SHIFNAL wowed their home fans on Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over Wolverhampton Casuals, their first win of the season.
Harry Cunningham, Jake Webb and Keanu Cooper each got two goals for Shifnal, with Kienan Palmer replying for Casuals. Walsall Wood beat AFC Wulfrunians 2-1 away with goals from Romario Martin and John Atherton, Aaron Bishop getting a late consolation for Wulfs. Hanley Town are the early pacesetters at the top on goal difference after a 4-2 win over Haughmond, though Boldmere are on the same points after beating Stourport Swifts 2-1 with goals from Alex McSkeane and Robbie Thompson-Brown. Drew Canavan got a late penalty for Swifts. Lye got their first win of the season, beating Bewdley 2-0 away. There were goals aplenty in division one, Ashby Ivanhoe beating Nuneaton Griff 7-0 at home and OJM Black Country winning 5-0 at Bridgnorth. Atherstone stay top with a 100-per-cent record after beating Chelmsley Town 4-1 and Dudley Town won their second game in a row, 2--1 against Wednesfield, and at the same time inflicted the visitor's first defeat of the season. Shawbury's game against Cradley was postponed due to a Covid case in the visiting ranks. Monday's action in the premier saw Romulus beat Tividale 1-0. Whitchurch Alport and Stone Old Alleynians shared six goals from in a 3-3 draw. Midweek Results: Monday Premier: Romulus 1-0 Tividale 0 Whitchurch Alport 3 Stone Old Alleynians 3 Tuesday Premier: Hanley Town 4 Haughmond 2 Shifnal Town 6 Wolverhampton Casuals 1 Bewdley Town 0 Lye Town 2 Boldmere 2 Stourport Swifts 1 AFC Wulfrunians 1 Walsall Wood 2 Uttoxeter Town 1 Lichfield City 1 Division One: Atherstone 4 Chelmsley Town 1 Ashby Ivanhoe 7 Nuneaton Griff 0 AFC Bridgnorth 0 OJM Black Country 5 Dudley Town 2 Wednesfield 1 Dudley Sports 0 Heath Hayes 2 Khalsa Football Federation 0 Bilston Town Community 4 Woverhampton Sporting Community 1 Stapenhill 4 Shawbury P-P Cradley Town Wednesday fixtures: Premier: Worcester City v Highgate United. Division One: Darlaston Town 1874 v Coventry Copsewood HANLEY Town and Haughmond meet tonight (Tuesday) in a dress rehearsal for their FA Cup Preliminary round tie on Saturday.
Hanley have won their first two games of the season, including putting Lye out of the FA Cup whilst Haughmond narrowly lost at Lichfield City in the league on Saturday. Shifnal will be playing their first home game of the season tonight when they entertain Wolverhampton Casuals at the Acoustafoam Stadium. Both teams will be looking for their first points of the season, Shifnal having lost at Hanley and Casuals at Boldmere. In a Staffordshire derby, Uttoxeter Town meet Lichfield City at Oldfields Sports Ground. Both teams started the season with wins on Saturday. In Division One Atherstone will hope to maintain top spot when they entertain Chelmsley Town at the Mark Webster Community Stadium but Wednesfield are hot on their heels and visit Dudley Town, who won 6-0 away at Nuneaton Griff on Saturday. Full Tuesday night fixtures: Premier Division: Boldmere v Stourport Swifts AFC Wulfrunians v Walsall Wood Bewdley Town v Lye Town Hanley Town v Haughmond Shifnal Town v Wolverhampton Casuals Uttoxeter Town v Lichfield City Division One Bridgnorth v OJM Black Country Ashby Ivanhoe v Nuneaton Griff Atherstone Town v Chelmsley Town Dudley Sports v Heath Hayes Dudley Town v Wednesfield Khalsa Football Federation v Bilston Town Community Shawbury United v Cradley Town Wolverhampton Sporting Community v Stapenhill |
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