London Colney v Bedfont 4th Nov

LONDON COLNEY FOOTBALL CLUB FOUNDED 1907

LONDON COLNEY F.C. v BEDFONT F.C. Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League Division One Saturday 4th November 2023 - 3.00pm

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CLUB INFORMATION London Colney F.C. Cotlandswick Playing Fields North Orbital Road London Colney Hertfordshire AL2 1DW

Director of Football: Ken Charlery Assistant Manager: Jack Metcalfe Club Secretary: Kim Grainger

November 2023 Fixtures:: Tues 3rd Sat 11th Sat 18th Sat 25th

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Rising Ballers Kensington (h) Bagshot (a) FC Deportivo Galicia (a) Westside (h)

Div One Cup 1R CC Div One CC Div One CC Div One

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Combined CoUNTIES DIVISON ONE TABLE

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TOdaY’s VISITORS HISTORY OF BEDFONT FC We start the 2022/23 season as Bedfont Football Club having formerly being known as Bedfont & Feltham FC Bedfont & Feltham Football Club was formed in May 2012 following the amalgamation of Bedfont Football & Social Club with Feltham FC, taking the place of Feltham in the step 6 Combined Counties Division 1. The changes brought some decent results; two 5th place finishes in their first two seasons. The 2015-16 season saw a runners-up spot, 3 points behind CB Hounslow United and this was good enough for promotion to the Premier Division.

The club only lasted at the higher level for one season, finishing second-bottom and some 13 points adrift of safety. Season 2017-18 saw the club finish in 17th place. In the summer of 2018, Adam Bessent joined from Staines Lammas and their loss was Bedfont & Feltham's gain.

Season 2019-20 started with a win followed by two straight defeats and a draw. The team saw an improvement again and surged from mid-table to the top echelons, but with the enforced early finish, the club ended in a disappointing 6th place, although the whole season’s records were eventually declared null and void due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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TOdaY’s VISITORS In the FA Cup, 2015-16 saw the club's best FA Cup run as they beat London Tigers and AFC Hayes (both after replays). A tough test against AFC Rushden & Diamonds awaited them in the 1st Qualifying Round where the run ended, despite a credible performance in the 2-1 defeat.

In the FA Vase, 2019-20 saw the Yellows reach the Second Round Proper; losing 1-3 after extra time to Welling Town (1-1 at 90 minutes).

Other cup triumphs include the CCL Division 1 Challenge Cup, lifted in 2015 as they beat Worcester Park 4-3 on penalties in the final as well as the Middlesex Premier Cup a year earlier.

Season 2020-21 was also cut short due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and at the time of the season's closure, the club was sitting in 12th place.

The club went through numerous changes towards the end of season 2020-21 seeing long-serving Chairman Brian Barry, Director of Football Scott Savoy, Manager Adam Bessent, Media Officers Rob Healy and Jo Ginger, plus numerous supporting management committee members all leave the club.

In season 2021/22 the team achieved an 11th place finish in the league and were losing finalists in the Middlesex Charity Cup final.

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TOdaY’s VISITORS Season 2022/23 saw the club revert to its original name of Bedfont FC. The team was managed by Tony Bersey with the support of Danny James and James Key. The league season started strong, occupying a top 6 position for the majority of the season including spells at the top. We finished 8th following a backlog of fixtures at the end of the season.

In the cups we beat Step 5 opposition on 4 occasions. we were one of only two step 6 teams to remain in the FA Vase at the Second Round proper stage (equalling our clubs best ever run.

The 2023/4 season sees a new management team of David McHugh and Gareth Price joining us from Sandhurst along with Jamie Cleary as coach and James Key continues as Goalkeeping Coach. Tony Bersey remains with the club as Director of Football.

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Today’s lineups

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