National Season 3 / Issue 22 Scenethenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Monday 28th December 2015 Statistics Advantage Cheltenham The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target By Steve Whitney Dan Holman (Woking) 48 It’s advantage Cheltenham Town after Shots Off Target they enjoyed a Boxing Day derby win Andy Cook (Barrow) 32 at Aggborough against bottom-markers Kidderminster Harriers to stretch their lead Shots Without Scoring at the top of the Vanarama National League Jordan Sinnott (Altrincham) 27 table to seven points. Shots Per Goal The hosts made the Robins scrap for the George Porter (Welling), Ricky Wellard (Welling) 32 points though before Aaron Downes headed a 67th minute winner. Assists Gary Johnson’s side were able to increase Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 12 their lead at the top due to second-placed Offsides Forest Green Rovers suffering a Christmas Ross Hannah (Chester FC) 42 hangover and a 4-1 thrashing at struggling Fouls Torquay United, for whom this was a massive Wood’s win meant that Welling United slipped Matt Rhead (Lincoln City) 56 result. into the bottom four after losing the Kent Tyrone Marsh bagged a brace for the Gulls. derby against Dover Athletic at Park View Fouls Without A Card However, Torquay are still five points adrift Road. Padraig Amond (Grimsby) 21 of the safety-mark as fellow strugglers FC The Whites are fourth after Ricky Modeste Free-Kicks Won Halifax Town and Boreham Wood both earned and Nicky Deverdics outgunned the much- Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green) 56 important victories. wanted Sam Corne. The Shaymen’s turnaround under now Eastleigh failed to put extra pressure on Penalties Scored permanent boss Jimmy Harvey has been defeated Forest Green as the third-placed Nicky Deverdics (Dover), Kenny Davis (Braintree T) 4 remarkable and they continued that on Boxing Spitfires were held 2-2 at mid-table Bromley, Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks Day with a terrific 1-0 victory at play-off who led 2-0 before Ben Strevens’ brace Harry Pell (Cheltenham) 3 chasing Lincoln City’s Sincil Bank, courtesy of rescued Chris Todd’s men. a 70th minute Sam Walker goal. Monday sees some mouthwatering Saves Made Wood also won by a single Anthony Jeffrey encounters including Cheltenham hosting Dillon Phillips (Cheltenham) 108 goal at Meadow Park against another play-off Forest Green’s conquerers Torquay, while Defensive Clearances pretender, Braintree Town, ending a run of five Rovers take on basement outfit Kidderminster Michael Chambers (Welling) 35 games unbeaten for Danny Cowley’s side. at the New Lawn. Defensive Blocks What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 18 Wolves at New Keeper For The Team With The Most......... Aggborough Gulls Championship Torquay have signed Shots On Target Woking 183 side Wolves will goalkeeper Grant Fisher play a friendly at from Western League Shots Off Target Barrow 146 Harvey Appointed Aggborough in the side Buckland Athletic. Shots Per Goal Altrincham 9.55 FC Halifax appointed New Year. The 24-year-old will caretaker boss Struggling act as cover for Dan Corners Cheltenham, Forest Green 164 Jimmy Harvey as Kidderminster have Lavercombe. Fouls Dover 310 permanent manager two Saturdays free ahead of Boxing Day. in January so have Woodwork Strikes Chester FC, Bromley 11 Lloyd Extends Stay The ex-Morecambe arranged the game Offsides Dover 94 Port Vale midfielder and Stalybridge boss for Friday, January Ryan Lloyd has saw the Shaymen 8th. Penalties Conceded Torquay 7 extended his stay go unbeaten with with Chester until 3 wins and 2 draws Yellow Cards Eastleigh 45 January 31st. from his five games in Red Cards Southport 7 caretaker charge. Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season Braintree Town V Welling Cheltenham V Torquay Top Scorers Goals 28/12: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 28/12: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals M Cheek 8 Referee: D Treleaven (Sussex) S Corne 4 B Waters 11 Referee: S Bennett (Staffordshire) T Marsh 7 D Sparkes 4 Last Meetings S Kabba 4 D Wright 10 Last Meetings A Fisher 5 K Davis 4 X Vidal 4 J Munns 7 A Wright 2 S Akinola 4 FC 29/08/2015 A Obafemi 2 H Pell 6 FC 29/08/2015 D Butler 2 A Edgar 2 Welling............... 1. Braintree.Town.. 2 R Harris 2 A Downes 5 Torquay.............. 0. Cheltenham.......3 A MacDonald 1 FC 25/11/2014 FL2 15/03/2014 Y R Braintree.Town... 0. Welling..............1 Y R Y R Cheltenham........ 1. Torquay.............0 Y R C Isaac 5 0 League Head to Head X Vidal 5 0 H Pell 9 0 League Head to Head A MacDonald 6 0 M Paine 4 0 S Corne 4 0 G McLennan 2 1 S Heslop 3 1 S Habergham 4 0 Braintree Town 2, draws 0, Welling 3 B Jefford 4 0 A Downes 4 0 Cheltenham 8, draws 6, Torquay 7 D Butler 5 0 K Davis 4 0 Games Since B Williams 1 1 R Dickie 3 0 Games Since C Richards 4 0 W Norris 3 0 H Osborne 1 1 A Morgan-Smith 2 0 B Fenwick 1 1 1 a win 8 0 a win 0 Goal Details: 1 home win 4 Goal Details: Goal Details: 0 home win 0 Goal Details: When: first half 16[7], 1 away win 5 When: first half 14[14], When: first half 18[8], 0 away win 5 When: first half 16[24], 0 a defeat 0 13 a defeat 1 second half 13[13]. second half 8[18]. second half 34[11]. second half 14[27]. 4 home defeat 0 6 home defeat 1 From: open play 24[16], From: open play 13[24], From: open play 31[11], From: open play 15[24], 0 away defeat 1 9 away defeat 0 crosses 0[1], corners 4 a score draw 2 crosses 4[3], corners crosses 2[1], corners 4 a score draw 6 crosses 5[8], corners 0[2], penalties 4[1], 2 a no score draw 25 1[3], penalties 0[0], 6[2], penalties 4[2], 24 a no score draw 3 5[5], 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 1[0], free-kicks 0[0] 1 scoring a goal 0 2[2], free-kicks 0[0] 3[1], free-kicks 6[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[5], free-kicks 1[3] For 29 Against 20 ...............Total Goals............. For 22 Against 32 For 52 Against 19 ...............Total Goals............. For 30 Against 51 W 3 D 2 L 1 Pts 11 ............Current Form............ W 0 D 2 L 4 Pts 2 W 5 D 1 L 0 Pts 16 ............Current Form............ W 1 D 1 L 4 Pts 4 Chester FC V Macclesfield Dover V Bromley Top Scorers Goals 28/12: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 28/12: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals R Hannah 13 Referee: I Hussin (Merseyside) K Dennis 19 S Payne 11 Referee: R Whitton (Essex) M Emmanuel 17 J Rooney 4 Last Meetings D Whitaker 6 N Deverdics 9 Last Meetings L Dennis 5 J Chapell 3 D Whitehead 4 R Miller 8 A Cook 4 J Hunt 2 FC 29/08/2015 P Lewis 4 J Parkinson 4 FC 29/08/2015 J Holland 4 T Shaw 2 Macclesfield....... 1. Chester.FC........2 D Rowe 3 R Modeste 3 Bromley............. 1. Dover................1 A Fuseini 2 FC 11/11/2014 FCS 11/03/2014 Y R Macclesfield....... 3. Chester.FC........1 Y R Y R Bromley............. 0. Dover................4 Y R B Heneghan 5 1 League Head to Head A Halls 6 1 J Parkinson 4 1 League Head to Head A Cook 4 0 I Sharps 5 0 P Lewis 5 1 T Sterling 5 0 B Chorley 3 0 T Shaw 4 0 Chester FC 7, draws 4, Macclesfield 8 K Dennis 4 0 S Raggett 5 0 Dover 0, draws 1, Bromley 0 A Wall 3 0 J Rooney 3 0 Games Since D Cowan 4 0 D Ofori-Acheampong 5 0 Games Since R Prestedge 3 0 M Kay 3 0 N Byrne 1 1 S Magri 5 0 A Fuseini 3 0 0 a win 1 0 a win 6 Goal Details: 0 home win 2 Goal Details: Goal Details: 0 home win 4 Goal Details: When: first half 15[19], 4 away win 0 When: first half 23[11], When: first half 25[17], 0 away win 3 When: first half 22[20], 1 a defeat 0 1 a defeat 1 second half 19[20]. second half 19[21]. second half 20[18]. second half 24[25]. 2 home defeat 0 2 home defeat 1 From: open play 25[32], From: open play 36[22], From: open play 29[26], From: open play 36[28], 0 away defeat 1 1 away defeat 0 crosses 2[0], corners 3 a score draw 27 crosses 1[1], corners crosses 4[1], corners 4 a score draw 0 crosses 3[8], corners 1[1], penalties 2[2], 5 a no score draw 13 2[4], penalties 2[3], 4[3], penalties 4[3], 16 a no score draw 25 0[4], penalties 3[4], 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[3] 0 scoring a goal 0 1[0], free-kicks 0[2] 1[2], free-kicks 3[0] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[0], free-kicks 2[1] For 34 Against 39 ...............Total Goals............