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Bedfont & Feltham Football Club Founded 2012 @BedfontFeltham /BedfontFeltham www.bedfontandfelthamfc.co.uk 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 th Cup; home to Fleet Spurs on Saturday 19 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 “Your Club Needs You” Have you ever thought about helping your local football club on match days? If you can spare a few hours on home match days, your help would be very much appreciated. You’ll benefit from free admission to the match and being a part of your local football club. Pop into the boardroom or speak to a member of the club’s committee this afternoon. 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.