Matchday PROGRAMME £1 Pictures Courtesy of Ian Parker Tadcaster Albion AFC v Bradford Park Avenue AFC West Riding County Cup - Semi Final Replay at i2i Stadium Wednesday 18th March 2015 - 7.45pm KO www.tadalbion.com The club is believed to have been formed pitch started to improve dramatically. In his in 1892 as John Smith’s FC. It wasn’t until first season, Albion finished 5th in the league, 1923 that the Tadcaster Albion name was the following year a 3rd place finish meant adopted. In the early years the club played promotion was missed by one point. in the local York League. In 1948 Albion Jimmy Reid took over as manager in 2006, won the York League. They continued but his time was blighted by off the field competing in the York League during the problems. An attempted hostile takeover 1950’s & 60’s. by dissident committee members took a Tadcaster Albion, in the early days, played massive amount of money to fight. Then in home games on the site of the cricket ground Nov 2007, an attempted arson attack on the on Station Road, before moving to the Ings clubhouse caused a lot of damage. ground, near to where the present Samuel Paul Marshall took over at the start of Smith Brewery Packaging Block now stands. 2008/09, in his first season he played mostly Changing facilities were in the town, at the local players and the team struggled and rear of the Falcon Public House on Chapel finished 17th. In 2009/10, with an influx of a Street, and it was a common Saturday few new key players, Albion won the NCEL afternoon sight to see nets, corner flags, Division One title. buckets, oranges, players and officials In 2010, Rob Northfield, took over as trekking through the town. Chairman of Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd, Down the years the club has played in and the club became a company limited by several leagues. In early times, Barkston guarantee. Ash and later still the Yorkshire and Albion finished fourth in their first Northern Counties East Leagues. season in the NCEL Premier Division and Football continued on the Ings ground until won the NCEL President’s Cup, beating 1960, when the club moved 100 yards up Farsley AFC 5-1 in the final. That was river to its present home at the Park. followed by an 8th place finish in2011/12 and 6th in 2012/13. In 1973 the club joined the Yorkshire League Division 3 and were promoted in 1975 & 1977 In the 2013/14 season Rob North- to reach Division 1, relegation was to follow in field resigned a few days before the 1979 & 1980. start of the season and i2i Sports Ltd In 1982/83 they became a founding agreed to take effective control of the club member of the Northern Counties East and company, with Matthew Gore becoming League, originally in the NCEL Division Two the new Chairman. North before league reorganisations led them In i2i’s first season in charge, the club to Division One in 1991. They rarely finish in narrowly missed out on promotion having the top half of the league in the 1990’s and gone on a 25-game unbeaten run which finished bottom in 2001/02 & 2003/04. led to them being named Robbie Savage’s At the start of 2004/05, Jim Collis became “non-league team of the day” on Radio Five manager and at this point fortunes on the Live. 2 www.tadalbion.com TAFC Information Nickname: The Brewers Owners: i2i Sports FOUNDED: 1892 Club History: Joined NCEL: Founder members 1982 Midweek Matchday: Tuesday Club Ground: Address: i2i Stadium, Ings Lane, Tadcaster, LS24 9AY. Capacity: 1500 - Seats: 150 Floodlights: Installed 1995 Clubhouse: Yes Bar: Yes Club Colours: Hot & Cold Food: Yes Home Colours: Club Shop: Via Website Yellow/Blue Away Colours: Club Honours: White/Blue NCEL Division 1 Champions 2009-2010 NCEL President’s Cup 2010-2011 PROSTAR Cup Winners 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Club Records: Highest Home Attendance: 1,307 v Highworth Town FC, TheFA Vase 6th Round Replay, 2014-2015 Club Officials: Matthew Gore Highest Away Attendance: Chairman: 771 v Highworth Town FC, Directors: Kent Mayall & James Gore TheFA Vase 6th Round, 2014-2015 President: Kevin Derry Highest Home Victory: Vice President: David Lloyd 13-0 v Blidworth Welfare FC, Head of Sport: Danny Gore NCEL Division 1, 1997-1998 Club Secretary: Harry Wentworth Highest Away Victory: Match Secretary: Howard Clarke 0-10 v Blidworth Welfare FC, Programme & Website: Mark Murphy NCEL Division 1, 1997-1998 Public Relations: Karen Faughey 0-10 v Armthorpe Welfare FC, Manager: Paul Marshall NCEL Premier Division, 2014-2015 Assistant Manager: Mike Morton Highest Home Defeat: First Team Coach: Simon Collins 2-10 v Thackley FC , Physio/Fitness Coach: Andy Calvert & Lucy Lendhill NCEL Division 2 North, 1984-1985 Head Groundsman: Dave Wakefield Club Photographer: Ian Parker https://twitter.com/TadcasterAlbion 3 Directors Notes A big welcome, once again, to our opponents Bradford Park Avenue (BPA) who have travelled here tonight for this West Riding County Cup Semi Final (replay). BPA play three leagues above us in the Conference North where they currently lie in 15th place. Our last meeting was a very enjoyable game and BPA showed themselves to be an excellent side. Our players can however take heart from the fact that they scored two good goals in the last few minutes. We’ve unexpectedly got a second bite at the cherry and we know the players will be desperate to make this one count. A big thank you to everyone who came to Barton and Pickering last week. Every week we’re overwhelmed by the number of supporters who follow us both home and away, and it was great to help Pickering Town achieve their biggest crowd of the season. We were obviously disappointed with the results, but we know the team will bounce back. And what better time to do it than in the Semi Final of the West Riding County Cup? Our dream of playing at Wembley is sadly over for another season, but there is still the chance SMOCK TOP of playing at Bradford City’s ground Valley Parade if we can win tonight’s game. The final takes place on April 15th and is against Garforth Town. 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