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Official Programme THAME UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB www.thamefootball.co.uk Facebook: @thameunitedfc www.thamefootball.co.uk Facebook: @thameunitedfc Evo-Stik League South Division One C BetVictor Southern Division One Central Saturday 22 February 2020 Thame United V Yaxley OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME SPONSOR WWW.REDKITERADIO.COM, TUNE IN AT 107.2 FM, facebook.com/redkiteradio WELCOME Good afternoon and welcome to the ASM After today we are without a game next Stadium for this BetVictor Southern Division weekend (29 February) as our scheduled One Central tie between Thame United and visitors, Halesowen Town, are involved in a Yaxley. A warm welcome to all the players, Quarter Final FA Trophy Tie at Barnet. That officials and supporters from Yaxley and we match has been re-arranged for Tuesday 07 wish them all an enjoyable stay and a safe April. journey home. We have also been notified that our Over recent weeks the weather has played Oxfordshire Senior Cup Semi-Final match havoc with fixtures and, as I write these notes, against North Leigh will be played on there remains a reasonable prospect that the Wednesday 18th March with a 7:45pm kick game today will also fall foul of the weather. off at Banbury United, If, of course, you are reading these notes whilst sitting in the stands waiting for kick off, It is also likely, albeit yet to be formally then I have clearly been wrong! confirmed, that the postponed match at St Neots Town last week will take place on The match today sees us face a Yaxley side Tuesday 24th March. who, prior to a midweek defeat at Halesowen Town, had been on a fine run of form that has Enjoy the match seen them rise to sixth in the table and, in so doing, pushing us down to seventh. Both sides Jake Collinge will, therefore, be looking to secure a victory that will maintain the pressure on the sides above us in the play off places. The match earlier in the season finished 1-0 to our visitors although, as I recall, we were unlucky not to come away with something having missed a penalty in the first half, and then seen what we thought was an equalising goal in the last few moments ruled out for off- side. O THAME UNITED YAXLEY Fred Chapman 1 Aaron Butcher Jordy Ngathe 2 John-Paul Duncliffe Matt Peake-Pijnen 3 Charley Sanders Callum Mapley 4 Joel Earps Jamie Essex 5 Dalton Bettles Liam Tack 6 Toby Salmon Greg Hackett 7 Sam Bennett Dan West 8 Liam Hook Jack Tutton 9 Thomas Waumsley Lynton Goss 10 Daniel Cotton Ryan Blake 11 Daniel Jarvis Harry Mepham 12 Jake Battersby Ben Sturgess 14 James Blake David Lynn 15 Scott Waumsley Carl Davies 16 Andrew Furnell Tom Ashworth 17 Joe Butterworth Mark West Manager Andrew Furnell Stuart Blaik Assistant Scott Bogusz Ben Johnson Coach Dan Dobson MATCH OFFICIALS (Ref) A Cresswell (Asst 1) M Paluszkiewicz (Asst 2) A Hickman 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 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