Loughborough Students FC Programme Issue 8 by Loughborough University

FOOTBALL LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

GRESLEY ROVERS

THE BUILDBASE FA VASE SAT 20 NOV 2021 KO 15:00

ESTABLISHED 1919

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 8

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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 Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to the Loughborough University Stadium for our FA Vase, 2nd round fixture versus Gresley Rovers.

It seems a while ago since our 1st round win away at Eastwood. A tight game that we eventually won on penalties. Let’s hope we don’t have to go through that this afternoon! Gresley had a more comfortable 7-2 win at home to Harrowby United. We have already faced each other in the league this season. A competitive 1-1 draw at the start of October. Since then both sides have done well with Gresley sitting in 2nd place, 6 points ahead of us in 4th. Tuesday night saw a very changed side win 3-0 at home to Selston. With all the goals scored in the first half the second half was a bit of a damp squib. Three points and no injuries so all in all a good night. We were in BUCS action this week. The highlight was a 2-1 win for our women’s 1’s over Stirling University. Seven wins from seven, what a start to the season for them. Our men’s 3’s also did well to get a point at home versus Birmingham University 1’s. If anything, a little disappointed they didn’t pick up all 3points having led twice. Finally, congratulations to our Head Coach, Jamie Clapham and his Partner, Pauline, for the birth of their first child. We hope to welcome baby Sophie Jane to Loughborough University Stadium in the not to distant future.

We are pleased to welcome the players, supporters and directors of Gresley and look forward to what we hope will be an exciting and entertaining cup 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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ASHLEY BROWN

LEE BUTLER

REFEREE: MARIUSZ TOMON

GEORGE CLARK

RILEY CRAWLEY

AR MICHAEL JONES

BRAD DALY

LEWIS FENNEY (GK)

AR SIMON TIBKE

MASON FRIZELLE

FINN BRENNAN

JACK GALLAGHER

OLLIE PARSONS

LUCAS HARRISON

BEN LE ROUGETEL

STEVE HART

CHARLIE ALEXIOU

DANNY HOLMES

GEORGE WARD

BILLY HOWARD

PAUL FIELD

KELVIN KASONGO

MAX SMALLCOMBE

ALBY LANSDOWNE

BILLY MYCROFT-EDWARDS

CHARLIE LEAKE (GK)

SID KERR

KANE LEE

ETHAN O’TOOLE

ALEX MORRIS

TOM IACIOFANO

DANNY MUNDAY

JOE LLOYD

BEN PRINCE

LUKE MARTIN

RYAN SEAL

GEORGE WILSON

CONNOR WARD

DYLAN EDWARDS

MICHAEL WILLIAMS

TOPE FADAHANSI

CAM MOORE

EOIN MCEWAN

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LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

Last night’s fixture vs Nottingham Forest was a tough one to take for the group after all of their hard work in recent weeks. The squad put a fantastic shift in, midfielders ran themselves through the ground. Despite the hard work it felt luck was against us on the night. Two of oppositions goals were the result of a deflection and an own goal. Lightning also had a goal disallowed which would of put us at 2-1 and back into the game. The score line definitely did not reflect the game and we will continue to push hard as a group to grind some deserved results. Our next game is on Sunday 28th November in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup away to Stevenage as we look to continue our cup run! by Issy Martin

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TODAYS OPPOSITION

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Gresley FC was formed in 2009 and enjoyed a successful first season in the East Midlands Counties League. New Directors joined the club looking to turn the dream of moving to a new stadium into a reality. Manager Gary Norton and his assistant Martin Rowe invited Martyn Rowntree to step up from the reserves to become first team coach. 2010-2011 Gresley’s second season saw another good FA Vase run which saw Gresley crowned as champions and promoted into the Midland Football Alliance. Season 2011-2012 saw another good run in the FA Vase reaching the last 16, achieving a remarkable back-to-back title success as they lifted the Midland Football Alliance title and promotion to the Evo-Stik NPL Division One South. At the end of the season joint manager Gary Norton stepped down with Martin Rowe named as manager. After losing their first two league fixtures of 2013-2014, Gresley managed to stabilise their performances and ended the season in a creditable 9th place. However, in both the FA Cup and FA Trophy Gresley had good runs, going out of the cup after forcing Conference South outfit Brackley Town to a replay. In September 2014 Martin

Rowe resigned with his assistant Wayne Thornhill appointed as first team manager.

with assistant Carl Slater and player/coach Jamie Barrett. Jamie Barrett and Russell Early in January 2019 Norton Peel, turned the season around stood down and Gavin Hurren finishing in a creditable fifth was appointed as manager. place, making the play-offs Unfortunately, at the end of the where they met Leek Town at season, Gresley were relegated Harrison Park. At the beginning from the Evo-Stik East to the of September, Wayne stepped Midland League. Hurren left down and Dave Langston was early in the new season to be appointed as caretaker manager. replaced by David McDermott. In October Scott Goodwin Gresley’s results failed to was appointed as manager improve and in February with Jamie Barrett and Gary McDermott was relieved of his Rickets as his assistants. After position. Former manager Gary a disappointing run of defeats Norton again stepped in to steer Scott was released and Gary the ship until the end of the Ricketts appointed as player/ season. manager assisted by Jamie During the summer of 2020, the Barrett and Dave Langston. The Gresley FC board met to discuss 2015-2016 ended with Gresley the possibility of re-naming in 16th position. Ricketts stood the club and a unanimous down as manager and former decision saw the Gresley Leicester Nirvana manager Rovers name return to nonDamion Beckford-Quailey league football. Manager Carl appointed in the close season. Abbott and assistant manager 2017-2018 ended in a Paul Thomlinson have now disappointing manner when the put together a strong squad manager, management team after the previous season was and most of the players left curtailed due to the Covid-19 the club with just four games pandemic and non-league remaining and the danger of football allowed to start again. being relegated. Gary Norton After the summer restepped in to steer the club to organisation of non-league the end of a trying season and Gresley were moved from managed to keep the club in step the Midland League Premier 4 finishing 17th. Norton agreed Division to the new United to take on the role of manager Counties Premier League North for season 2018-2019 along for the 2021-2022 season. Wayne, along with his assistants

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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

5-1 WIN

TUE 16/11/2021

KO 19:45

SELSTON

3-0 WIN

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