BROMSGROVE
BROMSGROVE
SPORTING
SPORTING THIS SEASON! THIS SEASON!
LEAGUE CAMPAIGN SO FAR LEAGUE CAMPAIGN SO FAR
Games-39 Games-39
Wins-10 Wins-10
Draws-8 Draws-8
Losses-21 Losses-21
Points-38 Points-38
Today’s opponents have had a less than ideal campaign, finding themselves just a point above the relegation places with only three games left of the Southern League Premier Division Central season. Last season’s points tally of 51 is now out of reach for Manager Tim Flowers’ men, who currently sit on 38 points, just one point above Ives. The Rouslers found themselves in a relatively respectable position in the table heading into the Christmas period, having picked up some decent form in their October and November fixtures, but having only picked up three wins since the turn of the year, Bromsgrove started to slip down the table. They will take confidence however from their opponents today having an even worse 2026 record, with Ives having picked up their first win of the year in their previous league outing against Royston Town. Ives fans will look to take confidence from the result when these two opponents faced off in the reverse fixture, with Ricky Marheineke’s men running out 4-0 winners at The UK Electrical Stadium.
Bromsgrove haven’t had much to shout about in the other FA competitions this season, with Flowers’ men finding themselves knocked out by Evesham United at the First Qualifying Round stage.
They did manage to make it through the first round of the FA Trophy, beating Barwell at the 3 Qualifying Round stage before being knocked out by Leek Town in the First Round Proper.
BROMSGROVE
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34-year-old Luke Benbow has been enjoying some good form in front of goal as of late and will be looking to continue in this vein when he takes the field at Quattro-Tech Westwood Road on Saturday afternoon. The forward has scored two goals in two games, including a goal in the 84 minute against Spalding United which helped his side claim a hugely impressive 2-0 win over a side who currently sit 2 in the league. He also scored an all-important 95 minute penalty in a recent game with Royston Town, which secured what may turn out to be a vital point on the road for Tim Flowers’ men.
Benbow joined Bromsgrove in the summer of 2025 from fellow Southern League side Stourbridge and has previously applied his trade for Redditch United, Solihull Moors, Hednesford Town and Nuneaton Borough.
LAST MATCH LAST MATCH REPORT! REPORT!
Royston Town v St Ives Town
Pitching-In Southern League Premier Central 06-04-2026
Monday 6th April
After just over 100 days, that winning feeling finally returned to St Ives Town as manager Ricky Marheineke’s men produced a dominant display to claim all three points against Royston Town on Easter Monday Two goals from skipper Michael Richens saw Ives run out 2-0 winners on the day, in a result that confirmed Royston’s relegation to Step 4.
Marheineke made two changes from his side’s 2-1 defeat to Harborough Town last Friday, with Kai Source and Amaru Kaunda coming in for Aaron Smith and Jernade Meade
Royston Town manager Chris Watters made three changes to the starting XI that defeated Banbury United on Good Friday, with Ollie Stephenson, James Brighton and Konstantin Ivanov being replaced by Joe Iaciofano, Bradley Smith and Jamie Judge.
Ives started the brighter of the two sides as they looked to impose themselves on the contest from the beginning. The early pressure forced a miscommunication between defender and goalkeeper that almost allowed Theo Alexandrou to take the ball off Royston keeper Reuben Rabstein, but the Crows shot stopper just managed to gather the ball.
On 14 minutes, Alexandrou did manage to test Rabstein with a shot from the edge of the area, but the keeper was equal to the effort and pushed the ball to safety
All that was missing from Ives’ fast start to the game was a goal and they had the opportunity to get themselves on the board with 15 minutes gone, when Richens was brought down in the penalty area as a corner was played in Referee Alfie Finch-Critchley wasted no time pointing to the spot, awarding a penalty Dan Lawlor, who scored his one and only spot kick this season against Quorn, stepped up to take but was not as fortunate this time around as Rabstein sprung to his left and denied the midfielder from giving his side the lead.
In a season that has been characterised by missed opportunities to seize the momentum in matches, the travelling Ives faithful were hoping history was not about to repeat itself 10 minutes later, Kaunda was played in behind the Royston backline with an onrushing Rabstein to beat, only for the Ives forward to see his attempted lob saved by the Crows shot stopper
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Monday 6th April
The visitors continued to come forward and finally broke the deadlock on 35 minutes, with Richens producing a superb solo effort to drive towards the box, holding off the challenges of three Royston players, before unleashing a cute outside of the foot curler that found the bottom left-hand corner
This goal gave Ives a deserved lead heading into the half time interval, but with the away side having a bad habit of letting leads slip through their fingers, the travelling support knew there was still a long way to go in this one.
Ives picked up where they had left off in the first half at the begging of the second period and could’ve doubled their advantage with 50 minutes on the clock, when Kaunda found himself bearing down on Rabstein’s goal, only for Ives’ number nine to be denied by a good save from close range.
The next 15 minutes of the game saw very little in the way of clear cut opportunities for either side Royston looked to create some uncertainty in the Ives backline by producing dangerous deliveries into the box, but the Ives defence remained resolute and were more than up for the task of dealing with a physical Crows forward line.
Duncan Idehen, who looked solid throughout, almost got himself on the scoresheet 65 minutes in when his header was cleared off the line by Judge, who was well placed to nod the ball away to safety
Some more heroic defending kept the home side in the contest six minutes later as a good low save by Rabstein denied Neo Dobson from close range, before the ball found its way to Alexandrou inside the penalty area, whose well-struck effort at goal was acrobatically cleared off the line by Alfie Thornett Despite the lowly league position Crows find themselves in, the commitment of the players on show couldn’t be questioned.
Despite the stubborn resistance from Watters’ men, an unfortunate miscommunication in the Royston backline saw Theo Alexandrou pounce on the loose ball and look to round Rabstein, only for the Crows shot stopper to bring down Alexandrou in the penalty area and deny a clear goal scoring opportunity The penalty was given and the inevitable red card was shown to Rabstein, which saw centre back Archie Locke handed the gloves. It was Richens who placed the ball on the spot, looking to double his side’s advantage and his goal tally for the day, which he duly did, drilling the ball hard and low into the bottom right corner 76 minutes into the contest
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Though it may not come as much of a consolation for Locke, the defender can be proud of his performance between the sticks, making some superb saves to prevent Ives from grabbing a third and fourth goal in the contest. Kaunda had the best of the late opportunities, with the striker getting himself on the end of a pinpoint ball across by Lawlor, only for the former Cambridge United man to see his effort saved
Following six minutes of added on time at the end of the second half, referee Finch-Critchley brought the game to a close, with Ives claiming their first victory since the 27 of December and their first clean sheet since the 1 of November Marheineke’s men still find themselves in the relegation zone following Stamford’s win against Quorn, but now sit only a point behind Bromsgrove Sporting in 18 , who they play this Saturday at Quattro-Tech Westwood Road th
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Final Score: Royston Town 1 St Ives Town 2
Goals:
ROYSTON: none
ST IVES: Richens 35, 76 (pen)
Team Line Ups:
Half Time 0 - 1
ROYSTON: Rabstein, St Clair-Burton, Murray (capt), Locke, Iaciofano (NicholasDavies 83), Harness (Ciuffa 83), Smith (England 69), Matthews (Avgoustidis 56), Warner-Eley (Ivanov 46), Judge, Thornett Unused subs: none
ST IVES: Taylor, Creary, Source, Richens, Idehen, Dobson, Hart (Miles 85), Kaunda, Wyatt, Lawlor, Alexandrou (Meade 92) Unused subs: Smith, Njie, Baker
Referee: Alfie Finch-Critchley
Cards: Yellow:ROYSTON: Smith (24), Matthews (29), St Clair-Burton (79), Murray (81) Red: Rabstein (75)
ST IVES: Yellow: none
IVES SUPPORTERS MAN OF THE MATCH: Michael Richens
Attendance: 357
RESERVES, ACADEMY RESERVES, ACADEMY
AND LADIES ROUND-UP! AND LADIES ROUND-UP!
RESERVES NEWS!
Since our last edition of the match programme, the reserves have been in action in the GCE United Counties Reserve League looking to build on their impressive 6-0 win over Daventry Town Reserves. They took on Kempston Town Rovers Reserves on the 1 of April and came out 3-2 winners in a hard-fought contest.
Last Saturday then saw the ressies take on GNG Oadby Development at Riverside Football Ground. A dominant away display from Ives saw our boys take all three points back to Quatto-Tech Westwood Road with a 4-0 win on the day.
ACADEMY NEWS
The trialists and confirmed scholars were in action over the Easter holidays as they made the trip to Grantham Town for an exciting showcase fixture. The game took place on Tuesday 7 of April and no doubt featured some of the stars of the future! th
More information about St Ives Town’s scholarship progamme and all the latest acedamy news can be found on our website and our social media channels!
LADIES NEWS
Since our last edition of the match programme, the ladies side have also been in action in the Alan Boswell Group Cambridgeshire Girls and Women's Football League Division as they picked up where they left of before the Easter break by securing a 4-3 win over Stanground Cardea Sports Reserves. This result leaves them 7 win 14 points on the board. th
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MEET TODAY’S OPPONENTS
Tim Flowers, DoB: 3/7/67, Kenilworth.
Position: Manager
Previous Clubs: Wolves, Southampton, Swindon Town, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City, Stockport County, Coventry City.
Enjoyed a stellar career as a goalkeeper picking up 11 England caps. Has been goalkeeping coach and manager at a number of clubs Recently re-joined Sporting after a short spell at the end of the 2023-24 season
Leon Broadhurst, DoB: 10/04/84, Bromsgrove.
Position: Assistant Manager
Previous Clubs: Bromsgrove Rovers, Leamington, Stourbridge
Local lad who joined Sporting in 2019 following 16 years at Stourbridge where he became a club legend with a record number of appearances Returned to Stourbridge for a brief spell as joint manager Recently re-joined Sporting in new position
Dan Price
Position: Goalkeeping Coach
New arrival at the UK Electrical Stadium as part of the management team.
Dan Eyre, DoB: 18/5/03.
Position: Sports therapist
Dan joined Sporting at the start of the 2024/25 season He is the head sports therapist at the club and outside of football is the head of medical for the Worcester Royals American football team
Position: Centre-back
Previous Clubs: Aston Villa, Sheffield United
Currently on a one-month loan from Sheffield United and is a regular U21 starter with the Blades, having joined from Aston Villa in the summer.
Kyle Belmonte, Squad Number: 6
Position: Forward/midfielder
On loan from Worcester City until the end of the season. Energetic midfield man made 26 appearances for Worcester this season, scoring four times He also played a starring role in Worcester's 3-0 win over Sporting at Sixways, back in October
Luke Benbow, Squad Number: 9, DoB: 21/8/91, Birmingham.
Position: Centre forward, height: 5' 10", weight: 95 kg
Previous Clubs: Redditch United, Solihull Moors, Hednesford Town, Nuneaton Borough, Stourbridge
Joined at the start of the season from Stourbridge, Luke is well-regarded centre-forward with extensive experience of Step 3 football. A strong and powerful forward with an eye for the spectacular.
MEET TODAY’S OPPONENTS
Akai Bonnick, Squad Number: tba, DoB: 11/6/06.
Position: Midfielder
Previous Clubs: Forest Green Rovers, Cribbs, Alvechurch
On loan from Forest Green Rovers until the end of the season who signed him from Nottingham Forest Under 16s. A capable and industrious youngster.
Rory Brown, Squad Number: 1, DoB: 25/5/00, Derry.
Position: Goalkeeper, height: 6' 3", weight: 90kg
Previous Clubs: Wolves, Coleraine, Glenavon, Institute, Ballinamallard, Solihull Moors
Signed permanently after a loan spell from Solihull Moors. An experienced keeper who is a good communicator.
Jaden Charles, Squad Number: 3, DoB: 21/1/02
Position: Left-back, height: 5' 8"
Previous Clubs: Rushall Olympic, Stamford, Nuneaton Borough, Mansfield Town, Hereford, York City, Derby County U18
A recent signing who is a top left back with excellent delivery in the final third. Jaden has represented the Republic of Ireland at U18 level.
Archie Duerden, Squad Number: 19, DoB: 9/3/06.
Position: Centre-half
Previous Clubs: Aston Villa
Recent signing and a ball-playing centre-half A regular in the Villains’ youth setup, the 19-year-old signed for Sporting after being released by the Premier League side.
Niall Flint, Squad Number: 2, DoB: 15/8/97
Position: Midfielder
Previous Clubs: Shrewsbury Town, Telford United, Scarborough, Matlock Town, Newtown, Cefn Druids, Aberystwyth, Stourbridge, Worcester City, Shifnal Town
Recent signing that will boost the manager's options in mid-field.
Isaac Godwin, Squad Number: 21, DoB: 26/10/06.
Position: Left back
Previous clubs: Vauxhall Motors, Newcastle Town, Shrewsbury Town under 18s
Currently on loan from Shrewsbury Town Usually a defender but can play in midfield
MEET TODAY’S OPPONENTS
Lewis Green, Squad Number: 4, DoB: 30/12/99, Northampton.
Position: Centre back, Height: 6' 4"
Previous clubs: Coventry City, Elon Phoenix, MO State Bears (USA), Wellingborough Town
Can play in a range of positions across the back line. Won back-to-back promotions with Bedford Town from whom he is on a one-month loan
Name: Kobe Hall, Squad Number: 12, DoB: 25/8/06, Birmingham
Position: Centre forward, Height: 6' 2", Weight:
Previous Clubs: Kidderminster Harriers, Coleshill Town, Stourport Swifts, Quorn, Alfreton Town, Rushall Olympic.
Returned to the club after a brief spell in 2023, Kobe is a player with big potential. Despite his young age he has good experience at the level A powerful forward with an eye for goal
Jack Kelly, Squad Number: tba, DoB: 1/1/96.
Position: Left back, Height: 5' 11", Weight: 81 kg
Previous Clubs: Nottingham Forest, Hemel Hempstead Town, Kettering Town, Newtown AFC, Shifnal Town, Hednesford Town, Walsall Wood, Sporting Khalsa, Redditch United
An energetic left back who joined Sporting from Redditch United in June 2025 Jack has good experience at Step 3 and is a threat from set pieces.
Ellis Litherland, Squad Number: 13, DoB: 5/5/04, Blackburn.
Position: Goalkeeper, Height: 6' 3"
Previous clubs: Bolton Wanderer, Bamber Bridge, Matlock Town, Huddersfield Town
Currently on loan from Huddersfield Town Awarded Player of the Match on his debut, after a string of fine saves.
Jordan Lyden, Squad Number: 18, DoB: 30/1/96, Perth, Australia
Position: Centre midfield, height: 5' 11", weight: 79 kg
Previous Clubs: Aston Villa, Oldham Athletic, Swindon Town, Leyton Orient, Hereford
Former Australia U20 international, Jordan has spent most of his career in the professional game. A technical player with and an excellent touch and range of passing
MEET TODAY’S OPPONENTS
Jack Newell, Squad Number: 15, DoB: 22/1/01, Kingston-upon-Thames.
Position: Midfield, height: 6' 0", weight: 80 kg
Previous Clubs: Northampton Town, Highgate United
Now into his 5th season at the club, and with over 100 appearances to his name for the club, Jack continues to impress in the centre of midfield. A player who reads the game well and specialises in breaking up play
Aaron Roberts, Squad Number: 5, DoB: 19/6/92.
Position: Defender and team captain.
Previous Clubs: Evesham United, Worcester City, Hednesford Town, Alvechurch, Redditch United.
Now on his 5th spell at Sporting having played in Sporting's first ever match and clocking up 350 appearances
Theo Robinson, Squad Number: 16, DoB: 22/1/89.
Position: Striker, height: 5 ' 9"
Previous Clubs: Gloucester City, Brackley Town, Hartlepool United, Bradford City, Port Vale, Southend United, Colchester United, Swindon Town, Lincoln City, Motherwell, Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Millwall, Watford, Hereford United, Wealdstone
Recently returned to the UK Electrical Stadium after playing most of last season Vastly experienced striker who has played for several Football League clubs clocking up over 500 appearances as well as picking up 7 caps playing for Jamaica
Kian Ryley, Squad Number: 20, DoB: 1/4/05
Position: Midfielder, Height: 5' 11"
Previous clubs: Solihull Moors, Hereford, Mickleover, Studley, Stourbridge, Brackley, Rushall Olympic.
Attacking midfielder who can also play on either wing On loan from Solihull Moors until the end of the season
Billy Shaw, Squad Number: 7, DoB: 17/12/01, Stourbridge.
Position: Midfield, height: 5' 8", weight: 70 kg
Previous Clubs: Halesowen Town, Worcester City, Redditch United.
A versatile player who is a big fan favourite at the club. Returned to Sporting after a brief spell away in 2024 Known for his all-energy style of play, an excellent dribbler who can score and create goals
MEET TODAY’S OPPONENTS
Luke Softley, Squad Number: 17, DoB: 21/4/05.
Position: Centre Back, height 6' 2", 81kg
Previous Clubs: Aston Villa (youth), Hungerford Town
A local lad who impressed when playing against us in pre-season Luke is a centre back who loves defending and getting on the ball and is comfortable playing anywhere across the backline
Nile Timson, Squad Number: 14, DoB: 22/12/05, Birmingham.
Position: Defender, height 6' 1"
Previous Clubs: Alvechurch, Stourbridge and Rushall Olympic
Another recent signing who started at Aston Villa's academy. Impressed on his debut against Royston Town.
Charlie Trustram, Squad Number: 10, DoB: 18/10/06.
Position: Midfielder
Previous Clubs: Luton Town under 18s and 21s, Bedford Town.
On loan from Luton Town A box-to-box midfielder signed for the Hatters as an Under-13 from Stevenage’s academy.
Shay Willock, Squad Number: 11, DoB: 15/09/03, Birmingham.
Position: Centre forward, height 6' 3"
Previous Clubs: Alvechurch, Stourbridge, Walsall, Worcester Raiders, Coventry Sphinx, Stafford Rangers,
Combative striker who made first team appearances whilst at Walsall
George Wynne, Squad Number: 8, DoB: 14/05/07.
Position: Midfielder
Previous Clubs: on loan from Birmingham City
The 18-year-old, who has been at the Blues for over a decade, will spend the rest of the season with Sporting Has impressed playing for Birmingham City under 21s
HISTORY OF BROMSGROVE SPORTING
Bromsgrove Sporting Football Club History
Bromsgrove Sporting Football Club was formed in 2009 by a group of former Bromsgrove Rovers directors and supporters when the latter was facing closure That would have meant the town having no football club playing at a serious non-league level With Rovers’ difficulties deepening, Sporting were offered the tenancy of the town’s Victoria Ground by the local Council but had to play home matches at Studley FC, until the Victoria Ground pitch was in a playable condition
Their first ever match (a pre-season friendly) was at Stratford Town in July 2010 then a month later the season started in the Midland Combination Division Two away to Young Warriors in Coventry. Sporting played their first match in Bromsgrove on 6th November in front of a crowd of 458 and ran up an unforgettable 7-0 win against Greenhill.
Myles Day had been the manager but he resigned due to outside commitments and was replaced by Rovers legend Stewart Brighton Sporting missed out promotion but a reorganisation of the Midland Combination saw them move into Division One for season 2011/12
Not long after the start, Brighton stood down as manager owing to work commitments and was replaced by Keith Draper They finished 3rd and played their first cup final losing the Evesham Hospital Cup to Littleton on penalties Although missing out on automatic promotion, Sporting were promoted to the Midland Combination Premier Division when the number of teams was increased.
For season 2012/13, Graham Scott was appointed joint manager but Draper stepped down at the end of March leaving Scott in charge eventually finishing 6th. Sporting also claimed their first silverware with the Reserves winning the Midland Combination Reserve Division Two and the Under 18’s claiming success in the Worcestershire FA Youth Cup
Season 2013/14 saw Adrian Mander as joint manager with Scott but he stepped down in October, leaving Mander in charge Sporting ended the season 2nd to Brocton and gained their first trophy success winning the Smedley Crooke Memorial Challenge Cup beating Paget Rangers Sporting also entered the FA Vase for the first time but bowed out to Westfields after wins against Lye Town and Stafford Town.
After 2 games of the 2014/15 season Adrian Mander resigned as manager and Paul Smith was appointed his successor.
Smith guided The Rouslers to runners-up in the league for the second season They also lifted the League Cup at Walsall’s Bescot Stadium beating Southam United 3-2 in the final Sporting also competed in the FA Cup for the first time but lost to Coleshill Town after a replay In the FA Vase Sporting progressed to the 3rd Round before losing to Thurnby Nirvana
HISTORY OF BROMSGROVE SPORTING
2015/16 saw The Rouslers as bridesmaids again; finishing second in the Midland Football League Division One to Coventry United, despite a club record 91 points
Season 2016/17 was Sporting’s most successful to date winning the league with 104 points (19 ahead of their nearest rivals Hinckley AFC) and remaining undefeated for the whole campaign In addition, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase before losing narrowly 2-1 on aggregate to Cleethorpes Town The season also saw a vast increase in home support with several crowds of over 1000 including a record 3349 for the match against Cleethorpes
For Season 2017/18 Sporting were promoted to the Midland Football League Premier Division but Smith, who guided the Rouslers to promotion, stepped down as manager in February and his assistant Brendan Kelly took over. Kelly and new assistant Andy Mason brought in experienced coach, Kevin Barry, who was also the manager of the RAF Senior XI
The club won the Midland Football League Premier Division at the first attempt, losing just 6 of their 42 league fixtures scoring 110 goals and earning a place in the Southern League Division One Central
Sporting’s FA Vase run came to an end at the hands of eventual winners Thatcham Town but the club did run out winners of the Worcestershire Senior Urn after a penalty shoot-out over Lye Town.
Sporting faced a new challenge in Season 2018/19 with their first encounter of step 4 football. This was another successful campaign finishing runners-up and a place in the play-offs. Sutton Coldfield Town were beaten by a single goal in extra time of a tense semi-final then extra time was also needed to beat Corby Town in the final ensuring a third successive promotion
Sporting started in the Southern League Premier Division Central and when the COVID19 crisis forced an early end to the season and were in 4th place and hopeful of at least a play-off place
The next season was curtailed with just 8 matches played though a few friendly matches were played against local teams Season 2021/2 were mixed fortunes with the best ever run in the FA Cup before losing at home to former league club Grimsby Town. However league form dipped and manager Kelly left the Club. Gavin Hurren took over but he also left at the end of the season after finishing 18th in the league.
Thomas Baillie was appointed manager but after a poor run of results, he parted company by mutual agreement Captain Mike McGrath was made temporary manager and with results improving, his appointment was made permanent However, a poor end to the season saw the Rouslers finish above the relation zone though with nine points to spare
HISTORY OF BROMSGROVE SPORTING
There were a number of changes off the pitch at the beginning of season 2023/4 with chairman Mike Burke stepping aside and Brian Seymour-Smith taking over However Seymour-Smith and his colleagues departed abruptly after two months Vice-chairman Graham Scott took over at the top temporarily before a new chairman in former Rovers manager Rod Brown was appointed In February McGrath departed as player/manager and was replaced by former England goalkeeper and experienced non-league manager, Tim Flowers who just did enough to avoid relegation At the season end, former manager Paul Smith returned to the dugout
However Smith could not repeat his previous success as a manager and stood down in November 2025 with Sporting oneplace off the bottom of the league. He was replaced as manager temporarily by coach Scott Adey-Linforth who immediately turned results around taking the club out of the relegation zone. Adey-Linforth's appointment was made permanent and Sporting finished 14th in the league.
During the close season there have been several departures and arrivals but there is a feeling that the club has a stronger and more experienced squad for the current campaign and hopeful of an improved season
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
Jiah Medrano
Alfie Shepherd
Evan Watkins
Neo Dobson
Matty Miles
Duncan Idehen
George Munday
Dan Lawlor
Sam Tessler
Ryan Fryatt
Rueben Wyatt
Kellan Hickinson
Mark Jones
Tyrone Baker
ManagementTeams
Ricky Marheineke (Manager)
Jim Freeman (Assistant)
Frankie Fry (First Team Coach)
Paul Swannell (Goalkeeping Coach)
Jardaine Patel-Joseph (Physio)
Kyle Belmonte
Luke Benbow
Rory Brown
Jaden Charles
Archie Duerden
Dale Eve
Niall Flint
Isaac Godwin
Jack Kelly
Jordan Lyden
Jack Newell
Aaron Roberts
Theo Robinson
Kian Ryley
Billy Shaw
Luke Softley
Nile Timson
Charlie Trustram
Shay Willock
George Wynne
Tim Flowers (Manager)
Leon Broadhurst (Assistant)
Stuart Carson (Coach)
Dan Price (Goalkeeping Coach)
Dan Eyre (Sports Therapist)
Karol Blicharski (Sports Analyst)
Dean Ashford (Kit Manager)
Dave Stephens (Football Secretary)
KitColours
Shirts-Black and White Stripe
Shorts-Black
Socks-Black
GoalkeeperKit
All Blue Kit
MatchOfficials
Shirts-Green and white
Shorts-Navy blue
Socks-Green
GoalkeeperKit
All Grey Kit
Referee-Christopher Poole Assistant-Joseph Casey Assistant-Philip Evans
LocationDetails
Stadium-Quattro-Tech Westwood Road
Pitch Type-3G Surface
Kick Off-3:00 PM