Chalfont St Peter vs Bedfont Sports BetVictor Isthmian League South Central Division Tuesday 20 August 2019, 7.45pm
Mill Meadow, Gravel Hill, Chalfont St Peter, GERRARDS CROSS, SL9 9QX Telephone 01753 886477 or 07836 387215 Founded 1926 Members of the Berks & Bucks FA Members of the Isthmian League Members of the Allied Counties League Club Officials Trustees Benny Goodman, Ingar Haugretta
Treasurer & Programme Editor: Ian Doorbar Website Editor: Benny Goodman Child Protection Officer: Graham Hamilton Committee Members Chris Birch, Nigel Orr, Alan West. FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT Manager: Finlay Johnson Assistant Manager: Paul Wickenden Coaches: Tony Wild & Sam North Physio: Zahid Namigul Football Advisor: Ted Buxton
Members of the Board Chairman: Denis Mair Club & Match Secretary: Ian Doorbar
Ownership: The legal name of the club, which is an unincorporated members' club, is Chalfont St Peter Association Football Club.
Welcome to the game
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A very warm welcome to Mill Meadow for our first home game of the new BetVictor Isthmian League South Central Division.
We couldn’t have dreamed of a better start to the season as we outplayed Ashford Town, another side having to rebuild during the summer. The refreshing style of play that Finlay has brought to the side was in stark contrast to that which we had perhaps become accustomed to in recent times.
We welcome our visitors from Bedfont Sports and hope their players, officials and supporters enjoy their short time with us.
You will forgive the inclusion of a league We also welcome our match officials, Messrs. Bullock, Pilling and Atkinson and table after just one game but it has us sitting in first place so why not. We are hope for an incident free game. not among the favourites for top Well, it has certainly been an interesting honours this season but we could easily summer, with the departure of Danny do a Leicester City. If we can’t dream Edwards after 15 seasons. We believe now, we never will. that the appointment of Finlay Johnson Our quest for FA Cup glory begins on will prove to be a good one for all involved and, if early signs are anything Saturday when we make the trip to Shrivenham FC of the Hellenic Premier to go by, we will be a very good side to Lleague. We are running a players coach watch. to the game. Speak with Denis if you One always expects to see a few would like a seat. If driving, please check personnel changes when a manager their website as there is no parking at departs but to lose the entire backroom the ground. staff and virtually the entire playing We have an away game against Marlow, squad feels unprecedented, so extra one of the early favourites, on Bank congratulations to Finlay and his team for coming in and putting together such Holiday Monday before returning to Mill Meadow on the 31st to play Chipstead. an exciting squad in such a short time.. Another change you will see is the new kit we have this season. Sponsored by our old friend, Stuart Latham, whose family blood runs deep into the history of the club, the design, red and green quarters, harks back to a design worn by Chalfont in past years. It is a theme that will be recognized by supporters of Wycombe Wanderers. Moving the programme to an online
Enjoy the game and safe home afterwards.
Ian
On the cover Dan Williams
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From the Manager Hello everyone and welcome to Mill Meadow for our first home league game of the season! I'm really excited to see everyone and beginning to make this ground a fortress for the season. Before I start I'd like to thank Denis, Benny, Ian and everyone else for making me, my staff and my players feel so welcome at the club since our arrival.
We've had a very successful pre season, going through loads of players to find the beginnings of a brand new team! I feel we've done very well to get there and I'm really positive about the season ahead. Evidence to support my positivity was clear to see on Saturday where we started our campaign with a 4-0 victory away to Ashford Town Middlesex. With an average age of 21.8 our lads showed maturity beyond their years, riding a storm from Ashford in the second half before tucking away 3 quick goals. The game was changed by our forward substitutes, creating the last 3 goals between them. Proving our squad is a strong one and we will rely on that throughout the season. Hopefully we can build on it tonight! Enjoy the game!
Finlay
Chalfont St Peter AFC players and management 2019-2020
Jordan Payne—23. Defender. Previously with Oxhey Jets and Hendon 23s Jordan is a fearless defender.
Dan Purdue—19. Goalkeeper. Impressed at Hendon last season under Finlay.
Riccardo AlexanderGreenaway—19. Defence / midfield. Impressed at Hendon last season under Finlay.
Michael Anguzu—23. Goalkeeper. Impressed towards the end of last season with some good performances. Ricky Brennan—25. Utility Player. Joins from Waltham Abbey and previously has been with Finlay at Coldicote.
Dan Williams—22. Forward. After a period in the USA playing college football, Dan has returned to the UK to sign with Hendon. He joins us on dual registration. Andre Odetola—23. Centre midfield. Played for Staines Town and Harrow Borough last season
Luke Elliott—29. Left back. Joins from Chipstead. Highly experienced and a natural leader, he will be Club Captain this season.
Kofi Quartey—32. Forward. Previously with South Park, Kofi rejoins after a short stay at the club last season.
Danny Wickenden—18. Midfield. A former Watford FC Scholar, Danny played for Sawbridgeworth Town last season.
Luke Jones—21. Midfield. Scores goals from midfield and joins from Oxhey Jets.
David Pitt—27. Forward. A former St Vincent & Grenadines international. Back in the game after a serious knee injury. Previously with Hayes & Yeading. Sodike Thompson—22. Forward. Joins after a successful summer trial. Previously with Flackwell Heath.
Luke Massingham—17. Centre back. Previously with Wealdstone where he made his debut and was made captain at 16.
Sean Giordmaina—19. Winger. Previously with Oxhey Jets and Wealdstone U18 where he won the Ryman Youth League as top scorer. Harry Bailey—22. Midfield. Previously with Windsor. Zaid Ait-Fahim—17. Striker. Previously with Langley. Promoted from the U18s. Hafid Bounyafe—23. Forward. Previously with Uxbridge. Callum Doyle—24. Right back. Previously with Edgware.
Finlay Johnson—28. Manager. Finlay, a UEFA B License coach managed the U23 Hendon FC to the Middlesex League title in 2018-19 and has coaching experience with other clubs and professional academies. He is also North London Academy Scout Co-Ordinator at Watford FC.
Paul Wickenden. Assistant Manager. Formerly manager at Waltham Abbey and Cheshunt. Paul brings a wealth of experience to the First Team staff. Tony Wild. Coach. Tony is a UEFA B License coach, working in the recruitment department at Arsenal. Most recently at St Margaretsbury. Kevin Lima. Coach. An exciting young coach currently working at Brentford as a Development Coach. Kevin enjoyed a playing career at Luton Town and Uxbridge. Zahid Namigul. Physio. An exciting young, talented coach. He has been physio at London Tigers
MATCH REPORT Ashford Town (Middx) 0 The new Chalfont era began with a bang as manager Finlay Johnson led his young charges to a comprehensive win in the season opener. After a slow start, as both sides moved out of pre-season gear, Saints soon looked the most likely to take control of the game. The experienced David Pitt saw a lot of the ball down the left flank and a long range shot dipped just over the bar to signal Saints' intent. Brunton drew a first save from Dan Purdue after being put in by the dangerous Adjei as the home side tried to find a way through a determined Saints defence. However, it was the extra pace of Dan Williams that brought the opening goal as he latched on to a Wickenden pass to fire home across the keeper. It was the start of a golden passage of play for Williams as he saw a cross skim the top of the bar and then had another shot pushed on to the post. A clumsy challenge on the edge of the box just before the break might have brought a better reward amid calls for a red card rather than the lecture the home defender received. Saints continued to press after the break and Kofi Quartey somehow screwed a shot wide on the hour mark. His substitution by Sodike Thompson soon after had an already stretched home defence under severe pressure as the
Saints 4
success of the Chalfont open trials held during the summer had them chasing shadows as he was instrumental in Saints hitting two goals in as many minutes as first Luke Jones and then Andre Odetola netted from close range. Purdue made another strong save as Saints defied any challenge to their clean sheet. Kahlil Francis was pulled down in the area for Riccardo AlexanderGreenaway to extend the lead from the penalty spot before Ashford had their best chance in the dying minutes as Adjei got around Purdue only for Jordan Payne to clear off the line. Saints can take a lot of positives from this opening game and Finlay Johnson and his coaching team must be congratulated on how far their hard work has brought the side. Saints: Dan Purdue, Ricky Brennan (Callum Doyle 84), Luke Elliott, Danny Wickenden, Jordan Payne, Riccardo Alexander-Greenway, Dan Williams, Andre Odetola, Kofi Quartey (Sodike Thompson 67), Luke Jones, David Pitt (Kahlil Francis 79). Star player. Dan Williams Attendance: 111
Fairford Town v Hanwell Town FC Romania v Ware Harlow Town v Brentwood Town SATURDAY 17 AUGUST Ashford Town (Middx) v Chalfont St Peter Longlevens v Northwood Marlow v Cinderford Town Bedfont Sports v Hanwell Town Phoenix Sports v Staines Town Chipstead v Bracknell Town Shrivenham v Chalfont St Peter Harlow Town v FC Romania Hertford Town v Tooting & Mitcham Utd Sittingbourne v Uxbridge South Park v Canterbury City Marlow v Barking Sutton Athletic v Ashford Town (Middx) Northwood v Westfield Tooting & Mitcham Utd v Faversham Town South Park v Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey v Woodbridge Town Uxbridge v Chertsey Town Whitton Utd v Hertford Town Ware v Staines Town
RESULTS AND FIXTURES 0-4 0-4 2-0 4-3 0-1 3-1 0-3 2-2 2-2 3-3
MONDAY 26 AUGUST Ashford Town (Middx) v Westfield Bedfont Sports v Chertsey Town Chipstead v Tooting & Mitcham Utd Harlow Town v Waltham Abbey Hertford Town v Barking Tooting & Mitcham Utd v Ashford Town (Middx) Marlow v Chalfont St Peter Northwood v Bracknell Town Waltham Abbey v Hertford Town South Park v Hanwell Town Ware v Barking Uxbridge v Staines Town Westfield v Chipstead Ware v FC Romania TUESDAY 20 AUGUST Bracknell Town v Uxbridge Chalfont St Peter v Bedfont Sports Chertsey Town v South Park Hanwell Town v Harlow Town Staines Town v Marlow
WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST FC Romania v Northwood SATURDAY 24 AUGUST Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round Barking v Aveley Basingstoke Town v Westfield Bedfont Sports v Hanworth Villa Bournemouth v Bracknell Town Chipstead v Hassocks
BETVICTOR ISTHMIAN LEAGUE TABLE South Central Division at 20 August 2019
P
W
D
L
GF
1
Chalfont St Peter
1
1
0
0
4
0 +4
3
2
Hanwell Town
1
1
0
0
4
0 +4
3
3
Westfield
1
1
0
0
3
0 +3
3
4
Marlow
1
1
0
0
3
1 +2
3
5
Chipstead
1
1
0
0
2
0 +2
3
6
Harlow Town
1
1
0
0
4
3 +1
3
7
Tooting & Mitcham Utd
1
1
0
0
1
0 +1
3
8
Staines Town
1
0
1
0
3
3
0
1
9
Ware
1
0
1
0
3
3
0
1
10
Chertsey Town
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
11
South Park
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
12
Uxbridge
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
13
Waltham Abbey
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
1
14
FC Romania
1
0
0
1
3
4
-1
0
15
Hertford Town
1
0
0
1
0
1
-1
0
16
Barking
1
0
0
1
1
3
-2
0
17
Bracknell Town
1
0
0
1
0
2
-2
0
18
Northwood
1
0
0
1
0
3
-3
0
19
Ashford Town (Middx)
1
0
0
1
0
4
-4
0
20
Bedfont Sports
1
0
0
1
0
4
-4
0
GA GD PTS
H
A
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Our Visitors History Bedfont Sports
Bedfont Sports Club was founded in 2002, when with considerable help from the local Council a lease was taken out on the near derelict Hatton Road Recreation Ground. The only building on the site was refurbished to allow use as a bar and clubhouse on the ground floor and changing rooms on the upper one. Most of this work was carried out or supervised by the Chairman Dave Reader. Much work was also done to the playing area to provide playable pitches for Bedfont Sports on Saturdays and Bedfont Sunday, one of the oldest Sunday teams in Middlesex, on Sundays. To give the Club a junior section Bedfont Eagles, formed in 1978, joined the two adult Clubs a short time later. Bedfont Sports started in the Hounslow and District League for two seasons and then joined the Middlesex County Football League, this being a feeder League to Step 5. More work was needed to enable the team to play in the Premier Division of the MCFL to which they gained promotion in 2004/05. After many ups and downs promotion was finally achieved to the Combined Counties in season 2008/09. In the Combined Counties League Bedfont gained promotion to the Premier Division in
season 2011/12 and have spent the past few seasons consolidating that position. Last season so all our hard work pay off when we gained promotion to the Bostik League finishing 2nd behind Westfield FC During this time the club worked hard to raise funds to upgrade our facility to one of the best in Middlesex. In 2010 we started work on floodlights and a new dressing room block was built together with a 3G five a side pitch and an 11v11 3G pitch along with over 500 seats in 4 stands on all 4 sides of the ground, which now complete gives us one of the best facilities not only in Middlesex but in the south of England. Bedfont Sports is a true Community Club catering for 23 Junior Teams. a girls section, 2 Bedfont Sunday teams and our 1st Team now ply their trade at Step 4 for the 1st time in the clubs history. The Youth Section is particularly vibrant playing in the Bostik Youth League (currently Top of the Division) and having won the Middlesex County Senior Cup back in 2015. We are very proud that our Youth teams have been home-grown from Bedfont Eagles and with some real talent coming through this will continue for years to come. A Club such as Bedfont Sports could not exist without sponsors so a big thank you to them and to the volunteers who give their time on match days and to the marking and upkeep of the ground and facilities.
Luke Elliott—Captain
finish 14th. The lower echelons became the accustomed territory for Saints for several seasons until Dean’s departure at the end of the 2003/04 season. Managing Chalfont to victory in the Berks & Bucks Under-18 Challenge Cup was a young Danny Edwards. His reward was to be handed the reins of the First Team for the new season. And so began a rollercoaster ride of success and near misses that continued until just recently. A restructuring within the Isthmian league at the end of the 2005/06 season The club was formed in 1926 and played saw Saints moving to the Spartan South Midlands Premier League. local junior football from its ground on 2006/07 saw a top half finish in their first Gold Hill Common. season in the Spartan and a trophy for 1948 saw a move to the Great Western the cabinet, the Wycombe Senior Cup, Combination and a year later the club moved to its present location, although secured with a 7-0 win over Downley Albion at the Wycombe Wanderers the picturesque name of Mill Meadow ground. belies its origins as a refuse tip. As the 2007/08 was a hugely successful season. club developed off the field thanks to Danny Edwards was developing an the support of many volunteers so success began to arrive on the field and exciting squad and the style of play was in 1952 the first silverware was won, the both entertaining and successful. Good runs in both the FA Cup and FA Vase Berks & Bucks FA Intermediate Cup. came together with a Final appearance Senior status followed and progress through the Parthenon League, London in the Premier Division Cup. Topping them all was winning the Challenge League and Spartan League followed. Trophy with a 2-0 win over Brimsdown The early 1970’s were difficult for the Rovers. A close three-horse race in the club but a move into the Athenian league saw Saints pipped at the post into league saw a change in fortunes. The 1980’s, now in the Isthmian League, runners-up spot. 2008/09 was about building on the brought some consistency in league standards set in the previous season. performances and some successful And it didn’t disappoint. Some top scalps campaigns in the FA Cup and FA Vase. The 1990’s was another difficult decade, in the FA Cup heralded a season of cup runs. The FA Vase was the crowning culminating in a low point of two glory, with the Saints making it all the successive bottom places. way to the semi-final and being heart 2001/02 saw a rebuild under Martin Dean with a good start to the season but breaking seconds away from winning the right to play at Wembley. Saints were in a subsequent falling away saw them
Our Club History Chalfont St Peter AFC
the hunt for the league title all the way to the last week of the season but the fixture congestion caused by the cup successes began to tell and they couldn’t quite make it across the line, eventually finishing a brave third. Losses in the finals of the Challenge Trophy and the Wycombe Senior Cup took a little bit of the shine off what was a brilliant season for the club. Expectations were high going into season 2009/10 after going close to promotion in the two previous seasons. A slow start and a nightmare run of losses in October saw the title chase wobble and rapid exits from all cup competitions. But an incredible run of form with just one defeat in 23 took Saints to the top to the pile where they became the target for other teams’ top performances and it wasn’t until they were overtaken by Aylesbury in the last two games that they had to settle for the runners-up spot again. At the start of 2010/11, the aim was clear: promotion was the number one target. Getting off to an incredible start in notching up seventeen straight wins, Saints grabbed top spot and refused to relinquish it for the entire season, never being less than four points clear at any stage. The focus was clear and any progress in the cups was quickly curtailed. Such was the dominance in the league, the champagne corks popped with five games to spare as the title was secured. The curtain was brought down on the record breaking season and their five year stay in the Spartan League by winning the Challenge Trophy for an unprecedented league and cup double. For the 2011/12 season, life was
expected to be a trial for Saints yet they made a bright start in their new environs and quickly acclimatised. For long periods they were genuine contenders but a poor end to the season, combined with the loss of totemic striker Charlie Strutton to the professional ranks, saw them fall away into the mid table. A strong run in the FA Cup illuminated the 2012/13 season. An impressive win at Carshalton Athletic earned a tie against Conference side Bishop’s Stortford. A draw at Mill Meadow set up a replay that ultimately proved a step too far. Playing with style, Saints were to earn the Division’s Fair Play title but couldn’t reach the play-off positions. With a lack of firepower, the 2013/14 was a disappointing way to mark Danny Edwards’ tenth season in charge. The lack of goals consigned the side to a midtable finish despite boasting one of the meanest defences. 2014/15 saw the goals begin to return. A promising start saw the side hard to beat but too many draws held them back. A run in the FA Cup, highlighted by a deserved win in front of a baying Kettering crowd was coupled with a strong run in November that saw the club in a playoff position but from such heights, a miserable New Year run saw them tumble down into relegation territory. It took a stubborn recovery in April to ensure eventual safety. 2015/16 was a highwater mark for Saints in their current run in the Southern League. Putting aside an early exit in the FA Cup Saints went on to head the table at New Year and looked set for their first tilt at the play offs, if not more. Sadly they repeated the poor run of results
thereafter and fell away to finish sixth. Still an excellent all-round season as Tony Mendy secured top scorer honours in the division with 30 goals. In contrast, season 2016/17 was possibly the poorest in over a decade. A storming start to the season saw Saints in top spot throughout August but the hole left by the departed Mendy was never filled and as the goals dried up so the tumble down the table gathered pace. Some poor signings added to the problems and the second half of the season delivered just four wins and for a while relegation was a real possibility before safety was finally achieved. 2017/18 was one of our most exciting seasons in the Southern League, our seventh, with the side in playoff contention right up until the final few games. Our peerless record against those sides who ultimately claimed the top places, with just the single defeat in 12 games, including a notable double against champions Beaconsfield Town, underlined how competitive a side we were. Still struggling for goals, it was our defence that led the way with 16 clean
sheets. It was a season that saw evergreen skipper Alan Hedley pass the 500 games mark and manager Danny Edwards reach 700 games in charge. Saints embrace change but enjoy stability at the same time. 2018/19 saw Saints return to the Isthmian League after 12 seasons as football was restructured. An inconsistent defence and a shortage of goals ensured Saints were unable to escape the mid-table places. Towards the end of the season, Danny Edwards signalled his wish to step down from the role he had held with such distinction and Saints had to begin the process of finding a new manager. The dawn of the 2019/20 season sees Saints, not only with a new management team, led by Finlay Johnson, another young manager being given the opportunity to prove himself at the higher level, but also a wholly new squad as players followed Edwards to new pastures. The opportunity to build something new from the ground up promises to be an exciting one.
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CHALFONT ST PETER Red/Green & Red MANAGER
Finlay JOHNSON
Dan PURDUE Ricky BRENNAN Luke ELLIOTT (Capt) Danny WICKENDEN Jordan PAYNE Riccardo ALEXANDER-GREENAWAY Dan WILLIAMS Andre ODETOLA Kofi QUARTEY Luke JONES David PITT Michael ANGUZU Callum DOYLE Harry BAILEY Sodike THOMPSON Kahlil FRANCIS
REFEREE Charlie BULLOCK
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BEDFONT SPORTS Grey/White & Black MANAGER
Simon LANE
Alex KOZAKIS Ashley HITCHINSON Brandon KALU Jordan AGHATISE Joe JACKSON Mekhail McLEUGHLIN Will EFAMBE Charlie MALIN David CARTY Jayden CLARKE John ROBERTD Edgar MORAIS Reece CAVE Veron KOKURINKOV Harry DRIVER Jordan SARFO
ASSISTANTS David PILLING Jake ATKINSON
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