2020/21: Issue 4 CUCKOOS CORNER The Pitching In Southern League Division 1 Central vs Bedford Town 3pm, Saturday 24th October 2020 Yaxley FC The home of grassroots football in Peterborough 1 TODAY’S TEAMS FROM: No. Sub No THE CUCKOOS Goals THE EAGLES AARON BUTCHER (GK) JAMIE GREYGOOSE (GK) JAMES BLAKE (GK) BRETT LONGDEN JOHN-PAUL DUNCLIFFE JOE STEELE FRAZER GARNER ROSS WATSON SAM SPENCER CHARLEY SANDERS CHARLIE JOHNSON MATT HARRIOTT BRADLEY GOTHARD MATT SPARROW RYAN BAILEY JOSH PAGE JACK DICKERSON STANLEY AYRE JOE BUTTERWORTH DREW RICHARDSON KYLE NOLAN ROB SINCLAIR LIAM HOOK WILL SUMMERFIELD JOEL EARPS CALLUM DONNELLY DAN COTTON CONNOR TOMLINSON AARON HART DAN WALKER JORDAN MACLEOD TOM HITCHCOCK TOM WAUMSLEY RENE HOWE SAM BENNETT JAKE NEWMAN PHIL STEBBING CRAIG MACKAIL-SMITH NAVY BLUE/ORANGE COLOURS ALL WHITE TEAM MANAGEMENT TODAY’S MATCH OFFICIALS ANDY FURNELL MANAGERS: JOEL EZRO- REFEREE: GARY SETCHELL GRIFFITHS SCOTT BOGUSZ ASSISTANTS: DARREN EDEY ASSISTANT REFEREE STAFAN LEWIS BEN WATTS / DAN DOBSON / (Red Flag): HARRY HOGG COACHES: RONAYNE MARSH-BROWN DAN DOBSON ASSISTANT REFEREE ELLIS MILLS PHYSIOS: (Yellow Flag): JAZZY DOLBY Up next at the Decker Bus Stadium: FIRST TEAM vs North Leigh, Tues 27th October (7:45pm) 2 For more details, contact Steve Hook at 07792 648507 A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR MAIN 2020/21 SPONSORS: 1st Team HOME AWAY Strip: PRESIDENT’S VIP LOUNGE: Reserve Team Strip HOSPITALITY MAIN SPONSOR 3 YAXLEY FOOTBALL CLUB Yaxley Football Club is a members only, unincorporated, OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE not-for-profit association, managed by an elected voluntary Management Committee and held in Trust as prescribed JEFF LENTON LIFE PRESIDENT/TEMP TREASURER within the Club Constitution. MALCOLM CLEMENTS CHAIRMAN/WELFARE OFFICER DEE WALKER VICE CHAIRMAN YAXLEY FOOTBALL CHRIS HOWARD GENERAL SECRETARY CLUB HONOURS NEIL COTTON SENIOR FIXTURES SECRETARY ALCONBURY INVITATION CUP WINNERS 88/89 KAREN CRAIG YOUTH/JUNIOR SECRETARY BARRY GAUNT CUP WINNERS KARL HUMBER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 88/89 BATTLE OF BRITAIN CUP WINNERS STEVE HOOK COMMITTEE MEMBER/200 CLUB 75/76 GEORGE BLAKE COMMITTEE MEMBER JACK BEDFORD CUP WINNERS 99/00; 00/01 SCOTT BOGUSZ COMMITTEE MEMBER BRAYBROOKE LEAGUE RUNNERS UP 91/92 SANDRA COTTON COMMITTEE MEMBER LIZ BLAKE COMMITTEE MEMBER HINCHINGBROOKE CUP WINNERS 03/04; 12/13 (joint with Royston Town); 17/18 KAREN KIRK COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTS PREMIER CUP WINNERS 04/05; 05/06 STEVEN FOX COMMITTEE MEMBER HUNTS BENEVOLENT CUP WINNERS MARK GUEST COMMITTEE MEMBER 97/98; 00/01; 02/03; 03/04 HUNTS BENEVOLENT CUP RUNNERS UP GEMMA SAUNDERS COMMITTEE MEMBER 05/06 HUNTS JUNIOR CUP WINNERS KEY ROLES (NON-COMMITTEE) 80/81; 84/85 ROGER POPE FACILITIES ADMINISTRATION HUNTS LOWER JUNIOR CUP WINNERS 57/58; 59/60; 60/61; 64/65; 68/69; 71/72; PETER ROBINSON DUTY BAR MANAGER/FACILITIES MANAGER 73/74; 94/95 HUNTS SCOTT GATTY CUP WINNERS DANIEL TORTOISE PROGRAMME EDITOR/PRESS OFFICER 85/86; 92/93; 94/95; 02/03; 03/04; 04/05; 05/06 DAN COTTON PLAYER REPRESENTATIVE HUNTS SCOTT GATTY CUP RUNNERS UP 87/88 PLAYING / COACHING STAFF HUNTS SENIOR CUP WINNERS 74/75; 75/76; 82/83; 83/84; 88/89; 98/99; 03/04; 04/05; ANDY FURNELL FIRST TEAM MANAGER 07/08 HUNTS SENIOR CUP RUNNERS UP SCOTT BOGUSZ FIRST TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER 80/81; 09/10 DAN DOBSON FIRST TEAM COACH/PHYSIO PETERBOROUGH JUNIOR CUP BEN WATTS FIRST TEAM COACH WINNERS 75/76 PETERBOROUGH SENIOR CUP HEAD PHYSIO WINNERS 77/78; 83/84 HARRY HOGG FIRST TEAM COACH PETERBOROUGH PREMIER WINNERS 76/77; 83/84 HAMISH CURTIS RESERVE TEAM MANAGER PETERBOROUGH PREMIER RUNNERS UP 74/75; 75/76; 77/78; 80/81; 82/83 PETERBOROUGH DIVISION ONE CLUB MATCH PHOTOGRAPHER - GRAHAM LANGFORD WINNERS 83/84 OFFICIAL BALL BOY - TONY STOCKS PETERBOROUGH DIVISION ONE RUNNERS UP 71/72; 72/73; 73/74 PETERBOROUGH DIVISION TWO WINNERS 50/51; 70/71; 75/76; 80/81 PETERBOROUGH DIVISION THREE WINNERS 68/69; 73/74 PETERBOROUGH DIVISION THREE RUNNERS UP 57/58; 63/64; 64/65 UCL PREMIER DIVISION WINNERS 17/18 UCL LEAGUE KO CUP WINNERS 05/06; 16/17 Would you like to hire our fantastic 3G pitch for your teams UCL LEAGUE KO CUP RUNNERS UP training sessions? 17/18 Or maybe your company would like to join some of our corporate facility UCL DIVISION ONE WINNERS users and use our impressive facility to hold an inter-departmental game. 96/97 We offer exceptional post-match hospitality with hot and cold buffets or UCL RESERVE DIVISION ONE WINNERS even waitress service fine dining with one of our quality partners in our 04/05 function room. Whatever your needs - we’ve got the perfect solution ! WEST ANGLIA PREM DIVISION WINNERS Pick up a brochure from the bar or visit www.yaxley3g.com 94/95 Or call us on 01733 244928 and find out what we can do for WEST ANGLIA DIVISION ONE WINNERS you ! 94/95 4 YAXLEY FOOTBALL CLUB MAIN GROUND REGULATIONS Yaxley Football Club will grant admission and the right to remain in the ground providing the following conditions are met: All spectators shall 1. comply with instructions given by any club official or steward. 2. not trespass on the playing area or surrounding area. 3. not climb on any building, wall or fence. 4. shall not use obscene, racist or indecent language at any player or official or make offensive or insulting gestures. 5. shall not throw coins or other missiles. 6. shall be solely responsible for any minors brought to the ground or clubhouse. 7. shall pay an entry fee where appropriate and according to the current entry regulations and prices. All visiting spectators shall be granted temporary (day) membership to the clubhouse and its facilities. Any persons not covered by this shall make themselves known to the staff or a member of the committee, sign the visitors book, and pay the appropriate fee. Any drinks brought out of the main clubhouse MUST be in plastic containers - NO GLASSWARE OF ANY KIND IS PERMITTED ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OF THE CLUBHOUSE. For FA competitions, special arrangements on the day may apply, please listen for special announcements. Yaxley Football Club accepts no responsibility for vehicles left on the premises. Parking is entirely at the owner’s risk. Yaxley Football Club accepts no responsibility for the loss or damage to any articles on the club’s premises. Thank you for your cooperation Email: [email protected] Address: Unit 7 Enterprise Court, Falcon Way, Yaxley, Peterborough, PE7 3GR Telephone: 01733 245451 5 Recent History of Yaxley FC (The Cuckoos) The ‘03/04, 04/05 and 05/06 seasons have undoubtedly been the club’s most successful ever with the 1st, Reserve, Youth, Ladies and Junior teams all bringing home trophies including at senior level, the prestigious Hinchingbrooke Cup and the UCL League Cup in May 06. The club has maintained FA Charter Club status and was granted planning permission to redevelop the site, improving the facilities (e.g. new clubhouse and additional playing areas) to FA community standard. The project was severely delayed in 2005 resulting in significant commercial loses due to an access dispute halting the club’s entire development plan. The dispute was finally settled and the project restarted in August ’06. Season 2008-09 saw the move to more temporary accommodation. The last 3 seasons have been some of the toughest in the clubs history as against the pundit’s opinions; Gary Clipston pulled survival from the jaws of relegation. The 2012-13 season saw a total rebuild of the 1st team and players under the management of former Cuckoos player and Reserve Team manager Brett Whaley (assisted by Chris Lenton) and the reinstatement of the clubs Reserve Team acting as a bridge between our flourishing U18’s and 1st Team. The 1st team finished mid-table and were joint winners (along with Royston Town) of The Hinchingbrooke Cup, the reserve team were runners up in the league and the league cup and the U18’s were league champions and league cup winners (comprehensively beating AFC Rushden & Diamonds). All in all, not a bad season. 2013-14 saw the dismantling of the reserve side due to a lack of bodies to manage the team to an acceptable level and a brand new U18’s team coming up from U16’s football – a very tough season ahead. The 1st team finished 6th in the league table—a highly commendable result but the FA and League Cup competitions were massively disappointing although we probably created a couple of new records in the process. 2014-15 saw the Cuckoos enjoy a very good season with an excellent FA Vase run and a 4th position in the league but one of the worst disciplinary records in the club’s history compounded by an embarrassing county cup final display to round off a poor run-in to the end. The surprise of the season was the “shock” departure of Brett Whaley to Wisbech Town, having only days before presented his plan and budget for the 2015-16 to the club’s committee which was approved. 2015-16 A new brush and a new era with new manager Ian Benjamin, an ex-professional with massive experience in semi-pro and non-league and a track record of promotion at Step 4 and 5. The biggest change for the club was the new 3G pitch that the club and the community have already benefited from enormously. The club would like to place on public record its deep and sincere appreciation to all those silent partners who have made our dream for growth and sustainability a reality. Ian Benjamin resigned at the beginning of April and the position was filled by the return from Wisbech Town of Brett Whaley.