On another Saturday bedevilled by waterlogged pitches Felixstowe and Walton United had a tremendous 2-1 win at Gorleston to move up to the heady heights of second in the Premier Division table. Christy Finch cancelled out Ben Cranfield’s 11th minute penalty before Miles Powell put the Seasiders back in front with his 71st minute winner. Felixstowe have now taken 19 points from their last 7 matches.

Brightlingsea Regent played their first away league game since November 2nd and came away from Norwich United with a 3-1 success. All the goals came in the first half with Regent’s goals coming from Terry Rymer (2) and Scott Yearling (penalty). The Essex side have 9 games in hand on leaders Hadleigh United and if they were to win all of them would overtake the Brettsiders. Brightlingsea’s only two league defeats this season have been to Hadleigh.

In the local derby featuring teams near to the bottom of the Premier Division table Thetford Town completed a double over Diss Town with a single goal victory. The attendance of 122 was Thetford’s best league crowd of the season.

Only one match beat the weather in the First Division and it was an excellent first game in charge for new Downham Town Manager Mark Reeve. He watched his side move off the bottom of the First Division with a 3-0 home success over Long Melford.

ELY CITY INTO LAST FOUR OF LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP

It has not been the best of seasons for Ely City but an Andrew Claydon goal on Tuesday evening at one of his former clubs, Norwich United, was enough to put the Robins through to the semi-finals of the Red Insure Cup.

The other three quarter finals were all postponed because of waterlogged pitches.

RESCHEDULING OF POSTPONED MATCHES

With the recent spate of postponements it is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid some unwelcome long distance midweek journeys. Fixture Secretary David Mayes will do his best to keep these to a minimum but it may involve moving the dates of some already scheduled matches.
LAST SEASON FOR CRC

CRC will be leaving the Thurlow Nunn League at the end of the current season after a decision by Cambridge United to disband the club following a review of its development strategy. Director of Football Jez George said it had been a tough call to resign from the Thurlow Nunn League given that the likes of Luke Berry and Josh Coulson had cut their teeth with CRC.

Jez went on, “I can’t speak highly enough of the league. We knew we were a bit of an anomaly, but they’ve been first class and there are over 100 young players playing football at different levels who have been developed in that league. It’s nothing to do with the division, but the evolution of the youth programme and we need to move with it.”

CRC have played in the Premier Division since taking over from Cambridge City Reserves for the 2006-07 season and have been a credit both with the quality of their football and their standards of administration. They had their most successful seasons in 2008-09, when they were runners-up to Lowestoft Town, and in 2009-10 when they missed out on the title to Needham Market by a single point.

The CRC side that finished League Runners-up in 2009-10

POSTPONED MATCH CONTACT

Clubs are reminded that they are expected to make telephone contact with their Match Officials should a fixture be postponed on the day of the match. Email or text contact is not sufficient.

STANWAY ROVERS REQUIRE SECRETARY

Stanway Rovers FC are looking for a Football Secretary for the start of the 2014/15 season. Please apply to stanwayroversfc@yahoo.co.uk

ADMINISTRATION CHANGE

Downham Town have a new Manager:
Mark Reeve, Tel: 07715084298, Email: mark.reeve@onside-sports.co.uk

NEXT BULLETIN

It is planned to produce the next Bulletin on Tuesday February 11th.
LATEST SENIOR RESULTS

Tuesday January 28th 2014

Red Insure Cup Quarter Final
Norwich United 0 1 Ely City 51

Saturday February 1st 2014

Premier Division
Gorleston 1 2 Felixstowe & Walton United 151
Newmarket Town 2 2 Kirkley & Pakefield 90
Norwich United 1 3 Brightlingsea Regent 79
Thetford Town 1 0 Diss Town 122
Walsham-le-Willows 4 0 Wivenhoe Town 48

First Division
Downham Town 3 0 Long Melford 29

all other matches postponed owing to waterlogged pitches

LEADING GOALSCORERS

Premier Division
Josh MayhewHadleigh United 19
Christy FinchGorleston 19
Ben CranfieldFelixstowe & Walton U 17
Jack BrameWalsham le Willows14
Jamie BlackwellGodmanchester Rovers 13
Andy WoodWalsham le Willows13
Nathan StoneGorleston 13
Andrew OfosuHaverhill Rovers 12
Ollie CanferHadleigh United12
Joe FurnessGodmanchester Rovers11
Ross KingKirkley & Pakefield11
Adam BurroughsDiss Town11
Matt DixonDiss Town11

First Division
Remi GarrettIpswich Wanderers20
Mitch ForbesGreat Yarmouth Town 20
Robbie HarrisFakenham Town 17
Kyle PlumbFakenham Town 17
Alex VincentSwaffham Town 15
David LampshireTeam Bury 15
Craig CalverSaffron Walden Town 15
Nicolas HookDereham Town Res14
Rory HarperSwaffham Town13
Joe JacksonSwaffham Town 12
Chris WilliamsWhitton United 11
Craig JenningsIpswich Wanderers11
James PageFakenham Town11

SENIOR LEAGUE TABLES (as at 1st February 2014)

PREMIER DIVISION

P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Hadleigh United
27
21
4
2
82
26
67
Felixstowe & Walton United
24
14
7
3
50
31
49
Godmanchester Rovers
23
15
3
5
49
27
48
Haverhill Rovers
25
15
3
7
50
33
48
Gorleston
22
13
5
4
58
43
44
Brightlingsea Regent
18
13
3
2
51
20
42
Norwich United
23
12
3
8
34
29
39
Walsham-le-Willows
25
10
8
7
54
34
38
Mildenhall Town
23
10
6
7
48
35
36
Newmarket Town
24
9
9
6
54
43
36
Brantham Athletic
22
10
4
8
43
37
34
Stanway Rovers
25
7
6
12
51
46
27
Kirkley & Pakefield
24
7
6
11
40
54
27
CRC
24
8
2
14
46
41
26
Thetford Town
24
5
6
13
34
57
21
Diss Town
24
6
3
15
31
67
21
FC Clacton
21
3
8
10
32
52
17
Ely City
23
4
3
16
28
55
15
Wivenhoe Town
24
3
3
18
17
54
12
Woodbridge Town
23
2
2
19
24
92
8

FIRST DIVISION

P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Fakenham Town
23
15
5
3
71
24
50
Whitton United
21
15
5
1
46
19
50
Swaffham Town
22
14
2
6
57
29
44
Saffron Walden Town
23
12
6
5
56
30
42
Ipswich Wanderers
20
13
2
5
63
25
41
Halstead Town
20
13
2
5
52
28
41
Haverhill Borough
22
13
2
7
38
30
41
Great Yarmouth Town
21
11
6
4
49
29
39
Team Bury
20
11
3
6
39
24
36
Braintree Town Res
20
11
3
6
36
24
36
Debenham LC
21
10
3
8
42
34
33
AFC Sudbury Res
20
8
2
10
33
43
26
Long Melford
25
7
1
17
27
53
22
Dereham Town Res
23
6
3
14
42
47
21
Stowmarket Town
25
6
1
18
27
75
19
March Town United
23
4
3
16
23
53
15
Needham Market Res
17
4
0
13
22
50
12
Downham Town
24
3
2
19
30
99
11
Cornard United
20
2
3
15
18
55
9
FORTHCOMING SENIOR FIXTURES

Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Premier Division
Brantham Athletic v Brightlingsea Regent
Red Insure Cup Quarter Finals
Hadleigh United v Newmarket Town
Kirkley & Pakefield v Felixstowe & Walton United

Wednesday, 05 February 2014
Premier Division
Woodbridge Town v Gorleston
First Division
Long Melford v Needham Market Res

Friday, 07 February 2014
Premier Division
Felixstowe & Walton United v Newmarket Town

Saturday, 08 February 2014
Premier Division
Brightlingsea Regent v Ely City
CRC v Norwich United
Diss Town v Godmanchester Rovers
Gorleston v Mildenhall Town
Kirkley & Pakefield v Hadleigh United
Walsham-le-Willows v Brantham Athletic
Wivenhoe Town v FC Clacton
Woodbridge Town v Thetford Town
First Division
Cornard United v Halstead Town
Haverhill Borough v March Town United
Ipswich Wanderers v. Fakenham Town
Team Bury v Downham Town
First Division Knock-out Cup Quarter Finals
Dereham Town Res v Debenham LC
Saffron Walden Town v Braintree Town Res
Stowmarket Town v Great Yarmouth Town
Swaffham Town v Whitton United

Tuesday, 11 February 2014
First Division
Team Bury v Great Yarmouth Town

Wednesday, 12 February 2014
First Division
Braintree Town Res v Halstead Town
Red Insure Cup Quarter Final
AFC Sudbury Res v Brantham Athletic

RESERVE LEAGUE RESULTS

Saturday, 01 February 2014
Reserve League Premier Division

Brantham Athletic Res
2
v
0
Witham Town Res

Brightlingsea Regent Res
4
v
1
Gorleston Res
Reserve League First Division

Diss Town Res
2
v
3
Woodbridge Town Res

PREMIER DIVISION (as at 1st February 2014)

P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Witham Town Res
9
7
0
2
19
11
21
Felixstowe & Walton U Res
9
5
1
3
23
14
16
Brantham Athletic Res
7
4
2
1
19
7
14
Brightlingsea Regent Res
10
4
2
4
31
25
14
Stanway Rovers Res
8
4
0
4
16
19
12
Walsham-le-Willows Res
5
3
0
2
10
8
9
Gorleston Res
7
3
0
4
18
17
9
Ipswich Wanderers Res
8
2
1
5
14
24
7
Lowestoft Town Res
6
2
0
4
9
18
6
Great Yarmouth Town Res
5
0
0
5
5
21
0

FIRST DIVISION (as at 1st February 2014)

P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Saffron Walden Town Res
9
5
2
2
32
8
17
Hadleigh United Res
8
5
1
2
19
14
16
Halstead Town Res
7
4
1
2
21
7
13
Wivenhoe Town Res
8
4
1
3
18
10
13
Long Melford Res
8
4
1
3
17
12
13
Woodbridge Town Res
7
4
1
2
17
13
13
Diss Town Res
6
2
0
4
8
16
6
Stowmarket Town Res
8
2
0
6
10
32
6
Newmarket Town Res
8
2
0
6
9
37
6
Whitton United Res
5
1
1
3
10
12
4

NEXT WEEK’S RESERVE LEAGUE MATCHES

Tuesday, 04 February 2014
Chell Trophy North Group
Lowestoft Town Res v Great Yarmouth Town Res (at Great Yarmouth Town FC)
Saturday, 08 February 2014
Reserve League Premier Division
Brantham Athletic Res v Gorleston Res
Gt Yarmouth T Res v Felixstowe & Walt U Res
Stanway Rovers Res v Lowestoft Town Res
Reserve League First Division
Hadleigh United Res v Stowmarket Town Res
Newmarket Town Res v Wivenhoe Town Res
Whitton United Res v Diss Town Res
Chell Trophy Quarter Final
Witham Town Res v Halstead Town Res

LAST WEEK’S YOUTH LEAGUE RESULTS

Wednesday, 29 January 2014
East Division

Great Yarmouth Town
5
v
2
Dereham Town
South Division

Felixstowe & Walton United
1
v
4
Cornard United

Thursday, 30 January 2014
East Division

North Walsham Youth
2
v
1
Norwich United

YOUTH LEAGUE TABLES (as at 30th January 2014)

SOUTH DIVISION
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Cornard United
10
8
1
1
36
12
25
Stanway Rovers
10
7
1
2
37
11
22
FC Clacton
9
6
1
2
16
11
19
Witham Town
10
5
1
4
22
20
16
Felixstowe & Walton United
12
4
2
6
23
34
14
Halstead Town
9
3
3
3
21
17
12
Long Melford
8
3
3
2
22
20
12
Brantham Athletic
11
3
1
7
19
36
10
Hadleigh United
9
2
3
4
13
13
9
Wivenhoe Town
10
2
2
6
14
32
8
Haverhill Rovers
10
1
2
7
14
31
5

EAST DIVISION
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Great Yarmouth Town
13
9
2
2
55
24
29
Kirkley & Pakefield
12
7
3
2
39
13
24
Wroxham
12
7
2
3
31
15
23
Gorleston
10
7
0
3
31
10
21
Dereham Town
11
6
1
4
24
23
19
North Walsham Youth
13
5
1
7
24
38
16
Harford Youth
9
4
1
4
13
8
13
Norwich United
10
3
1
6
21
20
10
Lowestoft Town
8
2
2
4
12
19
8
Sheringham
9
2
1
6
16
34
7
Holt United
11
0
0
11
3
65
0

NEXT WEEK’S YOUTH LEAGUE FIXTURES

Monday, 03 February 2014

Thurlow Nunn Youth Cup 2nd Round
Woodbridge Town v Cornard United

North Division
Downham Town v Wisbech Town
Fakenham Town v Soham Town Rangers
South Division
Brantham Athletic v Long Melford
West Division
Peterborough Northern Star v Royston Town

Tuesday, 04 February 2014

Central Division
Ipswich Wanderers v Walsham le Willows
South Division
Halstead Town v Stanway Rovers

Wednesday, 05 February 2014

North Division
Mildenhall Town v Swaffham Town
Wisbech St Mary v Newmarket Town
South Division
Witham Town v Haverhill Rovers
Wivenhoe Town v Felixstowe & Walton United
West Division
Blackstones v Huntingdon Town
Deeping Rangers v March Town United

Thursday, 06 February 2014

Central Division
Coplestonians v Stowmarket Town
Debenham LC v Whitton United
Diss Town v Woodbridge Town
Framlingham Town v Bungay Town
East Division
Gorleston v Norwich United
Harford Youth v Dereham Town
Kirkley & Pakefield v Wroxham
North Walsham Youth v Holt United
Sheringham v Lowestoft Town
North Division
Histon v Saffron Walden Town
South Division
FC Clacton v Hadleigh United
West Division
St. Ives Town v St. Neots Town