Founded 1888

v HALLS AFC Saturday 24th October 2020 KO 2.45pm

NRG 24HR GYM COUNTY LEAGUE DIVISION ONE WEST

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#bushbushgas METROGAS FOOTBALL CLUB Founded 1888 Affiliation London FA Metrogas Sports Ground Marathon Playing Fields Forty Foot Way Avery Hill Road New Eltham London SE9 2EX Tel: 0208 859 1579

CHAIRMAN: David Crouch SECRETARY: Tim Morgan FIX SECRETARY: Matt Drysdale TREASURER: Sam Chaney REGISTRATION SECRETARY: Stuart McIvor CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER/SOCIAL MEDIA: Michael Brown PROGRAMME EDITOR: Grant Wilbur WEBSITE www.metrogasfc.co.uk MAIN SPONSOR: MPE GROUP MANAGER: Mike Jones ASST MANAGER: Dominic Elmes FIRST TEAM COACH: Blaine Horne FIRST TEAM COACH: Michael Brown RESERVE TEAM MANAGER: Gary Hopper RESERVE TEAM ASST. MANAGER: Stuart McIvor SUNDAY VETS MANAGER: Joe Barry U-18 MANAGER: Andrea Ceccolini SUNDAY TEAM MANAGER: Mike Scully

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KENT COUNTY LEAGUE Division One West League Table

SEASON 2020-21 P W D L F A GD PTS 1 HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee 6 6 0 0 22 2 20 18 2 Halls AFC 7 5 1 1 13 6 7 16 3 Red Velvet 6 4 1 1 19 9 10 13 4 Metrogas 5 4 0 1 11 2 9 12 5 Welling Park 6 3 0 3 9 10 -1 9 6 Belvedere 6 2 2 2 6 8 -2 8 7 Chipstead 5 2 1 2 12 8 4 7 8 AFC Mottingham 5 2 0 3 5 10 -5 6 9 Club Langley 5 1 1 3 5 12 -7 4 10 Sutton Athletic Reserves 6 0 2 4 5 15 -10 2 11 South East Athletic 6 0 2 4 4 14 -10 2 12 Bexley 6 1 1 4 5 11 -6 1 * 13 Sydenham Sports 3 0 1 2 0 9 -9 1 l * adjustment made

TODAY’S FIXTURES : SAT 24TH OCTOBER Bexley v AFC Mottingham HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee v Chipstead Metrogas v Halls AFC Red Velvet v Belvedere South East Athletic v Club Langley Welling Park v Sutton Athletic Reserves

LAST WEEKS RESULTS: SAT 17 OCT 2020 AFC Mottingham 0 - 2 Welling Park Chipstead 4 - 0 Belvedere HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee 4 - 0 South East Athletic Halls AFC 2 - 0 Bexley Sutton Athletic Reserves 1 - 4 Red Velvet LJC Club Langley 5 - 0 Partizan Wandsworth.

The Kent County League support the Kent FA Youth Council’s ‘SWEARING – Let’s Tackle It’ campaign. The League supports this ini - tiative to combat foul and abusive language in the game, as we believe for football in the county to continue to grow in a positive way, such behaviour needs to be tackled, creating a safe and inclusive football environment for everyone. Please refrain from swearing. It’s Saturday, football is on, wel - On to this weeks game and we wel - come to Metrogas come my friend Pete Nolan as he brings his excellent Halls team here We return to the Gas this week for for our reverse fixture after they our second fixture against Halls. We edged a close encounter 1-0 earlier had no game last week due to a on in the season. They have been in scheduled week off, but the week great form so far this season and before saw us grab all 3 beat a strong Red Velvet points against Chipstead in side not long ago so this a 3-1 victory. Excellent per - should be another excellent formances all over the pitch game between two of the saw us dominate the game best footballing sides in the for large periods and we division (in my opinion). were justly rewarded through goals from Brima grabbing It will be a tough game but we’ll be his opening goal for the club, Josh itching to take the three points. Reid, and man of the match Chris Good luck to both teams. Mirrlees who rounded off the win. It was a particularly pleasing win As always thank you for your sup - given the injuries received during port and we hope you enjoy the the game and the fact we were game missing several key players – as I’ve tried to drive home to the play - Thanks ers, this is a squad game!

KENT INTERMEDIATE CHALLENGE SHIELD FINAL 2019-20 Metrogas v Farnborough OBG Friday 30th October 2010 at Chatham Town F.C. Kick off 7.45pm Today’s Visitors

The football club was founded in 1919 Kent County League and the following when the engineering and industrial season they competed in the old company J&E Hall purchased the land at Western Section. Today the club com - Princess Road (now Dartford F.C.) and pete in Division One West. formed a sports and social ground for the company workers and athletics Former Gillingham favourite Tony teams. Cascarino is often remembered for his transfer to Gillingham from Crockenhill J&E Hall were manufacturers of refriger - but if you go back even further to 1977- ation units, vehicle chassis and then 78 he played for Halls, as did David motor vehicles in 1919. At its peak the Sowle who went on to play for Crystal company employed over 10,000 work - Palace. ers across Dartford and North Kent. Home games are played at Princes Park The sports and social club evolved over Community (4G Pitch), Grassbanks, time and bowls, cricket, tennis and darts Dartford, Kent DA1 1RT. Tel: 01322 teams all played at the club. Various 299998. other social activities were also hosted for its members. In 2017 Head Coach Billy Judd a UEFA B Licence Coach and Specialist PE When Halls F.C. were formed in 1919 Teacher was appointed manager. Billy they played in the Dartford & District had progressed through his FA League and won honours in three of Coaching badges including new FA their first four seasons. This being their Youth Module Awards whilst coaching Centenary Season. within our junior teams. Working abroad in the United States of America inspired In the following years the club experi - Billy to move into teaching, and he has enced mixed fortunes and in 1968-69 recently attained his QTS status and is they joined the Greater London League now a specialist PE teacher in a and finished runners up in the league Secondary School. Within his first sea - and the Erith Hospitals Cup. son he led the team to their highest ever placed finish within the Kent County The club returned to the Dartford & Football League. The future was bright. District League and in Season 1987-88 were crowned Premier Division This season Pete Nolan and Dean Rose Champions and League Cup winners. have been appointed as the new This prompted the Club to apply to the Management Team. HALLS AFC Through the Years MONTH BY MONTH TOTALS METROGAS

P W D L F A FORM Sep 4 3 0 1 8 1 W L W W Oct 1 1 0 0 3 1 W

HOME AND AWAY TOTALS METROGAS

P W D L F A RECENT FORM Home 2 2 0 0 4 1 W W Away 3 2 0 1 7 1 W L W Overall 5 4 0 1 11 2 W L W W W

MONTH BY MONTH TOTALS HALLS AFC

P W D L F A FORM Sep 4 2 1 1 5 4 L W D W Oct 3 3 0 0 8 2 W W W

HOME AND AWAY TOTALS HALLS AFC

P W D L F A RECENT FORM Home 5 3 1 1 9 5 L W D W W Away 2 2 0 0 4 1 W W Overall 7 5 1 1 13 6 L W D W W W W

RESULTS SO FAR HALLS AFC

LGE 17/10/20 Halls AFC 2 - 0 Bexley LGE 10/10/20 Red Velvet 1 - 2 Halls AFC LGE 03/10/20 Halls AFC 4 - 1 Welling Park LGE 26/09/20 South East Ath 0 - 2 Halls AFC LGE 19/09/20 Halls AFC 1 - 1 Belvedere LGE 12/09/20 Halls AFC 1 - 0 Metrogas LGE 05/09/20 Halls AFC 1 - 3 HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee CLUB NEWS Sports Reserves. Monarchs’ twitter Manager of the Month awards for praised a “dominant second half perfor - September have been confirmed. Jimmy mance” as key to the victory. Martin of Fleetdown United wins the Premier Division award and Lloyd Davis Leon Woolnough and Ryan Saad both of HFSP & Ten Em Bee is the first scored twice as Bromleians won 4-0 at Western Section recipient. Kris Browning Tudor Sports. of Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers receives the Eastern Section award. Toyeeb Babatunde scored twice as Otford United claimed the early season SINCE WE WERE LAST HERE... bragging rights winning 3-2 against Ide Saturday October 10th Hill at Sevenoaks Town. They led 3-0 with Premier Division 10 minutes left only for Hill to score twice New Romney are liking life on the road, leaving O’s manager Ricky Tompkins securing a third away victory which halt - relieved to see his new-look side get off ed leaders Fleetdown United’s unbeaten the mark. He tweeted: My God – it was start and see then move third in the table. headache stuff. “It’s been a while coming, Liam Gear, Roy Godden and Tom and I am going to have a nice pint and Morgan’s impressive free-kick completed enjoy the moment. Great win for the things, with Kieran McGiffen’s seventh of boys.” the season consolation for the hosts on the day Jimmy Martin received the MOM Sean Borg’s second half equaliser award for September from chairman earned Farnborough Old Boys Guild their Gavin Hoare. 1-1 home draw against Crockenhill. Alex Quartson-Aidoo was Crocks scorer – his Harry Balderston, Bailey Pearce and first of the season. Bradley Howe saw Kings Hill home 3-1 against Faversham Strike Force. Division One In the West Lloyd Davis was the other Bryan Villable scored twice as Peckham MOM recipient after HFS Paulista & Ten- Town beat Stansfeld 5-0 in front of a 200 Em-Bee followed up their second suc - plus crowd. cessive London Junior Cup with an unbeaten September. Davis received his Borden Village claimed their third succes - Western Section award surrounded by sive 2-1 win at Hawkinge – thanks to his squad, who then capped a good day Tyler Castle and an own goal. with another victory, scoring three times in 14 minutes to beat Bexley. The club Pete West, Erik Sventina, and recent said: “We are so lucky to have him and signing Callum Gallic clinched are really proud of what he has and con - Staplehurst Monarchs 3-0 win over K tinues to achieve at our club.” KENT COUNTY LEAGUE Looking West... 2020-21

Premier Division POS P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Kings Hill 7 5 0 2 17 8 9 15 2 Farnborough Old Boys Guild 7 4 2 1 19 6 13 14 3 Borden Village 7 4 2 1 9 7 2 14 4 Fleetdown United 7 4 1 2 12 11 1 13 5 New Romney 7 4 0 3 9 9 0 12 6 Hawkinge Town 7 4 0 3 13 15 -2 12 7 Staplehurst Monarchs United 6 3 2 1 13 6 7 11 8 Peckham Town 6 3 2 1 10 5 5 11 9 Tudor Sports 7 3 1 3 12 12 0 10 10 Stansfeld (Oxford & Bermondsey) 7 3 0 4 9 15 -6 9 11 Bromleians 7 2 2 3 10 9 1 8 12 Ide Hill 6 2 0 4 12 12 0 6 13 K Sports Reserves 7 2 0 5 11 18 -7 6 14 Crockenhill 6 1 2 3 9 13 -4 5 15 Otford United 7 1 2 4 8 16 -8 5 16 Faversham Strike Force Seniors 7 0 2 5 6 17 -11 2

Division Two West League Table POS P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Crayford Arrows 7 5 1 1 21 6 15 16 2 Equinoccial 7 3 3 1 19 9 10 12 3 Drummond Athletic 5 4 0 1 13 9 4 12 4 Danson Sports 7 2 5 0 17 11 6 11 5 Tudor Sports Reserves 7 3 1 3 21 18 3 10 6 Orpington 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 7 Stansfeld (Oxford & Bermondsey) Reserves 7 2 2 3 19 18 1 8 8 Long Lane 5 2 1 2 10 13 -3 7 9 Fleetdown United Reserves 6 2 1 3 6 10 -4 7 10 Parkwood Rangers 5 1 2 2 7 12 -5 5 11 Sporting Club Thamesmead Reserves 5 1 1 3 8 14 -6 4 12 Dulwich Village 5 1 0 4 13 18 -5 3 13 Johnson & Phillips 6 1 0 5 8 24 -16 3

Division Three West Table POS P W D L F A GD PTS 1 Halstead United 7 6 0 1 23 4 19 18 2 Greenways Aces 6 5 1 0 13 6 7 16 3 South East Athletic Reserves 7 5 0 2 15 16 -1 15 4 Farnborough Old Boys Guild Reserves 7 4 0 3 18 13 5 12 5 Bridon Ropes Reserves 5 3 1 1 13 4 9 10 6 Long Lane Reserves 7 3 1 3 21 18 3 10 7 Welling Town Reserves 6 2 1 3 13 17 -4 7 8 Metrogas Reserves 6 2 0 4 9 10 -1 6 9 Bexley Reserves 7 2 0 5 9 13 -4 6 10 AFC Lewisham 5 2 0 3 7 12 -5 6 11 Bromleians Reserves 7 1 1 5 6 14 -8 4 12 Danson Sports Reserves 6 0 1 5 10 30 -20 1 Wins for Halls and Metrogas puts them lost again this time at home 0 - second and third. 1 to Hawkinge Town who move up to sixth. The winning In Central & East Guru Nanak won 4-3 goal for Hawks came from over Snodland Town and Rochester City Nathan Hardwick. 2-1 over Hollands & Blair Reserves were notable wins. Otford missed the chance to increase the gap between themselves and Faversham Saturday 17th October after a disappointing 1-3 home defeat to Premier Division Staplehurst Monarchs United. Kings Hill moved to the top of the table following a resounding 3-0 away win at Division One Bromleians. Lee Armstrong, Harry In Central & East Larkfield & New Hythe Balderston and Bradley Howe scored the Wanderers hit nine against Guru Nanak goals for the Spitfires. who replied with a single goal. Goals for the Larks came from Caine Smith (4), Last weeks lead - Harry Dawes, ers Fleetdown Rob Lyell, David United were Hjelm, Jake knocked off the top Bates and Sean perch by strugglers Elkington. A Ide Hill (pictured) crowd of 115 who have recently were in atten - been rejuvenated dance at the with a new look Taray Group squad. Hill won 3-1 Stadium. at home and Pic: Andrew Fleming @ Andrew007Uk moved well away Looking West from the drop zone. Kanan Fitton, HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee remain top after Columb Grant and George Kensell all their resounding 4-0 win against South scored for the home side. East Athletic. Kushal Campbell-Palmer netted a brace and Ahioseh Davies and Farnborough OBG are in second place Michael Amponsah also scored single following their 5-1 away thumping of K goals. Sports Reserves. Halls AFC are also challenging at the top Borden Village have quietly crept up into after their 2-0 win at home against third place and on Saturday at Stansfeld Bexley. O&B they won by the ogg goal in five. After going 2-0 down the Villagers hit Goals from Harry Taylor, Ryan Wall, back with a goal from Jordan Pearce and McCauley Evans and Kasey Pamphlett then two more from Tyler Castle sealed enured that Red Velvet stay in the hunt the victory and the points. for the title. Despite a Charlie Smith goal Sutton Athletic Reserves could not stop Basement side Faversham Strikeforce Red Velvet from taking the spoils. Metrogas v Chipstead 10.10.20

@BSpo r t s p h o t o s Test your Liverpool FC knowledge

1. Which words are printed on the famous sign above the stairs leading the football players down to the pitch?

2. Which team did Liverpool beat to win the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final? And in which country was this final held?

3. During Euro 96, which soon-to-be Liverpool captain got the label 'Gazza's minder'?

4. Which club did Ian Rush play for between his two spells at Liverpool?

5. Who became Liverpool's youngest ever goalscorer in November 2016? And which team did this player score against?

6. Who scored the winning goal against Man Utd at Old Trafford three times after joining Liverpool in 1997, each a 1-0 win?

7. Former Liverpool 'Player of the Season' Martin Skrtel left to play for which club?

8. Which player has scored most penalties for Liverpool?

9. What do Roger Hunt and Ian Callaghan have in common with Gerry Byrne?

10. Whose record stood for twenty years until broken by Sadio Mane on 16 May 2015?

11. Which player has made most consecutive appearances in a Liverpool shirt - 417 (from 23 October 1976 to 24 September 1983)?

12. Which Liverpool footballing legend joined from Motherwell in 1961?

13. Which two players made cameo appearances in BBC's eighties drama Boys from the Blackstuff?

14. Which room at Anfield was famous during the 1960s to the early 1990s as the place Liverpool coaching staff would sit, drink tea and discuss tactics?

15. Who, out of the following football players, has scored most goals for Liverpool in all competi - tions: Kenny Dalglish, Steven Gerrard, Robbie Fowler, or Michael Owen?

16. Which company became Liverpool's shirt sleeve sponsors after sleeve sponsors were introduced to the in 2017?

Answers further on in the programme Date Opposition Comp Sc Att 1 2 3 4 5

05.09.20 Club Langley KCLD1W A 3-0 Fishenden Chentouf Akinkunle Kember Wells 12.09.20 Halls AFC KCLD1W A 0-1 Fishenden Chentouf Akinkunle Kember Mirrlees 19.09.20 AFC Mottingham KCLD1W A 4-0 Fishenden Oni Akinkunle Kember Mirrlees 1p 26.09.20 BEXLEY KCLD1W H 1-0 Fishenden Oni 1 Wells Kember Mirrees 10.10.20 CHIPSTEAD KCLD1W H 3-1 Fishenden Oni Weber Kember Mirrlees 1 24.10.20 HALLS AFC KCLD1W H 30.10.20 Farnborough OBG KICS Final N 07.10.20 HFSP&TenEmBee KCLD1W A

2019-20 KCLD1W South East Ath 2 - 9 Metrogas Reid 2, Weston 2, Acland 2, Oduku 2,, Gordon-Young

2018-19 KCLP Tudor Sports 4 - 1 Metrogas Warner

2017-18 KCLP Metrogas 3 - 2 Lydd Town Res Babatunde, Hill, Warner

2016-17 KICS Metrogas 0 - 5 New Romney

2015-16 KICS Metrogas 4 - 0 Bredhurst Jnrs Green, Milton, Seales

1988-89 LIC-3Q Metrogas 3 - 3 Old Roan

Key: SPL1 = Spartan League Division One, ILC - Intermediate League Cup, IRCC = Inter Regional Challenge Cup, KCLP = Kent County League Premier Division, KICS = Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield. LIC = London Intermediate Cup 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17

Weber Oni Fitzgerald Elmes 1 Ware 2 Kasab Hubbard Makinde Varela Marcus Weber Oni Fitzgerald Daramy Ware Kasab Reid Makinde Varela Marcus Elmes Wells Reid 1 Fitzgerald Elmes Ware 1 Kasab 1 Daramy Webber Varela Marcus Weber Reid Fitzgerald Elmes Ware Kasab Daramy Chentouf Varela Marcus Wells Reid 1 Fitzgerald Daramy 1 Ware Hubbard G-Young Chentouf Varela Marcus

KENT INTERMEDIATE CHALLENGE SHIELD 2019-20

FIRST ROUND (byes Metrogas, Welling Park) SECOND ROUND New Romney 1 - 0 Halls AFC Chipstead 3 - 2 Red Velvet Fleetdown United 4 - 0 Burgess Hodgson Fleetdown United 1 - 3 Metrogas Sydenham Sports 3 - 4 Cuxton 1991 Away Win After Extra Time (1 - 1 after 90 minutes) Bexley 0 - 2 Farnborough Old Boys Guild Belvedere First 2 - 2 Tudor Sports Staplehurst Monarchs United 1 - 4 HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee Home Win Penalties 3 - 2 (2 - 2 after 90 minutes) Belvedere 1 - 1 Ide Hill Guru Nanak 0 - 2 Thanet United Crockenhill 2 - 1 South East Athletic New Romney 1 - 4 Ashford Red Velvet 6 - 2 Rochester City Cuxton 1991 2 - 1 Welling Park Guru Nanak 13 - 2 Hawkinge Town Crockenhill 0 - 4 Farnborough Old Boys Guild Stansfeld (Oxford & Bermondsey) 0 - 3 Tudor Sports HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee 3 - 1 Kings Hill Borden Village 1 - 5 Thanet United Home Win After Extra Time (1 - 1 after 90 minutes) Faversham Strike Force Seniors 3 - 4 Chipstead Otford United 0 - 3 Kings Hill AFC Mottingham 0 - 5 Ashford SEMI FINALS Metrogas 2 - 1 Belvedere QUARTER FINALS Farnborough Old Boys Guild 5 - 2 Thanet United Thanet United 3 - 2 HFSP & Ten-Em-Bee Farnborough Old Boys Guild 2 - 1 Chipstead FINAL Cuxton 1991 1 - 2 Metrogas Metrogas v Farnborough OBG Belvedere 4 - 2 Ashford at Chatham Town FC 30.10.2020

Current holders: South East Athletic. FIRST TEAM PLAYER APPEARANCES 2020-21

PLAYER PREVIOUS 2020-21 TOTAL APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS DARYL FISHENDEN 21 5 26 CHRIS WARE 13 + 3 1 5 3 18 + 3 4 DOMINIC ELMES 1 + 6 3 + 1 1 4 + 6 1 TOM KEMBER 20 + 4 5 25 + 4 CHRIS WEBER 15 + 6 4 + 1 1 19 + 7 1 DAMI ONI 7 + 6 5 12 + 6 DANIEL WELLS 3 1 4 7 1 RAHEEM CHENTOUF 2 + 2 2 + 2 TOM FITZGERALD 5 5 AKAN KASAB 4 1 4 1 REMI AKINKUNLE 3 3 LEMARL HUBBARD 7 + 6 1 + 1 8 + 7 PHILLIP MAKINDE 0 + 1 0 + 2 0 + 2 LUCA VARELA 0 + 1 0 + 5 0 + 6 MARKUS MARCUS 1 + 4 0 +5 1 + 9 CHRIS MIRRLEES 15 + 4 5 4 2 19 + 4 7 BRIMA DARAMY 2 + 2 1 2 + 2 1 JOSH REID 21 + 2 5 3 + 1 2 24 + 3 7

Quiz Answers: 1. 'This is Anfield' 2. A.C. Milan (score was 3-3, and Liverpool won 3-2 om penal - ties). Turkey (Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul) 3. Paul Ince 4. Juventus 5. Ben Woodburn (17 years, 45 days). It was against Leeds United. 6. Danny Murphy 7. Fenerbahce 8. Jan Molby (42) 8. They were the three Liverpool players in 's 1966 World Cup Squad 10. Robbie Fowler's (scored the Premier League's second fastest hat-trick ever, in four minutes and 33 seconds) 11. Phil Neal 12. Ian St John 13. Graeme Souness and Sammy Lee 14. The Boot Room 15. Stephen Gerrard (he's scored 3 more than Robbie Fowler) 16. Western Union (they signed a five-year deal worth 25 mil - lion) NAME - Mike (Turkish) Jones

AGE - 40, hard to believe I know!

EMPLOYMENT - Metrogas First Team Manager – keeps me ticking over

PREVIOUS CLUBS - (Management) Meridian, Sutton, Corinthian, Welling

BEST GROUND PLAYED ON - Charlton, The Valley (probably the best ground in the world)

HIGHLIGHTS OF FOOTBALL CAREER - Managing Metrogas surely…although treble win - ning season wasn’t bad

MOST DIFFICULT PLAYER YOU HAVE PLAYED AGAINST - I remember Scott Parker making me look silly once or twice, don’t remember what happened to him to be honest...

BEST PLAYER YOU HAVE PLAYED WITH - Richard ‘Dimmo’ Dimmock, genuinely ridiculous!

ANY PRE-MATCH RITUALS - As a manager, café ideally, get to the ground 5 hours early

WHO IS THE DRESSING ROOM JOKER - We have a couple, but I can tell you who it cer - tainly isn’t and that’s DOM!

FAVOURITE FOOD - All food, look at me!

FAVOURITE DRINK - All alcohol, look at me!

ALL TIME FAVOURITE CLUB - Charlton, followed by Metrogas

ALL TIME FAVOURITE PLAYER - Gazza, closely followed by Ronaldo 9

FAVOURITE CHAT UP LINE - Not needed, my face is a thing of beauty WHAT’S THE best goal you’ve seen live? Not nec - More and more nominations roll in each year, all essarily your favourite or one that meant the worthy winners from all different levels of the most, saw your club win something or, dare I say it, game. In years gone by, these goals would be the avoid relegation. But the best. stuff of myth and legend. Now the tangible proof is there. Football is subjective. One person’s best goal might not be to the taste of another’s. Some pre - I was fortunate enough to be at the National fer mazy runs. Others think there’s nothing better League North Eliminator game between Brackley than a long range strike that crashes in off the Town and Gateshead a few months ago. underside of the bar. Fans weren’t allowed in the grounds. That was a We’re fortunate we get to see more Non-League shame for loyal supporters as it is but even more goals than we ever did. Now wonder strikes from so when Shane Byrne pulled a spectacular rabbit across the country are only a few clicks away, be it out of the hat on the stroke of half-time. on the club’s website, YouTube channel or social media. Often we will see a goal just moments after Gateshead had just gone one up deep in first-half the game has finished. stoppage time and looked for all the world to be heading into the break in front. It used to be waiting to buy the end of season club video to re-live those moments that could have But Byrne, apparently, had other ideas. Receiving occurred months earlier. Was it quite as good as the ball from kick-off inside his own half, the mid - you remembered? Was it really that far out? Did fielder hit an inch perfect ball that flew right into the keeper really have no chance? the top corner.

One that will always live long in my memory was a Gateshead keeper Brad James had no chance. It strike by Michael Warner for Farnborough Town wasn’t like he’d been caught unawares not con - against Heybridge Swifts. A headed clearance fell centrating. out of the sky to customary cries of ‘SHOOT!’ It left the handful of people inside the ground Often the instruction to take aim is swiftly fol - open-mouthed. A wow moment. The only prob - lowed by groans as the ball sails off target, trou - lem for me being, I didn’t fully see it. I was taking bling parked vehicles in the car park more than the notes down from the first goal. Who shoots direct goalkeeper. But this day, Warner’s effort was a from kick-off!? I saw it in the air from a long way dream. Like a tracer missile the ball rocketed into out, I saw it arrow into the net. I saw 80 per cent the top corner. Two goalkeepers wouldn’t have of it. But I didn’t see the actual strike itself. saved it. It was brilliant. These days it would have gone ‘viral’ and been retweeted thousands of So does it count as my best goal witnessed live? It’s times on twitter. certainly the best one I nearly saw!

Technology has certainly made our annual Goal of Enjoy your game. the Season at The NLP’s National Game Awards more competitive than ever. Matt Badcock A brief look at the the fortunes of the Metrogas teams playing at the weekend....

Saturday & Sunday 10th/11th n’t have a fixture and the Reserves’ London Metrogas enjoyed a 3-1 home win over a strong Junior Cup tie was postponed as Oldsmiths Chipstead side in the Kent County League had an AFA Cup tie to play and it was decided Division One West. Brima Daramy scored his that the AFA Cup takes priority first ever goal for the club to give the home side a 1-0 half time lead. Further goals from Josh On Sunday Metrogas were due to play in the Reid and Chris Mirrlees sealed the win and the Paul Picard Cup but the tie against Hatcham points for Gas. Vista was postponed.

In Division Three West the Reserves enjoyed a Metrogas U-13s were in the goals and came 3-1 away win at AFC Lewisham for their second out on top in a high scoring match against win of the season so far. Goals came from Phoenix Sports winning 7-3 away. Metrogas U- Harry McIvor, Sami Chmiti-Aachoui and Bill 14s almost matched that scoreline with a 6-3 Gillman. thumping of Red Devils United away.

On Sunday the Youth Metrogas U-15s (pic - teams experienced tured) turned in a great mixed fortunes. performance against Metrogas U-13s trav - strong opposition in elled to Erith Town and ended United where they up with a resounding 3- enjoyed a massive 12-1 0 win in the London FA win. Metrogas U-12s Cup. were also amongst the goals winning 10-0 Metrogas U-12’s who against Erith & play their league foot - Belvedere in the ball in the SELKENT SELKENT League Cup. Metrogas U-14s lost by Youth League also played a London FA Cup tie a single goal at home to Stansfeld whilst the U- and moved into the next round after a 19-0 vic - 15s went to Dulwich Village In the Kent Youth tory over AF Lewisham Lions. League Cup and moved into the next round fol - lowing a 2-5 win. Both of the Metrogas U-18 In the North Division Metrogas U -18 Blue went teams were away. The Whites went down 6-0 at down 5-1 to Stansfeld at Sparrows Lane. Glebe in the Central Division whilst the Blues won 1-7 away at Cray Valley in the North Metrogas U-18 White took on Sutton Athletic in Division.Richard Horvath scoring for Gas. the Kent Youth League Central Division in what was a good competitive game. The first half Metrogas Sunday bowed out of the London FA was fairly even but in the second half Gas put Sunday Cup, losing 2-0 to Kenningwell. in a good shift. Despite going 1-0 down, from there on it was Gas all the way and they pulled back level and were unlucky not to nick it. The Sunday 18th October 2020 game finished one all. It was a strange Saturday as the First team did - MIKE JONES DOMINIC BLAINE Manager ELMES HORNE Sponsored by Assistant Coach Manager/Player Sponsored by Sponsored by

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FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020-21 Kent County League Division Three West

Date Comp Opposition Score 05.09.20 LGE H HALSTEAD L 0-2 12.09.20 LGE A Farnborough OBG Res W 5-2 Chmiti-Aachoui 2, Downes 2, Gilman 19.09.20 LGE H GREENWAYS ACES L 0-1 26.09.20 LGE A Bexley Reserves L 0-1 03.10.20 LGE H SOUTH EAST ATH RES L 1-3 H. McIvor 10.10.20 LGE A AFC Lewisham W 3-1 H. McIvor, Chmiti-Aachoui, Gillman 17.10.20 LJC A Oldsmiths p-p 24.10.20 LJC A Oldsmiths 31.10.20 LGE H BRIDON ROPES RES 07.11.20 LGE H LONG LANE RESERVES Would you like to see your family name, business name or company name here, then contact Tim Morgan. Thank you to all of our supporters here who have made a financial donation to the club.

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Unit 1 5 Staffa Road Leyton London E10 7PY Phone:020 8558 3223 01322 617782 www.argallmetals.co.uk Email: [email protected] LR PROPERTY MAINTENANCE SERVICES RESIDENTIAL 0800 0588103 AND COMMERCIAL Metrogas Football Club was founded in 1888 Metrogas have enjoyed playing in the world’s after the East Greenwich Gas Works was built most famous competition the FA Cup and in by the South Metropolitan Gas Company Season 1920-21 (team pictured) reached the located on the Greenwich Peninsula in south- 5th Qualifying Round where they lost 1-2 at east London. home to Norwich City. The club’s highest achievement in the FA Amateur Cup came the The Metrogas Sports and Social club was sit - following season (1921-22) when they uated in Horn Road in Greenwich. The club reached the Quarter Final stage but were was built for the workers of the South knocked out following a 2-0 defeat at South Metropolitan Gas Company where as well as Bank. football other recreational sports including cricket and bowls were played. During the 1930’s Metrogas played league football in the Southern Suburban and were Records show that in Southern the early 1900’s a Suburban Shield Metrogas team winners in Season Metrogas Distri- 1930-3. It was the bution FC was play - Spartan League ing in the Southern where the club Suburban League enjoyed some whilst in the Kent success. In their League The name first season Metrogas Athletic (1987-88) the featured from 1909- club finished 10 until Season Runner up in the 1912-13. Intermediate Division. The following season after being promoted the club finished Season 1913-14 saw the club accepted into Division One Runner up. During this season the Athenian League. Upon the recommence - the Metrogas Sports Club was relocated to its ment of the Athenian League after World War current home in Avery Hill Road. Four years One Metrogas retained their membership and later winning the Division One title with 24 were runners up in the first post-war season victories out of their 28 league matches and (1919-20) behind Luton Clarence. Shortly losing only twice. before the start of the 1922-23 Season, Metrogas ran into trouble with the FA who The Millennium was the start of another peri - suspended a number of their players for poor od of success. Metrogas won numerous South discipline. The club were then asked to resign London Alliance Premier Division titles. from the league. They also reached the final of the London continued...... METROGAS HISTORY continued... HONOURS Athenian League 1919-20 Runner Up Intermediate Cup six years out of eight, win - 1921-22 Runner up ning the cup on three occasions in 2005, 2006 and 2008. The club also won the Queen Mary Spartan League 1987-88 Intermediate Division Runner up Cup in 1999 and 2004. 1987-88 Intermediate League Cup Winners 1988-89 Division One Runner up Metrogas joined the Kent County League in 1992-93 Division One Winners Season 2005-06 and finished fourth in South London Football Alliance Division One West. With manager Roy 2003-04 Premier Division Winners 2004-05 Premier Division Winners Davies at the helm Metrogas finished runners up in Season 2011-12 they also won the Inter Kent County League 2011-12 Div 1 Runner up Regional Challenge Cup beating University 2012-13 Prem Runner up of Kent in the final. The club were promoted 2013-14 Prem Winners to the Premier Division where a short period 2014-15 Prem Winners of success was enjoyed. Surrey Senior Cup 1908-09 Runners up 1912-13 Runner up In their first season in the Premier Division 1913-14 Runners up they finished Runner up and the following 1919-20 Runners up season (2013-14) they were crowned Premier 1920-21 Winners (shared with Wimbledon) 1921-22 Winners Division champions. This feat was matched the following season (2014-15) when on their Surrey Charity Shield way to the title the club scored 103 goals in 1913-14 Finalists 28 games. A double was completed after win - Camberwell Charity Cup ning the Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield 1929-30 Runners up with a 2-1 victory against Bexley. Sadly the Southern Suburban Shield club were denied a treble when they lost 2-1 1930-31 Winners to Farnborough Old Boys Guild in the semi- Queen Mary Cup final of the Inter Regional Challenge Cup. 1998-99 Winners Manager Roy Davies was awarded Manager 2003-04 Winners of the Year for 2011-12 and 2014-15. Elizabeth Jaques Cup 1995-96 Winners The following season Davies moved on and 2005-06 Winners the club finished in a disappointing mid table London Intermediate Cup position. The next two seasons saw the club 2000-01 Runner up 2001-02 Runner up struggle with finishes just outside the drop 2004-05 Winners zone but Season 2018-19 after finishing bot - 2005-06 Winners 2006-07 Runner up tom the club were relegated to Division One 2007-08 Winners West. Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield 2014-15 Winners This season Metrogas are hoping it will be 1988-89 Winners one of resurgence with the team managed by Bill Manklow IRCC Mike Jones. His team have yet to play in the 2011-12 Winners final of the Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield which was held over from last season. FA Cup: 5th Qualifying Round 1920-21 FA Aamatuer Cup: Quarter Final 1921-22 FAMOUS PLAYER SOME LEAGUE AND CUP INFORMATION

Wally (Walter) Davis ATHENIAN LEAGUE RECORD Wally Davis was born in Mold on 29th September 1888. SEASON P W D L F A PTS POS 1913-14 ATHEN 22 11 3 8 62 52 25 4/12 He joined Millwall from Kent 1919-20 ATHEN 22 12 5 5 63 43 29 2/12 League side Metrogas FC in 1920-21 ATHEN 22 11 4 7 46 31 26 4/12 October 1911 and was the Lions 1921-22 ATHEN 26 14 8 4 55 36 36 2/14 leading goal scorer in each of the season’s he played. He holds the SPARTAN LEAGUE RECORD record for Millwall’s leading goal scorer in the Southern SEASON P W D L F A PTS POS League. 1988-89 SPAR-1 30 19 6 5 71 35 63 2/16 Davis was a wonderful dribbler 1989-90 SPAR-1 30 16 7 7 61 34 55 4/16 with a fine body swerve, but also 1990-91 SPAR-1 28 14 6 8 64 52 48 6/15 had a fierce shot from almost any 1991-92 SPAR-1 26 12 6 8 55 45 42 5/14 distance. 1992-93 SPAR-1 28 24 2 2 94 31 74 1/15 1993-94 SPAR-1 30 17 5 8 73 45 53 4/16 He scored, what the national papers described as a wonder RECENT KENT COUNTY LEAGUE RECORD goal, against Bradford City in an FA Cup tie at The Den in January SEASON P W D L F A PTS 1914, when he received the ball 2005-06 KC-1W 24 13 2 9 40 31 41 4/13 from a throw-in around the half- 2006-07 KC-1W 24 13 1 10 51 33 40 4/13 way line, side-stepped his mark - 2007-08 KC-1W 24 14 4 6 43 32 46 3/13 er, beat both full-backs and then slipped the ball past the keeper 2008-09 KC-1W 24 9 5 10 41 38 32 8/13 into the net. 2009-10 KC-1W 22 12 4 6 63 32 40 3/12 2010-11 KC-1W 22 8 5 9 43 33 29 6/12 He was capped 5 times for Wales 2011-12 KC-1 28 22 4 2 97 16 70 2/15 whilst at The Den scoring one 2012-13 KC-P 26 17 4 5 73 39 55 2/14 goal which was against England 2013-14 KC-P 28 20 5 3 72 30 65 1/15 at Bristol in 1913, he also repre - 2014-15 KC-P 28 24 1 3 103 28 73 1/15 sented the Southern League sev - 2015-16 KC-P 27 10 4 13 40 50 33 10/15 eral times. 2016-17 KC-P 30 7 1 22 58 92 21 14/16 2017-18 KC-P 28 8 3 17 55 78 27 13/15 Davis won a London Challenge 2018-19 KC-P 30 5 2 23 46 88 17 16/16 Cup and two Kent Senior Shield 2019-20 KC-1W Season not completed records expunged medals in his time at Millwall.

Davis was forced to retire from F.A. CUP football early in 1919, after 1921-22 5Q NORWICH CITY H 1-2 returning from battle in Italy with leg injuries. F.A. AMATEUR CUP 1913-14 3 NORTHERN NOMADS A 1-3 He was found drowned in Bow 1920-21 3 LEYTONSTONE H 1-1 Creek on 20th May 1937 in mys - 3r LEYTONSTONE A 2-3 terious circumstances as he was a 1921-22 3 CHILTON COLLIERY H 2-1 strong swimmer. QF SOUTH BANK A 0-2 This was a growth era of the Kent League (formal - finished second from bottom but it was Orpington ly called the Kent County Football Association who found the jump up from Division Two Eastern League). The League was formed in1894 and con - Section too much, became wooden spoonists. tinued until 1959. The Kent Premier League began in 1966 it was the Thames & Medway Combination The Eastern Section was dominated by military League renamed. In 1968 it was renamed the Kent sides both stationed in Folkestone. The 1st North League. In Season 2011-12 it was renamed the Kent Staffordshire Regiment took the title by six points Invicta League and in 2016 it merged with the from 2nd Kings Royal Riffles. Southern Counties Football League. Deal Cinque Ports moved from their London Road Season 1910-11 in the Kent League Division One Ground to the Charles Sports Ground in Mill Road. saw Crystal Palace Reserves and Millwall The Kentish Gazette newspaper had tried to Reserves join the fold along with promoted encourage senior football in Canterbury. It had Orpington and 2nd Royal Irish Rifles. been said that because of the strong hold that cricket took, football could not flourish in the city. The Kent County Football Association who gov - All looked well when Canterbury City joined the erned the Kent League at the time, decided that Eastern Section but by December they withdrew, there would be a Division One Play-off for the having played seven games. Their final game Championship. It was contested by Palace and ended in controversy when the match was aban - Millwall and the closeness of the two clubs was doned due to the behaviour of their opponents evident at Woolwich Arsenal where the game was Folkestone. played. It took extra time to separate the two teams and it was Millwall who took the title with a In Division Two Western Section only six clubs 1-0 victory. contested the title. Army Service Corps narrowly pipped Cray Wanderers for the title. At the other Northfleet United, champions the previous season end of the table Tonbridge Onward FC finished bottom with Tonbridge F.C. one place above. KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SEASON 1910-11 - FINAL TABLE

P W D L F A Pts 1 Millwall Reserves 26 20 2 4 72 24 42 2 Crystal Palace Reserves 26 20 2 4 86 36 42 3 New Brompton Reserves 26 17 4 5 59 28 38 4 Sittingbourne 26 12 7 7 58 46 31 5 Metrogas 26 12 6 8 69 53 30 6 Chatham 26 12 5 9 42 37 29 7 Gravesend United 26 8 6 12 37 53 22 8 Rochester 26 9 4 13 43 66 22 9 Maidstone United 26 9 3 14 51 56 21 10 2nd.Royal Irish Rifles 26 9 3 14 45 60 21 11 Sheppey United 26 7 6 13 49 55 20 12 Dartford 26 7 5 14 35 52 19 13 Northfleet United 26 7 4 15 38 64 18 14 Orpington 26 3 5 18 42 83 11 Championship play-off: Millwall Reserves 1 Crystal Palace Reserves 0 (at Woolwich Arsenal) KENT COUNTY LEAGUE ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW...

T he Kent County League (KCL), is a football com - Rochester & District League, Sevenoaks & District petition based in Kent, England. The league has League and South London Alliance. seven senior divisions – a Premier Division, Division One East and West, Division Two East and The league is sponsored by NRG 24 HR GYM. West and Division Three East and West. It sits Founded in 1922 and originally called the Kent below the Southern Counties East League Division Amateur League it operated with two Regional One. Previously it fed the Kent Invicta League from Committees. In 1995 it was decided to streamline the Invicta league's formation in 2011 to the merg - the administration and bring the whole league er with the Southern Counties East league in 2016. under a single Management Committee.

For the 2020-21 season the League will consist of The League is an FA Charter Standard and FA a countywide Premier Division (a Regional Feeder Respect League. The League won the FA Respect League to Step 6 of the ) Silver award in 2012 and the Gold award in 2014. with regional East and West First, Second and Third Divisions. In addition there are three cup The Kent County League Representative team (pic - competitions the ‘Bill Manklow’ Inter Regional tured) compete in the FA Inter-League Cup and Challenge Cup, the Eastern Section ‘Les Leckie’ play other County Leagues and for many years Cup and the ‘Barry Bundock’ West Kent Challenge competed with the Sussex County League annual - Shield. There are 16 clubs in the Premier Division. ly for the Tom Stabler Trophy. The bottom two clubs face relegation to the regional lower divisions. The KCL also has a In 2002 the KCL was selected to represent England Veterans League. in the third UEFA Regions’ Cup. The tournament was held in Tallinn in Estonia with the KCL playing Clubs from a number of smaller district leagues group matches against San Marino, Czech Republic may be eligible to gain promotion to or relegation and Estonia, finishing runners-up behind the even - from the Kent County League. These feeder tual group winners, the Czech Republic. leagues are the Ashford and District League, www.kentcountyleague.co.uk Bromley and District Football League, Canterbury & District League, Maidstone & District League,

DIVISION ONE WEST CLUB DIRECTORY AFC Mottingham : Coldharbour Leisure Centre, Chapel Farm Rd, Eltham, London SE9 3LX. Belvedere : The War Memorial Sports Ground, 101a Woolwich Road, Abbey Wood London SE2 0DY Tel: 01322 436724 Bexley : St Marys Recreation Ground, Lesley Close, Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent DA5 1LX Tel: 0208 858 5123 Chipstead : Chipstead Recreation Ground, Chevening Road, Chipstead, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 2SA Tel: 07753 603944 Club Langley : Club Langley FC, 2 Hawksbrook Lane (Off South Eden Park Road), Beckenham, Kent BR3 3SR Tel: 0208 650 2406 Halls AFC : Princes Park Community (4G Pitch), Grassbanks, Dartford, Kent DA1 1RT Tel: 01322 299998 HFSP Ten-Em-Bee : Ten Em Bee, 120a Old Bromley Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 4JY Tel: 0208 313 9510 Metrogas : Metrogas Sports Ground, Marathon Playing Fields, Forty Foot Way, Avery Hill Road, New Eltham London SE9 2EX Tel: 0208 859 1579 Red Velvet : Metrogas Sports Ground, Forty Foot Way, Avery Hill, New Eltham, London, SE9 2EX Tel: 0208 859 1579 South East Athletic : Kidbrooke Playing Fields, Dursley Road, London SE3 8PB Tel: 02088561051 Sutton Athletic Reserves : Waller Park, Wood Lane, Darenth, Dartford, Kent DA2 7LR Tel: 01322 221006 Sydenham Sports : Welling ParkSydenham Sports, Cricket Lane, Off Kent House Lane, Beckenham Kent BR3 3LH Tel: 0208 778 8421 TEAMCHECKTEAMCHECK TODAYSTODAYS OFFICIALSOFFICIALS METROGAS Referee: HALLS AFC Manager: Mike Jones Mr. Chris Clarke Manager: Peter Nolan Colours: Blue & White Asisstant 1. Colours: All Grey Home team FROM: Asisstant 2. FROM: DARYL FISHENDEN (GK) Away team ROBBIE FOREMAN REMI AKINKUNLE LUCA FORTUNELLI RAHEEM CHENTOUF DANNY FULLAH BRIMA DARAMY UPUP NEXTNEXT HARRY GANESHKUMER DOMINIC ELMES LOUIS GLAZEBROOK TOM FITZGERALD KIERRE HAYWOOD TYRUS GORDON-YOUNG CUPCUP FINALFINAL DANIEL HOUCKHAM CAMERON HARDIE Farnborough OBG LUKE KIMBERLEY RICKY HEPBURN Friday 30.10.20 AKIN LAWAL LAMARL HUBBARD KICS FINAL ASHWIN MAHIL AKAN KASAB Kick off 7.45pm DYLAN MANNING TOM KEMBER at Chatham Town FC BRADLEY MARSHALL MARKUS MARCUS ELLIOTT MCMANUS CHRIS MIRRLEES (C) NATHANIEL MURRAY DAMILOLA ONI AWAYAWAY KYLE NORMAN JOSH REID HFSP Ten Em Bee LUCKY NWOSU LUCA VARELA 07.11.20 CALLUM O'SHEA CHRIS WARE League TOMMY ROSE CHRIS WEBER Kick off 2.00pm ADAM ROWLAND DAN WELLS MATTHEW SKOPILA JOEL WESTON LEON SLONE DAVID STEVENS LEWIS TRISTRAM RYAN TRISTRAM STEPHEN VANSTONE EUAN VOSPER KEVAUGHN WARD ADAM WHITNALL

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