Balham FC vs Banstead Athletic

FOOTBALL CLUB BALHAM vsBALHAM BANSTEAD ATHLETIC

WED 18TH SEPT 2019 COMBINED COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE | PREMIER DIVISION WIBBANDUNE STADIUM, SW20 0AA KO 7.30PM | £2

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Balham Football Club Founded - 2001 (as Balham Blazers FC)

Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, Opposite 199-213 Robin Hood Way (A3 South Bound), West Wimbledon, London SW20 0AA

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Telephone - 0208 942 8062 Board Of Directors: Greg Cruttwell, Derek Fordham, Jennie Molyneux Committee Members: Zoe Appleton, Len Chapman, Lorraine Colfer, Steve Pigott

Today we welcome our opponents

Chairman and Director of Football: Greg Cruttwell – 07763 581 523 Club Secretary: Jennie Molyneux - 07949 006 481 Finance Director: Derek Fordham - 07774 939 051 Club Welfare Officer: Zoe Appleton - 07770 432 982 Matchday Programme Design: Steve Pigott - programmes@balhamfc.com Matchday Photographer: Pedro Soares, Insta: @pedro.soares17 Club Email: info@balhamfc.com Club Website: www.balhamfc.com First Team Manager: Greg Cruttwell Coaches: Ebrahim Seedat, Sam Ross, Joel Projean-Skupski Goalkeeping Coach: Pedro Soares Strength & Conditioning Coach: Simon Amzaleg Nutritionist: Stephanie Papalaskaris Match Co-ordinator: Jennie Molyneux Reserve Team Manager: Ebrahim Seedat Match Co-ordinator: Joel Prujean-Skupski

Balham FC Cover Art We are asking local artists, designers, photographers to design the front over of our matchday programmes for the 19/20 season.

If you or anyone you know is interested please drop us a line. Also if you would like to purchase this weeks artwork then please get in touch. programmes@balhamfc.com Today’s local cover artist:

Youth Team Manager: Greg Cruttwell Match Co-ordinator: Jennie Molyneux U18s Manager: Sam Ross Match Co-ordinator: Len Chapman Colours: White Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks Alternative Colours: Maroon Shirts, White Shorts, Maroon Socks The Stadium: We have 120 seats and covered standing space for 300 spectators.

Cover Design: Alycia Boyle

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Greg Cruttwell 1st Team Manager & Chairman

Following a three game run, which saw us lose two league games and in the FA Vase, all somewhat unluckily by a single goal, I’ve been delighted with our performances and the results in the last two outings.

They boys were superb in the FA Cup at Horley Town, where we started in fifth gear and ran out deserved 3-1 winners. They followed this up last Saturday by putting in a determined, solid performance, away to Guildford City. Tom Read’s first half penalty was the only goal of the game but we had chances to make it a less nervy end than it proved to be. Before we make history on Saturday, playing the the FA Cup Second Qualifying Round for the first time, we have another important league game tonight against Banstead Athletic, who we welcome to The Wibbandune. Our visitors have not had the best start to the season, in terms of results, however there’s a long road ahead and I know full well that anyone in our division is capable of beating anyone else. If we have the wrong mindset tonight we will falter. I hope you enjoy the game.

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BALHAM FC FOUNDED 2001 | Combined Counties Football League Premier Division Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, SW20 2AA

Balham FC was formed in 2011 in order to provide player progression into open age football for the hugely talented, high achieving age group teams of Balham Blazers FC, which was founded by Greg Cruttwell in 2001. Having won back-toback promotions in 2011/12 and 2012/13, Balham did the league and cup double in the Surrey South Eastern Combination in 2013/14. In 2014/15 Balham finished in a promotion position again, in the Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League, however promotion was denied due to Combined Counties League facility requirements not being met. Having moved to ground share with Cobham FC, in order to meet the facility requirements, Balham finished as runners up in the SEIFL in 2015/16 and as a result were promoted to Division One of the Combined Counties League for the 2016/17 season.

The club had an exceptional first league campaign at Step 6, finishing in a promotion position for the sixth consecutive season and winning the London Senior Trophy. In 2017/18 the club had an equally exceptional season, finishing 5th at Step 5 in the Premier Division of the CCL and winning the London Senior Cup. 2019/20 will be the club’s third season in the top flight after flirting with relegation in 2018/19. Having begun on Wimbledon Extension, before moving to Cobham, Balham are currently ground sharing with Colliers Wood United at their Wibbandune Stadium.

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Manager: Greg Cruttwell Coaches: Ebrahim Seedat, Sam Ross, Joel Projean-Skupski, Pedro Soares (GK) Match Coordinator: Jennie Molenyeux

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2018/19: Winners CCL Premier Division Sportsmanship Award 2017/18: Winners London Senior Cup

Winners CCL Premier Division Sportsmanship Award 2016/17: Combined Counties Division One (Promoted)

Winners London Senior Trophy 2015/16: Runners Up Surrey Elite League (Promoted) 2014/15: Surrey Elite Intermediate Football League (3rd)

Winners Surrey Elite League Sportsmanship Award 2013/14: Winners Surrey South Eastern Combination Division One (Promoted)

Winners Surrey South Eastern Combination League Cup 2012/13: Surrey South Eastern Combination Division two (Promoted) 2011/12: Surrey South Eastern Combination Junior Division 1 (Promoted)

ACTIVE WANDSWORTH AWARDS

2011, 2013, 2015 London F.A. Charter Standard Club of the Year

2011 Regional Charter Standard Club of the Year 7

2011, 2013, 2016, 2018 Active Wandsworth Sports Club of the Year

BALHAM YOUTH (u18s) Combined Counties Football League Tony Ford u18 Division East Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, SW20 2AA

The Balham FC Under 18 Youth team was started in 2010 and played for seven seasons in the Southern Youth League, until it folded in 2017. In 2010/11 they were Central Division Runners Up. In 2011/12 they were SYL Invitational Plate Winners.

In 2013/14 they were SYL Challenge Cup and SYL Invitational Plate Runners Up. In 2014/15 they were Central Division Winners, overall SYL Champions and SYL Challenge Cup Runners Up. In 2015/16 they were West Division Winners and overall SYL Runners Up. In 2016/17 they were West Division Runners Up. Following an uneventful first season in the newly formed Combined Counties League Youth Section in 2017/18 they had an exceptional campaign in 2018/19, winning both the North Division League Title and the League Cup. The aim this coming season, which begins on September 4th in the FA Youth Cup, is to try and do the League and Cup double again, which won’t be easy with a new look younger team. We have a lot of good players coming through however and it will be fascinating to see how they get on in the league and cups campaign.

BALHAM RESERVES Surrey South Eastern Combination Intermediate Div 1 Ground: Wibbandune Stadium, SW20 2AA

Balham Reserves had an excellent first ever season in 2017/18, finishing as Runners Up in Intermediate Division 2 of the Surrey South Eastern Combination.

They also won the Sportsmanship Award. In 2018/19, following promotion, they finished mid table in the top division of the SSEC and won the Sportsmanship Award again.

The aim this coming season is to do as well as possible in the league, to reach a cup final and to introduce as many of our age group players, as we can, to senior football at a good level.

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QUALIFYING 1 REPORT (A) HORLEY TOWN - 7 SEP 2019

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Balham created more history at The the visitors rearguard held up well and New Defence, home of Horley Town when required to, keeper, Haydn Read, FC, on Saturday September 7th. In only got two safe hands on the sized five Mitre. Rather than keep the ball in the their second season in the FA Cup they won through to the Second Qualifying corner, with the game almost done, Round, which is a major achievement. substitute James Adebayo decided to Horley fought hard from beginning put icing on the cake by dribbling past to end, as you’d expect them to, but a couple of players on the Horley goal line and hitting a cross that fortuitously Balham put in a top performance to deflected off a defender into the home earn a deserved victory. They started like a steam train with two smartly taken side’s goal. The final whistle blew immediately afterwards, which was the goals in the first six minutes calming signal for celebration and jubilation, on any pre match nerves. Centre forward the pitch, in the stands and on social Jack Robinson got one of them and industrious number ten, Tom Read, media. Balham FC are further into got the other. Although the home side unchartered waters and one step nearer to taking Guardiola’s crown in May. responded and had periods where they took the game to The Blazers, 10 Photos courtesy of: @08DavidFuller

MATCH REPORT (A) GUILDFORD CITY - 14 SEP 2019

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Balham put in a solid performance at The Spectrum Arena, in glorious Guildford sunshine, to come away with all three points and move up the league table into a nosebleed position. The home side were durable and could have nicked an equaliser in a frantic, full on, last ten minutes, however that would have been harsh on Balham who dominated for the first eighty minutes. The second goal they needed though, following a first half penalty, converted by Tom Read, after James Adebayo was tripped in the box, never came. When that happens a few butterflies naturally set in, which can lead to a backs against the wall approach.

On this occasion though Balham defended stoutly and Guildford’s kitchen sink, thrown with reasonable force, was repelled. As a consequence the desired outcome was attained.

TEAM: Read H, Thompson, Erriu, Henry, Wocial, Snadden, David(capt), Oldland, Read T, Adebayo, Robinson SUBS: Smith, Townsend, Ermias, Hedges

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Banstead Athletic FC FOUNDED 1944

One of the few clubs to be founded during the second World war Banstead began football activities in the season 1944-45 under the name Banstead Juniors. They played in the Epsom & Ewell League at Tattenham Way Recreation ground. In their first season they won the League Cup and finished runners up in the League. The following season they joined the Sutton & District League and by the end of the year achieved promotion to the Surrey Intermediate League.

During the close season of 1946/47 they changed the name of the club to Banstead Athletic F.C. In their first year in the League ‘Athletic’ won the Surrey Intermediate Cup and the following two seasons captured the League title. After five successful years at junior/intermediate level, Banstead achieved senior status and joined the Surrey Senior League for season 1949/50. The promotion to senior football marked the start of ‘Banstead’s Glory Days’, as the next decade brought them an abundance of honours. In the first season of senior status Banstead achieved runners up position to Leatherhead. Their success owed much to the prolific goalscoring of Harry Clark who netted 104 goals.

Before the commencement of season 1950/51 Banstead moved from the Recreation ground to their present headquarters at Merland Rise.

The first season at the new ground saw Athletic win the League title from Dorking by a margin of 11 points. Harry Clark only managed 81 goals in 26 games! They proceeded to win the title for the next three seasons, making it a record four continuous championships. In the following five years they achieved one more title success (1956/57) and four runners up positions. In addition they were winners of six Surrey County Cup competitions. The period between 1959– 1964 was a barren time for Banstead with only one notable achievement, the winning of the East Surrey Charity Cup in 1959/60. However, under the management of Gordon Taylor the League title was won again in 1964/65.

Owing to having only a short term lease arrangement the club were unable to obtain the necessary financial support to enhance ground facilities, which severely restricted their ambitions of playing in a higher grade of football. When in 1965 the club received promises of a long

term lease they joined the Spartan League for season 1965/66. In the first two seasons Banstead reached the League Cup Final, losing on both occasions to Hampton. During nine seasons in this League their highest achievement was 5th position. However in 1966/67 they won the East Surrey Charity Cup by beating Redhill 4-0. In 1975/76 the League became the London Spartan League and Banstead finished runners up in 1977/78. The club beat Whyteleafe to win the East Surrey Charity Cup in 1976/77 and were beaten finalists the following year.

Banstead joined the Athenian League in 1979/80 and won the League Cup in 1980/81, beating Windsor & Eton 1-0. The following season they successfully defended the trophy defeating Uxbridge 1-0 after a replay. One year later (1982/83) they lost to Chalfont St. Peter in the final by 2-1. With the demise of the Athenium League Banstead joined the Isthmian League Division Two (South) in 1984/85 and in their first season finished 9th. Towards the end of season 1989/90 the club faced closure due to the resignation of the Chairman and his family Directors over differences with the local council on ground leasing. Fourtunately our then Reserves team manager Terry Molloy rescued the club by negotiating a settlement with the previous Chairman and the council to become the new owner and Chairman of Banstead Athletic. He then improved facilities at Merland Rise with the installation of new floodlights and the upgrading of clubhouse amenities. The team did well enough to reach 11th position in season 1990/91 and saved the club from the drop into the newly formed third division. The club then appointed joint Managers in Bob Mapleson and Mickey Sorensen. In their first season (1992/93) Banstead had their best ever run in a major Cup competition when the reached the FA Vase quarter finals, and were beaten 1-0 by the eventual Vase winners Bridlington Town, however because of the large backlog of League matches at the end of the season Banstead finished in a disappointing 13th place. Banstead were approached by their near neighbours Epsom & Ewell to ground share at Merland Rise for the 1993/94 season as Epsom’s ground had been sold for redevelopment. An agreement was reached

but Banstead had to carry out considerable ground improvements to acquire a Grade C rating. With the help of Epsom & Ewell this was achieved at a cost of £40,000. League and Cup success eluded the club in seasons 1993/94, when they finished in 9th place and 1994/95 when Banstead faded out of the promotion battle to finish in 8th spot. Good runs in the Carlsberg Trophy, FA Vase and Surrey Senior Cup kept interest alive, whilst further ground improvements secured a B Grading. The 1995/96 season proved to be one of the clubs more eventful and eventually frustrating seasons in recent years.

Promotion was snatched from their grasp in the final match at Wivenhoe, and a last minute Peacehaven goal brought elimination at the 5th round stage of the F.A. Vase, whilst Canvey Island beat us 2-1 in the final of the Carlton Trophy. A poor start to the 1996/97 League campaign plus an end of season schedule of 17 games in 40 days virtually rule out a serious promotion bid, but a fabulous and exciting run in the Vase saw the club reach the semi-finals and after two tremendous tension-filled games eventual Vase winners Whitby Town emerged 2-1 aggregate winners, nevertheless the media attention lifted the profile of the club. Manager Bob Langford and player/ coach Mickey Stephens had the task of rebuilding the side in 1997/98 as several of the longer serving and better quality players left for pastures new and as a result Banstead struggled to achieve consistency. Out of all Cup competitions before the end of December and a final League position of 13th summed up what was a transitional period for the club. The 1998 /99 season saw Banstead hovering around the top four places in the table for most of the campaign, but were unable to clinch a promotion spot and Bob Langford stood down as manager at the season’s end. New manager Chick Botley previously with Hampton replaced Langford for season 1999/2000, however after just eight games Botley resigned as Manager and Bob Langford was recalled to the Manager’s chair. Ray Best, previously Manager at Molesey was brought in by Langford as Assistant Manager and Mickey Stratford took on the role of Coach. A clear out of players brought in by Botley took place and it took time for Langford’s squad to settle in. The League campaign was a struggle to keep out of the relegation zone, however a splendid end of season run of seven victories in eight games saw the club finish in a very respectable tenth position. Defeats at the first hurdle in the F.A. Cup, F. A . Vase, League Cup and County Cup were offset by a good run in the Vandanel Trophy which ended at the 4th round stage, and silverware was gained in the

East Surrey Charity Cup when Chessington United were beaten 2-0 in the final. A good run in last season’s F.A.Cup indicated a promising League campaign ahead, but this never materialised as the team struggled for much of the time in the lower half, however five wins in the last seven games hoisted the club to a respectable 11th position. With no promotion or relegation at stake in division two in season 2001/2, Bob Langford will be motivating his players into finishing in the top six.

First season with Jack Johnson in charge we finished 12th in Division One. June 2014 A new Assistant Manager was appointed in James Cameron.

The club won the Combined Counties League programme of the year award for 2013-2014 Aug 2014 Appointed Steve Tyson head coach and Ross Birch & Gary Ring as coaches.

May 2015. Jack Johnson resigns as manager of this football club.

James Cameron takes over the role as manager for the new season.

Brian Downing, Peter Day & Dennis Partridge three sons of the founder members of this club visit us James brings in as his assistant managers Ross White & Rod Davis. Ross will also do the coaching July 2015 A very sad time indeed for the club, Mr Gordon Taylor-President of this club passes away.

Dec 2015 Len Walker central defender died.

Season 2015-2016 we won best administered club in the First Division, another proud moment for us all.

May 2016 Finished 6th in Division One after we were in a good position with a few games left.

Feb 2017 It was announce George Corbett passed away this month, he was a consistent and reliable player April 2017 WON THE DIVISION ONE TITLE AND PROMOTION WITH ONE GAME TO SPARE this month. Unbeaten in the league since October 2016 under the management of James Cameron & Rod Davis. WELL DONE LADS. Martin Smith is top goalscorer for the club with 40 goals.

Latest Results Prem FAV FAV Prem Prem

Egham Town 3 - 3 Banstead Ath. G’wich Borough 3 - 2 Banstead Ath Banstead Ath 2 - 2 G’wich Borough S.C’mon Rovers 4 - 0 Banstead Ath Molesey 3 - 0 Banstead Ath

FIXTURES+TABLES 19/20 COMBINED COUNTIES LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

UPCOMING LEAGUE FIXTURES

THIS WEEKS RESULTS

SAT 21 SEPT

TUES 17 SEPT - CUP Abbey Rangers

0 - 0

(Pen 3-2)

Cove

0 - 4

Spelthorne Sports

Eversley & Cali

3 - 1

Sheerwater

Farnham Town

2 - 3

Hanworth Villa

Molesey

0 - 3

G’wich Borough

Raynes Park Vale

1 - 0

Cobham

Tunbridge Wells

5 - 1

Knaphill

Walthamstow

Ches’ton & Hook

Abbey Rangers

FAC Q2 Badshot Lea v Hayes & Yeading FAC Q2 Balham v Royston Town

Banstead Athletic vs Ascot United Hounslow United vs Egham Town Frimley Green vs Sutton Common Rovers Guildford City vs Camberley Town Knaphill vs Raynes Park Vale Molesey vs Spelthorne Sports Sheerwater vs Redhill Southall vs Colliers Wood United

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3PM KO, WIBBANDUNE GROUND, SW20 15

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19:30 KO First Team Manager: Greg Cruttwell Coaches: Ebrahim Seedat, Sam Ross, Joel Projean-Skupski, Pedro Soares (GK)

Cameron Smith (GK) Haydn Read (GK) James Adebayo Frank Charnock Andre Cruz-Rosa Dan David Brook Ermias Marco Erriu Dan Forde Hamish Frew James Fuller Julian Fuller Jack Haire Luke Hedges Jake Henry Piers Oldland Tom Read Jack Robinson Khalid Savage Ashley Snadden Mirhire Tarimo Anthony Thompson Tomasz Wocial

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David Trevino (GK), Joe Blendell, Tom Batten Calvin Borreto Bilamu Kinona Scott Walker Nathaniel Williams Manny Akiotu Reece Smith Joseph Cheesman Tom Costelloe Antonio Dembele Rob Flott Ben Geraghty Paulo Giamettei Joe Jones, AJ Morrison Steve Newman Matthew O’Brien Nathaniel Osemi Declan Teutan Archie Watkins Calen Taylor David Solomon Julius Lansiquot Tom Mallet Tommy Hutchings Emmanuel Osei-Asomah

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