There was a good start to both the week and the calendar year in the U18 Floodlight Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League with all three games scheduled for Monday 6th January being played. However, unfortunately the cold weather in the latter half of the week saw both the two games scheduled for Thursday evening, which involved both the two sides who have played the least number of games, Radstock Town and FC Chippenham, had to be postponed.
Radstock Town at least got to play one game in the week when they travelled into Swindon to take on Wims 11 on the 3G at Moredon on Monday night. It was to prove a tight affair with Radstock eventually edging it 2-1 to maintain their 100% winning start to the season. That is now eight straight wins for Ian Lanning’s side who moved to within three points of leaders Swindon Supermarine with four games in hand. Radstock and Wims are set to meet again this coming week in the return fixture.
Whilst Radstock have played just the eight games, Bishops Cannings, who are the current leaders of the fair play award based on mark's given by the match officials, were playing their 13th of the season when they played host to Amesbury Town on the 3G at Green Lane. It was to prove to be a good night for them as they recorded a comfortable 6-1 win to consolidate their fifth place position in the table.
The final game on Monday night was the only one to be played on grass in the week, as Kintbury Rangers hosted Calne Town in a repeat of last season’s league cup final. When the two sides had met back in October in the first league meeting of the season between the sides, as in last season’s cup final, they could not be separated at the end of 90 minutes, with it finishing 1-1. It was to prove to be yet another close encounter on Monday night at the Recreation Ground. Whilst Kintbury had lifted the cup last season with an extra time winner, on this occasion it would be Calne Town who came out on top, edging it 2-1 to move four points clear of their beaten opponents, with two games in hand.
The two games on Thursday night at Radstock Town and Melksham Town were both postponed due to frozen pitches.
The latest Fair Play table in the U18 Division, which based on the average marks provided by match officials for games played up to and including 19th December 2024, is shown below:
Please note that there will no longer be the usual roundups of games, pictures nor list of leading goal scorers in the Under 18 Division this coming season by order of the FA. If this is causing disappointment with your players, who we know like to see their goal scoring exploits publicised, please take the matter up with the Wilts FA as we are just doing as we have been told.
12 January 2025
