In Week Thirty-Eight of the competition, the highest score that we had went to two of our players this weekend. They are CHRIS NUNN and KEAMUS SETNA, our 2005/06 Champion. Both scored a total of 11 goals from their teams. Chris had Barnet 6, Liverpool 3 and Manchester City 2. Keamus had Cardiff City 5, Celtic 3 and Liverpool 3.
100 MIDWEEK GOALS JACKPOT
Not many of us managed to pick up some goals again this week, which means that our top six has mainly stayed the same as last week’s table once again. Still out in front this week, we have KEITH RATTLE, now with a total of 94 goals, he now needs just 6 goals to win the cash prize money of £25. Keith’s teams are Chelsea, Rangers and Wrexham. In second place, we still have BARBARA BARNES (1) now with a total of 89 goals. In third place, we still have PHIL COLLINS, now with a total of 86 goals. In fourth place, we still have SCOTT THOMSON (1) now on a total of 84 goals. In fifth place, we still have MICHAEL FISHER, now on a total of 81 goals. In sixth place, we now have PETER PORTER, who moves into the race on a total of 80 goals.
WEEKEND RESULTS
We had 8 of our teams not in action this weekend, plus we had another 9 of our teams that failed to score any goals. The average score this weekend fell from 8 goals last weekend to 6 goals this weekend. Well done if your teams scored more than that. The highest score over the weekend was 6 goals, and we had just one of our teams that reached that score. They came from BARNET.
Barnet started with Golden Goals back in the 1992/93 season, on where they finished on their, then, highest score of 69 goals. They then became our 81st English team to join. Last time out was back in the 2005/06 season they finished with a total of 51 goals. This is their 6th season with us, and over that time they have now netted a total of 377 goals. That now gives them an average score of 62 goals per season to date. This season they have scored a total of 71 goals, which becomes their best season. They have had a total of nine blank scoresheets, and they have just one vote.
Let’s get on with the results to see how your teams have performed this weekend.
FA CUP Semi-Finals
MANCHESTER CITY, after going a goal down, won the match 2-1 against SOUTHAMPTON. While we congratulate City on being our first team to reach 100 goals this season, in fact they are now on a total of 101 goals, this is their 11th season on reaching 100 or more goals. City have extended their goal run to 16 league/cup games. Southampton picked up their 91st goal of the season and have extended their goal run to 23 league/cup games. In the other cup game, CHESLEA won 1-0 against Leeds Utd. Chelsea, after they had failed to score in their last three games, picked up goal number 85. The Final will be played on 16 May.
PREMIER LEAGUE
ARSENAL are back on top of the table after they won 1-0 at home against NEWCASTLE UNITED. Arsenal are on a total of 84 goals, Newcastle, after a goal run of 13 league/cup games, picked up their 9th blank scoresheet. Manchester City are in second place with Manchester United in third place. In fourth place, we now have LIVERPOOL who won 3-1 at home to CRYSTAL PALACE. Liverpool are now on a total of 69 goals. Palace are on a total of 42 goals. After a goal run of 5 league games, ASTON VILLA are down to fifth place after they lost 1-0 away to Fulham and picked up their 10th blank of the season. WEST HAM UNITED won 2-1 at home against Everton and are on a total of 51 goals. Bottom of the table and relegated WOLVES, lost 1-0 at home to TOTTENHAM. Wolves have now had a total of 18 blank scoresheets and now they have failed to score in their last three games. Tottenham are on a total of 47 goals.
CHAMPIONSHIP
IPSWICH TOWN are our highest team here still in second place. They drew 0-0 away to West Brom and picked up their 7th blank of the season.
In the Play-offs we now have three of the four teams, with MIDDLESBROUGH moving up to fourth place after they won 5-1 at home to WATFORD. Middlesbrough, with their biggest result of the season, have taken their goals total to 71. Watford, after they had failed to score in their last three league games, picked up goal number 55. Southampton have moved down to fifth place. WREXHAM are in sixth place after they lost 3-1 away to top of the table Coventry. Wrexham are on a total of 82 goals.
Meanwhile, BIRMINGHAM CITY won 2-1 at home against BRISTOL CITY and are on a total of 62 goals and have now scored in all of their last 5 league games. Bristol are on 64 goals. NORWICH CITY drew 1-1 at home to Swansea and are on a total of 72 goals. SHEFFIELD UNITED lost 3-2 away to PRESTON NE and are on a total of 68 goals. Preston are now on a total of 57 goals.
LEAGUE ONE
CARDIFF CITY in second place, picked up their biggest result of the season as they won 5-1 at home to Northampton and have taken their goals tally to 96 goals and have now scored in all of their last 6 league games.
In the Play-offs, we have just two of the four teams. They are BOLTON WANDERERS still in third place after they drew 1-1 away to Bradford. Bolton are now on a total of 73 goals. STOCKPORT COUNTY are up to fourth place after they won 3-1 at home to PETERBOROUGH UNITED. County are now on a total of 73 goals while Borough are on a total of 65 goals and have extended their goals run to 12 league/cup games.
Meanwhile, BLACKPOOL won 1-0 at home to LEYTON ORIENT and are on a total of 59 goals. Orient have picked up their 15th blank scoresheet and now three in a row. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN lost 4-1 at home to Mansfield and are on a total of 74 goals and have now scored in all of their last 8 league games. WYCOMBE WANDERERS lost 4-3 away to Lincoln are are now on a total of 73 goals. LUTON TOWN picked up another two goals in their 2-1 home win against Barnsley and are on a total of 71 goals and have extended their goal run to 13 league/cup games. PLYMOUTH won 2-1 at home to Port Vale and are now on a total of 76 goals and have now scored in all of their last 11 league games.
LEAGUE TWO
MK DONS are now top of the table after they won 3-0 at home to Tranmere and are now on a total of 92 goals. Bromley are in second place.
In the Play-offs, we have two of the four team still. They are NOTTS COUNTY now in fifth place, after they won 1-0 away to Colchester. County are on a total of 75 goals. CHESTERFIELD in still seventh place after they won 2-0 at home against CREWE. Chesterfield are on a total of 71 goals and have now scored in all of their last 7 league games. Crewe picked up their 12th blank of the season.
Meanwhile, SWINDON TOWN picked up their 7th blank of the season after they lost 4-0 away to Grimsby. BARNET picked up their biggest result of the season as they win 6-2 at home against GILLINGHAM. Barnet have taken their goals tally to 71 goals and have extended their goal run to 9 league games. Gillingham are on 55 goals. WALSALL lost 2-0 at home to Harrogate and picked up their 16th blank of the season.
SCOTTISH LEAGUES
In the Premiership, top of the table HEARTS won 2-1 away to HIBERNIAN and are on a total of 78 goals. Hibs are on 54 goals. CELTIC have moved into second place after they won 3-1 at home to Falkirk and they are now on a total of 84 goals. RANGERS are down to third place after they lost 3-2 at home to Motherwell and are on a total of 88 goals and have now scored in all of their last 5 league games.
In the Championship, AYR UNITED lost 2-1 away to Airdrie and are on a total of 55 goals. Bottom of the table ROSS COUNTY, won their 8th league game, 4-0 at home to Greenock Morton. County have taken their goals tally to 47 goals.
In League One, STENHOUSEMUIR are still in second place after they won 1-0 at home against Alloa. Stenhousemuir, picked up goal number 58. COVE RANGERS won 2-0 away to Kelty Hearts and are on a total of 49 goals. EAST FIFE drew 1-1 at home against Inverness CT and are on a total of 39 goals.
In League Two, CLYDE are still in third place after they won 3-1 at home to Annan. Clyde are now on a total of 66 goals. DUMBARTON lost 1-0 at home to East Kilbride. Dumbarton picked up their 10th blank of the season and now two games without a goal.
Our BEST three teams are
MANCHESTER CITY (101) CARDIFF CITY (96) MK DONS (92) Total of 289 goals.
Our WORST three teams are
EAST FIFE (39) SUNDERLAND (39) WOLVES (40) Total of 118 goals.
Our best performing team is now SOUTHAMPTON after they have now scored in all of their last 23 league/cup games. With a total of 91 goals, their average score is 1.7 goals per game.
Our worst performing team is now WOLVES this weekend, as they have picked up 18 blank score sheets out of their 40 league/cup games.
Our highest scoring team in our 43rd season is MANCHESTER CITY. They won 10-1 at home against Exeter City in the FA CUP 3rd Round, in Week Twenty-Three.
VINCENT CRUICKSHANK is still at the top and celebrates his third week at the top this season. Vincent picked up a total of 9 goals from the week. Vincent’s teams are Celtic, MK Dons and Southampton. Vincent at last, has started to move up our “Champions League” into 42nd place. He has beaten Phil Mockler's score of 263 goals from the 1989/90 season. Vincent is now 7 goals clear of Graham Phillips, who remains in second place, as he picks up a total of 7 goals this weekend. Graham’s teams are Arsenal, Celtic and MK Dons.
At the other end, at 111, we still have CHARLIE FARLEY(John Wood) there for his 17th consecutive week and now eighteen over the season. John picked up 4 goals this weekend. His teams are Cove Rangers, East Fife and Stenhousemuir, .John has moved up to 40th place this weekend in our “Losers League”. He has beaten his own score (Ziggy) of 145 in the 2021/22 season and R.U.Shaw’s total of 146 goals from the 1995/96 season.
As you can see that we had a slight change in our top ten this week. The end of the season is in sight now.
THIS LAST M/WEEK W/END TOTAL
WEEK WEEK NAME GOALS GOALS GOALS
1 - V. CRUISKSHANK 72 195 267
2 - GRAHAM PHILLIPS 51 209 260
3 - P. O’DONOGHUE 75 184 259
4 - K. RATTLE 94 161 255
5 6 S. STUBBS (2) 72 182 254
6 7 G. BOLBERY 61 192 253
7 5 T. GUY (2) 65 188 253
8 - T. GUY (3) 79 171 250
9 16 K. SETNA (2005/06) 65 184 249
10 12 H. ADKINS 66 181 247
