London FA Senior Trophy - 2019/20

[Rhodes]

First Round draw

1 Peckham Town v Croydon Athletic Development 
2 Fire United Christian v Sporting Hackney 
3 South Kilburn v NW London 
4 Corinthian-Casuals Reserves v Cubo 
5 Lopes Tavares London v Barking U23 
6 Tottenham Hale Rangers v Cockfosters Reserves 
7 Elmstead (1958) v Sporting Club Thamesmead 
8 Tooting Bec v Croydon 
9 Kent Football United v Phoenix Sports Reserves 
10 Forest Hill Park v Balham Reserves 
11 Hackney Wick v Lewisham Borough (Community) 

Byes: Bridon Ropes; Hilltop; Meridian VP; Metropolitan Police Reserves; New Salamis

http://www.londonfa.com/cups-and-competitions/cups/2019-2020/london-senior-trophy
 

[Rhodes]

We have no Club's in the London FA Senior Cup but here is the draw anyway, no doubt Pete the Greek will be following New Salamis's fortunes in the Senior Trophy:

http://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/forum/gforum.cgi?post=946067;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;guest=323694316

[Rhodes]

First Round dates and result so far, I expect New Salamis are on tenterhooks wondering who their Second Round opponents are going to be:

First Round

1 Peckham Town v Croydon Athletic Development (Sat 26 Oct)
2 Fire United Christian v Sporting Hackney (Sat 26 Oct)
3 South Kilburn v NW London (Sat 26 Oct)
4 Corinthian-Casuals Reserves v AFC Cubo (AFC Cubo walkover)
5 Lopes Tavares London v Barking U23 (Thur 24 Oct)
6 Tottenham Hale Rangers v Cockfosters Reserves (Cockfosters Reserves walkover)
7 Elmstead (1958) v Sporting Club Thamesmead (Tue 22 Oct)
8 Tooting Bec 1 Croydon 2 https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tootingbecfc/teams/66375/match-centre/0-4711268/report
9 Kent Football United v Phoenix Sports Reserves (Sat 26 Oct)
10 Forest Hill Park v Balham Reserves (Sat 26 Oct)
11 Hackney Wick v Lewisham Borough (Community) (Sat 26 Oct)

http://www.londonfa.com/cups-and-competitions/results?countyCupKey=896647032|85408

[Rhodes]

Here's a turn up for the books folks, New Salamis have asked the London FA to remove them from the competition as, apparently, they did not request to enter, it seems rather odd doesn't it however the London FA have surprisingly granted the Club's request so the SSML have no further interest. I'm sure that would not have happened under George Georgiou and he would have wanted to play:

First Round
1 Peckham Town v Croydon Athletic Development (tba)
2 Fire United Christian 1 Sporting Hackney 1 (after 90 mins, Fire United Christian win 3-1 on pens)
3 South Kilburn 0 NW London 5
4 Corinthian-Casuals Reserves v AFC Cubo (AFC Cubo walkover)
5 Lopes Tavares London v Barking U23 (tba)
6 Tottenham Hale Rangers v Cockfosters Reserves (Cockfosters Reserves walkover)
7 Elmstead (1958) 2 Sporting Club Thamesmead 0
8 Tooting Bec 1 Croydon 2 https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tootingbecfc/teams/66375/match-centre/0-4711268/report
9 Kent Football United 3 Phoenix Sports Reserves 2
10 Forest Hill Park 3 Balham Reserves 0
11 Hackney Wick 3 Lewisham Borough (Community) 4

Second Round draw:

Lopes Tavares London or Barking U23 v AFC Cubo 
Bridon Ropes v Croydon 
Metropolitan Police Reserves v Fire United Christian 
NW London v Cockfosters Reserves 
Elmstead (1958) v Forest Hill Park 
Meridian VP v Lewisham Borough (Community) 
Kent Football United v Peckham Town or Croydon Athletic Development 
Hilltop v New Salamis (Hilltop walkover)

http://www.londonfa.com/cups-and-competitions/results?countyCupKey=896647032|85408

[Rhodes]

The Final of the London FA Senior Trophy was due to be between AFC Cubo and Peckham Town, I do not know whether there will be any SSML participation next season or indeed whether the competition, and the London FA Senior Cup, will be taking place at all however the London FA have recently made a statement. They are not being as generous as other County FA's are they:

http://www.londonfa.com/news/2020/may/20/statement---london-fa-affiliation-fees

We therefore wanted to take this opportunity to explain to everyone the rationale behind how we have set our affiliation fees for the 2020-21 season and how we hope it strikes the right balance in these difficult times.

The COVID-19 crisis has had a significant impact on every business across the UK. As part of the leisure and hospitality sector, football has been particularly affected and the London FA is no different. London FA's income is a combination of fees from grassroots football activity and a grant from The FA.

2020/21 is going to be a very difficult season for everyone in football as we all navigate the COVID-19 crisis and in light of this on-going uncertainty, we have worked hard to strike a balance between how we support our clubs and whilst at the same time managing the financial sustainability of the London FA.

The package we've developed offers a significantly reduced fee per team affiliation (free for youth teams) - as well as a 16.6% discount on Personal Accident insurance.

This will hopefully be a welcome reduction for our member clubs. Both of these fees are ‘per team’ costs and so are generally the most expensive part of affiliation, especially for the larger clubs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      We've also introduced significant flexibility regarding payment, by giving clubs until 31st August 2020 to pay for their affiliation invoices and to clear any outstanding debts from last season (as opposed to the usual 14 days from invoice payment due by date).

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• This allows clubs to get the administrative requirements of affiliation completed immediately, but if they wish to delay their payment until we all have clarity on a season start date and are in a stronger position financially, then they can do that.
• We would also recommend that member clubs visit the new COVID-19 support page for clubs and leagues that we have developed, as this contains a great deal of important information and guidance on external funding and grant opportunities.

[Rhodes]

If, in the unlikely event, anyone is interested here are the results from the competition, did we ever get to the bottom of why New Salamis pulled out as I would have thought they stood a good chance of doing well although Kent County League outfit Peckham Town looked very strong, as did the other finalists AFC Cubo who won the Surrey Elite Intermediate League Championship last season so it would have been a great Final: 

First Round
1 Peckham Town 7 Croydon Athletic Development 0

2 Fire United Christian 1 Sporting Hackney 1 (after 90 mins, Fire United Christian win 3-1 on pens)
3 South Kilburn 0 NW London 5
4 Corinthian-Casuals Reserves v AFC Cubo (AFC Cubo walkover)
5 Lopes Tavares London 4 Barking U23 0
6 Tottenham Hale Rangers v Cockfosters Reserves (Cockfosters Reserves walkover)
7 Elmstead (1958) 2 Sporting Club Thamesmead 0
8 Tooting Bec 1 Croydon 2 https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tootingbecfc/teams/66375/match-centre/0-4711268/report
9 Kent Football United 3 Phoenix Sports Reserves 2
10 Forest Hill Park 3 Balham Reserves 0
11 Hackney Wick 3 Lewisham Borough (Community) 4

Second Round

Lopes Tavares London 3 AFC Cubo 4 
Bridon Ropes 4 Croydon 2 
Metropolitan Police Reserves v Fire United Christian (Fire United Christian walkover) 
NW London 3 Cockfosters Reserves 2 
Elmstead (1958) 0 Forest Hill Park 1 
Meridian VP 4 Lewisham Borough (Community) 2 
Kent Football United 0 Peckham Town 2 
Hilltop v New Salamis (Hilltop walkover)

Quarter Finals

AFC Cubo 2 Bridon Ropes 0 
Fire United Christian v NW London (NW London walkover) 
Forest Hill Park 1 Meridian VP 0
Peckham Town 4 Hilltop 3

Semi Finals

AFC Cubo 4 NW London 1 
Forest Hill Park 0 Peckham Town 1 

Final (Tuesday 31 March)

AFC Cubo v Peckham Town

http://www.londonfa.com/cups-and-competitions/results?countyCupKey=896647032|85408

[Rhodes]

15 hours ago, Rhodes said:

Quarter Finals

Peckham Town 4 Hilltop 3

Sorry folks, not SSML related but really excellent YouTube action from this classic quarter final tie between Peckham Town and Hilltop on Saturday 18 January whereby Hilltop were leading 3-0 at one point, Peckham Town play at the Menace Arena on Dulwich Common where they moved to in 2003 however the lack of floodlighting is currently holding the Club back. Of course Hilltop were due to lock horns with Sarratt on 14 March at the King George V Playing Fields in an Anagram Records Trophy Quarter Final tie which Sarratt were hopeful of winning just before the curtain came crashing down on the season: