TADCASTER ALBION i2i Stadium V SPENNYMOOR TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2016-17 SEASON FRIENDLY Saturday 6th AUGUST 2016 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 Vacant 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 We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our opponents As you will all now be aware, our new main stand is now in and Spennymoor Town who have today travelled down from County complete at the car park end. We are delighted with how it has Durham. Moors had a brilliant season last year getting promoted turned out and we hope that you as supporters get the same buzz from our new division into the Evo-Stik Premier Division and we and can see the rapid progress the club is making. congratulate Jason Ainsley and his team on their tremendous achievement. We hope that you can come down to the i2i stadium next Tuesday night as we are hosting the first ever Sonny Cup. This is an annual This is our penultimate pre-season friendly before the real action charity fixture between ourselves and Tadcaster Magnets will all starts a week on Saturday as we travel to Hyde United for our first proceeds going to charity. ever fixture at Step 4 level. We hope that you enjoy this afternoon’s match. We were impressed with the 1-0 victory at Bridlington Town last Saturday. Adam Baker’s penalty was the match winning goal The i2i Sports Directors however it could have been a much more convincing score line. Matt Gore, James Gore & Kent Mayall Manager’s NOTES The squad is working hard going into the season and will also have to come to terms with an increase in work-rate, a more physical presence as well as less room for mistakes. We are sure there will be more demand to maximise the squad than ever before, starting line ups will require real thought, depending on who and where we are playing. Our substitutions will require real purpose and should enable us to change the shape of the game more so than ever Good afternoon everybody and a really warm welcome to Jason and before. his Spennymoor team. We wish them a pleasant stay, safe journey home and all the very best for the forthcoming season. There will be some tough decisions ahead as well as some tough games. We know the league reasonable well and our expectations I have known Jason now for a few years and have been extremely are to maintain momentum. We will look to get a foothold, before excited by their journey to the Evo-Stik league Premier Division. It is assessing our position. a journey that has seen FA Vase success at Wembley, followed by the Northern league title to earn their place in the Evo-Stik league. It is going to be an historic season for us all, Tadcaster Albion of the Evo-Stik First Division North for the first time in their history. At Last season seen them promoted via the play off’s after a couple of the time of writing this time next week we will be preparing for the seasons earning the right. It is a journey not to dissimilar to our very first game away at Hyde. This is quickly followed by a home game own. We only hope we can follow them up the leagues over the next against Ossett Albion, then Scarborough in the FA Cup.