SEASON 2020/2021 OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME
SUSSEX SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP – SECOND ROUND
Three Bridges Football Club Members of: (Unincorporated association, owned by the Club’s members and operated in line with the club’s written constitution) Jubilee Walk, Three Bridges Sussex County Football Association Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 1LQ Pitch In Isthmian Football League 01293 442000 Sussex Sunday Youth League Mid Sussex Youth & Minor Football League www.threebridgesfc.co.uk Horsham & District Youth Football League @ThreeBridgesFC Crawley & District Youth Football League www.facebook.com/ThreeBridgesFootballClub
CLUB OFFICERS FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT President: Alan Bell 1st Team Manager: Paul Faili Vice Presidents: Alf Blackler 1st Team Assistant: Keith George Paul Terry 1st Team Head Coach: Jamie Crellin John Duly Development Squad Manager: Ryan Gayler Troy Labelle Tom Hayward Development Squad Assistants: John O’Dwyer Chris Irving Tony Westley Tracey Weller Club Physiotherapists: Alan Street EXECUTIVE BOARD Kit Manager: Richard Munn Chairman: Paul Faili Vice Chairman: Tom Hayward YOUTH SECTION Hon. Secretary: Richard Munn Youth Chairman: Graham McDonnell Treasurer: Chris Irving Youth Secretary: Simon Rollings U18 Manager: Brannon O’Neill MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE U17 Manager: Simon Rollings Minutes Secretary: Alan Ladd U17 Coach: Shane Reid Operations Manager: Joanna Munn U16 Manager: Chris Duggan Maintenance Manager: Paul Coleman U16 Coach Jon Pleydell Website Manager: Mark Beard U13 Girls Manager: Ilija Dinkovski Social Media Manager: Richard Munn U13 Girls Coach: Clarissa Tilley Commercial Manager: Joanna Munn U13 Flames Manager: Chris Hayden Special Events Coordinator: Paul Terry U13 Flames Coach: Tony Mott Programme Editor: TBA James Mallinson U13 Phoenix & Sparks Managers: Equality & Diversity Officer: Graham McDonnell Ross Lambert Child Welfare Officer: Chris Irving U12 Manager: Simon Rollings Grants Manager Paul Terry U12 Coach: Dan Lombardo Alf Blackler U11 Manager: Graham McDonnell 200 Club Officers: Alan Ladd U11 Coach: Liam Ward Paul Terry U10 Manager: Ben Dunning Covid Officers: Graham McDonnell U10 Coach: Jonathan Willsher U9 Manager: Karl Mitchell CLUB MANAGEMENT U9 Coach: Tom Bryson Food & Beverage Manager: Leigh Brown U8 & U7 Manager: Kieron Thorp Gatehouse Manager: Simon Rollings Steward: Brijesh Patel Head Groundsman: Steve White Car Parking & Safety Officer: Paul Coleman
Good evening and welcome to Jubilee Field for this Sussex Senior Cup match with WORTHING, to whom we extend greetings and hope that they enjoy their visit and have a safe journey home afterwards.
We also welcome just as warmly today's match officials.
One of our pre-season friendlies was against Worthing and we managed a creditable goalless draw against them, although we suspect that both teams tonight will be considerably different to those featured on that afternoon.
Worthing currently sit at the top of the Pitching In Isthmian League Premier Division, despite having only been able to play one home game so far this season. They have amassed 21 points from a possible 24. Like us, their interest in the FA Trophy ended on Saturday, although they suffered a 4-2 defeat on penalties at Leiston after a 4-4 draw.
With a new lockdown set to kick in on Thursday, this will almost certainly be our last game for at least a month, so there will doubles be plenty of midweek games eventually, some meaning long trips to Kent!
However, let’s hope that this nasty virus goes away and allows us all to get back to some sense of normality soon.
Keep an eye on our website to see when we are able to resume.
Enjoy the game. UPCOMING FIRST TEAM FIXTURES
HOME AWAY FAVERSHAM TOWN HYTHE TOWN Saturday, 21st November 2020 Saturday, 28th November 2020 Pitch In South East Division Pitch In South East Division WHYTELEAFE BURGESS HILL TOWN Saturday, 5th December 2020 Saturday, 12th December 2020 Pitch In South East Division Pitch In South East Division EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN Saturday, 19th December 2020 Saturday, 2nd January 2021 Pitch In South East Division Pitch In South East Division
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In order for the Club to open the ground and to welcome back supporters in a safe environment, please take note of the Covid ground regulations listed below for Three Bridges Football Club.
1. Before you leave your home, please carry out a self-assessment. If you do feel you have any of the recognised Covid-19 symptoms, please stay at home and seek medical advice. There will be more games for you to enjoy this season.
2. On arrival to the ground, we ask you to use the hand sanitizer provided. Hand sanitizing stations are located in multiple positions around the ground.
3. Card payments are preferred on admission to the ground and within the facility. If paying by cash, please try to have the correct money available.
4. As part of the Club’s effort to help with the Government’s “Track, Test and Trace system”, we have implemented a few procedures to help record who is at the ground:
(a) We are using the NHS Track and Trace QR Code and App QR Codes are located throughout the facility.
(b) If you are unable to use the app, please speak to a member of staff who will note down your details.
(c) All details will be destroyed after 21 days as per the GDPR regulations.
Anyone refusing to use Track and Trace may be refused entry.
5. Remember to social distance when in the ground and try not to be in a group of more than six people, to include children.
6. In the stands, please refrain from sitting on any seats with crosses on. These have been blocked off to aid social distancing.
7. When queuing, please try to keep social distancing in mind and follow any instructions around the facility.
8. Masks will be required for entry into the Clubhouse, unless medically exempt.
REMEMBER TO SOCIAL DISTANCE WHEN IN THE GROUND
We appreciate it may seem different to how we all usually enjoy football. As a club, we are trying to ensure our visitors to Jubilee Field have an enjoyable, entertaining and safe visit.
2 RESULTS / FIXTURES PARAFIX SUSSEX SENIOR CUP
FIRST ROUND AFC Varndeanians 4-0 Storrington Community Arundel 2-3 Oakwood Bexhill United 4-0 Wick Broadbridge Heath 4-1 AFC Uckfield Town Crawley Down Gatwick 2-1 Steyning Town Eastbourne United Association 3-1 Billingshurts Hailsham Town 6-0 Roffey Langney Wanderers 5-1 Worthing United Little Common 4-2 Loxwood Midhurst & Easebourne 3-0 Hassocks Pagham 4-0 Mile Oak Saltdean United 2-0 Littlehampton Town Seaford Town 0-3 Crowborough Athletic Selsey 1-3 Horsham YMCA Shoreham 4-1 East Preston SECOND ROUND AFC Varndeanians 02/11 Langney Wanderers Bognor Regis Town 03/11 Burgess Hill Town Brighton & Hove Albion 11/11 Bexhill United Broadbridge Heath 03/11 Whitehawk Chichester City 03/11 Saltdean United Crawley Down Gatwick 03/11 Newhaven East Grinstead Town 10/11 Horsham Eastbourne Town 03/11 Shoreham Hastings United 04/11 Eastbourne Borough Horsham YMCA 10/11 Haywards Heath Town Little Common 27/10 Lewes Midhurst & Easebourne 03/11 Crowborough Athletic Oakwood 03/11 Lancing Pagham 03/11 Hailsham Town Peacehaven & Telscombe 03/11 Eastbourne United Association THREE BRIDGES 03/11 WORTHING
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SOUTH EAST DIVISION – 2020/2021 Home Team P W D L F A GD Pts Away 1 1 May Hastings United 7 5 2 0 13 3 10 17 3-0 2 0-4 VCD Athletic 7 5 0 2 17 6 11 15 24 Apr 3 19 Dec East Grinstead Town 5 4 1 0 15 5 10 13 13 Feb 4 5 Dec Whyteleafe 6 4 1 1 15 7 8 13 3 Apr 5 17 Apr Sevenoaks Town 8 3 4 1 14 10 4 13 4-1 6 21 Nov Faversham Town 6 3 3 0 8 3 5 12 20 Mar 7 2-3 Whitstable Town 9 3 2 4 12 20 -8 11 6 Feb 8 27 Mar Hythe Town 6 3 1 2 14 12 2 10 28 Nov 9 30 Jan Ramsgate 6 2 1 3 10 10 0 7 1-2 10 27 Feb Herne Bay 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 17 Nov 11 28 Dec Ashford United 6 2 1 3 9 11 -2 7 3 May 12 P-P Cray Valley PM 5 1 3 1 6 6 0 6 6 Mar 13 X THREE BRIDGES 6 2 0 4 11 15 -4 6 X 14 16 Jan Chichester City 5 2 0 3 7 11 -4 6 P-P 15 6-0 Phoenix Sports 7 2 0 5 7 16 -9 6 23 Jan 16 13 Mar Whitehawk 6 1 2 3 7 9 -2 5 14 Nov 17 8 May Haywards Heath Town 7 1 2 4 11 19 -8 5 2 Jan 18 9 Jan Sittingbourne 5 1 1 3 8 12 -4 4 10 Apr 19 20 Feb Burgess Hill Town 7 1 1 5 5 14 -9 4 12 Dec
PREMIER DIVISION – 2020/2021 Home Team P W D L F A GD Pts Away 1 X WORTHING 8 7 0 1 22 10 12 21 X 2 7 Nov Cheshunt 9 6 0 3 11 12 -1 18 6 Feb 3 13 Feb Carshalton Athletic 8 5 1 2 14 10 4 16 16 Nov 4 22 Nov Cray Wanderers 7 5 0 2 21 10 11 15 21 Feb 5 27 Mar Enfield Town 9 5 0 4 12 15 -3 15 28 Nov 6 P-P Bishop’s Stortford 6 4 2 0 13 5 8 14 3 Apr 7 8 May Hornchurch 9 4 2 3 16 10 6 14 2 Jan 8 28 Dec Bognor Regis Town 7 4 1 2 12 6 6 13 3 May 9 19 Dec Haringey Borough 7 4 0 3 12 10 2 12 1 May 10 6 Mar Kingstonian 8 4 0 4 12 17 -5 12 0-4 11 9 Jan Leatherhead 9 3 3 3 8 15 -7 12 4-3 12 5 Apr Horsham 9 3 2 4 17 14 3 11 26 Dec 13 2-1 Bowers & Pitsea 5 3 1 1 13 5 8 10 10 Apr 14 13 Mar Potters Bar Town 9 3 1 5 13 11 2 10 1-2 15 27 Feb Folkestone Invicta 8 3 1 4 11 12 -1 10 1-2 16 24 Apr Corinthian-Casuals 8 3 1 4 8 11 -3 10 12 Dec 17 20 Mar Wingate & Finchley 7 3 0 4 16 15 1 9 5 Dec 18 2 Mar Lewes 8 2 2 4 8 15 -7 8 1-3 19 30 Jan Brightlingsea Regent 9 2 1 6 9 17 -8 7 14 Nov 20 17 Apr Margate 9 1 3 5 6 13 -7 6 1-3 21 16 Jan East Thurrock United 9 1 2 6 10 21 -11 5 1-3 22 8 Dec Merstham 8 1 1 6 8 18 -10 4 23 Jan (Home team score shown first in both home and away columns)
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HISTORY OF THREE BRIDGES FC
Founded in 1901, Three Bridges joined the Mid Sussex Football League in 1902 and were Champions of that League for the first time in the 1907/08 season. Their first major success came in 1933/34, when they won the Sussex Junior Cup, and sundry other minor honours came their way before they joined the Sussex County Football League in 1952/53, and two years later were crowned Second Division Champions.
In 1962/63 they won the Division Two Invitation Cup and in 1968/69, 1973/74 and 1979/80 were Second Division Runners Up. 1970/71 produced an against-the-odds triumph when winning the League’s Invitation Cup against Southwick (3-2). The 1980s heralded a run of successes, starting with reaching the last 16 of the FA Vase for the first time in 1981/82 before losing at Molesey (1-2). A season later they made it to the last 32 but also won the Sussex RUR Charity Cup for the first time, beating Hastings Town 3-2. Another year on saw them finish runners up in the Thorn EMI National six-a-side tournament, winning a set of floodlights. 1985/86 saw them finish as County League Division One runners up, a feat they repeated in both 1987/88 (when they also won the RUR Cup again) and 1988/89.
A fire destroyed their clubhouse in 1993 which re-focused their priorities and ultimately resulted in relegation in 1996/97. They won the Division 2 League Cup a season later and then finished runners up in Division 2 to regain Division 1 status. They were RUR Cup runners up in 2003/04 and then winners of that same prestigious trophy in 2007/08.
In season 2010/11 hopes were high when they started by winning their first nine League games, but eventually finished the season in 5th place. However they did win the John O’Hara League Challenge Cup for the first time that season, beating Rye United 2-1, a tremendous feat that they achieved again in 2011/12, this time AFC Uckfield being defeated 2-1. It looked like being another tough League campaign when they lost four of the first nine matches, but then lost only one of the remaining 29 games, which was concluded by beating Championship rivals Rye United 1- 0 at home on the final day of the season! This tremendous run meant the club had achieved its ambition and become Sussex County Football League Champions. With a superb run in the FA Vase too, losing in the last 32 on a penalty shoot-out with Derbyshire side, Gresley FC, the 2011/12 ‘Double’ season had undoubtedly been the best in Three Bridges’ history.
Their first season in the Ryman Isthmian Football League South Division saw them struggle for much of the time. However, having been 10 points adrift at the bottom of the table in mid-February, they went on a run of 11 matches that produced 7 victories, 2 draws and just 2 defeats, earning them Team of the Month Awards in both March and April as a result. It meant that they survived the drop, but their second season in the Ryman League saw them struggle at times again but some key signings midway through the season helped them to 19th place.
The 2014/15 season saw an even greater improvement with a healthy mixture of youth and experience guiding them into 7th position and, whilst they were happy to score 94 League goals, they were less than happy about the 95 they conceded! They improved their defensive record in conceding 67 goals in season 2015/16 but only scored 59, hardly helped by long-term injuries to strike partners Allan Tait and Tony Garrod. With 66 points, they slumped to 14th position, although they only accumulated 6 points fewer than in the previous campaign!
Bridges maintained most of that season's squad for the 2016/17 campaign. However, with at least 11 first team players out injured by September, they had to use a lot of the U21s, Academy and U18s players and by November had lost 12 games in a row, drew three and won just one game. Towards the end of the season, they strengthened the squad but it was too late to avoid relegation.
For the 2017/18 season, Bridges kept a few of the best of the players from the previous season and strengthened the team with more experienced players in the hope of promotion once again. Having dispensed with the services of Simon Wormull, Paul Hammond and Danny Lee from the coaching team and folding the Academy team, Bridges also strengthened the management team with the additions of the experienced ex-Bridges player, Martin Dynan as Assistant Manager, and UEFA ‘A’ licensed Coach, Marc Wardley.
That season turned out to be an extremely tough one with every team wanting to beat us. However, Bridges accomplished what they set out to do by gaining promotion back to the Isthmian League having finished second place in the Southern Combination League Premier Division, just one point behind the winners, Haywards Heath Town, and despite having only lost 3 games all season.
After serving 25 years with the Club as a manager, Paul Faili stood down as First Team Manager for the 2018/19 season in order to concentrate on his role as Club Chairman, and handed the management reins over to Martin Dynan, assisted by Liam Collins alongside Keith George. He also recruited a new U23s manager in Oliver Saunders, another UEFA ‘A’ licensed coach, to work closely with the First Team in developing both the U23s and U18s.
After losing 8 out of 12 League games by the end of November, as well as being knocked out of all four cup competitions (FA Cup, FA Trophy, League Cup and Sussex Senior Cup), the future looked bleak for Martin Dynan. However, the team then went on an unbeaten run in December, earning Martin the League’s Manager of the Month Award. Unfortunately, that didn’t last and Martin’s demise was inevitable by the end of February, having lost 8 of the last nine games with relegation looming. Paul Faili stepped in for the remaining 9 games of the season attaining 4 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses – enough for a 14th place finish and 14 points clear of relegation.
Paul remained as Manager for the 2019/20 season, ably assisted by Keith George and coached by Jamie Crellin who played for the Club for five seasons, but sadly had to hang up his boots after sustaining an ankle injury early in the 2018/19 season, after making 164 appearances for the Club. Oliver Saunders remained as U23s Manager, assisted by Tom Hayward who had been involved with the U18s as both Assistant Manager and Manager over the previous four seasons, while First Team player, Brannon O’Neill, was appointed as U18s Manager. Sadly Oliver decided to move to South Park as First Team Coach in November 2019, following Martin Dynan’s appointment there so Tom was appointed as U23s Manager for the remainder of the season.
For the 2020/2021 season, Paul remains as Manager, assisted by Keith George and coached by Jamie Crellin. The U23s is now known as the Development Squad managed by the newly appointed Ryan Gayler, with Tom Hayward and Chris Irving assisting him. Brannon O’Neill remains the U18s Manager.
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SOUTH EAST DIVISION – RESULTS SATURDAY, 24TH OCTOBER Burgess Hill Town 0-3 Ramsgate L. Carey; J. Ajayi; A. Miller East Grinstead Town 2-2 Whitstable Town S. Clohessy; S. Sawogo L. Medley; A. Millbank Haywards Heath Town 4-2 Hythe Town K. Rowe; M. Hill (2); T. Gilbert D. Beckwith; S. Dembele Herne Bay 1-2 Chichester City Z. Ansah G. Iordache; E. Dunn Sevenoaks Town 0-1 Hastings United R. Worrall Sittingbourne 2-3 Whyteleafe J. Caney-Bryan; K. Rowland O. Hibbert (2); R. Gondoh THREE BRIDGES 6-0 Phoenix Sports L. Hall; T. Tolfrey (2); A. Sesay; A. Barbary; J. Lansdale Whitehawk 1-1 Faversham Town M. Hamilton-Omole H. Harding TUESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER Ashford United 2-3 Sevenoaks Town T. Fagg; B. Anidugbe F. Sawyer; D. Gunner; T. Ripley Faversham Town 1-0 VCD Athletic O. Ogboe Hastings United 2-1 Whitehawk K. Pogue; B. Pope L. Cotton Phoenix Sports 1-2 East Grinstead Town D. Young L. Theophanous; R. Andrews (OG) Ramsgate 1-1 Herne Bay M. Chapman T-T. Walters Whitstable Town 1-1 Cray Valley PM T. Jadama R. Hill Whyteleafe 5-0 Burgess Hill Town A. Watson (4); O. Hibbert SATURDAY, 31ST OCTOBER Chichester City P-P Cray Valley PM
Haywards Heath Town 2-2 Sevenoaks Town K. Rowe; L. Cocorracchio J. Thompson; J. Taylor VCD Athletic 2-0 Whitstable Town M. Elliott (2) TUESDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER VCD Athletic v East Grinstead Town
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PREMIER DIVISION – RESULTS
TUESDAY, 20TH OCTOBER Brightlingsea Regent 3-0 Leatherhead Z. Birse; J. Clowsley (2) Cheshunt 0-3 Hornchurch G. Purcell; E. Brown; C. Ruff East Thurrock United 3-2 Horsham L. Illsley; Z. Stylianides (2) C. Harris (2) Enfield Town 1-0 Margate J. McLeod-Urquhart Lewes 1-0 Merstham A. Cosgrave Wingate & Finchley 4-1 Corinthian-Casuals A. Rifat (3); D. Ofori-Acheampong J. Strange WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER Kingstonian 1-0 Potters Bar Town A. Coker SATURDAY, 24TH OCTOBER Bognor Regis Town 2-0 Margate B. Lethbridge Brightlingsea 1-2 Folkestone Invicta J. Clowsley A. Paxman; D. Smith Carshalton Athletic 2-0 Enfield Town T. Bradford (2) Cheshunt 3-2 Kingstonian T. Miles; R. Beckles-Richards; A. Nogueira E. Buchanan; T. Kavanagh Corinthian-Casuals 0-0 Leatherhead
East Thurrock United 1-3 WORTHING E. Bademosi J. Colbran; M. Diallo; O. Koroma Hornchurch 1-1 Horsham C. Dickson R. O’Toole Merstham 1-4 Potters Bar Town Y. Ebwa K. Charles (2); J. Payne; N. Kyei TUESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER Hornchurch 3-1 Haringey Borough C. Dickson (2); C. Ruff A. Bawling Potters Bar Town 1-2 WORTHING K. Charles O. Koroma (2) WEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER Cray Wanderers 6-0 Merstham B. Mundele; B. Pritchard; J. Leader; R. Murrell-Williamson;
J. Taylor (2)
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SOUTH EAST DIVISION – FIXTURES (all fixtures after Thursday, 5th November now need to be rearranged)
TUESDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER VCD Athletic v East Grinstead Town SATURDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER Ashford United v Chichester City Burgess Hill Town v Whitehawk East Grinstead Town v Herne Bay Hythe Town v Hastings United Phoenix Sports v Whyteleafe Ramsgate v Faversham Town Sevenoaks Town v VCD Athletic Sittingbourne v Haywards Heath Town TUESDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER Whyteleafe v Ramsgate SATURDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER Chichester City v Sevenoaks Cray Valley PM v Ramsgate Faversham Town v East Grinstead Town Haywards Heath Town v Phoenix Sports Herne Bay v Sittingbourne VCD Athletic v Ashford United Whitehawk v THREE BRIDGES Whyteleafe v Hythe Town
PREMIER DIVISION – FIXTURES
TUESDAY, 3RD NOVEMBER Bowers & Pitsea v Cray Wanderers Enfield Town v Brightlingsea Regent Folkestone Invicta v Hornchurch Horsham v Corinthian-Casuals Margate v East Thurrock United Wingate & Finchely v Cheshunt TUESDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER Kingstonian v Haringey Borough SATURDAY, 7TH NOVEMBER Bowers & Pitsea v Hornchurch Enfield Town v Cray Wanderers Folkestone Invicta v Corinthian-Casuals Kingstonian v Carshalton Athletic Leatherhead v Merstham Lewes v East Thurrock United Margate v Haringey Borough Potters Bar Town v Bognor Regis Town Wingate & Finchley v Brightlingsea Regent WORTHING v Cheshunt
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Saturday, 24th October 2020 Report by Alf Blackler
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Bridges: K. Thorp; T. Williams; D. Lovegrove; C. Gayler; B . O’Neill; S. Smith; A. Sesay (B. Bacon, 62); L. Hall; C. Donaghey; A. Barbary; T. Tolfrey (J. Lansdale, 75) Unused Subs: G. Ashley; B. Irving; J. Stone Phoenix Sports: S. Phillips; R. Andrews; L. Clark; L. Bird (J.Dyer, 58); D. Young; B. Fitchett; Z. Bryon; M. Aziaya; L. Chin; G. Whitelock (A. Everett, 62); A. Gaggin Unused Subs: O. Andrews; K. Ansah; A. Dythe
Having scored inside the first minute, Bridges cruised to their biggest win since winning by the same score away to Herne Bay four years ago. But for Phoenix keeper Steven Phillips, the final tally could have been far greater.
An inviting cross by Alex Barbary led to that opening goal, the outstanding LEE HALL bundling the ball home and both Hall and Barbary forced Phillips to successive saves within five minutes.
Andy Sesay headed over from Troy Williams’ cross and Barbary saw his shot blocked after Tom Tolfrey set him up. A low shot by George Whitelock that was pushed away by Kieron Thorp suggested that Phoenix would respond, but it proved to be a false dawn for the visitors.
Tolfrey again provided the assist for Brannon O’Neill to test Phillips and O’Neill forced the busy keeper to another fine low save as Williams delivered yet another excellent cross.
Bridges finally doubled their tally after 38 minutes when Hall played in TOM TOLFREY, who showed superb composure to net and the half finished with Sesay heading just wide.
Another Williams cross five minutes after the restart was tucked in by ANDY SESAY, and Tolfrey had one turned away before Thorp was called into rare action with a smart save to deny Alexander Gaggin.
It was Phillips’ turn to shine again with a brilliant dive to keep out Ben Bacon’s header, but after the resulting corner was cleared, the next one from O’Neill was eventually slammed home by TOM TOLFREY after 68 minutes.
Another good save fell nicely for ALEX BARBARY to volley home after 74 minutes, and in the 83rd minute a sublime free kick by substitute JOHN LANSDALE completed a memorable day for Jamie Crellin and the team.
As for Phoenix, their miserable day was completed in the dying minutes by the double sending off of Zak Byron and skipper Daniel Young.
Aerotron MOM: TOM TOLFREY
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Saturday, 31st October 2020 Report by Alf Blackler
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Needham: M. Garnham; J. Dye; A. Mills (C. Sturgess, 70); B. Lawrence; K. Morphew; D. Morphew (J. Pollard, 81); C. Page; N. Collard; W. Hunt; J. Marsden; B. Fowkes (L. Ingram, 76) Unused Subs: K. Fletcher; O. Elsdon Three Bridges: K. Thorp; T. Williams; D. Lovegrove; C. Gayler; J. Kay; L. Hall; A. Sesay (J. Stone, 76); C. Donaghey; A. Barbary; T. Tolfrey (B. Bacon, 70); H. Docherty (J. Wilson, 53) Unused Subs: G. Ashley; J. Lansdale
A long trip to Suffolk ended with Bridges’ interest in the FA Trophy over for another season, but they left with a few grievances despite the better team winning. It probably would have made little difference to the result overall, but the dismissal of Dean Lovegrove for handball on the line was regarded by supporters of both clubs as harsh with Lovegrove himself convinced that the ball had hit his chest. Needham gave early notice of their intent with Ben Fowkes shooting just wide of the near post, but Bridges responded with a brilliant cross-field ball by debutant Joseph Kay that led to Alex Barbary seeing his shot saved. Kieron Thorp was the busier of the two keepers with excellent blocks to deny Fowkes and Noah Collard whilst a long range effort from Adam Mills was cleared off the line. Harry Docherty did well to turn and get in a shot that was blocked, but it was hardly a surprise when Needham took a 33rd minute lead. Thorp did well to parry a drive from Byron Lawrence but Ben Fowkes took advantage of being alone to snap up the loose ball. Five minutes later Bridges lost possession far too easily and Noah Collard punished them, and a minute later Thorp made a great block to deny the dangerous speedy Callum Page. Bridges could hardly have made a worse start to the second half. Joseph Marsden had already seen one effort deflected wide but when a low cross came in, he had the final touch for Needham’s third goal. However, Bridges then had a purple patch for about twenty minutes. Substitute Jordan Wilson almost made an instant impact with a low cross that was met by Barbary. His initial shot was well blocked by Marcus Garnham, who also did magnificently to block Tom Tolfrey’s follow up but Needham were starting to argue amongst themselves and they conceded after 56 minutes, the ball falling invitingly for TOM TOLFREY to fire home. Barbary and Wilson continued to harass the home defence, but the award of a penalty after 73 minutes led to fierce protests and Lovegrove’s controversial dismissal before Joseph Marsden converted from the spot. The game petered out a bit after that, although in added time Curtis Gayler hit the post before the ball rebounded into Garnham’s safe arms, tribute to the visitors for
Aerotron MOM: KIERON THORP
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SOUTH EAST ASHF BHILL CHI CRAY EGT FAV HAST HHT HERN HYTH PHO RAM 7OAK SITT 3BR VCD WHAW WHIT WHY DIVISION
Ashford United 02/01 7/11 23/01 0-3 10/04 13/02 12/12 21/11 05/12 1-2 24/04 2-3 06/02 03/05 13/03 27/03 26/12 2-0
Burgess Hill Town 08/05 28/12 27/02 28/11 13/02 05/04 1-1 09/01 17/04 2-0 0-3 01/05 03/04 12/12 21/11 07/11 30/01 16/01
Chichester City 06/03 03/05 31/10 03/04 02/01 12/12 3-2 23/01 24/11 28/11 1-3 14/11 20/03 P-P 06/02 22/12 10/04 24/04
Cray Valley PM P-P 17/11 01/05 20/02 1-2 17/04 09/01 08/05 20/03 19/12 14/11 28/12 2-1 06/03 05/04 05/12 16/01 30/01
East Grinstead Town 30/01 27/03 05/12 12/12 13/03 28/12 17/04 07/11 09/01 16/01 4-1 05/04 08/05 13/02 01/05 27/02 2-2 21/11
Faversham Town 09/01 19/12 08/05 06/02 14/11 0-0 28/11 05/04 28/12 17/11 06/03 1-1 01/05 20/03 1-0 23/01 03/04 20/02
Hastings United 19/12 26/12 20/02 0-0 03/05 24/04 06/02 27/03 06/03 20/03 10/04 23/01 24/11 3-0 2-1 2-1 14/11 02/01 Haywards Heath 20/02 24/04 30/01 10/04 27/03 19/12 14/11 20/03 31/10 06/03 02/01 05/12 03/05 26/12 Town 1-4 1-5 4-2 0-2
Herne Bay 20/03 10/04 1-2 02/01 06/03 26/12 28/11 13/02 30/01 24/04 16/01 03/04 14/11 17/11 12/12 3-1 03/05 1-4
14 Hythe Town 03/04 3-2 27/02 21/11 10/04 03/05 07/11 23/01 1-0 0-4 26/12 06/02 P-P 28/11 13/02 02/01 24/04 13/03
Phoenix Sports 17/04 06/02 27/03 13/02 1-2 27/02 21/11 13/03 0-3 01/05 05/12 09/01 05/04 23/01 28/12 0-2 12/12 07/11
Ramsgate 1-2 23/01 17/04 13/03 06/02 07/11 09/01 21/11 1-1 05/04 03/04 28/11 28/12 1-2 08/05 12/12 13/02 27/02
Sevenoaks Town 16/01 1-0 13/03 03/05 26/12 30/01 0-1 27/02 05/12 2-2 10/04 27/03 20/02 4-1 07/11 24/04 02/01 19/12
Sittingbourne 2-2 05/12 21/11 24/04 02/01 0-3 27/02 07/11 13/03 16/01 26/12 03/05 12/12 10/04 27/03 13/02 3-2 2-3 0 THREE BRIDGES 28/12 20/02 16/01 19/12 21/11 01/05 08/05 27/02 27/03 30/01 17/04 09/01 13/03 05/12 9/ P-P 6-0 0-4 2-3
VCD Athletic 14/11 20/03 4-1 22/12 03/11 16/01 30/01 03/04 20/02 19/12 03/05 02/01 06/03 28/11 24/04 2-1 31/10 10/04
Whitehawk 28/11 06/03 05/04 03/04 24/11 1-1 16/01 28/12 01/05 08/05 30/01 20/02 1-1 19/12 14/11 17/04 20/03 17/11
Whitstable Town 05/04 1-0 09/01 1-1 23/01 05/12 13/03 01/05 28/12 0-6 20/02 19/12 08/05 17/04 06/02 1-4 21/11 27/03
Whyteleafe 01/05 5-0 1-0 2-2 20/03 12/12 08/05 05/04 17/04 14/11 06/03 10/11 13/02 23/01 03/04 09/01 06/02 28/11
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FIRST TEAM FIXTURES / RESULTS – 2020/21
Date Comp H/A Opposition Res. Scorers 1-1 12/09 FAC-P A Cobham D. Lovegrove (4-3) 19/09 League A Sevenoaks Town 4-1 A. Barbary 26/09 FAT-1Q A South Park 0-1 A. Barbary 03/10 League H VCD ATHLETIC 0-4 N/A 06/10 League H WHITSTABLE TOWN 2-3 B. O’Neill; T. Tolfrey 10/10 League A Ramsgate 1-2 T. Tolfrey; B. O’Neill 17/10 FAT-2Q A Chipstead 1-2 B. O’Neill; D. Lovegrove 20/10 League A Hastings United 3-0 N/A L. Hall; T. Tolfrey (2); A. Sesay; A. Barbary; 24/10 League H PHOENIX SPORTS 6-0 J. Lansdale 27/10 League A Chichester City P-P 31/10 FAT-3Q A Needham Market 4-1 T. Tolfrey 03/11 SSC-2 H Worthing 14/11 League A Whitehawk 17/11 League A Herne Bay 21/11 League H FAVERSHAM TOWN 28/11 League A Hythe Town 05/12 League H WHYTELEAFE 12/12 League A Burgess Hill Town 19/12 League H EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN 28/12 League H ASHFORD UNITED 02/01 League A Haywards Heath Town 09/01 League H SITTINGBOURNE 16/01 League H CHICHESTER CITY 23/01 League A Phoenix Sports 30/01 League H RAMSGATE 06/02 League A Whitstable Town 13/02 League A East Grinstead Town 20/02 League H BURGESS HILL TOWN 27/02 League H HERNE BAY 06/03 League A Cray Valley PM 13/03 League H WHITEHAWK 20/03 League A Faversham Town 27/03 League H HYTHE TOWN 03/04 League A Whyteleafe 10/04 League A Sittingbourne 17/04 League H SEVENOAKS TOWN 24/04 League A VCD Athletic 01/05 League H HASTINGS UNITED 03/05 League A Ashford United 08/05 League H HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN FAC = FA Cup FAT = FA Trophy SSC = Sussex Senior Cup
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FIRST TEAM STATISTICS
(As at 31st October 2020)
2020/21 Bridges First Team Career APPEARANCES League Cup Total League Cup Total Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Leo Anderson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Giani Ashley 2 0 2 0 4 0 10 3 2 0 12 3 Ben Bacon 0 2 0 2 0 4 17 11 0 2 17 13 Alex Barbary 6 0 4 0 10 0 6 0 4 0 10 0 Harry Docherty 2 2 2 0 4 2 2 2 2 0 4 2 Callum Donaghey 6 0 4 0 10 0 114 19 29 4 143 23 Mason Doughty 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 10 3 1 8 11 Curtis Gayler 6 0 4 0 10 0 27 0 5 0 32 0 Lee Hall 3 0 2 1 5 1 98 11 20 1 118 12 Billy Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 3 5 Joseph Kay 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 John Lansdale 0 1 0 0 0 1 123 26 24 5 147 31 Luke Leppard 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 1 3 0 5 1 Dean Lovegrove 6 0 4 0 10 0 6 0 4 0 10 0 Brannon O’Neill 6 0 2 1 8 1 58 10 9 2 67 12 Andrew Sesay 1 1 1 0 2 1 23 6 7 0 30 6 Hayden Skerry 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 Steve Smith 4 0 3 0 7 0 4 0 3 0 7 0 Joe Stone 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 3 2 Donnachadh Street 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Kieron Thorp 6 0 3 0 9 0 166 0 32 0 198 0 Tom Tolfrey 6 0 2 1 8 1 29 4 8 3 37 7 Troy Williams 6 0 4 0 10 0 25 1 9 0 34 1 Jordan Wilson 3 1 1 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 4 2 Kyle Woolven 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 3
2020/21 Bridges First Team Career GOAL SCORERS League Cup Total League Cup Total Alex Barbary 2 1 3 2 1 3 Lee Hall 1 0 1 3 0 3 John Lansdale 1 0 1 14 1 15 Dean Lovegrove 0 2 2 0 2 2 Brannon O’Neill 2 1 3 14 2 16 Andrew Sesay 1 0 1 6 2 8 Tom Tolfrey 4 1 5 10 6 16
AEROTRON MAN OF THE MATCH NOMINATIONS 2020/21
2. S. Smith; T. Williams 1. C. Donaghey; L. Leppard; D. Lovegrove; K. Thorp; T. Tolfrey; J. Wilson
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BRIDGES PLAYER PROFILES
GIANI ASHLEY BEN BACON Born 05.07.96 in Amsterdam. Joined Bridges in November 2019. Born 25.08.1990. First joined Bridges on 19th December 2017 after Previous clubs include: South Park Rangers; Redhill; Margate transferring from Steyning Town, then re-joined Steyning at the end of that season. Re-signed for Bridges on 9th December 2019. Previous clubs include; Wisdom Sports; Cuckfield Town; Haywards Heath; Hassocks; Steyning Town. Sponsor: AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR www.kallistaelectronics.co.uk
ALEX BARBARY HARRY DOCHERTY Born ?? in ??. Joined Horsham YMCA in the summer of 2018, making 47 appearances and scoring 17 goals before leaving to join Burgess Hill Bio to come FC in June 2019. Sponsor: Sponsor: Mark Jones Wall & Floor Tiling www.selfiefactory.co.uk www.mjonesceramictilingsussex.co.uk
CALLUM DONAGHEY MASON DOUGHTY Born 31.10.91 in Crawley. Was a member of Bridges’ promotion Born 20.05.1999 in Crawley. Come through the Bridges Youth section winning team in 2011/12. Went to Crawley Down and Lewes, but a and previous Academy. Won Club Player of the Year for U21s in 2017/18 serious injury caused him to miss football for the best part of two and was quickly brought into the First Team fold in the 2018/19 season years. Returned to the Jubilee Field for 2014/15 season and left after scoring 8 goals in 6 games for the U23s. That season, he also won during the 2016/17 season to join Greenwich Borough. He then the League’s South Division Top Goal Scorer. Impressed Premier played for Horsham YMCA and Burgess Hill last season before Division Worthing during the close season and made 13 appearances returning to Bridges again this season. this season before transferring to Burgess Hill in November. Returned to Bridges on 5th March 2020. Sponsor: Leigh Brown Sponsor: Next Generation Pro Football Academy www.ngpfa.com
CURTIS GAYLER LEE HALL Born 01.09.95 in Brighton. Joined Bridges on 11th October 2019. Born 23.11.87 in London. Joined February 2017. Previous clubs include: Previous clubs include: Burgess Hill Town, Hastings United, Worthing, Fulham (8 years, earning two years’ scholarship at high and reserve Whitehawk, Lewes, Horsham, East Grinstead Town. level); Corinthian-Casuals (in 2015, played in Brazil against Corinthians at the Arena Stadium in front of 30,000 fans); Lewes, Sutton Utd., Harrow Borough, Kingstonian, Met. Police, Tooting & Mitcham Utd. and Carshalton Athletic. Sponsor:Dockerills Brighton Limited Sponsor: Spot On Services UK www.dockerills.co.uk www.spotonservices.uk
BILLY IRVING JOSHUA KAY Born 08.02.2000 in Crawley. Came through the Bridges Youth section before joining Guildford City in the 2018/19 season. Returned to Bio to come Bridges in October 2019. Sponsor: Taxave AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR www.taxave.co.uk
JOHN LANSDALE LUKE LEPPARD Born 20.07.91 in Shoreham. Joined in July 2014. Previous clubs Born 22.03.1990 in Cuckfield. Joined on 12th January 2018 from Burgess include: Burgess Hill Town, Worthing, Eastbourne Town, Whitehawk Hill. Spent four years at Worthing before leaving to join Dorking and Crawley Down Gatwick. Supporters’ Player of the Year last Wanderers in 2016/17 season. He then signed for Burgess Hill in the season (2017/18). Bostik Premier Division last season before transferring to Bridges. Joined Whitehawk the start of this season and re-signed for Bridges on 11th October 2018. Sponsor: Dockerills Sign Department Sponsor: Leppards Butchers www.dockerills.co.uk www.leppardsbutchers.co.uk
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DEAN LOVEGROVE BRANNON O’NEILL Born ?? in Crawley. Joined MK Dons as a 7 year old and spent a Born 22.03.1990 in Cuckfield. Joined on 12th January 2018 from Burgess decade at the club, playing 20 games for the reserves, before being Hill. Spent four years at Worthing before leaving to join Dorking released in 2007. Snaped up by Woking, he was dual-registered with Wanderers in 2016/17 season. He then signed for Burgess Hill in the Worthing before furthering his career in the US. Returned to the UK Bostik Premier Division last season before transferring to Bridges. in 2014 and signed for Lewes, later making the switch to South Park Joined Whitehawk the start of this season and re-signed for Bridges on via a speall at Chipstead. He joined Horsham for the start of the 11th October 2018. 2018/19 season before joining Bridges this summer. Previous clubs: MK Dons, Woking, Worthing, Horsham, DFW Tornados (US), Midwestern State University (US), Real Colorado Foxes (US), St. Louis Lions (US), Lewes, Chipstead, South Park. Sponsor: Looks by Lovegrove Sponsor: www.facebook.com/looksbylovegrove www.elitedevelopmentcoaching.co.uk
WILL ROBINSON ANDY SESAY Born 21.05.1997 in London. Joined Bridges on 24th February 2019 and after attracting a lot of attention from other clubs he left to join Bio to come Whytelafe in February 2020. Rejoined Bridges this season. Other clubs include: Tonbridge Angels; Greenwich Borough. AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR
HAYDEN SKERRY STEVE SMITH Joined Folkestone Invicta in October 2019 after leaving Ramsgate. Joined East Grinstead from Folkestone Invicta in November 2019. Bio to come Previous clubs: Glebe, Rusthall, Whitstable Town, Ramsgate, Folkestone Invicta, East Grinstead Town. Sponsor: Papercut Software AVAILABLE TO SPONSOR www.papercut.com
TOM TOLFREY KIERON THORP Born 10.07.1991 in Crawley. Joined Bridges on 6th July 2019 from Born 12.12.90 in Crawley. Joined July 2014. Previous clubs include: Dorking Wanderers where he played for five seasons, scoring 143 goals Dulwich Hamlet, Lewes, Horsham, Crawley Down Gatwick, Worthing, in 118 games. Horsham YMCA, Broadbridge Heath. Over 150 appearances for the club and now also managing Bridges’ new U7s team. Sponsor: Sponsor: LIGHTENING ELECTRICAL www.elitedevelopmentcoaching.co.uk
TROY WILLIAMS JORDAN WILSON Born 24.04.94 in Croydon. Joined Bridges in July 2019. Previous clubs include Tooting & Mitcham, Merstham, Grays Athletic, Lewes, Bio to come Horsham (loan) and Walton & Hersham.
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KYLE WOOLVEN
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FIRST TEAM FIXTURES / RESULTS / APPEARANCES 2020-21 Date Opposition COMP RES STARTING LINE-UP Subs Used 1-1 12/09 Cobham FAC-P L Anderson Williams Ashley Donaghey Lovegrove* Gayler Leppard Barbary Skerry Smith Doughty O’Neill Tolfrey Woolven (4-3) 19/09 Sevenoaks Town League L 4-1 Thorp Williams Ashley Donaghey Lovegrove Gayler Hall Barbary* Skerry O’Neill Tolfrey Wilson Doughty 26/09 South Park FAT-1Q W 0-1 Thorp Williams Ashley Donaghey Lovegrove Gayler Hall Barbary* Leppard Smith O’Neill Skerry 03/10 VCD Athletic League L 0-4 Thorp Williams Ashley Donaghey Lovegrove Gayler O’Neill Barbary Leppard Wilson Tolfrey Woolven Docherty Skerry 06/10 Whitstable Town League L 2-3 Thorp Williams Smith Donaghey Lovegrove Gayler O’Neill* Barbary Leppard Wilson Tolfrey* Woolven Docherty Skerry 10/10 Ramsgate League W 1-2 Thorp Williams Smith Donaghey Lovegrove Gayler O’Neill* Barbary Docherty Wilson Tolfrey* Bacon 17/10 Chipstead FAT-2Q W 1-2 Thorp Williams Smith Donaghey Lovegrove* Gayler O’Neill* Barbary Docherty Wilson Tolfrey Hall Bacon 20/10 Hastings United League L 3-0 Thorp Williams Smith Donaghey Lovegrove Gayler Hall Barbary Docherty O’Neill Tolfrey Sesay 24/10 Phoenix Sports League W 6-0 Thorp Williams Smith Donagthey Lovegrove Gayler Hall* Barbary* Sesay* O’Neill Tolfrey** Bacon Lansdale* 31/10 Needham Market FAT-3Q L 4-1 Thorp Williams Hall Donaghey Lovegrove Gayler Kay Barbary Sesay Docherty Tolfrey* Wilson Bacon Stone 03/11 Worthing SSC-2 14/11 Whitehawk League 17/11 Herne Bay League 21/11 Faversham Town League 28/11 Hythe Town League 05/12 Whyteleafe League 12/12 Burgess Hill Town League 19/12 East Grinstead Town League 28/12 Ashford United League 02/01 Haywards Heath Town League 09/01 Sittingbourne League 16/01 Chichester City League 23/01 Phoenix Sports League 30/01 Ramsgate League 06/02 Whitstable Town League 13/02 East Grinstead Town League 20/02 Burgess Hill Town League 27/02 Herne Bay League 06/03 Cray Valley PM League 13/03 Whitehawk League 20/03 Faversham Town League 27/03 Hythe Town League 03/04 Whyteleafe League 10/04 Sittingbourne League 17/04 Sevenoaks Town League 24/04 VCD Athletic League 01/05 Hastings United League 03/05 Ashford United League 08/05 Haywards Heath Town League P-P Chichester City League P-P Cray Valley PM League Home games shaded in orange * - Goal scorer FAC = FA Cup FAT = FA Trophy SSCC = Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
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Development Squad – South Division Tables/Fixtures/Results 2020/21
Date Comp H/A Opposition Res. Scorers 07/10 SSC H SELSEY 5-2 Bacon (3); McFarlane; Biggs 27/10 League A Margate 7-1 Street 09/12 League H VCD ATHLETIC 19/12 League A Leatherhead 06/01 League H HERNE BAY 13/01 League H EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN 18/01 League A Tooting & Mitcham Utd 28/01 League A Herne Bay 03/02 League H FAVERSHAM TOWN 08/02 League A Carshalton Athletic 17/02 League H MARGATE 10/03 League H CRAY VALLEY PM 15/03 League A Hastings United 24/03 League H SOUTH PARK 06/04 League A VCD Athletic 14/04 League H LEATHERHEAD 22/04 League A East Grinstead Town 28/04 League H TOOTING & MITCHAM P-P League A Faversham Town P-P League H CARSHALTON ATHLETIC 11/11 League H PHOENIX SPORTS P-P 18/11 League A Cray Valley PM P-P 25/11 League H HASTINGS UNITED P-P 30/11 League A South Park P-P TBC SCC A Seaford Town DLC = Development League Cup SCC = U23 Sussex County Cup
(As at 2nd November 2020) Home Team P W D L F A GD Pts Away 1 6 Jan Herne Bay 3 3 0 0 7 1 6 9 28 Jan 2 10 Mar Cray Valley PM 4 2 1 1 8 5 3 7 18 Nov 3 14 Apr Leatherhead 3 2 0 1 8 3 5 6 19 Dec 4 25 Nov Hastings United 4 2 0 2 9 5 4 6 15 Mar 5 P-P Carshalton Athletic 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 6 8 Feb 6 28 Apr Tooting & Mitcham United 4 1 2 1 9 6 3 5 18 Jan 7 9 Dec VCD Athletic 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 4 6 Apr 8 13 Jan East Grinstead Town 3 1 1 1 5 7 -2 4 18 Nov 9 17 Feb Margate 2 1 0 1 8 3 5 3 7-1 10 24 Mar South Park 5 0 3 2 8 14 -6 3 30 Nov 11 3 Feb Faversham Town 3 1 0 2 3 10 -7 3 P-P 12 X THREE BRIDGES 1 0 0 1 1 7 -6 0 X 13 11 Nov Phoenix Sports 4 0 0 4 2 11 -9 0 2 Mar (Home team score shown first in both home and away columns)
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DEVELOPMENT SQUAD STATISTICS 2020/21
(as of 27th October 2020)
APPEARANCES GOALS PLAYER League Cup Total League Cup Total Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Ben Aubrey 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ben Bacon 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 Finley Biggs 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 Marcus Chapman 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Callum Chesworth 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ethan Cummings 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Isaac Gardner 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Michael Howard-Bold 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Billy Irving 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 [Callum / Connor] Jones 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 John Lansdale 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Camron Lawson 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 McFarlane 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 Dominik Ozga 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Donnachadh Street 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 Zander Thirkettle 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 Kieron Thorp 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Harry Watts 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Harvey Woolard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 James Young 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
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U18 South Division Tables/Fixtures/Results 2020/21
Date Comp H/A Opposition Res. Scorers 07/09 FAYC-Q1 H SHOREHAM 4-1 C. Lawson (3); C. Colcutt 21/09 FAYC-Q2 H OAKWOOD 3-2 M. Howard-Bold; C. Chesworth (2) 01/10 League A Lewes 2-3 M. Howard-Bold (2); B. Aubrey 05/10 FAYC-Q3 A Woking 7-0 N/A C. Lawson (2); M. Howard-Bold 12/10 League H HORSHAM 3-3 02/11 League H WHITEHAWK 12/11 League A Burgess Hill Town 17/11 League A Eastbourne Borough 23/11 League H WORTHING 03/12 League A Shoreham 07/12 League H HASTINGS UNITED 14/12 League H LEWES 12/01 League A Horsham 18/01 League H BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 25/01 League A Whitehawk 01/02 League H BURGESS HILL TOWN 08/02 League H EASTBOURNE BOROUGH 16/02 League A Worthing 22/02 League H SHOREHAM 08/03 League A Hastings United 16/04 League H LEWES TBC League A Bognor Regis Town YLC = Youth League Cup FAYC = FA Youth Cup SCC = Sussex County Cup
(As at 2nd November 2020) Home Team P W D L F A GD Pts Away 1 X THREE BRIDGES 3 2 1 0 9 7 2 7 2 3-2 Whitehawk 3 2 0 1 21 4 17 6 25 Jan 3 8 Feb Eastbourne Borough 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 4 17 Nov 4 23 Nov Worthing 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 16 Feb 5 14 Dec Lewes 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 2-3 6 18 Jan Bognor Regis Town 2 1 0 1 4 16 12 3 P-P 7 7 Dec Hastings United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 8 Mar 8 22 Feb Shoreham 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 1 3 Dec 9 3-3 Horsham 2 0 1 1 4 7 -3 1 12 Jan 10 1 Feb Burgess Hill Town 3 0 1 2 4 10 -6 1 12 Nov (Home team score shown first in both home and away columns)
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U18 TEAM STATISTICS 2020/21
(as of 27th October 2020) APPEARANCES GOALS PLAYER League Cup Total League Cup Total Start Sub Start Sub Start Sub Leo Anderson 2 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 Ben Aubrey 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 Marcus Chapman 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 Callum Chesworth 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 Connor Colcutt 2 0 3 0 5 0 0 1 1 Ethan Cummings 1 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 Toby Delaney 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Sam Fisher 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Joshua Hayes 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 Michael Howard-Bold 2 0 3 0 5 0 3 1 4 Callum Retter 1 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 Joe Stone 2 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 Zander Thirkettle 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 Harvey Woolard 2 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 Lewis Wraight 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Guilherme Vila de Costa 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 James Young 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0
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WORTHING FC
Worthing Association FC was founded in February 1886 and played home matches mostly in the People’s (now Homefield) Park until the Club moved to Beach House Park in 1889. The early years were spent playing friendlies and competing in the Sussex Senior Cup, in which our first tie on November 27th 1886 resulted in a 1-0 home win over Brighton Hornets. Worthing reached their 1st Senior Cup final in 1891-92 (losing 5-3 to Brighton Hornets) before winning the 1892-93 final 2-1 against Eastbourne at the County Ground, Hove. This was the first of a record 21 Senior Cup wins, the most recent being in 1999. Worthing were founder members of the West Sussex Senior League in 1896, along with their local rivals Worthing Athletic (founded 1891). The first of 7 championships was won in 1898/99, qualifying Worthing to play the East Sussex League champions Brighton Athletic in the Sussex Charity Cup donated by the Royal Irish Rifles. This match was lost 2-1, but we went on to win the RUR Cup (as it became known) 13 times (including twice jointly with Horsham). In 1899-00 the name “Association” was dropped and we entered the FA Cup and FA Amateur Cup for the first time. In May 1900 Worthing and Worthing Athletic merged and in 1901 the Club moved to its current home, then known as the Sports Ground, now as Woodside Road. The team of 1903-04 contained 3 players who would become full internationals; S.S. Harris and E.G.D. Wright for England and Charlie Webb for Ireland. Harris played for England while still a player for Worthing. Worthing withdrew from the West Sussex League for the 1904-05 season, so as not to be in competition with the newly promoted Worthing Rovers (founded 1901). We re-joined the League in 1905 after merging with Rovers during the summer. In 1907-08 Worthing reached the quarter finals of the FA Amateur Cup, where we drew 1-1 away to the eventual winners Depot Battalion Royal Engineers, before losing the replay 1- 0 before a then record crowd of over 3,000. After World War I, in 1919-20, Worthing competed in two leagues, being founder members of the Senior Division of the Brighton, Hove & District League and re- joining the West Sussex League. The following year we helped found the Sussex County League and resigned from the West Sussex League in protest at a rule change. The County League championship was won for the first two seasons: another 6 titles were won during our stay in this league. At the end of the 1921-22 season we applied to join the Athenian League, but withdrew the application before the AGM. The FA Cup First Round Proper was reached in 1936-37, Worthing losing 4-3 at Yeovil & Petters United. In the 4th Qualifying Round we had beaten Wimbledon in front of our highest reported crowd of 3,600. This year also saw the first of three AFA Senior Cup finals reached, Worthing losing 7-1 to Harwich & Parkeston. The other two finals, in 1947 and 1949, were both lost to Cambridge Town. In 1948-49 Worthing joined the Corinthian League. Little success was had in this league, finishing bottom four times. The best season was 1949-50, when a highest placing of 5th was achieved, along with reaching the Corinthian League Memorial Shield final for the only time (losing 2-1 to Erith & Belvedere). The Corinthian League became Division 1 of the Athenian League in 1963 and Worthing enjoyed immediate success, being promoted as runners-up to Leatherhead as well as reaching the Athenian League Memorial Shield final (losing 2-1 to Chesham United on aggregate) and winning the AFA Invitation Cup (3-1 away to Harwich) for the first of four occasions. Three seasons were spent in the Athenian League Premier Division before two successive relegations saw us languishing in Division 2. Worthing started their revival in 1971-72 by returning to Division 1 as runners-up to Staines Town and the following season reached the Athenian League Cup final, losing 2-0 away to Amateur Cup finalists Slough Town after extra-time. Worthing left the Athenian League in 1977 to become members of the newly formed Isthmian League Division Two. Barry Lloyd was appointed manager in 1981 and the Division 2 title was won in 1981-82, with prolific goal scorer Micky Edmonds scoring 53 goals. In 1982-83 we won the Division 1 title and reached the 2nd Round of the FA Cup, losing 4-0 at Oxford United. The next 2 seasons saw Worthing finish as runners-up in the Premier Division to Harrow Borough and Sutton United, respectively. At the end of 1984-85, the Club’s main stand burnt down. In 1985-86 we reached the last 16 of the FA Trophy. Barry Lloyd left to join Brighton & Hove Albion and the following year Worthing were relegated from the Premier Division. Four years later we had a disastrous season, finishing bottom of Division 1 with only 10 points and having conceded 157 goals. Former Northern Ireland international Gerry Armstrong was appointed manager in 1991-92 and the following season Worthing became the first club to win Division 2 for a second time, having dropped only 12 points from the last 27 matches. Armstrong left in the summer of 1994 to be replaced by his coach John Robson. Premier Division status was regained as runners-up to Boreham Wood in his first season and the FA Cup 1st Round reached again (losing 3-1 at AFC Bournemouth after taking the lead). Worthing finished bottom in their first season back in the Premier and Robson was replaced as manager. Others followed before Brian Donnelly became manager at Christmas 1996. Under Donnelly’s leadership, Worthing staged a remarkable late season recovery, winning their last five games to escape relegation on the last day. “Sammy” was to remain manager until November 2001 when Barry Lloyd returned for his second spell in charge. In 1998/99 the club were finalists in the Isthmian League Full Members’ Cup and won the Sussex Senior Cup for the first time in 21 years. 1999/00 saw us reach the FA Cup 1st Round for a 4th time, losing at Rotherham United. In 2001 Worthing celebrated 100 years of playing at Woodside Road, an event marked by the publication of the first book devoted to the Club. Finishing as runners-up in 2003/04 meant promotion back to the Premier Division. Cup runs saw the team reach the Senior Cup final and the last 32 of the FA Trophy, being beaten by eventual winners Hednesford Town. In 2005/06, our youth team won their division and reached the 1st Round of the FA Youth Cup for the first time. Our first team had topped the Isthmian League at New Year 2006 but eventually just missed out on a play-off spot. The following year, we got relegated but did reach the Senior Cup final for the 28th time. Our youth team were again champions and also captured the Isthmian Youth Cup for a second time. In 2007-08, they became founder members of the Isthmian Youth League and won the Sussex FA Youth Cup for only the second time. The Club’s next appointment was joint managers, Lee Brace and Kieran Collins. More mid-table mediocrity and disappointing early cup exits saw the duo depart in October 2013 and after a period of caretaker management under Mick Fogden and Jon Meeney, Adam Hinselwood took the reins on Christmas Day. The recently retired former Brighton & Hove Albion professional immediately went about rebuilding the side with young, hungry players. Coupled with the experience of Fogden and the enthusiasm of the young Meeney, hopes were high for a more settled and productive future. The 2014-15 season was very much one of ups and downs but, despite all the uncertainty surrounding the club’s future a sixth place finish was achieved, our highest for five years. This was a particularly impressive feat as the playing budget was scrapped after Christmas but this only served to bring everyone at the club even closer together with all the players and Management staying and, we were one of only two teams to beat runaway Champions, Burgess Hill Town. By this time former youth team player George Dowell had become the new owner and Chairman of Worthing FC, investing heavily in not only wiping out all the club’s debts but also laying down a brand new 3G pitch, giving The Rebel’s Tavern a complete makeover, converting it into The 7HQ Sports Bar and Cafe and continuing general improvements to Woodside Road. All this coming after his own career was ended by a serious car crash in 2010, which left him confined to a wheelchair and paralysed from the chest down. George used his compensation money wisely, setting up Worthing Football Centre to help create a real community hub at The Photronix Stadium, with the new artificial surface available for hire to all teams and age groups seven days a week, and after he had formed his own football team in the West Sussex League, Worthing Borough.
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However, early on in pre-season George and his fellow new directors were already looking for a new manager, with Hinshelwood’s impressive fire-fighting skills attracting the attention of his old club, Brighton & Hove Albion and a move back into the full-time game followed, with his appointment as Assistant Manager to their U18’s. Jon Meeney was promoted to the role of Joint Manager alongside new signing, Gary Elphick, who would continue his playing career, with both incumbents making their senior management bows. Former player, Matt Piper, returned to the club as player-coach, complementing the experience of the evergreen Mick Fogden, while Stuart Owens became the new Goalkeeping Coach and Natalie Stenning followed Elphick from Lewes, to become our new physio. Nobody could have predicted how the next nine months would unfold. The first team sealed promotion back to the Ryman League top flight for the first time since 2007 by winning the Division One South Play-Offs. An extraordinary semi-final at Woodside Road saw Hythe Town demolished 7-0, before a crowd of nearly 2,000 witnessed an equally decisive 3-0 triumph over Faversham Town in the Final, also played on The Rebel’s 3G surface. Three members of the squad, Will Hendon. Brannon O’Neill and Omar Bugiel were subsequently named in the Divisional Team of The Year. The only disappointment coming in The Sussex Senior Cup Final, where Eastbourne Borough went home with a narrow 1-0 verdict. Although nobody could forget the semi-final penalty shoot-out win over the holders, Whitehawk. The U21’s stormed to success not only as South Division Champions of The Ryman U21 League but also as overall winners, with a nail biting triumph on penalties against The North Division Champions, Billericay Town at The Harlow Arena. Jazz Rance won the golden boot as top scorer in both the South Division and the League as a whole. Only a 2-1 defeat to Lewes in the Final of The Sussex Intermediate Cup at SCFA HQ prevented them walking away with a clean sweep of trophies. Not to be outdone, the youth team had several of their own make it into the first team, finished runners-up in the South Division of the Ryman Youth League and enjoyed an epic run all the way to the third round proper of The FA Youth Cup. After tense wins at Sutton United and Biggleswade Town, the Young Rebels’ adventure was eventually ended by the number one ranked youth team in the country, Middlesbrough, in front of a crowd of over 1,100 at what has now become The Bibby Financial Services Stadium. The following campaign saw us lead the embryonic league table with three straight wins from the opening day, although cup runs and injuries to key players saw us eventually finish in 14th place, by which time Jon Meeney had stepped down as Joint-Manager to leave Gary Elphick in sole charge. We did, however, enjoy our best run in The FA Trophy since 2003-2004 with an impressive win at National League play-off semi-finalists, Dagenham & Redbridge before finally bowing out - after extra time in a replay - at FA Cup heroes Sutton United. This brought an end to a 14 match unbeaten run. We also reached the last eight of The Alan Turvey Trophy where we were knocked out by eventual winners, Billericay Town. February saw the departure of striker Omar Bugiel to Football League bound Forest Green Rovers, where he would taste victory in The National League Promotion Final against Tranmere Rovers at Wembley. An increased number of youth team alumni made first team appearances throughout the season while also managing to reach the first round proper of The FA Youth Cup, the run ended by Millwall at the intimidating New Den. The newly absorbed Ladies team lead the way on the trophy trail, by winning the South East Counties League Division One (West) title along with an emphatic victory over Lancing in the final of The Sussex Women’s Trophy. They were only denied a clean sweep of silverware by Premier Division Champions, Parkwood in the League Cup final at Maidstone and a semi-final defeat to Charlton Athletic in The Boux Avenue Women’s Cup at Thamesmead Town. Unfortunately, a twelve game winless run extended into the following season. Although not helped by pitch problems at Woodside, which saw home games played at Bognor until October and the first five games of 2017-18 all away, an unwanted club record of eight straight defeats from the opening day saw the eventual resignation of Gary Elphick on 9th September. Our first point finally came at “home” to Staines Town in match number ten, before the end of the month saw the return of Adam Hinshelwood to the managerial hot seat. A number of new, along with one or two familiar faces were brought in by “Hinsh” as he set about the unenviable task of preserving the club’s Premier Division status. A return to The Bibby Financial Services Stadium in October - and a first “proper” home point of the campaign against Met. Police - became the start of a potential great escape. With the watershed moment coming on the 24th of the month, when - after thirty-two games without a win - Lancing were vanquished 5-0 in The Senior Cup, immediately followed by victory over Lowestoft in The FA Trophy and successive league triumphs over Dorking Wanderers at Needham Market. Despite these positive results, there was still over half the season to play and, after a December defeat at Harlow increased the gap at the bottom to seven points behind our conquerors that day, with The Owls also having a game in hand, it looked very much like mission impossible. However, undeterred, the management and squad completed a remarkable turnaround with an Easter Monday victory at Woodside Road over Merstham sealing our place among the Bostik elite. Hinsh was rewarded with a new three year contract and given the role of Academy Head as we increased our commitment to the local community with a new education and footballing programme. The youth team continued to be a vital source of talent for the Seniors, and the Ladies, despite seeing a second successive promotion tail off towards the end of the season, were League Cup finalists – under new boss, Curt Foster – once again. Although he only took over from Cam Morrison in December, Foster’s tenure proved to be short and sweet as he stepped down at the end of the season and was eventually replaced by Karl Davy, who made the short journey from Lewes. An even shorter distance was covered by new youth team Manager, Matt Langley as he moved over from Shoreham. 2018-19 started promisingly but an unprecedented number of injuries and suspensions - eleven players were out at one stage - saw a play-off place slip away in the final five games, to leave the team in 9th place at the end of April. Although it was still our highest finish since we came 8th in 2005-06 and teenage prospect, Kwame Adubofour-Poku signed for Colchester United after only joining us in February. Both major cup competitions were exited in the last qualifying round. The U18’s were only denied a championship-winning campaign on goal difference by Lewes but continued to be a vital source of first team talent. Previous Management duo, Matt Langley and Bob Crayton left the club in February, as part of a reshuffle and saw their places taken by Aarran Racine. Despite taking the side to the top of the table after being the first - and only - team to win at Eastbourne Borough. The Women had a mid-table term as they struggled for consistency amid changes in the dugout, with the hugely experienced former Albion and Fulham Boss, Michelle Lawrence, taking over in the close season. Our Academy lads finished fourth in their inaugural campaign and many progressed into the Seniors, while the newly-introduced U14’s, U15’s and U16’s all came third in their debut year. The U16’s almost put a trophy in the cabinet but were beaten in the League Cup Final. The following campaign was unprecedented, as Coronavirus spread around the world and ended all football in mid-March. Many thousands lost their lives and our national sport concluded with a mixture of null and void and Points Per Game. Our own Isthmian League went for the first of those options early and so we’ll never truly know whether we’d have held on to become Champions or competed in the Play-Offs for a place in National South. Only an extra time defeat to the full-time pro’s of Brighton and Hove Albion denied us an appearance in the final of The Sussex Senior Cup, too. Once again, one of our number progressed to the professional ranks as seventeen-year-old Fin Stevens moved to Championship side Brentford. Special mention must also go to the U18’s, U16’s, U15’s, U14’s and Women’s teams who were all top of their respective divisions when we suddenly stopped. In fact, the women had mathematically achieved promotion with a 100% record and had one hand on the title, only for everybody’s results to be expunged meaning they’ll have to start all over again in 2020-21 to attain Premier status. The U18’s were robbed of a potential double as they prepared to take on perennial rivals, Lewes in the Dennis Probee Cup Final but one piece of silverware did manage to find its way to Woodside thanks to the U16’s coming from behind to beat Eastbourne-based Select Soccer 4-1 in the John Davey Cup Final, after a Harry Margeson hat-trick and ‘Tony Adams moment’ from Captain Danny Howick.
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ADAM HINSHELWOOD (Manager). Well known in local circles after making his name at Brighton & Hove Albion under his uncle, Martin, in August 2002 just after he signed his first professional contract. Moved on to Aldershot Town in June 2009 before following Manager Gary Waddock to Wycombe Wanderers in January 2010. Unfortunately, his appearances were restricted at both The Shots and The Chairboys by an ongoing knee injury which eventually forced him to retire at the end of that season. Called up twice by England U21’s in 2004 and comes from a footballing family with his grandfather, father and brothers as well as uncle, Martin, being ex-pros. Made the move into coaching as Manager of his local club, Selsey, either side of spells as Assistant Manager at Hastings United and Burgess Hill Town, where he took charge of his first game as Worthing Boss after being appointed the day before, on Christmas Day 2013. Narrowly missed out on the Division One South Play-Offs in 2014/15 before he was enticed back into the full-time ranks as manager of Brighton’s U18’s. Started the 2017/18 campaign at Hastings United, where he was also responsible for their Academy, until he answered the call from Woodside Road that September. AARRAN RACINE (Centre-Half). Started out at Southampton, joining their academy at U15’s and signed a professional contract in October 2008. After several years at St Mary’s he was released in May 2012 and that Summer he signed for then Conference club, Forest Green Rovers, initially on a three month contract. A week later he headed home in a 1-2 win at AFC Telford United, earning himself a permanent move in September. The highlight of his time at The New Lawn was undoubtedly leading them out at Wembley in the 2016 National League promotion final as captain. Ironically, it was to their opponents that day, York City, that he made his next (temporary) move in December that year before a serious knee injury, picked up against Gateshead curtailed his next loan spell at Torquay United the following January. Joined the coaching team at our Development Centre pre-season 2017 and made his long-awaited playing return at Imperial Fields, Tooting against their new tenants, Dulwich Hamlet on 18th March 2018. Found the net for the first time at Moneyfields that September and was appointed to the position of Academy and Youth Director in late February the following year. ROCO REES (Goalkeeper). Former Brighton & Hove Albion U18’s goalie who joined us on a brief work experience at the start of last term. Kept a clean sheet on his debut in pre-season at Whyteleafe; to add to the four in seventeen appearances for The Seagulls youth, since he first played for them at Reading in February 2017. Captain against Chelsea and also featured three times in their run to the fifth round of The FA Youth Cup. Made the bench for The EFL Trophy tie with Peterborough United. Went straight into the side at Folkestone Invicta on the opening day of 2019-20 and collected his first competitive shutout at home to Bognor Regis Town on Bank Holiday Monday. Returns to Woodside for the whole of the new campaign. ALFIE YOUNG (Centre-Half). Former youth team Captain at Watford where he signed professional forms but was released in August 2016 without quite breaking into the first team. Started the next campaign at Hendon before moving on to eventual play-off semi-finalists, Wingate & Finchley. Made his bow for us at Met. Police on the opening day of 2017-18 and scored a rasper against his former club, high-flying Hendon in late October. A likeable lad who was named Player of the Year by his teammates at the end of his debut season. CAMERON TUTT (Left-Back). His footballing journey commenced with Albion’s U18’s, where he debuted for them at Southampton in November 2017 but it was the following campaign that he became a regular; making 24 appearances and captaining the side against Norwich City and Reading. Senior football came by way of a nine game loan spell, beginning in March 2019, at Haywards Heath Town, helping them reach the South East play-offs and RUR Cup Final. Although, he’d first turned out for them in December, when he was named Man of the Match. Released from The Amex and made his bow for us in last Summer’s sun at Selsey but a broken foot at Whyteleafe meant a delayed competitive debut until October’s visit to Cheshunt. OLLIE PEARCE (Forward). After several years at local rivals, Bognor Regis Town, Ollie made the move along the coast in 2018’s closed season. A home-grown Rock who made his first team debut at 17 before going on to enjoy a goal-laden career at Nyewood Lane. Around 80 goals in a little over 250 appearances, including four in four at the start of 2017/18, saw him feature in both promotion and relegation campaigns in a green and white shirt. Played his part in getting Bognor to the FA Trophy semi-finals in 2016. His only other club has been Midhurst & Easebourne while he also represented England Colleges. Made his long-awaited debut at Haringey Borough on 1st September 2019 and added his first goal for his new club at Lewes, a month later. JESSE STARKEY (Midfielder). Signed on Friday, played on Saturday at the start of a loan spell that began at Harlow Town in early December 2017. Made the move permanent after the expiration of his contract with Gillingham, a few weeks later, in mid-January. Started out as a young lad at Portsmouth before a move to Chelsea in 2006, where he earned a scholarship in 2012. Despite being a regular in their U18’s, he wasn’t offered professional terms and subsequently joined hometown club, Brighton & Hove Albion in the Summer of 2013. After nearly four years with The Seagulls he ventured west to Swindon Town and started the final game of 2016/17, at Charlton Athletic. Signed for Gillingham in September 2017, coming off the bench against Scunthorpe United a week later and scoring in The Kent Senior Cup against Phoenix Sports in October. Found the net for the first time in a red shirt at home to Folkestone invicta on 10th February 2018. ALEX PARSONS (Midfielder). Originally dual-signed on transfer deadline day 2014 from Skrill South Whitehawk and played at Three Bridges the following night. Started as a professional at Bournemouth, debuting in League One in 2012 and went on loan to both Wimborne Town and Bashley followed by a spell in The Nike Academy. Loaned out by The Hawks to Hampton & Richmond Borough at the start of 2013/14 he finished that campaign with three goals in six games for us. A permanent move to and promotion with Bognor Regis Town came next then a goalscoring second debut against Kingstonian, ironically at Nyewood Lane, saw a 2017 return. TOM CHALAYE (Forward). A tall but skilful striker who made his debut as a substitute at Bowers & Pitsea in November 2019 and scored his first Senior goal for us that night to set-up a two-one win. Regularly found the back of the net for the U18’s while also bagging five times in sixteen appearances for Southern Combination League side, Pagham last term. Turned out for Worthing College too and came to us after a spell at National League, Aldershot Town. Currently on loan at Burgess Hill Town. JOEL COLBRAN (Right-Back). In his second spell at the club after playing for our U18’s, then becoming a first team regular at Loxwood. Called up for Sussex U18’s during his time at Plaistow Road and made two appearances for us in the League Cup at home to the Towns of Burgess Hill and Billericay in 2016/17. Came back for the first win of 2017/18 against Lancing in the Sussex Senior Cup, followed by an equally composed display in The FA Trophy win over Lowestoft Town in the same October week. Scored his first Senior goal for the club - and the only goal of the game - against Needham Market in April 2018. Picked up the Manager’s Player of the Year Award on Star Wars Day at the conclusion of that campaign. MARVIN ARMSTRONG (Midfielder). Latest talent to emerge from ‘The Croydon Collective’ who only signed for Whyteleafe at the beginning of 2018-’19. Trialled with us the following Summer and immediately impressed on debut at Selsey. However, it was his stunning solo effort at Three Bridges that really made people sit up and take note and sealed a move to Woodside. Opened his competitive account against local rivals, Bognor on August Bank Holiday Monday last. DANNY BARKER (Centre-Half/Midfielder). Began his career at Brighton & Hove Albion where he captained their U18’s and was promoted to their U23’s at the start of 2017/18. Unfortunately, after playing his first game against Newcastle United, injury cut short his time with The Seagulls and he joined us in the February, making his debut at Leiston. His full debut came a fortnight later at home to Harlow Town. Bagged the equaliser at Margate on Easter Saturday 2018 to rescue a point on the road.
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RICKY AGUIAR (Midfielder). An U18 with both Shoreham and Lewes, where he won Sussex and Isthmian Youth Cup honours as well as helping the young Rooks go all the way to the third round of The FA Youth Cup in 2017/18. Called up for both Sussex and Sussex Schools U18’s, scoring in a man of the match performance for Worthing College as he picked up more silverware in the shape of The Men’s First Xl County Cup a year later. This impressive form also helped earn him a place in the English Colleges squad. Impressed in pre-season 2018 with goals against South Park - on his debut - and Selsey, with his first competitive one coming at Harlow Town on August 18th. Ended his first full campaign in Men’s football as Manager’s and Player’s Player of the Year, picking up the former again in a truncated 2019-20. JASPER PATTENDEN (Midfielder). Teenage prodigy who shot to prominence 2018-19 after making his debut in The FA Trophy replay at Burgess Hill Town at the end of October. Started against Lewes in mid-January and scored as a substitute in the emphatic victory over Harlow Town a month further on. Formerly with the U18’s and regularly finds the back of the net for the academy, where he ended the last campaign as their Player of the Year. Previously known to Hinsh when he played for the then Brighton & Hove Albion U14’s manager and was with the Seagulls from U8’s up to U16’s. Turned out a number of times for Sussex at Senior youth team level. DARREN BUDD (Midfielder). Experienced campaigner who makes Woodside Road his home for a second time. Made his first debut for us back in 2011 after joining that summer from Whitehawk, his second coming against Lancing in The Sussex Senior Cup in October 2017. Known to score the odd beauty from long range, “Buddy” started his career at Brighton & Hove Albion with their youth and reserve teams. Moved on to play for Bognor Regis Town (twice) Eastbourne Borough, Horsham (twice) and Burgess Hill Town as well as The Hawks. Wore the captain’s armband at The Hillians and helped Bognor win promotion back to National League South in 2017 before starting the succeeding campaign with Horsham. REECE MYLES-MEEKUMS (Winger). Initially, a season-long loan from our top-flight neighbours at The Albion, where he played his first game in their youth team at the tender age of 16. Moved up to the U23s in 2017-18 and turned out for us in The Bostik League, off the subs bench, against Staines Town, followed by his first start at Shoreham, in The Velocity Trophy. Bagged his maiden goal at Harlow Town. His impressive form in a red shirt saw him sign for National League Bromley, after his release by Brighton. Whipped the home crowd into a frenzy, when he marked his temporary return with the 88th minute winner against Folkestone Invicta in November 2018. Had further loan periods that term with Eastbourne Borough and Bognor before becoming a permanent Red. DAYSHONNE GOLDING (Winger). Signed for us in the last few days of February 2020, making his debut in the home draw with Potters Bar Town - a week after scoring the last of his eleven goals in thirty-five appearances this campaign for Lewes and the day after his final game against Bognor - and getting off the mark against Wingate & Finchley seven days further on. Started life, football wise, in the academy of Dartford before attaining regular minutes at then Isthmian North side, Phoenix Sports in 2016/17. Moved down to Sussex and linked-up with their now divisional rivals, Hastings United for the following season until the autumn of 2018, whereupon an initial loan move to The Dripping Pan became permanent. OMAR KOROMA (Forward). Born in Gambia, where he joined Portsmouth from home town club Banjul Hawks in 2008. Spent the following campaign on loan at Championship side, Norwich City making his debut at Coventry City. After leaving Pompey he turned out for Forest Green Rovers, Dulwich Hamlet and Icelandic team, Throttur Rekjavik. In March 2016 he signed for FC Kyzyl-Zhar SK of Kazakhstan but a year later was back at Dulwich. Had a brief spell at Wealdstone before going, at first on loan (from Dulwich) to Carshalton Athletic then on to Worthing in October 2020, debuting and scoring at East Thurrock United as a sub and repeating the trick on his full debut at Potters Bar Town. Another with international honours in the shape of four full caps for the country of his birth; the first, a World Cup qualifier against Liberia in 2008. MO DIALLO (Forward). Started out as a youngster with both Arsenal and Stoke, progressing to the U23’s at the latter. Moved into non-league football with Lewes in February 2019 and then onto Newhaven the following campaign. Signed for Bognor Regis Town back in January though trialled with us pre-season and scored against Metropolitan Police. Stayed on the bench for the opening day win at Folkestone Invicta but was in from the start in The FA Cup defeat at East Grinstead Town, where he bagged his maiden competitive goal in Red. LEON MOORE (Left-Back). Makes the step up from South-East Division side, South Park having also turned out at that level for Whyteleafe. Enjoyed a loan spell with our Southern Combination League neighbours, Worthing United a couple of seasons ago and, despite only training with us for a short while, went straight into the matchday squad at Folkestone; coming on for his debut late in the game. Handed his full debut three days later at East Grinstead. SAM KEEFE (Centre-Half). Worked his way up from the U14’s to U23s’s at Charlton Athletic, captaining the U18’s along the way. Let go by The Valley-based club in February 2020, he dropped down to Isthmian League North Tilbury, where he scored on his debut against Brentwood. His attempts to return to a higher level during spells at Bromley and Eastbourne Borough unfortunately proved fruitless. An unused sub at Folkestone but a starter at East Grinstead. SHAQUILLE GWENGWE (Winger/Forward). An impressive tally of 15 goals in just 13 appearances - as part of a final total of twenty-four in thirty-five - for Wessex League (Step 5) Andover Town in 2018-19 sealed a move up to then Southern Premier South side, Blackfield & Langley, by November of that term. Looking to stay at Step 3 after their decision to revert back to Wessex Prem football, Shaq moved on to The Crucial Environmental Stadium nine months later. Scored on his pre- season debut at Met. Police then started at Folkestone and came on at East Grinstead. Represented England Colleges. DANIEL PAPPOE (Centre-Half). Began at Chelsea as an U12 and progressed through to the U18’s - captaining the FA Youth Cup winning side of 2010 - and U23’s. Made his professional debut on loan at Colchester United against Bradford City in 2013 but a lack of game time after that saw him join Kingstonian on a temporary basis. Released by the U’s he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2014 on a short-term deal before embarking on a journey that took him to Hampton & Richmond Borough, Hemel Hempstead Town and Berliner AK 07 before returning to England with Crawley Town; debuting in an EFL Trophy tie against Charlton Athletic. Resumed his travels at New Radiant (Maldives), Foresta Suceava (Romania) and then back ‘home’ to Dulwich Hamlet from where he initially went on loan to Carshalton Athletic - winning the South Division Title in 2018 - and on to us for a debut off the bench at Margate in October and a first start at Potters Bar Town three days later. Capped by Ghana U20’s.
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THREE BRIDGES SQUAD FROM: WORTHING SQUAD FROM: Kieron THORP (GK) Roco REES (GK) Troy WILLIAMS Joel COLBRAN Giani ASHLEY Cam TUTT Lee HALL Danny BARKER Billy IRVING Marvin ARMSTRONG Dean LOVEGROVE Dan PAPPOE Curtis GAYLER Dayshonne GOLDING Brannon O’NEILL Ricky AGUIAR Steve SMITH Ollie PEARCE Ben BACON Reece MYLES-MEEKUMS Mason DOUGHTY Jasper PATTENDEN Tom TOLFREY Omar KOROMA Alex BARBARY Shaq GWENGWE Callum DONAGHEY Darren BUDD Andy SESAY Jesse STARKEY Kyle WOOLVEN Leon MOORE Harry DOCHERTY Mo DIALLO Jordan WILSON Manager: Paul FAILI Manager: Adam HINSHELWOOD Assistant: Keith GEORGE Nathan BOWEN / Mick FOGDEN Coaches: Coach: Jamie CRELLIN Cam MORRISON Physios: Tracey WELLER / Alan STREET Physio: Hollie CHARLES Amber Shirts; Black Shorts; Black Socks Red Shirts; Red Shorts; Red Socks
PARAFIX SUSSEX SENIOR CHALLENGE CUP – SECOND ROUND
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