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Wootton Bassett Town F.C. Town F.C Wootton Bassett Highworth Town Wootton Bassett Town F.C. Town F.C. F.C. Official Matchday Programme Season 2013-14 Issue 1 Played Played Home Team Squad No. Sub Visitors Team Squad No. Sub £1.50 1 Steve Allison 1 Gary Eggleton 2 Liam Edmondson 2 Elliott Knight 3 Lee Stevens 3 Lewis Page 4 Shaun Carter 4 Liam Williams 5 Adam Corcoran 5 Kevin Tate 6 StephenStephen YeardleyYeardley 6 ChrisChris FlanaganFlanagan 7 Jordan Roberts 7 Richie Saunders 8 Alex Rigley 8 Darren Smart 9 Levi Cox 9 TJ Bohane 10 Shaun Terry 10 Brad Clark 11 Ryan Stanners 11 Matty Horsell 12 Craig Bowden 12 Talif Hamza 14 Sean Bailey 14 Martin Stratford 15 TylerTyler SheppardSheppard 15 RussellRussell ByrneByrne 16 Rory Worthington 16 17 Sam Ockwell 17 18 Kyle Rigley 18 19 Craig Kent 19 20 Kalum Youngsam 20 21 Harry Ellis 21 22 Jordon Cobb 22 23 A Andrew d G Goodchild d hild 23 24 24 Dugout Team Dugout Team Manager: Jeff Roberts Manager: John Fisher Assistant: Drew Youngsam Asst Manager: Kevin Moloney SWINDON LONDON GLASGOW Physio: Michelle Leighton Physio: Stacey Wood Match Officials Referee: D. MacMillan Assist. Ref (Red Flag): A. Hill Assist. Ref (Yellow Flag): B. Hill Next Home Games Sat 17-Aug-13 v Totton & Eling (F.A. Cup Ex-Prelim Round) k-off 3.00 pm Mon 2626-Aug-13-Aug-13 v Brimscome & Thrupp (Uhlsport Hellenic Premier League)k k-off-off 3 .00pm Cats HQ Reception Uhlsport Hellenic Football LeagueCOLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIG Keep up to date with the Town on Facebook or OPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W CO Premier Division Season 2013-14NT24 X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24 Twitter or visit the Club’s website at WEB ORDERINGONLINE WEB ORDERINGONLIN SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIO www.wbtfc.co.uk VICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24 Wootton Bassett Town v HighworthTERSWE Town SELL XEROX COPIERS & PRINTERSWE SEL Wednesday 14th August 2013, kick-off 7.45 pmCats Solutions Ltd Two Rushy Platt, Swindon, SN5 8WQ at Corinium Stadium, Home of Cirencester Town FC 01793 432913 www.cats-solutions.com Programme Printing & Sponsor WoottonWOOTTON Bassett BASSETT Town TOWNTOWNF.C. FCFC SWINDON LONDON GLASGOW (founded 1882) Gerard Buxton Sports Ground Rylands Way, Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire Tel : (01793) 853880 www.wbtfc.co.uk President: Mark Smedley Chairman: Andy Walduck 07890 730905 Email: [email protected] Vice Chairman: Danny Groom Secretary: Ian Thomas 07714 718122 Email: [email protected] Match Secretary: Paul Curtis 07801 836946 Treasurer (Club & Youth Section): Dave Topping 01793 848343 Cats HQ Reception Club Development Officer: Jeff Tidy Head of Senior Section: Chris Jones 07774 851563 First Team Managers: Jeff Roberts 07766 226158 First Team Assistant Manager: Drew Youngsam 07702 241627 Club Physios: Michelle Leighton, Amy Tye COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIG and Kara Gregory Reserve Team Manager: Simon Paish 07919 483800 OPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W CO Head of Youth Section: Peter Yeardley 01793 854950 NT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24 Deputy Head of Youth: Nigel Deane Youth Section Secretary: Gill Gascoigne 01793 840075 WEB ORDERINGONLINE WEB ORDERINGONLIN Head of Womans & Girls Section: SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIO Development Team Manager: Dave Terry Press Officer: Stuart Smedley 07985 367772 VICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24 Email: [email protected] Website Editor and Designer: Scott Smedley 07849 334072 TERSWE SELL XEROX COPIERS & PRINTERSWE SEL Email: [email protected] Programme Compiler: Mark Smedley 07887 634887 Email: [email protected] Cats Solutions Ltd Two Rushy Platt, Swindon, SN5 8WQ Welfare Officer: Derek Edgington Life Members: Micky Woolford (1995) Rod Carter (2008) Roger Williamson (2008) Paul Harrison (2012) Pete Yeardley (2012) Ron Stone (2013) 01793 432913 www.cats-solutions.com Printed by Cats Ltd, Swindon. Programme Printing & Sponsor Wootton Bassett Town F. C. Editorial & WBTFC News would like to thank our A Warm Welcome to that I found him a pleasure over the management reins our visitors this afternoon to deal with as a programme at Wootton Bassett. from Highworth Town for editor. Always organised I The duo were previously sponsors for this season: this opening home Uhlsport can count on one hand the successful managers at Hellenic League Premier number of times I was Calne Town taking Calne Division fixture. This is the required to “ghost” his close to promotion to the Senior Section first home league fixture to Dugout Chat column. You Western League Premier be played at our temporary also cannot knock his record Division and also winning Gold Sponsor – TJR ELECTRICAL home of the Cornium having twice won promotion the Wiltshire Senior Cup. A Stadium and it is fitting that to the Premier Division and warm welcome to both Jeff Gold Sponsor – KELLAWAY our nearest rivals Highworth last season having taken the nd and Drew and we hope you First Team Training Tops - Roberts and Sons Ltd Town are our visitors. Club to the 2 Qualifying bring with you that success Hopefully we will attract a Round of the FA Cup for the Other First Team Sponsors - Sameday Trade Frames, Swindon Tuition, you previously had at Calne. large crowd for this fixture. first time in our history and winning £5,750 in prize NJ Roofing The last time the two sides It is very pleasing to note money. In those f5 seasons met was last season in the that Jeff and Drew have Development Team – Box and Seal in charge he won 52% of his FA Cup First Qualifying been able to retain the league games, which is a Ladies – Aftech Ltd and Bristol Batteries Round when Bassett better players from our side fantastic record given that defeated Highworth 3-1 to and there has not been the one season was spent in the set up a tie with Conference mass exodus to Shrivenham Premier Division. A big South side Dorchester that some predicted. To Youth Section thank you to Dave for all he Town. That day a crowd of have retained Shaun Carter, did in those 5 seasons. Under 18 – Wason & Webb 299 were in attendance at Liam Edmondson, Adam Rylands Way. Under 18 Blue – The Barber Shop, PAS Construction, CCTV Nationwide, Since the end of last season Corcoran and Craig Bowden, as well as the Bassett have had the better manager Jeff Roberts Surehome Construction, Wason & Webb “Bassett boys” Steve of things in recent and Yeardley and Shaun Terry is Under 16 Girls - SciMAT Ltd encounters winning 3 out of great news. To this list has the last 4 meetings, We Under 14 Yellow – Total Value Consultancy, Alpine Bathroom & Kitchen been added some quality hope Highworth enjoy their Services, C and S Building Services, Royal Mail 419ers S&SC signings and we certainly stay here at our temporary have a much stronger squad Under 14 Blue - International Microsystems Inc and Arco home of the Corinium on paper than in previous Stadium this afternoon and Under 13 Blue - JSB Film Supplies Ltd years and I am confident we will join us in the bar after will hold our own in the Under 13 Yellow - Quattro Group, High Motive the game. On behalf of the tough Uhlsport Hellenic Club I would also like to Premier Division. Under 13 White - WGS Power & Lighting Ltd, High Motive wish them a safe journey former Bassett player Under 12 Blue & Yellow - Wildman Construction home. Drew Youngsam With 20 teams in the Premier Division this season Under 11 Yellow & White - Rays Autos Since the end of last season the games will come thick Under 10 Blue - Dialog, Original Pub Company, Advanced Sports Coaching manager Dave Turner and fast. This season the Under 10 Yellow - C.S. Building Services has left the Club having Uhlsport Hellenic League decided he had taken the have undertaken to Under 9 Blue & Yellow - Gourmet Consulting Ltd Club as far as he could. At schedule more midweek the time of his departure games at the start of the Dave noted he had nothing season in an attempt to Programme Printing & Sponsor – Cats Solutions lined up but very quickly avoid a fixture backlog at thereafter took up a position the end of the season. This And all our player and groundside board sponsors with Shrivenham. I will is a welcome move and confess that when Dave first something the manager of joined the Club I had my (pictured above) have taken our opponents amongst reservations but must say others has been advocating Editorial & WBTFC News Time to come up with a season by the two Simon’s the programme over the symmetrical fixture list that and they will be looking to past few seasons have gives a home game followed improve on last season’s 5th decided to cease the service by an away game. placed finish. due to a fall in subscribers. I would like to thank them for Unfortunately on Saturday I The Development their excellent service over was unable to make the Side will also have the the past couple of seasons. Bracknell fixture, which is same management team In place of the crossword I closest to my home in although disappointingly will intend to have a regular Woking, having booked a be in a division of just 8 picture quiz but will be weekend away in Tetbury! teams, 4 of whom are providing the answers in the By all accounts it was a Reserve sides. The same programme to save disappointing start to the Wiltshire League appears to Woody spending all week season and the lads will be be losing sides like the trying to get the answers. looking to put things right Swindon & District League tonight. A new feature this season and when you look back to will be “Football was better the 1970’s and 1980’s when Saturday sees us open our in my day” looking back at both leagues ran 4 divisions FA Cup fixtures with a football from the 1970’s and each with in the case of the tough encounter against 1980’s and football related Wiltshire League 15-16 Wessex League side Totton items that are no longer with teams in each division it is a & Eling.
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