VIEW FROM THE CHAIRMAN
TONY GALE
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From the top of the premier league all the way to the bottom of the non-leagues it’s important to get the season off to a good start; especially for us as the FA Cup qualifying round are looming up on the horizon. Those FA Cup games are of paramount importance to non- league clubs as it is a great way of self-funding for the season.
It was a great pleasure for me to pop down to see our Academy play on Monday; both boys and girls. There was a great atmosphere around the kids and the coaching staff. If any of you get the chance, please have a look at the Academy fixture list and pop down in mid- week and see our future stars in action. Hello and a warm welcome to all our friends from Tiverton to today’s game. They had an More good news, as well as securing our main outstanding result midweek when they beat sponsor for the season; Steve Haughney from Poole and today’s game will be a tough fixture. Elmbridge Plumbing and Heating and Mick For us; new team, new manager and new staff, Johnson from Landmark we are now looking at it is a question of everyone bedding in and try more sponsorship opportunities for both our to get off the mark with a win today. Looking Academy and our ladies and I have had an at the first two games, our league looks like it amazing response from future sponsors. is going to be an open one as already the results are showing. Let’s make sure we all get So the message is the same as Saturday, the behind Steve and the team today to make future is looking brighter and brighter for our their jobs a little bit easier. wonderful club. All we need now is to get a few points on the table and get our season up and As for myself, I will be at the Brighton vs. West running. Ham game today commentating for Sky; already I have managed to do four premier I hope you all enjoy your afternoon and think league and championship games and the of me freezing down on the south coast. seasons seems to be in full swing. Cheers, TG
VIEW FROM THE MANAGER
STEVE CONROY
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A Great response at the beginning of the second period, playing on the front foot for twenty minutes and creating chances, but against the run of play, Farnborough took a two nil lead through a real soft goal out of the blue. We didn’t let it phase us and continued to play the right way and finished really strong again; hitting the woodwork twice more and having a goal disallowed.
It’s true, Farnborough also had opportunities to extend their lead, due to us pushing on, however, if we were leading with the chances we created in the first half, we would not have had to chase the game.
Our Supporters were again in fine voice
throughout the game. After speaking to a few afterwards they understand what we are building Good afternoon and welcome to everyone and that it will take time but on the showing of the involved at Tiverton town FC. We hope you enjoy last two performances in the League we are our hospitality off the pitch for what is our first definitely moving in the right direction. Saturday home game this season in the Betfair Southern Premier Division. It’s always nice to see Training again was positive last night and the Martyn and Scott Rogers, the joint managers of injured players are recovering well and slowly Tiverton Town, as I personally have had some getting to full fitness. Also in attendance at good games over the last two seasons against training on Thursday were four lads from the them; that have always been played in the right Acadamy. I feel it's very important to create a way. pathway for the Acadamy and to keep them involved, in and around the First Team training on Our first home game of the season on Tuesday a regular basis. against Farnborough was another real positive performance. The boys again put a great shift in Looking forward to what should be a great game and a two nil defeat on Tuesday is not a true and hopefully getting our first points on the board. reflection of the game. Farnborough started bright in what was a tight first half. We went in a Enjoy the game! goal down after hitting the woodwork twice and creating some good opportunities for ourselves. Steve Conroy
TODAYS TEAMS
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Walton Casuals Tiverton Town
Alex Tokarczyk Lewis Williams Elgi Fejzo Jordan Dyer Ollie Swain Nick Grimes Jay Gasson Jordan Bentley Callum Webb Noah Smerdon Sam Amure Michael Landricombe Manolis Gogonas George Nancekivell Michael Atkinson Jordan Bastin Brendan Murphy -McVey River Allen Nathan Webb Jared Lewington Keaton August Tyler Elliot George Pilbean Chris Shepherd Max Ndah Olaf Koszela Harry Sheppherd Steve Coppell George Burnham Callum Hall Cheyce Grant Isaac Furness Arel Amu Louis Jagger Cane Rohdell Gordon George Rogers
Manager – Steve Conroy Joint Manager – Martyn Rogers Assistant Manager – Chris Winton Joint Manager – Scott Rogers Coach – Liam Walsh Assistant Manager – Colin Nation Sports Therapist – Katie Watts Physio – Mathew Thresher Video Analyst & Kit Manager – Elliot Minto
Referee - Andy Bennett Assistant Referee 1 - Carl Smith Assistant Referee 2 - James Field
VIEW FROM THE BLUE SEATS
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Well, not quite the start we were hoping for, but there accompaniments but offered little themselves in return, have been enough signs to be quietly optimistic. albeit they turned out in reasonable numbers, so much so Whenever we lose, I always find my cycle down the that we sold out of programmes before kick-off. More towpath home to Shepperton quite therapeutic, likely, though, this was because word had got round that particularly in the dark, with the eerie hushed sound of yours truly had put pen to paper for the first match of the the shiny glowing waves and the Anglers lit up as though season! it’s some Mediterranean luxury holiday resort. In victory, it’s not the safest of journeys home, after our 3-0 triumph Elsewhere on our doorstep, Abbey Rangers seem to be in over Wimborne last season I was buzzing so much that in the ascendency. They’ve just spruced up their Addlestone the pitch black I misplaced the footpath just before the ground and also installed a 4-G pitch, as well as secured Rowing Club and almost ended up in the water and also their first ever F.A. Cup victory a 2-0 home replay win nearly collided with a huge, flapping swan. Anyway, against Loxwood. What chance their meteoric rise taking peddling back on Tuesday night, I reflected on the fact them up to Step 4? Abbey’s local neighbours Chertsey that we hit the woodwork thrice, missed a few sitters Town also won their replay overcoming Cobham at Leg towards the end, gave away a freak goal and showed O’Mutton Field, 2-4 and it seems they have the Wembley plenty of spirit. bug again, though winning the F.A Cup is an altogether harder prospect than their incredible achievement of The quality of football on Tuesday was good and pulling off the F.A. Vase last May! No such joy for Walton entertaining too, making a mockery of those who & Hersham, however, who were on the wrong side of suggested that it would be all long ball and little on the another 2-4 thriller, against Southall here on the banks of deck from the new management regime. If anything, the river last Saturday. Meanwhile, it’s played 4, lost 4 for sometimes we were a little too dazzling and intricate, our friends across the water, as Hampton & Richmond against a sturdy and resolute Farnborough. It’s a long went down 3-2 at Oxford City on Tuesday. It is looking like season and plenty of time for the new team to gel and I’m a challenging season ahead for the Beavers. still trying to get to know everyone’s names, heaven knows how our Dave the social media guru has worked it Back to Casuals and make sure you check out the all out with such aplomb and so quickly, though I bet he hospitality packages on the website. Don’t think you have secretly wishes they all had distinguishing hairdos like to make it a corporate shindig/work related gig - for only Cheyce the Ace and er Jay Gasson! £25, you and your mates can enjoy a great afternoon or evening – entry to the game and Boardroom (and the The fans were in good voice both at Swindon Supermarine chance to meet the iconic Duncan Saunders our Deputy and against Farnborough. The eulogy to Sponsor Steve Chairman and maybe our Chairman Tony Gale if he’s got from Elmbridge Plumbing and Heating (to the sound of a day off from the Sky commentary box). There’s a bit of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody) was particularly poignant nosh thrown in, a free drink and a half-page feature in this and the “We are the Stags, do-do-do-do-do”, to the incredible programme (which will also be free to you). It Muppets theme tune with 10 minutes left was as loud and doesn’t get much better than this and nor does it than a energetic as ever. If you had walked into the ground then, late summer Saturday at the Home of World Football. I’m you’d have thought we were winning 2-0, whereas the trialling my new Matchday Routine today – lunchtime Farnborough folk were relatively subdued. I did my special (Singapore Noodles and Vegetarian Spring Rolls) customary walk round the ground, spying and at the new Thai Bite restaurant in Shepperton, followed eavesdropping behind the goal at the opposition fans. by a cycle down the river – cheeky Shandy en route and They took the rise a bit out of our megaphone (another read of the Saturday newspapers on the banks and then, great performance from John Kennedy by the way) and fingers crossed, three points. Don’t believe what they say, other musical it really is a good time to be alive, right now. Come on you Stags!
Alex Warner
VIEW FROM THE OPPOSITION
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You drew 2-2 in your opening game despite going 2-0 Following the first round of fixtures, we caught up once again with up. Frustration or just happy to get that first point on the board? Tiverton Town fans Simon (@tivvyed) and Jay (@tivertonhornet) to get their views for the season ahead. Simon – Frustrating definitely. To be 2-0 up and in control it’s got to be two points dropped but give Hayes & Yeading credit they dug in How did your preseason go? and managed to grind out a result. Expect them to do well in their debut season. Simon – Pre-season is never about getting results as far as I’m Jay – At first we were all disappointed as being 2-0 you hope to see concerned. It’s about fitness, settling new players in (and there’s out the game. However, looking back Hayes & Yeading will be no been a few!), trying out new systems and styles and ensuring pushovers for anyone in this league and it will turn out to be a good everyone is up to speed for the start of the season. Performances point. It’s a learning curve against big, strong teams and I am sure were ok, as most people already know our squad has had an almost it will help us in the long term. complete overhaul this summer and the new lads that have come in have improved us, with no disrespect to last seasons’ squad, What away day are you looking forward to going to most? massively. Jay – Pre-season went well with eight new players bedding in. Two Simon – There are plenty of decent away days and I always look losses against higher opposition Torquay & Exeter, two wins v forward to getting to grounds I’ve not been to before. Barnstaple & The Marines, a draws v Mousehole & Cullompton and Jay – I always enjoy the hospitality at Farnborough & Walton a loss against Tavistock with a lot of trialists. The pre-season was all Casuals. For atmosphere Merthyr & Weston Super Mare are up about fitness and players gelling rather than the results. there plus there’s always the added spice of Taunton & Truro.
Are you feeling confident heading into the new season? Who will be the dark horse of the league this year?
Simon – I’m confident yeah but definitely not getting carried away Simon – Gosport Borough have strengthened well over the summer in the same breath. As long as we can improve on how last season and started with a great result. Expect them to surprise a few after ended then that will do for me and anything on top of that is a narrowly beating the drop last term. bonus. Jay – Weston-super-Mare have a good manager and a strong Jay – I’m always confident and with the quality brought in it should squad. Once Owen Howe is back they will be very hard to beat and be a good season. We are looking to build after just avoiding will score goals. relegation the last campaign and the play-offs would be an excellent result with a cup run just to put the icing on the cake. I Tip for the title? would settle for mid table and a cup run though. It’s all about progressing. Simon – Tough call. Some very strong sides in the division. Taunton went close last time so will be looking to go again, expect Poole, And what are your hopes for your team during the season ahead? Salisbury and Met. Police to be up there again too. Jay – Poole Town look strong again and having just missed out in Simon – Similar to what I’ve just said to be honest, improve on last the play-offs they will be looking to go up automatically. I will let season plus everyone loves a good cup run so that would be great you know more on Saturday after our visit last Tuesday. too. Jay – I hope we continue with a more cultured passing game but Score prediction? able to still mix it up when the need arises. We need a good start to build confidence then we can crack on. Simon – Got to go for a Tivvy win. I expect it will be close again though, 2-1 like last season. Which of your players are you most excited about this season? Jay – Walton Casuals 2-3 Tiverton Town
Simon – This is going to sound like such a cop out but all the lads, You’ve starving and have exactly £3 in your pocket. What’s your the new and the returning ones from last season are all a great meal deal? bunch and exciting to watch. For fear of sounding like a stuck record we can see how the new lads and having Scott Rogers in as joint Simon – KFC box meal for one � manager has improved us already. Jay – Chicken Tika Sandwich, Big Beef Hula Hoops & a Health Bar Jay – There are a few but having River back as captain is massive (Cadbury’s double decker) and there are other new recruits like Nick Grimes, Puggy and George If I was allowed a bit more cash it would be the noodle bar at Leigh Nancekeville who will all be key additions. Also our new keeper Delamere Services but that’s a story for another day. � Lewis Williamson is one to watch out for.
TIVERTON TOWN HISTORY
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The summer of 1913 saw the birth of what is now Tiverton Town while the induction was tough the club were able to hang on Football Club from the ashes of the recently demised rugby through the bleak winters. The 1980/81 season was the club. Honorary Secretary Sid Skinner proposed the change of bleakest of them all with a paltry 23 goals being scored in the code and the newly formed Tiverton Athletic played host to league, and relegation to the Western League First Division Exeter City at the Athletic Ground at the start of September for confirmed a little more than half way through the season. the inaugural match. City won 7-0 but the first Tiverton President Mr. Ford was already prepared to make the bold claim Having hit the lowest point possible by finishing bottom of the that the new team could become champions of the county. table in 1984 the only way was up and slowly the fortunes Those days were many years off, and the first season had barely changed, thanks in no small part to the newly appointed John been completed when war broke out and Tiverton Athletic were Owen, brought to Tiverton as a coach, but soon to take over the forced to adjourn their journey. reins as manager. Mark Seatherton and Clive Jones provided the goals as the climb began, and the addition to the squad of Peter Play resumed following the Great War and after the 1921/22 Rogers and Hedley Steele culminated in Town clinching season it was decided that a merger between Athletic and promotion back to the Western League Premier Division at the Uffculme St. Peters would take place, having been rejected the end of the 1988/89 season. previous year. The newly formed club, known as Tiverton AFC, moved from the Tiverton & District League to the East Devon Tiverton were to embark on an unprecedented twenty years of League and grabbed their first piece of major silverware by success and never found themselves outside of the top four in pipping Exminster to the league title. It was a championship the Western League following promotion. Kevin Smith arrived they would retain for the following three years and the at Ladysmead and started scoring for fun, ably assisted by John foundations of a successful local football team were well and Durham and later Phil Everett, and Tivvy finally made Mr. Ford’s truly in place. prediction of 78 years earlier a reality by winning the Devon Cup on penalties against cross-town rivals Elmore. Former Exeter A string of championships and near misses followed as the club City defender Martyn Rogers, who would go on to earn moved into the Exeter & District League before war once again legendary status at Ladysmead, took over from John Owen in stopped the majority of competitive sport. By this time there the summer of 1991 and the following season the club were were already a number of names that would go down in runners-up to an invincible Clevedon Town and reached the FA Tiverton folklore, not least Frank Butler, a prolific striker who Vase final at Wembley on the back of some staggering results would hold the all-time goalscoring record until almost the turn against higher opposition. Forest Green Rovers were hit for six of the century. while Barton Rovers and Buckingham Town both went for four in what was by far Tivvy’s best season to date. The day out at When action got underway again in 1946 the club, now with the Wembley lost a little of its silver lining as Town were defeated familiar Tiverton Town moniker, relocated from a war battered 1-0 by Bridlington, but by now everything was in place and the Elms Ground to their current home at Ladysmead, although remarkable rise of a club that was in danger of extinction ten they used a pub ten minutes walk from the ground for changing years prior was about to be completed. purposes. The early post-war years didn’t give rise to the success of the 1920s and 1930s and by the turn of the decade The Western League championship finally arrived at Ladysmead they were fighting off relegation with some particularly poor in 1994 and stayed in Tiverton the following year. By this time seasons; only the ridiculously weak St. Marks and Okehampton Tivvy had made three appearances in the first round proper of finishing below Town in the table in the 1949/50 season. the FA Cup, playing host to Leyton Orient and having the cheek to take an early lead on the most recent occasion. But it was the It took more than ten years to regain some form, with much of FA Vase that was most coveted, and having carefully assembled the fifties spent languishing in mid-table, but by the time Alf a squad with the belief and talent to succeed, the dream was finally realised when Tow Law Town were defeated by a single Ramsay was preparing for world domination the likes of Alec Collard and Terry Lee were firing Tiverton back to the top, the Peter Varley goal at Wembley Stadium in May 1998. Not club winning consecutive league championships in 1965 and satisfied with just one trip up the 39 steps to lift the cup Tiverton 1966, and the trophy cabinet was filled out with a host of local went and did it again the following year, this time getting the knock-out victories. But the high road was a short one and it was better of a very highly-fancied Bedlington Terriers side thanks only a matter of a few years before Tiverton were back in the to Scott Rogers' late, late strike. pack and struggling both on and off the pitch. In the early 1970s the brave decision to join the Western League was taken, and
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The next step was to take on the challenge of the Southern Tivvy steadied the ship with a comfortable mid-table finish in League, and after an impressive initial season Tiverton won 2011/12, only fading away from playoff contention in the final promotion to the Premier Division at only the second attempt. month of the season, and after a strong start to the next In keeping with an unwritten Tivvy tradition the promotion campaign hopes were high, but a poor run of form saw came after finishing as runners -up, but little did that matter on Saunders leave the club in March 2013. Jamie Ward was a warm and sunny day at Blakenall when the Yellows won 3-0 appointed as his replacement until the end of the season, and thanks to goals from Paul Chenoweth, Scott Rogers and Kevin in the summer of 2013 John Clarkson took over as manager and Nancekivell to seal their place in the top tier of the Southern quickly went about assembling a new-look squad. The 2013/14 League. The step up in class did little to temper the Yellows' season was much better on the pitch with appearances in both appetite for success and the next two seasons saw them finish the Southern League Cup and Devon Cup finals, while a third- respectably in sixth and then fourth, only being denied a shot at place league finish saw Tiverton in the playoffs, but eventually the Conference after failing to win any of the last five games of the club finished empty handed, losing both finals and falling in the 2002/03 campaign. the playoffs to eventual promotees Paulton Rovers.
It is fair to say that the club has since struggled to maintain the Clarkson himself chose not to stick around in the managerial air of invincibility that carried them to such great success, and seat, but remained involved at Director-level at the club. His the latter half of the following season saw Tiverton slump from departure opened the door for Rogers to return, although he second to fifteenth and miss out on a place in the newly was tasked with assembling a new squad with financial structured regional sections of the Conference. The next five constraints at the fore. It was tough-going initially, and a years saw Tivvy back in mid-table, and a particularly frustrating difficult spell across the turn of the year raised questions on the 2006/07 had them fighting at the wrong end of the table for validity of bringing back a legendary manager. However, the much of the season, often hampered by postponed games, Yellows gathered themselves to finish a respectable eighth injuries and suspensions. The only high point was winning position in 2016, before winning the playoffs the following Southern League Cup with a fine 3-2 aggregate victory over season to reclaim a place in the Southern League's top Division Hemel Hempstead Town, but even that failed to disguise the after an six-year absence. Tivvy topped the table briefly early in fact that there needed to be a period of rebuilding if Tiverton the following season, and finished in a creditable sixth position, were to take the next step up the ladder. one place outside the promotion playoffs.
The culmination of half a decade of struggle came in the Tiverton Town Football Club has a history of which to be proud, 2009/10 season when the club finished in the relegation zone. and particularly in recent times some players that have graced Tivvy were lucky to escape the drop due to off-field matters the Ladysmead turf have been etched into Tivvy legend. Kevin concerning other clubs across the non-league system, and in Smith broke Frank Butler’s goalscoring record and went on to May 2010 Martyn Rogers stepped down as manager, bringing net 302 goals for the club, and Phil Everett eclipsed this total, to an end a 19-season managerial tenure. Former England eventually finishing his Tivvy career with 378 strikes. Smith and Under-21 captain Chris Vinnicombe was appointed in his stead Neil Saunders captained the club to victories beneath but results were poor and he left the club after just four months Wembley’s twin towers, while Steve Daly, Kevin Nancekivell and at the helm, replaced by former Plymouth Argyle and Jason Smith are amongst the best players ever to appear in Gillingham midfielder Mark Saunders. However, the slow start Tiverton colours. But without their forefathers none of the to the 2010/11 season proved decisive and Tiverton finally success of the past twenty-five years would be possible, and succumbed to relegation for only the second time in the history Tivvy are proud to remember all those involved with the club of the club. over the last 105 years.
MEET THE YELLOWS
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Martyn Rogers | Joint Manager Lewis Williams | Goalkeeper Currently the most successful manager the club has Lewis joined us this summer from Wells City after a ever seen after leading the Yellows to three FA Vase successful pre-season trial. He began his career at finals during the nineties, winning twice in 1998 & 99 Exeter City as a scholar, signing a professional contract at Wembley Stadium and became only the third ever in 2017 before leaving the Grecians 12 months later. club to successfully defend the trophy. He also steered the Yellows to countless Western League titles, Cup Jordan Dyer | Defender wins and several high-profile FA Cup first round Central defender Jordan rejoined the Yellows this appearances after ending his illustrious playing career summer on a six month loan from Exeter City after at Tiverton in the late 1980`s. making 16 appearances for us last season.
Scott Rogers | Joint Manager Nick Grimes | Defender Appointed joint manager ahead of this season. Scott Another to have made the switch from Truro to will forever be remembered by the Tivvy faithful after Tiverton this summer. Central defender Nick, the scoring the winning goal in the 1999 FA Vase final. His brother of Swansea midfielder Matt, began his career first managerial stint saw him take the reigns at Willand at Exeter City before he had spells at both Slimbridge Rovers leading them on a memorable FA Cup run that and Cinderford Town. Gosport Borough ended in 2014 before returning to Ladysmead in the summer of 2015. Jordan Bentley | Defender Jordan began his career in the Plymouth Argyle youth Colin Nation | Assistant Manager set up and was destined for a bright future in the game After a freak injury ended his playing career, Colin was until injuries curtailed it and he was advised to quit the part of the youth coaching set ups at both Arsenal and full time game. He is the younger brother of Parkway Chelsea before relocating to the South West. He has defender Aaron who made one appearance for us last been coaching with Tivvy for 13 years and has been season. responsible for the development of numerous players who have gone on to represent the first team. After an Noah Smerdon | Defender incredible 2013/14 season with the Tivvy U18`s, Left sided defender Noah joined Exeter City from Martyn Rogers appointed Colin as assistant manager to Gloucester City this summer following his departure the first team. from West Brom in 2017. He, similarly to Dyer, is on a six month loan deal from the Grecians. Mathew Thresher | Physio Began with 12-month periods at both Minehead and Michael Landricomb | Midfield Elmore before a happy and successful two-year period Mr. Versatile Michael can play in defence as well as at Western League side Willand Rovers under Scott midfield. He signed permanently from Plymouth Rogers. Mat joined the Tivvy backroom staff in June Parkway for the start of the 2016/17 season. Previously 2015 replacing `The World’s Tallest Physio` Ben with Tavistock and Elburton Villa and he won Best Bowhay, who could no longer commit to every Western Player of the Season last term. matchday due to work commitments.
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George Nancekivell | Midfield Joined this summer from Barnstaple Town. A relative Olaf Koszzela | Centre Forward of former Yellows forward Kevin, George is a box to box Olaf joined us on a short term loan at the start of the midfielder who spent 2 seasons at Mill Road after season from Torquay United. Hugely prolific for the beginning his senior career at Torridgeside FC. Gulls Under18`s last season and was rewarded with his first pro contract back in March Jordan Bastin | Midfield Attacking midfielder who scored an incredible 45 goals Steve Colwell | Midfield for Elmore last season. Began his career in the youth Cultured and experienced midfielder who signed from teams at both Exeter City and Plymouth Argyle before Bodmin Town midway through last season . Previous successful spells with our Under 18 and Reserve sides. clubs include Plymouth Parkway and Weymouth.
River Allen | Midfield Callum Hall | Defender Club captain River rejoined the Yellows this summer Left sided full back who joined from Saltash United from Truro City. Classy, skilful midfielder, regarded by after he impressed during a pre-season trial and was many as one of the best in the division, whose previous awarded Tivvy 12th Man Young Player of the Season in other clubs include Plymouth Argyle, Gosport Borough his first season. Began his career at Plymouth Argyle. and Bodmin Town. Issac Furness | Defender Jared Lewington | Centre Forward Full back Isaac made the cross-town switch from Jared rejoins us from Truro City, having made 23 Elmore midway through last season. He was part of the appearances and scored 5 times for the Yellows during Yellows successful U18 and Reserve sides before the 2017/18 season. He rose to prominence at Bovey moving away for first-team experience. Tracey before he joined Tiverton for the first time in December 2017 from Buckland Athletic before Louis Jagger Cane | Centre Forward swapping Ladysmead for Treyew Road last summer. Joined this summer from Exwick Villa after impressing during pre-season and having scored an excellent 30 Tyler Elliott | Centre Forward goals last season. Louis is a product of our successful Summer signing from Tavistock AFC where he scored U18 side. frequently during his two seasons with the Lambs. Prior to that Tyler spent time at both Plymouth Parkway and George Rogers | Defender Launceston. The son of joint manager Martyn made his first Yellows appearance back in 2007 before rejoining at the start Chris Shepherd | Midfield of the 2014/15 season. Spent a large part of last season Attacking midfielder joined the Yellows from Salisbury at Wellington AFC after making two appearances in the this summer after he had spent the previous two Southern League Cup. season at the Ray Mac Stadium. He began his career at Exeter City in 2005, eventually going on to make 19 first team appearances for the Grecians between 2008 and 2012. Sponsored
MEET THE STAGS
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Alex Tokarczyk Callum Webb Alex followed Steve Conroy from Kings Langley and was Callum can play in a number of positions and joins us an immediate target for the new gaffer, who made him having been with Beaconsfield Town last season. His his first signing. Those who were present on New career started out at youth level with Arsenal and QPR, Year’s Day away at Kings Langley will no doubt before he spent three years at Millwall, one as a remember Alex as being the main reason we came professional. Since then he’s had spells with away with nothing as he took the man of the match Kingstonian, Billericay, Slough Town and Chesham and award with a superb performance between the he was one of Steve Conroy’s first acquisitions for the sticks. Alex joined Kings Langley from Chesham during Stags. last season and a string of fine performances saw him become a fans’ favourite and was a big factor in Kings Sam Amure Langley’s rise up the table which ended up with them Sam joined the Stags having spent four years in the US just missing out on a play-off place. Alex is the club playing football and earning a scholarship. Upon his vice-captain for the 2019/20 season. return, he came to train with the first team and Steve Conroy was impressed enough to offer him a place in Elgi Fejzo the first team squad. Elgi is an academy product who was promoted to the Manolis Gogonas first team squad last season after a string good Another one who came and helped us stay up last performances caught the eye. He made his first team season and who decided to stay on board for the debut in the FA Trophy at Carshalton and also stepped 2019/20 season. Know to the fans as ’The Tank’, in to league and cup action for a total of five Manos has a fantastic work ethic and will run through appearances. brick walls for his teammates.
Ollie Swain Michael Atkinson 22 year old Ollie joined us having previously been at Mike is well known at this level and carries a solid National South side Hemel Hempstead, who snapped reputation, having performed well for both him up from Bedford Town last season following a solid Basingstoke and Farnborough and having seen interest spell. He has been on the radar of a few league clubs from a number of league clubs. Known as the ‘White and Steve Conroy has done well to bring him to Walton, Kanté’, Mike is a versatile player who will be a valuable where he will no doubt be a huge fans favourite. addition to Steve Conroy’s new look squad.
Jay Gasson Brendan Murphy-McVey ‘Gas’ has fast become a cult hero for the Stags fans, Brendan played for Basingstoke Town and having joined us last season and being a major factor in Farnborough last season and immediately impressed our survival in his 9 league appearances. Gas decided the Stags fans with his performances in pre-season. A to stick around this season and gives us some solid tough tackler, he can certainly hit a football as well as experience in the back four. shown with his 40 yard wonder strike against Fleet Town.
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Nathan Webb of very promising youngsters on the books now as Midfielder Nathan has had spells with fellow Southern Steve Conroy looks to the future. Premier clubs Chesham and Beaconsfield and also played over 100 times for Slough Town. More recently George Burnham he was registered with Hayes & Yeading and joins his Another academy player promoted to first team duties brother Callum through the door as one of Steve last season, George showed his potential straight away Conroy’s first signings and has been made club captain by scoring on his debut. He scored twice in his three for the 2019/20 season. games and was a valued member of our Southern Combination Cup winning squad, and he will now be Keaton August looking to kick on in his first full season in the first team Keaton was born in south Africa, before moving to New squad. Zealand at a very early age. He started his football career in Australia at Brisbane Strikers and upon Cheyce Grant moving to England, spent time with West Ham and Cheyce started out at Tottenham, before moving to Brentford. More recently he’s played for Windsor and National League side Borehamwood where he also last season for Step 4 side Chalfont St Peter AFC, with represented England Colleges. Cheyce impressed 8 goals and 5 assists in 21 games. The time is right for throughout pre-season and the management team had the step up to this level and we’re sure that Keaton will no hesitation in making him a part of the first team be a valuable member of the squad this season. squad for the coming season.
George Pilbeam Arel Amu 23 year old George started out at Brentford, before 23 year old goalscorer Arel can play up front or out moving on to AFC Wimbledon. He played at Step 3 wide. Previously at Luton Town and Welling United, a level last season for Staines Town, however a change fantastic spell at Dunstable Town where he was top of position resulted in a few goals to his name in pre- scorer saw National South side Hemel Hempstead snap season, playing as a striker. him up, where he scored 6 in 14 since his signing in January. Despite plenty of interest elsewhere, Arel has Max Ndah been impressed with gaffer Steve Conroy and his team 16 year old Max has only recently joined the Academy and decided to put pen to paper for the Stags this for this coming season the pacy winger but has already season. shown enough for the gaffer to also make him a part of the first team squad. Rohdell Gordon Max has football in the blood and comes from a fine Rohdell joins us from Royston Town in the Southern footballing family. Dad George will be familiar to Central Premier, having started out in League One for plenty having played in the Premier League for Crystal Stevenage. He also had spells in the National League Palace and older brother Jamie has Barnet and Torquay and National League South with Braintree, Bromley on his playing CV. and Hemel Hempstead and has a solitary appearance for the Casuals under his belt already back in 2012. Harry Shepherd A powerhouse of a forward, Rohdell can play all across Harry is just 17 and is a forward who spent two seasons the frontline and will no doubt be a Stags favourite if as Colney Heath. He is one of a number his pre-season performances are anything to go by.
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WALTON CASUALS v TIVERTON TOWN Saturday 17th August – BET Victor Southern Premier League