Thefa VASE QUARTER FINAL REPLAY Saturday 7Th March 2015
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TheFA VASE QUARTER FINAL REPLAY Saturday 7th March 2015 V Tadcaster Albion AFC v Highworth Town FC 3.00pm Kick Kick Off Off - Extra Time & PenaltiesMatchday PROGRAMME www.tadalbion.com £1 The club is believed to have been formed pitch started to improve dramatically. In his in 1892 as John Smith’s FC. It wasn’t until first season, Albion finished 5th in the league, 1923 that the Tadcaster Albion name was the following year a 3rd place finish meant adopted. In the early years the club played promotion was missed by one point. in the local York League. In 1948 Albion Jimmy Reid took over as manager in 2006, won the York League. They continued but his time was blighted by off the field competing in the York League during the problems. An attempted hostile takeover 1950’s & 60’s. by dissident committee members took a Tadcaster Albion, in the early days, played massive amount of money to fight. Then in home games on the site of the cricket ground Nov 2007, an attempted arson attack on the on Station Road, before moving to the Ings clubhouse caused a lot of damage. ground, near to where the present Samuel Paul Marshall took over at the start of Smith Brewery Packaging Block now stands. 2008/09, in his first season he played mostly Changing facilities were in the town, at the local players and the team struggled and rear of the Falcon Public House on Chapel finished 17th. In 2009/10, with an influx of a Street, and it was a common Saturday few new key players, Albion won the NCEL afternoon sight to see nets, corner flags, Division One title. buckets, oranges, players and officials In 2010, Rob Northfield, took over as trekking through the town. Chairman of Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd, Down the years the club has played in and the club became a company limited by several leagues. In early times, Barkston guarantee. Ash and later still the Yorkshire and Albion finished fourth in their first Northern Counties East Leagues. season in the NCEL Premier Division and Football continued on the Ings ground until won the NCEL President’s Cup, beating 1960, when the club moved 100 yards up Farsley AFC 5-1 in the final. That was river to its present home at the Park. followed by an 8th place finish in2011/12 and 6th in 2012/13. In 1973 the club joined the Yorkshire League Division 3 and were promoted in 1975 & 1977 In the 2013/14 season Rob North- to reach Division 1, relegation was to follow in field resigned a few days before the 1979 & 1980. start of the season and i2i Sports Ltd In 1982/83 they became a founding agreed to take effective control of the club member of the Northern Counties East and company, with Matthew Gore becoming League, originally in the NCEL Division Two the new Chairman. North before league reorganisations led them In i2i’s first season in charge, the club to Division One in 1991. They rarely finish in narrowly missed out on promotion having the top half of the league in the 1990’s and gone on a 25-game unbeaten run which finished bottom in 2001/02 & 2003/04. led to them being named Robbie Savage’s At the start of 2004/05, Jim Collis became “non-league team of the day” on Radio Five manager and at this point fortunes on the Live. 2 www.tadalbion.com TAFC Information Nickname: The Brewers Owners: i2i Sports FOUNDED: 1892 Club History: Joined NCEL: Founder members 1982 Midweek Matchday: Tuesday Club Ground: Address: i2i Stadium, Ings Lane, Tadcaster, LS24 9AY. Capacity: 1500 - Seats: 150 Floodlights: Installed 1995 Clubhouse: Yes Bar: Yes Club Colours: Hot & Cold Food: Yes Home Colours: Club Shop: Via Website Yellow/Blue Away Colours: Club Honours: White/Blue NCEL Division 1 Champions 2009-2010 NCEL President’s Cup 2010-2011 PROSTAR Cup Winners 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Club Records: Highest Attendance: 1,000 v Winterton Rangers, TheFA Vase, 1976-1977 Club Officials: Matthew Gore Highest Home Victory: Chairman: 13-0 v Blidworth Welfare, Directors: Kent Mayall & James Gore NCEL Division 1, 1997-1998 President: Kevin Derry Highest Away Victory: Vice President: David Lloyd 0-10 v Blidworth Welfare, Head of Sport: Danny Gore NCEL Division 1, 1997-1998 Club Secretary: Harry Wentworth 0-10 v Armthorpe Welfare, Match Secretary: Howard Clarke NCEL Premier Division, 2014-2015 Programme & Website: Mark Murphy Highest Home Defeat: Public Relations: Karen Faughey 2-10 v Thackley, Manager: Paul Marshall NCEL Division 2 North, 1984-1985 Assistant Manager: Mike Morton First Team Coach: Simon Collins Physio/Fitness Coach: Andy Calvert & Lucy Lendhill Head Groundsman: Dave Wakefield Club Photographer: Ian Parker https://twitter.com/TadcasterAlbion 3 Directors Notes Welcome to our opponents Highworth Town who have made the long 200 mile trip from Wiltshire for The FA Vase Quarter Final replay. After last weekend’s game, we are all very aware of the quality of Highworth’s side. The club are currently 8th in the Hellenic Football League Premier Division and have a very strong spine to their team and have some outstanding players from back to front. We know we’ll have our work cut out today to make it through to the Semi Final, but there is no greater incentive than Wembley to ensure we give it absolutely everything. Last Saturday’s game was one of the greatest days in TAFC history. We know we keep making these statements a lot at the moment, but it really was a day that we’ll never forget. The players showed fantastic character to come from a goal down, and we were delighted with every single one of them. The fans who travelled with us were superb (as always) and the live feed for the ones that didn’t was a huge success. The chance to repeat the occasion at the i2i Stadium is very exciting, and we only hope we can give everyone from Highworth the same wonderful welcome that they gave us last Saturday. It’s incredible to think that we’re now just three games away from a trip to Wembley. It would certainly be the club’s greatest achievement, and it would be amazing for the whole town – not just the club. As the last remaining North Yorkshire club in the competition, we’ll be doing all we can to emulate past winners Whitby Town (1997) and Bridlington Town (1993). If today’s result goes our way, we’ve got a two legged semi final against North Shields with the home game taking place on Saturday 21st March and the away leg taking place on Saturday 28th March. After such a brilliant weekend, the 2-1 defeat to Thackley was disappointing. Under normal circumstances we would have postponed the Tuesday night game, but the gaffer was keen to play it, so that Paddy Miller’s suspension would be over in time for today. The players have however had a few days to rest and reflect on the game, and we know that they will be SMOCK TOP raring to go and hungry for victory today. • 100% Polyester Taslan for Maximum Protection Today’s match sponsors are Hunters at Wetherby who helped to organise last from the Elements [RC]• PU - Width: Backed 9cm with Water[UB1] -Resistant Width 7cm Coating[LC] to - WidthOuter 8cm weekend’s live feed. They are fantastic supporters of TAFC and we’re delighted Shell • Ergonomic Fit Drop Shoulder Over the Head Design to once again have them as our sponsors today. A big thank you to all our for optimum mobility • Fully Adjustable Open Hem Design with Concealed supporters and everyone who has got behind Tad’s FA Vase run. 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Mesh Lining / Drip Lining to Rear / Treating people the way we expect to be treated Reinforced seams at Critical Points for Durability • Flat Lock Hem / Overlocked anti friction Seams & Printed Wash care Labels for Ease of Wear The i2i Sports Directors • Suitable for General[UB2] Sports - Width / 20cmTravel / Training Matt Gore, James Gore & Kent Mayall CODE: 81TST Ray Chapman Motors [RS] - Width 10cm [LB1] - Width 20cm [LS] - Width 10cm Sponsors of our warm up kit 2014/15 [RA] - Width 10cm [LB2] - Width 20cm [LA] - Width 10cm DESIGN: TEMPO [RG] - Width 10cm [LB3] - Width 20cm [LG] - Width 10cm JS1496 4 www.tadalbion.com Home Kit 2014/15 Away Kit 2014/15 1st Team Kit 2014/15 Season Sponsors Today’s Fixture Tadcaster Albion AFC v Highworth Town FC The FA Vase Quarter Final Replay at i2i Stadium Saturday 7th March 2015 - 3.00pm KO Today’s Match Sponsor Next Home Fixture Next Away Fixture Tadcaster Albion AFC Barton Town Old Boys v Athersley Recreation v Tadcaster Albion AFC NCELP at i2i Stadium NCELP Saturday 21st March 2015 - 3.00pm KO Wednesday 11th March 2015 - 7.45pm KO Tadcaster Albion AFC (The Brewers) 5 6 www.tadalbion.com Manager’s Notes Paul Marshall Manager I’d like to start by welcoming John Fisher, his staff and players to Tadcaster. We hope everyone had a safe and we didn’t have enough energy to get back into it. journey up to North Yorkshire. Last weekend was a Thackley deserved the win on the night. fantastic weekend for everyone associated with After the game a lot of the players were very low, but Tadcaster Albion. Everybody at Highworth was so we picked them up.