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NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 20 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 17th December 2015 Statistics Shopping or The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Dan Holman (Woking) 45 Shots Off Target Football? Andy Cook (Barrow) 32 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Jordan Sinnott (Altrincham) 26 This weekend is traditionally the worst for attendances at all levels due to the dreaded Shots Per Goal Christmas shopping! However, there are Ricky Wellard (Welling) 31 some fascinating games in the Vanarama Assists National League to tempt you away from the Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 12 drag around town! Clubs are trying a variety of things to attract Offsides people through the turnstiles, but one thing Ross Hannah (Chester FC) 40 none of us has any influence on is the weather, Fouls and that is really beginning to take effect, second-placed Forest Green Rovers host Matt Rhead (Lincoln City) 46 with Braintree Town’s scheduled FA Trophy fourth-bottom Boreham Wood. tie twice suffering postponements, worrying One of the games of the day though is at Fouls Without A Card officials ahead of their home game with Blundell Park where fifth-placed Grimsby Danny Wright (Cheltenham) 22 Wrexham which is due to be screened live on Town take on the team currently third, Dover BT Sport on Friday evening. Free-Kicks Won Athletic, who ousted FA Cup heroes Whitehawk Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green) 55 We all hope that game does get the referees’ from the Trophy last weekend. nod as it promises to be a cracker with the The other side in the top five, Eastleigh, Penalties Scored two teams occupying seventh and sixth places welcome bottom-markers Kidderminster N Deverdics (Dover), K Davis (Braintree Tn) 4 respectively and being level on forty points Harriers to the Silverlake Stadium, with the Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks – Wrexham being one of the division’s top visitors now desperate for points, being ten Harry Pell (Cheltenham) 3 scorers, while the Iron having the second best adrift of fifth-bottom an in-form Southport defensive record behind leaders Cheltenham going into their trip to Hampshire. Saves Made Town. Harriers’ morale was not helped by their Dillon Phillips (Cheltenham) 104 Gary Johnson’s Robins safely came through Trophy defeat to Evo-Stik Northern Premier their Trophy tie against Chelmsford City Leaguers Stourbridge last Saturday, but Defensive Clearances and face Altrincham at the World of Smiles at least Dave Hockaday’s team can now Michael Chambers (Welling) 32 Stadium on Saturday, while just up the road, concentrate on their attempts to stay up! Defensive Blocks Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 18 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney The Team With The Most......... Gulls Release Keeper New Deal for Dickie Stays a Robin Imps Sign Free Agent Torquay have Heathcote Leaders Cheltenham Lincoln strengthened Shots On Target Woking 171 released Altrincham have extended the their squad with the keeper announced that Sam loan spell signing of former Shots Off Target Barrow 145 Fabian Heathcote has signed of Rob Kidderminster striker Shots Per Goal Barrow 9.69 Wiess. an 18-month contract. Dickie Craig Reid. Joining The son of former from The ex-Cheltenham, Corners Wrexham 160 the club player and manager Reading Coventry, Stevenage Fouls Dover 286 during Graham has made until and Newport man had the summer following a successful step the end been playing in the Woodwork Strikes Bromley, Barrow 11 a successful trial up from the club’s of the Ryman League for Offsides Dover 91 spell, Spiess started reserve side this season. Brentwood. the campaign as season. Dickie celebrated with Penalties Conceded Torquay 6 first choice but has scoring a hat-trick been on the bench in the Trophy last Yellow Cards Forest Green, Eastleigh 43 recently. weekend. Red Cards Southport 7 Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season Braintree Town V Wrexham Aldershot V Guiseley Top Scorers Goals 18/12: 7.45pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 19/12: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals M Cheek 8 Referee: W Barratt (Worcestershire) C Jennings 9 C Walker 10 Referee: M Pottage (Somerset) A Dudley 5 D Sparkes 4 Last Meetings D Vose 9 R Brodie 5 Last Meetings A Boyes 4 K Davis 4 W York 7 J Stevenson 4 L Dickinson 4 S Akinola 4 FC 18/04/2015 J Gray 6 C Alexander 2 FC 22/08/2015 N Boshell 3 A Edgar 2 Wrexham ........... 3 Braintree Town .0 S Newton 3 R Browne 2 Guiseley ............ 0 Aldershot .........4 R Atkinson 3 FC 15/11/2014 FAT3 11/01/2014 Y R Braintree Town .. 1 Wrexham ..........0 Y R Y R Aldershot .......... 3 Guiseley ...........0 Y R C Isaac 5 0 League Head to Head J Fyfield 4 1 J Gallagher 4 3 League Head to Head G Rothery 3 1 M Paine 4 0 C Jennings 4 0 O Beckles 5 0 L Dickinson 4 0 S Habergham 4 0 Braintree Town 3, draws 2, Wrexham 3 R Evans 4 0 R Brodie 4 0 Aldershot 1, draws 0, Guiseley 0 A Lockwood 1 1 W Norris 3 0 Games Since D Vose 4 0 R Browne 3 0 Games Since R Toulson 3 0 K Davis 3 0 J Vidal 3 0 J Stevenson 3 0 D Boshell 2 0 0 a win 0 7 a win 1 Goal Details: 1 home win 1 Goal Details: Goal Details: 4 home win 0 Goal Details: When: first half 16[6], 0 away win 0 When: first half 17[13], When: first half 15[16], 3 away win 5 When: first half 15[22], 5 a defeat 1 0 a defeat 2 second half 13[13]. second half 27[16]. second half 13[23]. second half 12[18]. 4 home defeat 0 0 home defeat 1 From: open play 24[15], From: open play 29[23], From: open play 24[30], From: open play 18[27], 3 away defeat 3 0 away defeat 1 crosses 0[1], corners 3 a score draw 6 crosses 0[1], corners crosses 3[0], corners 5 a score draw 0 crosses 2[0], corners 0[2], penalties 4[1], 1 a no score draw 11 5[2], penalties 4[0], 0[4], penalties 0[3], 22 a no score draw 14 0[4], penalties 3[4], direct from free-kick 0 conceding a goal 1 direct from free-kick direct from free-kick 0 conceding a goal 0 direct from free-kick 1[0], free-kicks 0[0] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[1], free-kicks 3[2] 1[1], free-kicks 0[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[3], free-kicks 2[2] For 29 Against 19 ...............Total Goals............. For 44 Against 29 For 28 Against 39 ...............Total Goals............. For 27 Against 40 W 3 D 2 L 1 Pts 11 ............Current Form............ W 5 D 0 L 1 Pts 15 W 0 D 1 L 5 Pts 1 ............Current Form............ W 2 D 1 L 3 Pts 7 Cheltenham V Altrincham Chester FC V Torquay Top Scorers Goals 19/12: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 19/12: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals B Waters 11 Referee: A Bromley (Plymouth) M Rankine 6 R Hannah 9 Referee: T Nield (West Yorkshire) A Fisher 5 D Wright 8 Last Meetings D Reeves 4 J Rooney 4 Last Meetings T Marsh 5 J Munns 7 G Bowerman 4 J Chapell 3 D Butler 2 H Pell 6 FC 05/09/2015 J Lawrie 2 C Mahon 2 FC 10/03/2015 A MacDonald 1 A Morgan-Smith 5 Altrincham ........ 2 Cheltenham ......1 R Crowther 2 J Hunt 2 Torquay ............. 0 Chester FC .......1 C Richards 1 FC 18/04/1992 FC 09/09/2014 Y R Cheltenham ....... 0 Altrincham .......2 Y R Y R Chester FC ........ 0 Torquay ............2 Y R H Pell 8 0 League Head to Head J O’Keefe 4 1 B Heneghan 5 1 League Head to Head S Heslop 3 1 G McLennan 2 1 G Havern 3 1 I Sharps 5 0 A MacDonald 5 0 A Downes 4 0 Cheltenham 0, draws 1, Altrincham 6 S Leather 3 0 T Shaw 4 0 Chester FC 16, draws 13, Torquay 17 D Butler 5 0 R Dickie 3 0 Games Since J Moult 3 0 J Rooney 3 0 Games Since C Richards 4 0 A Morgan-Smith 2 0 S Densmore 3 0 M Kay 3 0 B Fenwick 1 1 0 a win 1 5 a win 7 Goal Details: 0 home win 0 Goal Details: Goal Details: 2 home win 10 Goal Details: When: first half 17[7], 0 away win 1 When: first half 9[20], When: first half 12[19], 4 away win 4 When: first half 14[20], 11 a defeat 0 0 a defeat 0 second half 32[11]. second half 13[17]. second half 18[19]. second half 11[26]. 5 home defeat 3 1 home defeat 0 From: open play 29[11], From: open play 17[29], From: open play 22[31], From: open play 12[21], 8 away defeat 0 0 away defeat 1 crosses 2[1], corners 2 a score draw 4 crosses 1[2], corners crosses 2[0], corners 2 a score draw 4 crosses 3[8], corners 6[1], penalties 3[2], 22 a no score draw 23 3[1], penalties 1[3], 1[1], penalties 2[2], 4 a no score draw 1 5[4], penalties 1[6], 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 3[1], free-kicks 6[1] 0 scoring a goal 1 0[0], free-kicks 0[1] 1[0], free-kicks 2[3] 0 scoring a goal 2 2[4], free-kicks 1[3] For 49 Against 18 ...............Total Goals............