Latest Non League Football News For Monday 8tth August 2011 To Get Your News on-line E-Mail soccernews@ntlworld.com .jpg) KETTERING TOWN WAIT ON NENE PARK MOVE
Blue Sq member's Kettering Town are waiting to be given the green light by The Football Conference League regarding its move for Nene Park home of Blue Sq members Rushden & Diamonds. The Poppies are hopeful they will start their league campaign at Nene Park having played a preseason game at the new venue prior to the Blue Sq program commencing.
CUP DRAWS NOW ON-LINE
Draws for this seasons FA Cup, FA Vase and FA Trophy Cup Competitions are now on-line on our home-page.
EVO STIK SOUTHERN LEAGUE LINE-UP 2011/12
Premier Division - AFC Totton, Arlesey Town, Banbury United, Barwell, Bashley, Bedford Town, Brackley Town. Cambridge City, Chesham United, Chippenham Town, Cirencester Town, Evesham United, Frome Town, Hemel Hempstead Town. Hitchin Town, Leamington, Oxford City, Redditch United, St Albans City, Stourbridge, Swindon Supermarine, Weymouth
Central Division - AFC Hayes. Ashford Town (Middx), Aylesbury, Barton Rovers, Beaconsfield Sycob, Bedfont Town, Bedworth United, Biggleswade Town, Burnham, Chalfont St Peter, Chertsey Town, Daventry Town, Fleet Town, Leighton Town, Marlow, North Greenford United, Northwood, Rugby Town, Slough Town, St Neots Town, Uxbridge, Woodford United
South West Division - Abingdon United, Andover, Bideford, Bishops Cleeve, Bridgwater Town, Cinderford Town, Clevedon Town, Didcot Town, Gosport Borough, Halesowen Town, Hungerford Town, Mangotsfield United, North Leigh, Paulton Rovers, Poole Town, Sholing, Stourport Swifts, Taunton Town, Thatcham Town, Tiverton Town, Wimborne Town, Yate Town,
RUSHDEN WITHDRAW APPEAL OVER CONFERENCE EXPULSION
Rushden & Diamonds have withdrawn their appeal against expulsion from the Football Conference league The Nene Park club were omitted from the League for financial reasons at the Conference AGM on 11 June. The Northamptonshire club were due to attend their appeal hearing with the Football Association on Tuesday. The withdrawal paves the way for the release on Tuesday 5th July of Blue Square Bet Conference League fixtures, which had been delayed In a statement the FA said: "The FA can confirm that Rushden & Diamonds Football Club has withdrawn their appeal against expulsion from the Football Conference, The club's hearing, scheduled for Tuesday, 5 July, has now been cancelled and the Football Conference decision to expel Rushden & Diamonds remains in force." Rushden's decision to end their appeal process means relegated Southport will stay in the Blue Square Bet Premier Division, while Thurrock will remain in the Blue Square Bet South and Bishop's Stortford are moved to the Blue Square Bet North. However, Crisis stricken Rushden is still facing a winding-up petition from the Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs with the initial hearing adjourned until Monday 11th July. Whether or not the Northamptonshire based continues to operate at any league level remains to be seen - they currently have a winding up petition over Tax looming over their heads.Should Diamonds avoid being wound up and want to continue in the Non-League Pyramid Diamonds are likely apply for membership to the Southern League Premier Division. However, it is unclear if they would continue to use their Nene Park Headquarters.
MIDLANDS ALLIANCE ADDS 4 NEW TEAMS
The Midlands Alliance accepted Four New Clubs Gresley, Heather St Johns and Tividale have been promoted into the Baker Joiner Midland Alliance for the forthcoming season with Heather St Johns having been officially promoted as Midland Combination champions and Tividale as West Midlands (Regional) winners, while Atherstone Town were voluntarily relegated from the Southern League Division One Central. The league will begin early on Saturday, 6th August 2011 and conclude on Saturday 28th April 2012. Further changes have seen Coalville Town promoted to Evo-Stik South. Oadby Town relegated to East Midlands Counties League. Malvern Town relegated to West Midlands League, Biddulph Victoria was disbanded at the end of the season while Gresley have been promoted as East Midlands League Champions. Heather St John's are promoted as Midland Combination Champions with. Tividale joining the league after being promoted as West Midlands Regional League Champions With Atherstone taking voluntarily relegated from Southern League Division One Central Division. Midlands Alliance Line-Up comprises of 23 teams, which is as follows, Alvechurch, Atherstone Town, Boldmere St Michaels, Bridgnorth Town, Causeway United, Coleshill Town, Coventry Sphinx, Dunkirk, Ellesmere Rangers, Friar Lane & Epworth, Gresley, Heath Hayes, Heather St John's, Highgate United, Kirkby Muxloe, Loughborough University, Rocester, Stratford Town, Studley, Tipton Town, Tividale, Westfields, Willenhall Town.
MIDLANDS COMBINATION EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP DEAL
The Midlands Combination will now be sponsored by Athium the software development company behind the imoSports League Management System which is now in its third season of operation in the Midland Football Combination. Nigel Wood, League Secretary at the Midlands Combination, said 'I am really happy that we have been able to extend our agreement with Athium. Their support of the league through the administration software has been excellent, and I am sure that the extension of their sponsorship will be of great benefit to Athium, the league and to our members.' Lee Evans, Project Manager at Athium, said 'Our company is based in the heart of Midland Combination territory but over the years our client base has spread literally to all corners of the globe. We spend more time working with clients in the United States and Australasia than we do with companies on our doorstep.'We enjoyed great exposure last season with our imoSports brand taking the sponsorship lead. In redefining that sponsorship to promote our group as a whole, I hope that we will be able to connect with more local companies" Matthew Sewell, Development Manager at Athium, said 'Its exciting to see our administration software heading into its third year of operation for the league. We continue to refine the features that the management committee and member clubs use, and we hope that the 2011/12 release will ease the administrative burden even further.'I'm also delighted that the Athium brand is now being promoted by the league through this sponsorship agreement. imoSports is just one of a family of software solutions that we have developed in recent years and when combined with our bespoke services, I have no doubt that what we offer could be of great benefit to businesses and organisations within the MFC region.'In the coming weeks' details of the exclusive promotions being offered to members of the Midland Football Combination by Athium through this sponsorship and more information on Athium and their services they offer can be found at www.athium.com
MIDLANDS COMBINATION PREMIER DIVISION 2011/12
Bartley Green, Bloxwich United, Bolehall Swifts, Brocton, Cadbury Athletic, Castle Vale, Castle Vale Jks, Continental Star, Coventry Copsewood, Earlswood Town, Nuneaton Griff, Pelsall Villa, Pershore Town, Pilkington XXX, Racing Club Warwick, Southam United, Walsall Wood
UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION 2011/12
AFC Kempston Rovers. Blackstones, Boston Town, Cogenhoe United, Daventry United, Deeping Rangers, Desborough Town, Holbeach United, Irchester United, Kings Lynn Town, Long Buckby, Newport Pagnell Town, Northampton Spencer, Peterborough Northern Star, St Ives Town, Sleaford Town, Spalding United, Stewarts & Lloyds Corby, Thrapston Town, Wellingborough Town 2004, Yaxley
FOOTBALL CONFERENCE LEAGUE SET-UP 2011/2012
Conference Premier - AFC Telford United, Alfreton Town, Barrow AFC, Bath City, Braintree Town, Cambridge United, Darlington FC, Ebbsfleet United, Fleetwood Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead FC, Grimsby Town, Hayes & Yeading Utd, Kettering Town, Kidderminster Harriers, Lincoln City, Luton Town, Mansfield Town, Newport County, Stockport County, Southport, Tamworth FC, Wrexham FC
Conference North - Altrincham, Bishops Stortford, Blyth Spartans, Boston United, Colwyn Bay, Corby Town, Droylsden FC, Eastwood Town, FC Halifax Town, Gainsborough Trinity, Gloucester City, Guiseley, Harrogate Town, Hinckley United, Histon FC, Hyde FC, Nuneaton Town, Solihull Moors, Stalybridge Celtic, Vauxhall Motors, Worcester City, Workington
Conference South - Basingstoke Town, Boreham Wood, Bromley, Chelmsford City, Dartford, Dorchester Town, Dover Athletic, Eastbourne Borough, Eastleigh, Farnborough, Hampton & Richmond Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Maidenhead United, Salisbury City, Staines Town, Sutton United, Thurrock, Tonbridge Angles, Truro City, Welling United, Weston-Super-Mare, Woking
DIAMONDS KICKED OUT OF CONFERENCE LEAGUE
A winding-up petition brought against Blue Sq Premiership Rushden & Diamonds has been adjourned for 21 days. Northampton County Court heard on Monday that the Diamonds expect to be able to pay their creditors in the form of finance from Japanese investors. The petition is headed by catering company Cloverdale, who are thought to be owed in the region of £65,000 by the Northamptonshire Football Club But the club owes money to a range of creditors, including a debt of around £189,000 to HM Revenue & Customs. The club was last week booted out of the Football Conference because of their financial troubles and demoted two divisions down into the Southern League. Southport will replace Diamonds in the Blue Sq Premier Division
KENILWORTH TOWN PULL OUT OF MIDLANDS COMBINATION
Kenilworth Town has withdrawn their first team from the Midland Football Combination for the 2011/12 season as a cost-cutting measure. However, the Warwickshire Club will continue to run two teams in the Stratford Alliance. Club secretary Matthew Sewell said: “This has been the hardest decision we’ve had to make since we started running the club. We had to make a choice between working on the new clubhouse or running a team in the Combination. Although the Combination is a very good league, it is also very expensive, with running one team in that costing twice as much as running both our teams in the Stratford Alliance. We, therefore, had to decide on how we would spend our limited funds and focus our fundraising efforts. Although we have made good progress in recent seasons and feel that we have a management team and squad in place to push on in Division One, we had to make the best decision for the long-term future of the club, which is definitely to focus on getting the new clubhouse up and running.” Sewell added: “Although this is a step backwards, we’re going to make sure that we’re much stronger off the pitch when we return to the Midlands Combination. We’d therefore invite anyone who is interested in becoming involved in a local football club to contact us.” Contact Sewell on 07780 995820 or msewell@kenilworthtownfc.org. Management duo Wayne Goss and Richaed Kay have agreed to stay on at the club for the forthcoming season, with Town planning to apply to re-enter the Midlands Combination when they are in their new facilities in 12 months time. However, chairman Andy Brooks said " there is still a lot of work to be done on the fundraising side if the club is to achieve its aim of being a community asset. The intention is to build the clubhouse in such a way that it can be used by community groups and provide a resource that benefits the area at large,” said Brooks.“In order to do this then we need to make sure we plan this correctly and raise the right amount of funds. If there is anybody who has ideas about either of these then we’d warmly welcome any input that we can get.”
LYNCH APPOINTED SWANS MANAGER
United Counties League side Newport Pagnell Town has appointed Darren Lynch as their New Mmnaanger following the departure of Terry Shrieves, who left Willen Road at the end of the season after six seasons in command at the Buckinghamshire Club. 34 Year old Lynch has a wealth of playing experience in higher levels of the non league pyramid with the likes of Kettering Town, Corby Town and Cambridge City. He has scored over 100 goals in the past three seasons since rejoining the Swans. Assistant Manaager Peter Miller and coach Simon Spooner will continue in their roles as part of the Newport management team.
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