Saturday 10 January 2026 – Goals, groans and one or two long afternoons
Premier Division
Highworth Town P-P Fairford Town
The pitch said “no”, the weather said “absolutely not”, and everyone sensibly went home.
Corsham Town 3–0 Lydney Town (Att: 140)
Corsham kept it tidy and professional. McCootie opened the scoring, Plummer added a penalty (VAR still unavailable at this level, thankfully), and Freckleton finished things off. Lydney arrived, tried their best, and left with a long journey to reflect.
Longlevens AFC 0–1 Cirencester Town (Att: 114)
Theo Jeremy scored after nine minutes and Cirencester then defended like they’d hidden the ball behind the clubhouse. Not pretty, but very effective.
Mangotsfield United 0–1 Droitwich Spa (Att: 355)
A big crowd for a game decided by a single Josh Hurdman strike. Droitwich grabbed the goal, Mangotsfield pressed the panic button, and 355 people debated “how that didn’t go in” on the way out.
Roman Glass St George 3–0 Westfields (Att: 80)
Early goal, steady control, job done. Roman Glass barely broke sweat and Westfields were left wondering where the afternoon went.
Royal Wootton Bassett Town 0–3 Slimbridge (Att: 218)
Two Jack Smiths scored in two minutes, causing confusion in the stands and probably in the changing rooms too. Evans-Harriott then made sure Slimbridge’s bus home was a happy one.
Thornbury Town 0–0 Pershore Town (Att: 160)
A game that had everything… except goals. Both keepers stayed warm, the defences stayed busy, and the scoreline stayed exactly where it started.
Tuffley Rovers 2–2 Cinderford Town (Att: 172)
End-to-end stuff and a late sting in the tail. Just when Tuffley thought they’d cracked it, Preston Mason popped up in the 89th minute to spoil the celebrations.
Worcester Raiders 2–1 Hereford Pegasus (Att: 133)
Raiders nicked this one with a late winner. Pegasus briefly soared after equalising, only to be grounded again before full time.
Division One
Alcester Town P-P Cheltenham Saracens
Another postponement, another afternoon saved from muddy socks.
Clanfield 85 3–3 Chipping Sodbury Town (Att: 106)
Clanfield looked to have a much-needed win wrapped up after a flying start but less than a minute later it was all square and with a strong second-half spell, taking the lead proved trickier than finding the net. Chipping Sodbury kept knocking, Clanfield kept letting them in, and by full time the hosts were left wondering how three points turned into one.
Redditch Borough P-P Carterton
No football, no drama — just the promise of a rearranged fixture.
Shortwood United P-P Thame United Reserves
Yet another pitch that lost its battle with winter.
Stonehouse Town 1–2 FC Stratford (Att: 94)
Stratford struck early and late, Stonehouse rallied, and the visitors left quietly pleased with themselves.
Wantage Town 7–1 Newent Town (Att: 198)
Absolute carnage. Wantage were five up by half-time and didn’t ease off. The scoreboard had a tougher workout than some of the defenders.
Wellington 3–2 Brimscombe & Thrupp (Att: 42)
A cracking little contest played out in front of those dedicated enough to brave the cold. Goals, drama and three points for Wellington
Written by: AI
Cover picture: Credit Pete Kinsella