THE EMIRATES FA CUP

EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND

WELLINGTON

V

BODMIN TOWN

Tuesday 1st September 2020 Edenvale Park, Cullompton

WELLINGTON AFC

North Street Car Park, Wellington, Somerset TA21 8LY Telephone: 01823 664810 www.wellingtonafc.co.uk

Affiliated to the Somerset FA

Members of: Toolstation Western League Joma Devon & Exeter Football League Britannia Lanes Taunton & District Saturday League Somerset County Women’s League Western Counties Floodlight Youth League Taunton Youth League & Mini League Somerset Girls Football League

CLUB OFFICIALS

ALAN SHIRE - President

MIKE HALL – Chairman

GRAHAM ASPIN - Vice-Chairman

JEFF BROWN - Secretary

REG OXBY - Treasurer

JANE BROWN – Assistant Secretary/Membership Secretary

REG & JENNY OXBY – Clubhouse Managers

COLIN WALLER - Welfare Officer/Youth Team Co-ordinator

KEN BIRD – Website and Social Media Officer

TIM LEGG - First Team Manager

SEAN BUTTLE - Reserve Team Manager

LUKE O’HARA – A Team Manager THE EMIRATES FA CUP EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND

WELCOME TO TONIGHTS GAME WELLINGTON v BODMIN TOWN

Welcome to Edenvale Park for tonight’s Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round game between Wellington and Bodmin Town. Although the game is being ‘hosted’ by Cullompton Rangers it is still classed as a ‘home’ fixture for Wellington as we were the first drawn club. Our supporters will be aware that because of our ground share arrangements with Wellington Cricket Club we are unable to play home Cup fixtures at the Playing Field until the second week in September, as a result we have to make alternative arrangements for any home fixtures during August and early September.

Everybody connected with Wellington wishes to extend their thanks to the Cullompton Committee, especially General Secretary, Marcus Scott and his wife and everyone associated with the Club who have worked to help put the game on this evening particularly taking into account the problems and restrictions that all Clubs face as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

To avoid fixture congestion with replays the FA have decided that if, the match is a draw at the end of full-time the game will be decided on penalties.

The winners of the match will be away to Frome Town in the Preliminary Round of the Competition on Saturday 12th September.

In the Buildbase FA Vase First Qualifying Round we have been drawn at home to Hengrove on Saturday 19th September. The winners of the game will be away to either Newquay or Street in the Second Qualifying Round on Saturday 10th October.

WELLINGTON AFC Club History

Formed in 1892 we are proud to be an FA Charter Standard Community Club. Initially the Club played in leagues based around Taunton and Tiverton. In the early 1960s it gained promotion to the Somerset Senior League and succeeded in achieving Western League status in 1978 which has been retained ever since, making the Club one of the League’s longest continuously serving members.

The First Team entered the Western League in the First Division in 1978/79 season and has played at Premier Division level from 1981/82 to 1984/85 and 2008/09 to 2010/11. The team were promoted as First Division Champions at the end of the 2016/17 season. In their first season back in the in Premier Division the team finished a creditable 15th, they also reached the semi-final of the Somerset Premier Cup losing 4-1 away to Southern League Paulton Rovers. The following season the team finished in 16th place and last season were struggling near the foot of the table when the season was brought to an abrupt halt by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Manager, Tim Legg has made a number of new signings for the start of the new campaign and the team are hoping to improve on last seasons performances. All other seasons were played at Division One level.

The Club’s Reserve side have played in the Devon and Exeter League Division One for four seasons. Unfortunately, the team failed to finish above eighth place for three seasons and last year were in a mid-table position before the season was brought to an early close. This season the League has been reorganised and the team will play in Division One West.

Having played in the Devon and Exeter League for a number of seasons the A Team transferred to Division Three of the Taunton Saturday League for the 2018/19 season where they finished a very creditable third and gained promotion to Division Two for last season. For the forthcoming season they have been promoted to Division One as they were in topping the table when the season was forced to end.

The Club’s Ladies played in the Somerset County Women’s League First Division last season but found that they were unable to compete with more experienced teams. Hopefully with new players the team will improve this season.

This season the Club will again be running 21 teams in its Youth and Mini Sections. These teams see both boys and girls playing from the age of eight through to eighteen. The Club also has three Disability teams. In recent years Club Teams have had mixed fortunes in the leagues but a number have won the Sportsmanship Awards for their Age Groups and in 2018/19 season the Disability Teams won the Somerset FA Award for Disability Club of the Year.

The Club has a very successful website – www.wellingtonafc.co.uk and is makes full use of its Facebook and Twitter accounts which are very well supported.

We continue to work with the local Council’s and Wellington Sports Federation on the Somerset West and Taunton Pitch Strategy which will hopefully result in the Club moving to a larger ground and bring the majority of football pitches in the town to one site.

Outside of its core footballing activities the Club is home to several darts and skittles teams and it runs a full programme of social events for members and non-members alike. The Function Room and Lounge are available for hire. (Please contact the Clubhouse Manager – Jenny Oxby on 01823 665410 for details)

COVID -19

In order to comply with Government requirements we will be taking everyone’s temperature and track and trace details before they are allowed to enter the ground for tonight’s game. Everybody is asked to take note of signs and direction indicators and observe social distancing whilst watching the game and in the Clubhouse. Please follow any guidance from stewards and keep safe.

WARNING OBJECTIONABLE BEHAVIOUR

It has been stated many times that neither FOUL, ABUSIVE or RACIST LANGUAGE will be tolerated within the League. It is a problem that everybody in the game must takes responsibility for in an effort to eradicate it. Team managers and players are encouraged to lead the way in ridding the game of an unnecessary evil, and set an example both on and off of the field of play. Racist remarks will not be tolerated and all reported incidents will be dealt with in the strongest possible way.

BODMIN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

Bodmin Town was founded in 1889 by W.M. Pethybridge and C.H. Bray and originally played at Cooksland, then moved to Coldharbour Lane, Barn Park, back to Cooksland, then Westheath and finally to the current ground at Priory Park for the start of the 1951/52 season. At the beginning of the Twentieth Century the Club joined forces with the 'barracks' side, playing in white shirts with the nickname the "Lilywhites". The Club adopted black & amber colours in 1925, with various designs including stripes and quartered shirts, until recent seasons when we have played in various combinations of yellow and black.

Following the 1914/18 war, the Club played in junior football. After finishing as runners-up in the Junior Cup (Eastern Section) in 1921, the Club was granted senior status and in 1922/23 were runners-up in the Senior Cup, also Champions of the Bodmin & District (Senior) League, repeating the latter again in 1926/27. After the 1939/45 war, the Club again played in junior football and were runners up in the Junior Cup and Bodmin & District League in 1947/48. Following this success they were once more promoted to senior status.

In 1953/54 Bodmin Town joined the South Western League, after a slow start, the Club began to establish itself, finishing 5th in 1955/56, followed by a 4th in 1958/59. Three years in the bottom half followed before the Club withdrew from the League to play in the East until returning to the SWL for the 1969/70 season, where the Club remained until amalgamating with the Devon County League to form the South West Peninsula League, over 30 years of continuous membership.

The Club enjoyed reasonable success in the early to mid 1970's, under the man- agement of Johnny Williams then Bobby Baxter. A lean spell followed until the mid 1980's when the Club appointed Ricky Cardew for the start of the 1985/86 season. In a 14 year period under his management the Club won every Senior honour in local football, including the Club’s first ever trophy in 1986/87 when they lifted the Cornwall Charity Cup. In total during his reign Bodmin Town won two SWL championships, League Cup (twice), Charity Cup three times, the Cornwall Senior Cup once and an excellent run in the Club’s first season in the F.A. Vase, reaching the fourth round (last 32) in 1997/98. Bodmin Town had its best ever season up to that time in with the Clubs first League & League Cup ‘double’ in 1993/94, as well as reaching the final of the Cornwall Senior Cup in that season

Over the years, the Club have been fortunate to host several attractive friendlies at Priory Park against Queens Park Rangers, Southampton, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Cardiff City. They have also hosted local League clubs Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United and Exeter City on a few occasions.

Following the departure from the Club of Ricky Cardew in September 1999, the Club introduced a youth policy with Sean Hooper taking over as manager. The following three seasons saw the Club struggle in terms of league position as they finished bottom twice within that spell and had numerous changes of Manager.

The experienced Alan Carey was appointed manager for the 2003/04 season, bringing in a completely new squad which achieved runners-up spot, two cup quarter finals and a semi-final in his first season in charge. More success followed in subsequent seasons with the highlight of Alan’s time as manager coming in season 2007/08 when the Club won the South West Peninsula League title and League Cup in the competition’s inaugural season and added the Cornwall Charity Cup trophy for Bodmin Town’s first ever ‘treble’ winning season.

The 2008/09 season also ended in magnificent triumph for Bodmin Town Football Club, although there were early exits from both the F.A. Cup and Vase competitions. After the resignation of manager Alan Carey in early October, Darren Gilbert stepped up from his assistant’s role to take over the reins. The fact that the squad stayed together, despite several tempting offers, was a great credit to Darren and those players. On the pitch the team just kept on winning, with 13 consecutive League victories. The only setback was a defeat in the Senior Cup. After a defeat in our 14th League match the team went another 15 League games undefeated. With five matches still to play Darren’s side retained the Tristan Scott South West Peninsula League Championship. Then his squad went on to achieve something no other Bodmin Town side had done before, two successive League and Cup doubles, lifting the League Cup after a penalty shoot-out. The highlight of Darren’s reign as manager of Bodmin Town Football Club to date, is winning not just one, but three League, League Cup and Cornwall Senior Cup trophies, two of them in consecutive seasons. The first of these incredible achievements came in the 2011/12 season and was repeated the following year. The third of these ‘trebles’ came in the 2015/16 season during which Bodmin Town broke several Club and League records and they still hold records for the most wins in a season (36), the most points reached (108), the fewest League goals conceded (25) as well as the highest League win (13-0).

2018 marked ten years since Darren took over as manager of Bodmin Town, during which they have seen unprecedented success. In 2017/18 season they finished fifth in Premier Division of the South West Peninsula League following this with ninth place in 2018/19. With the League being restructured last season they were in fifth place in the Premier Division West when the season was brought to a close by the Covid 19 Pandemic.

THE EMIRATES FA CUP – EXTRA PRELIMINARY ROUND TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2020

WELLINGTON BODMIN TOWN Tangerine & Black White Team from: Team from: Tom Welch Ollie Chenoweth Chandler Hallett Mason Hughes Josh Champion William Warnock Tom Davies Jordan Trott Tim Legg Martin Watts Jordan Casey Calum Martindale Jason Quick Tom Chambers Jack Lewis Nathan Summers Mason Raymond Tom Whipp James Clough Sam Hillson Glen Wright Tom Harris Miles Quick Cameron Turner Harry Walford Max Gilbert Jesse Howe Chris Reski George Sinnott Adam Carter Jamie Vaughan-Ryall Dan Jennings Oli Holman Connor Rush Charlie Dodd Sol Wheatley

Manager – Tim Legg Manager – Darren Gilbert Coach – Alex Pope Asst Manager – Alan Carey Coach – Tony McCallum Coach – Gary Jeffrey Physio – Megan Farrant

MATCH OFFICIALS Referee – Andrew Heapey (Exmouth) Assistants – Jack Bromham (Glastonbury) & Tia Collard (Taunton)

THE EMIRATES FA CUP PRIZE FUND

Round Winners Losers Extra Preliminary Round £1,125 £375 Preliminary Round £1,444 £481 First Round Qualifying £2,250 £750 Second Round Qualifying £3,375 £1,125 Third Round Qualifying £5,625 £1,875 Fourth Round Qualifying £9,375 £3,125 First Round Proper £22,629 Second Round Proper £34,000 Third Round Proper £82,000 Fourth Round Proper £90,000 Fifth Round Proper £18,000 Quarter Final £360,00 Semi-Final £900,00 £450,000 Final £1,800,000 £900,000

THE EMIRATES FA CUP ROUND DATES

Round Date Extra Preliminary Round Tuesday 1st September Preliminary Round Saturday 12th September First Qualifying Round Tuesday 22nd September Second Qualifying Round Saturday 3rd October Third Qualifying Round Tuesday 13th October Fourth Qualifying Round Saturday 24th October First Round Proper Saturday 7th November Second Round Proper Saturday 28th November Third Round Proper Saturday 9th January Fourth Round Proper Saturday 23rd January Fifth Round Proper Wednesday 10th February Quarter Finals Saturday 20th March Semi-Finals Saturday 17th April Final Saturday 15th May

PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY ROUND-UP

MINEHEAD 0 3 WELLINGTON

Wellington started their pre-season friendlies with a comfortable 3-0 win at Minehead, who play in the Somerset County League. After a cagey opening, Wellington went ahead from the penalty spot midway through the first half. Striker Jesse Howe played in skipper Glen Wright, who was sent tumbling to the ground and Howe coolly dispatched the resulting spot kick.

Howe doubled their advantage after the drinks break when he made room for himself before shooting home from a Josh Champion cross. Defender Tom Davies completed the scoring before half-time with a thumping header from George Sinnott’s floated corner.

Wellington continued to dominate after the break without being able to add to their goals tally.

The squad included a number of new faces and boss Tim Legg will have been encouraged by the overall performance.

AXMINSTER TOWN 2 2 WELLINGTON

A last-minute goal earned the first team a 2-2 draw in their second pre- season friendly away to Axminster Town from the Peninsular League.

Wellington led 1-0 at half-time thanks to a 13th minute goal from Harry Walford, who robbed a defender before coolly slotting the ball between the home keeper’s legs.

Manager Tim Legg rang the changes throughout the match to give the whole squad a decent run-out and Axminster took the lead in the second half with a pair of well-executed strikes. But just as it looked like Wellington were heading for defeat, Jamie Vaughan-Ryall pounced on a defensive mix-up for the equaliser.

The squad is being re-shaped for the coming season with a string of new signings including keeper Chandler Hallett and midfielder Mason Raymond (following their release by Colchester United and Bristol Rovers respectively), brothers Miles and Jason Quick (Bishops Lydeard) and Jack Lewis (Staplegrove).

MIDDLEZOY ROVERS 1 4 WELLINGTON

Tim Legg’s new-look first team squad took to the Bridgwater College 3G surface to take on Middlezoy Rovers from the Somerset County League in their third warm-up game. The match was played in three half-hour periods and Middlezoy went into a shock lead with a header from defender Jake Horsey, who had a spell with us last season. However, the Wellington reply was immediate as Miles Quick played in Ollie Holman and his rasping shot flew past the Middlezoy keeper, who went on to produce a succession of fine saves to prevent a much bigger scoreline.

We went ahead before the first drinks break when a shot from Jamie Vaughan-Ryall smacked against the underside of the bar and Quick was on hand to convert the rebound. The second period of the match was goalless but we added two more goals in the final session through Jesse Howe, who also had a penalty saved, and Josh Champion.

It was another impressive display and means our three matches have now yielded nine goals with only three conceded.

EXWICK VILLA 1 2 WELLINGTON

The first team continued their unbeaten run of pre-season friendlies with victory over their Devon League opponents in Exeter.

Tim Legg’s side dominated the first half but only had one goal to show for their efforts at the break – a low 35th minute free-kick from Miles Quick which curled around the wall and just inside the post.

Exwick came more into the game after the interval but the Wellington defence held firm and the visitors increased their lead with a quality goal ten minutes from time – Mason Raymond’s dipper giving the keeper no chance. The home side pulled a goal back five minutes later but Wellington deserved their third win out of four from another useful workout.

ILFRACOMBE TOWN 0 0 WELLINGTON

Our first team completed an unbeaten programme of five pre-season friendlies with an entertaining draw on the North Devon coast.

Wellington were missing a number of their new-look squad including injured skipper Glen Wright and both goalkeepers with midfielder Miles Quick, a summer recruit from Bishops Lydeard, taking over between the sticks. He proved a more than adequate stand-in in the opening quarter of the game, bringing off a string of decent saves as Ilfracombe, from the SW Peninsular Premier East, started more brightly.

Wellington found their rhythm as the first half progressed and defender Tom Davies lifted the ball over the bar from a corner before Jamie Vaughan-Ryall was sent racing clear only to be denied by the home keeper.

In the opening minutes of the second half, Harry Walford burst away down the left but was also thwarted by a sharp save. Although there was plenty of honest endeavour by both sides, neither was able to find the breakthrough and a draw was a fair result.

WELLINGTON AFC – FIRST TEAM FIXTURES TO DECEMBER 2020 DATE TIME HOME AWAY RESULT FAC 01/09/2020 19:45 Wellington Bodmin Town PRM 05/09/2020 15:00 Cadbury Heath Wellington PRM 08/09/2020 19:30 Shepton Mallet Wellington PRM 16/09/2020 19:45 Wellington Bridgwater Town FC First FAV 19/09/2020 15:00 Wellington Hengrove Athletic PRM 23/09/2020 19:45 Wellington Tavistock PRM 26/09/2020 15:00 Street Wellington PRM 30/09/2020 19:45 Wellington Plymouth Parkway PRM 03/10/2020 15:00 Hallen Wellington PRM 06/10/2020 19:45 Bridgwater Town FC First Wellington PRM 10/10/2020 15:00 Wellington Roman Glass St George PRM 14/10/2020 19:30 Clevedon Town Wellington PRM 17/10/2020 15:00 Plymouth Parkway Wellington PRM 24/10/2020 15:00 Wellington Cribbs PRM 31/10/2020 15:00 Westbury United Wellington PRM 07/11/2020 15:00 Odd Down (BATH) Wellington PRM 14/11/2020 15:00 Wellington Street PRM 21/11/2020 15:00 Wellington Cadbury Heath PRM 28/11/2020 15:00 Bitton Wellington PRM 05/12/2020 15:00 Wellington Hallen PRM 12/12/2020 15:00 Buckland Athletic Wellington PRM 19/12/2020 15:00 Wellington Chipping Sodbury Town PRM 26/12/2020 15:00 Wellington Bridport