Pre-season EvoStik Northern Premier League Premier Div Teams

[HalesowenHarry]

For all those people who have no time at all to do these sorts of things, this makes un-interesting read.......
goes to show we probably shouldn't be too worried / scared for our lives next Saturday over this pre-season's results / performances............

TABLE first.........
Pl W D L GF GA Pts GD
1. Stourbr*dge 9 6 1 2 17 7 19 +10
2. Rushall Olympic 11 5 3 3 26 13 18 +13
3. Barwell 9 5 3 2 17 10 18 +7
4. Salford City 9 5 2 2 21 12 17 +9
5. Skelmersdale United 7 4 3 0 15 9 15 +6
6. Grantham Town 8 4 2 2 17 11 14 +6
7. Ilkeston 9 4 2 3 15 9 14 +6
8. Frickley Athletic 8 4 1 3 15 14 13 +1
9. Ashton United 9 4 0 5 16 18 12 -2
10. Workington 9 3 2 4 15 8 11 +7
11. HALESOWEN TOWN 8 2 5 1 10 8 11 +2
12. Mickleover Sports 9 3 2 4 14 16 11 -2
13. Stamford 6 3 1 2 14 9 10 +5
14. Whitby Town 6 3 1 2 12 7 10 +5
15. Colwyn Bay 7 2 4 1 11 7 10 +4
16. Nantwich Town 8 3 1 4 17 19 10 -2
17. Sutton Coldfield Town 8 3 1 4 11 14 10 -3
18. Ramsbottom United 7 2 3 2 14 12 9 +2
19. Darlington 1883 8 2 1 5 16 16 7 0
20. Hyde United 6 1 4 1 7 7 7 0
21. Blyth Spartans 8 2 1 5 11 12 7 -1
22. Matlock Town 6 1 1 4 6 14 4 -8
23. Marine 7 1 1 5 9 20 4 -11
24. Buxton 8 1 0 7 7 18 3 -11

[HalesowenHarry]

And then all the results.....

Ashton United http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/ashtonunited/ 9
0-2 (a) Abbey Hey
1-2 (h) BURNLEY XI
4-1 (a) Chadderton
2-0 (a) Mossley
0-4 (h) TRAFFORD
1-5 (h) CHORLEY
1-4 (a) Brighouse Town
5-0 (a) New Mills
2-0 (h) NORTHWICH VICTORIA

Barwell http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/barwell/ 10
3-1 (a) Leicester Nirvana
0-3 (h) SOLIHULL MOORS
0-1 (a) Blaby and Whetstone
3-1 (a) Hinckley AFC
4-0 (a) Coventry Sphinx
2-2 (h) TAMWORTH
2-2 (a) Leicester Road
2-0 (h) LEIGHTON TOWN
0-0 (h) KETTERING TOWN
1-0 (a) Rugby Town

Blyth Spartans http://blythspartansafc.co.uk 8
0-1 (h) CARLISLE UNITED
0-2 (h) BLACKPOOL
5-2 (a) Ashington
2-0 (a) Benfield
2-3 (h) EDINBURGH SPARTANS
0-1 (h) SUNDERLAND
2-2 (a) South Shields
0-1 (h) FARSLEY CELTIC

Buxton http://football29.wix.com/buxtonfc 8
1-4 (h) ALFRETON TOWN
0-4 (h) CHESTERFIELD
1-2 (h) FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER
0-1 (a) Handsworth Parramore
1-0 (a) Armthorpe Welfare
1-2 (h) LEEK TOWN
2-3 (h) SHEFFIELD UNITED XI
1-2 (h) GLOSSOP NORTH END

Colwyn Bay http://www.colwynbayfc.co.uk/ 7
1-1 (h) WREXHAM
1-1 (h) BANGOR CITY
1-2 (h) BOLTON WANDERERS
1-1 (h) BALA TOWN
2-0 (a) Llandudno
2-2 (h) BURNLEY
3-0 (h) RHYL

Darlington 1883 http://darlingtonfootballclub.co.uk/ 8
0-1 (a) Durham City
2-4 (h) SUNDERLAND
0-2 (a) Gateshead
5-2 (a) Harrogate Railway Athletic
1-1 (h) YORK CITY
0-3 (a) Whitby Town
8-0 (a) Bishop Auckland
0-3 (a) Spennymoor Town

Frickley Athletic http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/frickleyathletic/ 8
0-2 (h) DONCASTER ROVERS
1-4 (a) Newcastle Benfield
5-2 (h) HULL CITY XI
3-1 (h) LEEDS UNITED XI
1-0 (h) BARNSLEY XI
1-3 (h) NORTH FERRIBY UNITED
1-1 (a) Glasshoughton Welfare
3-1 (a) Ossett Town

Grantham Town http://www.granthamtownfc.com/ 8
2-2 (a) Bardon Hill
1-0 (a) Brigg Town
2-1 (h) MANSFIELD TOWN
5-0 (a) Gresley
1-1 (h) GRIMSBY TOWN
2-4 (a) Bedworth United
3-1 (h) KING’S LYNN
1-2 (h) LEEK TOWN

HALESOWEN TOWN http://www.ht-fc.com/ 8
3-0 (a) Cradley Town
1-1 (a) Sporting Khalsa
1-1 (a) AFC Bridgnorth
1-1 (a) AFC Wulfrunians
2-2 (a) Chasetown
1-0 (a) Atherstone Town
0-2 (h) ALVECHURCH
1-1 (h) TIVIDALE

Hyde United http://www.hydefc.co.uk 6
2-1 (a) Shelley
2-2 (h) STALYBRIDGE CELTIC
1-1 (h) FC HALIFAX TOWN
1-1 (h) FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER
0-1 (a) Mossley
1-1 (a) Trafford

Ilkeston http://www.ilkestonfc.co.uk/ 9
4-0 (h) PETERBOROUGH UNITED XI
0-1 (h) SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
0-1 (h) SHEFFIELD UNITED
2-0 (a) Rossington Main
2-0 (h) BEDWORTH UNITED
1-3 (h) CHESTERFIELD
2-2 (a) Gresley
0-0 (a) Basford United
4-2 (a) Belper Town

Marine http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/marine/ 7
0-3 (h) SOUTHPORT
1-3 (h) TRANMERE ROVERS
0-4 (h) ACCRINGTON STANLEY
1-3 (a) AFC Liverpool
3-3 (a) Newton
3-0 (a) Runcorn Town
1-4 (a) Burscough

Matlock Town http://www.matlocktownfc.co.uk/ 6
0-3 (h) CHESTERFIELD
1-4 (a) Handsworth Parramore
2-0 (h) BELPER TOWN
1-4 (h) SHEFFIELD UNITED
0-1 (a) Ossett Albion
2-2 (a) Shaw Lane Aquaforce

Mickleover Sports http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/mickleoversports/ 9
0-0 (h) BURTON ALBION
1-2 (a) Gresley
3-2 (a) Staveley Miners Welfare
1-2 (h) TAMWORTH
4-0 (a) Basford United
0-3 (h) ALFRETON TOWN
1-4 (a) Stafford Rangers
2-1 (a) Belper Town
2-2 (a) Loughborough Dynamo

Nantwich Town http://www.nantwichtownfc.co.uk/ 8
6-1 (a) Audley
3-0 (h) MACCLESFIELD TOWN
1-4 (h) CREWE ALEXANDRA
0-6 (h) MORECAMBE
1-1 (h) AFC FYLDE
4-2 (a) Kidsgrove Athletic
0-2 (a) Northwich Victoria
2-3 (a) Witton Albion

Ramsbottom United http://www.rammyunited.co.uk/ 7
2-1 (a) Clitheroe
3-0 (a) RADCLIFFE BOROUGH
3-3 (a) Colne
2-2 (h) BURNLEY
2-3 (a) Sheffield FC
1-2 (h) BOLTON WANDERERS
1-1 (a) Mossley

Rushall Olympic http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/rushallolympic 11
3-1 Heath Hayes (a)
4-1 (a) Walsall Wood
2-0 (a) Tipton Town
2-2 (h) LEAMINGTON
0-2 (h) WALSALL XI
7-0 (a) Wolverhampton Sporting
1-2 (h) WORCESTER CITY
2-2 (a) Dudley Town
0-0 (h) TAMWORTH
3-0 (a) Pelsall Villa
2-3 (a) Llandudno

Salford City http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/salfordcityfc/ 9
3-3 (h) MANCHESTER UNITED U-21s
2-1 (a) Abbey Hey
3-0 (h) SHILDON
3-0 (a) Irlam
1-3 (a) Benfica U21/B
3-2 (a) Atherton Collieries
1-1 (a) Hampton and Richmond Borough
1-2 (a) Warrington Town
4-0 (a) Bamber Bridge

Skelmersdale United http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/skelmersdaleunited 7
2-0 (a) Prescot Cables
1-1 (h) GLOSSOP NORTH END
4-3 (h) 1874 Northwich
1-1 (h) AFC FYLDE
2-1 (h) BURSCOUGH
1-1 (a) Prestatyn Town
4-2 (h) AIRBUS UK

Stamford http://www.stamfordafc.net/ 6
7-0 (a) Blackstones
2-0 (a) Spalding United
1-1 (h) GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY
2-5 (h) HISTON
2-1 (h) NORTHAMPTON TOWN
0-2 (a) Coalville Town

Stourbr*dge http://www.stourbridgefc.com/ 9
2-1 (a) AFC Bridgnorth
2-0 (a) Bewdley Town
1-2 (a) Redditch United
3-0 (a) Cradley Town
1-1 (a) Alvechurch
4-0 (h) STAFFORD RANGERS
1-2 (a) Brackley Town
1-0 (h) LYE TOWN
2-1 (a) Chasetown

Sutton Coldfield Town http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/suttoncoldfieldtownfc/ 8
2-0 (h) LICHFIELD CITY
0-3 (h) REDDITCH UNITED
3-2 (a) Boldmere St Michaels
0-1 (h) Stratford Town
4-1 (h) ELLISTOWN AND IBSTOCK UNITED
1-2 (a) Alvechurch
1-1 (h) ROMULUS
0-4 (a) Stafford Rangers

Whitby Town http://www.whitby-town.com/ 6
1-1 (h) HARTLEPOOL UNITED XI
1-2 (a) Guisborough Town
0-4 (h) FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER
1-0 (h) BRADFORD CITY
3-0 (h) DARLINGTON 1883
6-0 (a) Pickering Town

Workington http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/workingtonafc 9
9-0 (a) Whitehaven AFC
0-3 (h) CARLISLE UNITED
1-2 (a) Annan Athletic
2-0 (a) Carlisle City
0-0 (h) BARROW
0-0 (h) PENRITH
1-2 (a) Consett AFC
2-0 (a) Kendal Town
0-1 (a) Lancaster City

[RaidenYeltz]

Just commented on the match thread, results are irrelevant. It's really about fitness and honing the performance to a good match level in readiness for the season starts.

I'd like to have seen us play some professional sides, like Walsall, maybe? Just to see how we fair against them. I see a lot in our league have played their local professional counterparts.

[yeltz85]

Just commented on the match thread, results are irrelevant. It's really about fitness and honing the performance to a good match level in readiness for the season starts.

I'd like to have seen us play some professional sides, like Walsall, maybe? Just to see how we fair against them. I see a lot in our league have played their local professional counterparts.

Walsall were meant to play us last season on a Saturday. Pulled out with 48 hours notice and sent the kids on a Tuesday night and demanded half the gate money with 40 complimentary tickets apparently.

[RaidenYeltz]

Just commented on the match thread, results are irrelevant. It's really about fitness and honing the performance to a good match level in readiness for the season starts.

I'd like to have seen us play some professional sides, like Walsall, maybe? Just to see how we fair against them. I see a lot in our league have played their local professional counterparts.

Walsall were meant to play us last season on a Saturday. Pulled out with 48 hours notice and sent the kids on a Tuesday night and demanded half the gate money with 40 complimentary tickets apparently.

That's not great. I respect that it's a challenge to get local professional sides

[JohnC]

The team always seem to step it up against a higher level. So really not a good indicator of 40+games required.

From what i have seen of the new players and improvement to existing ones, once they get 90 minutes game time match after match we have a good squad of players.

Some of the football has been brilliant, but difficult to get into a rhythm with so many changes each week and so many changes allowed in during the games for both sides. But that is what pre season is about. Seeing new blood in game play.

I also think John and Matt have got to get used to working together.

I am sure we can do better than last year in both league and cups (FA one's that provide some cash rewards).

So if we have a difficult start let's show some patience and a LOT of SUPPPORT.

[dalevillain]

This may have been brought up before but it still makes no sense to me why the other non-league divisions all started their seasons the Saturday just gone yet ours doesn't start until this Saturday?

I know in other years we have normally started the season the same day as the Premier League so a week later than the Football League however seeing as though even they started a week earlier than normal I thought we would have started the same time as other divisions.

As the other leagues are also playing tonight this means they will have played 2 games by next Saturday which surely is a good thing to play as many games now before the bad weather starts?

Like I say apologies if this has been raised before or already answered but I still see no reasonable rationale/explanation for it.

[RobYeltz]

This may have been brought up before but it still makes no sense to me why the other non-league divisions all started their seasons the Saturday just gone yet ours doesn't start until this Saturday?

I know in other years we have normally started the season the same day as the Premier League so a week later than the Football League however seeing as though even they started a week earlier than normal I thought we would have started the same time as other divisions.

As the other leagues are also playing tonight this means they will have played 2 games by next Saturday which surely is a good thing to play as many games now before the bad weather starts?

Like I say apologies if this has been raised before or already answered but I still see no reasonable rationale/explanation for it.

I believe the clubs in the league voted for starting this weekend as it means they only have to budget for players wages for 37 weeks as opposed to 38 weeks. I should imagine a weeks wages is quite a decent amount for some clubs in the league!

[piearce9]

Cheers for this info- love a good bit of statistical analysis!

Raiden makes a fair point about the quality of our opposition, and you can see that the majority of other teams have faced a wider range of opponents.

Stourbr*dge have signed Karl Hawley tonight, who has plenty of league pedigree. Kills me to say it, but they are representing value at 25/1. Hackett's having one last splash of cash!