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Suffolk Senior Cup Final Friday, May 10th 2019 V at Portman Road, Ipswich Town FC Kick-Off 7:30pm Official Souvenir Programme £1.00 Sponsored by P1 Senior Cup Final 10th May 2019 Respect Code of Conduct Spectators We all have a responsibility to promote high I understand that if I do not follow the Code, any/ standards of behaviour in the game all of the following actions may be taken by my club, County FA or The FA: This club is supporting The FA’s Respect programme to ensure football can be enjoyed in I may be: a safe, positive environment. • Issued with a verbal warning from a club or Play your part and observe The FA’s Respect league official Code of Conduct for spectators • Required to meet with the club committee • Obliged to undertake an FA education course I will: • Obliged to leave the match venue by the club • Applaud effort and good play as well • Requested by the club not to attend as success future games • Always Respect the match officials’ decisions • Suspended or have my club • Remain outside the field of play and within membership removed the Designated Spectators’ Area • Required to leave the club along with (where provided) any dependents • Let the coach do their job and not confuse the players by telling them what to do In addition: • Encourage the players to Respect the • The FA/County FA could impose a fine and/or opposition, referee and match officials suspension on the club • Avoid criticising a player for making a mistake – mistakes are part of learning • Never engage in, or tolerate, offensive, insulting, or abusive language or behaviour TheFA.com/Respect P2 Senior Cup Final 10th May 2019 Welcome My congratulations go out to both CNet Training are delighted to teams for reaching this final, and best sponsor the Suffolk Senior Cup again wishes for the game. this season. Please remember there is a third I have been very impressed with team involved in tonight’s match. Our the standard of play at the matches team of officials have been appointed I have watched this season, a real as a result of their performances credit to football in Suffolk. throughout the season and deserve As a company we feel it important to be involved in this stage of the to support and encourage local competition as much as the two grassroots football and, of course, playing teams. the upcoming football stars of the The game is sure to be tense and future. competitive and could be decided I thoroughly enjoyed my time with by the smallest of margins. Whilst Suffolk FA as Vice-Chairman and we’re unlikely to all agree with every it is good to renew the friendships decision the officials make, please rest I made with many friends in the assured that decisions will be made game. with the best of intentions. Therefore Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I trust you as spectators, players The Senior Cup is the oldest and and a warm welcome to the final of the and team officials will join the match most prestigious cup competition CNet Training Suffolk Senior Cup here officials in adhering to RESPECT Codes in Suffolk. It is the equivalent of the at Portman Road. of Conduct at all times; a Spectators’ FA Cup for local clubs, and we share I’m delighted we’re able to host six Code of Conduct is included within the delight of all involved in Suffolk Suffolk County Cup Finals at Ipswich this programme and Codes of Conduct football in the final being played at Town FC this season, the most ever in applying to all match participants are the home of Ipswich Town again this a single season. Whilst we may not be displayed in the respective changing season. able to host so many finals at Portman rooms. Suffolk FA work hard to develop the Road every season, hopefully those If the scores are level at the end of game in our county and I am pleased who do get to perform in this stadium normal time, we go straight to a to be able to play a part in helping will be inspired to give us spectators penalty shoot-out. So please do save them achieve their objectives. their best performance. any fingernails just in case! Andrew Stevens Thank you to all our colleagues at Football should be the best experience Managing Director Ipswich Town for their hard work, time For All. Please cheer, congratulate and CNet Training and commitment to ensuring these encourage as much as possible in a finals are the showpiece culmination respectful manner for all involved. Let to another Suffolk football season. the game begin… This competition has been played since 1885-86 and the road to this #AThrivingLocalGame year’s final has been as exciting as ever. Richard Neal Reaching this final crowns successful Chief Executive Officer seasons for the two teams. Achilles, Suffolk Football Association who won this cup two years ago, have been challenging for the Touchline SIL title, while Cornard United have enjoyed a much-improved campaign in Division One of the Thurlow Nunn League this season. P3 Senior Cup Final 10th May 2019 INSURANCE MADE FOR FOOTBALL CLUBS - TEAMS - COACHES 0345 872 5060 [email protected] bluefinsport.co.uk Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered in England No: 931954. 70x100.indd 1 15/03/2016 14:50:48 Q 2 UALITY & RELIABILITY SINCE 199 P4 Senior Cup Final 10th May 2019 Q UALITY & RELIABILITY SINCE 1982 Cup Competitions Manager Then there are the County Representatives attending each semi final and final making sure the County standards are met and a special thanks to all host clubs who have so readily agreed to host County matches. I would also like to make a special mention of David Mayes of the Thurlow Nunn League whose help is always valued throughout the rounds in identifying available venues causing the least amount of disruption for our partner leagues. Radio Suffolk has seen the coverage of our live semi-final draws on the Non-League hour of their Thursday Night Sports Social programme reach bigger audiences thanks to the enthusiasm of Graeme Mac and David Mann and, of course, our own Nick Garnham whose passion for the County Cup competitions is truly admirable. My own football career never reached great heights. I played in a Primary Cup Semi-Final but didn’t make the final squad but one of my I once worked with a northern lad who supported team-mates looked back at his time in local Everton. I used to ask him the Everton result every football when our club celebrated an anniversary time they lost and then on one occasion I tried and wrote the most sincere and heart warming to wind him up by saying ‘Never mind, it’s only sentiments about this wonderful game that we a game’. His reply was instant. ‘Aye, but it’s a play in our most beautiful County. He wrote: passionate game’. How right he was. “Without the enthusiasm of the people that run our club, it is unlikely that we would be here Tonight’s final sees the culmination of hard work, tonight. From a personal point of view I would skill, determination, some luck and plenty of have missed out on some of the happiest and passion, but that’s just the two teams playing on proudest moments of my life, moments that I the pitch. For me, I cannot organise the Suffolk FA have shared with people that have become my County Cups without a team with no less passion, closest friends. Who said football was only a but no-one sees them and without them occasions game? It’s far more important than that.” like tonight would not take place. My squad consists of the referee co-ordinators Ian Adrian Moye Smillie, Graham Apperley, Ian Atkins, Mel Stickland County Cup Competitions Manager and Alan Dale. Darryn Marsh, Bruce Badcock and Suffolk FA Richard Neal are alongside myself when the tough, and not always popular, decisions have to be made, and Ruth Ward makes sure the administration for the finals is fully in control. P5 Senior Cup Final 10th May 2019 Competition History The Suffolk County Football Association was formed in The FA-presented Senior Cup became the Minor Cup in 1924 1885 and purchased a cup for its members to play for in a and has been used as the trophy for that competition ever knock-out competition. since. Originally called the Suffolk Football Association The Suffolk Senior Cup competition continued with its Challenge Cup, 15 clubs competed in the first season, with original trophy with all Senior status clubs in Suffolk Woodbridge defeating Ipswich Town in the final 3-1, after competing until 1957 (except for the World War Two years), two drawn games. although in the 1944-45 season the final was played over two legs with Bury Town beating Newmarket Town 4-2 on Entry into the Challenge Cup was optional and in 1888 aggregate. only 14 teams entered the cup from around 36 clubs that were members. In 1956 a new competition for Suffolk clubs in the Eastern Counties League or above was introduced and so the Suffolk Consequently in the 1889-90 season, the County FA Premier Cup was born. started the Suffolk County Football Association Junior Cup competition which immediately attracted 23 entries. The Suffolk Senior Cup is now open to Suffolk teams in the Eastern Counties League Division One, the Senior Division The Challenge Cup was renamed the Suffolk County Senior of the Suffolk & Ipswich League, the Premier Division of Cup.