Midland Football League

Newsletter

2nd October 2019

League News

History was made for the MFl last Saturday when 3 female officials took charge of the game between Bartley Reds

and Redditch United Reserves. Miss Lois Jeffries was in charge with her assistants Sue Albrighton and Kloe Douglas

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The draw has been made for the 2nd round of the Moldwel Products Ltd League Cup

South Normanton Athletic vs Newark Flowserve

Brocton vs Heath Hayes

Walsall Wood vs Uttoxeter Town

Long Eaton United vs Stapenhill

Bolehall Swifts vs Selston

Coton Green vs Coventry Copsewood

Kirby Muxloe vs Coventry United

Nuneaton Griff vs Coventry Sphinx

Leicester Road vs Atherstone Town

Hinckley AFC vs Ashby Ivanhoe

Cadbury Athletic vs Paget Rangers or Lye Town

Stourport Swifts vs Boldmere St Michaels

Sporting Khalsa vs Worcester City

Tividale vs FC Stratford or GNP Sports

Chelmsley Town vs Romulus

Racing Club Warwick vs Highgate United

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Atherstone Town Community Football Club are now inviting applications for the vacant position of 1st Team Manager. All interested applicants should send their CV’s to;

dave.atcfc@btinternet.com or trn700@aol.com

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Closing date for applications will be Sunday 6th October.

Review

Premier Division

Sporting Khalsa are the new leaders of the Premier Division following a 2-0 win at Racing Club Warwick, Josh

McKenzie with a brace. Walsall Wood were held at home by Highgate United, Ryan Conlon with the equaliser for

The Gate. Heather St Johns maintained their unbeaten start with a 2-0 home win over Worcester City despite being

reduced to 10 men. Danny Meadows scored twice as Newark Flowserve beat Haughmond 2-0 at Lowfields. Long

Eaton United are 5th, Niall Towle scoring twice in their 3-1 win at Romulus. South Normanton Athletic bounced back

from last weekend’s heavy defeat with a 3-1 win over Stourport Swifts. Boldmere St Michaels are off the bottom

following a 1-1 draw at home to Coventry United. Gresley slip to bottom spot as they were beaten 3-1 at The Moat

Ground by Lye Town. Coventry Sphinx responded to their heavy defeat at Newark with a 1-0 win at AFC

Wulfrunians, Lawrence Rawlings with the goal. Selston and Tividale draw 1-1 at Parish Hall, both goals in the last 5

minutes.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sporting Khalsa 9 7 0 2 24 6 18 21

2 Walsall Wood 10 6 3 1 25 13 12 21

3 Heather St. John's 8 6 2 0 19 6 13 20

4 Newark Flowserve 8 6 1 1 19 7 12 19

5 Long Eaton United 8 4 3 1 26 15 11 15

6 South Normanton Athletic 7 5 0 2 15 11 4 15

7 Coventry United 10 4 2 4 17 15 2 14

8 Tividale 8 4 2 2 13 11 2 14

9 A F C Wulfrunians 8 4 0 4 15 15 0 12

10 Stourport Swifts 9 3 2 4 10 13 -3 11

11 Romulus 7 3 1 3 13 13 0 10

12 Worcester City 8 3 1 4 11 15 -4 10

13 Coventry Sphinx 7 3 1 3 9 20 -11 10

14 Lye Town 10 2 2 6 17 21 -4 8

15 Racing Club Warwick 8 2 2 4 12 16 -4 8

16 Selston 8 1 2 5 8 20 -12 5

17 Haughmond 8 1 2 5 11 24 -13 5

18 Highgate United 8 2 1 5 10 14 -4 4 *

19 Boldmere St Michaels 7 0 3 4 7 16 -9 3

20 Gresley 8 0 2 6 8 18 -10 2

* Adjustment made

Division 1

There was a superb game at Sheepy Road where Uttoxeter Town maintained joint top spot with a 5-2 win at

Atherstone Town. Kyle Esplin and substitute Matt Redshaw both scored twice for Uttoxeter while Jack Tolley saved a

Joe Obi penalty with the score at 3-1. Brocton retained top spot with a 2-1 victory over Paget Rangers at Silkmore

Lane. Lichfield City are 3rd as Luke Childs scored a last minute winner to beat Stafford Town 3-2 at The City Ground.

Hinckley AFC slipped to 5th as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Cadbury Athletic at the TSA. Leicester Road move into

4th as Matt Langham scored a hat-trick in their 4-0 win at Stapenhill. Studley climb into 6th, Sean Cooke with the only

goal of the game at Ashby Ivanhoe. Nuneaton Griff are off the bottom following a 3-0 win over Chelmsley Town

who replace them in 20th place. Conor McEwan scored twice for Griff. Rocester and Kirby Muxloe shared the spoils

with a 2-2 draw at Hillsfield, Jordan Dodd with both for the Romans. Heath Hayes climbed to 13th place with a fine 2-

1 win at NKF Burbage, Matthew Alport with the winner in the 89th minute.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Brocton 9 7 0 2 23 11 12 21

2 Uttoxeter Town 10 7 0 3 23 14 9 21

3 Lichfield City 9 7 0 2 24 16 8 21

4 Leicester Road 9 6 1 2 23 7 16 19

5 Hinckley AFC 10 6 1 3 21 12 9 19

6 Studley 9 6 0 3 19 13 6 18

7 Atherstone Town 9 5 2 2 30 15 15 17

8 Ashby Ivanhoe 9 5 1 3 16 12 4 16

9 G N P Sports 8 5 0 3 21 14 7 15

10 NKF Burbage 11 4 2 5 22 25 -3 14

11 Kirby Muxloe 9 4 1 4 20 19 1 13

12 Stapenhill 9 4 0 5 20 18 2 12

13 Heath Hayes 8 3 1 4 12 14 -2 10

14 Coventry Copsewood 8 3 1 4 10 17 -7 10

15 Paget Rangers 9 3 0 6 22 24 -2 9

16 Cadbury Athletic 11 2 2 7 17 26 -9 8

17 Rocester 9 2 2 5 10 24 -14 8

18 Stafford Town 9 2 1 6 13 22 -9 7

19 Nuneaton Griff 9 2 0 7 14 30 -16 6

20 Chelmsley Town 10 1 1 8 5 32 -27 4

Division 2

Champions Northfield Town moved to within three points of the leaders with a 7-1 win at in-form Barnt Green

Spartak. The home side took the lead early through Reuel Prescod, but Northfield clinched the points with Tom

Craine scoring twice and Jack McGinn with a hat-trick. Feckenham are level on points in 3rd place following a 3-0 win

at Bolehall Swifts. Earlswood Town are off the mark as they won 3-2 at Hampton to move two places up the table.

Knowle and Boldmere Sports drew 1-1 at The Robin’s Nest which leaves them in 4th and 5th respectively. Alcester

Town are up to 6th, Daniel Pitt scoring twice in their 4-2 win at Lane Head.

Costas Lautaru scored twice as Moor Green extended their lead at the top of the table with a 4-1 win over Coton

Green in torrential rain.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Moor Green Academy 9 8 1 0 32 13 19 25

2 Northfield Town 8 6 1 1 30 5 25 19

3 Feckenham 8 6 1 1 21 9 12 19

4 Knowle 9 6 1 2 23 14 9 19

5 Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons 8 5 1 2 30 12 18 16

6 Alcester Town 7 4 1 2 16 11 5 13

7 Coventry Alvis 8 4 0 4 21 19 2 12

8 Barnt Green Spartak 7 4 0 3 19 17 2 12

9 F C Stratford 6 3 0 3 11 12 -1 9

10 Coton Green 8 2 0 6 12 19 -7 6

11 Fairfield Villa 6 2 0 4 11 20 -9 6

12 Hampton 7 1 1 5 14 26 -12 4

13 Bolehall Swifts 7 1 1 5 6 21 -15 4

14 Earlswood Town 5 1 0 4 5 9 -4 3

15 Lane Head 8 1 0 7 14 38 -24 3

16 Redditch Borough 5 0 0 5 0 20 -20 0

Division 3

Sutton United are the new leaders of Division 3 following a 3-0 win at AFC Solihull. FC Shush are up to 3rd after they

beat Leamington Hibernian 2-0 at The Glades. Marcus Shaw scored the only goal of the game as WLV Football won

1-0 at Shipston Excelsior. Enville Athletic moved up to 11th with a fine 4-0 win over Castle Vale Town at Hall Drive,

Matthew Parke with a hat-trick.

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Sutton United 7 6 1 0 22 5 17 19

2 Coventry Plumbing 7 6 0 1 30 9 21 18

3 F C Shush 7 4 1 2 14 11 3 13

4 Central Ajax 7 4 1 2 11 11 0 13

5 Inkberrow 6 3 2 1 22 13 9 11

6 Continental Star 6 4 0 2 21 15 6 9 *

7 Welland 7 3 0 4 14 19 -5 9

8 Birmingham Tigers 5 2 2 1 11 6 5 8

9 Coventrians 6 2 2 2 16 14 2 8

10 Castle Vale Town 8 2 2 4 9 21 -12 8

11 Enville Athletic 5 2 1 2 9 7 2 7

12 Upton Town 6 2 1 3 7 12 -5 7

13 A F C Solihull 7 2 0 5 10 12 -2 6

14 W L V Sport 6 2 0 4 11 20 -9 6

15 Shipston Excelsior 7 1 0 6 8 23 -15 3

16 Leamington Hibernian 7 0 1 6 6 23 -17 1

* Adjustment made

Division 4 / reserves

CHALLENGE TROPHY ROUND 1

Group "A"

Bartley Reds 3 v 2 Redditch United Res.

Cadbury Athletic Res. 3 v 0 Fairfield Villa Res.

Group "B"

Coton Green Res. 4 v 0 Gresley Res.

Tamworth Academy 4 v 2 Nuneaton Griff Res.

RESERVE DIVISION / DIVISION 4

Uttoxeter Town Res. 4 v 1 Sporting Club Inkberrow

POS P W D L F A GD PTS

1 Tamworth Academy 3 3 0 0 13 2 11 9

2 Uttoxeter Town Reserves 3 1 1 1 7 5 2 4

3 Coton Green Saturday Reserves 3 1 1 1 6 8 -2 4

4 Worcester City Reserves 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 3

5 Fairfield Villa Reserves 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3

6 Sporting Club Inkberrow 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3

7 Cadbury Athletic Reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 Gresley Reserves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 Redditch United Reserves 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 0

10 Nuneaton Griff Reserves 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

11 Bartley Reds 1 0 0 1 0 7 -7 0

Under 21

UNDER 21 DIVISION EAST

AFC Rushden & Diamonds Elite 2 v 3 Beaumont Park

Allexton & New Parks 4 v 1 Silhill

Bedworth United 1 v 0 Milton Keynes College

F E S Moulton 1 v 6 Quorn

L F E Academy 2 v 4 Heather St Johns

Leicester Road 2 v 2 Nuneaton Borough

N K F Burbage 1 v 1 F C V Stamford

UNDER 21 DIVISION WEST

Lichfield City 1 v 6 Chasetown

Rushall Olympic 3 v 2 Sutton Coldfield Town

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

1 Quorn U21 7 6 0 1 34 12 22 18 1 Rushall Olympic U21 6 5 0 1 23 9 14 15

2 Heather St. John's U21 6 5 1 0 20 9 11 16 2 Kidderminster Harriers U21 5 4 0 1 21 6 15 12

3 Beaumont Park U21 5 3 2 0 22 12 10 11 3 Halesowen Town U21 4 4 0 0 17 3 14 12

4 Silhill U21 7 3 1 3 18 20 -2 10 4 Worcester City U21 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 9

5 Bedworth United U21 3 3 0 0 11 0 11 9 5 A F C Birmingham Youth

Development U21 6 3 0 3 14 18 -4 9

6 Nuneaton Borough U21 6 2 2 2 11 14 -3 8 6 Brocton U21 7 3 1 3 9 12 -3 7 *

7 Allexton & New Parks U21 4 2 1 1 11 11 0 7 7 Lichfield City U21 7 2 1 4 10 22 -12 7

8 Highgate United U21 5 2 1 2 9 10 -1 7 8 Chasetown U21 5 2 0 3 13 7 6 6

9 NKF Burbage U21 7 1 3 3 9 16 -7 6 9 Stourport Swifts U21 5 2 0 3 17 16 1 6

10 Leicester Road U21 7 1 2 4 13 21 -8 5 10 Droitwich Spa BG U21 4 2 0 2 9 9 0 6

11 FCV Stamford U21 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 4 11 Boldmere St Michaels U21 4 1 0 3 5 9 -4 3

12 Milton Keynes College U21 4 1 1 2 10 15 -5 4 12 Sutton Coldfield Town U21 5 1 0 4 8 13 -5 3

13 Leicester Football

Education Academy U21 4 1 0 3 8 9 -1 3 13 Castle Vale Town U21 4 0 0 4 2 28 -26 -3 *

14 Leicester Nirvana U21 5 0 2 3 10 21 -11 2

15 AFC Rushden & Diamonds

U21 6 0 1 5 8 20 -12 1

16 Moulton College Higher

Education U23 FES 2 0 0 2 2 9 -7 0

Other Fixtures

Les James Challenge Cup

There was a remarkable game at The Arden Garages Stadium where FC Stratford defeated Continental Star 8-4. Ash

Wilkes scored twice for Stratford with Reece Jacobs bagging a brace for Star.

COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH CUP

Round 1

Central Ajax 1 5p3 1 Rugby

Christ the King 0 v 4 Coventry Alvis

Coventry Colliery 3 v 7 Coventry Copsewood

Round 2

Coventry Plumbing 6 v 1 Dunlop

WORCESTERSHIRE JUNIOR CUP ROUND 1

Fairfield Villa 1 v 0 Stourport Swifts u21

Inkberrow 2 v 3 Worcester Raiders Res.

Kidderminster Harriers u21 1 12p11 1 Droitwich Spa

Redditch Borough 2 3p5 2 Welland

Upton Town 0 v 1 Malvern Town Res.

Worcester City u21 1 v 2 Worcester City Res.

WORCESTER MINOR CUP ROUND 1

Droitwich Spa G & B u21 7 v 0 Malvern Vale

Kirby Muxloe made it through to Round 2 of the Jelson Homes Senior Cup with a 3-2 victory over Uppingham Town.

Studley were clinical against Lane Head in the Smedley Crooke Memorial Charity Cup winning 15-0 at The Beehive.

Odane Barnes scored four, Alex Dugmore and Dale Edwards bagged hat-tricks and there was a brace for Dan Carter.

Stourport Swifts and Worcester Raiders fought out a 1-1 draw in the Worcestershire Senior Cup. In the penalty

shoot-out, it was Raiders, with an outfield player in goal, that came through winning 4-2.

Leading Goal scorers

Premier Division

David Kolodynski Long Eaton United 15

Niall Towle Long Eaton United 14

Dan Westwood Sporting Khalsa 13

Kieron Clarke Heather St Johns 12

Richard Hanslow South Normanton Ath 11

Simeon Cobourne Romulus 9

Josh McKenzie Sporting Khalsa 8

Jumaane Meggoe AFC Wulfrunians 8

Martin Smyth South Normanton Ath 8

Darragh Bustin Tividale 7

Dan Smith Tividale 7

Kyle Dixon Newark Flowserve 6

Stuart Hendrie Highgate United 6

Henry Brooks Selston 5

Matt Cotton Newark Flowserve 5

Ross Dempster Heather St Johns 5

Malachi Farquharson Heather St johns 5

Matt Gardner Coventry United 5

Jordan Harrison Worcester City 5

Scott Ryan Haughmond 5

Aaron Williams Coventry United 5

Division 1

Regan Smith Brocton 13

Matt Langham Leicester Road 12

George Bosworth Kirby Muxloe 11

Benn Minshull Ashby Ivanhoe 11

Dale Edwards Studley 10

James Taylor Lichfield city 9

Jesse Adcock NKF Burbage 8

Chris Lloyd GNP Sports 8

Odane Barnes Studley 7

Dan Carter Paget Rangers 7

Dan Carter Studley 7

Dan Elwell Paget Rangers 7

Dan Griffiths Lichfield City 7

Jake Avery Uttoxeter Town 6

Luke Childs Lichfield City 6

Kyle Esplin Uttoxeter Town 6

Dave Freeman Coventry Copsewood 6

Brady Middleton Atherstone Town 6

Joe Obi Atherstone Town 6

Ryan Slinn Nuneaton Griff 6

Jack Sutherland NKF Burbage 6

Jordan Burrows Leicester Road 5

Deon Colstock Cadbury Athletic 5

Jordan Dodd Rocester 5

Kyon Green Hinckley 5

Adam Parry Kirby Muxloe 5

Harvey Smith Studley 5

Division 2

Kyle Hudlin Boldmere Sports 13

Louis Bridges Knowle 11

Sam Wills Northfield Town 11

Tom Craine Northfield Town 9

Cameron Seivwright Hampton 9

Lewis Ludford Coventry Alvis 8

Wade Malley Alcester Town 8

Reuel Prescod Barnt Green Spartak 8

Jak Albutt Feckenham 7

Jake Brown Alcester Town 6

Ben Johnson Lane Head 6

Oliver Timmins Boldmere Sports 6

Paul Bonar Coton Green 5

Antione Julien Lane Head 5

Costelus Lautaru Moor Green 5

Dan Murphy Feckenham 5

Ryan Palmer Coventry Sphinx, Alvis 5

Steven Ruck Knowle 5

Ryan Walker Hampton 5

Division 3

Nathan McGarrity Coventrians 9

Matthew Parke Enville Athletic 9

Jordan Powell Coventry Plumbing 9

Ben Thomas Inkberrow 9

Jamie Barrett FC Shush 8

Connoll Farrell Coventry Plumbing 8

Kelvin Oshenye Sutton United 8

Nathan Davies Inkberrow 7

Kyle Jaynes Coventry Plumbing 7

Samuel Kayode Continental Star 7

James Clarke Sutton United 6

Jordan Lovell Continental Star 6

Leighton Hines Sutton United 5

Alex Obi Castle Vale Town 5

Division 4 / reserves

Aaron Brett Worcester City Reserves 11

Alex Bullock Sporting Club Inkberrow 10

Mohammed Konteh Redditch United Reserves 7

Joel Steer Sporting Club Inkberrow 6

Remmel Johnson Bartley Reds 5

Che O’Connor Cadbury Athletic 5

Kieran Sheen Sporting Club Inkberrow 5

Max Bosley Gresley Reserves 4

Nathan Bowen Gresley Reserves 4

Kieran Clayton Nuneaton Griff 3

Matt Ennis Worcester City 3

Ethan Hanks Fairfield Villa 3

Ethan Hetherington Tamworth Academy 3

Jack Hilton Tamworth Academy 3

Harrison James Tamworth Academy 3

Bradley Savage Coton Green 3

Under 21 Divisions

Josh Crossley Quorn 12

Thomas Harley Kidderminster Harriers 9

Daniel Danks Halesowen Town 8

Kyle Jardine Heather St Johns 7

Elliott Lees Stourport Swifts 7

Hassan Shah Rushall Olympic 7

Dave Assuncao Beaumont Park 6

Liam Bloxham Beaumont Park 6

Lucas Edmonds Droitwich Spa BG 6

Hagi Jikineh Rushall Olympic 6

Ben Tansley Allexton & New Parks 6

Harley Baker AFC Birmingham Youth 5

Brandon Beardmore FCV Stamford 5

Jack Burns Heather St Johns 5

Kieran Cooper Bedworth United 5

Ethan Freemantle Kidderminster Harriers 5

Will Gibbons Kidderminster Harriers 5

Louis Jones AFC Birmingham Youth 5

Jack Knott Droitwich Spa BG 5

Leading Attendances

Averages based on league games only

Coventry United 368

Worcester City 304

Newark Flowserve 292

Atherstone Town 228

Gresley 168

Hinckley AFC 154

Racing Club Warwick 151

Coventry Sphinx 143

Boldmere St Michaels 135

Selston 122

Rocester 120

Tividale 117

Walsall Wood 111

Heath Hayes 109

Nuneaton Griff 109

Leicester Road 108

Preview

Premier Division

The opening game of the weekend kicks off at Noon when Coventry United welcome Racing Club Warwick to The

Butts Park Arena. Leaders Sporting Khalsa welcome Romulus to the Aspray Arena. Khalsa have a 100% record at

home in the league will Roms are unbeaten in their last three league games away from Castle Vale. 2nd placed

Walsall Wood entertain Tividale who have made a good impression following promotion from the West Midlands

League. Heather St Johns are unbeaten in the league and they travel to Coventry Sphinx who are unbeaten at home

in the league. 4th placed Newark Flowserve have a 100% record in the league away from home and they travel to

Walshes Meadow to face Stourport Swifts who have won all their home league games. Long Eaton United are the

division’s leading scorers and they travel to The Victoria Ground to face Worcester City who they beat 4-0 back in

August. South Normanton Athletic have made an excellent start to the season and they travel to AFC Wulfrunians

who sit comfortably in the middle of the table. Bottom cub Gresley welcome Highgate United to The Moat Ground.

Highgate are just two points ahead of Gresley, incentive enough for the home side to gain their first win of the

campaign. Boldmere St Michaels have had two successive draws under new management. They travel to Lye Town

who have lost two out of their three home games. 16th meets 17th at Parish Hall as Selston entertain Haughmond.

With the sides having the two worst goal differences in the division, this is an opportunity for one of them to open a

three point gap on their opponents.

TUESDAY 8th OCTOBER 2019 Highgate United v Heather St. John's

Division 1

This weekend’s action begins on Friday evening when Paget Rangers welcome Rocester to Coles Lane for an 8pm

kick off. All of Paget’s points have come at home while Rocester have one defeat in the last 5. Leaders Brocton travel

to Kirby Muxloe who have won four out of 5 home games. Uttoxeter Town had the result of last weekend and they

welcome Nuneaton Griff, who have won their last two, to Oldfields. 3rd placed Lichfield City travel to Pack Meadow

to face bottom club Chelmsley Town. City are the division’s top scorers while Chelmsley have conceded the most.

Leicester Road are up to 4th following three straight victories. They host Cadbury Athletic who have one defeat in

their last five games. 6th meets 7th at The Beehive with Atherstone Town the visitors to Studley. The Adders saw

manager Ivor Green resign last weekend and they will want to bounce back following two straight defeats. Studley

have won their last five in the league, so this promises to be a tasty affair. Ashby Ivanhoe had their recent good run

halted last weekend and they will be looking to start again as they travel to Allards Way to face Coventry

Copsewood who won their only home league game two weeks ago. There is a local derby at The Welfare Ground as

5th placed Hinckley host NKF Burbage. Both sides have seen plenty of goals this season and this should continue. 13th

meets 12th at The Coppice Colliery Ground as Heath Hayes host Stapenhill. Stapenhill have lost their last three while

Heath Hayes had a good win on the road last week. Stafford Town welcome GNP Sports to Evans Park. Town have

won one in four while GNP have won their last two

TUESDAY 8th OCTOBER 2019 Stafford Town v Heath Hayes

Division 2

Leaders Moor Green welcome Bolehall Swifts to the Trevor Brown Memorial ground for the third meeting of the

two sides this season. It currently stands at 9-0 to Moor Green after two victories. Champions Northfield Town have

been racking up the goals in recent weeks as they look to defend their title. They host FC Stratford who have spent

the last month in cup action. Knowle are joint second on goal difference and they travel to Barnt Green Spartak

whose recent excellent run was halted by Northfield last weekend. Earlswood Town picked up their first points of

the season last weekend to move off the bottom of the table. They travel to Alcester Town who have one win in

three. Boldmere Sports & Social Falcons travel to Fairfield Villa with both sides showing improvement after slow

starts to the season. Hampton entertain Lane Head and with the sides conceding 64 goals in 15 games, this should

see plenty of action.

Division 3

Leaders Sutton United have dropped just two points in the league this season. They entertain 10th placed Castle Vale

Town who have had better results in cup competitions. There is a Coventry derby at the Colliery Sports Ground as

Coventrians host 2nd placed Coventry Plumbing. Central Ajax can move into the top three if they can get the better

of visitors Upton Town at Ajax Park. 7th placed Welland entertain bottom club Leamington Hibernian who have

shown improved form in recent weeks. Two successive victories has kick started WLV Football season. They

entertain Continental Star who have lost three successive high scoring games across all competitions. Birmingham

Tigers welcome Shipston Excelsior to The Hadley Stadium. Tigers are without a win in three and Excelsior without a

win in five.

LES JAMES CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 1

Coventry Alvis v Coton Green

PRESIDENTS CUP ROUND 1

Redditch Borough v Feckenham

CHALLENGE VASE ROUND 1

FC Shush v Inkberrow

TUESDAY 8th OCTOBER 2019 MOLDWEL PRODUCTS LTD LEAGUE CUP ROUND 1

FC Stratford v G N P Sports

Lye Town v Paget Rangers

Division 4/ Reserves

CHALLENGE TROPHY ROUND 1

Group "A"

Redditch United Res. v Fairfield Villa Res.

RESERVE DIVISION

Cadbury Athletic Res. v Tamworth Academy Coton Green Res. v Bartley Reds Worcester City Res. v Gresley Res.

Under 21

UNDER 21 DIVISION EAST

Allexton & New Parks v AFC Rushden & Diamonds Elite 10.30

Beaumont Park v F C V Stamford 11.00

F E S Moulton v Bedworth United 10.30

Heather St Johns v N K F Burbage 10.30

L F E Academy v Leicester Road 10.30

Leicester Nirvana v Milton Keynes College 11.00

Quorn v Silhill 10.30

UNDER 21 DIVISION WEST

AFC Birmingham v Worcester City 11.00

Boldmere St Michaels v Halesowen Town 10.30

Castle Vale Town v Droitwich Spa G & B 10.30

Sutton Coldfield Town v Stourport Swifts 10.00

Other Fixtures

SMEDLEY CROOKE MEMORIAL CHARITY CUP ROUND 1

AFC Solihull v Enville Athletic

COVENTRY EVENING TELEGRAPH JUNIOR CUP

Round 1

Nuneaton Griff Reserves v Ambleside

Round 2

Folly Lane O.B. Reserves v

Nuneaton Borough u21

STAFFORDSHIRE CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 1

Brocton u21 v Cannock United 2.30

Cheadle Town Res. v Chasetown u21 2.30

Eastwood Hanley Development v Uttoxeter Town Res.

Lichfield City u21 v Wyrley Titans 10.30

Rushall Olympic u21 v Norton Canes

MONDAY 7th OCTOBER 2019 STAFFORDSHIRE SENIOR CUP ROUND 1

Lichfield City v Newcastle Town TUESDAY 8th OCTOBER 2019 BIRMINGHAM SENIOR CUP ROUND 1

Alvechurch v AFC Wulfrunians

Banbury United v Racing Club Warwick

Nuneaton Borough v Coventry Sphinx

DERBYSHIRE SENIOR CUP ROUND 2

Dronfield Town v South Normanton Athletic

Long Eaton United v Holbrook Sports

Pinxton v Stapenhill

WALSALL SENIOR CUP ROUND 1

Rocester v Tividale

LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND FA JELSON HOMES SENIOR CUP ROUND 1 Ashby Ivanhoe v Hinckley AFC 7.30

Barrow Town v N K F Burbage 7.30

Leicester Road v Sileby Town 7.30

WEDNESDAY 9th OCTOBER 2019 STAFFORDSHIRE SENIOR CUP ROUND 1

Bilston Town Community v Brocton

J W HUNT CUP ROUND 1

Atherstone Town v Willenhall Town

BEDWORTH NURSING CUP ROUND 1

Nuneaton Borough u21 v Fillongley