Two wins in a row!

18 October 1998, Division 5 (at Mannington?)

KMLC FC 3 Swindon Police 1

There was only one change from last week's win in the Chairman's Trophy and it paid dividends with a league win after a 16-game run without one.

That only change was up front with Cox replacing Rees and winning Spoons into the bargain. It's what Richie would have wanted!

Hales must have orchestrated the midfield as he was MVP and there were goals for Payne S., Watling and Phil 'Dollar' Ausden making his first appearance from the bench. He'd become more of a feature in the team later in the season.

Powell
Adams, Goldsworthy, Gould, Cook
G.Payne, Hales, S.Payne, Smedley
Watling, Cox
Subs: Merry for Goldsworthy, Ausden for Cox

Goals: S.Payne (30), Ausden (55), Watling (85)

MVP: Hales
Spoons: Cox


Next match - 8 November v SW Transport (Wilts Cup)

Kylies win!

11 October, Chairman's Trophy

KMLC FC 3 Village Leisure 2

After ten months without a victory of any sort the Kylies finally got on the right side of a result - and in a Cup match too!

Gould swapped roles with Gary Payne and played in the back four, earning MVP in the process.  Goals from Steven Payne, Smedley and Watling (who also took Spoons) were enough to take the team into a next round of a knockout tournament for only the second time.


Powell
Adams, Goldsworthy, Gould, Cook
G.Payne, Hales, S.Payne, Smedley
Watling, Rees
Subs: Winters for Adams, Cox for Smedley

Goals: Smedley (34), S.Payne (53), Watling (70)


MVP: Gould
Spoons: Watling


Next match - 18 October v Swindon Police

Lamb fleece Kylies again

4 October 1998, Division Five at Marlborough

The Lamb Marlborough 3 KMLC FC 1

The Kylies had a long rivalry with Akers Garage (we tussled at the top with them in the early seasons) and shorter ones with Highworth Plough (many of them were known to some of the team) and The Lamb Marlborough.

This rivalry was mainly down to the fact we couldn't understand how we couldn't beat them at their place. It wasn't a very wide pitch with the corner flags seemingly a couple of yards from the edge of the penalty area - did it stop us playing our expansive brand of football?

Here's another example. Watling got our goal and was one of a triple MVP selection with Goldsworthy and G.Payne. Were they the only players who weren't terrible or did we all play well and were unlucky who knows? Rees got his second straight Spoons so something was familiar about the way we played!


Powell
Adams, Goldsworthy, G.Payne, Cook
Gould, Hales, S.Payne, Carpenter
Watling, Rees
Subs: Cox for Rees, Smedley for Hales, Merry for S.Payne

Goal: Watling (26)


MVP: Goldsworthy, G.Payne, Watling
Spoons: Rees



Next match - 11 October v Village Leisure