NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 13 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 29th October 2015 Statistics Back to bread & butter The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target By Steve Whitney Stefan Payne (Dover) 33 Having lost Wrexham, Kidderminster Harriers, Shots Off Target Gateshead, Torquay United & Barrow AFC to lower league opposition in the Emirates Andy Cook (Barrow) 27 FA Cup last Saturday, Monday’s First Round Shots Without Scoring Proper draw pulled out one or two plum ties Billy Clifford (Boreham Wood) 23 for teams in the Vanarama National League. Arguably the most attractive is Macclesfield Shots Per Goal Town’s visit to Portsmouth’s Fratton Park Ricky Wellard (Welling) 27 where one of the biggest crowds of the round Assists is virtually assured. Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 8 Aldershot Town hosting Bradford City at the EBB Stadium, Altrincham at home to Barnsley Offsides and Eastleigh visiting a Crewe Alexandra outfit Dan Holman (Woking) 28 who have a dreadful recent record in the FA Fouls Cup are three other stand-out ties. Omar Bogle (Grimsby) 32 League leaders Forest Green Rovers, who travel to former members AFC Wimbledon in Fouls Without A Card the cup after seeing off National League South Jimmy Phillips (Gateshead) 19 side Margate in the live BT Sport game last Free-Kicks Won Saturday lunchtime, can now concentrate on Kurtis Guthrie (Forest Green) 46 their efforts to gain promotion. This weekend sees Ady Pennock’s side host Penalties Scored Chester FC at The New Lawn and by the time the final play-off spot and Chris Kinnear’s Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 4 they kick-off, they could be in second spot as Whites lying third, this should be another Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks Cheltenham Town play 24 hours earlier live on cracker. BT Sport at Blundell Park against fourth-placed Kidderminster make a nineteenth attempt John Goddard (Woking), Louis Dennis (Bromley) 2 Grimsby Town in one of the weekend’s most to break their duck in the league when they Saves Made attractive-looking matches. host a Woking side who have won just once in Mitch Walker (Dover) 91 Another fascinating encounter sees the last seven themselves, while Altrincham Tranmere Rovers take on Dover Athletic at against Torquay at Moss Lane is another Defensive Clearances Prenton Park on Saturday, and with Gary crucial-looking encounter at the bottom end of Rob Swaine (Bromley) 24 Brabin’s (pictured) men currently occupying the table. Defensive Blocks Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 14 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney The Team With The Most......... Lions Take Young Studwick Retires Now Cunnington’s a Maxted Extends Stag Card Rovers Stay Shots On Target Woking 118 Guiseley Saturday Having already Forest have taken is the last extended Craig Green Shots Off Target Barrow 114 defender official Braham-Barrett’s keeper Shots Per Goal Barrow 11.21 Liam working loan spell from Jonny Marsden day for Ebbsfleet, Woking Maxted Corners Wrexham 131 on a month’s loan the league’s general have now returned to has extended his stay Fouls Dover 214 from League Two manager Dennis the National League at the New Lawn until Mansfield. Strudwick. South side for striker the summer of 2017. Woodwork Strikes Barrow 8 The 20-year-old is an Dennis retires after Adam Cunnington. The 22-year-old Offsides Welling 60 exciting young full- more than 38 years Cunnington will triggered a clause in back who graduated in senior football and initially spent the his contract, having Penalties Conceded Torquay 6 from the Stags’ youth 13 with the National next month with the played a crucial role set-up. League. Cards. in the team’s success Yellow Cards Forest Green 33 this season. Red Cards Southport 6 Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season Grimsby V Cheltenham Altrincham V Torquay Top Scorers Goals 30/10: 7.45pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 31/10: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals O Bogle 10 Referee: J Brooks (Leicestershire) D Wright 7 M Rankine 6 Referee: J Johnson (Merseyside) J Hurst 7 P Amond 10 Last Meetings A Morgan-Smith 5 G Bowerman 4 Last Meetings A Fisher 5 N Arnold 4 B Waters 5 D Reeves 2 T Marsh 4 A Monkhouse 3 FL2 16/01/2010 J Munns 5 J Lawrie 2 FC 11/04/2015 A MacDonald 1 C Clay 3 Grimsby............. 0. Cheltenham.......0 A Downes 3 R Crowther 2 Torquay.............. 2. Altrincham........0 C Richards 1 FL2 08/08/2009 FC 17/01/2015 Y R Cheltenham........ 2. Grimsby............1 Y R Y R Altrincham......... 2. Torquay.............1 Y R J Gowling 2 1 League Head to Head H Pell 7 0 S Densmore 3 0 League Head to Head D Butler 5 0 A Monkhouse 3 0 A Downes 4 0 S Leather 2 0 S Heslop 2 1 C Disley 3 0 Grimsby 3, draws 2, Cheltenham 1 G McLennan 1 1 J Sinnott 2 0 Altrincham 1, draws 2, Torquay 3 J Hurst 4 0 S Pearson 2 0 Games Since A Morgan-Smith 2 0 A Parry 2 0 Games Since B Fenwick 1 1 D East 2 0 R Dickie 2 0 G Havern 2 0 F Spiess 1 1 1 a win 1 4 a win 2 Goal Details: 0 home win 3 Goal Details: Goal Details: 2 home win 8 Goal Details: When: first half 18[10], 2 away win 0 When: first half 9[6], When: first half 8[14], 2 away win 1 When: first half 13[16], 11 a defeat 5 2 a defeat 3 second half 20[8]. second half 24[10]. second half 9[16]. second half 10[21]. 5 home defeat 2 1 home defeat 1 From: open play 28[14], From: open play 19[9], From: open play 13[22], From: open play 10[16], 7 away defeat 5 1 away defeat 2 crosses 3[0], corners 0 a score draw 0 crosses 2[1], corners crosses 0[2], corners 0 a score draw 0 crosses 3[7], corners 2[1], penalties 3[2], 2 a no score draw 16 4[1], penalties 3[2], 3[1], penalties 1[3], 18 a no score draw 18 5[2], 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 0[0], free-kicks 1[0] 0 scoring a goal 0 0[1], free-kicks 5[1] 0[0], free-kicks 0[1] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[4], free-kicks 1[2] For 38 Against 18 ...............Total Goals............. For 33 Against 16 For 17 Against 30 ...............Total Goals............. For 23 Against 37 W 3 D 3 L 0 Pts 12 ............Current Form............ W 2 D 3 L 1 Pts 9 W 2 D 2 L 2 Pts 8 ............Current Form............ W 1 D 2 L 3 Pts 5 Boreham Wood V Gateshead Braintree Town V Macclesfield Top Scorers Goals 31/10: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 31/10: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals H Crawford 3 Referee: A Bromley (Plymouth) R Bowman 8 M Cheek 5 Referee: C Hatzidakis (Kent) K Dennis 10 J Lucas 3 Last Meetings D Johnson 3 D Sparkes 3 Last Meetings D Rowe 3 G Montgomery 2 J Phillips 3 K Davis 3 D Whitaker 3 J Morais 2 FC 15/08/2015 J Gillies 2 S Akinola 3 FC 03/03/2015 D Whitehead 3 C Clifford 1 Gateshead.......... 2. Boreham.Wood.. 1 J Shaw 2 A Edgar 2 Braintree.Town... 0. Macclesfield......1 P Lewis 3 FC 09/08/2014 Y R Y R Y R Macclesfield....... 1. Braintree.Town.. 0 Y R C Clifford 4 0 League Head to Head J Chandler 3 0 M Paine 4 0 League Head to Head A Halls 5 1 C Reynolds 4 0 S Ramsden 2 0 S Habergham 4 0 D Whitaker 3 0 B Clifford 1 1 Boreham Wood 0, draws 0, Gateshead 1 J Curtis 2 0 C Isaac 4 0 Braintree Town 1, draws 0, Macclesfield 5 P Lewis 3 0 S Cox 3 0 Games Since M Pattison 1 0 A Woodyard 0 1 Games Since T Diagne 2 0 H Crawford 1 0 S Russell 1 0 M Brundle 0 1 J Sampson 2 0 2 a win 5 1 a win 1 Goal Details: 1 home win 4 Goal Details: Goal Details: 0 home win 0 Goal Details: When: first half 6[10], 3 away win 2 When: first half 14[12], When: first half 9[2], 2 away win 1 When: first half 14[7], 1 a defeat 1 0 a defeat 0 second half 12[13]. second half 11[13]. second half 10[12]. second half 11[13]. 0 home defeat 2 2 home defeat 3 From: open play 9[11], From: open play 16[18], From: open play 15[10], From: open play 21[14], 4 away defeat 0 0 away defeat 0 crosses 4[2], corners 0 a score draw 0 crosses 1[0], corners crosses 0[1], corners 3 a score draw 18 crosses 1[0], corners 2[3], penalties 0[4], 4 a no score draw 18 4[2], penalties 1[0], 0[2], penalties 3[1], 2 a no score draw 4 1[2], penalties 1[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[0], free-kicks 1[2] 0 scoring a goal 0 2[3], free-kicks 1[1] 1[0], free-kicks 0[0] 1 scoring a goal 0 1[0], free-kicks 0[2] For 18 Against 23 ...............Total Goals............