Racism in Football Codicote Football Club cannot support racist or discriminatory remarks before, during or after the match. Any person holding racist views or using racist or discriminatory language is simply not welcome at this club. All officials, players and members of this club are expected not to retaliate but to report every incidence of racist or discriminatory behaviour for action by the appropriate authority. Codicote Football Club Official Website Visit www.codicotefc.co.uk for the latest club news, results, match reports and photos.
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Club Officials Chairperson Jim Bundy 07711 716089 Vice chairperson Derek Cripps Hon. Treasurer Ian Moody 07980 920674 Hon. Secretary Ian Moody Caretaker Manager James Tizard
Stevenage EDP Liaison Officer Craig Rathbone Kit Man Derek Cripps Programme Editor Jim Bundy Fundraising Manager Johnny Tait Club Photography Mark Howie 07535 322284
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Club History Our earliest records date back to the season 1913/14 when Codicote joined the Hertfordshire County League Eastern division, where we remained until the league was reorganised in 1921 moving Codicote into the North & East division. In 1923 the league was reduced to a single league and at the end of 1924/25 season the Herts League was disbanded.
The league reformed once again but only for one season in 1926/27 before disbanding again. Codicote then joined the North Herts League and remained there until 1993 when the present Chairman Jim Bundy and then Manager took Codicote once again back into the Herts Senior County League.
At the end of 2009 after promotion to the Herts Premier League (03) and winning the Herts Centenary Trophy (06) Jim moved upstairs and handed the reins over, with the aim to progress the side into the Spartan South Midlands League.
The Club invested in two ground sharing agreements firstly 2 seasons at Hertford Town and a further 3 seasons at Gosling Sports Park enabling the Club to achieve the facilities required by Step 6 clubs. Subsequent Managers Dan Kennoy (ex Bedford Town) and Adam Fisher (now Hertford Town) just failed in getting the club promoted but in 2011/12 under the management of Liam Errington and Jim Mullen the Club finally saw the team achieve promotion to their current position in the Spartan League.
The club extending the ground share at Gosling and in the Clubs first season in the Spartan South Midlands League they reach the Challenge Cup Final and virtue of their League position gained entry into the Herts Charity Cup and the FA Cup. 2013/14-15 Liam remained in charge once again pushing the Club toward those Promotion spots. In 2014/15 Jim Mullen left the Club and was replaced by Keith Coughlin as joint manager of the 1st Team from Southern League side Arlesey Town and the Club moved the Reserves side from the Herts County League into the Spartan South Midlands League for one season.
Liam retired from management at the end of 2015 and the Club brought in Steve Young, Hendy Manning and Roy Ryall (ex Stotfold) to join Keith. In October Keith left the Club after a poor start leaving the Ex Stotfold boys in full charge. The club pulled itself away from relegation into a top 10 position whilst reaching the Challenge Cup semi-final. The club made the final steps in moving back to the village with £110K ground improvements with new floodlights and a new spectators’ stand all in keeping with the £500,000 new Club house for the 2016/17 season. The first season back was a major success off the field and we increased our home support by over 70% unfortunately on the park we failed to achieve what we were capable of and work commitments meant an end to the reign of Youngie, Hendy and Roy but not before coach James Tizard had joined the Club.
Codicote were then delighted to introduce the management of James Tizard and ex Watford, Burnley and Stoke pro, Gifton Noel-Williams for 2017/18. Gifton, a UEFA A coach, will look to blend those current players with an influx of new talent whilst also overseeing the development of the Youth coaches at Codicote.
The team were soon joined by Jimmy Martin a UEFA B coach from Stevenage FC who will manage Codicote’s new U18 side in the Southern Counties Floodlit League giving those players a direct link into first team football. James Tizard left to rekindle his playing career so the club introduced Tony Armitage as 1st Team assistant to Gifton, Tony has a wealth of experience at this level and above and has previously been with Codicote FC.
At the beginning of the 2018/19 season, Codicote saw new management come into the club as Elliot Smith, joined by James Smithson.
In March of 2019, James Tizard was appointed as caretaker manager as Codicote FC look to regroup and try to climb away from the relegation spots. Spartan South Midlands League – Division 1
Club Stats 1913-14 Joined Herts County League Eastern Division 1921-22 Joined North & East Division on re-organisation 1923-24 League reduced to single division 1925 Herts County League disbanded 1927-28 Rejoined newly-reformed Herts County League 1928 Herts County League disbanded again 1993-94 Rejoined Herts Senior County League (ex Herts County League) in Division One 2001 Left Herts Senior County League 2002-03 Rejoined Herts Senior County League 2003-04 Promoted to Premier Division 2012-13 Joined Spartan South Midlands League
Welcome aboard Codicote FC couldn’t survive without the generous support we receive from our sponsors. From strips to training tops, tracksuits to warm up t-shirts and even replacing stolen equipment, our sponsors are what keep the club going.
For information about sponsorship opportunities, contact our Chairman, Jim Bundy. Codicote FC Chairman, Jim Bundy with Ricky Bridge Club Stats Season League P W D L F A P Pos 1913/14 HERTS-E 10 2 3 5 12 21 7 5/6 1919/20 HERTS-E 12 1 3 8 12 35 5 7/7 1920/21 HERTS-E 11 2 3 6 13 24 7 14/14 1921/22 HERTS- 26 3 4 19 24 92 10 14/14 NE 1922/23 HERTS- 26 3 4 19 27 90 10 14/14 NE 1923/24 HERTS 26 2 2 22 21 76 6 14/14 1924/25 HERTS 20 10 0 10 40 47 20 7/11 1927/28 HERTS 10 4 0 6 10 23 8 5/6 1928/29 North Herts Senior League 1993/04 HERTS-1 34 13 5 16 51 60 44 11/18 1994/95 HERTS-1 30 10 7 13 67 54 37 11/16 1995/96 HERTS-1 30 5 7 18 31 64 22 15/16 1996/97 HERTS-1 32 11 6 15 59 53 39 10/17 1997/98 HERTS-1 28 13 6 9 60 45 45 6/15 1998/99 HERTS-1 28 11 8 9 56 51 41 8/15 1999/00 HERTS-1 26 8 5 13 41 48 29 9/14 2000/01 HERTS-1 26 10 5 11 53 45 35 8/14 2002/03 HERTS-1 26 14 7 5 63 25 49 4/14 2003/04 HERTS-1 30 21 6 3 117 28 69 3/16 2004/05 HERTS-P 30 11 5 14 66 60 38 9/16 2005/06 HERTS-P 30 13 5 12 58 52 44 7/16 2006/07 HERTS-P 30 14 3 13 43 57 45 8/16 2007/08 HERTS-P 30 12 6 12 58 60 42 9/16 2008/09 HERTS-P 30 16 6 8 92 50 53 5/16 2009/10 HERTS-P 30 12 9 9 63 58 45 6/16 2010/11 HERTS-P 28 14 6 8 63 54 48 5/15 2011/12 HERTS-P 30 18 4 8 73 34 58 3/16 2012/13 SSML-1 40 20 7 13 100 58 67 8/21 2013/14 SSML-1 38 16 11 11 75 59 59 10/20 2014/15 SSML-1 40 20 8 12 94 59 68 8/21 2015/16 SSML-1 38 17 3 18 61 73 54 10/20 2016/17 SSML-1 40 13 4 23 65 88 43 13/21 2017/18 SSML-1 38 7 5 26 50 110 26 18/20 This Week’s SSML Division One Fixtures
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Club News Three-sided Ground
Codicote FC has been classified as a three-sided ground. This means that NO-ONE except Club officials and Players will be allowed to spectate from the cricket square touchline. Club Vacancies Committee members
We are always looking for members to help in the day to day running of the club even if that just a few hours on a Saturday. Anything from putting up nets, organising fundraising functions, producing programmes or just generally helping out before and after the game.
Match Day Staff
Club volunteers to help with various match day duties @ John Clements Memorial Ground, Codicote
Bar Staff @ Codicote Sport & Community Centre
Vacancies on a Thursday and/or Saturday on a Rota system. Advertising An advertisement in the Codicote FC matchday programme will reach out to some of the highest capacity crowds in the Spartan South Midlands League Division One along with thousands of impressions every week on our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. For more information contact Jim Bundy on 07711716089 or email the club on [email protected] Respect Report After each month of play, the Football Association produce a report showing the how each team has performed in terms of cautions that have been issued by the match officials. The most recent Respect Report will appear hear.
FA Penalty Codes C2 - Dissent by word or deed C4 - Delays restart of game C5 - Failure to respect the rqd distance at free kicks,etc S2 - Violent conduct S3 - Spits at an opponent S6 - Uses offensive/insulting language or gestures S7 - Receives a second caution in a match E20 - Failure to ensure the conduct of players/managers SSML Division One League Table
Codicote FC U18s, working with Stevenage FC Elite Development Programme, play in the Olympian Division of the Southern Counties Floodlit Youth League. Follow the Codicote FC Facebook page (www.facebook.com/CodicoteFCOfficial) to keep up with the latest news.
The Elite Development Programme is a two-year scholarship for boys aged 16-19 years old, during which they study for a BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport, the equivalent of 3 A-Levels.
Many of the U18 players have been seen on a Saturday too having moved up to the senior team. Theft of our floodlight winch Last month we discovered that the winching gear used to lower and raise our floodlights had been stolen.
The John Clements is a multi-use sports facility that enables both youngsters and adults from the village to take part in a wide variety of sporting activities including mini rugby, youth football and – during the summer months - cricket.
We move the floodlights at the end of the football season to support the cricket team because the two pitches overlap. You may have noticed that Codicote FC don’t play any home games during September as part of this ground sharing and the two sports have always been supportive of each other but if we can’t lower the floodlights on time, it could impact on the cricket club and possibly leave us in breach of our lease agreement with Codicote Parish Council.
If you feel that you can help, please look at our crowd funding page at https://tinyurl.com/CodicoteFCLights
For more information on Codicote Cricket Club, check out their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/codicotecc/ Codicote FC
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Jason Coughlan Caretaker Manager Lukas Gerectuskas James TIZARD Nathan Hall Jordan Leech-Levy Thomas Massey Sports Therapist Steven Mee Xhennani PIERRE
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Today’s Fixture
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Codicote FC Brimsdown FC Spartan South Midlands Football League – Division One Tuesday 9th April 2019 Kick-off 7:45PM Match Day Officials Referee: Ross Cole Assistant Referees: Trevor Gregory, Ezenwa Ukeje
Our Next Home Game Codicote FC vs Amersham Town FC
Spartan South Midlands Football League – Division One
Saturday 20th April 2019 Kick-off 3:00PM
Brimsdown FC
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Today’s Visitors – Club History
After Brimsdown Rovers merged with Enfield 1893 in 2010, there was no representative Non-League football for the Brimsdown area.
In 2013, Lee Okugbeni, with help from Osbourne Powell and Peter Omondi, formed BRIMSDOWN FC to compete in the MOLTEN SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE using the secondary pitch on The Downs as out home pitch, after successfully running an u18s the year before.
February 2018 New management of Ahmet Toygun and Yilmaz Celik decided to take over the club, both have been in football over ten years. Ahmet Toygun has been managing and coaching his own football academy called North London Football Academy. Yilmaz has been playing football over ten years on Sundays and successfully runs his own supermarket business.
Both have bright and exciting plans for the club, mission statement is to bring the club up as high in the non-league football in 5 years’ time! Youth Football at Codicote
For the 2018-19 season, Codicote Youth FC joined the newly formed Hertfordshire Development League where the primary aim is to put the welfare and enjoyment of our young participants first.
Just like the league, we want our children to play in a safe and calm environment which allows them to make and learn from their own mistakes.
Here are a few words from Bethan, a Codicote player in her 3rd season with the club.
I play for Codicote Youth Under 10 Eagles. I love being at Codicote because I can play with a team together, be friends and be serious. My team is fun, determined and positive. I love football and playing in a team. Codicote is a team with kind players that help each other and caring coaches that teach us and let us have fun. In Codicote when you are younger, we don’t have one position we change round and let everyone have a go that wants a go. That means that you can get used at playing in more than one position. It is not just Codicote I like about football. It is also the referees. They are normally kind and help us learn by letting us take a throw-in again and helping us understand what we have done wrong. Sometimes it is even harder for the referee because adults sometimes shout at them. Sometimes the adults don’t understand. Also, in any game of football a referee cannot change their decision because a parent shouts. The referees are normally young and learning just like us and we make mistakes and so do the refs.
Codicote Youth FC Codicote Youth have teams in the Hertfordshire Development League and Mid Herts Rural Minors League, representing the club in most age groups from U7 through to U18. We pride ourselves on our close links with Codicote FC and on the great community spirit the club inspires. Codicote Youth FC 2018/2019 U10s
The club traditionally recruits players from Codicote and the surrounding villages and we’re always looking for girls and boys to join our ever-growing number of teams. Many of the children start with the club at the U7 age group where they take part in friendly festivals before starting to play “league” football at U8 as they progress through to U18 where they’ll have the opportunity to train and possibly play with the senior side.
If you are interested in joining the club as a player, a coach, a volunteer or a committee member please visit our website at www.codicoteyouthfc.co.uk and leave your details in the “Contact Us” section. Player Sponsors
Sam Ready Liam Arnold Player sponsorship is a great way to support your local sporting heroes and clubs. Sponsorship includes mentions on the Club’s social media channels along with exposure in the matchday programme. For more information about sponsorship and advertising opportunities, contact Jim Bundy on 07711716089 or email the club on [email protected]
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www.astralisgroup.com “The Cod’s” FA Cup and FA Vase History F.A. Cup Year Round Opponents Venue Score 2013/2014 EP Crawley Green H 1-1
EP Replay Crawley Green A 3-1
2014/2015 EP Brantham Athletic A 1-1
EP Replay Brantham Athletic H 5-0
Preliminary Tilbury H 1-1
Preliminary Tilbury A 0-2 Replay 2015/2016 EP Southend Manor A 1-3
F.A. Vase Year Round Opponents Venue Score 2008/2009 2Q Bedfont A 3-2 1 Cogenhoe United A 0-6
2009-2010 2Q Biggleswade United A 7-0
2010-2011 1Q Hanworth Villa H 1-4
2011-2012 1Q London Colney A 2-0 2Q Biggleswade United H 0-3
2012-2013 1Q Wodson Park H 1-2 2Q Langford H 2-0 1 London Lions A 1-2
2013-2014 1Q London Colney A 2-3 2Q Northampton Sileby H 1-2 Rangers
2014-2015 1Q Bowers and Pitsea A 4-2
2015-2016 1Q Clapton H 1-4
2016-2017 1Q St Margaretsbury H 0-3
2018-2019 1Q Holland FC H 1-0 2Q Wantage Town FC H 0-7
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The John Clements Memorial Ground John Clements was born on 25 August 1953, in Codicote, Hertfordshire. A schoolmaster at Sherrardswood School, Welwyn Garden City, he was awarded the George Cross for his heroism in rescuing others from a hotel fire at the Sappada Ski Resort in Italy on 12 April 1976. Clements died in the blaze.
John Clements was one of a party of six adults and thirty-seven children who were staying at a ski-resort in Northern Italy on an eight-day visit. At about 4 a.m. on 12th April 1976, smoke was noticed, and Mr. Clements was one of those who quickly raised the alarm and ordered the children to go down-stairs. A number of children were led to safety through dense smoke by other members of the staff who, having got out of the hotel, then helped further children to escape from a first-floor balcony to the ground. Meanwhile, Mr. Clements had climbed down from a third floor balcony on the West side of the building to a second floor balcony; he then reached the first floor where he organised a number of children into small groups and assisted them to escape by means of a rope he had improvised from knotted sheets. When the room was evacuated Mr. Clements refused to leave the hotel and went back into the building which in a matter of minutes was burning fiercely. He was seen on at least two occasions to go back into the hotel after carrying or dragging people out, and he ignored repeated attempts to restrain him. Mr. Clement was finally overcome by fumes and he died in the fire. Mr. Clements displayed outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty in circumstances of extreme danger. He showed no regard for his personal safety when he remained in the fiercely burning hotel in his endeavours to save those still trapped by the fire. Official Club Partners
Volunteering at Codicote FC The club are always in need of help to enable the smooth running of match days. From marshalling in the car park, stewarding around the ground, collecting Balls and entertaining visiting officials. Each volunteer will automatically join the players and Football Club officials in the Clubhouse for our after-match meal.
If you’re available on Saturday afternoons or Thursday evenings please get in touch. Call Jim Bundy on 07711716089 or email the club on [email protected] Club Honours Competition Season Result Herts Senior County League Reserve 2008/2009 Winners Division Herts Senior Centenary 2005/2006 Trophy Winners Herts Senior County League 2003/2004 1st Team promotion to Premier Division Herts Senior County League 2002/2003 Reserve team promotion to Reserve Division 1 Herts Senior County League 1999/2000 Reserve Cup Winners
North Herts Premier Division 1977/1978 Winners North Herts Division 1 1929/1930 Winners 1974/1975 North Herts Division 1 1989/1990 Runners Up North Herts Division 2 1968/1969 Winners Herts Junior Cup 1923/1924 Runners Up North Herts Greg Cup 1932/1933 Winners 1975/1975 1989/1990 North Herts Greg Cup 1975/1976 Runners up North Herts Benevolent Shield 1974/1975 Winners 1989/1990 North Herts Benevolent Shield 1973/1974 Runners Up North Herts Premier Division League 1990/1991 Runners up Cup North Herts Division 1 League Cup 1984/1985 Winners 1989/1990 North Herts Division 2 League Cup 1949/1950 Winners 1968/1969 Welwyn Hospital Cup 1926/1927 Winners 1932/1933 1954/1955 1973/1974