Corsham Print
Wiltshire Senior League
 Melksham Town & Chippenham Town
Make It Through to Cup Semi Final

Picture courtesy of David Giles

This week saw the first two quarter final ties played in the Veterans’ League Cup and it was a good week for the teams from the Mid Wiltshire Division. All four quarter final ties see Mid Wiltshire Division teams up against opponents from the North and at the half-way stage it is currently 2-0 to the Mid Wiltshire Division.

On Monday night Chippenham Town met Swindon Old Boys at Green Lane. It was a tight affair settled by a solitary goal from Chippenham Town’s Aaron Gilbert in the first half. Swindon Old Boys created several chances as they sought an equaliser, but the Chippenham defence held firm to see them progress to the last four where they will meet the winner of next week’s quarter final tie between Redhouse and Corsham Town.

Also through to the last four are Mid Wiltshire Division leaders Melksham Town who were involved in a dress rehearsal for the Wiltshire FA’s Veterans’ County Cup Final at Green Lane on Tuesday night against Royal Wootton Bassett Town. The two sides are set to meet at Green Lane again in that final on Friday 24th March and Melksham Town will go into that game knowing that they have already got the better of their final opponents once as goals from Kai Miller and Adam Young saw them safely through to the semi final of the League Cup competition. They will now be away to the winners of next week’s quarter final tie between Swindon Rovers and Bradford Town. The two semi-finals will be scheduled once all four teams are known, and venue requirements are clear.

In the league, two games were played in the North Wiltshire Division and one in the Mid Wiltshire Division, with the Mid Wiltshire Division game between Bradford Town and Westbury United postponed with Bradford Town unable to raise a side. 

On Monday night in the Mid Wiltshire Division, two goals from Kevin Long finally brought an end to FC Calne’s winless run which had stretched to nine games ahead of their trip to Radstock Town. The 2-0 win for FC Calne saw them move level on points with sixth placed Chippenham Town. Radstock Town remain second from bottom in the table with one game to play but look set to have the honour  of being the first side to complete their fixtures in any of the five divisions across the league.

The first of the two games in the North Wiltshire Division this week took place on Tuesday night at New College and it saw Chiseldon secure all three points against Swindon Rovers thanks to a solitary goal from the division’s leading scorer Richie Miles who took his tally for the season to 24. The win saw Chiseldon climb into fourth spot but having played more games than the three teams above them. This coming week they are up against Royal Wootton Bassett Town, the side immediately above them in the table, with the chance to move above them with a win.

The final game of the week was on Wednesday night at the Gerard Buxton Sports Ground involving two of the sides in the bottom three, Blunsdon and AFC Swindon. Two goals from Jamie Saunders plus one from Lee Barrett saw Blunsdon pick up their third league win of the season and move to within a point of seventh placed Stratton Juniors Orange.

  Blunsdon Veterans' who secured their 3rd win of the season with a 3-0 success over AFC Swindon

League Tables

Leading Scorers

Results

 3 March 2023
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