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West Kent Sunday League Report – Sunday 16th April 2017
A short report once again this week, with the league programme almost complete.
WKSFL Spring Cup - Senior
Simla made sure of a place in the semi-final of the Spring Cup with two thumping wins in the space of three days.
On Thursday evening they travelled to Green Lane and came back 7-0 winners
and on Sunday hosted Armada and won 8-1. They will meet Gardener's Arms
next Sunday in what is bound to be a keenly contested match.
On Thursday, there were first half goals from David Blundell, Ian
Parsons and Joe Fuller. It was 3 - 0 to Simla at
half time. Second half goals from David Blundell, Ian Parsons, Matt
Coleman and Matt Crompton lead to a final score of final score Green
Lane 0 Simla 7. Clean sheet keeper - Joe Cullip
Sunday's game saw Simla return to their old form with an emphatic first half performance leading to a 7 - 0 half time score.
They were in front by two goals within the first three minutes through Joe Fuller and Ian Parsons,
before Jon Lord scored from a left foot volley from 30 yards. Steve
Smith went on to score another, before Simla were awarded a free kick
just outside the penalty area which was superbly struck by Alex Carey
for goal number five. Two further goals were scored in the first period,
one more each for Ian Parsons and Alex Carey.
The second half was a bit quieter, with Armada defending better and
Simla only scoring one more goal from Joe Fuller before Armada scored a
consolation goal later on by Tom Vivian. Final score Simla 8 Armada 1
For their part, Gardener's Arms qualified with a 1-0 win at
Tonbridge Origin. A tight game was settled by a first half penalty from Karl Smith after Andrew Grundy was fouled in the box.
The Division Two Champions are the surprise winners of the 'Group of
Death' after successfully beating three of Division One's top four sides
without conceding a goal. Goalkeeper Ben Carter kept his twelfth clean sheet of the season and is a
certainty to pick up that award at the presentation evening on May 5th.
Artois United also qualified by virtue of the best runner-up position.
They had to score goals and did so, beating Insulators
5-3. Artois started this game with real intent as Insulators slept
through the first half. The away side took a two goal lead inside the
first five minutes with Peter Shaw and Tim Maynard scoring. They added
two more before half time, Bruce Sands from the spot then Jake Miller.
Looking at the prospect of a double figure defeat, Insulators put in a
determined performance in the second half. Shane Blackman, making his
first start of the season, pulled one back and then Ben Manser scored a
fine second. Blackman was brought down for a penalty which manager
Kierron Banks scored after his first shot was well saved. Into the last
10 minutes Insulators pressed and Artois took advantage adding a fifth
in injury time, that being scored by George Rodgers.
Artois United will visit Brenchley in the second semi-final on 30th
April, Brenchley having already qualified as Group Three winners.
Division One
One match remains to be played, Armada v Dormansland Rockets next
Sunday. An ideal 'warm-up' for Rockets as they prepare for their Surrey
Lower Junior Cup final on 10th May.
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Artois United |
14 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
62 |
25 |
37 |
31 |
| 2 |
Tonbridge Origin |
14 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
55 |
29 |
26 |
31 |
| 3 |
Simla # |
14 |
11 |
0 |
3 |
46 |
23 |
23 |
30 |
| 4 |
Insulators |
14 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
51 |
29 |
22 |
22 |
| 5 |
Armada |
13 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
25 |
29 |
-4 |
17 |
| 6 |
Dormansland Rockets |
13 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
23 |
43 |
-20 |
15 |
| 7 |
TW Foresters |
14 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
28 |
45 |
-17 |
13 |
| 8 |
Goudhurst United + |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
13 |
80 |
-67 |
3 |
+ three points awarded # three points deducted
Division Two
Almost the final game, in which Langton Green rounded off their season
after a month without a game by beating Paddock Wood 4-1. That win
lifted them from the bottom of the table. Pete Fairhurst, Charlie
Sharman, Ali Gill and Inigo Martin-Quirke scored. Josh Neinricci replied for Paddock Wood.
The Division Two issues are now all decided, with the final game between
Green Lane and Pembury Sunday scheduled for this coming Sunday.
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Gardener's Arms |
16 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
62 |
13 |
49 |
42 |
| 2 |
Pembury Sunday |
15 |
11 |
2 |
2 |
52 |
12 |
40 |
35 |
| 3 |
Green Lane |
15 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
36 |
25 |
11 |
27 |
| 4 |
Paddock Wood + |
16 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
30 |
46 |
-16 |
25 |
| 5 |
SE Spitfires |
16 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
22 |
35 |
-13 |
17 |
| 6 |
Brenchley |
16 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
29 |
46 |
-17 |
17 |
| 7 |
Langton Green |
16 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
37 |
59 |
-22 |
15 |
| 8 |
Hawkenbury Sunday |
16 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
27 |
37 |
-10 |
12 |
| 9 |
Cassidy's Phoenix # |
16 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
26 |
48 |
-22 |
12 |
+ three points awarded # three points deducted
Division Three
The final match of Division Three's programme saw Rusthall Club Athletic end a frustrating season with
a 4-1 win at Paddock Wood Reserves. Only one point gained from their
first four games cost them dearly, as they were clearly the form team
towards the end of the campaign. They rounded off the season with two
goals by Geoff Ashcroft, one from leading scorer Ben Johnson and one
from Terry Hallett. Phil Abbott scored for Paddock Wood Reserves.
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bricklayers Arms (C) |
16 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
59 |
24 |
35 |
36 |
| 2 |
Green St Blues |
16 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
38 |
25 |
13 |
34 |
| 3 |
Rusthall Club Athletic |
16 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
53 |
27 |
26 |
32 |
| 4 |
Crowborough Town |
16 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
47 |
33 |
14 |
31 |
| 5 |
Tonbridge Invicta |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
54 |
33 |
21 |
26 |
| 6 |
St John's Yard |
16 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
30 |
59 |
-29 |
19 |
| 7 |
Paddock Wood Reserves |
16 |
5 |
1 |
10 |
23 |
48 |
-25 |
16 |
| 8 |
Ticehurst Village |
16 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
34 |
48 |
-14 |
14 |
| 9 |
Speldhurst Rangers |
16 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
25 |
66 |
-41 |
2 |
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