Saturday 30th September 2023 United Counties League Lutterworth Town
EYNESBURY
ROVERS FC SEASON 2023 / 2024
KO 3:00pm MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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Assistants – Peter Moore / Laurie Evans
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EYNESBURY ROVERS V LUTTERWORTH (Blue & White) (Red & Black) Lewis 1 Butlin Mason 2 Marks Dixon 3 Sanderson Lee 4 Williams Roberts (B) 5 Parish Ansell-Carter 6 Warren Roberts (H) 7 Okore Duckett 8 Bradshaw Ivy 9 Reeves Inskip 10 Butler Thorpe 11 Wilson Alderson 12 Coleman Olive 14 Budu Worboys 15 Tyers Drakulic 16 Adomako 17 Bonell Mark Garwood Manager Will Andrew Craig Smith Manager Kev Turvey Darren Fairbrass Coach Stuart Sinclair Callum Douglas Coach Alex Turnball Physio Trish Garry
Referee – Tolga Yildiztepe
UCL – SOUTH
League Table as at 29th September 2023
FIRST TEAM MATCH REPORT
Tuesday 26th September 2023
UCL Premier Division South
EYNESBURY ROVERS 3 HISTON 1
Just three days after eliminating Histon in the FA Vase Rovers hosted the Stutes in a league fixture and like Saturday there was dramatic late match action. Trailing 1-0 at the break Rhys Thorpe made it 1-1 on 80 minutes with his fifth goal in his last three matches. In the 90th minute Mark Ansell-Carter fired home his first goal for the club to put the hosts ahead and two minutes later Joe Worboys also scored his first Eynesbury goal as Rovers secured a 3-1 win and three points to lift them up to 13th in the table.
It took Histon just seven minutes to take the lead when a Max York header went in off Robert Ducket. The visitors took the game to Eynesbury and Reece Lewis pushed away an Oliver Brookes header. From a corner a goalmouth scrambled ensued and Eynesbury cleared the ball with Histon claiming that it had crossed the line.
Rovers rallied and got back into the game and almost scored when a sharp turn and shot from close range by Thorpe was cleared off the line. Marcel Rzeszutek shot wide and had another effort saved by Sam Roach, whilst Thorpe fired a shot into the side-netting. Jamaine Ivy had a chance when Dom Mason fed him down the right flank but he couldn’t get his close range shot on target and at the other end Histon came close to doubling their lead when Babacar Camara volleyed wide on the stroke of half time. Eight minutes into the second half the Stutes threatened again but Dan Gould was denied by a Lewis save. A minute later Eynesbury had a strong penalty appeal turned down when a ball into the box appeared to be handled by a defender as Thorpe challenged for possession. However, ten minutes from time an Ansell-Carter cross into the box was headed home by Thorpe for the hosts to equalise. Soon after Sam Roach made blocks from shots by Thorpe and Rzeszutek in quick succession as Rovers searched for a winner. They got their reward in the 90th minute when Ansell-Carter drilled home a low shot from the edge of the penalty area. Two minutes later Rovers secured the points when Joe Worboys netted from a tight angle after pouncing on an under-hit backpass.
Next up is another home UCL fixture when Lutterworth Town visit Hall Road on Saturday 30th September, kick off 3.00pm.
Today’s Visitors
The club were playing in the Lutterworth & District League at the start of the 1920s They had joined the Leicester & District League by 1923, winning the Division Two title in 1923–24. After World War II the club joined the Rugby Junior League and were champions in 1948–49. They joined the Leicester City League, winning Division Two in 1950–51
Lutterworth joined Division Two of the Leicestershire Senior League in 1955. In 1966–67 they finished second and were promoted to Division One. The club was relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1971–72 season, but were immediately promoted back to Division One as Division Two runners-up. However, the club continued to yo-yo, being relegated in 1974–75, promoted in 1977–78, relegated in 1979–80, promoted in 1980–81 (as Division Two champions), relegated in 1982–83 (at which point Division Two was renamed Division One) and promoted back to the renamed Premier Division in 1985–86.
The 1989–90 season saw Lutterworth win the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup. They won the Premier Division title the following season. However, the club were relegated again at the end of the 1994–95 season. Despite only finishing eleventh in 1996–97 they were promoted to the Premier Division. They returned to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1999–2000. In 2015–16 the club finished third in Division One and were promoted to the Premier Division. They went on to win the Premier Division the following season and were promoted to Division One of the United Counties League
Ground
The club played at Hall Park until being displaced by Lutterworth Athletic in 2011. They then played at Coventry Road during the 2011–12 season before moving to Athletic's former ground at Dunley Way, which is owned by Harborough District Council ] In 2017 the club gained permission to erect floodlights and build a 50-seat stand, allowing them to move up to the United Counties League. The floodlights were installed during the summer of 2017. A new 50seat stand was opened by Paul Gascoigne in August 2017.