Action from Devizes Town's 2-1 win over Warminster Town (picture courtesy of David Giles)

North Wiltshire Division

The top match in the North Wiltshire Veterans’ Division of the Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League this week was the meeting of last season’s champions Cricklade Town and the team who had finished in third place, Redhouse on Wednesday night at Cirencester Town. Last season Cricklade had done the double over Redhouse but both teams went into their game on Wednesday night on the back of two straight wins with neither side having conceded a goal in their opening two fixtures. A close contest was anticipated, and it proved to be just that as a solitary second half goal from Dean Wilson was all that separated the two sides on the night. The win for Cricklade sees them sit top of the table two points clear of second place Purton Kingsdown after three games.

Purton Kingsdown climbed a couple of places into second spot in the table with a 5-1 win over AFC Swindon at Moredon on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Paul Cooper, Steven Davies, Dave Slattery, Pat Slattery and Lee Hayward, Andrew Copland, last season’s top scorer for AFC Swindon, with their goal.

The same night last season’s runners-up Nationwide registered their first points of the season with a 4-1 win at New College against a Chiseldon side who have so far just the one point from their opening three fixtures. Adam Rudman led the way scoring a hat-trick for Nationwide with Paul Stonehouse getting the other Nationwide goal, Tom Chaston with the Chiseldon reply.

A last-minute goal from Chris Price gave Penhill United all three points in their game against previously unbeaten Royal Wootton Bassett Town on Wednesday night at Moredon. Earlier Peter Myall had scored for Penhill and Dan Wernham for Royal Wootton Bassett Town and just as it looked as though both sides would have to settle for a point Price popped up with the winner for Penhill.

The week’s action in the division had started on Monday night with the Stratton derby as FS Stratton hosted their stablemates Stratton at Moredon. Goals from Vince McMackin and Craig Kent secured the three points for Stratton as they picked up their first points of the season to climb a couple of places in the league table.

The week’s action in the division concluded on Thursday night at Moredon when Swindon Rovers entertained ExIntel. It was a close encounter settled by a solitary strike from Alex Rudd in the first half, Rudd firing in low from the right-hand side of the area to the far post the balling going in off the post. Whilst both sides created chances that was to be the end of the night’s goal scoring action as ExIntel picked up their first win of the season. Your Sport Swindon were at the game with their cameras and subscribers can view the highlights by clicking on the Your Sport Swindon logo below.

Mid Wiltshire Division

There was also a full schedule of games played in the Mid Wiltshire Veterans’ Division this week, the first time this has happened this season. Reigning champions Melksham Town got their season off to a winning start at MOD Lyneham on Monday night, Gary Higdon scoring a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Calne Town.

Last season’s runners-up Durrington are the early leaders of the division after they recorded their third straight win of the season, a 4-1 home victory over Bishops Cannings with Terry Brooks scoring a hat-trick with Ben Reilly getting the other Durrington goal, Mike Booth with the Bishops Cannings goal just before half time that has seen the two teams turn around level at the break.

Radstock Town sit in second place in the division but dropped their first points of the season when they were held to a 1-1 draw away at Barford Hornets, Jack Broadway with the Radstock goal, Geoffrey Wells with the Barford Hornets goal that saw them secure their first point of the season.

Westbury United were another side to get their first points of the season with a 2-1 away win on Monday night against Trowbridge Town Tigers thanks to goals from Blake Kendall and Wayne Wheeler, David Sykes with the Trowbridge Town goal.

Friday night saw Devizes Town make it two wins from two games to start the season with a hard fought 2-1 win over Warminster Town at Green Lane. An own goal gave Devizes a 1-0 half time lead and a second half goal from Chris Allen with just one in reply for Warminster from Greg Lewis making sure of the three points that sees Devizes Town in third place in the table. David Giles was at the game with his camera, and his excellent pictures can be viewed on the League Facebook Group page.