Monday, 27 October 2025

News on World Cup 2026

Here is the list of teams that have so far qualified for the World Cup 2026. They are as follows,

Hosts: Canada, Mexico, United States.

Africa: Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia

Asia: Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Uzbekistan.

Europe: England.

Oceania: New Zealand.

South America: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Week Twelve

In Week Eleven of the competition we had our 16th winner of the season, picking up the full prize money of £5 and that went to our two-time Champions this week, our birthday boy ME!! (STEVE REEVE) Yes I won on a score of 9 goals which is my personal best weekend score. In the first season I finished in 23rd  place out of 25 with a total of 225 goals and picked up one weekend win. The first time that I became Champion was in the 2008/09 season finishing on a total of 290 goals. The second time was in the 2020/21 season and finished with a total of 307 goals. With these two wins I am in 26th and 35th place in our Champions League. This season this is the highest that I have been and I have picked up 2 blank weekend scoresheets. Liverpool is my best team this week. My winning teams are

                             LIVERPOOL 2, MANCHESTER UNITED 4 RANGERS 3 

100 MIDWEEK GOALS JACKPOT

Nearly half of us picked up goals this week, which means that our top five have had a slight change again this week. In the lead this week we still have EMMAF now with a total of 39 goals. Her teams are Ayr United, Brighton and Crewe. In second place we still have DAVID BARRETT with 30 goals. In third place we still have HAYLEY ADKINS and BISH-BASH-BOSH (Keith Rattle) both with a total of 29 goals. In fourth place, we still have BARBARA BARNES (1) and our joint 2023/24 Champion, JOHN FILTNESS but they are joined this week with COURTNEYP. All are on a total of 24 goals. In fifth place we now have our 2005/06 Champion, KEAMUS SETNA down from four with a total of 24 goals. 

WEEKEND RESULTS

We had 5 of our teams not in action over the weekend and another 11 teams that failed to score any goals. The average score this weekend went up from three goals last weekend to 4 goals. So if you picked up more than that, you have done well this weekend.

The highest score over the weekend was 4 goals, and they came from the Premier League where MANCHESTER UNITED picked up their biggest result of the season with a 4-2 home win against BRIGHTON. United have taken their goals tally to 17 goals and they have now scored in all of their last 5 games. Brighton are on a total of 26 goals and they have now scored in all of their last 9 league/cup games.

United are just one of the four teams that have a 100% appearance record. In our very first season they became our fourth top voted team and finished on a total of 79 goals. United have hit 100 goals in four season’s but their biggest end of season total was in the 1993/94 with 117 goals. Last season they finished the season on a total of just 63 goals. Over the 43 years, they have netted a total of 3563 goals which gives them an average score of 82 goals per season to date. This season they have just 6 votes and they have picked up a total of 2 blank scoresheets.  

Lets get on with the results to see how your teams have performed this weekend.

PREMIER LEAGUE

Top of the table ARSENAL won 1-0 at home to London rivals CRYSTAL PALACE and are on a total of 18 goals. They have now scored in all of their last 7 league games. Palace after they had scored in all of their last 5 league games, picked up their third blank of the season. AFC BOURNEMOUTH have moved up to second place after they won 2-0 at home against NOTTINGHAM FOREST. Bournemouth are on 16 goals while Forest picked up their sixth blank of the season and now four consecutive games without a goal. It’s 10 goals for ASTON VILLA after they won 1-0 at home against MANCHESTER CITY. Villa have now scored in all of their last 6 games while City after a goal run of 7 league/cup games, picked up their second blank of the season. It’s 20 goals for TOTTENHAM after they won 3-0 away to Everton. Tottenham have now scored in all of their last 7 league/cup games. Bottom of the table WOLVES lost 3-2 at home to Burnley and are on a total of 12 goals. LIVERPOOL have lost their fourth consecutive league game 3-2 against Brentford away. Liverpool are on a total of 18 goals and have kept their 100% record after 10 league/cup games. CHELSEA lost 2-1 at home to SUNDERLAND and hit goal number 19. They have now scored in all of their last 9 league/cup games. Sunderland are on a total of 12 goals. NEWCASTLE won 2-1 at home against Fulham and are on a total of 13 goals. They have also scored in all of their last 5 games.

CHAMPIONSHIP

MIDDLESBROUGH who are second in the league, drew 1-1 at home against WREXHAM. Middlesbrough are on a total of 16 goals while Wrexham are on 24 goals. WATFORD lost 3-1 away to Coventry and are on a total of 15 goals. IPSWICH TOWN won 1-0 at home to West Brom and are on a total of 18 goals. BLACKBURN ROVERS won 2-1 at home against SOUTHAMPTON. Rovers are on a total of 11 goals while Southampton are on a total of 18 goals. BRISTOL CITY won 1-0 at home against BIRMINGHAM CITY and hit goal number 19 and have now scored in all of their last 5 league games. Birmingham picked up their fifth blank of the season. LEICESTER CITY lost 1-0 away to Millwall and picked up their second blank scoresheet after a goal run of 5 league/cup games. After they had failed to score in their last two games, NORWICH CITY lost 2-1 away to Swansea and hit goal number 14.

LEAGUE ONE  

CARDIFF CITY are still top of the table after they lost 1-0 away to BOLTON WANDERERS. City picked up their third blank of the season while Bolton are on a total of 22 goals. LEYTON ORIENT won 1-0 at home to Lincoln and are on a total of 21 goals. After they had failed to score in their last two league games, LUTON TOWN won 1-0 away to Northampton and are on a total of 15 goals. PETERBOROUGH UNITED are bottom of the table after they lost 2-1 at home to BLACKPOOL. Peterborough are on a total of 11 goals while Blackpool are on 13 goals. WYCOMBE picked up their biggest win of the season, 3-0 at home to HUDDERSFIELD TOWN. Wycombe are now on a total of 22 goals and have now scored in all of their last 9 league/cup games. Huddersfield picked up their third blank of the season.

LEAGUE TWO

Top of the table WALSALL lost again 1-0 away to Cheltenham. Walsall after a goal run of 9 league games, picked up their fourth blank of the season. SWINDON TOWN are now in second place after they drew 0-0 at home to Colchester. Swindon have picked up their third blank scoresheet. It’s 20 goals for BARNET after they drew 2-2 away to Barrow. BROMLEY won 2-1 at home against MK DONS and are on a total of 23 goals. The Dons on a total of 27 goals and have now scored in all of their last 8 league/cup games. CREWE won 3-2 at home to Grimsby and are now on a total of 21 goals. It’s 20 goals for GILLINGHAM after they lost 2-1 at home against Salford. NOTTS COUNTY won 2-0 at home to Cambridge Utd and are on a total of 25 goals and have now scored in all of their last 6 games. CHESTERFIELD drew 1-1 away to Tranmere and are on a total of 24 goals. They have now scored in all of their last 7 league games.   

SCOTTISH LEAGUES

In the SCOTTISH CUP Second Round we had two of our teams in action. They were CLYDE who lost 3-2 at home to Annan and are on a total of 25 goals. DUMBARTON are through to the next round after they won 2-0 at home to non-league Tayport and are on a total of 22 goals and have extended their goal run to 12 league/cup games.

In the Premiership, top of the table HEARTS have beaten last season’s champions CELTIC 3-1 at home. Hearts are now on a total of 39 goals. Hearts keep their 100% record going after playing in 14 league/cup games. Celtic in second place have lost their second consecutive game and picked up their 20th goal of the season. HIBERNIAN have remained in third place after they won 2-1 away to Aberdeen. Hibs are on a total of 18 goals. RANGERS have won their second league game 3-1 at home to Kilmarnock and are now on a total of 17 goals and have now scored in all of their last 7 league/cup games.

In the Championship, AYR UNITED drew 0-0 away to Queen’s Park and picked up their fourth blank of the season. ROSS COUNTY, after they had failed to score in their last two games, won their second game of the season 3-2 at home against Dunfermline and are now on a total of 13 goals.

In League One STENHOUSEMUIR are now top of the table after they drew 0-0 away to Alloa and picked up their fifth blank of the season. Bottom of the table COVE RANGERS have won their first league game 3-0 away to Montrose. After they had failed to score in their last three league games, Rangers are now on a total of 13 goals.

Our BEST three teams are

HEARTS (39) AYR UNITED (29) CARDIFF CITY (28)  Total of 96 goals

Our WORST three teams are

NOTTINGHAM FOREST (7) WEST HAM (9) SHEFFIELD UNITED (10) Total of 26 goals

Our best performing team is still HEARTS, after they have now scored in all of their 14 league/cup games. With a total of 39 goals, their average score is 2.7 goals per game.

Our worst performing team is now NOTTINGHAM FOREST this weekend, as they have picked up 6 blank score sheets in their 10 league/cup games.

Our highest scoring team in our 43rd Season is ROSS COUNTY. They won 8-0 at home against Edinburgh City in the first round group stages of the Scottish League Cup in Week One.

HAYLEY ADKINS remains at the top for the fifth consecutive weekend. Hayley picked up a total of 5 goals all from the weekend. Hayley’s teams are Hearts, Liverpool and Manchester City. Emmaf remains in second place after she picked up a total of 6 goals from the week. Emmaf teams are Ayr United, Brighton and Crewe.

At the other end at 111 we still have STALKY (1) (Bob Burgin) who picked up 7 goals from the week. Stalky has Celtic, Sheffield United and West Ham. 

This weekend there is hardly any change in the top 10 as below

 THIS      LAST                                       M/WEEK    W/END     TOTAL

WEEK   WEEK   NAME                        GOALS      GOALS     GOALS 

       1             -        H. ADKINS                    29                47               76

       2             -        EMMAF                         39                37               76

       3             -        D. BARRETT                30                45                75

       4             -        B. BARNES (1)             25                44                69

       5             -        K. SETNA (2005/06)     24                42               66

       6             -        GRAHAM PHILLIPS     8                57               65

       7             -        V. CRUICKSHANK      14                51               65

       8             -        J. BLYTH                       15               50               65

       9           16       COURTNEYP                25               39               64

             10              -        BISH-BASH-BOSH      29               35              64

Saturday, 25 October 2025

West Ham Looking at Championship?

In the Premier League, more doom for WEST HAM after they lost their second league game this week, 2-1 away to Leeds Utd. After they had failed to score in their previous 2 games, West Ham are on a total of 9 goals. 

In the Championship PRESTON NE picked up their biggest win of the season, 3-2 at home to SHEFFIELD UNITED. Preston are now on a total of 18 goals while United are on 10 goals.

Friday, 24 October 2025

Plymouth in Trouble?

In League One PLYMOUTH lost 2-0 away to Exeter and picked up their fifth blank of the season. Plymouth have won just two of their last eight league games.

Thursday, 23 October 2025

Middlesbrough Still Second

In the Championship, MIDDLESBROUGH remain in second place after they won 1-0 away to Sheffield Wednesday. Middlesbrough are on a total of 15 goals. WATFORD won 2-1 at home against West Brom and are on a total of 14 goals. WREXHAM won 1-0 at home to Oxford Utd and picked up goal number 23.

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Big Win For Sheffield United

In the Championship, SHEFFIELD UNITED have picked up their biggest result of the season with a 3-1 away win over BLACKBURN ROVERS. United are now on a total of 8 goals while Rovers are on 9 goals. NORWICH CITY lost 1-0 away to Derby and that is their fourth blank of the season and now two blanks in a row. LEICESTER CITY lost 2-1 away to Hull and are on a total of 17 goals and a goal run of 5 league/cup games. After a goal run of 6 league/cup games, IPSWICH TOWN lost 3-0 at home to Charlton. Ipswich picked up their second blank of the season. PRESTON NE lost 1-0 at home to BIRMINGHAM CITY and that is their third blank scoresheet. Birmingham are on a total of 13 goals. BRISTOL CITY won 3-1 at home against SOUTHAMPTON and are now on a total of 21 goals. Southampton hit goal number 17. 

In League Two, SWINDON TOWN drew 2-2 at home to NOTTS COUNTY and are on a total of 25 goals. County are on 23 goals and have now scored in all of their last 5 league games. 

Scottish Championship AYR UNITED lost 2-1 away to Partick and are on a total of 29 goals. 

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

A Hammer Blow

In the Premier League WEST HAM lost their sixth league game 2-0 at home to Brentford. West Ham have now had a total of four blank scoresheets and now two games without a goal.

Here is how our 10 top teams look in our 43rd Season. The numbers in red are their highest end of season goals total with Golden Goals. The goals come from the League, League Cup and FA Cup. The Scottish also come from their League and their two domestic cup competitions. 

36 HEARTS (98)

28 AYR UNITED (76)

28 CARDIFF CITY (106)

26 MK DONS (115)

24 BIGHTON (91)

23 CHESTERFIELD (84)

23 CLYDE (60)

23 SWINDON TOWN (100)

22 ROSS COUNTY (101)

22 STOCKPORT COUNTY (94)