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FROM THE DUGOUT Ashley Pulisciano Proud sponsors of the Midland Football League Cup Good evening everybody and welcome to The Coppice. I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome the visiting officials, players and fans from Hereford for tonight’s Polymac Packaging League Cup Quarter Final. Lay Flat Tubing and Sheeting #Allden50 Tonight, we once again get to lock To stand any chance of that level and our squad has been Polythene bags 25th February 2017 horns with the league leaders though we have got to be on our stretched to the limit these last will mark the 50th and many people's favourite for game right from the start. few games, where if I'm honest the title, in what could be a very we've managed to claw a draw General purpose refuse sacks, anniversary of the Saturday's heavy defeat at Khalsa tragic game v Enfield important week for was a wake-up call, it was very here and there. Bubble wrap, and his Hereford side. disappointing to say the least, Hopefully tonight we can find our where our centre I'm pretty sure the majority of Bulls although not surprising. The mad form again and progress through back Tony Allden was fans will be having one eye on weather we had has resulted in a to the Semi-Final of the Polymac Grip seal bags, Saturday's FA Vase Semi-Final First bit of a fixture pile-up for quite a Packaging League Cup. struck by lightning and Leg v Salisbury City. few clubs. Speaking of semi-finals, I'd like to Gift bags, sadly passed away the It's a mouth watering tie, a game The home draw v Sphinx take this opportunity to wish Peter following day. that I'm sure would have been an could have easily gone either way and all associated with Hereford Garment covers, ideal final for the 2 big giants who in a tight game that was ruined the very best of luck in the FA Vase To mark the occasion Highgate find themselves at this level. by some odd decisions for both semi this Saturday. Boxes, United are hoping to get all former teammates of Tony’s back together. In saying that though, I know sides. The following game away at Whatever the score tonight, I hope Hereford are going to be wanting Rocester we managed to scrape a you'll join us in the clubhouse after Pallet covers, Plans and discussions with 3rd parties to win tonight just as much and we side together who did a great job the match for a pint and a chat. are already taking place as The Gate fully expect a real tough battle. in hindsight as they managed to Stretch films, plan to have a number of events to grab us another draw. Enjoy the game, wishing you all a They will be desparate to get one safe onward journey. commemorate the life of Tony Allden. over on us, just as much as we I'm not making excuses, it's the Temporary protective sheeting, same for all of us in the MFL. All the best As soon as we receive confirmation want to make our own little bit of of any of the plans we'll make them history and record what would be Injuries together with work commitments are always Ash Tapes, public on our website and twitter a famous 'treble' over The Bulls. @HighgateUnited going to play a part at this Dispensers, Workwear and Heat sealing machines.

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Midland Comb. D1 Champions: 1972/73; 1973/74; 1974/75; 2014/15 Midland Comb. D2 Champions: Kings of Coventry 1968/69; 1971/72 Midland Comb. Challenge 2007 See ...Craig Hall was young once! Highgate United FC were formed in 1948 by a group of orphans from Cup Winners: 1973; 1974; A triumphant Gate celebrate victory 1976; 1977; 1985 over CTK to win the Coventry Evening the Father Hudsons’ St Vincents Home for Working Boys on Moseley Telegraph Cup – the first team outside Midland Comb. Presidents of Coventry to do so. Road, Birmingham who met up again following wartime service. Cup Winners: 1971; 1986 After progressing from junior and game drew an incredible More success finally came Midland Comb. Invitation Cup football played at Billesley attendance of over 31,000 as the Gates’ way in 2007, when they Winners: 1973; 1986 Common in the South Birmingham football public of Birmingham and became the first team from the Tony Allden Memorial Cup league, Highgate joined the Solihull stood together in tribute Birmingham and Solihull area Winners: 1974; 1975 Combination in to Tony and to show support for to win the Coventry Evening 1964. his wife of six months and now Telegraph Cup. Birmingham Senior Cup heartbroken widow Susan. Winners: 1974 Promoted to Division One at the The following season the club Coventry Evening Telegraph first attempt, the club went on to One of the most successful were promoted to the Midland Cup Winners: 2007 remain in the league’s top division periods in Highgate’s history Football Alliance after finishing for over 40 seasons. was the mid- 70s. as Runners-Up in the Midland Smedley Crooke Memorial Combination . Cup Winners: 2015 In 1967 Highgate hit national W. Midland Alliance Premier headlines, unfortunately though Despite a promising first season Champions: 1963/64 due to a tragic, tragic in the MFA, the Gate were then incident here at The Coppice. involved in annual relegation Youth Commitee Cup battles in the pursuing seasons. Winners: 1962/63 Sth Birmingham League That was until 2013/14 when Champions: 1951/52; 1959/60 Highgate finished a commendable 3rd in the MFA, their highest ever Sth Birmingham Butler Cup position - but they soon received a Winners: 1954/55 massive knockout blow when they Sth Birmingham Comb. The club won the league were somewhat controversially Champions: 1948/49 championship (by now known relegated by the FA due to new Sth Birmingham Presidents as the Midland Combination ground regulations and found Cup Winners: 1948/49 for three consecutive seasons themselves in the newly formed Sth Birmingham League Cup between 1972 and 1975 and also Midland Football League Division Winners: 1948/49 experienced its best runs in the One. FA Cup, FA Amateur Cup and FA Worcs Combination D2 Trophy within this period. Champions: 1966/67 Best run in FA Cup: 1973/74 - 4th Qualifying Round In front of over 3500 fans here Best run in FA Amateur Cup: at The Coppice, The Gate were 1972/73 - Semi-Final playing Enfield in the quarter Best run in FA Trophy: finals of the FA Amateur Cup, 1974/75 - Round 3 when midway through the first Best run in FA Vase: half, a lightning strike saw several 2004/05 - Round 2 players collapse. Sadly one player, 2015/16 - Round 2 Highgates’ centre half Tony Allden, Success was hard to come The 2014/15 season proved to did not recover and tragically by in the following years, until be The Gates most successful died the following day in Solihull eventually following a 25 year for over 40 years as they went on COLLECTOR’S CORNER hospital. planning battle, in 1997 the to do the double being crowned If you’re a collector of Highgate United club finally received planning Division One Champions at the programmes and you’re missing one or two As a gesture of goodwill and permission and floodlights were first attempt, and winning the to complete a season, let us know, and if we haven’t got a spare copy in our ‘attic’, we’ll sympathy, Aston Villa agreed turned on at the clubs Tythe Barn Smedley Crooke Memorial Cup to host the replay of the game defeating Borough 5-1. print your wish list and maybe somebody Lane ground. else can help.

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Sporting Khalsa Highgate suffered their heaviest defeat of 4-4-2 the season at the end of a poor contest 5 Sporting Khalsa lacking in any real quality away at Khalsa CHERISH on Saturday. FRANCO JACKSON 2 Highgate United ROGERS HILL

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Highgate suffered their heaviest defeat of Such a defeat at the end of their worst the season at the end of a poor contest performance of the campaign so far had CATLOW lacking in any real quality, Sporting perhaps been on the cards for a while SUBS: Khalsa ending comfortable winners after Gate paying the penalty for a lack of depth TAYLOR; CORRY; PULISCIANO; HAYWARD going in at the break sharing four goals, to what has become a much depleted GOALS: a calamitous second half seeing Gate squad, further changes to the line up of A.BROWN (12); MURPHY (25) concede a further three times without no help to boss for the day Lee Adams as reply. they faced an in form team sitting third in the league table. Curvin curls one!

MAN of the MATCH Aaron Brown

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Aaron Brown celebrates after putting Gate 1-0 up at Edgar Street with his first goal of the season three weeks ago.

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a Solihull Moors won 4-3 on penalties Highgate United FC 2015/16 b Highgate United won 5-4 on penalties

Date KO Ve Opposition Comp F - A Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 Aug 08 3.00 A Quorn Lge 3 - 0 126 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Curtis Turner Edwards Rodgers Taylor Benjamin Edgington L.Brown King T.Smith Lennon G.Smith Robinson 11 7.45 H Wood Lge 2 - 1 82 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Curtis Turner Edwards King Taylor Benjamin Edgington L.Brown2 Lynch T.Smith Lennon G.Smith Robinson 15 3.00 H Hereford Lge 2 - 1 566 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Curtis Turner Edwards Rodgers Taylor Benjamin Edgington L.Brown2 Lynch T.Smith King G.Smith Robinson 22 3.00 A Long Eaton United Lge 1 - 1 94 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Curtis Turner Edwards King Taylor Benjamin T.Smith L.Brown Lynch Mooney Rolfe G.Smith Robinson 25 7.45 H Sporting Khalsa Lge 1 - 1 68 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Robinson Turner Edwards Rodgers Taylor T.Smith Mooney L.Brown Lynch King Bertie Lennon Brookes 31 3.00 A Alvechurch Lge 1 - 3 130 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Robinson Turner King Rodgers Taylor Benjamin Mooney L.Brown Lennon T.Smith Bertie Rolfe Francis Sep 05 3.00 H Tipton Town FAV 5 - 0 70 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Robinson Turner King Cosgrove2 Taylor Benjamin Lennon Mooney Rodgers T.Smith Bertie G.Smith Daly 19 3.00 H Lye Town Lge 3 - 2 76 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Turner Jephcott Edwards Cosgrove Taylor Benjamin Mooney L.Brown2 Yonwin Curtis Daly T.Smith Bertie 22 7.45 H AFC Wulfrunians Lge 1 - 0 61 Catlow Edwards Lacey Curtis Robinson Cosgrove Taylor Mooney Benjamin Yonwin L.Brown Daly King Rolfe T.Smith Hayward 26 3.00 A Heanor Town Lge 1 - 3 201 Catlow Cosgrove Lacey Curtis Turner Edwards Taylor Mooney Benjamin Yonwin L.Brown Daly King Jephcott T.Smith Robinson 29 7.45 A Dunkirk Lge 6 - 1 37 Catlow T.Smith Daly Turner King Edwards Taylor Mooney Benjamin3 Yonwin L.Brown Adams Rolfe Brooks Pulisciano Hayward Oct 03 3.00 H Wolves Casuals FAV 5 - 2 61 Catlow T.Smith Pulisciano Turner King Edwards Lacey Daly Benjamin2 Mooney L.Brown Rodgers Curtis Robinson Rolfe Hayward 10 3.00 H Continental Star Lge 2 - 0 82 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Turner King Edwards Taylor Mooney Benjamin Yonwin L.Brown Adams Curtis Robinson Rolfe T.Smith 17 3.00 A AFC Wulfrunians Lge 3 - 0 86 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Curtis Turner Edwards King Taylor Yonwin Mooney L.Brown3 Adams Edgington Rodgers Rolfe Hayward 20 7.45 H Solihull Moors BSC 0 - 0a 170 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano King Turner A.Brown Edgington Edwards Yonwin Taylor L.Brown Benjamin Adams Mooney Robinson Rodgers 24 3.00 A Bardon Hill Lge 4 - 1 48 Catlow Taylor Pulisciano King Turner A.Brown Mooney Edwards Benjamin Adams2 L.Brown T.Smith Edgington Curtis Cosgrove Rodgers 27 7.45 H Stourport Swifts WSU 2 - 2b 52 Catlow T.Smith Lacey Curtis King A.Brown Rodgers Cosgrove Benjamin Yonwin Adams Taylor Edgington Turner L.Brown Mooney 31 3.00 H Radcliffe Olympic FAV 3 - 1 46 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Turner A.Brown Edwards T.Smith Taylor Benjamin Mooney L.Brown2 Edgington Rodgers Cosgrove King Hayward Nov 03 7.45 H Sporting PPLC 5 - 3† 187 Catlow Lacey Edwards Turner A.Brown Cosgrove Rodgers Taylor Benjamin3 Edgington L.Brown2 Adams King Mooney Rolfe Hayward 07 3.00 A Shepshed Dynamo Lge 0 - 0 136 Catlow Edwards Lacey Turner A.Brown Cosgrove Mooney Taylor Edgington Richards L.Brown Adams Pulisciano T.Smith Rolfe Hayward 14 3.00 H Quorn Lge 4 - 0 42 Catlow Cole Pulisciano Turner A.Brown Edwards Mooney Lacey Edgington Richards2 L.Brown Adams King T.Smith Rolfe Hayward 17 7.45 H Coleshill Town Lge 1 - 2 55 Catlow Cole Pulisciano Turner A.Brown Edwards Adams Lacey T.Smith Richards Mooney Benjamin Taylor Cosgrove King Hayward 21 3.00 A Griff FAV 1 - 1 47 Catlow Lacey Pulisciano Turner Hall Cosgrove King Confue Benjamin Mooney L.Brown Rolfe Edgington Brookes Hayward Dec 01 7.45 H Nuneaton Griff FAV-R 2 - 4 77 Catlow King Pulisciano Turner A.Brown Edwards Taylor Lacey T.Smith Edgington L.Brown Mooney Cosgrove Hall Rolfe Hayward Jan 16 3.00 A Loughborough Univ. Lge 3 - 3 75 Catlow Cole Pulisciano Cosgrove A.Brown Turner Lewis-McAdam Lacey Lennon Edgington L.Brown Mooney Lynch King Taylor Corry 26 7.45 H Littleton PPLC 1 - 0 33 Catlow Cole Pulisciano Loney Turner Edwards T.Smith Taylor Lennon Mooney L.Brown Corry Edgington King Hall Hayward Feb 02 7.45 H Heanor Town Lge 1 - 2 46 Catlow Cole Pulisciano Loney Turner Edwards Cosgrove Taylor Mooney Corry L.Brown Lennon Lynch T.Smith King Hayward 09 7.45 A Coleshill Town Lge 3 - 0 96 Catlow Edwards Pulisciano Cole Turner A.Brown Mooney Taylor Ellis2 Edgington L.Brown Lennon Attenborrow Corry Lynch Cosgrove 13 3.00 A Continental Star Lge 1 - 0 27 Catlow Edwards Lacey Cole Turner A.Brown Mooney Taylor Ellis Edgington L.Brown Cosgrove Attenborrow Corry King Murphy 15 7.45 A Coventry Sphinx Lge 2 - 0 68 Catlow Edwards Mooney Cole Loney Cosgrove Edgington Taylor Attenborrow Murphy King Ellis A.Brown L.Brown Corry Frain 20 3.00 A Brocton Lge 1 - 3 44 Catlow Edwards Mooney Loney Turner A.Brown Edgington Cosgrove Ellis Attenborrow L.Brown Lacey King Pulisciano Corry Rolfe 23 7.45 A Hereford Lge 2 - 0 2311 Catlow Edwards Attenborrow Cole Turner A.Brown Lacey Cosgrove Ellis Mooney L.Brown Murphy King Edgington Corry Loney 25 7.45 A Alvechurch WSU 1 - 1c 119 Catlow Edwards Mooney Loney Turner Cole Edgington A.Brown King Cosgrove L.Brown Rolfe Pulisciano Frain Corry Hayward 27 3.00 H Coventry Sphinx Lge 2 - 2 72 Catlow Edwards Lacey Loney Turner Taylor Murphy A.Brown Ellis Cosgrove L.Brown Mooney King Edgington Corry Hayward Mar 01 7.45 A Rocester Lge 1 - 1 45 Hayward Edwards Corry King Loney Taylor Mooney Cosgrove Ellis Attenborrow Murphy Rolfe Pulisciano Edgington Frain Daly 05 3.00 A Sporting Khalsa Lge 2 - 5 Catlow Edwards Lacey Murphy King A.Brown Mooney Cosgrove Ellis Attenborrow L.Brown Taylor Pulisciano Frain Corry Hayward 08 7.45 H Hereford PPLC 12 3.00 A Boldmere St Michaels Lge 15 7.45 H Westfields Lge 19 3.00 H Shepshed Dynamo Lge 22 7.45 A Westfields Lge NEXT UP AT 26 3.00 H Dunkirk Lge THE GATE 28 7.45 H Stourport Swifts Lge Apr 02 3.00 A Lye Town Lge 05 7.45 H Alvechurch Lge 07 7.45 A Stourport Swifts Lge 09 3.00 H Boldmere St Michaels Lge 12 7.45 H Rocester Lge WESTFIELDS 16 3.00 H Brocton Lge 19 7.45 H Loughborough Univ. Lge Tuesday 15th March 23 1.00 A Walsall Wood Lge Midland Football League - Premier Division 26 7.45 H Long Eaton United Lge KICK OFF 7.45pm 30 3.00 H Bardon Hill Lge

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Highgate United FC Highgate United FC supporting PLAYER STATS LIAM’S SMILES Supporting Meningitis Now Charity Number 803016

Club officials recently met with Becky Doyle, founder of the local ‘Lethal’ Lei 2015/16 Cup League TOTAL charity ‘Liam’s Smiles’ as we team-up for next years Tony Allden 50th Player App Gls App Gls App Gls Anniversary Memorial Events, whilst also helping to help raise funds Brown ADAMS Joe 1(1) - 2(5) 2 3(6) 2 and, just as important to Becky, awareness of meningitis. ATTENBORROW Declan - - 5(2) 3 5(2) 3 BENJAMIN Shane 6(1) 7 11(1) 5 17(2) 12 Becky – Liam’s Story We often know when things are BERTIE Trae - - (2) - (2) On July 15th 2010 our lives going to get better, not by what were changed forever. Our son the doctors tell us, but when we BROWN Aaron 6 - 11 3 17 3 Liam Doyle contracted Bacterial start to see Liam’s smile come BROWN Lei 8(1) 9 23 17 31(1) 26 Meningitis, and in the wee hours of back - firstly in his eyes and then that terrible morning in intensive slowly in his mouth, and that’s CATLOW Brad 10 - 25 - 35 - care a junior doctor gave me the is when we know that this fight COLE Joe 2 - 7 - 9 - telephone number for Meningitis has been won this time around. Now. Since leaving the hospital As a family we remain on our CONFUE Adam 1 - - - 1 - some four years on we have guard and we are always aware CORRY Nathan (2) - 2(4) - 2(6) - continued to be supported by there could be a next time, this COSGROVE James 5(1) 2 12(2) 2 17(3) 4 this wonderful charity. In May of is why we would like you who last year Liam was again treated have followed Liam’s journey to CURTIS Dean 1(1) - 7(3) - 8(4) - for pneumococcal septicaemia come and support us raise money DALY Adam 1 - 1(3) - 2(3) - then immediately after contracted for a wonderful, supportive and strep b. Meningitis Now have been sympathetic charity that has given EDGINGTON Nathan 4(2) 1 10(3) - 14(5) 1 providing support and guidance us so much strength. EDWARDS Trevor 7 - 24 - 31 - not just for Liam but for the whole of our family. Many of you who While Liam keeps Smiling we ELLIS Curvin - - 7(1) 3 7(1) 3 know us appreciate that Liam must keep fighting. HALL Craig 1 - - - 1 - spends too much time in hospital www.liamssmiles.co.uk and that each time Liam goes HAYWARD Brad - - 1 - 1 - down, we fight as a family to get JEPHCOTT Avun - - 1(1) - 1(1) - Liam better, but no one fights KING Karl 7(1) 1 10(4) - 17(5) 1 more than Liam. LACEY Tom 8 - 19(1) - 27(1) - LENNON Daniel 2 1 1(5) - 3(5) 1 Putting the ‘miles’ into Liam’s Smiles LEWIS-McADAM Colby - - 1 1 1 1 Becky together with Brummie fundraiser Tim Andrews MD of Hollywood Monster and Blues manager Gary Rowett are running The Virgin London Marathon 2016 to raise funds for ‘Liam’s Smiles’ and Meningitis Now. LONEY James 2 - 5 1 7 1 Please visit www.liamssmiles.co.uk or www.justgiving.com/Liamssmiles15/ to donate whatever you can. LYNCH Reece - - (4) - (4) - MOONEY Connor 6(2) - 20(3) 5 26(5) 5 MURPHY Brendan - - 4(1) 1 4(1) 1 Meningitis, Signs and Symptoms in Babies and toddlers PULISCIANO Nathan 6 - 15(1) - 21(1) - Babies and young children under five years of age • have a tense, bulging soft spot on their head RICHARDS Ricardo - - 3 3 3 3 are most at risk of developing bacterial meningitis. (fontanelle) ROBINSON Richard 1 - 3 1 4 1 A baby or young child with meningitis may: • have a stiff neck and dislike bright lights RODGERS Gavin 2(3) 1 4 - 6(3) 1 • have a high fever, with cold hands and feet • have convulsions or seizures ROLFE Danny (2) - - - (2) - • vomit and refuse to feed The above symptoms can appear in any order, and SMITH George (1) - (2) - (3) - • feel agitated and not want to be picked up some may not appear at all. SMITH Tyrone 5(1) 1 4(10) 3 9(11) 4 • become drowsy, floppy and unresponsive The rash can be harder to see on dark skin, in which case check for spots on paler areas like the palms TAYLOR Dale 6(1) - 20(1) - 26(2) - • grunt or breathe rapidly of the hands, soles of the feet, on the tummy, inside TURNER Scott 9 1 22 1 31 2 • have an unusual high-pitched or moaning cry the eyelids and on the roof of the mouth. YONWIN David 2 - 5(1) 1 7(1) 1 • have pale, blotchy skin, and a red rash that doesn’t However, don’t wait for a rash to develop. If your fade when a glass is rolled over it child is unwell and getting worse, seek medical help immediately.

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The new Hereford Football Club, founded by supporters after their beloved, historic FACTS & STATS Hereford United crumpled into liquidation last year, was reborn with a pre-season friendly Club: Hereford FC against FC United of Manchester, attended by Founded: 2015 a remarkable, emotional crowd of 4,000. Nickname: The Bulls “There is absolutely huge to a company, Alpha Finance, Manager: Peter Beadle goodwill and excitement specialising in “distressed debt,” 2014/15: Non-competitive that the club is being run by and the most public director supporters and local people became Andrew Lonsdale, Ground: Edgar Street who care for it,” said Martin a partner of Agombar’s with Watson, the vice-chair of the a patchy record himself. Hereford United Supporters Bankrupt in 2007, disqualified Trust, now installed as the part- in 2006 from acting as a time secretary of the club while company director for six years, still running his computer repair convicted in 2008 of illegal business. “We have dozens of waste dumping, Lonsdale as fans who have volunteered to the owner of Feltham FC had do work on the ground and moved the club out of its arena other jobs, and this one pre- then dumped five times more season friendly has drawn a than the permitted quantity of crowd about as big as the total soil and rubble on it, and it fell attendances for every game last derelict. season.” In the terminal, FORM GUIDE desperately Photo: © Steve ‘Nibbo’ Nibbett unhappy season for Hereford Starting with the most recent game: United, after 90 distinguished years forever highlighted 05.03.16 MFLP (A) WON by the famous Loughboro' Uni 5-0 1972 FA Cup third- round giant-killing of Newcastle United and Ronnie 01.03.16 HCC (H) WON Radford’s 30-yard Kington Town 4-0 screamer, most fans reached the point of boycotting the club completely. 23.02.16 MFLP (H) LOST Although Lonsdale and his It had fallen into financial Highgate Utd 2-0 partners insisted they wanted to difficulties under a locally revive Hereford, supporters who born owner, David Keyte, had dug up all that baggage amassing debts of £1.2m and opposed them absolutely, failing to pay its own players foresaw that their club might HEREFORD 20.02.16 FAV-QF (H) WON and former manager, Martin collapse and that the future lay @HerefordFC | www.herefordfc.co.uk Camberley Tn 3-2 Foyle, who initially issued the in a fresh start. After repeated winding-up petition. In May adjournments of the winding-up 2014 Keyte passed the club for petition, in December Hereford £2 to an east London property United’s time ran out when developer, Tommy Agombar, 16.02.16 MFLP (H) WON Lonsdale failed to produce a Sporting Khalsa 4-0 whom fans discovered to be required £1m proof of funding, not “fit and proper” having been complaining he was stuck in convicted of lorry theft and traffic on the way to court. spent time in prison.

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HUST, which had already is owned by county hope ultimately to raise £200,000 prepared plans to form their own council, which repossessed it and own an equal 50% stake. club, greeted the liquidation with after the club was liquidated. a promise to rebuild, which they “We are comfortable with have eagerly fulfilled. The Edgar In February, two months after this because of the people Street ground, site of Radford’s the liquidation, the council the benefactors are,” Watson goal and the landmark scenes agreed a lease with the new says. “To have them in a more of delirious boys in parkas club, thereby fulfilling its own formalised role is actually swarming promise to ensure Edgar Street comforting. We haven’t run a on to the would remain a home for football. club before and they have bucket pitch, The fans, living their dream of loads of experience we can call owning and running their club on.” after the years of indignity, The board will have three elected found the ground itself a rackety trust representatives on it, distance from being a field of alongside four appointments dreams. Decay, disrepair, dodgy by the benefactors, under the electrics and asbestos meant chairman, Jon Hale. around £200,000 was needed to The match with supporter- restore it to safety and decency, owned FC United of Manchester, so the trust did a deal with now of Conference North, four local people, described as was arranged after Hereford’s “benefactors”, who funded the head of volunteering, Ken works. Kinnersley, inquired how FCUM Watson says the organise their famed battalions trust willingly of volunteers. Peter Beadle, agreed to this Hereford’s newly appointed dilution of manager, used the FC United the original game and a friendly against plan for Malvern to assess more local complete triallists to add to only seven signings at that point. A crowd of over 2000 turned up at Malvern Town on 7th July to witness the newly formed Hereford FC’s first pre-season friendly, Sam Pearson scoring Hereford’s first ever goal after 14 minutes in an entertaining 3-2 win for The Bulls. “The support has been HOME&AWAY supporter amazing,” Beadle said. “It ownership shows how passionate people and that, although are here and how important JOSH HAWKER the benefactors football is to people in Hereford. Josh arrived at The Gate want to remain Our job is to aim to be successful unnamed publicly, but to run the club properly, following the demise of he is confident they sustainably, so they never again Hereford United and played are long-term end up in the position they were a key part in our success supporters who last year – and ensure there will last season. have financially always be a Hereford football assisted in the club.” The former Birmingham City past. For their David Conn midfielder also had spells £200,000 the with Leamington and Rushall benefactors are The Guardian, July 2015 currently majority Olympic before signing for owners. The The Bulls in 2014. trust has put in Unfortunately for us, Josh £25,000 so far, with fundraising headed down under after amassing receiving a great offer to go the best part and play for Adelaide in the of a further Australian Football League. £25,000, and Photo courtesy of Organic Bull the supporters http://bullsnews.blogspot.co.uk Aaron Birch

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MFL Premier Division 06.03.16 Leading Goalscorers 26.02.16 RECENT RESULTS THIS WEEKS LEAGUE FIXTURES P W D L F A GD PTS Player Club Goals 1 Hereford 29 22 3 4 90 26 64 69 1 John Mills Hereford 41 MFL Premier 05.03.16 MFL Premier 07.03.16 2 Alvechurch 28 21 5 2 71 19 52 68 2 Craig Bannister Sporting Khalsa 33 AFC Wulfrunians P Heanor Town Coventry Sphinx v Brocton 3 Sporting Khalsa 26 18 2 6 65 34 31 56 3 Lei Brown Highgate United 26 Bardon Hill P Lye Town 4 Shepshed Dynamo 27 18 2 7 56 32 24 56 4 Karl Edwards Alvechurch 22 MFL Premier 08.03.16 Boldmere St M. 1 - 3 Rocester 5 Heanor Town 29 17 4 8 75 52 23 55 5 Jamie Cuss Westfields 22 Bardon Hill v Boldmere St M. 6 Highgate United 26 14 6 6 53 32 21 48 6 Karl Demidh Heanor Town/Rocester 21 Brocton 0 - 2 Alvechurch 7 Walsall Wood 27 14 5 8 51 43 8 47 7 Kieran Debrouwer Heanor Town 20 Continental Star v Walsall Wood Coleshill Town 0 - 1 Continental Star 8 Coleshill Town 29 14 3 12 70 57 13 45 8 Jordan Nadat Alvechurch 20 Loughborough Univ. 0 - 5 Hereford Loughborough Univ. v Dunkirk 9 AFC Wulfrunians 28 13 4 11 51 50 1 43 9 Ben Ward-Cochrane Loughborough University 20 10 Loughborough Univ. 32 13 4 15 62 68 -6 43 10 Jay Cooper Heanor Town 19 Quorn 3 - 4 Coventry Sphinx Quorn v Stourport Swifts 11 Rocester 25 12 4 9 45 50 -5 40 11 Matt Langham Shepshed Dynamo 19 Shepshed Dynamo P Dunkirk Rocester v Shepshed Dynamo 12 Stourport Swifts 28 12 3 13 41 41 0 39 12 Shane Benjamin Highgate/Coleshill Town 18 Sporting Khalsa 5 - 2 Highgate United 13 Long Eaton United 27 11 5 11 50 46 4 38 13 Joey Butlin Walsall Wood 18 Polymac Packaging League Cup 08.03.16 14 Boldmere St Michaels 30 11 3 16 47 65 -18 36 14 Pablo Haysham Hereford 18 Stourport Swifts P Walsall Wood Highgate United v Hereford 15 Lye Town 27 11 1 15 45 41 4 34 15 Jamie King AFC Wulfrunians 18 Westfields 1 - 1 Long Eaton United Sporting Khalsa v Lye Town 16 Brocton 30 10 4 16 53 67 -14 34 16 Marvin Nisbett Sporting Khalsa 17 17 Westfields 30 8 8 14 44 55 -11 32 17 Richard Anslow AFC Wulfrunians 16 MFL Premier 02.03.16 18 Quorn 30 7 6 17 51 60 -9 27 18 Kyle Brady AFC Wulfrunians 16 Bardon Hill P Dunkirk MFL Premier 10.03.16 19 Bardon Hill 24 6 5 13 35 60 -25 23 19 Daniel Griffiths Walsall Wood 16 20 Coventry Sphinx 25 6 2 17 36 62 -26 20 20 Dean Rathbone Coleshill Town 16 Long Eaton United 0 - 4 Shepshed Dynamo Coventry Sphinx v Long Eaton United 21 Dunkirk 27 4 3 20 28 93 -65 15 21 Ben Maund Stourport Swifts 15 22 Continental Star 28 2 2 24 19 85 -66 8 22 Robert Ritchie-Smith Rocester 15

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• • • RESULTS • ATTENDANCES Highest Lowest Highest Attendance: AFC Wulfrunians 2-2 3-2 2-1 1-4 2-1 3-0 1-2 0-3 4-1 3-1 4-4 1-0 1-2 2-3 3-2 AFC Wulfrunians 895 v Hereford 51 v Dunkirk Alvechurch 0-3 2-2 3-0 8-0 3-1 4-0 3-1 4-1 2-1 1-1 4-1 1-0 3-0 Alvechurch 147 v Stourport Swifts 62 v Continental Star 4,381 Bardon Hill 0-3 1-3 2-2 3-1 0-2 1-4 2-1 0-3 0-3 2-1 Bardon Hill 330 v Hereford 42 v Continental Star Hereford Boldmere S.M. 1-0 3-2 2-3 2-1 3-2 1-2 0-3 2-1 0-2 2-1 2-1 1-3 1-2 2-2 Boldmere S.M. 539 v Hereford 56 v Dunkirk v Westfields 26.12.15 Brocton 1-4 0-2 1-2 0-3 4-2 5-5 0-4 3-1 1-2 3-4 0-5 3-0 1-2 1-4 3-2 1-1 1-1 Brocton 338 v Hereford 42 v Loughboro Univ. Coleshill Town 3-2 1-1 0-2 0-1 10-1 1-4 1-4 0-3 5-1 3-1 4-1 1-3 4-2 1-0 1-1 Coleshill Town 565 v Hereford 41 v Loughboro Univ. Lowest Attendance: Continental Star 1-2 1-0 1-5 0-2 1-4 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-0 1-3 2-4 1-2 Continental Star 111 v Alvechurch 20 v Brocton Coventry Sphinx 2-3 2-3 3-0 5-2 2-4 0-2 1-2 0-2 2-0 0-6 0-3 3-2 Coventry Sphinx 112 v Quorn 55 v Alvechurch (LC) 20 Dunkirk 0-1 1-4 3-3 0-1 2-1 0-7 3-0 0-10 1-6 0-2 0-4 3-3 0-4 3-1 0-0 2-3 Dunkirk 111 v Bromsgrove Sport. (FAV) 27 v Quorn Continental Star Heanor Town 0-4 1-0 7-2 2-2 3-0 2-7 3-1 3-1 0-4 2-0 2-3 1-2 2-0 2-2 1-3 v Brocton Heanor Town 403 v Shepshed Dynamo 86 v Stapenhill (DSC) 05.12.15 Hereford 1-1 1-1 2-1 4-5 6-0 6-1 4-1 0-2 1-0 4-1 2-0 4-0 2-1 4-0 6-0 3-0 Hereford 4381 v Westfields 610 v Bromyard (HCC) Highgate United 1-0 1-2 2-0 2-2 1-2 2-1 3-2 4-0 1-1 2-1 Highgate United 566 v Hereford 33 v Littleton (LC) Highest Home Win: Long Eaton United 5-1 0-2 1-4 2-4 4-3 6-1 2-0 2-0 1-2 1-1 2-1 2-2 1-3 0-4 3-0 1-1 Long Eaton United 195 v Dunkirk 66 v Shepshed Dynamo Loughboro Univ. 5-1 2-1 7-2 4-1 3-1 6-1 3-2 2-2 0-5 3-3 0-4 4-1 1-2 1-1 1-2 0-2 Loughboro Univ. 135 v Town (FAV) 45 v Westfields; Lye Town 10-1 Lye Town 1-0 1-2 1-2 3-0 3-1 2-0 1-2 1-1 6-1 1-0 0-1 1-2 1-0 0-4 2-3 1-2 Lye Town 688 v Hereford 48 v Penkridge (JWHC) Coleshill Town Quorn 0-0 6-1 5-2 2-2 3-4 1-2 0-3 3-2 1-2 2-4 2-3 1-2 2-1 v Dunkirk Quorn 161 v Oadby Town (FAC) 58 v Brocton 09.01.16 Rocester 0-3 0-2 2-1 1-0 4-1 2-1 3-4 1-1 2-0 3-2 4-2 0-2 4-4 Rocester 310 v Hereford 45 v Highgate United Shepshed Dynamo 0-3 3-2 1-4 3-1 0-0 3-2 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 0-3 Shepshed Dynamo 212 v Rushall Olympic (FAC) 84 v Nuneaton Griff (LC) Highest Away Win: Sporting Khalsa 2-3 6-1 2-1 5-2 3-0 4-0 1-3 5-2 2-1 1-0 4-0 2-1 2-0 3-0 2-0 Sporting Khalsa 2252 v FC Utd Manchester (FAC) 25 v Dunkirk

Stourport Swifts 2-2 3-0 1-0 0-1 3-0 1-2 1-2 2-0 3-1 0-2 2-2 1-2 4-2 Stourport Swifts 1321 v Hereford 57 v Continental Star 0-10 Walsall Wood 1-0 0-1 1-1 3-2 2-1 3-2 5-1 0-6 2-3 0-0 2-1 3-1 0-0 4-0 Dunkirk Walsall Wood 395 v Hereford 52 v Stoke City (SSC) v Heanor Town Westfields 2-2 0-3 1-1 4-1 1-2 3-0 4-1 0-0 1-1 4-0 1-4 1-2 0-4 0-1 2-1 Westfields 1825 v Hereford 79 v Fownhope (HCC) 03.11.15

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Each week we take a look at another league and division within the English MFL Division 1 06.03.16 Football League Pyramid system. Review 03.03.16 P W D L F A GD PTS This week it’s the turn of the Eastern 1 Coventry United 24 21 1 2 78 24 54 64 Eastern Counties Premier Division Counties Football League. Alvechurch closed the gap at the top to just two points with 2 Bromsgrove Sporting 25 20 2 3 67 23 44 62 Football League two games in hand, as they won 2-0 at Long Eaton United. 3 Nuneaton Griff 25 18 3 4 81 26 55 57 Premier Division Level 1 Two goals in two minutes midway through the second half 4 City 27 16 5 6 70 38 32 53 Premier League from Jordan Nadat and Connor Deards gave Church all the 5 Leicester Road 24 16 3 5 70 29 41 51 Level 9 points. In the battle of the top 4, Shepshed Dynamo took the Level 2 spoils as they beat Heanor Town 3-2 at Butthole Lane. Michael 6 Pilkington XXX 24 14 4 6 40 30 10 46 The Eastern Counties Football Football League Championship Reeve scored twice for Dynamo to take his season tally to 7 Hinckley AFC 24 13 5 6 57 35 22 44 League, currently known as 13. 5th placed Sporting Khalsa had to come from behind at Level 3 Loughborough University to gain a point, Chad Birch, with the 8 Littleton 24 13 3 8 47 32 15 42 the Thurlow Nunn League for Football League One all-important goal on his debut. At the bottom, Continental Star 9 Heath Hayes 25 13 2 10 37 28 9 41 sponsorship purposes, is a football looked to be heading for an all important win but goals from Founded Rob Ritchie-Smith and a Tom Land effort, four minutes from 10 Coventry Copsewood 26 10 6 10 47 52 -5 36 league at levels 9 and 10 of the Level 4 time, gave Rocester all the points. Dunkirk suffered a narrow 11 Racing Club 25 9 3 13 45 61 -16 30 1935 system. Football League Two defeat in the battle to stay up with a Craig Gregg goal being 12 Pershore Town 29 9 3 17 37 55 -18 30 enough for AFC Wulfrunians to take the three points. Coventry Promotion to Level 5 13 Cadbury Athletic 24 9 2 13 37 37 0 29 It currently contains clubs from Sphinx twice held the lead at high-flying Highgate United Division National League but ultimately had to settle for a point in a 2-2 draw. Despite 14 Town 25 8 5 12 43 49 -6 29 Norfolk, Suffolk, northern Essex and One North improved results in recent weeks, Quorn are still in danger 15 Studley 24 8 3 13 39 60 -21 27 eastern Cambridgeshire. Level 6 and their situation was not improved when they lost 2-1 at 16 Stafford Town 28 6 3 19 35 64 -29 21 home to Lye Town. Aiden Thomas scored twice as Westfields Relegation to At one time (1948/49) the league moved 14 points ahead of the relegation zone with a 4-1 17 Villa 25 6 3 16 39 71 -32 21 Eastern Counties Div.1 included the ‘A’ teams of four London win over Boldmere St Michaels. Stourport Swifts move up to 18 Heather St Johns 29 6 2 21 40 100 -60 20 12th thanks to a Joe Phillips goal as they beat Brocton 1-0 at clubs, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Level 7 19 Southam United 23 3 4 16 17 64 -47 13 Domestic cup(s) Walshes Meadow. Hotspur and West Ham United. The Northern League Premier Division 20 Bolehall Swifts 26 4 0 22 30 78 -48 12 FA Cup / FA Vase Sporting Khalsa climbed to 4th on Monday evening with a 3-0 following season Gillingham reserves Southern League Premier Division win at relegation-threatened Coventry Sphinx. Craig Bannister scored twice making it 35 for the season. A missed penalty 5 Champions 2014/15 joined becoming the only Kent- Isthmian League Premier Division minutes from time meant Alvechurch missed the chance to go MFL Division 2 - Top 10 06.03.16 Norwich United based club to ever play in the league. top after being held to a goalless draw by Quorn. Two goals P W D L F A GD PTS Level 8 in the first 11 minutes saw Rocester and Highgate United 1 Rostance Edwards 18 13 2 3 36 18 18 41 battle out a 1-1 draw at Hillsfield. Stourport Swifts move up Eastern Counties Premier Division 26.02.16 Northern League Div. One North to 11th place after a 3-0 win over Continental Star. All of the 2 Chelmsley Town 15 12 2 1 41 15 26 38 P W D L F A GD PTS Northern League Div. One South goals came in the second half with Jack Bailey scoring twice. 3 Droitwich Spa 17 11 4 2 50 14 36 37 1 Norwich United 26 22 2 2 62 20 42 68 Shepshed Dynamo climbed to 3rd following a 4-0 win at Long Southern League Div. One Central 4 Alvis Sporting Club 11 10 1 0 41 8 33 31 2 Stanway Rovers 27 20 3 4 74 34 40 63 Eaton United. Four different scorers for Dynamo who are now Southern League Div. One South & West 10 points behind with a game in hand. 5 Paget Rangers 16 8 3 5 39 27 12 27 3 Felixstowe & Walton 25 17 5 3 47 17 30 56 Isthmian League Division One North Division 1 6 Sutton United 16 8 1 7 34 28 6 25 4 Godmanchester Rovers 24 17 3 4 81 30 51 54 Coventry United extended their lead at the top to 5 points with 7 Coton Green 18 6 5 7 29 42 -13 23 5 Kirkley & Pakefield 24 12 6 6 46 30 16 42 Isthmian League Division One South a comprehensive 4-0 win at Southam United. Nuneaton Griff 8 Fairfield Villa 17 6 3 8 32 39 -7 21 are 10 points behind in 3rd place as they beat Heath Hayes 6 Long Melford 28 13 3 12 47 42 6 42 Level 9 2-0 at The Pingles Stadium. Luke Shorthouse was again on 9 Austrey Rangers 16 4 4 8 26 36 -10 16 7 Mildenhall Town 26 10 8 8 45 29 16 38 Combined Counties Premier Division target for Griff reaching the 30 goal mark for the season. A 10 Knowle 17 3 5 9 20 35 -15 14 8 Brantham Athletic 26 11 3 12 39 37 2 36 Tom McGlinchey double was enough for Leicester Road as Eastern Counties Premier Division they won 2-1 at Pelsall Villa. Tyron Smith scored twice for 5th 9 Newmarket Town 29 10 6 13 43 60 -17 36 place Lichfield City in a 5-1 defeat of Studley at The McDonalds MFL Division 3 - Top 10 06.03.16 10 FC Clacton 26 10 4 12 45 52 -7 34 Essex Senior League Community Stadium. Bolehall Swifts remain bottom as they P W D L F A GD PTS 11 Saffron Walden Town 26 10 3 13 30 34 -4 33 Hellenic League Premier Division were beaten by a Craig Oldfield penalty at Pilkington XXX. Stafford Town are one place above the relegation zone as they 1 Leamington Hibernian 21 14 3 4 68 35 33 45 12 Hadleigh United 26 9 4 13 41 45 -4 31 Midland Football League Premier Div. let a lead slip at Littleton eventually going down 2-1. 12 points 2 Redditch Borough 19 12 2 5 64 22 42 38 13 Haverhill Rovers 25 8 7 10 27 39 -12 31 North West Counties Premier Division out of the last 5 games has lifted Pershore Town to 11th, their 14 Gorleston 26 8 6 12 35 43 -8 30 latest victory a 2-0 win at Coventry Copsewood courtesy of 3 FC Stratford 21 11 5 5 62 30 32 38 Northern Counties East Premier Division a Gareth Evans double. Hinckley AFC have moved up to 7th 4 Northfield Town 19 11 4 4 47 43 4 37 15 Swaffham Town 25 7 7 11 38 55 -17 28 Northern League Division One following a 2-0 victory over Cadbury Athletic at St Johns Park. 5 Town 20 12 0 8 58 42 16 36 16 Ipswich Wanderers 21 7 5 9 33 45 -12 26 Atherstone Town rose 2 places in the league table with a 2-1 Southern Combination Premier Division win over Heather St Johns, Alan Miller with the winner. 6 Barton United 19 10 4 5 44 32 12 34 17 Walsham le Willows 27 6 6 15 41 54 -13 24 18 Thetford Town 26 6 5 15 42 72 -30 23 Southern Counties East League Bromsgrove Sporting closed the gap at the top to two points 7 Smithswood Firs 15 11 0 4 54 25 29 33 with a 2-0 win at fellow promotion contenders Lichfield City. 8 Inkberrow 20 8 3 9 36 38 -2 27 19 Fakenham Town 28 6 2 20 32 70 -38 20 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Nuneaton Griff remain in the hunt although they had to 9 Shipston Excelsior 22 8 2 12 43 52 -9 26 20 Whitton United 25 4 2 19 25 66 -41 14 Premier Division withstand a fightback from hosts Cadbury Athletic to secure all 3 points. Griff raced into a 3-0 lead before The Chocolatemen 10 Badsey Rangers 21 8 4 9 38 46 -8 25 Wessex League Premier Division scored twice to make it a nervy finish. Western League Premier Division

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