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ASHFORD TOWN (MIDDLESEX) FOOTBALL CLUB The Bostik League—Senior South Central Division Saturday 26th January 2019 KO 3PM Ashford Town (Mx) v Hayes & Yeading FC Todays Match Ball Sponsored by Stuart Lloyd Welcome to the Robert Parker Stadium OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Season 2018/2019 - For all the latest club news, visit our website at www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com Ashford Town (Middlesex) Football Club Limited The Robert Parker Stadium, Short Lane, Stanwell, Middlesex, TW19 7BH Tel: 01784 245908. W: www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com E: [email protected] Members of the Southern, Suburban, Isthmian Youth and Greater London Women’s Football Leagues. Affiliated to Middlesex & Surrey FA’s. Company Registration Number: 07904731 Company Limited By Guarantee Club Directory Directors Nick Bailey, Alan Constable, Paul Blair, Steve Clark, Robert Parker Patrons Mr Ray Dorset, Mr Russell Grant - The Lord of Ashford (Middlesex) President Mr Bob Parker Life Members Mr Alan Constable, Mr Bob Parker, Mr Steve Clark Vice-President Ms. Lynne Morgan, Mr Gareth Coates, Mr Bob Lewis. Chairman Mr Nick Bailey & Mr Alan Constable [email protected] Vice-Chairmen Mr Nick Bailey General Secretary Mr Alan Constable [email protected] Football Secretary Mr Paul Blair [email protected] Finance Director Mr Steve Clark Programme Editor Mr Graham Felce Press Secretary Mr Larry Mansell [email protected] Groundsmen Mr Liam Balmer & Mr Steve Honey Membership Secretary Mr Chris Canderton Webmaster Mr Gareth Coates [email protected] Safety Officer Mr Liam Balmer Welfare Officer Mrs Emma Bailey [email protected] Football Development Officer Mr Ben Murray Mr Daryl Watson, Mr Jamie Brunton, Mr Graham Felce, Mr John Gully Mr Club General Committee Roger King, Miss S Cooley, 1st Team Manager Mr Ben Murray Assistant Manager Mr Mark Green Goalkeeper Coach Mr Steve Honey Physiotherapist Mr Martin O’Connell Kit Manager Mr Chad Beadle Ladies Team Manager Mr Will Boye Youth Team Manager Club Photographer Mr Steve McCarthy @ashfordtownmx @ashfordmiddxlfc @ashfordtnythfc . 2 For all the latest club news, visit our website at www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com Good Afternoon everyone Two first half goals in the space of three minutes last Saturday from James Cottee ensured all three points away at FC Romania and took us back to 7th place in the table. The home side had more of the ball after the break but rarely did they look like breaking through and it was a good win for us. We didn’t have our usual “Hitchcock and King Ashford Man of the Match” vote as very few supporters travelled, possibly not surprising give the weather and the journey, but it would surely have gone to James. The other things that came to the writer’s mind were the assured performance of Gurkan Gokman in an un- familiar full back position and an excellent performance by Adam Baigent in cen- tral defence. The performance on the tannoy by Romania’s (English) Chairman was both humorous and good natured and we were made very welcome and would certainly hope they stay in the League. We turn our attention to this after- noon’s match as we welcome league leaders Hayes & Yeading to Short Lane. Our match at their ground was a disaster from our point of view when after a fairly even 44 minutes, the referee sent off Brannon Daly who was deputising whilst Tyler Tobin recovered from injury, leaving us with no keeper and ten men against what is unarguably a very good side, who look destined to win the divi- sion. To say we were unhappy with what happened is an understatement and perhaps now should be allowed to rest, but if our opponents are to beat us to- day, we hope it will at least be on level terms. Thanks go to Stuart Lloyd who has been kind enough to sponsor the match ball this afternoon. There has been a little confusion concerning the midweek home match against Molesey. It takes place on Tuesday 5 February (Tuesday week) so that means that our next match is on Saturday when we make the short trip to play Westfield. Even though we removed them from the FA Trophy, they have found their feet now without a doubt and it will be another tough match. On Thursday evening, the Ladies won through to the Final of the Repos Isthmian League Ladies Cup with a superb 4-2 home win over Charlton Athletic Ladies. It was a tough match, but we were deserved winners in the end, and we will now play either Leyton Orient or Enfield Town in the Final on 17th April at Aveley FC. Let’s hope we can get plenty of support for the team Finally, to end on a sad note, the Club was repre- sented at Barry Smith’s funeral on Tuesday, with the wake being held at Ashford afterwards. Barry’s son has said that, in due course, he will purchase one of our Lifetime Members’ Plaques in memory of Barry, which is a lovely gesture. Enjoy the afternoon and hopefully and entertaining match, Alan . 3 For all the latest club news, visit our website at www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com . 4 For all the latest club news, visit our website at www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com . 5 For all the latest club news, visit our website at www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com Hayes & Yeading Utd FC Hayes & Yeading United Football Club was created in May 2007 when the two clubs respective Chairmen, Derek Goodall and Philip Spurden agreed that the only way either club could continue, long term, at the level they were playing would be to join forces as a single entity. Hayes FC was founded in 1909, as Botwell Misson, when Eileen Shackle, the teenage daughter of a wealthy land agent, encour- aged the local youngsters to form a football team. The team was originally known as Botwell Mission, after the mission church that was built in memory of her grandfather, and that still stands today as part of the Hayes Library in Golden Crescent. Yeading FC was also founded with youth in mind beginning their existence in 1960 as Yeading Youth Club, started by brothers Ray and Carl Gritt. By the time the two clubs were both in existence, Botwell Mission had changed its name to Hayes FC in June 1929 where having progressed through the Great West- ern Suburban League and the Spartan League they were then accepted into the Athenian League. In their first season at this level they reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup. This was notable for the fact that the club had started at the 1st qualifying round stage, and had played all its nine matches away from home, trav- elling an estimated 1,500 miles to places as diverse as Wisbech, Trowbridge, Stalybridge (where Northern Nomads played), and York for a semi-final against Bishop Auckland. The final was lost to Wycombe Wanderers by one goal to nil. The Athenian League was won for the only time in season 1956-57 on goal average over Finchley and the semi-final of the Amateur Cup was reached, losing to Bishop Auckland before a crowd of 32,000 at St James Park, Newcastle. While the sixties were pretty lean for Hayes FC, the newly formed Yeading FC were starting to get noticed at a junior level, having moved to Warren Park in 1965. As Uxbridge League Premier Division Runners up in 1967 Yeading moved into the newly formed West Middlesex Combination Premier Division and having notched a league and couple double that same season joined the South West Middlesex League. That first season (1968/69) Yeading won the West Drayton Charity Cup, and more prestigiously the Middlesex Junior Cup for the first time while also secur- ing the Division One Title. 6 For all the latest club news, visit our website at www.ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com Further promotion led to back-to-back South West Middlesex Premier Division ti- tles and in 1970/71 Yeading also won both the Middlesex Junior and Intermediate Cups. During the 1970s they won the latter five times and the former twice. In 1971/72 Hayes FC were elected to the Isthmian League while Yeading FC earned promo- tion to the Middlesex League seeing Championship success in their first season (1971/72), scoring a record 122 goals in the process. Season 1972/73 saw Yeading sweep all four trophies - League and Cup - in the Middlesex League while over at Church Road Hayes FC hit the headlines with an FA Cup first round defeat of Football League side Bristol Rov- ers before taking Reading to a second round replay. The eighties saw Hayes FC maintain their Isthmian League status year on year without much danger of movement up or down while Yeading FC had started their climb upwards at no mean rate of knots. The Ding moved from the Middlesex League to the Spartan League going unbeaten through 1986/87 and earning promotion to the Isthmian League Division Two South in the process. The turn of the decade saw Yeading hit the national headlines when they became the first Middlesex side to lift the FA Vase, having drawn at Wembley, they travelled to Leeds’ Elland Road where they secured a 1-0 victory over Bri- dlington Town. Season 1992/93 saw Yeading’s meteoric rise through the leagues reach the Isthmian Premier, the first time neighbours Hayes FC and Yeading FC were to become rivals. This rivalry was to last until 1996 when Hayes FC reached the pinnacle of non-league football by winning the Isthmian League championship by one goal in a nail-biting finale which also involved Enfield, Yeovil Town and Boreham Wood.