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BEDFONT & FELTHAM v SHEERWATER Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League Division One Saturday 5th January 2019 Online version of printed programme ASH UNITED SHAWFIELD STADIUM, YOUNGS DRIVE, GU12 6RE
BAGSHOT FLEET TOWN FC, CALTHORPE PARK, GU51 5FA
BEDFONT & FELTHAM / BRITISH AIRWAYS (GROUND SHARE) THE ORCHARD, HATTON ROAD, TW14 9QT
CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED CHALKY LANE, KT9 2NF
COVE OAK FARM FIELDS, SQUIRREL LANE, GU14 8PF
DORKING WANDERERS RESERVES MEADOWBANK STADIUM, MILL LANE, RH4 1DX
EPSOM & EWELL CHIPSTEAD FC, HIGH ROAD, CR5 3SF
EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA HALLS WAY, OFF FOX LANE, RG27 0NS
FARNHAM TOWN THE MEMORIAL GROUND, MEAD LANE, GU9 7DY
FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA
Division One Division One BEDFONT SPORTS FC, HATTON ROAD, TW14 9JR
FLEET SPURS FLEET SPURS FC, KENNELS LANE, GU14 0ST
Club Directory Club Directory FRIMLEY GREEN FRIMLEY GREEN RECREATION GROUND, GU16 6JY
GODALMING TOWN WEY COURT, MEADROW, GU7 3JE
KENSINGTON BOROUGH LEATHERHEAD FC, FETCHAM GROVE, KT22 9AS
SANDHURST TOWN BOTTOM MEADOW, YORKTOWN ROAD, GU47 9BJ
SHEERWATER WOKING FC, KINGFIELD, GU22 9AA
TOOTING BEC RAYNES PARK VALE FC, GRAND DRIVE, SW20 9DZ Bedfont & Feltham v Sheerwater Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League, Division One Saturday 5th January 2019 – Kick-Off: 3.00pm An unincorporated members’ Club Volume 6, Issue 16 The Orchard, Hatton Road, Bedfont, Middlesex TW14 9QT Good afternoon everyone. Happy New Year, and Tel: 020 8890 7264 welcome to The Orchard. [email protected] www.bedfontandfelthamfc.co.uk This afternoon, we welcome the players, officials and Twitter: @BedfontFeltham supporters of Sheerwater Football Club; and our three Facebook: /BedfontFeltham match officials for today’s Combined Counties Football Affiliated: Middlesex FA League Division One fixture. We trust that you all enjoy Members: Combined Counties Football the match and have a safe journey home afterwards. League, Division One Club Colours: Yellow & Blue This is our first match of the new year and since our Change Colours: Red & White nd away win on 22 December at neighbours FC Deportivo th 2018-19 Programme Cover Design: Galicia. In that 3-1 win, Michael Capon scored his 30 Rob Healy. competitive goal for Bedfont & Feltham – a great Photo: Anders Johansen achievement. He is currently one goal behind Jacob Management Committee: Lambe, our leading scorer in season 2015-16, and we’re President: Alan Hale only half-way through the season! Chairman: Brian Barry – [email protected] th Life Vice President: John Cronk Our visitors, Sheerwater are celebrating their 60 Life Vice President: Derrick Smith anniversary. They are currently playing their home Vice Chairman: Alan Hale matches at Woking FC whilst their new ground is being Treasurer: Rob Healy built at Bishop David Brown School in Sheerwater. They General Secretary: Derrick Smith Director of Football: Scott Savoy – were away to Tooting Bec last Saturday and [email protected] Membership Secretary: Jane Rescorla We have a busy fixture schedule coming up: We’re away Media Manager / Photographer: Joanna to Bagshot next Saturday (12th) in the league; away to Ginger – [email protected] AFC Hayes on Tuesday 15th in the Premier Challenge Media Manager / Programmes: Rob Cup; home to Fleet Spurs on Saturday 19th in the Healy – [email protected] nd league; away to Enfield Borough on Tuesday 22 in the Match Day Coordinator: Andy Smith Middlesex Premier Cup (at Wingate & Finchley); and Committee Member: Adam Bessent th Committee Member: Steve Rescorla away to Sandhurst Town on Saturday 26 in the league. A full fixture list can be found on our website and further Team Management: inside this programme. First Team: Manager: Adam Bessent Enjoy the match and see you again Assistant Manager: Jake Bessent soon. Assistant Manager: John Nunn Physiotherapist: Andy Nolan Rob – editor.
Youth Teams: Under 7s: TBA Under 8s: Kris Creany Under 9s: Craig Wright Under 10s: Andy Mainka Welfare Officer: Jodie Nelson Sunday Team: Manager: Ricky O’Leary Game of The People
Ground debate: League One – between a rock and a hard place England, now has a capacity of 27,000 but there WITH Sunderland now in League One, has been talk of scaling-up to beyond 30,000. At attendances in the third tier of English football present, Charlton average around 11,000 are enjoying a revival, with the average above people at their home games. 8,000 for the first time since 2009-10 when League One games don’t necessarily need a Leeds United, Norwich City and Southampton ground that holds 20,000 or even 15,000 given were all in the division. current attendance levels. The important aspect Sunderland’s Stadium of Light is averaging is having the potential to attract bigger crowds almost 30,000 this season – some 12,000 more but in truth, only a handful of clubs – than Portsmouth, another famous old name that Sunderland, Portsmouth, Coventry – are clearly has seen better days. in this category, although the trend at Bradford City is very positive. Valley Parade is currently League One is a division divided between the drawing crowds of 16,000-plus, slightly down on aspirational and those clubs that are desperately the past few seasons, but the trajectory has clinging onto their status. Half the division’s been very positive with crowds rising from clubs are owners of their home grounds, giving 10,000 in 2013 to almost 20,000 in 2017-18. them the potential to capitalise on property Whether the future of the club will be in prices and relocate to an out-of-town site. Manningham or a rejuvenated Odsal, a topic Despite the resistance this often brings, people that re-emerges every few years, remains to be are increasingly recognising the benefits a new seen. stadium can bring. League One always has a few clubs that can Among those that are keen to move from inner- attract decent crowds, but it also has its city locations are Luton Town, a club that has, minnows. Accrington Stanley’s Crown Ground, for decades, wanted to leave the very limited with a capacity of little over 5,000 is one of the Kenilworth Road for a site that offers greater smallest stadiums in the division and it is seldom potential in terms of revenue generation. Luton’s more than 50% full. Fleetwood’s Highbury, neat ground, like others in the division, is council- it may be, has a capacity of just 5,300 and a owned. utilisation rate of more than. 60%. Overall, Some clubs in the division have already bitten League One has a stadium utilisation rate of the bullet and left rusting floodlights behind – 55%. Sunderland is case in point, leaving their On Boxing Day 2018, Sunderland will host traditional Roker Park for their current home as Bradford City before a crowd expected to be the long ago as 1997. Coventry City departed biggest third tier attendance for almost 40 years. Highfield Road for the Ricoh in 2005, although It is anticipated the gate will exceed the 49,309 this has been a move that has been plagued that saw the Sheffield Derby in 1979 in the old with controversy and intrigue. third division. Sunderland are in the promotion Other clubs that have moved in recent times race, which proves that fans will turn out for a include Burton Albion, Doncaster Rovers, winning team, regardless of their current status. Oxford United, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury In this case, the club’s fans certainly see League Town, Walsall and Wycombe Wanderers. One as a stepping stone back. Others have expressed an interest in relocation, such as Portsmouth and Southend United. Elsewhere, there is also a strong desire among With thanks to Neil Jensen – other clubs to redevelop their existing sites, creating grounds that can open-up fresh gameofthepeople.com revenue streams. Charlton Athletic’s Valley Stadium, which was once the biggest ground in
Recent Results:
Saturday 29th December Division 1 Ash United 0-3 Farnham Town Epsom & Ewell 1-0 Eversley & California Fleet Spurs 1-2 Godalming Town Kensington Borough 1-1 Dorking Wanderers Res Sandhurst Town 2-0 Cove Tooting Bec 0-0 Sheerwater
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Fixtures involving Division One Clubs:
Saturday 5th January Division 1 Bedfont & Feltham v Sheerwater Chessington & Hook Utd v Frimley Green Cove v Epsom & Ewell Eversley & California v Tooting Bec Farnham Town v Kensington Borough FC Deportivo Galicia v Ash United Godalming Town v Bagshot
Saturday 12th January Division 1 Bagshot v Bedfont & Feltham British Airways v Farnham Town Cove v Fleet Spurs Dorking Wanderers Res v Eversley & California Epsom & Ewell v Ash United Frimley Green v Sandhurst Town Sheerwater v Godalming Town Tooting Bec v Chessington & Hook Utd
Tuesday 15th January Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup 3rd Round AFC Hayes v Bedfont & Feltham Chertsey Town v Abbey Rangers Epsom & Ewell v Godalming Town Knaphill v Fleet Spurs Sheerwater v Banstead Athletic Spelthorne Sports v Hanworth Villa
Saturday 19th January Division 1 Bedfont & Feltham v Fleet Spurs Chessington & Hook Utd v Kensington Borough Epsom & Ewell v Bagshot Eversley & California v Cove Farnham Town v Dorking Wanderers Res FC Deportivo Galicia v Sandhurst Town Sheerwater v Frimley Green
Cup News:
THE CHERRY RED RECORDS PREMIER CHALLENGE CUP
Bedfont & Feltham beat Tooting Bec 2-0 in the Second Round on Tuesday 25th September. We will be playing AFC Hayes away in the Third Round on Tuesday 15th January.
THE ESOTERIC RECORDINGS DIVISION ONE CHALLENGE CUP
Bedfont & Feltham received a bye into the Second Round and beat Eversley & California 3-2 on Tuesday 23rd October. We will be playing Epsom & Ewell at home in the Third Round on a date yet to be arranged.
THE MIDDLESEX FA PREMIER CUP
The Yellows hosted Park View from the Spartan League on Tuesday 20th November and drew 2-2 at 90 minutes. The match went straight to penalties and we won 5-3.
The Second Round draw sees us scheduled to visit Enfield Borough (also from the Spartan League) on Tuesday 22nd January 2019. Enfield Borough play at Wingate & Finchley's Summers Lane ground.
Our Visitors – Sheerwater
The London County Council started to build Sheerwater Estate in 1948, for families that wanted to move out of London and start a new life in Surrey. Around 1,380 houses were built at a cost of approximately £3 million. This prompted a community spirit from the early days, and football being the number one sport, came into effect when groups of men started having a kick around at the Sheerwater Recreation Ground, using their coats for goal posts. Sheerwater Football Club was founded in 1958 by early members of the club, the late John French (also player), Stan West, Ken May, Bill Hilleard, Herbert Taylor (also player), Syd Morris, Derrick Thomas, Jim McDermott and players Dennis Hill, John Murray, Micky Wedge, Chris Robinson, Jose Garcia, Tony Minchinton, Don Stevens, Michael French, Jim Kelly, to name a few. Sheerwater joined the local Woking & District League. We then progressed through the Divisions and obtained Intermediate status in the Surrey Intermediate (Western) League in the 1967-68 season. The club then progressed to senior level, and we were promoted to the Surrey Senior League for the 1972-73 season and a highest finish of 6th in the 1974-75 season. In 1978 following the loss of clubs to the London Spartan League, Hampshire clubs were admitted to the Surrey Senior League with the title of the competition eventually becoming the Combined Counties League. In 1981-82 the League had reached 22 members, and as a consequence was split into East and West divisions. In a dreadful season with only one win and one draw the club finished bottom of the East division, 16 points behind Clarion and both Sheerwater and Clarion were relegated to the newly formed Surrey Premier league. In our first season in this new league we had a highest position of 5th in 1982-83. However in 1984-85 we finished only above the bottom side Heath End Wanderers and another relegation followed. Unfortunately the vacancy at the lower level was a position in the Surrey Intermediate (Eastern) Division. Fortunately after one season in the Eastern Division we were allowed to transfer to the Surrey Combination Premier Division for the 1986-87 season, but we were relegated at the end of the season. After twice finishing third, we were Champions of Division One in 1989-90 and promoted to the Premier Division for 1990-91, finishing in a mid-table position. However in June 1991 The Surrey Combination and Surrey South Eastern Intermediate Leagues merged, but we were able to move sideways to the Surrey Intermediate (Western) League. This was only for one season as we achieved promotion back to the Surrey Premier League. Our stay was, however, for only one season as we finished above bottom club Ashtead, only on goal difference, and were relegated once more. Yet again this was only for one season. In 1994-95 we were back in the Surrey Premier League and finished 9th. After many discussions the Surrey Premier league became the first division of the Combined Counties league for the season 2003-04. We are still in the Division One League today, striving to maintain league standards with a small budget with few committee members and local helpers that maintain a good standard for the League. Although at present we are failing to meet the required Grade G with floodlights to stay in the League but we are part of the new Sheerwater Regeneration Programme that does not include a Recreation Ground or Athletic Club. We will be moving to a new facility on Sheerwater at the Bishop David Brown School in 2020 that will be up to the correct grading to continue in the Combined Counties League. Due to this delay the club has now agreed a two season ground share with Vanarama club Woking FC.
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Bedfont & Feltham FC History: Bedfont & Feltham Football Club was club’s worst season since its formation: founded in May 2012 following the Finishing second from bottom in the amalgamation of Feltham FC and Bedfont Combined Counties Football League’s Football and Social Club, taking Feltham's Premier Division. This resulted in relegation place in Division One of the Combined back to Division One. Counties Football League. The club was knocked out of the FA Cup at Feltham had already entered the 2012–13 FA the first hurdle and of the FA Vase at the Vase under their own name so the club second. On a brighter note, they reached the played as Feltham FC until the start of the semi-finals of the Southern Combination 2013–14 season. Two Sunday sides played Challenge Cup and the quarter-finals of the in the West Middlesex Sunday Football Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup having League under the Bedfont & Feltham name; unceremoniously exited all other cup one finishing second in Division One and the competitions in earlier rounds. This prompted other winning Division Two. the club to appoint Garry Haylock as Manager in late April 2017. The Yellows' first two seasons saw them finish in a respectable fifth place in the Life back in Division One in season 2017-18 Division One table having been early front- started very poorly and in consequence, runners. They reached the First Round Garry Haylock departed in October 2017 to Proper of the FA Vase in 2013-14 and also be replaced by Dan Huxley. The poor run won the Middlesex Premier Cup. experienced in 2016-17 continued, with the club exiting the FA Cup and FA Vase competitions in the opening rounds. The club The club became eligible to compete in the reached the Quarter-Finals of the Middlesex FA Cup for the first time in 2014-15, and Premier Cup; Third Round of the Division reached the First Round Qualifying. The One Challenge Cup; Second Round of the same season also saw the club win the Middlesex Charity Cup and Second Round of Division One Challenge Cup and become the Southern Combination Challenge Cup. runners-up in the Southern Combination Challenge Cup competition. The squad saw a number of changes throughout the season and found it difficult to For season 2015-16, the club restructured its bond. This resulted in a bottom four finish. squad and Youth set-up. The club started Dan Huxley announced his resignation at the strongly and for the second time in its short end of the season. history made the First Round Qualifying in the FA Cup and the FA Vase competitions. This season saw the Yellows finish as runners-up The club quickly appointed former Staines in Division One, earning promotion to the Lammas manager Adam Bessent. He will Premier Division of the Combined Counties attempt to arrest the mediocrity that has Football League. The club also reached the dogged the club since relegation two seasons final of the RPM Records Division One ago. Challenge Cup for the second consecutive season. The Club has retained the FA Charter Standard and is now in its sixth season. The The Premier Division experience in 2016-17 current set-up sees a revived Sunday side started tough with a 2-9 home defeat to and Youth teams from Under 7s to Under Epsom & Ewell on the opening day of the 10s. season. This seemed to pave the way for the
CHERRY RED RECORDS COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE SEASON 2018-19 BEDFONT & FELTHAM v SHEERWATER
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BILLY ROACH All Spectators Must Remain Behind The Pitch Barrier At All Times. Manager Player/Asst Mgr Manager Coach ~ ~ ~ ADAM BESSENT JOHN NUNN PETE RUGGLES TOM DAVIS Assistant Manager Physio No Alcoholic Drinks In Glasses Or Cans Are Allowed Assistant Manager Goalkeeper Coach JAKE BESSENT ANDY NOLAN Inside The Ground. SEAN WALLACE TOM HOWARD
This Day in Football History:
5 January 1965 Happy Birthday to The Hard Man
On 5 January 1965, future Wimbledon defender and film star Vinnie Jones was born in Watford.
Jones started his footballing career in 1984 with non-league Wealdstone and spent a season in Sweden before moving to Wimbledon in 1986. There, he was part of the rambunctious "Crazy Gang" that won the 1988 FA Cup, the club's highest achievement. He moved to Leeds the following year, starting a journey that included stints at Sheffield United and Chelsea before returning to Wimbledon in 1992.
He earned a reputation as one of the game's great hard men, getting sent off 12 times in his career. His most notorious incident occurred in a match against Newcastle in 1987 when Jones unnerved Paul Gascoigne by squeezing the young midfielder's testicles. The image was caught on film and became an iconic representation of Jones' style of play.
After leaving Wimbledon again in 1998, he served nine matches as player/manager of QPR before retiring. By that time, his film career was underway, starting with his breakout role as hard man "Big Chris" in Guy Ritchie's 1998 film Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.
Despite his ongoing success as an actor, Jones played for US charity side Hollywood United and has expressed a desire to return to Leeds some day.
Meet the Yellows
Jamie Pearce Paul Nunn Ross Nunn Kyle Russell Michael Capon Defender Midfield Forward Forward Forward
Pete Davis Elliott Hayden Matt Holliday Reece Gairy Georgie Rooke Forward Defender Defender Forward Defender
John Nunn Farhad Mahboudi Ashley Hitchinson James Wilson Jordan Sarfo Midfield Forward Defender Midfield Forward
Cameron Daniel- Charlie Dunckley Tom Hayden Noah Kibreab Billy Nutbeam Murphy Defender Midfield Midfield Defender Midfield
Thank you to John Nunn
Kelvin Karanja David Windmill Jake Bessent Forward Goalkeeper Goalkeeper
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Division One League Table
As at Saturday 5th January
Matches involving AC London have been removed from the table
P W D L F A Pts Gd 1. Frimley Green 20 13 5 2 39 25 44 + 14 2. BEDFONT & FELTHAM 18 13 4 1 62 19 43 + 43 3. SHEERWATER 19 12 4 3 44 25 40 + 19 4. Epsom & Ewell 20 12 2 6 48 33 38 + 15 5. Farnham Town 16 10 4 2 36 13 34 + 23 6. Tooting Bec 19 10 4 5 40 25 34 + 15 7. Dorking Wanderers Res 23 10 4 9 52 51 34 + 1 8. Sandhurst Town 18 10 3 5 30 29 33 + 1 9. Ash United 20 9 4 7 50 43 31 + 7 10. British Airways 20 8 4 8 44 44 28 + 0 11. Chessington & Hook Utd 18 8 3 7 34 34 27 + 0 12. Bagshot 22 6 3 13 27 66 21 - 39 13. Godalming Town 18 5 3 10 26 39 18 - 13 14. Eversley & California 17 5 1 11 33 41 16 - 8 15. Kensington Borough 19 3 4 12 26 49 13 - 23 16. Fc Deportivo Galicia 18 3 3 12 27 35 12 - 8 17. Fleet Spurs 20 4 0 16 33 58 12 - 25 18. Cove 17 2 1 14 18 40 7 - 22
DIVISION ONE LEADING GOAL SCORERS (League matches only) Michael Capon Bedfont & Feltham 26 Maxwell Lyamu Dorking Wanderers Res 12 Shane Rideout Sheerwater 12 Farhad Mahboudi Bedfont & Feltham 11 Bobby Bennett Epsom & Ewell 11 BEDFONT & FELTHAM FC FIXTURES/RESULTS 2018-19
August 2018 Opponents Result Goalscorers Saturday 4 Home BAGSHOT W 11-0 Capon (4), Karanja (2 + 1Pen), Mahboudi (2), R.Nunn, Gairy Saturday 11 Away Dorking Wanderers Reserves D 3-3 Karanja, Gairy, Capon Saturday 18 Home SANDHURST TOWN W 5-0 Capon (3), R.Nunn, K. Russell Tuesday 21 Home FRIMLEY GREEN D 0-0 Saturday 25 Away Eversley & California W 5-1 Capon (2), Mahboudi (2), Karanja Monday 28 Home BRITISH AIRWAYS (11.30) W 5-0 Capon (3), Hayden, Mahboudi
September Saturday 8 Home ASH UNITED D 3-3 Capon, Karanja (2 inc 1 Pen) Saturday 15 Home WINSLOW UNITED (FAV2Q) W 2-0 Capon, R.Nunn Saturday 22 Away Cove W 4-2 Capon (2) R.Nunn, P.Nunn Tuesday 25 Home TOOTING BEC (PCC) W 2-0 Daniel-Murphy, Davis Saturday 29 Home CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED W 2-0 Mahboudi, Karanja
October Tuesday 2 Horley Town (SCC) D 3-3 Mahboudi, Karanja, Capon (Final score 3-4 Pens) Saturday 6 Away Godalming Town W 2-0 Karanja (2) Tuesday 9 Away Hillingdon Borough (MCC) L 3-4 Sarfo, Capon, Gairy Saturday 13 Home ERITH TOWN (FAV1) L 1-2 Hitchinson Saturday 20 Home FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA W 1-0 Capon Tuesday 23 Away Eversley & California (ERC) W 3-2 Capon, Karanja (2)
November Saturday 3 Home DORKING WANDERERS RES W 4-0 Capon (3), Mahboudi Saturday 6 Away Tooting Bec L 3-0 Friday 9 Home KENSINGTON BOROUGH W 4-0 Capon (2), Mahboudi, Gairy Saturday 17 Home COVE W 4-1 Davis, Mahboudi, E.Hayden, Capon Tuesday 20 Home PARK VIEW (MPC) D 2-2 Karanja, Capon (Final score 5-3 Pens) Saturday 24 Away Farnham Town P-P
December Saturday 8 Away Epsom & Ewell D 4-4 Gairy, Karanja, Mahboudi (2) Saturday 15 Home EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA W 2-1 Hitchinson, Pearch Saturday 22 Away FC Deportivo Galicia W 3-1 Sarfo, Capon (2)
January 2019 Saturday 5 Home SHEERWATER Saturday 12 Away Bagshot Tuesday 15 Away AFC Hayes (PCC) Saturday 19 Home FLEET SPURS Tuesday 22 Away Enfield Borough (MPC) At Wingate & Finchley FC Saturday 26 Away Sandhurst Town
February Saturday 2 Away Kensington Borough Saturday 9 Away British Airways Saturday 16 Home TOOTING BEC Saturday 23 Away Chessington & Hook United
March Saturday 2 Home GODALMING TOWN Saturday 9 Away Frimley Green Saturday 16 Away Sheerwater Saturday 23 Home FARNHAM TOWN Saturday 30 Away Fleet Spurs KEY: FAV – Buildbase FA Vase; April ERC – Esoteric Recordings Div 1 Challenge Cup; Saturday 6 Away Ash United MCC – Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup; Saturday 13 Home EPSOM & EWELL MPC – Middlesex FA Premier Cup; PCC – Combined Counties Premier Challenge Cup; TBA EPSOM & EWELL ERC SCC – Southern Combination Challenge Cup
From Bedfont & Feltham FC Manager Adam Bessent:
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to The Orchard. I hope our match officials and all associated with Sheerwater enjoy their short stay with us.
We're back after a Christmas break and our thanks go to my previous club Staines Lammas who brought a team here Wednesday night for a much-needed game to blow the cobwebs away.
A big game today as 2nd face 3rd, two teams that try to play attractive football and two well run clubs. Credit must go to both of us for being in the positions we are at this stage of the season. We've played or watched 15 of our Division One opponents so far this season and we are under no illusion that Sheerwater will provide one of, if not the toughest, test of the campaign so far. Neither team will be out of the promotion race with a defeat today but if there is a winner, they will take a massive confidence boost heading into an important stage of the season. It goes without saying that we will be giving it everything we have to get an important 3 points today.
Happy New Year to all Yellows followers, thank you for your support and we hope to bring success back to the club in 2019.
Adam
Meet The Players: Ashley Hitchinson
Age: 21 Position: Right Back
Fun fact: Ash hasn’t been seen at Bedfont since new full back Bill Roach put in a MoM performance on his debut, Ashley’s representatives deny any correlation, but rumours are flying he is looking elsewhere.
We get to know a little bit more about Ashley...
What is your favourite football memory? Either in the Whitton town days, scored the winner in a tournament final, or when I came Quick-fire round: on and bagged a goal in the AFC Whitton final v Heathrow Flyers and knee-slided to the Nike or Adidas ? Nike. bench. Limbs. Yellow or Red kit? Yellow. Best team you’ve ever been a part of other than this current Bedfont squad Blonde or Brunette? Blonde. (obviously)? Other than when I played for Brentford (if you didn't already know) Whitton League or Cup? League. Town Youth. Joe Jackson spraying it, Bonnichon bagging goals, me running down Xbox or PlayStation? PlayStation the wing and Paul Nunn with his fringe. Tuesday nights or Saturday Afternoons? Most likely to be a future gaffer? Saturday afternoons. Noah Kibreab. Very, very, very knowledgeable man! Boobs or bum? Boobs to play with, bum to look at! Slowest in the squad? Got to be between JP and Ells.
Biggest moaner in the team? Geezer been getting away with it for weeks. ELLIOTT HAYDEN. Or Bill to be fair, throws strops all day long.
If you could pick one Bedfont player for your 5aside team who would it be and why? My mate Bill Nutbeam. Very versatile.. great to have a player like that in a 5 a side team.
Who has the best first touch in the team? Ross Nunn, obviously.
Who would you not want a scrap with in the squad? Cameron, however rumour has it he doesn't want it and doesn't usually get involved in that sort of stuff. Ashley in action on the pitch © Jo Ginger.
Thanks to Ashley. Next up we meet new boy Billy Roach.
Introducing Sideburn Bob - The People's Champion
Since 1974 #sideburnbob has been gracing Non-League football programmes either as a front cover or inside a programme for various advertising, as far as I am aware he was first spotted in the 1974 Derby County Ram Boutique advert and thereafter in other various League Club programmes first appearing on the 1976 Kilmarnock programme as a front cover, from there on in fronting 100s of non-league programmes with his glory years being 1980's & 90s.
The mystery of exactly where Bob came from continues. Tony Williams who many of you will know from his Non-League publications wrote in the non league grounds of Great Britain that he had first spotted Bob in a 1950s football magazine and had pasted him into a scrapbook. Doubt remains on this siting as nothing was ever spotted again for over 20 years until the Ram Boutique advert. Popular suggestion is he is in fact clipart which is more plausible as Bob looks like a 70s character and famous footballer Malcolm MacDonald with his ever present partner looking like Rodney Bewes from the Likely Lads which older readers will have fond memories of. So, why do I love this character? Well simply because it brings back memories of programmes collected throughout the years. He is an iconic figure for me - some of my first memories of attending games within Non-League.
Throughout the 2017-18 season, there were many clubs surprisingly interested in issuing programmes with the iconic image either on the front cover or within the programme itself. Prolific issuers were Portland United, Sholing Sports and Bedfont & Feltham and big thanks goes to those 3 programme editors - and of course, to all the other editors that issued.
#sideburnbob the People's Champion will continue to be an iconic figure for me and the search is on for his history and collecting programmes.
Tony Candland.
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