Corsham Print
Wiltshire Senior League
Marlborough Town End Trowbridge Unbeaten Run
Picture courtesy of Steve Green
Whilst the two title favourites were both maintaining their 100% records the headline makers on a hot late summer’s afternoon were Marlborough Town who became the first side to defeat Trowbridge Town in 2019, ending their unbeaten run which had stretched to 16 games.  Marlborough made a good start to the game and had a couple of  chances early on, but they eventually broke the deadline with half an hour gone when Aaron Presley was pulled back and a penalty awarded. Presley took the penalty himself and safely tucked it away to make it 1-0. Marlborough extended their lead on the stroke of half time when Luke Connolly beat the Trowbridge keeper to a free kick heading the ball into the net to make it 2-0 to Marlborough at the break. Second half saw Trowbridge up their game looking to extend that long unbeaten run but some resolute defending from Marlborough kept the visitors out until 15 minutes from time, when Aaron Masson scored his fourth goal of the season. Trowbridge pushed for an equaliser and despite going close on a few occasions Marlborough held out to take all three points in what has been a good start to the season for them.

New side Frome Collegians have started life in the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League with two defeats but in both games had put in decent performances as they found their feet at the higher level. A good first half showing at home to the league leaders Kintbury Rangers saw them leading 1-0 at the break courtesy of a Ross Knapton goal. It could have been even more, but the home side missed a penalty as Kintbury found themselves up against it for the first time this season. A much improved second half saw them draw level through the prolific Shaun Thorp, who took his goal tally into double figures in only the third match of the season. Josh Davis then put Kintbury in front for the first time in the match and that man Thorp then made sure of the points with his second of the game as Kintbury ran out 3-1 winners to maintain their 100% record at the top of the table.

It is Purton who sit in second place in the table but they had to settle for a point from their visit to Melksham Town Reserves following a 1-1 draw. Goals in this one coming from Sam English for Purton, who got on the end of a Joe Dorey corner, and new signing Harvey Flippance replying for the home side. 

After the afternoon's results, the only other side with a 100% record now are reigning champions Wroughton who were away at another side who had such a record at the start of the day, Corsham Town Reserves. In a tight affair Wroughton became the first side to win at Corsham in the league for over a year but the win came in controversial circumstances, with Shane Hibbert scoring from the penalty spot after the award of a hotly disputed penalty. The win left Wroughton in fifth spot with a game in hand on the four sides above them.
It was also a tight affair at Holt where Malmesbury Victoria Development were the visitors. After conceding 15 goals in their opening two fixtures Malmesbury manager Troy Prentice was certainly happy with the clean sheet that his side kept in a rare 0-0 draw at this level to pick up their first point of the season. Both sides had chances to win it but in the end had to settle for a point a piece. Holt remain unbeaten having opened with a win in midweek over Frome Collegians.

Cricklade Town became the second side this season to hit double figures after they won 10-3 away at Pewsey Vale Development. Star of the show was striker Jonathan Peachey-Score who hit a double hat-trick, Jason Tatum bagged a brace and there was one a piece for Tom Arliss and manager Craig Kent in the big win which put Cricklade back into a positive goal difference after the midweek defeat at home to Wroughton. The win lifted Cricklade into seventh place, joining six other sides on six points. For Pewsey Vale, with the first team taking a few players for their Wessex League game, manager Neil Lee was another manager seeing action as he was forced to come out of retirement to play on the bank holiday weekend. All three Pewsey goals were scored by Taylor Edwards.

Last season’s top scorers Shrewton United were once again amongst the goals, having already hit ten ahead of their trip to another new side Stratton Juniors. An impressive first half display saw them lead 5-0 at the break, two goals from Jake Watson and one each for Steve Holvey, Saul Johnson and Alistair Carvel giving Shrewton that impressive interval lead. However, that was to be the end of the scoring as a much improved second half from Stratton saw them prevent any further damage, but they were unable to notch that first goal of the season of their own and will be hoping that will come in midweek when they entertain Wroughton.

Another side who are yet to score in their opening three fixtures are Ludgershall Sports. They found themselves 2-0 down at the break against visitors Royal Wootton Bassett Town Development, Jack Sanderson with both goals for the visitors. Ludgershall were unable to turn it around in the second period and further goals from captain Nick Mason and Logan Plumley secured a 4-0 away win for Royal Wootton Bassett Town Development, their second win of the week. Ludgershall will hope to get their first goal when they make the short trip to Pewsey in midweek.
All the results plus next week's midweek fixtures are shown below:

Premier Division Results
Saturday 24th August 2019
Corsham Town Res.  0  Wroughton  1
Frome Collegians  1  Kintbury Rangers  3
Holt  0  Malmesbury Vics Dev.  0
Ludgershall Spts  0  Royal W. Bassett D  4
Marlborough Town  2  Trowbridge Town  1
Melksham Town Res.  1  Purton  1
Pewsey Vale Dev 3  Cricklade Town 10
Stratton  Juniors  0  Shrewton United  5

Premier Division Fixtures
Tuesday 27th August
Holt  v  Shrewton United
Kintbury Rangers  v  Marlborough  Town
Malmesbury Vics. Dev.  v  Purton
Melksham T Res.  v  Corsham Town Res.
Pewsey Vale Dev.  v  Ludgershall Sports
Royal W. Bassett Dev.  v  Cricklade Town
Stratton Juniors  v  Wroughton
Trowbridge Town  v  Frome Collegians
Saturday 24 August 2019
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