1 Honours First XI Saturday XI 1975-76 Beds.Sunday Lower Junior Cup Finalists 1994-95 William Pease Trophy 1982-83 Luton News Cup Quarter Finalists Quarter Finalists 1989 Premier Computer Supplies Cup Winners Chairman’s Fair Play Award 1990-91 N.Home Counties Division 3 Champions Winners 1991-92 Sunday Junior Cup Quarter Finalists Youth Teams Second XI 1992-93 Chiltern Youth League Division 2 Runners-Up (Under 15) 1993-94 Luton News Cup Quarter Finalists Chiltern Youth League Sportsmanship Beds.Centenary Cup Quarter Finalists Award (Under 18) N.H.Counties Res.Cup Quarter Finalists Willen ‘World Cup’ Plate Winners(U/13) 1994-95 Luton News Cup Semi-Finalists Semi-Finalists (Under 15) Beds.Centenary Cup Finalists Fair-Play Award (Under 15) N.Home Counties Division 5 Champions 1993-94 Beds.County Youth Cup Quarter Finalists (Under 16) 1994-95 Bedford Colts League Champions (U/17) Third XI 1990-91 Luton Sunday League Invitation Cup Five-a-Side Semi-Finalists Luton Sunday League Fair Play Award 1982-83 Luton Parks Adult Members Trophy (Division 1) (Steve Smith) 1991-92 Steve Smith Trophy Semi-Finalists 1986-87 Luton Parks Adult Plate Winners Luton Sunday Lge.Committee Award 1988-89 Luton Parks Adult Members Trophy (Best Run Club) (Steve Smith) 1992-93 Luton Sunday Lge. Cup Semi-Finalists 1990-91 Stopsley Regional League Division 2 Steve Smith Trophy Finalists Runners-Up 1993-94 Luton Sunday Lge. Div.1 Runners-Up 1991-92 Luton Parks Ladies Plate Winners Luton Sunday Lge.Committee Award Stopsley Regional Summer Tournament (Best Run Club) Winners 1992-93 Stopsley Regional League Cup Finalists Fourth XI Luton Parks Adult Semi-Finalists (6th) Luton Parks U/16 Semi-Finalists (3rd) 1992-93 Luton Sunday Lge.Fair Play Award Luton Parks Ladies Winners (Division 2) Stopsley Regional Summer Tournament 1993-94 Luton Sunday League Invitation Cup Winners Finalists 1993-94 Stopsley Regional Lge. Division 1 1994-95 Luton Sunday League Division 2 Champions Champions Stopsley Regional Summer Tournament Luton Sunday League Invitation Cup Winners Finalists Luton Parks U/12 Runners-Up 1994-95 Stopsley Regional League Cup Winners Overall Club Luton Irish Tournament Winners 1989-90 N.Home Counties Fair-Play Lge.Winners 1994-95 Finalists Luton Sports Club of the Year Netball Bedfordshire F.A. Disciplinary Awards 1989-90 Luton & Dunstable Association Division 2 Champions 1st XI: 1981-2, 1982-3, 1983-4, 1984-5, 1985-6, 1992-93 Luton & Dunstable Association 1988-9, 1989-90, 1990-1 Division 1 Champions 2nd XI: 1982-3, 1983-4, 1986-7, 1987-8, 1989-90, 1990-1 3rd XI: 1989-90 2 Lea Sports Move to Pirton By the time you read this I’m sure most of you friendly matches on the ground. The Council will know that the Club is intending next were still not ready to commit, however, and season to play its home matches at the the pitches remained unused through 1994-95. Recreation Ground in Pirton. Since this is obviously a major step for the Club I feel I Detailed plans have now been drawn up by the should provide you with some background to newly-formed Pirton Sports and Social Club this decision and more detail on the and because of our long involvement in the implications of the move. negotiations, we were allowed to become part of their future expansion schemes. They The main reason behind the move is that we recognize that a Club of our size is a valuable cannot continue to play on the worst pitches in asset to their ambitions, providing a regular Luton. The condition of the pitches has source of income through the Winter in deteriorated continuously since the method of particular. We have been impressed by their funding the pitch maintenance was changed professional, imaginative approach and look by the Council and although Ted Lindsey, the forward to being a part of the set-up. groundsman, does what he can to help us, he One regret is that the move may affect the has insufficient funds available for the work good relationship we have built up with Luton required. University. Over the years Larry Harding has been a good friend to us and his help with The drainage problems are a fact of life at pitch bookings has enabled us to keep costs Stopsley and one which could not be cured down. We certainly hope that this bond with without massive expense, but the problem is the University will continue and that students compounded by the fact that the pitches have will continue to play for Lea Sports. dips and depressions in which the water collects. The topsoil that was put on to the Pirton offers us the perfect interim solution. pitches last summer was not cultivated after The two pitches are of an excellent standard its application - some grass seed was put down and, whereas the Clubhouse and changing while the earth was still proud of the surface, facilities are still rather under-developed at but this dried up and blew away and before present, there are plans to use loans and long the soil worked its way in and all the old grants to extend and improve the changing problems recurred. As far as I know we did and bar areas, also to lay down a hard surface not play one game on our ‘prime’ pitch area for tennis, training, etc. We will be the between October and March. only Football Club to use the facilities, so it is up to us to look after and develop the pitches The exposed nature of Stopsley also makes it a and the Social Club. difficult place to play good football - I’m sure we can all remember games ruined by gale The low cost of pitches at Stopsley has been a force winds - real ‘games of two halves’ ! bonus to us in the past and our costs will certainly increase as a result of the move, but The effect this has is deeper than just muddy the facilities also offer more opportunity for kit. The players do not look forward to fund-raising and we must make sure that we playing at Stopsley, home advantage is lost take advantage of that. and it makes it doubly hard to attract new players to the Club. The location itself should pose no problems: it is 10-15 minutes away from Stopsley along When Pirton F.C. folded at the end of the ‘92- the dual carriageway - so I hope that we don’t 93 season we began to talk to the Parish lose any players because of the move. Indeed, I Council in Pirton about the possibility of using hope that the better facilities on offer will the ground. At that time they were attract players to the Club. approached by a number of Clubs, including Ashcroft, but all approaches were rejected In short, I can only see this as a beneficial step while the Parish Council sought the views of for the Club and I hope all Members will local residents as to how the site could be best support the move and help to make it a used. In short, we maintained our contacts success. and in August 1994 were able to play some Steve Smith 3 Officers President Chairman Secretary Treasurer Netball Sec. 1973 - Jeff Taylor Chris Castle Bob Kett - 1973-74 - Jeff Taylor Alan Wirdnam Bob Kett - 1974-75 - Jeff Taylor Chris Castle Bob Kett - 1975-76 - Jeff Taylor Mick Love Bob Kett - 1976-77 - Jeff Taylor Rowan Brown Bob Kett - 1977-78 - Jeff Taylor Phil Holmes Bob Kett - 1978-79 - Jeff Taylor Phil Holmes Bob Kett - 1979-80 Jeff Taylor Phil Holmes Steve Smith Bob Kett - 1980-81 Jeff Taylor Steve Moreton Steve Smith Bob Kett - 1981-82 Phil Holmes Steve Moreton Steve Smith Steve Smith - 1982-83 Phil Holmes Steve Moreton Steve Smith Steve Smith - 1983-84 Phil Holmes Dave Pymont Keith Lee Adrian Duke - 1984-85 Phil Holmes Dave Pymont Keith Lee Adrian Duke - 1985-86 Maurice Dawson Dave Pymont Al Mayman Steve Moreton - 1986-87 Dave Pymont Dave Pymont Al Mayman Steve Moreton - 1987-88 Maurice Dawson Dave Pymont Rick Vipers Phil Thompson - 1988-89 Dave Pymont Al Mayman Steve Smith Phil Thompson - 1989-90 Dave Pymont Keith Lee Steve Smith Phil Thompson Janice Allen 1990-91 Dave Pymont Keith Lee Steve Smith Phil Thompson Sue Lee 1991-92 Steve Smith Mark Turner Steve Smith Graham Hunt Sue Lee 1992-93 Brian Swain Mark Turner Steve Smith Graham Hunt Sue Lee 1993-94 Steve Smith Mark Turner Steve Smith Graham Hunt Debbie Allen 1994-95 Steve Smith Keith Lee Steve Smith Graham Hunt - 1995-96 Steve Smith Keith Lee Steve Smith Graham Hunt Diana Freeman Vice-Presidents David Blake, Kevin Boxall, Kelvin Callow, Peter Conquest, Maurice Dawson, Adrian Duke, Philip Holmes, Jim Hughes, Keith Lee, Sue Lee, David Pymont, Steve Smith, Mark Turner The Ivan Lawrence Clubman of the Year 1982-83 Steve Smith 1986-87 Alastair Mayman 1990-91 Steve Smith 1983-84 Keith Lee 1987-88 Rick Vipers 1991-92 Steve Smith 1984-85 Adrian Duke 1988-89 Steve Smith 1992-93 Steve Smith 1985-86 Bill Hind 1989-90 Steve Smith/Keith Lee 1993-94 Steve Smith 1994-95 Steve Smith Clubman of the Year - Youth 1992-93 Sean Hughes (Under 18) Jamie Sherry (Under 17) Ben Ahmet (Under 15) David Carter (Under 13) 1993-94 Richard Everitt (Under 16) Most Improved Player 1992-93 Simon Mack (Under 15) 4 Chairman’s Report An interesting year to take over again as Chairman of Lea Sports, Mark must have known! On the field we have experienced the most successful season in our Club’s history and I must congratulate all managers, but especially Laurence Freed and Kevin Knight and their players for achieving the feat of a Division title and a Cup final each in the same season.