Words on the week - w/e Saturday 6th October 2018
Mon 8th October 2018 | General | By Ian Templeman
Sharp shooting Sandbach
One team that are having no problem finding the back of the net at the moment are Sandbach United, who kept up a great run of recent goalscoring form with a 5-0 win over Cheadle Town on Saturday.
Since the 1st September, United have scored 31 goals in seven games, and after picking up the Division One South Club of the Month award for September, there's no sign of that momentum slowing down.
They have a busy run of games to come this month, but Andy Hockenhull's men are looking good to keep up their fine form.
One in ten for Avro
You can measure goalscoring form in various ways, but one calculation of Avro's goal ratio last week takes some beating.
They were 3-0 down to Bacup Borough on Wednesday and then scored three times in the last 15 minutes to earn a 3-3 draw. They then followed that up with a 7-0 win over Stone Dominoes on Saturday - making a combined total of ten goals in 105 minutes of football.
Supporters who attended the Vestacare Stadium for both games last week can hardly complain about being short changed.
Barnton blitz
There's an old saying that the league table doesn't lie - but Barnton are doing their best to disprove that theory at the moment.
After a 5-2 win at promotion chasing New Mills, the Villagers turned in an even more impressive display on Saturday, winning 6-1 at holders Prestwich Heys in the First Division Challenge Cup.
If they carry on with that sort of form, James McShane's men won't be in the lower half of the table for much longer.
Business as usual once more for Carl
The familiar name of Charnock Richard's Carl Grimshaw is appearing once again with regularity on the scoresheets, after what was, by his standards, an unusually lean spell.
The league's leading scorer last season played in two successive games in September and didn't score - although in fairness, in one of the games against Lancaster City in the cup, he only came on as substitute.
Now, though, it's looking like it's business as usual, as one goal against Padiham in midweek and two against Winsford on Saturday means Carl has now hit four in three games - good news for Charnock, but not so good for defenders around the Premier Division.
History making hat trick for Craig
It's always nice to report news of a player getting into a club's history books, and Craig Billington of Shelley did just that on Saturday, becoming the first player at the club to score a hat trick for them in the Hallmark Security League.
Craig's trio in the 4-1 win over Daisy Hill probably came as no surprise to anyone at the club, as he has scored twice in a game on three separate occasions this season, but this time he managed to go one better, hitting his third goal three minutes from time.
He's now on 12 goals for the season, and everyone at the Stafflex Arena will be hoping for more of the same in the coming months.
Words on the week - w/e Saturday 6th October 2018
Mon 8th October 2018 | General
By Ian Templeman
Sharp shooting Sandbach
One team that are having no problem finding the back of the net at the moment are Sandbach United, who kept up a great run of recent goalscoring form with a 5-0 win over Cheadle Town on Saturday.
Since the 1st September, United have scored 31 goals in seven games, and after picking up the Division One South Club of the Month award for September, there's no sign of that momentum slowing down.
They have a busy run of games to come this month, but Andy Hockenhull's men are looking good to keep up their fine form.
One in ten for Avro
You can measure goalscoring form in various ways, but one calculation of Avro's goal ratio last week takes some beating.
They were 3-0 down to Bacup Borough on Wednesday and then scored three times in the last 15 minutes to earn a 3-3 draw. They then followed that up with a 7-0 win over Stone Dominoes on Saturday - making a combined total of ten goals in 105 minutes of football.
Supporters who attended the Vestacare Stadium for both games last week can hardly complain about being short changed.
Barnton blitz
There's an old saying that the league table doesn't lie - but Barnton are doing their best to disprove that theory at the moment.
After a 5-2 win at promotion chasing New Mills, the Villagers turned in an even more impressive display on Saturday, winning 6-1 at holders Prestwich Heys in the First Division Challenge Cup.
If they carry on with that sort of form, James McShane's men won't be in the lower half of the table for much longer.
Business as usual once more for Carl
The familiar name of Charnock Richard's Carl Grimshaw is appearing once again with regularity on the scoresheets, after what was, by his standards, an unusually lean spell.
The league's leading scorer last season played in two successive games in September and didn't score - although in fairness, in one of the games against Lancaster City in the cup, he only came on as substitute.
Now, though, it's looking like it's business as usual, as one goal against Padiham in midweek and two against Winsford on Saturday means Carl has now hit four in three games - good news for Charnock, but not so good for defenders around the Premier Division.
History making hat trick for Craig
It's always nice to report news of a player getting into a club's history books, and Craig Billington of Shelley did just that on Saturday, becoming the first player at the club to score a hat trick for them in the Hallmark Security League.
Craig's trio in the 4-1 win over Daisy Hill probably came as no surprise to anyone at the club, as he has scored twice in a game on three separate occasions this season, but this time he managed to go one better, hitting his third goal three minutes from time.
He's now on 12 goals for the season, and everyone at the Stafflex Arena will be hoping for more of the same in the coming months.
