West Midlands District Table – Saturday 14th February 2015

Pld Won Drw Lst For Agst Diff Pts
Kings Norton 7 6 1 0 15 2 13 19
Solihull 4 4 0 0 23 5 18 12
Erd & Salt 7 4 0 3 26 13 13 12
Redditch 4 3 1 0 18 2 16 10
Harborne 7 3 0 4 11 15 -4 9
Sutton Coldfield 8 2 2 4 11 20 -9 8
Wolves 8 2 2 4 13 18 -5 8
Aston 5 2 1 2 12 9 3 7
Dudley 5 2 1 2 14 13 1 7
East Bham 7 2 0 5 14 43 -29 6
South Bham 8 1 0 7 12 28 -16 3
A B&D EB E&S H KN R SB SOL SC W
A X X X X X X X X X X X
B&D * X X X X X X X X X X
EB * 1~7 X X X X X X X X X
E&S 4~3 1~3 7~0 X X X X X X X X
H 2~3 * 2~4 0~2 X X X X X X X
KN 2~1 * * 2-0 2~0 X X X X X X
R * * 9~1 * * 0~0 X X X X X
SB 0~4 6~3 3~4 0~9 2~3 0~2 * X X X X
SOL * 4~0 12~3 * * * * * X X X
SC 1~1 * 4~1 * 0~1 0~3 1~7 2~1 1~4 X X
W * 1~1 * 5~3 2~3 1~4 0-2 1~0 1~3 2~2 X

Birmingham District Table – Saturday 14th February 2015

District Ply Won Drawn Lost For Agnst Diff Pts
Erdington and Saltley 9 7 1 1 38 12 26 22
Kings Norton 7 7 0 0 19 3 16 21
Harborne 10 3 2 5 17 26 -9 11
Aston 8 2 3 3 19 15 4 9
East Birmingham 6 3 0 3 12 22 -10 9
Sutton Colfield 7 2 1 4 11 14 -3 7
South Birmingham 8 0 1 7 7 26 -19 1
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Ast East Erd Harb Kings South Sutton
Aston x 0 2~2 5~2 2~3 0 0~0
East Birmingham 0 x 0 4~2 0 4~3 1~4
Erdington and Saltley 4~3 7-0 x 7~1 0 1~0 0
Harborne 2~2 5~1 0~2 x 0~2 1~1 0
Kings Norton 2~1 0 2-0 0 x 5~0 0
South Birmingham 0-4 0 0~9 2~3 0~2 x 0
Sutton Colfield 0 1~2 4~6 0~1 0~3 2~1 x

Bath Away – Saturday 7th March 2015

The coach will depart from Heathfield Primary School, Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B19 1HJ at 7:30am (sorry!).

We are playing on 3G at Odd Down Playing Fields, Bath, BA2 2PR

All cars can be left on the school car park, which will be locked, before being collected once we return in the afternoon.

We should be home for 3:30pm.

All lads should bring a packed lunch with them and plenty of drinks.

Both the under 10s and under 11s will take on the best footballers that Bath and Plymouth have to offer.

In order to cover the cost of the coach, each seat will cost £10. All of the lads are guaranteed a seat, and there are also some spare seats for adults, although these are limited. Payment should be made at the next under 10s or 11s game if at all possible.

I’ll put up the final passenger list once everyone has confirmed their attendance.

Thank you

West Midlands League Table – Saturday 7th February 2015

Pld Won Drw Lst For Agst Diff Pts
Kings Norton 7 6 1 0 15 2 13 19
Solihull 4 4 0 0 23 5 18 12
Erd & Salt 7 4 0 3 26 13 13 12
Redditch 4 3 1 0 18 2 16 10
Harborne 7 3 0 4 11 15 -4 9
Sutton Coldfield 8 2 2 4 11 20 -9 8
Aston 5 2 1 2 12 9 3 7
Wolves 7 2 1 4 12 17 -5 7
Dudley 4 2 0 2 13 12 1 6
East Bham 7 2 0 5 14 43 -29 6
South Bham 8 1 0 7 12 28 -16 3
A B&D EB E&S H KN R SB SOL SC W
A X X X X X X X X X X X
B&D * X X X X X X X X X X
EB * 1~7 X X X X X X X X X
E&S 4~3 1~3 7~0 X X X X X X X X
H 2~3 * 2~4 0~2 X X X X X X X
KN 2~1 * * 2-0 2~0 X X X X X X
R * * 9~1 * * 0~0 X X X X X
SB 0~4 6~3 3~4 0~9 2~3 0~2 * X X X X
SOL * 4~0 12~3 * * * * * X X X
SC 1~1 * 4~1 * 0~1 0~3 1~7 2~1 1~4 X X
W * * * 5~3 2~3 1~4 0-2 1~0 1~3 2~2 X

The Ton Battle to Victory in Bitterly Cold Conditions

Friday 6th February 2015 @ Heartlands

Erdington and Saltley 2 – 1 Kings Heath

Team: Harvey, Ilani, Sam, Kye, Troy, Oakley, Samim, Tion, Cameron, Kian, William, Eddie, Harvey and Pharelle

Scorers: Troy and Samim

 

On an evening more suited to Eddie the Eagle (ask your parents who he is boys!), The Ton rolled up their sleeves, gritted their teeth and puffed out their chests. It might not have been the biggest victory but it was a very significant one nonetheless.

The game couldn’t have started any better, with the team playing some great passing football. Time after time we popped the ball around with composure and confidence, although we couldn’t quite manage to find that final finishing touch despite having all of the ball. Then we were struck a blow when Kings Heath scored against the run of play to take a 1-0 lead. After conceding the goal we lost our shape a little and our passing went a little wide of the mark.

It’s not often we’ve had to ask the lads to work harder but at half time that’s exactly what we did. We also asked them to give more thought to their final play – to pass when a pass was a better option that a dribble, rather than running into dead ends. Just like this year’s under 11s, this group of lads are a pleasure to work with, primarily because they listen to instructions and take on board advice. Consequently the second half was far more like it! First of all Troy leveled the scores with a great run and finish from a very narrow angle. As class a goal as this was, Samim’s was arguably even better! The Birches Green midfielder, who recently made his debut for the Under 11s, picked the ball up on the half way line, before weaving in and out and back in again of four or five players. Then with a sniff of goal, he looked up and unleashed a thunderous left footed strike which flew past the keeper. Finally we had the lead that our craft and guile deserved, although it had been anything but easy!

Kings Heath gave us a great game tonight and should be very proud of their efforts. They’ll be sure to go on and have a great season if tonight’s performance is anything to go by! Thanks for the game boys and good luck for the rest of the season.

Finally it’s worth mentioning just how cold it was tonight and how hard the lads worked to drag themselves over the finish line! It might not have been our biggest win and it might have been scrappy at times, but tonight the lads showed that they’re made of stern stuff! Talent is one thing, but without hard work talent is worthless. Tonight proved just this!

What a team! What a great bunch of lads! What a privilege it is to work with them!

 

Man of the Match – Tion

 

Up The Ton!

 

 

 

Updated West Midlands League Table

So it turns out that the West Midlands table previously advertised was incorrect due to the fact that some fixtures were reported incorrectly. Games originally assigned as Birmingham League games were put unintentionally submitted as West Midlands results. However, the slight changes made haven’t really had a massive impact on the table. Here is the most recent (accurate) table!

Pld Won Drw Lst For Agst Diff Pts
Kings Norton 7 6 1 0 15 2 13 19
Erd & Salt 7 4 0 3 26 13 13 12
Solihull 4 4 0 0 23 5 18 12
Redditch 4 3 1 0 18 2 16 10
Harborne 7 3 0 4 11 15 -4 9
Aston 5 2 1 2 12 9 3 7
Sutton Coldfield 7 2 1 4 9 18 -9 7
Wolves 6 2 0 4 10 15 -5 6
East Bham 6 2 0 4 13 36 -23 6
Dudley 3 1 0 2 6 11 -5 3
South Bham 8 1 0 7 12 28 -16 3
A B&D EB E&S H KN R SB SOL SC W
A X X X X X X X X X X X
B&D * X X X X X X X X X X
EB * * X X X X X X X X X
E&S 4~3 1~3 7~0 X X X X X X X X
H 2~3 * 2~4 0~2 X X X X X X X
KN 2~1 * * 2-0 2~0 X X X X X X
R * * 9~1 * * 0~0 X X X X X
SB 0~4 6~3 3~4 0~9 2~3 0~2 * X X X X
SOL * 4~0 12~3 * * * * * X X X
SC 1~1 * 4~1 * 0~1 0~3 1~7 2~1 1~4 X X
W * * * 5~3 2~3 1~4 0-2 1~0 1~3 * X

Midland Challenge Cup 2014/15

P W D L F A Pt
Erdington & Saltley 3 3 0 0 15 1 9
Gloucester B 2 0 1 1 2 6 3
South Birmingham 3 0 1 2 1 11 2
E&S Glos SBir
Erdington & Saltley x  * 1~0
Gloucester B 1~5 x  *
South Birmingham 0~9 1~1 x

 

This three team competition is contested between South Birmingham, Gloucester and ourselves. Each team plays one another home and away, before the winning team is decided by final league positions. With one final fixture to complete (Gloucester at home on 21st March), we’re in a strong position to win this competition for the first time in our history.

 

Up The Ton!