MAKING A POINT

Your team might be lounging in the relegation slot of its league but there may be time still to capture a few more points for safety.

Spare a thought for Dumfries YMCA in the South of Scotland league, who may have alrady accepted defeat......resting 59 points behind league leaders Wigtown/Bladnoch who have 60 points, winning 19 and drawn 3 games, who with 4 matches left they might be champions.

The YMCA have one match left and only have ONE point,conceding 155 goals against 20. But like all good YMCA members they are still playing, sticking to the faith and no doubt putting up with silly opposition comments about playing like red indians or similar.

Not much better are poor old Woodkirk Valley U13s who play in the parallel division to my lot, that is, Huddersfield and District Junior league Division 5A. (mine play in 5B).
Woodkirk have played 20 games on Sunday mornings, won NONE, drawn NONE, lost 20, scored 17 and conceded 278 GOALS, bless them. They are still turing out when many would have given football up for girls, or shopping in Town or for a paper round. Woodkirk Valley is a well resourced club and is very proud of its teams.
The U13s best score was against an Ossett Town team losing 2-4 and their worst v Batley at 0-25. Since their ground is addressed at "Opposite St Mary's Church, Dewsbury Road".....well God Bless! maybe it is time for divine inspiration.

But these are kids. What about Ellistown and Ibstock (Step 6) in the East Midlands Counties League, THREE points in 37 matches, 19-135 goals. not quite so bad are Petersfield Town in the Evo-Stick Step 4 who have earned just 9 points in 38.
Just for entertainment, when Everton won the "old" First division in 1984-5, they scored 90 points, 23 ahead of the next rival. Bottom club Stoke City managed 17 points from 42 games.

As the various leagues unfold over the next few matches, we hope at least the root teams will survive to play again next year, even it is in another division.