the drop zone, Sam Delaney scoring twice for The

Chocolatemen. Brocton are a solitary point ahead of Bolehall and Stafford and they gained this point in a 1-1 draw at

Pershore Town. Heath Hayes played their first home game since November, but it was visitors Nuneaton Griff that

took the points, Ryan Slinn with the winner in the 77th minute.

Ilkeston Town made an important move at the top of the table as they beat Leicester Road 1-0, courtesy of a goal

from Tim Hopkinson. Brocton remain entrenched in the relegation battle as a Shane Benjamin goal just after half-

time was enough to give Heather St Johns victory at St Johns Park. Paget Rangers and Heath Hayes shared 4 goals at

The Trevor Brown Memorial ground with The Bears equalising in stoppage time.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Walsall Wood 24 20 1 3 98 18 80 61

2 Atherstone Town 27 18 5 4 80 35 45 59

3 Ilkeston Town 27 18 4 5 67 27 40 58

4 Leicester Road 27 17 4 6 56 33 23 55

5 Hinckley AFC 24 15 4 5 77 41 36 49

6 Studley 26 14 5 7 46 42 4 47

7 Littleton 24 15 1 8 53 26 27 46

8 Racing Club Warwick 21 14 4 3 50 23 27 46

9 Heather St Johns 27 14 4 9 80 57 23 46

10 Lichfield City 28 12 6 10 60 57 3 42

11 Paget Rangers 29 12 5 12 56 54 2 41

12 Coventry Copsewood 24 12 2 10 41 47 -6 38

13 Pershore Town 29 8 6 15 43 58 -15 30

14 Uttoxeter Town 28 8 5 15 49 76 -27 29

15 Chelmsley Town 29 8 5 16 33 69 -36 29

16 Nuneaton Griff 30 7 7 16 31 63 -32 28

17 Heath Hayes 26 6 9 11 65 67 -2 27

18 Cadbury Athletic 24 5 8 11 35 47 -12 23

19 Brocton 24 5 6 13 36 48 -12 21

20 Stafford Town 31 6 2 23 41 78 -37 20

21 Bolehall Swifts 26 6 2 18 27 69 -42 20

22 Coventry Alvis 27 3 1 23 11 100 -89 10

Division 2

Leaders NKF Burbage had a hard-fought 2-1 win at Walshes Meadow over Droitwich Spa to maintain their 2-point

lead. 2nd placed Hampton maintained their promotion challenge with a 4-2 win at Earlswood Town. Montpellier, in

3rd, were forced to battle for three points by bottom club Pelsall Villa at The Beehive, 2-1 the final score. Feckenham

are up to 4th place coming from 2-1 down with a couple of minutes left at Moors Academy, to win 3-2. Tyrell

Hamilton scored twice for Moors. Redditch Borough climbed out of the relegation zone and jumped 4 places with a

4-2 win at home over Knowle, Tyriq Bailey-Nicholls scoring twice. Fairfield Villa are into the top half of the table

following a 2-0 win at Bloxwich Town.

Northfield Town moved up to 4th with a 3-1 win at Moors Academy.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 NKF Burbage 15 12 2 1 39 15 24 38

2 Hampton 19 11 3 5 40 35 5 36

3 Montpellier 16 10 2 4 45 23 22 32

4 Northfield Town 18 8 4 6 28 25 3 28

5 Feckenham 16 9 1 6 34 33 1 28

6 Knowle 18 8 3 7 38 34 4 27

7 Smithswood Firs 10 7 1 2 30 14 16 22

8 Fairfield Villa 17 6 3 8 29 32 -3 21

9 Earlswood Town 16 5 4 7 27 30 -3 19

10 Droitwich Spa 14 5 2 7 22 25 -3 17

11 Redditch Borough 13 4 3 6 24 27 -3 15

12 Coton Green 12 3 5 4 23 18 5 14

13 Moors Academy 15 3 5 7 21 33 -12 14

14 Bloxwich Town 19 4 2 13 28 51 -23 14

15 Barnt Green Spartak 13 3 4 6 20 30 -10 13

16 Pelsall Villa 15 0 6 9 15 38 -23 6

Division 3

GNP Sports moved a step nearer to promotion and the league title with a 2-0 win at Enville Athletic. That win makes

it 15 wins and 2 draws in 17 games. Achievement of the day was undoubtedly the division’s leading scorer, Nathan

Davies scoring 5 goals for Inkberrow in their 6-1 win at Castle Vale Town. Two goals from Carlos Moreira helped 2nd

place Bartestree to a 4-2 win at Coventrians. Central Ajax remain unbeaten and look to be the real challengers to

GNP Sports. Sam Smith scored a hat-trick as they beat Leamington Hibernian 7-2. AFC Solihull drop to 4th place as

they were held to a 1-1 draw by Continental Star at The Hub. Matt Lewis scored twice as in-form Boldmere Sports &

Social Falcons inflicted a 4-0 defeat on FC Stratford. Shipston Excelsior stay 5th following a 4-0 win at Birmingham

Tigers, James Drinkwater scoring twice.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 GNP Sports 17 15 2 0 72 14 58 47

2 Bartestree 19 11 1 7 49 32 17 34

3 Central Ajax 13 9 4 0 39 14 25 31

4 AFC Solihull 20 9 4 7 47 39 8 31

5 Shipston Excelsior 17 10 1 6 45 43 2 31

6 Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 15 10 0 5 36 22 14 30

7 Alcester Town 14 8 3 3 40 18 22 27

8 Coventrians 19 8 2 9 41 47 -6 26

9 FC Stratford 11 8 1 2 52 10 42 25

10 Inkberrow 15 7 3 5 49 26 23 24

11 Birmingham Tigers 17 6 2 9 33 45 -12 20

12 CT Shush 16 4 6 6 24 28 -4 18

13 Continental Star 18 4 2 12 27 59 -32 14

14 Enville Athletic 18 3 4 11 18 33 -15 13

15 Castle Vale Town 21 2 3 16 20 85 -65 9

16 Leamington Hibernian 20 1 2 17 19 96 -77 5

Challenge Vase Semi-Final

GNP Sports reached the Challenge Vase final after a 4-1 win at FC Stratford who had two players sent off in the

second half.

Other fixtures

In the quarter finals of the Birmingham Vase, three MFL sides have made it through to the semi-finals. Northfield

Town won all the all MFL tie at Alcester Town 1-0, Patrick Behan with the goal. Barnt Green Spartak travelled to

West Midlands regional league Bustleholme and the tie went to penalties following a 2-2 draw. It was Barnt Green

that came out on top from the penalty spot, winning 6-5. Another game to go to penalties took place at The Glades

as Smithswood Firs and Rugby Borough drew 2-2. The first 15 penalties were converted, and it was Jake Woodward,

the Smithswood keeper, who emerged the hero with a fine save to send them through 8-7. The only non-MFL side

in the last four are Whitnash Town who cemented their place with a 3-1 win over Coton Green.

Coventry Copsewood reached the semi-final of the Coventry Charity Cup with a 4-0 win over Central Ajax, Lawrence

Rawlings scored twice in the opening 18 minutes to send Copsewood on their way. Coventry Alvis also made it

through to the semis with a fine 3-2 win over Canley Social at Green Lane.

In the Birmingham Midweek Floodlit Cup, Racing Club Warwick reached the semi-final with a 2-1 win at Tividale.

Luke Shorthouse scored twice as Atherstone Town reached the final following a 4-0 win at Studley.

Reserves

CHALLENGE TROPHY ROUND 1

Group "B"

Knowle 1 v 1 Cadbury Athletic

RESERVE DIVISION

Bolehall Swifts 1 v 11 Alvechurch

Coton Green 1 v 3 Gresley

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Alvechurch Reserves 11 9 0 2 36 10 26 27

2 Coton Green Reserves 10 7 1 2 24 13 11 22

3 Gresley Reserves 9 6 2 1 31 14 17 20

4 Nuneaton Griff Reserves 10 4 1 5 13 26 -13 13

5 Bolehall Swifts Reserves 9 3 2 4 23 35 -12 11

6 Cadbury Athletic Reserves 9 3 0 6 18 19 -1 9

7 Bromsgrove Sporting

Reserves 10 2 1 7 13 21 -8 7

8 Knowle Reserves 8 2 0 6 7 17 -10 6

9 Lichfield City Reserves 6 1 1 4 7 17 -10 4

Under 21

CHALLENGE BOWL SEMI FINALS

Coleshill Town 2 v 5 Aylestone Park

Coventry United 0 v 3 Tamworth

UNDER 21 DIVISION EAST

Atherstone Town 0 v 1 Bedworth United

Milton Keynes College 1 v 1 AFC Rushden & Diamonds Elite

Open: FCV Reds; Kettering Town:

UNDER 21 DIVISION WEST

Brocton 1 v 3 Worcester City

Droitwich Spa 2 v 1 H O W Academy

Evesham United 1 v 0 Continental Star

Sutton Coldfield Town 1 v 1 Highgate United

PO

S P W D L F A GD PTS POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Bedworth United U21 19 15 2 2 47 23 24 46 * 1 Boldmere St Michaels

U21 19 13 2 4 60 33 27 41

2 Tamworth U21 13 11 2 0 48 8 40 35 2 Worcester City U21 16 11 2 3 59 24 35 32 *

3 FCV Reds U21 17 9 2 6 45 27 18 29 3 Evesham United U21 17 9 4 4 42 24 18 31

4 Milton Keynes College U21 16 8 4 4 34 20 14 28 4 Heath Hayes U21 15 7 5 3 43 30 13 26

5 Coleshill Town U21 16 7 5 4 40 27 13 26 5 Rushall Olympic U21 13 7 1 5 24 22 2 22

6 Aylestone Park U21 17 6 3 8 35 36 -1 21 6 H.O.W. Academy U21 18 6 4 8 38 40 -2 22

7 Coventry United U21 14 6 2 6 39 24 15 20 7 Sutton Coldfield Town

U21 16 5 6 5 35 35 0 20 *

8 Quorn U21 18 5 5 8 30 33 -3 20 8 Brocton U21 12 6 1 5 28 26 2 19

9 Leicester Nirvana U21 16 5 3 8 27 41 -14 18 9 Continental Star U21 15 5 2 8 33 37 -4 17

10 Kettering Town U21 17 4 2 11 26 47 -21 14 10 Wychall Wanderers

U21 15 4 4 7 31 59 -28 16

11 Atherstone Town U21 15 3 1 11 21 58 -37 10 11 Droitwich Spa BG U21 17 3 3 11 20 51 -31 12

12 AFC Rushden & Diamonds

Elite U21 16 0 5 11 12 60 -48 5 12 Highgate United U21 15 3 2 10 27 44 -17 11

13 AFC Redditch U21 14 3 2 9 24 39 -15 8 *

Leading scorers

Premier Division

Ryan Nesbitt Boldmere St Michaels 26

Shay Brennan Shepshed Dynamo 25

Steve Hole Haughmond 23

George Bowerman Quorn, Hinckley AFC 22

Ryan Harkin Coventry Sphinx 22

Marco Adaggio Highgate United 21

David Kolodynski Rugby Town 21

Dave Reynolds Worcester City 21

Reuben Wiggins-Thomas Rugby Town 19

Aaron Lloyd Stourport Swifts 18

Reece Leek Coleshill Town 18

Nick MacPherson Stourport Swifts 18

Kyle Brady AFC Wulfrunians, Sporting Khalsa 17

Jason Cowley Bromsgrove Sporting 17

Richard Gregory Bromsgrove Sporting 17

David Meese Sporting Khalsa 17

Jordan Nadat Coleshill Town 16

Elliott Reeves Heanor Town 16

Joe Boachie Loughborough University 15

Matt Gardener Coleshill Town, Walsall Wood 15

Martin Smyth Rocester 15

Lee Hughes Worcester City 14

Craig Reid Coventry United 14

Marcus Tudgay South Normanton Athletic 14

Nick Turton AFC Wulfrunians 14

Division 1

Simeon Cobourne Heather St Johns 45

Alex Naughton Atherstone Town 36

Daniel Carter Littleton 32

Paul Sullivan Walsall Wood 32

Steve Hart Hinckley AFC 28

Lei Brown Walsall Wood, Highgate United 26

Regan Smith Heath Hayes 23

Sam Agar Hinckley, Uttoxeter Town, Walsall Wood 21

Daniel Carter Paget Rangers 21

Tony Clarke Walsall Wood 21

Greg Downes Leicester Road 20

Alex Marshall Ilkeston Town 18

Dave Yonwin Heather St Johns 16

Shane Benjamin Heather St Johns 15

Luke Shorthouse Atherstone Town 15

Odane Barnes Cadbury Athletic 14

Dan Griffiths Lichfield City 14

Andy Nicol Studley 14

Mitch Thompson Atherstone Town 14

Kyle Esplin Uttoxeter Town 13

Matt Langham Leicester Road 13

Montel Gibson Ilkeston Town 13

Luke Cole Racing Club Warwick 12

Jack Edwards Brocton 12

Joe Hartshorne Brocton 12

Ben Lund Walsall Wood, Lichfield City, Pelsall Villa 12

Sean Kavanagh Racing Club Warwick 11

Alan Miller Atherstone Town 11

Michael Wright Pershore Town / Littleton 11

Division 2

Jess Adcock NKF Burbage 21

Stuart Hendrie Montpellier 20

Trea Bertie Smithswood Firs 19

Tom Smith NKF Burbage 16

Martin Crawford Smithswood Firs 16

Steve Ruck Knowle 15

Dominic Strevens Barnt Green Spartak 14

Connor Collins Fairfield Villa 12

Adam Goodby Coton Green 12

Ryan Walker Hampton 12

Ellis Blakemore Fairfield Villa 11

Chris Lloyd Bromsgrove Sporting, Smithswood Firs 11

Sam Melia Bloxwich Town 11

Nick Seabourne Droitwich Spa 11

Ainsley Seivwright Hampton 11

James Lemon Droitwich Spa 10

Daniel Pitt Fairfield Villa 10

Cameron Seivwright Hampton 10

Callum Coyle Moors Academy 9

Andrew Millan Coton Green 9

Ashanti Price Moors Academy 9

Ryan Andrews Moors Academy 8

Bradley Burgess Droitwich Spa 8

Alex Coultas NKF Burbage 8

Umit Eminoglu Feckenham 8

Adam Garmson Northfield Town 8

Daniel Murphy Feckenham 8

Division 3

Nathan Davies Inkberrow 31

James Gifford FC Stratford 19

Reece Gibson Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 16

Andy Matthews AFC Solihull 15

Leigh Phillips GNP Sports 14

James Drinkwater Shipston Excelsior 13

Tom Rawlings GNP Sports 13

Jimmy Ward Alcester Town 13

Tyler Haddow Coventrians 12

Dylan Parker FC Stratford 12

Ellis Kalach Alcester Town 11

Louis Mann Bartestree 11

Charlie Cook GNP Sports 10

Kyle Hudlin Castle Vale Town 10

Younes Touaiti Birmingham Tigers 10

Ashley Wilkes FC Stratford 10

Thomas Cuppleditch Coventrians 9

Scott Hammond GNP Sports 9

Matthew Lewis Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 9

Daniel Stokes FC Stratford 9

William Beach Alcester Town 8

Lewis Chester Coventrians 8

James Clarke Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 8

Joss Holford GNP Sports 8

Abdullah Kenewa Birmingham Tigers 8

Tom Parnaby FC Stratford 8

Reserves

Kane Lee Gresley 14

Dean Fisher Alvechurch 13

Sam Hammerton Gresley 10

Liam Arrowsmith Coton Green 9

Josh Dutton Gresley 8

Ethan Hanks Alvechurch 8

Jarrell Hylton Cadbury Athletic 7

Daniel Lawrence Alvechurch 7

Elliot Nash Alvechurch 7

Michael Payne Bolehall Swifts 7

Chris Hughes-Tranter Cadbury Athletic 6

Chanda Mulenga Nuneaton Griff 6

Chad Barrett Cadbury Athletic 5

McKlane Durdey Gresley 5

Corey Virgo-Broom Alvechurch 5

Lewis Brade Alvechurch 4

Matthew Clarke Coton Green 4

Calum Debar Alvechurch 4

Zakim Evans Gresley 4

Joshua Farnsworth Bromsgrove Sporting 4

Charlie Griffiths Knowle 4

Harry Hughes Gresley 4

Lewis Jones Alvechurch 4

Harry Landsowne Gresley 4

Ryan Lloyd Bolehall Swifts 4

Luke Oakley Alvechurch 4

Liam Wickett Bolehall Swifts 4

Marco Wilson Gresley 4

Under 21

Joel Steer Tamworth 24

Ewan Dunbar Evesham United 18

Liam Lockett Worcester City 15

Ryan Palmer Coventry United 15

Bailey Fuller H.O.W. Academy 13

Joseph Shirley Heath Hayes 13

Sam Jeeves Boldmere St Michaels 12

Lewis Ludford Coventry United 12

Callum Morris Droitwich Spa B&G 12

Ryan Brooks Boldmere St Michaels 11

Alex Knight Tamworth 11

Jordan Thompson Continental Star 11

Praise Anyanegbu Highgate United 10

Kieran Cooper Aylestone Park 10

Samuel Major-Beddoes Evesham United 10

Jordan McKenzie AFC Redditch 10

Ryan Meredith Coleshill Town 10

Chandler Pegg Tamworth 10

Andre Lawrence Sutton Coldfield Town 9

Aidan Moseley Sutton Coldfield Town 9

Brandon Taverner FCV Reds 9

Riley Keasey Worcester City 8

David King-Marstaller Milton Keynes College 8

Declan McMahon Brocton 8

Lewis Noon Bedworth United 8

Tommy Orumwense Kettering Town 8

Preview

Premier Division

With leaders Coleshill Town not in action. Bromsgrove Sporting can return to the top if they can beat AFC

Wulfrunians at The Victoria Ground. Sporting Khalsa will be hoping to bounce back from Tuesday’s home defeat at

the hands of the leaders when they welcome Long Eaton United to the CKW Stadium. There is a big promotion

battle at Sphinx Drive where Coventry Sphinx, on a poor run of results but still in 6th place, take on fellow promotion

chasers Worcester City. Highgate United are flying at the moment and they have pushed themselves right into the

promotion mix. They welcome 7th placed Rugby Town to The Coppice in what promises to be an excellent game of

football. Rocester are 10 points adrift of safety and need to start picking up wins if they are to avoid relegation. They

welcome mid-table Coventry United to Hillsfield with the Red & Greens not in the bet of form. A couple of wins in

the last 7 days has lifted Stourport Swifts to 16th in the table. They are in for another tense encounter this week as

Shawbury United visit Walshes Meadow with the visitors desperate for points in their bid to avoid the drop.

Shepshed Dynamo host another of the sides battling to avoid relegation, South Normanton Athletic. Shepshed have

been consistently in the top half of the table all season while The Shiners have found results difficult to come by in

their first season in the MFL. Westfields have suffered 5 defeats in their last 7 league games and they travel to Lye

Town who have lost 7 out of their last 9. Boldmere St Michaels are one of the form sides in the division and they

travel to Loughborough University with both sides eager to put points on the table to stay clear of the bottom three.

There should be no shortage of goals at Farley Way when Quorn entertain Heanor Town. Quorn won the reverse

fixture 4-1 and have won 6 of their last 7 games at home.

Division 1

A couple of huge games at the top of the table this week. 2nd placed Atherstone Town welcome 4th placed Leicester

Road to the Mark Webster Community Stadium. The Adders are in fine goal scoring form and come into the game on

the back of a 4-0 cup victory at Studley. The Road lost at home to Ilkeston Town on Tuesday and it is a must win

game for both sides if they are to put any pressure on the leaders. Hinckley AFC in 5th welcome 3rd placed Ilkeston

Town to St Johns Park in front of what should be the biggest crowd of the day. Ilkeston won the reverse fixture at

The New Manor Ground 4-1, but this should be a whole lot closer. Leaders Walsall Wood need just two goals to

make it a century of league goals for the season. They travel to mid-table Coventry Copsewood who had a

convincing 4-0 cup win in midweek. Two of the division’s in-form sides meet at Townsend Meadow with Racing Club

Warwick at home to Littleton. The Racers have games in hand and could yet feature in the promotion battle. Bottom

club Coventry Alvis’ position is looking more and more bleak and nothing short of a win at home to Studley will be

enough to give them any encouragement for the battle ahead. Bolehall Swifts are in the relegation zone on goal

difference and they travel the short distance to Heath Hayes who are only 7 points ahead of them in the league

table. Stafford Town sit one place ahead of Bolehall and they travel to Paget Rangers who are aiming for a top 8

finish. Brocton are 1 point and 1 place above Stafford and they welcome Staffordshire rivals Lichfield City to

Silkmore Lane. 16th meets 18th at The Pingles Stadium with Nuneaton Griff hosting Cadbury Athletic. Both sides are

in need of points at the bottom of the table and that should make for a good spectacle. Heather St Johns are

currently just outside the top 8 and they travel to Pack Meadow to face Chelmsley Town. This promises to be a goal

filled afternoon particularly as Heather have a number of players that plied their trade at Pack Meadow last season.

Division 2

Game of the day sees 3rd placed Montpellier welcoming 2nd placed Hampton to The Beehive. Both sides have

maintained some pressure on the leaders and with a 2nd promotion slot up for grabs, this takes on greater

importance. Smithswood Firs finally get back to league action when they welcome Coton Green to The Glades. Both

sides are in false positions in the table with 20 and 18 games to play respectively. The bottom two meet at the ML

Safety Stadium with Pelsall Villa 7 points adrift of Barnt Green Spartak. A win for Barnt Green could see them climb

5 places such is the battle at the foot of the table. Redditch Borough climbed out of the bottom two last week and

they will be hoping for back to back wins when they entertain 4th placed Northfield Town. Fairfield Villa have won

their last 5 games in all competitions and they have climbed above visitors Earlswood Town in recent weeks. 6th

placed Knowle welcome lowly Moors Academy to the Robins’ Nest with Moors desperate for points to avoid

relegation back to Division 3.

Division 3

Game of the day sees 2nd placed Bartestree hosting 3rd placed Central Ajax in a game that could have a big say in

who gets the second promotion slot. Ajax have 6 games in hand on their hosts and are unbeaten in the league while

Bartestree have shown indifferent form since the start of December. Runaway leaders GNP Sports welcome

Birmingham Tigers to the Coventry Athletics track with the home side in great goal scoring form, 19 in the last 4

games. AFC Solihull have slipped to 4th picking up a solitary point in their last three games. They welcome in-form

Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons to Tudor Grange, a win for the visitors would see them swap places. Bottom club

Leamington Hibernian welcome 13th placed Continental Star to Cubbington with the opportunity to pick up a rare

double after victory at The Hub earlier in the season. 2nd bottom Castle Vale Town travel to CT Shush, the reverse

fixture ending as a 2-2 draw. Inkberrow have been banging in the goals in recent weeks with leading scorer Nathan

Davies on 31. They entertain Enville Athletic who pushed the leaders GNP Sports close last weekend.

Les James Challenge Cup Quarter-Final

Division 3 FC Stratford welcome Division 2 leaders and promotion favourites NKF Burbage to Knights Lane with a

home semi-final against Smithswood Firs on offer to the winners. NKF Burbage have carried on where they left off

last season when winning the Division 3 title and will start as firm favourites.

Challenge Vase Semi-Final

Alcester Town and Coventrians sit in 7th and 8th places in Division 3 and they meet at Old Stratford Road with a place

in the final against GNP Sports up for grabs. Coventrians won the league game between the two sides played at

Holbrooks Park but current form would point to an Alcester victory.

Reserves

RESERVE DIVISION

Alvechurch v Cadbury Athletic

Bolehall Swifts v Knowle

Coton Green v Nuneaton Griff

Lichfield City v Bromsgrove Sporting

Under 21

UNDER 21 DIVISION EAST

AFC Rushden & Diamonds Elite v Quorn 10.30

Aylestone Park v Milton Keynes College 10.30

Bedworth United v Coleshill Town 11.00

FCV Reds v Tamworth 10.30

Kettering Town v Coventry United 10.30

Leicester Nirvana v Atherstone Town 11.00

UNDER 21 DIVISION WEST

A F C Redditch v Worcester City 10.30

Continental Star v Boldmere St Michaels 11.30

Droitwich Spa G & B v Highgate United 10.30

H O W Academy v Sutton Coldfield Town 10.30

Rushall Olympic v Evesham United 10.30

Wychall Wanderers v Brocton 10.30

Other Fixtures

WORCESTERSHIRE JUNIOR CUP SEMI FINAL

Feckenham v Droitwich Spa 2.00