MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 2. PAGET RANGERS FC vs FECKENHAM FC Monday 25th August pm kick off

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1 03 MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 2 PAGET RANGERS FC vs FECKENHAM FC Monday 25th August pm kick off

2 Chairman: Matthew Dainty Vice-Chairman: Tony Bradley Secretary: Heather Dainty Treasurer: John Bird Commercial Manager: Stuart Roberts Club Welfare Officer: Steve Simkins Committee Members: Greg Cragg, Julie Lickorish Matchday Assistants: John Boyle, Simon O Neill, Chris Green 1st Team Manager: Martin Asante 1st Team Assistant Manager: Phil Morris 1st Team Match Secretary: Tony Gregory U21s Manager: Mick Coggins U21s Assistant Manager: Tony Dunbar U18s Manager: Tony Reynolds U18s Assistant Manager: Tony Hines U16s Manager: Lee Butler U16s Assistant Manager: Darren Simmonds Enquiries pagetrangers@gmail.com Website Facebook search Paget Rangers FC Admission: Season Tickets: Adults - 30, Over 65s - 20, Under 16s - 10 Match Day Admission: Adults - 3, Over 65s - 2, Under 16s - 1 Printed and Designed by

3 Chairman s Chatter Good Afternoon and welcome to this August Bank Holiday fixture against Feckenham. I would like to take the opportunity to welcome the players, officials and supporters of Feckenham and hope you enjoy your stay with us today. After Saturday s cup exploits away at Kenilworth Town we now turn our attentions back to the bread and butter of the league campaign where we must begin to get points on the board sooner rather than later. The club has undergone major changes over the summer months, and I know that short term pain will result in long term gain in the future. This club is now structured in the right way and all of our coaches at all levels now boast a minimum of an FA Level 2 qualification. It is important that people with the right qualifications are in the right positions at the club if we are to achieve our target of FA Chartered Standard status during this 2014/15 Midland Football League campaign. I have been delighted with our attendances thus far this season which saw 97 supporters attend our opening match with Fairfield Villa and 155 supporters witness the local derby against Sutton United. This gives us a current average of 126, by far the highest in our division and only behind Hinckley and Bromsgrove in the league above. Your support is vital to our success this season and the crowd really can be our twelfth man. I hope that there is another bumper crowd today and that the football on offer is entertaining and good to watch. The supporters are the future of this football club that will help us to return Paget back to where I truly feel we belong. I hope you all enjoy today s match and that whatever the result the game is played in the correct mannor with football the real winner. I look forward to seeing you all back here on Saturday when Hinckley United phoenix team, Leicester Road are our visitors. COME ON YOU BEARS! Matthew Dainty Chairman, Paget Rangers Paget Merchandise Store: Paget Replica Shirts (Home/Away) Child Sizes: Paget Replica Shirts (Home/Away) Adult Sizes: Paget Polo Shirt (Small to 3XL): Paget Training Kit (Shirt, Shorts, Socks): Paget Tracksuit (Top and Bottoms): Paget Shower Jacket: Paget Bench Coat: Paget Warm-Up Jersey: Paget Scarf: 7 Paget Enamel Badges: 3 Paget Bronx Hat: 8 Paget Kit Bag: 15 your orders to pagetrangers@gmail.com one

4 Welcome today s opponents: FECKENHAM Feckenham Football Club was founded in 1881 and until 1999 had always played their home games in the village of Feckenham, near Redditch in Worcester. The club competed in the Redditch League from foundation and won the League title in when they progressed to the Worcester League. In this league the club won a number of League titles and several major knockout cups. In both and Feckenham won both the league and three cup competitions. In 1995 the club applied to join the Midland Combination and were accepted into Division Three, where they won the League title along with three other trophies, including the Smedley Crooke Cup. The following year they became Division Two champions and retained the Smedley Crooke Cup. Ground improvements enabled the club to contest First Division football and they were promoted to the Premier Division at the first attempt. In 1998 Feckenham took their place in the Premier Division. However, after playing in the Premier Division for a few seasons, Feckenham were forced into folding the first team & merged with the reserves in Division Two. After finishing as runners-up in Division Two in , Feckenham were promoted to Division One where they have played for the past three seasons. Last season they achieved their highest placed finish of 8th. Feckenham last ten seasons in the Midland Combination: SEASON LEAGUE P W D L F A P POS MID C-P / MID C-P / MID C-P / MID C-P / MID C / MID C / MID C / MID C / MID C / /14 MID C /15 Thanks to the fchd website for this information Feckenham the season so far. Feckenham come to Paget having won both of their away games so far. Date Home Result Away Competition August 9th 2014 Knowle 0-2 Feckenham MFL DIV 2 August 16th 2014 Hampton 0-4 Feckenham MFL DIV 2 Omar Pennicott leads the goal scoring charts with 3 goals so far. Brendan Hicks has scored two and Daniel Byford one. two We ve met before As far as we know, today s game is the first competitive fixture between Paget Rangers and Feckenham FC.

5 Paget Rangers Under 21 team September Fixtures The September fixtures for Paget s Under 21 team have been announced and are listed below. DATE/ TIME HOME TEAM AWAY TEAM VENUE COMPETITION 06/09/14 12:30 Mickleover Sports U21 Paget Rangers U21 Raygar Stadium Under 21 North West 13/09/14 10:30 Sporting Khalsa U21 Paget Rangers U21 Aspray Arena Under 21 North West 20/09/14 10:30 CT Shush U21 Paget Rangers U21 The Pavilion Challenge Bowl Match Report: Midland Football League Division 2. Saturday August 16th 2014 Coventry United 3 Paget Rangers 2 Paget Rangers went down by the odd goal in five as they were undone by a Daniel Stokes hat-trick away at Coventry United. The Bears have now failed in four attempts to beat their promotion rivals from last season and now have only picked up one point from their three opening league matches. Paget, in their new light and dark blue away strip, faced a Coventry United side boosted by the midfield presence of the former Cameroon international Patrick Suffo. Attacking with a strong breeze behind them, Coventry had the first chance but Woodall fired over. After Paget s second corner in quick succession Danny Cullen saw his shot blocked. Coventry had to concede another corner after good work by Marcus Brown and then Suffo made his mark with a dangerous through ball that Arrowsmith cleared. Paget could have opened the scoring on 15 minutes but Haughton missed Brown s cross. Stokes and Stoute both had good chances for Coventry and Suffo shot over the bar from 25 yards as Coventry looked for the breakthrough. Maguire then had to tip a quickly taken free-kick over the bar after a foul by Carpenter. Cullen was then booked for a challenge in midfield as both teams struggled to dominate. After Brown had missed a good chance to give Paget the lead, Stokes opened the scoring on 43 minutes with a near post flick from Cox s free-kick. Half-time: Coventry United 1 Paget Rangers 0 Paget started the second half brightly and were unable to capitalise when Connor in the Coventry goal dropped the ball. Cox was causing problems down Coventry s right and Reid and Ashfall had to double up to stem the danger. However, Coventry doubled their lead on 58 minutes when Vallence cut inside from the opposite flank to set up Stokes who made no mistake from close range. A double substitution for Paget saw Bond and White replace Price and Haughton. This inspired the Bears who pulled a goal back on 63 minutes when Carpenter shot precisely into the corner of the Coventry goal having been set up by Fagg. Paget pressed forward for an equaliser and White forced a corner, and he and Brown combined well before Coventry cleared the danger. Brown then forced Connor into a spectacular save to preserve Coventry s lead before White equalised on 77 minutes with a deft back-header that looped over the Coventry keeper. However, Paget were level for only 3 minutes as Stokes scored his third and what turned out to be Coventry s winning goal in the 80th minute. Paget tried in vain for an equaliser with goalkeeper Maguire going up for one late corner. Paget were left to rue defensive lapses which gave Coventry the spoils after a fine effort to pull back the two-goal deficit. Attention now turns to the Presidents Cup game at another of last season s promotion rivals Kenilworth Town KH. Attendance: 60 three

6 Manager s Notes Good afternoon and let s hope it s a bright and sunny day for this bank holiday fixture. As a team we are growing in character our first few weeks have been a massive challenge as wholesale changes have been made from last season s squad. New coaching staff players and a change in playing philosophy have had in my opinion the required effect in non-football playing terms. Off the pitch we are a family again and a solid unit this will be transferred to our game as we improve our performances. We also have I believe on the most supportive and ambitious chairman in the MFL. He wants results and we must deliver. I would like to leave you with a quote that I think is perfect for our transition in the last few weeks. IF you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!' If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, ' Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! four Simon Says Pre Season is over and clubs have spruced up their ground, carried out any improvements and the club s manager has brought in new players where they see fit and fans are waiting excitedly for the first Saturday of the real season when results matter. Then as a fan you wake up and prepare for the game following your own rituals before leaving for the game be it over at Villa Park, The Hawthorns or down at The Trevor Brown Memorial Ground, excitedly paying your entrance fee or handing over your match ticket and then entering the cauldron of your team's ground. Fans the country over heading to the bar or snack bar for that pre-match refreshment and chatting with a fellow fan of the team you support or a visiting fan who once the match start you view as an enemy in your team's surroundings, but for now they are visitors to your second home. You discuss the last season, its ups its downs and forecast the coming season. Talk between fans might be about why the manager still has that striker who couldn t hit an empty net from an inch out but might, just might find the goal scoring form he had when he first came to your club 3 years previously. Then there is the new keeper who just has to be better than last year s incumbent who couldn t catch a cold if he tried. Among that is the speculation that the 18 year old just signed from your local pro clubs Under 18 academy might be the new star of the team and bright hope for the future of the club. If the player continues the goal scoring form he had in the summer months. You never know he might be the next striker to follow in the footsteps of Fred Smith, or whatever his name was who left the club to join the professional ranks twenty years prior. The next eight months will see where our dreams and hopes take us, will we be celebrating a cup win or a battle for relegation? That is what makes the life of a football fan so interesting so whatever your team here s hoping they give you entertaining football and make you keep attending your team's ground. Simon

7 Match Reports Paget Rangers 2 Sutton United 2 Tuesday August 12th Midland Football League Division 2 Paget Rangers once again fell foul of their inability to hold on a two-goal lead as they drew 2-2 with local rivals Sutton United. In front of an excellent crowd of 155, the two sides matched each other in an excellent advertisement for Step 7 football. Fielding a much changed defence and bringing in new signing Daniel Charlton, Paget were first on the score sheet after 7 minutes when the energetic Terry Carpenter fed Marcus Brown who made no mistake with a right-foot shot beyond Billy Spink in the Sutton goal. Sutton responded immediately with Joseph Lavill twice firing over when well placed. Lavill was then put clean through only to be flagged offside. Paget responded by forcing a corner but Cullen s shot was easily saved by Spink. Jack Skinner then lobbed Maguire in the Paget goal only to hit the bar and Paget s Morris wasted some good work by shooting well wide. Ashfall, Charlton and Brown combined to force a corner which Sutton cleared and Morris cleared a dangerous Sutton attack as both teams threatened to score as the first half drew to a close. Half-time Paget Rangers 1 Sutton United 0 Paget kicked off the second half attacking the clubhouse end but it was Sutton who had the first chance when the ball was fired across the Paget goal but no Sutton player was able to apply the finishing touch. Charlton then conceded a corner which Sutton s Lewis swung in forcing Maguire to punch clear. After Sutton had made two substitutions, Marcus Brown saw his header saved by Spink while Sutton s Ryan Simmonds made an immediate impact sending a header just wide of the Paget goal. However, Paget then extended their lead in the 71st minute when, after Carpenter s corner had ricocheted in the Sutton box, Cullen forced the ball home for his first Paget goal. Sutton pressed forward but Ashfall then wasted a good chance to extend Paget s lead when Spink saved at his feet. After a period of attack from both sides, Sutton pulled a goal back through substitute Sam Simmonds after 78 minutes. After the restart Sutton immediately pressed for the equaliser and scored when, after Morris had cleared off the line, Lavill shot home powerfully with 9 minutes to go. Both sides then went for the win in what became a very open game. Tuffour missed with a close range header for Paget whilst a dangerous Ryan Simmonds cross was missed by his team mate at the far post. Both sides can be pleased with a point but both probably feel they could have had all three. Attendance: 155 five

8 Stats Date Opponent Comp Venue Score Aug 9th Fairfield Villa League H 2-3 Maguire M Bennett Reid Arrowsmith D Morris Aug 12th Sutton United League H 2-2 Maguire Tuffour Fagg Barnes D Morris Aug 16th Coventry United League A 2-3 Maguire Fagg Reid Arrowsmith D Morris Aug 23rd Kenilworth Town KH Presidents Cup A 15:00 Aug 25th Feckenham League H 15:00 Aug 30th Leicester Road League H 15:00 Sept 6th Inkberrow Challenge Cup A 15:00 Sept 13th Hampton League A 15:00 Sept 20th Coton Green League A 15:00 Sept 27th Earlswood Town League H 15:00 Quiz Time: How well do you know your Players whose name ends with the letter o? 1. Which former Chelsea player is Cameroon s all-time leading scorer? 2. Which player made over 300 appearances for West Bromwich Albion between 1968 and 1979 before transferring to Bolton Wanderers? 3. Who scored the winning goal against Queens Park Rangers to earn Manchester City the Premier League title on the last day of the season 4. Who scored from a 40-yard free-kick to knock England out of the 2002 World Cup (he was also sent-off in the same game!)? 5. After scoring 5 goals in a single match, which Russian striker finished joint leading scorer at the 1994 World Cup? 6. Who joined Tottenham Hotspur from Valencia in August 2013 for a club record fee? 7. By which name in the former Brazilian international Arthur Antunes Coimbra better known? 8. Which player joined West Ham United along with Carlos Tevez in August 2006? 9. Which Nigeria-born former England International played for Crystal Palace, Coventry City, Fulham, Charlton Athletic, Reading and Brentford? 10. Who scored for Chelsea after 42 seconds in the 1997 F.A. Cup Final? Answers on page 13 six

9 Sub1 Sub2 Sub3 Sub4 Sub5 White Ashfall 1 Cullen Price Carpenter Brown 1 Haughton Edmead Chilton M Morris Fagg Charlton Ashfall Cullen 1 Price Carpenter Brown 1 Haughton Reid Edmead Chilton White Haughton Ashfall Cullen Price Carpenter 1 Brown Bond White 1 Dunbar Chilton seven

10 Player Sponsorship David Arrowsmith Graham Bond Heather Dainty Ashley Churchill Sam Chilton Ash Site Equipment t: Kieran Deakin Michael Edmead Billy Fagg Danny Cullen Martin Morris Dean Morris Tommy O Callaghan Matt Price Rackeem Reid Kwasi Tuffour Ashan Thomas Kurt White Peter Maguire Justin Haughton Terence Carpenter Mark Bennett PLAYER SPONSORSHIP Player sponsorship is again available in the coming season at 50 per player. eight The money is used to purchase items that the players use every week. In return, you would be listed in all home programmes as a sponsor. If you are interested in sponsoring a Paget player this season, please contact Matthew Dainty via the Paget Rangers web site or directly on

11 Paget Rangers in the Midland Alliance part 3. October 1st 1994 saw Paget s first match in the FA Vase. The FA Vase is a competition in which Paget have achieved little success, the best run being the season when the 4th round was reached only for the Bears to lose 1-0 at Wisbech Town. The draw for the Preliminary Round couldn t have handed Paget a harder tie having been drawn at home to near neighbours and current landlords Boldmere St. Michaels. The Mikes have the distinction of being the only club to have played in all 20 seasons of the Midland Alliance. No promotion, no relegation, and usually in the top half of the table. In fact last season was Boldmere s best, finishing 2nd behind Tividale, whose ground achieved the required grading and thus denied Boldmere a potential promotion. The Sutton Coldfield newspaper reported how two headed goals from Stuart Tucker saw Paget through to the next round of the FA Vase. Boldmere had begun well but Paget had the first real opening in the 18th minute when an Ian Paul header hit the post. Paget continued to take the game to Boldmere and Paul had a headed goal ruled out for offside. However, in the 42nd minute Paget took the lead when Paul s corner was headed home by Tucker. Paget continued to attack in the second half and Boldmere goalkeeper Richard Anstiss produced an excellent save when Tucker s 25-yard volley was deflected. After Boldmere s Cartwright had shot just wide following a counter attack, Paget doubled their lead on the 75th minute with a carbon copy of the first goal when Tucker headed home powerfully from a Perry Mulvey corner. Boldmere were not finished and two minutes later Bob Coy headed home from 18 yards out to halve the deficit and set up an exciting finale. In fact, the Mikes were unlucky not to equalise in the 83rd minute when Paul Casey s shot rolled just wide and SteveMcCartan missed a good chance to force extra time when he shot over the bar with just four minutes to go. Paget managed to hold on and secure their place in the 1st Round where they would face another Midland Alliance rival in the shape of Barwell. Before Paget could concentrate on the upcoming FA Cup match, Halesowen Harriers visited Coles Lane on the following Wednesday and inflicted a first defeat of the season on Paget. Goals from Danny Phillpotts and Charlie Blakemore secured the points for the Harriers as Paget drew a blank in front of goal for only the second time that season. The following Saturday Paget continued their FA Cup run when they visited old rivals Moor Green. This was the first time Paget had reached the third qualifying round of the FA Cup and therefore marked Paget s best ever run in the competition. Moor Green had been relegated from the Southern League Premier Division and were top of the Midland Division at the time of the Paget tie. They were to go on to finish 4th in the league and miss out on promotion back to the Premier Division. The monthly non-league football magazine Team Talk, which was published throughout much of the 1990 s, included the following report of Paget s game at Moor Green in their December 1994 issue. The Moor Green goal-machine went on with two first-half strikes putting them in control over their Midland Alliance visitors in this derby match. Adrian Baddams marked his return to action with a goal from 20 yards in the 26th minute, and Dave Fearon made it two from a Paul Frost flick. Paget rallied strongly and Ian Paul pulled one back on the hour and sensed an equaliser with Moors having used both subs and Paul Brogan limping about up front. Despite his injury, Brogan laid on the pass for Brian Agar to put Moors 3-1 up with ten minutes left and, two minutes later, the roles were reversed as Brogan made it four. So Paget bowed out of the FA Cup whilst Moor Green went on to draw 1-1 with isthmian League high fliers Aylesbury United in the fourth qualifying round before losing 3-1 at Aylesbury in the replay. Paget now embarked on a sequence of 6 successive home games across five different competitions. These will be discussed on the next home programme. nine

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13 Follow Paget Away Saturday September 6th Les James Challenge Cup Kick-off 3.00 pm Inkberrow v. Paget Rangers Directions to Inkberrow FC, Sands Roads, Inkberrow, WR7 4PX Directions: Leave Sutton southbound on the A452 past Castle Vale. Leave A452 to join the M6 southbound and then join the M42 southbound towards the South West. Leave the M42 at junction 3, taking the A435 southbound towards Evesham. Continue through Studley and around the Alcester by-pass until the junction with the A422. Taking the A422 towards Worcester continue to Inkberrow village and then turn sharp right immediately on entering village. The car park is 200 yards on the left. Saturday September 13th Midland Football League Division 2 Kick-off 3.00 pm Hampton v. Paget Rangers Directions to: Hampton Sports Club, Field Lane, Solihull, B91 2RT Directions: Leave Sutton southbound on the A452 past Castle Vale. Leave A452 to join the M6 southbound and then join the M42 southbound towards the South West. Leave the M42 at junction 5 (sign posted Solihull). Take 1st Exit left (A41). Continue on A41 until you reach 1st set of traffic lights and turn right into Hampton Lane. After approximately ½ mile turn left into Field Lane and the ground is approximately ¾ mile on the right hand side. Saturday September 20th Midland Football League Division 2 Kick-off 3.00 pm Coton Green v. Paget Rangers Directions to: New Mill Lane, Fazeley, Tamworth, B78 3RX DIRECTIONS: Leave Sutton southbound on the A452. Before Castle Vale turn left on to A38 towards Lichfield. At next major island (near Asda) take the A4097 through Minworth towards Kingsbury. At Dunton island (M42 junction 9), take A446 exit towards The Belfry and at the next island turn right towards Tamworth and Drayton Manor Park (A4091). Continue for approximately 4 miles, past entrance to Drayton Manor Park on your left, continue over the canal with Debbies Boat Hire on your right and Fazeley Marina on your left. As you enter Fazeley you need to turn right immediately after the start of the 30mph speed limit into New Mill Lane (there is a right filter lane). Once in New Mill Lane, follow lane past houses, turn right at the bottom and follow into car park. Next Home Game Midland Football League Division 2 Paget Rangers v Leicester Road FC Saturday 30th August 2014 Kick Off 3.00 p.m. Come and support The Bears! If you can t travel to any of Paget s upcoming away matches, why not come and support our landlords here at the Trevor Brown Memorial Ground? Saturday September 6th 2014: Midland Football League. Boldmere St. Michaels v Brocton Saturday September 20th 2014: Midland Football League. Boldmere St Michaels v Long Eaton United. Both matches kick off at 3 pm. eleven

14 Midland Football League Division 2 League Table as at Saturday 16th August 2014 POS P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Aston Fairfield Villa Feckenham Barnt Green Spartak Sutton United FC Glades Sporting Chelmsley Town Earlswood Town Coventry United Kenilworth Town KH Paget Rangers Leicester Road Knowle Droitwich Spa Coton Green Hampton Challenge Cup and President s Cup Draws Match No. CHALLENGE CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND Match date 1 Rostance Edwards 1-3 FC Stratford 2 Boldmere S & S 4-2 Burntwood Town 3 Alcester Town 2-4 Smithswood Firs 4 Leamington Hibernian v Barton United 23 Aug 5 Inkberrow v Paget Rangers 6 Sep 6 Redditch Borough 3-2 Enville Athletic 7 Austrey Rangers v Northfield Town 23 Aug CHALLENGE CUP ROUND 1 8 Coventry United v Perrywood 13 Sep 9 winner 5 v Aston 10 Earlswood Town v Badsey Rangers 6 Sep 11 FC Stratford v Feckenham 12 Knowle v Kenilworth Town K.H. 6 Sep 13 Fairfield Villa v Coton Green 13 Sep 14 Sutton United v Smithswood Firs 6 Sep 15 Boldmere S & S v Chelmsley Town 16 Droitwich Spa v Redditch Borough 17 Leicester Road v winner 4 6 Sep 18 Barnt Green Spartak v Glades Sporting 6 Sep 19 winner 7 v Hampton twelve Match no. PRESIDENTS CUP ROUND 1 Match Date 1 Aston v Chelmsley Town 9 Sep 2 Fairfield Villa v Sutton United 27 Sep 3 Kenilworth Town K.H. v Paget Rangers 23 Aug 4 Knowle v Barnt Green Spartak 20 Sep 5 Droitwich Spa v Earlswood Town 30 Aug 6 Hampton v Feckenham 7 Glades Sporting v Leicester Road 13 Sep 8 Coventry United v Coton Green 23 Aug

15 League round up The Midland Football League in the F.A. Cup. Saturday August 16th saw Premier Division and some Division 1 teams begin their F.A. Cup adventure in the Extra Preliminary Round. The most emphatic winners were Coleshill Town who put 10 unanswered goals past Nuneaton Griff. In front of 82 spectators Coleshill s double figures included a ten-minute hat-trick from substitute Simon Cobourne. Other winners included Boldmere St. Michaels who edged past Desborough Town 4-3 with Kieran Clarke completing his hat-trick in the 90th minute with the winning goal after Mikes had been 2-0 down. Basford won convincingly 4-1 at neighbours Arnold Town whilst Causeway defeated Cradley Town by the same scoreline. In all-premier Division ties AFC Wulfrunians edged past Alvechurch by the odd goal in five and Walsall Wood beat Heath Hayes by one goal to nil. Other winners include Westfields, Kirby Muxloe, Quorn and Stourport Swifts. Brocton beat Atherstone after a replay and Stafford Town similarly beat Rocester. Premier Division teams knocked-out of the Cup include Continental Star, who went down at West Midlands League Shawbury, and Long Eaton who lost 1-0 at Heanor Town. Tipton Town overcome last year s F.A. Vase beaten semi-finalists St Andrews after a replay and Loughborough University must play Northern Counties East team Shirebrook Town again after a 2-2 draw. Shepshed Dynamo beat Dunkirk 3-0 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in their replay following a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The only Division 1 teams that progressed at the first time of asking were Bromsgrove Sporting, who beat Bewdley Town 2-0, and Lichfield City who won away at Black Country Rangers. F.A. CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND MATCHES INVOLVING MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUBS Walsall Wood v Stafford Rangers Westfields v Rugby Town AFC Wulfrunians v Boldmere St Michaels Coventry Sphinx v Bedworth United Leek Town v Lichfield City Wellington v Stourport Swifts Sutton Coldfield Town v Brocton Romulus v Causeway United Coleshill Town v Bromsgrove Sporting Ellistown & Ibstock United v Kirby Muxloe Stafford Town v Norton United Basford United v Sheffield Shepshed Dynamo v Quorn Clipstone v Loughborough Uni Sporting Khalsa v Tipton Town In the league matches involving Division One teams not playing F.A. Cup ties Coventry Copsewood gained top position after a 2-1 win at second placed Highgate United. Lichfield City remain third whilst Cadbury Athletic moved into fourth following a 2-1 win over Hinckley AFC. Other winners included Littleton, Alvis Sport Club and Uttoxeter Town. Southam United and Racing Club Warwick played out a 2-2 draw at Banbury Road. In Division 2 Aston are top following a 2-2 draw at Sutton United who slipped to fifth after emphatic wins for Feckenham and Fairfield Villa propelled them up the table. Barnt Green Spartak are now 4th after their 2-1 win at Knowle. The other big winners were Earlswood Town who put 5 past Coton Green. Coventry United s win over Paget moved them above the Bears into 9th place. FC Glades Sporting and Chelmsley Town fought out a goalless draw. In Division 3 Inkberrow are the surprising early pacesetters. Last year s bottom placed team beat Leamington Hibernian 3-2 to head the table equal on points with Austrey Rangers, who beat Perrywood 2-1, and Badsey Rangers. Six teams are still without a point including Barton United, who prop up the table having the poorest goal difference. Quiz Answers 1. Samuel Eto o; 2. Len Cantello; 3. Sergio Aguero; 4. Ronaldinho; 5. Oleg Salenko; 6. Roberto Soldado; 7. Zico; 8. Javier Mascherano; 9. John Salako; 10. Roberto Di Matteo. thirteen

16 Today s Teams Paget Rangers Gold and Black Feckenham Green and White Team to be selected from David Arrowsmith Jonathan Ashfall Regan Bacciochi Jacob Barnes Matthew Beeson Ben Bennett Mark Bennett Graham Bond Luke Bradley Marcus Brown Matthew Brown Daniel Charlton Sam Chilton Ashley Churchill Matthew Coates Nathan Collett Kieran Deakin Mitchell Dunbar Michael Edmead Billy Fagg Justin Haughton Aaron Keen Paul Loma Peter Maguire Dean Morris Martin Morris Thomas O'Callaghan Josh O'Reilly Matthew Price Rackeem Reid Ashan Thomas Kwasi Tuffour Kurt White Team to be selected from Jordan Adams Carl Barnett Sam Bennett Ashley Bunn Daniel Byford Curtis Connolly Sean Convey Perry Cox James Cund Dave Edwards Matthew Edwards Craig Frampton Jordan Harrison Brendan Hicks Kevin Gary Jones Ellis Kalach Ciaran Kelly Sam Lakin Lewis Marston Omar Pennicott Steve Roche Jordan Street James Walker Kelvin White Kyle Xavier Today s Match Officials: Ryan Byrne, Peter Crowe and Robert Redmond.