Walsham Le Willows Football Club
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MAIN CLUB SPONSOR WALSHAM LE WILLOWS FOOTBALL CLUB BUILDBASE F.A. VASE FIRST ROUND PROPER HODDESDON TOWN Match Sponsors Saturday 31st October 2020 Mr Andrew Ross K.O.: 3.00pm Metrita Wealth Management BARNES PRINT (E.A.) LTD - Producing Programmes since 1987 T: 01362 691980 ♦ www.barnesprint.com We have a wide range of equipment for hire including: ■ Mini Excavators ■ Power Access Platforms ■ Cement Mixers ■ ■ Concrete Breakers ■ Dumpers ■ Generators ■ ■ Compaction Equipment & Tower Scaffolds ■ ■ Road Forms ■ Lighting Towers ■ We also have a wide range of Garden & Landscaping equipment for hire • Turf Cutters • Hedge Trimmers • Strimmers • • Lawn Scarifiers • Rotavators • Stump Grinder • • Power Tools • Timberwolf Chipper/Shredders and much more Thurston Road, Great Barton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP31 2PJ Tel: 01284 788 122 - Email: [email protected] www.tbs-hire.co.uk We are a proud member of the Hire Association Europe Club Officials For The 2020/21 Season WEBSITE : www.leaguelineup.com/walshamlewillowsfc Club Committee Football Committee Club Chairman Chairman Mike Powles 07971 613933 Alan Marshall 07939 265578 Club Secretary Cate Hubbard 07910 228642 Commercial Chairman Mike Powles 07971 613933 Vice Chairman Mick Jones 07940 728453 Club Secretary Gordon Ross 07742111892 Club Treasurer Ian Campbell 07771 923354 Fixtures Secretary Marie Spampanato 07769 715209 WALSHAM LE WILLOWS MAIN LINE SPONSORS Treasurer Steve Caley 01449 781994 Press Officer James Tatham 07884 443515 SELF DRIVE VAN HIRE 01787 373335 First Team manager Trevor Collins 07585 686561 Reserve Team manager Andy Atkins 07769 715209 U18’s manager Alan Harris 07760 332035 “We are delighted to support our local community and wish Walsham Le Willows F.C. every success for the Season” Welcome to ‘The Morrish Stadium’ Good afternoon and welcome to The Morrish Stadium for this Buildbase F.A. Vase First Round Proper match against Hoddesdon Town. Firstly we offer a special welcome to The Morrish Stadium to everyone connected with Hoddesdon this afternoon, we hope that they have an enjoyable afternoon with us, we also wish them a safe journey home after the match. We also offer a warm welcome to the match officials who have been designated this match, please remember they have a difficult job to do and we please ask that you respect them both on and off the pitch, without them we would have no match. Many thanks to our match sponsor this afternoon Andrew Ross. We thank him for his continued support, More details on what Andrew offers is below this welcome. Hoddesdon play their football in the Essex Senior Football League and looking at the early results will be one of the teams to challenging for the title come next May, we wish them well for the remainder of the season. On their way to today’s match they won at home to Woodford Town 2-1. We please ask that you follow all the relevant guidelines regarding Covid 19 around the ground, this is to keep you all safe and healthy in these strange times, the guidelines must be obeyed if we are to keep playing this wonderful game we all love. I hope you enjoy the match and have a safe journey home later. Our Match Sponsor Mr Andrew Ross of 2 Plan. An independent Financial advisor. Andrew has played both Football and cricket for the club and has been A team manager in the past. He also captains the Sunday cricket team. We trust that Andy and his guests enjoy their afternoon with us and will join us for a drink following the game Thurlow Nunn league - Premier Division PL W D L GD PTS 1 Norwich United 10 8 2 0 14 26 2 Wroxham 8 8 0 0 18 24 3 Kirkley & Pakefield 11 6 1 4 -2 19 4 Brantham Athletic 8 5 3 0 8 18 5 Walsham Le Willows 9 5 1 3 8 16 6 Stanway Rovers 12 4 4 4 8 16 7 Ely City 9 4 4 1 5 16 8 Stowmarket Town 7 4 3 0 5 15 9 Hadleigh United 9 4 2 3 2 14 10 Mildenhall Town 7 3 3 1 7 12 11 Gorleston 9 4 0 5 -8 12 12 Newmarket Town 9 3 1 5 -5 10 13 Swaffham Town 11 3 1 7 -8 10 14 FC Clacton 5 3 0 2 6 9 15 Godmanchester Rovers 11 2 3 6 -7 9 16 Whitton United 7 2 0 5 -7 6 17 Woodbridge Town 9 1 2 6 -4 5 18 Long Melford 7 1 1 5 -7 4 19 Haverhill Rovers 10 1 1 8 -21 4 20 Thetford Town 8 1 0 7 -12 3 Match Officials Please Respect Them At All Times Referee : Adrian Copsey Referees Assistants : Darren Stobbart & Euan Goodman The Two Squads Taking Part The Willows Hoddesdon Town Red & Yellow Black & White Barry Lynn (GK) Liam Nugent Steve Fenner (GK) Jack Gibbs Ian Miller Aidan Critchley Karl Saffrey Jack Riddle Harvey Hubbard Craig Tolley Josh Lucraft Sam Cross Sam Peters (c) Harry Andic Joe Boulter Jack Lee Matthew Collins CyrusBabaie Charlie Norman Liam Mulligan Henry Harvey Frazer John Harry McKeown Kardan Campbell Jamie Smith B Quarrington-Carter Kieran Twinn Harrison Rookard Marley Browne Blue Gallagher Kyran Cooper Aaron Ramthor Jed Wigley Ethan Rookard Lee Warren Luke Peirce Craig Nurse Ryan Clark Ryan Twinn Our Opponents Potted History 1879 Club founded on 14th April as Hoddesdon F.C., possibly playing on Mansers Field 1882 First record in October of games being played at “Low Field” 1884 Played first FA Cup tie, losing 8-0 to Foresters 1885 Co-founders of the Herts. F.A 1887 First winners of Herts. Challenge Cup (Senior Cup). 1888 Winners of Herts. Challenge Cup. 1889 Losing finalists in the Herts. Challenge Cup. 1890 Winners of Herts Challenge Cup. colours are chocolate with blue sleeves. 1892 Losing finalists in the Herts Challenge Cup. Goal nets used for the first time. 1896 Amalgamated with Hoddesdon Wanderers and Broxbourne Club Founder members of the East Herts. League. Had use of a ground in Broxbourne 1903 Rye Park FC amalgamated with Hoddesdon 1908 Joined Herts. County League and played in both leagues until 1921/22 1910 Losing finalists in the Herts. Challenge Cup. 1919 Town' was added to the Club's name 1923-36 Won local Perry Charity Cup seven times and were runners-up once 1924 Finalists in Herts. Senior Cup. Joined Spartan League 1925 Beaten 3-1 by Waltham Town in the Waltham Hospital Cup Final. 1927-28 Spartan Division Two, Section 'B' Champions. Waltham Hospital Cup winners. 1934 Rejected an invitation from Bedford Town F.C. to join the United Counties League 1935-36 Spartan League Division One Champions, Promoted to Premier Division 1937 Relegated back to Division One of the Spartan League 1945 Allocated to Central Division of regionalised Spartan League 1946 Elected back into Premier Division of Spartan League, where remained for next 30 years. 1948 Won Herts. Charity Shield for first of five occasions. 1951-52 Finalists in the Herts. Senior Cup. Shared games between Lowfield and Essex Rd. Arena. 1952-54 Played at the Essex Road Arena while Lowfield was being levelled. 1965 Runners-up in the Spartan League. Elmer Elliott appointed as Chairman 1966-67 Reached 1st Round Proper of the FA Amateur Cup. 1967-68 Finalists in the Herts. Charity Shield. 1968-69 Finalists in the Herts. Charity Shield. 1969-70 Reached 3rd Round Qualifying of the FA Cup (2 wins, 1 draw and 1 replay defeat), and 1st Round Proper of the FA Amateur Cup. 1970-71 Club achieved the treble of Spartan League Champions, Spartan League Challenge Cup winners and Herts. Charity Shield winners. 1971-72 Spartan League Challenge Cup and Herts. Charity Shield retained 1973 Runners-up in Spartan League. Floodlights installed and opened with West Ham's visit on March 7th, watched by an all-time record crowd, of 3,500 1974 Runners-up in Spartan League 1975 First ever winners of the FA Vase, beating Epsom & Ewell 2-1 at Wembley in front of nearly 10,000 spectators. 1977 Elected into the Athenian League 1978-79 Won Herts. Charity Shield for fourth time, beating Royston Town 4-1 1982 Terry Scales appointed as Manager 1984 Athenian League disbanded and Hoddesdon Town joined South Midlands League 1985-86 Beat Selby over two legs to win the SM Challenge Trophy, and lost to Selby in the final of the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy. 1986-87 Won the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy and SM Challenge Trophy. Modern day record of 14 consecutive wins Jan-Mar. 1987-88 Losing finalists in the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy against Wingate 1988 Stuart Parker became 1st player to achieve 300 appearances 1989-90 Winners of the South Midlands Floodlight Cup, beating Isthmian League side Vauxhall Motors. Losing finalists in the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy against London Colney. Reached the semi-final of the London Senior Cup, beating two Isthmian League sides, Barking and Dulwich, on the way. Glenn Swaby & Steve Gooding reached 300 games. Continued On Next Notes Page….. Our Opponents Potted History - Cont. 1990 Terry Scales resigned as Manager in September. Stuart Parker reached 400 appearances. 1991-92 SM Challenge Trophy won for 3rd time. Gary Cummins and David Wilson reached 300 appearances and Gary Cummins scored his 200th goal for the Club. 1992-93 1st team played a club record 76 competitive matches and reached the finals of the SM Floodlight Cup and the Premier Division Cup. Reached the last 16 of the FA Vase. Stuart Parker made his 500th game. Glenn Swaby achieved 400 games& Martin Smith 300. 1993-94 Herts.