THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF LINGFIELD FOOTBALL CLUB | Issue 09 | 2020/21 SEASON

NEWHAVEN TUESDAY 08 DECEMBER 2020 | 7:45PM | SCFL PREMIER DIVISION

Lingfield FC was formed in 1893, initially competing in finished five points clear of third-placed Rustington, but the now defunct Edenbridge & District League for the the West Sussex club was once again to prove their first 20 years of its history. Throughout virtually all their nemesis in the Challenge Cup, beating Lingfield 12-11 history the club has retained its distinctive red and on penalties after the two sides had drawn 1-1 in yellow colours, albeit in a variety of guises. normal time. Astonishingly, the shoot-out saw no fewer After much success in junior and local intermediate than 32 spot kicks taken! football the club applied to join the Sussex County In 2006/07 the club finished in 10th position but in League (and senior football) in 1980, but were turned 2007/08 under manager Steve Perkins Jnr, secured down after the ground was deemed inadequate. promotion to Division 1 for the first time in their history However, Lingfield had more success with the by finishing as runners-up to East Grinstead Town. Combined Counties League, which they joined the In their first season in Div 1 in season 2008/09 the following season (1980/81). In 1981/82 Lingfield club finished in a highly respectable 8th position, under finished as runners-up in Division Two of the Eastern manager Steve Perkins Jnr. Division. In 2009-10 season Lingfield finished in 10th position Lingfield installed floodlights for the first time in 1983 in Div 1 and they were christened with a match on 2nd March In 2010-11 season Lingfield finished in 11th position against Brighton, a game that drew a crowd of 1,200. in Div 1 With floodlights in place, the club was finally accepted In 2011-12 season Lingfield finished in 7th position in into Division Two of the County League, with the Div 1 promise of less traveling and more local derbies to look In 2012-13 season Lingfield finished in 6th position in forward to. After three seasons however, they were Div 1 relegated to Division Three, and intermediate football In 2013-14 season Lingfield finished in 15th position once more. in Div 1 In 1993/94 Lingfield returned to senior football as In 2014-15 season Lingfield finished in 17th position runners-up to Bosham, but it proved to be a brief in the SECL return, with relegation following the next season. In In 2015-16 season Lingfield finished in 8th position in 1997/98 however, the club was promoted once more, Div 1 this time as champions of Division Three, but again In 2016-17 season Lingfield finished in 5th position in struggled to maintain senior status. In 2000 they Div 1 finished bottom but avoided the drop, but were not as In 2017-18 season Lingfield finished in 3rd position in lucky with an identical finish the following year. Div 1 and promoted to the Prem Division 2001/02 saw Lingfield close to dropping out of the In 2018-19 season Lingfield finished in 8th position in League altogether after they finished bottom of the Prem and also won the Surrey FA Premier County Division Three, only to be saved by the merger of Ansty Cup Rangers and St. Francis Hospital to form St. Francis In 2019/20 season Lingfield’s season was abandoned Rangers. The following two seasons however, saw a and was null and void due to Covid-19 steady improvement, finishing 3rd in the table (albeit 8 points behind second-placed Bexhill United) in 2004/05. The club also reached the final of the Division 3 Challenge Cup, but lost 1-3 to Rustington. In 2005/06 the Club fulfilled its promise of the previous season by going one better and returning to senior football after an absence of five years as runners -up to champions Peacehaven & Telscombe. Lingfield LEAGUE HONOURS CUP HONOURS Sussex County Football League Division Two: Sussex County Football League Div. Three Cup: Runners-up: 2007–08 Runners-up: 2004–05, 2005–06 Sussex County Football League Division Three: Redhill and District FL Alderman Daniels Cup: Champions: 1997–98 Runners-up: 1968–69 Runners-up: 1993–94, 2005–06 Surrey County Centenary Cup: Combined Counties Football League East Div.: Winners: 1977–78 Runners-up: 1981–82 Surrey FA Premier County Cup: Redhill and District Football League Division Winners: 2018-19 One: Runners-up: 1958–59 Surrey Intermediate League Cup: Mid-Sussex Football League Premier Division: Winners: 1977–78, 1978–79 Champions: 1992–93 East Surrey Charity Cup: Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division 'A': Winners: 1977–78 Champions: 1977–78, 1978–79 Runners-up: 1960–61 Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division 'B': Edenbridge Charity Cup: Champions: 1976–77 Winners: 1971–72, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1989– Surrey Junior League: 90, 1990–91, 1992–93 Champions: 1913–14 Runners-up: 1961–62, 1978–79 Edenbridge and Caterham League: Edenbridge and Caterham Challenge Cup: Champions: 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, Winners: 1961–62 1952–53 Runners-up: 1960–61, 1962–63 Runners-up: 1948–49 Oxted and Limpsfield Cup: East Grinstead League: Runners-up: 1956–57, 1958–59, 1964–65 Champions: 1932–33 Caterham and Purley Cup: Edenbridge League: Runners-up: 1960–61 Champions: 1905–06, 1908–09, 1909–10, Edenbridge Hospital Cup: 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1922–23, Winners: 1922–23 1929–30 Horley Hospital Cup: Winners: 1935–36 East Grinstead Shield: Winners: 1932–33 Oxted Hospital Cup: Runners-up: 1960–61 Oxted Charity Cup: Winners: 1971–72 Keith Hinckley Memorial Cup: Winners: 1991–92, 1992–93 Kenny Brown Memorial Trophy: Winners: 1991–92

The club was established at a meeting at the One. Although they were Division One Bridge Hotel in December 1889. They joined champions in 1973–74, just two seasons the Senior Division of the East Sussex later they finished bottom of the division League in 1899 under the name "Newhaven and were relegated back to Division & Cement Works". The club were runners-up Two. They went on to finish bottom of in 1900–01 and again in 1903–04, before Division Two in 1977–78. After winning the winning the Senior Division title and Division Two title in 1990–91 the club were the Sussex RUR Cup in 1904–05. They then promoted to Division One. In 1993–94 they adopted their current name and went on to won the Sussex RUR Cup for a second time, retain the league title in 1905–06. beating Pagham 4–0 in the final. However, the club were relegated back to Division The 1908–09 season saw Newhaven win the Two at the end of the 1994–95 season, and title for a third time, but the league was then then relegated to Division Three after disbanded. The club joined the Mid-Sussex finishing bottom of Division Two in 1998– League and were champions in 1909–10 99. and 1911–12, by which time they had also rejoined the East Sussex League when it After thirteen seasons in Division Three, reformed in 1911. Following World War I, Newhaven won the division in 2011–12 and the club became members of Division One of were promoted to Division Two; they also the Brighton, Hove & District League in won the Sussex Intermediate Cup, 1919–20, before becoming founder beating Saltdean United in the members of the Sussex County League in final. The following season saw them finish 1920. They won the Invitation Cup in 1948– as runners-up in Division Two, earning 49, and were Sussex County League promotion to Division One. In 2014–15 they champions in 1953–54. After finishing won the League Cup with a 3–1 win bottom of Division One in 1964–65, the over Arundel in the final. In 2015 the league club were relegated to Division Two. was renamed the Southern Combination, Although they were promoted back to with Division One becoming the Premier Division One the following season, having Division. The club won the Sussex RUR Cup finished as runners-up, the club were again in 2015–16, beating Chichester City 4 relegated back to Division Two again after –2 in the final, going on to retain the trophy finishing bottom of Division One in 1967– the following season with a 5–0 win 68. over Crawley Down Gatwick

Newhaven were Division Two champions in 1971–72, earning promotion to Division Honours Sussex RUR Cup

Sussex County League Winners 1904–05, 1993–94, 2015–16, 2016–17 Division One champions 1953–54, 1973– 74 Sussex Intermediate Cup

Division Two champions 1971–72, 1990– Winners 2011–12 91 Records Division Three champions 2011–12 Best FA Cup performance: Fourth qualifying League Cup winners 2014–15 round, 1926–27

Invitation Cup winners 1948–49 Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2016–17 Mid-Sussex League

Division One champions 1909–10, 1911– 12

East Sussex League

Champions 1904–05, 1905–06, 1908–09

P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Saltdean United 11 8 2 1 28 10 18 26

2 Horley Town 10 7 2 1 29 8 21 23

3 Eastbourne Town 11 7 1 3 23 13 10 22

4 Newhaven 9 6 2 1 23 6 17 20

5 AFC Uckfield Town 11 6 2 3 15 12 3 20

6 Lingfield 11 5 4 2 20 15 5 19

7 Hassocks 11 6 0 5 25 31 -6 18

8 Pagham 10 4 5 1 20 11 9 17

9 Lancing 10 5 2 3 26 19 7 17

10 Crawley Down Gatwick 9 5 1 3 19 15 4 16

11 Loxwood 11 5 1 5 22 19 3 16

12 Steyning Town 10 5 0 5 15 13 2 15

13 Alfold 10 4 2 4 20 16 4 14

14 Little Common 10 3 3 4 17 19 -2 12

15 Peacehaven & Telscombe 11 3 1 7 16 18 -2 10

16 Eastbourne United 11 3 1 7 9 29 -20 10

17 Broadbridge Heath 10 3 0 7 17 26 -9 9

18 Langney Wanderers 9 1 1 7 6 22 -16 4

19 Horsham YMCA 10 1 0 9 7 24 -17 3

20 East Preston 11 0 2 9 10 41 -31 2 DATE OPPOSITION H/A COMP KO/RES STARTING XI 01 Sept Newhaven A FAC EP D 1-1 * Nairne Hodge Shepherd Mayhew Horn Johnston Lubango 05 Sept Lancing A SCFL L 1-6 Nairne Hodge Field Naylor Turner Shepherd Lubango 09 Sept Langney Wanderers H SCFL D 0-0 Thurbin Naylor Hodge Fuller Johnston Baker Lubango 12 Sept Loxwood H SCFL W 2-1 Thurbin Shepherd Hodge Fuller Johnston Mayhew White 2 15 Sept Little Common H SCFL D 0-0 Thurbin Hodge Anderson Horn Johnston Mayhew White 19 Sept Forest Park H FAV 1Q W 3-2 Nairne Hodge Anderson Horn Johnston Mayhew White 26 Sept Broadbridge Heath A SCFL W 5-1 Thurbin Hodge Anderson Horn Naylor Mayhew White 29 Sept Eastbourne Town H SCFL L 1-3 Thurbin Hodge Anderson Fuller Naylor Mayhew White 03 Oct Alfold H SCFL W 2-1 Thurbin Hodge Fuller Horn Johnston Baker Lubango 10 Oct Steyning Town A FAV 2Q L 1-3 Thurbin Johnston Naylor Horn Cox White Mayhew 13 Oct Eastbourne United A SCFL D 1-1 Thurbin Fairchild Anderson Horn Fuller Mayhew White 17 Oct East Preston H SCFL W 5-0 Thurbin Naylor Anderson Horn Fuller Mayhew White 20 Oct Peacehaven & Tels. A SCFL W 2-1 Thurbin Johnston Fuller Horn Hodge Cox Mayhew 24 Oct Horley Town H SCFL D 1-1 Thurbin Johnston Fuller Horn Hodge Cox S Bahkit 08 Dec Newhaven H SCFL 7:45pm 12 Dec Horsham YMCA A SCFL 3pm 19 Dec Lancing H SCFL 3pm 26 Dec AFC Uckfield Town A SCFL 11am 28 Dec Eastbourne United H SCFL 11am 02 Jan Langney Wanderers A SCFL 3pm 09 Jan Saltdean United H CSFL 3pm 12 Jan Sheerwater H SSC 2 7:45pm 16 Jan Pagham H SCFL 3pm 23 Jan Hassocks A SCFL 3pm 06 Feb Steyning Town A SCFL 3pm 13 Feb Crawley Down Gatwick A SCFL 3pm 20 Feb Steyning Town H SCFL 3pm 24 Feb Peacehaven & Tels. H SCFL 7:45pm 27 Feb Loxwood A SCFL 3pm 06 Mar Alfold A SCFL 3pm 09 Mar Eastbourne Town A SCFL 7:45pm 13 Mar East Preston A SCFL 3pm 27 Mar Broadbridge Heath H SCFL 3pm 03 Apr Little Common A SCFL 3pm 05 Apr AFC Uckfield Town H SCFL 11am 10 Apr Saltdean United A SCFL 3pm 17 Apr Horsham YMCA H SCFL 3pm 24 Apr Horley Town A SCFL 3pm 01 May Newhaven A SCFL 3pm 08 Mat Pagham A SCFL 3pm 15 May Hassocks H SCFL 3pm

TBC Crawley Down Gatwick H SCFL

SUBS USED SUBS UNUSED Lubango Baker Baptiste Bahkit Cox Hill Horlock Turner Stead, Field, Burnett * Lost 4-2 on Pens Lubango Cox Hill Horn Horlock Mayhew, Johnston, White Thurbin Lubango Cox Hill Bahkit Horlock White, Loveridge, Turner Mayhew, Burnett, Alfalahi White 2 Cox Hill Bahkit Horlock Horn, Toovey, Loveridge Burnett White Cox Hill Bahkit Baptiste Loveridge, Horlock, Baker Fuller, Nairne White Cox Hill Bahkit Baptiste 3 Blackwood, Allen, Loveridge Naylor, Thurbin White Cox Blackwood Bahkit Baptiste Allen, Lubango, Leech Fuller White Cox Blackwood Bahkit Baptiste Lubango, Horn, Allen Nairne, Baker Lubango Cox Blackwood Bahkit Allen Anderson, Mayhew - Mayhew Bahkit Anderson Allen Blackwood Loveridge, Lubango, Alfalahi Hill White Cox Lubango Bahkit Blackwood Allen, S Bahkit, Naylor - White Cox S Bahkit 2 Allen Blackwood Baker, Campbell, Hodge - Mayhew Bahkit White Baptiste Blackwood Allen 2, S Bahkit, Naylor - S Bahkit J Bahkit Clements Blackwood Allen Loveridge, Naylor, Young Baker, Heaton

Alec Arron Ashan Bradley CAMPBELL TOOVEY SHEPHERD WILLIAMS

Charlie Charlie Corbin Dan NASH NAYLOR TURNER NAIRNE

Daniel Daniel David David BURNETT FIELD BAKER HEATON

Dazz Freddie Idriz Jack LALLDIN HORLOCK MJESHTRI UNWIN Jake Jamie Jay Josh HORN BAHKIT MAYHEW FULLER

Jubril Kye Luke Morgan KAZEEM BOWMAN KELLNER WILKINS-OLIVER

Nathan Reece Ryan Sami CARTER PAYTON HILL BAHKIT

Sasha Scott Stephen Thomas MACHEMEDZE JOHNSTON HODGE DUGDALE TJ Toby Tyler Zac STEAD HILL COX FAIRCHILD

Zach Zak Rhys Bob ALFALAHI LOVERIDGE White CLEMENTS

Chris Dan Darren Rob WATERS KING MACE JONES

Robson WALKER

Even in 2020, the FA Cup still delivers. Four of the clubs were playing each other with Stockport County edging out Yeovil We had a brilliant weekend of second Town in a thrilling 3-2 victory after extra round action capped by quite possibly the time while Marine, of the Northern League best third round draw Non-League has Division One North/West, snatched a ever seen. famous victory against Havant & Waterlooville thanks to Niall Cummins’ It all started last Friday night with Brackley effort in the last minute of extra time. Town’s brave 1-0 defeat at Tranmere Rovers which will have given hope to those It made for an exciting third round draw on watching that Football League opposition Monday night from Rossett Park, where can be matched. Marine, in the eight tier of English football, will host the biggest game in their history Solihull Moors went the distance with with Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur Morecambe, eventually going down 4-2 in set to visit. The tie is the largest gap ever extra time while King’s Lynn Town certainly between opponents in the third round. didn’t disgrace themselves in their 6-1 defeat at League One high-flyers Then Stockport County were drawn at Portsmouth. home and will host the team their manager Jim Gannon supports - West Ham United, So then it was left up to Chorley on also of the Premier League. Saturday night to become the first Non- League club to make it through. Another big name will be visiting a Non- League ground with Wayne Rooney set to But standing in their way was a talented take on Chorley at Victory Park as part of Peterborough United side, of League One, the struggling Championship side Derby who know all about the quality players in County. Boreham Wood will play Millwall the lower leagues possess having swept up having beaten Canvey Island 3-0 on the best prospects over the years. Monday night after the draw was made. Two goals in three minutes from Connor As things stand, clubs will be able to Hall and Lewis Baines turned round a one- welcome fans back for the ties providing goal deficit and sent Chorley into the third tier restrictions do no change. round with boss Jamie Vermiglio dreaming of a tie against Liverpool. In the toughest of seasons, the FA Cup has at least brought joy to a select few but There were eight Non-League clubs hoping anyone watching the third round draw on to follow in their footsteps the following Monday will have enjoyed seeing it go in day. the favour of Non-League clubs.

Dan Nairne Jake Buss

Daniel Burnett Freddie Beale

Stephen Hodge Jack Meeres Reece Anderson Henry Watson Ashan Shepherd Baillie Rogers Jay Mayhew Tristan Jarvis Daniel Field Lukas Franzen-Jones Jake Horn Ian Robinson Corbin Turner Billy Barker Charlie Naylor Lee Robinson Scott Johnston Alfie Rogers Jamie Bahkit James Jeffery Tyler Cox Aaron Winser TJ Stead Seb Saunders Toby Hill Charlie Bennett David Baker Kyle Woolven Freddie Horlock Alberto Lubango Ryan White Daniel Baptiste

Referee Mark Gidham Assistant Adrian Hudson Assistant Matthew Dyson