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1 RED ARMY The Matchday Programme of Uxbridge Football Club Uxbridge FC vs CHESHUNT FC 15TH DECEMBER :00pm Kick Off

2 Honeycroft, Horton Road, West Drayton UB7 8HX Enquiries: DIRECTORY Club website: uxbridgefc.com Twitter: Uxfc_redarmy Commercial: UXBRIDGE FC COMMITTEE Alan Holloway: Chairman Roger Stevens: Secretary David Tucker: Treasurer Chris Pinn: Welfare Officer Chris Pinn: Match Day Secretary Derek Marshall: Committee Member John Bond: Committee Member Michael Burrell: Committee Member FOOTBALL Tony Choules: Manager Paul Mills: Assistant Manager Damian Payne: Coach Shaun Dawson: Coach Andrew Connor: Sports Therapist Steve Kennedy: Youth Team Manager Chris Stanborough: Youth Team Coach Tony Heath: Youth Team Coach Shaun Ryan: Youth Team Coach Andrew Kendall: Youth Team Coach OPERATIONS Averill Hinde: General Manager Ron & Kay Gilbey: Hospitality Management Ray Turton: Match Day Announcer Geoff Hinde & Kevin Waghorn: Groundsmen The legal name of the club, which is an unincorporated members club, is Uxbridge Football Club

4 CHESHUNT VISIT HONEYCROFT We would like to welcome all the players and staff from Cheshunt to Honeycroft this afternoon for a Bostik League South Central Division fixture, we would also like to welcome our officials Steven Scott, Tolga Inanc, Steven Conway and Match Observer Barry Ford, we hope you all have an enjoyable stay with us and a safe journey home. After three outstanding victories in November the chill of December has come down hard on the team, three matches have seen us ship 12 goals without a point to our name, we have also lost Paul McCarthy and Matty Woods due to injury, let's hope they come back fitter and stronger than before. Cheshunt are hanging on to a play-off position on goal difference. Their only match this month came last weekend at home to Bedfont Sports. Oluwole Akinsanya scored on 17 and 56 minutes to give The Ambers a well deserved 2-0 win, with four minutes left on the clock Cheshunt were thinking of three points but Scott Harris got one back on 86 minutes with Perry Luckins scoring the equaliser on the final whistle, The Ambers felt it was two points dropped rather than one point gained. On Tuesday evening we welcome Hanwell Town to Honeycroft in this seasons Middlesex FA Senior Charity Cup, The Geordies will be looking to reverse our result in the league three weeks ago where we ran out 4-2 victors. This is our final League home match before Christmas and I and the committee would like to wish all our supporters, players, staff and all those behind the scenes a very Merry Christmas. 'COME ON YOU REDS'

FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN This season we are in a stronger position than last season, our position in the league is better - just outside the play offs - which is due to a much stronger and bigger squad of

5 FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN This season we are in a stronger position than last season, our position in the league is better - just outside the play offs - which is due to a much stronger and bigger squad of players to call on but we still need to cut down on the number of goals conceded and see our games out in the 90 minutes. However there is a long way to go as we are only half way through the season and there are plenty of strong teams in our division and anything can happen, but I would like to see us in the play offs at the end of the season so let's hope. Our Youth Team are currently top of their league so congratulations to Steve Kennedy and the boys who are also having a much better season than last year. Above all we thank our loyal supporters for their continued support and keeping with us which is very much appreciated. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to our Management Team, Players, Committee and our Supporters and look forward to plenty of points in 2019! Alan Merry Christmas

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES "The Isthmian Football League

zero tolerance approach agaisnt racism and all forms of

Accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it be

faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be

7 INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES "The Isthmian Football League strongly supports the FA statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach agaisnt 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 Football Association for action by that Association." The FA: Kick it Out:

Looking Back In Amber: The History of Cheshunt Football Club CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY Since 2011, Cheshunt FC has been Cheshunt Sports & Leisure Ltd, with Dean Williamson, our chairman, guiding our

9 Looking Back In Amber: The History of Cheshunt Football Club CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY Since 2011, Cheshunt FC has been Cheshunt Sports & Leisure Ltd, with Dean Williamson, our chairman, guiding our club and premises development. Major investment on and off the pitch has been a major feature of the past few years, with extensive refurbishment of our stadium and entertainment facilities and the construction of new grass pitches and the amazing new 3G surface. Our vision is to produce a Conference standard football club and academy, together with first-class sports, leisure and business facilities that will support Cheshunt Football Club s desire to become a centre of sporting excellence. Cheshunt Football Club club has a rich history, which has made if a part of the town s heritage and culture. Below we look over the club s history throughout the decades. 1880s 1930s The Original Cheshunt Football Club The original Cheshunt Football Club was formed in around 1880, just 17 years after the FA codified the laws of football. They played at Cheshunt Cricket Club s Recreation ground on Albury Ride and wore a black and white striped kit. Their main achievements include winning the Herts Senior Cup in 1924 and the Herts Charity Cup in 1900/01, 1903/04 and 1905/06. They reached the FA Amateur Cup semi-final in 1903/04 and joined the Athenian league after the Great War. After finishing bottom four seasons on the trot and heavily in debt, they disbanded in 1931 when the cricket club raised the rent. At the time they were the oldest amateur club in Hertfordshire.

10 1940s The New Cheshunt Football Club In July 1946, at a public meeting in the Co-op Hall in Waltham Cross, a group of local businessmen decided to resurrect the club, using local junior side Crossbrook Sports as the basis for the new team, retaining their amber and black colours and with Roy Bailey as their manager. The new club applied for and were accepted into the London League, playing in division one for the season. They finished runners-up and won the League Cup and Herts Charity Shield. CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY Initially, home games were played at the Gothic sports ground, off Theobalds Lane, east of the Great Cambridge Road, before moving to College Road the following season. Cheshunt then won the division one title in 1947/48 and again in 1948/49 season and reached the Herts Senior Cup final for the first time. The 1949/50 season saw us in the London League Premier division and playing at our newly opened Cheshunt Stadium on Theobalds Lane. We won the championship beating Tilbury on the last day of the season to clinch the title from them and reached the 3rd round of the Amateur Cup, defeating holders Bromley in front of 5,000 spectators (still the ground record) along the way. 1950s Searching for Success Drainage problems forced the club to abandon Cheshunt Stadium and move to a new ground on Brookfield Lane. We returned to The Stadium (as it is often referred to) in 1952/53 but a poor playing surface meant a return to Brookfield Lane, this time as the tenants of Tottenham Hotspur, as Spurs were now using it as their training ground. At the end of the 1957/58 season Cheshunt were asked to leave and so returned to Cheshunt Stadium where we have played to this present day. The side that won the London League in 1950 included many talented players, including Arthur Ault, Fred Pointing and Dudley Sapsford, but most notable were Ralph Wetton, who went on to play for Tottenham Hotspur, and George Ferguson, who was selected to play for Scotland s Amateur side twice in 1950 the only man to play in an international whilst a Cheshunt player.

11 Apart from moving grounds, Cheshunt also moved around various leagues. We were members of the Delphian League from 1951/52 and 1954/55, rejoined the London League between 1955/56 and 1958/59 and then left to become founder members of the Aetolian League between 1959/60 and 1961/2 all without achieving any notable success. In 1957/58 our team reached the FA Cup 4th qualifying round for the first time. It s an achievement the club has matched three times since, but never bettered. CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY 1960s Ambitions Achieved Cheshunt joined the Spartan League for the 1962/63 season and won the title at the first attempt. The following season the team won the Spartan League Cup. For the 1964/65 season, Cheshunt joined the Athenian League, playing in division two. The following season we finished runners-up under the management of Terry Medwin, the former Spurs and Wales international. That same year, we lifted the Herts Charity Shield. The division one title was won in 1967/68, beating Wembley in another head-to-head championship decider. We joined the Premier Division in the 1968/69 season and achieved respectable positions right through to winning the Athenian Championship in the 1975/76 season, guided by the club s most successful manager, John Drabwell. 1970s The Golden Years Cheshunt s time in the Premier Division saw the Club s most successful period since the 1940s. We won the Mithras Cup in 1969/70, the London Charity Cup in 1973/74, the Athenian League Cup and East Anglian Cup in 1974/75 and the Athenian League Cup again in 1975/76. We also reached four Herts Senior Cup finals, two

12 Mithras Cup finals as well as another East Anglian Cup and Herts Charity Cup finals. It was during this period that Cheshunt saw Eddie Sedgwick chalk up the club record for goals (148) and John Poole began his run of record appearances (512). The team also welcomed former Spurs player Mike Dillon in the mid-1970s. CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY 1980s Highs and Lows Cheshunt joined the Isthmian League Division Two in 1977/78. We found little success until the 1981/82 season, when we finished runners-up to Worthing and were promoted to division one. We also reached the last eight of the FA Vase, going out to Wearside Club Blue Star in the quarter-final, Cheshunt s best performance in any national competition. Cheshunt were relegated from division one at the end of 1983/84 season. However, this was the time when a young Iain Dowie first appeared for the Ambers, before leaving to play for Luton, West Ham, Southampton and Northern Ireland and then going on to manage Crystal Palace, Charlton Athletic and Coventry City. Paul Fairclough, once manager of Barnet, also played a few games for the Ambers in the early 80s. In 1986/87 Cheshunt were relegated into the Spartan League and spent the next six seasons in a state of persistent frustration, unable to achieve the consistency needed for promotion. We did, however, pick up the Herts Centenary Trophy in 1991/92 and finally finished in a top three place in 1992/93, along with the Spartan League Cup, which was a good enough performance to go back up into the Isthmian League.

13 1990s Hovering on the Brink Cheshunt rejoined division three of the Isthmian League for the 1993/94 season and achieved promotion to division two at the first attempt. The club was relegated to division three in 1997/98, but bounced back immediately the following season. We consolidated with midtable positions until being effectively relegated to the new division two at the end of the 2001/02 season due to League restructuring and ground improvements not meeting League deadlines. CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY 2000s- Silverware and Security In season 2002/03, Cheshunt won the division two title (our first league title for 27 years), reached three cup finals and also achieved the necessary ground-grading to play at a higher level. Success continued in the 2003/04 season, finishing third in division one north and reaching the final of the Herts Charity Cup. During this season, striker Darrell Cox was selected for Grenada s squad in their World Cup qualifying tie with Guyana. Sadly, Cox spent the match on the substitutes bench and was not brought on. This is the nearest Cheshunt have come to producing a full international while still an active player for our club side. With the FA restructuring of the non-league pyramid taking effect for the following season, Cheshunt were promoted to the Isthmian Premier division for 2004/05. We found ourselves relegated on the final day of the season by the narrowest of margins (identical points and goal difference with Wealdstone meant that they stayed above Cheshunt by virtue of having scored two more goals), only to then find we were saved due to the disbandment of Hornchurch that summer. However, the Ambers were moved across into the Southern League, where we spent a memorable 2005/06 season (finishing two places above the relegation zone) and lifting the Herts Charity Cup for the first time in the club s history During this season, Cheshunt signed Lloyd Opara from Redbridge, one of the best players in the Southern League. There were many rumours speculating about Opara, with tabloids reporting that he was

14 that he was on the verge of being snapped up by Chelsea for a cool 1 million. In reality, the club sold him to Peterborough United for an estimated 22,000. He went on to make 8 appearances in League Two and scored just 1 goal. Lloyd came back to Cheshunt on a free transfer in the latter stages of the 2006/07 season. We also re-signed striker Darrell Cox for a record transfer fee in the 2006/07 season. CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY 2007/08 saw the club break plenty of records for all the wrong reasons. Five managers took up residence in the hot-seat: Tom Loizou (sacked in November), Paul McGiven (resigned in December), Justin Moseley (caretaker), Martin Grainger (resigned after 1 game in charge) and finally Gordon Boateng. Months of turmoil saw most of the senior players leave for pastures greener. Relegation was all but assured by the time Boateng took charge of the team and the inevitable became a certainty at Easter when a 2-1 defeat at Banbury Utd sealed our fate. There was some cheer for Ambers fans when we beat local rivals Ware in the Herts Charity Cup Final by a Liam Farrell goal to put some silverware in the cabinet and give the club some hope for the future. Cheshunt were placed in the Ryman Division 1 North for the 2008/09 season, finishing 14th and narrowly losing to Stevenage Borough in the Herts Senior Cup Final. The 2009/10 season saw a new squad, a new management team of Bob Dearie and Barry Green, and a more stable, supportive environment. 2010s A Bright Future In 2011 Cheshunt Sports & Leisure Ltd took over the Club with Dean Williamson installed as Chairman. Ensuring stability was the first priority along with investment in the facilities to build a solid foundation from which the club could grow. In 2013, the club were granted planning permission to overhaul 16 acres of land to provide high quality playing surfaces, install a sustainable irrigation system and a full size floodlit artificial pitch. The permission gained national coverage in the BBC2 documentary Permission Impossible. The following year, Dean Williamson secured 150,000 of funding from the Football Stadium Improvement fund to extensively refurbish

15 that he was on the verge of being snapped up by Chelsea for a cool 1 million. In reality, the club sold him to Peterborough United for an estimated 22,000. He went on to make 8 appearances in League Two and scored just 1 goal. Lloyd came back to Cheshunt on a free transfer in the latter stages of the 2006/07 season. We also re-signed striker Darrell Cox for a record transfer fee in the 2006/07 season. CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY 2007/08 saw the club break plenty of records for all the wrong reasons. Five managers took up residence in the hot-seat: Tom Loizou (sacked in November), Paul McGiven (resigned in December), Justin Moseley (caretaker), Martin Grainger (resigned after 1 game in charge) and finally Gordon Boateng. Months of turmoil saw most of the senior players leave for pastures greener. Relegation was all but assured by the time Boateng took charge of the team and the inevitable became a certainty at Easter when a 2-1 defeat at Banbury Utd sealed our fate. There was some cheer for Ambers fans when we beat local rivals Ware in the Herts Charity Cup Final by a Liam Farrell goal to put some silverware in the cabinet and give the club some hope for the future. Cheshunt were placed in the Ryman Division 1 North for the 2008/09 season, finishing 14th and narrowly losing to Stevenage Borough in the Herts Senior Cup Final. The 2009/10 season saw a new squad, a new management team of Bob Dearie and Barry Green, and a more stable, supportive environment. 2010s A Bright Future In 2011 Cheshunt Sports & Leisure Ltd took over the Club with Dean Williamson installed as Chairman. Ensuring stability was the first priority along with investment in the facilities to build a solid foundation from which the club could grow. In 2013, the club were granted planning permission to overhaul 16 acres of land to provide high quality playing surfaces, install a sustainable irrigation system and a full size floodlit artificial pitch. The permission gained national coverage in the BBC2 documentary Permission Impossible. The following year, Dean Williamson secured 150,000 of funding from the Football Stadium Improvement fund to extensively refurbish

16 the club s stadium. In 2015, he secured a further 300,000 of Sport England funding to install the new 3G floodlit artificial pitch. The stadium and adjoining 3G pitch were completed in On the pitch, promotion to the Ryman Premier Division is the first aim. CHESHUNT FC CLUB HISTORY

17 UXBRIDGE FC YOUTH TEAM Hello Everyone, Just thought it was time to bring you up to date with the Youth teams performances. Last year was disappointing but we took the opportunity then to introduce some young players who were in the Under 16 age bracket and hungry to progress this season. We felt then that we could see more positive signs for the future. We planned our pre season better and have put in extra training sessions whenever we can. We were rocked at the beginning of the season when 4 players left on the eve of the season to Hanwell Town but in hindsight this has not effected us and other players have come on board. So far this season we feel our decisions we made last year have been justified as we have performed very well and shown significant improvement individually and collectively. We also now have a nice balance in the squad with a even number of U18, U17 and U16 players. We have a really great coaching environment and the boys are buzzing, Shaun Ryan, Tony Heath and Jordan Berry my coaches are enjoying getting information across to the lads so we are winning off the pitch as well. Currently we are sitting top of the league having played 8 games, winning 4,drawing 3 and one loss. Obviously we hope to continue this into the new year. It wont be easy as we are the team to beat now and we have more away games to play. It is very difficult to single any one player out as everyone has performed well However, Radu Stefanoicia our centre forward has bought us valuable goals which we were missing last year. I must also mention the young squad players who have been training very hard, perhaps not getting as much game time as they would like but have shown fantastic attitude and application the likes of Sean, Kaltrin, Ivan, Seb, Eric are just a few of them, hopefully you will see more of these in the future. Only one bad thing to report is the knee injury sustained by our Skipper Ronnie Heath which will keep him out for a bit, he's not had much luck our Ronnie this year, he even

If you get the chance please try and come along and watch the lads it will be nice for them.

18 missed our match at Burnham when he got accidentally poked in the eye by a team mate in the pre match warm up!! Get back soon Ronnie we miss you. If you get the chance please try and come along and watch the lads it will be nice for them. Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Healthy Happy New Year Kind Regards Steve All the Youth Teams fixtures can be found on our website. Please come along and support the future of your club

20 A REFEREE'S CHRISTMAS WISH What do you want for Christmas, son, What do you want, my boy? What in your Yuletide stocking, lad, Will fill you full of joy? Give me a plum appointment, Santa, The Final of a Cup; A sympathetic crowd, Santa, A ground that is full up. Give me a foul free match, Santa, And two good assistants true, So now and then I can be sure I m right in what I do. Give me a good assessment, Santa, Top marks, let them be mine, Speed my path to Wembley, Santa, With David on the line. Give me a giant cracker, Santa, Containing a whistle of gold, Give me the wind to blow it, Santa, Before get too old.

UP-COMING MATCHES Saturday 15th December BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Ashford Town (Middx) vs Chalfont St Peter Bedfont Sports vs Egham Town FC Romania vs Hertford Town Marlow vs Waltham

21 UP-COMING MATCHES Saturday 15th December BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Ashford Town (Middx) vs Chalfont St Peter Bedfont Sports vs Egham Town FC Romania vs Hertford Town Marlow vs Waltham Abbey Molesey vs Tooting & Mitcham United Northwood vs Hanwell Town UXBRIDGE vs Cheshunt Ware vs Bracknell Town Westfield vs South Park Wednesday 26th December BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Northwood vs UXBRIDGE Saturday 29th December BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Bedfont Sports vs Ashford Town (Middx) Cheshunt vs Hertford Town Egham Town vs FC Romania Hanwell Town vs Hayes & Yeading United Marlow vs Northwood Molesey vs Chipstead UXBRIDGE vs Chalfont St Peter Waltham Abbey vs Ware

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24 PLAYER STATISTICS

25 2018/19 FIXTURES Get the lineups and all the latest scores around the country at Live Vidiprinter

26 BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION FORM GUIDE

TODAY' S SQUADS 15th December 2018 Bostik League South Central Division UXBRIDGE FC Red/White/Red Hicham ABDELLAH Jean-Paul ANTWI James BURGESS Charlie CAHILL Yahya EL-KHABOUCHE Zaine GANGEDEEN Jabir

27 TODAY' S SQUADS 15th December 2018 Bostik League South Central Division UXBRIDGE FC Red/White/Red Hicham ABDELLAH Jean-Paul ANTWI James BURGESS Charlie CAHILL Yahya EL-KHABOUCHE Zaine GANGEDEEN Jabir LARABA Luke MAGUIRE Charlie MALIN Paul McCARTHY Jamie NORRIS Ben PEDEN Tyrone PINK Matt SINCLAIR Dragos-Constantine STEFANOAICA Brian TESTOLIN Anthony THOMAS Dave THOMAS Justin THOMPSON Craige TOMKINS Harry TUBB Kevin WARNER Cory WATSON Mitchell WISEMAN MATTY WOODS Joe WRIGHT Saleh ZAHEER Today's Match Officials Referee: Steven Scott V CHESHUNT FC Blue/Blue/Blue Assistant Referees: Tolga Inanc & Steven Conway Patrick ADAMSON Emiel AIKEN Jason HALLETT Mark HUGHES Dave KENDALL Taylor McKENZIE Oluwole AKINSANYA George CASEY Harry GIRLING Samuel KIFWASIMA Kyle ROBERTS Nick SYMONS Bobby MASON Al Hafeez SANUSI David OMPERON Yvan JOURDAN Henry MUSAJ Ali CHERENTI Yanick KAMANAN Joe RE Junior APPIAH

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BRACKNELL TOWN CHESHUNT FC. Larges Lane Saturday 19th January pm Bostik South Central. Images: Courtesy of Neil Graham

BRACKNELL TOWN CHESHUNT FC. Larges Lane Saturday 19th January pm Bostik South Central. Images: Courtesy of Neil Graham BRACKNELL TOWN v CHESHUNT FC Larges Lane Saturday 19th January 2019-3.00pm Bostik South Central Images: Courtesy of Neil Graham Welcome to Cheshunt FC their committee and fans to the Lane for today s Bostik