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ASHFORD TOWN MIDDLESEX F.C. vs Uxbridge Saturday 18th January 2020 | KO 3:00pm #ASHUXB @ashfordtownmx 2 #ASHUXB ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com CLUB PARTNERS If you would like to become a club partner please contact our commercial team: [email protected] #ASHUXB 3 @ashfordtownmx CONTENTS Page 6: Welcome to the RPS Page 8: Recent Action - Bracknell Page 10: Today’s League Fixtures Page 12: Today’s Opponents - Uxbridge Page 22: First Team Player Profiles Page 26: League Directory Page 30: Recent Action - FC Romania Page 32: Fixtures & Results Page 34: League Table Page 36: Appearances & Goalscorers Page 40: CCL Under 18’s Page 42: Ashford Town Women Page 44: The Non-League Paper Page 48: Today’s Squads Page 10 Page 12 Page 32 Page 34 Page 40 Page 42 Page 44 Page 48 4 #ASHUXB ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com Ashford Town (Middlesex) Football Club Limited The Robert Parker Stadium, Short Lane, Stanwell, Middlesex TW19 7BH Telephone: 01784 245908 Email: [email protected] Website: ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com Member of the BetVictor Isthmian League, affiliated to Middlesex and Surrey FA’s, and an FA Charter Standard Community Club Company Registration Number: 07904731 Company Limited By Guarantee Directors: First Team Manager: Russell Canderton Nick Bailey (Chairman) Assistant Manager: Liam Balmer Graham Felce (Vice-Chairman) Alan Constable (General Secretary) First Team Coach: Adam Frailing Paul Blair (Football Secretary) Goalkeeper Coach: Steve Honey Steve Clark (Finance Director) Physio: Martin O’Connell Chris Canderton (Membership Secretary) Steve Honey Women’s Team Manager:Will Boye Robert Parker CCL Under 18’s Manager:Finn Kemp Patrons: CCL Under 18’s Assistants: David Gully, Sam Eason Russell Grant - The Lord of Ashford in Middlesex Ray Dorset Groundsmen: Liam Balmer, Steve Honey President: Programme Edited by: Paul Gully for Elevated Online Robert Parker Printed by: Blackstone Printing Vice Presidents: Website and Social Media:Elevated Online Lynne Morgan Bob Lewis Pat Munns Follow us across social media Stewart Lloyd Life Vice-Presidents: Paul Burgess Alan Constable Gareth Coates @ashfordtownmx #ASHUXB 5 @ashfordtownmx Welcome to the RPS Alan Constable At the �me of wri�ng there is some doubt about Saturday’s match but if it goes ahead, we welcome Uxbridge FC to Short Lane this a�ernoon. It is fairly typical of this season that probably our best performance of the season was the win at Uxbridge in a compe��on that didn’t really ma�er and last week the gloom con�nued with us losing to FC Romania in what was termed “a must win” game. That is very wrong as there are plenty of matches le� but it was a game that might just have enabled us to turn the corner, had we been successful. It wasn’t to be as, a�er turning round one apiece we conceded two very poor goals to go 1-3 down and Dan Brown’s penalty near the end le� us too li�le �me to resurrect anything from the match. It was hard on us on the run of play but an ongoing failure to take chances and poor defensive errors can only lead to one thing and that’s defeat. Every match though presents a new challenge and if we can’t be up for today, presumably up against many of the players who le� us at the end of last season, we never will be. Last midweek was a complete washout and we now have a fixture headache to fit everything in. It can only be one match at a �me though and we will have another try against Hartley Wintney here on Tuesday in the Aldershot Senior Cup. Next Saturday we travel to Harlow Town, with whom we drew here earlier on. The Ladies enjoyed a thrilling match last Sunday against QPR Women, unbeaten all season and we came away with a credible 2-2 draw. Tomorrow the team face a long trip down to the coast to play against Eastbourne Town in the London and SE Regional League and on Thursday there will be another a�empt to play the Isthmian Women’s Cup match against Enfield Town back here at Short Lane. 6 #ASHUXB ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com 2-4 2-3 P-P #ASHUXB 7 @ashfordtownmx Recent Action Ashford 2 - 4 Bracknell 8 #ASHUXB ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com vs Bracknell #ASHUXB 9 @ashfordtownmx Today’s League Fixtures 10 #ASHUXB ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com #ASHUXB 11 @ashfordtownmx Today’s Opponents Uxbridge Club History In the late 19th century the game of “football” was growing in popularity and on the 3rd February 1871 a group of eminent local businessmen held the inaugural mee�ng of Uxbridge Football Club. A local solicitor, Mr William Gardiner, was elected as the Club’s President and the club’s colours were chosen as white shirts with a light blue Maltese cross and a light blue velvet cap with silver tassel. Friendly games against local opposi�on were played in the early years, un�l the FA Cup was entered in 1873. A First Round Victory over Gitanos set-up a Second-Round �e against eventual finalists Royal Engineers, which the Engineers narrowly won 2-1. It was at this �me that Uxbridge could boast amongst its ranks a Full England Interna�onal. Hubert Heron played for England on two occasions whilst an Uxbridge player before he moved to Wanderers FC where he gained further interna�onal honours. His brother Francis, formerly of Uxbridge, also played for England a�er joining him at Wanderers FC. The club changed its colours to Oxford Blue and Cambridge Blue shirts in 1874 but they were in financial difficul�es and folded later that year. The main problem for Uxbridge was the lack ofa permanent home ground (a problem that was to plague them un�l the middle of the next century), the commi�ee searched the town for a suitable base but were thwarted at every turn and they led a nomadic existence, moving ground every few years. The enthusiasm for a team in Uxbridge was s�ll prevalent and the Club was reformed in 1879. In 1886 Uxbridge FC amalgamated with another local club, Uxbridge Crescents, and played under this name in season 1886/87, before rever�ng to plain old Uxbridge the following season. It was at this �me that the Red Shirts, which are s�ll worn today, were adopted and the nickname “The Reds” was born. Their first trophy was won in 1889 when they li�ed the West Middlesex Cup, defea�ng Colnbrook 1-0 in the Final. The end of the 19th century was a par�cularly successful period for The Reds as they won the West Middlesex Cup on three further occasions and also won the pres�gious Middlesex Senior Cup twice. In 1894 they beat the 3rd Grenadier Guards 2-0 and repeated that success two years later with a 3-2 victory over local rivals Southall in a replay in front of over 5000 spectators. The outstanding achievement however was in reaching the final of the F.A. Amateur Cup in 1898. This was the clubs first season in the compe��on and they had to win eight �es before mee�ng Middlesborough in the final at Crystal Palace. Unfortunately, their North East rivals proved too strong for them on the day and ran out 2-0 winners. During this successful period for the club they became founder members of Division Two of the 12 #ASHUXB ashfordtownmiddlesexfc.com Southern League in 1894, finishing fourth in their first four seasons. However, in season 1898/99 they finished next to bo�om and the dwindling crowds (averaging around 500) meant that financially the club was once again in trouble. A decision was therefore taken to withdraw from the Southern League and join the local Middlesex League to try and stabilise the club. However, a majority of the more talented players joined other clubs and they struggled in their new surroundings, finishing bo�om with only one point from their 14 games. At the end of the season the club had a deficit of £130 and with few players the club once again folded. For two years much fund raising amongst the local community finally saw the club’s debts paid and the reformed Uxbridge FC joined the West Middlesex League for the 1902/03 season. In 1904 the Great Western Suburban League was entered and here they stayed un�l the outbreak of the First World War. Their best finish during this period was as Runners-up to Bren�ord Reserves in 1910/11. They also won the Middlesex Charity Cup on two occasions in 1908 and 1913, as they looked to re- establish themselves as a force in the football world. Following the end of hos�li�es Uxbridge joined the Athenian League and added “Town” to their name. An unsuccessful first Athenian League campaign saw them relegated back to the Great Western Suburban League in 1920. A successful four seasons saw them back in the Athenian League in 1924 where they remained un�l 1937. The Middlesex Charity Cup was won for the third �me in 1935 as Finchley were beaten 4-3. Two poor seasons saw them finish bo�om of the Athenian League in 1936 and 1937 and the club failed to be re-elected. They joined the Spartan League for the 1937/38 season, dropping “Town” from their name at the end of the campaign stood proudly at the summit. Championship celebra�ons however were cut short when it was discovered that The Reds had played an ineligible player and were deduced six points, placing them in third posi�on behind Champions Marlow.

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