Saturday 21st November 2015 Kick-off 3.00pm V ENFIELD TOWN Ryman League Premier Division At Mill Field, Aveley RM15 4SR SPONSORED BY ANTHONY AUGER NEXT HOME MATCH Sunday 29th November 2015 Kick-off 2.00pm V CORINTHIAN-CASUALS FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round INSIDE COVER Today’s Sat. 21st Thoughts From With Chairman Line-Ups November 2015 The Board Keith Burns First of all may I extend a very warm wel - book a place in the Quarter-Finals of the GRAYS ATHLETIC ENFIELD TOWN come to the Directors, staff, players and Robert Dyas League Cup for the third year Blue White supporters of our visitors Enfield Town. running. Our success in the Cup competi - FROM: FROM: Hopefully traffic wasn’t too bad getting tions has seen a backlog of League games Lamar Johnson (GK) Nathan McDonald (GK) here and you will have a safe and swift building up; we will now visit Needham Sean Cronin Joe Stevens journey home after the match. Market on 12th January. Jay Leader Claudiu Vilcu The two Clubs have been regular oppo - Back to today’s match, our last League Jey Siva Harold Joseph nents over the past few seasons, and game was a fortnight ago when we beat Jake Hutchings Stanley Muguo although it was ultimately a disappointing Burgess Hill Town 2-0, that at the time of Tommy Cummings Tyler Campbell night for us, the play-off game at the writing puts us in 10th place 9 points Kenny Beaney (c) Nathan Livings James Stevens Corey Whitely Queen Elizabeth II Stadium stands out as behind leaders Dulwich Hamlet with three Bradley Tomlinson Bobby Devyne the highlight. The two sets of supporters games in hand. Enfield Town recovered Dumebi GB-Dumaka Tayshan Hayden-Smith standing shoulder to shoulder watching the from a poor start to the season to record Joao Carlos Harry Ottaway penalty shoot-out epitomises what non- six wins in a row, but come into today’s Alex Addai Jandir da Cruz league football is all about. Penalties have match off the back of a 2-2 draw against Roman Michael-Percil Dernell Wynter been a somewhat sore point for us recent - Billericay Town and a 2-0 defeat to Gus Douglas Mickey Parcell ly, including losing out to Witham in the Thamesmead Town in last weekend’s F A Luke Ifil Samir Bihmoutine Essex Senior Cup after a 0-0 draw that we Trophy game. Glen Little Jordan Lockie could easily have won by five or six! A small trivia question came up the other Mark Bentley Ricky Gabriel Last Saturday saw us survive the weath - night, the answer to which, for once, can’t Harry Agombar Olumide Durejayi er, to progress to the final qualifying round be found on Chris Jones’ excellent site….. Perry Tamburrini Ryan Doyle of the FA Trophy with a 2-0 win at Waltham The Grays Athletic side lined up Smith, Jermaine Osei David Hughes Callum Maltese Abbey thanks to goals by Harry Agombar Kenny Brown, Burns, Mason, Gould, Leahy, George Kamurasi (GK) and Kenny Beaney. Monday’s draw saw us Woodward, Pepperell, Middleton, Popham Mason Bloomfield come out at home to Ryman South side and Newton – what was the match? Montel Agyemang Corinthian-Casuals. That match will be All that is left to say is to enjoy the Danny Burnett-Williams played on Sunday 29 November, kick-off match, get behind your teams and we hope 2.00pm. Next Tuesday, we travel back to to see you all again very soon. Wingate & Finchley to try to avenge an Keith Burns Referee: unlucky defeat in the League, and thereby MATTHEW LEE Assistant Referees: RICHARD SARGEANT NIGEL BAKER NEXT HOME MATCH Sunday 29th November 2015 Kick-off 2.00pm V CORINTHIAN-CASUALS FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round Who’s Who at Officials & Grays Athletic Club Grays Athletic Committee Football Club Honours GRAYS ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLuB (1982) LTD Conference South Founder Member Club: 2004-05 First Team Manager: Mark Bentley Champions: 2004-05 Reserves Manager: Rainer Hein Corinthian League Founder Member Club: 1945-46 Coach/Scout: David Raven Champions: 1945-46 Physiotherapist: Jack Hughes Runners Up: 1956-57, 1954-55, 1951-52 London League Premier Kitman: Sim Madgewick Champions: 1929-30, 1926-27, 1921-22 Youth Development: Rainer Hein Runners Up: 1930-31, 1928-29, 1927-28, 1920-21, 1914-15 Isthmian League Division One Runners Up: 1999-00, 1987-88 CLuB OFFICIALS AND VOLuNTEERS Isthmian League North Division Champions: 2012-13 Chairman: Keith Burns Isthmian League Division Two South Champions: 1984-85 Vice Chairman: Danny Swallow Athenian League Chief Executive Officer: Joel Nathan Founder Member Club: 1912-13 Runners Up: 1982-83 Secretary: Janet Packer FA Trophy Programme Editor: Glyn Balmer Winners: 2005-06, 2004-05 FA Cup Assistant Programme Editor: Glyn Jarvis 2nd Round: 2005-06 Programme Production: Mark Kettlety (MK Publications) 1st Round: 2008-09, 2003-04, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1988-89, 1952-53 Isthmian League Cup Website Manager: Rob Seaman Winners: 1991-92 Fundraising: GAFC 1890 Supporters Trust Runners Up: 2014-15 Athenian League Cup Stadium Safety Officer: Steve Boughen Runners Up: 1979-80, 1977-78 London League Challenge Cup Winners: 1936-1937 LIFE PRESIDENTS Corinthian Memorial Shield Alan Barnard, Glyn Jarvis, Jamie Lee, Tony Packer Winners: 1979-80, 1977-78, 1946-47, 1945-46 East Anglian Cup Fred Saxton, Jeff Saxton, John Turner Winners: 1944-45 Runners Up: 1954-55, 1943-44 Essex Senior Cup GRAYS ATHLETIC 1890 SuPPORTERS TRuST Winners: 1994-95, 1993-94, 1987-88, 1956-57, 1944-45, 1922-23, Chairman: Fred Wakeling 1920-21, 1914-15 Runners Up: 2012-13, 1988-89, 1965-66, 1957-58, 1954-55, 1953-54, Vice Chairman: Steve Skinner 1952-53, 1925-26, 1923-24, 1919-20 Secretary: David Barnes Essex Thameside Trophy Winners: 2001-02, 1990-91, 1988-89, 1987-88, 1980-81, 1978-79, Treasurer: Anthony Auger 1947-48 Runners Up: 1993-94, 1985-86, 1984-85, 1968-69, 1961-62, 1958-59, Registered Office : 21 St Johns Road, Chadwell St Mary, 1945-46 Essex Elizabethan Trophy Essex RM16 4JU Registered Number: 01651326 Winners: 1976-77 Runners Up: 1965-66 Prediction Who Will Win Ryman League Directory League This Season? Premier Division Of Clubs League Table 2015-2016 as at 5pm, 19th Kris 1223 Billericay Town FC “The Blues” New Lodge, Blunts Wall Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9SA Saturday 14th November 2015 20th PDoc1967 1209* http://www.billericaytownfc.co.uk/ Bognor Regis Town FC “The Rocks”Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 2TY 21st John M 1193 http://www.therocks.co.uk/ 1st Glynbo 1527 22nd Muttley 1184 Brentwood Town FC “The Blues” The Arena, Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, 2nd Flintstone 1445 23rd Don 1159 Essex CM15 9NN http://brentwoodtownfc.co.uk/ Burgess Hill FC “The Hillians” Leylands Park, Maple Drive, Burgess Hill,West Sussex 3rd Magic 1421 24th Wolfie 1143 RH15 8DL http://www.bhtfc.co.uk/ 4th Ashingdonblue 1410 25th Kim Ross 1139* Canvey Island FC “The Gulls”The Prospect Stadium, Park Lane, Canvey Island, Essex, 5th Miller 1404 26th Gwatts 1127 SS8 7PX http://canveyislandfc.com/home Dulwich Hamlet FC “The Hamlet” Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, Dog Kennel Hill, 6th Graham 1376 27th Gazza56 1105 East Dulwich, London, SE22 8DB http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/ 7th Graysgooner 1357 27th Blueblood 1105 East Thurrock united FC “The Rocks” Rookery Hill, Corringham, Essex, SS17 9LB 8th Stewieg 1356 29th Mickyrod 1096 http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/eastthurrockunited/ 9th JDockerill2025 1311 30th Elizabeth 1093* Enfield Town FC “Towners” Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Donkey Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3PL http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/enfieldtown/ 10th Brian 1295 31st Coursie 1087* Farnborough FC “Boro” Cherrywood Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8UD 11th Graysblue 1291 32nd Grayscan 1062* http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/ 12th Stiffordblue 1261 33rd Shepherd 1058 Grays Athletic FC “The Blues” Mill Field, Aveley, Essex, RM15 4SJ (Groundsharing with Aveley FC) http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/graysathletic/ 13th TerryTibbs 1890 1250 34th Rhino1890 1033 Hampton & R.B. FC “The Beavers” The Beveree Stadium, Beaver Close, Station Road, Hampton, 14th Pasha 1248 35th David 996 Middlesex, TW12 2BX 15th Robbo 1245 36th Stephen 942 http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hamptonrichmondboroughfc/ Harrow Borough FC “The Boro” Earlsmead, Corylean Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 8SS 16th Teamtalksrus 1243 37th Mr Bridger 888* http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/harrowborough/ 17th Jack C 1232* 38th Welchandmahoney 634 Hendon FC “The Greens” Earlsmead, Corylean Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex, 18th Tony Packer 1231 * indicates missed prediction HA2 8SS (Groundsharing with Harrow Borough FC) http://www.hendonfc.net/ Kingstonian FC “The K’s” Kingsmeadow Stadium, 422a Kingston Road, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, KT1 3PB (Groundsharing with AFC Wimbledon) PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING. http://www.kingstonian.com/ The following are arrestable offences under the Football (Offences & Disorder) Leatherhead FC “The Tanners” Fetcham Grove, Guildford Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, Act 1999. KT22 9AS http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leatherhead/ 1. Throwing of an object within the ground without lawful authority or excuse. Leiston FC “The Blues” Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4DQ http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leistonfc/ 2. The chanting of anything indecent, racial or homophobic comments Lewes FC “The Rooks” The Dripping Pan, Mountfield Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 3XD http://www.lewesfc.com/ 3. Entry onto the playing area or any adjacent area to which spectators are not generally Merstham FC “The Moatsiders ” Weldon Way, Merstham, Surrey, RH1 3QB admitted without lawful authority or excuse. Conviction could result in a Football Banning http://www.mersthamfc.co.uk/ Metropolitan Police FC “The Blues”Imber Court, Sports Ground, Ember Lane, East Molesey, Order being made for ALL grounds in the country, together with the surrender of passport Surrey, KT8 0BT http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/metropolitanpolicefc/ whenever England are playing abroad. Needham Market FC “The Marketmen” ‘Bloomfields’ Quinton Road, Needham Market, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 8DA http://www.needhammarketfc.co.uk 4. Alcohol may not be consumed with sight of the playing surface (The club may at its dis - Staines Town FC “The Swans” Wheatsheaf Park, Wheatsheaf Ln, Staines, Middlesex cretion relax this rule, by using plastic glasses for friendly fixtures). TW18 2PD http://stainestownfootballclub.co.uk/ Tonbridge Angels FC “The Angels” Longmead Stadium, Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge, Kent, Any breach of these regulations will lead in the first instance to ejection from the ground, TN10 3JF http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/tonbridgeangelsfc / but could also lead to the suspension of season tickets, and Grays Athletic and the Police VCD Athletic FC “The Vickers”Oakwood, Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DN issuing a football banning order. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/vcdathleticfc/ Grays Athletic wish to encourage families and genuine supporters to visit home matches Wingate & Finchley FC “The Blues” The Harry Abrahams Stadium, Sumners Lane, Finchley, and hope they enjoy the match-day experience in a safe and friendly atmosphere. London, N12 0PD http://www.wingatefinchley.com/ Benno & His With Blue Notes Mark Bentley Good afternoon and welcome back to Aveley for this League game with Enfield. Today we will be certainly expecting a very tough game against a side that are much better than the League table would suggest and at present are one of the form teams. I will be looking for a much improved performance than that of our last couple of games. Although we have got the wins in these games, I think our levels of per - formance have not been to the high standards we set ourselves. One big positive though is we have got through the games in very difficult “With our young conditions; this could be what we face now with the winter months ahead. side I'm looking With our young side I'm looking for the few experienced guys to get for the few everyone together and pull them experienced through. I will be looking for more consistency in the League trying to guys to get string a few wins together. The way the League is panning out, everyone together three quarters of the teams will feel they have a chance to get amongst and pull them the front runners, so consistency is through” key. We did it last year and I believe we are stronger in terms of squad depth, but that is not to say I am not sions to leave good players out of the looking to improve it. We have some squad completely. They get very frus - good games coming up over the next trated which is understandable, but month or two including an important they just have to be patient as there FA Trophy game next week where we are many games to play and they will certainly be looking to progress to must be ready to play when called the competition proper. The added upon again. bonus at the moment is I have a full Enjoy the game and get behind the squad fit and well which gives me big lads today as your support really does selection headaches. For the first help. time I have to make the tough deci - Benno FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Grays Athletic With thanks to 2015-16 Round On Film Peter Jackson 1 FC United of Manchester v AFC Telford United 2 Solihull Moors v Boston United 3 Leamington or Rushall Olympic v Hednesford Town 4 Stourbridge v Spennymoor Town 5 Harrogate Town v Curzon Ashton 6 Marine or Kidsgrove Athletic v Burscough 7 Corby Town v Tamworth 8 Gainsborough Trinity v Ashton United 9 Brackley Town v Worcester Town 10 Chorley v Skelmersdale United 11 Warrington Town v AFC Fylde 12 Buxton v Bradford (Park Avenue) 13 Matlock Town v Blyth Spartans 14 Nuneaton Town v Alfreton Town 15 Sutton Coldfield Town v Stalybridge Celtic 16 North Ferriby United v Stocksbridge Park Steels 17 Stockport County v Nantwich Town 18 Merthyr Town v East Thurrock United 19 Hampton & Richmond Borough v Maidstone United Grays Athletic 20 Ebbsfleet United v Molesey 21 Maidenhead United v Bideford v 22 Cirencester Town v Gosport Borough Burgess Hill Town 23 Hungerford Town v Thamesmead Town 24 Tilbury v Bishop’s Stortford 25 Weston Super Mare v Hitchin Town 26 Oxford City v Marlow 27 Chelmsford City v Gloucester City 28 Lowestoft Town v St Albans City 29 Metropolitan Police v Wealdstone 30 Hemel Hempstead Town v Weymouth 31 Dartford v Whitehawk 32 Concord Rangers v Sutton United 33 Frome Town v Chesham United 34 Bury Town v Thurrock 35 Dulwich Hamlet v Margate 36 Grays Athletic v Corinthian Casuals 37 Bognor Regis Town v Bath City 38 Havant & Waterlooville v Basingstoke Town 39 Hayes & Yeading United v Eastbourne Borough 40 Kingstonian v Truro City Special Unofficial The Club currently requires additional help on match days in Feature Fans Forum a variety of different roles including the following: MAN OF THE MATCH AND PLAYER OF Four players were in the running for the * Assistance in the Board Room THE MONTH SELECTIONS ‘Player of the Month’ Award. Between them OCTOBER 2015 they polled over 55% of the total votes * Programme / Raffle Sales This season, supporters once again have cast. In 4th place, it was our leading strik - * Operate on various gates throughout the ground an opportunity to vote for their Man of the er, Dumebi GB-Dumaka who starred in our Match after every first team game. All you 4-0 home win against Lewes. He has now * Ballboys have to do is register on the fans’ forum at scored 16 goals in as many starts this sea - www.graysathletic.co.uk, go to the section son. 3rd was our manager and midfield ‘Man of the Match’ and cast your vote. maestro, Mark Bentley. He was outstanding If you would like to be part of the team, and are able to commit to Each month all the votes are added togeth - in our 1-1 F A Cup draw at home to Welling a number of set dates throughout the season, please see any Club er to determine the ‘Player of the Month’ and showed again that his experience is and the results are reported here in this invaluable on, and off, the pitch. The run - Official in person, or contact via email Match Day Programme. There is a bottle of ner-up was squad goalkeeper, George ([email protected]) champagne for the winner, donated by a Kamurasi. He only played in one game in supporter. October, the penalty shoot-out triumph over For October, we are delighted that sup - East Thurrock, but not for the first time, his If you can help, you wouldn't be expected to keep with the same porter, Supporters Trust Functions Officer penalty saves were crucial in helping us and Prediction League organiser, Phil though to the next round and he was the position all season, and we are looking at putting Boston, is this month’s sponsor. Thanks fans overwhelming choice for ‘Man of the together a rota once we know who we have available. Phil. He will have the pleasure of present - Match’. The votes he received in the game ing the bubbly to our winner before today’s were the highest recorded for a single play - Quiz Answers match. er in any game so far this season. Well 1. Stenhousemuir During the month, we played eight games done, George! 2. Everton - three in the Ryman League Premier The winner in October, for the second 3. Gareth Southgate (1995-2001), David Division, three in the F A Cup, one in the F month running, was our flying winger, James (2000-01), Gareth Barry (2000- A Trophy and one in the League Cup. In the Roman Michael-Percil, who polled over 20% 09), Darius Vassell (2002-04), Ashley League we beat Lewes, but lost to of the votes cast. He produced ‘Man of the Young (2007-11), Gabriel Agbonlahor Kingstonian and Leatherhead, all games Match’ performances in the home defeat to (2008-09), Emile Heskey (2009-10), being played at Mill Field. In the FA Cup we Kingstonian and in the F.A.Cup win at James Milner (2009-10) and Fabian won at Hanwell Town, drew at home to Hanwell Town. Congratulations again, Delph (2014-15). Welling, but lost the replay away. We beat Roman! (pictured below) 4. Celtic Park, Hampden Park, Rugby Biggleswade Town in the F A Trophy and Park, Tannadice Park, Fir Park, East End Park, Dens Park, McDiarmid Park, East Thurrock in the League Cup (on penal - Somerset Park, Stark's Park, St Mirren ties); both ties were at Mill Field. Park, Station Park [Forfar], Palmerston So our overall record was four wins, a draw Park [QotS], Victoria Park [Ross and three defeats. We scored a total of 12 County], Stair Park [Stranraer], New goals and conceded 14 in all competitions. Douglas Park [Hamilton], Gayfield Park, Based on your votes, the ‘Man of the Match’ [Arbroath], Links Park [Montrose], for each match was as follows: Central Park [Cowdenbeath], Ochilview Kingstonian (h) lost 1-3 – Roman Michael- Park [Stenhousemuir and East Percil Stirlingshire], Glebe Park [Brechin] East Thurrock (h) won on penalties after a 5.Steve Staunton or Damien Duff 2-2 draw at 90 minutes – George Kamurasi 6. Stenhousemuir 7. Ron Springett, Peter Bonetti, Jimmy Hanwell Town (a) won 2-1 – Roman Armfield, Ron Flowers, Norman Hunter, Michael-Percil We must also again thank Glyn Balmer, our George Eastham and Gerry Byrne Leatherhead (h) lost 0-2 – Jey Siva Programme Editor and Supporters Trust 8. Chelsea (1-0, 18th September 1999) Lewes (h) won 4-0 – Dumebi GB-Dumaka Membership Secretary and Phil Boston. and West Ham United (1-0, 10th Welling (h) drew 1-1 – Mark Bentley After each game they publish the squad of February 2007 and 2-0, 31st October Welling (a) lost 0-4 – Joao Carlos players involved in the match on the fans’ 2015). Biggleswade Town (h) won 2-1 – Jake forum, so we can all cast our vote for our 9. Stenhousemuir Hutchings choice of best player. 10. Leeds United Half-Time By Jenny "Quiz Quiz Inquizitor" Jarvis Some questions have been espe - cially formulated for Stewie G! Enjoy!!

1. Name the football club which has a bar called "The Wee Bar"

2. Which premier football club was originally known as St Domingo's?

3. Which nine Aston Villa players were capped by England in the 21st century?

4. There are 21 Scottish League Football Stadiums with names that officially end in Park, even though Park may not be in common usage, name any 15!

5. Shay Given (right) , Robbie Keane and Kevin Kilbane are 3 of the 5 Irish Footballers to win over 100 Caps. Name 1 of the other 2. 8. Which two London Clubs have 6. Name the football club with the Watford beaten in the Premier nickname "The Warriors" League?

7. When England won the football 9. Which football club has a stand World Cup in 1966 seven of the called "The Norway Stand" squad did not get a game in the finals can you name them (they were 10. Which was the last team to win finally awarded medals in 2009)? the English League before the Premier League was born? Grays Athletic Match FC Report Saturday 14 November 2015 for the remainder of the first half, although FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying Round full back Tommy Cummings nearly made it At Cappershotts. 2-0 for the visitors on the stroke of half-time Report from the Non League Paper when his strong effort hit the post with Page by Alex Roberts well beaten. Waltham Abbey 0-2 Grays Athletic But the second goal did arrive four minutes BEANEY DELIVERS ON HIS RETuRN into the second half when Beaney struck. Kenny Beaney, a second-half substitute, Playing his first match after returning to the scored on his return from injury to help side following a previous hamstring strain Grays Athletic to victory at Waltham Abbey towards the end of Grays’ FA Cup fourth in the FA Trophy second qualifying round. qualifying round home draw with Welling The 28-year-old midfielder and skipper of United on 25 October, Beaney ghosted in the Blues added to Harry Agombar’s early unmarked from the left hand side of the box effort to keep his side in the hat, as they and planted a neat side-foot firmly into the look to lift the FA Trophy for the third time bottom corner after a great turn and cross after back-to-back triumphs in 2005 and from the right by Bradley Tomlinson. 2006. Waltham put a good fight for the remain - It did not take long for Agombar , who left der of the game, but could not breach the Swindon Town in the summer, to open the Blues’ defence as they slipped out of the scoring. His cross-shot deceived goalkeeper competition for another year. Anthony Page in the opening minute and STAR MAN: Luke Ifil (Grays Athletic) went over his head into the top corner. ENTERTAINMENT VALUE: *** out of five. Grays then soaked up some Abbey pressure ATTENDANCE: 146

PHOTO WITH THANKS TO PETER JACKSON Regular 50 Shades Grays Club Feature Of Grays Athletic FC 125 Hello everybody and welcome to this wanted a separate billing and delivery This page details supporters and businesses who have purchased a season ticket for Ryman Premier game against Enfield Town. address! Some places even want you to 2015-2016, our 125th Anniversary season. The club and Trust wish to send our thanks to In my last article, I was moaning about the put your country in you address and you all, and hope they enjoy their season ticket. village of Mayland, where we now live. I have to do this from a drop down box. The mentioned the locals have some strange list is in alphabetical order so firstly I Glyn Jarvis Ben Wayment ways, parking on the road and leaving their search for “Britain”, no, then “England”, er Fred Wakeling Oscar Wayment driveways empty etc, but a new personal no, then “Great Britain”, still no, until even - Steve Skinner George Watts bugbear got me this week! The date was tually “United Kingdom” turns up! Then Monday 16th November and one of my guess what happens? I select United Charlie Skinner David Barnes neighbours already has a Christmas tree up Kingdom only to be told “sorry your Glyn Balmer David Barnes - Community Chest (1) and decorated! I know there are plenty of request has timed out”, so not only was it Alan Roberts David Barnes - Community Chest (2) other religious festivals throughout the an aptitude test to find out the correct Mick Green Phyllis Hollands year, but I have done my research (quick name of where I live, I'm also being pitted bog in the window while out walking to the against the clock! Think I'm going to move Stewart Goshawk Carol Tillett pub) and it is definitely a Christmas tree! If to Albania next year, failing that, it defi - Alan Webb Colin Tillett I put my tree up this week, I don't think it nitely won't be Zimbabwe! Rebecca Webb Graham Deats would make December before I got fed up Talking of Christmas and shopping, I have Anne Paveley Jennie Deats with it! The only possible reason that I can got to get Thanksgiving out of the way think of is that my neighbour must work in first! It's basically Christmas Day without John Paveley Wayne Durrell retail and has already had her Christmas the presents. I'm off to Connecticut to Brian Page Phillip Parker decorations up at work since August! meet the North American branch of GAFC Phil Boston Martin Howes Talking of shops, it is that time of year and Cara is taking their Supporters Trust again that I start online shopping. There is membership cards to present them in per - Peter Symons Jack Howes no way that I'm plodding around Lakeside son, well it is her brother and his young Peter Symons (2) David Seaman when I can have everything delivered to my family! Anyway, I have a few games of Steve Allen Kim Ross work and then I don't run the risk of her golf, and beer sessions planned for over R J Bloomfield Peter Jackson indoors finding out what I've bought when there, plus will take time to do my article she wants to get something out from the for the FA Trophy game against Corinthian- Mike Love Peter Sheppard (Prediction League Winner 2014-15) wardrobe! Casuals! Alan England Traitors Gate That said, online shopping is not without Enjoy the game and see you in December! Essex Tarpaulin The Trop Shop its own setbacks! Entering your address Parker ET Marine Grayers Graphics about five times then realising that you Smiths Orchard Garden Centre Paragon Independent Ltd Tag Construction Affordable Carpets KB Coaches Anthony Auger Essex Industrial Clarendon Tilbury Tiles The Ship The White Hart

The list will be updated throughout the season as more season tickets are sold. For full details of the season ticket packages available please visit http://www.graysathletic.co.uk/news/201516-season-ticket-packages-1432320.html Raven's By On This 21st Ramblings David Raven Day In History November We're nearly at the midway point of the being tested is 'bio banding' which involves 1967: Foot-and-mouth season having played 27 games - at least using a complicated formula which factors slaughter rate soars 31 more to go now - and the half-term in the height of the players' parents to The number of animals slaughtered in the report isn't looking too shabby at the determine which players play in which latest epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease moment. After 17 League games we are group and gives those players waiting for has reached a record high of 134,000. enjoying our best spell in the Ryman their growth spurt more of an even chance More than 70 fresh outbreaks were con - Premier League in our third campaign at to push onwards and upwards. firmed today, bringing the total to 746 this level. We are still in the League Cup It was recently revealed, not just to since the first case last month. The epi - and the FA Trophy and after a bit of a Independent readers, that there is some - demic is now the worst this century. stumble we appear to have found our feet thing called non league football. This There were 40 fresh cases in Cheshire, a again. We are approaching that time of the remarkable discovery was made by some key dairy-producing county at the centre of season when it appears that the early sea - former footballers what was all born in the epidemic. A further 13 were diagnosed son positivity and investment throughout 1992 in the same hostipal room in in neighbouring Shropshire, where the first the division makes way for realism and Mangechester. Salford was already known outbreak was reported. Northamptonshire also confirmed its first case. The Ministry austerity and the player-go-round starts up to us Murkeyside folk because it has docks of Agriculture has issued farmers with four in earnest - there are already players on when it's 2,738 miles from the sea, but measures which it says will help contain their 5th club this season - and results go now it's properly on the map because some the epidemic: The government is committed to paying an all over the place. The division is already has-beens got a bit fed up of spending mil - * Keep as many animals as possible under estimated £8m in compensation to farmers tight with just 9 points separating the top lions of pounds on stuff and decided to cover after the first month alone. But the National 10 and 16 points separating the play-off invent non league football by investing in a * Split livestock into separate units where Farmers' Union points out that the actual places and the relegation zone and with slice of a football Club and then selling half practicable losses to the farmer are far higher. Apart teams having up to 7 games in hand on of it to a foreign billionaire investor. The * Have all animals examined at least every from the lost income, there is also the their rivals...you just can't take your eyes media frenzy has even risen above Jurgen day incalculable loss caused by the destruction off it! Klopp levels of embarrassing. Don't get * Keep people and vehicles off the farms of a lifetime's work. Many of the animals It was recently revealed, probably to me wrong, it is fantastic there is some by arranging a farm-gate collection and slaughtered come from long-established Independent readers, that the Clubs that attention on the non league game, but you delivery service pedigree herds, built up over generations. look down on the pyramid...to be fair they would think our wonderfully community Yesterday, 60 of the Duke of Westminster's look down on anything below UEFA bags of focused Beeb would represent proper foot - Fred Peart, the Minister for Agriculture, 300-strong Eaton herd of pedigree Dairy cash...are bringing fewer players through ball in a balanced way that is good for told MPs the epidemic is being contained, Shorthorns on one of his farms near their academies. Many reasons are given, everyone involved. We live in hope! despite the gravity of the situation. "If the Chester were slaughtered after the disease but possibly the most pointless and bizarre It was recently revealed that if you are present united effort is kept up we shall was confirmed there. The herd dates back reason is when a child comes into the short of excitement, have a spare hour and win through," he said. The government is to 1880, and included current show champi - world. If junior pops out at the start of you just happen to be in the vicinity of following a ruthless slaughter policy, in line ons. Blighty's academic year, their chances of Loughton or Waltham Abbey in the late with previous methods for dealing with the It's still not known what caused the cur - selection for progress are considerably afternoon when the roads appear to be disease. Under the policy, all the animals rent outbreak, although veterinary officers higher than those of the sprogs unfortu - emptier then I can highly recommend the on a farm where an outbreak is confirmed say investigations are proceeding. One the - nate enough to be born in November or, number 66 rollercoaster. At £3.50 return are killed. ory is that the virus was brought into the heaven forbid, the following July. A study for grown-ups you will get the bestest, Some farmers have argued vaccination country in imported frozen beef. Suggest- revealed, titter ye not, that older children longest white knuckle ride this side of the would be a more humane way of dealing ions that the beef may have come from are usually taller and more physically lunatic conductores that hurtle around the with the disease. The government, howev - Argentina, a key source of Britain's frozen developed. Seriously? They spent money Cancun lagoon. After watching the Abbots er, believes it would cost too much and beef imports, are being strongly denied by to work that out? It just so happens they host the Millers recently I quite literally would not cover all types of farm animal. the Argentine government. did and it turns out there are top flight couldn't wait to get back on the bus and Selection of matches on this day academy sides made up entirely of players spend 20 minutes dodging the ceiling, 1914-15 FA Amateur Cup 2nd Qualifying Rd H Custom House W9-0 1931-32 FA Amateur Cup 4th Qualifying Rd A Colchester Town L1-4 born in September and October and selec - takeaway packaging and something that 1959-60 FA Amateur Cup 4th Qualifying Rd H St Albans City W2-1 tion was based more on height and physi - looked like it crawled out of a slurry pit. 1964-65 Athenian League Premier A Redhill L0-5 cality than anything else. Sounds familiar Before I wander off again I was returning 1970-71 Athenian League Premier A Wembley W7-3 and so typical of the mentality towards from a-rambling recently and was waiting 1972-73 Kent Floodlight League A Gravesend & Northfleet L1-5 player development in this country...Messi for the usual delayed 'service' at the train 1981-82 League Cup - Athenian 1st Round A Uxbridge L2-4 1987-88 FA Trophy 3rd Qualifying Round H Welling Utd L0-2 would have stood little chance in England. station when I decided to get my pads out 1992-93 Isthmian League Premier Division H Sutton United L1-3 All is not lost though. It's all a tad unfair, and get started on my notes. A local gen - 1998-99 FA Trophy 2nd Round H Whyteleafe L2-3 apparently, so one suggested solution tleman bereft of his 'crewe' must have 2009-10 Football Conference National A Gateshead L0-3 FA Trophy 2nd Qualifying thought a like-minded companion had Kenny Beaney, Joao Carlos and Harry joined his vigil and was ready to record the Agombar all played for the Blues, while 2015-16 Round rolling stock of these parts. In all fairness, Tyler Campbell scored for the Towners and 1 Blyth Spartans 1-0 Whitby Town 643 we could have been peas from the same Jordan Lockie also featured in a 3-0 win at pod with the exception of his flask. My Rookery Hill. All five players are in con - 2 Ashton United 2-1 Stratford Town 112 new trainspotting friend took a pew and tention to play this afternoon! In my time 3 Evesham United 1-2 Spennymoor Town 294 took a glance at my scribblings and won - at the Club I don't think we've had a poor 4 Buxton 5-1 Radcliffe Borough 183 dered wide-eyed and aloud what in criminy game between the two sides and I include 5 Skelmersdale United 4-2 Lincoln United 185 I was doing. He nodded in all the right the ressies in that. The Towners had a 6 Sutton Coldfield Town 1-0 Darlington 1883 360 places and seemed to understand the poor start to the season with 5 points in 9 7 Nantwich Town 5-1 King's Lynn Town 359 words tactics, formation and set pieces games, but have since lost just one of the before informing me it was all a bit too last 8 League games and have one of the 8 Shaw Lane Aquaforce 1-2 Matlock Town 232 geeky before scurrying off to the far end of best defensive records in the division...just 9 Leamington 0-0 Rushall Olympic 290 the platform to wait for the next EMU as the Blues have rediscovered their scor - 10 Warrington Town 3-0 Basford United 202 378/2 Capitalstar. ing touch, so expect a battle. Promises to 11 Marine 2-2 Kidsgrove Athletic 274 Today, we host an Enfield Town side look - be a decent game... Time to ram - 12 Ilkeston 1-1 Stocksbridge Park Steels 406 ing for their first League win against the ble on .. 13 Kettering Town 0-3 Burscough 435 Blues since April 2012. In that game 14 Stourbridge 2-0 Carlton Town 428 THE ALAN TuRVEY TROPHY (LEAGuE CuP) 15 Bideford AFC 3-2 Brentwood Town 189 SPONSORED BY ROBERT DYAS – QuARTER FINALS 16 St Neots Town 1-2 Hungerford Town 207 Kingstonian are waiting for their next opponents in the Alan Turvey Trophy 17 Haringey Borough 1-1 Hitchin Town 119 sponsored by Robert Dyas to book their berth after the draw for the quarter- 18 Thurrock 3-1 Cheshunt 77 finals of the Isthmian League Cup was made last week. 19 Tonbridge Angels 1-2 Cirencester Town 372 With the outcome of seven other third round ties still to be decided, the K's 20 Enfield Town 0-2 Thamesmead Town 270 are the only side already through after their 2-1 win over Farnborough in the 21 Tilbury 4-1 Royston Town 106 last round. The Ryman Premier side, who knocked out holders Hendon in the 22 Leiston 1-2 Corinthian Casuals 185 second round, will travel to either top flight rivals Leiston or Great Wakering 23 Bedford Town 1-4 Weymouth 229 Rovers in the competition's last eight. 24 Swindon Supermarine 2-3 Chesham United 211 Grays Athletic, last season's losing finalists to the Greens at Whyteleafe's 25 Taunton Town 1-4 Bognor Regis Town 351 Church Road, will travel to either Brightlingsea Regent or Enfield Town if they 26 Molesey 4-3 Harlow Town 94 can overcome Wingate & Finchley at the Harry Abrahams Stadium later this 27 East Thurrock United 5-0 Tiverton Town 141 month. 28 Waltham Abbey 0-2 Grays Athletic 146 The Isthmian League Cup was sponsored for the first time two seasons ago 29 Dulwich Hamlet 2-0 VCD Athletic 795 by Robert Dyas, a subsidiary of the Isthmian League's title sponsors Ryman. 30 Frome Town 2-1 Slough Town 151 It was renamed the Alan Turvey Trophy before the start of this season in trib - 31 Hampton & Richmond B. 3-1 AFC Sudbury 212 ute to former Ryman League chairman and current president, Alan Turvey. 32 Dorchester Town 2-2 Kingstonian 312 33 Marlow 1-0 Mangotsfield United 118 As winners, Hendon banked £2500 in prize money last season as well as a 34 Canvey Island 0-2 Metropolitan Police 187 share of the profits from the final, with Grays Athletic collecting £1500 as run - 35 Hastings United 1-2 Merthyr Town 150 ners-up. Losing semi-finalists are awarded £750 while clubs reaching the 36 Bury Town 1-1 Herne Bay 316 quarter-finals collect £250. Quarter Final draw: Replays Brightlingsea Regent or Enfield Town 9 Rushall Olympic P-P Leamington v Wingate & Finchley or GRAYS ATHLETIC 11 Kidsgrove Athletic P-P Marine Dulwich Hamlet or Faversham Town 12 Stockbridge Park Steels 3-2 Ilkeston 108 v Walton & Hersham or Dorking Wanderers 17 Hitchin Town 3-0 Haringey Borough 109 Hastings United or Sittingbourne 32 Kingstonian 2-1 Dorchester Town 221 v Tooting & Mitcham United or Corinthian-Casuals 36 Herne Bay 2-2 Bury Town (BT on Pens) 131 Leiston or Great Wakering Rovers v Kingstonian Grays Athletic With thanks to MK Publications (UK) Ltd On Film Peter Jackson Matchday Footballll Programmes

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A big wel - in myself and changed me, in a football Being sacked for the first time is a rite of (Muttley) and Alan Mills have all been come to our visitors from North London, sense, by sending me to study the systems at passage. When it happened to Waddock, he unwell, but I am pleased to report that all Enfield Town, the first wholly supporters Ajax and Anderlecht. That’s when I realised was counselled by Bobby Campbell, the for - are on the mend now and are in our owned and run Club in the country. We I was miles behind. I thought I was a coach, mer Fulham, Portsmouth and Chelsea manag - but needed to do so much more to justify that er, who is a trusted member of Roman thoughts for a speedy recovery and a also welcome Anthony Auger, our title. Abramovich’s inner circle. Dunne drew upon return to our games once they are “match Supporters Trust Treasurer and Match ‘I watched how they were forceful with their the advice of Tony Pulis, but was still coming fit”. Sponsor for the day. players, but gave them leeway to think for to terms with the chasm that separates ideal - As this is our 125th year, the Club, sup - A final thought from me as I now hand themselves. Their coaches only step in if the ism and pragmatism. ‘Harry Redknapp asked ported by the Supporters Trust, is putting back the reins to Glyn Balmer, our point they are trying to make doesn’t come me how many first-team games I’d done. I on a grand Presentation Night at the end of esteemed Programme Editor, who has now across. Afterwards they go and have a beer. told him just over a hundred. He said: “Well the season to celebrate such a great successfully moved house, has his internet It’s very relaxed, jeans, T-shirts, players and done. If you pass seventy-five then you’re achievement. This will be held at the connected and is busting a blood vessel to coaches talking about football. There’s trust probably going to stick in the game.” I told Langdon Hills Golf Club with 120 seats get back to writing this piece on behalf of and respect. The more I looked into the him he’d made my day. I magpie bits and available at £25 each. Full details will fol - your Supporters Trust. For those who European side of the game the more I start - pieces from all the top managers, but the low soon. We will be looking for sponsors watched the recent TV documentary about ed to see a completely different aspect of best piece of advice I’ve received is not to football. We attach too much importance to model myself on one individual. I try to be for the cost of tickets for our players and the "Class of '92" ex Manchester United tradition in this country. There’s no definitive myself. We work hard down the Leagues, to any donations would be gratefully stars who have bought non league Salford way of playing; what can we learn from other progress through the system and people tell received. City, I thought that the real stars were the nations? How and why are they progressing? me to be more selfish. They think I’m mad The Club is also looking for someone to Club volunteers. Dwindling volunteer num - ‘The one thing I’ve worked really hard on is when I say there is more to the game than run coach trips for a number of our away bers is becoming one of non league's the emotional outpouring. I was an emotion - winning. You are judged continually as an games. Perhaps this is an opportunity for biggest issues. al player who showed passion and commit - individual and loss of status is massive. one of the younger supporters to step for - Small Clubs up and down the country are ment, but as a manager and a coach you’ve You’re told, “Get to the top. Just try and get ward, or possibly two supporters who struggling through as people are stretched got to lead by a different example. There are to the top.” might “team up” and work together? ever thinner to cover the must-do jobs. times you feel the frustration of a fan, when ‘Be careful what you wish for. I see people Your Supporters Trust sponsored our last Increasingly busy lives mean fewer willing that shot just misses, or a chance is lost, but ripping the heart out of a Club for their own the approach needs to be more intelligent, ends and it does my head in. I suppose I’m home game, the Essex Senior Cup tie helpers are giving up their free time, because the environment is changing. trying to be rational in modern society, when against Witham Town, on Wednesday 11 unpaid, for nothing but their love of foot - ‘I played in a promotion-winning team at rationality doesn’t exist. It’s mental. You’re November. The donation to the Club ball. The draw of an evening sat on the Colchester in 1998. It was a group of driven a manager and you ask about the long-term towards the costs of staging the game was sofa watching the Champions League or individuals, who developed a real cama - goal. It’s “Just f*****g get promoted. paid for by three supporters and we thank The Apprentice seems to be proving too raderie. But what I could never comprehend That’s what we want.” OK, I’ll get you pro - them for their help. It was a shame we much for some. Players don't register as a player was why I would always have a moted, but eventually it is still “See you lost on penalties and missed out on the themselves, tea doesn't serve itself and headache after playing against a Premier later.” opportunity to progress in the competition. the last one out has to turn the light off. League team, even in a pre-season friendly. Waddock was not around to share Dunne’s It was still pleasing to see Jake Hutchings We have been very lucky at Grays, espe - ‘I’m sure the lower down you go, a player can swirling emotions, but he had captured the receive the Man of the Match award for his cially since we lost the Recreation Ground only process one movement, one sequence of subtext of the conversation: ‘We’re all the play. Top players process three or four. They same, when the ball is rolled for the first performance on the night. It was his sec - in 2010. Volunteers have rallied round to see it quicker, think quicker and that’s why game of the season. We’re all going to get ond award after receiving the accolade help us through difficult times. But it they are where they are. To maintain that promoted. We’re all going to be successful against Biggleswade Town in the F A appears to be getting more difficult. On level of processing information, you’re going and progress our careers. We’re all going to Trophy win on 31 October, soon after his match day, there are the same few reliable to have to train your brain. get the sack eventually.’ return to the Club, from Heart of folk, carrying out the essential jobs. We ‘I want to improve, further educate myself. Neither knew it at the time, but their paths Midlothian in Scotland. Hard to believe get very little new blood coming through to I watched Roberto Martinez of Everton put on would cross again, which I will cover in that he is still only 19 and even harder to help. I hope our supporters who read this a couple of training sessions. He taught me another piece from the book for your Match believe it is nearly three years since he may think about offering their services that the key to bringing out knowledge is how Day Programme, later in the season. made his first team debut! Well done, over a wide range of tasks which we can you interact with people. He was authorita - Meanwhile, enjoy today’s game as the young Jake. identify to those who don't want to see our tive with his information, but imparted his managers of Enfield and Grays Athletic, Many of our games are sponsored for the great Club struggle to a point where, like knowledge with such enthusiasm. You can’t Bradley Quinton and Mark Bentley, continue be monotone these days. Top managers in their endeavours to make their way on up rest of the season – see the centre pages too many other Clubs, our very survival adapt and move. I like to think I’m a for - in the game. of this programme - but please see me or may be in doubt. ward-thinking young manager, but some peo - “The Wanderer” Steve Skinner if you, or your company, is Thank you and enjoy the game. ple, in their ignorance, will argue I can’t be interested in receiving details of how you David Barnes, Secretary, Grays because I’ve operated in the bottom half of can get involved in supporting the Club in Athletic 1890 Supporters Trust League One. We have to get them to open this important way. months’ time, I could really enjoy this time, like. In football, we go to the inner cities, the go to games, build up my information on play - sprawl, to look for talented players, so we ers. But this could last a day, or last for ever. need to empathise with their circumstances. This is the worrying thing, because you know ‘Everyone wants to be judged by their status. what you want to do, but you might not get Who’s got the best house, best car, best the opportunity to do it.’ clothes, best watch, best phone. Do we need Fate had randomly bonded him with Dunne, to be so shallow? We have a responsibility in 11 years his junior, but linked by the threads the football industry to help the young men of allegiance, resilience and availability. They within it.’ were united by a sobering set of statistics: it His pride in his philosophy was tangible takes a sacked manager an average of 18 when he showed Michael Calvin around the months to find another job. 58 per cent of new training ground at Colchester, ten days first-time managers never get back into work before he was sacked. In the dressing room, when they are discarded. Around 35 per cent which he intended to be a monument to his of dismissals are the result of a breakdown in inclusivity; instead of decorating the walls the relationship between manager and chair - with the usual motivational posters, he had man or Club owner. Dunne was told to stay asked his squad to define themselves as a strong by Tony Pulis, a family friend and cur - group and present their expectations of their rent West Brom boss. Dunne had spent 18 coaches. Their value judgements were printed years at Colchester, as player, youth coach, on sheets of A4 paper, placed above the pegs assistant manager, caretaker manager and, on which clothes were expected to be hung finally, first-team manager. neatly: He had been forced to grow up fast on the “This is not a holiday camp….Respect for each terraced streets of Inchicore, a Dublin suburb. other….Consistency of emotions….Don’t take He was a self-reliant boy, who became the it to heart….Continuity….Communication man of the house at 13, when his father died. ...Professionalism….Positivity….We look after He had yearned to be a football manager form ourselves.” the age of nine, when, as a Liverpool fan, he They were meaningful words, thoughtful stood in front of his bedroom mirror and con - sentiments, devalued so comprehensively by ducted imaginary interviews in character, as results that they were barely worth the paper Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan. His school friends on which they were written. Since Dunne has eulogised Kenny Dalglish, the player; he pre - gone and a new manager was setting the ferred to analyse Kenny Dalglish, the player- tone, the messages were historical curiosities, manager. He left his home in Ireland at 15, to hieroglyphics on a Pharaoh’s tomb. Dunne go for a trial at Gillingham, a town of which he retained his principles, but he had lost his had only vaguely heard. He accepted an platform. ‘When you’re a first-time manager, apprenticeship without telling his mother and it is where do I go from here? I have no his first manager, Damien Richardson, became problem talking about that. It has taken me a surrogate father. ‘I left my Mum by herself, ten years to get a philosophy together. Then but when I got there I had this sense of I’ve you see it fall apart in front of your eyes. You got away. Damien was really inspirational. think, I’ve worked so hard for this. I’ll keep Almost as soon as I was in England, he let me on working, but it’s getting away from me. coach the kids in the car park at the back of Everything I’ve worked my whole life for, the stadium. ‘I’m a teacher. Management everything I believe in, is now judged on a these days is teaching. Coaching is teaching. run of results.’ My approach comes from my time as a youth The hierarchical structure of football invites coach, because that was when I was teaching a culture of bullying and casual contempt. life skills. I tell young players the biggest Dunne has never forgotten arriving, as a crime is not fulfilling their potential, not just young coach at Colchester, to find his person - in football, but in life. To get the best out of al effects in a cardboard box, thrown into a a player, you need to understand the person. corridor without explanation or apology Obviously there will be times when he choos - because a staff member, aligned to a new es not to engage and that’s when you have to manager, commandeered his office. The con - be upfront and talk through why he’s not in trast with Aidy Boothroyd’s maturity, when he the team, or why he may or may not have to became Colchester’s manager, was marked. leave. I tell the truth, because I’ve been lied ‘I was caretaker manager when Aidy got the to as a player. When that happens you lose job. He impressed me straightaway with his trust. knowledge of the players, the staff and every - ‘The human side of the game is so impor - thing else to do with the Club. He does his tant. I lost my father very early. So I know homework. He taught me about thorough - what being brought up by a single parent is Continued over Regular By Meet Our Enfield Feature The Wanderer Visitors Town FC LIVING ON THE VOLCANO – SECRETS OF you can have an opportunity to go back in. I Formed on 23rd June 2001, Enfield Town to the new ground, the team’s form was know Joe and Graham. They’re good people SuRVIVING AS A FOOTBALL MANAGER FC started life in the Essex Senior League excellent and there was a very close run-in I have been reading a book written by and it is very sad for them. It’s cruel, but Michael Calvin, chief sports writer with the that’s the way it is. I’m quite realistic and in 2001-02. The club finished runners-up in with eventual champions Leiston for the Independent on Sunday, which exposes the honest with myself. When I’ve been sacked that first season before winning the league 2011-12 Ryman 1 North title. Despite I’ve always asked, what did you learn from lives of football managers from the lower lev - championship the following year. Their beating Leiston 1-0 late on, they had to els to the Premier League. Through the that? If you get another opportunity, where columns of this Match Day Magazine, I am will that be? There’s no point me looking in time spent in the ESL was successful, with settle for promotion the hard way, beating including some of his unique insights about a the Premier League or Championship. If I do two championships, two league cups, a Grays Athletic and Needham Market in two get a job, it could be at Conference level, trade where managers require ruthlessness Middlesex Charity Cup and wins in the exciting play-off games. and empathy, idealism and cunning. I offer because I got Aldershot promoted, or a my take on his findings and acknowledge his League Two Club looking to get into League Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy and In 2012-13, seeking to consolidate in the outstanding work in the process. One, as I did at Wycombe. Geographically, Capital Counties Feeder Leagues Trophy Ryman League Premier Division for the Carlisle is a long way, but I’m very much I have already covered stories about Martin finals to show for their efforts. first time, the club finished in 16th posi - Ling, Aidy Boothroyd and Gareth Ainsworth, about my career and if it means having to managers still in their forties, who have move, I’ll move. Colchester want to bring Following promotion to the Southern tion, although safety was not guaranteed already experienced significant highs and their young players through. I’ve had experi - League (East) in 2005, the Towners had a until the final month of the season. 2013- ence of that, so, yeah, I’ll look at that too.’ lows in their careers – as players and man - terrific first season at that level, before 14 began with some promising results, but agers. He was too late for Colchester. The vacan - Today, it’s about Gary Waddock and Joe cy was filled at 5.30pm that day. Regime eventually losing to Wivenhoe Town in the a mid-table position going into the autumn Dunne. Waddock is a 53 year-old, who as a change was clinical and suspiciously smooth. promotion play-offs. The following season, soon turned into a battle for survival. player appeared for six different Clubs and Dunne and his assistant, Mark Kinsella, were following a move into the Ryman League Manager Steve Newing, who had guided earned 21 international caps for the Republic replaced by Tony Humes, the Club’s Head of of Ireland. Jack Charlton controversially Youth and Richard Hall, promoted from the for 2006-07, the club again finished 3rd – the club into unchartered territory with omitted him from their 1990 World Cup Under 21s. A new recruitment structure and this time losing out via the play-offs to AFC promotion the previous year, was replaced squad. Dunne played as a defender for strategy were simultaneously introduced. Sudbury. In 2009-10, the club yet again in the December by ex-Enfield FC manager Gillingham and Colchester United, but his Cowling, who had been reducing the playing playing career was ended prematurely after budget by £300,000 each season, signalled only just missed out on promotion, being George Borg, who had also had proven suffering a series of injuries. his intention to stop putting money into the beaten this time by Concord Rangers in the managerial success with clubs such as Here are their stories. Club from 2016. Waddock was one of over 80 play-off final. Chelmsford City, Aldershot Town, Horn- applicants, made the shortlist, but was over - Bad news travels fast. The ringtone on Gary looked in favour of Keith Curle, who had been The club originally played at Brimsdown church and Braintree. Safety was secured Waddock’s mobile phone, the type of klaxon out of work since being sacked by Notts Rovers' Goldsdown Road ground in a on the final day of the season with a 2-1 which once warned a submarine crew of an County in February 2013. He knew he had ‘no ground share arrangement. In October away win at Cray Wanderers. imminent dive, signalled another good man chance’ at Oxford, once it became clear the had gone. It was 10.57am on 1 September restructure there would involve a new 2008, however, Enfield Council announced Bradley Quinton succeeded George Borg 2014 and the news was that Joe Dunne had Chairman and Chief Executive. ‘They had a deal with the club allowing it to relocate as first team manager in August 2014 and, been sacked by Colchester United. Dunne every right to bring in their own man. It’s to the Queen Elizabeth II Stadium. during his first few months at the helm, he was praised as a ‘Colchester legend’ by their Club. I don’t take it personally. I never Chairman Robbie Cowling, a recruitment spe - have done. I move on very quickly.’ Realising a long held dream, the club won the first of his Ryman League Premier cialist who made great play of his mature His most poignant duty was to apologise to worked closely with the Council to see the Division Manager of the Month awards, and working relationship with a man he described those players who were suddenly vulnerable, old athletics stadium restored and upgrad - the team won two Macron performance of as ‘a remarkable servant’ of the League One since they were on trial that week. Some had Club. Dunne’s fate was sealed by five con - rejected opportunities to go elsewhere, ed to be able to host Ryman League foot - the month awards, for 3-0 wins at secutive defeats. because they believed in him. They trusted ball. This finally provided the club with a Maidstone and at Margate, both of whom Waddock had met his most recent downfall in his track record, especially in straightened home of its own a short distance from the ended up as promoted clubs. Such was the in July 2014. He was only three days into circumstances at Wycombe, where Gareth pre-season training when he became the Ainsworth still referred to him as ‘Gaffer’. former stadium in Southbury Road, with a team’s improvement in fortunes that a 4-0 innocent victim of football’s version of a Football subtly closes ranks around its own in capacity of 2,500. home win against Billericay Town in mid- drive-by shooting, his replacement as Oxford times of stress. Waddock had worked in the While retaining a running track as a train - February equalled the previous season’s United manager by Michael Appleton follow - Premier League, overseeing academy stan - full points tally, and eventually a play-off ing a sudden change of ownership. It had dards at Fulham, West Ham, Tottenham and ing facility for local use, the club has been been a turbulent half an hour; Graham Chelsea, after being sacked by Wycombe. able to provide an atmospheric environ - place was achieved. However, a crucial 3 Kavanagh’s sacking by Carlisle United had ‘I’ve never spoken to anybody about the ment. The Stadium was formally opened in points were deducted at the end of the been announced at 10.30 am. Waddock sack. I think you stay clear of that. I’ve season in controversial circumstances and explains: ‘The news flashes up and then never asked people, “What did you do when November 2011 with a match against a agents and friends ring you. It’s the nature you were out?” You take it for granted that Tottenham Hotspur XI in front of nearly a a final league placing of 7th was the out - of the business; it’s horrible, because you are you get out there, to see and be seen. thousand spectators. Following the move come. relying on other people to lose their jobs so ‘If I knew I was getting another job in six Continued over Meet Our Enfield A regular at Manston Road Stadium for Offered a contract by The Imps, he the 2007-2008 season, The Rangers were turned it down and signed for another Visitors Town FC relegated to Blue Square North at the end League Two side, Oxford United in January of it and he moved to another Premier 2011. He made his debut as a substitute The first supporters-owned club in the Jordan Lockie (Defender): side, Salisbury City, in July 2008. He con - for Tom Craddock in a 2-1 win over country, growth continues at a sustainable Originally signed in August 2009, he came tinued his tour of the top level of non- Bradford City at the Kassam Stadium on 15 pace. Successful Under-21, U18 and through the youth system at Barnet before League football when he signed for York January 2011. In April of that year he Ladies sides have been built, along with a trialling with Hartlepool United. 26 year- City in July 2009. The following season was broke a metatarsal bone and was released number of teams of varied age groups, as old Jordan has also had experience with probably the best that Jimmy had in the following month by The Us. In July English football as The Minstermen fought 2011, he signed for Blue Square Premier the club seeks to reinforce its position as Leyton, St Albans City and Bishop’s their way to the Blue Square Premier side, Kettering Town (managed by a cer - an inclusive club for all and a football and Stortford, where he had a brief spell last Promotion Play-Off Final against Oxford tain Mark Stimson at the time) and was social centre for the community. In 2013, season. He made his 200th appearance for United at Wembley Stadium. During the transfer-listed along with ten other play - the club achieved FA Charter Standard the club in February 2015. game, Jimmy came on as a substitute for ers in September. He finished the season Community Club status and then, a year Neil Barratt nine minutes from the end as with The Poppies who were relegated. He later, received the Middlesex FA Charter Ricky Gabriel (Defender) York City were chasing a 1-2 deficit. And a returned to France to complete his coach - former Grays Athletic player who had come ing badges. He signed for Championnat De Standard Community Club of the Year Left back Ricky, 23, joined Town from on as a substitute did score a decisive goal France Amateur side, A.S. Lyons-Duchere award. June 2014 saw the launch of a Molten Spartan South Midlands League ! Unfortunately for Jimmy and his Oxford in the summer of 2012 and the following Community Share scheme, with the back - side Brimsdown in January 2015. He made United team-mates, it was Alfie Potter who season moved to Amateur Level 2 side, ing of Supporters Direct, in order to help 13 appearances for the Limers last season had come on for Oxford United and made it U.S. Gravelines-Foot. Over the last two the club progress further both on and off and, prior to that, had played a handful of 3-1 in injury-time. But Jimmy signed a six years he hasn't played much and is looking the field. games for Dover Athletic. He has also pre - months extension to his contract and at for a coaching job. He has all his badges the end of it in December 2010 he negoti - from the French Football Federation, a This season, Enfield Town progressed to viously played in the USL Pro League for ated a move to Moroccan Champions, Degree in Sport Science and can speak the 4th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup for Antigua Barracuda FC. He is currently Wydad Casablanca. This fell through and English and French so hopefully something the first time in its relatively short history, recovering from a broken leg unfortunately he returned to Europe, going on trial with may happen for him ! recording its biggest competitive home sustained in November. Lincoln City of League Two. Oxford United 4 Appearances 0 Goals gate, 883 against Hitchin Town, along the way. Claudiu Vilcu (Defender) Claudiu is a 27 year-old central defender Nathan McDonald (Goalkeeper): who made his Town debut in January 2015. Now in his second season on loan from He started his footballing career in his Braintree, 24 year-old Nathan has England native Romania with the youth team at C international experience. He only missed Brasov prior to playing in the second and a couple of games last season and won the third tiers of Romanian football with a Manager’s Player of the Season award. number of other clubs. He has also played in Moldova, making around 50 appearances David Hughes (Goalkeeper): in the A Division for Nistru Otaci. In the UK David is a 22 year-old goalkeeper who he has represented Banbury United, joined the club in the summer from East Wealdstone, FC Romania and Cambridge Thurrock United, where he made 85 City. appearances. He began his career at Thurrock FC, coming through their youth Jandir da Cruz (Defender) set-up, and became a first team regular at 27 year-old Jandir joined the club in June Ship Lane in 2010-11. He was voted from Portuguese club Amora, of the Players’ Player of the Year the following Setubal FA District League. Born in Cape season before moving to East Thurrock in Verde, he has had wider experience in the summer of 2013, and has toured with Portugal with Luso, GD Lagamecas and Middlesex Wanderers. Banheirense Union. Regular By Paddles Harold Joseph (Defender) Gulls prior spending some time on loan Harold is a young central defender who with Truro City and Bideford. Feature O’Maddles has had experience with Barnet, Stevenage DJOuMIN SANGARE and Wingate & Finchley and had most Stanley Muguo (Midfield): recently been playing in Sweden prior to A 2014-15 pre-season recruit from Harlow Born: 16 December 1983, Dunkirk, joining Town in August. Town, Stanley is a strong holding midfield Nord, France. player and captain of the side. Cameroon- Clubs: U.S.L. Dunkerque, E.S. Wasquehal, Redbridge, Chelmsford City, Matt Toms (Defender) born, his previous clubs include Cray Redbridge, Lewes, St. Alban's City (Loan), A former Great Wakering, Romford and Wanderers, Maldon Town, East Thurrock Grays Athletic, St. Alban's City (Loan), Cheshunt centre back, Matt made his Town United and Grays Athletic. Aged 31. Stafford Rangers, Salisbury City, York City, debut earlier this month in a Ryman Nathan Livings (Midfield): Nathan made his Oxford United, Kettering Town, A.S. Lyon- League Cup tie against Cheshunt. debut for Town in January 2014, having Duchere, U.S. Gravelines Foot. had experience with Concord Rangers and 'Jimmy', as he was known in England, is Ryan Doyle (Defender/Midfield): East Thurrock United. Prior to that, he was a central defender who started organised Ryan signed from Heybridge Swifts in on the books of Chelsea, Bristol City, football with his local side, Ligue 2 U.S.L. January 2014 and scored the winning goal Sollefteå GIF (Sweden) and Bishop's Dunkerque, in 1993, when he was ten in the 2-1 win at Cray Wanderers on the Stortford. Aged 24. years old. By the time he was in his mid- final day of the 2014-15 season which teens, they had dropped into the guaranteed Town’s Ryman League Premier Olumide Durojaiye (Midfield) Championnat Amateur and he signed for E.S. Wasquehal of Ligue 2 in 2000. While Division survival. He was previously with Formerly with Tottenham Hotspur, AFC here he also studied for a Sports Science Aveley and Brentwood, where he had been Wimbledon, Norwich City and Falkirk, he Degree, combining studying with playing captain at both clubs. made his debut for Spurs reserves as a as he was now classed as a professional. teenager and, after some time away from In his third year of studying, he came to Joe Stevens (Defender/Midfield): the game, rediscovered his enthusiasm at England to complete his degree at Aston He signed in February 2011 from Harlow Norwich under coach Gary Holt. He signed University, Birmingham and also signed for Conference South side, Redbridge in Town. Previously at Ware, Brentwood and for Town in the summer after a brief loan September 2004. In January 2005, he Hornchurch, he left the club briefly follow - spell at Brechin City. Aged 23. moved to Chelmsford City of the Isthmian ing a move to Australia. Joe won the 2013- League Premier Division but, after one 14 Players’ Player of the Season, and made Tayshan Hayden-Smith (Midfield) game, he was back with the Oakside his 100th appearance for the club in March 19 year-old Tayshan has already gained Stadium outfit at the end of the month and 2015. Aged 29. very useful experience with AFC helped them join Chelmsford City in the Isthmian League when Redbridge were rel - debut for the club on 19 September Wimbledon, Aldershot Town, Brentford, egated from the Conference South at the against Aldershot Town at The Rec, a game Samir Bihmoutine (Defender/Midfield) Fulham, Newcastle United and QPR. He end of the season. lost 1-2. He played in the next four games Samir is a 21 year-old left sided player suffered a broken wrist while at St James Jimmy liked the Conference though and but the only win was against Crawley Town who was originally with Arsenal at youth Park, which hampered his further progress at that time and, after a 2-4 loss to moved to South Division side, Lewes, that level. He then moved on to AFC there. He joined Town in the summer. summer. In August 2005, he went to Tamworth at The Lamb Stadium on 10 Bournemouth in September 2013, and sub - Conference South St. Alban's City on a October it seemed the 'writing was on the month's loan before returning to The wall' concerning Jimmy. His final Confer- sequently gained Conference South experi - Tyler Campbell (Midfield/Forward): Dripping Pan the following month and mak - ence game for the Mighty Blues was at ence with Hayes & Yeading and He joined from Brentwood Town during ing a major contribution to helping them Broadhall Way Stadium on 18 November Wealdstone. He returned to the club in 2011-12, having previously played for finish fourth that season. However, as Stevenage Borough won 1-0. He did September after a spell in Morocco. Histon, Concord Rangers and Waltham deemed surplus to requirements, he was play in two winning Essex Senior Cup Abbey. When he was with the Abbey, Tyler released in May 2006. matches but, in January 2007, he returned Mickey Parcell (Defender/Midfield) got through to the last three of a competi - In August 2006 he was signed by the to St. Alban's City on loan, helping them to mighty Grays Athletic on a one-year relegation in their only season in the Na- A 19 year-old who was born and raised in tion run by Swindon Town to offer a one- contract. The team from The Rec. were tionwide Conference. Released by Grays Enfield, he signed a professional contract year contract to a young player. He has one of the high-flyers in the Nationwide Athletic in May 2007, he signed for Blue with Torquay United last summer. He com - had trials with Bradford City and Conference at the time and were also the Square Premier side, Stafford Rangers, the pleted a two year scholarship with the current F.A. Trophy holders. He made his following July. 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Dagenham & Redbridge, and clocked up Dernell Wynter (Forward): JAY LEADER JAKE HuTCHINGS 150 Town appearances in February 2015. Dernell made the step up from the Under Aged 24. 21s to the first team squad at the turn of Peter Jackson Lifetime Wills the year, making his full debut in January Corey Whitely (Forward): 2015. He was previously with Wembley, A former Town youth and reserve player, and has trialled with Norwich City. PERRY TAMBuRRINI GuS DOuGLAS Corey rejoined the club for the start of the 2013-14 campaign from Cheshunt, where Harry Ottaway (Forward) had been named in the Ryman 1 (North) Harry joined Town in August from Dulwich team of the year in 2013. He was subse - Hamlet, where his appearances were limit - quently named in the Ryman Premier ed because of injury. He previously played JOEL NOuBLE ALEx ADDAI Division team of the year in 2015. Leading for Sutton United and Dover Athletic in scorer last term with 17 goals, he clocked Conference South, having also had spells Rob Stevens Janet Packer up 100 competitive appearances earlier at Merstham and Leatherhead. this season. He has also represented Waltham Forest. Evans Kouassi (Forward) TOMMY CuMMINGS LAMAR REYNOLDS 26 year-old Evans joined Town from Bobby Devyne (Forward): Hayes & Yeading United this month, having Tony Packer David Seaman Bobby is a former Chelsea youth player, spent last season at Chelmsford City and signing as a 13 year-old after impressing Concord Rangers. He has also played for during trials. He was another January 2015 Aveley, Potters Bar Town, Billericay Town ROMAN MICHAEL-PERCIL LuKE IFIL signing from Brimsdown, where he had and Cheshunt as well as having a spell in scored 15 times in 14 appearances earlier Cyprus. Jim Hardingham Steve Allen in the season. Since his move, he has maintained a healthy goals-per-game ratio in a Town shirt. HARRY AGOMBAR GEORGE KAMuRASI

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MARK BENTLEY DAVID RAVEN Wednesday 11th November 2015 LONDON SENIOR CUP - 1ST ROUND ESSEX SENIOR CUP - 3RD ROUND Hendon vs Cray Valley PM (Manager) (Coach) Grays Athletic 1-1 Witham Town * (pens) Glyn Jarvis David Barnes Wednesday 25th November 2015 Saturday 14th November 2015 SUFFOLK SENIOR CUP - QUARTER FINAL PREMIER DIVISION Leiston vs Ipswich Wanderers Billericay Town 2-1 Harrow Borough Walsham-Le-Willows vs Needham Market Farnborough 2-1 Wingate & Finchley SURREY SENIOR CUP - 2ND ROUND RAINER HEIN JACK HuGHES Hendon 0-2 Needham Market Walton Casuals vs Kingstonian (Youth Development) (Physio) FA TROPHY 2ND ROUND QUALIFYING Bideford 3-2 Brentwood Town Saturday 28th November 2015 Phil Boston Paragon Independent Limited Canvey Island 0-2 Metropolitan Police PREMIER DIVISION Dorchester Town 2-2 Kingstonian Billericay Town vs Tonbridge Angels Dulwich Hamlet 2-0 VCD Athletic Enfield Town vs Merstham East Thurrock United 5-0 Tiverton Town Hendon vs Burgess Hill Town SIM MADGEWICK KENNY BEANEY Enfield Town 0-2 Thamesmead Town Staines Town vs Lewes Hampton & RB 3-1 AFC Sudbury Wingate & Finchley vs Harrow Borough (Kit Man) Leiston 1-2 Corinthian Casuals THE FA TROPHY -3RD ROUND QUALIFYING David Barnes Peter Jackson Taunton Town 1-4 Bognor Regis Town Bognor Regis Town vs Bath City Tonbridge Angels 1-2 Cirencester Town Dulwich Hamlet vs Margate Waltham Abbey 0-2 Grays Athletic Grays Athletic vs Corinthian Casuals Hampton & RB vs Maidstone United Monday 16th November 2015 Merthyr Town vs East Thurrock United CALLuM MALTESE JEY SIVA MIDDLESEX SENIOR CUP - 2ND ROUND Metropolitan Police vs Wealdstone Hendon 1-2 Northwood FA TROPHY 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND REPLAY Monday 30th November 2015 Anthony Auger Kingstonian 2-1 Dorchester Town PREMIER DIVISION Farnborough vs Hendon Tuesday 17th November 2015 PREMIER DIVISION Tuesday 1st December 2015 Brentwood Town 0-1 Bognor Regis Town PREMIER DIVISION MARK BENTLEY SEAN CRONIN East Thurrock United 1-2 Needham Market Hampton & RB vs Bognor Regis Town Tonbridge Angels 1-0 Lewes Harrow Borough vs Grays Athletic VCD Athletic 2-1 Farnborough Needham Market vs Brentwood Town Martin Candler Fred Wakeling Wingate & Finchley 1-0 Leiston Staines Town vs Tonbridge Angels MIDDLESEX SENIOR CUP - 2ND ROUND ESSEX SENIOR CUP - 4TH ROUND North Greenford Utd P-P Enfield Town Colchester United vs Canvey Island Hampton & RB P-P Hayes & Yeading Utd THE ALAN TURVEY TROPHY SPONSORED BY NATHAN FERGuSON JOAO CARLOS Staines Town 4-1 Barnet ROBERT DYAS - 3RD ROUND LONDON SENIOR CUP - 1ST ROUND Dulwich Hamlet vs Faversham Town London Bari (pens) 2-2 Met. Police SURREY SENIOR CUP - ROUND TWO Brian Page Peter Jackson Metropolitan Police vs Dorking Wanderers Saturday 21st November 2015 KENT SENIOR CUP - 2ND ROUND PREMIER DIVISION Phoenix Sports vs VCD Athletic Bognor Regis Town vs Dulwich Hamlet Brentwood Town vs Hampton & RB Wednesday 2nd December 2015 LAMAR JOHNSON DuMEBI GB-DuMAKA Burgess Hill Town vs Billericay Town PREMIER DIVISION East Thurrock United vs Wingate & Finchley Burgess Hill Town vs Enfield Town Farnborough vs Needham Market SURREY SENIOR CUP - 2ND ROUND George Watts Phil Boston Grays Athletic vs Enfield Town Leatherhead vs Carshalton Athletic Harrow Borough vs VCD Athletic THE ALAN TURVEY TROPHY SPONSORED BY Leiston vs Staines Town ROBERT DYAS - 3RD ROUND Lewes vs Kingstonian Leiston vs Great Wakering Rovers BRADLEY TOMLINSON GLEN LITTLE Merstham vs Canvey Island Metropolitan Police vs Leatherhead Tonbridge Angels vs Hendon "The Ryman Football League strongly support Alan Roberts Glyn Jarvis the FA statement that there should be a zero Tuesday 24th November 2015 PREMIER DIVISION tolerance approach against racism and all forms East Thurrock United vs Farnborough of discrimination. Accordingly any form of Hampton & RB vs VCD Athletic discriminatory abuse whether it be based on race JAMES STEVENS BRIAN MOSES Harrow Borough vs Dulwich Hamlet or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, faith, Merstham vs Bognor Regis Town age, ability or any other form of abuse will be Metropolitan Police vs Tonbridge Angels reported to the The Football Association for action Glyn Balmer THE ALAN TURVEY TROPHY SPONSORED BY ROBERT DYAS - 3RD ROUND by that Association." Brightlingsea Regent vs Enfield Town Useful numbers:-The FA 0800 085 0508 Wingate & Finchley vs Grays Athletic Kick it Out 020 7253 0162 League Ryman League The Non-League With Table Premier Division Paper Sam Elliott WE’VE all met one of them. You know, the achieving their dreams. INC. MIDWEEK P W D L F A PT person who thinks they are being really Neither will the likes of Dover, Gateshead Dulwich Hamlet 20 12 3546 22 39 helpful but ultimately they are just creat - or Woking – and those ex-League clubs still Bognor Regis Town 18 11 4333 18 37 ing chaos for everyone else. That’s exactly trying to get back up, Wrexham, Grimsby Leiston 19 11 3531 21 36 how most of Non-League football feels et al, are now up against it even more. Wingate & Finchley 19 11 2633 22 35 about the Football League right now. National League clubs take in around only Hampton & Richmond Borough 20 97437 27 34 They say the road to hell is paved with £40,000 for being a part of the league. Canvey Island 20 10 4632 31 34 good intentions. For the National League That means whoever comes down will have Tonbridge Angels 16 10 3333 11 33 clubs they are sitting between the devil a half-a-million head start. I watched and the deep blue sea. On one hand, more Cheltenham for the first time last Tuesday Kingstonian 20 96533 21 33 money is being injected into the lower lev - and they were smashing. Guiseley had no Billericay Town 22 96738 29 33 els. That’s always a positive, except it’s answer as Gary Johnson’s side rolled them Grays Athletic 17 93530 20 30 coming to just two clubs in the form of over 5-0. If they beat Forest Green Rovers Harrow Borough 18 84628 20 28 parachute payments – and the fear is that today then they’ll be firm favourites to go Burgess Hill Town 20 84830 33 28 everyone else is going to get left lagging straight back up. East Thurrock United 18 76540 30 27 behind. They made the point excellently. You Metropolitan Police 19 83820 33 27 That’s paraphrasing, and, as it happens, don’t need a huge helping hand. Promotion Leatherhead 19 74830 34 25 putting it quite nicely. Two leading figures needs to be earned. Fact is, if the Robins Enfield Town 17 73721 19 24 within the league are frankly foaming at left their relegation another 12 months, Merstham 21 7311 27 39 24 the mouth. The issue is that the Football they could afford over the two years they League, with a fair element of self-con - are enjoying these parachute payments, Staines Town 15 64519 25 22 gratulation, announced that those clubs three more top class players for this level Hendon 20 5411 26 35 19 relegated from League Two will be coming each season. Johnson endorses Harding’s Brentwood Town 18 6012 24 31 18 down with an additional £500,000 in their view. He wasn’t speaking out of bitterness Needham Market 20 4610 23 40 18 back pocket. having not had that extra £474,000 to Farnborough 16 4012 27 43 12 Those joining the Conference will now fall splash on his squad. He cares about the VCD Athletic 20 1613 15 46 9 with £474,000 in their first season, and in game, he loves the romantic notion that a Lewes 20 1415 18 44 7 their second season they will also have club the size of the Braintree chairman’s £237,000 planted into their accounts. Nice. one can rise through the Leagues like Riches, many feel, earned for failure. A Burton Albion have. kick-back so juicy that Lee Harding, the He doesn’t feel it should be suffocating, long-serving Braintree chairman, believes and only the rich ones given a chance with is almost a temptation to cut costs at progression stunted with no sign of three Football League level and bank a nice up, three down. And he wants answers as cheque to come on down. Harding feels the to why they are changing a system that situation will destroy the game at this works. Johnson is doing a wonderful job of level. The reason is a footballing one, clubs perfectly illustrating the foolhardy Football like his Braintree – eyeing a place in the 92 League’s irrational thinking, and why this after building organically over a number of hand out is just not welcome. years – will have next to no chance of Grays Athletic Meet The Staff Appearance Season FC & Players & Scorers 2015-16 been released by Wolves after starting as a previously made two first team appear - Grays Ath. youth at Arsenal. He made in debut at ances when we were in Ryman Division Career Tonbridge Angels in August 2015 and has One North. He opted to move to our land - Start Sub. Tot Goals Yell. Reds Apps Goals impressed with his defensive and attacking lords, Aveley, to get first team experience, Apps play. before a spell at Basildon in the Essex George Kamurasi – Goalkeeper. Senior League. He suffered an injury play - Alex Addai 45 92 1 0 9 2 Popular keeper who returned to the Blues ing for our Under 21s as an 18 year-old, Harry Agombar 96 15 200 98 17 in August 2015 after helping us win the but he is now looking to get back into our Montel Agyemang 61 70 0 0 7 0 Ryman Division One North Championship in first team squad. Kenny Beaney 13 2 15 210 215 18 2012/13. Also had spells at Brentwood and Mason Bloomfield - Striker. Potters Bar. Made his return debut in the Joined from Chelmsford City in October Mark Bentley 66 12 020 48 2 Canvey League Cup win in August 2015 2015. Mason is a product of the Dagenham Mason Bloomfield 26 81 0 0 8 1 and starred in the match with two crucial & Redbridge Academy. He had loan spells Daniel Burnett-Williams 11 20 0 0 2 0 saves in the penalty shoot-out. at Chatham Town, Erith & Belvedere, Joao Carlos 23 1 24 430 241 71 Callum Maltese – Midfielder. Maldon & Tiptree before signing for Callum was a member of last season’s Chelmsford City in September 2015 where Alex Cathline 10 10 0 0 1 0 successful Under 18 side which won the he had dual registration with local rivals Sean Cronin 24 0 24 230 33 4 Essex Pelly Cup. He has been given the Billericay Town. Tommy Cummings 80 80 0 0 8 0 chance to step up to the reserve and first Montel Agyemang – Midfield Gus Douglas 10 10 0 0 1 0 team squad. He made his first team debut Made his first team debut for Leyton in the penalty shoot-out win over Canvey Orient at the end of 2014 as he came on in Dumebi Dumaka 17 0 17 16 41 58 30 in the League Cup in August 2015. Son of the dying minutes at Yeovil Town as Orient Calvin Ekpiteta 00 00 0 0 0 0 former Grays Athletic star, Bradley Maltese, ran out 3-0 victors. Predominantly a cen - Nathan Ferguson 16 0 16 010 33 1 who helped the Blues to promotion to the tral midfielder, Agyemang was rewarded Bradley Fortnam-Tomlinson 21 1 22 810 35 11 Ryman Premier Division in 1988. with a new one-year contract following a Jermaine Osei – Striker. successful two-years as a scholar. Jamie Fuller 10 10 0 0 1 0 Jermaine is a young striker who joined Agyemang featured heavily for the O’s Kofi Halliday 10 10 0 0 1 0 the Blues in August 2015 after having reserve team last season and made a total Jake Hutchings 60 61 0 0 10 1 spells at Enfield 1893, Enfield Town and of 30 appearances for the youth team dur - Luke Ifil 24 0 24 110 24 1 Bishop’s Stortford. Made his senior debut ing the 2014-15 campaign. Joined Grays in the penalty shoot-out win at Canvey in Athletic in October 2015. Lamar Johnson 25 0 25 020 85 0 August 2015. Jake Hutchings - Defender. George Kamurasi 20 20 0 0 60 0 Roman Michael-Percil - Winger. Highly rated 19 year old who had a brief Jay Leader 22 0 22 221 78 6 The Club signed 20 year-old Roman in spell at Grays in 2013, before Martin Ling Glen Little 1 12 13 000 41 1 August 2015 after impressing in pre-sea - gave him his first professional contract at son. He was originally a youth at Spurs Torquay. He moved to Hearts in Scotland Callum Maltese 12 30 0 0 3 0 and has also played for Concord Rangers, on a short-term contract in January 2015, Roman Michael-Percil 14 9 23 300 23 3 Billericay and Farnbor-ough. Scored his but was released in July and returned to Brian Moses 00 00 0 0 29 2 debut goal in the 4-0 home win over Grays in October. Max Nicholson 20 20 1 0 2 0 Brentwood Town on 31 August 2015. Danny Burnett-Williams – Striker. Lamar Reynolds – Winger. 25 year old Danny joined on dual regis - Germaine Ofori 10 10 0 0 1 0 Lamar joined the Blues in August 2015 tration from Dover Athletic in October Jermaine Osei 14 50 0 0 5 0 having previously played for other Essex 2015. He had a brief spell in our reserves Lamar Reynolds 3 14 17 000 17 0 sides Barkingside, Thurrock and Aveley. previously before joining Dover. He also Jey Siva 21 0 21 000 70 0 James Stevens – Midfielder. had a loan spell at Leatherhead this sea - James came through Southend United’s son, coming on as a substitute in their 3-0 James Stevens 19 3 22 410 44 8 youth system, making his debut in March win against the Blues in September. Perry Tamburini 00 00 0 0 3 0 2011. He was released by Southend in Ruddock Yala 12 30 0 0 33 3 May 2012 and moved to Witham Town, OWN GOALS 4 before joing the Blues in December 2014. He has great passing ability and a powerful striker of the ball. uP TO AND INCLuDING SATuRDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2015 Perry Tamburrini – Midfielder. Another returnee in August 2015. Perry Other Ryman 2015-16 Kenny Beaney – Midfield.This season’s in the Premier League for Bolton Club captain. He made two appearances Wanderers, Reading and Portsmouth. He League Tables Season for Grays Athletic in October 2008 before is the scorer of some classic goals, with being released. He started his career at either foot and the maker of many more, NORTH DIVISION (18/11/15) P W D L F A PT Dulwich Hamlet and had a loan spell at as ‘You Tube’ will testify! Glen rejoined the Cray Wanderers 21 13 6248 22 45 Wealdstone before joining Fisher Athletic club in March 2015 after his recent spell at in 2007. He also had a short spell with Welling United. AFC Hornchurch 18 13 2345 14 41 Beckenham Town and then moved on to Bradley Tomlinson – Striker. AFC Sudbury 19 12 3436 28 39 Thurrock in December 2008. Rejoining Narborough-born Tomlinson was snapped Thurrock 17 12 2340 19 38 Grays Athletic in 2011, he has made one of up at the age of 11 by Leicester City before Bury Town 19 10 7240 21 37 the midfield spots his own. moving to Sheffield Wednesday at the age Cheshunt 19 10 5442 19 35 Dumebi GB-Dumaka – Striker. Signed in of 16. Before his release in 2013 he fea - Tilbury 18 10 4435 21 34 August 2014. Affectionately known as ‘DD’, tured twice for Northern Ireland's U19 side Aveley 20 93843 35 30 the young striker was impressive in training and signed his first professional contract Thamesmead Town 17 93525 19 30 and pre-season friendlies. He was previ - for St. Johnston in Scotland in September Phoenix Sports 21 93931 32 30 ously with Heybridge Swifts and Barking, 2013. Tomlinson returned to England in Maldon & Tiptree 19 85635 32 29 for whom he performed well against us in summer 2014, joining Hereford United on a Harlow Town 15 84327 15 28 an Essex Senior Cup tie in 2013. six-month deal and becomes Andy Brightlingsea Regent 16 83523 17 27 Joel Nouble – Striker. The club are Swallow's first signing since taking over Dereham Town 21 76829 28 27 pleased to announce that Joel Nouble has the reins from Jody Brown in December Great Wakering Rovers 22 76938 43 27 joined the club on a short term loan with 2014. Bradley rejoined the club in March Romford 20 56921 35 21 the intention of extending until the end of 2015. Soham Town Rangers 21 5412 26 41 19 the season. Joel last played for the club in Sean Cronin – Centre Back. Wroxham 18 5310 23 38 18 2013/14 season. He made his debut for the On 24 March 2015, Sean joined the Blues Witham Town 17 44926 37 16 club in the victory over Tilbury in the on loan from Wealdstone. He signed for Barkingside 20 4412 28 44 16 Ryman League Cup, coming on as a substi - Wealdstone in August 2010 having previ - Redbridge 20 4115 21 71 13 tute for Jeff Hammond and scoring with ously played for Neath FC in the Welsh Waltham Abbey 19 2611 19 31 12 only his second touch. His first goal in the Premier League. Sean has also played for Heybridge Swifts 19 3214 23 45 11 league came in a 3–2 defeat to Dulwich Cardiff City and represented Wales at Haringey Borough 18 2412 13 30 10 Hamlet. He scored in the 3–3 draw with Under 18, Under 19 and semi-pro Under 23 Chatham Town as the Blues progressed level, and has made over 170 starts for the SOuTH DIVISION (18/11/15) P W D L F A PT through to the semi-finals of the Ryman Stones. Folkestone Invicta 19 14 2340 16 44 League Cup on penalties. Joel scored his Harry Agombar – Midfielder. first ever brace in the 4–2 home league win Harry originally joined in 2010 and played Molesey 19 12 2543 27 38 over Lewes. He returned to Dagenham & in our last season in the Conference. After Ramsgate 22 11 5641 32 38 Redbridge having made thirty-two appear - making 75 appearances he moved to Worthing 19 12 1642 30 37 ances, and scoring nine goals for the Macclesfield Town in 2012. After a brief Carshalton Athletic 21 12 1836 32 37 Blues. loan spell back with the Blues, he moved to Dorking Wanderers 19 10 5441 23 35 Brian Moses – Striker. Maltese side, Floriana in January 2013. In South Park 19 11 2630 21 35 The club are very pleased to announce July 2013, Swindon Town signed him on a Three Bridges 20 11 2730 23 35 that Striker Brian Moses has rejoined the two year deal. He returned on loan to the Faversham Town 21 10 4726 18 34 club. In August 2015 Brian went on loan to Blues again in March 2015. He left Corinthian-Casuals 21 11 1930 27 34 Barkingside. Swindon by mutual consent at the end of Whyteleafe 22 11 1 10 30 29 34 Nathan Ferguson – Midfield. Nathan the 2014/15 and re-joined the Blues in Guernsey 21 10 2944 41 32 started his career at Norwich City in their August 2015. Hastings United 16 10 0630 19 30 youth academy and has played for sides Gus Douglas – Defender. Herne Bay 17 85428 21 29 including; Chelmsford City, St Albans City, Gus has joined up with the first team Walton & Hersham 21 8310 29 38 27 Folkestone Invicta, Dagenham & Redbridge squad after being a key member of the Walton Casuals 21 8211 39 40 26 and Billericay Town. Under 21 side that won the Ryman Division Tooting & Mitcham United 20 8111 23 32 25 Glen Little – Midfield. North title in 2014/15. Hythe Town 19 65820 22 23 A vastly experienced player. He joined in Luke Ifil – Defender. Chatham Town 19 64930 26 22 August 2014 from last season’s Ryman He joined in August 2015 after manager Peacehaven & Telscombe 22 5512 25 46 20 League Champions, Wealdstone. He was Mark Bentley had been searching for a Sittingbourne 17 6011 23 28 18 born in Wimbledon. He also previously right back during pre-season. Luke had East Grinstead Town 17 3410 20 33 13 played for Burnley, Derry City, Glentoran, been on trial at Wealdstone but was unable Chipstead 20 2216 16 52 8 Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Wrexham to obtain a place in their squad. He had Whitstable Town 22 2119 23 63 7 and Aldershot Town. He has also appeared Continued over Grays Athletic Meet The Staff Reserve Essex Senior FC & Players Team Football League Mark Bentley – Midfield/Manager. Joined first season. He joined in August 2014 from 15/08/2015 Thurrock A Lge 0-7 Grays Athletic in August 2014. He started The Millers where he was voted Fans’ and 22/08/2015 Heybridge Swifts H Lge 3-3 Osei (2), Tamburrini his career at Enfield in 1998, later moving Players’ Player of the Year last season. 05/09/2015 Redbridge H Lge 3-1 Tamburrini, Maltese, Fuller to Aldershot Town, Gravesend & Alex Addai - Alex started his career with 12/09/2015 Sawbridgeworth T. H Lge 1-1 Fuller Northfleet, where he won Player of the Tottenham Hotspur as a youngster but 26/09/2015 Thurrock H Cup 2-1 TBA Year for 2002/03 and Dagenham & moved north to join Blackpool as a trainee. Redbridge. He stepped up to the Football He was released at the end of the 2012/13 03/10/2015 Hullbridge A Lge 4-0 Cummings, Bangora, Osei (2) League with Southend United in 2004 season without managing to break into the 17/10/15 Takeley A Lge 5-3 Fuller (2), Burnett-Williams, where he made 93 appearances and was senior squad at Bloomfield Road. After an Gordon, Osei involved in two consecutive promotions. unsuccessful trial with Leyton Orient in the 14/11/2015 Southend Manor H Lge 2-1 Maltese, Moses He moved to Gillingham in 2006 and he summer of 2013, he joined then Ryman 18/11/2015 Waltham Abbey A Lge 2-3 Burnett-Williams, Ofori was runner up for their 2006/07 and Premier Division side Carshalton Athletic 21/11/2015 Southend Manor A Lge 2009/10 Player of the Year award. He also and made eleven appearances for the 12/12/2015 Waltham Forest A Lge represented Cambridge United, Hayes & Robins, scoring once. He joined Yeading, Boreham Wood and was a mem - Conference South side Whitehawk in 19/12/2015 Barking H Lge ber of Wealdstone’s Ryman League December 2013 and then moved onto 23/01/2016 Redbridge A Lge Championship winning squad last season. Crawley Down Gatwick in March 2014. He 30/01/2016 Sawbrudgeworth T. A Lge In January 2015 Mark took over as care - signed for Ryman Premier side Kingstonian 03/02/2016 Clapton A Lge taker manager from Andy Swallow. In in the summer of 2014 and played forty- 13/02/2016 Waltham Forest H Lge February 2015 it was announced that Mark one times, scoring just once. 27/02/2016 Takeley H Lge would retain the manager’s role for the Tommy Cummings – Mark Bentley has 05/03/2016 Thurrock H Lge remainder of the 2014-2015 season. also announced the signing of defender Discussions are ongoing for his tenure to Tommy Cummings. With Arsenal and 12/03/2016 Hullbridge Sports H Lge continue for next season. Charlton Athletic as a youngster, he 19/03/2016 Heybridge Swifts A Lge David Raven – Coach / Scout. Retired became disillusioned with the game and TBA Clapton H Lge from playing in 1999 after a career that gave up for a while, but has been playing TBA Waltham Abbey H Lge included spells at Wigan Athletic, Slough locally in the past year or so and has TBA Barking A Lge Town and Didcot Town. Joined the staff in impressed sufficiently to be offered terms 2011. A former Kilmarnock coach and Grays by Bentley. reserve team manager. Previously a youth Jey Siva – Left Back.Joined from Weald- coach and assistant manager for the Capital stone in August 2014 where he was part of League side at Redbridge before joining their Championship winning squad in Essex Senior League Official Website www.essexseniorleague.co.uk Grays Athletic in 2011 as assistant manager 2013/14. He was at Enfield from 2010 Facebook Essex Senior League Community for the reserves. His role was expanded to until 2013 and previously played for Twitter @essexsenior include scouting opponents and potential Hillingdon Borough, Indian Gymkhana and signings. He will continue in his dual coach - Newbury Forest. He has coaching experi - RESERVE DIVSION P W D L F A PT ing/ scouting role working on fitness & ence at a number of English Clubs and in Heybridge Swifts 10 81141 13 25 rehabilitation and working closer with the the USA. He achieved a sports science U21 and U18 coaching staff to identify play - degree at Brunel University where he made Waltham Abbey 980128 13 24 ers to develop through into the first team. the England University side. Redbridge 10 70324 24 21 Lamar Johnson – Goalkeeper. He joined Joao Carlos – Midfield. He joined in the Grays in 2011 after spells at Romford and pre-season of 2011. The Portuguese Thurrock 861132 6 19 Aveley. In his early career, he was part of winger started his career at Clapton before Hullbridge Sports 951325 19 16 the Charlton Athletic youth setup and also moving on to Brentwood Town and then played for Thurrock’s under 18’s and their Aveley. He went on to sign for Football Grays Athletic 842220 19 14 reserve side, before switching to Canvey- League side Dagenham & Redbridge in Sawbridgeworth Town 831417 24 10 based Concord Rangers in 2010. He will November 2009, where he made one available to play after 15 October 2014. appearance as a substitute. He rejoined Clapton 13 23819 29 9 Jay Leader – Centre Half. A product of Brentwood Town in August 2010, before a Walham Forest 6204915 6 the Dagenham & Redbridge youth setup he move to Thurrock. He was voted the Barking 912610 24 5 has progressed through the non-league Player of the Year in 2011/12 and the ranks playing for Bethnal Green in the Supporters’ Player of the Year 2013/14. Southend Manor 911714 34 4 Essex Senior League before moving to He was also the top scorer in both sea - Takeley 700710 29 0 Aveley where he was made captain in his sons. Statistics Grays Athletic Statistics Grays Athletic 2015-16 Football Club 2015-16 Football Club DATE OPPOSITION C R 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Substitutes Used ATT OG Sat 8th Aug Hendon Lge 1-1 Johnson Cummings Siva Cronin Leader Stevens Michael-Percil Beaney Tomlinson Ferguson Carlos Little +, Bentley *, Reynolds @ 201 1 Tues 11th Aug Tonbridge Angels Lge 3-2 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens + Tomlinson Beaney GB-Dumaka 2 Ferguson Carlos 1 * Michael-Percil +, Bentley * 439 Sat 15th Aug Burgess Hill Town Lge 2-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens Tomlinson 1 * Beaney GB-Dumaka 1 Ferguson Carlos+ Michael-Percil +, Reynolds * 458 Tues 18th Aug Canvey Island ***** ATT1 2-2 Kamurasi Ifil Cummings Douglas Bentley Stevens 1 Michael-Percil Maltese @ Osei * Ferguson + Reynolds Beaney +, Little *, Addai @ 153 1 Sat 22nd Aug Billericay Town Lge 2-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens 1 * Tomlinson 1 + Beaney GB-Dumaka Ferguson + Carlos @ Reynolds +, Bentley *, Michael-Percil @ 263 Weds 26th Aug Canvey Island Lge 2-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens * Tomlinson Beaney GB-Dumaka 1 Ferguson + Carlos + Reynolds +, Agombar * 289 1 Sat 29th Aug Dulwich Hamlet Lge 1-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens+ Tomlinson Beaney 1 GB-Dumaka Ferguson @ Carlos * Michael-Percil +, Reynolds *, Little @ 999 Mon 31st Aug Brentwood Town Lge 4-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader 1 Michael-Percil + Tomlinson * Beaney GB-Dumaka 2 Ferguson @ Carlos Agombar +, Reynolds *, Stevens @ 205 Sat 5th Sep Leiston Lge 2-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens Tomlinson + Beaney GB-Dumaka 2 Ferguson @ Carlos * Michael-Perci l +, Reynolds * 232 Tues 8th Sep Canvey Island Lge 3-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens 1 @ Tomlinson + Beaney GB-Dumaka 1 Ferguson @ Carlos * 1 Michael-Percil +, Reynolds *, Agombar @ 330 Sat 12th Sep Biggleswade Utd FAC1Q 5-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin 1 Leader Agombar + Tomlinson @ Beaney Michael-Percil 1 Ferguson @ Reynolds * Carlos + 2, Little *, Osei @ 182 1 Sat 19th Sep Bognor Regis Town Lge 0-2 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Stevens+ Tomlinson @ Beaney GB-Dumaka Ferguson Carlos * Michael-Percil +, Reynolds *, Little @ 207 Weds 23rd Sep Staines Town Lge 1-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin 1 Leader Stevens + Michael-Percil Beaney * Tomlinson Ferguson Carlos Agombar *, Reynolds +, 173 Sat 26th Sep Hullbridge Sports FAC2Q 6-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin + Leader Stevens Michael-Percil Tomlinson @ 3 GB-Dumaka 3 Ferguson Carlos * Yala +, Reynolds *, Osei @ 206 Weds 30th Sep Leatherhead Lge 0-3 Johnson Ifil @ Siva Cronin Leader Stevens + Michael-Percil Agombar * Tomlinson Ferguson Carlos Reynolds *, Little +, Yala @ 272 Fri 2nd Oct Kingstonian Lge 1-3 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin + Leader Stevens + Michael-Percil 1 Agyemang Tomlinson Ferguson * Carlos @ Bloomfield +, Little *, Reynolds @ 191 Wed 7th Oct East Thurrock *** ATT2 2-2 Kamurasi Ruddock Cummings Nicholson Bentley Halliday Addai Fuller Bloomfield 1 Agombar 1 Reynolds Osei +, Little *, Reynolds @ 159 Sat 10th Oct Hanwell Town FAC3Q 2-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader 1 Stevens Michael-Percil + Agyemang GB-Dumaka 1 Tomlinson @ Carlos* Bentley +, Little ,* Reynolds @ 311 Weds 14th Oct Leatherhead Lge 0-2 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin + Hutchings Stevens Michael-Percil Agyemang @ GB-Dumaka Tomlinson * Carlos Bentley +, Bloomfield * Little @ 172 Sat 17th Oct Lewes Lge 4-0 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Hutchings 1 Stevens 1 Michael-Percil @ Bentley* GB-Dumaka 2 + Agombar Carlos Bloomfield +, Little *, Addai @ 194 Sun 25th Oct Welling United FAC4Q 1-1 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Bentley Michael-Percil + Beaney * GB-Dumaka Agombar Carlos Addai + 1, Stevens * 512 Tues 27th Oct Welling United FAC4Qr 0-4 Johnson Ifil Siva Cronin Leader Bentley + Michael-Percil * Agyemang GB-Dumaka Agombar @ Carlos Stevens +, Tomlinson *, Addai @ 733 Sat 31st Oct Biggleswade Town FAT1Q 2-1 Johnson Ifil Cummings Cronin Hutchings Stevens * Addai 1 Leader B.-Williams + Tomlinson 1 Carlos @ Bloomfield +, Bentley *, Agombar @ 151 Tues 3rd Nov Wingate & Finchley Lge 2-3 Johnson Ifil 1 Cummings Cronin Hutchings Leader Michael-Percil Agyemang Tomlinson * 1 Agombar @ Carlos + Addai +, Bloomfield *, Little @ 111 Sat 7th Nov Burgess Hill Town Lge 2-0 Johnson Ifil Cummings Cronin Leader Stevens + Addai * Bentley GB-Dumaka 1 Tomlinson 1 Carlos @ Agyemang +, Michael-Percil *, Agombar @ 148 Weds 11th Nov Witham Town^^^ ESC3 0-0 Johnson Cummings Siva Nicholson Hutchings Little Ofori * Agombar Cathline + Bloomfield Addai @ Burnett-Williams +, Osei *, Maltese @ 86 Sat 14th Nov Waltham Abbey FAT2Q 2-0 Johnson Ifil Cummings Cronin Leader Hutchings + Tomlinson Agyemang GB-Dumaka * Agombar 1 @ Carlos Beaney + 1, Bloomfield *, Michael-Percil @ 146 Sat 21st Nov Enfield Town Lge H SPONSOR: ANTHONY AUGER Tues 24th Nov Wingate & Finchley ATT3 A Sun 29th Nov Corinthian-Casuals FAT3Q H KO 2.00PM Tues 1st Dec Harrow Borough Lge A Sat 5th Dec VCD Athletic Lge H Mon 7th Dec Hendon Lge A Sat 12th Dec Hampton & RB Lge A Tues 15th Dec Staines Town Lge A Sat 19th Dec Dulwich Hamlet Lge H SPONSOR: PAUL COX Tues 22nd Dec Billericay Town Lge A Sat 26th Dec Brentwood Town Lge A Sat 2nd Jan East Thurrock U. Lge H SPONSORS: CAROL TILLETT AND PHYLLIS HOLLANDS Weds 6th Jan Tonbridge Angels Lge H SPONSOR: CAROL TILLETT Sat 9th Jan Merstham Lge A Tues 12th Jan Needham Market Lge A Sat 16th Jan Farnborough Lge H Sat 23rd Jan Metropolitan Police Lge A Sat 30th Jan Wingate & Finchley Lge H Sat 6th Feb Kingstonian Lge A Sat 13th Feb Harrow Borough Lge H Sat 20th Feb Lewes Lge A Sat 27th Feb Met. Police Lge H SPONSOR: GLYN BALMER (GLYNBO) Sat 5th Mar Farnborough Lge A Sat 12th Mar Leiston Lge H SPONSOR: PHYLLIS HOLLANDS Sat 19th Mar Bognor Regis Town Lge A GRAYS ATHLETIC 2 BuRGESS HILL TOWN 0 Sat 26th Mar Merstham Lge H Mon 28th Mar East Thurrock U. Lge A Saturday 7th November 2015 Sat 2nd Apr Enfield Town Lge A Sat 9th Apr Needham Market Lge H SPONSOR: PARAGON INDEPENDENT LTD PICS IN TODAY’S PROGRAMME WITH Sat 16th Apr Hampton & RB Lge H SPONSOR: GLYN BALMER (GLYNBO) THANKS TO PETER JACKSON Sat 23rd Apr VCD Athletic Lge A ***** Won on pens ^^^ Lost on pens