Leverstock Green FC Programme vs Colney Heath

Welcome to Pancake Lane

Today we welcome Colney Heath Players, Officials and Supporters to the LORDS Builders Stadium for SSML Premier Division Cup 2nd Round game. We hope you have an enjoyable evening.

We also welcome our match officials Referee Joseph Casey and his assistants Darren Fenner and Giani Pop.

You are welcome to use the clubs bar and tea bar before, halftime and after today’s game. You will be well look after by Sue and Michelle and our catering staff, Ioana and Nigel.

On the gate Tony and Keith will give guidance for car parking and selling 50/50 tickets. The entrance fee us £8 and £4 for concessions.

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LGFC Club Information

Officers

President Jamie Herd

Chairman – Emma Smart

Vice Chairman – Tony Smart

General Club Secretary Dean Bradford Treasurer – Tony Smart

General Committee

William Dawes, Keith Pym, Alan Brett, Scott Isaacs, Pete Jerram, Steve Ypey, Roger Lipscombe

Match Day Secretary 1st Team - Alan Lee Match Day Secretary SCFYL Under 18 – Alan Lee Match Day Secretary EJA Under16 Dean Bradford Membership: Dean Bradford Tony Smart - Clubhouse Manager Club Welfare Officer/Charter Standard Scott Isaacs

Media Officer/Website – Alan Lee Programme Editor Tony Smart Accountants – Coyle & Co

Honorary Life Vice Presidents

Mr. J Baldry, Mr. B Barter, Mr. C Bull, Mr. W Dawes, Mr. J Doble, Mr. S Robinson,

Mr. R Saville, Mr. A Smart, Mr. P Taylor, Mr. J Williams, Mr. M Goodson, Mr. .J Lawes

Web: http://levgreenfc.co.uk

Twitter: @levgreenfc

AUSTIN BYFIELD (GK)

RIO BEACH

ALVIN KYEREMEH

SSML Premier Division Cup

Colney Heath

CONNOR SANSOM (GK)

PETER MOKWENYE

YASIN BOODHOO

BRADLEY ROBINSON DEONDRE PASCOE LUKE DURNIN DREW WHORMS

RYAN CARRUTHERS

HARRY SHEPHERD IBRAHIM NAGHEEB

CHRIS GRIFFIN

LEWIS COLLINS SHIMRON EATON-BONNICK

GEORGE MITCHELL-GEARS

KAMEL EL-MAGHUR

ELGENTY DAALBERG HADLEY GLEESON

ETHAN MOONEY

CHRIS BLUNDEN

ELI MICHOLS

DOM KNAGGS

SEAN WALSH HARRY LEWIS

ADRIAN PITFIELD

SCOTT McGLEISH

BRADLEY DIXON-SMITH

JACK McSHANE

BOBBY ARMSTRONG GEORGE SHIPPETTS

DAN

KIA STONNELL

Colney Heath FC History

The “Magpies” were founded in 1907 and played their early football in the Hatfield District League and, after the 1st World War, joined the Mid Herts League, where the 3rd team played until recently. Earlier records indicate the winning of a Harcourt Cup but in is believed that this was Junior football some 18 month earlier, 1905 6.

Earlier matches were played on two grounds in Coursers Road (the Meadow and the Warren).

Success was a long time coming 1935 36 and was disrupted by the 2nd World War. The golden era of football came from 1946 through to 1960 when the club won the Mid Herts Benevolent Shield twice, the Bingham Cox Cup, Division 1 and Premier Division titles.

In 1952 the switch was made from Fuzzen Field to the Recreation Ground and into the Herts County League. Division Two was won at the first attempt and success continued with two Playing Fields Cups, the Aubrey Cup twice, Division 1 and Premier titles. This culminated over the Easter weekend in 1960 with the Herts Intermediate Cup and Aubrey Cup double. The Reserve side also completed a double in 1958 winning both Cup and League.

In 1965 66, 1968 69 and 1975 76 saw relegations and a slip down to Division 3. Promotions in 1979 80, 1983 84 and 1985 86 saw a return to the Premier Division after a 20 year gap only to be relegated back immediately.

Odd trophies were picked up in the 60’s 70’s and 80’s but these were pretty barren years on the field.

Off the field, however, the club fought for permission to use its old clubhouse. This was secured with leases still running today.

In August 1988 while modernising the building, the club burnt down. Without a clubhouse, the Magpies, playing from a Portacabin, regained entry to the Premier Division winning the Division 1 title.

A new clubhouse was built in 1989 and an extension added in 1993, along with post and rails. Floodlights were erected in February 2000.

The wish to play South Midlands football eluded the club with 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th finishes from 1994 1998, when second place would have been enough. Centenary Trophies back to back and another Aubrey Cup were won but the Herts County title only came in 1999/2000, when coming from 15 points behind in January to win by 10 points from rivals, Wormley.

The club’s ambition was to gain Premier Division status and with it FA Cup entry. Finishes of 5th 3rd 5th 6th and 5th were not enough in the initial seasons, despite numerous semi final appearances and consecutive Charity Cup successes in seasons. (2001/2 and 2002/3) The South Midland Reserve Challenge trophy was collected in 2004/5. The First Division title eventually came in 2005/6. With this came the Premier Division and the FA Cup. We had 15 happy seasons and steadily improving picking up the Premier Division Cup in 2010/11 with a 2 0 win against Leverstock Green. Our FA Vase run of 2013/14 saw us to a 3rd round replay which we followed up by being thrown out of the competition in 2014/15 which was a trouble d season with many managerial changes. Our last few seasons have continued with changes for the better with Ryan ‘Tomo’ Thompson installing a togetherness across the club and an FA Cup run that may take some beating in future years and the little reward of second and third Charity Shield wins in 2017 18 and 2018 19. Our aim of promotion was achieved by a FA restructure with the continuing of ground improvements to the fore. Turnstiles have been acquired and with the support of local authorities an d sponsors we hope to continue to make the small village proud for many years to come.

THE MANAGERS AND THE PLAYERS

As with all clubs, the Heath or the Magpies as they are more commonly known now, had its own breed of characters throughout the years. The pre war sides, would have been drawn from entirely local players. Sides would have featured an Allen, a Franklin, or a Littlechild. In recent times a Whitehead or an Eames. The most well known club man of yesteryear was the manager around the War Years who later went on to hold positions in The County League and Herts FA whom he served for many loyal years. This was Jesse Saywell.

In the olden days it was eleven players and the manager, where a committee picked the side. Assisting off the field were Messrs Pickett, Archer, Kiff and Costain. C S Kiff ‘Charlie’ later became Secretary of the club and the Mid Herts League producing the League Centenary brochure in 1993. Players of this time included Roy Turner who went on to Barnet and Jimmy Whiting and Dickie Last who went on to St Albans, then both top amateur sides in the Country. Last and Whiting both returned in the 70’s. They helped to win the trophies of the 50’s.

Many players of the sixties were drawn away to the emerging London Colney and latterly Selby but had their roots and early times for the Magpies of this period. The foes of these years were North Mymms, Redbourn, Markyate and of course London Colney.

During the emergence of Sunday ‘factory’ football of the sixties the club slipped down the reconstituted County League. Con Patient had a few years at the helm where he had an up and coming star in Ian ‘Grumpy’ Whitehead. Grumpy went on to captain both St Albans and Stevenage and later returned to manage for a year in the early 90’s. Another of Con’s stars was Tony Chapman, who must have had the longest throw ever. It is alleged that Tony injured himself slipping in the Marble Halls at Highbury when he was with the other Magpies, Newcastle!

Geoff Blundell along with Jim Eames dragged the sides along after this with the assistance for a short period (6 games) of Ronnie Dukes. He was the famous City manager at the time of the Torquay United FA Cup tie. Torquay complained that they had no soap, so Ronnie took a case along for the replay.

Malcolm Waller a centre forward under Geoff Blundell had a spell leading the side of mainly Hatfield boys during the 80’s. Geoff did provide us with the ‘legend’ who served us well before departing to play for and later manage Hertford. ‘Lege is of course Dave Whitehead. Dave scored over 200 goals for Hertford before moving to Potters Bar and then back home, where he continued to score goals until breaking a leg in 2002. Tony Draper then had a spell before the most successful side of the late 80’s was managed by Ian Yule, who plucked stars from all over the place. He was a successful Sunday League manager but still ended getting the sack after failing to produce the goods with his aging all stars in the Premier Division of the County League.

Laird Budge (Spurs kit man) and Dave Lawrence ex City and Bishops Stortford skipper in their Trophy days had a spell before the club turned to ex Watford Coventry and Irish International, Pat Morrissey. Pat’s first job was to save the club from relegation. He kept the side up on a goal difference of one goal on the last day of the season back in 1993, at then Champion s Sandridge, after being 15 points adrift at Xmas after taking over from Frank Patrick. Pat was unable to fulfil the promotion dream but did bring Cup success with Centenary Trophies and a Charity Cup. ‘Grumpy’ had a year then Pat returned from Hemel leaving us with ‘Shag’ Jeggo. Pat is sadly no longer with us. Darren, to give (Shag) his correct name did not really possess stars, other than Welsh International Malcolm Allen and a talented group of Stevenage Trainees, but kept us there or thereabouts in a plan to get us further up the ladder, both on and off the field. He introduced the club to ‘Sven’ O’Vell and since then between them the Aubrey Cup and the Championship, along with successful youth teams have provided us with what you have today. Geoff, like Pat gave us Cup successes and got us very close to the position we felt we ought to be in but handed the reins to Craig ‘Jonno’ Johnstone to pursue the grail.

Craig almost single handily fulfilled this dream in 2005/6 after an amazing unbeaten run of 18 league games (including 14 straight wins at the start of the season) that carried us to our first Senior South Midlands title. The title winning season saw us score 106 league goals conceding only 27, with 26 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Going into our second Centenary having come a long, long way. The FA Vase was a regular feature; we had improved our league position to a best ever 3rd in 2013/14. We also won the Premier Cup in.2011. The managerial pair of ex Magpie players, Scott Lacey (102 club goals) and Wesley Awad called it a day and we hoped to continue the pattern with Kevin Cooper and Glenn Draper. However, despite their best efforts and an indifferent start we had to turn to the experienced local ex pro Gary Phillips. In the past he had donned the gloves for Barnet before managing at Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead and Grays before taking time out to refresh himself at the Rec. After a few months the ‘professional lure’ of a coaching position at League 2 Stevenage proved too much for him (and latterly Crystal Palace) and so we found ourselves with a Parry / Beels combo.

Glen played over 250 games for Cheshunt before a caretaker spell gave him the whiff of a manager’s office and Mark was a former number one at Broxbourne Borough who actually won a Challenge Trophy success at Colne y Heath over London Colney in 2010.

This didn’t last long for personal reasons!

Wes returned with Matt Chalkley a year later to give our best finish and another first.

A Herts Charity Shield with a 2 1 win at Letchworth against St Margaretsbury.

The 2014/5 season was a bit of a nightmare. Great expectations ended with 4 managers and expulsion from the FA Vase (and subsequently the following two FA Cup entries) but a creditable runners up spot in the Premier Cup where we lost on pena lties to Berkhamsted. The search for managers led us to a loss of an entire team twice in a season and the ones who did remain loya l went at the start of the following season. A new management team headed by Steve Rolfe with a new team then struggled to come to terms with the rigours of step 5 football. We saw the experience of Micky Nathan added and we stayed up on the last day of the season ironically at Broxbourne. 20th was our lowest table position. So onward and upward we were back in the Vase for 2016 17.

Micky was retained as manager with support from Mark Royal and Pete Waller and like previous generations wanted to make his mark but at the end of November 2016, he was relieved of his duties after a series of heavy defeats and replaced by Ryan ‘Tomo’ Thompson with assistance from Tony ‘Kavs’ Kavanagh.

This change saw us stay up in 18th place and the hope of continuing forward. A 10th place finish followed and was climaxed by a return to the FA Cup and a best ever FA Cup performance going out in a 2nd Qualifying Round Replay at Burgess Hill Town after wins against Tring Athletic, Shortwood United and Cockfosters. The seasons highlight was the addition of our second Charity Shield with a win over Welwyn Garden City at Hemel Hempstead by 2 0. With the fruit of the under 18’s being pushed forward and the re establishing of the Reserves in the County League Premier Division it is believed we can go on to a brighter future as we forward. In 2018 19 a finish coming 6th and an unbeaten 11 match run culminating with the retention of the Herts Charity Shield with a 1 0 win over Berkhamsted. We took that run forward to see where it led.

That run was indeed taken forward with an undefeated run of seven league wins at the start of the 2019 20 season and it continued in an amazing undefeated run of home games which stretched to over a year. Games in hand over Tring Athletic were caught up and with continuing success in both the Premier Division Cup and the Herts Charity Shield we looked forward to the possible of a treble. The League’s top scorer Jon Clements along with the League’s meanest defence were a possible 11 games from history. A Semi Final against Leighton Town (with the winners playing either Leverstock Green or Newport Pagnell Town) in the Premier Cup was up for grabs and we were already waiting for London Colney to play Ware Town in the Herts Charity Shield Final. We did become only the second side ever to reach three consecutive finals. Cheshunt did back in the mid 1950’s, but only won one out of three. That brings us back to the Spartan South Midland League Premier Division. Team of the month twice, top discipline side three times and top overall, top of the league for four months with a 6 point league and a game in hand and the world is hit by the worst pandemic for over 100 years. As at the time of writing, over 4 million people had died worldwide from Covid 19 Coronavirus, (nearly 130,000) from the UK including the SSML secretary, Mike Appleby. What is clear is that people and health is more important than football but I can only write with the respect of the history of Colney Heath Football Club.

The decision to null and void the seasons 2019 20 and 2020 21 and at a very late stage use points per game (ppg) over the two seasons and a restructure at all levels of the non league pyramid enabled us to be promoted to Step 4.

The Southern League Central Division One awaits for season 2021 22. We shall miss the FA Vase and embrace the Buildbase FA Trophy.

It is still unclear as to when football will get back to normal with spectators at all levels. The longer it goes on the game will never be the same again or not for a very long while.

Spectators are allowed at our level and crowds have increased as Premier and Football League games are still partially behind closed doors. Let’s hope these additional fans enjoy local football and keep coming back.

As we come out of ‘mask time’ it is still hoped that when the Saywell’s, Kiff’s, ‘silver fox’ Morrissey, Shag Jeggo and the numerous Littlechild’s look down on us they approve of what they started and what continues today. After all, it’s still only a game!

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Tuesday 27th September 2022

Club News

LORDS Builders Merchants have installed new signage around the ground. This is part of the renaming of the stadium to LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium.

SSML Premier Division Results & Fixtures

Saturday 1st October

PREM Ardley United

PREM Arlesey Town

PREM Colney Heath

1 0 London Colney

1 1 Leverstock Green

1 2 Dunstable Town

PREM Harpenden Town 2 3 Risborough Rangers

PREM Hoddesdon Town

PREM Leighton Town

4 3 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

5 1 Biggleswade United

PREM Potton United 3 4 St Panteleimon

PREM Stotfold

PREM Tring Athletic

FAC Anstey Nomads

Tuesday 4th October

3 0 Crawley Green

4 1 Baldock Town

5 0 Shefford Town & Campton

DLC Ardley United Biggleswade United

DLC Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Shefford Town & Campton

DLC Baldock Town Leighton Town

DLC Crawley Green Hoddesdon Town

DLC Leverstock Green Colney Heath

CC Harrow Borough FC First Cockfosters First

DLC Potton United Harpenden Town

DLC St Panteleimon Stotfold

DLC Tring Athletic Dunstable Town

Wednesday 5th October

DLC St Panteleimon Stotfold

Saturday 8th October

PREM Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Tring Athletic

PREM Baldock Town Harpenden Town

PREM Biggleswade United Hoddesdon Town

PREM Crawley Green Potton United

PREM Dunstable Town Leighton Town

PREM Leverstock Green Shefford Town & Campton

PREM London Colney Arlesey Town

PREM Risborough Rangers Colney Heath

PREM St Panteleimon Stotfold

Alan Lee Reporting

Premier Division Cup 1st Round

Leverstock Green 2* London Colney 2

Tuesday 27th September 2022

Leverstock Green progressed to the second round of the Premier Division Cup with a 5 4 penalty shoot out win over London Colney on Tuesday night. It was a game that Leverstock should have won comfortably within the 90 minutes, even after going two goals down early on, as they dominated throughout, but missed a plethora of chances. Making his senior debut for Leverstock was 16 year old goalkeeper Sean Lockehart, from the Under 18 squad, and he produced a moment to remember during the shoot out.

The Green side pushed forward right from the start, winning a series of corners in the opening. Their best early chance came in the 9th minute when a pass from Radu Mihai Stefanoaica put Ethan Mooney in on goal, but his shot was deflected wide. In the 15th minute Lewis Collins made a purposeful run at the Colney defence before putting the ball across the face of goal, where Mooney just failed to reach it at the far post. Two minutes later Collins tried his luck from a free kick, but his shot was turned away by keeper Harvey Simson.

At this point the ball had barely been out of the Colney half, but a minute later they found themselves ahead as Gael Muyonge delivered a cross from the left edge of the penalty area which went over Lockehart’s head and in at the far post. In the 26th minute their lead was doubled as they won a free kick just outside the box which Freddie Newing curled over the wall and out of Lockehart’s reach for a second goal from their second attack of the game.

The Leverstock side looked stunned at being two goals down but they soon reduced the deficit. In the 29th minute Adrian Pitfield received a cross field ball from Rio Beach on the halfway line and ran forward into space before unleashing a superb strike from 25 yards which flew into the top corner of the net. In the 37th minute there was an astonishing goalmouth scramble inside the Colney penalty area following a corner in which at least five Leverstock players had an effort at goal but none of them would go in. In first half stoppage time a cross from Ryan Carruthers found Pitfield at the far post but his header was saved by Simson.

Leverstock began the second half in the same fashion as they ended the first, and within a minute they were awarded a penalty when George Mitchell Gears was tripped inside the box. Mitchell Gears took the penalty himself, but it wasn’t the best of strikes and Simson dived to his left to save it and maintain his side’s lead. In the 48th minute Stefanoaica had a shot parried by Simson, and the rebound was cleared just before Collins could get to it. Four minutes later Stefanoaica had another effort at goal which hit the bar. A rapid break in the 56th minute produced another chance as Mooney crossed for Stefanoaica, but his header went over the bar. Finally in the 63rd minute Leverstock got their long overdue equaliser as Pitfield crossed to the far post and Mooney’s angled header beat Simson and found the net.

The turnaround should have been complete in the 71st minute as Collins made a tremendous run from the halfway line before laying off to Mitchell Gears, whose goal bound shot was tipped over by an incredible one handed save from Simson. In the 82nd minute Simson couldn’t hold onto a corner, but Alvin Kyeremeh somehow headed the loose ball over the bar from close range. The second half had been almost one way traffic, but as the final whistle went the score was still 2 2 and the tie went to a penalty shoot out.

Bruno Gomes scored Colney’s first kick before Dan Pett levelled at 1 1. Dujon Desagurante put Colney 2 1 up, and when Mooney put Leverstock’s second penalty into the field behind the goal, they had the advantage. Jacob Adeyemi made it 3 1 before Kyeremeh pulled it back to 3 2. Evaristo Kitoko scored Colney’s 4th to make it match point at 4 2, and they thought they had won it when Simson got a hand to Scott McGleish’s kick, but the rebound went in off the post for 4 3. Gael Muyonge had the chance to win it, but his kick hit the bar, and Stefanoaica scored Leverstock’s fifth to send it into sudden death at 4 4. Lockehart’s moment of glory came as he dived to keep out Colney’s sixth penalty by Newing, and Sean Walsh stepped up to find the corner of the net with his kick and send Leverstock through 5 4 on penalties. They will face Colney Heath at home in the Second Round next Tuesday night. Leverstock Green (1) 2 (Pitfield 29, Mooney 63)

1. Sean Lockehart, 2. Adrian Pitfield, 3. Rio Beach, 18. Bobby Armstrong (20. Scott McGleish 90+1 mins), 5. Alvin Kyeremeh, 6. Ryan Carruthers (16. Sean Walsh 86 mins), 7. Lewis Collins, 8. Dan Pett, 9. Radu Mihai Stefanoaica, 10. George Mitchell Gears, 11. Ethan Mooney. Subs not used: 12. Elgeniy Daalberg, 14. Ayomide Oke, 15. Brad Robinson.

First Team Results & Goalscorers

Date Venue Opponents Score Goalscorers

02 Aug SSML Home Risborough Rangers 1 0 Won Blunden

06 Aug FAC Home Halstead Town 3 0 Won Mitchell Gears, Blunden, Durnin

13 Aug SSML Away Baldock Town 0 2 Won Kyeremeh, Blunden

16 Aug SSML Home London Colney 1 0 Won Kyeremeh

20 Aug FAC Home St Panteleimon 2 2 Draw Beckwith, Beach

24 Aug FAC Away St Panteleimon 3* 3 Won Pett, Carruthers, Daalberg

27 Aug FAV Away Edgware & Kingsbury 2 2* Lost Kyeremeh, Beckwith

03 Sep FAC Away Billericay Town 4 1 Lost Blunden

06 Sep HSC Away Bishops Stortford 0 5 Lost

10 Sep PDC Home London Colney P P

13 Sep SSML Home Ardley United 1 1 Draw Blunden

17 Sep CT Away Rugby Borough 0 2 Lost

24 Sep SSML Away Stotfold 1 1 Draw Collins

27 Sep PDC Home London Colney 2* 2 Won Pitfield, Mooney

01 Oct SSML Away Arlesey Town 1 1 Draw Collins

04 Oct PDC Home Coney Heath

08 Oct SSML Home Shefford Town & Campton

15 Oct SSML Home Dunstable Town

25 Oct SSML Away Hoddesdon Town

05 Nov SSML Home Biggleswade Utd

08 Nov SSML Away Crawley Green

12 Nov SSML Home Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

19-Nov SSML Home Baldock Town

22 Nov SSML Away London Colney

26-Nov CT

03 Dec SSML Home Harpenden Town

10 Dec SSML Home Crawley Green

17 Dec SSML Away Potton Utd

27 Dec SSML Away Tring Athletic

02 Jan SSML Home Colney Heath

07 Jan SSML Away Cockfosters

14 Jan SSML Away Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

21 Jan SSML Home St Panteleimon

28 Jan SSML Away Harpenden Town

04 Feb SSML Home Potton Utd

11 Feb SSML Away Arlesey Town

18 Feb SSML Away Dunstable Town

25 Feb SSML Away Ardley United

04 Mar SSML Home Hoddesdon Town

11 Mar SSML Away Biggleswade Utd

18 Mar SSML Home Stotfold

25 Mar SSML Away Risborough Rangers

01 Apr SSML Home Cockfosters

08 Apr SSML Away Colney Heath

10 Apr SSML Home Tring Athletic

15 Apr SSML Away Shefford Town & Campton

22 Apr SSML Home Leighton Town

* Won on Penalties

Photos from Arlesey Town Match

Photo credit to Tony Smart

Alan Lee Reporting

SSML Premier Division

Arlesey Town 1 Leverstock Green 1

Saturday 1st October 2022

Leverstock Green maintained their unbeaten league record with six games played, but they have now drawn three games in a row, the last two after having led the game. The Green side had plenty of chances against Arlesey but only took one of them and were eventually pegged back.

The goal was scored in the 12th minute by Lewis Collins, who went round the keeper before slotting the ball into the empty net. On 24 minutes Collins squared for Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica, who was denied from close range by the keeper. Stefanoaica went close again in the 32nd minute in a scramble following a Collins free kick. Dan Pett, Ethan Mooney and Ryan Carruthers all had attempts at goal before the break but it was still only 1-0 at half time.

George Mitchell-Gears had a chance to double the lead in the 53rd minute when he was through on goal, but the keeper saved with his feet. Leverstock paid the price for missing their chances in the 63rd minute when Aedan Gaffney set up Lavel Davis-Thomas to equalise for Arlesey.

There were further chances missed by the Leverstock side, and by the end of the game they were facing nine men as Arlesey had firstly Bruno Brito sent off in the 88th minute and Alex Taylor sent off in the 90th minute, but the nine men held out for their point.

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FROM UP

‘NOWT SO QUEER AS YORKSHIRE FOLK’

BY KAREN BROWNE

The Views Expressed Are Solely My Own, Are Written Tongue In Cheek And Should Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt

FRIDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER / SATURDAY 24th SEPTEMBER

WEEKEND HEADLINES

Step 6 Northampton Sileby Rangers progress in the FA Vase. Milton Keynes College Football Academy record best result in the SSML. Berkhamsted Raiders net nine on the road. Old Bradwell United hit six while there are

WEEKEND STATISTICS

Weekend Stats: 30 games played of which 17 were home wins, 7 away wins and 6 draws. Weekend Stats: The 30 games produced a total of 119 goals, an average of 3.96 per game. Toby Head (Berkhamsted Raiders) led the way with a four-goal haul while Dean Morgan (St Panteleimon), Joe Evans (Moulton FC), Mason Davis (Milton Keynes College Football Academy) and Edmund Bryant (Berkhamsted Raiders) all weighed in with hat tricks.

THE ISUZU FA VASE Second Round Qualifying

Seventeen SSML sides were involved in The Isuzu FA Vase Second Round Qualifying looking to join Tring Athletic and Shefford Town & Campton in the First Round Proper. Come the final whistles eight achieved that goal including one Step 6 side, Northampton Sileby Rangers who defeated Hillingdon Borough 3 1 at home. Joining them were Leighton Town who overcame visiting Hilltop 5 0 (more on this later in the ramblings) and Dunstable Town who overcame fellow SSML side Holmer Green 4 0 at Creasy Park. In the other two all SSML ties St Panteleimon ended Letchworth Garden City Eagles hopes in their first ever campaign in the FA Vase, the hosts winning 4 0 while Harpenden Town edged out Division One opponents Northampton ON Chenecks by a solitary goal (more on this later in the ramblings), Biggleswade United defeated White Ensign 3 0 at home while Aylesbury Vale Dynamos required a penalty shoot out to see off former SSML side Milton Keynes Irish following a goalless draw. Also in the hat are Baldock Town who enjoyed a 3 1 win at Long Melford. However for Risborough Rangers lost by the odd goal in five in an eventful game at home against Edgware & Kingsbury while Ampthill Town went down 1 3 at British Airways despite leading at the interval. Elsewhere there were defeats on the road for both Raunds Town and Winslow United, Town going down 0 2 against Cogenhoe United while Winslow lost by the same score line at Brook House. Friday night saw both SSML clubs exit, Colney Heath going out on penalties against Step 6 May & Baker Eastbrook Community following a 1 1 draw while Langford were beaten 1 4 at Stansted.

THE GLADWISH CHALLENGE TROPHY First Round

Premier Division Ardley United were given a scare by Division Two hosts Totternhoe in the Gladwish Challenge Trophy First Round, the underdogs led 1 0 at the interval before the higher ranked side squeezed through by the odd goal in five, the winner coming with just eleven minutes remaining. Full result and goalscorers are listed below.

PREMIER DIVISION

Crawley Green doubled their lead at the top of the Premier Division standings from two to four points after winning 3 0 at Cockfosters while Shefford Town & Campton climb to second following a 3 2 win at bottom club Arlesey Town, the visitors surviving a second half scare which saw their 3 0 interval lead reduced by the spirited display by the hosts. Elsewhere Potton United edged out Hoddesdon Town, the hosts winning by the odd goal in three while it was honours even as Stotfold were held 1 1 at home by Leverstock Green.

DIVISION ONE

Real Bedford FC extended their lead at the top of the table to five points following a 3-1 win at Amersham Town in the battle of the big money clubs, the hosts beaten for the first time this campaign now find themselves some ten points behind the leaders. The day’s other league action saw Moulton FC climb to third after defeating visiting Wellingborough Whitworth 5 1.

DIVISION ONE CUP Second Round

In a battle between the SMML’s two most northerly clubs Rugby Borough booked their place in the Division One Cup quarterfinals with a 4 1 win over visiting Lutterworth Athletic.

DIVISION TWO

Old Bradwell United top the Division Two standings following a 6 2 home success against Risborough Rangers Development, the new leaders produced a stunning second half display after leading by a solitary goal at the interval. Milton Keynes College Football Academy climbed to fifth after hammering of bottom club The 61FC (Luton), the hosts winning 8 1. The day’s other Division Two action saw a tense local derby as Aston Clinton edged out visiting Pitstone & Ivinghoe by the odd goal in three.

DIVISION TWO CUP First Round

Eynesbury United advanced into the Second Round of the Division Two Cup with a 2 1 win at New Bradwell St Peter, their reward is a trip to The 61FC (Luton) in November.

HERTS SENIOR CENTENARY TROPHY First Round

Codicote swept into the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy Second Round with a 5 0 home success against Sawbridgeworth Town Reserves, the ‘Cod’ will now host Sandridge Rovers in November. Elsewhere there were home penalty shoot out defeats for Bovingdon and Sarratt following 1 1 draws, Bovingdon exiting at the hands of Oracle Components (4 5) while Sarratt lost 2 3 in the shoot out against St Albans City Reserves.

HERTS SENIOR CENTENARY TROPHY Second Round

Berkhamsted Raiders booked their place in the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy Quarter Finals in emphatic style with a 9 0 drubbing of Tring Corinthians AFC, the visitors were in total command and led 5 0 at the interval.

COMMITTEE AWAYDAYS

SSMFL Board & Committee member Bob Flight was at Leighton Town and pens the following report: In the second qualifying round of the FA Vase, Leighton Town hosted their Combined Counties Premier side opponents, Hilltop, in front of a massive 410 spectators at Bell Close. Hilltop came out resplendent in a brilliant all white, Real Madrid style, strip just a pity that they did not play like Real Madrid as Town ran out comfortable 5 0 winners. Town started well and had most of the early play with Hilltop relying on the occasional breakaway. Town seemed to have trouble staying onside as they were constantly caught by the away defenders. However, the deadlock was broken on 20 minutes when a through ball saw a Town player race clear, only to be fouled by the Hilltop keeper who correctly received a yellow card for his trouble. The resulting penalty kick was smashed home by Lewis Toomey. Town saw another effort on goal hit a post and bounce to safety. But the second goal was not long in coming and whilst a little

fortunate, the cross came off the keeper and hit Kyle Connolly then flying into the Hilltop net on 32 minutes. The second half was better for the visitors as through their good individual skills they threatened to get back into the match. All hope for Hilltop evaporated when Leon Lobjoit scored two quick goals after being put through on goal in the 65 and 77 minutes. The icing on the Leighton cake was supplied by substitute Archie McClelland as he headed home a cross from Jack Harvey in injury time to seal the 5 0 win. Whilst Hilltop looked good with the ball, they constantly failed to deliver the final telling pass to trouble the home defenders.

SSMFL Board & Committee member Bill Hamilton was at Harpenden Town and pens the following report:

Northampton ON Chenecks goal scoring run of late came to an abrupt halt against Premier League Harpenden Town who progressed to the next round of the FA Vase. A solitary goal by striker Finbar King as early as the 14th minute was enough to see them through. The Mad Scot, Bill Hamilton, joined a crowd of over 120 who watched an intense first half dominated by strong tackles and some fine defensive work by both sides. The cautions too, began to build up, three for players delaying the restart of play by kicking the ball away … not the cleverest thing to do. One of those who indulged, Chenecks’ Lewis Irwin picked up his second yellow resulting in the First Division side having to face the entire second half with just 10 men. By the finish, there were some tired legs out there but goalkeeper Bradley Lashley pulled off some excellent saves to frustrate Harpenden from adding to their slender lead. It was most refreshing to see dozens of Harpenden’s young colts allowed free entry and cheering their side on from the touchline. The club now has several nursery sides a good omen for the future of the game in a town that once was more associated with rugby. It was the same sport that led to the formation of the Northampton outfit, originally enabling boys at the all rugby playing Northampton Grammar School to play football. The club’s unusual name Chenecks is derived from the School Houses Chipseys, Spencer, Beckett and St Crispins. Having attended an all rugby school myself, I know how just how much pleasure can be had from chasing the round shaped ball, much to the displeasure of the teachers!

SSMFL Board & Committee member Mike Taylor was at Oxhey Jets and pens the following report: FA Vase weekend and I found myself off to Altham Way and a chance to see two former clubs who had recently been moved laterally by the FA, one happy, one not, I suspect. Anyway, before the start of Oxhey Jets v Penn & Tylers Green, I had great pleasure in presenting on behalf of the SSMFL, Meritorious Service Awards to John Elliot and Dave Fuller who have each served the Jets (and football generally) for over 50 years congratulations to you both. Neither team have had the brightest of starts to this season, but it was clear from the outset that the divisional difference would prove to be a challenge for the visitors, indeed they were ‘penned’ (awful pun ED) back it their own half for long periods. That it took the Jets some 26 minutes before ruffling the back of the net was down to some mishits and unsure movement in front of goal. Chances for the visitors were few and far between, with their centre forward looking a lonely figure for most of the time. Into the second half and really it was more of the same from the home team, a penalty kick, rightly adjudged by Referee Horwood, and then well converted, allowed the Jets to breathe more easily and a late third goal secured their deserved victory. They can now look forward to a visit from Wisbech in the next round. Nice to note that there was barely an audible expletive all afternoon and congratulations to the Match Officials led by Joanne Horwood who controlled the game in a calm and assured manner...Respect then from both sides, well done.

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CRAWLEY GREEN Keith Pym – The Railway Men

DUNSTABLE TOWN Emma Smart

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LEIGHTON TOWN Leverstock Green U18

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First Team Appearances & Goal Scorers

APPEARANCES

Player SSML PDC

Ryan Carruthers

Alvin Kyeremeh

HSC

Cup

Vase Total

6 1 1 1 4 1 14

6 1 0 1 4 1 13

Lewis Collins 6 1 0 1 4 0 12

Rio Beach 5 0 1 1 4 0 11

Bradley Robinson 5 0 1 0 4 1 11

Ibrahim Nagheeb 5 0 1 1 3 0 10

Ethan Mooney

Chris Blunden

Luke Beckwith

Elgenly Daalberg

Scott McGleish

George Mitchell Gears

5 1 1 1 2 0 10

4 0 1 0 4 1 10

4 0 1 1 3 1 10

4 0 1 1 3 1 10

3 1 1 1 3 1 10

4 1 0 1 3 0 9

Dan Pett 3 1 1 0 2 1 8

Josh Mollison

3 0 0 0 3 1 7

Dan Weeks 2 0 0 1 3 1 7

Sean Walsh 2 1 1 1 1 1 7

Adrian Pitfield 3 1 1 1 0 0 6

Luke Durnin 1 0 0 0 4 1 6

Austin Byfield 2 0 1 1 1 0 5

Bobby Armstrong 3 1 0 0 0 0 4

Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica

Kai Stonnell

Oscar Frost

Kurainashe Musanhi

Ayomide Oke

Sean Lockehart

Robbie Emanuels

2 1 0 0 0 1 4

1 0 1 0 1 1 4

1 0 0 0 0 0 1

1 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 1 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 1

James Collins 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

GOALSCORERS

Player

Chris Blunden

Alvin Kyeremeh

Lewis Collins

Luke Beckwith

George Mitchell-Gears

Luke Durnin

Rio Beach

Dan Pett

Ryan Carruthers

Ethan Mooney

Adrian Pitfield

Elgenly Daalberg

SSML PDC

HSC

Cup

Vase Total

4 0 0 0 2 0 6

2 0 0 0 0 1 3

2 0 0 0 0 0 2

0 0 0 0 1 1 2

0 0 0 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 1 0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 1 0 1

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Date Team Competition Opponents Day Kick Off

06 Oct U18 Corinthian Kings Langley Thursday 19:45

08-Oct 1st Premier Shefford Town & Campion Saturday 15:00

09-Oct U16 Brown Leighton Town Sunday 11:00

15-Oct 1st Premier Dunstable Town Saturday 15:00

20 Oct U18 Corinthian Leighton Town Thursday 19:45

05 Nov 1st Premier Biggleswade United Saturday 15:00

10 Nov U18 Corinthian Colney Heath Thursday 19:45

12-Nov 1st Premier Aylesbury Vale Saturday 15:00

19 Nov 1st Premier Baldock Town Saturday 15:00

Leverstock Green FC

History & Honours

1998-2000 Shirt

1995 96 South Midlands League Senior Division runner up

1996 97 South Midlands League Senior Division Champions

1997 98 Founder members of Spartan South Midlands League Senior Division

2001 Senior Division renamed Division One

2002 03 Promoted to Premier Division

SCYFL U18 Corinthian Division Results and Fixtures

Date

Venue Opponents

15 Aug FAY Away Berkhamsted

01-Sep FAY Home Langley

Score Goalscorers

3 2 Won Hobbs, Roberts, Payne

1 - 6 Lost Payne

08 Sep SCYFL Away Berkhamsted 3 2 Won Payne, Kenyon, Hobbs

15-Sep SCYFL Home AFC Dunstable 2 - 3 Lost Roberts, Moore

22 Sep SCYFL Home Crawley Green

3 1 Won Payne 2, Sullivan

29 Sep SCYFL Away Harpenden Town 2 5 Lost Payne, Sadler

06 Oct SCYFL Home Kings Langley

12 Oct SCYFL Away Dunstable Town

20-Oct SCYFL Home Leighton Town

24 Oct SCYFL Away Luton Town Cedars

03 Nov SCYFL Away Oxhey Jets

10 Nov SCYFL Home Colney Heath

17 Nov SCYFL Away Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

24-Nov SCYFL Home AFC Dunstable

01 Dec SCYFL Home Berkhamsted

08-Dec SCYFL Away Crawley Green

15 Dec SCYFL Home Harpenden Town

05-Jan SCYFL Away Kings Langley

12 Jan SCYFL Home Dunstable Town

19-Jan SCYFL Away Leighton Town

26 Jan SCYFL Home Luton Town Cedars

02 Feb SCYFL Home Oxhey Jets

09 Feb SCYFL Away Colney Heath

16 Feb SCYFL Home Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

23-Feb

APPEARANCES

Daniel Payne

SCYFL

Division

Appearances & Goalscorers

League Merton League Cup HFA U18 FAY Cup Total

4 0 0 0 1 5

Finn McLean 4 0 0 0 1 5

Ellis Webb 4 0 0 0 1 5

Archie Roberts 4 0 0 0 1 5

Callum Moore 4 0 0 0 1 5

Shad Rasha 4 0 0 0 0 4

Charlie Hobbs 3 0 0 0 1 4

Callum Maloney 3 0 0 0 1 4

Reece Marchant 3 0 0 0 1 4

Billy Hoar 3 0 0 0 1 4

Kai Sullivan 3 0 0 0 1 4

Stanley Kenyon 3 0 0 0 0 3

Bilal Mohammed 2 0 0 0 1 3

Jack Nicholl 2 0 0 0 1 3

Liam Fortune 2 0 0 0 1 3

Lenny Hopwood 2 0 0 0 1 3

Fergus Murray 2 0 0 0 0 2

Jamie McIntosh 2 0 0 0 0 2

Tom Rutherford 1 0 0 0 1 2 Edward Thackeray 1 0 0 0 1 2

Freddie Borroughs 1 0 0 0 1 2

Archie Wood 1 0 0 0 1 2

George Edwards 1 0 0 0 0 1

Sean Lockehart 1 0 0 0 0 1

Joseph Sadler 1 0 0 0 0 1

GOALSCORERS

Daniel Payne

Charlie Hobbs

League Merton League Cup

HFA U18 FAY Cup Total

4 0 0 0 1 5

1 0 0 0 1 2

Archie Roberts 1 0 0 0 1 2

Stanley Kenyon

1 0 0 0 0 1

Kai Sullivan 1 0 0 0 0 1

Joseph Sadler 1 0 0 0 0 1

Callum Moore 1 0 0 0 0 1

The under 18s were beaten 5 2 at Harpenden Town in Tuesday night’s SCFYL Corinthian Division fixture.

Dan Payne scored in the first half, but the home side led 3 1 at half time. There was a debut goal for Joe Sadler, newly signed from the under-16 side in the 80th minute, but it was only a consolation.

Starting XI: Liam Fortune, Lenny Hopwood, Billy Hoar, Reece Marchant, Finn McLean, Callum Moore, Daniel Payne, Shad Rasha, Archie Roberts, Kai Sullivan, Ellis Webb. Subs used: Jamie McIntosh, Fergus Murray, Jack Nicoll, Joseph Sadler.

Below: Dan Payne

SCYFL U18 Results & Fixtures

Week commencing 26th September 2022

CORINTHIAN DIVISION

Berkhamsted

1 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 5

Crawley Green P Colney Heath P

Dunstable Town 4 Leighton Town 3 Harpenden Town 5 Leverstock Green 2

Kings Langley P Luton Town Cedars P

Oxhey Jets 2 AFC Dunstable 1

Week commencing 3rd October 2022

CORINTHIAN DIVISION

AFC Dunstable v Berkhamsted

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos v Crawley Green

Colney Heath v Harpenden Town

Leverstock Green v Kings Langley Luton Town Cedars v Dunstable Town

Oxhey Jets v Leighton Town

Week commencing 10th October 2022

CORINTHIAN DIVISION

Berkhamsted v Oxhey Jets

Crawley Green v AFC Dunstable

Dunstable Town v Leverstock Green Harpenden Town v Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Kings Langley v Colney Heath

Leighton Town v Luton Town Cedars

EJA U16 Brown Division

Appearances & Goalscorers

APPEARANCES

Shay Kelly

League League Cup Peters Cup HFA Total

2 0

Joseph Sadler 2

Jamie McIntosh 2

Freddie Burroughs 2

Shae Robinson 2

Joshua Weidner 2

Ryan Barry 2

Kaashan Darr 2

Sid Young 2

Yuvraaj Pangali 2

Sam Kin 2

Leo Goldschmied 2

Kaylan John-Baptise 2

Raul Imbre 1

Sameer Salique 1

Roshan Hirani 1

Brandon Bowie 1

Oscar Martin 1

David Barbakdze 1

Lucas Georgiou

Arther McLaughlin

GOALSCORERS

Jamie McIntosh

League League Cup Peters Cup HFA

3

Kaylan John-Baptise 2

Shay Kelly

1

Kaashan Darr 1

David Barbakdze 1

Joshua Weidner 1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Total

EJA U16

Results & Fixtures

Sunday 18th September

Cup Arlesey Town U16

Cup Barton Rovers U16

Cup Chelmsford City Youth U16 EJA

1 3 Hemel Hempstead Town Youth U16

1 2 Cambridge City Youth U16

1 3 Colney Heath Youth U16 EJA

Cup Redbridge Youth U16 blue 5 2 Leighton Town Youth U16 (EJA)

Cup Saffron Walden Community Youth 2 2* Ware FC Academy U16 EJA

Cup Walthamstow Youth U16 EJA

Cup Berkhamsted FC Youth U16 EJA

L Leverstock Green U16

L Colney Heath Youth U16 EJA

2 4 Hertford Town U16

4 0 Frenford Y U16 Lions

3 4 Harpenden Town U16 EJA

Sunday 25th September

0 0 Harpenden Town U16 EJA

L Hertford Town U16 5 0 Barton Rovers U16

L Ware FC Academy U16 EJA

L Berkhamsted FC Youth U16 EJA

L Harpenden Town

L Ware FC Academy U16 EJA

L Berkhamsted FC Youth U16 EJA

C Leighton Town

1 1 Leighton Town Youth U16 (EJA)

3 2 Hemel Hempstead Town Youth U16

Sunday 2nd October

3 3 Hemel Hempstead Town

2 5 Leverstock Green

2 0 Colney Heath

1 0 Hertford Town

Friday 7th October

C Leighton Town Hemel Hempstead

C Colney Heath Baldock Town

Sunday 9th October

L Barton Rovers Colney Heath

L Harpenden Town Berkhamsted

L Hemel Hempstead Ware

L Leverstock Green Leighton Town

Monday 10th October

Cup Arlesey Town

Cup Haverhill Rovers F.C.

Cup Hullbridge Sports Y

Cup Stanway Rovers Youth U16

Cup Barking U16 A

Cup Harlow Town Youth U16 Hawks

Leverstock Green

Sunday 16th October

Colney Heath Youth U16 EJA

Hemel Hempstead Town Youth U16

Leverstock Green U16

Harpenden Town U16 EJA

Hertford Town U16

Cup Berkhamsted FC Youth Hornchurch Youth U16

L Leighton Town Youth Barton Rovers U16

Leverstock Green FC

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VICE PRESIDENTS CLUB 2022-23

Leverstock Green Football Club would like to thank the Vice Presidents for their help and assistance pledged for last season. Colin Bull, Peter Dennis, Jim Doble, Peter Frasier, Roger Stokes

As in previous seasons the donations made by our Vice Presidents have assisted us in providing many improvements.

Would you like to join, £25 will secure your place.

Step 5 and Step 6 Promotion and Relegation

Changes have been made to the promotion and relegation guidelines given in the summer for Step 5 of the FA’s National League System. This is due to vacancies that have arisen in the NLS for a variety of reasons.

At Step 4, the 8 Clubs finishing 4th bottom and 2 clubs ending 3rd bottom with the highest PPG now do not have to take part in the Inter Step Play Offs.

This leaves 6 eligible Step 4 Clubs for the Play-Offs and 16 eligible 2nd placed Clubs at Step 5. As a result, the Clubs finishing in 2nd position at Step 5 are ranked on PPG with the 10 highest being automatically promoted.

The 6 remaining Step 4 Clubs and 6 remaining Step 5 Clubs are placed into geographical groupings and paired by PPG as per the Play Off Criteria

12 Clubs finishing in the bottom two across Step 5 will now be reprieved from relegation ranked on PPG. It has to be noted that the above situation is the current position and could change if the Committee feels there is a valid reason in the best interest of the NLS.