Royston Town vs Wroxham - Emirates FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round - 220920

Emirates FA Cup First Round Qualifying

Royston Town FC Vs Wroxham FC Tuesday 22nd September 2020 Kick Off 7.45pm Royston Town FC would like to welcome this evening’s opponents Wroxham FC for their visit to Garden Walk for the Emirates FA Cup First Round Qualifying Round fixture.

We wish their Players, Officials and Supporters an enjoyable afternoon and hope the match will be a keenly contested and entertaining game.

We also welcome this evening’s Match Officials and hope they have an enjoyable game.

Today’s Match

Royston Town Football Club President Chairman Secretary

Founded 1875

Alan Barlow Steve Jackson Terry McKinnell 9 Valley Rise, Royston, Herts SG8 9EY 07772 086709 email terry.mckinnell@talktalk.net

Treasurer Welfare Officer Fixture Secretary Executive Board

Angela Baulk Steve Endacott (07971 512402) Trevor Burrows, Andy Toovey, Eric Joyce, David Baulk, Angela Baulk, Chris Coote, Duncan Easley, Giles Parnwell

Webmaster Programme Editor Official Photographer

Steve Endacott Angela Baulk Kevin Richards

Football Management Team First Team Manager First Team Asst Manager Reserve Team Manager U18 Team Managers Womens Team Manager Vets Team Manager

Steve Castle Chris Watters Lewis Endacott Dan Evans/Matt Campany Lewis Endacott Lee Wilkinson

Ground

Garden Walk, Royston, Herts SG8 7HP Telephone (01763) 241204

Colours

First XI Reserves U18 Ladies Vets

White/Black/White White/Black/White White/Black/Black White/Black/White White/Black/Black

Members of: The Hertfordshire Football Association Southern League Premier Division The Herts Senior County League Thurlow Nunn Youth League Eastern Region Women’s Football League The Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Ladies League Royston Town Football Club is an unincorporated association controlled by its members under the Constitution of RTFC

CLUB HONOURS Today’s Match Sponsor: Winners Herts County League (Div I) 1969-70, 1972-73 Herts County League (Premier Div) 1976-1977 South Midlands League (Div I) 1977-1978 South Midlands Reserve League (Div II) 1978-1979 South Midlands Reserve League (Div I) 1979-1980 North Herts (Div IV) League Cup, 1978-79, 1979-1980 Herts Charity Shield, 1981-82, 1989-90, 1996-1997 Herts Intermediate Cup, 1988-1989 Chiltern Youth League (Div I) 1989-1990 South Combinations Reserve Floodlight Cup, 1992-1993 Chiltern Youth League Cup, 1992-1993 South Midlands Challenge Trophy, 1995-1996 Eastern Region Women’s League (Div II) 1998-1999 Eastern Counties Youth League Cup, 2001-2002 South Midlands Reserve Challenge Cup 2004-2005 KB Tyres Division III Champions 2006-2007 South Midlands League (Div I) 2008-2009 South Midlands League Cup (Div I) 2008-2009 South Midlands Floodlit Cup 1994-1995 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 South Midlands Reserve League (Div II East) 2008-2009 South Midlands Reserve Challenge Cup 2008-2009 KB Tyres Division I League Cup 2009-2010 South Midlands Reserve Floodlit Cup 2009-2010 BIS Cambs League Division 2A 2010/2011 BIS Cambs League Divisional Champions 2010/2011 Veterans Cambridgeshire Invitation Cup 2010/2011 South Midlands Premier League 2011/2012 South Midlands Premier League Cup 2011/2012 Suburban League North Division 2012/2013, 2013/2014 Joint Winners of the Hinchingbrooke Cup 2013 Eastern Region Women’s League Plate 2013/2014, 2014/15 Suburban Premier League 2015-16 Eastern Region Women’s League Division 1 West 2015/16 Southern League Div 1 Central 2016/17

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South Midlands Challenge Cup, 1978-1979 Herts Charity Shield, 1978-79, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2008-2009 South Midlands League (Premier Div) 1979-1980 North Herts (Div IV) 1979-1980 North Herts (Div III) 1981-1982 North Herts (Div II) 1982-1983 South Midlands Res Section Trophy, 1982-1983 Chiltern Youth League Cup, 1986-87, 1988-1989 Herts Intermediate Cup, 1989-1990 Herts County Youth Cup, 1992-1993 North Herts (Div I), 1993-1994 South Midlands Floodlit Cup, 1995-1996 Herts F.A. Women’s Cup, 1998-99, 2001-2002 2013/14 Eastern Region Women’s League (Div I) 1999-2000, 2013/2014 2014/15 Eastern Junior Plate, 2001-2002 KB Tyres Division I 2008-2009, 2009-2010 South Midlands Reserve Challenge Trophy 2009-2010 South Midlands Reserves Floodlit Cup 2010/2011 Hertfordshire Women’s County Cup 2013/2014 Eastern Region Women’s League, League Cup 2014/15 Southern League Division 1 Central 2014/15 2015/16

Royston Town FC Club History So when did it all begin? After some intensive research the evidence is that the club came into existence in 1875 making Royston the third oldest Club in Hertfordshire after Hitchin and Bishop Stortford.

The Club’s very first honour came in 1911/12 when they won the Creake Charity Shield beating Wisbech 1-0 in extra time.

The Club’s first major honour in more recent times came in the guise of promotion to the Herts County Premier League in 1969/70 and they went on to be champions in 1972/73 and 1976/77. In 1978 we rejoined the South Midlands League and won the Division One title at the first time of asking. Success continued with a final appearance in the Herts Charity Shield for the first time in 1979 and runners up spot in the South Midlands League Premier Division in 1980. The Herts Charity Shield was won in 1981/82 and two years later the Club joined the Isthmian League Division Two North where we remained for 10 seasons before returning to the South Midlands League in 1994.

After a period in the doldrums which culminated in relegation from the South Midlands League Premier Division at the end of 2006/07, Paul Attfield was appointed manager with ex Spurs favourite Tony Galvin returning to Garden Walk as 1 st Team Coach in November 2007.

Paul immediately set about building a new 1st Team squad and a run of 17 games undefeated saw the Club move from bottom of the table to finish in 5th place in the League.

The foundations had been laid for the 2008/09 season and the first team took the South Midlands Division One League title with one of the best set of stats for any Step 6 Club in the country W33, D4, L3, GF138, GA30, GD+108, PTS 103.

The 2011/2012 season will be seen as a watershed in our history with the winning of the South Midlands Premier Division title and promotion to Step 4 in the shape of the Evo-Stik Southern League Division One Central.

In our first season back at Step 4 after an absence of 19 years it was hard to know what to expect and how we would perform.

Most of our supporters felt a mid-table position would be an acceptable target for the season, but we quickly found ourselves exceeding all expectations as our performances propelled us towards the top of the table. Four straight wins in the first four games set the tone and a run of nine wins with just one defeat between October and December saw us maintain a play-off position. In the very last game of the season a play-off was still a possibility and having gone 2-1 up away at AFC Hayes with just a few minutes of the game left it looked a near certainty. But it was not to be as Hayes scored an 87 minute equaliser and our play-off place was lost.

In our second season at this level our steady progress to claim a place in the play-off zone was given a severe jolt when, at the beginning of November, Paul Attfield announced his resignation as first team manager due to ill health. The search for his replacement began almost immediately and we were inundated with applications from some very well know and successful managers. After an exhaustive selection process the Board appointed Steve Castle at the end of November and on Boxing Day Steve officially took over securing a 0 – 0 draw against the League’s form team and eventual champions Dunstable Town.

Our 2014/15 season opener was at home against one of the promotion favourites Rugby Town but an impressive team display ensured their threat was stifled and we ran out winners 2 -1. That victory really did set things buzzing but we were quickly brought back down to earth when on the following Tuesday night Bedworth United were the visitors winning the game 3 – 1.

As we all know consistency in performances provides the key to long term success and although the early stages of the season produced good results against the likes of Daventry Town and Beaconsfield these were punctuated by dismal performances against the likes of Aylesbury and Egham Town. From mid-November to mid-December We really lost our way with six defeats in seven games but our rollercoaster ride saw an incredible run of form over the Christmas period and into the New Year with five straight wins which helped us maintain a position in the play-off places.

On a miserable Tuesday evening in February we travelled to lowly AFC Hayes and after an abject performance we lost the game 2 – 0. This prompted our Chairman to tell Steve Castle that he had given up on this team making the play – offs and said that we should start preparing instead for next season. That message was conveyed to players and we witnessed a most remarkable transformation in our results with a 14 game unbeaten run during which we scored 29 goals and conceded just seven resulting in us achieving the runners up spot to league champions Kettering Town and securing our place in the play- off semi-final where we met local rivals Barton Rovers. After an incident packed 90 minutes and extra time the game ended in a goalless draw but

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it was not to be our night and we lost the shoot-out 4-5 and had to suffer the agony of all the emotions which go with being defeated in this way.

We started the 2015/16 season strongly and between the end of December and the end of March we produced a rich vein of form with only one defeat in 14 games and this ensured we were sitting on top of the league with just 7 games to go and with the expectation that we could win promotion outright ran high throughout the whole club. However three games in succession proved our down fall when we could only draw 0 – 0 with Bedford and lost to Egham away 3- 1 and Godalming at home 1- 0 and once again we ended up in the play offs against AFC Rushden but we failed to turn up and went out tamely to our opponents 2 - 1.

Having finished runners up for two years in succession Steve Castle was determined to make it third time lucky and began to recruit some experienced new blood in the shape of John Frendo and Adam Murray whilst at the same time giving youngsters Gus Scott Morris and Josh C extended runs in the first team.

However the season didn’t start well and after four games we’d only mustered five points whilst promotion rivals Farnborough just couldn’t stop winning. Although results did improve, defeat in the FA Cup to Heybridge Swifts 4 – 1 and a thrashing by Barton Rovers at home 6 – 3 at the end of September didn’t do a great of good for our confidence.

Things took a dramatic turn thereafter with 12 successive league wins which ended with defeat 2-1 at Kidlington in early January 2017, interspersed by a magnificent run in the FA Trophy including victory against Step 2 outfit Hampton and Richmond Borough before in the replay against Dulwich Hamlet we eventually went down 1 -0.

With cup football out of the way the team put together an incredible run of 16 league games undefeated including a 5 – 0 thrashing of closest rivals Farnborough which saw us maintain the top spot until the end of the season by a margin of 12 points and the highest number of goals scored, 120, across all three Evostik Leagues.

Promotion to the Southern Premier League means that the Club will be playing at its highest level in its 142 year history!

Season 2017/18 saw The Crows exceeded all expectations in our first season at Step 3. Throughout the season we managed to maintain our hopes of a play-off place until they were finally put to bed with two successive defeats against the eventually play-off winners Slough Town and we had to be satisfied with a seventh place finish. The signing of Adam Marriott, a proven goal scorer who had played for Lincoln City, Stevenage and Cambridge United was without a doubt a real coup and he was to play a key role in the progress made by the Club by becoming our leading marksman with 31 goals. A good run in the FA Trophy with wins against Enfield Town and Leatherhead came to an end against Eastbourne Borough when having managed to draw at their place we lost the replay on penalties. We managed to get to the final of the Herts Senior Cup were we played Boreham Wood from Step 2 and in spite of a brave performance we never really had the power to compete and lost 2 – 1.

Given where we had started from we definitely exceeded our own and many other peoples’ expectations and this has provided us with the building blocks to face this season in the newly constituted Southern Premier Central League.

Season 2018/19 saw us finishing in a respectable 9th position in what proved to be a very strong Premier Division Central.

During February/March we recorded six wins out of seven league games to give us a faint hope of a play-off spot, but three straight defeats in April put paid to our chances. We suffered another early at AFC Sudbury in the FA Cup and in the FA Trophy we progressed through two rounds before being beaten in a replay at Needham Market.

A comprehensive history of the Club can be found in The History of Royston Town FC 1875 - 2012 first published in 2013. The book was written by the Club’s President, Alan Barlow after over five years of painstaking research and can be purchase via the Club on by visiting www.avbarlow.com.

Royston Town FC Player Pen Pics

Joe Welch (Goalkeeper) Joined us from Chelmsford City in 2016/17, Joe started his career at Southend United before joining Histon where he played over 50 games and earned a loan deal at Stevenage. Joe’s other clubs include Ebbsfleet, Bromley and St Albans City.

Harry Smart (Goalkeeper) After joining the Crows in season 2018/19, Harry has proved to be a more than capable understudy to Joe Welch when called upon.

Gus Scott-Morriss (Defender) Full-back who made his Crows first-team debut in season 2014/15, Gus was a member of our successful Under 18s team that season and has gone on to establish himself as a First Team regular with over 200 appearances to date.

Ed Asafu-Adjaye (Defender) Rejoined the Crows last season after spending a season at Hayes & Yeading, Ed started his playing career at Luton Town and broke into the 1st team during the 2008/9 season. In total he made 64 appearances for The Hatters before moving to Forest Green Rovers and then to Hemel Hempstead Town, Ed is a versatile defender who can anywhere across the back four.

Adam Murray (Defender) Adam joined us at the beginning of 2017/18, having spent the previous two seasons at Cambridge City where he made 60 appearances. He quickly settled into the squad and has proved to be a formidable addition for the Crows.

Daniel Brathwaite (Defender) Joined the Crows from Chesham United for the start of 2015/16, Daniel is an experienced defender whose former clubs include Boreham Wood and Dover Athletic.

Dan Newton (Defender) Joined us at the start of this season, Centre-Back Dan spent last season at Biggleswade FC after previously playing for Northwood.

Taylor Parr (Defender) Centre-Back who re-joined The Crows in February 2019 from St Neots Town. Taylor made 59 appearances for us between 20122014 and spent three seasons at St Neots Town, making 126 appearances for The Saints.

James Brighton (Defender) Experienced full-back who joined us in November 2019 from Kettering Town, where he had spent a successful four seasons.

James has previously played for Hemel Hempstead Town, Cambridge City & Cambridge United.

Josh Castiglione (Midfield) Midfielder who was a member of our successful Under 18 team in season 2014/15 and made the step up to the First Team the following season, Josh is approaching 200 appearances & has chipped in with 30+ goals.

Scott Bridges (Midfield) Scott rejoined the Crows last season after spending last season at Hayes & Yeading, having previously been a Crow for four years, scoring 71 goals in 194 appearances. Originally he was with Aston Villa until 2007, Scott then played most of his football at Banbury United. Scott was made Club Captain in 2016.

Spyros Mentis (Midfield) Versatile hard-working midfielder or defender, Spyros rejoined The Crows in 2018/19 after a season away at Hayes & Yeading, he previously played just under 100 games for us from 2013 during his first spell at Garden Walk.

Tom Newman (Midfield) Joined The Crows at the start of 2018/19, Tom impressed when called upon and chipped in with some useful goals from midfield.

Adam Watkins (Midfield) Re-joined us last season after a couple of seasons away at Chesham United & Cambridge City. Adam started his career as a 17 year old at Luton Town and in his 5 years there played 42 games for the Hatters before moving to Eastleigh and then Dunstable Town, where he scored 19 agoals in 127 appearances.

Danny Green (Midfield) Joined us in December 2018 from Chesham United, Danny is an experienced midfielder whose other previous clubs include St Albans City and Dunstable Town.

Jonny Edwards (Forward) Joined the Crows at the beginning of this season and made an immediate impact with four goals in the first competitive game of the season. After leaving the Stevenage Academy Jonny impressed within the Peterborough United youth set-up to earn himself a professional contract, making his First Team debut in 2015. He then spent time at Accrington Stanley, Woking, Halifax Town and Maidstone United after leaving Peterborough.

Brandon Adams (Forward) Brandon spent four years at Queens Park Rangers which included loan deals at Malaysian club Perlis and Linfield in Northern Ireland. After leaving the R’s in 2018 Brandon dropped into non-league hoping to catch the eye of pro clubs and has certainty impressed. After a short stint at Enfield Town he moved to Ware last season and bagged an impressive 23 league goals in 25 games.

Josh Williams (Forward) Signed for the Crows this season after spending last season at Ware, where he scored 17 goals in 30 appearances, Josh previously played for FC Romania.

Isaac Galliford (Forward) Previously with Hitchin Town, St Neots Town & Hemel Hempstead after starting out with Luton Town. Isaac signed for us for the beginning of this season. Whilst with The Canaries Isaac’s performances earned him an England ‘C’ call-up.

Tonight’s Opponents – Wroxham FC Club History

Wroxham FC were established in 1892 by GE Preston, a former captain of the Norfolk County team, and initially played on Wroxham Park. The club played friendly matches until joining the East Norfolk League and the Norwich City Junior League. In 1935 they joined the East Anglian League, before dropping down to the Norwich and District League in the 1950s, a time during which they suffered a record 24-0 defeat.

In 1963 the club became founder members of the Anglian Combination. A successful spell during the mid-1970s saw the club rise through the divisions. In 1975 the club won its first major trophy, the Norfolk Junior Cup. The following season they won Division Two, and the season after, Division One. In 1981 the club won the Knock-Out Cup, and in 1981-82 they won the Premier Division, retaining the title in 1982-83, 1983-84 and 1984-85, also winning the knock-out cup in 1983 and 1985. They did another league and cup double in 1986-87 In 1988 the club joined the newly formed Division One of the Eastern Counties League. They won the division in their first season, beating Halstead Town to the title on goal difference. After finishing twelfth in their first season in the Premier Division, the club have never finished lower than eighth. They won the title with a record 99 points in 1991-92, before beating their own record with 100 points and another title the following season, the club’s centenary, in which they also won the League Cup and the Norfolk Senior Cup. In 1993-94 they won a third consecutive title. After a gap of two seasons, the club won the Premier Division again with 109 points in 1996-97, also winning the Senior Cup again. They retained the title and the Senior Cup in 1997-98, before winning the League for a third time in a row in 1998-99.

Wroxham won the Norfolk Senior Cup again in 2000, 2002, 2004, the Premier Division in 2006-07, and the Senior Cup again in 2008. In 2009-10 the club reached the final of the FA Vase but lost 6-1 to holders Whitley Bay. In 2015, in a thrilling Norfolk Senior Cup Final, they beat local rivals Dereham Town 3-2 after extra time.

Since the club was formed, Wroxham F.C. have played at several venues. The first was just off Norwich Road and subsequent grounds were at The Avenue and Keys Hill. The Avenue ground has now reverted to agricultural use, whilst the others have been built upon.

Around the time of World War II, Wroxham moved to their current ground, Trafford Park, a field close to the railway line in Skinners Lane. The club took with them an old timber pavilion that was erected and used as a primitive clubhouse. Fifteen years later this was replaced by prefabricated buildings, which were themselves flattened to make way for a new permanent clubhouse that was opened in 1994.

The current main stand, the Les King Stand, was built in 1990, replacing an earlier structure that had stood on the same site for around 10 years. The capacity at Trafford Park is 2,000 but the record attendance to date is 1,262 for the FA Vase semi-final against Whitehawk in 2010.

Wroxham finally took the opportunity to take promotion to Step 4 joining the Isthmian Division 1 North in season 2012/13 and played for 5 seasons with mixed fortunes.

After a disappointing 2016-17 season, The Yachtsmen returned to Step 5 with a new management team of Ross Potter & Tom Parke. After a promising start the team were soon out of the prestigious FA Cup failing for the first time in 22 years to get past the first hurdle. Form dipped around mid-season as the more experienced partnership of Jamie Godbold & Andy Reynolds were brought in. While we reached the semi-final of the League Cup, eventually losing to Brantham Athletic, League form remained erratic and we finished 13th in the table. This was the lowest finish we have ever had in the Eastern Counties Premier Division.

Goldbold & Reynolds shocked the club by announcing they would be leaving to join their old club Lowestoft Town.

The Board acted quickly by appointing Reserve Manager Jordan Southgate assisted by ex-Norwich City Hall of Fame player Adam Drury, to take charge. They put together a youthful squad an finished a credible 7 th in 2018/19.

Behind the scenes Club Chairman Lee Robson has done an amazing job developing a Wroxham Juniors section with teams at most age group from U7 to U18. With a strong Academy and U18’s we hope to develop players who want to play the Wroxham way for the future. Wroxham saw Women’s football for the first time at the Club with an Eastern Region Premier Division team (formerly Acle United) gracing Trafford Park.

2019/20 saw the Yachtsmen finish the truncated campaign in fifth place (although the League subsequently declared all results void) having hovered around the runner-up spot for much of the season, conceding only 18 goals in 25 matches – a total bettered only by table-topping Stowmarket Town. However, the Club’s major successes of the season came in the FA Vase with a run to the quarter final. Two home attendances of around 1000, against Stowmarket Town in the 5th Round and Bitton AFC in the quarter final, generated much local interest and raised the profile of the Club regionally. Prior to the cessation of all football the Yachtsmen were defeated by Dereham Town in the semi-final of the Norfolk Senior Cup. With some exciting young signings, allied to the experience already at the Club, it is hoped that the progress of the past two seasons can be maintained and bettered.

Tonight’s Opponents – Wroxham FC Player Pen Pics Ollie Sutton - GK Another big personality and superb athlete having played his football at higher levels with Yaxley among others.

Travis Dodsworth – Left back elevated from the Reserve team last season and has looked comfortable, calm and accomplished despite his young age.

Chris Skipper – CB, returns for his third season having spent time at Sleaford Town whilst at University. A player who loves to defend and loves to play.

Simon Lappin – No introduction needed, former professional for clubs including Norwich City & Cardiff City also a Scottish U21 international. Lapps brings huge experience and quality to help this young side progress.

Harley Black - Midfielder signed from Dereham Town. Great range of passing and fond of a trick or two. Formerly with Norwich City Academy and Cambridge United.

Shaun Taylor - Midfield, former Reserve Captain and Player of the Season now settled in at Step 5. Skilful player who scores goals as an attacking midfielder.

Grant Holt - Norwich City legend who needs no introduction as a former three-time Canary Player of the Season.

Has scored goals at every level and hopefully this will continue with The Yachtsmen.

Joe Keeley – Joined from Hellesdon and another versatile player making the step up to Step 5, Joe will be looking to prove himself and show his quality.

Tim Henery – Signed from Norwich United last season and will add some experience and know-how to the team.

Ryan Miles - A huge talent if he can keep injuries at bay. Quick and inventive and can get among the goals this season and establish himself at this level.

Conley Poynter - Forward. Youth graduate from Grimsby Town. Quick and deceptively strong and will be looking to impose himself this season.

Wyatt Hill - Rampaging, energetic right back who pops up in the most unusual places. A talented player who adds personality to the team.

Jordan King - Midfield. Returns last campaign to the club after a couple of seasons getting stronger from a serious knee injury. Neat tidy, combative midfielder who can set the tempo for the team and let other do the pretty things.

James Cooper - a born goal scorer. Been in the States for past 4 years but now back and raring to go.

Ryan Curtis - signed from Fakenham Town, an exciting attacking player with an eye for goal.

Jamie Forshaw - experienced attacking player having played for the top teams in the area. Jamie brings great quality and energy.

Ryan Fuller – bustling striker who returns to the Club after spending last season at Diss Town.

Tom Huckerby - Young CB learning his trade, quick and a born winner. An exciting prospect.

Jackson Ramm - back for a third spell. A former England youth international Jackson brings quality as well as a calm head.

Bradley Spooner - Brad returns to the club after 4 years studying in the States. A composed box-to-box midfielder with the quality to get a goal!

Payton Swatman - another new addition. A calm versatile player, with the ability to dictate a games tempo.

Ismael Fatadjo - a fans favourite, Ish is an exciting attacking player who loves to take players on. Having come back from playing in Portugal, Ish will want to set the League alight this year.

Jordan Southgate – Manager. Jordan is a UEFA B License coach and works with the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation. Elevated from Reserve manager after Jamie Godbold left for Lowestoft Town. A maturity beyond his years as one of the youngest managers around.

Adam Drury – Asst Manager. Adam played for Norwich City, Peterborough United and Leeds United in an illustrious League career of over 500 appearances, including several seasons in the Premier Division. Very down to earth and a great mentor for the younger players.

Darren (Daz) Plowman-Read - GK coach. One of the most highly qualified GK coaches in the county, Daz returns to the club after spells in higher Leagues and at the Norwich Academy. The perfect coach to steer Ollie in the right direction, as well as bringing through the youngsters!

Vacant – Physio.

Forthcoming League Fixtures 2020/21

Team

Date

Opponent

Competition

1st Team

Tuesday 22nd September

7.45

Wroxham FC

FA Cup: 1st Round Qualifying

Home

U18’s

Thursday 23rd September

7.45

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

FA Youth Cup

Home

1st Team

Saturday 26th September

3.00

Alvechurch

League

Away

Reserves

Saturday 26th September

3.00

Sandridge Rovers

League

Home

Sunday 27 September

2.00

Harlow Town Ladies

League

Away

th

7.45

Needham Market

League

Away

2.00

BrettVale FC

Womens FA Cup

Home

7.45

Biggleswade Town

League

Home

7.45

Bury Town U18’s

League

Home

Saturday 10 October

3.00

Stourbridge

League

Home

th

2.00

Colney Heath Ladies

League

Away

th

2.00

Langford Ladies

League

Away

Womens 1

st

st

1 Team

th

Tuesday 29 September th

Women’s

Sunday 4 October

st

th

1 Team

Tuesday 6 October th

U18’s

Thursday 8 October

st

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1 Team Women’s 1

Kick Off

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Women’s Dev

Sunday 11 October Sunday 11 October

Venue

Player Sponsorship 2020/21

Player: Dan Brathwaite Sponsored by: Katherine Thompson

Player: Ed Asafu-Adjaye Sponsored by: Jake Easley

Player: Adam Murray Sponsored by: Jeff Gil

Player: Josh Castiglione Sponsored by: Scott, Ryan-Lewis, Jacob, Lillie-Rose, Stanley Clowery, Lexie Tuck & Timothy Hutchinson

Player: Joe Welch Sponsored by: Ryan Easley

Player: Taylor Parr Sponsored by: Cambs Roofing

Player: Gus Scott-Morriss Sponsored: Luke Easley

Player: Jonny Edwards Sponsored by: Billy Baulk

Player: Adam Watkins Sponsored by: Toby Pendrick

Player: Spyros Mentis Sponsored by: Graham Hagger

Player: Isaac Galliford Sponsored by: Graham Hagger

Anyone interested in sponsoring a player please contact Alan Barlow on matchdays. ÂŁ150 per player

ROYSTON TOWN FC RESERVES - 2020/21

ROYSTON TOWN FC U18’S – 2020/21

ROYSTON TOWN FC WOMENS – 2020/21

ROYSTON TOWN FC VETS – 2020/21

Royston Town Fixtures & Results 2020/21 Date

Kick Off

Opponents

Competition

12th September 2020

3.00

Newmarket Town

19th September 2020 22nd September 2020 26th September 2020 29th September 2020 6th October 2020 10th October 2020 17th October 2020 24th October 2020 26th October 2020 3rd November 2020 7th November 2020 14th November 2020 17th November 2020 21st November 2020 24th November 2020 28th November 2020 5th December 2020 8th December 2020 12th December 2020 19th December 2020 26th December 2020 2nd January 2021 9th January 2021 16th January 2021 23rd January 2021 30th January 2021 6th February 2021 13th February 2021

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Banbury United Wroxham Alvechurch Needham Market Biggleswade Town Stourbridge Tamworth Hednesford Town Hitchin Town St Ives Town Stratford Town Nuneaton Borough Leiston Redditch United Barwell Bromsgrove Sporting Peterborough Sports Biggleswade Town AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushall Olympic Kings Langley Lowestoft Town Tamworth Stourbridge Hitchin Town Hednesford Town Stratford Town St Ives Town

Emirates FA Cup: Preliminary Round League Emirates FA Cup: 1st Qual Round League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League

Venue

Result

Score

Royston Scorers

Home

Won

6-0

Edwards (4), Gallimore, Mentis

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Drew

2-2

Castiglione, Adams

Date

Kick Off

Opponents

Competition

20th February 2021 27th February 2021 2nd March 2021 6th March 2021 13th March 2021 20th March 2021 27th March 2021 3rd April 2021 5th April 2021 10th April 2021 17th April 2021 24th April 2021 1st May 2021 3rd May 2021 8th May 2021

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Bromsgrove Sporting Peterborough Sports Needham Market Banbury United Alvechurch AFC Rushden & Diamonds Rushall Olympic Coalville Town Kings Langley Leiston Nuneaton Borough Redditch United Barwell Lowestoft Town Coalville Town

League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League

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Result

Score

Royston Scorers

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By Brian Buck 8th game of the season. (Match 13,267) Thursday 13th August 2020. Sawston Rovers 0 Whittlesford United 3 (Friendly Match) att 55 approx. Under gradually darkening skies, it was time to revisit one of my favourite local recreation grounds. This tree lined ground is very pleasing on the eye and with the opposition coming from the next village, a mile or so down the road, there was a decent crowd to watch this local derby. Most of the crowd, including myself, assembled on the far side of the pitch, well away from the players and management of both sides. But perhaps I should have taken a bit more interest in them, as when I went round there to get the goalscorers names I realised, right at the end of the match, that I had got the teams mixed up! I had assumed that the side playing in red were Sawston, as they normally play in red. Indeed, the corner flags were in red and white. But perhaps I should have remembered that although Whittlesford also play in red, they wear black shorts as opposed to white! Anyway, we witnessed a powerful and sometimes fiesty match, until the players got tired in the second half and it needed this strong ref to control them. His green shirt seemed to give him added presence and he had plenty to do. With just three minutes played the visitors were awarded a spot kick, given for a foul, but the resultant shot shook the crossbar. On ten minutes later we had the first booking of the match and for the rest of the half there were some wild tackles at times, some which made you winch and others when it was just as well that contact wasn’t actually made. Perhaps the players lack of full fitness was responsible for this! No goals before the break, but Whittlesford took the lead on 47 minutes with a low curling shot from distance which the keeper saw late. On 55 minutes Sawston were given their own spot kick, but as I recall, it was saved. On 62 minutes the visitors doubled their lead with a diagonal shot which I thought the keeper could have done better with. Around this time there were a few claps of thunder and soon this translated into rain, which we must have been on the end of, because as I drove home afterwards there were lots of puddles in places. But most of the crowd sheltered under the well leafed trees and still see the final goal, scored on 78 minutes, which finished off from close range after a knock back from a deep free kick. Overall an evening which lived up to expectations.

9. (13,268) Saturday 15th August 2020. Real Haynes 7 Bedford AP 0 (Friendly Match) att 20 approx. Today although still warm, it was a damp and drizzly day. We arrived here with seemingly still a few minutes to go before kick off, but no sooner had we got out of the car the refs whistle went for the match to start. There weren’t many non-playing people around at this point, although it was a bit difficult to be certain, as some potential participants were huddled together under trees. The pitch was bumpy and a mixture of green and brown in appearance.

We were told that in the first half Real Haynes were playing their first team and they were wearing their Real Madrid colours. Meanwhile at this point we didn’t know much about the visitors. But I was keen to find out what the ‘AP’ part was all about. It turns out that the team is sponsored by AP Clothing and the ‘AP’ part relates to the initials of the owner. By the end of this game its possible that he might have been looking for new material though! Haynes took the lead on 20 minutes and doubled it two minutes later from the spot. But, as we pointed out to the ref at half time, he might not have given it had he seen what we VAR experts saw from our angle. But I could see why he gave it from the angle he saw the incident from. The score was 3-0 at the break and in the second half Haynes Reserves took over wearing their snazzy mauve shirts with fluorescent yellow trim. The increased the lead on 50 minutes before adding three more goals in the closing quarter, all scored by the same player. At the end the visitors joint manager let his feelings known about his teams performance and warned them that if some of his players don’t get a phone call during the following week they will know why. As he was a player manager it will be interesting to see he gets a phone call himself!

10. (13,269) Tuesday 18th August 2020. Marston Shelton Rovers Reserves 3 Bedford Santos 4 (Friendly Match) att 20 approx. This was my second visit here this season. But this match was played on the main pitch. We were able to bag the only seating available, a park

bench in the corner of the ground. There was a late change of opposition as well. Bletchley Shamrocks were due here, but it was Bedford Santos, new to Beds County League Division 4 who turned up instead. The game kicked off shortly after 6.30pm and was played out in its entirety without corner flags. Rovers took the lead on 5 minutes and doubled it on 13 minutes.

A minute late we had a minor case of ‘handbags’, more ‘purses’ than anything. Although the game never got anywhere out of hand, it was doubtful that either of these sides would break the social distancing rules afterwards. On 22 minutes Rovers scored their third goal and at this point it seemed that they might go on to get a hatful. But then we had a water/coaching break.

After the restart though we had a repetition of a similar scenario at Oakley Sports two weeks earlier, as on 24 minutes Santos suddenly scored. It must have had something to do with what the players drank at the break, as three minutes later Santos scored again and four minutes after that they equalised. Then on 40 minutes they took the lead. Later it was claimed that their two ‘middle’ goals were offside. On half time the ref decided to book a Rovers sub/manager and this set the scene for the second half. Ten days earlier tonights ref did the second half of a Rovers first team game and managed to book one of their players and their manager.

Tonight, he was at it again and by the 56th minute he’d booked two visiting players and a home player! There were no goals in this period, mainly because Rovers tightened up at the back. In the latter stages of the game the ref booked two more Santos players to give him the distinction of booking more players than I’d seen booked in my nine other previous games this season!

Some of these were for dissent, so I did wonder why he didn’t sin bin them instead?

12. (13,271) Thursday 20th August 2020. Lea Sports PSG 1 Crawley Green U23 3 (Friendly Match) att 20 approx. This was an almost perfect night for football and with there being not a cloud in the sky or any wind either, the game was fitted in comfortably and finished just as it was starting to become gloomy. Lea Sports play in Pirton, a nice village near Hitchin and the PSG part of their name stands for Pirton, Shillington and Gravenhurst, three local villages. The ground also has a stand, used more as a very large dugout actually and this goes back to the days in the 1980’s when Pirton had a very good team which played in the South Midlands League Premier Division. Tonight, the game was played out on a pitch, not quite as flat as it looked from the touchline. It was witnessed by a good number of my local friends, plus a few Groundhoppers I don’t really know. So consequently, much of the game was spent renewing acquaintances rather than watching the lads do their stuff on the pitch. However, before the start the nice man came round with a bottle of hand sanitiser and asked us if we wanted to use it. The reply was, “No thanks, I had a cup of tea before I came out!” As for the game the hosts were caught out twice early on and before they had settled down, firstly on 3 minutes and then again on 9 minutes when a precision cross from the byline on the left was powerfully headed home. After this though, in a half of limited chances for either side, Lea Sports grew into the game and the sides looked roughly evenly matched. On the stroke of half time Crawley Green were awarded a disputed spot kick. The fouled player was looking for it really. He made a meal of the first tackle, just outside the area, but the one on him once he forced his way into the area looked slightly more convincing. However, the arguing over the legality must put off the taker and his shot hit the post. After the break again possession was roughly even but now Lea Sports had quite a few chances. But on 86 minutes Crawly Green claimed their third goal. Lea Sports didn’t deserve to lose by this margin and didn’t because two minutes later a fine shot from the corner of the area saw them deservedly score.

Southern Premier League Central Club Directory Club

Address

Postcode

Phone

Return Mileage

Hayden Road Sports Ground, Hayden Road, Rushden

NN10 0HX

01933 359206

91

53 Redditch Road, Alvechurch

B48 7RS

0121 445 2929

227

The Banbury Plant Hire Community Stadium, Station Approach, Banbury

OX16 5AD

01295 263354

140

Kirkby Road Sports Ground, Kirkby Road, Barwell, Leicester

LE9 8FQ

01455 843067

184

Langford Road, Biggleswade, Beds

SG18 9JT

01767 318802

30

The Victoria Ground, Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs

B61 0DR

01527 876949

244

Coalville Town

Owen St Sports Ground, Owen Street, Coalville, Leics

LE67 3DA

07496 792650

197

Hednesford Town

Keys Park, Keys Park Road, Hednesford Cannock, Staffordshire

WS12 2DZ

01543 422870

240

Hitchin Town

Top Field, Fishponds Road, Hitchin

SG5 1NU

01462 459028

34

Kings Langley

Gaywood Park, Hempstead Road, Kings Langley, Herts

WD4 8BS

07730 410330

72

Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk

IP16 4DQ

01728 830308

167

Crown Meadow (Amber Dew Events Stadium), Love Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk

NR32 2PA

01502 573818

205

Needham Market

Bloomfields, Quinton Road, Needham Market, Suffolk

IP6 8DA

01449 721000

117

Nuneaton Borough

Liberty Way, Nuneaton, Warwicks

CV11 6BB

02476 349690

178

The Bee Arena, Peterborough Sports & Leisure, 651 Lincoln Road, Peterborough, Cambs

PE1 3HA

01733 567835

94

Redditch United

The Trico Stadium, Bromsgrove Road, Redditch

B97 4RN

01527 67450

228

Rushall Olympic

Dales Lane, Rushall, Walsall, West Midlands

WS4 1LJ

07909 560407

226

St Ives Town

Pro Edge Stadium, Westwood Road, St Ives

PE27 6DT

01480 463207

46

Stourbridge

War Memorial Athletic Ground, High Street, Amblecote, Stourbridge, W Mids

DY8 4HN

01384 394040

250

The DCS Stadium, Knights Lane, Tiddington, Stratford-Upon-Avon

CV37 7BZ

01789 261037

194

The Lamb Ground, Kettlebrook Road, Tamworth, Staffs

B77 1AA

01827 65798

217

AFC Rushden & Diamonds Alvechurch Banbury United Barwell Biggleswade Town Bromsgrove Sporting

Leiston Lowestoft Town

Peterborough Sports

Stratford Town Tamworth

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Tuesday 22nd September 2020 7.45pm Kick off

Royston Town FC White & Black Shirts Black Shorts White Socks

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Today’s Match Officials: Referee: Lee Jessup Assistant Referees: Darren Knox/Richard Wharton

Ollie SUTTON (GK) Wyatt HILL Travis DODSWORTH Jordan KING Chris SKIPPER Simon LAPPIN Harley BLACK Shaun TAYLOR Grant HOLT Joe KEELEY Tim HENERY Ryan MILES Conley POYNTER James COOPER Ryan CURTIS Jamie FORSHAW Ryan FULLER Ismael FATADJO Tom HUCKERBY Jackson RAMM Bradley SPOONER Peyton SWATMAN Joe MANNING

Joe WELCH (GK) Ed ASAFU-ADJAYE Dan BRATHWAITE (C) Scott BRIDGES Adam MURRAY Taylor PARR Josh CASTIGLIONE Adam WATKINS Brandon ADAMS Johnny EDWARDS Isaac GALLIFORD James BRIGHTON Josh WILLIAMS Spyros MENTIS Dan NEWTON Gus SCOTT-MORRISS Harry SMART (GK) Tom NEWMAN

Steve Castle/Chris Watters Scott Taylor/ Arron Benstead

Wroxham FC Royal Blue & White Stripe Shirts Royal Blue Shorts Royal Blue Socks

Managers/Coaches Sports Therapist(s)

Jordan Southgate/Adam Drury Darren Plowright (GK Coach)

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