KEMPSTON ROVERS FC OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME The Evo-Stik League South Division One Central
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Good evening and welcome to Hillgrounds for this Bedfordshire Senior Cup tie.
We would like to extend our welcome to the players, officials and supporters of our visitors tonight, Luton Town. As the County’s only Football League side, Luton are obviously the biggest team in this competition, whatever side they choose to field tonight. We wish them a pleasant visit and a safe trip home after the game.
This is Bedfordshire FA’s 125th anniversary season and on Tuesday April 9th as part of the celebrations, at the home of Luton Town, there will be a special game between a Bedfordshire Representative XI and the England C side, managed by Paul Fairclough. According to the Beds. FA website, admission to this game is free.
There will be penalties if this game is level after 90 minutes. Enjoy the game
Enjoy today’s game
Kempston Rovers FC is a Community Football Club Limited (Community Benefit Society Registration 7753) Match Preview On The Home Front Next up at Hillgrounds…
Opponent Luton Town
Competition Bedfordshire Senior Cup
Luton’s Current League position 5/24 League One
Last Time They Were Here… Rovers won a pre-season friendly by 2-0 in 2016
Luton’s Current League Form (six games) LWWWDW
Did you know… The earliest settlements in the Luton area were at Round Green and Mixes Hill, where Paleolithic encampments (about 250,000 years old) have been found. Settlements re-appeared after the ice had re-treated in the Mesolithic period around 8000 BC. Traces of these settlements have been found in the Leagrave area of the modern town. Remains from the Neolithic period (4500–2500 BC in this area) are much more common. A particular concentration of Neolithic burials occurs at Galley Hill. The most prominent Neolithic structure is Waulud's Bank – a henge dating from around 3000 BC. From the Neolithic on-wards, the area seems to have been populated, but without any single large settlement.
In the bar afterwards Come in and check the results from the Champions League on BT Sport
On this day in Rovers history… In 1909 Rovers ran riot over Hitchin Town, winning 8-0
In 1976 there was a 3-0 away win at Holbeach United
Most recently, in 2010, Rovers won 2-1 away at Shefford Town & Campton in the Beds. Senior Trophy Luton are the current holders of this competition after winning a sensational final last season against Biggleswade Town by 4-3. It was the runners up that had put Kempston out of the competition in the first round. Rovers got to the semi-final in 2016-17, without actually scoring a goal. In the first round and the quarter final, Rovers relied on penalties after goal-less draws. Luton have used this competition in recent seasons as a proving ground for their younger players, fringe players and senior figures needing some game time. Rovers last success in the competition came back in 1992, when a single goal from Darren King saw off Totternhoe at Roker Park, the home of Stotfold. It was Kempston’s fourth time lifting the trophy. Please be advised that there is additional information pertaining to this fixture, such as parking etc, being put out via the social media of both clubs in the run up to the game. On the evening of the game, please follow direction to park sensibly and safely, being considerate of our neighbors. Estate Agents and Valuers For all your property requirements “Hassett House”, Hassett Street,Bedford MK40 1HA 01234 326444 www.taylorbrightwell.co.uk MANY THANKS TO TAYLOR BRIGHTWELL FOR 1ST TEAM SHIRT SPONSORSHIP. Around the club
The Ladies had the weekend off after registering their first win of the season and then a superb comeback draw against AFC Kempston Town over the last two weekends. Their next fixture is in the Chris Renshaw Cup first round, against Watton Ladies. The game will take place on Sunday the second of December at Hillgrounds, with a 1:30 kick off
Chelsea-Rose Jefferey continued her goal scoring streak against AFC Kempston Town last weekend, netting her fourth goal in as many appearances since joining the team.
In the Spartan League, the Development Team faced off against AFC Dunstable, who were last season’s league champions, Rovers got revenge for their county cup loss earlier this season with a 2-1 win. The next game for the team is on the 24th, while the first team are away, the Devs’ host Stotfold U25, kicking off at three o clock.
The U13 Colts Panthers are currently recruiting for players. If you, or someone you know, is in Year 7 or 8 at school and would like to join the team, please get in touch with [email protected] the team plays in Chiltern Youth League Division 3 and have their games on Sunday mornings. Kempston Rovers 135 years of Football History
Kempston Rovers were formed in 1884 and entered the Bedford & District League. Rover’s first league championship was won in 1908 and twelve months later Rover’s retained the title while also carrying off the Bedfordshire Senior Cup and North Beds Charity Cup. The Walnut Boys, the club’s official nickname, comes from the large walnut orchard in Kempston around the time of foundation. This identity is carried forward by one of the main supporters’ groups at the club, “The Nuts on Tour”. 1973 saw the start of a new era as Kempston relocated to a new ground further down Hillgrounds Road. A magnificent season saw the Walnut Boys storm to the Premier title losing only once in 32 games. A golden period in the club's history saw League Cup successes in 1975 and 1977; the Beds Senior Cup was again captured in 1977 while the Walnut Boys reached the last 16 of the FA Vase in 1975. In 1986, the club moved again, this time to the current ground, their third in the same road. Kempston last won the county’s highest honour, the Beds. Senior Cup, in 1992, the fourth time the trophy has come to Hillgrounds. In 2002 Kempston Rovers and Kempston Colts began an alliance to pool resources/personnel under the name AFC Kempston. The youth teams at Rovers still go by the name “Colts”, keeping the history of youth football in the town alive. The beginning of 2005 saw the start of major re-developments at Hillgrounds Road with the building of new changing facilities and the building of an artificial training pitch, which is available to book all year round for training sessions, small sided games or just a kick around with friends. The new ground facilities were completed in 2006 and along with a new stand; on-going ground improvements and the existing clubhouse refurbished and ready to hire for functions and events, Kempston now have some of the best facilities in the area for non-league football. Midway through the 2013-14 season James Stoyles and Gary Flinn took over the 1st Team managerial duties before, in 2015-16, Rovers won the United Counties Football League Premier Division, with a thrilling final win on the last day of the season, a campaign in which they only lost one league game. This resulted in promotion and saw us move into the Southern League Division One which represents the highest level we have attained within the FA pyramid system so far. Since promotion, the club has twice narrowly missed out on a place in the end of season promotion play offs. On both occasions, finishing above some of the more established sides in the division. The club currently operates one of the largest youth systems in the county, with over thirty sides at various age groups and a senior development side. There is a supporters’ club that holds various functions throughout the season to support the first team.
Kempston Rovers, 135 years in the making and we’re not done yet. Kempston Rovers Football Club
Club Cup Honours
Beds County Cup Winners: 1908-09 Beds Premier Cup Finalists: 1991-92 Beds Senior Cup Winners: 1937-38, 1976-77, 1991-92 Finalists: 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1992-93 Beds Senior Trophy Finalist: 2008-09 Beds County under 18 Floodlight challenge Cup Winners: 2008-09 Beds Intermediate Cup Winners: 1976-77, Finalists: 1977-78 Beds County Hospital Cup Winners: 1930-31, 1932-33, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1938-39 North Beds Charity Cup Winners: 1908-09, 1934-35, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2015-16, Finalists: 1910-11, 1935-36 Hinchingbrooke Cup Winners: 1926-27, 1928-29, 2010-11, Finalists: 1923-24, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1947-48 Hunts Premier Cup Winners: 1999-2000, 2000-01 UCL Premier Division KO Cup Winners: 1974-75, 1976-77 UCL Premier/Division 1 KO Cup Finalists: 1999-2000 UCL Division 1 KO Cup Winners: 1957-58, 1959-60, Finalists: 1956-57, 1960-61 UCL Division 2 KO Cup Winners: 1955-56, 1974-75, Finalists: 1972-73 Britannia Cup Winners: 1957-58, 1958-59 Finalists: 1947-48 Beds Sunday Junior Cup Winners: 1989-90 Bedford & District Under 16 Cup Finalists: 1995-96 Bedford & District Under 18 Cup Winners: 1983-84 Lisa Slater Memorial Shield Finalists: 2004-05 (AFC Kempston Rovers Ladies) Eastern Region League Plate Winners: 2005-06 (AFC Kempston Rovers Ladies) Club League Honours
UCL Premier Division Champions: 1973-74, 2015-16 UCL Division 1 Champions: 1957-58, 1985-86, 2010-11, Runners Up: 1956-57, 1959-60 UCL Division 2 Champions: 1955-56 Runners Up: 1967-68 Bedford & District Premier League Champions: 1958-59, 1960-61, Runners Up: 1959-60 Bedford & District League Division 1 Champions: 1907-08, 1908-09 Bedford & District League Division 2 Champions: 1922-23, 1933-34 Biggleswade & District League Division 1 Champions: 1911-12, Runners Up: 1909-10 Bedford & District Under 14 Colts League Champions: 1985-86 Bedford & District Under 16 Colts League Champions: 1973-74 Bedford & District Under 18 Colts League Runners Up: 1974-75 Bedford & District Sunday League Division 1 Runners Up: 1990-91 Bedford & District Sunday League Division 2 Runners Up: 1989-90 Bedford & District Sunday League Division 4 Champions: 1987-88 Eastern Region League Division 1 West Champions: 2005-06 (AFC Kempston Rovers Ladies) Eastern Region League Division 1 West Runners Up: 2004-05 (AFC Kempston Rovers Ladies)
Kempston Rovers Player Profiles 2018-19
Martin Conway – Goalkeeper – Martin first joined Kempston in March 2010, he was a member of our 2011 UCL Division one, Hinchingbrooke Cup winning side and was also a member of our 2015-16 UCL Premier Division and North Beds Cup winning squad.
Carl Knox – Goalkeeper – Carl signed for Kempston in 2014 an experienced goal keeper was a member of our 2015-16 UCL Premier Division and North Beds Cup winning squad. An able deputy to Conway, Carl made a more concerted challenge for the number one spot last season.
Kyal McNulty – Defender – Experienced defender Kyal joined Kempston at the start of the 2017/18 season from AFC Rushden & Diamonds for whom he played 40 games. Previous clubs also include Bedford Town , Biggleswade Town and Banbury.
Hateley Mercer – Defender – Hateley joined Kempston in August 2017 from Leighton Town, previous clubs include Aylesbury United, and Winslow. He had been playing as a centre back for his previous club, but has been deployed as a full back since arriving at Rovers.
Daniel Akubuine – Defender – Dan has joined Rovers from Scottish football, after a successful spell in Sweden. The former Watford scholar can play either as a full back or wing back.
Alex Collard – Defender – Alex joined kempston in December 2017 from Aylesbury United. Alex has made himself popular among Rovers fans for his levels of commitment and calmness in defence in his appearances so far.
Robbie Goodman – Defender – Robbie joined the club in the summer of 2015 from Southern League side Leighton Town. In his first season with Kempston Robbie won both the 2015-16 UCL Premier Division and The North Beds Cup. Robbie was Rovers’ player of the year for the 2017-18 season and was an ever present in the team that season.
Alfie Powell – Defender – Alfie has joined Rovers for the 2018-19 season. A young defender, he has represented his country at youth level and joins after impressing during pre-season.
Dave King – Defender – Dave brings a wealth of experience to the Kempston squad, he has played at a higher level with both Biggleswade Town and Hemel Hempstead Town. He can play across the back line or in midfield.
Sam Macrae – Midfield Sam firstly joined our u18 team and made his senior debut for our reserves in 2008. Sam has played a part in two double winning sides during his time at Rovers and has represented the club in three different divisions..
Seb Simpson – Midfield – Seb joined the club in 2013 from Bedford Town. Seb can play in defence or midfield and has a good eye for a pass. Seb a member of our 2015-16 UCL Premier Division and North Beds Cup winning squad is capable of playing at the back and in the middle of the park. Kempston Rovers Player Profiles 2018-19
Ben Shepherd – Midfield - Sheps joined the club the club in October 2015 a talented midfield passer of the football. A member of our 2015-16 UCL Premier Division and North Beds Cup winning squad, Ben is a key member of the squad.
Mason Spence – Midfield – Mason joied the Rovers in the spring of 2018 and played his part in the run in at the end off the season. He spent preseason with Biggleswade Town but returned to hillgrounds for the start of the league season.
Nathan Tshikuna – Midfield – Nathan signed for Kempston in the summer of 2017. Nathan is powerful winger and has previously played for Aylesbury United and Bedford Town.
Ben Acquaye – Midfield – Ben joined Kempston in February 2018 and earned rave reviews with his performances to the end of the season, pace, trickery and a keen eye for goal persuaded Rovers to sign him from Buckingham Athletic. This season, he is sponsored by Eastern Engineering.
Josh Crawley– Forward – Josh re-joined Kempston in November 2017 from Leighton Town. Josh was a member of our 2015-16 UCL Premier Division and North Beds Cup winning squad.
Shane Bush – forward – Shane re-joined Rovers for a third spell for the start of this season, having previously played for the club in the United Counties League. Shane has on two occasions finished as top scorer for Rovers. He arrives from Chesham United in the Southern League Premier. Jermaine Hall – Forward – Jermaine joined Rovers at the end of September after a frustrating spell at Bedford Town, he has previously spent four seasons with AFC Dunstable, where he was noted for his goal scoring, and two seasons with Barton Rovers. Jimmy Stoyles – Joint Manager - Jimmy’s association with the club started when he was appointed Joint Manager in November 2013. Previous management experience within the UCL and South Midlands as a Manager, and has coached at Rushden & Diamonds and Northampton Town. Gary Flinn – Joint Manager - Gary’s association with the club started when he was appointed Joint Manager in November 2013. Gary has previous experience within the UCL and South Midlands as a Coach and Manager, as a player he was at Luton Town, Kettering Town, Newport Pagnell, Buckingham Town and Ampthill Town.
Tony Joyce – Coach – Tony joined Kempston in the summer of 2016. Tony has a wealth of non-league football having previously been manager at Buckingham Town and Southern League Aylesbury United. Stuart Mellon – Coach – Stuart came to Rovers in the summer of 2016, he was the first coach of the Development side and after two seasons’ work in the County League, he is making the step up to work with the first team. Jardaine Patel-Joseph - Sport Therapist – Jardaine has worked at Rovers for two seasons, shadowing the senior sports therapists during that time He has now taken over the senior role from, the now retired, Colin Hodsden. Estate Agents and Valuers For all your property requirements “Hassett House”, Hassett Street,Bedford MK40 1HA 01234 326444 www.taylorbrightwell.co.uk MANY THANKS TO TAYLOR BRIGHTWELL FOR 1ST TEAM SHIRT SPONSORSHIP. KEMPSTON ROVERS FOOTBALL CLUB
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Tiernan Parker Goalkeeper. Parker is a second-year scholar, who has represented Northern Ireland at youth levels from Under-15 up to Under-17. James Holden Goalkeeper. Harpenden-based stopper signed recently from Stevenage, previously with Wingate & Finchley. In the first year of his scholarship. Corey Panter Defender. Panter is a second-year scholar with the Hatters, having joined the Town in May 2009. Comfortable at either centre half or left back. Jake Peck Midfielder. The highly rated second year scholar is a quick and skilful player, who made the bench in the Town first team’s Checkatrade Trophy match in August 2017 against Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s. Josh Neufville Striker. Another promising second year scholar, Neufville is quick and strong, and was on the bench for Nathan Jones’ side’s 1-1 draw with Barnet in the Checkatrade Trophy at the beginning of October. LUTON TOWN FC Pen Pictures Part 2
Toby Byron Defender. Byron, a second-year scholar, joined the club in November 2010. Kai Phelan Defender. Kai is a tall combative centre-half with a strong aerial presence. With the club since May 2009, the centre back is a second-year scholar. Drew Richardson Midfielder. Another to join in May 2009, Richardson is an energetic first-year scholar with a strong work-rate and desire to score goals from midfield. Connor Tomlinson Forward. The Town’s youngest ever first team appearance holder, having come off the bench in the 2-1 win at Gillingham in the 2016/17 Checkatrade Trophy, aged just 15 years and 199 days. Currently in the second year of his scholarship. Avan Jones Defender. Avan is a first-year scholar right back who has been involved with the youth team since under-16 level, following strong performances in the Under-18s both this and last-season. From Luton, Avan has been with Town’s academy since 2009.
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Lewis Swindells Midfielder. A tenacious central midfielder from Hemel Hempstead who joined the Town’s academy in 2015. Very hard- working and versatile, Lewis is in the first year of his scholarship.
Josh Boorn
Forward. Also from Hemel, Josh is in the first year of his scholarship. Joined the Hatters as a 12-year-old, at Under-13 level.
Jonas Kalonda
Midfielder. The Stopsley based midfielder joined the Hatters in 2009 as an under-8 and is in the first year of his scholarship.
Sam Beckwith
Midfielder. Having been with the club since under-8 level, he is now in the first year of his scholarship. Based in Lower Stondon.
Ricco Grecco
Defender. Ricco joined the Hatters aged 13 and is now in the first year of his scholarship. Operates at left-back. LUTON TOWN FC History Part 1
Luton Town Football Club was formed on April 11th 1885 as a merger between local clubs, Luton Wanderers and Luton Excelsior, and although early games consisted of friendlies, a strong committee pushed behind the scenes and took the foresighted decision to pay three players in 1890, the first club in the south to do so. Founder member of the Southern League in 1894 the Town finished runners-up to Millwall in each of the first two seasons but the ambitious club wanted more and made a bid for election to the Football League. Their initial proposition failed and a season had to be spent in the United League before they were accepted into Football League Division Two in 1897. Unfortunately after three years of increasing struggle, in a predominantly northern based league, the club took the brave decision to rejoin a, now much stronger, Southern League which eventually formed a new Division Three of the Football League in 1920. By the mid-1930’s, such was the growth in population in Luton and surrounding area, that the Board of the club felt that they could afford to push the boat out and spend some money on the side, safe in the knowledge that spectator support would be forthcoming. With this decision taken, great changes were made within the club and players that would normally have been outside their reach were taken on and, as predicted, the crowds increased rapidly. Promotion to Division Two was narrowly missed in 1936 but the team made no mistake the following season when they won the Division Three championship on the back of a superb home record and the 55 goals of Joe Payne. LUTON TOWN FC History Part 2
Further promotion in 1955, buoyed by the goals of record goalscorer Gordon Turner and the versatile talents of Bob Morton, saw the Hatters in the top flight for five seasons which included a trip to Wembley in the 1959 F A Cup final. Sadly, this prefaced a slump which saw the team drop to Division Four by 1965 but they then bounced back to enjoy ten years at the top after winning the championship of the old Division Two in style in 1982, aided by players such as Ricky Hill, Brian Stein and Mal Donaghy under the managership of David Pleat.
April 24th 1988 will forever go down as a red letter day for all Luton supporters as the Town won the first major trophy in their long history with Brian Stein sweeping home a last minute winner as mighty Arsenal were beaten 3-2 in the Littlewoods Cup final.
An artificial surface laid at Kenilworth Road in 1985 was ripped up six years later just as the club was about to be relegated from Division One and the riches of the Premier League, which the Hatters were founder members of but unable to compete in, commenced.
Since that time the club has enjoyed F.A.Cup semi-finals and promotion to the Championship but on the other side of the coin a draconian points deduction saw the club cruelly relegated from the Football League in 2009 and despite valiant attempts to return it proved more difficult to regain past glories than originally anticipated. In 2014, however, after five years away, the team won promotion back to the Football League in glorious fashion.
Being a Luton Town supporter has, however, been anything but dull over the past 132 years! Match Report A stormy afternoom
By Matthew Wilmot Cambridge City 1 – 0 Kempston Rovers
Kempston Rovers arrived at Histon to face Cambridge City with Thomas Wyant making his league debut for the club after being drafted in to replace the departed Conway. The hosts began the brighter and saw Ryan Sharman drag a shot wide in the early minutes after receiving a cut back in the area. Rovers had to wait until the quarter hour before their first attempts on goal, first Shane Bush had a header deflected wide then moments later, good work on the right saw Ben Shepherd cross in, Liam Gooch got a hand to the cross to tip it up and cause Bush to turn, he laid it back to Josh Crawley. Crawley squared to Ben Acquaye, his first time shot was strongly blocked by Gooch in the City goal. Then the heavens opened. The downpour was unrelenting for the rest of the game, causing a few players to slip and slide. After the half hour, Hateley Mercer was cautioned for a slide tackle that appeared to be late. From the free kick, the attack broke down but wasn’t cleared and Josh Simpson, making his first City appearance in ten years after returning to the club, curled over. Josh Crawley had Rovers best chance of the half ten minutes before the break, found by the long throw of Mercer, his sidefooted effort was comfortable for Gooch to deal with. There were two further cautions for Kempston before the break and a further flash point as Ben Acquaye tangled with an opponent. Amid Cambridge claims the young winger kicked out off the ball, City’s Josh Oyinsan was seen shoving McNulty in front of the referee. The match official brought the two sides together and asked for calm rather than dish cards. After the break, Kempston should’ve taken the lead, a surging run from Acquaye saw him thread a pass to Bush who squared the ball back toward Josh Crawley, but the forward couldn’t quite stretch enough to turn the ball in. Moments later, City should’ve scored, Oyinsan produced a lung-busting run down the right hand side and crossed in for James Hall, but the City marksman sidefooted over the bar from inside the six yard box. Ben Shepherd was the fourth Kempston name in the referee’s notebook when he slid in from behind on Towner. Just before the hour mark Cambridge did have the ball in the back of the net, a corner played in from the right appeared to missed by Wyant and was bundled in on the line only for the referee to give a free kick for a foul on the keeper. Oyinsan was booked for an over-zealous protest at the decision. Shortly after the hour, tempers matched the weather as Rovers joint manager Gary Flinn protested to the referee that Shane Bush was being held at a throw in, already warned in the first half Flinn was dismissed from the dugout. Olunkanmi drew a smart save from Wyant as City looked to press the game before Ben Acquaye had two long shots in as many minutes deflect wide of the target. The game was sealed in the seventieth minute however, Mercer, already booked lunged into a challenge on the edge of the box and was shown a second yellow card, provoking a strong reaction from the home faithful. Hall swung the resultant free kick goalwards, where it appeared to take a nick off a Kempston head to find the net. City’s Adam Capel lead the celebrations and subsequently claimed the goal via twitter, but the unlucky Josh Crawley looked to have gotten the decisive touch. A goal down and a man down, Rovers were forced to hang on as Sharman cut in and saw his shot deflect inches over the bar with Wyant stranded. The young keeper produced another fine save to deny Oyinsan’s stinging effort with fifteen minutes to go. Wyant again kept Kempston in the game, smothering a one on one situation with Towner. Sub Sam Johnson attempted a robust challenge late on, which not only saw him cautioned but also injured. Alex Collard almost grabbed an unlikely equaliser, latching on to a deep free kick, but saw it turned away at the near post for a corner. Hall exploited the space at the back as Rovers tried to press for a late leveller, but his breakaway effort slipped just wide of the post. Nathan Tshikuna bustled his way into the box in stoppage time but his shot lacked any real power. The referee showed his ninth card of the game late on to Capel for dissent at the award of a free kick. Match Report Sports edge it
By Matthew Wilmot Kempston Rovers 1 - 2 Peterborough Sports
Rovers suffered their fifth home defeat in six league games this season at the hands of a spirited Peterborough Sports side pushing hard at the top end of the table Having restored the senior players to the starting line up, Rovers gave a first start to Aaron King, following his brief cameo against Dunstable Town.The game started slowly and took until the twentieth minute for a serious effort on goal to materialise. Sports’ McCammon cutting back to Moreman who flashed his effort wide at the near post. Moments later, Rovers had a glorious chance to open the scoring when a Ben Shepherd free kick was allowed to travel all the way through to the back post where Alex Collard couldn’t get enough on the ball to direct it back goalwards. On the half hour, Tom Wyant had to be alert to smother an attack, Jones’ follow up effort was weak and comfortably gathered by Rovers new number one. Ten minutes before the break, Shepherd whipped a dangerous free kick inches wide of the post. Ben Acquaye combined beautifully with Aaron King on the edge of the box to set up the latter with a powerful shot, which required a block on the line to deny Rovers a goal. Right on half time, Sports’ Avelino Viera was millimetres from making contact at the far post from a free kick knockdown. The two sides left the field level at the break. The second half began just as the first had ended, with both teams playing some attractive football and looking to win the game. Josh Crawley was denied by a last ditch block early on after Shepherd played in King to provide the cross which led to the block. King was again in the thick of things on the hour mark when he was fed by Crawley to go clear one on one by he was thwarted by Moat. Moments later the deadlock was broken when Kyal McNulty lofted the ball into King who unleashed a shot across goal, which was diverted back out into the middle where Ben Acquaye was on hand to tap the ball home for the opening goal. With fifteen minutes to play Sports deservedly got themselves level, a deep cross from the left was turned back across goal by the impressive Viera for sub Sano-Sani to chest home on the goal line. With five minutes to play it looked as though Tom Wyant had saved a point for Rovers when he made a point blank range save from Mark Jones’ header. It was not to be however, two minutes from time, Viera found space to whip in a right wing cross for Jones to head home from eight yards to snatch the win for the visitors and break Kempston hearts after a terrific battling performance. Other results conspired to drop Kempston down to fifteenth place in the table ahead of next weekends’ trip to Didcot Town. On Tuesday, Rovers have the pleasure of hosting Luton Town in the Bedfordshire Senior Cup, kick off at seven forty five.
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p l s s t a g o o o r r i s a g s n n l t s s i e e a a E a E s a a p p s v v e e o o u s l e e o u l o Player G G P L L C C A C S S G C R R Acquaye, Benjamin M 12 4 8 3 4 20 7 0.35 32 9 Akubuine, Dan D 5 0 7 0 1 12 0 0.00 12 0 Amadi, Ekene* F 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 16 4 Ashley, Dan # F 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Barrett, Will # M 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Beldon, Evan # F 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Burnapp, Josh # D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Bush, Shane F 9 2 11 2 3 20 4 0.20 117 46 Cheema, Naron # F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ### 0 0 Collard, Alex D 8 0 7 0 0 15 0 0.00 34 1 Conway, Martin* GK 9 0 10 0 0 4 19 0 0.00 0.21 310 1 Crawley, Joshua F 10 4 11 4 2 21 8 0.38 58 19 Deacon, Ty* F 9 1 7 1 1 16 2 0.13 16 2 Felts, Jamie # F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ### 0 0 Fryer, Grant D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 71 7 Goodman, Robbie D 12 2 10 0 0 22 2 0.09 176 23 Hall, Jermaine F 2 0 4 4 0 6 4 0.67 6 4 Heneghan, Luke* M 4 1 10 5 1 14 6 0.43 65 18 Horne, Simeon # F 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Hudson, Michael # GK 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0 1 0 Johnson, Sam M 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 146 33 King, Aaron F 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 2 0 Knox, Carl GK 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 27 0 Lam, Jonny # D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Libertucci, Eugene* M 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0.00 3 0 Lowe, Harry # D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Macrae, Samuel M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ### 266 41 McGuinness, Angus # M 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 McNulty, Kyal D 11 0 8 0 1 19 0 0.00 62 0 Mercer, Hateley D 5 0 3 0 0 8 0 0.00 31 0 Moscaritolo, Angelo # M 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Olodude, Deji # M 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Palmieri, Dom # D 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Powell, Alfie D 9 0 9 0 0 18 0 0.00 18 0 Ronayne, Perry # M 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 0 Sambu, Harlem D/M 6 0 9 1 1 15 1 0.07 20 2 Shepherd, Benjamin M 12 4 10 1 1 22 5 0.23 129 17 Simpson, Sebastian D 11 0 10 0 3 21 0 0.00 242 11 Spence, Mason M 8 0 7 0 3 15 0 0.00 26 0 Thick, Jonathan # GK 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0 1 0 Tshikuna, Nathan M 11 1 7 1 8 18 2 0.11 60 5 Wyant, Thomas GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0 3 0
*Player has left the club 4 463 170 # Player dual registered with Development Team
DATE Time OPPONENTS COMPETITION F A Pos Notes ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Substitute(s) Used 17-Jul-18 19:45 St. Ives Town Friendly H 0 - 0 21-Jul-18 15:00 Bigglswade FC Friendly H 1 - 2 24-Jul-18 19:45 Buckingham Athletic Friendly H 5 - 2 28-Jul-18 15:00 Leighton Town Friendly A 3 - 2 31-Jul-18 19:45 AFC Rushden & Diamonds Friendly H 0 - 2 4-Aug-18 15:00 Felixstowe & Walton United Friendly H 3 - 3 11-Aug-18 15:00 Sandridge Rovers Friendly H 1 - 0 18-Aug-18 15:00 Aylesbury United Southern League Central A 1 - 3 16th 108 M.Conway R.Goodman H.Mercer A.Powell A.Collard K.McNulty N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd 1 T.Deacon S.Bush B.Acquaye M.Spence E.Amadi J.Crawley 21-Aug-18 19:45 Coleshill Town Southern League Central H 2 - 5 19th 89 C.Knox R.Goodman M.Spence A.Powell S.Simpson K.McNulty N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd 1 J.Crawley 1 S.Bush B.Acquaye H.Mercer T.Deacon 25-Aug-18 15:00 Desborough Town FA Cup Preliminary Round A 3 - 0 - 123 M.Conway M.Spence H.Mercer G.Fryer S.Simpson K.McNulty N.Tshikuna 1 B.Shepherd J.Crawley 1 S.Bush 1 B.Acquaye A.Powell T.Deacon H.Sambu 27-Aug-18 15:00 Kidlington Southern League Central A 3 - 0 12th 69 M.Conway M.Spence H.Mercer A.Powell S.Simpson K.McNulty N.Tshikuna 1 B.Shepherd J.Crawley 2 S.Bush B.Acquaye R.Goodman T.Deacon H.Sambu 1-Sep-18 15:00 Berkhamstead Southern League Central H 3 - 0 10th 117 M.Conway R.Goodman 2 S.Simpson A.Powell A.Collard K.McNulty N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd 1 T.Deacon S.Bush B.Acquaye H.Sambu E.Amadi H.Mercer 8-Sep-18 15:00 Chalfont St. Peter FA Cup First Qualifying Round A 1 - 1 - 106 M.Conway R.Goodman S.Simpson A.Powell A.Collard E.Libertucci N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd J.Crawley 1 S.Bush B.Acquaye H.Sambu L.Heneghan 11-Sep-18 19:45 Chalfont St. Peter FA Cup First Qualifying Round Replay H 2 - 2 - W 4-1 pens 108 M.Conway R.Goodman H.Sambu A.Powell S.Simpson L.Heneghan N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd J.Crawley 1 S.Bush B.Acquaye H.Mercer T.Deacon 1 E.Libertucci D.Akubuine 15-Sep-18 15:00 Bedford Town Southern League Central H 1 - 3 13th 357 M.Conway R.Goodman H.Sambu A.Powell S.Simpson K.McNulty M.Spence B.Shepherd J.Crawley L.Heneghan 1 N.Tshikuna B.Acquaye T.Deacon 18-Sep-18 19:45 AFC Dunstable Southern League Cup Preliminary H 3 - 1 - 57 C.Knox R.Goodman S.Simpson M.Spence A.Powell H.Sambu D.Akubuine L.Heneghan 3 J.Crawley S.Bush T.Deacon K.McNulty B.Acquaye E.Libertucci 22-Sep-18 15:00 Marlow FA Cup Second Qualifying Round H 1 - 0 - 145 M.Conway R.Goodman S.Simpson M.Spence A.Powell H.Sambu 1 D.Akubuine B.Shepherd J.Crawley S.Bush L.Heneghan K.McNulty T.Deacon J.Hall 29-Sep-18 15:00 Barton Rovers FA Trophy Extra Preliminary Round A 3 - 1 - 102 M.Conway R.Goodman S.Simpson K.McNulty A.Powell H.Sambu D.Akubuine L.Heneghan J.Crawley S.Bush J.Hall 3 A.Collard B.Shepherd M.Spence 2-Oct-18 19:45 AFC Rushden & Diamonds Southern League Cup Round 1 H 2 - 2 - W 3-1 pens 123 M.Conway R.Goodman A.Collard M.Spence A.Powell K.McNulty N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd J.Hall 1 S.Bush B.Acquaye 1 D.Akubuine J.Crawley L.Heneghan 6-Oct-18 15:00 Woking FA Cup Third Qualifying Round A 2 - 3 - 944 M.Conway R.Goodman S.Simpson A.Powell A.Collard K.McNulty D.Akubuine M.Spence J.Hall S.Bush 1 L.Heneghan N.Tshikuna J.Crawley 1 B.Shepherd 9-Oct-18 19:45 Aylesbury Southern League Central A 2 - 1 12th 121 M.Conway D.Akubuine S.Simpson M.Spence A.Collard K.McNulty N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd J.Crawley S.Bush 1 B.Acquaye L.Heneghan T.Deacon R.Goodman 13-Oct-18 15:00 Dereham Town FA Trophy Preliminary Round A 3 - 1 - 203 M.Conway D.Akubuine S.Simpson H.Sambu A.Collard K.McNulty N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd J.Crawley S.Bush L.Heneghan 2 R.Goodman B.Acquaye 1 T.Deacon 16-Oct-18 19:45 Barton Rovers Southern League Central H 1 - 3 13th 84 M.Conway R.Goodman D.Akubuine S.Simpson A.Collard K.McNulty N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd J.Crawley 1 L.Heneghan B.Acquaye J.Hall T.Deacon 20-Oct-18 15:00 Thame United Southern League Central A 3 - 1 10th 94 M.Conway M.Spence D.Akubuine A.Powell A.Collard K.McNulty L.Heneghan S.Simpson J.Hall S.Bush 1 B.Acquaye 2 R.Goodman T.Deacon B.Shepherd 23-Oct-18 19:45 Sutton Coldfield Town Southern League Central A 1 1 10th 85 M.Conway M.Spence D.Akubuine R.Goodman A.Collard K.McNulty N.Tshikuna S.Simpson T.Deacon B.Shepherd B.Acquaye 1 H.Sambu J.Crawley 27-Oct-18 15:00 Beaconsfield Town FA Trophy First Qualifying Round H 1 - 1 - 102 M.Conway K.McNulty H.Sambu R.Goodman A.Collard S.Simpson L.Heneghan B.Shepherd 1 T.Deacon S.Bush B.Acquaye J.Crawley N.Tshikuna 30-Oct-18 19:45 Beaconsfield Town FA Trophy First Qualifying Round replay A 1 - 3 - 59 M.Conway M.Spence H.Sambu R.Goodman A.Collard S.Simpson L.Heneghan B.Shepherd J.Crawley S.Bush B.Acquaye 1 A.Powell T.Deacon H.Mercer 3-Nov-18 15:00 Dunstable Town Southern League Central H 1 - 3 11th 134 M.Conway H.Sambu D.Akubuine R.Goodman A.Powell S.Simpson N.Tshikuna B.Shepherd 1 J.Crawley S.Bush B.Acquaye S.Johnson A.King M.Spence 10-Nov-18 15:00 Cambridge City Southern League Central A 0 - 1 12th 203 T.Wyant R.Goodman H.Mercer A.Powell A.Collard K.McNulty J.Crawley S.Simpson S.Bush B.Shepherd B.Acquaye H.Sambu S.Johnson N.Tshikuna 13-Nov-18 19:45 Welwyn Garden City Southern League Cup Round 2 A 0 - 8 - 65 M.Hudson H.Lowe J.Burnapp P.Ronayne J.Lam D.Palmieri D.Olodude W.Barrett D.Ashley A.McGuinness E.Beldon S.Horne J.Thick A.Moscaritolo 17-Nov-18 15:00 Peterborough Sports Southern League Central H 1 - 2 15th 112 T.Wyant R.Goodman S.Simpson A.Powell A.Collard K.McNulty J.Crawley B.Shepherd A.King S.Bush B.Acquaye 1 S.Johnson N.Tshikuna 20-Nov-18 19:45 Luton Town Bedfordshire Senior Cup Round 1 H - *New Date* 24-Nov-18 15:00 Didcot Town Southern League Central A - 1-Dec-18 15:00 Welwyn Garden City Southern League Central H - 8-Dec-18 15:00 Corby Town Southern League Central A - 15-Dec-18 15:00 Bromsgrove Sporting Southern League Central H - 22-Dec-18 15:00 AFC Dunstable Southern League Central A - 26-Dec-18 15:00 Kidlington Southern League Central H - 29-Dec-18 15:00 Aylesbury United Southern League Central H - 1-Jan-19 15:00 North Leigh Southern League Central A - 5-Jan-19 15:00 Yaxley Southern League Central H - 12-Jan-19 15:00 Coleshill Town Southern League Central A - 19-Jan-19 15:00 Barton Rovers Southern League Central A - 26-Jan-18 15:00 Sutton Coldfield Town Southern League Central H - 2-Feb-19 15:00 Dunstable Town Southern League Central A - 9-Feb-19 15:00 Thame United Southern League Central H - 16-Feb-19 15:00 Bromsgrove Sporting Southern League Central A - 23-Feb-19 15:00 Corby Town Southern League Central H - 2-Mar-19 15:00 Cambridge City Southern League Central H - 9-Mar-19 15:00 Peterborough Sports Southern League Central A - 16-Mar-19 15:00 Bedford Town Southern League Central A - 23-Mar-19 15:00 Aylesbury Southern League Central H - 30-Mar-19 15:00 Welwyn Garden City Southern League Central A - 6-Apr-19 15:00 Didcot Town Southern League Central H - 13-Apr-19 15:00 AFC Dunstable Southern League Central H - 20-Apr-19 15:00 Berkhamstead Southern League Central A - 22-Apr-19 15:00 North Leigh Southern League Central H - 27-Apr-19 15:00 Yaxley Southern League Central A -
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Tom Wyant Tierman Parker Carl Knox James Holden Kyal McNulty Corey Panter Hateley Mercer Jake Peck Alex Collard Josh Neufville Robbie Goodman Toby Brown Alfie Powell Kai Phelan Harlem Sambu Drew Richarsdon Mason Spence Connor Tomlinson Daniel Akubuine Avan Jones Dave King Lewis Swindells Sam Macrae Josh Boom Seb Simpson Jona Kalonda Ben Shepherd Sam Beckwith Nathan Tshikuna Ricco Greeco Ben Acquaye Josh Crawley Shane Bush Jermaine Hall Sam Johnson
First Team Caretakers Sturat Mellon Tony Joyce
Physio Jardaine Patel-Joseph
The Match Officials Referee: Mr J Smith Assistant Referees: Mr D Jones & Mr T Burns