Ampthill Town FC vs Hillingdon Borough FC 24th August 2019

Ampthill Town Official Matchday Programme

Spartan South Midlands League Division One vs Hillingdon Borough Saturday 24th August 2019 Kick-Off: 3pm

OFFICIALS President | Lee Roberts Chairman | Gary Maidment Vice Chairman | Phil Dillon Treasurer | Martin Powell General Secretary | Eric Turner First Team Manager | Paul Blackman Assistant Manger | Ant Christophi Club Captain | Louie Dillon Sports Therapist | Amy Hayes Programme Editor | David Airey Club Photographer | Bob Blackman

HONOURS 2013-14 | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup Winners 2011-12 2015-16 | Beds Senior Trophy Winners 1998-99 | Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup Winners 1959-60 | South Midlands League Premier Division Champions

Talk of the Town A Warm Welcome to Ampthill Park Good afternoon and welcome to Ampthill Park for our second home match of the season.

An extended warm welcome to the management, players and officials of Hillingdon Borough, as well as to today’s match officials.

We return back home having secured another three points on the road against London Lions, a hard fought 2-1 win, having trailed at half time but eventually turned it around.

That win has taken us to joint second in the league alongside St. Panteleimon (6-1 and 71 wins in their opening matches has given them a far superior goal difference over us).

The league leaders Shefford Town & Campton have a perfect record of 4 wins from 4 played.

What both these teams have in common is that they are new to step 6 football this season; St Panteleimon entering from the Middlesex County League and Shefford Town & Campton from the Beds County League. To win their respective leagues last season means they have more than enough talent at their disposal to hold their own in this league and it’s no surprise to see them up there; as Hillingdon will testify, having been beaten by Shefford Town & Campton on their own ground 4-1 last Saturday.

Having played 4 league matches this season we are already over 10% of the way through the league season. The league table doesn't really start to take shape until 10 or so league matches have been played, but being closer to the top than the bottom at any time of the season is always pleasing to see.

Since we beat Wodson Park on the opening day of the season they have gone on to lose all 3 league matches they have played.

The visitors here a fortnight ago FC Broxbourne Borough, who we drew with 2-2, went to Shefford on the following Tuesday and got beat 4-1. They played Winslow United at home last Saturday looking for their first league of the win season, it wasn’t to be as they lost 5-0.

So, whilst it is great to have 10 points from the 12 that have been on offer to date, much greater challenges lie ahead.

We are expecting Hillingdon Borough to come here and make it as difficult as possible for us to secure our first home win of the season, as they look for their first league win.

Today is setup to be a cracker and is one of the reasons we all craved getting the football season back into full flow. Forecasts suggest the sun is even going to have his hat on today.

Enjoy.

Up the Amps!

The 133rd AGM of The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) held in Aberdeen, Scotland on 2 March 2019 approved a number of amendments to, and clarifications of, the Laws of the Game for 2019/20.

Three changes were approved following 2 years of worldwide experiments; •

The introduction of yellow and red cards for misconduct by team officials.

•

A player being substituted leaving the field at the nearest point on the boundary line.

•

A goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play as soon the kick is taken (it can be played before it leaves the penalty area).

Other changes include: 

Clearer wording for ‘handball’.



Attacking team players must be at least 1m away from a defensive ‘wall’.



The goalkeeper only has to have one foot on the goal line at a penalty kick.

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New dropped ball procedure.

Substitutes – Law 3 A player who is being substituted must leave by the nearest point on the touchline/goal line.

So players will now have to think twice about how they exit the pitch and, not only that, they must also make their way straight to the technical area or dressing room after being subbed, or risk being sanctioned for unsporting behaviour.

Dropped Ball – Law 8 & 9 If play is stopped inside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for the goalkeeper. If play is stopped outside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for one player of the team that last touched the ball at the point of the last touch.

In all cases, all the other players (of both teams) must be at least 4m (4.5yds) away.

If the ball touches the referee (or another match official) and goes into the goal, team possession changes or a promising attack starts, a dropped ball is awarded.

Handball – Law 12 Deliberate handball remains an offence.

The following ‘handball’ situations, even if accidental, will be a free kick: 1. the ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm 2. a player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity 3. the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger 4. the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm) Free Kicks – Law 13 When there is a ‘wall’ of three or more defenders, the attackers are not allowed within 1 metre of the wall; an attacker less than 1 metre from the ‘wall’ when the kick is taken will be penalised with an indirect free kick When the defending team takes a free kick in their own penalty area, the ball is in play once the kick is taken; it does not have to leave the penalty area before it can be played.

Penalty Kick – Law 14 The team’s penalty taker can have (quick) treatment/assessment and then take the kick.

The goalkeeper must not be touching the goalposts/crossbar/nets; they must not be moving.

The goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot on/in line with the goal line when the kick is taken; cannot stand behind the line.

Goalkeepers are not permitted to stand in front of or behind the line. As the kicker can ‘stutter’ in the run, it is reasonable that the goalkeeper can take one step in anticipation of the kick.

Team Officials – Law 5

A team official guilty of misconduct will be shown a YC (caution) or RC (sending-off); if the offender cannot be identified, the senior coach who is in the technical area at the time will receive the YC/RC. Goal Kick – Law 16 The ball is in play once the kick is taken; it can be played before leaving the penalty area.

Opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play.

Goal Celebrations – Law 12 A Yellow Card for an ‘illegal’ celebration (e.g. removing the shirt) remains even if the goal is disallowed.

Kick-Off – Law 8 The team that wins the toss can now choose to take the kick-off or which goal to attack (previously they only had the choice of which goal to attack) Medical Breaks – Law 7 Difference between ‘cooling’ breaks (90 secs – 3 mins) and ‘drinks’ breaks (max 1 min).

In the interests of player safety, competition rules may allow, in certain weather conditions (e.g. high humidity and temperatures), ‘cooling’ breaks (from ninety seconds to three minutes) to allow the body’s temperature to fall; they are different from ‘drinks’ breaks (maximum one minute) which are for rehydration.

Players’ Equipment – Law 4 Multi-coloured/patterned undershirts are allowed if they are the same as the sleeve of the main shirt.

Quick Free Kick and YC/RC – Law 12 If the referee is about to issue a YC/RC but the non-offending team takes the free kick quickly and creates a goal-scoring opportunity, the referee can delay the YC/RC until the next stoppage if the offending team was not distracted by the referee.

Temporary Dismissals In addition to these law changes, the 2019/20 season will see the introduction of sin bins (formally named temporary dismissals) from step 5 (Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division level) down. These are explained in more detail on the next page.

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Table, Fixtures & Results 2019/20 LATEST TABLE

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1 2 3 4

Shefford Town & Campton St Panteleimon Ampthill Town Winslow United

4 4 4 3

4 3 3 3

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 0

10 13 7 16

12 10 10 9

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Enfield Borough New Salamis Rayners Lane Langford Stotfold Milton Keynes Robins Brimsdown Bedford Buckingham Athletic Park View FC Broxbourne Borough London Tigers Hillingdon Borough London Lions Amersham Town Wodson Park

4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 1 3 4

2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

0 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 4

3 6 -3 1 1 -11 3 -3 -4 -5 -8 -2 -8 -1 -5 -10

8 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES Amersham Town

v

Rayners Lane

Brimsdown

v

Enfield Borough

Langford

v

Buckingham Athletic

Milton Keynes Robins

v

FC Broxbourne Borough

New Salamis

v

Winslow United

Shefford Town & Campton

v

Bedford

St Panteleimon

v

London Tigers

Wodson Park

v

London Lions

SATURDAY 17th AUGUST RESULTS Bedford

1-0

Amersham Town

35

Buckingham Athletic

2-4

New Salamis

58

FC Broxbourne Borough

0-5

Winslow United

30

Hillingdon Borough

1-4

Shefford Town & Campton

20

Langford

3-4

Enfield Borough

79

London Lions

1-2

Ampthill Town

27

London Tigers

0-2

Rayners Lane

-

Milton Keynes Robins

3-2

Wodson Park

57

St Panteleimon

1-1

Brimsdown

52

Stotfold

2-1

Park View

72

MONDAY 26th AUGUST FIXTURE (3pm Kick-Off) Stotfold

v

Winslow United

v

London Tigers

v

Shefford Town & Campton

WEDNESDAY 28th AUGUST FIXTURE London Lions

SATURDAY 31st AUGUST FIXTURE Buckingham Athletic

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Vital Statistics TOP GOALSCORERS

TEMPORARY DISMISSALS

Alie Bangura

Enfield Borough

6

Jamie Cerminara

Ampthill Town

Henry Snee

Shefford Town & Campton

6

Robert Smith

New Salamis

Jamie Cerminara

Ampthill Town

4

John Kyriacou

New Salamis

Richard Georgiou

New Salamis

4

Joe O’Brien

FC Broxbourne Borough

Noyan Tajbakhsh

St Panteleimon

4

Christopher Wells

FC Broxbourne Borough

Rick Young

Shefford Town & Campton

4

Jake Kissiedu

Ampthill Town

Ayub Albadri

St Panteleimon

3

Daniel Bond

Langford

Shayne Almond

Winslow United

3

Daniel Staley

Buckingham Athletic

Daniel Bond

Langford

3

Mustafa Tiryaki

Brimsdown

Kai Bowers

FC Broxbourne Borough

3

Dan Butler

Ampthill Town

3

ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Club 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Winslow United Shefford Town & Campton Stotfold Langford Ampthill Town Buckingham Athletic Milton Keynes Robins St Panteleimon Bedford Amersham Town New Salamis Brimsdown FC Broxbourne Borough Rayners Lane Hillingdon Borough London Lions Enfield Borough Park View Wodson Park London Tigers

Lowest

Highest

Average

145 63 72 79 87 58 55 42 35 32 38 31 30 32 20 27 21 20 20 0

145 134 126 100 87 78 57 52 60 48 38 38 40 32 40 27 26 23 20 0

145 99 99 90 87 68 56 47 43 40 38 35 35 32 30 27 24 22 20 0

JAMIE CERMINARA

FORM GUIDE Home 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20

Shefford Town & Campton St Panteleimon Ampthill Town Winslow United Enfield Borough New Salamis Rayners Lane Langford Stotfold Milton Keynes Robins Brimsdown Bedford Buckingham Athletic Park View FC Broxbourne Borough London Tigers Hillingdon Borough London Lions Amersham Town Wodson Park

Away

P

W

D

L

F

A

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 1 3 4

2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1

6 12 2 8 6 1 1 4 2 4 5 2 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 0

2 4 2 0 4 2 1 8 2 8 2 3 5 6 7 2 11 2 4 4

2 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3

7 6 9 10 4 12 4 5 1 2 1 2 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 4

1 1 2 2 3 5 7 0 0 9 1 4 5 2 6 2 2 0 1 10

10 13 7 16 3 6 -3 1 1 -11 3 -3 -4 -5 -8 -2 -8 -1 -5 -10

12 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

AMPTHILL TOWN SQUAD STATS (League Only) Player

Apps

Goals

Tom Bates Laurence Burton Dan Butler Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Lewis Cerminara Glenn Cooksley Tom Cooksley Will Coote Charlie Cullen Jake Dawson Louie Dillon Michael Fullerton Mitchell Howe

0 (1) 4 3 (1) 2 (1) 3 3 2 4 3 1 (2) -

3 2 4 1 -

Sin Bin Yellow Red

1 -

1 1 1 -

1 -

Player

Adam Hughes Jake Kissiedu Lewis Lodge Ash Mead Jack Mordecai Michael Moss Harry Murray Jake O’Neil Connor Saunders Ed Skinner Mark Smith Ross Tompkins Connor Wright Conrad Zylko

Apps

Goals

Sin Bin Yellow Red

1 2 2 4 0 (2) 2 2 (1) 1 0 (2) 0 (1) 4 -

1 -

1 -

1 1 -

-

-

-

-

-

Amps on the Road The Away Ground Guide

1

Amersham Town

Spratleys Meadow, School Lane, Amersham, Bucks. HP7 0EJ

2

Bedford

Played on Tuesday 6th August 2019 - Won 3-1

3

Brimsdown

Ware FC, Wodson Park Wadesmill Road SG12 0UQ

4

Buckingham Athletic

Stratford Fields, Stratford Road, Buckingham. MK18 1NY

5

Enfield Borough

The Maurice Rebak, Summers Lane, Finchley. N12 0PD

6

FC Broxbourne Borough

Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Herts, EN7 5QN

7

Hillingdon Borough

Middlesex Stadium, Breakspear Road, Ruislip, HA4 7SB

8

Langford

Forde Park, Langford Road, Henlow, Beds, SG16 6AF

9

London Lions

Played on Saturday 17th August 2019 - Won 2-1

1

London Tigers

Groundshare at Amersham Town (see above)

10

Milton Keynes Robins

The Irish Centre, Manor Fields, Fenny Stratford, MK2 2HX

11

New Salamis

Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Donkey Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PL

12

Park View

New River Sports Centre, White Hart Lane, London N22 5QW

13

Rayners Lane

Tithe Farm Social Club, 151, Rayners Lane, Harrow. HA2 0XH

14 Shefford Town & Campton

Shefford Sports Club Hitchin Road, Shefford Beds SG17 5JD

15

St Panteleimon

Berkeley Fields, Berkeley Ave, Greenford UB6 0NX

16

Stotfold

Roker Park The Green Stotfold Hitchin Herts SG5 4AN

17

Winslow United

Recreation Ground, Elmfields Gate, Winslow, Bucks. MK18 3JG

3

Wodson Park

Played on Saturday 3rd August 2019 - Won 4-0

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Next Home Match Back at Ampthill Park

Saturday 12th October 2019

3pm Kick-Off

vs Amersham Town Spartan South Midlands League Division One

Amps Next Road Trip On the road to...

FA Vase 1st Qualifying Round

vs Crawley Green The Stadium at the Brache Park Street, Luton LU1 3HH

Saturday 31st August 2019 3pm Kick-Off

Introducing Today’s Visitors...

Hillingdon Borough FOUNDED : 1872, 1990 (reformed)

HOME GROUND: Middlesex Stadium,

NICKNAME : The Hillmen, Boro

Breakspear Road, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 7SB

2019/20 League Position

P

W

D

L

F

A

17th Hillingdon

3

0

1

2

5

13

Borough

Diff Pts -8

1

Last 10 League Matches 17 Aug

Shefford Town & Campton

H

L

1-4

7 Aug

Park View

A

D

2-2

3 Aug

New Salamis

H

L

2-7

27 Apr

London Lions

A

L

0-7

22 Apr

Langford

H

L

2-3

20 Apr

Broadfields United

H

L

0-2

13 Apr

Bedford

H

W

2-0

6 Apr

Rayners Lane

A

L

1-2

30 Mar

Milton Keynes Robins

A

W

1-0

23 Mar

Ampthill Town

H

L

2-3

The first club was founded as Yiewsley F.C. in 1872, and played on a small area of open ground in Falling Lane, Yiewsley, in Middlesex.

The club made its debut in the FA Cup in the 1939– 40 season, losing to Maidenhead United in the extra preliminary qualification round.

The club renamed itself as Hillingdon Borough in 1964 in line with the local government reorganisation in London that saw the formation of the London Borough of Hillingdon.

2019/20 Top Goal Scorers Courtney Austin

3

Simeon Olarerian

1

Ash Hunt

1

The change of name saw their fortunes change, as in their second season they were promoted to the Premier Division of the Southern League after finishing runners up.

In 1968–69 they finished runners-up to Cambridge United, who were duly elected to the Football League. The following season, they reached the third round proper of the FA Cup beating Wimbledon and Luton Town before losing to Sutton United 4–1 in a replay. In the 1970–71 season, they reached the FA Trophy final at Wembley losing 3–2 to Telford United, after leading 2–0 at the interval.

The club failed to build on the success of the late 1960s and early 1970s. A merger came with Burnham to form Burnham & Hillingdon in 1986. This club ran for two more seasons before changing their name back to Burnham, and continue to play in the Southern league.

The name Hillingdon Borough was resurrected in 1990 when Bromley Park Rangers from the Chiltonian League took over the ground of Ruislip, with the help of four former directors from the old club, and changed their name. The newly named club then joined the Premier Division of the Spartan League for the start of the 1990–91 campaign. The club would then go on to finish Runners-up twice before the league merged with the South Midlands League to form the Spartan South Midlands Football League. The club was placed in the Premier South Division.

In 2006, Hillingdon Borough reached the FA Vase final at St. Andrews, Birmingham losing 3-1 to Cheshire club Nantwich Town. Also in that year they finished 2nd in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division, but were promoted due to continued restructuring of non-league football, joining the Southern League Division One South & West. During the 2007–08 season, captain Danny Tilbury led Steve Ringrose's side to lift the Errea Cup (Southern League Cup) with a 4–1 aggregate win against Premier side Clevedon Town.

Following the departure of Steve Ringrose the club was transferred to the Isthmian League Division One North. The club struggled under new manager Steve Hale and in their first season in the Isthmian League they finished bottom of the division and were relegated back to the Spartan South Midlands League in 2009.

In recent years the club have had little stability in the managerial department and on and off the field.

When Gamdoor Dhaliwal resigned as chairman the club were on the brink of liquidation until local businessman Mick Harris stepped in to save the club.

Gary Meakin, aged 26 years old, took over in 2010 and was in the process of building a competitive team before swapping Hillingdon for Northwood in March 2011.

Jesse Smith, an experienced coach on the Middlesex scene, was appointed as Meakin's successor before his departure in 2012 and achieved a 10th-place finish and a cup final in his only season in charge.

Then it was the turn of 2005 Football Icon winner Sam Hurrell to take charge in September 2012, then only 24 years of age, alongside co-manager Jason O'Connor.

Following relegation from the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division in 2015, the club appointed former Harefield United boss Ian Crane as their new manager. Crane had most recently been manager at A.F.C. Hayes before leaving in December 2014.

Since 2009 the club remained in the Spartan South Midlands League, reaching a cup final in 2012. For the 2019-20 season the club competes in the Spartan South Midlands Division One under the new management of Ciprian Pintilie and Benjamin Imre.

Once Upon a Time...

The Amps Archives The 2014/15 season is one for both of today’s teams to forget as the Amps finished in 21st position and Hillingdon Borough 22nd (bottom) place; this saw both teams relegated from the Premier Division and into Division One where both teams have remained since. Also better forgotten is the 5 -0 defeat the Amps recorded against Oxhey Jets 5 years ago yesterday. A slightly better bit of history for the Town is that they took 6 points off the Hillmen in this season.

Tomorrow marks the 7th anniversary of when Recording a 4-2 away win and a 2-1 victory the Amps beat Hillingdon Borough 6-1 in back at Ampthill Park. front of 68 supporters at Ampthill Park.

The Amps also took maximum points off Ampthill Town took maximum points off Hillingdon Borough during this season as they Hillingdon Borough in the 2015/16 season. A narrow 1-0 away victory which saw current followed up the good home win on 25th Town boys Charlie Cullen, Ash Mead, Ed August 2012 with a 2-1 on the road. This season the Amps went on to finish 5th in the Skinner and Connor Saunders all play. The Amps home victory was a more emphatic 5-1 Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division as Hillingdon Borough finished 19th. victory, that saw Glenn Cooksley and Fraser Maidment amongst the goals. Also starting Six years ago today the Amps went down 1-2 for Ampthill in this victory was current club at home to Berkhamsted in the Spartan captain Louie Dillon, as well as Danny Butler South Midlands League Premier Division. This and Ed Skinner. result was sandwiched between a 5-1 home Three years ago yesterday the Town beat win against current Premier Division side Leverstock Green and a 5-1 away win against Arlesey Town Reserves 3-1, on the scoresheet that day was Jamie Cerminara. Within the last weeks opponents London Lions. In the 2016/17 season the Amps and Borough met 2013/14 season the Amps recorded both 3 times, twice in the league and once in the home and away wins against Hillingdon Borough, an 8-3 win at Ampthill Park and a 4- Division 1 Cup. 1 win on the road.

In this section we look back at Amps matches in years gone by with a focus on matches against today’s opponents or those at this time of year or in the case of the first match below, both.

In more recent history, the 26th of August this year will mark the second anniversary of when the Amps beat Rayners Lane 4-1 at home. Jamie Cerminara scoring a hat-trick on the day. That season, 2016/17, todays teams took maximum points off each other away from home. Town winning 4-1 in Hillingdon at the start of the season and the Hillmen winning 4-3 at Ampthill Park on a Tuesday evening in March 2018.

A year ago tomorrow Ampthill Town beat Amersham Town 4-3 at Ampthill Park. Tom Carter saw red on the same day that Louie Dillon was on the scoresheet.

On both occasions these sides faced each other in the league last season the Amps won 3-2. All Amps goals in Hillingdon came courtesy of a Jamie Cerminara hat-trick.

Hillingdon’s most recent visits here 24 Nov 2018 Ampthill Town

3-2

Hillingdon Borough

13 Mar 2018

Ampthill Town

3-4 Hillingdon Borough

25 Feb 2017

Ampthill Town

0-5 Hillingdon Borough

15 Mar 2016 Ampthill Town

5-1

Hillingdon Borough

28 Feb 2015

Ampthill Town

2-1

Hillingdon Borough

1 Mar 2014

Ampthill Town

8-3

Hillingdon Borough

25 Aug 2012 Ampthill Town

6-1

Hillingdon Borough

Tuesday 25th August 2015

Langford 0-3 Ampthill Town Attendance: 43 Match Report by Eric Turner After scoring two away wins all year last term Ampthill scored their second win on their travels this year on Tuesday with a 3-0 win at Langford.

Town took the game to their hosts in the Mid Beds. derby and Arron Ramsey gave them the lead in the first ten minutes when he beat the home keeper to a Dan Butler cross and slotted it home. Ampthill continued to dictate and might have made more of their better possession with Dan Butler and Arron Ramsey both busy in front of goal and Ben Butler heading against the post from a corner.

Langford also found the crossbar as they were made to work for any opportunities in the first period.

Ampthill increased their control on the game when they snapped up two goals in five minutes around the hour mark. First Michael Draycott sent a free kick into the area and it found the net off a home defender and soon after Carl Ramsey finished after Dan Butler outpaced the home keeper.

Town had opportunities for more with Ross Airson firing over and Connor Saunders shooting across the goal while Draycott and Arron Ramsay both kept the home defence fully stretched.

Langford staged a late rally to get something from the game but they found Jack Ambler on top form on his return between the sticks with vital saves to go with some good first half stops.

Ampthill's followers enjoyed the second away win in 7 days with more creativity and urgency that was not always on show against Brimsdown. Our next game is at Brimsdown in the Div 1 cup next Wednesday.

Ampthill Town Football Club The History Pages Ampthill Town Football Club dates back to the 1880’s, with reliable league records available from the 1950’s.

The club joined the South Midlands League at the start of the 1951/52 season; winning this league in 1959/60 (losing only two league matches all season) and were then runners-up in the following season.

The Amps finished bottom of the South Midlands Premier Division in the 1964/65 season and started the following season in the United Counties League Division Two.

This prolonged stay ended at the end of the 1986/87 season when the club finished bottom of the league, winning just one match all season and finishing on a dreary 4 points (when it was 2 points for a win) and were relegated to UCL Div One. The club re-joined South Midlands League in Division One for the 1991/92 season. Then again as part of the reorganisation in 1993/94 Ampthill Town joined the newly formed Senior Division.

In 1997/98 the Amps were founder members of the Spartan South A few mid-table finishes followed and Midlands League Senior Division, but this season ended with relegation to at the end of the 1968/69 season, Division One with 16 points from 30 after a sixth place finish they were matches. promoted to UCL Division One. In 1972 the United Counties Division One was renamed the United Counties Premier Division. From the mid-seventies to the mid-eighties the club remained in the UCL Premier Division.

They bounced straight back and were promoted as runners-up, then followed this up with a runners-up place in the Senior Division at the end of the 1999/2000 season.

In 2001 the Senior Division was renamed Division One and this is where the club remained until 2011/12, when they finished runners up and were promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division. A fifth-place finish was followed by collecting the runners up medals in 2013/14. The club went from finishing second, to finishing second bottom and were relegated to SSML Division One. Finishing fourteenth for 3 consecutive seasons. That run was ended last season (2018/19) with a tenth-place finish.

early part of the 2018/19 season soon dissipated as results improved immediately. In the closing couple of months of the campaign Town won seven of their last nine league games with their only defeats coming at champions Harefield United and Buckingham Athletic. Among their wins was an incredible 11-0 win over Broxbourne Borough with Jamie Cerminara scoring five and Brandon Carney four, including a second half hat-trick. Ampthill also made it to the North Beds Charity cup final where they lost to Biggleswade FC.

Ampthill’s best FA Vase performance With 4 promotion places up for grabs to date is a quarter final appearance at the end of this season there will be in 2013/14 when losing to Eastbourne United Association. In the even greater emphasis on pushing same competition in 2017 they won onwards, as the club makes no 10-0 at New College Swindon. The secrets of their desire to be back club have made several appearances playing in the Premier Division. in the FA Cup too, where the best Paul Blackman was appointed progress made is to the 1st qualifying manager in February 2019 and the round on 4 occasions. disappointment experienced in the

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Tom Bates Laurence Burton Dan Butler Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Lewis Cerminara Glenn Cooksley Tom Cooksley Will Coote Charlie Cullen Jake Dawson Louie Dillon © Michael Fullerton Mitchell Howe Adam Hughes Jake Kissiedu Lewis Lodge Ash Mead Jack Mordecai Michael Moss Harry Murray Jake O’Neil Connor Saunders Ed Skinner Mark Smith Ross Tompkins Connor Wright Conrad Zylko

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Paul Blackman

Manager

Ciprian Pintilie

Manager

Ant Christophi

Asst. Manager

Benjamin Imre

Asst. Manager

Martin Powell

Coach

Mohamed Abdulkadir Physio

Assistant Referee

Referee

Assistant Referee

Richard Wilson

Trevor Gregory

Dylan Valentine