Royal Wootton Longlevens F.C. Royal Wootton Bassett Town F.C. Bassett Town F.C. Played Played Home Team Squad No. Sub Visitors Team Squad No. Sub 1 Curtis Meare 1 Luke Merchant 2 Dan Comer 2 Jack Byard 3 Dale Richards 3 Craig Beaton 4 Liam Edmondson 4 Dave Merrick 5 Matt Cheetham 5 Ollie Long 6 Stephen Olphert 6 Anton Esson 7 Lewis Thompson 7 Johnny Lee 8 Dan Bailey 8 Darren Ofoe 9 Steve Robertson 9 Shaun O'Connor 10 Steve Yeardley 10 Brad Vanstone 11 Sam Packer 11 Aston Cooper 12 George Lance 12 Jimmy Scurr 14 Jamie Richards 14 Mark Harris 15 AshtonAshton GleedGleed 15 JontyJonty WelchWelch 16 Nathan Hawkins 16 Dave Rich 17 Adam Corcoran 17 Scott Montgomery 18 Ryan Withers 18 19 George Drewitt 19 20 Alione Diouf 20 21 Alfie Presley 21 22 Conor Chivers 22 23 Ch Chris i A Ashton ht 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 Uhlsport Hellenic Football League Dugout Team Dugout Team Premier Division Season 2016-17 Manager: Rich Hunter Manager: James French Head Coach: Assistant: Tim Hall Assistant: Chris Green Coach: Mark Moore Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Match Officials Longlevens Referee: Costandinos Christodoulou SWINDON LONDON GLASGOW Assist. Ref (Red Flag): Adam Gregory Saturday 25th February 2017 Assist. Ref (Yellow Flag): Adrian Hunt New Gerard Buxton Ground Next Home Games Sat 04-Mar-17 v Devizes Town Res (Wiltshire County League, kick-off 2.30pm) Sun 05-Mar-17 v Abbeymead Rovers (Gloucestershire County Womens League, kick-off 2.00pm) Kick-off 3.00PM Cats HQ Reception COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIG OPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W CO Official Match Day ProgrammeNT24X7 PRINT 24£1.50X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24 Non-League Programme of the Year Awards WEB ORDERINGONLINE WEB ORDERINGONLIN SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIO VICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24 Number: 16-17/25 T ERS WE SELL XEROX COPIERS & PRINTERS WE SEL Season Season Season 2015-16 2014-15 2013-14 Final Home League Game of the CatsSeason Solutions Ltd Two Rushy Platt, Swindon, SN5 8WQ 1st 12th 19th 01793 432913 www.cats-solutions.com Programme Printing & Sponsor Club Officials Season 2016-17 SWINDON LONDON GLASGOW (founded 1882) Royal Wootton Bassett Town F.C. New Gerard Buxton Sports Ground Brinkworth Road Royal Wootton Bassett Wiltshire SN4 8DS Tel : (01793) 853880, www.rwbtfc.co.uk President: Mark Smedley Chairman: Andy Walduck Email: [email protected] Vice Chairman: Danny Groom Secretary: Ian Thomas Email: [email protected] Match Secretary: Paul Curtis Cats HQ Reception Treasurer : Mike Price Club Development Officer: Mark Vaughan Head of Senior Section: Vacant First Team Manager: Rich Hunter First Team Head Coach: Derek Hamilton COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIGITAL COLOURDIG OPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W COPYINGB&W CO Reserve Team Managers: Dave Terry and Danny Groom Ladies Team Manager: Becky Gammon NT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24X7 PRINT24 Head of Youth Section: Peter Yeardley Deputy Head of Youth: Nigel Deane WEB ORDERINGONLINE WEB ORDERINGONLIN Youth Section Secretary: Ian Thomas SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIONSDIGITAL SOLUTIO Email: [email protected] U18 Floodlit Team Manager: Paul Gerrish VICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24X7 SERVICE24 Marketing Manager: Vacant Email: TERSWE SELL XEROX COPIERS & PRINTERSWE SEL Press Officer: Stuart Smedley Email: [email protected] Website Editor and Designer: Scott Smedley Cats Solutions Ltd Two Rushy Platt, Swindon, SN5 8WQ Email: [email protected] Programme Editor: Mark Smedley Email: [email protected] Welfare Officer: Derek Edgington Life Members: Micky Woolford (1995) Rod Carter (2008) 01793 432913 Roger Williamson (2008) Paul Harrison (2012) Pete Yeardley (2012) www.cats-solutions.com Ron Stone (2013) Dave Topping (2016) Mark Smedley (2016) Programme Printing & Sponsor Editorial & RWBTFC News Welcome to Longlevens A warm welcome to Longlevens for this final Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division home fixture here at the New Gerard Buxton Ground during Season 2016-17. Yes you have read that Meet your local team.... correctly, today is our final home league game of the season and we are still in February. This is the first time in all of our 29 seasons in the Hellenic League that we have not gone at least into April with our home league fixtures. So unless we defeat North Leigh in the Supplementary Richard James are pleased to have recently joined the Cup and then get a home draw in a subsequent round this will be the last programme of Royal Wootton Bassett High Street. As you may or may Season 2016-17. It seems way too early to be saying the final thank you’s to players, committe not know, we have recently taken over the reigns at members, helpers, supporters and sponsors and I am going to take a gamble that we will have Select Properties whilst Andy and Kerry the former another home game before the season is out and not do the thank you’s today. If necessary I owners settle in to their retirement (lucky them!). can put this right at the start of next season. Whilst this is our final league home game we do have five away league fixtures still to play as well as that Supplementary Cup game. With our network of six additional o ces located Jo Bunkasem Our visitors Longlevens are currently two places below us in the table with 30 points from their throughout Swindon and its surrounding villages, opening 28 league fixtures. The two sides met in Gloucester back in September when goals from Richard James have been helping people move in the Lewis Thompson (2), Henry Spalding and Steve Robertson gave us a 4-1 win. Unfortunately the Wiltshire area for over 23 years. We have a large team points gained that night were taken off us when it transpired that one of the subs we had taken from of local experienced sta all looking forward to getting the Reserves had not signed Uhlsport Hellenic League forms. A costly error on our part that still to know and become part of the Royal Wootton Bassett hurts every time I see the league table. If we still had those three points we would be one place community. higher in the league table, hopefully these lost points will not cost us our highest ever position in Step 5 football as this would be very disappointing. The lads just need to make sure they keep We are very proud to have been asked to support the picking up points from now and until the end of the season despite a tough run in of games against Royal Wootton Bassett Football Club and are looking three of the championship chasing sides. forward to a successful season ahead. Last League Outing Following our defeat at Binfield last week we have now lost our last two league games and have Josh McHugh Alex Hornby gone three without a win, our last win coming from the trip to Highmoor Ibis. I know that Rich felt last week’s defeat at Binfield was our worst performance of the season and no doubt the lads will be Managing Director looking to respond to his comments about this in Monday’s Adver. On paper this is one of our less tough fixtures but as we have found in this league, unless you are at the top of your game you can get beaten by anyone in this league. Just look at some of the points sides at the bottom of the table have been picking up in recent weeks. In the last home game against Ardley we were unable to take Are you thinking about moving? advantage of playing with an extra man for the final half hour as the Oxfordshire visitors eked out a 2-1 victory. Trailing by a goal we were handed a huge boost early in the second period when Ardley centre half Joel Meade was dismissed for needlessly kicking out at Sam Packer after being fouled by the Bassett playmaker. However, within eight minutes of being reduced to ten men Ardley were Whether you are thinking about selling or able to double the lead and, although Steve Yeardley pulled one back from the penalty spot, the we letting, contact us today for an up to date could not get back on level terms and fell to our eighth home league defeat of the campaign. market appraisal of your home, or nd us Deborah Reay Elsewhere in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division online below and use our online valuation There were some key games in the Uhlsport Hellenic League in the past week. On Saturday leaders tool to help you start your move. Bracknell Town were held 1-1 at home with fellow title contenders Flackwell Heath. Thame took advantage winning 3-0 away at Highmoor Ibis and followed this up on Tuesday night with a comprehensive 5-0 thrashing of Flackwell Heath to go top of the league, two points ahead of t: 01793 855 117 Bracknell who have a game in hand. Bracknell kept the gap to two points by securing a hard fought 1-0 away win at Binfield in front of a massive 289 spectators on Monday night. The title looks like it w: richardjames.info is going down to the wire and with us having to still play all of the top three we may have a say in the destiny of the title. At the other end of the table Henley Town picked up three useful points on Tuesday night, winning 2-1 at Ascot United to give themselves a chance of avoiding the drop. Oxford City Nomads also won 2-1 at home to Brackley Town Saints. With just three points 111 High Street, Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4 7AU separating the bottom three sides the relegation battle could also go down to the wire.