North Ferriby United vs Braintree Town

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NORTH FERRIBY UNITED

THE VILLAGERS vs.

BRAINTREE TOWN Saturday 6th August 2016 Kick-Off: 3:00pm Vanarama National League

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National League North Play-Off Winners 2015/16

KEY PERSONNEL

Conference North Runners-Up 2013/14

Eman Forster - Owner & Joint Chair Steve Forster - Owner & Joint Chair Colin Wicks - Vice Chair Richard Watts - Company Secretary & Finance Director Lee Ebden - General Manager

Division One Play-Offs 2002/03 Division One Champions 2004/05 Premier Division Play-Off Finalists 2005/06 Premier Division Play-Offs 2009/10, 2010/11 Premier Division Champions 2012/13

Website: www.northferribyunited.com

Board

Management

Steve Housham - Manager Darryn Stamp - Assistant Manager

Management Committee

Richard Bell - Youth Development John Cartlich - Youth Secretary Ian Isitt - Club Shop & Programmes Karen Roberts - Bar & Catering Steve Tather - Football Match Secretary, Stadium Manager & Safety Officer Phil Withers - Press Officer, Media, Website & Historian Andy Dearman

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MANAGER’S COLUMN

STEVE

HOUSHAM

May I welcome the officials, players and supporters of Braintree Town to our home on this Saturday afternoon, and hope after an enjoyable game everyone has a safe journey home.

Good afternoon and welcome to our first game in what is going to be an exciting season for all involved at North Ferriby United.

I am delighted to be chosen as the man to lead Ferriby into the new adventure ahead and I’m honoured and proud and so should everybody involved with the club. I would like to thank all involved for giving me and Darryn Stamp a warm welcome to the club.

We lost a lot of players during the summer and as we say in football terms the spine of the team was ripped apart but myself and Darryn have been busy recruiting and building a team we believe can compete at this level with young hungry players.

Pre-season is now over and the players have been fantastic and worked so hard. The game have been good in both positive and negative ways and we have learnt a lot but every coach and player will say the same they are glad it’s over and bring on the games!

There is a lot of big clubs in the league I’m not going to pull out one team I’m looking forward

NEW MAN AT THE HELM - STEVE HOUSHAM

to playing because I’m looking forward to playing against them all it will be a great experience.

We have been working hard with the players to drill it into them that we want to play football by passing in the right areas, working hard when in and out of possession. So hopefully people will see we try to play football the right way. Sometimes we may have to mix it up but we have the squad to do that.

Today’s opponents Braintree Town are a bit like ourselves they have had a bit of a change but I

expect a tough game. They had a great season last year and will want to continue from that so we will have to be on top of our game.

I would like the fans to be proud of their club and enjoy every game as we enter this historic season. There will be ups and downs but pinch yourselves it’s real Ferriby are in the top flight on Non-League football so enjoy and be proud.

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THE OPPOSITION

THE VISITORS...

BRAINTREE TOWN

North Ferriby United host Braintree Town in their first ever National League fixture...

The 2016/17 season gets underway with North Ferriby United hosting Braintree Town at the Eon Visual Media Stadium.

Braintree Town will be hoping to build on their campaign last year and go on step further and gain promotion. A third-placed finish ensured the Iron qualified for the Play-offs and were matched against Grimsby Town.

But their pursuit of promotion was halted when Omar Bogle’s 110th minute goal sent the Mariners to the final after a 1-1 draw over the two legs.

Braintree, like Ferriby, have had a change of manager at the helm with Jamie Day replacing Danny Crowley who moved to Lincoln City. The 36-year-old Day resigned as assistant manager of Forest Green Rovers after

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they parted company with Ady Pennock.

Town have added plenty of new faces to their ranks whilst also losing some and began pre-season with a 3-0 victory over Heybridge Swifts. Defeat against Bury Town was to follow before they picked up two wins against Lowestoft Town and Thurrock and a draw against Maldon & Tiptree in the space of five days. The side rounded off preparations for the new season by beating both Concord Rangers and Stortford.

The new-look North Ferriby will have to settle quickly into the game against a side that will be expecting to challenge for promotion again this year whilst the Villagers will have to make the most of their home advantage.

CLUB INFO

Nickname: The Iron Founded: 1898 Chairman: Lee Harding Manager: Jamie Day Ground: Avanti Stadium Capacity 4,202

2015/16 Position: 3rd

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THE OPPOSITION

THE PLAYERS

Who are the key men from Braintree Town to keep your eye on this afternoon? We introduce them to you here.

THE TEAM GOALKEEPERS 01 Jamie Butler 13 Sam Cowler

DEFENDERS 02 Barney Williams 03 Josh Okimo 05 Ian Gayle 06 Jon Ashton 14 Zach Fagan 15 Quade Taylor 18 Jake Goodman

JAMIE BUTLER

BARNEY WILLIAMS

Jamie Butler is a 24-year old goalkeeper who was signed by Braintree Town from National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town for an undisclosed fee in June 2016. He started his career at Met Police before moving on to Concord Rangers in 2014.

Such was his form on the Island, that he was included in the England C squad.

Barney Williams brought to Braintree my manager Jamie Day from his previous club Welling United in June 2016. The 21-year old right back was well known to the Iron boss, having introduced him as a seventeen year old into the first team when he was Welling manager at Park View Road.

Was voted player of the season 2015/16 at Park View Road.

MIDFIELDERS 04 Harry Lee 08 Chez Isaac 11 Craig Braham-Barrett 12 Joe Maybanks 16 Josh Wakefield 17 Roedell Gordon 19 Isaac Galliford

FORWARDS 07 Jack Midson 09 Lee Barnard 10 Sam Akinola 23 Michael Cheek

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JOSH OKIMO

JON ASHTON

Josh Okimo is a 28-year-old left-back who joined Braintree in the summer from League Two side Stevenage.

Made 48 appearances for the Broadhall Way club in two seasons, having joined the club in 2014 from Ryman League side Wealdstone.

Another close-season signing having joined Braintree from Crawley Town. Started as a youngster at Leicester City, where he played seven Premier League matches, before making 90 appearances in three years for Oxford United. The played for both Rushden & Diamonds and Grays before spending six years at Stevenage racking up 190 matches.

THE OPPOSITION

THE RISING STAR

ROHDELL GORDON SIM AKINOLA

CHEZ ISAAC

Sim Akinola is a 24-year-old striker signed by Braintree added for an undisclosed fee from Ryman League side Harrow Borough in 2014. He started his youth career in Madrid before coming to the UK, where he spent a year at Boreham Wood and two years at Earlsmead. In his two years at Braintree, Sim has made 89 appearances, scoring 16 goals.

The 23-year-old creative midfield player joined Braintree from Conference South side Boreham Wood in the summer of 2013. Chez started his career as a trainee at Watford and enjoyed loan spells at both Tamworth and Boreham Wood before signing for the Hertfordshire club last season. Now in his fourth season at the Club, Chez has made 138 appearances for the Essex club.

MICHAEL CHEEK

LEE BARNARD

The 28-year-old forward who has played for local sides Heybridge Swifts and Chelmsford City. He joined Braintree in the summer of 2015 from Chelmsford, where he scored 23 goals. A popular figure at the Essex Club, ‘Cheeky’ made 46 appearances last season, scoring 17 goals. His four goals in Braintree’s last two League games helping to secure a play-off spot.

Lee Barnard is a 31-year-old forward who joined Braintree from Crawley Town in July. Lee started his career at Tottenham Hotspur before spending two years at Southend United, scoring 37 goals, before moving on to Southampton, where he scored 23 goals. Lee then returned to Southend for a further season in the summer of 2014 before spending last season at Crawley.

Rohdell Gordon joined the youth system at Stevenage in 2010, starting a two-year scholarship two years later. Made his professional debut for the Broadhall Way club in April 2014, against Sheffield United, and made a total of seven league appearances.

Subsequently had loan spells at Chelmsford City and Bromley before joining Braintree in the summer of 2016.

THE GAFFER

JAMIE DAY

Jamie Day was appointed as manager of Braintree Town following Danny Cowley’s move to National League side Lincoln City. The 36-year-old parted ways with Forest Green Rovers where he held the role of assistant manager after they mutually terminated the contract of Ady Pennock.

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PRE-SEASON

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ROUND-UP HALL ROAD RANGERS 0-5 NFU

NFU 4-1 GRIMSBY TOWN

This proved to be a fairly comfortable for The Villagers on a sultry afternoon. Ferriby enjoyed the greater possession throughout the game and generally looked comfortable in defence against game Hall road side.

Ferriby got off to a good start with a goal after just eight minutes. Durran Reynolds long throw-in was headed home from close range by Jamil Ible.

Ferriby continued to control the game and a second goal came after 33 minutes. Alex Davidson burst down the centre before releasing Danny Clarke who slid the ball past the advancing Douglas. The goal was no more than The Villagers deserved.

Ferriby clinched the game two minutes before half-time when Conner Robinson scored from close-range following a cross from the right.

The second-half performance was perhaps not as crisp as that of the first-half. Even so, Ferriby still had the better of the game. The fourth goal came in the 88th minute.

Danny Clarke chased a long-ball in what seemed a lost cause. However, Douglas sliced the ball over his own head and Clarke ran round him to slide the ball in to the empty goal.

Ferriby rubbed salt in to Rangers’ wounds when Jamie Forrester picked-up the ball in midfield to fire home a low shot from 30 yards.

The first-half was an entertaining game with both sides prepared to play constructive and attractive football. The first ten minutes belonged to The Villagers but only went close through a Steve Brogan free-kick that curled wide of the far post. Star striker Omar Bogle should probably have scored after 19 minutes but put the ball wide after a good three-man move.

The breakthrough came after 26 minutes. Ible’s clearance was flicked-on by Simon Russell to Connor Robinson. His pass allowed Curtis Bateson to take the ball on before firing past the advancing James McKeown.

Ferriby now took the game to The Mariners and went two up after 35 minutes. Danny Clarke freed Robinson on the right and his perfectly flighted cross to the far post was headed home by Russell. Ferriby expected a response from Grimsby after the interval and it came after 47 minutes when Luke Summerfield scored with a cross-shot from the left corner of the penalty area.

There were near misses at each end. Clarke drew two saves from McKeown before Ferriby got their third goal after 61 minutes. Steve Brogan wrong-footed a defender before scoring from 18 yards.

Three minutes later the game was over. Vincent Mukendi out-paced the defence before hitting the ball past the advancing keeper.

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NFU 0-2 HULL CITY This was an entertaining game especially in the first-half. Hull fielded their Development team against a Ferriby side that contained a number of triallists.

Both sides went close early-on Ferriby’s Ryan Kendall drew a save from keeper Will Mannion then Connor Oliver fired narrowly wide of the post. Greg Luer latched on to a defensive error and raced towards the Ferriby goal. Keeper Rory Watson react quickly to come out and smother Luer’s shot.

Both teams looked to get forward but chances were at a premium. Ferriby’s mark gray headed wide at the far post. At the other end, Taron Hare did well to head a shot

BARTON TOWN 0-2 NFU Ferriby deserved this win they were the stronger team and pressed Barton throughout the game. The Villagers could have won by a larger margin as they went close on a number of occasions.

The first goal after 27 minutes was perhaps a little fortunate. Ben Middleton’s quick free-kick to Adam Porritt found the Barton sleeping and Porritt’s cross-cum-shot went in at the far post.

The second goal came from Alfonso Mensa after 54 minutes when he latched on to a through-ball to hit the ball past the advancing Charlie Holden. Regular substitutions by both sides made any sort of continuity difficult but Ferriby retained control of the game.

Barton had only two on-target efforts, both from Rob Petch. The first was turned round by Craig Ellison onehanded as he dived full-length. The second was deflected for a corner.

off-the line.

City took the lead after 38 minutes. Elmohamady’s cross from the right was knocked home at the near post by Greg Olley. City clinched the game after 48 minutes. Luer capitalised a weak back-header to chip substitute keeper Craig Ellison.

The regular second-half substitutions by both teams disrupted the flow of the game and there were few meaningful goal attempts although Mark Gray went close twice for Ferriby. Harvey Rodgers and Ben Hinchcliffe both headed wide for City. Mark Gray went close twice in a minute for Ferriby but a goal was not going to come.

BRIDLINGTON TOWN 1-1 NFU

WINTERTON RANGERS 0-5 NFU

The Villagers could not really complain about the result.

They had the better of the first-half and could have been two or three goals in front rather than level at the interval.

Ferriby had most of the possession and territory in the first-half. However, it was Bridlington who took the lead after 11 minutes with the first on-target attempt from either side. Brad Agnew fired in a cross shot from the left that found the net.

The Villagers first on-target brought the equaliser after 14 minutes. Curtis Bateson drilled a low shot in to the goal via the inside of the post.

Ferriby’s second-half performance was far from convincing. It lacked any real cohesion and this allowed Bridlington to have greater territorial possession.

Chances were few from either side. Andy Norfolk scored a deserved winner for Bridlington after 75 minutes, powering in a header. Ferriby never really looked like getting an equaliser. The nearest they came was a Ryan Kendall shot that grazed the cross-bar.

The Villagers ran out comfortable winners against Winterton Rangers. Ferriby took the lead after seven minutes. Steve Brogan’s corner was headed home from close range by a trialist.

Simon Russell drew two saves from the keeper before the Villagers doubled their lead after 18 minutes. Steve Brogan found Ryan Fallowfield on the left and his low cross was turned in at the far post by one of the trialists.

The Villagers’ third goal came after 42 minutes with Brogan again providing a telling pass for the trialist to link well and score.

Any hopes Rangers may have had of a revival were dashed after 51 minutes when Bateson lashed a 22-yard shot in to the top corner. The final goal came after 65 minutes when Ryan Kendall rose at the far post to head home Sam Topliss’ pin-point cross.

The Villagers played poorly at Cleethorpes. It was really disappointing performance given that this was the final pre-season game.

The Villagers had only two further attempts on goal throughout the game. Skelton’s goal came after 10 minutes when he scrambled the ball home from Simon Russell’s corner.

From this point on the game largely belonged to Cleethorpes. Their attempts on goal were either off-target or found Jordan Douglas, in the first-half, and Craig Ellison in the second. Cleethorpes were often quicker to the ball and their passing was more accurate. A well-worked move saw late Alex Flett equalise with a low shot five minute from time. It was the very least that Cleethorpes deserved.

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LEAGUE STATS

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CONFERENCE FIXTURES Saturday 06 August Maidstone United vs York City Barrow vs Aldershot Town Boreham Wood vs Forest Green Rovers Bromley vs Tranmere Rovers Dagenham & Redbridge vs Southport Eastleigh vs Guiseley Gateshead vs Chester FC Macclesfield Town vs Torquay United Sutton United vs Solihull Moors Woking vs Lincoln City Wrexham vs Dover Atheltic

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View From The

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A new manager, players and style of play North Ferriby United fan Jack Hickman give us his take on the build-up to the new season.

We are here! Finally, we are getting our maiden campaign in the National League underway. Am I actually awake or is this still a dream?

This is a historical moment for a club such as North Ferriby United and I am happy to be supporting them in now my seventh season. Along with fellow friends Sam Shepherd, Ash Walker and Jack Salt.

Now, since our now famous victory over AFC Fylde in May, a lot

football and to play in his new style of football which he has brought to Ferriby.

Seven pre-season friendlies were played before today’s game. Hall Road Rangers, Grimsby Town, Hull City, Barton Old Boys, Bridlington Town, Winterton Rangers and finally Cleethorpes Town. What we saw in these friendlies were a lot of trialists.

With many of the key players from last season leaving, we needed

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has changed. A new manager, new coaching staff and probably the biggest change, the players. A lot of last season’s team have decided to leave and join ex-manager Billy Heath at FC Halifax Town. So it has been a very big task for the now manager Steve Housham and player/assistant Darryn Stamp to gather a squad which is capable of competing in the fifth tier of English 22

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plenty of players which were able to make the step up to play, and also play well in the National League.

Two defeats came at Hull City and Bridlington which weren’t the best of games let’s say. A draw at Cleethorpes and four wins, including a 4-1 win against a strong Grimsby side gave the fans something to cheer about. But everyone knows, pre-season is pre-season, and the

main objective for Ferriby was to gather a squad and build fitness.

Ten new players arrived including Vinny Mukendi, who impressed everyone with his presence in the air, and was amazing with his feet too. I was also impressed with Simon Russell and Stephen Brogan. The two ex-Gainsborough players knew the Housham way of football after playing under him the year before and they showed excellent team spirit and look to have settled in very well to life at North Ferriby.

Let’s hope that these players and the rest of the signings can make an instant impression with a very good opposition in Braintree visiting the Eon Visual Media Stadium for today’s game.

My ambitions for this season is to make sure we go into each game with pride especially after all that we have achieved in the last 4 years.

From winning The Doodson Cup against Rushall in 2012, to winning the FA Trophy in 2015. We will be facing an uphill task and we will be huge underdogs going into each game we play. So let’s turn that into a positive.

I hope you all enjoy the game, both North Ferriby and Braintree fans. A 46 game National League season is now underway.

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Manager: Steve Housham Rory WATSON

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MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Thomas Bramall

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Jamie BUTLER

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Stephen BROGAN

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Connor OLIVER

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Mark GRAY

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Danny EMERTON

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Danny CLARKE

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Curtis BATESON

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Taron HARE 12 Ryan FALLOWFIELD 14 Ben MIDDLETON 15 Louis BRUCE 16 Darryn STAMP 17

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10 Simeon AKINOLA 11 Craig BRAHAM-BARRETT 12 Joe MAYBANKS 13 Sam COWLER 14 Zach FAGAN 15 Quade TAYLOR 16 Josh WAKEFIELD

Ross ARMSTRONG 18

17 Roedell GORDON

Jordan COOKE 19

18 Jake GOODMAN

Jake SKELTON 20 Vinny MUKENDI 21

19 Isaac GALLIFORD 23 Michael CHEEK

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