Sunday 30 January 2011

League Cup Round-up 30/1

Brunsmeer Abbey beat Sharrow United 4-3 on penalties to move into the third round of the the League Cup. The game finished 4-4 after normal time with Stefan Oldfield scoring an hat-trick for Brunsmeer.

Division Three Rawson Spring were beaten by Premier Division Arbourthorne EA A 4-1. Michael Blythen grabbed a brace for the Arbourthorne.

Divison Two City Taxis also progressed by beating Heeley FC from the division below 3-1 into round two.

Premier Division Round-up 30/1

Third from the bottom Chapeltown Cue Ball secured an excellent 4-2 home win over fourth placed Handsworth Turf Tavern to give themself a good cushion from the relegation zone.

Hackenthorpe A Stengthened their position in third place with a 5-2 win over Mosborough A. Stacy Sharif followed last weeks brace with an hat-trick this week for Hackenthorpe.

Mid-table Crookes just edged out bottom placed Arundel 4-3 at Warminster Road to follow up a good win over Handsworth Turf Tavern last week. Peter Smith was on the scoresheet again for the hosts.

Division One Round-up 30/1

Second placed High Noon lost their 100% league record as they drew 3-3 away at Wadsley Bridge. Pearce converted two penalties for the hosts.

Third placed Greenhill White Hart also drew away at Pheasant Inn. Mawhood grabbed a brace for the hosts.
In a exciting game at Warminster Road, Nathan Reid scored four goals for AFC Gardens and still ended up on the losing team. Intake Ball Inn won the game 5-4 to move into foruth place. Only three points now split them from league leaders Brunsmeer Abbey AJW.

Division Two Round-up 30/1

Division Two was hit with the sad news this week that John O'Gaunt were to withdraw from the league with immediate effect, due to unforeseen circumstances. The Meadowhall League wpuld like to take this opportunity to wish everyone with anything to do with the club the very best for the future.

It was a good day for Arbourthorne EA B in Division Two. They beat league Penistone Church 3-2 at Davy's Sports Club. The win takes Arbourthorne to within two points of the leaders in thrid place.

To compound a bad week for second placed Jack-in-a-Box they were beaten at home for the first time. Due to the resignation of John O'Gaunt they lost three points from their points total. Today they lost to mid-table Norton Oakes. A Rich Gilham double and a goal from Stephen Scott for Norton Oakes, who have won four of their last five league games.

Division Three Round-up 30/1

Leaders Hackenthrope B drew their fourth game of the season away at mid-table Mosborough B. The game ended 1-1, with Bradley Potts scoring his 13th goal of the season for the hosts.

Ecclesfield WMC failed to take advantage of Hackenthorpe's slip, as they also drew. In an exciting game Staffordshire Arms held the second placed team to a 2-2 draw. The point comes on the back of Staffordshire's first win of the season last week.

Sharrow Vale climbed into fifth place with a 3-1 home win over bottom placed Birley Moor News. Thomas Wray's scored his tenth goal of the season for Sharrow . Luke Shields, Richard Cooper scored the other two.

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Premier Division Round-up 23/1

Arbourthorne EA Atook advantage of Royal Earl's lack of a game to reduce the Earl's massive lead to 9 points. Arbourthorne EA recorded a good 4-0 win away at mid-table Packhorse Inn.

Second placed Handsworth Turf Tavern could not heap the pressure on the leaders though, as they slipped to second consecutive home loss, losing 2-0 to Crookes.

Hackenthorpe A climbed into thrid place with a 5-2 win away win against Chapeltown Cue Ball. Both Bith Stacy Sharif and Thomas Nolan nothed braces for the away side.

An exciting game at Warminster Road saw Sharrow United defeat bottom placed Arundel 4-3 to move to fourth bottom.

Division One Round-up 23/1

The big match in Division One saw league leaders Greenhill White Hart host second placed Brunsmeer Abbey. Both were joint on 20 points pre-match. Brunsmeer won the match 3-1 won with goals from Stefan Oldfield, Daniel Sloane and Leon Wainman.

The day got worse for Greenhill White Hart as they dropped to third, as High Noon won 3-0 away against HSBC.

The result of the day goes to bottom-of-the-table Wincobank who secured their first win against fourth placed Wadsley Bridge WMC. Craig and Darren Richardson got the goals for Wincobank.

Sunday's other match was the mid-table clash between Pheasant Inn and Intake Ball Inn. the close-fought game ended 2-2.

Division Two Round-up 23/1

League leaders Penistone were held 0-0 at home by third placed Arbourthorne EA B. Jack-in-a-Box took advantage of Penistone's slip-up with an emphatic 15-5 win over the John o'Gaunt. Mark West and Jonathan Roper both scored an amazing 7 goals each in the match.

City Taxis climbed above Norton Oakes into foruth place with an excellent 5-1 win over them at the HSBC Sports Club. Mark Ashton got an hat-tirck and Philip Miskell scored a brace for City Taxis.

Ridgeway Athletic and Harrow Grenoside played out a 1-1 draw at Ridgeway Sports & Social Club. Liam Young scored for Ridgeway and Chenston Clarke for Harrow Grenoside.

Division Three Round-up 23/1

Ecclesfield WMC climbed to with in a point of the leaders Hackenthorpe B, with a 4-0 away win against struggling FC Darnall. The result marks a thrid straight win for the high flyers.

Heeley's 100% start to the season came to an end with an home draw against Rawson Spring. The result shows a big improvement for Rawson who were defeated 11-2 by Heeley early in the season. Danile Harriott grabbed a hat-trick for Heeley.

Sharrow Vale just edged out Handsworth Social Club in the mid-table clash at Handsworth Grange School. Richard Cooper (2) and Andrew FOster with the goals for Sharrow Vale.

League Cup Round-up 23/1

Beighton Magpies ended Mosborough B's good run of form with a solid 3-1 at Westfield Sports Centre. Goals from Chris Taylor, Scott Ruthven and Chris Phillips secured Beighton's place in the third round.

Sunday 16 January 2011

Cup Round-up 16/1

Tinsley Trophy
In the Tinsley Trophy first round Rawson Spring beat Staffordshire Arms 11-1. Aaron Worsfold and James Middleton both got hat-tricks for Rawson Spring. They will be rewarded with a home Quarter Final tie against Handsworth Social Club.

Sheffield & Hallamshire Junior Cup
Division Two Ridgeway Athletic were knocked out by 3-0 by Niagra.

Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup
There were mixed fortunes for the Meadowhall League in the Senior Cup. Hackenthorpe were beaten 4-3 by Wombwell Main. But Arbourthorne EA beat the Redbrook New Inn 4-1 away. A Jordan Turner hat-trick and Michael Godber penalty means they join fellow Meadowhall League outfit Sharrow United in the Semi-Finals of the competition.

Premier Division Round-up 16/1

Top of the table Royal Earl won agian. This time 6-1 over mid-talbe Crookes. A Robert Bates hat-trick helped them along to their fifth straight win. The win extends Royal Earl's lead to 12 points as Arbourthorne EA A and Hackenthorpe A both didn't play.

Handsworth Turf Tavern moved into third with a solid 2-0 away win over Mosborough A. A Hobson double was enough for the away team.

In the bottom two clash, Chapeltown Cue Ball moved above Arundel with a 3-0 win. Karlo, Pearce and Reet penalty secured a  vital home win for Chapeltown.

In Sunday's other match, Sharrow United and Packhorse Inn played out a rare 0-0 draw at Warminster Road.

Division One Round-up 16/1

Brunsmeer Abbey took advantage of the top two not playing by moving joint top. Brunsmeer recorded at 5-3 home win over the Pheasant Inn. A Leon Wainman hat-trick, Steven Bailey and Sam Roberts with the goals for the home side. But goals from Andrew Dawson, Dale Hirst and Craig Mawhood made sure it was a hard-working afternoon for Brunsmeer.

In a  big game between the bottom two HSBC came out winners 3-2 over Wincobank. Liam Morris was the difference between the two teams with an hat-trick for HSBC.

Third from bottom AFC Gardens also grabbed three points, with a 3-0 win over Beighton Magpies. the result sees Beighton slip to second bottom. Nathan Reid got all three goals for the Gardens.

In Sundays other game in Divison One, Wadsley Bridge WMC lost their first home game of the season 4-2 against Intake Ball Inn. James Law, Jamie Martin and a Matthew Young double secured the win for Intake.

Division Two Round-up 16/1

A great result by Norton Oakes saw them inflict the first defeat of Jack-in-a-Box's season at Warminster Road. Marshall and Ireland settled the tight encounter 2-1 in Norton's favour.

Penistone Church took advantage of Jack-in-a-Box's slip-up by grabbing top spot. Penistone beat bottom of the table African Dream Team 5-0 with Scott Briggs scoring an hat-trick for the home side.

In todays other game third placed Arbourthorne EA B beat mid-table City Taxis 6-3. Nathan Houghton got four goals for the Arbourthorne.

Division Three Round-up 16/1

2011 is turning out to be a good year for Mosborough B as they made it three wins out of three in the new year. Todays 6-0 away win over FC Darnall is their fourth straight win, a great improvement on a dissapointing start to the season. Liam Peelo and James Mitchum both recorded doubles for Mosborough.

Hackenthorpe B strengthened their position at the top of Division Three with a 4-2 home win over mid-table Handsworth Social CLub at Reagnhead Farm.

Elsewhere, a Andrew Kitson inspired Heeley FC stretched their 100% start to the season to seven games. Kitson grabbed an hat-trick as Heeley won 4-0 away at Sharrow Vale.

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Fancy becoming a Referee?

The Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA run regular courses through which participants can become a fully qualified referee.

Next Referees Courses

Courses will be held at the Phoenix Sports Ground, Rotherham, S60 5PA on:
Sunday 16th January 9am-4pm (inc written examination)
Monday 24th January 6pm-9pm (inc practical examination)

Courses will be held at HSBC Sheffield, S17 3AA on the following dates:
Monday 7th February 6pm-9pm
Thursday 9th February 6pm-9pm
Tuesday 15th February 6pm-9pm
Thursday 17th February 6pm-9pm
Monday 21st February 6pm-9pm
Thursday 24th February 6pm-9pm (inc written examination)
Monday 28th February 6pm-9pm (inc practical examination)

Female only courses will also take place at Barnsley College, Barnsley, S75 1BP on:
Sunday 13th March 9am-4pm
Sunday 20th March 9am-4pm (inc written examination)
Monday 21st March 6pm-9pm (inc practical examination)

For more details go to http://eventspace.thefa.com/sheffieldfa/participant/s.aspx

Monday 10 January 2011

Premier Division Round-up 9/1

Royal Earl extended their 100% away record to five games with a 4-1 win over Handsworth Turf Tavern. Ashley Longstaff (2), Scott Bates and Thomas Roebuck goals helped Royal Earl extend their lead at the top of the table to nine points.

Newly promoted Arundel carried on their rejuvenation with a impressive 6-1 home win over Mosborough A. A Martin Brissett hat-trick inspired the hosts to their second straight win.

Division One Round-up 9/1

Sadly in Division One, the game between Intake Ball Inn and Wadsley Bridge was abandoned after just over 40 minutes following a serious injury. The score was tied at 1-1 when the game was prematurely ended.

League leaders Greenhill White Hart grabbed their third straight win at home to Wincobank. Gavin Wills (2), Jonathan Loukes (2), David Nichols and a Christopher Lees penalty secured a 6-0 win for Greenhill.

A Stefan Oldfield hat-trick helped Brunsmeer Abbey edge a tight game away at Beighton Magpies. The away team ran out 4-3 winners and climbed into third place, only three points behind league leaders Greenhill White Hart.

Division Two Round-up 9/1

Penistone Church climbed joint top of the league with a hard fought win over Harrow Grenoside.  Sam Christmas, Jack Coleman and a Scott Briggs penalty secured the points for the high flyers.

At the HSBC Sports Club Arbourthorne EA B held City Taxis to a 1-1 draw to climb into third place. Scott Wellum scored for City Taxis with Gareth Wilkinson scoring for the away side.

Division Three Round-up 9/1

In an exciting game at Mosborough Miners Welfare, third from bottom Mosborough B recorded a fantastic 4-3 win over third placed Rawson Spring. Babajide Fatogun, Liam Peelo and a Bradley Potts double helped Mosborough record their third straight league win.

Handsworth Social Club racked up an impressive 13 goals in their match against FC Darnall at Handsworth Grange School. Francis Donaghey and James Oxley both grabbed hat-tricks for the hosts. Raju Hussein did manage to record a consilation goal for Darnall. Handsworth are now the highest scoring team in all four league with 48 goals to their name.  

Handsworth Grange School also played host to the bottom of the table clash. Staffordshire Arms grabbed their first win of the season with a vital 6-2 win over Birley Moor News. 

Sheffield & Hallamshire Cup round-up 9/1

Congratulations are in order for Sharrow United who are have advanced to the semi-final of the Sheffield & Hallamshire Sunday Senior Challenge cup. The Premier Division outfit saw off Brampton Rovers 5-2 in yesterdays quarter-final. Iftikhar Afzal, Michael Redhead and Droy Williams (hat-trick) with the goals for Sharrow.

In the Sheffield & Hallamshire Sunday Junior Cup Challenge Cup, Heeley FC were beaten 4-1 in their 5th Round tie with Dene Brook. Heeley will not be too disappointed though, as they will now be able to continue to focus on their promotion push. They currently sit in fourth place in the Third Division but have 100% league record.

Saturday 8 January 2011

Sunday 2nd January Round-up

Sunday 2nd January saw the first Meadowhall League fixtures take place since November 21st. Still, however, the fixture was depleted by postponements.

In the league cup, Crookes defeated Division Three Penistone Church 6-2 to progress to the second round. An hattrick from Clements inspired the Premier Division club to a comfortable win.


Tinsley Trophy

Arbourthorne EA B secured their place in the second round of the Tinsley Trophy with a close fought 3-2 win over Harrow Grenoside at Parsons Cross park. Alexander Bastock, Shaun Tuton and Shane Stewart with the goals for the visitors.

Division Three Heeley gave Division Two leaders Jack-in-a-Box a run for their money at the SWD ground. The table toppers came out winners 5-3 with Mark West brace helping them on their way.

Division Three Mosborough B, however, provided the shock of the round with a 3-1 win over Division Two City Taxis. The impressive win follows on from two successive league wins over both FC Darnall and Sharrow Vale.

Division One

There was only one game played in Division One. A mid-table clash between the Pheasant Inn and AFC Gardens at Middlewood Park saw the hosts run out 2-1 winners. Craig Mawhood provided both goals for the Pheasant.

Divison Three


There were only two games played in Division Three but both were entretaining games with 20 goals shared between the teams.

Hackenthorpe B took advantage of a short fixture list by climbing to the top of the league  with 8-4 win over mid-table Sharrow Vale. Ryan Cartwright provided a hattrick to help the hosts' cause.

Ecclesfield WMC followed up their previous 6-4 home win over Handsworth Social Club, by beating them 6-2 at their home place last weekend. Richard Firth scored four goals to help Ecclesfield climb into second place.