Division Two League Table 2006/2007 Last update 4 May 2008

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Division Two Report by Mr. M Schneider - Publications Secretary

Cooper Avon have at last booked their place in division one for next season but they are going to have too wait until the final day of the season to see if they will be going up as Division Two champions or runners up. After their 5-0 win over The Crown Devizes, Gary Newman’s side can now only be caught by Crown Cosmos who as The Southgate Inn last term beat them to the division three title by five points but this terms battle is going down to the wire and may yet be settled by goal difference. Cooper were due to host Crown Devizes at the Conigre but they switched the match to Sands Lane, Rowde home of the opponents and having already beaten them 4-2 there earlier in the season they were looking to wrap up a league double, but with the hosts looking for a fourth straight win they were wary that the match could have proved to be a potential banana skin, but they needn’t have worried as they came away with another two points to keep their 19 match unbeaten run intact. James Worsley making his first appearance for over a month gave Copper the lead and James Ponsford scored from the penalty spot to give the trye men a 2-0 half time lead. The Crown had no answer to Cooper in the second period and they should really have scored more than the three they did, as Worsley made it 3-0 with his second of the game. Simon Gillatt got his name of the score sheet before Worsley capped his comeback from injury with his hat trick goal and Cooper’s fifth.

White Hart Combe are currently in second place, just one point clear of Crown Cosmos who have played three fewer matches than Trevor Rawlings side and for them to hold onto their automatic promotion berth they must hope that they win the remaining game and Cosmos slip up in two of theirs which is very unlikely. Combe entertained Chippenham Police and their 5-1 loss couple with other results that went against the boys in blue leaves them just one point above the relegation zone. Ben Smith opened his account for Combe when he curled home a stunning effort from 20 yards to put them in front. Shane Bell doubled the home teams lead before Lee Fernandez continue his purple patch in front of goal with their third of the game to give them a 3-0 lead at the break. James Parfitt scored from the penalty spot to reduce the arrears for the Police but it proved to be only a consolation as Shane Bell scored his second of the game to restore Combe’s three goal cushion and the match was to bed by Fernandez whose second of the game completed the 5-1 scoreline and took his tally for the season to 14.

Crown Cosmos might be in third spot now but it they win their three outstanding fixtures and Cooper Avon win their last game the sides will be locked on 38 points, so the title will be decided on goal difference and the Devizes based side might well be left very aggrieved if the lose out on goal difference as their title rivals battered a Horse & Groom side 17-1 a few weeks back due to the Horse playing the match with seven and the nine men. Cosmos clawed back a few of those goals in midweek when they beat Sutton Benger 7-0, Dean Potter scored three, Nathan Sheridan bagged a brace, one of which came from the penalty spot. David Lloyd and a Phil Perry own goal made up the seven. Cosmos followed that success up with a 4-1 win away at Bremhill View Social Club, who after taking a 1-0 lead through a Mark Smith goal threatened an upset, but Cosmos showed their experience as they hit back to take the spoils. Cosmos manager Will Kibby missed the game much to the disappointment of his teammates who were left questioning his commitment to the side as he was busy helping erect a shed, but Kibby must have felt that his team were good enough to win without, which proved so despite the shaky start, Nathan Sheridan cancelled out Smith’s opened when he squared things up. Andy Coombes was on target to give Cosmos a 2-1 half time lead. Dean Potter netted Cosmos third and a second of the game for Sheridan wrapped up another win for Cosmos who will be in action on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday before they bring the curtain down on what has been another good season for them.

Westbury based Horse & Groom should have been as home for their match with Sutton Benger, but with Leighton Sports Ground now being used for Cricket they switched the match to Stanley Park, Chippenham and although they boosted their chances of avoiding relegation with a 4-3 win on the pitch they were left a little deflated when they returned to the changing rooms to discover a number of mobile phones and an amount of cash had been stolen during the match, which is the second Sunday in a row that clubs have suffered at the hands of thieves at the Sports complex. On the playing side of things Benger took the lead through Matt White but they were pegged back by Alex Lutskes who 25 yard strike brought the sides level. Benger regained the lead thanks to another good effort from Matt White. Richard Hunt making a rare appearance for Horse & Groom scored his first goal since October 2006 to hand the lead back to Tim Beechams side. Benger then helped in their own downfall as Ian Dawkins put through his own goal to gift the Horse & Groom a 3-2 lead. Dawkins was in the wrong place at the wrong time again for the visitors fourth as he helped deflect Dan Cox’s shot into the net. Benger rallied and reduced the gap to the odd goal when Matt White completed his hat trick to take his tally for the season to 26 but they were unable to find the net again as the Horse held out for two important points that means if they can get a points from their final two games they will have a great chance of beating relegation with an escape act that Houdini would have been proud of.

Quick thinking from Crown Cosmos player/manager and club secretary Will Kibby prevented them from losing their Thursday night match against Sutton Benger, Cosmos were due to host Benger at Green Lane in Devizes but early yesterday afternoon Kibby received news that their pitch was waterlogged and that they would be unable to use. With five matches from now until the end of the season, Kibby realized that his team couldn’t afford a postponement so a couple of phone calls later he found an alternative venue at Stanley Park, Chippenham and he was rewarded for his efforts in getting the game played as his team claimed a 7-0 success that saw them close the gap on second placed White Hart Combe to just one point and they are four points adrift of leaders Cooper Avon but have played two few games. Cosmos raced to a three-goal lead inside the first 15 minutes and at one stage had threatened to run riot as they looked for goals to eat into the leaders healthy goal difference. Dean Potter scored the first for Cosmos and Benger’s Phil Perry’s doubled the scoreline when he put through his own net. Potter added number three on 14 minutes, but then the scoring stopped for a while until Nathan Sheridan banged home number four to his team a 4-0 half time advantage. The second period saw Potter score a third to complete a great hat trick, David Lloyd also got on the score ahead of Sheridan scoring his second of the game and Cosmos seventh when he drove home from the penalty spot.
         

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