It was League Cup action this week in the Under 18 Floodlight Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League with three games in the First Round of the competition and two Quarter Final ties. Thankfully this week all the scheduled games were played.

On Monday night cup holders Kintbury Rangers entertained FC Chippenham in the one of top ties of the First Round. In a close contest in the end penalties were needed to decide matters after it finished 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes. In the penalty shoot out it was FC Chippenham who held their nerve to triumph 6-5 and progress to the Quarter Final where they will be home to Devizes Town in what should be another close contest between two of the leading sides in the division.

On the same night at Green Lane, Devizes Town made it through to that Quarter Final tie against FC Chippenham by becoming the first side in the division to defeat Radstock Town this season in another top tie.  Once again penalties were needed to settle matters after it again finished level at 2-2 at the end of 90 minutes. Devizes won the penalty contest 5-4 to book that date with FC Chippenham.

The final game on Monday night was a Quarter Final tie played at Moredon in Swindon where Wims 11 were host to Bishops Cannings. The two league games between the sides this season had both seen wins for the away side, but that sequence of results was ended on Monday night with Wims securing a safe passage to the last four courtesy of a 5-2 win.

Thursday night saw the final game played in the First Round with Swindon Supermarine at home to Westbury Youth. When the two sides had met in the league in the opening week of the season Swindon Supermarine had secured a 5-1 win. There was once again to be a four goal margin with Swindon Supermarine scoring four unanswered goals to progress to the Quarter Final where they will be away to Amesbury Town.

The other game on Thursday night was the second Quarter Final tie with Calne Town home to Melksham Town. Calne Town have made the last two cup finals, and they remained on track for a third consecutive final, but it was mightily close as Melksham Town took the tie to penalties, the third game of the week that had needed penalties to decide matters. It finished 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes, both goals coming in the first half, but Calne won the shoot out 4-2 to make it through to the last four.

9 March 2025