Woods THE OFFICIAL NORTHWOOD MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2017-18 MATCHDAY THE OFFICIAL NORTHWOOD versus MALDON & TIPTREE Saturday 7th October 2017 EVO-STIK LEAGUE SOUTH, EAST Kick-off 3.00pm Northwood FC UP Founded: 1926 Northwood Park, Chestnut Avenue, Northwood HA6 1HR FRONT Tel. 01923 617081 elcome back to Northwood Park this afternoon, and we are pleased to see Wour supporters new and old, and also welcome all connected with Maldon & Tiptree F.C.; we trust they enjoy their stay with us and have a safe journey home later. Life President: Pat Byrne Chairman: Ian Barry Maldon & Tiptree have had a mixed start to the Vice-Chairman: Ken Green season in the Bostik (Isthmian) League Division Club Secretary & Treasurer: Alan Evans One North, holding 14th place with ten points (Tel. 07960 744349) from seven outings before last weekend. The 46 Webster Gardens, Ealing W5 5ND Essex club played our fellow East Division Commercial Manager: David Mosely club Hayes & Yeading United in an FA Cup first Youth Officials: Lisa Bennett & Richard Elderfield qualifying tie, drawing 3-3 at home before Additional committee members: another high-scoring game in the replay saw David Blincko, Shamira Hamirani, them go out of the competition with a 3-4 Marc Harding, Sarah Wheeler scoreline. Manager: Simon Lane The visit from Ashford Town on Tuesday last Coach: Jake Heracleous week turned out to be a real shock for us all; Physio: Nick Aston despite playing some decent football in spells, the young Northwood side were made to pay for their inexperience, being undone time and Matchday Programme: Ken Green again by mistakes in midfield, defence and in Photographs: James Brown & Paul Evans goal, which were ruthlessly punished by the visitors, who it must be said were magnanimous in victory. CLUB HONOURS Following this afternoon’s match, we are at Bedford Town for an Evo-Stik League South Isthmian League Division One North champions: 2003 fixture next Saturday, then on Tuesday 17th Isthmian League Division Two runners-up: 2000 October are due at AFC Hayes in a first round Isthmian League Division Three promotion: 1997 Middlesex Senior Cup tie. The Woods are next Isthmian League Cup winners: 2002 at home on Saturday 21st October, when we Isthmian Charity Shield winners: 2002 Isthmian Associate Members Trophy winners: 1993, 2000 entertain Aylesbury United - we hope to see Middlesex Senior Cup winners: 2007, 2016 you again then! Middlesex Senior Cup finalists: 2000, 2002, Middlesex Senior Cup semi-finalists: 1992, 1993, 1997, There has generally been a good response to 1999, 2006, 2008, 2010 our innovation this season of publishing the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup finalists: 1994, 2003, 2005, 2012 matchday programme online, and there have Middlesex Intermediate Cup winners: 1979 certainly been more downloads of it than we Middlesex Junior Cup winners: 1938 Middlesex Junior Cup finalists: 1935, 1936 previously sold copies – and without the cost of London Spartan League Premier Division champions: 1992 printing. Download figures to date have been: London Spartan League Premier Division runners-up: 1990 Moneyfields 134, Hayes & Yeading 103, Egham London Spartan League Cup winners: 1990, 1992 127 and Ashford 91 – generally higher numbers Hellenic League Division One champions: 1979 than the attendance figures! Hellenic League Premier Division Cup finalists: 1982 Hellenic League Division One Cup winners: 1979 Many thanks for your support, and we Middlesex League Premier Division champions: 1978 Middlesex League Premier Division runners-up: 1972, 1977 hope to see you here again very soon! Middlesex League Challenge Cup winners: 1975, 1977, 1978 Ken Harrow, Wembley & District League champions: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949 2 Northwood v Marlow CHAIRMAN IAN BARRY y notes today are rather brief, as I am currently dealing with the Local MAuthority and the Police following what can only be described as an arson attack on our turnstile area of the club and container in the ground. This is following issues with individuals earlier in the week, of which the Police are aware. As I seem to be the only one here dealing with any issues, my day will be taken up with this. More from me next time. Ian www.northwoodfc.com 3 MANAGER SIMON LANE ood afternoon and schoolboy individual errors welcome to that has ensured at least a GNorthwood Park for couple of sleepless nights for today’s visit of Maldon & myself and the players. Going Tiptree FC in this FA Trophy down to 10 men again also fixture.. clearly didn’t help our cause. We find ourselves I unreservedly apologise to approaching today’s game all at the club on behalf of the after a chastening heavy players and staff for the result defeat last week against in- against Ashford. form Ashford Town. They say what doesn’t kill you We met a ruthless side who makes you stronger and I will punished pretty much every be doing all I can to pass on single mistake with a goal, my own strength of character and who displayed a quality to these young guys to spin of finishing rarely seen at this this particular period around level. for this football club. For our part, since the I am extremely positive for excellent Harry Voss’s the future of this young unfortunate departure squad, provided the lessons through a freak injury, we from games such as against have struggled to replace him Ashford Town can be taken with anything like the same on board. standard of goalkeeper. Up the Woods! Unfortunately there are multiple reasons for this but the problem was cruelly in evidence this week, with confidence killing performances from the incumbent custodian. Simon We actually played some excellent quality football regularly throughout the whole game, only to make 4 Northwood v Marlow www.northwoodfc.com 5 WELCOME TO MALDON & TIPTREE aldon Town were formed in August to the Eastern Counties League, joining 1946 as part of the Maldon Social Division One in 1996. In the 1997–98 Mand Athletic Club. The club initially season, Town finished as runners-up to joined Division Two of the Chelmsford & Ipswich Wanderers and were promoted Mid-Essex League. The following season to the Premier Division. In the 2003–04 they played in the North Essex League season, they were runners-up to A.F.C. before making a return to the Chelmsford Sudbury. Promotion and just one season & Mid-Essex League in 1949. They won in the Southern League Eastern Division the Premier Division that season and the followed, when the club were again following year joined the Premier Division promoted after beating Uxbridge 3–2 on of the Essex and Suffolk Border Football penalties following a 2–2 draw in the play- League. They won the league cup in 1964–65 and the Premier Division the following season, after which they joined the Eastern Counties Football League. Between 1966 and 1972, the club consistently finished in the bottom half of the Eastern Counties League, until they opted to leave to join the Essex Senior Football League. Town won the Essex Senior League in the 1984–85 season on a goal difference of two goals over Witham Town. They made a return 6 Northwood v Marlow off final to reach the seventh tier of English football. Town were placed in the Isthmian League Premier Division for the 2005–06 League table season, but finished the season in 20th- Including 29.9.17 P W D L F A Pts position and relegated to the Isthmian League Division One North. Their first AFC Hornchurch 7 7 0 0 19 4 21 season in Division One North ended in Bowers & Pitsea 9 6 1 2 21 9 19 disappointment after being barred from taking part in the play-offs due to ground Haringey 7 6 1 0 14 5 19 grading issues. Canvey Island 9 5 3 1 24 14 18 Dereham Town 9 5 2 2 14 11 17 In September 2009, Maldon Town were taken over by Tiptree United chairman Ed Heybridge 6 5 0 1 16 5 15 Garty in a move which saw both clubs form Bury Town 9 4 3 2 20 11 15 under a single umbrella of control. Maldon Potters Bar Town 7 4 1 2 15 10 13 boss Stuart Nethercott was removed as manager and Tiptree manager Colin Tilbury 9 4 1 4 20 26 13 Wallington took his place. Both teams Ware 7 4 0 3 10 8 12 would play from Maldon’s Park Drive Mildenhall Town 8 4 0 4 12 12 12 ground while both teams completed their Waltham Abbey 7 3 1 3 12 9 10 respective seasons. It was announced in April 2010 that Maldon Town would be AFC Sudbury 7 3 1 3 11 10 10 rebranded as Maldon & Tiptree Football Maldon & Tiptree 7 3 1 3 14 14 10 Club, with Tiptree United withdrawing Aveley 8 3 1 4 7 11 10 from the Essex Senior League. In an effort preserve Tiptree United’s name and history, Hertford Town 7 2 3 2 8 16 9 the club were incorporated into Maldon Barking 7 2 2 3 10 10 8 Town, while a new blue and red striped kit Soham Town 9 2 2 5 11 17 8 was revealed ahead of the 2010–11 season. Witham Town 8 2 1 5 8 13 7 Cheshunt 8 2 1 5 13 19 7 Grays Athletic 8 2 0 6 11 18 6 Brentwood 8 1 1 6 12 19 4 Romford 9 1 1 7 8 23 4 Norwich United 8 0 1 7 10 26 1 www.northwoodfc.com 7 CLUB MATTERS SECRETARY ALAN EVANS Buildbase FA Trophy success at Brentwood Town on Tuesday night and they play at home to Tilbury this afternoon.