Premier Division
Saturday 4th February 2023
Kick Off 3.00 pm
Verses
Price £2.00
Today we welcome Potton United Players, Officials and Supporters to the LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium for SSML Premier Division game. We hope you have an enjoyable afternoon with us.
We also welcome our match officials Referee Samuel Laidler and his assistant’s Noel Gavin and Russell Shacklock.
You are all welcome to use the clubs bar and tea bar before, halftime and after today’s game. You will be well look after by Sue and Michelle and our catering staff, Ioana and Nigel.
On the gate Tony and Keith will give guidance for car parking and selling 50/50 tickets. The entrance fee us £8 and £4 for concessions.
Our sponsor today is Deckchair Pete. We thank Pete for sponsoring today’s game.
Join us to watch Newcastle vs. West Ham on our large TV’s after the game.
Please use the car parking provided inside the ground, as this will avoid any unnecessary disruption to our neighbours. If you have left your car on ANY of the adjoining roads, please pop outside and bring your car in, the car parking is free.
Please follow any instructions or requests made by the club for your safety and enjoyment. The Club Management also reserves the right to refuse admission to the ground to, or to eject from the ground, any person who refuses to be searched by any steward, servant or agent of the Club or any Police officer.
The Club management accepts no responsibility for injury or loss of property
Fixtures, results, and league tables are shown within the programme or visit our web site
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Saturday 4th Feb Ko 15:00
1st vs Potton Utd
Sunday 5th Feb Ko 12:00
U16 vs Brantham Ath
Tuesday 7th Feb Ko 19:45
1st vs St Panteleimon
Saturday 11th Feb Ko 15:00
1st vs Arlesey Town
Thursday 16th Feb Ko 19:45
U18 vs Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
Sunday 19th Feb Ko 12:00
U16 vs Bratham Athletic
Officers
President – Jamie Herd
Chairman – Emma Smart
Vice Chairman – Tony Smart
General Club Secretary – Dean Bradford
Treasurer – Tony Smart
General Committee
William Dawes, Keith Pym, Alan Brett, Scott Isaacs, Pete Jerram, Steve Ypey, Roger Lipscombe, Alan Lee
Match Day Secretary 1st Team - Alan Lee
Match Day Secretary SCFYL Under 18 – Alan Lee
Match Day Secretary EJA Under16 - Dean Bradford
Membership: Dean Bradford
Tony Smart - Clubhouse Manager
Club Welfare Officer/Charter Standard – Scott Isaacs
Media Officer/Website – Alan Lee
Photographer/Facebook – Stephan Fletcher
Programme Editor – Tony Smart
Accountants – Coyle & Co
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents
Mr. J Baldry, Mr. B Barter, Mr. C Bull, Mr. W Dawes, Mr. J Doble, Mr. S Robinson, Mr. R Saville, Mr. A Smart, Mr. P Taylor, Mr. J Williams, Mr. M Goodson, Mr. .J Lawes
Web: http://levgreenfc.co.uk
Twitter: @levgreenfc
Facebook: @Leverstock Green F.C.
LEVERSTOCK GREEN
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AUSTIN BYFIELD (GK)
RIO BEACH
ALVIN KYEREMEH
BRADLEY ROBINSON
ADRIAN PITFIELD
RYAN CARRUTHERS
IBRAHIM NAGHEEB
LUKE BECKWITH
GEORGE MITCHELL-GEARS
ELGENTY DAALBERG
ETHAN MOONEY
CHRIS BLUNDEN
SEAN WALSH
DAN PETT
SCOTT McGLEISH
BOBBY ARMSTRONG
RADU-MIHAL STEFANOAICA
DAN MAY
AYOMIDE OKE
Manager: Fergus Moore
Assistant: Scott McGleish
Coach: Darren Bonfield
Physio: Cam Gaffeny
Potton United
Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts & Socks
CRAIG FOXALL
ALFIE WARMAN
CALLUM WILSON
JACK THOMAS
JESSE ARMOO
SAM WILLIS
KYE TEARLE
MACSEN FRASER
COLE BUTLER
DAVE PARKINSON
FINBAR KING
JOSH HOWARD-DOBSON
DAVE ETHERIDGE
AARON McARDLE
IBRAHIM CAMARA
JOSH BROWN
Manager: Jimmy Martin
Manager: Mark Gearing
Coach: Gareth Davies
Physio: Matt Sandercock
Molly May
Referee: Samuel Laidler
Referee Assistants: Noel Glavin & Russell Shacklock
1943—Club formed during wartime.
1945—When peace broke out the Club joined the South Midlands League. The first matches were played at The Recreation Ground in Sandy Road.
1947—A group of local volunteers prepared the present ground at The Hollow, renting the ground from the Land Settlement Association. Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup.
1948 Entered the FA Cup and in First Qualifying Round beat Stewartby Works 6-1 away, which is still our highest score in this competition. Reached second Qualifying Round before losing 3-1 at Hitchin Town in a replay. Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup.
1952—Were drawn away to Bedford Town in the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup. Supporters organized a train from Potton to Bedford but saw Potton lose 0-6.
1955 Made application to join London-based Parthenon League but were rejected.
1956 After a season in limbo the Club joined the Central Alliance League Division One (South).
1961—Joined the United Counties League.
1963—Sunday football side Potton Casuals formed and played their home matches at The Hollow.
1964 Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup beating Shillington 5-3.
1969 Lost 10-0 away to Cambridge United in the FA Cup (which is still our heaviest defeat in this competition).
1973—Our landlords, The Land Settlement Association wanted to sell the ground and our President, Peter Hutchinson, bought the ground and gave the club a 99-year lease at a peppercorn rent. Won League Knock Out Cup beating Bedford Eagles in the final.
1974—Finished bottom of Premier Division.
1976—Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup.
1977—Floodlights installed.
1978 Agreement was reached with Potton Town Cricket Club that they could use the facilities at The Hollow. Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup for fifth time.
1984—Old dressing rooms (including communal bath) and clubroom was knocked down and replaced by the current clubhouse and dressing room. Potton Sports & Social Club formed, which comprised Potton United FC, Potton Town CC and Potton Timber Ltd Sports Club.
1987 Won first League title when they were unbeaten on their travels.
1988—New wooden stand built. Finished fourth in League.
1989—Won League title for second time and Ray Seekings scored a record 56 goals. Potton Tennis Club move to The Hollow with 2 tennis courts.
1990 Finished 14th in Premier Division. Reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase before losing 3-1 away to Billericay in front of a crowd of 1000 plus. Woodentops Playgroup started using the clubhouse in January 1990.
1991—Finished fourth in League. Long serving Manager Terry King leaves the club and was replaced by Andy Lloyd and won Hunts Premier and Hinchingbrooke Cups. The Tennis Club enlarged their facilities and have 4 tennis courts incorporating two Multi Use Games Area (MUGA).
1994—Andy Lloyd resigned and was replaced by the charismatic Kenny Davidson (who is now living in Barbados).
1995—Won Bedfordshire Premier Cup. 16th in League.
1997—Participated in 6 Cup Finals winning four of them. Finished fourth in Premier Division.
1998—Finished 14th in League. Kenny Davidson left the club and was replaced by Martin Humberstone, then Reserve Team Manager.
2001—Relegated to Division One after third consecutive season in a relegation place.
2002—Finished 15th in Division One before former Club Captain and fans favourite Dick Newman was appointed Manager.
2003 Wooden stand destroyed by fire. To mark the Club’s 60th Anniversary the Club played Rushden & Diamonds X1 that consisted mainly of youth players in front of a crowd of 450. Finished sixth in Division One.
2004—A storming campaign saw the Royals winning the Division One title with 80 points and scoring at about 3 goals per game. Match between a Potton United X1 (comprising ex-players) and an Arsenal Ex Professional & Celebrity X1 was played when the current stand was officially opened and named The Derek Inskip Stand. Recorded highest win in FA Vase (4-1) when we beat Edgware Town away in Round 2.
2005— Early in the year saw the death of two stalwarts of the club. Derek Inskip passed away in January having completed 50 years as Secretary and Terry King passed away in February he was associated with the club for 40 years as player and then Manager. Reached Round Four of FA Vase before losing 2-1 at Bury Town. Finished runners-up to Cogenhoe United. A league match at Potton against Cogenhoe had to be abandoned due to floodlight failure and the rearranged match was the last of the season and Cogenhoe held on to a draw to secure the title by one point in front of a crowd over 300. Won League Knock Out Cup beating Woodford United in the final. Joint Managers Dick Newman and Roy Bloxham won 3 Manager of the Month awards as well as Manager of the Season award. Dick Newman resigned and was replaced by Ian Donnelly.
2006—Finished runners-up again, this time to Woodford United on goal difference. Roy Bloxham replaced Ian Donnelly as Manager and also bringing back Dick Newman as Assistant.
2007 Finished fourth in League and lost on penalties in Final of League Knock Out Cup to Boston Town. Roy Bloxham resigned as Manager and was replaced by Dean Chapman who had to build a new team as all of the first team had left to join other local clubs. We reached the Fourth Round of the FA Vase before losing 2-1 to eventual finalists AFC Totton. Finished fourth in league.
2008 After finishing our league programme early in April we had a nervous wait for other clubs to finish their programme of matches and escaped relegation by one point. Dean Chapman resigned as Manager and was replaced by Dean Shipp. Another rebuilding of the squad with the emphasis on youth and local players. Constitution of Potton Sports & Social Club revised to now incorporate as members Potton United FC, Potton Town CC, Potton Tennis Club and Woodentops Playgroup.
2009—Finished second from bottom in the Premier Division, and under instructions from the FA to the UCL the club were relegated to the Division One as the ground did not come up to the required standards.
July 2009 Manager Dean Shipp tendered his resignation and Tom Galvin, and Declan Milton were appointed Joint Managers, being assisted by Tony Galvin, the ex-Spurs and Republic of Ireland player as Head Coach.
2009-10—Finished in the bottom half of Division One and losing finalist in Bedfordshire Senior Trophy
2010-11 In September Tom Galvin decided he wanted to concentrate on playing and so Darren Staniforth and Glen Clark were appointed joint Managers. Finished near bottom of Division One.
2011-12—Darren and Glen still in charge, signing a few new players. Nicky Stocks replaced Glen Clark during the year. Reserves reformed under the management of Duncan Field and Kieran Dempsey, and they will compete in Division Two of the Bedfordshire County League.
2012-13 In lower level of both UCL and Bedfordshire County Leagues. Reached final of Beds FA Senior Trophy but lost 10 to Bedford FC. In March 2013 ground improvements finished that included fencing round the pitch, hard standing now all the way round the pitch and pay hut.
2013-14 Planning permission granted for covered standing for 50 spectators. Applied for funding for new floodlights. First Team finished 10th in league and Reserves in lower half of their league.
2014-15—Application for grant for new floodlights has been granted and new floodlights being installed. Small Spectator Stand being installed. Reserves enter UCL Reserve Division under management of Nicky Stocks and a Potton United Under 18 has been entered in the Royston Crow League and will play their home matches at The Hollow on Sundays. The 1st team finished in 3rd place in Div 1, just missing out on promotion and got to the UCL knock-out cup final, losing 3-0 to AFC Rushden & Diamonds.
2016-17 – The club enter a reserve side back in the UCL under the management of Matt Gedney, Steve Maddix and Brad Smith and they make their way to the final of the Beds Intermediate Cup, losing on penalties to AFC Dunstable U21s. Laurence Revell takes over the role of 1st team Manager in October 2016 with Darren Staniforth stepping up to Football General Manager to oversee all teams within the club. The 1st team finish in 6th position in Division One which earns them a place in the FA Cup for the 2017-18 season.
2017-18 – The club runs an under 18 team for only the second time in the clubs history, which was entered in the Northants Senior Youth League. Laurence resigns as manager in December 2016 and former Potton striker Steve Kuhne takes over the role assisted by Lee Pyke. The 1st team go on a great run in February/March which sees them finish as runners up and promoted back to Step 5 of the football pyramid. They also feature in the final of the North Beds Charity Cup, beating Bedford FC 2-0. The reserves management resign in January and are replaced by senior players James Jordan and Joe Wills.
2018-19 – The FA laterally moved the 1st team to the Spartan South Midlands League, but the reserves remain in the UCL. The 1st team finished a creditable 7th place in the league and made the final of the league challenge trophy. Steve Kuhne resigns at the end of the season and Laurence Revell returns to the club as manager.
2019-20 – Jimmy Martin joins management team as coach then takes over when Revell resigns in February. Reached final of Bedfordshire Senior Cup but the season was abandoned in March due to global pandemic Coronavirus.
2020-21 – another season abandoned due to Coronavirus. In May the club were advised they would be laterally moved back to the UCL. An unsuccessful appeal means we will be heading north for all our league fixtures.
2021-22 – after a difficult start finished in 10th place in UCL Premier. Runners u[ in Hinchingbrooke Cup, losing to Harborough Town in final. Request to be laterally moved back to SML for 22-23 granted by FA.
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Saturday 4th February
PREM Ardley United Crawley Green
PREM Arlesey Town Dunstable Town
PREM Cockfosters Harpenden Town
PREM Colney Heath Biggleswade United
PREM Leighton Town Hoddesdon Town
PREM Leverstock Green Potton United
PREM London Colney Stotfold
PREM Risborough Rangers Baldock Town
PREM Shefford Town & Campton Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
PREM Tring Athletic St Panteleimon
Tuesday 7th February
PREM Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Colney Heath
PREM Baldock Town Ardley United
CC Biggleswade United First Luton Town First
PREM Dunstable Town Cockfosters
CC Kempston Rovers First Potton United First
PREM Leighton Town Arlesey Town
PREM Leverstock Green St Panteleimon
PREM London Colney Potton United
PREM Risborough Rangers Stotfold
PREM Tring Athletic Hoddesdon Town
Saturday 11th February
PREM Baldock Town Biggleswade United
PREM Crawley Green Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
PREM Dunstable Town Hoddesdon Town
PREM Harpenden Town Potton United
PREM Leighton Town Cockfosters
PREM Leverstock Green Arlesey Town
PREM Shefford Town & Campton Risborough Rangers
PREM St Panteleimon Colney Heath
PREM Stotfold Ardley United
Leverstock Green were unable to follow up Saturday’s win at Harpenden as they crashed to a home defeat against Crawley Green on Tuesday night. After a tight first half the visitors took control in the second half with some clinical finishing as Leverstock were caught on the break too many times. There was a chance for Leverstock in the 5th minute as skipper Dan Weeks got on the end of a free kick from Ibrahim Nagheeb, but his header went over the bar. Crawley’s first near miss came in the 18th minute when an overhead kick from Brandon Carney struck the post.
Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica looked like Leverstock’s most dangerous player, and in the 22nd minute he made a strong run into the box and pulled the ball back into the six-yard box, but it was cleared. Six minutes later the action was at the other end as Austin Byfield dived low to turn away a shot from Joe Hankins. In the 33rd minute Elginey Daalberg went on a solo run from the halfway line to the edge of the penalty area but then hit his shot over the bar. Leverstock’s best chance of the half was in the 39th minute when a great pass from Dan Weeks put Stefanoaica in behind the defence, but after running across the face of the six-yard box, he hit his eventual shot wide. In the last minute of the half Dan Pett got on the end of a cross and turned quickly but his shot was saved.
The teams went in at half time with the game still goalless, but the second half was barely a minute old when Crawley Green took the lead. Leverstock were caught on the break from their own attack, and the ball was threaded through to Hankins, whose shot found the net despite Byfield getting a hand to it.
There was almost a second in the 53rd minute as Hankins slid in to meet a cross from Carney but it went just wide, and Carney hit the woodwork for a second time in the 57th minute as his free kick from distance hit the post. The second Crawley goal came in the 61st minute and again it was careless from Leverstock as they were caught by a quick breakaway from their own corner and Hankins was put through again to slot the ball past Byfield.
There was a let-off for Leverstock in the 70th minute when Carney was clean through and looked set to score but shot straight at Byfield. However, Leverstock couldn’t take advantage, and squandered two corners when the cross couldn’t beat the first man. On 76 minutes Leverstock had a promising attack which broke down on the halfway line, and again they were punished as the ball was quickly played out to the right and seconds later a cross came in which Carney finished from close range for the third Crawley
Leverstock had continued to push forward throughout the half but were unable to force visiting keeper Dan Gould into a serious save and could not force the ball home from a couple of goalmouth scrambles. Eventually in the 87th minute Chris Blunden pulled a goal back with a shot from the edge of the box, but that proved to be nothing more than consolation as Crawley Green came away with a deserved three points.
Green goal.
Leverstock Green (0) 1 (Blunden 87)
1. Austin Byfield, 2. Brad Robinson (12. Luke Beckwith 63 mins), 3. Kurainashe Musanhi, 4. Dan Weeks, 18. Luke Durnin, 6. Ryan Carruthers (14. Chris Blunden 54 mins), 7. Ethan Mooney, 8. Dan Pett, 9. Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica, 10. Ibrahim Nagheeb, 11. Elgeniy Daalberg (20. Scott McGleish 79 mins). Subs not used: 15. Callum Moore, 16. Ayomide Oke.
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After six postponements due to weather and 26 days without a game Leverstock Green finally returned to action, and they hit the ground running as they recorded an impressive 3-0 win at Harpenden Town. On a difficult sticky pitch freshly defrosted from the cold weather of the last two weeks, Leverstock showed their attacking prowess in the first half as they led 3-0 at the break and defended superbly under pressure in the second half to maintain the win and the clean sheet. Skipper Dan Weeks returned to the side after a long injury layoff for his first game since September 6th.
Leverstock took an early lead, and it was something of a gift from the home side. Their defence unwisely tried to play the ball across the face of their own box, and as it held up on the sticky surface, Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica nipped in to stab the ball home in for a 1-0 lead in the 4th minute.
In the 13th minute Leverstock were awarded a free kick in a dangerous position just outside the box for a foul on Ibrahim Nagheeb, who got up to take the free kick himself, but couldn’t keep his effort under the bar. There was another great chance in the 18th minute. Stefanoaica chased a forward pass from Luke Durnin, while home keeper Alex Desmond came racing out of his goal but missed the ball. Stefanoaica continued his run towards the empty net, but by the time he caught up with the ball the angle was narrow, and his shot went into the side netting. Two minutes later Stefanoaica was denied again by a point blank save from Desmond.
16-year-old Kurainashe Musanhi was in the starting line-up in place of the injured Rio Beach, and he brought a save out of Desmond with a cross from the left touchline that was drifting towards the top corner of the net until Desmond tipped it over. Nagheeb took the resulting corner, which was headed up in the air by Stefanoaica. As it came down, the Harpenden defenders were slow to react, and Ethan Mooney nipped in to nod the ball home and put Leverstock 2-0 up in the 31st minute.
It was then the turn of Green keeper Austin Byfield to show his quality, firstly tipping a shot from Daniel Westmore onto the bar in the 37th minute, and then getting down low at his post to turn away a shot from Jake Anthony a minute later. The game was still finely poised, but Leverstock added an important third a minute before the break. A pass from Elginey Daalberg found Stefanoaica out wide, and as he headed on a run into the box, he was brought down by a challenge just inside the box. The referee initially waved play on, but his assistant raised his flag. After a consultation between the two, the penalty was awarded and Stefanoaica took it himself to make it 3-0 in the 44th minute.
The second half was a different story as Harpenden came out looking more determined and had the Leverstock goal under heavy pressure at times. In the 55th minute Byfield impressed again as he palmed a corner away and then instantly recovered to turn away an incoming header. Two minutes later Musanhi cleared off the line from one of the home side’s many corners.
Leverstock still had chances themselves to increase their lead on the break, with Stefanoaica twice being denied by Desmond after being put through by Dan Pett in the 61st minutes and by Mooney in the 80th minute. Mooney had a chance himself in the 84th minute after a great pass from Nagheeb but curled his shot just wide of the post.
The game ended with Harpenden applying further pressure from yet more corners, but the Leverstock defence held firm thanks to a number of superb performances, none more so than MOM Luke Durnin – recently returned after a long injury break and playing his first full game since August.
Leverstock Green (3) 3 (Stefanoaica 4, 44 pen, Mooney 31)
1. Austin Byfield, 2. Brad Robinson (14. Alvin Kyeremeh 60 mins), 3. Kurainashe Musanhi, 4. Dan Weeks, 5. Luke Durnin, 6. Ryan Carruthers (16. Callum Moore 88 mins), 7. Ethan Mooney, 8. Dan Pett, 9. Radu -Mihai Stefanoaica (15. Raheem Khan 82 mins), 10. Ibrahim Nagheeb, 11. Elgeniy Daalberg. Sub not used: 20. Scott McGleish.
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TUESDAY 10th JANUARY / WEDNESDAY 11th JANUARY
Midweek Stats: 4 games played of which 2 were home wins, 1 away win and 1 draw.
Midweek Stats: The 4 games produced a total of 13 goals, an average of 3.25 per game. Lewis Toomey (Leighton Town) and Dumedi Okoye (Moulton FC) both netting hat tricks.
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Arlesey Town moved out of the relegation places with a hard-fought goalless draw at home to table toppers Stotfold, social media reports suggested the hosts were unlucky not to take all three points.
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Leighton Town advanced into the semi-finals of the Dudley Latham Memorial (Premier Division) Cup after trailing at the break (goalkeeper Reece Lewis having scored) to defeat visiting Shefford Town & Campton 3-1 and set up a home semi-final date with Dunstable Town next month.
Just two games beat the weather in Division One, leaders Real Bedford FC continued to march on towards the title with a 3-1 home success against play-off hopefuls Northampton ON Chenecks while in the battle between two clubs just outside the play-off places Moulton FC climbed to seventh with a 5-0 win at sixth placed Eaton Socon, a result that would lead to the hosts management team stepping down some 24 hours later.
The Non-League Show on Three Counties Radio (Herts, Beds & Bucks) has returned with a new day and time. It will air live between 12-2pm every Saturday. The show presented by Ollie Bayliss will reflect on the previous week’s big news and stories as well as promoting and reviewing matches later that afternoon.
For those who missed it then you can catch up here:-
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SATURDAY 14th JANUARY
Saturday Stats: 8 games played of which 4 were home wins, 3 away wins and 1 draw.
Saturday Stats: The 8 games produced a total of 36 goals, an average of 4.50 per game. Aikins Math (St Panteleimon) and Jamie Cerminara (Ampthill Town) both netting hat tricks.
In the day’s only Premier Division fixture to beat the weather, fourth placed St Panteleimon defeated visiting third placed Crawley Green 4-0 to close the gap to just one point between them.
Just four games beat the weather in Division One, with second placed Rugby Borough closing the gap at the top to twelve points following their 3-1 home success against Langford. Elsewhere Ampthill Town remain fifth after winning 6-2 at struggling Wellingborough Whitworth v Ampthill Town, Ampthill Town went three up in the first 10 minutes with goals from Sam Holmes (2m), Phil Draycott 7m) and Jamie Cerminara (10m). Nathan Heycock pulled one back from a corner and Kobi Bivens scored a penalty to make it 3-2 at the break. Amps secured the points after the break with goals from Holmes and a brace from Cerminara to complete his hat trick. In the battle for play-off places Northampton ON Chenecks won 3-1 at Eaton Socon while Moulton FC saw off visiting Winslow United 5-3.
Rushden & Higham United advanced into the quarter finals of the Les Underwood Junior Cup with a goal in each half against Corby Stewart & Lloyds, the game being switched to Corby following last week’s postponement.
Milton Keynes College Football Academy and visitors Sarratt played out a 2-2 draw in the only Division Two game to beat the weather.
Leighton Town Development booked their place in the next round of the Beds Senior Trophy with a 2-0 win at Beds County League side Caldecote, both goals coming late in the game.
The Non-League Show on Three Counties Radio (Herts, Beds & Bucks) has returned with a new day and time. It will air live between 12-2pm every Saturday. The show presented by Ollie Bayliss will reflect on the previous week’s big news and stories as well as promoting and reviewing matches later that afternoon. For those who missed it then you can catch up here:-
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• Arlesey Athletic joined Division Two
• Buckingham Athletic were promoted from Division Two to Division One
• Dunstable Town left from Premier Division
• Harpenden Town were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
• Kentish Town joined Division Two
• Letchworth left from Premier Division
• Leverstock Green were promoted from Division One to Premier Division
• Markyate joined Division Two
• Milton Keynes City left from Premier Division
• Padbury United changed name to Padbury B T F C
• Risborough Rangers were relegated from Division One to Division Two
• Scot left from Division Two
• Sun Postal Sports joined Division One
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Cup Barton Rovers U16
L Berkhamsted FC Youth U16 EJA
Cup Leighton Town Youth U16 (EJA)
Youth U16 Reds
Hempstead Town Youth U16
Ramblers Youth U16 EJA
Town U16 EJA
Youth U16 EJA
Leverstock Green Football Club would like to thank the Vice Presidents for their help and assistance pledged for last season.
Colin Bull, Peter Dennis, Jim Doble, Peter Frasier, Roger Stokes
As in previous seasons the donations made by our Vice Presidents have assisted us in providing many improvements. Would you like to join, £25 will secure your place.
Changes have been made to the promotion and relegation guidelines given in the summer for Step 5 of the FA’s National League System. This is due to vacancies that have arisen in the NLS for a variety of reasons.
At Step 4, the 8 Clubs finishing 4th bottom and 2 clubs ending 3rd bottom with the highest PPG now do not have to take part in the Inter-Step Play-Offs.
This leaves 6 eligible Step 4 Clubs for the Play-Offs and 16 eligible 2nd placed Clubs at Step 5. As a result, the Clubs finishing in 2nd position at Step 5 are ranked on PPG with the 10 highest being automatically promoted.
The 6 remaining Step 4 Clubs and 6 remaining Step 5 Clubs are placed into geographical groupings and paired by PPG as per the Play-Off Criteria
12 Clubs finishing in the bottom two across Step 5 will now be reprieved from relegation ranked on PPG.
It has to be noted that the above situation is the current position and could change if the Committee feels there is a valid reason in the best interest of the NLS.
