Front Cover Saturday Durham V Esh Winning League
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Welcome to DURHAM CITY AFC 5
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First of all can I welcome you all to Hall Lane this afternoon here at Willington for a Ebac Northern League Division 2 game between Durham City AFC and Esh Winning. We would like to welcome all officials players and supporters from Esh Winning and hope you have a enjoyable day although not too much and also have a very safe journey home. We would also like to welcome our young mascots today Washington Under 9s more of which you can read about further in the program. Since our last home game and our win against Thornaby the citizens have had two great wins both away at Tow Law and Bedlington Terriers. A strong defensive display will be needed today against a Esh Winning side who put five against us only a couple of weeks ago. Since their win Esh have lost to both Crook and Whickham. Durham’s next game is a away tie on Tuesday night in the cup to Bedlington . Some thing’s are more important than sport and today as much as any other day WE WILL REMEMBER THEM We hope you all enjoy today’s game and enjoy reading today’s programme . If you would like to comment good or bad on the programme please let us know dcafc@sky.com and if you would like to be supporter of the month in a future issue please let us know.
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Welcome to DURHAM CITY AFC 5
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The Club is looking to appoint a Kit Person for the rest of the 2017/18 season. Duties include match day preparation of strips plus transport and collection from launderette after each game. Anyone interested in this voluntary position should contact Gary Hutchinson by email at dcafc@sky.com for further details. The club is also looking for a reserve team secretary this will involve confirming games with referees and match opposition team sheets and confirming results anyone interested in this voluntary position should contact Gary Hutchinson by email at dcafc@sky.com for further details. At a recent meeting it was decided not to set up a supporters club but to try to promote games and get more people through the turn styles first and then look at the supporters club at a later date. Our new car stickers have arrived £1 along with pin badges £2 and key rings £3 new scarves are expected beginning of next week thanks to those who have pre-ordered them.Why not get a cheap xmas present and support the club at the same time.
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Chairman’s View’s DURHAM CITY AFC
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Hello everyone once again a warm welcome to you all here at Willington. In the last program after defeat on penalties against Shildon I mentioned the hard work and commitment of the players needed to be joined with a bit consistency and the last two games have proved what we can do a good win away at Tow Law and Bedlington today hopefully we can show what we can do once again after our heavy defeat to Esh only a few weeks ago I know the lads were disappointed not only for themselves but for the good support we took on the day and hopefully we can get three points today and keep climbing the table in a league where everyone is taking points of everyone. Rumour has it that possibly 5 could go down this season and we expect that to be discussed at the league meeting soon but ideally we want to know how many can go up because on our day we can beat anyone and we want to be back in the first division . Ideally in a new ground and more discussions have taken place on land but as discussed earlier surveys on bats newts transport etc needs to be done before we can announce whether we can get the land or not we will keep you informed. The reserves are trying to pull themselves together after the manager left Jordan Nicholson is the new caretaker manager but due to cup games has found it hard for players to be able to sign and play and today a large number of players are away.Our under 18s also have no game today but for a different reason as 6/7 have been called up to play for county level so well done to them. I hope you all have a pleasant day and have a safe journey home to both sets of players staff management and of course supporters. Olivier Bernard.
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Welcome to DURHAM CITY AFC Today we welcome Washington Under 9s as mascots for the day apologies if we have missed anyone of due to going to press early .We hope you enjoy your day .
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Washington United Under 9’s
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Lewis Alfie Tyrese
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Ethan Nathan Harrison Alex Lambert: Alex lives & breathes football, having started his playing as a midfielder he recently turned to playing in goal in which he has grasped with two hands. Is a keen Sunderland Fan and wants to follow in Jordan Pickfords shoes. Ewan Jordan:Ewan’s life is football, will play in any position meanly in defence but prefers on the wing. His favourite players are Mane, Suarez, Ronaldo, Pogba & Messi. He also supports Liverpool & Newcastle Utd.Lewis Smith:Lewis loves football & Snooker, left back / centre back. Massive Sunderland AFC fan and season ticket holder. Harrison Beale:Harrison loves football & other sports, will play in any position but prefers attacking midfield / midfield. He also supports Newcastle Utd.Alfie Cuthbertson:Alfie loves football & other sports, will play in any position but prefers attacking midfield / winger. He also supports Newcastle Utd.Tyrese Cairns: Tyrese is a quick & versatile player who is comfortable playing in any outfield position. When not playing football, he enjoys watching the Arsenal. His favourite players are Welbeck & Lacazette. Jacob Watson:Jacob lives & breathes football, will play in any position needed but prefers the
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wing. His favourite players are Matt Ritchie, Messi & Ronaldo. He also supports Newcastle Utd.Ethan Patterson Ethan is a very enthusiastic boy with a passion for football. He thrives playing for Washington Utd & loves being part of the team. His favourite team and players are Sunderland & Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar, David De GeaNathan Petre:Nathan lives for football, will play in any position needed but favours attacking midfielder / winger. His footballing hero’s are Pogba, Sanchez & Ronaldo ENJOY YOUR DAY LADS.
Gordon Ayre Haulage Proud Sponsor’s of Durham City AFC 10
Kitchensplus Sponsor’s of Home Kit
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Manager’s Note’s DURHAM CITY AFC Olly Hotchkiss
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Well what a game football is and what a difference a few weeks make.I always said once we got a few lads back from injury and stopped the stupid mistakes happening we could beat anyone . Three good wins against Thornaby Tow Law and Bedlington all of which I would say were deserved puts us up the table and there is no reason we cant go alot higher .The effort and commitment of these lads are second to none and I cant thank them enough.Today I would like us to show what we can do after the horror display at Esh where from the start everything that could go wrong did but the lads came back fighting and never give up and today cant be no different ,we cant afford to get
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carried away we need to keep tight keep the ball and take our chances if we do that we will not be far away . Keep supporting Ollie .
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Fixtures & Results DURHAM CITY AFC 10
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Jarrow A Alnwick Town H Easington Colliery A Billingham Town A Darlington RA H Willington H Chester-le-Street A Ryton & Crawcrook H Brandon A Bedlington Terriers H Team Northumbria A Crook Town A Whickam H Team Northumbria H Blyth Town A Heaton Stannington H Esh Winning A Shildon H
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Thornaby H Tow Law A Bedlington Terriers A Esh Winning H Bedlington Terriers A
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0-1 2-1 1-1 1-3 0-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 3-3 2-4 2-0 3-5 0-2 3-2 3-3 1-2 0-5 1-1
164 63 125 103 60 93 160 80 108 66 42 142 96 42 56 109 133
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Scorers Hird Joyce (og) Smith Madden Hird Malloy Joyeux Smith,Joyeux Hird 2 Knowd
Hird 2 Knowd Smith Joyeux Hird, 3 Hird Steele,,Patterson Steele Smith Joyeux Pattinson Smith Allen Smith
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Durham lose on Penalties 5-4
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Hebburn H West Allotment A Heaton Stannington A Easington Colliery H Chester-le-street H Darlington RA A Ryton& Crawcrook A Brandon H Alnwick Town A Billingham Town A Willington A Crook Town H Whickam A Blyth Town H Tow Law H Thornaby A Jarrow H Northallerton H Hebburn A West Allotment H
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Top Goalscorer’s Top Goalscorers 2017-18
15: Vincent Gash (Brandon United) 14: Dean Thexton (Tow Law Town) 13: Lewis Teasdale (Tow Law Town) 11: Paul Chow (Hebburn Town) 10: Ashley Lavan (Billingham Town) Nicky Martin (Nortallerton Town) Aaron Ramsbottom (Northallerton Town) 8: Gary Day (Blyth AFC) David Paul (Crook Town, 8 for Easington Colliery) Jack Pounder (Easington Colliery, 3 for Brandon United) Daniel Robinson (Heaton Stannington) 7: Kai Hewitson (Tow Law Town) Bradley Hird (Durham City) Kyle Morris (Crook Town) Jayven Redman (Easington Colliery) Stephen Young (Alnwick Town)
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Durham’s Man of the Match Sponsored By Gordon Ayre Haulage
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The club are currently looking for a reserve team secretary anyone interested in this voluntary position please contact the club dcafc@sky.com
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Please note foul and abusive language is not accepted at this family football club and may result in you been removed from the ground thanks for your cooperation
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Please note that at half time only officials with passes will be allowed into the board room and nobody else should be allowed into the changing room areas.This is a league rule.
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Player Sponsorship 2017/2018 DURHAM CITY AFC 10
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Ross Simpson Kieran McWaters Josh Thompson Daniel Knowd Mark Mhlanga Ben Joyeux Joe Wilson Nikki Brown Phil Hayes Craig Hennis Nicky Allen Ollie Hotchkiss Brad Hird Adam Crathorne Dean Caris
Sponsored by John Ramsay Sponsored by Media HappyPear Sponsored by Gordon Ayre Haulage Sponsored by James Burrell Sponsored by Biochemica Sponsored by Spraire Lads FC Sponsored by Jimmy Cairns Sponsored by KGW Sponsored by David Brown Sponsored by Anderson Bakery Sponsored by Mansfield Branch Sponsored by Darren Knowd Sponsored by Paul Wilkinson Sponsored by Elizabeth Cairns Sponsored by Darren Knowd
Players Still Available to Sponsor only ÂŁ50 for full season Jeremy Allen Kieran Harnett Gary Thompson Callum Smith Damian Potts Sam Steele Sam Joyce Nathan Armin Steven Malloy Lee Gaunt Christopher Pattinson Alex Dobinson
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Special Thanks to all our sponsors
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Latest Table Ebac Northern League Division Two 2017-18
Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Team Tow Law Town Northallerton Town Heaton Stannington Hebburn Town Blyth AFC Whickham Billingham Town Thornaby Jarrow Durham City Esh Winning Easington Colliery Willington Bedlington Terriers Ryton & Crawcrook Albion Crook Town Brandon United West Allotment Celtic Darlington RA Chester-Le-Street
P 17 17 17 17 17 15 16 17 17 18 19 19 17 17 18 16 18 16 18 16
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D 1 1 3 4 2 0 4 2 1 2 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 4
L 1 1 0 1 1 3 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 2 6 3 6 3 6 3
F 26 27 28 17 18 8 15 14 11 11 17 17 12 12 9 14 16 17 9 8
A 13 14 12 5 11 8 10 8 5 15 20 19 10 10 24 17 23 15 22 14
W 3 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 2 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 0 3 1
D 4 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 3 4 1 3 3 0 3 0 3 2 2 1
L 1 3 2 1 3 1 3 4 4 2 5 3 4 6 3 6 4 5 5 5
F 19 16 14 14 19 21 14 22 12 18 15 19 10 11 17 11 13 9 8 6
A GD 13 19 14 15 11 19 7 19 14 12 9 12 9 10 16 12 19 -1 19 -5 20 -8 18 -1 17 -5 16 -3 11 -9 18 -10 16 -10 21 -10 13 -18 16 -16
Pts 35 35 33 33 29 29 28 27 25 24 24 22 22 21 19 17 16 16 15 14
Latest Physio Report DURHAM CITY AFC
By Nikki Brown sponsored by KWG FITNESS 5
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Jack Wilkie – After recovering from a hamstring injury, Jack suffered a bad ankle injury while playing for his university team in September. Hopefully Jack should be back in December. Kieran Harnett – Kieran is receiving injections as treatment for his shoulder to hopefully stop the pain and weakness in his shoulder. We are hoping to have Kieran back early December. Sam Joyce – Sam received his scan results last week he has a full tear of one ligament, a partial tear of another ligament and damage to his cartilage and tendons in his ankle. He is now waiting to go see the consultant to see if he needs an operation. Unfortunately we don’t expect Sam back this season. Jeremy Allen – Jeremy was ready to be back playing after a knee ligament injury he suffered in the first pre-season game, but while training a couple of weeks ago Jeremy suffered the same injury again. Hopefully he will be back in 2 weeks.
For the Fallen - Laurence Binyon
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Probably the most famous and widely read war poem in English and also known, in extract form, as the Ode of Remembrance, For the Fallen was first published in The Times on September 21 1914, just a few weeks after the First World War began on July 28 that year. Binyon was too old to enlist as a soldier in the Great War, but volunteered in hospitals helping wounded French soldiers, and wrote For the Fallen in Cornwall shortly after the Battle of the Marne. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
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Club History
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he club was first inaugurated in the 1918-1919 season, operating in the old Victory league, formed in celebration of the end of the First World War.
Afterwards, the team was admitted to the North Eastern League where they played for two seasons before being admitted to Division 3 North in 1921. The club operated in that league until 1928, when they failed to gain re-election and were replaced by Carlisle United F.C. 10
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The club reformed in 1950 and gained admission to the Wearside League, where they operated until 1952 before joining the Northern League where they remained until 2008. At the end of the 2007/08 season, their second Championship winning season the club finally achieved promotion to the UniBond First Division North. The club has occupied five different grounds since its formation. In their first season the club played at Garden House Park before moving to Kepier Heughs, near to the old Ferens Park ground where they stayed for four seasons. The club then moved on to Holliday Park (named after the late Alderman T.W. Holliday) where they stayed until 1938. The club’s fourth ground, named after the late Alderman H.C. Ferens, was acquired when the club reformed in 1950. Alderman Ferens was for many years, prior to his death in 1975, President of the club and a generous benefactor in connection with the purchase of the land for that ground. Ferens Park was at that time probably one of the most attractive grounds in the Northern League. The ground hosted the club’s largest attendance, which stands at 7,000, for an F.A. Cup Second Round tie against Tranmere Rovers on 7 November 1957 which City lost 0-3. Durham City ground-shared with Consett AFC in2016/17 season before coming to Willington for the new season and are currently looking at land in Durham .
Today’s Opposing Team History
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Esh Winning A Brief History
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Football clubs in Esh Winning date back as far as 1889, including a team which won the Northern League in 1913. The latest incarnation of the club was formed in 1969 as the current version Esh Winning F.C. gained acceptance into the Durham and District Sunday League Third Division. Promotion was achieved in 1971, the Guards Cup was won the following season and in 1973 Esh Winning carried off the Division Two Championship. In 1975 there were victories in the Stafferi Cup and in 1976 the Earls House Sunday Cup. 1979 and 1980 saw Esh carry off back to back Sunday League Championships before spending the 1981/82 season in the Northern Alliance where a respectable sixth place was achieved. Successful election into the newly-created Dryborough’s Northern League Second Division followed where Esh remained until 2002 when the club was promoted to Division One. In the 2005-06 season the club got off to a slow start and were relegated back to the Second Division after 4 years in the Northern League top flight. The 2007/08 season was a proud one in the history of Esh Winning Football Club. Although we finished only 13th in the Second Division, the club won its first piece of silverware since rejoining the Northern League in 1982. Despite being underdogs on the day, Esh lifted the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup with an impressive 3-0 victory in the Final against Sunderland R.C.A. at Ryton’s Kingsley Park ground. In the run to the final Esh also defeated Crook Town, Brandon United and Norton Ancients without conceding a single goal in any game. The 2008/09 season was one of success too, finishing in third place and achieving promotion to the 1st Division where we maintained our position until the struggle of 2010/11 where we relegated to division 2.
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Today’s Fixture’s NL2 DURHAM CITY AFC West Allotment Celtic Brandon United Crook Town Darlington RA Durham City Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
eNL2 Willington Hebburn Town Chester-Le-Street Esh Winning Easington Colliery
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Thanks to Darren Knowd For the Photo of the lads before the win at Bedlington don’t forget to send your photos to dcafc@sky.com Last Weekends Roundup Tow Law are back on top of the table thanks to a good 2-1 away win at Thornaby. The home side took the lead through a Mattie Robinson penalty, but Lawyers hit back with two goals by Lewis Teasdale, although Robinson hit the post with another penalty in between. Teasdale has now scored eleven league goals for the season. Northallerton are level with them on points but with a slightly worse goal difference after they beat Crook 2-1 at Ainderby Road. Nicky Martin rounded the keeper to give them a sixth minute lead, then he scored the second from a Shaun Hudson pass on 16 minutes. Kyle Morris scored late on for Crook. Darlington RA were easily beaten 4-1 at Willington, for whom Matty Moffat and Jeff Smith scored a goal in each half. Mark Sims replied for the RA on the hour when the score was 2-0. Chester-le-Street, who were thumped 6-0 in their previous league game, picked up a good point in a goalless draw at home to Easington. Brandon, who are hoping to announce a new manager soon, lost 3-1 at Billingham Town, Ethan Grayson scoring for them. Esh Winning had a dreadful day, trounced 8-0 at home by Whickham. Ray Simpson The Northern Echo
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Today’s Squad’s DURHAM CITY AFC 5
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V Nathan Gary Joshua Damian Nicky Joshua Benjamin Craig Bradley Kieran Callum Adam Sam Daniel Alex Steven Dean Kieran Sam Philip Ollie Ian
Armin Thompson Thompson Potts Allen Rodgers Joyeux Hennis Hird McWaters Smith Crathorn e Steele Knowd Dobinson Malloy Caris Harnett Joyce Hayes Hotchkiss Thompson
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Mark Jonathan Joe Max Gavin Mykel Reece Luke Nicky Callum Connor Dagan Charlie Alex Daniel Daniel Christoph er Matthew Joe Shaun Tony Jackie
Fish Swift Wilkinson Stoker Brown Summerson Brown Alison Marley Boakes Halpin Taylor Wigley Hird Johnson Robinson Mordue Allison Grant Reay Boakes Traynor
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