ConferenceSceneSeason 2 / Issue 26 footballconference.co.uk Vanarama Conference Bulletin Thursday 29th January 2014 Statistics Bees take full The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target John Rooney (Chester FC) 52 Shots Off Target advantage John Rooney (Chester FC) 40 By Steve Whitney Shots Without Scoring Adam Walker (Nuneaton) 28 Barnet took full advantage of several of their rivals for the Vanarama Conference title Shots Per Goal being in FA Trophy action last Saturday to Steven Gillespie (Altrincham) 34 inflict a 4-0 drubbing on struggling Southport Assists to move 8 points clear at the top of the table. Luke Young (Torquay) 12 Macclesfield Town, Kidderminster Harriers and Grimsby Town all maintained the pressure Offsides on Martin Allen’s side with victories on the John Akinde (Barnet) 38 same day, whilst the Mariners moved even Fouls closer to the top three after edging out fellow John Akinde (Barnet) 70 play-off contenders Eastleigh by the only goal of the game at the Silverlake Stadium on Fouls Without A Card Tuesday night. Garry Hill’s men win-less in the last eight Lee Noble (Dartford) 37 This Saturday’s final fixtures for January league games – their last victory coming on sees the Bees involved in the game of the day Free-Kicks Won December 2nd against Altrincham – and get James Mulley (Braintree Town) 59 at The Shay against another of the play-off back to being play-off challengers. contenders, FC Halifax Town. Southport`s new boss Paul Carden, who Penalties Scored Elsewhere there are several top v bottom lost his first game in charge at Barnet last John Akinde (Barnet) 7 encounters, including Bristol Rovers` visit to weekend, will be hoping to get off the mark Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks Princes Park to take on Dartford and Grimsby in his first home game in charge against Giuseppe Sole (Woking) 4 hosting bottom-markers AFC Telford United, Gateshead. who will soon be needing snookers to get out Last Saturday’s Trophy matches and Saves Made of trouble following Tuesday’s defeat at home Monday’s draw sees only one all-Vanarama James McKeown (Grimsby) 127 against FC Halifax. Conference tie in the quarter-finals. Woking, who went out of the Trophy on Torquay hosting ambitious Northern Premier Defensive Clearances Tuesday night at Dover Athletic, will be Leaguers FC United of Manchester being Aaron Downes (Torquay) 57 desperate to halt a poor run which has seen arguably the tie of the quarter-finals. Defensive Blocks George Pilkington (Macclesfield) 17 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney The Team With The Most......... Free European FA Trophy Fourth Two New Bucks Marwood Joins Football! Round Draw AFC Telford have Rovers Shots On Target Grimsby 210 European football Dover v boosted Former Gateshead returns to Aldershot’s Bath. their favourite James Shots Off Target Grimsby 183 Electrical Services Dartford survival Marwood has joined Shots Per Goal Nuneaton 9.31 Stadium next month, or FC hopes Forest Green from with FREE admission Halifax with Scottish side St Corners Barnet 222 to Chelsea’s UEFA v Wrexham or the arrival of Mirren. Fouls Torquay 361 Youth League Gateshead. Glenn Matthews The England C round of 16 fixture Torquay v FC United on a month’s international played Woodwork Strikes Dover, Barnet 10 against FC Zenit of Manchester. loan from Bolton over 100 times for the Offsides Forest Green 102 St Petersburg on North Ferriby Utd and the signing Heed before going Wednesday, 25th v Braintree or of experienced ‘north of the border’. Penalties Conceded Dartford 9 February. Ebbsfleet. midfielder Danny Ventre from Irish side Yellow Cards Torquay 61 Derry City. Red Cards Lincoln City 9 Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett > +44 (0)1430 456105 Conference Signings Provided by Steve Whitney ■■January Moves Jamie Mernagh – Marine AFC (Rest of Season Loan) ■■Lincoln City Tom Peers – Marine (Loan) Wayne Riley – Airbus UK In: ■■AFC Telford United Charlee Adams – Birmingham (Rest of Season Loan) Aidan Grant – Peterborough In: ■■Dartford Delano Sam-Yorke – Cambridge Utd John Disney – Chester FC Out: Tyrell Waite – Notts Co Kyle Dixon – Notts Co (Loan) Adam Green - Tonbridge Out: Glenn Matthews – Bolton (Loan) Alan Julian - Bromley Sahr Kabba – Gloucester C Ben McLaughlin – Everton (Loan) Karl Ledsham – Barrow AFC Jack Rea – Bradford PA Alex Simmons – Boston Utd (Loan) Danny Ventre – Derry C ■■Dover Athletic Out: In: ■■Macclesfield Town Wes Baynes – Colwyn Bay (Rest of Season Loan) Adam Mekki - Barnet Ryan Higgins – Chester FC Solomon Taiwo - Luton In: Out: Tomi Adeloye – Stoke (Loan) ■■Aldershot Town Nathan Elder – Maidstone Utd (Loan) Alex Grant – Stoke (Rest of Season Loan) Christian Nanetti – Whitehawk (Loan) Denny Johnstone – Birmingham (Rest of Season Loan) In: Conor O`Keefe – Mossley AFC Danny East – Portmsouth (Loan) ■■Eastleigh Ryan Jarvis – York (Rest of Season Loan) ■■Nuneaton Town Matt Saunders – Hemel Hempstead In: Jim Stevenson – Luton (Loan) Brian Howard – Oxford Utd In: Out: Joe Partington – AFC Bournemouth (Loan) Christian Dibble – Barnsley (Rest of Season Loan) Gus Mafuta – Bristol C (Loan) Tom Derry – Hayes & Yeading Utd Out: Jack Nardiello - Stoke Naby Diallo – Bath C Jamie Collins – Sutton Utd Rob Ogleby - Livingston Dan Fitchett – Sutton Utd Stuart Fleetwood –- Forest Green Rovers (Loan) Tristan Plummer – Weston-super-Mare Out: Harrison Shade – Fleet T (Loan) Emmitt Delfouneso - Rushall Olympic ■■FC Halifax Town Simon Forsdick - Leamington ■■Alfreton Town In: Will Hatfield – Accrington Stanley ■■Southport In: Ross Killock – Leeds (Rest of Season Loan) Niall Heaton – Bradford C In: Out: Callum Burton – Shrewsbury (Loan) Nathan Hicks – Leamington (Loan) Simon Ainge – Bradford PA Callum Howe – Scunthorpe (Rest of Season Loan) James Caton – Shrewsbury (Loan) Andy Parry – Luton (Loan) Joe Ironside - Scunthorpe ■■Forest Green Rovers Out: John Johnston – Crewe Steve Brogan – Stalybridge Celtic Joe Leesley - Matlock In: Jonny Lynch – Bradford PA (Loan) Jason Mooney – York (Rest of Season Loan) Charlie Clough – Sutton Utd (Undisclosed Fee) George Willis – Sheffield Utd (Loan) Stuart Fleetwood – Eastleigh (Rest of Season Loan) Out: James Marwood – St Mirren ■■Torquay United Paul Clayton – Harrogate T (Loan) Corby Moore – Indy Eleven (USA) Out: Dan Gray – Bradford PA (Loan) Out: Elliott Benyon – Hayes & Yeading Utd (Loan) Massiah McDonald – Boston Utd (Loan) Paul White – Gloucester C (Loan) Sam Chaney – Waltham Abbey (Loan) Danny Sullivan - Truro ■■Altrincham ■■Gateshead Out: In: ■■Welling United Greg Wilkinson – Stockport Co (Loan) Adam Campbell – Newcastle (Loan) In: Callum Roberts – Newcastle (Loan) Josh Carmichael – AFC Bournemouth (Loan) ■■Barnet Matty Robson – Carlisle (Rest of Season Loan) Karl Duguid - Colchester Kevin Saint-Luce – AFC Wimbledon Reece Harris – East Thurrock Utd In: Out: Anthony Jeffrey - Wycombe Michael Gash - Kidderminster Lewis Guy – Barrow AFC Glen Little – Grays Ath (Player-Coach) Out: Dillon Morse – Whitley Bay (Loan) Harry Osborne – Gillingham (Loan) Joe Gater – Godmanchester (Loan) Darren Purse – Chesham Utd Charlie Kennedy – Godmanchester (Loan) Michael Williamson – Whitley Bay (Loan) Danny Wright - Kidderminster Rowan Vine – Morton Jamal Lowe – St Albans Dominic Vose - Colchester Adam Mekki – Dover Ath ■■ Out: George Sykes – Canvey Island (Loan) Grimsby Town Malachi Hudson – Kingstonian (Loan) In: Malik Ouani – Walton Casuals (Loan) ■■Bristol Rovers Christian Jolley – Newport Co Charlie Penny – Kingstonian (Loan) In: Ollie Palmer – Mansfield (Loan) Rod Young – Grays Ath (Loan) Nathan Blissett – Kidderminster Daniel Parslow – York (Rest of Season Loan) Adam Dawson – Leicester (Loan) Gregor Robertson - Northampton ■■Woking Out: Jermaine Easter - Millwall In: Charlie Phillips – Paulton R Nicky Walker – Boston Utd (Loan) Chris Arthur – AFC Wimbledon Out: Charles Banya – Crawley (Rest of Season Loan) Ryan Brunt - Plymouth ■■Kidderminster Harriers Ross Lafayette – Luton (Loan) In: Jack Marriott – Ipswich (Rest of Season Loan) ■■Chester FC Nathaniel Kelly – Birmingham (Loan) Out: Aaron Howe – Sutton Utd In: Keyon Reffell – Port Talbot T Dean Morgan – Crawley (Rest of Season Loan) Brad Abbott – Barnsley (Loan) Haydn Whitcombe – Halesowen T Theo Lewis – Ebbsfleet Utd (Undisclosed Fee) Josh Green – Fleetwood (Loan) Adam Wildig – Shrewsbury (Loan) Ryan Higgins – AFC Telford Utd Danny Wright - Gateshead Matty Hughes – Fleetwood (Rest of Season Loan) Out: ■■Wrexham Oliver McBurnie – Bradford C (Loan) Nathan Blissett – Bristol Rovers In: George Thomson – King`s Lynn Michael Gash - Barnet Dan Bachmann – Stoke (Rest of Season Loan) Jonathan Viscosi - Brackley Reece Hales – Stourbridge (Rest of Season Loan) Kyle Storer - Kidderminster Cory Williams – Caernarfon T Freddie Ladapo – Margate Luke Waterfall - Scunthorpe Out: Kyle Storer - Wrexham Out: Liam Blake – Marine AFC (Loan) Reece Styche – Tamworth (Rest of Season Loan) Jonathan Royle – Colwyn Bay (Rest of Season Loan) John Disney – AFC Telford Utd Tyrone Williams – Stourbridge (Loan) Nick Rushton – Hednesford (Rest of Season Loan) Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett > +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2014/15 Season Altrincham V Aldershot Braintree Town V Macclesfield Top Scorers Goals 31/01: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 31/01: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals D Reeves 14 Referee: A Holmes (West Yorkshire) B Williams 11 J Cox 7 Referee: D Rock (Hertfordshire) W Fairhurst 8 J Lawrie 5 Last Meetings J Roberts 3 K Davis 6 Last Meetings M Barnes-Homer 6 N Clee 5 S Hatton 3 C Strutton 4 C Holroyd