NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 14 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 5th November 2015 Statistics Who Will Be The Cup The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target Stefan Payne (Dover) 34 Shots Off Target Hero? Andy Cook (Barrow) 27 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Jordan Sinnott (Altrincham) 22 Teams in the Vanarama National League are having a well-earned rest this midweek, Shots Per Goal although many are involved in their Ricky Wellard (Welling) 28 respective county cup competitions. Assists Last weekend’s action began with BT Sport Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 8 showing Cheltenham Town briefly topping the table after a hard-earned 1-0 win at Blundell Offsides Park against Grimsby Town, only for their Dan Holman (Woking) 28 neighbours Forest Green Rovers to re-claim Fouls leadership 24 hours later after another tough battle at The New Lawn against Chester FC. Richard Brodie (Aldershot), Omar Bogle (Grimsby) 33 Ady Pennock’s side triumphed 2-1 and go into Nicholson and go into the game on a run of Fouls Without A Card Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup First Round tie four unbeaten. Jimmy Phillips (Gateshead) 19 at former members AFC Wimbledon a point in The First Round of the FA Cup is where front of the Robins. Free-Kicks Won ‘unknowns’ suddenly become household names Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green) 46 Indeed, there are only a couple of league – at least for a while – and as well as Forest games on Saturday but they both have Green’s tie at the 2011 Promotion Final winners Penalties Scored significance at either end of the table. AFC Wimbledon, title-rivals Cheltenham travel Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 4 Both Gateshead and Wrexham could go into up to the north-east to take on League Two Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks the top five if they win – and both face teams Hartlepool in a very winnable tie for Gary John Goddard (Woking), Louis Dennis (Bromley) 2 in the bottom four. Johnson’s (above) men, while arguably the The Tynesiders entertain Southport, who tie of the round as far as the National League Saves Made shared a 1-1 draw last weekend with Aldershot clubs are concerned sees Macclesfield Town Mitch Walker (Dover) 94 Town, while Gary Mills’ Dragons make the travel to Fratton Park to play the 2007 FA Cup long trek down to Devon to play Torquay winners Portsmouth in front of what should Defensive Clearances United, who are certainly showing signs turn out to be one of the biggest crowds of the Rob Swaine (Bromley) 24 of improvement under player boss Kevin round. Defensive Blocks Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 16 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney The Team With The Most......... Change at The Helm Good Loan Start Two For Chester Iron Man for Imps Braintree Chester Young Shots On Target Woking 126 signed boss striker midfielder Steve Kyle Shots Off Target Barrow 118 Sammie Burr Wootton Shots Per Goal Barrow 11.05 Szmodics (left) has Kidderminster on an added joined Corners Wrexham 138 announced a change initial defender Lincoln Fouls Dover 222 of ownership one month loan from Ben Gordon and City on a structure with Colin League One side midfielder Luke month’s Woodwork Strikes Bromley, Barrow 8 Gordon becoming Colchester ahead Woodland to his loan from Offsides Welling 65 the club’s major of Saturday’s game squad. Scunthorpe. shareholder. against Macclesfield. Gordon joins from He made his debut Penalties Conceded Torquay 6 Rod Brown remains And he scored the Colchester, while as a second half sub as chairman. only goal of the game Woodland was with last weekend against Yellow Cards Forest Green 36 on his debut. Bolton. Bromley. Red Cards Southport 6 Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season Gateshead V Southport Guiseley V Barrow Top Scorers Goals 07/11: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 07/11: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals R Bowman 8 Referee: R Wigglesworth (S Yorkshire) C Stockton 3 L Dickinson 4 Referee: C Hicks (Surrey) A Cook 10 D Johnson 4 Last Meetings L Almond 3 A Boyes 3 Last Meetings J Walker 3 J Phillips 3 G Jones 2 N Boshell 3 A Haworth 2 J Gillies 2 FC 18/08/2015 A Bishop 1 A Dudley 2 FC 18/08/2015 D Pilkington 1 J Shaw 2 Southport.......... 1. Gateshead.........2 A Wright 1 R Atkinson 2 Barrow............... 1. Guiseley............1 D Symington 1 FC 31/01/2015 FCN 22/11/2014 Y R Southport.......... 0. Gateshead.........1 Y R Y R Guiseley............. 2. Barrow..............3 Y R J Chandler 3 0 League Head to Head A Jones 2 2 G Rothery 1 1 League Head to Head D Livesey 2 1 S Ramsden 2 0 L Foster 4 1 R Toulson 3 0 J Walker 4 0 J Curtis 2 0 Gateshead 26, draws 18, Southport 27 M Phenix 3 1 L Dickinson 2 0 Guiseley 0, draws 1, Barrow 0 G Williams 4 0 M Pattison 1 0 Games Since J Thompson 2 1 T Craddock 2 0 Games Since A Haworth 3 0 S Russell 1 0 G Jones 1 1 W Hatfield 2 0 P Lacey 3 0 0 a win 1 0 a win 2 Goal Details: 4 home win 6 Goal Details: Goal Details: 0 home win 1 Goal Details: When: first half 16[13], 0 away win 0 When: first half 9[12], When: first half 10[16], 2 away win 1 When: first half 9[13], 2 a defeat 2 3 a defeat 0 second half 12[14]. second half 6[15]. second half 9[11]. second half 11[21]. 2 home defeat 1 2 home defeat 3 From: open play 19[19], From: open play 11[16], From: open play 12[20], From: open play 15[26], 1 away defeat 4 1 away defeat 0 crosses 1[0], corners 1 a score draw 0 crosses 0[2], corners crosses 1[0], corners 1 a score draw 1 crosses 0[1], corners 4[2], penalties 1[1], 19 a no score draw 10 2[4], penalties 1[3], 0[2], penalties 3[2], 8 a no score draw 19 0[3], penalties 3[1], direct from free-kick 0 conceding a goal 0 direct from free-kick direct from free-kick 1 conceding a goal 0 direct from free-kick 2[3], free-kicks 1[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 0[1], free-kicks 0[1] 2[2], free-kicks 1[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 0[1], free-kicks 1[1] For 28 Against 27 ...............Total Goals............. For 15 Against 27 For 19 Against 27 ...............Total Goals............. For 20 Against 34 W 1 D 2 L 3 Pts 5 ............Current Form............ W 2 D 1 L 3 Pts 7 W 1 D 2 L 3 Pts 5 ............Current Form............ W 2 D 1 L 3 Pts 7 Torquay V Wrexham Barrow V Grimsby Top Scorers Goals 07/11: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 10/11: 7.45pm Top Scorers Goals J Hurst 7 Referee: C Powell (Dorset) C Jennings 8 A Cook 10 Referee: J Whiteley (West Yorkshire) O Bogle 10 A Fisher 5 Last Meetings D Vose 7 J Walker 3 Last Meetings P Amond 10 T Marsh 5 W York 6 A Haworth 2 N Arnold 4 A MacDonald 1 FC 11/08/2015 J Gray 5 D Pilkington 1 FC 11/08/2015 A Monkhouse 3 C Richards 1 Wrexham............ 3. Torquay.............1 S Newton 3 D Symington 1 Grimsby............. 4. Barrow..............1 C Clay 3 FATSF2 28/02/2015 FC 30/03/2013 Y R Torquay.............. 0. Wrexham...........3 Y R Y R Grimsby............. 0. Barrow..............0 Y R J Hurst 5 0 League Head to Head J Fyfield 4 1 D Livesey 2 1 League Head to Head J Gowling 2 1 D Butler 5 0 C Jennings 4 0 J Walker 4 0 C Disley 4 0 S Heslop 2 1 Torquay 14, draws 9, Wrexham 16 J Vidal 3 0 G Williams 4 0 Barrow 8, draws 8, Grimsby 17 A Monkhouse 3 0 A MacDonald 4 0 Games Since R Evans 3 0 A Haworth 3 0 Games Since S Pearson 2 0 B Fenwick 1 1 D Vose 3 0 P Lacey 3 0 D East 2 0 3 a win 0 2 a win 2 Goal Details: 8 home win 0 Goal Details: Goal Details: 1 home win 1 Goal Details: When: first half 14[16], 2 away win 0 When: first half 16[12], When: first half 9[13], 1 away win 2 When: first half 18[10], 4 a defeat 3 0 a defeat 0 second half 10[22]. second half 20[14]. second half 11[21]. second half 20[9]. 1 home defeat 3 3 home defeat 0 From: open play 11[17], From: open play 24[20], From: open play 15[26], From: open play 28[15], 3 away defeat 1 0 away defeat 7 crosses 3[7], corners 0 a score draw 2 crosses 0[1], corners crosses 0[1], corners 1 a score draw 1 crosses 3[0], corners 5[2], penalties 1[6], 19 a no score draw 7 2[2], penalties 4[0], 0[3], penalties 3[1], 19 a no score draw 3 2[1], penalties 3[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 2[4], free-kicks 1[2] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[1], free-kicks 3[2] 0[1], free-kicks 1[1] 0 scoring a goal 1 0[0], free-kicks 1[0] For 24 Against 38 ...............Total Goals............