2018-2019 St Neots Town Vs Lowestoft Town Issue 22

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Lowestoft Town FC ISSUE 22: OFFICIAL ONLINE MATCHDAY MAGAZINE Evostik League South Premier Division Central

Welcome to Rowley Park - The Premier Plus Stadium and to the latest edition of the St Neots Town Matchday Magazine, enjoy great football, great hospitality and a great read.

Club Officials

Club Information

President: John walker

Andy Clay – Hospitality

Board of Directors

Charlie Green – Music / Scoreboard

Barry Cavilla – Chairman Kevin Hull – Community Chairman

Gary Dean – Goalkeeper Coach

Mike Green – Stadium Announcements

Louise Spark – F & B Director Iain Parr– Director Mike Green – Director Jeremy Green - Director Fixtures Secretary

Mick Hunt – Kitman

Richard Pyke – Head Steward

Gary Wilson – Secretary Matt Clements – Director of Football

Kayleigh-Anne Burt – Head Sports Therapist Stanley Scotcher – Matchball Retriever

Barry Oakley – Groundsman

The Premier Plus Stadium Rowley Park, Kester Way St Neots PE19 6SL Telephone 01480 470012 Email

Media Mike Green – Club Press Officer

Reserve Team

enquiries@stneotstownfc.co.uk

Mark Gearing – Manager

Official Website

James Ledwich – SNTtv / Social Media

Gary Jackson – Coach

www.stneotstownfc.co.uk

Craig Lambert – Physio

Official Forum

Rowan Presland – Social Media Claire Howes – Club Photographer

Development Squad

First Team

Club Welfare Officer

Marc Abbott – Manager

Mick Hunt

www.stneotstownfc.co.uk/forum Darren Fairbrass – Manager

Marian Izzard Facilities and Pitch Maintenance

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Ben Yeomans – First Team Coach

As a Club we support Grass Roots Football and stand firm against racism within football, visit www.thefa.com for more information on playing your part.

Matchday and Hospitality Claire Meeks – Bar Manager Diane Sales – Catering Manager

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For the purposes of publication of ownership, we can confirm that the following named people are listed as Directors of the company: Lee Kearns, Iain Parr, Louise Spark, Mike Green, Jeremy Green and Gary Wilson and officers of the company as Peter Naylor.

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Greenie’s Greeting Mike Green

Good afternoon everyone and welcome back to the Premier Plus Stadium, home of

the Saints and the Mick George Academy, for today’s Evostik League South Premier Division Central match.

Today we extend a warm welcome to the players, officials and supporters of Lowestoft Town and we hope your brief stay with us here is a pleasant one.

What a fantastic few days for the Club we have just witnessed. Last Saturday saw us hold a playoff seeking Biggleswade Town here at the Premier Plus Stadium, with our visitors equalising in added time to prevent us from taking a deserved three points with goals from GARY WHARTON and PRINCE MUTSWUNGUMA. We had two new faces in Saturday’s squad too so please join me in welcoming DAN TRENDALL and AARON HUDSON to the club and these guys will add experience to our young squad.

Saturday’s game was followed up by Monday night’s Thurlow Nunn Youth League Cambridge Division match where our scholars entertained a very good Royston Town side and despite going a goal behind early on in the proceedings, came out 3-2 winners and claimed their third League Title in a row, with one game still to play.

John Walker’s match report can be found later in this edition. Very well done to everyone connected with the Youth Team and we hope you go on to take the County Cup later in April too.

Back to today then and we face a couple of familiar faces in Adam Tann and Dylan Williams, who recently left Biggleswade Town to join up with his ex-managers from his time on loan at AFC Sudbury.

Get behind the lads as you always do and hopefully we can secure the win and the three points in our battle to avoid the drop.

Til Next time….

BE LOUD… BE PROUD… BE A SAINT

Gaffer’s Notes…

With Manager

Today we welcome Lowestoft Town FC to the Premier Plus Stadium - With Lowestoft currently

occupying the last relegation place & with ourselves sitting 1 point above in 19th place. We hope that all of their supporters and club officials present today enjoy their time at the game today.

Firstly, I’d like to welcome two new additions to the St Neots squad - Dan Trendall has joined from Saffron Walden Town where he’s had a fantastic season, scoring 20+ goals and gained lots of positive reviews from his consistent performances this year. Dan’s profile is one that fits in with our philosophy. Secondly, Aaron Hudson had previously had numerous sessions in preseason - he has step 3/4 experience so like Dan will be a valuable player from now until the end of the season.

Last weekend saw us take away a point versus Biggleswade Town, drawing 2-2. Personally, Myself, Clemmo and Ben thought the endeavour and commitment shown by the players was excellent for long periods of the game and it’s the small details that can really hurt you at key moments of the game with Biggleswade equalising in the last minute of the match. Although the players and staff were disappointed with the ending, once again the young players have shown outstanding resilience to be pushing another top 8 team hard to gain another point. The second goal that we scored was an excellent goal, full of combinations, forward running and quality.

Once again there were some competent performances from a side who are growing and maturing week by week, both on and off the pitch.

Today we host Lowestoft Town, who have some fantastic people in Jamie Godbold & Andy

Reynolds leading their side. Having followed their journey, it will great to be opposite them both in the dug out. The support we have received over the last few games has been fantastic and we hope as many of the supporters continue to drive the players on, we all really appreciate each and everyone’s commitment to helping keep St Neots Town FC in the Southern League Premier Division.

Although today’s match is an important game, each game will have an importance at this time of the year. I’m sure that there will be lots of twists and turns right up until April 27th.

We hope you have

you all enjoy the game and continue your fantastic support

all shown over recent weeks.

OPPONENT SPOTLIGHT

LOWESTOFT TOWN FC Joined League: 1887 Chairman: Gary Keyzor Website: www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk Lowestoft Town have a fine history stretching back well over 100 years. The club is first recorded as East Suffolk F C with games, all friendlies in those days, recorded back in 1884. On merging with the original Kirkley club the title of Lowestoft was adopted in 1887 with ‘Town’ added in 1890.

When the Norfolk & Suffolk League was formed in 1897, providing the first inter-county competitive matches, Lowestoft dominated, winning the title 6 times in the first 7 years. The ‘odd’ season out 1899-1900 saw Lowestoft’s attentions turn to the F Amateur Cup with victories over such famous names as Leytonstone (9-0), and Gt Marlow (1-0) on the way to the final which brought a 1-5 defeat by Bishop Auckland at Leicester.

In 1904 Lowestoft had to appear before a F A Commission to answer charges of professionalism after a testimonial had raised just under £5 for player Fred Timoney who was about to emigrate.

Norwich City who had ‘poached’ 4 of Lowestoft’s successful side amongst others were also called before the commission.

Whilst City accepted the ruling and formally adopted professionalism to start on the road that has seen them up amongst the top clubs in

the country, Lowestoft paid a restitution of 2 guineas to regain amateur status. In 1925 came the decision to adopt the blue and white colours that have served them so well since.

Lowestoft became founder members of the Eastern Counties League in 1935 but before starting out on this new challenge once again merged with local rivals Kirkley. The move proved a wise one with the first season seeing them sharing the title with Harwich & Parkston and then winning it outright 2 years later.

Lowestoft took the bold step of becoming semi-professional in 1962. & 7 ECL titles and twice runners up in the following 9 seasons is clear testimony to the manner in which they dominated in those years.

The ECL title was again won in 1977/8. The 1980s saw a decline in the club’s fortunes as crowds and income dropped.

The unique club pavilion, originally the Yacht Club before being taken down and moved from the harbour to the Crown Meadow in 1902, was gradually falling into disrepair and the floodlighting system installed in 1964 was coming to the end of its lifespan. The floodlights were updated in 1986 and the new dressing room complex occupied in 1989 and at last attention could be paid to

playing matters.

As playing fortunes declined a 19 year old local lad signed for the club in 1980 who was to figure prominently in the affairs of the club for the next 30 plus years. Micky Chapman soon became a favourite with his all action style, eye for the goal, long flowing hair and a genuine desire to bring success back to the club. 5 ‘Player of the Year’ trophies adorn his display cabinet as testimony to the respect he has earned from supporters and players alike.

The 1990s saw Micky progress from captain to assistant manager and finally manager in 1994.

A persistent back injury forced Mick to hang up his boots in 1997 allowing him to concentrate fully on the managerial side. With the unwavering support of successive chairmen Mick had been able to improve the side year by year. In February 2012 he took charge of his 1000th game as Lowestoft manager.

After several years in the doldrums the 21st century has seen Micky team up with Ady Gallagher to bring a return to trophy winning days with the Ridgeons League title won twice, the League Cup collected twice and the Suffolk Premier Cup brought back to the Meadow five times. The

culmination of all that recent success came in May 2008 when joint managers Micky Chapman and Ady Gallagher proudly led their squad out onto the hallowed Wembley pitch in the F A Carlsberg Vase final. On a blazing hot Sunday afternoon in front of over 14,000 Lowestoft supporters, the Blues were in the lead for three quarters of the game before conceding a last minute goal to lose out to Kirkham & Wesham by the odd goal of three.

Season 2008-2009 saw the first team win a League and County Cup double, as well as reach the semi final of the F A Carlsberg Vase and the season ended with promotion to the Ryman League Division One North.

Success continued unabated in 2009/10 with back to back promotions seeing the Blues soar to the Ryman Premier Division at the first attempt achieving a century of points and goals for the second consecutive season. An excellent F A Cup run saw the first round proper reached with the run ended at Wrexham by a cruel deflected goal in the final minutes.

The first season in the Ryman Premier Division saw the Trawlerboys involved in the promotion race right to the end.

There was just 9 minutes of the season left when Tonbridge Angels scored the goal that gave them a 3-4 victory and ended Lowestoft’s hopes of a third successive promotion. It was a similar story in the following 2 seasons with late goals in the Play Off final denying them promotion before the dream of Step 2 football was realised in 2014 with a play off victory

over AFC Hornchurch and a 3rd promotion in 6 seasons.

Season 2014-2015 was one of consolidation in the highest sphere the club has ever reached and despite several early morning departures and a mere 8500 plus miles of travelling a satisfactory season ended with them holding a 16th place finish suffering just a single defeat in their final 13 fixtures. On top of this the Blues closed their season out by winning the Suffolk Premier Cup for the twelfth time; beating Whitton United 2-1 after extra time. It was also a season that marked the farewell of a true Lowestoft Town legend with Micky Chapman retiring after the last league game of the season at home to Barrow, who sealed the league title that day with a 3-2 victory over the Blues. After 32 years, 480 first team appearances, 193 goals, 1640 games and 147,600 plus minutes as a player, player/ manager and then manager during that time, it was the end of an era for a figure who will forever be etched in the history of Lowestoft Town FC. Season 2015-2016 saw Ady Gallagher in sole charge for the first time but a season plagued with injuries saw the Trawlerboys relegated on the last day of the season on goal difference bringing a return to the Ryman League Premier Division.

Season 2016-2017 was to prove one of consolidation as they adjusted to life at step 3 in a season once again plagued with injuries.

Season 2017-2018 proved to be one of turmoil as firstly Ady Gallagher stepped down to be replaced by his assistant Dale

Brooks. The club was then hit by financial problems which saw the departure of several leading players but Brooks achieved a minor miracle by avoiding relegation with the remnants of his squad aided by a bevy of youth loan signings and the clubs scholar’s.

Brooks stepped down during the summer to be replaced by two former players Jamie Godbold and Andy Reynolds who between themselves boast over 900 appearances for the Trawlerboys. With a mixed squad of experience and exciting young prospects, optimism is rife for the forthcoming season.

Lowestoft Town FC Squad – 2018/19 SHAUN BAMMANT (dob 3 July 1989) A former Norwich United and Bury Town player, who returned to the game after a break in 2013. Signed from Dereham Town on 31st March 2014. 188--92 apps 30 goals TRAVIS COLE (dob 19 Nov 1997) Local boy who signed a permanent deal with Lowestoft having been released by Ipswich in November 2016.

Appointed the manager of the club’s academy in March 2018.

Previously at Lowestoft on work experience. Central defender with a promising future in front of him. 95 apps 12 goals JOSH CURRY. Versatile player equally at home in defence or midfield. Played for Mildenhall Town last season but accepted the offer to join Lowestoft Town in close season 2018. 32 apps 1 goals

CONNOR DEEKS (dob 28 Jan 1997) In second spell with Lowestoft having rejoined from Wroxham during close season 2018. Creative midfielder with an eye for a goal. 48 apps 8 goals ANDREW FISK (dob 22 Oct 1987) A product of the Norwich City Youth system earning a full time professional contract with the Canaries. Joined Kings Lynn on loan in December 2006 and signed permanently for the Linnets when he was released

by Norwich at the end of that season. Midfielder. 378 apps 10 goals.

KIERON FLETCHER (dob 10 Dec 2000) One of the clb’s scholars who has impressed during pre-season. 1 apps 0 goals BEN FOWKES (DOB 26 Jan 1999) Exciting striker with enormous potential. Had a season with the Lowestoft Youth side as a 16 year old and returned to the club on the close season 2018. 36 apps 8 goals KEIRON HIGGS (dob 14 Dec 1998) Tricky attacking midfielder who came through the Norwich City Youth ranks but his time there was hampered by injury.

Joined Lowestoft in August 2018 making his debut against Halesowen Town 31 apps 6 goals.

ROSSI JARVIS (dob 11 March 1888) Joined Lowestoft in October 2013 from Australian side Oakleigh Cannons. Another player who graduated from the Norwich City. His Football League career includes spells with Luton Town, Barnet and Cambridge United. Had a short spell at Dereham Town at the end of last season. 217 apps 7 goals

COLE OVERY (dob 15 March 2001) One of the club’s scholars who has impressed during preseason training. 1 apps 0 goal DANNY PINHEIRO (dob 4 Sep 1999). Portuguese born midfield player. Signed in the close season 2018. 14 apps 0 goals HENRY POLLOCK (dob 10 Dec 1998) A local boy who progressed through the Norwich City Youths system but without getting a professional contract.

With Norwich United last season but opted to join his home town club in summer of 2018. 36 apps 1 goals ELVIJS PUTNINS (dob 12 April 1991) Goalkeeper in his 2nd spell with Lowestoft after making 2 appearances in their National League season.

Latvian born, he spent 4 years as a youngster with Queens Park Rangers and has had spells with Boreham Wood and Maidenhead. Rejoined Lowestoft in summer of 2017.

43 apps 0 goals ARMANI SCHAAR (dob 26 June 1996) Striker who joined the Trawlerboys late last season as they fought to avoid relegation.

40 apps 3 goals ADAM SMITH (dob 11 Sept 1985) A product of the Norwich City Youth Academy becoming a Reserve team regular. He joined Kings Lynn under Tommy Taylor in August 2004 and his form was so impressive that he was Taylor’s first signing when he took over the reigns at Peterborough United. Injuries and a change of manager restricted his opportunities with the Posh and he had loan spells with Kings Lynn and Boston United before rejoining Kings Lynn in September 2008. Can

play anywhere down the left.

396 apps 21 goals.

ADAM TANN. Vastly experienced player who joined Lowestoft as player-coach in the summer of 2018. Previous clubs include Cambridge United, Notts County and Leyton Orient.

27 apps 0 goals.

JACK WILKINSON (dob 17 Oct 1991). Solid defender signed from Cambridge City in November 2018. 17 apps 0 goals MARCUS WILKINSON (dob 21 Dec 1996) Pacy winger signed from Wroxham in January 2019.

6 app 0 goals CION WREN (dob 19 March 2000). One of the clubs scholar’s who earned his first team call up late season 20 apps 0 goals JACEK ZIELONKA (dob 6 July 1987) Attacking player with an eye for goal. Signed from Kings Lynn Town in the summer of 2017 for his second spell at Lowestoft Versatile player he has filled most midfield positions and both full backs. 66 apps 8 goals.

JAMIE GODBOLD. (Manager) Former Lowestoft favourite who made exactly 500 appearances for the club as a player. He then started his managerial career which saw him learn the management ropes with Kirkley & Pakefield, AFC Sudbury and Wroxham before returning to his home town in the summer of 2018.

ANDY REYNOLDS (Assistant Manager) Has always been Jamie’s assistant since the pair moved into management.

Andy too is a former Lowestoft favourite making 406 appearances for the club.

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St Neots Town They say lightning does not strike twice but St Neots are living proof that it does, and two goalkeeping errors – one at each end – made this outcome of the contest happen. For the second consecutive week a goal conceded three minutes into added time robbed the young inexperienced home side of two extra points they had worked so hard to achieve but the single point was enough to lift them out of the relegation zone for the first time in as many months.

Ultimately it was inexperience that cost them dear, but they continue to learn as they build experience at this higher level of football for most of them.

The commitment of the side is beyond question and proud Manager Marc Abbott heaped praise upon his team in his post-match interview. He had been forced into a team change when playmaker Scott Pollock failed to recover from the injury sustained in the previous match, so he brought in Dan Trendall for his debut and he added pace and imagination in attack.

The first serious effort on goal after 6 minutes saw Sean Lucien’s effort blocked but St Neots took the lead two minutes later. A long clearance

by James Philip sailed over the heads of defenders and former St Neots custodian Sam Donkin opted to wait for the ball to reach his area but Gary Wharton pounced to steer the ball past him and into the open net – his third goal in consecutive matches. The visitors had a further shock after 11minutes when David LongeKing misdirected a header back to his keeper but luckily for him the ball passed the wrong side of a post. However, St Neots’ lead was short-lived for after 15 minutes a Matt Ball corner was headed back by Jordan Gent and Joe White headed past the keeper. Prince Mutswunguma

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tried a lengthy effort that just cleared the crossbar and then Philip did well to push away a searing cross from Lucien that looked to be creeping in at the far post. Ten minutes before the break St Neots regained the lead as Dan Trendall switched play from left to right and Mason Rhiney’s cross was stabbed in at close range by Prince Mutswunguma. It was the first time St Neots had scored twice in a league match since 8th December. Five minutes before the break Philip saved well again and then White headed in from an offside position as the visitors sought parity.

The second half saw the visitors adopt a more attacking formation with former St Neots player Claudio Ofosu on to test St Neots down the flanks.

Lucien seemed to be getting all the better chances for the visiting side, but he sent a free kick high over the bar and was well off target with two more efforts. St Neots seemed to have lost the rhythm that had seem them competitive in the first 45 minutes and their back line had to defend well as their opponents began to dominate possession. They looked particularly threatening from set pieces with their tall defenders supplementing their attack.

Another striker was added to the visiting attack, but Ball squandered a good chance with a centrally positioned free kick that he dragged well wide. St Neots did threaten on the break with Trendall a constant threat, but they lacked the finishing touch to carve out what could have been a clinching goal.

With five minutes left Philip again rescued his side with a point blank save to deny White and Ofosu earned a booking for simulation diving dramatically in the penalty area. The Referee signalled four added minutes and in the third of those the

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visitors stole a goal and a point.

It came from one of many corners after the excellent Philip had mishandled a shot dropping the ball over the bye line – this one delivered by Lucien and when St Neots failed to clear there were two shots blocked before Jordan Gent drove home from close range. It was a cruel ending, but it still took St Neots to a third consecutive match without defeat, following the defection of almost their whole team.

St Neots: Philip, Hood, Norville-Williams, Miles, Hughes, Shaw, Mutswunguma, Rhiney, Wharton, Sutton, Trendall Subs: Clarke (for Prince 62 mins), Beckley (for Sutton 77 mins), Rider (for Wharton 88 mins), Hudson and Fulianty.

Cards: Hood (Y – 74 mins), Shaw (Y – 74 mins) Goals: Wharton (8 mins), Mutswunguma (35 mins) Biggleswade: Donkin, Bradshaw, Perry, Forbes, Gent, Longe-King, Lucien, Brooks, White, Ball, Nwaboukei Subs: Ofosu (for Brooks 62 mins), Donnelly (for Forbes 73 mins), Allinson (for Bradshaw 82 mins) and Walster.

Cards: Gent (Y – 38 mins), Ofosu (Y – 81 mins), Perry (90 mins) Goals: White (15 mins), Gent (90 + 3 mins) Referee: Alex Rayment (Dunstable) Attendance: 284 John Walker

St Neots Town First Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

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Teams

Kettering Town

34

25

4

5

73

36

37

79

2

Stourbridge

34

20

8

6

66

29

37

68

3

King's Lynn Town

33

16

10

7

61

34

27

58

4

Stratford Town

33

16

9

8

41

34

7

57

5

Alvechurch

32

16

8

8

47

39

8

56

6

AFC Rushden & Diamonds

34

14

12

8

55

38

17

54

7

18

Coalville Town Biggleswade Town Royston Town Rushall Olympic Leiston Needham Market Tamworth St Ives Town Banbury United Hitchin Town Redditch United Barwell

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16 14 13 12 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 9

6 10 6 9 9 6 11 10 11 6 6 11

9 10 14 13 11 15 12 13 12 16 17 14

61 53 47 44 51 57 50 30 44 38 51 44

49 44 41 43 51 60 41 36 45 53 67 48

12 9 6 1 0 -3 9 -6 -1 -15 -16 -4

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St Neots Town

33

8

7

18

25

52

-27

31

20

Lowestoft Town

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7

9

17

29

49

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30

21

Halesowen Town

33

5

11

17

22

52

-30

26

22

Bedworth United

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2

9

23

25

73

-48

15

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EVOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH PREMIER DIVISION CENTRAL Correct at 22:00 Tuesday 12th March 2019

St Neots Town Reserves TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Great Shelford First Cambridge University Press Linton Granta First West Wratting First Ely City Reserves Eynesbury Rovers Reserves Fulbourn Institute First Comberton United First Eaton Socon Cherry Hinton Foxton Brampton Bar Hill Hemingfords United First St Neots Town Reserves Cambridge City Development

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25 25 24 26 26 20 25 24 26 23 25 26 24 22 25 22

19 18 17 14 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 8 6 5 2 1

2 2 3 3 5 2 5 3 3 2 2 4 6 5 4 3

4 5 4 9 8 6 9 10 13 11 13 14 12 12 19 18

47 37 40 11 6 22 0 -5 -15 -3 -7 -4 -9 -11 -60 -49

59 56 54 45 44 38 38 36 33 32 32 28 24 20 10 3

KERSHAW LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION

ST NEOTS TOWN UNDER 18’S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Cambridge City U18 Royston Town U18 Haverhill Rovers U18 Ely City U18 Newmarket Town U18 Mildenhall Town U18 Long Melford Histon U18 Saffron Walden Community Youth

17 16 13 12 13 16 14 14 15 14

15 11 8 9 7 4 3 3 2 1

1 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 4 3

1 3 2 3 4 12 9 10 9 10

47 26 31 20 9 -44 -14 -25 -28 -22

46 35 27 27 23 12 11 10 10 6

St Neots Town U18

THURLOW NUNN YOUTH LEAGUE CAMBRIDGE DIVISION 2018/19

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THURLOW NUNN YOUTH LEAGUE CAMBRIDGE DIVISION ST NEOTS TOWN U18 St Neots Town U18 side are the Champions of the Cambridge Division of the Thurlow Nunn League for a record breaking third time in succession – with a match to spare. That was the outcome of a very competitive final home league match of the campaign with visiting Royston Town who still had a mathematical chance of the title. The visitors had lost just once this season – at home to St Neots – and they posed a real threat to the celebrations with a determined performance.

St Neots were without their injured midfield playmaker Adrian O’Hara for the first time this season, so they had to reorganise but the bonus for them was the return of Jacob Joseph following his injury lay-off.

With the stakes obviously high neither side settled quickly although two early openings for St Neots went begging as Joe Rider saw his effort easily saved ad Owen Dunnett headed narrowly over the bar from a corner. Then in their first significant attack the visitors took the lead as Noah Costin cut in from the right to shoot across the keeper.

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St Neots set about repairing the damage and Merkel Cousins headed over the bar, but the match became over competitive as Jack Dickerson was booked for a dangerous late tackle. Reif Clarke was then cynically brought down three yards inside the penalty area but the free kick given outside the box and as St Neots built the pressure Nehemiah Goodridge saw a header cleared off the line. Then a minute before the break from a Clarke corner, goal ace Joe Rider headed home for the side to go to the break on level terms.

St Neots looked more comfortable after half time and when Clarke burst through the defence visiting keeper Christopher Gough saved well at the expense of a corner. On the turn Rider sent a shot just off target but on the hour, St Neots took control with a quality goal built from a neat Rider flick to free Jacob Joseph and his early cross picked out Reif Clarke for a clinical finish. For a while the home side dominated with Royston managing just one shot from distance by Dickerson

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that was too high. After Gough had saved well from a Leon Fulianty free kick the defining moment arrived fourteen minutes from time as Dan Olive produced a stunning 30 yards effort to make it 3-1 with the goal of the season. Predictably with nothing to lose Royston threw everything forward and claimed a late consolation goal three minutes from time as Daniel Baulk forced the ball home from a Francis Shilton cross but St Neots had done enough to take the points and the title.

St Neots: Burberry, Olive, Goodridge, Brown, Dunnett, Fulianty, Cousins, Routs, Rider, Joseph, Clarke Subs used: Leagas, Wood and Rowland.

Cards: Brown (Y – 44 mins), Clarke (Y – 48 mins) Referee: Paul Dobbs

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Last week it was reported that plans by the ownership at North Ferriby United to both re-name and re-locate the club appear to have fallen through.

The proposals, which understandably triggered a furious reaction from the Villagers’ faithful, were a real injustice and would have essentially amounted to the theft of a famous football club. The problem of owners going to war with their own fan base has always been an issue in football and is a problem that affects teams in the Football League and the Premier League just as much as in Non-League.

It is a tricky situation for the FA and although there are some that argue that the organization should perhaps perform more stringent tests on potential owners before ratifying a sale, this is much harder in practice than it seems in principle.

In an age of extreme political and economic divisions, football clubs have the potential to offer a sacred space of unity and togetherness.

It is therefore a tremendously sad sight to see when fan bases become divided and disenfranchised at the hands of rash and self-serving owners. Thankfully, for North Ferriby fans at least, this period in their history looks likely to soon be over after it was revealed that owner Carl Chadwick is believed to be looking to part ways with the club.

Hopefully the Yorkshire club can now be passed into the hands of a group who want to properly engage with the fan base and make Grange Lane into a place where people can get away from the stresses and strains of modern life for a couple of hours every two weeks and simply enjoy a match with people they may otherwise have never spoken to –that’s what football is all about!

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23-Mar

1 -- 2

2 -- 1

BEDWORTH UNITED

1 -- 3

0 -- 2

1 -- 3

0 -- 1

BIGGLESWADE TOWN

1 -- 0

4 -- 2

0 -- 0

30-Mar

1 -- 1

COALVILLE TOWN

20-Apr

2 -- 0

1 -- 1

1 -- 0

1 -- 0

2 -- 0

HALESOWEN TOWN

0 -- 1

1 -- 1

2 -- 0

0 -- 2

6-Apr

1 -- 1

1 -- 3

HITCHIN TOWN

3 -- 4

1 -- 1

0 -- 1

2 -- 0

23-Mar

0 -- 2

TBA

5 -- 1

KETTERING TOWN

2 -- 1

6-Apr

3 -- 0

20-Apr

5 -- 1

2 -- 3

2 -- 3

2 -- 0

5 -- 0

KINGS LYNN TOWN

1 -- 1

19-Mar

3 -- 1

3 -- 2

1 -- 1

2 -- 4

4 -- 1

30-Mar

16-Mar

0 -- 0

LEISTON

1 -- 4

2 -- 0

13-Apr

0 -- 1

1 -- 1

3 -- 0

2 -- 0

4 -- 0

1 -- 2

30-Ma

LOWESTOFT TOWN

1 -- 1

1 -- 2

1 -- 0

0 -- 0

27-Apr

2 -- 1

6-Apr

19-Mar

3 -- 2

0 -- 1

NEEDHAM MARKET

1 -- 5

27-Apr

3 -- 3

TBA

4 -- 1

1 -- 0

23-Mar

1 -- 1

8 -- 1

0 -- 3

REDDITCH UNITED

2 -- 2

4 -- 2

2 -- 0

2 -- 4

0 -- 1

6-Apr

1 -- 5

3 -- 0

20-Apr

1 -- 4

ROYSTON TOWN

2 -- 1

0 -- 1

3 -- 0

27-Apr

2 -- 0

4 -- 6

2 -- 0

0 -- 0

1 -- 0

0 -- 1

RUSHALL OLYMPIC

2 -- 0

1 -- 2

1 -- 1

1 -- 1

0 -- 0

2 -- 2

0 -- 2

16-Mar

1 -- 2

0 -- 1

ST IVES TOWN

6-Apr

23-Mar

1 -- 2

1 -- 2

2 -- 1

0 -- 1

0 -- 1

2 -- 0

2 -- 1

1 -- 2

ST NEOTS TOWN

0 -- 1

0 -- 3

30-Mar

1 -- 0

2 -- 1

2 -- 2

19-Mar

27-Apr

0 -- 0

0 -- 3

STOURBRIDGE

2 -- 1

20-Apr

2 -- 0

3 -- 0

3 -- 1

2 -- 0

4 -- 2

1 -- 1

3 -- 0

1 -- 2

STRATFORD TOWN

1 -- 0

0 -- 1

2 -- 1

2 -- 1

3 -- 1

22-Apr

0 -- 2

2 -- 1

2 -- 0

1 -- 3

TAMWORTH

27-Apr

1 -- 1

16-Mar

3 -- 3

2 -- 2

1 -- 1

1 -- 3

4 -- 1

2 -- 0

0 -- 0

0 -- 1

Evostik League Sou

KINGS LYNN TOWN

LEISTON

LOWESTOFT TOWN

NEEDHAM MARKET

REDDITCH UNITED

ROYSTON TOWN

RUSHALL OLYMPIC

ST IVES TOWN

ST NEOTS TOWN

STOURBRIDGE

STRATFORD TOWN

TAMWORTH

pr

1 -- 0

1 -- 1

1 -- 1

16-Mar

5 -- 2

30-Mar

0 -- 2

0 -- 0

2 -- 0

13-Apr

2 -- 0

2 -- 2

3

0 -- 3

TBA

4 -- 2

3 -- 0

3 -- 0

0 -- 0

1 -- 0

2 -- 1

3 -- 2

0 -- 0

2 -- 2

0 -- 3

1

6-Apr

1 -- 0

0 -- 0

2 -- 1

TBA

0 -- 1

2 -- 1

1 -- 2

1 -- 3

0 -- 0

1 -- 1

0 -- 0

1

1 -- 3

6-Apr

1 -- 1

13-Apr

4 -- 0

1 -- 2

1 -- 3

1 -- 1

6 -- 1

1 -- 1

0 -- 0

22-Apr

2

0 -- 3

2 -- 2

1 -- 1

0 -- 4

0 -- 2

16-Mar

1 -- 3

0 -- 2

1 -- 0

0 -- 2

30-Mar

1 -- 4

ar

1 -- 2

1 -- 2

3 -- 1

2 -- 0

2 -- 0

1 -- 4

27-Apr

1 -- 0

1 -- 0

1 -- 2

0 -- 0

3 -- 0

2

3 -- 3

2 -- 2

1 -- 0

1 -- 2

30-Mar

12-Mar

2 -- 2

27-Apr

1 -- 1

6 -- 4

16-Mar

1 -- 2

pr

2 -- 2

23-Mar

1 -- 0

1 -- 1

22-Apr

1 -- 0

2 -- 0

1 -- 1

1 -- 1

0 -- 3

0 -- 2

0 -- 1

1

3 -- 0

2 -- 2

13-Apr

1 -- 2

1 -- 0

22-Apr

0 -- 1

1 -- 0

6-Apr

2 -- 1

2 -- 0

1 -- 0

2 -- 1

1 -- 2

3 -- 0

3 -- 2

4 -- 4

1 -- 0

2 -- 1

0 -- 3

23-Mar

4 -- 2

27-Apr

2 -- 1

1 -- 1

4 -- 0

22-Apr

2 -- 0

4 -- 2

3 -- 0

2 -- 0

0 -- 0

0 -- 1

0 -- 0

13-Apr

22-Apr

2 -- 1

4 -- 3

1 -- 1

0 -- 1

16-Mar

2 -- 0

0 -- 3

19-Mar

2 -- 2

0 -- 2

0 -- 0

2 -- 0

23-Mar

0 -- 1

1 -- 2

1 -- 0

20-Apr

1 -- 3

3 -- 1

0 -- 2

1 -- 1

20-Apr

0 -- 1

6-Apr

2 -- 1

1 -- 3

1 -- 2

2 -- 1

2 -- 0

1 -- 1

0 -- 4

0 -- 1

23-Mar

20-Apr

1 -- 2

5 -- 0

23-Mar

2 -- 2

6-Apr

4 -- 1

13-Apr

22-Apr

2 -- 2

1 -- 1

22-Apr

0 -- 0

0 -- 2

1 -- 0

1 -- 2

1 -- 2

0 -- 0

3 -- 0

1 -- 1

0

ar

1 -- 5

1

1 -- 0

1 -- 2

3

1 -- 4

2 -- 2

1 -- 0

4

1 -- 1

27-Apr

4 -- 2

4 -- 1

1

0 -- 1

2 -- 5

1 -- 1

2 -- 4

0 -- 1

1

2 -- 1

2 -- 0

3 -- 1

30-Mar

1 -- 3

0 -- 3

2

1 -- 1

0 -- 2

0 -- 0

1 -- 1

13-Apr

0 -- 0

0 -- 3

3

20-Apr

2 -- 0

16-Mar

0 -- 3

3 -- 1

1 -- 0

0 -- 1

0 -- 1

2

27-Apr

4 -- 0

3 -- 1

3 -- 1

16-Mar

2 -- 1

1 -- 1

30-Mar

1 -- 0

3

23-Mar

3 -- 2

1 -- 3

3 -- 1

3-Jan

13-Apr

6-Apr

0 -- 0

1 -- 0

0 -- 0

0

0 -- 1

20-Apr

30-Mar

1 -- 2

1 -- 3

1 -- 2

2 -- 0

1 -- 2

5 -- 0

1 -- 0

2 -- 1 0 -- 1

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ST NEOTS TOWN FC FIRST TEAM RESULTS, A Opposition in CAPS denotes home fixture. Player name in bold CAPS denotes goal scorer.

Date

Opposition

Comp

Result

Att

1

2

3

4

11 Aug

Stratford Town

EVO

0 1

292

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

O

14 Aug

BEDWORTH UNITED

EVO

2 1

192

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

O

18 Aug

RUSHALL OLYMPIC

EVO

0 1

200

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

O

25 Aug

Kings Lynn Town

EVO

0 0

568

Iron

Keeble

Miles

Knight

27 Aug

AFC RUSHDEN & DIA.

EVO

0 1

609

Iron

Keeble

Miles

Knight

01 Sep

Halwaowen Town

EVO

1 1

358

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

04 Sep

BEDFORD TOWN

SLCC

4 1 pens

175

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

08 Sep

BISHOPS STORTFORD

FAC

2 1

209

Reynolds

Miles

Herd

Knight

15 Sep

Banbury United

EVO

3 1

490

Iron

Miles

Herd

Peters

22 Sep

ROMULUS

FAC

4 3

325

Reynolds

Miles

HERD

O'Malley

29 Sep

HITCHIN TOWN

EVO

0 0

376

Reynolds

Miles

Herd

O’Malley

02 Oct

Lowestoft Town

SLCC

1 3

158

Reynolds

O'Malley

Herd

Knight

06 Oct

COALVILLE TOWN

FAC

2 2

518

Reynolds

Miles

Herd

Knight

09 Oct

Coalville Town

FACR

5 3 pens

409

Reynolds

Miles

Herd

O’Malley

13 Oct

KETTERING TOWN

EVO

0 3

693

Reynolds

Miles

Herd

O'Malley

16 Oct

Royston Town

EVO

0 5

243

Reynolds

Miles

Stanley

Olaniran

20 Oct

Alfreton Town

FAC

0 4

645

Reynolds

Miles

Herd

O'Malley

23 Oct

Lowestoft Town

EVO

2 1

238

Reynolds

Stanley

Herd

Wood

27 Oct

MATLOCK TOWN

FAT

1 0

249

Reynolds

Stanley

Herd

Wood

02 Nov

Coalville Town

EVO

1 1

138

Reynolds

Stanley

Herd

Knight

06 Nov

TAMWORTH

EVO

0 0

181

Reynolds

Stanley

Herd

Knight

10 Nov

BARWELL

FAT

0 1

216

Reynolds

Stanley

Miles

Knight

17 Nov

Alvechurch

EVO

2 3

239

Reynolds

Stanley

Herd

Olaniran

20 Nov

NEEDHAM MARKET

EVO

0 3

139

Reynolds

Miles

Herd

Knight

01 Dec

STOURBRIDGE

EVO

1 2

188

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

08 Dec

REDDITCH UNITED

EVO

3 1

179

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

18 Dec

Barwell

EVO

1 6

63

Iron

Stanley

Herd

Knight

22 Dec

STRATFORD TOWN

EVO

1 2

258

Iron

Hughes

Herd

Knight

26 Dec

AFC Rushden & Dia.

EVO

0 2

664

Iron

Hughes

Norville-Williams

Knight

01 Jan

ST IVES TOWN

EVO

0 1

428

Iron

Short

Norville-Williams

Knight

H

05 Jan

ROYSTON TOWN

EVO

1 0

268

Iron

Miles

Herd

Short

H

08 Jan

LEISTON

EVO

2 0

128

Iron

Sinclair

Herd

Short

H

12 Jan

Leiston

Evo

0 2

208

Iron

Sinclair

Herd

Knight

15 Jan

Yaxley

HSC

2 2*

102

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

19 Jan

ALVECHURCH

EVO

0 3

198

Iron

Miles

Herd

Knight

H

26 Jan

Needham Market

EVO

1 0

299

Iron

Miles

Herd

Wood

S

05 Feb

Biggleswade Town

EVO

0 1

188

Iron

Miles

Fullianty

Rhiney

09 Feb

Tamworth

EVO

0 5

512

Iron

Miles

Fullianty

Rhiney

16 Feb

Stourbridge

EVO

0 1

596

Iron

Hood

Norville-Williams

Miles

23 Feb

BARWELL FC

EVO

1 0

171

Philip

Hood

Norville-Williams

Miles

02 Mar

Redditch United

EVO

1 1

226

Philip

Hood

Norville-Williams

Miles

09 Mar

BIGGLESWADE TOWN

EVO

2 2

284

Philp

Hood

Norville-Williams

Miles

* win 3 2 on Penalties

H

APPEARANCES AND GOALS 2018/19 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Sub 1

Sub 2

Sub 3

Olaniran

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Peters

Irwin

Williams D

Ofosu

Wood

O'Malley

Stanley

Olaniran

PARR

Sembie-Ferris

Peters

Irwin

Williams D

OFOSU

Stanley

O’Malley

Olaniran

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Peters

Irwin

Williams D

Ofosu

Douglas

O’Malley

Wood

Parr

O'Malley

Peters

Sembie-Ferris

Douglas

Ofosu

Mutswunguma

Olaniran

Wood

Parr

O'Malley

Peters

Sembie-Ferris

Mutswunguma

Ofosu

Douglas

Fulianty

Wood

Parr

O'Malley

Peters

Wharton

Sembie-Ferris

OFOSU

Keeble

Wood

Parr

Worman

O'MALLEY

Sembie-Ferris

Peters

Ofosu

Keeble

Douglas

Wood

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

O'Malley

Wharton

WILLIAMS D

Ofosu

DOUGLAS

Keeble

Stanley

Wood

Olaniran

Sembie-Ferris

Worman

SHARIFF 2

WILLIAMS D

Ofosu

Douglas

Keeble

Stanley

WOOD

Parr

SEMBIE-FERRIS 2

Peters

Shariff

Stanley

Ofosu

Olaniran

Douglas

Wood

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Peters

Shariff

Worman

Ofosu

Short

Williams

Wharton

Wood

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Short

Wharton

Worman

Williams D

Ofosu

Shariff

Peters

WOOD

Parr

O'Malley

Short

SHARIFF

Williams D

Ofosu

Stanley

Wharton

Wood

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Short

Shariff

Williams D

OFOSU

Stanley

WHARTON 2

Wood

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Short

Shariff

Williams D

Ofosu

Stanley

Wharton

Wood

Parr

O'Malley

Worman

Shariff

Williams D

Wharton

Ofosu

Sembie-Ferris

Wood

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Short

Shariff

Williams D

Ofosu

Wharton

Stanley

Short

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Watkins

SHARIFF 2

Williams D

Wharton

Miles

Ofosu

Wood

Olaniran

Short

Olaniran

Sembie-Ferris

Miles

SHARIFF

Williams D

Wharton

Ofosu

Short

Wood

SEMBIE-FERRIS

Miles

Shariff

Williams D

Worman

Watkins

Short

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Wood

Shariff

Williams D

Worman

Ofosu

Short

Parr

Sembie-Ferris

Wood

Shariff

Williams D

Ofosu

Wharton

Douglas

Short

Parr

Miles

WOOD

Shariff

WHARTON

Watkins

Sembie-Ferris

Ofosu

Wood

Parr

Wharton

Watkins

Shariff

Williams D

Ofosu

Wood

Olaniran

Borg

Watkins

Shariff

WILLIAMS D

Wharton

Ofosu

Douglas

Short

Parr

Borg

Wood

SHARIFF 2

WILLIAMS D

Norville-Williams

Watkins

Stanley

Short

Parr

Borg

Watkins

Shariff

Williams D

Norville-Williams

WHARTON

Miles

Gomes

Short

PARR

Miles

Wood

Shariff

Williams D

Daldy

Wharton

Stanley

Norville-Williams

Wharton

Short

Parr

Miles

Wood

Shariff

Williams D

Daldy

Stanley

Wharton

Borg

Hughes

Parr

Daldy

Wood

Hall

Williams D

Wharton

Miles

Rhiney

Sinclair

Hughes

PARR

Stanley

Pollock

Hall

Williams D

Norville-Williams

Sinclair

Rhiney

Hughes

Parr

Stanley

Pollock

Hall

WILLIAMS D

NORVILLE-WILLIAMS

Wharton

Short

Parr

Stanley

Miles

Wharton

Williams D

Norville-Williams

Rhiney

Hughes

Wood

Stanley

Rhiney

HALL

Williams D

NORVILLE-WILLIAMS

Wharton

Sinclair

Hughes

Parr

Sinclair

Short

Hall

Williams D

Norville-Williams

Wood

Wharton Joseph

SHORT

Parr

Sinclair

Newell

Hall

Wharton

Norville-Williams

Mutswunguma

Shaw

Hughes

Joseph

Pollock

Rider

Mutswunguma

Norville-Williams

Bissett-Clark

Minall

Shaw

Hughes

Joseph

Pollock

Rider

Mutswunguma

Norville-Williams

Bissett-Clark

Dunnett

Shaw

Hughes

Rhiney

Pollock

Wharton

Rider

Beckley

Mutswunguma

Sutton

Shaw

Hughes

Beckley

Pollock

WHARTON

Sutton

Mutswunguma

Joseph

Rider

Rhiney

Shaw

Hughes

Pollock

Rhiney

WHARTON

Sutton

Mutswunguma

Beckley

Rider

Fulianty

Shaw

Hughes

MUTSWUNGUMA

Rhiney

WHARTON

Sutton

Trendall

Clarke

Beckley

Rider

Dunnett

SQUAD

SQUAD

James PHILP

Elvijs Putnins

Matt MILES

Josh Curry

Leon FULIANTY Stevan SHAW

Jack Wilkinson Kyle Barker Rossi Jarvis (Capt)

Ryan HUGHES

Adam Tann

Gary WHARTON

Henry Pollock

Jordan NORVILLE-WILLIAMS

Connor Deeks

Mason RHINEY

Jake Reed

Scott POLLOCK

Andrew Fisk

Prince MUTSWUNGUMA Jacob JOSEPH Reif CLARKE

Dylan Williams Adam Smith Shaun Bammant Marcus Wilkinson

Joe RIDER

Jacek Zielonka

Joe SUTTON

Cion Wren

Joe HOOD

Rio Douglas

Harry BECKLEY Dan TRENDALL Aaron HUDSON

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