SENIORFINAL CHALLENGE CUP HANWELL TOWN VS HAREFIELD UNITED @ BEDFONT SPORTS CLUB WEDNESDAY 19TH MAY 2021 KICK-OFF: 7.45PM GoodWELCOME Evening and Welcome to Bedfont Sports for the first Middlesex FA Cup Final of the 2020/2021 season which sees Hanwell Town take on Harefield United for the Middlesex FA Senior Challenge Cup. On behalf of everyone here at Middlesex FA, I’d like to start by congratulating both teams on reaching today’s final. This year’s competition had to be completed in a 2-month window following the restart of football on 29th March. I would like to thank everyone for their co-operation in making it possible to hold this competition. Senior Challenge Cup 2020/2021 It is also great to welcome fans back for this final, we hope that you Previous winners Road to the final enjoy the game. We congratulate our match officials who have been selected for Hendon 16 HANWELL TOWN FC this prestigious appointment in recognition of their work during Enfield 14 Quarter-Final Leigh O’Connor Southall 12 the season and their commitment to Middlesex Football. 13th April 2021 Finally, enjoy the match and thank you for attending to support Chief Executive Wealdstone 11 your team. If you have any problems during the game, please do Middlesex FA Hayes* 10 The Powerday Stadium speak to a Middlesex FA official. Staines Town 10 Hanwell Town 4 London Caledonians 5 Hanworth Villa 0 Hampton & Richmond Borough 5 Semi-Final STAY CONNECTED Hounslow Town 4 26th April 2021 Uxbridge 4 Spelthorne Sports Club 2nd Scots Guards 3 Ashford Town (Middx) 0 Finchley 3 Hanwell Town 2 Match photos from this game are available courtesy of official Middlesex FA photographer, Yeading* 3 Chris Benn. The link to all photos will be available in the match report on the Middlesex FA Harrow Borough 3 HAREFIELD UNITED FC website. Please do credit Chris when publishing. Barnet 2 Quarter-Final Ealing 2 17th April 2021 Northwood 2 Tithe Farm Sports & Social Club Richmond Association 2 Broadfields United2 Get involved and join the conversation on our social channels, use #MFACupFinal to share Shepherds Bush 2 Harefield United5 your experience of today's game! Wembley 2 Semi-Final West Hampstead 2 6th May 2021 1st Scots Guards 1 * Hayes & Yeading's wins came before Spelthorne Sports Club their 2007 merger. Spelthorne Sports 0 Thanks to our resident reporter, Jim Taylor, a match Harefield United2 report will be available to view after today's match. CURRENT HOLDERS A NEW WINNER Brentford B overcame Neither team in today's final Harrow Borough at Griffin has won the competition Keep up with all the latest news, events and much OR CLICK more through our website. HERE! Park in 2019! before! HANWELL TOWN FC HAREFIELD UNITED FC
Managers Notes from Chris Moore & Wayne Carter Managers Notes from Jason Shaw
The 2020/21 season will be remembered as a topsy turvey, stop go season The 2020/21 season has been a strange one to say the least with players, that presented extraordinary challenges for all at Hanwell in the Covid crisis. coaches and club officials trying to go about the season as normal but with FA Cup victories over Spelthorne and away to Haywards Heath saw the multiple Covid-19 guidelines / restrictions in place making things a bit more promise of an FA Cup run ended at home by Hartley Witney 4-3 in the Second difficult than normal. Despite working within the Covid-19 rules we managed to Qualifying round in October. get off to a good start to the season winning 6 out of our first 8 league games, but with a few injuries taking its toll we ended up losing 3 out of our next 4 The same round of the FA Trophy saw a defeat 7-6 on Penalties to Aveley after games which resulted in us finishing the void season having played 12, won 7 an exciting tie ended 1-1 following a first round qualifying win away at Witham lost 5 and sitting 9th in the league 7 points off the team who were top of the Town 2-0 league, but with 2 games in hand.
The League season when it was suspended in December saw Hanwell in 7th During the lockdowns we managed to keep the players engaged with football place in the Isthmian South Central Division but only 3 points off the top with a by sharing highlights of the games that we had played prior to the league record of P 8 W4 D 1 L 3 getting suspended and with the help of our fitness coach we were able to share fitness plans with the players to help keep them ticking over/fit and ready for Full credit to the squad, off pitch team Club and the supporters for their efforts when we could return to football. in the trying circumstances. Everyone has worked hard in lockdown and the squad and club have remained positive in anticipation of better days ahead for Following our return to football in April we have experienced mixed results, all not just on the footballing front. failing to qualify from our group in the GSL cup, but managing to progress to the Middlesex Senior Challenge Cup Final with 2 good performances against Huge thanks to everyone for all their hard work Broadfields United in the Quarter final and Spelthorne Sports in the Semi Final. MIDDLESEX FA CHARITY PARTNER 2020/2021 HANWELL HAREFIELD TOWN FC UNITED FC Colours: White & Black Stripes vs Colours: Red & Black Managers: Chris Moore Manager:Jason Shaw Wayne Carter Asst Manager: Michael Molokwu Coach: Paul Riordan GK Coach: Dominic Cassells Phsyios: Stuart & Scott Everley Physio: Sue Jones
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MATCH OFFICIALS Referee Assistant Referee Assistant Referee Fourth Official Michael Smith Chris Potter Ahmad Rafique Chirs Fernandes
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