Official Matchday Programme 2019-20 PRICE vs BARKING FC £1 Saturday 25 January 2020 vs TOOTING & MITCHAM UTD Tuesday 28 January 2020 BetVictor League South Central Division 2019-20 club sponsor Are you at risk of type 2 diabetes? Find out by taking our 1-minute quiz www.FruitStreetHealth.co.uk Westfield Football Club established 1953 Woking Park, Kingfield Road, Woking, GU22 9BA 01483 771106 (matchdays) or 07407 480032 Around the Club Welcome to Woking Park Steve Perkins - Chairman Everyone here at Westfield FC, Dave Robson - Vice Chairman players, officials, supporters and Richard Hill - President generous sponsors are delighted to Michael Lawrence - Secretary welcome you all to today’s game in the BetVictor Isthmian South Central. Darren Pasley - Fixtures Secretary A particularly warm welcome is Peter Beale - Treasurer extended to our Match Officials and all Mick Powell - Facilities Manager those who have travelled from both Neil Harding - Bar Manager East and South London for our ninth Kevin Putney - Facilities Supervisor and tenth home league games of the Neil Collins - Website & Programme Ed season. Jim Ahmed - Commercial Manager We hope you enjoy your day out, our Alan Best - Turnstile Operator facilities and hospitality, and have a safe Pete Rumble - Youth Liaison Officer journey home. Two great games look to be in Management & Backroom prospect this weekend with both our Tony Reid - Club Manager opponents looking to secure a play-off Martyn Lee - Assistant Manager place. Barking were emphatic 2-0 David Powell & Alex Lumley - Coaches winners back in October at Mayesbrook Park, but their form since has been a Stuart Baverstock - Goalkeeping Coach little erratic, beating Chertsey and Tiffany Weedon - Physio Bracknell, but losing this week 2-1 at Jim Lee - Kitman home to 4th-placed Uxbridge. Roger Steer - Director of Football Tooting were always likely front- Dean Thomas - Head of Recruitment runners in this division, but their results Nick Ayling - Reserve Team Manager have not been consistent either, recent- Mark Long - Reserve Team Coach ly losing at home to Uxbridge and Robbie Porter - Under 18s Team Manager Chipstead, but beating 2nd-placed Ware in mid-December. Vice Presidents Tony Reid’s team are concentrating on John Ellesley Michael Lawrence keeping that winning run going (7 straight wins now), with 9 league Philip Arthur-Wosop Alan Morton games before the end of February in Peter Gales Graham Pope which to consolidate their position. Nobby Reynolds Colin Rearden Enjoy the games, Alan Evans Neil Harding Neil Collins Programme Editor Brian Weston Pat Kelly John McIlhargy David Robson To our volunteers, fans, sponsors John Ludlow Michael Robson and everyone who helps to Mick Joseph Martin Powell support the Club at each game - Doreen Cable Mark Pullen WE THANK YOU ALL We are today mourning the loss of our former manager and a personal friend to many of us at Westfield FC Martin Beard, who sadly passed away on Friday 17th January. This has undoubtedly come as a terrible shock to so many, not least all at Merstham Park School where he was carrying out his normal daily duties as the Headteacher when he was taken ill, but also in the local football world where over many years involvement he was a very well respected, player, coach, manager and scout. However, our grief is secondary to that of Hayley, his wife and his five children whose loss must be totally devastating. Our thoughts are with them all at this terrible time. Please join us in paying tribute to the nicest possible man you could ever wish RIP to meet. Martin Beard Roger Steer, Director of Football 1976-2020 We will hold a one minute’s applause in memory of Martin Manager Westfield FC 2014-15 before the start of today’s game. Match Ball Sponsorship package: * Match day tickets for 2 Adults * Complementary matchday programme * Tea and cake/biscuits at half time * Your Company or name here * Posters around ground and in clubhouse This is all for just £50 - What a great deal! Please contact Dave Robson in the clubhouse or via our website Special thanks to our CLUB SPONSORS BetVictor Isthmian League South Central Roundup by Ian Townsend Saturday 18 January Last Saturday saw the top three in the came nowhere near getting a point in this South Central Division doing their version match as they were six behind by the of the Hokey Cokey, as leaders Ware lost break. Ahkeem Belford got two, Jamie to third place Westfield, who jumped up to Brissett, Connor French and Danny Bassett second, whilst Ware, down to third, were - and an own goal- got the others; but at also leapfrogged by Hanwell Town, who least the visitors drew the second half nil- came from behind to go back to the top. nil! And guess what? This weekend it was all Another side in the goals were Uxbridge, change again! who moved to within a point of fifth place Our top match came from Hanwell Town, by scoring five at Ashford Town. It was where the Geordies took on Westfield- a only one-nil at the break, Jack Beadle match which delivered a seven-goal thrill- opening the scoring just after the half hour, er. The visitors took the lead after eleven but in the second half it became a rout, minutes through Youssef Bamba, but the Beadle once more, former Tangerine Mark hosts were level three minutes later Bitmead, Callum Bunting and Mahlondo through Rob Laney and ahead just after Martin completing an impressive victory. the half hour through Harry Rush. The Barking had been our form side over the match then turned in nineteen second half previous ten matches, but had to come minutes, as during that period Westfield from behind to take a point against visitors scored three, Aaron Watson and Max Chalfont St Peter. Michael Dixon opened Blackmore- who got two- giving them a the scoring for the Blues early on, but the commanding lead. Brendan Matthew got Saints equalised before the break through one back for Town just before the end, but Dan Williams, and the same player gave it wasn’t enough to stop the Geordies slip- them the lead with nineteen minutes re- ping to third, whilst Westfield went top. maining. Dixon had the last word, however, Ware hosted Bedfont Sports, and fought equalising two minutes later. off a late comeback from the visitors to go Eighth travelled to ninth as Chertsey Town second. Liam Hope gave the Blues the lead headed to Larges Lane to take on Brack- eight minutes before the break, and it nell Town, and both ended in the same seemed they were onto their way to a place as neither could find a goal. comfortable victory when Joshua Williams Harlow Town travelled around the M25 to and Hope once more extended that lead take on Chipstead. The Hawks, who don’t within six minutes of the restart. However have a manager at the moment, looked like in the last two minutes of the match Sports they quite liked being without a leader as got two back, Ezekiel Bademosi with them they took a two goal lead, Tayo Oyebola both- but there wasn’t time for them to and an own goal doing the damage. The force an equaliser. Chips have been in superb form of late, Waltham Abbey started the day in fourth, however, and weren’t going to take that but ended it in fifth as neither they nor lying down- and they hit back with four hosts Marlow could find a goal. They were goals, Tom Collins before the break, Kyen leapfrogged by Tooting & Mitcham United, Nicholas six minutes after it, and two from who could have shared their goals around Sam Bell giving them their sixth win in sev- as they had more than enough, scoring SIX en matches. That result saw Chipstead against FC Romania. The Wolves won last climb above their visitors into tenth place. week for the first time in months, but they continued over Another side who had been impressive in period and were without a victory in their recent weeks were South Park, and they previous six- so it looked quite evenly were impressive once more in picking up matched, but it turned out to be anything three points at Northwood, Leon Moore but. A double from Alfie Cue saw Hertford getting the only goal of the game two two up at the break, and although Sheri- minutes from time- a result which saw dan Campbell got one back nine minutes them climb above Marlow into fourteenth. into the second half, Cue got his hat trick Finally, Hertford Town took on Staines soon afterwards and just before the end Town. The hosts had taken only seven Luke Theo Gymer made it four-one. points from their last thirty and had lost Hertford opened up a five point gap over six of their last seven, whilst their visitors their third-bottom visitors. had only one more point from the same Welcome to our Ball-boys today We are delighted to welcome boys and their parents from Guildford City under 8s teams to Woking Park this afternoon for the game against Barking FC. They will be acting as ball boys during the game and will have their own penalty shoutout competition at half-time. We hope you all enjoy your afternoon. Other games on Saturday 25th Other games on Tuesday 28th Top goalscorers South Central 2019-20 Match Ball Sponsorship package: * Match day tickets for 2 Adults * Complementary matchday programme * Tea and cake/biscuits at half time * Your Company or name here * Posters around ground and in clubhouse This is all for just £50 - What a great deal! Please contact Dave Robson in the clubhouse or via our website A series of articles by the author of the book ‘A History and Guide to Football Programmes’ describing how programmes have changed over a century-and-a-half of Association Football Foreign Issues set the Post-War Standard England’s humiliation at the hands of the Hungarians in 1953 and 1954 was the most vivid manifestation of the eclipse of British football by rising standards on the continent in the decade which followed the Second World War.