FLEET TOWN v BIDEFORD A.F.C.
Saturday January 19th 2019 – 3.00 P.M Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South
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A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM OUR MANAGER DAVE KELLY
Dear Fleet Town supporters,
We welcome Bideford AFC to Calthorpe Park, hopefully their management team, players and committee enjoy the day.
Where do I start since my last notes. I am always a honest person and it’s been a tough time for us as a football club but I give the boys great credit for their work and application through this period. Despite the winless run we have had, in 8 out of the 10 games we have been competitive and if it were not for some decisions that have gone against us we certainly would have picked up some points along the way.
The boys have found some confidence in the cup reaching the semi-finals of the Russell Coates by beating Lymington Town 2-1 last week and then a 1-0 friendly win at Cove on Tuesday. This has put some confidence back into the team and despite everything there is still a belief and togetherness that we can get the results to move up the table.
With a young inexperienced squad there will be mistakes we know that and it can be frustrating but the support that has been given to us has been so refreshing. It is very easy to turn on the Committee, manager or players but everyone I have spoken to has been positive. We really appreciate the kind words not just from others but also other teams, most teams can’t believe we are where we are in the league.
However I am not one for making excuses and the buck always stops with the manager at whatever level of football. It is myself and the coaching team who are working as hard as ever to get ourselves up the table. A big month is coming up not just on but off the pitch as well. After which we will hopefully be able to have a clear plan of where the club is heading.
With all the teams around us to play its very much in our own hands. I hope we have a big crowd today for what is sure to be another entertaining fixture at Calthorpe Park.
Come on you Blues
Dave ______CHAIRMAN: Alec Grant YOUTH TEAM MANAGER: Neil Selby VICE CHAIRMAN : Richard Whittington COMMITTEE MEMBERS: WEBSITE MANAGERS : Harry Cannon & Matt Thorne Alec Grant, Richard Whittington, CLUB WELFARE OFFICER : Chris Arnold Harry Cannon, Darren Edwards Nathan Cookson & Sam Waters CLUB SAFETY OFFICER : Lyn Bevan CLUB SECRETARY : Richard Whittington PROGRAMME EDITOR : Martin Griffiths HEAD OF FOOTBALL : Sam Waters CLUB SHOP MANAGER : Claire Whittington FIRST TEAM MANAGER : David Kelly HOSPITALITY : Carol Black ASSISTANT MANAGER : Tommy Taylor TEA BAR : Maria Horsenail FIRST TEAM COACH : Chris Neate GROUNDSMAN ; Bryan Smith SPORTS THERAPIST : Edward Hensby
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Date Opponents H/A Competition Score Result Att. Sat Aug 18 Street A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 3-0 L 193 Tue Aug 21 Blackfield & Langley H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 0-2 L 120 Sat Aug 25 Petersfield Town H Emirates F.A. Cup Preliminary Round 3-1 W 141 Mon Aug 27 Thatcham Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 6-0 L 212 Sat Sep 1 Bristol Manor Farm H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 2-2 D 83 Tue Sep 4 Farnborough H Southern League Challenge Cup Preliminary Round 1-3 L 143 Sat Sep 8 East Grinstead H Emirates F.A. Cup 1st Qualifying Round 1-2 L 159 Sat Sep 15 Bideford A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 2-1 L 195 Tue Sep 18 Hamble Club H Hampshire Senior Cup Round 2 2-0 W 46 Sat Sep 22 A.F.C. Totton H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 2-5 L 148 Sat Sep 29 Yate Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 4-2 L 214 Sat Oct 6 Mangotsfield United H Evo-Stik League South Division1 South 1-2 L 73 Sat Oct 13 Barnstaple Town H Buildbase F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round 2-1 W 104 Tue Oct 16 Badshot Lea H Aldershot Senior Cup Round 1 2-1 W 67 Sat Oct 20 Slimbridge A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 1-3 W 75 Sat Oct 27 Salisbury H Buildbase F.A. Trophy 1st Qualifying Round 0-3 L 267 Sat Nov 3 Paulton Rovers H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 2-3 L 110 Tue Nov 13 Romsey H Russell Cotes Cup Round 2 1-0 W 55 Sat Nov 17 Cinderford Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 1-2 W 110 Sat Nov 24 Barnstaple Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 4-3 W 95 Tue Nov 27 Winchester City H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 1-2 L 101 Sat Dec 1 Cirencester Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 4-0 L 126 Mon Dec 3 Southampton F.C. A Hampshire Senior Cup Round 3 at AFC Totton’s Ground 1-0 L 101 Sat Dec 8 Evesham United H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 1-4 L 123 Sat Dec 15 Larkhall Athletic A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 3-1 L 70 Sat Dec 22 Melksham Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 2-1 L 382 Wed Dec 26 Thatcham Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 1-2 L 217 Sat Dec 29 Street H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 1-3 L 177 Tue Jan 1st Moneyfields A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 4-1 L 75 Sat Jan 5 Highworth Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 3-4 L 116 Tue Jan 8 Lymington Town A Russell Cotes Cup Round 3 2-1 W 35 Sat Jan 12 Blackfield & Langley A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South 4-1 L 89 Sat Jan 19 Bideford H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Jan 26 A.F.C. Totton A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Feb 2 Yate Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Mon Feb 4 Woodley United A Aldershot Senior Cup Quarter Final Sat Feb 9 Mangotsfield United A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Feb 16 Slimbridge H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Feb 23 Paulton Rovers A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 2 Larkhall Athletic H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 9 Evesham United A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 16 Barnstaple Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 23 Cirencester Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Mar 30 Winchester City A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 6 Cinderford Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 13 Melksham Town H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 20 Bristol Manor Farm A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Mon Apr 22 Moneyfields H Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South Sat Apr 27 Highworth Town A Evo-Stik League South Division 1 South
MATCH RANGE
A Brief History of Bideford A.F.C.
Bideford A.F.C. is an English non-league football club from Bideford, Devon that plays in the Evo-Stik Southern League Division One South & West with rival clubs from the counties of Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Oxfordshire. The club was first formed in the late 1890’s and was then called “Bideford Town”. They were nicknamed "The Robins" due to their red shirts and remain so to this day. Since the first decade of the twentieth century, the club has predominantly played at the Sports Ground, Kingsley Road in Bideford. Until entering hibernation for the duration of World War Two it was a highly successful club, albeit one that played the majority of it's football in North Devon. We do not have any pre World War Two records, but we do know in 1927 Cardiff City won the FA Cup and their captain was Fred Keenor who had 32 International caps, a number that was almost unheard of at that time. It was a big day for the club when Fred brought his cup winning team and the cup itself to Bideford. Following it's reformation in the 1947/48 season, the club was reborn as “Bideford Association Football Club” and entered the Exeter and East Devon League with only two of the pre war team surviving - Gerald Brommell and Fred Shute. The team in 1947/48 was run by a committee which met at the Maltscoop Inn and they selected the team also. For the start of the 1948/49 season Fred Pincott was appointed manager and the club had a house in Chanters Avenue for him to live in but team selection was still in the hands of the committee. Bideford were runners up in the 1948/49 season and applied to join then the Western League Division Two. This was declined and instead they were made to join Division Three. Bideford won the division without losing a game and two seasons later they won the second division and promotion to Division One. At this time the club did not have a club house but there was a Nissen Hut just inside the main gate and a wooden grandstand, which was replaced with the present one after the Bradford City fire disaster. In 1964/65 Bideford reached the first round proper of the FA Cup, and drew away at Colchester United 3-3 and lost home in the replay 1-2, at which BBC cameras were present. Bideford won the Western League three times before joining the Southern League in 1972. The club spent three seasons in the Southern league before the extra expense involved and increased travelling took its toll, forcing them to drop down back to the Western League. During their time in the Southern League, the club set an all-time FA Cup record when in 1974–75 they played thirteen FA Cup games in a single season – as a result of playing numerous replays in qualifying rounds including needing five games to beat Falmouth Town and four more to beat Trowbridge Town in the next round. With the subsequent abandonment of second and further replays, this record is unlikely to ever be beaten again. Bideford were finally knocked out 0-2 by Bristol Rovers. In 1977/78 Bideford again reached the First Round proper travelling to Portsmouth where they lost 1-3. Finally they achieved the feat again in 1981/82 being knocked out by Barking 1-2. Two more Western League titles followed in the early 1980s before a financial crisis hit the club. A re-formation took place in 1987 leading to the current set up, a company limited by guarantee under the revised company name Bideford AFC (1987) Ltd. Under the chairmanship of Jim McElwee, and his successor Paul Mitchell, the club won four more Western League titles and also reached the FA Vase semi-finals where they lost to Winchester City. Despite winning the Western League four times under Manager Sean Joyce between 2000 to 2006, the club elected not to apply for promotion to the Southern League due to the amount of travelling and expense that would be involved in playing teams which, almost without exception, would be over 100 miles away. However after winning the Western League again for the 10th time in the 2009/10 season and winning the Devon St Luke’s Bowl where they beat Exeter City 2–1 in the final, Bideford AFC accepted promotion to the Southern League in May 2010 joining Division One South & West. In only their second season in Division One (S&W) Bideford were crowned Champions by an impressive eleven point margin and gained promotion for the first time in the club's history to the Southern League Premier Division. 2013/14 saw Bideford finish in their highest ever league position of 8th in the Premier Division but after four years at that level they were relegated for the first time in their history back to Division One in 2015/16. Several players from the club have progressed to Football League status, the most recent of them being Tony Dennis and Shaun Taylor. Three former internationals have played for the club at the end of their career, Welshman Leighton Phillips, as well as Dermot Curtis and Will Haynes from the Republic of Ireland. Bideford have won the Western League ten times, as well as lifting silverware in the Devon St Luke's Bowl (5 times), Devon Professional Cup (8 times) and Western League Cup (4 times). They have also won the Western League Alan Young Cup (twice), Western League Subsidiary Cup and the Westward Ho! cup. In FA competitions, Bideford AFC’s record is quite impressive, reaching the First Round proper of the FA Cup on four occasions and reaching the Semi Final of the FA Vase in 2003/04. The 2009/10 FA Vase campaign saw Bideford reach the quarter final stage where they were knocked out by an impressive Lowestoft side. Manager Sean Joyce is an ex-professional footballer, who spent his career playing for Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay Utd. He has managed Bideford since 1998, bringing much success to the club during his time here.
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BIDEFORD A.F.C. MANAGEMENT & PLAYER PROFILES
Sean Joyce – Manager – A former professional who made over 200 League appearance for Cambridge United, Doncaster Rovers, Exeter City and Torquay United. Took over Bideford in 1998/9 season has taken the club from success to success in his 16 seasons.
Craig Laird – Assistant Manager – Previous Clubs ; Dorchester Town, Bridgewater Town, Yate Town, Weston Super Mare and Weymouth
Liam Gregory – Defender – Liam joined Bideford in October 2017 from Tiverton Town. Previously with Barnstaple Town helping them win promotion to The Southern League for the first time in their history
Ben Palmer – Midfield – Ben is a former Exeter City youngster who joined in January 2018 from Taunton Town, He had spent 6 years at Bristol City’s Academy before joining Exeter City.
Niall Heaney – Midfield – Niall joined Bideford from Barnstaple in the summer of 2018. He previously played for Appledore before spending three seasons at Mill Road
Ryan Turner – Forward – Ryan joined in May 2017 from Barnstaple Town where he had scored 18 times in the previous season.
Sam Haynes – Defender – Previous club Exeter City
Kevin Squire – Forward – Kevin is now in his ninth season with the club having made over 350 appearances and scored nearly 100 goals. He has been top scorer in a season 3 times for Bideford.
Aaron Taylor – Midfielder – Aaron is from Westward Ho. He joined after being released by Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2018
BIDEFORD A.F.C. SQUAD 2018/19
FLEET TOWN YOUTH
After a great unbeaten run unfortunately our Youth team succumbed to their first league defeat of the season just before Christmas. The defeat was in the in the home game against Guildford City and ultimately ended in a 4-0 reverse. They then bounced back with a 1-0 home over Alton in the New Year. With Fleet Spurs and Camberley looking to pull away at the top this was a vital win to keep them in touch. The Youth team play their home games at Calthorpe Park and if you are free the £4 entry fee is well worth it to see them play good passing football. You never know you may see a future star of the Fleet Town 1st team.
Fixtures and Results
DATE OPPONENTS H/A COMPETITION SCORE RESULT
27/08/18 Fleet Spurs H Allied Counties Youth League 2-2 D 03/09/18 Thatcham Town H F.A. Youth Cup 4-1 W 10/09/18 Westfield H Allied Counties Youth League 6-0 W 19/09/18 Hungerford T. A F.A. Youth Cup 2-1 L 24/09/18 Knaphill H Allied Counties Youth League 4-4 D 01/10/18 Sholing H Hampshire Floodlit Cup 2-0 W 08/10/18 Ash United H Allied Counties Youth League 5-0 W 18/10/18 Camberley Town A Allied Counties Youth League 1-3 W 29/10/18 Cove H Allied Counties Youth League 8-1 W 08/11/18 Winchester City A Hampshire Floodlit Cup 3-1 L 19/11/18 Fleet Spurs A Allied Counties Youth League 1-1 D 17/12/18 Guildford City H Allied Counties Youth League 0-4 L 07/01/19 Alton Town H Allied Counties Youth League 1-0 W 17/01/19 Fleet Spurs A Allied Counties Lge Cup Round 2 21/01/19 Camberley Town H Allied Counties Youth League 31/01/19 Cove A Allied Counties Youth League 05/02/19 Alton Town A Allied Counties Youth League 13/02/19 Westfield A Allied Counties Youth League 12/03/18 Ash United A Allied Counties Youth League
Allied Counties Youth League P W D L GD PTS 1 Fleet Spurs 12 8 3 1 26 27 2 Camberley 9 8 0 1 20 24 If you want more up to date information on 3 Ash United 9 6 0 3 0 18 our Youth Team please visit their excellent 4 Fleet Town 9 5 3 1 17 18 website : 5 Knaphill 10 5 1 4 3 16 http;//fulltime-league.thefa.com/Index.do? 6 Cove 14 5 0 9 -14 15 league=3625959 7 Alton Town 10 3 1 6 -3 10 8 Guildford City 11 2 0 9 -17 6 9 Westfield 10 1 0 9 -32 3
FLEET TOWN LADIES
Fleet Town Ladies are having a good season in the Hampshire County Women’s League Division 2. The league is a large one with 13 teams of which a majority are in the Southern regions of the County. After four consecutive defeats the ladies bounced back with a league victory against Fordingbridge Turks just before Christmas. The ladies won 2-1 and that moved them back up to 4th place in the league. This is a great achievement given the young age of the team. They have now had a superb start to 2019 with a 6-1 thumping of Widbrook United at home and then a great 1-0 away win at Win City Flyers which has really consolidated their position in the league. C’mon you lady Blues !!!!!
2/09/18 Gosport Falcons (H) HCW2 L 0-6
09/09/18 Widbrook Utd R (A) HCW2 A-W
16/09/18 Portsmouth Uni 3 (H) HCW2 D 2-2
23/09/18 United Services (A) HCW2 H-W
30/09/18 Win City Flyers (H) HCW2 W 2-1
07/10/18 AFC Bedhampton (H) HCW2 L 0-2
21/10/18 AFC Stoneham (h) HCW2 W 1-0
28/10/18 Cowes (A) HCW2 W 2-0
11//11/18 Fordingbridge (A) HCW2 L 2-3
18/11/18 Hawley Ladies (A) Hants Int. Cup L 6-2
25/11/18 Portsmouth Uni 3 (H) Hants Junior Cup L 2-5
09/12/18 Gosport Falcons (A) HCW2 L 7-0
16/12/18 Fordingbridge Turks (H) HCW2 W 2 - 1
6/1/19 Widbrook United R (H) HCW 2 W 6-1
13/1/19 Win City Flyers (A) HCW 2 W 0 - 1
20/1/19 Rushmoor Community Development Hants Intermediate Cup – Group Stage
27/1/19 AFC Petersfield Ladies HCW 2
League Table
POS P W D L GD PTS
1 United Services Portsmouth 13 9 0 4 31 27 For more details or to 2 Gosport Falcons Women 10 8 1 1 25 25 read full match reports 3 AFC Bedhampton Village Ladies 9 8 0 1 46 24 http://www.fleettowng irlsandladiesfc.co.uk 4 Fleet Town Ladies 12 6 1 5 -6 18
5 Winchester City Flyers ‘A’ Teams 10 5 0 5 -2 15
6 Rushmoor Community Reserves 10 5 0 5 -24 15
7 AFC Petersfield Ladies 8 4 1 3 3 13
8 AFC Stoneham Ladies 8 4 0 4 5 12
9 Widbrook United Reserves 11 4 0 7 -13 12
10 East Cowes Vics Ladies 7 3 0 4 -2 9
11 Portsmouth University Womens 3rd 8 1 1 6 -7 4
12 Cowes Ladies 1st XI 6 1 1 4 -12 4
13 Fordingbridge Turks Ladies 12 1 1 11 -43 4
OTHER MATCHES IN THE EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION 1 SOUTH TODAY
Bideford v Bristol Manor Farm Blackfield & Langley v Paulton Rovers Cinderford Town v Larkhall Athletic Melksham Town v Moneyfields Slimbridge v Barnstaple Town Street v Mangotsfield United Thatcham Town v Highworth Town Winchester City v Cirencester Town
Yate Town v Evesham United
Fleet Town’s next away game is A.F.C. Totton next Saturday January 26th at 3 p.m.
They play at Testwood Stadium, Salisbury Road, Totton, Southampton, Hampshire SO40 2RW.
Driving Distance – 46.9 miles Sat/Nav. Driving Time – 55 minutes
‘Come on you Blues’
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th SATURDAY JANUARY 19 2019 – 3.00 P.M
THE EVO–STIK LEAGUE SOUTH DIVISION 1 SOUTH
FLEET TOWN BIDEFORD A.F.C. MANAGER : David Kelly MANAGERS : Sean Joyce ASST. : Tommy Taylor ASST : Craig Laird Colours ; Blue/Navy/Blue Colours : Red/Red/Red
1 Harvey White 1 Joe Moore 2 Joe Wilson 2 Ian Sampson 3 Callum Abraham-Barlow 3 Liam Gregory 4 Billy Oram ( C ) 4 Sean Downing 5 William Boye 5 Toby Down 6 Daniel Framp 6 Ben Palmer 7 Harryson Wickens 7 Ben Carter ( C ) 8 Ronan Silva 8 Niall Heeney 9 Meshach Williams 9 Ryan Turner 10 Abdul Rajab 10 Billy Tucker 11 Bradley Wilson 11 Joel Randall SUBS SUBS 12 Enow Ojong 12 Kevin Squire 14 Layton Avenell 14 Aaron Taylor 15 Danilo Cadete 15 Sam Haynes 16 Kofi Halliday 16 Jordan Ricketts 17 Lucas O’Dell-Angba 17 Steve Oliver
Referee: Assistant Referees: Michael Smith of West Drayton, Middlesex Keith Kennett of Pinner, Middlesex Stephen Conway of Edgware, Middlesex