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The Bassett Chronicle SWINDON LONDON GLASGOW The Bassett Chronicle Cats HQ Reception COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDI PYINGB&W COPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W CO T24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24 WEB ORDERINGONLINE WEB ORDERINGONLIN OLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTI VICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE2 ERSWE SELL XEROX COPIERS & PRINTERSWE SE Cats Solutions Ltd Two Rushy Platt, Swindon, SN5 8WQ Season 2018-19 £1.50 01793 432913 Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division www.cats-solutions.com Ascot United Saturday 23rd March 2019 19 Programme Printing & Sponsor Kick-off 3.00PM 2018-19 \ Senior Honours List 1902-03 Wiltshire Senior Cup Runners-up 1902-03 Advertiser Cup Runners-up 1903-04 Wiltshire Senior Cup Runners-up 1904-05 Advertiser Cup Runners-up 1905-06 Wiltshire County League Runners-up 1930-31 Calne & District League Runners-up President: Mark Smedley Index 1931-32 Calne & District League Champions 3 Today's Teams Chairman: Andy Walduck 4 Bassett New's 1933-34 Vale of White Horse Cup Winners Email: [email protected] 6 From The Dugout 1934-35 Calne & District League Champions Vice Chairman: Vacant 7 From the Hellenic League 8 Non-League Paper Article Calne & District League Cup Winners 9 Visitors Pen Pics 1935-36 Calne & District League Champions Club Secretary (All Sections): Ian Thomas 10 Visitors 10 Yr Record Email: [email protected] 11 Visitors This Season Calne & District League Cup Runners-up Seniors Match Secretary: Paul Curtis 12 Visitors Tourist Info 1938-39 Brotherhood Cup Winners 13 Previous Meetings Treasurer : Mike Price 14 Our Pen Pics 1953-54 Vale of White Horse Cup Winners [email protected] 17 Visitors History 1957-58 Chippenham & District League Division 2 Champions Club Development Officer: Vacant 18 RWBTFC Hellenic Record 20 League Table & Results 1958-59 Wiltshire League Division 1 Champions Head of Senior Section: Pete Yeardley 22 FA Competitions 1978-79 Wiltshire County League Division 2 Runners-up [email protected] 24 Bluefin Insurance Cup Head of Ladies Section: Vacant 26 Wilts Senior Cup Wiltshire County League Subsidiary Cup Winners 27 Floodlit Cup 1982-83 Wiltshire County League Division 4 Runners-up 29 First Team Stats Head of Youth Section: Mari Green 33 Half Time Quiz 1983-84 Wiltshire County League Ghia Senior Cup Winners [email protected] 34 1987-8 Revisited 1984-85 Wiltshire County League Division 2 Champions Head of Veterans Section: Nick Warren 38 Moonraker [email protected] 40 From The Dev Team Wiltshire County League Ghia Junior Cup Runners-up 44 Binfield Match Report First Team Manager: Sam Collier 1987-88 Wiltshire County League Division 1 Champions 45 Ascot Utd (A) Match Reports Club Sports Therapist: Kara Gregory 46 Veterans Teams Wiltshire Senior Cup Runners-up Development Team Manager: Steve Chadwick 47 Brimscombe Match Report 1988-89 Wiltshire County League Ghia Junior Cup Runners-up 48 RWBTFC Fantasy Football Ladies Team Managers: Jonny House 50 Ladies County Cup Final 1989-90 Hellenic League Division 1 Cup Winners James Goddard 51 From The Ladies Team 1993-94 Hellenic League Division 1 Cup Winners 52 From The Sunday Team Programme Editor: Mark Smedley 1994-95 Hellenic League Division 1 Cup Runners-up Email: [email protected] 53 Bluefin Insurance Supp Cup 54 Half Time Quiz Answers 1998-99 Wiltshire Senior Cup Winners Press and Media Officer: Stuart Smedley 57 Club Merchandise Email: [email protected] 58 Guest Article 2000-01 Wiltshire Senior Cup Winners Website Editor and Designer: Scott Smedley Hellenic League Reserves Division 2 West Champions Email: [email protected] 2004-05 Wiltshire Youth Cup Runners-up Welfare Officer: Derek Edgington 2009-10 Hellenic League Division 1 West Runners-up Life Members: 2010-11 Wiltshire County FA Floodlit League Champions Rod Carter (2008) Micky Woolford (1995) Wiltshire Youth Cup Runners-up Paul Harrison (2012) Roger Williamson (2008) 2012-13 Hellenic League Division 1 West Runners-up Pete Yeardley (2012) Ron Stone (2013) Wiltshire County League Junior Cup Runners-up Dave Topping (2016) Mark Smedley (2016) Bryan Wood (2017) Stuart Smedley (2018) 2013-14 Wiltshire County Women's Cup runners-up Scott Smedley (2018) 2016-17 Gloucestershire Womens League Division 1 Runners-up Gordan Perrott Memorial Cup Winners 2017-18 Wiltshire Veterans League Runners-up South West Women's League Eastern Division runners-up Wiltshire County Women's Cup runners-up Swindon Sunday League Division Two champions 2 59 Today’s Teams Guest Article Royal Wootton Ascot United I am currently collating a nationwide archive that hopefully will include EVERY club, from the professional game to the Bassett Town F.C. very lowest of grass roots (who issue programmes), F.C. regardless of status or step level. My main motivation is simply "posterity" as it fuels my desire to record every single club, but I have raised the bar even higher as it also Home Team Squad No. Sub Visitors Team Squad No. Sub includes the associations of Scotland & Wales too and at 1Gary Aulsberry 1 Sam Gray the last count my archive numbered 30,000 programmes 2Iggy Ilott 2 George Lock with a further 3,000 awaiting cataloguing and filing. 3 Daniel Cole 3 James Haworth 4Steve Yeardley 4 Jonathan Denton The purposes of the archive are many, but a few priorities 5 Carl Evans 5 Callum Carlisle are to record the personnel, erstwhile volunteers, players 6 Giorgio Wrona 6 Harry Ladlin & fans that usually get a mention in the match programme, 7 Rob Lincoln 7 Geoff Kibaki as well as the histories and achievements to factor in the 8Elias Youssef 8 Kai Walters "posterity" element. My archive is run on a simple A to Z 9Nick Stanley 9 Sheridan Campbell 10 Bradley Pagliaroli 10 Daniel Price format which places big premier league heavyweights 11 Daniel Lachacz 11 James Richardson alongside small village teams which in my opinion is both 12 Josh Shama 12 Luqman Kassim novel and unique, plus defunct clubs that are sadly no longer with us as they have their 14 Matty Bennett 14 Usman Laiustani tale to tell also - the humble match programme being both a snapshot in time and a 15 Mark James 15 Elliott Carey mouthpiece for the club. 16 Tony Joyce 16 Dominic Sullivan 17 Glenn Armstrong 17 Samir Regragui Clubs outside the league and village clubs are usually 18 David Stroud 18 Joesph Whiter represented by willing volunteers and its one of the many 19 Mani Roper 19 ambitions of mine to have these individuals represented for 20 Harrison Gough 20 the knowledge they impart and for the sterling jobs they do 21 George Staten 21 to keep the nationwide flag flying for football, without doubt 22 Sam Collier 22 they are the life blood of the game. 23 Adam Corcoran 23 24 Adam House 24 Non-league football (amateur in old money) shares 25 25 camaraderie that is second to none and so "tradition" and 26 26 its close cousin, "nostalgia" is well catered for and gives the 27 27 chance for true supporters like me, a caveat to be able to 28 28 put something back from the pleasure we have taken out - hence my archive. Dugout Team Dugout Team Manager: Sam Collier Managers: Jamie Tompkins Assistant: Matt Bulman Assistant: Aaron Steadman I was a season ticket holder GK Coach: Connor ThompsonCoach: Dab Masters at Bury FC for many years Therapist: Kara Gregory but now prefer the genteel friendliness of non-league, where knowledgeable fair-minded supporters relate Match Officials bygone anecdotes. Referee: Spencer McNaught Assist. Ref (Red Flag): Ali Toms Assist. Ref (Yellow Flag): Michael Cofie Good luck to everyone at Royal Wootton Bassett FC, you Next Home Games are a credit to your club and to football in general. Sun 24-Mar-19 v Laverstock & Ford (SW Womens League Eastern Division) Kick-off 2.00PM Sat 30-Mar-19 v Holmer Green (Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division) Kick-off 3.00PM Keep upto date with the Town on Facebook or Twitter, or visit the Club’s website at www.rwbtfc.co.uk Dave Reynolds (Bury FC) 58 3 Club Merchandise Bassett News TRAINING KIT TRACKSUITS Welcome to Ascot United CHAMPION IV SHIRT A warm welcome to the players, officials and spectators from Ascot United for this Uhlsport Hellenic CODE NUMBER: 100683.907 CHAMPION IV JACKET CODE NUMBER: 100687.309 League fixture. We hope all those from Ascot enjoy their short stay with us this afternoon and we wish SIZES: 6XS/5XS, 4XS/3XS, 2XS, XS @ £14.00 SIZES: them a safe journey home back down the M4. This is Ascot’s penultimate league fixture of the season S, M, L, XL, XXL @ £16.00 6XS, 5XS, 4XS, 3XS, 2XS, XS @ £20.00 and they are scheduled to be the first team to complete their fixtures this season when they play S, M, L, XL, 2XL @ £22.50 Flackwell Heath on Tuesday 2nd April. Whilst they will have completed their league fixtures they are TOKIO II SHORT CODE NUMBER: 100684.709 still in the Floodlit Cup and have reached the final of the Bluefin Insurance Cup where they will play SIZES: STAFF TROUSER local rivals Windsor. With that cup final scheduled for the Bank Holiday in May I suspect Ascot will be 6XS/5XS, 4XS/3XS, 2XS, XS @ £6.50 CODE NUMBER: 100027.331 looking to play a few friendlies between that final league game and the cup final to keep their players S, M, L, XL, 2XL @ £7.00 SIZES: fitness and sharpness levels up. 6XS, 5XS, 4XS, 3XS, 2XS, XS @ £13.50 COMPLETE WITH CLUB BADGE PREMIER SOCK S, M, L, XL, 2XL @ £15.50 CODE NUMBER: 400228.907 COMPLETE WITH CLUB BADGE Ascot have had a really good season and until recently looked to be in the mix for the promotion place SIZES: from the Uhlsport Hellenic League.
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