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Wiltshire Senior League
 Mid Wilts Dominate in County Cup,
Tight Situation in North
The Wiltshire Veterans’ County Cup Second Round took priority this week in the Veterans’ divisions although there were still two league games played in each of the North Wiltshire and Mid Wiltshire Divisions.

In the Mid Wiltshire Division on Monday night Bradford Town and Radstock Town were able to play catch-up with their league fixtures with most of their nearest rivals otherwise engaged in that County Cup. Goals from Mark Gerrish and Nicholas Ross in a 2-0 win saw last season’s runners-up and County Cup winners Bradford Town record their second victory of the season, moving up a place in the table to sixth as a result of the win. Another narrow defeat for Radstock who are still yet to score in the league having played four games but have only conceded six in those four games and will be eying next week’s fixture against Trowbridge Town Tigers, the only team below them in the table, as the game when they finally get off the mark.

The other league game in the division was on Tuesday night and it saw Amesbury Junior Badgers entertain Devizes Town. After winning in their second game of the season Amesbury had suffered a couple of heavy defeats at the hands of Corsham Town and Westbury United and suffered another one on Tuesday when they were defeated 6-1 by an in-form Devizes side who moved up to third place in the table as a result of their win, just two points behind leaders Melksham Town and with a game in hand. Leading scorer Rhys Schell added two more to his tally to move onto seven for the season. Two goals also for Rob Mitchell, with Adam Bewley and Gary Campbell also finding the target for Devizes. The consolation goal for Amesbury was scored by Jon Miller.
 
The North Wiltshire Division is shaping up to be a tremendously competitive division this season. The week started with three teams at the top of the table on nine points with five teams behind them on six points and with just one, Blunsdon, unbeaten. The week ends with five teams tied on nine points at the top of the table and with every team having now lost at least one game. On Tuesday night at New College Chiseldon moved their points tally up to that nine mark with a comfortable 6-0 win over bottom of the table Stratton Juniors Black. Leading scorer Richie Miles led the way firing a hat-trick and further goals from Steven Wood, Ashraf Ali and Godfrey Chisanga rounded off a good night for Chiseldon who went second in the table on goal difference.

The one remaining unbeaten record in the North Wiltshire Division went on Wednesday night at the Gerard Buxton Sports Ground when two goals from Paul Stonehouse saw Swindon Old Boys defeat Blunsdon. The win for Old Boys saw them join the other four teams on that nine points total at the top of the table. Blunsdon can take the consolation that they still have a game in hand over those top five teams.

There were four ties in the Second Round of the Wiltshire FA’s Veterans’ County Cup. The big match was all Mid Wiltshire Division tie between Melksham Town and Westbury United. Melksham had beaten Westbury 4-1 in the league last month at the Oakfield Stadium and they completed a quickfire league and cup double over the White Horse Men, goals from Kris Beasley, Adam Young and Ian Dowell seeing them progress to the quarter final stage in a 3-1-win, Dale Rowland scoring for Westbury from the penalty spot.
 
There was a cross-divisional game at Green Lane where Chippenham Town from the Mid Wiltshire Division entertained Redhouse from the North Wiltshire Division. Two goals from James Weston and one from player manager Nicholas Still saw the Mid Wiltshire Division side progress to the next round courtesy of a 3-0 win.
 
The same night at Selwood Academy two teams from the Mid Wiltshire Division were up against each other with Corsham Town Trowbridge Town Tigers’ visitors. Once again it was a 3-0 score line with Corsham Town making it through to the last eight thanks to goals from James Lye, Steve Tweddle and Liam Ralph.

The final game of the week on Tuesday night was another cross-divisional tie involving AFC Swindon from the North Wiltshire Division and FC Calne from the Mid Wiltshire Division. Both teams came into the tie on the back of contrasting starts to the season. AFC Swindon came into the game having lost all five of their opening league games, whilst FC Calne were unbeaten in their opening four, three of which had been won. However, in this cup encounter AFC Swindon gave them something of a fright, leading 2-0 at half time thanks to goals from Lewis Holden and Andy Hendry. It stayed that way until late on in the second half when two goals from FC Calne’s Paul Maddox rescued matters and meant penalties were required to settle things. After scoring those two late goals, FC Calne then prevailed in the penalty shootout meaning it was four teams from the Mid Wiltshire Division who were through to the quarter finals after the first batch of Second Round games. Heartbreak for AFC Swindon who had gone so close to causing an upset and will be hoping to take this week’s form into next week’s game against the other side still looking for their first points of the season, Stratton Juniors Black. Details of the other results to date in the competition and the remaining four ties is shown below:

League Tables

Leading Scorers

Former team mates Steve Tweddle and Rhys Schell who lead the goal scoring chart in the Mid Wiltshire Division

Richie Miles who leads the goal scoring chart in the North Wiltshire Division

Results and Next Week's Fixtures

13 October 2022
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