Woods THE OFFICIAL NORTHWOOD MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2017-18 MATCHDAY THE OFFICIAL NORTHWOOD versus FLEET TOWN Saturday 28th October 2017 Kick-off 3.00pm EVO-STIKEVO-STIK LEAGUE LEAGUE SOUTH, SOUTH, EAST EAST Northwood FC UP Founded: 1926 FRONT Northwood Park, Chestnut Avenue, Northwood HA6 1HR VICE-CHAIRMAN & EDITOR Tel. 01923 617081 KEN GREEN elcome back to Northwood Park this afternoon, and we are pleased to see Life President: Pat Byrne our supporters new and old, and also Chairman: Ian Barry W Vice-Chairman: Ken Green welcome all connected with Fleet Town F.C.; we trust they enjoy their stays with us and Club Secretary & Treasurer: Alan Evans have a safe journey home later. (Tel. 07960 744349) 46 Webster Gardens, Ealing W5 5ND As you may be aware, this fixture has been Commercial Manager: David Mosely brought forward from a midweek date in Youth Officials: Lisa Bennett & Richard Elderfield November, as both clubs managed to go out of Additional committee members: the F.A. Trophy at the first hurdle three weeks David Blincko, Shamira Hamirani, ago. Like the Woods, Fleet have struggled to Marc Harding, Sarah Wheeler get going so far this season, with just a couple Manager: Simon Lane of wins so far, and in midweek at Ashford Town Coach: Jake Heracleous they suffered one of the heaviest defeats in the Physio: Nick Aston club’s history. However, last Saturday they came out on top against Marlow – who were winners here at Chestnut Avenue just a month ago… Matchday Programme: Ken Green Photographs: James Brown However, after a difficult run since early September, Simon Lane’s young side have got a little back on track lately, with seven points and just one goal conceded from three Evo-Stik League South outings. A good scoreless draw CLUB HONOURS at Bedford Town was followed by a decent 3-0 victory against Aylesbury United last Saturday, Isthmian League Division One North champions: 2003 Isthmian League Division Two runners-up: 2000 subsequent to which was a 3-1 midweek win Isthmian League Division Three promotion: 1997 at Middlesex rivals Hanwell Town. In the latter Isthmian League Cup winners: 2002 game, after a poor start, the Woods came back Isthmian Charity Shield winners: 2002 strongly after the break to score three times, Isthmian Associate Members Trophy winners: 1993, 2000 through Evans Kouassi, Mahlondo Martin and Middlesex Senior Cup winners: 2007, 2016 Middlesex Senior Cup finalists: 2000, 2002, Jermaine Osei – making it six goals in four Middlesex Senior Cup semi-finalists: 1992, 1993, 1997, Northwood starts for the young striker! 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010 Middlesex Senior Charity Cup finalists: 1994, 2003, 2005, 2012 There is no fixture this upcoming midweek, and Middlesex Intermediate Cup winners: 1979 the Woods are back at Northwood Park again Middlesex Junior Cup winners: 1938 next Saturday, 28th October, when we take on Middlesex Junior Cup finalists: 1935, 1936 Kempston Rovers – kick-off as usual at three London Spartan League Premier Division champions: 1992 o’clock. London Spartan League Premier Division runners-up: 1990 London Spartan League Cup winners: 1990, 1992 Many thanks for your support, and we hope to Hellenic League Division One champions: 1979 Hellenic League Premier Division Cup finalists: 1982 see you here again very soon! Hellenic League Division One Cup winners: 1979 Middlesex League Premier Division champions: 1978 Middlesex League Premier Division runners-up: 1972, 1977 Middlesex League Challenge Cup winners: 1975, 1977, 1978 Harrow, Wembley & District League champions: 1933, Ken 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949 2 Northwood v Fleet Town CHAIRMAN IAN BARRY ood afternoon and welcome to underway in this very shortly. If anyone can Chestnut Avenue for today’s Evo-Stik spare any time in helping put this together, GLeague fixture. We extend our please let me know. welcome to today’s visitors from Fleet Town FC and trust you enjoy your short stay here. Enjoy the game today. I can only start by saying a massive ‘thank Up the Woods! you’ to everyone who came to the club last Saturday on “Pete Barry Day”. It was truly humbling to have so many of my Dad’s friends Ian and family come along and celebrate his life. I’ve had so many messages since from people saying how much they enjoyed the day and of course, how much my Dad would have been proud. Right from the food, cooked for the first time here by Lydia Gray, to the signed Chelsea shirt sent to me by Chelsea FC, myself and my family thank you all and hopefully we can make this an annual event. Football-wise, the day couldn’t have gone better, either, with us winning comfortably 3-0 “ It was truly humbling and the Pride of London (!!??) 4-2. Writing these notes just after our win at to have so many of Hanwell has made things a little brighter, and hopefully today we can make it three wins in a week....... my Dad’s friends and Last Saturday we raised £462.00 to go towards our Garden of Thought and work should be family come along ” www.northwoodfc.com 3 MANAGER SIMON LANE ood afternoon and attain the same excellent was superb and we totally welcome to fitness levels as the rest of the controlled proceedings with GNorthwood Park for squad. three more good goals – today’s rearranged visit of which could actually have Fleet Town. The game against Aylesbury been a few more. United last weekend here We come into today’s game in was very important for us The squad believes that one good form, on a run of three as hopefully a watershed day when everything clicks league games unbeaten and moment. I thought they we are going to convert two wins in the last seven played very well for 20 the seven or eight good days. minutes but we worked chances we are creating things out tactically and then and give someone a real Strangely, I don’t feel we threatened with the goals hammering. That won’t just are playing hugely better – thanks to Jermaine Osei’s happen, however – it will take than during our poor run excellent hat-trick. He is a maximum effort on the part in September. The main great lad and I was delighted of everyone involved. differences with a few to finally get him here after players back are that we are trying during the summer Enjoy the game today. converting more chances (still to land his signature. I am Up the Woods! too many missed) and better working towards extending solidity at various times in the his stay here, which I think game. he is keen to do, given he’s Having stabilized the enjoying his football again. goalkeeper position at the Tuesday evening’s match Simon moment has been a big at Hanwell Town was also help; that position was a big very satisfying given I wasn’t problem for us during that happy at all at half-time. I poor run. Hopefully those had a few choice words and dark days are behind us, and some changes for the team at I sense more confidence the interval, as I felt we didn’t coming back into the squad. play with our usual energy We have a few guys returning and another individual error after injuries and they are cost us. Having said that, the therefore working hard to response in the second half 4 Northwood v Fleet Town www.northwoodfc.com 5 WELCOME TO FLEET TOWN leet Town FC was officially formed in 1890, of ex-England international Andy Sinton making it the oldest sports club in the assisted by Steve Mellor. In their second season Ftown. The centenary was celebrated in 1990 together this new team saw their side top the with a special Scroll being presented by the table at Christmas before they finally finished Football Association to the club, together with a in 5th place. In a pulsating play-off semi-final commemorative plaque from the Hampshire FA. they lost 2-1 to Tooting & Mitcham, with the London side scoring twice in added-on In 1923 Lord Calthorpe of Elvetham Hall made time. The team also reached the final of the available the site of the present ground in Hampshire County Cup, losing 2-1 to Aldershot, Crookham Road, and the club moved to its new the game played at AFC Bournemouth. home playing their first match on 3rd March 1923. The ground was subsequently bequeathed For season 2007-08 the club were moved by to the District Council and later the Fleet Town the FA to the BGB Southern League, South & Council, with the proviso that it would continue West Division, and again had a record breaking to be for the use of the Town’s football club. In season. Right up until the last few games they 1953 floodlights were installed for the first time. were in with a chance of automatic promotion The club entered the Hampshire League in 1961. but eventually had to accept 2nd spot behind From then on Fleet Town FC gradually moved Farnborough. This however was their highest through the Divisions, eventually moving into ever non-league finish and again played in the Wessex League for the 1989/90 season. front of record crowds. It was heartbreak in the play-offs though as the team again lost After six years of steady progress, the club in the semi-final, this time to an injury time gained promotion to the Southern League as penalty that gave Uxbridge a 2-1 victory. Fleet Wessex League champions. In 1999/00, its fifth also went their furthest in the FA Cup before season in the Dr Martens Southern League, losing 2-1 at Havant & Waterlooville in the 3rd the club finished bottom and returned to the Qualifying Round.