Maldon & Tiptree v Harpenden Town

OFFICIAL 2022/23 MATCH DAY PROGRAMME OF MALDON & TIPTREE FOOTBALL CLUB | ISSUE 02

HARPENDEN TOWN

vs SATURDAY 20TH AUGUST 2022 | 3:00PM THE EMIRATES FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND

CONTENTS ISSUE 02

MALDON & TIPTREE FC COMPANY NAME: Maldon & Tiptree Football Club Limited REGISTRATION NUMBER: 07479835 CHAIRMAN: Jerry Carter VICE CHAIR: Roger Stapleton

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SECRETARY: Steve Bennett TREASURER: Tom Green MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Richard Buckby MANAGER: Paul Abrahams ASSISTANT MANAGER: Liam Bailey COACH: Ryan Handley SPORTS ANALYST: Dan Hurwood PHYSIO: Liam Bowen COMMERCIAL MANAGER: Vacant PHOTOGRAPHER: Roy Warner MEDIA OFFICER: Olly Martinez PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER: Lee Witney COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Darren Gibbons, Alan Taylor, Ondri Kuhl, John Kuhl, John Ilett, Liz Warner, Michael Hunt

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In accordance with rule 2.13 (Ownership and Change of Control) of the Rules of the Isthmian Football League.

Legal name: Maldon & Tiptree Football Club Limited Form: Limited Company Company number: 07479835 Owner: Richard Cowling

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PAUL ABRAHAMS MATCH ACTION: TILBURY CLUB NEWS MATCH ACTION: GRAYS ATHLETIC OPPOSITION: HARPENDEN TOWN THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER MALDON & TIPTREE: CLUB HISTORY MALDON & TIPTREE: PLAYER PROFILES FIXTURES & RESULTS ISTHMIAN LEAGUE STATS

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CLUB RECORDS APPEARANCES Oliver Berquez – 173 appearances GOALSCORER Jorome Slew – 41 goals GAMES MANAGED Wayne Brown – 140 Games (August 2018 – January 2022) W95 D14 L31 %68 HOME ATTENDANCE 29/11/2019 Maldon & Tiptree 0-1 Newport County Attendance = 1,876 FA Cup Second Round AWAY ATTENDANCE 10/11/2019 Leyton Orient 1-2 Maldon & Tiptree Attendance = 3,425 FA Cup First Round HOME WIN 03/09/2011 Maldon & Tiptree 9-0 Ipswich Wanderers Attendance = 68 FA Cup Preliminary Round AWAY WIN 10/12/2019 Heybridge Swifts 1-8 Maldon & Tiptree Attendance = 208 Velocity Trophy Group 1

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THE MANAGER

PAUL ABRAHAMS WELCOME BACK TO PARK DRIVE FOR OUR SECOND SATURDAY HOME GAME IN A ROW. Unfortunately, we have started with two defeats, however I feel on different days both results would have gone the other way. Had it not have been for big decisions going against us in the opening stages of Wednesday night’s defeat, I’m confident we would have maintained momentum and gone on to pick up a positive result.

That being said, we need to start scoring goals and capitalising on the chances we create whether that be from set pieces or from entries into the penalty area.

“WE NEED TO START SCORING GOALS AND CAPITALISING ON THE CHANCES WE CREATE”

The FA Cup is an important competition to us and it is one we will be looking to go as far as possible in, just like so many teams in non-league football. Harpenden Town have already beaten a team in our division, so today’s fixture will be a tough contest and I’m sure they will be looking to cause an upset.

A big warm welcome to Mickey, all of his team, their volunteers and supporters. I hope everyone has a safe journey back after the match.

Thanks once again for support so far this season and I hope you enjoy today’s game.

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MATCH ACTION 06

MALDON & TIPTREE TILBURY

BILLY HARRIS 52, ALEX CLARK 89

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Saturday 13th August Park Drive Attendance: 254 Pitching In Isthmian League North

Paul Abrahams’ first game in permanent charge ended in defeat, in what was a disappointing opening day of the season.

In his first game in charge since taken over as Manager, Paul Abrahams handed out several debuts from the start, including to several returning faces.

Tom Middlehurst made his debut between the sticks, whilst Brad Ihionvien, Harvey Sayer, George Forrest Laste Dombaxe, Lance Akins and Johnville Renee made their first, second or third debuts for the club.

After finishing last seasons campaign, the Jammers would’ve been looking to get off to a positive start and looked in command throughout the first half, without being able to take their chances in front of goal.

Ihionvien went closest as his effort was tipped on to the bar, whilst Forrest had a headed effort cleared off the line. Up the other end, Middlehurst was called in to action on just two occasions, making two saves to keep his clean sheet in tact.

On the stroke of the afternoon, the game was flipped on it’s head by the man with the whistle. After failing to blow for a free kick for a foul on Ihionvien, Maldon eventually won a free kick as Scott Kemp was pulled to the ground. Following the free kick, a scuffle broke out which appeared to stem from nothing, as the players pushed and shoved, Kemp was pushed to the floor and Laste Dombaxe intervened in an attempt to split up the altercation. In doing so, the Referee adjudged Dombaxe to have acted recklessly and gave him his marching orders, with a straight red card. Kemp was cautioned as a result of the incident, whilst Billy Harris somehow escaped with only a yellow card, when on another day, could’ve perhaps been shown a red.

In the blistering heat, the second half was always going to be a tough ask for Abrahams’ Jammers with a man less than their opponents. In the 52nd minute, things became even tougher for the home side. As Ihionvein conceded possession on the halfway line, the visitors broke forward and punished the Jammers.

With Sayer trying to track back from his forward run, Billy Harris who should’ve been sent off in the first half, found space in behind the defence, cut in side and beat Middlehurst at his near post, with the ball landing in the back of the net.

Despite being a goal behind and a man down, the Jammers continued to look dangerous in attack and dominated possession whilst Tilbury appear comfortable being camped in their own half, looking

to spring a counter attack when the opportunity presented. Abraham’s rang the changes with Bradley McClenaghan and Logan being introduced in efforts to spark something in attack.

Within moments of coming on, Logan almost recorded his first Jammers goal, however the Tilbury shotstopper made a diving save to keep Dylan at bay. Up the other end, Sam Coombes provided a last ditch tackle prevent Roman Campbell from extending his sides lead, as the Jammers defence survived. The substitutions made by Abrahams almost had the desired impact, as McClenaghan skipped his way through midfield, but was unable to control the ball on a hard concrete-like surface, as the ball bobbled out of his control to deny what would have been a cracking individual goal. Up the other end, Middlehurst made a superb save to deny the ever dangerous Campbell.

As the Jammers pushed forward for an opening day equaliser, they were unable to convert a number of half chances with Logan, Ihionvein and Sayer all going close to the first goal of the season. In the 89th minute, the visitors secured all three points with a breakaway goal after Joe Turpin conceded possession inside Tilbury’s half. Alex Clark broke away and despite a last ditch challenge, the dangerous winger provided a delicate chip over the onrushing Middlehurst to hand his side all three points on the opening day of the season.

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REMEMBERING DAVE WILLSHER MALDON & TIPTREE ARE SAD TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF MUCH-LOVED VOLUNTEER, DAVE WILLSHER.

Dave, aged 83, passed away this week after a battle with illness.

Dave was a popular face at Park Drive, rarely missing either a home or away game until most recently. Dave was always on hand to greet our opposition, officials, supporters and players.

Having been a long-standing volunteer for the Jammers, the football club were lucky enough to inherit Dave when Tiptree United and Maldon Town amalgamated in 2010.

Dave will be sorely missed by everyone at the football club and his charm and infectious personality will always remain irreplaceable.

The passing of Dave follows soon after his good friend, Dave Garwood, who sadly passed earlier this summer. The two Daves, as they are affectionately known, were rarely seen apart and often travelled together to away fixtures.

“DAVE WAS A POPULAR FACE AT PARK DRIVE, RARELY MISSING EITHER A HOME OR AWAY GAME UNTIL MOST RECENTLY. DAVE WAS ALWAYS ON HAND TO GREET OUR OPPOSITION, OFFICIALS, SUPPORTERS AND PLAYERS” Everyone at Maldon & Tiptree would like to offer their heartfelt condolences to Dave’s wife, his two sons and daughter, their family and all of Dave’s friends at this terribly sad time.

Details regarding Dave’s funeral will be released at the appropriate time.

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GRAYS ATHLETIC

COURTNEY HOMAS 34, CORREY DAVIDSON 70

MALDON & TIPTREE

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Wednesday 17th August Parkside Attendance: 276 Pitching In Isthmian League North

Maldon & Tiptree suffered their second defeat in as many games as they lost away from home against Grays Athletic.

Manager, Paul Abrahams made changes to his starting eleven, handing Dylan Logan his first start in a Jammers shirt, whilst Brad McClenaghan made his first start of the season after appearing as substitute on Saturday.

It’s fair to say that the opening stages of the contest were controlled by the Jammers, sporting their new away kit for the 2022/23 season. However, inside the first ten minutes, Tom Middlehurst made two good saves to deny Grays. In the 14th minute, George Winn was lucky to escape a red card as his second late tackle resulted in Logan being left in a heap, whilst Winn survived. From the resulting set piece, Danny Sambridge was on hand to make a great save to deny youngster Brad Ihionvien.

In the 19th minute, the Jammers appeared to have opened the scoring however following a period of confusion, the goal was ruled out. George Forrest swivelled inside the penalty and diverted the ball beyond Sambridge, with the Assistant Referee keeping his flag down, the Referee decided to disallow the goal for offside after some persuasion from the home defence.

The Jammers continue to feel hard done-by as appeals for a penalty were waved away, before Grays went close up the other end to opening the scoring.

In the 34th minute, things went from bad to worse as the hosts opened the scoring for the evening within their first goal of the season. A quick throw-in on the right wing caught the Maldon defence off guard, with full-back Courtney Homans skipping through the defenders who only watched on, before Homans toe-poked the ball beyond Middlehurst, who could’ve perhaps done better.

Maldon almost responded immediately, with Sambridge spilling an effort from Kamani McFarlane for a corner. With half-time approaching, the Jammers clung on and had Middlehurst to thank for keeping the deficit at just one. The tall shot-stopper made a string of saves to first deny Aaron Gordon and then Sam Bantick on the stroke of the break, after Laste Dombaxe conceded possession in a dangerous area.

During the interval, Abrahams made a double change in an effort to shake his team up. Scott Kemp and

Jake Giddings were brought on, with the later making his Jammers debut, Joe Turpin and Brad Ihionvein were the men replaced.

The second half started and replicated the first half, with the Jammers wasting half-chances, whilst Middlehurst was called upon at the other end to once again, deny Gordan with a diving save. Forrest had the chance to tuck the ball in to the net for the second time in the evening, however the ball bounced away awkwardly on the plastic surface.

In the 66th minute, Kemp forced a smart save from Sambridge, followed by a header from the resulting corner which Lance Akins sent sailing over the bar.

With twenty minutes left on the clock, Grays doubled their lead. Corey Davidson who had only just been brought on, tapped home at the far post with his first touch of the game, coming back to haunt the Jammers after making just the one appearance for them last season.

In truth, the Jammers looked relatively toothless towards the end of the match, without managing to force Sambridge in to anymore saves of note. Kacy Parish was introduced in the 75th minute, replacing Dylan Logan as Abrahams’ made his final change. The final chance of the evening fell to George Forrest in stoppage time, however his drilled effort from inside the penalty are flew over the bar in what was the last kick of the match.

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IN OPPOSITION

HARPENDEN TOWN HARPENDEN TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB WAS FORMED AS HARPENDEN F.C. 1891 PLAYING IN BOTH THE MID-HERTS AND HERTS COUNTY LEAGUES, WINNING THE MID-HERTS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. TOWN WAS ADDED IN THE 1908.

Town climbed into the South Midlands League in 1957 winning the Premier Division title in 1962 and 1965 and in 1968 adding both the Herts Charity Shield & the South Midlands League Shield to their trophy haul.

Season 1990-91 saw a significant investment in the club with the erection of the Centenary Stand, and, the installation of floodlights.

The Club obtained entry to the FA Cup for the first time in 1998 and is a regular contender in the FA Vase.

After a turbulent period resulting in relegation from the Premier Division in 2000 and 2005. At the start of the 2006/07 season a new committee was in place their first move was to gain the Football Associations Charter Standard Accreditation, which ensured the correct structures were in place.

On the field the club also required stabilising and it was felt that more local community approach was needed so links with Harpenden Colts were established to bring through local young players ensuring a pathway from under sevens to adult football.

this made a positive impact on the club and its profile.

Success soon followed and after only one year Harpenden Town was named Herts FA Charter Standard club of the year thanks to their community work, which included hosting an anti racism event, an adult seven aside competition, free coaching offered to schools/ junior teams and the development of women’s football through the Herts youth system.

Over the last two seasons the club has established a strong position in the Spartan South Midlands Premier League with a stable group of enthusiastic coaches led

by Micky Nathan.

In 2015 having successfully obtained £100k of funding the clubs facilities were refurbished,

2018-19 was the last for our very successful manager Danny Plumb.

He achieved our promotion to the Premier Division in 2016-2017, the following season the club finished in 3rd place, winning the League Cup.

Celebrating our 130th year we have been able to install state of the art LED floodlights.

Thanks to our expanding group of volunteers for the first time in a number of years the club have First, Reserve and U18 squads.

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IT’S FAIR TO SAY THE 2020s HAS NOT BEEN TOO KIND A DECADE OF FOOTBALL CLUBS THUS FAR. First, of course, there was the curse of the Covid pandemic, which kicked in within three months of the decade starting and ended up curtailing back-to-back seasons from Step 2 and below, right up until the start of the 2021-22 campaign.

Just when we thought all was well with the world again, we then get hit with the next crisis to engulf society and put our Non-League clubs at threat once again.

As energy and fuel bills soar to unprecedented levels, clubs, fans and the game as a whole have been left feeling the pinch. The question is ‘what can we do about it’?

In his column in this week’s NLP, Northern Premier League chairman Mark Harris acknowledged the extent of the problem and the lengths that league chiefs have gone to cut down costs.

Harris told us that a recent report revealed that around 2,600 grass roots football clubs folded as a result of Covid with a further 6,000 across the UK in grave danger of following suit if we do not address the situation swiftly.

“AROUND 2,600 GRASS ROOTS FOOTBALL CLUBS FOLDED AS A RESULT OF COVID WITH A FURTHER 6,000 ACROSS THE UK IN GRAVE DANGER OF FOLLOWING SUIT”

Household energy bills increased by a record 54 per cent in April and are likely to rise substantially again in October.

One NPL club, previously paying 15p per kWh, now has to pay over 65p, taking their annual spend up to £100,000.

past for Non-League clubs. That leaves players having to pay for their own fuel and between 10-15 extra cars on the road for each away journey. Hardly ideal when it comes to protecting our environment, is it?

With that in mind, fellow Pitching In Trident league member, the Isthmian League, issued a statement earlier this month offering its 82 member clubs at Steps 3 and 4 the opportunity of bringing forward Saturday kick-off times from 3pm to 12.30pm in order to save on costs.

To combat this, Harris revealed that coach travel expenses that clubs can claim for the FA Cup, FA Trophy and FA Vase have been increased by 20 per cent this year to ensure all fixtures are fulfilled.

Chairman Nick Robinson explained: “In March, I went to a ground when things were just starting to go up and the clubs said to me ‘our energy bills have gone up this amount - can you help us, can we kick off early?’

“I said not this season but we will work it for next season. I haven’t forgotten it and everything has got worse since then.

“We’ve done some work as to how much floodlights actually cost, and we know in cup competitions we allow £75 to £85 for floodlights, but is that enough?

It used to be.

“What it’s going to be on the new energy costings, we don’t know - but certainly for league matches if clubs can go to a 12:30 kick-off or even if they just come forward an hour or so, they can save themselves some money.”

But it’s not just energy costs which are hitting clubs in the pocket. Travel costs have also sky-rocketed to the point where coach travel is now a thing of the

While slight tweaks such as changing kick-off times and increasing travelling expenses will make a difference in balancing the books, clubs and volunteers can also play their part.

Creating a safe and comfortable environment amid the parameters of your stadium goes a long way and helps to enhance community engagement which in turn has an effect on your club’s ability to generate secondary income from clubhouse/refreshments and merchandise etc.

But let’s not start to panic just yet, however. Average attendance figures across Non-League remain as healthy as ever and there are no indications as yet that the cost of living crisis is preventing the average fan from clicking through the turnstiles.

It’s the actions of the loyal supporter which are keeping Non-League club self-sustainable in comparison to their EFL counterparts and that’s what makes football at this level unique.

We’ve united before and beaten off the effects of Covid, now we can do it again.

Jon Couch

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CLUB HISTORY

In 2009, Ed Garty took over the ownership of Maldon Town from Michael Kirkham, whilst still in charge of running Tiptree United and installed Alan Brockhouse as Maldon Town’s new chairman.

title in the 2007/08 season. Until the conclusion of the 2009/10 season both Maldon Town & Tiptree United played their home games at Park Drive, under a ground share arrangement.

Following the takeover, Colin Wallington returned for a second spell in charge of Maldon Town, leaving his post as Tiptree United manager immediately. Colin previously managed Maldon Town from 2003 until 2007, having achieved promotion in the 2005-06 via the play-off final. Having left Maldon in 2007, Colin went on to manage Tiptree United where he achieved promotion winning the Eastern Counties Division One

In the summer of 2010, Maldon Town & Tiptree United amalgamated to form, Maldon & Tiptree Football Club, under the ownership of Ed Garty. As a result of the amalgamation, Tiptree United withdrew from the Essex Senior League, resulting in the club’s last ever fixture being a 3-1 defeat against Enfield 1893 on 24 April 2010. Maldon & Tiptree took the place of Maldon Town in the Isthmian Division One North.

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Following the retirement of Colin Wallington, Assistant Manager, Brad King and Glen Knight were appointed as the clubs Joint-Manager. As the pair’s first managerial role, the new club witnessed wholesale changes with only a handful of players remaining who finished the season with Maldon Town and Tiptree United, respectively.

The 2010-11 campaign saw the new club remain in or around the play-off positions for the majority of the season, finishing in eighth place to finish the season with sixty-three points. Despite the high turnover of players, the good standard of football was maintained and it was in the end, a disappointing end to

the season, for the club to fall away in the later stages of the season when suspensions and injuries eventually took their toll to leave the club frustratingly short of the play-off positions at the end of April. The 2011-12 season, proved to not be so successful and in November 2011, King and Knight were relieved of their duties with immediate effect. Ex-Charlton professional Mike Flanagan was appointed as Caretaker Manager and remained in place until the end of the season, steering the club to a respectful mid-table finish, managing thirty-three games and finishing with a win percentage of 49.12%.

At the start of the 2012-13 campaign, Ex-Stansted & Redbridge boss Terry Spillane was appointed as Manager, and Mike Flanagan departed the club. The change of management, once again brought wholesale changes with the playing squad. Ex Tiptree United manager, Jody was brought to the club as Terry’s Assistant Manager. After a fantastic and unbeaten start to the season, the club found themselves at the top of the table but an incredible run by eventual Champions Grays Athletic meant Maldon had to settle for a place in the play-offs – Terry’s side remained unbeaten until Boxing Day, when they lost away from home against local rivals Heybridge Swifts.

Disappointment came in the play-off final however when they lost a two goal lead to draw with Thamesmead Town, who thenwent on to win the final,on penalties.

After a disappointing end to the previous season, Terry Spillane oversaw more wholesale changes in the playing squad, including the

departure of Assistant Manager, Jody Brown. Despite the changes, Maldon finished in ninth position with seventy-six points, winning twentyone games.

More changes to the playing staff, resulted in poor start to the 201415 season, and the club parted ways with Spillane in September 2014, with Chairman, Ed Garty takeover as Caretaker Manager, for three games. At the end of September 2014, Alan Kimble was appointed as manager and remained in charge for the remainder of the season, however the side struggled and more changes in the playing staff occurred. Maldon finished the season in nineteenth place with only forty-nine points.

During the 2014-15 season, Media Officer at the time, Richard Buckby ran a competition for supporters to vote for a club nickname, with the options The River Boys, The Marshmen, The Mudmen and The Jammers available. The vote took place in January 2015 and was featured on National Radio station, TalkSport, with the The Jammers winning the vote with over 50% and being confirmed as the clubs new nickname.

Following the completion of the 2014-15 season, the club linked with Colchester United and the two clubs formed close ties, which

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resulted in ex Ipswich Town midfielder, David Wright being appointed as First Team Manager.

Wright remained in charge until December 2015 as he was appointed Assistant Manager of Colchester United. Liam Bailey took charge of the First Team on a temporary basis, only managing one game, which finished four-all against Tilbury on Boxing Day in 2015. Moving into 2016, ex-Leiston Manager, Steve Ball was appointed First Team Manager and steered the club to a respectable finish in the league table climbing to seventh place, only missing out on the playoff places by nine points.

In the closed season, a change of Management at Colchester United saw Steve Ball appointed as their Assistant Manager, leaving his position of Maldon & Tiptree Manager as a result. Ex-Manchester City midfielder, Kevin Horlock was then appointed as First Team manager ahead of the 2016-17 campaign and for the majority of the season, the Jammers sat at the top of the table before slipping away to finish in second place.

Horlock’s side managed to reach the play-off final, however lost to Thurrock one-nil. The following campaign was not quite as successful for Horlock, with Maldon finishing just outside the play-off places in seventh place, with sixty-nine points.

After managing 112 games, Kevin Horlock departed in the closed season and was replaced by ex-Colchester defender, Wayne Brown. In Brown’s first season in charge, the 2018-19 season, the Jammers finished in second place and reached the play-off final, but lost on penalties against local rivals, Heybridge Swifts.

The 2019-20 season was one to remember for the club, but for the right and wrong reasons. The club achieved great things in the Emirates FA Cup. Having reached the First Round proper of the

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In the second round proper, Maldon were drawn against Football League side, Newport County with the game being shown live on National Television– with the Jammers only beaten by the League Two side, with a goal in stoppage time, with the game finishing 1-0. A record attendance of 1876 was recorded.

However, the 2019-20 season will also be remembered for the wrong reasons. After impressive performances on the field, the Jammers found themselves top of the Isthmian Division One North, thirteen points clear with four games in hand, when disaster struck. With a global pandemic declared, as a result of Coronavirus, the league competition was formally abandoned on 26 March 2020, with all results from the season being expunged, and no promotion or relegation taking place to, from, or within the division. The club were denied a chance of promotion and forced to remain in the Division One North for the 2020-21 season.

Following the disappointing end to the 2019-20 season, Wayne Brown remained in charge of the club and wholesale changes in the playing squad occurred again, with a number of the previous season’s squad securing transfers to clubs higher up the football pyramid.

The Jammers were dealt a big blow in October 2020 when owner and Chairman Ed Garty stood down from his position with immediate effect, ending a challenging ten years at the helm. After a period of uncertainty for the football club, General Manager Ron Dangerfield was confirmed as the new Chairman, with Richard Cowling taking ownership of the football club.

Ed Garty stepped down as Chairman in October 2020

Just like the 2019-20 season, the 2020-21 campaign was terminated with promotion and relegation denied for all the sides competing in the Division One North. However, prior to the curtailment the Jammers had reached the Emirates FA Cup First Round for the second successive season, this time losing to Morecambe 1-0 in front of the television cameras. Brown’s side also achieved their longest ever run in the Buildbase FA Trophy, eventually losing to Gloucester City. The Jammers were only able to play in five league games, finishing in third place before the season was curtailed.

Abrahams steered the Jammers to within touching distance of the play-off semi-finals, however three defeats in the final three games saw the Jammers fall short, in 9th spot resulting in the Jammers remaining in the Isthmian Division One North for another season.

Heading in to the 2021/22 season, Wayne Brown remained in charge of the First Team and became the club’s longest-serving manager, holding the record for the most games managed in charge of Maldon & Tiptree Football Club.

In May 2022, Wayne Brown departed on a permanent basis and was appointed as Head Coach at Colchester United, having managed 141 games and a win percentage of 68% and arguably the club’s most successful manager to date. After a positive spell as interim Manager, Paul Abrahams was appointed manager on 17 May 2022 following a five year term as Assistant Manager under various Managers.

Midway through the 2021/22 season, Brown was appointed as interim Head Coach at Colchester United, with Paul Abrahams taking over as interim Manager.

At the end of the season, Ron Dangerfield announced his departure as Chairman and left the club to join Charlton Athletic as Secretary. Jerry Carter replaced Dangerfield as Chairman, joining the club from Braintree Town. Roger Stapleton was immediately appointed as the club’s vice-Chair.

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“Abes” has been with the club for a number of seasons now and now steps in to the role as First Team Manager, following an interim spell in charge last season. Having almost guided the Jammers to an unlikely playoff spot last season, Paul will be looking to take the Jammers one step further this season.

Liam returns to Park Drive for his second spell as Assistant Manager, having previously been at the club under the leadership of Dave Wright and then Steve Ball. Bailes has also had one game in caretaker charge, previously. As an expert coach, Liam will bring a high level of quality to Paul’s backroom staff in order to support the playing squad.

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An eye-catching goalkeeper, Tom brings presence to the Jammers goal-line and arrives at Park Drive following his departure from Queens Park Rangers. The impressive shot-stopper was on loan at Harlow Town last season.

Middlehurst had been QPR player since joining them at Under 17’s level from Cheltenham Town, after impressing the R’s during an initial trial period.

Stokes is a central defender, with a winning pedigree and now in to his third fourth season at Park Drive. Having arrived at Park Drive from Bowers & Pitsea in the 2019/20 season.

Martyn is Captain of the side and will continue to bring an important level of experience to the side, having previous won promotion from the Isthmian League Division One North.

A dominant central defender, who joined from league rivals Tilbury in 2020, deputised as Captain last season in the absence of Martyn Stokes.A natural leader amongst the side, Turps will once again be a key part of the Jammers defensively line for the 2022/23 season.

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LANCE

KOJO

GEORGE

AKINS

AWOTWI

FORREST

DEFENDER

DEFENDER

DEFENDER

A popular person amongst the supporters, Lance returns for a second spell at Park Drive following two years away.

Akins was apart of Wayne Brown’s side that reached the 2nd Round of the FA Cup in 2019. His tough tackling and aggressive nature is sure to be a big asset to the Jammers defence this season.

Having returned in the later part of the 2020/21 season, Kojo unfortunately missed all of last season with a serious knee injury. As he returns to full fitness, Kojo is back at Park Drive and will provide an attacking threat in wide areas. Kojo was a part of the successful FA Cup team that beat Leyton Orient and welcomed Newport County to Park Drive in 2019.

A young central defender who is familiar face to the Jammers supporters having previously been with the club a few years ago. Returns to England following a spell playing professionally in Ireland and will be pushing for a start in the starting eleven.

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MALDON & TIPTREE FC

PROFILES BRADLEY

McCLENEGHAN MIDFIELDER

Bradley is a former Leyton Orient central-midfielder, who was named as Orient’s 2018/19 Youth Player of the Year before joining the Jammers in the summer of 2020 and is approaching his third campaign with the club.

Bradders caught the eye last season with a number of impressive midfield performances and chipped in with a handful of goals.

LASTE

DOMBAXE MIDFIELDER

A familiar face to the Park Drive faithful, Laste has returned for the 2022/23 which is his third stint at the club having returned for a short while last season. Renowned for his tenacity and midfield control, Laste will be looking to return to his high standards set in the 2019/20 season when he was influential in the Jammers side who reached the 2nd Round of the FA Cup.

MAX

PATMORE MIDFIELDER

An ex-Colchester academy product, Max arrives at Park Drive following a spell with Braintree Town, where last season he was crowned their U18 Player of the Year.

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JOHNVILLE

SCOTT

DYLAN

RENEE

KEMP

LOGAN

MIDFIELDER

FORWARD

FORWARD

A versatile option in the centre of the park, Renee returns to Park Drive having been with the club a number of seasons ago.

Renee returns having been with Braintree Town and Bishop’s Stortford where he was part of the side that narrowly missed out on promotion to the National League South. A box-to-box midfielder who will bring energy and legs to Paul’s side.

Last season’s Jammers Fans Player of the Season, Kempy heads in to his third campaign at Park Drive as one of the fans favourites after joining from local neighbours Witham Town. Having scored nine goals and provided a number of assists last season Scott will be looking to improve upon his goals and assists tally in 2022/23.

An impressive wide man, Logan arrives at Park Drive having finished the previous season at Coggeshall Town.

Having also had a spell at Heybridge Swifts, Logan joins the Jammers as one of the dangers in attack and will be looking to beat his goalscoring exploits of the last campaign.

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SAYER DEFENDER

Coombesy returned for his third spell at Park Drive in December 2021, following a brief period at Tilbury and is returning for the 2022/23 campaign. Sam featured in both squads under Wayne Brown who reached the first round of the Emirates FA Cup. A well organised central midfielder, who brings composure and control to centre of the Jammers.

A young and energetic midfielder, Giddings joins Park Drive having previously been with Crystal Palace and featured for Brentwood Town last season. Jake will be looking to make his mark in competitive action, having been a main feature throughout pre-season.

An attacking option for Paul Abrahams’ side joins on loan from Colchester United, having been part of the Needham Market side last season who reached the latter stages of the FA Trophy. A danger in attack, Sayer looks set to be a threat for defenders this season.

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MITCHELLS JEWELLERS

KAMANI

BRAD

McFARLANE

IHIONVIEN

FORWARD

FORWARD

A young, attacking midfield maestro joins the Jammers following his release from Port Vale, where he progressed through their youth ranks.

McFarlane featured for the Jammers in pre-season, including scoring against Aveley

Completing the trio of loan signings from Colchester, Brad is a physical front line option and will provide the Jammers with an outlet in attack.

With power, pace and an eye for goal, he will be looking to hit the back of the net on a frequent basis throughout the season.

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2022/23

FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE

OPPOSITION

COMP

ATT POS

STARTING XI

AUGUST 2022 H

D1

0-2

254

17

Middlehurst

Renee

Wed 17 Grays Athletic

Sat 13

Tilbury

A

D1

0-2

276

20

Middlehurst

Renee

Sat 20

Harpenden Town

H

FACP

Sat 27

Lowestoft Town

A

D1

H

D1

Mon 29 Heybridge Swifts SEPTEMBER 2022 Sat 17

Brentwood Town

A

D1

Tue 20

Hashtag United

H

D1 D1

OCTOBER 2022 Sat 1

Great Wakering Rovers

H

Sat 8

Felixstowe & Walton

A

D1

Sat 15

Stowmarket Town

H

D1

Sat 22

Coggeshall Town

A

D1

Sat 29

Bury Town

A

D1 D1

NOVEMBER 2022 Sat 5

Basildon United

H

Sat 12

East Thurrock United

A

D1

Sat 19

New Salamis

H

D1

Sat 26

Witham Town

A

D1 D1

DECEMBER 2022 Sat 3

Gorleston

H

Sat 10

AFC Sudbury

A

D1

Sat 17

Wroxham

H

D1

A

D1 D1

Mon 26 Heybridge Swifts JANUARY 2023 Mon 2

Hullbridge Sports

H

Sat 7

Tilbury

A

D1

Sat 14

Grays Athletic

H

D1

Sat 21

Basildon United

A

D1

Sat 28

East Thurrock United

H

D1

FEBRUARY 2023 Sat 4

New Salamis

A

D1

Sat 11

Bury Town

H

D1

Mon 13 Hashtag United

A

D1

Sat 18

Felixstowe & Walton

H

D1

Sat 25

Great Wakering Rovers

A

D1 D1

MARCH 2023 Sat 4

Brentwood Town

H

Sat 11

Stowmarket Town

A

D1

Sat 18

Coggeshall Town

H

D1

Sat 25

Lowestoft Town

H

D1

APRIL 2023 Sat 1

Wroxham

A

D1

Sat 8

AFC Sudbury

H

D1

Mon 10 Hullbridge Sports

A

D1

Sat 15

Gorleston

A

D1

Sat 22

Witham Town

H

D1

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Akins Akins

Dombaxe Dombaxe

Turpin Turpin

USED SUBS Forrest

Kemp

Forrest

Logan

Coombes McCleneghan

Ihionvien Ihionvien

McFarlane

Sayer

McCleneghan, Logan, Parish

McFarlane

Sayer

Giddings, Kemp, Parish

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2022/23

ISTHMIAN LEAGUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Lowestoft Town AFC Sudbury New Salamis Tilbury Heybridge Swifts Grays Athletic Felixstowe & Walton United Bury Town Stowmarket Town Witham Town Hashtag United Basildon United Brentwood Town Coggeshall Town Wroxham Gorleston East Thurrock United Hullbridge Sports Great Wakering Rovers Maldon & Tiptree

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2

2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2

5 5 4 4 3 2 4 1 5 4 2 3 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0

1 2 2 2 1 0 3 0 3 2 2 3 2 2 4 6 6 4 3 4

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

6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

2022/23

Akins, Lance Awotwi, Kojo Coombes, Sam Dombaxe , Laste Forrest, George Giddings, Jake Ihionvien, Brad Kemp, Scott Logan, Dylan McClenaghan, Bradley McFarlane, Kamani Middlehurst, Tom Patmore, Max Parish, Kacy Renee, Johnville Sayer, Harvey Stokes, Martyn Turpin, Joe

MTFC TOTAL

APPS

GLS

APPS

GLS

2 1 2 2 (1) 2 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 2 2 (2) 2 2 2

-

35 66 43 65 22 1 2 56 2 50 2 2 2 52 4 59 43

7 6 1 13 3 7 1

FIXTURES MONDAY 15TH AUGUST Hashtag United 2-1 East Thurrock United TUESDAY 16TH AUGUST AFC Sudbury 1-0 Witham Town Felixstowe & Walton United 3-2 Gorleston Heybridge Swifts 2-0 Coggeshall Town Hullbridge Sports 2-1 Great Wakering Rovers Lowestoft Town 2-1 Stowmarket Town Tilbury 2-2 Basildon United Wroxham 0-0 Bury Town WEDNESDAY 17TH AUGUST Grays Athletic 2-0 Maldon & Tiptree New Salamis 1-0 Brentwood Town SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST AFC Sudbury v Gorleston Felixstowe & Walton United v Basildon United Grays Athletic v Brentwood Town Hashtag United v Stowmarket Town Heybridge Swifts v East Thurrock United Hullbridge Sports v Witham Town Lowestoft Town v Maldon & Tiptree New Salamis v Bury Town Tilbury v Coggeshall Town Wroxham v Great Wakering Rovers MONDAY 29TH AUGUST Basildon United v Hullbridge Sports Brentwood Town v Hashtag United Bury Town v AFC Sudbury Coggeshall Town v Felixstowe & Walton United East Thurrock United v Tilbury Gorleston v Lowestoft Town Great Wakering Rovers v New Salamis Maldon & Tiptree v Heybridge Swifts Stowmarket Town v Wroxham Witham Town v Grays Athletic

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.” (The FA 0800 085 0508 / Kick it Out 020 7253 0162).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.”

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MALDON & TIPTREE

HARPENDEN TOWN

MANAGER: Paul Abrahams

MANAGER: Micky Nathan

Tom MIDDLEHURST

Alex DESMOND

Martyn STOKES

George NICOL

Joe TURPIN

Finbar KING

Lance AKINS

Callum NEVILL

Kojo AWOTWI

Daniel PALMER

George FORREST

Ryan PLOWRIGHT

Bradley McCLENAGHAN

Joshua RODRIGUEZ

Laste DOMBAXE

Josh SETCHELL

Max PATMORE

Mickey SHUTTLEWOOD

Sam COOMBES

Andrew SIMMONS

Jake GIDDINGS

Jake TABOR

Kacy PARISH

Lawrence WHIFFEN

Harvey SAYER

Harry BENNETT

Johnville RENEE

Ivan MACHADO

Scott KEMP

Richard OLUWATOYIN

Dylan LOGAN

Jake ANTHONY

Kamani McFARLANE

Spencer O'LEARY

Brad IHIONVIEN

Jake COLLINS

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