TAMWORTH FOOTBALL CLUB vs. coalville town tuesday 17th august 2021 pitching in southern league premier central

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www.joma-sport.com Tamworth Football Club Limited (Company Number: 3566611) WELCOME Chairman - Bob Andrews MATCH DAY TWO Vice Chairman - Steve Lathbury Vice Presidents - John Bayliss, Derek Bond, Bob Cooper, Alan Davis, Arthur Frost, David Gould, Dr Moosa, Tony Reeves, Dave Seedhouse, Clive Tomlinson, Brian A very big welcome to the CR MOT Whitehouse, Peter Riersall, Christine Kendall, Teresa Whitehouse, Royston Centre Community Stadium at the Lamb for this =Bridges, Rod Hadley. General Manager - Rich Wassall evening’s game against Coalville Town. In Commercial Managers - Rich Wassall and Scott Rickards particular we extend a warm welcome to the Welfare Officers - Rich Wassall and Ryan Hamilton. players, supporters and officials of our visitors Saftey Officer - Bob Repton and trust that we will witness an entertaining Tamworth FC First Team Management Head of Senior Football - Thomas Baillie game of football. While Coalville Town kicked off Joint Managers - Gary Smith and Andrew Danylyszyn. the season with 3 points against Stratford Town Goalkeeping Coach - Gary Price Head of Medical - Manzu Lynn-Cain Kit Manager - Buster Belford on Saturday, the Lambs will be determined to Assistant Kit Manager - Degsy Bond make amends for the setback at Royston Town. Performance Analyst - Hannah Freeman Tamworth Women It seems a very long time since we played Womens Manager - Ryan Hamilton Womens Coach - Harry Roe competitive football here. The last game was on Womens Goalkeeping Coach - Paul Ridler Womens Head of Medical - Manzu Lynn- Saturday 31 October last year when Tamworth Cain beat Banbury United 2 - 1 in the Buildbase FA Womens Development Manager - N/A Scholarship Trophy. Since then there have been plenty of Scholarship Manager - Scott Rickards Scholarship Coaches - Robbie Banks, changes to the ground, including the installation Stefan Moore and Mark Phillips. of our new state of the art LED floodlights and Scholarship Therapist - Niamh McLaughlin a complete refurbishment of the clubhouse. Education Tutor - Rachel Graham Academy We hope that both developments improve your Boys Academy Manager (U7’s - U16’s) - enjoyment of the game tonight. Let’s get behind Scott Rickards Girls Academy Manager (U10’s to U16’s): the Lambs this evening as we push for our first Chris Wood 3 points of the season. Academy Therapist - Niamh McLaughlin Boys Lead Coaches: Ryan Thorpe, Tom Armitage, Josh Thomas, Dom Hinks, Kane Hemmings, Adam McAneny, Josh Butler, Archie Baynham, Stuart Ealing, Dale Hutchinson, Wayne Smart, Rich Lacey, Dan Layton, Mark Bridgen, Jack Ball, Keith O’Connor, Joseph Czechowski, Morris Grifith, Mark Thomas, Ryan Freer, Paul Manton, Adrian Winfield.

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4 FRIENDLY ROUND UP After a long wait, The Lambs 2021-22 pre-season stuttered to get underway as the match arranged against Chasetown was cancelled due to concerns about rising Coronavirus cases in the Tamworth area.

So Tamworth’s first friendly saw the management team face their first ever opposition once again as Bedworth United visited The Lambs on Saturday 10 Jul 2021. Kevin Da Silva Bastos equalised for the home side in front of 212 supporters. A larger crowd of 390 was drawn for the visit of West Bromwich Albion’s U23 side who visited The Lamb 24 hours later than planned and perhaps wish they hadn’t as Tamworth raced to a 3-0 lead with strikes from Dan Creaney, Tyrell Waite and Dexter Walters gave us a commanding lead against a technically capable but ultimately youthful side who pulled a goal back late on.

We were due to face Shrewsbury Town at The Lamb on Saturday 17 July but the game was cancelled, so next up was the visit of Coleshill Town on Tues 20 July and a crowd of around 250 saw the Southern League North side leave with a 2-0 victory. A week later, Halesowen Town visited us and it took a comeback strike from Chris Wilder to make the final score 1-1 at the Tuesday night whistle.

The recently rebuilt clubhouse opened for the first time on Sat 31 July as Wrexham AFC brought a big crowd with them to witness their first game with ‘fans allowed’ or nearly 18 months. Ultimately the strength and ability of the visiting side were too much for Tamworth and the final scoreline of 5-0 to The Dragons was a fair reflection on the game en- joyed by 1193 fans.

Birmingham City sent a young side with a few first team names to the Lamb onTuesday 03 Aug and a brace from 3 plus one from Ryan Beswick gave the 641 strong crowd something to cheer about, as the final scoreline finished 3-1 in our favour. In what proved to be our final pre-season fixture, a handful of invited fans were able to travel to the Technique Stadium and enjoy the behind closed doors game against Chesterfield. Despite the 1-3 final score, with a fine header from Creaney straight after the restart to make it 1-1, it was a good run out for the side although injury to Aaron Forde was a negative taken from the game. And there had been a final friendly planned against Notts County in the midweek prior to the start of the season but this was cancelled and the squad trained instead.

4 5 THE CHANGING FACE OF THE LAMB

Since the start of last season there have been some big changes at the Lamb which you can't help but spot. The 9 ageing and second hand floodlight columns have been replaced by 4 brand new state of the art LED floodlight towers. The lights are brighter and cheaper to run, and with the facility to dim them, they are suitable for use in a number of different situations.

Another major change is the investment in the clubhouse, identifiable by the refurbished roof and a redeveloped internal space following considerable damage caused by the winter weather. All in all just over £250,000 has been invested in the ground with a substantial amount provided by grants from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund and the generosity of supporters and backers of the club.

Since 2016 the Lamb has moved from a facility that was used two nights a week and a Satur- day afternoon to a seven-days-a-week all year-round operation. The club has grown from one competitive team to 25 teams ranging from under-7s to the first team.There is also a full-time scholarship programme for 60 students aged 16-19. A women’s section has been introduced with junior and adult teams. As a result, Tamworth FC is now the largest multi-team football club in the area with our academy in a partnership with Derby County. The Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF) is the largest funder of non-league football in the country. The FSIF is the sister organisation of the Football Foundation and is solely funded by the . It is the country’s largest provider of grants towards projects that help improve the comfort and safety of lower-league football grounds in both the professional and amateur game. These improvements range from new football stands and turnstiles to flood- lighting and improved provision for disabled supporters. We are grateful to the following supporters who have given generously to support the develop- ments at the ground Mario Gouci, Gordan Hargrave, Martin Leckie, Jim McCarthy, Tom Pegg, Jack Smith and Andrew Turland.

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COALVILLE TOWN

Coalville Town Football Club were formed in 1926 as Ravenstone Miners Athletic. They were the latest in a long line of clubs from the village of Ravenstone - Ravenstone Druids being one of the founder members of the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association in 1887. The Ravens played most of their football in the now defunct Coalville & District Amateur League, winning numerous honours including the Division One title on five occasions and the Junior Cup Northern Section on two occasions. Perhaps their greatest triumph came in 1953, when they won the League Championship and the coveted Coalville & District Charity Cup.

When the league folded in 1975, they made the logical move to the North Leicestershire League with equal success. In 1976/77 they were runners-up in both the Premier Division and Cobbin Trophy. They won the Junior Cup in 1985/86, the League Championship in 1989 and the double of Championship and Cobbin Trophy a year later. The Ravens were rewarded for their success on the pitch with election to the Leicestershire Senior League in 1991, following the construction of a new club house at their Ravenslea home. They adapted well to the higher level of football and never finished outside the top half of the Division One table.

The ambitions of the village club far exceeded those of the parish council and, following the council’s refusal to grant permission for floodlights, Glyn Rennocks was instrumental in uprooting the club and moving it to Owen Street, Coalville. A change of name followed to Coalville Football Club - with the club becoming the first senior side in the town since the demise of Coalville Amateurs in 1954.

The club commenced their first season as Coalville in 1995/96. Floodlights were installed prior to the 1996/97 season and, after a slow start to the campaign, the first eleven went on to finish as runners up in Division One and gain promotion to the Premier Division. Strength in depth was a major factor during this season with the second eleven going on to win the Leicestershire Combination League Division Two.

The introduction of manager Lee Harriman for the 2001/2002 season heralded the most successful period in the club’s history. Having led the side to back-to-back Senior League titles, Coalville finally made the step up to the Midland Football Alliance for the 2003/04 season. The 2002/03 season also saw the Under 18s, led by Dan Gallacher, clinching the FA County Youth Cup and finishing as runners up in the League Cup competition.

A new era, in a league as tough and prestigious as the MFA, may have seen many a team wilt at their first at- tempt. However, with a great start from the blocks, the Ravens hit the ground running and finished in a respecta- ble 8th position.

With the emphasis for 2004/05 on finishing as high as possible in the league, with of course aspirations to clinch the title, the squad could have been forgiven for getting a little sidetracked by a certain cup competition - the FA Cup. With Coalville never being eligible for the competition before it was apparent that this would be an experi- ence more than a challenge for the famous cup. However, try telling that to Lee Harriman and his squad. At their first attempt, the club reached the first round proper where they came up against Football League sideycombe W Wanderers, and only bowed out of the competition by a single goal. This was made all the more special as they started in the Extra Preliminary round and became only the second club in the entire history of the Cup to reach the first round proper from the very first stage. The cup run spurred the team on in the league and, helped by a 17 game unbeaten run, a highest ever finish of 3rd place was achieved.

Coalville began the 2005/06 season as many people’s favourites for the MFA but an inconsistent campaign saw the Ravens eventually finish in 8th place. Away from the league Coalville enjoyed a memorable Westerby Cup run which only ended with a 3-2 defeat in the final against Leicester City at the alkersW Stadium.

October 2006 saw Lee Harriman bring to an end his five year association with the Ravens and former Nuneaton Borough boss Brendan Phillips was appointed in his place. A difficult season for “The Bear” and Coalville ended with a disappointing 18th place finish and saw Brendan step down from the manager’s post in the close-season.

9 Former player and fans' favourite Adam Stevens was appointed as manager prior to the 2007/08 season and soon set about restoring the Ravens' fortunes. After leading Coalville to eighth, third and second place finishes, along with a narrow League Cup final defeat, Stevens made sure 2011 was a year that will live long in the memo- ry of all Ravens fans.

Coalville opened the season with a run of eight victories to underline their status as title favourites but were pushed all the way by Tipton Town with both teams ending the campaign on 100 points. It was Coalville’s re- cord-breaking goal-scoring record of 153 goals - exemplified by a final day 9-0 victory atAlvechurch - that made the difference as the Ravens clinched the title and promotion to the Northern Premier League. For most teams that alone would have been seen as a very successful season but Stevens had loftier ambitions and an outstand- ing run in the FA Vase saw Coalville book their place in the Wembley final with a 6-2 aggregate victory against Kings Lynn Town. Although Coalville were unfortunate 3-2 losers to Whitley Bay in the final the Ravens made many friends with their open, attacking football.

A season of consolidation followed in the Northern Premier League with a high turnover of players in 2011-12. The following season Coalville were top of the Evo-Stik Southern division for most of the season. This great form faltered toward the end of the season with results finishing mainly in draws and losses saw Coalville fall to second in the table behind Kings Lynn. Coalville went on to compete in the play off semi-final but lost at home to Chasetown. Chasetown went on to lose against Stamford in the final.The Ravens did have some consolation after lifting the Westerby Cup beating Loughborough Dynamo 2-1 in the final at the .

Last following ended in the same way for Coalville but this time it was close all season with players coming impressing and being signed by clubs higher, manager Adam Stevens was really put to the test but continued to find the quality players to push Coalville to the top of the table.A home defeat to Gresley on Easter Monday handed pole position back to Halesowen who secured the title on the last day leaving again as runners up. This time Mickleover were the visitors to Owen Street for the players off and a 3-2 defeat left the raven following with that same feeling as the previous season, so near yet so far.... In the FA trophy Coalville had a memorable run beating several higher league teams such as Marine and Moors before drawing the previous seasons finalists Town who were held to a draw at Owen Street before eventually winning through at Blundell park.

Manager Adam Stevens hoped to build on the positive aspects of the last two seasons but soon resigned as manger early on in the season, Jimmy Gray took over for a short spell in charge before Tommy Brookbanks joined from Loughborough with the task of steadying the ship. The Brookbanks era started off with a hard run of games and lots of injuries but the style of football Tommy was to bring to Coalville was soon evident and lifted the spirit of the Raven faithful. Off the pitch last season was a big year for Coalville as they continued to develop and improve as a club to match the progress of recent years on the pitch, the introduction of the youth development pathway and academy side will hopefully produce local talent for the first team in the near future. 2014-15 did see a county cup final where the Ravens lost out 2-1 to Barwell at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium.

The 2015-16 started off as one of great optimism at Owen St. Tommy Brookbanks had put a squad together ca- pable of challenging for promotion and they got off to a solid start and were never out of the top 3 since Septem- ber. Acknowledged as probably the best footballing side in the league they were in touch with leaders Stafford, but a wobble in February and March left The Ravens looking over their shoulder. However, an impressive run in saw Coalville win the promotion play off final at big spending Shaw Lane coming back from being a goal down at half time before running out 3-1 winners following a stunning second half performance.

Despite being many peoples favourites for relegation The Ravens more than held their own n their first season at Step 3 and finished a creditable 16th Place in heir first season in the league.

In the 2017/18 season Coalville had a tough start losing their opening three games but then went on to win the next 7 fixtures pushing them up 2nd in the league. Following that there were further runs of losses and victories but all in all was a disappointing league season with the club only just avoiding relegation. The Ravens did reach two cup finals where they defeated Loughborough Dynamo to win the Leicestershire Challenge Cup,but lost to Atherton Collieries in the final of the Integro League Cup. Following the season ManagerTommy Brookbanks left the club and he was replaced by Adam Stevens who joined for his second spell as Manager.

10 COALVILLE TOWN PLAYERS

Saul Deeney – Goalkeeper Kian Taylor - Defender Leicester Road FC. He is about to start his fourth season at Coalville Arrived from Basford United last This exciting you midfielder joined having extended his contract summer. He made appearances in the Ravens on loan from Shrews- in July 2021. He is equally at the football league with Notts County, Derby County and Burton Albion for bury Town in September 2019. He home playing wide or just off the whom he starred in a live televised is from Coalville and played for main strikers. Was last season’s game against Manchester United in The Ravens junior sides before supporters and players player of the FA Cup where The Brewers took being picked up by Leicester City. the season. United to a replay and Saul Made a He went through their academy wonder save to deny former system before being released and Alex Dean - Midfield captain . He is also a then joined The Shrews for whom former Ireland U21 international and still coaches at Notts he signed his first professional Alex is in his second spell at County’s academy. contract in summer of 2019. Has Coalville after leaving to play in now joined permanently on a free the conference north with Solihull Sean Bowles – Goalkeeper transfer the summer of 2020. Moors who he impressed against during an FA Trophy game. Bowlesy needs no introduction to the Kyle Tomlin – Defender Having re-joined the club in Au- Ravens faithful having re-joined on the gust 2014 he is now the longest summer of 2019 as player/coach. He has made over 300 appearances for Joined Coalville in the summer of serving player at Coalville big Coalville and was in goal at Wembley 2021 having left Mansfield Town favourite with the Ravens faithful for the 2011 FA Vase final. He was where he had been captain of and looks back to his best in the also club captain when the club their youth team. A technically black and white shirt. attained promotion in the 2016 play gifted player who can operate in a offs against Shaw Lane Aquaforce. number of positions in defence as Joe Doyle-Charles - Midfield He has spent the last two years living well as Central Midfield. in Shanghai , China but the club are delighted to welcome him back. 2018 summer signing from Mat- Jake Eggleton - Defender lock Town who he had starred for Austin Wood - Goalkeeper the last few seasons. Highly rated Pacey young centre back signed central midfielder with a good Teenage goalkeeper linked up with from Loughborough University. A work rate and excellent range of the squad this summer from Lincoln former pro at West Ham and also passing. Joe came through the Railway, a talent for the future. had spells in non-league at Hen- academy at Burton Albion and Chris Robertson - Defender don and Hampton & Richmond in has also had spells at Alfreton the National League South. Town and Ilkeston. Commanding central defender signed in the summer of 2020 from Grantham Kalern Thomas – Defender Steve Towers - Midfield Town. Played pro most of his career with the likes of Torquay, Preston & Kalern joined Coalville from Signed in the summer of 2016, Port Vale finally leaving the Kings Lynn Town in October the Leicester born player has had professional game after a spell at Swindon. 2018. Having previously played a long and illustrious career in for Corby Town, Loughborough non-league football having played Stuart Pierpoint - Defender Dynamo and Solihull Moors. He for Brackley Town and Corby in is a solid defender who reads the the National League. The tough Experienced defender signed from game superbly and has plenty of tackling midfielder also has an Stourbridge last summer. Well known pace. Can also operate in a more eye for goal and is the clubs for his spells at Nuneaton Borough forward role. current captain. and Solihull Moors at conference level. Calm and composed on the ball. He been brought in to bring some expe- Tom McGlinchey - Midfield rience and leadership in the defence. Stuart has now also joined the coach- Tom joined in the summer of 2017 ing set up at the Ravens. from Midland League side

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Luke Shaw - Midfield Kyle Jardine - Striker

2018 summer signing from Grantham Another local talent who has been Town. Pacey winger with a real eye for playing for the Ravens Under 23 goal. Had a spell with AFC Telford in the National League and then suffered side. He is a natural goal scorer a serious knee injury at Grantham. and has made some impressive Has looked backed to his best in contributions with goals and pre-season. assists in pre season. Signed a contract with the club in August Connor Smith - Midfield 2021 Tall imposing number ten who came through the youth ranks at Ronnie Morley- Striker Forest. Signed the summer of 2020 after being a long term target of Adam Still only 16 And another product Stevens. of the Ravens youth team. He has a real eye for goal and is learning all the time. Herve Pepe Ngoma Midfield

Pep came through the the ranks at Leicester City. He then left and had spells with Kettering and Boston United. Endured a difficult time with injuries but now looking to kick start his career again.

Billy Kee - Striker

Huge coup for the club joining In February 2020 after a year out of football. Accrington Stanley hero and also hugely successful in the league with Burton Albion. Was the Golden Boot winner in the EFL League 2 as recently as 2018. Also played for Leicester City, Torquay, Scunthorpe and Mansfield.

Tim Berridge - Striker

Extremely talented striker who joined in 2018 from his local side Dunkirk. Got into double digits during his first season with the club and playing at step 3. Tim was at the top of the league goal scoring charts before the season was cancelled in November.

Dave Djalme Asunción – Striker

A tricky winger who caught the man- agers eye in a friendly when Coalville played Kirby Muxloe. Having spent pre season with the club he signed in August 2021 after some impressive performances in the friendlies.

12 NON LEAGUE ROUND UP WITH MARK MAYBURY Southern League Premier Central News

St Ives Town added four more players to their squad on the eve of kick off. Midfielder Joe Evans moved to the Saints from league rivals Hednesford Town, where he had been since July 2019. Originally with MK Dons the 21 years old has experience at Chesham United Bedford Town. Pakistan international midfielder Samir Nabi arrives from Vanarama side Hereford. He had signed for the Bulls in October 2020 from Kidderminster Harriers, where he had been since January 2020. Before this the 24-year-old spent more than a decade rising through the junior and academy ranks at the Championship outfit West Bromwich Albion. After leaving the Hawthorns in 2016, he spent time playing abroad, before coming back to England to feature for Carlisle United andTorquay United Prolific marksman Ryan Robbins signed on from Division One Central neighbours St Neots Town. The experienced 33-year-old signed has had spells with Coalville Town, Barwell, Stamford AFC Kings Lynn and Corby Town. Finally the Saints have taken Centre Half Josh Flanagan on loan from Northampton Town.

Banbury United have brought in a trio of players - Tom Rowley, Harry Reilly and Ben Taylor. Rowley is an 18-year-old attacking midfielder who was a junior atAFC Dunstable which is where he was picked up by MK Dons as an under-14. In the summer of 2019, he earned a scholarship and featured on the bench for MK Dons in a Carabao Cup clash with Coventry City. Reilly is a 25-year-old central midfielder who moves to the Plant Hire Community Stadium from Northern Premier League Division One Midlands side Daventry Town. He has experience with Stratford Town and also spent a time playing football in the United States. Taylor is a 24-year-old goalkeeper who spent his youth career playing for Football League academies MK Dons and Cambridge United. In addition he has also played for North Leigh, Gloucester City and Oxford City.

Redditch United added three more players to their squad ahead of last Saturday`s opening game of the 2021/22 cam- paign. Midfielder Callum Allchurch signed for the Reds from Midland League Division Two side Cadbury Athletic. Central defender Luke Cox returns to the area and moves to the Trico Stadium having been on the books at now-League One side Wednesday. The 19-year-old was released by the relegated Owls at the end of last season, having progressed through the youth set-up to the under-18s and then under-23 sides. Kaden May joins Redditch from league rivals Stourbridge. The 20-year-old left-back or left winger signed for the Glassboys in early October 2020. He came through the ranks at Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers and played for their under-18 side.

Returning to Alvechurch is former Lambs pacey attacker Tristan Dunkley who joins from Barwell. He is already familiar to the Church faithful, having been with the club before. A former City trainee, he spent time with Lough- borough University as a student and player, Worcester City, where he netted 7 goals in 42 games, Hednesford Town, Solihull Moors, Halesowen Town, Redditch United, Rushall Olympic, Tamworth and Alvechurch. Also joining `Church is Irish-born forward Ethan Mannion. The 28-year-old moves to Lye Meadow from Northern Premier Division One Midlands outfit Coleshill Town. He started his career with Championship side West Bromwich Albion where he progressed through to play for the under-18 and under-23 teams.

Hednesford Town have signed defender Ryan Pryce subject to international clearance. The 24-year-old is a versatile defender who began his career as a scholar with JD Cymru Premier side The New Saints. His impressive performances earned him a move to Championship outfit Cardiff City where he was a regular in their under-23 squad. In October 2020, he returned to the Cymru Premier with Bala Town, where he played up until the end of last season.

Barwell are another team who were busy in the final few days before the season kicked off. Versatile defender Harry Higginson moved from Coleshill Town. The 22-year-old signed for the Coleshill in September 2020 after being on loan from Vanarama National League North side Kidderminster Harriers, where he had progressed through Harriers`acad- emy, He also has experience at Bromsgrove Sporting. Centre-back Sam Walton arrived from Bedworth United. The 20-year-old moved to the Oval in September 2020 after playing for the Lambs in the 2019/20 season. Another former Lamb signing on is Harrison James. The 20-year-old came through the Lambs youth ranks and went on to make 11 first team appearances.

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15 Tamworth Academy partner with Marc Albrighton Academy to create an opportunity for U6’s, U7’s, U8’s and U9’s to train at The Lamb and play in the Burton Junior League. Creating opportunities to further development and opportunities.

Tamworth Boys Academy U14’s winning the MJPL Vase Final in June 2021.

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16 TAMWORTH WOMEN Tamworth Women’s Manager Ryan Hamilton’s thoughts on winning against Port Vale Ladies:

Sunday’s win was another good step in the right direction for us during preseason. It gave us a chance to rotate slightly, given opportunities to some players who we wanted to see more of and they took their chances well. Danni getting to start in her favoured position as a ten, did really well scoring a hat trick and assisting one too, Grace starting as a nine carried on her good form, grabbed another goal and was a nightmare for Port Vale to defend against so it was really pleasing on that front as well as Amy in goal, another strong performance, definitely challenged more this week so she had a lot of decisions to make and overall she did really well, at sixteen playing back to back games for the first team against regional level sides is a credit to her it’s great for her development. Likewise having players starting and doing so well allows us to rotate and rest the likes of Liv, Lily, Aimee and Annie and bring them on later in the game, all four came on and impacted the game, Liv scoring two, Annie was relentless up there and kept the defenders on their toes, Lily brought an intensity to the left hand side and put us really on the front foot and Aimee brings quality whenever she steps onto the pitch, bridging the gap between midfield to strikers well, creating chances and looking threatening. I have to give Jess Harris a mention though, to get man of the match in a game where someone else has scored a hat trick shows just how impressive her performance was, defensively she was solid, organised us well, stepping in to intercept well and in possession she was excellent, breaking lines with passes through to centre midfield, looking after the ball well, she put in a really classy performance yesterday.

With the rotations and a slight chance to how we want to play out of possession this season, it wasn’t our most polished performance ever and highlighted a few areas for us to tidy up on but that’s the aim of pre season, see what’s working well and what we need to work on. The most pleasing parts for me, was firstly that the girls applied the work we’ve been doing in training to our match day and then secondly that not at our best we still came away with a more than positive result, we were able to give minutes to players that we wanted to see more of and it’s another big step in the right direction.

Now we focus our attention to Loughborough next weekend, we know just how much of a test that will be for us, they’re a talented side with a great set up and very good coaching staff, it’s the perfect test for us as we hit the business end of preseason.

16 17 TAMWORTH FC PLAYER STATISTICS SEASON 2021/22 TOTAL NUMBER OF MATCHES - 1

OVERALL SURNAME FIRST NAME App + NPS Goals own goals - - - 160 BASTOS Kevin Da Silva 0 0 0 BESWICK Ryan 76 + 1 23 BROGAN Max 0 0 0 BROWN Jordaan 0 0 0 CLEMENT Jordan 58 + 11 8 CONCANNON Jack 22 + 2 6 COX Chris 18 + 1 1 CREANEY Dan 37 + 2 16 FALLOWS Keelan 0 0 0 FORDE Aaron 37 + 1 1 HART Ben 5 + 1 0 HOWKINS Cameron 6 + 7 0 KELLERMAN James 0 0 0 MANCINELLI Prince 0 0 0 McDONALD Shaquille 11 + 1 7 PENDLEY Orrin 0 0 0 SINGH Jasbir 90 + 1 0 SOLEMAN Aram 3 0 0 TAYLOR Michael 8 0 2 THOMAS Jack 3 + 2 0 WAITE Tyrell 86 + 2 24 WALTERS Dexter 10 + 17 1 WARD Tom 0 0 0 WILDER Henri 43 + 9 3 YEOMANS Lucas 1 0 0

18 LEAGUE TABLE

FROM SATURDAY CLUB P W D L PTS LEISTON 1 1 0 0 3 BARWLL 1 1 0 0 3 ROYSTON TOWN 1 1 0 0 3 COALVILLE TOWN 1 1 0 0 3 PETERBOROUGH SPORTS 1 1 0 0 3 HEDNESFORD TOWN 1 1 0 0 3 REDDITCH UNITED 1 1 0 0 3 ST IVES TOWN 1 1 0 0 3 BIGGLESWADE TOWN 1 0 1 0 1 NUNEATON BOROUGH 1 0 1 0 1 BANBURY UNITED 1 0 1 0 1 STOURBRIDGE 1 0 1 0 1 AFC RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS 1 0 0 1 0 HITCHIN TOWN 1 0 0 1 0 NEEDHAM MARKET 1 0 0 1 0 ALVECHURCH 1 0 0 1 0 STRATFORD TOWN 1 0 0 1 0 RUSHALL OLYMPIC 1 0 0 1 0 LOWESTOFT TOWN 1 0 0 1 0 TAMWORTH 1 0 0 1 0 BROMSGROVE SPORTING 1 0 0 1 0 FIXTURES TUESDAY 17TH AUGUST 2021

AFC RUSHDEN AND DIAMONDS VS. BANBURY UNTIED ALVECHURCH VS. BROMSGROVE SPORTING BIGGLESWADE TOWN VS. LOWESTOFT TOWN LEISTON VS. ROYSTON TOWN NEEDHAM MARKET VS. ST IVES TOWN PETERBOROUGH SPORTS VS. BARWELL RUSHALL OLYMPIC VS. NUNEATON BOROUGH STRATFORD TOWN VS. REDDITCH UNITED 18 19

Management Team: Gary Smith Management: Adam Stevens and Andrew Danylyszyn Colours: White and Black Colours: Red and Black

JASBIR SINGH SAUL DEENEY JORDAAN BROWN SEAN BOWLES CHRIS COX AUSTIN WOOD BEN HART CHRIS ROBERTSON CAMERON HOWKINS STUART PIERPOINT ORRIN PENDLEY KIAN TAYLOR HENRI WILDER JYLE TOMLIN RYAN BESWICK JAKE EGGLETON JACK CONCANNON KALERN THOMAS AARON FORDE TOM MCGLINCHEY ARAM SOLEMAN ALEX DEAN JACK THOMAS JOE DOYLE-CHARLES DEXTER WALTERS STEVE TOWERS DANIEL CREANEY LUKE SHAW SHAQUILLE MCDONALD CONNOR SMITH MICHAEL TAYLOR HERVE PEPE NGOMA TYRELL WAITE BILLY KEE TIM BERRIDGE DAVE DJALME ASUNCION Referee: Liam Corbett, KYLE JARDINE Assistant Referee: Aaron RONNIE MORLEY Ford and Guy Thrower.