TADCASTER ALBION i2i Stadium V LEEDS UNITED FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2016-17 SEASON FRIENDLY Tuesday 19th JULY 2016 Kick-Off 19.30 £1.50 www.tadalbion.com 1892 The club is believed to have been formed in 1892 as Paul Marshall took over at the start of 2008/09, in John Smith’s FC. It wasn’t until 1923 that the Tadcaster his first season he played mostly local players and the Albion AFC name was adopted. In the early years the team struggled and finished 17th. club played in the local York League. In 1948 Albion In 2009/10, with an influx of a few new key players, won the York League. They continued competing in the Albion won the NCEL Division One title. York League during the 1950’s & 60’s. In 2010, Rob Northfield, took over as Chairman of Tadcaster Albion, in the early days, played home games Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd, and the club became a on the site of the cricket ground on Station Road, company limited by guarantee. before moving to the Ings ground, near to where the present Samuel Smith Brewery Packaging Block now Albion finished fourth in their first season in the NCEL stands. Premier Division and won the NCEL President’s Cup, beating Farsley AFC 5-1 in the final. That was followed Changing facilities were in the town, at the rear of the by an 8th place finish in 2011/12 and 6th in 2012/13. Falcon Public House on Chapel Street, and it was a common Saturday afternoon sight to see nets, corner In the 2013/14 season Rob Northfield resigned a few flags, buckets, oranges, players and officials trekking days before the start of the season and i2i Sports Ltd through the town. agreed to take effective control of the club and company, with Matthew Gore becoming the new Down the years the club has played in several leagues. Chairman. In early times, Barkston Ash and later still the Yorkshire and Northern Counties East Leagues. In 2014/2015 the Brewers lead the NCEL Premier for most of the season, but a poor run of games in March Football continued on the Ings ground until 1960, led to them finally finishing in third. when the club moved 100 yards up river to its present home at the Park. An excellent run in the FA Vase saw them make history by making it through to the Quarter Final of the In 1973 the club joined the Yorkshire League Division 3 FA Vase where they drew a record breaking crowd of and were promoted in 1975 & 1977 to reach Division 1, 1,307, but were narrowly beaten by Highworth Town. relegation was to follow in 1979 & 1980. At the end of the season, the club opted not to renew In 1982/83 they became a founding member of the their contract with manager Paul Marshall, and two Northern Counties East League, originally in the NCEL weeks later former Harrogate Railway boss Billy Miller Division Two North before league reorganisations led was unveiled as the club’s new manager. them to Division One in 1991. They rarely finish in the top half of the league in the 1990’s and finished bottom In 2015/2016 the Brewers lead the NCEL Premier for in 2001/02 & 2003/04. most of the season once again, but this time they held their nerve and finished Champions with a 2-1 home At the start of 2004/05, Jim Collis became manager win over Armthorpe Welfare. and at this point fortunes on the pitch started to improve dramatically. In his first season, Albion finished They also made it to the League Cup Final, but were 5th in the league, the following year a 3rd place finish beaten in a thrilling 3-2 game against Cleethorpes meant promotion was missed by one point. Town. Jimmy Reid took over as manager in 2006, but his time In 2016/2017 the Brewers will start their first ever was blighted by off the field problems. An attempted season in the Evo-Stik First Division North. With a mix hostile takeover by dissident committee members took of old and new players Billy is back in his old stomping a massive amount of money to fight. Then in Nov 2007, ground and his experience and knowledge of this an attempted arson attack on the clubhouse caused a division will come in handy to help TAD have a great lot of damage. first season. 2 www.tadalbion.com Information Club OFFICIALS: Chairman: Club HISTORY: Matthew Gore Directors: Founded: 1892 Joined Evo-Stik First Division North: Kent Mayall & James Gore Nickname: The Brewers Member since 2016 President: Owners: i2i Sports Ltd Midweek Matchday: Tuesday Kevin Derry Vice President: David Lloyd Head of Sport: Danny Gore Club GROUND: Club Secretary: Ian Nottingham Address: i2i Stadium, Ings Lane, Clubhouse: Yes Bar: Yes Match Secretary: Tadcaster, LS24 9AY. Hot & Cold Food: Yes Ian Parker Capacity: 1500 - Seats: 150 Club Shop: At the ground or on our Programme & Website: Floodlights: Installed 1995 website, www.tadalbion.com Mark Murphy Social Media & PR: Jay Taylor Club Photographer: Club HONOURS: Vacant Club STAFF: CEL Division 1 Champions NCEL Premier Division Champions Manager: 2009-2010 2015-2016 Billy Miller NCEL President’s Cup - Winners NCEL League Cup - Runners Up Assistant Manager: 2010-2011 2015-2016 Matt Heath PROSTAR Cup - Winners Performance Analyst: 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Richard Lawrence Physio/Fitness Coach: Lucy Lendhill Head Groundsman: Dave Wakefield Club RECORDS: Head Steward: Kev Wakefield Highest Home Attendance: Highest Away Victory: 1,307 v Highworth Town FC, 0-10 v Blidworth Welfare FC, TheFA Vase 6th Round Replay, NCEL Division 1, 2014-2015 1997-1998 Highest Away Attendance: 0-10 v Armthorpe Welfare FC, 1,002 v Halifax Town FC, NCEL Premier Division, The FA Cup 2nd Round 2014-2015 Qualifying, Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd Highest Home Defeat: is a company limited by guarantee. 2011-2012 2-10 v Thackley FC, Registered in England & Wales under company number 07422319. NCEL Division 2 North, Highest Home Victory: It is owned by i2i Sports Ltd 1984-1985 Registered in England & Wales 13-0 v Blidworth Welfare FC, under company number 08692193. NCEL Division 1, 1997-1998 Tadcaster Albion AFC (The Brewers) https://twitter.com/TadcasterAlbion 3 Directors’ NOTES A warm welcome to our opponents Leeds United who have A big thank you to the away support we have received so far and travelled here tonight for this much-anticipated pre-season I am sure you will cheer on the lads tonight in our first pre-season friendly. home game. Here at i2i Sports, we’ve been working quite closely with Leeds A big thank you also goes to all the help we have received getting United over recent months, so we’re delighted to be able to invite the ground ready for tonight’s game. We are going through some them down to TAFC. Playing against a team of professionals will big changes here at Tad, working hard to repair the flood damage be a great test for our players. Several members of our squad have and continuing to move the club forward with a new stand which is been through the Leeds United ranks, so it’s sure to make for a currently under construction and is planned to be ready by the end lively atmosphere. of this week. Two of us (Matt and James) are life long Leeds United fans and as Remember also to come on down to the i2i stadium on Friday night season ticket holders we have followed the club all over the for Tadcaster Albion vs Prem XI in a charity match raising money for country and abroad. To be able to welcome Leeds United to the flood fund and the new stand. Such legends as Andy Johnson, Tadcaster Albion for the second season running is a huge occasion David Prutton, Nicky Shorey, David Dunn, Craig Beattie, Geoff for us, so we’d like to thank everyone at the club for making it Horsfield will all be gracing the Taddy turf with their skills. possible. Once again, enjoy the game and thanks for your continued support. This time last year we had played two friendlies against Selby and FC Halifax Town and had lost them both, this season we are two The i2i Sports Directors games in again but this time with two wins coming at Hemsworth Matt Gore, James Gore & Kent Mayall & Pickering. Manager’s NOTES identified areas we would need to strengthen on the back of some players deciding it was their turn to move on. We wish every player that has chosen to move every success wherever they end up. We also looked to identify areas we could improve. I am pleased to say the squad is beginning to take shape and we should be able to finalise it over the coming weeks. Good evening everyone and a very warm welcome back to the As we embark on our first season at Step 4 we are under no illusion i2i Stadium for the start of the forthcoming season. about the amount of hard work required to compete at this level of football. There are some very good footballing sides operating within It gives me great pleasure to be able to welcome Leeds United to the league, teams that have an understanding of how to go about kick start our campaign on home soil. I have a long standing as- their business. Teams that are well organised, robust and rigid. We sociation with Mark Jackson and would personally like to extend a will need to be patient, supportive and hard working if we are to es- very warm welcome to Mark, the players and the staff.