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Hadley v Leighton Town SSMFL Premier Division Saturday 13th October 2018

3.00pm, Brickfield Lane

Good afternoon and welcome to today's Spartan Premier Division game against Leighton Town FC. We hope their players, officials and supporters have an enjoyable short stay with us and have a safe journey home later. We also extend a very warm welcome to our three match officials. Today is National “Non-League Day” and we welcome all of you to this afternoons game. We hope to see many new faces this afternoon and we hope you enjoy the Non-league experience! This should be a close game, with both sides in mid-table positions. In our last game, we bowed out of the Premier Division Cup to London Tigers on penalties after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes. This was probably the biggest “smash and grab” you will see this season, with Hadley dominating the game and it was astonishing that we managed to lose! I would like to wish good luck to both sides this afternoon and hope all of you enjoy the game and get behind the Bricks!

Guy Slee Chairman, Hadley FC

Midweek Results

Tuesday 9th October

DUDLEY LATHAM MEMORIAL (PREMIER DIVISION) CUP Second Round

3-0 Biggleswade United v Wembley 2-0 Cockfosters v North Greenford United FC 1-3 Crawley Green v Biggleswade FC 2-0 London Colney v Leverstock Green 1-1 London Tigers v Hadley (London Tigers win 4-2 on penalties) 4-1 Oxhey Jets v Harpenden Town 2-1 Tring Athletic v Stotfold

DIVISION ONE

3-2 Bedford v Enfield Borough

Forthcoming Hadley FC Fixtures

COMPETITION DATE OPPOSITION VENUE 03/11/18 League London Tigers Home 15:00 League Challenge 30/10/18 Biggleswade United Away Trophy R2 19:45 27/10/18 League North Greenford United Away 15:00 23/10/18 League Tring Athletic Away 19:45 20/10/18 League Baldock Town Home 15:00 Herts Senior Cup 17/10/18 Ware Home R1 19:30 13/10/18 League Leighton Town Home 15:00 Today’s Fixtures

Saturday 13th October – Kick Off 3.00pm unless stated (NON-LEAGUE DAY)

THE BUILDABASE FA VASE First Round Proper

Baldock Town v Brimsdown (No Replay) Biggleswade United v Holbeach United Buckingham Athletic v FC Clacton Codicote v Wantage Town Colney Heath v Histon Harefield United v Woodbridge Town Leverstock Green v Sawbridgeworth Town London Colney v Wellingborough Town May & Baker Eastbrook Community v North Greenford United Rayners Lane v Abbey Rangers Stowmarket Town v Harpenden Town Takeley v Wodson Park Thame Rangers v Crawley Green

PREMIER DIVISION

Edgware Town v Biggleswade FC Hadley v Leighton Town London Tigers v Arlesey Town Oxhey Jets v Cockfosters Potton United v Wembley

DIVISION ONE

Buckingham Town v Langford Hillingdon Borough v Risborough Rangers London Lions v Hatfield Town Park View v Amersham Town Winslow United v FC Broxbourne Borough

1st team appearances 2018-19

LEAGUE (SUB ON) CUP (SUB ON) TOTAL Stephen O'Hara 7 0 9 0 16 Peter Rosemin 2 5 5 4 16 Yemi Buraimoh 4 3 4 4 15 Ibrahim Camara 5 2 7 0 14 Bradley Marriott 5 1 7 1 14 Shaz Anwar 6 0 7 0 13 Alfie Bartram 7 0 6 0 13 Jeff Idemudia 5 1 6 1 13 Sam Lyon 5 0 8 0 13 Paul Wright 8 0 5 0 13 Tom Milton 5 2 5 0 12 Nnamdi Harold-Egole 3 0 8 0 11 Panny Boxer 3 1 5 1 10 Jake King 3 1 2 2 8 Ben Goode 2 0 5 0 7 David Laird 3 0 2 0 5 Greg Marsh 3 0 2 0 5 Bradley Osbourne 1 2 2 0 5 Aaron Scott 1 0 3 0 4 Luke Ward 2 0 2 0 4 Jonathan Davite 0 1 0 2 3 Taj Figuera 0 0 0 3 3 Rhys Shirley-Clarke 1 0 1 1 3 Patrick Tshikala 2 0 1 0 3 Andrew White 2 0 1 0 3 Joel Appiah 1 0 0 1 2 Brodie Couzins 0 2 0 0 2 Liam Magwood 1 0 1 0 2 Ashley Taylor-Forbes 0 0 2 0 2 Karl Beaumont 0 0 1 0 1 Steven Eyango-Bwanga 0 0 0 1 1 Cameron Ferguson 0 0 1 0 1 Emmanuel Hammond 0 0 1 0 1 Ridwan Hussein 0 0 0 1 1 Charlie Mann 1 0 0 0 1 Kenny Nobrega 0 0 0 1 1 Beau Shulman 0 0 1 0 1 1st team goalscorers 2018-19

LEAGUE CUP TOTAL Jeff Idemudia 5 3 8 Ibrahim Camara 4 0 4 David Laird 0 4 4 Yemi Buraimoh 1 1 2 Stephen O'Hara 2 0 2 Shaz Anwar 0 1 1

Sam Lyon 1 0 1 Tom Milton 1 0 1 Peter Rosemin 0 1 1

Reserve team goalscorers 2018-19

LEAGUE CUP TOTAL Ridwan Hussein 5 5 Steve Weldon 4 4 Dan Gruar 3 3 Richard Worrell 3 3 Steven Eyango-Bwanga 2 2 Jessie Reynolds 2 2 Bertie Shelley 2 2 Ricky Burrows 1 1 Ricky Brown 1 1 Taj Figuera 1 1 Matt Higgins 1 1 1st team league table

P W D L GD PTS 1 Biggleswade FC 11 10 0 1 21 30

2 Tring Athletic 11 9 2 0 22 29 3 Arlesey Town 9 6 1 2 5 19

4 Colney Heath 9 4 3 2 6 15

5 Crawley Green 9 5 0 4 1 15 6 North Greenford United 10 4 2 4 -2 14

7 Oxhey Jets 12 4 2 6 -11 14 8 Baldock Town 8 4 1 3 2 13

9 Hadley 8 4 1 3 0 13

10 Potton United 10 4 0 6 0 12 11 Edgware Town 10 3 3 4 -2 12

12 Leverstock Green 7 3 2 2 8 11 13 Leighton Town 11 2 5 4 -3 11

14 Biggleswade United 7 3 1 3 1 10

15 London Colney 10 3 1 6 0 10 16 Cockfosters 9 2 3 4 -11 9

17 London Tigers 8 2 2 4 -5 8 18 Harpenden Town 8 2 1 5 -6 7

19 Wembley 10 1 3 6 -7 6

20 Stotfold 9 0 3 6 -19 3

Reserve team league table

P W D L GD PTS 1 Oxhey Jets Reserves 8 6 1 1 18 19 2 Hadley Reserves 10 6 1 3 6 19 3 Bush Hill Rangers 7 5 1 1 23 16

4 Hoddesdon Town Reserves 8 4 4 0 11 16 5 Cockfosters Reserves 6 4 2 0 11 14

6 Oxhey 8 4 2 2 0 14

7 Wodson Park Reserves 9 4 1 4 2 13 8 Rayners Lane Reserves 9 4 0 5 2 12

9 Bovingdon Reserves 9 3 2 4 4 11 10 Hinton 7 3 2 2 2 11

11 St Margaretsbury Reserves 8 3 2 3 -6 11 12 Old Parmiterians 7 3 1 3 2 10 13 Aldenham 7 2 1 4 -6 7

14 Buntingford Town 7 2 1 4 -10 7 15 Lemsford 7 2 0 5 -12 6 16 Hatfield United 7 1 1 5 -4 4

17 Welham Albion 8 1 1 6 -14 4 18 Baldock Town Reserves 6 0 1 5 -29 1

FACING US TODAY— LEIGHTON TOWN

Leighton Town, who were known as Leighton United between 1922 and 1963, were formed in 1885. They were mainly involved in local leagues until the outbreak of the Great War, and were winners of the Leighton and District League on several occasions. Leighton were one of the original members of the South Midland League in 1922 – which at the time was known as the Bedfordshire County League. They were also members of the Spartan League between 1922/23 and 1951/52, but their only successes being the Spartan League Division 2 title in 1923/24 and 1927/28. They were Bedfordshire Senior Cup winners in 1926/27. In 1952, they became a founder member of the Hellenic League, but after two disappointing seasons, moved to the South Midlands League.. In 1965/66 season however, the Premier Championship sat in the Leighton Town Boardroom. The club then rejoined the Spartan League in 1967/68. Leighton proceeded to consolidate their League success by winning the Bedfordshire Senior Cup for three successive seasons in 1968, 1969 and 1970. Unfortunately, some of the successful players moved onto other clubs, and Leighton’s fortunes again declined. A move to the United Counties League proved disastrous and, after just two seasons, the club rejoined the South Midlands League. During the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, Leighton were unable to capture the success of the ‘60’s. In 1990/1991 the First Team won the South Midlands League Challenge Trophy and the O’Brien’s Premier Division Cup, both for the first time in the club’s history.

The 1991/2 season was one of the club’s best ever. The South Midlands Premier Division title, which had eluded the club for so long, was won, and with it a place in the . 1992/3 saw the Club’s success continue when they won the Bedfordshire Senior Cup for the first time since 1970. The Club missed out on promotion in their first Isthmian League season by just a single point but the Youth Team retained the County Cup. 1995/6 saw the First Team win promotion to Division 2 of the Isthmian League, whilst at the same time retaining the Buckingham Charity Cup. In the 1996/7 season, Leighton won the Isthmian League Associated Members Trophy for the first time. 1998/99 saw the return of the Associated Members Trophy and the Buckingham Charity Cup.

Season 2003/04 was arguably one of the Club’s best ever, as the First Team won the Ryman Isthmian Second Division title. The team was also named Ryman Division Two Team of the Year, and Paul Burgess was awarded Manager of the Year. They also reached the Fifth round of the FA Vase, and the final of the Beds Senior Cup, before losing to Andover and Arlesey respectively. The 2004-05 season saw the club placed in The Southern League East Division and finished in a creditable tenth place. They also won the Buckinghamshire Charity Cup. The Reserves won the Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup and the U18’s won the SCYFL League Shield.

The 05-06 Season saw the Club progress again, improving on the year before, as they finished 8th in The Southern League West Division. After a poor start, League results improved and the side only suffered four defeats from the start of November until the end of March, a play-off place just eluding them. After three excellent victories, interest in the FA.Trophy competition ended with a single goal defeat to eventual semi-finalists, Borehamwood. The Club also reached the Beds Senior Cup Final, but sadly they again finished as Runners Up.

The Club were relocated to the Southern League, Midland Division for 06-07 season but only one League win in the first six games and early exits in the two FA Competitions cost Paul Burgess his job in September. He was replaced by former Wycombe, professional Keith Scott, results did improve but it was a disappointing season, although Town did win the Bucks Senior Charity Cup.

The 07-08 started brightly with the first League defeat not coming until mid-October. Three wins in the FA Cup saw the Club reach the 4th Qualifying Round for the first time in it’s history. A 3-0 defeat to Conference South, Havant and Waterlooville finally ended the run. Keith Scott left in December to join Windsor and Eton. In January 2008, Assistant Manager Sean Downey was appointed as First Team Manager and did a splendid job as the Club ended their League season in 9th place, winning the Bucks Charity Cup and reaching the final of the Beds Senior Cup once more. The 08/09 Season the First Team finished 8th in the Southern League, Midland Division, achieving their highest points total to date at that level.

The 09/10 season saw Leighton once again finish in the top half of the table, when they finished in 9th place and they also lost the Bedfordshire Senior Cup Final to Southern League rivals, Arlesey Town after penalties. Season 2010/2011, saw Town finish in 7th place in the League, gaining 69 points, their best performance since joining the Southern Football League. The 2011/2012 a poor season saw Leighton finish in their lowest position for several years.

2012/13 was also very disappointing for the First Team as they finished in 20th place. 2015/2016. After 3 disappointing seasons Leighton finished the season in the bottom two of the Southern League Central Division and were relegated to the Spartan South Midlands League where they had last played in the 1991/92 season. 2016/2017 This was a disappointing season with the club struggling for much of the time after yet another Managerial Change. Things did pick up towards the end of the season and we eventually finished in 16th place. 2017/18 The club retained Scott Reynolds as Manager and finished 4th in the League and reached the quarter finals of the FA VASE. Gates improved and it was our best season for about 8 years, however Scott Reynolds resigned at the end of the season.2018/2019 The Club have now appointed experienced coach Danny Nicholls as the new Manager. The Club believes that their new Manager can get them back into the Southern League but we know the Spartan South Midlands is a very competitive League with some very good teams and nothing will be taken for granted. About Leighton Town FC

Founded - 1885

Nickname(s) - The Reds

Ground - Bell Close

Manager - Danny Nicholls

Club website - www.leightontownfc.co.uk

Latest result: Wembley 1 v 1 Leighton Town (06/10/18, SSMFL Premier Division)

Current league position - 13/20 in SSMFL Premier Division

League record this season: Played 11, Won 2, Drawn 5, Lost 4, GD -3, Points 11

2017-18 season - 4/21 in SSMFL Premier Division

Leighton Town FC Social Media https://twitter.com/leightontownfc https://www.facebook.com/homeofleightontownfc

Most recent league meetings between Hadley and Leighton Town FC

DATE VENUE RESULT SCORER(S)

21/04/18 Away D 0-0 - 21/03/18 Home W 2-0 Ivan Machado, Emmanuel Hammond 25/02/17 Home D 1-1 Connor Bolton 27/08/16 Away W 1-3 Nick Chrysanthou (2), Hesham Benmansour League Roundup

TUESDAY 9th OCTOBER/WEDNESDAY 10th OCTOBER

MIDWEEK HEADLINES Dudley Latham Memorial (Premier Division) Cup holders Harpenden Town crashed out in the Second Round while Division One Cup holders London Lions eased into the Quarter Finals, both games producing a 4-1 scoreline. Leverstock Green, beaten 0-2 at London Colney, have to go back to the 1st September 2015 for their last win in the Dudley Latham Memorial (Premier Division) Cup. While Oxhey Jets recorded their first win in the competition since 6th October 2015.

9/10 October Stats: 14 games played of which 11 were home wins, 2 were away wins and 1 draws.

Highest Midweek Attendances: 87 Tring Athletic v Stotfold, 73 Winslow United v Harefield United and 59 Biggleswade United v Wembley.

DUDLEY LATHAM MEMORIAL (PREMIER DIVISION) CUP Second Round (Sponsored by S & T Sales and Marketing) It was second v bottom at The Grassroots Stadium and the biggest midweek crowd, 87, saw hosts Tring Athletic made to battle by the basement side Stotfold before eventually booking their quarter-final place with an odd goal in three victory. 90 minutes failed to separate London Tigers and Hadley and it was the roar of the Tigers who came out on top in the penalty shoot out to book a quarter final place for the first time since February 2016. Wembley were denied their third successive quarter-final of the competition as they found hosts Biggleswade United in ruthless form, the Bedfordshire side running out comfortable 3-0 winners. Oxhey Jets found their scoring boots again as the hit four to see off visiting Harpenden Town. Elsewhere there were wins for Cockfosters, Biggleswade FC and London Colney against North Greenford United FC, Crawley Green and Leverstock Green respectively. Full results and goalscorers (where known) are listed below.

3-0 Biggleswade United v Wembley (Hankin, McArdle, Parkinson) Attendance: 59 2-0 Cockfosters v North Greenford United FC (Aiba, Carroll) Attendance: 45 1-3 Crawley Green v Biggleswade FC (Silford) / (Cookman, A Marsh, Coles [pen]) Attendance: 53 2-0 London Colney v Leverstock Green (Price, Loren) Attendance: 41 1-1 [4-2 pens] London Tigers v Hadley (Unknown) / (Laird) Attendance: Unknown 4-1 Oxhey Jets v Harpenden Town (Kerley, Beaumont, Hobson, Giordmaina) / (McClelland) Attendance: 41 2-1 Tring Athletic v Stotfold (Busari, Campbell) / (Da Silva) Attendance: 87

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Manager: Anthony Clark Manager: Danny Nicholls Assistant: Junior Matti Assistant: Alan Biley Coach / Physio: Adam Robinson Physio: Anthony Brightwell

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From: Charlie Jones Ben Goode Tom Bryant Bradley Marriott Matt Hall Alfie Bartram Aaron McKee Sam Lyon Marc Resch Paul Wright (c) Kyle Davison - Gordon Stephen O’Hara Lewis McBride Shaz Anwar Brian Foule Yemi Buraimoh Kyle Faulker Ibrahim Camara George Dentice Peter Rosemin Dom Marsala Tom Milton Kerran Birch David Laird George Armstrong Jake King Paolo Bagatti Jeff Idemudia Kelvin Osei Addo Patrick Tshikala D. Murphy Bradley Osbourne Jason Hartles Karl Beaumont

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