I was hoping to feature more 4th round ties than I have but sadly, another busy week has meant I was only able to spend a limited amount of time putting this together.
Whilst the northern half of the draw is dominated by Scouse sides, the
bottom half of the draw remains wide open.
We are guaranteed to have two Scouse teams in the last eight and I believe
there will be three, as Oyster Martyrs should be too strong for Sunderland
RCA Barnes, especially with home advantage.
If Oyster do make it through, it will be Merseyside's best showing in the quarter finals since 2004-05, when Sunday Cup giants Canada Edinburgh Park and St Aloysius E (formerly Eagle) played each other, whilst Seaburn beat Hetton Lyons at Formby. Seaburn had just changed their name that season from Dickie Lewis and are now known as Salisbury Athletic.
1993 runners up Bedfont and 2003 champions Northampton Duke of York will both be hoping to take another stride towards reaching a second final.
Duke of York are making a welcome return to the competition after a layoff of five years and face experienced Sunday Cup campaigners Travellers from the Birmingham Festival league, in an all Midlands affair.
Duke of York were unbeaten for the first half of the season but have recently suffered two cup setbacks, as they lost to league rivals AC Squirrels in the Northamptonshire County FA Sunday Cup and to the wonderfully named Byron Leverkussen in the Goodliff Cup. They will be hoping to avoid an unwanted cup exit hat trick this weekend.
Travellers reached the semi-finals in their first season, back in 2002-03, where they faced…Duke of York!! Travellers were 2-0 up with just 15 minutes remaining, yet needed a last minute equaliser to force a 3-3 draw, after Duke of York had launched a stunning comeback. Travellers eventually lost the game 5-3.
4th round draw - Sunday 23rd January
Oyster Martyrs v Sunderland RCA Barnes
Queens Park v Paddock
Northampton Duke of York v Travellers
Comets SC (Berkhamsted - Herts) v Belstone (Harrow - Herts)
Club Lewsey (Nth Home Count - Beds) v Kingshurst Sporting Club
Bedfont Sunday (West Middlesex) v Wonford United (Exeter)
Britannia United (Aylesbury - Berks & Bucks) v Knighton Arms (Southampton)
Lobster or Salisbury Athletic v Mariners
The FA Sunday Cup blog
Sunday, 23 January 2011
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Salisbury Athletic...the best programme in the FA Sunday Cup?
I've seen plenty of FA Sunday Cup programmes over the years and the majority tend to be a token 4 page effort, which contains a list of players available from both sides together with a brief history of the teams competing.
There is, of course, nothing wrong with this, as it satisfies the requirements placed on the home side to produce a programme. You also have to bear in mind that playing in the Sunday Cup is probably the only time that most teams issue a programme, so its perhaps unrealistic to expect them to issue anything else.
There are, however, a handful of sides over the years that have gone that extra yard or two and produced an excellent Sunday Cup programme that would rival and indeed better, the efforts of many a semi-pro Saturday team.
Salisbury Athletic are one of those sides and regularly issue one of the best programmes that I've ever seen from a Sunday team. The programmes are superbly produced with high production standards used. They are cram-packed with interesting and informative articles, which are complemented by the quality of glossy paper used.
Salisbury are a club that have definitely embraced the Sunday Cup. Their blog site (sollyblog.blogspot.com) contains several detailed match reports and even video highlights (which they have also posted on youtube).
Salisbury are at home to Lobster on Sunday. The game will take place at Bootle, kick off 13:00. Salisbury's secretary and programme editor, Ian Porter, has told me that they will be issuing a programme for this game.
Back issues are also available from Ian, who can be contacted at: 65 Evered Avenue, Liverpool, L9 2AE or via email on iporter_radical@yahoo.com
Based on the programmes I have seen, I can't think of one team that has consistantly produced a better programme than Salisbury.
In fact, the only programme that could better Salisbury's (in respect of FA Sunday Cup content) that I have seen, would be those produced by Mark Kettlety. Mark is an expert on the Sunday Cup and used to produce the semi final programmes in the early 2000's. He also used to write the excellent Sunday Only magazine. He produces an assortment of programmes for various teams and County FA's up and down the country.
There is, of course, nothing wrong with this, as it satisfies the requirements placed on the home side to produce a programme. You also have to bear in mind that playing in the Sunday Cup is probably the only time that most teams issue a programme, so its perhaps unrealistic to expect them to issue anything else.
There are, however, a handful of sides over the years that have gone that extra yard or two and produced an excellent Sunday Cup programme that would rival and indeed better, the efforts of many a semi-pro Saturday team.
Salisbury Athletic are one of those sides and regularly issue one of the best programmes that I've ever seen from a Sunday team. The programmes are superbly produced with high production standards used. They are cram-packed with interesting and informative articles, which are complemented by the quality of glossy paper used.
Salisbury are a club that have definitely embraced the Sunday Cup. Their blog site (sollyblog.blogspot.com) contains several detailed match reports and even video highlights (which they have also posted on youtube).
Salisbury are at home to Lobster on Sunday. The game will take place at Bootle, kick off 13:00. Salisbury's secretary and programme editor, Ian Porter, has told me that they will be issuing a programme for this game.
Back issues are also available from Ian, who can be contacted at: 65 Evered Avenue, Liverpool, L9 2AE or via email on iporter_radical@yahoo.com
Based on the programmes I have seen, I can't think of one team that has consistantly produced a better programme than Salisbury.
In fact, the only programme that could better Salisbury's (in respect of FA Sunday Cup content) that I have seen, would be those produced by Mark Kettlety. Mark is an expert on the Sunday Cup and used to produce the semi final programmes in the early 2000's. He also used to write the excellent Sunday Only magazine. He produces an assortment of programmes for various teams and County FA's up and down the country.
Thursday, 20 January 2011
First FA Sunday Cup game played midweek?
History could well have been made at Formby tonight, where Mariners of the Ormskirk & District league beat Alder (the last surviving entrants from the Liverpool Business Houses league) 4-0, in what could have been the first Sunday Cup game to have been played midweek.
I've watched games in the Sunday Cup since 1984 and I've never heard of any game being played midweek before. There were plans to do this last season, when Unity Nirankari and Club Lewsey were due to meet at Hitchin Town on Thursday 3rd December but like most games at that time, it fell foul of the weather.
Mariners will face the winners of Lobster and Salisbury Athletic, who play their outstanding 3rd round tie this coming Sunday at Bootle.
Many thanks to Ian Porter for letting me know this result
I've watched games in the Sunday Cup since 1984 and I've never heard of any game being played midweek before. There were plans to do this last season, when Unity Nirankari and Club Lewsey were due to meet at Hitchin Town on Thursday 3rd December but like most games at that time, it fell foul of the weather.
Mariners will face the winners of Lobster and Salisbury Athletic, who play their outstanding 3rd round tie this coming Sunday at Bootle.
Many thanks to Ian Porter for letting me know this result
Monday, 17 January 2011
Outstanding 3rd round ties
Mariners v Alder could well become the first ever Sunday Cup game to be played midweek, as the FA have announced that their delayed 3rd round game will be played on Thursday night at Formby, kick off 19:00
The winners of that game will play Lobster or Salisbury Athletic, who will meet at Bootle this coming Sunday.
I'll preview some of the 4th round games later on this week.
The winners of that game will play Lobster or Salisbury Athletic, who will meet at Bootle this coming Sunday.
I'll preview some of the 4th round games later on this week.
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Sunday 16th January
Both of the outstanding 3rd round ties between Lobster and Salisbury Athletic and Mariners and Alder were both postponed today.
Mariners and Alder hope to play their game midweek, with Burscough and Formby mentioned as possible venues. Further updates to follow.
Mariners and Alder hope to play their game midweek, with Burscough and Formby mentioned as possible venues. Further updates to follow.
Wednesday, 12 January 2011
3rd round review
With six of the eight outstanding 3rd round ties being played on Merseyside, the focus this weekend was clearly on an area that has, over the years, become synonymous with the Sunday Cup.
No prizes for guessing which side made the headlines this week, it was, of course, Paddock who came from 2-0 down to beat current holders and Sunday Cup legends, Hetton Lyons 3-2.
This was the second time that Paddock had faced Hetton, the first was a semi final three years ago, when Hetton emerged victorious by 2-0. According to Paddock’s manager, Billy Owens, his side were unable to recover from Hetton’s second goal, which was scored just before half time.
However, this time around it was Paddock who were able to score a crucial goal shortly before the interval and they retained the momentum in the second half to secure a memorable comeback.
Despite winning the Sunday Cup 3 times, Hetton have never managed to retain it and if an existing trend continues, then Paddock will go on to win this season’s competition, as the two sides to defeat Hetton as reigning holders (Coundon Conservatives and Scots Grey) went on to be crowned champions themselves.
I’d normally write a small match report on this game but as we all know, actions speak louder than words, so move aside Match of the Day, its time to watch some proper football for a change!!
Many thanks go to our friends at Salisbury Athletic, who have posted 12 minutes of highlights on Youtube (see link below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARxYkEK84oU
Eden Vale 2 Queens Park 3
There was late drama in an all Merseyside affair at Bootle, when Birkenhead side Queens Park were awarded a penalty in the final minute of normal time!
Trailing 2-1 to Ormskirk & District outfit Eden Vale, Park were indebted to the cool head of Lee Gibson, who slotted the spot kick home and sent the game in to extra time.
Gibson repeated his feat five minutes later, when his second successful penalty was enough to earn them a home tie against Paddock.
Wonford United 3 v Bluebird United 1
The pride of Devon Sunday football was at stake at Tiverton (a mere two hundred and forty miles south of Merseyside) where Exeter & District leaguers Wonford entertained the Plymouth & West Devon Combination’s Bluebird.
The visitors took the early initiative when Levi Landricombe (Bluebird’s hat-trick hero from round 2) had a shot well saved after just four minutes.
However, it was Wonford who opened the scoring, when player-manager Ryan Harris scored from the penalty spot on 15 minutes.
Bluebird only just failed to restore parity early in the second half, when Landricombe's free-kick just went wide. Their task did not get any easier, when just two minutes later, they had Lee Rundle sent off.
Wonford doubled their lead just before the hour mark through Ben Murby and with the one man advantage; they now started to look the more comfortable side.
However, Bluebird were not out of it yet and reduced the arrears through a powerful strike from Landricombe.
The killer goal came in the last 10 minutes, when Jamie Mudge, a former Tiverton player, scored Wonford’s third goal.
No prizes for guessing which side made the headlines this week, it was, of course, Paddock who came from 2-0 down to beat current holders and Sunday Cup legends, Hetton Lyons 3-2.
This was the second time that Paddock had faced Hetton, the first was a semi final three years ago, when Hetton emerged victorious by 2-0. According to Paddock’s manager, Billy Owens, his side were unable to recover from Hetton’s second goal, which was scored just before half time.
However, this time around it was Paddock who were able to score a crucial goal shortly before the interval and they retained the momentum in the second half to secure a memorable comeback.
Despite winning the Sunday Cup 3 times, Hetton have never managed to retain it and if an existing trend continues, then Paddock will go on to win this season’s competition, as the two sides to defeat Hetton as reigning holders (Coundon Conservatives and Scots Grey) went on to be crowned champions themselves.
I’d normally write a small match report on this game but as we all know, actions speak louder than words, so move aside Match of the Day, its time to watch some proper football for a change!!
Many thanks go to our friends at Salisbury Athletic, who have posted 12 minutes of highlights on Youtube (see link below)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARxYkEK84oU
Eden Vale 2 Queens Park 3
There was late drama in an all Merseyside affair at Bootle, when Birkenhead side Queens Park were awarded a penalty in the final minute of normal time!
Trailing 2-1 to Ormskirk & District outfit Eden Vale, Park were indebted to the cool head of Lee Gibson, who slotted the spot kick home and sent the game in to extra time.
Gibson repeated his feat five minutes later, when his second successful penalty was enough to earn them a home tie against Paddock.
Wonford United 3 v Bluebird United 1
The pride of Devon Sunday football was at stake at Tiverton (a mere two hundred and forty miles south of Merseyside) where Exeter & District leaguers Wonford entertained the Plymouth & West Devon Combination’s Bluebird.
The visitors took the early initiative when Levi Landricombe (Bluebird’s hat-trick hero from round 2) had a shot well saved after just four minutes.
However, it was Wonford who opened the scoring, when player-manager Ryan Harris scored from the penalty spot on 15 minutes.
Bluebird only just failed to restore parity early in the second half, when Landricombe's free-kick just went wide. Their task did not get any easier, when just two minutes later, they had Lee Rundle sent off.
Wonford doubled their lead just before the hour mark through Ben Murby and with the one man advantage; they now started to look the more comfortable side.
However, Bluebird were not out of it yet and reduced the arrears through a powerful strike from Landricombe.
The killer goal came in the last 10 minutes, when Jamie Mudge, a former Tiverton player, scored Wonford’s third goal.
Sunday, 9 January 2011
3rd round match report and result
Oyster Martyrs 5 Huddersfield Irish Centre 3
Another cracking game served up by two very good sides. What a shame it was only a 3rd round tie and not a semi final.
Oyster started much the stronger and could have taken the lead after 8 minutes, when Graham McLachlan in the Irish goal produced a suprerb save to keep the score goalless. However, he was powerless to do anything about Leighton McGivern's 25 yard wonder strike just 2 minutes later. McGivern was fouled on the edge of the box and picked himself up to hammer the ball home in emphatic style.
McGivern was almost unplayable in the first half and was simply head and shoulders above anybody else on the park.
Irish managed to restore parity 10 minutes later, when 17 year old left winger Danny Naidole (whose performances this season have attracted the attention of Huddersfield Town) cut in from the left and his deceptive strike nestled in the far corner of the Oyster goal.
McGivern was involved again a few minutes later, when the Irish keeper made another great (one-handed) stop.
Oyster regained the lead on 30 minutes, when some more McGivern trickery resulted in his cross being well controlled and drilled home from close range by Thomas (cousin of Wayne) Rooney.
It took a desperate tackle just 5 minutes before half time from the Irish skipper Nick Jaggar, to deny McGivern a second goal, after he had rounded the Irish keeper. HT 2-1.
Oyster appeared to have put the game to bed just 10 minutes after the restart, when Thomas Rooney latched on to a through ball in the Irish half and bore down on goal, despite having his shirt pulled, he coolly rounded the keeper and tapped the ball in to extend the lead to 3-1.
Irish were then handed a huge slice of luck, when after appearing well offside, they reduced the arrears to 3-2, through Anthony Haigh. Unbelievably, it was 3-3 just two minutes later. Irish pressured the Oyster defence down the left wing and managed to centre the ball, which was then shot goalward and deflected in off Paul Pyke.
Oyster made it 4-3 with 15 minutes remaining, when Rooney's well struck effort completed his hat trick. Oyster should have added a 5th in the 87th minute, when after some good work down the left, the recently introduced substitute centre forward, managed to blaze the ball over from just a few yards out, despite being completely unmarked!!
The game was in to injury time when the last goal was scored. Rooney side footing home from close range.
Other Results
Paddock 3 Hetton Lyons 2
Sandstone 0 Sunderland RCA The Barnes 2
Another cracking game served up by two very good sides. What a shame it was only a 3rd round tie and not a semi final.
Oyster started much the stronger and could have taken the lead after 8 minutes, when Graham McLachlan in the Irish goal produced a suprerb save to keep the score goalless. However, he was powerless to do anything about Leighton McGivern's 25 yard wonder strike just 2 minutes later. McGivern was fouled on the edge of the box and picked himself up to hammer the ball home in emphatic style.
McGivern was almost unplayable in the first half and was simply head and shoulders above anybody else on the park.
Irish managed to restore parity 10 minutes later, when 17 year old left winger Danny Naidole (whose performances this season have attracted the attention of Huddersfield Town) cut in from the left and his deceptive strike nestled in the far corner of the Oyster goal.
McGivern was involved again a few minutes later, when the Irish keeper made another great (one-handed) stop.
Oyster regained the lead on 30 minutes, when some more McGivern trickery resulted in his cross being well controlled and drilled home from close range by Thomas (cousin of Wayne) Rooney.
It took a desperate tackle just 5 minutes before half time from the Irish skipper Nick Jaggar, to deny McGivern a second goal, after he had rounded the Irish keeper. HT 2-1.
Oyster appeared to have put the game to bed just 10 minutes after the restart, when Thomas Rooney latched on to a through ball in the Irish half and bore down on goal, despite having his shirt pulled, he coolly rounded the keeper and tapped the ball in to extend the lead to 3-1.
Irish were then handed a huge slice of luck, when after appearing well offside, they reduced the arrears to 3-2, through Anthony Haigh. Unbelievably, it was 3-3 just two minutes later. Irish pressured the Oyster defence down the left wing and managed to centre the ball, which was then shot goalward and deflected in off Paul Pyke.
Oyster made it 4-3 with 15 minutes remaining, when Rooney's well struck effort completed his hat trick. Oyster should have added a 5th in the 87th minute, when after some good work down the left, the recently introduced substitute centre forward, managed to blaze the ball over from just a few yards out, despite being completely unmarked!!
The game was in to injury time when the last goal was scored. Rooney side footing home from close range.
Other Results
Paddock 3 Hetton Lyons 2
Sandstone 0 Sunderland RCA The Barnes 2
Saturday, 8 January 2011
3rd round postponement
One game already off is the game between Lobster and Salisbury Athletic (thanks to Ian Porter for this info).
They will now try again next week, with Salisbury hoping to stage the tie at Bootle.
I'm still hoping to watch Oyster Martyrs and Hudds Irish, I'll update the blog with more news/results tomorrow.
They will now try again next week, with Salisbury hoping to stage the tie at Bootle.
I'm still hoping to watch Oyster Martyrs and Hudds Irish, I'll update the blog with more news/results tomorrow.
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
A busy start to the New Year
January will be a busy month for the competition, as the eight outstanding 3rd round ties are due to be played on Sunday 9th January (weather permitting, I'll be at Formby to watch Oyster Martyrs v Huddersfield Irish Centre).
In fact, Merseyside is definitely the place to be on 9th Jan, as six 3rd round games will take place in the Liverpool area that day. Three of them are all Scouse affairs, while another three sides (Irish, Hetton Lyons & Sunderland RCA Barnes) are all having to relinquish home advantage after two unsuccessful attempts to stage the games in West Yorkshire and the North East.
The remaining two 3rd round games are the all Birmingham Festival league clash between Hundred Acre and Kingshurst Sporting Club, while the last two sides from Devon meet at Tiverton Town, where Exeter & District league outfit Wonford United entertain Bluebird United from the Plymouth and West Devon Combination.
Reigning Devon County FA Senior Cup holders Wonford will look to make their home advantage count but will have to keep a close eye on Bluebird's Levi Landricombe whose hat-trick put pay to Wrightchoice in the 2nd round.
The 4th round ties are to be played on Sunday 23rd January.
In fact, Merseyside is definitely the place to be on 9th Jan, as six 3rd round games will take place in the Liverpool area that day. Three of them are all Scouse affairs, while another three sides (Irish, Hetton Lyons & Sunderland RCA Barnes) are all having to relinquish home advantage after two unsuccessful attempts to stage the games in West Yorkshire and the North East.
The remaining two 3rd round games are the all Birmingham Festival league clash between Hundred Acre and Kingshurst Sporting Club, while the last two sides from Devon meet at Tiverton Town, where Exeter & District league outfit Wonford United entertain Bluebird United from the Plymouth and West Devon Combination.
Reigning Devon County FA Senior Cup holders Wonford will look to make their home advantage count but will have to keep a close eye on Bluebird's Levi Landricombe whose hat-trick put pay to Wrightchoice in the 2nd round.
The 4th round ties are to be played on Sunday 23rd January.
Sunday, 19 December 2010
2nd and 3rd round review
Despite a substantial thaw a few days before, the weather still played havoc with the Northern half of the draw, as the only game to take place North of the Home Counties was the delayed 2nd round tie between Witton Park Rose & Crown and Queens Park.
Witton had to forfeit their home advantage, due to previous postponements and travelled to West Kirby, where they were beaten 2-0.
Witton struggled to cope with Queens Park’s John Johnson, who opened the scoring on 37 minutes, when he pounced to score from close range.
An ill-timed challenge on Johnson resulted in Queens Park being awarded a penalty just before the interval, which Lee Gibson successfully converted, to give Queens Park a 2-0 lead, which they rarely looked in danger of surrendering.
Comets Sports Club 4 Clumber 4
Comets from the Berkhamsted league successfully navigated their way through a penalty shoot out for the second time this season, as they ousted Clumber from Nottingham.
Comets have a perfect record this season, having won all 13 league and cup games and scoring an impressive 86 goals in the process. Their opponents knocked out last season’s runners up, Magnet Tavern, in round 2, so both sides went in to this game full of confidence.
Comets drew first blood after just six minutes, but Wes Burke equalised for Clumber, with a free kick on the edge of the box mid way through the first half.
Clumber made it 2-1 just before half time, when Burke turned and shot into the corner of the net. Despite the home side piling on the pressure in the second half, it was Clumber who scored next to extend their lead after 75 minutes when Jaylee Hodgson headed in a Cashel Walters cross.
However, Comets clearly have a winning mentality and managed to force extra time with a matter of seconds left on the clock.
Comets regained the lead three minutes into the second period of extra time but a brilliant run by Cashel Walters enabled Jarrod Westcarr to make it 4-4 with four minutes remaining.
Chris Marsh, Stuart Deaton, Alex McCarthy and Nick Jackson scored Comets 4 goals.
Comets scored four successive penalties in the shoot out and Wes Burke, Tremaine Walters and Cashel Walters responded for Clumber. However, they were unable to level at 4-4, when Jarrod Westcarr saw his effort saved.
Comets then hit the post, while up stepped top scorer Jaylee Hodgson to send the shoot out in to sudden death. Unfortunately, the prolific Hodgson could not produce the goods this time and it was Comets who progressed to round 4 and another home tie against Belstone.
Belstone 2 Birstall Stamford 0
Belstone were indebted to the exotically named Denilson Vicente, who with a name like that, would sound more at home in the Premier League, rather than playing his football in the Harrow Sunday Challenge league!
However, his brace of goals was more than enough to send 3 time semi finalists Birstall Stamford packing.
Top Tips Update
It was not a good day for the teams that I tipped to do well in the competition, as Witton Park and Birstall Stamford went out (as reported above) and Hanham Sunday also lost at Knighton Arms from the City of Southampton league.
So, there are just 3 sides remaining from the list of teams I tipped at the start of the season and they are: Hetton Lyons, Huddersfield Irish and Oyster Martyrs.
Witton had to forfeit their home advantage, due to previous postponements and travelled to West Kirby, where they were beaten 2-0.
Witton struggled to cope with Queens Park’s John Johnson, who opened the scoring on 37 minutes, when he pounced to score from close range.
An ill-timed challenge on Johnson resulted in Queens Park being awarded a penalty just before the interval, which Lee Gibson successfully converted, to give Queens Park a 2-0 lead, which they rarely looked in danger of surrendering.
Comets Sports Club 4 Clumber 4
Comets from the Berkhamsted league successfully navigated their way through a penalty shoot out for the second time this season, as they ousted Clumber from Nottingham.
Comets have a perfect record this season, having won all 13 league and cup games and scoring an impressive 86 goals in the process. Their opponents knocked out last season’s runners up, Magnet Tavern, in round 2, so both sides went in to this game full of confidence.
Comets drew first blood after just six minutes, but Wes Burke equalised for Clumber, with a free kick on the edge of the box mid way through the first half.
Clumber made it 2-1 just before half time, when Burke turned and shot into the corner of the net. Despite the home side piling on the pressure in the second half, it was Clumber who scored next to extend their lead after 75 minutes when Jaylee Hodgson headed in a Cashel Walters cross.
However, Comets clearly have a winning mentality and managed to force extra time with a matter of seconds left on the clock.
Comets regained the lead three minutes into the second period of extra time but a brilliant run by Cashel Walters enabled Jarrod Westcarr to make it 4-4 with four minutes remaining.
Chris Marsh, Stuart Deaton, Alex McCarthy and Nick Jackson scored Comets 4 goals.
Comets scored four successive penalties in the shoot out and Wes Burke, Tremaine Walters and Cashel Walters responded for Clumber. However, they were unable to level at 4-4, when Jarrod Westcarr saw his effort saved.
Comets then hit the post, while up stepped top scorer Jaylee Hodgson to send the shoot out in to sudden death. Unfortunately, the prolific Hodgson could not produce the goods this time and it was Comets who progressed to round 4 and another home tie against Belstone.
Belstone 2 Birstall Stamford 0
Belstone were indebted to the exotically named Denilson Vicente, who with a name like that, would sound more at home in the Premier League, rather than playing his football in the Harrow Sunday Challenge league!
However, his brace of goals was more than enough to send 3 time semi finalists Birstall Stamford packing.
Top Tips Update
It was not a good day for the teams that I tipped to do well in the competition, as Witton Park and Birstall Stamford went out (as reported above) and Hanham Sunday also lost at Knighton Arms from the City of Southampton league.
So, there are just 3 sides remaining from the list of teams I tipped at the start of the season and they are: Hetton Lyons, Huddersfield Irish and Oyster Martyrs.
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