BEDFONT SPORTS OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2019/20 £1.00 V TOOTING & MITCHAM UTD Tuesday 4th February K.O. 7.45 PM ADMISSION PRICES: ADULTS £8.00 : CONCESSIONS £4.00 U16’s FREE *WITH A PAYING ADULT BEDFONT SPORTS CLUB (BEDFONT EAGLES) HATTON ROAD, BEDFONT MIDDLESEX, TW14 9QT 0208 890 9067 www.bedfontsportsclub.co.uk [email protected] CLUB OFFICIALS Chairman: Dave Reader Club Secretary: Terry Reader (07967 370 109) Match Secretary: Wayne Coe (07432 422 133) Welfare Officers: Andrea Reader, Kieron Cotter, Terry Reader & Mark Osborne General Manager: Paul Horsnell Hall Hire: Sheila Horsnell Eagles Chairman: Craig Woodbridge Bedfont Sunday: Andy Serpant 1st Team Manager: Paul Johnson 1st Team Asst: Jimmy Hibburt 1st Team- Bet Victor Isthmian League South Central Division U18’s – Samba Sports Isthmian League West Division Bedfont Eagles – Surrey Youth & Surrey Primary Leagues Bedfont Sports Ltd, by guarantee, Directors, Dave Reader & Terry Reader “The Isthmian Football League strongly supports the FA statement that there should be zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly, any form of discriminatory abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association or action by that association” The FA 0800 085 0508 / Kick It Out 0207 253 0162 BEDFONT SPORTS CLUB Bedfont Sports Club was founded in 2002, when with considerable help from the local Council a lease was taken out on the near derelict Hatton Road Recreation Ground. The only building on the site was refurbished to allow use as a bar and clubhouse on the ground floor and changing rooms on the upper one. Most of this work was carried out or supervised by the Chairman Dave Reader. Much work was also done to the playing area to provide playable pitches for Bedfont Sports on Saturdays and Bedfont Sunday, one of the oldest Sunday teams in Middlesex, on Sundays. To give the Club a junior section Bedfont Eagles, formed in 1978,joined the two adult Clubs a short time later. Bedfont Sports started in the Hounslow and District League for two seasons and then joined the Middlesex County Football League, this being a feeder League to Step 5. More work was needed to enable the team to play in the Premier Division of the MCFL to which they gained promotion in 2004/05. After many ups and downs promotion was finally achieved to the Combined Counties Reserve Division in season 2008/09. During this time application were made to the F A and the Football Foundation for funds to enable Flood Lights and a new Dressing Room block to be built together with a 3G five a side pitch. This finally materialised in 2010/11to give the state-of-the-art complex now available at Bedfont Sports. In the Combined Counties League Bedfont gained promotion to the Premier Division in season 2011/12 and have spent the past two seasons consolidating that position. Permanent fencing now surrounds the ground and the erection of a 150-seater stand has been installed. Bedfont Sports is a true Community Club catering for 22 Junior Teams, 2 U18 youth teams, 3 Men's Sunday teams and our senior 1' 1 team. The Youth Section is particularly vibrant playing in the Ryman Youth and Allied counties Youth Leagues and having won the Combined Counties under 18 Cup 4 times in the last 5 seasons also we are currently the holders of the Under 15s Middlesex County cups. Players from the Youth section make the step up to adult football, at least 8 from that section being regulars in the 1st team at present. A successful kick boxing club use the facilities together with a boxing club, a rugby team and three darts teams. The bar area has been recently refurbished as a Sports bar with televisions on all walls. We are very proud that our Youth teams have been home-grown from Bedfont Eagles and with some real talent coming through this will continue for years to come. In 2018 Bedfont Sports won promotion into the Isthmian League, Step 4 in The FA Football Pyramid. Bedfont Sports Club SPECTATORS/VISITOR CONDITIONS Bedfont Sports Club aims to create and maintain an environment where employees, volunteers, and spectators/visitors(both home or away) can enjoy the game of football, safe in the knowledge that they are free from all forms of harassment, abuse, unacceptable or disorderly conduct. Bedfont Sports Club will not tolerate Unacceptable Conduct both physical or verbal from spectators/visitors {both home or away) at Bedfont Sports Club. Unacceptable Conduct is where there is:-- Actual, attempted or threatened physical violence against any person or persons. Intentional damaged to property. Using threatening, abusive, offensive or insulting words or conduct both verbal and non-verbal Displaying writing or any other item which is threatening, abusive or insulting Disorderly conduct involves any activity which stirs up or sustains, or is likely, or is designed to incite or sustain hatred or ill will against or towards individuals or groups of people because of :- Gender, Age, Colour, race, nationality, {Including Citizenship) or ethnic or national origin Membership or presumed membership of a religious group or of a social or cultural group with perceived religious affiliation, Sexual orientation, Transgender identity, Disability. Any spectator/visitor (home or away) behaving in this way will face eviction from the grounds and their actions will/may be reported to Police. Ticket holders who conduct themselves in this manner face having their ticket immediately revoked and all spectators/visitors face the prospect of a life ban from Bedfont Sports Club. All persons seeking entrance to the Ground acknowledge Bedfont Sports Club's right to search any person and their belongings whether outside or inside the Ground and to refuse entry to or eject from the Ground any person refusing to submit to such a search. Threatening, abusive or violent behaviour, and/or foul, offensive or abusive language is strict ly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or ejection from the Ground, irrespective if entry payment has been made. Bedfont Sports Club may impose a ban from the Ground as a result . Causing damage to, or interfering or tampering with any equipment, furniture, fitting or fixture within the Ground will result in arrest and/or ejection from the Ground. Racial, homophobic or discriminatory abuse, chanting or harassment is strict ly forbidden and will result in arrest and/or ejection from the Ground. Bedfont Sports Club may impose a ban from the Ground as a result. Responsibility for minors (any child under the age of 16 years) remains at all times with a parent or guardian. Should any 'minor' be required to leave the ground for any of the above reasons they SHALL be accompanied by their parent or guardian. Should a parent or guardian not be present then the minor will be placed into the care of police or social services. At all times whilst present in the Ground, persons must comply with any and all instructions of any steward or officer of Bedfont Sports Club and/or any police officer. Failure to comply with any instruction may lead to immediate ejection from the Ground. DAVE & KIERON 1 Club History Tooting & Mitcham Utd Tooting and Mitcham F.C. were formed in 1932 when two clubs who were local rivals decided to amalgamate, the idea being discussed for the first time at a Christmas London League match in 1930. Tooting Town originated in 1887 as Tooting Graveney F.C. The first ground was at Figges Marsh, but in 1905 the Club moved to an enclosed ground at Lonesome. This was unsatisfactory so in 1907 another enclosed ground was obtained called "The North Surrey Poultry Farm" in Gorringe Park. In 1913 came another move, this time to a ground in The Ridgeway, beside the railway line. Then came the First World War and in 1915, after a club now called Tooting had tried to continue a Metropolitan League with Old Kingstonians, South Tooting, Summerston, West Norwood and Wimbledon, attempts to carry on were abandoned and the players joined a munitions firm called Darraq for the duration. During this period the Club had absorbed, by amalgamation, Tooting Bee F.C. in 1896 and Balham St Johns in 1902 and many successes were achieved. These included the South Western Cup 1897, Champions of the Clapham League in 1898 and 1900, winners of the Crossley Charity Cup in 1907 (beating Dulwich Hamlet) and winners Sutton Hospital Cup in 1908 and 1909. But in the 1914-15 season came the ultimate success when the Club was elected to the Athenian League and indeed, one game was played-a draw of 2-2- with Luton Clarence before hostilities suspended the league. In 1919, at the cessation of hostilities, the Club revived with the name Tooting Town, a ground (two pitches) were rented at Tyrell's Poultry Farm, and admission regained to the South Suburban League. Success came easily and in 1921 the Club was accepted into the London League and efforts made to secure a ground of their own. Club History Cont. A fund was started with half the Club's balance-£5-, but a town meeting and other efforts soon raised the fund to £1,000 including loans. Having failed to purchase a site on the Cassiot estate, the Sandy Lane site was purchased in February 1922. (The ground was an unfenced agricultural field). The next ten years consisted hard work on the ground and moderate success on the field, including victory in the Surrey Senior Shield in 1928.