Matchday Programme 202526-Halesowen Town by StIvesTownFootballClub

Iain Morrison

The club was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Ives fan, Iain Morrison. His family have asked for the following tribute to be included in the programme this afternoon. We will be remembering Iain before the game with a minute’s applause.

Iain was born on 13/11/57 and grewup on Sturton Street, Cambridge. He was educated at Brunswick Primaryand the Manor, completed a bricklaying apprenticeship and spent his working life in the building industry, starting in the familybusiness, then becoming self-employed and later working as a site manager before retiring.

A footballer from an earlyage, Iain played for school teams and countyyouth sides before moving into adult football with Comberton and local Sundaypub teams. A robust, tough-tackling centre back, he never shirked a challenge.

Influenced byhis brothers, Nigel and Alan, Iain was a lifelong Spurs supporter. This was passed on to his sons, Steve and Dave, and later his grandson Jack despite Jack once asking his Grandad at the age of eight if he could support Arsenal, onlyto be firmlytold “No chance.”

After hanging up his boots, Iain helped establish a youth team at Comberton, first coaching Dave and later managing Steve’s team through to Under 16s. He later spent his Saturdays watching Jack play, travelling across the countywith Gareth.

After moving to St Ives with his partner of 23 years, Lyn, he became a regular at the St Ives Town first-team and U18 matches, enjoying the football, awaydays, a few pints and the banter with friends including Steve, Damo, Andyand Gareth.

Iain was a much-loved dad, grandad, partner, brother and friend whose presence, humour and loyaltymeant a great deal to everyone who knewhim. He will be deeply missed and fondlyremembered byall whose lives he touched.

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LEAGUE CAMPAIGN SO FAR LEAGUE CAMPAIGN SO FAR

Games-25

Wins-11

Draws-9

Losses-5

Points-42

The Yeltz will have come into this season wanting to go one better than they did last campaign, which saw manager Russ Penn’s side finish in the promotion places. Unfortunately for the midlandsbased outfit, they were not able to make their promotion dreams come true as they were knocked out by AFC Telford in the Play-Off Semi-Final. Judging by the start they have made to this campaign, they look to have put that disappointment behind them, with Yeltz currently sitting in 4 place, with 42 points to their name. Penn’s men are also enjoying a rich vein of form, coming into this afternoon’s fixture having won four on the bounce in the league.

Yeltz fans were treated to a decent run in one of the other FA competitions this season. Today’s visitors made it through to the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, beating Stratford Town and Grimsby Borough, to set up a tie with Isthmian League Premier Division side Aveley. Halesowen played out a 0-0 draw with their opponents to force a replay, which saw Aveley run out narrow 1-0 winners on the day, ending Yeltz’ Fa Cup dreams for another season.

Unfortunately for the Halesowen faithful, they weren’t able to put together a similar run in the FA Trophy, with Penn’s men falling to Leek Town at the 3 Qualifying Round stage. rd

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The Halesowen front man has been enjoying a rich vein of form coming into today’s fixture, most notably netting a priceless 97 minute winner in their last fixture, securing his side all three points with a 2-1 win over Royston Town. He also got on the scoresheet in another recent 2-1 win, with Barnett scoring late on once again as his side beat Worcester City on the road. th

Barnett is an experienced campaigner at Football League and Non-League Level, with spells at Peterborough United, Ipswich Town, Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Oxford United and Southend United, coupled with time at fellow Southern League Division Central sides Stourbridge and Alvechurch, before making the switch to today’s opponents.

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Eaton Socon v St Ives Town

Huntingdonshire FA Senior Cup Semi-Final 20-01-2026

Tuesday 20th January

Ives ended up on the wrong end of a cup upset as they tamely went out of the Hunts FA Senior Cup to gallant lower level Eaton. The game was never going to be a classic on a bumpy pitch with a strong cross wind. Ives also had the excuse of not playing for over two weeks having had their last two league games both called off for the weather With the need to get a game into the legs of the players manager Ricky Marheineke named a strong side for the tie.

It quickly became apparent that despite the gulf in levels between the two sides the conditions were going to make it a much more even game than might have been anticipated Neither side got a shot on target in the first fifteen minutes and when that first effort between the posts did finally arrive in 18 minute home keeper Reece Lewis made a very comfortable save to keep out Michael Richens’s tame 30 yarder.

This effort did spark a brief period of Ives pressure. Three minutes later Kellan Hickinson did well to beat keeper Lewis to an Ethan Creary through ball but he was forced wide and failed to hit the target with his shot from a narrow angle Liam Cross was next to fail to find the target as Ives broke at pace from an Eaton free kick. Hickinson put Cross through the left channel but a bobble ensured that his effort went way over the top.

The first real save of the game came from Ollie Taylor in Ives goal as good work down the Eaton right between Alfie Turner and Chris Koo ended with the latter testing Taylor with a crisp drive from 15 yards that the keeper parried away at his near post

Ives best chance of the first half came four minutes before the break when Duncan Idehen rose above the crowd at the back post to get on the end of Cross’s corner from the left but the powerful centre back could only direct his downward header straight at Lewis who held on well

Manager Marheineke made three changes at the break with Matty Miles and Aaron Smith replacing Jordan Williams and Jiah Medrano respectively and Nathan Tormey making his debut replacing Liam Cross up front

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Tuesday 20th January

Ives enjoyed a positive start to the second period and Tyrone Baker went close six minutes after the restart as he ran clear onto Hickinson’s through ball but Lewis was smartly off his line to spread himself and make a brave save

The opening goal for the hosts on the hour owed a lot to the vision and forethought of Nathan George. Picking up the ball on halfway he was given space to stride forward and spotted Taylor well off his line anticipating a through ball But the Eaton’s number 18 decided instead to try his luck He struck it perfectly and the ball sailed over the stranded keeper bouncing on the goal line before finding the back of the net.

That would have been a goal worthy of winning any game but it was not to be as Ives levelled things up six minutes later with a completely opposite type of goal, but they all look the same on the score sheet Hickinson delivered an in-swinging corner from the left into a crowded six yard box where it dropped to the floor at the near post Smith was first to react prodding the ball over the line from close range.

The small contingent of Ives faithful hoped that this would spark their side into life but the game continued in similar fashion to before as a mainly midfield contest Baker had Ives only other real effort of note in 71 minute when he fired a 25 yard effort wide after patient build up. But as time ticked down the confidence in the hosts seemed to grow and they came close to winning it four minutes from time as substitute Jake Williams glanced a header inches wide after a Jaiden Fitzpatrick free kick had been headed back into the mix by James Ducket st

With the final whistle going a few minutes later it was straight to penalties Ives won the toss and went first but Theo Alexandrou and Richens were both denied by keeper Lewis to put them on the back foot as Williams and Fitzpatrick both confidently netted for the hosts Baker and Creary both netted for Ives but Dom Mason grabbed the occasion with a Paneka giving Turner chance to find the top corner and send the gallant hosts into a final against local rivals St Neots Town

Regardless of the result hopefully the run out will have got the team back firing after their two week layoff. But to counter that there were some worrying signs from the game with a few players appearing to pick up knocks from some of the robust challenges from their hosts The most concerning seeing, arguably Ives best player on the night, Gibou Njie being helped to the changing room by the medical team whilst the Eaton team were still enjoying their celebrations.

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Final Score: Eaton Socon 1

Tuesday 20th January

Eaton Socon won 4-2 on penalties

Goals:

EATON SOCON: George 60

ST IVES: Smith 66

Team Line Ups:

EATON SOCON: Lewis, Dawkes, Fitzpatrick, George, Ducket (capt), Roberts, Armiger, Khoo, Burnside (Williams 77), Fox (Mason 65), Turner, Unused subs: Noonan, Dixon, Farrow

ST IVES: Taylor, Creary, Medrano (Smith 46), Richens (capt), Williams (Miles 46), Idehen, Baker, Cross (Tormey 46, Shepherd 67), Hickinson, Njie (Riordan 75), Alexandrou, Unused subs: none

Referee: Oliver Potter

Cards: Yellow: EATON SOCON: Roberts (75)

ST IVES: Marheineke (43), Richens (86), Hickinson (90)

IVES SUPPORTERS MAN OF THE MATCH: Gibou Njie

Attendance: approx. 65

RESERVES, U18s AND RESERVES, U18s AND RESERVES NEWS! LADIES ROUNDUP! LADIES ROUNDUP!

Since our last edition of the match programme, the reserves have been in action as they hosted an in-house friendly when their game against Kempston Rovers got postponed.

They also managed to book their place in the Hunts FA County Cup Final, with an impressive 4-1 win over Hemingfords United. They will face Eynesbury Utd in the final!

Finally, the reserves returned to league action last weekend with a thumping 8-1 win over Moulton Reserves. The result puts them 4 in the GCE Hire Fleet United Counties Football League Reserve Division. th

U18s NEWS

Our U18s have played twice since our last edition, picking up an impressive 2-1 win over Godmanchester Rovers U18s at Quattro-Tech Westwood Road. They progress to the Hunts FA County Cup Semi Final!

LADIES NEWS

Our ladies side were back in league action as they took on Real Bedford Ladies & Girls Development. A tough assignment for the Ives saw the visiting Real Bedford side come away with a 3-0 win, moving them up to second in the Alan Boswell Group Cambridgeshire Girls and Women's Football League Division two table. St Ives currently sit in seventh position.

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MEET TODAY’S OPPONENTS

RUSS PENN – MANAGER

His father played 504 games for Halesowen during the successful period of the 80’s when three FA Vase finals at Wembley were achieved Russ was a midfielder with Kidderminster Harriers, Cheltenham Town and York City as his main clubs during his playing career In 2019 he became interim manager at Kidderminster Harriers which led into a permanent position until early 2024. In the 2022/2023 campaign he took Kidderminster through the play offs from the National League North to the National League He joined Halesowen Town 27th February 2024 with a long term agreement.

GARY WHILD – ASSISTANT MANAGER

Gary was appointed by Paul Smith as his assistant in the summer of 2023 having held Manager and Assistant Manager roles with Kidderminster Harriers, Solihull Moors, Macclesfield, Barnet and Redditch as well as a spell as Head of Recruitment at Grimsby Town.

MARTIN RILEY – FIRST TEAM COACH

Martin took up his position of First Team Coach for the Yeltz during the 2023 closed season. UEFA B licence holder Martin played for Kidderminster Harriers, Mansfield Town and Wrexham and brings with him a wealth of experience Riley has also featured as a player for the Yeltz in last season's Birmingham Senior Cup defeat to Leamington.

LEWIS SOLLY – GOALKEEPING COACH

Lewis joined us in Summer 2024 He is also registered as a player, and made 3 appearances, 2 of which in the league for the club last season. After starting with Wolves reserves, Bury and Welsh league he spent time at Rushall, Worcester and Redditch. However he has spent many years with over 400 appearances at our local neighbours Stourbridge as both player and more recently coach

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DANIEL PLATT – GOALKEEPER

Dan first started his journey at the Yeltz in the Summer of 2015, before he left at the end of the 2018-19 season for a new adventure Dan rejoined the club ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, and in April of this year he broke the record for the most appearances as a goalkeeper at the club of 336 and counting

GAEL MFUAMBA - GOALKEEPER

Teenage 6 foot 4 goalkeeper Mfuamba joins the Yeltz first team for the 2025/26 campaign, having already featured in one matchday squad last season and spent time studying a Sports Diploma at Halesowen College. Mfuamba spent most of last season at step 7 Tipton Town, where he made 18 appearances and kept five clean sheets

ALEX GUDGER - DEFENDER

A new arrival in the summer of 2025, Gudger joins from now National League Brackley Town Alex spent the whole of last season on loan at AFC Telford United in the first half of the campaign, and Kettering Town in the second. He featured over 30 times in total combined across the two 2024/25 Southern Premier Division Central play-off finalists.

BEN CASSIDY – DEFENDER

Ben rose from Alvechurch youth section where he played as striker but adapted to a role with their first team as full/wing back. Cassidy was one of 2 key defensive arrivals brought by the Yeltz in the summer of 2024, and missed just one of the clubs 48 matches in all competitions last season

JAK HICKMAN – DEFENDER

Jak joined the Yeltz towards the end of our 2022-23 promotion season where he made a couple of appearances The two seasons that followed showcased Jak's full potential as a regular in a Yeltz shirt making over 70 appearances, and showing his qualities as an attacking full back

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REECE MITCHELL – DEFENDER

Reece joined the Yeltz in the 2023 closed season and was signed by former boss Paul Smith from Rushall Olympic having previously made over 100 Pics appearances As of the end of the 2024/25 campaign, Reece is on the verge of making a milestone 100th appearance for the Yeltz.

ROB EVANS – DEFENDER

Centre half Evans was one of Manager Paul Smith’s signings in the summer of 2019 from Redditch United having joined them from Coleshill Town. Left for Leamington helping them gain promotion back to step 2 Returning in November 2025.He is a no nonsense, solid central defender and has been described by many as a Rolls Royce of a player.

RYAN WOLLACOTT – DEFENDER

Ryan, a centre half, started out at Stourport, and had a spell playing for Aberystwyth, before finding his way back to Stourport via Alvechurch. The defender spent two years at Redditch, and proceeded to join Halesowen to bolster the defence for the 2024-2025 campaign, where he made a streak of 21 successive starts, and missed just three matches all season

JOSHUA SMILE – MIDFIELDER

Josh started out his football career with now Premier League side Fulham, in the clubs academy Smile played at National League level, making 50 appearances for Maidenhead, but beforehand played for over two years at National League South Chippenham Town. Most recently he played for Banbury United and Gloucester City in the National League North, before joining the Yeltz in September 2024, and ending the season as the Manager's Player of the Season

KACY MILAN BUTTERFIELD – MIDFIELDER

Milan, his preferred name, joined the Yeltz initially on loan until the end of last season from Basford Utd to reunite with manager Russ Penn, having previously played for him at Kidderminster Harriers. At 6 foot 5 he is the clubs tallest player, and lists Rushall Olympic, Alfreton Town, Nuneaton Borough and Stourbridge amongst some of his old clubs The Bermuda international joins the Yeltz as a permanent signing for the 2025/26 campaign.

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TODD PARKER – MIDFIELDER

Todd signed for the Yeltz in July 2023 from Hednesford Town having spent 10 years at the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth/academy Todd missed just one game for the Yeltz from the date he signed until January 2025 spanning across 73 games in all competitions, and has been praised for his incredible fitness levels.

MCKAULEY MANNING – ATTACKING MIDFIELDER

An attacking midfielder, Manning joined the Yeltz in 2019 from Coventry United having previously played under our old boss Paul Smith at Highgate United. The last few seasons have seen Manning feature as a regular in the Yeltz squad. The midfielder has featured over 150 times for the club, and been well known for acrobatics when he scores

KYLE FINN - ATTACKING MIDFIELDER

A return to the Yeltz was finalised ahead of the current 2025/26 campaign for Finn, who had previously played for the club in the 2021/22 season The midfielder known for marauding around the attacking third, featured 44 times in his only previous season at the club, scoring 11 goals which helped us reach the play-offs at step 4. In the summer of 2022 Finn joined then step 3 Tamworth, and after three seasons and two promotions at the Staffordshire club, joins back up with Halesowen.

JAMES KELLERMANN - MIDFIELDER

At 14 years was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers leaving them to sign for Aldershot Town A two year contract at Scottish club St Mirren followed Other clubs during his career include Kidderminster Harriers, AFC Flyde, Chesterfield, Woking and Ebsfleet

FINLEY HOLMES - STRIKER

In September 2025 he made the permanent move from Solihull Moors. Earlier this season he was on loan with Stourbridge and season 2024/2025 had loan spells with both Halesowen Town and Bromsgrove Sporting.

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JASON COWLEY – STRIKER

A prolific goalscorer, Cowley joins the Yeltz ahead of the 2025/26 campaign from Hereford. The striker scored 12 goals in 34 National League North appearances for the side from Herefordshire in the 2023/24 campaign, but struggled through injury for chunks of last season. In his most recent season at step 3, the 2022/23 campaign, Cowley scored 24 goals at Stourbridge, and finished as the Southern Premier Division Central's fourth highest scorer.

LUKE POSTLE – STRIKER

A player of the club's Academy and Youth set up, Postle has featured three times for the Club's first team over the last two seasons, which included his first league appearance for the first team, when he came off the bench against Stamford in January this year The young striker trained with the first team for large periods of the last 12 months, featured in 11 matchday squads last season and looks set for a third successive season around the first team

TYRONE BARNETT - STRIKER

Moved to the Yeltz from Stourbridge October 2025. A youth player at WBA played for several non league clubs before becoming a professional at League Club Macclesfield Town. Spells at Crawley Town, Peterborough United, Bristol City, Shrewsbury Town, Southend Utd, Wimbledon, Port Vale and Cheltenham 31 goals in 106 appearances for Eastleigh Then Hereford and Leamington of the National League before Alvechurch in this league moving to Stourbridge

HISTORY OF HALESOWEN TOWN

Halesowen Town is one of the oldest teams in the country and claims to have been formed in 1873 Local historian Norman Jones wrote “there is evidence which shows that for the first ten years of the team’s existence it was the James Grove Button Factory team and that it adopted the present name in the early 1880’s The earliest records that the Football Association have on file relating to Halesowen Town F.C. are dated 1882……

When peacetime returned after World War II, the Club reformed. In season 1951/52 both Birmingham & Worcestershire Senior Cup Finals were reached. In front of a 6,000 crowd at Stourbridge, we lost in the Birmingham final to Brierley Hill Alliance but triumphed over Hednesford in the Worcestershire final, played at Bromsgrove The same season saw us suffer our worst ever post-war defeat when we travelled to Merthyr Tydfil in the Herefordshire Senior Cup and were soundly beaten 0-9.

1955 brought our first major achievement when we reached the First Round of the FA Cup but lost 4-2 at home to Hendon in front of a packed Grove crowd. In March 1955, Ronnie Dugmore notched an incredible 7 goals when we won 10-0 at Dudley in a Birmingham League match. In August 1957, we achieved our highest post-war winning margin when we beat Coventry Amateurs 13-1 in the Birmingham Senior Cup.

The 1970’s brought us a period of struggle, and for times the only thing keeping us running was the effort of 'Mr Halesowen Town' - Harry Rudge. Before his untimely death in 1990, 'H' filled every role in the club at one time or other, including player, manager, groundsman, secretary, and anything else you can think of.

HISTORY OF HALESOWEN TOWN

Then suddenly something strange happened - we got a decent team together and started winning things Manager Paddy Page assembled a squad of promising youngsters, and in 1982-83 we had an unbelievable year. We won the West Midlands League for the first time, as well as winning the League Cup, but more importantly we reached the final of the FA Vase at Wembley narrowly losing 1-0 to VS Rugby. Two years later we were back at the home of football. This time there was no mistake, as we beat Fleetwood 3-1 in the greatest day in the history of the club. The following year we once again won the Vase by beating Southall 3-0 in front of over 17,000 people, most of whom had come down from Halesowen. From 1985 to 1991, we reached the First Round of the FA Cup for 7 consecutive years. On 4 occasions we played professional teams, Southend United, Brentford, Cardiff City and Tranmere Rovers.

The season of 2010/11 saw one of the poorest playing records in the Club's history, finishing the season in bottom place and scoring only 24 goals on top of conceding 107 times Two years later and in the 2013/14 season, a large amount of great success came the clubs way, as two goals from top scorer the previous campaign Ben Haseley, ensured the 3 points that crowned us league champions and promoted to step 3

The Peter Swales Challenge Trophy was added the following week, with a 3-1 win against Curzon Ashton. John Hill added to his squad two players with league experience, Neil Mackenzie and Iyseden Christie.

Fast forward to 2018 Club President and ex Chairman Colin Brookes became the ultimate owner of the club with his daughter and chair Karen Brookes and Keith McKenna becoming Directors of the club The Yeltz narrowly avoided relegation and for the 2017-18 season will be playing in the newly formed Evo-Stik South Premier Division Central In November 2018 the new management team of Rob Smith and his assistant Larry Chambers were appointed to replace John Hill and Matt Clarke Sadly the 2018-19 season saw relegation to step 4 for the Yeltz with Lee Hughes and Asa Charlton at the helm for the last 10 games. Paul Smith took over as manager in the summer of 2019 as he looked to get the Yeltz back to step 3 at the earliest opportunity.

HISTORY OF HALESOWEN TOWN

The Yeltz were looking at promotion back to step 3 when the Covid-19 pandemic stopped football and the world in its tracks as the league results were expunged and the league declared was null and void. The Yeltz had also reached the Semi-Final of the FA Trophy, and even took the lead at Concord Rangers before a late 2-1 defeat The following season lasted no more than a dozen games before being curtailed. The 2021-22 season saw Halesowen reach the play off semi-final where defeat to Chasetown saw us stuck at step 4 for a third successive season. The 2022-23 season was quite different, a season where the Yeltz never slipped below a play-off place all season and gained promotion in a play-off final against Spalding United in front of 3,250 fans at a sellout Grove.

The clubs return to step 3 in the 2023-2024 after 4 seasons away, saw Halesowen hold their own in the Southern Premier Division Central and finish the season in 8th place. A status of which fans would have accepted before the season began. The first full season under current boss Russ Penn, the 2024/25 campaign, took the club to new heights in the English non-league pyramid. The club were top of the league for a total of 19 days throughout the season, the fourth most of any club in the division Penn's Yeltz recorded a run of seven wins in nine league games over a period of two months, having beforehand lost three league games in four during the month of September Earlier this year, we went on an unbeaten run of 13 matches, until our eventual defeat against AFC Telford United in the semi-final of the play-offs.

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MATCHDAY SQUADS

Ollie Taylor (GK)

Ethan Creary

Aaron Smith

Jordan Williams

Jernade Meade

Jahrel McKoy

Ed Hottor

Michael Richens

Claudio Dias

Albie O’Keefe

Johnson Gyamfi

Gibou Njie

Theo Alexandrou

Liam Cross

Jiah Medrano

Alfie Shepherd

Evan Watkins

Neo Dobson

Matty Miles

Duncan Idehen

George Munday

Alex Gudger

Ben Cassidy

Daniel Platt

Finley Holmes

Gael Mfuamba

Jak Hickman

James Kellermann

Jason Cowley

Joshua Smile

Kacy Milan Butterfield

Kyle Finn

Luke Postle

Mason Heather McKauley Manning

Patrick Wood

Reece Mitchell

Robert Evans

Ryan Wollacott

Todd Parker

Ty Barnett

ManagementTeams

Ricky Marheineke (Manager)

Adam Fisher (Assistant)

Jim Freeman (Assistant)

Frankie Fry (First Team Coach)

Paul Swannell (Goalkeeping Coach)

Jardaine Patel-Joseph (Physio)

Russ Penn (Manager)

Gary Whild (Assistant)

Martin Riley (First Team Coach)

Lewis Solly (Goalkeeper Coach)

MATCH INFO

KitColours

Shirts-Black and White Stripe

Shorts-Black

Socks-Black

Shirts-anthracite grey

Shorts-anthracite grey

Socks-anthracite grey GoalkeeperKit GoalkeeperKit

Referee-Jamie Stevenson Assistant-Wyndham Trusler Assistant-Matthew Paul