In Week Thirty-Two of the competition, we had a total of four winners to share the prize money of £5, and they are LYANNA GRIMWOOD, TONY GUY (4), BRUCE SELF and KEAMUS SETNA our 2005/06 Champion. All won on a score of just 8 goals each. Two players have already won some cash this season, while the other two are first-time winners taking our total to 39 winners.
Tony now becomes our second player to win three times, but this time it’s with his fourth selection. His last win was with his third selection in Week Twenty-Nine. This one has been as high as 11th place in Weeks Sixteen and Seventeen. He has picked up just one blank score sheet. Arsenal is currently his best team with this one.
Lyanna becomes our seventh player to win twice this season. Lyanna first won some cash in Week Nine but since then she has been as high as 7th place in Week Twenty. Lyanna has now had three blank weekend scoresheets and Cardiff City is her best team to date.
Bruce started with Golden Goals back in the 2006/07 season and finished in the winning frame in 18th place with a total of 260 goals. He also picked up one weekend win. Last season, Bruce finished in 35th place on 288 goals. He once again picked up one weekend win. This weekend we can see Bruce at his highest to date. Arsenal is his best team and he has picked up three blank weekend score sheets.
Keamus has been with us from the 1998/99 season on where he finished in 88th place with a total of 233 goals. Keamus became Champion in the 2005/06 season with a total of 309 goals. He also had three weekend wins. That score has placed him in 21st place in our Champions League. Last season Keamus finished in 56th place with a total of 269 goals. This season, Keamus has been as high as 5th place for a total of 7 weeks. He has picked up a total of four blank weekend scoresheets with Cardiff City being his best team. Our winning teams are,
Tony ARSENAL 2, CELTIC 3, WALSALL 3
Lyanna CARDIFF CITY 4, CELTIC 3, NEWCASTLE UNITED 1
Bruce ARSENAL 2, CELTIC 3, MANCHESTER UNITED 3
Keamus CARDIFF CITY 4, CELTIC 3, LIVERPOOL 1
100 MIDWEEK GOALS JACKPOT.
Over half of us managed to pick up some goals this week, which means that our top six have almost stayed the same as last week’s table once more. Still out in front again this week we have KEITH RATTLE, now with a total of 89 goals. Keith’s teams are Chelsea, Rangers and Wrexham. In second place, we still have BARBARA BARNES (1) now on a total of 81 goals. In third place we now have SCOTT THOMSON (1) up from four with a total of 76 goals. In joint fourth place we now have TONY GUY (3) and JOHN FILTNESS, our 2023/24 joint Champion both moving up from five with a total of 74 goals. In fifth place we now have MICHAEL FISHER up from six, and RICHIE WILLIAMS down from three, both on a total of 73 goals. In sixth place we have STEVE STUBBS (2) down from fourth place, now with a total of 72 goals.
WEEKEND RESULTS
We had just 2 of our teams without a game this weekend, plus we had another 12 of our teams that failed to score any goals. It’s funny how we have a good weekend and then weeks of low scores. The average score was just two goals last weekend, but this weekend it went back up a touch to 5 goals. Well done if your teams picked up more than that. The highest score over the weekend was 4 goals once again and we had just one of our teams that reached that score. They were from CARDIFF CITY.
Let’s get on with the results to see how your teams have performed this weekend.
PREMIER LEAGUE
Top of the table ARSENAL are on a total of 80 goals after they won 2-0 at home against Everton. In second place we have MANCHESTER CITY who drew 1-1 away to WEST HAM UNITED and are on a total of 87 goals and they have now scored in all of their last 11 league/cup games. West Ham are on a total of 43 goals. MANCHESTER UNITED are in third place after they won 3-1 at home to ASTON VILLA. United are on a total of 57 goals and have extended their goal run to 19 league/cup games. Villa are on a total of 44 goals and are in fourth place. In fifth place we have LIVERPOOL who drew 1-1 at home to TOTTENHAM and are on a total of 61 goals and a goal run now of 12 league/cup games. Tottenham are on a total of 44 goals and they have now scored in all of their last 5 league/cup games. After a goal run of 7 league/cup games, CHELSEA lost 1-0 at home to NEWCASTLE UNITED and picked up their 4th blank of the season. Newcastle are on a total of 59 goals and have now scored in all of their last 10 league/cup games. AFC BOURNEMOUTH drew 0-0 away to Burnley and that is their 8th blank of the season and they have now failed to score in their last two games. SUNDERLAND lost 1-0 at home to BRIGHTON and that is their 12th blank of the season and they have failed to score in their last two games. After a goal run of 9 league/cup games, CRYSTAL PALACE drew 0-0 at home to Leeds Utd and picked up their 9th blank of the season. NOTTINGHAM FOREST drew 0-0 at home to Fulham and that is their 14th blank of the season.
CHAMPIONSHIP
MIDDLESBROUGH are still in 2nd place after they drew 1-1 at home to BRISTOL CITY and are on a total of 60 goals. After they had failed to score in their last three games, City are on 56 goals.
In the Play-offs we still have two of the four teams this weekend as IPSWICH TOWN moved up to 3rd place, after they won 2-0 away to bottom of the table Sheffield Wednesday. Ipswich are on a total of 69 goals and have now scored in all of their last 7 league/cup games. Wrexham are still in 6th place after they had no league game again this weekend.
Meanwhile, SOUTHAMPTON won 2-1 away to Coventry and are on a total of 71 goals and have now scored in all of their last 14 league/cup games. BIRMINGHAM CITY drew 1-1 at home to SHEFFIELD UNITED and are on a total of 54 goals. United are on a total of 57 goals and have extended their goal run to 11 league/cup games. LEICESTER CITY lost 3-1 at home to QPR and are on a total of 56 goals. BLACKBURN ROVERS won 2-1 away to Millwall and are on a total of 37 goals. NORWICH CITY won 2-0 at home against PRESTON NE and are on a total of 61 goals. Preston picked up their 12th blank of the season and have now failed to score in their last two games. WATFORD lost 3-1 away to Stoke and are on a total of 49 goals.
LEAGUE ONE
CARDIFF CITY are still in 2nd place after they won 4-0 away to Exeter and have taken their goals tally to 83 goals.
In the Play-offs, we now have just two of the four teams with BOLTON WANDERERS still in 3rd place after they drew 2-2 away to Rotherham. Bolton are now on a total of 60 goals and have now scored in all of their last 10 league/cup games. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN in 6th place, drew 0-0 away to Port Vale and picked up their 8th blank of the season.
Meanwhile, STOCKPORT COUNTY lost 3-1 away to Lincoln and are on a total of 54 goals. BLACKPOOL lost 2-1 away to Doncaster and are on a total of 49 goals. It’s 50 goals for LEYTON ORIENT after they won 2-1 at home to PETERBOROUGH UNITED. Borough are on a total of 53 goals. It’s 60 goals for PLYMOUTH after they drew 2-2 away to Reading. WYCOMBE WANDERERS lost 2-1 at home to LUTON TOWN and are on a total of 60 goals. Luton are on 54 goals and have now scored in all of their last 5 league/cup games.
LEAGUE TWO
Top of the table BROMLEY won 1-0 at home to Bristol Rovers and are on a total of 63 goals. MK DONS still in 2nd place after they won 2-1 away to SWINDON TOWN. The Dons are on a total of 81 goals and have now scored in all of their last 5 league/cup games. Swindon are on a total of 69 goals and they have now scored in all of their last 16 league/cup games.
In the Play-offs, we still have two of the four teams with NOTTS COUNTY moving down to 4th place after they lost 3-2 at home to CHESTERFIELD. County are on a total of 58 goals. Chesterfield are now on a total of 62 goals. Swindon Town have moved down to 6th place.
Meanwhile, BARNET lost 2-1 at home to Newport and picked up goal number 48. GILLINGHAM lost 5-0 away to Cambridge Utd and picked up their 9th blank of the season. CREWE lost 3-0 at home to WALSALL and that is their 10th blank of the season. Walsall are now on a total of 52 goals.
SCOTTISH LEAGUES
In the Premiership, top of the table HEARTS lost their 5th league game 1-0 away to Kilmarnock and that is their 4th blank of the season. In second place we now have CELTIC who won 3-1 at home against Motherwell and are now on a total of 72 goals. RANGERS are in third place after they won 1-0 away to St Mirren. Rangers are on a total of 72 goals. HIBERENIAN drew 0-0 at home to Livingston and picked up their 10th blank of the season.
In the Championship AYR UNITED drew 1-1 away to Queen’s Park and picked up goal number 51. ROSS COUNTY, who are now bottom of the table, lost 1-0 away to St Johnstone. County have picked up their 14th blank of the season and have now failed to score in their last three games.
In League One, STENHOUSEMUIR are still in 2nd place after they won 1-0 away to Peterhead. Stenhousemuir are on a total of 49 goals and they have now scored in all of their last 6 league games. It’s 40 goals for COVE RANGERS after they drew 1-1 away to Inverness CT. EAST FIFE drew 1-1 away to bottom of the table Kelty Hearts and are on a total of 32 goals.
In League Two, CLYDE in 3rd place lost 2-1 away to The Spartans and are on a total of 53 goals. DUMBARTON drew 1-1 away to Elgin and are now on a total of 44 goals.
Our BEST three teams are
MANCHESTER CITY (87) CARDIFF CITY (83) MK DONS (81) Total of 251 goals.
Our WORST three teams are
SUNDERLAND (33) NOTTINGHAM FOREST (33) EAST FIFE (32) Total of 98 goals.
Our best performing team is MANCHESTER UNITED after they have now scored in all of their last 19 league/cup games. With a total of just 57 goals, their average score is 1.7 goals per game.
Our worst performing team is WOLVES this weekend, as they have picked up 15 blank score sheets out of their 36 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.
We have GRAHAM PHILLIPS back at the top this weekend for his 8th week of the season. Graham picked up a total of 12 goals from the week and he is four goals clear. His teams are Arsenal, Celtic and MK Dons. Behind him, we still have our double times Champion, Tony Guy (2) with his second combination as he picks up a total of 5 goals from his teams this week. Tony’s teams are Arsenal, Celtic and Chelsea.
At the other end at 111 we still have CHARLIE FARLEY(John Wood) there for his 11th consecutive week and now twelve over the season. John picked up 3 goals this week. His teams are Cove Rangers, East Fife and Stenhousemuir.
Well it's another week but once again, little change in our top ten this weekend.
THIS LAST M/WEEK W/END TOTAL
WEEK WEEK NAME GOALS GOALS GOALS
1 5 GRAHAM PHILLIPS 49 184 233
2 - T. GUY (2) 65 164 229
3 1 G. BOLBERY 61 167 228
4 - D. WOOD 66 160 226
5 3 S. STUBBS (2) 72 153 225
6 11 V. CRUICKSHANK 59 165 224
7 8 T. GUY (3) 74 150 224
8 10 P. O’DONOGHUE 64 159 223
9 - M. WALKER 51 170 221
10 12 C. SETFORD 62 159 221