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GoodeveningtoyouallandwelcometoBellClosefortonightsgame againstNewBradwell.
WeextendawarmwelcometoeveryoneassociatedwithNewBradwelland hopetheyallenjoytonightsgame.
Wealsoextendawarmwelcometoour3matchofficials,Referee,Paul MedlinandhisassistantsFarisAhmadMichaelPartridge.
Wehopetheyenjoythegameandourhospitalityafter.Thisisthe3rd attempttogetthisgameplayedsoiamsurebothteamswill behappytoplaytonightandgetitfinished.
IamsuretherewillbealotofdisappointedTownfansafterourFAVASE defeatonSaturday.Losinginapenaltyshootoutforthe2ndyearrunnning wassodisappointingforbothplayersandfans.Youcouldsaythegamewas about2penaltiesonegiventothehostsandtheothernotgivenbythe referee.
Newportmoveastepforwardintheirattempttoreachtheirsecondfinalin 2seasons.Wewishthemwellintheirefforts.
OurfocuswillnowbeontryingtowintheLeaguebutwearestillin2Cups sothereisplentyoffootballtocome.
ToallLeightonfanspleasekeepupthetremendoussupportyouhavegiven theteamsofarthisseason.
Aftertonight'sgamewehave3morehomegamesstartingonSaturday whenweplayHoddesdonTown,ThenArleseytownonTuesday7th February,andCockfostersonsaturday11thFebruary.
OurUnder18teamareathomeagainstAylesburyValeDynamoson ThursdayFebruary2.
NewBradwellStPeterFCincludesamen’steam,andanewlyinstated ladiessideplayingoutoftheBradwellRoadRecreationGroundin MiltonKeynes.Theclubwasformedin1902andwecurrentlyplayin Division2oftheSpartanSouthMidlandsFootballLeagueandthe ThamesValleyCountiesWomensFootballLeague.Theclubhasalong historyandhasplayedatanumberoflocationsinNewBradwellandthe surroundingareasovertheyears.In1969aftermovingtoBradwell RecreationGroundtheyinvitedtheCricketClubtojointheminbuilding aSportsPavilionandcontinueheretothisday.Sincethenwehavewon theSouthMidlandsLeagueDivisionOnetitlein1976/77.Weonce againwonthetitlein1983/84andintheearlyeightiesweregranted “Senior”status.
Throughmanyfund-raisingeventsandanewlyformedVice-Presidents club,wewereabletoinstallfloodlightsduring1998.Theirinstallation andwinningtheSpartanSouthMidlandsSeniorDivisionallowedthe clubtobepromotedtotheSpartanSouthMidlandsPremierDivisionthe followingseason.Inthe1999/2000seasonthePeterswontheBerks& BucksSeniorTrophybeatinglocalrivalsMiltonKeynesCityinthefinal. In2002/2003wecelebratedourCentenaryseason.The2010-2011 seasonbroughtfurthersuccessinsecuringtheBerks&Bucks IntermediateTrophy.
LeightonTown,whowereknownasLeightonUnitedbetween1922and1963, wereformedin1885.Theyweremainlyinvolvedinlocalleaguesuntilthe outbreakoftheGreatWarandwerewinnersoftheLeightonandDistrictLeague onseveraloccasions.
LeightonwereoneoftheoriginalmembersoftheSouthMidlandLeaguein1922 –whichatthetimewasknownastheBedfordshireCounty.Theywerealso membersoftheSpartanLeaguebetween1922/23and1951/52,buttheironly successesbeingtheSpartanLeagueDivision2titlein1923/24and1927/28. TheywereBedfordshireSeniorCupwinnersin1926/27.League
In1952,theybecameafoundermemberoftheHellenicLeague,butaftertwo disappointingseasons,movedtotheSouthMidlandsLeague.In1965/66 seasonhowever,thePremierChampionshipsatintheLeightonTown Boardroom.TheclubthenrejoinedtheSpartanLeaguein1967/68.
LeightonproceededtoconsolidatetheirLeaguesuccessbywinningthe BedfordshireSeniorCupforthreesuccessiveseasonsin1968,1969and1970. Unfortunately,someofthesuccessfulplayersmovedontootherclubs,and Leighton’sfortunesagaindeclined.AmovetotheUnitedCountiesLeague proveddisastrousandafterjusttwoseasons,theclubrejoinedtheSouth MidlandsLeague.
Duringthe‘70’sand‘80’s,Leightonwereunabletocapturethesuccessofthe ‘60’s.
In1990/1991theFirstTeamwontheSouthMidlandsLeagueChallengeTrophy andtheO’Brien’sPremierDivisionCup,bothforthefirsttimeintheclub’s history.
The1991/2seasonwasoneoftheclub’sbest.TheSouthMidlandsPremier Divisiontitle,whichhadeludedtheclubforsolong,waswon,andwithitaplace intheIsthmianLeague.
1992/3sawtheClub’ssuccesscontinuewhentheywontheBedfordshireSenior Cupforthefirsttimesince1970.TheClubmissedoutonpromotionintheirfirst IsthmianLeagueseasonbyjustasinglepointbuttheYouthTeamretainedthe CountyCup.
1995/6sawtheFirstTeamwinpromotiontoDivision2oftheIsthmianLeague, whilstatthesametimeretainingtheBuckinghamCharityCup.
Inthe1996/7season,LeightonwontheIsthmianLeagueAssociatedMembers Trophyforthefirsttime.1998/99sawthereturnoftheAssociatedMembers TrophyandtheBuckinghamCharityCup.
Season2003/04LeightonwontheRymanIsthmianSecondDivisiontitle.They werealsonamedRymanDivisionTwoTeamoftheYear,andPaulBurgesswas awardedManageroftheYear.TheyalsoreachedtheFifthroundoftheFAVase, andthefinaloftheBedsSeniorCup,beforelosingtoAndoverandArleseyTown respectively.
The2004-05seasonsawtheclubplacedinTheSouthernLeagueEastDivision andfinishedinacreditabletenthplace.TheyalsowontheBuckinghamshire CharityCup.TheReserveswontheBedfordshireIntermediateCupandthe U18’swontheSCYFLLeagueShield.
The05-06SeasonsawtheClubprogressagain,improvingontheyearbefore, astheyfinished8th inTheSouthernLeagueWesternDivision.Afterapoorstart, Leagueresultsimprovedandthesideonlysufferedfourdefeatsfromthestartof NovemberuntiltheendofMarch,aplay-offplacejusteludingthem.
AfterthreeexcellentvictoriesinterestintheFA.Trophycompetitionendedwitha singlegoaldefeattoeventualsemi-finalists,Borehamwood.
TheClubalsoreachedtheBedsSeniorCupFinal,butsadlytheyagainfinished asRunnersUp.
TheClubwererelocatedtotheSouthernLeagueMidlandDivisionfor06-07 seasonbutonlyoneLeaguewininthefirstsixgamesandearlyexitsinthetwo FACompetitionscostPaulBurgesshisjobinSeptember.Hewasreplacedby formerWycombeprofessionalKeithScott,resultsdidimprovebutitwasa disappointingseason,althoughTowndidwintheBucksSeniorCharityCup.
The07-08startedbrightlywiththefirstLeaguedefeatnotcominguntilmidOctober.ThreewinsintheFACupsawtheClubreachthe4th QualifyingRound forthefirsttimeinit’shistory.A3-0defeattoConferenceSouth,Havantand Waterloovillefinallyendedtherun.KeithScottthenleftinDecembertojoin WindsorandEton.InJanuary2008,AssistantManagerSeanDowneywas appointedasFirstTeamManageranddidasplendidjobastheClubendedtheir Leagueseasonin9th place,winningtheBucksCharityCupandreachingthe finaloftheBedsSeniorCuponcemore.
The08/09SeasontheFirstTeamfinished8th intheSouthernLeague,Midland Division,achievingtheirhighestpointstotaltodateatthatlevel.
The09/10seasonsawLeightononceagainfinishinthetophalfofthetable, whentheyfinishedin9th placeandtheyalsolosttheBedfordshireSeniorCup FinaltoSouthernLeaguerivals,ArleseyTownafterpenalties.
Season2010/2011,sawTownfinishin7th placeintheLeague,gaining69 points,theirbestperformancesincejoiningtheSouthernFootballLeague.
The2011/2012apoorseasonsawLeightonfinishintheirlowestpositionfor severalyears.
2012/13wasalsoverydisappointingfortheFirstTeamastheyfinishedin20th place.
2015/2016After3disappointingseasonsLeightonfinishedtheseasoninthe bottomtwooftheSouthernLeagueCentralDivisionandwererelegatedtothe SpartanSouthMidlandsLeaguewheretheyhadlastplayedinthe1991/92 season.
2016/2017Thiswasadisappointingseasonwiththeclubstrugglingformuch ofthetimeafteryetanotherManagerialChange.Thingsdidpickuptowardsthe endoftheseasonandweeventuallyfinishedin16th place.
2017/18TheclubretainedScottReynoldsasManagerandfinished4th inthe LeagueandreachedtheQuarterFinalsoftheFAVASE.Gatesimprovedand itwasourbestseasonforabout8years,
2018/2019Manager,ScottReynoldsresignedinthecloseseasonandDanny NichollswasappointedasManagerbutleftinOctoberduetowork commitments.TheClubthenappointedJoeSweeneyandPaulCopson,who hadpreviouslywonthePremierdivisiontitlewithLondonColneyasthenew ManagementTeam.Theysteadiedtheshipandwefinishedinmidtable.
2019/2020WasagoodseasonfortheClubasweagainreachedtheQuarter FinaloftheFAVaseandafteraslowstartintheLeaguetheteamstartedtofind somegoodformasweslowlyclimbedupthetable.Theteamwerealso awardedtheTeamoftheMonthtwice.
2020/2021Townforthethirdtimein4seasonsreachedtheQuarterFinalofthe FAVasebutsadlylostoutto2latepenalties.AnindifferentstartintheLeague meantwecouldnotquitegainthepointsneededtogainpromotioninaCovid affectedseason.
2021/2022Weeventuallyfinished4th inthetableafteramidseason Managementchangeandafterthedisappointmentoflosingourprevious4 BedsSeniorCupFinalswewontheTrophybybeatingSouthernLeagueDiv1 Champions,BedfordTownonpenaltiesafterthegamehadendedina2-2draw.
WewerevotedTeamofthemonthforNovemberbytheSpartanSouth MidlandsFootballLeague
InthemonthofNovemberintheleaguewepickedup15pointsfroma possible15.
Wescored13goalsandconcededonly2.
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MATCHREPORT28/1/23
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Pagnellprogress:LeightonTown’sFAVasejourneyendsattheFourthRound Infrontofaboisterouscrowdofover1,400atWillenRoad,LeightonTown bowedoutoftheFAVaseyesterdayfollowingpenaltydefeattoNewportPagnell. Theinitialninetyminutesprovidedanevenclash,beforethecupholders showedbetternervetocontinueinthetournamentwinning7-6fromthespot. Thevisitorsstartedwell,yetaninjurytoJamesTowellon12minutesfollowing anunpunishedtacklehaltedsomeearlyinroads.Newportappliedsome pressureoftheirownandathreateningshotongoalwasinitiallyblockedon20’. ToTown’sfrustration,EthanFlanaganhandledtheballasheslidin.AlbieHall calmlyconvertedthepenaltytogivethehomesidethelead.
Thisfirstgoalwascrucialandboostedthehometeam’sconfidenceasnowthey weremuchthebetterside.Leightonweresecondtoalotofballsandthemen ingreenlookedliketheysimplywanteditmore.Afterthis,KieranBarnesfireda crossjustpastthepost.MoAhmedforcedagoodsavefromXaviComasone ononebeforeTowngottheirbreathback.Aneffortclearedoffthelinewasan indicationthatBircham’ssidecouldactuallymakewaves,yetLeightonwerestill foundwanting.
Thesecondhalfofferedmuchmoreforthetravellingfans.KyleConnollyforced agoodsavefromMartinConwayon54’beforejustfourminuteslater,aWill Summerfieldfreekickwaswhippedpastthepost.TheintroductionofLewis Toomeyon73’wasamuchneededshakeupandasTownwentforwardonce more,BenSpaulsmashedthebaseoftheleftpost.
AsConwaysavedalowdrivefromArchieMcClelland,theawaysidemust’ve beenwonderingwhatitwouldtaketogetbackin.However,on86’thepressure wouldbealltoomuchandadeflectedSummerfieldcrosshadConwaybereftas LeonLobjoitheadedhometotakethisonestraighttopenalties.
Inaseriesofkicksthatwentrightdowntothewire,missesfromArchie McClelland,OranJacksonandBenSpaulwereenoughtopowerthehosts through-muchtotheenjoymentofthebayingcrowdintheSteveDartstand. DespiteVaseheartbreak,Leighton’sfocusnowshiftstoaplethoraoffixtures evenincludingThursdaynightoutings.Thenextmatchamidstthecongestion, isNewBradwellintheGladwishChallengeTrophyonTuesdaynightatBell Close.
SATURDAY4th FEBRUARYHOMEV
HODDESDONTOWNKO3pm
TUESDAY7th FEBRUARYHOMEV
ARLESEYTOWNKO7:45pm
SATURDAY11th FEBRUARYAWAYV COCKFOSTERSKO3pm
SATURDAY18th FEBRUARYAWAYV TRINGATHLETIC
TUESDAY21st FEBRUARYHOME
DUDLEYLATHAMPREMIERDIVISIONCUPV
DUNSTABLETOWNKO7:45pm
Wanttobeapartnerwithanambitious,progressive,localfootballclub; onethatalsotakesitssocialandcommunityresponsibilitiesseriously? ThenlooknofurtherthanLeightonTownFC.
InrecentyearsLeightonTownFChasbuiltstrongrelationshipswithalarge numberofbusinessesandcommunityorganisationsinthetown.Weare seekingtobuildfurtherlinksandweofferawiderangeofopportunitiesfor interestedpartiestobecomepartnersinmovingtheclubforward.
IfyouwanttojointheLeightonTownfamily,thenthereareavarietyof waysthatyoucandoso.
Partnership/Sponsorshippackages
LocalcompaniesandbusinessescanpurchaseoneofourGold,Silver,or BronzeSponsorshipPackages,allofwhich,representexcellentvaluefor money. Clickhere formoredetails,includinghowtocontacttheclubif interested.
MatchBallSponsorsforFirstTeamhomegames
Beamatchballsponsorforonly £35 andhaveyourname/companydisplayed onthefrontoftheon-linematchdayprogramme.Email sdowney0207@outlook.com tosecure.First20receivedwillbeallocateda gameinthecomingseason.
Thereissomethingforeveryoneandeverybudget.Allproceedswill servetosupporttheclubbothonandoffthepitchtocontinuebuildinga communityfootballclubwecanallbeproudof.
LeightonTownFCandLeightonWoodsideFChaveputpentopapertoformalisea historicpartnership,thecentralaimofwhich,istobuildfurtherontheexcellentwork carriedoutbybothclubsinrecentyearsinestablishingpositivepathwaysforyoung playersinthetownandthesurroundingarea.DirectorofFootballatLeightonTown, SeanDowneyexplained:“WehavebeenworkingreallypositivelywithLeighton Woodsideforsometime,especiallyatU18levelanditbecamecleartobothclubs thatwesharedasimilarvisionandsetofvaluesonwhathighqualityyouth developmentlookedlike.Whilstbothclubsarekeentoseeouryouthteams experiencesuccessonthefield,weareequallycommittedtoindividualplayer developmentandprovidingopportunitiesforboysandgirlstoprogresstoadult footballoncetheygraduatefromyouthfootball.LeightonWoodsidehavetakenthe leadinestablishingamuchneededwomen’steamwhichwefullysupport,andin time,willhaveamoredirectroleinhelpingtodevelop,whilstwehaveestablished ourDevelopmentTeamatLeightonTownthisseason,whichalongwithourFirst Team,providesanexcellentnextstepformanyofthebestU18maleplayersinthe town”saidSean.
LeightonWoodsideU18manager,GreganQuicksaidheandeveryoneatLeighton Woodsidewere“delightedthatthepartnershiphadbeenformalisedandlooked forwardtoworkingevenmorecloselywithourfriendsatLeightonTownFC.Both clubswillretainourseparateidentitiesandstructuresbutarecommittedtoworking togetheronarangeofprojectsdesignedtoimprovethefootballoffertobothboys andgirlsinthelocalarea”saidGreg.
ThepartnershipwasformallysignedattheLeightonTownclubChristmasPartyin Decemberandbothclubsareexcitedbytheopportunitiesthepartnershipcanbring tofootballinthetown.
TheLeagueisrelativelyyoungcomparedtoother’sbeingformedin 1922astheBedfordshireCountyLeague.Withnewclubskeentojoin fromoutsidetheCountyitwasdecidedin1929tochangethenameto theSouthMidlandsLeague.
TheLeaguecontinuedtoconsolidateandstrengthenovertheensuing 70yearsorsoprovidingqualityfootballformanyteamsoveralarge areaoftheSouthMidlands.
In1997itbecameapparentthattheLondonSpartanLeague,which wasverymuchtotheSouthoftheLeague’sgeographicalfootprint,was strugglingadministratielyand,withthefullsupportoftheFootball Association,thedecisionwastakentomergethetwocompetitionswith thenewLeaguebeingknownastheSpartanSouthMidlandsLeague.
TheLeaguenowcoversawideareafromNorthLondonintheSouthto MiltonKeynesintheNorthandfromWareintheEasttoAylesburyin theWest.
TheLeagueispartoftheFA’sNationalLeagueSystem(NLS)and comprisesofthreeDivisions;PremieratStep5oftheNLS,Division OneatStep6andDivisionTwoatStep7.
TheLeaguehasaproudrecordofpromotingclubstoStep4oftheNLS andhasalsoprovided4FAVaseFinalistsincludingtwowinnersin ArleseyTownandHoddesdonTownFC.
**FIXTURESSUBJECTTOCHANGE
ThursdaynighttheU18’swillbetakingonAFCDunstableinthe BedfordshireFAU18FloodlitCupatCreaseyPark.
Thispromisestobeagreatgamebetweentwostrongyouthsides.
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AFCDUNSTABLEU18KO7:45pm
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AFCDUNSTABLEU18KO7:45pm
THURSDAY23rd FEBRUARYHOMEV
AFCDUNSTABLEU18KO7:30pm
THURSDAY9th MARCHAWAYV
AYLESBURYVALEDYNAMOSKO7:30pm
MONDAY13th MARCHAWAYV
LUTONTOWNSHADOW(CEDARS)KO7:45pm
THURSDAY23rd MARCHHOMEV
DUNSTABLETOWNU18KO7:30pm
MONDAY3rd APRILAWAYV
COLNEYHEATHKO7:30pm
THURSDAY6thAPRILAWAYV BERKHAMSTEDU18KO7:45pm
THURSDAY13th APRILHOMEV
LEVERSTOCKGREENKO7:30pm
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Thankyoutoourshirtsponsorsforthenewkitsthisseason,asalways keepinguslookingcleanandprofessional.
@MeadOpenFarm,@nationallocums&RobertTuckwell…yoursupportmakes ahugedifferencetoourclub,andit’sapleasuretohaveyouonboard
Wewouldalsoliketothank@NexusInsight&@LucaTiaDesignfortheir continuedsupportandsponsorshipofLeightonTown!
Withoutyouandallofoursponsorswewouldn’tbeabletokeepdoingwhat wearedoing,sothankyouonceagain
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Ourvenueisperfectfor:
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Whatevereventyouhaveplannedpleasefeelfreetocontactuson 07887964117todiscussyourrequirements.Wewillstrivetomake youreventaspecialandmemorableexperienceforyouandyour guests.
Red&White/Red/Red
XavierComas
JamesTowell
LukeBurrows
HugoCampos
KyleConnolly BradleyChurchill
GaryConnolly(c)
OranJackson
LukePyman
ReeceRobins
BenSpaul
ArchieMcClelland
LeonLobjoit
WillSummerfield
LewisToomey
KevinMarsh
MattCooper
LiamClarke
MatthewCullis
TreyDanielAgyenim_Kwayle
AlfieGaspar
JakeStubbs
BenWilson
DexterWoolward
NicolaCiliberti
TedBrown
JesseHorn
SonnyFoulkes
EthanFlanagan KallumHughes
JackLeask
Manager:LeeBircham
Assistant:TonyJoyce
Physio:JohnRutherford& LorraineSmith
Manager:JamieBurrows
Assistants:JamiePalmer
Physio:
Referee:PaulMedlin
Assistants:FarisAhmad:MichaelPartridge
LeightonTown MatchOfficials NewBradwellStPeter Blue/Blue/Blue