CentreSpot. The official news bulletin of the Essex Senior Football League Season 2016/17 Issue #32 Sunday 19 th March 2017

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1 CentreSpot The official news bulletin of the Essex Senior Football League Season 2016/17 Issue #32 Sunday 19 th March 2017 Barking lord it over Southend Manor (Source : Billy Rix heads Barking in front against Southend Manor (pic Terry Gilbert) Barking 3 Southend Manor 0 Barking moved to within five points of the Essex Senior League title with victory over Southend Manor at Mayesbrook Park. Blues moved to 87 points following their latest success, with six games remaining, while thirdplaced rivals Clapton were held to a draw by West Essex and can now only reach a maximum of 92 if they win their last five fixtures. And table-topping Barking have a vastly superior goal difference of plus-72 to Clapton s plus-28 as the season draws to a close. Both sides battled against windy conditions in a physical first half, which ended goalless. But Barking broke the deadlock midway through the second half when Billy Rix headed home on 66 minutes and doubled their lead when top scorer James Peagram teed up Petrit Elbi. Manor had a chance to hit back when they were awarded a penalty, but Rob Hatton saved the spot-kick and Joe Staunton put the icing on the cake with a backheeled finish in the third minute of stoppage time. Blues will now turn their attentions to the league cup and a trip to Sawbridgeworth on Tuesday, before returning to league action to host Eton Manor next weekend.

2 From The Archives By Rob Errington Our Archive piece this week will bring back memories for Reg Curtis of Eton Manor FC. One event in Essex Senior League history was so meritorious that it was brought to the attention of the GUARDIAN newspaper on Saturday 25th November 1989.and is in respect of a League game played three weeks previously on 4 th between Eton Manor and Canvey Island where it was reported on the day that S Harvey had scored the Eton Manor goal in a 1-3 defeat but the three Canvey goals did not come from their players! The question was and could even still be... did we witness a record? The Eton Manor left back Neil Carlstrom scored a hat-trick of own goals. His first (according to the paper) was a run-of-themill deflection, his second " a powerful header into the top corner " and the third a " well-hit shot, also into a corner ". Such was the players notoriety that our League Chairman still has Neil's autograph with the press cutting!! Final Essex Senior League Table Name P W D L GF GA Pts 1 Brightlingsea United Woodford Town East Thurrock United Canvey Island Sawbridgeworth Town Stambridge Brentwood Burnham Ramblers Ford United Southend Manor Bowers United Eton Manor Stansted Chelmsford City reserves Maldon Town East Ham United ETON MANOR Joined London League London League runner-up London League Champions London League Champions London League Champions London League runner-up Founder members of Aetolian League 1964 Aetolian League merged with London League to form Greater London League Gt London League Section "A" Champions Gt London League Section "A" runner-up Founder members of Metropolitan-London League Division One Joined Essex Senior League Essex Senior League Record P W D L F A Pts Position / / / / / / * 16/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / * 12/ / / / / / / / / / / / * 14/ / / / /21

3 Monday 13 th March 2017 Barkingside 1-1 Basildon United Luke With 62p Att.68 Jack Adlington 16 Tuesday 14 th March 2017 Burnham Ramblers 1-3 Clapton Grant Webb 87 Att.56 Eamon Payne 29 Raphael Duvile 48 Ryan Reed 90+3 Takeley 4-1 Waltham Forest Charlie Cole 15, 19, 70 Att.76 Skirmantas Balauka 75 Mitchell Das 88 West Essex 7-1 Haringey & Waltham Michael Mignot 15, 30, 35 Att.14 Andy Adamokah 78 James Bromley 20, 40, 55 Grant Ainsworth 60 Stansted 1-2 Thurrock Wednesday 15 th March 2017 Wadham Lodge 2-4 Barking Elliott Scott 28 Att.58 Joe Pearman 1 Vladut Gabriel Sighiartou 70 Paul Oshin 42 John Bricknell 50 James Peagram 75 League Challenge Cup 2 nd Round Eton Manor 1-1 Ilford Ryan Cosson 80 Att.30 Carl Mullings 60 Ilford won 5-4 penalties Redbridge 4-0 Bishop's Stortford Friday 17 th March 2017 Tower Hamlets 1-2 Ilford Rahim Adama Bamba 82 Att.104 Carl Mullings 40 Joe Killingback 78p Saturday 18 th March 2017 Barking 3-0 Southend Manor Billy Rix 66 Att.56 Petrit Elbi 73 Joe Staunton 90+3 Barkingside 3-1 Eton Manor Luke With 48 Att.48 Josh Sykes 64 Jakub Berkowicz 72 Kia Heather 82 Basildon United 1-2 Waltham Forest Jamie Brown 60 Att.64 Joshua Banton 34 Nicki Dembele 48 Clapton 1-1 West Essex Stefan Nielsen 38 Att.356 Joe Lefley 40p FC Romania 2-0 Stansted Sergiu Maximov 21 Att.15 Andrei Pavel 37 Hullbridge Sports 1-1 London Bari Ryan Wallington 74 Att.44 Hassan Nalbant 86 Sporting Bengal United 2-1 Burnham Ramblers Shiblu Miah 32 Att,51 Craig Heskey 25 Oscar Mendez 61 Takeley 1-2 Enfield 1893 Charlie Cole 5, 8, 60, 82 Att.60 Alex Salmon 89 Jason Todd 55 Reece Barrett 80 Wadham Lodge 0-1 Sawbridgeworth Town Att.28 Aaron Thomas 89 Barkingside 3-1 Barking Hullbridge Sports 1-2 Takeley Stansted 0-1 Bishop's Stortford Thurrock 2-1 Redbridge Heybridge Swifts 3-0 Waltham Abbey THE F A VASE AND TROPHY FINALS The F A Vase Final at Wembley on Sunday 21st May 2017 will be between South Shield currently second in the Northern League behind North Shields and Cleethorpes Town leading the Northern Counties East League with games in hand. Kick Off is at but sadly for us here in the ESL, there will be no Danny Cowley at Wembley this year as his Lincoln City side went of the F A Trophy at semi final stage to York City who now meet Macclesfield Town, that game following the Vase Final.

4 Essex Senior League - (Up to and including Saturday 18 th March 2017) P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Barking FC Romania Clapton Takeley Sawbridgeworth Town Southend Manor Ilford Stansted Hullbridge Sports Barkingside * 11 Basildon United Waltham Forest Redbridge West Essex Eton Manor Wadham Lodge London Bari Enfield Sporting Bengal United Tower Hamlets Burnham Ramblers Haringey & Waltham * adjustment made Essex Senior League - Reserve Division (Up to and including Saturday 18 th March 2017) P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Thurrock Heybridge Swifts Barkingside Sawbridgeworth Town Takeley Redbridge Waltham Abbey Bishop's Stortford AFC Sudbury Stansted Barking Hullbridge Sports Essex Senior League Official Website

5 (Up to and including Saturday 18 th March 2017) League Leading Scorers Reserve Division (Up to and including 17 th March 2017) League, League Cup and Gordon Brasted Trophy only 42 Charlie Cole Takeley 38 James Peagram Barking 29 Gavin Cockman Sawbridgeworth Town 26 Joseph Sykes Eton Manor 25 Jacob Dingli Redbridge 22 Michael Mignot West Essex 20 Joel Appiah London Bari David Laird Barkingside 19 Nathan Dewberry Basildon United Brian Moses Redbridge - 12 Waltham Forest Andréi Pavel FC Romania Florin Pop FC Romania 18 Omari Delgado Barking 16 Reece Cosson Sawbridgeworth Town Petrit ElbI Barking Michael Hopkins Southend Manor 15 Ionut Danilu FC Romania League & League Shield only 21 Jamie Price Thurrock 16 Solomone Coker Thurrock 12 George Smith Heybridge Swifts 11 Lewis Roberts Takeley -4 Sawbridgeworth Town 9 Marley Andrews Heybridge Swifts Jose Espinoza Barkingside George Martin Waltham Abbey Sonny Shilling Barkingside 8 Tom Hollanby Stansted James Richardson Sawbridgeworth Town 7 Andrew Fennell Heybridge Swifts Hat-Trick (or More) Heroes 5 Charlie Cole Haringey & Waltham v Takeley (GBMT) 21 st December 4 Charlie Cole Takeley v Enfield th March Omar Delgado Barking v Burnham Ramblers 15 th October Luke Hornsley Hullbridge Sports v Haringey & Waltham 2 nd August James Peagram Barking v Burnham Ramblers (LC) 11 th January +1 Brian Moses Redbridge v Wadham Lodge 25 th February 3 Reece Barrett West Essex v Takeley 21 st September Joe Bricknell Eton Manor v Sporting Bengal United 9 th November James Bromley West Essex v Haringey & Waltham 14 th March Toby Cleaver Redbridge v Sawbridgeworth Town 7 th January +2 Gavin Cockman Sawbridgeworth Town v Burnham Ramblers 4 th March +1 Charlie Cole Takeley v Waltham Forest 14 th March +4 Reece Cosson Redbridge v Sawbridgeworth Town (LC) 31 st January +1 Ionut Danila FC Romania v Hullbridge Sports 11 th February +1 Olmari Delgado Barking v Haringey & Waltham 7 th October Jacob Dingli Redbridge v West Essex 10 th December +1 Michael Hopkins Southend Manor v London Bari 14 th January +1 Luke Hornsley Eton Manor v Hullbridge Sports 24 th August Charlee Hughes Burnham Ramblers v Tower Hamlets 7 th February Adam Hunt Redbridge v Burnham Ramblers 30 th August Jay Knight Clapton v Hullbridge Sports 4 th March +1 David Laird Sporting Bengal United v Barkingside 21 st January Tom Larkin Sawbridgeworth Town v Stansted 13 th December Michael Mignot West Essex v Haringey & Waltham 14 th March +1 Brian Moses Waltham Forest v Basildon United 30 th July James Peagram Barking v Enfield st January +2 Florin Pop FC Romania v Burnham Ramblers 22 nd February O Neal Rowe London Bari v Tower Hamlets 11 th October Vladut Sighiartau Burnham Ramblers v Wadham Lodge (GBMT) 28 th February Joseph Sykes Eton Manor v Sporting Bengal United 9 th November +2 Reece Tranter Basildon United v Burnham Ramblers 23 rd August Ben Turner Ilford v Burnham Ramblers (FAC) 6 th August

6 Attendances (Up to and including Saturday 18 th Match 2017) League Matches Only Played Low High Average Total Clapton Barkingside Basildon United Takeley Tower Hamlets Enfield Redbridge Barking Stansted Hullbridge Sports Southend Manor Ilford Sawbridgeworth Town Sporting Bengal United Waltham Forest Wadham Lodge West Essex Burnham Ramblers F C Romania Haringey & Waltham Eton Manor London Bari Current Form Table (Up to and including Saturday 18 th March 2017) W D L F A 1 FC Romania W D W W W W 2 Takeley W W L W W W 3 Ilford W L W W W W 4 Barking W L W W W W 5 Clapton W L W W W D 6 Sawbridgeworth Town D L W W W W 7 West Essex W L W L W D 8 Sporting Bengal United L L D W W W 9 Wadham Lodge W W L W L L 10 Eton Manor W L L W W L 11 Barkingside D W W W D W 12 Stansted W W D D L L 13 Redbridge L W L W L D 14 Hullbridge Sports L D W L D D 15 Enfield W W L L L L 16 London Bari L D W L L D 17 Basildon United D L L W D L 18 Waltham Forest D D L L L W 19 Southend Manor D W L L L L 20 Tower Hamlets L L D L L L 21 Haringey & Waltham L L L D L L 22 Burnham Ramblers L D L L L L

7 ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE GORDON BRASTED MEMORIAL TROPHY Fixtures/Results FIRST ROUND (12 CLUBS) A Barking 4-2 Clapton (Holders) B Basildon United 2-3 Barkingside C London Bari 0-0 West Essex* D Stansted 0-2 Ilford E Wadham Lodge* 2-2 Sawbridgeworth Town F FC Romania 1-5 Southend Manor SECOND ROUND (6 WINNERS plus 10) 1 Hullbridge Sports 1-2 West Essex 2 Waltham Forest 3-0 Tower Hamlets 3 Burnham Ramblers 3-5 Wadham Lodge 4 Barking 3-0 Sporting Bengal United 5 Ilford 1-0 Enfield Southend Manor 1-3 Redbridge 7 Eton Manor 3-1 Barkingside 8 Haringey & Waltham 1-8 Takeley THIRD ROUND 9 Eton Manor* 3-3 West Essex 10 Takeley Ilford 11 Barking Redbridge 12 Wadham Lodge Waltham Forest SEMI-FINAL 13 Winners of Match 12 Eton Manor 14 Winners of Match 11 Winners of Match 10 FINAL 15 Winners of Match 14 Winners of Match 13 * Won On Penalties ESSEX SENIOR LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP Fixtures/Results FIRST ROUND (12 CLUBS) A Waltham Forest 0-4 Sawbridgeworth Town B Clapton 0-1 Hullbridge Sports C Ilford 2-0 Southend Manor D Enfield 1893* 1-1 West Essex E Barking 1-0 Sporting Bengal United F Redbridge 4-3 Barkingside SECOND ROUND (6 WINNERS plus 10) 1 Takeley 7-0 Haringey & Waltham 2 Enfield Wadham Lodge 3 Basildon United (Holders) 1-0 London Bari 4 Eton Manor 1-1 Ilford * 5 Stansted 4-4 FC Romania * 6 Tower Hamlets 1-7 Hullbridge Sports 7 Barking 8-1 Burnham Ramblers 8 Redbridge 2-6 Sawbridgeworth Town THIRD ROUND 9 Ilford FC Romania 10 Sawbridgeworth Town Barking 11 Takeley 2-1 Hullbridge Sports 12 Basildon United (Holders) Wadham Lodge SEMI-FINAL 13 Winners of Match 10 Winners of Match 9 14 Takeley Winners of Match 12 FINAL 15 Winners of Match 13 Winners of Match 14 * Won On Penalties

8 Forthcoming Fixtures Monday 20 th March 2017 Bishop's Stortford v Sawbridgeworth Town Tuesday 21 st March 2017 Enfield 1893 v West Essex Redbridge v Basildon United League Challenge Cup 3 rd Round Sawbridgeworth Town v Barking Wednesday 22 nd March 2017 Ilford v Tower Hamlets Wadham Lodge v Eton Manor Saturday 25 th March 2017 Barking v Eton Manor Barkingside v Haringey & Waltham Basildon United v Redbridge Burnham Ramblers v Wadham Lodge Enfield 1893 v Ilford Sawbridgeworth Town v Clapton Southend Manor v Tower Hamlets Sporting Bengal United v Takeley Barking v AFC Sudbury Hullbridge Sports v Stansted Thurrock v Bishop's Stortford Waltham Abbey v Redbridge Takeley v Barkingside Source : Clapton pay penalty; London Bari hit back Clapton 1 West Essex 1 Clapton saw their fading Essex Senior League title hopes hit after a tale of two penalties at the Old Spotted Dog. Tons took the lead in front of a crowd of 356 as Stefan Nielsen fired home from the spot on 35 minutes, but West Essex were back on terms before the break as Loe Lefley also converted a penalty. And despite late pressure from the home side in the second half, they could not force a winner and had to settle for a share of the spoils which leaves them in third place, 10 points behind leaders Barking and having played one game more. Tons have a game in hand on second-placed FC Romania, whom they trail by a single point, and travel to Sawbridgeworth next weekend. Lanre Vigo tweeted: Disappointing result today, wish we got the winn. Thank you for coming Clapton: Olajide, Vigo, Spencer, Payne, Ebengo, Sardinha, Jairette, Cook, Reed, Ashman, Nielsen. Subs used: Egbejale, Morris, Nugoya. Unused: Mokwa, Bouho. Hullbridge Sports 1 London Bari 1 London Bari hit back for a hard-earned point against Hullbridge at Lower Road. Play was held up for 17 minutes in the first half after the referee suffered an injury and, although Bari had chances to take the lead, the scoreline remained blank at the break. The hosts got their noses in front 15 minutes from time, when substitute Ryan Wallington slotted calmly home just three minutes after joining the action. But Bari bounced back on 86 minutes when Hassan Nalbant netted from a free-kick and only a good block from Aaron Hunwicks and goalline clearance from Rob Hodgson denied the visitors a late winner as honours finished even. The point leaves Bari in 17th place with just two fixtures remaining, but they now face a 21-day break until visiting east London rivals Tower Hamlets on April 8, before ending their campaign at Barkingside on Good Friday (April 14). Bari: Akbas, O Hara, Abdellaziz, Nicholson, Mpalampa, Shagari, Adesina, Morson, Nalbant, Appiah, Grassi. Subs: Williams, Figueroa, Wilcox, Decker, Cookey.