Shenfield game week 8

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LEAGUE TABLE POS

Team

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P W D L F

A

GD

PTS

Rayleigh Town Saturday First

9 8 0 1 30 9

21

24

2

Sungate Saturday First

7 6 1 0 28 6

22

19

3

Catholic United Saturday First

8 6 0 2 19

8

11

18

4

Old Southendian First

7 5 1 1 26 11

15

16

5

Old Chelmsfordians First

7 4 1 2 20 16

4

13

6

Leigh Ramblers First

7 3 2 2 16 13

3

11

7

Runwell Sports Saturday First

7 3 0 4 10 18

-8

9

8

Bishop's Stortford Swifts First

7 2 2 3 9

15

-6

8

9

Canning Town First

7 2 1 4 19 20

-1

7

10

Shenfield A First

7 2 1 4 11 16 -5

7

11

Springfield First

6 1 1 4 8

14

-6

4

12

Kelvedon Hatch First

7 1 1 5 9

21 -12

4

13

Toby First

7 1 0 6 10 25 -15

3

14

Harold Wood Athletic First

7 0 1 6 12 35 -23

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PLAYER PROFILE

R E Y A L P E L I F O PR

R I A H E H C A PAN @PANACHEHAIR_ESSEX

N O I T C U R T S N O C R O L Y A T

@TAYLORSCONSTRUCTION._

MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN @SIMONHEARN1 LAST SEASON MANCHESTER CITY USED 24 PLAYERS IN THEIR PREMIER LEAGUE WINNING 38 GAME SEASON. THAT SEEMS A RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER. BUT DID YOU KNOW THAT IN THE 1980/81 SEASON, IN OVER 42 GAMES, ASTON VILLA USED JUST 14 PLAYERS - I REPEAT 14. 7 PLAYERS WERE EVER PRESENT. IT WAS FAR LESS OF A SQUAD GAME IN THOSE DAYS WITH ONLY 1 SUBSTITUTE ALLOWED NEVERTHELESS WHAT AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT THAT WAS. IN 2023 AT ALL LEVELS OF FOOTBALL THERE ARE MORE SUBSTITUTES ALLOWED AND EVEN MORE PLAYERS ON THE BENCH FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE. ALL OF OUR TEAMS CAN NOW NAME 16 PLAYERS AND CAN ROLL ON/OFF ALL 16 PLAYERS DURING THE GAME SO MORE PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED THAN EVER BEFORE TO BE COMPETITIVE ON THE PITCH. OF COURSE A CORE SET OF PLAYERS IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN STABILITY BUT WITH INJURIES AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMMITMENTS AND DISTRACTIONS (THAT PERHAPS WERE NOT AROUND 40 YEARS AGO WHEN CANTERS STARTED PLAYING) A LARGER POOL OF PLAYERS IS NOW REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A SEASON. THIS MAKES IT HARD FOR MANAGERS TO SOMETIMES KEEP EVERY PLAYER HAPPY OR INDEED FOR PLAYERS TO MAKE MANAGERS HAPPY WHEN THEY HAVE ANOTHER COMMITMENT. HAVING A GREAT TEAM SPIRIT (PERHAPS NOW BETTER TERMED SQUAD SPIRIT) IS ALSO KEY TO HAVING A WINNING TEAM AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN TEAMS AT ALL LEVELS WHETHER IT’S MAN CITY, WREXHAM OR HUTTON LAST SEASON. OF COURSE I WANT US TO WIN EVERY GAME OUR SHENFIELD TEAMS PLAY BUT THAT ISN’T ALWAYS POSSIBLE, ACHIEVABLE OR SOME TIMES RELEVANT AND THAT IS WHEN A TEAM SPIRIT IS REQUIRED TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE DOWNS TO RETURN TO WINNING WAYS OR SOMETIMES MAKE THE RESULT IMMATERIAL BECAUSE IT’S THE ENJOYMENT THAT MATTERS. I WAS PLEASED TO SEE OVER 50 PLAYERS AT TRAINING ON TUESDAY ACROSS OUR THREE NON-VETS TEAMS AND THAT AUGURS WELL FOR COMPETITIVE TEAMS ON A SATURDAY. HOWEVER, TO GET THE TEAM SPIRIT AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL BY WHAT EVER MEASURE IS NOT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IT REQUIRES COMMITMENT, CONSISTENCY AND HARD-WORK FROM EVERYONE AT THE CLUB - PLAYERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS AND SUPPORTERS. WHICH BRINGS ME BACK TO THE VILLA TEAM OF 1981. THEY WERE CLEARLY A TALENTED GROUP OF PLAYERS BUT I GUARANTEE THAT TEAM ALSO HAD AN AWESOME TEAM SPIRIT AND I ALSO GUARANTEE THAT IT STILL EXISTS TODAY WHEN THAT GROUP OF PLAYERS GET TOGETHER OVER 40 YEARS LATER. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THREE TEAMS ON THE PITCH TODAY AND AS I SAY EVERY WEEK , RESPECT THE GAME, THE OPPONENTS AND THE REFEREE, LOVE PLAYING FOOTBALL, PLAY HARD BUT FAIR.

THIS WEEKS OPPONENTS

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The football club was established in 1908 and has always been based in Harold Wood Recreation Park. (The Rec) In the 1919-1920 season, Harold Wood was affiliated to Essex County FA, Secretary T.T. Putman of Church Road.

In the 1919/1920 and 1920/21 seasons they were members of the Ilford and District League.

In 1977/78 Harold Wood Athletic joined the Essex Olympian League where they have remained since. Between 1984 and 2005 the Essex Olympian League was known as the Essex Intermediate League but it was just a simple name change and still the same league.

PREM 30/09/23 14:30 St Martins (3G)

PLAYER SPONSOR'S SO FAR Thank you so much for our player sponsor's!! Keep an eye out for your company match day coming soon

THIS WEEK IN CLUB HISTORY THIS TIME LAST OCTOBER WE BEGUN OUR UNBEATEN MONTH WITH A WIN AGAINST TOBY AT HOME. WE EMERGED 2-1 WINNERS WITH BOTH OUR GOALS COMING FROM BEN CARROLL. THE WIN ALSO BROUGHT WITH IT MORE PLAYERS ON A YELLOW THAN NOT, WITH 7 OF OUR 11 SEEING YELLOW INCLUDING A RED...... AND NO, LUKE DID NOT GET ONE OF THE YELLOWS!

CLUB SHOP

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CLUB SPONSORS IFINDTECH, 2–4 CROWN STREET, ESSEX CM14 4BA WE EXIST TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF TECHNOLOGY RECRUITMENT HIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HIGH-PERFORMING TECHNOLOGY TALENT ACROSS NORWAY, SWEDEN AND GERMANY. OUR CONSIDERED, CONSULTATIVE APPROACH IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE WHILE BUILDING LONG-TERM, TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS WITH CANDIDATES AND CLIENTS.

FCM HOLDINGS LIMITED T: 020 3668 1579 E: INFO@FCMH.CO.UK BUILDING 3, NORTH LONDON BUSINESS PARK, OAKLEIGH ROAD SOUTH, NEW SOUTHGATE, LONDON N11 1GN MANY THANKS TO JOHN AND THE TEAM FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP OF THE VETS AWAY KIT. "FCM WAS SET UP IN 2004, COLLABORATING THE EXTENSIVE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE OF ITS TWO DIRECTORS. THIS WINNING COMBINATION HAS RESULTED IN A UNIQUE AND BESPOKE CONTRACTING SERVICE WITH EXPERTISE IN DESIGN, PLANNING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUILD. WITH OVER 70 YEARS PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, FCM RECOGNISE THAT BY COMBINING THE TALENTS OF OUR PERSONALLY VETTED ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS, WE CAN HELP YOU SUCCESSFULLY BUILD YOUR VISION."

CLUB SOCIAL EVENTS 2023/24 SEASON SATURDAY 14TH OCTOBER 2023 RACE NIGHT SATURDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2023 CHRISTMAS DRINKS SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY 2024 QUIZ NIGHT SATURDAY 1ST JUNE 2024 PRESENTATION EVENING

RESULTS PREM 12/08/23 14:30 SHENFIELD A FIRST 2 - 2 SUNGATE SATURDAY FIRST (D) PREM 19/08/23 14:30 SHENFIELD A FIRST 1 - 2 LEIGH RAMBLERS (L) PREM 26/08/23 14:30 SHENFIELD A FIRST 3 - 2 KELVEDON HATCH FIRST (W) PREM 02/09/23 14:30 SHENFIELD A FIRST 3 - 1 CANNING TOWN FIRST (W) PREM 09/09/23 14:00 RUNWELL SPORTS 3 -2 SHENFIELD A FIRST (L) PREM 16/09/23 14:30 SHENFIELD A FIRST 0 - 1 BISHOP STORTFORD SWIFTS (L) PREM 23/09/23 14:00 RAYLEIGH TOWN 5 -0 SHENFIELD A FIRST (L)

FIXTURES PREM 07/10/23 14:30 SHENFIELD A FIRST VS CATHOLIC UNITED SATURDAY FIRST ST MARTINS SCHOOL (3G PITCH)

PREM 14/10/23 14:30 OLD SOUTHENDIAN FIRST VS SHENFIELD A FIRST GARON PARK (3G PITCH)

PREM 28/10/23 14:00 KELVEDON HATCH FIRST VS SHENFIELD A FIRST KELVEDON HATCH VILLAGE HALL

PREM 21/10/23 14:30 SHENFIELD A FIRST BBC ESSEX SATURDAY PREM CUP VS 11/11/23 14:30 SPRINGFIELD FIRST SHENFIELD A FIRST ST MARTINS SCHOOL (3G PITCH) VS ROYDON FIRST ST MARTINS SCHOOL (3G PITCH)

SHENFIELD AFC PLAYER SPONSORSHIP 23/24

Joe Durrant - CCE LONDON Tom Blackmur - Sponsorship Available Elliott Thompson - JSL Window LTD Sam Bubb - Ells Hair Hut Jack Maleary - Sponsorship Available Connor O Regan - Big Rig Adult Toys Essex Niall Parish - Sponsorship Available Benrick Navti - Sponsorship Available Luke Taylor - The Billericay Brickie Aaran Lang - Sponsorship Available Jordan Gregory - Alonso UK Sam Lock - St Francis Hospice Marc Holland - St Pierre School James Bigmore - Navitas Outdoors LTD Lenny Clifford - Finishing touches events Brandon Stack - All 4 U Care Marlon Stratford - Thermal Fire Solutions Alex Tredgett -Tredgett Coaching Frankie Fealty - AJO plumbing and heating LTD Ben Absolon - The Foot Fella Ben Carroll - Toby Cavery Moby Dick Kieron Reddin - Sponsorship Available Tommy Sykes - Taylor Construction Luke Williamson - Charfleets Fencing Jack Panons - R & Q Insurance Holdings