IN April, the Over 60’s Men in Division 2, maintained their excellent start to the season. In the second round of fixtures, they were undefeated, beating Heybridge Swifts 1-0, then drawing 0-0 with Billericay Town White, before a convincing 4-0 win over Beacon Hill Rovers Blue to finish the day. Despite these fine results, Pirates slipped one place in the League to 3^rd on goal difference but still only one point behind the leaders, Leyton Orient.

As in their first round of matches, the Over 65s Men in Division 1 had a mixed day. They started with a 4-0 defeat of Chelmsford City Blue, but were then beaten 0-2 by Southend Blue and then 2-3 by Billericay Town Blue. They recovered somewhat to draw their final fixture against Eastwood Falcons Yellow 1-1, which meant that they moved one place up the table to 7^th of 10 teams.

In the Women’s Premier League, Pirates continued their good start to the season with a 2-0 win over Beacon Hill Rovers, followed by a 0-0 draw against Leyton Orient and a 2-0 victory over Valley Green Diamonds. However, a first defeat of the season to Billericay Town Blue (0-1) and then a 1-0 win over Hawkwell Athletic saw them slip to 2^nd in the table, 4 points behind the leaders, Billericay Town Blue.

In the Women’s Championship, Pirates started with a 0-0 draw against Billericay Town Red, followed by a 2-0 win over Romford Randoms Yellow.  Then came their first defeat of the season, 0-1 against Billericay Town White. Pirates regained form defeating Stanway Rovers (1-0) and Valley Green Emeralds (1-0). A 0-0 draw with Beacon Hill Rovers White was followed by a final win against Romford Randoms Blue 1-0. At the end of the day, Pirates had slipped to 2^nd, 2 points behind the leaders, Billericay Town White.

Next to play were the Men’s Over 70s. They were up against tough opposition on the day and started by losing 0-2 to Chelmsford City Clarets, followed by a 0-1 defeat by Little Oakley. Their final match resulted in a 1-1 draw with Leyton Orient Red. The latter was a rearranged match as their scheduled opponents Cheshunt were unable to field a team and so Pirates were awarded 3 points. This meant that they lost one place to go 5^th in the league table.

In the Men’s Over 74s League, 3 Pirates played for the All Stars squad of 8 for the second round of fixtures. Their first match was against Norwich Soca which ended with a 0-1 defeat. The second against Billericay Town finished 0-0 and final match against Little Oakley saw another defeat by 0-2. The All Stars remained in 3^rd place at the end of the day out of the 4 teams in the League.

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