Danny Hollis • 6 October 2018

Round-Up of weeks 3-5

The season has begun to take shape, as we reach week 5. Since the last round-up, the still have 6 teams with a 100% record in the league, including three with 3 wins out of 3 in the Jim Hampson Division One.

In the John Cooper Premier Division, Greenwich Borough U23s lead the way. On 22nd September they were held 3-3 in a tough match with Wickham Park. They got back to winning ways on the 29th, coming back from 0-1 down at half-time, to beat West Bromley Albion 3-1, Kenneth Lemchi scoring twice. They were humbled this Saturday, though, going down 2-8 to Meridian.
This was a result for Meridian that sees them soar into second place in the division. They are on an excellent run, having won 5-2 against West Bromley Albion in the league, before beating FC Greenwich 4-1 in the Queen Mary Cup, Abdulkadri Hafeez with a brace.
Red Velvet 'A' are third, with 6 points from 6. They won 3-0 against FC Greenwich thanks to a Joe Farrow hat-trick, before beating Kingsdale 5-1. This week they won through in the Kent Junior Cup, 6-0 against River Plate.
Fourth are Wickham Park, who followed up their draw against Greenwich Borough with a postponed match against Eltham Town, before thrashing Danson Sports (last season's Jim Hampson 1st Division winners before switching to the KCFL) 9-0 in the Kent County Cup.
Frazier are fifth, having won on 22nd September 4-3 against Kingsdale, Noah Hilton with two goals. They followed this up on the 29th by going down 2-1 to Eden Park Rangers. They will be glad to have got their first win.
FC Greenwich are next, having beaten Kingsdale 4-2 today.
They are follwoed by Eltham Town, with 3 points from 3. They have not played for two weeks, having beaten New Russellers 6-0 in the Queen Mary Cup on 22nd September, 3 goals from Sam Hayes and 2 from Matt Finch that day.
Eden Park Rangers have not played since their win against Frazier.
Without a win are West Bromley Albion, although they have only played twice in the league and Kingsdale, unlucky as they have led in all but one of their games so far. That first win will be just around the corner.

In the Jim Hampson Division One, Old Colfeians, Cray Wanderers and Eltham Town Reserves have 3 wins from 3 games. Old Colfeians lead the way on goal-difference after another walloping win on 22nd September, 10-2 against Beckenham. Lewis Lake and last-season's 2nd Division top-goalscorer, Ibrahim Aldouri, both with hat-tricks.
Cray Wanderers Community roll on, with wins against River Plate (3-1), Lewisham Lions (5-1) and an 8-0 victory over Erith and Belvedere Reserves in the Kent Cup.
Eltham Town Reserves beat Farnborough 3rds 5-3 and Erith and Belvedere 2-1 in the league, before a surprisingly big defeat to Old Roan in the Ron Pope Cup today, 0-5.
The best of the rest in are River Plate, on 4 points and keen to return to league action after a heavy loss to high-flying Red Velvet 'A' today. With a host of new players, they have made an excellent start.
Lewisham Athletic are also a club in transition and have had a decent start. They drew 5-5 with Old Roan on 22nd September, before winning 5-3 against Beckenham on 29th, with 5 different goal-scorers.
Farnborough 3rds followed their loss to Eltham Town Reserves with an excellent Queen Mary Cup win against Welling Town 'A' on 29th September, running out 3-2 winners.
Old Roan are next up and have really got their season started with that excellent cup win today. Manager Tom Lawrance will hope that they can push on now and take that form into the league.
Lewisham Lions have found life tough so far, as many new sides do. They managed their first point against Erith and Belvedere Reserves on 22nd September, but will be disappointed not to have got 3 points, having led 2-0 at half-time, before the game finished 2-2. They have subsequently lost 5-2 to Cray in the league and by the same score-line to Latter-Day Saints in the Queen Mary Cup.
Similarly, Erith and Belvedere have not yet found a winning formula, that comeback point against Lewisham Lions their only one so far. They will be hoping to turn it around in the coming weeks and I am sure that first win will not be too long in coming.
Another new side prop up the table, Beckenham having had a tough run of fixtures to start life in the BASLFL. Another team that will be looking to pick up points in the coming weeks.

Division Two looked really strong this season and has not disappointed so far. Unbeaten Farnborough OBG 4ths lead the way so far. Showing how tight the league is, they have won by the odd goal or two in each game. They won 4-2 against Ground Hoppers on 22nd September, Harry Smart with two goals. They followed this up with a tough 2-1 win against Crofton Albion, before beating Sevenoaks League side, AFC Orpington 3-2 in the Kent County Cup. A terrific season so far for a very young side, and manager Jez Allen must be delighted.
South Dulwich are second and have been in free-scoring form - 11-2 against Bosco followed by 7-0 against Eden Park. Tariq Naser got 4, Daniel Levey 3 and Rob Seaborne also 3 against Bosco, but none hit the net against Eden Park, showing a huge attacking potential. They won against this week, a tough 2-1 win against Eltham Eagles.
Crofton Albion are third, with a thumping win against Bromleians 3rds, 7-1 preceeding the loss to FOBG. Nathan Laurence smashed in a hat-trick.
New Russellers have started life in the BASLFL really well, although not so well in the cups. On 22nd September they lost 6-0 to Eltham Town in the Queen Mary. They got back to winning ways in the league, beating Russellers 4-3 in a thriller, Conor Fitzsimons with a double. They then lost in the Kent Cup to The Bull Reserves in another thriller, 5-4.
Eltham Eagles have been much stronger this season, with some tough losses to take. They won well against Bosco Falcons (5-1), helped by a Reginald Oliver hat-trick, sandwiched between two 2-1 losses to Eden Park and South Dulwich.
Russellers will be frustrated with their loss to New Russellers, having really got their season going with a 3-0 victory over Welling Town 'A' on 22nd September.
Welling Town 'A', another new side with a reputation for playing excellent football, followed up those losses to Russellers and Farnborough with a thumping 8-1 win over Bosco Football Academy Reserves today in the Elizabeth Jaques Cup, Darnel Coker, Jacob Smale and Christian Udo with two each. They will hope to use this as a springboard to push on in the league.
Ground Hoppers are another team with a mixed start that could go either way, having one win, one draw and one loss in the league. Having had two weeks off following the loss to Farnborough 4ths, they will hope to spring back with a win next week.
Eden Park will be happy to get off the mark with a win, having beaten Eltham Eagles 2-1 on 22nd September, James Hunter the match-winner with a brace. They were brought back down to earth with the loss to South Dulwich today, but need to be back to their best against New Russellers next week.
Bosco have had a bad run, having lost 11-2 to South Dulwich on 22nd September, followed by the 5-1 loss to Eltham Eagles. They will be hoping to get themselves back to winning ways next week.
Bromleians Thirds lost to Crofton 7-1 before changes at the club have meant they have asked for few weeks off. We all wish the club the best as they restructure their management.

Onwards to the Third Division and our most impressive record so far, as Teviot Rangers lead the way with 5 wins from 5. Manager Ray Berry has pulled together an excellent side and has been delighted with their form so far. A walloping 10-0 win against Old Roan Reserves (Terence Brady with a hat-trick, alongside braces for Dolapo Samo, Dean Philippe and Sam Shofowora) on 22nd September was followed by a 2-1 win in the top-of-the-table clash against Seven Acre Sports on the 29th. This week they won again, 5-0 away at Slade Green Knights.
Second-placed Seven Acre Sports won 10-2 against Bosco Reserves (William Field 3, William Edwards, Mickey Wright 2) and 1-0 against Charlton Deaf either side of that loss to Teviot. They have really improved since last season and will be hoping to keep their early-season form going.
AWS are also having a great start, winning 3-2 against Wickham Park Reserves, Dan Houdini with a double and 4-2 against Slade Green Knights, Mark Antoinee with two this time. Sadly, Old Roan Reserves could not get a side out to face them this week.
Welling Park Reserves are another improved side, and sit in fourth. A 6-3 win against Latter-Day Saints, courtesy of doubles by Steve Hudson and Tunde Mebude; was followed by a hard-fought 2-1 win against Old Roan Reserves; before a penalty shoot-out win against Wickham Park Reserves, following a 4-4 draw.
Latter-Day Saints have also improved markedly this season. They bounced back from losing to Welling Park Reserves on 22nd with a thrilling 9-4 win against Wickham Park Reserves (Jeremy Owusu-Ansah with a hat-trick and Jadon Samuel Roye with a brace) and a very impressive 5-2 win against 1st Division Lewisham Lions in the Queen Mary Cup this week.
In 6th are new-boys, South East Athletic 'A', having won their first game in the competition, 3-1 against Dulwich Village Reserves. Ex-Junior Reds boss, Pat O'Connor, will be delighted with his side's start, helped by a brace from left-back, Manny Kehinde.
Slade Green Knights have had a tough run of fixtures, losing to top sides, AWS and Teviot Rangers.
Wickham Park Reserves have had a mixed start to life in the BASLFL, and have had a tough run with those losses to AWS, Latter-Day Saints and Welling Park Reserves, but sit comfortably in mid-table.
Charlton Athletic Deaf are next up and drew 3-3 with Dulwich Village Reserves, thanks to a hat-trick from Dayo Bamidele, before this week's loss to Seven Acre Sports. On 29th September, they won well in the English Deaf League, 6-1 against Birmingham.
Dulwich Village Reserves followed that draw with Charlton Deaf with no match last week and the loss to South East this week. Their young side will be looking to build on some promising performances and turn them into points.
Old Roan Reserves are without a point, having lost heavily to Teviot on the 22nd September, they were unlucky to go down 1-2 to Welling Park Reserves last week.
Bosco Falcons are also without a point, having lost 10-2 to Seven Acre, they failed to get a team out on the 29th before losing to Welling Town 'A' in the Elizabeth Jaques this week. They will be hoping to turn their season around in the coming weeks.

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