C&EEFL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

MONDAY 21st June 2010 7.30 pm

All clubs mandatory attendance

At The Hawthorns STANWAY ROVERS FC

Proposed Constitution

Premier Division   11 teams

Brightlingsea Regent 'A'

Castle

Cinque Port

Colchester Athletic

Colchester Hotspurs

Colne Engaine

Harwich and Parkeston 'A'

Oyster

Tollesbury

University of Essex 3rd XI

Wimpole 2000

Division One 12 Teams

Abbey Fields

AFC Informa

AXA FC

Boxford Rovers

Brantham Athletic 'A'

Clacton United Reserves

Feering

Harwich Rangers

New Field

Stoke By Nayland

University of Essex 4th XI

Wimpole 2000 Reserves

Division Two  12 teams

Belle Vue Social Club

Dellows

Great Bentley 'A'

Kelvedon Social Club

Lexden Allstars

Marks Tey

Nayland Rangers

New Field Reserves

Sporting Rebels

Stoke by Nayland Reserves

University of Essex 5th XI

Witchfinders

Division Three     6 teams playing each other 4 times

AFC Sudbury 'A'

CBC

Colne Engaine Reserves

Langham Lodgers

St Osyth Reserves

University of Essex 6th XI

Report for Saturday 10^th April

Lexden Memorial Cup semi final weekend and Kelvedon Social will be entertaining Dellows in the final. Kelvedon overcame Witchfinders 7-4 after extra time.  Normal time finished at 3-3.  Dellows had an easier route beating Great Bentley A 5-1. 

In the League Knock Out Cup Belle Vue Social beat Colchester Athletic 3-2 with the winning goal coming in the 89’s minute.  Boxford Rovers had a narrow 1-0 win over Clacton United Reserves.

In the Premier Castle finished their season in style beating title hopefuls Harwich and Parkeston A 5-4. Two for man of the match Warren Slack and one each for Kevin Critchley, Wayne Smith and Ben Wilson.  Priory Ravens beat Tollesbury 2-0 thanks to a couple of goals from Jay Rider.  Colchester Hotspurs also playing their last game for the season put on a good show beating Wimpole 2000 3-0 on the Shrub End astro turf.  Jordan Rowe, Jamie Shaw and Lee Wilson grabbing the goals.

With Eastcliff gameless this weekend Oyster hit Stoke by Nayland 8-0 to keep up their chase for the title. A hatrick here for Tom Birch. AXA had too much power for Brightlingsea Regent A and beat them 4-1.  AFC Informa finished their season this weekend but could not actually play a game as FC Clacton Reserves could not field a side.

New Field grabbed all points on offer as they beat Nayland Rangers 3-1.  Goals here for Karl Badiali, Adam Barratt and Lewis Robertson.

Stoke by Nayland Reserves showed their first eleven how to do it when beating Marks Tey 3-2.  Finally Tey FC beat Sporting Rebels 3-1.

Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd, Monday 5th April

Good Friday morning saw the quarter finals of the Acorn Charity Cup and had Nayland beating Stoke by Nayland Reserves 4-0 in the local village derby.  Witchfinders beat AXA 4-2 after extra time, Langham Lodgers had a close 1-0 win over New Field and Brightlingsea Regent A beat Boxford Rovers 3-2.

Next day Colne Engaine stayed put at the top of the table when beating Colchester Hotspurs 5-0.  Two for Robert Fitzpatrick and one each for James Owen, Paul Blackwell and Marc Brown put one of the Engines hands on the trophy.  Harwich and Parkeston A had a very narrow win over Priory Ravens coming out 1-0 winners with a Craig Martin goal.  Tollesbury found some scoring form for once this season when hitting Harwich Rangers 7-0.  A hatrick here for Corin Haines.

Who is going to win Division One?  Eastcliff seemed to the strolling it but came unstuck against Colchester Athletic losing 1-0 to a Ryan Higgleton hit.  Oyster were very happy with that as they grabbed all 3 points on offer beating Wimpole 2000 Reserves 2-0 with goals from Connor Eden and Martin Hastings.  AFC Informa beat AXA 2-1 and FC Clacton Reserves managed to win 6-5 against Feering United.

Only one game in Division Two and that saw a 2-2 draw between Abbey Fields and Clacton United Reserves.

Belle Vue Social beat Marks Tey 3-1 to remain top of Division Three and Dellows had a 3-1 victory over Sporting Rebels.

Bank Holiday Monday had the semi finals of the Great Bromley Cup.  Harwich and Parkeston A will be playing Colne Engaine in the final after beating Witchfinders 1-0.  Craig Martin finding the net in a very close game.  Colne Engaine beat Belle Vue Social 2-0 with the help of goals from Paul Blackwell and Steve King.

REPORT FOR SATURDAY 27^TH MARCH

A goal apiece for James Partner, Graham Gilles and Nathian English was enough to put Colchester Athletic through to the next round of the League Knock Out Cup when they deposed of FC Clacton Reserves 3-0.  Belle Vue Social put paid to any hopes of a cup run for New Field when they won 4-2 . Scorers here were Chris Daniels, Dan Gasson-Davies, Ben Murphy and James Varty.

In the Premier Colne Engaine went back to the top beating Cinque Port 2-0 with Jimmy Owens and Stephen King getting the very important goals as Harwich and Parkeston A and University of Essex 3^rd’s could only manage a 0-0 draw.  Priory Ravens and Colchester Hotspurs had an end of season 1-1 draw.  Harwich Rangers nearly got their first point but Wimpole 2000 showed no mercy beating them 4-3.

Oyster kept up the pressure on Eastcliff by beating AFC Informa 7-2.  Two apiece for Connor Eden and  Martin Hastings keep Oyster in the hunt for the title.  University of Essex 4^th’s started with 10 and went down to 9 through injury and lost 4-3 to Stoke by Nayland.  Not their day. Luke Cowan hit 2 with Liam Tydeman and an own goal (the winner) being the hit men.

In Division Two Boxford Rovers are the first team to take a league title this season as their 6-1 win over University of Essex 5^th’s was enough to take the trophy.  Well done to them. Another hatrick for Tim Kerr and one each for Ben Dixon, Matt Silver and Luke Waugh doing the damage.  Brantham Athletic A kept up their challenge for 2^nd place beating Clacton United Reserves 3-1.  Two here for Josh Mann and one for Shaun Webb. Abbey Fields have found their form but a little bit late to challenge for honours.  They beat Great Bentley A 3-1 with two goals from Danny Omuoreh and one for the evergreen Charlie ‘Zidane’ Wood.

Finally Division Three Witchfinders, with a Ash Feaviour hatrick, cemented their place at the top beating Sporting Rebels 4-1.  Kelvedon Social beat Marks Tey 4-2 with two goals from Tom Stone and one each for Ross Catchpole and James Miller.  Dellows beat Tey FC 4-2 whilst Langham Lodgers and Lexden Allstars saw out a 2-2 draw. 

REPORT SATURDAY 20^th MARCH 2010

No cup surprises this week.  A goal apiece for Sam Ellicott and Stuart Griffiths was enough for Nayland to progress to the next round beating Brantham Athletic A 2-1.  Prior Ravens beat Premier colleagues Colchester Hotspurs 4-1.  2 for Craig  Serafin and one each for Richard Beet and Jay Rider did the damage.  Colne Engaine got taken to extra time against AFC Informa before coming out 2-0 winners and Witchfinders put three past Feering with one in reply.  Ash Feaviour, Lee Gregory and    Luke Randall the ‘witches’ on target.

In the Premier Division University of Essex 3^rd XI went to the top of the table beating rivals Harwich and Parkeston A 2-0.  Francis Okolie and Steve Stratford getting the all important goals.  Harwich Rangers just cannot seem to win these days and Cinque Port took all three points beating them 4-2.  Wimpole 2000 beat Castle 1-0 with a Gary Hunnable goal.

Ross Nash hit 5 for Eastcliff in the 6-0 dubbing of FC Clacton Reserves.  Oyster kept the pressure up when beating  AXA 4-2. Two here for Alex Washington. Colchester Athletic could have a say where the winners trophy goes as they have to play Eastcliff.  A Mike Hine hatrick was not enough for University of Essex 4^th to get anything out of the game against Athletic as James Partner hit 4 in the 6-4 win.   Stoke by Nayland beat Wimpole 2000 1-0.

Whilst Boxford had a free day Clacton Utd Reserves threw away a couple of points when they could only draw with University of Essex 5^th 0-0.  New Field had a close 2-1 win over Great Bentley A.  One apiece for Craig Barker and Lewis Robertson grabbing all three points for them.

It looks like a two horse race for the title in Division Three with Belle Vue Social Club leading the way after a comfortable 5 – 2 win over Langham Lodgers. Two for Karl Stalley and one each for Carl Saville, Bruce Poole and Ben Murphy.  Kelvedon Social got all 3 points on offer winning 3-1 against Lexden Allstars.  Tey FC  beat local rivals Marks Tey 3-0. Finally Sporting Rebels beat Stoke by Nayland Reserves 3-0 with a Jon Turner hatrick.

Report 13^th March 2010

Eastcliff and Boxford Rovers, both running away with their respective divisions, came head to head this weekend in the 2^nd Round of the League Knock Out Cup and Boxford surprised them with a 2-0 win. One apiece for J Kossick and B Taylor did the damage.  Elsewhere in the Cup Clacton United Reserves beat Marks Tey 4-1 and Sporting Rebels went through beating Ty FC 2-1.

The Lexden Memorial Cup Quarter Final tie between Langham Lodgers and Kelvedon saw the Kelvedon boys go through winning 3-2 in a very close game

The top 4 in the Premier all won.  Colne Engaine beat Tollesbury 3-0, Harwich and Parkeston A trounced Colchester Hotspurs 7-2 , University of Essex 3^rd XI had a tight game against  Wimpole 2000 coming out 2-1 winners and Priory Ravens found some good form and beat Cinque Port 5-2.

With Eastcliff cup tied Oyster had the chance to close the gap at the top but came unstuck against a very determined Colchester Athletic losing 1-0 to a Craig Warren goal set up by a tremendous run from Graeme Gilles.  AXA grabbed all three points when beating Feering 2-1.  University 4^th slipped up in their chase for honours when they could only draw with FC Clacton Reserves 2-2

New Field beat University 5^th XI 2-0 in division three whilst Great Bentley A kept up their good form of late beating Nayland Rangers 4-3 in a very close game

Finally Division Three is going to go right to the wire as Witchfinders and Belle Vue Social both won the keep the ‘finders’ one point clear but both on 14 games.  Witchfinders had a very lucky 2-1 win over University 6^th whilst Belle Vue also struggled only beating Stoke by Nayland Reserves 1-2.  Finally Dellows beat Lexden Allstars 4-2.

Report Saturday 6th March

It was a weekend of penalty kicks in the cup games.  First Colchester Athletic held Tollesbury to a 3-3 draw after extra time to goals from, man of the match, John Nevins, James Partner and Callum Bartlett. Then they beat them 6-5 on penalties to put them into the next round of the League Knock Out Cup where they face FC Clacton Reserves.

In the Great Bromley Cup Quarter Final there was a couple of shocks.  Belle Vue Social Club of  Division Four beat Premier frontrunners on penalties after finishing off extra time at 2-2.  Then Div Four Witchfinders beat Div One Oyster 3-2 after extra time.  Kevin Brown, Luke Randall and Levi Townes-New getting all the important goals.  Harwich and Parkeston A, fresh from their Amos Cup win over Eastcliff on Thursday where goals from Dan Goff and Sonny Cooper-Sutton gave them a 2-1 win and the trophy after extra time, looked to have the easiest of games but battling Marks Tey took them all the way losing 3-2. 2 from Adam Double and one for Jason Law were the goalscorers for Harwich and Kieron Bloomfield and Jake Westerman grabbed the 2 for Marks Tey.

In the Lexden Memorial Cup Quater Final Dellows overcame Sporting Rebels 3-2.

Cinque Port are making it a fight to avoid relegation as they beat Castle 1-0.  Colne Engaine had an easy 5-1 victory, at Mile End Rec, over Colchester Hotspurs.  Wimpole 2000 put a stop to the University of Essex 3rd XI’s charge up the table beating them 3-0

In Division One University of Essex 4th XI dragged Eastcliff back into the pack as they beat them 2-1. AXA found abit of form beating FC Clacton Reserves 4-2 with the help of a Mark Baker hatrick and one own goal.  AFC Informa found their shooting boots as they whipped Wimpole 2000 Reserves 6-2.  Finally Feering and Stoke by Nayland saw out a 2-2 draw.

And, yes of course, Boxford Rovers beat University of Essex 5th XI  6-2 with a hatrick from Tim Kerr.  New Field had an easy win beating Lexden Rovers 5-0.  A hatrick here for Tom Lissimore.  Clacton United Reserves came out on top of their game with Great Bentley A winning 4-1 and Brantham Athletic A also won 4-1 against Nayland Rangers.

Only two game in Division Three.  University of Essex 6th XI beat Langham Lodgers 3-1 and Tey FC had a 1-1 draw with Lexden Allstars.

At last Colne Engaine and Wimpole 2000 played their 2^nd round Great Bromley Cup game and Colne Engaine came out 3-0 winners. Two for Matt Brown and one for Steve King the goal scorers

Harwich and Parkeston A seem to be the team at the moment, as they warmed up for their Amos Cup Final on Thursday evening, to beat but Tollesbury could not do that at they lost 3-0 to goals from Chris Hyde, Jason Law and Craig Martin.  University of Essex 3^rd XI keep up the challenge.  Leading 3-0 at halftime they just managed to get all 3 points in a 3-2 win over Cinque Port.  Ray Catchpole, Mike Hine and an own goal the hero’s.  Priory Ravens got back to winning ways as Richard Beet and Dan Finlay got the goals in a 2-0 win over Harwich Rangers.

Stoke by Nayland had a good result against Colchester Athletic getting all 3 points in a 1-0 win.  Darren May getting the only goal.  Speaking to the Col. Athletic manager the game could have gone either way but no complaints in the end. Ian Macleod gave a man of the match performance at the back of the Stoke keeping the Athletic forwards at bay. Wimpole 2000 Reserves overcame AXA 4-3 in the only other game in the Division. Gary Hunnable grabbing a hatrick for the ‘poles’

Only one game survived in Division Two and that saw a 2-2 draw between University 5^th and New Field.

Finally Division Three had Witchfinders going to the top as they put 6 pasted Sporting Rebels without reply.  Kevin Brown, Ashley Feaviour, Lee Gregory, Winston Juby, Clinton Maskell and an own goal enough.  Dellows beat Lexden Allstars 2-1 when Markel Greenidge grabbed both goals.  University of Essex 6^th XI equalised with almost the last kick of the game to grab a point in a very entertaining 2-2 draw. John Mulhern and Jordan Peters scoring for the Uni.

Saturday 20^th February 2010

Only one game in the League Knock Out 2^nd round which saw Dellows overcome Langham Lodgers 2-1 with one each for Joshua   Ali and Markel Greenidge.

With Colne Engaine having a weather layoff this weekend in the Premier Harwich and Parkeston A won the local derby game against Harwich Rangers 3-0 and put themselves 2 points behind leaders Colne with 2 games in hand. Sonny Cooper-Sutton hit a brace with Alan Double getting the other.  Priory Ravens seem to have thrown away any chances of a title this season as a goal apiece for Lee Fox, Ian Gill, Warren Slack and Wayne Smith had Castle beating them 4-0.  Tollesbury and Cinque Port had a tough 1-1 encounter down at Regent Road. University of Essex 3^rd still have an eye on honours as they beat Hotspurs in a 2-0 win. Steve Box still turning out for the ‘Spurs’

Eastcliff reign supreme in Division One and this week continued their winning run when putting 3 pasted AXA without reply.  Scott Colwill, Jonjo Connors and Alex Davies the goal scorers.  Oyster and University 4^th XI played out a 2 v 3 in the table and Oyster came out on top winning 2-1 in a very entertaining game.  John Green and Wayne Groves the Oyster scorers with Nick Paisley replying for the Uni boys.  Stoke by Nayland continue to gather points and gained another 3 this weekend in a 3-2 win over Colchester Athletic.  2 from Luke Cowan and one for James Gildeson enough for the points.  Feering and Wimpole 2000 Reserves shared the points in a 1-1 draw.

In Division Two Yes Boxford Rovers won again.  This time they put 5 pasted Great Bentley A in a 5-1 win over on the Bentley Green.  Abbey Fields continue their scoring epics hitting, luckless, Lexden Rovers for six in 6-0 win.  Danny Omuoreh could only manage 1 this week, John Vitelli with a hatrick and one each for Charles Martin and Witek Gruszynski were enough on the day.  Nayland Rangers gave the Uni 5^th a lesson in finishing as they won 5-1.  Two each for Sam Ellicott and Dumitru Tomoroga and an own goal enough.  Brantham Athletic A had a comfortable win over New Field coming out on top in a 4-1 win.  Two here for Alex Stocker and one each for Joe Graffham and Josh Mann.

In Division Three a resounding 6-4 win over Lexden Allstars put Witchfinders 2 points behind leaders Belle Vue Social with a game in hand.   A hatrick from Ashley Feaviour and 2 for Lee Gregory and not forgetting Kevin Brown solo effort gave them the 3 points.  Belle Vue Social had a 4-2 win over Tey FC with Ben Murphy, Oliver Patrick, Carl Saville and Karl Stalley getting the all important goals to keep them on the top of the pile.  Sporting Rebels made easy work of beating Marks Tey 5-0.  Two here for Jon Dowsett. Finally Stoke by Nayland Reserves kept up their good form again this weekend getting a 2-2 draw with Kelvedon Social who scored in the last minute with a penalty.  Roger Day and Kieran Smith for Stoke and Ross Catchpole and Tony Windard for Kelvedon the goal scorers.

Amos Cup Final: Harwich and Parkeston A v Eastcliff at Stanway Rovers FC kick off 7pm on Thursday 4^th March.

 Saturday 13^th February

Top of the pile Colne Engaine dropped 3 important points against University of Essex 3^rd Xi as they lost 3-0. Bobo Ajudua, Ryan Davies and Tom Green scoring the all important Uni goals.  That win puts them on the heels of Colne Engaine and Harwich and Parkeston A who had a single goal win over Wimpole 2000. A Martin Jennings goal was enough for the 3 points.  Tollesbury gained sweet revenge after being thumped 5-0 at home by Hotspurs at Christmas. They were in the lead after five minutes when Jamie Bright scored but before half time the home side were well on top, leading 2-1.  It was all Tollesbury in the second half and two goals from one of three substitutes Sam Rollo, his second in the last minute  a brilliant effort, that secured the points. Priory Ravens saw out a 1-1 draw with Cinque Port.

Eastcliff seem to be winning the title without playing.  Feering could not raise a side this weekend which, should, give Eastcliff the 3 points. University of Essex 4^th are making a big challenge as they tore AFC Informa apart winning 6-0. A goal each for David Bailey, Michael Dean, Pranas Milkus, Nick Paisley, Mike Tracey and Jack Wade doing the damage.  Oyster keep up their challenge aswell beating Brigthlingsea Regent A 2-1.  Connor Eden and Alex Washington the goal scorers.  Wimpole 2000 Reserves had a 1-1 draw with Colchester Athletic where goalkeeper, Dean Chitty, was man of the match keeping the Wimpole forwards at bay with some superb saves. Stoke by Nayland had a very good win over AXA when beating them 3-1.  Luke Cowan scored twice with James Gildeson getting the 3^rd.

In Division Two it has to be said Boxford Rovers won again. 2 apiece for Tim Kerr and James Kossick with one for Richard Kossick were enough for all three points in their 5-0 thumping of New Field.  Abbey Fields are trying their hardest to get in the plus section of goals for and against as they put 8 passed Nayland in a thrilling end to end 8-5 game.  Danny Omuoreh hit 4 with Jamie Kemble netting 2.  Dumitru Tomoroga got a hatrick for Nayland.  Clacton United Reserves found some form at last and got all 3 points in a 3-0 win over University of Essex 5^th. One each for Ashley Boyce, Ben McKinley and Lacina Sylla enough.

Division Three looks like it is going to be a very tight finish.  At the top Witchfinders came out on top of Belle Vue Social winning 2-1 going 2 points behind with a game in hand.  Lee Gregory looks like he has found his goal scoring boots again as he hit both for Witchfinders.  Dellows slipped up when losing 2-0 to Stoke by Nayland Reserves making it a great weekend for the Stoke club. Cannot remember a Saturday when both sides won.  Well done boys. John Baker and Roger Day making it a sad day for the Dellows boys.  Lexden Allstars are 5 points behind the leaders but they have 3 games in hand as they beat Marks Tey 3-1.  Tey FC hit the luckless Langham Lodgers for 7 running out 7-2 winners. Finally Kelvedon Social and Sporting Rebels had a mid table clash with the Kelvedon boys winning 2-1.

Saturday 6^th February

A full week at last.  Not one game lost to the weather.  Is this the end of that white stuff???

Only a couple of cup games this week and New Field, present holders, fell at the Quarter Final stages losing to Great Bentley A 2-0. A goal apiece from Ryan Carter and Mykhael Martin enough to put the Bentley boys into the semi finals.  Witchfinders beat Marks Tey 4-1 in the only other game played today. Ashley Feaviour, Clinton Maskell, Luke Randall and Jamie Reddick getting the all important goals.

In the Premier present 2^nd place Harwich and Parkeston A had a very close encounter with lowly Cinque Port only scrapping through thanks to a Gavin Race goal in the 1-0 win. Whereas top team Colne Engaine had an easier passage putting 5 pasted Castle who could only manage the one single goal. A hatrick here for Steve King and 2 for Rowan Farrow.  University of Essex 3^rd kept up their faint hope of honours with a 1-0 win over Tollesbury.  A single goal form Dan Azeez enough.  Priory Ravens and Wimpole 2000 fought out a mid table battle with both side only claiming a point each in a 1-1 draw.  Gary Hunnable for Wimpole and Jay Rider for Priory the goal scorers.  This result not helping Priory’s hopes for honours.

In Division One a couple of goals for, man of the match, James Partner was enough for Colchester Athletic to secure all 3 points against AXA where the score ended 2-0. Eastcliff remain top of the pile with a 4-2 win over AFC Informa.  Two for Scott Colwill and one each for Jonjo Connors and Damon Russell getting the all important goals.  University of Essex 4^th XI are going to keep it going to the wire as they struggled to get all 3 points against a determined Feering with a very close 2-1.  Nick Paisley got 2, one with a glorious header from a corner, and Pranas Milkus the other.  Ray Catchpole will be shooting himself after a dreadful afternoon in front of goal missing 3 sitters.  A very good performance from Rob Tanner in the midfield kept the University at bay. Oyster still hold hopes of catching Eastcliff for the top honours as they scrapped a 1-0 win over Stoke by Nayland.  Wimpole 2000 Reserves hit lack lustre FC Clacton Reserves for 5 in a 5-1 win.  2 here for both Craig Hallas and Lloyd Parker-Wilson with a single goal for Rob Miller.

Division Two had a top of the table clash between Brantham Athletic A and Boxford Rovers.  The Rovers coming out on top 1-0 with a goal from James Kossick.  Who is going to be the first to take a point from the Rovers this season or is nobody going to.  Clacton United Reserves found abit of form as they beat Nayland 7-2 with Ashley Boyce and Lacina Sylla getting two each with Marty Cameron, Paul Crouch and Ben McKinley helping themselves to one each.  Game of the Division to have watched must have been University 5^th v Abbey Fields where the score ended 5-5.  A hatrick from Danny Omuoreh and 2 for Charlie Martin helped Abbey gain an important point.

Finally Division Three had Belle Vue Social keeping the top spot when beating, title chasers, Lexden Allstars by the single goal in a 1-0 win. Carl Saville the hero for them.  Dellows let points slip as they could only draw 3-3 with Langham Lodgers.  A  Guy Murton hatrick just not good enough as 2 from Calvin Firkins and one for Nick Ellen were enough for that precious point for Langham.  Sporting Rebels kept their eye on the top as they grabbed 3 points in a 3-1 win over University 6^th.  Martin Joy, continuing his scoring epics of late, scored 2 with one from Jon Dowsett.  And finallyTey FC beat Stoke by Nayland Reserves 2-1.

News on the Amos Cup Final.  This is now on Thursday 4^th March at Stanway Rovers FC kick off 7pm.  Nothing on the TV so make a big effort to afford the game a really good crowd.

Saturday 23^rd January 2010

It was the third round of the Great Bromley Cup this weekend and the only one big surprise was the defeat of Premier Cinque Port 2-1 to Third Division Marks Tey. Kieron Bloomfield and Stuart Parker the hero’s. Third Division Belle Vue Social had a very good 5 – 2 win over Div One AFC Informa.  A hatrick here for Karl Staley and one each for Ben Ratclife and Ben Murphy.  Priory Ravens beat Boxford Rovers 3-0 thanks to goals from Dan FInaly 2 and Andy Reed.  Wimpole 2000 won the Premier battle with Colchester Hotspurs 3-2.  Jason Boyes, Sam Dunt and Gary Hunnable grabbing their 3 goals.  Colne Engaine brushed New Field aside winning 5-1.  Steve King 2, Tom Owen 2 and one for Paul Blackwell scoring for the Engines. Witchfinders won the Div 3 battle with Langham Lodgers in a very close fought game 3-2.  Witchfinders saviours were Kevin Brown, Ashley Faviour and Lee Gregory.  Two for Calvin Firkins was just not enough.  Oyster won 2-1 against Clacton United Reserves when John Green and Wayne Groves scored one apiece. Finally Harwich & Parkeston A struggled against Div Three Sporting Rebels before coming out as 5-4 winners.  2 for Alan Double, one each for Chris Hyde , Sonny Cooper-Sutton and  an own goal were just enough. The Joy boys, Martin and Adam grabbed 2 each for the luckless Rebels.

Harwich Rangers nearly got a point against Castle but 2 from Warren Slack and one each for Andy Gibb, Wayne Smith and Richard Thomas were enough to take all 3 points in a 5-3 defeat.  Tollesbury and University of Essex 3^rd XI fought out a tough 3-2 win for Uni.  Tollesbury paid the price for missed chances in this close contest. Sam Rollo and Justin Linton scored second half goals for the home side but two from Bobo Ajudua and one from Nick Smith were enough for all 3 points for Uni

Division One

Whilst the top clubs were involved in the cup Brightlingsea Regent A grabbed  all 3 points when beating Stoke by Nayland 6-2.  Four goals here for Wesley Barton and 2 for Kevin Savory.  Wimpole 2000 Reserves won a very tight game against FC Clacton Reserves 4-3.  David Coyle’s hatrick for Clacton not enough as Scott Campbell 2, Craig Hallas and Robin Miller netted for Wimpole.  The only other game in the Division between Uni 4^th and Eastcliff was abandoned after 89 minutes.

Division Two

Lexden Rovers got back into the winning ways beating Great Bentley A 3-1 and Abbey Fields grabbed an important point against Uni 5^th in a very close 3-3 draw

Division Three

Lexden Allstars grabbed all 3 points in a comfortable win over Stoke by Nayland Reserves winning 6-2.  James Aves 2, Wayne Everett, Matt Ferguson, Chris Hearn and Johm Mason getting the goals.  Finally Kelvedon Social, with the help of two goals form James Miller, beat Tey 2-0

SATURDAY 30th JANAURY

  To start with we must pass on our best wishes to Aaron Smith of Cinque Port who came on as sub with 20 minutes to go broke his ankle and then played 30 minutes of extra time!!! Then to really rub it in they lost 1-0 to Colchester Athletic when ‘Wassy’ Warren scored a lucky goal!!!

It was the League Knock Out Cup 1^st and 2^nd Rounds. Shocks..Langham of Div 3 beat Div 1 AXA 3-1. Scott Fowler 2 and Robert Hunting the goals scorers. FC Clacton Reserves beat Wimpole 2000 on penalties after ending 3-3 after extra time.  Aaron Redpath 2 and Nathan Smith the Clacton hero’s.  Tey FC beat Harwich Rangers 4-1 in another ‘should not have happened’ result.  Thomas Arnold, Jamie Crisp, Paul Hammond and Gary Young sharing the goals.  Clacton United Reserves beat Premier Castle 3-1.  A hatrick here for Shane Hulburt.  Witchfinders Alan Ratibb 2, Lee Gregory and Kevin Brown were the goalscorers in their 4-1 win over Brightlingsea Regent A.  Sporting Rebels kept the Clacton flag flying when beating Stoke by Nayland 4-0 and all 4 coming from Martin Joy.  Priory Ravens beat Great Bentley A 4-2.  Adam Hillier 2, Danny Lees and and an own goal doing the damage.  In the all Premier game Harwich and Parkeston A beat University of Essex 3^rd 3-1.  Craig Martin 2 and Gavin Race the goal scorers.  Colchester Hotspurs had an easy 5-0 win over Lexden Allstars.  Ryan Brown, Ryan Doherty, Gary Miller, Callum Spindler and Lee Wilson knocking in the goals.  Kelvedon Hatch progress after beating Abbey Fields 4-2.  A hatrick here for Tom Stone and one for James Miller.  Finally New Field beat Oyster on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Two from Chris Shcofield enough to put them into the draw for the next round.

 In Division One University of Essex 4^th beat Wimpole 2000 Reserves 4-2.  Uni goal getters were Daniel Bartram 1, Will Layzell and Alex Roberts.

Finally in Div Three University 5^th beat a fading Dellows 4-2.  2 for Shaun Coveley and one a piece for Banjoko

 Ayo and Matt Adesola

Football!!!!

only 3 league games but atleast football. In the Premier Wimpole 2000 came unstuck against Castle getting hammered 8 - 0. Five for A Gibb being the highlight in the rain. One each for L Fox, W Slack and W Smith.
Atleast in Division One the Reserves of Wimpole 2000 came out on top playing against AFC Informa. Another really wet game. Well done to both teams and the referee.
Finally Witchfinders played Dellows in Division Three and came out on top 7-4 in a very end to end game. Lee Gregory 2, A Feaviour 2, K Brown, A Ratibb and L Townes-New grabbing the goals for Withchfinder with two each for R Haynes and D Naulty for Dellows
Sorry to have to report but our representation in the County Cups came to an end this weekend. Oyster and Lexden Star both losing.

SATURDAY 2ND JANUARY FOOTBALL ATLAST

The weather won again and the quarter final of the Lexden Memorial Cup was a wash, sorry, iced out.  Not one managed to start.

In the Premier  Tollesbury wished their ground had been unfit as Colchester Hotspurs hit them for 5 with a Jamie Shaw hatrick and one each for Callum Spinlder and Chris Blowers in a 5-0 win.

Division One fared better with 3 games played.  Oyster and Eastcliff saw out a 2-2 draw at the top of the table.  Joe Scholes and Alex Washington the Oyster scorers and Shaun Connors and Billy Edwards getting the two for Eastcliff.  Colchester Athletic  beat FC Clacton Reserves 3-1 on the windy heights of Rush Green.  Callum Bartlett grabbed two with man of the match James Partner grabbing the  other.  Feering had a good 4-1 win over AFC Informa.  Tom Collett, Dan Fisher, Jon Fisher and Cliff Fitzpatrick doing the damage.

And that was that!!!

 Saturday 12^th December

Our interest in the Essex Junior Cup disintegrated as Wimpole 2000 lost to Steeple Bumpstead 4-1.  In the Junior Trophy Oyster and Lexden Allstars keep our flag flying.   Lexden had a walkover as their opponents could not raise a side but Oyster had to Beat Bradwell United Reserves and did so 3-1.

Colne Engaine and Priory Ravens played out a top of the table clash with Colne Engaine coming out winners 4-1 thanks to two goals from Tom Owen and one each for Rowan Farrow and Jim Owen.  Cinque Port grabbed all three points against Colchester Hotspurs in a very close game. Chris Gallagher and Mark Rieksts the goals scorers for Cinque Port.  Harwich and Parkeston A kept up their challenge for the top beating Tollesbury 3-2. Two for Sonny Cooper-Sutton and one for Craig Martin being enough for all 3 points.  University of Essex 3^rd XI took the glory against a battling Harwich Rangers winning 4-0. Bobo Ajudua, Nick Smith, Jack Wade and Keith Wilcox.

University of Essex 4^th XI were the only club to get 3 points in Division One when beating AXA 2-1. Mike Tracey and Cillian Griggs doing the damage.  Brightlingsea Regent A and Stoke by Nayland saw out a tame 1-1 draw.  Atleast FC Clacton Reserves and AFC Informa had some goals in their 2-2 draw.

Division Two had Abbey Field v Clacton United Reserves abandoned after 40 minutes when Michael Bond broken his leg.  From all the league officials and clubs we wish him a speedy recovery.  Boxford Rovers continue to rule the roost, this time putting 3 past New Field without reply.  Tim Kerr, James Kossick and Ben Patrick the hero’s.  Great Bentley A had two goals from Matthew Coppin to be thankfull for their 3-2 victory over University of Essex 5^th XI. The other coming from Adrain Duce.  Nayland and Brantham A had a 2-2 draw.  2 from Dumitru Tomoroga, Nayland and one apiece from Liam Lawler and Alex Stocker for Brantham.

Belle Vue Social Club took advantage of a Dellows draw going top of Division Three as they put 6 past University 6^th after going 1-0 down.  A hatrick for Karl Stalley and one each for Rishi Bansropun, Ben Murphy and Aaron Watts.  Dellows came unstuck at Kelvedon Social and could only muster a 2-2 draw.  Tey FC won the ‘Tey’ battle defeating Marks Tey 2-0. One apiece for Luke Pearson and Dan Watson. Witchfinders stayed in 3^rd place after beating Langham Lodgers 2-0.  Jason Bearder and Lee Gregory their scorers.  Finally Stoke by Nayland Reserves got their first win of the season when beating Sporting Rebels 2-1.  Scott Moore and Adam Osborne getting the freedom of the village for scoring the all important goals.

Finally on a sad note I must inform everybody of the death of Len Powling, Vice President of the League.  Len was the gateman at every cup final for many a years and never missed a Committee meeting.  He will be missed by us all.

Colchester and East Essex Football League

It was Amos Cup semi final day today and there was nearly a surprise.  New Field, from div two, took Eastcliff, div one unbeaten leaders, all the way to penalties.  Leading 2-0 they let Eastcliff back in to make it 2-2, then went ahead 4-2 but Eastcliff equalised with 5 minutes to go to take the game into extra time.  Neither side could score in this period although New Field had a couple of one to one chances that they missed before Eastcliff won the penalty shoot out thanks to two great saves from John Patrick. Scorers for Eastcliff were Tyler Wood 2, George McGowan and Pat Olief. Harwich and Parkeston A had a more comfortable win beating Colne Engaine 3-1.  2 goals from Sonny Cooper-Sutton and one from Graeme Butcher booked their spot in the Final on Boxing Day at Wivenhoe Town FC’s ground.

Witchfinders flew into the next round of the Great Bromley Cup beating Stoke by Nayland 3-1. One each for Ashley Feaviour, Lee Gregory and Alan Ratibb putting them through.

Whilst Harwich and Colne Engaine were engaged in the Cup Priory Ravens hoped to go top but they dropped all three points to University of Essex 3^rd XI.  Ryan Davies, Lance Karasava and Aaron Pearce the Uni scorers.  Castle continue on their winning ways putting 3 past Colchester Hotspurs without conceding. Steve Doig, Andy Gibb and Warren Slack putting a smile on the teams faces.  Tollesbury seem to have, at last, found some good form as they beat Wimpole 2000 6- 4. With the score at 1-1, Tollesbury scored three times in ten minutes to lead 4-1 at the break, seemingly coasting to victory.  However, the visitors hit back with three goals in 14 minutes after halftime to draw level at 4-4.  At that stage, it appeared, that Wimpole would go on to win but Tollesbury steadied the ship and pulled away again to win 6-4.  Jamie Baker, Jamie Bright 2, Tom Goodey and Justin Linton 2 getting the all important goals.

Colchester Athletic came unstuck against a revitalised AFC Informa losing 3-2 to goals from Simon Hilton, Dan Sliney and James Wiper.  Wimpole 2000 Reserves showed their first XI how to win when beating AXA 4-1.  Two here for Erduan Kurshumlija.  Brightlingsea Regent A beat University of Essex 4th XI 2-1.

Boxford’s run at the top continues as they brushed aside the challenge of Lexden Rovers winning 5-2. Tim Kerr 2, Ben Dixon, Matt Silver and Will Ward grabbing the goals.  Brantham Athletic A keep on their tails as they grabbed all 3 points when beating Great Bentley A 4-1. Clacton United Reserves trounced Nayland 6 -1 when Ashley Boyce and Lacina Sylla grabbed a couple each.

Belle Vue Social took advantage of Dellows slip up this weekend when they beat University of Essex 6^th XI 7-0.  James Padovani 2, Oliver Patirc 2, Ben Ratcliffe, Robin Stanford and Aaron Watts the hero’s.  Dellows could only manage a 0-0 draw with Tey FC.  Marks Tey keep in the hunt as they beat Lexden Allstars 4-2 with Kieron Bloomfield netting 2.  Sporting Rebels got the better of Langham Lodgers winning 3-0 and Kelvedon Social got back on the winning trail beating Stoke by Nayland Reserves 7-2.

Report for Saturday 28^th November

Harwich and Parkeston A set themselves up for a semi final show down with Colne Engaine when beating Clacton United Reserves 6-2 in the last quarter final game.  Craig Martin hit a hatrick with Sonny Cooper-Sutton banging in two and a solo goal from Gavin Race.

In the League Priory Rangers kept up their 100 per record when beating table toppers Colne Engaine 3-2.  Dan Finlay, Andy Reed and Jay Rider the hero’s of the day.  Wimple 2000 enjoyed a comfortable win over Cinque Port by 4 goals to 2.  Two apiece for Gary Hunnable and Bobby Love.  Castle scrapped a 2-0 win over University of Essex 3^rd.  A Carter and A Gibb grabbing the all important goals.  Tollesbury look as though they have found abit of form when hitting pointless Harwich Rangers for 6 without reply. Tom Gooder helped himself to 2 whilst Peter Crees, Nathian Jones, Justin Linton and Luke Seaborn hit the others.

Is anybody going to stop Eastcliff winning the Div One title this season? They beat Brightlingsea Regent A 4-2 to go 9 points clear at the top.  Oyster have 3 games in hand and they did well beating Wimpole 2000 Reserves 4-3.  Alex Washington getting 2 with Alex Pacey and Duane Sweet getting the other 2.  AFC Informa finally got their first win of the season when beating Feering 3-0 whilst University of Essex 4^th XI put 7 passed a luckless Stoke by Nayland who did not find the net.  AXA had an easy win over FC Clacton Reserves hitting them for 5 with one in reply.  David Steed getting 2.

Boxford remain unbeaten in Division Two beating Great Bentley A 7-0.  Lexden Rovers won 3-2 at Mile End against Abbey Fields.  A very enjoyable game.  Finally University 5^th beat Nayland Rangers 5-3.

Report for Saturday 21st November

Bad day for Priory Ravens as they fell out of the Essex Junior Cup after losing to Steeply Bumstead 5-4 but Wimpole 2000 kept the flag flying beating Border League West Bergholt Reserves 4-2.

In the Essex Junior Trophy Lexden Allstars got a bye through to the next round when Marks Farm could not field a side.  Wimpole 2000 Reserves made it two out of two for the club as they beat Clacton United Reserves 3-2. Oyster came out on top at Marks Tey winning on penalties.  FC Clacton Reserves fell heavily losing 10 nil to Burnham Ramblers.

In the Premier Division  the top of the table clash had Colne Engaine beating Harwich and Parkeston A 4-0. 2 for Steve King and one each for Tom Owen and Rowan Farrow.  University of Essex 3^rd XI took all the points on offer at Cinque Port when winning 3-1.  Colchester Hotspurs had a splendid win over strugglers Harwich Rangers 5-1.  Two each for Callum Spindler and Lee Wilson and one for Ryan Doherty the heros.  Finally Castle and Tollesb ury took a point each in a very tight 2-2 draws.  Warren Slack hitting two for Castle

In Division One Eastcliff beat Stoke by Nayland 2-1 to remain at the top.  Colchester Athletic beat Brightlingsea Regent A 2-0 and University of Essex 4^th XI had a comfortable win over AXA 2-0

Division Two  had Boxford getting three easy points at Mile End when beating Abbey Fields 10 nil.Three hatricks here, one apiece, for Tim Kerr, Ben Martin and Ben Patrick.  Great Bentley A have finally found some form and they beat New Field 3-2.  Lexden Rovers beat Nayland Rangrers 2-0 and Brantham A lost out on three points when only drawing 3-3 with the University 5^th.

Finally Division Three had front runners Dellows beating Kelvedon Social 3-2.  Belle Vue Social had a comfortable win over Langham Lodgers 4-1.  Withchfinders hammered University 6^th 8-0 and Sporting Rebels shocked Tey FC when winning 2-1

SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER

Lexden Memorial 2^nd Round weekend and a couple of upsets.  Boxford Rovers, last season finalists, were dumped 4 -1 by Kelvedon Social.  Two each for James Miller and Tom Stone.  That gives them a quarter final game against Langham Lodgers who had a bye for this round.  Great Bentley A got their first win of the season against Lexden Allstars.  Mark Kerridge and Joe Olymios getting the goals to put them up against New Field who beat Stoke by Nayland Reserves 2-0 in a very tight game that could have gone either way.  Karl Badiali and Lee Stephens getting them out of any trouble.  Dellows progressed against Wimpole 2000 Reserves in another very tight game coming out 4-3 winners.  Two for Markel Greenidge and one each for Harry Collins and Guy Murton gives them a home game against Sporting Rebels who also got through on a bye.  Witchfinders found it alot easier against Abbey Fields hitting them for 8 without reply.  Ashley Feaviour smacked in 5 with Levi Townes-New, Liam Turner and Lee, only one!, Gregory finding the net. They now find themselves against high scoring Marks  Tey in the next round who, themselves beat Belle Vue Social Club 6-3.  Michael Cheek four and Kieron Bloomfield 2 getting  the goals.

 In the Premier Colne Engaine cemented their place at the top with a 3-1 win ove Wimpole 2000. Tom Owen helping himself to 2 with Steve King getting the other. Harwich and Parkeston A got back to League duties and put 6 passed fellow Harwich side Rangers.  Craig Martin and Chris Hyde netting two each.  Priory Ravens recovered from their shock exit from the Amos Cups last week.  Castle felt the full force as Richard Beet hit a hatrick with 2 for Jay Rider and one each for Simon Cottrell, Dan Finaly and Jimmy Rouse in the dubbing of Castle 8-1.  Tollesbury got another good 3 points beating Cinque Port 6-2.

 Division One leaders Eastcliff had a comfortable win over FC Clacton Reserves 3-1.  One each from Shaun Connors, Pat Olief and Tyler Wood keep them above Colchester Athletic who overcame Feering 5-3. James Partner 2, Craig Warren, Will Howes  and Ryan Higgleton scoring the goals.  Oyster kept u p the pressure on the top two with a resounding beating of Brightlingsea Regent A 7-0.  Tom Birch and Alex Pacey get 2 each. AXA eventually beat Stoke by Nayland in an end to end game. Mark Baker 2 and Darren Jackson scoring the goals in a 3-1 win.  University of Essex 4^th XI beat AFC Informa 3-1

 Division Two had the University 5^th XI beat highflying Brantham Athletic A 3-0. This gave Clacton United Reserves the chance to go top which they did thanks to a 3-1 win over Lexden Rovers.  AshleyBoyce, Steve Davis and Shane Hulburt scoring.

 Finally in Division Three Sporting Rebels beat Langham Lodgers 4-2.  Langham giving away 2 own goals, seems to be their thing this season, with Gary May and Martin Joy scoring the other two.  Tey FC beat University of Essex 6^th 4-2

24th October

This weekend was taken up with a few County games and in all we did pretty well. In the Junior Cup Wimpole 2000 saw off Boxted Lodgers Reserves from the Border League.  Losing 3-0 they came back and won 5-3 with goals from Jason Boyes, David Coe, Gary Hunnable 92) and Ben Lawson.  Priory Ravens also took on Border League opposition Bradfield Rovers Reserves and with goals from Jamie Bret, Neil Brooks and Simon Cottrell comfortable won 3-1.  Tollesbury came unstuck at Gas Recreation Reserves losing 5-3.

In the Trophy Marks Tey cannot stop putting the ball in the back of the net and especially Kieron Bloomfield who hit 5 of their 12 goals in the thrashing of Great Bentley A 12 – 1.  Two each for Mike Cheek and Ben Fowler and one apiece for Nick Eddings, Stuart Parker and Jake Westerman. Wimpole 2000 Reserves finally got on the winning track with a very hard fought 4-2 win over Brightlingsea Regent A.  Two each for Craig Hallas and Robin Miller doing the damage.  Oyster won their way into the next round with a 3-2 win over Witchfinders.  Connor Eden, John Green and Pete Watson scoring the goals.  Finally Lexden Allstars beat fellow new boys Kelvedon Social in a very close game 3-2. A hatrick for Wayne Everett the star of the game.

In the Premier Castle finally got off the mark beating fellow strugglers Harwich Rangers 5-4.  Alex Carter, Kevin Critchley, Mike Kettle, Warren Slack and Steven Tuckwell sharing the goals.  Colne Engaine stay at the top beating University of Essex 3^rd XI with Rowan Farrow, Rob Fitzpatrick and Steve King hitting the back of the net.

Division One had second place Colchester Athletic only managing a draw against AXA FC.  Another 3 for James Partner not enough to get all three points as Darren Jackson, David Steed and Gavin Sturley got the point for AXA.  FC Clacton Reserves grabbed all three points in a 2-0 win over Stoke by Nayland. David Coyle and Andy Lord getting the goals. University of Essex 4^th XI hit the back of Feering’s net 8 time without reply.  2 apiece from Pat Gainsford, Bradley Roberts and Louis Whaley and one each for Chris Hindle and Adam Russell broke the Feering hearts.

Division Two had Clacton United Reserves smashing their way to the top of the table when beating promotion challengers New Field 8-4. Four here for Ashley Boyce helped by one apiece for Rob Davis, Steve Davis, Ben McKinley and Lacina Sylla.  Lexden Rovers and University of Essex 5^th XI shared the points in a 4-4 draw.

In Division Three Dellows and Langham Lodgers drew 3-3 Markel Grenidge 2 and Dean Naulty getting the Dellows goals with Rob Hunting 2 and Scott Fowler the Langham goals.  Finally Tey FC took all 3 points in a 2-0 win over Stoke by Nayland Reserves. Jamie Crisp and Roger Smith the goal getters.

Report  for Saturday 17^th

Pride of place goes to Div Three new boys Marks Tey who hit 7 without reply against Premier Div Harwich Rangers.  Hero for the day was Kieron Bloomfield who hit 5 with Mike Cheek and Joe Evans getting them the other two.  This now gives them an away game against Premier Cinqe Port who beat Dellows 4-2 with 2 goals for Richard Meadows and one apiece for Carl Saville and Scott Tatum.  Another giant killing was New Field who, after extra time and the score at 2-2, beat Premier Div Tollesbury on penalties.  A goal apiece for Karl Badiali and Grant Higgins giving them a home game against Colne Engaine who had a Tom Owen hatrick to thank in their 4-1 win over AXA. Rowan Farrow knocking in the other. Div 3 colleagues Tey FC and Sporting Rebels could only manage a 2-2 draw aet but Sporting went on to win a penalty shootout and now face Premier big boys Harwich and Parkeston A who, also, got through on a penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 with Colchester Athletic.  Premier Colchester Hotspurs did not find it easy against Div 3 Kelvedon Social finally winning 3-2.  Ryan Doherty with 2 and one from Ryan Brown the goal scorers.  They now have an away game in the next round to Premier colleagues Wimpole 2000 who struggled in beating Lexden Allstars 2-1.   Chris Arkley and David Coe their saviours. Clacton United Reserves had a good 5-0 win over Great Bentley A. Ashley Boyce hitting the back of the net on a couple of occasions.  Kieran Andrews, Robert Davis and Lacina Sylla sharing the other 3. They now go to Mersea to play the ever improving Oyster who had a good 2-0 win over Castle. Alex Washington and Wayne Groves grabbing the goals AFC Informa did well to beat Nayland 4-2 aet.  All the goals shared by Jamie Cheek, Matt Gardner, James Labrum and James Taylor.  Now they have to take on Belle Vue Social who had a walkover as Abbey Fields could not raise a side.  Also Boxford got through to the next round in similar circumstances after a late call off from Feering.  Finally Priory Ravens coasted through with an 8-1 beating of Brightlingsea Regent A. Three for Joe  Hinchcliffe, 2 for A Reed and one a piece for Richard Beet, Neil Brooks, and Dan Finlay.  They now face Boxford Rovers in the next round.

In Division One Eastcliff remain on top of the pile hammering Wimpole 2000 Reserves 7-0.  A hatrick here for Scott Colwill.  FC Clacton Reserves put 4 past University of Essex 4^th XI with only 1 in reply.  Another hatrick and that was for Scott Green.

Division Two had only one game and Lexden Rovers put all their troubles aside and won 3-0 against University of Essex 5^th XI. Dean Chadwick netting 2 and Glen McPhee one.

Finally Division Three had Witchfinders finally finding their form beating Langham Lodgers 6-2.  Ashley Feaviour hitting 4 of the goals.  One University side atleast won as the 6^th XI beat Stoke by Nayland Reserves 5-0.  Dadeola Sogbetun got 2 with Banjoko Ayo, Nick Paisley and David Taylor also getting on the score sheet.

It was the 2^nd round of the Amos Cup this week and there was quite a few goals scored. Top of the list is Harwich and Parkeston A who tore apart FC Clacton Reserves 16  – 2. A hatrick apiece for Graeme Butcher, Martin Jennings and Sonny Cooper-Sutton, 2 apiece for Craig Martin and Chris Clark with one each for Alan Double, Chris Hyde and Gavin Race really did the damage and gave them an away fixture in the next round to Premier rivals Colchester Hotspurs who beat Brightlingsea Regent A 3-0. Ryan Doherty, Ryan Spindler and David Streatfield grabbing  the all important goals. Colne Engaine put 9 passed luckless Harwich Rangers as a hatrick for Tom Owen and Steve Parker  plus one each for Lloyd Brown, Rowan Farrow and Steve King put them into the next round with a home tie against Div Three Sporting Rebels who overturned Premier Cinque Port 4-3 after extra time with Lawrie Broadbent, Albie Lawrence, Aston Sharp and Jon Turner sharing the goals about. Div 3 Kelvedon Social nearly caused an upset but eventually lost out 2-1 to Premier Tollesbury. A goal each for Tom Goode and Simon King put the ‘Greens’ through to the next round where they will be at home to Langham Lodgers of Div 3 who beat Nayland Rangers 2-1 with Calvin Firkins and Tom Kateley scoring the goals. Clacton United Reserves sprang a 3-0 surprise on Premier Wimpole. This win handing them an away game against Clacton rivals Priory Ravens who narrowly beat Div 2 Boxford Rovers 4-2. Another hatrick this time for Richard Beet and a solo for Dan Finlay.   Colchester Athletic put themselves into the next round with a comfortable 5-2 win over AFC Informa.  Four goals for James Partner the highlight of the game with Tom Bright getting  the other.  This gives them an away game against fellow Div one rivals AXA who beat Lexden Rovers in a 2-0 win. Mark Baker and Darren Jackson the goal getters.  Castle nearly came unstuck against Dellows but finally came out on top winning 2-1.  Alex Carter and Kevin Critchley giving them a home game in the next round to Eastcliff who beat Premier University 3-2.  Welcome back from your holidays boys.  Tey Lions upset Stoke by Nayland hitting them for 4 without reply.  3 here for Roger Smith and one for Dan Watson setting them up for an away game against Div 3 rivals Witchfinders who beat Lexden Allstars 3-1.  Goalscorers Kevin Brown, Lee Gregory and Clinton Maskell. Finally Oyster had a comfortable win over Feering scoring 6 without reply. Two for Martin Hastings and one each for Tom Birch, Connor Eden, Wayne Groves and Alex Washington setting up their 3^rd round match home match against New Field who beat Marks Tey 3-2.  Grant Higgins, Steve Legall and James Minors scoring the goals.

In the only league match of the day, in Division Three, we saw Brantham Athletic A hammer Great Bentley A  in a 10 – 0 win.  Five here for Robin Fairweather, 2 for Josh Mann and one each for Luke Bedingfield, Sam Gooch and Ryan Walker.

Saturday 12th September

Into the second week of the new season and title holders Harwich & Parkeston A sprung to life beating Colchester Hotspurs 4-0.  Colne Engaine remain at the top narrowly overturning Harwich Rangers 2-1.  Cinque Port picked up their first points when beating Castle 2-0 and Wimpole 2000 grabbed another 3 points in a very tight match against Tollesbury eventually winning by the close score of 1-0

Division One has Eastcliff ruling the roost as they beat Wimpole 2000 Reserves 2-0. After a great start last week Oyster came unstuck when losing 2-1 to AXA.  Brightlingsea Regent A put their lose of last week behind them when they dished out a 5-0 dubbing of Feering.  Same with Colchester Athletic who put 4 passed FC Clacton Reserves without reply.  Finally Stoke by Nayland and AFC Informa shared the points in their 1-1 draw.

New Field remain top of Division Two when winning a very close encounter with Nayland Rangers 3-2.  Boxford opened their account with a straight forward win over Clacton United Reserves beating them 2-0.  Great Bentley A forgot about their heavy defeat last week and sunk Abbey Fields hitting them for 4 without reply.

Two big draws in Division Three. Marks Tey v Sporting Rebels and Tey Utd v Langham Logders both finished 3-3.  Lexden Allstarts stay on top as the had a narrow 3-2 win over Stoke by Nayland Reserves.  Dellows join them on top after another close finish.  They beat title challengers Witchfinder 2-1.  Finally Kelvedon Social and Belle Vue Social shared 4 goals in a 2-2 draw.

REPORT FOR SATURDAY 26/09

Joy for Tollesbury at last as they won 5 - 2 against Castle while Cinque Port and Hotspurs cancelled each other out in a far from drab 2 - 2 draw. The top game in the premier division saw Harwich & Parkeston 'A' edge out Colne Engaine 2 - 1. Division one and Oyster came back to life with a 7 - 0 victory over F C Clacton Res. Wimpole 2K Res. just failed to hold Brightlingsea Regent 'A' going down 4 - 5.while Colchester Athletic secured three points against Feering United 3 - 2. Stoke by Nayland visited Eastcliff who won 4 - 2 . The Colchester Derby between Axa and A F C Informa provided six goals but ended in a draw 3 - 3. Division two saw New Field suffer their first defeat at the hands of Brantham Athletic 'A' 2 - 3. Abbey Fields crashed 6 - 0 at Clacton United Res. Nayland Rangers bounced back to record a 5 - 1 win over Great Bentley 'A'. Division three had top score with Marks Tey 8 - 1 winners over Langham Lodgers. Belle Vue Social Club are still impressing with a 4 - 1 haul against Dellows. Lexden Allstars won 3 - 0 at home to Tey F C while Lexden Allstars beat Tey F C 3 - 0 and Witchfinders won 2 - 1 against Kelvedon Social.

Report for Friday 4^th and Saturday 5^th

The League opened up with a Division One game being played under lights at FC Clacton where their Reserves beat Brightlingsea Regent ‘A’ 2 – 1 in a very close encounter which could have gone either way.

Saturday

Colchester Hotspurs enjoyed a winning start to their first taste of Premier football as they beat Castle 3-2.  Another newcomer, the old Real Ravensdale, now titled Priory Ravens had a comfortable win over Tollesbury winning 5-3.  Two here for Jay Rider and one apiece for Richard Beet, Adam Hillier and Andy Reed.  Colne Engaine overcame Cinque Port 2-0 with Tom Owen, is he really still playing, and Paul Blackwell.  Wimpole 2000 overcame Harwich Rangers 3-2.  Goals here for Jason Boyes, Terry Farmer and Richard Oxley.

Division One had relegated Oyster going to town as they hit AFC Informa for 7 without reply. The only hatrick of the day from Alex Washington, mum will be proud. Two for Wayne Groves and one apiece for Tom Birch and Alex Pacey got the others.  Eastcliff got all 3 points in a thrilling 2-1 game against Colchester Athletic.  Feering had a comfortable win when beating AXA 4 – 2. A couple here for Cliff Fitzpatrick. In only one of two draws in the League Stoke by Nayland shared the points with Wimpole 2000 Reserves in an entertaining 2-2 result.

Clacton United Reserves look like they might take some beating as they hit Great Bentley A for 8 without reply in a very one sided game.Two apiece for Steve Davis and Lee Johnson the highlights of the game.  New Field saw off Abbey Fields 3-1 with goals from Karl Badiali, Steve Legall and Tom Lissimore. Brantham Athletic A grabbed all three points as they beat Lexden Rovers 3-1

Finally Division Three, made up of 9 new clubs to the League, had Belle Vue Social Club beating Stoke by Nayland Reserves 3-0 with goals from Rishi Bansropun, Dan Gasson-Davies and James Padovani.  Dellows  won the Clacton derby against Sporting Rebels 2-1.  Kelvedon Social, with a goal from Richard Nial, led for 85 minutes of the game before throwing away 2 points and allowing Stuart Parker to equalise for Marks Tey.  Lexden Allstars overcame a strong Langham side when winning 4-2.  Michael Breadman, Wayne Everett, John Mason and Sean Walsh hitting the all important goals.  Finally Witchfinders from Mistley won against Tey FC in what was a classic defender’s giving goals away winning 4-2.  The only goal worthy was a neat back flick from the evergreen Lee Gregory that put the Witches in front.