Last season's champions Corsham Town who have withdrawn from the league this week
North Wiltshire Division
Once again, all five scheduled games in the North Wiltshire Veterans’ Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League were played this week and there is a familiar look to the top end of the table as the top three are the same as last season, with all three picking up wins this week.
On Tuesday last season’s runners-up Redhouse made it three wins from their opening three games with a 2-0 win against Chiseldon at New College. Goals from Nigel Baker and Dean Hughes maintaining that perfect start to the season for Redhouse.
The same night Nationwide maintained their unbeaten start to the season, picking up their third win in their four games to date. It was a tight first half against Stratton Juniors, with Nationwide leading 3-2 at the break thanks to goals from Thomas Steptoe, Andrew Goodchild and Paul Stonehouse. However, Nationwide upped their game after the break scoring four unanswered goals to run out 7-2 winners. Two more for Steptoe to complete his hat-trick, a second for Stonehouse and one for Adam Rudman. The win meant Nationwide maintained their one-point lead at the top of the table over Redhouse.
On Thursday night last season's champions Cricklade Town joined Redhouse in having a perfect record from their opening three games with a comfortable 10-0 win over bottom of the table FS Swindon. TJ Bohane was the star of the show scoring five of the Cricklade goals, Godfrey Chisanga and recent signing from Stratton Juniors Vince McMackin both bagged a brace and Stuart Hughes with the other Cricklade goal.
The previous night ExIntel returned to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Penhill United at Moredon to make three wins from their opening four games to join Redhouse and Cricklade Town on nine points, first half goals from James Joyce and Junior Small giving ExIntel the points.
The same night
Swindon Rovers picked up their second win of the season to move up to fifth place in the table, goals from Taiwo Abolarin, Peter Byrne, Craig Johnson and Tim Hughes giving them a 4-2 win over
Royal Wootton Bassett Town, Chris Head and Greg Richardson with the two goals for Royal Wootton Bassett.
Mid Wiltshire Division
In the Mid Wiltshire Division, the shock news is that last season’s champions Corsham Town have pulled out of the league due to nobody stepping forward to take over the running of the side after Chris Jones advised he was no longer in a position to carry it on. Their scheduled game against Radstock Town on Monday night was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch meaning their final game was the 5-1 defeat at the hands of last season’s runners-up Melksham. That result along with the other two games will be expunged.
Melksham Town’s home game against Devizes Town was another game to fall victim to the wet weather on Monday.
The one game that did get played on Monday was at Selwood Academy where Trowbridge Town Tigers picked up their second consecutive 1-0 win that means, after removing Corsham’s results, Trowbridge are the early joint leaders of the Mid Wiltshire Division with three wins from their opening four games, Johnathan Wilkins with the all-important goal against Calne Town midway through the second half.
Westbury United picked up their second win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Warminster Town with all four goals coming in the second half, Dale Rowland, Wayne Wheeler and Mark Young with the Westbury goals, Louis Sparey with the solitary reply for Warminster who remain the only side in the division without a point so far.
Two goals from Craig Lewis against Bishops Cannings mean Durrington secured their third win in their opening three games to join Trowbridge at the top of the table and are one of three sides with perfect records from their opening games, the other two being Melksham Town and Devizes Town.
The final game of the week was at Stanley Park on Friday night and it saw Amesbury Juniors pick up another useful point in a 1-1 draw away against Chippenham Town, Alan Farnish put Chippenham ahead midway through the first half but Amesbury were back on level terms within two minutes, Tom Bennett with the equaliser.
TJ Bohane who scored five for Cricklade Town in their 10-0 win over FS Swindon and Craig Lewis who got both goals for Durrington in their 2-0 win over Bishops Cannings
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27 September 2024
