After a perfect first week, unfortunately just three of the scheduled fixtures in the U18 Floodlight Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League were played this week. The scheduled game on Monday night between Kintbury Rangers and Wims 11 was postponed on the afternoon of the game due the manager having to deal with another matter, with Wims then having nobody available on the night to take the side. Frustratingly, Kintbury Rangers had agreed to switch the game to their ground to accommodate Wims, with Wims still without a venue to play at. This had necessitated moving Kintbury’s fixture in our Division One against Marlborough Town to the Wednesday night to facilitate the additional midweek home game.

Trowbridge Town are another side currently without a ground to play on although their pitch at Woodmarsh is set to be back available next month with recent rain helping bring the pitch close to being usable again. An attempt to switch their game against Bishops Cannings to Green Lane on Monday, when the Green Lane facility became available due to the Devizes Town v Amesbury Town game being switched to Amesbury, was unsuccessful. Extensive attempts to find another ground to stage the game on the original Thursday date were also unsuccessful.

The rain in the week, whilst helpful in one respect, did however cause one of the other scheduled games to be postponed, Radstock Town  being forced to call off their game against Melksham Town due to standing water on their pitch following a heavy downpour.

The three games that did get played saw Amesbury Town  and Devizes Town involved in a rare 0-0 draw at this level that sees both teams on four points and the early leaders of the division. This game had been scheduled for the Monday night at Green Lane but was switched to Thursday at Amesbury as a result of Amesbury’s Wilts FA Youth Cup game on Sunday which saw them win 5-2 away at Barford Hornets to progress to the Second Round where they will be away to Westbury United.

Swindon Supermarine  are also sat at the top of the table on four points after they secured their first three-point haul of the season, a 3-1 away win over Westbury United  on Thursday night thanks to goals from Mauricio Perciavalle, Alfie Telling and Isaac Chalk, Alfie Edgington with the Westbury United goal. Both Westbury United and Swindon Supermarine had entered the Wiltshire FA Youth Cup and Westbury had won their game against Wroughton Youth on Sunday 3-2 to set up that tie with Amesbury Town in the Second Round. Swindon Supermarine meanwhile conceded their tie against Ferndale Rodbourne with the club still represented by another team from a different league.

The same night Calne Town bounced back from their opening week defeat at the hands of Kintbury Rangers to register their first points of the season, winning 5-2 at home against new side Gillingham Town. Archie Simpkins scored twice for Calne with Lawson Mears, Euan Ballinger and Alex Greenhouff all also finding the back of the net for the home side. Archie Appleby and Daniel Yeatman with the Gillingham goals. Calne Town are also in the Wiltshire FA Youth Cup and are into the Second Round after Westbury Youth Raptors conceded their First Round tie. Calne Town will be home to AFC Corsham Jaguars in the Second Round.

The final remaining representative from the division in the Wilts FA Youth Cup are Bishops Cannings who will be away to Marlborough Youth in the Second Round having had a bye in the First Round. The full First Round results and Second round draw are shown below: