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Message from the Chairman

I would extend a warm welcome to the supporters of Leighton Town FC, and Players Committee to Colney today. I look forward to an entertaining and fun filled match.

We wish the very best of luck to all teams competing in the league challenge trophy this season, however we will obviously be looking for our boys to bring this one home to us.

So lets all get behind the boys and show our support.

Come on you Blue Boys!

Chris Maloney Club Chairman

Program compiled and edited by Stephen Cooper

Hatfield Town Leighton Town FC

Shirts: Royal Blue Shirt: Red and White Shorts: Royal Blue Shorts: Red Socks: Royal Blue Socks: Red

1.Samuel Belshaw 1 Tom Wyant 2.Louie Benjamin 2 Warren Garcia 3.Ashley Whitt 3 Matt Hall 4.Harvey Coleman 4 Tom Bryant 5.Toby Coleman 5 Carl Resch 6.Richard Cooke 6 Junior Muya 7.Jaidan Doocey 7 Lewis McBride 8.Alfie Gibbs 8 Kelvin OSei- Addo 9.Christopher Grey 9 Denilson de Silva 10.Charlie Jay 10 Alex O’Brien 11.Harry Jay 11 George Armstrong 12.Max Jessop 12 Dom Marsala 13.Toby Kirkham 14 Callum Gregory 14.Gregor Mackintosh 15 Brian Foulger 15.Sami Mahrouche 16 Kelvin Osei-Addo 16.Mark Meremwiku 17 Denilson Silva 17.Steve Newton 18 Kyle Faulkner 18.Darren O’Brien GK Hayden Coombs 19.Paul Otim 20.Callum Riley Mgr: Danny Nicholls 21.Bailey Rose Asst: Alan Biley & Enrique Guiller 22.Jack Sheldrake Phy. Anthony Brightwell 23.Curtis Warner

Manager: Kev Pearman Coach: Jake Knight

Match Officials: Referee: Harry Tarrant Assistant 1: Kevin Moore Assistant 2: Noel Gavin

Alfie Gibbs Bailey Rose Charlie Jay Curtis Warner Darren O’Brien TBC TBC Midfielder Midfielder Attacker

Gregor Mackintosh Dean Cairns Jack Sheldrake Jaidan Doocey Louie Benjamin Defender Midfielder Midfielder Goalkeeper Defender

Paul Otim Richard Cooke Sami Mahrouche Samuel Belshaw Toby Kirkham Attacker Defender Midfielder Attacker Midfielder

FIRST TEAM

FIXTURE TABLE TYPE DATE TIME HOME SCORE AWAY HCS 31/07/2018 19:45 TRING ATHLETIC 3 - 0 HATFIELD TOWN ONE 04/08/2018 15:00 RISBOROUGH RANGERS 4 - 0 HATFIELD TOWN ONE 11/08/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN 1 - 4 BEDFORD ONE 14/08/2018 19:45 HATFIELD TOWN 2 - 1 CODICOTE ONE 18/08/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN 2 - 5 ENFIELD BOROUGH ONE 25/08/2018 15:00 HILLINGDON BOROUGH - HATFIELD TOWN LCT 28/08/2018 19:45 HATFIELD TOWN - LEIGHTON TOWN FAV 01/09/2018 15:00 WHITTON UNITED - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 08/09/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - WODSON PARK ONE 22/09/2018 15:00 BUCKINGHAM TOWN - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 25/09/2018 19:45 WODSON PARK - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 29/09/2018 15:00 BRIMSDOWN - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 02/10/2018 19:45 ENFIELD BOROUGH - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 06/10/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - PARK VIEW ONE 13/10/2018 15:00 LONDON LIONS - HATFIELD TOWN D1C 16/10/2018 19:45 HATFIELD TOWN - RISBOROUGH RANGERS ONE 20/10/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - LANGFORD ONE 27/10/2018 15:00 BUCKINGHAM ATHLETIC - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 03/11/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - BROADFIELDS UNITED ONE 10/11/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - HAREFIELDS UNITED ONE 17/11/2018 15:00 AMERSHAM - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 24/11/2018 15:00 FC BROXBOURNE BOROUGH - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 01/12/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - AMPTHILL TOWN ONE 08/12/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - BUCKINGHAM TOWN ONE 22/12/2018 15:00 CODICOTE - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 29/12/2018 15:00 RAYNERS LANE - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 12/01/2019 15:00 AMPTHILL - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 19/01/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - FC BROXBOURNE BOROUGH ONE 26/01/2019 15:00 BEDFORD - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 02/02/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - WINSLOW ONE 09/02/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - HILLINGDON BOROUGH ONE 16/02/2019 15:00 LANGFORD - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 23/02/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - BUCKINGHAM ATHLETIC ONE 02/03/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - BRIMSDOWN ONE 09/03/2019 15:00 PARK VIEW - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 16/03/2019 15:00 WINSLOW - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 23/03/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - RISBOROUGH ONE 30/03/2019 15:00 BROADFIELDS UNITED - HATFIELD TOWN ONE 06/04/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - LONDON LIONS ONE 13/04/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - AMERSHAM ONE 20/04/2019 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN - RAYNERS LANE ONE 27/04/2019 15:00 HAREFIELD UNITED - HATFIELD TOWN

GOAL TABLE NAME GAMES PLAYED LGE CUP TOTAL Darren O’Brien 4 3 0 3 Tyrell Samuda 2 1 0 1 Ashley Whitt 2 1 0 1

UNDER 25’S TEAM

FIXTURE TABLE TYPE DATE TIME HOME SCORE AWAY LGE 01/09/2018 15:00 HATFIELD TOWN U25s - HINTON RESERVES

GOAL TABLE NAME GAMES PLAYED LGE CUP TOTAL

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Hatfield Town Club history

Hatfield Football Club was founded in 1886 by members of Hatfield Cricket Club and played their matches in Lord Salisbury's Hatfield Park. In the 1906/07 season Hatfield FC merged with Dagmar House School Old Boys to form Hatfield United FC. The merger was driven by there being only one pitch available, namely Showfield, later known as Stonecross Road, as the other was taken up by the extension of the town cemetery. The club began their league campaigns in the Mid Herts League in the 1890s and then moved to the Herts County League. In the 1920s there was another merger, this time with Hatfield Cricket and Athletic Clubs to form Hatfield United Athletic Club.

Moving up to the senior amateur , their first season was cut short by the outbreak of war and they managed to complete only one fixture. The club reformed after the war and three years later the merger with the cricket section was undone with the cricketers returning to Hatfield Park and the football section continuing to compete in the Spartan League as Hatfield Town FC.

After several seasons they were not re-elected and moved to the Parthenon and before entering the in the mid-1960s as a semi-professional club with a number of permit players on their books. In the late 1970s when, once again, finances were inadequate the limited company was wound up in the High Court.

The football club continued to play at Stonecross Road until 1980 when the land was sold for housing, forcing a move to Angerland Common until 1984 when the club folded due to lack of finances and a committee to run the club.

Reforming in 1989 Hatfield Town played on the council run Roe Hill Playing Fields pitch and entered the Herts Senior County League where they won three divisional championships in successive seasons. Promotion to the prompted a move to Gosling Sports Park in neighbouring Welwyn Garden City before yet another collapse into dissolution in 1996. The club reformed once again in 1999, re-joining the Herts Senior County League.

Ahead of the 2007/08 season and with a change in management personnel, the club experienced an influx of players and hence a third team was registered that will play their home games at Roe Hill Playing Fields.

The end of the 2007/08 season saw the club promoted back into the Spartan South Midlands League after winning both the Herts Senior County Premier Division and the Reserve Division One. What was the A Team for the 2007/08 campaign went on to become a splinter group who formed AFC Hatfield and who aim to keep the Hatfield flag flying in the Herts Senior County League.

Town lost a "six pointer" at Kings Langley 0-2 late in the campaign which all but gifted the West Herts club second place. Luck did turn in the close-season though as Kings Langley's ground wasn't up to the standard required, third placed Hatfield Town gratefully accepted the offer of promotion.

In 2010 Hatfield Town made a semi-permanent move to the Gosling Sports Stadium in Welwyn Garden City. Much work was required to bring the ground up to the sufficient standard, but the opportunity to have their own ground more than compensated the effort.

Hatfield cemented their position in the Premier Division during the 2009/10 season finishing a creditable 12th in the league table. However, during the 2010/11 season Hatfield were to see many changes in the coaching staff. First Trevor Lloyd, long time manager of Hatfield Town, chose to take time out of football. His replacement, Andy Prutton, was to last only a few months at the helm before deciding to ply his trade elsewhere. Adam Parker was to step in, and despite some attractive football being played, the results were not good enough for Adam to want to remain at the club, and towards the end of the season he decided to leave. Regardless of the managerial changes, Hatfield still managed to improve their league position with an 11th placed finish, and the reserve team beat London Lions 3 – 1 to win the challenge trophy final.

For the 2011/12 season the club appointed joint managers Darryn Stewart and Kevin Pearman to take on the challenge. The season started successfully, with the club reaching the second qualifying round of the FA Cup, equalling the furthest the club has ever achieved in the competition. During the season the Chairmanship was to change twice, with current Chairman Chris Maloney stepping in to the position towards the end of the season. Despite the success in the cup, the team slowly started to slip down the table, and even after tinkering with the management team Hatfield finished bottom of the league and were relegated. However, due to events elsewhere, the club was invited to remain in the premier division which they gladly accepted.

After a brief stint as manager, Mike Hollister left the club and Micky Nathan took over for the 2012/13 season and the majority of the 2013/14 season. Many youth teams joined the club, including a disabled team. The club were relegated when they ended second bottom of the Premier league.

Ashley Purser took up the reins for the 2014/15 season in Division One, and an exciting campaign ended in a respectable 4th position in the league.

In the 2015/16 season, Kevin Pearman returned to the club, this time as manager, bringing many Hatfield-based players with him.

Hatfield Town are an ambitious club whose plans for the future include the building of their own ground and advancement within the pyramid. Chairman Chris Maloney aims to make the club a credit to the town it represents and a positive influence on the youth of Hatfield.

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The History of Leighton Town Football Club

Leighton Town, who were known as Leighton United between 1922 and 1963, were formed in 1885. They were mainly involved in local leagues until the outbreak of the Great War, and were winners of the Leighton and District League on several occasions. Leighton were one of the original members of the South Midland League in 1922 – which at the time was known as the Bedfordshire County League. They were also members of the Spartan League between 1922/23 and 1951/52, but their only successes being the Spartan League Division 2 title in 1923/24 and 1927/28. They were Bedfordshire Senior Cup winners in 1926/27.

In 1952, they became a founder member of the Hellenic League, but after two disappointing seasons, moved to the South Midlands League. . In 1965/66 season however, the Premier Championship sat in the Leighton Town Boardroom. The club then rejoined the Spartan League in 1967/68.

Leighton proceeded to consolidate their League success by winning the Bedfordshire Senior Cup for three successive seasons in 1968, 1969 and 1970. Unfortunately, some of the successful players moved onto other clubs, and Leighton’s fortunes again declined. A move to the United Counties League proved disastrous and, after just two seasons, the club rejoined the South Midlands League. During the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, Leighton were unable to capture the success of the ‘60’s.

In 1990/1991 the First Team won the South Midlands League Challenge Trophy and the O’Brien’s Premier Division Cup, both for the first time in the club’s history. The 1991/2 season was one of the club’s best ever. The South Midlands Premier Division title, which had eluded the club for so long, was won, and with it a place in the Isthmian League. 1992/3 saw the Club’s success continue when they won the Bedfordshire Senior Cup for the first time since 1970. The Club missed out on promotion in their first Isthmian League season by just a single point but the Youth Team retained the County Cup. 1995/6 saw the First Team win promotion to Division 2 of the Isthmian League, whilst at the same time retaining the Buckingham Charity Cup. In the 1996/7 season, Leighton won the Isthmian League Associated Members Trophy for the first time. 1998/99 saw the return of the Associated Members Trophy and the Buckingham Charity Cup.

Season 2003/04 was arguably one of the Club’s best ever, as the First Team won the Ryman Isthmian Second Division title. The team was also named Ryman Division Two Team of the Year, and Paul Burgess was awarded Manager of the Year. They also reached the Fifth round of the FA Vase, and the final of the Beds Senior Cup, but lost to Andover and Arlesey respectively.

The 2004-05 season saw the club placed in The Southern League East Division and finished in a creditable tenth place. They also won the Buckinghamshire Charity Cup. The Reserves won the Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup and the U18’s won the League Shield. The 05-06 Season saw the Club progress again, improving on the year before, as they finished 8 th in The Southern League West Division. After a poor start, League results improved and the side only suffered four defeats from the start of November until the end of March, a play-off place just eluding them.

After three excellent victories, interest in the FA.Trophy competition ended with a single goal defeat to eventual semi-finalists, Borehamwood. The Club also reached the Beds Senior Cup Final, but sadly they finished as Runners Up. The Club were relocated to the Southern League, Midland Division for 06-07 season but only one League win in the first six games and early exits in the two FA Competitions cost Paul Burgess his job in September. He was replaced by former Wycombe, professional Keith Scott, results did improve but it was a disappointing season, although Town did win the Bucks Senior Charity Cup.

The 07-08 started brightly with the first League defeat not coming until mid-October. Three wins in the FA Cup saw the Club reach the 4 th Qualifying Round for the first time in it’s history. A 3-0 defeat to Conference South, Havant and Waterlooville finally ended the run. Keith Scott left in December to join Windsor and Eton. In January 2008, Assistant Manager Sean Downey was appointed as First Team Manager and did a splendid job as the Club ended their League season in 9 th place, winning the Bucks Charity Cup and reaching the final of the Beds Senior Cup once more. The 08/09 Season the First Team finished 8 th in the Southern League, Midland Division, achieving their highest points total to date at that level. The 09/10 season saw Leighton once again finish in the top half of the table, when they finished in 9 th place and they also lost the Bedfordshire Senior Cup Final to Southern League rivals, Arlesey Town after penalties. Season 2010/2011, saw Town finish in 7 th place in the League, gaining 69 points, their best performance since joining the . The 2011/2012 saw Leighton finish in their lowest position for several years. 2012/13 was also very disappointing for the First Team as they finished in 20 th place. However the Reserve Team finished near the top of their Suburban Division and reached the Semi-final of the Beds Intermediate Cup .

2015/2016. After 3 disappointing seasons Leighton finished the season in the bottom two of the Southern League Central Division and were relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League where they had last played in the 1991/92 season. 2016/2017 This was a disappointing season with the club struggling for much of the time after yet another Managerial Change. Things did pick up towards the end of the season and we eventually finished in 16 th place. 2017/18 The club retained Scott Reynolds as Manager and finished 4 th in the League and reached the quarter finals of the FA VASE. Gates improved and it was our best season for about 8 years. Scott Reynolds resigned at the end of the season. 2018/2019 The Club have now appointed experienced coach ing Danny Nicholls as the new manager. The club believes that their new Manager can get them back into the Southern League but the Spartan South Midlands is a competitive League and nothing can be taken for granted.

PREVIOUS GAME’S MATCH REPORT

Spartan South Midlands League, Division One

Hatfield Town 2 Enfield Borough. 5

Hatfield expected a tough game against the league leaders, and they got their wish !

The Blue boys started full of energy, and on 3 minutes, Ashley Witt scored a great goal to put the Blue Boys one up. Borough upped their game and equalised 3 minutes later, then on 14 minutes Borough ran through and took the lead 1 - 2, on 26 minutes Hatfield conceded a penalty, but a wonderful save by keeper Jaiden Doocey kept Borough at bay ! However on 37 minutes Borough scored their third goal, it was 1 - 3 at half time.

Things got tougher for Hatfield in the second half,and a period of ill discipline saw penalties for the visitors on 46 and 58 minutes, giving Borough a comfortable 5 - 1 lead. To be fair Hatfield did not give up, and kept trying to reduce the gap,on 74 minutes Tyrell Samuda scored a great goal to reduce the deficit , but to little to late !, and when Louie Benjamin got a red card for foul & abusive language, and on the eighty second minute it was all over. Hatfield Town Man of the match was Max Jessop.

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