Firstly I want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who played for me this season. The help & support I received from everyone was fantastic & very much appreciated. Players agreeing to play weeks in advance of the next match made my job so much easier to organise teams.
Looking at the season overall, I think everyone should be very proud of what we achieved. When you consider what things were looking like last summer no Captain, losing players & so much uncertainty within the Club this has been a remarkable turnaround. To finish 2nd when we thought just surviving in the Division would be great is an amazing achievement. I think the team spirit we had this year was remarkable & every player played their part in one way or another. I would especially like to thank the players (mainly Pete & Steve) I asked to be 1st or 2nd reserve for matches in case first choice players couldn’t make it, that allowed me to field our strongest team possible at all times. We only used 13 players in the season & 8 players played 8 or more games which gave us a very consistent team throughout the season, which is the main reason we did so well.
To lose only 1 game to the eventual League winners Ecclesall is not bad, but I strongly believe we had every chance to beat them in our home match instead of drawing & we should have won both the games we drew which would have seen us win the League. That in mind, the season ahead should be a very positive one.
Would like to say congratulations & well done to Vasilis who in his first season with was our most valuable player (MVP) He only lost 1 game in the 9 he played winning the other 8 giving him a 89% win rate. A fantastic achievement.
I would like to thank Ian for being the only player to have played in every game this season & Jon,Chris, John, Stuart & Nick who all played 10 or more games.
Below are the final league table & player stats.
| Team | Play | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Against | Points | SP | MP | IM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecclesall A | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 74½ | 37½ | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Nomads A | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 41 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesterfield A | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hillsborough A | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 60½ | 51½ | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnall & Handsworth A | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 56 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SASCA A | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 48 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woodseats A | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield University A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 93 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Score | Number of Games | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasialis, Vasileios | 8 | 9 | 88.89 |
| Morton, Peter | 6 | 8 | 75 |
| Withington, Steve | 4 | 6 | 66.67 |
| Crosthwaite, Stuart | 6½ | 10 | 65 |
| Frost, Geoff | 2½ | 4 | 62.5 |
| Nelson, Jonathan P | 7 | 12 | 58.33 |
| Shephard, Chris CW | 5½ | 10 | 55 |
| Fletcher, John T | 6 | 11 | 54.55 |
| Mahoney, Nicholas | 5 | 10 | 50 |
| Chambers, Duncan | 1½ | 3 | 50 |
| Milson, Samuel A | 2 | 4 | 50 |
| O’Driscoll, Kieran | ½ | 1 | 50 |
| Barwick, Ian | 5½ | 13 | 42.31 |
Cheers Lez