Spartan South Premier
Midland League Division
Baldock Town FC V Potton Saturday 1st December 2018. KO 3.00pm
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Today’s teams from …. BALDOCK TOWN FC Potton Blue
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Tyler Josephs Jordan Wright Tom Blatch James Sage Sam Parrish Gareth Hunt Danny Webb Christian Smail © Jim Burnside Martin Danobrega Jonny Hall Aaron Murrell Gary Ansell-Carter Ryan Don Jack Newland Tom Roberts
ADAM HARPUR. GK ALFIE BARKER LEWIS BARKER KIERAN BARNES STEPHEN BROOKS RUSSELL BULL JACK FARMER GK KIM FORSYTHE JOSHUA FURNESS DEAN GILBERT HARRY HOLLAND SAMUEL JAMES LIAM KENNA LOUIS LEE MYLES LEE DARIL NGWALA JOHN PRIESTNER OWEN ROBERTSON LUKE GREGSON – MANAGER JIM STARLING – COACH PHYSIO PINKY PARKER – EXECUTIVE GOPHER ROY RYALL – GK COACH
OUR OFFICIALS Mario Stetakovic Lee Randall Richard Wharton
Manager: Steve Kuhne Asst: Gary Chance Physio: Neil Bitting
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RESULTS – NOVEMBER FAV 3/11 STOWMARKET 3-1 BALDOCK (HT 1-1, AET 3-1) LEAGUE 7/11 BALDOCK 2-3 BIGGLESWADE UTD LEAGUE 10/11 BALDOCK 3-4 LONDON COLNEY PREM DIV CUP 14/11 BALDOCK 2-0 BIGGLESWADE UTD LEAGUE 17/11 CRAWLEY GREEN 1-1 BALDOCK LCT 20/11 CRAWLEY GREEN 0-1 BALDOCK LEAGUE 24/11 BALDOCK 1-1 OXHEY JETS HSCC 27/11 BISHOPS STORTFORD 2-1 BALDOCK
TOP SCORERS Kieran Barnes Russell Bull Kim Forsythe
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Back Row - Pinky. R. Ryall. H Holland. A Barker. L Barker. R Bull, K Forsythe. A Coppin, S Brooks, J Starling Front Row - O Robertson. J Furness. L Kenna. J Farmer. D Gilbert. L Gregson. A Harpur. M Lee. Z Decker. K Barnes Missing from this squad Louis Lee, Charlie Payne, John Priestner, Samuel James
POTTON UNITED FC - YEAR BY YEAR FACTS 1943—Club formed during wartime. 1945—When peace broke, Club joined the South Midlands League. The First matches were played at The Recreation Ground in Sandy Road. 1947—A group of local volunteers prepared the present ground at The Hollow, renting the ground from the Land Settlement Association. Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup. 1948—Entered the FA Cup and in First Qualifying Round beat Stewartby Works 6-1 away, which is still our highest score in this competition. Reached second Qualifying Round before losing 3-1 at Hitchin Town in a replay. Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup. 1952—Were drawn away to Bedford Town in the First Qualifying Round of the FA Cup lost 0-6. 1955—Made application to join London-based Parthenon League, but were rejected. 1956—After a season in limbo the Club joined the Central Alliance League Division One (South). 1961—Joined the United Counties League. 1963—Sunday football side Potton Casuals formed and played their home matches at The Hollow. 1964—Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup beating Shillington 5-3. 1967—Potton Casuals Reserves formed and work of volunteers saw a pitch prepared out of rough grassland, the area that is now part of the Cricket Club outfield. 1969—Lost 10-0 away to Cambridge United n the FA Cup (which is heaviest defeat in competition). 1972—Were in First Division of UCL when it was renamed Premier Division. 1973—Our landlords, The Land Settlement Association wanted to sell the ground and our President, Peter Hutchinson, bought the ground and gave the club a 99 year lease at a peppercorn rent. Won League Knock Out Cup beating Bedford Eagles in the final. 1974—Finished bottom of Premier Division. 1976—Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup. 1977—Floodlights installed. 1978—Agreement was reached with Potton Town Cricket Club that they could use the facilities at The Hollow. Won Bedfordshire Senior Cup for fifth time. 1984—Old dressing rooms (including communal bath) and clubroom was knocked down and replaced by the current clubhouse and dressing room. Potton Sports & Social Club formed, which comprised Potton United FC, Potton Town CC and Potton Timber Ltd Sports Club. 1987—Won first League title when they were unbeaten on their travels. 1988—New wooden stand built. Finished fourth in League. 1989—Won League title for second time and Ray Seekings scored a record 56 goals. 1990—Finished 14th in Premier Division. Reached the Fifth Round FA Vase before losing 3-1 away to Billericay in front of a crowd of 1000 plus. 1991—Finished fourth in League. Long serving Manager Terry King leaves the club and was replaced by Andy Lloyd and won Hunts Premier and Hinchingbrooke Cups. 1994—Andy Lloyd resigned and replaced by charismatic Kenny Davidson (now living in Barbados). 1995—Won Bedfordshire Premier Cup. 16th in League. 1997—Participated in 6 Cup Finals winning four of them. Finished fourth in Premier Division. 1998—Finished 14th in League. Kenny Davidson left the club and was replaced by Martin Humberstone, then Reserve Team Manager. 1999—Finished bottom of Prem Div but not relegated. Lost 7-0 at Aveley in 2ndQ Round of FA Vase 2000—Finished 18th in Premier Division. 2001—Relegated to Div One after third consecutive season in a relegation place. 2002—Finished 15th in Div One. Former Club Captain Dick Newman was appointed Manager. 2003—Wooden stand destroyed by fire. To mark the Club’s 60th Anniversary the Club played Rushden & Diamonds X1 that consisted mainly of youth players in front of a crowd of 450. Finished sixth in Division One. 2004—A storming campaign saw the Royals winning the Division One title with 80 points and scoring at about 3 goals per game. Recorded highest win in FA Vase (4-1) when we beat Edgware Town away in Round 2.
2005— Early in the year saw the death of two stalwarts of the club. Derek Inskip passed away in January having completed 50 years as Secretary And Terry King passed away in February—he was associated with the club for 40 years as player and then Manager. Reached Round Four of FA Vase before losing 2-1 at Bury Town. Finished runners-up to Cogenhoe United. A league match at Potton against Cogenhoe had to be abandoned due to floodlight failure and the rearranged match was the last of the season and Cogenhoe held on to a draw to secure the title by one point in front of a crowd over 300. Won League Knock Out Cup beating Woodford United in the final. Joint Managers Dick Newman and Roy Bloxham won 3 Manager of the Month awards as well as Manager of the Season award. Dick Newman resigned and was replaced by Ian Donnelly. 2006—Finished runners-up again, this time to Woodford United on goal difference. Roy Bloxham replaced Ian Donnelly as Manager and also bringing back Dick Newman as Assistant. 2007—Finished fourth in League and lost on penalties in Final of League Knock Out Cup to Boston Town. Roy Bloxham resigned as Manager and was replaced by Dean Chapman who had to build a new team as all of the first team had left to join other local clubs. We reached the Fourth Round of the FA Vase before losing 2-1 to eventual finalists AFC Totton. Finished fourth in league. 2008—After finishing our league programme early in April we had a nervous wait for other clubs to finish their programme of matches and escaped relegation by one point. Dean Chapman resigned as Manager and was replaced by Dean Shipp. Another rebuilding of the squad with the emphasis on youth and local players. Constitution of Potton Sports & Social Club revised to now incorporate as members—Potton United FC, Potton Town CC, Potton Tennis Club and Woodentops Playgroup. 2009—Finished second from bottom in the Premier Division, and under instructions from the FA to the UCL the club were relegated to the Division One as the ground did not come up to the required standards. July 2009—Manager Dean Shipp tendered his resignation and Tom Galvin and Declan Milton were appointed Joint Managers, being assisted by Tony Galvin, the ex Spurs and Republic of Ireland player as Head Coach. 2009-10—Finished in the bottom half of Division One and losing finalist in Bedfordshire Senior Trophy 2010-11—In September Tom Galvin decided he wanted to concentrate on playing and so Darren Staniforth and Glen Clark were appointed joint Managers. Finished near bottom of Division One. 2011-12—Darren and Glen still in charge, signing a few new players. Nicky Stocks replaced Glen Clark during the year. Reserves reformed under the management of Duncan Field and Kieran Dempsey and they will compete in Division Two of the Bedfordshire County League. 2012-13—In lower level of both UCL and Bedfordshire County Leagues. Reached final of Beds FA Senior Trophy but lost 1-0 to Bedford FC. In March 2013 ground improvements finished that included fencing round the pitch, hard standing now all the way round the pitch and pay hut. 2013-14—Planning permission granted for covered standing for 50 spectators. Applied for funding for new floodlights. First Team finished 10th in league and Reserves in lower half odf their league. 2014-15—Application for grant for new floodlights has been granted and new floodlights being installed. Small Spectator Stand being installed. Reserves enter UCL Reserve Division under management of Nicky Stocks and a Potton United Under 18 has been entered in the Royston Crow League and will play their home matches at The Hollow on Sundays. The 1st team finished in 3rd place in Div 1, just missing out on promotion and got to the UCL knock-out cup final, losing 3-0 to AFC Rushden & Diamonds. 2015-16 – The club finished in 7th position in Division one, narrowly missing out on a FA Cup place for the next season 2016-17 – The club enter a reserve side back in the UCL under the management of Matt Gedney, Steve Maddix and Brad Smith and they make their way to the final of the Beds Intermediate Cup, losing on penalties to AFC Dunstable U21s. Laurence Revell takes over the rolw of 1st team Manager in October 2016 with Darren Staniforth stepping up to Football General Manager to oversee all teams within the club. The 1st team finish in 6th position in Division One which earns them a place in the FA Cup for the 2017-18 season. 2017-18 – The club runs an under 18 team for only the second time in the clubs history, which was entered in the Northants Senior Youth League. Laurence resigns as manager in December 2016 and former Potton striker Steve Kuhne takes over the role assisted by Lee Pyke. The 1st team go on a great run in February/March which sees them finish as runners up and promoted back to Step 5 of the football pyramid. They also feature in the final of the North Beds Charity Cup, beating Bedford FC
2-0. The reserves management resign in January and are replaced by senior players James Jordan and Joe Wills. 2018-19 – The FA laterally moved the 1st team to the Spartan South Midlands League but the reserved remain in the UCL
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7
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13
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1
43
12
31
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1
7
1
0
13
2
1
47
18
29
7
0
1
4
1
2
11
1
3
33
18
15
16
5
0
3
6
1
1
11
1
4
32
26
6
Potton United
18
5
0
5
5
0
3
10
0
8
38
29
9
Biggleswade United
13
3
2
1
5
0
2
8
2
3
29
18
11
Oxhey Jets
17
2
2
3
4
3
3
6
5
6
26
30
-4
Colney Heath
14
3
3
2
3
1
2
6
4
4
26
17
9
16
3
1
4
3
3
2
6
4
6
31
38
-7
14
4
1
2
2
2
3
6
3
5
25
20
5
Leighton Town 18
1
5
1
3
3
5
4
8
6
26
30
-4
Edgware Town 16
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
7
5
17
20
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London Colney
16
3
1
5
2
1
4
5
2
9
22
26
-4
Baldock Town
13
2
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
6
20
21
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North Greenford United FC
15
2
1
5
2
2
3
4
3
8
26
36
-10
London Tigers
14
0
0
4
4
2
4
4
2
8
25
38
-13
Harpenden Town
14
3
1
4
0
0
6
3
1
19
27
-8
Wembley
16
1
2
6
1
2
4
2
4
19
31
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Cockfosters
14
1
3
4
1
1
4
2
4
8
18
37
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Stotfold
15
0
2
6
0
2
5
0
4
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12
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Tring Athletic
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Biggleswade FC
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6
Arlesey Town
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