SITTINGBOURNE FC 2010 - 11 Kent Senior Cup Winners 09/10 v Dulwich Hamlet Saturday 21st August 2010 KO 3.00pm Ryman League Division One South Official Matchday Programme £1.50 RAINHAM 01634 236000 www.hidsons.co.uk/nissan For new and used Nissan cars and Nissan commer- cial vehicles in Kent head down to Hidsons Nissan. We have a great range of new cars in our Nissan showroom in Rainham, which includes the funky Nissan Micra, the stylish new Nissan Qashqai and the sensational Nissan 370Z. We also look to cater for your Nissan commercial needs with the spacious Nissan Primastar. You will find some fantastic Nissan offers across our range of vehicles, aftersales care and finance packages. At Hidsons Nissan we undertake Nissan servicing and our highly-trained team will ensure that your Nissan is maintained to the highest standards. We also have the facilities to carry out servicing and MOTs. 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The club reserves the right to eject or prose- Management Committee: Mr. Andy Spice, Mr. cute any person who within the club premises is David Roche, Mrs. Tania Spice, Mr. John considered by the club committee or its employ- Pitts, Mr. John Cooper (Promotions), Mr. ees to be or have been behaving in the follow- Peter Pitts (Media / Web site), Mr. Peter ing ways: Harris (Stadium Manager), Mrs. Belinda a) Entering the field of play before or dur- Wisdom, Mr. Derek Wakeling (Chief ing the course of the game. Steward), Mr Phil Spice, Mr Mark Rogers b) Using obscene, abusive or racist lan- guage or persistently swearing. Board Room Hospitality: Mrs. Tania Spice & c) Being intoxicated by drink or drugs. Mrs.Sandra Pitts. Further, persons will not be allowed entry to Programme Editor: Mr. Lee Richardson Bourne Park if in the opinion of the gatemen, Assistant Prog. Editor: Mr. John. Pitts. stewards or any members of the management Lottery Secretary: Mrs. Hilary Joines. committee they are intoxicated. Stadium Announcer: Mr. Tony Ling. 3. NO bottles or metal cans, glasses or Club Historian: Mr. Tony Rickson. weapons of any kind are allowed in the ground. Supporters Club Chairman: Mr. Stuart The stewards have the right to search a specta- Charlesworth. Supporters Club President & tor if they have grounds to believe that the per- Programme Sales: Mr. Les Rose. son is in possesion of any item that is deemed Club Shop: Ms. Ann Morrison. to be a danger to other spectators. Turnstile Operator: Mr. John Goatham. 4. Alchohol must only be consumed within the Club Wefare Officer: Ms. Yvonne Brown confines of the club house. Club Photographer: Mr. Ken Medwyn 5. The climbing of fences or floodlight pylons and all buildings within the ground is strictly for- 1st Team Manager: Gary Abbott bidden. Assistant Manager: Richard Brady 6. All vehicles parked within the boundaries of the club’s car park must be parked within a des- Goalkeeping Coach: Steve Williams ignated space. No responsibility is accepted for Physiotherapist: Gary Wisdom any mishap that may happen in the car park or Under-18’s Manager: Craig Rickwood for any goods that may be left in vehicles in the Under-18’s Manager: Craig Rickwood car park. All vehicles are parked at the owners Under-14s Manager: Paul Burns risk. ABLE GLASS Sittingbourne FC Shirt Sponsor 10/11 Welcome to Bourne Park From The Club Secretary John’sJohn’s JottingsJottings Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to get to grips with the software we use to produce the Bourne Park for the start of a new Ryman League programme. Lee Richardson has taken over from season. Our visitors are Dulwich Hamlet and it is a Grant Wilbur and has a number of ideas to improve pleasure to welcome their player, officials and sup- the content. Lee has “persuaded” team captain, Joe porters. A welcome also to this afternoon’s match Dowley to write a column in each programme and officials. his first offering can be found just before the team round up pages. As usual we have played a large number of friend- lies. Gary has played around 25 players in those The draw of the Kent Senior Cup has taken place friendlies and it has not been an easy task for him and it will be a repeat of last seasons final when we and Richard to choose the starting eleven today. take on Folkestone Invicta at Folkestone on a date to be arranged. This should be one County Cup Leaving Bourne Park at the end of the season were match that will be worth watching as they will be Derren Ibrahim (to Dartford), Matt Bourne (to going all out to avenge the defeat we inflicted upon Faversham), Colin Richmond (to Maidstone) and them. Karl Dent (to VCD). Joining us are goalkeeper Matt Reed who played for us in the 2008-2009 season We start what we hope will be a long FA Cup run before moving onto Margate. Matt played over fifty next Saturday when we entertain Andover from the games for us in that season. Another experienced Southern League, Division One South & West played to join us is last season’s Tooting and Division (the same level as us). This is the one Mitcham captain, Joe Vine. We have also signed a competition where we can make some money so few players from Ashford Town. In the starting line please come along and support the lads. up today should be Ross Morley who has impressed in Next Wednesday (not the last two friendlies we Tuesday as has been adver- have played. Ian Batten who tised in some publications) is the son of well known local we travel to Eastbourne player Ernie Batten, may also Town for a Ryman League start today. Another face well match. Eastbourne were known to all of us here is Lee saved from relegation by cir- Hockey who has impressed cumstances at other clubs. with his defensive perfor- Despite them being at or mances in pre season. Also towards the bottom in the likely to sign for us from league for the past few sea- Ashford Town is Laurence Harvey who has not sons our record against them is appalling so let’s been available pre season. Another newcomer, this hope we can improve on it. time from Ebbsfleet Utd is Joe Bannan. He has impressed Gary in the pre season games he has Finally, thanks to Carol & Dudley Hird who have played for us. started our “sponsor a player” appeal for the new season. They have sponsored a complete kit for Last Tuesday, we had the launch of our new kit Joe Horlock and Jimmy Bottle. To sponsor a player, which our players are playing in today. Able Glass please contact me or John Cooper or indeed any won the sponsors draw to be shirt sponsor. A full list committee member. A complete kit can be spon- of our sponsors will be printed in this programme sored for £60.00. Your name will appear in all pro- and on the web site soon. The launch was held at grammes. the sports shop in the High Street, “Stadium”. They are selling replica Sittingbourne shirts at £25.00 Enjoy the game! which is a bargain! Their range of sports goods is excellent - a shop well worth having a look at. We have a new programme editor who is trying to John Today’s Visitors - A Brief History DulwichDulwich HamletHamlet FCFC Now commencing their 104th season as mem- Isthmian League in 1958/59, but then went bers of the Isthmian/Ryman League, the club through a very lean spell which, apart from three with the famous pink and navy blue shirts can good seasons in the mid 1970s, culminated in boast an illustrious past. Indeed, between the relegation from the top division. They bounced two world wars, they were the giants of amateur straight back, however, under manager Alan football. Smith (who later managed Crystal Palace), win- The Dulwich Hamlet story began way back in ning the Division One championship at the first 1893, during the closing years of Queen attempt in 1977/78. Midfield dynamo Chris Victoria’s long reign. Towards the end of the Lewington was an ever-present that season and summer that year, Lorraine Wilson was handed he repeated the feat in each of the next four sea- the princely sum of one shilling and eight pence sons to complete a remarkable 290 consecutive (less than 10p in today’s coinage) by a couple of appearances – another club record. keen young footballers and asked to start a Since the phasing out of amateur football and Dulwich Hamlet Football Club. ‘Pa’, as Mr the end of the FA Amateur Cup in 1974, Dulwich Wilson was affectionately known, tackled the have been a semi-professional club and com- task with great relish and over the next thirty peted in the FA Trophy. Their best run so far in years he helped to nurse, nudge and build the competition was in 1979/80 when they Dulwich Hamlet into a powerful force.