Ashby Ivanhoe vs Bilston Town Saturday 9th October 2021

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME SEASON 2021/2022 £2.00

IN MEMORY OF

CHARLIE TISSINGTON SNR 1936 - 2021

Charlie's funeral was held on Monday 4th October at 1.00pm, Holy Trinity Church, Ashby

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WELCOME TO

ASHBY IVANHOE FC CLUB OFFICIALS

Directors: Jon Emmerson & Neil Johnson Club Chairman: Stuart Bonser Club President: David Morris Vice Chairman: Bryan Smith Vice President: Charlie Tissington Snr Senior & Matchday Secretary: Stuart Mann Junior Secretary: Steph Rawden Finance Manager: Derrick Barrett Groundsman: Ian Irving Facilities Manager: Dave Buckley Commercial Manager: Stuart Bonser Interim CWO: Chris Wood Supporters Club Chairman: Mick Buckley Website & Programme Editor: Ryan Johnson Marketing & Communications Manager: Bryan Smith Matchday PA: Mick Buckley Turnstile And Pay Kiosk Operator: Liam Rawden Lifetime Members: Keith Wright, Charlie Tissington Jnr Head Of Girls & Ladies Football: Neil Crowder Girls Secretary: Sade Palmer Head of Junior and Youth Football: Gary Timms

FIRST TEAM MANAGEMENT

Manager: Andy Gray Coaches: Pete Dunn & Chris Wood Goal Keepers Coach: Rob Lawrence Matchday Co-Ordinator: Lee Barratt

RESERVE TEAM MANAGEMENT Knights Manager: David Ferguson

MIDWEEK FLOODLIT UNDER 18's Manager: Conrad Corrolan

GROUND STAFF

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CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME Stuart Bonser gives his latest thoughts ahead of today's match

FIRST TEAM UPDATE

Andy Gray gives his latest thoughts ahead of today's match

FIRST TEAM LEAGUE TABLE & GOALSCORERS Latest fixtures update

IN OPPOSITION

Read about Bilston Town history

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

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IN MEMORY OF

We remember and pay our respects to Charlie Tissington Snr

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CLUB HISTORY

A brief history of Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club

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STUART BONSER

CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME Good afternoon and welcome to the NFU Sports Ground for today’s game against Bilston and may I extend a warm welcome to all the players and officials from Bilston who visit us for the first time.

Before today’s game we will be observing a minutes applause for the legendary Charlie Tissington Snr who sadly passed away a few weeks ago. As you will see from the articles in the programme, Charlie Snr (father of Charlie Jnr) was instrumental in the foundation and progress of Ashby Ivanhoe FC in the days when the teams played at its Hood Park home. For those of you that knew Charlie I am sure you will have your own memories. The Club President, David Morris, will be leading the

level above, but should give the players the confidence to know that the level above is not as challenging as maybe once thought.

pre match dedication to Charlie and please

Onto today’s game and another test for the

be upstanding and show your applause for

players and all I can do is ask we get behind

a true legend of Ashby Ivanhoe FC.

them and hope we enjoy a good game.

The results of late have been mixed with

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ANDY GRAY

FIRST TEAM UPDATE Hello all.

Welcome again to the NFU. Our last two games have been away from home.

An excellent 1-7 win at Coventry Copsewood. The level of intensity from all of the players was fantastic and we put in an excellent display all round.

Our pressing was as good as I’ve seen since being at the club and we simply beat our opponents into submission.

The opposite was the case on Tuesday in our visit to OJM Black Country.

As we expect from teams from that area they completely harassed us from the first whistle. The officials were unfortunately very lenient and a lot of bad tackles went unpunished.

This enabled our opponents to get away with a lot but in the end the game was lost against a team who worked harder than us.

That isn't acceptable and changes have been made to today's team.

We are conceeding far too many goals and that needs to stop.

Our strikers are the two top scorers in the league so the rest of us need to do our jobs and I’m sure we'll improve our results moving forward.

Enjoy the game and thanks for your continued support.

Regards, Andy Gray

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FIRST TEAM

LEAGUE TABLE & GOAL SCORERS

League Table 2021/2022 Season Midland Football League Division 1 Correct to Saturday 9th October 2021

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Stapenhill

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0

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Sam Grouse

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Atherstone Town

13

11

1

1

38

11

27

34

Jordan Wilson

20

3

Darlaston Town 1874

13

7

4

2

36

9

27

25

Luke Garner

2

4

O J M Black Country

14

7

3

4

37

23

14

24

Mitch Woodbine

1

5

Dudley Town

10

8

0

2

22

10

12

24

Jack Hession

1

6

Bilston Town Community

11

7

2

2

23

16

7

23

Nathan McAllister

1

7

Ashby Ivanhoe

12

6

3

3

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20

21

Fortune Sibanda

1

8

Nuneaton Griff

13

6

1

6

20

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19

Luke Thorogood

2

9

Heath Hayes

13

5

2

6

19

17

2

17

Liam Donaghy

1

10

Paget Rangers

12

5

2

5

15

20

-5

17

Chris Acott

2

11

Wolverhampton Sporting Community

12

6

1

5

26

18

8

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Chelmsley Town

12

4

4

4

17

18

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16

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Cradley Town

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5

1

7

17

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16

14

Wednesfield

13

4

2

7

16

25

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14

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Coventry Copsewood

14

4

1

9

23

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13

16

Dudley Sports

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2

1

8

16

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7

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AFC Bridgnorth

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1

2

9

9

39

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5

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Shawbury United

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1

1

10

17

39

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Khalsa Football Federation

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1

0

11

13

47

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IN OPPOSITION TODAY

BILSTON TOWN The club was founded in 1894 as a merger of Bilston Rovers and Bilston Wanderers, and was initially known as Bilston United.

In the same year they joined the Walsall & District Junior League.[1] After finishing fourth in their first season, they won the league in 1895–96.[1] The league was renamed the Walsall & District League in 1897 and the club were runners-up in 1898– 99.[1] They won the league again in 1900–01 and retained the title the following season, before finishing as runners-up in 1902–03.[1] After finishing third in 1906–07,[1] the club moved up to the Birmingham Combination, where they finished as runners-up in their first season.[2] Bilston remained in the Combination until the end of the 1920–21 season,[3] when they joined the Birmingham & District League.[4] They were runners-up to Shrewsbury Town in 1922–23 and spent the rest of the 1920s in mid-table before finishing second-frombottom in 1929–30.[4] They left the league at the end of the 1931–32 season,[5] dropping into the Walsall & District League and changing their name to Bilston Borough.[6] Their first season back in the Walsall & District League saw Bilston win the league title, a feat they repeated in 1935–36, before finishing the 1937–38 season as runners-up.

[6] After disbanding in 1939 due to World War II, the club was reformed in 1946 under the name Bilston. Rejoining the renamed Walsall Senior, they were champions in 1947–48,[7] after which they rejoined the Birmingham Combination in 1948, finishing second-from-bottom of the league in 1950– 51.[3] They were runners-up in 1953–54,

the last season before the league merged into the Birmingham & District League, with Bilston placed in the Northern Division.[5] An eighth-place finish in 1954–55 saw the club placed in Division One the following season.[5] However, after finishing in the bottom four, they were relegated to Division Two.[5] The Division Two title was won at the first attempt, securing Bilston an immediate promotion back to Division One.[5] The league was reduced to a single division in 1960 and the club were champions in 1960– 61.[5] In 1962 the league was renamed the West Midlands (Regional) League, and when it gained a second division in 1965, Bilston were placed in the Premier Division.[8] In 1968–69 the club reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 3–1 at home to Halifax Town.[8] After finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 1970–71, the 1972–73 season saw Bilston reach the second round of the FA Cup, as well as winning the Premier Division title and the Premier Division Cup;[7] in the FA Cup they defeated Barnstaple Town 2–0 in the first round, before losing 1–0 at home to Barnet in a second round replay.[9] Bilston were Premier Division runners-up the following season and again in 1975–76.

[8] Despite finishing bottom of the division in 1979–80 they avoided relegation to Division One. The club was renamed Bilston Town in 1983.[9] They were Premier Division runners-up in 1984–85, earning promotion to the Midland Division of the Southern League. The division was renamed the Western Division in 1999, with the club

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missing out on promotion to the Premier Division by two points in 2000–01. They finished seventeenth the following season, after which the club resigned from the league, dropping into Division One North of the West Midlands Regional League.[9] The 2002–03 season saw Bilston finish as runners-up in Division One North, after which they were switched to Division One South for the 2003–04 season, and then to Division One in 2004–05 amid league reorganisation. Despite finishing seventh in 2006–07 the club resigned from the league, but after reforming as Bilston Town (2007) they were readmitted to the league and placed in Division Two. The club were Division Two runners up in 2007–08 and promoted to Division One. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 2012–13, earning promotion to the Premier Division.

[9] In July 2017 the club were awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.[10] At the end of the 2020–21 season Bilston were transferred to Division One of the Midland League when the Premier Division of the West Midlands (Regional) League lost its status as a step six division.

Honours West Midlands (Regional) League Champions 1960–61, 1972–73 Division Two champions 1956–57 Premier Division League Cup winners 1972– 73 Division One League Cup winners 2003–04 Walsall & District League Champions 1895–96, 1900–01, 1901–02, 1932–33, 1935–36, 1947–48 Staffordshire Senior Cup Winners 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961– 62, 1997–98

Staffordshire Junior Cup Winners 1905–06 Staffordshire FA Challenge Cup Winners 1921–22, 2002–03 Walsall Senior Cup Winners 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73 Bilston Charity Cup Winners 1900–01, 1913–14 Birmingham Junior Cup Winners 1895–96 John Martin Trophy Winners 2009–10 (joint), 2010–11, 2013–14 (joint) Rugeley Charity Cup Winners 1966–67 Smedley Crooke Memorial Charity Cup Winners 2017–18 Staffordshire Junior Cup Winners 1900–01 Walsall Charity Cup Winners 1901–02 Walsall Hospital Cup Winners 1900–01, 1901–02 Walsall Junior/Challenge Cup Winners 1900–01, 1905–06, 1932–34 (shared), 1934–35, 1935–36, 1946–47, 1947– 48, 1948–49 Wednesbury Charity Cup Winners 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984– 85 Willenhall Nursing Institute Cup Winners 1908–09 Wolverhampton Charity Cup Winners 1895–96, 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1903–04

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In Memory Of

CHARLIE TISSINGTON SNR Another sad announcement I’m afraid, it’s with a heavy heart that the passing of one of The Founding Fathers of Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club, Charlie Tissington Snr. Charlie was involved from the club from its early days and it’s fair to say that without his vision, drive and boundless enthusiasm, hundreds of footballers would not have been able to enjoy the benefits, laughs and friendships that local football brings. Charlie was a delightful man, his East End wit and charm was always evident in any conversations you had with him and his passion for sport was immense.

He was a permanent fixture at Hood Park for decades whether on “vole patrol” , putting up the goalposts whatever the weather, or later pushing out the legendary tea trolley with his old mates Ray Sherwin and Ivan Hall, he would always see the positives in the games and if we lost it was off to The Lamb for a drink and a laugh and look forward to the next game.

Running a local football club is notoriously precarious financially but Charlie had the foresight to keep the club going with innovative fund raising such as the weekly Tote draw, War Memorial meat bingo, blackout cards and later

the clubs first shirt sponsorships with Rawden Foundry and R N Shields , you could never say no to Charlie. There was one occasion at a last game title decider vs Ingles when Hood Park was packed and we sold 500 raffle tickets but Charlie was furious that we’d only covered 2 sides of the pitch !

A really great guy and one who will be never forgotten, everyone at Ashby Ivanhoe sends their love and support to Charlie & Viv and the wider Tissington family at this most difficult time.

R.I.P. Charlie Snr and keep the bubbles blowing Sir !

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CLUB HISTORY

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shby Ivanhoe Football Club was founded in 1948 and play their home matches at the NFU Sports Ground, Lower Packington Road, Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire.

This is the clubs new home from the beginning of the 2012/2013 season. Since being founded in 1948 up until the end of the 2011/2012 season the clubs previous home was at Hood Park also in Ashby de la Zouch.

The club currently consists of Two adult teams and Twelve sides in the Junior section.

The first team play in the Midland Football League Division One, with the Knights in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division.

In the 2008/2009 season the club formed a Youth Team (Under 18’s) side who play in the Leicestershire Midweek Floodlit Youth League on Wednesday nights. A Sunday team was reintroduced for this season and they play in the Burton Sunday League Division Four.

The club’s junior sides ranging from Under 7’s through to Under 18’s play in the Burton Junior Football League and the Tamworth Junior Football Leagues. The junior section came after the club merged with the David Hunt Soccer School at the beginning of the 2009/2010 season.

In February 2004, Ashby Ivanhoe became an FA Charter Standard football club. The club is very ambitious and has plans to progress further up the league pyramid system. The club is run by an experienced management team and enjoys the support of some very prestigious commercial partners.

Ashby Ivanhoe had one of their most successful seasons in 2010/11 as they completed a league and cup double by winning the Leicestershire Senior League by nine points and also lifted the Coalville Charity Cup for the very first time after producing a superb second half comeback to beat Bardon Hill 3-2 in the final. They have

also reached successive Leicestershire Senior Cup finals in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 but had to settle for runners-up on both occasions losing 3-1, firstly to Ibstock United and then Aylestone Park.

The 2013/2014 season saw the first team achieve a long-term ambition as they won promotion into the Step 6 of the Pyramid system playing in the East Midlands Counties League for the 2014/2015 season after finishing third place in the Leicestershire Senior League. It was a close title race with the top three all finishing level on points with Ashby third on goal difference.

The Reserves were also promoted to the Leicestershire Senior League Division One. 2014/2015 saw Ashby compete at Step 6 for the first time and they had a very good season and secured a top six finish in the East Midlands Counties League which featured victories against all of the sides above them. The Reserve side were involved in a tight title race and it went down to a last day decider against Lutterworth Athletic Reserves but despite the result going against them on the day they were still promoted for the second season in succession and will play at Step 7 in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division for 2015/2016.

2015/2016 saw Ashby have another fine season and they mounted a strong title challenge and they led the East Midlands Counties League for the majority of the season before finally finishing in third place. That saw them assured of a first ever appearance in the FA Cup for the 2016/2017 season where the aim again will be to push for promotion to Step 5.

The 2016-17 season was the most memorable in the history of Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club.

For the very first time in the clubs history they were accepted to play in the most famous club competition in the world, The FA Cup. It turned into a thrilling journey with higher

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CLUB HISTORY ranked opponents of Quorn and Loughborough Dynamo knocked out before Ashby fell to Ilkeston in the 1st Qualifying Round. Prior to the Ilkeston defeat Ashby received a visit from the FA Cup which was paraded through the town centre visiting local sponsors before players and spectators had the opportunity to view the cup at the NFU Sports Ground.

The league season was inconsistent with a strong finish to the season seeing the team finish in tenth place. The season did end with a first appearance in the final of the Jenkins & Jenkins League Cup but Dunkirk overturned a one goal deficit late on to see Ashby end as runners-up.

The 2017-18 season saw the 1st team finish Seventeenth in the East midland Counties and the Reserves finished in the bottom Two and relegation to Division One. 2018-19 saw the 1st team finish in the bottom half of the East Midlands Counties Football League and The Reserves now called the Knights finish runners up in the Senior League Division One and promoted back to step 7 in the Senior League Premier Division.

In the 2019-20 season Ashby first team faced a fresh challenge when they were moved to the Midland Premier League Division one by the FA in a shake up of the NLS, the season as we all know was expunged due to the pandemic. The

Reserves league also had all results expunged.

As a club we are now looking to but our ground and have since the end of the previous season become a CIC club.

CLUB HONOURS East Midlands Counties Football League League Cup Runners Up: 2016/2017 Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division Champions: 2010/2011 Division One Runners Up: 2007/2008 North Leicestershire Football League Premier Division Champions: 1994/1995, 1996/1997 1998/1999, 2002/2003 Premier Division Runners-Up: 1997/1998, 2004/2005 Cobbin Trophy Winners: 1996/1997 Chairmans Shield Winners: 1995/1996, 1996/1997 Leicestershire Senior Cup Runners Up: 2011/2012, 2012/2013 Coalville Charity Cup Winners: 2010/2011 Runners Up: 2002/2003

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MANAGER: Andy Gray COACHES: Pete Dunn & Chris Wood GOAL KEEPER COACH: Rob Lawrance MATCHDAY CO ORDINATOR: Lee Barratt PHYSIO: Elise Watts Byron Musgrove (GK) Sam Taylor (GK) Chris Acott Angus Blair-Park Ben Bradshaw Jake Conkay Liam Donaghy Ryan Dowling James Grouse Sam Grouse Macauley Holmes (CAPT.) Andy Hulley Luke Garner Ross McGarry Joseph Neal Danny Quinn Jack Robinson Tom Rowell Jack Samples Harry Stewart Mitch White Jordan Wilson

BILSTON TOWN

MANAGER: Wayne Spicer COACHES: Hayden Foote & Mark Habbershaw GOAL KEEPER COACH: ​Tom Read PHYSIO: Adam Paget

Matty Barnett Mark Brach Alex Cameron Ryan Cheshire Jack Clarke Taryll Davis Kyle De Garis Dimitri Dunkley Adam Garmson Tyrese Hall Nathan Hands Aaron Harper-Bailey Jake Healy Kie Houlihan Liam Hughes Jordan Kaye Jack Kelly Richard Kennedy Ty Knight Bradley Lawley Desean Martin Christopher May

MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE: Mark Malone ASSISTANTS: Stewart Walker & Linton Wood

NEXT UP AT HOME vs SHAWBURY UNITED

SAT 6 NOV 2021 - KO 3:00PM

MIDLAND FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE