Leverstock Green FC Programme vs Hoddesdon Town

Premier Division

Saturday 4th March 2023

Kick Off 3.00 pm

Verses

Hoddesdon Town FC

LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium

Match

Sponsored By Jim Doble

Welcome to Leverstock Green FC

Today we welcome Hoddesdon Town Players, Officials and Supporters to the LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium for SSML Premier Division game. We hope you have an enjoyable afternoon with us.

We also welcome our match officials Referee Adam Jackson and his assistant’s Noel Gavin and Guy Kostas

You are all 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.

Our sponsor today is Jim Doble, who is one of our Life Presidents. We thank Jim for sponsoring today’s game.

Please use the car parking provided inside the ground, as this will avoid any unnecessary disruption to our neighbours. If you have left your car on ANY of the adjoining roads, please pop outside and bring your car in, the car parking is free.

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The Club management accepts no responsibility for injury or loss of property. Fixtures, results, and league tables are shown within the programme or visit our web site

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LEVERSTOCK GREEN F C

Home Fixtures

U16 vs Berkhamsted

Sunday 5th March ko 11:00

U18 vs Dunstable Town

Thursday 16th March ko 18:45

1st vs Stotfold

Saturday 18th March ko 15:00

U16 vs Hemel Hempstead

Sunday 19th March ko 11:00

SSML Premier Division Cup Final

Ardley United vs Leighton Town

Wednesday 22nd March ko 19:45

U18 vs Harpenden Town

Thursday 23rd March ko 19:45

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, Alan Lee

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

Photographer/Facebook – Stephan Fletcher

Programme Editor – Tony Smart

Veo – Garry Harvey

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

Facebook: @Leverstock Green F.C.

SSML Premier Division LEVERSTOCK GREEN Hoddesdon Town

White/Green Shirts, Green Shorts & Socks

AUSTIN BYFIELD (GK)

RIO BEACH

ALVIN KYEREMEH

BRADLEY ROBINSON

ADRIAN PITFIELD

RYAN CARRUTHERS

IBRAHIM NAGHEEB

LUKE BECKWITH

GEORGE MITCHELL-GEARS

ELGENTY DAALBERG

ETHAN MOONEY

CHRIS BLUNDEN

RICHARD ENNIN

White Shirts, Black Shorts & Socks

LIAM NUGENT

MICHAEL MULLINGS

JOE PARMLEY

JACK GIBBS

JACK RIDDLE

SAM CROSS

ARCHIE LOCKE

BLUE GALLAGHER

JOSEPH SHENOUDA

HARRY ANDIC

CONNOR BOLTON

GEORGE SMITH

BAILEY EDEN

DAN PETT CHARLIE HARRIS

SCOTT McGLEISH

BOBBY ARMSTRONG

RADU-MIHAL STEFANOAICA

AYOMIDE OKE

JOHN SHAMALO

Manager: Fergus Moore

Assistant: Scott McGleish

Coach: Darren Bonfield

Coach: Ross Bargent

Physio: Cam Gaffeny

GEORGE RANKIN

ETHAN GANNON

Manager: Simon Riddle

Ass Manager: Jeff Cross

Coach: Ray Greenall

Coach: Richard Bates

Physio: Callum Evans

Referee: Adam Jackson

Referee Assistants: Noel Gavin & Guy Kostas

Hoddesdon Town FC History

1879-2022

1879 Club founded on 14th April as Hoddesdon F.C., possibly playing on Mansers Field 1882 First record in October of games being played at “Low Field”

1884 Played first FA Cup tie, losing 8-0 to Foresters

1885 Co-founders of the Herts. F.A

1887 First winners of Herts. Challenge Cup (Senior Cup).

1888 Winners of Herts. Challenge Cup.

1889 Losing finalists in the Herts. Challenge Cup.

1890 Winners of Herts. Challenge Cup. New colours confirmed as chocolate with blue sleeves.

1892 Losing finalists in the Herts. Challenge Cup. Goal nets purchased and used for the first time

1896 Amalgamated with Hoddesdon Wanderers FC and Broxbourne Club FC. Founder members of the East Herts. League. Had use of aground in Broxbourne

1903 Rye Park FC amalgamated with Hoddesdon

1908 Joined Herts. County League and played in both leagues until 1921/22

1910 Losing finalists in the Herts. Challenge Cup.

1919 'Town' was added to the Club's name

1923-36 Won local Perry Charity Cup seven times and were runners-up once

1924 Finalists in Herts. Senior Cup. Joined Spartan League

1925 Beaten 3-1 by Waltham Town in the Waltham Hospital Cup Final.

1927-28 Spartan Division Two, Section 'B' Champions. Waltham Hospital Cup winners beating Gothic Works 4-2.

1934 Rejected an invitation from Bedford Town F.C. to join the United Counties League

1935-36 Spartan League Division One Champions, Promoted to Premier Division

1937 Relegated back to Division One of the Spartan League

1945 Allocated to Central Division of regionalised Spartan League

1946 Elected back into Premier Division of Spartan League, where remained for next thirty years.

1948 Won Herts. Charity Shield for first of five occasions.

1951-52 Finalists in the Herts. Senior Cup. Shared games between Lowfield and Essex Rd. Arena.

1952-54 Played at the Essex Road Arena while Lowfield was being levelled.

1953 Finalists in the Perry Charity Cup

1965 Runners-up in the Spartan League. Elmer Elliott appointed as Chairman,

1966-67 Reached 1st Round Proper of the FA Amateur Cup.

1967-68 Finalists in the Herts. Charity Shield.

1968-69 Finalists in the Herts. Charity Shield.

1969-70 Reached 3rd Round Qualifying of the FA Cup (2 wins, 1 draw and 1 replay defeat), and 1st Round Proper of the FA Amateur Cup.

1970-71 Club achieved the treble of Spartan League Champions, Spartan League Challenge Cup winners and Herts. Charity Shield winners.

1971-72 Spartan League Challenge Cup and Herts. Charity Shield retained.

1973 Runners-up in Spartan League. Floodlights installed and opened with West Ham's visit on March 7th, watched by an all-time record crowd, of 3,500.

1974 Runners-up in Spartan League

1975 First ever winners of the FA Vase, beating Epsom & Ewell 2-1 at Wembley in front of nearly 10,000 spectators.

1977 Elected into the Athenian League

1978-79 Won Herts. Charity Shield for fourth time, beating Royston Town 4-1 1982 Terry Scales appointed as Manager

1984 Athenian League disbanded and Hoddesdon Town joined South Midlands League

1985-86 Beat Selby over two legs to win the SM Challenge Trophy and lost to Selby in the final of the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy.

1986-87 Won the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy and SM Challenge Trophy. Modern day record of 14 consecutive wins Jan-Mar.

1987-88 Losing finalists in the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy against Wingate

1988 Stuart Parker became 1st player to achieve 300 appearances.

1989-90 Winners of the South Midlands Floodlight Cup, beating Isthmian League side Vauxhall Motors. Losing finalists in the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy against London Colney. Reached the semi -final of the London Senior Cup, beating two Isthmian League sides, Barking and Dulwich Hamlet, on the way. Glenn Swaby and Steve Gooding reached 300 appearances.

1990 Terry Scales resigned as Manager in September. Stuart Parker reached 400 appearances.

1991-92 SM Challenge Trophy won for 3rd time. Gary Cummins and David Wilson reached 300 appearances and Gary Cummins scored his 200th goal for the Club.

1992-93 1st team played a club record 76 competitive matches and reached the finals of the SM Floodlight Cup and the Premier Division Cup. Reached the last 16 of the FA Vase. Stuart Parker made his 500th appearance. Glenn Swaby achieved 400 appearances and Martin Smith 300.

1993-94 Herts. Charity Shield finalists. Gary Cummins and David Wilson reached 400 appearances and Paul Robbins 300, while Stuart Parker reached 550, coming out of retirement.

1994 Elmer Elliott Stepped down as Chairman, and was replaced by Roger Merton

1994-95 Finalists in the Roy Bailey Memorial Trophy, losing 1-0 (aet) to Waltham Abbey. Programme voted no. 1 nationally by Wirrall Programme Club

1995-96 David Wilson reached 500 appearances, and Jeff Cross and John Walton 300

1996-97 New 100-seater stand opened in November by Elmer Elliott. Awarded 'Team Talk' magazine Programme of the Year award.

1997-98 SM League amalgamated with Spartan League and Club plays in Premier Division North. Finished in top ten, earning a right to play in the SSMFL Premier Division in 1998/99. SSMFL Premier Division Plate won. David Wilson made an all-time appearances record of 559. Jeff Cross reached 400 appearances.

1998-99 Finalists in Herts. Charity Shield, losing 1-0 to London Colney. 13 consecutive wins Oct-Dec

1999-00 Jeff Cross reached 500 appearances, and Pablo Ardiles 300.

2000-01 Finalists in the Roy Bailey Memorial Trophy, losing 3-4 on penalties to Somersett Ambury V&E. Jeff Cross set a new Club record with 600 appearances in 12 seasons. Ritchie Simmonds became 11th player to reach 300 appearances. Programme won Wirrall Programme Club Survey for the second time

2001-02 Winners of the SM Floodlight Cup, beating Biggleswade Town 3-1

2002-03 Roy Bailey Memorial Trophy winners, beating Cheshunt 2-1 (aet). Paul Mann reached 300 appearances. 2003-04 125th season and 20th consecutive season in SM League, Premier Division, being the only remaining side from when they joined in 1984-85. Won Herts. Charity Shield, beating Welwyn Garden City 3-2. Pablo Ardiles reached 400 appearances and Neil Conner 300

2004-05 Club relegated to Division One of the SSMFL after 21 seasons in the Premier Division.

2005-06 Geoff O'Vell appointed as Manager. Finalists in the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy, losing 2-0 to Codicote

2007 Arsenal Ladies faced Cardiff in a League game at less than 17 hour’s notice, to become the first ladies side ever to play at Lowfield. The FA Drugs Agency at Lowfield for the first time, following this game. Sky Sports visited Lowfield to film the Arsenal Ladies match.

2007-08 Winners of Herts Senior Centenary Trophy, beating Hertford Heath 3-1 in the Final. Finished 3rd in Division One, narrowly missing out on promotion.

2008-09 Retained the Herts. Senior Centenary Trophy, beating Hatfield Town on penalties. 25th consecutive season in the (Spartan) South Midlands League.

2009-10 Beaten finalists in SSMFL Division One Cup. Reached last 64 of the FA Vase.

2010 Andy Crawford appointed Manager for the 2010-11 season.

2011 Inter FC join Hoddesdon Town to become the Club’s ‘A’ side playing in local Saturday football. Historic pre-season friendly played at Whitley Bay.

2011-12 First Team scored an all-time Club record 121 League goals, achieved an all-time Club record of 84 points, and played the 1000th (S)SMFL League game since 1984. Reserves won their first trophy in 40 years, the South Midlands Floodlight Cup. 12 consecutive wins Oct-Dec

2012-13 First Team promoted back to the SSMFL Premier Division after achieving a Club record of 91 points, finishing third on goal difference. For the second successive season they scored over 100 League goals. First time Reserves had ever retained a trophy after winning the South Midlands Floodlight Cup, also beaten finalists in the SSMFL Reserves Challenge Trophy and recorded highest League finish for 50 years. Kevin Metivier became 14th player to achieve 300 appearances for the Club.

2013-14 30th season in the SSMFL. First Team sixth in their first season back in the Premier Division, highest SSMFL place for 16 years. 78 points second best ever record in 22 seasons of the SSMFL Premier Division. Reserves created history with third successive victory in the South Midlands Floodlight Trophy. Second in Reserves Division One for second successive season. Adam Bolle set Club record scoring in ten successive games. Neil Conner appointed as Manager for the 2014/15 season. New 100-standing covered stand completed on Park View side in March 2014.

2014-15 A difficult season ended with a highly successful celebration of the 40th anniversary of the FA Vase win with an international friendly against ASD Acquaviva at Lowfield on 19th April 2015. First Team avoided relegation despite many setbacks through the season, finishing nineteenth, and the Reserves ended up in tenth place having also suffered setbacks during the season.

2015-16 Unquestionably the Club’s most successful season since the Vase win in 1975. Third in the SSMFL, the best League campaign since 1970/71, top of the table for 8 weeks, a Club record-breaking run of four tie wins and seven games in the FA Cup in reaching the 3rd Qualifying Round for only the second time, (four wins, two draws and a replay defeat) and winners of the SSMFL Premier Division Cup. Crowd of over 400 v Brentwood in the FA Cup the largest seen at Lowfield since 1975. Three times winners of the Team of the Month award. Reserves won the Club’s first ever Reserves League title, were beaten finalists in the Challenge Trophy and won the SSMFL Reserves section play-off. Infrastructure improvements including an additional 50-seater stand and two turnstiles, earned the Club an ‘E' ground grading, suitable for Step 4 football.

2016-17 Paul Halsey appointed as Manager in May 2016 after Gavin Kelsey and the bulk of the First team left the Club. A rebuilt side acquitted itself well with a final placing of seventh, a Club record of 93 goals in SSMFL Premier Division football, and retention of the SSMFL Premier Division Cup with a 1-0 win against Wembley at Oxhey Jets. Reserves made a fourth appearance in five seasons in the Challenge Trophy but were beaten 3-0 by a strong Hertford side. Tom Cowell equalled a modern-day Club League scoring record with five of the seven goals scored against St. Margaretsbury. All the ground infrastructure work was finally completed during the course of the season. Bill Moye, Manager of the Vase winning side passed away in March 2017.

2017-18 Manager Paul Halsey walked out in January 2017, and after a short spell of interim management, Simon Riddle took over and was appointed for 2018/19. A final place of twelfth in the table was a relief after much player turbulence over 2 or 3 months. After the season ended, the Club learned it had been moved laterally to the Essex Senior League, thus ending a 34-year association with the (Spartan) South Midlands League. A full appeal hearing at the FA failed to have the decision reversed. The Reserves ended the season 3rd in the Development Division table, but after much consideration, an application was made for the Reserves to join the Herts. Senior County League for 2018/19. A very successful Under-18 squad formed the backbone of the First Team for the final few games of the season. Former Club Treasurer and stalwart supporter, Bob Parker, passed away at the age of 93 in May 2018.

2018-19 An historic season for the Club as the First Team took its place in the 20-club Essex Senior League, and the Reserves once again joined the Herts. Senior County League, this time in an 18 -club Division One. Ninth place for the First Team and fourth for the Reserves reflected what was considered to be a satisfactory season for both teams. Having reached the semi-finals of the Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy the First Team lost 2-1 to a very strong Barkingside Reserves side, but the Final was not played due to issues that occurred in the other semi-final. Stalwart of the successful side of the 80s and early 90s with 300 appearances, John Walton, passed away at the age of 64.

2019-20 Thanks to Covid-19 the season was declared null and void in late March, with the Lilywhites in seventh place in the table, and the Reserves fifth at Step 7. One of the FA Vase Final stars, Les Picking, passed away in March 2020. The First Team also lost out on a chance to make the Challenge Trophy semi-finals when their thrice-postponed quarter final tie became a victim of the pandemic.

2020-21 Another season affected by Covid-19 with two lockdowns. Only thirteen League and eight cup games played, four of those in the Len Cordell Memorial Cup/Plate, the Lilywhites winning the latter 3-0 in the Final against Woodford Town. New, young Reserves side did well in what was a very short season for them. A new pitch rail was constructed around three sides of the pitch to upgrade the ground even further. Former Assistant Manager and general manager Jimmy Briggs passed away in early 2021

2021-22 Roger Merton stepped down as Chairman after 26 years in the role, and he was replaced by Stuart Varney. After a poor Covid-19 affected start to the season, the First Team picked up in the second half and finished in 15th place. Having reached the semi-finals of the Errington Challenge Trophy they were beaten 3-0 by a very good Enfield side. A young Reserves squad also acquitted themselves well in the second half of the season and ended the campaign in 13th place. A sad season for the Lilywhites as former Club stalwart Richard Lorimer and former First Team Manager Tommy Barnett both passed away. Following the season end the Club was informed it was being moved back to the Spartan South Midlands League for the 2022/23 campaign following two full and two truncated seasons in the Essex Senior League.

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SSML Premier Division Results

SSML Premier Division Fixtures

Saturday 4th March

PREM Ardley United Cockfosters

PREM Baldock Town St Panteleimon

PREM Colney Heath Leighton Town

PREM Harpenden Town Biggleswade United

PREM Leverstock Green Hoddesdon Town

PREM London Colney Dunstable Town

PREM Potton United Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

PREM Risborough Rangers Crawley Green

PREM Shefford Town & Campton Tring Athletic

PREM Stotfold Arlesey Town

Tuesday 7th March

PREM Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Leverstock Green

PREM Baldock Town Shefford Town & Campton

PREM Biggleswade United Dunstable Town

PREM Harpenden Town Tring Athletic

PREM London Colney Risborough Rangers

PREM Potton United Leighton Town

PREM Stotfold Hoddesdon Town

Thursday 9th March

PREM Biggleswade United Leighton Town

PREM Risborough Rangers Shefford Town & Campton

Alan Lee Reporting St Marys Cup Quarter Final

Leverstock Green 3 Chipperfield Corinthians 0

Tuesday 21st February 2023

It’s four league games without a win for Leverstock Green, who took an early lead in Saturday’s match at Ardley United but fell to a 3-1 defeat after a disappointing second half display.

It was a match played on a difficult bobbly surface, and Leverstock were playing up the slope in the first half. They got off to a great start and could have scored with only a minute played as a run from Richard Ennin set up John Shamalo with a chance, but his shot was saved. In the 6th minute Ryan Carruthers played a pass forward which home keeper Ben Hoy came out of his area to meet. Hoy attempted to head the ball away, but only headed it down to the feet of Chris Blunden, who made no mistake in slotting the ball into the empty net to put the Green 1-0 up.

However, the home side levelled in the 15th minute. Conal Rogan sent over a low cross from the byeline which should have been cleared, but two Leverstock defenders left it to each other to clear, and Mason Courtney needed no second invitation to nip in-between them and drill home a shot past Austin Byfield for the equaliser.

Ardley could have had a second a minute later but were denied by a goal line clearance from a corner. Leverstock went close again in the 22nd minute when Ennin and Blunden combined to set up Rio Beach, but he couldn’t get his boot on it. A corner from Carruthers in the 31st minute found Ennin in space at the far post, but he volleyed over the bar. There was another big chance in first half stoppage time as Shamalo ran in to meet a Carruthers free kick but put his shot just wide of the post. The teams went in with the scores level after an evenly contested half. A change at half time saw Luke Beckwith replace the injured Shamalo. With the slope in their favour Leverstock would have had hopes of going on to win the game, but they made no headway early on. In the 56th minute Ardley played a free kick into the Green six-yard box. Again, the ball could have been cleared, but wasn’t and one of Ardley’s two players called Lewis Gabbidon pounced to shoot his side into a 2-1 lead.

Leverstock continued to labour, pushing forward without creating anything and rarely getting the rub of the green from any deflections inside the Ardley box. There was a glimmer of hope when Alvin Kyeremeh got his head to another Carruthers free kick in the 66th minute, but Hoy gathered the ball. A third Ardley goal in the 75th minute just about sealed the game for them. Leverstock conceded possession in their own half and seconds later a cross was coming in for Anaclet Odhiambo to finish from close range.

Leverstock finished the game with ten men as Ennin was sin-binned in the 87th minute, just before a header from Kyeremeh brought a great save out of Hoy to tip the ball over the bar. A Leverstock comeback never looked likely, though, their second half performance having put them out of contention.

Leverstock Green (1) 1 (Blunden 6)

1. Austin Byfield, 2. Adrian Pitfield, 3. Kurainashe Musanhi, 4. Dan Pett, 5. Alvin Kyeremeh, 6. Ryan Carruthers (15. Danny May 80 mins), 7. Rio Beach, 8. Ethan Mooney (14. Elgeniy Daalberg 69 mins), 9. Chris Blunden, 10. John Shamalo (12. Luke Beckwith H/T), 11. Richard Ennin. Subs not used: 16. Ayomide Oke, 17. Raheem Khan.

Man of the Match vs Ardley United

Presented by Emma Smart

Photo by Alan Lee

First Team Results

Alan Lee Reporting Premier Division

Ardley United 3 Leverstock Green 1

Saturday 25th February 2023

It’s four league games without a win for Leverstock Green, who took an early lead in Saturday’s match at Ardley United but fell to a 3-1 defeat after a disappointing second half display. It was a match played on a difficult bobbly surface, and Leverstock were playing up the slope in the first half. They got off to a great start and could have scored with only a minute played as a run from Richard Ennin set up John Shamalo with a chance, but his shot was saved. In the 6th minute Ryan Carruthers played a pass forward which home keeper Ben Hoy came out of his area to meet. Hoy attempted to head the ball away, but only headed it down to the feet of Chris Blunden, who made no mistake in slotting the ball into the empty net to put the Green 1-0 up.

However, the home side levelled in the 15th minute. Conal Rogan sent over a low cross from the bye-line which should have been cleared, but two Leverstock defenders left it to each other to clear, and Mason Courtney needed no second invitation to nip in-between them and drill home a shot past Austin Byfield for the equaliser.

Ardley could have had a second a minute later but were denied by a goal line clearance from a corner. Leverstock went close again in the 22nd minute when Ennin and Blunden combined to set up Rio Beach, but he couldn’t get his boot on it. A corner from Carruthers in the 31st minute found Ennin in space at the far post, but he volleyed over the bar. There was another big chance in first half stoppage time as Shamalo ran in to meet a Carruthers free kick but put his shot just wide of the post.

The teams went in with the scores level after an evenly contested half. A change at half time saw Luke Beckwith replace the injured Shamalo. With the slope in their favour Leverstock would have had hopes of going on to win the game, but they made no headway early on. In the 56th minute Ardley played a free kick into the Green six-yard box. Again, the ball could have been cleared, but wasn’t and one of Ardley’s two players called Lewis Gabbidon pounced to shoot his side into a 2-1 lead.

Leverstock continued to labour, pushing forward without creating anything and rarely getting the rub of the green from any deflections inside the Ardley box. There was a glimmer of hope when Alvin Kyeremeh got his head to another Carruthers free kick in the 66th minute, but Hoy gathered the ball.

A third Ardley goal in the 75th minute just about sealed the game for them. Leverstock conceded possession in their own half and seconds later a cross was coming in for Anaclet Odhiambo to finish from close range.

Leverstock finished the game with ten men as Ennin was sin-binned in the 87th minute, just before a header from Kyeremeh brought a great save out of Hoy to tip the ball over the bar. A Leverstock comeback never looked likely, though, their second half performance having put them out of contention.

Leverstock Green (1) 1 (Blunden 6)

1. Austin Byfield, 2. Adrian Pitfield, 3. Kurainashe Musanhi, 4. Dan Pett, 5. Alvin Kyeremeh, 6. Ryan Carruthers (15. Danny May 80 mins), 7. Rio Beach, 8. Ethan Mooney (14. Elgeniy Daalberg 69 mins), 9. Chris Blunden, 10. John Shamalo (12. Luke Beckwith H/T), 11. Richard Ennin. Subs not used: 16. Ayomide Oke, 17. Raheem Khan.

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Alan Lee Reporting Premier Division

Potton United 2 Leverstock Green 1

Saturday 28th February 2023

Leverstock Green’s current struggles continued as they fell to a third straight away defeat in Tuesday night’s SSML Premier Division game at Potton United. A poor start to the game gave them an uphill task to get anything out of the game.

Leverstock were boosted by the return to the side of Dan Weeks, Ibrahim Nagheeb and RaduMihai Stefanoaica, but it was Potton who got off to a very fast start which left the Green side chasing shadows in the early part of the game. In the third minute Austin Byfield pulled off a good save to keep out a header from Steve Gentle, however in the 12th minute a cross into the six-yard box was not cleared and Tommy Blennerhassett was able to blast home from close range.

Worse was to follow three minutes later when Blennerhassett was through on goal and slotted the ball under Byfield to double Potton’s lead before Leverstock had even got going.

In the 24th minute, however, Chris Blunden found space on the right side of the box and lofted in a cross which Stefanoaica headed home to put Leverstock back in the game at 2-1.

The scores could have been levelled in the 29th minute when Blunden played a great pass to put Stefanoaica through on goal, but keeper Craig Foxall saved his shot. Stefanoaica was in again in the 39th minute from another precise pass from Nagheeb, but his shot drifted wide of the target.

The second half was evenly-contested, but for all their possession Leverstock created little. In the 64th minute Weeks got on the end of a Nagheeb corner, but headed wide. There were plenty of other set-pieces, but too many of them were either overhit or easily claimed by Foxall.

At the other end Byfield made a couple of good saves to keep his side in the game, but Potton were able to hang on to their win, with Leverstock becoming increasingly frustrated by the home side’s time wasting tactics.

Leverstock Green (1) 1 (Stefanoaica 24)

1. Austin Byfield, 2. Adrian Pitfield, 3. Rio Beach, 4. Dan Weeks, 18. Bobby Armstrong (14. Alvin Kyeremeh 57 mins), 6. Ryan Carruthers (12. Elgeniy Daalberg 72 mins), 7. Ethan Mooney, 8. Danny May (17. Dan Pett 62 mins), 9. Chris Blunden, 10. Ibrahim Nagheeb, 11. Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica. Subs not used: 15. Kurainashe Musanhi, 16. Ayomide Oke.

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Cam Gaffeny LORDS Builders Merchants

Scott McGleish

George Mitchell-Gears

Lewis Collins

Luke Beckwith

Kai Stonnell

Dan Pett

Bradley Robinson

Alvin Kyeremeh

Chris Blunden

Alfie Herd

Austin Byfield

Luke Durnin

Bobby Armstrong

Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica

George Kent – Leyton Orient

Focus Scaffolding

Emma Smart

Deckchair Pete

Emma Smart

Alan Lee

Tony Smart

Jamie Herd

Jamie Herd

Tony Smart

Steve Byrne

Carole Pym

First Team Appearances

APPEARANCES

First Team Goal Scorers

GOALSCORERS

Vs Chipperfield Corinthians

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Photos by Stephen Fletcher

Photos from Ardley United by Stephen Fletcher

MATCH SPONSOR

Would you like to see your name, company, or business name in this box? Matchball Sponsorship helps the club and provides advertising for your company or business.

TODAY’S MATCH SPONSOR

Jim Doble Life Vice President

Garry Harvey – VEO Manager & Club Sponsor

Leverstock Green FC Honours

Hertfordshire Football Association

1991-92

Herts Charity Shield Runners-up

Herts Centenary Trophy R-up

2002-03

Herts Intermediate Cup R-up

2006-07 2010-11

Herts Charity Shield Winners

2011-12

Herts Charity Cup R-up

Herts Senior County League

1965-66

Reserve Division Three R-up

1973-74

Division Two Runners-up

1978-79

Division One Champions

1981-82

Reserve Division Two R-up

1984-85 1988-89

Division One Runners-up

1990-91

Premier Division Runners-up

Spartan South Midlands League

1991-92

Reserve Division Two R-up

1993-94

Senior Cup Runners-up

1995-96

Senior Division Runners-up

Senior Div Best Playing Surface

1st Equal Best Programme

1996-97

Senior Division Champions

Senior Div Best Playing Surface

Sportsmanship Cup Winner

Fred Crain Award Winner

1999-2000

Senior Div Best Playing Surface

Res Div 1 Top Sportsmanship Pts

2000-01

Sportsmanship Cup Winner

Senior Div Best Programme

Reserve Division One R-up

2001-02

Sportsmanship Cup Winner

2002-03

Division One Best Playing Surface

Promoted to Premier Division

2003-04

Reserve Division One R-up

2004-05

Reserve Division One Champions

2005-06

Premier Division Cup Runners-up

2006-07

Reserve Division One Champions

2008-09

Reserve Division One R-up

2010-11

Premier Division Cup Runners-up

2011-12

Fred Crain Award Winner

2012-13

Sportsmanship Cup Winner

2015-16

Napier English Electric Sportsmanship Cup Winner

Southern Counties Floodlit Youth League

2010-11

Delphian Division Runners-up

2014-15

Corinthian Division Runners-up

2015-16

Brian Hitchings Cup Runners-up

Colwyn Cup Runners-up

Others

Rickmansworth Charity Cup

Runners-up 1983-84 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92

Frank Major Trophy

Winners 1990-91 1991-92

St Mary’s Cup

Winners 2017-18

Runners-up 2005-06 2008-09 2010-11 2013-14

Leverstock Green FC Charity

SCYFL

U18 Corinthian Division Results and Fixtures

* Won on penalties

SCYFL U18 Corinthian Division Appearances

GOALSCORERS

SCYFL U18 Corinthian Division

League Table 2nd March 2023

Week commencing 6th March2023

Luton Town (Cedars)

AFC Dunstable U18 (SC)

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Harpenden Town U18

Berkhamsted FC U18

Dunstable Town U18

Leighton Town U18

Kings Langley FC U18

Week commencing 13th March2023

Colney Heath FC U18

Luton Town U18 (Cedars)

AFC Dunstable U18 (SC)

Berkhamsted FC U18

Leverstock Green U18

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC U18

Leighton Town U18

Harpenden Town U18

Kings Langley FC U18

Dunstable Town U18

EJA U16 Brown Division

* Won on Penalties

EJA U16 Results & Fixtures

GOALSCORERS

Sunday 26th February

EJA U16

Results & Fixtures

Friday 3rd March

C

Sunday 5th March

L

L Harpenden Town U16 EJA

L Barton Rovers U16

Heath Youth U16 EJA

Town U16

CC Hemel Hempstead Town Youth U16 Baldock Town U16

CC Leighton Town Youth U16 (EJA)

Sunday 12th March

Junior U16 (Sun) Blacks (CY)

L Berkhamsted FC Youth U16 EJA Hertford Town U16

L Hemel Hempstead Town Youth U16

L Barton Rovers U16

L Leighton Town Youth U16 (EJA)

Sunday 19th March

L Colney Heath Youth U16 EJA

L Leverstock Green U16

L Ware FC Academy U16 EJA

CC St Albans City U16

Harpenden Town U16 EJA

Ware FC Academy U16 EJA

Leverstock Green U16

Berkhamsted FC Youth U16 EJA

Hemel Hempstead Town Youth U16

Barton Rovers U16

Harpenden Town U16 EJA

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.