NewcastleTown vs SheffieldFC ThePitchinginNorthernPremierLeague South/EastDivision Saturday19thSeptember2020|Kickoff:3pm NEWCASTLETOWNFOOTBALLCLUBLTD LIMITEDBYSHARES–COMPANYNUMBER:02265186 HEADQUARTERS:TheRedIndustriesStadium,BuckmasterAve,Clayton.Newcastle-Under- Lyme,Staffs.ST53BX Tel:01782662350 E-mail:[email protected] POSTALADDRESS:NewcastleTownFootballClubLtd,RoeLanePlayingFields,RoeLane, Newcastle-Under-Lyme,ST53PH. President:JamesTBlakeman Chairman:PaulRatcliffe ViceChairman:GavinAppleby Treasurer:JeffreyHarrall YouthSectionChairman:GavinAppleby BoardofDirectors PaulRatcliffe,GavinAppleby,JeffreyHarrall,RobinvanderLaan, TerryDonlon,MichaelPagett. CommitteeMembers RayTatton,LesMorris,GeoffEccleston,LenMatthews ClubSecretary:RayTatton–Tel:07792292849 MatchdaySecretary:LesMorris–Tel:07879466523 YouthTeamSecretary:GavinAppleby–Tel:0790451156 Groundsman:DaveRhodes AssistantGroundsman:DerekHartley KitManager:KerryWood MediaManager:ShaunRogers ClubDoctor:MrDosRemedios Physio:JohnDavies FirstAiders:MarkWilliams,BrianBennett,GavinAppleby. WelfareOfficer:KerryAppleby-Tel:07839187642 SafetyOfficer:LesMorris–Tel:07879466523 Golden8Promoter:GeoffEccleston-Tel07939952793 InclusionOfficerinPartnershipwithRegentCollege:JuliaBossons MembersoftheNorthernPremierLeagueandStaffsFA TalkoftheTown WelcometotheRedIndustriesStadiumforourfirstPitchingInNorthern PremierLeagueSouthEastDivisionfixtureagainstSheffieldFC,theoldest clubinthecountry.Weknowfromexperiencethatwewillhavetobeonthe balltotakethethreepointsfromasidewhowillbewellprepared. Wehavehadapleasingpre-seasonandeventhoughwewentdowntotwo lategoalstoagoodHalesowenTownteamwereallyshowedenoughtolook forwardtoadecentseasoncomparedtolast.Infactwecouldhavebeenwell clearatthebreak. WehaveafixturechangenextSaturdaywhenwearedownhereagainina LeaguefixtureagainstFrickleyAthleticKO3.00pm-agamewhichhasbeen broughtforwardfromTuesday6thOctober.Itmakessenseinthepresent circumstancesasitwillhelpthemwithtravellingandIamsurethatwewillget morethroughthegateonaSaturday. TheYouthTeamdidwellintheFAYouthCupbeatingRacingClubWarwick2-1 inacloselyfoughtcontestandevenbetternewswasthatwegotthroughthe nextroundaswellafterbeingdrawnawaytoHerefordfourthethirdtimein fouryearsbecauseHerefordhadwithdrawnfromthecompetition. Todayourcapacityhasgoneupto400havingplayedinfrontofjust200in theFACup.Thereshouldbeplentyofroombutweaskyoutofollowthe guidelinesandsignsaroundtheground.Makesurewehaveanameand contactnumberforyourselvesincaseweneedtotrackandtrace.Hopefully not. EnjoytodaysgameandpleaseStaySafe WelcometoourNEWdigital MatchdayProgramme Duetothenatureofthemodernageweliveinandthecurrentsituationinthe world,theclubhavemadethedecisiontonowproduceour2020/21season matchdayprogrammesinthisdigitalformsothatallfanscandownloadand continuetolookattheseprogrammeslongafterthegameisover. Thisdigitalprogrammeplatformalsowillallowustoconnectyouthesupporter andreaderwithourclubsponsorsasyouwillnoweasilybeabletovisitthem directfromclikcingonthereimagesandlinkshereinthematchdayprogramme. Aswitheverythingnewwearesurethatwewillhaveafewteethingissuesinthe earlyissuesbutwewillworkhardtomakesurethatwhatweproduceforyouisof thebestcontentandbringsyouthemostinfoonourclub. NewcastleTownMediaTeam. [email protected] ViewfromtheDugout Goodafternooneverybody,wewouldliketowelcomeyoutothered industriesstadiumforthe1stleaguegameoftheseasonagainst SheffieldFC. It'sthesameopponentaslastseasonsopenerwhichwasplayedaway fromhome.LastweeksawusplayHalesowenintheFAcupwhichwas ahighlycompetitivegameagainstoneofthehighestrankedteamsin thecompetitionatthatstagewhichwasalwaysgoingtobetough. Wedominatedthefirsthalfwhichsawusgoinathalftimewitha1- 0leadwhichwasnotreallyareflectionofthechancescreatedandin theendcostusas2lategoalsfromHalesowensawus loosingthetie2-1. Today'sopponentSheffieldFChavealwaysprovetoughopponents andthisgamewillperhapsgivebothteamsabitmoreofan indicationonhowbothteamaregoingtofarethisseason. Allthehardworkthat'sbeenputinduringthisunusuallylongpre seasonduetoCovid19willnowbeputtothetest.Iamexpectinga goodandcompetitivegameoffootballthisafternoonandhopeyou willenjoyourhospitalityandthematch. RobinvanderLaan isproudlysponsoredby Welcometotoday's opponents SheffieldFC SheffieldFootballClubisanEnglishfootballclubfromSheffield,SouthYorkshire, althoughnowbasedinDronfield,Derbyshire.TheycurrentlycompeteintheNorthern PremierLeagueDivisionOneSouthEast.FoundedinOctober1857,theclubwas recognisedbyFIFAastheoldestexistingclubstillplayingfootballintheworld. SheffieldFCinitiallyplayedgamesundertheSheffieldRulesanddidnotofficially adopttheFArulesuntil1878. visitthemformoreinfo www.sheffieldfc.com History-SheffieldFC EarlyFootball. Versionsoffootballevolvedinmanyearlycivilisations,anexampleofthesecanbefound inancientChina,GreeceandRome.InEngland,theoriginalgameswereplayedbetween villagesinfieldsandstreets.This‘MobFootball’involvedhundredsofplayersandwaslittle morethanprolongedandviolentstreetbattles. Inthe19thcentury,amorerefinedversionofthegamegrewinpopularitywithinthe publicschoolsanduniversities,eachplayingtotheirownsetsofrules.TheBirthof SheffieldFootBallClub Duringthe1850stheenthusiasmandinfluenceofex-publicschoolanduniversity studentsspreadthepopularityofthegamearoundSheffield.Inthesummerof1857 WilliamPrestandNathanielCreswickagreedthatthegamewouldbeasplendid candidatefororganisedsportduringthewintermonths.ThepairwrotetothePublic Schoolsforinformation,regardingtheirvaryingrules,withtheaimofdrawingupasetof lawsembodyingthebestpointsfromeach.OnOctober24th1857,theworld’sfirst footballclubwasborninagreenhouse. Duringthe1850stheenthusiasmandinfluenceofex-publicschoolanduniversity studentsspreadthepopularityofthegamearoundSheffield.Inthesummerof1857 WilliamPrestandNathanielCreswickagreedthatthegamewouldbeasplendid candidatefororganisedsportduringthewintermonths.ThepairwrotetothePublic Schoolsforinformation,regardingtheirvaryingrules,withtheaimofdrawingupasetof lawsembodyingthebestpointsfromeach.OnOctober24th1857,theworld’sfirst footballclubwasborninagreenhouse. EarlyYearsInitially,earlymatches,suchasMarriedmenvUnmarried,wereplayed betweenclubmembers.Recordsalsoshowgamesagainstlocalarmysides.Following victoryoverthe58thArmyRegimentin1860alocalreportstatedthat“mostofthe officerswereadeptsatthegame,having,intheiryoungerdays,playedinthepublic- schoolmatches,andthevictoryofthecivilianswasquiteunexpected.” FollowingthebirthofHallamF.C.,theworld’sfirstinter-clubgametookplaceonBoxing Dayin1860.Thematch“wasconductedwithgoodtemperandinafriendlyspirit”, concludingina2-0winforSheffield.Forseveralyearsallmatcheswereplayedlocally, againstarisingnumberofnewsides,beforethefirst‘outoftown’matchwasplayedin Nottinghamshirein1865.In1866Sheffieldbecamethefirstnon-Londonsidetoplay underFALawswhentheymetLondonatBatterseaPark. TheFACupwasfoundedin1871andinitsthirdseasonSheffieldbecamethefirst northernsidetotakepartandthefirstnon-Londonsidetowinatie.Theysucceededin reachingtheQuarter-Finalsinthisandtwofurtherseasonsalso,1876and1878,the club’ssupporthelpingtheFACupnearlytrebleinsizeandbecomeanationwide competition. 1872sawthefirstinternationalgame,betweenEnglandandScotlandinGlasgow,with Sheffield’sCharlesCleggplayingfortheEnglandside.Cleggwouldlatergoontobe Chairman,andPresident,oftheFAandreceiveaknighthoodforhisservicestothegame. Fromthe1880sonwardstheriseofprofessionalismandSheffieldClub’sfirminsistence onretainingtheiramateurstatussawthemovertakenandovershadowedbyothersides inthearea Duringtheseyearstheverysurvivaloftheclubowedmuchtotheleadershipofformer playersHarryChambersandHarryBroughtonWilley.Itwasn’talldoomandgloom though!Infact,Sheffieldenjoyedpossiblytheirgreatesthourin1904whentheywonthe AmateurCup,beatingEaling3-1atValleyParade,Bradford. YORKSHIRELEAGUE 1949broughtadmissiontotheYorkshireLeagueandaresurgence,whichsawtheside promotedtoDivisionOneintheirthirdseasonandreachtheLeagueCupfinalin1953.In 1957theycelebratedtheirCentenaryyearandreachedtheirfirstSheffield&Hallamshire FACupFinalin1962. Afteraperiodofyo-yoingbetweendivisionsthe1977sidewerecrownedDivisionTwo Championsandreachedthatseason’sFAVaseFinalatWembley.Theyestablished themselvesasatopdivisionsideintheYorkshireLeague,liftingtheLeagueCupin1978, beforejoiningthenewlyfoundedNorthernCountiesEastLeaguein1982. NORTHERNCOUNTIESLEAGUE TheDivisionOnetitlewaswoninboth1989and1991andafirstSheffield&Hallamshire FACupwincamein1994.In2001theclubacquiredapermanentground,forthefirst time,whenmovingtoitscurrenthome.Aftertheturnofthecenturythesidebeganto consistentlychallengeforpromotion,alsowinningtheLeagueCupandSheffield& HallamshireFACuptwiceapiece.The2006/07seasonendedwitha2ndplacefinishand promotiontotheNorthernPremierLeague. NORTHERNPREMIERLEAGUE Thecllubmadeaninstantimpactinreachingthe2008Play-offFinal,narrowlylosingonly onpenalties.ThatfirstseasonalsosawgamesagainstInterMilanandAjaxatBramall Lane,aspartofthe150thbirthdaycelebrations,andafewyearslaterawinatHallam’s Sandygategroundtomarkthesameanniversaryofthefirstinter-clubmatch.Sheffield werethentwicemoreinvolvedinthePlay-offsoverthenextfewseasonsandliftedthe Sheffield&HallamshireFACupagainin2008and2010.Afterfinishing9thin2012/13the sidelanguishedinthebottomhalfofthetableforfiveyearsbeforefinishing4thand reachingthePlay-offsagainlastseason. Withthrivingwomen’s,youth,disabilityandfutsalteamstheclubgoesfromstrengthto strengthandstaystruetoitsrootsinplayingfortheloveofthegame. SheffieldFC HomeOfFootballStadium StadiumInfo Withacapacityof2089,TheHomeofFootballStadiumisthefirst permanenthomeofSheffieldFC. Theclubmovedtothegroundin2001andopenedthestadiumwithan