Leverstock Green FC Programme vs Sawbridgeworth Town

SSML Premier Division Sawbridgeworth Town FC Saturday 14th October 2023 Kick Off 3.00 pm.

LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium Match Sponsored By

Alan Lee

Welcome to Leverstock Green FC Today we welcome Sawbridgeworth Town Players, Officials and Supporters to the LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division We hope you have an enjoyable afternoon with us.

We also welcome our match officials Referee Patrick Hanlon and his assistants Chris Girdlestone and Luke Mulcahy.

Our sponsor for today’s game is Alan Lee our Football Secretary and Media Manager, we thank Alan for sponsoring today’s league game.

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 Keith, Steve and Tony will give guidance for car parking and selling 50/50 tickets.

The entrance fee us £8 and £4 for concessions and Under 12’s is free.

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.

Please follow any instructions or requests made by the club for your safety and enjoyment. The Club Management also reserves the right to refuse admission to the ground to, or to eject from the ground, any person who refuses to be searched by any steward, servant or agent of the Club or any Police officer.

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 http://levgreenfc.co.uk Thank you for your co-operation.

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The Management Teams First Team Fergus Moore – Manager Scott McGleish – Assistant Manager

Ross Bargent – Coach

Darren Bonfield – GK Coach Development Team Stephen Hale – Manager

Under 18’s Aarron McIntosh – Manager Dan Renton – Joint Manager Dan Sadler – Coach Harry Herbert – Coach Club Physio Dan Homer

SSML Premier Division LEVERSTOCK GREEN

SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN

Green Shirts, Green Shorts & Socks

Red/Black Shirts, Red Shorts & Socks

JOSH BOWLER (GK)

WALE ADEDEJI

RIO BEACH

ETHAN BARTON

BRADLEY ROBISNON

HAAROON BELAID

DAN WEEKS

JAYDON CHARLES

MICKEY HAVILL-TIERNEY

LUKE CLARK

RYAN CARRUTHERS

CORMAC CLARKE

CALLUM NEAL

JOE CLOAKE

ADEMIDE BARUWA

MARCUS DOWDESWELL

GEORGE MITCHELL-GEARS

JEREMY EBELEBE

LUKE BECKWITH

GEORGE EDGEWORTH

ETHAN MOONEY

GEORGIE FAIRHEAD

DANNY MAY

AUSTEN GARROD

NAT CONNOLLY

FREDERICK GRIFFTHS

DAN PETT

TEDDY HALL

RAWN SEALE

OSHUN LEWIS

SCOTT MCGLEISH

JACOB LODGE

RADU-MIHAL STEFANOAICA

SHADRAC MALEMBE

JOE SADLER

KYRON DELROY MITCHELL

LEWIS COLLINS

DANNY PALMER

Manager: Assistant: Coach: Coach: Physio:

Fergus Moore Scott McGleish Darren Bonfield Ross Bargent Dan Homer

Manager: Ben Taylor Assistant: Matt Thoma Coach: Declan Lambe Physio: Sureyya Kephalas

Referee: Patrick Hanlon Referee Assistants: Chris Girdlestone and Luke Mulcahy

Home Games at the Lords Builders Merchants Stadium Date

Team

Event

Opponents

Day

Kick Off

17-Oct

1st

SSML

Aylesbury Vale Dyn.

Tuesday

19:45

21-Oct

Dev

HSCL

Buntingford United

Saturday

15:00

28-Oct

Dev

HSCL

Bovingdon Res

Saturday

15:00

31-Oct

1st

SSML

London Lions

Tuesday

19:45

04-Nov

Dev

HSCL

Oracle Components

Saturday

15:00

07-Nov

Dev

HSCL

Cuffley

Tuesday

19:45

11-Nov

1st

SSML

Northampton Sileby

Saturday

15:00

18-Nov

Dev

HSCL

Sandridge Rovers

Saturday

15:00

25-Nov

1st

SSML

FC Romania

Saturday

15:00

Leverstock Green are delighted to announce LORDS BUILDERS MERCHANTS will continue their club sponsorship into the 2023/24 season.

LORDS will be the club’s MAIN SPONSOR which includes the ground naming rights LORDS BUILDERS MERCHANTS STADIUM. LORDS sponsorship will encompass branding all the First Team and Under 18 Playing Kits and the club Polo Shirts, Hoodies and Managers’ clothing.

They will provide material to support projects undertaken by the club that will improve facilities for Players and Spectators.

Additional Pitch-side banners will be used to promote our Main Sponsor.

In addition, CONDELL BUILDING SUPPLIES are sponsoring our new Development team playing in the Herts Senior County League.

CONDELL sponsorship will encompass branding all the Development Team Playing Kit and Polo Shirts, Hoodies and Managers’ clothing.

Jamie Herd, Managing Director, Lords Group Trading, Merchanting Division: “We are delighted to continue Lords’ relationship with Leverstock Green FC next season. It’s a fantastic local club, which we are proud to support, and watch thrive”.

Emma Smart, Leverstock Green FC Chairman: “We are extremely happy that Lords have continued their sponsorship into the 23/24 season.

Lords are a great company to work alongside, and we can’t wait to enter another season with them by our side. We cannot thank them all enough for their continued support and the relationships we are building. We look forward to seeing you all again next season. We also welcome Condell Building Supplies to our club.”

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https://kitaid.net A few words about KitAid KitAid is a charity set up by, Derrick Williams MBE, who visited Tanzania on a WaterAid supporters’ trip in 1998. Derrick, being a mad footie fan, was amazed at the reception he received from children and adults in remote villages just because he was wearing one of his favourite football shirts (he follows Watford, Liverpool and Chesham Utd).

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Leverstock Green FC Club Information Officers President – Jamie Herd Chairman – Emma Smart Vice Chairman – Tony Smart General Club Secretary – Steve Ypey Football Secretary – Alan Lee Treasurer – Tony Smart General Officer – William Dawes General Committee Keith Pym, Alan Brett, Scott Isaacs, Pete Jerram, Steve Ypey, Roger Lipscombe, Garry Harvey, Gemma Williams, Stephen Fletcher, Laurence Fitzgerald, Steven Smart

Match Day Secretary 1 Team & Development - Alan Lee Match Day Secretary SCFYL Under 18 – Alan Lee Membership: Steve Ypey Clubhouse Manager – Tony Smart Club Welfare Officer/Charter Standard – Scott Isaacs Functions & Sponsorship – Gemma Williams st

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.

Sawbridgeworth Town History

It was in 1897 that members of Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club decided to start a football club during the winter months.

The first match was a ”friendly” against a public school XI, (probably Felstead) and a then schoolboy spectator at the game, tells that the Sawbridgeworth XI wore purple jerseys and the ref, (probably a schoolmaster) wore a black and white blazer.

Sawbridgeworth lost 1-0. Their first League was the Stortford and Stansted, and there are fixture cards dating back to 1900, playing at Great Hyde Hall, just on the Herts side of the Herts/Essex border. HQ was a room in the White Lion pub in the town centre.

In the 1920’s they played in the East Herts League, winning the title in 1924. During this period, they played Burnham Ramblers, (who would become Essex Senior League fellow members 50 years later) in a Cup Final at Coopers Field, a popular ground roughly where the Hand and Crown pub is now.

Gate takings were £50 and as the entry fee was sixpence, that suggests that 2,000 people were at the match! Ramblers won 2—1. In1930 STFC moved to the present ground. Surrounded by farmland, access was from Cambridge Rd (still used by pedestrians). It became known as ‘The Cambridge Road Ground’.

In the late 1960’s/early 70’s the housing estate was built, and a new entrance made at the end of Crofters, hence “Crofters End”. After an unsuccessful season in the Spartan League, STFC joined the Herts County League Div One in 1953 but another unsuccessful season saw them join the Bishops Stortford, Stansted and District League in 1955.

The Club was a founder member of the Essex Olympian League in 1966 and League Champions in 1972, also winning the Herts Intermediate Cup, beating Cockfosters 1-0 at Ware’s old ground. In 1975 the Club applied to Herts County to gain senior status and were advised to apply for entry into the Herts Senior Cup. Despite losing 2-1 away to Boreham Wood, they acquitted themselves well enough to attain Senior status.

STFC joined the Essex Senior League in 1976 and spent 47 seasons there, League runners up in 1993 on goal average to Ford Utd and runners up to Canvey Island in 1996. The Reserves won their League title twice.

STFC hold the record for the number of League Cup Final appearances (seven times) but only winning it once when beating Stansted 2-0. The Club also won the Herts Charity Shield three times playing the matches at the Hertfordshire HQ at Letchworth.

In 2023 STFC moved from the Essex Senior into the Spartan South Midlands Football League.

First Team Results & Fixtures Date

Venue

Opponents

Score

22-Jul

HFA CS

Home

Tring Athletic

2-4

Lost

Goalscorers Blunden 2

01-Aug

SSML

Away

St Panteleimon

2-0

Won

Stefanoaica, Pett

05-Aug

FAC

Home

White Ensign

5-3

Won

Blunden 3, Stefanoaica 2

12-Aug

SSML

Home

Stansted

4-0

Won

Michell- Gears 2, Blunden, Beckwith

16-Aug

SSML

Away

FC Romania

1-4

Lost

Stefanoaica

19-Aug

FAC

Away

Walthamstow

1-3

Lost

Pett

26-Aug

FAV

Home

Ampthill

3-2

Won

Edwards 2, Newman

29-Aug

SSML

Home

Harpenden Town

2-0

Won

Beckwith, Stefanoaica

02-Sep

SSML

Home

Dunstable Town

1-4

Lost

Stefanoaica

09-Sep

SSML

Away

Shefford Town & Campton

3-1

Won

Radu 2, Pett

16-Sep

SSML

Away

Potton Utd

1- 4

Lost

Blunden

23-Sep 30-Sep

FAV SSML

Away Home

Crawley Green Baldock Town

0-3 5-1

Lost Won Mitchell-Gears 2, Beckwith, Seale, Mooney

02-Oct

HFA SC

Away

Hitchen

1 - 1*

Lost

Beckwith

07-Oct

SSML

Away

Cockfosters

2-5

Lost

Stefanoaica, Mitchell-Gears

10-Oct

SSML

Home

St Panteleimon

0-0

Draw

14-Oct

SSML

Home

Sawbridgeworth Town

17-Oct

SSML

Home

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

21-Oct

SSML

Away

Biggleswade Utd

25-Oct

SSML

Away

London Lions

28-Oct

SSML

Away

Colney Heath

31-Oct

PDC

Home

London Lions

04-Nov

SSML

Away

Harpenden Town

07-Nov

SSML

Away

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

11-Nov

GCT

Home

Northampston Sileby R.

18-Nov

SSML

Away

Milton Keynes Irish

25-Nov

SSML

Home

FC Romania

02-Dec

SSML

Home

Biggleswade Utd

09-Dec

SSML

Home

Real Bedford

16-Dec

SSML

Away

Sawbridgeworth Town

23-Dec

SSML

Home

Colney Heath

27-Dec

SSML

Home

Crawley Green

30-Dec

SSML

Home

Tring Athletic

06-Jan

SSML

Away

Real Bedford

13-Jan

SSML

Away

Arlesey Town

20-Jan

SSML

Away

Tring Athletic

27-Jan

SSML

Home

Arlesey Town

06-Feb

SSML

Away

Crawley Green

13-Feb

SSML

Home

Milton Keynes Irish

02-Mar

SSML

Away

Baldock Town

16-Mar

SSML

Home

Potton Utd

23-Mar

SSML

Home

Cockfosters

06-Apr

SSML

Away

Dunstable Town

13-Apr

SSML

Away

Stansted

20-Apr

SSML

Home

Shefford Town & Campton

First Team Appearances Player Rio Beach Luke Beckwith Nat Connolly Mickey Havill-Tierney Danny May Ryan Carruthers Callum Neal Dan Weeks Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica Dan Pett Chris Blunden Lewis Collins Bradley Robinson Ethan Mooney George Mitchell-Gears Austin Byfield Ademide Baruwa Joe Sadler Josh Bowler Luke Durnin Jayden Newman Loris Marcimain Ryan Hennessy Connor McGinty Shehzad Anwar Luc Dischamps Toby Head Freddie Newing Oscar Evans Mayer Hajousman Rawn Seale Michael Adriano Dan O'Brien Endrit Krasniqi Greg Marsh Sean McGuiness Jamie Donovan Scott McGleish Jordan Edwards

SSML 10 9 10 9 9 7 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PDC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

StM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HSC 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

HCS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

FA Cup 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

FA Vase 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

Total 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

First Team Goal Scorers

0

FA Cup 3

FA Vase 0

0

2

3

0

7

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2

Ethan Mooney

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Rawn Seale

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Jayden Newman

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Player

SSML

PDC

CC

StM

HSC

HCS

Radu Stefanoaica

7

0

0

0

0

Chris Blunden

2

0

0

0

George Michell-Gears

5

0

0

Dan Pett

2

0

Jordan Edwards

0

Luke Beckwith

Total 10

📹 SPONSOR INTERVIEW Garry caught up with Jamie Herd, Group Managing Director of our main sponsor @LordsBuildersM last night, to get his views on how the season has gone so far.

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Alan Lee Reporting Cockfosters 5 Leverstock Green 2 Leverstock Green’s wildly fluctuating league form continued as they followed up last week’s big win over Baldock with another heavy defeat away to Cockfosters. The scoreline doesn’t really reflect the difference between the sides, but Leverstock were guilty of too many mistakes at the back, and most were punished by a Cockfosters side showing some clinical finishing.

There was little sign of what was to come during an opening 15 minutes of evenly contested football that had forced neither keeper into a serious save. However, in the 16th minute a cross from Antonio Michael found Ethan Rookard all alone at the far post to head Cockfosters into a 1-0 lead.

Leverstock were making little headway against a solid Cockfosters defence. Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica twice managed to spring the offside trap but both times ended up with his back to goal and unable to get a shot in. In the 29th minute Leverstock had a free kick in a dangerous position 20 yards out, but Danny May’s effort was blocked by the wall. Three minutes later Leverstock finally broke through the home defence as Ademide Baruwa curled a cross into the box and Stefanoaica got on the end of it to stab home the equaliser.

Having fought their way back into the match, a momentary lapse in concentration saw them fall behind again before the break. The ball was given away just outside the Leverstock box, and the defence was left completely flat-footed as Reece Barratt threaded a pass through to Ethan Rookard, who slotted the ball past Josh Bowler for his second goal in the 39th minute. Cockfosters might have added a third late in the half but for a headed clearance off the line from Rio Beach.

The game was still delicately poised going into the second half, and Leverstock certainly had more of the ball in the opening stages. Cockfosters might have added a third goal on 51 minutes but were denied by a double save from Bowler. The third goal was on its way, though, and when Cockfosters broke away in the 58th minute, a slip from May left Harrison Rookard through on a goal to hit a shot which somehow squirmed through Bowler’s hands for a 3-1 scoreline.

It went from bad to worse for Leverstock in the 63rd minute as Cockfosters cut through the Green defence with a passing move before Michael curled a shot into the top corner for an impressive fourth goal, and again in the 69th minute as another defensive mistake was pounced on by Harrison Rookard and finished by Michael for his second.

Leverstock pulled a goal back in the 75th minute as George Mitchell-Gears took advantage of confusion between Jay Lovell and keeper Charlie Mann to slot into an empty net, but it was little more than consolation. George Lutaaya should have added a sixth for Cockfosters in the 87th minute, left through on goal by yet another muffed defensive header, but he somehow shot over the bar from a couple of yards out.

Leverstock will need to turn things around quickly before the visit of St Panteleimon to the Lords Builders Merchants Stadium on Tuesday night. Saints were beaten by Leverstock on the opening day of the season but have since gone on a winning run to lead the table by five points.

Leverstock Green (1) 2 (Stefanoaica 32, Mitchell-Gears 75) 1. Josh Bowler, 2. Brad Robinson (17. Mike Havill-Tierney 52 mins), 3. Rio Beach, 4. Danny May, 5. Callum Neal, 6.

Nat Connolly, 7. Luke Beckwith (15. Lewis Collins 68 mins), 8. Dan Pett, 9. Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica (15. Ethan Mooney 68 mins), 10. Ademide Baruwa (16. Joe Sadler 62 mins), 11. George Mitchell-Gears. Sub not used: 12.

Ryan Carruthers.

Photos from Saturdays Development team lost to Hertford Heath

By Stephen Fletcher

SpartanSouth South Midlands Spartan Midlands PremierDivision Division Results Table Premier th 10 October 2023

Team

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

PTS

1 St Panteleimon

14

9

3

2

32

15

17

30

2 Real Bedford

10

8

1

1

37

8

29

25

3 Biggleswade United

13

7

3

3

35

29

6

24

4 Milton Keynes Irish

9

7

1

1

27

6

21

22

5 FC Romania

12

6

2

4

31

19

12

20

6 Harpenden Town

10

5

2

3

21

17

4

17

7 Leverstock Green

10

5

1

4

21

18

3

16

8 Baldock Town

12

5

1

6

26

31

-5

16

9 Potton United

9

5

0

4

16

11

5

15

10 Dunstable Town

11

4

3

4

22

22

0

15

11 Cockfosters

12

3

5

4

24

23

1

14

12 Tring Athletic

12

4

2

6

19

26

-7

14

13 Colney Heath

11

4

2

5

16

23

-7

14

14 London Lions

12

3

4

5

25

28

-3

13

15 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

11

4

1

6

15

27

-12

13

16 Arlesey Town

10

3

2

5

10

19

-9

11

17 Stansted

10

2

2

6

15

27

-12

8

18 Crawley Green

11

2

2

7

14

26

-12

8

19 Shefford Town & Campton

10

2

2

6

14

28

-14

8

20 Sawbridgeworth Town

9

0

3

6

8

25

-17

3

Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Results Saturday 7th October PREM

Arlesey Town

1

0

Sawbridgeworth Town

PREM

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

3

0

FC Romania

PREM

Biggleswade United

3

2

Tring Athletic

PREM

Cockfosters

5

2

Leverstock Green

PREM

Crawley Green

0

1

Potton United

PREM

Harpenden Town

0

1

St Panteleimon

PREM

London Lions

2

3

Baldock Town

PREM

Milton Keynes Irish

1

1

Stansted

PREM

Real Bedford

8

1

Colney Heath

PREM

Shefford Town & Campton

2

2

Dunstable Town

Tuesday 10th October PREM

Biggleswade United

1

5

Real Bedford

PREM

Cockfosters

3

3

FC Romania

CC

Hadley First

0

1

Tring Athletic First

CC

Harpenden Town First

0

3

Ware FC First

PREM

Leverstock Green

0

0

St Panteleimon

PREM

Milton Keynes Irish

2

0

Arlesey Town

4

3

Dunstable Town

Wednesday 11th October PREM

London Lions

Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Fixtures Saturday 14th October PREM

Arlesey Town

FC Romania

PREM

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

Harpenden Town

PREM

Cockfosters

Crawley Green

PREM

Colney Heath

London Lions

PREM

Leverstock Green

Sawbridgeworth Town

PREM

Milton Keynes Irish

Biggleswade United

PREM

Real Bedford

Stansted

PREM

St Panteleimon

Baldock Town

PREM

Tring Athletic

Dunstable Town

Tuesday 17th October CC

Oxhey Jets First

Colney Heath FC First

PREM

Baldock Town

Shefford Town & Campton

PREM

Crawley Green

Harpenden Town

PREM

Dunstable Town

Arlesey Town

PREM

Leverstock Green

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

PREM

Milton Keynes Irish

Potton United

CC

Sawbridgeworth Town First

Welwyn Garden City FC First

Wednesday 18th October CC

St Panteleimon Main

Wembley First

PREM

London Lions

Cockfosters

Alan Lee Reporting Leverstock Green 0 St Panteleimon 0 Leverstock Green bounced back from the shambolic performance at Cockfosters on Saturday to claim a point and a clean sheet against league leaders St Panteleimon on Tuesday night. Leverstock had beaten St Panteleimon away in the opening game of the season, but since then Saints had won 9 out of the subsequent 12 games to lead the table by five points. It was an evenly contested game of few chances, with both sides defensively strong and disciplined.

The game’s main moment of controversy came in the 11th minute when Leverstock had a goal disallowed. Dan Pett won the ball off a defender and drew the keeper before squaring for Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica to shoot home, however the assistant referee’s flag cut short the celebrations, with many feeling that the offside decision was debatable.

The visitors had their first chance in the 17th minute when Josh Bowler punched away a cross, but only as far as Javarn Bernard, who shot wide from close range. In the 28th minute Courtney Massay had a go from a long-range free kick, but his low shot went wide. St Panteleimon went close again on 37 minutes when a volley from Javonne Molloy hit the post, and again three minutes later when a shot from Nico Freitas was turned round the post by Bowler. Leverstock threatened again in the last minute of the half.

After good work from Jayden Newman, Stefanoaica powered to the bye-line and pulled back a cross which found Rio Beach at the far post, but his shot went over.

St Panteleimon had another chance on the break three minutes into the second half. A cross from the right found Flavio Gyawu in front of goal, but he put the ball wide. Leverstock had a promising attack in the 51st minute. Newman played the ball out to Stefanoaica, who nodded it past a defender and headed for goal, but his cross intended for Newman was deflected wide by a defender.

The remainder of the game was a tense, gripping affair with neither side in the mood to concede chances.

The visitors had a spell of pressure in the final minutes, but they were almost caught on the break by Leverstock. Luke Beckwith played the ball out to Stefanoaica on the halfway line, and Stefanoaica took it past keeper Lincon Marques, who was way out of his goal, but was then pulled back by Marques. The presence of a covering defender meant that Marques was only shown a yellow card.

In the end the points were shared, which was a fair result on the balance of play.

Leverstock Green 0 1. Josh Bowler, 2. Mikey Havill-Tierney, 3. Rio Beach, 4. Dan Weeks, 18. Luke Durnin (17. Callum Neal 68 mins), 6. Danny May, 7. Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica, 8. Dan Pett, 9. Jayden Newman (14. Luke Beckwith), 10.

Nat Connolly (12. Ademide Baruwa 77 mins), 11. Ethan Mooney. Subs not used: 15. Lewis Collins, 16.

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Development Team Fixtures and Results Date 05-Aug

HSCL

Ven ue Away

Opponents

Score

Goalscorers

Bushey Hill Rangers

1-5

Lost

08-Aug

HSCL

Home

Everett Rovers

0-3

Lost

15-Aug

HSCL

Home

0-3

Lost

19-Aug

HSCL

Home

Chipperfield Corinthians Hinton

2-4

Lost

Hennessy, Kelly

22-Aug

HSCL

Away

Colney Heath

1-2

Lost

Lodovica

26-Aug

HSCL

Away

Hatfield Town

1-4

Lost

Hennessy

02-Sep

HSCL

Away

Cockfosters Res

2-1

Won

Mandeville, Hajousman

09-Sep

HSCL

Home

Hatfield Town

0-6

Lost

16-Sep

HSCL

Away

Lemsford

3-2

Won

Herbert, McGinty, Hennessy

23-Sep

HSCL

Home

Cuffley

4-6

Lost

Adriano 2, Hennessy, Moore

26-Sep

HFAC Home

Apsley Argle

4-3

Won

Kirov 2, Michell-Gears, Stefanoaica

07-Oct

HSCL

Home

Hertford Heath

0-5

Lost

14-Oct

HSCL

Away

London Lions Dev

21-Oct

HSCL

Home

Buntingford Utd

28-Oct

NAT

Home

Bovingdon Res

04-Nov

HSCL

Home

Oracle Components

07-Nov

HFAC Home

Cuffley

11-Nov

HSCL

Away

Belstone

18-Nov

HSCL

Home

Sandridge Rovers

Moore

Herts Senior County League Premier Division Results and Fixtures Saturday 30th September CC

Belstone

4

0

Baldock Town Reserves

L CC CC CC CC

Cockfosters Res Cuffley Seniors First Everett Rovers Hatfield Town First Letchworth GC Eagles

0 2* 7 5 4

2 2 1 3 0

Hinton AFC Welwyn Romans Berkhamsted Raiders Chipperfield Corinthians First Colney Heath FC Reserves

CC CC CC L

Oracle Components Sandridge Rovers Sarratt Lemsford

4 1 2 1

1 4 2* 3

Buntingford Town Royston Town U23 Hertford Heath Bush Hill Rangers FC First

Saturday 7th October CC L

Sporting Bengal Utd Baldock Town Reserves

1 2

5 3

Cockfosters Res Bush Hill Rangers FC First

L L L L L

Everett Rovers Apsley Argyle Chipperfield Corinthians First Colney Heath FC Reserves Oracle Components

3 1 1 2 1

5 3 3 5 2

Buntingford Town Sandridge Rovers Belstone Hatfield Town First Cuffley Seniors First

L L

Leverstock Green Dev Lemsford

0 0

5 5

Hertford Heath Hinton

Saturday 14th October L L L L

Baldock Town Reserves Belstone Buntingford Town Bush Hill Rangers FC First

Apsley Argyle Cockfosters Res Colney Heath FC Reserves Chipperfield Corinthians First

L L L L L

Hatfield Town First Hinton Lemsford London Lions Sandridge Rovers

Cuffley Seniors First Hertford Heath Oracle Components Leverstock Green Dev Everett Rovers

Herts Senior Country League Premier Division Table 7th October 2023

Team

P

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1 Belstone First

12

11

1

0

27

34

2 Chipperfield Corinthians First

12

9

1

2

17

28

3 Hatfield Town First

11

8

1

2

31

25

4 Cuffley Seniors First

11

8

0

3

18

24

5 Hertford Heath First

10

7

1

2

18

22

6 Hinton First

11

7

1

3

16

22

7 Bush Hill Rangers FC First

11

6

3

2

12

21

8 London Lions Development

11

4

5

2

3

17

9 Buntingford Town First

11

4

3

4

-1

15

10 Everett Rovers

13

4

3

6

-6

15

11 Colney Heath FC Reserves

11

3

4

4

-6

13

12 Sandridge Rovers First

13

2

4

7

-16

10

13 Apsley Argyle First

12

3

0

9

-15

9

14 Lemsford First

12

2

3

7

-17

9

15 Cockfosters Reserves

10

2

2

6

-15

8

16 Leverstock Green Development

11

2

0

9

-27

6

17 Oracle Components First

9

1

1

7

-15

4

18 Baldock Town Reserves

9

0

1

8

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Development & U18’s Team News Leverstock Green Development got their first home win of the season on Tuesday night as they progressed to the second round of the Herts Senior Centenary Trophy with a 4-3 win over Apsley Argyle.

The opportunity was taken to field three first team players who have been short on action recently.

Radu-Mihai Stefanoaica opened the scoring in the 16th minute with an assist from Callum Neal. George Mitchell-Gears made it 2-0 in the 23rd minute, assisted by Martin Kirov, and Kirov added the third goal on 25 minutes before Apsley pulled a goal back two minutes later.

In the 59th minute Leverstock had a penalty, but Stefanoaica’s kick was saved, and he miskicked the rebound wide. Kirov scored the fourth goal on 65 minutes to put the match away – or so it seemed until Apsley pulled it back to 4-2 in the 85th minute and made it 4-3 deep into stoppage time, but Leverstock held out for the win.

Leverstock Green Under-18s won their second straight match by a big score, following up last week’s 41 win over Dunstable with a 5-0 win away at Buckingham F.C. on Thursday night. A 31st minute goal from Shay Kelly had Leverstock 1-0 up at half time, and Kelly added goals on 50 and 56 minutes to complete his hat-trick. Jamie McIntosh returned to the side off the bench and scored the 4th on 71 minutes, and after Buckingham had a player sent off, James Renton completed the rout with the fifth goal in the 88th minute.

Leverstock Green’s under-18s were unable to follow up on their previous two games, which produced six points and nine goals, as they fell to a home defeat against Winslow United on Thursday side. Jamie McIntosh gave Leverstock a 1-0 lead from the penalty spot in the 13th minute, but Winslow equalised three minutes later and took the lead in first half stoppage time. Winslow added two further goals in the second half and continued their perfect start with three wins from three games.

Under 18’s Team Fixtures and Results Date

Venue

Opponents

Score

Goalscorers

16-Aug

FAYC

Away

Oxhey Jets

1-4

Lost

Payne

31-Aug

SCYFL

Away

Leighton Town

1-4

Lost

Dischamps

15-Sep

SCYFL

Away

Hemel Hempstead

1-2

Lost

21-Sep

SCYFL

Home

Dunstable Town

4-1

Won

Dischamps 2, Darr, Roberts

28-Sep

SCYFL

Away

Buckingham

5-0

Won

Kelly 3, McIntosh, Renton

05-Oct

SCYFL

Home

Winslow

1-4

Lost

McIntosh

12-Oct

SCYFL

Away

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos

1-2

Lost

Moore

19-Oct

SCYFL

Away

Dunstable Town

23-Oct

BH

Away

Barnet

Southern Counties Floodlight League Corinthian Division Results & Fixtures Week commencing 9th October 2023 FAYC COR COR COR COR

Berkhamsted FC U18 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Dunstable Town U18 Winslow United U18 Southern Kings Langley FC U18

3 2 4 2 0

Slough Town Leverstock Green U18 Buckingham Football Club U18 Hemel Hempstead Town U18 Tring Athletic U18 Midweek

Week commencing 16th October 2023 COR COR COR COR COR

Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC U18 FL Buckingham Football Club U18 S Dunstable Town U18 Leverstock Green U18 Winslow United U18 Southern

Kings Langley FC U18 Hemel Hempstead Town U18 Leighton Town U18 Tring Athletic U18 Midweek Berkhamsted FC U18

Week commencing 23rd October 2023 BHC COR BHC BHC BHC COR COR

Barnet FC U18 (SC) Berkhamsted FC U18 Windsor & Eton FC U18 Brentwood Town Youth U18 Haringey Borough FC (Youth) Leighton Town U18 Tring Athletic U18 Midweek

Leverstock Green U18 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Buckingham Football Club Hemel Hempstead Town U18 Winslow United U18 Kings Langley FC U18 Dunstable Town U18

2 1 1 2 2

Southern Counties Floodlight League Corinthian League Table Team

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

1 Winslow United U18 Southern

4

3

1

0

5

10

2 Tring Athletic U18 Midweek

3

3

0

0

8

9

3 Kings Langley FC U18

5

3

0

2

3

9

4 Hemel Hempstead Town U18

3

2

1

0

5

7

5 Leighton Town U18

3

2

0

1

4

6

6 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos FC U18 FL

4

2

0

2

6

6

7 Leverstock Green U18

6

2

0

4

0

6

8 Berkhamsted FC U18

2

1

0

1

0

3

9 Dunstable Town U18

5

1

0

4

-10

3

10 Buckingham Football Club U18 S

5

0

0

5

-21

0

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VICE PRESIDENTS CLUB 2023-24 Leverstock Green Football Club would like to thank the Vice Presidents for their help and assistance pledged for this 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.

GOLD Members Club Tony Smart, Alan Lee, Keith Pym Colin Bull and Bill Dawes The Gold Members Club for those who have given significant donations to the club.

Leverstock Green FC would like to thank the above which allows the club to have additional resources for their use.

If you like to join the Gold Club, please contact Tony Smart

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