Knebworth vs
Broadfields HSCL Division One Saturday 29 August 2015 3.00pm kick off at Knebworth Recreation Ground
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Welcome to Knebworth Recreation Ground…
This afternoon we host our friends from Broadfields FC in our third Saturday home game of the season. Both teams are unbeaten going into today’s game so we expect a thorough examination today, as I am sure our visitors do.
Last season was the first time our paths crossed and both games were won by the home side (3-0 at Knebworth and 4-1 at Broadfields).
I’d like to welcome David Webster, his players, staff, officials and supporters from our visitors along with today’s referee; Peter Killen. We hope you all have an enjoyable afternoon with us and a safe journey home.
As usual, today’s matchday programme contains details of forthcoming fixtures, our first look at a league table and the Non-League Paper column which this week focuses on quality 0-0 draws and notable goalscoring feats!!!.
Closer to home, we’re still looking for people to take on some small weekly or monthly tasks to share the burden; an hour a week or a few hours each month. If you’d like to get involved, please get in touch with Stuart.
We are also always looking for articles for the programme so if anyone has a burning desire to go into print let me know. Or a player who fancies getting their picture and profile in a future edition…………..
Please join us back at the pub after the game where food is generously laid on and live sports are shown on television – it’s just down the road and you’ll be warmly welcomed!
Enjoy the game!
John
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Non-League Paper programme column by Joshua Peck
DON’T get me wrong, I enjoy a good 0-0 draw. Defences on top, star strikers in back pockets, keepers smiling with their clean sheets.
And there’s something beautiful about an organised 1-0 away win. You know the ones. Where a team shows zero ambition, plays one up front, defends superbly, frustrates the opposition by slowing the game down and then nicks a winner from their only foray into the opposition penalty box. I love those games. It shows all the discipline and nous required to win a game of football and get three points.
But most of the time it’s great to see an attacking team tear the opposition apart, pull them all over the pitch and bang in a load of goals.
A few Non-League strikers have been filling their boots already this season.
Defenders best look away now, because what better place to start that Winchester City hot-shot Warren Bentley. After their opening two games in the Evo-Stik League Southern South & West, the 24-year had scored nine goals. That’s NINE goals, in TWO games. Just 42 minutes into the new season, Bentley had five as the greedy goal machine helped his side batter Bridgwater Town 7-2. The following Tuesday he clearly let his level drop, managing just FOUR against Wimborne Town. Clearly the concept of defending had been abandoned altogether with Winchester running out 6-5 winners. You won’t be surprised to know he’ll soon be re-setting his 30 goal target if his ratio keeps up.
Then there’s Gosport Borough’s Justin Bennett. He’s also seemingly decided hat-tricks are so last season. The top scorer in the Conference South last season, Bennett hammered four past Weston-super-Mare last Tuesday.
It’s caught on in the FA Cup. AFC Liverpool’s Steve Jones hit five in their 9-2 demolition of Chadderton in the extra preliminary round. He wasn’t the only five-star show with Melford Simpson helping himself to the same number as Shoreham brushed St Francis Rangers aside 8-0.
And Luke Barlone fired in four as Coleshill steamrolled Ellesmere Rangers 11-0. At the same stage last year, the Midland League side also racked up double figures.
Add in two half-way line strikes from Oxford City’s Bradley Bubb and Ashton Town’s Danny Coid, who got his against Widnes after just three seconds, and this season is already a goal feast.
But someone scoring nine goals in two games doesn’t happen all that often so we sent The NLP cameras along to get some snaps of Bentley with his Winchester City team-mates before Saturday’s game at Yate Town. The final score? 0-0. Of course it was. Bet it was a good game though.
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Local Scene… HSCL Results…
Sat 22 Aug SENIOR SECTION Senior Premier Belstone 0 - 3 Bovingdon Bushey Sports Club 3 - 1 Wormley Rovers Chipperfield Corinthians 2 - 1 Buntingford Town Cuffley 3 - 2 Hadley Wood & Wingate London Lions 5 - 0 Hinton Old Parmiterians 2 - 2 Evergreen Sarratt 3 - 1 Letchworth Garden City Eagles Standon and Puckeridge 4 - 0 Sandridge Rovers Ware Sports 2 - 1 Hatfield Social SENIOR SECTION Division 1 Broadfields P - P Ickleford Croxley Green FC 5 - 4 Colney Heath Reserves FC Lemsford 1 - 1 Hertford Town U21 Harefield United U21 6 - 1 AFC Hatfield Hatfield Town Reserves 0 - 7 Bedmond Sports and Social Club Knebworth 3 - 1 Lemsford Lings Elite 2 - 1 Bracha Sparta 2015 Wed 26 Aug SENIOR SECTION Senior Premier Buntingford Town P - P Standon and Puckeridge Letchworth Garden City Eagles 3 - 0 Ware Sports SENIOR SECTION Division 1 Colney Heath Reserves P - P Knebworth Tue 25 Aug SENIOR SECTION Senior Premier Belstone 4 - 0 Bushey Sports Club Bovingdon 6 - 0 Chipperfield Corinthians Cuffley 1 - 0 London Lions Sandridge Rovers 2 - 1 Hatfield Social Sarratt 2 - 0 Evergreen Wormley Rovers 4 - 3 Hadley Wood & Wingate SENIOR SECTION Division 1 AFC Hatfield 2 - 0 FC Lemsford Bedmond Sports and Social Club 3 - 0 Bengeo Trinity Broadfields 4 - 0 Bracha Sparta 2015 Lemsford 1 - 0 Hatfield Town Reserves
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15 Station Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AP First Team Match Report…
Knebworth 3-1 Lemsford
Frazer Triggs and Tony Malocco's side made it seven points from nine with a home win over Lemsford in this local derby.
The Ks didn't have it all their own way, going behind just after the half-hour mark. The first chance of the game was spurned when Ross Murphy fired narrowly wide from Elliott Polzin's left wing cross. Sam Harte lifted his shot over the bar after Kwame Hoyte set him free. Following a drinks break the Ks were caught napping as Lemsford broke the deadlock.
The hosts responded immediately; Charlie Pratt's cross was flapped at by the Lemy stopper, bouncing off George Taylor's back and into Murphy's direction, the forward's header was blocked but he poked home the loose ball to equalise. Pratt should have put the Ks ahead before the interval but after showing fine skill to bring the ball under control he blasted over and into the gardens.
Knebworth's superior fitness paid dividends in the second half as the hosts brushed Lemsford aside. Kwame Hoyte put the Ks ahead, slamming home his first for the club from Mark Jeffery's corner. George Taylor, wearing the skipper's armband after Lewis Coward departed, sent a thumping header into the net from another Jeffery cross to make the points certain.
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League Table (as at 28th August)… Division 1 P W D L F A GD Pts
Broadfields 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9
Bedmond Sports and Social Club 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 9
Lings Elite 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
Knebworth 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
Croxley Green FC 2 2 0 0 8 5 +3 6
AFC Hatfield 4 2 0 2 10 14 -4 6
Ickleford 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
FC Lemsford 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Harefield United U21 3 1 0 2 9 10 -1 3
Bracha Sparta 2015 3 1 0 2 4 8 -4 3
Lemsford 4 1 0 3 4 14 -10 3
Hertford Town U21 3 0 2 1 3 5 -2 2
Colney Heath Res 3 0 1 2 9 11 -2 1
Hampstead Heath 2 0 1 1 6 8 -2 1
Bengeo Trinity 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0 Hatfield Town 4 0 0 4 0 12 -12 0
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Today’s Teams…
Knebworth Broadfields Orange and black All blue Adam Burnett 1 James Rutniewski Mark Jeffery 2 Lewis Custer Dale Chester 3 Thomas Ward Ben Swain 4 Aaron Campbell Max Taylor 5 Jamie Moon Callum Rowe 6 Martin Bartlett Lewis Coward 7 Uthman Odutayo Kwame Hoyte 8 Jade McCrea Christian Lett 9 Rex Kimona Sam Harte 10 Mohammed Sghaier Billy Mulley 11 Nolan Mpolesha
George Taylor 12 Jake Boggins Elliott Polzin 14 Matt Conlan Ross Murphy 15 Pat Lawrence Charlie Pratt 16 Mark O’Shaunnessy 17 / GK Leonel Simoes
Manager – Frazer Triggs Manager – David Webster Assistant – Tony Malocco Assistant – Chris Webster
Referee Peter Killen
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Forthcoming Knebworth FC fixtures…
Day Date & Kick Off Team Opposition (H/A) Competition Saturday 5th Sept 3.00pm Firsts Hampstead Heath (H) HSCL Div One Saturday 5th Sept 3.00pm Res Welwyn Pegasus (A) HSCL Res/Dev Saturday 12th Sept 3.00pm Firsts Harefield United U21s (H) HSCL Div One Saturday 12th Sept 3.00pm Res Sandridge Rovers Res (A) HSCL Res/Dev Saturday 19th Sept 3.00pm Firsts Harefield United U21s (A) HSCL Div One Saturday 19th Sept 3.00pm Res Buntingford Town Res (H) HSCL Res/Dev
Elsewhere today…
Senior Premier Division (3.00pm kick off unless stated) Belstone Hadley Wood & Wingate Bovingdon LGC Eagles Chipperfield Corinthians Sandridge Rovers Cuffley Buntingford Town Hatfield Social Hinton London Lions Evergreen Old Parmiterians Wormley Rovers Ware Sports Sarratt
Senior Division One (3.00pm kick off unless stated) AFC Hatfield Ickleford Bengeo Trinity Hampstead Heath Brache Sparta 2015 Croxley Green Colney Heath Reserves Bedmond S&S Club Harefield United U21s Hatfield Town Reserves Lings Elite FC Lemsford
Reserve & Development Division North / East (3.00pm kick off unless stated) Nirankari Hitchin Cuffley Reserves Tottenhall Knebworth Reserves Welwyn Pegasus Sandridge Rovers Reserves
Aubrey Cup Round One (2.30pm kick off) Bushey Sports Club Hertford Town U21s
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Club Directory 2015/16…
SENIOR DIVISION ONE
AFC Hatfield Birchwood Leisure Centre, Longmead, Birchwood, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 0AN Bedmond S&S Club Toms Lane, Bedmond, Herts, WD5 0RB Bengeo Trinity Boundary Drive, Bengeo, Hertford, Herts, SG14 3JG Brache Sparta 2015 Dallow Road, Luton, LU1 1NW Broadfields Breakspear Road, Ruislip, Middx, HA4 7SB Bushey Rangers Bournehall Lane, Bushey, Herts, WD23 3JU Colney Heath Reserves Recreation Ground, High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, Herts, AL4 0NP Croxley Green Chorleywood Road, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 4HF FC Lemsford Briars Lane, Birchwood, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 8EY Hampstead Heath The Hive, Camrose Avenue, Edgware, Middx, HA8 6AG Harefield United U21s Penn Road, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 8QX Hatfield Town Reserves Briars Lane, Birchwood, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 8EY Hertford Town U21s Hertingfordbury Park, West Street, Hertford, Herts, SG13 8EZ Ickleford Walnut Way, Ickleford, Herts, SG5 3YA Lemsford Ottway Walk, Welwyn, Herts, AL6 9AT Lings Elite Wormley Playing Fields, Church Lane, Wormley, Herts, EN10 7QF
RESERVE & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION NORTH & EAST
Buntingford Town Res The Bury, London Road, Buntingford, Herts, SG9 9HZ Cuffley Res King George V Playing Fields, Northaw Road East, Cuffley, Herts, EN6 4RD Lemsford Reserves Brocket Road, Lemsford, Herts, AL8 7TT LGC Eagles Res Pixmore Playing Fields, Ledgers Lane, Baldock Road, Letchworth, Herts, SG6 2EN Nirankari Hitchin St John Road, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 9JP Sandridge Rovers Res High Street, Sandridge, Herts, AL4 9DD Tottenhall Totternhoe Road, Palmers Green Welwyn Pegasus Bradway, Whitwell, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 8BE Wormley Rovers Res Wormley Playing Fields, Church Lane, Wormley, Herts, EN10 7QF
Club History…
Knebworth Football Club was formed in 1901 as founder members of the North Herts League and were crowned champions on five occasions and won the county Junior Cup in 1912/13, before moving to the Herts County League in 1948.
A period of success came in the 1970s with a host of championships and cup wins, often under the influence of ex-Tottenham Hotspur player Johnny Brooks. Knebworth Football Club moved up the football ladder in 1983 to the South Midlands League, as well as to a new ground at Old Knebworth Lane. After five years the club returned to the North Herts League due to financial difficulties, winning three cups and a league title in two seasons, before going back to the Herts County League.
There is no evidence to suggest that the club ever had a youth section, and in 1977 Doug Dilley set up Knebworth Youth Football Club initially with just an U12 boys team. The club began to grow and quickly had teams at U9 and U10 for the following season. The club continued to grow and within 25 years there were boys and girls teams representing the club from Under 6 through to Under 17 and over 200 registered players.
Knebworth Football Club folded in 1995 when their ground at Old Knebworth Lane was sold as a health club. Four years later, Martyn Bond took his Knebworth Youth Football Club U18 side into senior football and re-formed Knebworth Football Club. After four successful years in the Hertford & District League the club were elected to the Herts Senior County League, achieving the FA's 'Charter Standard' award that same year and being crowned Herts FA 'Adult Club of the Year' in 2005.
Knebworth Youth Football Club first achieved the FA's 'Charter Standard' award in 2004 and went on to pick up the Herts FA 'Club of the Year' in this category in both 2006 and also 2008. Further hard work and continued development saw the club achieve the coveted FA 'Development Club' status.
In summer 2013, Knebworth Youth Football Club was incorporated into Knebworth Football Club.
Knebworth Old Boys Football Club formed in the late 1980s as a veterans team playing on Sunday mornings, and in May 2014 agreed to join the club to bring all Knebworth football under one banner.
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