West Midlands League Division 2
At: The Beeches, Packwood Road
Kick-off: 7-45 pm
Admission: £2; Programme: none
Attendance: 25 (headcount)
Weather: sunny spells
Duration: first-half: 46:18; second-half: 47:24
On what was a nostalgic trip for me to The Beeches, home of Tividale FC, groundsharers Black Country Rangers made full use of their game in hand to move three points clear at the top of the West Midlands League Division 2. They eased to a 5-0 victory over Ettingshall Park Farm, who will finish the season at the foot of the table. My previous visit to the ground was 22 years ago in April 1988 when Tividale lost 3-0 at home to Oldbury United. Rangers now visit second-placed Wem on Saturday with both sides having three games left.
Black Country Rangers (red/red/red): 1. Luke Tilt, 2. Doug Gould, 3. Adam Harris, 4. Richard Bailey (capt), 5. Danny Whitehouse, 6. Danny Smith, 7. Elliot Skelding, 8. Todd Warner, 9. Joshua McKenzie, 10. Jamie Hurdman, 11. Jason Chilton. Subs: 12. Scott Stevenson (for Bailey, 55), 14. Lee Cartwright (for Gould, 55), 15. Martyn Guest (for Warner, 67), 16. Russell Garner (not used).
Ettingshall Park Farm (white / navy blue / navy blue): 1. Aaron Morris, 2. Simon Wynne, 3. Richard Lewis, 4. Amil Salman, 5. Shaun Davies, 6. Matthew Clayworth, 7. Lee Hayward (capt), 8. Ben Pitt, 9. Steve Hill, 10. Leon Davis, 11. Gavin Caw. Subs: 12. Daniel Moulton (for Davies, 35), 14. Phil Brown (for Caw, 61), 15. Ian Boden (not used).
Goals:
1-0 Todd Warner (12)
2-0 Richard Bailey (23)
3-0 Scott Stevenson (60)
4-0 Joshua McKenzie (72)
5-0 Martyn Guest (80)
Cards:
Black Country: none
Ettingshall: none
