Dunstable Town v Welwyn Garden City - Mon 22nd Apr

vs WELWYN GARDEN CITY Evo-Stik Division One Central Monday 22nd April 2019 3:00pm

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OUR CLUB HONOURS LIST Southern League Central Division Winners 2013-2014 Southern League Championship Trophy Winners 2013-2014 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Winners: 2002–03, 2012-2013 Bedfordshire Senior Cup Winners (12): 1895–96, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2008–09 Bedfordshire Premier Cup Winners (4): 1980–81, 1982–83, 1990–91, 2006–07, 2011-2012 Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup Winners: 1999–2000, 2008–09 Bedfordshire Floodlit Cup Winners: 2007–08 Eastern Junior Cup Winners: 2006–07 Colwyn Cup Winners: 2006–07, 2009–10 WHO’S WHO AT CREASEY PARK Playing Staff Gareth Jackson - First Team Manager Colin Lauder - Assistant Manager Valentino Qoku - Coach Seana O’Reilly - Head Sports Therapist Simon Reilly - Development Team Manager Colin Lauder - Development Team Coach Valentino Qoku - Development Team Coach Non-Playing Staff Neil Barker - Chairman Andrew Amu - Vice Chairman Andrew Madaras - Club Secretary Dudley Peacham - Treasurer Kristy Lewington - Club Welfare Officer and FA Charter Standard Coordinator Stephen Lewington - Press Officer, Social Media, and Youth Engagement Officer Chris White - Head of Social Media and Club Photographer Katrina Peacham - Committee Clerk and Turnstile Manager Wayne Upton - Committee Member Nikki Lauder - Events and Social Media Patrick MacKay - Match-day Merchandising Coordinator and Committee Member Peter Burrows - Community Engagement Officer Martin Jeffs - Youth Section Chairman and Assistant Youth Welfare Officer Adrian Dunne - Youth Section Secretary Christian Baxter - Youth Treasurer and Assistant Youth Welfare Officer Richard Scott - Programme Editor Brad Cawthorne - Match day Camera man Jacqui Dunnell - Match day Hospitality Bradley Fields - Match day Volunteer Jon Keenan - Match day Volunteer

FROM THE BOARDROOM Good afternoon and welcome to Creasey Park . We welcome the players, officials and supporters of Welwyn Garden City for this important fixture. We will looking to repeat the result from earlier in the season with a win.

First things first. Many congratulations to the players and staff of our Development Team . On Wednesday evening at Kempston they took on Henlow in the Intermediate Cup Final and came away with a richly deserved 1-0 victory. The intensity, movement and skill of the boys was much in evidence and they gave their more experienced opponents a really torrid evening. We were set up to be on the front foot from the start and could have been out of sight after the first 15 minutes.

That said, Henlow stuck in the game, and we were grateful for a late penalty miss and a stupendous save from young Ben Lincoln to get us over the line.

We are so proud of their achievements this year and it just goes to show how much can be achieved with hard work, skill and teamwork. It has given the whole club a lift.

Last Saturday’s home game with Yaxley saw a much improved performance but regrettably no rewards for the boys. This was cruel ,with most people agreeing that at least a draw would have been a fair result. With other results not going our way we know that the remaining games are vital, and everybody is fully focused on the task in hand.

Today we take on Welwyn Garden City in what is obviously a key fixture. They have had some challenging times in the last few months and we know that they will be worthy opponents. Hopefully we will be coming off the back of a positive result at Coleshill and can deliver another three points this afternoon.

Being the last home game of the season it is important to say thank you. Firstly, to you the supporters who have given your backing both home and away. You have been positive and vocal and I know from talking to you that you understand what we are trying to do at the club. Building a sustainable club takes time, resilience and hard work, and I am grateful to our increasing team of committee members and helpers for their selfless commitment to the cause. In addition we have coaches who give above and beyond so that we can be the best possible football club. We would have achieved very little without you.

There are three key words that describe us as a club and we must not lose sight of these, namely : Community, Sustainable, Pathway.

Finally, and as always, let’s really get behind Gareth and the team. Clichés aside, your vocal support this afternoon will make all the difference.

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WELWYN GARDEN CITY HISTORY Founded in 1921, when the town itself was in its infancy (the first house was completed in December 1920), Welwyn Garden City FC began by playing friendlies before being admitted to the Mid-Hertfordshire League (Division 2) for the 1922/23 season. The club then moved to the Bedfordshire & District League for one season - 1926/27 (finishing 9th of 11 teams) before joining the Spartan League for season 1927/28, where they stayed until the end of the 1934/35 season. Their first outing in the FA Amateur Cup, 1926/27, saw us lose to Wood Green after a replay in the 1st Qualifying Round. During the 1927/28 season they gained their first honour, winning the Hertfordshire FA Charity Shield, beating Hoddesdon Town 5-2. They also entered the FA Cup for the first time, losing 7-4 away to Hampstead in the 1st Qualifying Round having previously knocked out Hitchin Blue Cross and Ware in the previous rounds.

Following a very successful 1934/35 season, where They achieved their highest ever league position of third place in the Spartan League Division 2 East (out of 14 teams), the club was forced to resign as it couldn’t find a suitable ground on which to play - the Club needed an enclosed ground to enable it to collect gate money, without which it was unable to cover running costs.

As a consequence the club was wound up in July 1935 with debts of just over £20.

This situation lasted until May 1937 when former local rivals Shredded Wheat FC,

members of the Hertfordshire County League, was wound up by the company management who were frustrated at the team not being allowed to compete in higher level leagues due to a ban on company teams at those levels.

Shredded Wheat management then took the generous decision of making their football facilities available for the reestablishment of a football team in the town, which included a donation to help establish the new team. This enabled the newly-established club to re-join the Spartan League for the 1937/38 season where they finished bottom. In common with all leagues, the Spartan League was suspended in August 1939 due to the war, the club only playing one league fixture.

For the remainder of the 1939/40 season they competed in the East, North & MidHertfordshire Combination and then the Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Combination.

However, the club committee was finding it increasingly difficult to raise a team and so, at a meeting held in August 1940, they decided, “to carry on with the club with the present committee”. During this time, works teams, particularly those involved in important wartime production such as Murphy’s Radio, became predominant.

Their next recorded action on the pitch is from the 1944/45 season with the club competing in the Mid-Hertfordshire League and now relocated to Springfield.

WELWYN GARDEN CITY HISTORY Things returned to normality for the 1945/46 season with the club once again competing in the Spartan League, where they remained until joining the London League for the 1950/51 season. Their three season stay in the London League lasted until the end of the 1954/1955 season, when they re-joined the Spartan League, where they stayed until 1959.At this time the Club were managed by Harry Hibbs, the former England goalkeeper (25 caps), Harry being one of two exinternationals to be in charge of The Citizens, the other being Alex Massie who was capped by Scotland. In 1956 they were elected Associate Members of the Football Association.

After finishing 15th (out of 16 teams) in the Spartan League their next stop was county football with a move to the Hertfordshire County League for the 1959/1960 season, where they stayed until the end of the 1969/1970 season. During this time they moved to their present home, Herns Way, in 1968 and staged their first fixture at senior level, against Knebworth in the Aubrey Cup, on the 16th November that year.

In 1970 the club joined the London League for the second time in their history.

However, recurring problems with the new pitch led the Hertfordshire FA to deny the club senior status and when the following season the club became a founder member of the Metropolitan London League, it was as members of the Reserve

Division 1, where They remained for two seasons before joining the South Midlands League for the 1973/74 season, winning the Premier Division championship at the first attempt - the first championship win in their history. Here they stayed for 24 seasons – their longest uninterrupted period in one league to date.

In 1996/97 the club looked to local man Malcolm Doctor as manager, who the previous season had guided their archrivals Hatfield Town to second place in the South Midlands League. Everyone at the Club was optimistic about glory days returning to Herns Way. Two cup-finals were reached, the South Midlands League Challenge Trophy and the Hertfordshire FA Charity Shield but once again they missed out at the final stages.

1997/98 saw the merger of the Spartan League and the South Midlands League to form the Spartan South Midlands League, with the club joining the Premier North Division and finishing high enough (6th) to qualify for the Premier Division the following season. Guillermo Ganet was appointed manager in 2002 with the task of restoring the glory days back to the club and after two seasons steered the club back to the Premier Division. Their first season back saw them finish in third place. However, the end of the campaign saw the manager and most of the playing squad depart for Berkhamsted Town.

WELWYN GARDEN CITY PLAYER PROFILES Lewis Todd (goalkeeper): Outstanding Herts based young goalkeeper who was in QPR’s academy for a number of years.

Joined WGC from Spartan South Midlands League North Greenford United, having had previous Bostik League experience with Chalfont St. Peter.

Jay Rolfe (defender/midfield): Versatile performer who performs outstandingly either at full-back, in central defence or midfield. One of a number of players who joined from Cockfosters for season 2017-18. Chips in with some useful goals.

Player’s Player of the season in 2017-18.

Dylan Ebengo (defender/midfield): Has proved a real capture from Essex Senior League Clapton, under manager Dean Barker. Very powerful player in either defence or midfield, who has already been player of the month in February.

Romelle Alomenu (midfield): Locally based player who plays as a left-sided midfielder or full-back. He was formerly in Luton Town’s academy and joined WGC from Evostik Premier outfit Royston Town.

Played for the English Colleges XI.

Jon Sexton (full-back): Consistent fullback who also joined from Cockfosters, where he was a regular. Has made the left-back spot his own at WGC, but missed games last season with a troublesome ankle injury.

Charlie Pattison (midfield): Currently on extended work experience loan from League 2 Milton Keynes Dons, where he is skipper of the club’s Under 18 side.

Made his full first-team debut v Peterboro in 2018, aged just 17.

Isaac Ebelebe (midfield): Talented teenage central midfielder, who joined the Citizens from Bostik League Premier outfit Wingate & Finchley, where he played under manager Dean Barker for the club’s successful Under 23 side, where he was Player of the Year

Matthew Campbell-Mhlope (winger): Started with West Ham United at the age of nine and was on their books for seven seasons. He switched to Millwall for a couple of years, spent half a season with Farnborough and had trials with both Crystal Palace and Cardiff City. Joined Staines Town in late October 2018 and transferred to Welwyn Garden City in February 2019.

Dave Keenleyside (midfield): Signed from Hertford Town of the Bostik League, after an outstanding season in the SSML with Harpenden Town. Picked in the SSML team of the season last campaign.

Talented passer of the ball and very creative in midfield.

Elliott Bailey (striker): Joined from Southern League Premier Hitchin Town, where he was leading scorer in season 2017-18. Moved on to Hertford Town for

WELWYN GARDEN CITY PLAYER PROFILES the following season, from where he joined Welwyn GC in February 2019.

Jesse Walklin (midfield): Played most of his football on the South Coast for the highly successful Southampton-based outfit Sholing FC, in both Southern and Wessex League football. Combative, hard tackling midfield.

Eusebio Da Silva (striker): Joined from Barking FC of the Bostik League North, where he was a regular marksman. Has also won representative honours as an athlete, competing in the long jump.

Ivan Agyaakwah (defender/midfield): A Youth scholar on extended loan from Barnet FC. He is equally at home playing in the centre of defence or central midfield.

Jack Humphrey (central defender): Leftsided defender who was signed from Bostik League Wingate & Finchley, who has made a spot in central defence his own. Was a full professional with Leyton Orient.

Brendan Orcan (winger): Fleet-footed winger, who was formerly with National League Braintree Town and who can play on either flank.Also begin his career with Leyton Orient.

Nathan McGreevy (midfield): Box-to-box midfielder who has recently returned to regular non-league football after a spell away at University. Made his debut with National League South St Albans at 16.

Eoin McKeown (striker): On extended loan from League 2 outfit Colchester United, where he was a leading scorer in their Under 23 side and scored for the U’s in the Checkatrade Trophy.

Also enjoyed a successful loan spell with National League South Wealdstone before joining the Citizens.

Jack Mace (full-back) Late season signing from London Colney of the South Midlands League. Had previous Southern and Isthmian League experience with Chesham United and Ware. Solid, toughtackling full-back.

Henry Ochieng (midfield): A Kenyan international, who was full-time with Leyton Orient, when the Os were in the Football League. Has since been with National League Braintree Town.

William Dupray (midfield): Defensive midfield who was an apprentice with League Div 1 Scunthorpe for a couple of seasons. Has played in the Isthmian League for Chalfont St Peter since moving back down South.

Charlie Jones (goalkeeper): Goalkeeper who was signed from Leighton Town of the South Midlands League, but had played previously for Barton Rovers in the Southern League. Recently won his place back in the team.

MANAGER Gareth Jackson

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01 Nathan Harness

Helen & Alan Smith

02 Ben Collins

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Peacham Family

08 Saul Williams

Lewington Family

10 Chris Wreh

03 Gedeon Okito

05 John Sonuga

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07 George Naismith

Helen & Alan Smith

Dunstable Town Under 8’s Pumas

Hawkes & Smart

04 Jonathan Barnett

COACH Valentino Qoku

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09 Davide Pobbe

Andrew Amu

Neil Barker

11 Charlie Black

12 Lanre Ladipo

15 Erin Amu

15 Daniel Trif

Sophie Robb Art

14 Alex Taylor

Anthony Penwright

The Regiment

17 Ehban Nancarrow-Martin

18 Hassan Sheik

19 Johnathan Osae

Andrew Madaras

20 Ethan Lamptey

21 Marius Patru

22 Connor Coulson

Mandy Madaras

23 Joe Mead

The Committee

24 James Lauder

Peacham Family

Dev Team Manager Simon Reilly

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Neil Barker

24 Rio Dasilva

Wayne & Brandon Upton

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REPORTING IN

DUNSTABLE TOWN 1-2 YAXLEY An unseasonal hail storm half an hour before kick off left standing water on the terraces and flooded the dug outs. How many good citizens of the town this dissuaded from taking advantage of half price admission we will never know. The attendance of 107, considering the pre kick off weather was largely made up of home support, who along with the players made a very generous donation of 91 Easter Eggs which will be donated to the Childrens’ Wards at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.

Thank you all for your incredible generosity.

Not in a generous mood though was the Yaxley back line. As Dunstable swept forward in the first half, taking the game to our opponents, attack after attack was repelled.

On ten minutes Davide Pobbe and Saul Williams combined well to create a chance for Alex Taylor whose shot had both power and direction but was well held by Aaron Butcher in the Yaxley goal.

Having seen our lads under the cosh so many times recently it was refreshing to see the Blues go on the offensive with an industrious midfield pushing forward to give the orange shirted men something to think about. A few minutes later “Follie” Agunbiade’s shot was just over, Erin Amu cleverly creating the chance on that occasion. In between these incidents the Blues had a let off at the other end when one of the Yaxley players wasted a good opportunity.

On the half hour a superb cross into the box from Joe Mead invited a touch to divert it into the waiting net, but lady luck was again no where to be seen as no blue shirt could find that all important touch.

Saul Williams, on the stroke of half time, brought out a good save from Aaron Butcher, but Blues fans were generally pleased with their side’s improved performance and attacking intent, despite going in at half time goal less.

Ben Collins came on at half time to replace Follie Agunbiade and with ten minutes of the second half played Saul Williams broke free and was excruciatingly inches wide from putting Dunstable a goal up. A few minutes later though and Dunstable got just reward for their patient build up and desire to move the ball quickly to feet when Saul Williams seized on a loose ball following Alex Taylor’s blocked shot, weaved his way round Butcher and on the second attempt was able to steer the ball into the net.

Phones were checked to see how North Leigh were faring against Aylesbury and Kidlington against Didcot. Permutations were calculated and smiles replaced frowns.

Eight minutes later and smiles disappeared as Liam Hook equalised for Yaxley.

Dunstable tried to counter straight away, both Daniel Trif and Ein Amu got shots away.

Gedeon Okito’s free kick needed a good save from Aaron Butcher diving to his left, and Saul Williams had a shot on target bravely blocked by a Yaxley defender.

With five minutes left and thoughts of a point being scant reward for a good team performance, Charley Sanders popped up to break Dunstable hearts.

MATCH RANGE

FIXTURES, RESULTS & LINEUPS Date

Opponents

Aug 18

North Leigh

Att

Score

1

2

3

4

5

6

SL1C

116

1-3

Hunt

Mead

Okito

Trif

Sheikh

Ogden

Aug 21 Aug 25

BERKHAMSTED

SL1C

127

2-4

Hunt

Mead

Okito

Trif

Sonuga

Ogden

Corby Town

FACP

372

3-3

Hunt

Patru

Okito

Sheikh

Mead

Ogden

Aug 27

A.F.C. Dunstable

SL1C

302

3-2

Hunt

Collins

Okito

Sheikh

Sonuga

Ogden

Sep 01

COLESHILL TOWN

SL1C

92

3-3

Harness

Patru

Okito

Naismith

Mead

Ogden

Ogden

Sep 04

CORBY TOWN

FACPR

146

0-4

Hunt

Mead

Okito

Barnett

Sonuga

Sep 11

Chesham United

SLCC1

74

3-5

Hunt

Lauder

Okito

E Amu (1)

Mead

Ogden

Sep 15

AYLESBURY

SL1C

93

1-6

Todd

Mead

Okito

Sheikh

Sonuga

Ogden

Sep 22

Kidlington

SL1C

44

5-1

Burbidge

Mead

Okito

Taylor

Lincoln

Ogden

Sep 29

CAMBRIDGE CITY

SL1C

143

1-1

Burbidge

Mead

Okito

Taylor

Lincoln

Ogden

Oct 06

Bromsgrove Sporting

SL1C

721

0-1

Burbidge

Mead

Okito

Taylor

Sonuga

Lincoln

Oct 13

NORTHWOOD

FATPR

152

2-0

Hayes

Mead

Okito

Sheikh

Sonuga

Lincoln

Oct 20

CORBY TOWN

SL1C

127

3-3

Hayes

Patru

Okito

Taylor

Mead

Lincoln

Oct 23

Bedford Town

BSC1

204

1-1

Hayes

Collins

Patru

Taylor

Sonuga

Mead

Oct 27

Aveley

FAT1Q

121

0-1

Hayes

Patru

Okito

Taylor

Sonuga

Mead

Nov 03

Kempston Rovers

SL1C

134

3-1

Connell

Patru

Okito

Lauder

Sonuga

Sheikh

Nov 10

AYLESBURY UNITED

SL1C

158

1-2

Connell

Patru

Okito

Lauder

Sonuga

Mead

Nov 17

Didcot Town

SL1C

144

1-2

Connell

Patru

Okito

Sheikh

Sonuga

Mead

Dec 01

BARTON ROVERS

SL1C

93

0-1

Harness

Patru

Okito

Mead

Sonuga

Lincoln

Dec 04

Bedford Town

SL1C

193

1-3

Harness

Patru

Okito

Mead

Sonuga

Lincoln

Dec 08

THAME UNITED

SL1C

173

2-1

Harness

Mead

Okito (1)

Sheikh (1)

Sonuga

Lincoln

Dec 15

Peterborough Sports

SL1C

143

1-1

Harness

Patru

Okito

Mead

Sonuga

Lincoln

Dec 22

Yaxley

SL1C

84

0-2

Harness

Patru

Okito

Mead

Sonuga

Lincoln

Dec 26

A.F.C. DUNSTABLE

SL1C

236

2-4

Harness

Mead

Okito (1)

Sheikh

Sonuga

Lincoln

Dec 29

NORTH LEIGH

SL1C

80

4-0

Harness

Mead

Okito

Sheikh

Trif

Lincoln

Jan 01

Welwyn Garden City

SL1C

141

1-0

Harness

Mead

Okito

E Amu

Trif

Lincoln

Jan 05

SUTTON COLDFIELD TOWN

SL1C

84

0-1

Paulin

Mead

Okito

E Amu

Trif

Lincoln

Jan 12

Berkhamsted

SL1C

154

0-3

Black

Mead

Okito

Sheikh

Trif

Lincoln

Jan 19

BROMSGROVE SPORTING

SL1C

159

3-2

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Taylor

Trif

Lincoln

Jan 26

Cambridge City

SL1C

214

3-3

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Taylor (1)

Trif

Lincoln

Feb 09

Corby Town

SL1C

370

2-1

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Sheikh

Trif (1)

Sonuga

Feb 16

PETERBOROUGH SPORTS

SL1C

145

0-7

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Sheikh

Trif

Ogden

Feb 19

KEMPSTON ROVERS

SL1C

91

0-0

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Sheikh

Trif

Sonuga

Feb 23

Thame United

SL1C

89

0-5

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Pobbe

Trif

Bailey

Mar 02

Aylesbury United

SL1C

139

0-3

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Osae

Trif

Sonuga

Mar 09

DIDCOT TOWN

SL1C

114

0-3

Coulson

Collins

Patru

Osae

Trif

Mead

Mar 16

Aylesbury

SL1C

92

2-3

Coulson

Collins

Patru

Mead

Trif

Ogden

Mar 23

KIDLINGTON

SL1C

123

0-3

Coulson

Oddy

Patru

Mead

Trif

Sonuga

Mar 30

Barton Rovers

SL1C

125

1-1

Coulson

Trif

Okito

Sonuga

Ogden

Sheikh

Apr 06

BEDFORD TOWN

SL1C

192

0-5

Coulson

Trif

Okito

Mead

Ogden

Sheikh

Apr 13

YAXLEY

SL1C

107

1-2

Coulson

Mead

Okito

Taylor

Trif

Sonuga

Apr 20

Coleshill Town

SL1C

88

1-3

Apr 22

WELWYN GARDEN CITY

SL1C

H

Apr 27

Sutton Coldfield Town

SL1C

A

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FIXTURES, RESULTS & LINEUPS 7

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

Taylor

Williams

A Amu

Wreh (1)

Esso

Patru (80)

Lauder (64)

E Amu

Collins

Mullings (49)

Taylor

Lauder

A Amu

Wreh (1)

Sheiku (1)

Patru

Williams (75)

E Amu

Collins

Esso (45)

Taylor

Lauder

A Amu (1)

Wreh (2)

Esso

Collins (46)

Mullings

Williams (62)

Trif (79)

Naismith

Taylor

Lauder

A Amu

Wreh (1)

Williams (2)

Patru

Naismith (85)

Mullings

Trif (69)

E Amu (65)

n

Collins

Lauder

A Amu (1)

Williams (1)

Black (1)

Barnett (46)

Perlmutter

E Amu (52)

Trif (79)

n

E Amu

Sheikh

A Amu

Williams

Wreh

Naismith

Lauder

Perlmutter

Trif (65)

Dasilva

Lamptey

A Amu

Wreh (1)

Williams (1)

Collins

Sonuga (73)

Sheikh (50)

Trif (57)

Patru

n

Taylor

E Amu

A Amu (1)

Wreh

Williams

Collins

Lamptey (40)

Black (64)

Trif

Lauder

E Amu

Lamptey

A Amu (3)

Wreh

Williams (1)

Collins

Lauder (75)

Black (84)

Trif (58)(1)

Patru

n

E Amu

Lamptey

A Amu

Trif (1)

Williams

Collins (88)

Sonuga (76)

Marius

Black

Wreh (63)

E Amu

Lamptey

A Amu

Trif

Williams

Patru

Wreh (64)

Naismith

Dasilva (45)

n

E Amu

Lamptey

A Amu (1)

Wreh (1)

Williams

Collins (82)

Dasilva (60)

Naismith

Trif (76)

Black

n

E Amu

Dasilva

A Amu (2)

Wreh (1)

Williams

Collins

Lamptey

Naismith

Trif

Ogden (45)

E Amu

Lamptey

Dasilva

Wreh (1)

Williams

Naismith

Black

Lauder

Trif (75)

E Amu

Lamptey

A Amu

Wreh

Williams

Naismith

Black (45)

Lauder

Trif (75)

Taylor

E Amu

Trif

Wreh (1)

Williams (1)

Dasilva (73)(1)

Naismith

Mullings

n

n

n

Mullings (65)

Dasilva (2)

E Amu

Sheikh

Trif (1)

Wreh

Williams

Dasilva (73)

Mullings

Lincoln (64)

Afolabi (73)

Fasida

Dasilva

Taylor

Wreh (1)

Trif

Williams

Collins

Lauder (27)

E Amu

A Amu (58)

Black (79)

Dasilva

Williams

A Amu

Wreh

Trif

Collins

Lauder

E Amu (63)

Black (56)

Barnett (89)

Dasilva

Sheikh

A Amu

E Amu

Williams (1)

Collins

Lauder (78)

Black

Trif (69)

Wreh (69)

Taylor

E Amu

A Amu

Wreh

Patru

Trif (70)

Williams

Collins (84)

Lauder (56)

E Amu (1)

Taylor

A Amu

Wreh

Trif

Collins (87)

Naismith

Lauder (59)

Black (67)

Williams

E Amu

Taylor

A Amu

Wreh

Williams

Sheikh (12)

Barnett

Lauder

Trif (66)

Black (30)

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A Amu

Wreh

Williams

Collins

Black

Barnett (63)(1)

Trif (63)

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Gouldbourne

Williams (2)

E Amu (70)

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Sonuga

Lamptey

Wreh

Lauder

Taylor

A Amu (1)

Gouldbourne

Williams

Sonuga (86)

Collins

Lamptey

Wreh (73)

Black

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A Amu

Gouldbourne

Sheiku

Collins

Black

Sonuga

Wreh (81)

Williams (62)

Lauder

Taylor

A Amu

Gouldbourne

Ogden

Williams (58)

Sonuga

Wreh (67)

E Amu (67)

n

Lauder

E Amu

A Amu (2)

Gouldbourne

Williams (1)

Wreh (75)

Sheikh (75)

Ogden

Collins (81)

Black

Lauder

E Amu (1)

Wreh (1)

Gouldbourne

Williams

Sonuga (86)

Sheikh (63)

Collins

Black

Afolabi (74) Naismith

a

a

a

a

Lauder

E Amu

Wreh (1)

Gouldbourne

Pobbe

Williams (68)

Ogden (86)

Osae

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Lauder

E Amu

Wreh

Gouldbourne

Pobbe

Williams (46)

Sonuga

Osae (73)

Naismith (80)

Lauder

E Amu

Wreh

Gouldbourne

Williams

Pobbe (71)

Osae (71)

E N-Martin (83)

Bailey

Naismith

Lauder

E Amu

Wreh

Gouldbourne

Williams

Sonuga (23)

E N-Martin (74)

Osae (85)

Patru

Taylor

Gouldbourne

Wreh

Williams

E N-Martin

Pobbe

E Amu (63)

Lauder (75)

Black (63)

Patru

Taylor

E Amu

Wreh

Pobbe

Black

Sonuga

Lauder (65)

Naismith (72)

Lamptey (82)

Lauder (1)

Taylor

Wreh (1)

Pobbe

E Amu

Sonuga

Naismith

Lamptey (67) E N-Martin (65)

Lauder

Taylor

Black

Pobbe

E Amu

Naismith

Sheikh (66)

Lamptey (79) Agunbiade (59)

Taylor

Williams

Black (1)

E Amu

Oddy

Mead

Lamptey (81)

Pobbe (73)

Lauder (90)

Agunbiade

Afolabi (80) Wreh

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Taylor

E Amu

Williams

Wreh

Oddy

Naismith (72)

Lauder (45)

Pobbe (87)

Afolabi

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Lauder

E Amu

Williams (1)

Pobbe

Collins

Naismith

Ogden

Patru

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Cup, SLCC - Southern League Challenge Cup ted Club Officers constituting the Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary.

TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES Monday 22nd April 2019 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm 3pm

Aylesbury v Aylesbury United Barton Rovers v Berkhamsted Bedford Town v AFC Dunstable Bromsgrove Sporting v Coleshill Town Corby Town v Yaxley Didcot Town v Sutton Coldfield Town Kempston Rovers v North Leigh Peterborough Sports v Cambridge City Thame United v Kidlington

MATCHDAY HAPPY HOUR 2 drinks for £5.50 Carling and Greene King IPA only

Saturday 1 - 2

Midweek 6 - 7

MATCH DAY MEAL DEALS

Beer and Burger £5 Burger and Chips £4 Fish Fingers/Nuggets, Chips and Fruitshoot £3.50

PLAYER APPEARANCES 18/19 Total

League Total

42 Sam Afolabi

Cup Total

36

0

(3)

0

DTFC Total

6 (3)

0

0

0

(3)

Goals

Ylw

Red

56

55

7

2

1

(1)

1

(1)

1

(1)

Arel Amu

25

(2)

20

(2)

5

69

(2)

14

Erin Amu

31

(6)

26

(6)

5

48

(6)

3

1

1

0

(3)

1

198

(3)

1

27

(8)

2

3

0

Folabo Agunbiade

Joshua Bailey

1

0

Jonathan Barnett

1

(3)

Charlie Black

5

(8)

5

Fred Burbidge

3

0

2

Ben Collins

5

(7)

4

(5)

1

(2)

34

(7)

James Connell

3

0

3

0

0

0

3

0

13

0

13

13

0

Conner Coulson Rio Dasilva

6

(5)

4

Jetmir Esso

3

0

2

Marcus Gouldbourne

7

0

7

Nathan Harness

9

0

9

Nick Hayes

4

0

1

Will Hunt

6

0

3

(7)

(1) 1

(3)

2

(2)

1 0

6

(5)

16

0

7

0

18

0

3

15

0

3

14

0

0

0

1

1

1

3

1

Lanre Ladipo

0

0

36

0

Ethan Lamptey

7

(5)

3

(5)

4

24

(5)

James Lauder

20

(11)

18

(11)

2

20

(11)

Kyle Lincoln

17

(1)

16

(1)

1

75

(1)

1

Joe Mead

37

0

31

6

37

0

1

Nathan Mullings

0

(2)

3

(2)

George Naismith

1

(4)

1

(4)

1

(4)

Ehban Nancarrow-Martin

1

(4)

1

(4)

1

(4)

1

Charlie Oddy

3

0

3

3

0

1

Keiran Ogden

15

(2)

12

3

42

(2)

Gedeon Okito

37

0

31

6

107

0

2

(3)

2

2

(3)

Jonathan Osae George Paulin Marius Patru Davide Pobbe

(1)

(2)

(1)

(3)

1

0

1

15

(1)

12

(1)

7

(3)

7

(3)

3

1

0

15

(1)

7

(3)

Hassan Sheik

20

(5)

17

(4)

3

(1)

20

(5)

John Sonuga

22

(5)

18

(4)

4

(1)

75

(5)

Alex Taylor

30

0

27

30

0

Daniel Trif

25

(13)

25

(7)

(6)

58

Saul Williams

29

(6)

24

(5)

5

(1)

47

Chris Wreh

28

(7)

22

(7)

6

28

3

1 1

3

1

5 2

4

1

4

2

6

1

4 1

10

(13)

4

3

(6)

11

3

(7)

14

1

2

1

SEASON STATS

1

Table Position

5 10 15 20 35

Points

30 25 20 15 10 5 0 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

0-15

16-30 31-45 46-60 61-75 76-90

Top Goal Scorers (All Competitions) Chris Wreh Arel Amu Saul Williams Daniel Trif Erin Amu Hassan Sheik Gedeon Okito Charlie Black Alex Taylor Rio Dasilva Jonathan Barnett James Lauder

14 14 11 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

EVO-STIK DIVISION ONE CENTRAL TABLE

P W D L F A +/- Pts

C

Peterborough Sports

36 29

4

3 104 24 80 91

2

Bromsgrove Sporting

36 26

6

4 105 41 64 84

3

Corby Town

36 22

5

9 101 57 44 71

4

Bedford Town

36 19

2

15 77 49 28 59

5

Sutton Coldfield Town

36 16 10 10 61 48 13 58

6

Didcot Town

36 16

8

12 68 60

8

56

7

Coleshill Town

36 16

8

12 58 53

5

56

8

Thame United

36 17

4

15 59 60 -1 55

9

AFC Dunstable

36 16

6

14 57 67 -10 54

10

Berkhamsted

36 15

8

13 63 51 12 53

11

Cambridge City

36 12 10 14 56 51

12

Yaxley

36 14

4

18 67 87 -20 46

13

Kempston Rovers

36 11

9

16 55 71 -16 42

14

Aylesbury United

36 12

5

19 59 81 -22 41

15

Barton Rovers

36 10 10 16 42 64 -22 40

16

Welwyn Garden City (-1) 36

9

10 17 47 63 -16 36

17

Kidlington

36

9

6

21 42 80 -38 33

18

North Leigh

36

9

5

22 63 102 -39 32

19

DUNSTABLE TOWN

36

8

7

21 48 86 -38 31

20

Aylesbury

36

7

7

22 39 76 -37 28

5

46

IN DEVELOPMENT SUBURBAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1

Ascot Utd

20

15

3

2

26

48

2

Tring Athletic

19

15

0

4

51

45

3

DUNSTABLE TOWN

20

11

2

7

8

35

4

Westfield

20

9

3

8

12

30

5

Abbey Rangers

20

8

4

8

1

28

6

Hartley Wintney

20

7

2

11

-5

23

7

Harefield Utd

20

7

2

11

-8

23

8

Leverstock Green

20

7

2

11

-18

23

9

AFC Hayes

20

6

4

10

-5

22

10

Fleet Spurs

19

7

1

11

-27

22

11

Eversley & California

20

5

1

14

-35

16

SLC

L

1-2

BICCSF

W

3-1

Plate

W

2-0

SCS Grp D

L

0-2

RESULTS & FIXTURES Tuesday, 12 February

H

Harefield United

Saturday, 16 February

A

Biggleswade Reserves

Saturday, 23 February

A

Flackwell Heath

Thursday, 28 February

H

Tring Athletic

Saturday, 9 March

A

Abbey Rangers

Plate

L

0-2

Saturday, 16 March

A

Ascot United

SLC

L

1-3

Thursday, 21 March

H

AFC Hayes

SLC

W

4-2

Wednesday, 27 March

H

Westfield

SLC

W

1-0

Thursday, 4 April

H

Fleet Spurs

SLC

L

3-4

Saturday, 6 April

A

Eversley & California

SLC

W

4-0

Thursday, 11 April

H

Ascot United

SLC

W

2-1

Wednesday, 17 April

A

Henlow

BICCF

W

1-0

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22 APRIL 1978 - FOREST GROWS INTO THE TITLE On 22 April 1978, Nottingham Forest won the league with a scoreless draw at Coventry City.

They were the fifth (to date, the last) team to win the English top flight as a newly promoted team.

The rise was orchestrated by the managerial team of Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, who took charge of the club in January 1975. At the time, Forest were a mid-table Division Two team whose only major honors were the 1898 and 1959 FA Cups. Although they finished sixteenth out of twenty-two teams that first season under Clough and Taylor, they ended the 1975-76 season in eighth, then claimed the last promotion spot the following year with a third-place finish.

They got a strong start on their return to the top flight, winning seven of their first nine matches to take a firm grip on first place. They

remained there for the rest of the season.

By the time they visited Coventry City, Forest were six points clear of second-place Everton, who had only three matches left to play (Forest had five remaining). At the time, teams earned two points for a win, so even a draw with Coventry would have put Forest out of Everton’s reach. And a draw is what they got, as the match finished 0-0 to secure Forest’s first top-flight title with four games left.

Before that, Liverpool (in 1906), Everton (1932), Tottenham (1951), and Ipswich Town (1962) each had won the league as newlypromoted teams, but Forest remain the last to do it. They were also the first to do it without being promoted as Division Two champions.

Their success continued under Clough and Taylor, with back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980.

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MANAGER: GARETH JACKSON

MANAGER: DEAN BARKER

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Conner Coulson Ben Collins Gedeon Okito Jonathan Barnett John Sonuga Kieran Ogden George Naismith Saul Williams Davide Pobbe Chris Wreh Charlie Black Charlie Oddy Alex Taylor Erin Amu Daniel Trif Ehban Nancarrow-Martin Hassan Sheik Johnathan Osae Ethan Lamptey Marius Patru Sam Afolabi Joe Mead James Lauder

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