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BEDFONT & FELTHAM FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDED 2012 e Bedfont & Feltham v AFC Hayes Monday 26th August 2019 Special Online Programme p D FORf.Jn The Orchard, Hatton Road, Bedfont, Middlesex TW14 9QT Tel: 020 8890 7264 [email protected] www.bedfontandfelthamfc.co.uk Twitter: @BedfontFeltham Facebook: /BedfontFeltham Affiliated: Middlesex FA Members: Combined Counties Football League Middlesex County Football League (Sunday) The Surrey Youth League Club Colours: Yellow & Blue Change Colours: Red & White Programme Cover Design: Rob Healy Management Committee: President: Alan Hale Vice President: John Cronk Chairman: Brian Barry – [email protected] Vice Chairman: Alan Hale Treasurer: Rob Healy General Secretary: Derrick Smith Director of Football: Scott Savoy – [email protected] Membership Secretary: Jane Rescorla Media Manager / Photographer: Joanna Ginger – [email protected] Media Manager / Programmes: Rob Healy – [email protected] Match-day Coordinator: Andy Smith Additional Members: Adam Bessent & Chris Beauchamp Bedfont & Feltham v AFC Hayes Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League, Division One Bank Holiday Monday, 26th August 2019. Kick-Off: 11.30am Volume 7, Issue 3 Good morning everyone. Welcome to The Orchard for our third home match of season 2019-20. Today we welcome the players, officials and supporters of AFC Hayes Football Club; and our three match officials. We trust you enjoy your brief stay with us and have a safe journey home afterwards. Our last home fixture was on Saturday 17th which saw us lose 0-1 to Farnham Town. This was our second defeat so-far and again, there had been a number of changes to the squad. On Saturday we were visitors to our away dressing room in the annual ‘tenants v landlords’ match – British Airways. After a slow start and a 0-0 half time score, British Airways scored early in the second half and Ross Nunn hit home a penalty with 10 minutes to go, eventually meaning that the points were shared. Our visitors, AFC Hayes finished second-bottom of the Combined Counties League premier division last season and were subsequently relegated to division one. They had a four-season tenure in the premier division, having previously competed in the Southern league. We played AFC Hayes twice in 2015-16 in the FA Cup Preliminary Round. We drew 1-1 at home which led to a replay which we won 3-1. AFC Hayes hosted our neighbours FC Deportivo Galicia on Saturday and held them to a 0-0 draw. Saturday sees us in FA Vase action with a home tie to Lutterworth Athletic from the United Counties League. Winners of that match will play either Bedford FC from the Spartan South Midlands League or Burton Park Wanderers from the United Counties League. Following this, we will visit Fleet Spurs on Saturday 7th September. A full fixture list can be found on the middle pages of this programme. Due to the Bank Holiday, our match programme for the AFC Hayes match has been published online, with a single page handout available on the day. A full catalogue of last season’s programmes is on our website, and this season’s are being added as we go - https://www.bedfontandfelthamfc.co.uk/content.php?pg=downloads&pd=1047 Enjoy today’s match and see you again soon. Rob – Editor. Visit www.bedfont-and-feltham.footballkit.co.uk to order your replica Bedfont & Feltham shirt and other teamwear. Introducing Our Visitors – AFC Hayes AFC Hayes changed the name of their senior teams from Brook House Football Club at the end of season 2006/2007. The club was formed in 1974, springing from local Saturday sides Charville and Hayes North. Success soon followed in the lower divisions of the Hayes and District Sunday League culminating in winning the Middlesex Sunday Junior Cup. Success continued with two League and Cup winning doubles before a switch to Saturday football in 1982 joining the now defunct South West Middlesex League. Brook House then became founder members of The Middlesex County League before they joined the London Spartan League in 1989 when they were awarded senior status. In their first season, despite not finishing in one of the two promotion spots they were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1992 the club had their floodlights erected, and to mark the occasion, Chelsea were the first opponents under lights at Farm Park. In the same season, the final of the Spartan League Cup was reached, but Cheshunt took the trophy. With the advent of their lights, the club was able to enter the FA Cup, and on two occasions they have reached the first qualifying round, most notably in 1995/1996 when they held Conference side Stevenage Borough to a 0-0 draw away only to lose the replay at home. For the kids Brook House have always been noted for their thriving Youth Teams and in 1997 they appointed Mickey Harvey as manager with the express purpose of linking the Youth and Senior set ups . The move proved very successful as in its first season the club were Minerva Spartan South Midlands Premier Division (South) champions and in the following season the under 18 side won their section of the Allied Counties Youth League and then became champion of champions. In 1999/2000 the club were runners up in the Premier Division of The Spartan South Midlands League and were Premier Division Cup winners. The reserve side won the Middlesex County League and Cup double and gained entry to The Suburban League for season 2000/2001. The following season they won their geographical division and were promoted to The Premier Division. "In 2005/6 we won the last ever Isthmian League Associate Members Trophy beating Hertford 3 - 1 in the final" At the end of the 2001/2002 season, manager Mickey Harvey decided to try pastures new, with Bob Strutton taking over. 2003-2004 saw all the hard work and belief in younger players pay off, and we were never out of the top three in the league, eventually achieving second place. The lads also won the Challenge Trophy and were runners - up in the Premier Cup. Having just missed out promotion to the new National Step 4, we were invited into the Ryman Isthmian League Division 2. In the close season, Bob decided to call it a day, so the Club again promoted from within. Joe Mitchell as manager with Colin Murphy as assistant and head coach. 2004-5 was a very good year - 3rd in the league and last 16 of the FA Vase, the Reserves won the Middlesex Premier Cup on penalties and were still in the Suburban Premier. In 2005/6 we won the last ever Isthmian League Associate Members Trophy beating Hertford 3 - 1 in the final. Our Visitors – AFC Hayes (continued) In the League we eventually finished third on goal difference behind Ware and Witham Town, but that placing and the E Level ground -grading saw us promoted to the newly - formed Step 4 Level and into The Southern League South & West Division. After a promising start to the season we had a very indifferent second half, but we managed to achieve our main ambition of staying at this level. The highlight was coming runners-up in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup. From 2007-2008 the club started with the new name for our senior sides AFC HAYES. The Youth section are still carrying on our historic club name. The 2008-2009 Season was the most successful season to date and the team finished 7th in the Southern League. This was overshadowed by winning the Middlesex Senior Cup for the very first time in the club's history. A 2-0 win over Hendon brought the trophy back to Farm Park. The 2009-2010 season will start with a new management team of Dale Welch, assisted by Thomas O'Donaghue and Terry Welch in what we believe to be a very bright future for the club. During the next few seasons AFC Hayes consolidated in the Southern League and challenged for the Division One Central play-offs in 2011-12. In 2012-13 we appointed Ian Crane who has rebuilt the team he was joined by Graham Goode as assistant but in early December 2014 Graham left us followed by Ian’s resignation after Christmas 2014. We appointed Paul Palmer and his assistant Colin Brown quickly, hoping to turn it around but that didn’t happen he did not have enough time and relegation was the result and a place in the Combined Counties Football League Premier Division. After an indifferent season with some good and bad results, we agreed to part company in November 2016 and Sean Berry a well-known local player took on the role as Manager until the conclusion of the season with assistant Alan Galloway, Both Sean and Alan Galloway continued into Season 2017-18 with Sean resigning early season we appointed Alan Galloway and Dave Kennedy as joint managers for the remainder of the season where we finished in a disappointing position. Allan Galloway was appointed manager for season 2018-19 he brought in Terry Schofield, a well-known figure in local football as his assistant and James White also joined the staff along with the evergreen Terry Welch. Unfortunately, the club finished near the bottom of the Premier Division table which concluded in relegation to Division One of the Combined Counties Football League at the end of the season. After the disappointing end to our last campaign, the team have re-grouped and have a great bunch of lads to start the 2019-20 season. They have retained some key players from last season, added a few new faces and recruited some local talented young players to their squad.