Dunstable Town v Shefford Town & Campton - Sat 10th Apr

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Andrew Madaras - Chairman/Secretary/Covid-19 Matt Carrington - Treasurer/Social Media Wayne Upton - Matchday Manager Peter Bottom - Fundraising Manager Abby Slough - Marketing & Advertising Manager Kristy Lewington - Liaison & Procurement Manager Steve Lewington - U19’s Development Officer Julian Nutley - Business Advisor Lee Nania - Business Advisor Sam Giddings - Schools Liaison Officer Jeff Abraham - Commercial Manager Ian Bateman - Supporters’ Liaison Officer Football Staff Gareth Jackson - Manager Ivan Arapov - Coach Rory McMullan - Goalkeeping Coach Rebecca Hawtin - Sports Therapist Steve Lewington - Kitman Youth Section Karl Clarke - Vice Chair Christian Baxter - Treasurer Kristy Lewington - Secretary Steve Chiswell - Club Welfare Officer Media Team Brad Cawthorne - Website/DTFCTV/Social Media Matt Carrington - Social Media George Knight - Social Media Steve Lewington - Press Officer/Social Media Chris White & Liam Smith - Club Photographers Matchday Team Sam Giddings - Head Steward Brad Cawthorne - Matchday Analyst Cem Toyger - Tannoy Announcer Patrick Mackay - Reporter Amanda Madaras - Turnstile Manager Lucy Madaras - Hospitality Manager Richard Scott - Programme Designer & Editor Fly Print & Design - Programme Printer

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Bedfordshire Floodlit Cup Winners 2007–08 Eastern Junior Cup Winners 2006–07 Colwyn Cup Winners 2006–07, 2009–10

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inside the boardroom A very warm welcome to our guests from Shefford Town & Campton for the first group stage match in the Gladwish SSML Spring Cup Prior to lockdown Shefford Town & Campton were having an excellent season in Division One having won eight of their eleven games & sitting top of the table three points clear of MK Irish. Both clubs were competing for top spot with London Lions and St Panteleimon, in third and fourth places, respectively.

We can expect today to be as tough a test as our friendly against Step 6 Hellenic League, Risborough Rangers was on Tuesday night. A pre-match blizzard covered the pitch with snow and needed the sweeping prowess of Sam Giddings to reveal the snow-covered lines to ensure the game could go ahead.

We needed a Chris Stapleton penalty to earn a draw in arctic conditions. Gareth & Ivan fielded separate teams for each half to give players much needed match practice and shake off ring rustiness having only played three games in the last five months.

Last Saturday we travelled to Harlow to play Essex Senior League side, DT FC. A potential banana skin of a game was managed professionally by the lads, with goals from Jeremiah Debayo, Davide Pobbe and Leo Pedro sparing any blushes. Leo had become a dad a few hours earlier, so hearty congratulations to Leo & his partner on the birth of their baby daughter.

Off the field, the Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to restructure the Club and adopt a Community Benefits Society model of Fan Ownership. There will be much more information on this subject in the coming weeks. We still need the approval of the Club’s

30 members to proceed with the necessary changes in time for next season.

A Special General Meeting for Members has been arranged for Tuesday April 27th to consider the proposal and make a formal decision whether to proceed or not. If accepted our Community activity will be just as big a part of Club life as the football on a Saturday afternoon.

Our thanks to the Football Supporters Association who are advising us and to Stuart Fuller & Ralph Burditt, Chairmen of Lewes FC & AFC Rushden & Diamonds for giving us so much of their time and explaining how CBS has benefited their Clubs.

Our partnership with Pro:Direct Academy Luton will hopefully see us field an U18’s side on a Thursday night in the Floodlit League and an U19’s in the Tactic Wednesday lunchtime league. Our relationship with DKD Coaching (an offshoot of PDAL) saw several of our Youth Section players get coaching from UEFA B qualified coaches at Beds FA HQ on Tuesday.

Next Saturday we take on Aylesbury Vale Dynamos in the second group match of the Gladwish Cup & I will be handing over programme note duties to Matt Carrington for a look at DTFC through the eyes of our Treasurer & Vice Chair.

Finally, many thanks to Brad Cawthorne & George Knight for providing the live stream and commentary for tonight’s match. If all goes well, we will try and provide a similar service for the Aylesbury game next week

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Shefford Town & Campton

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In 2010 Shefford Town merged with near neighbours Campton. The club has had success both on and off the pitch in recent years since its reformation Founded in 1910, the club played its first football in September when it began to enter a team into the Biggleswade and District Junior League. Playing home matches at Ivel Road, the team contested this local competition until 1949–50, when Shefford began to enter its team into the South Midlands League. The side won the Beds Senior Cup that season, a feat it repeated in 1953.

After finishing runners-up in the Beds Senior Cup the following year, winning it again in 1955 and capping these feats with two successive league championships, Shefford Town started to contest the Parthenon League against teams from further afield – some away trips took the team as far as London. In the new league, Shefford finished as runners-up in the first season before spending two more years in the competition. After three years, the long journeys and sparse league programme led the club to join the more local United Counties League.

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In 1960–61, the league championship came to Shefford, and the club added the North Beds Charity Cup to its trophy cabinet during the same week.

The following season saw a drastic change in fortunes, as the team finished second from bottom – the club reacted by arranging a move back to the South Midlands League. The team came third during the first season back in the division, and in 1973–74 the team finished as runners-up.

However, the club was relegated in 1975–76.

Success didn’t come back to Ivel Road until the early 1980s – in 1982–83 Shefford lifted the Division One title, and finished the following season as league champions. During 1983–84, Shefford also won the North Beds Charity Cup, the Biggleswade Knockout contest and the Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup. The North Beds Charity and Biggleswade Knockout double was repeated the following year.

CLUB INFO NICKNAME: The Bluemen FOUNDED: 2010 CAPACITY: 1,000 During the late 1980s the club stagnated, as the team tumbled back into Division One after finishing bottom in 1989–90. After three uneventful seasons, Shefford Town were moved to the Senior Division on league reorganisation. Though performances improved, with the team finishing fifth in 1993–94, the club was wound up and played its final match on 18 May 1994.

Shefford Town Football Club was reformed in 2009 by Dan Pinkerton and Graham Earl, who had been involved in local youth football. The new club was accepted into the Bedfordshire County Football League for the 2009–10 season, and assigned a place in Division Two, at level 13 of the English football league system.

The club has had success both on and off the pitch in recent years since its reformation, the club were crowned Bedfordshire County Premier Division Winners in 2011–12, 2017– 18 and 2018–19. The Bedfordshire County

ADDRESS: Shefford Sports Club Hitchin Road, Shefford POSTCODE: SG17 5JD DISTANCE FROM CREASEY PARK: 18 miles (32 mins) CURRENT LEAGUE POSITION: Spartan South Midlands Division One 1st LAST SEASON: Spartan South Midlands Division One 7th (Season abandoned 26th March) DUNSTABLE TOWN v Shefford Town & Campton - 7

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League Britannia Cup was won in both 2011 & 2014 and the East Beds Charity Cup was won by the Reserve team in 2015. The Club has also finished runners up in the Biggleswade knock-out cup in 2015, 2016 & 2017.

they duly wrapped up the Bedfordshire County League title and passed the relevant ground grading, so the club is all set to step back into the league it folded out of back in 1994.

At the end of 2018/19 season Shefford announced its intentions to seek promotion into the Spartan South Midlands Football League,

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The club were in 7th place when the 19/20 season was declared null and void, and top of the pile in 20/21 when the season was curtailed.

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MATCH REPORT DT FC 0-3 Dunstable Town saturday 3rd april 2021 Early pressure from the home side saw Dan Gould make an important save from a header following a corner but the Blues had their own attacking intentions and had a Dan Trif effort ruled out for offside after 10 minutes.

A minute later the Assistant Referee’s flag stayed down, and Jeremiah Debayo wheeled away in delight as his goal put the Blues one up.

Leo Pedro nearly doubled the lead a few minutes later but his effort was well saved by the DT FC keeper, who had an excellent game all afternoon.

However even he was unable to keep out Davide Pobbe’s rebound following a good save from Tyler Fry’s piledriver from a tight angle.

Two up with less than 20 minutes on the clock was a good start and seemed to quieten some of the early endeavour from the home team.

DT FC did not give up and were industrious and probing but ultimately could not find the key to unlock the Dunstable defence.

On the half hour a cross from Kissiedu looked inviting but nobody in a red shirt could do it justice. A shot from 20 yards a couple of minutes earlier was just past the post.

Dunstable retained possession well, worked together as a team and allowed their opponents little time on the ball.

A very decent first half performance ended with another stinging free kick from Jeremiah Debayo being well taken by the keeper.

Half time gave Gareth & Ivan the chance to bring on L’Kharmi Gale, Joseph Debayo, Josh Going, Roy Byron, and Dylan Fitzpatrick.

There was no let-up though in performance levels with all five players doing their jobs well. L’Kharmi out on the right, although not his preferred position, looked dangerous on the ball and put in a decent performance. Josh looked cool, calm, and collected while Roy & Joseph let their older heads and experience do the talking.

Ten minutes into the second half and Dan Gould needed to be at his best to save a stinging free kick. Five minutes later he again pulled off a fine save. Dan’s handling and positioning throughout the afternoon was exemplary.

A midfield battle was intense with no quarter given, but the game was effectively won with a quarter hour left when Leo Pedro was upended in the box. Leo slotted home the resulting penalty sending the keeper the wrong way.

Cue celebratory baby rocking motions from the terraces.

Rolling substitutions saw Aaron, Jeremiah & Dan Trif return to the fray, but the Dunstable back line held firm against the red shirts. A last-minute, last-ditch tackle from Aaron Asare showed the determination to keep a clean sheet.

This was a good test for the Blues against a team who you fancy will do very well in their League again next season. Plenty of spectacle and debating points from the afternoon but mission accomplished as far as Gareth & Ivan are concerned. Game time for the players, a good result, and no injuries ahead of another behind closed doors friendly on Tuesday v Risborough Rangers.

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2020/21 FIXTURES & SEPTEMBER Wed 02 THAME RANGERS

COMP

ATT

RES

1

2

3

4

5

H

FAC

137

1-1

Gould

Fitzpatrick

Sawyer

Blackman

Jer Debay

Sat 12 EASINGTON SPORTS

H

FAC

138

1-1

Gould

Fitzpatrick

Sawyer

Blackman

Tue 15 BALDOCK TOWN

H

PD

108

1-1

Gould

Octave (1)

Fitzpatrick

Byron

Jer Debay

Douglas

Sat 19 Ampthill Town

A

FAV

171

1-4

Gould

Octave

Sawyer

Byron

Jer Debay

Tue 22 Barking

A

FAC

105

1-6

Gould

Octave

Sawyer

Byron

Douglas

Sat 26 Oxhey Jets

A

PD

71

0-4

Gould

Lopes

Oladejo

Byron

Douglas

OCTOBER Sat 03 Colney Heath

A

PD

129

1-1

Gould

Octave

Sawyer

Byron

Douglas

Sat 10 AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS

H

PD

172

1-2

Gould

Burton

Oladejo

Byron

Douglas

Tue 13 Arlesey Town

A

PD

68

0-1

Gould

Octave

Oladejo

Blackman

Douglas

Sat 17 CRAWLEY GREEN

H

PD

133

3-3

Gould

Octave

Oladejo

Blackman

Douglas

Tue 20 EYNESBURY ROVERS

H

PD

89

1-6

Coulson

Octave

Oladejo

Blackman

Twelves

Sat 24 Harpenden Town

A

PD

137

5-4

Gould

Octave

Oladejo

Douglas

Joe Debay

Tue 27 EDGWARE TOWN

H

PD

98

3-2

Gould

Octave

Oladejo

Twelves

Jer Debay

Sat 31 Tring Athletic

A

PD

95

2-0

Gould

Octave

Oladejo

Douglas

Jer Debay

A

PD

110

1-3

Gould

Octave

Sawyer

Douglas

Jer Debay

Sat 12 Eynesbury Rovers

A

PD

143

3-3

Gould

Lopes

Sawyer

Douglas

Ferguson

Tue 15 BROADFIELDS UNITED

H

PD

60

2-1

Gould

Lopes

Oladejo

Trif

Ferguson

NOVEMBER Tue 03 Potton United DECEMBER

APRIL Sat 10 SHEFFORD TOWN & CAMPTON

H

GSC

Sat 17 AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS

H

GSC

Sat 24 Newport Pagnell Town

A

GSC

Sat 01 Biggleswade United

A

GSC

Sat 08 Baldock Town

A

MAY GSC

Sat 15 Winner Group A v Runners Up Group B

GSC

Sat 15 Winner Group B v Runners Up Group A

GSC

Sat 22 Final

GSC

PD - SSML Premier Division, FAC - FA Cup, FAV - FA Vase, BSC - Beds FA Senior Challenge Cup, LCT - SSML Challenge Trophy, PDC - SSML P Dunstable Town Football Club is a members-owned football club that is run by the Club Committee through its annually elected Club Officers constituting

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RESULTS 6

7

8

9

10

11

SUB 1

SUB 2

SUB 3

Joe Debayo

Pobbe (1)

Mulonda

Hankins

Vardy

Stapleton

Zunguzah

Pedro

Fraser Octave

Trif

Pobbe

Mulonda (1)

Pedro

Hankins

Stapleton

Twelves

Smith-Reid

yo

Douglas

Burton

Twelves

Hankins

Vardy

Smith-Reid

Daniels

McArthur

Trif

yo

Trif

Pobbe

Blackman

Daniels (1)

Vardy

Pedro

Hankins

Mulonda

Stapleton

s

Trif

McArthur

Mulonda

Daniels (1)

Hankins

Stapleton

Burton

Lopes

Pobbe

s

Joe Debayo

McArthur

Blackman

Daniels

Hankins

Vardy

Ibarra

Mulonda

Pedro

s

Joe Debayo

Pedro (1)

Mulonda

Stapleton

Hankins

Oladejo

Gale

Pobbe

Trif

s

Trif

Pedro

Twelves

Stapleton

Lamboh

Smith-Reid (1)

Blackman

Octave

Pobbe

s

Trif

Twelves

Lopes

Smith-Reid

Lamboh

Pedro

Byron

Daniels

Pobbe

s

Trif

Smith-Reid (1)

Lopes

Stapleton (1)

Lamboh (1)

Pedro

Burton

Gale

Twelves

s

Trif

Smith-Reid

Lopes

Stapleton (1)

Lamboh

Pedro

Hankins

Mulonda

Pobbe

yo

Byron

Smith-Reid

Mulonda

Stapleton (2)

Hankins (1)

Twelves (1)

Burton

Lamboh

Pedro (1)

yo

Byron (1)

Smith-Reid

Mulonda

Hankins (2)

Lamboh

Pedro

Daniels

Lopes

yo

Byron

Twelves

Mulonda

Hankins (1)

Lamboh

Pedro

Burton

Pobbe

Stapleton (1)

yo

Joe Debayo

Smith-Reid

Lopes

Stapleton

Hankins

Twelves

Pedro (1)

McArthur

Pobbe

n

Joe Debayo

Pobbe

Mulonda

Stapleton (3)

Twelves

Pedro

Carbery

Fry

Going

n

Byron

Fry

Mulonda

Stapleton

Twelves (1)

Pedro (1)

Carbery

O'Connor

Sawyer

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PLAYER roll-call 20/21 Total

League Total

17

13

DTFC Total

4

Daniel Blackman

7

(1)

4

(1)

Marlon Burton

2

(4)

2

(3)

Aaron Asare

0

0

0

10

(1)

8

(1)

George Carbery

0

(2)

0

(2)

Connor Coulson

1

0

1

Teddy Daniels

3

(3)

1

Jeremiah Debayo

6

0

4

Joseph Debayo

6

0

Gregg Douglas

Roy Byron

Cup Total

3 (1)

2

2

(4)

0

0

10

(1)

Red

26

12

4

2

1

1

0

(2) 0

2

3

(3)

2

8

0

5

1

14

0

2

12

0

1

2

0

1

3

0

12

0

10

2

0

2

Dylan Fitzpatrick

3

0

1

Dominic Fraser

0

(1)

Tyler Fry

1

(1)

L'Kharmi Gale

0

(2)

Joshua Going

0

(1)

0

Daniel Gould

16

0

12

Joe Hankins

10

(2)

7

Cedric Ibarra

0

(1)

(3)

2 (1)

1

(1) (2)

0

(1) 4

(1)

0

0

20

(1)

13

(2)

0

0

9

(2)

9

(3)

0

(1)

6

(1)

Helder Lopes

7

(2)

7

(1)

Ashraf Masumbuko

0

0

Kai McArthur

2

(2)

1

(2)

1

George Mulonda

8

(3)

5

(2)

3

Mark O'Connor

0

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

Louis Octave

11

(2)

9

Temiloluwa Oladejo

10

0

10

Leonardo Pedro

11

(5)

9

(4)

2

(1)

Davide Pobbe

4

(7)

1

(6)

3

(1)

Adam Sawyer

7

(1)

3

(1)

4

(1)

2

Khyreece Smith-Reid

8

(1)

8

Christopher Stapleton

11

(2)

8

(1)

3

8

(2)

5

(2)

3

(1)

10 2

Joe Zunguzah

0

(1)

(1)

0

0

0

(2)

0

(1)

(1)

(2)

0

0

0

4

(1)

(2)

3

6

10

(1)

30

(1)

Ben Johnson

Chris Vardy

0 1

34

Evans Lamboh

Thomas Twelves

(1)

Ylw

18

James Ferguson

Daniel Trif

38

Goals

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(1)

11

(2)

10

0

11

1

2 1

1 4

1 1

1 1

2

(5)

4

1

48

(7)

1

1

34

(1)

(1)

22

(1)

2

37

(2)

8

113

(2)

10

(2)

31

0

9

(1)

(1)

(1)

1

1

(1)

2

1

2 1

2

1

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Home Away Total

% Points Points per game % Wins % Defeats % Draws % Goals scored Goals scored Goals scored per game % Goals conceded Goals conceded Goals conceded per game Total goals per game

Total 0.94 35% 41% 24%

D 2 2 4

L 2 5 7

0-15 16-30

27 1.59

52% 14 1.56

43 2.53 4.12

40% 17 2.13 3.75

60% 26 2.89 4.44

Conceded

2

5 10 10 3

46-60 61-75

2

10 4 6

76-90

11

16

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11

2nd

Results

Drawn 24%

Scored

4

31-45

Home Away 50% 50% 1.00 0.89 50% 22% 25% 56% 25% 22% 48% 13 1.63

3

25

Goals

Won 35%

Away 52%

Points

Home 48%

Away 50%

Lost 41%

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Home 50%

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P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Biggleswade United 14 9 1 4 38 24 14 28 2 Oxhey Jets 12 7 4 1 39 16 23 25 3 Eynesbury Rovers 12 8 1 3 35 18 17 25 4 Colney Heath 12 7 4 1 24 15 9 25 5 Potton United 13 7 2 4 29 22 7 23 6 Newport Pagnell Town 13 6 4 3 34 21 13 22 7 Leighton Town 10 7 1 2 24 11 13 22 8 Harpenden Town 11 7 1 3 28 20 8 22 9 Harefield United 12 7 0 5 23 24 -1 21 10 Baldock Town 12 6 1 5 21 18 3 19 11 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 10 6 1 3 22 20 2 19 12 Crawley Green 14 5 2 7 28 35 -7 17 13 Leverstock Green 11 5 1 5 19 17 2 16 14 Dunstable Town 13 4 4 5 23 31 -8 16 15 Arlesey Town 10 4 0 6 14 20 -6 12 16 Edgware Town 10 3 1 6 19 29 -10 10 17 Tring Athletic 15 3 0 12 20 37 -17 9 18 North Greenford United 10 2 2 6 13 20 -7 8 19 Broadfields United 11 2 1 8 11 19 -8 7 20 Wembley 12 1 2 9 9 29 -20 5 21 London Colney 11 1 1 9 13 40 -27 4 today’s fixtures Baldock Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Dunstable Town v Shefford Town & Campton Leverstock Green v Colney Heath Newport Pagnell Town v Biggleswade United Rayners Lane v Harefield United Berkhamsted Raiders v Sarratt New Bradwell St Peter v Buckingham United Old Bradwell United v Mursley United Tring Corinthians AFC v Bovingdon DUNSTABLE TOWN v Shefford Town & Campton - 19

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P W D L F A Pts 1 Oxhey Jets 6 5 1 0 25 6 16 2 Eynesbury Rovers 6 4 1 1 20 7 13 3 Leighton Town 6 4 1 1 13 8 13 4 Dunstable Town 6 4 1 1 16 13 13 5 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 6 4 1 1 14 11 13 6 Biggleswade United 6 4 0 2 22 11 12 7 Baldock Town 6 4 0 2 10 6 12 8 Newport Pagnell Town 6 3 2 1 16 7 11 9 Colney Heath 6 2 3 1 11 8 9 10 Crawley Green 6 3 0 3 12 13 9 11 Harpenden Town 6 3 0 3 11 14 9 12 Harefield United

6 3 0 3 10 15 9 13 Leverstock Green 6 2 1 3 11 10 7 14 Potton United 6 2 1 3 11 12 7 15 Arlesey Town 6 2 0 4 6 12 6 16 Tring Athletic 6 2 0 4 8 15 6 17 North Greenford United 6 1 2 3 7 11 5 18 Edgware Town 6 1 1 4 11 16 4 19 London Colney 6 1 0 5 9 27 3 20 Broadfields United

6 0 1 5 4 11 1 21 Wembley 6 0 1 5 5 19 1 recent results Biggleswade United 1 - 2 Oxhey Jets Crawley Green 2 - 0 Arlesey Town Newport Pagnell Town 8 - 2 Tring Athletic Hadley 0 - 0 Colney Heath Lancing 2 - 2 North Greenford United Leighton Town 4 - 2 Gorleston

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last & next LAST: PREM - Crawley Green 2 Arlesey Town 0 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Biggleswade United 4 Harpenden Town 1 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Potton United 1 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 3 NEXT: GSC - 10/04/21 15:00 Baldock Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

LAST: FAV - Leighton Town 4 Gorleston 2 NEXT: FAV - 17/04/21 15:00 Leighton Town v Guildford City or Walton & Hersham

LAST: PREM - Tring Athletic 0 Baldock Town 2 NEXT: GSC - 10/04/21 15:00 Baldock Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

LAST: PREM - Leverstock Green 3 Colney Heath 2 NEXT: GSC - 10/04/21 15:00 Leverstock Green v Colney Heath

LAST: PREM - Biggleswade United 1 Oxhey Jets 2 NEXT: GSC - 10/04/21 15:00 Newport Pagnell Town v Biggleswade United

LAST: PREM - Oxhey Jets 10 London Colney 0 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Dunstable Town 2 Broadfields United 1 NEXT: MSC - 17/04/21 15:00 Broadfields United v Harefield United

LAST: PREM - Newport Pagnell Town 8 Tring Athletic 2 NEXT: GSC - 10/04/21 15:00 Newport Pagnell Town v Biggleswade United

LAST: FAV - Hadley 0 Colney Heath 0 NEXT: GSC - 10/04/21 15:00 Leverstock Green v Colney Heath

LAST: FAV - Lancing 2 North Greenford United 2 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Crawley Green 2 Arlesey Town 0 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Biggleswade United 1 Oxhey Jets 2 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Edgware Town 3 Harefield United 1

LAST: PREM - Potton United 1 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 3 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Eynesbury Rovers 3 Dunstable Town 3

LAST: PREM - Newport Pagnell Town 8 Tring Athletic 2 NEXT:

LAST: PREM - Edgware Town 3 Harefield United 1 NEXT: GSC - 10/04/21 15:00 Rayners Lane v Harefield United

LAST: PREM - Leverstock Green 6 Wembley 1 NEXT:

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all the latest news and views from the dunstable town youth section It is good to be back and was great to see the Youth players back training on Thursday night.

Milton Keynes District Development League was back at the weekend and the rest of our youth teams will be back this Sunday with the Mid Beds Mini Soccer League and Chiltern Youth League.

Secretary Kristy Lewington kristy.dunstabletownfc@gmail.com Treasurer Christian Baxter cbaxterdtfc@gmail.com

Also, a big welcome to our new Partners DKD Coaching, some of our under 11s & 12s attended a session on Tuesday and all the boys had great fun. We look forward to more age groups attending in future holidays.

We had the pleasure of watching our first team on Saturday at Harlow Town. Even though it was the lads first game back they all looked in good shape and finished the game 3-0 winners.

If anyone needs to contact us at the Youth section here are our contact details.

Chairman Andrew Madaras chair.dunstabletownfc@gmail.com

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day and knight george knight shares his views of the day VAR … Where it all went wrong?

VAR has recently emerged in football and has had a huge role to play in many big games over the last couple of years. VAR’s breakthrough was at the 2018 Russia World Cup, a tournament which was won by an unstoppable French side with Kylian Mbappe being the star of their team. Throughout the tournament people were enjoying the use of the new technology with the reason being we were seeing more goals. The handball rule felt as if it touched a players arm a free kick/penalty was awarded. The tournament was significant because it had the most penalties awarded at any World Cup Finals Tournament.

Fans in England were crying out for VAR to be introduced saying that key decisions we had seen over the years would have been changed if we had the help of a Video Assistant. In 2019/20 fans were given what they asked for as VAR was introduced for the first time in the English Premier League. The new technology was meant to assist the on-field officials on goals, potential red cards and offsides.

Case 1 – Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa. Villa were denied a last gasp equaliser by referee Kevin Friend in their clash with The Eagles, Friend adjudged that in the build-up to the goal Villa skipper Jack Grealish had simulated and gained an advantage as he squared to Henri Lansbury who slotted it past the keeper.

Replays showed that not only did Grealish receive contact off Wilfried Zaha and Gary Cahill, the least that should have been awarded was a penalty, however because Friend blew his whistle before the ball had crossed the goal-line it was impossible to award the goal.

Case 2 – Manchester United vs Liverpool. In a clash at the top end of the table between two of the biggest sides in England VAR was brought to attention for one key decision. Marcus Rashford gave United the lead in the first half after a quick counter attack, in the buildup to the goal Liverpool forward Divok Origi appeared to have been fouled by defender Victor Lindelof however referee Martin Atkinson decided to allow play to continue. Fans were puzzled as the goal went to a VAR review, but the assistant official did not see anything wrong with the goal, missing the clear foul on the Liverpool striker.

VAR was brought in for ‘clear and obvious errors’. You now get the impression that VAR has hindered football in England because with the very harsh offside rule where a player can be offside by a sleeve we are now seeing less goals and the entertainment factor of football is slowly fading away.

Do we blame our officials? It is tough to say if it is entirely the referee’s fault, their training or even the rules.

I believe we have a long way to go before we see VAR being as effective as it is in other sports such as Rugby and Cricket, but now given that VAR will be introduced to the Sky Bet Championship from the 2021/22 season changes will certainly have to be made if we are to see this system work in England.

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Home Is Where The Hearts Are Heart of Midlothian open new ground On 10 April 1886, Heart of Midlothian F.C. opened its current ground, Tynecastle Stadium, with a 4-1 win in a friendly against English side Bolton Wanderers. Located on Edinburgh’s Gorgie Road, the stadium has hosted a number of historic matches and undergone several renovations since that first match, including the construction of the old Main Stand by famous stadium architect Archibald Leitch.

In 2004, in an effort to curb the club’s rising debt, Hearts chief executive Chris Robinson announced plans to sell the stadium, claiming that it was no longer suitable. Hearts supporters strongly opposed the plan, however, and responded with the “Save Our Hearts” campaign to block the sale. The sale was canceled upon Vladimir Romanov’s purchase of the club in January 2005.

Tynecastle hosted its first international match on 26 March 1892, a British Home Championship contest between Scotland and Wales. The Scots won by the score of 6-1.

Tynecastle’s record attendance is 53,396, acheived for Hearts’ 3rd-round Scottish Cup match against Rangers on 13 February 1932, which Hearts lost 0-1. Due to its conversion to an all-seater, however, and other renovations, Tynecastle’s current capacity is 17,529.

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groundhopping with dan roberts..

A new feature for the Matchday programme will be a regular column from our Merchandise Man, Dan Roberts’ brand-new lockdown hobby of groundhopping Dan & his brother-in law, Nick, are two of our newer supporters who loved the Wednesday night atmosphere in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup against Thame Rangers so much, they kept on coming back!

It is always great to welcome new supporters to the club, particularly guys as nice as Dan & Nick who know their football and want to help out and do what they can to help the club.

Dan volunteered his services and now he & Nick, and Uncle Albert, sell club merchandise on Matchdays.

Along with the mugs, scarves, badges, and assorted old programmes, Dan has designed some car stickers as well, which can be yours for a very reasonable £3, which includes postage and packing.

Over to you, Dan!

Tring Athletic the Grass Roots Stadium I decided to go to an away game. Tring Athletic Vs Dunstable Town… Why not I thought, as Nick & had I been to all the home games this season.

Tring Athletic had some good chips from a mobile fish and chips van. A good afternoon, three points, a clean sheet, and the first time in nearly five years the boys had won three consecutive games.

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Sadly I missed the away game at Potton United. Then we had the six week break for lockdown number 2 & then December 12th and we’re away at Eynesbury Rovers. I decided to drag my uncle along, and all I can say is what a great performance and so nearly three points.

And the volley from Stapes in the 3-3 draw was something pretty special.

A second Google search came up with Kent Athletic and The 61 FC. I have always seen 61 FC in reports but wasn’t sure where they played. However, after a bit of research I soon found their ground off the Dunstable Road on the Kingsway Rec.

Little did I know that 3 days later the next game, Dunstable vs Broadfields United, would be both my first and last game (currently) selling merchandise. I’ve really missed it but can’t wait to get back. Good result on the night, Dunstable winning and a red card!!! (well stewarded Sam!)

I have to say I think it’s probably one of my favourite grounds. There is something quite unique about it. The 61FC play in SSML Division 2.

I wasn’t sure whether the metal guard was a deterrent against theft or simply to stop the bulb being broken.

Then it happened, all NON ELITE football off!

For the Christmas period I had to settle for watching Brentford, my other team on the box.

It wasn’t the same as a live game and I have become sterile to the professional game on the TV without fans.

Sitting indoors every day, needing exercise, I decided I would visit local clubs and take a few pictures and have a wander about. Golden Rule number one, if I can’t get near I won’t do any trespassing or breaking and entering!

I did wonder if I was breaching any lockdown guidelines, but as I always went alone and needed the diversion to break the monotony of staring at four walls and watching repeats of Can’t Pay….I put my mental health first and took myself out every day for exercise.

I stayed local and started at Totternhoe. I had a wander around the pitch. It was so wet I got a bit bogged down. Not bad for my first walk (I also use this walking for my Pokemon, but don’t tell Deano)

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Club Directory 2020/21 New Lamb Meadow Stadium, Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RS www.arleseytownfc.com

Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2EF www.harpendentownfc.co.uk

Haywood Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 9WZ www.aylesburyvaledynamos.co.uk

Bell Close, Lake Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1RX www.leightontownfc.co.uk

New Lamb Meadow Stadium, Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RS www.baldocktownfc.com

Pancake Lane, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4NQ www.levgreenfc.co.uk

Second Meadow, Fairfield Road Biggleswade SG18 0AA www.biggleswadeutd.com

North Orbital Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL2 1DW www.londoncolney-fc.co.uk

Tithe Farm Sports and Social Club, Rayners Lane, Harrow, HA2 0XH www.broadfieldsunitedfc.co.uk

Willen Road, Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire MK16 ODF www.nptfc.co.uk

The Recreation Ground, High St Colney Heath AL4 0NP www.colneyheathfc.co.uk

Berkeley Fields, Berkeley Avenue Greenford, Middlesex UB6 0NX pitchero.com/clubs/northgreenfordunitedfc

Venue 360, Gipsy Lane, Luton, LU1 3JH www.theclubhq.com/crawleygreenfc

Altham Way, South Oxhey, Watford WD19 6FW www.oxheyjets.com

Silver Jubilee Parkground, Townsend Lane, London NW9 7NE www.edgwaretownfc.co.uk

Hutchinson Hollow, Biggleswade Road Potton, Bedfordshire SG19 2LX www.pitchero.com/clubs/pottonunitedfc

Alfred Hall Memorial Ground, Hall Road, Eynesbury, St Neots PE19 2SA www.eynesburyrovers.com

Grass Roots Stadium, Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 5NS www.tafc.co.uk

Preston Park, Breakspear Road North Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6NE pitchero.com/clubs/harefieldunitedfootballclub

Watford Road, Vale Farm, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 3HG www.wembleyfc.com

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