Loughborough Students FC Programme issue 6 by Loughborough University

FOOTBALL LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

DEEPING RANGERS

UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE SAT 6 NOV 2021 KO 15:00

ESTABLISHED 1919

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 6

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CONTENTS 4

WELCOME FORM RICHARD ALLEN

TODAYS TEAMS

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

TODAYS OPPOSITION

HOME FIXTURES

11 THE TEAM 12 SQUAD LIST 14 A BRIEF HISTORY 16 FIXTURES AND RESULTS 18 UPCOMING FIXTURES

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RICHARD ALLEN

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL Welcome to Loughborough University Stadium for this afternoons United Counties Premier Division match between Loughborough University Students FC and Deeping Rangers FC. It seem a while since we have played both a home and league fixture. Without a game last weekend and FA Vase the Saturday before that, our last league game was a 3-1 defeat at Anstey. A generally good performance just a couple of errors which made the score line a little worse than reality. It definitely wasn’t a 3-1 game. Our Vase game versus Eastwood ended up tighter than it should have. 1-1 at full time saw the game go straight to penalties where we managed to score all of ours and go through comfortably. The last few weeks have seen us start our BUCS season. A couple of losses have been followed by 3 straight wins versus Newcastle University, Durham University and last Wednesday a tight 2-1 win away at Northumbria University. Home games tend to kick off at 2pm so please come along and support the boys. Our Women’s BUCS team currently sit top of their league table. Five wins out of five including good wins against our traditionally biggest rivals, Durham and Northumbria Universities. Congratulations to Issy Martin her staff and players for a great start to the season. Deeping come to us today sitting 8th in the league, 4 points behind us (although we do

have a game in hand). Last time out they managed a 2-2 draw with second place Anstey Nomads so we know we are going to be in for a tough and competitive game this afternoon. We would like to welcome the players, staff and supporters of Deeping Rangers to what we hope will be a highly entertaining game. Richard Allen Director of Football

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TODAYS TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC BEN WHITING (GK)

SAM SMITH (GK)

TOBY LARSEN (GK)

MATTY BOWMAN

KIERAN SMITH

THEO SACKEY-MENSAH

DAMI AGBOOLA

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DANIEL SWAN

DANIEL FLACK

REFEREE: MAX ATHERTON

JACK BLOODWORTH

DAVE BURTON JONES

AR ALEX MURISON

LUKE HUNNINGS

DANIEL BANISTER

AR STEPHEN KING

JAKE BROWN

FINN BRENNAN

CHARLIE COULSON

OLLIE PARSONS

ROBBIE ELLIS

BEN LE ROUGETEL

LUKE STEELE SAMUEL WILSON

CHARLIE ALEXIOU

GEORGE WARD

JAKE SHOWLER

PAUL FIELD

WILLIAM BIRD MATT CARTER

MAX SMALLCOMBE

BILLY MYCROFT-EDWARDS

CHARLIE COULSON

SID KERR

JONES DE SOUSA

ETHAN O’TOOLE

DANIEL FRENCH

TOM IACIOFANO

THOMAS PALMER

JOE LLOYD

MAX RIGBY

LUKE MARTIN

JAKE WALTON

TAI WILLIAMS

GEORGE WILSON

DYLAN EDWARDS

TOPE FADAHANSI

CAM MOORE

EOIN MCEWAN

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

It’s been a tough period for Lightning. The last two league fixtures vs Middlesbrough and Brighouse have been fantastic performances. Heartbreakingly both of which ended with opposition goals in extra time, resulting in further losses. The group have pulled together, and with two cup fixtures to try a few different things as a squad we look forward to the group getting rewarded for their hard work. What is always most important - performances have improved and we will only continue to get better. Cambridge United will be a different challenge for the group, playing a southern team in a different competition. A challenge I know the girls will rise to. by Issy Martin

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TODAYS OPPOSITION

DEEPING RANGERS

Formed in 1966 and with their first season based at Maxey Road, the Club won the Peterborough and District League Division Three (North) title as well as the PFA Minor Cup in their opening campaign. 1985 the Club moved to Outgang Road. In 1995/96 Deeping Rangers were runners-up in the Peterborough and District Premier Division, and again in 1998/99 under the management of Mel Landin, to earn their historic promotion to the United Counties League Division One. In the first season in UCL they finished third missing promotion in the final game of the Season. 2000/01 Chris Beckett took over as manager. 2001/02 The first season in the Premier Division Rangers finished 10th and saw Deeping’s first entry into the FA Vase. 2002/3 Rangers first ever FA Cup match, losing 0-1. They finished that season in 5th place in the League. Chris Beckett and Dave Simpson stepped down. 2003/04 Paul Kirk and Pat O’Keefe took over. They finished the season in 17th place after Paul stepped down before seasons end and Vince Adams took charge. 2004/05 season started well with the clubs first winning game in the FA Cup against Glapwell. A visit from

the trophy also saw the opening of Wembley turnstiles and a 12th place finish. 2005/6 started with only 14 points from 20 games. Vince Adams resigned before the end of the season. 2006/7 Tuncay Korkmaz, joined by Dave Simpson, took charge. The first 29 league games played without defeat – a then league record. In the FA Cup a win at Nantwich proved to be Rangers best ever win to date. On Tuesday, 17 April 2007 Deeping were crowned Premier Division champions. In 2007/08 7th in the league, but The Hinchingbrooke Cup found its way to Outgang Road, defeating Blackstones in the first all Lincolnshire Final. 2008/09 Rangers were top for many weeks but finally claimed fifth spot. 2009/10/11 Paddy Rayment took over and saw early cup exits and a fourth place finish. Pat and Danny leave, Tuncay Korkmaz returned as manager. 11/12 saw Rangers beat 2 higher level sides to reach the 2nd FA Cup qualifying round for the first time in their history. Rangers reached the 3rd Round Proper of the FA Vase for the first time. A 4th place in the league saw Tuncay maintain his excellent record. 2012/13 saw Rangers again finish in fifth place, followed in 13/14 with a 4th place finish. Rangers reached the League Cup Final for the first time. 2014/15 Rangers lost President

Norman Fowler and Secretary Haydon Whitham. In the league a 9th finish. Tuncay stepped down at the end of the season. 2015/16 Michael Goode made a return to Outgang Road as First Team manager and saw Rangers finish 10th. In the FA Cup they reached the 2nd Qualifying Round in front of a record crowd of 635. 2016/17 Rangers claimed 2nd place behind Peterborough Sports and a Lincs Senior Trophy final defeat against FA Vase finalists. 2017/18 Finished 5th in the League, the FA Cup ended in the 2nd Round in front of a new record crowd and an appearance on the BBC broadcast live on the website. 2018/19 Rangers reached the last 16 of the FA Vase for the first time in their history. In the League, Runners-Up spot was secured for the second time. Victory in the Lincs County Senior Trophy final saw that trophy won for the first time. Dan French took over management for the 2021/22 season.

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC 2021/2022 SEASON

HOME FIXTURES

DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

TUE 03/08/2021

KO 19:45

MELTON TOWN

2-1 LOSS

SAT 14/08/2021

KO 15:00

NEWARK

7-0 WIN

SAT 21/08/2021

KO 15:00

NEWARK

3-2 WIN

FRI 10/09/2021

KO 19:45

SLEAFORD TOWN

2-0 WIN

SAT 02/10/2021

KO 15:00

GRESLEY ROVERS

1-1 DRAW

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 15:00

DEEPING RANGERS

TUE 16/11/2021

KO 19:45

SELSTON

SAT 20/11/2021

KO 15:00

GRESLEY ROVERS

SAT 04/12/2021

KO 15:00

LONG EATON UNITED

SAT 11/12/2021

KO 15:00

EASTWOOD C.F.C.

TUE 21/12/2021

KO 19:45

HEATHER ST. JOHN’S

TUE 04/01/2022

KO 19:45

LEICESTER NIRVANA

SAT 15/01/2022

KO 15:00

HOLBEACH UNITED

SAT 22/01/2022

KO 15:00

SKEGNESS TOWN A.F.C.

SAT 29/01/2022

KO 15:00

HEANOR TOWN

SAT 05/02/2022

KO 15:00

QUORN

SAT 05/03/2022

KO 15:00

ANSTEY NOMADS

SAT 26/03/2022

KO 15:00

BOSTON TOWN

SAT 02/04/2022

KO 15:00

PINCHBECK UNITED

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

THE TEAM

RICHARD ALLEN Director of Football

JAMIE CLAPHAM Head Coach

MARGARET FOLWELL Secretary

HARRIET SIMES

Programme Manager Media & Press enquiries h.h.simes@lboro.ac.uk

SPORT SCIENCE

CALLUM FOSTER MEDICAL TEAM

ELLA HUDSON PERFORMANCE ANALYST

OLIVER FAIRS VICE PRESIDENTS

ALAN GOODLEY GRAHAM HERRING GORDON WATSON PETE SIMMONS SHIRLEY HORNER ALEX ACKERLEY MATT STOCK LAURA DALES

TARA PHETHEAN

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

SQUAD LIST GOALKEEPERS

TOBY LARSEN

BEN WHITING

SAM SMITH

DEFENDERS

DAMI AGBOOLA

CHARLIE ALEXIOU

PAUL FIELD

MATTY BOWMAN

BEN LE ROUGETEL

FINN BRENNAN

OLLIE PARSONS

DEFENDERS

THEO SACKEYMENSAH

KIERAN SMITH

GEORGE WARD

MIDFIELDERS

TOM IACIOFANO

SID KERR

LUKE MARTIN

JOE LLOYD

BILLY MYCROFTEDWARDS

ETHAN O’TOOLE

MAX SMALLCOMBE

GEORGE WILSON

FORWARDS

DYLAN EDWARDS

TOPE FADAHANSI

CAM MOORE

EOIN MCEWAN

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

A BRIEF HISTORY 1919-20 Earliest records of Loughborough Men’s football date-back to 191920 side, under the name of Loughborough Technical Institute and guidance of Principal Herbert Schofield. In 1920 it became a college of Technology, with the football side winning its first silverware on record in the Northern Junior Cup in 1922.

1930-1970 Loughborough Men won their first University Championship in the 1938/39 season and the Leicestershire Senior League in 1940, after the war they returned to winning ways in the University competition (UAU) from 1947 – 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959-1963, 1965, 1966 and 1969. In 1966 Loughborough became a University and also competed in the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two until 1972. The 1970s was an extremely important decade for the Club. Three more University titles followed and former student and then lecturer, Mike Holliday, took up the reigns of Head Coach, a role he would continue into the mid-90s. Early signs of

Mike’s rein included an away victory over a Manchester United XI.

THE 35 YEAR WAIT The side waited 35 years for a return to non-league football, entering the Midland Combination for the first time in 2007-08. After silverware in their first season in the shape of the Midlands League Cup, in 2009 Loughborough won promotion as champions to the Midland Football Alliance. 2011/12 Stuart McLaren’s first term ended with a 5th place finish in the Midland Football Alliance and victory in the League Cup, the club’s highest ever honour so far. The League Cup was retained in 2012/13 as the side equalled their highest ever league finishing position in the MFA of 4th. In May 2012 the Loughborough University Stadium was opened with a showcase game against a Spurs Academy team. Many Loughborough Football graduates and staff also started to carve extremely successful Coaching roles in the Professional Game – a trend that continues to this day.

Former players include Bob Wilson (former Scotland & Arsenal), Bradley Pritchard (Former Charlton & Leyton Orient), Robbie Simpson (Cheltenham City former Coventry City, Exeter City, MK Dons), Leon McSweeney (Former Northampton Town & Leyton Orient), George Williams (Mk Dons & Former Barnsley). Other former players and staff are littered throughout the Premiership and EFL, in a coaching and support staff capacity including Kieran McKenna & Eric Ramsay (Manchester United), Sam Erith (England & Manchester City), Nathan Gardiner (formerly Spurs, Fulham), Matthew Prestridge (formerly Sheffield United), Matt Reeves (Leicester City). In 2014 Loughborough University joined the Midland Football League in its inaugural year. The 2016/17 saw the Scholars have one of their most positive starts to the MFL season in a number of years. However, a disappointing run in from December saw the 16/17 season fall away with the club finishing in 18th out of 22. The 17/18 season also saw the appointment of Richard Allen as Director of Football,

LOOKING FORWARD

in January 2018. Richard joined from the FA where he was head of Talent ID. He has extensive knowledge of academy football with previous roles as Head of Academy at QPR and Head of Recruitment at Tottenham.

PROGRESSING Progressing onto the 2018/19 season Alex Ackerley was appointed Head Coach continuing to work alongside Jamie Hawthorne, who has since moved in 2019/20 to work as an Academy Coach at Southampton FC. 2018/19 season ended in a County Cup Final appearance against Coalville Town, with the Ravens, who play at Step 3, winning the game 4 – 1 at Holmes Park. The 2019/20 season saw the Scholars celebrate their Centenary as well as a new

challenge having been moved laterally during the off season into the Uhlsport United Counties Football League. The scholars were sitting in 4th place in mid March when the 19/20 season was deemed null and void due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Yet again the 2020/21 season was affected by the Covid19 virus and Alex Ackerley and his student coaches, Joel Bonner, Callum Crockard and Ben Day saw the season curtailed in January 2021, whilst sitting at the top of the league. Joel moved to Liverpool’s academy during December 2020 to work with the U16s and Ben to Burton Albion shortly after at the turn of the year. Callum will start 2021/22 on his course placement at Southampton, where he will be working in their academy.

The 2021/22 season sees the club return to using the Loughborough Students name across all the teams, both in the leagues and BUCS competitions, with the addition of a reserve team playing in the Leicester Senior League, the U21s will continue in MFL U21s East. This is a new chapter for the Scholars, with experienced, former professional player and pro-licence coach, Jamie Clapham arriving in the preseason as the new University Men’s Head Coach, together with the appointment of a new University Football Programme Manager, Harriet Simes, joining from Birmingham City Women, following the departure of Mat Stock to Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy and Alex Ackerley to pastures new. As always with Loughborough Students FC, you will see some new faces, not necessarily new students, but players who have worked their way through the programme from U21s to earn their place in the performance squad. Everyone is looking forward to the new season, continuing to build on the foundations that Mat and Alex have put in place.

MELTON TOWN

2-1 LOSS

SAT 07/08/2021