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1 £2 £2 Balham Football Club Founded - 2001 (as Balham Blazers FC)

Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, Opposite 199-213 Robin Hood Way (A3 South Bound), West Wimbledon, London SW20 0AA PREMIER Telephone - 0208 942 8062

Board Of Directors: Greg Cruttwell, Derek Fordham, Jennie Molyneux Today we welcome our opponents Committee Members: Zoe Appleton, Len Chapman, Lorraine Colfer, Steve Pigott Chairman and Director of Football: Greg Cruttwell – 07763 581 523 The Mitre Delta - ready to make history again. Club Secretary: Jennie Molyneux - 07949 006 481 Available now at mitre.com/delta Finance Director: Derek Fordham - 07774 939 051 Club Welfare Officer: Zoe Appleton - 07770 432 982 Matchday Programme Design: Steve Pigott - [email protected] Matchday Photographer: Pedro Soares, Insta: @pedro.soares17 Club Email: [email protected] Club Website: www.balhamfc.com Balham FC Cover Art First Team Manager: Greg Cruttwell We are asking local artists, designers, Coaches: Ebrahim Seedat, Sam Ross, Joel photographers to design the front over of our Projean-Skupski matchday programmes for the 19/20 season. Goalkeeping Coach: Pedro Soares Strength & Conditioning Coach: If you or anyone you know is interested please Simon Amzaleg drop us a line. Also if you would like to purchase Nutritionist: Stephanie Papalaskaris this weeks artwork then please get in touch. Match Co-ordinator: Jennie Molyneux [email protected]

Today’s local cover artist: Reserve Team Manager: Ebrahim Seedat Match Co-ordinator: Joel Prujean-Skupski Youth Team Manager: Greg Cruttwell Match Co-ordinator: Jennie Molyneux U18s Manager: Sam Ross Match Co-ordinator: Len Chapman Colours: White Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks Follow The Blazers: The Legend Returns Alternative Colours: Maroon Shirts, White mitre.com/delta Shorts, Maroon Socks @balhamfc The Stadium: We have 120 seats and covered standing space for 300 spectators. www.balhamfc.com Cover Design: Matt Bridle BALHAM FOOTBALL CLUB

FROM THE DUGOUT It’s been a frustrating week in terms of results. We should have come away with at least a point at home DEFINITIVE ANTHOLOGIES : DEFINITIVE ANTHOLOGIES : DEFINITIVE ANTHOLOGIES : DEFINITIVE ANTHOLOGIES : to our landlords, Colliers Wood Utd, but, looking a bit jaded, we conceded twice late on, which is very unlike us. in doing so we gifted them a game that at 1-0 up, thanks to a Jack Robinson goal in the second half, we looked in control of. On Saturday we lost HOWARD JONES by the same score to Rusthall in the FA Vase. There NEW ALBUMS : NEW ALBUMS : NEW ALBUMS : NEW ALBUMS : NEW ALBUMS : NEW ALBUMS : NEW ALBUMS : were mitigating factors for this game. A number of players were injured or being rested. I don’t offer this as an excuse however. I had every confidence that Greg Cruttwell 1st Team Manager the players coming in, three of whom were making & Chairman their first starts of the season, were good enough THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF to get us the the victory we craved. Unfortunately CHERRY RED though, despite playing well, we were edged out in a very tight contest. We beat Rusthall in another tight For more details on these and other releases and how to order game a few weeks ago and whilst it would have been call our mailorder hotline 020 8996 3120 or visit the website www.cherryred.co.uk great to beat them again and go further in the Vase, www.cherryred.tv the FA Cup, which we are still in and the League game tonight, against Molesey, who we welcome to The Unique in depth interviews. Wibbandune, are definitely the priorities.

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5 Manager: Greg Cruttwell BALHAM FC Coaches: Ebrahim Seedat, Sam Ross, BalhamFC FOUNDED 2001 | Combined Counties Football League Premier Division Joel Projean-Skupski, Pedro Soares (GK) Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, SW20 2AA Match Coordinator: Jennie Molenyeux BalhamFC

1ST TEAM HONOURS

 2018/19: Winners CCL Premier Division Sportsmanship Award  2017/18: Winners Winners CCL Premier Division Sportsmanship Award  2016/17: Combined Counties Division One (Promoted) Winners London Senior Trophy 2015/16: Runners Up Surrey Elite League (Promoted)  2014/15: Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League (3rd) Winners Surrey Elite League Sportsmanship Award  2013/14: Winners Surrey South Eastern Combination Division One (Promoted) Winners Surrey South Eastern Combination League Cup 2012/13: Surrey South Eastern Combination Division two (Promoted) 2011/12: Surrey South Eastern Combination Junior Division 1 (Promoted)

Balham FC was formed in 2011 in order to provide player progression into open age football for the hugely talented, high achieving age group teams of Balham Blazers FC, which was founded by Greg Cruttwell in 2001. Having won back-to- back promotions in 2011/12 and 2012/13, Balham did the league and cup double in the Surrey South Eastern Combination in 2013/14. In 2014/15 Balham finished in a promotion position again, in the Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League, however promotion was denied due to Combined Counties League facility requirements not being met. Having moved to ground share with Cobham FC, in order to meet the facility requirements, Balham finished as runners up in the SEIFL in 2015/16 and as a result were promoted to Division One of the Combined Counties League for the 2016/17 season. The club had an exceptional first league campaign at Step 6, finishing in a promotion position for the sixth consecutive season and winning the London

Senior Trophy. In 2017/18 the club had an equally exceptional season, finishing 5th at Step 5 in the Premier Division of the CCL and winning the London Senior Cup. 2019/20 will be the club’s third season in the top flight after flirting with ACTIVE WANDSWORTH AWARDS relegation in 2018/19. Having begun on Wimbledon Extension, before moving to Cobham, Balham are currently ground sharing with Colliers Wood United at their 2011, 2013, 2015 2011 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 Wibbandune Stadium. London F.A. Regional Charter Active Wandsworth Charter Standard Club Standard Club Sports Club of the Year of the Year of the Year

6 7 BALHAM YOUTH (u18s) BALHAM RESERVES Combined Counties Football League Tony Ford u18 Division East Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Div 1 Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, SW20 2AA Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, SW20 2AA

UPCOMING FIXTURES The Balham FC Under 18 Youth team Balham Reserves had an excellent first ever season in 2017/18, finishing as Runners UPCOMING FIXTURES was started in 2010 and played for seven TONIGHT FA Youth Cup Up in Intermediate Division 2 of the Surrey seasons in the Southern Youth League, Uxbridge vs Balham U18 until it folded in 2017. In 2010/11 they were South Eastern Combination. LEAGUE Central Division Runners Up. In 2011/12 Sat 07 September LEAGUE they were SYL Invitational Plate Winners. In They also won the Sportsmanship Award. In AFC Walcountians vs Balham U18 Thursday 12 September 19:30 2013/14 they were SYL Challenge Cup and 2018/19, following promotion, they finished Balham U18 vs AFC Athletic U18 SYL Invitational Plate Runners Up. In 2014/15 mid table in the top division of the SSEC Sat 14th September and won the Sportsmanship Award again. they were Central Division Winners, overall Balham U18 vs Earlsfield United SYL Champions and SYL Challenge Cup Thursday 3rd October 19:30 The aim this coming season is to do as well Runners Up. In 2015/16 they were West Balham U18 vs Horley Town U18 as possible in the league, to reach a cup Division Winners and overall SYL Runners final and to introduce as many of our age Up. In 2016/17 they were West Division group players, as we can, to senior football Runners Up. Following an uneventful first at a good level. season in the newly formed Combined Counties League Youth Section in 2017/18 they had an exceptional campaign in 2018/19, winning both the North Division League Title and the League Cup. The aim this coming season, which begins on September 4th in the FA Youth Cup, is to try and do the League and Cup double again, which won’t be easy with a new look younger team. We have a lot of good players coming through however and it will be fascinating to see how they get on in Credit: Pedro Soares, Insta: @pedro.soares17 9 the league and cups campaign. BALHAM FOOTBALL CLUB

PRELIMINARY ROUND REPORT (H) RUSTHALL - 31 AUG 2019 PREV RND: N/A (H) COLLIERS WOOD UTD 28 AUG 2019 The premier knockout competition for Step 5-7 clubs in the National League system. 18/19 winners: Chertsey Town

Fri 30 August Ascot United 3-3 Fleet Town (aet) Sat 31 August AFC Spelthorne Sports 1-4 Spelthorne Sports Ash United 1-2 Badshot Lea Balham 1-2 Rusthall Banstead Athletic 2-2 Greenwich Borough (aet) CB Hounslow United 2-3 Beckenham Town (aet) Cobham 3-2 PFC Victoria London Egham Town 3-2 FC Elmstead 1958 Frimley Green 3-1 Lydney Town City 0-3 Glebe Hanworth Villa 5-1 Marston Shelton Rovers Holmesdale 2-1 Sheerwater Own Goal ️ ⚽️ 1 - 2 Lydd Town v Raynes Park Vale Molesey 4-3 Greenways (aet) Storrington Community 0-6 Knaphill A much changed Balham team from that which has played thus far this season Wick 0-4 Colliers Wood United acquitted themselves very well, but not quite well enough to beat Rusthall (aet) in both the FA Cup and FA Vase. As they did last time out, against the same opposition, Balham dominated most areas of the game and created more chances but, on this occasion, the required amount were not converted. A goal in the 84th minute, for the visitors from Kent, who have been in top form of late, proved decisive, after both sides had netted once. Whilst it’s a shame for Balham DON’T MISS AN OPEN GOAL to exit this competition at the first hurdle it means they can fully focus on the ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE FOR League, the FA Cup and on the League Cup too, which starts later this month. THE REST OF THE 19/20 SEASON PRINT & ONLINE

TEAM: Read H, Thompson, Ermias, Henry, Haire, Snadden, David(capt,) Oldland, Read T, Quigley, CONTACT STEVE FOR MORE INFORMATION Cruz-Rosa [email protected] SUBS: Gardner, Townsend, Kaou, Negassi, Bakare

Photo Credit: Pedro Soares, Insta: @pedro.soares17 10 11 Manager: Craig Lewington MOLESEY FC Assistant Manager: Paul Cross, Adrian MoleseyFC1953 FOUNDED 1892 | Renamed 1953 Brown Physio: Dick Errington n/a

A local G.P Dr James Jenkinson Knox started the second to Staines Town we also reached the During the next few seasons Molesey FC suffered “Hampton Court and East Molesey Association second round of the Surrey Senior Cup that drew both on and off the pitch.1998/99 Clive Walker Latest Results Football Club” in the Autumn of 1892.The first the largest crowd at the time to Walton Road with joined Molesey as manager and in 2002 the Club match was played on Saturday24th September an attendance of 1553. FAV 4-3 aet vs Greeways W was used for the filming of “Bend it like Beckham”. CCL 1-3 vs Egham Town L when we played hosts to Barnes FC winning 14-1. In 1977/78 the club joined the newly formed In 2007/08 Molesey were relegated to the The club changed its name to Molesey Football Division Two of the where are CCL 3-0 vs Banstead W Combined Counties League and with the never Club in 1896. first two seasons saw us narrowly miss out on CCL 0-0 vs CB Hounslow D ending efforts of Steve Webb Peter Lelliott and In 1953 Molesey Football Club purchased the promotion on both occasions. FAC 0-1 vs Sutton C Rovers L Alan Maynard the club enjoyed promotion to the present site 412 Walton Road and started playing 1981/82 season Molesey FC had their best run in “Ryman League” won the Surrey Combination there at the beginning of season 1953/54.That the FA Vase reaching the quarter finals where we Cup and got to the final of the Surrey Senior Cup season Molesey entered the Surrey Senior League entertained a crowd of 604 but unfortunately lost in the 2014/15 season. and played in White and Black for the first time. In against Rainworth Miners Welfare. January 1954 we entertained our first professional Steve Webb sadly left us in 2016/17 after 12 team at Walton Road in QPR who won the game In 1985/86 Chairman Gary Mayne appointed year spell and Peter Lelliott took over the 2-1.In the 1954/55 season our present clubhouse Martin Ede as manager and the club won role as manager and remained as manager was erected on the site that enabled us to promotion to the Isthmian League Division One until the season of 2017/18.Sean Boothe was compete in the National Football Association and also reached the final of the Isthmian League then appointed manager and after a number Amateur Cup. Cup. of games was replaced by Craig Lewington but unfortunately Craig and the teams efforts The season 1956/57 saw Molesey FC win their In 1993/94 we reached for the first time the FA could not save us from relegation back into the first senior honours with a 4-1 victory over Cup “proper” stages losing 4 – 0 at home to Bath Combined Counties League where our season Farnham Town to win the Surrey Senior Charity City. now begins 2019/20 with Craig Lewington as our League Cup that was played at Chertsey Town FC. 1995/96 Molesey were relegated due to the FA manager. 1957/58 Molesey FC won the Surrey Senior refusing us an “A” grading for our ground. Molesey is I’m sure like most clubs we have our League title and in 1958/59 joined the Spartan good times and bad and over the years the club League where we enjoyed our most successful has seen many changes on and off the pitch, season of our 14 year stay in the League finishing but we stick together and fight to keep what is 12 important to us is “The Mole Family” now and 13 always. SEASON REVIEW 19/20 - AUGUST FIXTURES+TABLES 19/20 W W W W W L L

RESULTS COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

GOALSCORERS GOALS SCORED - MONTH J. Robinson ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ️ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ️ 20 GOALS SCORED - SEASON T.Read ⚽ ️ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ ️ J.Adebayo ⚽ GOALS CONCEDED - MONTH GOALS CONCEDED - SEASON P.Oldland ⚽ ⚽ 10 A.Snadden ⚽ ⚽ ⚽ CLEAN SHEETS - MONTH M.Erriu ⚽ 1 CLEAN SHEETS - SEASON J.Fuller ⚽ THIS WEEKS LEAGUE RESULTS HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION - MONTH SAT 31 AUG WEDS 04 SEPT 1 HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION - SEASON Camberley Town 0-4 Sutton C’mon Rovers Balham vs Molesey Southall 1-2 Redhill CUP STATUS MONTH END LEAGUE TABLE DETAIL SAT 07 SEPT TUES 03 SEPT Camberley Town vs CB Hounslow United 1st Rnd Qualifying - Sat 7th Sept Raynes Park Vale vs Redhill Egham Town vs Banstead Athletic (A) vs Horley Town Guildford City vs Colliers Wood United Hanworth Villa vs Molesey OUT: 1st Rnd Qualifying Raynes Park Vale vs Southall

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First Team Manager: Greg Cruttwell Manager: Craig Lewington Coaches: Ebrahim Seedat, Sam Ross, Asst Man/Coaches: Paul Cross, Adrian Brown. Joel Projean-Skupski, Pedro Soares (GK) Physio. Dick Errington

Brandon Pickard (GK) c c Liam Allen Haydn Read (GK) c c Remi Meyers James Adebayo c c Jamie De Gussepi Frank Charnock c c Craig Lewington Andre Cruz-Rosa c c Chris Wales Dan David c c Joe Pratley-Jones Brook Ermias c c Ryan David Marco Erriu c c Tom Windsor Dan Forde c c Ryan Marklew Hamish Frew c c Reis Stanislaus James Fuller c c Haluna Masembe Julian Fuller c c Nathan Wood Jack Haire c c Dre Grobler Luke Hedges c c Joe Yeates Jake Henry c c Dan Campion Piers Oldland c c Coonor Mcshane Tom Read c c Jermeel Jno-Baptiste Jack Robinson c Khalid Savage c Ashley Snadden c Mirhire Tarimo c Anthony Thompson c Tomasz Wocial c

TODAY’S MATCH OFFICIALS: Referee: Ahmad Rafique Assistant Referee: Michael Stevens Assistant Referee: Daniel Vernon