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VBL Sports made a splendid start to their Worcester League Saturday Division programme with a crushing 10-0 victory at Hallow WMC. Gordie Beauchamp was their shooting star, netting six times with Ollie Dyde adding a hat-trick. Elsewhere Powick crushed newcomers Northway 11-1, Chris Gregg netting four times and Lee Barmby notching a hat-trick. Nick Lancett scored twice as West Malvern thumped Perrywood 6-1 as did Luke Owen in Martley Spurs 8-0 demolition of GDL Saturday.
On Sunday reigning Premier Division champions Arrow 2000 got off to a good start, hammering Perrywood 6-1, Mike Hartshorn bagging a brace. Scott Morris found the net four times as Martley Spurs swept past Callow End 6-1. Chris Cornes scored twice in AFC Heenans narrow 3-2 win at Westbury Celtic Reserves. Other four goal men were Ian Radford of Lakes Forest who beat Malvern Radar 5-3, Dan Scully as Anchor Falcons thrashed AFC Nunnery Wood Colts 7-1 and Dave Lawrence in Malvern Rangers 6-2 win against HDNL Sports.
There were hat-tricks for Dean Barmby in Hangover’s 5-2 home win against Lakes Forest Reserves, Nick Farrell as Bakery All Stars won 6-1 at Beauchamp Victoria and Simon Hayward of Keyz04 who crushed Lower Wick Sports 7-1. Paul Jones netted a treble for Blackpole Sports in their 5-0 victory at Powick ‘B’. A thirteen goal thriller at Whitehall saw the home team beat AFC Claines 9-4. Stuart Hadlington netted four times and Josh Homans cracked a hat-trick for Whitehall. Blue Star sent Wychbold RBL Reserves packing 8-1 with Peter Moore, Joel Hobbs, Nathan Jones and Jack Green all bagging a brace.
Adam Evans and Toby Attwood both scored twice in Worcester City Wanderers 6-2 home win over Alma. Other doubles came from Shaun Mooney of Northwick Vale who beat Droitwich RBL 3-0 and Marcus Cooke in Wessie’s 5-3 victory at Coppertops.
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Last season’s Worcester Sunday League Division One champions AFC Heenans have made a flying start to the new campaign. Lee Tomkins hit a hat-trick and Chris Cornes added a brace as they hammered Droitwich Spa 8-0 to go top of the Premier Division table. Elsewhere Martley Spurs won 4-0 at Kempsey and Adam Spencer scored twice in Callow End’s 4-0 home win over Westbury Celtic Reserves.
In Division 2 there were hat-tricks for Stuart Hadlington of Whitehall who won 5-2 at Anchor Falcons and Joey Spencer in Powick ‘A’s 3-0 home win against Old Vigornians. AFC Claines drew 3-3 with Coppertops, Drew Price netting twice for Claines, Dean Spiers doing likewise for Coppertops. Hallow Village beat VBL Sports 2-1, the winning goal coming from goal keeper Ian Copeland with a kick from his own penalty area.
AFC West Midlands hammered Lower Wick Sports 9-1 in Division 3, Mike Jeffries, Daniel Burne and Jason Kennedy all bagging a brace. Alex Hughes scored twice as Arrow Reserves beat Keyz04 4-1 and a single strike from Oliver Caines gave Wychbold RBL Reserves victory over FC Grosvenor. In Division 4 Matt Rendell cracked a hat-trick in GDL Athletic Reserves 4-3 win at Powick ‘B’ as did Stefan Cook of AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves who defeated Hornets Reserves 4-1. Jordan Pugsley and Ian Grainger both bagged two goals as Droirwich Spa Eagles crushed St Johns 5-0. Other doubles came from Dale Watkins of Goodrest Juniors who shared six goals with Worcester Bosch, Paul Bennett as CMB Sports beat The Pear Tree 6-3 and Mark West in Inter Town’s 2-1 home win over Lakes Forest Reserves.
An entertaining match at Beauchamp Victoria saw the home team go 2-0 up against Perdiswell. Adie Lewis netted twice as the visitors fought back to lead 3-2 but a stunning 35 yard strike from Anthony Holden-Jones in the last minute salvaged a point for Victoria.
In the Saturday Division Gordie Beauchamp netted four times to take his personal tally to ten goals in two matches as VBL Sports thrashed West Malvern 6-0. Aaron Jenkins scored twice for Hallow WMC who beat Northway 2-1. Goals from Stuart Harvey and Chris Glover gave Powick a 2-0 home win over Martley Spurs.
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Blackpole Sports are making the running at the top of the Worcester Sunday League Division 4 and they recorded a third successive win against GDL Athletic Reserves. Paul Jones netted four times in their 6-2 victory. Hard on their heels are Hangover who also made it three wins out of three in a 5-2 success at Powick ‘B’. Mark Wright cracked a hat-trick for Hangover. Elsewhere Adam Evans and Toby Attwood both scored twice as Worcester City Wanderers beat Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves 5-4. Danny Burden bagged two for Hornets Reserves who lost 4-3 at home to VFC Keyz.
There was a major shock in the Premier Division where lowly Perrywood defeated highly fancied Martley Spurs 2-1. Joe Barson and Max Rippington were on target for the Wood with Rich Tipping replying for Martley. A seven goal thriller at Callow End saw substitute Adam Morse grab a last minute winner in their 4-3 win against Kempsey who had fought back from 3-1 down. Sam Black netted twice for Callow End, Mark Goodman doing likewise for Kempsey.
In Division 2 Hornets hammered Wessie 7-2, Dave Jenkinson hitting a hat-trick with Chris Atkinson and Marcus Cooke both bagging a brace. Stuart Hadlington notched a treble and Shane McGarrity a double in Whitehall’s 6-4 home win over Coppertops. Adam Davis scored twice for the visitors. Brian Lavell was another hat-trick man as Glovers Needle beat AFC Claines 5-3 and Joel Hobbs found the net three times in Blue Star’s 3-1 success at Beauchamp Victoria. In Division 3 WorcesterBosch crushed Lower Wick Sports 7-2, Kevin Ginger notching a hat-trick and Tyrone Gilchrist a brace.
There were two goals each for Mike Tattersfield of FC Grosvenor who beat Bakery All Stars 5-2 and Dean Wise as Hallow Village lost 3-2 at AFC Nunnery Wood Colts.
In the Saturday Division Martley Spurs won 4-0 at Perrywood with Chris Cornes firing a hat-trick and Carl Smith also on the scoresheet. The only other match played saw Powick win 3-1 at West Malvern.
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Blue Star continued their impressive start to the season with a resounding 7-1 win against FC Grosvenor in the Worcester Sunday League Division 3. George Martin hit a hat-trick as they remain top of the table. Level on points with them are Worcester Bosch, Tony Farnsworth scoring twice in their 3-1 success at Arrow 2000 Reserves. Also unbeaten are Goodrest Juniors who crushed Perdiswell 5-1, Jim Hithcock cracking a hat-trick. Elsewhere there were doubles for Ian Carnew of Bakery All Stars who drew 3-3 with Keyz04 and Clive Wagstaff as Wychbold RBL Reserves shared eight goals with AFC West Midlands.
In the Premier Division reigning champions Arrow 2000 thrashed Droitwich Spa 9-1. Gordie Beauchamp grabbed a hat-trick and there was a brace each for Lee Seldon, Mike Hartshorn and Daniel Harding –Hall. Perrywood continued their revival, Joe Barson netting a treble in a 3-1 home win over Callow End. Martley Spurs lost again, 3-2 at Warndon Athletic whose goals came from Craig Everett, Duncan Edwards and Neil Radburn. AFC Heenans still lead the table, Ian Singleton scoring twice in a narrow 3-2 victory over Powick. Kempsey recorded their first win of the season, Rik Halion on target twice as they beat Westbury Celtic Reserves 2-1.
In Division One Nathan Smith bagged two in The Pear Tree’s 4-1 victory at St Johns. CMB Sports Northwick Vale 3-0 with goals from David Eade, Mark Bennett and Simon Gill. The top of the table clash in Division 4 saw Blackpole Sports win 2-0 at Hangover. Third placed Inter Town suffered a surprise 4-1 home defeat at the hands of Powick ‘B’. There were two goals each for Danny Burden of Hornets Reserves who thumped Alma 5-0, Dean Smith in AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves 4-1 victory over Vaults and Julian Whitehouse as Cutnall Green won 3-2 against Beauchamp Victoria.
In the Saturday Division a nine goal thriller at VBL Sports saw the home team defeat Martley Spurs 5-4. Elliot King grabbed a treble, including a last minute winner, and Gordie Beauchamp a double as VBL twice came from behind to maintain their 100% record. Powick still lead the table, Lee Barmby scoring twice as they crushed GDL Saturday 5-1. There were goals galore at Hallow where the home team won 6-4 against West Malvern. Shane Smith netted four times for Hallow with Phil Jenkins bagging two for the West.
The first round of the WFA Sunday Junior Cup saw Droitwich Spa Eagles go through 3-0 at VBL Sports, Andy Hodgetts scoring twice. Lakes Forest also won, 4-2 against Malvern Radar, Neil McDonnell and Ian Radford both bagging a brace. However Hornets went out, 5-2 at home to Inkberrow for whom Chris Dixon fired a hat-trick.
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An eight goal thriller at Whitehall saw the home team drop their first Worcester Sunday League Division 2 points of the season in a 4-4 draw with Glovers Needle. Stuart Hadlington and Josh Homans both scored twice for Whitehall as did Brian Lavell of Glovers. The new leaders are Martley Reserves who won 4-1 at AFC Nunnery Wood Colts. Elsewhere Phil Proctor bagged two in Coppertops 3-1 win at Hornets.
Blackpole Sports retained their position at the top of Division 4 after a hard fought 3-1 victory at Inter Town, Paul Jones netting twice. Hot on their heels are AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves, Adam Gatier slamming home six goals as they crushed Powick ‘B’ 7-1. Andrew Lancett netted four times as VFC Keyz won 5-4 at Vaults, Graham Jones notching a double for the home team. Adam Evans bagged a brace in Worcester City Wanderers narrow 3-2 victory at Alma.
Blue Star still lead Division 3, on goal difference after hammering Keyz04
6-2. Worcester Bosch are just two goals behind them, Kevin Ginger netting four times and Robbie Leonard adding a brace as they thrashed Wychbold RBL Reserves 9-0. John Allen scored twice for Beauchamp Victoria who beat FC Grosvenor 3-1. In the Premier Division leaders AFC Heenans hammered Warndon Athletic 7-3. Chris Cornes cracked a hat-trick with brother David adding a brace. Other doubles came from Nathan Owen of Kempsey who thumped Perrywood 6-2 and Mike Hartshorn in Arrow 200’s 4-2 success at Westbury Celtic Reserves.
The Nursing Sunday Junior Cup saw Matthew Turner score twice in St Johns 3-0 home win over Northwick Vale as did Matt Andrews of Goodrest Juniors who won 5-1 against Lower Wick Sports. Alex Hughes notched a double for Arrow 2000 reserves who beat Lakes Forest Reserves 4-1 in the Minor Cup. In the Saturday Minor Cup Gordie Beauchamp grabbed yet another hat-trick as VBL Sports won 6-3 at Northway.
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The Pear Tree recorded their third successive win in the Worcester Sunday League Division One with an 8-1 demolition of HDNL Sports. Paul Whatmough cracked a hat-trick with Jon Rogers adding a brace. Elsewhere Anthony Smith scored twice as Bridge Rangers drew 5-5 with Northwick Vale. Goals from Chris Parker and Matt Turner gave St Johns their first points of the season in a 2-0 victory over AFC Mazak.
There was a major shock in the Premier Division where Powick ended Arrow 2000’s 100 % record, Stuart Harvey bagging two in their 4-3 victory. Despite having Darren Bullock sent off, leaders AFC Heenans scraped home 3-2 against Callow End with goals from Chris Cornes, Lee Tomkins and Adam Higgins. In Division 2 Dean Wise and Chris White both bagged a brace as Hallow Village beat Whitehall 4-2. Veteran Brian Lavell also netted twice for Glovers Needle who shared four goals with Hornets. Lewis Kite hit a hat-trick for Cutnall Green who won 5-1 at Lower Wick Sports. Other trebles came from Graham Jones of Vaults who beat Alma 7-4 and Tom Bethell in Bakery All Stars 4-2 home win over Worcester Bosch.
Joel Hobbs and George Martin both recorded doubles for Blue Star who beat AFC West Midlands 6-2. Clive Wagstaff also bagged two as Wychbold RBL Reserves drew 3-3 with New Inn Sports.
In the Saturday Division Powick thrashed Perrywood 8-2, Stuart Harvey grabbing a hat-trick and Stuart Greaves a brace. University of Worcester began their campaign with a 2-0 win against West Malvern, Luke Jones and William Carnegie on target.
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After five successive wins, Worcester Sunday League Premier Division leaders AFC Heenans suffered their first defeat of the season, 5-3 at Kempsey. Paul Scriven scored twice for the home team with Chris Cornes doing likewise for Heenans. Arrow 2000 closed the gap at the top, Mike Harsthorn netting the only goal of their match at Martley Spurs. A seven goal thriller at Perrywood saw visitors Warndon Athletic win 4-3. Dean McCormack bagged two for Warndon, Gary Price netting twice for the Wood. John Greenwood hit a hat-trick for Callow End who beat Droitwich Spa 3-0.
In Division One Jon Rogers cracked a treble for The Pear Tree in their 5-3 home win over Lakes Forest. There were two goals each for Oliver Endacott of Malvern Rangers who drew 3-3 with Droitwich Spa Eagles, Matthew Harrison as Northwick Vale beat Colwall St James 3-0 and Andy Nolan in Malvern Radar’s 5-2 victory at HDNL Sports.
There was a major shock in Division 2 as basement boys GDL Athletic beat leaders Martley Spurs Reserves 1-0, Gary Jones notching the vital goal. Powick ‘A’ won 4-0 at Hallow Village with John Baker bagging a brace.
In Division 3 leaders Blue Star lost 3-2 at second placed Worcester Bosch, Kevin Ginger scoring twice for the hosts. There was a hat-trick for Dan Hunt of Keyz04 who beat Beauchamp Victoria 6-3. Mike Jeffries netted four times as AFC West Midlands crushed FC Grosvenor 5-1. A single strike from Matt Molloy gave New Inn Sports victory over Bakery All Stars. In Division 4 there were doubles for Gavin Insall of Alma who lost 3-2 at Powick ‘B’ and Toby Attwood as Worcester City Wanderers won 5-2 against Hornets Reserves.
In the Saturday Division Martley Spurs hammered Northway 8-0, Carl Hobbs and James Cale both scoring twice. Blake Bishop netted a double for Perrywood who lost 5-2 at home to Hallow. The top of the table clash between VBL Sports and Powick ended all square, 2-2. Gordie Beauchamp and Mark Homere were on target for VBL, Wes Joyce and Stuart Harvey replying for Powick.
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There were goals galore at HDNL Sports where Worcester Sunday League Division One leaders CMB Sports triumphed 7-4. Paul Bennett hit a hat-trick for CMB with Dave Burston scoring twice for HDNL. The Pear Tree are now second, Jon Rogers bagging two in their 4-0 success at Droitwich RBL. Shane Smith netted four times as AFC Mazak won 5-2 at Malvern Radar.
In the Premier Division Callow End moved into third place with a comfortable 5-1 home win over Warndon Athletic, Sam Black grabbing a treble. GDL Athletic beat Whitehall 4-2 in Division 2, Gary Jones scoring twice for GDL.
In the Saturday Division Northway thrashed Perrywood 10-1. Krysztof Flodczyk and Alan Brown both cracked hat-tricks with John Ryland adding a brace.
In the first round of the WFA Sunday Premier Cup, Arrow 2000 went through 5-2 at Westbury Celtic, Lee Seldon netting four times. The Sunday Junior Cup saw a crushing 12-3 victory for Bridge Rangers against Droitwich Town. Jamie Insall was their shooting star, finding the net five times with Phil Jenkins scoring twice. Chris White notched a hat-trick for Hallow Village who hammered Perdiswell 9-2.
In the Minor Cup Craig Blincoe bagged a brace for Lakes Forest Reserves but saw his side lose 3-2 at home to VFC Keyz. Glovers Needle also fell by the wayside, Jamie Heritage netting twice as opponents Cider Mill went through 6-2.
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There was a major shock in the second round of the Worcester Nursing Sunday Junior Cup where Division One team Droitwich Spa Eagles defeated Premier Division opponents Kempsey 2-1. Mike Hawryiak was the Eagles hero with the winning goal. Elsewhere Grant Pimley hit a hat-trick for Red Horse who beat Bridge Rangers 3-0. Mike Hartshorn scored twice as Arrow 2000 went through 3-2 against Crowle and goals from Ian Radford and Matt Tipper gave Lakes Forest a 2-0 victory at HDNL Sports. Adam Webb and Kristian Richardson both scored their first ever goals for Callow End who beat St Johns 3-1.
In the Minor Cup Carl Preece netted four times for AFC Nunnery Wood Colts in a thrilling 7-5 win against Worcester Bosch. Mike Jeffries cracked a hat-trick for AFC West Midlands who won 4-2 at Whitehall. Other trebles came from Gary Jones of GDL Athletic who hammered Bakery All Stars 6-1 and Anthony Layton as Wessie crushed Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves 5-0. Martley Spurs Reserves also won 5-0, at Keyzo4 where Steve Prickett bagged a brace.
In the Worcester Sunday League leaders AFC Heenans suffered another defeat, this time 3-1 at the hands of visitors Perrywood. Gary Price netted twice for the Wood. The Pear Tree continued their impressive Division One form with a 7-1 demolition of Droitwich RBL. Andy Seymour fired a hat-trick with David Cape adding a brace.
In Division 2 Hornets beat AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves 5-1, Chris Hopkinson netting a double. Hangover thrashed VFC Keyz 8-1 in Division 4 with Scott Barmby, Jamie Wharf and Dean Barmby all scoring twice. Graham Jones notched a hat-trick for Vaults who beat Hornets Reserves 4-0.
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The first round of the Worcester League Bernard Finnigan Cup saw Worcester Bosch put Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves to flight 10-0. Kevin Ginger and Darren Tafft both scored hat-tricks. Elsewhere Hallow Village hammered Vaults 9-2 with Chris White netting four times and Sam Hodgkins adding a brace. Steve Prickett scored all four as Martley Spurs Reserves went through 4-0 at Inter Town. There were hat-tricks for Martin George of Blue Star who crushed GDL Athletic Reserves 7-1 and Dale Watkins as Goodrest Juniors thrashed Alma 9-2. Evan Smith and Carl Creese both bagged a brace for AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves who thumped Powick ‘B’ 7-1 and Steve Cox scored twice as Coppertops went down 6-3 at home to Beauchamp Victoria.
In the Katherine Rayer Cup Martley Spurs eased past Westbury Celtic Reserves 8-0 with Chris Collins notching a hat-trick. The final of this season’s Nursing Saturday Junior Cup will be between Droitwich Spa and VBL Sports. Matthew Bates and Luke Rainbow both grabbed trebles as Spa swept aside Perrywood 12-1. Goals from Marc Burrow and Gordie Beauchamp gave VBL Sports a 2-1 victory over Archdales Reserves in the other semi-final.
In the Sunday League Division One there were two goals each for Jamie Day as Bridge Rangers drew 3-3 with Lakes Forest and Geraint James of St Johns who hammered Malvern Rangers 6-1.
In Division 2 Joey Spencer fired a hat-trick and Mike Collins netted twice for Powick ‘A’ who won 6-4 at Glovers Needle. Luke Hemming bagged two as GDL Athletic won 3-1 at Anchor Falcons and a single strike from Richie Partridge gave VBL Sports victory over Wessie. Luke Turner netted twice in Old Vigornians 4-1 home win over Claines. In Division 3 Perdiswell won 7-3 at Lower Wick Sports, Steve Hadley netting four times for Perdiswell, Darren Humphries notching a double for Lower Wick.
On Saturday Jack Legros found the net five times as Martley Spurs destroyed West Malvern 10-2. Goals from Stuart Hadley and Dean Drinkwater gave Powick a 2-1 win over Hallow.
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A ten goal thriller at Lakes Forest saw the home team defeat a spirited AFC Mazak side 7-3 in a Worcester Sunday League Division one clash. Ian Radford, Jamie Preece and Darren Palmer all scored twice for Lakes. Leaders CMB Sports crashed 7-2 at Droitwich Spa Eagles, Alex Colb bagging two for the Eagles. The Pear Tree are the new leaders, Jon Rogers netting five times and Nathan Smith adding a brace as they crushed AFC New Barbourne 8-2. Malvern Rangers hammered Northwick Vale 7-1, Andrew Harrold hitting a hat-trick and Dave Lawrence notching a double. Phil Jenkins scored twice as Bridge Rangers drew 2-2 with HDNL Sports.
In the Premier Division AFC Heenans returned to winning ways with a 13-0 demolition of Warndon Athletic. Lee Tomkins found the net five times with Chris Cornes adding another four. Arrow 2000 suffered a surprise 4-3 reversal at Kempsey, Nathan Owen netting twice for the home team. Perrywood moved into third place, Gary Price cracking a hat-trick as they thrashed Droitwich Spa 8-1.
In Division 2 there was an amazing 6-6 scoreline between AFC Nunnery Wood Colts and Glovers Needle, Ashley Glover grabbing a treble for the Needle. There was another goal fest at Hallow Village who beat Wessie 6-4. Tom Pingriff and Chris White both bagged two for Hallow, Kirk Layton doing likewise for Wessie. GDL Athletic thumped AFC Claines 7-0, Gary Jones, Matthew Broad and Tom Doughty all bagging a brace. Other doubles came from Kevin Tyler of Whitehall who beat Old Vigornians 2-1 and Mark Underhill as Hornets went down 3-2 at VBL Sports.
Blue Star consolidated their top spot in Division 3, George Martin netting five times and Nathan Jones twice as they hammered New Inn Sports 9-0. Ricky Buckland and Tim Clark both hit braces for Keyz04 in their narrow 4-3 home win over AFC West Midlands. Andy Cornes scored twice for Arrow 2000 Reserves who lost 4-3 at home to Goodrest Juniors.
Blackpole Sports made it eight wins out of eight in Division 4 but they had to work hard for their 3-2 win at lowly Alma. Danny Burden grabbed a hat-trick for Hornets Reserves who beat Lakes Forest Reserves 4-0. Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves recorded a thrilling 6-5 victory at Powick ‘B’, Paul Quarroll and Sean Caines both bagging two for the Eagles, Dan Sampson doing likewise for Powick.
In the Saturday Division Martley Spurs destroyed West Malvern 9-1, Chris Tyler firing a hat-trick. Gordie Beauchamp netted four times and Ollie Dyde twice as VBL Sports crushed Northway 7-1. Chris Grubb scored a brace for leaders Powick who won 5-0 at Hallow.
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The top of the table clash in the Worcester Sunday League Division 3 saw second placed Goodrest Juniors defeat leaders Blue Star 6-1. Jim Hitchcock cracked a hat-trick as Goodrest moved to within two points of their rivals with two games in hand. In the same Division other hat-tricks came from Stewart Watts of Arrow 2000 Reserves who beat Wychbold RBL Reserves 5-3 and Barry Sergeant as Lower Wick Sports drew 4-4 with Bakery All Stars. AFC West Midlands hammered New Inn Sports 6-1 with Mike Jeffries, Nathan Stone and Jason Kennedy all bagging a brace. Rob Burston netted twice in Beauchamp Victoria’s 6-4 home win over Worcester Bosch.
In the Premier Division current leaders AFC Heenans beat reigning champions Arrow 2000 4-2, Chris Cornes and Dan Tolan both hitting doubles for Heenans. Powick retained second place, Dale Humphries scoring twice in their 3-1 success at Warndon Athletic.
The Pear Tree now lead Division One by a single point after a thrilling 5-5 draw with Malvern Rangers, Andy Seymour bagging two for Pear Tree. CMB Sports missed the chance to go top after going down 4-2 at home to Colwall St James. AFC Mazak leap-frogged into third place, Shane Smith netting four times as they beat Droitwich Spa Eagles 5-2. There was a brace for Anthony Smith in Bridge Rangers 3-0 win at Droitwich RBL.
In Division 4, Dan Endacott scored both goals for leaders Blackpole Sports, their 2-1 win over Vaults making it nine wins out of nine as they extended their lead at the top to nine points. Elsewhere there were trebles for Devon Smith of AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves who won 3-1 at Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves and Nick Anderton as VFC Keyz crushed Alma 4-0.
Perrywood are through to the second round of the Katherine Rayer Cup after an exciting 6-3 extra-time win against Callow End. Gary Price netted four times for the Wood, John Greenwood scoring twice for Callow End.
In the Saturday Division VBL Sports beat University of Worcester 6-3 with four goals from Gordie Beauchamp and two from Ollie Dyde. Martley Spurs thumped GDL Saturday 7-3, Martin Philpotts and Hussain Ashad both notching hat-tricks.
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Powick ‘A’ maintained their nine point lead at the top of the Worcester Sunday League with a 6-2 win at relegation threatened Coppertops Athletic. Mike Collins netted twice for Powick. Wessie retained second place, Kirk Layton bagging two in their 5-2 home win against Whitehall. Elsewhere there were hat-tricks for Steve Prickett of Martley Spurs Reserves who beat AFC Claines 4-2 and Luke Turner as Old Vigornians brushed past Anchor Falcons 4-0.
In Division 3 Ricky Buckland was another hat-trick man for Keyz04 who won 4-2 at Lower Wick Sports. Dave Blundred scored twice for Beauchamp Victoria who hammered Wychbold RBL Reserves 5-0. There was a brace for Phil Blea of Northwick Vale in their shock 3-1 victory over Division One leaders The Pear Tree. CMB Sports regained top spot with a 4-1 win at Malvern Radar. James Cagney notched a double for GDL Athletic Reserves who drew 3-3 with Hornets Reserves in Division 4.
In the Saturday Division Martley Spurs went to the top after thrashing Perrywood 9-3. Andy Martin found the net five times with Scott Morris and Joel Hobbs both adding a brace. Simon Gill cracked a hat-trick and Paulo Coehlo grabbed a double as GDL Saturday thumped West Malvern 6-1.
The second round of the WFA Sunday Premier Cup saw a powerful Martley Spurs side overwhelm an under strength Powick team 11-0. Scott Morris netted four times with Danny James and Mike Fellows both scoring twice. Callow End pulled off the result of the day with an amazing 6-0 victory at Kempsey who have won this cup twice in the last three seasons. Sam Black bagged a brace for Callow End. Arrow 2000 are also through to the quarter-finals, Lee Seldon netting twice in their 5-2 win at Harriers Trust.
In the Sunday Minor Cup Powick ‘B’ crashed out 9-0 at the hands of Bewdley Talbot, Gavin Davis notching a treble. However Powick are through to the semi-finals of the Saturday Minor Cup, Stuart Greaves firing a hat-trick in their 4-1 success at Badsey Rangers. Joining them are Hallow WMC, Steve Coopey grabbing the only goal in their match versus Archdales Reserves. VBL suffered heartbreak as opponents West Hagley squeezed home 4-3 with a last minute winner.
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The second round of the Worcester League Katherine Rayer Cup saw The Pear Tree go through with a 9-1 demolition of Northwick Vale. David Cape was their shooting star, netting seven times with Andrew Seymour adding a brace. Also through are Bridge Rangers who beat Malvern Rangers 5-3, Anthony Smith hitting a hat-trick for Bridge, Ollie Endacott scoring twice for Malvern. Ian Radford and Neil Mogford both bagged a brace as Lakes Forest defeated Droitwich RBL 5-2.
In the Bernard Finnigan Cup Devon Smith and 53 year old Ray Woods both cracked hat-tricks as AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves thrashed Hallow Village 8-0. Other trebles came from Brian Lavell in Glovers Needle’s thrilling 5-4 win over Whitehall, George Martin as Blue Star beat FC Grosvenor 5-2 and Alan Richards of Keyz04 who won 6-3 at Beauchamp Victoria. Alex Marsh and Tim Hitchcock were on the scoresheet in Goodrest Juniors 2-0 success at Martley Spurs Reserves. Goals from Dan Kendrick and Luke Turner gave Old Vigornians a 2-0 victory against VFC Keyz. Paul Jones netted twice for Blackpole Sports who lost 4-3 at home to VBL Sports and Kirk Layton grabbed a double as Wessie went through 4-2 at Wychbold RBL Reserves.
In the Sunday League Division 4 Mike Young notched a hat-trick for Vaults who beat Powick ‘B’ 5-2. Aaron Austin was another hat-trick man as Westbury Celtic drew 3-3 with Callow End.
The first round of the Saturday Bayliss Cup saw VBL Sports beat Hallow 3-0 with the prolific Gordie Beauchamp firing yet another treble. In the Saturday Division Luke Hemming bagged two for GDL Saturday who won 4-2 at Northway.
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Last season’s Worcester Sunday League Division One champions AFC Heenans have made a flying start to the new campaign. Lee Tomkins hit a hat-trick and Chris Cornes added a brace as they hammered Droitwich Spa 8-0 to go top of the Premier Division table. Elsewhere Martley Spurs won 4-0 at Kempsey and Adam Spencer scored twice in Callow End’s 4-0 home win over Westbury Celtic Reserves.
In Division 2 there were hat-tricks for Stuart Hadlington of Whitehall who won 5-2 at Anchor Falcons and Joey Spencer in Powick ‘A’s 3-0 home win against Old Vigornians. AFC Claines drew 3-3 with Coppertops, Drew Price netting twice for Claines, Dean Spiers doing likewise for Coppertops. Hallow Village beat VBL Sports 2-1, the winning goal coming from goal keeper Ian Copeland with a kick from his own penalty area.
AFC West Midlands hammered Lower Wick Sports 9-1 in Division 3, Mike Jeffries, Daniel Burne and Jason Kennedy all bagging a brace. Alex Hughes scored twice as Arrow Reserves beat Keyz04 4-1 and a single strike from Oliver Caines gave Wychbold RBL Reserves victory over FC Grosvenor. In Division 4 Matt Rendell cracked a hat-trick in GDL Athletic Reserves 4-3 win at Powick ‘B’ as did Stefan Cook of AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves who defeated Hornets Reserves 4-1. Jordan Pugsley and Ian Grainger both bagged two goals as Droirwich Spa Eagles crushed St Johns 5-0. Other doubles came from Dale Watkins of Goodrest Juniors who shared six goals with Worcester Bosch, Paul Bennett as CMB Sports beat The Pear Tree 6-3 and Mark West in Inter Town’s 2-1 home win over Lakes Forest Reserves.
An entertaining match at Beauchamp Victoria saw the home team go 2-0 up against Perdiswell. Adie Lewis netted twice as the visitors fought back to lead 3-2 but a stunning 35 yard strike from Anthony Holden-Jones in the last minute salvaged a point for Victoria.
In the Saturday Division Gordie Beauchamp netted four times to take his personal tally to ten goals in two matches as VBL Sports thrashed West Malvern 6-0. Aaron Jenkins scored twice for Hallow WMC who beat Northway 2-1. Goals from Stuart Harvey and Chris Glover gave Powick a 2-0 home win over Martley Spurs.
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AFC Claines lifted themselves off the bottom of the Worcester Sunday League Division 2 table with a narrow 3-2 win against promotion chasing Whitehall. The vast experience of Keith Aingel, Mark Dillon and Wayne Hadley-Chisholm was the key to Claines’ success and they found the target through Graham Mann, Alex Mann and Tony Farnsworth. Whitehall’s own veteran Tim Lewis was a rock at the heart of their defence but despite strikes from Josh Homans and Kevin Tyler, they just failed to take something from the game. Martley Spurs Reserves moved into second place with a crushing 6-1 win at Glovers Needle. However leaders Powick ‘A’ look unstoppable as they eased past Hornets 6-3. Joey Spencer cracked a hat-trick and Nick Prosser added a brace for Powick with Dan Welch scoring twice for Hornets.
In Division One CMB Sports went six points clear at the top after a 4-2 success at Bridge Rangers. Paul Bennett and Jordan King both bagged braces for CMB. Blackpole Sports boast the only 100% record in the League and they recorded their eleventh straight win with a 3-1 scoreline against Hornets Reserves in Division 4. Dan Endacott netted twice with Paul Jones also on the scoresheet, Tom Catling replying for Hornets. A revitalised Alma are looking to move up the table and they hammered Inter Town 7-1. Jamie Insall found the net four times with Kevin Insall grabbing a hat-trick.
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With the present inclement weather showing no signs of abating, the Worcester & District Football League looks like it will be going into May before its full fixture list can be completed.
With approximately half the fixtures having been played, the Sunday Premier Division looks like being the closest run competition for several years. AFC Heenans currently lead the table, closely pursued by Powick, Kempsey, Perrywood and Callow End. However, with games in hand, reigning champions Arrow 2000 and Martley Spurs could well prove to be the greatest threat. At the other end of the table Droitwich Spa and Westbury Celtic Reserves currently occupy the relegation places and will be looking to climb the table as soon as possible.
CMB Sports are leading the way in Division One with The Pear Tree in their first season in hot pursuit. If they win their games in hand AFC Mazak will also be in the frame with Bridge Rangers a good outside bet to spoil the party. HDNL Sports and Droitwich RBL are struggling to get away from the division’s basement.
It’s a different story in Division 2 where Powick ‘A’ are running away with the title having won twelve of their thirteen games. Martley Spurs Reserves lead the chasing pack. Anyone of half a dozen teams could face the drop with only three points separating them.
Blue Star and Keyz04 are level on points at the top of Division 3 but Blue Star have a vastly superior goal difference. However if Goodrest Juniors win their two games in hand they will lead the table by one point. The relegation situation is even more complicated in this division with seven clubs separated by just six points.
Blackpole Sports boast the only 100% record in the League having won all their eleven matches to date. They currently lead Division 4 by twelve points from AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves who have three games in hand with both clubs likely to take the promotion places.
The battle for the Saturday Division title looks like going to the wire. Martley Spurs are the current leaders but unbeaten Powick could go four points clear if they win their two games in hand. VBL Sports and the University of Worcester are also well placed for a title challenge.
The Worcester League is anxious to hear from any clubs who are looking to play Saturday football next season. Interested parties should contact either Graham Russell on W 453863 or Tim Phillips on W 749562.
| | WORCESTER LEAGUE ROUND UP 23rd & 24th JAN 10 |
The second round of the Worcester League Bernard Finnigan Cup saw GDL Athletic go through 5-1 against Lakes Forest Reserves. Their secretary, Alan Southwick, was called into action as a makeshift striker and he responded with a hat-trick, Gary Jones adding the other two goals. Also through are AFC West Midlands who beat New Inn Sports 3-0 with goals from David Taylor, Tom Hill and Craig Collins. AFC Claines drew 1-1 after extra-time with Cutnall Green, Alex Mann on target for Claines, Sean Normoyle replying for the Green. Claines won the subsequent penalty shoot-out 5-3.
In the Katherine Rayer Cup, Simon Vaughan and Gary Price were on the score sheet as Perrywood defeated Kempsey 2-1. AFC Heenans secured their place in round 3, Stuart Fassnidge hitting a hat-trick in their 4-0 win over Droitwich Spa.
The Sunday League Division One local derby between Droitwich RBL and Droitwich Spa Eagles saw a comprehensive 9-1 success for the Eagles. Jordan Pugsley netted five times with Colin Grainger cracking a treble. Steve Cox was another hat-trick man for Coppertops who drew 3-3 at Hallow Village in Division 2.
In the Saturday Phipps Cup quarter-finals, Hallow WMC thrashed Perrywood 10-0 with Shane Smith finding the net five times. VBL Sports booked their semi-final place after crushing GDL Saturday 7-1. Ollie Dyde grabbed a hat-trick as did Gordie Beauchamp, taking his personal tally for the season to 49 in the process. Eliot King completed the VBL scoring.
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With the recent bad weather relenting to allow a full Worcester League programme, Kempsey moved to within six points of the top of the Sunday League Premier Division, brushing aside Droitwich Spa 7-0. Tom Hobbs was their shooting star, netting five times. Perrywood continued their recent run of good form, thrashing Warndon Athletic 8-0. Jamie Long hit a hat-trick with Nick Butler adding a brace.
In Division One The Pear Tree are only three points behind leaders CMB Sports after a narrow 3-2 win at Bridge Rangers. Phil Jenkins netted both the Rangers goals. Meanwhile CMB had an excellent 2-1 win at higher graded Powick in the Katherine Rayer Cup. Ollie Endacott cracked a hat-trick for Malvern Rangers who won 4-1 at HDNL Sports and Jordan Pugsley bagged two in Droitwich Spa Eagles 3-0 home win over Droitwich RBL. Richard Holtham netted four times as Coppertops crushed Glovers Needle 5-1 in Division 2. Hallow Village won 5-2 at Anchor Falcons, Darren Lane scoring twice for Hallow, James Lush doing likewise for Falcons.
There were hat-tricks for Alex Hughes of Arrow 2000 Reserves who beat Lower Wick Sports 5-2, George Martin as Blue Star defeated Bakery All Stars 4-2 and Toby Attwood in Worcester City Wanderers narrow 4-3 victory over Inter Town. Andrew Harvey bagged a brace for Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves who beat Powick ‘B’ 4-2 as did Jamie Lee of Lakes Forest Reserves who lost 4-3 at home to Hornets Reserves. A single strike from James Michie gave Vaults victory against Inter Town.
The quarter-finals of the Saturday Bayliss Cup saw GDL Saturday go through 7-5 on penalties after a 3-3 scoreline at the end of extra-time. Carl Hobbs bagged two for Martley Spurs who won 3-1 at Perrywood. VBL Sports are also through, Chris Newman and Gordie Beauchamp on target as they beat University of Worcester 2-0.
In the WFA Sunday Premier Cup quarter-finals, Mark Owen came off the bench to score twice as Martley Spurs drew 3-3 with Grange after extra-time. However Grange went through 4-3 in the resultant penalty shoot-out. Arrow 2000 lost their tie 3-2 against Black Horse.
The Nursing Sunday Junior Cup saw AFC Mazak win their third round clash with Westbury Celtic Reserves 3-1, Shane Smith scoring twice. Pan Banks grabbed a hat-trick and Ray Woods a brace as AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves crushed Wessie 5-0 in the Minor Cup.
| | WORCESTER LEAGUE ROUND UP 13th & 14th FEB 10 |
An amazing score line at Bakery All Stars saw visitors Wessie triumph 8-7 in the third round of the Worcester League Bernard Finnigan Cup. Kirk Layton cracked a hat-trick and Sam Carstairs added a double for Wessie with Tom Bethell notching a treble for Bakery. Also through are VBL Sports who thrashed AFC Nunnery Wood Colts 8-0, Gordie Beauchamp netting five times. Danny Burne hit a hat-trick for Powick ‘A’ who knocked AFC Claines out 4-1. Simon Hands scored twice for Blue Star but they lost 4-2 at home to GDL Athletic.
There was a major shock in the quarter-finals of the Katherine Rayer Cup, Lakes Forest winning 2-0 at higher graded opponents Arrow 2000, one of the cup favourites. Darren Palmer and Neil Grubb were on target for Lakes. The Pear Tree booked a semi-final place, David Cape, Andrew Seymour and Jon Rogers on the score sheet as they beat Bridge Rangers 3-0. For the second week running, Martley Spurs went out of a cup competition 4-3 on penalties, this time against Perrywood after a 0-0 extra-time score line.
In the Sunday Premier Division, Warndon Athletic crushed Droitwich Spa 6-2, Ben Uren firing a hat-trick and Dean McCormack adding a brace. Bryan Craven and Stuart Harvey both scored twice as Powick defeated Westbury Celtic Reserves 4-1. Adam Griffin hit a hat-trick for Lower Wick Sports who won 5-2 at Beauchamp Victoria as did Tom Baker of Blackpole Sports in their 4-2 victory against Droitwich Spa Eagles Reserves.
There were two goals each for Danny Burden of Hornets Reserves who beat Hangover 2-1, Dan Welch in Hornets first team 3-1 win against Whitehall and Steve Prickett as Martley Spurs Reserves beat Coppertops 2-0. Michael Jurruppa and Kef Muscott both bagged a brace in AFC Nunnery Wood Colts Reserves 8-0 demolition of Inter Town. Other doubles came from Shane Smith of AFC Mazak who drew 3-3 with Malvern Radar and Alan Pennick in CMB Sports 4-2 home win over HDNL Sports.
In the Saturday Division goals from Shane Smith and Dan Hopkins gave Hallow WMC a 2-1 success at Martley Spurs. Paul Bennett netted twice in VBL Sports 3-0 win at Powick. Callow End are through to the semi-finals of the WFA Sunday Premier Cup after a remarkable penalty shoot-out against Stourport The match finished 1-1 after extra-time then Callow End goal keeper Matt Davis not only saved four penalties but converted the winning spot kick to see his side go through 7-6.
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