East Grinstead Town v Lancing - Tuesday 6 February 2024. Official match programme.

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN FC 2023/24

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EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB The OHOB Community Stadium | College Lane | East Grinstead RH19 3LS

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Chair, Treasurer, Assistant Welfare Officer, 200 Club Officer

Richard Tramontin

CLUB MANAGEMENT Vice Chair, Secretary, Club Welfare Officer

Committee Member, Safety Officer

Brian McCorquodale Barry Bryant

Head of Youth Development Jay De Vito Committee Member, Youth Coordinator

Disability Welfare Officer, Bar Manager, Webmaster Club Photographer Media Manager & Programme Editor

Facilities Manager

Committee Members Head of Recruitment

Andy Dodson Stuart Gibson Bruce Talbot Andy Willis

Grant Hearn Stuart Hedgecock Matthew Wheeler

FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT Manager

Assistant Manager and Team Coach Assistant Coach

Goalkeeping Coach Physiotherapist Kit Manager

U23 Managers & Coaches U18 Manager & Coach 3rd XI Manager U15s Manager U13 Manager U11 Manager U10 Manager

Disability Team Manager

Hopefully it's a case of fourth time lucky tonight as we welcome Lancing to East Court after three previous attempts - one in each of the last three months - to play the fixture. One of our oldest rivals stretching back to postWar days, it's an important game for different reasons.

Well that hoary old football adage that a game a few days later after a heavy defeat will no doubt be used tonight. We've had some bad days in Step 4 in recent years and Saturday at Chi was right up there.

But our players and management have often reacted well to adversity and I guess they will need to do so again tonight!

The bottom of the table is tightening up with teams like Broadbridge Heath and Horndean making a move. There's still a comforting gap to the bottom two for us, but we don't want it to get any narrower. Over to you lads...

COME ON YOU WASPS!

Drew Cooney Ian Nichols

Steve Sargent Vacant

Kate Moss Adam Robinson

LEAGUE DIVISION TABLE | 23-24 POS TEAM

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Ramsgate

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19

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22

46

60

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Cray Valley PM

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17

37

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Sittingbourne

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14

6

3

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20

34

48

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Lancing

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14

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43

35

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47

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6 Sheppey United

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35

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Chichester City

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14

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8 Three Bridges

23

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4

8

58

47

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7

37

35

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Howard Wrate & Steve Coveney

10 Ashford United

24

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2

12

36

45

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11 Sevenoaks

23

8

6

9

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36

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30

12 Hythe Town

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8

5

5

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22

10

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Paul Withers

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6

7

10

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21

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4

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Giuliano (Julien) Arucci Lewis McDonnell

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Burgess Hill Town

Broadbridge Heath

14 Horndean

Andy Dodson

15 East Grinstead Town

23

7

3

13

31

52

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16 Littlehampton Town

23

7

3

13

29

50

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17 Merstham

24

5

5

14

35

54

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20

Ben Payne

18 Phoenix Sports

25

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4

16

29

67

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19 Erith & Belvedere

24

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12

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20 Beckenham Town

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3

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28

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Ted Symes

Ant Bowler

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MANAGER’S NOTES

Drew Cooney

Evening all and hopefully it’s fourth time lucky after three postponements against our visitors Lancing.

Firstly, I want to apologies on behalf of the players for the performance they put in down at Chichester on Saturday. It was without doubt my lowest point in management and hopefully something that I will never have to go through again.

Bizarrely we were very well prepared with everyone on time and a good warm up.

But the game couldn’t have got off to a worse start with the mistake by Matt at the back after what must have been 45 seconds! From there onwards was just one mistake after another. Sometimes in life you just know it is going to be a horrible day and this certainly was. What was more worrying for me, though, was how different a performance we got compared to last Tuesday’s home game against Sittingbourne. I have questioned the group before about our ability to perform back to back and yet again I am questioning that.

This week will be a decisive one for several of the group. We will make some changes as we have to after a result like that. This may mean a few of our youngsters getting more game time, which they deserve. It may also be through some departures and arrivals.

It’s a hard one, as after a result like Saturday you massively question everything you are doing. I had a few reassuring messages from previous managers who have been through results like that which I must admit helped. I am confident we have a group that can compete on the football pitch, but they now need to prove mentally they have

the right mindset too.

There is no hiding from the fact we hugely miss Glenn Wilson and Tom Cadman and adding to that we had Kiye suspended and Max carrying a niggle. But as a group we must, and we will, be better.

For all the travelling fans who went to Chichester the players have given up their matchday expenses and this will go towards the cost of all of your travel and entry.

As ever we thank you for your support and please stick with us.

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Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

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CHAIRMAN’S NOTES Good evening everyone and welcome to East Court for tonight’s Isthmian League South East Division match against Lancing.

This is the fourth attempt at staging this match, which has previously succumbed to the weather conditions.

was a lost cause.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all Wasps supporters, the Lancing players, management, officials and supporters as well as tonight’s referee Oliver MorrisSanders and his assistants John-Patrick Kane and Harvey Ransome. I trust everyone enjoys their brief stay and our hospitality.

We are back here again at East Court on Saturday for the first ever visit by Horndean who are at home to Broadbridge Heath tonight and we then travel to Cray Valley PM the following Saturday.

David Altendorff’s Lancing have been in a great run of form of late despite two recent home defeats to unbeaten Cray Valley PM and Herne Bay on Saturday. Those two losses and a draw away at Cray Valley last month are the only points the Lancers have dropped in their last ten matches!

They currently sit proudly in fourth place in the League with 44 points from 24 games, which is one more point than they had at the end of the 2022/23 season.

I’m sure Drew and his team will put that last match out of everyone’s minds and be focussed on tonight’s task of getting all three points.

Thank you all for coming along this evening and whatever the outcome of the match, I trust everyone enjoys their visit to East Court and I wish you all a safe journey home.

Enjoy the match, Richard Tramontin (Chairman)

Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

We are currently in 15th place with 24 points from 23 matches. Following a win, two draws and a narrow defeat in the previous four outings, the wheels fell off on Saturday at Chichester City on their new 3G pitch.

We never really recovered from conceding in the first two minutes and were then not helped by decisions that didn’t go our way for the next three goals including a clear offside goal, and we subsequently went in 4-0 down at half time. Despite Omar Folkes grabbing the next goal in the second half, it www.egtfc.co.uk

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FIXTURES & RESULTS Date

Opponents

AUGUST 05-AugPagham 12-Aug-2023 Hythe Town 19-Aug-2023 Hythe Town 26-Aug-2023 Herne Bay 28-Aug-2023 Sevenoaks Town SEPTEMBER 09-SepSheppey United 12-Sep-2023 South Park 16-Sep-2023 Three Bridges 30-SepAshford United OCTOBER 7 Oct 23 Horndean 10-Oct-2023 Broadbridge Heath 14-Oct-2023 Chichester City 17-Oct-2023 Hassocks 21-Oct-2023 Cray Valley PM NOVEMBER 7 Nov 23 Eastbourne United 11 Nov 23 Littlehampton Town 25 Nov 23 Beckenham Town DECEMBER 02-Dec-2023 Merstham 09-DecSheppey United 16 Dec 23 Three Bridges 26 Dec 23 Sevenoaks Town JANUARY 1 Jan 24 Erith & Belvedere 6 Jan 24 Burgess Hill Town 10 Jan 24 Ramsgate 13 Jan 24 Phoenix Sports 20-Jan-2024 Ashford United 27 Jan 24 Broadbridge Heath 30 Jan 24 Sittingbourne FEBRUARY 3 Feb 24 Chichester City 06-FebLancing 10 Feb 24 Horndean 17 Feb 24 Cray Valley PM 24 Feb 24 Ramsgate MARCH 2 Mar 24 Sittingbourne 9 Mar 24 Littlehampton Town 16 Mar 24 Phoenix Sports 19 Mar 24 Hythe Town 23 Mar 24 Burgess Hill Town 30 Mar 24 Herne Bay APRIL 1 Apr 24 Erith & Belvedere 6 Apr 24 Lancing 13 Apr 24 Beckenham Town 20 Apr 24 Merstham 27 Apr 24 Sheppey United

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HOME GAMES IN CAPITALS, USED SUBS IN BRACKETS, NUMBERS IN BRACKETS = GOAL SCORER

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A A H H A

FACupe PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv

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

Pierson Pierson Pierson Pierson Pierson

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0-1 0-3 1-2 6-0

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PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv SSC 2 PISEdiv

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3-1 1-0 1-1 3-1 0-4

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Wearie Kenyon M.Wilson M.Wilson M.Wilson

G. Wilson Wearie Wearie Wearie Reardon

Reardon G. Wilson G.Wilson 1 G.Wilson G.Wilson 1

Martin Tighe Tighe Tighe Walsh

Bailey-King Martin Martin Walsh Martin

Tighe 3 Walsh Walsh Aubrey 1 Folkes

Cadman Summerfield Reardon Kaja

Filipe Filipe Cadman Cadman

M.Wilson Green M.Wilson M.Wilson

Reardon Abie Wearie 1 Green

G.Wilson Akabuogu G.Wilson G.Wilson

Tighe Tighe Walsh Walsh 4

Martin Kenyon Martin Folkes

Aubrey Folkes Aubrey Alhassan

Pierson Pierson Pierson Pierson Pierson

Kaja Reardon Reardon Kaja Filipe

Cadman Cadman Cadman Filipe Cadman

M.Wilson M.Wilson M.Wilson M.Wilson M.Wilson

Green Green 1 Green Green Green

G. Wilson G.Wilson G.Wilson Wearie G.Wilson

Walsh Walsh Walsh 1 Walsh 2 Walsh

1-3 2-1 0-3

Pierson Pierson Pierson

Reardon Cadman Cadman

Filipe M. Wilson M. Wilson

M.Wilson Green Green

Wearie G.Wilson 2 G.Wilson

G.Wilson Walsh Walsh

133 275 154 161

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

Pierson Pierson Pierson Pierson

Reardon Reardon Reardon Kauzeni

Cadman Cadman Cadman 1 Cadman

M.Wilson M.Wilson Parker M. Wilson

Green 1 Green Green Green

PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv PISEdiv

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Kauzeni Parker Kauzeni Parker Kauzeni Kauzeni Kauzeni

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Walsh Folkes Aubrey Alhassan Kenyon

Folkes Summerfield Filipe Martin Cadman

Bailey-King Bailey-King Tighe Tighe 1

Bailey-King Folkes Bailey-King Martin Martin Folkes Hall-Anderson Aubrey Martin Folkes

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Douglas Dos Santos Folkes

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Hall-Anderson Aubrey Filipe Folkes Tighe Wearie

G. Wilson 1 G.Wilson Wearie Wearie

Lamont Bailey-King Lamont Onabanjo

Martin Martin Martin Martin

Folkes Walsh Dos Santos 1 Daniel

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Martin 1 Martin G.Wilson Walsh Martin Martin Parker 1

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Tetlow G. Wilson Daniel Onabanjo M.Wilson Green Tighe

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PROGRAMMES FROM THE PAST

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So moving on a couple of years later we’ll talk about Ringmer v East Grinstead on Saturday 22 January 2011 - in division one of the County League.

The Ringmer club notes unfortunately have some bad news. “It’s been a strange week here at Ringmer. We lost £4,000 when someone broke in and stole not only the money but also the safe it was in from behind the bar. Bad guys do win.”

The writer goes on to lighten the mood by welcoming us to Ringmer with a question about us - “How many more times do we meet this lot?” This would be the fourth time that we had played Ringmer in the 2010/11 season, with two wins for Ringmer and one for us.

The programme’s league table shows us in ninth with Ringmer five places below us. So how did our game go? Richard Sinden gave us the lead. In the second half John-Paul Collier, who had conceded the penalty which made it 1-1, was given a red card but we held on for a point.

If you’ve had your memory jogged by any of the above then please contact me on lestermedcalf@btinternet.com.

Cover from our visit to Ringmer back in 2011

With the help of the programmes let’s look back at games played in the past on or about 23 January. We start with East Grinstead v Eastbourne United on Saturday 24 January 2009 in division one of the Sussex County League with a very young Marc Pelling on the front cover of the programme.

Steve Norris had recently retired as our manager with Steve Johnson taking over - this would be his first game in charge. On opening up the programme we find the first item to look at is a division one league table - a table that makes pretty hard reading. It tells us that our Eastbourne visitors on that day are second in the table (behind Horsham YMCA). We are also second - but second at the other end of the league table with just Worthing United behind us. Though the programme also reminds us that we had already played the away league match in Eastbourne (at the end of November) with a goal from Liam Bull giving us a 1-0 win, one of only three wins so far.

We had actually played the league leaders from Horsham - at East Court - on the previous Tuesday evening. The programme’s match report for that game tells us that 15 seconds after the ref blew his whistle Horsham YMCA scored. We did equalise with a penalty from Mannie Neville and Simon Funnell was to score for us later in the game to pull us back to 3-2 but two late goals gave Horsham YMCA a 5-2 Tuesday evening win.

So did we ease our season and begin to climb up the league? We again conceded an early goal - after some 10 minutes - and Eastbourne then scored a second after some 30 minutes. But 5 minutes from half-time a rather needless handball gave us a penalty which Simon Funnell converted. Into the second half with both teams looking to score but it was Eastbourne who increased their lead with 20 minutes left. An immediate response saw Marc Pelling get us back in the game - but unfortunately there were no more goals as we lost 3-2. However, by the end of the 2008/09 season we had done enough to avoid relegation.

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CLUB NOTICE Supporter Behaviour In the last few years the club’s supporter base has grown and Drew Cooney and the players truly appreciate the vocal backing they get home and away at every match.

Unfortunately, we received isolated reports of bad behaviour and foul language at home games last season. Those complaints have grown significantly this season and at the fixture against Three Bridges earlier this season foul and abusive language was directed at match officials and opposition players and objects thrown onto the field of play.

Verbal warnings by committee members are not having any effect and if we allow this anti-social behaviour to continue there is every likelihood of a sanction from the league and or the FA. We appreciate the vocal support for the team, but we also have to protect our reputation as a familyfriendly, community club proud to represent East Grinstead.

As a result, any under-16 attending home games will have to be accompanied by an adult, who will be responsible for their behaviour.

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Harrison Parker puts us in front against Sittingbourne

Not only is this totally unacceptable, it is against the ground and league regulations and is forcing fair-minded supporters to stop coming to matches because their enjoyment is being spoiled by a small number.

Also, abuse of individuals and excessive foul language will not be tolerated. Offenders will be removed from the stadium and will receive a ban and, if applicable, season tickets will be rescinded with no refund offered. The club will not hesitate to call upon assistance from Sussex Police if required.

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TODAY’s GUEsTs

LANCING LANCING - THE LAST FEW YEARS In the 2017/18 season, first team manager Jon Sharman, assisted by Nigel Geary and Malcolm Saunders, led the Lancers to 10th place in the Southern Combination Premier League. At the end of the season, chairman Jon Rea resigned from his role, in addition to Sharman and Geary.

For the 2018/19 season, Steve Taylor was elected chairman and was joined by Daniel Fuller-Smith as secretary, whilst Barry Sutton was promoted to the role of vice-chairman.

With four new teams – Ladies, two Under-18 squads and a Veterans side – joining the existing First Team and Under-23s, the club gained FA Charter Standard Community status in February 2019.

Unfortunately Ash Bailey was forced to retire from his post as manager in September for family commitments, and was replaced by Mark Pulling who led the team to 13th in the final SCFL Premier Division table.

During the season, the club launched a new mental health initiative, named the ‘You’re Not In This Alone’ campaign, through offering free entry to supporters with mental health issues, raising over £400 for Mind Lancing, supporting the Time to Talk Day in February 2019 and raising over £1,000 for CALM – The Campaign Against Living Miserably.

In addition, Lancing supported the Fairtrade Foundation through the purchasing of Fairtrade-certified footballs for the new Ladies squad. The club came runners-up in the Active Sussex ‘Club of the Year’ category in November 2018.

In February 2019 the club was saddened to hear about the passing of long-serving committee member, Michael Clark, who managed the 100 Club, manned the turnstile and supported the club in the later years of his life.

In the 2019/20 season, the club introduced a

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new Disability team, and appointed a new management team consisting of Naim Rouane, David Altendorff and Kane Louis for the season. The first team had an excellent campaign, the best in the club’s history, however the season was brought to a premature end following the Covid-19 outbreak. The Lancers were top of the league looking to be promoted but with the season voided by the FA they were left to compete in the SCFL for another season.

Ahead of the 2020/21 season, Kane Louis and James Rhodes were appointed Joint Managers of the first team following the departure of Rouane and Altendorff. James and Kane kept the existing backroom staff of Matt Evans, Mark Stuart, Lloyd Osland and Georgina Hill.

Following a second curtailed season due to Covid-19, and thanks to FA restructuring, Lancing were promoted to the Pitching In Isthmian League South East Division after finishing top on points per game in the SCFL Premier Division over the course of two seasons. This movement from Step 5 to Step 4 in the English pyramid marked a huge achievement for the club, in what was appropriately also their 80th anniversary.

Altendorff returned to the manager's role this season after former Brighton and Crawley player Dean Cox had a spell in charge last season.

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Matt Wearie, above, and Alex Filipe both came up from defence to try and break through the Sittingbourne defence as we chased an equaliser in last Tuesday's narrow 2-1 loss. Photos: Stuart Gibson

SQUAD STATS

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TODAY’S Teams VS EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN Matte Pierson (GK) Cameron Reardon Ryan Green Michael Wilson Matthew Weaire Glenn Wilson © Connor Tighe Kiye Martin Max Walsh Darnell Bailey-King Terrique Hall-Anderson Matt Daniel Oliver Cash (GK) Tom Cadman Jerson Dos Santos Omar Folkes Harrison Parker Alex Andrade Filipe Adonai Dacruz Jhon Murillo Castillo Zack Lamont Brasley Kauzeni Tristan Noel Oluremi Onabanjo Camron Lawson Manager: Colours:

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LANCING 1 Louis Rogers 2 Jacob Thompson 3 Charlie Gibson 4 Andrew Briggs 5 Jack Meeres 6 Samuel Bull 7 Alex Laing 8 Charlie Bennett 9 Lukas Franzen-Jones 10 George Taggart 11 Knory Scott 12 Alex Plummer 14 James Hull 15 Kyle Sim 16 Daniel Hull 17 Harry Heath Manager: Colours:

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David Altendorff Light blue

The Isthmian League and all Member Clubs in the League are committed to promoting equality by treating people fairly and with respect, by recognising that inequalities may exist, by taking steps to address them and providing access and opportunities for all members of the community.

Next HOME GAME Saturday 10 February HORNDEAN Kick-off: 3pm East Grinstead Town FC is an unincorporated association /members club and a Community Amateur Sports Club (reg no CASC 02270).

SUSSEX COUNTY LEAGUE:

Division Two champions 2007–08 Baldwin Cup winners 1951–52

MID-SUSSEX LEAGUE:

Drew Cooney Amber & Black

Assistant Referee: John-Patrick Kane

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ROLL OF HONOUR

MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Ollie Morris-Sanders

The Isthmian Football League strongly supports the FA statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it by reason of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, sex and sexual orientation or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association for action by that Association.”

Assistant Referee: Harvey Ransome

Final SCORE EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN ........ vs ........

LANCING

Champions 1901–02, 1936–37 Montgomery Cup winners 1911–12, 1912–13

SOUTHERN AMATEUR LEAGUE:

Division Three champions 1931–32 SUSSEX RUR CUP:

Winners 2003–04 This matchday programme was created online via www.matchday-programmes.co.uk