Thursday 20 August 2020

2020/2021 Fixture List

2020/21 WSFFL Fixture List*


League Week 1: W/C 12 September 2020

Markian United v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Real Muppets v The Fabulous Artisans
San Dimas High School v Stanley Athletic FC
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Cheese Makers
The Wateringhole Society v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Trusted By Millions v Mega Buck Bandits
Wheel Madrid v Claymore Athletic FC
YTFIB v Aardvark Abacus

League Week 2: W/C 19 September 2020

Aardvark Abacus v Real Muppets
Cheese Makers v Trusted By Millions
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Markian United v San Dimas High School
Mega Buck Bandits v Wheel Madrid
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Claymore Athletic FC
Stanley Athletic FC v YTFIB
The Fabulous Artisans v The Wateringhole Society

League Week 3: W/C 26 September 2020

Claymore Athletic FC v Mega Buck Bandits
Real Muppets v Stanley Athletic FC
San Dimas High School v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The Cow-Faced Juniors v The Fabulous Artisans
The Wateringhole Society v Aardvark Abacus
Trusted By Millions v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Wheel Madrid v Cheese Makers
YTFIB v Markian United

League Week 4: W/C 3 October 2020

Aardvark Abacus v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Cheese Makers v Claymore Athletic FC
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Wheel Madrid
Markian United v Real Muppets
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Mega Buck Bandits
San Dimas High School v YTFIB
Stanley Athletic FC v The Wateringhole Society
The Fabulous Artisans v Trusted By Millions

W/C 17 October: Paul Cartmell Memorial Cup First Round


League Week 5: W/C 24 October 2020

Claymore Athletic FC v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Mega Buck Bandits v Cheese Makers
Real Muppets v San Dimas High School
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Stanley Athletic FC
The Wateringhole Society v Markian United
Trusted By Millions v Aardvark Abacus
Wheel Madrid v The Fabulous Artisans
YTFIB v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum


League Week 6: W/C 31 October 2020

Aardvark Abacus v Wheel Madrid
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Mega Buck Bandits
Markian United v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Cheese Makers
San Dimas High School v The Wateringhole Society
Stanley Athletic FC v Trusted By Millions
The Fabulous Artisans v Claymore Athletic FC
YTFIB v Real Muppets

League Week 7: W/C 7 November 2020

Cheese Makers v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Claymore Athletic FC v Aardvark Abacus
Mega Buck Bandits v The Fabulous Artisans
Real Muppets v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The Cow-Faced Juniors v San Dimas High School
The Wateringhole Society v YTFIB
Trusted By Millions v Markian United
Wheel Madrid v Stanley Athletic FC

League Week 8: W/C 21 November 2020

Aardvark Abacus v Mega Buck Bandits
Markian United v Wheel Madrid
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Real Muppets v The Wateringhole Society
San Dimas High School v Trusted By Millions
Stanley Athletic FC v Claymore Athletic FC
The Fabulous Artisans v Cheese Makers
YTFIB v The Cow-Faced Juniors

W/C 28 November: Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy 
and Charity Shield Quarter Finals


League Week 9: W/C 5 December 2020

Cheese Makers v Aardvark Abacus
Claymore Athletic FC v Markian United
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v The Fabulous Artisans
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Real Muppets
The Wateringhole Society v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Trusted By Millions v YTFIB
Wheel Madrid v San Dimas High School

League Week 10: W/C 12 December 2020

Aardvark Abacus v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Markian United v Mega Buck Bandits
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v The Fabulous Artisans
Real Muppets v Trusted By Millions
San Dimas High School v Claymore Athletic FC
Stanley Athletic FC v Cheese Makers
The Wateringhole Society v The Cow-Faced Juniors
YTFIB v Wheel Madrid


League Week 11: Midweek 15/16 December 2020

Cheese Makers v Markian United
Claymore Athletic FC v YTFIB
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Stanley Athletic FC
Mega Buck Bandits v San Dimas High School
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The Fabulous Artisans v Aardvark Abacus
Trusted By Millions v The Wateringhole Society
Wheel Madrid v Real Muppets

League Week 12: W/C 19 December 2020

Markian United v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Aardvark Abacus
Real Muppets v Claymore Athletic FC
San Dimas High School v Cheese Makers
Stanley Athletic FC v The Fabulous Artisans
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Trusted By Millions
The Wateringhole Society v Wheel Madrid
YTFIB v Mega Buck Bandits

26 December: PCMT & Charity Shield SFs

League Week 13: W/C 28 December 2020

Aardvark Abacus v Stanley Athletic FC
Cheese Makers v YTFIB
Claymore Athletic FC v The Wateringhole Society
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v San Dimas High School
Mega Buck Bandits v Real Muppets
The Fabulous Artisans v Markian United
Trusted By Millions v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Wheel Madrid v The Cow-Faced Juniors

League Week 14: 2 January 2021

Markian United v Aardvark Abacus
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Stanley Athletic FC
Real Muppets v Cheese Makers
San Dimas High School v The Fabulous Artisans
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Claymore Athletic FC
The Wateringhole Society v Mega Buck Bandits
Trusted By Millions v Wheel Madrid
YTFIB v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI

9 January 2021: FA Cup 1st Round 

12/13 January 2021: Charity Shield Final

League Week 15: W/C 16 January 2021
Aardvark Abacus v San Dimas High School
Cheese Makers v The Wateringhole Society
Claymore Athletic FC v Trusted By Millions
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Real Muppets
Mega Buck Bandits v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Stanley Athletic FC v Markian United
The Fabulous Artisans v YTFIB
Wheel Madrid v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Midweek 26/27 January 2021: Paul Cartmell Memorial Trophy Final

League Week 16 (reverse week 12): W/C 30 January 2021

Aardvark Abacus v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Cheese Makers v San Dimas High School
Claymore Athletic FC v Real Muppets
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Markian United
Mega Buck Bandits v YTFIB
The Fabulous Artisans v Stanley Athletic FC
Trusted By Millions v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Wheel Madrid v The Wateringhole Society

Midweek 2/3 February 2021: FA Cup Quarter-finals

League Week 17 (Reverse week 13): W/C 6 February 2021

Markian United v The Fabulous Artisans
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Trusted By Millions
Real Muppets v Mega Buck Bandits
San Dimas High School v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Stanley Athletic FC v Aardvark Abacus
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Wheel Madrid
The Wateringhole Society v Claymore Athletic FC
YTFIB v Cheese Makers

League Week 18 (Reverse week 10): W/C 13 February 2021

Cheese Makers v Stanley Athletic FC
Claymore Athletic FC v San Dimas High School
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Aardvark Abacus
Mega Buck Bandits v Markian United
The Cow-Faced Juniors v The Wateringhole Society
The Fabulous Artisans v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Trusted By Millions v Real Muppets
Wheel Madrid v YTFIB

League Week 19 (Reverse week 3): W/C 20 February 2021

Aardvark Abacus v The Wateringhole Society
Cheese Makers v Wheel Madrid
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Trusted By Millions
Markian United v YTFIB
Mega Buck Bandits v Claymore Athletic FC
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v San Dimas High School
Stanley Athletic FC v Real Muppets
The Fabulous Artisans v The Cow-Faced Juniors

League Week 20 (Reverse week 15): W/C 27 February 2021

Markian United v Stanley Athletic FC
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Wheel Madrid
Real Muppets v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
San Dimas High School v Aardvark Abacus
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Mega Buck Bandits
The Wateringhole Society v Cheese Makers
Trusted By Millions v Claymore Athletic FC
YTFIB v The Fabulous Artisans


League Week 21 (Reverse week 8): W/C 6 March 2021

Cheese Makers v The Fabulous Artisans
Claymore Athletic FC v Stanley Athletic FC
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Mega Buck Bandits v Aardvark Abacus
The Cow-Faced Juniors v YTFIB
The Wateringhole Society v Real Muppets
Trusted By Millions v San Dimas High School
Wheel Madrid v Markian United

13 March 2021: FA Cup Semi-finals

League Week 22 (Reverse week 9): W/C 3 April 2021

Aardvark Abacus v Cheese Makers
Markian United v Claymore Athletic FC
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v The Wateringhole Society
Real Muppets v The Cow-Faced Juniors
San Dimas High School v Wheel Madrid
Stanley Athletic FC v Mega Buck Bandits
The Fabulous Artisans v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
YTFIB v Trusted By Millions

League Week 23 (Reverse week 4): W/C 10 April 2021

Claymore Athletic FC v Cheese Makers
Mega Buck Bandits v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Real Muppets v Markian United
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Aardvark Abacus
The Wateringhole Society v Stanley Athletic FC
Trusted By Millions v The Fabulous Artisans
Wheel Madrid v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
YTFIB v San Dimas High School


League Week 24 (Reverse week 5): W/C 17 April 2021

Aardvark Abacus v Trusted By Millions
Cheese Makers v Mega Buck Bandits
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Claymore Athletic FC
Markian United v The Wateringhole Society
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v YTFIB
San Dimas High School v Real Muppets
Stanley Athletic FC v The Cow-Faced Juniors
The Fabulous Artisans v Wheel Madrid


League Week 25 (Reverse week 6): W/C 24 April 2021

Cheese Makers v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Claymore Athletic FC v The Fabulous Artisans
Mega Buck Bandits v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Real Muppets v YTFIB
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Markian United
The Wateringhole Society v San Dimas High School
Trusted By Millions v Stanley Athletic FC
Wheel Madrid v Aardvark Abacus



League Week 26 (Reverse week 7): W/C 1 May 2021 and FA Cup Final

Aardvark Abacus v Claymore Athletic FC
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v Cheese Makers
Markian United v Trusted By Millions
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Real Muppets
San Dimas High School v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Stanley Athletic FC v Wheel Madrid
The Fabulous Artisans v Mega Buck Bandits
YTFIB v The Wateringhole Society


League Week 27 (Reverse week 1): W/C 8 May 2021

Aardvark Abacus v YTFIB
Cheese Makers v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Claymore Athletic FC v Wheel Madrid
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v The Wateringhole Society
Mega Buck Bandits v Trusted By Millions
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v Markian United
Stanley Athletic FC v San Dimas High School
The Fabulous Artisans v Real Muppets

League Week 28 (Reverse week 2): Midweek 11/12 May 2021

Claymore Athletic FC v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Real Muppets v Aardvark Abacus
San Dimas High School v Markian United
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
The Wateringhole Society v The Fabulous Artisans
Trusted By Millions v Cheese Makers
Wheel Madrid v Mega Buck Bandits
YTFIB v Stanley Athletic FC

League Week 29 (Reverse week 11): W/C 15 May 2021

Aardvark Abacus v The Fabulous Artisans
Markian United v Cheese Makers
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Real Muppets v Wheel Madrid
San Dimas High School v Mega Buck Bandits
Stanley Athletic FC v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
The Wateringhole Society v Trusted By Millions
YTFIB v Claymore Athletic FC

League Week 30 (Reverse week 14): W/C 23 May 2021

Aardvark Abacus v Markian United
Cheese Makers v Real Muppets
Claymore Athletic FC v The Cow-Faced Juniors
Fred West Landscape Gardening XI v YTFIB
Mega Buck Bandits v The Wateringhole Society
Stanley Athletic FC v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The Fabulous Artisans v San Dimas High School
Wheel Madrid v Trusted By Millions


*You’d better believe it’s subject to change!

2020/2021 Opening Day fixtures announced

The fixture computer spewed out these opening day fixtures...

Markian United v Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Real Muppets v The Fabulous Artisans
San Dimas High School v Stanley Athletic FC
The Cow-Faced Juniors v Cheese Makers
The Wateringhole Society v Fred West Landscape Gardening XI
Trusted By Millions v Mega Buck Bandits
Wheel Madrid v Claymore Athletic FC
YTFIB v Aardvark Abacus   

The champions will start against Mega Bucks who are coming off the back of their best finish in the 16-team era.

Games will be on or around 12 September.

Wednesday 12 August 2020

Player categorisation rule

This was voted in before the 2020/2021 season.

1. All new players into the league are categorised according to their official club website*

2, Managers will have the opportunity to re-categorise their players during the close season and international breaks during the season. (This will stop managers changing every week depending on which of their players are available.)

3. A re-cat will be granted if a manager sends the co-ordinator a link to the official club website with the new category for that player or links to both premierleague.com and transfermarkt.com sites that agree on the position of the player.

*If a player's position isn’t listed on their official club website the co-ordinator will do his best to determine a fair position for the player.

Monday 3 August 2020

2019/20 Co-Ord Round-up Part Eight - 1st-4th


1st: Trusted By Millions (up 13 places on last season)
Eventually a big turnaround after last season's poor showing. Twelfth after week 11 with half the points of the leaders then only lost three league games after that. That level of consistency ground down and eventually saw off the other contenders. It’s Beef’s third title and coincidentally each one of them has been secured on the last day of the season.

What happened to last year's star player? It was another good season for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Star Player? Gabriel Jesus (12 goals)

2nd: Stanley Athletic FC (up one place)
Taking over from Athletico Phoenix in mid-season new boss Aaron made the FA Cup semi-final came close to taking the title. Will surely be a formidable opponent next season.

What happened to last year's star player? He was this year's Star Player too.

Star Player? Virgil van Dijk (five goals, 13 cleans)

3rd: Claymore Athletic FC (up six places)
A big improvement on last season, the PCMT and the FA Cup on the Chippenham Park sideboard but it could have been better. Seemed set for the treble but a seven point pre-lockdown lead wasn’t enough after Sergio Aguero was injured.

What happened to last year's star player? He made it his again for the sixth straight year.

Star Player? Sergio Aguero (18 goals)

4th: Aardvark Abacus (down two)
Still in the top echelons but 'never nearer' as they say in horse-racing. A late charge fell six points short but Ady will go into next season in optimistic mood after his post-lockdown form.

What happened to last year's star player? Jordan Pickford had competition from Dean Henderson.

Star Player? Son Heung-Min (Ten goals)

2019/20 Co-Ord Round-up Part Seven - 5th-8th


5th: The Fabulous Artisans (Up one place on last season)
A superb first-half of the season raised expectations of a first title going to Goddard Park. A shocking run of one win in 11 games in the New Year put paid to those thoughts.

What Happened to last year's Star Player? Third year in a row for...

Star Player: Kyle Walker (two goals, 14 clean sheets)

6th: Real Muppets (down two places)
No team finished the season stronger than the Muppets. If Ryan can add another striker (or get a tune out of record signing Sebastian Haller) he could be at the sharp end next season.

What Happened to last year's Star Player(s)? Good contributions from Sadio Mane and Ederson but not enough to beat...

Star Player: Raheem Sterling (17 goals)

7th: Mega Buck Bandits (up six places on last season)
A first top half finish for 12 seasons and their highest position for 17. Will be desperate to hang on to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who did much of the damage for Dave's team.

What Happened to last year's Star Player? Same player, same number of goals.

Star Player: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (20 goals)

8th: San Dimas High School (same place)
Very ordinary, securing a top-half place with a last day win for the second straight year. My team now the definition of mid-table obscurity, finishing seventh or eighth in the last five seasons.

What Happened to last year's Star Player? Antonio Rudiger was a bit injured, a bit not as good.

Star Player: John Lundstram (three goals, eight cleans)

Sunday 2 August 2020

2019/20 Co-Ord Round-up Part Six - 9th-12th


9th: YTFIB (up seven places on last season)
A brilliant campaign built on a strong defence and just missed out on a deserved top half finish. It’s still Julian’s best finishing position and highest points total. Manager of the Season?

What happened to last year's Star Player? Ricardo Pereira missed a chunk of the campaign through injury.

Star Player? Nick Pope (14 clean sheets)

10th: Cheese Makers (up two)
Missed out on a first top-half finish for four seasons with a last day defeat. Building slowly and wisely (see Star Player) and it won’t take much for them to improve again.

What happened to last year's Star Player? Andrew Robertson had another good season but not as good as...

Star Player? Danny Ings (19 goals)

11th: The Wateringhole Society (down eight)
Fell back from last year’s excellent fifth place. Kiran’s team is packed with attacking talent (Rashford, Jimenez, Pulisic) but now might need tightening up at the back a bit.

What happened to last year's Star Player? It was a more difficult year for Nathan Ake.

Star Player? Raul Jimenez (14 goals)

12th: Fred West Landscape Gardening XI (down eleven)
Atrocious title defence but mid-season signings of Bruno Fernandes and Mason Greenwood led to a big improvement in form. A lot to look forward to and unlikely to be languishing next terme.

What happened to last year's Star Player? Was also this year's Star Player.

Star Player? Mo Salah (15 goals)

2019/20 Co-Ord Round-up Part Five - 13th-16th

My annual assessment of the WSFFL teams starts with the bottom four.

13th: The Cow-Faced Juniors (down two places on last season)
The champions two years ago were left short of strikers again with Morata and Sanchez out on loan and were consigned to a second straight bottom half finish.

What happened to last year's Star Player? Injury robbed Aymeric Laporte of a repeat performance.

Star Player? Tammy Abraham (13 goals)

14th: Wheel Madrid (down four)
One of the best teams in the first half of the season and the worst in the second. Injuries to Maddison and McGinn didn’t help but Jamie Vardy can’t do it all on his own.

What happened to last year's Star Player?  He got even better and was this year's MVP.

Star Player? Jamie Vardy (23 goals)

15th: Nil Satis Nisi Optimum (down eight)
Fell back from seventh last season to end up in the bottom two for the first time in six seasons.. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Rui Patricio and Matt Doherty need support.

What happened to last year's Star Player? The hands-off management style kept Marcos Alonso out of the team for much of the season.

Star Player? Matt Doherty (three goals, ten cleans)

16th: Markian United (down one)
Whether there’s been one or two people in charge Markian have been a rudderless ship for most of the season. Now own most of the worst seasonal performance records in the Hall of Shame.

What happened to last year's Star Player? See below.

Star Player? Harry Kane (12 goals)