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Saturday 8th December 2007 League Cup Round 2
Bilton Ajax 0 v 4 Woodloes Juniors Ref Josh Balcombe
Saturday 15th December 2007 MWJFL League division 2
Radford Semele Rangers v Bilton Ajax
Saturday 5th January 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 3 v 0 Central Ajax Juniors
Saturday 12th January 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Stratford Wanderers 1 v 2 Bilton Ajax
Saturday 19th January 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Kenilworth Warden Colts 2 v 1 Bilton Ajax
Saturday 26th January 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax v Banbury Irish Ref Paul Green
Saturday 2nd February 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 2 - 5 Norton Lindsay
Saturday 9th February 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 2 - 0 Banbury Irish
Saturday 16th February 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 1 - 2 Stockton
Saturday 2nd March 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 1 - 2 Stockton
Saturday 8th March 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Lawford United 2 - 3 Bilton Ajax
Saturday 15th March 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Balsall and Berkswell Juniors 2 - 0 Bilton Ajax
Saturday 29th March 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 0 - 1 Woodford United
Saturday 5th April 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Wulston Dynamo’s 4 - 2 Bilton Ajax
Wednesday 9th April 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Wulston Dynamo’s v Bilton Ajax
Saturday 12th April 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 0 - 6 Stratford Wanderers
Tuesday 22nd April 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Radford Semele Rangers 3 - 2 Bilton Ajax
Saturday 26th April 2008 MWJFL League Division 2
Bilton Ajax 1 - 4 Berkswell & Balsall
Under 9s – Mid Warks league
Saturday 15 September Henley FoA 4 v 0 Bilton Ajax
An encouraging start for Ajax u9s despite going down to a spirited Henley side.
From the kick of defensive pairing of Oliver Woodcock and Bradley Morgan were forced into action and Craig Manning produced the first of a string of fine saves.
William Miller ,Mattie Heales and James Moffitt battled hard in midfield creating opportunities on both wings for Luke Thomas and Jamie White.
Henley led two nil at the break as Ajax rang the changes introducing Ciaran Dempsey and Thomas Morrell but two further quick goals from Henley saw them stretch their lead to four.
Ajax finally sparked into life,Ben Pell shot just wide, Elliot Manning saw a fine effort cleared of the line and long range efforts from Oliver Woodcock and Jamie White came agonisingly close but Ajax couldn't get the goal they deserved.
A great first match boys.
Saturday 22 September Bilton Ajax 3 v 1 Radford Rangers
Ajax under 9, so recorded their first win of the 2007/2008 season with a thrilling win over Radford Rangers.
The Bilton boys started brightly William Miller played a neat pass to man of the match Elliot Manning to shoot just wide before Luke Thomas latched onto the ball wide on the left wing, showing sublime skill he drifted past the Radford defence before coolly shooting into the back off net.
Radford rallied testing Ciaran Dempsey & James Moffitt in defence,the pair stood firm until five minutes before half time when Oliver woodcock was harshly adjudged to have handled in the area resulting in a Radford penalty that was neatly struck past keeper Craig Manning
Ajax came out fighting after the break Thomas Morrell broke from midfield laying the ball neatly at the feet of Ben Pell to lash the ball into net restoring Biltons lead.
Ajax now went on to control the game Jamie White struck the bar with a terrific long range strike whilst in defence a determined Bradley Morgan was always first to the ball.
Victory was sealed when Benn Pell broke free to score his second and the teams third.
Mid-Warwicks League Cup Supplementary Round Saturday 6th October.
Bilton Ajax 3 v 3 Wulston Dynamo (Ajax win after ET and Penalties)
Bilton finally emerged victorious in this thrilling encounter following extra time and the drama of penalty shoot out.
Ajax started slowly and after sustained Wulstan pressure conceded an early own goal swiftly followed by a deserved second Dynamoes goal.
Bilton finally awoke and following fine interplay between BenPell and James Moffit the ball was released to William Miller who crossed for Elliott Manning to score an easy tap in.
Following the interval Ajax were right back in the game Luke Jones again showed great skill to slide a defence splitting ball through to Matty Heales who laid the ball of to Ciaran Dempsey allowing him to lash the ball into the back of the net to bring the scores level.
Within seconds Dempsey was on the score sheet again after controlling a Thomas Morrell clearance he coolly stabbed the ball passed the wulstan keeper to make the score 3-2.
Wulstan pressed hard again but could not get passed tough tackling Bradley Morgan who went on to be named man of the match.
With seconds remaining the game looked won but a long clearance from Dynamos keeper caused a scramble in the Ajax box and the ball was somehow forced into the net resulting in extra time and penalties.
Ajax keeper Craig Manning performed heroics saving three penalties until Oliver Woodcock stepped up to clinch victory with a thunderous penalty to seal a great win.
Mid Warks League
13th October 2007 Central Ajax 4 v 4 Bilton Ajax
Total football came to Warwick on Saturday when the boys of Bilton Ajax travelled to play the boys of Central Ajax in what proved to be a thrilling encounter.
Bilton roared into the lead following a neat Luke Jones cross right to the feet of Ciaran Dempsey who stroked the ball into central goal. The game had just restarted when Ben Pell won the ball in his own box and sent a fine pass down the right wing for Jamie White to run onto and blast the ball past the central keeper.
Central responded before half time, twice netting past keeper Craig Manning despite the best efforts of Elliot Manning and Will Miller in defence.
Ajax started the second half brightly, Thomas Morrell was brought in to mid field and quickly created an opportunity for Ciaran Dempsey to score his succeed with a fine left foot finish making it 3- 1 to Bilton.
Central kept testing defensive pairing of Oliver Woodcock and Bradley Morgan and eventually equalised when Bilton failed to clear a corner.
Jamie white then stepped up to produce a stunning individual goal that earned him the man of the match award. picking the ball up in his oown half he neatly swept passed the central defines before unleashing a 20 metre strike into the central net restoring Biltons lead.
Sadly Bilton could not hold on, with seconds reaming Central picked up a loose clearance and broke quickly to score and level the game at four all.
Saturday 20th October 2007 Bilton Ajax 5 v 2 Lawford United
Ajax u9‘s showed flashes of individual flair, but were eventually overcome by a more organised and structured Lawford United side.
Shortly after the kick-off Ben Pell had a good shot on target, but was denied by Lawford's keeper. Elliott Manning then took a powerful free kick which was deflected away late in the first half. The score at half-time was 0 - 0.
Lawford came out strong for the second-half and produced a goal almost immediately. Jamie White levelled the game with another brilliant individual goal. Ajax had been passing and maintaining possession well but started to become disorganised and Lawford scored three quick goals. Ajax managed to compose their selves and were rewarded by Luke Jones scoring the second goal for Ajax.
Even with man of the match Bradley Morgan, performing heroics in defence, one more goal just before the whistle, left the game 5 - 2 to Lawford.
Saturday 27th October 2007 Bilton Ajax 2 – 4 Kenilworth Colts
Bilton Ajax took an early lead after a pass from Elliott Manning to Jaime White cut through Kenilworth's defence. Jaime's shot was too powerful for Kenilworth's keeper to hold onto leaving Matty Heales to tap it in. Shortly before half-time, Kenilworth equalised from a corner after some poor marking from Ajax.
Bilton went ahead in the second half via a goal from Elliott Manning. Unfortunately Ajax could not hold onto their lead and Kenilworth equalised bringing the score to two all. Kenilworth then gained the lead after Oliver Woodcock scored an own goal, while trying to clear the ball off of the Ajax goal line. Ajax battled on but shortly before full-time, Kenilworth scored again, leaving the final result four two to Kenilworth.
Man of the match for Bilton Ajax was Thomas Morrell, for his fine marking and sheer effort in defence.
Saturday 3rd November 2007 – Supplementary Cup Round 2.
Kenilworth Colts 1 – 2 Bilton Ajax
The two teams were evenly matched through out the whole game. This meant Jamie Whites pace and finishing proved decisive in the end as he scored Bilton’s first goal and set up the second for Elliott Manning to slip past the keeper. Bilton used their subs well and showed how much they have improved with some fine passing.
Bradley Morgan again was solid in defence while Luke Jones simply had too many tricks for Kenilworth’s defence to handle. William Miller impressed with his ball control also and won man of the match for his efforts.
All of the Bilton Ajax team played well and easily put in the best performance so far this season and deserved to win 2 – 1. The win means they now go through to the next round of the cup.
Saturday 10th November Banbury Irish U9’s 2 – 2 Bilton Ajax U9’s
Bilton Ajax had to travel far for this away league game. Banbury Irish took the lead after a failed last ditch attempted to clear the ball of the line by Ajax’s principal defender Bradley Morgan. Bilton Ajax responded with some quality football with James Moffitt supplying excellent passes in midfield. Also in midfield was Troy who prevented Banbury from breaking through into Ajax’s half. All this effort was rewarded with Ciaran Dempsey scoring for Ajax just before half time.
During the second half Ajax’s defender Oliver Woodcock made some fierce, decisive tackles. Then Jamie White scored another individual goal to take Ajax into the lead. Banbury fought back and their striker found Ajax’s net shortly before full time leaving the score at two all.
Luke Jones playing in defence, showed he can turn his skill to any position, earned Man of the Match.
Saturday 17th November Wulstan Dynamos U9’s 6 – 1 Bilton Ajax U9’s
Bilton Ajax learnt some valuable lessons in this match. These two teams had met before in a cup game and Bilton Ajax knew how skilful the main striker was, and how important defending tightly was. Wulstan capitalised on their strikers speed and skill early and after 15 minutes were 3 nil ahead. Ajax began to panic and scored 2 own goals and almost gave a penalty away following a handball on the edge of their penalty area. Wulstan were playing good football and scored once more before half time leaving the score 6 nil to Wulstan.
After a talk from the manager at the interval Ajax showed how strong their spirit is by conceding no further goals and scoring 1 via Man of the Match, Ciaran Dempsey. The goal means Ciaran is now joint top goal scorer with Jamie White.
Saturday 24 November Woodford United U9’s 4 v 5 Bilton Ajax U9’s
Bilton showed lessons have been learnt and all of Ajax played with skill and passion.
Luke Jones stared in goal for the first half as Ajax’s regular keeper was sidelined through illness. Woodford capitalised on the situation and took the lead. Bilton responded via goal from man of the match Jamie White. Jamie upfront and Elliott Manning in midfield tore Woodford’s defence apart with some fine passing and cheeky tricks. The pair has hit on a winning system and Jamie completed a hat trick before half time.
For the second half Elliott Manning served in goal. Woodford scored a goal which Bilton’s regular keeper probably would have saved. Jamie supplied a fine cross for Luke to tap in. Woodford scored once more after a rare defensive error. Jamie kept Bilton ahead with another goal. Woodford managed another goal but at the final whistle Bilton had won 5 – 4.
Saturday 1st December Henley in Arden U9’s 2 – Bilton Ajax U9’s 1
Bilton Ajax was at home for this game against the first team they ever encountered. Henley proved too much in the first match winning 4 – nil. Ajax confirmed how far they have progressed, so far this season, during this 2-1 defeat.
Ajax took the lead from a Jamie White goal. Henley drew level even with Craig Manning making some spectacular saves and Bradley Morgan and Ciaran Dempsey defending well. Despite the best efforts of Ben Pell and the rapidly improving Troy upfront Ajax couldn’t regain the lead.
The second half was very close with some fine passing from Ajax, but Henley scored and kept the lead to the final whistle. Ajax can hold their heads high though as all of the team played with skill and enthusiasm. Tom Morrell for Ajax was awarded man of the match for several game saving tackles.
MWJFL Cup Quarter Final - Saturday 8th December 2007 Under 9’s
Bilton Ajax 0 – 4 Woodloes Juniors
This game was a quarter final cup round, played at Bilton Ajax’s home ground in appalling weather. Ajax performed admirably but Woodloes showed great skill in passing the ball around the pitch and went ahead by 4 goals in the first half.
During the second half the weather got progressively worse and Bilton Ajax had to dig deep and showed great tenacity by not conceding any further goals. However the Ajax parents and players need to better prepare themselves for more cold wet matches as the season progresses.
The final score would have been higher if Bradley Morgan and Oliver Woodcock had not battled hard in defence. And Luke Jones dazzled again with some crafty tricks on the left wing. Up at the front Ben Pell, William Miller and Man of the match Elliott Manning posed a constant threat to Woodloes
Saturday 5th January 2008
Bilton Ajax 3 - 0 Central Ajax
BILTON started the new year with a thrilling victory over Central Ajax of Warwick. Luke Jones opened the scoring following up a Matti Heales cross. Benn Pell and Ciaran Dempsey were resolute in defence but Craig Manning was forced to produce some terrific saves. William Miller battled hard in midfield linking well with Jamie White who sent Bilton to victory with two great strikes either side of half time.
Saturday 12th January 2008
Stratford Wanderers 1 - 2 Bilton Ajax
Bilton Ajax travelled far for this away game. Ajax kicked off and soon found Stratford to be a very disciplined and organised team. Stratford also proved to be the most physical team that Ajax had come up against. Late in the first half the deadlock was broken when Elliott Manning scored a fantastic free kick to give Ajax the lead. Craig Manning in goal for Ajax did some fine saves to dash Stratford’s hopes.
During the second half Man of the Match Matty Heales produced some excellent defending. Stratford though broke through Ajax’s defence and scored to equalize. Ajax responded well with Luke Jones twisting and turning to supply the ball up to the hard working Ben Pell and Ciaran Dempsey. Eventually this tactic worked as Ciaran lunged for the ball and scored to push Ajax ahead.
Saturday 19th January 2008
Kenilworth Warden Colts 2 - 1 Bilton Ajax
Ajax’s recent run of good form came to an end when they were out played by a better team in Kenilworth. Ajax were under pressure from the kick off and rarely ventured into Kenilworth’s half. Man of the match Oliver Woodcock had a busy game in defence but even he could not prevent Kenilworth going ahead in the first half. Ajax replied with goal from defender Ciaran Dempsey just before the break.
During the second half Craig Manning showed cat like skill in goal but could not stop Kenilworth from scoring again. In truth Ajax kept losing their shape and this was exploited immediately by Kenilworth every time. As usual there were fine individual performances from some of the Ajax players but they didn’t gel as a team
Saturday 2nd February 2008
Bilton Ajax 2 – 5 Norton Lindsay Colts
Bilton Ajax played this ‘home’ game at the pleasant Whitehall Recreation ground; as their official site is still deemed too bad to play on. Straight from the kick off Bilton Ajax showed how well they can play. For the first few minutes of the game Norton Lindsay Colts could not get near the ball and it was a pleasure to watch Ajax play with such poise and control. Unfortunately Ajax lost their cohesion and seemed to lose their bearings just as Norton found theirs. Norton capitalised on some basic defensive errors and went 3 goals ahead just before half time.
During the second half Ajax regained some composure and Man of the Match Jamie White scored twice. Norton weren’t finished though and netted another two, leaving the final score at 5 – 2 to Norton.
Saturday 9th February 2008
Bilton Ajax 2 – 0 Banbury Irish
Following the flashes of total football during last weeks game, Bilton Ajax played this match with a new found confidence. The whole team passed the ball around with ease. This gave Ajax time to build up their attacks. At one point Bradley Morgan played a through ball for Jamie White to hit into Banbury Irish’s net to give Ajax the lead. Man of the match Max played with real determination in midfield, winning tackles and displaying good ball control.
During the second half Matty Heales showed that he can play in any position by keeping a clean sheet when he swapped with regular keeper Craig Manning. Craig enjoyed his run on pitch and scored following an Elliott Manning cross. This was the first game this season that Ajax played consistently well for the full 50 minutes, and were thrilling to watch.
Saturday 16th February 2008
Bilton Ajax 1 – 2 Stockton
Bilton Ajax were up against strong opposition in this away match. Stockton played a very tight game and were quick to challenge Ajax if they had the ball. Ajax wouldn’t be flustered though and went ahead following a Ben Pell Goal. Stockton responded quickly with two goals of their own, to finish winners in an exciting match.
Again all of Ajax played well. Craig Manning was awarded Man of the Match for several fine saves and some thoughtful throws that opened the game up for Ajax. In midfield Ciaran Dempsey worked hard making various tackles to deny Stockton a run at Ajax’s goal. In truth Ajax’s defence was overworked but Bradley Morgan and Oliver Woodcock rose to the occasion. Upfront Luke Jones and Jamie White were closed down to quickly to really cause Stockton any major problems, and in the end this summed up the whole game for Ajax.
Table 23rd February 2008
Saturday 1st March 2008
Bilton Ajax 1 – 2 Stockton
It was a case of déjà vu, for this home match against Stockton. The teams were fairly equal in terms of possession and chances for most of the match. Again Craig Manning was awarded Man of the Match for keeping Ajax in the game with plenty of solid saves. Stockton had capitalised on Ajax’s tendency to lose formation and went one nil up. Then they scored a second goal from a well taken free kick just before half time.
During the break Ajax were told to hold their positions and pass more. Ajax followed this tactic for the second half and reaped the benefits. Luke Jones, Elliott Manning and Ben Pell showed Stockton how to play on several occasions and this lead to Ben scoring for Ajax. All Ajax need to do is play this open, passing football for the whole match and they will be a force to be reckoned with.
Saturday 1st March 2008
Lawford United 2 - 3 Bilton Ajax
Bilton Ajax proved how far they have progressed in this their first season with a fine team effort against stiff opposition. Lawford went ahead early with a fortuitous gaol. Ajax kept cool and played some good football. Bradley Morgan supplied a supper ball through Lawford’s midfield for Jamie White to run onto and score. Ajax started to get the upper hand and again Jamie scored following a mad scramble on Lawford’s goal line.
Lawford came out strong in the second half and Luke Jones headed a certain goal off of Ajax’s line. Lawford were relentless though an eventually scored an equaliser. Elliott Manning responded by taking a chance when almost next to the corner flag, which finally gave Ajax a thoroughly deserved win. Oliver Woodcock was awarded Man of the Match for his contribution in defence.
Saturday 15th March 2008
Balsall and Berkswell 2 - 0 Bilton Ajax
Table leaders Berkswell proved that good tactics wins in the end. They were helped by some fantastic goal keeping which denied several fine shoots from Elliott Manning and Luke Jones. Indeed Ajax played with plenty of flare and commitment at times and probably had more possession than Berkswell but Ajax could not convert all their efforts into a goal. Berkswell kept cool under pressure and were quick on the break. They turned their chances into goals and went into the second half with a one goal advantage.
Ajax battled hard, no doubt inspired by Man of the Match Bradley Morgan’s efforts in defence. However Berkswell scored again on the break and won 2 nil in the end. Through out the game Ajax showed some flashes of real skill, which were a pleasure to watch.
Saturday 29th March 2008
Bilton Ajax 0 - 1 Woodford United
This was a well fought battle with Ajax having the majority of the possession and chances. Woodford claimed the victory though with goal following a mad scramble on Ajax’s line. Ajax’s Tom Morrell in defence cleared plenty of balls up field to Ajax’s midfield pairing, Ciaran and Max. Man of the Match Troy had his best game of the season but Woodfords keeper saved all of his shots.
Ajax had one last ditch attempt when Jamie White was awarded the games only free kick just inside Woodford’s half. Although it was a long shot Jamie’s kick was very nearly the equalizer. Ajax just could not score and eventually suffered defeat to the vastly improved Woodford United. As always it was a joy to watch all the players enjoying their game of football
Table 31st March 2008
Saturday 7th April 2008
Wulston Dynamo 4 - 2 Bilton Ajax
Bilton Ajax displayed true determination in this match. They were losing 4 – 1 but kept battling and started to dominate the game towards the end. Wulston took an early lead and then scored another goal, taken from within their half! Again Ajax were losing their formation too easily and Wulston were quick to capitalize on any errors.
Mattie Heales replaced regular keeper Craig Manning for the second half. Mattie stopped many shots but eventually Wulston scored to go 3 goals ahead. Man of the match Elliott Manning produced a goal from long range that lifted Ajax’s spirit. Then Luke Jones scored and looked like getting another after being awarded a penalty. Luke struck the ball well and into the bottom corner but Wulston’s keeper some how saved it. Eventually Ajax ran out of time and recorded their third loss in a row.
Saturday 13th April 2008
Bilton Ajax 0 - 6 Stratford Wanderers
Stratford Wanderers only had six men before kick off for this match and it was agreed that they could borrow one of Ajax’s players. They were very lucky with their selection! Ben Pell graciously accepted the role of striker for Stratford and scored a hat trick before half time. Ben showed what he is capable of if he is supplied with the ball and Ajax should learn from this experience.
Stratford’s seventh man arrived for the second half releasing Ben to play for Ajax. Unfortunately Ajax could not utilise Ben’s abilities as well as Stratford had and failed to score a goal. For the second match in a row Mattie Heales replaced regular keeper Craig Manning for the second half, and showed some improvements in his goalkeeping skills. However Stratford scored another 3 goals. Oliver Woodcock won the Man of the Match trophy for his tenacity in defence.
Tuesday 22nd April 2008
Radford Rangers 3 - 2 Bilton Ajax
If the Radford Ranger official who refereed this match could tell the time the result may have been different! He couldn’t and it wasn’t.
Radford went ahead early by an opportunistic goal. Ajax responded with Will Miller scoring a fantastic goal by chipping the Radford keeper. Both teams were battling hard with Tom, Ollie and Brad showing their mettle in defence. Upfront for Ajax Jamie was his usual ever present threat with Troy providing support. Radford scored again to lead going into the second half.
Ajax turned on the style for the second half and produced some lovely football, this resulted in Elliott setting up Jamie, who didn’t hesitate in scoring. Ajax continued to pressurise Radford with Luke seemingly being in every position on the field. Just as Man of the Match Will was brought back onto the pitch to see if he could score again for Ajax the referee lost six minutes from the allotted time and blew the final whistle.
Saturday 26th April 2008
Bilton Ajax 1 - 4 Hornets
The last match of the season for Ajax against the league champions proved just beyond the lads but they put in a valiant performance and all of them can hold their heads high. Hornets came out strong and it wasn’t long before Ajax were 3 nil down. Luke Jones scored a brilliant left footed goal to bring Ajax back into the game. Hornets again applied the pressure and went into the break 4 goals to one.
The second half saw the tables turned as Ajax became dominant in terms of possession and chances. The big difference being Hornets scored from their chances but Ajax just could not get the ball over Hornets goal line. Ajax must improve on their finishing if they are going to capitalise on their undoubted talents next season
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