TWENTY SCHOOLS HAVE entered this year’s competition and have been placed into qualification groups to be completed by January 18th. The bottom placed teams, plus anyone who does not fulfill their fixtures, will be eliminated. Qualifiers will be placed into new groups:
Group A:
- Henry Green
- Thames View
- Roding Hewett
- Hunters Hall
Results: Thames View 1-8 Hunters Hall; Roding Hewett 1-7 Hunters Hall; Henry Green 2-0 Roding Hewett; Henry Green 4-1 Thames View; Roding Hewett 2-0 Thames View; Hunters Hall 1-2 Henry Green (Thames View are eliminated).
Group B:
- The Leys
- Valence
- William Bellamy*
- Beam
Results: Valence 2-1 The Leys; Valence 1-0 Beam; Beam 0-2 The Leys (*William Bellamy withdrew – all teams awarded 1-0 wins) – William Bellamy are eliminated.
Group C:
- Roding Cannington
- James Cambell*
- St Joseph’s (Dag)
- Godwin
Results: James Cambell 0-5 Roding Cannington; St Joseph’s 1-4 Roding Cannington; Godwin 13-0 St Joseph’s; Roding Cannington 1-7 Godwin (James Cambell withdrew – all teams awarded 1-0 wins which cancels out previous scores)
Group D:
- Thomas Arnold
- George Carey
- St Margaret’s
- Gascoigne
Results: St Margaret’s 0-5 George Carey; George Carey 5-1 Thomas Arnold; Gascoigne 1-4 George Carey; Thomas Arnold 3-0 St Margaret’s; Thomas Arnold 3-0 Gascoigne (St Margaret’s are eliminated)
Still to play – St Margaret’s V Gascoigne
Group E:
- Richard Alibon
- Parsloes
- Ripple
- Northbury
Results: Richard Alibon 2-1 Parsloes; Richard Alibon 0-0 Northbury; Richard Alibon 2-2 Ripple; Parsloes 2-0 Northbury; Parsloes 1-3 Ripple; Northbury 6-0 Ripple (Parsloes are eliminated)