0 0 . 1 £ 1 E U S S I k 3 1 0 2 / 2 l 1 0 2 E M M A R G O R a P Y A D H C T A t M L A I C I F F O S S E R v Stowmarket Town Tuesday 14th August 2012 7.45pm Thurlow Nunn League Division One P 20 YEARS BOOKSHOP 1992–2012 Wishing you all the best for a fantastic season 1 TrinityTrinityr Street Cambridge CB2C 1SZ Phone 01223 333333 www.cambridge.org/bookshopwww.cambridge.org/boookshop FollowFollow us on FacebookFacebook and TwitterTwittter WELCOME Cambridge University Press Football Club The Cass Centre, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 8BS Tel: 07728 344088 Email: [email protected] www.cupfc.net Club Officials President Stephen Bourne WELCOME Chairman Nigel Atkinson Vice Chairman Chris Hughes Treasurer & Fixture Secretary Ian Crofts General Secretary Gary Crick Reserve Fixture Secretary Andrew Burton Nigel Atkinson Registrations Secretary Graham Edwards Child Welfare Officer Lorraine Cullum Chairman General Committee t is with great pleasure that we welcome team itself has some new players, but the first Kenny Paterson, Trevor George, the Officials, Players and Supporters of team will include many players from last Jack Watson, Michael Lambert IStowmarket Town Football Club for the first season, who are looking forward to a long, Groundsman (Cass) Mark Critoph home game of the season at the Glassworld enjoyable and successful campaign. Groundsman (Histon) Trevor Ball Stadium, the home of Histon FC. We hope Cambridge University Press’s Charity of the Programme Editor Gary Crick that you will enjoy the facilities on offer as Year is Romsey Mill in Cambridge, which will well as the game. be receiving some proceeds from the Management This is CUPFC’s third season in what is now programmes we sell on the day, as well as First Team Manager the Thurlow Nunn League Division One and other activities during the season. Graham Daniels we are pleased to have enjoyed some success We do try to provide a top-level service to all First Team Coaches in the first two. Playing at a ground played at concerned, but please do let us know if you Matt Joseph & Andy Cranch by a professional club has been a new think we could or should do anything Physiotherapist experience and we hope the success differently or better this season. It would be Neil O’Donohue continues for the players and spectators alike. good to see you before, during or after the Reserve Team Manager CUPFC has a new manager this season. game. Darren Burton Graham Daniels joins us and will be A Team Manager well-known to others in the region as a Nigel Atkinson Andi Thwaites successful professional footballer and Chairman, CUPFC. Veterans Manager manager. He has encouraged a number of Andy Cranch others to join him in various capacities and Club Scouts we welcome them to the club as well. The Dick Crampton, Andy Ross, Steve O’Donohue Honorary Vice Presidents 0 0 . 1 £ 1 Keith Wilson, Jerry Papworth, E U inside S S I k 3 1 0 2 Gareth Chapman / 03 Chairman 2 l 1 0 2 E M M A R 05 Manager G O R a P Y A D H MATCHDAY PROGRAMME C 08 Visitors T A t M L A I C I F Printing GRT Print Solutions, F O 10 League news tel 01223 440490 mob 07810 501220 S 11 Fixtures & results Finishing Falcon Printing Services Ltd, S 12 CUP Stats 12/13 Unit 14, Ronald Rolph Court, Wadloes Road, 14 CUP news E Scan on your smart phone for Cambridge CB5 8PX 17 Reserves & A team latest club news on tel 01223 212523 R v Stowmarket Town 18 Non League Paper www.cupfc.net Tuesday 14th August 2012 7.45pm Thurlow Nunn League Division One P 24 Team line ups 03 NEEDSAVE TIME AND MONEY TYRES? 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And for four seasons Mel Tseason. steadily improved the Green’s Meadow squad, with his team becoming Stowmarket Town FC was founded in 1883, and for 101 years played a ‘top half’ of the table team, a feat which we, as a club, had not their football at the Cricket Meadow before moving to it’s present achieved since 1995/96. In fact, season 2001/02 will be remembered home at Green’s Meadow at the start of the 1984/5 campaign. ‘Stow’ for not only the top six finish, but the club also completed a hat-trick played their formative years in local football and brought off their first of successes in the local ‘Churchman Cup’, and Championship triumph in 1896/7 when the Ipswich & District League enjoyed a very ‘healthy’ run in the F.A. Cup. Therefore it was something was won, a feat that was performed another four times before the First of a surprise when Aldis announced he was stepping down to take World War. over the running of his local village side, Debenham F.C., at the start of In those early years the club participated in both County Senior and season 2003/04. Junior competitions, the Senior Cup Final was reached in 1890/1 but it Following the departure of Mel Aldis, the club experienced several was the Junior Cup which was to provide the Club with it’s first years of doom and gloom. Mark Barnard had a stint in the hot seat, honour. Having also been finalists in 1906/7, the Cup was ‘lifted’ the and was followed by Colin Macrow, both resigned before Dave 'Rocky' following season for the first, and only time. After the first World War, Hubbick took over and led the Old Gold and Blacks to a Senior Cup the Club took some time to push itself into the forefront of local win at Portman Road in season 2006/07 with a 2 - 1 victory over football, having to wait until 1921/2 when the Ipswich & District title Grundisburgh from the SIL. was won for the 6th and last time. Halfway through 07/08 Rocky resigned and was soon to be replaced at The Club’s next move was to join the Essex & Suffolk Border League, the helm by Louis Newman who straight away installed John Griffin, a ‘Stow’ became Runners-up in 1929/30 but whilst not a lot of man with experience of coaching at several professional club's, as his ‘League-joy’ was forthcoming, the early 30’s were halcyon days in Cup Assistant Manager. This new partnership steadied an ailing ship, and competitions. The Suffolk Senior Cup was won in 1931, 1933, and completed the 08/09 season with the highest league points total for 6 1934, whilst the club were beaten finalists in 1932! For good measure, seasons! Unfortunately Louis’ work commitments took over and in the Suffolk Charity Cup (which the Club had first won in 1923/4), was May 09 he also resigned. The club acted swiftly and appointed former won in season 1932/3. player, Colchester and Cambridge academy coach Alan Johnson who The early 50’s certainly put the club to the forefront of local football. after his own work commitments also resigned after just 2 games. The club looked to continue to progress on two fronts, a move to the John Griffin stayed on at the club and was appointed joint manager Eastern Counties League in season 1952/3 whilst the club looked for a with Christian Appleford in September 2009. This season see’s John full/time Manager and full time players, ie. Professional playing staff! move to General Manager and Steve Jay taking over the 1st team, But why not, the Club then were in a good financial position owning following Christians’ appointment as Mildenhall’s 1st Team coach.