TADCASTER ALBION V SCARBOROUGH ATHLETIC FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2016-17 SEASON Saturday 20th AUGUST 2016 i2i Stadium Kick-Off 15.00 £1.50 www.tadalbion.com 1892 The club is believed to have been formed in 1892 as Paul Marshall took over at the start of 2008/09, in John Smith’s FC. It wasn’t until 1923 that the Tadcaster his first season he played mostly local players and the Albion AFC name was adopted. In the early years the team struggled and finished 17th. club played in the local York League. In 1948 Albion In 2009/10, with an influx of a few new key players, won the York League. They continued competing in the Albion won the NCEL Division One title. York League during the 1950’s & 60’s. In 2010, Rob Northfield, took over as Chairman of Tadcaster Albion, in the early days, played home games Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd, and the club became a on the site of the cricket ground on Station Road, company limited by guarantee. before moving to the Ings ground, near to where the present Samuel Smith Brewery Packaging Block now Albion finished fourth in their first season in the NCEL stands. Premier Division and won the NCEL President’s Cup, beating Farsley AFC 5-1 in the final. That was followed Changing facilities were in the town, at the rear of the by an 8th place finish in 2011/12 and 6th in 2012/13. Falcon Public House on Chapel Street, and it was a common Saturday afternoon sight to see nets, corner In the 2013/14 season Rob Northfield resigned a few flags, buckets, oranges, players and officials trekking days before the start of the season and i2i Sports Ltd through the town. agreed to take effective control of the club and company, with Matthew Gore becoming the new Down the years the club has played in several leagues. Chairman. In early times, Barkston Ash and later still the Yorkshire and Northern Counties East Leagues. In 2014/2015 the Brewers lead the NCEL Premier for most of the season, but a poor run of games in March Football continued on the Ings ground until 1960, led to them finally finishing in third. when the club moved 100 yards up river to its present home at the Park. An excellent run in the FA Vase saw them make history by making it through to the Quarter Final of the In 1973 the club joined the Yorkshire League Division 3 FA Vase where they drew a record breaking crowd of and were promoted in 1975 & 1977 to reach Division 1, 1,307, but were narrowly beaten by Highworth Town. relegation was to follow in 1979 & 1980. At the end of the season, the club opted not to renew In 1982/83 they became a founding member of the their contract with manager Paul Marshall, and two Northern Counties East League, originally in the NCEL weeks later former Harrogate Railway boss Billy Miller Division Two North before league reorganisations led was unveiled as the club’s new manager. them to Division One in 1991. They rarely finish in the top half of the league in the 1990’s and finished bottom In 2015/2016 the Brewers lead the NCEL Premier for in 2001/02 & 2003/04. most of the season once again, but this time they held their nerve and finished Champions with a 2-1 home At the start of 2004/05, Jim Collis became manager win over Armthorpe Welfare. and at this point fortunes on the pitch started to improve dramatically. In his first season, Albion finished They also made it to the League Cup Final, but were 5th in the league, the following year a 3rd place finish beaten in a thrilling 3-2 game against Cleethorpes meant promotion was missed by one point. Town. Jimmy Reid took over as manager in 2006, but his time In 2016/2017 the Brewers will start their first ever was blighted by off the field problems. An attempted season in the Evo-Stik First Division North. With a mix hostile takeover by dissident committee members took of old and new players Billy is back in his old stomping a massive amount of money to fight. Then in Nov 2007, ground and his experience and knowledge of this an attempted arson attack on the clubhouse caused a division will come in handy to help TAD have a great lot of damage. first season. 2 www.tadalbion.com Information Club OFFICIALS: Chairman: Club HISTORY: Matthew Gore Directors: Founded: 1892 Joined Evo-Stik First Division North: Kent Mayall & James Gore Nickname: The Brewers Member since 2016 President: Owners: i2i Sports Ltd Midweek Matchday: Tuesday Kevin Derry Vice President: David Lloyd Head of Sport: Club GROUND: Danny Gore Club Secretary: Address: i2i Stadium, Ings Lane, Clubhouse: Yes Bar: Yes Ian Nottingham Tadcaster, LS24 9AY. Hot & Cold Food: Yes Match Secretary: Capacity: 1500 - Seats: 150 Club Shop: At the ground or on our Howard Clarke Floodlights: Installed 1995 website, www.tadalbion.com Programme & Website: Mark Murphy Social Media & PR: Club HONOURS: Jay Taylor Club Photographer: CEL Division 1 Champions NCEL Premier Division Champions Matthew Appleby 2009-2010 2015-2016 Club STAFF: NCEL President’s Cup - Winners NCEL League Cup - Runners Up Manager: 2010-2011 2015-2016 Billy Miller PROSTAR Cup - Winners Assistant Manager: 2010-2011 & 2011-2012 Matt Heath Performance Analyst: Richard Lawrence Club RECORDS: Physio/Fitness Coach: Lucy Lendhill Highest Home Attendance: Highest Home Victory: Head Groundsman: 1,312 v Leeds United FC, 13-0 v Blidworth Welfare FC, Dave Wakefield Pre-Season Friendly, NCEL Division 1, Head Steward: 2016-2017 1997-1998 Paul Sidebottom Highest Away Victory: 1,307 v Highworth Town FC, 0-10 v Blidworth Welfare FC, TheFA Vase 6th Round Replay, NCEL Division 1, 2014-2015 1997-1998 Highest Away Attendance: 0-10 v Armthorpe Welfare FC, 1,002 v Halifax Town FC, NCEL Premier Division, The FA Cup 2nd Round Qualifying, 2014-2015 Tadcaster Albion (2010) Ltd 2011-2012 Highest Home Defeat: is a company limited by guarantee. 2-10 v Thackley FC, Registered in England & Wales under company number 07422319. NCEL Division 2 North, It is owned by i2i Sports Ltd 1984-1985 Registered in England & Wales under company number 08692193. Tadcaster Albion AFC (The Brewers) https://twitter.com/TadcasterAlbion 3 Directors’ NOTES Welcome to our opponents this afternoon Scarborough Athletic for The crowd as ever was superb on Tuesday night and it was great to an FA Cup Preliminary Round match. see so many of you turn out for another historic night for the football club. We certainly got our money’s worth. We would like to extend a warm welcome to all players, fans and officials of Scarborough Athletic. We would also like to welcome To get 345 through the gate on a weeknight in the Summer back former Tadcaster players Tom Morgan, David Brown, Carl holidays is fantastic. To say that Gainsborough Trinity got a crowd Stewart and Liam Ormsby back to the i2i stadium. of 396 for their match against Harrogate Town in the Conference North just shows how impressive our crowds are. The FA Cup obviously brings a certain excitement with it and everyone loves to dream but it does also give us a break from the As you all will have noticed, the new kit was on show for the first league and an opportunity to progress in the prestigious time this season on Tuesday and we were pleased to hear so many competition. positive comments. There are a few amendments still to be made however the replica shirt will be on sale in all three colours very We were incredibly pleased with Tuesday night’s victory over Ossett soon. Albion, our first home game at this level and we performed admirably against tough opposition. We hope that you enjoy this afternoon’s cup tie and have a safe journey home afterwards. The attitude, the application and the work rate shown was absolutely second to none, one of the best performances we’ve The i2i Sports Directors seen at home in a long time. Matt Gore, James Gore & Kent Mayall Manager’s NOTES It was also great to see Tom Corner grab a brace as well as a fantastic finish from Jimmy. With a little luck we could have quite easily had a few more. The clean sheet is another welcome bonus, Michael has now only conceded in one game from six. He is a fantastic signing for the football club, bringing a wealth of experience to the squad. Good afternoon everyone and welcome to the i2i for today’s game Today will see the squad tested has Gregg (Wedding) and Johnno against Scarborough AFC. We would like to wish Steve and his (holiday) will be missing; however everyone else is available for team a very warm stay with us and a safe journey home. They have selection. We have built a very good squad with great depth recruited well over the summer and I am sure will be a very stern something we have not had before. When required I am very test for us today. Although they lost at Clitheroe Tuesday we are sure confident we can call upon any of the registered players to play their they will be looking to bounce back today. part. That gives the management team confidence going forward. As for us we gave a really good account of ourselves Tuesday The FA cup is very special and having been to numerous cup finals against a well organised Ossett side.