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Burnham-on-Crouch’s local primary schools experienced the
second meeting of the successful Umbro Dengie Central Venue
League recently, with Purleigh coming-out on top on the day
and Southminster leading overall.
The innovative League has been set-up in partnership with
the Essex Local Education Authority Competition Manager Alison
Gurner, Burnham Ramblers Junior F.C. and the
Essex
County
F.A.
to provide children from ten local primary schools with the
opportunity to play regular, competitive fixtures at a
‘central venue’ rather than travelling for individual
fixtures on separate occasions.
Sports goods suppliers Umbro are fully behind the
initiative, showing their support by donating a free Equipment
Pack to each participating school, and the William de Ferrers
School Sport Partnership, specifically St. Peter’s High
School in Burnham-on-Crouch, are also heavily involved. The
contest is due to run over five dates from October to June.
The 7-a-Side competition consists of mixed teams of
students from School Years
Five
and Six challenging for a shield at the finale, gaining points
for each win. An overall winner will be named at the end of
the fifth meeting, however this format allows a different
school to win the shield on each date and therefore adds to
the excitement for the children.
To promote the game’s codes of conduct, ‘Fair Play
Cards’ are handed out during the matches by five ‘Young
Leaders’ who act as referees for the event whilst also
completing their F.A. Junior Football Organiser
qualifications.
As the table below shows, Purleigh were the winners of the
latest round of fixtures played on 14th November, with Burnham
County Primary closely following in the runners-up spot for
the second meeting running. Burnham did, however, scoop the
award of Fair Play Winners.
|
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Pts
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| Purleigh
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
10
|
| Burnham
County
Primary
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
| St.
Nicholas’
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
| Southminster
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
7
|
| St.
Cedd’s
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
| Maylandsea
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
| Cold
Norton
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
| St.
Mary’s
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
| Latchingdon
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
Maldon Court
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
|
Fair Play
Points
|
| Burnham
County
Primary
|
12
|
| Maylandsea
|
9
|
| St.
Cedd’s
|
7
|
| Purleigh
|
6
|
|
Maldon Court
|
5
|
| Cold
Norton
|
5
|
| St.
Mary’s
|
4
|
| Southminster
|
4
|
| St.
Nicholas’
|
4
|
| Latchingdon
|
4
|
Below is the current overall running League Table following
the two fixture rounds completed on 10th October and 14th
November:
|
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Pts
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| Southminster
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
19
|
| Burnham
C.P.
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
19
|
| St.
Nicholas’
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
15
|
| Maylandsea
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
15
|
| St.
Cedd’s
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
11
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| Purleigh
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
11
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| Cold
Norton
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
7
|
| St.
Mary’s
|
8
|
0
|
5
|
3
|
5
|
|
Maldon Court
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
4
|
| Latchingdon
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
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