Saturday 26th September 1998

Ottery St Mary 6 Buckfastleigh 1
Westward Developments Devon League
At: Washbrook Meadows
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: £1; Programme: none
Attendance: 45 (headcount)
Weather: cloudy, no rain

Needham Market 5 Thetford Town 1

Saturday 19th September 1998
Needham Market 5 Thetford Town 1
Jewson League Division One
At: Bloomfields, Quinton Road
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: £2 including 24 page programme
Attendance: 70 (headcount)
Weather: cloudy, dry


Division One leaders maintained their 100% record against bottom-of-the-table Thetford Town with a comfortable 5-1 victory. Gary Clark bagged a hat-trick while Matthew Spencer scored Thetford’s first league goal of the season.

Needham Market (black and green stripes / black / black): 1. Paul Molloy, 2. Robbie Bate, 3. Graham Pooley, 4. Craig Osbourne, 5. Dean Folkard, 6. Scott Callum, 7. Shaun Kidd, 8. Danny Eaton, 9. Ritchie Barker, 10. Andy Sapey, 11. Gary Clark. Subs: 12. Neil Liffin (for Sapey, 75), 14. John Coupe (for Osborne, 55), 15. Kevin Leathers (for Kidd, 73).

Thetford Town (claret and Sky blue halves / sky blue / claret): 1. Anthony Carpenter, 2. Martin Parker, 3. Adam Rawling, 4. Stephen Crawshaw, 5. Andy Kingsbury, 6. Paul Mleczek, 7. Mark Fowler, 8. Neal Sims, 9. Peter Collins, 10. Mark Hopkins, 11. Chris Burgess. Subs: 12. Oliver Carter (for Hopkins, 76), 14. Mark Melville (for Kingsbury, 88), 15. Matthew Spencer (for Fowler, 80).

Referee: C. Smith (Lowestoft).

Goals:
1-0 Danny Eaton (8)
2-0 Shaun Kidd (45+4)
3-0 Gary Clark (70)
4-0 Gary Clark (74)
4-1 Matthew Spencer (88)
5-1 Gary Clark (90)

Cards:
Needham Market: none
Thetford: Neal Sims (YC, 85), Paul Mleczek (YC, 90)

Tuesday 15th September 1998

Stony Stratford Town 5 Bedford United 2
Minerva Spartan South Midlands League Senior Division
At: Ostlers Lane
Kick-off: -
Attendance: 35 (headcount)

Solihull Borough 3 Stafford Rangers 1

Saturday 12th September 1998
Solihull Borough 3 Stafford Rangers 1
Dr Martens League Midland Division
At: Valley Stadium
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: £4; Programme: £1 (44 pages)
Attendance: 188
Weather: sunny with frequent showers


Solihull Borough (red/white/red): 1. Dave Adey, 2. Shane Abell, 3. Ian Mitchell, 4. Alan Byrne, 5. James Clarke, 6. Paul Brogan, 7. Adrian Baddams, 8. Neil Beagan, 9. Nicky Cross, 10. Joe Dowling, 11. Dave Harbottle. Subs: 12. Robert Hunter (for Dowling, 88), 14. Phil Rowe (for Harbottle, 67), 15. Robert Hopkins (not used).

Stafford Rangers (black and white stripes / black / black): 1. Paul Hayward, 2. Darren Boughey, 3. Steve Jones, 4. Darren Wright, 5. Farrell Kilbane, 6. Jason Owen, 7. Michael Gynn, 8. Jason Smith, 9. Tony Eccleston, 10. Gary Piggott, 11. Craig Love. Subs: 12. Richard Mitchell (for Piggott, 77), 14. Phillip Tongue (not used), 15. Jon Williams (not used).

Referee: A. C. Turner.

Goals:
0-1 Jason Smith (20)
1-1 Nicky Cross (25)
2-1 Nicky Cross (68)
3-1 Nicky Cross (79)

Tuesday 8th September 1998

Epsom & Ewell 4 Flackwell Heath 2
Ryman League Division 3
At: Merland Rise
Kick-off: 7-30 pm
Admission: £3; Programme: 50p (20 pages)
Attendance: 40 (headcount)
Weather: mild, dry, windy


Epsom & Ewell (blue and white hoops / blue / blue): 1. Robert Woodward, 2. Paul Bunter, 3. Nigel Bennett, 4. Malcolm Edwards, 5. James Hall, 6. Graham Morris, 7. Micky Owen, 8. Craig Belgrave, 9. Joao Tome, 10. Andy Rawlinson, 11. Ricky Dymond. Subs: 12. Dean Meyer (not used), 14. Martyn Jones (for Rawlinson, 73), 15. Kevin Smith (not used).

Flackwell Heath (red with white sleeves / white / red): 1. David Martin, 2. Andrew Griffiths, 3. Stuart Goodall, 4. Matthew Flint, 5. Tony Thompson, 6. Gary Lansdown, 7. Neil Cordice, 8. Matthew James, 9. Matthew Parslow-Williams, 10. Steve Fraser, 11. Giovanni Sepede. Subs: 12. Paul Randall (for Flint, 90), 14. Gary Blake (for James, ht), 15. Simon Baker (not used).

Referee: R Evans.

Goals:
1-0 Matthew Flint (26)
1-1 Joao Tome (31)
2-1 Joao Tome (44)
2-2 Steve Fraser (45+2)
3-2 Joao Tome (87)
4-2 Joao Tome (90+4)

Saturday 5th September 1998

Stafford Rangers 3 Boldmere St Michaels 0
FA Cup (sponsored by AXA) Preliminary Round
At: Marston Road
Kick-off: 3-00 pm
Admission: £5 + £1 (seat); Programme: £1 (40 pages)
Attendance: 471
Weather: sunny spells


Stafford Rangers (black and white stripes / black / black): 1. Paul Hayward, 2. Darren Boughey, 3. Stephen Jones, 4. Darren Wright, 5. Farrell Kilbane, 6. Jason Owen, 7. Michael Gynn, 8. Jason Smith, 9. Tony Eccleston, 10. Gary Piggott, 11. Craig Love. Subs: 12. Richard Mitchell (for Eccleston, 79), 14. Delwyn Humphreys (for Piggott, 79), 15. Jon Williams (not used), 16. Neil Cartwright (not used), 17. Phillip Tongue (for Gynn, 87).

Boldmere St Michaels (yellow/green/yellow): 1. Rob Clarke, 2. Neil Hoolloway, 3. Nathan King, 4. Bob Whittingham, 5. Paul Heaton, 6. Richard Evans, 7. James Quiggin, 8. Guy Naraine, 9. Neil Kitching, 10. Craig Darkes, 11. Andrew Spencer. Subs: 12. Carl Ball (not used), 14. Andrew Hibbert (for Holloway, 82), 15. Dave Unitt (for Quiggin, 55).

Referee: J Holbrook (Telford).

Goals:
1-0 Jason Smith (20)
2-0 Darren Wright (54)
3-0 Jason Smith (73)