Cirencester and District Football League round-up (From Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard)

Cirencester and District Football League round-up

CHQ United are this season's Division One champions of the Cirencester and District League following the results of last weekend's fixtures.

The league leaders extended their advantage in mid-week with a 6-1 win at Golden Farm before beating Taverners to secure the title after close rivals Beeches slumped to a disappointing loss at South Cerney.

The Division Two title was also settled during the week when Bibury Reserves picked up the point they needed in a 2-1 win at CHQ Reserves.

At the other end of the table, Minety moved off the bottom with two mid-week wins over Nympsfield and Tetbury and a draw at RDS Reserves added another point to their tally.

Oakridge picked up a point to open up a three-point gap between themselves and the bottom spot.

CHQ Utd Res currently occupy the wooden spoon spot and, should things this stay, the club could have the unique honour of holding both the championship and the wooden spoon for the season.

Finally, Beeches had the consolation in mid-week of beating Oaksey 3-2 to reach the final of the Senior Charities Cup where they will face CHQ on Bank Holiday Monday.

Next weekend sees the final fixtures of the season with the league concluding on Saturday and the Charities Cup finals played on Monday.

Midweek matches Senior Charities Cup semi-final: Beeches 3, Oaksey 2. Division 1: Eastcombe 2, Poulton 1; Purton A 1, Taverners Res 2; Golden Farm 1, CHQ Utd 6; South Cerney 3, Corinium Sports 2; Ashton Keynes 5, Oaksey 0.

Division 2: Minety Res 8, Nympsfield 5; CHQ Utd Res 1, Bibury Res 2; Minety Res 3, Tetbury Tn A 1.

Saturday, April 23 Division 1: South Cerney 0; Taverners Res 1, CHQ Utd 3; Siddington 3, Poulton 1; Golden Farm,0, Bibury 3.

Division 2: RDS Res 4, Minety Res 4; Lechlade 3, CHQ Utd Res 0; Bibury Res 7, Stratton Utd 4; Oakridge 2, Avonvale Utd 2; Tetbury Tn A 3, Nympsfield 3.

Monday - Junior Charities Cup semi-final: Kingshill SC 5, South Cerney Reserves 0.

FIXTURES Tonight (Thursday); Division 2: Stratton Utd v RDS Res, 6.30pm ko.

Saturday, April 30 (2.30pm ko) Division 1: Siddington v Oaksey, Eastcombe v Golden Farm (1pm); Ashton Keynes v Taverners Res, CHQ Utd v South Cerney, Purton A v Beeches, Bibury v Poulton.

Division 2: TC Exiles v Lechlade, Minety Res v CHQ Utd Res, Avonvale Utd v Oakridge, RDS Res v Wanderers, South Cerney Res v Bibury Res.

CUP FINALS (all matches at the Corinium Stadium) Monday, May 2 Junior Charities Cup: Lechlade v Kingshill Sc, 11am ko (referee B Rosebladem, assistants D Morecombe and C Hill,fourth official K Cooper).

Senior Charities Cup: Beeches v CHQ Utd, 4pm ko (referee B Dobson, assistants M Hayward and P Coleman, fourth official A Read).

Tuesday, May 3 Arthur Shipway Cup: King's Stanley v Stonehouse Freeway, 7pm ko (ref D Young, assistants G Mobley and A Wallace, fourth official A Beard).