Issue 06: Teversal (14th October 2023) by Melbourne Dynamo FC

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MATCH REPORTS MELBOURNE DYNAMO

AFC NORMANTON

SATURDAY 07TH OCTOBER 2023 | 15:00 After the disappointing cup exit to Pinxton on penalties, the lads were back in action at home to AFC Normanton, who like Dynamo were plying their trade at this level for the first time after gaining promotion from the East division last season. The away side had adjusted well to life in the new league, currently sitting 4th with a won 6 lost 3 record from their 9 games. Dynamo were almost full strength with only Fox and Peverley unavailable. It was a fast start from the home side, as inside 6 minutes they found themselves 2 goal up Tyler Withers bagged a brace to take his tally for the season up to 6. It looked as if they’d go in at the break with a 2 goal lead ,but after 40 mins the away side halved the deficit, as a quick break and a mistake led to the right winger squeezing the ball under Coxy. Dynamos couldn’t find the 3rd goal to put the game to bed in the second half despite Goodband, Supple, Withers and Tovell all having chances. Then in injury time, a longthrow was flicked on for Normo to equalise. On the balance of play, a point was probably fairm but the lads will be disappointed letting the 2 goal lead slip and will feel like it’s 2 points dropped.

Image: Moore skips past the oncoming AFC Normanton defence

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TODAY’S OPPONENTS

After a long history of football at Carnarvon Street supporting the local mining community dating back to 1918, under various names including Teversal Miners Welfare or Teversal & Silverhill a long -playing history of football to a high level that includes playing in the FA Cup. The football side of the complex became run down and it was only down to the hard work of Sam Slack in the 1970’s and early 1980’s that football continued, under the banner of youth football. Senior football returned in 1986 under the name of M.W. Teversal. The closure of Teversal and then Silverhill Colliery was followed by the Miners Welfare closing in 1989 with some claiming that was the final nail in the coffin which led to a steady decline of the site. The period of uncertainty saw action taken with Ashfield District Council taking over the Trusteeship of the complex in 1989, with the name changing to the Teversal Grange Sports and Social Centre, hence the club’s name changed to Teversal Grange F.C. The name was changed again at the start of the 2000-2001 season to the current name.

From the uncertain times, which saw the club running just one Senior team, the club's strength has grown to have four Senior teams, Youth teams right through the ranges from Under 8’s to 18’s. A return to national competitions is a mark of how the club as developed, F.A. Vase 2003-04 season, F.A. Youth Cup 2004-05 season and the big one the F.A. Cup 2005-06 which was gained after winning promotion to the Northern Counties East League from the Central Midlands League. After relegation back to the Central Midlands League in 2021/22 Season we now must rebuild again to rejoin these competitions.

2012-13 season saw the club make history again with the introduction of our first ever Ladies side, which bettered all expectations, runners in the Nottinghamshire Girls & Ladies League, League Cup Final runners up and County Cup Semi-finalist, saw promotion to the East Midlands Ladies League. After a couple of difficult seasons, the Ladies returned to the Nottinghamshire Girls & Ladies League for the 2018/19 campaign. The Ladies won the Division 2 Championship in 2021/22 season that sees them promoted to Division 1 where they remain for the current campaign. Additionally, we have girl only side which is now being building for the future.

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Our first season in the East Midlands Counties League in 2017/18 saw a third-place finish and missing out on winning it by only two points. That was an achievement that reached the standard that allowed us to return to the FA Cup competition for 2018-19 season. A change of management and bottom half finish in the League table and the impact of Covid-19 we have not been eligible to play in the FA Cup again. For the 2021/22 a restructuring by the FA, we found ourselves back in the Northern Counties East League, which unfortunately saw us relegated at the end of the campaign back into the Central Midlands Football League.

Honours wise in the short term history, the club has gained promotion through the National System without winning a league, and the most recent success was a being finalist in the 2007 -2008 Northern Counties East League Wilkinson Sword Trophy, which goes with our runners up berth to Hucknall Town of the Unibond Premier League in the Notts Senior Cup Final at Meadow Lane, losing 2-0 in April 2003, marking the 2002-03 season as one of the best seasons in the club’s history. But the story continues, and the aims of the club remain the same, and it’s hoped to reward these efforts with some senior silverware for both the men and ladies, along with the continued success within the club’s Youth Section. Recent successes of the progress of players into the professional game are Ryan Williams (Mansfield Town, Tranmere Rovers Chesterfield, Hull City, Bristol Rovers, and Aldershot Town), Jake Buxton (Mansfield Town, Burton Albion, and Derby County), Dave Kettle (Notts County), Danny Fletcher (Mansfield Town) and Jason Law (Mansfield Town) and the most recent being Jakub Kruszynski signing professional in the summer of 2023.

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MELBOURNE MARATHON A huge thank you to everyone who supported the first ever Melbourne Marathon last Saturday. The marathon was organised by our club volunteers, with the aim to raise funds to support the club financially. The day started off with beautiful weather, which would remain for the whole day. The run was divided into four legs, to accommodate runners of all abilities. The legs were as follows:

Leg 1: Melbourne - Worthington - Melbourne (8 miles) Leg 2: Melbourne - Ticknall - Melbourne (8 miles) Leg 3: Melbourne - Weston - Melbourne (7 miles) Leg 4: Melbourne Loop (3,2 miles) The first leg started from The Brewhouse in Melbourne at 11:30am, after a peptalk from event organizer, Johnny McPhee, accompanied by Eye of the Tiger playing in the background. The first leg was completed in an impressive time of 1hr 20mins. However, as the day went on, it was difficult to keep this pace going - not helped by the warm weather and suspect choice of fluids during the intervals.

Image: The runners get into gear at the home of our event sponsor - The Brewhouse

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The rest of the evening was spent enjoying drinks and delicious food provided by Amy & Ben’s Kitchen and Project D.

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The final leg of the run saw our Mini-Dynamos join the race, as they ran the final 400m from Sainsbury’s up to our home at Melbourne Sporting Partnership, where the race concluded.

Image: The Finish Line with our runners and Mini-Dynamos who joined the final leg of the race I t was absolutely fantastic to see the club come together as one at this event,

and be able to celebrate this great achievement with our fellow club members. We are pleased to announce that we have raised around £3,500 so far! We cannot thank you enough for your donations. It’s not too late to donate! If you would like to sponsor our runners for their heroic efforts, please visit the link below, or scan the QR card to take you to our donations page! www.gofundme.com/f/melbourne -dynamo-fc-fundraising We’d also like to say a massive thank you to The Brewhouse, for sponsoring the event and for their kind donation.

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BLAST FROM THE PAST This weeks Blast from the Past is the Reserves side from the 2013/14 season. The team had success in the Derbyshire Junior Cup, beating Ashbourne Reserves 4-1 in the final.

Back Row (L-R): Ben Stanley, Jack Goodband, Jack Stanley, Ben Dale, Ben Newton, Shaun Hayes, Adam Dolman, Dan Stanley, Richard Fox. Front Row (L-R): Tom Colclough, Conor Betteridge, Greg Salisbury (Manager), Vinny Hallifield, Eddie Dale (Manager), Dom Saniera, Ryan Monk

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MANAGERS GAV SALISBURY & ADAM DOLMAN

MANAGER CALLUM HARRIS

1 TOM COX

# JAKE ALLEN

# KURTIS BAMFORD

2 TYLER WITHERS

# CONNOR BOWER

# SAM BUCKTON

3 NOAH TRIVETT

# ALEX BUTTERY

# SAM CALPIN

# LIAM CARVER

# JACK CHARLTON

5 ARCHIE MOORE

# LEWIS CLIFT

# MAX CURZON

6 OSCAR SUPPLE

# BEN DENTON

# OWEN DRAYCOTT

7 CONOR POYNTON

# DANNY FLETCHER

# MATTHEW FREWER

8 MACAULEY JONES

# ETHAN GLAVES

# BRADLEY HALL

9 JAMES SMITH

# JASON HEPPELL

# JACK KIRK

10 C H A R L I E T O V E L L

# JACK McWILLIAMS

# EDWARD MORGAN

11 J A C K G O O D B A N D

# JOE PARKER

# ISAAC POTTER

12 C I A N F O X

# CHRIS RANT

# ROBBIE SAVAGE

13 J A K E L A B A N

# CHARLIE SMITH

# JOE TOON

14 I S A A C N K U M R A H

# HARRY TOPLISS

# BLAKE VINCNET

15 J A C K B O D I L L

# ASHTON WARD

# LIAM WEEDOP

16 L E W I S H U G H E S

# AARON WHIBBERLEY

# THOMAS WHITE

17 I S A A C G O S L I N G

# JAMES WHITMORE

4 CARL ALLSOP

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18 S A M S I M P S O N 19 J A K E P E V E R L E Y

OFFICIALS REFEREE: SAM PRIESTLEY | ASSISTANTS: NIK RADOJCIC & HOWARD BEVAN