Wednesday 23rd September 2015 Kick-off 7.45pm V STAINES TOWN Ryman League Premier Division At Mill Field, Aveley RM15 4SR SPONSORED BY STEVE ALLEN NEXT HOME MATCH Saturday 26th September 2015 Kick-off 3.00pm V HULLBRIDGE SPORTS The Emirates FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round SPONSORED BY ANONYMOUS SUPPORTER ON BEhALf Of GAfC 1890 SUPPORTERS TRUST INSIDE COVER Today’s Wednesday 23rd Thoughts From With Line-Ups September 2015 The Board Tony Packer Good evening and welcome to Mill Field GRAYS ATHLETIC STAINES TOWN for tonight’s Ryman game Blue Old Gold versus Staines Town. We send our usual FROM: FROM: warm greetings to the players, supporters, Lamar Johnson Jack Turner (GK) management and officials and trust you all Jey Siva Erivaldo Felix have a safe journey home. Sean Cronin Jack Bennett Our unbeaten run came to a disappoint - Jay Leader Ashley Lodge ing end last Saturday with the defeat Tommy Cummings Mitchal Gough against Bognor Regis Town. The turning James Stevens Joe O'Cearuill (c) point was undoubtedly the penalty and Kenny Beaney (c) Luke Wanadio subsequent red card given to Jay Leader Luke Ifil Ahmed Abdulla just a minute before the half time interval. Joao Carlos Pat Cox Until that point, the game had been rather Nathan Ferguson Prince M'bengui devoid of quality and was probably the could have taken something from the poorest half of football we have played so Alex Addai Jack Hutchinson game. To give credit to Bognor they came far this season. I thought the decision to with a game plan and executed it to per - Glen Little Michael Kalu dismiss Jay Leader - as the majority of fection. I am sure the report from The Mark Bentley Harry Churchill (GK) those I spoke to in the boardroom after the Mariner will give full details of the day’s Bradley Tomlinson Jeremy Boakye game agreed - was very harsh, especially events as David does not wear rose tinted Lamar Reynolds Aaron Okuleye when the was going away from . glasses - as one poster on our forum sug - Gus Douglas Terence Vancooten Yes it was definitely a penalty, but in foot - gested another of our supporters must Roman Michael-Percil Callum McAllister ball there are fine lines where decisions have been wearing! Dumebi GB-Dumaka Lewis Collins can go both for and against you. In my With games coming thick and fast we Harry Agombar opinion this was one that went against us. have the opportunity to put Saturday’s dis - Perry Tamburrini During a season you hope the decisions appointment behind us and continue on the Jermaine Osei balance themselves out and for those of long and winding road during this season. Callum Maltese you who were at Dulwich last month, you Staines Town beat East Thurrock 3-2 last George Kamurasi would have seen the yellow card given to Saturday and progressed into the next Ruddock Yala Lamar Johnson being one that could - on round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 victory in Charles Kiaku another day - have been given as red. The their replay against Faversham last officials seem very quick to make their Tuesday, so I expect tonight’s contest to be Referee: decisions on occasions and a quick word a closely run affair. Next Saturday we PETER KILLIP with the assistant on the sideline may entertain Hullbridge Sports in the 2nd Assistant Referees: sometimes result in different outcomes. Qualifying Round of the aforementioned FA ANDREW GRAY However, the official on the same side Cup and despite their lowly position in the WAYNE MIDDLEMAS incorrectly ruled out Sean Cronin’s header Essex Senior League, they have already late in the game for offside when it was proved they will be worthy adversaries. NEXT HOME MATCH clear to see from my excellent vantage Many thanks for your continued support. Saturday 26th September 2015 Kick-off 3.00pm point that Sean was onside when the ball It makes everything our small, but dedi - was kicked and once again the issue of fine cated, group of volunteers of this great V HULLBRIDGE SPORTS lines is open to interpretation and debate. club of ours do for the benefit of everyone, THE EMIRATES FA CUP 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND We played much better in the second half worthwhile. Make some noise for the boys Sponsored by Anonymous Supporter on behalf of GAFC 1890 Supporters Trust and had we taken the chances we had and come on you Blues…. 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 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 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 Treasurer: Tony Packer Winners: 2005-06, 2004-05 FA Cup Programme Editor: Glyn Balmer 2nd Round: 2005-06 Assistant Programme Editor: Glyn Jarvis 1st Round: 2008-09, 2003-04, 2001-02, 2000-01, 1988-89, 1952-53 Isthmian League Cup Programme Production: Mark Kettlety (MK Publications) Winners: 1991-92 Website Manager: Rob Seaman Runners Up: 2014-15 Athenian League Cup Fundraising: GAFC 1890 Supporters Trust Runners Up: 1979-80, 1977-78 Stadium Safety Officer: Steve Boughen London League Challenge Cup Winners: 1936-1937 Corinthian Memorial Shield LIFE PRESIDENTS Winners: 1979-80, 1977-78, 1946-47, 1945-46 East Anglian Cup Alan Barnard, Glyn Jarvis, Jamie Lee, Tony Packer Winners: 1944-45 Fred Saxton, Jeff Saxton, John Turner Runners Up: 1954-55, 1943-44 Winners: 1994-95, 1993-94, 1987-88, 1956-57, 1944-45, 1922-23, GRAYS ATHLETIC 1890 SuPPORTERS TRuST 1920-21, 1914-15 Runners Up: 2012-13, 1988-89, 1965-66, 1957-58, 1954-55, 1953-54, Chairman: Fred Wakeling 1952-53, 1925-26, 1923-24, 1919-20 Vice Chairman: Steve Skinner Essex Thameside Trophy Winners: 2001-02, 1990-91, 1988-89, 1987-88, 1980-81, 1978-79, Secretary: David Barnes 1947-48 Treasurer: Anthony Auger Runners Up: 1993-94, 1985-86, 1984-85, 1968-69, 1961-62, 1958-59, 1945-46 Essex Elizabethan Trophy Registered Office : 21 St Johns Road, Chadwell St Mary, Winners: 1976-77 Essex RM16 4JU Registered Number: 01651326 Runners Up: 1965-66 Prediction Who Will Win Ryman League Directory League This Season? Premier Division Of Clubs League Table 2015-2016 as at 10pm, 19th Ashingdonblue 626 Billericay Town FC “The Blues” New Lodge, Blunts Wall Road, Billericay, Essex, CM12 9SA Saturday 19th September 2015 20th Kim Ross 614 http://www.billericaytownfc.co.uk/ Bognor Regis Town FC “The Rocks”Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 2TY 21st Don 610 http://www.therocks.co.uk/ 1st Flintstone 779 22nd Coursie 606 Brentwood Town FC “The Blues” The Arena, Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, 2nd Stewieg 741 23rd Tony Packer 604 Essex CM15 9NN http://brentwoodtownfc.co.uk/ Burgess Hill FC “The Hillians” Leylands Park, Maple Drive, Burgess Hill,West Sussex 3rd Glynbo 723 24th= Robbo 590 RH15 8DL http://www.bhtfc.co.uk/ 4th Magic 722 24th= Muttley 590 Canvey Island FC “The Gulls”The Prospect Stadium, Park Lane, Canvey Island, Essex, 5th Graysgooner 717 26th Elizabeth 588 SS8 7PX http://canveyislandfc.com/home Dulwich Hamlet FC “The Hamlet” Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, Dog Kennel Hill, 6th Jack C 693 27th Rhino1890 541 East Dulwich, London, SE22 8DB http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/dulwichhamlet/ 7th Teamtalksrus 692 28th Gwatts 537 East Thurrock united FC “The Rocks” Rookery Hill, Corringham, Essex, SS17 9LB 8th Miller 682 29th Kris 530 http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/eastthurrockunited/ 9th JDockerill2025 679 30th Shepherd 527 Enfield Town FC “Towners” Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Donkey Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3PL http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/enfieldtown/ 10th Graham 675 31st Wolfie 514 Farnborough FC “Boro” Cherrywood Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 8UD 11th= Brian 670 32nd David 502 http://www.farnboroughfc.co.uk/ 11th= Graysblue 670 33rd Stephen 482 Grays Athletic FC “The Blues” Mill Field, Aveley, Essex, RM15 4SJ (Groundsharing with Aveley FC) http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/graysathletic/ 13th PDoc1967 660 34th MrBridger 482* Hampton & R.B. FC “The Beavers” The Beveree Stadium, Beaver Close, Station Road, Hampton, 14th John M 654 35th Blueblood 479 Middlesex, TW12 2BX 15th Stiffordblue 643 36th Mickyrod 470 http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/hamptonrichmondboroughfc/ Harrow Borough FC “The Boro” Earlsmead, Corylean Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 8SS 16th TerryTibbs 1890 642 37th Grayscan 428 http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/harrowborough/ 17th Pasha 634 38th Welchandmahoney 313 Hendon FC “The Greens” Earlsmead, Corylean Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex, 18th Gazza56 629 * 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 evening and welcome back to Aveley for this league encounter with Staines Town. I would like to welcome Nicky Forster and his squad here for what I see as a very difficult fixture for us. Staines will be looking to go straight back up to the Conference South after their disappointing relegation last sea - son. They have had a mixed bag of results but come here on the back of a good win on Saturday. [An 87th minute winner against our erstwhile landlords East Thurrock Utd – Ed]. The weekend saw us lose our first game of the season against an organ - ised and hardworking Bognor Regis Town. Reflecting on the game I would say for the first time this season I “it’s OK to be have been disappointed in the 1st half performance. We played far too many disappointed, loose passes and lost the ball too many times in dangerous areas. On but learn from poor surfaces we need to make sure we play in the right areas and the defeat and Saturday that should have been fur - ther up the pitch. It's difficult to say now respond to my players go direct and play long balls because they are all lads who positively” want to play the game the right way. Glen and I preach the passing game, to take on the chin and to be fair to but if we want to continue being a top the lads I thought they played much side in this league we need to have a better with 10 men and caused plan B and be able to mix our playing Bognor a few problems without any style up. Looking at the 90 mins on reward. So we have lost one game Saturday, Bognor never caused us and not played well for 45 mins. I major problems. They didn't show think we all would have taken that at much quality on the ball, but they won the beginning of the season so yes, the game by capitalising on our mis - we are disappointed to lose - but it takes. I have no qualms about the was always going to happen. As I said penalty decision but the referee’s in the dressing after the game, it’s OK explanation as to why he also sent Jay to be disappointed, but learn from the Leader off was a joke. The ref could defeat and now respond positively and have got some help from his linesman see if we can go on another unbeaten before showing the red card, but of run. Tonight I will be expecting that course you see it all too often. reaction and hoping for a positive Sometimes referees are too quick to result. go for their cards. It's one we all have CHARITY MATCH FEATuRING Grays Athletic With thanks to On Film Pete Jackson GRAYS ATHLETIC ALL STARS On Sunday 27th September a hugely important game will be taking place at Thurrock FC, Ship Lane.

Shelley Webb is a local girl who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis. She desperately needs stem cell therapy to prevent her from losing her sight.

As part of the fund raising efforts to make this treatment possible, a combined Grays Athletic and Thurrock FC All Stars Collaboration will take on a Tottenham Hotspur and Celebrity XI. That might sound like a bit of a mouthful, but the Thurrock and Grays Athletic side will be managed by none other than Mr Tony Gay.

Grays Athletic The list of names on his team sheet is simply mouth-water - v ing. Expect to see the likes of Aaron McLean, Jamie Stuart, Bognor Regis Town Steve West, Martin Carthy, Glenn Poole, Ashley Bayes and Stuart Thurgood in action. Other legends such as Gary Hooper and Michael Kightly are contractually prevented from playing, but may make an appearance at the game if at all possible.

It's a 2pm kick off, and it goes without saying that every penny raised will go towards Shelley's treatment. It's a fantastic opportunity to make a huge difference to her life, and the chance to see so many former Grays Athletic legends go into battle together again makes for an unmissable event.

More information to follow as it becomes known. Grays Athletic Match The Club currently requires additional help on match days in FC Report a variety of different roles including the following: GRAYS ATHLETIC 5 BIGGLESWADE uNITED 0 * Assistance in the Board Room COuRTESY OF BIGGLESWADE uNITED * Programme / Raffle Sales The arrival of former Burnley, Crystal * Operate on various gates throughout the ground Palace and Sheffield United player Glen * Ballboys Little fifteen minutes from time turned the tie on its head with the hosts banging in four quickfire goals to send Grays Athletic If you would like to be part of the team, and are able to commit to through to the next round and the Magic of a number of set dates throughout the season, please see any Club the Cup disappearing in a puff of smoke for Official in person, or contact via email United on Saturday. ([email protected]) With wedding duties and holidays still in full swing, United had only Ollie Peters available to take up the central defender If you can help, you wouldn't be expected to keep with the same role and reluctantly had to call upon James position all season, and we are looking at putting Cooper who was only just back from injury together a rota once we know who we have available. to partner Peters. And for the opening 15 minutes the pair certainly earned their stripes as the Ryman Premier Division lead - Quiz Answers ers threw everything at them with the 1. Mansfield Town impressive pacey Roman Michael-Percil 2. A Plastic Pitch making hay the left flank and he was 3. Lancashire twice denied by United ‘keeper Joachin 4. Wally Hammond Martos in the first ten minutes. Both sides seemed to struggle with an 5. 1.5 Miles unpredictable playing surface and for the 6. The Chair Sean Cronin stopped him in his tracks most part play was scrappy with the 7. Sugar Ray Leonard before he could get a shot away. bounce making control of the ball a lottery. 8. Serge Betsen In the 35th minute United almost levelled However, Grays seemed to be the quicker 9. Torino when from a corner Drakulić got on the end to adapt thus keeping United camped out of a loose ball and volleyed goal-ward only 10. George Graham in their own half. Following a quick throw for home keeper, Lamar Joseph-Johnson to 11. Minnehoma Lamar Reynolds tested Martos with a rasp - palm away to safety to maintain the Blues 12. Portugal ing shot and it was tormentor-in-chief lead at the break. Michael-Percil who got the breakthrough 13. Longchamp With still plenty to play for it was hoped on 16 minutes. Another weaving run found 14. Mortlake that United would come out all guns blazing him on the edge of the United box moving 15. Sugar Ray Leonard but their higher League opponents were the ball onto his right foot he struck the 16. 26 Miles 385 Yds determined not to allow a David v Goliath ball past Martos to put the Blues one up. 17. Romania scenario to play out. The hosts returned to With strike partner Cooper battling it out in the pitch even stronger after clearly having 18. Orienteering defense Tom Cookman was a lonely soul in the riot act read to them by manager, Mark 19. Doncaster the United forward department and had to Bentley, and slowly the United legs started wait until the twenty fifth minute for his to tire under the constant pressure. first real chance to come. A rare move Frustrated by United’s stubborn defence down the left flank saw Adam Drakulić manager Bentley threw on a trio of substi - cross to Cookman but a strong tackle from Grays Athletic Match tutes including the vastly experienced 39- beating defenders at will and finally crash - year-old Little and it was the veteran who ing an unstoppable shot past the wrong- FC Report made an immediate impact, orchestrating footed Martos. GRAYS ATHLETIC 0 wanted his team to be more assertive. But proceedings throughout the pitch. On 76 And it was substitute Carlos again that BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 2 it was Bognor who scored after Jay Leader minute using all his guile and experience tucked away Grays’ final goal. His initial SATuRDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2015 tripped up Jason Prior in the box. The ref - He played in Reynolds whose last contri - shot rebounded off Martos into his path MATCH REPORT COuRTESY OF eree also gave Leader a red card. Prior bution to the game was to play a low cross again and he made no mistake to record WWW.YOuRTHuRROCK.COM scored from the spot. Grays came out for GRAYS Athletic suffered their first defeat the second half in positive mood and into the box which took a cruel bounce his second and Grays’ fifth of the day. of the season when they went down 2-0 to brought the game to Bognor. Brad deceiving Martos and striking the hapless Grays were the first to admit that the score Bognor Regis Town at Mill Field. The first Tomlnson went close hitting the ball into Andy Standyk and into the net to put the line flattered the Blues who for seventy- fifteen minutes paid witness to a cagey the side netting. A minute later, Joao Blues two up. five minutes failed to produce the sparkling affair with no side really dominating. Grays Carlos sneaked in and went close with a Barely a minute later it was that man free flowing football so far this season were playing a patient game. Their best header. But the game was very similar to Little again finding space on the edge of although mention must be made of the chance in the first quarter may have come the Dulwich game where Grays lacked real the visitors box he fed Kenny Beaney who playing surface which proved difficult in from a decent shout for a penalty due to a penetration up front and, whether with handball. In the 16th minute defender eleven or ten men, never really looked like produced a deft cross to the unmarked the extreme. Biggleswade made Grays Luke Ifil delivered a lovely forty yard pass scoring, Bognor really needed to get out of Cronin who headed Grays third via the work hard for their victory and it was tired to Joao Carlos but his shot went wide. their own half. They also perhaps needed post. Portugese import João Carlos added legs and the indomitable Little that cost Bognor were winning the corners and the to get to of drama school as a lot of play his name to the scoresheet on 79 minutes. them eventually. impressive Lamar Johnson was catching acting was going on. However, Bognor got Picking up the ball just inside the the crosses. their second goal in the 73rd minute when Biggleswade half, he set off on a mazy run, But the unforced errors were starting to Alfie Rutherford rose bravely to head the creep into Grays’ game however Bognor ball in the net. The game petered out into lacked conviction up front. A classic exam - a tame affair. Grays and their fans may ple was exquisite defending from Sean complain about the referee, but Grays Cronin, spoiled by an unforced error from made far too many unforced errors. Bognor Kenny Beaney who gave the ball and the were a solid unit and kept to a plan. There initiative back to Bognor. It took until 35 is no doubt - over a long season - they will minutes for a Grays player, in the shape of be there or there about in April. Grays Nathan Ferguson, to take a player on. Boss return to action on Wednesday night Mark Bentley applauded him, indicating he against Staines Town. On This 23rd Day In History September MK Publications (UK) Ltd 2000: Redgrave wins fifth Olympic gold Matchday Footballll Programmes British rower Steve Redgrave has entered Olympic history by winning his fifth con - secutive gold medal. Redgrave won his gold alongside Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell in the coxless fours on day eight of the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. 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17. Where does tennis player Ilie 12. Benfica FC is from which country? Nastase come from? 13. What Paris racecourse is the Prix 18. What sport consists of running de L’Arc de Triomphe run on? and route finding using a map and compass? 14. Where does the university boat race finish? 19. Which racecourse is the St Leger run at? 15. Who in 1988 became the 1st man to win world titles at 5 recognised have made it as a professional footballer. looked at me… and then he scored Special Grays Athletic The training took my mind off it. God against us and he’s jogging back and I knows what I would have done if I hadn’t went, ‘great penalty that, Bryan.’ He was Feature 2015-16 had that. Every morning when I woke up like, ‘******* hell, who’s this daft I wasn’t thinking about it because I was Geordie?’. Next game against Liverpool I out there training with the guys. It was stood next to Dalglish and said, ‘wow I’m only maybe afterwards that everything marking Kenny Dalglish. ******* hell, started hitting home. I’m marking you, Kenny Dalglish’. He just looked at me and smiled. What issues have you sought help for? Were you like a kid in a sweet shop? People don’t realise I’ve been in treat - I remember playing at Man United for ment for Calpol, Lactulose, Red Bull… Newcastle. I went to the toilet and I won - Sometimes I’ve been in for a week just to dered if George Best and Bobby Charlton talk to people. The big thing I’ve been in had ****** in the pan. I was thinking for is the drink. I’ve never been in treat - about it and I was like, ‘hold on I’ve got ment for cocaine. I’ve been in treatment a game to play here’. Playing football, I seriously three times for drink and that’s knew how good I was and not one person not bad in 16 years. phased me – I dared not let them. If I told myself I was up against Bryan Where are you with the drink right Robson my game would got to pieces. I now? just pretended it was a normal guy I was At the minute I’m enjoying life. There playing against and that’s the way I took have been times when I’ve relapsed and every game. I’ll drink and I’ve been alright, you know? There’s times I’ve been happy and I’ve Did anything phase you? started to drink and I’ve been down When I played in the semi-final of the about it and I think, ‘did I really want to World Cup I was looking at Matthaus and drink?’ So there are times when it’s hard I’m against him and in my other ear I’ve – it’s normal for a normal guy like me to got the owner of Juventus saying, ‘we miss a pint. want you to sign for Juventus after the tournament’. Five minutes before kick off. Do you get enough credit for how Can you imagine? I had to blank it out good you were as a player? and get on and play my game. Sometimes I think it doesn’t bother me because I know. And if I didn’t know how How should people remember you? good I was all I have to do is look at twit - If people want to look at Paul Gascoigne ter or walk down the high street. they should look at me from 16 to 35 and judge me on that. Don’t judge me when Did you respect opponents? my career is over. I had so much respect for players. I did - n’t always have respect for the way they Are you happy with your career? played, but I respected them as people. I Yeah, I wouldn’t change it for nowt. remember the first time I played against Bryan Robson. I said, ‘Hi, Bryan’. He Special Paul Feature Gascoigne With thanks to 4 The Player Magazine. PART 2 Where do you rate yourself among the game’s greats? The game changes, but I’d like to say I was one of the best. Even though I had these injuries. Could you play again? I’d like to get fit and get this knee injury sorted so I can play – even at my age. I wouldn’t play Sunday football, it’s too hard. Some of them come in from Saturday night out and they challenge anything. The charity games I’m missing out on, though. Which current Premier League team would you like to play for? Arsenal play great football. took the attention away from other play - ers. Now you have so many players going Don’t let your mate Jose Mourinho for so much money and getting big hear you saying that! wages. There isn’t really one person in Jose Mourinho has a squad of class play - the spotlight as much as I was. ers who could go out and showboat or be prima donnas. And they don’t, every one Do players get too much negative of them works their nuts off. So he must attention these days? have something that is phenomenal. He It all depends on how much they let it takes pressure off his players, Terry affect them, doesn’t it? I didn’t let it Venables was the same. I don’t think affect me. When I played I could always there’s a footballer in the country who turn around on a Saturday. It’s when they wouldn’t like to play for Jose Mourinho. [the press] tell lies. When they hassle me now I have no response to them. I have How does he rank against Sir Alex? to sit and take it. On Saturdays I had 90 If you ask Jose Mourinho he’ll say he’s minutes to prove them wrong. When I nowhere near Alex Ferguson but he’s not played, football was my weapon. far behind, that’s for sure. What advice would you give people He’s invited you in to Chelsea. Have in the spotlight, especially those there been other offers and sup - with addictions or mental heath port? issues? Alex McLeish…Harry Redknapp – he’s Well I never had a mental illness when I been brilliant…David Moyes invited me played. I only had a mental illness The BBC Non-League Show returns this season and is bigger than ever before! over to Spain…Roy Hodgson asked me to because I took cocaine for six weeks. I join England at the World Cup in Rio. I went over the top. I’m first to admit that. didn’t go, I let the lads be. It was their I never saw a psychiatrist when I played Show. As always this show is about promoting Non-League Football and the great time. I didn’t want to take anything away football. Not one. And I haven’t been to from them. see a psychiatrist in ten years. The only quality of stories and above all people that make it so special. time I saw a psychiatrist was when my Why do managers always speak so sister got me sectioned when I was tak - This is where Clubs come in! highly of you? ing cocaine. And once that went away – Send your stories by email to [email protected] or if you have a smartphone, I was the hardest working guy on the the psychotic side of it – I was the happi - pitch. There was not one club where I est man in the world. That was horrible. I or access to recording equipment, record 30 seconds about your story, your club, didn’t perform for the manager. thought wine gums were looking at me. Otherwise I wouldn’t have been the high - your match report, or just your thoughts on a non-league topic and you could be est transferred player with four different But you had seen a psychiatrist clubs. And that’s why not one manager when your friend’s little brother heard on the show! Just email in any format to [email protected] think of it as an ever had a bad word to say about me. Steven died in front of you when you audio letters page and your chance to get your club heard nationally. were ten… Is the pressure on players greater But I only went once. Look at how many Just make sure you start the now? other young kids have had kids die in Not being big headed, but when I played front of them. It’s only because I was in message with your name and club. it was just me every weekend. The front the public eye that it was special. If I had pages, middle pages and back pages. I a massive problem with it then I wouldn’t Visit their website for more information : www.bbc.co.uk/nonleague boardroom. After the match, he was able to sheaf Lane ground into the modern and wel - follow the etiquette of remaining ‘cheerful in coming ground that it is today. defeat and modest in victory.’ He was pas - Thirdly and most importantly, he was the sionate about his club and was the driving centre of a loving family. He and former force in the club’s development over many wife Sue have a son, Matthew, and two years. daughters, Michelle and Corinne. Alan suf - fered a series of health problems from 2009, but he did not let that dampen his support for Staines Town or his tireless work with his growing company, in which Matthew has become a fellow director, and Corinne an administrator. He successfully overcame a series of setbacks over the next couple of years, and was seen partying hard at his 65th birthday party, held at the club at the end of season 2010/11. However, he was readmitted to hospital not long afterwards, and tragically passed away on the evening of 13th August 2011, moments after hearing the news of his team’s battling draw at Welling on the opening day of the new sea - son. His presence, affability, and downright common sense have been sadly missed, not only by Staines Town F.C., but also – as tes - He first became involved as a Committee tified by a huge number of generous tributes member in the summer of 1972 and served – by football as a whole. The Swans’ web - almost continuously until he passed away in site has a special section devoted to Alan August 2011. He served in a number of jun - “Mr Staines” Boon, including numerous ior posts until becoming Chairman in 1982, a accolades sent to the club after his sad position he held with just two short breaks passing, including this very short, but heart - for the rest of his life, including a continu - felt one from yours truly – “Grays Blue - a ous 21 year tenure which is the longest in true gentleman. RIP Alan”. the club’s history. Alan's son, Matthew, took over as Alan’s chairmanship was one of unswerving Chairman of the club and later became the devotion to the club. He had already built first Managing Director of the Staines Town up the first of his electrical businesses, Football Club Ltd. Matthew's wife, Amanda, enabling him to add financial support. He is the club's Account Manager and often attended virtually every match, and was a works on the turnstiles on match days too. superb ‘networker’, making friends wherever Alan's older daughter, Michelle Yates (she's he went. His contacts eventually resulted in married to a former second-generation him earning election to the Board of the Staines Town player!) has recently taken Isthmian League in1999, only standing down over as Event and Bar Manager. His younger when his club were promoted to the daughter, Corinne Cordery (who is married Conference. His efforts were also recog - to a former Staines Town Manager) was the nised by the FA (where he was a Council club's Treasurer / Finance Manager for some member for a season), and with long service 10 years. Matt & Amanda's daughter, awards by both the Middlesex County FA and Rachel, worked in the Club Shop from 2013- Spelthorne Borough Council. 15. Boon Building Services Ltd continues as Alan’s greatest achievements were three - an important Club sponsor. fold. Firstly, he built up a successful busi - Alan was a popular man, doing what he ness, Boon Building Services Ltd, carrying enjoyed, but in a very thoughtful way. He out electrical and building contracting serv - has left a fantastic legacy, something that I ices all over the south east. Secondly, after am sure is appreciated by his club and all tireless lobbying and behind-the-scenes those involved in it. work, he was able to transform Staines Enjoy tonight’s encounter, which I expect Town’s outdated and ramshackle Wheat- to be a close one. ‘THE WANDERER’ Regular By Meet Our Staines Town Feature The Wanderer Visitors FC MEMORIES OF A STAINES TOWN of supporters and the players that had LOCATION: Staines is the chief town of activities in 1935 after failing to arrange AWAY TRIP AND AN joined us for the return journey. I don’t the borough of Spelthorne in Surrey, a merger with other local clubs. The Club OuTSTANDING CHAIRMAN remember the cause of the delay, but it was beside Heathrow Airport. The area has revived towards the end of WW2, as I hope Staines Town had a trouble-free trip another slightly difficult conversation when I been inhabited since the earliest times: Staines Vale, soon reverting to Staines around the M25 [Prefer A315, North got home. Although we’ve never had a dog evidence of an iron-age settlement has Town. A Thames-side location gives rise been found on the Church Lammas at to the “Swans” nickname. On 1 at home, I seem to remember being told my Circular, A13 – Ed] for their game with us Yeoveney, and there was a wooden November 2011, the Club became a limit - tonight and also enjoy a comfortable and dinner was in it when I walked in and then ‘henge’ at Stanwell. At the turn of the ed company. timely journey home. realised I’d even missed Match of the Day!! century it was regarded as something of I say that, because back in 1999, when we That 1999-2000 season was a good one, as a genteel resort town, on the banks of GROuNDS: It is known that Staines were last together in Isthmian League we were promoted back into the Isthmian the Thames. For more than a century, Rovers began at Lord’s Field near the Division One, we had the pleasure of travel - League Premier Division. We even managed the town was synonymous with the man - Crooked Billet, and St Peter’s Institute ling to their Wheatsheaf Lane ground for an to beat Staines in the home League match, ufacture of linoleum, with other indus - played at Edgell Road. At the turn of the opening day game, but had a difficult trip only our second home League win against tries including milling, brewing and farm - century, Staines probably played at The ing. For a while, Staines even had its Lammas, and then moved, possibly to them in 11 attempts since 1972. back to Grays. It was 14th August and of own authentic banknotes. Nowadays, it Shortwood Common, where Staines course being the start of the football sea - As the table below shows, the Swans fin - is primarily residential, with a number of Ivydene FC had its home. In the heyday son, it was a blazing hot day. The first part ished sixth that season as we were promot - businesses related to the nearby airport. between the wars, they were based at of the day went reasonably well. There ed from second place, along with It was Britain’s worst air accident that led Mill Mead (also called Hammonds’, were no problems that I can recall with the Champions, Croydon and third-placed to Staines hitting the headlines for tragic Wicks’s, or Purser’s Farm). Despite shar - coach journey there, although for us Essex Maidenhead – no play-offs in those days! and unwanted reasons in 1972. More ing it with Staines Athletic for a time in boys, a trip to Staines is not the most recently, the town has become best the early ‘30s, the Club could not pay the known in entertainment circles, through rent after 1935, so they sold the stand straightforward. We managed to salvage a ISTHMIAN LEAGuE – DIVISION ONE - the rock band Hard-Fi, and the (fictional) and left the ground, completing the sea - 1-1 draw from the game after, I think, being 1999-2000 – TOP SIX Ali G. The Club was deeply saddened on son by playing away. Staines Vale had a goal down. I vaguely remember our goal the opening day of the 2011/12 season temporary homes at Mott’s Field and very well remember our scorer, Vinnie TEAM P GD PTS by the passing of Alan Boon, who had (Commercial Road), Staines Greyhound John, a decent striker, for whom we paid a 1. Croydon 42 38 84 served as Chairman for most of the past Stadium (Wraysbury Road), and The fee, which was unusual for us in those days. 2. Grays Athletic 42 36 75 30 years, and more than any other per - Broadway (Laleham, now the home of He went on to play for Bishop’s Stortford, 3. Maidenhead 42 27 75 son was responsible for putting Staines Staines Lammas FC), before the purchase Hornchurch and East Thurrock after a good 4. Thame 42 33 73 Town FC on the football map. of Wheatsheaf Lane in 1951. Chertsey Town’s Alwyns Lane was used in 1996-8 spell with us . 5. Worthing 42 20 69 FORMATIONS, MERGERS, & NAMES: during abortive attempts to move; even - It was on the way home that we had the 6. Staines Town 42 11 69 The origins and early history of the Club tually Wheatsheaf Lane was improved in problem. Our coach was some way into the are very obscure. Football may have line with league requirements. Having journey and working its way around the M25 Thanks to Club statistician, Chris Jones, I begun in Staines as far back as the lobbied Spelthorne Council on and off for when we came to a halt [Told you North discovered that we have played Staines 1870s: a team called St Peter’s Institute 20 years, planning permission for a Circular was preferable! – Ed]. Not that some 26 times between 1972 and 2001 and took part in the FA Cup in 1879 although £6½M conference and health facility was unusual on the M25, but this particular you can see how we have fared in those it now seems more likely that this was a granted in April 2000, and finalised a year Saturday evening I witnessed my longest matches elsewhere in this programme. I different, London-based club; a Staines later. During construction, Staines played FC were definitely in the Surrey Cup soon at Walton’s Stompond Lane (2001/2) and have probably seen all of those encounters football stay in one place since the afterwards, but 1892 is the accepted date Egham’s Runnymede Stadium (2002/3) Petersfield away trip back in the 1980s, and recall a home loss in 1986 when after of formation of the present Staines Town before the return to Wheatsheaf Park when our coach became stuck in the mud at being two up with not long to go, we con - club, possibly springing from the Staines (now shared with The Thames Club) on their ground. On that occasion, I eventual - trived to lose 3-2. Ever since then I always Rovers FC of a decade earlier. In 1895, 22 February 2003. The new-look ground ly arrived home from the usual 90-minute remark on what a strange score 2-0 can be “Town” merged with St Peter’s Institute. has staged a number of important match - journey at about 2am on Sunday morning, and one to be wary of, especially if you are Various local honours were won under the es, including three national cup finals after a game that had finished at 4.50pm on in the lead! [I wonder whether Bognor names of Staines FC and Staines Albany (British Colleges U19s and FA Women’s Saturday. As you might imagine, that took a Regis Town felt that way last Saturday – FC, but the Club was badly affected by Premier Reserve League), three Under 17 WW1, with the town’s biggest factories international matches, the Isthmian Ed]. I won’t dwell too much on the record certain amount of explaining to the ‘man - switching to war work. Teams like League Cup, and Middlesex Senior Cup, agement’ indoors! against the Swans, because with just seven Staines Projectile and Lagonda United and an FA Women’s Cup Semi-Final. In For the 1999 version, it was a beautiful wins and six draws from those games, it’s kept Staines’ football alive, and it was as 2009, it staged its first full international summer evening somewhere in Surrey, but not great reading if you are a Blues’ fans. Staines Lagonda, sometimes called fixture, a Women’s match between with just tarmac and vehicles as far as the What I would like to dwell on, though, is the Lagonda (Staines), that the Club re- Iceland and Denmark, and in 2011/12 eye could see from my vantage point on the man who ran their club for many years, Alan emerged once peace was restored. In began staging FA Women’s Super League coach. With absolutely no movement for Boon (pictured). 1925, in an attempt to gain popularity, and FA Youth Cup games for Chelsea, and the name was changed from that of the in October 2015 it will host its first UEFA what seemed about a week, it was probably It was in the 1980s that I first remember famous car-makers to Staines Town, but Women’s Champions’ League tie. only a couple of hours actually, we soon ran meeting Alan. He would always give a warm this proved to be the start of a 10 year out of conversation among the small group welcome to the visiting Grays’ officials in his decline which ended with a cessation of Continued over Meet Our Staines Town Appearance Season Visitors FC & Scorers 2015-16 LEAGuES: The Club played in – and won Dagenham & Redbridge in the close-sea - Grays Ath. – several local leagues before joining the son. However, completing the job in Career Great Western Suburban League in 1905. 2009, the Swans again finished as run - Two years later they moved into the ners-up, this time comfortably so, and Start Sub. Tot Goals Yell. Reds Apps Goals Great Western Combination. The duly lifted the play-off trophy and with it, Apps Projectile and Lagonda clubs competed in promotion to the Conference South. Alex Addai 01 10 0 0 1 0 the London Works League and Munitions Manager Steve Cordery stood down hours League during WW1, and in 1919 Staines after the end of Swans’ third Blue Square Harry Agombar 13 40 0 0 87 15 Lagonda joined the Hounslow & District Bet (South) campaign, and can proudly Kenny Beaney 11 1 12 110 212 17 League. They reverted to the Great reflect on elevating the club from the Western Suburban League after one sea - Ryman 1 (South), and two glittering cup Mark Bentley 13 40 1 0 40 2 son, and won the Middlesex Division 2 at runs. His successor is former Jamaican Joao Carlos 10 1 11 400 228 71 the first attempt, to return to Division 1. World Cup player Marcus Gayle, who in Sean Cronin 11 0 11 120 20 3 Runners-up in 1924, they then moved up 2013/14 guided the Club to match its to the Spartan League Division 1, which best ever finish in the Conference (South) Tommy Cummings 20 20 1 0 2 0 became the Premier Division in 1929/30. with 8th spot. Marcus moved on after a Gus Douglas 10 10 0 0 1 0 The end of that season saw Staines rel - poor first half of the following season, egated to Division 1, where they and was replaced by former Brentford Dumebi Dumaka 90 99 3 1 50 23 remained until resigning in 1935. In boss Nicky Forster, but he was unable to Nathan Ferguson 12 0 12 010 29 1 1943, Staines Vale were admitted to the prevent Staines from dropping back into Middlesex Senior League, which became the Ryman League. Bradley Fortnam-Tomlinson 11 0 11 210 24 5 the Parthenon League in 1951. Two Luke Ifil 11 0 11 000 11 0 years later, the Club was a founder mem - NATIONAL CuP COMPETITIONS: Lamar Johnson 11 0 11 010 71 0 ber of the Hellenic League, and were run - Staines Town had to wait until 1984/5 ners-up in 1956. Another switch came in before reaching the First Round Proper of George Kamurasi 10 10 0 0 59 0 1958, when Spartan League membership the FA Cup, and were then unfortunately Jay Leader 11 0 11 111 67 5 was renewed, and the championship was drawn in one of only 3 all non-League lifted in 1960. After finishing 2nd in ties, losing 2-0 at Burton Albion in front Glen Little 05 50 0 0 33 1 1971, Staines Town advanced to the of 4021 people. However, the club shat - Callum Maltese 10 10 0 0 1 0 Athenian League, and won Division 2 with tered all its records in 2007/8, reaching Roman Michael-Percil 47 11 200 11 2 record points at the first attempt. A the 2nd Round Proper and bowing out to Division 2 runners-up spot in 1973 earnt Peterborough, after defeating Stockport Jermaine Osei 11 20 0 0 2 0 a place in the Premier Division, but this County in front of 2860 and live Sky cam - Lamar Reynolds 29 11 000 11 0 was never accepted as the Club was eras. After waiting so long, the Swans elected to the new Rothmans Isthmian returned to the First Round Proper in Jey Siva 11 0 11 000 60 0 League Division 1 (called Division 2 up to 2009/10, and won their tie at Shrewsbury James Stevens 10 1 11 320 33 7 1977). At the second attempt, Staines Town, before losing in a replay at Millwall Perry Tamburini 00 00 0 0 3 0 were champions, gaining promotion to in the Second Round. Reaching the 1st the top division. The best placing Round again in 2013/14, Staines were Ruddock Yala 00 00 0 0 30 3 achieved was 4th, but in 1984 the Club rewarded with a ‘plum’ tie at neighbours OWN GOALS 4 was demoted on a ground grading techni - Brentford, but went down 5-0 in front of cality. However, in 1989, Division 1 was 5263 people at . In the FA uP TO AND INCLuDING SATuRDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2015 won again, only for Premier Division sta - Amateur Cup, “The Old Lagonda” reached tus to be lost in 1993 with a first relega - Round 3 (last 16) in 1923/4 but a missed tion for 63 years. Third place ensured a penalty cost them dear in a 2-1 defeat by return to the Premier in 1996, but this Wycombe Wanderers at Mill Mead. Two was to last only one season. late goals saw them lose at Barnet in With the reorganisation of Summer Round 2 a year later. There have been 2002, Staines played in Division 1 South, three appearances in the last 32 (2nd but their sixth-placed finish (secured on Round Proper) of the FA Trophy, the most the last day of season 2003/4), they dramatic being in 1976/7 when losing to gained inclusion in the Premier Division Morecambe in a 2nd replay. The 3rd for 2004/5. Season 2007/8 saw Staines Round (new style) was reached in achieve their best-ever Isthmian placing, 2000/1, when Staines came within a few finishing runners-up to Chelmsford City: minutes of defeating holders Kingstonian, they reached the Play-Off Final, in which before losing in a replay, and they a first half lead over AFC Wimbledon dis - reached the 4th Round in 2003/4, going appeared in the final 8 minutes. They out in a controversial replay against were also top scorers in the division, and Halifax Town. Season 2013/14 brought fielded Golden Boot winner Mark Nwokeji, another exciting tie - and a replay – with who moved up to League Two club non-League giants Luton Town. COuNTY CuPS: Staines FC and St Town (Mx), the first Lord of Ashford Grays Athletic Man Of The Peter’s Institute competed in the London Middlesex Charity Bowl at the start of FC Match Award and Surrey Cups in the 1880s, but the season 2001/2, and won it outright at the present Club has always played in the start of 2010/11, along with two other Middlesex competitions. The Middlesex cups – the Middlesex Super Cup (George Junior Cup was won in 1902 and 1904; Ruffell Shield) and Geoff Harvey Memorial and in 1910 Staines were Middlesex Vase. In pre-season 2013-14 they Senior Cup finalists, losing 4-0 to recaptured the John Livey Memorial Shepherd’s Bush. Another defeat came in Trophy after a 20 year wait, and the inau - 1933, this time in a replayed final v gural Magna Carta Trophy was lifted in Barnet (1-1, 1-3), and it was not until 2015, the 800th anniversary of the 1974 that we reached the final again, this famous document being signed near the time defeating Hendon in a replay. town. Staines went on to make it three in a row, by beating Enfield and Hampton in ’75 OTHER TEAMS: After long and success - and ’76. The next victories came in 1988, ful terms in the Suburban and Allied 1990, 1994, and 1997, when Staines Counties Leagues, the Reserve and Youth achieved the unique distinction of cou - sides were revived in 2003 with new chal - pling both the Middlesex Senior and lenges in the Capital and Southern Youth Youth Cups. After a 13 year wait, Staines Leagues. Season 2005/6 saw the regained the Senior Cup in 2010, defeat - Academy side win the Southern Youth ing Uxbridge 2-0 at Wheatsheaf Park and League (East) and become runners up in retained it twelve months later following the ESFA National Colleges U18 Trophy, an exciting ‘odd goal in five’ win over the Middlesex Senior Youth Cup, and the Hayes & Yeading United at Harrow Surrey Colleges Cup, whilst – masquerad - Borough. New Manager Marcus Gayle has ing as the Reserve team – they won the marked his first season in charge by tak - Middlesex Premier Cup. In 2007/8 they ing the club to another Senior Cup victo - joined the new Ryman Youth League, fin - ry in 2013, this time against Spelthorne ishing 2nd and then West Division cham - rivals Ashford Town (Middlesex). There pions in the first two seasons, and cham - was also a county cup double in 1994, as pions again (as well as Lucas Fettes Cup Chris Wainwright’s side lifted the finalists) in 2011. In 2012 they made it a Middlesex Charity Cup for the only time, remarkable three League titles in 4 years, beating Northwood 4-0. In the London and added a fourth in 2013 when also Senior Cup, Staines were runners-up in winning Lucas Fettes Isthmian Youth Cup both 1977 and 1981, the earlier final as well as the Ryman Youth League went to a replay v Wimbledon which The Champions’ Play-Off. The Reserves were Dons won in their last match as a non- runners-up in the Capital League (West) League club. for the 3 successive seasons from 2007, and also reached the League’s President’s OTHER CuPS: Perhaps the biggest Cup Final in both 2007 and ’08 before match in Staines’ history was in 1975, winning this trophy in 2011. In 2013/14, against Italian Amateur Cup winners they achieved a clean sweep in the Banco di Roma for the Barassi Cup. A Capital League – champions, President’s crowd of 70,000 saw Staines win in Cup, top scorer (Danny Bassett), and Rome’s Olympic Stadium, and a record even (for a 3rd successive year) 2,500 saw The Swans complete the job Programme of the Year! Meanwhile, the 2-0 at home. With the aid of a late Youths again reached the county cup equaliser scored following England’s last final. The Club has a good record in the ever kick-in, Staines won the 1995 FA Youth Cup, with several Football Carlsberg (Isthmian Full Members’) Cup League scalps. A former Youth, Scott on penalties v Boreham Wood. Staines Taylor, became the Club’s record sale have lifted the Southern Combination when he signed for Millwall, going on to Challenge Cup in 1965, ’67,’95 (by play in the Premiership with Bolton and at default), and again in 2006, beating Wembley for Tranmere. Following James Molesey. Staines were the first winners Younghusband (Philippines), two more of the Merthyr-Middlesex Charity Shield in Staines players made full international GRAYS ATHLETIC 0-2 BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 1990/1, but lost out when returning to appearances for Guyana in 2008 – broth - Wales in 1994/5. Further “European” ers Howard and Jake Newton, followed by SATuRDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2015 success has been achieved with four wins Chris Bourne. The College side were over Spain’s CD Mijas in the Trofeo El British Colleges National 5-a-side champi - MATCH SPONOR PETER SYMONS PRESENTS Cañuelo. The Club has also won the ons in 2009 and 2011. The Veterans XI inaugural Melksham Middlesex Charity was an integral part of the social life at THE MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD TO JEY SIVA Shield (1998) and Jim Lawford Memorial Cup (1999). They shared, with Ashford Continued over Meet Our Staines Town Grays Athletic GAFC 1890 Visitors FC FC Supporters Trust Wheatsheaf Lane for many years, and has set-ups. The launch of the GAFC 1890 We would, however, ask the supporters now transformed itself into a golf society MARTYN SPONG – Coach – Former Supporters Trust "12th Man" who feel that they would like to con - that won the Conference ‘Classic’ at Celtic Manager at Maidenhead United and joint fundraising initiative. tribute more towards Club funds, to con - Manor in 2011. A flourishing Junior manager at Enfield, he has been Staines sider using our "12th man" scheme to do Congress runs18 teams at all age groups Town’s Academy Director since 2003, and with considerable success in local Sunday Reserve Team Manager since 2010. As many of you will be aware, a number this. leagues, and won the Middlesex U11 Cup Played and coached extensively in the of Football Club Trusts and Supporters in 2009. A link-up with the Kingston local area, including at Hanwell Town and Associations in non-league football It works in the following way: College Men’s Football Academy provides Brentford (where he started the Football undertake fundraising initiatives in order Supporters can pledge to donate funds the club with two U19 sides in the English in the Community scheme). Upon to help their club meet the costs incurred to the scheme for every game that we Colleges’ FA League, one in the Premier Taylor’s elevation, he was added to the level and the other champions of the First Team’s bench staff, service as over a season. win or draw. For example, if you pledge Reserve League in 2010, ’11 and ’13. A Coach, Assistant Manager, Caretaker These funds have been used towards £2 per win and over the season we win third U19 side in a local league was Manager, and now Coach once more. meeting the costs of fielding the team, 25 games, your donation in total would added in 2012/13. Mini-Soccer was DANIEL BEARFOOT-FALLON – Sports management and coaching personnel. be £50. invented at Staines Town, and ran for 18 Therapist – New to the Club in June 2015, This has helped a number of Clubs In addition, you may wish to contribute seasons, and there is a regular end of Daniel was previously with Brentford. He improve their League position. a fixed amount per month regardless of season Festival Of Football. A Ladies’ is assisted by BECKY PEACOCK , who team operated from 2000-2, and was stepped up in 2014 from working with the As an example the Dulwich Hamlet F.C. results which would also be welcomed revived as Staines Town FC Women from Staines Town / Kingston College Academy "12th Man" scheme had contributed over and a standing order can be set up to 2005-8, two of whose players were while continuing her therapy studies at St £22,000 to their club's budget since its facilitate this. selected for England youths (Georgie Mary’s. launch in 2012. The scheme has been discussed at Trust Giddings later also playing for England ROY LEWIS – Kit Man – Formerly ful - We recognise that we are lucky enough meetings during the close season and we U19), while the side made a remarkable filled a similar duty at AFC Wimbledon, to have a fantastically loyal base of sup - have already received total pledges of run to the 3rd Round Proper of the and joined Staines along with Marcus Women’s FA Cup as well as winning the Gayle in 2012, and also had a spell on the porters who are always willing to con - £210 per month,£85 per win and £22 per Greater London League Div 2, Middlesex Committee to assist with Commercial tribute to the Club via season tickets, draw. As a result, should we have a suc - Junior Cup and the Russell Cup. This was activities. advertising, player sponsorship, match cessful season on the pitch, the scheme followed in 2006/7 by a second succes - AHMED ABDuLLA – central midfield, 23 attendance, buying programmes, 50/50 could generate well over £4,000. sive promotion to the London & South Saudi Arabian born and of Somali and tickets, Community Chest tickets, Golden This season, after two years of consoli - East RWL Division 1 (as winners of GLWL Yemeni descent, Ahmed joined Staines Div 1), and victory in the inaugural Town in July, having spent last season Grays, raffles and supporting various dation in the Ryman Premier League, the Isthmian Women’s Cup. We were proud with Conference South Play-Off side social events. Club are very keen to push on in the to be voted the Conference (South)’s pro - Whitehawk. His family moved to Enfield The board of the Club is extremely League and would welcome your support gramme of the year in 2010/11 and when he was just 8, but within 2 years he grateful for these funds, as while we do more than ever. 2011/12. had joined Arsenal, where he spent 7 not have the income stream that we Should you want to join, please see years as a junior, followed by four at could generate from having our own David Barnes or Anthony Auger or com - NICKY FORSTER – Manager – Became West Ham United where he earned his Staines Town’s 22nd Manager on 8th first pro’ contract. Made a dozen Football ground, these monies are very important plete the form which you can download January 2015, and kicked off his reign League and League trophy appearances to our progress. from the website. with a win 5 days later. He had previous - during a loan spell with Swindon Town ly served Brentford and then Dover and one with Dagenham & Redbridge GAFC TRuST uPDATE ON THE 12TH MAN SCHEME Athletic in the same capacity with much which was subsequently made perma - Following the introduction by the Grays Athletic 1890 Supporters Trust of the success, and has gained a UEFA ‘A’ coach - nent. He spent two years with ing licence. He had a distinguished play - Conference National side Barnet before new fundraising scheme, here is an update of the amount pledged based on the ing career which began at Gillingham, signing for Whitehawk. first month of the season. and encompassed four 6-figure transfer JACK BENNETT – wing back, 25 August was a great, unbeaten month for the team, with six wins and two fees as he appeared for Brentford, Another July 2015 addition to Nicky Birmingham City, Reading, Ipswich Town, Forster’s squad, Jack enjoyed success draws. Supporters have pledged £215 a month regardless of team results, plus Hull City, Brighton & Hove Albion, and with Margate who were promoted from £90 for each win and £26 for each draw and £2 per clean sheet. Based on these Charlton Athletic. He made a total of 612 the Ryman Premier last season, having league appearances, scoring 189 goals in joined them after 15 months at Hendon amounts, the total donation for August is £764. The Club is most appreciative the process. the previous May. Made his début with of this support towards player travel and out of pocket expenses. GRAHAM ABERCROMBIE – Assistant Northwood at 16, and then had a spell Manager – Upon Mr Forster’s appoint - with North Greenford United, before After two years of consolidation in the Ryman Premier League, the Club is very ment, he immediately recruited Graham undertaking a 3 year scholarship in New keen to push on in the League and would welcome your support more than ever. to be his Assistant, having worked with York when he played for St. John’s Should you wish to add your name to our growing list, please see Trust him before and appreciated his coaching University. talents at clubs such as Aston Villa and JEREMY BOAKYE – central midfield, 20 Secretary, David Barnes or Treasurer, Anthony Auger at any home game or com - West Bromwich Albion, where he had Before joining Staines, he was with plete the form which you can download from the website. worked with the Academy and Ladies’ Sutton United in 2011/12 and the opening Regular 50 Shades weeks of the next season, following stints Reading. with Hampton & Richmond Borough, ERIVALDO FELIX – midfield / right Feature Of Grays Wandsworth Town, and Cray Wanderers. back, 20. ‘Eri’ enjoyed an exemplary cam - He has represented London Schools, and paign in the Ryman Youth League winning Parker is on holiday ….. in 2013/14 was a regular in the Staines Academy side in 2012/13, and was added Town Reserves Capital League double- to the First Team squad in January 2013. SEPARATED AT BIRTH? winning team. He started out with St Andrews Youth FC, YOu BE THE JuDGE. TOMMY BREWER – midfield, 22 was at Waterloo FC before joining Joined in November 2014 from Ryman Staines, and gained representative hon - Premier neighbours Hampton & Richmond ours for Westminster District Schools. He Borough. He has picked up a lot of expe - is the brother of ex Swan Mario rience in Middlesex, with stints at Bedfont Quiassaca, their mother being a former Town (the now sadly-defunct Southern Angolan international handball player. He League club), Wealdstone, and earlier in scored his first senior goal in the last his career with Crawley Town up to 2011. Conference game of 2013/14, a 9 goal He is a versatile player, generally operat - thriller against Basingstoke, and despite ing in midfield. Attracted several offers his young age is the Club’s longest con - to remain in the Conference South over tinuously serving player. the summer, but opted to commit to MITCHAL GOuGH – central defender, 20 Staines. Formerly with neighbours Ashford Town HARRY CHuRCHILL – goalkeeper, 17 (Middlesex) and a former Wycombe Harry has amassed Player of the Year Wanderers junior, Mitchal made his Swans awards at each of his previous clubs, début in July 2015. NPL, Old Isleworthians, and most recent - JACK HuTCHINSON – forward, 21 ly Staines Lammas, from where he signed Joined Staines in July 2015 having com - for the Staines Town u18 side in June pleted the previous campaign at Hanwell 2014. Achieved the distinction of appear - Town. His previous clubs have included ing in the First Team before making his Northwood, North Greenford United, Academy début! He has represented Wingate & Finchley, Burnham, Middlesex at U16 level, and unusually for Beasconsfield SYCOB, and Wealdstone. a goalkeeper is a nationally ranked MICHAEL KALu – winger, 21 sprinter. Another of Nicky Forster’s new recruits PHIL CLARKE – goalkeeper, 18 for 2015/16, Michael joins after two suc - Earned a cap and medal from the cessful seasons with Enfield Town, firstly Middlesex FA, whom he helped reach the helping their U21s to the title, and then FA County Youth Cup Final in 2015. A figuring in the First Team’s flirtation with former Hounslow & District Schools rep, the play-offs. Having started as a young - Phil joined Staines Town in June 2013, ster with Watford, he also had a short after two successful seasons with spell with Hendon. Spartans Youth, winning the Harrow ASHLEY LODGE – midfield, 25 Youth League and League Cup ‘double’ on After winning the League, League Cup, both occasions. Previously had 5 seasons and Player’s Player of the Year award for at Brentford. After appearing in the Kew Association in 2006/7, ‘Ash’ joined Middlesex Youth Cup Final for Staines in the Staines Town / Kingston College 2014, Philip became the understudy to Academy, and progressed through to a Jack Turner during the summer. Joining regular place in the Reserves – in which Hartpury University in September 2015. he was voted Player of the Year for LEWIS COLLINS – centre back, 17 2010/11 when he helped them lift the Joined the Academy in June 2014 after 5 President’s Cup. Found his First Team years with Queens Park Rangers, and opportunities limited, and so initially dual made his First Team début in the Magna registered with Combined Counties Carta Trophy win over Egham Town 13 League Staines Lammas in 2008/9, and months later. Spent two seasons with then signed for Molesey until early in Staines Town Juniors (207-9) winning 2011/12, at which point he joined league and cup honours. Can play any - Ashford Town (Middlesex). Started the where across the defence. 2012/13 campaign at Chipstead, but PAT COX – forward, 25. Another new rejoined Swans in January 2013, and was signing for the 2015/16 season, Patrick voted Dick Watmore Player of the Year in finished the previous season with his 2013/14. local side Fleet Town, a club at which he PRINCE M'BENGuI – midfield / for - has had several spells, interrupted by ward, 18. Joined Staines in December periods with Salisbury City, Gosport 2014 from Ryman Youth League rivals Borough, Bashley, Guildford City, Hayes & Hayes & Yeading United, became the joint Yeading United, and Basingstoke Town. He started his career as a Youth at Continued over Meet Our Staines Town Grays Athletic Season Visitors FC Kit Sponsorship 2015-16 leading scorer in his new club’s Under 18 5-a-side. Towards the end of 2013/14, he JAY LEADER AKWASI MARFO side, as well as making his Conference ‘came out of retirement’ to help North début at the end of the season. He was Greenford United stave off relegation. Peter Jackson a key member of the Middlesex Under 18 DARREN PuRSE – central defender, 38 rep side who have reached the FA County A vastly experienced and supremely fit Youth Cup Final in April. 6’2” tall player, Darren scored on his CALLuM MCALLISTER – central mid - Swans début in March 2015. A varied PERRY TAMBuRRINI GuS DOuGLAS field, 17. A Surrey Youth representative career has seen him play over 550 player who came to the Staines Town / Premier League and Football League Kingston College Academy in June 2014, matches, scoring 34 goals, and attract fresh from winning the Category 2 cham - transfer fees in excess of £2½M, since pionship with Queens Park Rangers, beginning at Leyton Orient as a 17 year where he had spent the previous six sea - old. He had a loan in Finland with BK- sons. As a youngster, he was at IFK, and was then sold to Oxford United, JOEL NOuBLE ALEX ADDAI Kingstonian. Made 9 First Team appear - who went on to sell him to Premier ances for Staines during season 2014/15. League Birmingham City, where he Rob Stevens Janet Packer JOE O'CEARuILL – central defender, 28 appeared in the 2001 League Cup Final After spending time with both Leyton (scoring one of their goals in the shoot- Orient and Watford youth sides, Joe was out defeat by Liverpool at the Millennium signed by Arsenal in 2006, but did not Stadium). He played 168 League games TOMMY CuMMINGS LAMAR REYNOLDS make his professional début until being for Birmingham, before continuing his loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion the fol - career with West Bromwich Albion, then lowing year. After half a season at Cardiff City, whom he captained, and was Tony Packer David Seaman Barnet, he joined St Patrick’s Athletic, on the bench for the 2008 FA Cup Final. playing and UEFA Cup Spells at Sheffield Wednesday and matches during his year with the Dublin Millwall followed, then loans at Yeovil club. In 2009 he signed for Harlow Town, Town and Plymouth Argyle, the latter ROMAN MICHAEL-PERCIL LuKE IFIL and followed this with spells at Boreham becoming permanent. His last League Wood, Forest Green Rovers, Bishop’s club was Port Vale, whom he helped to Jim Hardingham Stortford, Tooting & Mitcham United, gain promotion to League 1 in 2013. Haringey Borough (2 spells), Enfield That August, he transferred to Åland club Town, Heybridge Swifts, and finally Dover IFK Mariehamn in the top flight in Athletic, from where he came to Finland, where he also coached the u18s. HARRY AGOMBAR GEORGE KAMuRASI Wheatsheaf Park in June 2015. A coach at AFC Rushden & Diamonds, he AARON OKuLEYE – centre forward / signed for Chesham United in 2013/14, centre midfield, 18. A real find for the and was registered for both them and Sir Crazy Legs Sir Crazy Legs club’s Academy in June 2014, his only Welling United last season before his previous experience was playing as a jun - switch to Staines. ior with Raynes Park Vale. Despite pick - GEORGE SMITH – midfield / defence, ing up a late-season injury, he finished 16. Stepped up to the Academy this sum - JERMAINE OSEI RuDDOCK YALA last season as Staines’ joint top scorer in mer, having previously been with Surrey the U18s, and deservedly made a couple Primary League winners Staines Town of Conference appearances, too. Has Juniors. Made his First Team début aged made a very good impression after mak - just 16½ in the Isthmian League Cup win ing a full recovery during the summer of over Hampton & Richmond Borough, 2015. playing the full 90 minutes. CHARLES KIAKu CHACE O'NEILL – midfield, 23. Chace ALFIE TAYLOR – left winger, 17 joined Staines Town in summer 2014. Now in his third season with the Staines Started playing with Islington-based Town / Kingston College Academy, since Westward FC, but was quickly spotted by joining after 4 years with Reading. He West Ham United, spending 5 years in aims to follow in the footsteps of his their academy, and three more at father, Scott, who had a long and distin - Tottenham Hotspur’s. From the ages of guished pro career, and started and THE LIST MAY CHANGE THROuGHOuT THE SEASON 18-20, he was at the Nike Academy, play - ended his career at Wheatsheaf Lane. ing first in London and then Alfie made his First Team début in the IF YOu ARE INTERESTED IN SPONSORING A PLAYER, Loughborough, but then had a couple of Isthmian League Cup win over Hampton MATCH OR BALL years out of the mainstream game, in August 2015, in which he scored the although he honed his ball skills playing opening goal. 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MARK BENTLEY DAVID RAVEN JACK TuRNER – goalkeeper, 22 U18 side in February 2014 after a spell (Manager) (Coach) A former Staines Town and SBSS junior at with Leatherhead. Scored on his First a young age, he was then with Chelsea Team début for Staines in the July 2015 Glyn Jarvis David Barnes and Fulham before joining the AFC friendly at Tooting. Wimbledon ‘School of Excellence’. Was LuKE WANADIO – winger, 22 the second choice ’keeper at Kingsmead- Luke’s first spell with the Club was as a ow for the final three seasons in the member of the Academy in 2008-2009, RAINER HEIN JACK HuGHES Conference Premier and their first in the before moving on to serve Tooting & (Reserve Manager) (Physio) nPower League 2 when he made a hand - Mitcham United, East Thurrock United, Phil Boston Paragon Independent Limited ful of senior appearances, prior to his Thurrock, and Kingstonian. Did the pre- Lifetime Wills return to Staines as one of Marcus season back at Wheatsheaf Park in 2013, Gayle’s first summer signings in 2012. when appearing at full-back, but settled Proudly wears a pink goalkeeping shirt, to for a move to Hampton & Richmond SIM MADGEWICK KENNY BEANEY support his mother’s cancer awareness Borough. In November 2014 he switched (Kit Man) campaign. Last season he won both the to Dulwich Hamlet, helping them to reach Players’ and Supporters’ Player of the the play-offs, before returning to Staines David Barnes Peter Jackson Year Awards at Wheatsheaf Park, and in June 2015, now reborn as an exciting Steve Allen also netted his first senior goal! winger. TERENCE VANCOOTEN – central mid - field, 17. Younger brother of Ashley CALLuM MALTESE JEY SIVA Lodge, Terence joined the Staines Town RECENT MATCHES WITH OuR OPPONENTS Anthony Auger 11/11/1972 Athenian League - Division One Away L0-1 28/04/1973 Athenian League - Division One Home L0-2 17/09/1983 FA Cup - 1st Qualifying Round Away L0-1 14/09/1985 Isth. League - Div. One Away L1-2 MARK BENTLEY SEAN CRONIN 25/01/1986 Isth. League - Div. One Home L2-3 15/11/1986 Isth. League - Div. One Away L0-2 Martin Candler Fred Wakeling 21/02/1987 Isth. League - Div. One Home D1-1 22/08/1987 Isth. League - Div. One Away W1-0 02/01/1988 Isth. League - Div. One Home D1-1 14/11/1989 Isth. League - Premier Div. Home W4-3 NATHAN FERGuSON JOAO CARLOS 24/03/1990 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away D0-0 24/11/1990 Isth. League - Premier Div. Home L1-3 Brian Page Peter Jackson 27/04/1991 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away W3-1 18/02/1992 Isth. League - Premier Div. Home D1-1 04/04/1992 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away W1-0 14/11/1992 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away L0-6 LAMAR JOHNSON DuMEBI GB-DuMAKA 10/04/1993 Isth. League - Premier Div. Home D1-1 24/08/1996 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away L1-3 15/04/1997 Isth. League - Premier Div. Home L1-2 George Watts Phil Boston 16/08/1997 Isth. League - Div. One Away W4-1 17/01/1998 Isth. League - Div. One Home L0-1 27/03/1999 Isth. League - Div. One Away L0-1 27/04/1999 Isth. League - Div. One Home L1-2 BRADLEY TOMLINSON GLEN LITTLE 14/08/1999 Isth. League - Div. One Away D1-1 05/02/2000 Isth. League - Div. One Home W1-0 Alan Roberts Glyn Jarvis 18/12/2001 League Cup - Isthmian - 2nd Round Away W2-0 OuR OPPONENTS LATEST RESuLTS 22-Aug-2015 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away Dulwich Hamlet W2-1 29-Aug-2015 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away Wingate & Finchley D0-0 JAMES STEVENS BRIAN MOSES 31-Aug-2015 Isth. League - Premier Div. Home Hampton & Richmond Borough L1-2 05-Sep-2015 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away Brentwood Town L0-7 Glyn Balmer 07-Sep-2015 Isth. League - Premier Div. Away Farnborough W3-2 12-Sep-2015 FA Cup - 1st Qual. Rd Home Faversham Town D2-2 15-Sep-2015 FA Cup - 1st Qual. Rd Rep Away Faversham Town W3-1 19-Sep-2015 Isth. League - Premier Div. Home East Thurrock United W3-2 Grays Athletic Commercial FC News

Home and away kits available to order PLEASE NOTE THAT 2015/16 SEASON Help support the club by purchasing one TICKET HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE A £5.00 of our new home/away replica shirts DISCOUNT ON THE PRICE OF THE REPLICA The club are pleased to announce that the SHIRT. 2015/16 Ryman premier home and away replica kits are now available to order. If you would like to place an order for a replica shirt please speak to Tony Packer at Prices for the home and away replica one of our matches. Alternatively place shirts are as follows your order via our social media Facebook Home Shirt : £35.00 page. Away Shirt : £35.00 Reserve Essex Senior Team Football League 15/08/2015 Thurrock A Lge 0-7 22/08/2015 Heybridge Swifts H Lge 3-3 Osei (2), Tamburrini 05/09/2015 Redbridge H Lge 3-1 Tamburrini, Maltese, Fuller 12/09/2015 Sawbridgeworth T. H Lge 1-1 Fuller 26/09/2015 Thurrock H Cup 03/10/2015 Hullbridge A Lge 10/10/2015 Waltham Abbey H Lge 17/10/15 Takeley A Lge 31/10/2015 Barking A Lge 07/11/2015 Clapton H Lge 14/11/2015 Southend Manor H Lge 21/11/2015 Southend Manor A Lge 05/12/2015 Waltham Abbey A Lge 12/12/2015 Waltham Forest A Lge 19/12/2015 Barking H Lge 23/01/2016 Redbridge A Lge 30/01/2016 Sawbrudgeworth T. A Lge 03/02/2016 Clapton A Lge 13/02/2016 Waltham Forest H Lge 27/02/2016 Takeley H Lge 05/03/2016 Thurrock H Lge 12/03/2016 Hullbridge Sports H Lge 19/03/2016 Heybridge Swifts A Lge

RESERVE DIVSION P W D L F A PT Waltham Abbey 440017 6 12 Redbridge 540112 8 12 Thurrock 431015 1 10 Heybridge Swifts 431015 5 10 Hullbridge Sports 531119 12 10 Grays Athletic 4121712 5 Sawbridgeworth Town 4112811 4 Walham Forest 3102483 Clapton 4022710 2 Southend Manor 4013816 1 Barking 5014517 1 Takeley 4004415 0 webternet are real eyebrow raisers and you for a couple of minutes. This happened Fixtures Ryman League would think you were watching football as several times. In another game, the game the brush of an eyelash sees a player the was held up a total of 20 minutes while & Results Premier Division size of Rubeus Hagrid throw his hands to decisions were reviewed. Can you really Saturday 19th September 2015 Harrow Borough vs Enfield Town *** his face and his body to the floor!!! It's imagine this being brought to football? PREMIER DIVISION Metropolitan Police vs Dulwich Hamlet *** disgraceful...they should make up their While it easy to argue the technology will Billericay Town 0-1 Hampton & RB Staines Town vs Burgess Hill Town own ways to cheat instead of stealing ours only be used for the 'big' decisions we're Burgess Hill Town 3-2 Dulwich Hamlet VCD Athletic vs Billericay Town Enfield Town 4-1 Farnborough Wingate & Finchley vs Canvey Island *** and I dread to think what will happen if the now seeing inquests on offside decisions Grays Athletic 0-2 Bognor Regis Town annual wage cap goes much more over £5 as teams become increasingly desperate to Hendon 2-2 Merstham Wednesday 30th September 2015 million! blame the officials for losing matches. As it Leatherhead 0-0 Wingate & Finchley PREMIER DIVISION Something interesting did happen in the is, I believe the trial by TV and endless Lewes 1-5 Brentwood Town Leatherhead vs Grays Athletic *** Metropolitan Police 1-1 VCD Athletic Lewes vs Tonbridge Angels *** England-Fiji game. The referee had award - debate we are forced to endure now has Needham Market 2-4 Harrow Borough *** Dependent on no FA Cup replay ed a try and Fiji were about to convert made football much less enjoyable so I do Staines Town 3-2 East Thurrock United when the referee noticed the replay of the all I can to avoid watching it. I am of the Tonbridge Angels 0-1 Leiston Friday 2nd October 2015 try being played on the big screen in the firm belief that if it takes multiple TV PREMIER DIVISION Sunday 20th September 2015 Grays Athletic vs Kingstonian stadium. He suspected he may have made angles and slow motion technology to PREMIER DIVISION a bad decision in awarding the try so he prove the referee wrong, then we should Kingstonian 2-1 Canvey Island Saturday 3rd October 2015 stopped the game and referred the deci - just say he was right in the first place and PREMIER DIVISION sion to the video official, used to review get on with the game. Monday 21st September 2015 Billericay Town vs Staines Town PREMIER DIVISION Bognor Regis Town vs Harrow Borough the big decisions in these big games. The We should all be thankful we're not still Enfield Town 2-0 Wingate & Finchley Burgess Hill Town vs Wingate & Finchley try was overturned and while the decision playing . On that note, time to Canvey Island vs Brentwood Town was ultimately correct it held up the game ramble on... Tuesday 22nd September 2015 Dulwich Hamlet vs VCD Athletic PREMIER DIVISION Enfield Town vs Leatherhead Billericay Town 6-0 Metropolitan Police Hendon vs Metropolitan Police Bognor Regis Town 0-0 Kingstonian Leiston vs Hampton & RB Canvey Island 2-1 VCD Athletic Merstham vs East Thurrock United Dulwich Hamlet 3-3 Hampton & RB Needham Market vs Lewes Merstham 0-1 Harrow Borough Tonbridge Angels vs Farnborough THE ALAN TURVEY TROPHY SPONSORED BY ROBERT DYAS - 1ST ROUND Monday 5th October 2015 Needham Market 5-0 Heybridge Swifts THE ALAN TURVEY TROPHY SPONSORED BY ROBERT DYAS - 1ST ROUND Wednesday 23rd September 2015 Farnborough vs Lewes PREMIER DIVISION Burgess Hill Town vs Lewes Tuesday 6th October 2015 Grays Athletic vs Staines Town PREMIER DIVISION Leiston vs Brentwood Town Brentwood Town vs Merstham THE EMIRATES FA CUP - 1Q REPLAY KENT SENIOR CUP - 1ST ROUND Leatherhead vs South Park Margate vs Tonbridge Angels THE ALAN TURVEY TROPHY SPONSORED BY Saturday 26th September 2015 ROBERT DYAS - 2ND ROUND PREMIER DIVISION Dorking Wanderers vs Burgess Hill Town Farnborough vs Canvey Island Dulwich Hamlet vs Staines Town Leatherhead vs Hendon *** Enfield Town vs Cheshunt Lewes vs Billericay Town Hendon vs Kingstonian THE EMIRATES FA CUP - 2Q Maldon & Tiptree vs Leiston Bognor Regis Town vs Lowestoft Town Tooting & Mitcham U. vs Metropolitan Police Brentwood Town vs Croydon Waltham Abbey vs Wingate & Finchley Dunstable Town vs Kingstonian Enfield Town vs Ipswich Wanderers Grays Athletic vs Hullbridge Sports Leiston vs Tonbridge Angels Whitehawk vs Dulwich Hamlet "The Ryman Football League strongly support Wingate & Finchley vs Concord Rangers the FA statement that there should be a zero Monday 28th September 2015 tolerance approach against racism and all forms PREMIER DIVISION of discrimination. Farnborough vs Bognor Regis Town *** Accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse JAPAN CELEBRATE THAT Kingstonian vs Hendon *** whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or any INCREDIBLE WIN OVER Tuesday 29th September 2015 other form of abuse will be reported to the The PREMIER DIVISION Football Association for action by that Brentwood Town vs Needham Market *** SOuTH AFRICA ON SATuRDAY East Thurrock United vs Leiston *** Association." Raven’s With League Ryman League Ramblings David Raven Table Premier Division The unbeaten run probably came to an Denise Lim in the Nacra 17 took the spoils end at just the right time. Regardless of in their fleets. Japan's Goto and Tabata INC. LAST NIGHT P W D L F A PT how harsh the decision to send off one of had beaten their main rivals in several key Grays Athletic 10 72120 8 23 our players is or was we cannot get away regattas building up to Qingdao but the big Leiston 10 72118 7 23 from the lacklustre performance in the 45 breeze that they excel in failed to kick in in Harrow Borough 10 63117 8 21 minutes preceding the decision. The wake Qingdao as they finished fifth overall. Bognor Regis Town 11 63216 13 21 up call comes at a good time as we have It has been a big weekend at the World another run of testing games coming up Cup. The host nation finally overcame the Tonbridge Angels 10 62225 8 20 and we cannot afford any complacency plucky underdog and there was a huge sur - Wingate & Finchley 10 62218 8 20 against Staines Town, Hullbridge Sports or prise when one of the outsiders surprised Dulwich Hamlet 11 53318 11 18 Leatherhead. No complaints about the just about everyone by toppling one of the Kingstonian 11 52422 14 17 result...we go again. pre-tournament favourites. England were Hampton & Richmond Borough 11 45214 15 17 It has been a big weekend at the World made to work hard by Fiji and in the end it Cup. The host nation finally overcame the was superior fitness and replacements that Burgess Hill Town 10 51414 15 16 plucky underdog and there was a huge sur - earned the host nation a flattering victory. Canvey Island 11 43417 19 15 prise when one of the outsiders surprised Japan shook the sport when they beat Staines Town 942310 15 14 just about everyone by toppling one of the South Africa...think Biggleswade turning Brentwood Town 10 40620 17 12 pre-tournament favourites. When American the Blues over last week and you get an Billericay Town 11 33515 13 12 Fabiano Caruana was late with his queen - idea of the magnitude of this result...and side counterplay Shakhriyar Mamedyarov had the blazers desperately calling the Hendon 10 33415 14 12 was able to deliver a decisive punch on the sponsors to apologise for the blip. Later on Leatherhead 10 33416 16 12 other flank of the board in front of the Sunday there was almost a greater Merstham 11 32614 18 11 home supporters in Azerbaijan. shock...think Biggleswade turning over Enfield Town 11 326914 11 The fourth round of the Chess World Cup Leyton Orient...when Argentina pushed Metropolitan Police 11 326924 11 has been big on action and big on surpris - New Zealand all the way in one of the best es. In the longest game of the round for - matches I have seen for years. One thing East Thurrock United 924318 19 10 mer World Cup winner Peter Svidler defeat - these games will have done is generated Lewes 10 13610 22 6 ed former World Champion Veselin Topalov. much more interest in the 100,000 or so Needham Market 10 04611 27 4 In the extremely complicated middlegame tickets the tournament has been unable to VCD Athletic 10 046422 4 with heavy pieces the defended passed sell. If it was a tactic to see how the games Farnborough 5104912 3 pawn on c6 was a huge asset for white. On panned out it could well work out to be a the other hand, black's own passer on e3 stroke of genius. was safely blocked by white rooks. After a Rugby appears to have come full circle. GAFC 1890 TRuST kingside breakthrough the Russian Since Webb Ellis allegedly picked up a ball Another Sunday evening programme deadline, another series of chase up launched the winning attack. With 10 days and ran with it and Blackheath FC got the emails/texts/PMs. Who’d be a programme editor? Well – all being well – Glyn Jarvis ! remaining until the final you can keep up hump when the rulemeisters refused to But more of that later… I missed my first game of the season on Saturday as we were with all the action at http://bakuworld - outlaw tackling...well...shin kicking...rugby delivering The Boy back to Brighton Uni for the start of his second year – this time in a cup2015.com/en has been happily playing in its own corner Unihome rather than halls. This in turn means a return to relative calm at Balmer Towers It has been a big weekend at the World but the lure of huge pots of cash has start - and affords me more peace and quiet to concentrate on the important things in life – this Cup. The host nation finally overcame the ed to have a transforming effect on the programme ! It appears that I chose the right game to miss, from all reports, but I still plucky underdog and there was a huge sur - game for hooligans played by gentlemen. found myself checking texts etc. from the car park in Asda at Brighton Marina – the things prise when one of the outsiders surprised Dan Carter...think Alan Shearer...has come we do for love! I would be very remiss if I didn’t mention next Sunday’s Charity Match just about everyone by toppling one of the out in support of sanctions being imposed being organised by Tony Gay. The game kicks off at 2.00 pm on Sunday 27th September pre-tournament favourites. Light wind and on players appealing to the referee for a 2015 at Thurrock FC, Ship Lane, Aveley and is billed as a Grays Athletic and Thurrock FC strong currents have been a regularity penalty and for cautions for players diving. All Stars v a Tottenham Hotspur and Celebrity XI. All proceeds will go towards stem cell throughout the week with those reading Yes. Read that again. Players diving. In therapy for Shelley Webb, a local girl suffering from Multiple Sclerosis. Needless to say, the the conditions to full effect reaping the rugby. While that sinks in I'll explain. It GAFC Trust will do all it can to support and promote this superb venture and would like to rewards. A 5-7 south eastern breeze made turns out rugby players have been diving in take the opportunity to thank Chris Jones for his fine efforts in assisting in the production for a tense finale with sailors aiming to an attempt to cheat the referee into think - of the programme for Sunday’s game. Please turn out in numbers for this excellent cause leave nothing on the water. Chinese sailors ing they have been injured or assaulted. and please make some noise today in support of our great team. #ProudAsPunch dominated the day taking gold in the Men's These are big men we're talking about Glyn Balmer (glynbo) GAFC 1890 Trust Membership Secretary 470. Meanwhile, Singapore's Justin Liu and and the examples you can dig out on the win over Lewes. He returned to Dagenham & had been released by Wolves after starting as a youth Other Ryman 2015-16 Redbridge having made thirty-two appearances, at Arsenal. He made in debut at Tonbridge Angels in and scoring nine goals for the Blues. Joel has August 2015 and has impressed with his defensive League Tables Season recently been on loan at Thurrock FC scoring a and attacking play. great goal for them last week. He will be available George Kamurasi – Goalkeeper. NORTH DIVISION (22/9/15) P W D L F A PT for selection for tomorrows league cup match Popular keeper who returned to the Blues in against Cheshunt FC. Welcome back to Grays August 2015 after helping us win the Ryman Cray Wanderers 10 72127 10 23 Athletic Joel. Division One North Championship in 2012/13. Also Thamesmead Town 10 72118 10 23 Brian Moses – Striker. had spells at Brentwood and Potters Bar. Made his AFC Sudbury 10 71220 15 22 The club are very pleased to announce that Striker return debut in the Canvey League Cup win in Thurrock 970218 8 21 Brian Moses has rejoined the club. In August 2015 August 2015 and starred in the match with two cru - Brian went on loan to Barkingside. cial saves in the penalty shoot-out. AFC Hornchurch 10 62227 9 20 Nathan Ferguson – Midfield. Nathan started his Callum Maltese – . Harlow Town 10 62221 11 20 career at Norwich City in their youth academy and Callum was a member of last season’s successful Bury Town 10 55020 11 20 has played for sides including; Chelmsford City, St Under 18 side which won the Essex Pelly Cup. He Maldon & Tiptree 952220 13 17 Albans City, Folkestone Invicta, Dagenham & has been given the chance to step up to the reserve Redbridge and Billericay Town. and first team squad. He made his first team debut Aveley 10 52320 18 17 Glen Little – Midfield. in the penalty shoot-out win over Canvey in the Dereham Town 10 43316 9 15 A vastly experienced player. He joined in August League Cup in August 2015. Son of former Grays Cheshunt 10 43314 13 15 2014 from last season’s Ryman League Champions, Athletic star, Bradley Maltese, who helped the Blues Great Wakering Rovers 11 42521 22 14 Wealdstone. He was born in Wimbledon. He also to promotion to the Ryman Premier Division in 1988. previously played for Burnley, Derry City, Glentoran, Jermaine Osei – Striker. Phoenix Sports 10 42413 15 14 Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Wrexham and Jermaine is a young striker who joined the Blues Tilbury 840416 15 12 Aldershot Town. He has also appeared in the in August 2015 after having spells at Enfield 1893, Wroxham 932413 16 11 Premier League for Bolton Wanderers, Reading and Enfield Town and Bishop’s Stortford. Made his sen - Brightlingsea Regent 932410 14 11 Portsmouth. He is the scorer of some classic goals, ior debut in the penalty shoot-out win at Canvey in with either foot and the maker of many more, as August 2015. Romford 10 24410 17 10 ‘You Tube’ will testify! Glen rejoined the club in Roman Michael-Percil - Winger. Barkingside 10 22612 21 8 March 2015 after his recent spell at Welling United. The Club signed 20 year-old Roman in August Redbridge 10 21711 38 7 Bradley Tomlinson – Striker. Narborough-born 2015 after impressing in pre-season. He was orig - Waltham Abbey 913511 16 6 Tomlinson was snapped up at the age of 11 by inally a youth at Spurs and has also played for Leicester City before moving to Sheffield Concord Rangers, Billericay and Farnbor-ough. Witham Town 10 13618 26 6 Wednesday at the age of 16. Before his release in Scored his debut goal in the 4-0 home win over Heybridge Swifts 811611 17 4 2013 he featured twice for Northern Ireland's U19 Brentwood Town on 31 August 2015. Soham Town Rangers 10 118924 4 side and signed his first professional contract for St. Lamar Reynolds – Winger. Haringey Borough 10 037816 3 Johnston in Scotland in September 2013. Tomlinson Lamar joined the Blues in August 2015 having pre - returned to England in summer 2014, joining viously played for other Essex sides Barkingside, Hereford United on a six-month deal and becomes Thurrock and Aveley. SOuTH DIVISION (22/9/15) P W D L F A PT Andy Swallow's first signing since taking over the James Stevens – Midfielder. Folkestone Invicta 10 81120 6 25 reins from Jody Brown in December 2014. Bradley James came through Southend United’s youth sys - Dorking Wanderers 10 63124 9 21 rejoined the club in March 2015. tem, making his debut in March 2011. He was Sean Cronin – Centre Back. released by Southend in May 2012 and moved to Three Bridges 11 62318 10 20 ON 24 March 2015, Sean joined the Blues on loan Witham Town, before joing the Blues in December Ramsgate 11 62316 12 20 from Wealdstone. He signed for Wealdstone in 2014. He has great passing ability and a powerful Corinthian-Casuals 11 61418 13 19 August 2010 having previously played for Neath FC striker of the ball. Herne Bay 10 53216 11 18 in the Welsh Premier League. Sean has also played Perry Tamburrini – Midfielder. for Cardiff City and represented Wales at Under 18, Another returnee in August 2015. Perry previ - Worthing 10 60419 15 18 Under 19 and semi-pro Under 23 level, and has ously made two first team appearances when we Sittingbourne 10 60419 16 18 made over 170 starts for the Stones. were in Ryman Division One North. He opted to Molesey 10 52317 12 17 Harry Agombar – Midfielder. move to our landlords, Aveley, to get first team Faversham Town 10 52312 7 17 Harry originally joined in 2010 and played in our experience, before a spell at Basildon in the Essex last season in the Conference. After making 75 Senior League. He suffered an injury playing for Walton & Hersham 10 52316 14 17 appearances he moved to Macclesfield Town in our Under 21s as an 18 year-old, but he is now Hastings United 10 50519 14 15 2012. After a brief loan spell back with the Blues, looking to get back into our first team squad. South Park 750211 6 15 he moved to Maltese side, Floriana in January Ruddock Yala – Centre Half. Tooting & Mitcham United 10 50512 14 15 2013. In July 2013, Swindon Town signed him on Originally joined the club towards the end of the a two year deal. He returned on loan to the Blues 2012-2013 season from Boreham Wood and made Carshalton Athletic 10 41513 17 13 again in March 2015. He left Swindon by mutual the centre half position his own with some impres - Walton Casuals 940513 15 12 consent at the end of the 2014/15 and re-joined sive displays and has retained his position in the Chatham Town 10 32514 15 11 the Blues in August 2015. squad this season. Can also play at right back. Guernsey 831414 15 10 Gus Douglas – Defender. Rejoined in September 2015. Gus has joined up with the first team squad after Charles Kiaku – Striker. Whyteleafe 9315710 10 being a key member of the Under 21 side that won Charles joins from French CFA2 club ES Viry Peacehaven & Telscombe 10 22610 20 8 the Ryman Division North title in 2014/15. Chatillon and he has had spells as a professional at Hythe Town 11 146717 7 Luke Ifil – Defender. French National League sides Uzès, Paris FC and East Grinstead Town 9126615 5 He joined in August 2015 after manager Mark Stade Laval. Charles also played for Ligue 2 side Le Bentley had been searching for a right back during Mans where he featured prominently in their Whitstable Town 10 11811 25 4 pre-season. Luke had been on trial at Wealdstone reserve side. Chipstead 10 028428 2 but was unable to obtain a place in their squad. He Grays Athletic Meet The Staff Grays Club FC & Players Athletic FC 125 Mark Bentley – Midfield/Manager. Joined Grays Tommy Cummings – Mark Bentley has also This page details supporters and businesses who have purchased a season ticket for Athletic in August 2014. He started his career at announced the signing of defender Tommy Enfield in 1998, later moving to Aldershot Town, Cummings. With Arsenal and Charlton Athletic as a 2015-2016. The club and Trust wish to send our thanks to all, and hope they enjoy their Gravesend & Northfleet, where he won Player of youngster, he became disillusioned with the game the Year for 2002/03 and Dagenham & Redbridge. and gave up for a while, but has been playing local - season ticket. He stepped up to the Football League with ly in the past year or so and has impressed suffi - Glyn Jarvis Ben Wayment Southend United in 2004 where he made 93 ciently to be offered terms by Bentley. appearances and was involved in two consecutive Jey Siva – Left Back.Joined from Weald-stone in Fred Wakeling Oscar Wayment promotions. He moved to Gillingham in 2006 and August 2014 where he was part of their he was runner up for their 2006/07 and 2009/10 Championship winning squad in 2013/14. He was Steve Skinner George Watts Player of the Year award. He also represented at Enfield from 2010 until 2013 and previously Cambridge United, Hayes & Yeading, Boreham played for Hillingdon Borough, Indian Gymkhana Charlie Skinner David Barnes Wood and was a member of Wealdstone’s Ryman and Newbury Forest. He has coaching experience Glyn Balmer David Barnes - Community Chest (1) League Championship winning squad last season. at a number of English Clubs and in the USA. He In January 2015 Mark took over as caretaker man - achieved a sports science degree at Brunel Alan Roberts David Barnes - Community Chest (2) ager from Andy Swallow. In February 2015 it was University where he made the England University announced that Mark would retain the manager’s side. Mick Green Phyllis Hollands role for the remainder of the 2014-2015 season. Akwasi Marfo – Wide Midfield. Joined in August Discussions are ongoing for his tenure to continue 2014 from Dulwich Hamlet where a broken foot Stewart Goshawk Carol Tillett for next season. restricted his appearances. Has previously played Alan Webb Colin Tillett David Raven – Coach / Scout. Retired from play - for Slough and can play up front. He scored a ing in 1999 after a career that included spells at match-winning goal in a pre-season win at Rebecca Webb Graham Deats Wigan Athletic, Slough Town and Didcot Town. Chatham Town to earn his place in this season’s Joined the staff in 2011. A former Kilmarnock coach squad. In August 2015 Akwasi went on loan to Anne Paveley Jennie Deats and Grays reserve team manager. Previously a Heybridge Swifts. youth coach and assistant manager for the Capital Joao Carlos – Midfield. He joined in the pre-sea - John Paveley Wayne Durrell League side at Redbridge before joining Grays son of 2011. The Portuguese winger started his Brian Page Phillip Parker Athletic in 2011 as assistant manager for the career at Clapton before moving on to Brentwood reserves. His role was expanded to include scout - Town and then Aveley. He went on to sign for Phil Boston Martin Howes ing opponents and potential signings. He will con - Football League side Dagenham & Redbridge in tinue in his dual coaching/ scouting role working on November 2009, where he made one appearance Peter Symons Jack Howes fitness & rehabilitation and working closer with the as a substitute. He rejoined Brentwood Town in U21 and U18 coaching staff to identify players to August 2010, before a move to Thurrock. He was Peter Symons (2) David Seaman develop through into the first team. voted the Player of the Year in 2011/12 and the Steve Allen Kim Ross Lamar Johnson – Goalkeeper. He joined Grays in Supporters’ Player of the Year 2013/14. He was 2011 after spells at Romford and Aveley. In his also the top scorer in both seasons. R J Bloomfield Peter Jackson early career, he was part of the Charlton Athletic Kenny Beaney – Midfield.This season’s Club cap - youth setup and also played for Thurrock’s under tain. He made two appearances for Grays Athletic Mike Love Peter Sheppard (Prediction League Winner 2014-15) 18’s and their reserve side, before switching to in October 2008 before being released. He started Canvey-based Concord Rangers in 2010. He will his career at Dulwich Hamlet and had a loan spell Alan England Traitors Gate available to play after 15 October 2014. at Wealdstone before joining Fisher Athletic in Essex Tarpaulin The Trop Shop Jay Leader – Centre Half. A product of the 2007. He also had a short spell with Beckenham Dagenham & Redbridge youth setup he has pro - Town and then moved on to Thurrock in December ET Marine Grayers Graphics gressed through the non-league ranks playing for 2008. Rejoining Grays Athletic in 2011, he has Bethnal Green in the Essex Senior League before made one of the midfield spots his own. Smiths Orchard Garden Centre Paragon Independent Ltd moving to Aveley where he was made captain in his Dumebi GB-Dumaka – Striker. Signed in August first season. He joined in August 2014 from The 2014. Affectionately known as ‘DD’, the young Tag Construction Affordable Carpets Millers where he was voted Fans’ and Players’ striker was impressive in training and pre-season KB Coaches Anthony Auger Player of the Year last season. friendlies. He was previously with Heybridge Swifts Alex Addai - Alex started his career with and Barking, for whom he performed well against Essex Industrial Clarendon Tottenham Hotspur as a youngster but moved us in an Essex Senior Cup tie in 2013. north to join Blackpool as a trainee. He was Joel Nouble – Striker. The club are pleased to Tilbury Tiles The Ship released at the end of the 2012/13 season without announce that Joel Nouble has joined the club on a managing to break into the senior squad at short term loan with the intention of extending until The White Hart Bloomfield Road. After an unsuccessful trial with the end of the season. Joel last played for the club Leyton Orient in the summer of 2013, he joined in 2013/14 season. He made his debut for the club then Ryman Premier Division side Carshalton in the victory over Tilbury in the Ryman League The list will be updated throughout the season as more season tickets are sold. For full Athletic and made eleven appearances for the Cup, coming on as a substitute for Jeff Hammond Robins, scoring once. He joined Conference South and scoring with only his second touch. His first details of the season ticket packages available please visit side Whitehawk in December 2013 and then moved goal in the league came in a 3–2 defeat to Dulwich onto Crawley Down Gatwick in March 2014. He Hamlet. He scored in the 3–3 draw with Chatham http://www.graysathletic.co.uk/news/201516-season-ticket-packages-1432320.html signed for Ryman Premier side Kingstonian in the Town as the Blues progressed through to the semi- summer of 2014 and played forty-one times, scor - finals of the Ryman League Cup on penalties. Joel ing just once. scored his first ever brace in the 4–2 home league 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 Michael-Percil Maltese @ Osei * Ferguson + Reynolds Beaney +, Little *, Addai @ 153 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 H SPONSOR: STEVE ALLEN Sat 26th Sep Hullbridge Sports FAC2Q H SPONSOR: ANON YMOUS ON BEHALF OF GAFC 1890 SUPPORTERS TRUST The FA Youth Cup match with Eton Manor will now be played on Weds 30th Sep Leatherhead Lge A Monday 28th September 2015 at Aveley FC with a 7,45pm kick off. 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