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Cropley’s Suzuki Boston Saturday League

Round-up from the 2006-2007 season

News 2006-2007
September 17, 2006 Several Boston Saturday League teams have reached the first round proper of the Lincolnshire Junior Cup. Ties involving Boston area sides, to be played on October 14, are: Billinghay Athletic v Sun FC or Fiddler FC; Fulbeck United v Fosdyke; Crosby Colts v Holbeach Bank; Tydd St Mary v Swineshead Institute; Plough (Skellingthorpe) v Wyberton; Croft United v Mitchells FC; Alford Town v Spilsby Town; Fishtoft v Deeping Sports; Pointon v Coningsby.
August 30, 2006 The close season saw the unfortunate demise of Holbeach St Marks, a club who had graced the Boston Saturday League for many seasons. The club eventually pulled the plug two weeks ago after a frustrating time during the summer on the player-recruitment front. With only six players signed on and no encouraging signs of potential new players on the horizon the club regrettably decided that there was no possibility of them competing in the new season and they submitted their request to withdraw from the league. Three other clubs had already decided at the end of the previous campaign that they would be standing down. They were Shodfriars and West Pinchbeck (both from Division Three) and Boston Town Colts (Premier Division). Another club who found themselves without a place in the Saturday League was East Region School of Sport but on this occasion, it was due entirely to their continued flouting of the rule book and subsequent suspensions. Fortunately new clubs, Nortoft and Marshalls along with new reserve sides from Westside Rangers, Freiston and Wrangle United have boosted the number of participating clubs for the new campaign.
July 26, 2006 SWINESHEAD CUP 2006-2007 Swineshead Cup draw details for 2006-2007: Round one (on or before January 1): Fishtoft v Swineshead Institute. Round two (on or before Monday April 9): Fishtoft or Swineshead Institute v Horncastle Town, Old Dons v Mareham Utd, Croft Utd v Spilsby Town, Kirton Town v Sleaford Town. Semi-finals draw will be made at April committee meeting. Final will be played at Swineshead on Saturday May 19, 5.30pm kick-off.
July 3, 2006 The 2006-2007 season of the Cropley’s Suzuki Boston Saturday League will get under way on September 2. Featured below is the make-up of the four divisions and the opening round draws for all the knockout competitions run in conjunction with the league.
League composition for 2006-2007
Cropley’s Suzuki Premier Division: Billinghay Athletic Coningsby Croft United Gedney Drove End Kirton Town Skegness Town Sleaford Town Spilsby Town Swineshead Institute Wrangle United Wyberton	Cropley’s Suzuki Division One: Fishtoft Holbeach Bank North Sea United Old Doningtonians Old Leake Spalding Town Spilsby Town Res Swineshead Institute Res Tydd St Mary West End Tigers Westside Rangers	Cropley’s Suzuki Division Two: Black Bull United Coningsby Res Fosdyke Freiston Kirton Town Res Mareham United Park Road Old Boys Park United Spalding Harriers Sutterton Wainfleet United Woodhall Spa United	Cropley’s Suzuki Division Three: Billinghay Athletic Res Freiston Res Friskney Holbeach St Marks Holbeach United Social Mareham United Res Marshalls Nortoft United Old Doningtonians Res Park United Res Westside Rangers Res Wrangle United Res
Draws for first stages of knockout competitions 2006-2007
James Eley Sports Cup First round, September 9, kick-off 2pm: Black Bull United v Spalding Town Wainfleet United v Tydd St Mary Second round, October 7, kick-off 2pm: Black Bull or Spalding Town v Marshalls Coningsby v Old Leake Fishtoft v Spalding Harriers Friskney v Nortoft United Gedney drove End v Fosdyke Holbeach St Marks v Croft United Holbeach United Social v Billinghay Athletic Mareham United v Sutterton Old Doningtonians v Kirton Town Park United v Woodhall Spa United Skegness Town v Swineshead Institute Spilsby Town v Wyberton Wainfleet Utd or Tydd St Mary v Sleaford Town Westside Rangers v West End Tigers Wrangle United v Holbeach Bank		Target Newspapers Challenge Cup First round, September 30, kick-off 2pm: Holbeach Bank v West End Tigers Holbeach United Social v Sutterton Mareham United v Holbeach St Marks Park United v Old Leake Spalding Town v Marshalls Westside Rangers v Tydd St Mary Woodhall Spa v Fishtoft Byes: Black Bull United, Fosdyke, Freiston, Friskney, Nortoft United, Old Doningtonians, Park Road Old Boys, Spalding Harriers, Wainfleet United
Main Ridge Take Away Reserve Cup First round, November 4, kick-off 1.45pm Mareham United Res v Swineshead Institute Res Old Doningtonians Res v Freiston Res Westside Rangers Res v Kirton Town Res Byes: Billinghay Athletic Res, Coningsby Res, Park United Res, Spilsby Town Res, Wrangle United Res		Barclays Brokers Willoughby Cup First round, January 27, kick-off 1.30pm: Coningsby v Fishtoft Croft United v Wainfleet United Fosdyke v Skegness Town Kirton Town v Park United Mareham United v Old Leake Spilsby Town v Wyberton Swineshead Institute v Old Doningtonians Wrangle United v Billinghay Athletic Barclays Brokers Willoughby Shield First round, February 3, kick-off 1.45pm: Coningsby Res v Wrangle United Res Byes: Billinghay Athletic Res, Kirton Town Res, Mareham United Res, Old Doningtonians Res, Park United Res, Spilsby Town Res, Swineshead Institute Res
July 2, 2006 Roger Gell, chairman, opened the annual meeting of the Cropley’s Suzuki Boston and District Saturday Football League by asking everyone in attendance to mark the recent death of John Chappell from Spalding. Before a minute’s silence, league vice-president Tony Appleby reminded the meeting of the hard work done by John on behalf of local football, especially in the Spalding area, which included a long period as the LFA’s delegate to the Football Association. The roll call found that league champions Billinghay Athletic, along with the team from HMP North Sea Camp, were not in attendance and both clubs will be fined £30. Mark Robinson was presented with the referee of the year award and awards were presented to the leading league goal scorers. There was a tie in the Premier Division between Paul Butler from Skegness Town and Jordan Wood from Spilsby Town, who had both scored 16 goals. In Division One, Chris Wing from Old Doningtonians won with 23goals and Niall O’Grady from Westside Rangers was the winner in Division Two with 25 goals but the league’s hotshot was to be found in Division Three. Jimmy Brittain, playing for division runners-up Shodfriars, rattled in 47 goals in the league and a further thre goals in the cup competitions saw him record a marvellous half-century. The league will be making a donation of £350 to the LFA’s Benevolent Fund. allan Gray, secretary of Skegness Town, was elected to the league’s management committee following the decision by Richard Scott to step down. Alf Stones retired as auditor and a presentation of a league tie was made to Alf who continues his 52 years’ service with the league as vice-president. New reserve teams from Freiston and Westside Rangers were admitted to the league but by just two votes the application by Croft United to re-enter their reserve team was defeated. The team had folded back in November and by, albeit a narrow majority, the other clubs did not want to see them back straight away. Two new clubs were admitted to the league. Marshalls FC bear the name of their sponsors in Butterwick and Nortoft United FC, based at the Roper’s Arms on Horncastle Road, Boston, carry on the tradition of the long established Sunday League side. The meeting went on to approve an increase in match fees for referees to £15 along with an increase in their travelling expenses to 25p per mile, bringing the league into line with the County Cup. Mr Gell expressed his pleasure at this result, as the lague would be competing with the Lincolnshire League for officials. The decision by the Lincolnshire League to revert to junior status from its previously held intermediate status would mean the two leagues were on the same footing and would be attempting to recruit match officials from the same area. It was agree that the season would start on Saturday September 2, ending on May 12 2007. The league constitution was agreed with the top two division comprising 11 teams each and the lower two divisions being each of 12 teams. Cropley’s Suzuki Premier Division: Billinghay Athletic, Coningsby, Croft United, Gedney Drove End, Kirton Town, Skegness Town, Sleaford Town, Spilsby Town, Swineshead Institute, Wrangle United, Wyberton. Cropley’s Suzuki Division One: Fishtoft, Holbeach Bank, North Sea United, Old Doningtonians, Old Leake, Spalding Town, Spilsby Town Reserves, Swineshead Institute Reserves, Tydd St Mary, West End Tigers, Westside Rangers. Cropley’s Suzuki Division Two: Black Bull United, Coningsby Reserves, Fosdyke, Freiston, Kirton Town Reserves, Mareham United, Park Road Old Boys, Park United, Spalding Harriers, Sutterton, Wainfleet United, Woodhall Spa United. Cropley’s Suzuki Division Three: Billinghay Athletic Reserves, Freiston Reserves, Friskney, Holbeach St Marks, Holbeach United Social, Mareham United Reserves, Marshalls, Nortoft United, Old Doningtonians Reserves, Park United Reserves, Westside Rangers Reserves, Wrangle United Reserves.
June 18, 2006 The draw has been made for Fishtoft Cup, contested by teams from the Boston Saturday League. Details are: Round one: Spilsby Town v Holbeach St Marks (A); Bye v Park United (B); Wrangle v Old Doningtonians (C); Skegness Town v Fishtoft (D); Coningsby v Wyberton (E); Swineshead Institute v Billinghay Athletic (F); Sleaford Town v Croft United (G); Mareham United v Kirton Town (H). Round two (October 28): C v E (1); A v G (2); D v B (3); F v H (4). Semi-finals (February 3): 4 v 3; 2 v 1. Final (date to be arranged)