Call Sign December 2006 - Page 19 - DAC-WEMBLEY MOVE UP TO SECOND! - Combined Counties Premier Division (top 10 of 22)

DAC-WEMBLEY MOVE UP TO SECOND!

In a successful month, Dial-a-Cab-sponsored Wembley FC were knocked out of the Middlesex Senior cup competition by Potters Bar Town after controlling the whole match, yet failing to capitalise and going down by one goal to nil.
   But it’s promotion to the Ryman league that DaC-Wembley are after and 3 days later they defeated close rivals Sandhurst Town in a hard-fought and at times rough battle away fixture.
   Wembley goalkeeper (and DaC driver) Lee Pearce (J71) was predictably pleased with the Sandhurst result as it pushed Wembley into second position.
   "We’re really starting to get it together," he told Call Sign, "and even though our cup exit earlier in the week was disappointing as we had played so well, promotion has to be our aim. Mind you, we’re still in the League Cup and that ‘double’ would be very nice!"
   But even Lee couldn’t have predicted the run that Wembley would go on starting with a 3 – 2 away win at Epsom after going behind twice. That was followed up by a 3 – 0 home trouncing of Egham Town, who were pushing Wembley in the league table up to that point.
   A third win off the trot came when defeating Chessington and Hook Utd by 5 – 3 with Paul

Paul Shelton scored 4 goals against Chessington helping Wembley up to 2nd place

Shelton grabbing 4 goals!
   "Scoring is so much easier when the team are playing well," Paul Shelton told Call Sign. "and we really are starting to get it together. Perhaps the new DaC tops are bringing us luck!"
   Club captain Ian Bates, who holds the record number of appearances in a Wembley shirt, also added that the team were chuffed with the DaC tops and it was being recognised as a sign of professionalism in a league where sponsorship isn’t easy to come across.
   If DaC-Wembley can hold it together through December – especially on the 23rd when they have a huge match against leaders Chipstead - that Ryman promotion target won’t be just a dream. And at this standard, the Ryman would be a huge upward move…

Combined Counties Premier Division (top 10 of 22)
Week ending 24 November

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
Chipstead	16	15	0	1	53	14	39	45
DaC-Wembley	16	12	1	3	40	20	20	37
Ash Utd	16	9	6	1	32	11	21	33
Chertsey Town	17	10	3	4	39	25	14	33
Merstham	16	10	2	4	26	16	10	32
Egham Town	19	9	2	8	43	27	16	29
Banstead Athletic	15	9	1	5	35	23	12	28
North Greenford Utd	15	7	3	5	31	27	4	24
Raynes Pk Vale	17	7	3	7	32	36	-4	24
Camberley Town	16	6	4	6	22	25	-4	22

Call Sign Home Page

Page 24