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would like to extend a warm welcome on the appropriate to both sets of visitors, including pages within this Managers Neil Baker & Jon Underwood programme and as Iof Slough Town along with Mark Jones ever Paul Rumens from Oxford City, their back room teams, will be happy to their Players and supporters. advise you at Thanks to all our sponsors, Sentinel 7, [email protected] Tony Platt & Markie Barton who are all or on 07710 929692 regular visitors to the Bordroom thanks to Finally to each and every one of you their regular donations. Your generosity is a Wealdstone FC thanks you for your vital part of our funding. Please enjoy your continued support and wishes you a Very afternoons. Merry Christmas and a prosperous 2019. Full details of our fully tailored match sponsorship and ball donation schemes, Come on you Stones along with player kit sponsorships are listed Mark Slough Match Sponsor Sentinel7 Oxford Match Sponsor Tony Platt Slough Ball Donor Markie Barton

Mascots v Slough Caitlin & Dominic Airey

Caitlin Airey: Caitlin is 5 years old and goes to Flitwick Lower School in Bedfordshire. She enjoys drawing, Street Dance and going to Rainbows. As well as attending non-league matches she has a season ticket at Newcastle United with her Dad, where her favourite player is Jonjo Shelvey. Dominic Airey: Dominic is 3 years old and will be going to Flitwick Lower in September 2019. At present he is at Fordfield Nursery in Flitwick. Dominic enjoys cooking, playing in the mud kitchen and gardening. Dominic is already showing quality groundhop- per attributes having seen football in over 20 different grounds, including a recent trip to Malta where he attended a match at the National Stadium.

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ood afternoon and welcome is a wide range of items to make your to everyone at The Vale today, selection from. especially fans and officials of Don’t forget to see Mim at the turnstyles for GSlough Town and Oxford City who will be your golden goals ticket and a chance to win visiting us on Saturday 29th December, £50 if you get the time of the first goal, and wishing them an enjoyable day and a safe with a £10 prize for the last goal, if your lucky journey home. enough to win pop into the megastore after Pop into the Megastore for all your needs the match to collect your winnings from Mim. as we have a wide range of merchandise The Supporters Club AGM will be held on on sale, also Junior Stones, don’t forget to Thursday 31st January from 7:30pm for an get your loyalty card stamped, just need 8pm start. six stamps for a free Stones coaster, hat, Enjoy tonights game and keep singing magnets, mug, scarf or even sweets. There Mark www.wfcmegastore.co.uk _FC MEGASTORE: WFC

AND SOMETIMES THE DOG WAS BUSY wealdstone Fergus Moore was released as an eighteen-year-old by Brentford. His professional dreams put on hold, he started out on a non-league career that, some twenty-eight years later sees him Via several spells at WEALDSTONE as a fledgling ‘Player-Manager’ at Edgware Town FC’. This is his story as he’s careered around the lower leagues; the managers, players and clubs he’s come across, and the things he’s seen. Available for pre order now in the WFC Megastore or online at https://www.wfcmegastore.co.uk/ By Furgus Moore & Roger Slater - Available NOW - Only £10.99 OUR TWITTER FEED: @ FIND A WHOLE WORLD OF MEMORABILIA AT THE WEALDSTONE MEGASTORE:www.wfcmegastore.co.uk STONES INTERVIEW STONES trained withGlenn forsixmonths,sevenor him aftertheConcord victory. “Iplayedand was!” exclaimed ChristianwhenIspoketo played forWealdstone. What agreatladhe Wrexham! season. And theybothplayedtogetherat so similarintheimpacthecanhave onour base we’dbeencraving. to Concordandinstantlyprovided thesolid head Unitedontheeveofour Trophy trip Smith, whojoinedtheStonesfromMaiden victory. Town, coming onassubandsparkinga4-1 afternoonagainst Enfield ble latesummer’s pretenders -andproveditononememora above thelevelofourRymanLeaguetitle knees butstillthepotentialtoperformway ago, turnedupat The Vale withdodgy maybe youdidn’tappreciatewasmissing. personality. O

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Smith capture from Maidenheadcapture for ourstart new midfield debut.. it’s lively a been then sent in off his home role starring ConcordA at - - a successfulside.” things anddon’t make mistakesyou’llhave keep theshape, don’t over-complicate creative playerslikeGreenieand Fummy. players andjustgivingtheballto themore keeping ittight,standinguptotheir big combination. We controlledthegame, me andPokks(GodfreyPoku)were agood defensive midfieldIsuppose,and Ithought displayed atConcord. club, bossingthemidfieldinstylehe a greatcoupleofyearswiththeWelsh City 12monthsearlier. Ground in2009afterlettinghimgoto York he broughthimbacktotheRacecourse Wrexham managerDeanSaunderswhen on thepitch,andjustwhatwewant”by there.” room. Ihadsomegoodtimes great influenceonthechanging some greatstoriesandwasa play. And hecouldtalk!Hehad gone eventhenbuthecould eight yearsago.Hiskneeshad “I thinkthatifyou getthebasicsright, “I tendtoplayabitdeeperthese days, And theimposing6ft2inmidfielderhad Christian, 30,wasdescribedas“abully BY TIMPARKS before hisharshredvard(farleft) Christian getsstuckintoEastbourne Memorable homedebut: Things cametogether from from theedgeof thebox. aged togettheequaliser remember itwell asIman performed onthedaybutI were losing1-0.We hadn’t matches unbeatenandwe when we’dgoneabout20 one gameagainst Truro stuck inthere. There was the yearwewontitle.We mid tablebutitreallykickedon crowds werelowandwe a goodunit...whenIwenttherethe best butwehadagreatspiritandformed higher level. 2017 andhadsuchasolidfirstseasoninthe team thatwontheNationalLeagueSouthin T “Ability-wise, wewereperhapsneverthe where Christianwasamainstayofthe Devonshire cookedupatMaidenhead, hat wascertainlytherecipe Alan -

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www.wfcmegastore.co.uk Low confidence, injuries and biblical weather.. it’s the FA Trophy

was going to write about the meatier that I was at pre-match. Of those surveyed, Pic. Geoff Smith/top-pic photography topic of the press treatment of Raheem all twelve of us, not one thought we’d win. Sterling but can not let our Trophy That’s quite a critique of the optimism levels Iexpulsion go without comment. As of where the club is at the moment. horrendous weather conditions , poor football from your own supporters, isn’t much of a we know and has been written about The vast majority of supporters do not stadia are classic giant-killing scenarios and career, I suppose. And what was that fella often, the F A Trophy is part of the have an agenda. They just want their team to the doomsayers weren’t disappointed as doing gangster signs after they scored, taking DNA of this club. Whilst some clubs win. Win ugly if that is what is required, but Wealdstone served up a damp off his club coat looking for a sneer at the competition, we love it. just win. If your team loses, which as football squib of a performance were fight all about? It’s sleepy old A win and two unexpected semi-final fans we all knows happens more often than they were deservedly beaten Biggleswade after all….. runs is testament to that. The financial we’d like, then at least do that with fight and a by a side that not only out- ‘The vast majority The league is still side notwithstanding, our Trophy run determination that suggests that all has been played us but more surprisingly a few years ago as an Isthmian side ridiculously tight, so the train left out there on the pitch. Circumstances out-fought us as well. A can quite easily be put back MAGAZINES AT THE WFC MEGASTORE: THE MEGASTORE: WFC AT MAGAZINES was genuinely special. Who can forget of supporters do were certainly not on our side last weekend. thoroughly disappointing on track even with a depleted the wins against Barrow, Dartford and The deepening injury crisis has not help way to leave a competition Cambridge?, before we bowed out in squad. If we do, a lot of one jot and confidence levels are low. that has held so many good not have an people will have earned their the semis verses Newport. A couple of Interestingly when someone isn’t there, you memories for us. I left on the years ago we had that fabulous win at corn for sure. It would be a realise their influence on the situation. In the final whistle so didn’t witness tragic shame if the momentum Southport and last year, the smashing of same way as GB as a manager wasn’t the the scenes at the tunnel. They agenda, they just Billericay will live long in the memory as - the squad improvements, the same without Leo Morris and Mark Gill, since were predictable. Whilst, as investment in infrastructure, 500 travelling fans watched in disbelief as Wadah Ahmidi has had to take a break from the Sterling situation has Wealdstone won 5-2 at the money-bags want their team increasing and more youthful football, we just haven’t looked right. There proved, supporters have crowds - that has been built ELMSLIE ENDER ENDER ELMSLIE club. have been other influential players injured a responsibility to behave up at the club since promotion Our win at Concord this season was said too that have kept Mark Povey incredibly to win’ properly, so do players and @ and PM taking over helm with by the management as the best performance busy, so with money being much tighter than wealdstone_FC had it about right. A career his not inconsiderable investment is lost. That under their tenure at the Vale, but weirdly in a recent last couple of years, bringing in where the highlight seems to be a slide in would be criminal. there was little optimism leading up to the replacements have proven not to be so easy. front of away fans after a 50 yard run away SUD FIND OLD game at Biggleswade, certainly in the pub Confidence low, injuries in abundance, IT’S ALEX CHARD

ficials behind the goals on European games. could do a better job so can’t Will they ever make a decision?? think of any! Have you ever played the game yourself? What has been the most read- Fan ‘I’ve been hookedin theon Wealdstone Stand since my first I played for local teams in Milton Keynes able/least readable Fan in the Stand so throughout my childhood and adult life. Best far? The worst has definitely been Tom Mar- moment is winning the Willen World Cup as a shall’s. Fell asleep after the third question game but it’s mainly for the booze... I reckon we kid - many of you won’t have heard of it, but What do you think of the bars and catering it’s a big deal in Milton Keynes. Despite at The Vale? Any beers or food you’d like hassling Gordon Bartlett for a trial for many to be added? Can’t fault the bar as I’ve dread can afford Coxy’s wages on my beer spend alone’ years I unfortunately never got the opportunity to think how much money I’ve spent in there. but if you ever need a Claude Makalele in Surely we can afford Sam Cox’s wages just What was the first Stones game you at- your team you know where to find me! with my beer spend alone!!.... tended? First game I got dragged to by my Favourite current Wealdstone Do you buy much at the club- friend was the second leg of the FA trophy line-up? North, Okimo, Stevens, semi-final against Newport County in 2012. shop? Bought one Wealdstone Wilson, Tyler, Poku, Ahmidi, top which was 2 sizes too small Terrible game and only thing I remember Green, Hudson-Odoi, Shomo- are the two sets of fans not getting on. and only been worn once. tun, Bubb Should probably go back and What or who persuaded you to Favourite all-time Stones get one that fits! become a Stones fan? My mate line-up? The Ryman winning Tom Marshall was the person who How do you feel on the kit team, to this day still think debate- solid blue shirts gmail.com convinced me to go to my first game. that’s the best Wealdstone Since then have been hooked ever or quarters? I’ve never been @ team I’ve seen. since! (Although mostly for the booze). around to see the quarters You will still never get me admitting I’m Best away trips to watch but from pictures yes, that’s my a Stones fan to Tom though! football? Always enjoy Bath away. favourite. Great city, good pubs and nice club Are you working, Alex? Currently What is your Wealdstone ‘claim to working as an Assistant Buyer in What was your highlight of last season? fame’? Me and being best mates sports for Sainsburys/Argos. So if Definitely the FA Trophy run. Only thing to (see picture above). I’ll get him back here at you’ve ever received a dodgy sport cheer really! But so close to Wembley was a some point don’t you worry :) product from there it’s my fault! (No bit heartbreaking Finally, where do you see the club in complaints please) Best non-League ground you’ve visited? five years’ time? Would love to see them Do you follow any other team? Always had a soft spot for Dulwich, couldn’t get promoted and have a go at the Confer- Arsenal fan from birth. Fortunately really say why. ence. Mostly because need some new away for Wealdstone, the Gunners are not Best stadium you’ve grounds to visit! as good as we used to be so have to EVER visited? Camp get my glory fix elsewhere... Nou, Barcelona Do you prefer lower-League foot- Where do you like to ball? I really enjoy watching and stand (or sit) at the going to games in the lower league Vale? Always standing, but nothing will beat heading to the behind the goal. Emirates for a game (Sorry!) That What are your expecta- said, what I really enjoy about non- tions for the Stones for league football is the atmosphere this season? Definitely and camaraderie between the fans playoffs. Bored of mid- and closeness between the club, players and Most memorable game/s you’ve EVER table finishes and we supporters. Unfortunately I don’t think I’ll be seen? Arsenal winning at 5-4 at White Hart need the season to drag sharing a beer with Mesut Ozil after an Lane in 2004. (This one’s for you Jez!) Great on as long as possible to Arsenal game any time soon! game. continue the football fix! Any disadvantages? Standard of football And most memorable Wealdstone game, How does the current occasionally and dodgy referees. and moment? Wealdstone’s 4-1 win at Dul- programme compare How do you fit watching football, and wich Hamlet when Glen Little scored THAT with others you see? Wealdstone, into your family/working life? goal. Was still relatively early on in my days Definitely one of the Lucky for me I haven’t made the leap so I’m of watching Wealdstone and couldn’t believe best I’ve ever seen. Hats off to everyone free! what I saw when Glen Little scored that goal. Alex (far left) at the height of Raidermania along with three involved in it. How big a part of your life is the game? I Will forever be a hero in my eyes. of the merry Marshalls: Hughie, Ellie and Tom (far right) talk, play and watch football every day of the What really pees you off watching Any articles or Would you fancy answering a few questions as Fan in the Stand? E-mail tim.fparks Stand? the in E-mail Fan as questions a few answering fancy you Would week so I would say pretty big! football? Dodgy refs at all levels. And the of- features that you’d like to see? No way I SLOUGH TOWN WEALDSTONE v SLOUGH TOWN

210 minutes of closely fought football in the First Round. In 2004 Slough reached the REBELS FACTS Second Round by defeating Walsall 2-1 in the GROUND - Arbour Park First Round matching their success over CAPACITY - 2,000 Millwall in the 1980s. During the last thirty years or so the Rebels enjoyed reaching the MANAGER Neil Baker & Jon Underwood 2017/18 - SouthernLeague Prem 3rd was too much and the club bowed out of the FA Cup Proper Rounds regularly, playing League Cup at Hayes & Yeading and also in Wycombe Wanderers, Romford, Brentford, the replayed FA Trophy game with Hendon. Reading (twice), Hungerford Town, Yeovil Swifts can be shown playing games until 1893 Everyone waited for the visit of Rochdale. Town, Millwall (victory of Millwall being when they merged with the Corinthians. They Despite being out-muscled it was a great legendary with local boy Gary Attrell living a are now part of Corinthian Casuals. occasion for the club and the visitors managed few hundred metres from the ground scoring Slough entered the first league competition in the South of the country that included www.wfcmegastore.co.uk to avoid the drop from League One. In the winning goal), Bishop’s Stortford, Cardiff February Slough hit a sticky patch and drew City, Leyton Orient, Plymouth Argyle, Torquay Tottenham Hotspurs among others drawing and lost as many games as they won, and Athletic, Macclesfield Town, Birmingham City, 3-3 at home in the league and losing 5-2 away. Slough slipped away in the league table and it Swansea City, Macclesfield Town, Walsall Slough tried for membership of the Southern began to look like they would fall out of the (another local hero Glen Harris a League in the 1800s but were unsuccessful. play-off positions. However, in a heavy fixture schoolteacher netting the winner after Walsall Slough entered league competition again in schedule, Slough went on to win nine of the levelled Ian Hodges’ first), Mansfield Town, 1901 when they entered the Berks & Bucks last ten matches plus a home draw with King’s Yeading, Bromley and Harrogate Railway. The Senior League and continued there until 1905. Lynn to finish in third spot. It is fair to say that attendance at St. Andrews for the Birmingham Slough did not finish above half way in any of visiting King’s Lynn has not resulted in happy match was 13,394, the second largest these seasons. In 1905 Slough joined the Great Western Surburban League finishing he management partnership of Neil journeys home. And so with Lynn finishing audience for Slough, after the Wembley sixth out of ten clubs. They went one better the Baker and Jon Underwood have now second they were favourites to win the game. appearance in the Amateur Cup Final in 1973 following season, but by and large Slough completed five seasons with the club A very large crowd estimated at over 3,500 that was estimated as 41,000. were near bottom every year until 1913. Tand prepare for the first season in the attended and there were long delays to get in Slough Town’s origins have been taken as Slough re-appeared after the First World War Vanarama . In their causing a late kick-off. The Linnets went 1-0 1889, but more recent research shows their and in 1921 the club lost out by a narrow first term back in 2014, Slough Town won up within 26 minutes and for a brief spell first fixture being played sixteen years earlier margin of votes to Wycombe Wanderers in an the play-offs the hard way, to win looked to be in a great position. The Slough in 1873 against Windsor Albion. At that time, effort to obtain membership of the Isthmian promotion to the Southern League side held their nerve and gradually took the youths of Slough were named as the League. Disappointed with this decision the Premier Division. Two seasons of control of the game and just before half-time Slows, before re-naming as Slough Rangers club decided to join the Spartan League consolidation followed and 2016/17 saw Chris Flood levelled it. In the second period, under the same leadership of Mr Sargeant the instead where it remained until the outbreak of Slough make a play-off place losing out to both sides were anxious not to concede, and Club Secretary in 1876. By 1883 the club had World War II. Leamington. A very strong run-in from just as everyone was preparing for extra time, merged with the Slough Cricket Club and were In 1943, Slough amalgamated with Slough Slough saw the Rebels finish in third place Slough made another big push, and many playing fixtures as Slough Athletic. The clubs Centre F.C. and playing at Belfast Avenue, a to earn a play-off place. Ironically, they Williams scored again with just two minutes separated in 1888 and the football section new name of Slough United was adopted and beat Kettering in the semi-final, the same left. The Slough fans had out sung the sought to merge with other local clubs to form were successful against top amateur sides in team defeated in 2014, and a tremendous homesters all the way and now they really let a stronger club, including Slough Albion, this period. During the first post war years the fight back at King’s Lynn saw Slough win rip. This was a dream come true and Slough Young Men’s Friendly Society and the Ottos. It club became the first English club to play a promotion again by 2-1. So, 20 years after were going up! is supposed for this reason that the formation friendly match against European opposition losing their place in the National The season will long be remembered for the of the club is taken from that time. Slough when Hilversum HVV t’Gooi came to the competition Slough return. Everyone is epic FA Cup run which was the equivalent of a Ramblers were to merge later, but other clubs Centre Stadium in 1945, a game that was exciting at the prospect of some new club reaching the Final. It including Chalvey never made the plunge, so filmed by British Gaumont News shown at exciting encounters. cannot be said that Slough had an easy draw. Slough & District FC never came about. The cinemas all over the land. Slough led a move As November 2017 ended, Slough were Starting at Berkhamsted winning 3-1, they newly named, Slough F.C. continued to play to create the Corinthian League. It was riding high with some outstanding displays to defeated Dulwich 3-2 at home, Poole 2-1 at their home games at the Dolphin, which was because of this action that Slough United look back on. Coming back to win 5-4 at home, Folkestone 1-0 at home before winning shared with the Swifts, F. A. Cup Semi- became known as the ‘Rebels’. Slough Merthyr Town was incredible and the Rebel 6-0 in Lincolnshire. Once Rochdale scored Finalists. It is likely that The Swifts name adopted the present style of Slough Town fans present said this was the best their first goal at Arbour Park, the result was influenced the original name of the Slough during 1947/48. In 1950/51, Slough Town performance of the season. Some others not really in doubt. Five years earlier, in club (Slows) as they started regular fixtures in achieved its first league championship when preferred the 6-0 away win at Gainsborough, 2012/13 Slough had another spectacular FA Slough at this time. There have been beating second placed Hounslow Town by 2-0 then in the , in the First Cup run, only losing to eventual Conference suggestions that the Swifts merged with at the Dolphin in front of over five thousand FIND A WHOLE OF THE WORLD WEALDSTONE MEMORABILIA MEGASTORE: AT Round of the FA Cup. Perhaps the pressure winners, Mansfield Town, on penalties after Slough, but this never happened and the FIND A WHOLE WORLD OF MEMORABILIA AT THE WEALDSTONE MEGASTORE:www.wfcmegastore.co.uk Thus the club was promoted to the GM GM the to promoted was club the Thus last. the to prior seasons of number a for three top the in finished having 90, 1989- in again and 1980-81 in championship The club flourished at this time winning the supporters. and members bythe built hastily was which Stadium, Park Wexham ground, 1974 In anew to moved season. Slough first the in promotion won League, Isthmian the of One Division of part became club the Wembley. at 1973 In goal late avery to losing 1973 in finalists 1972 in then Cup and Amateur the in 1972-73 semi-finalists were They 1971-72 in title Athenian the and winning basis aregular on internationals to amateur eight field able were ‘Rebels’ the and 1970 in Dolphin the at reins over the took Tommy Lawrence Dolphin. the at recorded were thousand three sixty than more exceeding attendances 1967-68, total season the During Gibbs. Bob under England of south the in clubs non-league Town strongest the of one were Slough time 1965. At this in Division Premier competition’s that into promoted were Rebels with the Athenian League in 1963 and the merged League Corinthian The spectators. next season, under the management of Dave Dave of management the under season, next The byaconsortium. purchased immediately was club The receivership. into forced was 1991 In club the Conference. Vauxhall Pic -www.dortech.co.uk SLOUGH TOWN SLOUGH P 15W5D L 5F28 A 24 WEALDSTONE’S RECORDvSLOUGHT CONT..... under manager Steve Bateman. 2010 2012 and between occasions three on reached were play-offs the that so improved fortunes club’s the and club the to return Chairman, Steve Easterbrook, saw stability Anew 5. step to dropping from reprieve a had club the Beaconsfield at playing 2008 by and survive to astruggle was it Windsor, at playing and League Ryman the to Relegated One. Step in position their Town Slough maintain to for requirements ground the support not could they that decided the consortium Harriers, Kidderminster over double the completing after place eighth in Finishing Southport. to aggregate 2-1 on losing time FA Trophy second the for 1997-98 the Rebels were semi-finalists in the of end At the season. following the of end the at up runners as Conference the to returned immediately were they but League Diadora the late winner. Slough returned to Disappointingly avery Tydfil scored Merthyr when minutes two final the during TownSlough relegated was season following the of end At the Palace. Crystal over at take to left Kemp campaign that of end At the fifth. finish to a little away fell club the weeks final the in season the Wanderers to throughout the championship Wycombe chasing after and Kemp, FIND A WHOLE WORLD OF MEMORABILIA AT THE WEALDSTONE MEGASTORE:www.wfcmegastore.co.uk FERGUS MOORE: THE BOOK ‘W Stones.... second seasonwiththe Fergie’s title-winning chapter chronicles be givingatasteofthegoodieswithin.This sports bookshops...andthisprogrammewill is nowonsaleinthemegastoreandallgood Slater, ‘AndSometimestheDogwasBusy’, spells. HisliterarycollaborationwithRoger for Wealdstone foradozenyears,acrosstwo No-nonsense defenderFergusMooreplayed life’ my of nights best That was one of the Braintree 6-0? beaten at Edgware after we’d Kennel the in surfing crowd ‘Remember my Very experiencedandcoolheadedhehad and veteranRoyMarshallattheback. Also joiningwereBryanHammettupfront it wastostopmesprintingdowntheline. half butthereisnotruthintherumourthat and theearlygames. of fullbacksinpre-season Bonfield) ingoalandamix notably Bomber(Darren few insandouts,most though therewerestilla most ofthesamesquad I’d get the chance to ‘point the finger’ ei I’d getthechance to‘pointthefinger’ great boostpersonally. Ididn’teventhink made meskipper. It wasanhonouranda during theseason andasaresult,Gordon my firstyear, buthemissedafewgames ‘Commander inChief’ atcentrehalfin who replacedSteveCroad,partnering me. and wasarealno-nonsensecentre half played ataveryhighlevelinnon-league Croady wasmanagerGordonBartlett’s I’d movedintocentre season with ed the1996-97 ealdstone start

- - in whereperhaps Ishouldn’t,orothers my careerasaplayer, I’vestuckmyhead way beingtolead byexample. Throughout didn’t shoutand bawl asmuchmany, my and itdidn’tweighonmeanymore, asI extra 10%Ireckon.I’dlearntfrom Uxbridge ther. Notatall.Never. Notonce.Nada. Captaincy bythattimewasworth an Massey ontheright. A decenttigerishlittle an honourinitself. skippered everyclubI’veplayedfor. That’s managers haveseenthatinmeandI every time.Lookingback,I’mproudthat wouldn’t, andI’dputtheextrayardin joined, agoal-scoring midfielderwitha need 300people theretoremindhim! a goalconceded, andheprobablydidn’t last lineofdefence,amistakeoften meant mistakes youcangetawaywith. Beingthe ers thereisverylittletolerancein what some excellentsaves,butlikeall ‘keep there wasanoccasionalricketin among were there,goodorbad.BeingBomber, lowers. As Isaid,they’dletyouknowthey Wealdstone hadadecentnumberoffol in frontofalargecrowdandfortheirlevel, Town. Likemyselfwasn’tusedtoplaying we werekidsandhejoinedfromKingsbury played withhimatWatling BoysClubwhen look likehe’dplayedthereforever. it didn’tmatter, he’dtakeontherole and back, sweeper, centremidfield,left midfield, maybe ingoalasheisn’tthetallest),right anywhere andtakeitinhisstride(except lievable playeratthatlevel.Hecouldplay row B*rough. A lovelyblokeandanunbe McKay whocameinfromlocalrivals,Har ade withahintoflager. completely blitzedonlemon be thefirstmanevertoget still gothammered.Hemust bloody difference anyway, he He didn’tnoticeanditmadeno dered, hegotaweakshandy. then on,foreveryroundweor lads lookedafterhim.From of, butonthisoccasion,the have beentakenadvantage second. well pastmerrybythetimehefinished where hehadacoupleofpintsandwas was ofteninvolvedintheorganisation!) the ChairmanPaulRumenslivedthereand another nightout(Northamptonagain,as strength, dead-balldelivery).Iremember drinking capability. Notforushisspeed, ment ofthetime,hisnamefollowedby over this,it’s atypicalnon-leaguecom player buthecouldn’tdrink!(Lookingback One oftheincomingfull-backswasJohn Terry Hibbertwasanotherthat had My oldmateBomberwasingoal.I’d Another additionwasPaul He wasanewbieandcould BY ROGERSLATER - - with ahint of lager blitzed lemonade on everman to get be themust first drink.. John Massey whether you could It was all about - - - - - We scoredsixwithoutreply. Simon Garnerof best performance I’veeverbeeninvolvedin. we absolutelydestroyed them.Itwasthe and weweresecondifmemoryserves but header Ithink. They weretopoftheleague first goalearlydoorsthrougha Roy Marshall From minuteoneweclicked.We scoredthe Lillelien). Itwasjustoneofthose nights. the famousNorwegiancommentator Bjørge one hellofabeating!(withapologoes to the night. work outtheweaknessandtheirtargetfor the Wealdstone fanscould(andwould)soon if theydidn’thavestrongcharacters. And line, itputawayteamsundersomepressure fans nomorethanametrefromthetouch players anditgaveusaboost,butwiththe quite anintenseatmosphereforthehome fied andprojectedacrossthepitch.Itwas that thesoundsandsongswereampli side ofcoveroppositethemainstandmeant atmosphere. there wasplentyofbanter! their shareofstickaswell.Nevernasty, but everyone whocamein,buttheywouldget had agreatteamspiritandwe’dwelcome and thecentreofagoodchangingroom.We and myselfweretheringleadersoff thefield they say, thatisfootball. others gotleftbehindandmovedonbutas about them(Birchamespecially),oneortwo did stayed,somewithacheekyarrogance these playerscameinaroundus. Those that easier foreveryonetoraisetheirgameas move theballaroundwithease.Itmadeit ‘Powders’ (SteveBircham)wereallycould a sweepertoo.Itgaveusoptions. Alongside great touchandanotherthancouldfillinas Boy, whatagame.We gavethoseboys The WhiteLionGroundwithitsonelong As muchwiththewayfixturespanned Bircham, Walker, McKay, ChrissyWalton crowd ofover400andagreat night withaparticularlypartisan on acoldcrispFebruary Tuesday came tovisitus. A realsix-pointer three fromfourwhen The Irons really lookedasifitwouldbeany our rivalsforpromotionandit low Town andNorthwoodwere match withBraintree. They, Har thereabouts. Onehighlightwasa though wewerealwaysthereor take thedivisionbyastorm out asanythingelse,wedidn’t CONTINUED OVERPAGE - - -

FIND A WHOLE WORLD OF MEMORABILIA AT THE WEALDSTONE MEGASTORE:www.wfcmegastore.co.uk FIND A WHOLE WORLD OF MEMORABILIA AT THE WEALDSTONE MEGASTORE:www.wfcmegastore.co.uk FERGUS MOORE: THE BOOK CONTINUED G the changingroomandsittingthere was walked off. “Don’t believemethen”Grahamsaidashe ham” andIturnedtoWalks andlaughed. signed Shearerthen….welldoneGra the time,Iwent:“Yeah, allright,sowe’ve with LeeWalker justlookingatthepitch leading goal-scorer!Ithinkwasstood we’d signedBlackburnRovers’ all-time found out...Hecameuptomeandsaid in theFA Cup)andkitmanGrahamSmith were playingawayatHertford Town (NOT and oneI’llneverforget. pitch. Whatanamazingnight eventually gettingbackontothe backwards andforwardsbefore covered side.Iwaspushed as theyhadchristenedthelong ‘Stones fansin The DogKennel the barrierfulllengthinto vents crowdsurfing,divingover I’ll remember! ever scored,andImadeit. That’s anassist the easiestgoalamazingSimonGarner and Garnswasthereforatapin.Probably so greatthatthe‘keepercouldonlyparryit got ashotaway. The forceoftheshotwas yes mazyrun,beatmyman,cutinsideand half, leftback,whatever, wentonamazy, goals I,FergieMoore,one-pacedcentre the disciplinewasforgotten.Foroneof in commandtheadrenalintookoverand centre-half didn’twork),weweresomuch of runsdownthewing(somovingmeto it thatnightIreckon.wentonacouple been inventedrecently?Nah.I all thiscrowdsurfingthattheysayhas court andhegotacouplethatnight. a spellatHerMajestiesforcontemptof Blackburn Roversfamehadjoinedusafter didn’t dowarm-ups! I lookedroundand nosignofGarner. He few bitsandwe went outtowarmup,then he was.We allgot changed, Gordonsaida my memorybecausethatwasjust theway the SportingLife.It’s thepictureIhavein swing ofnon-leaguequickly)with acopyof crossed havingafag(he’dgotinto the Simon Garner. Sittingonthebench,legs He hadn’tplayed forawhile,butgame A coupleofminuteslaterwewalked into 6-0 andatthefinalwhistle,Fergiein I don’tknowwhydidit,butyou and no-oneknew. We Gordon hadsignedhim arns wasdifferent class. Wealdstone fans long-suffering to the sightbloody more the players, buta title alot meant to theWinning Div 3 - - he’d tacklethrough themtokeepit! the opponentachance tonicktheballthen nothing morethan takingatouchtogive Touch-tackle washisnicknameasheloved don, asoliddefenderandgreat player. signed afterhisreleasefromWimble Dominic Sterlingwasanotherthat had sparked intolife.No-oneletusdown. 350 ‘Stonesfansinacrowdof500, we ing thewintoguaranteetheirpromotion. ing tobeatestforuswiththemalsoneed and Tony Millardatthebackanditwasgo players likeChrisGell,MartinDobinson a fewoftheNorthwoodmanagementand Being anotherlocalsidemanyofusknew wrapped upbythen,butwe’dletitslip. subdued pre-match.Itshouldhaveallbeen few weeksearlier. ing toplayforandwhowe’dbeaten4-1a think againstEast Thurrock, whohadnoth the titlewehadtohopethatBraintreelost,I motion rivals,bothgames0-2.We followed home toNorthwoodandHarlow, bothpro suffered acoupleofnervyhiccupslosingat were allgunsblazing! soon struckupadecentunderstanding.We well withBryanHammettupfront,they and Walks gotonwellandhepartnered little bitextra.Hejoinedinthebanter, he signing. Hewastheonethatgaveus career. Iwasinaweofhim,arealspecial most playerscoulddreamofintheirwhole he playedmorepassesoff hischestthan I reckonintheseasonorsohewaswithus around thebox,hescoredafewgoalsand into thegamesoeasily. Dangerousinand ability andvisiontobringotherpeople him. Hehadstrengthontheballand shuffle ontheball,no-onecouldgetnear over twoorthreeyardsandwithalittle oozed class.Hewasknockingonabitbut by gamehegotbetterandbetter. Hejust As thewhistlewentandwithwell over Perhaps unsurprisingly, wewere abit It wasn’tquiteallrosesthough,aswe D at home.Ontopofthat,towin away andtheywereunbeaten needing tobeatNorthwood years. without scoringforacoupleof cup), markingthelongestspell in theleagueandone those withtwo0-0draws(one the lastleaguegame then on,wewentinto espite arecoveryfrom - - - - - like andpeoplevisitinggraveswith Often you’dseehearsesandsuch yard behindonegoal,odd,buttrue. Northwood’s groundhasagrave ing towardstheGraveyardEnd. one-nil upearlyinthesecondkick itself. Despitethe oddsbeingwellstacked trophy waspresented andthat’s astoryin III Championsmedal…. Iwonder! corner, hisICISIsthmianLeagueDivision big footballingnames,andthere, inthe hat-tricks, shirtsexchangedwith some agine hishouse;matchballsfrom famous only) Championshipheeverwon. Icanim done inhiscareer, thiswasthefirst(and games he’dplayedandeverything he’d Garner ashappyanyone.Withallthe fans onthefield,champagneandSimon that afternoon. bloody sightmoretothelong-suffering fans If itmeantalottotheplayers, less andseeminglyeternalground-shares. gone throughadministration,beinghome the clubhadwon‘ontheirwayback’ having and cryingwithjoy. Itwasthefirst trophy it 3-1.Cuemasshysteria,fansonthepitch Marshall gothisheadonacornertomake lead, havingscoredouropener. Then Roy home keeper, LeeCarrolltorestore the mett gotthroughanddinkedoneoverthe create anopeninganditworked.Ham Smith, Walks andPeterGreene,tryingto fifteen minutesaswebroughton Tony head home.Itmeantanedgylasttenor Rene Streetcameupfromthebackto got anequaliserastheirbigcentre-back exuberant fansoff thepitch)Northwood ately afterwe’dscored(andclearedafew have cutit! feat loominglarge,RestinPeacewouldn’t Saturdays withperhapsanotherhomede than successfulperiodonthepitch.Some to ground-shareatNorthwoodduringaless years furtheron,andWealdstone movedin full voicethatafternoon. A coupleof they madeofthe‘Stonesfansin a fewofhisresidents)knowswhat many, butGodalone(well,and number andlessvociferousthan Northwood’s fanswerelessin up whenattackingoratacorner. flowers andallsortsasyoulooked After acageyfirsthalfwewent The partyhadstarted wellbeforethe It wasfantastic.ScenesI’llneverforget, Back tothegame: Almost immedi - - -

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AUGUST Competition Result Crowd Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17/GK 4 WESTON-SUPER-MARE NLS 4-1 750 2 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku White Ahmidi Pratt Green Hudson-Odoi Bubb Mambo Lench Monakana Sheppard 7 Hungerford Town NLS 1-1 435 5 North Tyler Sheppard Stevens Okimo Poku White Ahmidi Pratt Green Hudson-Odoi Bubb Mambo Brown Lench Monakana 11 Billericay Town NLS 0-1 1,152 11 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Monakana Ahmidi Pratt White Hudson-Odoi Bubb Mambo Green Wilson Clark 13 WOKING NLS 1-0 1,323 8 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Monakana Ahmidi Pratt Green White Bubb Mambo Lench Clark Mitchell 18 Dartford NLS 3-0 981 5 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Monakana Ahmidi Pratt Green Bubb White Mambo Mitchell Clark Lench 25 CONCORD RANGERS NLS 1-1 786 5 North Tyler Grant Okimo Mambo Poku Monakana Ahmidi Pratt Green Bubb Wilson Hudson-Odoi Mitchell White Lench 27 Oxford City NLS 0-3 466 8 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku White Lench Pratt Green Hudson-Odoi White Bubb Sheppard Monakana Clark SEPTEMBER 1 TRURO CITY NLS 3-0 743 5 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Bubb Ahmidi Pratt Green Hudson-Odoi Mambo Monakana Mitchell Lench Sheppard 8 Dulwich Hamlet NLS 1-1 1,103 6 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Monakana Ahmidi Pratt Lench Hudson-Odoi Wilson Mitchell Green Shomotun Brown 15 CHELMSFORD CITY NLS 2-3 856 11 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Bubb Ahmidi Pratt Green Hudson-Odoi Wilson Sheppard Brown Monakana Lench 22 GREAT WAKERING ROVERS FAC2Q 2-0 402 11 North Tyler Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Lench Ahmidi Brown Bubb Shomotun Wilson Mambo Hudson-Odoi Monakana Sheppard 29 East Thurrock United NLS 1-0 274 7 North Sheppard Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Lench Ahmidi Brown Shomotun Hudson-Odoi Wilson Green Monakana Slew OCTOBER 6 Hungerford Town FAC3Q 2-1 306 7 North Sheppard Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Shomotun Ahmidi Bubb Green Hudson-Odoi Wilson Monakana Lench Slew Clark 13 HAMPTON & RICHMOND NLS 2-1 1,163 4 North Sheppard Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Shomotun Ahmidi Pratt Green Bubb Wilson Charles Clark Slew Lench 20 SUTTON UNITED FAC4Q 1-2 1,082 4 North Sheppard Grant Stevens Okimo Poku Bubb Ahmidi Pratt Green Shomotun Wilson Charles Lench Hudson-Odoi Slew Tyler 27 TORQUAY UNITED NLS 0-3 1,241 7 North Sheppard Tyler Stevens Okimo Poku Shomotun Lench Pratt Green Bubb Wilson Charles Mensah Hudson-Odoi Clark 29 GLOUCESTER CITY NLS 2-0 675 5 North Tyler Okimo Wilson Stevens Poku Shomotun Mensah Pratt Bubb Hudson-Odoi Sheppard Green Clark Charles Slew NOVEMBER 3 Welling United NLS 1-1 507 7 North Tyler Payne Stevens Wilson Poku Sheppard Mensah Pratt Bubb Hudson-Odoi Shomotun Charles Green Clark Slew 6 UXBRIDGE MSC2R 5-3 180 7 Wheeler Yala-Bolasie Payne Massingham Rodgers Regis Clark Slew Charles Green Azeez Shomotun Mitchell Monakana Mensah 10 BATH CITY NLS 3-3 901 7 North Tyler Payne Okimo Wilson Poku Hudson-Odoi Mensah Pratt Bubb Regis Sheppard Shomotun Monakana Green Charles 13 Hemel Hempstead Town NLS 1-0 703 2 North Tyler Payne Stevens Okimo Wilson Sheppard Poku Bubb Green Pratt Charles Hudson-Odoi Rees Mensah Monakana 17 Chippenham Town NLS 1-3 618 5 North Tyler Payne Stevens Okimo Wilson Mensah Poku Bubb Green Pratt Charles Hudson-Odoi Shomotun Sheppard Monakana 24 Concord Rangers FAT3Q 2-1 281 7 North Tyler Okimo Stevens Wilson Poku Shomotun Smith Pratt Green Hudson-Odoi Bubb Charles Monakana Payne Mensah DECEMBER 1 EASTBOURNE BOROUGH NLS 0-3 719 8 Roberts Tyler Okimo Stevens Wilson Poku Shomotun Smith S Pratt Green Hudson-Odoi Bubb Azeez Monakana Payne Mensah 8 St Albans City NLS 0-0 730 11 North Tyler Payne Stevens Okimo Poku Sheppard Smith Pratt Green Monakana Hudson-Odoi Wilson Mensah Regis Shomotun 15 Biggleswade Town FAT1P 1-2 258 11 North Sheppard Okimo Stevens Wilson Poku Mensah Smith Pratt McKeown Hudson-Odoi Green Samizadeh Kowalkwoski Monakana Regis 22 Truro City NLS ------— 26 SLOUGH TOWN NLS ------— 29 OXFORD CITY NLS ------— JANUARY 1 Slough Town NLS ------— 5 DARTFORD NLS ------— 12 Concord Rangers NLS ------— 19 HUNGERFORD TOWN NLS ------— 26 Woking NLS ------— FEBRUARY FRIENDLY RESULTS 2018/2019 2 BILLERICAY TOWN NLS ------— 9 Weston-super-Mare NLS ------— 16 ST ALBANS CITY NLS ------— June 30 Bracknell Town (Away) D 3-3 23 Eastbourne Borough NLS ------— MARCH Bubb, Monakana (2) 2 Gloucester City NLS ------— July 9 Marlow (Away) W 1-0 9 WELLING UNITED NLS ------— 16 Bath City NLS ------— Pratt 23 CHIPPENHAM TOWN NLS ------— July 14 Swindon Supermarine (Away) W 1-0 30 Torquay United NLS ------— APRIL Bubb 6 EAST THURROCK UTD NLS ------— July 17 Maidenhead United (Home) D 0-0 13 Hampton & Richmond NLS ------— 20 DULWICH HAMLET NLS ------— July 21 Aldershot Town (Home D 1-1 22 Chelmsford City NLS ------— Hudson-Odoi 27 HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TN NLS ------— TO BE RE-ARRANGED July 23 Reading U23s (Away) L 0-2 July 24 Staines Town (Away) W 5-2 ABOVE: Action from our ultimately frustrating FA Trophy 1st Pratt (2), White, Monakana, Lench Round Proper defeat away to Bigglewade Town on Saturday 15th December. Picture courtesy of Geoff Smith. July 28 Bromley (Home) L 1-2 Bubb July 31 Cardiff City (Home) W 3-0 Ahmidi, Harris, Bubb Sep 3 Potters Bar Town (Home) W 2-1 Monakana, Own Goal