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Post by Steve T on Apr 26, 2022 23:58:22 GMT 1
Well, most of the territory will be. It won't include South Shields, whose charge up through the divisions has again run into Warrington Town, who have now beaten them in the play-offs for the second completed season running. In 2019-20, SS were 12 points clear with nine games left when the curtain came down.
Current Northern section clubs that Banbury have played in league competition and when they last met:
Kettering Town (18-19)
Hereford (17-18)
Leamington (16-17)
Brackley Town (11-12)
Gloucester City (08-09)
Kidderminster Harriers (81-82)
There are no others that Banbury have played in cup competitions, though at a stretch you could include AFC Telford United, whose predecessors Telford United (expired in 2004) were Wellington Town when the clubs met in the Midland Floodlit Cup in seasons 1967-69.
Of course, you probably don't need me to remind you that The Great Plains Of Potato Land once again beckon after a break of only three years.
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Post by frog12345 on Apr 27, 2022 15:33:04 GMT 1
Remains to be seen who is in the final lineup, but some nice places to visit as a fan and a tourist. The geography of the whole Northern section is plain weird.
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Post by Steve T on Apr 27, 2022 15:50:49 GMT 1
Remains to be seen who is in the final lineup... And who isn't. One 200-mile trip was lost last night. |
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Post by frog12345 on Apr 28, 2022 17:14:17 GMT 1
Remains to be seen who is in the final lineup... And who isn't. One 200-mile trip was lost last night. Come on Scarborough. Would be nice if they win. Buxton, Southport, and York are nice places. |
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Post by Steve T on Apr 30, 2022 17:11:35 GMT 1
Remains to be seen who is in the final lineup... And who isn't. One 200-mile trip was lost last night.And almost certainly another after today's results. Given their superior goal difference, Gateshead need only a point from their last two games, on Monday away to Chorley who are effectively guaranteed a play-off place, and next Saturday at home to Hereford who by then probably won't be able to make them. No visit to the international athletics stadium – a relief for supporters. It does mean a visit to Blyth, though, who are safe after their victory at you-know-where. |
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Post by Sparky on Apr 30, 2022 18:05:53 GMT 1
The Walks beckons😖😖😖😖
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Post by Steve T on May 2, 2022 20:08:33 GMT 1
Gateshead got their point but it was a bit nervous when they were a goal down at half-time and then, after having taken the lead, conceded an equaliser with 12 minutes left.
Brackley have lost four times in the play-offs.
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Post by Steve T on May 21, 2022 17:06:48 GMT 1
York 2-0 Boston – TWO trips to Potato Land!
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Post by Steve T on May 21, 2022 18:46:07 GMT 1
Where they were in 2004-05 at the start of the new regime. There are some colourful recent histories...
Level 6=Conference regional; 7=SLP or equivalent; 8=SL1 or equivalent; 9,10=feeder (e.g. Hellenic, UCL); 11=county and district.
11 – AFC Fylde (West Lancashire Premier)
_8 – AFC Telford United (NPL1)
_6 – Alfreton Town
_7 – Blyth Spartans (NPLP)
_4 – Boston United
_8 – Brackley Town (SL1W)
_6 – Bradford Park Avenue
_9 – Buxton (NCEP)
_4 – Chester
_8 – Chorley (NPL1)
_9 – Curzon Ashton (NWC1)
_4 – Darlington
_7 – Farsley Celtic (NPLP)
_7 – Gloucester City (SLP)
_5 – Hereford
_6 – Kettering Town
_4 – Kidderminster Harriers
10 – Leamington (Midland Combination Premier)
11 – Peterborough Sports (Peterborough & District)
_5 – Scarborough Athletic
_6 – Southport
_7 – Spennymoor Town (NPLP)
_7 – King's Lynn Town (SLP)
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Post by Steve T on May 22, 2022 17:45:35 GMT 1
Putting aside for now the argument over the histories of 'reformed' clubs, eight of next season's likely opponents can claim to have been in the Football League [date of reform in brackets]:
Boston – 2002-07
Bradford Park Avenue – 1908-70 [†]
Chester – 1931-2000, 2004-09 [2010]
Darlington – 1921-89, 1990-2010 [2012]
Hereford – 1972-97, 2006-12 [2015]
Kidderminster – 2001-05
Scarborough – 1987-99 [2007]
Southport 1921-78
Bradford is a difficult case. The old Park Avenue club went bankrupt in 1974. A new club was set up and played Sunday football. The club history includes this:
"...in 1988, whilst the Sunday side continued, the 'old club' was reformed, largely as result of the initiative of present Deputy Chairman Bob Robinson, and joined the West Riding County Amateur League. Both clubs were in business at the same time for a short while before the Sunday club disbanded and threw in its lot with the re-formed club."
The 're-formed' club was admitted to the Central Midlands League in 1989 and made its way through the North-West Counties and Northern Premier Leagues to qualify for Conference North in 2004, only to be relegated twice before working its way back to FCN in 2012, where it has been since.
In addition to those clubs listed above, four others reformed and came back without any hanging about in football's netherworld (it's a different world now...):
AFC Telford United – 2004
Spennymoor Town – 2005
Farsley Celtic – 2010
King's Lynn Town – 2010
Spennymooor's reform is most intriguing. As United in 04-05, playing in the Northern Premier League's Premier Division, they failed to complete their fixtures. The NPL originally removed their results from the table but on appeal this decision was overturned by the FA, who instructed that Spennymoor's remaining opponents be awarded three points for each game not played. The outcome of that was that Hyde United won the title instead of Farsley Celtic.
Spennymoor were expelled. They were demoted three levels to the Northern League Division Two but folded. Evenwood Town, also NL2 and struggling, 'merged' with the defunct club and lo, Spennymoor Town was formed.
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Post by Steve T on Jun 13, 2022 11:12:25 GMT 1
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