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vs Barking Saturday 14th September 2019 | KO 3:00pm

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Ashford Town (Middlesex) Football Club Limited

The Robert Parker Stadium, Short Lane, Stanwell, Middlesex TW19 7BH Telephone: 01784 245908 Email: [email protected] Website: ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com

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Directors: First Team Manager:Russell Canderton Nick Bailey (Chairman), First Team Assistant Manager:Scott Weight Graham Felce (Vice-Chairman) Goalkeeper Coach:Steve Honey Alan Constable (General Secretary) Physio: Martin O’Connell Paul Blair (Football Secretary) Steve Clark (Finance Director) Chris Canderton (Membership Secretary) Women’s Team Manager:Will Boye Steve Honey Robert Parker Under 18’s Manager:Finn Kemp Under 18’s Assistants:David Gully, Sam Eason Patrons: Russell Grant - The Lord of Ashford in Middlesex Groundsmen: Liam Balmer, Steve Honey Ray Dorset

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RPSAlan Constable It is rare these days that we meet a club against whom we have never played at any level but that is the case this afternoon as we welcome everyone connected with Barking FC to Short Lane, when both of us will be attempting to achieve a first league win of the season. Our visitors have a long and interesting history having been formed back in 1880. Many of their players from the past have gone on to become full-time pros, including the writer’s most favourite player ever, Mark Lazarus, still loved to this day at Loftus Road. Barking joined the Isthmian League in 1952 and spent many seasons in the League until they were eventually relegated to the Essex Senior League, but they were champions of that league at the end of the 2016-2017 season and returned to the Isthmian League in 2017-2018, finishing 10th and then 12th in Isthmian Div One North in the last two campaigns. Earlier this summer they were surprisingly moved from the North Division to this one, which one suspects has increased their travel significantly. It may well be that today will be a fleeting visit as one would think that their natural place would not really be in this division. Last week after beating Aveley in the Preliminary Round of the FA Cup, they went out, losing 1-3 to Kings Langley. Like ourselves they have not made a sparkling start to this new season, their one point gained to date putting them two places higher than ourselves with our “nil points”. Both sides, therefore, are bound to see today’s match as an opportunity to snatch something from the game at the very least. From our viewpoint we are now seeing new players coming in regularly and last Saturday’s performance at home to Northwood was encouraging, even though it was another defeat, albeit by the only goal of the game. Hopefully we can build upon that and the return of one or two old favourites is very welcome after the mass defection last year. We are very quickly back in action after today and we can expect a sizeable attendance on Tuesday evening when FA Vase holders Chertsey Town are the visitors for what will be our fourth successive home game. They were unstoppable in the CCL last season and the run to Wembley and then the final victory will never be forgotten by Chertsey folk and most of that team will probably be on show including Lubomir Guentchev, the son of the Bulgarian World Cup player Boncho Guentchev, who also played here a few years ago for Hendon. Next Saturday, 21 September, we travel to South Park. Don’t forget that admission today and Tuesday is just £5. We may not be the best at the moment but we are surely the cheapest place in the country at present to watch football at this level. Enjoy the match

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Ashford 0 - 1 Northwood

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Home to Northwood

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#ASHBAR 11 @ashfordtownmx Today’s Opponents Barking Club History Barking embark on their third season of Isthmian League football following a gap of 13 seasons after our transfer to the Southern League and then demotion to the Essex Senior League as a result of problems off the pitch. They have reached the Southern League Division 1 East play offs in our previous two seasons. Their renaissance started five seasons ago when Mick O’Shea and Rob O’Brien took them into third place in the Essex Senior League in 2014/15, the highest since joining the league, and then winning the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy. This was followed by fourth place in 2015/16, achieved by Glen Golby and Steve Willis who took over as joint managers during the season. Mick and Rob concentrated on the academy and took the Academy under 19 scholarship team to the national final of the Football Conference Youth Alliance League Cup in which the young Blues lost 3-1 to Kidderminster Harriers at Wycombe Wanderers’Adams Park Stadium. This progress was maintained in 2016/17 when joint managers Golby and Willis with coach Jeff Sears led Barking to win the Essex Senior League championship and promotion back to the Isthmian League. Their present manager, the well-known and highly respected Justin Gardner, known widely as The Gaffa, took them to tenth place during the 17/18 season ,thus justifying promotion. This was their highest placed finish since 2005/06. The highest ever league placing was when they were Isthmian League champions in 1978/79. In addition to success on the pitch the clubs hands-on chairman Rob O’Brien, together with Mick O’Shea and other dedicated volunteers have established the club as a valued pillar of the community with an emphasis on youth work. The ancient abbey town and fishing port of Barking has been represented by a football team since at least 1880 and Barking are the longest established football club, and possibly sports club, in the borough of Barking and Dagenham. They have played in the FA Cup since 1895/96. Barking's colours of Royal Blue are said to originate from the Short Blue fishing fleet which plied the oceans from Barking Creek for many years and supplied with fish. In 1880 the Barking Rovers club was formed, playing on Eastbury Field, and is known to have existed until at least 1890. The Vicarage Field ground was opened in 1884 with a match against IIford which Rovers won 2-0 but in 1889 Barking Rovers were accused of damaging the Vicarage Field cricket pitch and were forced to return to Eastbury Field. In 1892/93 a South Essex League existed for one season and included Barking Excelsior and Barking Working Men’s Institute. Excelsior, playing at Holland’s Field, were champions and by 1895/96 were known as Barking Town, then playing at Eastbury Field. They won the Essex Junior Cup, defeating Saffron Walden 3-0 but disbanded in 1896 when it has been suggested that they were integrated into Barking Woodville.

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Woodville from Forest Gate became known as Barking Woodville and moved to the Vicarage Field in 1896. This club was in existence by 1882 as Woodville (Upton), in which year a Woodville club formed in Barnet had to distinguish itself as Barnet Woodville. Barking Woodville was affiliated to the London Football Association in 1886. The club played in the from at least 1886 and the FAAmateur Cup from at least 1894 but appears to have disbanded in 1900 when the Vicarage Field lease expired. An unconfirmed suggestion was published in the Grays and Tilbury Gazette at the time that Barking Woodville became West Ham United’s reserve team. Although there was no connection London Caledonians also occupied the Vicarage Field for a period. The Vicarage Field was then occupied by Barking Institute, formed in at least 1896 as Barking Working Lads’ Institute, originally playing at the Recreation Ground (Barking Park), or earlier as Barking Working Men’s Institute. They won the London Minor Medals in 1896/97 and the London Institutes Federation Cup in 1897/98. The link between Rovers, Woodville and the present club is unclear. One authority states that the Rovers club was the precursor to the present club, the local Church Institute being involved in running it with the name being changed to Barking Institute. What is certain is that each club was regarded as representing the town and played on the Vicarage Field, which was the prime sporting venue in the town for many years. There was also a Barking FC affiliated to the Essex FA in 1886 and playing in 1895/96 and Barking Victoria in the early twentieth century but no links with these clubs have been found. In fact Barking played against them. Interestingly two of their predecessors, Barking Rovers and Woodville, played each other in 1888/99.

Barking Institute's name changed to Barking in 1902 and in 1908 Barking Ferndale became Barking Reserves. The name was changed again to Barking Town from 1919 to 1932, reverting to Barking until changing to Barking and East Ham United in 2001/02 for five seasons. The club developed the Vicarage Field to Football League standard. Barking had early experience of floodlit football, playing in the Borough Charter celebrations in Barking Park on October 12th 1931, the opponents were Ilford whom they beat 3-1 despite their being in a higher league. Floodlights were installed at the Vicarage Field in 1958 and Barking was the first club to play an Isthmian League match under its own lights. In 1973 Barking were required to leave the Vicarage Field by the council and were leased the present ground in Mayesbrook Park. As far as is known Barking’s first women’s team was Barking Belles in the 1970s. The subsequent Ladies team was founded in 1989 as Hornchurch Ladies. After a while as Collier Row Ladies they became Barking Ladies in 1998. Following amalgamation with Leyton Orient they played in the FA Women’s Division 1 South for five seasons. They won the Essex FA Women’s Cup three times, and the Herfulsham Tournament in Denmark. The team played in the Eastern Region Women’s League Premier Division but was eventually discontinued due to a lack of players.

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There is no evidence of Rovers having played league football but they could have been founder members of the Southern League as, when Arsenal FC convened a meeting in 1892 to form a league in the south, the clubs attending included Woodville, who were however not elected to the new league when it started in 1894/95. In 1896 Barking Woodville was included in a proposed new London Amateur League which failed to materialise but Barking Woodville played in the London League from 1896/97 followed by the South Essex League from 1898/99, winning the latter in 1898/99. Barking Working Lads’ Institute/Barking started in the Leyton and District League, winning it in 1899/1900 and possibly in 1898/99 although no final table has been found. The club progressed to the South Essex League from 1900/01 and the London League from 1909/10, playing in both for several seasons (leagues were smaller then). In 1912 their application to join the Isthmian League was rejected but they had been founder members of the Athenian League in 1911, resigning after only two matches, having been fined for not fielding the strongest possible team, and not rejoining until 1923. During the Second World War matches in the South Essex Combination were played at the Merry Fiddlers Ground, Dagenham as the Vicarage Field was converted to an anti-aircraft site and all matches in 1945/46 had to be played away. Barking were invited to join the Isthmian League in 1952 and won the championship in 1978/79, managed by Eddie McCluskey. In 1991, after 39 years at Premier Division level, the club suffered the first relegation in its history which was followed by the drop into Division 2 in 1996. Promotion back to Division 1 was won in 2000/01 under the management of Craig Edwards, Paul Downes and Alan Marson. Following restructuring Barking played in the Southern League Division 1 East in 2004/05 and 2005/06, reaching the play offs in both seasons. In 2007, following the tragic death of chairman Peter Webster in late 2004 and the subsequent liquidation of the parent company, the club was transferred to the Essex Senior League. The club’s Chairman is Rob O’Brien, and the management team is led by manager Justin Gardner with assistant manager Andre Thomas, head coach Julian Charles, coach Jeff Sears and physiotherapist Rhea Findlay-Scot. Barking Under 23’s manager is Colin Dobson, head of youth football Stuart Cook, and Academy Director Michael O’Shea. They have 19 teams including a Sunday team and a thriving academy. Barking have been champions of every league they have played in except the Southern League - which they were only members of for two seasons - culminating in the Isthmian League championship in 1978/79, and in that year the club was awarded the title of F.A. Non- League Team of the Year. In addition to league championships the club has been very successful in cup competitions and over 100 titles have been won at all levels. The greatest success in national cups came in 1926/27 when the final of the F.A. Amateur Cup was reached and lost 3-1 to Leyton at Millwall FC, the ground staff having dug holes to clear the waterlogged pitch. A total of ten appearances in the last eight of the Amateur Cup was made, from which they progressed to one final and three semi-finals. The second round of the F.A Cup has been reached four times including the defeat of Football League opponents Oxford United in 1980. In the F.A Vase in 1996/97 Barking reached the fifth round (last 16) and were narrowly defeated by a single goal at Mossley. The Essex Senior Cup final has been reached 14 times, of which seven were won, and the London Senior Cup has been won four times in seven finals. Other cups won include the Essex Thameside, Essex Elizabethan, Essex Senior League Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy, East Anglian, London Charity, Mithras, Eastern Floodlit, Premier Midweek, Essex Intermediate, London Intermediate, Essex Junior, London Junior, London Under 18, Isthmian League Dylan Shield, Athenian Reserves, Essex, Hertfordshire & Neighbouring Counties, Fred Budden Trophy, Isthmian Youth, Eastern Junior Alliance (EJA) Under 16,EJA Treasurer’s Cup Under 14, EJA Patron’s Cup Under 13,

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Hornchurch Charity, Ilford Hospital, Romford Charity, South Essex Charity, Stepney Charity, Waltham Forest Hospital, West Ham Charity, Addenbrooke Hospital, Barking Carnival, Collins Druce, Sugden, Ron Murrant, Peter Webster and Paul Winn and Dagenham & District Sunday League Bellamy Cup and Nicholls Cup. A memorable success came in 1996/97 when the Essex Thameside Trophy was won with the 22nd kick of the deciding kicks from the penalty spot against Canvey Island, which Barking won 8-7. The final kick was successfully taken by Uzodimma Agbasonu.

Barking's team in the Amateur Cup final in 1927 included at inside left Mickey Guyton, who continued to play for the club until he was nearly 40 years old. Guyton once scored all Barking's goals in a London Senior Cup tie against Catford South End which was abandoned with the score at 6-6. Although only one professional club's (Oxford United) first team has been defeated during the club’s history, in 1922 a 2-0 half time lead was held over the full Arsenal side in the London Challenge Cup. However the Gunners scored five times in the second half. Also in two FA Cup ties against Gillingham separated by 55 years the professionals required two matches on each occasion to progress to the next round. Barking also lost only 2-1 to Plymouth Argyle in the season that they reached the semi-final. They also have links with both the Olympic Games, and the World Cup. The 1900 Olympic gold medal winning Great Britain football team (actually Upton Park FC) included former Barking Woodville player William Quash and Alf Chalk, Peter Deadman was a regular member of the Great Britain Olympic football team in the 1960s and their 2002/03 team included Rene Regis who captained and scored for St Lucia in the World Cup. Over 30 Barking players have gone on to the professional ranks and the most recently famous old boys are Kevin Hitchcock, the former Chelsea goalkeeper and substitute in the 1996/97 FA Cup winning team, Darren Purse and Lamar Reynolds. In their time Arthur Featherstone (West Ham United), Jack Leslie (Plymouth Argyle), probably Barking’s first black player, John Dillimore (Millwall), Harold Halse (Aston Villa, Chelsea and Manchester United) where he partnered the great Billy Meredith on the right wing, twice an FA Cup winner in three finals and capped by England in 1909), Jack Tresarden (West Ham United and capped in 1923), Len Casey (Chelsea), Peter Carey (Leyton Orient), Mark Lazarus (Queens Park Rangers), Laurie Abrahams (Charlton Athletic). Joe Hawkins (Millwall) were equally famous. Tresarden played for West Ham United in the first Wembley cup final in 1923. England amateur caps were won by Charles Bradley (1913), A. Evans (1928) and Johnny Wilson (1948). George Shalders played for Liverpool in the inaugural game versus Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge ground. The most famous ex-Barking player is of course Bobby Moore, the West Ham United and World Cup winning England captain. He never played for the first team but research by

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their website editor, supported by the memories of the late president, Ron Debenham, has indicated that he played for their A (third/youth) team before being signed by West ham at a young age. The programme for a charity match in 1969 states Bobby “decided to play on the pitch where he had previously appeared as a member of Barking’s ‘A’ team. This was corroborated in 2015 by former Barking player Alan Batten, who played alongside Bobby in the A team in 1954/55. Bobby’s parents had been active members of Barking FC Supporters’ Club and organised the transport, comprising fleets of coaches and even a special train in those days, to away matches. Another very famous name associated with the club is Alf Ramsey, who led England to World Cup success in 1966. In the 1950s, while still playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Alf coached the Barking first team. This was probably his first managerial experience. Another player to reach the highest level in business is David Gold, currently co-Chairman of West Ham United FC while John Still, successful manager of Barnet, Peterborough, Town, Dagenham & Redbridge and now back at Barnet also played for Barking as a young man, and was one of their youngest ever senior players at the age of 16. Barking went to The Netherlands in 1929/30. They they lost 3-0 to A.D.O and drew 2-2 with Quick (Nijmegen). Quick FC was founded in 1888 and still exists as does A.D.O. (Den Haag), whose in a quarter-final game against West Ham United in the European Cup Winners Cup in 1976. They won 4–2 in The Hague but lost 3–1 away and were eliminated on the away goals rule. Among the club records is an unbeaten run of 17 games in 1968/69 which was almost matched by a run of 15 matches in 1996/97. In the light of modern complaints about fixture congestion it is of interest to note that Barking played 14 games in April 1927, losing only four of them. The club record run of unbeaten league games is 23 set by the reserves in 2011/12 which comprised the whole league season and one game from the next. Barking have a long history of youth football with one of their predecessors being Barking Working Lads Institute and they have had various youth teams over the years, culminating in the current academy of which includes s scholarship scheme and youth teams at various age levels. As a closing note, in 1895/96 Thames Ironworks needed three games to win a cup tie against Barking Woodville. It would be interesting to see if their successors, West Ham United, would find it so difficult today.

Compiled by Derek Pedder with acknowledgements to Gavin Ellis, Fay Pedder, Les Wilson, Terry Gilbert, Nathalie Hoodless, Mark Harris, Colm Kerrigan, Phil Sammons, Fred Hawthorn and Ronald Price Amended and updated by Derek Pedder August 7th 2018

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Player Profiles

Montel Joseph – A young imposing goalkeeper who joins us for a second spell after making 7 appearances last season. His previous clubs include Cheshunt and Harlow.

Ricky Tarbard – Barking’s Mr Reliable. A young fullback (predominantly on the right) who was a part of our Essex Senior League triumph in 2016/17 season. Ricky came through the reserves before being promoted to the first team where he has now made over 160 appearances.

Joe Bruce – Joe is a veteran defender who made 31 appearances last season in a Barking shirt. Joe was also our first-choice penalty taker last season including a hattrick of penalties against Tower Hamlets in the London Senior Cup. His previous clubs include Grays, Hemel Hempstead and Thurrock.

Callum Thompson – A new signing at left back for this season. Another young fullback who has made appearances for the Republic of Ireland at youth level. Callum has also made over 40 appearances for Grays Athletic and has also played for Basildon United.

Jack Hayes – A centre back who is playing in his first season at this level. Jack joins us from Coggeshall United where he made 36 appearances scoring 5 goals as his side finishednd 2 in the league. Jack has also appeared for Stansted.

Ryan Mallett – Ryan is a defensive midfielder who is making his first appearances ina Barking side this season. Ryan has previously played for Brentwood and Bowers & Pitsea.

Jed Chouman – A combative midfielder who has signed for Barking this season after a season out of the game due to injury. Before Jed’s spell on the sidelines he had appeared for AFC Hornchurch.

Sam Owusu – A box to box midfielder who has re-joined Barking for his second spell after making 29 appearances in the Essex Senior League during the 13/14 season and the 14/15 season. Between his two spells Sam has spent time in the Isthmian League for Witham Town.

Donnell Anderson – A young ball playing midfielder who is a new signing for this season. Donnell has made appearances in the National League for Maidstone and also for Cray Wanderers.

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Emmanuel Ighorae – A dangerous winger who is adept at beating the defender and getting dangerous crosses into the box. Emmanuel made 6 appearances for Barking last season on loan from Dartford and also made appearances for Merstham.

Johnny Ashman – A winger known for his delivery and went viral on social media last season for an impressive set piece goal. Johnny is well known to Barking fans for his impressive performances against Barking as a Clapton player in the Essex Senior League but spent last season at Witham Town.

Kojo Apenteng – A goalscoring midfielder known to Barking fans after scoring a long-range screamer against Barking in a 3-3 draw for Brentwood. Last season Kojo scored 12 goals for Brentwood.

Junior Dadson – A prolific pacey winger who won the Isthmian South East last season with Cray Wanderers. Junior’s former clubs include Harlow and Aveley.

Fahad Nyanja – Another new signing who can play in most positions on the pitch but is most well known for playing up front. Another player who gave Barking nightmares as a Clapton player in the Essex Senior League but has most recently appeared for Bowers & Pitsea.

Theo Fairweather-Johnson – A forward who can play anywhere across the forward line. His former clubs include Ashford United and AFC Hornchurch.

Nana Boakye-Yiadom – A goalscoring forward returning for his second spell with Barking after scoring 7 goals in 12 appearances last season. Nana made 4 professional appearances for Barnsley and has also played for Leatherhead and Concord Rangers. www.northwoodfc.com

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South Central Division 2019/2020

Ashford Town (Middlesex) FC Barking FC Robert Parker Stadium, Short Lane, Stanwell Mayesbrook Park, Lodge Avenue Middlesex TW19 7BH Dagenham RM8 2JR ashfordtownmiddlsexfc.com barking-fc.co.uk

Bedfont Sports FC Bracknell Town FC Bedfont Sports Recreation Ground Larges Lane Hatton Road, Bedfont TW14 9JR Bracknell RG12 9AN bedfontsportsclub.co.uk bracknelltownfc.com

Chalfont St Peter Chertsey Town FC Mill Meadow, Gravel Hill 28 Alwyns Lane Chalfont St Peter SL9 9QX Chertsey KT16 9DW chalfontstpeterafc.co.uk chertseytown-fc.co.uk

Chipstead FC FC Romania High Road Theobalds Lane Chipstead CR5 3SF Cheshunt EN8 8RU chipsteadfc.com fcromania.com

Hanwell Town FC Harlow Town FC The Powerday Stadium, Perivale Lane The McCullochs Arena, Elizabeth Way Greenford UB6 8TL Harlow CM19 5BE hanwelltownfc.co.uk harlowtownfootballclub.co.uk

Hertford Town FC Marlow FC West Street Alfred Davis Memorial Ground Hertford SG13 8EZ Oak Tree Road, Marlow SL7 3ED pitchero.com/clubs/hertfordtownfc marlowfc.co.uk

Northwood FC South Park FC Acretweed Stadium, Chestnut Avenue King Georges Field, Whitehall Lane Northwood HA6 1HR South Park, Reigate RH2 8LG northwoodfc.com Southparkfootballclub.co.uk

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Staines Town FC Tooting & Mitcham United FC Wheatsheaf Park, Wheatsheaf Lane Imperial Fields, Bishopsford Road Staines, Middlesex TW18 2PD Morden SM4 6BF stainestownfootballclub.co.uk tmunited.org

Uxbridge FC Waltham Abbey FC Honeycroft, Horton Road Capershotts, Sewardstone Road West Drayton UB7 8HX Waltham Abbey EN9 1NX uxbridgefc.com pitchero.com/clubs/walthamabbeysenior

Ware FC Westfield FC Wodson Park, Wadesmill Road Woking Park, Kingfield Road Ware SG12 0UQ Woking GU22 9BA warefc.co.uk westfield-fc.com

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#ASHBAR 25 @ashfordtownmx Fixtures & Results Date H/A Opponent Comp Result Scorers 06 Jul 2019 N CB Hounslow PSF 1-3 Trialist 16 Jul 2019 A Spelthorne Sports PSF 0-2 20 Jul 2019 A Abbey Rangers PSF 0-2 23 Jul 2019 A Colliers Wood PSF 3-3 Adjei (2), Trialist 27 Jul 2019 A Camberley Town PSF 3-4 Weight, Surmon, Williams 30 Jul 2019 A Molesey PSF 1-2 Adjei 03 Aug 2019 H Southall FC Bowl 1-2 Adjei 06 Aug 2019 H Staines Lammas PSF 1-3 Williams 10 Aug 2019 H Basingstoke Town PSF 3-4 Webb, Adjei (2) 17 Aug 2019 H Chalfont St Peter BVISC 0-4 20 Aug 2019 A Tooting & Mitcham United BVISC 1-3 Webb 24 Aug 2019 A Sutton Athletic FAC 0-6 26 Aug 2019 H Westfield BVISC 0-4 31 Aug 2019 A Bracknell Town BVISC 0-4 03 Sep 2019 H Bedfont Sports VT 0-2 07 Sep 2019 H Northwood VT 0-1 14 Sep 2019 H Barking BVISC 17 Sep 2019 H Chertsey Town BVISC 21 Sep 2019 A South Park BVISC 05 Oct 2019 H Harlow Town BVISC Welwyn Garden / Canvey 12 Oct 2019 H FAT Island 26 Oct 2019 A Hertford Town BVISC 02 Nov 2019 H Bedfont Sports BVISC 09 Nov 2019 A Marlow BVISC 16 Nov 2019 H Northwood BVISC 23 Nov 2019 A Hanwell Town BVISC 30 Nov 2019 H Waltham Abbey BVISC 07 Dec 2019 A Ware BVISC 14 Dec 2019 H Chipstead BVISC 21 Dec 2019 H Staines Town BVISC 28 Dec 2019 A Westfield BVISC

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Date H/A Opponent Comp Result Scorers 04 Jan 2020 H Bracknell Town BVISC 11 Jan 2020 A FC Romania BVISC 18 Jan 2020 H Uxbridge BVISC 25 Jan 2020 A Harlow Town BVISC 01 Feb 2020 H South Park BVISC 04 Feb 2020 A Chertsey Town BVISC 08 Feb 2020 H Ware BVISC 15 Feb 2020 A Chipstead BVISC 22 Feb 2020 A Bedfont Sports BVISC 29 Feb 2020 H Hertford Town BVISC 07 Mar 2020 A Northwood BVISC 14 Mar 2020 H Marlow BVISC 21 Mar 2020 A Barking BVISC 28 Mar 2020 H FC Romania BVISC 04 Apr 2020 A Chalfont St Peter BVISC 11 Apr 2020 H Tooting & Mitcham United BVISC 13 Apr 2020 A Staines Town BVISC 18 Apr 2020 H Hanwell Town BVISC 25 Apr 2020 A Waltham Abbey BVISC

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SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION LeagueTable P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Tooting&MitchamUnited 4 4 0 0 8 3 +512

2 Westfield 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10

3 HanwellTown 4 3 1 0 135 +810

4 ChalfontStPeter 4 3 1 0 104 +610

5HarlowTown 4301108+29

6Marlow 4220105+58

7 WalthamAbbey 4 2 1 2 128 +47

8BracknellTown 421284+47

9Ware 413097+26

10ChertseyTown 4 1 2 1 6 4 +25

11FCRomania 4112911-24

12Uxbridge 411247-34

13BedfontSports 4 1 1 2 2 6 -44

14Chipstead 410357-23

15SouthPark 4031710-33

16HertfordTown 4 1 0 3 5 11-63

17StainesTown 4 0 2 2 7 9 -22

18Barking 401349-51

19Northwood 4013511-61

20AshfordTown(Middx) 4 0 0 4 1 15-140

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P W D L F A +/- Pts

1 Tooting&MitchamUnited 4 4 0 0 8 3 +512

2 Westfield 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 10

3 HanwellTown 4 3 1 0 135 +810

4 ChalfontStPeter 4 3 1 0 104 +610

5HarlowTown 4301108+29

6Marlow 4220105+58

7 WalthamAbbey 4 2 1 2 128 +47

8BracknellTown 421284+47

9Ware 413097+26

10ChertseyTown 4 1 2 1 6 4 +25

11FCRomania 4112911-24

12Uxbridge 411247-34

13BedfontSports 4 1 1 2 2 6 -44

14Chipstead 410357-23

15SouthPark 4031710-33

16HertfordTown 4 1 0 3 5 11-63

17StainesTown 4 0 2 2 7 9 -22

18Barking 401349-51

19Northwood 4013511-61

20AshfordTown(Middx) 4 0 0 4 1 15-140

#ASHBAR 29 @ashfordtownmx Fixtures U18&Results Date H/A Opponent Comp Result Scorers Williams (4), Woollard (2), 29 Jul 2019 A Leatherhead Youth PSF 9-2 Poole, Smith, Trindale 21 Aug 2019 H Hampton & Richmond PSF 3-2 Williams, Poole, Smith (pen)

28 Aug 2019 A Spelthorne Sports PSF 1-2 Williams

04 Sep 2019 A Hayes & Yeading FAYC 0-3

10 Sep 2019 A Cranleigh CCL 0-6

23 Sep 2019 H Manorcroft United CL

09 Oct 2019 A Godalming Town CCL

21 Oct 2019 A Leatherhead Youth CCL

28 Oct 2019 H Manorcroft United CCLC

11 Nov 2019 H Fleet Spurs CCL

25 Nov 2019 A Spelthorne Sports CCL

09 Dec 2019 H Knaphill CCL

13 Dec 2019 H Cranleigh CCL

27 Jan 2020 A Manorcroft United CCL

17 Feb 2020 H Godalming Town CCL

24 Feb 2020 H Leatherhead Youth CCL

10 Mar 2020 A Fleet Spurs CCL

16 Mar 2020 H Spelthorne Sports CCL

31 Mar 2020 A Knaphill CCL

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Under 18 Western Division

POS TEAM P W D L F A +/- PTS

1 Knaphill 1 1 0 0 8 0 8 3

2 Cranleigh 1 1 0 0 6 0 6 3

3 Godalming Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1

4 Manorcroft United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1

5 Fleet Spurs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

6 Spelthorne Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 1 0 0 1 0 6 -6 0

8 Leatherhead Youth 1 0 0 1 0 8 -8 0

#ASHBAR 31 @ashfordtownmx AT FCWomen Fixtures &Results Date H/A Opponent Comp Result Scorers 14 Jul 2019 A Walton Casuals PSF 3-3 Neufville, Huse, Cheatley 21 Jul 2019 H Maidenhead United PSF 3-1 Benham, Head, Neufville 04 Aug 2019 H AFC Wimbledon PSF 2-8 Cheatley, Isaacs 07 Aug 2019 A Enfield Town PSF 3-4 Kriebel, Down, Neufville 11 Aug 2019 H Moneyfields PSF 2-2 Down, Novakovic 18 Aug 2019 H Denham United CUP 4-1 Benham, Neufville (2), Isaacs 25 Aug 2019 H Whyteleafe WFL 3-2 Pearson, Neufville, Baker Neufville, Harte, Johnson, 01 Sep 2019 H Oxford City CUP 5-2 Down (2) 08 Sep 2019 A Dartford WFL 2-5 Head (2) 15 Sep 2019 H Eastbourne Town WFL 29 Sep 2019 H Dulwich Hamlets CUP 13 Oct 2019 A Eastbourne Town WFL 03 Nov 2019 A Denham United CUP 24 Nov 2019 A Saltdean United WFL ashfordtownmiddlxlfc.com

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POS TEAM P W D L F A +/- PTS

1 Dartford 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4 7

2 QPR Development 2 2 0 0 7 4 +3 6

3 Dulwich Hamlet 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4

4 Ashford Town (Middlesex) 2 1 0 1 5 7 -2 3

5 Fulham 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2

6 Saltdean United 2 0 1 1 6 7 -1 1

7 Whyteleafe 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1

8 Aylesford 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1

9 Eastbourne Town 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1

10 Denham United 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0

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By Hugo Varley Last week while frantically working towards yet another print deadline, I came across a story which certainly made me smile. As they jubilantly travelled back from their FA Vase victory at Bacup Borough two weekends ago, the players and staff at Grimsby Borough found themselves in a scenario fit for a Hollywood thriller as their coach ended up perched on the edge of a 45 foot ravine! They had only just set off on the journey from The Borough’s West View home when their coach driver suddenly took a rather perilous wrong turn. “When it crashed we started singing ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning!’ to the driver,’” said Grimsby boss Daniel Barrett. “Then the bus tilted and we started to realise that things may be a bit more serious! ”We had stayed in the bar after the match for a little bit and were still very much at the beginning of the trip home.” Nevertheless the group was determined to make the best of the situation and set out in search of a pub. However, in deepest rural Lancashire, this proved more difficult than expected. Barrett continued: “We ended up walking about five miles! “We stopped off at a petrol station and bought some drinks. We had our portable speakers and were singing all the way, I don’t really know what the local residents were thinking. “When we eventually found a pub the people running it were so helpful and said that we could stay there for the night. “It was a pretty surreal evening but we certainly made sure that we made the most of the situation. “Thankfully we are at home in the next round so there won’t be a repeat!” While this represents a rather funny tale which will certainly be remembered by those involved for a long time, I think it also demonstrates one of the best things about playing football at this level. In an age of over protected and out of touch professionals, this kind of story would never have happened in the higher divisions. A huge part of Non-League football is about enjoyment and about getting away from the rigours of another working week to play the game for the love of it with people that you get along with. Of course, everyone wants success and to move up the pyramid but Non-League football also has that lovely human element of regular people enjoying their weekends while also trying to fulfil their dreams in the game. It is for these quirky tales why people like myself have come to love Non-League football and everything that it represents.

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#ASHBAR 37 Ashford Town Barking (Middlesex)

Tangerine & white stripes All blue Black shorts, tangerine Socks

1 Sam Mason 1 Mitchell Ware

2 Joe Noakes 2 Ricky Tarbard

3 Aaron Petch 3 Callum Thompson

4 Sam Humphreys 4 Donnell Anderson

5 Will Boye 5 Daniel Flemming

6 Matt Surmon 6 Jack Hayes

7 Rylan Myers 7 Sam Owusu

8 Max Webb (C) 8 Abs Seymour

9 Kelvin Adjei 9 Nan Boakye-Yiadom

10 Tommy Brunton 10 Johnny Ashman

11 Vitor Monteiro 11 Fahad Nyanja

12 Ivan Machado 12 Jed Chouman

14 Nathan Pooley 14 Junior Dadson

15 Joe Green 15 Kojo Apenteng

16 Scott Weight 16 Ryan Mallett

17 Scott Todd 17 Theo Fairweather-Johnson

Manager: Russell Canderton Manager: Justin Gardner Assistant: Scott Weight Assistant: Andre Thomas

Match Officials Match Sponsor Matchball Sponsor Referee |Shelby Elson Assistant |Karl Parker Assistant |Michele Gallo

Next up at home Chertsey Town Tuesday 17th September 2019 | KO 7:45pm BetVictor Isthmian League | South Central Division

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