Salisbury Journal

Champions go nap on final day

From the Wiltshire Times, first published Monday 14th May 2007.

Champions The Southgate Inn, who lost their 100 per cent record when they lost to Wheatsheaf in midweek, returned to winning ways in their final match of the season as they triumphed 5-0 away from home against a Pack Horse Rangers side who failed to win any of their final five matches of the campaign.

The result indicates the match was a little one sided but had Gar Duguid, Shane Bell, Justin Darby, Glyn Pascoe, Steve Ponting and Phil Clark not missed numerous opportunities for the hosts the scoreline might have ended differently. Andy Davies scored a hat-trick for the winners with last season's player-of-the-year David Lloyd adding the other two.

Biddestone White Horse entertained Cooper-Avon at the weekend and it was the tyremen who continued their fine run as their 2-0 victory saw them stretch their unbeaten run to 12 matches and deny the White Horse a fifth straight win, James Ponsford gave Cooper-Avon the lead after a goal-less first 45 minutes and Simon Gillatt sealed the win with his 36th goal of the season.

Blue Circle finished their season in fine style as they edged a nine goal thriller by the odd goal with a 5-4 home win over the Sir Audley's Arms.

Steve Mallard scored for both teams but his own goal which put the cement boys one up was the pick of them. Mallard had a rush of blood to the head as he lobbed his own goalkeeper from 18 yards to start the goal fest.

Neil Watts added a double for the Circle with Martin Hemmens and Dan Cox scoring one apiece to make up the five. Andy Breeze, Ben Arthers, Adam O'Keeffe and Mallard, who eventually found the right net, made up the losers' quartet although, both the Circle's Steve North and Pete Lusty had a helping hand in two of the goals.

Chippenham United RAOB were already relegated before they travelled to Meadow Lane to take on Westbury Rangers B and, having won 3-1 on their own patch, United were hopeful they might be able to complete the season with a win. But that idea quickly evaporated as Rangers ran riot and won 10-3. Neil Gordon led the rout with four goals, Mark Young added two and Sam Gooding, Kevin Balchin, Dave Jones and Kevin Farrer scored one each.

Matt Blackmore, Ian Barrett and Adam Forester shared United's goals.

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