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Welcome to Leverstock Green FC Today we welcome Stotfold Officials and Supporters to the LORDS Builders Merchants Stadium We also welcome our match officials Referee Christopher Poole, and his assistants Nathan Parrin and Paul Sangster. We hope you all have an enjoyable day with us. 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.
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. 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. 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
Pitching In – Southern League – Division One Central Levy Green - Green Shirt, Shorts and Sock
Stotfold –Purple Tops, Shorts & Socks
Finlay Murray Callum Neal Vlad Karuchok George Mitchell-Gears Kombe Kawimbe Ryan Carruthers Ademide Baruwa Dan Pett Joe McCarthy Nat Connolly Iker Noguera Leon Marcus Warren Arlo Coubrough Ashton Corder Lucas Hammer Aldo Petagine Timi Bada Romari Forde Dan Casey
Liam Gooch Matthew Moloney Enock Ekongo Pierce Mitchell (C) Lewis Thomas Simo Mbonkwi Richesse Mvioki Dylan Logan Taylor Rhiney Taylor Franklin Hugo Valencia Jemale Olayinka Joseph Beardon Elias Nichols Lucas Jordan William Ademiluyi Liam Gooch Matthew Moloney Enock Ekongo
Manager:
Fergus Moore
Manager: Eddie McLoughlin
Assistant:
Scott McGleish
Assistant: Carl Smith
GK Coach: Darren Bonfield
Coach: Louis O’Neill
Coach:
Coach: Craig Meyrick
Aaron Eales
Physio: Amy Kibler
Physio: Joe Green
Luke Bedford and Ben Jerrams
We provide a range of integrated services, which together form a pathway to support people towards an independent future. Day Centre – A community-based setting, providing expert advice, where anyone is welcome to drop in, have a shower, a hot meal, some clean clothes, as well as some friendly company. Outreach – Working with local rough sleepers to build trust and offer access to any services needed – with a focus on bringing people into safe and stable accommodation. The Elms – A 44-bed hostel providing emergency and short-term accommodation to single, homeless adults. Crash Pad – Emergency overnight accommodation offered to people when we are unable to accommodate them immediately at The Elms. Move On – Providing support for The Elms residents into more independent living in shared accommodation. Resettlement – Supporting clients moving from The Elms or Move On into council, social housing, or private rental. Foodbank – Providing emergency food parcels and household provisions to local individuals and families. In the Community – Supporting people in the community during this cost-of-living crisis and helping reduce the need to visit our Foodbank. Social Enterprises – Developing employability skills and self-confidence in a supportive environment, while also raising income.
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Leverstock Green FC Club Information President – Derrick Williams MBE
Accountants – Coyle & Co
Chairman – Emma Smart Vice Chairman – Dan Swan
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents
General Club Secretary – Alan Lee
Mr. J Baldry, Mr. B Barter, Mr. C Bull,
Football Secretary – Alan Lee
Mr. W Dawes, Mr. J Doble, ,Mr. R Saville,
Treasurer – Tony Smart
Mr. A Smart,
General Officer – Keith Pym, Garry Harvey,
Mr. J Williams, Mr. M Goodson, Mr. .J Lawes
Steve Ypey Web: http://levgreenfc.co.uk General Committee
Twitter: @levgreenfc
Keith Pym, Alan Brett, Steve Ypey, Roger Lipscombe, Garry Harvey,
Facebook: @Leverstock Green F.C.
Dan Swan, Steven Smart
Match Day Secretary - Alan Lee Clubhouse Manager – Tony Smart
Leverstock Green Football Club is a Members Club. All positions below are elected annually by members of the club at the AGM which is held in August of each year as per club rules.
Bar Manager – Sue Hollick Club Welfare Officer/Charter Standard – Garry Harvey Functions & Sponsorship – Kerry Hollick
CLUB OFFICERS: Chairman: Emma Smart Club Secretary: Alan Lee, Treasurer: Tony Smart; Football Secretary: Alan Lee
Groundsman & Team – Craig Ringsell Roger Lipscombe, Keith Pym & Alan Brett
Media Officer/Website – Alan Lee Social Media – Dan Swan Programme Editor – Steven Smart Photographer – Lauren Archer Veo – Garry Harvey
Leverstock Green FC FA League Rule 2.13 Ownership: In accordance with The Football Association Rule 2.13. Publication of Ownership in relation to Step 1 to Step 6 clubs within the football pyramid, we hereby confirm that the Legal Status of Leverstock Green Football Club, takes the form of an Unincorporated Association. It has a constitution which sets out the rules that govern its relationship and membership, and elects a Management Committee to run the organisation on behalf of its Private Members
THE MANAGEMENT TEAMS First Team
Fergus Moore –
Scott McGleish –
Manager
Assistant Manager
Austin Byfield –
Aaron Eales –
GK Coach
Coach
Under 18s
Darren Bonfield – GK Coach
Amy Kilbler Physio
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Stotfold is a small country town with a population in the region of 9,000. It is situated in the county of Bedfordshire but being near the North Herts border. The first recorded football in the town was1904, however it is certain that the game was played for a number of years before that. In those early 1900s, Stotfold sides played in the Biggleswade and District League. This was followed by a spell of nearly 30 years in North Herts Football. The first record of a trophy being won was 1911 when Potton were beaten 1-0 in the Biggleswade and District Championship. Stotfold FC was officially founded after WW2 in 1946. In 1951 we joined the South Midlands League Division 2 and in 1953 were promoted to Division 1. Up until 1965 our home ground was located at Hitchin Road Recreation Ground and the club then purchased and developed a meadow named Roker and the ground was aptly named Roker Park which we occupied for 54 years. The club remained in the South Midlands League for over 30 years winning promotion to the Premier League in 1955 and winning the championship in 1980. Phil Pateman took over from Ian Allinson stepping up after managing the reserves to League champions and Beds Intermediate success. During 1998-2001 under his charge the club won The Beds Senior and Premier Cups, UCL League Cup, and the Hinchingbrooke Cup. The club also reached the last 32 of the FA Vase and the 3rd Qualifying Rd of the FA Cup. Phil stepped down to become Chairman in 2001. The early 2000s saw challenging times for Stotfold Club after gaining just 11 points from 17 league games and some heavy defeats in season 2006/7. A partnership of Ian Allison and Ian Donnelly took over and with the club staring relegation in the face, Ian recruited several senior players, and the club hauled themselves out of the bottom two, winning 8 of the last 10 games. During the summer of 2007, the squad strengthened further, culminating in the most successful season in the club’s history. Both first and second team squads won their respective league and county cup competitions, (the first club and to date only one to do so, with the second team under John Philbin remaining unbeaten in the league. The 2010s saw the club move back from the United Counties League to the Spartan South Midlands League in 2010/11. In season 2012/13 Gordon Bickerstaff stood down and Steve Young was appointed as Manager supported by Roy Ryall. After another poor start the first team secured a respectable mid-table position. Steve promoted from within the club, Michael Parkin and Matt Endersby stepping up. The first team turned their season around from being 3rd from bottom of the SSML Premier Division with just 18 points at Xmas, to three cup finals and a semi final place in another. They also moved away from the foot of the table with a further 29 points in the second half of the season. The mid-2010s presented a challenge and following Steve’s resignation in January 2015, Rob Bates stepped up and he managed to mould a team to stave off relegation from the Premier League and finish a creditable 16th. Revised plans were drawn up when an offer to build 60 properties on Roker Park was accepted in return for a stadium being built for us. The club completely restructured with a merger of Senior & Junior clubs with an ongoing program of inclusive football for a Charter Standard Club comprising of more than 60 teams and 700 participants. So, to the 2020s success off the field being as important as on it. In this regard we were delighted that our former player Luke Gregson agreed to be our manager after a wonderful spell at Baldock. He bought with him Jim
Sterling and rebuilt the side. After a slow start the Eagles went on a fantastic run of form winning 14 consecutive league games and seemingly nailed on for promotion before Covid-19 null and voided the season. However not before we won the Beds Senior Trophy beating Stevington 2-0 in the final. Despite, the disappointment 2020 marked a landmark for the club when we moved to our New Roker Park JSJ Stadium The £2M Step 4 facility opened its doors on Feb 8th with a home game against Shefford & Campton, and a crowd of 644 witnessed a super game with the Eagles winning 5-3. After 20 years as club chairman Phil Pateman stepped down at the end of season 2020/21 with his vice-chairman of some 4 years Rob Parkin agreeing to take on the role of chairman. We started the new 2021/22 season full of optimism having been re-structured off the field and in the re-structured Division 1 under former players Brett and Paul Donnelly. Joining Brett’s management team is UEFA B licence and FA Coach mentor Eddie McLoughlin. The management team are completed by Michael Parkin (Goalkeeping coach), Ryan Jefferies (Physio) and Roy Ryall with Jon Little, Sean Lyness and Darren Clarke looking after the Development/U18 sides. The season saw unprecedented success with the first team winning Division 1 and promotion back to the South Midlands Premier Division, the Development team winning Division 1 of the Beds County Football League and promotion to Premier Division and the U18s winning the Nemean Division of the Southern Counties Southern Floodlit League. We started season 2022/23 with the same management teams for the first and development teams and the club had their first ever Women’s team under the management of Tom Olney and Becca Lightfoot playing in the Beds and Herts Woman’s Football League. A new management team of Stuart Lopez and Scott Cretton took over the U18 team. Unbelievably the first team secured back-to-back promotions finishing runners up in the SSMFL Premier Division and winning the play off at Dereham Town 20. The women’s team secured promotion to the Premier Division of their league in their first season. Season 2023/24 saw the 1 team play at step 4 in the Southern League Central Division 1 for the first time in the club’s history. In a tough league we were delighted to finish a very creditable 7th. The Development team finished runners-up in the Beds County Football League, gaining promotion to Spartan South Midlands Division 1 a great achievement for a club to have teams at step 4 and step 6. The Women’s team finished third in their first season in the Premier Division and the U18s finished third in the Delphian Division. Sadly, we saw Brett and Eddie move on to take ver management roles at Hitchin Town towards the end of the season. We thank them for all the success they brought to the club.
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Match Reports
Hadley
1 vs 1
Leverstock Green
It’s now six points from the last four games that Leverstock Green have allowed to slip away in stoppage time. Saturday’s game at Hadley saw a fourth-straight stoppage time disappointment as what would have been a hard-fought win turned into a draw. Leverstock went into the game with four players missing including previously ever-present Kombe Kawimbe through suspension and top scorer Iker Noguera Leon with hamstring issues. Their problems increased early in the game when Joe McCarthy went in for a sliding tackle on Hadley keeper Charles Taylor and won the ball, but McCarthy came off worse from the challenge. He struggled on for a few minutes trying to run off the injury, but in the 17th minute gave way to recent signing Romari Forde. At the end of a scrappy first half that saw neither side create a clear-cut chance, Timi Bada also had to leave the game with hamstring issues, and was replaced for the second half by Lucas Hammer, making two 16-year-olds on the pitch for Leverstock. It was Hammer who had the game’s first real chance in the 62nd minute when a shot from Nat Connolly deflected into his path, but his shot was gathered by Taylor. However, Leverstock were threatening again seconds later when Ashton Corder got in behind the Hadley defence and put the ball across goal where
Forde came in at the far post to score his first goal for the club and put his side into a 1-0 lead. Hadley were reduced to ten men in the 77th minute. Louis Udeh had been shown his first yellow card eight minutes earlier, and a shirt pull on Forde saw him dismissed with a second yellow card. In the 83rd minute Hadley were convinced that they had equalised, insisting that the ball had crossed the line in a goalmouth scramble, but neither referee nor linesman were in agreement and Leverstock remained in front. However, once again they could not hold out through stoppage time. It wasn’t a penalty this time, but a free kick awarded just outside the penalty area. Tommy Roberts’ shot went over the wall and past Ryan North to level the scores and rescue a point for Hadley. Hadley (0) 1 (Roberts 90+2) 1. Charles Taylor, 2. Bobby Webb (12. Ridwan Euba 66 mins), 3. Callum Ismail, 4. Cameron Ferguson (17.Tommy Roberts 69 mins), 5. Louis Udeh, 6. Ekow Coker, 7. Bobby Bircham, 8. Daniel Taylor, 9. Jordan Edwards, 10. Romey Meoded (18. Chibueze Echem H/T), 11. Luke Alfano (14. Rio Grant 79 mins) Leverstock Green (0) 1 (Forde 62) 1. Ryan North, 2. Callum Neal, 3. Vlad Karuchok (16. Aldo Petagine 80 mins), 4. Dan Pett, 5. George Mitchell-Gears, 6. Ademide Baruwa, 7. Timi Bada (15. Lucas Hammer H/T), 8. Nat Connolly, 9. Joe McCarthy (14. Romari Forde 17 mins), 10. Marcus Warren, 11. Ashton Corder. Subs not used: 12. Callum Donnelly, 17. Ted Wilkin.
Chesham United U18
3 vs 1
Leverstock Green U18
The Under-18s suffered their first defeat in 90 minutes of the season on Thursday night as they went out of the Brian Hitchings Cup at Chesham United. Finley Clark put the Leverstock side into an early lead, but Chesham came back to lead 2-1 by half time and added a third in the second half.
Leverstock Green
1 vs 4
Royston Town
It was a tough afternoon for Leverstock Green against high-flying Royston Town on Saturday as they fell to a heavy defeat, with most of the damage being done during the first half. Leverstock had two new loan signings in their squad today, with goalkeeper Finlay Murray joining on a work experience loan from Watford, and striker Arlo Coubrough joining on a youth loan from Sheffield United. Murray was brought into action to pull off a good save from a shot in the 3rd minute. However, in the 11th minute Leverstock shot themselves in the foot with a botched short corner routine that allowed Royston to break away quickly, and Harvey Beckett put Joe Iaciofano through to slot past Murray and put Royston into a 1-0 lead. Leverstock could have equalised four minutes later when Joe McCarthy pulled the ball back from the byeline to find Coubrough, but his shot was kept out by the leg of visiting keeper Stanley Nairne. Royston added their second goal in the 34th minute when a far
post corner was headed back across goal by Taylor Parr and Iaciofano had a simple job of heading home from close range. A combination of Murray and George Mitchell-Gears kept out a third Royston goal in the 41st minute, however the third goal came in the last minute of the half. Murray did well to turn a shot from Cemal Ramadan onto the bar, but the rebound was headed home by Beckett. The second half saw a much improved performance from Leverstock. They pulled a goal back in the 74th minute from the penalty spot, with Romari Forde netting the spot kick after McCarthy had been pushed over in the box. A second Leverstock goal would have made things interesting, and they had some near misses. McCarthy was just wide with a chip in the 86th minute, and two minutes later a header from Mitchell-Gears brought a great save from Nairne to tip it over the bar. Lucas Hammer brought a save out of Nairne at the near post, and was just wide with a volley in stoppage time. However, in the last seconds of stoppage time Revin Domi broke away to score a fourth goal for Royston with their first shot of the second half.
Results elsewhere meant that Leverstock have dropped back into the bottom four, although it is very tight with six teams being covered by two points at the moment. Leverstock Green (0) 1 (Forde 74 pen) 1. Finlay Murray, 2. Callum Neal, 3. Vlad Karuchok, 4. Dan Pett, 5. George Mitchell-Gears, 6. Ademide Baruwa, 7. Romari Forde (15. Lucas Hammer 84 mins), 8. Nat Connolly (12. Dan Casey 90 mins), 18. Joe McCarthy, 10. Marcus Warren (17. Aldo Petagine 79 mins), 11. Arlo Coubrough (14. Ashton Corder 57 mins). Sub not used: 16. Iker Noguera Leon. Royston Town (3) 4 (Iaciofano 11, 34, Beckett 45, Domi 90+6) 13. Stanley Nairne, 4. Harvey Beckett (14. Josh Dawodu 81 mins), 6. Archie Locke, 8. Taylor Parr, 9. Cemal Ramadan (24. Josh Coldicott-Stevens 72 mins), 10. Joe Iaciofano (21. Alfie Warman 61 mins), 11. Kian Harness, 15. Jack Dickerson (12. Konstantin Ivanov 90+3 mins), 18. Kieron Cathline, 20. Andronicos Georgiou (19. Revin Domi 61 mins), 22. Dylan Williams.
Ware
2 vs 1
Leverstock Green
Leverstock Green extended their run of games without a win to six, and fell deeper into relegation trouble as they were beaten 21 at Ware in Tuesday night’s Southern League game. As with Saturday’s game against Royston, they paid the price for a poor first half display, and although they did enough to get something out of the game with a much improved second half performance, they had no luck in the closing stages. The home side took the lead in the 7th minute, as a moment of defensive hesitation allowed Taufee Skandari to nip in and shoot past Finley Murray from a narrow angle. Leverstock could have levelled the game in the 27th minute as a neat passing move ended with Ademide Baruwa putting Joe McCarthy through, but McCarthy’s shot went across goal and wide. Instead they were two goals down three minutes later when a free kick into the box was not adequately dealt with and Khale Da Costa blasted a shot home. Leverstock made two changes at half time, with Arlo Coubrough and Aldo Petagine coming on, and Coubrough saw a yellow card for a robust challenge just seconds after the restart. However, in the 56th minute another fine passing move saw Leverstock move the ball upfield, and Romari Forde squared to Coubrough, who slipped a shot over keeper Fred Burbidge to score his first goal for the club and pull a goal back. With Ware offering little as an attacking threat in the second half, it was only a matter of whether Leverstock could rescue
something from the game, and they came very close to doing so. In the 81st minute a free kick from Iker Noguera Leon found Callum Neal with a free header in front of goal, but it went wide. In the 88th minute Ashton Corder struck a tremendous shot from 20 yards out but it was kept out by an acrobatic save from Burbidge. In a goalmouth scramble from the resulting corner the ball hit the post. Leverstock kept up the pressure throughout stoppage time but the finishing touch was just not there. Ware (2) 2 (Skandari 7, Da Costa 30) 1. Fred Burbidge, 2. Max Granville, 3. Matthew Ireland (16. Riley Warmerdam 51 mins), 4. Herbie Townsend, 5. Jay Rolfe, 6. Josh Okotcha, 7. Rechan Esprit (12. Theo Ofori 86 mins), 8. Jack Taylor, 9. Samuel Mayuma, 10. Khale Da Costa, 11. Taufee Skandari. Subs not used: 14. Rylee Kitteringham, 15. Finley Titchmarsh, 17. Gabriel Ward. Leverstock Green (0) 1 (Coubrough 56) 1. Finlay Murray, 2. Callum Neal, 3. Vladyslav Karuchok (17. Aldo Petagine H/T), 4. Dan Pett, 5. George Mitchell-Gears, 6. Ademide Baruwa, 7. Romari Forde (14. Ashton Corder 75 mins), 8. Nat Connolly (15. Arlo Coubrough 56 mins), 9. Joe Mccarthy, 10. Marcus Warren, 11. Iker Noguera Leon. Subs not used: 12. Dan Casey, 16. Lucas Hammer.
By Matthew Badcock Editor, The NLP AND then there were nine. The FA Cup first round turned out to be fairly fruitful for NonLeague clubs. Yes, there were some heavy defeats from EFL clubs not wanting to get caught in the headlines. But we also enjoyed some memorable upsets and a decent progression of Non-League clubs into the second round. Seven clubs booked their place in the draw on Saturday – Step 3 Guiseley, National League South duo Dover Athletic and Salisbury, as well as National League foursome Kidderminster Harriers, Carlisle, Barrow and AFC Fylde. Wimborne Town joined them on Sunday thanks to their upset of League Two Crawley Town and, on Monday night, Plymouth Parkway became the third Step 3 to join the party after winning the all-Southern League Premier South clash. It could have been more. How it could have been. Altrincham ran Notts County close in thickest of fog, eventually losing on penalties, Hornchurch were pegged back against Blackpool and only fell in extra time.
On Sunday, Stafford Rangers led Grimsby 2-0 and then 3-2 in extratime before seeing their dream finished in a shoot-out. Cray Wanderers led ten-man Stockport County 2-0 but suffered a late turnaround before extra-time defeat. When the dust has settled they will no doubt all look back with pride. The second round draw delivered too. Dover – who upset Wealdstone 2-0 – pulled the big one out with a home date against former FA Cup winners Leicester City. Wimborne’s reward for their famous victory is League One highflyers Bradford City, who stuck seven past Marine last weekend. NPL Premier Guiseley beat Sutton to reach round two – and will now face Notts County at home. The third team of the Step 3 trio, Plymouth Parkway, take on Barnet in the south-west. Salisbury – fresh from seeing off Sholing – host Blackpool and AFC Fylde will welcome Luton Town. Carlisle United’s impressive win over Salford City sees them make the trip to last season’s National League winners York City. And then there’s Kidderminster Harriers, who stuck three past Doncaster Rovers in their first round win, making the trip to fellow National League side Barrow, managed by former manager Adam Murray, in the only all Non-League tie. The games take place in early December. Certainly one will be remaining. But how many more can join them?
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First Team Fixture/Results – 2026/27 Date Sat 4th Jul Tue 7th Jul Sat 11th Jul Tue 14th Jul Sat 18th Jul Tue 21st Jul
Venue Away
Opponents Dunstable F.C.
Comp FRD
Result W 2-1
Away
Everett Rovers
FRD
D 2-2
Away
Harpenden Town
FRD
L 1-3
Home
BROADFIELDS UNITED BIGGLESWADE UNITED EGHAM TOWN
FRD
W 2-0
FRD
D 2-2
FRD
W 3-2
Sat 25th Jul Tue 28th Jul Sat 1st Aug Sat 8th Aug Tue 11th Aug Sat 15th Aug Sat 22nd Aug
Home
FRD
D 2-2
Home
HARROW BOROUGH WATFORD U23
FRD
W 3-1
Trialist, Carruthers Allen, Trialist(p) McCarthy, Allen, Warren Allen, Trialist Allen 3
Away
Takeley
FRD
L 0-2
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Home
WALTHAMSTOW FAC-xp
W 2-1
Home
LONDON LIONS
SLC
L 1-2
MitchellGears, Allen Neal
Away
Barton Rovers
SLC
D 1-1
Corder
Away
Ware
FAC-p
L 3-5
Sat 29th Aug Mon 31st Aug Sat 5th Sep Tue 15th Sep
Away
Walthamstow
FAT-1q
L 2-3
Home
SLC
D 0-0
Away
POTTERS BAR TOWN Haringey Borough
Uchenna, Folorunsho, Eldridge Neal, Carruthers -
SLC
L 1-3
Folorunsho
Away
Waltham Abbey
SLC
L 1-2
Allen(p)
Home Home
Goalscorers Trialist A, Trialist B Carruthers, McCarthy Trialist
Sat 19th Sep Sat 26th Sep Tue 29th Sep
Home
SLC
D 1-1
Neal
Away
MILTON KEYNES IRISH Hertford Town
SLC
D 1-1
Leon
Home
WARE
SLC
W 5-0
Sat 3rd Oct Sat 10th Oct
Home
BEACONSFIELD TOWN Thame United
SLC
L 1-2
Leon x2, Allen, Bada, McCarthy Leon
SLC
W 3-2
Tue 13th Oct Sat 17th Oct Tue 20th Oct Sat 24th Oct Tue 27th Oct Sat 31st Oct Sat 7th Nov Tue 10th Nov Sat 14th Nov Tue 17th Nov Sat 21st Nov Sat 28th Nov Sat 5th Dec Sat 12th Dec Sat 19th Dec Sat 26th Dec
Home
HSC-1 SLC
W 1-1 (42) W 2-1
Home
TRING ATHLETIC BIGGLESWADE FC DIDCOT TOWN
SLC
L 1-2
Away
Aylesbury United
SLC
D 2-2
Home
SLC
L 1-2
Away
WALTHAM ABBEY Hadley
Carruthers, Corder Bada
SLC
D 1-1
Forde
Home
ROYSTON TOWN SLC
L 1-4
Forde(p)
Away
Ware
SLC
L 1-2
Coubrough
Home
STOTFOLD
SLC
3.00 pm
Away
Marlow
SLC
7.45 pm
Away
Biggleswade Town
SLC
3.00 pm
Home
HERTFORD SLC TOWN Milton Keynes Irish SLC
3.00 pm
WINSLOW UNITED Flackwell Heath
SLC
3.00 pm
SLC
3.00 pm
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
SLC
3.00 pm
Away
Home
Away Home Away Home
3.00 pm
Leon, McCarty, Pett Allen Leon(p), McCarthy Bada
First Team Statistics Player
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Ademide Baruwa
20
0
1
5
0
Marcus Warren
20
0
3
1
0
Vladyslav Karuchok
20
0
0
2
0
Joe McCarthy
19
3
1
7
0
Dan Pett
19
1
1
0
0
George Mitchell-Gears
19
1
0
4
0
Kombe Kawimbe
18
0
0
1
1
Callum Neal
18
3
1
3
0
Ashton Corder
18
2
3
1
0
Nat Connolly
18
0
0
3
0
Ryan North
17
0
0
2
0
Jack Allen
16
4
0
0
0
Ryan Carruthers
16
2
0
4
0
Timi Bada
12
2
0
0
0
Iker Noguera Leon
11
7
1
1
0
Carmicheal Uchenna
10
1
2
2
0
Enoch Folorunsho
8
2
0
0
0
Aldo Petagine
6
0
0
0
0
George Eldridge
5
1
0
0
0
Romari Forde
5
2
1
0
0
Archie Quinlan
4
0
0
0
0
Lucas Hammer
3
0
0
0
0
Finlay Penniston-Walker
2
0
0
0
0
Sankou Jabbi
2
0
0
0
0
Finlay Murray
2
0
0
0
0
Arlo Coubrough
2
1
0
1
0
Dan Casey
1
0
0
0
0
Pitching In Southern League Division One Central Table Pos Club
P
W
D L
F
A
GD Pts Last 5
1
Didcot Town
16 11 1 4
40 19 21
34 4-0-1
2
Winslow United
16 10 3 3
42 23 19
33 2-1-2
3
Marlow
15 10 2 3
37 24 13
32 4-0-1
4
Potters Bar Town
18 9
5 4
37 24 13
32 3-0-2
5
Royston Town
17 8
6 3
37 23 14
30 4-1-0
6
Welwyn Garden City
16 9
3 4
36 23 13
30 3-1-1
7
Stotfold
17 7
7 3
24 20 4
28 2-2-1
8
Haringey Borough
16 8
3 5
28 29 -1
27 3-1-1
9
Waltham Abbey
13 8
2 3
38 25 13
26 4-0-1
10
Thame United
12 8
1 3
28 18 10
25 5-0-0
11
London Lions
18 7
1 10 30 38 -8
22 2-0-3
Pos Club
P
W
D L
F
A
GD Pts Last 5
21 1-2-2
12
Beaconsfield Town
18 6
3 9
22 37 15
13
Biggleswade F.C.
15 6
2 7
25 28 -3
20 0-0-5
14
Biggleswade Town
17 5
4 8
25 26 -1
19 2-1-2
15
Hertford Town
17 5
4 8
25 34 -9
19 2-0-3
16
Ware
16 4
7 5
24 33 -9
19 3-1-1
19 5
4 10 24 36 12
19 1-1-3
18 0-0-5
17
Barton Rovers
18
Milton Keynes Irish
18 5
3 10 25 41 16
19
Leverstock Green
17 3
6 8
24 28 -4
15 0-2-3
16 4
2 10 30 40 10
14 1-2-2
17 3
2 12 20 36 16
11 1-1-3
16 2
3 11 21 37 16
9
20
21
22
Aylesbury United
Hadley
Flackwell Heath
0-3-2
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U-18’s Fixtures and Results 2026/27 Wed 19th Aug Thu 3rd Sept Thu 10th Sept
Away Home Home
Tring Athletic
FAYCxp BROADFIELDS FAYC-p UNITED DUNSTABLE SCYL FC
W 2-0 W 1-1 (3-2) W 6-0
Thu 17th Sept
Home
RAYNERS LANE
FAYC1q
W 7-1
Mon 21st Sept
Away
SCYL
W 2-1
Thu 1st Oct
Away
Hemel Hempstead Town St Albans City
FAYC2q
W 3-1
Thu 8th Oct
Home
SHEFFORD SAINTS
SCYL
Fri 16th Oct Thu 22nd Oct
Away
Chelmsford City FAYC3q CRAWLEY SCYL GREEN
Thu 29th Oct Thu 5th Nov
Home
Home Away
AYLESBURY SCYL UNITED Chesham United BHC-2
Henson, Corder Gyamfi Hammer, Brewster 3, Gyamfi, Corder Clark, Brewster 3, Corder 3 Corder, Clark
Brewster 2, Hammer W 5-0 Hammer 2, Clark, Brewster, Corder L 1-1 (1- Clark 3) W 6-0 Roe 2, Dey 2, Corder, Hammer P-P 7.45
U-18’s League Table 2026/27 Date Wed 19th Aug Thu 3rd Sept Thu 10th Sept
Venue Away
Opponents Tring Athletic
Home
BROADFIELDS FAYC-p UNITED DUNSTABLE SCYL FC
W 1-1 (32) W 6-0
Thu 17th Sept
Home
RAYNERS LANE
FAYC-1q
W 7-1
Mon 21st Sept
Away
SCYL
W 2-1
Thu 1st Oct Thu 8th Oct
Away
Hemel Hempstead Town St Albans City
FAYC-2q
W 3-1
Home
SHEFFORD SAINTS
SCYL
Away
Chelmsford City
FAYC-3q
Brewster 2, Hammer W 5-0 Hammer 2, Clark, Brewster, Corder L 1-1 (1-3) Clark
Home
CRAWLEY GREEN
SCYL
W 3-0
Home
AYLESBURY UNITED Chesham United
SCYL
P-P
BHC-2
L 1-3
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos Chesham United
SCYL
P-P
SCYL
7.45 pm
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD TOWN
SCYL
7.45 pm
Fri 16th Oct Thu 22nd Oct Thu 29th Oct Thu 5th Nov Thu 12th Nov Tue 17th Nov Thu 26th Nov
Home
Away Away Away Home
Comp FAYC-xp
Result W 2-0
Goalscorers Henson, Corder Gyamfi Hammer, Brewster 3, Gyamfi, Corder Clark, Brewster 3, Corder 3 Corder, Clark
Roe 2, Dey 2, Corder, Hammer Clark
U-18’s Players Stats 2025 Player
Appearances
Goals
Ted Wilkin
10
0
Charlie Henson
10
1
Ashton Corder
10
8
Oscar Roe
10
2
Lucas Hammer
10
5
Samuel Dey
10
2
Henry Burroughs
10
0
Alex McGinty
9
0
Sebastian Kirkup
9
0
Ellis Simmons
9
0
Finlay Clark
9
5
Samuel Brewster
9
9
Rehan Khan
7
0
Ben Jackson
7
0
Alex Gyamfi
6
2
Zach Palmer
6
0
Gabriel Maragh
6
0
Noah Jennings
4
0
Praise Awoyemi
4
0
Billy Gibbs
1
0
Sonny Cawdron
1
0
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Leverstock Green FC Honours Honours 1954-55
Joined Herts County League Division Two Herts County League Division Two runner-up
1955-56
Placed in Division One "B" for transitional season
1962-63
Normal league programme cancelled, emergency competition run instead
1967
Relegated to Division Two
1973-74
Herts County League Division Two runner-up (lost title on goal average) Promoted to Division One
1978-79
Herts County League Division One Champions Promoted to Premier Division
1984
Relegated to Division One
1984-85
Herts County League Division One runner-up Promoted to Premier Division
1985-86
League renamed Herts Senior County League
1987
Relegated to Division One
1988-89
Herts Senior County League Division One runner-up (list title on goal difference) Promoted to Premier Division
1990-91
Herts Senior County League runner-up
1991-92
Joined South Midlands League
1993-94
Joined newly formed Senior Division on league re-organisation
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
2024-25
Promoted to Pitching In Southern League Division One Gladwish Charity Cup Winners,
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
West Herts FA St Mary’s Cup Winners
2017-18 2022-23
Runners-up
2005-06 2008-09 2010-11 2013-14
Rickmansworth Charity Cup Runners-up 1983-84 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92
Frank Major Trophy Winners 1990-91 1991-92
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VICE PRESIDENTS CLUB 2025-2026 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, Phil Gray 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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