Newington Village Football Club

Newington got themselves back into the winning groove with this win against 10 man Deanview. In a game that was all to easy from the start Newington continually laboured to stamp any real authority on the game - and really should have hit double figures and would have done but for some woeful finishing, good goalkeeping and the intervention of the woodwork.

Andy Turnham established himself amongst the leagues' leading scorers as he notched a personal tally of 5 goals, James Reynolds got his first double of the season and veteran player manager Ian Smith came of the bench for a last 10 minutes up front and completed the scoring with a close range header.

This was an all too comfortable win achieved without really getting out of second gear, though hopefully this will help banish the nightmares of the previous weeks' result.

Newington Village had a game they will like to forget quickly against new league leaders Cliffe Woods Colts as they were walloped 4-0 by a vibrant Cliffe Woods.

Too many of the Newington players appeared to be suffering from the excesses of the previous nights' trip to the dogs as they continually gifted possesion to the opposition. Having said that, Cliffe Woods were worth their win and but for some poor finishing and good goalkeeping by Smith they could have won by a far more convincing scoreline.

The only positive Newington could take away from this game was that they have an opportunity to put things right very soon as they face Cliffe Woods again in 3 weeks time.

Newington came away from this hard fought match with Cuxton with all 3 points and their promotion push still in place. This now makes it 6 straight wins on the bounce for Newington and the team is full of confidence and a real belief in what they can achieve.

The game opened at a brisk pace and Newington could have been ahead as early as the third minute, when a snap shot from Speller brought a smart save from the Cuxton 'keeper.

The match swung from end to end and Cuxton could count themselves unlucky as 2 goal line clearnaces from Paul Byrne and a rebound from the crossbar denied them, so it was possibly slightly against the run of play when Andy Turnham opened the scoring for Newington, firing over the keeper with a first time volley from 25 yards, a lead Newington managed to hold until early into the second half.

Slack picking up in midfield, on the hour mark, allowed Cuxton to break away 3 against 1 and despite a save from the first effort by Jarrett in the Newington goal, a Cuxton striker was able to bundle the ball over the line for the equalizer.

Changes were made to try and win back some midfield superiority, with Andy Turnham being withdrawn to try and save his damaged thigh, Luke Parker replacing and Ben Huntley standing down to allow brother Jonny a run, Paul Reynolds pulling in from wide right to slot into the centre mid slot.

The change seemed to give Newington new momentum and in a classic smash and grab, scored two goals in the last 15 minutes through league leading scorer Shaun Speller to take the game and the points with a 3-1 victory.

Newington now take their unbeaten run to face fellow promotion challengers Cliffe Woods Colts next week in a match that could have a massive bearing on the fate of this seasons sliverware.

Newington Village FC progressed to the third round of the KCFA Junior Trophy with this comfortable win over Medway League Division 4 side AFC Barnfield.

Using the big pitch at Woodstock, Newington were able to spread the ball around to their quick front line and tore into Barnfield from the start. But for slacking off towards the end of play Newington would surely have reached double figures, but there can be few complaints as Newington marked up their fifth straight win on the bounce, with 29 goals scored during this run.

Newington Village FC moved into third place in Division Five with this win over improved Sheerness East. Having already beaten their opponents 6-0 earlier in the season Newington may have expected a much tougher game than this.

As it was Sheerness came at Newington early on, and once again the slow start cost, as Sheerness took the lead. Fortunately for Newington Sheerness were fielding an inexperienced keeper and it was through two mistakes from the keeper that Newington were able to get themselves back into the game.

First he was unable to stop a shot from Luke Parker, only succeeding in deflecting into his own net and shortly after was only able to get a hand to an Andy Turnham free-kick that went straight over him.

Despite this luck Newington once again shot themselves in the foot as poor defending allowed Sheerness to grab an immediate equalizer to make the score 2-2 at half time.

This season Newington are made of sterner stuff, and whereas in previous years they would probably have crumbled to defeat, they are now able to dig deep and grind out results when playing badly. Chubbie Oswell put Newington in front with a header from a James Reynolds corner before Mark Rothery tied up the scoring with a close range effort.

Newington Village FC now go into Kent cup action on the back of a 4 match winning streak and hope to extend this further in coming weeks.

Newington Village FC cruised to an empthatic win against mid table opponents Darland Athletic. With Shaun Speller and Andy Turnham firing on all cylinders Darland had little chance of living with the indominatable front line. Also on target o