Last night my love of the game returned as I watched my home town Exeter take on the mighty Liverpool in the F.A.Cup. Some of my friends went to get cold and wet but I stayed home and watched the television coverage. We drew 2-2 with young Tom Nicholls scoring the opening goal. He is earmarked for progression in the game but like all young hopefuls he will have to remain injury free.
Today I am listening to Arsenal on Arsenal Player while watching the scores pop up on Gillette Soccer Saturday from Sky Sports. The score is 0-0 and Sunderland have had the first chance but I have been compiling the Pyramid Tables (My Choice) and I thought I would mention some team names that we may never see again as they have dropped out of their respective leagues.
When league teams get into trouble there are usually enough supporters around to save the club with personal saving being put into a "save the club" fund. There are many reasons for lower level clubs disappearing from a mass player walkout to financial misappropriation by the directors. All I know is that football tables that started out with more teams now have less and I have decided to list the names from this season.
The National League (Conference) has seen no dropouts this season so we start looking at levels 7 & 8. I will admit that I am surprised that I can find no dropouts in the three regional leagues.
Level 9 was looking very secure but I have found the first team to fail. Winterbourne United are no longer competing in the Western League. I have found an internet article that indicates:
"Robyn Maggs is relieved that Winterbourne United's first team has been removed from the Western League."
Level 10 may show a few more teams dropping out so let us find out.
Mickleover Royals have dropped out of the East Midlands Counties League.
St Neots Town Saints have dropped out of the United Counties League.
Mickleover had won all four of their matches but dropped out for financial reasons.
St Neots Town Saints "have found it increasingly difficult to carry on for a number of reasons".
Level 11 teams dropping out from pyramid leagues are listed below:
Riccall United - Central Midlands League North
Thoresby Colliery - Central Midlands League North
Tintinhull - Dorset Premier League
Tiptree Jobserve - Essex & Suffolk Border League
Kings Stanley - Gloucestershire County League
Caterpillar - Leicestershire Senior League
Dunton & Broughton Rangers - Leicestershire Senior League
St Andrews Reserves - Leicestershire Senior League
Liver Academy - Liverpool County Premier League
Red Rum - Liverpool County Premier League
Kenilworth Town - Midland League
Aston - Midland League
Ringstead Rangers - Northamptonshire Combination
Gretton - Northamptonshire Combination
Welford Victoria - Northamptonshire Combination
Bletchingdon - Oxfordshire Senior League
Broughton & North Newington - Oxfordshire Senior League
Aylesbury United Reserves - Spartan South Midlands League
Dudley Hill Rangers - West Riding County Amateur League
Bardsey - West Yorkshire League
Andover New Street Swifts - Wiltshire League
Terrington Glory - York League
22 teams gone but there are plenty still going.
Arsenal v. Sunderland is 1-1 at half time.
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