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NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 24 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 7th January 2016 Statistics Spotlight falls on The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Dan Holman (Woking) 50 Shots Off Target Spitfires Andy Cook (Barrow) 36 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Jordan Sinnott (Altrincham) 30 The spotlight falls on Eastleigh this weekend as the Vanarama National League – and indeed Shots Per Goal non-League football’s – sole representative in George Porter (Welling), Ricky Wellard (Welling) 32 the Emirates FA Cup Third Round. Assists Chris Todd’s Spitfires take on Championship Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 13 strugglers Bolton Wanderers at the Silverlake Stadium. Offsides Despite many pundits fancying Eastleigh’s Ross Hannah (Chester FC) 46 chances of causing an upset, the tie doesn’t Forest Green and Grimsby are also on the road, Fouls feature on live TV, which is a shame. making the trips to Guiseley and Welling United Matt Rhead (Lincoln City) 61 However, everyone connected with the National respectively. League family wish them the very best of luck. Macclesfield take on in-form FC Halifax Town Fouls Without A Card While Eastleigh won’t be able to progress from at the Moss Rose, with the Shaymen looking to Padraig Amond (Grimsby) 23 fourth place in the table, the other top five teams maintain their superb run under Jim Harvey. are all in league action on Saturday. Free-Kicks Won Another form side are Southport, who have Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green) 57 A weather-hit fixture list last weekend saw done superbly since Dino Maamria took the helm, leaders Cheltenham Town inactive, allowing and will look to make it seven successive wins Penalties Scored Forest Green Rover to pull three points closer to when they take to the road to play Bromley. Nicky Deverdics (Dover), Kenny Davis (Braintree) 4 their neighbours after beating Torquay United in A win for Port would leave them nearer the Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks the live BT Sport game last Friday night. top five than the bottom four – an amazing Harry Pell (Cheltenham) 3 However, Grimsby Town’s good run stalled a turnaround. little in drawing at home to Guiseley AFC, while Braintree Town are falling behind with the Saves Made Macclesfield Town sneaked into fifth spot with an fixtures due to having so many of their home Steven Drench (Guiseley) 116 excellent 1-0 win at Prenton Park against in-form games called off due to a waterlogged Cressing Tranmere Rovers. Road pitch, so will perhaps be happy to be away Defensive Clearances This weekend Cheltenham travel to a Boreham to Torquay this weekend in the hope of getting a Michael Chambers (Welling) 35 Wood side sitting just outside the drop zone, and game in. Defensive Blocks Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 18 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney The Team With The Most......... Two Depart Harriers Mohamed Becomes a Return Mariner New Striker for Dino Fazlic and Matt Spitfire Conor Henderson Robins Shots On Target Woking 194 Young have both left Experienced striker returned to Crawley Leaders Cheltenham Kidderminster. Kaid after completing swooped to sign Shots Off Target Barrow 158 Midfielder Fazlic Mohamed his loan spell with striker Dan Holman Shots Per Goal Altrincham 10.22 departs after making has joined Grimsby. from Colchester. 6 appearances, while Eastleigh However, he was Holman Corners Forest Green 181 Young goes after from Bath subsequently had been Fouls Lincoln City 320 playing 9 times for City. released on loan Harriers. The 31-year-old by his with Woodwork Strikes Barrow 12 former Forest Green parent league Offsides Dover 95 and AFC Wimbledon club and rivals man is eligible to swiftly Woking this season Penalties Conceded Torquay 8 play for Eastleigh in returned where he has netted Saturday’s FA Cup tie to become a 17 times in all Yellow Cards Eastleigh 47 against Bolton. permanent Mariner. competitions. Red Cards Southport 7 Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 National Signings Provided by Steve Whitney ■■Barrow AFC ■■Gateshead ■■Southport Jordan Williams – Northwich Alex Whitmore - Burnley (Rest of Season Loan) Jack Ryan – Preston (Rest of Season Loan) ■■Boreham Wood ■■Grimsby Town ■■Torquay United Jordan Chiedozie – Cambridge Utd Conor Henderson – Crawley (Permanent) Toby Ajala – Dover Clovis Kamdjo – Forest Green (Rest of Season Loan) Aman Verma – Kidderminster (Rest of Season Loan) ■■Guiseley AFC ■■Cheltenham Town Adam Smith – Wrexham (Permanent) ■■Tranmere Rovers Dan Holman - Colchester James Hurst – Torquay (Permanent) Jeff Hughes – Cambridge Utd (Rest of Season Loan) Steve McNulty – Luton (Permanent) ■■Chester FC ■■Kidderminster Harriers Steven Hewitt – Burnley Ousmane Fane – Lyn FK (Norway) ■■Wrexham Arthur Gnahoua - Macclesfield Simon Heslop – Torquay ■■Eastleigh Rhys Taylor – Newport (Rest of Season Loan) Kaid Mohamed - Bath ■■Lincoln City Patrick Brough – Carlisle (Loan) ■■FC Halifax Town Sam Johnson – Port Vale (Loan Extension) ■■Macclesfield Town Shaquille McDonald – Derby (Loan Extension) Tony Diagne – Lincoln (Rest of Season Loan) Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season Aldershot V Chester FC Altrincham V Gateshead Top Scorers Goals 09/01: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 09/01: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals C Walker 10 Referee: B Huxtable (Devon) R Hannah 14 M Rankine 7 Referee: J Busby (Oxfordshire) R Bowman 12 R Brodie 5 Last Meetings J Rooney 4 D Reeves 4 Last Meetings D Johnson 5 J Stevenson 4 J Chapell 3 G Bowerman 4 J Phillips 3 R Browne 3 FC 18/04/2015 J Hunt 2 J Lawrie 2 FC 17/10/2015 J Gillies 2 S Hatton 3 Aldershot........... 0. Chester.FC........1 T Shaw 2 R Crowther 2 Gateshead.......... 2. Altrincham........2 J Shaw 2 FC 07/10/2014 FC 06/04/2015 Y R Chester.FC......... 1. Aldershot..........0 Y R Y R Gateshead.......... 1. Altrincham........0 Y R J Gallagher 4 3 League Head to Head B Heneghan 5 1 G Havern 5 1 League Head to Head P McLaughlin 2 1 O Beckles 6 0 I Sharps 5 0 J O’Keefe 4 1 J Chandler 3 0 R Brodie 4 0 Aldershot 20, draws 16, Chester FC 16 T Shaw 4 0 J Moult 4 0 Altrincham 4, draws 5, Gateshead 12 G Mafuta 3 0 S McGinty 4 0 Games Since C Hobson 3 0 S Leather 3 0 Games Since B Clark 2 0 R Browne 3 0 J Rooney 3 0 A Griffin 3 0 S Ramsden 2 0 3 a win 2 4 a win 1 Goal Details: 1 home win 2 Goal Details: Goal Details: 0 home win 1 Goal Details: When: first half 16[20], 5 away win 4 When: first half 16[21], When: first half 9[22], 4 away win 0 When: first half 19[18], 0 a defeat 1 1 a defeat 2 second half 15[23]. second half 19[21]. second half 14[18]. second half 17[24]. 0 home defeat 1 3 home defeat 2 From: open play 26[33], From: open play 26[33], From: open play 18[31], From: open play 24[29], 0 away defeat 0 1 away defeat 1 crosses 3[0], corners 1 a score draw 0 crosses 2[0], corners crosses 1[2], corners 0 a score draw 0 crosses 1[1], corners 0[4], penalties 1[4], 26 a no score draw 7 1[1], penalties 2[3], 3[1], penalties 1[4], 26 a no score draw 27 4[5], penalties 3[1], direct from free-kick 0 conceding a goal 0 direct from free-kick direct from free-kick 0 conceding a goal 0 direct from free-kick 1[1], free-kicks 0[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[0], free-kicks 2[3] 0[0], free-kicks 0[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[3], free-kicks 1[1] For 31 Against 43 ...............Total Goals............. For 35 Against 42 For 23 Against 40 ...............Total Goals............. For 36 Against 42 W 1 D 1 L 4 Pts 4 ............Current Form............ W 1 D 2 L 3 Pts 5 W 2 D 1 L 3 Pts 7 ............Current Form............ W 3 D 1 L 2 Pts 10 Barrow V Tranmere Boreham Wood V Cheltenham Top Scorers Goals 09/01: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 09/01: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals A Cook 13 Referee: R Johnson (Manchester) J Norwood 9 H Crawford 3 Referee: C Hicks (Surrey) B Waters 11 J Walker 6 Last Meetings A Mangan 7 J Lucas 3 Last Meetings D Wright 10 O Khan 4 L Maynard 3 C Kamdjo 2 J Munns 8 A Haworth 3 FC 13/10/2015 A Mekki 2 G Montgomery 2 FAC2R 16/12/1997 H Pell 6 D Pilkington 1 Tranmere........... 0. Barrow..............1 J Harris 2 J Morias 2 Boreham.Wood... 0. Cheltenham.......2 A Downes 5 FL1 06/10/1969 FAC2 06/12/1997 Y R Tranmere........... 5. Barrow..............0 Y R Y R Cheltenham........ 1. Boreham.Wood.. 1 Y R N Anderton 1 2 League Head to Head S Jennings 8 0 C Reynolds 6 0 League Head to Head H Pell 9 0 D Mellor 3 1 L Maynard 4 1 C Clifford 5 0 G McLennan 2 1 G Williams 5 0 Barrow 24, draws 19, Tranmere 34 J Harris 6 0 B Clifford 1 1 Boreham Wd 0, draws 0, Cheltenham 0 A Downes 4 0 D Livesey 2 1 Games Since J Norwood 5 0 S Cox 3 0 Games Since R Dickie 3 0 S Grand 4 0 M Hill 4 0 R Shakes 2 0 A Morgan-Smith 2 0 3 a win 1 1 a win 0 Goal Details: 0 home win 1 Goal Details: Goal Details: 0 home win 0 Goal Details: When: first half 16[23], 6 away win 0 When: first half 17[19], When: first half 11[14], 3 away win 0 When: first half 18[8], 1 a defeat 0 2 a defeat 14 second half 17[26].