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NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 39 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Wednesday 4th May 2016 Statistics Play-Off Dramas To The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Dan Holman (Cheltenham) 88 Shots Off Target Come Andy Cook (Barrow) 63 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring finished a very creditable third. Louis Briscoe (Wrexham) 28 Now the focus is on who joins Shots Per Goal champions Cheltenham Town in gaining George Porter (Welling) 34 promotion to the Football League. Assists Wednesday and Thursday sees the Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 17 play-off semi-final first legs for all three divisions, with the second legs on Offsides Saturday and Sunday. Ross Hannah (Chester FC) 68 Part-timers Braintree`s final push to Fouls win third spot means they get to play Matt Rhead (Lincoln City) 86 their second leg against Grimsby Town Fouls Without A Card at home on Sunday, with the FA Trophy Alex Woodyard (Braintree Town) 45 finalists hosting the Iron on Thursday. Wednesday sees the other part-time Free-Kicks Won club, Dover Athletic, take on runners-up Connor Jennings (Wrexham) 85 Forest Green Rovers at Crabble, with the Penalties Scored second leg at the New Lawn on Saturday. J Norwood (Tranmere), D Wright (Cheltenham) 7 Can the two part-time clubs defy the odds and make it to Wembley for the Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks Promotion Final? Watch BT Sport to find Harry Pell (Cheltenham) 3 out as they are screening all four ties live. Saves Made Wednesday also sees the first legs of Jake Cole (Woking) 211 the play-off semi-finals to see who will ply Defensive Clearances A drama-filled final day of the regular their trade in the National League next Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 59 season in the Vanarama National League season. And the odds are that we could see Defensive Blocks came to an end last weekend. Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 30 Several issues had to be settled, two `new` names adorning the National including who would accompany League members board. The Team With The Most......... Kidderminster Harriers and Welling Only Boston United, who entertain North United in bowing out of the top level of Ferriby United at the Jakemans Stadium Shots On Target Grimsby 307 non-League football. in the first leg of the National League Shots Off Target FC Halifax 244 North semi-final, and Ebbsfleet United, Guiseley AFC, Boreham Wood, Shots Per Goal Welling 10.17 Altrincham and FC Halifax Town all went who travel to the Enclosed Ground to into their final matches in danger of going take on Whitehawk in one of the National Corners Forest Green 296 down. League South semis, have been at the Fouls Lincoln City 513 Wins for the Lions and Wood secured top level of non-League football before, their status, with FA Trophy finalists although, of course, Maidstone United, Woodwork Strikes Cheltenham 17 FC Halifax losing their place after only who make the trek to Cornwall to play Offsides Chester FC 143 managing a draw at The Shay against Truro City in the other South semi-final, Macclesfield Town, while Alty, who didn’t were members in their previous guise. Penalties Conceded Torquay 9 have things in their own hands, were Harrogate Town and AFC Fylde battle it Yellow Cards Forest Green 79 beaten by a Braintree Town side who out for the right to meet either Boston or Red Cards Southport, Eastleigh 8 secured their top five spot and in the end Ferriby in the other north semi-final. Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season - The Play-offs Dover V Forest Green Grimsby V Braintree Town Top Scorers Goals 1st leg - 04/05: 7pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 1st leg - 05/05: 7pm Top Scorers Goals R Miller 20 Referee: Adrian Holmes J Parkin 14 P Amond 30 Referee: John Brooks M Cheek 15 S Payne 18 2nd leg - 07/05: 7.30pm K Guthrie 11 O Bogle 13 2nd leg - 08/05: 3pm S Akinola 9 N Deverdics 14 Referee: Michael Salisbury A O’Connor 9 N Arnold 8 Referee: Simon Bennett D Sparkes 6 J Parkinson 6 D Carter 7 A Monkhouse 6 K Davis 6 R Modeste 5 Last Meetings K Marsh-Brown 7 C Disley 6 Last Meetings T Miles 5 Y R FC 30/04/2016 Y R Y R FC 12/04/2016 Y R S Payne 5 2 Dover................. 0. Forest.Green......1 S Wedgbury 11 1 J Gowling 8 1 Grimsby............. 0. Braintree...........1 K Davis 11 0 S Raggett 8 0 FC 14/11/2015 A Racine 8 1 C Disley 9 0 FC 10/10/2015 M Paine 8 1 S Magri 8 0 Forest.Green...... 3. Dover................1 D Bennett 7 1 R Tait 5 0 Braintree........... 0. Grimsby............0 C Isaac 7 0 J Parkinson 5 1 League Head to Head D Carter 6 1 A Nsiala 5 0 League Head to Head M Fry 4 1 R Orlu 4 1 J Jennings 7 0 S Pearson 3 0 S Habergham 6 0 Played 12 Played 10 Player with the Player with the Player with the Player with the Dover 2 Forest Green 7 Grimsby 4 Braintree Town 3 most... most... most... most... Goals 12 (1.0 pg) Goals 16 (1.3 pg) Goals 7 (0.7 pg) Goals 9 (0.9 pg) shots shots Failed to score 3 Failed to score 4 shots Failed to score 5 Failed to score 6 shots Stefan Jon Omar Simeon Payne 112 Draws 3, 0-0’s 2 Parkin 62 Bogle 100 Draws 3, 0-0’s 2 Akinola 80 shots on target Games Since shots on target shots on target Games Since shots on target Stefan Elliott Padraig Simeon 4 a win 0 2 a win 0 Payne 72 2 a home win 5 Frear 34 Amond 70 3 a home win 0 Akinola 38 shots off target 2 an away win 0 shots off target shots off target 1 an away win 0 shots off target Nicky 0 a defeat 1 Kurtis Omar 0 a defeat 5 Simeon Deverdics 43 0 a home defeat 0 Guthrie 33 Bogle 44 0 a home defeat 8 Akinola 42 4 an away defeat 11 0 an away defeat 3 assists 1 a score draw 3 assists assists 3 a score draw 4 assists Nicky 3 a no score draw 4 Elliott Omar 5 a no score draw 10 Dan Deverdics 17 0 conceding a goal 1 Frear 12 Bogle 9 0 conceding a goal 1 Sparkes 6 crosses 1 scoring a goal 0 crosses crosses 1 scoring a goal 0 crosses 7 conceding > 1 2 Nicky Nathan 1 conceding > 1 1 5 scoring > 1 5 Elliott 2 scoring > 1 0 Dan Deverdics 425 3 keeping a clean sheet 0 Frear 580 Arnold 455 5 keeping a clean sheet 0 Sparkes 115 fouls 0 failing to score 1 fouls fouls 0 failing to score 5 fouls Ricky 4 back to back wins 11 Darren Craig 9 back to back wins 0 Kenny 14 back to back defeats 1 Miller 69 Carter 43 Disley 65 0 back to back defeats 5 Davis 48 1 gaining a point 0 2 gaining a point 0 free-kicks-won 0 losing a point 1 free-kicks-won free-kicks-won 0 losing a point 4 free-kicks-won Sean 8 win by > one 13 Kurtis Omar 2 win by > one 0 Simeon Raggett 58 7 loss by > one 21 Guthrie 73 Bogle 69 7 loss by > one 5 Akinola 69 Record Against Top Half of Table Record Against Top Half of Table W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK 10 4 8 3 7 8 7 8 9 6 7 5 11 8 3 2 Record Against Bottom Half of Table Record Against Bottom Half of Table W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK 13 7 4 6 19 3 2 1 13 8 3 4 12 4 8 9 Record When Scoring First Record When Scoring First W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK 18 3 5 6 21 4 3 3 16 4 0 10 21 6 2 2 Record When Conceding First Record When Conceding First W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK W D L RANK 5 2 7 5 5 5 6 4 6 6 10 1 2 0 9 20 Match Scores Match Scores Wins: 1-0[5], 2-0[1], 2-1[7], 3-1[1], 3-2[4], Wins: 1-0[10], 2-0[3], 2-1[6], 3-0[3], 3-1[3], Wins: 1-0[6], 2-0[1], 2-1[2], 3-1[5], 4-0[2], Wins: 1-0[9], 2-0[4], 2-1[5], 3-0[1], 3-2[2], 4-0[1], 4-1[1], 5-0[1], 5-2[2], Losses: 0-1[3], 4-0[1], Losses: 0-1[3], 0-2[1], 1-2[2], 1-4[2], 4-1[3], 4-3[1], 5-0[1], 7-0[1], Losses: 4-0[1], 6-3[1], Losses: 0-1[4], 0-2[3], 0-3[1], 1-2[4], 1-3[1], 2-3[2], 2-4[1], Draws: 2-3[1], Draws: 0-0[2], 1-1[5], 2-2[4] 0-1[4], 0-2[1], 1-2[3], 1-3[1], 2-4[1], Draws: 1-2[2], 1-3[2], Draws: 0-0[6], 1-1[6] 0-0[6], 1-1[5] 0-0[4], 1-1[7], 2-2[3] Goal Details: Goal Details: Goal Details: Goal Details: When: first half 40[26], second half 35[27].