The BADGER 2022/23 Issue 8 vs Coventry United

From the Chairman …

As Chairman of Bugbrooke St Michael’s Football Club I would like to offer you a warm welcome to The Sett and hope that you have an enjoyable visit.

Here at Bugbrooke St Michaels we are working hard to develop a club with a strong inclusive ethos, offering opportunities for players of all ages and abilities.

We are extremely proud of our youth development programme, supporting players from seven all the way up to eighteen. Many of our young players go on to have success with one of four adult teams, with some players going on to even bigger and better things!

There is a great wealth of local support for the club, everyone that helps does so on a voluntary basis and through everyone’s hard work and dedication we have been able to achieve and maintain FA Accredited status.

Whilst some clubs choose to reinvest their revenue into players wages, here at Bugbrooke we hold a different set of values. All of our profits go into upgrading our equipment and facilities, building a solid future proof foundation that will be here for future generations to enjoy.

Whilst this can sometimes hold us back from gaining huge success on the pitch, we feel our excellent facilities, youth development programme and ethos on community set us apart from other clubs.

Success and progression starts from the beginnings.

Thank you for your support today, we hope that you enjoy the game, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Kevin Gardner, Chairman

Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club would like to place on record our thanks to our team of volunteers, our advertisers and sponsors.

BSMFC MANAGERS NOTES

Good afternoon. We’d like to start today’s programme notes by extending a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Coventry United who are the visitors to the Sett for today’s United Counties Premier Division South fixture.

Today’s game represents our fourth home game on the bounce and after last weeks win in League Cup it would be nice to back it up with a win in the league although that won’t be easy against a fast improving Coventry United side.

Looking back at last weeks game Heather St John were a strong outfit despite their lowly position in the UCL Premier Division North perhaps suggesting that it’s a stronger league than the South Division.

Based on their performance last week it’s surprising that they are still searching for their first win of season; they certainly pushed us all the way to the end.

In the end we won through to the next round thanks to a fine hat trick from Will Glennon and a late goal from Eddie Panter who got on the end of a great pass from Kieran Spencer to seal the win. Our reward is an Away tie against March Town in next round.

Slowly but surely the squad is getting back to full strength, Jake Webster being the latest player to return for the Reserves and pushing for a place in the First Team squad following a period of illness.

With the Reserves turning in a good performance in beating Raunds 6 0 in midweek it highlighted the strength in depth that we now have at club.

A little further down the line is Tom Binder who we are hoping to have available around Christmas, as following months of frustration they finally know what the problem is. Fingers crossed Tom!

All of this leads to a real selection dilemma, albeit a better problem than having to deal with a lengthy injury list.

As always thank you for your support, enjoy the game and we look forward to seeing you again next Saturday when we make the trip to Eynesbury Rovers.

“Slowly but surely the squad is getting back to full strength”

“All of this leads to a real selection dilemma, albeit a better problem than having to deal with a lengthy injury list.”

BSMFC OUR HISTORY

Formed in 1929, Bugbrooke St. Michael’s Football Club took over from Bugbrooke United who folded in 1928 after being in existence since 1910.

The club, which is named after the local St. Michael’s and All Angels Church, initially took its place in the Northants Central Village League and had immediate success, winning the league title from 1931 to 1937.

The club closed for the Second World War before reforming in 1947 and were once again successful winning the CVL title from 1947 to 1950 and were Northants Lower Junior Cup runners up in 1949, a feat repeated in 1954.

We finally won the N.F.A. Lower Junior Cup in 1956 and followed this in 1957 by winning the prestigious Daventry Charity Cup.

The club had its most successful years from 1966 to 1972 when we won the Northants Central Combination Premier title and again from 1976 to 1979 with 1977 also seeing us win the N.F.A. Lower Junior Cup again.

The club continued to succeed in the Northants Combination until 1987 when the we took the decision to join the United Counties League.

At this time, we decided to run two teams in the U.C.L. and two teams in the C.N.C. We also began our youth section and have continued this ever since. Today we run 5 adult sides, including a recently formed Ladies team as well as 13 youth teams.

The club has had continued to enjoy success across all age groups over those 30 years, the most notable being N.F.A. Junior Cup winners in 1992, N.F.A Lower Junior Cup in 1993 and U.C.L. Division One winners in 2001.

The reputation for producing successful youth teams has increased over those years and 4 of our youth players (under 16) have been signed by professional league clubs.

The achievements of the club on the field have always been supported by a hard working committee whose chief officers are recorded on a roll in the clubhouse foyer. They along with supporters of the club have built up the excellent changing rooms and clubhouse since 1980.

We hope that you enjoy the facilities that they have provided over those years, and we look forward to seeing you again in the future

COVENTRY

Coventry United Football Club was formed in 2013 by 4 local businessmen, following the takeover of Coventry Spartans. The dream? To play football without politics and live for the enjoyment of the game. Spartan’s manager, Edwin Greaves stayed on as Coventry United’s first manager, along with club secretary, Graham Wood. The Red and Green had story began.

Our debut league match took place on Saturday 13th August 2013 with a 2 1 victory at Kenilworth Town in the Midland Football League Division 3. Kenroy Dennisur and Brian Ndlovu scored the goals that day. The desire for success was evident from the very first whistle, and success was not far away. United finished runners up to Kenilworth, securing promotion at the very first attempt.

Our first league title followed the next season. United dominated MFL Division 2, finishing a mammoth 15 points ahead of our closest rivals. Progression to Step 6 of the Non League Pyramid followed. Season 3 would bring a fierce battle for the Division 1 title with the likes of Bromsgrove Sporting, Lichfield and Nuneaton Griff. In March 2016, Edwin Greaves left the club and was replaced on an interim basis by Terry Anderson, along with his assistant, Luke Morton.

Under Terry’s stewardship United began a sensational run to win their final 11 matches, conceding just 3 goals along the way. Consequently, they beat their impressive competition to the title. Needless to say, Terry and Luke’s roles were secured on a permanent basis.

Following a flurry of promotions, Coventry settled into the MFL Premier Division, continuing to grow on and off the pitch. Following stints at The Cage (Alan Higgs Centre) and Sphinx Drive, the summer of 2017 saw United move into their new home, the Butts Park Arena. In 2020, the club was bought from the original owners by Coventry based businessman Joe Haggarty.

After 5 seasons in the MFL Premier Division and finishing as Coventry’s highest ranked non league club for 5 years in a row, the restructuring of the non league pyramid saw Coventry United placed in the United Counties League Premier Division South. Following the departure of Terry Anderson in November 2021, the Red and Greens hired manager, Russell Dodds, and Assistant Manager, Darren Acton. They unfortunately resigned from their roles due to personal reasons several weeks later.

In February 2022, Joe Haggarty resigned as chairman and manager of Coventry United Football Club, with Ivor Lawton taking charge of first team responsibilities. Subsequently, in March 2022, the club was taken over by long term supporter, Nigel Ward.

Nigel’s tireless efforts to make up for lost time and money over the summer, along with the hard working officials and volunteers, put the club in a much stronger position, both on and off the field, than during the closing months of the 2021/22 campaign. With his job to stabilise the club completed, Nigel stepped aside and was replaced as Chairman by local businessman, Michael Kavanagh and in the summer of 2022 Carl Nolan took over as Team Manager.

RESULTS &

12.07.22

KetteringTown(NFACup)

NASH SIMMONS 1 SMYTH GLENNON WALTON 30.07.22

WHALER SHEHI HALLMARK GLENNON WALTON 02.08.22 CogenhoeUnited Away

MarchTownUnited Home

MPAMBI SHEHI 1 HALLMARK GLENNON WALTON 06.08.22 LongBuckbyAFC-FACup Home

REEVE WHALER SHEHI HALLMARK GLENNON 2 WALTON 13.08.22

REEVE MPAMBI SIMMONS HALLMARK GLENNON LEON 20.08.22

RugbyTown Away

LichfieldCity-FACup Away

REEVE NASH SIMMONS SHEHI GLENNON LEON 23.08.22 GNGOadbyTown Home

REEVE NASH SIMMONS HALLMARK GLENNON LEON 27.08.22

REEVE NASH SIMMONS HALLMARK GLENNON LEON 03.09.22

WellingboroughTown-FAVase Away

GodmanchesterRovers Home

NASH SIMMONS HALLMARK GLENNON WALTON 13.09.22 DesboroughTown

NASH MPAMBI HALLMARK GLENNON WALTON 17.09.22

NASH SHEHI HALLMARK GLENNON WALTON 24.09.22 EasingtonSports

NewportPagnellTown

NASH SIMMONS HALLMARK GLENNON WALTON 27.09.22

MiltonKeynesIrish

NASH SIMMONS HALLMARK GLENNON 2 WALTON

NASH SIMMONS HALLMARK GLENNON WALTON 08.10.22 HeatherSt.Johns-UCLCup

01.10.22 HistonFC

MPAMBI SIMMONS SMYTH GLENNON 3 WALTON 15.10.22 CoventryUnited Home 22.10.22 EynesburyRovers Away 29.10.22 MarchTownUnited-UCLCup Away 05.11.22 CoventrySphinx Home 12.11.22 CoventryUnited Away 19.11.22 RothwellCorinthians Home 26.11.22 MiltonKeynesIrish Away 03.12.22 WellingboroughTown Home 10.12.22 RothwellCorinthians Away 17.12.22 GodmanchesterRovers Away 07.01.22 DesboroughTown Home 14.01.22 CoventrySphinx Away 21.01.22 LutterworthTown Home 28.01.22 NewportPagnellTown Home 04.02.22 HistonFC Away 11.02.22 RugbyTown Home 18.02.22 MarchTownUnited Away 04.03.22 EynesburyRovers Home 18.03.22 WellingboroughTown Away 25.03.22 G.N.GOadbyTown Away 08.04.22 CogenhoeUnited Home 11.04.22 LutterworthTown Away 15.04.22 LongBuckbyAFC Home 22.04.22 EasingtonSports Home

SUBS

A.WEBSTER OAKES 1 JONES J.WEBSTER BINDER WEATHERLY COULSON HALLMARK SPENCER BONIFAS

A.WEBSTER OAKES JONES J.WEBSTER KING SPENCER MPAMBI LEON BUCKINGHAM DOHERTY

A.WEBSTER OAKES JONES J.WEBSTER KING SPENCER COULSON LEON HARRISON TICHAWONA

A.WEBSTER OAKES JONES 1 SPENCER KING E.PANTER MPAMBI LEON COULSON HARRISON

A.WEBSTER OAKES JONES SHEHI KING SPENCER COULSON NASH HALL TICHAWONA

A.WEBSTER OAKES JONES COULSON KING SPENCER E.PANTER TRKULJA MPAMBI WALTON

A.WEBSTER OAKES 1 JONES 3 E.PANTER SHEHI SPENCER COULSON KING MPAMBI WALTON

COULSON OAKES JONES 1 E.PANTER SHEHI SPENCER MPAMBI KING WALTON

A.WEBSTER OAKES JONES E.PANTER SPENCER SHEHI COULSON KING MPAMBI DALTON

SMYTH OAKES WEATHERLY SPENCER KING COULSON 1 BAZELEY TRKULJA BONIFAS DOHERTY

SMYTH OAKES JONES E.PANTER A.WEBSTER SPENCER COULSON LASALIRE 1 MPAMBI BINDER

SMYTH OAKES WEATHERLY E.PANTER A.WEBSTER SPENCER COULSON LASALIRE MPAMBI J.WEBSTER

LEON OAKES JONES E.PANTER A.WEBSTER SPENCER SHEHI KING COULSON J.WEBSTER

LEON OAKES JONES E.PANTER 1 SPENCER COULSON SMYTH KING MPAMBI SHEHI

COULSON OAKES JONES E.PANTER 1 KING SHEHI SPENCER A.WEBSTER HALLMARK NASH

PREMIER DIVISION SOUTH

Bugbrooke St.Michaels

Cogenhoe United

Coventry Sphinx

Coventry United

Lutterworth Town

Easington Sports

Milton Keynes Irish G.N.G Oadby Town

Desborough Town

Rothwell Corinthians

Godmanchester Rovers

March Town United

Rugby Town

Eynesbury Rovers

Long Buckby AFC

Histon FC

RESERVE DIVISION

Daventry Town Reserves

Milton Keynes Irish Reserves

Bourne Town Reserves

Harborough Town Reserves

Kempston Rovers Reserves

Raunds Town Reserves

Rothwell Corinthians

Rovers Reserves

Northampton ON Chenecks Reserves

Cogenhoe United Reserves

Desborough Town Reserves

Huntingdon Town Reserves

Whitworth Reserves

Bugbrooke St.Michaels Reserves

It was a step into the unknown when Heather St Johns visited the Sett in the Sports Ground Development UCL Knock Out Cup; in what was the first known meeting between the clubs.

Heather St Johns came into the game bottom of the UCL Premier Division North, without a league win in their opening twelve league fixtures whilst the Badgers were on a run of three games without a win with the last gasp defeat against Histon still fresh in mind.

The Badgers made four changes to the starting XI as Nash, Hallmark, Leon and Spencer made way for Mpambi, Smyth, Coulson and King. There was also a change in formation with the Badgers opting for an attack minded 4 3 3.

The game started at a frantic pace with the Badgers on the front foot from the outset.

On 5 minutes the Badgers were presented with an opportunity to take the lead when a penalty was awarded following a foul on Will Jones. Up stepped Will Glennon to confidently dispatch the ball into the net, to give the Badgers the early advantage, 1 0.

On thirteen minutes the Badgers had the ball in the net again, this time it was Will Jones however his celebration was short lived as the Assistants flag was up for

4-2

LINE-UP

offside. The Badgers frustrations were evident again minutes later when Eddie Panter had the ball in the net however the Assistants flag was up once again, and the goal was chalked off an extremely tight call with many suggesting that it was the wrong call.

Whilst the Badgers had had the ball in the net three times, it wasn’t one way traffic with the visitors going close on numerous occasions with as the home defence was cut open too often for comfort.

With half time approaching the Badgers doubled their lead, and again it came from a Will Glennon penalty, this time after Mac Coulson had been fouled inside the box, 2 0.

As the half moved into added time Glennon missed a golden chance to complete his hat trick as he fired over the crossbar from inside the 6 yard box with the goal at his mercy.

As it was the Badgers went in at the break with a two goal cushion, the only downside being the early withdrawal of King with Shehi on as his replacement.

HALF TIME

BUGBROOKE ST MICHAELS: 2

HEATHER ST JOHNS: 0

The second half started with the visitors looking for the goal that was needed to

get them back in the tie. Within 5 minutes of the re start that goal was scored and again it came from the penalty spot, Simmons harshly adjudged to have conceded the foul, 2 1.

Undeterred by this the Badgers soon re stored their two goal advantage when Will Glennon saw his free kick from a central position take the slightest deflection to wrong foot the keeper, 3 1 and a hat trick for Glennon.

Chances came and went at both ends and as the game moved towards a conclusion Heather St Johns set up a nervy finale scoring from close range with the aid of a deflection, 3 2.

As the game moved into added time the visitors threw everything that they had at the Badgers. This left gaps at the back and with virtually the last kick of the game Eddie Panter was played in, kept his cool and slid the ball past the on rushing keeper and low into the net, 4 2, game over!

FULL TIME

BUGBROOKE ST MICHAELS: 4

HEATHER ST JOHNS: 2

Whilst not at our best it was a proper cup tie that entertained those in attendance.

Reward for our victory is a trip to high flying March Town United in the next round.

REEVE, MPAMBI, SIMMONS, SMYTH, WALTON (Captain), GLENNON, COULSON, OAKES, JONES, PANTER, KING

SUBS: SPENCER, SHEHI A.WEBSTER, HALLMARK, NASH

GLENNON (3), PANTER

BARKER

LUKE REEVE

1. Position Goalkeeper

2. Previous Clubs

None, I’ve been a Badger since day one, coming through the youth system

3. Team you support Northampton Town

4. First football memory

Conceding a goal whilst watching the Roller on the adjacent Cricket pitch……I was only 7 years old!

5. Best player you’ve played with Courtney Herbert. He is so good could play anywhere. He also scored at the Kop end which makes him even better as no one likes Liverpool

6. Best player you’ve played against Tendai Daire. Played against him twice and whilst he didn't score against me, he was another level of good.

7. Best football moment

Winning the treble as Assistant Manager with the Under 18s. Also reaching the First Round of the FA Youth Cup in successive seasons.

8. Most memorable match

Anstey Nomads, Away. They were second in the league, I scored then hit the post from well inside my own half and saved a penalty all in 90 minutes.

9. Match you would wish to forget Away at Olney, I was hungover and hadn’t slept. They shot straight from the kick off and I’ve let it in. £50 fine from the lads.

10. Player/team you would pay to watch Love football so would pay to watch any game.

11. Best Manager

The old man was a great gaffer and provided me with many good memories through 18s football and the Ressies. Also, Dale with the memories from last year and Benidorm

12. Biggest joker in the team

I'd have to say me I'm always on the wind up!

13. Any Superstitions?

I always walk out behind the Skipper.

14. Longest in the shower

Eddie is always the last one out especially if Whaler is in there with him.

LUKE REEVE KEEPZ GK

RYAN NASH AVAILABLE

MANU MPAMBI AVAILABLE

WILL GLENNON AVAILABLE

TOM WALTON AVAILABLE

TOM SMYTH AVAILABLE

BRANDON HALLMARK AVAILABLE

BEN DIMOND AVAILABLE

RONNIE GIBBON AVAILABLE

TOM SIMMONS

JAKE WEBSTER

KIERAN SPENCER

CAM HARRISON AVAILABLE AIDAN WEBSTER AVAILABLE

TOM BINDER AVAILABLE

TRENT OAKES AVAILABLE

CHARLIE PEARSON AVAILABLE

KEV SHEHI AVAILABLE

RYAN PAMPLIN

FREDDIE KING AVAILABLE

JONES

BAILEY

EDDIE

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME.’

A message from Bugbrooke St Michaels Football Club about antisocial and criminal behaviour

As we commence the new season we want to make you aware of new measures being taken across all of football, and the NLS, to ensure everyone can have a safe and enjoyable experience.

We are supporting strong action from the FA, and across the NLS to tackle antisocial and criminal behaviours that put all of us at risk.

Please remember the following activities are illegal, dangerous, have serious consequences and have no place in our game:

• Carrying or using smoke bombs or pyros

• Invading the pitch or entering the pitch without permission

• Throwing objects onto the pitch

• Drug use within the football ground

• Discriminatory behaviour

For everyone’s safety, we will report anyone carrying out these offences to the police, which can result in a criminal record.

Anyone who enters the pitch without permission and those carrying or using smoke bombs or pyros will now receive an automatic club ban. These measures could also now apply to the parents or guardians of children involved in these activities.

This reflects the seriousness of the risks to fans and staff pyros can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius and cause life changing injuries, while entering the pitch endangers players, managers and match officials. It also impacts the hard working volunteers, who ensure that our special part of the game continues to run.

We know those who commit these illegal acts do not represent the majority of supporters. Please work with us to call out the risks.

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame

Black History Month

Emma Clarke’s story is one that, for over a century, was forgotten, and her name, important as it is to the history of football, was lost. She should be heralded among the pioneers of the game, alongside Arthur Wharton and Lily Parr, but it wasn’t until 2017 that her story was uncovered, more than 120 years after he debut. Without some determined digging by historian Stuart Gibbs, and a stroke of photographic luck, it’s possible that she would have gone unremembered forever.

Bootle has a habit of producing footballers. The Merseyside town has been the childhood home of Jamie Carragher, Steve McManaman, Roy Evans, Alvin Martin, and in recent years, Manchester United and England player Alex Greenwood. All of them were preceded, however, by Clarke, who was born there in 1876 to William and Wilhelmina. Like her more famous counterparts, she started her footballing career on the streets, kicking about with neighbours and friends, before being apprenticed to a confectioner at 15. She didn’t allow her sporting dreams to end there, however.

In 1795, another footballing pioneer by the name of Nettie Honeyball decided to do something against the derision that women had received in the previous decade. The first ever women’s match had been in 1881, and had ended with spectators storming the pitch in anger and the players barely making their escape. Honeyball was a pseudonym that the woman in question probably Mary Hutson used to protect herself from that kind of abuse, but nevertheless, she was determined to make her point, and founded the British Ladies Football Club. At the age of twenty, Clarke joined, becoming the first black female player in the game.

Clarke’s career for the BLFC is difficult to track, owing to the number of pseudonyms being used and changed throughout the infancy of woman’s football, and how many of those pseudonyms happen to have been Clarke. But a photograph was taken of the BLFC’s first exhibition match, a North v South game which took place in Crouch End, London, in 1895, which proves that she was part of this pioneering event.

The fleet footed dark girl

10,000 people turned out to watch the spectacle, in which Clarke played (unexpectedly, given her home town) for the South side. It was here that a South Wales newspaper picked her out as “the fleet footed dark girl on the wing”, but in also referring to her as “a coloured lady of Dutch build”, who played in goal, causing the confusion as to her identity and a century of her being misidentified as Carrie Bousted. But for the evidence found in the photograph, that would still be the story we believed today.

Her side was on the receiving end of a 7 1 battering, and the comment after the game was not complimentary about womens football in general, suggesting that once the novelty of the spectacle had worn off it was doubtful that there would be much interest in watching the fairer sex compete. But the novelty certainly lasted for a little while, and the BLFC toured the country playing exhibition matches and raising money for charitable causes, playing in front of tens of thousands, and at grounds as impressive as Upton Park and Portman Road.

By 1897, the exertion of travelling in this way had taken its toll on the team and the BLFC stopped playing matches, but the impact had been made and womens football was here to stay. Clarke joined Mrs Graham’s XI, a side named for the famous suffragist Helen Graham Matthew, who had played in the North v South match and set up her own team. Clarke continued to play until her late twenties, disappearing from the playing record in 1903.

Sadly, she also disappears from the census in 1905, leading Gibb to speculate that she died sometime before her 30th birthday. As with most working class people in the historical record, the details of her life are not recorded and difficult to discover.

But Emma Clarke definitely made her mark on history, and helped open up the way for both female and black footballers to ply their trade in the twentieth century and beyond. Forgotten for so long, it’s important that these stories are kept alive.

Enjoy the game!

Martyn Green

The Untold Game

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BUGBROOKE ST MICHAELS

Manager: Dale Walton

Colours: White / Black / Black

FROM:

Luke Reeve Billy Panter William Glennon Brandon Hallmark Emmanuel Mpambi Ryan Nash Tom Simmons Tom Smyth Tom Walton Joshua Whaler Tom Binder Mackenzie Coulson Dalton Leon Trent Oakes Kieran Spencer Aidan Webster Jake Webster Will Jones Freddie King Eddie Panter Kevin Shehi Bailey Weatherly

COVENTRY UNITED

Manager: Carl Nolan

Colours: Red / Green / Green

FROM:

Kris Roscoe Kienan Palmer Adam Miles Abdul Bambah Elwalid Elhaghany Brandon Williams Archie Gallacher David Gbehe Charlie Faulkner Jacob Williams Jarrod Clamp Jared Bradshaw Riley Davoile Bradley Coleman Mitch Mollinson Sean Wills Ryan Oka Zeh Kyle Carey Samir Muzaffar Joseph Agunbiade

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