TADCASTER ALBION V BURSCOUGH FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2016-17 SEASON Saturday 29th October 2016 i2i Stadium Kick-Off 15.00 £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: Club GROUND: Danny Gore Club Secretary: Address: i2i Stadium, Ings Lane, Clubhouse: Yes Bar: Yes Ian Nottingham Tadcaster, LS24 9AY. Hot & Cold Food: Yes Match Secretary: Capacity: 1500 - Seats: 310 Club Shop: At the ground or on our Howard Clarke Floodlights: Installed 1995 website, www.tadalbion.com Programme & Website: Mark Murphy Social Media & PR: Club HONOURS: Jay Taylor Club Photographer: CEL Division 1 Champions NCEL Premier Division Champions Matthew Appleby 2009-2010 2015-2016 Club Public Announcer: NCEL President’s Cup - Winners NCEL League Cup - Runners Up Colin Swann 2010-2011 2015-2016 PROSTAR Cup - Winners Club STAFF: 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Manager: Billy Miller Assistant Manager: Club RECORDS: Matt Heath Performance Analyst: Highest Home Attendance: Highest Home Victory: Richard Lawrence 1,312 v Leeds United FC, 13-0 v Blidworth Welfare FC, Physio/Fitness Coach: Pre-Season Friendly, NCEL Division 1, Lucy Lendhill 2016-2017 1997-1998 Head Groundsman: Highest Away Victory: Dave Wakefield 1,307 v Highworth Town FC, 0-10 v Blidworth Welfare FC, Head Steward: TheFA Vase 6th Round Replay, NCEL Division 1, Paul Sidebottom 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 Qualifying, 2014-2015 Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd 2011-2012 Highest Home Defeat: is a company limited by guarantee. 2-10 v Thackley FC, Registered in England & Wales under company number 07422319. NCEL Division 2 North, It is owned by i2i Sports Ltd 1984-1985 Registered in England & Wales under company number 08692193. Tadcaster Albion AFC (The Brewers) https://twitter.com/TadcasterAlbion 3 Directors’ NOTES We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all the players, Some not so good news is that Gregg Anderson has had to fans and officials of Burscough FC this afternoon. undergo knee surgery this week which rules him out for a period of time. Thankfully we have a strong replacement in Josh Barrett who We were disappointed with last Saturday’s narrow defeat at home has been tremendous for us this season. to Kendal. However there were positives to take from the game; Andy Milne getting on the scoresheet for the first time this season, To all of our fantastic supporters, we urge you to get behind the Dan Thirkell making his debut coming off the bench and also Josh team, let’s get that party atmosphere back at the i2i. Grant who looked impressive at left-back. Finally we congratulate Casey Stewart on his move to Sheffield On Wednesday evening we all saw the good news on social media United. We wish him all the very best in his professional career. that last season’s top goalscorer Josh Greening had decided to stay We hope that you enjoy this afternoon’s match and have a safe with us amid interest from his hometown club Scarborough. journey home afterwards. We are delighted that Josh has decided to stay loyal to us and now The i2i Sports Directors he can settle down and concentrate on what he does best. Matt Gore, James Gore & Kent Mayall Manager’s NOTES So just what does our league position suggest? For one, unless we have a complete collapse we will be playing Evo-Stik football next year. There are only two teams who have lost less than us and they sit 1st and 2nd. A win could send us to 4th whilst a defeat today could also see us 12th, the league is very tight and no one has yet made a bold statement. We have adapted reasonably well, but our goals ‘for’ is slightly lower than we would want it to be. However, adjusting to the league where your chances are few and far between is extremely difficult and the lads have done well to net 13 Good afternoon everyone and a very warm welcome to the times thus far. management, players, officials and fans of Burscough Football Club. Interestingly Colne FC who are also adjusting to life at this level of We hope you enjoy your stay with us and wish you a safe journey football are also finding the scoring part of playing in the league home after the game. difficult, they too have netted 13 times. We must start with the news Josh Greening will remain with us At the other end there are only two teams who have conceded less despite Scarborough trying to tempt him to play for his home town than us, Brighouse and Farsley both of whom have spent the last club. The news comes as no surprise to the management team who few years building teams to compete at this level. As a management were in constant dialogue with Josh throughout. team we are extremely pleased with the start we have made to this Going into the Kendal game I think we all knew the outcome but level of football, is there room for improvement? Yes always! had to go through the motions.