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OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT PRESIDENT Wynn Owens PREVIEW SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER 2020 I V DUNSTABLE TOWN I 3PM 07702 604771 SOUTH SPARTAN MIDLAND LEAGUE CHAIRMAN assistant manager Steve O’reilly. The Roman Motyczak ex-Harpenden player stated how the 07971 026749 [email protected] team would deal with the SECRETARY expectations: “Added expectations? In Stephen Hartnup the same way that we have prepared 07796 955197 [email protected] for every single game… it doesn’t matter if we play top of the table, FIXTURE SECRETARY bottom of the table… for us we Gareth Waldram prepare the same for every single [email protected] game… that’s all we need to do!”. In addition, the management discussed EDITOR Roman Motyczak with the media team how the 07971 026749 [email protected] attacking nature from Harpenden has Harpenden Town look to bounce been implemented: “We want to be a FIRST TEAM MANAGER back from Harefield Defeat. team the plays on the front foot, Mickey Nathan that’s something we want to make Harpenden Town suffered a 3-0 sure we continue. We’ve talked about ASSISTANT MANAGERS defeat at the hands of Harefield training at a high intensity and Steve O’ Reilly & Liam Dwyer United midweek to end their bringing that into a game… in terms of PHYSIO unbeaten start to the league season; defence, there’s times we could have Stephen Maitland Dunstable Town face the Harps next done things a bit better… It’s about at Rothamsted Park. doing it all for ninety minutes and not KITMAN just patches of the game”. Rob Swan After a dismal travel to Harefield on Tuesday night, the Harps will look to In terms of the opposition, the game 2019-20 SEASON SPONSOR make amends against local rivals HARPENDEN CONSTRUCTION matches up to be similar to the recent 01582 460485 Dunstable Town today. Harpenden victory over Tring Athletic. Dunstable have only lost once at Rothamsted are yet to win this season after NOMINATED CHARITY Park this season when they endured a drawing three of the seven played and Rennie Grove Hospice Care 3-0 defeat in the FA Cup to Aveley losing the other four. Dunstable Town www.renniegrove.org FC. In the league, Harpenden have have scored nine times this season enjoyed fanatic wins on home turf yet conceded 27 in all competitions MATCHDAY PROGRAMME against London Colney, Wembley and including heavy defeats to league Contributors Tring Athletic conceding only three Roman, Motyczak, Lee Wood, table toppers Eynesbury Rovers (6-1) Toby Howe, Ian Hall, Neil Metcalfe, and scoring eight in the process. and Oxhey Jets (4-0) at the start of Before the 3-1 win against Tring the season. However, notable results Athletic last Saturday manager include a 1-1 draw with high flying Michael Nathan stated how “Good Colney Heath and a recent 3-3 draw teams don’t lose two on the bounce” with Crawley Green. in reflection to the FA Vase exit the week before. Today will be another Despite the start to the away side’s chance to test out the Harps’ season, we can expect a good game resilience to a disappointing defeat with plenty of chances. Harpenden and to prove they are still a big threat will be looking for that rebound to surrounding teams. victory after tasting defeat for the first time in the league this season Due to Harpenden’s in form start to and Dunstable will be urgently trying the season it’s said that they’ve grown to get their first win of the campaign. Designed by high expectations from inside the Ember Designs Harpenden camp according to www.emberdesigns.co.uk Toby Howe HARPENDEN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB 03 EMBER DESIGNS AND HARPENDEN TOWN THE DREAM PARTNERSHIP

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A strong attacking Performance from break at 2-0 to the good, leaving Tring Harpenden Town lead to a deserved in a familiar position. Tring played 3-1 victory over Tring Athletic on with intent in the opening minutes of Saturday at Rothamsted Park. the half; a mix up at the back sent attacker Callum Short through on Harpenden Town entered Saturdays goal to pull one back. encounter with Tring Athletic feeling it was a must win game after exiting However, any chance of a Tring the FA Vase the week before. After a resurgence was cast aside when Jake slow start a tricky corner landed Anthony’s strike hit the back of the short in the box leading to a goal line net from close range. scramble in which Harry Seeby grabbed the final touch putting the The Harps are clearly delighted with Harps 1-0 up. the form they are in; goal scorer Harry Seeby stated his personal Seeby again proved to be too much delight: “It’s all confidence, the first for the Tring defence as he was taken 15 minutes weren’t the best, but as down inside the box, Harvey Scott soon as we get our confidence it flows stepped up to bury the ball a lot better”. powerfully into the top left corner taking Harpenden Town into the By Harrison Whiting

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local young players ensuring a pathway from under sevens to adult football.

Success soon followed and after only one year Harpenden Town was named Herts FA Charter Standard club of the year thanks to their community work, which included hosting an anti racism event, an adult seven aside competition, free coaching offered to schools/junior teams and the development of women’s football through the Herts youth games..

The past two seasons has seen Harpenden make strides to secure its long term future however with possibly the worst facilities in the league due to lack of investment and vandalism over the past 20 years we face a massive task to completely turn around the clubs fortunes.

We now have a new football management set up with local loyalties and most new players come from the local area. Off the field there A brief history of Harpenden Town and, the installation of floodlights. is a new committee of local football Football Club The Club obtained entry to the FA fans who have not been involved with Cup for the first time in 1998 and is a the club before supported by the old Harpenden Town Football Club was regular contender in the FA Vase. committee and others who still assist formed as Harpenden F.C. 1891 with the running of the club. playing in both the Mid-Herts and After a turbulent period resulting in Herts County Leagues, winning the relegation from the Premier Division In 2015 having successfully obtained Mid-Herts on numerous occasions. in 2000 and 2005. At the start of the £100k of funding the club’s facilities Town was added in the 1908. 2006/07 season a new committee have been refurbished which has had was in place their first move was to a positive impact on the club and its Town climbed into the South Midlands gain the Football Associations Charter profile. League in 1957 winning the Premier Standard Accreditation, which Division title in 1962 and 1965 and in ensured the correct structures were 2018-19 was the last for the very 1968 adding both the Herts Charity in place. successful manager Danny Plumb and Shield & the the 2019-20 season saw Martin Shield to their trophy haul. On the field the club also required Standen take over before leaving after stabilising and it was felt that more Christmas 2019. Season 1990-91 saw the last local community approach was significant investment in the club with needed so links with Harpenden Colts The squad is presently managed by the erection of the Centenary Stand, were established to bring through Mickey Nathan assisted by Liam Dwyer and Steve O'Reilly.

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George Robinson (LB/LM) and now in this 5th season with the Harvey Scott (S) In his 3rd season at the club blessed club. A versatile player who has played A striker with a sledgehammer of a shot with a wonderful left foot and good in most positions. one of the big characters in the team has ability on the ball seeing George in full previously been at Borehamwood and Jake Anthony flight is a wonderful sight. Ignore his Colney Heath. Defenders know that A striker with an eye for a spectacular boyish good looks he is not afraid to put they have been in a game when goal has previously been at St Albans, in a challenge. playing Harvey.

Ryan Plowright (LB/M) Alex Desmond GK In his second season with the club and a Dan Palmer (CB) A Harpenden lad who has played at a great shot stopper with an excellent Joined the club last season from higher level with Kings Langley before a record for saving penalties. Hertford Town and is establishing a solid serious injury, has a great engine and an partnership at the back with Warren excellent footballing brain. A leader on Ben Quarrington Carter (CM) Plowright, and off the pitch. A midfield dynamo with a great attitude despite being plagued by a number of Mulik Rickman (M) Warren Plowright (CB) injuries that has restricted his Previously at Tring and Biggleswade Along with his brother also played a no performances. nonsense centre back who can pick a United he is in his first season at pass. Nathan McGreevy (M) Harpenden and has made a bright start A local player with fantastic ability on with a goal on his debut in the FA Cup. Jake Collins the ball who has previously been at With good technical ability he has added Has been at the club since the age of 18 WGC and Cockfosters to an already talented midfield. HARPENDEN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB 07 OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME TODAY’S OPPOSITION DUNSTABLE TOWN

TO CUT A LONG STORY SHORT. relegations and a points deduction at the Events culminated at the end of the end of the 2008-09 season. 2016-17 season when a mid-table finish For a Club that can boast the signatures and early Cup exits led to wholesale of George Best & Jeff Astle, the first And here we are again, eleven years later departures from the Club of the Board, rung on the managerial ladder for a pitting our wits against others in the coaching and playing staff. young Barry Fry, the events of May SSML. The “Invincibles” team of the 2017 were a troubling period in the 2012-13 season got promoted from the An emergency meeting was held in May Club’s history. SSML Premier Division without loosing a 2017, and rather than face the ignominy single game. Back to back promotions of seeing the Club fold yet again or allow Initially formed in 1883 the Club’s took the Club back into the Southern a Business Consortium to take over and history has many of the cliched tales League Premier Division and all seek voluntary relegation back to shared with other non-league clubs who appeared well. Division 1 of the SSML, the fans decided have dreamt big, spent unwisely and to run the Club themselves. repented at their leisure and the With Creasey Park having been frustration and sadness of their fans. redeveloped at the turn of the decade Three seasons later, we’re still here. We the Club could boast a superb playing had consecutive relegations out of the Between 1994 and 1998 there wasn’t surface carefully tended by the Council’s Southern League but last season even a Dunstable Town playing dedicated grounds team. But with gates steadied the ship, finishing slightly below competitive football as the Club folded around the 150 mark at Step 3, and no mid table before the season ended at the end of the 93-94 season. income from match day food and drink prematurely as the Covid-19 Pandemic Re-established four years later the Club sales nor a club house to hold functions struck with devastating speed and had a snakes and ladders period enjoying in to raise much needed cash, the Club cruelty. was always going to struggle to compete three promotions in a relatively short End of season form would have had us in period of time before suffering in terms of playing budgets and ultimately to survive. the play off places had it been consistent

08 HARPENDEN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB DUNSTABLE TOWN all season. Our arrangements with the 5.Jeremiah Debayo, Defender, MANAGERIAL & local Council remain unchanged and Previous Club Egham Town. undoubtedly our fortunes lie within COACHING STAFF. our own hands. 6.Joseph Debayo, Defender, Previous Club Egham Town. There’s no mileage to be gained by complaining about a contract we 7.Dylan Fitzpatrick, Defender, signed up to years ago by which Previous Club AFC Dunstable Under Creasey Park receive all the bar and 18s. food takings on match days and the 8.Marlon Burton, Defender, Previous proceeds from any events held in the Club Dunstable Town Development Clubhouse. That for the time being is Team. inscribed in tablets of stone. 9.Ben Johnson, Defender, Previous Our task is to fund the running of the Club Tring Athletic. Club differently from conventional models because conventional models 10.Louis Octave, Defender, Previous are not applicable in our case. Club London Colney .

Ideally we’d like to double or even 11 Daniel Blackman, Midfield, treble our home support back to the Previous Club Ampthill Town. 400 level in the Best& Astle era forty 12. Davide Pobbe, Midfield, Previous Gareth Jackson. Manager. odd years ago. Club Kings Langley. Now in his third season at the Club, Despite everyone’s best efforts that 13.Tommy Twelve, Midfield, Previous Gareth is a UEFA B coach and part doesn’t look like happening anytime Club Tring Athletic. of the group of supporters and soon so a Plan B, C, and D must be officials who saved the Club from devised for us to continue. 14.George Mulonda, Midfield, obscurity in May 2017. A great Previous Club Wisbech Town. And why would we stop ? Since the student of the game and highly respected by fans and Club officials fans took over the running of the 15.Kai McArthur, Midfield, Previous alike. Club, three players from “our era” Club Stotfold. have gone on to sign pro contracts Ryan Sturges. Assistant Manager. 16.Roy Byron, Midfield, Previous with Football League teams. Peter Ryan is recently retired from the Club Aylesbury Vale Dynamos. Kioso at Luton Town, Nathan Harness game and is now in his second at Charlton Athletic and Nick Hayes 17.Dominic Fraser, season as Gareth’s number two. at Salford. We’re doing something Midfield/Forward, Previous Club Ryan has extensive contacts in the right obviously. In Gareth Jackson & Langford. non-league game and has brought Ryan Sturgess we have two young some exciting talent to Creasey managers who share our dreams, our 18.Khyreece Smith-Reid, Park. visions and our philosophy, and that, Midfield/Forward, Previous Club AFC coupled with the passion and desire of Dunstable. Ivan Arapov. Coach. Ivan is also a our loyal fans spurs us all on to keep UEFA B coach who has won the Club going. 19.Christopher Stapleton, silverware with Colney Heath. Ivan Midfield/Forward, Previous Club came aboard mid-season and has DUNSTABLE TOWN FC. PLAYER Aston Clinton. proved to be a great addition to the PROFILES. SEASON 2020-21 20.Leonardo Pedro, Forward, coaching set-up. 1. Dan Gould , Goalkeeper, Previous Previous Club North Greenford Rory McMullan. Goalkeeping Club Crawley Green. United. coach. Second season for Rory who 2.Adam Sawyer, Defender, Previous 21.Teddy Daniels, Forward, Previous has been instrumental in helping the Club Kings Langley. Club AFC Dunstable Under 18s. Club find and develop young goalkeepers. 3.Daniel Trif, Defender, Previous 22. Joe Hankins, Forward, Previous Club London Tigers. Club London Colney. Rebecca Hawtin. Physio. Highly respected and valued by all at the 4.Greg Douglas, Defender, Previous 23. Chris Vardy, Forward, Previous Club who have seen Rebecca at Club Langford. Club Tring Athletic. work.

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G Charity football matches for Rennie Grove and PDSA charity - the Brian Hicks Memorial trophy won by Roundwood School last year

G Harpenden Colts presentation day with over 800 kids and parents

G Schools football finals

G The Club is a also supporter of Rennie Grove Hospice, who we Good afternoon and welcome to all Over the last 3 years the club has promote and raise funds for supporters for this local derby with grown with attendances increasing Dunstable Town with 300 fans at our recent FA Cup As well as the pitch side advertising game with Aveley which shows the board, we also offer several It’s great to be back and I can assure club is becoming a visible part of the advertising packages to local you that everyone has been working Harpenden Community. businesses which include: so hard behind the scenes to ensure the game is safe to host. The future redevelopment of the G Full page advert in our Harpenden’s leisure facilities are also programme £80 A club like Harpenden relies on the planned to include a new larger support of local businesses and we clubhouse/changing facilities and a G Match sponsorship £150 which have been approaching many in and 4G playing surface. As well as the includes entry for 4 people and £25 around Harpenden for sponsorship. regular football matches, we have drinks tab community events held at the club, Financial support like this can help some of these being: G Match ball sponsorship £450 enable the club to make its mark in Players kit bag sponsorship £1,000 the League. G Harpenden Academy Sports day with over 200 pupils and their G Tracksuit sponsorship £1,500 Below is a short introduction to the parents attending. Club and our events and sponsorships. Included as part of each advertising package is active promotion Harpenden Town FC is Harpenden’s of our sponsors on our representative side in the National social media channels FA Football League which includes Twitter, structure, with the core of where we have over 3,500 the team made up of followers and where we can players who have grown up promote your sales or other and work in Harpenden. promotional events. We play in the Spartan South Thanks to our dedicated Midlands Premier League, marketing, we also receive only 7 promotions away from excellent coverage in the local the Premier league. press, The Herts Advertiser. Other Clubs in the same If you know anyone that would division include Tring Athletic, be interested in supporting the Leverstock Green, Newport club then please do drop me an Pagnell, Biggleswade, Wembley, email at: Colney Heath, London Colney and Dunstable Town. [email protected] Enjoy the game.

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MAIN HONOURS Aubrey Cup Winners 1921, 1929

Bingham Cox Cup Winners 1897,1903, 1910, 1921

Herts Charity Shield Winners 1968

Herts County Cup Winners 1902, 1910, 1921, 1926

Herts Intermediate Cup Winners 1953

O’Brien Butchers South Midlands League Trophy Winners 1990

Pratt Cup Winners 1907, 1909, 1911

South Midlands League Championship Shield Winners 1968

Herts County League Champions 1913

Mid-Herts League Champions 1911, 1922

Mid Herts League Division One Champions 2000

South Midlands League Premier Division Champions1962, 1965

South Midlands League Division One Champions 1990

South Midlands League Reserve Division Two Champions 1990

South Midlands League Division 1 Runners up 2017

Development Division Challenge Trophy Winners 2018

Dudley Latham Memorial Cup Winners 2018

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CONNOR PERL IS THE LATEST TO TAKE PART IN OUR Q&A:

Do you have any sports personality that influenced you and your interests? Who and why? Obviously the main man David Beckham (pictured right), growing up he was a superstar and I remember copying his hair styles when in primary school!

Who’s in charge of music on a match day and are there any team favourites? That would be myself actually, sometimes Harvey gets on it, but I do enjoy being team DJ. Usually it’s a mix of house music or r and b.

Would you rather win the Champions league or World Cup? Hmmmm, that’s a tough one but I’d probably go for World Oh and a good old rub down from Stephen our trusted Cup, i think it’s better to have that gold medal round your club physio! neck than anything else Where do your main interests outside of football lie? How would you describe yourself as a player? Outside of this I’m just a normal bloke, I like fashion, music I think my style has changed through the years, I’d like to and making memories with friends and family think a technical player but I’m trying to add a lot more physicality and industry to my game What’s your favourite film? Easy - American Psycho Do you have a special match day routine or any superstitions? If you were to be a crisp what flavour would you be? Not really, I like to start most of my days with a coffee! Marmite because you either love me or hate me! HARPENDEN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB 15 HARPENDEN TOWN DUNSTABLE TOWN

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