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Evo-Stik League South Division One C

BetVictor Southern Division One Central

Tuesday 04 February 2020 Thame United V AFC Dunstable

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Good evening and welcome to the ASM After today we are in league action again Stadium for this BetVictor Southern Division on Saturday when we welcome second One Central tie between Thame United and place Berkhamsted to the ASM Stadium, AFC Dunstable. A warm welcome to all the 3pm kick off. players, officials and supporters from AFC Dunstable and we wish them all an enjoyable Elsewhere, the draw has been made for the stay and a safe journey home. semi-final of the Oxfordshire Senior Cup, where we will play North Leigh, with the For different reasons the last two fixtures, away date and venue to be confirmed. at Halesowen Town and Didcot Town respectively, have been frustrating. At Congratulations to Callum Mapley who Halesowen last Tuesday we fully deserved to won the supporters vote for Player of the come away with at least a point, limiting the Month for January, beating Ryan Blake by a chances for our free-scoring hosts to a single vote in the poll. handful of opportunities, whilst hitting the bar and not making the most of our own chances. We also welcome BBC Radio Oxford who Then, at Didcot on Saturday – and granted will be reporting on the match this evening, that the match was played in very difficult, and thank our latest partner sponsor, Vita windy conditions - we gave away two poor Sports, for their support. goals in the first half and, for all our possession could not break down a side who, having Finally, yesterday marked the 13th gone ahead, could afford to sit back and anniversary of the appointment of Manager defend in numbers. Mark West. I am sure you will join me in congratulating Mark in reaching yet Today we face an AFC Dunstable side who, another milestone! after a blistering opening to the season, have come through a ‘sticky patch’ and are once Enjoy the match again putting together results in a challenge for a play off place – a challenge that, given Jake Collinge how tight the league is, is being entertained by about ten clubs.

THAME UNITED AFC DUNSTABLE

Craig Hill 1 Dan Green Jordy Ngathe 2 Martel Powell Matt Peake-Pijnen 3 Luke Abraham Callum Mapley 4 Ryan Frater David Lynn 5 Newman Carney Tom Ashworth 6 Christian Tavernier Greg Hackett 7 Taylor Rhiney Ben Sturgess 8 Kyle Ajayi Jack Tutton 9 Bernard Christie Lynton Goss 10 Nick Elliot Ryan Blake 11 Nathan Frater

Harry Mepham 12 Tony Burnett Dan West 14 Darren Pickering Jamie Essex 15 Tyler Fry Carl Davies 16 Kieren Igbanoi Liam Tack 17 Finlay Brennan

Mark West Manager Steve Heath Stuart Blaik Assistant Matt Langston Ben Johnson Coach Steve Jackman

MATCH OFFICIALS (Ref) G Kornasiewicz (Asst 1) H Tarrant (Asst 2) P Mihalache

THAME UNITED HISTORY

Thame United were formed in 1883 making it one of a clause in the tenancy agreement and evicted the club Oxfordshires' oldest clubs. The early years were spent in from Windmill Road. However, shortly thereafter Thame various Oxfordshire Leagues and in 1906, 1909 and 1910 United reached a formal agreement with the new Thame won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup and the Senior owners of Windmill Road that secured £1.7 million to League in 1907,1908, 1910, 1930 and 1931. A switch to enable a new facility to be constructed in the town and, the Hellenic League then brought further success after several options had been explored and found to be culminating in the Hellenic League title in 1961-62 and available, settled on Church Farm on the northern edge 1969-70, as well as being runners up in 1960-61, 1976-77 of the town. Whilst the Club progressed procurement of and 1980-81. The Oxfordshire Senior Cup was won in both the new site, and the necessary planning permission, a 1976 and 1981 but a poor spell in the mid eighties ground share agreement was reached with neighbours preceded a crossing of the pyramid in 1988-89 to join the Aylesbury United and, with the side struggling at the South Midlands League. The Club finished runners up in foot of the Southern League Division 1 West, Tony Joyce both 1988-89 and 1989-90 before eventually winning the resigned in December 2005, with a new joint managerial title in 1990-91. partnership of Richard Searl and Alan Thorne appointed. Relegation to the Hellenic League was confirmed later in Thame received the green light to join the Diadora League the season. A ground share agreement was reached with in 1991/92. 1994-95 saw the Club win the Division 2 AFC Wallingford for the 2006/07 season. Mark West Championship with 93 points - an 11 point margin. In returned to the Club mid-way through the season but 1995/96 the Club reached the 3rd Round Qualifying in the could not save the Club from relegation to the Hellenic FA Cup and the FA Trophy. In the league we finished a League Division 1 East. The 2007/08 season provided creditable 13th in our first ever season in the Isthmian greater stability for the Club, with Mark West and new League Division One. Andy Sinnott was appointed first assistant, Frank Thompson, looking after first team team manager in June 1997 and, with a dramatically affairs. A mid-table finish resulted, which was followed reduced operating budget, the side were relegated into by a ninth placed finish in 2008/09. 2009/10 saw the Ryman Division Two. The Club bounced straight back into Club win the Division 1 East title by six points and Ryman Division One and reached the semi-finals of the FA reclaim their place in the Premier Division. Vase. 1999/2000 saw the Club come within two points of achieving promotion to the Premier Division. The 2010/11 season was the most significant in the Club’s recent history. With work on a new £3.1m ground 2000/2001 season the team lead the way for most of the at Meadow View Park commencing in March 2010, season, putting together a club record of 12 consecutive United returned to Thame at the ASM Stadium on 11 league wins but a slump in form in the latter part of the December 2010, just over five years after their enforced season resulted in a 5th place finish. A mid-table finish eviction from the town. Boasting eight pitches, a floodlit followed in 2001/2002 season but the Oxfordshire Senior 3G training pitch and 8000sqft clubhouse, United now Cup was retained. Mark West was appointed player/ have one of the best sporting facilities in the County. The manager when Andy left United during the Summer of official opening against Oxford United on 18th January 2003. In October 2003 the Club reached the 4th qualifying 2011 set a record crowd of 1,382. round of the FA Cup for the first time in its history, before being beaten 1-2 by Conference side Farnborough Town. Season 2016-17 was one of the most successful in the recent history of the Club. Going the whole league After a mid-table finish the Club moved to the newly season without losing at home, United were crowned formed Southern League, Division 1 West. In October Hellenic League Premier Division Champions on the final 2004 the Club again reached the FA Cup 4th qualifying day of the season, defeating Henley Town 9-0 to over- round and finished the season 11th in the league. Mark turn a seven goal deficit. United were duly promoted to West left to join Slough Town and defender Tony Joyce the Evo-Stick Southern Football League, returning after a was appointed player /manager. spell of twelve years away. The first season ended with a comfortable mid-table finish, with Dan West securing By July 2005 the Club were in financial trouble and, the Golden Boot award. Last year United spent much of following a visit from Bailiffs acting on behalf of HMRC, the season around the play offs before eventually the landlord enforced finishing 8th.

THAME UNITED SQUAD THAME UNITED SQUAD THAME UNITED SQUAD So we went in to Christmas 2006 firmly rooted to the would appear each season – added only to bottom of the Hellenic League Premier Division. It was not enhance the squad - but the player nucleus would what we had expected. Yes, we had been relegated remain and that approach provided the foundations from the Southern League the previous season, but we for the success to come. thought life would be easier at Step 5. It was not. Homeless, and having a 40 mile round trip for a ‘home’ Yes there were cup runs and cup successes, game, football was difficult. including a defeat of Brackley Town in the FA Cup, but come the start of the 2016/17 season we knew It was time for a change and we knew who we wanted we had a squad not only capable of challenging for back. Whenever I saw Mark around Thame he had the title, but winning the league. We started well, but always asked how we were getting on and it was clear questions were asked in mid-November 2016 with he had an affinity for the Club – but why would he leave two consecutive defeats in Berkshire, to Bracknell Slough Town, a Club with whom he had enjoyed Town and Binfield. Not only did we then go significant playing success, to join a side bottom of a Step undefeated in the league for the remainder of the 5 league, playing home matches in Wallingford, and with season, but we went in to the final game at Henley an embryonic plan to return football to Thame? Town needing to win by seven clear goals to secure the title. I am told that Mark delivered one of the So it was with trepidation, and very little expectation, that most inspirational team talks that day. And it worked. I picked up the phone and spoke to Mark. And that was We were 1-0 ahead after 27 seconds and took the that. After he had done the right thing by Slough Town, league title with a 9-0 win. he was duly installed as manager. His first game? – a trip to then league leaders, Hungerford Town. It finished 6-1 to Securing the title gave us a return to the Southern the home side. Welcome back. League and, since then, Mark and his management team have maintained the player recruitment policy Across the remainder of the season performances and and we are now an established Southern League results picked up significantly and, if it were not for side, where Mark retains the ambition to take us to Hounslow Borough withdrawing from the league – a side the next level. against whom we had picked-up six points – we would have avoided relegation. But relegation came and over Over the last thirteen years – and not forgetting his the course of the following seasons we re-grouped and first spell as player/manager – I have grown to know Mark started to build a group of players that would take Mark well both on and off the field. Over the whole us forward. At the same time, the embryonic plan of that period it has been an absolute pleasure to became a reality and on an April evening in 2010 in Eton work with Mark – serious and direct when he needs Wick we duly won the Hellenic League Division 1 East title to be, humorous and relaxed on other occasions, but and, later that year, returned to Thame (and the Hellenic above all else, a loyal and consummate professional League Premier Division) at the ASM Stadium. and a fantastic servant to Thame United Football Club. The following seasons saw steady progress and an emerging, but clear, player recruitment policy. Mark was, Congratulations on another year...... and the story and remains loyal – loyal to ‘his’ players and the players has not ended. were, and are, loyal to him. Two or three new faces Jake Collinge

THAME UNITED FC

FIXTURES AND RESULTS – 2019/20

DATE TIME VERSUS COMP RES ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17.08.19 15:00 A BEDFORD TOWN LEAGUE 1-2 248 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Martin (1) Sturgess West Mepham Murray Simms Harris Evans Tutton

20.08.19 19:45 H NORTH LEIGH LEAGUE 2-2 156 Hill Peake-Pijnen(1) Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Martin Sturgess West (1) Mepham Goss Gledhill Murray Evans Harris

24.08.19 15:00 H LEIGHTON TOWN FA CUP 3-3 101 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Evans Sturgess Goss West Martin Gledhill (3) Simms Tutton Murray

26.08.19 15:00 A KIDLINGTON LEAGUE 0-3 109 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Martin Sturgess Gledhill West Tutton Evans Murray Simms

31.08.19 15:00 H BEDWORTH UNITED LEAGUE 1-2 77 Hill Murray Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Sturgess Harris West Gledhill (1) Martin Tutton Evans Simms

03.09.19 19:45 A LEIGHTON TOWN FA CUP 1-2 212 Hill Murray Lynn Essex Mapley (1) Ashworth Martin Sturgess Gledhill West Hackett Evans Tutton Harris Simms

14.09.19 15:00 A WELWYN GARDEN LEAGUE 2-1 85 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton Mealing (1) West (1) Blake Gledhill Martin Harris Evans Balogun

21.09.19 15:00 H WANTAGE TOWN LEAGUE 9-0 99 Hill Balogun Peake-Pijnen Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett (3) Tutton Mealing (1) West (3) Blake (2) Gledhill Sturgess Harris Simms Murray

24.09.19 19:45 H DIDCOT TOWN LEAGUE 1-0 102 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton Mealing West Blake (1) Gledhill Sturgess Harris Balogun Jewell

28.09.19 15:00 H KIDLINGTON FAT 1-1 127 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton (1) Mealing West Blake Gledhill Sturgess Harris Jewell Bologun

01.10.19 19:45 A KIDLINGTON FAT 2-1 67 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton Mealing (1) West Blake (1) Gledhill Sturgess Harris Jewell Balogun

05.10.19 15:00 A BERKHAMSTED LEAGUE 2-3 110 Hill Mepham Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Balogun Tutton Mealing(1) West Blake Sturgess Harris Goss (1) Jewell

08.10.19 19:45 H DIDCOT TOWN LC 0-1 44 Hill Toney-Green Mepham Jewell Lynn Tutton Evans Sturgess Hackett Harris Balogun Goss West Ashworth Blake Simms

15.10.19 15:00 A WINCHESTER CITY FAT 3-3 68 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett (1) Tutton Mealing West (1) Blake Gledhill Sturgess Toney-Green Balogun Harris

19.10.19 15:00 H ST NEOTS TOWN LEAGUE 6-0 147 Hill Balogun Toney-Green Essex (1) Jewell Ashworth (1) Hackett (1) Tutton Sturgess West (1) Blake (1) Mealing (1) Goss Harris Mapley Lynn

22.10.19 19:45 H WINCHESTER CITY FAT 5-3 102 Hill Balogun Toney-Green Essex (1) Jewell Ashworth (1) Hackett (2) Tutton Sturgess West (1) Blake Mealing Harris Goss Mapley Lynn

26.10.19 15:00 H FROME TOWN FAT 1-2 74 Hill Peake-Pijnen Toney-Green Essex Jewell Ashworth Hackett Mealing Sturgess West (1) Blake Mapley Goss Mepham Balogun Lynn

02.11.19 15:00 A YAXLEY LEAGUE 0-1 73 Chapman Mepham Peake-Pijnen Essex Jewell Ashworth Hackett Harris Sturgess West Blake Meailing Mapley Lynn Alabi Balogun

04.11.19 19:45 A COLESHILL TOWN LEAGUE 0-1 85 Chapman Mepham Peake-Pijnen Essex Jewell Ashworth Hackett Sturgess Mealing West Blake Mapley Harris Lynn Alabi Balogun

16.11.19 15:00 H BARTON ROVERS LEAGUE 2-2 118 Chapman Mepham Peake-Pijnen Essex (1) Jewell Ashworth Hackett Sturgess Balogun West (1) Blake Mapley Harris Lynn Alabi Tutton

23.11.19 15:00 A DAVENTRY TOWN LEAGUE 3-2 112 Hill Peake-Pijnen Lynn Essex Mapley Ashworth (2) Hackett (1) Sturgess Tutton West Blake Jewell Mepham Harris Alabi Balogun

26.11.19 19:45 H EASINGTON SPORTS OSC 2-0 42 Hill Mepham Lynn Mapley Jewell Ashworth Hackett Sturgess Tutton West (2) Blake Balogun Peake-P Toney-G Alabi

30.11.19 15:00 H BIGGLESWADE LEAGUE 2-1 113 Hill Peake-Pijnen Toney-Green Mapley Lynn Ashworth (1) Hackett Sturgess Tutton West Blake (1) Alabi Balogun Mepham Jewell

07.12.19 15:00 A CORBY TOWN LEAGUE 2-0 350 Hill Peake-Pijnen Toney Green Mapley Lynn Ashworth Hackett (1) Sturgess Tutton West (1) Blake Goss Balogun Mepham Jewell

14.12.19 15:00 H KEMPSTON ROVERS LEAGUE 2-1 96 Hill Mepham Peake-Pijnen Mapley Lynn Ashworth Hackett Tutton Blake (1) West (1) Toney-Green Goss Balogun Essex Tack

26.12.19 15:00 A AYLESBURY UNITED LEAGUE 0-0 155 Hill Mepham Peake-Pijnen Mapley Lynn Ashworth Hackett Tutton Sturgess West Blake Goss Balogun Essex Tack Toney-G

01.01.20 15:00 H KIDLINGTON LEAGUE 3-0 182 Hill Mepham Lynn Davies Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton Sturgess (1) West (1) Blake (1) Goss Essex Peake-P Toney-G

04.01.20 15:00 A NORTH LEIGH LEAGUE 2-3 102 Hill Mepham Lynn Davies (1) Mapley Ashworth Hackett (1) Tutton Sturgess West Blake Goss Tack Essex Peake-P Toney-G

11.01.20 15:00 H BEDFORD TOWN LEAGUE 3-0 153 Hill Mepham Lynn Davies Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton Sturgess West Blake (1) Goss Tack Essex Peake-P Toney-G

18.01.20 15:00 A WANTAGE TOWN LEAGUE 2-1 101 Essex Mepham Lynn Davies Mapley Ashworth (1) Hackett Tack Sturgess West Blake (1) Goss Tutton Peake-P Toney-G Ngathe

21.01.20 19:45 H HORSPATH OSC 2-1 98 T/lake Toney-Green Peake-P (1) Essex Mapley Davies Balogun Tutton Sturgess (1) Goss Tack West Hackett Lynn Ashworth

25.01.20 15:00 H WELWYN GARDEN LEAGUE 2-2 143 Hill Ngathe Peake-P Essex Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton Sturgess Goss (1) Blake (1) Tack Mepham Lynn West T/lake

28.01.20 19:45 A HALESOWEN TOWN LEAGUE 0-1 367 Hill Ngathe Peake-P Lynn West Ashworth Hackett Tutton Sturgess Goss Blake Tack Balogun Johnson T/lake

01.02.20 15:00 A DIDCOT TOWN LEAGUE 0-2 165 Hill Ngathe Peake-P Lynn Mapley Ashworth Hackett Tutton Sturgess Goss Blake Tack Essex Mepham West

04.02.20 19:45 H AFC DUNSTABLE LEAUGE

08.02.20 15:00 H BERKHAMSTED LEAGUE

15.02.20 15:00 A ST NEOTS TOWN LEAGUE

22.02.20 15:00 H YAXLEY LEAGUE

29.02.20 15:00 H HALESOWEN TOWN LEAGUE

07.03.20 15:00 A BARTON ROVERS LEAGUE

14.03.20 15:00 H DAVENTRY TOWN LEAGUE

21.03.20 15:00 A BIGGLESWADE LEAGUE

28.03.20 15:00 A BEDWORTH UNITED LEAGUE

04.04.20 15:00 H COLESHILL TOWN LEAGUE

11.04.20 15:00 A AFC DUNSTABLE LEAGUE

13.04.20 15:00 H AYLESBURY UNITED LEAGUE

18.04.20 15:00 A KEMPSTON ROVERS LEAGUE

25.04.20 15:00 H CORBY TOWN LEAGUE