Witney & District Football Association

Toby Andrews, Andy James and Rob Belcher were all on target for Freeland Reserves against Hailey Reserves giving them a 3-1 in the Jack Busby Cup. James Hale hitting Hailey’s reply.

Premier Division

Spartan Rangers 2 - 3 West Witney

After an amazingly disapointing start to the season (culminating in a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Ducklinton last week), West Witney travelled to the Leys to face Spartan with the hope of kick-starting the season. With 7 members of the 1st team squad missing, we only had 12 men, with a couple reserve players to help fill the gaps.

Almost immediately from kick-off Spartan won the ball and worked it out to the left wing, where Dave Large crossed and Kevin Southwood headed home from a few yards out. There must only have been 20 seconds on the clock!!! This obviously inspired Spartan and made West's heads go down, and for the next 10 minutes it was very much backs against the wall for West. However, player/manager Jon Smith deceided to change our system and match Spartans 3-5-2 formation.

This began to pay dividends for us and for the remaining 30 or so minutes of the 1st half we created several good opportunities which we should have scored from. The best was an outstanding through ball from Jon Smith for last seasons goal machine Matt Townsend to race clear of the Spartan back line, only to see his shot well saved by the Spartan keeper.

The second half began much as the first had ended, with excellent football being played by West, and about 10 minutes in to the second half, that pressure told. Some wonderful passing between wing back Steven Henderson, midfielders Jon Smith & Jamie Goodwin led to Goodwin freeing Smith into the left hand channel where he crossed, only for the ball to be half cleared to Matt Townsend who smashed home from 12 yards.

Within 5 minutes from the re-start West took the lead when Jon Smith found James Clark in the Spartan box and he was crudely up-ended by Steve Williams, leaving the Ref no other choice but to point to the spot. Townsend calmly slotted home his second of the game. Again within a five minute spell the third goal was scored when Townsend squared the ball to James Clark who calmly side stepped the challenge and cheekily dinked home with his left foot.

This 25 minute spell completely deflated Spartan and pretty well killed off the game. But with several injuries seeming to occur to some West Witney players, (notable skipper Mike Greenall having to leave the pitch) Kev Southwood hit a seemingly inocuous volley towards the Goal, where Del Hewson tried to intercept it with his head, only to see the ball deflect into the far corner leaving keeper Matt Hemsley no chance at all.

The game fizzled out after that with Spartan not really creating anything to enable them a share of the points.

All in all, it must have been an excellent game for the observer with some great football being played by both sides. A special mention for Chris Beechey who again put in an outstanding display and was easily the best player on the pitch.

West finally have their first win of the season. Hopefully we can now build on this and carry the good work forward.

Jamie Goodwin
West Witney

Gary Brooks and Pete O’Reilly both found the back of the net for Ducklington in their 2-0 win over Carterton.

Cassington maintained their 100% record with a 4-2 win over Charlbury Town. The visitors were 2-0 up within 15 minutes only for Simon Calley to reply with two superb long range efforts for Cassington. The young captain secured his hat-trick from the spot midway through the 2nd half before Dave Cooper sealed the points, capitalizing on a blunder from the Charlbury keeper.

Current Champions Freeland scored twice in the last twenty minutes to earn a 2-2 draw with Hailey. Stuart Hole and Richard Trigg rescued a point after Mike Bolt and Dan King had previously given Hailey the lead.

Brize Norton came back from a goal down to take a share of the points in their 2-2 draw with Bampton Town. Jonathan Curtis and John Smales were on the score sheet for Brize with Bampton’s Nathan Beckett and a Richard Taylor own goal giving parity to the score line.

North Leigh A were hit for six away to Hanborough with the Rose brothers amongst the goals again. Paul (2), and Neil Rose were accompanied by Chris Leach, Duncan Griffin and Craig Johnson on the score sheet in Boro’s 6-0 win.

Division One

Witney Royals currently sit atop Division One after their 3-0 over Ducklington Reserves. Steve Brazier, Steve Reynolds and Chris Catchpole scored the goals that put Royals in pole position.

A penalty each from Dan Bishop and Carl Shepherd of Minster Lovell and Brize Norton Reserves respectively gave both sides a point in the 1-1- draw.

Second half goals from Dan Harwood and Ollie Lyon both were enough to give FC Mills a 2-0 win over Witney Wanderers.

A brace from Tom Edington spurred Kingham AB to a 5-3 win over Milton. Nick Hartley, Miles Harding and Kurtis Atkins weighed in with the others. Alen Laing, Ollie Kerson and Dave Jeynes replied in vain for Milton.

A tough 3-3 draw was fought out between Aston and FC Nomads. Dan McGing hit a brace with Phil Caswell adding for Aston, while Stu Lewis also netted twice with Simon Moffatt rounding off the scoring for Nomads.

Division Two

Bampton Town Reserves scored a magnificent seven against newly promoted Southrop. The visitors drew a blank as Richard Gurgon scored a hat trick. Dan Oystonm Andy Farrell, Aidan Nicchi-Ghiri and Darrell Broome were all on target in the rout.

Combe put on an amazing second half show to run out 8-2 winners at Charlbury Town Reserves. Leading 2-1 at half time, Combe moved up several gears, inspired by hat tricks from Matt Baker and Martin Reeves. Adam Fleetwood, and Craig North added with Shane Rolls and Lewis Strafford scoring the consolation goals for Town.

AC Finstock moved into second place after an impressive 6-0 win over Chippy Swifts. A Luke Simmonds hat trick was complemented by strikes from Chris Thomas(2) and Craig Horne.

A single goal from Joe Beahan was enough to give Tackley a 1-0 win over Wootton Sports.

Hanborough Reserves put on a five-star display beating West Witney Reserves 5-0. Aston Leigh scored a hat trick with Rob Lovick and Liam Harris adding.

Division Three

Super Sub Dave Elliot hit a second half brace as FC Chequers beat FC Mills Reserves 4-0. Paul Read and Steve Foster also added keeping Chequers top of the Division with a 100% record.

Bartek Lachwicz's brace put Two Rivers in pole position and helped gain all three points in their 3-1 win over Fieldtown. Olly Whitehall replied for Town with Phil Mills adding Rivers third.

Kingham AB Reserves beat Wychwood Forest 3-0 with goals from Rob Tyak, Dan Scarsbrook and Sam Philpott.

Spartan Rangers A earned 3 points with a 2-0 win over Ducklington A. Tom Merchant and Craig Isle were amongst the goals.

Division Four

Chad Park spelt out their title credentials with a 5-0 win over Milton Reserves. Steve Hunt hit twice with Josh Vaughan, Tom and Jack Drinkwater adding.

Richard Duffy, Rob Hick and Jamie Scholes all found the net in Brize Norton A's 3-3 draw with Wychwood Forest Reserves.

Witney Royals Reserves beat FC Chequers Reserves 2-1. Kearse Simpson opened the scoring in the first half with Pet Madden doubling the visitors lead in the second half. Simon Grundy’s late strike was not enough for Chequers.

Freeland A finally got their campaign up and running with an exciting 3-3 draw away to Eynsham Sports. Young hot shot John Ayres bagged another brace with Matt Walker adding for the home side, while Richard Stanley, Stu McNaughton and a Paul Meredith own goal gave Freeland a share of the spoils.

Southrop Reserves were on the wrong end of a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Chippy Swifts Reserves. Richard Meredith and Adam Heywood scored but goals from Rocky Bourton (2), Lee Stefanovic and Dean Blake gave all three points to the visitors.

September 22nd

Fred Ford Cup Preliminary Round

Division Four’s Chad Park put on an impressive display as they knocked out Wychwood Forest 3-1. Olly Bush scored for the Division Three side, but George Slatter (2) and Steve Hunt put the hosts through to the next round.

There were no such upsets at Southrop where the hosts went down 5-1 to Premier Division Minster Lovell. Southrop’s Simon Williams opened his account but Bradley Bryant’s hat trick for Minster accompanied by strikes from Dan Bishop and Steve Holder were enough to knock out the Division Two side.

Jack Busby Trophy Preliminary Round

Goals from Dan Scarsbrook and Dan Davies gave Kingham AB Reserves a 2-0 win over rivals Chippy Swifts Reserves.

The game between Wychwood Forest Reserves and Minster Lovell Reserves exploded into life in extra time with the four goals in 30 minutes. Kevin West’s goal for Wychwood was not enough as Lewis Stayt, Dan smith and Thomas Moreby all found the back of the net

Division Three's FC Nomads Reserves had to come back form 3-1 down to beat a spirited FC Chequers Reserves side 4-3 after extra time. The home side had taken the lead with goals from Ryan John (2) and Anthony Barlow, but a hat trick from Gary Lewis pulled them level before Pat Crowley’s extra time strike decided the tie.

Carterton Reserves tie against Southrop Reserves also needed extra time and it was the home side who ended up 4-2 winners. Aidy Kews brace had levelled the match after Perry Griffiths and Kevin Trethowan’s openers. But a further strike from Trethowan and Matt Boyd settled matters.

Premier Division

Ducklington now sit atop the Premier Division on the back of three straight wins. The latest being a 5-0 thrashing of West Witney. Stuart Cutts bagged a brace while team mates Dean O’Sullivan, Mark Wright and Ian Luckett all added.

Hanborough enjoyed the sweet smell of success as their bunch of Roses proved to be thorns in the side of Carterton, as brothers , Neil (2), Paul and Dave Rose combined to give Boro’ a 4-0 win.

John Curtis struck twice with Gerrard Morgan adding to give Brize Norton a 3-0 away win over much fancied Charlbury Town.

Freeland beat Spartan Rangers 2-1, with Kevin Southwood scoring Spartan’s consolation from the spot, after Craig Simpson and Stuart Hole had given Freeland the lead.

Division One

Witney Royals brushed aside Kingham AB with a convincing 4-0 win. Matt Thompson scored twice with Chris Catchpole and Richard Benham adding.

A brace for Paul Neale was enough for Ducklington Reserves to seal a 2-0 win over Aston.

Justin Summers, Jon Barnes and Paul Dray all found the back of the net in Milton’s 3-0 win at Brize Norton Reserves.

Division Two

Leaders Bampton Town Reserves continued their impressive start to the season with an excellent 7-2 win over Combe. Nathan Beckett scored an emphatic 5-timer with a Dan Oyston brace for company. Goal from Combe’s Simon Baker and Matt Baker were mere consolation.

Wootton Sports came from two goals behind to earn a point in their 2-2 draw at AC Finstock. Luke Simonds and Jake Souch had given the home side the lead before Luke Rand and Ben De’Ath levelled for the visitors.

Nigel Barratt and Craig Broome both scored for Tackley giving their side a narrow 2-1 win over Chippy Swifts for whom Richard French scored.

Spartan Rangers Reserves bagged their first points of the season after beating Freeland Reserves 3-2. Sam Symmonds and Paul Salters goals for the visitors were not enough after Craig Halkett’s brace and a strike from Chris Baker had given Spartan the lead.

Hanborough Reserves also broke their points duck in emphatic fashion with a 5-0 win over West Witney Reserves. A Rob Lovett hat trick was the highlight with Aston Leach and Jay Mooney also adding.

Division Three

Kevin Davies put in a 5-star performance, scoring five in FC Chequers' impressive 7-0 demolition of Ducklington A. New signings Carl Smith and Chris Montgomery were also on target to help keep Chequers top of the division. .

Phil Mills also had a bountiful day, bagging a four timer in Two Rivers 7-2 rout against Aston Reserves. Tom Madden and Dan Isherwood gave Aston a glimmer of hope before Mills, Pert Borchman (2) and Bartek Lachwicz put the result beyond doubt.

Fieldtown beat Spartan Rangers A 2-1.

Division Four

John Ayres scored another impressive hat trick for Eynsham Sports but still managed to finish on the losing side, going down 6-3 to Milton Reserves. John Agnew also scored a hat trick, but Dan Chivers, Dan Search and Dave Thorpe also on target for Milton giving them the points.

Witney Royals Reserves opened their accounts for the season taking a point from their 2-2 draw with Brize Norton A. Mike Piper hit a brace for the home side as Jamie Scholes and Carl Stratford netted for the visitors.

September 15th

Premier Division

Hailey made it two wins from two and stay top of the Premier Division after a 2-0 win over Hanborough. Joel King scored for the second week running, adding to Tom Fletchers opener.

Ducklington came from two goals down against Bampton Town to edge a closely fought game. Jason Trinder and Nathan Becket had put newly promoted Town ahead but Gary Brooks (2) and a Matt Kent penalty sealed the 3-2 for the home side.

Cassington kept their 100% record in their first season in the Premier Division after a narrow 3-2 win over West Witney. Dave Cooper gave the visitors the lead before Chris Beechey headed in from a corner to level. Just minutes later Matt Townsend made it 2-1 to West Witney from the spot. David Cooper brought the game level with a free-kick midway through the 2nd half before Mark Hamilton netted the winner for Cassington.

Brize Norton opened their account for the season with a 5-0 thrashing of North Leigh A. Jon Curtis hit a brace while Richard Waddoups, Mark Jewell and Gerard Morgan all added.

Champions Freeland also kicked off their season with a win. Charlbury Town were on the wrong end of a 2-1 score line. Simon Stapleton and David Tarr found the back of the net for the hosts after Martin Grimsley had replied for Charlbury.

Dave Large and Paul Saunders were both on target as Spartan Rangers beat Carterton 2-0.

Division One

Dan Bishop and Martin Latimer were amongst the goals as Minster Lovell beat Kingham AB 3-0, keeping them top of the pile in Division One.

Aston had to work hard for their win, coming from two goals from behind, beating Witney Wanderers 3-2. Roger Ferreira has put Wanderers ahead, but Ben Sunblad, Gareth Preston and Ryan Hewer stole the points for the home side.

Antony Lune struck twice to give Ducklington Reserves a much needed 4-1 win over Milton. Ian Lewis and local legend Dean O’Sullivan added before Paul Dray’s goal for Milton gave the score line some respectability.

Witney Royals bounced back from last weeks defeat to beat FC Nomads 4-2. Richard Benham (2), Russell Plumb and Matt Thomas’ first half strikes had already won the game before Pat Crowley and Tony Gerrard hot back for Nomads.

Eynsham A were on the wrong end of a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Brize Norton Reserves.

Division Two

Bampton Town Reserves continued where they left last season with win after win. This weeks victims were Chippy Swifts who went down 4-1. Richard French had in fact put the visitors in the lead before Dan Oyston scored a hat trick, adding to Gareth Cooks single.

AC Finstock seem to have risen from the ashes of last season and begun this campaign in impressive form. A 4-1 win over Freeland Reserves signaled their intentions for the season and a blistering strike from Gary McKinnon was only equaled by a hat trick from Craig Mays. Jamie Leach replied for Freeland.

Patch Gardener and Matt Baker both netted for Combe as they beat Spartan Rangers Reserves 2-0.

Tackley beat Hanborough Reserves 2-0 with goals from Roger Moss and Perry Trafford.

The points were shared at Wootton Sports as they played out a 1-1 draw with West Witney Reserves. Dave Gubbins and Darren Aston scored for Wootton and West Witney respectively.

Division Three

A Paul Read thunderbolt was the icing on the cake as FC Chequers hammered Spartan Rangers A 5-1. Dale Cox headed the hosts into the lead in less than 60 seconds from kick off. A lead which was then increased by further strikes from Shaun Rayfield, and Kevin Davies and Paul Read (2). Steve Harper replied in vain for Spartan.

FC Mills got their season off to a good start with a 3-0 win over Fieldtown in a physical encounter. Simon Pepper put in a man of the match performance but it was goals from Dan Godden, Rob DeBanks and Steve Lyon that secured the points.

A single goal from Peter Borchmann was enough to seal a 1-0 victory for Two Rivers over Ducklington A.

The points were shared at Kingham AB Reserves as they drew 1-1 with Minster Lovell Reserves. A first half Steve Dover strike was matched by Paul Tyak in the second half.

Division Four

Hailey Reserves have made an impressive start to the season after a second win. It was a 5-2 win over Eynsham Sports which took them top of the league. John Ayres scored twice for Eynsham but Chris Gunter (2), Mark Orpwood and Julian Evans all scored for the visitors giving them the win.

Chippy Swifts Reserves beat Brize Norton A 4-3 in a thrilling encounter. Craig Brice and Ben Simmonds had given the visitors a 2-0 half time lead, before Liam Busby and Sean Weller each grabbed a brace to take all three points. Richard Duffy scored Brize’s other goal.

Chad Park bounced back from defeat by beating Witney Royals Reserves 4-1. George Slatter, Will Phipps and Graham Harding all scored for the visitors while Chad Park’s Dan Murray put the ball into his own net for Royals.

Wychwood Forest Reserves beat Milton Reserves 3-0 in an impressive display. Ian Read, Kevin Webb and Nigel Jones all got themselves on the score sheet.

September 8th

Premier Division

After a seemingly endless summer, the Witney & District Football League kicked off again in blistering fashion.

Despite fielding new summer signings it was the familiar name of Joel King who gave Hailey the perfect start to the new campaign in their 9-0 thrashing of North Leigh A. King helped himself to a five timer with brother Sean adding. Youngster Ollie Oswin, Sean Evans and Tom Fletcher were also on the score sheet.

In the matched already dubbed a '6-pointer' it was Ducklington who came out on top with a 3-2 win over Charlbury Town. Ian Jarvis bagged a brace for the home side but goals from Stuart Coutts, Paul Neil and Matt Gorman gave Ducklington the important victory.

Carterton have had a rocky start to the new season, on and off the field. Their latest hurdle came in the shape of newly promoted Cassington who fought hard for a 2-1 over their hosts. Dave Cooper and Danny Taylor were on the mark for Cassington with Darrell Steele hitting back for Carterton.

Last year's Division One Champions Bampton Town took a well earned point from their 1-1 draw with Spartan Rangers. Bampton lead for most of the game through a Nathan Beckett goal until Steve Wright replied for the visitors.

Division One

FC Mills 1 - 1 Milton

Mills and Milton played out an entertaining draw with a last gasp penalty saving a point for Mills.

Both teams started brightly and after a frenetic opening period Mills took control fashioning some excellent chances and only an inspired display from Scouser in the Milton goal kept out a long range curler from Ollie Lyon, Danny Harwood's snap shot and the best a dive at the feet of Chris Coggins after an un-selfish layoff from Harwood left him 1-on-1. Steve Lyon burst through on a typical mazy run from defence but was surprisingly flagged offside before he lashed his shot into the trees..

Milton passed the ball well with Summers and Benfield lively upfront, but couldn't make much headway with German Keeper Seb Erler in commanding form,

but after a spell of Mills pressure at the start of the second half Milton broke and won a corner which was half cleared and Erler under pressure from Summers dropped the ball to the grateful forward for an easy tap-in, to open his account for Milton.

Mills now upped the pace and Scouser again had to make great saves from Ollie Lyon and Wazza Senior, but as the second half wore on and Mills got more stretched searching for the equaliser, Milton missed two golden opportunities to finish the match. Firstly Pip Benfield headed over at the near post with a free header and then Milton found themselves 3 on 1 in the Mills box, but the pass was delayed and the chance went..

Mills brought two extra strikers in Danny Godden and Matt Sykes, and as the clock ticked down, a huge clearance from Erler was missed by the Milton defence, Matt Sykes read the bounce and was through on goal, only to be brought down in the box by a desperate lunge from the defender. After the dust had settled Steve Lyon kept his nerve to roll the penalty into the bottom corner to earn Mills a point.

Neither team will be happy, Milton in conceeding such a late penalty when they thought the points were their's and Mills for missing enough chances to win two games. On this evidence both sides should fare well this season.

Andy Proudfoot
FC Mills

The closely fought match between Witney Wanderers and Ducklington Reserves ended in a 3-2 win to the home side. Wanderers scored through Perry Thomas (2) and Ryan Page. Paul O’Hara and Duck legend, Dean O’Sullivan replied in vain.

Hotly tipped Witney Royals went down to Minster Lovell 2-1 in what was an excellent display of football from both sides. Jamie Kennedy scored for Royals but goals from Dan Bishop and Martin Latimer took all three points.

Colin Edwards and Chris Mills both scored to give Kingham AB a 2-1 win over Brize Norton Reserves for whom Mark Jewell scored.

A single Ed Brooks goal gave Aston a 1-0 away win over Carterton Reserves.

Eynsham A and FC Nomads fought out the days only 0-0 draw.

Division Two

Bampton Town Reserves started their campaign in the same hot form that last season saw them take the Division Three Title afther demolishing Spartan Rangers Reserves 8-0. Dan Oyston netted the day’s second five timer and was accompanied by Andy Jamieson (2) and Aidan Necchi-Ghiri on the score sheet.

The new look AC Finstock beat Hanborough Reserves 4-2. Gary McKinnon bagged a brace with Luke Simmonds and Darren Tasker adding. Ryan Hughes and Leon Busby replied for Boro’.

Freeland Reserves came from behind to earn a 3-2 win over Tackley with a last minute winner. Sam Malin and Gordon Lang had given the home side the lead before Tom Mason, Paul Salter and Rob Belcher all netted to take all three point.

Combe and Chippy Swifts both took a point form their 1-1 draw. New signing Andy Watson scored on his debut after his recent transfer from Kingham after Mike Gardener put Combe ahead.

Division Three

Kevin Davies scored twice in FC Chequers 3-1 win over Aston Reserves. Steve Foster increased the lead after Tim Green’s goal had given Aston a glimmer of hope.

Darren Middleton, Paul Tyack and Chris Gregory all found the back of the net in Kingham AB Reserves 3-0 win over Fieldtown.

Cody Davies gave Minster Lovell Reserves a 2-0 half time lead against Wychwood Forest before Ollie Bush pulled one back. Minster held on for a 2-1 win.

The points were shared in the match between Spartan Rangers A and Two Rivers. Lewis Calcutt and Bartek Lachwicz scored for Rangers and Rivers respectively.

Division Four

FC Chequers Reserves 0 - 4 Southrop Reserves

In the maiden contest for two new sides to Witney & District football, FC Chequers Reserves met Southrop Reserves at Madley Park, in what was partially a grudge match and partially a meeting of managerial minds.

The first teams of the respective clubs had met in a final-day promotion decider last season, where Southrop emerged victorious over the plucky new boys to the league. Some of the participants were present in this encounter, but this time Anthony Barlow (Chequers) and Graham Ciudiskis (Southrop) were at the helm, and had opening day bragging rights on their minds as opposed to the promotion dream.

Southrop started nervously, perhaps wary of the backlash that had been in the pipeline from Chequers since May. Olly Smith bustled in attack for the pub team, and Richie Eastaff was industrious and positive through the centre. Whilst no real chances were created, there was a threat from the home side and clear discomfort from the visitors.

The turning point seemed to come when Smith suffered an injury, and seemed to be operating at about 30% capacity. He managed a mean 20 yard strike which grazed the crossbar, but Southrop had begun to turn the tables. They took advantage of Chequers’ unfamiliar backline when a deflected pass found Aidy Kew, who finished swiftly past stranded goalkeeper Scott Perkins.

Before Chequers could mount a response, Southrop went two ahead, when Urim Fejzulahu (say that three times fast, or better yet, write it once…) was left unmarked and finished easily past Perkins on the half volley. Quite unexpectedly, the visitors found a third just prior to half time, when Dan Collins’ strike from 30 yards flew in the top corner. It was 3-0 but Chequers probably hadn’t deserved it – and Southrop expected a backlash in the second half.

But it never really came. Chequers battled for long periods but had, by this time, lost Smith in attack and were hoping for inspiration from midfield. Southrop kept things tight and continued to press. But on a rare foray into the Southrop area, Chequers won a penalty for what was deemed dangerous play by the referee. Chris Collier stepped up, but his shot was saved low down to goalkeeper Alex Connolly’s right. The rebound fell in the direction of two Chequers attackers, but they could not finish and the ball ended in Connolly’s arms.

At the other end, there was still time for Southrop to complete the rout. Substitute Bob Truman had a goal disallowed, but Dan Collins scored again with a neat header ten minutes from time as the game petered out to a finish.

Despite the score-line, the match was a great advert for Division Four, which many had thought would be populated by whipping boys hacking their way through a dismal season. Both sides looked capable of doing well come spring and neither will think that this result is illustrative of their seasons to come.

FC Chequers Reserves: S Perkins, S Macintyre, R Eastaff, M Eaton, P Stayt, A Izzard, K Foreman, A Grey, C Collier, O Smith, A Barlow. Subs: D Kilby, S Grundy

Goals: N/A

Southrop Reserves: A Connolly, M Trueman, G Ciudiskis, T Simmonds, L Williams, D Bilton, G Williams, L Keen, D Collins, U Fejzulahu, A Kew. Subs: A Drury, R Trueman, A Andrews

Goals: A Kew, U Fezjulahu, D Collins (2)

Grampus' Man of the Match: The quality of Southrop’s goals was excellent in the game, as was the attitude of several Chequers players. But the award this week must go to Southrop centre back Tom Simmonds. He was born with the tough decisions already made in his head, and his ability as a sweeper shone through on Saturday.

Alex Connolly
Southrop FC

John Ayres netted a four time in Eynsham Sports 6-3 win over Wychwood Forest Reserves. Matt Walker and James Hewitt’s goal gave the home side the edge after Lee Manning, Martin Woodford and Kevin Webb’s goal had brought Forest back into the match.

Hailey Reserves earnt a big 3 points in their 3-2 over newly formed Chad Park. Chris Gunter, Julian Evans and Perry Timpson all scored after Will Phipps had twice equalised for Chad.

Milton Reserves and Brize Norton A shared the points after a 1-1 draw. Gary Webb scored for the home side after Anthony Smith had given Brize the lead.