Eastwood Town: From The Bottom, To The Top

30k for Kevin Doyle!!!! Bargain!!

#55075 jamstoe : 30k for Kevin Doyle!!!! Bargain!!

yeah he was transfer-listed at Wolves, he may be getting on a bit but I need some experience.

October
Chelsea 1 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 1 – 0)
Eden Hazard OG 88’
Ricardo Achterberg sent off 64’
Mateusz Kot Injured (Dead leg – 5 days)
Akwasi Asante
Eastwood Claim Famous Point. The superstars of Chelsea were held to a point by a plucky Eastwood Side. Despite having a hatful of chances, Chelsea could only find the net once and an error by Eden Hazard gave the Badgers a point to embarrass the blues.

Eastwood Town 2 – 5 Tottenham Hotspur (HT: 1 – 3)
Mateusz Kot 36’
Martin Pusic 80’
Antonio Valencia (Spurs)
Spurs Ease To Victory. The brave badgers proved no match for Spurs as the visitors ran out easy winners. Eastwood got some consolation goals but that’s all they were.

Eastwood Town 3 – 1 Newcastle United (HT: 3 – 0)
Mateusz Kot 20’
Kevin Doyle 25’ 30’
Kevin Doyle
Quality Finishing Provides The Win. In an even game at Coronation Park, Eastwood recorded a vital win over bottom club Newcastle. The Badgers scored 3 goals in a ten-minute spell that effectively won them the match; the Magpies hit back in the second-half but never looked like spoiling the Badger’s party.

Liverpool 3 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 1 – 0)
Martin Pusic 84’
Mbaye Niang (Liverpool)
Liverpool In Dominant Win Over Badgers. Eastwood travelled to Anfield in more hope than expectation and the Reds put in the sort of performance expected of them to walk out 3-1 winners.

League Table:

Eastwood Town are 9th with 12 points

League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

November
Manchester City 2 – 2 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 2)
Kevin Doyle 8’
Mateusz Kot 26’
Jereon Simaeys sent off 83’
Sergio Aguero (Man City)
City Leave It Late To Deny Eastwood. Eastwood travelled to oil-rich Man City hoping for a good performance rather than a win and almost walked out famous winners. Eastwood controlled the game for long periods and two goals in second half stoppage time denied them a win.

Eastwood Town 1 – 1 Aston Villa (HT: 1 – 0)
Joe McKee 8’
Tommy Rowe (Aston Villa)
Honours Even At Coronation Park. Fresh from a famous draw, the Badgers entertained Aston Villa in a close encounter. Joe McKee gave Eastwood the lead but Darren Bent equalised just after half time to share the points.

Reading 1 – 3 Eastwood Town (HT: 1 – 0)
Akwasi Asante 55’
Mateusz Kot 66’
Drago Gabric OG 87’
Mateusz Kot
Eastwood Record Overdue Win. In an important match with relegation permutations, the Badgers recorded a vital win thanks to a storming second-half performance.

Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 5 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 3)
Kevin Doyle 2’
Ricardo Quaresma 7’
Juanfran 27’
Ricardo Achterberg 54’
Akwasi Asante 84’
Akwasi Asante
Five Star Eastwood Triumph. In another relegation six-pointer, Eastwood picked up an important win. The Badgers played Wednesday off the park to record a big win to boost survival hopes.

League Table:

Eastwood Town 7th witn 20 points.

League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

December
Eastwood Town 0 – 2 Southampton (HT: 0 – 1)
Jelle Vossen (Southampton)
Southampton In Control. Eastwood kicked off December with a home defeat against Southampton, Saints dominated affairs and fully deserved their 2 nil win.

Norwich City 1 – 3 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 3)
Kevin Doyle 18’
Ricardo Quaresma 23’
Martin Pusic 24’
Martin Pusic
Badgers Take Vital Win. In an even game at Carrow Road, Eastwood Town recorded a good victory in a relegation battle with Norwich. The Badgers are confident of avoiding relegation having a good first half of the season.

Eastwood Town 1 – 1 Everton (HT: 1 – 0)
Joe McKee 10’
Jonathan Rossini
Honours Even At Coronation Park. Eastwood Town recorded a somewhat lucky win at Coronation Park. Everton carved opened the Badgers a number of times but couldn’t put their chances away. With time running out, Everton grabbed a late leveller.

Sunderland 2 – 0 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 0)
Saido Berahino (Sunderland)
Sunderland In Deserved Victory Over Badgers. Eastwood travelled to the Stadium Of Light to take on Sunderland and fell to defeat. Sunderland put in a good performance to beat the battling Badgers.

Forgot to take a screenshot of the League Table but we have 24 points, well on our way to avoiding the drop

League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

January
Transfers In
Jael (ST) – Free
Felipe Mattioni (DR) – Genoa – £400k
Lehlohonolo Majoro (ST) – Feyenoord - £3.5m
Bryan Linssen (AMLC/MLC) – Genoa – Loan
Danny Holla (DM/MC) – Roda JC - £1.8m

Manchester United 6 – 0 Eastwood Town (HT: 3 – 0)
Wayne Rooney (Man United)
Eastwood Hammered By Man United. Eastwood made their first visit to Old Trafford and were handed a heavy defeat.

Eastwood Town 1 – 1 West Bromwich Albion (HT: 1 – 0)
Jason Steele OG 7’
Chris Crooks (WBA)
Eastwood In Good Draw. In a close match at Coronation Park, the points were shared with a visiting WBA. Both teams had chances to win it but the Badgers will settle for a point.

Rotherham United 0 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 0) FA Cup 3rd Round
Lehlohonolo Majoro 53’
Mateusz Kot
Badgers Through In Cup. Eastwood Town renewed their rivalry with Rotherham in the FA Cup. After a dull first-half, Eastwood showed their Premier League class after the break to pick up the victory.

FA Cup Draw: Eastwood Town will play Championship outfit Brighton in the 4th round.

Cardiff City 4 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 4 – 1)
Kevin Doyle 34’
Ivan Lendric (Cardiff)
Badgers Flattened By Bluebirds. Eastwood Town never really turned up to their match against Cardiff. All the goals came in a frantic first-half which Eastwood would rather forget.

Eastwood Town 1 – 3 Fulham (HT: 0 – 1)
Lehlohonolo Majoro 59’
Lynel Kitambala (Fulham)
Fulham Grab Deserved Win. Eastwood Town continued their poor run of form in the league with a defeat against Fulham. The Badgers are just hoping they will be in the league this time next season.

Eastwood Town 1 – 3 Hull City (HT: 0 – 1)
Bryan Linssen 81’
Elliot Bennett (Hull)
Eastwood’s Poor Form Continues. Another home game, another defeat; making this a month to forget for the Badgers.

League Table:

Eastwood Town 13th with 25 Points. I'm honestly just going for a 40 point target to stay up really.

FA Cup: Fourth round - Vs Brighton (A)
League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

February
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 3 Eastwood Town (HT: 1 – 2) FA Cup 4th Round
Lehlohonolo Majoro 35’ 40’
Joe McKee 55’
Kazenga LuaLua (Brighton)
Goals Galore As Eastwood Draw. The FA Cup provide a welcome distraction from the league for Eastwood and they played out a very entertaining draw at the AMEX Stadium. Eastwood led three times but just couldn’t keep the lead and have to settle for a replay.

FA Cup Draw: Eastwood or Brighton will be at home to Blackburn

Burnley 0 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 1)
Jereon Simaeys 27’
Ricardo Achterberg
Eastwood Return To Winning Ways. In a tight match against relegation rivals Burnley, Eastwood recorded their first win for a while with a good performance. The Badgers show that they are better than the bottom sides but just not good enough for the top teams.

Tottenham Hotspur 5 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 3 – 0)
Joe McKee pen 63’
Steven Jovetic (Spurs)
Spurs Ease Past Badgers. Spurs managed to beat Eastwood Town at White Hart Lane and put a few goals past them in the process.

Eastwood Town 3 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion (HT: 2 – 0) FA Cup 4th Round Replay
Adrian Mariappa OG 38’
Mateusz Kot 45+1’ 86’
Mateusz Kot
Eastwood Hammer Brighton. The Badgers put in a dominant performance against Brighton to progress in the cup. Eastwood created many chances and the scoreline did not flatter the Badgers at all.

Eastwood Town 1 – 2 Chelsea (HT: 1 – 2)
Lehlohonolo Majoro 7’
Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Chelsea Edge Past Eastwood. Chelsea were made to work for their victory at Coronation Park. Eastwood were capable of putting a scare in the Blues and the Badgers took a deserved lead. The quality of Chelsea shone as they rallied to score a victory.

Eastwood Town 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers (HT: 0 – 0) FA Cup 5th Round
Lehlohonolo Majoro 73’
Felipe Mattioni
Eastwood In Control. The Badgers put in a polished performance to beat Blackburn at Coronation Park to progress to the quarter finals of the FA Cup. Lehlohonolo Majoro continued his scoring run to continue the Badgers cup run.

FA Cup Draw: Eastwood will be away to Swansea in the quarter-final

League Table:

Eastwood 15th with 28 points ... 10 points clear of relegation

FA Cup: Quarter final - Vs Swansea (A)
League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

March
Eastwood Town 1 – 4 Liverpool (HT: 1 – 2)
Joe McKee 27’
Henrik Mkhitaryan (Liverpool)
Liverpool See Off Badgers. Eastwood Town battled hard but in the end, Liverpool proved their quality with a big win.

Newcastle United 2 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 1)
Joe McKee pen 10’
Tomas Kalas (Newcastle)
Eastwood Unlucky In Defeat. Despite having the best of the game at St. James’ Park the Badgers left defeated. Newcastle took a massive step towards safety with a stirring second-half performance.

Eastwood Town 1 – 0 Manchester City (HT: 0 – 0)
Lehlohonolo Majoro 48’
Lehlohonolo Majoro
Badgers Pull Off Major Upset. Eastwood Town secured what is their greatest victory to date with a win over mega-rich Manchester City. City dominated the game but Eastwood held firm and hit them on the break to secure an unlikely victory.

Swansea City 1 – 4 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 2) FA Cup Quarter-Final
Lehlohonolo Majoro 40’ 49’ 59’
Ricardo Achterberg 45+1’
Lehlohonolo Majoro
Eastwood Ease To Victory. The Badgers put in a dominant performance to go through in the cup. Eastwood never looked like losing at the Liberty Stadium and Lehlohonolo Majoro put Swansea to the sword, scoring a great hat-trick.

FA Cup Draw: Eastwood will play Arsenal in the semi-final

Arsenal 2 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 1 – 0)
Mateusz Kot 53’
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Arsenal Battle To Victory. In a preview of the upcoming FA Cup tie, the Badgers just expected a good performance. In the end, they battled hard and would have got a point if not for some good substitutions by the Arsenal manager.

League Table:

Eastwood Town 15th with 31 points ... 8 clear of relegation. I only need another 9 points to hit my target to stay up.

FA Cup: Semi-final - Vs Arsenal (N)
League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

April
Eastwood Town 2 – 0 Reading (HT: 1 – 0)
Lehlohonolo Majoro 26’ 86’
Joe McKee
Badgers Edge Towards Survival. Eastwood Town knew that the upcoming games against the bottom teams would be crucial in the fight to stay up. The Badgers put in a great performance to beat Reading at keep their heads above water. Lelohonolo Majoro scored an excellent brace to send the Badgers fans home happy.

Aston Villa 1 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 0)
Lehlohonolo Majoro 48’
Joe McKee
Badgers Rue Missed Chances. Eastwood Town gained a good point at Villa Park but should probably have left with all three. The Badgers kept possession well but couldn’t convert these into clear-cut chances.

Eastwood Town 2 – 0 Sheffield Wednesday (HT: 1 – 0)
Juande 5’ 85’
Felipe Mattioni Sent Off 80’
Juande
Eastwood Win Relegation Battle. Eastwood Town gained some form at the right time to get a victory over Sheffield Wednesday. The Badgers had pretty much all the best chances and managed to put two away to give themselves a vital three points.

Eastwood Town 2 – 1 Norwich City (HT: 2 – 0)
Neil Taylor OG 9’
Lehlohonolo Majoro 12’
Nathan Dyer (Norwich)
Eastwood Strike Lucky. Norwich travelled to Coronation Park knowing that by full-time they could be relegated. The Badgers managed to record a smash-and-grab victory to condemn the Canaries and boost their survival hopes.

Arsenal 2 – 0 Eastwood Town (HT: 1 – 0)
Felipe Mattioni Sent Off 71’
Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Arsenal Ease To Victory. Eastwood Town’s record-breaking cup run came to an end at Wembley. Arsenal put in a performance that is expected of a top team and brushed aside the Badgers.

Southampton 3 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 2 – 1)
Lehlohonolo Majoro 44’
Yannis Tafer (Southampton)
Southampton See Off Badgers. Despite being a match for their opponents for most of the match, Eastwood Town slumped to a defeat. The Badgers are 10 points clear of relegation with 4 games to go so they could have safety wrapped up by the next month.

Fulham 2 – 1 Eastwood Town (HT: 0 – 0)
Lehlohonolo Majoro 84’
John Flanagan (Fulham)
Eastwood Town Beaten But Secure Survival. Even though the Badgers went down to a defeat at Craven Cottage they secured their safety.

League Table:

Eastwood secure safety! 10 points clear with 3 games to go.

FA Cup: Lost on semi-final (v Arsenal)
League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

May
Eastwood Town 0 – 2 Arsenal (HT: 0 – 1)
Vedran Corluka (Arsenal)
Arsenal See Off Badgers. With safety assured, the Badgers fielded a second-string side at home to Arsenal (screw competition integrity … right?). Arsenal did what was expected and recorded the win.

Everton 3 – 0 Eastwood Town (HT: 3 – 0)
Stephen El Shaarawy (Everton)
Everton Ease Past Eastwood. Eastwood went to Goodison Park and fell to a defeat against Everton. The Badgers battled hard but couldn’t match their opponents.

Eastwood Town 0 – 2 Sunderland (HT: 0 – 0)
Even Hovland (Sunderland)
Sunderland Beat Badgers. In their last game of the season, Eastwood hosted Sunderland. Sunderland eased to victory with two goals in the second-half. Eastwood are glad to finally end the season and are ready to build for next season.

Final League Standings

Eastwood finish 13th with 41 points. This season was a bit draining but we are still a premier league club! Next season we can build on this and hopefully won't be sucked into a relegation battle.

FA Cup: Lost on semi-final (v Arsenal)
League Cup: Lost in third round (v Sunderland)

Can you show me all the other league tables please?

#55318 Mattzey : Can you show me all the other league tables please?

which other league table do you want?

Btw loving this story!
all the English league tables down to league 2. Thanks

#55320 Mattzey : Btw loving this story!
all the English league tables down to league 2. Thanks

Championship

Champions - Stoke
Promoted - Wolves, West Ham
Relegated - Millwall, Crawley, Nottingham Forest

League One

Champions - Southend
Promoted - MK Dons, Portsmouth
Relegated - Oxford, Notts County, Preston, Coventry

League Two

Champions - Wrexham
Promoted - AFC Wimbledon, Gateshead, Bury
Relegated - Tranmere, Walsall

Premier League Review 2017/18
Champions – Manchester United
FA Cup – Arsenal
League Cup – West Brom
Champions League – Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham
Europa League – Arsenal, Chelsea, West Brom


Top Goalscorer – Sergio Aguero (Man City) - 29
Player of the Year – Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Young Player of the Year – Ross Barkley (Everton)
Players’ Player of the Year – Jairo Esparza (Man Utd)
Manager of the Year – Nigel Adkins (Man Utd)
European Player of the Year – Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Signing of the Season – Wesley Said (Reading)

Eastwood’s Fans’ Player of the Year – Joe McKee