NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 15 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 12th November 2015 Statistics Robins Fly To The The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Stefan Payne (Dover) 36 Shots Off Target Summit Andy Cook (Barrow) 31 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Jordan Sinnott (Altrincham) 25 Tuesday night saw Forest Green Rovers lose the leadership of the Vanarama National Shots Per Goal League for the first time since the opening Ricky Wellard (Welling) 28 week of the season. Assists Neighbours Cheltenham Town took over at Jack Munns (Cheltenham) 9 the summit following a 5-0 home thumping of Guiseley AFC, while Ady Pennock’s side could Offsides only manage a 1-1 draw at lowly Welling United, Ricky Miller (Dover) 32 leaving the Robins a point clear at the top. Fouls Third-place Dover Athletic were beaten at Another crucial game at the weekend sees Matt Rhead (Lincoln City) 35 Crabble by fourth-placed Eastleigh, while Forest Green take on Dover at the New Lawn, Grimsby Town complete the play-off places while Cheltenham travel north to play third- Fouls Without A Card after recording a 3-1 win at Barrow AFC. bottom Southport. P Amond (Grimsby), J Phillips (Gateshead) 19 Below the Mariners though it’s extremely Last weekend was largely a successful one congested, with only five points separating Free-Kicks Won for the league in the Emirates FA Cup, with Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green) 46 them from fourteenth-placed Chester FC, who Forest Green, Altrincham and Eastleigh all enjoyed a 3-1 win against bottom-markers beating League opposition and Grimsby, Penalties Scored Kidderminster Harriers on Tuesday. Welling and possibly Braintree Town and Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 4 However, Grimsby could find themselves Boreham Wood, who both face replays, joining Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks out of the top five by the time they entertain National League South side Whitehawk in the J Goddard (Woking), L Dennis (Bromley) 2 Welling at Blundell Park on Saturday as sixth- Second Round. placed Bromley take on struggling Altrincham And they could be joined by south section Saves Made in the lunchtime BT Sport offering. Maidenhead United and possibly National Mitch Walker (Dover) 94 Mark Goldberg’s (pictured) Ravens will be League North outfit Brackley Town as both eager to bounce back after suffering a surprise face replays. Defensive Clearances home defeat on Tuesday to fifth-bottom The Mariners’ tie at home against League Rob Swaine (Bromley) 26 Boreham Wood. One Shrewsbury looks a stand-out fixture. Defensive Blocks Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 16 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney The Team With The Most......... Wood Return for New Iron Striker Harriers Boost Squad Loan Mariner Goodliffe Braintree Kidderminster Grimsby Shots On Target Woking 129 Jason have boosted their squad have Goodliffe signed with the signings of taken Shots Off Target Barrow 127 has striker striker George Obosu young Shots Per Goal Barrow 10.91 returned Ibra and winger James striker to Sekajja McQuilkin. Alex Corners Wrexham 138 Boreham Wood as from Scottish side Ghana-born Osobu Jones on a Fouls Dover 234 assistant to recently- Livingston. impressed whilst on month’s loan from appointed manager Sekajja’s previous trial at Aggborough, Championship side Woodwork Strikes Bromley, Boreham Wd, Barrow 8 Luke Garrard. clubs include Crystal while McQuilkin has Birmingham City. Offsides Dover 71 Goodliffe was Palace and Inverness most recently been Twenty-one-year- previously number and he also had loan with Walsall and old Jones joined Penalties Conceded Torquay 6 two to Ian Allinson at spells with Kettering, Torquay. the Blues from Meadow Park a few Barnet and Bromley. neighbours West Yellow Cards Forest Green, Eastleigh 36 seasons ago. Bromwich Albion. Red Cards Southport 6 Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season Barrow V Torquay Boreham Wood V Chester FC Top Scorers Goals 14/11: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 14/11: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals A Cook 11 Referee: M Coy (County Durham) J Hurst 7 H Crawford 3 Referee: C Powell (Dorset) R Hannah 6 J Walker 3 Last Meetings A Fisher 5 J Lucas 3 Last Meetings J Rooney 4 A Haworth 2 T Marsh 5 G Montgomery 2 J Chapell 3 D Pilkington 1 FC 21/04/2009 A MacDonald 1 J Morais 2 No previous meetings C Mahon 2 D Symington 1 Barrow............... 1. Torquay.............1 C Richards 1 L Howell 2 J Hunt 2 FC 14/03/2009 Y R Torquay.............. 4. Barrow..............1 Y R Y R Y R D Mellor 3 1 League Head to Head J Hurst 5 0 C Clifford 5 0 League Head to Head B Heneghan 4 1 G Williams 5 0 D Butler 5 0 C Reynolds 4 0 T Shaw 4 0 D Livesey 2 1 Barrow 7, draws 6, Torquay 7 S Heslop 2 1 B Clifford 1 1 Boreham Wd 0, draws 0, Chester FC 0 I Sharps 3 0 J Walker 4 0 Games Since A MacDonald 4 0 S Cox 3 0 Games Since J Rooney 3 0 A Haworth 3 0 B Fenwick 1 1 C Kamdjo 2 0 M Kay 3 0 4 a win 3 0 a win 0 Goal Details: 2 home win 8 Goal Details: Goal Details: 2 home win 0 Goal Details: When: first half 11[16], 2 away win 2 When: first half 14[16], When: first half 9[13], 0 away win 1 When: first half 10[16], 0 a defeat 4 1 a defeat 1 second half 11[24]. second half 10[22]. second half 13[14]. second half 17[15]. 0 home defeat 1 0 home defeat 2 From: open play 15[31], From: open play 11[17], From: open play 11[15], From: open play 19[26], 0 away defeat 3 5 away defeat 0 crosses 0[1], corners 3 a score draw 0 crosses 3[7], corners crosses 5[2], corners 2 a score draw 10 crosses 2[0], corners 1[3], penalties 4[1], 21 a no score draw 19 5[2], penalties 1[6], 2[3], penalties 1[4], 6 a no score draw 17 1[1], penalties 2[2], 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 0[1], free-kicks 1[2] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[4], free-kicks 1[2] 2[0], free-kicks 1[2] 0 scoring a goal 0 1[0], free-kicks 2[2] For 22 Against 40 ...............Total Goals............. For 24 Against 38 For 22 Against 27 ...............Total Goals............. For 27 Against 31 W 1 D 1 L 4 Pts 4 ............Current Form............ W 1 D 3 L 2 Pts 6 W 2 D 2 L 2 Pts 8 ............Current Form............ W 3 D 0 L 3 Pts 9 Bromley V Altrincham FC Halifax V Braintree Town Top Scorers Goals 14/11: 12.30pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 14/11: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals M Emmanuel 15 Referee: D Rock (Hertfordshire) M Rankine 6 J Burrow 11 Referee: S Bennett (Staffordshire) M Cheek 5 L Dennis 5 Last Meetings G Bowerman 4 C Hamilton 3 Last Meetings D Sparkes 3 A Cook 4 D Reeves 2 K James 3 K Davis 3 J Holland 4 No previous meetings J Lawrie 2 C Hughes 1 FC 21/02/2015 S Akinola 3 A Fuseini 2 R Crowther 2 D Brooks 1 FC.Halifax.......... 1. Braintree.Town.. 0 A Edgar 2 FC 27/09/2014 Y R Y R Y R Braintree.Town... 0. FC.Halifax..........0 Y R A Cook 4 0 League Head to Head S Leather 3 0 S Tuton 4 0 League Head to Head C Isaac 5 0 B Chorley 3 0 J O’Keefe 3 0 M Brown 4 0 M Paine 4 0 A Wall 3 0 Bromley 0, draws 0, Altrincham 0 S Densmore 3 0 K James 4 0 FC Halifax 1, draws 2, Braintree Town 1 S Habergham 4 0 R Prestedge 3 0 Games Since J Sinnott 2 0 J Bolton 3 0 Games Since W Norris 3 0 L Minshull 0 1 A Parry 2 0 K Roberts 2 0 A Woodyard 0 1 1 a win 6 4 a win 1 Goal Details: 2 home win 3 Goal Details: Goal Details: 5 home win 0 Goal Details: When: first half 18[16], 0 away win 3 When: first half 8[17], When: first half 7[22], 3 away win 3 When: first half 10[2], 0 a defeat 0 0 a defeat 2 second half 22[15]. second half 10[17]. second half 15[25]. second half 11[13]. 0 home defeat 2 0 home defeat 3 From: open play 30[19], From: open play 14[26], From: open play 15[39], From: open play 17[11], 3 away defeat 0 0 away defeat 1 crosses 3[5], corners 2 a score draw 1 crosses 0[2], corners crosses 2[3], corners 7 a score draw 0 crosses 0[1], corners 0[4], penalties 3[3], 20 a no score draw 20 3[1], penalties 1[3], 0[0], penalties 4[2], 19 a no score draw 4 0[2], 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 2[0], free-kicks 2[0] 0 scoring a goal 1 0[0], free-kicks 0[1] 0[1], free-kicks 1[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 1[0], free-kicks 0[0] For 40 Against 31 ...............Total Goals............