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3 CLUB DIRECTORY & OFFICALS PEOPLE HONOURS CONTACT US Stowmarket Community Sports and Social Club CIC Bury Road, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 1JQ 01449 612533 Eastern Counties League First Division Winners: 2016-17 Suffolk Premier Cup Winners: 1962-63, 1976-77, 1985-86, 1990-91 Suffolk Senior Cup Winners: 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1957-58, 1961-62, 1964-65, 2006-07 Suffolk Junior Cup Winners: 1907-08 Essex & Suffolk Border League Winners: 1950-51 Essex & Suffolk Border League Cup Winners: 1950-51, 1951-52, 1970-71, 1991-92, 1994-95 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD: Neil Sharp VICE CHAIRMAN: Ian Moyes DIRECTORS: Nigel Jarvis, Stuart Loftus, Neil Sharp, Michael Prentice (Director adult football) John Griffin ( FA grading infrastructure) Vicki Theobald (company secretary) Delwyn Prentice (commercial) MANAGER: Paul Musgrove ASSISTANT MANAGER: Richard Wilkins GOALKEEPING COACH: Paul Walker PHYSIO: Mark Blenkinsop KIT MANAGER: Doug French RESERVES JOINT MANAGERS: Craig Brown UNDER-18’S MANAGER: Liam Hawkins UNDER-18’S ASSISTANT MANAGER: Ellis Smith and William Wharton-Richardson YOUTH CHAIRMAN: Kevin Blundell facebook.com/stowmarkettownfcinstagram..com/stowtownfctwitter.com/stowtownfcstowmarkettownfc.co.uinfo@stowmarkettownfc.co.ukWETIF COMPANY NUMBER 07025221 STOWMARKET TOWN VS HULLBRIDGE SATURDAY 13TH AUGUST, ISTHMIAN LEAGUE - NORTH DIVISON
WORDS FROM THE MANAGERWELCOME EVERYONE BACK TO MISTAKESATOURMEADOWGREENSFOR2022/23SECONDSEASONSTEP4FOOTBALLWEREMADEANDLIKEEVERYMISTAKEALESSONWASLEARNT PAUL MUSGROVE
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TOMMY SMITH well known to us from the back end of last season as we had him on loan from ITFC. A LB strong, reliable with a immensely big heart. ED UPSON has signed from Stevenage, ED is a CM who will drive us forward and mange the game using his experience. A real box to box midfielder. LUKE HIPKIN a young winger who left Sudbury in the summer. Luke is an exciting talent we will look to grow. LW or RW JACEK ZIELONKA singed from Dereham unfortunately had a nasty injury last year but I hope with the right process for him we can see the ability he possesses, Yaz can almost play anywhere on the pitch.
NATTY STEWART signed from Mildenhall, quick strong with a real eye for goal. Natty works so hard off the ball, very clever at setting the press high up the pitch. CF JACK WILSON was Lowestoft last season. Jack is a LB and has great experience at this level. Has a wand of a left foot which we hope we bring even more delivery into the oppositions
Welcome everyone back to Greens Meadow for 2022/23 season. Our second season at step 4 football. Although last year was largely successful results wise we still didn’t win a trophy. Mistake were made and like every mistake a lesson was learnt. The great unknown was exciting visiting new grounds and testing ourselves against new teams for the first time. This time around it will be very very different. Teams know us better and we know them. I expect games to be a lot cagier affair. Although hotly tipped by others we are keeping our feet firmly on the ground. Talent does not beat hard if talent does not work hard as well. There have been changes to our squad. Some have been our decision and some Thankhaven’tyou to those players for their Thecontributions.newplayers who have come in have got their heads down and brought into the hard work ethic I want. SHAUN BAMMENT a centre forward who know his way in this league. Opposition CB will know him well.
RICHARD WILKINS needs to introduction. What he’s hasn’t won in local football could be written on a postage stamp. Wilks delivers good training sessions with attention to detail. A master of one liners and poor banta. Wilks like myself is never happy until we have the details correct. PAUL WALKER who is our excellent goal keeper coach. Paul deserves a lot of praise keeping Bradders focused and his mind on the job of keeping clean sheets. His 1 to 1 training is excellent and his group sessions. He’s available for paid sessions if required.
RUSSEL TURNER our fantastic S&C coach. Russell’s attention to detail on fitness/ rehabilitation and well being of our squad is so important and I believe key to why we are ahead of most other clubs in this area.
Abox.special mention must go to our staff who don’t get mentioned enough. Pre-season is a long six weeks with a lot of unseen work and hours ensuring the players, kit and equipment is all in place to keep the standards we all want.
MARK AND LAUREN our Physios who not only treat injuries but rehabilitate with Russ. This is a key to a competitive squad. They are a fantastic team with heeling hands.
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CHE our Kitman what can I say about this man, he is simply brilliant takes a lot of pressure off my shoulders and his attention to players requirements and detail is second to none. Che likes a fry up and shot on a match day.
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To our great supporters the second season bounce is what it’s called. We need you more than ever to keep singing, banging the drum bring friends, spreading the word. We all want to grow and make this club the best it can be. We will have ups and downs and we must stay as one. I’ve always been open to taking so at any point please come and say hi and express any views you would like clarity on. Lets do this together and enjoy the ride Muzzy
DOUG FRENCH again is so important to the team dynamics keep the lads light hearted and the banta fresh, never without a smile on his face. A pleasure to have about and has a heart as big Stowmarket A special mention and huge thank you to NEIL SHARP. Neil has been chairman for a number of years and what a job he has done. Neil and Shelia are the glue of the club and kept it going and without them there would be no Stowmarket Town. When you take on such a huge role you hope to leave it in a better place than you found it. Well Neil you have certainly done that. From all the past managers our present management team and all the supporters one huge thank you.
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THE FORT AGAINST A STRONG COLCHESTER UNITED SIDE IN THE PENULTIMATE PRE-SEASON FACE OFF.
This positive attitude was maintained by Stowmarket throughout the game, despite being up against some experienced Colchester United players, namely Frank Nouble, who saw himself go into the referee’s book early on for dissent. A Joe Jefford glancing header from a freekick at the 30 minute mark may have been the best chance of the match, with the number five narrowly missing the goal after being left unmarked in the box.
The game got off to a good start for The Old Gold and Blacks after a carefully worked build-up and some dexterous skill saw a Reggie Lambe shot curl just over the bar six minutes in.
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Stowmarket continued to frustrate and be staunch in the face of a barrage of Colchester attacks, with the U’s flying fullbacks seeing some challenging low crosses dealt with by a solid Colchesterdefence.
answered back with a good first half defensive performance of their own, seeing one of their trialists put in a shift to keep Stowmarket at bay. Freekicks were in abundance in this match, with Stowmarket unlucky not to convert, especially when a second chance at a delivery into the box from Reggie Lambe saw some appeals for handball, only to be waved away by the referee. After a fairly quiet first half for James Bradbrook in goal, the stopper was called into action as the game reached its last quarter, having to command his box and punching clear a freekick as Colchester searched for that elusive first goal of the game.
Stowmarket responded with an attack of their own however, with substitutes Craig Parker and Luke Hipkin smoothly linking midfield to attack in the dying embers but were unlucky as a Hipkin shot arrowed wide of the net.
Manager Paul Musgrove was pleased with the disciplined and controlled performance but is now looking ahead to the final test of pre-season against Bowers Pitsea this coming Saturday, before the first clash of the new season against Hullbridge Sports.
PHOTO CREDIT TO: STEFAN PECK
Shortly afterwards the fulltime whistle blew, which despite signalling a draw between the two teams, certainly represents a big step forward for Stowmarket having lost their pre-season game last year to Colchester 5-2. This confidence boost comes on top of keeping the spine of the squad with an additional seven new signings to bolster the team since last season’s 4th place finish in the Isthmian League North.
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Hullbridge United’s first colours were Green and Gold quartered shirts, White shorts and Green socks, which, by an amazing coincidence, were the same colours as those on the flag flying outside the Anchor Inn! Affiliating to the Essex County FA in 1947, Hullbridge United entered the Southend & District League for the upcoming 1947-48 season. 1950-51 saw Hullbridge United reach their first Cup Finals. In the Section ‘C’ Final of the Southend Charity Competition, United beat Maxwell Sports 4-1. Four weeks later, in the Southend & District League’s French Cup, Hullbridge faced Rochford Athletic but, somewhat unluckily, lost the Final by three goals to four. After six seasons of Second Division football, 1951-52 saw Hullbridge finally gain promotion – and they did it in style, winning both the Championship and the French Cup. In the final, Hullbridge defeated the reserves of Great Wakering Rovers by three goals to nil. In all, the club played 28 matches that season, scoring an amazing 141 goals.
Records show that Hullbridge United Football Club was formed by a group of local men, fronted by the then proprietor of the Anchor Inn, a Mr. A. W. Moss. He owned a room behind the pub known as Buff’s Hall. This was where the club held its first meeting. A Mr. Brown generously allowed the club to play on his land, on the corner of Pooles Lane and Long Lane.
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In the late 1970s the club decided it wanted it’s own ground. Negotiations with Rochford Council proved successful and the club took control of 16.5 acres of farmland in Lower Road (at the top of Coventry Hill), with the club moving during 1980. Transformation of the site was slow, with the clubhouse not officially opened until 1983. The end of the 1979-80 saw Sports put six goals past the Southend Estuary ‘keeper to win Section ’B’ of the Southend Charity Competition. A move up to the newly formed Southend & District Alliance in 1982 found the club wanting. Finishes of sixth and eighth and First Round knockouts in the League Cup wasn’t exactly what the club had hoped for.
At the end of the weather-hit 1987-88 season, Hullbridge (now in the Second Division again) brought home the Essex Intermediate League Cup, beating First Division Benfleet in the Final, held at the old New Writtle Street ground of Chelmsford City FC. After a 1-1 extra time draw, courtesy of a Mark Wood goal, Sports went into the replay 12 days later having played five League matches in between! However, after a goal-less 120 minutes, Sports won 5-4 on penalties. Looking for a further climb up the non-league ladder, Hullbridge made improvements to the ground during 1989 so it passed the grade for senior football. 1990 saw the Essex County FA grant the club senior status and so the club joined the Essex Senior League for the 1990-91 season. Matt Petre had the honour of scoring the club’s first goal in senior football when, on 25th August 1990, in the club’s first match of the Essex Senior League season, he scored Sport’s only goal in a 1-3 defeat by visitors Stansted, in front of a 163 crowd. At the end of their first season, the club finished in a respectable 12th place.
The only bright spot was reaching the 1982-83 Southend Charity Shield Final, although they lost 0-4 to Rayleigh Town. Nevertheless, again, looking for a higher standard of football, Sports then joined the Essex Olympian League for the 1984-85 season. They immediately won promotion after finishing third in the Second Division.
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The new floodlights were put to good use during the 1999-2000 season when, after seven cup-ties, the youth team reached the Third Round (last 64) of the FA Youth Cup. Visitors Blackburn Rovers won the tie 6-0 in front of a crowd of over 800. After taking over the managers hot seat during February 2006, Enrico Tiritera oversaw a gradual improvement in the club’s fortunes on the pitch.
The summer of 1953 saw the club change name to Hullbridge Sports. After a few poor seasons, times improved for the club when they won the 1956-57 Third Division Championship and the League’s Shaw Cup. They finished five points clear of Canvey Island Sports in the League and saw off Victory Athletic reserves 3-2 after extra time in the Cup Final. Suffering relegation at the end of the 1958-59 season, Sports’ stay in the Third Division lasted but four seasons as, in 1962-63, ‘Bridge won promotion as runner-up in the newly named Second Division with a dramatic final day victory to ensure promotion on goal average. Drawing 4-4 at home to Southwick Rovers, ‘Bridge scored three goals in the final fifteen minutes to gain a 7-4 victory and promotion. Another double was achieved during the 1965-66 season when Hullbridge won the First Division Championship and Section ’C’ of the Southend Charity Competition – beating Southchurch Rovers 3-0 in a replay after a 2-2 draw. A respectable fifth place finish was achieved in the Premier Division the following season, along with being French Cup finalists. 1968-69 saw Hullbridge finish bottom of the Premier Division but just three seasons later the club regained their Premier Division status, finishing runner-up to Canvey Island Amateur FC at the end of the 1971-72 season.
Good cup runs that year saw the club reach the semi-final of the Ramuz Cup and the Fourth Round of the Essex Junior Cup.
The 2010-11 season saw Sports reach their first Cup Final as a senior club, the County FA’s Tolleshunt D’Arcy Memorial Cup. Unfortunately, Sports were beaten 1-2 by Braintree Town.
Dan Braney and Mark Bliss took over the reins from Enrico Tiritera, who departed the club in March 2013. In their first full season, 2013-14, Dan and Mark guided the team to their best ever FA Vase Cup run, reaching the Fourth Round (last 32), before being beaten 1-3 by eventual winners Sholing FC. It was unfortunate that the club had to travel to Southampton for the fixture on a wet Tuesday evening in January. The team under Braney and Bliss took the new record of points that had been achieved in the 2008/09 season, finishing ninth with 53 points from a 38 game season, but the icing on the cake was winning the Gordon Brasted Memorial Trophy, the first ever silverware as a senior club, beating Haringey Borough 1-0 in the final, Michael Edgar scoring the only goal. Mark Bliss took sole charge of the team during the 2014/15 season and was joined by coach Steve Tapley. Between them they took the club to its highest ever league position and points tally, finishing fourth in the Essex Senior League with 71 points and 73 goals along the way. With yet another Fourth Round FA Vase run, only losing away to Flackwell Heath FC.
The 2008-09 season showed a good improvement for the club and they attained their highest number of points (41) over a 30-match programme. The club also reached the Quarterfinals of the East Anglian Cup for the first time. In 2009-10 Hullbridge reached the Quarterfinals of the Essex Senior Cup, again for the first time, before losing narrowly 0-1 to Football League side Dagenham & Redbridge.
Mark and Steve decided to step down from the management of the mens senior side for the 2015/16 season and Hullbridge appointed its youngest ever management team installing Rob Hodgson as the new First Team Manager along with Aaron Hunwicks as the new Coach
In their second season (2016/17) running the First Team Rob Hodgson and Aaron Hunwicks found life more difficult as the side finished 11th in the Essex Senior League and disappointing early exits from most of the cup competitions, but they did take the side to the second Tollshunt D’Arcy Memorial Cup Final in successive seasons, but were unfortunately beaten again by Heybridge Swifts FC.
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In their first season (2015/16) Rob Hodgson and Aaron Hunwicks took the club to new FA Cup heights by making Hullbridge Sports history and reaching the Second Qualifying Round, where they were unfortunately beaten by Grays Athletic of the Ryman Premier Division. It was a last 32 exit again in the FA Vase equalling previous records and demonstrating the FA Vase consistency shown from previous seasons.
Rob Hodgson and Aaron Hunwicks continued in the hot seat at the start of the 2017/18 season, but early exits from the FA Cup, Essex County Cup and poor league form saw an emotional farewell after the FA Vase victory over Wembley FC at Lower Road. Rob stayed for a short while to play for new manager Darren Manning, but Aaron left the club that had been his home since 2012 for pastures new. New manager Darren Manning had one main objective after taking over and that was to keep the club in the Essex Senior League and he managed to achieve this finally finishing 15th (out of 21), but unfortunately Hullbridge exited the FA Vase again under Darren in the last 32 away at Tring FC. In the first major cup competition of the 2018/19 season, Hullbridge went out of the FA Cup in the Preliminary Round away at Newmarket Town FC (2-1) and they didn’t have much joy in the other cup competitions in Darren’s first season, exiting all the other big completions in a 6 week period, as they lose in the FA Vase (Newport Pagnell Town FC 0-2), followed the BBC Essex Senior Cup (Hoddesdon Town FC 5-1),
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