Bedfordshire County Football League

Saturday 13th April 2019

Pines (Luton) and Shefford Town & Campton claim their league titles.

Premier Division supported by Sportsform.

Shefford Town & Campton duly retained their Premier Division supported by Sportsform crown after taking their unbeaten ways up to six games in drawing 1-1 at third place Marston Shelton Rovers. Ryan Lewis on their scoresheet with an own goal marking the Rovers card. This point leaving Cranfield United to collect the seasons silver medals just goal difference in arrears after taking their unbeaten ways up to 10 games with a 5-1 home victory over Riseley Sports. Courtney Boughton and Daniel Green both netting twice and Luis Adrien once to bring up the nap hand against a Lewis Donald penalty coming in reply from the visitors.

Elsewhere Crawley Green Reserves were the biggest winners of day in collecting a 6-1 victory at Ickwell & Old Warden. Nathan Osborne leading the way with a hat-trick to go alongside single goals from Adam Marsh, Callum Yates and Liam Toomey against a lone home reply from Conor Green. Whilst also winning on the road were Queens Park Crescents in winning 3-2 at Flitwick Town. Shahiur Rahman, Aaron Hazelwood and Chisom Amadi the Crescents goalscorers against a home brace in reply from Florin Filimon.

Division One supported by O'Neills

The Division One supported by O'Neills title race still remains in the melting pot following wins for the top two clubs. For league leaders Bedford Albion it was an extension of their home unbeaten ways up to five games with a 5-2 victory over Henlow. Liam Fenton, Jesse Sidhu, Michal Michalski, Adam Lewis and Sam Donadio all finding the back of the net against a visiting brace in reply from Luke Hills. Just five points adrift of them but with two games in hand are second place Biggleswade FC Reserves who remain unbeaten on the road this season and unbeaten in their last 16 outings after they collected their eighth win on the bounce by winning 1-0 at Shefford Town & Campton Reserves. Ollie Lee netting the all important goal.

The biggest win of the day was to go the way of Cople & Bedford SA who in winning 6-0 at Sandy took the home clubs losing run up to 16 games. Ollie Hughes with a brace plus single goals from Ashlee Banton, Lucas Banton, Gary Canzano and Jerome Smith doing the damage. Whilst also winning on the road were The 61 FC Luton Reserves by 3-2 at Totternoe Reserves. Dylan Gittens with a brace from the penalty spot and a single goal from Shea Gentle-King only being replied to by home goals from Tom Howson and Archie Turner.

For AFC Kempston Town & Bedford College Reserves it was a first win in five outings with a 3-1 home victory over Chrisitians in Sport (Luton) who were going down to their sixth away defeat on the bounce. Perry Ronayne netting twice and Sajan Khinda once for the Town against a lone Jamie Nolan reply. Whilst following six straight home defeats on the spin Wilstead Reserves bucked the trend in sharing the spoils in a 3-3 draw against Lea Sports PSG who were duly taking their unbeaten ways up to five games. Robert Booth, Tom Dunne and Filip Hammond on the home scoresheet against PSG replies via George Niven, Will Tyler and Rhys Cadger.

Division Two supported by Hy-Pro

Like in the division above the Division Two supported by Hy-Pro title race is still in the balance but now more than ever looking like Elstow Abbey's to lose rather than anyone else's to win after they were gifted three points when Unite MK Reserves for the fourth time this season failed to raise a side and entertain them at their Brooklands base. The Abbey now six points clear of new second placers Sporting Lewsey Park who claimed their sixth away win on the bounce to extend their unbeaten ways up to 12 games with a 4-2 victory at Atletico Europa. Chris Gibson, Jonathan Barnett, Josh Ramsey and Scott Murchie all finding the back of the net against Europa replies via Paddy Alimanji and Asuki Sulyman.

The Park thus duly jumping above the now third place Houghton Athletic who were beaten 3-0 at Clifton. Dylan Donaldson with a brace plus a strike from Michael Hall being their downfall. Whilst Meltis Albion are now up into fifth place after being gifted the three points when Black Swan ( Luton) failed to raise a side to make the journey to face them at Miller Road. Thus dropping Kempston Athletic into seventh place after they were beaten 2-0 at home by Caldecote Reserves. Carl Heath and Elliot Cracknell the visitors goalscorers.

Elsewhere, Luton Leagrave AFC returned to winning ways for the first time in five outings with a 1-0 home win over M&DH Clapham Sports all thanks to a goal from Nicolea Covileac. Whilst for Marston Shelton Rovers Reserves it was a 1-1 home draw against St Joseph ( Saturday) Lorenzo Jordan netting for the Rovers and Glen Marshall replying for the visitors. Whilst on the day Sundon Park Rovers became the third club to be gifted three points when AFC Oakley M&DH Reserves failed to raise a side to journey into Luton to meet them.

Division Three supported by Hy-Pro

Action in Division Three supported by Hy-Pro saw Pines (Luton) claim the league title with a 5-1 victory at third place Real Haynes. Ryan Smith and Alan Morris both netting twice and Nathan Miller once to bring up the nap hand against a lone home reply via Billy Flack. Whilst Bedford Albion Reserves enhanced their chances of collecting the seasons silver medals with a 1-0 victory at Lidlington United Sports thanks to a goal from Stefan Bucur.

Also winning on the road were Wixam Wanderers and Stevington Reserves. The Wanderers collecting all three points in winning 3-2 at FC Polonia ( Luton) thanks to goals from Tom O'Neill, Joe Holmes and Taylor Ridge against home replies via Damian Slawkowski and Grzegorz Rudnicki. Whilst Stevington Reserves with goals from Jamie Daniels and Aaron Hewitt won 2-1 at Shefford Town & Campton A for whom Kyle Cook netted.

Elsewhere, Square FC were the 4-1 home winners over Wootton Village. Tom Foster netting twice including one from the penalty spot and joined on their scoresheet by single goals from Kevin Beales and Josh Fenessey against a lone Village reply from Johnny Lam. Whilst Harlington Juniors will be gifted the three points following the withdrawal from the league of Dinamo Flitwick.

13/04/2019