Issue 12 Basford United

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Basford United Saturday 13th December 2025 3pm Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midland Division

Affiliated to the Huntingdonshire Football Association

St Neots Town F.C. Established Established 1879 1879

First Team Management Club President - John Walker

Board of Directors CEO - Louise Sales Chairman - Barry Cavilla Secretary / Director - Gary Wilson Commercial Director - Mark Gearing Director - Iain Parr

Head of Media - Mike Green Head Ambassador - Jez Green

Club Welfare Officer - Gemma Keech 07734 821330 email - sntfcwelfareofficer@gmail.com

Saints Match Day Team Fixture Secretary - Marion Izzard Stadium Announcer - Mike Green Music - Charlie Green Catering - Diane Sales 50/50 & Merchandising - Shelly Phypers & Lily Dean

Media Team

Manager - Cameron Mawer Assistant Manager - Chris Nunn GK Coach - Gary Dean Physio - Chris Horgan Kit Man - Graham Horgan Assistant - Mick Hunter Analyst - Kyle Nunn

U18Manager - Tyla Joseph Coach - Aiden Sutton

Academy Manager - Alex Minall Academy Welfare Officer - Gemma Keech Academy enquiries - Alexsntfcacademy@gmail.com

Club Information Address: Rowley Park, Kester Way, St Neots, Cambs., PE19 6SL Website - www.stneotstownfc.co.uk Enquires - enquires@stneotstownfc.co.uk Commercial Enquiries - mgearing@me.com Events - misslouises@yahoo.co.uk

Press Officer - Mike Green Match Reports - John Walker Social Media - Mike Green, Grayham Bonfield, Charlie Green, David Gibbons, Kyle Nunn Photography - Courtesy of David Gibbons Photography

Ground Staff Team Pitch maintenance - Barry Oakley, Barry Cavilla, Bob Carpenter

Ownership: In accordance with the football association league rule 2.15 publication of ownership in relation to step 1-4 within the football pyramid, we hereby confirm the legal status of St Neots Town Football Club Identification Number 02921210, and is a Private Limited Company.

For the purposes of publication of ownership we can confirm that the following are listed as Directors of the Company: Louise Sales, Gary Wilson, Mark Gearing and Iain Parr with Louise Sales (10%), Gary Wilson (10%) and Iain Parr (10%) the majority shareholders Company Secretary Gary Wilson

Greenie’s Greetings With Mike Green "Good Afternoon to you all and welcome back to the Premier Plus Stadium for today‘s Pitching-In Northern Premier League Midland Division match. This afternoon we extend a warm welcome to everyone connected to Basford United Football Club and we hope you enjoy our hospitality here with us this afternoon”.

Here we are, our penultimate home game before the turn of the year and what a cracker it could turn out to be against one of the top performing sides in the division. In fact, they are the only club to have really given us a good going over when we visited there place on a Tuesday evening in September, returning home on the end of a 4-0 hiding. As Cam mentions in his column, results haven’t been great but performances have been ok and I’m sure we will have enough to climb away from the drop zone once new players are bedded in.

Don’t forget that we kick off at the earlier time of 1pm on Boxing Day when we entertain Bedworth United, in what is a massive game in our battle to stay up Back to today and I expect another tough test from our visitors who sit in fourth spot as I pen these notes and your fantastic backing can be the difference between a win or a loss so play your part off the pitch and hopefully come 5pm we will be celebrating a well deserved victory in our finest Christmas Jumpers/

BE LOUD, BE PROUD, BE A SAINT

Greenie

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Boardroom Gossip From The Dugout With Chairman BarryCameron Cavilla With Manager Mawer ”Id like to welcome Everyone associated to Basford United to the Premier Plus Stadium. They are a side who are currently flying. They come into this match unbeaten in six games and sitting 4th in the league, so we know it will be a big challenge.”

They’re full of confidence and have built strong momentum and we’ll need to be at our best to match their energy and intensity. On our side, we all know the last few weeks haven’t given us the results we wanted. Our form has been tough, and the lads have felt that frustration just as much as the supporters. But inside the dressing room there is still real belief. Performances have shown good moments, and we’re working every day to turn that into consistent results. Sometimes a tough run can bring a squad even closer together, and I’ve definitely seen that in this group.

Anyone who’s been at the games would have seen a group performing but just falling up short, if we continue to do the right things then we know things will turn.

We also recently saw Connor Furlong leave for Wellingborough Town. Connor has been brilliant for us, he gave us some unforgettable moments and we wish him nothing but success. The truth is that sometimes we simply can’t compete financially with other clubs at this level, and that’s the reality we have to work within.

Today marks the mid point in the season and it’s been really tough but it’s been nothing I haven’t expected, this league is finically powerful and the top end is very much equipped for step 3 and we are striving towards that and from what I have now learnt about this league we are adding and bringing in players myself and the management team feel can compete in this league and start to turn them close games into wins, so far 11 defeats this season and 8 of them have been by a single goal which tells you how close are.

Finally, I want to say a massive thank you to all our supporters.

Your backing home and away means everything to the players and staff. Stick with us — we’re fighting to give you something to cheer about, and with your support, we know we can turn things around.

#inittogether

Cam

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Boardroom Gossip In The Chair With Chairman Barry Cavilla With Chairman Barry Cavilla “Good afternoon and welcome all for today’s game at the Premier Plus Stadium. I’d like to welcome all the players, officials and supporters of Basford United to the Saints for today’s NPL Midland Division fixture.”

Well it’s been a tough few weeks for the Cameron and the team with a lot of travelling along with injuries, suspensions and departures that have seen Saints slip away and now find ourselves in a relegation battle at this point of the season. The team is evolving with new signings coming in to the squad combined with suspensions and players that have left the club which has forced Cameron to make positional changes and introduce our new players in to the squad and try and find that formation, performances and consistency that is needed to pick up valuable points and manage games out.

It’s so important that we can find that form and confidence to take us forward for all our games but especially make our home form count and secure some much needed points to push on and move away from our current position as demanding as step 4 and the NPL is.

This is our last home game before Christmas day, So on behalf of myself and the Club I would like to wish you all a very Happy, Healthy and safe Christmas and hope you will stay on after the game today and join us to celebrate our club Christmas Jumper day and have some fun.

Finally a Big Thankyou to you all for your amazing support in 2025 and with your continued support to make 2026 an even better year.

Your Town, Your Team

Barry

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John Walker's Match Preview BASFORD UNITED

BASFORD UNITED (the Lions) Year founded: 1900 Chairman: David Lilley Club Website: www.basfordunited.com GOOD AFTERNOON AND A WELCOME TO THE PREMIER PLUS STADIUM TO BASFORD UNITED FOR THEIR FIRST VISIT TO THE TOWN Basford is pronounced as “Base-fud”, and the “e” disappeared from the spelling sometime around the fifteenth century! Promoted to the Northern Premier League, Premier Division in 2018, before moving laterally to the Southern League, Premier Division (Central) in 2022 and back again a year later, Basford United Football Club have been on a meteoric rise in recent history. Having achieved five promotions in the last 13 years, United are now managed by former Eastwood Community manager James Jepson, assisted by Daniel Holmes, both of whom were hired in September 2023. Currently third in the league table Basford have hit a fine run of league form losing just once in their last eight league outings prior to last weekend away at Coventry Sphinx. Last season they were in the Premier Division of the Northern League but were relegated, and after a slow start they are now challenging strongly for a return to Step Three. When our lads made the long trip to Basford it was a midweek fixture, and the home side produced an impressive performance to win by four goals to nil!

In the FA Cup this season Basford defeated UCL outfit Hucknall Town 5-0 at home before losing away to Hednesford Town who are currently the leaders of the Premier Division of the Northern League. In the FA Trophy Basford were defeated at home in a dramatic penalty shoot-out by higher graded Alvechurch FC after a 3-2 away victory at Mickleover. In the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup Basford defeated Sherwood Colliery 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 2-2 home draw. Last Saturday Basford played out a 0-0 draw with visitors Rushden & Diamonds.

Previous meeting of our teams: 2025/26 John Walker

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CLUB WELFARE OFFICER GEMMA KEECH My name is Gemma Keech and I am the Club Welfare Officer (CWO) for St Neots Town Football Club.

Each football club that offers youth and open aged football is required to have a Club Welfare Officer. I am responsible for ensuring the wellbeing of the children, young people and vulnerable adults who attend the club, whether that be within the Academy or players aged Under 18 in the First Team.

My role is to be the first point of contact for all club members and parents / carers regarding concerns for the welfare of anyone within the club that fall within this group.

St Neots Town Football Club have appointed me to this voluntary role because of my employment roles in Education and Children’s Social Care, and therefore my knowledge and experience in Safeguarding and Child Protection.

My aim to be an approachable person for young people and their parents or carers, as well as club members, where issues or concerns may arise. These issues may range from worries about not fitting in or feeling left out, an individual dangerous incident or situation, other adult or young persons’ behaviour or more serious allegations against another person, volunteer, member or professional at the Club.

Please feel free to email me on sntfcwelfareofficer@gmail.com if you have any concerns or wish to discuss an issue, however big or small.

Hunts FA Safeguarding Team can also be contacted on 01480 447484 or by emailing Safeguarding@HuntsFA.com.

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MATCH REPORT Racing Club Warwick (H) 29 November 2025 Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division ST NEOTS TOWN

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RACING CLUB WARWICK

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St Neots slumped to their fourth consecutive home league defeat – all by the odd goal – and had central defender Charlie Bowen sent off deep into added time as frustration set in for the home side. The significant moment in the match came after 24 minutes when Referee Jonathan Lam awarded the visitors a controversial penalty for a handball offence and this seemed to knock the stuffing out of the home side who had dominated the opening exchanges.

They then conceded a second goal before the break but recovered to produce a storming second half performance that fell just short of earning the draw that they deserved. Manager Cameron Mawer made two changes for the match with recent signing Lewis Burgess coming in for the departed Murphy Culkin and striker Rhys Thorpe returning after suspension with James Stainsby starting on the bench.

St Neots began the match in confident style against a side that had climbed into the top third of the table. In the first significant attack of the match, Kieran Barnes cross to find the head of Rhys Thorpe and his effort was acrobatically turned over the bar by visiting keeper Tom Allsopp. From the resultant corner Charlie Bowen won the ball but his firm header was well saved by the keeper. The lively Harvey Williams then burst through but shot narrowly over the bar and up to that point little had been seen of the visiting attack.However, all that changed after 24 minutes when the visiting side were awarded a rather soft penalty after a forward tumbled in the box. James Hasrding sent James Goff the wrong way to open the scoring and St Neots seemed to lose their confidence as the visitors pushed them back. On a break Kieran Barnes had a shot blocked but the visiting side had taken the initiative and were dominating the attacking play.They were duly rewarded six minutes before the break when a Ryan Moore corner was not cleared and from the edge of the area Dylan Barkers unleashed a fierce volley that flew into the net to double the visitors’ lead.

St Neots came out after half time having regained their confidence and composure. They took the game to their opponents and Williams burst through to bring a good save from Allsopp. New boy Lewis Burgess was making his presence felt with a string of long throws into the penalty area and from one of these Harvey Henderson forced Allsopp into another smart save.

MATCH REPORT Racing Club Warwick (H) 29 November 2025 St Neots then varied their approach introducing striker James Stainsby to keep the pressure on the visiting defence. This move paid off just seven minutes after his arrival when he got on the end of a Thorpe flick on from a corner to reduce the arrears. St Neots then further upped the pressure by introducing the lively Eniola Agemoh-Davies and the visitors began timewasting tactics that would see ten minutes added at the end of the game. Despite the pressure the visiting defence held out, and St Neots paid the ultimate price for their frustration with the late dismissal of Bowen.

St Neots Town: Goff, Willis, Burgess, Parker, Henderson, Bowen, Furlong, Ankrah, Thorpe, Barnes, Williams Subs: Stainsby (for Ankrah 60 mins), Agemoh-Davies (for Barnes 71 mins).

Richard-Noel (for Furlong 74 mins), Obeng and Muyembe.

Cards: Bowen (RED – 90+5 mins), Willis (Y – 55 mins), Parker (Y – 73 mins) Goals: Stainsby (67 mins) Racing Club Warwick: Allsopp, Moore, Hancocks, Turner, Barnett, Barkers, Edwards, Coyle, Harding, Hamp. Ebbutt Subs: Opoku (for Harding 75 mins), Taylor (for Coyle 77 mins), Blackmore (for Ebbutt 79 mins), Andrews, and Hamilton.

Cards: Barnett (Y – 71 mins), Hamp (Y – 77 mins) Goals: Harding – pen - (24 mins), Barkers (39 mins) Attendance: 256 Referee: Jonathan Lam (Bedford) (John Walker)

MATCH REPORT Long Eaton United (A) 06 December 2025 Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division LONG EATON UNITED

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ST NEOTS TOWN

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This was St Neots fifth league defeat in their last seven outings - all by a single goal. Their own consolation goal came late – just three minutes from time but it showed a fierce desire to get some reward from the outing after competing well, despite having to make no less than four enforced team changes. Hosts Long Eaton have a strong home record with just one defeat in their last seven matches, and they produced a strong second half showing after St Neots had matched them in the first 45 minutes. With defenders Charlie Bowen and Sam Willis both suspended St Neots were also without the injured Lewis Burgess and the departed Connor Furlong and so into the starting lineup came Anthony Agemoh-Davies, Magloire Muyembe, Jessi Obeng, and James Stainsby. Recent signing Nehemiah Richard-Noel was not fully fit and therefore started on the bench.

The first half was evenly fought. Neither side were able to make significant progress against an opposing defence well organised and determined. The visitors did create one early chance after just three minutes as the tricky Harvey Williams rounded two home defenders to find James Stainsby, but his header was comfortable saved by home keeper Lewis King. At the other end the lively Evan Garnett burst through to fire narrowly over the bar but much of the play was in midfield until the final three minutes of the half when St Neots created two openings, but Rhys Thorpe saw his effort deflected for a corner before Kieran Barnes brought a good save from King.

The second half saw a more open contest with action in both penalty areas. The home side introduced Tristan Matthews an additional attacking player who was quickly in the action. He set up Jahvan Davidson-Miller who brought a good save from visiting keeper James Goff just three minutes after the restart and the same player shot wide in the next home attack.

MATCH REPORT Long Eaton United (A) 06 December 2025 At the other end Williams broke free, but his finish was poor, and then it was Davidson-Miller again the centre of a home attack, but this time Goff saved comfortably. St Neots introduced substitute Richard-Noel for the injured Stainsby and he arrived just in time to see Evan Garnett open the scoring for the home side after 66 minutes following neat play by Matthews. The lively Andrian Ankrah burst through the home defence but saw his effort blocked and then another home substitution saw the introduction of James Shaw another attacking player.

With ten minutes left Long Eaton struck another significant blow with their second goal. On a quick break from defence Dexter Walters spotted a gap in the visiting defence and burst through to claim the home sides’ second goal. St Neots then went on to the offensive in a bid to find some reward for their efforts introducing two late substitutes and in the resultant team shuffle Rhys Thorpe from deep in midfield produced the long pass forward to pick out Neo RichardNoel to score St Neots consolation goal from close range.

St Neots Town: Goff, Agemoh-Davies, Muyembe, Ankrah, Henderson, Parker, Obeng, Stainsby, Thorpe, Barnes, Williams Subs: Richard-Noel (for Stainsby 62 mins), Gothard (for Agemoh-Davies 82 mins), Siek (for Williams 84 mins), Anderson, and Mawer.

Cards: Barnes (Y – 67 mins), Thorpe (Y – 76 mins) Goals: Richard-Noel (87 mins) Long Eaton United: Hartman, Finnerty, Duncan, Cotterill, Bucci, Miller, Hanson, Garnett, Walters, Taylor Subs: Matthews (for Finnerty 46 mins), Shaw (for Miller 74 mins). Atwal (for Duncan 82 mins), Betts, and Pace.

Cards: Taylor (Y – 69 mins) Goals: Garnett (66 mins), Walters (80 mins) Attendance: 146 Referee: Richard Morris (Belper) (John Walker)

BLAST FROM THE PAST Dec 23rd 2017 - Kings Langley (H)

Southern League Premier Division ST NEOTS TOWN

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KINGS LANGLEY

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After a five matches injury lay-off leading home scorer Dylan Williams returned to the St Neots line-up as second half substitute and hit a stunning goal of the match to earn full points for his side. It was no less than their overall performance deserved for having traded the first half blow for blow with an improving and determined Kings Langley side they dominated much of the second half but a combination of indifferent finishing, a solid and packed visiting defense, and two outstanding saves by visiting keeper Martin Bennett made the possibility of yet another draw the most likely outcome. However, St Neots have created the reputation of playing right up to the final whistle and their reward of another three points haul was a great start to the Christmas festivities. Despite Williams reporting fit, Manager Matt Clements kept faith with his line up from the previous match but his decision to bring on Williams for the exciting talent of Stefan Broccoli in a straight midfield swap proved to be a master stroke.There was also another five-star display in attack by Lewis Irwin and Dion Sembie-Ferris and one day their pace and commitment will be a significant factor in a large St Neots victory.

The home side got an early rude awakening when their visitors took the lead in the second minute with the first attack of the match. They won a corner on the left aimed

by Brendan Ocran to the near post where defender Sam Tring swiveled to half- volley the ball into the roof of the net. St Neots hit back immediately and within three minutes Nabil Shariff got the ball in the opposition net but an Assistant Referee ruled that the ball had gone beyond the bye line before being crossed. In their next attack Luke Knight had two efforts blocked by defenders and then an effort from Stefan Broccoli was only just too high.However, St Neots continued to press and were level after 25 minutes when Lewis Irwin split the home defense leaving Dion Sembie-Ferris to advance on goal to slip the ball beyond the advancing Martin Bennett. Two minutes later the transformation was complete as Irwin rose high above defenders to head St Neots’ second goal from a Johnny Herd corner. Fortunes continued to fluctuate as ninety seconds after the scores were even again as Kieran Turner played Mitchell Weiss clear of square home defence and his hard and low cross was turned into his own net by Johnny Herd as he attempted to cover at the far post. Mike Emery who was seldom extended did save well from an Ocran free kick arising from an incident where the already yellow carded Liam McDevitt may have been fortunate to stay on the field after a clumsy challenge that concede the free kick. St Neots finished the first half with two more good efforts – a volley from Irwin that grazed the cross bar and a header from McDevitt that was also just too high.

BLAST FROM THE PAST Dec 23rd 2017 - Kings Langley (H)

If the second half was fractionally less exciting it was because the visiting side had far less to offer in terms of attacking play. Sembie-Ferris almost added to his first half goal on the hour, but Bennett made an outstanding full length save and the keeper then charged from his line to pick the ball off the toes of Nabil Shariff whose pace had seen him outwit his marker. With 25 minutes left the visitors seemed committed to sitting on the draw as they sent on all three permitted substitutes to adopt a more defensive approach.St Neots responded by introducing Dylan Williams who looked as though he had never been away. With fourteen minutes remaining a superb move down the left involving Sembie-Ferris ended with Bennett producing the save of the match to deny the unlucky Shariff. But St Neots stuck to their guns and after 82 minutes again from a Sembie-Ferris assist, Williams went outside one defender and inside a second to unleash a curling shot into the net for the match winning goal to lift St Neots up to eighth in the league table.

St Neots: Emery, Bradshaw, Herd, Knight, McDevitt, Wood, Wiltshire, Broccoli, Irwin, Shariff, Sembie-Ferris, Subs: Williams (for Broccoli 62 mins), Sinclair (for Sembie-Ferris 90 mins), Marsh-Brown (for Irwin 90+5 mins), O’Malley and Butler.

Cards: McDevitt (Y – 23 mins) Goals: Sembie-Ferris (25 mins), Irwin (27 mins), Williams (82 mins) Kings Langley: Bennett, Connolly, Adebiyi, Tring, Johnson, Godfrey, Ocran, Gosling, Weiss, King, Turner Subs: Codicote-Stevens (for Gosling 66 mins), Price (for Weiss 71 mins), Ward (for Ocran 73 mins), Alasan and Folarin.

Cards: Weiss (Y – 20 mins), King (Y – 90+2 mins) Goals: Tring (2 mins), Herd OG (29 mins) Attendance: 318 Referee: Carl Pearse (Colchester)

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Willis

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Parker

Goff

Willis

Culkin

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RUGBY BOROUGH

NPL

0-0

23 Aug

Coleshill Town

NPL

3-1

Willis Willis WILLIS

Culkin Culkin

25 Aug

WELLINGBOROUGH TOWN

NPL

1-0

331

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Tavernier

Parker Henderson

06 Sep

Sporting Club Inkberrow

FAT

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146

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Tavernier

Henderson

09 Sep

Shepshed Dynamo

NPL

1-3

201

Goff

Willis

PARKER

Tavernier

Henderson

13 Sep

LONG EATON UNITED

NPL

2-3

241

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Parker

20 Sep

Coventry Sphinx

NPL

3-2

117

Goff

Willis

Agemoh - D

Ankrah

Smith Henderson

27 Sep

BOURNE TOWN

NPL

2-0

373

Goff

Willis

Agemoh - D

Ankrah

Henderson

30 Sep

Basford United

NPL

0-4

373

Goff

Willis

Agemoh - D

Ankrah

Henderson

04 Oct

Carlton Town

NPL

1-2

226

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Parker

Henderson

07 Oct

AFC RUSHDEN & DIAMNDS

NPL

3-2

391

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Ankrah

Henderson

11 Oct

Sutton Coldfield Town

NPL

4-2

208

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Ankrah

Parker

18 Oct

LICHFIELD CITY

NPL

0-1

301

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Ankrah

Bowen

25 Oct

MICKLEOVER Loughborough Students

NPL

1-2

272

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Ankrah

Bowen

NPL

0-0

207

Goff

Agemoh - D

Culkin

Ankrah

NPL

1-2

276

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Ankrah

Willis Bowen

15 Nov

BOLDMERE ST MICHAEL Rugby Town

NPL

1-1

471

Goff

Willis

Culkin

Parker

Bowen

29 Nov

RACING CLUB WARWICK

NPL

1-2

256

Goff

Willis

Burgess

Parker

Henderson

06 Dec

Long Eaton United

NPL

1-2

146

Goff

Agemoh D

Muyembe

Ankrah

Henderson

01 Nov 08 Nov

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For all enquiries and quotations please contact Louise on misslouises@yahoo.co.uk or call 07753222683 THE GREGORY SUITE HOLDS UP TO 200 PEOPLE AND IS PERFECT FOR WEDDINGS AND LARGE FUNCTIONS. FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED Suitable For: Wedding venues / receptions & evening parties Conference and business meeting facilities Party Celebrations young and old Large funeral wakes Event hire Trade & Craft Fares etc Music events Presentation events A large, impressive bar serving a vast range of beers, ciders, wines & soft drinks We cater for all food requirements including Buffet menu’s, Hog Roasts, Barbeques.

Stage area for bands, disco, and productions A large roomy dance floor perfect for any wedding reception Comfy dining furniture configured to suit requirements This party venue can be dressed / decorated to suit the celebration Friendly and experienced St Neots staff Plenty of parking All our facilities are wheel chair accessible We do have a large projector in the Gregory Suite that can be used for corporate events.

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St Neots Town FC is not just about football we are a community focused business. We have so much more going on which ultimately and significantly increases our footfall and our website site and social media reach.This in turn means that when you advertise with the Saints you get so much more for your money.

The Saints Community Memorial Wall We would like to formally announce that the Saints Community Memorial Wall is now ready and opportunities for Supporters to remember their loved ones, who may have been Saints Supporters themselves, are now available.

The Wall is completely under cover and protected from the elements and the flowers/shrubbery are cared for and tended to on a daily basis by our dedicated grounds staff. We would like to thank Kite Utilities, Ballinger Construction and Oasis Promotions and Print for all their collective help in getting this project from an idea by Chairman Barry Cavilla to a quite splendid addition to our stadium.

Stainless steel wall plaques are now available for loving messages to be engraved in the following two options: 6” x 4” Stainless Steel Wall plaque – Lasered with black text (feels smooth to touch) Can come with 4 countersunk screws – or they can be without and glued Total cost £36.00 8” x 4” Stainless Steel Wall plaque – Lasered with black text (feels smooth to touch) Can come with 4 countersunk screws – or they can be without and glued Total cost £48.00 Any interested supporters should contact Chairman Barry Cavilla for further details via email on bcavilla77@gmail.com or in person at The Premier Plus Stadium on a matchday.

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St Neots Town FC is not just about football we are a community focused business. We have so much more going on which ultimately and significantly increases our footfall and our website site and social media reach.This in turn means that when you advertise with the Saints you get so much more for your money.

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St Neots Town FC is not just about football we are a community focused business. We have so much more going on which ultimately and significantly increases our footfall and our website site and social media reach.This in turn means that when you advertise with the Saints you get so much more for your money.

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St Neots Town FC is not just about football we are a community focused business. We have so much more going on which ultimately and significantly increases our footfall and our website site and social media reach.This in turn means that when you advertise with the Saints you get so much more for your money.

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St Neots Town FC is not just about football we are a community focused business. We have so much more going on which ultimately and significantly increases our footfall and our website site and social media reach.This in turn means that when you advertise with the Saints you get so much more for your money.

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St Neots Town FC is not just about football we are a community focused business. We have so much more going on which ultimately and significantly increases our footfall and our website site and social media reach.This in turn means that when you advertise with the Saints you get so much more for your money.

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Opponent Spotlight BASFORD UNITED

Fun Fact: Basford is pronounced as “Base-fud”, and the “e” disappeared from the spelling sometime around the fifteenth century!

Promoted to the Northern Premier League, Premier Division in 2018, before moving laterally to the Southern League, Premier Division (Central) in 2022 and back again a year later, Basford United Football Club have been on a meteoric rise in recent history.

Having achieved five promotions in the last 13 years, United are now managed by former Eastwood Community manager James Jepson, assisted by Daniel Holmes, both of whom were hired in September 2023.

Prior, ex-Scarborough Athletic, Matlock Town, and AFC Telford boss Steve Kittrick briefly took charge, following the dismissal of Mark Clifford in January of the same year, but was dismissed after a poor start to the current campaign.

Clifford initially replaced Nottingham Forest legend Steve Chettle, who was promoted to director of football at Greenwich Avenue and oversaw the reputable Education Academy before eventually leaving the club in May 2023, with Andrew Danylyszyn taking over.

One of Nottingham’s oldest established football clubs, with a history stretching back to the turn of the 20th century, Basford United have had a very established existence.

Chairman and owner Chris Munroe initially joined the club in 2007 as manager for three years as the club entered the National League Pyramid for the first time, before handing the reigns over to Darren Saunders and heading up upstairs to his current position.

In winning the Central Midlands League at step 7 under Saunders, as well as the Floodlit Cup, United became the first side to achieve the league and cup double and gained promotion to the East Midlands Counties League for the 2012-13 season.

During that campaign, the club entered the FA Vase for the first time in their history but lost 5-3 to AFC Rushden & Diamonds, in front of a then-record Greenwich Avenue crowd of 600.

Competing in the Northern Counties League, Premier Division (East), United’s first venture at step 5 saw them finish fifth and return to the FA Cup under former Stoke City and Scunthorpe United striker Martin Carruthers, who was appointed manager earlier that year. Another season later, they moved across to the newly created Midland Football League, Premier Division and went on to become champions in the inaugural campaign in 2015. In as many seasons, they began playing in their sixth new league, competing in the Northern Premier League, South Division for the first time and finished a respectable fourth place.

Opponent Spotlight BASFORD UNITED

Facing Coalville Town in the play-offs, they lost to the eventual winners but did win the Nottinghamshire FA Senior Cup for a second successive year, beating Clipstone Welfare at Eastwood Town’s Coronation Park.

United themselves missed out on the play-offs by a single point the following season, before eventually achieving promotion to the Northern Premier League, Premier Division as league champions in the 2017-18 season with a record 100 points and over 100 goals scored before Carruthers left for pastures new.

Chettle was then appointed but - after a successful first season at their highest-level finishing sixth - United’s time in the division was sadly impacted by two Coronavirus hit campaigns, despite finishing both seasons in a play-off berth before respective curtailments. Part-way through the 2021-22 season, Chettle was promoted to the boardroom and vacated the managerial role for Clifford who was appointed as coach months earlier. Former striker Liam Hearnarrived as player-assistant and Wayne Scott re-joined the club in a coaching and scouting role.

However, ex-Frickley Athletic manager Dave Frecklington was later hired as Clifford’s assistant following the departure of Hearn, and the club played their football in the Southern League, Premier (Central) following a pre-season lateral move across. In January 2023, however, Clifford, along with Frecklington and Scott, were all dismissed following a heavy defeat at home to Barwell and were replaced

by Kittrick, initially on an interim basis. Joining him in the dugout was former Barnsley defender and assistant Luke Potter, as well as Richard Lawrence, who joined the club as goalkeeping coach.

After securing the club’s step 3 status with wins over Ilkeston Town and play-off winners Rushall Olympic, Kittrick, Potter and Lawrence were announced permanently, before the club eventually finished its first Southern League season in 15th position.

In the summer of 2023, the FA announced United would be allocated back to the Northern Premier League, Premier Division, where they will compete the 2023-24 season after a year-long absence. Following a poor start on the return to the NPL, Kittrick, Potts and Lawrence were relieved of their duties, and were replaced by management duo Jepson and Holmes. The form didn’t really improve over the following months and Jepson resigned from his role in February 2024, leaving Danny Holmes, joined by coach Andrew Danylyszyn to take the managerial reigns temporarily until the appointment of former Basford Manager Martin Carruthers in March, with Luke Potter returning to the club as coach to assist in the dugout. Following Carruthers departure in December 2024, Potter was appointed manager, assisted by Saul Deeney.

Opponent Spotlight BASFORD UNITED

Off the field, and under the leadership of Munroe, the club’s Greenwich Avenue home has been transformed into a state-of-the-art facility after a £3 million investment, offering room for further expansion.

In 2016, a £750,000 investment was backed by a £500,000 Football Foundation Stadia Improvement Grant that allowed for a complete re-design of the existing facilities, including the installation and re-levelling of an artificial 3G pitch. Recently, a brandnew clubhouse has also been erected. With a high-quality playing surface and infrastructure in place, United formed their Football Education Academy which has become a huge success. They won the National League Under 19, Midland Division and made it to the national final three years later, narrowly losing to South Shields on penalties.

In March 2020, under the management of former Motherwell, Alfreton Town, and York City midfielder Josh Law, they reached the third round proper of the FA Youth Cup for the first time and were the lowest rank side left in the competition when they faced West Bromwich Albion. During an impressive campaign, United scored wins over Alfreton Town, Mickleover, Lutterworth Athletic, Lincoln United, as well as Port Vale and Grimsby Town, before magnanimously losing 4-0 to Premier League Albion at Greenwich Avenue in 2021.

In early 2025, Willis Francis was brought into the club as men’s first team manager, and despite relegation, has built the foundation of a young and exciting team ahead of our 125th anniversary season.

Two seasons ago, in Law’s last campaign before moving to League Two Harrogate Town, the academy would reach the first round, but were cruelly knocked out of the competition by Doncaster Rovers after a stoppage time winner.Following Law’s departure, United moved quickly to hire the services of Andrew Danylyszyn, who now doubles up his current role of lead development phase coach with his head coach position at Barwell FC. In his first season with the academy, they again progressed in FA Youth Cup, but narrowly lost 2-1 to category one Derby County in the first round. They finished third place in the National Youth Alliance (Division F) and reached the Youth Development League, National Cup final, losing 2-1 to Pro Direct Academy, Central London at Oxford City.

Basford United now have reachable targets of achieving National League football in their sights and are collectively working towards their objective, all ambitiously backed by the Munroe family.

Opponent Spotlight BASFORD UNITED

HONOURS LIST: PRE-WAR:

Notts Combination Football League Champions: 1904 Notts Combination Football League Runners-up: 1903 Notts Football Alliance League Champions: 1905, 1907, 1920 Notts Football Alliance League Runners-up: 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1921 Notts Football Alliance Cup Winners: 1915, 1939 Notts FA Junior Cup Finalists: 1906 POST-WAR: Notts Amateur League Runners-up: 1946 Notts FA Senior Cup Winners: 1947, 1988, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 Notts FA Senior Cup Finalists: 2017 Notts Football Alliance, Division One Champions: 1998 Notts Football Alliance, Division One Runners-up: 1972, 1985, 1994 Notts Football Alliance Cup Finalists: 1989 Notts Amateur Alliance League Champions: 2006 Notts FA Intermediate Cup Winners: 2006 Notts Senior League, Junior Cup Finalists: 2008 Notts Senior League Runners-up: 2010, 2011 Central Midlands Football League, South Champions: 2012 Central Midlands Football League Floodlit Cup Winners: 2012 East Midlands Counties Football League Champions: 2013 East Midlands Counties Football League Cup Winners: 2013 Midland Football League, Premier Division Champions: 2015 Notts FA Junior Cup Winners: 2016 Northern Premier League, Division One South Champions: 2018

Seasons Past - With John Walker This Edition Focuses on Season 1980/81

ST NEOTS TOWN FC 1980/81 SEASON This is another in a series highlighting one of our final seasons at Shortsands to depict both the highs and the lows in the recent proud history of the Club.

This was one of only two occasions in the Shortsands UCL period that we retained the Huntingdonshire Senior Cup in successive seasons, and it marked the end of a quite remarkable period for we had held that trophy four times in five seasons. However, that was a rare highlight on the playing side because our league form continued to disappoint as we dropped a further place in the league table from the previous season to thirteenth – the fourth season we had failed to improve on that final placing. Playing in the lower UCL Reserve Division the second team only avoided a bottom two finish with a final day league victory so despite the cup victory it was a disappointing season.

League: UCL Premier Division Final League position: 19th/21 League playing record: P34 W9 D6 L19 For 35 Against 61 Pts 24 Cup playing record: P10 W5 D1 L4 For 21 Against 15 We only recorded three away league victories and leading scorer Dave Gray scored in each of these matches at Northampton Spencer, Irthlingborough Diamonds and Eynesbury Rovers.

Our only league double was at Irthlingborough Diamonds – the only time in our 15 seasons in the UCL at Shortsands that we beat our bogey team home and away.

Our Cup record featured the scoring exploits of midfield player Micky Rogers. He played in only eight of our 10 cup matches but scored seven goals and finished overall second highest scorer.

The Reserve team scored only seventeen goals at home in seventeen matches and only one player scored twice in a league match (John Hunter at Olney).

The top goal scorer was Dave Gray with 15 goals followed by Micky Rogers with 10 The Manager was Terry Reedman John Walker

Player Profiles Basford United

Martin CARRUTHERS (Manager): Basford United welcomed Martin Carruthers back to the dugout in October 2025, as the experienced boss returned to lead the Ambers once again. A hugely respected figure both at Greenwich Avenue and across nonleague football, Carruthers previously guided Basford through one of the most successful periods in the club’s modern history.

Saul DEENEY (Assistant Manager): Deeney joined the club from Matlock Town in May. Saul was a key member of former manager Martin Carruthers squad when the club got promoted to step 3 by securing 100 points and 100 goals in the season. Deeney joins as GK coach but can be called upon to go in between the sticks when needed.

Matt YATES: Arriving from local rivals Ilkeston Town in the summer, Matt Yates has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers at step 3. The former Derby County prospect made 88 appearances for the Derbyshire side over two seasons, with some crucial saves and performances making him a fan favourite.

Harvey WOODWARD: Young goalkeeper Harvey Woodward was a big part in our FA Trophy run last season, that saw us reach the furthest in the clubs history.

Henri WILDER: Arriving for an undisclosed fee from Ilkeston Town back in November, defender Wilder returned to Greenwich Avenue after first appearing on loan from Mansfield Town. Since his release from the Stags, he has spells at Lewes (loan), Tamworth and Alfreton Town, before making the switch to Ilkeston.

Ethan STEWART: Towering defender Ethan Stewart joined the club from Stafford Rangers in June. Stewart has been a key player for Stafford over the years where he picked up the managers, players and supporters’ player of the season. Stewart has also played for the likes of Nottingham Forest and Alfreton Town.

Louis NICHOLSON: Former academy scholar Louis Nicholson rejoined the club from Grantham Town. The high energy left sided player joins us from the Gingerbreads after returning to the UK in 2024 following a scholarship in the USA. Louis was part of the successful 2020-2022 academy side that beat Crystal Palace in the Youth Development League Champions of Champions Final. Louis was then voted man of the match the following year in the same competition!

Dameer ROSE: Basford United Academy player who has made the step up to senior football well. Strong, fast and intelligent off the ball, We’re excited to see how Dameer progresses with the Ambers

Player Profiles Basford United

Luca BURTON: Another player who has come from the BUFC Academy, since making the step up into the first team game time has been limited due to injury, but an exciting prospect with a great aerial presence, we’re excited to see more from Luca this season.

David CHAPMAN: Debuting in March as a defender, Chapman has excited supporters with his strong tackling and dribbling ability. Most recently getting supporters off their seat with a wonder goal in pre-season from at least 30 yards out.

Joshua BARNES: One of six academy prospects released by Nottingham Forest in 2022, Barnesy signed on a two-year deal and scored on his debut against Royston Town. The talented midfielder made a handful of senior appearances at the City Ground and previously spent time at Truro City. Awarded Young Player of the Season at the end of last season.

Connor DIMAIO: The 29-year-old arrived in the summer with a strong pedigree, having previously featured for Chesterfield, Stockport County, Boston United, and Matlock Town. A product of the Sheffield United Academy, Dimaio made his firstteam debut for the Blades in March 2014 against Crawley Town. He went on to make two more appearances that season, earning the club’s Young Player of the Year award.

Ryan EBANKS: Joining in the summer, the energetic full-back can also operate higher up on the right side, has great defensive abilities while also providing a lot of support to those in front of him.

Jordan HALLAM: Previously of Scunthorpe and Chesterfield, striker Hallam joined alongside Fenton having started the season with Ilkeston Town. He took just two minutes to open his United account on debut, scoring in a 1-0 win over Lancaster City in October Tyreace PALMER: The former Notts County Academy graduate re-joined the Ambers in March following his most recent spell at Mickleover where he impressed with his goal scoring and attacking flair.

Rev JAMES: Initially signing for United back in 2019, the pacey winger-turned-forward re-joined the club from Belper Town in December after earlier spells at Nuneaton Borough. He came through the ranks of Rotherham United before moving to Oxford and had a brief spell at Tamworth before his first move to Greenwich Avenue.

Player Profiles Basford United

Tyler DACRES: Another with a bright future ahead of him, the young forward also signed a first team contract in the summer after standing out in the academy.

Scored twice throughout pre-season, the latter on his first senior start, and has already drawn interest from professional clubs. Currently on loan at step 5 club Newark & Sherwood FC. Jack Goodman: Local lad Jack Goodman joined on loan from EFL League One side Doncaster City Until the end of the season. The Young, Athletic striker scored against Basford in the FA Youth Cup at the death as his Doncaster Rovers side knocked out the young Ambers in the First Round a couple of years ago Kieran Cummings: Signing from Newark & Sherwood United, the former Notts County Academy forward joined off the back of a 44 goal contributions in the 2024/25 season including 32 goals

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Manager – Martin Carruthers Assistant –Saul Deeney

Squad List

Squad List

James Goff (GK) Robbie Parker (C) Lewis Burgess Charlie Bowen Harvey Henderson Christian Tavernier Michael Amaeshike Andrian Ankrah Sam Willis Kieran Barnes Rhys Thorpe Harvey Williams Jessi Obeng Neo Richard- Noel Josh Francis Eniola Agemoh-Davies Pharrell Anderson James Stainsby

Matt Yates (GK) Saul Deeney (GK) Harvey Woodward (GK) Henri Wilder Ethan Stewart Louis Nicholson David Chapman Luca Burton Ryan Ebanks Osa Solomon Lewis Reah Eli Christie Josh Barnes Jordan Hallam Callum Cocks Connor Dimaio Dameer Rose Finlay Armond Rev James Tyler Dacres Jack Goodman Kieran Cummings Wayde Hines

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