At the half way stage of many of the leagues, I thought it prudent to issue an interim league table for my chip league. After 25 matches and 15 portions of chips there is a clear leader in Hednesford Town, and by a co-incidence it was by far the most exciting game I have seen so far this season and for many seasons.

As I always state this is subjective and could change at a subsequent visit, sometimes dependent on whether you are first in the queue for a newly cooked batch of chips. After 7 years of chips I do wonder if I am getting a bit jaded in my appreciation of chips but the smell and anticipation, often on a cold evening, overcome those thoughts.

I will in anticipation look forward to the end of the season to see if anyone can knock Hednesford off their top billing.

	payonthegate 2024/25 chip league
Club	Score	Comments
Hednesford	82	Really good taste.
Coleshill	74	Tasty under the gazebo.
Hallam	72	Hot and Tasty
South Leeds	72	Freshly cooked, good Friday night out.
Clay Cross	72	Good taste. Very thick Bovril.
Matlock	70	Big portion
Clifton All Whites	67	Enjoyable
Sheffield FC	67	Good texture
Basford	62	Greasy background taste, good food hut.
Worksop	60	Gone backwards since last times improvement
Mansfield	58	Only ate half, greasy, why chips in away end not main stand.
Sandiacre	56	Lingering, greasy taste, served on a reuseable plate
Albion Sports	55	Lasting greasy taste
Brigg	54	Too greasy, friendly club house.
Wombwell	52	Taste of burnt fat.
Fakenham Town	0	No Chips
Club Thorne Colliery	0	No Chips
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	No Chips
Kiveton Park	0	No Chips
Gretna	0	No Cips but the Scotch pie was great.
SJR Worksop	0	No chips, packet of Quavers instead.
Sheffield Union	0	No Chips, didn’t go to the club house.
Chesterfield	0	No Chips
Aston Villa	0	Couldn’t get to the food kiosks, too busy
Shrewsbury/TNS	0	No Chips