Ashby Ivanhoe FC vs Graham Street Prims Saturday 25 April 2015

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VS GRAHAM STREET PRIMS

EAST MIDLANDS COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE SATURDAY 25TH APRIL 2015 - 3:00PM NFU SPORTS GROUND 1

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CHAIRMANS WELCOME Good afternoon and welcome to todays final 1st Team game of the Season against Graham Street Prims and may I extend a very warm welcome to the players, spectators and club officials of Graham Street Prims and hope that you enjoy the game and our hospitality. As this is the last programme of the season I felt it would be good to reflect on the season.

ASHBY IVANHOE FOOTBALL CLUB NFU Sports Ground Lower Packington Road Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire, LE65 1TS

CLUB OFFICIALS

Club Chairman: Stuart Bonser Club President: David Morris Vice President: Charlie Tissington Snr Senior Secretary: Martin Smith Matchday Secretary: Charlie Tissington Jnr Finance Manager: Neil Johnson Operations Manager: Mark Curtis Facilities Manager: Dave Buckley Commercial Manager: Stuart Bonser Supporters Club Chairman: Mick Buckley Website & Programme Editor: Matthew Lester Matchday PA: Mick Buckley Matchday Photographer: Nigel Parker

FIRST TEAM MANAGEMENT Manager: Assistant: Coach: Physio:

RESERVE TEAM MANAGEMENT Manager: Craig Savidge Assistant: Paul Foster Coach: Andy Parry

UNDER 18S MANAGEMENT Manager: Alex Roome Assistant: Luke Thorogood

GROUND STAFF

Mark Pepper, Darren Wearmouth, John Willars, Doug Kendrick

Off the field…..

This season has seen the club make huge strides forward yet again with the erection of the floodlights and training lights, seated stand and covered stand. This is testament to the hard work and commitment of the people involved off the field and my personal thank you goes to Mark Pepper, Dave Buckley, Mick Buckley, Darren Wearmouth, Martin Smith, John Emmerson, Neil Johnson, Charlie Tissington Jnr, John Willars, Doug Kendrick. The work will continue over the summer months with the completion of the covered accommodation and the erection of the new 50 seater stand, so if you are at a loose end over the months of May/June then feel free to come and lend a hand to help us continue to improve the facilities at the club. The pitch works will start in May and June. I am sure that you will agree that the matchday programme this year has been fantastic and that’s down to Matthew Lester who puts hours in each week on the programme and the website – well done Matthew. A big thank you to Chloe in the Catering and Hospitality as she works hard on matchdays and does a great job.

On the field…..

As you know the club is on the look out for a new 1st team Manager and I have already received numerous applications/expressions of interest and will be holding interviews with selected candidates during the 1st week of May so keep your eyes on the website and social media for the announcement. The challenge for me is to ensure that we pick the right person to take us forward on the field, galvanise players at all levels, work with the existing management team and produce a winning side to move us out of the league. This season for some would be seen as a good season if we are to finish 6/7 in our first season in the EMCFL. However the mandate from me has always been to get out in the first season and I have to say that we had the players at this club to enable us to do that but they were not managed nor utilised in the right way and this, I believe, has been the main reason why we missed out on the opportunity to be promoted. The reserves are in prime position to win the league and credit to Craig, Paul and Andy for the work they have done this season and lets hope that they can keep the lads focussed in the remaining games and be great to see you all down here watching their final game next Saturday which could be the title decider. The Under 18’s have had a season of 2 halves and whilst I know Alex will be disappointed with not winning the league he should take credit for the number of players that have developed into senior players over the season and long may that continue. The Junior teams have done well this season too with league wins for our Under 11’s, 12’s Knights and Under 18’s. All in all the club continues to move forward and the work and effort everyone is putting in is evident to see.

My big thank you goes to the club sponsors who have continued to support us again this season and we look forward to seeing you at the presentation night on the 16th May. Finally, I would like to personally thank all of our spectators that have watched us this season. The attendances have been fantastic and have seen us top of attendance league all season and I know it makes a big difference to the players when they see so many of you here to support them, a big thank you.

All that remains is to thank you all again for your continued support and enjoy the final game.

Stuart Bonser - Club Chairman

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WORDS FROM THE SKIPPER - NEZ Good afternoon and welcome to the home of Ashby Ivanhoe FC. May I extend a very warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of today's match opponents Graham St Prims.

Since our first meeting back in October there has been a few changes to the team and personnel. Our last meeting finished with a very hard fought 1-0 victory in very difficult conditions that extended an unbeaten run to 10 games. Unfortunately we have not since been able to put a run together like that, where by we now play our final game of the season out of the title run-in.

I suppose with that in mind, today is a good day to reflect back and remind ourselves of what we have achieved in our inaugural season in the East Midlands Counties League.

The development of the ground and facilities that we see here today are to be applauded and is a direct result of hard work and endeavour by some very committed members of the club.

The development on the field should not be dismissed either, with the Reserves still in with a chance of winning the league. The Under 18's have also had an excellent season only just missing out on winning the league. And underneath all of that there is a very active junior section competing at a variety of age groups.

Not forgetting that the 1st team has competed at its highest level of competitive football but despite that, I can't help but feel this season has been full of if's, but's and maybe's and I suppose that ultimately the table doesn't lie.

I think what this season has done has further enhanced the profile of the club and only strengthened the dream and vision that this club has long term and that it is more than able to go and achieve its dreams!

As many of you will be aware by now, Tony Hemmings stepped down as First Team Manager and so on a personal level it feels very strange having to prepare for a match by preparing programme notes and organising a squad of lads but under the circumstances that we find ourselves I was happy to embrace the situation given that we have a squad of quality individuals and the support and enthusiasm shown has been greatly appreciated.

I know you will all show your support for Ashby today, so enjoy the game and I'll see you all in the bar for a pint after!

Have a safe journey home from where you have travelled.

Regards, Nez

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FIRST TEAM LEAGUE TABLE & GOALSCORERS League Table 2014/2015 Season East Midlands Counties Football League

Goalscorers 2014/2015 Season

Correct to Tuesday 21st April 2015

inc. Cup Games

PL

W

D

L

F

A

+/-

PTS

1

St Andrews

38

26

4

8

101

48

53

82

Daniel Sharp

12

2

Bardon Hill

36

24

4

8

102

44

58

76

Chris Saunders

10

3

Radford

38

22

8

8

95

48

47

74

Josh Lowe

8

4

Ellistown & Ibstock United

36

21

7

8

97

45

52

70

Callum McBride

8

5

Blaby & Whetstone Athletic

38

21

7

10

80

50

30

70

Luke Thorogood

8

6

South Normanton Athletic

37

19

8

10

87

57

32

65

Scott Cordy

4

7

Ashby Ivanhoe

37

19

6

12

69

50

19

63

Luke Tozer

4

8

Holwell Sports

37

17

8

12

70

69

1

59

Sam Carline

3

9

Barrow Town

38

16

10

12

73

70

3

58

Phil Gibson

3

10

Arnold Town

36

18

3

15

68

68

0

57

Dan Stevenson

3

11

Gedling Miners Welfare

38

16

5

17

65

72

-7

53

James Fisher

2

12

Holbrook Sports

36

14

8

14

82

73

9

50

George Clamp

1

13

Anstey Nomads

37

14

7

16

69

71

-2

49

Macauley Holmes

1

14

Kimberley Miners Welfare

37

12

10

15

70

70

0

46

Chris Nettel

1

15

Stapenhill

37

11

7

19

53

74

-21

40

Tom Nolan

1

16

Borrowash Victoria

37

12

3

22

67

104

-37

39

James Purslow

1

17

Radcliffe Olympic

38

12

5

21

63

82

-19

38

Jack Ryder

1

18

Graham Street Prims

37

10

3

24

55

90

-35

33

Jamie Smith

1

19

Aylestone Park

37

4

4

29

50

132

-82

15

Chris Waldrum

1

20

Greenwood Meadows

37

3

3

31

40

141

-101

12

Own Goals

3

Radcliffe Olympic deducted 3 points, Aylestone Park deducted 1 point

Today’s East Midlands Counties League Fixtures Saturday 25th April 2015

Ashby Ivanhoe v Graham Street Prims Borrowash Victoria v Arnold Town Greenwood Meadows v Stapenhill

Holwell Sports v Holbrook Sports Kimberley Miners Welfare v Anstey Nomads South Normanton Athletic v Ellistown & Ibstock United

Latest East Midlands Counties League Results Saturday 18th April 2015

Aylestone Park 3-3 Holwell Sports Blaby & Whetstone Athletic 4-3 Borrowash Victoria Graham Street Prims 1-2 Anstey Nomads Greenwood Meadows 1-2 Arnold Town

Holbrook Sports 2-1 St Andrews Kimberley Miners Welfare 1-4 Gedling Miners Welfare Radcliffe Olympic 4-0 Stapenhill

Tuesday 21st April 2015

Anstey Nomads 2-2 South Normanton Athletic Graham Street Prims 0-2 Radford

Kimberley Miners Welfare 1-4 Ellistown & Ibstock United

Results from Wednesday 22nd April 2015 were unavailable at time of print

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FIRST TEAM 2014/2015 SEASON FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE

KO

H/A

Sat 9th Aug Sat 16th Aug Sat 23rd Aug Mon 25th Aug Sat 30th Aug Sat 6th Sep Sat 13th Sep Sat 20th Sep Sat 27th Sep Tue 30th Sep Sat 4th Oct Wed 8th Oct Sat 11th Oct Tue 14th Oct Sat 18th Oct Tue 21st Oct Sat 25th Oct Tue 28th Oct Sat 1st Nov Sat 15th Nov Tue 18th Nov Sat 22nd Nov Sat 29th Nov Tue 2nd Dec Sat 6th Dec Sat 13th Dec Sat 20th Dec Sat 10th Jan Sat 17th Jan Sat 24th Jan Sat 7th Feb Sat 14th Feb Sat 21st Feb Wed 25th Feb Sat 7th Mar Sat 14th Mar Sat 21st Mar Sat 28th Mar Sat 4th Apr Mon 6th Apr Sat 11th Apr Sat 25th Apr

15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 19:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 14:45 19:45 15:00 19:45 13:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00

H H A A H H H A H A A A A A H A A A H H H A H A H A A H A H H A A A H H A A H H H H

OPPOSITION

COMPETITION

ATT

Radford Bardon Hill Gedling Miners Welfare Stapenhill Arnold Town Borrowash Victoria Anstey Nomads Radcliffe Olympic South Normanton Athletic Caterpillar Greenwood Meadows South Normanton Athletic Bardon Hill Holwell Sports Aylestone Park Graham Street Prims Arnold Town Anstey Nomads Sileby Town St Andrews South Normanton Athletic Holbrook Sports Kimberley Miners Welfare Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Barrow Town Radford Borrowash Victoria Greenwood Meadows Kimberley Miners Welfare Radcliffe Olympic Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Barrow Town Aylestone Park South Normanton Athletic Holwell Sports Ellistown & Ibstock United Ellistown & Ibstock United St Andrews Gedling Miners Welfare Stapenhill Holbrook Sports Graham Street Prims

League League League League League League League League League Senior Cup 1st Round League League Cup 1st Round League League League League League League Senior Cup 2nd Round League League Cup 1st Rd Replay League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League

90 101 66 75 95 101 81 36 78 45 36 50 78 43 76 33 51 87 72 102 85 50 85 17 70 44 42 48 83 46 65 37 40 60 70 118 49 79 61 77 48

RESULT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

W 2-1 D 2-2 L 1-2 L 0-5 W 5-1 L 0-3 W 2-0 W 1-0 D 1-1 W 3-0 W 1-0 D 3-3 W 4-1 W 7-0 W 2-0 W 1-0 L 0-3 D 1-1 L 0-1 W 3-2 L 1-3 D 1-1 W 2-0 L 0-2 L 0-3 L 0-3 W 2-1 W 9-1 D 1-1 L 1-2 W 1-0 W 4-1 W 6-0 W 2-1 L 0-2 W 3-0 L 2-4 L 0-3 L 0-2 D 0-0 W 2-1

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RESERVE TEAM UPDATE ASHBY IVANHOE RESERVES 4 Gibson 3, Horn 5, Pollard 71,76

FC KHALSA GTB 0

Leicestershire Senior League Division One Saturday 18 April 2015 Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves continued their winning run to close the gap to league leaders Ingles to three points as visitors FC Khalsa GTB were defeated 4-0. Ashby made a great start to the match and were two up inside five minutes through Phil Gibson and Kerr Horn. Plenty of chances were created but it took a double from Ben Pollard late on to secure the points.

The first goal of the match came on three minutes when with the ball heading out of play for a goal kick Kerr Horn got a foot to the ball to lift it back into the area and there was leading scorer Phil Gibson who rose highest to head home.

Ashby doubled their advantage two minutes later when Jamie Fitzgerald battled for the ball close to the right touchline and with the ball running loose Andy Parry send the ball forward to Horn who despite being knocked off the ball inside the area he regained possession before sending a low shot across goal and into the bottom corner.

The next half an hour saw Ashby continue to put pressure on the visiting defence but they were also misplacing passes which gifted possession to the opposition and despite some good passing forward from Khalsa their final ball was poor with Ashby managing to clear before the final ten minutes of the half saw good chances for both teams.

On 36 minutes Ashby had a chance to add a third goal when a ball into the area found Horn who sent a powerful header goalwards and the keeper produced a fine save to tip the ball over the bar.

The final two chances of the first half fell to the visitors but they were denied a goal by two fine saves from the Ashby keeper Chris Hodge. Firstly they managed to get through the Ashby defence before a low shot towards the near post was well saved down low to the keeper’s right and the second chance saw a powerful header destined for the net but at full stretch the ball was tipped over the bar leaving Ashby’s 2-0 lead intact at the break.

Ashby started the second half the better side and they should have added a third on 50 minutes when Elliott Bott stormed through the Khalsa defence before lifting his shot over the keeper but the ball went narrowly wide of the post.

Chances continued to be created by Ashby and on the hour mark Bott had another opportunity to score but a shot was again wide of the target and then a couple of minutes later a ball forward to the edge of the area was headed down for Dan Stevenson who strike a shot at goal and the keeper got down well to turn the ball behind.

The match was finally put beyond Khalsa in the final twenty minutes as substitute Ben Pollard netted a couple.

His first goal came on 71 minutes when the ball was passed forward and from inside the area his shot found the bottom corner and just five minutes later he added his second and Ashby’s fourth when he received the ball from Gibson’s back heel before stroking home beyond the keeper to complete a routine victory for Ashby. * Tuesday night saw the Reserves entertain Asfordby Amateurs and they returned to the top of the table on goal difference with a 3-1 victory with two goals from Phil Gibson with the third coming through Scott Cordy.

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RESERVE TEAM LEAGUE TABLE & GOALSCORERS League Table 2014/2015 Season Leicestershire Senior League Division One

Goalscorers 2014/2015 Season

Correct to Tuesday 21st April 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves Ingles Lutterworth Athletic Reserves Hathern Asfordby Amateurs Ellistown & Ibstock United Res Lutterworth Town Barrow Town Reserves Ratby Sports Anstey Town Anstey Nomads Reserves FC Khalsa GTB Thurnby Nirvana Reserves Holwell Sports Reserves Highfield Rangers

inc. Cup Games

PL

W

D

L

F

A

+/-

PTS

25 26 25 25 26 25 26 25 26 25 26 25 26 26 25

20 20 19 15 13 13 12 12 9 10 9 7 7 3 1

1 1 1 3 7 3 3 2 5 2 1 3 2 2 6

4 5 5 7 6 9 11 11 12 13 16 15 17 21 18

86 82 86 74 61 57 73 63 50 54 41 40 51 19 33

30 33 21 43 40 40 57 48 60 66 65 90 87 97 93

56 49 65 31 21 17 16 15 -10 -12 -24 -50 -36 -78 -60

61 61 58 48 46 42 39 35 32 32 25 24 23 11 6

Anstey Nomads Res, Barrow Town Res & Highfield Rangers deducted 3 points

Phil Gibson Kerr Horn Rob Avins Dan Stevenson Michael Ellis Elliott Bott Scott Cordy Ben Pollard Oscar Blair-Park George Clamp Andy Parry Jack Ryder Sam Carline James Fisher Jamie Fitzgerald Daniel James Michael Kirkland Matthew Oliver Own Goals

29 13 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Today's Leicestershire Senior League Division One Fixtures Saturday 25th April 2015

Anstey Town v Asfordby Amateurs Ashby Ivanhoe Res v Highfield Rangers Barrow Town Res v Lutterworth Athletic Res

Ingles v Hathern Ratby Sports v Holwell Sports Res Thurnby Nirvana Res v Ellistown & Ibstock United Res

Latest Leicestershire Senior League Division One Results Tuesday 21st April 2015

Anstey Town 1-0 Ellistown & Ibstock United Res Ashby Ivanhoe Res 3-1 Asfordby Amateurs

Holwell Sports Res 2-2 Hathern Lutterworth Athletic Res 1-0 Anstey Nomads Res

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RESERVE TEAM 2014/2015 SEASON FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE

KO

H/A

OPPOSITION

COMPETITION

Sat 16th Aug

15:00

Sat 23rd Aug

15:00

A

Anstey Nomads Reserves

League

H

Ellistown & Ibstock Utd Res

League

Mon 25th Aug

15:00

H

Aslockton CFC

League Cup 1st Round

Tue 2nd Sep

19:30

A

Lutterworth Athletic Reserves

League

Sat 6th Sep

15:00

A

Hathern

League

Sat 13th Sep

15:00

A

Barrow Town Reserves

League

Tue 16th Sep

19:30

A

Ratby Sports

League

Sat 4th Oct

13:30

A

Caterpillar Reserves

County Cup 1st Round

RESULT • • • • • • • •

Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves won 5-4 on penalties, 2-2 after extra time, 1-1 after 90 minutes 15:00 H Anstey Nomads Reserves League • Sat 18th Oct 15:00 A Asfordby Amateurs League •

Sat 11th Oct

Sat 25th Oct

15:00

H

Hathern

League

Sat 1st Nov

13:00

H

Ryhall United 2009

County Cup 2nd Round

Sat 15th Nov

14:00

A

Anstey Town

League

Sat 29th Nov

14:00

A

Ellistown & Ibstock Utd Res

League

Sat 6th Dec

13:00

H

Birstall United Reserves

County Cup 3rd Round

Sat 13th Dec

14:00

H

Anstey Town

League

Sat 20th Dec

14:00

H

Ingles

League

Sat 10th Jan

14:00

A

Thurnby Nirvana Reserves

League

Sat 24th Jan

15:00

A

Holwell Sports Reserves

League

Sat 7th Feb

14:00

A

Highfield Rangers

League

Sat 14th Feb

14:00

H

Lutterworth Town

League

Sat 28th Feb

14:00

A

FC Khalsa GTB

League

Sat 7th Mar

15:00

A

Ingles

League

Sat 14th Mar

15:00

H

Thurnby Nirvana Reserves

League (at Hood Park)

Sat 21st Mar

15:00

H

Holwell Sports Reserves

League

Sat 28th Mar

15:00

H

Ratby Sports

League

Sat 4th Apr

15:00

A

Lutterworth Town

League

Sat 18th Apr

15:00

H

FC Khalsa GTB

League

Tue 21st Apr

19:30

H

Asfordby Amateurs

League

Sat 25th Apr Tue 28th Apr Sat 2nd May

15:00 19:30 15:00

H H H

Highfield Rangers Barrow Town Reserves Lutterworth Athletic Reserves

League (at Hood Park) League League

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• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

W 4-0 W 3-2 L 1-4 W 2-1 W 3-0 L 0-2 W 5-1 W pens W 5-0 D 1-1 W 2-1 W 4-2 L 2-4 L 0-2 L 1-6 W 6-0 W 3-2 W 9-3 W 4-1 W 2-1 W 5-2 W 3-1 L 0-3 W 6-0 W 6-0 W 5-0 W 3-2 W 4-0 W 3-1

UNDER 18S UPDATE League Table 2014/2015 Season Leicestershire Midweek Floodlit Youth League North Division

Goalscorers 2014/2015 Season

Correct to Wednesday 15th April 2015 1 2 3 4

Gresley Youth Anstey Nomads Youth Quorn Youth 2014 Ashby Ivanhoe Youth

W

D

L

F

A

+/-

PTS

13 14 13 14

9 8 8 7

1 3 1 4

3 3 4 3

62 39 50 47

16 19 19 28

46 20 31 19

28 27 25 25

Elliott Beldon Angus Blair-Park Jamie Fitzgerald Oscar Blair-Park

16 15 15 6

28 30 22 15

26 27 49 109

2 3 -27 -94

24 19 9 0

Ryan McMenamin George Clamp James Grice Nathan Price Jack Hoult Ben Smith Own Goals

6 5 3 3 2 2 1

5 Ibstock United Youth 14 7 3 4 6 Birstall United Youth 14 5 4 5 7 Coalville Town Youth 14 3 0 11 8 Guru Nanak Gurdwara 2014 14 0 0 14 Holwell Sports Youth & Barrow Town Youth resigned from league

DATE

KO

H/A

Wed 17th Sep Wed 24th Sep Wed 1st Oct Wed 15th Oct Wed 29th Oct Wed 5th Nov Wed 12th Nov Wed 19th Nov Wed 3rd Dec Wed 10th Dec Wed 4th Feb Wed 18th Feb Wed 25th Feb Wed 11th Mar Wed 18th Mar Wed 25th Mar Wed 8th Apr Wed 15th Apr

19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:00 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:00 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30

H A H H A A A A H A H H A A A H H H

inc. Cup Games

PL

OPPOSITION

COMPETITION

Guru Nanak Gurdwara 2014 Ibstock United Youth Quorn Youth 2014 Coalville Town Youth St Andrews Youth Birstall United Youth Aylestone Park Youth Quorn Youth 2014 Oadby Town Youth Guru Nanak Gurdwara 2014 Birstall United Youth Aylestone Park 94 Youth Coalville Town Youth Gresley Youth Anstey Nomads Youth Ibstock United Youth Anstey Nomads Youth Gresley Youth

League League League League County Cup 2nd Round League League Cup 2nd Round League County Cup Quarter Final League League League Cup Quarter Final League League League League League League

RESULT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

W 7-1 D 2-2 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 7-1 D 3-3 W 6-3 W 3-2 L 1-3 W 8-1 D 3-3 L 1-2 W 7-1 D 3-3 L 0-2 L 0-1 W 4-3 L 1-5

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SEASON REVIEW 2014/2015 The 2014/2015 saw Ashby Ivanhoe compete at step 6 of the non-league system for the first time in the clubs history after months of hard work by dedicated club members and a three way fight for the Leicestershire Senior League title in 2013/2014. The club could only finish third in the title race with the three teams only being separated by goal difference but it was enough for promotion into the East Midlands Counties League.

AUGUST

The season began with a home match against Radford, who would later go on to challenge at the top of the table, and Ashby couldn’t of hoped for a better start as a last minute winner from Luke Thorogood saw Ashby come from behind to secure a 2-1 victory and the first three points of the season in front of a strong opening crowd of 90. Radford took the lead in the first half before the same player scored in his own net to draw Ashby level and as the match entered stoppage time Thorogood netted the winner.

A week later saw a visit from a Bardon Hill side heavily tipped for the title but they couldn’t get the better of an Ashby side who maintained their unbeaten start with a 2-2 draw. Just like the opening match Ashby again found themselves behind but Phil Gibson levelled within 60 seconds before Tom Nolan put them in front in the second half. A stunning free kick ensured the points were shared.

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SEASON REVIEW 2014/2015 The following weekend was Bank Holiday and two away trips awaited with the first at Gedling Miners Welfare saw Ashby fall to their first defeat of the season 2-1 with Chris Saunders grabbing a consolation five minutes from time. Bank Holiday Monday was a total washout with poor weather and a poor performance seeing the local derby with Stapenhill end in the heaviest defeat of the season 5-0 with the manager describing it as ‘an absolute disaster’.

They did respond in the final match of the month when Arnold Town were the visitors where a fine second half performance saw Ashby run out 5-1 winners with two goals apiece for Daniel Sharp and Luke Tozer and one from Chris Nettel with Ashby sitting firmly in mid-table.

SEPTEMBER

September started in disappointing fashion as visitors Borrowash Victoria took home all three points with a comfortable 3-0 victory before Ashby again quickly responded to defeat by recording a 2-0 victory over early strugglers Anstey Nomads. Ashby were the better side in the first half with goals from Thorogood and Sharp and despite Anstey having the better of the second half Ashby held onto their lead.

The following week they were on the road with a trip to Radcliffe Olympic and for the first time in the season they recorded two straight victories as a lone strike from Saunders gave them a 1-0 win. It was also Ashby’s first away victory of the season and they had to earn it as they had to dig deep in the second half to keep out their hosts.

A tough match was then in store at the NFU as fellow promoted side and joint leaders South Normanton Athletic were the visitors but neither side could come out on top with the match ending in a 1-1 draw in a match with three penalties. Dan Stevenson put Ashby in front before they had a chance to double their lead from the penalty spot but their keeper made a save. South Normanton levelled shortly after and they had a chance to win the match themselves ten minutes from time but the third penalty of the match was put wide and Ashby remained in midtable at the end of the month.

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SEASON REVIEW 2014/2015 Attention was then turned to the Leicestershire Senior Cup with a first round trip to Senior League side Caterpillar and Ashby comfortably secured their passage into the second round with a 3-0 victory with goals from Daniel Sharp (2) and Scott Cordy.

OCTOBER

October was the busiest month of the season for Ashby with a total of eight matches and they also started their rise up the table. It all started with an away trip to bottom of the table Greenwood Meadows who only had a solitary point to their name from ten matches but it took a Sam Carline strike just after the break to give Ashby the points with a 1-0 victory.

There was then an entertaining start to the League Cup campaign as Ashby travelled to South Normanton Athletic and after falling 2-0 down inside 17 minutes Ashby recovered to force extra time with second half goals from Josh Lowe and a 91st minute strike from Chris Saunders. After again falling behind in extra time Ashby were level within a minute through Sharp before South Normanton had a chance to win the match in the final minute but a penalty save from Chris Hodge forced a replay.

Next up was the return fixture against Bardon Hill and Ashby produced one of their best performances of the season to win 4-1. After a goalless first half Bardon took the lead five minutes into the second half but Ashby responded brilliantly and inside a nine minute spell two goals from Thorogood and another from Sharp turned the match around with an own goal in the final five minutes completing a miserable afternoon for Bardon.

The goals continued to flow in the following match and Holwell Sports felt the full effect of a powerful Ivanhoe attacking unit when they found themselves 5-0 down after 30 minutes on their own patch with the unstoppable Sharp scoring three and Stevenson and Carline one apiece. Another goal each for Carline and Sharp in the second half completed a 7-0 victory as Ashby moved upto fifth.

Aylestone Park were the next side to visit the NFU and first half goals from Lowe and Thorogood gave Ashby a 2-0 victory which saw another rise in the table to fourth and the following midweek Ashby made it five league wins in a row as a penalty from Phil Gibson after just six minutes saw Graham Street Prims defeated 1-0 and Ashby were now just two points off top spot in second place.

The winning run was halted the following Saturday as Arnold Town avenged their defeat at the end of August with a 3-0 win before Ashby ended the month with a 1-1 draw at Anstey Nomads.

Phil Gibson gave Ashby an early lead before Anstey piled on the pressure and levelled inside the final ten minutes. Ashby had collected 16 points from a possible 21 during the month to climb to third spot in the table.

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SEASON REVIEW 2014/2015 NOVEMBER

The start of November saw the second round of the Leicestershire Senior Cup and Senior League title challengers Sileby Town were the visitors to the NFU and a disappointing performance from Ashby saw the visitors into the third round with a 1-0 victory. Ashby were then without a match for two weeks and in that time the floodlights were transferred from Hood Park to the NFU in time for the top of the table clash against St Andrews on Saturday 15th November. It wasn’t going well for Ashby as they fell behind on five minutes and then two down just after the break but Ashby responded superbly and goals from Lowe, Stevenson and Thorogood inside a 15 minute spell turned the match around and defeated the side now challenging for the title. The match also saw the record attendance at the time of 102.

The first full match under floodlights took place the following midweek when South Normanton Athletic were the visitors for the second time this season in the League Cup first round replay. There was to be no cup run for Ashby though as despite Saunders levelling the scores at 1-1 midway through the second half defensive errors led to a 3-1 defeat. Back to league action and another top of the table clash came at Holbrook Sports where the teams couldn’t be separated in a 1-1 draw with Lowe scoring Ashby’s goal.

A visit from Kimberley Miners Welfare completed the month and two early wonder strikes from Saunders and James Purslow put Ashby in control and they comfortably held on to their advantage to record a 2-0 victory which saw them end the month in third spot and in a very promising position.

DECEMBER

After a fine run of form through October and November, December started badly for Ashby and for the first time in the season they suffered three straight defeats and all without finding the net themselves. First up was a midweek trip to fellow challengers Blaby & Whetstone Athletic where a goal in each half secured a 2-0 victory for the home side.

Next up, as football remembered the 1914 Christmas Truce, Barrow Town visited the NFU and took all three points with a 3-0 victory with the three goals coming in an eight minute spell either side of the break and it was the same scoreline a week later as Ashby travelled to the improving Radford.

The final match before the festive period saw Ashby travel to Borrowash Victoria where goals from Chris Waldrum and James Fisher gave them a 2-1 victory to end the losing run. Weather forced the final match of the year to be postponed leaving Ashby at the turn of the year sitting in fourth place.

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SEASON REVIEW 2014/2015 JANUARY

Weather continued to play a part at the beginning of January with the league fixture at South Normanton falling foul to the conditions before Ashby blew away the cobwebs a week later when bottom of the table Greenwood Meadows were the visitors and Ashby cruised to their biggest win of the season. Saunders scored a first half hat-trick and further goals from Macauley Holmes and Josh Lowe gave Ashby a 5-1 half time lead. Thorogood made it 6-1 shortly after the break before goals in the final ten minutes from Tozer, Sharp and Callum McBride completed a 9-1 rout.

The following week saw the return fixture at Kimberley Miners Welfare where McBride scored late on for the second match running to rescue a point for Ashby with a 1-1 draw in a match played in a mud-bath. Chris Hodge performed heroics in the second half to keep Ashby in the match before the late equaliser. The month ended in disappointing fashion as despite taking an early lead through Scott Cordy strugglers Radcliffe Olympic capitalised on a below par performance to turn the match around within twenty minutes before defending well in the second half to get themselves a much needed three points and leave Ashby in sixth place and ten points from leaders Blaby & Whetstone Athletic.

FEBRUARY

February began with a visit of the leaders Blaby & Whetstone Athletic and a tense game saw Ashby come out on top with Chris Saunders scoring the only goal inside the final ten minutes before tempers began to boil over and both sides finished with nine men as Ashby kept themselves in the title race while denting the hopes of Blaby.

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SEASON REVIEW 2014/2015 Ashby then when on another mini run of form and the next three matches all resulted in victories and all away from home. First up was a trip to Barrow Town and after defeat back in December it was Ashby’s turn to ease to victory as they dominated the game from start to finish and first half goals from McBride, Lowe and Thorogood saw Ashby into a 3-0 lead. McBride then added a second midway through the second half before Barrow grabbed a consolation in a 4-1 victory.

A visit to second from bottom Aylestone Park was up next and Ashby capitalised on their defensive frailties by recording a 6-0 victory with all the goals coming in the second half. McBride continued his fine goalscoring form by grabbing a hat-trick with further goals from Cordy, Lowe and Tozer. Ashby then faced South Normanton Athletic for the fourth time for the re-arranged league fixture and it was Ashby who came out on top as an own goal gave them a half time lead before Saunders doubled the advantage in the second half. South Normanton scored a consolation five minutes from time but couldn’t force an equaliser with Ashby remaining in sixth place at the end of the month.

MARCH

As the season entered March there was just eight matches remaining and the month threw up some tough fixtures with a double header against Ellistown & Ibstock United and a trip to title challengers St Andrews but first up was a home match against a much improved Holwell Sports who Ashby had beaten 7-0 earlier in the season. It wasn’t a good day for Ashby this time though as the visitors avenged their heavy defeat by scoring two goals early in the second half for a 2-0 victory.

The following week saw the home encounter with Ellistown & Ibstock United and in front of a season record crowd of 118 Ashby bounced back to winning ways in fine style to put a dent in the visitors title hopes by running out 3-0 winners. Josh Lowe had given Ashby an early lead inside the opening ten minutes before they had to hold firm defensively as Ellistown looked for a way back into the match but the match was put beyond doubt in the final five minutes with James Fisher and Scott Cordy capping off a fine performance with the third goal. There wasn’t much joy the following week though with the reverse fixture at Ellistown and they ran out 4-2 winners. Ashby found themselves 3-0 down before George Clamp pulled one back on the stroke of half time. It then became 4-1 early in the second half before a Jack Ryder penalty reduced the arrears but Ashby couldn’t force a way back into the match.

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SEASON REVIEW 2014/2015 The final match of the month saw a visit to St Andrews and with the home side looking to push on at the top of the table Ashby were looking to hold onto a top six spot which they had occupied for the majority of the season but they fell behind midway through the first half. It remained 1-0 up until five minutes from time where St Andrews put the result beyond doubt with two late goals to complete a 3-0 victory.

APRIL

The final month of the season and Ashby were faced with four home matches and first up was an Easter weekend double header with Gedling Miners Welfare the first opponents. Ashby were finding goals hard to come by in recent matches and the visitors had no trouble as they comfortably won the match 2-0 with both goals coming in the first half. Easter Monday saw the local derby against Stapenhill and Ashby were out to avenge the 5-0 thrashing from back in August. The first half saw chances at a premium but the second half saw Ashby play some great football but they were denied numerous times by the Stapenhill keeper and strong shouts for a penalty were turned down in the closing stages which led to the first goalless draw of the season.

The penultimate game of the season saw a visit from Holbrook Sports, who when the teams met back in November were challenging at the top of the table but they had since slipped down to sit 12th ahead of the game. Ashby had the better chances in the first half but they found themselves behind after a quarter of an hour and it stayed that way until the break. Ashby weren’t to be denied in the second half though and they turned the match around with Callum McBride levelling midway through the half before Jamie Smith scored the decisive goal in the 89th minute for a 2-1 victory.

Today sees the final match in Ashby’s first season in the East Midlands Counties League as Graham Street Prims visit the NFU and a top seven finish is guaranteed. To finish at the top end of the table is a great achievement for the club and even though the chairman’s aim at the beginning of the season was to win the league it’s been a great first season with some memorable performances against some the top sides. Ashby have beaten all the sides above them at some stage this season and hopefully next season can see them challenging for the title and promotion to Step 5.

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DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH MOG Well, well, well somebody once said that “a week is a long time in football” & this last week certainly has seemed that way. I’ll leave the obvious stuff to the Chairman & simply give you my thoughts on the season as we approach our final first team game this afternoon.

Radford at home on 9th August certainly seems a long time ago and we started well with a 2-0 win over a team that will finish 3rd and then drew at home to the team that will probably win it, Bardon and went on to thrash them away from home too. In fact of the 6 teams that will finish above us we have beaten them all at least once, for me that sums up the frustration of the season overall. At times we have looked fantastic, Holwell away winning 7-0 but then losing to them at home? Whilst it’s only our first season at this level and on the face of it 7th is a solid start at Step 6 it could have been so much more.

On to the positives of which there are many. We now have 17 teams representing Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club, isn’t that fantastic! The NFU Sports Ground has improved to be a superb football ground and the clubhouse a great place to be, the general vibe around the club is hugely positive and I look forward to a summer of fencing, digging, slabbing & holding Pep’s sonic screwdriver to make it even better for next year.

Our crowds are superb, we are the best supported club in the league and the matchday “crack” is terrific. It’s great to see some of our older players returning to watch the teams in action too, it brings great continuity to what we are trying to achieve at the club.

In closing I must pay tribute to 2 people. The achievements at the club could not happen without our Chairman Stuart Bonser, the amount of effort he puts in to the running of the club is simply amazing and on behalf of everyone at the club I would like to say thank you.

Finally, to Matthew “Statto” Lester who puts this programme together I would also say thank you on behalf of everyone at the club and the ground hoppers of the nation. If there is a better programme at our level anywhere I haven’t seen it, congratulations on a job very well done mate.

So that’s it, our first season in the East Midlands Counties League, good luck to the team today and a if you can please support Sav and the Reserves in their final games, what an achievement that would be if our Reserve team can win the league that our First team aspired to be in not so long ago, just shows how far we have come in recent years.

Onwards & upwards, enjoy the summer.

Dave Morris Club President

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ASHBY IVANHOE FC SUPPORTERS CLUB A warm welcome to everyone here today for Ivanhoe’s East Midland Counties match against Graham St Prims here at the NFU Sports Ground.

So here we are at last match of the season and although managerless I’m sure our temporary team mentors will want to end the season with a big win so come on lads lets go for it and my prediction is a 3-1 win for the lads.

I’m sure that all our supporters wish Tony and Yogi all the best for the future but for the club it is onwards and upwards and it’s great to know that we have a great chairman in Stuart Bonser who I’m sure will certainly soon appoint a replacement team manager. So as far as this season is concerned a top ten finish after promotion is not bad but it could have been better.

The U11s beat local rivals Woodville 3-2 last Saturday to become the third Ivanhoe team to win their prospective league so well done lads and good luck to all our teams this weekend.

Don’t forget if have any comments regarding the club please e-mail me at mh.buckley@btinternet.com and thank you all for your support this season. Have a nice summer and see you for the start of next season.

Mick Buckley - Supporters Club Chairman

END OF SEASON QUIZ Question 1: Who defeated Manchester United on the opening day of the season?

Question 2: Which League One side progressed to the Semi Finals of the League Cup? Question 3: Who was the first Premier League manager to be sacked this season?

Question 4: Name the two teams who knocked out Chelsea and Manchester City from this seasons FA Cup? Question 5: Who scored the opening goal of the 2015 League Cup Final?

Question 6: Name the two teams to have beaten Chelsea in the league this season up to 19th April?

Question 7: Upto and including Sunday 19th April which club has scored the most goals in the top 4 divisions?

Question 8: Up to and including Sunday 19th April which Premier League side has the best defensive record?

Question 9: Which League 2 side were beaten in the 1st Round of the FA Cup by non-league Warrington Town?

Question 10: Name the seven players to have scored a Premier League hat-trick this season?

Answers to the quiz can be found on page 27

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THE OPPOSITION GRAHAM STREET PRIMS Graham Street Prims were originally founded in 1904, being formed from a primitive Methodist Church from which they derived the name “Prims”. Graham Street itself is actually situated off Osmaston Road in the city of Derby and is close to the Baseball Ground, former home of Derby County until they moved to their new home at Pride Park.

Prims were disbanded in 1914 due to the outbreak of the first world war but in the ten year period until that time they boasted several players who went on to play league football, these included the Keetley brothers and Jimmy Bagshaw who eventually went on to play for Notts County and England.

Prims were reformed in 1953 and achieved many honours, mainly in the Central Alliance, The East Midlands League and the Derbyshire Senior League. The finest years came between 1971 and 1981 when they won no less than fifteen major honours including seven Derbyshire FA Cup wins and eight League titles.

In 1991 Prims were again disbanded due to not having a suitable ground of the required league standard but in 1995 were reformed through a merger with Derby Carriage & Wagon FC. Since reforming, they have been semi-finalists in the Derbyshire Senior Cup, beating Matlock Town on the way and losing to Belper Town 2-0 in the semi final. They gained promotion from the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League to the Supreme Division, finishing fifth in their first season in the higher division. After suffering four years of continual vandalism at the Railway Ground in Longbridge Lane, Derby and having been relegated for not having floodlights, the club was on the verge of folding once more.

But a determined committee met with officials from Borrowash Victoria FC at the Asterdale Sports and Social Club in Spondon and owners of the land, The Heritage Pub Company as a result, a pitch and the promise of a lease was offered. Prims committee met with Officials from the Central Midlands League, led by Mr Frank Harwood, they gave the go-ahead to our new home and work soon started on the ground. New post & rail was erected and new pitch drainage was installed. Re-seeding and verti draining of the pitch has also took place as well as a complete conversion of the old “Band Hut” into a dressing room complex and hospitality suite. Installation of a 2 metre high fence around the perimeter of the pitch with floodlights installed and the siting of a portacabin to provide refreshments for spectators as well as separate toilets also being completed. Raising the money for this operation, which has taken place over a number of years was a mammoth task with fund raising, loans and grants being obtained, this resulted in the club paying out around £90-100K. In 2008 the Asterdale club closed, this brought about a spate of vandalism, which cost Prims a great deal of time and money which they could ill afford, repairing roof’s, replacing glass and removing graffiti etc.

Eventually new buyers for the sight were found. The new owners, ROSCOM decided they would knock down the old club to build an office block and also promised new facilities for Prims, this is still the aim but an agreement between Roscom and the City Council over the planning application has still to be agreed.

The new owner has assured us that they are very keen to keep sport going at the ground and after meeting with them our future looks bright, meanwhile negotiations for a long term lease are ongoing

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THE OPPOSITION On the playing side season 2008-2009 saw a new league formed for the East Midlands at step six in the FA Pyramid system, teams primarily from the Central Midlands League, Leicester Senior League and the Notts Alliance was formed with Prims among the teams competing as founder members. We were also joined by our near neighbours, Borrowash Victoria, who left the Northern Counties (East) League to join the East Midlands Counties, ensuring two excellent local derbies in prospect. Our Reserves were placed in the new Central Midlands Supreme Reserve League with our under 18’s side competing in the Derby City League.

Wayne Harvey Toon remains as Club Chairman and Ray Garlick has agreed to sponsor maintenance of the ground for three years, resulting in our ground being known as the RAYGAR ARENA. Since the highly successful seasons of the 70’s and 80’s progress has been somewhat steady, to say the least, this has been mainly due to us competing with other local sides who are in a position to offer incentives to players, where we are clearly in no position to offer any form of payment. This inability to attract players seeking some form of remuneration caused Prims another problem with managers, resulting in us having EIGHT managers over a period of eighteen years. Most of the managers over this period had played for Prims at some time and like the rest of the Managers, found difficulty recruiting good quality players.

In 2009 Prims appointed Mick Rodgers (who had been very successful with Vics), however he too suffered from the same problem as previous managers and resigned half way through the season. Prims committee were again forced to advertise in the local press and through various local league websites and after interviewing three candidates, Mark Webster was appointed in December 2009 with the task of keeping Prims in the EMCL. Mark had been very successful with Holbrook MW (now Holbrook Sports), another of Prims local rivals, bringing a wealth of experience he set about his task of bringing some stability to the club. He brought with him Mick Bentley (who had been with Prims previously) and was joined by Tony Collins and Mark Harris who brought their own young Chellaston team to form the nucleus of the Reserves. Because of Prims inability to pay players Mark’s aim was to concentrate mainly on youth.

In the 2011-2012 season Ian McAndrew joined Prims from Mickleover Sports as Mark’s assistant. Mark demanded loyalty from everyone at the club including the committee and last season saw his efforts bear fruit with the 1st team reaching the final of the league cup and finishing eighth in the league. The reserves reaching the semi-final of the DFA Divisional Cup and finishing fifth in their league and the Youth team finishing runners-up in the Derby City Under 18 League. The club now enjoys a welcome return to the days of the “Community Spirit” which must go down to the discipline Mark has instilled in his players. He has not been frightened to bring young players into the first team, and has brought about a very optimistic future for the club.

The 2013-2014 season sees a new club structure launched and designed by Tony Collins to bring a more professional look to the committee and throughout the club. With everyone pulling in the right direction and if we can get the dressing room plans sorted the outlook for the club is very bright indeed. This season Prims will be competing in the FA Cup for the first time in their history as well as the FA Vase.

Last 3 Seasons League Record Season

League

Pos

PL

W

D

L

F

A

+/-

PTS

2013/2014

East Midlands Counties League

10 / 19

36

18

4

14

84

62

22

58

2012/2013

East Midlands Counties League

8 / 19

36

18

6

12

68

62

6

57(-3)

2011/2012

East Midlands Counties League

14 / 19

36

10

6

20

49

85

-36

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ASHBY IVANHOE FC JUNIORS Latest Junior Results Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th April 2015

Under 11s: Won 3-2 vs Woodville Rangers Under 12s Knights: Lost 0-1 vs Ambleside JFC Lions (Cup) Under 13s: Lost 1-2 vs Cottage Farm United (Cup) Under 14s: Drew 1-1 vs Mickleover Sports Under 15s: Lost 1-2 vs Belvedere Park Juniors Blue Under 16s: Lost 0-9 vs GAD Khalsa Sports

Under 12s Jesters League Table Burton Junior Football League U12 Division 1 PL

W

D

L

PTS

Under 11s League Table Burton Junior Football League U11 Division 3 0

1

42

2

Uttoxeter Juniors

15

12

1

2

37

3

Barton Rovers Spartans

16

10

4

2

34

4

Woodville Rangers

16

8

1

7

25

5

Newhall Lions

16

7

2

7

23

6

Doveridge

16

7

1

8

22

7

Stretton Eagles Black

16

4

2

10

14

8

Stapenhill Swans Blue

16

2

1

13

6

9

Tutbury Tigers

16

1

0

15

3

Stapenhill Swans Blue deducted 1 point

Under 12s Barons League Table Tamworth Junior Football League U12 Division 1

19

14

2

3

44

20

14

2

4

44

3

Belvedere Park Juniors Red

20

11

2

7

35

4

TS Sports Villa

17

11

2

4

35

1

5

Belvedere Park Juniors Blue

18

10

2

6

32

2

6

Belvedere Park Juniors Black

20

10

2

8

32

7

Belvedere Park Juniors White

20

8

4

8

28

0

11

PTS

14

Phoenix Rangers

9

L

15

Barton Rovers Hercules

20

D

Ashby Ivanhoe

2

LRT

W

1

1

8

PL

PL

W

D

L

PTS

Elford Boys Galaxy

14

13

1

0

40

Atherstone Rangers Bears

14

11

1

2

34

3

Haunchwood Sports

15

9

1

5

28

4

Heather Juniors Hawks

14

7

2

5

23

27

5

Barton Rovers Spartans

15

7

2

6

23

9

Hatton United

20

8

1

11

25

6

Coton Green Emeralds

15

6

1

8

19

10

Rolleston Red

19

5

4

10

19

7

Ashby Ivanhoe Barons

15

4

1

10

13

11

Outwoods Eagles

19

2

2

15

8

8

Sportsco Saints

15

3

2

10

11

12

Ashby Ivanhoe Jesters

20

2

1

17

7

9

Measham Welfare Lions

15

0

1

14

1

Under 12s Knights League Table Under 13s League Table Tamworth Junior Football League U12 Division 3 Tamworth Junior Football League U13 Division 1 PL

W

D

L

PTS

PL

W

D

L

PTS

1

Ashby Ivanhoe Knights

14

12

1

1

37

1

Wilnecote Wanderers United

13

11

1

1

34

2

Cottage Farm Rangers

14

10

2

2

32

2

Stonydelph Boys

14

10

2

2

32

3

Hurley Kings Rifles

13

8

1

4

25

3

Heather Juniors Eagles

14

10

0

4

30

4

Stonydelph Boys RD

14

8

0

6

24

4

Dosthill Colts

14

6

3

5

21

5

Sportsco Rangers

14

6

0

8

18

5

Gillway Boys Pumas

14

4

3

7

15

6

Top Score FC

14

3

2

9

11

6

Amington Diamonds Blue

14

4

2

8

14

7

Deer Park

14

2

2

10

8

7

Ashby Ivanhoe

13

2

0

11

6

8

Cottage Farm United

13

1

2

10

5

8

Lichfield City Leopards

12

1

1

10

4

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ASHBY IVANHOE FC JUNIORS Under 14s League Table Derby City Football League U14 Sat Division 2 PL

W

D

L

PTS

Under 15s League Table Burton Junior Football League U15 Division 1 PL

W

D

L

PTS

1

Sherwin

20

14

2

4

44

1

Edge Hill

21

19

1

1

58

2

Spondon Dynamos

20

13

3

4

42

2

Belvedere Park Juniors Blue

23

16

3

4

51

3

GAD Khalsa Sports

20

11

3

6

36

3

Newhall Lions

21

16

2

3

50

4

Melbourne United

20

11

3

6

36

4

Marlborough Rovers

16

13

2

1

41

5

Lichfield Athletic

19

10

3

6

33

5

Rolleston

20

11

4

5

37

6

Mickleover Sports

17

9

3

5

30

6

Winshill Green

19

11

2

6

35

7

Mayfield FC

18

6

2

10

20

7

Hilton Harriers Rhinos

21

9

3

9

30

8

Alvo Boys

19

6

2

11

20

8

Winshill Yellow

24

8

2

14

26

9

Ashby Ivanhoe

19

5

4

10

19

9

Mayfield

17

7

3

7

24

10

Barton Rovers

18

6

1

11

19

10

Belvedere Park Juniors Red

22

6

4

12

22

11

Belper Town Juniors

20

1

0

19

3

11

Ashby Ivanhoe

21

5

2

14

17

Under 16s League Table Derby City Football League U16 Sat Division 2 PL

W

D

L

PTS

12

Woodville Rangers

20

4

4

12

16

13

Marlborough Rovers Yellow

20

1

2

17

5

14

TS Sports

23

1

0

22

2

Doveridge Yellow deducted 1 point

Under 18s League Table Burton Junior Football League Youth Division 2

1

A.D.A.S.C United

20

14

3

3

45

2

Melbourne United

21

13

5

3

44

3

Mickleover All Stars

22

12

5

5

41

4

GAD Khalsa Sports

20

10

3

7

33

1

5

West Hallam Juniors

20

9

6

5

33

2

6

Barton Hornets

21

9

6

6

33

7

Duffield Dynamo

21

8

6

7

8

Allestree Juniors

22

8

5

9

PL

W

D

L

PTS

Ashby Ivanhoe

16

12

4

0

40

Belvedere Park Juniors

16

12

2

2

38

3

TS Sports

16

12

1

3

37

30

4

Heather St Johns

16

9

3

4

30

29

5

Newhall Cougars

16

6

1

9

19

9

Cobra Oakwood

20

7

5

8

26

6

Doveridge Yellow

16

5

2

9

16

10

Heanor Lions Juniors

20

6

2

12

20

7

Stapenhill Swans

16

4

0

12

12

11

Belper Sports RS

21

4

2

15

14

8

Ryknield Albion

16

3

0

13

9

12

Ashby Ivanhoe

20

0

0

20

0

9

Willington

16

1

3

12

6

Doveridge Yellow deducted 1 point

End of Season Quiz Answers

Q1: Swansea City, Q2: Sheffield United, Q3: Neil Warnock (Crystal Palace), Q4: Bradford City & Middlesbrough Q5: John Terry, Q6: Newcastle United & Tottenham Hotspur, Q7: Bournemouth (92), Q8: Southampton (24) Q9: Exeter City, Q10: Diego Costa, Sergio Aguero, Charlie Austin, Jonathan Walters, Harry Kane, Christian Benteke and Yannick Bolasie

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JUNIOR FIXTURES Saturday 25th April 2015 – Saturday 30th May 2015 25-Apr-15 Saturday

26-Apr-15 Sunday 29-Apr-15

U16s

Home vs.

GAD Khalsa Sports

League

KO 10:30am

U14s

Away vs.

Mayfield FC

League

KO 10:30am

U12s Barons

Away vs.

Whitehouse Wanderers

Sheila Scott Cup R1

KO 10:30am

U11s

vs.

Uttoxeter Juniors

League

KO 9:00am

U10s

vs.

Marlborough Rovers

KO 11:00am

U9s

vs.

Belvedere Park Juniors Blue

KO 9:00am

Away vs.

TS Sports

League

KO 10:30am

vs.

Belvedere Park Juniors Red

League

KO 12:00pm

U15s

Home vs.

Newhall Lions

League

KO 6:00pm

U16s

Home vs.

Cobra Oakwood

League

KO 10:30am

U13s

Home vs.

Lichfield City Leopards

League

KO 11:30am

U12s Barons

Away vs.

Barton Rovers Spartans

League

KO 10:30am

U10s

vs.

TS Sports

U9s

vs.

Newhall Rams

U12s Jesters

vs.

Phoenix Rangers

League

KO 12:00pm

Away vs.

Marlborough Rovers

League

KO 6:00pm

vs.

Hilton Harriers Tigers

Away vs.

Winshill Green

vs.

Albert Village Harriers

Away vs.

Woodville Rangers

vs.

TS Sports Panthers

U15s U12s Jesters

Wednesday 02-May-15 Saturday

03-May-15

KO 9:00am KO 9:00am

Sunday 06-May-15

U15s

Wednesday 09-May-15

U9s

KO 10:00am

Saturday 10-May-15

U15s

League

KO 10:30am

Sunday 16-May-15

U9s

KO 11:00am

Saturday 17-May-15

U15s

League

KO 10:30am

Sunday 30-May-15

U9s

KO 9:00am

Saturday

Junior Fixture Venues

Under 18s: Hood Park Under 16s & Under 14s: Western Park Under 15s, Under 13s, Under 12s Barons & Under 12s Knights: NFU Sports Ground Under 12s Jesters & Under 11s: Shobnall Leisure Complex Under 10s: Pingle School Under 9s: Washlands All Fixtures Are Subject to Change - Check www.ashbyivanhoefc.com for upto date fixtures

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ASHBY IVANHOE FC CLUB HISTORY Ashby 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 three adult teams and a youth team. The first team play in the East Midlands Counties League, with the Reserves in the Leicestershire Senior League Division One. 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 re-introduced for the 2012/2013 season and they play in the Burton Sunday League Division Two. The club also has 11 junior sides ranging from Under 9’s through to Under 17’s who play in the Burton Junior Football League, Tamworth Junior Football League and the Derby City League. The junior section came after the club merged with the David Hunt Soccer School at the beginning of the 20092010 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 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.

HONOURS Leicestershire Senior League

Premier Division Champions: 2010/2011 Division One Runners Up: 2007/2008

Leicestershire Senior Cup Runners Up: 2011/2012, 2012/2013

Coalville Charity Cup

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

Winners: 2010/2011 Runners Up: 2002/2003

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THE TEAMS

ASHBY IVANHOE MANAGER: Neil Walton ASSISTANT: Alex Roome PHYSIO: Marie Keller

Chris Hodge (GK) Wayne Smith (GK) Elliott Bott Jake Conkay Scott Cordy James Fisher Macauley Holmes Michael Kirkland Josh Lowe Callum McBride Chris Nettel James Purslow Jack Ryder Chris Saunders Daniel Sharp Dan Stevenson Luke Thorogood Luke Tozer Russell Wagg Chris Waldrum Neil Walton Ben Weir Josh Riley

GRAHAM STREET PRIMS MANAGERS: Allan Thorley & Simon Van-de-Broucke PHYSIO: Sophie Whittaker

Matt Adcock Martins Apenitis Samson Cagnani Luke Chambers Luke Constable Mike Fitzhugh Jordan Gilhooley Martin Green Gareth Hague Jonny Hamilton Sam Hawkins Toby Howard Joe Illston Brett O’Donnell Graham O’Reilly Dean Oliver Liam Oliver Andrew Rowland Brett Staniland Seb Szondi

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: James Watkins Assistants: Lauren Holt & Tom Moule

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