GLEBE FC Winners 2015/16 London FA Senior Trophy Winners 2015/16 Kent Invicta League Cup Champions 2016/17 SCEFL 1st Division Runners-up 2016/17 London FA Senior Trophy OFFICIAL MATCH DAY PROGRAMME Glebe FC Clubhouse Function and Event Hire Our Function Rooms, Bar and Grounds are available for hire for all corporate, social and outdoor events Contact Rocky McMillan for information and availability Club 0208 467 1296 / Mobile 07903274178 Email [email protected] Glebefc.co.uk facebook.com/GlebeClubhouse1 @Glebefootball FROM THE DUGOUT ANWAR UDDIN Good afternoon and welcome to Foxbury Avenue today for our league match against Chatham Town It feels like a while since we had that great win down at their place having gone a goal down early on. I was impressed with Chatham that day and know for sure today will be a tough test and they will certainly be looking to get their own back Our recent form has been good with one loss in 5 and since the turn of the year, I have been really happy with our away form as we seem to win on the road regularly. This is pleasing and it’s great that we are not phased by playing away in fact the lads seem to enjoy it. Two games in 3 days over Easter is always important as it sets the the tone for how clubs finish the season. I am hoping we can keep everyone fit and healthy as we are carrying some injuries to key players which is stretching our squad. Last week’s win emphasise that football is all about opinions. Personally I thought we were very good, controlled the game, was dominant and used the ball well. According to some reports we were loud and aggressive which I totally agree with but they forgot all the other things I mentioned. To go anywhere and win with a clean sheet is spot on which was great as I was disappointed with our performance against Holland & Blair as we were by our standards poor and they took their chances. Last week against Rusthall we had everyone on the pitch which was a rare occasion. Over the last month although our form is good we have always had to make changes due to injury and absence and that for a manager Is really frustrating. This is because I believe we have already built a very productive team that can on its day be a match for anyone. Today we will be missing a couple again but it gives the boys on the periphery a chance to shine and stake Claim. Football is all about your squad and we have some great lads who are always at training and travel with the team and don’t get as many minutes as they would like but days like today is a great opportunity Enjoy the game Gaffa In The Dugout Anwar, Peter, Chris & Cavell Glebefc.co.uk @Glebefootball Facebook.com/GlebeFCChislehurst CHAIRMAN’S VIEW ROCKY MCMILLAN A warm welcome to Directors. Management, Players and Fans from Chatham Town. As well as our own Supporters and guests . This Bank Holiday fixture is the first time the clubs have met at Foxbury . Just before Christmas we had a very exciting game at Chatham, winning 2-1 Hopefully we can repeat this today . If everything goes according to plan, we will have our new PA speakers up and working . The wiring was installed during the initial building of our ground, so its been much easier for 'Sparky Chris' to link everything . This coincides with the ground obtaining the higher grading, to allow us to continue playing Step 5 football. Since last year the major work undertaken has been, the new covered sttand (the Bus Shelter at the far end), a third concreted walkway, the' Players'Tunnel’, 'fenced' area for Officials and Players and of course the sound system. All of this is great , but I do wish the FA , would insist on a grade in pitch. The surface at Hollands and Blair recently was awful. I firmly believe that if the FA insist on clubs spending £1,000's in updating the surrounds,then money should be made available to clubs, so players can show their skills on a decent surface every week . We hosted the Kent Youth League Under 14 match here last week, a great game between Ebsfleet and Erith and Belvedere. ( 1-3) I hope you enjoy your afternoon Rocky #Glebefamily #GlebeFamily Diego Diego is our club photographer for the rest of the season. He’s an MBA student from Peru, studying in London and a big football fan. Sam’s U13s team enjoyed a pizza lunch at at their sponsor’s restaurant, Gusto Resturant in Chislehurst. Gusto 9 High Street Chislehurst BR7 5AJ Tel 020 8468 7300 Ailish & Miss Dot Com LANDPSOLUTIONS.CO.UK Senior Honours Winners 2015/16 London FA Senior Trophy Winners 2015/16 Kent Invicta League Cup Champions 2016/17 Southern Counties Eastern Football league 1st Division Runners-up 2016/17 London FA Senior Trophy Glebe FC were founded in 1995 by the present Chairman & his wife, Rocky and Grace McMillan. From humble beginnings with just 1 under 8 team, the club has progressed at various stages, today hosting 20 Junior Teams, 4 vets sides, 1 Ladies Senior Side and of course the First XI, with over 300 members. We are based in Chislehurst Kent, with 15 acres of grounds. Glebe, in the last couple of years have moved in and built a wonderful new sports complex, comprising of 5 pitches, a new stadium pitch , floodlit training area, multi-purpose Gym and a brand new Social Hub. It hasn't always been easy. For years Glebe were nomads, winning every Junior Trophy that could be won, including 10 London County Cups at various ages, but never seemingly able to find 'a home of its own'. However we never gave up and moved into our 'New Home' in September 2014. Also in 2014 Glebe FC won the prestigious 'London FA Standard Charter Community Club of the Year Award', voted by the Executive Committee of the London FA. After progressing through the age groups and becoming a regular feature in Kent Youth Leagues, it was decided by the Committee back in 2010 to form a Senior Section. We are now in our 5th Season. The initial 2 years we ground-shared at Holmesdale FC. This was only going to be a short term stay as we were desperate to find our own venue. When Old Elthamians Rugby Club experienced differences with the Landlords, we were quick off the mark and signed a 25 year lease at Foxbury Avenue. With the help of the FSIF (Football Stadia Improvement Fund), we have built a stadium which we are really proud of. Glebe FC continues to make new friends in its venture as a Senior Club. Having narrowly missed out on promotion in 2015/16 (where the winners of Sheppey v Glebe went up), Glebe went on to win step 6 by 12 points last season 2016/17 as well as Runners up in the London Senior Trophy. We have a brief yet exciting history as a senior Club, which follows an exceptional history as a junior Club. Hopefully more trophies will be added in the years to come, in addition to the Cups and League success. Largest Digital Print Facility in the City of London Digital Colour Printing Legal Document Solutions Mailing and Fulfilment Large Format Posters Design for Print Financial Printing 49 CLIFTON STREET LONDON EC2A 4EX TELEPHONE: 020 7426 9100 [email protected] Todays Visitors The club was formed in 1882 as Chatham United, when Rochester Invicta merged with the football team of the Royal Engineers Band with the intention of creating a side that was capable of holding their own with the best in the country. Harry Hobart's plan being to bring together all the best players in the Medway Towns in one team. They played their first match on 7th October that year, beating Harley Street F.C. 4-0. Owing to their strong Army connections, Chatham soon moved to a regular home on "The Lines", where they were to remain until 1889 - the beginning of season 1889/90 seeing them move to "Alderman Winch's Enclosed Ground", or as it is now better known, the Maidstone Road Ground. Having been formed with an eye to competing in the F.A. Cup, they went on to reach the Quarter-Finals in 1888-89 - famously defeating Nottingham Forest after two replays, only to lose to the holders West Bromwich Albion. This game, which was played on "The Lines" where an admission fee could not be charged owing to Army regulations, was instrumental in the decision by the Football Association that all future matches in the competition must be played on fully enclosed grounds, where the visiting club would receive a share of the gate money. In 1894 Chatham were founder members of both the Southern League and the original Kent League, becoming the first winners of the latter competition. They were also winners of the Kent F.A. Badge in the three seasons it was contested, and the first winners of its successor, the Kent Senior Cup, in 1888/89. They also became the first club to win the Thames and Medway Combination, the direct predecessor of the present Kent League, in 1896/97. Chatham were forced to resign from the Southern League during the 1900/01 season, owing to financial difficulties, but they soon rebuilt the club - playing as Chatham Amateurs for a brief spell in 1901 - before winning both the Kent League and Thames & Medway Combination in 1903/04 without losing a single game in either competition.