NationalSceneSeason 3 / Issue 37 thenationalleague.org.uk Vanarama National League Bulletin Thursday 21st April 2016 Statistics Congratulations Cheltenham! The Player With The Most........ Shots On Target By Steve Whitney Dan Holman (Cheltenham) 80 We head into the penultimate Saturday of the Vanarama National League season with Shots Off Target several issues still yet to be settled. Andy Cook (Barrow) 60 What has already been decided, however, Shots Without Scoring is the destination of the championship, with Louis Briscoe (Wrexham) 26 Cheltenham Town climbing straight back up to the Football League at the first attempt. Shots Per Goal Last weekend saw Gary Johnson’s side able B Clifford (Boreham Wood), G Porter (Welling) 32 to celebrate after a Dan Holman brace saw off Assists relegation-threatened FC Halifax Town at the Nicky Deverdics (Dover) 17 appropriately-named World of Smiles Stadium, while long-time challengers Forest Green Offsides Rovers lost at home to Woking. Ross Hannah (Chester FC) 68 Just five defeats to date, league top scorers Fouls and its best defence mean that the Robins are Matt Rhead (Lincoln City) 84 worthy champions. Forest Green must now go into the lottery National League tenure for both Kidderminster Fouls Without A Card of the play-offs, and Ady Pennock will want to Harriers and Welling United – at least for a while. Alex Woodyard (Braintree Town) 43 get his team back into some sort of form in Colin Gordon’s interim managerial spell Free-Kicks Won the last two games against FC Halifax and then signalled a decent run for Harriers, but they fellow top five contenders Dover Athletic. were finally put out of their misery following Connor Jennings (Wrexham) 79 Dover, Grimsby Town, Braintree Town, a goalless draw at Barrow AFC, while the Penalties Scored Eastleigh and, as outsiders, Tranmere Rovers Wings’ 4-0 defeat at Chester FC saw them J Norwood (Tranmere), D Wright (Cheltenham) 7 are the others battling for the extra games. go down and go a long way to seeing the This race looks like going right to the wire, with hosts safe. Goals Scored Direct From Free-Kicks Chris Todd’s Spitfires entertaining Gary Brabin’s Altrincham need to win their final two games Harry Pell (Cheltenham) 3 Tranmere on Saturday in a crucial encounter and hope Boreham Wood and or Guiseley AFC Saves Made which could end the hopes of one of them. lose theirs to have any hope of avoiding the Jake Cole (Woking) 195 Wrexham, not quite mathematically out of the drop, and the Shaymen are level on points equation, host Braintree, who have enjoyed back- with Wood and two behind Guiseley but have Defensive Clearances to-back wins to take them back into the top five. a tough run-in against Forest Green and Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 59 Last weekend also signalled the end of the Macclesfield Town. Defensive Blocks Angus MacDonald (Torquay) 30 What’s made the headlines this week By Steve Whitney The Team With The Most......... Russell Extends Shots Trust Join Board Moors Win Promotion Going to the Wire Wood Stay Following discussions Solihull Moors will be The race for the Shots On Target Grimsby 299 Boreham Wood over the last three plying their trade at National League South announced that months, Aldershot the top level of non- title and promotion Shots Off Target Forest Green 234 Town have offered goalkeeper James League football next is going right to the Shots Per Goal Welling 9.86 Russell has penned a seat on the club’s season. wire, although current Board of Directors to a a new contract to Marcus Bignot’s team leaders Sutton United Corners Forest Green 291 representative of The are firm favourites to remain with the club Shots Trust. have been consistent Fouls Lincoln City 501 for the 2016/17 season. all season, losing just join Solihull. The Shots Trust was Ebbsfleet United, who Russell joined the formed in 2006 as a 6 games. Woodwork Strikes Cheltenham 17 Wood in the 2012/13 have led the table for democratic supporters Offsides Chester FC 138 pre-season and now group dedicated to the majority of the extends his stay for giving Aldershot season, trail the U’s Penalties Conceded Torquay 9 a fifth consecutive fans a voice and by three points and the leaders possess season. strengthening the links Yellow Cards Forest Green 77 a far superior goal between the club and Red Cards Southport, Eastleigh 8 its community. difference. Statistical Information Matthew Plunkett +44 (0)1430 456105 Statistical Previews 2015/16 Season Aldershot V Southport Altrincham V Welling Top Scorers Goals 23/04: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 23/04: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals C Walker 12 Referee: B Huxtable (Devon) L Almond 11 M Rankine 11 Referee: J Busby (Oxfordshire) S Kabba 6 J Stevenson 6 Last Meetings G Jones 5 D Reeves 7 Last Meetings X Vidal 5 R Browne 6 J Allen 4 J Ginnelly 5 S Corne 4 R Brodie 5 FC 31/10/2015 M Phenix 4 G Bowerman 4 FC 06/02/2016 K Daniel 3 S Hatton 3 Southport.......... 1. Aldershot..........1 A Bishop 3 J Lawrie 3 Welling............... 1. Altrincham........1 M Bakare 3 FC 14/03/2015 FC 08/03/2015 Y R Aldershot........... 1. Southport..........2 Y R Y R Welling............... 0. Altrincham........1 Y R J Gallagher 6 3 League Head to Head M Phenix 8 1 J O’Keefe 7 1 League Head to Head X Vidal 5 0 O Beckles 7 0 L Foster 5 1 G Havern 5 1 B Williams 2 1 C Alexander 6 0 Aldershot 18, draws 11, Southport 10 J Thompson 5 1 A Griffin 7 0 Altrincham 5, draws 9, Welling 7 R Harris 4 0 R Browne 5 0 Games Since A Jones 2 2 S Leather 5 0 Games Since S Corne 4 0 D Lathrope 5 0 A Wright 6 0 J Moult 5 0 H Lee 4 0 1 a win 1 7 a win 2 Goal Details: 3 home win 2 Goal Details: Goal Details: 3 home win 1 Goal Details: When: first half 24[32], 0 away win 0 When: first half 21[27], When: first half 19[32], 11 away win 1 When: first half 19[25], 0 a defeat 5 0 a defeat 0 second half 26[37]. second half 26[33]. second half 24[38]. second half 16[40]. 0 home defeat 4 1 home defeat 0 From: open play 39[49], From: open play 31[40], From: open play 31[52], From: open play 21[44], 2 away defeat 2 0 away defeat 0 crosses 5[3], corners 17 a score draw 0 crosses 4[2], corners crosses 2[4], corners 4 a score draw 6 crosses 5[9], corners 1[6], penalties 2[6], 5 a no score draw 15 4[9], penalties 4[5], 3[4], penalties 4[5], 2 a no score draw 4 2[6], penalties 1[3], 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 3[2], free-kicks 0[2] 0 scoring a goal 0 0[2], free-kicks 3[2] 2[1], free-kicks 1[3] 3 scoring a goal 1 2[2], free-kicks 2[0] For 50 Against 69 ...............Total Goals............. For 47 Against 60 For 43 Against 70 ...............Total Goals............. For 35 Against 65 W 2 D 1 L 3 Pts 7 ............Current Form............ W 2 D 3 L 1 Pts 9 W 0 D 3 L 3 Pts 3 ............Current Form............ W 2 D 1 L 3 Pts 7 Boreham Wood V Guiseley Eastleigh V Tranmere Top Scorers Goals 23/04: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals Top Scorers Goals 23/04: 3.00pm Top Scorers Goals J Lucas 7 Referee: D Treleaven (Sussex) A Boyes 6 J Constable 15 Referee: O Yates (Staffordshire) J Norwood 18 L Howell 5 Last Meetings L Dickinson 6 A Drury 8 Last Meetings A Mangan 7 S Doe 3 A Dudley 5 B Strevens 6 A Mekki 4 C Clifford 2 FC 17/10/2015 R Atkinson 5 J Reason 6 FC 10/10/2015 L Maynard 4 C Kamdjo 2 Guiseley............. 1. Boreham.Wood.. 1 N Boshell 4 L Cook 5 Tranmere........... 1. Eastleigh...........2 J Harris 3 Y R Y R Y R Y R C Clifford 6 0 League Head to Head G Rothery 4 1 B Strevens 7 2 League Head to Head J Harris 13 0 C Reynolds 6 0 L Dickinson 6 0 J Reason 10 0 S Jennings 11 0 B Clifford 2 1 Boreham Wood 0, draws 1, Guiseley 0 J Hurst 3 1 J Turley 6 1 Eastleigh 1, draws 0, Tranmere 0 J Norwood 8 0 S Cox 4 0 Games Since W Hatfield 5 0 J Payne 5 1 Games Since L Maynard 5 1 R Shakes 3 0 A Lockwood 2 1 J Constable 5 1 L Vaughan 4 0 0 a win 1 1 a win 1 Goal Details: 1 home win 0 Goal Details: Goal Details: 0 home win 2 Goal Details: When: first half 18[26], 0 away win 5 When: first half 22[31], When: first half 22[28], 2 away win 0 When: first half 26[25], 1 a defeat 0 10 a defeat 0 second half 22[23]. second half 21[35]. second half 41[22]. second half 33[19]. 0 home defeat 1 12 home defeat 0 From: open play 26[26], From: open play 29[45], From: open play 47[36], From: open play 41[33], 1 away defeat 0 3 away defeat 11 crosses 6[3], corners 3 a score draw 3 crosses 4[2], corners crosses 2[0], corners 4 a score draw 5 crosses 2[4], corners 2[6], penalties 2[8], 6 a no score draw 33 2[7], penalties 3[4], 4[5], penalties 3[5], 0 a no score draw 6 6[5], penalties 9[1], direct from free-kick 0 conceding a goal 0 direct from free-kick direct from free-kick 2 conceding a goal 0 direct from free-kick 3[2], free-kicks 1[3] 0 scoring a goal 1 3[3], free-kicks 2[3] 3[1], free-kicks 1[2] 1 scoring a goal 0 0[0], free-kicks 0[1] For 40 Against 49 ...............Total Goals............