The Bassett Bulletin The Bassett Royal Wootton Bassett Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos F.A. Cup Extra Preliminary Round Saturday 10th August 2019, K.O. 3.00PM £1.50 02/19-20 Club Officials Season 2019-20 Senior Club Honours President: Mark Smedley Chairman: Andy Walduck [email protected] Vice Chairman: Pete Yeardley [email protected] Club Secretary: Ian Thomas [email protected] Treasurer : Mike Price [email protected] Club Development Officer: Vacant Head of Senior Section: Paul Davis [email protected] Head of Ladies Section: Anthony Moore [email protected] Head of Youth Section: Mari Green [email protected] Head of Veterans Section: Nick Warren [email protected] Head of Senior Coaching: Mick Byrne [email protected] First Team Manager: Sam Collier [email protected] Club Sports Therapist: Kara Gregory [email protected] Dev Team Managers: Steve Chadwick Andy Mullen Ladies Team Managers: Jonny House James Goddard Programme Editor: Mark Smedley [email protected] Seniors Match Secretary: Paul Curtis Press and Media Officer: Stuart Smedley [email protected] Website Editor and Designer: Scott Smedley [email protected] Welfare Officer: Toni Fraser [email protected] Life Members: Micky Woolford (1995) Pete Yeardley (2012) Bryan Wood (2017) Rod Carter (2008) Ron Stone (2013) Scott Smedley (2018) Roger Williamson (2008) Dave Topping (2016) Stuart Smedley (2018) Paul Harrison (2012) Mark Smedley (2016) Gordon Reeves (2019) 2 47 Wiltshire Premier Shield Today’s Teams Royal W. Bassett Town Aylesbury Vale Dynamos The Wiltshire FA have re-introduced the Wiltshire Premier Shield for Season 2019-20 after a break of 7 seasons. Whilst previously the Home Team Squad No. Sub Visitors Team Squad No. Sub 1 Declan Lehmann 1 James Weatherill competition involved just the 4 sides playing at Step 4 and above , 2 Tinashe Gwavava 2 Joe Fitzgerald the re-introduced Shield will now include the clubs playing at Step 5. 3 Tyron Leigh 3 Dan McAteer This means there will be 10 teams entering this season’s Shield and 4 Chris Jackson 4 Dan Wilson 5 Tom Cole 5 Lewis Strafford we will be one of the lowest level teams in the cup competition. The 6 Jonny Davoile 6 Keith Mupfururirwa 10 teams will be Swindon Town, Chippenham Town, Salisbury, 7 Danny Langford 7 Bruno Brito Swindon Supermarine, Melksham Town, Highworth Town, Westbury 8 Gio Wrona 8 Alfi Touceda United, Bradford Town, Amesbury and Royal Wootton Bassett Town. 9 Rhys Talmarsh 9 Alex Woodfine 10 Brad Pagliaroli 10 Roy Byron The one and only season we have played in this competition before 11 Callum Parsons 11 Alfie Gaspar was Season 2001-2 when we defeated Bemerton Heath Harlequins 12 Mani Roper 12 Jacob Troughton-Smith in the First Round 1-0 before knocking out Swindon Supermarine 2-0 14 Caine Bradbury 14 Carl Tappin 15 Alfie Presley 15 Abu Khan in the Second Round. We eventually went out at the Semi-Final 16 Tony Joyce 16 Archie Clarke stage losing 2-0 to Swindon Town. The First Round games are 17 Steve Yeardley 17 Ryan Tappin scheduled for October 7th, with the Second Round games in 18 Zak Eadle 18 Dan Ball December. Last season all the clubs bar Swindon Town were in the 19 Adam Corcoran 19 Tom Cranmer 20 Dale Richards 20 Lewis Merridan Wiltshire Senior Cup, details of which are shown below. 21 Callum Wright 21 Mohammed Tajdar Khan 22 22 Jacob Lowe 23 23 Joseph Williams 24 24 Harry James 25 25 26 26 Dugout Team Dugout Team Manager: Sam Collier Managers: Paul Bonham Assistant: Matt Bulman Assistant: Paul Toms Coach: Coach: Ryan Collings Therapist: Jennifer Higgins & Emma Day Physio: Match Officials Referee: Mark Loughlin (Bristol) Assist. Ref (Red Flag): Mark Wikes (Bristol) Assist. Ref (Yellow Flag): Rebecca Halford (Bristol) Next Home Games Tue 20-Aug-19 v Marlborough Town (Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League) Kick-off 7.45PM Sat 24-Aug-19 v North Leigh (FA Cup Preliminary Round) Kick-off 3.00PM (Subject to today's result) Tue 27-Aug-19 v Cricklade Town (Corsham Print Wiltshire Senior League) Kick-off 7.45PM SNES SWINDON 38 Havelock St, SN1 1SD. Tel 01793 434 673 SNES ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT 111 High St, SN4 7AU. Tel 01793 851 483 46 3 Editorial & Club News Welcome to this Season’s FA Cup When Palmer tried to do this again, however, the ball was just too high, and rolled down A warm welcome to the players, officials and spectators from Aylesbury Vale Dynamos for the back of the net. this Extra Preliminary Round FA Cup fixture . I hope they enjoy their short stay with us this afternoon and we wish them a safe journey home. After another corner, taken by Palmer, Offer put the ball in the net to add still another and just afterwards Offer got his third goal, and the Hospital's fifth, from a corner taken by After a good pre-season we have not made the start everyone was expecting and are now Winchcombe. Worsdell, the home team's inside left added the sixth and last goal, with a without a win against two sides we would normally be expected to win against. Our visitors good shot. Fielding to the ball in the net soon afterwards, but he was offside. Rose was today in contrast have made a perfect start winning both their opening league fixtures. injured just before the end of the game, but not seriously. The teams were:- They opened with a 2-1 away win at Leighton Town, who we beat at this stage of the FA Cup last season. They then followed that up on Tuesday night with a 2-0 home win over Wootton Bassett – Palmer; Marsh and Drury; Brown, Moore and Bowles; Sawyer, Embling, Crawley Town to go third in the league table after two games. They have in their ranks a Hunt, Gleed and Dunford. mix of experience, with two players having played professional football overseas, and some Mental Hospital – Blagden; Huntley and Strudley; Harris, Jeffries and Palmer; Winchcombe, exciting youngsters. Last season’s top scorer Bruno Brito, who played professional football Rose, Fielding, Worsdell and Offer. in Portugal, has scored in both of the two games played. Footnote The winner of today’s will be receive prize money of £2,250 and a home game against That last season before the outbreak of the Second World War was a tough one for North Leigh in the Preliminary Round, whilst the loser will pick up £750. Hopefully it will be Wootton Bassett Town in the Wiltshire League. The side finished fourth from bottom. Star our Treasurer Mike Price who has the smile on his face come 5’O clock and I have another player Bobbie Brown was to be the first player to be called up for military training as the programme to produce. If there is a draw tonight the replay will be on Tuesday night at season ended. Bassett were hopeful with him being stationed at Devizes he would still be Aylesbury with a 7.45pm kick-off. The address is The Greenfleets Stadium, able to play for the club but in the end the league was to be cancelled the following season Haywood Way Aylesbury, Bucks HP19 9WZ . as war broke out and only friendly games were played, mainly against military sides. FA Cup Nostalgia That season Portsmouth went on to win the FA Cup and the route to Wembley that our Today’s programme includes some FA Cup nostalgia with the “On This Date” feature side of the draw took that season was as follows: looking back to our FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round win over Calne Town back in 2012. Prelim. Round: Wilts County Mental Hospital 6 Wootton Bassett Town 0 Later on in programme there is the match report from our very first FA Cup appearance 1st Qual Round: Wilts County Mental Hospital 0 Devizes Town 1 back in 1938 which unfortunately ended in defeat. We then trace our side of the draw all 2nd Qual Round: Devizes Town 3 Paulton Rovers 0 the way to the final which saw Portsmouth beat Wolves 4-1 in the final. 3rd Qual Round: Trowbridge Town 4 Devizes Town 1 4th Qual Round: Trowbridge Town 1 Cheltenham Town 3 Dev Team and Ladies 1st Round; Cheltenham T Cardiff City 1 / Cardiff City 1 Cheltenham 0 2nd Round: Cardiff City 1 Crewe Alex. 0 The Dev Team get their season underway next Saturday with a trip to Trowbridge Town. 3rd Round: Cardiff City 1 Charlton Athletic 0 The rest of the fixtures for the month of August for the Dev Team are elsewhere in today’s 4th Round: Cardiff City 0 Newcastle Utd 0/ Newcastle Utd 4 Cardiff City 1 programme. The Ladies team kick off their season at the beginning of September with an 5th Round: Newcastle Utd 1 Preston NE 2 FA Cup game of their own against Chipping Sodbury Town at home on Sunday 1 6th Round: Portsmouth 1 Preston NE 0 September. Their League fixtures start the following Sunday with a trip to play Marine Semi Final: Portsmouth 2 Huddersfield Town 1 Academy down in Plymouth in their first ever fixture in the South West Women’s League Final: Portsmouth 4 Wolves 1 Premier Division. All the Ladies fixtures for the season are again elsewhere in today’s programme. 4 45 A Look Back To Our First Ever FA Cup Game From the Mental Hospital to Portsmouth Shrivenham on Tuesday Night Saturday 17 September 1938 It was a disappointing night on Tuesday but we were our own worst enemies at times.