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SCEFL

Southern Counties East Football League First Division

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VS GREENWAYS FC MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2026

3PM KICK OFF HARTSDOWN PARK

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3RD TEAM (1911) MANAGER TBC

VICE-CHAIRMAN Gary Beckett

SUNDAY TEAM MANAGER Greg Richardson

SECRETARY Steve Farbrace

SUNDAY TEAM COACH Reece Trythall

1ST TEAM MANAGER Ian Wallace

VETERANS TEAM MANAGER Steve Farbrace

1ST TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER Liam Morris

U18 YOUTH TEAM MANAGER Russell Wilson

1ST TEAM COACH Tom Hickman

U18 YOUTH TEAM COACHES Andrew Weatherley Andy Walker

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CHAIRMAN Colin Holden

WOMENS TEAM MANAGER Steph Meek WOMENS TEAM COACHES Paige Godden Andy Long RESERVE TEAM MANAGER Elliot Austin

U16 YOUTH TEAM MANAGER James Wells MEDIA MANAGER Russel Goldsmith CLUB OPERATIONS OFFICER Liam Taylor

RESERVE TEAM ASSISTANT MANAGER James Elms

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FROM THE CHAIR COLIN HOLDEN

CLUB CHAIRMAN Bank Holiday Monday with the mighty Minster FC in the sunshine at Hartsdown Park – can it get any better!

We really appreciate your support today as we tackle our 4th SCEFL match of the season having built up from an opening day defeat, a midweek draw and the battling win last Saturday at home to Tooting Bec. Greenways offer stern opposition today having had a similar start to the season with 5 points from 5 matches played. We welcome Jack and the Greenways squad to Thanet this afternoon and wish them well for the season.

We also welcome our referee Matt and his assistants Adam and Mark to Hartsdown Park this afternoon.

From our records it might be the first time that Matt has managed one of our matches.

It’s been a bit of a whirlwind few weeks as we have started our new season in Step 6 alongside an exciting FA Vase debut – you will see that we have a Friday evening tie at Kennington coming soon for the next round. Now that the first team are up and running, we turn to our reserve team who have taken 2 wins from their first 3 matches inside the last 10 days. Reserves Team Manager Elliot “Beardo” Austin also heads up our player development pathway and so he has also

been instrumental in getting our 3rd team – the 1911 squad – up and running with friendlies as they head to a later start of the season in the Canterbury & District League. You might recall that I had also been heavily involved with this team at the end of last season and we are still trying to get a new manager on board (our board of directors seem to have given me the dreaded “vote of confidence”).

We do have some interest in the management role – so things are looking up there too. From what I have seen from the reserves and 1911 teams so far, we have picked up on last season’s promise and added a few new young players that now provides even more potential. Beardo – at last – has an assistant in James Elms, a coach he has known for some years with their youth team football experience in the area. They have a tough job to keep the players happy whilst giving minutes to all – very similar to youth football of course.

We do not put too much emphasis on results and try to prioritise player development, but of course good results make the process easier. I’m glad I have (almost) taken this pressure off my shoulders – it could cause some grey hairs. Ah .. too late!

Enjoy the match – thank you for your support!

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FROM THE BOSS IAN WALLACE

1ST TEAM MANAGER

Good afternoon and a very warm welcome back to Hartsdown Park for today’s SCEFL Division 1 fixture against Greenways FC. We extend a warm greeting to the players, management team, officials, and supporters who have made the trip across Kent from Strood to join us for this Bank Holiday Monday clash.

I write these notes following a fantastic afternoon for our club, securing a hugely satisfying 1–0 victory over Tooting Bec here at Hartsdown Park. It was a tight, competitive contest from the opening whistle, but it was a win the squad thoroughly deserved for their relentless work rate, organisation, and discipline.

Most importantly, that result saw us claim our first-ever win in the SCEFL, a pleasing milestone for everyone involved with Minster FC as we establish ourselves at Step 6.

The decisive moment came in the 61st minute through a moment of real persistence and quality. Tim McArthur did brilliantly to keep the ball alive and played in Ollie Harris, who put the defender under pressure and forced a mistake. The ball broke into the path of 17-year-old Fin Waddell, who struck a fantastic first-time effort across the goalkeeper to find the far post and secure all three points. An

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unforgettable moment for young Fin to mark his very first start for the club with such a crucial goal!

To manage a tight game so effectively, dig deep in the closing stages, and keep a clean sheet showed tremendous maturity from the entire group. The performance built brilliantly on the positive momentum we have been creating over recent weeks.

Today brings another stern test. Formed in 1965 in Gravesend before progressing through the Kent County League, Greenways earned promotion to SCEFL Division One in 2018 and have established themselves as a tough, experienced outfit at Step 6.

They arrive today having won one, drawn two, and lost two of their opening five games of the season, they bring plenty of league experience at this level and a good result at the weekend against Croydon, making them a dangerous opponent and one we will need to perform well against to take the win we are seeking.

Today we will look to achieve the same levels of performance as recent weeks, bring the same hunger, maintain our defensive resilience, and capitalise on our chances to keep building on what has become a pleasing start to the season.

Looking ahead, following today’s match we head out on the road for back-to-back away trips. First, we travel to face Sporting Club Thamesmead on Saturday, followed by a notable FA Vase tie against SCEFL Premier Division opposition in Kennington on Friday 11th September. We then return to Hartsdown Park on Tuesday 15th September to host Rochester United, where we hope to see another fantastic crowd turning out under the lights to get behind the team for a Tuesday night fixture.

VS TOOTING BEC FC

22ND AUGUST 2026

Photos taken by Cadan Boynton

Once again, your support against Tooting Bec was excellent and we hope to see our attendances grow as the season progresses. Your support is certainly valued by the players and it is great to see so many local followers and family members at Hartsdown Park in recent weeks. Bank Holiday matches always bring a great atmosphere, so let’s get behind the boys from the first whistle, give plenty of support, and keep this momentum from the previous three games going.

Up the Minster!

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ABOUT GREENWAYS F.C Founded in 1965 as NALGO F.C., the club enjoyed immediate success, earning four consecutive promotions before adopting the name Greenways F.C. in 1967.

Over the following decades, Greenways established itself as one of Kent’s most successful amateur clubs. Between 1974 and 1988 the club won the Gravesend Football League Premier Division on seven occasions, lifted 17 cup competitions and claimed the Kent Junior Cup Group ‘A’ three times.

The reserve side, formed in 1981, also enjoyed considerable success.

The 1986/87 season remains one of the finest in the club’s history. Greenways won the Gravesend Premier League, Mallinson Hospital Cup and Gordon Charity Shield before completing a memorable campaign by lifting the Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield and enjoying an outstanding run in the Kent Senior Trophy against higher-level opposition.

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The club joined the Kent County League in 1988 and immediately won the Premier Division title, with further silverware following over the years, including a second Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield in 2012/13 and the Inter-Regional Challenge Cup in 2016/17.

Promotion to the Southern Counties East Football League came in 2018 after successive runners-up finishes in the Kent County Premier Division. Following a challenging spell, the club secured its future with a long-term home at Rochester United.

The 2026/27 season marks the start of an exciting new era. With Jack Clark taking charge as First Team Manager, Greenways is building on more than 60 years of proud history with a renewed vision, strengthening links across the club and laying the foundations for future success both on and off the pitch.

Photos taken from Greenways FC Facebook page

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RESULTS

LAST WEEKS RESULTS

THE CENTRE

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SCEFL FIRST DIVISION

Saturday 29th August Saturday 22nd August Banstead Athletic 0 - 2 Welling Town Banstead Athletic 3-1 Greenways FC Elmstead 1 - 5 SC Thamesmead Bridon Ropes 1-4 Hythe Town Greenways 1 - 1 Croydon Lordswood AFC 2-0 Stansfeld Lewisham Borough 5 - 1 Rochester United Lydd Town 2-2 Welling Town Lordswood AFC 3 - 0 Bridon Ropes Minster FC 1-0 Tooting Bec Stansfeld 4 -1 Lydd Town Rochester United 3-1 Halls AFC Sheppey Sports 3-3 FC Elmstead Staplehurst Monarchs 1-0 Lewisham Borough

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FIRST TEAM SCEFL - DIVISION 1

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Banstead Athletic v Lewisham Borough Bridon Ropes v Tooting Bec Croydon v FC Elmstead Lydd Town v Hythe Town Minster FC v Greenways Rochester United v Lordswood AFC Sheppey Sports v Halls AFC Stansfeld v Welling Town Staplehurst Monarchs v SC Thamesmead

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RESERVES TEAM KCFL - DIVISION 2 C&E POS

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Friday 21st August 2026 Margate FC Reserves 4-0 Littlebourne FC Saturday 22nd August 2026 Barming FC 3-1 Canterbury Eagles FC Charing FC 2-3 Minster FC Reserves Cuxton 1991 Reserves 2-1 AFC Gravesend Deal Town Youth FC 4-5 Faversham Strike Force Res Gillingham Town FC 1-1 Larkfield & New Hythe Res Paddock Wood FC 0-2 Baypoint FC Tuesday 25th August 2026 AFC Gravesend 2-3 Kemsing United FC Charing FC 1-4 Littlebourne FC Gillingham Town FC 3-0 Faversham Strike Force Res Minster FC Reserves 1-3 Margate FC Reserves

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Wednesday 26th August 2026 Baypoint FC 4 - 0 Deal Town Youth County FC Cuxton 1991 Reserves 2 - 3 Barming FC Larkfield & New Hythe Res 1 - 3 Canterbury Eagles FC Saturday 29th August 2026 Barming FC P - P Littlebourne FC Baypoint FC 6 - 1 Cuxton 1991 Reserves Charing FC 3 - 3 Canterbury Eagles FC Gillingham Town FC 0 - 3 Minster FC Reserves Kemsing United FC 3 - 2 Deal Town Youth County FC Margate FC Reserves 6 - 2 Faversham Strike Force Res Paddock Wood FC 2 - 4 AFC Gravesend

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1911 TEAM CDFL - DIVISION 1 POS

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Saturday 5th September 2026 Herne Bay Youth v Chilham FC Reserves Snowdown United FC v Rising Stars Risers FC

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WOMENS TEAM SECWFL - DIVISION 2 POS

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Sunday 6th September 2026 Big Bear v Hawkinge Town Lydd Town v Sittingbourne Minster FC v Herne Bay FC Women Under 23 Sellindge v Faversham Town

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WELCOME TO MINSTER FC You will have seen from the club crest that we are over 100 years old with only World Wars getting in the way of continued existence – a matter not taken lightly as club players and staff fought for their country during these difficult times. The club photos in our Minster pavilion main hall reminds us of our history and the generations of players that have represented our club.

Throughout these years there have been successful teams – most notably in the 1960s – that have played the game in the right spirit and have set the foundations for future generations to continue. A difficult time in the early 1980s saw the club – with only a single team at the time - almost fail to finish a season in the Thanet League due to lack of players and support.

My father Ralph (also known locally as Colin) stepped in to gather as many eligible youngsters – including myself – to register and play those final matches to keep the club alive. The results didn’t matter – there was a much larger motive to keep the continuity of the club. For us 16/17 year old lads at the time we were finally playing for Minster – a team we had watched from the sidelines for many years. The following seasons saw the club continue to build from the very bottom upwards.

Our club has now grown very quickly in these last 12-13 years as we have built on the success of a very young team – managed by Ian Wallace - that have progressed through the Canterbury & District League and further into the Kent County Football League to the Premier Division where we consolidated our standing with 2nd, 4th, 2nd and 2nd places across those 4 seasons. This has now led us to be accepted for promotion to the Southern Counties east Football League Division 1 as we start an historic 2026/27 season playing at Step 6 of the national system for the first time. This is the highest level the club has competed at since it was formed in 1911 and we are proud to have reached this moment.

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2016 We now have three further adult teams that have been added in the last 6 years and we have seen our club develop a pathway for young players within the area to progress with their football. Our veterans team continue to enjoy their football in the local Len Martin Thanet & District League. We now have two youth teams at U16 & U18 age groups and our previous youth teams have provided players into our adults squads over the years as the pathway has started to take shape. Last season the club developed a women’s football team for the first time since the 1960s when Minster were one of the original female teams in the area.

Whilst we have had good fortune on the pitch these last few years backed by a huge amount of effort away from match days, we continue to be a club that see long term friendships and a sense of community spirit as being the real “winning.”

A village team that will continue to use football to build competitive spirit alongside friendships that will last a lifetime.

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Nic, a former Minster FC captain who still represents the Old Boys, leads by example both on and off the pitch. This same commitment and work ethic is reflected in every project the team undertakes.

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ZERO TOLERANCE

The Southern Counties East Football League strongly support recent FA statements that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination, accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be reported to the relevant County Association for action by that Association.

SWEARING - LET’S TACKLE IT The Southern Counties East Football League supports the ‘Swearing – Let’s Tackle It’ campaign and strongly condemns the use of foul and abusive language at football matches

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CADAN BOYNTON

“Cadan Boynton is a young photographer from Thanet, whose work is starting to catch the eye of local football clubs and media outlets such as Kent Online. Football is his main focus, but his talent stretches across other sports too. We’re always happy to welcome him pitchside at Minster FC on matchdays as we head into the new season.”

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MATCHDAY SQUADS MANAGEMENT COLOURS Ian Wallace Amber Liam Morris Black Tom Hickman Black

COLOURS Blue Blue Blue

MAGNUS LEWIS (GK) DANE BOUGH (GK) BOBBY HULME CHARLIE SHARP CURT JORDAN DAN ADAMS DARCY CHURCHWARD FIN WADDELL HARRY HOBDAY JAKE COLTHAM-LAI JAKE MUNDAY JOHN ARGYRIDES JOSH NEAVES LEWIS RAY MATT WEATHERLEY OLLIE HARRIS SCOTT BANKS TIM MCARTHUR TODD JORDAN TOM COYNE (C) ZACK JOBE

MANAGEMENT Jack Clark

SHAUN WICKS (GK) AARON SANDERSON BEN DAVISSON DANIEL ASHTON FREDDIE BULL GEORGE WADY HARLEY GORSE HARRY BAPTISTE HARRY BEECH JOEY FAY JOSHUA JACKSON KSHITIZ NEUPANE LEWIS COOK LUKE HEARN LUKE MERCER MICHAEL PATON SIMON WALTON (C) TAYLOR BOWLEY TOMMY WHITNALL

MATCH OFFICIALS

ASSISTANT 1 Adam Aylward

REFEREE Matthew Williams

ASSISTANT 2 Mark Relf

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