Bedfont & Feltham Football Club Founded 2012
@BedfontFeltham /BedfontFeltham
www.bedfontandfelthamfc.co.uk
BEDFONT & FELTHAM v CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED Saturday 29th September 2018 Online version of printed programme AC LONDON WHYTELEAFE FC, CHURCH ROAD, CR3 0AR
ASH UNITED SHAWFIELD STADIUM, YOUNGS DRIVE, GU12 6RE
BAGSHOT FLEET TOWN FC, CALTHORPE PARK, GU51 5FA
BEDFONT & FELTHAM / BRITISH AIRWAYS (GROUND SHARE) THE ORCHARD, HATTON ROAD, TW14 9QT
CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED CHALKY LANE, KT9 2NF
COVE OAK FARM FIELDS, SQUIRREL LANE, GU14 8PF
DORKING WANDERERS RESERVES MEADOWBANK STADIUM, MILL LANE, RH4 1DX
EPSOM & EWELL CHIPSTEAD FC, HIGH ROAD, CR5 3SF
y
r EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA
o HALLS WAY, OFF FOX LANE, RG27 0NS e t n c O
FARNHAM TOWN n e
o THE MEMORIAL GROUND, MEAD LANE, GU9 7DY i r s i i v i FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA D D
BEDFONT SPORTS FC, HATTON ROAD, TW14 9JR
b FLEET SPURS u
l FLEET SPURS FC, KENNELS LANE, GU14 0ST
C FRIMLEY GREEN FRIMLEY GREEN RECREATION GROUND, GU16 6JY
GODALMING TOWN WEY COURT, MEADROW, GU7 3JE
KENSINGTON BOROUGH LEATHERHEAD FC, FETCHAM GROVE, KT22 9AS
SANDHURST TOWN BOTTOM MEADOW, YORKTOWN ROAD, GU47 9BJ
SHEERWATER WOKING FC, KINGFIELD, GU22 9AA
TOOTING BEC RAYNES PARK VALE FC, GRAND DRIVE, SW20 9DZ Bedfont & Feltham Football Bedfont & Feltham v Chessington & Hook United and Social Club Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League, Division One Founded 2012 Saturday 29th September 2018 – Kick-Off: 3.00pm An unincorporated members’ Club Volume 6, Issue 8
The Orchard, Hatton Road, Bedfont, Middlesex TW14 9QT Good afternoon everyone and welcome to The Orchard. Tel: 020 8890 7264 [email protected] This afternoon, we welcome the players, officials and supporters www.bedfontandfelthamfc.co.uk of Chessington & Hook United Football Club; and our three match Twitter: @BedfontFeltham officials for this Division One fixture. We trust that you all enjoy the Facebook: /BedfontFeltham match and have a safe journey home afterwards.
Affiliated: Middlesex FA We were at home to newcomers Tooting Bec on Tuesday evening Members: Combined Counties Football in the Second Round of the Premier Challenge Cup. The match League, Division One saw both sides have penalties saved, and despite winning 2-0 the Club Colours: Yellow & Blue lads were unlucky to have not scored more. Cameron Daniel- Change Colours: Red & White Murphy and Pete Davis were our scorers. Last Saturday saw us 2018-19 Programme Cover Design: beat Cove 4-2 away in a league match. Our goals came from Rob Healy. Michael Capon (2) and one each from Paul and Ross Nunn. Photo: Anders Johansen Management Committee: Our Sunday side beat West Drayton Reserves 14-2 in the President: Alan Hale Middlesex FA’s Sunday Junior Trophy on Sunday morning. Vice President: John Cronk Chairman: Brian Barry – Our visitors Chessington & Hook United are currently sixth in the [email protected] Division One table. They beat Bagshot 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Vice Chairman: Alan Hale We start a run of three consecutive away matches next Tuesday Treasurer: Rob Healy with a match at Horley Town in the Southern Combination Cup. General Secretary: Derrick Smith We then visit Godalming Town in the league on Saturday 6th th Director of Football: Scott Savoy – October; and visit Hillingdon United on Tuesday 9 in the th [email protected] Middlesex Charity Cup. We’re next at home on Saturday 13
Membership Secretary: Jane Rescorla October versus Erith Town in the First Round Proper of the Buildbase FA Vase. An updated fixture list is included further inside Media Manager / Photographer: Joanna this programme. Ginger – [email protected]
Media Manager / Programmes: Rob Enjoy the match and see you again soon. Healy – [email protected] Rob – editor. Team Management: First Team: Manager: Adam Bessent Assistant Manager: Jake Bessent Assistant Manager: John Nunn Physiotherapist: Andy Nolan
Youth Teams: Under 7s: TBA Under 8s: Kris Creany Under 9s: Craig Wright Under 10s: Andy Mainka Welfare Officer: Jodie Nelson Sunday Team: Manager: Ricky O’Leary
From Bedfont & Feltham FC Manager Adam Bessent:
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to The Orchard. I hope our match officials and all associated with Chessington & Hook enjoy their short stay with us.
A break from the league this past Tuesday as we entertained Tooting Bec in the Premier Challenge Cup. It was a chance for us to look after some players and give others some game time. We started the game very well, playing some of the best football we've seen this season but we didn't take advantage on the scoresheet and Tooting grew into the game. Their shape and style of play gave us some good tests throughout the night and if it wasn't for David having a brilliant performance between the sticks we could've gone out at the first hurdle. However, a clean sheet, no new injury concerns and through to the next round.
Turning our attention to today, Chessy have picked up some good results so far this year, so it will be a difficult test. We will have to improve from Tuesday if we want to maintain our unbeaten start to the season.
I hope you enjoy the game, thank you for your support.
Adam.
Division One Fixtures: Saturday 29th September Division 1 Ash United v British Airways Bagshot v AC London BEDFONT & FELTHAM v CHESSINGTON & HOOK UTD Dorking Wanderers Res v FC Deportivo Galicia Eversley & California v Farnham Town Fleet Spurs v Epsom & Ewell Frimley Green v Cove Kensington Borough v Sandhurst Town Sheerwater v Tooting Bec
Tuesday 2nd October Southern Combination Challenge Cup – 1st Round HORLEY TOWN v BEDFONT & FELTHAM
Division 1 Kensington Borough v British Airways Sheerwater v AC London
Saturday 6th October Division 1 AC London v Tooting Bec British Airways v Frimley Green Chessington & Hook Utd v Fleet Spurs Cove v Ash United Epsom & Ewell v Sheerwater Farnham Town v Bagshot FC Deportivo Galicia v Kensington Borough GODALMING TOWN v BEDFONT & FELTHAM Sandhurst Town v Dorking Wanderers Reserves
Tuesday 9th October Middlesex Senior Charity Cup – 1st Round HILLINGDON BOROUGH v BEDFONT & FELTHAM
Division 1 Frimley Green v Sheerwater
Wednesday 10th October Division 1 Bagshot v Eversley & California
Division One League Table
As at Friday 28th September
P W D L F A Pts GD 1. Farnham Town 9 7 1 1 25 8 22 + 17 2. BEDFONT & FELTHAM 8 5 3 0 36 9 18 + 27 3. Epsom & Ewell 8 6 0 2 24 10 18 + 14 4. Dorking Wanderers Res 9 5 3 1 23 14 18 + 9 5. Ash United 9 4 4 1 26 17 16 + 9 6. CHESSINGTON & HOOK UTD 9 5 1 3 17 15 16 + 2 7. Frimley Green 7 4 3 0 14 7 15 + 7 8. Sheerwater 7 4 2 1 17 10 14 + 7 9. AC London 8 4 2 2 17 16 14 + 1 10. Tooting Bec 8 4 1 3 15 13 13 + 2 11. British Airways 8 3 2 3 14 17 11 - 3 12. Godalming Town 9 3 1 5 14 20 10 - 6 13. Sandhurst Town 7 3 1 3 8 14 10 - 6 14. Eversley & California 7 2 0 5 11 18 6 - 7 15. Bagshot 9 2 0 7 10 38 6 - 28 16. FC Deportivo Galicia 8 1 2 5 10 15 5 - 5 17. Kensington Borough 8 1 0 7 10 23 3 - 13 18. Fleet Spurs 7 0 0 7 8 21 0 - 13 19. Cove 7 0 0 7 8 22 0 - 14
LEADING GOAL SCORERS - DIVISION ONE Michael Capon Bedfont & Feltham 16 Maxwell Lyamu Dorking Wanderers Res 10 Kelvin Karanja Bedfont & Feltham 7
Chessington & Hook United – Club History:
Formed as Chessington F.C. in 1921, the club with only one match in eight weeks, finally entered the Kingston & District League and within finished the season once again mid table. two years were the Division 4 Champions. 2008/09 & we introduce a new manager after Further honours proved elusive through the Paul Norris decided to step down after 10 years. divisions until 1961 winning the Premier Division. Enter Glynn Stephens as manager. Glynn had By 1968, the club had moved to the Premier been reserve team manager at Ashford Town Division of the Middlesex League, which was their (Middx) after a glittering playing career amongst first taste of intermediate football. some of the top Ryman teams, but he took to it They ended that first season as Runners-up and admirably & took the team to its second highest were consequently admitted to the Surrey County finish, 6th, since we entered this competition. Senior League – a major milestone in the club’s Four years later & sadly, Glynn found the going history. tough & halfway through the 20011/12 season, Even more significantly, they became Division 1 parted company with the Club. Champions in the 1970-71 season. In for Glynn came once again……...Paul (Nogsy) In 1972, the club joined the Home Counties Norris!! League and continued to play in the League until Nogsy changed the team around in an effort to the formation of the current Combined Counties save the Club from relegation, but all in vain as League in 1978. we finished third from bottom, only Banstead That season, the most successful in the club’s Athletic & Mole Valley SCR were below us, but history, when they brought home seven trophies! our fate was in the hands of a relegated Despite the successes of the late 70’s, the club’s Whyteleafe team who were bottom of Ryman fortunes declined alarmingly in the early 80’s. South but decided not to come down to CCL but Relegation to the Surrey Premier League was enter the Kent League leaving us free to continue quickly followed by further demotion to the Surrey our quest for success in this League! Combination, Bankruptcy was a real possibility. 2013/14, Nogsy left the Club in October that year, The introduction of a new management team in leaving his assistant Andrew Ellis to take charge. 1986, led by Chairman Graham Ellis, (of Hook Andrew brought in ex CHUFC player Darren United & Hook Youth) saw a rebirth of the club Woods to assist him but to no avail as we were and return to former glory under the banner relegated to Division One finishing bottom of the ‘Chessington & Hook United FC’ & ex-skipper Eric Premier Division after flirting that position for the Wicks as Manager & Grahams son Paul previous two years assistant. Division One was probably a breath of fresh air & By 1994, they were back in the Surrey Premier Darren & Andy took it on the chin & set out to league, finishing 3rd and two years later, go one earn promotion back to the Premier Division but step further, finishing 2nd behind Virginia Water by just one point to make a welcome return to Senior with 19 games to play, it seemed a bridge too far football in the Combined Counties League. until a run of just two defeats & two draws & a Eric stands down due to work commitments, Paul dramatic final game of the season when, 1-3 takes the reins. down at HT v Alton Town & Worcester Park Chessington played through to the League Cup beating Banstead, it all seemed in vain until a Final in their first season versus Ash United at strange twist of fortune as the lads scored four 2nd Woking, only to lose 6-1 They finished third in the Premier division ‘04/05 half goals & Banstead won at Worcester Park to and the season after, made the 4th round of the send the mammoth crowd of over 350 delirious, F.A. Vase, beaten 2-1 by finalists Cammell Laird that means we finish third in the table above at home in front of some 500 supporters. Worcester Park & back in the Premier Division, Work was carried out during the close season to unfortunately, we couldn’t sustain our Premier bring the ground up to level five standard and they now possess a stand for 200 spectators and Division status, once again, our pitch lets us down also erected a covered area behind one goal. leaving us to play 16 games in 34 days, a bridge Season 2006/07 had Chessington languishing in too far as we end up 2nd bottom to be relegated to the relegation zone but 15 matches unbeaten saw Div One. them finish a creditable 10th position. 2007/08 season saw us use a huge number of Fifth in the following season meant we’d be once players who had us playing some good attacking again playing Division One in 2017/18. football, but the weather caught us napping, &
Game of The People
Football Media Watch: The weight of expectation on Spurs
A FEW years ago, just being in the UEFA Champions League would have been enough for Tottenham, but now, several seasons into “project Pochettino”, there is a certain expectation that Spurs can “do things” in the competition. They’re in a tough group that also includes Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven, as well as this week’s opponents, Inter Milan. Tottenham’s defeat in the San Siro may prove to be very costly, underlining the team’s current form and also a certain naivety around team selection. Not that Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino would agree with that sentiment. After his team had capitulated in the dying seconds of the game, when questioned about the players that didn’t start the game, he commented: “You disrespect the players that tonight showed better qualities than the opponent.” Journalists asked him if the result might have been different if Kieran Trippier and Toby Alderweireld had played. “When my decision is to play with 11, you must respect my decision, because I am the manager.” He told ESPN that the Inter game was Spurs’ best performance since the start of the season and that he had 25 players to select from. There has been criticism that the likes of Lucas Moura, arguably Tottenham’s best player this season, was not in the starting eleven. The Guardian said Pochettino had cut a frustrated figure on the touchline, but the problems may be more than a 2-1 defeat in Milan. The Independent reported: “Spurs have shown many of the hallmarks of a team on the slide. Losing leads. Conceding late goals. Brittle at set-pieces.” The Inter defeat was their third consecutive loss, coming after defeats against Watford and Liverpool. Pochettino proclaimed before the Inter game that his team was not realistic contenders in any single competition this season. Pundits point to the stream of changes that the Argentinian has made already this season and that his approach prevents consistency. The Standard asked, after Tottenham’s home defeat at the hands of Liverpool, if Tottenham’s moment has passed. “After three years of improvement, Mauricio Pochettino’s team look stale…no one stands still in football. If you are not going forward, then you are moving backwards. Spurs have stalled.” The Standard added that the lack of activity in the transfer market in the summer is looking inexcusable. “The commitment to the new stadium means money is tight, but Spurs should have learnt the lesson of Arsenal’s move to the Emirates. A modern arena is important, but no club with serious ambitions can afford to skimp on transfers.” But their former player, Robbie Keane, said in The Express that the club was trying to add to the squad in the transfer window. “There have been a few moans that they didn’t make a signing over the summer, but they tried to sign four players. Teams were overpricing players. If they can buy a couple of players in January, which I’m sure they will, they can have a good season.” Some sections of the media are calling it a “mini-crisis” at Tottenham, but it is still early days. Nevertheless, The Daily Telegraph described the current situation as “Pochettino’s toughest Spurs challenge.” Sources: The Guardian, Independent, Daily Telegraph, BBC, ESPN, Express, Evening Standard.
With thanks to Neil Jensen.
Bedfont & Feltham FC History: Epsom & Ewell on the opening day of the season. This seemed to pave the way for the Bedfont & Feltham Football Club was club’s worst season since its formation: founded in May 2012 following the Finishing second from bottom in the amalgamation of Feltham FC and Bedfont Combined Counties Football League’s Football and Social Club, taking Feltham's Premier Division. This resulted in relegation place in Division One of the Combined back to Division One. Counties Football League.
The club was knocked out of the FA Cup at Feltham had already entered the 2012–13 FA the first hurdle and of the FA Vase at the Vase under their own name so the club second. On a brighter note, they reached the played as Feltham FC until the start of the semi-finals of the Southern Combination 2013–14 season. Two Sunday sides played Challenge Cup and the quarter-finals of the in the West Middlesex Sunday Football Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup having League under the Bedfont & Feltham name; unceremoniously exited all other cup one finishing second in Division One and the competitions in earlier rounds. This prompted other winning Division Two. the club to appoint Garry Haylock as Manager in late April 2017. The Yellows' first two seasons saw them finish in a respectable fifth place in the Life back in Division One in season 2017-18 Division One table having been early front- started very poorly and in consequence, runners. They reached the First Round Garry Haylock departed in October 2017 to Proper of the FA Vase in 2013-14 and also be replaced by Dan Huxley. The poor run won the Middlesex Premier Cup. experienced in 2016-17 continued, with the club exiting the FA Cup and FA Vase The club became eligible to compete in the competitions in the opening rounds. The club FA Cup for the first time in 2014-15, and reached the Quarter-Finals of the Middlesex reached the First Round Qualifying. The Premier Cup; Third Round of the Division same season also saw the club win the One Challenge Cup; Second Round of the Division One Challenge Cup and become Middlesex Charity Cup and Second Round of runners-up in the Southern Combination the Southern Combination Challenge Cup. Challenge Cup competition. The squad saw a number of changes For season 2015-16, the club restructured its throughout the season and found it difficult to squad and Youth set-up. The club started bond. This resulted in a bottom four finish. strongly and for the second time in its short Dan Huxley announced his resignation at the history made the First Round Qualifying in the end of the season. FA Cup and the FA Vase competitions. This season saw the Yellows finish as runners-up The club quickly appointed former Staines in Division One, earning promotion to the Lammas manager Adam Bessent. He will Premier Division of the Combined Counties attempt to arrest the mediocrity that has Football League. The club also reached the dogged the club since relegation two seasons final of the RPM Records Division One ago. Challenge Cup for the second consecutive season. The Club has retained the FA Charter Standard and is now in its sixth season. The The Premier Division experience in 2016-17 current set-up sees a revived Sunday side started tough with a 2-9 home defeat to and Youth teams from Under 7s to Under 10s
CHERRY RED RECORDS COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE – SEASON 2018-19 BEDFONT & FELTHAM v CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED
Bedfont & Feltham FC Saturday 29th September 2018 Chessington & Hook Utd Yellow & Blue Shirts, Blue Shorts Black & Pink Shirts, Black Shorts No. DAVID WINDMILL (GK) Don’t forget to visit the tea bar IAN HEWITT (GK) No. ASHLEY HITCHINSON JAMES DUKE BILLY NUTBEAM and clubhouse while at JAKE FISHER MATT HOLLIDAY The Orchard! BEN EWING JAMIE PEARCE JAMIE WATTS ELLIOTT HAYDEN TODD MURPHY GEORGE ROOKE ARAFAT KABUYE CHARLIE DUNCKLEY LOUIS CHIN CAMERON DANIEL-MURPHY JOSH DOE PAUL NUNN JAKE HEARD TOM HAYDEN MATCH OFFICIALS LEWIS SKIPP NOAH KIBREAB REFEREE TOMMY OSWALD JAMES WILSON CAMERON PETERS MICHAEL CAPON MARTIN READ FABIAN O’BRIEN ROSS NUNN TREY MASIKINI KELVIN KARANJA KIERAN SCANTLEBURY REECE GAIRY AJANI LAING FARHAD MAHBOUDI ASSISTANT REFEREE ASSISTANT REFEREE AARON FRASER PETE DAVIS ANDY STAMPS BORIS GRADEČAK MATTHEW ELLIS KYLE RUSSELL TOM TYLER WILFRED NIMI KYLE RUSSELL MARK GOFF GROUND RULES
JOHN NUNN All Spectators Must Remain Behind The Pitch Barrier At All Times. Manager Player/Asst Mgr Manager Coach ~ ~ ~ ADAM BESSENT JOHN NUNN DARREN WOODS JAMES DEACONS Assistant Manager Physio No Alcoholic Drinks In Glasses Or Cans Are Allowed Assistant Manager Physio JAKE BESSENT ANDY NOLAN Inside The Ground. ANDY ELLIS DARREN RUSSELL
By Hugo Varley
It was a real shame to see the FA’s decision to remove Whyteleafe from this season’s FA Cup over what seems to have been an incredibly minor administrative mistake. The Surrey-based club were kicked out of the competition just 24 hours before their second qualifying match against St Albans after the FA ruled that an ineligible player had been played during an earlier round. If their appeal is unsuccessful then it is believed that Whyteleafe will have to return the £6000 they received for beating Corinthian Casuals in the previous round; while a potential points deduction could also be on the cards as the ineligible player has also represented Whyteleafe in a Bostik Division One South game this season. In some respects, I see the argument that rules are rules and if one is broken then a club should be punished, however on occasions like this it is plainly clear that the FA have a completely blinkered view of the realities of Non-League football. Clubs like Whyteleafe usually rely on the work of volunteers or part-time staff whose responsibilities stretch across numerous different duties. It would be perfectly reasonable to expect a Football League club, who have a fully staffed administrative department, to abide by all regulations; however, in Non-League the situation is completely different. My worry is that if the FA is insistent on stringently enforcing every single rule without looking into the context of individual situations then the volunteers throughout Non-League football may decide against continuing their involvement with their local sides for fear of making a potentially damaging mistake. It is absolutely essential that the FA develop a level of common sense with regards to their regulations and realise that a certain amount of leeway should be given in certain situations. Cup News:
The FA Cup As the Yellows finished below tenth place in the Division One league table in 2017-18, we were not eligible to enter the FA Cup competition for season 2018-19. Let's look forward to season 2019-20 in anticipation
The Buildbase FA Vase Bedfont & Feltham will host Erith Town FC from the Southern Counties East Football League's Premier Division at The Orchard on Saturday 13th October. The Yellows beat Winslow United 2-0 in the First Round Qualifying, whilst Erith Town beat Arundel 5-0. Erith Town, aka The Dockers, reached the Second-Round Proper last season, losing 1-2 to former Combined Counties side Windsor. Their highest achievement is reaching The Third Round Proper in 2013-14, which saw them lose 0-3 away to Norwich United.
The Southern Combination Challenge Cup Bedfont & Feltham have been drawn away to Horley Town in the First Round and play on Tuesday 2nd October.
The Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup Bedfont & Feltham beatTooting Bec in the Second Round on Tuesday 25th September. The draw for the next round will be made soon.
The Esoteric Recordings Division One Challenge Cup Bedfont & Feltham received a bye into the Second Round, and visit Eversley & California on Tuesday 23rd October.
The Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup The Yellows will visit Spartan South Midlands side Hillingdon Borough in the First Round. This match will be on Tuesday 9th October.
Looking back, Feltham FC played Hillingdon Borough back in 1983-84 in the Preliminary Round of the FA Trophy. Hillingdon went on to win 2-1 only to lose by the same score line to Windsor & Eton in the 1st Qualifying Round.
The Middlesex FA Premier Cup The Yellows will face Park View FC from the Spartan South Midlands League on Tuesday 20th November.
BEDFONT & FELTHAM FC FIXTURES/RESULTS 2018-19
August 2018 Opponents Result Goalscorers Saturday 4 Home BAGSHOT W 11-0 Capon (4), Karanja (2 + 1Pen), Mahboudi (2), R.Nunn, Gairy Saturday 11 Away Dorking Wanderers Reserves D 3-3 Karanja, Gairy, Capon Saturday 18 Home SANDHURST TOWN W 5-0 Capon (3), R.Nunn, K. Russell Tuesday 21 Home FRIMLEY GREEN D 0-0 Saturday 25 Away Eversley & California W 5-1 Capon (2), Mahboudi (2), Karanja Monday 28 Home BRITISH AIRWAYS (11.30) W 5-0 Capon (3), Hayden, Mahboudi
September Saturday 8 Home ASH UNITED D 3-3 Capon, Karanja (2 inc 1 Pen) Saturday 15 Home WINSLOW UNITED (FAV2Q) W 2-0 Capon, R.Nunn Saturday 22 Away Cove W 4-2 Capon (2) R.Nunn, P.Nunn Tuesday 25 Home TOOTING BEC (PCC) W 2-0 Daniel-Murphy, Davis Saturday 29 Home CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED
October Tuesday 2 Horley Town (SCC) Saturday 6 Away Godalming Town Tuesday 9 Away Hillingdon Borough (MCC) Saturday 13 Home ERITH TOWN (FAV1) Saturday 20 Home FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA Tuesday 23 Away Eversley & California (ERC) Saturday 27 Away AC London
November Saturday 3 Home DORKING WANDERERS RES Saturday 10 Away Kensington Borough Saturday 17 Home COVE Tuesday 20 Home PARK VIEW (MPC) Saturday 24 Away Farnham Town
December Saturday 1 Home AC London Saturday 8 Away Epsom & Ewell Saturday 15 Home EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA Saturday 22 Away FC Deportivo Galicia
January 2019 Saturday 5 Home SHEERWATER Saturday 12 Away Bagshot Saturday 19 Home FLEET SPURS Saturday 26 Away Sandhurst Town
February Saturday 2 Home KENSINGTON BOROUGH Saturday 9 Away British Airways Saturday 16 Home TOOTING BEC Saturday 23 Away Chessington & Hook United
March Saturday 2 Home GODALMING TOWN Saturday 9 Away Frimley Green Saturday 16 Away Sheerwater Saturday 23 Home FARNHAM TOWN KEY: Saturday 30 Away Fleet Spurs FAV – Buildbase FA Vase; ERC – Esoteric Recordings Div 1 Challenge Cup; April MCC – Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup; Saturday 6 Away Ash United MPC – Middlesex FA Premier Cup; Saturday 13 Home Epsom & Ewell PCC – Combined Counties Premier Challenge Cup; SCC – Southern Combination Challenge Cup TBA Tooting Bec (away)
The Orchard Café &
Restaurant Breakfasts & Lunches, Sandwiches, Salads & Snacks Tea, Coffee, Cappuccino
776 Staines Road (A30), Bedfont, Middlesex TW14 8RU Tel: 01784 258795
Open Mon-Fri 6.30am-3pm Sat 7am-2pm
RICHARDSONS of FELTHAM TOOLS – IRONMONGERY – HARDWARE
6-7 Rochester Parade High Street Feltham Middlesex TW13 4DX Tel: 020-8890 4399
www.richardsons-retail.co.uk
Recent Results: Saturday 22nd September Division 1 Ash United 2-2 Sheerwater British Airways 1-1 AC London Chessington & Hook Utd 3-0 Bagshot COVE 2-4 BEDFONT & FELTHAM Dorking Wanderers Res 3-1 Kensington Borough Farnham Town 3-1 Fleet Spurs FC Deportivo Galicia 0-3 Epsom & Ewell Sandhurst Town 1-3 Godalming Town Tooting Bec 4-1 Eversley & California
Tuesday 25th September Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup 1st Round Badshot Lea 3-1 Walton & Hersham Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup 2nd Round Abbey Rangers 3-0 Redhill Banstead Athletic 4-3 Colliers Wood Utd BEDFONT & FELTHAM 2-0 TOOTING BEC Epsom & Ewell 1-0 Bagshot Eversley & California 1-5 Knaphill Frimley Green 0-2 Guildford City Godalming Town 2-0 Dorking Wanderers Reserves Spelthorne Sports 2-1 Raynes Park Vale Esoteric Division One Challenge Cup 1st Round Cove 2-1 British Airways Division 1 AC London 2-0 Kensington Borough Farnham Town 4-1 Ash United
Next up for the Yellows:
Non-League Day
Why Get Involved?
Non-League Day was set up by James Doe in 2010 as a social media experiment, after being inspired by a pre-season trip to Devon to watch Queens Park Rangers play at Tavistock. It has now grown to become an annual part of the football calendar, backed by Premier League and Football League clubs, MPs, celebrities, media organisations, charities and most importantly the non-league clubs themselves and the fans who turn up on the day.
Always scheduled to coincide with an international break, Non-League Day provides a platform for clubs to promote the importance of affordable volunteer led community football while giving fans across the country the chance to show support for their local non-league side.
Many non-league clubs are almost exclusively volunteer run, with money taken at the turnstiles often funding thriving youth set-ups, projects and facilities which are of benefit to the whole community. The level of skill on offer at non-league grounds will never compare to that at the Emirates Stadium or Old Trafford, for example, but there are other sides to the experience, from which the smaller club will always win hands down. The vast majority of games still kick off at 3pm, ticket prices are realistic, you can often stand (and drink!) anywhere in the ground and will always be guaranteed a warm welcome by people who run their clubs for a love of the game.
Whether you’re a Premier League or Championship fan without a game, a League One or League Two supporter who can’t make an away trip, or just someone who is curious about what their local club has to offer, there is sure to be something to interest everyone.
This Day in Football History:
29 September 1971 Chelsea Cooks Up A Baker's Dozen
On 29 September 1971, Chelsea recorded their widest margin of victory, beating Jeunesse Hautcharage 13-0 in the second leg of their first-round meeting in the Cup Winners' Cup.
The tie was effectively over after the first leg, with Chelsea beating Hautcharage, an amateur side, 0-8 in Luxembourg. But the 27,621 people who turned up at Stamford Bridge for the second leg were treated to a match of historic proportions.
Striker Peter Osgood (pictured) started the scoring deluge, providing the opening goal in the fourth minute, then adding another two minutes later. By half-time, the Blues were leading 6-0 with additional goals from Alan Hudson (11'), John Hollins (13', pen.), David Webb (23'), and Ron Harris (44').
In the second half, Hautcharage successfully defended their goal until the 61st minute, when Tommy Baldwin increased the lead to 7-0. More goals soon followed, including two more from Baldwin (68', 90'), a second-half hat-trick from Osgood (63', 80', 88'), and one from Peter Houseman (77').
The final score of 13-0 set a single-game Chelsea record and, with a combined score of 21, also beat the previous European aggregate record of eighteen.
Unfortunately for Chelsea, their scoring fortune ended in the next round, where they lost to Swedish side Atvidaberg on away goals, 1-1.
Introducing Sideburn Bob - The People's Champion
Since 1974 #sideburnbob has been gracing Non-League football programmes either as a front cover or inside a programme for various advertising, as far as I am aware he was first spotted in the 1974 Derby County Ram Boutique advert and thereafter in other various League Club programmes first appearing on the 1976 Kilmarnock programme as a front cover, from there on in fronting 100s of non-league programmes with his glory years being 1980's & 90s.
The mystery of exactly where Bob came from continues. Tony Williams who many of you will know from his Non-League publications wrote in the non league grounds of Great Britain that he had first spotted Bob in a 1950s football magazine and had pasted him into a scrapbook. Doubt remains on this siting as nothing was ever spotted again for over 20 years until the Ram Boutique advert. Popular suggestion is he is in fact clipart which is more plausible as Bob looks like a 70s character and famous footballer Malcolm MacDonald with his ever present partner looking like Rodney Bewes from the Likely Lads which older readers will have fond memories of. So, why do I love this character? Well simply because it brings back memories of programmes collected throughout the years. He is an iconic figure for me - some of my first memories of attending games within Non-League.
Throughout the 2017-18 season, there were many clubs surprisingly interested in issuing programmes with the iconic image either on the front cover or within the programme itself. Prolific issuers were Portland United, Sholing Sports and Bedfont & Feltham and big thanks goes to those 3 programme editors - and of course, to all the other editors that issued.
#sideburnbob the People's Champion will continue to be an iconic figure for me and the search is on for his history and collecting programmes.
Tony Candland.
Follow Tony on Twitter: @sideburnbob1
Sideburn Bob badges are also available from Tony as above, and Rob Healy: @robhealy73 and from the Bedfont & Feltham FC website. B E D F O N T & F E L T H A M F O O T B A L L A N D S O C I A L C L U B Clubhouse Open 7 days a week
Monday - Wednesday 5pm - 11pm
Thursday 3pm - 11pm
Friday & Saturday 12noon - 11pm
Sunday 12noon - 10.30pm
Enjoy the facilities. Membership available!
Hall For Hire
Call 020 8890 7264