We’re now properly and really into the autumn of pre-season.
EFL golf equipment are making ready for his or her closing pleasant matches forward of the opening weekend on 11th of September August and Premier League golf equipment have one other week to go after that.
Nationwide, Isthmian and Southern League golf equipment all begin for actual on 10 August while golf equipment within the ninth and tenth tiers may have all bought underway by the tip of this weekend.
Aggressive ladies’s matches begin the identical weekend because the Premier League.
One of many highlights of this week is the opening spherical of the FA Cup which sees golf equipment from the ninth tier and a few from the eighth getting into the draw.
A complete of 745 groups have entered the competitors this season with the most important ones not getting into the fray till the Third Spherical in January.
My favorite non-league membership Harrow Borough suffered relegation to the eighth tier final season however do not enter the draw till the following spherical once they’ll play both Ashford United or Egham City.
The winners of every tie at this stage obtain £1,125 and the losers £375 that are appreciable sums for golf equipment at this degree.
Apart from the FA Cup, there are many eye-catching friendlies that includes plenty of well-known European golf equipment – most of those are outdoors London however they’re properly price your consideration.
I am off to Eire in the direction of the tip of the week.
There’s discuss of seeing a top-division match there and presumably a visit to Croke Park for a Gaelic soccer closing which needs to be enjoyable.
In consequence, this weblog may be match maps subsequent time however we’ll see.
I feel that is about it from me, get pleasure from your week.
THE WEEK AHEAD
This week there’s a fantastic collection of excessive profile friendlies, FA Cup ties, decrease league non-league matches and plenty of ladies’s video games – a lot to maintain you entertained.
As all the time, please be sure to test with golf equipment earlier than you journey simply in case a recreation has been referred to as off or the venue or kick-off time has modified – that is extremely attainable for a few of the decrease non-league golf equipment. Additionally, please let me know if something is improper or lacking.
Particulars on all of this week’s video games might be discovered on the next match maps. For those who’ve by no means used them earlier than, please notice that when there may be a couple of match at a particular floor you will solely have the ability to see particular person match pins in the event you zoom proper in. For those who do not, the pins obscure one another and also you would possibly miss them. To keep away from this, you can too scroll down the listing of video games on the drop down menu on the prime of the map web page to be sure to get all the knowledge. Video games are listed from prime to backside in date order so Monday’s video games (yellow pin) will seem first and Sunday’s (orange pin) final. Video games are additionally ranked by way of standing so the upper the division, the upper up the listing they are going to seem on every day.
Additionally in the event you’re unfamiliar with the English league construction I point out the extent at which a person league sits within the nationwide ‘pyramid’ with the Premier League on the prime (Degree 1) and varied minor leagues on the backside (Degree 10). Sometimes a prime degree recreation will see crowds of anyplace between 20,000-60,000. These figures will steadily decline as you go down the leagues till you get to Ranges 8-10 the place attendances of 150 or much less are commonest.
MIDWEEK MATCH MAP
Monday fixtures – yellow pin
Tuesday fixtures – inexperienced pin
Wednesday fixtures – turquoise pin
Friday fixtures – black pin
WEEKEND MATCH MAP
Saturday fixtures – blue pin
Sunday fixtures – orange pin
TLFG DAILY DIGEST
Within the following part, I listing what are for my part essentially the most notable video games of the week and provides some transient causes for my alternative. Verify the maps above for kick-off occasions, ticket data and instructions.
Monday 29 July
Pleasant
Redbridge v Newbury Forest @745pm – the week begins with a groundshare derby. The massive information at Oakside is the brand new 3G pitch which the Motormen have put in over the summer time and so they inaugurated it with a 6-1 win over SE Dons on Saturday. The Isthmian League membership will hope for one more win right here as they play two ranges above their tenants who misplaced their opening league match 7-0 on Saturday
ECL Division 1 South
Barkingside v St Margaretsbury @745pm – all of the motion on Monday is occurring within the higher Ilford space with this match a brief distance away from the one above. The ‘Aspect started their league marketing campaign on Friday evening with a 1-1 draw at NW London while the guests misplaced 4-1 at Southend Manor. Final season, the hosts received a thriller 4-3
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Tuesday 30 July
Friendlies
Cobham v Fulham XI @715pm – the ninth-tier Hammers welcome a younger facet from Craven Cottage as they put together to start their season with an FA Cup tie on the weekend. Tickets are £5 on the gate
Essex Senior League
Barking v Stanway Rovers @745pm – the Blues raced out of the blocks of their first recreation of the season on Saturday, successful 3-0 at FC Clacton. Whereas they have been doing properly on their travels, Stanway have been again at Barking’s floor enjoying their tenants Romford. The FA Vase winners fell behind early on earlier than coming again to beat the guests 4-1
Girls’s pleasant
A bit additional afield
For those who’re ready to journey past the M25 then a couple of different matches have caught my eye. Championship facet Coventry Metropolis, who made it to the FA Cup semi-finals final season, host Everton. It’s a lengthy method to the Midlands however trains are quick and return to London till properly after the sport. A lot nearer to the capital, about 30 miles out, League One membership Wycombe Wanderers host Championship membership Watford in a derby. League Two new boys Bromley head to Essex to play Braintree City. AFC Wimbledon are additionally on their travels, visiting Maidenhead United who play at one of many oldest grounds on the planet
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Wednesday 31 July
Essex Senior League
Romford v Athletic Newham @745pm – as talked about above, the hosts have began properly and have to be one of many favourites for the title this season. On Wednesday they play some native rivals on this derby. The Kings additionally began with a victory, beating Saffron Walden 1-0
ECL Division 1 South
Could & Baker v Enfield Borough @745pm – after time groundsharing at Aveley, M&B are enjoying their video games on the new facility in Parsloes Park in Dagenham this season. They started with a 2-1 win at newly promoted FC Baresi on Saturday while Enfield misplaced 1-0 at Rayleigh City
Girls’s pleasant
A bit additional afield
Championship membership Oxford United welcome Premier League facet Southampton to the Kassam Stadium within the largest recreation of the evening while Bishop’s Stortford tackle an Arsenal U21 squad in Hertfordshire
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Friday 2 August
FA Cup Further Preliminary Spherical
Spelthorne Sports activities v Burgess Hill City @745pm – the nation’s favorite and most historic cup competitors will get underway for one more 12 months on Friday evening. There are a couple of ties across the nation however that is the one one in London. Ninth tier Spelthorne have new groundshare tenants within the type of British Airways who’ve additionally been drawn at residence so that they’ve opted to play first. In Burgess Hill they face a troublesome opponent who play a degree above them. Tickets might be obtainable on the gate
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Saturday 3 August
Friendlies
FA Cup Further Preliminary Spherical
Rayners Lane v Broadfields United @3pm – the following batch of the 745 golf equipment who’ve entered this season’s competitors get occurring Saturday. There are a great deal of ties throughout London so it is very onerous to suggest any particular ones however this one stands out for being a groundshare derby. These two have been in the identical division of the ninth tier Mixed Counties League final season however Rayners Lane received promotion by way of the play-offs. In consequence, they are going to begin as favourites
Wembley v Bedfont Sports activities @3pm – in the event that they’re at residence, then the Lions all the time need to make the shortlist. If you are going to try the ‘Street to Wembley’ and attempt to see a recreation in each spherical, then the plain place to begin have to be Vale Farm. Either side are within the Mixed Counties League Premier North however the guests made the play-offs final season and will win
British Airways v Loxwood @3pm – if you wish to see a little bit of historical past being made then head to Spelthorne Sports activities’ floor the place BA play the primary aggressive match at their new residence and, extra importantly, their first ever recreation within the FA Cup. The west London membership received promotion from the tenth tier CCL Division 1 final season and tackle a facet from Sussex who struggled within the ninth tier SCFL Premier however managed to keep away from the drop
A bit additional afield
Outdoors the M25, a number of European golf equipment are in motion across the nation. Bristol Metropolis play Dutch membership Willem II, German facet Werder Bremen journey to Coventry Metropolis, Spanish groups Celta Vigo and Actual Valladolid are at Luton City and Derby County respectively. Elsewhere, Oxford United welcome Palermo from Italy and final however not least, cult German membership St Pauli pay a go to to Carrow Street to play Norwich Metropolis
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Sunday 4 August
U21 Pleasant
Girls’s friendlies
QPR v Millwall Lionesses @2pm – there is a London derby to be loved on the R’s coaching floor on Sunday afternoon. The Lionesses play a degree beneath QPR so ought to begin as underdogs. As soon as once more, test with the membership earlier than you journey what the entry necessities are
Dartford v Actonians @2pm – the Darts pushed onerous for the title of their fifth-tier division final season however fell quick as Dulwich Hamlet took the crown. On Sunday they gave a great account of themselves towards third tier Billericay City however in the end misplaced 4-2. Right here they once more welcome higher-level opposition. The A’s noticed off Oxford Metropolis 4-0 at Rectory Park of their final recreation
Fulham v MK Dons @230pm – the Cottagers have been additionally within the title race with Dartford and needs to be seen as one of many favourites for the title once more this season. It appears they’ve spent some cash in latest weeks and have picked up some good outcomes towards groups from additional up the pyramid. MK Dons play two ranges above them however misplaced most of their squad to Actual Bedford following their promotion. UPDATE – this has been cancelled
Brentford v Southampton @2pm – the Bees recorded an honest 3-3 draw towards Dulwich on Sunday in an entertaining recreation at Bedfont Sports activities. In line with their web site, this match is towards Southampton moderately than Southampton WFC and it’ll solely be a improvement squad because the Girls’s Championship facet are enjoying Rugby Borough. UPDATE – this has been cancelled
Clapton CFC v Leyton Orient @2pm – the capital’s oldest floor, the Previous Noticed Canine, performs host to an East Finish derby. CCFC play in the identical division as Brentford and can look to be a thorn of their facet once more this season after they took an important level off them within the closing weeks of the marketing campaign. Leyton Orient’s progress up the divisions following their break up from London Seaward got here to halt final season, which implies they are going to begin this marketing campaign within the seventh tier
A bit additional afield
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