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DOES YOUR CLUB NEED A NEW-LOOK PROGRAMME? OR ARE YOU LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS? GET IN TOUCH TODAY ON 07444 195571 OR E-MAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION 2 #Barrowmen WELCOME TO STEYNING TOWN BARROWMEN BOSS GERRY MURPHY PENS HIS THOUGHTS FOR THE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME AS STEYNING TOWN TURN THEIR ATTENTIONS TO THE BUILDBASE FA VASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE VISIT OF LINGFIELD

A warm welcome to everyone this afternoon will be there or thereabouts in terms of the top two as we welcome Eastbourne United come the end of the season I’m sure, but to lose Association to the Birchwood Ground as we the game in stoppage time would hurt anyone. It’s return to league action. a testament to how well we played, though, and on another day we would have something to show for This is the start of my 5th season as manager at this our efforts. fantastic club and I am delighted to be returning We were buoyed by a great win over Lingfield in the once again. With everything we have all gone FA Vase a week ago, seeing us reach the First Round through since March I would personally like to thank where we face Seaford Town in a fortnight’s time. all those doctors and nurses in the NHS for all you DOES YOUR CLUB NEED A NEW-LOOK have done for us and to offer my condolences to With the new Covid guidelines, please make sure all those that lost loved ones during these difficult as fans and playing,management staff we adhere PROGRAMME? times, and we know times are still not perfect to these as we really need to keep the grassroots but hopefully are heading in the right direction. It football alive. certainly puts football in to perspective. Get behind the boys today as we look to put our OR ARE YOU LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR My thanks also to Chairman and directors for giving midweek frustration behind us and move on as SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS? me the chance to continue for another season along we bid for three points this afternoon against an with Hawkeye, Etters,and Emily, and all the brilliant Eastbourne United side who have been a bit hit and people we have helping behind the scenes. A special miss so far this season. mention to Laura who has been working hard in GET IN TOUCH TODAY ON 07444 195571 bringing revenue into club through the bar and our Enjoy the match. burger shack. Best wishes OR E-MAIL [email protected] We go into the game today on the back of a Gerry FOR MORE INFORMATION frustrating defeat late on at Horley Town. The hosts Steyning Town CFC 3 OUR CLUB

Steyning Town Football Club was established in 1892 and was originally called Steyning. The club became founding members of the West Sussex Football League in 1896, joining the junior Division. The club joined Division 2 of the Brighton, Hove & District Football League for the 1919–20 season, remaining in Division 2 until the end of the 1933–34 season, when they finished The Birchwood Ground, The Shooting as champions and gained promotion to Division 1. The club Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX spent three seasons in the top division of the league before being relegated, but they finished as champions two seasons Founded: 1892 later in the 1938–39 campaign but were not promoted After WWII, the club was still playing in Division 2 of the Chairman: Ian Nichols Brighton & Hove league until the end of the 1951–52 Vice Chairman: Marco Spano campaign when they gained promotion to Division 1. The Treasurer: Richard Woodbridge 1963–64 campaign saw the club leave division one, when Commercial Manager: Mark Munns after finishing as runners-up, gaining promotion to Division 2 General Manager: Gerry Murphy of the Sussex County League. Club Secretary: Aelred Wilkinson Match Secretary: David Kennett For the next 17 seasons, Steyning stayed in Division Two Kit and Equipment Officer: of the Sussex County League, until they gained promotion U18 Secretary: Nigel Younger as champions, to Division One at the end of the 1977–78 campaign. After their first season in Division one the club in Senior Football co-ordinator: Paul Hawkins 1979, they changed their name to their present one. U18s co-ordinator: Richard Woodbridge & After winning the Sussex league the club left the league, to Marco Spano become one of the founder members of the Wessex Football Ladies & Girls Football co-ordinator: League in 1986. Later leaving to join the Combined Counties Karen Bridgewater Football League. At the end of their fifth season in the Youth Co-ordinator: Paul Hart Combined counties league, the club returned to the Sussex Junior and Minis co-ordinator: Iain Staines county league but was placed in Division two. Health & Safefy Officer: Pete Ifould Groundsman: John Brown The next four seasons saw the club remain in Division Two until they were relegated to Division Three at the end of the First Team manager: Gerry Murphy 1996–97 campaign. At the fifth attempt, the club managed to First team Head Coach: Paul Ettridge escape from Division three and return to Division two when First team Asst Manager: Paul Hawkins they finished as runners up behind Pease Pottage Village at Ladies First team manager: Danny Norris the end of the 2001–02 season. Under 18s manager - West: George Staples In 2013, Steyning Town FC merged with the Steyning Strikers Under 18s manager - North: Kinsley Iorpenda (Juniors) to become Steyning Town Community FC with 18 Under 18s manager - Arun: Paul Hart teams from men down to U6’s and two girl’s teams. Club Physio: Emily Wardill Registration Secretary: Gemma Manvell The club was awarded Sussex FA’s Community Club of the Clubhouse Manager: Laura Turner Year in 2016 and 2017. On 16 October 2015, the club opened Club welfare officer: Hannah Ifould its new 3G pitch at the Shooting Field ground after 3 months Club welfare officer: Gemma Manvell of preparation and groundwork by Velocity. The 3G surface Sponsorship and PR Manager: Geoff Balmont cost the club over £450,000 and was funded by a donation from the Wilson Memorial Trust, other private investors and an HSBC loan. The 2018-19 season was a very successful season for the club. The 1st team got promoted to the Premier Division of the Sussex Combination Football League after finishing Runners Up and won the beating Wick FC 4-0 in 4 #Barrowmen the Final. Steyning Town CFC 5 NON-LEAGUE PAPER FOOTBALL IS BACK! WHICH MEANS THAT THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER COLUMN IS ALSO MAKING A RETURN. THIS WEEK THEY TAKE A LOOK AT NON-LEAGUE PROSPECTS WHO HAVE EMERGED AS INTERNATIONALS

The international break very rarely affects Non- played in goal for Stockport County just over four League clubs, but Non-League is increasingly years ago when they were in . influencing the international scene. He’s also pushing to become Manchester United’s number one. Each season we see more players deservedly earn moves into the Football League – and some even go Centre-back Tyrone Mings impressed in senior on to reach the absolute peak. football at Yate Town and Chippenham Town in the Southern League before a successful trial at Ipswich Over the last seven months the football pyramid Town forged the start of his top-flight career. has become even more divided, with ‘Project Big Picture’ now trying hard to increase the gap, but the Dominic Calvert-Lewin made his England debut, and importance of lower-league clubs to the product on scored, in the 3-0 win over Wales. A debut goal was the pitch has never been more obvious. nothing new to the Everton striker, as a 17-year-old he bagged on his first appearance for Stalybridge Six players in Gareth Southgate’s latest England Celtic against Hyde on Boxing Day when Sheffield squad have had stints in Non-League and there United sent him out for game time. On New Year’s were five in the side Ryan Giggs picked for Wales Day, in the reverse fixture, he scored twice and set when the two teams met last week. up three. started the friendly fixture at Wembley Danny Ings also got in on the act at Wembley, having begun his career in the Eastern Counties scoring his first goal for his country via a bicycle League with Team Bury before progressing to Bury kick. Ten years ago, he was netting in Non-League at Town in the Isthmian League. Dorchester Town on loan from Bournemouth. Following his move to Charlton Athletic, Pope Many others in the England squad either started went on loan to Harrow Borough, Welling United, or showed their talents in the lower reaches of the Cambridge United and Aldershot Town for more Football League before stepping up into the Premier crucial experience of first team football. League spotlight. The back-up England keepers against Wales, Non-League football and its clubs play a vital role Jordan Pickford and Dean Henderson, are also no in developing players just as much as the top-flight strangers to Non-League. Pickford had loan spells academies – every player has a different path and at Darlington and Alfreton Town while Henderson their roots should not be forgotten.

6 #Barrowmen THE CHAIRMAN WE CATCH UP WITH STEYNING TOWN CHAIRMAN IAN NICHOLS WHO TALKS ABOUT THE LATEST NEWS FROM IN AND AROUND THE BIRCHWOOD GROUND AHEAD OF TODAY’S SCFL PREMIER FIXTURE

Good afternoon and a warm welcome to We are planning many more charity events in the the Birchwood ground at Shooting Field for future as we realise how much we are able to this afternoon’s SCFL league match against support them with free use of our pitch. Eastbourne United. The Dugout Burger Shack will be open for a taste of local meat (or veggie) options, with all meat supplied After our FA Vase win against Lingfield last Saturday by Steyning Butchers. Laura and her team are doing we were disappointed to be beaten in the last a fantastic job with the Dugout, now also offering minutes on Tuesday night up at Horley. We have other delicacies such as toast. had more than our fair share of games against top 6 teams since the season started! Today’s game will be filmed by our VEO system, copies are available to purchase for £25. The meat raffle continues today and is now kindly sponsored by Steph Gretton for the remainder of the We will be strictly enforcing Covid 19 regulations season, a very generous offer Steph, thank you. and ask for your co-operation to help us ensure that non-league football continues to allow spectators We also have the golden goal which, coincidentally, to attend. Please comply with requests from club Steph won last week. The golden goal winner officials. pockets half the takings. Have a great afternoon. Come on the Barrowmen Still, it’s not all about Steph, so in other news we had our first game under the new floodlights last Ian Nichols Saturday when we hosted the SANDS Charity which Chairman provides vital support for parents and siblings of Steyning Town Community F.C stillborn and neonatal death babies. Steyning Town CFC 7 8 #Barrowmen Steyning Town Community FC | 9 Steyning Town CFC 9 14 | v Bexhill United FC FIXTURES & RESULTS

THE LATEST FIXTURES, RESULTS AND SCORERS FROM THE 2020/21 SEASON AS STEYNING TOWN LOOK TO IMPROVE ON LAST SEASON’S DEBUT SEASON IN THE SCFL PREMIER

DATE OPPOSITION H/A COMP RESULT ATT. SCORERS 01 SEPT K SPORTS A FAC EP 2-0 - HEATH, FITZPATRICK 05 SEPT AFC UCKFIELD TOWN A SCFL P 0-3 97 - 08 SEPT SALTDEAN UNITED H SCFL P 0-1 89 - 12 SEPT HANWORTH VILLA H FAC P 2-1 210 COUSINS 2 15 SEPT HASSOCKS A SCFL P 3-1 225 BOLD 2, GRIFFIN-TILLEY 19 SEPT BAGSHOT H FAV Q1 3-1 105 BOLD, BOILING, MARSDEN 22 SEPT SHEPPEY UNITED H FAC Q1 0-5 235 26 SEPT NEWHAVEN H SCFL P 0-3 81 29 SEPT CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK A SCFL P 1-2 69 OWN GOAL 03 OCT LANGNEY WANDERERS H SCFL P 1-0 81 COUSINS 06 OCT CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK A SSC R1 1-2 68 ROMAIN 10 OCT LINGFIELD H FAV Q2 3-1 105 COUSINS, GRIFFIN-TILLEY, BOILING 13 OCT HORLEY TOWN A SCFL P 1-2 75 FABER 17 OCT EASTBOURNE UNITED ASSOC H SCFL P 15:00 20 OCT EAST PRESTON A SCFL P 19:30 24 OCT YMCA H SCFL P 15:00 31 OCT SEAFORD TOWN H FAV R1 15:00 07 NOV LOXWOOD H SCFL P 15:00 14 NOV LITTLE COMMON A SCFL P 15:00 21 NOV BROADBRIDGE HEATH A SCFL P 15:00 28 NOV LINGFIELD H SCFL P 15:00 05 DEC ALFOLD H SCFL P 15:00 12 DEC PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE A SCFL P 15:00 19 DEC AFC UCKFIELD TOWN H SCFL P 15:00 26 DEC LANCING A SCFL P 11:00 28 DEC HORLEY TOWN H SCFL P 11:00 02 JAN SALTDEAN UNITED A SCFL P 15:00 09 JAN PAGHAM A SCFL P 15:00 16 JAN EASTBOURNE TOWN H SCFL P 15:00 23 JAN LOXWOOD A SCFL P 15:00 30 JAN LITTLE COMMON H SCFL P 15:00 13 FEB BROADBRIDGE HEATH H SCFL P 15:00 20 FEB LINGFIELD A SCFL P 15:00 27 FEB EAST PRESTON H SCFL P 15:00 06 MAR LANGNEY WANDERERS A SCFL P 15:00 13 MAR EASTBOURNE UNITED ASSOC A SCFL P 15:00 20 MAR CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK H SCFL P 15:00 27 MAR NEWHAVEN A SCFL P 15:00 03 APR HASSOCKS H SCFL P 15:00 05 APR LANCING H SCFL P 11:00 10 APR ALFOLD A SCFL P 15:00 17 APR PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE H SCFL P 15:00 24 APR HORSHAM YMCA A SCFL P 15:00 01 MAY PAGHAM H SCFL P 15:00

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THE LATEST FIXTURES, RESULTS, GOALSCORERERS AND TABLE FROM THE 2020/21 MACRON STORE SOUTHERN COMBINATION PREMIER DIVISION

P W D L F A W D L F A +/- Pts AFC UCKFIELD TOWN 9 4 0 1 8 5 2 2 0 7 2 8 20 HORLEY TOWN 7 2 1 0 6 1 4 0 0 12 3 14 19 SALTDEAN UNITED 8 2 2 0 6 4 3 0 1 12 3 11 17 NEWHAVEN 7 2 1 1 10 5 2 1 0 6 0 11 14 LANCING 7 2 0 1 9 4 2 1 1 10 7 8 13 CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK 6 3 1 0 10 4 1 0 1 4 3 7 13 EASTBOURNE TOWN 8 2 0 1 9 5 2 1 2 8 6 6 13 PAGHAM 7 2 2 0 6 3 1 1 1 9 5 7 12 LINGFIELD 8 2 2 1 5 5 1 1 1 7 8 -1 12 HASSOCKS 8 3 0 1 8 7 1 0 3 7 13 -5 12 ALFOLD 7 2 0 1 8 6 1 2 1 7 6 3 11 EASTBOURNE UNITED 9 3 1 2 9 8 0 0 3 0 10 -9 10 LITTLE COMMON 8 1 1 1 6 5 1 2 2 8 9 0 9 PEACEHAVEN & TELSCOMBE 8 3 0 2 10 7 0 0 3 3 6 0 9 LOXWOOD 8 1 0 2 4 8 1 1 3 7 8 -5 7 STEYNING TOWN 7 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 3 5 8 -6 6 BROADBRIDGE HEATH 7 2 0 2 6 10 0 0 3 5 10 -9 6 LANGNEY WANDERERS 6 0 0 1 1 6 1 1 3 2 5 -8 4 HORSHAM YMCA 7 1 0 2 2 6 0 0 4 3 11 -12 3 EAST PRESTON 8 0 2 3 8 20 0 0 3 1 9 -20 2 SCFL PREMIER DIVISION FIXTURES & RESULTS TOP SCORERS 20/21 Saturday 3 October East Preston 0-2 Fisher Devon Fender Broadbridge Heath 4-1 East Preston Epsom & Ewell P-P Langney Wanderers Alfold 8 Crawley Down Gat. 4-0 Eastbourne Utd Peacehaven & Telsc.p2-2 Balham Eastbourne Town 1-2 Horley Town Punjab United 2-3 Horley Town Dan Perry Hassocks 2-1 Peacehaven & Telsc. Sheerwater 2-1 Horsham YMCA AFC Uckfield Town 7 Lingfield v Alfold Steyning Town 3-1 Lingfield Little Common 2-3 Lancing Wick 0-2 Saltdean United Loxwood 0-3 AFC Uckfield Town Tyler Scrafton Newhaven 1-2 Saltdean United Saturday 17 October Peacehaven & Telscombe 7 Pagham 2-0 Horsham YMCA Crawley Down Gat. v Saltdean United Steyning Town 1-0 Langney Wanderers Eastbourne Town v Lancing Adam Grant Hassocks v Horley Town Horley Town 7 Saturday 10 October Lingfield v East Preston AFC Uckfield Town 0-3 Newhaven Little Common v Horsham YMCA Matt Daniel Loxwood v Peacehaven & Telsc. Broadbridge Heath 1-0 Hassocks Lancing 6 Eastbourne United 2-4 Little Common Newhaven v Alfold Loxwood 2-4 Eastbourne Town Pagham v AFC Uckfield Town Steyning Town v Eastbourne United Joseph Clarke 6 FA Vase Second Qualifying Round Pagham Alfold 2-4 Stansfield FA Vase Second Qualifying Round Cowes Sports 1-4 Pagham Epsom & Ewell v Langney Wanderers Louis Croal Crawley Down Gatwick 1-1p Cobham Broadbridge Heath 6

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SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2020 BUILDBASE FA VASE SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND

The FA Vase was the focus on Saturday as the boy’s looked a different team as they were for Town with the visit of Lingfield to the quicker to the ball and were playing better football Birchwood ground. and on the 50th minute an in swinging corner from Bold found C Tilley free at the back post to stab After Tuesday’s late agony in the Sussex senior cup, home and regain the lead. Murphy made four changes with Clark, Gathern, Faber and Cousins all returning to the starting line It was all Town then with chances for Cousins, Tilley up. and Boiling all going close but on the 68th minute another corner was delivered perfectly from Bold to The visitors started quickly with the no.11 looking the meet the “salmon-like” Boiling to crash a header into most dangerous threat to Town with his pace and the roof of the net. what with the home teams seemingly nervousness meant that the early exchanges were more in favour More chances came with Bloomfield, Tilley and of the away team. Cousins calling the visitors keeper into action but it was a majestic 70 yard run from Boiling that was the Although, as football is a funny old game and when, highlight of the closing minutes when, after beating what we come to expect from a Murphy team is free 3 players deep inside his own half he presided to flowing football, a long punt up field from Marsden sprint the length of the pitch only to run out of found Cousins who twisted the centre half inside out steam and smash the ball at the keeper rather than to slot home. squaring for the unmarked Tilley. That goal seemed to push the visitors on and it was All in all, a more comfortable win than the first 15 only 10 minutes later a deep cross found it’s way minutes evidence and now Town turn their attention to an unmarked Lingfield player who duly smashed to a tough league game away at Horley on Tuesday home the equaliser. evening. 1-1 HT As the second half started it was obvious that Town had the proverbial hairdryer treatment from Murphy

Steyning Town CFC 13 COVID AND FOOTBALL FIGURES FROM ACROSS THE MEN’S PROFESSIONAL GAME INCLUDING MANAGERS, PLAYERS AND A SCOUT DISCUSS HOW FOOTBALL WILL ALTER POST-COVID

THE MANAGERS level similar to now. When life has finally returned to normal, I think , Queens Park Rangers football will change for the better. We should see I think there will be a correction and prudent ap- the reversal of a power balance that has swung the proach generally but I’m not convinced that at the wrong way for too long, switching it back in favour of top level clubs won’t continue to pay top dollar for the clubs. top players. I still think we will see big fees; the best I would certainly expect that to happen in the divi- still want the best and will pay big money to get sions below the , where the financial them. If you look at the last five to 10 years, there implications of Covid-19 are hitting particularly hard. has been an incredible rise in the scale of Premier Players and agents will have to lower their expec- League wages, which affects clubs like ours who tations, and we will see fewer instances of football then drop down a level. The market has run away clubs being held to ransom over deals and contracts. with itself; I’ve actually been really surprised at Championship wage levels. Anyone going in saying, ‘This guy wants this money, and I want this amount for doing the deal’, might Michael O’Neill, Stoke City have to face a new reality. Do you want the club to THE PLAYERS go out of existence, and then there’s no club to play at? If agents ask too much then clubs will say: ‘No It’s a scary time. There’s going to be less money in problem, we’ll do something else.’ the game and fewer jobs. Our team [Stevenage] is on furlough and my contract runs out on 30 June. Recruitment will change and that may well see more Offers will be smaller, especially at our level. Peo- youth players becoming involved. At Ipswich we ple are going to have to take cuts. You also have to have a really talented group from under-15s and un- think about the future. If there isn’t any football after der-16s upwards. I know that if we can’t go out and contracts expire you have to find a job. If football spend a certain amount, we can bring these guys in doesn’t start until later in the year you’re not going to and develop them. get paid for three or four months so it’s time to get The supporters can relate to that. Mass gatherings into the real world. I graduated from my journalism look like the very last port of call but I think a positive degree in November and I’m looking into coaching knock-on effect will ultimately be that fans and play- and scouting. But if football’s not on, there’s no one ers are brought closer together, and the atmosphere to coach or scout and you’d have to look outside the in most stadiums could improve. sport. Paul Lambert, Ipswich Town Joel Byrom, Stevenage Being cynical, I think you have to say a lot of clubs I believe the early days of our return may see will see this as a decent opportunity to reboot. It is change, whether that is the attendance in the sta- hard to argue against that happening in a lot of cas- dium or how we travel to matches. But as not many es, if you take out the emotion and passion of it. people like change even when it’s for the better, if there is any long term it will, for sure, happen slowly. I saw Barnet were losing £100,000 a month; how I think we may well eventually return to how things can that be allowed or sustainable? At QPR we spend were. 65p for every pound we bring in but others in our league are spending £1.75 or £2.05. Tosin Adarabioyo, Manchester City (on loan at Blackburn) People compare this to 2008 but the difference feels like the scale by which club owners have seen their own businesses decimated. Given owners are going to be hit in the long term, I really think it could be another 10 years before we get back to a financial

14 #Barrowmen Steyning Town CFC 15 16 | v Bexhill United FC We would like to wish all the Steyning Football Teams all the best for the season. Thank you for all the support you have given Steyning Butchers. We welcome all our customers old and new alike, so why not pop in and meet Mick and his team for some local quality meat, joints, steaks, our very own best in town smoked and sweetcure back bacon and our delicious range of hand made sausages.

Christmas is just around the corner. We are now taking orders for your Christmas meats and local Bronze Turkeys, free range white Turkeys, Geese, Capons, ribs of Beef and more. If you are looking for something different or would like some assistance then we are always happy and here to help.

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Steyning Town CFC 17 20 | v Bexhill United FC TODAY’S OPPOSITION AFTER AN INCONSISTENT START TO THE CAMPAIGN, MATT CRABB’S EASTBOURNE UNITED SIDE WILL BE LOOKING FOR THREE POINTS TO MOVE THEM UP THE SCFL PREMIER TABLE

Eastbourne United Association FC began its in September as new signings rejuvenated United existence on the 5th September 1894 as the 1st and the club went 17 games undefeated to rise up Sussex Royal Engineers Volunteers (Eastbourne) the league table. FC , following success in a football tournament The 2012/13 season brought renewed optimism to at Sheffield Park near East Grinstead, as part of The Oval, with the stadium officially reopened with a training camp for Sussex Companies of the the visit of Brighton & Hove Albion and a blistering Regiment. start to the league season. The new club adopted the Regimental colours of A 2-1 victory over Ryman Premier League side Lewes red and blue stripes, but with no home ground the proved to be the highlight of the a season that first two matches were played on the field of South ended in disappointment with Paul Daubeney failing Lynn School in Tutts Barn Lane; and numerous other to guide United to promotion despite occupying a venues were used in those early years, although the place in the top three for the majority of the season. new club also returned to Sheffield Park to play. Daubeney resigned in May 2013 due to work The club was accepted into Division Three of the commitments and was replaced by current manager Sussex County League at the end of the 1991/92 Simon Rowland. season, conditional on improvements being made to the ground in the form of a permanent rail and path Daubeney’s departure saw all bar two of the 2012/13 along one touchline, and dugouts being constructed. squad leave The Oval, leaving Rowland the task assembling virtually a completely new squad In more recent years, due to FA ground grading requirements, in 2010 the committee took the After a busy pre-season, United began their league decision to cut the first team playing budget campaign with a 6-1 victory over Rustington, quickly and focus all monies into the long term aim of followed by a 7-0 victory over Saltdean United. redeveloping The Oval. This resulted in nearly all of the first team squad leaving for pastures new and United took their place in the FA Cup for the first time Dennis looking for new players. A poor start to the in three seasons and defeated Lordswood (4-1) and season saw Dennis relieved of his duties in October Ryman South side Herne Bay (2-1) following a replay 2010 with the club languishing at the bottom of before ultimately losing out to Folkestone Invicta. Division One. Rowland has also led EUAFC to their best ever United promoted Reserve Team manager Paul performance in the FA Vase after reaching the semi- Daubeney to First Team Manager but he was unable final of the prestigious non-league competition, to save United from relegation to Division Two for the claiming victory over higher league opposition in first time since 2003 as the club picked up just 10 every round, scoring 28 goals in the process before points from 38 games. going out at the semi-final to eventual winners Sholing, in front of 1,426 fans at The Oval The 2011/12 season was one of hope at The Oval with the ground redevelopment starting to take Despite the heartbreak of the FA Vase defeat, United shape, but a poor start left United in the bottom half sealed a memorable season by securing the SCFL of the Division Two table, but United turned a corner Division Two title by defeating Oakwood 3-0.

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STEYNING TOWN EASTBOURNE UNITED RED & WHITE WHITE & BLACK OFFICIALS MANAGER MANAGER Referee GERRY MURPHY MATT CRABB Luke Irelan-Hill Assistant TOBY BLOOMFIELD CHARLIE BALL Paul Ransome MATT BOILING JORDAN HAWKINS Assistant Gary Hamilton ROB CLARKE LEWIS LODGE LOUIS COULSON JACK MURPHY GEORGE COUSINS TYLER O’CALLAGHAN JOE FITZPATRICK ALFIE PEACOCK NEXT UP ALEX GATHERN DALE PENN CIAN GRIFFIN-TILLEY KANE PENN MATTHEW HARDS CALLUM SMITH HARRY HEATH REGAN SMITH THOMAS HOWARD-BOLD SAM WILLETT EAST PRESTON LEWIS LEVOI TOBY GUEST AWAY JOSH MAGRATH JAIDEN FITZPATRICK TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER SCFL PREMIER JOSH MAHER PAUL ROGERS 19:45 SAM MARSDEN MATT CRABB MARLON MAXWELL RAY COLLIER CHARLIE ROMAIN BEN SPANO ALEX TOWNLEY OLIVER YOUNG

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