It was an excellent week in the Under 18 Floodlight Division of the Corsham with all five games being played. League leaders Radstock Town had what looked a tricky away game at Calne Town on Thursday night in what was a first meeting of the season for the two sides. League games between the two sides in recent seasons have been close affairs. In Season 2022-23 both teams won their respective home games 3-2, whilst last season it finished 1-1 at Bremhill View with Radstock winning their home game 3-1. The first meeting of the two sides this season was once again to prove to be a close encounter with Radstock edging it 2-1 to maintain their 100% winning record and domination of the division. One more win will see them guaranteed at least runners-up spot with FC Chippenham now the only side who have a realistic chance of catching them at the top of the table.
The week’s action had got underway on Monday night with FC Chippenham maintaining their own title challenge with a narrow 1-0 away win at Kintbury Rangers completing a quickfire league and cup double over their beaten opponents. The win sees FC Chippenham trailing Radstock by eleven points but with a game in hand and the two sides still to play each other one more time.
The same night third placed Swindon Supermarine kept the pressure on FC Chippenham with their own narrow win, a 3-2 away success against Bishops Cannings at Green Lane to complete a league double over their beaten opponents. Swindon Supermarine remain one point behind FC Chippenham but having played two more games.
Devizes Town’s hopes of possibly securing runners-up spot were dealt a severe blow on Thursday night when they were beaten 2-0 away at Amesbury Town, Amesbury picking up their fourth league win of the season, avenging the defeat they had suffered at the hands of Devizes in the first meeting between the two sides back in November. Devizes remain just one point below but have just two games left now against the bottom two but this defeat was a costly one in terms of terms of their quest for honours.
The same night two first half goals gave Wims 11 a 2-0 away win over Melksham Town, the win for Wims seeing them move level on points with Kintbury Rangers.
14 March 2025
