Kidderminster Harriers Saturday 24Th February 2018 | Kick Off 3.00Pm | Blackwell Meadows
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£2.50 >> THE MATCH DAY PROGRAMME OF DARLINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH DARLINGTON V KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2018 | KICK OFF 3.00PM | BLACKWELL MEADOWS Official Benchwear and NATIONAL Match Ball Sponsor LEAGUE “FOR FANS, FOR FOOTBALL, FOR EVER” MANAGER’S NOTES dugoutfrom the V KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS >> WITH TOMMY WRIGHT Directors Chief Executive Officer: David Johnston Good afternoon and welcome back to Blackwell John Tempest Meadows for today’s Vanarama National League North Darlington 1883 Supporters Society game versus Kidderminster Harriers. Limited Manager John Eustace and his assistant Matt Gardiner have once Football again done a great job at Aggborough. They lost a few in the summer Manager: Tommy Wright but have recruited well and the strength in depth is there for Assistant manager: Alan White everyone to see. They are perfectionists though and won’t be content Kit Manager: Gary Smith with just being labelled a play-off side, they have high standards and Goalkeeping coach: Lee Barrass I’m sure they will continue to get stronger in the business end of the Physiotherapist: Dave Bracken DARLINGTON’S PREMIER LEISURE SCHEME season. Darlington Football Club Officials Last Saturday our five-match unbeaten run was ended away from Club Secretary: Jonathan Jowett home by high flying Brackley Town. With illness hitting the squad Matchday secretary: Rob Jones through the week, we were patched-up to say the least and it was Communications and Media manager: always going to be a tough game. Ray Simpson Reece failing to be fit enough in time was another last-minute Safety Officer: Graham Reeves blow to the group as we were already without Thommo through Accounts: Malcolm Davison suspension and four players were still with the physio. Hospitality: Joanne Cameron It opened opportunities for others though and two players in Retail Manager: Lynn Jasper particular. Boardroom Host: Colin Ward Harvey Saunders has been working hard behind the scenes with his Match Officials Host: Terry Farley MBE movement and timing of his runs, and it showed. He got in three Photographers: Nick Burton, Steve times against the tightest defence in the league and if the referee Halliday had seen the rugby tackle to upend him halfway through the first Media/Video: Kevin Luff half then the game could have had a completely different outcome. Media/Fans’ Radio: Andrew Simpson I was very happy with his contribution and he will get better and Supporter Liaison Officer: Dave Collinge better. To contact the club, send an email to Sixteen-year-old Mitchell Glover came off the bench and showed [email protected] his qualities, getting on the ball and picking out passes. Having a [email protected] [email protected] rejuvenated Phil Turnbull in there with him was a massive help and almost like learning from the master himself. If he listens and learns Website: darlingtonfootballclub.co.uk he will have a great career in the game. Programme Team Despite missing those players, I felt despite a 3-0 scoreline we gave Ray Simpson (editor), Craig Stoddart, a decent account of ourselves and by no means did we come away Simon Weatherill, Lynn Jasper, Chris Sykes, from Brackley drained of confidence. We move on quickly after Steve Rees, Kevin Luff, Neil Raper, Peter games and start to focus on the next. Your support once again was Haygarth, Frank Tweddle, Joanne Cameron, fantastic and I hope you made the long journey back up north not John Tempest, Simon Hahn, Andrew Alton, too despondent. Rob Jones, Leigh Edwards, Tommy Wright, As a group we took some positives from it and we haven’t been David Johnston, Chris Stockdale dwelling on negatives. The lads know what’s expected of them from Darlington 1883 Ltd. is a company limited by share, now until the end of the season and are focussed on assuring that registered in England and Wales with company happens. number 07914690. Today we will cross that white line and want to get back to winning Registered office: Blackwell Meadows, Grange Road, Darlington, County Durham DL1 5NR games and picking up points, anybody in this League can beat anybody and we are certainly no different. With injuries starting to clear up today we will look a lot stronger than we did last Saturday. Accountants: Total Tax Solutions 2 Peel Court, St. Cuthberts Way We are boosted by the return of Stychey and Thommo, Cates will Darlington, Co Durham, DL1 1GB today have a fitness test and Tom Portas will hopefully have come Designed by: KINSHIP, through a full week of training with no reaction and be in contention www.designbykinship.co.uk for a place on the bench. 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Two months ago we were maybe and I thought that the majority of our wondering where the next result was players had played well. We played some going to come from, but nowadays we’re good football, but couldn’t quite take eagerly looking ahead to the next game. our chances when they came along. We gave Kidderminster quite a good But football is a results business, and game earlier on in the season when we strange as it sounds, I would rather play drew 3-3 at their place thanks to a great horrendous and win 1-0. fightback, and so we’ll be looking to go I thought their lad should have been one better today. sent off in the first half. I thought it was And thanks again for your support, a red card offence when Harvey was there has been great noise in our recent O�icial spo�sors of the pulled down outside the penalty area matches, and believe you me, it really by the last man, and I tried to explain does help the players! that to the referee, but he wouldn’t listen. 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On the half hour before football began for the club in 1886 Harriers thought they had levelled They have the joint second best home matters when a fizzing free-kick from • The club played in the Birmingham and District League from 1889 to 1939 record in the division with 31 points, the McQuilkin cannoned off the underside • In 1951-52 Harriers had the distinction of staging one of the the first floodlit same as Harrogate, only behind Brackley. of the bar, into the path of Ironside who games in the history of the FA Cup at Aggborough Joe Ironside is the club’s top scorer with nodded home the loose ball, though • They clinched promotion to the Alliance Premier League(National Premier) in 13 goals apparently from an offside position. 1983 Harriers have only been involved in two The half edged to a close with Ngwatala • They played at Wembley four times in the FA Trophy final between 1987 games this season which have had more again looking dangerous; his run met and 2007, the last of which was played in front of over 50,000 fans against than four goals with Croasdale’s shot before Ironside Stevenage nodded a McQuilkin free-kick into the arms of James Belshaw in goal.