The ladies 1’s knew this was going to be a tough season; With four teams coming down from national league into their league, and losing some key players including last season’s top scorer to Bath University. The start of the season was also unsettled due to Aoife Lawrence and Nic George competing in the Masters World Cup, so Salisbury struggled to find their rhythm at times.
What has emerged throughout the first half of the season however, is a committed, hardworking squad, with a chance for some youngsters to step up and shine. Salisbury currently sit 8th in the table, a very respectable position after some strong whole team performances.
The aim for the remainder of season is to continue to build and develop on the strong foundations established and of course stay in this league.

Men’s 1s – Division 1 South
P – 10 W-4 L –4 D –2 Pts – 14 F –36 A- 37 GD-(1) Position – 6th

The Men’s 1s broke up early with a 8-2 victory against Gillingham on the 30 November. They will look to take this forward in the new year. With the fire power of Kynon Griffith-McMann and Mac Stevenson and a team beginning to click they a real opportunity to push on.

Women’s 2s - Division 1 South
P – 10 W-1 L – 9 D – 0 Pts – 3 F – 6 A- 26 GD-(20) Position – 12th

The 2s were promoted last year and are still trying to find their feet in Div 1 South. The highlight was a 2-1 win against fellow strugglers Alton. There are at the bottom but not adrift and three tight and competitive 1-0 losses in November shows they can compete.

Women’s 3s – Division 3 South
P – 11 W-5 L –3 D –3 Pts – 18 F –31 A- 27 GD-4 Position – 3rd

Salisbury Ladies 3’s had a form of league promotion this season with so many teams coming down into South Central it meant that a new League needed to be created so South Central South Division 3 was born.
At the halfway point in the season they are sitting third in the league on 18 points, only two adrift of second placed Havant 3’s but a fair way off Southampton Uni 2’s on 33 points who have won all their games convincingly.
Lisa Lovatt leads the ladies goalscoring competition with 11, the other 20 goals are shared between seven other players.
Their goal is a Top three finish which seems an achievable challenge to aspire to in 2025.

Women’s 4s – Division 1 Forest
P – 9 W-2 L –6 D –1 Pts – 7 F –9 A- 24 GD-(15) Position – 7th.

Ladies 4s were promoted into their league and their aim is to stay up. The first half of the season saw a number of hotly contested matches which only converted to 7 points.
In January, the Ladies 4s will look to build on their strengths and take-home well-earned points. The next four games include three against teams in the bottom half so a real chance for the 4s to move into a more comfortable mid table.

Women’s 5s – Division 2 Forest
P – 9 W-3 L –5 D –1 Pts – 10 F –20 A- 18 GD-2 Position – 6th.

A strong defence combined with goal scoring potential means they sit with a positive goal difference at sixth in the league. Joey Bonner leads the way with seven, but eight others have found the net.

Men’s 2s – Division 3 South
P – 10 W-2 L –8 D –0 Pts – 2 F –8 A-27 GD-(19) Position – 11th

The 2s had a new look squad for the year and they knew this season would be a challenge. They started well with three wins in their first four, unfortunately one of these was chalked off when US Portsmouth left the league. However, since then no points have been added to the total they will have to work hard to perform better in the second half but they will be up for the challenge.

Men’s 3s – Division 4 South
P – 11 W-4 L –7 D –0 Pts – 12 F –15 A-35 GD-(20) Position – 8th

At the start of the season, the primary objective for the Men’s 3s was to develop, learn and grow as the games went on. At the half-way point, the team can reflect on their unquestionable commitment and work rate with many of the younger players really starting to show their mettle and an increasing influence in matches. Using what they have learned so far, coupled with a fantastic team spirt and a potent mix of youthful enthusiasm and guile, its hoped that the second half of the season will see a more bountiful points tally by the time the clocks go forward.

Men’s 4s – Division 1 Forest
P – 13 W-11 L –2 D –0 Pts – 33 F –46 A-13 GD-33 Position – 1st

A great season started disappointingly and mirrored the previous season, unable to capitalise on possession and chances they went down 1-0 to Poole despite being the better team. The oldies who worried this would be a repeating pattern needn’t have worried. The good performances continued but goals came from across the team most notably Andy Cowling, Disco Hillier and skipper Max Hamer. Second half of the season will be tough as all teams will be looking to take their scalp.

Men’s Striders – 040 South
P – 7 W-4 L –2 D –1 Pts – 13 F –10 A-8 GD-2 Position – 3rd

The Striders had two losses against runaway leaders Sonning but were unbeaten against all other team, form they will hope to bring into the post-Christmas fixtures.

Men’s Strollers – Wessex Supervets Alliance Div 2
P – 9 W-3 L –5 D –1 Pts – N/a F –18 A-30 GD-(12) Position – 7th

In the Strollers league they determine position by average points per game and at 1.25 they stand at 7th in a league of 10. Their wins came in a purple patch in November where they won three on the trot. They will look to recreate this kind of form upon their return.