EFL and Non League: Friendlies Review – 9th August

Finally, club football is back underway after what feels like forever without it, with that in mind, we have a review of EFL and non league friendlies.

Teams have started playing again, and as usual earlier than Premier League sides as they take a break having just recently finished the season.

For so many teams in the English football pyramid, they haven ‘t been able to kick a ball since their season was halted or deemed null and void back in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This has resulted in many teams having to withdraw/resign from their current division or even have no choice but to fold due to the lack of finances coming in, which they would normally receive through matchday revenue.

Most pre-season friendly will have to be played behind closed doors, though many fans still find a way to catch some of the action.

This roundup sees how majority of our Non League sides have got on during the weekend…

Nuneaton 0-8 Swindon Town

SCORERS:
6′ Jaiyesimi
8′ Smith
13′ Jaiyesimi
17′ Smith
20′ Smith
40′ Trialist
45′ Smith
63′ Trialist

Gallery | ?

Pre-season fun in the sun ☀️#STFC ?

— Swindon Town FC (@Official_STFC) August 8, 2020

Southport 0-4 Blackpool

SCORERS:
23′ Grant Ward
57′ Sullay Kaikai
62′ Keshi Anderson
75′ Jerry Yates

?️ “I thought they showed what they were about in the second half.”

The boss was pleased to see both Keshi Anderson and Jerry Yates get on the scoresheet in their first appearance in tangerine this afternoon.

➡️ https://t.co/8ju8MgRvSN pic.twitter.com/AePuwikV7r

— Blackpool FC (@BlackpoolFC) August 8, 2020

Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Plymouth Parkway

SCORERS:
36′ Miller (1-0)
22′ Allen (1-1)
49′ Jephcott (2-1)

Bristol Manor Farm 0-4 Bristol Rovers

SCORERS:
5′ Clarke-Harris
19′ Walker
44′ Walker
65′ Tomlinson

? The post-match views from the Rovers Manager after today’s pre-season victory…#BristolRovers pic.twitter.com/fzh0UUSmgq

— Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) August 8, 2020

Corinthian-Casuals 0-5 AFC Wimbledon

SCORERS:
3′ Chiabi
17′ Chiabi
27′ Guinness-Walker
31′ Chiabi
42′ Terell

Kettering Town 0-8 Peterborough

SCORERS:
Brad Rolt (x3)
Jack Taylor
Flynn Clarke
Mo Eisa (x2)
George Cooper

Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Connah’s Quay

SCORERS:
7′ Morris (0-1)
55′ Powell (1-1)
60′ Kirk (2-1)
90′ Ainley (3-1)

⚽ | GOALS: Watch all the goals from our first pre-season run out against @the_nomads ?⚪#CreweAlex pic.twitter.com/8fH5b05Cir

— Crewe Alexandra (Stay Alert??‍♂️) (@crewealexfc) August 4, 2020

Crewe Alexandra 4-0 Bala Town

SCORERS:
16′ Oliver Finney
16′  Offrande Zanzala
35′ Own Goal
85′ Chris Porter

⚽️ | GOALS: All the goals from our 4⃣-0⃣ victory against @BalaTownFC this afternoon ?@nmcnplc | #CreweAlex pic.twitter.com/jPrteBhrVb

— Crewe Alexandra (Stay Alert??‍♂️) (@crewealexfc) August 8, 2020

THE OTHER RESULTS:

Birtley Town 3-0 Newcastle Blue Star
Brampton 1-3 Godmanchester Rovers
DTFC 5-0 JK Silvertown
Harrow Hill 2-3 Stonehouse Town
Hebburn Town 2-2 Morpeth Town
Keelby United 0-3 Winterton Rangers
Moulton Harrox 0-2 Railway Athletic
Punjab Utd 0-1 Faversham Town
Racing Club Warwick 1-6 Hinckley AFC
Sandhurst Town 3-0 Mortimer
Seaham Red Star 2-1 Sunderland West End
SJR Worksop 5-4 Clay Cross Town
Wallsend Boys Club 0-8 North Shields
Wolviston 3-1 Billingham Synthonia Development
Newcastle Benfield 3-1 AFC Killingworth
AFC Netley 3-2 Lyndhurst
AFC New Fordley 0-2 West Allotment Celtic
AFC Quorn 0-5 Tamworth
Alnwick Town 1-0 Gosforth Bohemians
Alnwick Town Development 2-0 Spittal Rovers
Andover New Street 3-0 Moneyfields Reserves
Anstey Nomads 0-4 Barwell
Ardley United 5-2 Bure Park
Aslockton & Orston 1-0 Ravenshead
Kilburn 4-1 Attenborough
Audley 1-5 Stone Dominoes
Bakewell Town 4-1 Sheffield Town
Basford United 1-0 Kimberley MW
BEADS 1-7 Darlington Town
Bearsted 2 – 0 Walthamstow
Bedfont Sports 2-4 Whitehawk
Bedlington Terriers 1-0 Whitley Bay
Bermondsey Town 4-2 Fisher
Retford United 3-2 Clipstone
Billingham Town 3-1 Horden CW
Bilston Town Community 1-2 Lye Town
Bishop Sutton 1-4 Frome Town
Bishop Auckland 4-1 Durham City
Bishop’s Stortford 10 – 1 Enfield
Bodmin Town 1-1 Brixham
Borden Village 2-1 Lordswood
Bracknell Town 2-4 Hendon
Bridport 0-0 Bishops Lydeard
Brislington 3-2 Calne Town
Bowers & Pitsea 1 – 0 Basildon United
Buckhurst Hill 3-0 Coggeshall United
Burnham Ramblers 1-2 Witham Town
Buxton 0-0 Curzon Ashton
Bush Hill 0-3 Fareham Town
Bush Hill Rangers 1-1 Clapton
Cadbury Heath 2-2 Melksham Town
Canvey Island 2-3 Wingate & Finchley
Chadwell Heath Spartans 3 – 0 Chingford Ath ‘A’
Chard Town 2-4 Gillingham Town
Chingford Harriers 1 – 7 Glendale
Claydon 3-0 Coddenham Athletic
Clapton CFC 5 – 1 Sporting Hackney
Cockerton Club 5-3 Shildon Railway
Consett 0-0 Crook Town
Corinthians 1 – 2 Rayleigh Town
Corinthian 1 – 0 Barking
Corinthian (Kent) 1 – 3 Catholic Utd
Custom House United 2 – 1 Newham Royals
Coxhoe Athletic 2-4 Hebburn Town U23
Darlington Railway 1-1 Redcar Town
Dawley Town 4-1 Wyrley United
Durham United 4-1 Blyth Town
Dunston 3-0 North Shields
Eccleshill United 1-4 FC United of Manchester
Eden United 0-11 Crown Newlaithes
Epworth Town Colts 1-1 Armthorpe Welfare
Esh Winning 8-0 Annfield Plain
Fairfield Villa 0-3 Dudley Sports
FC Baresi 4-2 Battersea Ironsides
FC Hartlepool 2-4 Washington
FC Sez 4-3 Holbrook Sports
Gedling MW 1-0 Gedling Southbank
Glapwell 2-1 Ripley Town
Glebe 1-1 Cray Valley (Paper Mills)
Grangetown BC 0-2 Northallerton Town
Great Shelford 1-4 Cambridge City
Hackney Wick 0-3 Redditch
Hayes & Yeading United 0 – 2 Westfield
Harold Wood Athletic 1-2 Stansted
Hawkinge Town 0-5 Deal Town
Hastings Utd 3 – 0 Grays Athletic
Heybridge Swifts 3 – 1 Lopes Tavares
Hersham 1-3 Sporting 50
Holmesdale 2-2 Staines Town
Horley Town 4-0 Croydon
Hucknall Town 8-0 Bridgford United
Hullbridge Sports 2-2 Welling Town
Hutton 3 – 1 Newbury Forest
Hutton Reserves 1 – 0 Sawbridgeworth Town Reserves
Jolof Sports 3 – 1 FC Hamlets
Ipswich Wanderers 2-1 Hadleigh
K Sports 0-4 Ramsgate
Kelvedon Social 2 – 0 Cressing
Laindon Republic 0-0 Southminster United
Leigh Ramblers 5 – 1 Ramsden Scotia
Leiston 9 – 1 Norwich CBS
Leicester Road 1-2 Coventry United
Leigh Ramblers 5 – 1 Ramsden Scotia
Leytonstone United 3 – 2 North East Lions
Little Oakley 4-0 AFC Sudbury XI
Locks Heath 6-0 Warsash Wasps
London Colney 3-1 Ilford
Loughborough Dynamo 4-1 Lutterworth Town
Loxwood 0 – 6 Tonbridge Angels
Manford Way 3-4 Bishop’s Stortford Swifts
Newark 1-1 Spalding United
Newcastle Chemfica 1-0 Red Row Welfare
Newcastle East End 2-1 Cramlington United
New Salamis 7-0 Hoddesdon Town
Old Southendian 3 – 2 Hullbridge Sports U23
Oracle Components 5 – 1 Roydon
Norwich Utd 1 – 0 Acle Utd
Penrith 2-6 Workington
Ponteland United 1-2 Whitley Bay
Pewsey Vale 2-1 Andoversford
Phoenix Sports 3-2 Great Wakering Rovers
Pontefract Colleries 0-4 Frickley Athletic
Punjab United 0-3 Sporting Bengal United
QK Southampton 0-1 Brockenhurst
Ramsgate 2-3 Whitstable Town
Redcar Athletic Reserves 7-0 Wynyard Village
Rocester 0-2 Sandbach United
Rossington Main 1-1 Maltby Main
Rothbury 1-4 Cullercoats
Runwell Sports 3-2 Springfield
Runwell Sports Reserves 0 – 2 Springfield Reserves
Rushcliffe 1-4 Ruddington Village Reserves
Ryhope CW 5-0 Easington Colliery
Selby Town 7-0 Westella & Willerby
Sherburn White Rose 1-3 Otley Town
Shildon 5-0 Silksworth CW
Shildon Reserves 4-0 Darlington Deacon
Shotton Colliery 1-4 Boldon CA
Snodland Town 4-4 Erith & Belvedere
Southend Manor 1 – 2 Leigh Town
Stenson 0-2 Punjab United
Stockbridge 1-4 Downton
Stafford Town 3-4 Wolverhampton SC
Sutton Athletic 3-3 Cheshunt
Tenterden Town 0-2 Staplehurst Monarchs
Thornaby 4-2 Great Ayton United
Tooting & Mitcham Utd 2 – 0 Fisher
Underwood Villa 0-3 Radcliffe Olympic
Uxbridge 0-2 AFC Dunstable
Virginia Water 1-2 Badshot Lea
Wallington 2-2 Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
West Auckland Town 10-0 Washington United
West Auckland Tunns 2-1 Nunthorpe Athletic
West Jesmond 1-2 Jesmond
Wembley 4 – 0 London Tigers
West Essex 4 – 1 Welwyn Garden City
West Essex Res 1 – 2 Toby
Weston-super-Mare 10 – 0 Banwell
Wingate & Finchley U23 6 – 4 Potton Utd XI
Woodford East 6 – 4 Lymore Gardens
Wheldrake 0-3 Fulford United
Whitehaven 1-2 Windscale
Bishop’s Stortford 10 – 1 Enfield
White Notley 1-1 Halstead Town
Whitstable Town 1-3 Rusthall
Wick 2-1 Warminster Town
Wickham Market 3-2 Haughley United
Wimborne Town 0-5 Hungerford Town
Wilmslow Albion 0-3 Winsford United
Wisbech St Mary 2-2 Ely City
Woodford United 1-4 Southam United
Wormley Rovers 2-2 Sawbridgeworth Town
Wythenshawe Town 1-3 Matlock Town
Yarm & Eaglescliffe 7-0 Thornaby Dubliners
Yaxley 0-1 Peterborough Sports
Yorkshire Amateur 1-2 Scarborough Athletic