Thamesmead Town vs Thurrock FC

THE MEAD

THE OFFICIAL THAMESMEAD TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME - SEASON 2015/2016 - £2.00

vs.

Thurrock FC

Monday 10th August 2015 | Kick-Off: 7.45pm Ryman League Division One North

SPORTING CLUB THAMESMEAD

GROUND REGULATIONS 1). All persons entering the ground are subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Football Association, SCT and Thamesmead Town Football Club 2). The Club reserves the right to eject or prosecute any person(s) who within the club premises is considered by the management of the Club and SCT management to be or have been behaving in the following ways; a - entering the field of play before or during the game b - using obscene, abusive or racist language c - being intoxicated by drinks or drugs Further, persons will not be allowed entry to Sporting Club Thamesmead if in the opinion of the gate-men, stewards or any member of the management committee if they are deemed to be intoxicated.

3). NO bottles or metal cans, glasses or weapons of any kind are allowed in the ground. The stewards have the right to search a spectator if they have grounds to believe that the

person is in possession of any item that is deemed to be a danger to other spectators.

4). Alcohol must only be consumed within the confines of the Mead Bar - NO GLASSES may be taken out of the bar.

Should you wish to consume alcohol in the stand, please ask the bar staff for a plastic glass. PLEASE NOTE - that for FA Cup and FA Trophy fixtures, NO alcohol may be purchased or consumed within sight of the pitch.

5). The climbing of fences or floodlight pylons and all buildings within the ground is strictly forbidden.

6). All vehicles parked within the boundaries of the SCT Car Park must be parked within a designated place. No responsibility is accepted for any mishap that may happen in the car park or for any goods that may be left in vehicles in the car park.

ALL VEHICLES ARE PARKED AT THE OWNERS’ RISK.

CONTENTS

INSIDE...

Welcome back to Sporting Club Thamesmead for the first time this season, as we welcome Thurrock FC for today’s Ryman League clash - here’s what inside the first issue of The Mead...

THAMESMEAD TOWN FC Sporting Club Thamesmead Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, London, SE28 8NJ Tel : 0208 311 4211 Company Number : 03915330

Company Director: Paul Bowden-Brown Company Secretary: Paul Bowden-Brown

HONOURABLE POSITIONS Club President: Albert Panting Vice-Presidents: Peter Tierney & Keith Dunsmore

FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT First Team Manager: Terry Spillane Assistant Manager: Tony Faulkner Coaches: Peter Deadman, Darren George, Steve Wait Director of Football: Lloyd Hume Physio: Carly Payne U21s Manager: Andy Weeks U18s Manager: Mark Paine U16s Manager: Danny Harris U15s Manager: Spencer Jones U14s Manager: Alan Porter U12s Manager: Keith Medlen

22 ISSUE 01: Thurrock FC 04

First-team Coach

06

The Boardroom

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

10

In Opposition

Editors: Jamie Barwick & Mike Green

18

Club Statement

Design: Jamie Barwick Email: jamie_barwick363@yahoo.co.uk

22

Faria Hallam

29

Commercial Corner

34

Away Days

Print: Scarbutts www.scarbutts.com Tel: 01732 870066

06

34

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

03

THE MANAGER

DARRAN

GEORGE

Good evening everyone and welcome to Bayliss Avenue our home at Sporting Club Thamesmead for our first home league game of the 2015/16 season.

Tonight we welcome Thurrock Football Club and from all involved at Thamesmead Town I would like to wish all of the players, staff and supporters an enjoyable evening and a safe journey home afterwards. I would also like to welcome the match officials and thank them for their attendance as without them we have no game of football.

Pre-season training has gone very well with 8 pre-season games played against clubs at various levels ranging from step 5 to step 3 so that the management team could have a proper look and assess all players that wanted to play for the club this season.

People have told me that it looks like we’ve a big squad assembled.

You must remember that it’s

04

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

going to be a long long season with 46 league games to play and that’s without any cups games!

So with this in mind the first-team management decided to have a fairly large squad with between 18/20 1st team squad players!

There are no easy games in this division even more so this season as with the club’s that got relegated alongside the club’s that got promoted it is in my opinion the strongest division the Ryman North have had for a few years.

I do believe that we have been given a tough start this season with games against Heybridge Swifts, tonight’s opponent’s, newly promoted Haringey Borough and then followed by AFC Hornchurch and Witham Town who were both relegated last season so yes it’s a tough start for the club but knowing the squad we have our

lads wouldn’t want it any other way.

Last Saturday, we opened our league campaign with a tough away trip to Heybridge - which

THE MANAGER

THAMESMEAD TOWN VS JERSEY FA

is always a hard place to go and get a result for us it started brilliantly as we won 2-1 with goals from Tyrus Gordon-Young and vice-captain Richard Butler after going behind which was very pleasing.

The lads showed great character and determination to grind out a result which I’ve no doubt we will have to do again throughout this season.

I thought we started very well for first 15/20 minutes but just fizzled out which sadly can happen in games but credit when credit is due even after going behind to a very well taken free-kick the lads kept going and got their rewards with 2 goals in the last 20 minutes the winner

coming in the 83rd minute which is pleasing as our fitness levels on a very warm afternoon looked good.

Tonight’s game against Thurrock I’ve no doubt will be a tough nut to crack as teams managed by Mark Stimson and his management team are always very organised and hard to breakdown so we will have to be at our best if we are to come away with all 3 points I’ve no doubt our lads will give it everything as they always do when putting on a Thamesmead Town shirt.

Enjoy the game.

Darren George First-Team Coach

“Tonight’s game against Thurrock I’ve no doubt will be a tough nut to crack as teams managed by Mark Stimson and his management team are always very organised”

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

05

THE BOARDROOM

PAUL

BOWDENBROWN May I welcome the officials, players and supporters of Thurrock FC to our home at SCT on this Monday evening, and I hope after an enjoyable game they have a safe journey home across the bridge.

Many of you will have read about the serious public disorder by two rival groups of mindless individuals at our game last Tuesday. I think enough has been said about the incident within the local media but I will clarify the facts as follows.

This was a mindless act thought to be pre-medicated by a minority who wanted to cause havoc at a friendly game of football at a family oriented club. We as a club deeply regret last Tuesday’s events but their actions will not distract me from what I am trying to achieve here at Thamesmead Town FC since becoming Chairman and that is to play entertaining football in front of a growing crowd drawn from Thamesmead’s diverse and resilient local community.

The first competitive game played by the club was on 24 August 1985 Despite FA and Ryman league hearing and appeals along with a contest through UK Arbitration, Thurrock lost their case and will start 2013/14 in Ryman League One North.

On the 1st August we welcomed the Jersey FA representative squad to SCT

06

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

for the day and I think it was a very enjoyable day for all involved a great match in my opinion, made all that much better by TTFC winning 3-1 so they took the inaugural Peabody Trophy. The Peabody group had sponsored the day so it was down to their CEO Stephen Howlett to present the Trophy to the winning team, I would at this time thank Stephen together with his fellow Directors and Trust Trustees that have taken the time out of their busy schedules to join us on the day. Together with Mick Hays CEO Trust Thamesmead, and although Richard Head of Business Development and Dawn Young Head of Operations Trust Thamesmead were not able to join us on the day without their input the day would not have been so successful.

Finally a great thank you to Simon, John and Gary together with their staff who worked through the day to ensure that it was a success.

This season we as a club are offering many initiatives within the community the first of many was the offer of a £30 Season Ticket for a family of 4 yes £30 I think it works out at just over 30p per game per head for a family of 4 the

only conditions is that we ask is that all applicants residents within of the local community and when they come to a match they buy a £2 Match Day programme.

Since taking over as the sole owner of this fine old club in February of this year there have been many changes, I admit some have been painful, but they were all made for the benefit of the Club.

Firstly the Youth section covering ages 11-18 was once again returned to be a membership club working within the Limited company. An independent committee was voted in by the

“One thing I have noticed during the last few weeks within the club is a feeling of belief, trust and friendship amongst everyone”

THE BOARDROOM

managers and at this time they are running their own business within a laid down agreed criteria, and anyone can become a member and then they can have a say with the way the club operates. We must all remember the club operates for the player’s benefits and to ensure that we offer the facilities we have on offer to everyone within the community, not everyone is going to be a David Beckam so we must cater for all and most importantly make the player and their families welcome.

Another change I decided was the football club taking over the full running of the football academy that was run previously by SCT using our name only, therefore I felt if we were to show youngsters a pathway from the youth to the first-team we had to run our own academies. So to this end I have appointed a full-time Academy Manager Ian Docker, I have known of Ian’s work within youth football for well over a decade so when the opportunity came and I met with Ian I found he had the same view of what I envisaged and I knew I could work with him to ensure success of the academy.

The biggest change for me was appointing a new first-team Manager, after advertising the position I received

48 applicants of all different standards, but there was always one person that stood out. One of the reasons for this was just after he had applied for the job he attended every first-team match until the interviews, made himself known to me and asked the right questions. He was certainly not a yes man and he was a successful football manager in his own right, so after all of the interviews I remember I made a short list of three. They all came to my Director of Footballs offices and after the interviews I remember Lloyd saying to me I know you have made up your mind but sleep on it so I said okay but I only managed to get into my car when I phoned Terry to offer him the job, that’s the way I work why waste time.

Since Terry joined the club he has appointed a first class management team that breaths professionalism something I wanted. Due to the circumstances of my previous manager leaving and then joining a local club I thought that we would lose a number of players but to date only two - all credit to Terry he must be doing something right for the players to stay.

At the same time due to problems last season with the clubs u/21s I decided to ensure they became an offshoot

of the first-team as I felt they should and Terry fully agreed and has recently appointed a new manager to coach the u/21s. I have also noticed that everyone was working together, training sessions were not a play around it was hard work, the discipline within the cub was fully apparent but overall the feeling within the dressing room is good, so with the number of great signings Terry has made to complete the squad he wants and feels he can achieve success.

I personally believe we will hit the ground running.

One thing I have noticed during the last few weeks within the club is a feeling of belief, trust and friendship amongst everyone, so hopefully we can look forward to the forthcoming season and let’s try and make Bayliss Avenue a fortress for visiting clubs although I appreciate every team visiting these great facility’s will treat it as a cup final so we will have to be up on our game for the full 90 minutes something this club is not known for in the past but under Terrys stewardship this must change.

May I thank everyone else that has assisted me during the pre-season and lets all enjoy the match this evening.

Paul Bowden-Brown Chairman & Managing Director

HANDSHAKES BEFORE THE JERSEY GAME

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

07

THE PEABODY TRUST

STEPHEN

HOWLETT Welcome to Sporting Club Thamesmead!

Last weekend I was fortunate enough to present Thamesmead Town with the Peabody Trophy, after witnessing their 3 – 1 win in their first international match against Jersey Football Association. It was a great game and the perfect way to celebrate the club’s 30th anniversary.

Congratulations again to the

08

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

players and to all of the staff.

It was a great day last Saturday, which also included Sporting Club’s family fun day, so it was disappointing to hear about the problems caused by people with no connection to the club or the local area here last Tuesday evening. Everyone associated with the club can be proud of the way the fans, ground staff and the team responded.

We will not let this overshadow the great work that is going on in and around Thamesmead. There is a real sense of community here, quite unlike anything I have ever seen before. Peabody is passionate about Thamesmead, the place, the people and the potential for positive change.

Together (the Peabody Group and Thamesmead Town FC) we are working alongside a number

THE PEABODY TRUST

of organisations and community groups, striving to achieve our aim of making Thamesmead an even better place to live, work and visit.

“It was a great game and the perfect way to celebrate the club’s 30th anniversary.”

Whether you live here or are just visiting, we hope you get to explore this incredible town and enjoy the green open spaces, lakes, canals and diverse wildlife.

Don’t forget to check out what’s on offer at Sporting Club Thamesmead next door to the ground, and most importantly – enjoy the match!

Stephen Howlett Chief Executive, Peabody

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

09

TODAY’S OPPOSITION

THURROCK F.C

This afternoon’s game will be an interesting encounter with both teams wanting to get off to a good start in the league.

For Thamesmead Town they host a side eager to buildon their fifth-placed finish last campaign and push for the automatic promotion spots.

Finishing in the mix for the Play-offs, Thurrock overcame Harlow Town in a thrilling 4-3 extra-time semi-final.

Standing between them and promotion was Brentwood Town. The game didn’t go to plan as Brentwood ran out 5-0 winners in a comprehensive victory. Alex Akrofi grabbed his first non-league hat-trick of his career and goals from Robbie Rees and Sherwin Stanley sent Thurrock packing.

One major strength of The Fleet is their ability to find the net. 104 goals were scored by the club last season in the league along which ranked them the second best attack behind ironically Harlow Town. If they are to realise their

10

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

CLUB INFO Nickname: The Fleet Founded: 1985 Ground: Ship Lane Chairman: Tommy Smith Last Season: 5th promotion ambitions the club must hope to be again firing on all cylinders.

The opening fixture for the club saw them host Barkingside in a game they should be winning. Due to printer deadlines that result will already have been decided come this fixture but Barkingside leaked 98 goals last season and Thurrock should win comfortably.

TODAY’S OPPOSITION

CLUB HISTORY The Thurrock Football Club was founded in April 1985 but until the start of season 2003-04 had played under the name of Purfleet Football Club.

The first competitive game played by the club was on 24 August 1985 against Canvey Island Reserves in Division One of the Essex Senior League and resulted in a 3-0 win.

At the end of its first season the club finished third in the League and was granted Senior Status by the Essex County FA. The next season Purfleet were able to compete in the Senior Section of the Essex Senior League.

At the end of the season Purfleet had finished third in the League and were winners of the League Cup defeating Burnham Ramblers 2-0 in the Final.

An application was made to join the Isthmian League (now the Ryman League) and by the rules of the ‘Pyramid’ would be conditional on the club finishing in the top three.

Purfleet not only won the League but also achieved the double retaining the League Cup by defeating Canvey Island 2-1.

At the end of the season Purfleet finished runners up to Harlow Town and were thus promoted to Division One. Life in Division One proved to be beyond the capabilities of the team, and after struggling for most of the year were relegated back to Division Two North.

Season 1991-92 must go down as the finest in the club’s then short history, Champions of Division Two of the Diadora (Isthmian) League and

winners of the Loctite Trophy.

Season 1992-93 saw the club finish 4th in Division One thereby just missing out on promotion. However it made up for it the following season by finishing as runners-up to Bishop’s Stortford and thus gain promotion to the Premier Division. In its first season in the Premier Division the club had to be content with 16th place. The following season 1995-96 saw the club again finish in 16th place in the now ICIS League.

At the end of the 2002/03 season the decision was made to change the name of the Club from Purfleet to Thurrock. The change of name paid dividends as the Club gained its highest ever League placing, by finishing third and thus qualifying for the Nationwide Conference South following the Football Association’s restructuring of the Non-League game.

The following season the Club finished in 10th place in Nationwide South. At the end of the season the

Club parted company with its long serving manager Colin McBride and appointed Hakan Hayrettin in his place. The club struggled for most of the season and did not secure its Conference South status until the last day of the season when a 3-0 win over Sutton United and results elsewhere going their way gave a final place of 18th .

2011/12 was a disappointing season for Thurrock and after a poor campaign the club was relegated from the Blue Square Bet Conference South to the Ryman Premier League.

2012/13 was another turbulent season for the club and a final end of season position of 4th from bottom.

The club were however relegated on a technicality after 3 points were deducted for fielding a sine die player meaning Thurrock slipped into the relegation zone.

Despite FA and Ryman league hearing and appeals along with a contest through UK Arbitration, Thurrock lost their case and will start 2013/14 in Ryman League One North.

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

11

TODAY’S OPPOSITION

IN PROFILE

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

RHYS MADDEN GOALKEEPER Signed from Ware in January 2015 a club he had been with for three years. Has also played for Brentwood Town.

JORDAN WARREN GOALKEEPER A young keeper who has come through the Thurrock reserve system, Can be relied upon when called up for first team duty.

LEWIS CLARK DEFENCE A product of the Thurrock youth

12

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

system. Only 19 years old but has made over 100 first team appearances.

AARON WATERS DEFENCE Left back or central defender.

Aaron has re-joined Thurrock having previously played on loan from Queens Park Rangers, Signed from Tilbury last October.

REMI SUTTON DEFENCE Left back who joined from Basildon in December 2013.

Makes a number powerful runs down the left had side.

PHIL ANDERSON DEFENCE Signed at the beginning of the season from Maldon & Tiptree. For his second spell at the club having first joined in August 2007.

LESLIE THOMPSON MIDFIELD Pacey winger who has played for Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County, Concord Rangers, Hornchurch and Thamesmead Town. In his second spell with the club.

JOE CHRISTOU

TODAY’S OPPOSITION

MIDFIELD Signed from AFC Hornchurch during last season. Has also played for Leyton Orient and Tilbury.

LEWIS SPENCE MIDFIELD Club captain and central midfielder, former Crystal Palace trainee who has played for Rushden & Diamonds and Bishop’s Stortford. Has over 100 first-team games behind him.

ROBERT CLARK MIDFIELD Attacking midfield player with an eye for goal.

JAMES GOODE MIDFIELD Has progressed through the youth and reserves to become a first team player.

“Lewis Clark : A product of the Thurrock yough system.

Only 19-yearsold but has made over 100 first-team appearances”

ROSS WALL FORWARD Centre forward who joined Thurrock from Aveley in 2013.

Works hard and gets his fair share of goals.

CHARLIE STIMSON FORWARD In his fourth season with the club during which time he has made over 100 appearances. Previous clubs include Gillingham, Barnet and Totting & Mitcham United. Is the son of manager Mark Stimson.

JORDAN CLARK FORWARD Is the twin brother of Lewis and like his brother has come through the youth set up to join the first team squad.

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

13

14

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

THE SECRATARY

DAVE

JOY

Good Evening, our home programme for the 2015/16 starts this evening and we welcome Chairman Tommy South and his Thurrock team for what has always been a close match.

This season will be as competitive as ever there are some good teams in this Division this season all fighting for promotion.

We will need to hit the ground running and try and stay in with the leading pack.

The playing surface is as good as ever and Terry and his team have put together a strong squad, we are looking to build a team for the future.

We have signed a vastly experienced goalkeeper in Andy Walker and Terry is working hard to secure the long term futures of two highly rated squad players.

The u/21’s will start their programme soon please keep your eye on their home fixtures in the programme which will be on a Tuesday night, your support will be greatly appreciated.

I hope when you read this we will

already have three points on the board after our visit to Heybridge 48 hours earlier. Heybridge are always tough opposition, well organised and difficult to beat at home they have gone about their business during the summer a little of the radar so what laid in wait for us was unsure.

Dave Joy Club Secretary

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

15

CARLEY’S CORNER

CARLY’S

CORNER

In her first Column this year first-team physio Carly Payne gives us the low down on the current injury list.

So after long successful preseason put together by Terry, Tony and Darren, here we are again...

To say there’s a buzz around the club and team is an understatement, the squad we have this season is no doubt one of the strongest both on the pitch but also off with everyone having bonded like they’ve played together years!

We welcome back some old faces to the Mead Theo FairweatherJohnson who spent last season recovering from a broken ankle and Baff Addae who spent a season playing the Kent league, both experienced players with proven success at this level.

Our season got off to a fantastic start in extremely warm conditions with the boys coping well and battling right until the end to grab the 3 points against a good

16

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

Heybridge team.

A little update on two big Mead players who have been missing this pre-season; Michael Spence suffered problems with his groin and was referred to see a specialist at the end of the season. We are hoping he will be discharged in the next few weeks to make his return to the squad and start his bid to make the starting VI. Jack Hopkins our club captain is due to have an operation to repair his torn cruciate ligament this week.

We wish him all the best and I will be working tirelessly with Jack once given the all clear to have him back in a mead shirt ASAP! We all know the aim this year and together we will all work together to achieve it! #thamesmeaddagger Carly Payne First-team Physio

“We all know the aim this year and together we will all work together to achieve it!”

     

Digital TV Aerial and Satellite installations.

Integrated Reception Systems.

HDMI Distribution Systems.

Door Entry & Access Control Systems.

CCTV, with remote viewing.

Satellite Broadband.

Greywood Installations have been installing, and maintaining cutting edge digital systems for the last six years and will find the perfect solution for your development / property.

Greywood Installations ~ in partnership with Thamesmead Town F.C

01732 222125 | www.greywoodinstallations.co.uk Email | admin@greywoodinstallations.co.uk Greywood House, 41 High Street, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6AJ

CLUB STATEMENT

CLUB

STATEME

During the pre-season friendly match between Thamesmead Town Football Clu rival groups at the perimeter of the Clubs ground at Bayliss Avenue in Thamesm

The Chairman of Thamesmead Town Football Club Paul Bowden-Brown said “Th cause havoc at a friendly game of football at a family oriented club.

Thamesmead Town Football Club players, and supporters had no involvement i A statement issued by the Metropolitan Police reads as follows:

At approximately 20:10hrs on Tuesday 4th August officers who were on duty at of individuals throw items towards a second group leading to a short period of d

Officers including the Territorial Support Group and a police helicopter attended

The group were dispersed and a short time later, officers stopped approximately Two people have been treated for head injuries.

Enquiries continue.

I would like to reiterate to all Thamesmead Town Football Club is a Community C a campaign to make us the most family-friendly Club in the Ryman League, with youth team set up.

We sincerely regret last night’s events and are hugely saddened by them, and I a incident will not distract us from our goal of playing entertaining football in front community.

Paul Bowden-Brown Chairman TTFC

18

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

CLUB STATEMENT

ENT

ub and Clapton FC a serious public disorder incident broke out between two mead.

his is a mindless act thought to be pre meditated by a minority who wanted to

in this disappointing incident.

Thamesmead Town Football Club on Bayliss Avenue, SE28 witnessed a group disorder.

d.

y 40 people who had boarded a bus nearby.

Club with a proud tradition in the local area. We have recently embarked upon h a ÂŁ30 family season ticket, fun days, special offers and an inclusive junior and

apologise to all those innocent parties that were caught up in them but this t of a growing crowd drawn from Thamesmead diverse and resilient local

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

19

CLUB NEWS

MEAD

MATTERS £30.00 FAMILY SEASON TICKET The best value season ticket in football is still available £30.00 for a family of four to watch ALL of our Ryman North home games – FOR FULL DETAILS SEE THE INSIDE BACK COVER

MATCH DAY MUSIC We’re looking for ideas for a song /music for the Mead to come out from at home match-days. If you’ve any suggestions, please get in touch and we’ll have a vote on the songs put forward! Also if you’d like to provide and “sponsor the music” at any home game, come and see MIKE GREEN at any home game…

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL just to confirm that beginning tonight, ALL of our competitive HOME midweek matches will be played on a MONDAY evening at 7:45pm.

CONTACT US: TYRUS GORDON-YOUNG OPENED HIS ACCOUNT IN THE 2-1 WIN OVER HEYBRIDGE SWIFTS FIND OUT HOW IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE MEAD...

20

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

www.thamesmeadtownfc.com @ThamesmeadTFC commercialttfc@live.co.uk

CLUB NEWS

NEW BOYS & CONTRACTS Not only have we had players commit themselves to the club with League registration forms, two have been offered contracts during the summer and we’re delighted to say that both AINSLEY EVERITT and TYRUS GORDON YOUNG have committed themselves to the club. Meanwhile, we also must welcome all our new signings to the SCT. There are too many to name individually so welcome all and here’s to a great season!

CUP DRAWS Next Tuesday (18th August) in the RYMAN LEAGUE CUP we will be away to DULWICH HAMLET. Then on Saturday 28th August in the Emirates FA CUP, will travel to face LITTLEHAMPTON TOWN or EAST PRESTON; and on Saturday 3rd October, we welcome BRIGHTLINGSEA REGENT to the SCT in the FA CARLSBERG TROPHY. And just as we were going to press we heard the draw for the opening round of the KENT RELIANCE KENT SENIOR CUP – we’re at home to MAIDSTONE UNITED.

CLUB SHOP CLUB PHOTOGRAPHERS Last season, we struggled to find one photographer but this year, just like London buses, we’ve got two, so please welcome RICHARD BROOKES and KYLE REYNOLDS and we look forward to looking at you collective works.

NEW ACADEMY MANAGER Another warm welcome to the SCT, and this time it goes to IAN DOCKER who has joined us our new Academy manager. In the coming weeks, Ian will have his own column and keep you right up to date on all things Academy!

The all new club shop is open for business on a matchday in the newly decorated formerly opened “Mead Bar”.

The stock is in the display cabinet, and most of the stock is available immediately although replica shirts and polo shirts can only be ordered at the moment, with a £10.00 deposit on ordering…

PEABODY TROPHY Last weekend’s Family Fun Day followed by the Peabody Trophy was a huge success, with everyone including our guests from Jersey, having a great day. They’ll be a full review of the game in Saturday’s programme vs Haringey Borough.

MATCHDAY STAFF As always, we’re constantly on the look-out for match-day help. Think you can help? Contact MIKE GREEN in the Committee Room on a game day!

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

21

THE MEAD CANCER CHALLENGE

In each edition of the Mead, we’ll be highlighting a different player each week and we start tonight with a popular defender who missed a lot of last season through injury – MIKE GREEN’s been speaking to FARAI HALLAM Farai started by reflecting on his first twelve months at the SCT. He said, “Last season was one where I had more injuries that I’ve ever suffered before. That’s behind me now I hope as I want to push on and have had a good pre-season under my belt and the teams looking good season along with the rest of the guys.”

FARAI

HALLAM FEATURE INTERVIEW

“We had another tough start last year, and we’ve got another tough start this time around. A 3-3 draw at Sudbury last year was followed up by conceding too many as the season went on. This year though we’re looking stronger and we proved that Saturday where the most important thing was just to get three points on the board before we start at home tonight. Felt good on Saturday playing alongside Jack (Barry) – we’ve played together a couple of times in pre-season, but to start a league game and do as well as we did together was great. We’ve played together three or four times in the build-up and when you play alongside a player as good as he is,” adding with a huge smile on his face, “it really does make you look good!”

“Now we want to start well and win at home for our own supporters and win at home setting our own standards.

Tonight though will be another huge test and another leveller to see where we are if we want to be with come April and the end of the season.”

We then asked Farai about his career to date. “When I left school I was a two year scholar at Stevenage and captained the youth team before I spent a season playing in Spain, before I came back and played for Hemel Hempstead and the Wingate and Finchley before coming to Thamesmead where I’m now really settled in at the club and more importantly I’m really enjoying myself!”

“Towards the end of last year when Terry’s influence was just beginning to rub off the whole atmosphere in the dressing room was getting better all the time. Pre-season’s just kicked that on and everyone’s together – we had a bonding weekend in Norwich which was brilliant and worked wonders for morale… We’ve got a squad of about 20 players at the moment and we’re all pulling in the same direction which is brilliant even if they’re in the team or not. We’re all focused on the same thing, and we’re pushing each other in the same direction. It’s not about me – it’s not about any given player, it’s all about getting Thamesmead Town as close to the Ryman Premier as we can.”

The bookies though don’t seem to have the faith of Farai and have quoted us as a 25-1 promotion – Farai’s reaction? “We’re 25-1 to go up? Stick a fiver on us…”

22

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

Take a look at our latest line up At Robert Dyas, we’ve assembled a great range of practical products for the home and garden.

Shop online 24/7 at robertdyas.co.uk

MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD

COOPER’S MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD Once again, we’re delighted that Erica Cooper and her daughter Charlotte are generously sponsoring our Man of the Match award this year.

This season, we’ll be awarding a Mead Player of the Match game award, and once again we are indebted to Erica Cooper and her daughter Charlotte for donating the prize to the club.

This year for the first time though, the awarding of the prize will take place on the pitch as the Mead leave the field. So to see who wins the season’s first prize, why not hang on just a couple of minutes at the end of the game to see who’s first to receive the “Cooper’s Man of the Match!”

STOP PRESS – we’re in negotiations to hold a “Player of the Month” award this year for the first time. We are at an advanced stage of agreeing terms with a sponsor over the prize and hope to agree things before the weekend’s game with Haringey Borough…

AUGUST Mon 10 Thurrock Sat 15 Haringey Borough Mon 31 Aveley SEPTEMBER Mon 7 Witham Town Sat 19 Redbridge Mon 21 Harlow Town OCTOBER Sat 10

MOTM

Romford

Mon 12 Cray Wanderers Sat 24 Wroxham Sat 31 Heybridge Swifts NOVEMBER Sat 14 AFC Hornchurch Sat 28 Maldon & Tiptree DECEMBER Sat 12 Tilbury Sat 19 Bury Town JANUARY 2015 Sat 2 Phoenix Sports Great Wakering Sat 23 Rovers FEBRUARY Sat 6 AFC Sudbury Sat 20 Cheshunt MARCH Sat 5 Soham Town Rangers Sat 12 Waltham Abbey Sat 26 Barkingside APRIL Sat 2 Dereham Town Sat 23 Brightlingsea Regent

MICHAEL UWEZU COLLECTING THE MOTM AWARD LAST SEASON

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

25

PLAYER SPONSORSHIPS

FIRST-TEAM

SPONSORS Terry

Tony

Chris

Available

Available

Available

Darran

Carly

Baff

Available

Available

Available

Bode

Kyle

Michael

Available

Available

Available

Jack

George

Available

Available

Richard

Lewis

Available

Available

Available

Theo

Miarc

Available

Available

SPILLANE

GEORGE

ANIDUGBE

BARRY

BUTLER

The Roberts Family Ainsley

EVERITT

Available

26

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

FAULKNER

PAYNE

ASANTE

BENNER

DARK

FAIRWEATHER-JOHNSON

GIBSON

ADDAE

AZIAYA

The Roberts Family Paul

BURNETT

Available

The Roberts Family Derek

DUNCAN

GOLBOLD

PLAYER SPONSORSHIPS

Tyrus

Faria

Available

Available

HALLAM

GORDON-YOUNG

The Roberts Family Jack

HOPKINS

The Roberts Family Nathan

KORANTENG

Adetayo

OSIFUWA

Available

Available

Available

Jay

Michael

SPENCER

Tommy

Available

Available

Available

Michael

Andy

Available

Available

PORTER

UWEZU

WALKER

SPILLANE

The Roberts Family Chris

WEBER

Available

WANT TO SPONSOR YOUR FAVOURITE? Please see Mike Green on matchdays, e-mail commercialttfc@live.co.uk or call 07845 751319 THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

27

10% Discount available on Block Bookings for Thamesmead Town FC Season Ticket Holders

GREENLIGHT DRIVING SCHOOL

Call now on 020 8311 1392 or 07958 749 775

Proud supporters of Thamesmead Town FC

proud to support Thamesmead Town FC

COMMERCIAL CORNER

COMMERCIAL

NEWS Welcome to MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL at the SCT! After what felt like the shortest pre-season in history when time seemed just to fly past, the off field work at the club has continued at pace as we’ve been working on a number of projects (one of which has been to move our midweek night from Tuesday to Monday) as we hope not only boost our base support but hopefully will attract more “one time” supporters through the gate.

A second ongoing target of course had been to attract more advertisers and sponsors. That’s exactly what our new friends at Abbey Wood Cars have done and we’re at an advanced stage of finalising our arrangement with Nim and the team so keep your eyes around the ground over the coming weeks... Alternatively, just give me a call or come and see me on a match day to find the ideal sponsorship package for you!

I cant go on without referring to our absolutely ridiculous season ticket offer for our friends and neighbours in the local community that you’d be mad not to take

up! We’re offering a family of four a season ticket for JUST £30.00 - put another way that’s only thirty pounds for four people for (including tonight) twenty three home league games which works out at the incredible rate of £1.30 per family per game, or THIRTY TWO PENCE each per game!!!

How does that compare with our local professional neighbours???

Application forms are all around the SCT and completed forms together with your remittance) should be handed into the board room on matchdays. You can also leave your completed forms at the SCT reception during normal centre opening hours...

during then season and now have a range of TTFC branded souvenirs, with replica shirts and polo shirts available to order. And there’s still so much to tell you and so little time to do it! More from me on Saturday when we host Haringey Borough at 3pm, but until then, have a great night, an a safe journey home!

Cheers, Greenie

You may have also noticed that we’ve spruced up the Mead Bar THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

29

Go Wild! this summer Join us from 1pm-4pm on the following days to explore wildlife in Thamesmead during the school summer holiday Friday 31 July Friday 14 August Friday 28 August Wild! In the Water Wild! On the Land Wild! In the Air • Pond dipping • Nature trail • Wildflower meadow • Explore for creatures under logs and in • Look at creatures trees through a microscope • Make a bug rock or craft butterfly to take home and keep

• Hunt and explore feathers and learn which birds they come from • Learn what to feed birds and what to fill bird feeders with • Make a memory stick to remember your journey around Tump 53 Nature Reserve

For more information, contact Leigh on 07733 261165 or lyoung@wildlondon.org.uk or Tom on 07964 935685 or twright@wildlondon.org.uk Tump 53, Bentham Road (down the ramp to the right of Hawksmoor Primary School), Thamesmead, SE28 8AS

Supported by Trust Thamesmead, Gallions Housing Association, and Peabody and delivered by London Wildlife Trust.

STATS & FACTS

STATS

& FACTS THAMESMEAD TOWN ROLL CALL PLAYER

Addae, Baff Anidugbe, Bode Asante, Kyle Aziaya, Michael Barry, Jack Benner, George Burnett, Paul Butler, Richard Dark, Lewis Duncan, Derek Everitt, Ainsley Fairweather -Johnson, Theo

Golbold, Marc Gordon-Young, Tyrus Hallam, Faria Hopkins, Jack Koranteng, Nathan Osifuwa, Adetayo Porter, Jay Spencer, Michael Spillane, Tommy Uwezu, Michael Walker, Andy Weber, Chris

LGE APPS

LGE GLS

0 (1)

1 1

1 1 0 (1) 1 1 1 1 0 (1) 1 1 1

1

CUP APPS

CUP GLS

APPS

RYMAN DIVISION ONE NORTH LEAGUE TABLE GLS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Bury Town AFC Sudbury Thurrock Great Wakering Rovers Harlow Town AFC Hornchurch Brightlingsea Regent Maldon & Tiptree Redbridge Thamesmead Town Tilbury Dereham Town Haringey Borough Cray Wanderers Heybridge Swifts Phoenix Sports Waltham Abbey Witham Town Wroxham Barkingside Cheshunt Soham Town Rangers Romford Aveley

P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

F 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1

A 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 5 5

GD Pts +4 3 +3 3 +2 3 +2 3 +2 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 0 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -2 0 -2 0 -2 0 -3 0 -4 0

RYMAN DIVISION ONE NORTH FORM GUIDE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Bury Town AFC Sudbury Thurrock Great Wakering Rovers Harlow Town AFC Hornchurch Brightlingsea Regent Maldon & Tiptree Redbridge Thamesmead Town Tilbury Dereham Town Haringey Borough Cray Wanderers Heybridge Swifts Phoenix Sports Waltham Abbey Witham Town Wroxham Barkingside Cheshunt Soham Town Rangers Romford Aveley

P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

W 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

F 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1

A 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 5 5

GD Pts +4 3 +3 3 +2 3 +2 3 +2 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 +1 3 0 1 0 1 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -1 0 -2 0 -2 0 -2 0 -3 0 -4 0

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

31

FIXTURES & RESULTS 2015/16

FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE

OPPOSITION

COMP

ATT

POS

1

2

3

4

5

6

10

Walker

Aziaya

Spillane

Fairweather-Johnson

Barry

Hallam

AUGUST

Sat 8 Mon 10 Sat 15 Sat 22 Tue 25 Mon 31

Heybridge Swifts Thurrock Haringey Borough AFC Hornchurch Witham Town Aveley

A H H A A H

R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N

A H A H H A A

R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N

SEPTEMBER

Sat 5 Mon 7 Sat 12 Sat 19 Mon 21 Sat 26 Tue 29

Waltham Abbey Witham Town Barkingside Redbridge Harlow Town AFC Sudbury Cray Wanderers

OCTOBER

Sat 10 Mon 12 Sat 17 Tue 20 Sat 24 Tue 27

Romford Cray Wanderers Cheshunt Harlow Town Wroxham Thurrock

H H A H H A

R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N

Sat 31

Heybridge Swifts

H

R1N

A H A H

R1N R1N R1N R1N

A H H A

R1N R1N R1N R1N

H A A H A

R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N

AFC Sudbury Wroxham Cheshunt Great Wakering Rovers

H A H A

R1N R1N R1N R1N

Soham Town Rangers Waltham Abbey Bury Town Barkingside Phoenix Sports

H H A H A

R1N R1N R1N R1N R1N

Dereham Town Maldon & Tiptree Tilbury Brightlingsea Regent

H A A H

R1N R1N R1N R1N

NOVEMBER

Sat 7 Sat 14 Sat 21 Sat 15

Haringey Borough AFC Hornchurch Dereham Town Maldon & Tiptree

DECEMBER

Sat 5 Sat 12 Sat 19 Sat 26

Brightlingsea Regent Tilbury Bury Town Aveley

JANUARY 2015

Sat 2 Sat 9 Sat 16 Sat 23 Sat 30

Phoenix Sports Redbridge Soham Town Rangers Great Wakering Rovers Romford

FEBRUARY

Sat 6 Sat 13 Sat 20 Sat 27 MARCH

Sat 5 Sat 12 Sat 19 Sat 26 Mon 28 APRIL

Sat 2 Sat 9 Sat 16 Sat 23

32

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

2-1

88

FIXTURES & RESULTS 2015/16

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Butler

Dark

Gordon-Young

Uwezu

Koranteng

Everitt (2)

Addae (4)

Porter (11)

THAMESMEAD TOWN vs Thurrock FC

33

AWAY DAYS

AWAY

DAYS

The Mead’s second away fixture will be against AFC Hornchurch on Saturday August 22, 3:00pm kick-off.

GETTING THERE AFC HORNCHURCH Saturday 22nd August Kick-Off: 3.00pm Postcode for Sat Nav: RM14 2LX Estimated journey time: 35 minutes Round trip mileage: 35 miles AFC Hornchuch is the second venue The Mead will visit after travelling to take on Heybridge Swifts on the opening day.

The Urchins suffered relegation from the Isthmaian League Premier Division finishing second bottom 12 points from safety in a disappointing campaign all round.

Having picked up 40 point from their 46 games the club ultimately fell to relagation winning a mere ten games. A large reason for their downfall was their inability to find the back of the net scoring a league’s third worst 46.

Despit losing a few players the club signed Dave Knight from Wingate & Finchley, Danny Woodards from Tranmere, Jed Chouman from SC Bafa and Abs Thompson from Thurrock. However the best news the club received was that Sam Mott and last season’s top goalscorer George Purcell put pen to paper on new deals.

The game will be a good test for Terry and his troops but one which we will relish and travel in numbers to support the boys.

34

THAMESMEAD TOWN The Official Matchday Programme

Take the M25 to junction 29 on the A127 towards London.

Come off at the next major turn-off (signposted to Upminster) and turn left into Hall Lane.

Follow this road for about a mile and a half, passing Upminster station on your left, until you come to a major crossroads with traffic lights.

Turn right at the lights into St Mary’s Lane. Continue down the hill and take the second turning on the left (Bridge Avenue).

The stadium is found about 200 yards down Bridge Avenue on the right.

EXCLUSIVE!

ONE TIME OFFER FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY A FAMILY TICKET TO A SEASON’S WORTH OF RYMAN LEAGUE FOOTBALL FOR

JUST £30!

Come and cheer on your local team as we celebrate our 30th year at Bayliss Avenue.

For just £30*, a family of four can enjoy 23 Ryman League games at Thamesmead Town Football Club during the 2015/16 season - that’s just over 30p a head!

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

All ticket holders agree to purchase at least one matchday programme for £2 at each game attended. Any applicant must be living within the local community in order to be eligible for the offer.

Please forward completed returns and remittance to the club office: Season Ticket Offer, Thamesmead Town Football Club, Main Reception, Sporting Club Thamesmead, Bayliss Avenue, Thamesmead, SE28 8NJ

THAMESMEAD TOWN

THURROCK

Manager: Terry Spillane

Manager: Mark Stimson

OFFICIALS Referee: Stuart Cheek

Andy WALKER

1

Rhys MADDEN

Michael AZIAYA

2

Karmal DUNCAN

Tommy SPILLANE

3

Lewis CLARK

Theo FAIRWEATHER-JOHNSON

4

Phil ANDERSON

Jack BARRY

5

Remi SUTTON

Farai HALLAM

6

Reece MORGAN

Richard BUTLER

7

Jordan CLARK

Lewis DARK

8

Lewis SPENCE

Tyrus GORDON-YOUNG

9

Danny FRANCIS

Michael UWEZO

10

Ross WALL

Nathan KORANTENG

11

Keke ORTH

Marc GORBELL

12

Jordan WARREN

Jay PORTER

14

Lee ROME

Ainsley EVERITT

15

Leslie THOMPSON

Bode ANIDUGBE

16

Ross GLEED

Baff ADDAE

17

Jason FONTAINE

Kyle ASANTE

18

George BENNER

19

Paul BURNETT

20

Derek DUNCAN

21

Jack HOPKINS

21

Michael SPENCER

23

Chris WEBER

24

NEXT AT

HOME

vs. HARINGEY BOROUGH Saturday 15th August 2015 Ryman Division One North Kick-Off: 3:00pm

Assistants: Mark Pond John Hyde

RYMAN LEAGUE FIXTURES Aveley v Heybridge Swifts Barkingside v Phoenix Sports Tomorrow Brightlingsea Regent v Bury Town Cheshunt v Haringey Borough Cray Wanderers v Tilbury Dereham Town v AFC Sudbury Maldon & Tiptree v Redbridge Soham Town Rangers v Waltham Abbey Witham Town v Great Wakering Rovers Wroxham v Harlow Town Wednesday Romford v AFC Hornchurch

The Ryman Football League strongly support recent FA statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association for action by that Association.

vs. AVELEY

Monday 31st August 2015 Ryman Division One North Kick-Off: 7:45pm