Commonwealth of Baker Park Sports News

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FAC Academy League

New Bremen's Academy will represent the FAC in the Rising Stars Cup, as well as having the possibility of making the Champions League path group stage.

Premier League             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 New Bremen Men              30   16   6   8    51   40  +11    54
 2 Southend AC Coed            30   13  11   6    50   32  +18    50
 3 Shirley Metros Coed         30   14   8   8    45   35  +10    50
 4 Hillsborough Men            30   13  10   7    43   33  +10    49
 5 Nor-Dale Men                30   11  11   8    35   33   +2    44
 6 Westwood Sprites Coed       30   11   9  10    39   34   +5    42
 7 Forest Park Coed            30   10  12   8    40   36   +4    42
 8 Jamestown City Coed         30   10  12   8    41   33   +8    42
 9 Victoria & Albert Men       30   12   5  13    38   40   −2    41
10 Monmouth Park Men           30    9  11  10    38   37   +1    38
11 Middletown City Coed        30    9  11  10    40   44   −4    38
12 Learfield FC Men            30    9  10  11    37   43   −6    37
13 Riverside City Coed         30    9   7  14    27   38  −11    34
14 North Lima Men              30    6  14  10    28   38  −10    32
15 Asbury Park Men             30    7   6  17    32   49  −17    27
16 Llewellyn Turnpike Coed     30    7   5  18    37   56  −19    26

2-A                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Lima City United Coed       30   14  12   4    44   25  +19    54
 2 Hamilton Wanderers Coed     30   15   8   7    52   34  +18    53
 3 East Endborough Coed        30   14  11   5    47   39   +8    53
 4 Newmarket Coed              30   13   9   8    47   40   +7    48
 5 Greenlea United Coed        30   13   9   8    42   39   +3    48
 6 Ravens Coed                 30   12  11   7    46   32  +14    47
 7 Far Hills Coed              30   12   7  11    38   32   +6    43
 8 Clayton City Coed           30   10  10  10    46   43   +3    40
 9 Brentford Coed              30   10   6  14    42   46   −4    36
10 Linden Woods Coed           30    8  12  10    38   41   −3    36
11 Meadowdale Coed             30    9   9  12    38   44   −6    36
12 Castleford Coed             30    6  15   9    41   46   −5    33
13 Crusaders Coed              30    8   7  15    35   48  −13    31
14 Broadview AFC Coed          30    6  12  12    34   47  −13    30
15 Bergholz Caledonian Coed    30    6   9  15    37   50  −13    27
16 Hannover United Coed        30    6   9  15    32   53  −21    27


   2-B                        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Corinthians FC Men          30   15   7   8    48   31  +17    52
 2 Sanborn Borough Men         30   13   9   8    43   29  +14    48
 3 Andover Borough Men         30   14   5  11    43   39   +4    47
 4 East Liverpool Men          30   13   7  10    40   34   +6    46
 5 St Warren City Men          30   12   8  10    46   44   +2    44
 6 Midtown Athletic Club Men   30   13   5  12    44   41   +3    44
 7 Salisbury City Men          30   13   5  12    39   42   −3    44
 8 Newport City Men            30   11  10   9    42   40   +2    43
 9 Fairport City Men           30   11   9  10    31   36   −5    42
10 Brentwood Borough Men       30   11   7  12    35   39   −4    40
11 Dalton Town Men             30   11   7  12    38   42   −4    40
12 North Royalton Town Men     30   10   9  11    47   45   +2    39
13 Coolville United Men        30    9  10  11    36   43   −7    37
14 Mansfield C&W Men           30   10   5  15    39   45   −6    35
15 Springfield City Men        30    8   7  15    36   43   −7    31
16 Eastview SC Men             30    9   4  17    37   51  −14    31

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National League Cup review

First Round 1st Leg
Pembroke St David's 1–2 Mansfield C&W FC
Trinity FC 2–2 Shiloh FC
SK Leiderkranz-Turner 2–2 Maritime Athletic SC
Alton Athletic Club 3–0 Greenville Twp
Liberty FC 1–2 Meadowdale FC
McIlroy Station FC 1–3 Jamestown City FC
North Royalton Town FC 1–4 Ravens FC
Greenlea United FC 1–2 East Endborough AFC
Hardun AC 3–0 Patterson Park FC
Lynchana Borderers AC 0–3 Andover Borough SC
St Pats AC 3–1 Forresters FC
Dalton United 1–0 Brentwood Borough
Westphalia County FC 1–1 Brentford FC
Kellerville AFC 2–0 Newmarket Saxons FC
Principia SC 1–1 State Univ
Maineville Marauders FC 1–2 Collinsville United FC
Hampton SC 0–2 Coolville United
Eastview SC 5–1 Fairport Harbor FC
Jennings Borough 1–3 Bridgend Metros FC
Newport City FC 1–1 Paintersville FC
Carlisle FC 3–1 Lewiston Town FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 3–2 Springfield City FC
Sherwood Forest FC 0–2 Corinthians
ROCK Utd FC 1–0 Fairport City FC

2nd Leg
Mansfield C&W FC 1–0 Pembroke St David's (Mansfield win 3-1)
Shiloh FC 1–2 Trinity FC (Trinity win 4-3)
Maritime Athletic SC 3–1 SK Leiderkranz-Turner (Maritime win 5-3)
Greenville Twp 1–1 Alton Athletic Club (Alton win 4-1)
Meadowdale FC 3–0 Liberty FC (Meadowdale win 5-1)
Jamestown City FC 2–1 McIlroy Station FC (Jamestown City win 5-2)
Ravens FC 1–2 North Royalton Town FC (Ravens win 5-3)
East Endborough AFC 3–2 Greenlea United FC (E Endborough win 5-3)
Patterson Park FC 1–2 Hardun AC (Hardun win 5-1)
Andover Borough SC 3–0 Lynchana Borderers AC (Andover win 6-0)
Forresters FC 1–1 St Pats AC (St Pat's win 4-2)
Brentwood Borough 4–0 Dalton United (Brentwood win 4-1)
Brentford FC 1–1 Westphalia County FC (Brentford win 3–2 AET)
Newmarket Saxons FC 1–3 Kellerville AFC (Kellerville win 5-1)
State Univ 1–3 Principia SC (Principia win 4-2)
Collinsville United FC 1–2 Maineville Marauders FC (tie drawn 3-3 AET, Maineville win 7-6 pen)
Coolville United 1–0 Hampton SC (Coolville United win 3-0)
Fairport Harbor FC 4–1 Eastview SC (Eastview win 6-5)
Bridgend Metros FC 3–0 Jennings Borough (Bridgend win 6-1)
Paintersville FC 1–0 Newport City FC (Paintersville win 2-1)
Lewiston Town FC 0–1 Carlisle FC (Carlisle win 4-1)
Springfield City FC 0–2 Jamestown Rovers FC (Jamestown Rovers win 5-2)
Corinthians 3–4 Sherwood Forest FC (Corinthians win 5-4)
Fairport City FC 3–1 ROCK Utd FC (Fairport City win 3-2)

Second Round 1st Leg
Brentwood Borough 2–0 Brentford FC
Richmond Station FC 3–0 Coolville United
Jamestown Rovers FC 0–1 Corinthians
Meadowdale FC 5–3 Riverside City FC
Trinity FC 1–1 Paintersville FC
Linden Woods FC 0–2 Ravens FC
Alton Athletic Club 1–0 Nor-Dale AFC
Middletown City FC 4–0 Middlebourne City AFC
Fairport City FC 0–2 Principia SC
Hardun AC 3–1 Kellerville AFC
Andover Borough SC 3–1 Carlisle FC
Mansfield C&W FC 3–0 Maritime Athletic SC
Bridgend Metros FC 1–1 East Endborough AFC
Marshallton Athletic SC 3–0 Jamestown City FC
St Pats AC 1–0 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Eastview SC 3–2 Maineville Marauders FC

2nd Leg
Brentford FC 2–2 Brentwood Borough (Brentwood Borough win 4-2)
Coolville United 2–1 Richmond Station FC (Richmond Station win4-2)
Corinthians 2–2 Jamestown Rovers FC (Corinthians win 3-2)
Riverside City FC 3–2 Meadowdale FC (Meadowdale win 7-6)
Paintersville FC 2–3 Trinity FC (Trinity win 4-3)
Ravens FC 2–1 Linden Woods FC (Ravens win 4-1)
Nor-Dale AFC 2–0 Alton Athletic Club (Nor-Dale win 2-1)
Middlebourne City AFC 0–0 Middletown City FC (Middletown City win 4-0)
Principia SC 1–2 Fairport City FC (Principia win 3-2)
Kellerville AFC 1–1 Hardun AC (Hardun AC win 4–2)
Carlisle FC 1–1 Andover Borough SC (Andover win 4-2)
Maritime Athletic SC 2–3 Mansfield C&W FC (Mansfield win 6-2)
East Endborough AFC 1–0 Bridgend Metros FC (E Endborough win 2-1)
Jamestown City FC 1–1 Marshallton Athletic SC (Marshallton win 4-1)
Hamilton Wanderers FC 2–1 St Pats AC (tie drawn on aggregate, St Pats AC wins on away goals)
Maineville Marauders FC 1–3 Eastview SC (Eastview win 6-3)

Third Round 1st Leg
Nor-Dale AFC 2–0 Hardun AC
Mansfield C&W FC 2–1 Middletown City FC
St Pats AC 1–1 Principia SC
Eastview SC 1–1 Trinity FC
Ravens FC 2–0 Brentwood Borough
Meadowdale FC 1–1 Richmond Station FC
Marshallton Athletic SC 1–2 Corinthians
Andover Borough SC 0–2 East Endborough AFC

2nd Leg
Hardun AC 2–3 Nor-Dale AFC (Nor-Dale win 5-2)
Middletown City FC 2–1 Mansfield C&W FC (tie drawn 3-3, Middletown win 4-3 pens.)
Principia SC 3–2 St Pats AC (Principia win 4-3)
Trinity FC 1–0 Eastview SC (Trinity win 2-1)
Brentwood Borough 0–0 Ravens FC (Ravens win 2-0)
Richmond Station FC 0–3 Meadowdale FC (Meadowdale win 4-1)
Corinthians 1–3 Marshallton Athletic SC (Marshallton win 4-3)
East Endborough AFC 1–3 Andover Borough SC (tie drawn 3-3, Andover win on away goals)

Quarterfinals 1st Leg
Principia SC 0–0 Trinity FC
Andover Borough SC 2–1 Ravens FC
Marshallton Athletic SC 2–3 Middletown City FC
Nor-Dale AFC 2–2 Meadowdale FC

2nd Leg
Trinity FC 0–1 Principia SC (Principia win 1-0)
Ravens FC 2–0 Andover Borough SC (Ravens win 3-2)
Middletown City FC 0–0 Marshallton Athletic SC (Middletown City win 3-2)
Meadowdale FC 2–2 Nor-Dale AFC (Meadowdale win 6-4 AET)

Semi-Final 1st Leg
Ravens FC 1–1 Principia SC
Middletown City FC 1–1 Meadowdale FC

2nd Leg
Principia SC 1–3 Ravens FC (Ravens win 4-2)
Meadowdale FC 0–3 Middletown City FC (Middletown City win 4-1)

Final
Middletown City FC 1–0 Ravens FC

Middletown City win the 61st National League Cup after defeating Ravens FC 1-0 in front of 66,908 at the BBP Stadium. It's the third time MiddCity have captured the title, all coming within the last 13 seasons. For Ravens, the defeat was a second ever trip to the Final, the previous coming in 1993 when they also finished runner up.

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FAC Women's Cup review

First Round
White River Women FC 0–0 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Nor-Dale Ladies AFC 0–3 E Endborough Ladies FC
Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC 1–1 Leiderkranz Ladies SC
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–0 Jamestown City Ladies FC
Middletown City FC Women 0–2 Clayton City Ladies FC
Meadowdale Ladies FC 1–1 Salisbury County FC Ladies
Pembroke St David's Ladies 1–1 Mansfield Ladies SC
St Warren FC Women 0–2 Southend AC Ladies
Linden Ladies FC 1–1 Shirley Metros Ladies FC
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 6–2 Riverside City Ladies FC
Georgetown Athletic Club Ladies 0–3 Brentford Ladies FC
Newport Ladies FC 1–2 Suburban Ladies SC
Greenlea United Ladies SC 0–0 Ravens FC Ladies
Westwood Sprites Ladies FC 0–1 Newmarket Ladies SC
Queens Park SC Women 1–2 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC
Triad Rovers SC 4–2 Mel-Wood FC Ladies

Replays
Sherwood Forest Ladies FC 3–1 White River Women FC
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 3–0 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC
Salisbury County FC Ladies 0–1 Meadowdale Ladies FC
Mansfield Ladies SC 3–2 Pembroke St David's Ladies
Shirley Metros Ladies FC 3–0 Linden Ladies FC
Ravens FC Ladies 0–2 Greenlea United Ladies SC

Second Round
Mansfield Ladies SC 0–1 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Brentford Ladies FC 0–2 Southend AC Ladies
Shirley Metros Ladies FC 1–2 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC
E Endborough Ladies FC 0–1 Suburban Ladies SC
Greenlea United Ladies SC 3–1 Newmarket Ladies SC
Clayton City Ladies FC 2–0 Meadowdale Ladies FC
Triad Rovers SC 1–1 Shiloh FC Ladies
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 1–2 Leiderkranz Ladies SC

Replay
Shiloh FC Ladies 4–0 Triad Rovers SC

Quarterfinals
Suburban Ladies SC 1–0 Leiderkranz Ladies SC
Clayton City Ladies FC 1–3 Southend AC Ladies
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 3–2 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Greenlea United Ladies SC 1–2 Shiloh FC Ladies

Semi-Finals (both at BBP National Stadium)
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–2 Suburban Ladies SC
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 1–1 (AET) Southend AC Ladies (3–2 pen.)

Final (BBP National Stadium, Belle Haven att-61,419)
Suburban Ladies SC 0–1 (AET) Ridge Raiders Ladies FC

Ridge Raiders Ladies captured the 57th FAC Women's Cup after surviving 120 minutes against the upstart Suburban Ladies SC, the first non-league Cup finalist since Liberty Twp Ladies 15 years ago and only the 6th ever non professional side to play in the Final.
Raiders captured their first ever Cup in their fourth appearance in the Final, after having seen off Sherwood Forest in the quarterfinals then winning on penalties in the semis against Southend.

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2nd and 3rd Division Reviews

Marshallton won the 2nd Division title for the third time in eight years, pipping Middlebourne City AFC to the crown. It's the seventh overall championship of the second tier, pulling them into a tie with St Warren City for most all time.

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Marshallton Athletic SC   38   23   5  10    63   40  +23    74 Champions
 2 Middlebourne City AFC     38   22   7   9    65   46  +19    73 Promoted
 3 Nor-Dale AFC              38   19   9  10    69   48  +21    66
 4 Newport City FC           38   19   9  10    72   43  +29    66
 5 Hamilton Wanderers FC     38   18  10  10    77   59  +18    64
 6 Corinthians               38   19   6  13    68   47  +21    63
 7 Linden Woods FC           38   17  11  10    67   56  +11    62
 8 Newmarket Saxons FC       38   17  11  10    71   60  +11    62
 9 Riverside City FC         38   18   8  12    58   55   +3    62
10 Richmond Station FC       38   17   8  13    65   58   +7    59
11 Meadowdale FC             38   16   9  13    59   52   +7    57
12 Middletown City FC        38   14   6  18    61   68   −7    48
13 Mansfield C&W FC          38   11  10  17    48   63  −15    43
14 Jamestown City FC         38   11   9  18    47   51   −4    42
15 Fairport City FC          38   12   6  20    53   70  −17    42
16 Brentford FC              38   11   8  19    42   63  −21    41
17 Eastview SC               38   10   9  19    40   53  −13    39
18 Trinity FC                38    8   9  21    42   66  −24    33 Relegated
19 East Endborough AFC       38    7  10  21    42   69  −27    31 Relegated
20 St Pats AC                38    8   6  24    32   74  −42    30 Relegated

Maineville Mauraders won the 3rd Division title, finishing tied on points with Brentwood Borough but sweeping the season series, including a 1-0 win on the final day. Fairport Harbor will join the pair in the 2nd Division next year.

3-A                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Maineville Marauders FC   34   17   8   9    57   39  +18    59 Champions
 2 Brentwood Borough         34   17   8   9    59   42  +17    59 Promoted
 3 Fairport Harbor FC        34   16   7  11    53   41  +12    55 Promoted
 4 Greenlea United FC        34   16   6  12    54   49   +5    54
 5 ROCK Utd FC               34   15   9  10    63   54   +9    54
 6 Andover Borough SC        34   15   8  11    33   35   −2    53
 7 Ravens FC                 34   14  10  10    52   41  +11    52
 8 Lynchana Borderers AC     34   13   9  12    50   47   +3    48
 9 Jamestown Rovers FC       34   11  15   8    48   51   −3    48
10 Bridgend Metros FC        34   12   9  13    44   49   −5    45
11 Kellerville AFC           34   12   9  13    39   37   +2    45
12 Carlisle FC               34   12   8  14    38   47   −9    44
13 North Royalton Town FC    34   12   8  14    43   35   +8    44
14 Maritime Athletic SC      34   11   8  15    40   45   −5    41
15 Coolville United          34   11   7  16    43   48   −5    40
16 Hardun AC                 34    8  11  15    38   53  −15    35
17 Alton Athletic Club       34    9   6  19    43   63  −20    33
18 SK Leiderkranz-Turner     34    6  12  16    36   57  −21    30

Promotion Playoff
Fairport Harbor FC 2–2 (AET) Greenlea United FC (4–2 pen.)

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National Conference Review

Now in its 13th season the mixed gender National Conference finally has a champion that is not Crusaders, Great Northern RR or Haskins Blues, as Lima City United ran at or near the top of the table for the majority of the campaign.
The Light Blues took a page from their cross town rivals North Lima, developing a stout defense to lead the league and bring home the club's fourth trophy, after the men won the FAC Shield in 1991, and the Lima United women won the 2nd Division in 2007 and the FAC Women's Cup three seasons later.

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Lima City United       26   14   6   6    38   26  +12    48 Champions
 2 Forest Park            26   13   6   7    46   38   +8    45
 3 Crusaders FC           26   13   6   7    38   30   +8    45
 4 Great Northern         26   13   4   9    42   29  +13    43
 5 Jacksonville City      26   12   6   8    43   34   +9    42
 6 Ellesmere Woods        26   12   6   8    40   34   +6    42
 7 Haskins Blues          26   10   9   7    43   35   +8    39
 8 Castleford             26   12   2  12    32   32    0    38
 9 Bergholz Caledonian    26    7  10   9    41   44   −3    31
10 Far Hills              26    8   7  11    31   34   −3    31
11 Sorenberg Park         26    8   3  15    34   48  −14    27
12 New Richmond FC        26    7   5  14    29   44  −15    26
13 Hannover United        26    7   4  15    36   50  −14    25
14 Broadview AFC          26    7   4  15    30   45  −15    25

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FAC Shield Review

East                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Valley View SC             38   22   8   8    64   39  +25    74
 2 New Harmony FC             38   19  11   8    58   34  +24    68
 3 Charter Twp FC             38   18   9  11    59   45  +14    63
 4 Lower Valley Lions         38   19   6  13    66   56  +10    63
 5 Meadowlarks SC             38   17  11  10    61   51  +10    62
 6 Union Miners FC            38   18   7  13    66   51  +15    61
 7 St John's SC               38   17   9  12    58   54   +4    60
 8 East Liverpool FC          38   16   9  13    49   44   +5    57
 9 Center Point FC & RFC      38   16   8  14    50   54   −4    56
10 Spring Valley FC           38   14  10  14    57   56   +1    52
11 Dragons FC                 38   14   7  17    53   50   +3    49
12 Engineers Club             38   13   9  16    42   46   −4    48
13 Mel-Wood FC                38   11  13  14    46   53   −7    46
14 Mansfield County SC        38   10  13  15    47   57  −10    43
15 Maplewood AFC              38   11   9  18    45   54   −9    42
16 Red Wing FC                38    9  14  15    46   55   −9    41
17 Blacksburg Area FC         38    9  12  17    47   66  −19    39
18 Riverdale United FC        38    8  15  15    38   50  −12    39
19 West Liberty Rovers FC     38    8  14  16    40   54  −14    38
20 Milton AFC                 38    8  12  18    35   58  −23    36

   West                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Western & Southern RR FC   38   20  14   4    65   31  +34    74
 2 West Chester FC            38   23   4  11    63   37  +26    73
 3 Ridge Raiders SC           38   21  10   7    71   44  +27    73
 4 Blue Aces SC               38   20   9   9    78   57  +21    69
 5 Jeromesville FC            38   19  11   8    81   41  +40    68
 6 Berwick Rangers FC         38   19   9  10    63   45  +18    66
 7 Mooresville Celtic         38   14  14  10    67   52  +15    56
 8 West Alden United FC       38   15   9  14    57   51   +6    54
 9 RFCP AC                    38   14  11  13    47   52   −5    53
10 Wagnerfield Kickers SC     38   15   8  15    45   53   −8    53
11 FC Monroe Central          38   13  11  14    57   55   +2    50
12 Edgewood Eagles SC         38   12  10  16    46   58  −12    46
13 Georgetown Athletic Club   38   12  10  16    48   53   −5    46
14 Linden Lions FC            38   13   6  19    47   72  −25    45
15 East Linden SC             38   11   9  18    42   57  −15    42
16 Tri-Village United FC      38   11   8  19    45   55  −10    41
17 Independent Laborers AC    38    8  13  17    46   62  −16    37
18 Brecon Borough             38    9   7  22    36   67  −31    34
19 Jaynesville SC             38    8   9  21    29   67  −38    33
20 Battenberg Bruins SC       38    8   8  22    35   59  −24    32

Playoffs (all four clubs promoted to the 3rd Division)
1st Leg
West Chester FC 2–1 Valley View SC
New Harmony FC 3–2 Western & Southern RR FC

2nd Leg
Valley View SC 1–1 West Chester FC (West Chester win 3-2)
Western & Southern RR FC 2–0 New Harmony FC (Western & Southern win 4-3)

Final (BBP Stadium, Belle Haven att-33,184)
Western & Southern RR FC 2–0 West Chester FC

Western & Southern RR win the FAC Shield in style, sweeping past division rivals West Chester at the BBP National Stadium. It was a rematch of the Final from seven years previously, which saw West Chester win their second title.

For W&S, it's their first trophy since 1924, and just the third in the club's 140 year history; charter members of the FAC and one the five oldest clubs in the nation still in existence, the Yardbirds were the winners of the inaugural 2nd Division crown in 1910, and the second winners of the FAC Trophy, but this will be the fourth time in 12 years they've been promoted since the expanded Shield format came into use and each of the three previous times they were relegated after just a single season.

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FAC Trophy Review

First Round
Albion Borough SC 0–1 Meadowlarks SC
Union Miners FC 3–2 East Linden SC
Red Wing FC 0–0 Mansfield County SC (0–1 AET)
Jaynesville SC 5–2 Ralston United FC
Edgewood Eagles SC 0–0 Tri-Village United FC (0–2 AET)
Lake County FC 1–0 Blacksburg Area FC
St John's SC 0–2 Maplewood AFC
Mel-Wood FC 1–1 Dragons FC (2–1 AET)
RFCP AC 3–2 Riverdale United FC
Battenberg Bruins SC 0–0 Deptford AC (0–0 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Linden Lions FC 5–0 Griffith Borough Amateurs FC
Queens Park FC 0–0 Spring Valley FC (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
White River Twp FC 0–2 Frankenburg AC
Berwick Rangers FC 3–2 Cloppenburg Borough SC
Milton AFC 2–1 West Alden United FC
Center Point FC & RFC 1–0 Alexandria Borough AFC
Jeromesville FC 2–0 Bowling Green FC
West Liberty Rovers FC 0–0 Salisbury County FC (0–0 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Brecon Borough 2–1 Georgetown Athletic Club
Independent Laborers AC 3–1 Hartley Community Club
Western & Southern RR FC 1–2 West Oceana Athletic FC
FC Monroe Central 4–0 Wagnerfield Kickers SC

Second Round
Meadowlarks SC 1–1 Valley View SC (2–2 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Charter Twp FC 0–2 Mansfield County SC
Linden Lions FC 2–1 Ridge Raiders SC
West Chester FC 2–0 Engineers Club
Union Miners FC 2–1 Berwick Rangers FC
RFCP AC 1–3 New Harmony FC
Center Point FC & RFC 1–1 West Liberty Rovers FC (1–2 AET)
Frankenburg AC 1–1 Independent Laborers AC (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Blue Aces SC 3–2 Deptford AC
East Liverpool FC 1–0 Jaynesville SC
Jeromesville FC 2–1 Tri-Village United FC
Spring Valley FC 1–1 Lake County FC (3–2 AET)
Mooresville Celtic 1–2 Brecon Borough
Mel-Wood FC 0–0 Lower Valley Lions (0–0 AET) (3–1 pen.)
Maplewood AFC 1–1 Western & Southern RR FC (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Milton AFC 3–2 FC Monroe Central

Third Round
Brecon Borough 1–1 West Chester FC (1–1 AET) (2–1 pen.)
Mansfield County SC 3–2 Linden Lions FC
Mel-Wood FC 1–0 New Harmony FC
Milton AFC 0–1 East Liverpool FC
Western & Southern RR FC 5–1 Independent Laborers AC
Union Miners FC 0–1 Spring Valley FC
West Liberty Rovers FC 2–4 Jeromesville FC
Meadowlarks SC 1–0 Blue Aces SC

Quarterfinals
Mansfield County SC 2–0 Brecon Borough
Mel-Wood FC 2–1 East Liverpool FC
Meadowlarks SC 1–0 Spring Valley FC
Jeromesville FC 0–1 Western & Southern RR FC

Semi-Finals
Western & Southern RR FC 2–0 Mansfield County SC (at Hamilton City Stadium)
Meadowlarks SC 0–2 Mel-Wood FC (at Christian Lundqvist Stadium, Coolville)

Final
Western & Southern RR FC 1–3 Mel-Wood FC (at BBP National Stadium att-36,480)

Mel-Wood win the 109th FAC Trophy, denying Western & Southern a chance at a historic Shield/Trophy double. Having only become a full FAC member just eleven seasons ago, the Melissaville club now have a senior level trophy to their credit.

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Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Channel One
National Soccer Night Special Edition

the final minutes of time added on in the 2nd Half...
(ambient crowd noise with various video feed cuts of the crowd in the stands, juxtaposed with the action on the pitch where the team in all-white are keeping possession of the ball)

Craig Snyder: "they've defied the odds, overcome a schedule stacked against them, silenced doubters. When the stakes were highest they re-affirmed the adage that 'form is fleeting but class is permanent' over 24 matches."

Mark Tolbert: "It has been a two legged tie that was near the top of the bunch for the potential of an exhibition of aggressive, technical offensive soccer; it will be certainly remembered as the Serena McDavid show after she scored three times over both legs to secure...

(audio of the final whistle and crowd celebration, with numerous quick cutaways to crowd reactions and on-pitch scenes.)

MT: (approximately 75 seconds after being cutoff) to secure a 14th straight berth in the World Cup Finals. Craig, did I go into a deep sleep or have we been transported into another dimension?"
CS: "Neither of those choices." (both laugh)
MT: "The Baker Park National Team have defeated Drawkland here at the BBP National Stadium by a final score of 4-3 and winning the tie 7-6 on aggregate to advance to the World Cup Finals; 73,264 spectators saw the Bees extend their qualifying record to 14 straight from their debut, but whether Craig and I were among that total will have to be determined after our random drugs test...back to you David Blake."
David Blake: (background studio laughter leaving Blake a bit thrown off) "Thanks Mark and Craig. I guess 'good luck' is in order...Aiden Donnan, your turn." (laughter)
Aiden Donnan: "Well, Gary...we thought Jen got the upper hand in Sadeg with her starting lineup and shape they played. Did she outdo herself tonight?
Gary Kostka: "Absolutely, because it really was the flip side of the same coin. I think tonight was the culmination of 2 years of tinkering, experimenting, testing different combinations. A win for the ages."
(now voice over with the post match images from the pitch)
DB: "There seemed to be a a lot of emphasis on the theme of ghosts for this doubleheader, right down to the wearing of the Ghost Whites kit tonight."
GK: "With Black socks!"
AD: "Of all the things I've seen, that might be the most surprising of all. Jen subtly stressing the 1000 games, the history. It's not been a glorious history but we've had our moments."

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

Season Review
It was a banner year for clubs in the southwest of the Commonwealth, as Ezriquay United won the National League Championship, Newport City won the 2nd Division and were runners-up to Linden Woods in the National League Cup, Bridgend Metros captured the 3rd Division title, and both Shiloh Ladies & West Alden United were runners-up in the FAC Women's Cup and FAC Trophy, respectively.

The Commonwealth's third most populous state boats 24 clubs across the pyramid, plus 6 of the 20 Women's National League members so they take the game quite seriously.

In the Championship, United captured their first title in 20 seasons, ending New Bremen's three year reign, with Asbury Park, Dalton Town, and Clayton City in the chasing pack along with United's crosstown rival Midtown Athletic Club; Brem could've snuck into the final Challengers Cup spot with a win on the final day but their lack of firepower consigned them to sixth.

In the WNL, Sherwood Forest Ladies made a surprise U-turn after losing their top scorer Alicia Craig and long time Manager Patricia George to retirement and passing the reins over former NT star Faith Enzikomibo, who promptly led them to a sixth title in seven years with the stingiest defense in the league. Jamestown City and Clayton Ladies were expected to return to a three team race with Newmarket as they had a season earlier, but with the Little Janes not having IFCF competition to contend with, they swept past the field.

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National League Championship Final Table

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Ezriquay United FC        34   21   7   6    64   35  +29    70  Champions League
 2 Asbury Park FC            34   19   4  11    66   41  +25    61  Champions League
 3 Dalton Town FC            34   17   9   8    59   38  +21    60  Challengers Cup
 4 Midtown Athletic Club     34   15  10   9    48   39   +9    55  Challengers Cup
 5 Clayton City SC           34   16   5  13    51   51    0    53  Challengers Cup
 6 New Bremen FC             34   14  10  10    50   48   +2    52
 7 Marshallton Athletic SC   34   15   6  13    55   51   +4    51
 8 Learfield FC              34   14   6  14    38   43   −5    48
 9 St Warren City FC         34   13   8  13    62   50  +12    47
10 Westwood Sprites          34   14   4  16    57   60   −3    46
11 Salisbury City FC         34   14   4  16    49   53   −4    46
12 Southend AC               34   12   8  14    50   54   −4    44
13 North Lima SC             34   11  10  13    45   54   −9    43
14 Monmouth Park FC          34   10   9  15    36   47  −11    39
15 Victoria & Albert SC      34   10   9  15    49   61  −12    39
16 Hillsborough FC           34   10   6  18    47   72  −25    36
17 Sanborn Borough SC        34    7  10  17    43   57  −14    31  Relegated
18 Middlebourne City AFC     34    6  11  17    37   52  −15    29  Relegated

Women's National League Table

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       38   20   9   9    66   38  +28    69  Liga B Trophy
 2 Jamestown City Ladies FC        38   19   9  10    69   53  +16    66  Liga B Trophy
 3 Clayton City Ladies FC          38   18  11   9    59   50   +9    65  Liga B Trophy
 4 Riverside City Ladies FC        38   18   8  12    60   46  +14    62
 5 Newmarket Ladies SC             38   16  12  10    74   58  +16    60
 6 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        38   15  12  11    62   47  +15    57
 7 Middletown City FC Women        38   16   8  14    57   49   +8    56
 8 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      38   15  11  12    57   60   −3    56
 9 Ravens FC Ladies                38   16   6  16    52   52    0    54
10 Brentford Ladies FC             38   13  12  13    55   55    0    51
11 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           38   14   9  15    59   56   +3    51
12 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   38   13  12  13    54   57   −3    51
13 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         38   13  11  14    48   51   −3    50
14 Greenlea United Ladies SC       38   12   9  17    50   54   −4    45
15 Shiloh FC Ladies                38   11  11  16    48   56   −8    44
16 E Endborough Ladies FC          38   11   9  18    47   62  −15    42
17 Meadowdale Ladies FC            38   11   8  19    53   72  −19    41
18 Linden Ladies FC                38   10  11  17    51   71  −20    41
19 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    38   11   8  19    49   64  −15    41
20 Southend AC Ladies              38   11   8  19    55   74  −19    41

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Second Division

Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Newport City FC           38   23   6   9    71   44  +27    75  Promoted
 2 Llewellyn Turnpike SC     38   19   8  11    65   44  +21    65  Promoted
 3 Riverside City FC         38   18  10  10    64   48  +16    64
 4 Middletown City FC        38   19   7  12    64   49  +15    64
 5 Nor-Dale AFC              38   18   9  11    56   50   +6    63
 6 Richmond Station FC       38   16   9  13    62   47  +15    57
 7 Meadowdale FC             38   17   6  15    52   53   −1    57
 8 Linden Woods FC           38   17   6  15    64   53  +11    57
 9 Hamilton Wanderers FC     38   15   8  15    55   57   −2    53
10 Mansfield C&W FC          38   14  10  14    53   55   −2    52
11 Shirley Metros FC         38   12  15  11    66   63   +3    51
12 Fairport City FC          38   14   8  16    49   49    0    50
13 Corinthians               38   13  10  15    59   63   −4    49
14 Brentwood Borough         38   12  11  15    52   56   −4    47
15 Jamestown City FC         38   11  13  14    54   60   −6    46
16 Eastview SC               38   12   8  18    38   54  −16    44
17 Maineville Marauders FC   38   11   8  19    33   52  −19    41
18 Newmarket Saxons FC       38    7  17  14    53   62   −9    38  Relegated
19 Brentford FC              38    9  11  18    33   52  −19    38  Relegated
20 Fairport Harbor FC        38    9   8  21    37   69  −32    35  Relegated

Third Division

3-A                       Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Bridgend Metros FC         34   19   9   6    54   34  +20    66  Promoted
 2 North Royalton Town FC     34   17   7  10    55   35  +20    58  Promoted
 3 Trinity FC                 34   17   6  11    58   46  +12    57
 4 Andover Borough SC         34   17   6  11    51   50   +1    57  Promoted
 5 Greenlea United FC         34   17   6  11    52   41  +11    57
 6 Kellerville AFC            34   16   6  12    46   34  +12    54
 7 Jamestown Rovers FC        34   16   6  12    50   43   +7    54
 8 Ravens FC                  34   16   6  12    50   42   +8    54
 9 Lewiston Town FC           34   15   8  11    46   41   +5    53
10 ROCK Utd FC                34   13   8  13    42   42    0    47
11 Springfield City FC        34   11  12  11    39   41   −2    45
12 East Endborough AFC        34   11  12  11    45   40   +5    45
13 St Pats AC                 34   12   9  13    41   39   +2    45
14 Carlisle FC                34   10   8  16    40   55  −15    38
15 Principia SC               34   11   3  20    42   63  −21    36
16 Lynchana Borderers AC      34    8   6  20    38   57  −19    30  Relegated to B
17 Maritime Athletic SC       34    5  13  16    36   54  −18    28  Relegated to B
18 Westphalia County FC       34    6   7  21    36   64  −28    25  Relegated to B

Promotion Playoff
Andover Borough SC 3–2 Trinity FC

3-B                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Hardun AC                  34   18   8   8    49   29  +20    62  Promoted to A
 2 West Chester FC            34   15  12   7    48   36  +12    57  Promoted to A
 3 Alton Athletic Club        34   17   6  11    53   41  +12    57  Promoted to A
 4 Sherwood Forest FC         34   15  11   8    53   39  +14    56
 5 Dalton United              34   14  13   7    60   47  +13    55
 6 Coolville United           34   15   6  13    46   43   +3    51
 7 Greenville Twp             34   13  12   9    42   39   +3    51
 8 SK Leiderkranz-Turner      34   14   8  12    46   40   +6    50
 9 State Univ                 34   14   8  12    51   49   +2    50
10 Shiloh FC                  34   13   8  13    48   45   +3    47
11 Liberty FC                 34   12  10  12    46   51   −5    46
12 Paintersville FC           34   11  11  12    47   47    0    44
13 New Harmony FC             34   12   8  14    41   44   −3    44
14 Collinsville United FC     34   11   7  16    47   58  −11    40
15 Jennings Borough           34   10   8  16    46   49   −3    38  Relegated to Shield
16 Western & Southern RR FC   34    7  10  17    39   59  −20    31  Relegated to Shield
17 Patterson Park FC          34    7   9  18    32   50  −18    30  Relegated to Shield
18 Valley View SC             34    7   7  20    36   64  −28    28  Relegated to Shield

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FAC Shield

East                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 McIlroy Station FC         38   23   6   9    65   44  +21    75
 2 Union Miners FC            38   21  11   6    79   49  +30    74
 3 Forresters FC              38   20   7  11    65   37  +28    67
 4 East Liverpool FC          38   18   8  12    60   49  +11    62
 5 Meadowlarks SC             38   19   5  14    57   56   +1    62
 6 Jeromesville FC            38   17  10  11    67   53  +14    61
 7 Charter Twp FC             38   17  10  11    58   50   +8    61
 8 Lower Valley Lions         38   16   9  13    55   47   +8    57
 9 Mel-Wood FC                38   14  11  13    60   53   +7    53
10 Milton AFC                 38   15   7  16    54   55   −1    52
11 Center Point FC & RFC      38   14   9  15    55   59   −4    51
12 Dragons FC                 38   11  12  15    53   56   −3    45
13 Engineers Club             38   11  11  16    49   53   −4    44
14 Mansfield County SC        38   12   8  18    50   65  −15    44
15 Red Wing FC                38   12   7  19    42   56  −14    43
16 St John's SC               38   10  11  17    45   61  −16    41
17 Spring Valley FC           38   10  10  18    47   57  −10    40
18 Riverdale United FC        38   10  10  18    44   72  −28    40
19 West Liberty Rovers FC     38   12   4  22    45   58  −13    40
20 Maplewood AFC              38    9  12  17    48   68  −20    39

   West                      Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Edgewood Eagles SC         38   20  12   6    54   28  +26    72
 2 Pembroke St David's        38   20   8  10    68   54  +14    68
 3 Battenberg Bruins SC       38   19   8  11    56   45  +11    65
 4 Ridge Raiders SC           38   19   8  11    68   46  +22    65
 5 Linden Lions FC            38   17  11  10    54   37  +17    62
 6 Hampton SC                 38   17   8  13    59   49  +10    59
 7 Brecon Borough             38   16  10  12    71   53  +18    58
 8 Berwick Rangers FC         38   16  10  12    57   52   +5    58
 9 Blue Aces SC               38   14  13  11    58   49   +9    55
10 Wagnerfield Kickers SC     38   15  10  13    52   55   −3    55
11 Tri-Village United FC      38   15   7  16    43   57  −14    52
12 Blacksburg Area FC         38   13  10  15    55   52   +3    49
13 Georgetown Athletic Club   38   14   7  17    41   45   −4    49
14 FC Monroe Central          38   13   8  17    48   63  −15    47
15 Mooresville Celtic         38   12   8  18    54   57   −3    44
16 West Alden United FC       38   13   5  20    51   64  −13    44
17 East Linden SC             38   11   8  19    45   62  −17    41
18 Independent Laborers AC    38    8  14  16    51   68  −17    38
19 RFCP AC                    38   10   7  21    43   60  −17    37
20 Jaynesville SC             38    8   8  22    38   70  −32    32

Playoffs (all four sides promoted to Third Division B)
1st Leg
Pembroke St David's 3–1 McIlroy Station FC
Union Miners FC 2–1 Edgewood Eagles SC

2nd Leg
McIlroy Station FC 0–2 Pembroke St David's (Pembroke win 5-1)
Edgewood Eagles SC 0-1 Union Miners FC (Union Miners win 3-1)

Final @ BBP National Stadium att 33,822

Pembroke St David's 1-0 Union Miners FC

Pembroke St David's win the 81st FAC Shield, their second time winning the Final, as they deny Union Miners a Shield/Trophy double.

National Conference (mixed gender)

Conference            Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Far Hills              26   13   7   6    48   33  +15    46  Champion
 2 Forest Park            26   12   6   8    42   31  +11    42
 3 Great Northern         26   11   9   6    35   30   +5    42
 4 Haskins Blues          26   11   8   7    46   33  +13    41
 5 Castleford             26   11   5  10    41   39   +2    38
 6 Ellesmere Woods        26   10   6  10    35   31   +4    36
 7 Jacksonville City      26    7  13   6    39   38   +1    34
 8 Hannover United        26    9   6  11    42   46   −4    33
 9 New Richmond FC        26    9   6  11    36   42   −6    33
10 Sorenberg Park         26    8   7  11    31   36   −5    31
11 Crusaders FC           26    8   7  11    34   41   −7    31
12 Bergholz Caledonian    26    7   9  10    37   44   −7    30
13 Lima City United       26    7   8  11    35   48  −13    29
14 Broadview AFC          26    6   9  11    33   42   −9    27

[Commonwealth of Baker Park]

FAC Academy League

Premier                    Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts
 1 Lima City United Coed       30   17   8   5    57   38  +19    59  Rising Stars Cup
 2 New Bremen Men              30   14   8   8    51   43   +8    50
 3 Corinthians FC Men          30   15   4  11    44   38   +6    49
 4 Forest Park Coed            30   13   6  11    45   38   +7    45
 5 Hamilton Wanderers Coed     30   13   5  12    42   47   −5    44
 6 Monmouth Park Men           30   12   7  11    41   40   +1    43
 7 Southend AC Coed            30   13   3  14    39   37   +2    42
 8 Nor-Dale Men                30   10  10  10    40   44   −4    40
 9 Learfield FC Men            30   11   6  13    37   45   −8    39
10 Hillsborough Men            30   12   3  15    45   47   −2    39
11 Middletown City Coed        30   11   6  13    43   35   +8    39
12 Westwood Sprites Coed       30   11   5  14    37   42   −5    38
13 Shirley Metros Coed         30   11   5  14    35   46  −11    38
14 Jamestown City Coed         30    9   9  12    33   36   −3    36
15 Sanborn Borough Men         30    9   8  13    38   46   −8    35
16 Victoria & Albert Men       30    7  11  12    39   44   −5    32

FAC Cup
First Round
Union Miners FC 4–1 Tri-Village United FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 2–1 McIlroy Station FC
Bridgend Metros FC 2–2 Lake County FC
Hannover United 3–3 Lynchana Borderers AC
East Endborough AFC 2–2 Lewiston Town FC
Ralston United FC 1–3 Haskins Blues
Albion Borough SC 1–2 Mansfield County SC
Paintersville FC 1–0 Collinsville United FC
Forresters FC 0–3 Crusaders FC
State Univ 2–2 St Pats AC
Ravens FC 1–1 North Royalton Town FC
Shiloh FC 1–3 Sorenberg Park
Mooresville Celtic 2–4 Mel-Wood FC
Liberty FC 1–1 Queens Park FC
Engineers Club 0–0 New Richmond FC
Maplewood AFC 0–1 Blue Aces SC
Wagnerfield Kickers SC 3–3 Jeromesville FC
Riverdale United FC 1–3 Lower Valley Lions
Frankenburg AC 4–2 Jaynesville SC
Alexandria Borough AFC 1–1 SK Leiderkranz-Turner
Cloppenburg Borough SC 3–1 Battenberg Bruins SC
Pembroke St David's 2–1 Kellerville AFC
Meadowlarks SC 1–2 Jacksonville City
Ellesmere Woods 2–1 Milton AFC
Trinity FC 3–0 Independent Laborers AC
West Oceana Athletic FC 0–2 Coolville United
Georgetown Athletic Club 0–0 Maritime Athletic SC
Far Hills 2–0 West Liberty Rovers FC
Red Wing FC 3–2 ROCK Utd FC
Broadview AFC 2–1 Griffith Borough Amateurs FC
White River Twp FC 2–2 Sherwood Forest FC
Patterson Park FC 2–1 Great Northern
Alton Athletic Club 4–1 Edgewood Eagles SC
Blacksburg Area FC 0–0 Hartley Community Club
FC Monroe Central 1–2 Jennings Borough
West Alden United FC 0–3 Greenlea United FC
Salisbury County FC 0–2 East Linden SC
Springfield City FC 3–2 Lima City United
Deptford AC 0–1 Brecon Borough
Forest Park 3–1 Ridge Raiders SC
Principia SC 1–1 Dragons FC
East Liverpool FC 1–0 Greenville Twp
Bowling Green FC 2–0 Spring Valley FC
Dalton United 1–2 Valley View SC
Linden Lions FC 0–4 Carlisle FC
New Harmony FC 0–2 Castleford
Charter Twp FC 0–0 Hardun AC
Westphalia County FC 0–1 Western & Southern RR FC
Bergholz Caledonian 5–1 Berwick Rangers FC
Center Point FC & RFC 2–1 St John's SC
West Chester FC 0–0 Andover Borough SC
Hampton SC 4–0 RFCP AC

Replays
Lynchana Borderers AC 3–0 Hannover United
Lake County FC 2–5 Bridgend Metros FC
Lewiston Town FC 1–1 East Endborough AFC (1–3 AET)
St Pats AC 2–2 State Univ (2–2 AET) (3–1 pen.)
North Royalton Town FC 0–2 Ravens FC
Queens Park FC 3–0 Liberty FC
New Richmond FC 2–0 Engineers Club
Jeromesville FC 6–0 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
SK Leiderkranz-Turner 3–0 Alexandria Borough AFC
Maritime Athletic SC 4–2 Georgetown Athletic Club
Sherwood Forest FC 3–1 White River Twp FC
Hartley Community Club 1–1 Blacksburg Area FC (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Dragons FC 1–3 Principia SC
Hardun AC 1–1 Charter Twp FC (2–1 AET)
Andover Borough SC 0–0 West Chester FC (0–2 AET)

Second Round
Red Wing FC 0–0 Hartley Community Club
Union Miners FC 2–1 Sorenberg Park
Hardun AC 3–0 Bowling Green FC
Jennings Borough 3–0 Brecon Borough
East Endborough AFC 3–1 Far Hills
Bergholz Caledonian 0–0 Cloppenburg Borough SC
Western & Southern RR FC 1–1 Castleford
Broadview AFC 1–1 Mansfield County SC
West Chester FC 1–0 Springfield City FC
Hampton SC 1–1 Ravens FC
Bridgend Metros FC 3–1 SK Leiderkranz-Turner
Crusaders FC 3–0 Paintersville FC
Alton Athletic Club 0–0 Maritime Athletic SC
Mel-Wood FC 0–0 Carlisle FC
Blue Aces SC 0–2 St Pats AC
Jacksonville City 3–1 Queens Park FC
Patterson Park FC 4–1 Jamestown Rovers FC
Ellesmere Woods 3–0 Lynchana Borderers AC
Trinity FC 2–1 East Liverpool FC
Haskins Blues 3–2 Lower Valley Lions
Greenlea United FC 0–0 New Richmond FC
East Linden SC 1–3 Sherwood Forest FC
Principia SC 2–0 Frankenburg AC
Pembroke St David's 1–3 Forest Park
Coolville United 1–1 Center Point FC & RFC
Valley View SC 2–2 Jeromesville FC

Replays
Hartley Community Club 0–0 Red Wing FC (0–0 AET) (4–1 pen.)
Cloppenburg Borough SC 2–3 Bergholz Caledonian
Castleford 2–1 Western & Southern RR FC
Mansfield County SC 1–1 Broadview AFC (1–1 AET) (5–6 pen.)
Ravens FC 2–0 Hampton SC
Maritime Athletic SC 1–1 Alton Athletic Club (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Carlisle FC 2–2 Mel-Wood FC (3–2 AET)
New Richmond FC 1–4 Greenlea United FC
Center Point FC & RFC 1–1 Coolville United (1–2 AET)
Jeromesville FC 1–0 Valley View SC

Third Round
Dalton Town FC 3–1 Mansfield C&W FC
Jamestown City FC 2–0 Maineville Marauders FC
Westwood Sprites 2–0 Brentford FC
New Bremen FC 4–0 Corinthians
Eastview SC 4–3 Alton Athletic Club
Hardun AC 2–0 Union Miners FC
Trinity FC 0–0 Carlisle FC
Newport City FC 4–3 Riverside City FC
Salisbury City FC 2–0 Forest Park
Jeromesville FC 1–1 St Warren City FC
Ellesmere Woods 1–0 Coolville United
Sherwood Forest FC 2–3 Learfield FC
Marshallton Athletic SC 1–1 Newmarket Saxons FC
Jacksonville City 3–2 Llewellyn Turnpike SC
Richmond Station FC 2–0 Brentwood Borough
Hartley Community Club 0–2 Monmouth Park FC
Broadview AFC 0–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Middletown City FC 2–0 Castleford
Nor-Dale AFC 3–1 West Chester FC
Ravens FC 1–2 North Lima SC
East Endborough AFC 1–1 Clayton City SC
Victoria & Albert SC 0–1 Midtown Athletic Club
Patterson Park FC 1–1 Fairport City FC
Southend AC 1–2 Bridgend Metros FC
Sanborn Borough SC 2–2 Bergholz Caledonian
Asbury Park FC 1–0 Fairport Harbor FC
Meadowdale FC 4–1 Principia SC
Linden Woods FC 2–0 Shirley Metros FC
Crusaders FC 1–1 St Pats AC
Greenlea United FC 0-5 Middlebourne City AFC
Hillsborough FC 4–2 Jennings Borough
Haskins Blues 0–1 Ezriquay United FC

Replays
Carlisle FC 2–0 Trinity FC
St Warren City FC 3–0 Jeromesville FC
Newmarket Saxons FC 0–1 Marshallton Athletic SC
Clayton City SC 4–2 East Endborough AFC
Fairport City FC 1–0 Patterson Park FC
Bergholz Caledonian 0–2 Sanborn Borough SC
St Pats AC 1–3 Crusaders FC

Fourth Round
Hamilton Wanderers FC 3–2 Asbury Park FC
Linden Woods FC 1–3 Salisbury City FC
Midtown Athletic Club 4–0 Bridgend Metros FC
Marshallton Athletic SC 0–1 Learfield FC
North Lima SC 0–0 Fairport City FC
Crusaders FC 1–1 Middletown City FC
Meadowdale FC 0–3 Richmond Station FC
Ellesmere Woods 1–0 Eastview SC
Clayton City SC 4–0 St Warren City FC
Ezriquay United FC 2–0 Monmouth Park FC
Hardun AC 1–2 New Bremen FC
Jacksonville City 2–2 Westwood Sprites
Dalton Town FC 1–0 Hillsborough FC
Nor-Dale AFC 2–1 Middlebourne City AFC
Newport City FC 3–1 Jamestown City FC
Sanborn Borough SC 2–1 Carlisle FC

Replays
Fairport City FC 2–0 North Lima SC
Middletown City FC 2–5 Crusaders FC
Westwood Sprites 2–0 Jacksonville City

Fifth Round
Richmond Station FC 2–1 Newport City FC
Ezriquay United FC 1–1 Salisbury City FC
Dalton Town FC 2–0 Westwood Sprites
Sanborn Borough SC 2–1 New Bremen FC
Crusaders FC 1–1 Nor-Dale AFC
Hamilton Wanderers FC 3–1 Ellesmere Woods
Midtown Athletic Club 1–1 Fairport City FC
Clayton City SC 2–1 Learfield FC

Replays
Salisbury City FC 0–1 Ezriquay United FC
Nor-Dale AFC 4–1 Crusaders FC
Fairport City FC 1–0 Midtown Athletic Club

Quarterfinal
Clayton City SC 1–1 Dalton Town FC
Richmond Station FC 2–0 Fairport City FC
Hamilton Wanderers FC 0–0 Sanborn Borough SC
Ezriquay United FC 0-1 Nor-Dale AFC

Replays
Dalton Town FC 4–2 Clayton City SC
Sanborn Borough SC 2–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC (3–2 AET)

Semi-Finals (both @ BBP National Stadium)
Dalton Town FC 2–0 Nor-Dale AFC
Sanborn Borough SC 1-0 Richmond Station FC

Final
Dalton Town FC 1–1 Sanborn Borough SC (1-2 AET)

Sanborn Borough won the 127th FAC Cup Final defeating Dalton after 120 minutes in front of 74,643. It partly eases the pain of relegtion for the Boxers, who captured the trophy for the sixth time in seven appearances in the Final.

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National League Cup
First Round 1st Leg
Maineville Marauders FC 1–0 Brentwood Borough
St Pats AC 1–0 State Univ
Liberty FC 1–1 Westphalia County FC
North Royalton Town FC 3–1 Coolville United
Jamestown Rovers FC 1–2 Richmond Station FC
Mansfield C&W FC 1–0 Andover Borough SC
SK Leiderkranz-Turner 1–1 New Harmony FC
Maritime Athletic SC 2–3 Lewiston Town FC
Shiloh FC 3–4 Collinsville United FC
Bridgend Metros FC 1–0 Carlisle FC
Hardun AC 1–0 Western & Southern RR FC
Springfield City FC 3–1 Valley View SC
Meadowdale FC 3–0 Fairport Harbor FC
Brentford FC 2–3 Paintersville FC
Jamestown City FC 2–0 Alton Athletic Club
Principia SC 1–2 East Endborough AFC
Trinity FC 3–0 Greenlea United FC
ROCK Utd FC 1–0 Jennings Borough
Dalton United 1–4 Greenville Twp
Middletown City FC 2–0 West Chester FC
Patterson Park FC 4–4 Ravens FC
Sherwood Forest FC 1–1 Riverside City FC
Kellerville AFC 1–2 Fairport City FC
Eastview SC 2–0 Lynchana Borderers AC

2nd Leg
Brentwood Borough 2–1 Maineville Marauders FC (tie drawn 2-2, Maineville win on away goals)
State Univ 2–2 St Pats AC (St Pat's win 3–2)
Westphalia County FC 5–1 Liberty FC (Westphalia win 6-2)
Coolville United 0–0 North Royalton Town FC (North Royalton win 3-1))
Richmond Station FC 1–0 Jamestown Rovers FC (Richmond Station win 3-1)
Andover Borough SC 2–4 Mansfield C&W FC (Mansfield C&W win 5-2)
New Harmony FC 2–0 SK Leiderkranz-Turner (New Harmony win 3-1)
Lewiston Town FC 2–1 Maritime Athletic SC (Lewiston win 5-3)
Collinsville United FC 0–2 Shiloh FC (Shiloh win 5-4)
Carlisle FC 1–0 Bridgend Metros FC (tie drawn 1-1, Bridgend win 3-2 AET)
Western & Southern RR FC 2–1 Hardun AC tie drawn 2-2, Hardun AC win on away goals)
Valley View SC 1–0 Springfield City FC (Springfield win 3-2)
Fairport Harbor FC 0–3 Meadowdale FC (Meadowdale win 6-0)
Paintersville FC 3–1 Brentford FC (Paintersville win 6-3)
Alton Athletic Club 3–0 Jamestown City FC (Alton win 3-2)
East Endborough AFC 4–1 Principia SC (East Endborough win 6-3)
Greenlea United FC 1–1 Trinity FC (Trinity win 4-1)
Jennings Borough 1–1 ROCK Utd FC (ROCK win 2-1)
Greenville Twp 0–0 Dalton United (Greenville win 4-1)
West Chester FC 2–4 Middletown City FC (Middletown win 6-2)
Ravens FC 1–0 Patterson Park FC (Ravens win 5-4)
Riverside City FC 3–1 Sherwood Forest FC (Riverside win 4-2)
Fairport City FC 1–1 Kellerville AFC (Fairport City win 3-2)
Lynchana Borderers AC 3–5 Eastview SC (Eastview win 7-3)

Second Round 1st Leg
Maineville Marauders FC 0–1 Fairport City FC
Alton Athletic Club 0–1 Newport City FC
Richmond Station FC 2–0 Mansfield C&W FC
Linden Woods FC 1–1 Middletown City FC
Corinthians 4–0 Springfield City FC
Meadowdale FC 4–0 Greenville Twp
Paintersville FC 3–2 Riverside City FC
Bridgend Metros FC 1–1 Lewiston Town FC
East Endborough AFC 5–3 Newmarket Saxons FC
Ravens FC 1–1 Eastview SC
Hamilton Wanderers FC 4–0 Hardun AC
Nor-Dale AFC 1–1 St Pats AC
ROCK Utd FC 5–0 Shiloh FC
Westphalia County FC 2–2 Shirley Metros FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 2–0 North Royalton Town FC
New Harmony FC 1–0 Trinity FC

2nd Leg
Fairport City FC 2–0 Maineville Marauders FC (Fairport City win 3-0)
Newport City FC 3–1 Alton Athletic Club (Newport win 4-1)
Mansfield C&W FC 2–1 Richmond Station FC (Richmond Station win 3-2)
Middletown City FC 1–2 Linden Woods FC (Linden Woods wins 3-2)
Springfield City FC 0–2 Corinthians (Corinithians win 6-0)
Greenville Twp 4–1 Meadowdale FC (Meadowdale win 5-4)
Riverside City FC 2–0 Paintersville FC (Riverside win 4-3)
Lewiston Town FC 1–1 Bridgend Metros FC (tie drawn 2–2 AET, Bridgend win 5-4 on pen.)
Newmarket Saxons FC 3–2 East Endborough AFC (East Endborough win 7-6)
Eastview SC 2–2 Ravens FC (tie drawn 2–2 AET, Eastview win 6–5 on pen.)
Hardun AC 2–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC (Hamilton win 6-2)
St Pats AC 1–1 Nor-Dale AFC (tie drawn 2-2, St Pats's win 3–2 AET)
Shiloh FC 0–1 ROCK Utd FC (ROCK win 6-0)
Shirley Metros FC 1–0 Westphalia County FC (Shirley win 3-2)
North Royalton Town FC 1–0 Llewellyn Turnpike SC (Llewellyn Turnpike win 2-1)
Trinity FC 3–3 New Harmony FC (New Harmony win 4-3)

Third Round 1st Leg
Fairport City FC 3–3 Meadowdale FC
Riverside City FC 1–0 Richmond Station FC
East Endborough AFC 0–2 Eastview SC
Corinthians 2–1 St Pats AC
Newport City FC 1–0 Shirley Metros FC
Linden Woods FC 1–0 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 2–1 New Harmony FC
Bridgend Metros FC 0–0 ROCK Utd FC

2nd Leg
Meadowdale FC 1–0 Fairport City FC (Meadowdale win 4-3)
Richmond Station FC 2–1 Riverside City FC (tie drawn 2-2, Riverside win on away goals)
Eastview SC 1–2 East Endborough AFC (Eastview win 3-2)
St Pats AC 2–2 Corinthians (Corinthians win 4-3)
Shirley Metros FC 1–2 Newport City FC (Newport win 3-1)
Hamilton Wanderers FC 0–2 Linden Woods FC (Linden Woods win 3-0)
New Harmony FC 1–3 Llewellyn Turnpike SC (Llewellyn Turnpike win 5-2)
ROCK Utd FC 3–2 Bridgend Metros FC (ROCK win 3-2)

Quarterfinal 1st Leg
Corinthians 2–1 ROCK Utd FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 3–1 Linden Woods FC
Eastview SC 0–2 Meadowdale FC
Riverside City FC 1–0 Newport City FC

2nd Leg
ROCK Utd FC 2–0 Corinthians (ROCK win 3-2)
Linden Woods FC 2–0 Llewellyn Turnpike SC tie drawn 3-3, Linden Woods win on away goals)
Meadowdale FC 0–1 Eastview SC (Meadowdale win 2-1)
Newport City FC 2–0 Riverside City FC (Newport win 2-1)

Semi-Final 1st Leg
Meadowdale FC 0–0 Newport City FC
ROCK Utd FC 1–3 Linden Woods FC

2nd Leg
Newport City FC 3–0 Meadowdale FC (Newport win 3-0)
Linden Woods FC 4–0 ROCK Utd FC (Linden Woods win 7-1)

Final @ BBP National Stadium
Newport City FC 0–1 Linden Woods FC

Linden Woods win the 62nd National League Trophy--their first time ever in the Final--to cap off a brilliant run that saw them knock off the holders and cross-river rivals Middletown City in the Second Round.
They prevented Newport from becoming the third club in 10 seasons to win the NL Trophy and the 2nd Division title in the same year.

FAC Trophy
First Round
Deptford AC 0–1 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Linden Lions FC 3–1 St John's SC
Red Wing FC 2–2 RFCP AC (4–2 AET)
Brecon Borough 2–1 Salisbury County FC
Hartley Community Club 4–1 Jaynesville SC
West Alden United FC 1–0 Frankenburg AC
Spring Valley FC 3–1 Mansfield County SC
Independent Laborers AC 0–3 Berwick Rangers FC
Georgetown Athletic Club 1–2 White River Twp FC
Albion Borough SC 1–2 Queens Park FC
Center Point FC & RFC 1–0 Lake County FC
Engineers Club 1–1 Ralston United FC (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)
Union Miners FC 2–1 Bowling Green FC
Maplewood AFC 2–0 West Oceana Athletic FC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 1–3 East Liverpool FC
Edgewood Eagles SC 2–0 Cloppenburg Borough SC
Alexandria Borough AFC 1–1 FC Monroe Central (2–1 AET)
Mel-Wood FC 4–2 East Linden SC
Mooresville Celtic 0–1 Battenberg Bruins SC
Milton AFC 0–0 West Liberty Rovers FC (1–0 AET)
Tri-Village United FC 5–1 Blacksburg Area FC
Riverdale United FC 0–0 Dragons FC (1–1 AET) (4–2 pen.)

Second Round
Spring Valley FC 0–1 Hampton SC
Wagnerfield Kickers SC 1–1 Alexandria Borough AFC (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
White River Twp FC 0–1 Meadowlarks SC
Tri-Village United FC 0–0 Maplewood AFC (0–0 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Union Miners FC 3–1 Queens Park FC
Berwick Rangers FC 2–1 Hartley Community Club
Linden Lions FC 2–1 Red Wing FC
West Alden United FC 3–0 Jeromesville FC
Brecon Borough 1–2 Riverdale United FC
Blue Aces SC 0–0 East Liverpool FC (1–1 AET) (2–3 pen.)
Center Point FC & RFC 2–4 Pembroke St David's
Battenberg Bruins SC 0–1 Milton AFC
Charter Twp FC 2–2 Mel-Wood FC (2–2 AET) (3–4 pen.)
Ridge Raiders SC 1–0 McIlroy Station FC
Forresters FC 2–1 Engineers Club
Lower Valley Lions 1–0 Edgewood Eagles SC

Third Round
Meadowlarks SC 4–1 Alexandria Borough AFC
Union Miners FC 2–0 Linden Lions FC
Milton AFC 0–1 Riverdale United FC
Maplewood AFC 1–1 Forresters FC (1–2 AET)
Berwick Rangers FC 0–1 Hampton SC
West Alden United FC 1–1 East Liverpool FC (2–1 AET)
Ridge Raiders SC 2–2 Lower Valley Lions (2–4 AET)
Pembroke St David's 2–0 Mel-Wood FC

Quarterfinal
Riverdale United FC 1–0 Meadowlarks SC
Hampton SC 3–0 Lower Valley Lions
West Alden United FC 1–0 Forresters FC
Pembroke St David's 0–1 Union Miners FC

Semi-Final
Union Miners FC 2–1 Hampton SC (@ Hempstead Park Mews, Belle Haven)
West Alden United FC 2–2 Riverdale United FC (3–2 AET) (@ Claymore Ground, Jamestown)

Final @ BBP National Stadium att 31,303

West Alden United FC 1–2 Union Miners FC

Union Miners won the 110th FAC Trophy over West Alden United, becoming the seventh club in history to claim the prize on three different occasions.

FAC Women's Cup
First Round
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 2–1 E Endborough Ladies FC
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 2–2 Brentford Ladies FC
Newport Ladies FC 2–3 Nor-Dale Ladies AFC
Shiloh FC Ladies 2–0 Meadowdale Ladies FC
Mel-Wood FC Ladies 0–2 Jamestown City Ladies FC
Southend AC Ladies 2–2 Shirley Metros Ladies FC
Linden Ladies FC 2–0 Newmarket Ladies SC
Ravens FC Ladies 1–0 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC
Clayton City Ladies FC 1–1 Greenlea United Ladies SC
Middletown City FC Women 2–0 Suburban Ladies SC
St Warren FC Women 1–0 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC
Queens Park SC Women 4–2 White River Women FC
Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC 3–2 Riverside City Ladies FC
Mansfield Ladies SC 3–2 Pembroke St David's Ladies
Triad Rovers SC 1–3 Georgetown Athletic Club Ladies
Salisbury County FC Ladies 0–0 Leiderkranz Ladies SC

Replays
Brentford Ladies FC 2–2 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC (2–3 AET)
Shirley Metros Ladies FC 1–2 Southend AC Ladies
Greenlea United Ladies SC 4–1 Clayton City Ladies FC
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 4–2 Salisbury County FC Ladies

Second Round
Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC 1–0 Linden Ladies FC
Greenlea United Ladies SC 0–2 Middletown City FC Women
Nor-Dale Ladies AFC 0–3 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC
Jamestown City Ladies FC 1–0 Southend AC Ladies
St Warren FC Women 2–4 Ravens FC Ladies
Queens Park SC Women 3–0 Mansfield Ladies SC
Shiloh FC Ladies 1–0 Georgetown Athletic Club Ladies
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 0–0 Leiderkranz Ladies SC

Replay
Leiderkranz Ladies SC 1–1 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC (2–3 AET)

Quarterfinal
Ridge Raiders Ladies FC 2–3 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC
Shiloh FC Ladies 4–1 Queens Park SC Women
Middletown City FC Women 1–1 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC
Ravens FC Ladies 1–0 Jamestown City Ladies FC

Replay
Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC 2–2 Middletown City FC Women (3–3 AET) (4–2 pen.)

Semi-Final
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 1–1 Ravens FC Ladies (2–1 AET)
Shiloh FC Ladies 3–0 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC

Final
Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC 2–1 Shiloh FC Ladies

Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies captured their record 6th FAC Women's Cup with a 2-1 victory over Shiloh Ladies in the 58th Final at the BBP National Stadium. It was their ninth appearance in the title match, also a record.

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CBC1 broadcast, World Cup 93 Final. Straton, Tumbra

Mark Tolbert: "We are well into stoppage time, the finale of this World Cup that has seen so many incredible storylines and has brought us to the first post-Foxchester AO-Anaia Final, it has been a classic not soon to be forgotten..."

(final whistle)

MT: "Banija are the Champions! They've captured their second title with a masterclass performance against an equally brilliant Chromatik side that are second best on the day by a razor thin margin."
Craig Snyder: "Pamela Scott has forged this generation of the Kadongo Kamu in her own image and has earned the crowning achievement she deserves. Well done to her."

MT: "For the second straight World Cup, a Baker Park native has led a nation to the biggest prize in the sport. Gary Kostka, Ady Donnan, Will Bernard, David Blake back to you as we say so long from the Eagle's Club in Straton, where Banija have triumphed 4-3 over the Anomalies of Chromatika."

David Blake: Mark, Craig, we thank you as always. Ady Donnan, Gary Kostka, Will Barnard here. Will, let's start with you.

WB: "It was a fabulous contest from beginning to end. I know Pam probably cherishes this win as much for the way her side performed as for the actual result. Kate took a more utilitarian approach with Zwangzug but Pam is a classicalist and wants to win while her team looks good doing so, although she just wants to win above all else."

DB: "Ady?"
Gary Kostka: "Oh boy here we go" (laughter)
Aiden Donnan: "I'm thrilled for Pam, as much as I was for Kate last time. I don't think I even need to mention that I've known she was the best in the business" (laughter)
DB: "Gary, last word before the break."
Gary Kostka: "It's been another amazing tournament that has ended with one of own coming out on top. Congratulations to Pam on a well deserved win."

DB: "We'll be back after these messages"

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© Sporting Times Weekend 2023
Fleming plays it coy on NT search
by Mindy Cartwright, National Soccer Editor

FAC Executive Director Steven Fleming met with the core National Team media at the association's State Street offices in Belle Haven ahead of the Finals of the World Lacrosse Championship 42 to discuss the near term plans for the National Team in the wake of the resignation of Jennifer Prescott.

Fleming began with a tribute to the Commonwealth's all-time winningest manager and his personal feelings about the changes.
“We all owe Jen a profound debt of gratitude, as she has been at the center of the FAC's continued success over her tenure. When I arrived we'd just won AOCAF 66 and I thought everything would be sunshine and happiness. No one said there would be days when you actually had to work and sometimes confront difficult circumstances.

The structure that Dave Carlson established and evolved over his time as Executive Director means we are not heading off into some unknown territory or flying blind into a restructuring of the broader Charter organization; we have a deep, experienced team of men and women who have been here for a long time and understand the management of the Technical and Player Development Departments and the current state of the association.
One element that has not gotten as much attention as it should is that we are producing certified coaches, physios and officials in record numbers these days, with the number of coaches coming in from other nations to do courses in our program increasing year by year as well as the numbers we send overseas for the same experience.”

Fleming was asked if there was a higher priority on hiring a new Technical Director or a National Team boss, which he referenced back to the period following Pam Scott's departure.
“When Mr Tuzzio came in, the issue of whether the TD and manager needed to be the same person was settled pretty quickly. I think what we will focus on is the on-field management, and then organize the directorships in a way that best suits the new boss.”

Among questions raised were several pertaining to candidates and attempts to pin down specific potential names.

The first high profile name brought up was former Starblaydi and current Mertagne boss Ázëwyn Fëanáro.

“I know Jen joked about it during the playoff, but we have never made an approach, nor would we as she is--as far as I know--still under contract. Even if a situation would present itself that she would be available to take another position, I think we would want any discussion to be a result of an external inquiry.”

Obvious top of the list names were also ruled out. “I couldn't imagine a scenario where Pam (Scott) or Kate (DiMarini) would leave their current situations. I think they both might end up with their faces on currency someday. (laughter) At least maybe a postage stamp. But we have been absolutely working on the assumption that they are non-starters.”

Other potential overseas applicants or those expressing a passing interest got the most general consideration. “We've received about 12-15 requests for further info on the application process and another 10 packages that meet our requirements for the first phase. We would not discount any candidate from outside Baker Park.”

Current Senior Team staff brought about a different tone. “It's premature for me to make any statement either in confirmation or denial about the four members of the coaching team. Hypothetically, yes they each will or would be given an opportunity to present a case for their selection.”

The discussion turned to former staff who were no longer part of the FAC but warranted consideration based upon their accomplishments. “We won't comment about Shane (Newman) as he is under contract to Indusse, if the permissions are worked out then we will be open to answering questions. No I did not have any contact personally or indirectly with Will (Barnard) when he was in town to do commentary on CBC, nor did anyone else from the FAC that I'm aware of. I don't think I've spoken with Zoe (Montgomery) in six months or more, maybe someone else has.”

The final discussion was about current or former National League bosses and what someone from outside the NT setup would have to bring.
“You guys want me to alienate my entire social circle, I see. (laughter) I'll answer the question first from my own perspective as an ex-club boss. At a club, you're involved in a lot of the business of the sport and you really aren't ever in a quiet period or holiday mode. Even though there is a lot of responsibility away from the day to day running of the squad, National Team management in Baker Park can have some periods where it's not necessary to be in the office every day. A lot of meetings where topics are far away from basic training ground coaching. I would absolutely welcome any manager in the National League or the Women's National League to submit their name, please get hold of me to find out the things we'd like to have from you in an application package. I don't think we'll never see another national team boss come from club management, maybe we just need to find the right person.”

Asked if the decision would be finalized prior to the Jenna Raven Cup or the AOCAF, Flemming was circumspect. "I don't think with the current staff we have beyond the regular NT coaching group that we would rush things just to have someone in place by the start of the JRC. We would definitely look at the regional as starting point for a new boss to take over and work with the pool."

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Three left to vie for Prescott's job
Scott McCrae
The Daily Mail Chief Soccer Writer

The search for the next manager of the Baker Park National Team has been narrowed down to three final candidates who are familiar names to the Football Association of the Commonwealth and to those with a knowledge of the coaching setup during the mixed gender era.

Darren Kirby, Will Barnard, and Zoe Montgomery have been instrumental in the rise of the Commonwealth, working closely together in the Under-18 & Under-21 team successes under Trevor Richmond and Pam Scott; they consider one another close friends and each have paid their dues in preparation for taking on the challenge of one the top managerial jobs in the multiverse.

Kirby should be the favorite, as he's the incumbent assistant manager and has been with the organization continuously since before mixed gender in addition to having the AOCAF 66 title to his credit.

Barnard & Montgomery left the FAC at the same time to set out on their own paths in club management and have had measurable success along the way; Barnard has led Gunzlach in Graintfjall to four Championships and four runner-up places in the league along with four Cup wins and three other semi-final berths, while Montgomery steered Bakermouth in the Euran Overseas Territories to seven top 3 league places with one title win and a pair of Expat Cups with 3 other semi-final appearances.

Sporting Director Liam Sullivan said that any one of the finalists will be a fantastic national team boss as they each have shown their adaptability and put their personal touch on the roles they occupy currently.

“I think if you saw how Darren ran things when he was in charge (AOCAF 66), there were differences to how Jen operated, differences to how he did things in the 18's. Same is true with Zoe as her teams (in EOT) don't play like the 18's squads she ran here, they don't even play a system that has much connection to our scheme. Willie was a catalyst in more widespread use of three at the back in Graintfjall's league by other clubs, but his recent sides don't look anything like the way we play in terms of style. Even Kate and Pam have a clearly divergent tactical philosophy at this point, which is a sign of how they adapt to the personnel they have at their disposal.”

It's unclear if the full FAC Board will make the decision, or simply ratify the choice made by Executive Director Steven Fleming, General Secretary Allison LeFleur, and Sullivan; the status of who will lead the women's team in the upcoming Jenna Raven 4/Women's World Cup 17 is also a topic that seems stuck in limbo.

Sullivan added that there will be a major restructuring of the entire organization at Birkenfeld, mentioning three already confirmed changes: Ryan Zavaros will take over for Tony Weiss as Director of Scouting, with youth staff coach Thomas Jones moving into the position of Director of Coaching Development, and former National Team Staff Coach Hailey Reinhart-Zavaros joining Michael Haddad in the Training & Sport Science office ahead of a transition to her taking over the leadership upon Haddad's retirement after the end of the World Cup 94 cycle.

"This is a move we've discussed for awhile, as it allows Ryan to help out more with the kids while Hailey does some post-grad work along with learning the ropes from Michael. TJ will have come full circle from being a graduate of the Pro Coaching course to putting in extra time alongside his youth team staff duties to assist Ryan to now running the program, which was supported by his fellow coaches enthusiastically. We have always tried to utilize the people we have in the Development Scheme in the areas they fit into best, and TJ is a natural leader, teacher and communicator, the attributes we want in someone training future coaches."

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© Sporting Times Daily 2023
Late show brings Montgomery back
by Mindy Cartwright, National Soccer Editor

An unusual twist in the search for the next manager of the Baker Park National Team has narrowed the list of candidates to two after the Football Association of the Commonwealth announced late last night that Zoe Montgomery had been named Director of Technical Development, as well as Assistant Manager under whichever of the two remaining finalists is chosen.

Montgomery resumes the role she held when Ichi Tuzzio was NT boss prior to her departure to manage EOT club Bakermouth, in addition to the responsibilities that come with the number two field management job. The combined position will be similar to Jennifer Prescott's function after Montgomery's departure and prior to her stepping into the top job after World Cup 87.

Montgomery released a brief statement with the announcement, with her introduction scheduled to for the same time as that of the new manager.
“I want to thank the board and the supporters of Bakermouth FC for their support throughout my tenure with the club. I will always regard my time there as one of both profound professional and personal growth. My only regret is not being able to bring the club more success, but I will always keep a place in my heart for the city and the people there. I am honored to be able to return to Baker Park to work once again with the national team and to work along side Steven, Ally and my great friend Liam. We will strive to build a team that the nation can continue to have pride in and to return to the heights we achieved during my previous time here.”

The Technical Director's role has evolved over the history of the FAC, from being the most important & powerful job in the organization to its current status as the person that coordinates the direction of the Development Charter Plan; Montgomery has been an instrumental part of the Technical staff since before mixed gender (as has Will Barnard, if that counts for anything) and has her experience at Bakermouth & as Under-17/18 boss under Pam Scott and Trevor Richmond—in addition to the rest of her resume at Birkenfeld--to bring to real time decision making as NT Assistant Manager (and likely Women's NT boss) despite the whispered criticism that she's neither a tactician nor a Kate DiMarini-type 'player's coach'.

Darren Kirby himself, in the aftermath of AOCAF 66, credited Montgomery's leadership during their SWC title winning stint in Siovanija & Teusland as an influence on his own thinking in Jabal Ahkdar, and there have never been questions over the course of her time in the Euran Territories in regard to her ability as a first team boss.

The announcement itself was sent out to the national media apparatus—news wires, TV/radio, national dailies—well after the traditional deadline of 12:40 am (0040) for early edition inclusion, prompting an online backlash accusing the FAC of attempting to bury the news. In an open media conference video call at 2:00 am (0200), FAC Director of Media Relations Sasha Henderson forcefully pushed back against that narrative.
“Are we ready? First, a statement from me individually, not representing the FAC. I have been here at State Street for 38 straight hours as of this minute. Do not ever accuse me of trying to bury information. Every one of you who know me know better. End of personal statement, apologies will be accepted via my email.
Official Statement now. The FAC Board have been present on site continuously since 1:30 pm yesterday, 12 ½ hours ago. The Board voted to accept the terms of the contract for Zoe Montgomery to assume the Technical Directorship of the FAC about 40 minutes ago. The Board remains in session at this moment, although in recess subject to recall. No further updates will provided prior to 5pm (1700). Thank You.”

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Barnard to lead National Team

Scott McCrae
The Daily Mail Chief Soccer Writer

The Football Association of the Commonwealth announced that it has selected Will Barnard to become the 27th Manager of the Baker Park National Team, replacing Jennifer Prescott and bypassing her assistant Darren Kirby who led the squad that won the 66th AOCAF Cup.

Kirby's statement following the news that an agreement had been reached pointed out how the two men's careers had intertwined.
“I offer my sincere congratulations to Will on the appointment. His departure paved the way for me to move into his role to learn from Jen and today we pass each other in the opposite direction. I understood that this was going to be a difficult situation to handle for Zoe, Will and myself given the fact we have known one another for such a long time, but we came to a mutual agreement that the outcome would not affect our friendship. I wish both Will and Zoe all the very best, confident that they will continue to take the National Team forward.

I cannot express my gratitude to Steven Fleming and Liam Sullivan enough for all of the support they've provided to me throughout my tenure, to Ally LeFleur and Chairwoman Cheryl Henderson for their leadership of the organization, to the Board for their consideration of my candidacy and the complimentary remarks made when the decision was announced. I do not leave the FAC with any regrets, as I have spent my entire professional career here and couldn't imagine a better place to have done so. Thanks to the players, supporters and rest of the staff for making the experience memorable from beginning to end.”

Barnard praised Kirby in a brief statement ahead of his introduction at the FAC Development Charter Center tomorrow.
“I am humbled to have been chosen to lead the National Team of the Commonwealth, to follow in the footsteps of Jen Prescott, Ichi Tuzzio, Pam Scott, Trevor Richmond, George Charleston. Pam once said to me that when you stand there as the anthem is played, knowing that everything is on your shoulders that's when you have to erase any fear you have from your mind. I thought of that the first match I took charge of at Gunzlach and understood exactly what she meant.

Darren Kirby and I started at the FAC at about the same time, just a few weeks apart. We've shared office space, hotel rooms, we were flatmates for awhile. He's one of the smartest minds in the game and I'm torn between emotions of being excited for the future and heartbreak for him. I will not be surprised at wherever his career takes him from this point, because I know he will rise to the highest level. Bonne Chance, DK.”

General Secretary Allison LeFleur released a statement on behalf of the FAC Board of Directors.
"The Board have instructed me to make the following statement: We are indebted to Darren Kirby for his tireless service to the FAC over the years, he has performed his various roles within the organization dutifully and with the utmost professionalism. He led the National Team to our second regional championship victory and has every qualification that can be asked for to lead any national team squad in the multiverse. We came to the decision to offer Will Barnard the position of manager of the Baker Park National Team after one of the most in depth search processes that have ever been undertaken. We wish nothing but the very best for Darren in the future, and we shall always hold him in the highest regard."

The decision to bring Barnard and Zoe Montgomery back from their managerial experience overseas can be interpreted as an intent to take the Development Charter program into a new direction, even if it more of a course correction rather than a turn onto a completely different destination. In making a definitive continuity break from a straight line succession running from Trevor Richmond to Jen Prescott, the Board, along with Steven Fleming and Liam Sullivan, appear to be open to seeing what influence from outside the organization, through the lens of a pair of coaches that have each forged their own path in different circumstances, might be of use towards the advancement of the sport across both grass roots and international elements within the FAC's mission.

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General Conference outlines FAC shakeup
by Fiona Devlin, Senior Soccer Writer
for The Times

Reporting from Oceana:

The 131st FAC General Conference began as an introduction to a new era for the governing body of soccer in the Commonwealth and concluded with an outline for a structural revamp of the profession pyramid.

Executive Director Steven Fleming opened the meeting with a tribute to former National Team manager Jennifer Prescott and Assistant Manager Darren Kirby, citing the duo as being responsible for the pair of AOCAF Cups that Baker Park have captured; he praised both for their longevity in the National Team organization and their direct impact on the Development Charter in their on-field and behind the scenes roles.

The new National Team management structure was introduced, as Will Barnard, Zoe Montgomery, Chris LaRue and Danielle Harper, along with holdover goalkeeping coach Elaine King appeared together; General Secretary Allison LeFleur followed Fleming, providing the delegates with an update on prospective host bids submitted for Baptism of Fire 81 and for a return of the Under-18 World Championships.

The report on the joint FAC-National League study into the structure of the pyramid indicated that a change to a 20 club Championship, 20 club 2nd Division and a split of the 3rd Division into a 20 club third tier and an 18 club fourth tier would be the most practical setup, along with an addition of at least two new clubs to the National Conference and offering Full Membership to at least four clubs, raising the total to 132.

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IFCF Roundup
National League Champions Ezriquay United carried the banner for the rest of Baker Park's clubs in IFCF play this season, the only qualifier for a group stage among the five entries into the Champions League and the Challengers Cup and the three WNL participants in the Liga B Trophy.

United missed out on making the CL Group stage by falling in the Playoff Round to Pemecutin's Pesub Ubuna, for which the consolation was a guaranteed spot in the CC Group stage; Asbury Park almost joined them but fell to Bikarish in the CC Playoff Round.

United's finest moment came in the Associations Trophy, the first NL club to participate in that competition; a third place CC Group J finish transferred them to the Round of 32 in the AT, from where they proceeded to make it to Semi Finals, where Northern Union of Brenecia brought the journey to an end.
Sherwood Forest Ladies also made it to the final Playoff stage before losing out to Valanora's Raynor City, while United also participated in the AOCL where they dropped a thrilling quarterfinal tie against Megabrantid—managed by former Monmouth Park boss Larry Bryson—8-6, with the second leg going to extra time to decide the victor.

FAC Cup winners Sanborn Borough fell at the first hurdle in the Cup Winners Cup and Lima City United's Academy side also were in and out after just one round in the Rising Stars Cup.

Season Preview
The upcoming National League season will provide the usual drama, close title and relegation fights and resumption of rivalries generations in the making, but in the top flight Championship, it will also be the last season contested as an 18 club league.

From 1954 through 1991, the Championship was a 22 team competition, followed by a three year transition when it had 20 members before beginning the 1995 season with the current number.

A two year study by the League and the FAC looked at 17 different top tier domestic competitions across the multiverse in nations within a similar population range, finding in over half (9), 20 clubs was the composition with a three-up/three down promotion system; one point that has been studied is how many fixtures top flight clubs play per season in those countries.

Entering his second season, NL President Connor Moore came to the post with an ambitious agenda to raise the profile of the League commiserate with the current IFCF league coefficient rankings; the joint study was already underway when he took over, but he was an enthusiastic supporter of the cooperative effort between the League and the FAC.

“I saw from an outside perspective how Trevor Richmond worked to bring the Association and the league closer during his tenure as Sporting Director and Liam (Sullivan) has carried that on with an ambitious vision, so I was excited when I came to this job because it makes all of us stronger when the governing body and the professional organization are fighting together instead against one another as was the case in the old days.”

The two clubs that would normally be relegated to the 2nd Division will instead for this one time playoff against the third and fourth placed sides from the lower tier over two legs, the winners being the two “expansion” beneficiaries. A similar idea will be used at the bottom of the D2 table, where the 18th placed club will play a single, neutral site match against the fourth placed Third Division finisher, the winner of which will join the top three promoted teams, while only 19/20 will go down automatically.

An expansion of the top flight doesn't happen in a vacuum so there will be additional changes in the pyramid structure, with options on the table of an additional two clubs moving to the National Conference mixed gender setup along with another expansion of FAC Full Member club status both on the men's and women's front that would facilitate further balancing of the size of lower divisions, including the reintroduction of a 2nd Division the WNL.


The Championship itself has undergone an evolution over the past several seasons, as long time bosses have called time on their careers, replaced by a newer generation that have built reputations at the lower levels.
Paul Julian stepped aside after 18 seasons at Midtown AC after leading them to a Challengers Cup berth, his place taken by Tony Weiss in the surprise signing of the off-season; the former National Team coach and Under-18 manager was under consideration to replace Jen Prescott, but jumped at the opportunity to follow Julian at MAC, a stable successful club with a lot of upside going for it.

The specter of NT Assistant Manager Darren Kirby on the open market raised a great deal of speculation about whether a club needing an injection of new blood might make a move, but the clamor died down when it became apparent that Kirby was content to not work at all for a season, possibly waiting for a call from a national team ahead of World Cup Qualifying.

Speaking of Prescott, there was not the same general feeling that she presented a threat to any of the managers in the WNL, primarily based on the fact that she has zero experience at a club; her style of communication with her players (her 'man-management') might fit well in a domestic situation but it's not an advantage against the current managerial lineup in Baker Park.

Which is in danger of being co-opted in its entirety by the Manager of the Season, Faith Enzikomibo who only took over from the most successful female club boss in the history of the Commonwealth, Patricia George, and led Sherwood Forest Ladies back to the title after a one year hiatus.

Enzikomibo re-tooled the Little Janes from the most prolific scoring side in women's soccer history in Baker Park to a disciplined, defensive, counterattacking unit that was the tightest defense in the league.

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Women's National League Review
Newmarket Ladies captured the Women's National League title on a wild final day, finishing level on points with Sherwood Forest Ladies but having a superior goal difference after the pair split their fixtures.

Both clubs lost on both the first and final days of the season, and fourth placed Clayton City Ladies, who topped the table much of the season, also dropped their final match to eventual fifth placed Shirley Metros Ladies.

While the title was Newmarket's, the story was the hard charge down the stretch by the Little Janes and third place Ravens Ladies to knock CC out of the final IFCF place. After dropping a 3-2 away decision to 'Market, Forest were 8 points back and nine behind the Red Stripes. They proceeded to win seven and draw one of the next nine before their final stumble.

It's the sixth title in top flight for Newmarket, and second in three seasons.

Women's National League        Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Newmarket Ladies SC             38   18  11   9    69   39  +30    65 Champion
 2 Sherwood Forest Ladies FC       38   19   8  11    64   43  +21    65 IFCF Liga B
 3 Ravens FC Ladies                38   18   9  11    66   52  +14    63 IFCF Liga B
 4 Clayton City Ladies FC          38   16  13   9    62   48  +14    61
 5 Shirley Metros Ladies FC        38   16  12  10    58   47  +11    60
 6 Jamestown City Ladies FC        38   17   8  13    69   61   +8    59
 7 Ridge Raiders Ladies FC         38   16  11  11    62   52  +10    59
 8 Linden Ladies FC                38   17   6  15    59   54   +5    57
 9 Hamiliton Wanderers Ladies SC   38   16   8  14    58   52   +6    56
10 Meadowdale Ladies FC            38   15   9  14    52   56   −4    54
11 Southend AC Ladies              38   15   7  16    52   55   −3    52
12 Shiloh FC Ladies                38   14   9  15    54   62   −8    51
13 Middletown City FC Women        38   13  11  14    57   62   −5    50
14 Leiderkranz Ladies SC           38   14   7  17    58   59   −1    49
15 Westwood Sprites Ladies FC      38   13   8  17    60   68   −8    47
16 E Endborough Ladies FC          38   12  11  15    46   53   −7    47
17 Brentford Ladies FC             38   12   8  18    51   69  −18    44
18 Riverside City Ladies FC        38   12   5  21    50   61  −11    41
19 Greenlea United Ladies SC       38    7  14  17    50   72  −22    35
20 Llewellyn Turnpike Ladies FC    38    8   9  21    29   61  −32    33

National League Championship Review
As for the ladies, so too for the men, with a nearly identical title race storyline that ended with New Bremen taking their sixth championship in the last ten seasons after a second half march up the table to pip Westwood Sprites at the wire.

The final day saw all three top finishers lose matches in a bit of an anti-climax after Brem roared back from a nine point gap at midseason, winning 12 and drawing one of their last 17 fixtures.

An equally impressive rise was that of the clubs in the relegation zone at half-term, Oceana rivals Learfield and Llewellyn Turnpike; both were considered down and out as the new calendar year began but LFC took 35 points and Turnpike 32 to climb to away from danger, and in the case of the Eggplants, into a Challengers Cup spot.

The toll of defending their league crown and participating in international competition was a hill to steep to climb for the defending champions, who finished at the foot of the table which normally be the trap door to the Second Division, but victory in the playoff for both United and Monmouth Park will spare their blushes this time.

Championship             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 New Bremen FC             34   19   6   9    60   42  +18    63 Champion
 2 Westwood Sprites          34   18   7   9    53   42  +11    61 Champions League
 3 Salisbury City FC         34   18   4  12    52   44   +8    58 Challengers Cup
 4 Midtown Athletic Club     34   14  12   8    46   31  +15    54 Challengers Cup
 5 Learfield FC              34   15   8  11    53   44   +9    53 Challengers Cup
 6 Dalton Town FC            34   15   6  13    48   38  +10    51
 7 Hillsborough FC           34   13  10  11    46   40   +6    49
 8 Southend AC               34   15   4  15    38   39   −1    49
 9 Asbury Park FC            34   14   6  14    48   46   +2    48
10 North Lima SC             34   13   9  12    39   47   −8    48
11 Marshallton Athletic SC   34   14   4  16    47   52   −5    46
12 Victoria & Albert SC      34   13   7  14    41   46   −5    46
13 Llewellyn Turnpike SC     34   11  10  13    46   44   +2    43
14 Newport City FC           34   12   5  17    39   46   −7    41
15 St Warren City FC         34   10  10  14    35   46  −11    40
16 Clayton City SC           34    9   8  17    36   55  −19    35
17 Monmouth Park FC          34    9   8  17    44   59  −15    35
18 Ezriquay United FC        34    8   8  18    34   44  −10    32

Promotion/Relegation Playoff
1st Leg
North Royalton Town FC 1–0 Ezriquay United FC
Middlebourne City AFC 1–3 Monmouth Park FC

2nd Leg
Ezriquay United FC 2–0 North Royalton Town FC (agg 2-1)
Monmouth Park FC 2–2 Middlebourne City AFC (agg 5-3)

Monmouth Park and Ezriquay United remain in the Championship.

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FAC Cup Review

First Round
East Linden SC 1–2 Linden Lions FC
Berwick Rangers FC 1–3 Lynchana Borderers AC
East Liverpool FC 2–2 Lewiston Town FC
Hannover United 0–2 Alton Athletic Club
Greenville Twp 1–2 Jacksonville City
Brentford FC 2–1 Dragons FC
Bergholz Caledonian 2–3 Carlisle FC
East Endborough AFC 4–1 Independent Laborers AC
Broadview AFC 2–1 Ralston United FC
Tri-Village United FC 0–3 Milton AFC
McIlroy Station FC 1–0 Jennings Borough
Mansfield County SC 0–2 Fairport Harbor FC
Pembroke St David's 1–0 Sherwood Forest FC
Edgewood Eagles SC 1–1 Hartley Community Club
White River Twp FC 2–3 Patterson Park FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 1–3 Mooresville Celtic
Haskins Blues 4–0 Far Hills
ROCK Utd FC 0–2 Forest Park
Jaynesville SC 1–2 Crusaders FC
Collinsville United FC 2–2 Forresters FC
Riverdale United FC 0–0 Shiloh FC
State Univ 0–0 SK Leiderkranz-Turner
Georgetown Athletic Club 2–1 West Alden United FC
Dalton United 2–0 Union Miners FC
Battenberg Bruins SC 2–0 Red Wing FC
Brecon Borough 1–0 RFCP AC
Great Northern 0–0 New Richmond FC
Lima City United 2–1 Spring Valley FC
Deptford AC 0–1 Frankenburg AC
Paintersville FC 0–1 Greenlea United FC
Wagnerfield Kickers SC 2–2 Charter Twp FC
Center Point FC & RFC 2–2 West Liberty Rovers FC
FC Monroe Central 4–2 Bowling Green FC
Ellesmere Woods 2–1 Alexandria Borough AFC
Western & Southern RR FC 1–4 St Pats AC
Kellerville AFC 2–1 Queens Park FC
Ridge Raiders SC 1–1 Newmarket Saxons FC
Lower Valley Lions 1–2 Maritime Athletic SC
West Oceana Athletic FC 1–2 Valley View SC
New Harmony FC 1–1 Trinity FC
Coolville United 2–0 Cloppenburg Borough SC
Sorenberg Park 1–0 Lake County FC
Ravens FC 0–0 Maplewood AFC
Castleford 3–2 St John's SC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 2–2 Jeromesville FC
Principia SC 2–0 Engineers Club
Springfield City FC 3–0 Hampton SC
West Chester FC 3–0 Blue Aces SC
Westphalia County FC 2–0 Salisbury County FC
Meadowlarks SC 2–0 Albion Borough SC
Mel-Wood FC 1–1 Liberty FC
Hardun AC 1–3 Blacksburg Area FC

Replays
Lewiston Town FC 4–2 East Liverpool FC
Hartley Community Club 0–0 Edgewood Eagles SC (1–0 AET)
Forresters FC 0–2 Collinsville United FC
Shiloh FC 3–1 Riverdale United FC
State Univ 4–0 SK Leiderkranz-Turner
New Richmond FC 1–2 Great Northern
Charter Twp FC 2–0 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
West Liberty Rovers FC 3–2 Center Point FC & RFC
Newmarket Saxons FC 1–0 Ridge Raiders SC
Trinity FC 3–0 New Harmony FC
Maplewood AFC 1–1 Ravens FC (1–2 AET)
Jeromesville FC 6–1 Griffith Borough Amateurs FC
Liberty FC 3–1 Mel-Wood FC

Second Round
Pembroke St David's 2–0 Lima City United
Dalton United 1–0 Alton Athletic Club
Newmarket Saxons FC 1–0 Milton AFC
Patterson Park FC 1–3 Springfield City FC
Carlisle FC 3–0 Battenberg Bruins SC
Westphalia County FC 3–1 Maritime Athletic SC
Brentford FC 0–0 Great Northern
FC Monroe Central 0–2 Lynchana Borderers AC
Jeromesville FC 3–2 Mooresville Celtic
Kellerville AFC 1–2 Jacksonville City
Broadview AFC 2–1 Hartley Community Club
Fairport Harbor FC 0–1 Sorenberg Park
Greenlea United FC 1–1 East Endborough AFC
Charter Twp FC 1–2 Ellesmere Woods
Georgetown Athletic Club 0–1 Liberty FC
Meadowlarks SC 1–1 Principia SC
State Univ 0–0 Castleford
Valley View SC 0–0 Shiloh FC
Collinsville United FC 1–2 Crusaders FC
McIlroy Station FC 0–2 Ravens FC
Forest Park 3–1 Blacksburg Area FC
Lewiston Town FC 3–0 Frankenburg AC
Coolville United 2–2 St Pats AC
Brecon Borough 0–2 Haskins Blues
West Liberty Rovers FC 1–2 Trinity FC
West Chester FC 4–0 Linden Lions FC

Replays
Castleford 0–1 State Univ
Shiloh FC 0–0 Valley View SC (0–1 AET)
St Pats AC 1–1 Coolville United (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)
Great Northern 1–0 Brentford FC
East Endborough AFC 1–0 Greenlea United FC
Principia SC 3–0 Meadowlarks SC

Third Round
Linden Woods FC 0–2 Broadview AFC
Middlebourne City AFC 2–1 Westphalia County FC
North Royalton Town FC 0–1 Corinthians
Westwood Sprites 2–1 State Univ
Lynchana Borderers AC 1–1 Lewiston Town FC
Nor-Dale AFC 3–0 Bridgend Metros FC
Principia SC 2–1 Maineville Marauders FC
St Pats AC 1–1 Hillsborough FC
Marshallton Athletic SC 0–2 Great Northern
Newport City FC 3–1 Trinity FC
East Endborough AFC 1–0 Andover Borough SC
Richmond Station FC 1–2 Asbury Park FC
Sorenberg Park 1–2 Riverside City FC
Midtown Athletic Club 3–2 Clayton City SC
Southend AC 1–3 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Jacksonville City 3–2 Eastview SC
Salisbury City FC 2–1 Newmarket Saxons FC
Victoria & Albert SC 1–1 Brentwood Borough
Sanborn Borough SC 2–2 Fairport City FC
Crusaders FC 2–1 Ellesmere Woods
North Lima SC 2–4 Monmouth Park FC
Liberty FC 0–0 New Bremen FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 2–0 Carlisle FC
Pembroke St David's 1–1 Valley View SC
Dalton United 0–1 Meadowdale FC
Mansfield C&W FC 2–0 Jamestown City FC
St Warren City FC 4–0 West Chester FC
Jeromesville FC 1–1 Ravens FC
Ezriquay United FC 0–1 Shirley Metros FC
Springfield City FC 0–2 Middletown City FC
Learfield FC 3–2 Haskins Blues
Forest Park 1–1 Dalton Town FC

Replays
Lewiston Town FC 3–2 Lynchana Borderers AC
Hillsborough FC 1–2 St Pats AC
Brentwood Borough 1–2 Victoria & Albert SC
Fairport City FC 2–1 Sanborn Borough SC
New Bremen FC 1–0 Liberty FC
Valley View SC 1–0 Pembroke St David's
Ravens FC 2–0 Jeromesville FC
Dalton Town FC 4–1 Forest Park

Fourth Round
Newport City FC 1–0 Riverside City FC
Meadowdale FC 0–1 Crusaders FC
Valley View SC 0–2 Learfield FC
St Warren City FC 1–1 Monmouth Park FC
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 3–1 Hamilton Wanderers FC
Mansfield C&W FC 3–2 Ravens FC
St Pats AC 4–1 Broadview AFC
Fairport City FC 2–2 Great Northern
Midtown Athletic Club 2–1 New Bremen FC
Middletown City FC 2–1 Middlebourne City AFC
Westwood Sprites 2–1 Dalton Town FC
Victoria & Albert SC 2–1 Lewiston Town FC
Nor-Dale AFC 2–0 Jacksonville City
Salisbury City FC 1–0 Asbury Park FC
Principia SC 1–1 Corinthians
East Endborough AFC 0–1 Shirley Metros FC

Replays
Monmouth Park FC 2–1 St Warren City FC
Great Northern 0–1 Fairport City FC
Corinthians 1–2 Principia SC

Fifth Round
St Pats AC 1–3 Monmouth Park FC
Fairport City FC 1–0 Learfield FC
Middletown City FC 0–1 Crusaders FC
Midtown Athletic Club 0–1 Salisbury City FC
Principia SC 2–0 Mansfield C&W FC
Victoria & Albert SC 0–2 Westwood Sprites
Llewellyn Turnpike SC 3–4 Shirley Metros FC
Newport City FC 3–0 Nor-Dale AFC

Quarterfinal
Shirley Metros FC 3-1 Principia SC
Salisbury City FC 2–0 Fairport City FC
Westwood Sprites 2–2 Crusaders FC
Newport City FC 5–1 Monmouth Park FC

Replay
Crusaders FC 2–1 Westwood Sprites

Semi Finals both @ BBP National Stadium
Crusaders FC 0–2 Newport City FC
Shirley Metros FC 1–1 Salisbury City FC (1–1 AET) (4–3 pen.)

Final @ BBP National Stadium att-74,073
Newport City FC 0–2 Shirley Metros FC

Shirley Metros win the 128th FAC Cup with a 2-0 win over Newport City. It's the 6th win for Metros and first in 25 years, who will take the Cup with them back into the Championship next season.

Third Division Principia SC made it to the last eight and National Conference side Crusaders fell in the semis to the runners-up in the two most compelling stories of the tournament, both advancing all the from the First Round.

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Second Division Review
Shirley Metros will return to the Championship along with champions Nor-Dale. It is the fourth title for Nor-Dale.

2nd Division             Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Nor-Dale AFC              38   19  11   8    69   51  +18    68 Champion
 2 Shirley Metros FC         38   18  13   7    71   37  +34    67 Promoted
 3 North Royalton Town FC    38   17  11  10    57   45  +12    62
 4 Middlebourne City AFC     38   17   9  12    56   45  +11    60
 5 Corinthians               38   17   8  13    54   43  +11    59
 6 Richmond Station FC       38   16  10  12    61   59   +2    58
 7 Linden Woods FC           38   15  12  11    60   54   +6    57
 8 Mansfield C&W FC          38   15  11  12    52   47   +5    56
 9 Middletown City FC        38   16   7  15    51   45   +6    55
10 Brentwood Borough         38   16   7  15    44   58  −14    55
11 Riverside City FC         38   14  12  12    58   46  +12    54
12 Hamilton Wanderers FC     38   12  15  11    53   48   +5    51
13 Meadowdale FC             38   12  13  13    46   51   −5    49
14 Sanborn Borough SC        38   11  13  14    50   58   −8    46
15 Eastview SC               38   12  10  16    44   58  −14    46
16 Maineville Marauders FC   38   12   9  17    51   61  −10    45
17 Fairport City FC          38   10   9  19    47   55   −8    39
18 Bridgend Metros FC        38   10   8  20    34   57  −23    38 relegated
19 Andover Borough SC        38    9  10  19    40   57  −17    37 relegated
20 Jamestown City FC         38    8  10  20    35   58  −23    34 relegated

Promotion Playoff @ Hamlton City Stadium
Newmarket Saxons FC 2–2 Bridgend Metros FC (2–2 AET) (4–2 pen.)

Third Division Review
Brentford continues the theme of quick returns as they take the Third Division after a slow start to the campaign through the first 10 fixtures. Three other clubs will join them to bring the Second Division back up 20 teams for next season.

3-A                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Brentford FC             34   17  11   6    59   45  +14    62 Champion
 2 Ravens FC                34   15  12   7    57   41  +16    57 Promoted
 3 St Pats AC               34   15  12   7    56   41  +15    57 Promoted
 4 Newmarket Saxons FC      34   16   9   9    67   47  +20    57 Promoted
 5 Trinity FC               34   14  11   9    53   39  +14    53
 6 Jamestown Rovers FC      34   15   8  11    59   57   +2    53
 7 Hardun AC                34   15   8  11    52   48   +4    53
 8 ROCK Utd FC              34   14   8  12    55   47   +8    50
 9 East Endborough AFC      34   13   8  13    50   46   +4    47
10 Kellerville AFC          34   14   5  15    49   57   −8    47
11 Sherwood Forest FC       34   14   3  17    52   55   −3    45
12 Lewiston Town FC         34   10  12  12    44   48   −4    42
13 Fairport Harbor FC       34    9  12  13    37   48  −11    39
14 Springfield City FC      34   11   6  17    37   51  −14    39
15 Greenlea United FC       34   10   8  16    46   57  −11    38
16 West Chester FC          34   10   7  17    41   54  −13    37
17 Carlisle FC              34    9   7  18    49   64  −15    34
18 Alton Athletic Club      34    8   7  19    50   68  −18    31

   3-B                     Pld    W   D   L    GF   GA   GD   Pts 
 1 Paintersville FC         34   19   6   9    62   46  +16    63
 2 Coolville United         34   18   5  11    65   50  +15    59
 3 Dalton United            34   18   4  12    58   41  +17    58
 4 New Harmony FC           34   17   6  11    60   56   +4    57
 5 Maritime Athletic SC     34   16   7  11    53   41  +12    55
 6 SK Leiderkranz-Turner    34   16   6  12    53   45   +8    54
 7 Union Miners FC          34   13  10  11    46   40   +6    49
 8 Principia SC             34   12  12  10    57   48   +9    48
 9 Westphalia County FC     34   14   6  14    51   51    0    48
10 Collinsville United FC   34   13   8  13    47   49   −2    47
11 Pembroke St David's      34   13   7  14    51   55   −4    46
12 Lynchana Borderers AC    34   13   6  15    58   58    0    45
13 Liberty FC               34   12   5  17    41   50   −9    41
14 Greenville Twp           34   11   8  15    53   63  −10    41
15 State Univ               34   10   9  15    42   50   −8    39
16 Edgewood Eagles SC       34    9   9  16    43   60  −17    36
17 Shiloh FC                34    9   8  17    46   61  −15    35
18 McIlroy Station FC       34    8   8  18    39   61  −22    32

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National League Cup Review

First Round 1st Leg
Shirley Metros FC 4–0 West Chester FC
Jamestown City FC 1–1 Liberty FC
McIlroy Station FC 1–0 Brentwood Borough
Eastview SC 3–3 East Endborough AFC
New Harmony FC 1–3 Sherwood Forest FC
Trinity FC 1–1 Principia SC
Corinthians 1–1 Maineville Marauders FC
Lewiston Town FC 4–1 Alton Athletic Club
Greenville Twp 1–2 Collinsville United FC
Greenlea United FC 1–1 Kellerville AFC
Andover Borough SC 4–1 Newmarket Saxons FC
Edgewood Eagles SC 0–1 Paintersville FC
Westphalia County FC 1–2 State Univ
Fairport City FC 0–1 Brentford FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 1–1 Coolville United
Carlisle FC 2–3 Mansfield C&W FC
Hamilton Wanderers FC 2–0 ROCK Utd FC
Shiloh FC 0–1 Hardun AC
Ravens FC 0–1 Lynchana Borderers AC
North Royalton Town FC 1–2 Bridgend Metros FC
Union Miners FC 1–0 Fairport Harbor FC
SK Leiderkranz-Turner 1–1 Dalton United
Springfield City FC 2–2 Maritime Athletic SC
Pembroke St David's 1–1 St Pats AC

2nd Leg
West Chester FC 0–1 Shirley Metros FC (Shirley Metros win 5-0)
Liberty FC 2–1 Jamestown City FC (Liberty FC win 3-2)
Brentwood Borough 3–0 McIlroy Station FC (Brentwood win 3-1)
East Endborough AFC 1–1 Eastview SC (tie drawn 4-4, East Endborough advance on away goals)
Sherwood Forest FC 4–0 New Harmony FC (Sherwood Forest win 7-1)
Principia SC 1–3 Trinity FC (Trinity win 4-2)
Maineville Marauders FC 1–1 Corinthians (tie drawn 2-2, Corinthians win 3–2 AET)
Alton Athletic Club 0–0 Lewiston Town FC (Lewiston win 4-1)
Collinsville United FC 1–3 Greenville Twp (Greenville win 4-3)
Kellerville AFC 0–1 Greenlea United FC (Greenlea United win 2-1)
Newmarket Saxons FC 3–1 Andover Borough SC (Andover win 5-4)
Paintersville FC 4–1 Edgewood Eagles SC (Paintersville win 5-1)
State Univ 0–1 Westphalia County FC (tie drawn 2-2, State University advance on away goals)
Brentford FC 3–1 Fairport City FC (Brentford win 4-1)
Coolville United 1–2 Jamestown Rovers FC (Jamestown Rovers win 3-2)
Mansfield C&W FC 1–2 Carlisle FC (tie drawn 4-4, Mansfield C&W advance on away goals)
ROCK Utd FC 0–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC (Hamilton win 4-0)
Hardun AC 3–0 Shiloh FC (Hardun win 4-0)
Lynchana Borderers AC 0–0 Ravens FC (Lynchana Borderers win 1-0)
Bridgend Metros FC 3–4 North Royalton Town FC (tie drawn 5-5, North Royalton advance on away goals)
Fairport Harbor FC 2–0 Union Miners FC (Fairport Harbor win 2-1)
Dalton United 3–1 SK Leiderkranz-Turner (Dalton United win 4-2)
Maritime Athletic SC 1–1 Springfield City FC (tie drawn 3-3, Maritime advance on away goals)
St Pats AC 4–0 Pembroke St David's (St Pats win 5-1)

Second Round 1st Leg
Greenlea United FC 1–1 Linden Woods FC
Brentwood Borough 0–1 Hardun AC
Sanborn Borough SC 3–1 Dalton United
Middletown City FC 3–1 Trinity FC
Shirley Metros FC 4–0 State Univ
Nor-Dale AFC 2–1 North Royalton Town FC
Fairport Harbor FC 4–3 Meadowdale FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 3–0 Paintersville FC
Riverside City FC 1–4 Sherwood Forest FC
Corinthians 1–2 Hamilton Wanderers FC
St Pats AC 2–0 Andover Borough SC
Richmond Station FC 0–1 Brentford FC
Middlebourne City AFC 0–0 Mansfield C&W FC
East Endborough AFC 2–2 Lynchana Borderers AC
Maritime Athletic SC 1–0 Greenville Twp
Lewiston Town FC 1–1 Liberty FC

2nd Leg
Linden Woods FC 2–0 Greenlea United FC (Linden Woods win 3-1)
Hardun AC 2–1 Brentwood Borough (Hardun AC win 3-1)
Dalton United 1–1 Sanborn Borough SC (Sanborn win 4-2)
Trinity FC 1–0 Middletown City FC (Middletown City win 3-2)
State Univ 0–1 Shirley Metros FC (Shirley Metros win 5-0)
North Royalton Town FC 1–0 Nor-Dale AFC (tie drawn 2-2, North Royalton advance on away goals)
Meadowdale FC 4–0 Fairport Harbor FC (Meadowdale win 7-4)
Paintersville FC 1–1 Jamestown Rovers FC (Jamestown Rovers win 4-1)
Sherwood Forest FC 0–1 Riverside City FC (Sherwood Forest win 4-2)
Hamilton Wanderers FC 1–3 Corinthians (Corinthians win 4-3)
Andover Borough SC 1–2 St Pats AC (St Pats win 4-1)
Brentford FC 0–4 Richmond Station FC (Richmond Station win 4-1)
Mansfield C&W FC 2–2 Middlebourne City AFC (tie drawn 2-2, Middlebourne City advance on away goals)
Lynchana Borderers AC 1–2 East Endborough AFC (East Endborough win 4-3)
Greenville Twp 2–0 Maritime Athletic SC (Greenville win 2-1)
Liberty FC 3–1 Lewiston Town FC (Liberty FC win 4-2)

Third Round 1st Leg
Hardun AC 0–1 East Endborough AFC
Liberty FC 1–0 St Pats AC
Linden Woods FC 3–3 Richmond Station FC
Meadowdale FC 1–3 Corinthians
Middletown City FC 2–2 North Royalton Town FC
Jamestown Rovers FC 1–2 Shirley Metros FC
Sanborn Borough SC 2–3 Sherwood Forest FC
Middlebourne City AFC 4–1 Greenville Twp

2nd Leg
East Endborough AFC 1–0 Hardun AC (East Endborough win 2-0)
St Pats AC 2–3 Liberty FC (Liberty FC win 4-2)
Richmond Station FC 0–1 Linden Woods FC (Linden Woods win 4-3)
Corinthians 4–1 Meadowdale FC (Corinthians win 7-2)
North Royalton Town FC 1–1 Middletown City FC (tie drawn, North Royalton advance on away goals)
Shirley Metros FC 3–1 Jamestown Rovers FC (Shirley Metros win 5-2)
Sherwood Forest FC 4–0 Sanborn Borough SC (Sherwood Forest win 7-2)
Greenville Twp 1–2 Middlebourne City AFC (Middlebourne City win 6-2)

Quarterfinal 1st Leg
Sherwood Forest FC 1–2 Linden Woods FC
North Royalton Town FC 2–3 Shirley Metros FC
Corinthians 2–0 Liberty FC
East Endborough AFC 1–1 Middlebourne City AFC

2nd Leg
Linden Woods FC 3–0 Sherwood Forest FC (Linden Woods win 5-1)
Shirley Metros FC 1–0 North Royalton Town FC (Shirley Metros win 4-2)
Liberty FC 1–1 Corinthians (Corinthians win 3-1)
Middlebourne City AFC 0–0 East Endborough AFC (tie drawn, Mibblebournce City advance on away goals)

Semi Finals 1st Leg
Shirley Metros FC 1–0 Corinthians
Linden Woods FC 3–0 Middlebourne City AFC

2nd Leg
Corinthians 3–1 Shirley Metros FC (Corinthians win 3-2)
Middlebourne City AFC 2–2 Linden Woods FC (Linden Woods win 5-2)

Final BBP National Stadium att-70,280
Corinthians 0–2 Linden Woods FC

Linden Woods win the National League Trophy for the second consecutive year, only the second repeat winner in the 63 year history of the competition.


FAC Trophy Review
First Round
Blue Aces SC 1–0 Mansfield County SC
Brecon Borough 1–0 Riverdale United FC
West Liberty Rovers FC 0–2 Salisbury County FC
Engineers Club 3–0 Blacksburg Area FC
Charter Twp FC 1–1 Berwick Rangers FC (1–1 AET) (4–5 pen.)
Lake County FC 1–1 Deptford AC (1–1 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Tri-Village United FC 0–3 Mel-Wood FC
Red Wing FC 0–1 Hampton SC
Cloppenburg Borough SC 0–1 Spring Valley FC
Ralston United FC 2–0 West Oceana Athletic FC
St John's SC 0–0 Albion Borough SC (1–1 AET) (5–4 pen.)
Jeromesville FC 3–1 RFCP AC
Dragons FC 1–0 Jaynesville SC
East Linden SC 3–1 Georgetown Athletic Club
Center Point FC & RFC 2–1 Mooresville Celtic
Frankenburg AC 0–2 FC Monroe Central
Alexandria Borough AFC 0–2 Independent Laborers AC
Queens Park FC 2–1 Maplewood AFC
Griffith Borough Amateurs FC 1–2 Hartley Community Club
Lower Valley Lions 1–0 Wagnerfield Kickers SC
Bowling Green FC 1–1 Milton AFC (1–2 AET)
White River Twp FC 0–1 West Alden United FC

Second Round
Deptford AC 0–1 East Liverpool FC
Milton AFC 3–1 Lower Valley Lions
Ridge Raiders SC 0–1 Dragons FC
Valley View SC 2–1 Blue Aces SC
West Alden United FC 0–1 Forresters FC
Berwick Rangers FC 2–2 Jeromesville FC (2–3 AET)
Linden Lions FC 0–1 St John's SC
Hampton SC 3–2 FC Monroe Central
Battenberg Bruins SC 1–1 Patterson Park FC (1–2 AET)
Hartley Community Club 1–2 Jennings Borough
Salisbury County FC 0–1 Ralston United FC
Queens Park FC 3–1 Brecon Borough
Spring Valley FC 1–2 Mel-Wood FC
Meadowlarks SC 3–2 Center Point FC & RFC
Engineers Club 3–2 Independent Laborers AC
East Linden SC 0–1 Western & Southern RR FC

Third Round
Forresters FC 2–3 Jeromesville FC
Dragons FC 3–1 St John's SC
Valley View SC 1–1 Milton AFC (2–1 AET)
Patterson Park FC 3–3 Ralston United FC (3-4 AET)
Mel-Wood FC 1–1 Queens Park FC (1–1 AET) (1–3 pen.)
Western & Southern RR FC 0–1 Jennings Borough
Engineers Club 0–1 Meadowlarks SC
East Liverpool FC 2–0 Hampton SC

Quarterfinal
Ralston United FC 0–1 Meadowlarks SC
Jennings Borough 2–1 East Liverpool FC
Jeromesville FC 2–2 Queens Park FC (2-4 AET)
Valley View SC 1–1 Dragons FC (1–1 AET) (3–4 pen.)

Semi Finals
Meadowlarks SC 1–2 Dragons FC (@ Carrollton, Coolville)
Queens Park FC 0–1 Jennings Borough (@ Abernathy Stadium, Northfield)

Final BBP National Stadium att-34,295
Jennings Borough 3–1 Dragons FC

Jennings Borough win the 111th FAC Trophy, their second ever victory in the competition.