2nd September 2006
Division One
Arches	1	Catfield	1
Caister United A	1	Great Yarmouth Town Hall	0
Gapton Car Hire	5	Star & Garter	0
Golfers Arms	2	MK United	2
Great Yarmouth Peelers	1	Burgh Hall	1
Division Two
Carpathians	1	Hemsby	2
Prince Consort	6	Martham A	0
The Sunningdale	4	Albert Tavern	5
Burton Arms	1	Great Yarmouth Peggottys	3
Star & Garter Reserves	1	Gorleston Peggottys	3
Reedham	1	MK United Reserves	2

Ninety-nine years and still going.

Ninety-nine years ago the very first Great Yarmouth & District League match was played and there can't have been many more opening days with so many close games. Two draws and three single goal-winning margins were the feature of Saturday.

Arches held champions Catfield to a 1-1 draw thanks to a goal from Danny Western as Chad Pillar replied for Catfield. Golfers Arms (Prince FC) shared the spoils with MK United in a 2-2 draw. Chris King and J Ross scored for Golfers with S Wilson and R Coe replying for MK United.

Two sides making their top-flight debuts shared the spoils in a tight affair. Great Yarmouth Peelers took the lead early in the second half when Matthew Buckoke crossed for Damien Minnis to calmly tap in for his first competitive goal for the club. Peelers could not hold out and Burgh Hall equalised from a corner through Dave Wadhams. Top flight new boys Caister United A made a winning start as a Scott George goal was enough to take all three points against Great Yarmouth Town Hall. Gapton Car Hire emulated England as goals from Adam Hogg, S Calver, Dane Whiteley, R Collin and Ashley Evans earned them a 5-0 win against Star & Garter (Feathers)

Prince Consort started the game very well with manager Kai Lake opening the scoring with a excellent left foot effort. Jamie Miller soon added to the score before new signing Ashley Linford scored with a left footer across the keeper making it three nil. Before the break Jamie Miller completed his hat-trick with Consort going in at half time five up. Martham A came out the second half a different team. Stephen Williams added to the score with a great left finish to leave Consort finishing the game 6 – 0

Last season's champions MK United Reserves narrowly won 2-1 at Reedham. Centre back Liam Nelson scored with a header to put the home side ahead however fast feet from Adam Conway earned MK a penalty from which Mark Miller equalised. MK started the second half slightly better and started to dominate possession and stole the winner through 14 year old Brandon Ingram

2-1 was also the score as new boys Carpathians were beaten at home by Hemsby. The first goal of the game came from some great work on the right side from midfielder Cain Esherwood who picked the ball up and seeing the keeper of his line shot early. The desperate dive of the keeper was not enough as he only managed to push the ball into the goal. Carpathians equalised through G Quinn, however Hemsby were back in front just before the break as Terry Whitehouse rose to beat everyone at a corner to find the top left corner.

The Sunningdale took an early lead direct from a corner at home to Albert Tavern but the visitors were soon in front through Robert Ripkey and Ross Charlton, however the home side levelled before the break. A double from last season's top scorer Daniel Charlton and another from Ross Charlton put Albert Tavern in control until a late fight back made the final score 5-4 to the visitors. Goals from Nathan Derry (2) and Ben Hall gained Gorleston Peggottys all three points as they won away to Star & Garter Reserves 3-1.

The day's top scorers were Great Yarmouth Peggottys who defeated debutants Burton Arms 9-0. Leading the rout was five goal Johnny Bowles with goals also coming from Danny Webster, Matthew McCreadie, Adrian Smith and Aaron Drewery. Tomorrow ten of the second sides start their Norfolk Primary Cup campaign with the only domestic tie between Reedham and Hemsby.

Clubs are reminded that referees are marked out of 100 this season.

Paul Payne

9th September 2006
Norfolk Primary Cup 1st Rd
Burton Arms	1	FC Walpole	3
Carpathians	1	Blofield United A	1
Gorleston Peggottys	0	Dickleburgh	0
Great Yarmouth Peggottys		Costessey Crown
Hoveton Wherrymen Reserves	6	Martham A	0
Norton Athletic Reserves	0	MK United Reserves	1
Reedham	2	Hemsby	1
Wendling	2	Star & Garter Reserves	3
West Winch Reserves	6	Prince Consort	4
Division One
Burgh Hall	6	Caister United A	4
Catfield	8	Golfers Arms	0
Great Yarmouth Town Hall	0	Arches	1
MK United	4	Gapton	5
Star & Garter	2	Great Yarmouth Peelers	3
Division Two
Great Yarmouth International	4	The Sunningdale	2

Plenty of goals in week 2 of the season with two promoted teams Burgh Hall and Caister United A involved in a ten goal encounter. Despite a hat trick from Caister's Gary Ward his side lost 6-4 as Burgh Hall maintained their unbeaten start to the season. The prolific Ian Barnes grabbed four goals with the dependable Dale Crane notching the other two. Gapton Car Hire won a nine-goal thriller away to MK United. Two goals from Adam Hogg and one each from Steve Calver, Tom Norman and Ryan Jacobs just edged Gapton past MK. Tom Norman opened the scoring from the spot before Adam Hodds doubled the lead. MK hit back before the break and went ahead after the break with a Louis Miller double and were in front through Roy Coe. Steve Calver levelled things up with a thirty yarder before Hodds scored his second and the winner with a free kick. Both sides described it as a cracking game played in an excellent spirit.

Champions Catfield had a much easier time as four goals from Paul Thompson; three from Chad Pillar and one from Daniel Goodrum eased them past Golfers Arms 8-0. Arches scored once as they did last week and Great Yarmouth Town Hall conceded once as they did last week, for Town Hall the outcome was the same but Stuart Finch's goal claimed all three points for his side.

Great Yarmouth Peelers showed their resilience with a determined performance that saw them score twice in the last twenty minutes to gain a 3-2 win. Peelers took the lead when Martin Goulder seized on a short back pass to the keeper however Star & Garter replied immediately with a good goal from M Marshall. Star & Garter went ahead in the second half through a Aaron Lindoff goal from a corner before Peelers equalised through Jason Howell. Jodie Bailey scored what would turn out to be the winner as Peelers weathered some late Star & Garter pressure.

Better fortune for Star & Garter in the Norfolk Primary Cup as their Reserves won 3-2 at Wendling with goals from Luke Gibbs, Jamie McGettigan and stalwart Kevin Johnson. A missed penalty proved costly for Gorleston Peggottys as they were held to a goalless draw by Dickleburgh and will make the trip to their opponents on Saturday. Prince Consort endured a poor first half after the long trip to West Winch Reserves. A hat trick in the second half from Jamie Miller brought them back into the game but a sixth goal settle it for the home side although Consort completed the scoring with a goal from Stephen Williams. Martham A bowed out of the cup going down 6-0 at Hoveton Wherrymen Reserves.

Reedham overcame Hemsby in a tight encounter. Last week Reedham had lost 2-1 and Hemsby had kicked off their season with a 2-1 win, however this week it was Reedham who prevailed. Reedham scored straight from the kick off through Alistair McKenzie with a debut goal for the club before Hemsby battled back to level midway through the second period. A late winner came from Chrissie Newman capped off a good week for Reedham that saw them awarded Adult Charter Mark status.

In the only second game Great Yarmouth International made a winning start as they edged out The Sunningdale 4-2 in a seesaw match that witnessed an excellent debut from referee Daniel Wright. Some players needed to show the same composure as the debutant referee.

Clubs are reminded player registration forms must received by the League Secretary 48 hours before kick off, otherwise the form must be signed by an official from your opponents on match day and then submitted by the following Tuesday.

16th September 2006
Division One
Arches	1	Burgh Hall	1
Caister United A	2	Star & Garter	1
Gapton Car Hire	9	Gorleston Rangers	2
Golfers	0	Great Yarmouth Town Hall	1
Great Yarmouth Peelers	2	MK United	10
Division Two
Carpathians	P	Albert Tavern
Martham A	4	Hemsby	2
Prince Consort	0	Reedham	1
Burton Arms	P	Gorleston Peggottys
Great Yarmouth Peggottys	4	Great Yarmouth International	2
The Sunning dale	3	Star & Garter Reserves	1
Norfolk Primary Cup 1st Round Replay
Dickleburgh	3	Gorleston Peggottys	3
	aet	Gorleston Peggottys won 4-2 on penalties

23rd September 2006
Norfolk Junior Cup 1st Rd
Catfield	6	Thorpe Village	2
Drayton	4	Burgh Hall	2
Golfers Arms	1	Hereward Wiggenhall	1
Great Yarmouth Peelers	2	Dereham Town A	4