NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 3 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 20th August 2015 Statistics Four Out of Four for The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Ricky Miller (Dover) 14 Shots Off Target Forest Green Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 8 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Bradley Goldberg (Bromley) 10 Ady Pennock’s Forest Green Rovers side maintained their terrific start to the new Shots Per Goal 2015/16 season with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Ricky Miller (Dover) 16 newly-promoted Boreham Wood on Tuesday Assists night. 2 Kurtis Guthrie’s goal 13 minutes from time Fourteen Players condemned Ian Allinson’s side to a third Offsides successive defeat following their opening day Kiddy and Port both lost at home on Tuesday Omar Bogle (Grimsby) 13 victory over FC Halifax Town. to Wrexham and Gateshead respectively, while Fouls Indeed, it has gone from bad to worse for the the Shots earned a second point after sharing Duane Ofori-Acheampong (Dover) 10 Shaymen since that loss to Wood as Tuesday’s a 1-1 home draw with Dover Athletic. 1-0 defeat at Tranmere Rovers was their fourth Lincoln City are one of six teams yet to taste Fouls Without A Card on the spin. defeat thus far, and were involved in a real Challoner (Southport), Rhead (Lincoln City), Bogle (Grimsby) 9 Neil Aspin will be hoping his new-look thriller at Sincil Bank on Tuesday, coming back side can finally get off the mark when they from being two-down inside 6 minutes against Free-Kicks Won host another of the newly-promoted teams, Macclesfield Town to eventually triumph 5-3 Four Players 10 Bromley, on Saturday. with a hat-trick from Liam Hearn – the first of Penalties Scored The southern section champions also 2015/16. Eight Players 1 suffered a third successive defeat on Tuesday However, the former Grimsby Town and evening at home to Braintree Town, for whom Alfreton Town favourite trails Gateshead’s Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks it was a first victory under Danny Cowley’s Ryan Bowman in the overall goalscorers’ Four Players 1 leadership. chart after the summer signing from Torquay Saves Made Aldershot Town, Kidderminster Harriers and United took his tally to five for the season with Mitch Walker (Dover) 23 Southport are the other sides still searching one of the goals in the Tynesiders’ 2-1 win at for that elusive first win. Southport on Tuesday. Defensive Clearances Jordan Tunnicliffe (Kidderminster) 10 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney Defensive Blocks Brodie Lands at Posh Defender for Iron Take Two B Saah (Woking), J Tunnicliffe (Kidderminster) 4 Aldershot Harriers Braintree’s Much-travelled Kidderminster indifferent start The Team With The Most......... striker Richard Brodie completed the signing to the new season Shots On Target Dover 36 has joined Aldershot of promising left-back promoted manager from Southport on a Andrew Fox on loan Danny Cowley to Shots Off Target Dover 31 one-year deal. from League One side enter the loan market. Amazing Response Shots Per Goal Southport 31 The 28-year-old The ‘Crowdfunding’ Peterborough United. He signed defender former England C page for Woking’s The 22-year-old Tom Dallison from Corners Wrexham 30 international boasts injured striker Scott joined the Posh this Brighton and Jordan Fouls Lincoln City 49 a fine record at Rendell’s medical, past summer after a Chiedozie from National League level, rehab and other successful trial, on the Cambridge United and Woodwork Strikes Chester FC, Gateshead 3 including 69 goals in costs currently back of a four-year both were influential 165 games for York, stands at £12,325. spell in Texas where in the Iron’s win on Offsides Grimsby 22 two Conference This was effectively he’d been studying Tuesday. Penalties Conceded Braintree Town, Southport 2 championship titles contributed in five and playing for a and 16 goals last days which is an University side. Yellow Cards Aldershot 9 season for the incredible effort. Red Cards Barrow 2 Sandgrounders. Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 National Signings Provided by Steve Whitney ■■Aldershot Town Duane Ofori-Acheampong – Torquay ■■Macclesfield Town Jack Parkinson – Maidstone Cheye Alexander – Bishop’s Stortford Theo Bailey-Jones – Wrexham Matty Young – Sheffield Wednesday Nick Anderton – Preston (Loan) William Boyle - Huddersfield Matthew Barnes-Homer – Macclesfield ■■Eastleigh Neill Byrne – AFC Telford Utd Omar Beckles – St Albans C Andy Drury – Luton Kristian Dennis – Stockport (Season’s Loan) Richard Brodie - Southport Dan Harding – Nottingham Forest Tony Diagne – Lincoln C (Season`s Loan) Rhys Browne - Charlton Ross Lafayette – Luton Curtis Haynes-Brown – Lowestoft Jake Gallagher – Welling Utd Joe Partington – AFC Bournemouth Damani Holness – Northwich V Sean McGinty – Rochdale Josh Payne – Woking Shwan Jalal - Northampton John Marsden – Lincoln C Luke Oliver – Forest Green R Michael Poke – Portsmouth (6-Month Loan) Tom Richards – Fulham Jack Sampson – Morecambe Jack Saville – Barnet ■■FC Halifax Town Danny Whitehead – Accrington Stanley Jim Stevenson – Luton Hamza Bencherif – Lincoln C ■■Southport Charlie Walker – Luton Andy Bishop - Wrexham Jamie Allen – Fleetwood Dan Walker - Braintree Matty Brown – Chester FC Adam Blakeman – Hyde Utd ■■Altrincham Jordan Burrow – Lincoln C Michael Brewster – St Mirren Connor Hughes – Hyde Utd George Bowerman – Accrington Stanley Courtney Cameron - Torquay Kingsley James – Chester (Undisclosed Fee) Peter Cavanagh – Altrincham (Player-Coach) Tim Deasy – Northwich V Danny Maguire – Blyth Spartans Anthony Griffith - Carlisle Andy Coughlin – Wrexham Josh MacDonald – Marske Utd Alfons Fosu-Mensah – FC Oss (Holland) Josh O`Keefe – Kidderminster Shaun Tuton - Buxton Michael Rankine – Gateshead Andrai Jones – Gateshead Sam Walker – Curzon Ashton Gary Jones – Bradford C ■■Barrow AFC Elliott Whitehouse – Notts Co Liam Nolan – Crewe Neil Ashton – Wrexham ■■Forest Green Rovers Mike Phenix – Barnsley (6-Month Loan) Sam Cosgrove – Wigan (Loan) Josh Thompson - Tranmere Darren Jones – Newport Co Ashley Grimes - Walsall Jonathan Viscosi - Chester Keanu Marsh-Brown – Barnet (Undisclosed Fee) Andy Haworth – Cheltenham Andy Wright – Morecambe Jonny Maxted - Hartlepool David Mellor – Oldham Aaron O`Connor – Newport Co ■■Torquay United David Symington – Carlisle Delano Sam-Yorke – Lincoln C Dan Butler – Portsmouth George Williams – Barnsley (Loan) Josh Carmichael – AFC Bournemouth (Loan) Steve Williams – FC Halifax ■■Gateshead Waide Fairhurst - Macclesfield ■■Boreham Wood River Allen - Plymouth Bayan Fenwick – Cardiff Billy Clifford – Walsall Ryan Bowman - Torquay Alex Fisher - Mansfield Conor Clifford - Southend Nathan Buddle – Carlisle Exodus Geohaghon – Stourbridge Harry Crawford - Dartford Jordan Cranston – Notts Co Simon Heslop - Mansfield Scott Doe – Dagenham & Redbridge Josh Gillies – Carlisle James Hurst – Hednesford Malachi Lavelle-Moore - Macclesfield Preston Edwards – Ebbslfeet Utd (Season’s Loan) Danny Johnson - Cardiff Tyrone Marsh – Ebbsfleet Jamie Lucas – Bristol R (Loan) James Marwood – Forest Green Paddy McLaughlin - Grimsby Shepherd Murombedzi – Reading Charlie Macdonald - Barnet Joe Quigley – AFC Bournemouth (Loan) Danny Woodards - Tranmere Jimmy Phillips – Burton Alb Simon Ramsden - Motherwell Jamie Richards - Plymouth ■■Braintree Town Sam Russell – Forest Green Nathan Smith – Port Vale (3-Month Loan) Fabian Speiss – Notts Co Michael Cheek – Chelmsford ■■Grimsby Town Jordan Chiedozie – Cambridge Utd (Loan) ■■ Padraig Amond - Morecambe Tranmere Rovers Tom Dallison – Brighton (Loan) Scott Davies - Fleetwood Matt Fry – Concord Rangers Nathan Arnold – Cambridge Utd Omar Bogle – Solihull Moors (Undisclosed Fee) Jay Harris – Wrexham Will Norris – Cambridge Utd (Season’s Loan) Liam Hogan – Fleetwood Jeremy Walker – Concord Rangers Danny East - Portsmouth Josh Gowling – Kidderminster Jonathan Margetts – Hull ■■Bromley Marcus Marshall - Morecambe Lois Maynard – FC Halifax Adam Mekki - Dover Callum Davies – Gillingham (Loan) Andy Monkhouse – Bristol R James Norwood – Forest Green Sean Francis – Dover Richard Tait – Cambridge Utd Martin Riley – Mansfield Bradley Goldberg – Dagenham & Redbridge ■■Guiseley AFC Iain Turner – Sheffield Utd Lee Minshull – Newport Co Welling United Max Porter – Newport Co Daniel Atkinson - Leeds Rob Atkinson – Accrington Stanley Kojo Awotwi - Brentford Aaron Tumwa - Farnborough Michael Chambers – Crystal Palace Alex Wall - Luton Jake Charles – Huddersfield (Loan) Tom Craddock - Portsmouth Kadell Daniel - Charlton ■■Cheltenham Town Will Hatfield – FC Halifax Sahr Kabba – Lincoln C Tom King – Millwall (Loan) Jack Barthram – Swindon Adam Lockwood – Oldham Harry Lee – Leyton Orient (Loan) Josh Cooke – Swindon T (6-Month Loan) Zac Thompson - Leeds Aaron Downes – Torquay Kevin Lokko – Colchester Calum Kitscha – Hayes & Yeading Utd ■■Kidderminster Harriers Nortie Nortey – Maidenhead Utd Harry Osborne – Charlton Rhys Lovett - Rochdale Tahvon Campbell – WBA (6-Month Loan) Joe Clarke – Wrexham George Porter – Maidstone George McLennan - Reading Brian Saah – Dagenham & Redbridge Adam Dawson – Bristol R Amari Morgan-Smith Ricky Wellard – Sutton Utd Jack Munns – Charlton Calvin Dinsley – Redditch Danny Parslow - York Andrew Fox – Peterborough (Loan) ■■Woking Harry Pell – Eastleigh Jordan Jones – Redditch Bruno Andrade - QPR Dillon Phillips – Charlton (6-Month Loan) Kelvin Langmead – Ebbsfleet (Season’s Loan) Jack Caprice – Lincoln C James Rowe – Tranmere Alex Palmer – WBA (6-Month Loan) Nick Hamann – Braintree