The new 2020-2021 season is under way. The league committee is delighted that football has restarted and are looking forward to seeing how the season unfolds. September has seen some excellent performances and really interesting results. Below is a division by division review of September.

Division Two
There was a new look to Division Two with only 5 of last season's teams still in the division. Beckenham, Crofton Albion, Eltham Eagles, Farnborough Old Boys Guild 4ths and Old Bexley Town (formerly New Russellers) were joined by a host of new sides. STC and TNS were promoted after flying through Division Three. Matagalpa and Welling United Deaf (formerly Charlton Athletic Deaf) also moved up from Division Three. Elite Performance moved down from the Premier Division and London Legends rejoined the league a division lower. Peckham Town A were the new side in the division.

Crofton Albion have started the season in great form, following up a win over Matagalpa (4-2) by beating Beckenham in the battle of Weigall Road (3-2) and then seeing off Elite Performance (8-2). Sadly their game against Eltham Eagles was abandoned, but 9 points from 9 constitutes an excellent start for John Lau's men. Nathan Laurence leads the scoring charts, with 4 in 3 games.
Next in the table are Farnborough OBG 4ths , who are always so difficult to beat and have started the season with 3 wins out of 3 also. They opened with a win against Old Bexley Town (1-0), then saw off Welling United Deaf (5-2), before a comfortable victory over Peckham Town A (6-2). Jack Hollidge has 4 in 3 games.
Old Bexley Town ended 2019-20 really well and have picked up 6 points from their opening 3 league games. An impressive win over TNS United (4-1) was followed by a narrow defeat to Farnborough OBG 4ths (0-1), then a whopping 13-0 win against London Legends. Ryan Carey and Ben Crumpton both have 5 goals from 4 games.
Matagalpa have stepped up a division well, winning two and losing one. Following an opening defeat to Crofton (2-4), they have won two on the spin - TNS United (3-1) and Beckenham (4-1). Sebastian Morley has 4 in 4 games.
Eltham Eagles will be looking for promotion this season and have started well, beating Welling United Deaf (6-2) and STC Sports (1-0), with a defeat to TNS United (0-1) in the middle of that run. As explained earlier, a top-of-the-table clash with Crofton Albion was sadly abandoned. Luke Berwick has 6 goals already.
STC , unbeaten in the league in their debut season, have found life a bit tougher in Division Two. A win against Peckham Town A (2-0) was impressive, but was followed by a narrow loss to Eltham Town (0-1) in the battle of Ivor Grove. They will hope to pick up their form in the coming weeks.
Beckenham had a season to forget last year, but started more brightly in 2020, losing their opening fixture narrowly to Crofton (2-3) before winning against London Legends (4-2). This was followed by a loss to Matagalpa (1-4), so they will be hoping to rediscover their best form in October, having added a reserve side to the league.
Peckham Town A had a very impressive opening day victory over London Legends (5-1), before that loss to STC Sports (0-2) and another defeat to Farnborough OBG 4ths (2-6). With a young side and ambitious coach, they will be a team to watch this season.
Elite Performance, or EPSET fielded two sides last season, but struggled and ended up with one. They have gone down to Division Two to rebuild this term and have started with a win (5-2 against London Legends) and a loss (2-8 to Crofton Albion). They will hope to find stability in this division.
TNS United were brilliant in Division Three of their opening campaign in the BASLFL. A step up has been tough, with a defeat to Old Bexley Town (1-4) followed by an impressive win to inflict Eltham Eagles only loss this season (1-0) before losing to Matagalpa (1-3). They are too good to struggle and these results show how competitive this division is.
Welling United Deaf are yet to get a point on the board, with losses to Eltham Eagles (3-6) and Farnborough OBG 4ths (2-5). They will hope to change this soon.
As will London Legends , who have lost all four games played in September - Peckham Town A (1-5), Elite Performance (2-5), Beckenham (2-4) and Old Bexley Town (0-13). These results will be hard to take, but with an impressive youth set-up I am sure they will turn it around.