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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, 2018-19 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 Ryan Sturges - Assistant Manager Wayne Upton - Coach Rory McMullen - Goalkeeper Coach Tasos Psarras - Sports Therapist Justin Lucas-Hill - Club Medical Consultant Colin Lauder - Development Team Manager Valentino Qoku - Assistant Manager Samir Amadu - 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 - Social Media Manager and Club Photographer Katrina Peacham - Committee Clerk and Turnstile Manager Nikki Lauder - Events and fundraising Patrick MacKay - Match-day Merchandising Coordinator Peter Burrows - Community Engagement Officer Vince Dunnell - Youth Section Chairman and Assistant Youth Welfare Officer Adrian Dunne - Youth Section Vice Chairman and Events/Fundraising Kristy Lewington - Youth Section Secretary and Club Welfare Officer Christian Baxter - Youth Treasurer and Assistant Youth Welfare Officer 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, where today our visitors are Wembley. We trust they will have a safe and enjoyable visit to Dunstable today.

At this early stage of the season, and with both sides sitting just below mid-table, three points can have a great impact on the league table. Taking into account our recent performances, I’m sure we will see another entertaining game of football today.

Last week, the disappointment of a lastminute loss away to Oxhey Jets was hard to accept, for players and fans alike. With our lads pushing for a winner of their own going into stoppage time, Oxhey Jets managed to nick a third goal, but the quality of the team’s performances of late has been good, and will no doubt continue to improve. Incidentally, Wembley will also be looking to recover from a loss to Oxhey Jets, having let a 3-0 lead slip in their previous league outing, going down 3-4 in the end.

As first team matters are looking bright, there is also plenty to talk about in other areas of the club, and I’ll start with the Development team. After the success of winning the FA Intermediate Challenge Cup last year, the team has had a decent start to this season too, last week getting a creditable goalless draw with top-ofthe-table Abbey Rangers. This result was sandwiched between two away victories, firstly a 2-1 win against Thatcham Town, then a 3-0 at Eversley and California, so a

big congratulations to all involved.

Whilst on the subject of development, we now have our new Development Centre, which offers high-level, fun coaching for 4-6 year-olds. We are striving to continue evolving and improving the experience for our young players and their parents. We’ve also had great feedback after the rollout of our Junior Blues incentive, giving parents from the youth section various exciting discounts and deals from a great number of our partners in and around Dunstable.

On another note, it’s been good to see a better level of engagement with some of our social media posts. Different clubs take different approaches to this relatively new tool, and we can attest to the fact that it takes a lot of hard work from a lot of people to produce an output of a decent standard.

So a big thank you to all who put their time and efforts into the social media accounts.

All that remains to say is thank you for your continued support, and let’s get behind Gareth, Ryan and the boys today, and get the three points!

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WEMBLEY HISTORY Wembley Football Club was formed in 1946 following an amalgamation of various junior clubs, predominantly Sudbury Ratepayers Association and Sudbury Rangers. Nicknamed the ‘Lions’, (the symbol of the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924/25, the emblem was also used by the local speedway and ice-hockey teams), they found a home at Vale Farm and have remained there ever since, developing a roped-off pitch into a respectable non-League football ground.

Entry was immediately made into the Middlesex League. After finishing a creditable fourth in their first season they went on to win the championship in 1947/48. A further season was spent in this league before the Club progressed into the Spartan League in 1949/50. Here they stayed for two years, clinching the Western Division title in 1950/51 as a result of which they became founder members of the Delphian League.

In season 1955/56 they reached the finals of both the London Senior Cup and Middlesex Senior Cup and also finished runners-up in the Delphian League. In recognition of these achievements they were invited to join the Corinthian League and subsequently vastly improved the facilities at Vale Farm.

Following a quiet period the Club moved into the Athenian League (1963/64) which had absorbed both the Corinthian and Delphian Leagues to create three divisions.

Wembley were placed in the middle section. Malcolm Allison (1962-1963)

and Allen Batsford (1964 -1965) were both employed as coaches by the Lions during this period, although their respective spells were brief. Both gentlemen went on to have distinguished careers elsewhere and who knows where the Club might be today had either one of them remained at Vale Farm.

Wembley did manage to gain promotion to the Premier Division in 1967/68. To anticipate further progress floodlights were installed, a new clubhouse and dressingroom complex were built and eventually admission to the expanding Isthmian League was granted in 1975. Finished runners-up in their final season justified Wembley’s elevation.

Wembley began their first season in the Isthmian League (1975/76) in the second division (now the first division). The closest they came to promotion to the Premier Division was in 1985/86. After completing their fixtures, Wembley headed the table only to miss out on going up by two points when both St.Albans City and Bromley won their respective games in hand. Only two teams went up in those days.

Despite failing to achieve promotion, Wembley obtained some minor compensation by recording various cup successes during this period. In 1980/81 they reached the First Round Proper of the F.A. Cup for the one and only time, losing 0-3 to Enfield at Southbury Road.

WEMBLEY HISTORY The Middlesex Charity Cup was won outright for the first time in 1982/83, while the Middlesex Senior Cup was also clinched for the first time a season later with a dramatic 5-1 success over Hendon . In 1986/87 Wembley won the coveted Middlesex Cup double with final wins over Hayes in the Senior Cup and Feltham in the Charity Cup, a feat nearly repeated during the following season Both finals were lost although the disappointment was tempered by beating Brentford at Griffin Park in the semi-final of the Middlesex Charity Cup, and having the final played at Wembley Stadium.

Wembley last won some silverware in 1994/95 with a 2-0 victory over Hampton in the final of the Middlesex Charity Cup. The Lions also went on to reach the second round proper of the F.A. Trophy in 1995/96 (their best run in the old F.A. Amateur Cup was also ended at the second round proper stage 1966/67 and 1968/69). However, their lengthy first division status was ended at the finish of that season when they suffered relegation into division two.

By claiming third place, a quick return to the first division was achieved a season later, but their division one tenure lasted just two seasons and they relegated again at the end of 1998/99. As a result of the restructuring of the Isthmian League’s constitution, Wembley regained a berth in the first division (north) for the 2002/03 season. But they were unable to maintain their place and were demoted into the

second division at the end of that campaign.

Wembley were forced to leave the Isthmian League set-up at the end of the 2005/06 season following the disbanding of the second division. They joined the Combined Counties League. A sterling effort was made to win promotion during their first season (2006/07), but ran out of steam to end the term in the third place.

Apart from that, they failed to make a real impact, although they did reach the final of the Combined Counties League Cup in 2010/11, but lost to Sandhurst Town, 0-1, at Farnborough. However, after their participation in the following season’s F.A. Cup, (their Extra-Preliminary Round tie with Ascot United was covered live on Facebook) the competition sponsors, Budweiser, offered the Lions a muchpublicised deal which they could not refuse.

This included the signing of several retired professionals to help the Lions progress as far as possible in the 2012/13 F.A. Cup under the guidance of Terry Venables.

Unfortunately, Wembley only played 3 games before bowing out.

After eight years, Wembley’s membership of the Combined Counties League was ended by a lateral move across Step Five of the non-League pyramid, They are commencing their sixth year in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division after joining in 2014/15, finishing last season’s campaign in twelfth place.

TAKE FIVE WEMBLEY LAST FIVE SEASONS SEASON LEAGUE

P W D L F A P POS

2014-15 SSML-P

42 23 6 13 80 60 75

7/22

2015-16 SSML-P

42 19 6 17 77 61 63

11/22

2016-17 SSML-P

42 23 6 13 115 73 75

4/22

2017-18 SSML-P

40 15 8 17 76 68 53

9/21

2018-19 SSML-P

38 12 11 15 61 59 47

12/20

LAST FIVE RESULTS Sat 21 September

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Wembley 3 - 4 Oxhey Jets

Sat 14 September

15:00

Wembley 1 - 3 Risborough Rangers

Sat 07 September

15:00

Wembley 1 - 3 Broadfields United

Sun 01 September

15:00

Chalvey (WMC) Sports 0 - 1 Wembley

Sat 24 August

15:00

Wembley 2 - 3 Berkhamsted

NEXT FIVE FIXTURES Sat 12 October

15:00

Leverstock Green v Wembley

Tue 15 October

19:45

London Colney v Wembley

Sat 19 October

15:00

Wembley v Eynesbury Rovers

Tue 22 October

19:45

Broadfields United v Wembley

Sat 26 October

15:00

Biggleswade United v Wembley

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OUR ROVING REPORTER PATRICK MACKAY’S ACCOUNT OF OUR RECENT MATCH AGAINST OXHEY JETS Things started brightly for the Blues, with Andre Elliot pressuring the home defence in the second minute and winning a corner, which was only partially cleared, and with the Jets’ goalkeeper fumbling the ball under pressure from Luke Little, Chris Stapleton was on hand to put the ball into the back of the net, for his 4th goal of the season.

Town’s bright start almost bore the fruit of a second goal, with Little receiving the ball on halfway with his back to goal, and managing to play the ball to Stapleton who carried it into a dangerous position, with his shot across goal going inches wide of the post. Stapleton was then able to repay the favour when he played a lovely through-ball with the outside of his right boot, but the defender was just able to stay with Little long enough to ensure he couldn’t get a clean shot away.

Dunstable Town were playing with confidence, and spreading the ball around the field well, and after a high-octane first fifteen minutes, the pace settled, and Oxhey Jets gained some momentum.

swagger, and a free-kick from the touchline just after the half-hour mark dangerously floated all the way to the back-post and out, when surely any touch would have given the Jets the lead.

After the break, it was the home side who started in the ascendency, carving out and spurning two good chances, before Dunstable Town retook the lead through an Evans Lamboh right-footed twenty-five-yarder.

Taylor was again to the rescue for Town when an Oxhey striker received the ball twelve yards out and shot firmly, but couldn’t beat the young goalkeeper, with the follow-up being cleared away.

With twenty-three minutes left to play, the referee gave another penalty to the home team, and again it was Cameron who took it, this time going down the middle, to level the game for a second time.

The referee wasn’t giving a lot to Town, and after failing to award a free-kick on the halfway line, the ball was played through to their striker, but with the crowd urging him to take it first time, he decided to take a touch, and the extra moment gave Mackenzie Taylor enough time to reposition and make a decent save.

With Adam Sawyer heading against the bar with a quarter of an hour to go, the game looked like there was a winner to be had, and Dunstable were looking to get it for themselves.

But in the first minute of stoppage time, Taylor could only parry a header into the path of the onrushing Andy Brennan, who put the ball into the back of the net from close range.

A twenty-fifth minute penalty from Reece Cameron restored parity, after Adam Sawyer had produced a fantastic block minutes earlier to deny the home side again. It was now the home side’s turn to turn on the style and

‘A game of fine margins against a team playing to their capacity,’ Blues Assistant Manager Ryan Sturges said after the game. ‘Creating chances was not an issue, but we will need to be more clinical in the future.’

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2019/20 FIXTURES & RESULTS AUGUST Sat 03

BROADFIELDS UNITED

H

COMP

ATT

RES

1

2

3

4

5

PD

130

0-3

Taylor

Collins

Trif

Pobbe

Zunguzah

Tue 06

BALDOCK TOWN

H

PD

122

2-1

Taylor

Collins

Patru

Blackman

Zunguzah

Sat 10

CHIPPING SODBURY TOWN

H

FAC-EP

112

3-2

Taylor

Collins

Patru (1)

Blackman

Zunguzah

Sat 17

Colney Heath

A

PD

118

0-3

Taylor

Sawyer

Patru

Blackman

Zunguzah

Tue 20

St Panteleimon

A

LCT-1

43

1-4

Lincoln

Sawyer

Lee

Boka (1)

Pobbe

Sun 25

SHORTWOOD UTD

H

FAC-P

152

4-1

Taylor

Sawyer

Patru

Blackman

Pobbe

AFC Hayes

A

FAV-1Q

42

1-3

Taylor

Sawyer

Patru

Blackman

Pobbe

Sat 07

BISHOP'S STORTFORD

H

FAC-1Q

221

3-5

Taylor

Sawyer

McArthur

Trif

Sat 23

Potton United

A

PD

85

2-0

Taylor

Sawyer

Elliot

Trif

Zunguzah

Sat 21

EDGWARE TOWN

H

PD

99

2-1

Taylor

Sawyer

Elliot

Trif

Zunguzah

Sat 28

Oxhey Jets

A

PD

72

2-3

Taylor

Sawyer

Elliot

Trif

Zunguzah

Sat 05

WEMBLEY

H

PD

Sat 12

NEWPORT PAGNELL TOWN

H

PD

Tue 15

ARLESEY TOWN

H

PD

Sat 31 SEPTEMBER

Zunguzah (

OCTOBER

Sat 19

Tring Athletic

A

PD

Tue 22

AFC Dunstable

A

BSC-1

Sat 26

Bye Week

Tue 29

Harefield United

A

PDC-1

Sat 02

HARPENDEN TOWN

H

PD

Sat 09

Biggleswade United

A

PD

Tue 12

AYLESBURY VALE DYNAMOS

H

PD

NOVEMBER

Sat 16

CRAWLEY GREEN

H

PD

Tue 26

Newport Pagnell Town

A

PD

Sat 30

LEVERSTOCK GREEN

H

PD

Tue 03

HAREFIELD UNITED

H

PD

Sat 07

London Colney

A

PD

Tue 10

Harpenden Town

A

PD

Sat 14

Eynesbury Rovers

A

PD

Sat 21

Baldock Town

A

PD

Sat 28

LEIGHTON TOWN

H

PD

DECEMBER

JANUARY Sat 04

Leverstock Green

A

PD

Sat 11

EYNESBURY ROVERS

H

PD

Sat 18

Crawley Green

A

PD

Sat 25

OXHEY JETS

H

PD

Sat 01

BIGGLESWADE UNITED

H

PD

Sat 08

Edgware Town

A

PD

Sat 15

POTTON UNITED

H

PD

Sat 22

Broadfields United

A

PD

Sat 29

COLNEY HEATH

H

PD

FEBRUARY

MARCH Sat 07

North Greenford United

A

PD

Sat 14

TRING ATHLETIC

H

PD

Sat 21

Bye Week

Sat 28

Wembley

A

PD

Sat 04

LONDON COLNEY

H

PD

Sat 11

Leighton Town

A

PD

Sat 18

Arlesey Town

A

PD

Sat 25

NORTH GREENFORD UNITED

H

PD

TBC

Harefield United

A

PD

TBC

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

A

PD

APRIL

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7

8

9

10

11

SUB 1

SUB 2

SUB 3

h

Smith

Lamboh

Harvey-Bailey

Osei-Addo

Dasilva

Stapleton

Blackman

Patru

McArthur

h

Trif

Little (2)

McArthur

Chibwe

Dasilva

Stapleton

Lamboh

Pobbe

Harvey-Bailey

h

Trif

Little (1)

McArthur

Chibwe

Lamboh

Stapleton (1)

Harvey-Bailey

Pobbe

Smith

h

Smith

Little

McArthur

Trif

Dasilva

Stapleton

Harvey-Bailey

Lamboh

Pobbe

Smith

Little

Harvey-Bailey

Chibwe

Lamboh

Stapleton

Blackman

McArthur

Smith

Little (1)

Harvey-Bailey (1)

Trif

Lamboh (1)

Stapleton (1)

Chibwe

McArthur

Osei-Addo

Smith

Little (1)

Harvey-Bailey

Trif

Chibwe

Stapleton

Collins

Osei-Addo

Boka McCool

(1)

Blackman

Little (1)

Harvey-Bailey

Pobbe (1)

Lamboh

Stapleton

Ameyaw

Boyce-Fuller

h

Blackman

Boyce-Fuller

Harvey-Bailey

Pobbe (1)

Lamboh (1)

Stapleton

Boka

McCool

Njoku

h

Blackman (1)

Lamboh

Harvey-Bailey (1)

Pobbe

Njoku

Stapleton

Osei-Addo

Little

McCool

h

Blackman

Little

Harvey-Bailey

Pobbe

Lamboh (1)

Stapleton (1)

McCool

Ameyaw

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PLAYER APPEARANCES 19/20 Total

League Total

Cup Total

11

6

5

Eric Ameyaw

0

(2)

Daniel Blackman

9

(2)

Lessa Boka

1

(2)

Jordan Cophi Boyce Fuller

1

(1)

1

Dalitso Chibwe

4

0

1

3

Ben Collins

3

(1)

2

1

(1) 5

DTFC Total

(1)

0

(2) 1

1

(1)

1

(1)

1

(2)

1

1

(1)

1

(1)

4

0

(1)

47

(1)

0

0

0

3

14

0

Andre Elliott

3

0

3

3

0

Joe Hankins

0

(1)

0

(1)

Jack Harvey-Bailey

8

(3)

8

(3)

0

James Lauder

0

0

Tyrik Lee

1

0

Ben Lincoln

1

0

(1) 4

(2)

4

4

(2)

4

0

0 (2)

33

0

1

1

0

1

1

0

Luke Little

8

(1)

3

(1)

5

4

(3)

2

(1)

2

Jack McCool

0

(4)

Ehban Nancarrow-Martin

0

0

1

(1)

(1)

8

Kai McArthur

Kachi Njoku

1

(2)

0

(2)

17

9

0

0

19 (1)

3

8

Red

4

Aaron Dada

Cedric Ibara

Ylw

(1)

Rio Dasilva

Evans Lamboh

Goals

(3)

1

8

(1)

(2)

4

(3)

(1)

0

(4)

(1)

5

0

1

(1)

Kieran Ogden

0

0

Kelvin Osei-Addo

1

(3)

1

(1)

Marius Patru

5

(1)

2

(1)

3

Davide Pobbe

8

(3)

4

(2)

4

Adam Sawyer

8

0

4

4

Seb Smith

5

(1)

2

3

Chris Stapleton

11

0

6

5

Mackenzie Taylor

10

0

6

4

10

0

Daniel Trif

10

0

6

4

84

0

Joe Zunguzah

8

0

6

2

8

0

(2)

(1)

(1)

1

1

2

3

2

1

6

1

1

45

0

1

(3)

22

(1)

1

21

(3)

2

8

0

5

(1)

11

0

1 1 3

3

1 1

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SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS FOOTBALL LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

1 Tring Athletic 2 Newport Pagnell Town 3 Colney Heath 4 Eynesbury Rovers 5 Harefield United 6 Biggleswade United 7 Oxhey Jets 8 Harpenden Town 9 Crawley Green 10 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 11 Leverstock Green 12 Broadfields United 13 Dunstable Town 14 Edgware Town 15 Potton United 16 Wembley 17 Arlesey Town 18 London Colney 19 Baldock Town 20 Leighton Town

P W D L F A GD Pts 9 8 0 1 32 8 24 24 9 7 0 2 34 14 20 21 7 7 0 0 17 4 13 21 8 5 2 1 20 7 13 17 7 5 0 2 16 10 6 15 9 5 0 4 20 18 2 15 8 4 2 2 19 17 2 14 9 4 1 4 13 13 0 13 8 4 0 4 20 14 6 12 6 4 0 2 10 6 4 12 7 3 1 3 8 14 -6 10 9 3 1 5 11 24 -13 10 6 3 0 3 8 11 -3 9 8 3 0 5 13 20 -7 9 10 2 1 7 12 27 -15 7 5 2 0 3 9 9 0 6 7 1 4 2 10 13 -3 4 5 1 0 4 8 16 -8 3 8 1 0 7 10 20 -10 3 6 0 1 5 4 13 -9 1

TOP GOALSCORERS

Leon Lobjoit Newport Pagnell 17 Jim Burnside Newport Pagnell 12 Charncey Dash Tring Athletic 10 Jordan Brown Eynesbury Rovers 8 Reece Cameron Oxhey Jets 8 Sam Holmes Crawley Green 8 Richard Pacquette Harefield United 8 Jon Clements Colney Heath 7 Louie Collier Tring Athletic 7 Phil Draycott Crawley Green 7

RECENT RESULTS Arlesey Town 1 - 5 Newport Pagnell Aylesbury Vale 1 - 4 Tring Athletic Biggleswade Utd 4 - 3 Baldock Town Colney Heath 2 - 1 Crawley Green Harpenden Town 3 - 3 Broadfields Utd

(Pen 4-2) Leighton Town 4 - 0 Oxhey Jets North Greenford P - P Leverstock Grn Potton United 2 - 2 Eynesbury Rov

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IN DEVELOPMENT

ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE DUNSTABLE TOWN DEVELOPMENT TEAM On a cold wet September evening our Development team took on top of the table Abbey Rangers at Creasey Park. Abbey Rangers were unbeaten in five matches and had scored 30 goals, so looked a tough prospect for the emerging Blues.

Dunstable Town in the same space of time had only played three matches, a loss at Harefield United in the first game of the season, and two wins against Westfield and Thatcham Town. All these were away from home and this match was their first game at Fortress Creasey.

A hard fought and entertaining match saw a 0-0 draw against a good, strong and free scoring outfit and the Young Lions did us proud.

IN DEVELOPMENT SUBURBAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION

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PTS

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Abbey Rangers

6

5

1

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16

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Thatcham Town

7

4

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3

12

3

AFC Hayes

6

3

1

2

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10

4

Leverstock Green

4

2

1

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5

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2

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Harefield United

4

2

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Hartley Wintney

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RESULTS & FIXTURES Wednesday, 27 March

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Westfield

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W

1-0

Thursday, 4 April

H

Fleet Spurs

SLCD

L

3-4

Saturday, 6 April

A

Eversley & California

SLCD

W

4-0

Thursday, 11 April

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Ascot United

SLCD

W

2-1

Wednesday, 17 April

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Henlow

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1-0

Thursday, 22 August

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Harefield United

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0-3

Saturday, 24 August

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Westfield

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5-2

Saturday, 21 September A

Thatcham Town

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2-1

Thursday, 26 September H

Abbey Rangers

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0-0

Saturday, 28 September A

Eversley & California

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3-0

Saturday, 5 October

A

Hartley Wintney

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Thursday, 10 October

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AFC Hayes

SLC-1

Saturday, 12 October

A

Holmer Green

SLC-1

Saturday, 26 October

H

Elstow Abbey

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LOCAL NON-LEAGUE CHAT with Ollie Bayliss

As football fans, nothing catches our attention more than an outfield player having to go in goal! Non-league clubs can rarely afford to have a backup keeper on their books, so it’s something that happens much more frequently lower down the pyramid. The prospect of an outfield player, uncomfortably donning gloves and a slightly too large keeper jersey, is almost always entertaining, one way or another.

The week before, in the Spartan Premier, Oxhey Jets mounted a remarkable comeback with an outfield player in goal. At half time the Hertfordshire side was losing 3-0 at Wembley with 2 players in the sin bin and their goalkeeper injured. Jamie Speer, the smallest player for the Jets, volunteered to put the gloves on.

Not only did he make a string of saves, claim crosses and keep a second-half clean sheet, his outfield teammates mounted a remarkable comeback winning 4-3! The winning goal from Darren Brew was last kick of the game– real Roy of the Rovers stuff!

Last Saturday, in the National League, Bromley defender Chris Bush was forced to go in goal after Mark Cousins was injured 2 minutes into their game at Yeovil. Bromley took the lead as Bush performed admirably keeping Yeovil out until the stroke of half time. With a draw then on the cards, his own defender scored passed him in calamitous fashion as the game descended into farce with the referee sending off all the Yeovil ball boys for time-wasting!

Non-league football never fails to produce a story!

Sometimes lower-league sides have to survive much more than the one game with an

outfield player between the posts. In March 2018 Biggleswade Town made national news when they were left without a goalkeeper for the remainder of the season. Injuries to Liam Gooch and Sam Donkin meant The Waders had to start winger Craig Daniels in net. He did surprisingly well for Chris Nunn’s side, helping the club pick up several creditable draws before the Southern League eventually allowed the club to sign an emergency replacement goalkeeper.

Recently on the Non-League Show, I spoke to Steve Nott-Macaire. The former Holmer Green, Tring Athletic and Risborough Rangers defender spent most of his career as the designated outfield player to go in goal when required. I think at times he secretly enjoyed the opportunity to show what he could do with the gloves on. Whilst at Chalfont St Peter he played in goal for 10 games in a row when their only registered keeper was injured. His first moment between the sticks for The Saints saw him save a penalty! He joked how they’d try and not let the opposition know he wasn’t a proper keeper, but he was so well known in lower league football that it rarely worked.

With the FA gradually increasing the number of substitutes on the bench and Non-league squads getting bigger, perhaps the sight of outfield players going in goal will become a less common sight in future seasons, I for one hope not though.

DUNSTABLE TOWN’S YOUNG GUNS ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE DUNSTABLE TOWN YOUTH TEAMS AND COMMITTEE

Our Development centre for 4 to 6 year olds was set up by Club Welfare officer Kristy Lewington and is run by Development centre coach John Sanders who is assisted by Corin Nagle and Lewis Mills. It started in May and is very successful as we are now full on numbers. The idea is for the children to have fun and develop but also for the club to get the children ready and prepared for under 7 football. At half time John will do a little training session on the pitch with the kids which I hope they all enjoy and remember and one day hopefully we will see some of these children playing for the Blues, please give the children a cheer at half time. #

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A big Happy Birthday to George Lewington, who turns 9 today.

His first game watching the club was “way-back” on 20th August 2016 against Chesham United and he has been playing for the youth section for the last 3 years.

George currently plays at under 9s and 10s!

Congratulations Georgie Boy!

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ON THIS DAY ...

by Brian Seal

5 OCTOBER 1929 - THE MYSTERY MILESTONE On 5 October 1929, somebody scored the English Football League’s 100,000th goal. But nobody is quite sure who it was.

The milestone goal was the 65th one scored that day, just over 41 years after Bolton’s Kenny Davenport scored the League’s first goal on 8 September 1888. Unfortunately, it is impossible to identify the responsible individual because no records exist to indicate the timing of the scores.

In all, 44 matches were played that day in the four League divisions, delivering a grand total of 150 goals. Division Three (South) delivered the most with 50, including the day’s highest tally - a 6-3 victory by Swindon Town over visiting Merthyr Town.

In Division One that day, the high-water mark was 6, set by Sheffield Wednesday’s 2-4 win at Burnley. Division Two matched that number with Blackpool’s 2-4 win at Barnsley and Notts County’s 3-3 home draw with Stoke City. Division Three (North) followed with 5, set by Darlington’s 3-2 home win over Halifax Town and Crewe Alexandra’s away win over Stockport County.

Of the 44 matches played that day, only three finished as scoreless draws.

ON THE SPOT

ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM STEVE LEWINGTON IS MIDFIELDER EVANS LAMBOH What is your nickname?

Evs, Evo or E Clubs played for? (Adult Football)

Amersham Town, Berkhamsted Raiders, Chalfont St Peter, Kings Langley Favourite restaurant and what would you order?

Nando’s - half chicken with rice and mash (medium spice, of course) Best Footballer of your generation?

Ronaldo & Messi

How did you end up at Dunstable Town?

I worked under Sturge when I was on loan at Berko last season and he contacted me when he got the move to Dunstable Town Team you supported as a kid?

Arsenal Nike or Adidas?

Adidas Favourite TV show?

Topboy

First youth team you played for?

Hamilton Academical What would the walk out music be if you could choose it?

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Three Little Birds

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TRING ATHLETIC

SATURDAY 19TH OCTOBER 15:00 SSMFL PREMIER DIVISION We make the short trip to Cow Lane for a Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division match.

Ground: The Grass Roots Stadium Postcode: HP23 5NT Admission: TBC Twitter: @tringathletic TRAVELLING BY CAR Follow B489 for 7 miles towards Pitstone and turn left onto the B488. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Northfield Rd for 1.5 miles. Turn right onto Station Rd and after just over a mile turn left onto Cow Lane.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN The nearest train station is Tring Station approximately 1 mile from the Grass Roots Stadium.

HAREFIELD UNITED

TUESDAY 29TH OCTOBER 19:45 SSMFL PREMIER DIVISION CUP We travel to Middlesex to take on Harefield United in the Premier Division Cup Ground: Preston Park Postcode: UB9 6NE Admission: £6 Adults, £3 Concessions, Under 16’s free Twitter: @harefieldutd TRAVELLING BY CAR Leave the M25 at the M40 junction (16) heading into London, then exit at the Swakelys roundabout turn left signposted Ickenham, take a left at the first roundabout into Harvil road, continue down this round over one roundabout into Harefield village, at the roundabout turn right into Breakspear Road North and the ground is about 300 yards on the right.

TRAVELLING BY TRAIN The nearest station to the ground is Northwood and Uxbridge. Board the 331 bus to the village green and walk down Breakspear Road North for approximately 200m.

CLUB DIRECTORY 2019/20 New Lamb Meadow Stadium, Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RS www.arleseytownfc.com

Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2EF www.twitter.com/harpenden_town

Haywood Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 9WZ www.aylesburyfc.com

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

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

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

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

North Orbital Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL2 1DW www.londoncolneyfc.co.uk

Preston Park, Breakspear Road North Harefield, Middlesex UB9 6NE www.broadfieldsunitedfc.co.uk

Willen Road, Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire MK16 ODF pitchero.com/clubs/newportpagnelltown

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.pitchero.com/clubs/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.co.uk

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

OFFICIALS Referee Elliot Mayer

DUNSTABLE TOWN

WEMBLEY

Manager Gareth Jackson

Manager Ian Bates

ERIC AMEYAW DANIEL BLACKMAN LESSA BOKA DALITSO CHIBWE BEN COLLINS JORDAN FULLER ANDRE ELLIOTT JOE HANKINS JACK HARVEY-BAILEY EVANS LAMBOH TYRIK LEE BEN LINCOLN LUKE LITTLE KAI McARTHUR JACK McCOOL KACHI NJOKU KELVIN OSEI-ADDO DAVIDE POBBE ADAM SAWYER SEB SMITH CHRIS STAPLETON MACKENZIE TAYLOR DANIEL TRIF JOE ZUNGUZAH

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

RAHEEM BELGRAVE ETHAN TYRER JUACHIM EJINFOR ILYAS MOHAMED ANGELO D’ALESSIO JACK WALKER JONATHAN ILEY JAIDEN BABALOLA STEPHEN EBONINE YASINE FEHMI-GIL JERMAINE HERON ZAIED SABTI FEMI OGUNSOLA CALVIN OSBORNE CHARLIE WEIR NED LEE JONES

Assistants Josh Burns Solomon Brown

THIS WEEKEND’S OTHER FIXTURES Baldock Town v Harefield United Broadfields United v Leighton Town Edgware Town v Biggleswade United Harpenden Town v Arlesey Town Leverstock Green v Oxhey Jets London Colney v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Newport Pagnell Town v Crawley Green North Greenford United v Potton United Tring Athletic v Eynesbury Rovers

NEXT AT CREASEY

Newport Pagnell Town Saturday 12th October 2019 SSMFL Premier Division Kick Off 15:00