Woods THE OFFICIAL NORTHWOOD MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2017-18 MATCHDAY THE OFFICIAL NORTHWOOD versus AYLESBURY Saturday 25th November 2017 Kick-off 3.00pm EVO-STIKEVO-STIK LEAGUE LEAGUE SOUTH, SOUTH, EAST EAST Northwood FC UP Founded: 1926 FRONT Northwood Park, Chestnut Avenue, Northwood HA6 1HR VICE-CHAIRMAN & EDITOR Tel. 01923 617081 KEN GREEN elcome back to Northwood Park this afternoon, and we are pleased to see all Wour supporters new and old, and also extend our welcome all connected with Aylesbury FC; we trust they enjoy their stay with us and have a safe journey home later. Life President: Pat Byrne Last season two late goals – in the 88th and 93rd Chairman: Ian Barry minutes – gave Aylesbury a 2-0 win here early in Vice-Chairman: Ken Green the season, whilst a cold pre-Christmas December Club Secretary & Treasurer: Alan Evans evening saw the sides share the points in a 1-1 draw (Tel. 07960 744349) at Haywood Road. Again, the goals arrived near the 46 Webster Gardens, Ealing W5 5ND end, Jordan Jenkins putting Aylesbury ahead on Commercial Manager: David Mosely 83 minutes only for Luke Heneghan to level with Youth Officials: Lisa Bennett & Richard Elderfield two minutes of normal time remaining. In fact, the Additional committee members: Woods have a poor record against Aylesbury – since David Blincko, Shamira Hamirani, they were promoted to the Southern League in Marc Harding, Sarah Wheeler 2010, we have won just twice in fourteen meetings, Manager: Simon Lane with six draws and six defeats. Things really need to Assistant Manager: Rob Patwell change…!! Coach: Jake Heracleous Physio: Nick Aston It seems ages ago since our last home match; in fact, it was three weeks ago, when the Woods chalked up an impressive 3-0 scoreline against a much-fancied Matchday Programme: Ken Green Kempston Rovers outfit, leading scorer Jermaine Photographs: James Brown Osei netting twice and Lewis Ochoa grabbed his first goal for the club since joining from Hanwell Town. We really should have then taken all three points CLUB HONOURS at struggling Barton Rovers a fortnight ago, when Isthmian League Division One North champions: 2003 despite Jermaine Osei getting on the mark again, Isthmian League Division Two runners-up: 2000 a late and very controversial penalty award cost Isthmian League Division Three promotion: 1997 Woods two points. Then last weekend, a steady Isthmian League Cup winners: 2002 first half saw Northwood level at the break at AFC Isthmian Charity Shield winners: 2002 Rushden & Diamonds, but the well-supported home Isthmian Associate Members Trophy winners: 1993, 2000 Middlesex Senior Cup winners: 2007, 2016 side powered ahead in the second period, and we Middlesex Senior Cup finalists: 2000, 2002, ended up on the wrong end of a 0-4 scoreline. And Middlesex Senior Cup semi-finalists: 1992, 1993, 1997, unfortunately, young defender Pat Adamson was 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010 seriously injured in the closing stages of the game, Middlesex Senior Charity Cup finalists: 1994, 2003, 2005, 2012 and a hospital scan later confirmed that he suffered Middlesex Intermediate Cup winners: 1979 Middlesex Junior Cup winners: 1938 a broken leg. We wish Pat all the best for a speedy Middlesex Junior Cup finalists: 1935, 1936 recovery. London Spartan League Premier Division champions: 1992 London Spartan League Premier Division runners-up: 1990 After today’s game, we have two fixtures on the road, London Spartan League Cup winners: 1990, 1992 starting with a trip to Thame United on Tuesday Hellenic League Division One champions: 1979 evening, whilst we have a shorter journey on Hellenic League Premier Division Cup finalists: 1982 Saturday, to Beaconsfield Town. The Woods are back Hellenic League Division One Cup winners: 1979 Middlesex League Premier Division champions: 1978 here at Northwood Park on Saturday 9th December Middlesex League Premier Division runners-up: 1972, 1977 with a visit from AFC Dunstable at the usual Middlesex League Challenge Cup winners: 1975, 1977, 1978 time of 3.00 p.m. – don’t miss it!! Harrow, Wembley & District League champions: 1933, Ken 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949 2 Northwood v Aylesbury CHAIRMAN IAN BARRY ood afternoon and welcome to Chestnut Avenue for today’s Evostik GLeague fixture. We welcome our visitors from Aylesbury FC and trust you will enjoy your short stay here. Ok, I didn’t see the Rushden game, but reading and hearing the feedback, the result was the right one although yet again individual errors have cost us, not for the first time this season. With a disappointing draw at Barton the “ Hopefully you all previous Saturday, we really need to get back to winning ways today. Barton is a very well run club and are blessed with many helpers now have seen the behind the scenes. Oh I wish........ Away from football, you will hopefully all adverts for our very now have seen the adverts for our very first Santa’s Grotto in December. Please tell as many people as possible and of course, as always, if first Santa’s Grotto ” anyone can spare some time to help, please let me know. We are also having discussions to bring back a firework display here for next year and beyond, so watch this space! More from me next time, as loads to do here...... Up the Woods! Ian www.northwoodfc.com 3 MANAGER SIMON LANE ood afternoon down the slope we were everyone as we still confident of emerging Gwelcome our visitors with the three points having Aylesbury FC. deservedly gone ahead. We return home after a However, not for the first couple of weeks away at or last time the referee tough locations for differing intervened and saw a reasons. Our run of six handball (subsequently unbeaten in the league with admitted by one of their a number of good wins came players as their hand) and to an end at AFC Rushden gave them a penalty with a and Diamonds last week, who few minutes to go……… are certainly my favourites to win the league title. Suffice to say that I wasn’t pleased. So our unbeaten run We went into that game preserved but definitely two top of the form league but points dropped. crucially missing our top striker Jermaine Osei. This Before those two games, in proved pivotal, given a the four previous ones, many few good chances that we of which were at home, the created. guys continued to show their potential with excellent wins However, we were ruthlessly and we are hopeful that we punished in the last return to Northwood Park quarter of the game by four today in the same vein. individual errors. Enjoy the game. The previous game, at Barton Rovers, on a very sticky pitch Up the Woods! saw us pay for not finishing a host of first half chances, and even though the home side forced an element of pressure Simon 4 Northwood v Aylesbury www.northwoodfc.com 5 WELCOME TO AYLESBURY he club has enjoyed a long history in senior Division One after two seasons. Promotion was Tand junior football dating back to the gained to the South Midlands Premier Division 1930s under the previous names of Aylesbury in 2004, and in their first season claimed third Vale, Haywood United, Belgrave, Stocklake spot. Season 2006/07 began with Haywood and Negretti & Zambra. The club gained many United becoming Aylesbury Vale FC. Two years honours including runners up in the Aylesbury later the club enjoyed good runs in the FA Cup District League, which they joined in 1954, and FA Vase, winning three rounds in the FA before gaining intermediate status in the Cup before losing to Gosport after a replay, and Wycombe & District League first and senior losing to Leiston Town in the 4th round of the divisions, and moved to the present location at FA Vase. Haywood Way in 1987. May 2009 saw a major new development in a After gaining senior status and promotion to new semi-professional side managed by Mark the Chiltern League in 1988, Stocklake enjoyed Eaton and coached by Trevor Griffiths being many further successes including Division announced. This prompted the club committee One runners up in 1991, Premier Division to vote for a name change. Aylesbury Football and League Cup runners up the following Club was formed under the leadership of season and Wycombe Senior Cup success in Chairman Roger Dance and assisted by Vice 1995. Cup success was also followed on in the Chairman Danny Martone. following season, this time the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup being added to the trophy The club enjoyed a fantastic run in the FA Cup cabinet. in 2009/10, being last level five team in the country, and they won both the Spartan South Belgrave FC was formed in 1983; in 1996 two Midlands League and League Cup to gain senior teams were formed under the Belgrave promotion to the Southern League Division name and at the start of the 2000/01 season, the One Central, and finished eighth in their first senior Belgrave team was renamed Haywood season. United following an amalgamation with Stocklake. Haywood United joined the Spartan The 2015/16 season ended with a flourish South Midlands League and won promotion into as the club finished just outside the play-off 6 Northwood v Aylesbury positions, but had the consolation of their first 2013/14. A good shot stopper and excellent major Cup Final, beating Chesham United in the communicator who commands his area well. Berks & Bucks Cup at Windsor. Steve Bateman and his management team resigned at the end JOE FITZGERALD of the season and Danny Gordon and Gareth Tenacious, tough tackling midfielder with an Risbridger took the helm, supported by Paul all-action style.