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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

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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 Colliers Wood United0 The Buildbase FA Vase, First Round Proper Saturday 12th October 2019. Kick-Off: 3.00pm Volume 7, Issue 9

Good afternoon everyone.

Welcome to The Orchard for our ninth home match of season 2019-20. This afternoon we welcome the players, officials and supporters of Colliers Wood United Football Club; and our three match officials for this Buildbase FA Vase fixture. We trust you enjoy your brief stay with us and have a safe journey home afterwards.

Our visitors, known as The Wood, are currently in 4th place in the Combined Counties League Premier Division. Last weekend, they suffered a 1-5 defeat at the hands of CB Hounslow United. We last met in the league in 2016-17 and lost 0-3 away, but won 3-2 at home. The Wood reached this round of the FA Vase by beating Wick 4-0 in the First Round Qualifying and Croydon 3-1 in the Second Round Qualfying.

Last Saturday, we fought a strong-ish Dorking Wanderers Reserves side and to the neutral supporter, a seven-goal match was well worth the £5 admission fee. On the other hand, having been 2-0 up at half-time, then 2-1 and 3-1 it was a bit of a shock to have lost the match 3-4. The visitors’ last goal was scored in injury time.

On Tuesday evening, we hosted Premier Division side Molesey in the First Round of the Southern Combination Challenge Cup. Kelvin Karanja opened the scoring after 10 minutes and the score sat at 1-0 until just before half time. Molesey scored two quick goals and we were awarded a penalty, which Kelvin Karanja scored from. The second half saw another goal from Kelvin, and two from Michael Capon, with the final score being 5-2. We will now play Hanworth Villa in the Second Round.

We’re back at home again next Saturday when Kensington & Ealing Borough visit The Orchard. Following that match, we’re “away” to our tenants, British Airways in the Division One Challenge Cup. An updated fixture list can be found on the middle pages of this programme.

Don’t forget that our tenants, British Airways are at home to Jersey Bulls this evening. Kick-off is at 7.30pm so why not stay and watch that match?

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

We will continue producing printed programmes for our matches, although there may be some occasions when this is not possible. An online programme will be available in these circumstances, and we will announce this via social media and on our website at least 24 hours before the match.

Enjoy today’s match and see you again soon. Rob – Editor.

Manager’s Notes

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the Orchard. I hope our match officials and all associated with Colliers Wood enjoy their short stay with us.

Another set of programme notes and another mixed bag to comment on. Last Saturday, we threw away 2x 2 goal leads against a much- improved Dorking Wanderers outfit. A good, young, attacking side who punished us in a poor final 10 minutes. Our next league game against Kensington & Ealing Boro already becomes a vital one as we look to stay in touch with the top 6. Thankfully, some of our injured lads are starting to slowly return.

Our cup form appears to be the exact opposite of our league form at the moment. Out of 6 games we have won 5 and some of our best performances have come in the 5 different competitions. Tuesday night we hosted Premier side Molesey and apart from a lacklustre 5 minutes we did very well throughout. Despite all the commotion just before and during half time, our lads came out and gave an assured, professional performance to put us through to the next round.

Today, again we will be underdogs as we entertain a Premier Division side. Not many will be giving us a chance but I fully expect our lads to give it everything they have to try and reach the Second Round for the first time in the club’s short history.

I hope you enjoy the game, thank you for your support.

Adam

Introducing Our Visitors – Colliers Wood United

The club, one of the oldest in the country, and which has now been in existence for 144 years, received a well-deserved recognition award from the FA for 125 years of playing football during 2011.

There is a wall memorial at the Surrey FA headquarters in Dorking acknowledging The Wood as the second oldest senior football club in Surrey having been formed in 1874 (four years after Reigate Priory FC).

Collliers Wood United FC was founded way back in 1874 and the early years of their existence were spent in the Wimbledon and Sutton leagues before moving on to the Surrey Intermediate League (Southern Division). During the late sixties and early seventies, the club were members of the Surrey Senior League for a short time, playing in the newly formed division one where they won the league title in 1969-70. The reserves won their division in 1970-71 going undefeated.

Over the years, “The Wood” have reached a number of Surrey FA Cup Finals. In 1988- 89 they lost 1-2 to Bradbank Sports in the Intermediate Cup Final. In 1991-92 they beat Woking & Horsell 4-0 in the final of the same competition. The reserves reached the final of the 1988-89 and 1989-90 Lower Junior Cup but were beaten on both occasions.

The local recreation ground prevented the progress of the club due to the limited facilities and a search for a new ground was launched. Adequate facilities were found at Wibbandune Sports Ground in 1991 and the ground has steadily improved since then.

2001-2 saw the club enter the Surrey County Senior League where they finished a creditable 5th. The following season, they finished as runners up. In 2002-3, the league amalgamated with the Combined Counties League and the club were founder members of the new division 1 where they finished as runners up and were promoted to the Premier Division.

They have continued to improve. In 2004-5, they finished 14th of the 24 clubs. The following season, they finished fourth and had a fine FA Vase run, beating Chichester City United, Raynes Park Vale and Greenwich Borough, before losing to VCD Athletic in the 2nd round proper.

In 2006-7 they entered the FA Cup for the first time, defeating Chipstead after a replay before succumbing to Worthing 0-3.

After a brief ground share at Croydon FC, the club moved back to Wibbandune where ground improvements included the addition of excellent flood-lighting, a new covered terrace and a 120 seat stand.

Colliers Wood United – continued

In March 2012, the club added a new away team changing room; new spectator ground lavatories and re-laid the entire playing surface including drainage thanks to a £71,000 grant from the Football Association. They also reached the 2011-12 final of the League Cup at Farnborough FC on 4th May v Guernsey FC in front of 667 spectators, which they lost 0-2 after extra time, becoming the first club to keep a 90 minute clean sheet against The Islanders.

Following a second renovation of the pitch in April, the club returned to Wibbandune in July 2013 and the Under 18 youth section was re-started.

In 2014-15, Wood reached the FA Vase 4th round (last 32 nationally) and the Surrey Senior Cup quarter finals for the first time in their history. They reached the final of the League Cup once again in 2014-15 but, once again, they lost in extra time, this time 1-2 to Camberley Town in front of 385 spectators at Woking FC.

On March 8th 2016, the club were awarded the FA Charter Standard accreditation by the Football Association.

The club won the CCL Sportsmanship Award for 2015-16 having received just 32 cautions throughout the season.

In 2016-17, the reserve team won the SSEC Junior League Cup and were runners-up in the Surrey FA Junior Cup.

Wood 1st Team reached the Surrey FA Senior Cup quarter finals for only the second time in 2017-18.

Record CCL Win 9-1 v Bedfont 2009 Record Other Win – 9-2 v Lingfield 2014 (FA Vase) Record CCL Home Attendance - 151 versus Guildford City on Friday 6th August 2010. Record Overall Home Attendance – 288 v AFC Wimbledon (Surrey Senior Cup) 2010 FA Vase Best Season - 2014-15 - 4th Round Proper (lost in extra time 2-4 at Ascot United).

Base of the Pyramid

What Did You Call Me - Part 1

We all know of Blues, United, Rovers, Reds etc. but what about the names that don't immediately explain themselves?

The first team that we will look at is the team that inspired this article, Stamford AFC. The Daniels, for that is their nickname, play in the NPL Premier League but where did their unusual moniker come from? You would be excused for thinking that it was, maybe, a hangover from an old works team name. There are, after all, many examples of teams that have retained names from their days as the sports team attached to a factory. However, in the case of Stamford it is far more obscure. Daniel Lambert is, in fact, where the nickname originates from. Daniel who? You may say. Well, Daniel Lambert was recorded as the heaviest ever man in Britain. He died in 1809, in the town of Stamford, weighing in at an incredible 52 stone (give or take the odd pound). He is buried in the churchyard of St Martin's which lies just a few hundred yards from the club's home, Borderville Stadium.

Moving South somewhat, we come to the Northamptonshire town of Wellingborough where we find two United Counties teams and two unusual nicknames to go with them. Starting with the UCL Premier side, Wellingborough Town, or the Doughboys as they are known. If you know anything about the Wellingborough area, home of Whitworths flour manufacturers, you would think flour, dough, Doughboys. It seems to make sense. However, the nickname is thought to derive from a local speciality "ock 'n' dough" comprising of hock of bacon and vegetables wrapped in pastry. A Northamptonshire pasty, you could say. The other Wellingborough team, Whitworth, are known as the Flourmen. This is no real surprise as the team was originally called Whitworths and, presumably, was the football team of the Whitworth flour factory some 200 yards from the ground. The strange thing about Whitworth is that the connection to the flour company is not mentioned on the website or on Wikipedia at all. In fact, the official website history states the team was formed as result of the Wellingborough Ideal Clothiers club disbanding. So, maybe there is another reason for the Flourmen nickname? Maybe someone will enlighten us?

From Northamptonshire we move North-West to Halesowen and a bit of a mystery nickname. Halesowen Town are known as The Yeltz. The have been known as The Yeltz for as long as anyone can remember. However, no-one really seems to have a good explanation for this odd name. The official club website (http://www.ht-fc.com/history/club-history/why-the-yeltz.html) has an entire section dedicated to the question Why the Yeltz? and, as it states, the truth is - nobody really knows. I'll let you decide which theory seems to be the most realistic. My personal favourite is the least likely (and most likely one to be an April Fool joke) about the Hungarian player Pungus Catfich.

From the industrial West Midlands to leafy West London and Hampton & Richmond Borough FC, on the banks of the Thames. The club is known as The Beavers and, with such proximity to the river, you may think with good cause. But wait....beavers...in London. Maybe there is more to this name than meets the eye. Well, maybe. Hampton & Richmond play at The Beveree, named after the house whose grounds the stadium once stood in. There is a nearby road called Beaver Close and an ancient stream flows under the pitch, into the Thames a few hundred yards away. So, the nickname could come from the name of the house or it could be a reference to the animal which may have lived on the banks of the river before it became extinct in the UK. We may never know for sure.

Not a million miles away to the west lies the Surrey town of Chertsey, home of Combined Counties Premier side Chertsey Town. Here we find another unusual nickname, The Curfews. This is apparently a reference to a famous local bell that hangs in St Peter's Church. This was used to signal the start of the curfew in town each evening (now used ceremonially only, of course) and may date back as far as 1235. Details on the Chertsey Curfew Bell can be found here (http://www.stpeterschertsey.org/bells/curfew.htm).

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Division One Club Directory – 2019-20

AFC HAYES – Farm Park Kingshill Avenue, Hayes UB4 8BZ ASH UNITED – Shawfield Stadium Youngs Drive, Shawfield Road, Ash, Aldershot GU12 6RB BAGSHOT – Camberley Town FC – Krooner Park Wilton Road, Camberley GU15 2QP BEDFONT & FELTHAM – The Orchard Hatton Road, Bedfont TW14 9QT BRITISH AIRWAYS – Bedfont & Feltham FC – The Orchard Hatton Road, Bedfont TW14 9QT CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED – Chalky Lane Chessington KT9 2NF COVE – Oak Farm Fields 7 Squirrel Lane, Cove, Farnborough GU14 8PB DORKING WANDERERS RESERVES – Meadowbank Stadium Mill Lane, Dorking RH4 1DX EPSOM & EWELL – Chipstead FC – High Road Chipstead, Coulsdon CR5 3SF EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA – Eversley Sports Association Eversley Cross, Hook RG27 0NS FARNHAM TOWN – Memorial Ground Mead Lane, Farnham GU9 7DY FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA – Bedfont Sports FC Hatton Road, Bedfont TW14 9QT FLEET SPURS – Southwood Sports Pavilion Kennels Lane, Farnborough GU14 0ST GODALMING TOWN – The Bill Kyte Stadium Wey Court, Meadrow, Godalming GU7 3JE JERSEY BULLS – Springfield Stadium Janvrin Road, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4LF KENSINGTON & EALING BOROUGH – Leatherhead FC – Fetcham Grove Guildford Road, Fetcham, Leatherhead KT22 9AS SANDHURST TOWN – Bottom Meadow Sandhurst Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst GU47 9BJ TOOTING BEC – Tooting & Mitcham United FC – Imperial Fields Bishopsford Road, Morden SM4 6BF WALTON & HERSHAM – Elbridge Xcel Sports Hub Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames KT12 2JP WESTSIDE – Chessington & Hook United FC – Chalky Lane Chessington KT9 2NF

Latest League Tables

Premier Division up to and including 09/10/19

P W D L F A Pts GD 1. Ascot United 9 7 1 1 20 6 22 + 14 2. Spelthorne Sports 9 6 1 2 17 13 19 + 4 3. Balham 10 6 0 4 26 16 18 + 10 4. Colliers Wood United 8 5 2 1 14 11 17 + 3 5. Molesey(-3) 9 6 1 2 19 8 16 + 11 6. Southall 9 4 3 2 22 14 15 + 8 7. Abbey Rangers 7 4 2 1 11 3 14 + 8 8. Sheerwater 9 4 2 3 20 18 14 + 2 9. Egham Town 9 4 2 3 20 21 14 - 1 10. Camberley Town 10 4 2 4 11 17 14 - 6 11. Badshot Lea 6 4 0 2 19 9 12 + 10 12. Knaphill 8 3 3 2 15 11 12 + 4 13. Guildford City 10 3 3 4 7 7 12 + 0 14. Sutton Common Rovers 9 3 2 4 17 15 11 + 2 15. CB Hounslow United 10 2 3 5 12 18 9 - 6 16. Hanworth Villa 9 2 2 5 10 16 8 - 6 17. Frimley Green 7 2 2 3 7 13 8 - 6 18. Raynes Park Vale 10 1 4 5 12 21 7 - 9 19. Redhill 10 2 0 8 7 22 6 - 15 20. Banstead Athletic 10 1 2 7 8 29 5 - 21 21. Cobham 8 1 1 6 6 12 4 - 6

(03/08: Molesey v Redhill: Molesey played ineligible player, 2-1, three points deducted)

1st Division up to and including 05/10/19 (there were no midweek matches)

P W D L F A Pts GD 1. Jersey Bulls 10 10 0 0 42 5 30 + 37 2. Sandhurst Town 10 6 2 2 20 13 20 + 7 3. Farnham Town 8 6 1 1 19 7 19 + 12 4. Dorking Wanderers Res 10 5 1 4 29 21 16 + 8 5. Westside 10 5 1 4 23 15 16 + 8 6. Tooting Bec 7 4 3 0 21 10 15 + 11 7. Kensington & Ealing Bo 10 5 0 5 24 22 15 + 2 8. British Airways 10 4 3 3 19 19 15 + 0 9. Walton & Hersham 7 4 1 2 14 12 13 + 2 10. AFC Hayes 8 3 2 3 22 17 11 + 5 11. Bedfont & Feltham 9 3 2 4 15 16 11 - 1 12. Epsom & Ewell 9 3 2 4 19 21 11 - 2 13. Cove 9 3 2 4 14 27 11 - 13 14. Chessington & Hook(-3) 9 3 3 3 13 14 9 - 1 15. Fleet Spurs 8 3 0 5 15 19 9 - 4 16. Ash United 9 3 0 6 16 23 9 - 7 17. FC Deportivo Galicia 10 2 2 6 6 27 8 - 21 18. Bagshot 9 2 1 6 9 23 7 - 14 19. Eversley & California 9 1 1 7 9 22 4 - 13 20. Godalming Town 9 1 1 7 15 31 4 - 16

(03/08, Godalming Town V Chessington & Hook Utd: Chessington Played Ineligible Player, 2-4, Three Points Deducted)

Our History

Bedfont & Feltham Football club was formed in May 2012 following the amalgamation of Bedfont Football & Social Club with Feltham FC, taking the place of Feltham in the step 6 Combined Counties Division 1. The changes bought some decent results; two 5th place finishes in their first two seasons.

The 2015/16 season saw a runners-up spot, 3 points behind CB Hounslow United and this was good enough for promotion to the Premier Division.

The club only lasted at the higher level for one season, finishing second- bottom and some 13 points adrift of safety. Season 2017-18 saw the club finish in 17th place. In the summer of 2018, Adam Bessent joined from Staines Lammas and their loss was Bedfont & Feltham's gain.

Season 2018-19 started very well for Bedfont & Feltham seeing them unbeaten at the top of the league. Getting off to a cracking start helped: an 11-0 win over Bagshot earned the TalkSPORT 2 'Non-League Team of the Week' award.

The club held their heads high and were one of the forerunners throughout the season; suffering their first league defeat in November. Further losses in January and February saw the crown slip slightly, leading to an eventual fifth-place finish.

In the FA Cup, 2015-16 saw the club's best FA Cup run as they beat London Tigers and AFC Hayes (both after replays). A tough test against AFC Rushden & Diamonds awaited them in the 1st Qualifying Round where the run ended, despite a credible performance in the 2-1 defeat. The FA Vase has proved trickier, the best run being the 1st Round in 2013 where they lost 1-0 at Welwyn Garden City. Local cup wins include the CCL Division 1 Challenge Cup, lifted in 2015 as they beat Worcester Park 4-3 on penalties in the final as well as the Middlesex Premier Cup a year earlier.

Adam Bessent has brought in Emil Kot as Head Coach, alongside Mark Goff as Coach, and the club is continuing its foray into youth football, with teams from Under 8s to Under 16s.

The club has retained the FA Charter Standard and looks forward to season 2019-20 with great enthusiasm.

Kick-off times: Saturdays: 3pm, mid-week: 7.45pm except FIRST TEAM FIXTURES AND RESULTS – SEASON 2019-20 Home matches in Bold/Capitals Goal Scorers shown in bold. Captain shown underlined where otherwise shown. Date Opposition Score Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Sub 5 1 SAT 03/08/19 BAGSHOT 3-0 105 Keadell Wacewicz D-Murphy Bond Dunckley Pearce Zend J.Nunn Kelly 2 Hardy Msamala Betts Davis (8) Hamadi Capon (10) R.Nunn (11) 1 2 Sat 10/08/19 Chessington & Hook United 0-3 85 Keadell Wacewicz Kibreab Bond Hamadi Pearce Kelly Zend Capon R.Nunn Matwiejszyn Wilson (11) R-Galean Hayden Davis (2) Betts (8) 2 3 SAT 17/08/19 FARNHAM TOWN 0-1 47 Keadell Thompson R-Galean Wilson Hayden D-Murphy Zend Davis Capon R.Nunn Kelly Jendras Hamadi Hardy (4) Betts (8) Howard (3) 3 4 Sat 24/09/19 British Airways 1-1 58 Keadell Thompson Pearce D-Murphy Hayden Dunckley Zend Howard Capon R.Nunn 1(P) Kelly Bond (2) Hardy Kibreab (6) Msamala Pątek (7) 4 5 MON 31/09/19 AFC HAYES (11.30AM) 5-2 112 Keadell Kibreab Pearce Bond Hayden D-Murphy Howard Zend Capon 3 R. Nunn Kelly Pątek (8) Thompson Msamala (10) Betts Hardy (6) 5 6 SAT 31/09/19 LUTTERWORTH ATH (FAV 1RQ) 5-0 58 Keadell Wacewicz Msamala Betts Kibreab Pearce Howard Zend Capon 4 R.Nunn Kelly Pątek Thompson Lewis Davis Wilson 6 7 Sat 07/09/19 Fleet Spurs 2-1 30 Keadell R-Galean Kibreab Bond Dunckley Pearce Kelly D-Murphy Capon R.Nunn Msamala Zend (10) Lewis (2) Thompson (3) Betts Collins 7 8 Tue 10/09/19 Southall (MCC 1) 0-4 65 Keadell R-Galean Hayden Kibreab Dunckley Pearce Hardy Betts Capon Zend Msamala Collins (9) Howard (7) Thompson (2) Kelly Lewis 8 9 Sat 14/09/19 Bedford (FAV 2RQ) 4-0 32 Keadell Lewis Msamala Hayden Dunckley Pearce Howard Bond Capon 3 Zend Kelly Hardy (7) Thompson (10) Goff Betts (8) 9 10 SAT 21/09/19 SANDHURST TOWN 0-0 43 Keadell Lewis Msamala Hayden D-Murphy Pearce Howard Bond Capon Zend Kelly Kibreab (5) Thompson (7) Hardy (10) Betts Collins 10 11 Wed 25/09/19 Tooting Bec (PCC 1) 4-2 20 Szczech Lewis Msamala Hayden Dunckley Pearce Collins Betts Howard Hardy 2 Thompson Capon (9) Kelly (7) Wacewicz (10) 11 12 Sat 28/09/19 Ash United 1-4 70 Szczech Lewis Msamala Bond Dunckley Pearce Collins Hayden Hardy Kibreab Kelly Betts (5) Karanja Pątek (11) Thompson (10) Zend 12 13 TUE 01/10/19 EPSOM & EWELL (ERC 1) 3-1 43 Chaáupniczak Betts Msamala Bond Dunckley Pearce Collins Hayden Capon Karanja Kelly 2 Pątek (6) Hardy (10) Lewis (9) Thompson 13 14 SAT 05/10/19 DORKING WANDERERS RES 3-4 40 Windmill Betts Msamala Bond Kibreab Pearce Collins Hayden Capon Karanja Kelly Thompson Davis Lewis Hardy (11) Szponsarski (7) 14 15 TUE 08/10/19 MOLESEY (SCC1) 5-2 32 Chaáupniczak Betts Msamala Bond Hayden Pearce Szponarski Kibreab Capon 2 Karanja 3(1P) Kelly Keadell R-Galean (4) Davis (10) Collins (7) 15 16 SAT 12/10/19 COLLIERS WOOD UTD (FAV 1P) 16 17 SAT 19/10/19 KENSINGTON & EALING BORO’ 17 18 Wed 23/10/19 British Airways (ERC2) 18 19 Sat 26/10/19 Eversley & California 19 20 SAT 02/11/19 COVE 20 21 SAT 09/11/19 JERSEY BULLS 21 22 Tue 12/11/19 KNAPHILL (PCC2) 22 23 Sat 16/11/19 Walton & Hersham 23 24 Tue 19/11/19 Tooting Bec 24 25 SAT 23/11/19 GODALMING TOWN 25 26 Sat 30/11/19 Sandhurst Town 26 27 SAT 07/12/19 FC DEPORTIVO GALICIA 27 28 Sat 14/12/19 Epsom & Ewell 28 29 SAT 21/12/19 WESTSIDE 29 30 Sat 28/12/19 Bagshot 30 31 SAT 04/01/20 WALTON & HERSHAM 31 32 SAT 11/01/20 TOOTING BEC 32 33 Sat 18/01/20 Cove 33 34 SAT 25/01/20 ASH UNITED 34 35 Sat 01/02/20 Kensington & Ealing Borough 35 36 Sat 08/02/20 Dorking Wanderers Reserves 36 37 SAT 15/02/20 FLEET SPURS 37 38 Sat 22/02/20 Jersey Bulls 38 39 Sat 29/02/20 FC Deportivo Galicia 39 40 SAT 07/03/20 EVERSLEY & CALIFORNIA 40 41 Sat 14/03/20 Farnham Town 41 42 Sat 21/03/20 Westside 42 43 Sat 28/03/20 Godalming Town 43 44 SAT 04/04/20 CHESSINGTON & HOOK UNITED 44 45 SAT 11/04/20 BRITISH AIRWAYS 45 46 Mon 13/04/20 AFC Hayes (11.30am) 46 47 SAT 18/04/20 EPSOM & EWELL 47 48 TBA HANWORTH VILLA (SCC2) 48

Key: All matches are in the Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League, Division One unless otherwise shown by the following: FAV – FA Vase; ERC – Esoteric Recordings Cup; PCC – Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup; MCC – Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup; MPC – Middlesex FA Premier Cup; SCC – Southern Combination Challenge Cup

Yellows In Action v Dorking Wanderers Reserves

Joanna Ginger has a brilliant Flickr site with thousands of photos of Non League Football. https://www.flickr.com/photos/102523749@N08/ Groundhoppers – Watching sports all over the world

Hilltop Grazing.

Some dubbed it the Little House on the Prairie. An old brick farmhouse, smartly painted in white with red trim, the facade enlivened by a projecting wooden window frame on the first floor. Of all the dressing rooms in non-league football, it was perhaps the most distinctive. A genuine cottage to generate a flicker of recognition in Fulham, perhaps? It used to be home to Stanley United, another of those towns perched on a ridge as the Pennines rise up from the Vale of Durham. Just up the road from Tow Law, Stanley Crook (as distinct from the Stanley between Consett and Gateshead) was another place with a reputation for Arctic weather in the height of summer and apocryphal snowdrifts swamping the streets in July. It was also home to a plucky Northern League battler. In 1946, United were the league’s first post- war champions; in the early 60s they won two titles either side of a second-placed finish behind Crook Town, rivals from just down the hill. The same rivals clashed in the FA Cup First Round in 1954, Stanley’s best cup run ended at Millfield; a truncated road to Wembley that barely left the banks of the Wear in its path through four qualifying rounds. But by 1974 the club was rock bottom of the league and handing in its resignation. Reformed to join the Wearside League’s freshly-minted second division in 1984, Stanley United were fondly remembered by the Northern League. The local rivalry with Tow Law prompted an annual pre-season friendly – the edition I saw ended 4-4, the strong Tow Law team of the mid-90s pegged back by their less illustrious neighbours – while Northern League affections were strong enough to include the Hill Top Ground was included in the first ever Groundhop. For many visitors the evocative, elevated location, plus the Little House on the Prairie, was the highlight of the weekend. As recently as 2005 the ground was still spick and span and seeing action in local football, but by the start of the 2006-07 season it was no longer in regular use. Stanley United had folded and dropped out of the Wearside League in 2003; Crook Wanderers briefly took up the name and the ground but soon went back down the hill to continue in the Crook & District League (today they play as Crook Town Wanderers). Unused, if not unloved, the ground began to crumble. The little house burned down; where once fans lamented the clumsiness of a carthorse centre-forward, passers-by can spot a couple of genuine quadrupeds grazing. Today, with rusting goalposts intact, it’s a farmer’s field; the covered stand on the far touchline now a store for fodder. The grass banks that stood for a terrace back in the day are overgrown, the perimeter fence twisted into bizarre loops. The surrounding area is steadily being swallowed by housing – the Methodist chapel next door was sold for development in 2015 – and it’s hard to imagine the old football ground escaping that fate for much longer. Photos courtesy of David Bauckham / Centre Circle Publishing. Article from https://groundhoppers.blog/

Our Clubs in the FA Vase through the years

Bedfont & Feltham 2013-14 2Q Chinnor A 3-2 1 Welwyn Garden City A 0-1 2014-15 1Q Oxhey Jets A 1-4 2015-16 1Q Southall A 1-2 2016-17 1Q SANDHURST TOWN H 3-0 2Q SUN SPORTS H 2-4 2017-18 1Q Stansfeld A 0-4 2018-19 2Q WINSLOW UNITED H 2-0 1 ERITH TOWN H 1-2 2019-20 1Q LUTTERWORTH ATHLETIC H 5-0 2Q Bedford A 4-0

Colliers Wood United 2005-06 1Q Chichester City United A 2-2 1Qr CHICHESTER CITY UNITED H 2-1 2Q RAYNES PARK VALE H 3-0 1 Greenwich Borough A 3-1 2 V C D ATHLETIC H 2-3 2006-07 1 CROWBOROUGH ATHLETIC H 2-1 2 Banstead Athletic A 2-1 3 Stratford Town A 1-2 2007-08 2Q Herne Bay A 4-1 1 Camberley Town A 1-2 2008-09 1Q Epsom & Ewell A 2-4 2009-10 1Q Chichester City A 1-4 2010-11 2Q Redhill A 5-2 1 COVE H 5-2 2 WITNEY UNITED H 1-0 @ Croydon 3 Herne Bay A 0-2 2011-12 1Q DORKING H 5-2 2Q Redhill A 3-2 1 South Park A 0-1 2012-13 1Q BADSHOT LEA H 3-1 2Q Camberley Town A 4-1 1 Lingfield A 2-1 2 OLD WOODSTOCK TOWN H W/O 3 ASCOT UNITED H 2-3 2013-14 1Q DORKING H 1-3 2014-15 1Q Holmesdale A 5-4 2Q SHOREHAM H 2-1 1 RINGMER H 4-3 2 Pagham A 2-1 3 LINGFIELD H 9-2 4 Ascot United A 2-4 2015-16 2 LOXWOOD H 2-0 3 HARTLEY WINTNEY H 1-3 2016-17 1Q Bridon Ropes A 1-2 2017-18 1Q K SPORTS H 0-2 2018-19 1Q STANSFELD H 3-1 2Q SIDLESHAM H 0-1 2019-20 1Q Wick A 4-0 2Q Croydon A 2-1

With thanks to www.fchd.info for the statistics

By Matt Badcock

NON-LEAGUE Day celebrates its tenth edition today – a simple idea from founder James Doe has mushroomed into an established part of the calendar. James – a QPR fan – came up with the concept when he visited Tavistock Town in a pre- season game in 2010 and that led to him visiting local club Harrow Borough. So each season during an international break, NLD encourages fans down to their local team. From there it has grown and grown. In the build-up to this weekend, Premier League clubs were tweeting about their local clubs and Prostate Cancer UK and Kick It Out continue to show their support each year. Perhaps you’re reading this today at your first Non-League game – we’re sure you will enjoy the experience. Many clubs have benefited from the extra publicity and media spotlight the day brings and that is something to be welcomed. It’s not easy when the game at the highest level is everywhere. Finding column inches or air time often needs an angle and NLD is just that. Of course, we can trot out many clichés about Non-League football. The players don’t dive – some do – that clubs are more welcoming – most are – and you can speak to the players in the bar after the game. And it’s affordable! Non-League football will mean different things to different people but there’s no doubting it is at the heart of the game in this country. Where else would four-figure crowds watch a game in the eighth tier? Sometimes even lower. Non-League football is to be celebrated and treasured. But we shouldn’t be blind to the fact a number of clubs are struggling to make ends meet. That getting through the season is an achievement. Costs are high and it is hard to compete. For those that have the resources, there are more that don’t. A particular issue facing these levels is volunteering. There aren’t enough of them! Giving up your time can be a rewarding experience and the more savvy clubs are making better use of people’s skills. Look around you in the crowd today, there are people from all backgrounds, industries and trades. Look at yourself, you will have skills that are invaluable to a Non-League club even if you don’t realise it. It doesn’t have to be all the hours under the sun. Just putting up posters to advertise games or delivering leaflets in the local area can make a big difference. And that all makes for a healthy, thriving Non-League. Enjoy the day!

This Week’s League & Cup Fixtures

Saturday 12th October F.A. Vase - 1st Round AFC Hayes v FC Broxbourne Borough Bedfont & Feltham v Colliers Wood United Egham Town v Binfield Mile Oak v Redhill Raynes Park Vale v Horndean Sutton Common Rovers v Snodland Town Westbury United v Badshot Lea

Division 1 British Airways v Jersey Bulls (7.30pm) Chessington & Hook Utd v Epsom & Ewell Eversley & California v Godalming Town Farnham Town v Dorking Wanderers Res FC Deportivo Galicia v Cove Kensington & Ealing B v Bagshot Tooting Bec v Fleet Spurs Walton & Hersham v Sandhurst Town

Sunday 13th October F.A. Vase - 1st Round Southall v Tunbridge Wells Westside v Deal Town

Tuesday 15th October Esoteric Division One Challenge Cup 2nd Round Kensington & Ealing B v Eversley & California

Division 1 Ash United v Westside

Saturday 19th October Division 1 Bagshot v British Airways Bedfont & Feltham v Kensington & Ealing B Cove v Eversley & California Epsom & Ewell v FC Deportivo Galicia Fleet Spurs v Farnham Town Godalming Town v Ash United Jersey Bulls v Walton & Hersham Sandhurst Town v Dorking Wanderers Res Tooting Bec v Chessington & Hook Utd Westside v AFC Hayes

Player Sponsorship

Something different for this season – the opportunity to sponsor your favourite player!

Contact Adam Bessent if you are interested in sponsoring a player - ([email protected]). Your name or company name will be featured in every home programme and on our website.

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