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STEVE & BARRY 300 GAMES JAMES FOLKES 200 GAMES ANGELS SPECIAL ISSUE VERSUS BRAINTREE TOWN SATURDAY, 12 OCTOBER, 2019 • VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH ISSUE 8 • £2.50 Proud Stadium Sponsor of Tonbridge Angels FC Halcyon Wealth financial advisers are a client focused, innovative financial services consultancy. Financial advisers with offices in London. Canary Wharf and Tunbridge Wells. www.halcyonwealth.co.uk City of London Head Office 27 Austin Friars, London EC2N 2QP. Tel: 0203 755 1949 37th Floor, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AA. Tel: 0207 956 8553 22 Mount Ephraim Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1ED Tel: 01892 671 273 TONBRIDGE ANGELS FC THE HALCYON WEALTH INSIDE ISSUE 8 LONGMEAD STADIUM Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3JF CONTENTS Telephone: 01732 352417 4-5 Steve McKimm Associate Members of The Football Association. 7 Boardroom Diary Affiliated to the Kent County Football Association. Tonbridge Angels Football Club Limited is a 8-10 Our Visitors Community Benefit Society, operating under the 12 Noticeboard Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 13-17 Commercial Pages 2014. Registered number IPO 32445. 18-19 Match Action Eastbourne CHAIRMAN: Dave Netherstreet 22-23 Match Action Hampton VICE CHAIRMAN: Amy Weaver 25 One on One - James Folkes FINANCE DIRECTOR: David Couldridge DIRECTORS: Peter Elves, Sarah Parks, Jim Rowe, 26 My Matchday - James Folkes Ernest Tomkinson, Vanessa Yates 29 Archive - Gerry Francis CLUB PRESIDENT: Steve Churcher 31 Mental Health Sunday LIFE VICE PRESIDENTS: Robin Apps, Colin Blewden, 32-33 Vanarama South Linda Brown, Frank Davis, Chris Drew, Phil Emblen, Colin Fry, John Gibbons, Toni Jarrett, Mark Jenner, 34-35 2019/20 Record Sheila Parks, Rob Steele, Nick Sullivan, Pat 37 Performance Westguard 38-39 Academy & Youth VICE PRESIDENTS: Mark Ailles, Bob “the Cat” Bevan 42 Away Travel MBE, Peter Johnson, Lorraine Parks, Mick Ruler 44 Team Sheet CLUB SECRETARY & WELFARE OFFICER: Charlie Cole COMMERCIAL TEAM: Martin Baker, David Brown, Welcome to a special bumper edition of the programme. We Bernard Chick, Steve Churcher, Geoff Curtis, Nicole Curtis, Laura Nicoll, Vanessa Yates celebrate James Folkes who creates a club record today, during MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS TEAM: Jim Rowe, Black History Month, by becoming the first black player in the Kathryn Bell, Dan Couldridge, Wink Tomkinson PHOTOGRAPHERS: David Couldridge, Wes Filtness club’s history to reach 200 appearances. Head to page 25 to read VIDEOGRAPHER: Trevor Arnold Matt Davison’s special interview with him. James is also the first HEAD GROUNDSMAN: Peter Elves to take part in our new regular feature compiled by Max Meads, SAFETY OFFICER: Paul Clark TURNSTILE MANAGER: Linda Brown ‘My Matchday’, which you can find on Page 26. We also profile the PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER: David Brown club’s first black player, the South African-born Gerry Francis on CLUB CHAPLAIN: Neil Durling BAR MANAGER: Tamara Johns page 29. Congratulations are also due to Steve McKimm and Barry PROGRAMME EDITOR: Dan Couldridge Moore who oversee their 300th games as manager and assistant PROGRAMME TEAM: Charlie Cole, David Couldridge, respectively! It’s also of course Non-League Day today, so a special Matt Davison, Wes Filtness, Max Meads, Jim Rowe, Wink Tomkinson welcome to those of you who are visiting Longmead Stadium for PRINT: Knockout Print the first time. FIRST TEAM MANAGER: Steve McKimm ASSISTANT MANAGER: Barry Moore FIRST TEAM COACH: Chris Wye GOALKEEPING COACH: Stewart Copeland CLUB PHYSIO: Melvin Slight KIT ROOM TEAM: Adam and Martin Meads ACADEMY MANAGERS: Jamie Coyle, Tom Parkinson YOUTH SECTION CHAIRMAN: Todd Tyrie SECRETARY: Charlie Cole UNDER 16s (BOYS) MANAGER: Todd Tyrie UNDER 15s (BOYS) MANAGER: Dom Welsh UNDER 14s (BOYS) MANAGER: Steve Turner Want to get in touch? E-mail: [email protected] FIRST TEAM HONOURS Southern League Tonbridge Angels FC is keen to make the any person guilty of such offences at games involving the club watching of football as pleasant as possible away from home, or any game under the overall jurisdiction of Division One South Runners-Up: 1972-73 • for spectators of all ages. The Club will strive the F.A. In addition, the club reserves the right to prosecute or Southern League Cup Finalists: 1954-55, 1956-57 to ensure that admission and the right to eject any person whose behaviour within the club premises is • Isthmian League Premier Division Runners-Up: remain within the Halcyon Wealth Longmead deemed, at the club’s discretion, to: bring the club or game into 2010-11 • Isthmian League Cup Finalists: 2016- Stadium is conditional upon a code of good disrepute; interfere with the safety or comfort of other spectators; 17 • FA Step 3 Super Play-Off Winners: 2018-19 conduct observed by all spectators. The impede in any way the activities of the club, including the following will not be tolerated: Failing to progress of any match; be in breach of any one of these Ground • Kent Senior Cup Winners: 1964-65, 1974-75 comply with instructions given by a Club Regulations. The Club may, at its discretion, bar anyone guilty of Finalists: 1956-57, 1958-59, 2006-07, 2012-13 Official, Steward or Police Officer; Throwing such offences, for ANY period. Any person barred shall be liable to • Kent Senior Shield Winners: 1951-52, 1955- missiles of any description; Encroaching on the playing area, civil action for trespass should they attempt to enter the ground 56, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1963-64 • Kent League or its immediate surrounds; Entering or attempting to enter the during the period of their ban. He or she has the right of appeal Winners: 1992-93 • Kent League Cup Winners: Stadium while in possession of a flare, smoke bomb or firework; for reconsideration of the term after a period of twelve months Making an obscene or insulting gesture; Climbing on any building, has elapsed. Such application must be in writing to the Board of 1989-90, 1991-92 • Kent League Charity Shield wall, fence, or floodlight pylon; Playing ball games; Chanting or Directors, whose decision will be final and binding. Only one such Winners: 1993-94 • Kent Floodlight Cup Winners: singing obscene or indecent songs or using obscene or indecent appeal is permitted. It is forbidden: to bring bottles, glasses or 1963-64, 1966-67 Finalists: 1961-62 • FA Cup language; Defacing any advertisement or notice within the other similar articles into the club premises – such items may be 1st Round Proper: 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, Stadium or Clubhouse; Taking alcohol, glasses or bottles outside confiscated; to consume intoxicating liquor anywhere other than 1967-68, 1972-73 • FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round: of the Clubhouse. Tonbridge Angels FC reserves the right to in such bars licensed for that purpose; to climb the floodlight prosecute or eject any person who within the Club premises is pylons, stands or other buildings and structures within the 1953-54, 1954-55, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, deemed to behave in any of the following ways: using obscene ground; to obstruct any gangways, access ways or emergency 1977-78, 1991-92, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2016-17 • language; being under the influence of alcohol or drugs; making exits. ALL VEHICLES ARE PARKED AT OWNERS RISK. Whilst every FA Trophy 2nd Round/Last 32: 2007-08, 2012-13 vulgar gestures; using terms of racial abuse; taunting opposing care has been taken in the production of this programme, the • FA Trophy 1st Round/Last 64: 1970-71, 1971- team s upporters or entering any area reserved for opposing publishers and Tonbridge Angels FC cannot take responsibility for 72, 2004-05, 2013-14. supporters. The club may, at its discretion, bar anyone guilty of any errors or omissions. The views expressed in this programme such offences for a period of up to FIVE YEARS. This also covers are not necessarily the views of Tonbridge Angels FC. STEVE McKIMM Good afternoon everyone and welcome to I asked for a reaction for our visit to the Halcyon Wealth Longmead Stadium. If Hampton and Richmond Borough a fortnight you are reading this on your first ever visit ago and in fairness I got one. What we to the home of The Angels whether you hadn’t planned for was a straight red card are a Braintree supporter or perhaps a local after 18 minutes but I thought the effort resident here because of Non-League Day the ten men on the pitch plus subs made then you are especially welcome and I hope was terrific. It was one of those games that you find the football on offer entertaining. If could have gone either way but it was a you live in the Tonbridge area then do come cruel way to lose with the Beavers winner back again, you never know you might get coming in stoppage time, not long after hooked just like a number of our regulars we’d fashioned a great chance to possibly who initially made a one off visit but in the claim all three points. end decided to make it permanent. I’ve taken on Jack Rudoni a promising My greetings also go towards The Iron’s young attacking midfielder with a 1st team manager Glen Driver who I not only have a contract at AFC Wimbledon for a month’s huge amount of respect for but actually is a loan and we shall have to see whether that thoroughly decent bloke. I always remember can be extended. how well he looked after us when a late At the time of writing these notes myself postponement saw us all arrive after a long and Barry are working very hard to bring journey at Leiston with no football to play. in some new blood to freshen things up Yes, if you thought the name was familiar because that’s what I think this squad needs.