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Merchandise Knaphill Football Club Redding Way Brookwood Country Park, Redding Way, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey GU21 2AY

WHOS WHO USEFUL CONTATCS Chairman - David Freeman Clubhouse: 01483 475150 Vice Chairman – Keith Hills Football Secretary - Julie Elton Treasurer – Caroline Hills T: 07462868698 Football Secretary – Julie Elton e: [email protected] Match Secretary – Nick Croshaw Match Secretary - Nick Croshaw Club Welfare Officer - Vacant T: 07804698806 Bar Manager - Caroline Hills e: [email protected] Social & Fundraising - Vacant Commercial & Marketing - David Freeman Club Photographer - Andy Fitzsimons T: 07717307511 First Team Joint Managers – Jamie Daltrey & e: [email protected] John Cook Coaches – Marc Gorman, Roland Baker, Official Website Steve Cavey www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk Goalkeeper Coaches – Steve Lynch, Official Facebook Andy Rowe Official Knaphill FC Physiotherapist – Katie Dorsett Official Twitter Kit Man – Chris Draine @KnaphillFC U23s Manager – Matt Cronan Official Instagram U23s Assistant Manager – Gareth Price knaphill_fc U18s Manager - Matt Cronan U18s Assistant Manager – Gareth Price U16s Manager - Martin Buffoni Management Committee - Dave Holloway, President - Dave Holloway David Freeman, Keith Hills, Caroline Hills, Life Vice Presidents - Carl Barker, Julie Elton, Ray Coombs, Matthew Fance Mick Garbutt, Sean Carrigy, Gavin Wilcox, Trevor Winham, Bob Russell, Bob Pritchard, Affiliated to - The Football Association Phil Gasson, Kenny Bye, Ray Coombs, The Surrey County Football Association Bryan Freeman, John Wood, Caroline Hills, The Combined Counties Football League Keith Hills The Surrey Youth League FA Chartered Standard Club

Good evening and a warm welcome to today's visitors Deal Town and their management team.

So we finally get our first competitive fixture for nearly six months and there's no better way to start with the FA Cup.

We have been pretty pleased with how pre season has been this year, getting out of the games what we intended on doing, especially with a complete rebuild to the squad. The new signings have fitted in really well to the group and we also brought in from Frimley Green. We feel we have a competitive squad forward to meeting the new sponsors and avaliable to us with a few headaches along hope you enjoy the game and the season the way!. ahead. We will be a very young side full of energy with players that want to be here for the Hope to see you all back for our first home right reasons. league game against Spelthorne Sports a week tonight. Training has been excellent under the new look coaching staff of Roland Baker, Marc Safe journey back tonight for our Gorman, Steve Cavey and goalkeeper coach opponents. Steve Lynch. #uptheknappers We look forward to the season ahead which I feel will be really competive this year. We welcome all the new supporters, look After a long time coming, we finally get signs of great improvement all round. Huge football at Redding Way back up at running! credit must go to the excellent coaches and Myself and the team are over the moon and guidance form Jamie & John. exited to welcome everyone back this I must also thank all our volunteers who evening and we can’t wait to get started! have worked exceptionally hard over the last I also would like to welcome fans, players couple of months to get everything ready and staff from Deal town this evening. I with what has been an incredibly stressful hope you all enjoy your time with us. time for all. Massive thanks to all!

Onto the Knappers.... I would like to finish by saying that Knaphill is never about the 11 players on the pitch. With effectively a whole new team coming in It’s all the support we have behind the during pre season, we knew it was going to players that will make us the team we will be a challenge getting to know new players become. So please get behind the boys this on and off the pitch. however, with the evening and in the future and hopefully, we group of boys we have, it hasn’t taken long all can bring this club success in games to for us all to settle in nicely. come. Although people might look at our pre All the best, season results and worry, I certainly haven’t. I have said many times, pre season Dins has never been about getting results. For me, it’s all about working hard, showing improvements each week and becoming fitter.

I am please to say each week we have continued to get better, fitter and show Good evening and welcome back to Redding success at their previous jobs at Bedfont & Way. A warm welcome to our visitors Deal Feltham and more recently Frimley Green. Town, their players, management, So it’s a complete rebuild and I’m delighted committee and supporters for this Emirates to say they have recruited well in the FA Cup clash. summer with a young and talented group of players. Dalts and Cookie have brought in a It’s been a long time since we have been superb coaching staff which is always able to say that, our last match here was important at this level. 7th March before Coronavirus struck and certainly has been a trying and testing time I wish Dalts, Cookie there staff all our new for everyone. Never would anyone imagined signings the very best for the season ahead. that this would happen and I said from the Continuing on the pitch we have started start it’s almost like we are all part of a back up the U23’s. This will be managed by movie. Now things are starting to return to Matt Cronan who also manages our U18s, normal albeit having to adjust to various Matt will be supported by Gareth Price and requirements at football and away from Dave McHugh. It will be important to football we can look forward to the season strengthen the link between the U18s, U23s ahead. and first team as we look to develop players As most of you are aware there has been a and pathway for youngsters to progress number of changes notably a new first team through to our senior side. management team. I am delighted we have acquired the services of Jamie Daltrey and John Cook, both of whom I and a number of people at the club know very well. Both Dalts and Cookie come as a joint management team and have had great Off the pitch and due to the COVID-19 Matthews for agreeing to sponsor our first situation we have had to put a number of team. measures in place not only so we can We are always looking for sponsors and we operate but to make us safe. This has come offer a number of packages to suit every at a great expense and a lot of hard work, budget. Brochures can be found at the bar however needs must if we are to stay safe or you can view it on our website. and follow guidelines. You will see in and around the ground what has been done and There will be a number of social events we ask everyone to co-operate and bear with coming up over the coming months so all us in testing tunes. Every club has to do it support would be appreciated. and we all have to get used to it... for now Let’s get behind the boys this evening and anyway. what better way to kick off season with a Continuing off the pitch the committee has win in the FA Cup. been restructured and I’m delighted to have Thank you for your continued support. people onboard who really care about the club, proper Knaphill people who want what is best for this great club and people that have made great commitments to Knaphill over the years.

As expected sponsorship has been hard to come by due to current situation however we have some past sponsors return and a few new ones. We have new first team shirt sponsor in the name of Complete Sealants. The new home strip will be worn for the first time tonight and I would like to thank Pete DATE OPPOSITION H/A COMP KO/RES GOALSCORERS 01/09 Deal Town H FAC EP 7:45pm 05/09 Hanworth Villa A CCFL 3pm 08/09 Spelthorne Sports H CCFL 7:45pm 15/09 Egham Town A CCFL 7:45pm 19/09 Stansfield A FAV 1Q 3pm

CHERRY RED RECORDS COMBINED COUNTIES PREMIER DIVISION Team P W D L GD PTS 1 Abbey Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ascot United 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Badshot Lea 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Banstead Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 CB Hounslow United 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Camberley Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Cobham 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Colliers Wood United 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Egham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Frimley Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Guildford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Hanworth Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Knaphill 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Molesey 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Raynes Park Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Redhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Sheerwater 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Southall 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Spelthorne Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Sutton Common Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0

Deal Town FC were formed in 1921 taking the League Cup by beating East Ham Utd 2- over from the Deal Discharged Sailors and 1 after extra-time. But when the GLL merged Soldiers FC who had replaced the Deal with the Spartan League at the end of the Cinque Ports FC in 1920. The Cinque Ports 1970–71 season Deal’s first team opted not Club had been in existence since the early to join the merged league and instead took 1900s. over from their reserve side in the newly- reborn Kent League. For the first 50 years or so of their existence the Hoops played at various times in the old Kent League or Kent Amateur League and in the 1950s they enjoyed one of their most successful periods, winning the Kent League title in 1954 and the Kent League Cup in 1958, when they beat Margate 3-0 in the final, before the KL was disbanded the following year.

Deal then become one of the founder members of the Aetolian League in 1959, where they finished runners-up in their first season, before leaving the AL to join the Southern League in 1963. But after enduring three torrid seasons in the SL Deal switched leagues again in 1966 when they joined the Greater .

Deal spent five seasons in the GLL, with the highlight coming in 1968 when they won The club’s next trophy success came 11 enjoyed two successful seasons as the years later when they won the Kent League Hoops reserve team manager. And, apart Cup by defeating Erith & Belvedere in the from a couple of years from 2013-15 when 1982 final, but trophies again proved hard he became chairman, Hares has been in to come by in the ensuing years. That was charge of the first team until the present all to change however after Roy Smith took day. over as chairman in 1997, and his ambitions The 2018-19 campaign saw Deal again both on and off the field quickly lifted the spend virtually all of the season in the top club. Smith appointed a full- time manager half of the table only to lose three of their in Tommy Sampson for the beginning of the last four games which meant the Hoops 1998-99 season, which ended with the club eventually finished in 11th place, and Hares winning the Kent League Cup by beating and head coach Steve King were certainly VCD Athletic in the final, and the Hoops hoping to improve on that position last sea- then enjoyed the greatest season in their son only for it to be terminated early due to history the following year. Deal became the the Covid situation. They did enjoy a very first team from Kent to lift the FA Vase with good run in the FA Vase before losing out their 1-0 victory at Wembley Stadium away at Durham side, Consett. They are against Chippenham Town thanks to Roly hoping this season will show an improve- Graham’s superb late volley, and for good ment in their League position. measure they also won the Kent League title. Our main honours are:-

FA Vase winners 1999/2000 However, the Hoops’ fortunes quickly went Kent League winners 1953/54, 1999/2000 downhill after Smith and Sampson left the Charles Ground before the start of the 2000 Kent League runners-up 1988/89. 1998/99 -01 season. Dave Dadd took over as manag- Kent League Cup winners 1957/58, er for that campaign and then became as- 1981/82, 1998/99 sistant manager when Simon Bryant took Kent League Cup runners-up 1993/94 charge the following year. Bryant led the team to creditable third and fourth place Kent Senior Trophy winners 1994/95, finishes in his two seasons as manager be- 1999/2000 fore taking over at Herne Bay. With the ma- Kent Senior Trophy runners-up 1982/83, jority of Bryant’s players also leaving it was 1990/91 again a case of having to rebuild and this time the task fell to Derek Hares, who had We had a fantastic turnout to our trials for both U18’s and our reformed U23’s which made it challenging with all the new guidelines due to covid and but we all handled it and with brilliant effect.

Unfortunately we had to reduce numbers to a manageable squad size. We started pre season friendlies beginning of August for both teams and have seen a remarkable improvement over the last month while also working out our final squads. We are very excited to start the season and are preparing for our first game of the season in the FA youth cup away to Bognor Regis Town This will be the 1st time in the 20 man squad that 16 have played in the FA Youth Cup so they are naive which can also be a good thing.

We have had some outstanding performances and some that need work but that's what pre season is for, noticing weakness and improving before the start of the season.

DESERT ISLAND DISCS JAMES DINSDALE

FAVOURITE SONGS & SINGERS

My music is very vast, liking a little bit of everything.

1 Miss Jagger– Lotto Boyzz

2 Lionel Ritchie - Dancing on the Ceiling (Karaoke Song)

3 Head & Heart - Joel Corry

4 Lighter - Nathan Dawe, KSI

5 Airplanes - B.O.B, Hayley Williams

CHOOSE A BOOK I’m not a massive reader however, Steven Gerrard’s autobiography. That book was a great read.

CHOOSE A LUXURY ITEM

Got to be a privet jet. Would love to just jet off places. Could feature in a film or television programme, what would it be?

Has to be a James Bond movie for sure!

Could change places with someone from another sport for a day, who would it be?

Has to be Ben Stokes. What he has done for English cricket over the last couple of years, is just unbelievable! Could choose the perfect partner for dinner, who would it be?

Could be any other Megan Fox without a doubt. Although if she isn’t player past or available, I’ll take the girlfriend! present, who would it Were whisked off on your favourite holiday, be? where would it be? Ashley Cole. Loved Maldives. Always looks beautiful watching him growing up. Was definitely one of my biggest role models.

Could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Spain!! What a place and love the language. Could write your dream headline, what would it

be? Left-Back scores a Hat-Trick! That would be the day.. Were not a football player, what would you be? Were Prime Minister and could take instant A marathon runner. Something I would love to do when football comes to an end. action on something, what would .you decide?

Absolutely love my sport, so I would probably push for more sport to be shown on TV. Especially over the Could change one thing about football, what summer period. would it be? Wrote your autobiography, what would you call Has to be VAR. has got many positives of course, but it? also a load of negatives that need ironing out in my This is me! opinion. PLAYER SPONSORSHIP Joe Waight - KINSCRAIG

Azeez Alabi - DeeDecorEvents

MANAGEMENT SPONSORSHIP Jamie Daltrey - David Freeman

John Cook - David Freeman

Roland Baker - David Freeman

Marc Gorman - David Freeman

Steve Cavey - David Freeman Steve Lynch - David Freeman

Andy Rowe - David Freeman

Katie Dorsett - David Freeman

1. Cameron Kennedy (GK) James Tonkin 2. Dylan Averiss Ben Chapman 3. James Dinsdale (C) Kane Smith 4. Azeez Alabi Macauley Murray 5. Leon Byrne Billy Munday 6. Wayne Ridgley Sam Wilson 7. Sam Hamer Connor Coyne 8. Timmy Taylor Alfie Foster 9. Adam Aziz Jack Paxman 10. Danny Taylor Liam Hark 11. Connor Holland Jack Penny 12. Jacob Lambe Harry Alexander 13. Max Roffey (GK) Ben Cardwell 14. Emmanuel Adetokunbo Luke Bigginton 15. Leo Medrado Luke Etheridge 16. Mark Primett Brad Baker 17. Yousseff El Amrani Lee Scott 18. Cameron Miller Troy Howard 19. Zac Horkan 20. Joe Waight 21. Dennis Gorman

Referee: Shawn Barclay

Assistants: Richard Rimmington MBE & Richard Lines