DOCKERS REVIEW Official Matchday Magazine of Erith Town Football Club Season 2020-21

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GROUND: Erith Stadium, Avenue Road, Erith, Kent DA 8 3AT Chairman: Mark Deveney Life President: Albert Putnam Life Vice-President: Jim Davie Life Vice-President: Ian Birrell Vice Chairman: Steve Holley Vice President: Colin Tarry Company Secretary: Kay Deveney Club Secretary: Peter Dale Fixtures Secretary: Peter Dale

Club Photographer: Rory Milner Programme Editor: Paul Carter

First Team Manager: Adam Woodward First Team Assistant Manager: Dean Lee First Team Head Coach: Ben Kotey First Team Player Coach: Russell Bedford Goalkeeping Coach: Peter Dale Fitness Coach: Joe Bingham

Analysis: Nelson Alves First Team Captain: Michael Power First Team Vice-Captain: Taylor McDonagh

HONOURS:

Kent League Challenge Cup: Winners: 2007-8 Runners-up: 2008-9

Kent Senior Trophy: Winners: 2009-10

London Senior Cup: Runners-up 2001-2

Website: www.erithtown.co.uk

WELCOME

Good afternoon everyone and longer than a few minutes and having welcome back to Erith failed to do so paid the price as they Stadium for today’s Southern broke twice to score. Counties East Premier Division For all that we could have been back in action. the game but for a dreadful offside decision by the assistant to rule out Danny Our opponents from Chatham Town Gannon’s effort. have been in excellent form this season, seemingly scoring at will so we will To compound our night the same need to show the kind of form we did assistant failed to give what looked a when winning in the League there last certain penalty two minutes later and CHATHAM TOWN season. Ryan Mahal was sent off in added time, although Becks undeniably deserved A very warm welcome to the players, their win. officials and supporters of the Chats who have made the journey from At Welling we should have won the Medway. game more comfortably, but still put in a good performance, especially in the Since our last notes we have had two second half when the players stepped wins and one defeat. up their tempo and started winning The win against Tower Hamlets was second balls and nicking it from the comfortable enough in the end de- Boots. spite giving them far too many Congratulations to Tom Ash who made opportunities in the first half. his first team debut on Wednesday and Once we got the second the result was

was the best player on the pitch. never in doubt and by the end we He should be very proud, as we all are looked like we could score at will. at Erith Town. The trip to Beckenham Town was al- Next weekend we are back here next ways going to be tough and we face weekend when Tunbridge Wells are probably the best football we have seen our visitors. from an opposing team this season. We would love to see you and anyone After got to half-time goalless we took else you can bring along for a good the lead through Tola’s first goal for the afternoon of football. club, a towering header, after half time. Enjoy the game and COYD! We really needed to hold the lead for IT’S HISTORY

The club was formed in 1882 as Chatham United, without accepting promotion, before opting to revert when Rochester Invicta merged with the football to Amateur status. team of the Royal Engineers Band with the intention of creating a side that was capable of holding their Having played in both the Kent League and Kent own with the best in the country. Amateur League in 1938/39, they decided to play in just the latter competition the following season - only They played their first match on 7th October that to see all football suspended with the beginning of year, beating Harley Street F.C. 4-0. Owing to their World War Two. They played just one game that strong Army connections, Chatham soon moved to a season, beating London Paper Mills 2-0 on 26th regular home on "The Lines", where they were to August - and would not play again until 1946. remain until 1889 - the beginning of season 1889/90 seeing them move to "Alderman Winch's Enclosed Post War, Chatham won the Premier Division of the Ground", or as it is now better known, the Maidstone Kent Amateur League in 1946/47, which was to be Road Ground. their last honour under that name - having previously dropped the 'United' in 1898. On 7th January 1947 Having been formed with an eye to competing in the they merged with Shorts F.C., the combined club F.A. Cup, they went on to reach the Quarter-Finals in taking the name Chatham Town at the request of the 1888-89 - famously defeating Nottingham Forest local Council, and a place in Division One of the Kent after two replays, only to lose to the holders West League for the following season. There they were to Bromwich Albion. remain until the League disbanded in 1959, where- upon they moved to the newly formed Aetolian In 1894 Chatham were founder members of both the League. During this latter period they appeared in Southern League and the original Kent League, the Aetolian League Cup Final in each of the five becoming the first winners of the latter competition. seasons it was contested, though winning only once They were also winners of the Kent F.A. Badge in the in 1962/63. The following year they finally captured three seasons it was contested, and the first winners the League Championship, as well as the Aetolian/ of its successor, the Kent Senior Cup, in 1888/89. London League Cup and then, when the Aetolian League formally merged with the London League Chatham were forced to resign from the Southern they moved to the Metropolitan League, in 1964/65, League during the 1900/01 season, owing to financial in search of stronger opposition. difficulties, but they soon rebuilt the club - playing as Chatham Amateurs for a brief spell in 1901 - before Although the club were drawing crowds of up to winning both the Kent League and Thames & Med- 1,000 playing against strong Non-League opponents way Combination in 1903/04 without losing a single as well as sides from Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur game in either competition. They repeated the feat and West Ham United, they lost no time in returning the following season, losing just three games, whilst to the Kent League when it was reformed in 1968. also defeating Sittingbourne 3-1 in the Final of the Up until their return to the Southern League in 1983, Kent Senior Cup. they had won the Kent League on four further occa- sions, completing the League and Cup double in both The First World War brought an end to football in the 1971/72 and 1977/78. Medway Towns, but Chatham were one of the first clubs locally to return to action in 1919 - winning both For a brief period during the seventies they changed the Kent Victory Cup and the Chatham Charity Cup their name to Medway F.C., again at the request of (for the eighth time) in a shortened season. They the local Council, but happily reverted back to Chat- briefly rejoined the Southern League in 1920/21, after ham Town in 1979 the formation of a Third Division for the Football League had taken half its' members, but once again In 1983 Chatham returned to the Southern League withdrew at the end of the season finding that the for the fourth time, this time staying there until 1988, increased travel costs were a severe drain on financ- when having failed to gain re-election they were es. relegated back to the Kent League - once again in severe financial difficulties, with crowds often in They once again had some success in the F.A. Cup double figures against poorly supported clubs, as during the 1920s, reaching the Second Round Proper opposed to the much healthier attendances they had in 1926/27 before losing to Norwich City - who beat enjoyed in the Kent League against more local oppo- them again, this time in the First Round Proper in sition. 1928/29. They also reached the First Round Proper in 1925/26 and 1927/28, losing to Sittingbourne and After struggling during their first couple of seasons Kettering Town respectively. back in the Kent League, the real turnabout in the clubs' fortunes came with the appointment of popular A third spell in the Southern League, starting in former player John Adams as First Team manager, 1927/28 almost finished the club. They stuck it out however despite reaching the Third Qualifying Round for two seasons this time, but once again the in- of the F.A. Cup in 1993/94, taking the club to the creased expenses - coupled with dwindling attend- Final of the Kent Senior Trophy in 1995/96 and finish- ances - saw them drop back into the Kent League. ing in the top three of the Kent League for three Things were to get progressively worse, and 1933/34 successive seasons, he was dismissed by the club saw the club take voluntary relegation into Division following a disastrous start to the 1996/97 season. Two of the Kent League, which they won in 1934/35 1997/98 was to prove one of the most difficult sea- in the Summer of 2016, the club now back playing in sons in the club's history. Problems with a new Division 1 South of the Ryman League, for their drainage system meant that only a handful of games second season, after four seasons in the North, Tony could be played at Maidstone Road - which led to a stood down as Manager in September 2016, Darren brief return to their "spiritual home" on the Lines, Anslow took over as Manager, after suffering some courtesy of the Royal Engineers, as well as a brief heavy defeats, Darren was relieved of his duties in ground-share with Gillingham at Priestfield Stadium. November 2016 and Paul Piggott was installed as The club returned home for the 1998/99 season Manager. under new manager Carl Laraman, fortunes improving immediately before in January Laraman Despite a number of changes within the squad and left to take up a coaching position at Charlton Athlet- some encouraging performances toward the end of ic. His assistant, Steve Hearn, was appointed player- the season, the damage had already been done and manager and finally led the club to the Kent League Paul and his team were unable to avoid the drop and Championship, and promotion to the Dr. Martens The Chats were relegated to the SCEFL Premier. League, in 2000/01. Despite this, changes at boardroom level revitalised the atmosphere around the club and a number of The club enjoyed a good start to their first season ground improvements have been undertaken as the back at this level, but a poor run of results at the end first step in what will hopefully be a new era of suc- of the season led to Steve Hearn's resignation and cess for the club. the appointment of his assistant Peter Coupland as his successor. After a bad start to the 2003/04 sea- Following a disappointing start to the 2017/18 season son, Clive Walker replaced Coupland. Things im- and only 1 win in 8 league games, a management proved dramatically, and a season that had looked change was again instigated with Paul and his team certain to end in relegation, ended instead with Chat- being replaced in September 2017 with James Col- ham in a mid-table position. lins. James and his team improved the fortunes of the team immediately and within a few games had The 2004/05 season saw Chatham being placed in staved off the threat of relegation. 2 quarter final cup the newly formed Southern League Eastern Division. appearances were achieved, losing both on penal- The campaign got off to a promising start, with Chat- ties. Despite a disappointing 16th place finish, there ham sitting as high as fourth in early October, howev- was room for optimism as exciting signings during er a poor run of results coupled with Clive Walker's the close season built a team that promised an inter- decision to return to his old club Dover Athletic, saw esting 2018/19 season. the Chats slip to 16th. Assistant Steve Binks was appointed manager and results improved towards the And so it proved, an exciting league campaign saw tail end of the season. Chatham finished the season the team go close but just fall short with a fourth in 11th place, and was Kent's highest placed club. placed finish but a double cup winning season saw The Chats win their first trophies for 30 years with the Following yet another Pyramid reshuffle, the next few Kent Senior Trophy and the SCEFL challenge Cup seasons saw the club ping-pong between the Ryman finding their way back to Maidstone Road. League North and South Divisions with regular mid table positions. Frustratingly the club experienced Vast close season changes saw a 4G artificial pitch regular wins against top six and promoted sides but laid and yet more improvements to the clubhouse often followed up with defeats to bottom six sides. take place, that coupled with links to local businesses Season 2006/07 saw Phil Miles - another popular and partnerships to develop sporting legacies has former player - move up to take over as Manager. made it an exciting time to be part of Chatham Town December 2007 saw Phil stand down due to work FC. commitments with Steve Binks taking over the job again, then to be followed by 1st team coach Alex O’ Brien stepping up for the 2009-10 campaign. Following the resignation of James Collins in October Throughout this period the club's strong youth policy 2019, the club turned to Scott Lindsey to take The provided several new established first team players Chats onwards. and the club also achieved the coveted FA charter Scott brought in ex Chats player Darran Smith as his Standard award. assistant, whilst retaining the experienced Tony Hine Season 2010-11 saw the club struggle on the pitch as goalkeeper coach. Ex Arsenal Carl Laraman was with Manager Paul Foley resigning in the final weeks installed as Director of football and so, yet another of the season with Player coach Kevin Watson taking chapter in Chatham Town’s rich history began. over. After achieving some great results Kevin was appointed to his first Managerial position at the age of 30 after four seasons Kevin resigned following a run of poor results but left the club with a legacy of some very good players for the new incoming Man- ager Kevin Horlock in October2015, Kevin stood down at the end of the season due his commitments with Colchester United, Tony Beckingham took over

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It has been musical chairs at the top of while Sheppey are only two points off the SCEFL Premier as the lead has top spot, in fourth place, after a 2-0 win changed hands since last Saturday’s over Lordswood. kickoffs. Our win at Welling Town has left us in Corinthian looked set to retain their 100 seventh spot a point behind Hollands & percent record as they led ten-man Blair after their goalless draw at Deal Sheppey United 3-2, only to concede in Town on Tuesday. the 9th and 11th minutes of added time At the foot of the table Tower Hamlets to lose 4-3. remain on one point with two defeats That allowed Tunbridge Wells to go top, following their first point picked up in a and lay claim to the last unbeaten start 1-1 draw against Punjab United. to the League season with a 3-1 win at Erith & Belvedere’s first win of the sea- Fisher. son last weekend, a 3-0 victory at home Chatham Town moved up to third as to Canterbury City, saw them move out they thrashed AFC Croydon Athletic 8-3 of the bottom two at the expense of at the Bauvill with hat-tricks for Ryan their opponents. Hayes and Dan Bradshaw. K Sports and Lordswood are both only On Tuesday night it was all change once one point ahead of the Deres and City. more as Wells lost their unbeaten In Division One, Kennington have the record in a 3-0 defeat at Beckenham only 100 percent and spoiled the Town. birthday of FC Elmstead manager Ennio That allowed Corinthian to reclaim top Gonnella with a 7-1 win at Homelands. spot with a 5-0 win at Erith & Belvedere, SC Thamesmead continued their Emmanuel Olyede’s double making it excellent start with a 5-1 win over five goals in two games for the Hoops. Croydon, former Dockers Mayo Olufeko Wednesday night gave Chatham the and Merrick Simms both scoring. chance to go top and they did it in style Ground sharing Meridian VP and Bridon with a 7-2 win at Canterbury City, Jack Ropes are stuck in the bottom two woth Evans claiming their third hat-trick in just a point apiece. two games.

Beckenham’s win took them to fifth RITH TO SORTS

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Above: K Sports’ hero Kyle McLeish punches the ball clear. Above Right: Harry Colling is mobbed after scoring the game’s only goal.

Right: Alfie Eldridge steps up to take our penalty but is denied by McLeish.

Below Right: Despair for our youngsters as their FA Youth Cup run ends. A

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SCEFL RESULTS C L C CC C C C DL H L H L P HP H L 202021 C Croydon - - - - - - alham - - - - - earsted - - - - - - eckenham own - - - - - - Canterbury City - - - - - Chatham own - - - - Corinthian - - - - - Crowborough th - - - - Deal own - - - - - - rith elvedere - - - - - - rith own - - - - isher - - - - - lebe - - - - - - Hollands lair - - - - ports - - - - - Lordswood - - - - - Punab nited - - - - - - heppey nited - - - ower Hamlets - - - - - unbridge ells - - - - elling own - - FIXTURES, RESULTS, LINE-UPS 2020-21

Date Opponents Comp Res 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 sf 26 Aug Brentford B LSC 3-6* Collier Nash Johan White Mahal McDonagh Bingham Power Gannon 1 Callender 1 F-Oates Juma Eldridge/Gamble Lovell Ash 1 Sep Tunbridge Wells FAC ep 0-1 Collier Nash Johan Y White Y Mahal McDonagh Juma Power Gannon Callender Y F-Oates Gamble Obasa n/u 5 Sep SHEPPEY UNITED SCEFL 2-4 Collier Nash Johan White Mahal 1 McDonagh Y Juma YR Gamble Gannon 1 Callender F-Oates Stone Power Piro 12 Sep K Sports SCEFL 1-0 Collier Nash Johan White Y Mahal 1 McDonagh Y Jackson Gamble Gannon Power Piro Callender Obasa n/u 16 Sep AFC CROYDON ATH SCEFL 2-0 Mahal Nash Johan Juma Y Obasa McDonagh Y Jackson Gamble Y Gannon 1 Callender 1 Piro White Bedford Lovell 19 Sep Kennington FAV 1q 0-1 Blendell Nash Johan Juma Mahal McDonagh Power Gamble Gannon Callender Piro Bedford Obasa Lovell 26 Sep CROWBOROUGH ATH SCEFL 3-2 Taylor Nash 1 Johan White Y Mahal 1 McDonagh Lovell Juma Gannon Obasa Piro R Callender 1 Bedford n/u 30 Sep Balham SCEFL 1-2 Taylor Y Nash Johan White Mahal McDonagh Lovell Juma Power Callender 1 Piro F-Oates Y Gannon Obasa 3 Oct Bearsted SCEFL 2-2 Taylor Nash Johan Y White Y Mahal Y McDonagh Y Jackson Juma Gannon Callender 2 F-Oates Fenton Power Obasa 7 Oct FISHER SCEFL 0-0 Taylor Nash Johan White Mahal Y Fenton Y Jackson Y Bedford Y Gannon Callender F-Oates Power Juma Obasa 10 Oct TOWER HAMLETS SCEFL 5-0 Taylor Nash Johan Bedford Y Mahal Fenton Jackson 2 Power 1p Gannon Callender 2 F-Oates White Juma Obasa 13 Oct Beckenham Town SCEFL 1-3 Taylor Nash Jonah 1 White Mahal R Fenton Jackson Power Gannon Callender F-Oates Bedford Obasa n/u 21 Oct Welling Town SCEFL 2-1 Taylor Y Nash Jonah Bedford Ash McDonagh Y Jackson Fenton Power 1 Callender F-Oates Obasa 1 Juma White 24 Oct CHATHAM TOWN SCEFL 31 Oct TUNBRIDGE WELLS SCEFL 7 Nov Canterbury City SCEFL 11 Nov PUNJAB UNITED SCEFL 14 Nov Deal Town SCEFL 17 Nov Corinthian SCEFL 21 Nov GLEBE SCEFL

* = own goal FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. VISIT www.erithtown.com FOR UP-TO-DATE NEWS FIXTURES, RESULTS, LINE-UPS 2020-21

* = own goal FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO ALTERATION. VISIT www.erithtown.com FOR UP-TO-DATE NEWS

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Steadman Callender 8 2 3 0 11 2 7 1 8 104 34 139 55 Taylor McDonagh 6 0 3 0 9 0 0 1 1 71 3 74 5 Jack White 7 3 2 0 9 3 0 0 0 47 9 56 1 Michael Power 5 3 3 0 8 3 2 0 2 69 4 73 20 Mahmoud Juma 5 4 2 1 7 5 0 0 0 7 5 12 0

Josh Jackson 7 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 7 6 13 2 Sam FairweatherOates 6 1 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 48 11 59 0 Nic Taylor 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 Mehmet Piro 4 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 1 6 0

Harry Gamble 3 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 17 7 24 5 Lewis Collier 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 Jack Fenton 4 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 5 0 Russell Bedford 3 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 99 13 112 0 Fred Obasa 2 7 0 2 2 9 1 0 1 12 11 23 5

Jake Lovell 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 Joe Bingham 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 21 3 Matt Blendell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Adrian Stone 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Alfie Eldridge 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Tom Ash 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0

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