Under 8s – As the autumn league campaign draws to a close F.C. Strollers became the first side to inflict a defeat on League leaders Bentley Youth and leave themselves with an outside chance of taking the title although the victory was a result of al round team effort the goal heroes were Ellis Greatrex and Ben Mansell.
Vic Market Tigers also had a successful day taking maximum points from their two games. Jack Carter bagged the all important goal in the first game against All Saints Juniors and a strike from Joshua Connel and a second of the day from Jack Carter helped them beat Stone Cross Tigers despite Thomas Shorthouse scoring for Stone Cross.
Thomas had opened the day with a hat trick against stable mates Stone Cross Lions.
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The competition is played on a five match round-robin, with the top two teams in each group going to a Cup Final at Bilston Town.
Highest score of the day came in the Group A match between Lane Head and Smethwick Sikh Temple, with Russell Heathcock hitting 4, Jack Whitehouse getting a hat trick and a brace coming from Jake Proffitt.
Russell and Jack were again on target with a goal apiece in the 4–0 win over New Park village, with a brace coming from Jack Arnold.
These results see Lane Head leading the group on goal difference from the massively improving Perton and Codsall West.
Jack Bishop scored the only goal of the game against Willenhall Town, and this was followed by a 7–0 win over Smethwick Sikh Temple, the goals coming from two hat tricks, one from Oliver Lake and one from Matthew Finney, with Joshua Niven also on target. With these two teams already contesting the League Cup Final, a repeat looks a strong possibility.
Willenhall Town, having gone down to Perton and Codsall, returned to winning ways with a 4–2 victory over Wednesfield.
In a match which did credit to both teams Willenhall took a 2–0 lead, only to see Wednesfield fight back to level things up and look like taking control.
Willenhall dug deep to score two more and run out winners.
Ashley Doughton with a brace, Jordan Rayat and Adam Hill were Willenhall’s scorers, with James O’Malley and Todd Brindle on target for Wednesfield.
Wednesfield themselves got back to winning ways when Liam Evans scored the only goal of the game against New Park Village. In Group B only FC Perton finished the day with maximum points.
Bezmellah Azimi and Thodore Williams were on target in their 2–1 win over Tipton Olympic, who had Ashley Griffiths on target.
Perton followed this up with a 1–0 win over Wolverhampton Development Pumas, with Andrew Shave scoring.
Pumas themselves lie second in the table following a 5–1 victory over Perton and Codsall East, with Reiss Pugh and Jack Richards hitting a brace each and James Jukes also on target.
Jamie Ward scored for Perton and Codsall, to follow up his winning goal in the previous match against Wolverhampton Development Panthers, who themselves went on to a 1–0 victory over Rowley Rangers.
Jack Simcox was the scorer, and the group now has three teams on equal points and separated only by goal difference, behind the leaders.
Group C was the only group in which no team claimed maximum points, and the early signs are that this will be the closest group of all.
Bentley Youth started the day with a 2 – 2 draw against Stone Cross Academy, Connor Louth hitting a brace for Stone Cross, with Joshua Richardson and Oliver Aston on target for Bentley.
Ashbourne Raiders started their campaign with a similar score line against Pensnett Harriers, where Pensnett’s Daniel Starns and Liam Hawkins were on target, with Joshua Massey and Charlie Irving scoring for Asbourne. Bentley then went on to a 2–0 win over St Joseph’s Colts, with Anthony Clift and Jared Grey on target, and Asbourne beat All Saints by a similar score line, with Ismal Hussain and Charlie Irving scoring. These results leave Bentley and Ashbourne leading the group, equal on points, goal difference and goals scored !!!!!
But St Joseph’s and All Saints each chalked up a victory, with Ben Dutton scoring the only goal for St Joseph’s against Pensnett Harriers, and Ryan Williams doing the same for All Saints against Stone Cross.
This leaves St Joseph’s and All Saints second equal, one point behind the leaders and with the same points, same goal difference and same goals scored !!!!
Meanwhile Pensnett and Stone Cross both picked up a point, and both have the same points, same goal difference and same goals scored !!!!! Funny old game.
Star striker of the day was Coven United’s Nathan Sharples in Group D.
Scoring one of his team’s four goals against Cooper’s Casuals, along with a Jack Hague brace and a goal from Dominic Finley, Nathan went on to hit five of his team’s six against Prestwood Rangers, the other one coming from George Edwards.
Coven were the only team in this group to win both their matches and head the table from Salisbury Rangers who were held to a 2–2 draw by a battling Bustleholme Jake Powell and Jacob Wheale were Bustleholme’s scorers, with Deon Gallagher and Jordan Hurd on target for Salisbury, who then went on to grab second spot in the table with Callum Lester scoring the only goal of the game against Prestwood.
Under 11s – The Group A Charity Cup final will be contested by Rowley Rangers and Wednesfield after five goals from Aaron Weston, two from Joe Fitzpatrick and one each from Ellis Probert, Lewis Probert and Jordan Lawrence helped Rowley round off their group league campaign with a victory at Bilbrook Juniors Celtic with Mcpherson on target for Bilbrook while Wednesfield maintained their 100% record with a 4-0 victory over Hill Top Rangers.
In Group B Willenhall Town Colts kept their hopes of facing stable mates Willenhall Town Reds in the final with a 3-1 victory at Finchfield with Besenyei on target for Finchfield.
A brace from Edwards and goals from Ball and Powers helped FC Strollers beat East Park in what ended up as a dress rehearsal for the Group C final.
In Group D New Park Village beat Perton and Codsall United 5-1 to book their place in the final where they will face Warstones Wanderers (North) who completed the group stages with maximum points after beating Dudley Town 6-1.
FC Perton look favourites for the Group F final after five goals from Dave Edwards, three from Daniel Booth and one apiece from Matthew Copeland, Connor Bainbridge and Joseph Bicknall helped them beat Prestwood Rangers.
The opening game in the Spring League Premier Division ended all square when Willenhall Town Reds and Tipton Olympic shared six goals while Bilbrook Juniors Rangers opened the First Division campaign with a 4-2 victory at Wallbrook and four goals from Ewers and one from Jones helped Bentley Youth beat Brandhall Colts to move to the top of the table with Anjum replying for Brandhall.
Under 12s – The top of the table clash saw premiership leaders FC Strollers maintain their 100% record with two goals from Oliver Bragg and one each from Josh Bell and Lee Mills helping them beat Warstones Wanderers (West) while third placed Bilbrook Juniors (West), with games in hand maintained their 100% record with a comfortable victory at Penn Rovers thanks to seven goals from Kieron Whittaker, five from Elliot Simpson and one each from Bobby Glencourse, Andro Sehte, William Hughes, Jacob Bull, Thomas Hapgood and Matthew Greenaway with Luke Francis, Ryan Dillon and Lewis Taylor netting for Penn and a hat trick from Joshua Garbett, two goals apiece from Charlie Arnold and Jake Cox and one each from Samuel Downs and Kristan Parker helped Willenhall Town beat Moorcroft Raiders while Sedgley White Lions and New Park Village Rovers shard the spoils in a six goal thriller with Reece Perry, Mathew Cherryington and Thomas Burkitt on target for Sedgley and Seamus Williams, with two and Jackson Miles replying for the Village.
Goals from Lyall Bagshaw, Arvinder Johal and Matthew Frost helped First Division leaders Windsor beat Moxley Rangers while goals from Saul Wagstaff and Daniel Macintosh helped Warstones Wanderers (Lions) beat F.C. Strollers (Lions) with Kyle Bullock replying.
In the Second Division goals from Wrayon Vassell, James Winwood, Lucas Evans and Tom Heath helped leaders Coven United beat Wednesbury Sports Union with Bradley Clifford replying while goals from George Gavin and Aaron Bains helped Bentley to victory at Tipton Olympic.
Under 13s – The delayed Jenny Chapman (League) Cup tie between second division promotion rivals Bustleholme Athletic and Bantock Vipers saw Bustleholme take an early lead after a mistake in the visitors defence saw a Luke McGee corner flicked on by Ryan Reynolds eventually cross the line.
Ben O’Keefe then increased the lead for Bustleholme in an exciting first half. The second half saw Joshua Heath hit the net and O’Keefe claim a second although Bustleholme were kept at bay by some excellent clearances and saves by the Bantock keeper, Elliott Scott.
In the Premier Division four goals from Luke Shirley, two from Ryan Long and one each from Mohit Sheti and Jordan Anderson helped leaders Warley Vipers beat Bustleholme Blades to maintain their 100% record while five goals from Adam Billingsley, two each from Alex Foreshaw and Conner Mulligan and one apiece from Jordan Dixon, Richard Shaw and Matthew Pearce helped second placed Eurofast beat a depleted Oldbury Lions and a brace from Daniel Edmondson-Griffiths and goals from Ryan Downing, Kiah Nwabuko and Liam Boucher helped Willenhall Town beat Himley Colts with Simon Gilbert replying while four goals from Amarni Allen and one from Dimitri Dunkley helped New Park Village beat Moorcroft Raiders with Chad Dale netting both goals in reply.
In the third division four goals from Dylan, Crockette, three from Hargit Sairia, two from Amandeep Binning and one each from Parendeep Kangola, Airm Johal, Mohammad Akam, Taise Oluayogia and Demetri Brown helped leaders Smethwick United beat Wednesbury Royals to maintain their 100% record with Charlie Jones bagging a brace in reply while two goals apiece from Matt Hudson-Smith and Okess Koyunlu and one each from Ainsley Campbell, Craig Mitchell, Dominic Biela and Ashley Henry helped Pendeford Park beat Tettenhall Wood Athletic o move into second spot and Kam Binder bagged both goals as Warstones Wanderers (East) beat Dudley Town with Panashe Kahyuchi replying.
In the Second Division a hat trick from Conner Sharp, two goals apiece from Jake Elmore, Robert Lloyd and Thomas Storey and one from Sam Elmore helped New State Lions beat Black Country Ravens with & Lee Davies, with a brace and Ashley Simpkiss were on the score sheet for the Ravens while goals from Andrew Day, Josh Holding and Tom Timmins helped Sedgley White Lions beat Bilston Wanderers with Sam Walters replying and two goals from Mikel Parchment and one each from Kavell Gale, Ashley Hale and Sunny Singh helped Bentley Youth beat Tipton Olympic with Harry Cleaver and Callum Bull on target for Tipton.
Under 14s – In the Premier Division a hat trick from Crutchley, a brace from Reynolds and a strike from Mason helped New Park Village Rovers beat Willenhall Town Swifts with Duckhouse replying while Allen bagged the only goal of the game as Wolverhampton Development beat East Park Youth.
In the First Division Smethwick Sikh Temple beat Tipton Olympic 2-0 while the game between Willenhall Town Colts and B.N.J.S.F.C. was goalless.
In the Second Division Coopers Casuals beat Windsor by the odd goal in seven to end Windsor’s unbeaten run while goals from Lewis, Francis and Hickman helped Stone Cross beat Wednesfield Phoenix to move back above Windsor at the top of the table and Tipton Athletic kept their promotion hopes alive when they bagged a dozen at Bentley Youth.
Under 15s – Windsor gained their revenge over Willenhall Town Tigers for last week’s defeat in the Chris Lees Cup to end the Tigers unbeaten league record and dent their hopes of premiership silverware with an odd goal in seven victory.
With the scores level at half time a repeat of last week’s score line was obviously in the Tigers minds but Windsor had a different view and deservedly took the points with a battling performance.
Phipps, with a brace, Read and Kaul were on target for Windsor with Pitt, with a brace and Anglin replying for the hosts.
The Tigers stable mates Willenhall Town Swifts had a more successful afternoon inflicting a first league defeat of the season on Bilbrook Juniors (East) while premiership leaders Finchfield beat Stone Cross with a hat trick from Perdie and goals from McDonald and Wilkins.
In the First Division Staples bagged the all important goal as Smethwick United ended Spingvale’s 100% record while two goals from Tonks and one from Wood helped Park Hill Boys beat Featherstone R.W.B. to move above Springvale at the top of the table.
Jones replied for Featherstone while a brace from Dickson and goals from Howell and Angerson helped Wednesbury Inter Athletic beat F.C. Perton with Maskew replying and Walsh bagged the only goal of the game as Wood Farm Wanderers beat Perton & Codsall United while a brace from Whitehouse and a strike from Graham helped Tipton Olympic to an odd goal in five victory at Woodsetton with Ward and Burnton replying.
In the Second Division Hack bagged the all important goal as Wood Green beat Ashbourne Raiders to record only their second victory of the season while goals from Pemberton and Sandi helped Punjab beat promotion rivals Bilbrook Juniors North Star.
Under 16s – A brace from Matthew Elwell and goals from Josh Harman, Jake Rawdhurst, Alex Humphries and Ben Lund helped premiership Wyrley Juniors beat Third Division Stowlawn in their delayed Wednesbury Junior Cup tie with Christopher Haywood replying for Stowlawn.
A hat trick from Ryan Wilkins, a brace from Mitch Hadley and goals from Callum Griffiths, Paul Finn and Joe Titley helped unbeaten Pelsall Villa beat Wednesbury Town to keep their championship hopes alive with Shane Maydew bagging Wednesbury’s consolation.
In the First Division Willenhall Town Colts recorded their first league victory of the campaign. In their local derby with Wednesfield and on a very bad pitch both teams struggled to play good football but the Colts eventually won comfortably with a hat trick from Dave Rickwood and the other goal coming from Lee Turner on his return to the club with Grant Darby getting the consolation for Wednesfield.
Sedgley Town’s 100% record came to an end when they shared the spoils with unbeaten Wolverhampton Development in a six goal thriller.
Goals from Dan Coles, Oliver Wagstaff and Alan Woollery helped Sedgley move above unbeaten Hill Top Colts to the top of the table with third placed Wolverhampton maintaining the pressure on the leading pair.
In the Second Division goals from Adam Sedgewick and Luke Walters helped leaders Walsall Town beat Bentley Youth while at the other end of the table two goals apiece from Nathan Cain and Daniel Jaggers and one each from Liam Sheldon and Joe Spencer helped Sedgley Alliance Swifts beat Hill Top Rangers to move off the bottom of the table.
Danny Hall and Dion Bolding replied for Hill Top who slipped to bottom spot.
In the Third Division a brace from Darren New and goals from Darrell Richards, Alex Keay and Ben Adkins helped unbeaten Beechdale Swifts overcome J.M. United while goals from Adam Hopcroft and Byron Millington helped Darlaston Town beat Image Wheels Kestrals with Jamie Lynex replying.
Under 17s –Two goals from Wakeman and one from Rowe helped Bustleholme beat Warley Borough to progress to the third round of the B’ham County Youth Cup where they are joined by Swinmoor Rangers who beat Great Barr Harriers with goals from Edwards, Merrick, Golding and Pedley.
In the First Division eight goals from Evans, two from Bolton and one each from Corns, Warrilow and Cooper helped leaders FC Perton beat Sandwell Youth.
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