Maldon & Tiptree v Heybridge Swifts

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THE PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN LEAGUE NORTH TUESDAY 8TH FEBRUARY 2022 KICK-OFF: 7.45PM

MALDON & TIPTREE FOOTBALL CLUB COMPANY NAME: MALDON & TIPTREE FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

REGISTRATION NUMBER: 07479835

CONTENTS

CHAIRMAN Ron Dangerfield MANAGER Wayne Brown ASSISTANT MANAGER Paul Abrahams PHYSIO Sophie Conway SPORTS ANALYST Dan Hurwood SECRETARY (INTERIM) Ron Dangerfield TREASURER Tom Green COMMITTEE MEMBERS Darren Gibbons Dave Garwood Dave Wilsher Michael Hunt Neal Myers Tony Williams Lee Witney

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PAUL ABRAHAMS

PROGRAMME EDITOR Duplexity Artwork

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MATCH ACTION: BRENTWOOD TOWN

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CLUB NEWS

MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Richard Buckby

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OPPOSITION: HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS

IMAGES Roy Warner

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LAST TIME WE MET

CLUB OWNERSHIP

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THE NON-LEAGUE PAPER

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MALDON & TIPTREE: CLUB HISTORY

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MALDON & TIPTREE: PLAYER PROFILES

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

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ISTHMIAN LEAGUE STATS

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: Private Limited Company Company number: 07479835 Owner: Richard Cowling

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CLUB RECORDS APPEARANCES

Oliver Berquez – 173 appearances

GOALSCORER

Jorome Slew – 41 goals

GAMES MANAGED

Wayne Brown – 140 Games (August 2018 – Present) 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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IN CHARGE:

PAUL ABRAHAMS WELCOME BACK TO PARK DRIVE FOR TODAY’S ISTHMIAN LEAGUE FIXTURE AGAINST OUR NEIGHBOURS HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS. A CLUB WITH MANY MUTUAL CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS, WE ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING SO MANY FAMILIAR FACES AND A COMPETITIVE GAME BETWEEN TWO LOCAL RIVALS. A WARM WELCOME TO MY OLD TEAM MATE TILLY AND HIS STAFF, THE SWIFTS SUPPORTERS AND TODAY’S MATCH OFFICIALS.

The fixture itself is a rearranged fixture from December which was abandoned at half-time due to floodlight failure. On the night we were good, controlling much of the game and creating a number of good chances to go into the break 1-0 to the good, before the two floodlights failed and the game was unable to restart. These things happen and we will have to do it all again tonight and hope for a more positive outcome.

Tonight’s game is “Free For All” after an agreement by both chairmen to compensate all those supporters who attended the original fixture. As a result, we are hoping to see a bumper crowd at Park Drive this evening and we again look forward to another tough challenge and feeding off the growing support around the ground. Please keep up your superb support and continue to make plenty of noise, it doesn’t go unnoticed and drives the boys on.

The boys are on a run of three unbeaten league games, with two wins and a draw. Beating the then top of the table Canvey Island, navigating a tricky away fixture at Basildon United and earning a hard-fought point against a very strong Brentwood Town. Brentwood were arguably the best side we have seen down at Park Drive this season and it was a game we could have won, but most certainly could have lost. It was a magnificent team performance given the ongoing injury trouble, with skipper Stokesy, Al-Amin, Manny, Steph, Kojo, Malachi, Bryan and Frankie still all out, but it was great to have Turps back, see Ade get his first goal for the club and witness yet another top show from Tommy in goal.

16 games left, 45 points to play for and it starts again here - a local derby and the fight for three points.

Paul

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MATCH ACTION

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CLUB NEWS

TRAVEL TO BURY TOWN

Independent supporters association, the JFA are exploring the feasibility of providing a coach for our trip to Bury this weekend on Saturday 12th February.

The Jammers Fans Association (JFA), independently launched in January 2022 with the aim of assisting the football club to grow its existing fan base, whilst creating a community atmosphere in and around Park Drive.

Now, the JFA are seeking feedback

from Jammers supporters as to whether or not they would be interested in travelling to Bury Town via coach next Saturday.

The JFA committee need supporters and their members to confirm in advance if they would travel on the coach, in order to make it feasible. Each seat on the coach would be subject to a fee, likely to be in the region of approximately £15 for members of the JFA and £20 for non-JFA members.

The JFA are set to confirm the logistics in full, however it is likely that the coach would depart the Maldon Stadium between 12:00 – 12:30pm and would depart Bury Town at approximately 5:30pm.

If you would travel on the coach, please can you let the JFA committee know, as soon as possible via email at contact@thejammersfa.co.uk, the WhatsApp chat or speak to a member of the committee directly.

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IN OPPOSITION:

HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS

DID YOU KNOW?

In 1893, the fa ns of Heybridge FC we re so unhappy with th e performance of the referee that they threatened to throw him in th e pond. Heybridge FC were fined £2 and ba nned for six weeks!

SCRALEY ROAD, HOME OF THE SWIFTS 1965

NICKNAME Swifts

FOUNDED

1880 (as Heybridge FC) 1935-1939 (as Maldon & Heybridge FC) 1945 (as Heybridge Swifts)

GROUND

Scraley Road (since 1965)

RECENT FORM

Canvey Island (A) Saturday 5 February L 0-2 Felixstowe & Walton United (H) Saturday 29 January W 3-2 Stowmarket Town (A) Saturday 22 January L 0-1

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HONOURS LEAGUES:

Isthmian League Division Two North Champions: 1989/90 Premier Division Runners-Up: 2005/06 [Play-Off Semi-Finalists] Division One North Play-Off Winners: 2018/19 Division One North Play-Off Semi-Finalists: 2013/14, 2017/18 Division One Runners-Up: 1995/96 (Promoted) League Cup Winners: 2000/01 (beat Croydon 3-0) Essex Senior League Champions: 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84 Runners-Up: 1980/81 Essex & Suffolk Border League Div. 2W Champions: 1920/21 Div. 1 Champions: 1930/31 North Essex League Champions: 1902/03 & 1924/25

CUPS: Essex Senior Cup Runners-Up: 2015/16 Essex Senior Trophy Winners: 1981/82 (beat Witham Town 2-1) Essex Senior League Cup Winners: 1982/83 Essex Junior Cup Winners: 1930/31 Tolleshunt D’Arcy Memorial Competition: 1955/56, 1959/60, 1970/71,1974/75, 2006/07, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17

IN CHARGE: STEVE TILSON 55-year-old Steve Tilson took charge of the Swifts in late September following the departure of Julian Dicks.

A former Southend United midfielder during his playing days, Tilson led the Shrimpers to successive promotions from League Two to the Championship during a seven-year stint as manager.

Tilson has since taken charge of Lincoln City, Canvey Island and C&K Basildon Ladies.

PLAYER

FORMER CLUBS

Callum CHAFER

DEBUT 14 Aug 2021 Dereham T (A) 10 Nov 2018 Jack ADLINGTON-PILE Canvey Island (H) 26 Sept 2020 Archie McFADDEN Coggeshall T (A) 14 Aug 2018 Joe CLARIDGE Witham Town (A) 15 Oct 2016 Nicholas BROWN VCD Athletic (A) 14 Aug 2021 Adam TOPLEY Dereham T (A) 29 Sep 2018 Daniel WALKER Ashford T (M) (A) 7 Dec 2021 Karl KAYEMBE Maldon & Tiptree (A) 21 Aug 2021 Emmanuel N’DAW Gt Wakering (A) 21 Aug 2021 Dylan LOGAN Gt Wakering (A) 28 Aug 2021 Alex STEPHENSON Barking (A) 11 Sept 2021 Darius GHINEA Bury Town (A) 13 Nov 2021 Sam CARTER AFC Sudbury (H) 4 Dec 2021 Charlie MORRIS Hullbridge (H) 17 Nov 2021 Shemarie PERKINS-PALMER Romford (A)

Bowers & Pitsea, AFC Hornchurch, Romford, Redbridge.

Lionel AINSWORTH Darren PHILLIPS

18 Sept 2021 Aveley (A) 23 Oct 2021 Grays Athletic (H)

Andy FENNELL Rhys HENRY

Basildon United, Great Wakering Rovers, Brentwood Town, Southend Manor.

Concord Rangers.

Concord Rangers, Coggeshall Town, Maldon & Tiptree, AFC Sudbury, West Ham United, Chelsea.

Leyton Orient, Farnborough FC, AFC Hornchurch, Stansted FC, Cheshunt, Bishop’s Stortford.

Brightlingsea Regent, Brentwood Town, Tilbury, East Thurrock United, Canvey Island, Aveley, Great Wakering Rovers, Concord Rangers.

Hullbridge Sports, Great Wakering Rovers, Aveley, Southend United, Cambridge City. Austria: FC Kitzbuhel Clapton, Witham Town, Woodford Town, Grays Athletic, Ware.

Sheppey United, Sittingbourne, Canterbury City, Peacehaven & Telscombe, Blackpool (Y).

Baldock Town, St Neots Town, Biggleswade United, Stotfold, Mildenhall Town.

Canvey Island, Billericay Town, Braintree Town, Bishops Stortford, Aveley, Southend Manor.

Dunmow Town, London Colney, Sawbridgeworth Town, Cheshunt.

Great Wakering Rovers, Tilbury, Brentwood Town.

Great Wakering Rovers.

Burnham Ramblers, Harlow Town, Hullbridge Sports, Concord Rangers National: Montserrat Braintree Town, Welling United, Dulwich Hamlet, Weymouth, Plymouth Argyle, Motherwell, Aldershot T, Rotherham United, Burton Albion, Shrewsbury Town, Brentford, Huddersfield Town, Hereford United, Watford, Wycombe Wanderers, Halifax Town, AFC Bournemouth, Derby County.

Tilbury, Canvey Island, Basildon United, Basildon Town, Burnham Ramblers, East Thurrock United.

Coggeshall Utd, Chelmsford City, Needham Market

22 Jan 2022 Stowmarket T (A)

Ipswich Town, Southend Utd, Maldon and Tiptree, Needham Market, AFC Sudbury, Bury Town, Felixstowe and Walton Utd

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TUESDAY 7TH DECEMBER | VELOCITY TROPHY SECOND ROUND | ATT: 223 A single goal from Shomari Barnwell in the seventh minute was enough for the Jammers to overcome local rivals Heybridge Swifts in the second round of this season’s Velocity Trophy.

Manager Wayne Brown was without Shad Ngandu (cuptied), whilst Emmanual Martins returned at full-back in place of Frankie Terry who had been recalled from his loan stint by Colchester United. Olu Oluwatimilehin made his first home appearance following his move from Barking.

On a strange evening, a late pitch inspection was succesfully passed before a floodlight failure resulted in the kick-off being delayed by 30 minutes. Once the game finally got underway, the Jammers started brightly and capitalised on their early dominance. A ball from Charlee Hughes flashed across the six-yard box and evaded everyone but Scott Kemp. The Jammers’ forward recycled the ball on the left and crossed to Phil Brown-Bampoe who teed up Shomari BARNWELL who only needed one touch as he curled an unstoppable effort into the bottom left corner to give Brown’s side the lead.

Looking for more goals, the Jammers continued to push forward and Aaron Williams-Bushell was giving his opposing full-back a tough time. He continued to skip past Joe Claridge with ease and set up a brilliant chance for Oluwatimilehin, who unfortunately blazed his strike high and wide. Hughes was next to see a chance go begging, as he was unable to find a way past Callum Chafer who made a smart save in the visiting goal.

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Whilst Maldon pushed forward, Tommy DixonHodge still had to be alert at the other end and made an amazing save as the interval approached, to keep his clean sheet in tact.

The young-shot stopper leaped to his lefthand side and stretched out one hand to tip a powerful strike over the crossbar. Hughes had one more chance before the half-time break for the Jammers after Williams-Bushell had once again created the opportunity, but a Swifts defender was on hand to make the block.

Buoyed by their first half dominance, the Jammers continued to attack in the second half in search for a second goal, but Chafer was having a fine evening for the visitors. Martins broke free down the left and delivered an inviting cross onto the head of Barnwell whose effort looked destined for the back of the net, but the visiting stopper appeared from nowhere to make an outsanding save, keeping his side in the game again. Moments later he was at it again, this time somehow scrambling to keep the ball out of his net after Martins’ cross was deflected goalwards.

Brown then made a triple change with Bradley McClenaghan, Malachi Napa and Bryan Ifeanyi being introduced in place of Kemp, BrownBampoe and goalscorer, Barnwell. Ifeanyi was straight in to the action, skipping past Claridge before watching his effort fly just wide of the far past. Brown then made a fourth change, as Lordon Akolbire made a welcome return from injury to take the place of Williams-Bushell, who had produced another fine performance.

As Heybridge struggled going forward, the Jammers had more chances to extend their lead. First, Sam Cornish presented Ifeanyi with another chance, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, but he curled his effort wide. Lastly, as the game entered stoppage-time, Martins set up Hughes once more but the Maldon front man was unable to keep his effort down as it sailed over the crossbar.

Overall, it was a dominant performance from the Jammers who could have easily won by a bigger margin, however a solid defensive showing resulted in their progression to the next round of the competition and a first Maldon & Tiptree clean sheet for Dixon-Hodge.

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So, after much deliberation, doubt and concern, England C is back – and in a whole new guise.

It’s been two-and-a-half years since Paul Fairclough led out NonLeague’s Young Lions with many fearing that crippling FA finances from the pandemic may spell the end of the institution which has had young semiprofessionals dreaming of representing their country since 1979.

You needn’t go far to realise just what donning those Three Lions means to a Non-League footballer. Players now playing in the top-flight of English pride have done so with immense pride and speak fondly about how the experience helped develop them as a player – and as a man.

Only a few weeks ago, NLP columnist Tony Incenzo spoke to QPR’s former Watford striker Andre Gray about his six England C caps won between 2012 and 2014 while playing for Luton Town.

“I loved my time with England C,” he said. “We travelled to countries that we probably never would have visited otherwise and saw some unreal places.

“The support from the coaching staff was really hands on and they were very good at the diet and psychology side of things. People might be surprised by how professional the England C set-up is run.

“It was such an honour to be capped at international level as a Non-League player. I found it a great opportunity to test myself against top young footballers from places like Russia and Turkey.

“Most of the players around me in Paul Fairclough’s squad moved into the Football League and the Premier League. I am sure that my England

PAUL FAIRCLOUGH WILL TAKE CHARGE OF THE THREE LIONS ONCE MORE C appearances helped me progress as a footballer. The whole experience prepared me towards playing at a much higher level of club football.

“I would definitely recommend England C to any young Non-League players who are aspiring to move forward in their careers.”

Thankfully, calls for a reunification of the England C post-Covid have been heard and last week it was announced that the Three Lions would return to play their first game since June 2019 when they take on Wales C at Caernarfon Town on Wednesday, March 30.

As he has since 2003, Paul Fairclough will once again take the reins – but this time has an altogether different job on his hands with his squad selections no longer limited to players under the age of 23.

That means, the veteran former Barnet and Stevenage chief literally has the pick of Non-League football to choose a squad from and with the likes of Wrexham, Stockport and Chesterfield all spending big and taking the National League to a whole new level, that’s a pretty mouthwatering task.

I mean, can you imagine a strike force, for example, containing the likes of Kabongo Tshimanga and Michael Cheek and boosting with the experience and firepower of an Ollie Palmer or Paul Mullin?

Interestingly, this new England C set-up will no longer by funded by the Football Association but instead jointly by the National League and the Trident Leagues at Steps 3 and 4.

The FA have remained pretty tight-lipped on the reason for this but, thinking about it, with the TV connections that the National League have, could it be that the England C team begin to get the exposure that they deserve?

This, in turn, can resurrect careers and propel new ones with players of all levels vying for their chance to go under the spotlight.

At The NLP, we are naturally delighted to see the England C team back in action and can’t wait to see how the new venture unfolds.

It may have taken a while but the Three Lions are roaring 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.

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 200506 via the play-off final. Having left Maldon in 2007, Colin went on to manage Tiptree United where he achieved promotion winning the

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Eastern Counties Division One 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.

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.

Following the retirement of Colin Wallington, Assistant Manager, Brad King and Glen Knight were appointed as the clubs JointManager. 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 twenty-one games.

More changes to the playing staff, resulted in poor start to the 2014-15 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 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, exLeiston 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 play-off 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 competition, Maldon beat League Two side, Leyton Orient away from home, taking over 600

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fans to the home of The O’s, with the goals coming from Danny Parish and a superb solo goal from Jorome Slew. 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.

ED GARTY STEPPED DOWN AS CHAIRMAN IN OCTOBER 2020 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

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the football club, General Manager Ron Dangerfield was confirmed as the new Chairman, with Richard Cowling taking ownership of the football club.

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.

Heading in to the 2021/22 season, Wayne Brown remains in charge of the first team and is now the club’s longest-serving manager, holding the record for the most games managed in charge of Maldon & Tiptree Football Club.

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INTRODUCING

THE JAMMERS WAYNE BROWN FIRST TEAM MANAGER

The former Ipswich Town, Colchester United, Hull City and Leicester City defender now in his third season in charge of the club. A nononsense, uncompromising leader on the pitch, the “Browny” played over 350 professional matches in a successful career spanning over 14 years and earned promotion to the Championship with the U’s before going on to play in the Premier League with Hull. Over the last few seasons, Wayne has masterminded several impressive cup runs, including reaching the FA Cup Second Round and First Round respectively in the last two seasons whilst holding an impressive league record.

PAUL ABRAHAMS

WAYNE BROWN

PAUL ABRAHAMS

ASSISTANT MANAGER

“Abes” has been with the club for a number of seasons now in the same role and remains Wayne’s right-hand man. After a professional playing career in which Paul made over 200 appearances and turned out three times at Wembley, he has gone on to hold roles in both a playing and coaching capacity with other non-league clubs, too.

DAN HURWOOD FIRST TEAM ANALYST

DAN HURWOOD

Previously a prolific striker in the Essex County League, Dan is a vital cog in the Jammers’ management team who records and analyses our games, recording data in the process to continually improve the squad both individually and collectively.

SOPHIE CONWAY FIRST TEAM PHYSIO

A young physio who joins the club following a previous spell at Coggeshall Town. Sophie also plays football herself, turning out for Southend United.

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SOPHIE CONWAY

THE PLAYERS

TOMMY DIXON-HODGE

MARTYN STOKES

JOE TURPIN

KOJO AWOTWI

A young goalkeeper who has a bright future ahead of him. Tommy joined the Jammers on a dualregistration basis from Braintree Town and has also featured for Basildon United this season, even saving a penalty for the Bees against Maldon at Park Drive.

Stokes is a central defender with a winning pedigree. Having arrived at Park Drive from Bowers & Pitsea in the 2019/20 season, Martyn is the club’s first team captain and will continue to bring an important level of experience to the side, having previously won promotion from the Isthmian League Division One North with both Brentwood and Bowers, respectively.

A dominant central defender who joined from league rivals Tilbury last season before the campaign was brought to a close due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Since joining, Turps instantly became a leader among the Jammers defence and will be looking to build on his positive start to life at Park Drive.

An attacking and versatile full-back who rejoined the club in October 2020 from Welling United for his second spell at Park Drive. During the previous two seasons, Kojo was an influential figure within Wayne’s squad as the club reached the play-off final in the 2018/19 season, as well as the top of the league and the Emirates FA Cup second round two seasons ago.

LORDON AKOLBIRE

FRANKIE TERRY

AL-AMIN KAZEEM

DANIEL OBI

An attacking, versatile defender who signed for the Jammers on loan from Colchester United, where he has been since being a part of the U’s U15s team. Lordon will be looking to force his way in to Wayne Brown’s side, before returning to Colchester when his loan spell ends.

Young central defender who is the nephew of John Terry. Joined the Jammers on loan from Colchester United to gain experience of senior football. An agile centrehalf, Frankie has a bright future ahead of him.

Left-back Kazeem returned to the Jammers for a second loan spell, looking to regain match sharpness after a spell on the sidelines due to a serious knee injury. Kazeem will be remembered by supporters for his impressive performances in the 2019/20 season, when the Jammers reached the second round of the Emirates FA Cup.

A physical defender who joined the Jammers on loan from Dagenham & Redbridge until the end of the season. Obi has previously had a loan spell at Hornchurch already this season. Prior to joining the Daggers, Obi was part of the Leicester City academy working under ex-Arsenal defender, Kolo Toure.

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BRADLEY McCLENAGHAN

SAM COOMBES

AARON WILLIAMS-BUSHELL

A young defender who joins the contingent of Colchester United loanees within Wayne Brown’s side. Martins joins the Jammers on loan having signed for Colchester at the end of September 2021, adding further competition for places within the squad.

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. He played a pivotal role in the club’s run to the Emirates FA Cup first round before losing to Morecambe. One of the team’s leaders who was an ever-present last season, he will be keen to continue his good form in 2021/22.

Coombes returned for his third spell at Park Drive in December 2021, following a brief spell at Tilbury. He has featured in both squads under Wayne Brown who reached the first round of the Emirates FA Cup. A well-organised central midfielder, Sam will bring control to Jammers’ midfield.

Williams-Bushell heads into his second season at Park Drive after impressing in the last campaign, scoring several Goal of the Season contenders.

Aaron has shown his versatility whilst being at the club and will look to cement his place in Wayne’s starting eleven this term.

PHILLIP BROWN-BAMPOE

ADE COLE

CORREY DAVIDSON

SHOMARI BARNWELL

Phillip made the move to Park Drive in October, joining the Jammers from league rivals Barking. The box-tobox midfielder includes East Thurrock, Romford, Redbridge and Greenwich Borough amongst his previous clubs.

Creative midfielder moved to Park Drive from Isthmian Premier Divison outfit Haringey Borough in January 2022.

A vastly-experienced playmaker, Cole lists Billericay Town, Braintree Town and Canvey Island amongst his former clubs and switched to the Jammers to reunite with Paul Abrahams.

28-year-old Correy is on a dual-registration with Braintree Town, signing at the beginning of 2022.

Irish-born Davidson made 28 appearances for Kidderminster Harriers before signing for Braintree, also turning out for Bishop’s Stortford, Coggeshall Town and Witham Town previously as well.

An experienced centreforward who joined the club in July 2020 having previously played for the likes of Bowers & Pitsea, Grays Athletic and Great Wakering Rovers.

Shomari is a fast and athletic forward who was the Jammers’ jointleading goalscorer in last season’s short campaign.

Defender

Midfielder

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Midfielder

Midfielder

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Midfielder

Winger

Midfielder

Forward

OLUMIDE OLUWATIMILEHIN

SHAD NGANDU

ROB LACEY

ROB CLARK

Shad has extensive experience at this level of non-league football having featured for a number of clubs. Ngandu joined the Jammers from Aveley having previously achieved promotion with Brentwood Town out of the division.

Lacey joined the Jammers from East Thurrock United in January, having featured heavily for the Rocks this season. Rob’s previous clubs also include Canvey Island and Benfleet, and he was part of the Canvey side that progressed to the FA Cup Second Round in 2020/21.

An energetic midfielder who joined Maldon from Waltham Abbey having previously been at Thurrock under the leadership of Mark Stimson. Clark has an eye for goal and is a set-piece specialist.

Previously first team captain at Waltham Abbey.

SCOTT KEMP

BRYAN IFEANYI

MALACHI NAPA

Scott heads into his second season at Park Drive after joining from local neighbours Witham Town in 2020. He made the move having scored 14 goals in 2019/20 as Town’s captain.

Comfortable across a number of forward positions, Kemp will be looking to improve upon his goals and assists tally in 2021/22.

A young and exciting forward who arrived in August 2021 on loan from Colchester United.

Bryan is set for a bright future and will look to adapt quickly to his first taste of men’s first team football. Previously, Ifeanyi has been with Leyton Orient.

Malachi is an exciting and tricky forward who has previously been with Oxford United and Woking, whilst also spending time on loan at North Leigh, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Macclesfield Town. Napa made his professional debut for Oxford in 2017 in the EFL Trophy. In his youth career, Napa also spent time at Reading.

Midfielder

An experienced, boxto-box midfielder who joined the Jammers from Barking. Olu has utilised his trade at higher levels of the pyramid and featured for Braintree Town in 2020/21. The physical and energetic midfielder will bring energy to the Jammers’ team.

Forward

Midfielder

Forward

Midfielder

Midfielder

Forward

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FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE

OPPOSITION

COMP

ATT POS

2021/22

STARTING XI

AUGUST 2021 Sat 14

Romford

A

D1

7-0

106

1

McNamara

Akolbire

Williams-Bushell

Dombaxe

Turpin

Sat 21

Aveley

H

FACP

0-1

308

-

McNamara

Williams-Bushell

Khanye

Dombaxe

Turpin

Sat 28

Stowmarket Town

H

D1

3-2

213

1

McNamara

Williams-Bushell

Dombaxe

Turpin

Khanye

SEPTEMBER 2021 H

D1

2-1

352

2

McNamara

Mon 13 Hashtag United

Fri 10

Grays Athletic

A

D1

0-3

372

4

McNamara

Akolbire Akolbire

Khanye

Sat 25

Heybridge Swifts

A

D1

2-3

464

9

Collins

Akolbire

Tue 28

Basildon United

H

D1

0-1

124

10

Collins

Taylor

Dunbar-Bonnie

Cornish

Dunbar-Bonnie Khanye

Dombaxe

Barnwell

Beales

Taylor

Dombaxe

Turpin Turpin

OCTOBER 2021 Sat 2

Brentwood Town

A

D1

3-2

146

6

Collins

Taylor

Akolbire

Dombaxe

Turpin

Tue 5

Barking

H

D1

2-1

194

3

Collins

Akolbire

Martins

Cornish

Turpin

Sat 9

Felixstowe & Walton United

H FAT2Q

1-1*

272

-

Collins

Akolbire

Martins

Dombaxe

Turpin

Sat 16

Bury Town

H

D1

0-2

286

5

Collins

Taylor

Martins

Cornish

Turpin

Fri 22

Aveley

A

D1

3-5

322

7

Collins

Taylor

Martins

Sat 30

Tilbury

H

D1

4-2

173

6

Collins

Taylor

Williams-Bushell

Cornish

Kazeem

Cornish

Cornish

Turpin Turpin

NOVEMBER 2021 Fri 5

Witham Town

A

D1

3-0

298

4

Collins

Tue 9

Aveley

H

VT1

2-0

168

-

Collins

Williams-Bushell

Taylor

Kazeem

Sat 13

Dereham Town

A

D1

3-3

231

6

Collins

Williams-Bushell

Kazeem

Sat 20

Great Wakering Rovers

H

D1

1-2

233

8

Dixon-Hodge

Williams-Bushell

Dixon-Hodge

Williams-Bushell

Terry

Cornish

Turpin

Williams-Bushell

Martins

Cornish

Turpin

Kazeem

Cornish Cornish Cornish

Turpin Turpin Turpin Turpin

DECEMBER 2021 Sat 4

Coggeshall Town

A

D1

2-2

132

8

Tue 7

Heybridge Swifts

H

VT2

1-0

223

-

Sat 11

Romford

H

D1

3-2

153

8

Dixon-Hodge

Williams-Bushell

Kazeem

Cornish

Turpin

Tue 14

Chelmsford City

H

ESC3

1-2

243

-

Dixon-Hodge

Akolbire

Martins

Brown-Bampoe

Turpin Akolbire

Dixon-Hodge

JANUARY 2022 Mon 3

Hullbridge Sports

H

D1

3-0

299

10

Dixon-Hodge

Williams-Bushell

Davidson

Coombes

Sat 8

AFC Sudbury

A

D1

0-1

222

10

Dixon-Hodge

Akolbire

Kazeem

Coombes

Terry

Fri 14

Barking

A

D1

1-3

176

10

Dixon-Hodge

Williams-Bushell

Kazeem

Brown-Bampoe

Akolbire

Fri 21

Hashtag United

H

D1

0-1

436

12

Dixon-Hodge

Kazeem

Coombes

Tue 25

Canvey Island

H

D1

2-1

296

11

Dixon-Hodge

Williams-Bushell

Kazeem

Coombes

Sat 29

Basildon Town

A

D1

1-0

101

9

Dixon-Hodge

Brown-Bampoe

Kazeem

Akolbire

Oluwatimilehin

Obi Obi Obi

FEBRUARY 2022 Tue 1

Brightlingsea Regent

H

VT3

0-2

172

-

Sat 5

Brentwood Town

H

D1

1-1

249

10

Tue 8

Heybridge Swifts

H

D1

Sat 12

Bury Town

A

D1

Fri 18

Aveley

H

D1

Sat 26

Tilbury

A

D1

MARCH 2022 Fri 4

Witham Town

H

D1

Sat 12

Dereham Town

H

D1

Sat 19

Great Wakering Rovers

A

D1

Sat 26

Coggeshall Town

H

D1

APRIL 2022 Sat 2

Canvey Island

A

D1

Sat 9

AFC Sudbury

H

D1

Fri 15

Hullbridge Sports

A

D1

Mon 18 Felixstowe & Walton United

H

D1

Sat 23

Grays Athletic

A

D1

TBA

Stowmarket Town

A

D1

TBA

Felixstowe & Walton United

A

D1 *lost 6-7 on penalties

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MALDON & TIPTREE vs HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS

Dixon-Hodge Dixon-Hodge

Akolbire Akolbire

Martins Williams-Bushell

Lacey

Turpin

Clark

Turpin

SUBS USED Taylor

Ifeanyi 3

Hughes

Gilbert

Kemp

Napa, Beales, Lowe

Taylor

Ifeanyi

McClenaghan

McClenaghan

Hughes

Gilbert

Kemp

Napa, Barnwell

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Gilbert

Hughes

Kemp 2

Napa

Beales, Taylor, Barnwell

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Gilbert

Hughes 2

Kemp

Napa

Beales, Dunbar-Bonnie, Williams-Bushell

Stokes

Ifeanyi

McClenaghan

Hughes

Kemp

Napa

Khanye, Barnwell

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Cornish

Hughes

Moses

Barnwell

Stokes

Gilbert

McClenaghan

Moses

Barnwell

Napa

Stokes Stokes

McClenaghan Gilbert

Gilbert, Napa, Taylor Hughes, Ifeanyi, Kemp

Cornish

Hughes

Barnwell

Napa

Williams-Bushell, Kemp, Moses

McClenaghan

Barnwell

Hughes

Napa

Ifeanyi, Kemp, Taylor

Hughes

Napa

Taylor , Kemp, Moses

Stokes

McClenaghan

Cornish

Barnwell

Stokes

Gilbert

Kemp

Barnwell

Hughes

Napa

Ifeanyi, Moses, Williams-Bushell

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Brown-Bampoe

Barnwell

Kemp 2

Napa

Hughes, Williams-Bushell

Hughes 2

Kemp

Hughes

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Brown-Bampoe

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Brown-Bampoe

Kemp

Napa

Williams-Bushell, McClenaghan, Barnwell

Terry

Ifenayi

McClenaghan

Hughes

Kemp

Napa

Barnwell, Brown-Bampoe

Terry

Ifeanyi

McClenaghan

Hughes

Kemp

Barnwell

Ifeanyi

Brown-Bampoe

Hughes

Stokes

McClenaghan

Napa 2

McClenaghan, Barnwell

Justin , Stokes, Brown-Bampoe

Kemp

Barnwell

Stokes

Brown-Bampoe

Oluwatimilehin

Barnwell

Ngandu

Kemp

Napa, Ifeanyi

Stokes

Oluwatimilehin

Brown-Bampoe

Barnwell

Hughes

Kemp

McCleneghan, Ifeanyi, Napa, Akolbire

Stokes

Ngandu

Oluwatimilehin

Barnwell

Hughes

Kemp

Ifeanyi , Brown-Bampoe

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Oluwatimilehin

Hughes

Ngandu

Barnwell, Cornish, Kemp

Stokes

Brown-Bampoe

Oluwatimilehin

Barnwell

Ifeanyi

McClenaghan

Stokes

Ifeanyi

Oluwatimilehin

Barnwell

Ngandu

Williams-Bushell

Stokes

Kemp

Oluwatimilehin

Barnwell

Ngandu

McKeown

Terry

Ifeanyi

Brown-Bampoe

Barnwell

Ngandu

Terry

Ifeanyi

McClenaghan

Barnwell

Ngandu

Kemp

Brown-Bampoe, McClenaghan, Lacey

Terry

Ifeanyi

Clark

Barnwell

McClenaghan

Kemp

Lacey, Coombes

Obi

Kemp

Oluwatimilehin

Barnwell

Cole

Brown-Bampoe

Obi

Cole

Oluwatimilehin

Barnwell

Kemp

McClenaghan

McClenaghan

Kemp

Martins, Parish Brown-Bampoe, Kemp Coombes, Ifeanyi, Martins Williams-Bushell, McClenaghan, Lacey

Williams-Bushell, Kazeem, Sullivan, Clark, McClenaghan Ngandu, Coombes

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

Aveley Canvey Island Stowmarket Town Grays Athletic Dereham Town Brentwood Town Hashtag United AFC Sudbury Felixstowe & Walton Maldon & Tiptree Heybridge Swifts Bury Town Coggeshall Town Tilbury Great Wakering Basildon United Witham Town Barking (-3) Hullbridge Sports Romford

P 26 26 25 25 26 23 25 25 23 23 25 23 25 25 25 26 26 24 26 26

W 17 17 16 13 14 13 12 11 12 11 11 9 7 7 7 7 4 6 4 3

D 4 3 5 6 3 3 5 6 2 3 3 6 6 5 5 5 10 6 7 3

L 5 6 4 6 9 7 8 8 9 9 11 8 12 13 13 14 12 12 15 20

F 68 67 53 51 47 41 38 40 32 46 50 38 32 37 38 24 24 37 25 19

A 28 30 24 23 39 25 32 36 31 38 46 41 43 46 52 40 48 51 55 79

LATEST FIXTURES & RESULTS Saturday 5th February Aveley 4-0 Bury Town Canvey Island 2-0 Heybridge Swifts Coggeshall Town 1-2 Basildon United Dereham Town 2-1 Tilbury Felixstowe & Walton United 0-1 Grays Athletic Great Wakering Rovers 0-0 AFC Sudbury Maldon & Tiptree 1-1 Brentwood Town Romford 1-1 Hashtag United Stowmarket Town 0-0 Hullbridge Sports Witham Town 0-0 Barking Tuesday 8th February Bury Town v Felixstowe & Walton United Maldon & Tiptree v Heybridge Swifts Friday 11th February Barking v Basildon United Saturday 12th February AFC Sudbury v Grays Athletic Aveley v Canvey Island Brentwood Town v Coggeshall Town Bury Town v Maldon & Tiptree Heybridge Swifts v Hashtag United Hullbridge Sports v Great Wakering Rovers Stowmarket Town v Romford Tilbury v Felixstowe & Walton United Witham Town v Dereham Town

GD PTS 40 55 37 54 29 53 28 45 8 45 16 42 6 41 4 39 1 38 8 36 4 36 -3 33 -11 27 -9 26 -14 26 -16 26 -24 22 -14 21 -30 19 -60 12

2021/22

JAMMERS ROLL-CALL Akolbire, L Awotwi, K Barnwell, S Beales, J Brown-Bampoe, P Clark, R Cole, A Collins, T Coombes, S Cornish, S Davidson, C Dixon-Hodge, T Dombaxe, L Dunbar-Bonnie, D Gilbert, J Green, J Hughes, C Ifeanyi, B Justin, C Kazeem, A Kemp, S Khanye, M Lacey, R Lowe, T Martins, E McClenaghan, B McKeown, E McNamara, B Moses, B Napa, M Ngandu, S Obi, D Oluwatimilehin, O Parish, K Stokes, M Sullivan, E Taylor, H Terry, F Turpin, J Williams-Bushell, A Wilson-Braithwaite, D

2021/22 APPS GLS

MTFC TOTAL APPS GLS

14(1) 20(8) 1(3) 12(5) 2(1) 2 11 4(3) 15(1) 1 13 7 2(1) 7(1) 18(2) 18(7) (1) 10(1) 21(6) 4(1) 1(2) (1) 7(2) 15(5) 1 5 2(3) 12(5) 7(1) 5 10 (1) 20(1) (1) 9(4) 7 21 15(7) -

15 66 40 4 17 3 2 11 33 26 1 13 70 3 8 65 25 1 47 42 13 3 1 9 36 14 100 5 17 8 5 10 1 59 1 13 7 26 36 -

1 8 1 1 1 1 9 6 8 3 1 6 1 2 1 -

1 7 15 1 1 2 6 1 39 6 1 10 3 4 1 6 1 7 1 4 -

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MALDON & TIPTREE vs HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS

Tommy DIXON-HODGE Martyn STOKES Joe TURPIN Frankie TERRY Daniel OBI Kojo AWOTWI Dequane WILSON-BRAITHWAITE Al-Amin KAZEEM Lordon AKOLBIRE Bradley McCLENAGHAN Aaron WILLIAMS-BUSHELL Emmanuel MARTINS Philip BROWN-BAMPOE

HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS

MALDON & TIPTREE

ASSISTANT MANAGER: Paul Abrahams

MANAGER: Steve Tilson Callum CHAFER Jack ADLINGTON-PILE Archie McFADDEN Joe CLARIDGE Nicholas BROWN Adam TOPLEY Daniel WALKER Karl KAYEMBE Emmanuel N’DAW Dylan LOGAN Alex STEPHENSON Darius GHINEA Sam CARTER

Sam COOMBES

Charlie MORRIS

Olumide OLUWATIMILEHIN

Shemarie PERKINS-PALMER

Rob LACEY

Lionel AINSWORTH

Ade COLE

Darren PHILLIPS

Rob CLARK

Andy FENNELL

Correy DAVIDSON

Rhys HENRY

Shad NGANDU Shomari BARNWELL Scott KEMP Bryan IFEANYI Malachi NAPA Joshua GREEN Eoin McKEOWN

MATCH OFFICIALS

NEXT AT PARK DRIVE

REFEREE: Tommy Breen ASSISTANT: Bruno Marques ASSISTANT: Jack Ridge

AVELEY Friday 18th February 2022 Kick-off: 7.45pm The Pitching In Isthmian League North