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Predict the Score competition

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IN MEMORY OF DORIS GREEN

You may be wondering why this competition is called The Doris Green Predict the Score Competition?It is named after Doris Green who won the first ever competition in 2012-13 season at the marvellous age of 96.Doris by her own admittance did not know much about the modern game, and would reel her weekly scores off to my wife Karen (Doris was Karen's Nanna) with very little pause for thought to each fixture.When she ended up winning the competition, I am sure many of those who took more interest in football, were astonished that someone of 96 could beat them !
Well Done Doris !Sadly Doris passed away during the 2013-14 season, so the competition was renamed in memory of Doris, the competitions first ever winner.A wonderful woman who is sadly missed.Doris Green 1916 - 2013

COMPETITION RULES

The only change for season 2026/27 is as follows;
5 pts for a correct prediction score & 2 pts for wrong score but correct
result such as home win (last season it was based on fixed odds)

To celebrate 15 years of The Doris Green Predict the Score competition, we have gone back to having a trophy for the winner, which they keep for 12 months. The winners trophy is included in the new competition logo for 2026-27 season.

The Doris Green Predict the Score Competition 2026/27 season.
All information below is based on the 29 confirmed players taking part with the £30 entry fee.

Introduction;
Welcome to The Doris Green Predict the Score competition, now entering its
15th season.

This is a not-for-profit competition, with all entry money paid out in prize money, less 10% which goes to Luton FoodBank charity (£87 based on the 29 players entering at £30 entry fee).

Competition correspondents and information
All correspondents and information will be provided by Whatsapp with a link to the competition website.

Cost of Entry
The cost of entry is a one off £30 entry fee per person which must be paid
before start of competition for your week 1 predictions to be accepted. Payment
can be bank transfer to Bank A/C number 90167517, Sort Code 20-53-97.

To Play is As Easy as ABC
It is a very easy completion to take part in, as detailed knowledge of football is not
necessary, as was proved by the first ever winner Doris Green, who won the competition at grand age of 96, the competition is named in her memory.

So how do you play?
All you need to do each week between Monday, and 4pm on Friday is click on the link sent to you by Whatsapp that will take you to that weeks five predictions, where you select your predicted score for each fixture.

Three Competitions in one !
As well as the main Doris green Predict the Score competition, there is also the Highest weekly Points competition, whereby the player with the highest weekly points (does not include joker points) throughout the season will win the prize. Also the Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition.

League Table
The competition will run with one league table.

Fixtures
Each week a link to that week’s fixtures will be sent to you by Whatsapp.
The five fixtures will, wherever possible be taken from the top four English League, those being
one fixture from the Premier league, one fixture from the Championship, one
fixture from League 1, one fixture from League 2 and one fixture from the Scottish Premiership.
The fixture will be determined by the time of kick off for that fixture, as we will always use a fixture that has an early kick off in each league where possible.

Deadline
Players must send their predicted score no later than 4pm on the Friday. If no predictions are received by this deadline, the player will be allocated a 3-3 score for each fixture that week.
A reminder will be sent out to any player who has not submitted their predictions by the Wednesday via Whatsapp, however this will be your only reminder, the rest is down to you to submit your predictions by the 4pm Friday deadline.

Confirmation of predictions received
As each player predictions are received, a Whatsapp message will be sent back to that player confirming their predictions have been received and recorded.

Scoring or Points
If you correctly predict the score of a fixture, you will score 5 points for that fixture.
If you get the score wrong, but correctly predict the match outcome, such as, home win, away win or a draw, you will receive 2 points for that fixture.

League Table Update
After each week the league table will be updated in order of total points.
The league table will also recorded amount of correct predicted score, which will be used to seperate players on same amount of points in the league table.

Charity donation and prize positions and values
Based on the current 29 players taking part, the total entry money will be as follows
29 x £30 = £870
Less £87 donation to Luton FoodBank
= £783
Prize positions will therefore be as follows;
League Winner = £150
League runner up = £75
League third place = £50
7th place = £30
14th place = £30
21st place = £30
Highest Weekly points winner = £150
The Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition winner = £150
The Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition runner up = £75
Total = £740 (allowing £40 for website cost)

Joker Cards
We will operate the joker system again in the 2026/27 season with
each player having 3 jokers to use throughout the season.
Only one joker card can be played in any given week.
In the week the player decided to play their joker card, their weekly points will be
doubled.
Should more than 50% of the 5 fixtures in any given week be postponed and you have played your joker that week, you will be given the choice to either keep your joker in place, or have it returned to you and therefore not have played it that week.

Entering
To enter the 2026/27 Doris Green Predict the Score Competition, email me at [email protected]

Payment for season 2026/27 season competition
To be included from week 1 of the competition, please pay your £30 entry money by end of July to the following bank account, with the reference stating the players name so I can link the payment received to the correct player. Sort code 20-53-97, Bank account 90167517

Previous Winners

Season 2025-26
League Winner - Colin Bull
Runner Up - Barbara Nelson
Third Place - Debbie McSweeney
Spot Prize Winners -
Chris Byrne,
Daniel Draper
Daniel Taylor
Matt Draper
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Debbie McSweeney
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition Winner - David Griffiths
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition Runner Up - Debbie McSweeney

Season 2024-25
League Winner - Barbara Nelson
Runner Up - Mark Plumb
Third Place - Stefen Perry
Spot Prize Winners - Callum Taylor & Colin Bull
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Ray Stanbridge
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition Winner - David Taylor
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition Runner Up - Lucy Gates

Season 2023-24
League 1 Winner - Rich Gates
League 2 Winner - David Green Jnr
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Rich Gates & Michelle Bland
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout Competition Winner - Trevor Utting
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout Competition Runner Up - John Wood

Season 2022-23
League 1 Winner - David Griffiths
League 2 Winner - Karen Gates
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Phil Moss, Steve Blake & David Green
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield - Phil Moss

Season 2021-22
League 1 Winner - Stefen Perry
League 2 Winner - Barbara Nelson
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Barbara Nelson
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Micky Herbert

Season 2020-21
League 1 Winner - Sean Draper
League 2 Winner - Stefen Perry
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Lee Smith
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- John Woods

Season 2019-20
League 1 Winner - Steve Blake
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Mark Plumb

Season 2018-19
League 1 Winner - Bland girls
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Michael Ely

Season 2017-18
League 1 Winner - Micky Herbert
League 2 Winner - John Woods
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Kevin Patrick

Season 2016-17
League 1 Winner - David Green Jnr
League 2 Winner - Ian Casey
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- David Green Jnr

Season 2015-16
League 1 Winner - David Griffiths
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Michael Ely

Season 2014-15
League 1 Winner - Michael Ely

Season 2013-14
League 1 Winner - Andrew Taylor

Season 2012-13
League 1 Winner - Doris Green

COMPETITION SCHEDULEWeek 1 Saturday 15th August 2026Week 2 Saturday 22nd August 2026Week 3 Saturday 29th August 2026Week 4 Saturday 5th September 2026Week 5 Saturday 12th September 2026Week 6 Saturday 19th September 2026Week 7 Saturday 26th September 2026Week 8 Saturday 3rd October 2026Week 9 Saturday 10th October 2026Week 10 Saturday 17th October 2026Week 11 Saturday 24th October 2026Week 12 Saturday 31st October 2026Week 13 Saturday 7th November 2026Week 14 Saturday 14th November 2026Week 15 Saturday 21st November 2026Week 16 Saturday 28th November 2026Week 17 Saturday 5th December 2026Week 18 Saturday 12th December 2026Week 19 Saturday 19th December 2026Week 20 Saturday 26th December 2026Week 21 Saturday 2nd January 2027Week 22 Saturday 9th January 2027
(Also First Round knockout competition)Week 23 Saturday 16th January 2027Week 24 Saturday 23rd January 2027Week 25 Saturday 30th January 2027Week 26 Saturday 6th February 2027Week 27 Saturday 13th February 2027
(also Round 2 of knockout competition)Week 28 Saturday 20th February 2027Week 29 Saturday 27th February 2027Week 30 Saturday 6th March 2027
(also quarter final of knockout competition)Week 31 Saturday 13th March 2027Week 32 Saturday 20th March 2027Week 33 Friday 26th March 2027Week 34 Saturday 3rd April 2027
(also semi final of knockout competition)Week 35 Saturday 10th April 2027Week 36 Saturday 17th April 2027Week 37 Saturday 24th April 2027
(also final of knockout competition)Week 38 Saturday 1st May 2027Week 39 Saturday 8th May 2027Week 40 Saturday 15th May 2027

COMPETITION NEWS

KNOCKOUT COMPETITION FORMAT

We have 29 players in this seasons competition.Therefore, when we start the knockout competition in January 2027. the person top of the league on 31st December will automatically go through to the second round of the knockout competition.Also the highest scoring losing player from round 1 will also progress to round 2, therefore giving us the 16 players for round 2.Should there be more than one highest scoring losing player from round 1, then the deciding factor will be most correct predicted scores at that point of the season.

WEEK 4 PREDICTIONS

The deadline for submitting your Week 4 prediction scores is 4pm on Friday 4th September.If no prediction received, you will be given the score of 3-3 for each fixture.

you can check if you have already sent them using the button below

THE LAST PLAYER STANDING

The deadline for entering and choosing your team for game 1 of the Last Player Standing is Thursday 20th August. Cost to play is £5.

THE ULTIMATE PREDICTION CHALLENGE

Table after the result of the Charity Shield can be found by clicking the button below.