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STEYNING TOWN COMMUNITY FOOTBALL CLUB v LANGNEY WANDERERS FC SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 2020 | 15:00 SOUTHERN COMBINATION FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION Steyning Town CFC 1 Scott Media Digital & Print Media Solutions WHITEHAWK FC WHITEHAWK FC CHOSENWHITEHAWK BRANDING FC CHOSEN BRANDING CHOSEN BRANDING AWARD WINNING WHITEHAWKWHITEHAWK FC FC BRANDINGBRANDING WITHPROGRAMME WITH TEXT TEXT - LANDSCAPE - LANDSCAPE EDITOR SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICSWHITEHAWKWHITEHAWK PRODUCERWHITEHAWK WHITEHAWK FOOTBALLFOOTBALL CLUB CLUBFOOTBALL CLUB FOOTBALL CLUB EST.EST. 1945 1945 EST. 1945 EST. 1945 WHITEHAWKWHITEHAWK FOOTBALLFOOTBALL CLUB CLUB EST. 1945 EST. 1945 v THREE BRIDGES FC 07/03/20 | BetVictor Isthmian League South East | 15:00 | £2 EASTBOURNE BOROUGH FC OFFICIAL PROGRAMME | ISSUE 17 | £2.50 6 SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2020 | VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH | 15:00 6 BOROUGH v Billericay Town FC NATIONAL LEAGUE NATIONAL ACTIVE SUSSEX CLUB OF THE YEAR 2019 LEAGUE DOES YOUR CLUB NEED A NEW-LOOK PROGRAMME? OR ARE YOU LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS? GET IN TOUCH TODAY ON 07444 195571 OR E-MAIL [email protected] FOR MORE INFORMATION 2 #Barrowmen WELCOME TO STEYNING TOWN BARROWMEN BOSS GERRY MURPHY PENS HIS THOUGHTS FOR THE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME AS STEYNING TOWN CONTINUE THEIR LEAGUE CAMPAIGN THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE VISIT OF LANGNEY WANDERERS A warm welcome to everyone this afternoon Gatwick. The Anvils have started the season well, as we welcome Langney Wanderers to the and on another night we could have left with Birchwood Ground in a return to Southern something to show for our efforts.. Combination Premier action. We face a tough game today against Langney Wanderers, who after a mixed start will be looking for This is the start of my 5th season as manager at this three points this afternoon. fantastic club and I am delighted to be returning once again. With everything we have all gone With the new Covid guidelines, please make sure through since March I would personally like to thank as fans and playing,management staff we adhere all those doctors and nurses in the NHS for all you to these as we really need to keep the grassroots DOES YOUR CLUB NEED A NEW-LOOK have done for us and to offer my condolences to football alive. all those that lost loved ones during these difficult PROGRAMME? times, and we know times are still not perfect Get behind the boys today as we look to put our but hopefully are heading in the right direction. It midweek frustration behind us and move onto certainly puts football in to perspective. adding to our league points tally. OR ARE YOU LOOKING TO IMPROVE YOUR My thanks also to Chairman and directors for giving Enjoy the match. SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS? me the chance to continue for another season along Best wishes with Hawkeye, Etters,and Emily, and all the brilliant people we have helping behind the scenes. A special Gerry mention to Laura who has been working hard in GET IN TOUCH TODAY ON 07444 195571 bringing revenue into club through the bar and our burger shack. OR E-MAIL [email protected] It wasn’t the result we were hoping for on Tuesday FOR MORE INFORMATION night as we went down 2-1 away at Crawley Down Steyning Town CFC 3 OUR CLUB Steyning Town Football Club was established in 1892 and was originally called Steyning. The club became founding members of the West Sussex Football League in 1896, joining the junior Division. The club joined Division 2 of the Brighton, Hove & District Football League for the 1919–20 season, remaining in Division 2 until the end of the 1933–34 season, when they finished The Birchwood Ground, The Shooting as champions and gained promotion to Division 1. The club Field, Steyning, West Sussex, BN44 3RX spent three seasons in the top division of the league before being relegated, but they finished as champions two seasons Founded: 1892 later in the 1938–39 campaign but were not promoted After WWII, the club was still playing in Division 2 of the Chairman: Ian Nichols Brighton & Hove league until the end of the 1951–52 Vice Chairman: Marco Spano campaign when they gained promotion to Division 1. The Treasurer: Richard Woodbridge 1963–64 campaign saw the club leave division one, when Commercial Manager: Mark Munns after finishing as runners-up, gaining promotion to Division 2 General Manager: Gerry Murphy of the Sussex County League. Club Secretary: Aelred Wilkinson Match Secretary: David Kennett For the next 17 seasons, Steyning stayed in Division Two Kit and Equipment Officer: Paul Hart of the Sussex County League, until they gained promotion U18 Secretary: Nigel Younger as champions, to Division One at the end of the 1977–78 campaign. After their first season in Division one the club in Senior Football co-ordinator: Paul Hawkins 1979, they changed their name to their present one. U18s co-ordinator: Richard Woodbridge & After winning the Sussex league the club left the league, to Marco Spano become one of the founder members of the Wessex Football Ladies & Girls Football co-ordinator: League in 1986. Later leaving to join the Combined Counties Karen Bridgewater Football League. At the end of their fifth season in the Youth Co-ordinator: Paul Hart Combined counties league, the club returned to the Sussex Junior and Minis co-ordinator: Iain Staines county league but was placed in Division two. Health & Safefy Officer: Pete Ifould Groundsman: John Brown The next four seasons saw the club remain in Division Two until they were relegated to Division Three at the end of the First Team manager: Gerry Murphy 1996–97 campaign. At the fifth attempt, the club managed to First team Head Coach: Paul Ettridge escape from Division three and return to Division two when First team Asst Manager: Paul Hawkins they finished as runners up behind Pease Pottage Village at Ladies First team manager: Danny Norris the end of the 2001–02 season. Under 18s manager - West: George Staples In 2013, Steyning Town FC merged with the Steyning Strikers Under 18s manager - North: Kinsley Iorpenda (Juniors) to become Steyning Town Community FC with 18 Under 18s manager - Arun: Paul Hart teams from men down to U6’s and two girl’s teams. Club Physio: Emily Wardill Registration Secretary: Gemma Manvell The club was awarded Sussex FA’s Community Club of the Clubhouse Manager: Laura Turner Year in 2016 and 2017. On 16 October 2015, the club opened Club welfare officer: Hannah Ifould its new 3G pitch at the Shooting Field ground after 3 months Club welfare officer: Gemma Manvell of preparation and groundwork by Velocity. The 3G surface Sponsorship and PR Manager: Geoff Balmont cost the club over £450,000 and was funded by a donation from the Wilson Memorial Trust, other private investors and an HSBC loan. The 2018-19 season was a very successful season for the club. The 1st team got promoted to the Premier Division of the Sussex Combination Football League after finishing Runners Up and won the League Cup beating Wick FC 4-0 in 4 #Barrowmen the Final. Steyning Town CFC 5 NON-LEAGUE PAPER FOOTBALL IS BACK! WHICH MEANS THAT THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER COLUMN IS ALSO MAKING A RETURN. THIS WEEK THEY TAKE A LOOK AT THE MATCHDAY PROGRAMME AND HOW THE ‘NEW NORMAL’ COULD AFFECT IT IF YOU’RE reading this, then it’s good news – you’re reading a football programme, an increasingly endangered species. Like many things post-coved and in this ‘new normal’ there are lots of things different at our Non- League grounds now. The National League have given their clubs the option of not running programmes this year and we’ve seen similar in the EFL. In this digital world an increasing number of clubs are looking at those avenues rather than the printed page. Everyone will have their views on this traditional aspect of football match going. But here we are, in a programme, talking about competitive Non-League football. Hopefully that is as good to read as it is good to write. For many months now we’ve not had much competitive football to write about in The NLP. Yes, we had some play-off games, but the return this month of competitive football starting with the FA Cup has been most welcome. Of course, everything around the game is different. Without crowds it would have been impossible to We’re all getting used to the added things we have start the season. Then the fears for clubs as soon as to do. Book a ticket online beforehand, fill out a test the pandemic broke out would have been multiplied. and trace form, sanitise our hands as we enter the ground, follow one-way systems. I remember one week, way back in the summer, being told four different opinions on the start date It’s very different to what we left in March when the for 2020-21. One said September/October, another 2019-20 season stopped in its tracks. Players are ventured November, someone else thought January turning up in kit, staying out at half-time for team and another, informed person, feared not at all! talks – the current weather helps – and sitting apart on the bench. Thankfully the first person’s guess was correct but we all are aware it’s a fine line with cases on the rise But, when the whistle goes, it’s back to the football again. we’ve all missed so much. Already we’re getting used to clubs withdrawing Crowds being allowed back in stadiums was a from the FA Cup at the last minute because of massive breakthrough. Hopefully Steps 2 and above positive tests and there will no doubt be late will soon follow because all clubs need that money cancellations of games throughout the season.