THE OFFICIAL 2021/2022 MATCHDAY PROGRAMME v Southend Manor SATURDAY 21ST AUGUST 2021, 3PM EMIRATES FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND Pentalver Container Logistics Contact us today: Specialists 0333 150 2673 [email protected] • Road Haulage • Container Storage • Container Sales Our depots: • Container Conversions Cannock • Reefer Services and Sales Felixstowe Southampton • Cargo Handling London Gateway • Container Maintenance and Repair Tilbury JOINT CHAIRMAN MATT HOPE Good Afternoon, and welcome back to the Goldstar Ground for today’s Emirates FA Cup 1st Preliminary Round against our fellow Seaside residents in Southend Manor, to whom we wish a very warm welcome to all players, officials and supporters along with today’s match officials. I think it is fair to say that everyone As usual at all clubs, a great deal of work involved within the club, whether it was gets undertaken preseason on & off the pitch players, management, fans, volunteers alike during preseason and our behalf of myself thought it was great to see football being and the Co Chairman I would like to thank played again, and lovely to see a large everybody including Management, Committee crowd enjoying football in the Suffolk Sun, Members, volinteers, players and fans alike for and hopefully another large crowd today. all their hardwork, dedication & commitment The FA Cup and FA Trophy are 2 knock out in all they do behind the scenes in providing the Cup competition that that club have enjoyed fantastic facilities off the pitch and a brilliant some success and decent run’s in over the past playing surface for the players to play on, few years and I think that we would all like to we have a wonderful team of people at this see another cup run this season, however is football club. was great to start the season at home in the We hope that you enjoy the match this league on Saturday and I think it is fair to say afternoon, at the time of writing the weather Boards and AC have been very astute in the forecast looks ideal for a game of football, quality of signings they have made over the support the team like you always do and let’s summer, and probably possess the most hope we secure the win and we are in the gifted, strongest squad the club has ever had, draw for the next round !!! and whilst it was slightly disappointing not to We look forward to seeing you all back here take all 3 points, the quality of football on show and a big crowd next Bank Holiday Monday was very pleasing, there is no doubt that we against Dereham, after we have travelled down will be regularly entertained at the Goldstar to face Canvey Island next Saturday. Ground this season and I am sure we will all witness a great game this afternoon. Enjoy the game !!! PUBLICATION OF OWNERSHIP Felixstowe & Walton United Football Club is owned and managed by Felixstowe & Walton United Football Club Ltd (by guarantee) registration number 10076800. The Chairman of the Company is Christopher Daynes, Andrew Clarke & Matthew Hope. The Directors of the Company are Christopher Daynes, Andrew Clarke, Matthew Hope, Tamlyn Ward & James Simmonds. FROM THE DUGOUT ANDY CRUMP A warm welcome to you all attendance charts on the day and we were disappointed the result on the pitch didn’t as we start our 2021/22 FA Cup match it. Whilst we controlled much of the campaign. game against a young, well organised Our visitors Southend Manor have already Basildon side, there were too many spells in experienced success in the competition this the game where our play didn’t have enough season and will no doubt be looking to continue purpose, and we didn’t show the confidence their journey here today. We plan to be ready from previous games to be brave in the final for the challenge they will bring, and I know third of the pitch. In the end, Basildon countered the boys will be keen to start a run of our own against us with real threat and after a late in a competition that can give sides some scare towards the end, we settled for a point memorable days out together. on the opening day. Whilst reflecting on the start to our league With two really positive training sessions campaign last Saturday, firstly it was incredible behind us this week we continue to prepare to see so many of you back at the Goldstar the squad for both today and our forthcoming on a Saturday afternoon! It was no league fixtures. It really has the makings for surprise to see us top the league an exciting season but we have to get the basics right as one thing is for certain, in both league and cup competitions, we have to work hard for everything that we want to achieve! Enjoy a great afternoon all! Andy EVERY GOAL EVERY CELEBRATION EVERY MOMENT EVERY TEAM FREE FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE ON www.faplayer.tv 21054_FA PLAYER PROGRAMME ADVERT_PORTRAIT A5 V2.indd 1 22/07/2021 09:36 EVERY GOAL EVERY CELEBRATION EVERY MOMENT EVERY TEAM FREE FOLLOW THE ACTION LIVE ON www.faplayer.tv 21054_FA PLAYER PROGRAMME ADVERT_PORTRAIT A5 V2.indd 1 22/07/2021 09:36 SEASIDER PHIL GRIFFITHS Not many people know this … hen I was a lad back in December 1959, I left school on my birthday and signed on to HM Forces two days Wlater. I joined the Corps of Royal Engineers (CRE), reporting for duty at Old Park Barracks, Dover on 12th January 1960. I was a Junior Leader!!!! No further comment on that, and it was like being at College or University with one exception - one compulsory subject was Military History. Specifically, the history of the CRE, and it was there I learnt that the CRE had reached the final of the very first FA Challenge Cup in 1872, and in 1875 at their 3rd final they only went and won it, beating Tuesday 16th March 1875: Old Etonians 2-0 in a replay after drawing the Kennington Oval first encounter 1-1! Royal Engineers 2 Old Etonians 0 They appeared in one more final, in 1878, losing 3-1 to Wanderers and played in the competition until 1886, when the competition opened up and Qualifying rounds were introduced. Most of the early cup finals were played at the Kennington Oval, better known these days as The Oval (or sponsored name, the Kia Oval) and until Wembley Stadium was built in 1923 the Final had various homes. Exceptions to those early Oval finals were in 1873 when it was played at Lillie Bridge in Fulham and 1893 at Fallowfields in Manchester. Every one of the players was an officer… Crystal Palace was a popular venue in the Capt Merriman, Lieut G. H. Sim, Lieut G. 1890’s, but Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea and Onslow, Lieut R. M. Ruck, Lieut P. G. Von Donop, Everton were other locations for the world’s Lieut C. K. Wood, Lieut H. E. Rawson, Lieut R. H. oldest cup competition. Stafford, Capt H. W. Renny-Tailyour, Lieut See, we learn a little every day! Mein, Lieut C. Wingfield Stratford. a group of individual venues in Felixstowe Supporting The Seasiders CAFÉ BENCOTTO THE ALEX VIEW POINT CAFE Pizza, Pasta, Café Bar & Fish and Mediterranean Brasserie Ships ————— ————— ———–— Town Centre Seafront Landguard Peninsular IP11 7AB IP11 2AF IP11 3TW CONTAINER LOGISTICS | DISTRIBUTION & WAREHOUSING SPECIALIST HAULAGE | SURFACE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS SUPPORTING THE SEASIDERS! www.mazesolutions.co.uk 01473 653010 “Our focus on quality and support makes DPS the ideal partner for ALL your Computing, Telephony & Internet needs.” www.dpstech.co.uk 01473 283283 MATCH REPORT SATURDAY 14TH AUG PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN NORTH LEAGUE Felixstowe & Walton Utd 1 Basildon United 1 elixstowe & Walton United had to settle for a point at home on the opening day of the league season. FThe Seasiders dominated the first half but found themselves behind on 27 minutes, Samuel Jeremiah converting a penalty after he was tripped in the box. It took just five minutes for the home side to level the score; Zak Brown scoring a cracking goal from the edge of the box. Felixstowe went into the game with new signings Zak Brown, HOW WE Joe Whight, Curtley Williams and Josh Hitter in the starting LINED UP eleven, Billy Holland started on the bench whilst Lamell Howell missed out through illness, with Rhys Henry, Kyle Jopling, Curtis 1. Callum Robinson Haynes-Brown, Henry Barley and George Clarke all missing with 2. Callum Bennett (c) injuries. There was a healthy crowd inside the Goldstar Ground despite the holiday season, a minute’s applause for Heybridge 3. Stuart Ainsley Swifts off-field legend Mick Gibson was well received, whilst 4. Noel Aitkens black armbands were worn by the players of both sides. 5. Curtley Williams 6. Joe Whight 7. Leon Ottley-Gooch 8. Jordy Matthews 9. Oliver Canfer 10. Zak Brown 11. Josh Hitter SUBS 12. Sam Nunn 14. Billy Holland 15. Miles Powell 16. Armani Schaar 17. Danny Crump Basildon United had a head start with sprinted through to win the ball from a competitive football following their 4-0 glancing header by Ollie Canfer to calmly Emirates FA Cup victory over Stansted last but emphatically find the bottom right weekend. Despite that, it was the home side corner of the net from 18 yards. that started the game like a steam train, The second half was a more even affair, dominating the opening 25 minutes and Felixstowe finding it hard to break down a looking sharp moving forward. Callum strong visiting defence, while the lively front Bennett, in his first competitive game as club men for the Bees were causing real problems captain was unfortunate to see his free kick with their pace, although they will be from 20 yards just evade the left post and disappointed not to have converted at least Josh Hitter and Leon Ottley-Gooch both one of their chances, Suiabo Balde and troubled the visiting ‘keeper with efforts on Jeremiah with the most notable chances, goal.