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The Official Matchday Programme of Northwood Football Club • 2019/2020 Season • Issue 02 • £2.00 Stadium Sponsors Kit Sponsors THE WOODS V BRACKNELL TOWN Monday 26th August 2019 • Kick-Off 3pm Betvictor Isthmian League South Central Division Northwood FC Founded: 1926 Acretweed Stadium, Northwood Park, Chestnut Avenue, Northwood HA6 1HR HIGHLIGHTS Tel. 01923 827148 Website: www.northwoodfc.com Twitter: @NorthwoodFC Instagram: @northwoodfootballclub 3) IAN`S INSIGHT Words from Chairman Facebook: NorthwoodFC Ian Barry Northwood Football Club is a Members’ Club 4/5 FROM THE TOP The thoughts of Manager Who’s Who Scott Dash Life President: Pat Byrne Chairman: Ian Barry Vice-Chairman: Ken Green Club Secretary & Treasurer: Alan Evans 6/7 IN TOWN TODAY Bracknell Town (Tel. 07960 744349) 46 Webster Gardens, Ealing W5 5ND Reporter & Press Liaison: Robin Piper Youth Officials: Richard Elderfield & Jason Angold 8) THE FIRST MEETING Ken Green Additional committee members: looks back at the first meeting between to David Blincko, Shamira Hamirani, Marc Harding, Sarah Wheeler day`s two teams Manager: Scott Dash Assistant Manager & Goalkeeping Coach: Kevin Lawrence Coaching Team: Richard Elderfield, Mark Royal, Manny Ibhadon 12/15 YESTERDAY TODAY Ken Green Physio: Eleni Papoutsi looks back at past Northwood games on this Website Editor: Ken Green Matchday Programme Editor: Terry Brumpton date Official Photographer: James Brown 16/17) MATCH REPORT Alon Farrow reports on an Honours opening day the Woods would rather forget Isthmian League Division One North champions: 2003 Isthmian League Division Two runners-up: 2000 Isthmian League Division Three promotion: 1997 21) YOUTH TEAM A look at the Woods Isthmian League Cup winners: 2002 youngsters Isthmian Charity Shield winners: 2002 Isthmian Associate Members Trophy winners: 1993, 2000 Middlesex Senior Cup Winners 2007, 2016 Middlesex Senior Cup finalists: 2000, 2002, Middlesex Senior Cup semi-finalists: 1992, 1993, 1997, 24) PLAYER SPONSORSHIP Sponsor your 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010 favourite player Middlesex Senior Charity Cup finalists: 1994, 2003, 2005, 2012 Middlesex Intermediate Cup winners: 1979 Middlesex Junior Cup winners: 1938 25) THE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL Middlesex Junior Cup finalists: 1935, 1936 London Spartan League Premier Division champions: 1992 PROGRAMMES Number 2 Nineteenth London Spartan League Premier Division runners-up: 1990 Century Teamsheets London Spartan League Cup winners: 1990, 1992 Hellenic League Division One champions: 1979 Hellenic League Premier Division Cup finalist: 1982 Hellenic League Division One Cup winners: 1979 28/29 MATCH BY MATCH Follow the Woods Middlesex League Premier Division champions: 1978 Middlesex League Premier Division runners-up: 1972, 1977 throughout the 2019/2020 season Middlesex League Challenge Cup winners: 1975, 1977, 1978 Harrow, Wembley & District League champions: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949 31) STAT ATTACK Check out today`s fixtures 32) SQUAD CHECK See whose playing today Northwood FC Official Matchday Programme | Programme sponsored by Acre & Tweed Ian’s Insight With Chairman Ian Barry…. Good afternoon and welcome to The Acretweed We then also secured a renewal of sorts from our Stadium for today’s BetVictor Isthmian League current stadium sponsors, Acre & Tweed, a be- fixture. We extend our welcome to our visitors spoke security company who have agreed a new from Bracknell Town FC and trust they enjoy their and improved five year deal, to include various short stay here. sponsorship areas including the shirts of the Un- der-18 Isthmian Youth League side, the Stadium Disappointed! That’s how I feel after the defeat sponsorship which will see the ground remain here against Westfield on the opening day. as the Acretweed Stadium, Polo Shirts, Track- We came up against a good side, don’t get me suits, Warm-up tops and also our award-winning wrong, but our old frailties came to light again Match-Day Programme. and to be 2-0 down in 10 minutes isn’t good enough. We promised so much, but have to be We sincerely thank them both for their gener- better and players must take responsibility. osity and look forward to a long and successful partnership with both Adam Fecher at Northwood Having said that, I do feel that we have a good and Chris Little at Acre & Tweed. group and were certainly very unfortunate to lose two centre forward options within days of the Again, at the time of writing, we still await the season starting; but defensively we just weren’t result of our application for a grant from the up to the standards required on the day. Football Stadium Improvement Fund for various improvement work around the ground – though Due to print deadlines, these notes had to be hopefully we will have had positive news by prepared straight after that result so on the today! I sincerely thank all of our supporters for positive side, by the time you read this, we would their fantastic efforts in raising funds through hopefully have our first victory in the league un- our Go Fund Me page which will go towards our der our belts and importantly, have progressed in required 30% contribution in respect of these the FA Cup; I’ll struggle to accept anything less. much needed improvements and should we be successful, we can bring the stadium up to a lev- Staff shortages due to holidays meant we were el we can be proud of. More difficult to complete a bit thin on the ground against Westfield, not during the season rather than the summer that that it would be obvious to many of you as they we were aiming for but still doable. all worked really hard, but having gone through what we need to as a Club to prepare for the A reminder that we have new tenants here this game, I expect nothing less from everyone here. season, after the departure of London Tigers, in We are working hard to give you a team to be London Samurai Rovers FC and we welcome proud of; one defeat won’t change that. them to Northwood FC in the hope they enjoy our facilities as much as the Tigers. They have A reminder of the good news from the summer already played here twice over the last week months that we have been able to secure new and play at the Acretweed Stadium again next sponsors from Northwood Hygiene Products Saturday while the first-team travel to Tooting & whose brand “Rhino” can now be proudly seen Mitcham United. on the front of our first-team shirts for a minimum of two years with an option for a third. Enjoy the game today. Up the Woods! Ian Northwood FC Official Matchday Programme | Programme sponsored by Acre & Tweed with Manager From the Top Scott Dash difficult for us to bounce back. We did create a few good chances in the twenty minutes before the end of the first-half but it was not really Good afternoon and I would enough on the day. like to welcome you back to Whether it’s a good thing or not, these notes had to be prepared before our rare Wednes- day night fixture and I can only hope that the Acretweed Stadium and we will have seen a reaction at our League game away at FC Romania. So it can only be Northwood Football Club once fingers crossed at this stage that when you are reading these notes we will have three again for the Bank Holiday points on the board and also an FA Cup victory to our name after travelling to Longlevens in meeting with Bracknell Town. Gloucester. It is tough having to play a quick three matches We extend that welcome to Sam Lock and in six days this early in the season before the his management team who will have been side has really settled down and our early pleased that they notched their first league win League campaign sees us up against several last Tuesday night with a victory over Uxbridge of the promotion challengers but hopefully we having lost their opening fixture at Chipstead. can start to show our best form. With the season getting underway last Saturday Thank you to everyone for your support so far we started our campaign against last season’s play-off semi-finalists in Westfield. After a very this season. We’ve got a long journey ahead positive pre-season period for ourselves and of us and we are all looking forward to it. If plenty of additions to strengthen the squad, I anyone can help with the Player (or manage- felt we were well equipped going into the game ment) Sponsorship this season that would be but unfortunately we were hit by a few late injuries to some key players and it did just set very much appreciated as a full page may go us back a little. some way towards improving the squad should the opportunity arise. However, I take nothing away from our visitors who for me were fantastic on the day and will no doubt be looking to better their finish of last I hope you all enjoy the game today and season and maybe very good value for it. They remember that we are all always happy to did follow up with a 2-0 success over Chipstead discuss matters in the clubhouse after games. last Tuesday, the side that had surprised Brack- nell on the opening day so it’s maximum points and no goals conceded for them. With us con- ceding two early goals in the first ten minutes, this really cost us dear and made it very Scott Northwood FC Official Matchday Programme | Programme sponsored by Acre & Tweed Northwood FC Official Matchday Programme | Programme sponsored by Acre & Tweed In Town Today BRACKNELL TOWN runners-up and win the League Senior Cup final.