Corsham Print
Wiltshire Senior League
 Melksham, Corsham & Devizes
Win in Mid Wilts Division,
Redhouse Go Back Top in North

Rhys Schell goes close in Devizes Town's 5-3 win over FC Calne, this shot coming back off the bar but he still hit a hat-trick on the night

(picture courtesy of David Giles)

It was a truncated programme of games this week in the two Veterans’ Divisions of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League with two of the scheduled games being postponed due to lack of player availability.

Three games were played in the Mid Wiltshire Division with three of the top five all in action. League leaders and reigning Mid Wiltshire Division champions Melksham Town maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 2-0 away win at Trowbridge Town Tigers. Both goals were scored by Simon Charity and, but for an outstanding display from the Tigers keeper Ali Jewers, it could have been a few more goals for the visitors.

The win meant Melksham maintained leadership of the division for now but the only other side to win the Mid Wiltshire Division since it was established, Corsham Town, are hot on their heels. Corsham were involved in a quickfire return game with Radstock Town who they had defeated 3-1 last week and they completed a league double in the space of a week with a narrow 2-1 success at the Southfields Recreational Ground thanks to goals from Luke Chapman and leading scorer Steve Tweddle. The win saw Corsham move above Westbury United into second place, one point behind Melksham having played one game more.

The final game on Monday night in the Mid Wiltshire Division was at Green Lane where Devizes Town hosted FC Calne with the two sides serving up an entertaining eight goal match. There were hat-tricks from players from both sides as Devizes took all three points courtesy of a 5-3 score line, Rhys Schell scoring three of the Devizes five goals and Adam O’Keeffe also grabbing a hat-trick for FC Calne. The other two Devizes goals coming through Jamie Bayes and Jamie Mullings. The win saw Devizes Town move above Bradford Town into fourth spot and level on points with third placed Westbury United but Devizes have played three more games than Bradford Town who would go top of the table if they won all their games in hand over the top four sides.

Action from the game between Devizes Town & FC Calne

 (pictures courtesy of David Giles).

More of David Giles excellent photos from the Devizes Town v FC Calne game can be found on the League's Facebook Group using this LINK.

Westbury United and Chippenham Town were scheduled to meet in the Veterans’ League Cup on Tuesday night but unfortunately Westbury were unable to raise a side giving Chippenham a walkover into the next round where they will meet Swindon Old Boys at the end of the month. 

Another side unable to raise a side were Stratton Juniors Black in the North Wiltshire Division leading to their game against Swindon Rovers being postponed. Attempts were made to find another opponent but a combination of the short notice, it being half-term week and Valentines Day meant another scarce pitch booking frustratingly was wasted. With no more free slots between now and the end of the season at either New College or the Gerard Buxton Ground more games in the North Wiltshire Division will now need to be played on grass or at Green Lane, although due to pitch issues with a couple of clubs four Mid Wiltshire Division clubs are currently utilising Green Lane.

The other scheduled game in the North Wiltshire Division did go ahead and it saw Redhouse return to the top of the table, dislodging Cricklade Town following a 3-1 win over Blunsdon. Striker Dave Rendle had missed Redhouse’s last three games but it was to be a goalscoring return for Rendle as he bagged a brace, Glenn McCathy with the other Redhouse goal, a first of the season from Andy Mitchell in reply for Blunsdon. Redhouse are now three points clear of Cricklade having played one more game with the two sides yet to meet this season, the first of the two encounters set for Tuesday 14th March at the Corinium Stadium, Cirencester.

Redhouse Veterans' who went back top of the North Wiltshire Division table with a 3-1 win over Blunsdon

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16 February 2023
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