In Week Thirty-Seven of the competition, the highest score that we had went to three players this weekend. They are NORA HAMMOND, MALCOLM STUBBS and ANN WELLARD. All three scored a total of 12 goals from their teams.
Nora had Aston Villa 4, Celtic 6 and Liverpool 2. Malcolm had Celtic 6, Liverpool 2 and Norwich City 4. Ann had Aston Villa 4, Celtic 6 and Sheffield United 2.
100 MIDWEEK GOALS JACKPOT
Not many of us managed to pick up some goals this week, which means that our top six has mainly stayed the same as last week’s table once again. It was our two-time Champion PHIL REEVE who picked up the most amount of goals, with 5 goals, all coming from Bolton. His other two teams are, Celtic and Liverpool.
Still out in front this week, we have KEITH RATTLE, with a total of 93 goals, and he still needs just 7 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) with a total of 85 goals. In third place, up from four, we now have PHIL COLLINS now with a total of 82 goals. In fourth place, down from three, we have SCOTT THOMSON (1) on a total of 81 goals. In fifth place, we still have MICHAEL FISHER, now on a total of 80 goals. In sixth place, we still have JOHN FILTNESS, our 2023/24 joint Champion and TONY GUY (3) both are on a total of 78 goals.
WEEKEND RESULTS
We had 6 of our teams not in action this weekend, plus we had another 10 of our teams that failed to score any goals. If it was not for Celtic at the weekend, we would once again a have very low average score. The average score this weekend was a whopping 8 goals. 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 CELTIC.
Let’s get on with the results to see how your teams have performed this weekend.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Top of the table ARSENAL lost 2-1 away to MANCHESTER CITY who are still in second place. Arsenal are on a total of 83 goals, while City are on a total of 98 goals and have extended their goal run to 15 league/cup games. It’s 60 goals for MANCHESTER UNITED in third place, after they won 1-0 away to CHELSEA. United have now scored in all of their last 22 league/cup games. Chelsea picked up their 7th blank of the season and two games without a goal. ASTON VILLA in fourth place, won 4-3 at home against SUNDERLAND and have taken their goals tally to 51 goals. Villa have now scored in all of their last 5 league/cup games. Sunderland are now on a total of 39 goals. In fifth place, we still have LIVERPOOL who won 2-1 away to Everton. Liverpool are on a total of 66 goals. NEWCASTLE UNITED lost 2-1 at home to AFC BOURNEMOUTH and are on a total of 62 goals and have extended their goal run to 13 league/cup games. Bournemouth are on a total of 53 goals. After they had failed to score in their last two games, TOTTENHAM, in the relegation zone, drew 2-2 at home to BRIGHTON. Tottenham are on a total of 46 goals. Brighton are on 59 goals. Bottom of the table and relegated WOLVES lost 3-0 away to Leeds Utd. Wolves have now had a total of 17 blank scoresheets and now two games without a goal. NOTTINGHAM FOREST picked up their biggest result of the season as they won 4-1 at home to Burnley. Forest have taken their goals tally to 41 goals.
CHAMPIONSHIP
IPSWICH TOWN are our highest team here in second place. They drew 2-2 at home to MIDDLESBROUGH and are on a total of 76 goals. Middlesbrough in fifth place, are on a total of 65 goals.
In the Play-offs we have just two of the four teams, with SOUTHAMPTON up to fourth place after they won 2-1 away to Swansea and are on a total of 88 goals and have extended their goal run to 21 league/cup games. Middlesbrough are in fifth place.
Meanwhile, BRISTOL CITY lost 4-2 at home to NORWICH CITY and are on a total of 61 goals. Norwich have taken their goals tally to 69. BIRMINGHAM CITY drew 1-1 away to Hull and are on a total of 58 goals. PRESTON NE lost 2-0 at home to West Brom and picked up their 13th blank of the season. WATFORD lost 2-0 at home to SHEFFIELD UNITED and picked up their 12th blank scoresheet and now two games without a goal. of the season. United are on a total of 65 goals. It’s 80 goals for WREXHAM after they won 2-0 at home against Stoke. LEICESTER CITY are still second from bottom after they lost 1-0 away to Portsmouth and picked up their 9th blank scoresheet and now two games with out a goal.
LEAGUE ONE
CARDIFF CITY in second place, won 3-1 away to Reading and are now on a total of 90 goals.
In the Play-offs, we have just two of the four teams. They are BOLTON now in third place after they drew 3-3 at home against HUDDERSFIELD. Bolton are now on a total of 72 goals while Huddersfield are now on a total of 73 goals and have now scored in all fo their last 7 league games. STOCKPORT COUNTY in fifth place drew 3-3 away to Exeter and are now on a total of 70 goals and have extended their goal run to 9 league games.
Meanwhile, PLYMOUTH won 3-1 away to AFC Wimbledon and are now on a total of 73 goals and have now scored in all of their last 9 league games. LEYTON ORIENT picked up their 14th blank scoresheet and now two games in a row after they lost 2-0 at home to Rotherham. LUTON TOWN drew 2-2 away to Mansfield and are on a total of 67 goals and have extended their goal run to 11 league/cup games. WYCOMBE WANDERERS lost 1-0 at home to BLACKPOOL and picked up their 12th blank of the season. Blackpool are on 58 goals. PETERBOROUGH UNITED drew 1-1 at home against Burton. Borough are on a total of 64 goals and have now scored in all of their last 11 league/cup games.
LEAGUE TWO
Top of the table Bromley have been promoted and are now just 2 points clear of second place MK DONS, after they won 3-1 away to CREWE. The Dons are now on a total of 89 goals while Crewe are on 66 goals.
In the Play-offs, we have three of the four team still. They are NOTTS COUNTY now in fifth place, after they lost 2-1 at home to BARNET. County are on a total of 74 goals while Barnet are on a total of 65 goals and have now scored in all of their last 8 league games. Down to sixth place we have SWINDON TOWN, who drew 2-2 at home against Accrington and are on a total of 78 goals. CHESTERFIELD in seventh place drew 1-1 away to Fleetwood and are on a total of 69 goals and have now scored in all of their last 6 league games.
Meanwhile WALSALL won 3-1 away to Barrow and are now on a total of 61 goals. GILLINGHAM lost 4-1 at home to Grimsby and picked up their 53rd goal of the season.
SCOTTISH LEAGUES
SCOTTISH CUP Semi-Finals we had just one of our teams left in the competition and they were CELTIC. They had drawn the game 2-2 after the full 90 minutes, but then won 6-2 in extra time. With their biggest result of the season, Celtic have taken their goals tally up to 81 goals. Celtic will play Dunfermline in the final on 23 May.
In the Championship, bottom of the table ROSS COUNTY, won their 7th league game 2-1 at home to AYR UNITED. County after they had failed to score in their last two league games, are on a total of 43 goals. Ayr picked up goal number 54.
In League One, STENHOUSEMUIR drop down to second place after they lost 2-0 away to COVE RANGERS. Stenhousemuir after they had scored in all of their last 10 league games, picked up their 11th blank of the season. Rangers are on a total of 47 goals. EAST FIFE lost 2-0 away to Alloa and picked up their 14th blank of the season.
In League Two, CLYDE are still in third place after they won 2-0 at home to DUMBARTON. Clyde are on a total of 63 goals. Dumbarton after a goal run of 8 league games, picked up their 9th blank of the season.
Our BEST three teams are
MANCHESTER CITY (98) CARDIFF CITY (90) MK DONS (89) Total of 277 goals.
Our WORST three teams are
EAST FIFE (38) SUNDERLAND (39) BLACKBURN ROVERS (40) Total of 117 goals.
Our best performing team is MANCHESTER UNITED after they have now scored in all of their last 22 league/cup games. With a total of just 60 goals, their average score is 1.7 goals per game.
Our worst performing team is now WOLVES this weekend, as they have picked up 17 blank score sheets out of their 39 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 back at the top and celebrates his second week at the top this season. Vincent was last there in Week Seventeen. He picked up a total of 14 goals from the week. Vincent’s teams are Celtic, MK Dons and Southampton. Vincent is five goals clear of Graham Phillips, who moves back into second place, as he picks up a total of 10 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 16th consecutive week and now seventeen over the season. John picked up 2 goals this weekend. His teams are Cove Rangers, East Fife and Stenhousemuir, .John remains in 43rd place this week in our “Losers League”.
As you can see that we have had a change in our top ten this weekend, thanks to Celtic.
THIS LAST M/WEEK W/END TOTAL
WEEK WEEK NAME GOALS GOALS GOALS
1 2 V. CRUISKSHANK 70 188 258
2 4 GRAHAM PHILLIPS 51 202 253
3 7 P. O’DONOGHUE 73 179 252
4 1 K. RATTLE 93 157 250
5 6 T. GUY (2) 65 183 248
6 3 S. STUBBS (2) 72 176 248
7 5 G. BOLBERY 61 186 247
8 10 T. GUY (3) 78 166 244
9 8 D. WOOD 66 177 243
10 12 M. WALKER 56 186 242
