| LEAGUE ROUND UP 30th & 31st AUG 08 | WORCESTER LEAGUE ROUND UP
An eleven goal thriller at Hanley Swan saw a thrilling 6-5 win for visitors FC Tything on the opening day of the Worcester League Saturday Division season. Paul Bennett hit a hat-trick and Eliot King added a brace for Tything while Dan Briscoe netted four times for Hanley. Elsewhere, Powick marked their return to the League by thrashing West Malvern 9-0. Stuart Harvey cracked a treble with James Bottomley notching a double. A Richard Taylor strike gave Martley Spurs victory at Upton Town. New signing Mitch Probert scored twice for Hallow who won 4-1 at VBL Sports.
On Sunday Simon Hughes found the net five times for Arrow 2000 who hammered Blackpole 7-1 in the Premier Division. The local derby between Callow End and Powick ended 3-3, new recruit Wes Joyce bagging two for Powick. Mark Bennett netted four times as CMB Sports beat Martley Spurs Reserves 6-4 and Marian Halcak notched a hat-trick for Malvern Radar in their 4-0 home win over HDNL Sports. Other trebles came from Mark West of Inter Town who beat Arrow Reserves 4-1, Craig Spragg as Bringsty Sports thumped Barbourne Celtic 6-2 and Jamie day as Bridge Rangers drew 3-3 with Northwick Vale.
A solitary strike from Mark Smith gave AFC Mazak victory at Lakes Sports while Darren Maycroft secured three points for Wychbold RBL Reserves with the only goal of their match with AFC West Midlands. Joel Hobbs scored twice for Berwick Rangers who drew 3-3 at Perowne Park Rangers as did Lee King of Worcester Bosch who beat Beauchamp Victoria 4-1.
Gary Jones netted both goals in GDL Athletic’s 2-1 victory over Cutnall Green and a brace from Simon Jones helped Droitwich Spa Eagles to a narrow 4-3 win against New Barbourne. Crown FC shared eight goals with Lower Wick Sports, Sam Shuker bagging two for Crown. Anthony Layton scored twice for Droitwich RBL who went down 7-3 at home to Heenans. Lee Sheridan cracked a double in FC Grosvenor’s 3-0 success at The Villagers.
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The floodgates were open at Lakes Sports where visitors Heenans sunk the home team 13-1 in a Worcester Sunday League Division 2 encounter. Lee Tomkins netted five times, Nathan Bullock scored four and Chris Cornes hit a hat-trick for Heenans who have found the net twenty times in their opening two matches. Elsewhere Phil Page and Sean Smith both bagged a brace for AFC Mazak who crushed Martley Spurs Reserves 5-0 to remain top of the division with a 100% record. Clive Woodstock bagged two as Droitwich RBL beat HDNL Sports 4-2 and Andy Hodgetts netted twice in Droitwich Spa Eagles 4-2 win against Upton Town.
In the Premier Division Tony Farnsworth notched a double for Kempsey, 4-1 winners over Blackpole and Andy Oliver scored twice in Perowne Park Rangers 4-2 home win against Colwall St James. Arrow 2000 remain top after a 3-1 win against Powick. There were hat-tricks for Jason Beck of St Johns who won 4-0 at Hallow Village, Marcus Cooke as Wessie thrashed Lower Wick Sports 8-0 and Matt Harrison in Northwick Vale’s 6-3 success at Coppertops. Jamie Day went one better, netting four times as Bridge Rangers thrashed Barbourne Celtic 7-1, Adie Smith adding a brace.
Sean Newman and Ian Radford both scored twice for Prinner Sports Reserves who won 4-1 at Villagers as did Stuart Hadlington and James Lee of Whitehall who thumped Goodrest Juniors 5-0. Will Smith and Richard Wilks both bagged a brace for Old Vigornians who beat Persdiswell 5-0. Glovers Needle went down 4-3 at home to Wychbold RBL Reserves, Matt Jenkins notching two for Wychbold, Darren Tafft netting twice for Glovers. Other doubles came from Gary Jones as GDL Athletic shared six goals with Hornets, Roy Hannay in Inter Town’s 5-1 victory over The Raven and Jamie Insall for Warndon Athletic, 2-1 winners at Powick ‘A’. Goals from Darren Suthard and veteran Mark Dillon gave AFC Claines a 2-1 win against Anchor Falcons.
On Saturday Steve Prickett scored twice for Martley Spurs who drew 4-4 with Grosvenor Sports.
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There were goals galore at Whitehall as the home team defeated Wychbold RBL Reserves 8-4 in the Worcester Sunday League Division 4. Lewis Murton hit a hat-trick and Jamie Lee added a brace for Whitehall with Ross Davis netting twice for Wychbold. Elsewhere goals from Mark Constable and Steve Stone gave AFC West Midlands a 2-0 win against Old Cock while a Steve Pitt treble helped Inter Town to a 5-2 victory at Blue Star.
The match of the day in the Premier Division saw current leaders Arrow 2000 win 4-1 at reigning champions Kempsey. Luke Corbett was the Arrow hot-shot, grabbing a hat-trick. Gary Price cracked a treble and Anthony Burton scored twice as Perrywood thrashed callow End 7-1. Neil Grubb bagged two for Prinner Sports who beat Blackpole 4-0 as did Rik Halion in Berwick Rangers 3—1 success over Droitwich Spa.
Shooting star of the day was Chris Cornes of Heenans who netted six times in their 10-4 demolition of CMB Sports. Kevin Insall found the net five times as Warndon Athletic hammered Northwick Vale 7-1. There were hat-tricks for Ollie Matthews of Old Vigornians who beat Villagers 3-2, Simon McCutcheon as AFC Severnside won a goal fest 6-4 at Anchor Falcons and Anthony Holder in Crown FC’s 5-3 win at FC Grosvenor. HDNL shared six goals with Droitwich Spa Eagles, Mark Southall netting twice for HDNL. St Johns won their local derby with Coppertops 4-0, the prolific Daniel Harding-Hall bagging a brace.
Shane Smith notched another double as AFC Mazak continued their early season form with a 3-0 success at previously unbeaten Malvern Radar. Other doubles came from Giles Harris of Hornets who beat Cutnall Green 5-1 and Neil Mogford as Prinner Sports Reserves drew 3-3 with GDL Athletic.
In the Saturday Division Mark Bennett and Dave Eadie both bagged a brace for FC Tything who beat West Malvern 6-3, Anthony Holder netting twice for the West. Phil Turpin scored twice as Grosvenor Sports won 3-1 against University of Worcester. Hallow WMC drew 1-1 with Powick, Steve Coopey on target for Hallow, Stu Harvey replying for Powick.
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After a slow start to their Worcester Sunday League Premier Division campaign, last season’s runners-up Perrywood have found their shooting boots. Paul Ashby hit a hat-trick and Gary Price scored twice as they hammered bottom of the table Blackpole 7-0. Elsewhere Martley Spurs also hit the goal trail, Luke Willetts netted four times and Carl Smith cracked a hat-trick in an 8-2 demolition of Perowne Park Rangers. Champions Kempsey suffered a second successive defeat, substitute Stuart Harvey grabbing an 80th minute winner for Powick, the only goal of the game. However, Arrow 2000 would appear to be the team to beat and they maintained their 100 per cent record with a 3-0 win at Prinner Sports. Sean Castle bagged two in Callow End’s 4-2 victory over Berwick Rangers.
In Division One AFC Heenans just can’t stop scoring and they recorded their 42nd goal in four matches by thrashing Westbury Celtic Reserves 12-2. Chris Cornes netted four times with Richard and Lee Tomkins both bagging a brace. There were hat-tricks for Jamie Day of Bridge Rangers who won 5-2 at Bringsty Sports, Toby Veale in Lower Wick Sports 3-2 success at Villagers and Dean McCormack as MEC Chestnut crushed Northwick Vale 6-2. Ian Townsensd scored twice for Anchor who beat Perdiswell 2-1.
In the Saturday Division Andy Cornes notched a double for Grosvenor Sports who won 3-1 at Powick as did Steve Prickett of Martley Spurs, 2-1 winners at Hallow WMC.
The first round of the WFA Sunday Junior Cup saw an emphatic 10-2 win for Warndon Athletic against Navigation. Grant Gibbs and Simon Insall both recorded trebles. Dan Lane was another hat-trick man for Hallow Village who beat Powick 5-1 after extra-time. Martley Spurs Reserves had a narrow 3-2 victory against St Johns, Steve Prickett scoring twice.
In the Sunday Minor Cup Simon Griffiths netted twice for Badsey Recreation who won 5-1 at Inter Town. An exciting tie at AFC West Midlands saw the home team defeat Lenches Lions 2-1 with a last minute winner from 54 year old Alan Kealy.
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The first round of the Worcester Nursing Sunday Minor Cup saw an 11-1 demolition of AFC Claines by Bridge Rangers. Jamie Day netted five times, Adie Smith scored four goals and Mark Purser added a hat-trick. Elsewhere Warndon Athletic thrashed Perdiswell House 10-1 with Jamie Insall finding the net four times. There were hat-tricks for Steve Stone of AFC West Midlands who won 6-3 at Hornets, Andy Higgins as Arrow 2000 Reserves hammered Inter Town 8-1 and Marc Cooke in Wessie’s 4-0 home win over The Raven. Matt Harrison bagged two as Northwick Vale went through 5-3 against St Johns.
In the Junior Cup Gordie Beauchamp cracked a hat-trick for Arrow 2000 who won 5-2 after extra time at a resolute Droitwich Spa Eagles as did Shane Smith of AFC Mazak who won 3-1 at Malvern Radar. Powick were 7-3 extra time winners at Upton Town. Stuart Harvey notched a treble and Gary Henderson a double for Powick, Jamie Roberts grabbing a hat-trick for Upton. Alan Parkinson bagged a brace as Droitwich RBL went through 4-0 at HDNL Sports and Martin Haywood netted twice for Crowle who defeated Lakes Sports 4-2.
In the Sunday League Ian Radford hit a hat-trick and Neil McDonnell a brace for Prinner Reserves who thumped FC Grosvenor 6-0. Other trebles came from Kevin Ginger of Worcester Bosch who crushed Blue Star 6-0 and Dan Parsons as MEC Chestnut won 5-0 against Coppertops. Aaron Drake bagged two in Perrywood’s 4-1 success at Prinner Sports A Simon Newman strike gave Bringsty Sports victory at Hallow Village. Ian Townsend scored twice in Anchor’s 4-1 win against Villagers. Jamie lee notched a double for Whitehall who drew 4-4 with AFC Beauchamp.
In the Saturday Division Steve Coopey netted twice as Hallow WMC beat West Malvern 3-0. In the Nursing Saturday Junior Cup Steve Prickett bagged a brace for Martley Spurs, 3-0 winners against Upton Town.
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The eagerly anticipated clash between high flyers MEC Chestnut and Warndon Athletic in the Worcester Sunday League Division 2 turned out to be a damp squib with Warndon strolling to a comfortable 6-1 victory. Grant Gibbs cracked a hat-trick with their other goals coming from Kevin Insall, Ashley Banner and Duncan Edwards. In the same division second placed AFC Severnside crashed 5-0 at home to St Johns, Jason Beck netting four times.
Premier Division leaders Arrow 2000 suffered a shock 3-1 defeat at the hands of Berwick Rangers. The new leaders are Perrywood, Anthony Burton grabbing the only goal of their game at Powick. Luke Willetts scored twice as Martley Spurs won 5-2 at Callow End and goals from Dan Wakelam and Dean Barmby gave Perowne Park Rangers a 2-0 victory over Droitwich Spa.
Shooting star of the day was Luke Rainbow of Westbury Celtic Reserves who thrashed New AFC Barbourne in the Sunday Nursing Junior Cup. Lakes Sports shared ten goals with Droitwich RBL, Chris Read notching a treble for Lakes, Kirk Layton doing likewise for the RBL. Whitehall continue to set the pace at the top of Division 4. They hammered Old Cock 8-1 with a hat-trick from Stuart Hadlington and a brace each from Jamie Lee and Matt Baldwin. Previously unbeaten Inter Town were thumped 7-3 by Perdiswell House, Matthias Isogen hitting a hat-trick for the losers. Tom Ainge and Sean Haynes both bagged a brace for Wychbold RBL Reserves in a thrilling 5-4 win against Arrow Reserves.
Other doubles came from Neil Clinton as The Raven won 3-2 at Blue Star and Lee Sheridan of AFC Grosvenor who beat Old Vigornians 3-2. A single strike from Mark Edwards secured three points for GDL Athletic against Anchor.
In the Saturday Division there were hat-tricks for George Martin in VBL Sports 3-1 home win over FC Tything and Steve Coopey of Hallow WMC who won 5-2 at University of Worcester.
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There were goals galore at Arrow 2000 Reserves where Glovers Needle thumped the home team 9-4 in a Worcester Sunday League Division 4 encounter. Dave Attwood and Brian Lavell both hit hat-tricks and Andy Martin added a brace for the Needle. Whitehall remain top of the Division after a narrow 3-2 win at Inter Town, Richard Goode netting both goals for the losers. In the Premier Division a Gary Price hat-trick gave leaders Perrywood a 3-0 lead against Kempsey. However they conceded three goals in the last 15 minutes as Kempsey fought back to take a point. Elsewhere Oliver Dyde scored twice as Berwick Rangers beat Prinner Sports 3-0.
There were hat-tricks for Ian Radford of Prinner Sports Reserves who thrashed Crown FC 9-0, Simon Smith as Perdiswell crushed Villagers 6-2 and Matthew Lambert in Old Cock’s 4-3 victory over Beauchamp Victoria. In Division 2 Jason Beck bagged a brace for St Johns who won 4-2 at Anchor Falcons as did Alistair McCall in Northwick Vale’s 4-1 home win against Powick ‘A’. Gareth Taylor bagged two for GDL Athletic who beat Old Vigornians 3-1. Perdiswell House hammered Blue Star 5-1 with Allan Molloy netting twice.
The second round of the WFA Sunday Premier Cup saw Powick beat Westbury Celtic with a single goal from Bryan Craven. Joining them in the last sixteen are Arrow 2000 who thrashed Perowne Park Rangers 7-0, Lee Seldon grabbing a treble and Gordie Beauchamp a brace. Probably the best performance though came from Callow End, substitute John Goodman netting twice in their 3-2 extra time win against Bromsgrove General.
In the Junior Cup Warndon Athletic also went through after extra time with an excellent 5-3 victory over Upton Snodsbury. Grant Gibbs was their hero, finding the net four times. Also through are Bridge Rangers who steamed past The Station 7-1. Jamie Day notched a hat-trick with Adie Smith adding a double. In the Saturday Minor Cup Hallow went down 3-2 at home to Broadway United, Steve Coopey on target twice for Hallow.
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AFC Heenans maintained their 100 per cent record and their lead at the top of the Worcester Sunday League Division One with a crushing 17-1 win at Martley Spurs Reserves. Lee Tomkins netted five times, Chris Cornes scored four and there was a treble for Joey Spencer. Perrywood increased their lead in the Premier Division to five points by hammering Berwick Rangers
5-1, Gary Price netting four times. Elsewhere Dean Barmby scored all four goals in Perowne Park Rangers 4-0 victory at Blackpole.
In Division 4 both Glovers Needle and Goodrest Juniors won 10-1. There were hat-tricks for Wayne Lloyd, Andy Martin and Dave Attwood for Glovers who beat Inter Town. Simon Busby scored four times for Goodrest in their success against Old Cock. There were two goals each for Alan Mullery of Perdiswell House who beat The Raven 5-2, Simon Newman in Bringsty Sports 4-3 home win over AFC Claines and Jason Adams as Anchor thumped Crown 6-2. Matt Baldwin notched a double in Whitehall’s narrow 3-2 victory over Worcester Bosch.
Lowe Wick beat GDL Athletic 4-2, Ian Hendry claiming all four goals. Wychbold RBL Reserves won 5-3 at Blue Star, Adrian Crowther bagging two for the RBL, Pete Moore doing likewise for Blue Star. In the Saturday Division Andy Rogers hit a hat-trick and Warren Leggett scored twice as Hanley Swan crushed University of Worcester 6-2. An Adam Spencer strike gave Upton Town victory over Hallow WMC.
The quarter-finals of the Nursing Sunday Minor Cup saw Warndon Athletic go through 2-1 against Hallow Village with goals from Jamie Insall and Neil Radburn. Bridge Rangers are also through to the semi-finals, Jamie Day netting twice in a 5-2 extra-time win over Northwick Vale. In the Nursing Saturday Minor Cup Martley Spurs reached the final after a 5-1 victory at Powick, Steve Prickett scoring twice.
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Warndon Athletic enhanced their Worcester Sunday League Division 2 title prospects with a crushing 12-3 win against Coppertops. Grant Gibbs and Kevin Insall both hit hat-tricks in their fifth successive victory. MEC Chestnut still lead the table, Leigh Allmark cracking a hat-trick in a thrilling 5-4 win against Bringsty Sports. Anchor Falcons hammered Barbourne Celtic 7-3, Ben Pearson notching a treble with both Dan Scully and Chris Golding netting twice. Adie Smith bagged a brace as Bridge Rangers beat AFC Severnside 4-1.
In the Premier Division goals from Simon Vaughan and Gary Price gave leaders Perrywood a 2-0 win against Perowne Park Rangers. There was a goal fest at Prinner Sports who beat Powick 6-4, Neil Grubb scoring twice for the home team. AFC Heenans are hot favourites for the Division One crown, Lee Tomkins finding the net four times in their 5-1 success against Westbury Celtic Reserves. Shane Smith bagged two for AFC Mazak who beat Droitwich Spa Eagles 4-3 as did Don McKenzie of New AFC Barbourne who drew 4-4 with Droitwich RBL Reserves.
There was an average of over six goals per game in Division 4. Dave Attwood grabbed a hat-trick and Darren Tafft added a brace for Glovers Needle who beat AFC West Midlands 5-2, Mark Wilks netting both the West Midlands goals. Kevin Ginger hit a treble and Robbie Leonard scored twice in Worcester Bosch’s 5-2 home win over The Raven. Leaders Whitehall won 4-1 against Perdiswell House, Jamie Lee netting a brace with Matt Baldwin and Jamie Lewis also on target. Blue Star beat Arrow 2000 Reserves 4-2 with goals from Richard Daniel (2), Jack Green and Peter Moore.
In Division 3 Ian Hendry cracked a hat-trick for Lower Wick Sports who won 4-2 at Hornets. Gary Jones bagged a double as GDL Athletic crushed Perdiswell 5-1.
On Saturday Justin Ballinger scored twice for Hallow WMC who won 3-0 at Hanley Swan, veteran Keith Green also on target.
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Reigning Worcester Sunday League Premier Division champions Kempsey’s bid for this year’s title would appear to be in tatters after a shock 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Callow End. Sean Castle and Adam Spencer were on target for the visitors and Kempsey have already suffered three defeats this season, one more than in last year’s championship season. Current leaders Perrywood also went down, 2-3 at Martley Spurs. Luke Willetts(2) and Chris Collins gave Spurs a 3-0 lead before Anthony Burton and Adam Pritchard pulled back a couple of late goals for the Wood. However the other main title contenders, Arrow 2000 made no mistake, hammering Perowne Park Rangers 7-2. Their goals came from Stuart Fassnidge, Mike Hartshorn, Lee Seldon, Luke Corbett, Gordie Beauchamp, Darren Cox and Scott Pinches. Dean Barmby and Darren Cox netted for Rangers.
In Division One Shane Smith scored twice in AFC Mazak’s 4-0 win at Droitwich RBL. A single strike from Nathan Henton gave Malvern Radar victory at Upton Town. Eighteen matches fell victim to waterlogged pitches including the entire Division 2 programme. In Division 3 veteran Connor Normoyle cracked a hat-trick for Cutnall Green who crushed the Villagers 6-2. Wycbold RBL Reserves thrashed Old Cock 8-0 with goals from Adie Crowther (2), Jim Campbell, Tom Ainge, Carl Parsons, Greg Hewlett and Sean Cairnes.
Red Horse are through to the Nursing Sunday Junior Cup semi-finals. Tim Beattie and Matthew Layton both bagged a brace in their 4-0 victory over Westbury Celtic.
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A 13 goal thriller at Old Vigornians saw the home team edge home 7-6 against Crown FC in the Worcester Sunday League Division 3. Tom Guest, Richard Wilks and Ollie Matthews all scored twice for OV’s with Dan Glisson hitting a hat-trick for Crown. Elsewhere Prinner Sports Reserves hammered Lower Wick Sports 6-0 with Ian Radford cracking a treble and Sean Newman adding a brace. Steve West and Ian Townsend both netted twice as Anchor beat Hornets 6-4.
In Division 4, leaders Whitehall crashed to their first defeat of the season, 6-1 at Glovers Needle. Andy Martin grabbed a hat-trick and Alan Davis a brace. Jason Harding and Jamie Gillespie both scored twice in Blue Star’s 6-3 win against Old Cock. Kevin Ginger notched a treble for Worcester Bosch who thumped Arrow 2000 Reserves 7-3.
The match of the day in the Premier Division saw Martley Spurs win 3-2 at Arrow 2000. Sam Black found the net four times for Callow End who won 6-4 at Perowne Park Rangers. AFC Heenans continue to rack up the goals in Division One, Joey Spencer and Richard Tomkins both hitting doubles in a 5-1 success over AFC Mazak. Westbury Celtic thrashed Lakes Sports 7-0, Luke Rainbow netting four times. Paul Bennett scored twice in CMB’s comprehensive 6-1 win at HDNL Sports.
In Division 2 Daniel Harding-Hall grabbed a hat-trick and Jason Beck a double as St Johns crushed AFC Claines 7-1. Goals from Phil Probert and Jamie Smith gave Bringsty Sports a 2-1 victory at Powick ‘A’.
In the Saturday Division Hallow WMC won 6-2 at FC Tything, Mitch Probert, Scott Hyde and Steve Coopey all bagging a brace. Hanley Swan beat West Malvern 4-3, James Beale scoring twice for Hanley, Mark Edmonds doing likewise for the West. Martley Spurs had a narrow 3-2 win at VBL Sports with goals from Steve Prickett (2) and Carl Smith.
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