BOSTON UNITED V CHESTERFIELD

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE OF BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB | SEASON 2020/21

THE VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR 2019/20 THE PILGRIM BOSTON UNITED v CHESTERFIELD

WEDNESDAY 20TH JANUARY 2021 | KICK-OFF: 19:45 | THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY FOURTH ROUND David Newton FROM THE BOARDROOM UNITED CHAIRMAN DAVID NEWTON LOOKS AHEAD TO THIS EVENING’S FA TROPHY TIE

Good evening everyone and the play for as the season progresses, the nicest men you could meet – warmest of welcomes to this but we will need to continue and it is devastating to lose him. Our evening’s FA Trophy fourth round to adapt to the ever-changing continued thoughts are with Pauline fixture against Chesterfield. Like circumstances. and the family. so many fixtures this season, My thanks must go to Craig When I wrote my Boxing Day notes, this has taken a little time to get Singleton who is constantly re- this area had one of the highest scheduled, but hopefully will go organising games, which of course Covid infection rates in the country, ahead this evening without any is getting harder and harder as the but today the rate has fallen issues. fixtures mount up. drastically and is now well below the Chesterfield are a huge club to be It will be interesting to see how national average, which is fantastic playing in the National League, but we fare against an experienced news, but of course we all must the leagues at this level are very National League side this evening, continue to do our bit to ensure difficult to get out of, and I am sure but of course a number of our that trend continues – and we take that will be their main focus as the players were in fact National League as much pressure off the NHS as season moves forward. players last season, so hopefully possible. Tonight, the league pressures are their experience will help during 2020 was a very difficult year off, and the players can focus on a the game. The fantastic FA Cup run and, with the current lockdown ‘one-off’ game where winner-takes- last season gave the whole town a restrictions, it can feel like things all. lift, so hopefully we can keep this FA are not improving, but of course Like ourselves, Chesterfield have Trophy run going to give everyone they are. We do still need to do had a stop-start season, only something to cheer about at this everything to stem the spread of completing 15 games (ourselves difficult time. the virus, but the Government have 13), which is making life very difficult On a positive note, we were pleased done a fantastic job to get so many for the players and management to secure the signature of Jake vaccination centres up-and-running team who are finding that their Wright last week, with Jake having and, at the time of writing these plans are continuously having fought back from the injury he notes, close to four million people to be changed. The players are picked up in the play-off games last have received the vaccine in the first couple of weeks – and more centres not getting a run of games – and season. Club physio Hayden Clifton are opening. therefore match fitness that they has worked hard with Jake over the need. This frustratingly is also ensuing months to ensure he can Assuming the vaccine supplies can leading to injuries that we are resume his career and we all hope keep pace, we can look forward to a having to manage, which included that things go well for Jake after a much better second half of the year, the loss of Tom Platt in the Bradford couple of frustrating seasons where where hopefully we can get back Park Avenue fixture, which is a real he has been unfortunate to pick up to some normality and, of course, blow as Tom was only just back after a few injuries. It’s great to have you prevent the illness and tragic deaths a fairly lengthy lay-off. back Jake – good luck! we are seeing at the present time. As Craig Elliott has said many times, These are my first programme So stay positive - there are better this is a season like no other. That notes since we learned that Boston times ahead! said, we are privileged to be playing United Supporters Association Let us hope that we have a cracking football when all the leagues below chairman Glen Chapman had cup tie this evening and everyone have been suspended and now sadly passed away. As I said in the has a safe journey home. sadly look like they are going to be club’s tribute to Glen at the time, Look after each other – and stay terminated. We also remain in the aside from him carrying out his safe and well. play-off positions with games in role with BUSA with diligence and David Newton hand, so there is still everything to professionalism, he was just one of Chairman

02 | BOSTON UNITED v CHESTERFIELD Craig Elliott THE MANAGER MANAGER CRAIG ELLIOTT LOOKS AHEAD TO THE FA TROPHY FIXTURE AGAINST CHESTERFIELD.

I would like to extend a warm “OUR LAST PERFORMANCE AWAY AT BRADFORD PARK welcome to Chesterfield FC – AVENUE RESULTED IN A 1-1 DRAW AND ON REFLECTION and I hope that all players and WE JUST DID NOT GET THE VITAL FIRST GOAL THAT WE management enjoy their first NEEDED, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST HALF. visit to our new stadium. When the draw was made for the FA prove vital. It keeps us unbeaten in try to play as many games as we can. Trophy, I knew this was probably one eight games and hopefully we can of the most difficult ties we could There are plenty of rumours build on this unbeaten run tonight. have got. It is a tie that instantly circulating in the non-league world makes me miss the supporters We unfortunately yet again suffered of football and it’s never-ending as I know this game would have a postponement on Saturday away speculation as to whether this had a large turnout from both at Alfreton Town due to the adverse season will end or have a break. All clubs and generated a real cup tie weather. It was probably inevitable I would say is I have tried to be as atmosphere. However, it still brings a with the snow and rain but still left positive as we can and be as flexible lot of excitement and it is nice to be us all frustrated and facing another as we can as it was always going presented with the opportunity to blank weekend. to be a season like none of us has challenge ourselves against what will We have had a couple of good experienced before. probably be a team challenging for training sessions and the extra time At times this is difficult as we are promotion in the league above. also helped a few injuries clear up. only human and some of the You can clearly see they have had We now begin a remarkably busy restrictions and stop start nature that bounce effect of a new manager period of games where we play every of games has been difficult to and with impressive recruitment midweek and there is no doubt this deal with. But as manager and my over the last month or so they will will be a testing time for us as we try message to the players is that we come here full of confidence and to keep everybody fit and fresh as we will continue to prepare and focus with a lot of quality in their team. We as professionally as we can until we can embrace the opportunity to try are told otherwise. Let other people to progress in this competition and make decisions and it’s important as underdogs we have absolutely we just control what we can and that nothing to lose and give it everything is training and our performances. we have to try get into the last 16. If I just hope the people making the successful, we have more National decisions can make them swiftly to League opposition but that is to give us all peace of mind. concentrate on later. I just want to thank the supporters Our last performance away at for your continued support. It does Bradford Park Avenue resulted in a not go unnoticed and although 1-1 draw and on reflection we just you are not here, your words of did not get the vital first goal that we encouragement on social media or needed, especially in the first half. private messages are very much The game was played in horrendous appreciated. Please stay positive and conditions and it was credit to both safe and I am sure you will be back teams that we both tried to continue with us soon. to play good football. It’s never an easy place to go, as York City found Enjoy the game. out the week before, so in the end, Craig Elliott I feel it is an away point that might Manager

THE PILGRIM BOSTON UNITED v CHESTERFIELD | 03 MATCH BY MATCH 2020/21

First teamATTENDANCE fixtures, results and line-ups DATE COMP OPPOSITION RESULT TOTAL AWAY POS OCTOBER 2020 SAT 3 FAC2Q AFC MANSFIELD H W4-2 N/A N/A - FITZSIMONS WARREN SHIELS 1 GIBBENS ASKEW THANOJ PLATT y DIMAIO THEWLIS BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE 1 CROOK PRESTON 1 TOOTLE GREEN ARCHER DUXBURY GARNER TUE 6 NLN LEAMINGTON A W4-0 N/A N/A 1 FITZSIMONS y TOOTLE SHIELS 1 GARNER 1 y DUXBURY THANOJ PLATT GREEN 1 y PRESTON BURROW HAWKRIDGE WARREN DIMAIO THEWLIS 1 ARCHER ASKEW SAT 24 NLN AFC TELFORD UNITED H W3-2 N/A N/A 5 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y GARNER 1 DUXBURY y THANOJ PLATT GREEN THEWLIS 1 BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE CROOK ASKEW DIMAIO ARCHER WARREN TUE 27 NLN GUISELEY H D1-1 N/A N/A 3 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS GARNER y DUXBURY y DIMAIO PLATT GREEN THEWLIS BURROW HAWKRIDGE 1 CROOK THANOJ ASKEW ARCHER WARREN SAT 31 NLN SOUTHPORT A W1-0 N/A N/A 3 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE y SHIELS GARNER DUXBURY THANOJ PLATT GREEN THEWLIS 1 BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK PRESTON DIMAIO ARCHER WARREN NOVEMBER 2020 SAT 28 NLN AFC FYLDE A L1-2 N/A N/A 13 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS GARNER DUXBURY PRESTON ROSE y GREEN DIMAIO BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE CROOK THANOJ LEESLEY THEWLIS ROLLINS DECEMBER 2020 TUE 1 NLN GLOUCESTER CITY A D0-0 N/A N/A 14 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y GARNER DUXBURY THANOJ ROSE LEESLEY DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK GREEN PRESTON THEWLIS ROLLINS SAT 5 NLN CHORLEY H L0-2 N/A N/A 13 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y GARNER y DUXBURY THANOJ ROSE ROLLINS DIMAIO BURROW THEWLIS CROOK GREEN PRESTON LEESLEY HAWKRIDGE TUE 8 NLN BLYTH SPARTANS A W1-0 N/A N/A 11 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS GARNER 1 ASKEW THANOJ GREEN THEWLIS DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE ROSE PRESTON LEESLEY y ROLLINS DUXBURY SAT 12 NLN CHESTER FC H D0-0 N/A N/A 12 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE y SHIELS GARNER DUXBURY THANOJ ROSE y GREEN THEWLIS y BURROW HAWKRIDGE PLATT y PRESTON LEESLEY ROLLINS DIMAIO MON 14 FAT R2 EVESHAM UNITED A W3-0 370 N/A - CROOK WARREN SHIELS GARNER LEESLEY 1 y PRESTON ROSE y GREEN DIMAIO ROLLINS 1 THEWLIS FITZSIMONS PLATT y DUXBURY TOOTLE HAWKRIDGE BURROW 1 SAT 16 FAT R3 AFC FYLDE H D1-1* N/A N/A - FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON PLATT GREEN LEESLEY BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK GARNER DIMAIO 1 WARREN SAT 26 NLN ALFRETON TOWN H W2-0 N/A N/A 6 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON PLATT 1 LEESLEY 1 DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE y CROOK GARNER y GREEN WARREN ROLLINS MON 28 NLN FARSLEY CELTIC A W4-0 N/A N/A 3 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON 1 PLATT LEESLEY 2 DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK GARNER y GREEN WARREN ROLLINS 1 JANUARY 2021 TUE 5 NLN KETTERING TOWN H D2-2 N/A N/A 6 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS 1 BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON PLATT LEESLEY DIMAIO y BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE GARNER GREEN THEWLIS ROLLINS THANOJ MON 11 NLN BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A D1-1 N/A N/A 6 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE y SHIELS BIRD DUXBURY THANOJ PLATT LEESLEY THEWLIS 1 BURROW ROLLINS GARNER GREEN DIMAIO HAWKRIDGE PRESTON WED 20 FAT R4 CHESTERFIELD H 19:45 SAT 23 NLN BRACKLEY TOWN H 15:00 TUE 26 NLN ALFRETON TOWN A 19:45 SAT 30 NLN HEREFORD FC H 15:00 FEBRUARY 2021 TUE 2 NLN GATESHEAD A 19:45 SAT 6 NLN CURZON ASHTON/FATR5 A 15:00 TUE 9 NLN KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS H 19:45 SAT 13 NLN GUISELEY A 15:00 TUE 16 NLN DARLINGTON A 19:45 SAT 20 NLN LEAMINGTON H 15:00 TUE 23 NLN YORK CITY H 19:45 SAT 27 NLN AFC TELFORD UNITED A 15:00 MARCH 2021 LEAGUE TABLE 2020/21 TUE 2 NLN SPENNYMOOR TOWN H 19:45 SAT 6 NLN BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 15:00 # Pl W D L F A GD Pts SAT 13 NLN DARLINGTON H 15:00 1 GLOUCESTER CITY 17 10 4 3 35 21 14 34 SAT 20 NLN CHORLEY A 15:00 2 CHESTER 17 8 4 5 32 24 8 28 TUE 23 NLN KETTERING TOWN A 19:45 3 AFC FYLDE 14 8 3 3 23 15 8 27 SAT 27 NLN AFC FYLDE H 15:00 4 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS 15 7 4 4 24 17 7 25 APRIL 2021 5 BRACKLEY TOWN 14 6 6 2 20 16 4 24 FRI 2 NLN SPENNYMOOR TOWN A 15:00 MON 5 NLN BLYTH SPARTANS H 15:00 6 BOSTON UNITED 13 6 5 2 20 10 10 23 SAT 10 NLN CHESTER FC A 15:00 7 YORK CITY 12 6 4 2 21 14 7 22 TUE 13 NLN GLOUCESTER CITY H 19:45 8 LEAMINGTON 15 5 7 3 22 20 2 22 SAT 17 NLN SOUTHPORT H 15:00 9 CHORLEY 16 6 4 6 19 22 -3 22 SAT 24 NLN KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS A 15:00 10 GATESHEAD 14 6 3 5 17 15 2 21 MAY 2021 11 FARSLEY CELTIC 17 5 6 6 21 26 -5 21 SAT 1 NLN FARSLEY CELTIC H 15:00 12 SPENNYMOOR TOWN 13 MON 3 NLN YORK CITY A 15:00 5 5 3 18 14 4 20 SAT 8 NLN GATESHEAD H 15:00 13 AFC TELFORD UNITED 17 5 4 8 17 23 -6 19 SAT 15 NLN BRACKLEY TOWN A 15:00 14 BRADFORD (PARK AVENUE) 16 4 6 6 26 30 -4 18 SAT 22 NLN HEREFORD FC A 15:00 15 HEREFORD 12 4 5 3 18 16 2 17 10/11/1999 SAT 29 NLN CURZON ASHTON H 15:00 16 CURZON ASHTON 17 4 5 8 18 26 -8 17 * WON 4-2 ON PENALTIES 17 SOUTHPORT 14 4 4 6 16 19 -3 16 18 KETTERING TOWN 14 3 6 5 21 23 -2 15 19 DARLINGTON 11 4 1 6 17 11 6 13 20 GUISELEY 15 3 3 9 17 22 -5 12 21 ALFRETON TOWN 15 2 6 7 15 27 -12 12 22 BLYTH SPARTANS 14 1 3 10 10 36 -26 6

First teamATTENDANCE fixtures, results and line-ups DATE COMP OPPOSITION RESULT TOTAL AWAY POS OCTOBER 2020 SAT 3 FAC2Q AFC MANSFIELD H W4-2 N/A N/A - FITZSIMONS WARREN SHIELS 1 GIBBENS ASKEW THANOJ PLATT y DIMAIO THEWLIS BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE 1 CROOK PRESTON 1 TOOTLE GREEN ARCHER DUXBURY GARNER TUE 6 NLN LEAMINGTON A W4-0 N/A N/A 1 FITZSIMONS y TOOTLE SHIELS 1 GARNER 1 y DUXBURY THANOJ PLATT GREEN 1 y PRESTON BURROW HAWKRIDGE WARREN DIMAIO THEWLIS 1 ARCHER ASKEW SAT 24 NLN AFC TELFORD UNITED H W3-2 N/A N/A 5 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y GARNER 1 DUXBURY y THANOJ PLATT GREEN THEWLIS 1 BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE CROOK ASKEW DIMAIO ARCHER WARREN TUE 27 NLN GUISELEY H D1-1 N/A N/A 3 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS GARNER y DUXBURY y DIMAIO PLATT GREEN THEWLIS BURROW HAWKRIDGE 1 CROOK THANOJ ASKEW ARCHER WARREN SAT 31 NLN SOUTHPORT A W1-0 N/A N/A 3 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE y SHIELS GARNER DUXBURY THANOJ PLATT GREEN THEWLIS 1 BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK PRESTON DIMAIO ARCHER WARREN NOVEMBER 2020 SAT 28 NLN AFC FYLDE A L1-2 N/A N/A 13 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS GARNER DUXBURY PRESTON ROSE y GREEN DIMAIO BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE CROOK THANOJ LEESLEY THEWLIS ROLLINS DECEMBER 2020 TUE 1 NLN GLOUCESTER CITY A D0-0 N/A N/A 14 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y GARNER DUXBURY THANOJ ROSE LEESLEY DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK GREEN PRESTON THEWLIS ROLLINS SAT 5 NLN CHORLEY H L0-2 N/A N/A 13 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y GARNER y DUXBURY THANOJ ROSE ROLLINS DIMAIO BURROW THEWLIS CROOK GREEN PRESTON LEESLEY HAWKRIDGE TUE 8 NLN BLYTH SPARTANS A W1-0 N/A N/A 11 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS GARNER 1 ASKEW THANOJ GREEN THEWLIS DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE ROSE PRESTON LEESLEY y ROLLINS DUXBURY SAT 12 NLN CHESTER FC H D0-0 N/A N/A 12 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE y SHIELS GARNER DUXBURY THANOJ ROSE y GREEN THEWLIS y BURROW HAWKRIDGE PLATT y PRESTON LEESLEY ROLLINS DIMAIO MON 14 FAT R2 EVESHAM UNITED A W3-0 370 N/A - CROOK WARREN SHIELS GARNER LEESLEY 1 y PRESTON ROSE y GREEN DIMAIO ROLLINS 1 THEWLIS FITZSIMONS PLATT y DUXBURY TOOTLE HAWKRIDGE BURROW 1 SAT 16 FAT R3 AFC FYLDE H D1-1* N/A N/A - FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON PLATT GREEN LEESLEY BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK GARNER DIMAIO 1 WARREN SAT 26 NLN ALFRETON TOWN H W2-0 N/A N/A 6 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS y BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON PLATT 1 LEESLEY 1 DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE y CROOK GARNER y GREEN WARREN ROLLINS MON 28 NLN FARSLEY CELTIC A W4-0 N/A N/A 3 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON 1 PLATT LEESLEY 2 DIMAIO BURROW HAWKRIDGE CROOK GARNER y GREEN WARREN ROLLINS 1 JANUARY 2021 TUE 5 NLN KETTERING TOWN H D2-2 N/A N/A 6 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE SHIELS 1 BIRD DUXBURY PRESTON PLATT LEESLEY DIMAIO y BURROW 1 HAWKRIDGE GARNER GREEN THEWLIS ROLLINS THANOJ MON 11 NLN BRADFORD PARK AVENUE A D1-1 N/A N/A 6 FITZSIMONS TOOTLE y SHIELS BIRD DUXBURY THANOJ PLATT LEESLEY THEWLIS 1 BURROW ROLLINS GARNER GREEN DIMAIO HAWKRIDGE PRESTON WED 20 FAT R4 CHESTERFIELD H 19:45 SAT 23 NLN BRACKLEY TOWN H 15:00 TUE 26 NLN ALFRETON TOWN A 19:45 PLAYER APPEARANCES 2020/21 SAT 30 NLN HEREFORD FC H 15:00 CURRENT PLAYERS DATE OF BIRTH APPEARANCES GOALS YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS FEBRUARY 2021 Ross FITZSIMONS 28/05/1994 15 (0) 0 1 0 TUE 2 NLN GATESHEAD A 19:45 Matt TOOTLE 11/10/1990 14 (0) 0 3 0 SAT 6 NLN CURZON ASHTON/FATR5 A 15:00 TUE 9 NLN KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS H 19:45 Scott DUXBURY 02/05/1995 14 (0) 0 4 0 SAT 13 NLN GUISELEY A 15:00 Tom PLATT 01/10/1993 10 (2) 1 4 0 TUE 16 NLN DARLINGTON A 19:45 Scott GARNER 20/09/1989 10 (3) 3 4 0 SAT 20 NLN LEAMINGTON H 15:00 Luke SHIELS 21/09/1989 16 (0) 3 4 0 TUE 23 NLN YORK CITY H 19:45 Andi THANOJ 19/12/1992 9 (1) 0 0 0 SAT 27 NLN AFC TELFORD UNITED A 15:00 MARCH 2021 LEAGUE TABLE 2020/21 Paul GREEN 10/04/1983 9 (4) 1 2 0 TUE 2 NLN SPENNYMOOR TOWN H 19:45 Jordan BURROW 12/09/1992 15 (1) 5 0 0 SAT 6 NLN BRADFORD PARK AVENUE H 15:00 # Pl W D L F A GD Pts Jordan THEWLIS 24/10/1992 9 (4) 4 0 1 SAT 13 NLN DARLINGTON H 15:00 1 GLOUCESTER CITY 17 10 4 3 35 21 14 34 Jay ROLLINS 01/06/1994 3 (6) 2 0 0 SAT 20 NLN CHORLEY A 15:00 2 CHESTER 17 8 4 5 32 24 8 28 Pierce BIRD 16/04/1999 5 (0) 0 0 0 TUE 23 NLN KETTERING TOWN A 19:45 3 AFC FYLDE 14 8 3 3 23 15 8 27 SAT 27 NLN AFC FYLDE H 15:00 Peter CROOK 22/04/1994 1 (0) 0 0 0 4 KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS 15 7 4 4 24 17 7 25 APRIL 2021 Lewis GIBBENS 10/11/1999 1 (0) 0 0 0 5 BRACKLEY TOWN 14 6 6 2 20 16 4 24 FRI 2 NLN SPENNYMOOR TOWN A 15:00 Tyrell WARREN 05/10/1998 2 (3) 0 0 0 MON 5 NLN BLYTH SPARTANS H 15:00 6 BOSTON UNITED 13 6 5 2 20 10 10 23 Josh ASKEW 20/02/1998 2 (0) 0 0 0 SAT 10 NLN CHESTER FC A 15:00 7 YORK CITY 12 6 4 2 21 14 7 22 Connor DIMAIO 28/01/1996 10 (3) 1 1 0 TUE 13 NLN GLOUCESTER CITY H 19:45 8 LEAMINGTON 15 5 7 3 22 20 2 22 Terry HAWKRIDGE 23/02/1990 13 (2) 2 1 0 SAT 17 NLN SOUTHPORT H 15:00 9 CHORLEY 16 6 4 6 19 22 -3 22 Jordan ARCHER 15/10/1993 0 (4) 0 0 0 SAT 24 NLN KIDDERMINSTER HARRIERS A 15:00 10 GATESHEAD 14 6 3 5 17 15 2 21 MAY 2021 Mitch ROSE 04/07/1994 5 (0) 0 2 1 11 FARSLEY CELTIC 17 5 6 6 21 26 -5 21 SAT 1 NLN FARSLEY CELTIC H 15:00 Jake FRESTLE 11/12/2002 0 (0) 0 0 0 12 SPENNYMOOR TOWN 13 MON 3 NLN YORK CITY A 15:00 5 5 3 18 14 4 20 Fraser PRESTON 05/03/1999 7 (5) 2 1 0 SAT 8 NLN GATESHEAD H 15:00 13 AFC TELFORD UNITED 17 5 4 8 17 23 -6 19 Joe LEESLEY 29/03/1994 7 (4) 4 2 0 SAT 15 NLN BRACKLEY TOWN A 15:00 14 BRADFORD (PARK AVENUE) 16 4 6 6 26 30 -4 18 Jake WRIGHT 11/09/1996 0 (0) 0 0 0 SAT 22 NLN HEREFORD FC A 15:00 15 HEREFORD 12 4 5 3 18 16 2 17 10/11/1999 SAT 29 NLN CURZON ASHTON H 15:00 16 CURZON ASHTON 17 4 5 8 18 26 -8 17 * WON 4-2 ON PENALTIES 17 SOUTHPORT 14 4 4 6 16 19 -3 16 18 KETTERING TOWN 14 3 6 5 21 23 -2 15 SportsPictures.Online 19 DARLINGTON 11 4 1 6 17 11 6 13 20 GUISELEY 15 3 3 9 17 22 -5 12 Russell and Fred Dossett 21 ALFRETON TOWN 15 2 6 7 15 27 -12 12 Official Matchday Videography Partner of Boston United 22 BLYTH SPARTANS 14 1 3 10 10 36 -26 6

THE PILGRIM BOSTON UNITED v CHESTERFIELD | 05 Richard Collins PILGRIMS PUZZLER RICHARD COLLINS BRINGS YOU ANOTHER ROUND OF FOOTBALL TRIVIA WORLD DOMESTIC BOSTON FOOTBALL FOOTBALL UNITED Q6 For which team did Edwin Q11 Which Stein make more than 500 manager club appearances between stated in 1982 and 1993? a press interview in 1993 that “Scottish football wouldn’t be right for Paul Q1 Which French side did David Gascoigne” Luiz play for between his two but separate stints with Chelsea? then signed him for Glasgow Q2 Just Rangers five years later? Q7 Fontaine Which striker played for Q12 Apart from Boston United, scored a Southall in the 1984 FA Vase which club side do Winston record 13 Final at Wembley, later playing Campbell, Peter Carr, Paul goals for for a number of top flight Cavell, Steve Circuit, Martyn France clubs in England as well as Gill, Neil Grayson, Jim Kabia during the earning full international caps? and Doug Newton all share in 1958 World Q8 Which (then) Conference team common? Cup Finals. went out of business midway But in which country was he Q13 From which club did the through the 1988-1989 born? Pilgrims originally sign defender season and had their record Lee Canoville as a player in Q3 Who scored a memorable goal expunged from the final 2005? for Italy against West Germany league table? in the 1982 World Cup Final Q14 In 2018, Harrogate Town Q9 Where did and later went on to manage recalled midfielder Liam Agnew the Egyptian national side as Leicester City from his loan spell at Boston well as having a five-year stint midfielder United, only to immediately as assistant manager of the James send him out on loan again to Republic of Ireland? Maddison another club in the same league begin his as Boston. Who was the second Q4 Who became the first Croatian playing loan spell with? player to appear in top flight career? Q15 English football after he When Neil Thompson earned signed for Derby County in Q10 Who became Charlton promotion to the Football 1995? Athletic’s youngest-ever player League with Boston United, it when he appeared for the was the second time that he Q5 Who scored the winning club aged 16 in 2008, and has had clinched the Conference goal for Spain against the since played for Liverpool, title. Which other club had he Netherlands in the 2010 World Newcastle United and previously reached the Football

Cup Final? England? League with?

County; Q9 Coventry City; Q10 Jonjo Shelvey; Q11 Walter Smith; Q12 Stafford Rangers; Q13 Torquay United; Q14 York City; Q15 Scarborough. Q15 City; York Q14 United; Torquay Q13 Rangers; Stafford Q12 Smith; Walter Q11 Shelvey; Jonjo Q10 City; Coventry Q9 County;

Q1 Paris St Germain; Q2 Morocco; Q3 Marco Tardelli; Q4 Igor Stimac; Q5 Andres Iniesta; Q6 Barnet; Q7 Les Ferdinand; Q8 Newport Newport Q8 Ferdinand; Les Q7 Barnet; Q6 Iniesta; Andres Q5 Stimac; Igor Q4 Tardelli; Marco Q3 Morocco; Q2 Germain; St Paris Q1 ANSWERS:

06 | BOSTON UNITED v CHESTERFIELD THE PILGRIM Christian James STATISTICALLY SPEAKING CHRISTIAN JAMES LOOKS AT UNITED FACING RARE OPPOSITION – INCLUDING TONIGHT’S VISITORS

United and Chesterfield may “AS CHESTERFIELD MAKE A SECOND APPEARANCE ON have faced off many a time BOSTON’S FIXTURE LIST AFTER A TOUCH OVER 46 YEARS, in pre-season action, but this THE GAP BETWEEN CONTESTS IS A LITTLE LESS THAN evening sees just a second THAT OF THE TWO GAMES AGAINST CREWE ALEXANDRA competitive meeting between AND BOTH ARE TRUMPED BY A 51-YEAR WAIT TO MEET the sides. With 46-and-a-bit seasons between games there SHEFFIELD FC FOR A SECOND TIME.” are only a pair of sides Boston have met on two occasions with trumped by a 51-year wait to meet While competitive contests between more time between contests. Sheffield FC for a second time. Boston and Chesterfield may have The Pilgrims’ 1974-1975 campaign Boston and Crewe traded FA Cup been severely limited, links between saw the side finish a disappointing victories across the years – the the clubs are rather strong. Current 12th after back-to-back Northern hosts winning a 1935 tie 4-2 at squad members Fitzsimons, Tootle, Premier League titles, and Keith Gresty Road before Chris Cook Burrow and Dimaio are all former Jobling’s side lost out to Chesterfield inspired a Pilgrims win in 1982. Spireites while the clubs have met in the first round of the FA Cup (3-1 Sheffield FC’s UniBond League Cup in friendly action as recently as 2018 at Saltergate) after a qualifying win visit in 2010 meanwhile saw Boston (pictured). against Enderby Town. Alan Tewley continue their 100 percent record United legend Jim Kabia was scored in both games and older over the world’s oldest football club signed for a four-figure fee from fans will tell you Tewley was cruelly after a 3-0 FA Cup win in the late Chesterfield, stalwarts John Moyes denied a historic FA Cup goal earlier 50s. and Geoff Snade before him also in 1974 as the Baseball Ground Surprisingly, the gap between joined from the Derbyshire side; mud stopped his late header to encounters with AFC Mansfield Albert Phelan and Ray Middleton keep First Division Derby in the (three years and three days) is fifth both spent plenty of time there competition. on our list of clubs the Pilgrims have before both going on to manage As Chesterfield make a second played exactly twice: the 26 years the Pilgrims. appearance on Boston’s fixture list between facing Boston FC in the A first appearance in the Last 16 after a touch over 46 years, the 1970 FA Cup and a 1996 Mather stage of the FA Trophy since 1998 gap between contests is a little less Cup game (the opposition by now awaits a United side undefeated than that of the two games against renamed Boston Town) completes in eight but looking to rediscover Crewe Alexandra and both are our top five. some feel good factor after a spluttering start to 2021 on the actually-playing-any-games front. Many will argue the competition is a distraction United do not need with so many league matches left to play, but now just four wins from Wembley the chances of a second ever appearance at the home of football begin to widen considerably if the hosts make it through tonight. Enjoy the game. Christian James @bostonutdstats

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BOSTON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB Wednesday 20th January 2021 | 19:45 Jakemans Community Stadium Buildbase FA Trophy Round 4 Pilgrim Way, Wyberton Boston PE21 7NE BOSTON UNITED CHESTERFIELD CLUB DIRECTORY MANAGER: CRAIG ELLIOTT MANAGER: JAMES ROWE President: John Blackwell Chairman: David Newton ROSS FITZSIMONS 01 1 Kyle LETHEREN Vice-Chairman: Neil Kempster MATT TOOTLE 02 2 George CARLINE Director: Chris Cook SCOTT DUXBURY 03 3 David BUCHANAN Chief Executive: Mike Hardy TOM PLATT 04 4 Josef YARNEY Club Secretary: Craig Singleton SCOTT GARNER 05 5 Will EVANS General Manager: Rebecca Barker Office Administrator: Claire Bennett LUKE SHIELS 06 6 Laurence MAGUIRE Head Chef & Catering Manager: Phil Pack ANDI THANOJ 07 7 Joe ROWLEY Head Groundsman: Jim Portas PAUL GREEN 08 8 Curtis WESTON First Team Manager: Craig Elliott JORDAN BURROW 09 9 Akwasi ASANTE Assistant Manager: John McDermott JORDAN THEWLIS 10 10 Liam MANDEVILLE First Team Coach: Lee Stratford JAY ROLLINS 11 11 Marcus DINANGA Goalkeeping Coach: Rich Lawrence PETER CROOK 13 12 Luke CODDINGTON Chief Scout: Richard Boryszczuk Head of Medical: Hayden Clifton LEWIS GIBBENS 14 13 Milan BUTTERFIELD TYRELL WARREN 15 15 Joel TAYLOR THE PILGRIM Programme Editor: Craig Singleton CONNOR DIMAIO 17 16 Jack CLARKE Photography: Tim Hoff, Russell Dossett, TERRY HAWKRIDGE 18 17 Jak McCOURT Eric Brown, Oliver Atkin, Jake Whiteley MITCH ROSE 19 18 Nathan TYSON Design: Mark Tomlinson (Full Circles) JAKE FRESTLE 20 19 Scott BODEN Print: PDM - Print Digital Media FRASER PRESTON 21 22 Tom WHELAN DISCLAIMER JOE LEESLEY 22 23 Jonathan SMITH The views expressed within this JAKE WRIGHT 24 24 Tom DENTON programme are not necessarily those 26 Haydn HOLLIS of Boston United Football Club, the 28 Alex WHITTLE board of directors or the editor. 29 Martin SMITH FA RULE 2.13 30 Regan HUTCHINSON Club Name: Boston United Football Club Limited 31 Dylan WHARTON Company Number: 00303529 (Limited by Shares) MATCH OFFICIALS Primary Shareholders: Referee: David Richardson Boston United Holding Company Limited Assistant Referees: Matt Morrison & Alan Hull (06552437) - primary shareholder Fourth Official: Andrew Hitchcox David Sydney Newton; Anthony Dowse; Chestnut Homes Limited (02757691) FORTHCOMING FIXTURES - primary shareholder David Sydney NEXT AT HOME NEXT ON THE ROAD Newton. Boston United would like to remind all supporters to refrain from racist, homophobic or discriminative chanting. BRACKLEY TOWN ALFRETON TOWN Smoking is not permitted anywhere Saturday 23rd January 2021 Tuesday 26th January 2021 inside the Jakemans Community Kick-Off: 15:00 Kick-Off: 19:45 Stadium and to smoke you need to Vanarama National League North Vanarama National League North be outside the stadium in the Main Car Park. Jakemans Community Stadium Impact Arena