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1 FLEET TOWN v YATE TOWN SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 TH P.M.. THE BUILDBASE F.A. TROPHY Preliminary Round V OFFICIAL DIGITAL PROGRAMME

WELCOME FROM OUR JOINT MANAGER STEVE DORMER Good afternoon & welcome to the Franki Foundation Stadium for this afternoon s Buildbase F.A. Trophy game with Yate Town.

3 WELCOME FROM OUR JOINT MANAGER STEVE DORMER Good afternoon & welcome to the Franki Foundation Stadium for this afternoon s Buildbase F.A. Trophy game with Yate Town. We do hope their players Management and supporters have a safe journey to and from the game today. We don t know a lot about our opponents other than they have had a similar start to the season as ourselves, so I am sure like us they are looking forward to focusing on cup games this week. We have to take this game seriously and forget about our next important league games, because like most clubs at this level the prize money on offer is really important. Last Tuesday we played a very strong Basingstoke side and this was a great opportunity to look at some younger players and rest some senior ones who have injuries. However today we will be back to fielding a strong starting eleven. Also on Tuesday you may have seen a new face in the dugout, it was Neil Woodyer who has joined us as our new first team coach. Neil has considerable experience at this level and has also worked previously with Andy at Godalming. We would like to thank Sam Rafique for his time and efforts for us which were really appreciated, he is now moving on to work with the young lads at Aldershot. We unfortunately have lost Greg Haydon to Staines Town, we wish Greg all they very best he has been with me since he was 12 and no one more than Greg deserves this opportunity. Hopefully Nick Sowden will be back soon, he has had some personal issues to deal with and went away with the Clubs blessings to attend to these. George Pilbeam is finally getting over his ankle injury and should be back in training next week. Chris Musgrove played a 5 a side game midweek, injuring his ankle which will put him out for 6 weeks plus. Bobby Dormer was rested on Tuesday after coming off against Aylesbury United, if he has got through training on Thursday he will be back in for today s game. We also had a new face playing on Tuesday, it was Ollie Bennett who is now on loan from Tooting and Mitcham. Anyway enjoy the Match and Come on you Blues Steve and Andy ACTING CHAIRMAN: Chris Arnold VICE CHAIRMAN: Richard Whittington SAFETY OFFICER: Lyn Bevan COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Chris Arnold : Richard Whittington : Lyn Bevan : Harry Cannon : Darren Edwards Alec Grant : Nathan Cookson & Claire Whittington FIRST TEAM MANAGERS : Steve Dormer and Andy Hunt FIRST TEAM COACHES : Neil Woodyer and Mark Whiteley SPORTS THERAPIST: Mark Whiteley KIT MANAGER : Ben Foster YOUTH TEAM MANAGER: Neil Selby WEBSITE MANAGER : Harry Cannon CHILD WELFARE OFFICER : Chris Arnold PROGRAMME EDITOR : Martin Griffiths TEA BAR : Maria GROUNDSMAN: Bryan Smith Fleet Town Football Club, Calthorpe Park, Crookham Rd, Fleet, Hants, GU51 5FA Fleet Town is an unincorporated association, managed by a committee, currently comprising of the following individuals: Chris Arnold, Richard Whittington, Claire Whittington, Lyn Bevan, Harry Cannon, Darren Edwards, Alec Grant and Nathan Cookson.

6 FIXTURES AND RESULTS 2017/18 Date Opponents H/A Competition Score Result Att. Sat Aug 12 AFC Dunstable A Evo-Stik League South East 4-0 L 121 Tue Aug 15 Chalfont St. Peter H Evo-Stik League South East 1-1 D 117 Sat Aug 19 AFC Totton H Emirates F.A. Cup Preliminary Round 1-1 D 130 Tue Aug 22 AFC Totton A Emirates F.A. Cup Preliminary Replay 5-0 L 195 Sat Aug 26 AFC Rushden & Diamonds A Evo-Stik League South East 7-1 L 540 Mon Aug 28 Moneyfields H Evo-Stik League South East 1-3 L 109 Sat Sep 9 Hayes & Yeading United A Evo-Stik League South East 3-0 L 149 Sat Sep 16 Arlesey Town H Evo-Stik League South East 0-2 L 109 Tue Sep 19 Farnborough H Hampshire Senior Cup 2nd Round 2-2 Sat Sep 23 Aylesbury United A Evo-Stik League South East 1-1 D 124 Tue Sep 26 Uxbridge H Evo-Stik League South East 6-0 W 75 Sat Sep 30 Beaconsfield Town H Evo-Stik League South East 0-2 L 104 Tue Oct 3 Basingstoke Town H The BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup First Round 2-6 L 139 Sat Oct 7 Yate Town H Buildbase F.A. Trophy Preliminary Round Sat Oct 14 Hanwell Town A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Oct 21 Marlow H Evo-Stik League South East Tue Oct 24 Ashford Town (Middx) A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Nov 4 Cambridge City A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Nov 11 Aylesbury H Evo-Stik League South East Tue Nov 14 Northwood A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Nov 18 Barton Rovers H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Nov 25 Bedford Town A Evo-Stik League South East Tue Nov 28 Egham Town H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Dec 2 Kempston Rovers H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Dec 9 Thame United A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Dec 16 Chalfont St. Peter A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Dec 23 AFC Dunstable H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Dec 26 Moneyfields A Evo-Stik League South East Mon Jan 1 Hartley Wintney H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Jan 6 Arlesey Town A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Jan 13 AFC Rushden & Diamonds H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Jan 20 Aylesbury A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Jan 27 Cambridge City H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 3 Uxbridge A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 10 Aylesbury United H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 17 Beaconsfield Town A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Feb 24 Hanwell Town H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 3 Marlow A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 10 Ashford Town (Middx) H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 17 Thame United H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 24 Kempston Rovers A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Mar 31 Hayes & Yeading United H Evo-Stik League South East Mon Apr 2 Hartley Wintney A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 7 Barton Rovers A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 14 Northwood H Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 21 Egham Town A Evo-Stik League South East Sat Apr 28 Bedford Town H Evo-Stik League South East D L 3-4 ens 126

7 THE BUILDBASE F.A. TROPHY PRIZE FUND SEASON 2017/18 Preliminary Round winners (64) 3,000 First Round Qualifying winners (72) 3,250 Second Round Qualifying winner (36) 4,000 Third Round Qualifying winners (40) 5,000 First Round Proper winners (32) 6,000 Second Round Proper winners (16) 7,000 Third Round Proper winners (8) 8,000 Fourth Round Proper winners (4) 10,000 Semi-Final winners (2) 20,000 Final runners-up (1) 30,000 Final winners (1) 60,000 Amounts are per club in each round. Numbers in brackets represent the number of winning clubs per round

8 YATE TOWN S RECENT HISTORY The 1999/2000 season saw Yate Town return to the Midland Division for the first time for six seasons due to the regionalisation of the Midland and Southern Division into Western and Eastern Divisions. Unfortunately they finished well adrift and were relegated to the Hellenic League. Manager Martin Durnell resigned and was replaced by former players Gary Hewlett and Richard Thompson who became Joint Player Managers. After a poor start to the 2000/01 season Yate Town enjoyed a long run of victories that saw them finish in third place in the league. The following two seasons saw Yate finish third and second behind eventual champions North Leigh. North Leigh did not take up the promotion place available so Yate were again returned to the Southern League level of non-league football. After a poor start to the season, Yate improved and consolidated Southern League status by finishing in sixteenth position. Yate enjoyed their most successful season in They finished Runners-up in Division One West, and secured promotion to the Southern League Premier Division for the first time. Additionally, they won the Glos F.A. Senior Challenge Cup for the first time in their history, beating Bristol Rovers 2:0 in the final at the Memorial Stadium. They had previously defeated Bristol City and Forest Green Rovers en route to the final. Town exceeded all expectations season, their first in the Premier Division. Despite another poor start, they finished in a highly creditable sixth position, and also retained the G.F.A. Senior Cup when beating Cheltenham Town in the Final. In Yate were again challenging for a play off spot for much of the time, but were badly hit by injuries in the final few weeks, which led to a poor run of results, and Town finished in a mid table position. In season Yate continued to establish themselves as a Premier Division Club, and finally finished in an encouraging tenth position. A poor run of results which saw Yate gain only two wins in twenty League matches and slide into a relegation position, led to Richard Thompson being relieved of his duties in February 2009 and Lee Barlass, who had been Richard's Assistant for several seasons, also left the Club. Dave Mogg, formerly Manager at Hallen F.C. and Assistant Manager at Taunton Town and Weston Super Mare was then appointed as Manager. Despite his best efforts, the Club could not climb out of the relegation zone and are now in the South & West Division. The season saw a much changed and relatively inexperienced squad finish in a respectable mid table position. Despite the addition of several experienced players, the season saw little progress being made under David Mogg, and after two years in charge he was replaced as manager by Rob Cousins, initially in a caretaker capacity. Performances quickly improved, and Rob was soon appointed as permanent manager. A string of good performances at the end of last season led to us regaining the Glos. F.A. Senior Challenge Cup, beating Cheltenham Town Reserves 3-2 in the Final, having beaten Bristol City Reserves in the Semi-Final. We again finished in a mid table position in the league. In the season we made a very poor start to the League campaign, although making some progress in both F.A. Cup and F.A. Trophy. Results improved considerably after the first third of the season, although we finished in the bottom half of the table. The season was notable for a superb run in the FA Cup, where we made it into the First Round Proper for the first time. Despite a series of poor results in the League, we excelled in the FA Cup, and victories against Poole Town, Winchester City, Oxford City and North Leigh saw us drawn at home to Conference giants Newport County in the Final Qualifying Round. We were leading 3-1 as the tie approached injury time, but two late goals saw Newport secure a 3-3 draw after an excellent performance. Few people gave us a chance in the replay against a team which eventually gained promotion to the Football League, but a never to be forgotten night saw us fight back from being a goal down to equalise and then two goals in extra time gave us a tremendous 3-1 victory. This amazing performance earned us a trip to neighbouring Football League Club, Cheltenham Town in the First Round Proper, and we again excelled ourselves before losing 3-0. This Cup run was the catalyst for much improved results in the League, and we eventually finished just outside the Play Offs in sixth position. Unfortunately we became a victim of our own success, and the close season saw the departure of most that squad. During the 2013/2014 season, the new look squad acquitted themselves very well. After an inconsistent start, a series of good results saw us briefly threaten to make the play -offs, before we ended the season in a creditable ninth position. We also had another decent run in the FA Cup, before losing to Gloucester City in the third qualifying round replay. The season saw us struggle for consistency, which led to Rob Cousins and Michael Meaker being replaced by Craig Laird, assisted by Rob Boyd in March Several experienced and high profile signings were introduced by Craig for the season, but unfortunately that campaign proved very disappointing, and led to another change in management, with Paul Britton, assisted by John Lester, being appointed before the start of last season. They were targeted with introducing new, younger players into the team; this obviously meant that last season was one of transition, as players were gradually brought into the squad throughout the season, and by the end of it there was virtually a new look young team in place, which shows great promise for the future. The great majority of these players have returned for the season, and these have been augmented by further additions to the squad during the close season.

9 YATE TOWN PLAYER PROFILES Nigel Hawkins -Director of Football and Coach. Nigel started his career as an apprentice at Bristol City and made 24 first team appearances for The Robins before being transferred to Blackpool. He also appeared for Cheltenham Town and Weston S Mare before injury forced a premature end to his playing days. He then turned to coaching young players, gaining a EUFA B Badge, and has subsequently been primarily responsible for the development of our successful youth programme. Paul Polly Britton- Manager Polly was appointed as Manager in April 2016, and was responsible for building basically a new young team last season. He is also associated with The Bristol Rovers Academy, and has previously enjoyed considerable success as Manager of Bitton FC in the Toolstation Western League Premier Division. John Lester-Assistant Manager Appointed as Polly s assistant during the close season, having been previously associated with Bitton FC for many years as Manager, Assistant Manager and player. Jay Kitgrave -Physio Jay joined us before the start of last season, and holds both MSc and BSc in Sports Therapy. He has previously been physio at Hartpury College and for the Gloucestershire FA County teams. Brad Abraham born 30/07/90, Bristol Central midfielder who re-joined us at the start of this season, having previously left to join Paulton Rovers before playing for Mangotsfield United last term. Originally played for us three seasons ago, having previously played for Cadbury Heath and Bristol Manor Farm, and then quickly became a vital member of our team. Treyvond Anderson born 03/11/95, Bristol A versatile defender who joined us at the start of last season, Treyvond is a product of Bristol Rovers Academy. He joined Clevedon Town in January 2015, and then played for Lex X1 in the Cymru Alliance during Mike Baker born 11/12/93, Bristol Mike joined us in January 2017 from Odd Down FC, then Western League champions. Played for Bristol Rovers schoolboy teams, and later joined Oldland Abbotonians and Mangotsfield United. Sam Boulton born 16/11/97, Bristol Very promising young defender who was transferred from Frome Town in November 2016, so now in his second season with us. Sam was formerly captain of Yeovil Town s Under 18 s. George Box born 25/09/97, Bristol A striker, George is a product of our youth team, who played for Chipping Sodbury Town (Toolstation Western League) last season, before rejoining us at the start of this season. Ben Brooks born 07/09/96, Newport A pacey striker who joined us at the start of this season from Larkhall Athletic. Ben started his career with Newport County before playing for Mangotsfield Utd and then moving to Larkhall in Luke Bryan born 04/05/90, Bristol In his second season with us, although he previously played for our youth team, and has previously played for Haringey Borough and several Western League clubs, most recently Corsham Town. James Difford born 21/10/97, Bristol. James is a striker who signed for us in September He is a product of Bristol City s Academy system, and played for their Under 23 team last season, when he also had loan spells at Frome Town and Cirencester Town. Cameron Ebbutt born 30/01/99, Solihull Cameron is a product of Birmingham City s Academy system, and is currently on a youth loan with us from Bristol Rovers Mayson Evans born 13/07/95, Bristol Very promising young defender, now in his third season with us, who joined from Bitton FC and quickly adapted to the higher level

10 Calum Ferguson born 06/04/97, Reading Calum is currently studying at Hartpury University, and signed for us just after the start of this season; he played for Marlow Town last season. Giancarlo Gabiaddini born 20/12/98, Newport Was at Newport County as a youngster, before moving to Forest Green Rovers where he was a leading scorer in their youth team. He is also registered with Weston Super Mare this season. Chris Gregan born 15/09/95, Tower Hamlets A new signing at the start of this season, Chris is a defender who has played for Frome Town for the last two seasons. James Harding born 23/01/97, High Wycombe A striker who joined us from Slimbridge in February 2017, having previously appeared for Beaconsfield SYCOB, Flackwell Heath (Hellenic League) and Gloucester City. Currently studying at Hartpury University. Tom Harrison born 28/01/00, Bristol Still eligible for our Youth team, Tom is a midfield player of huge potential who became a regular member of our first team squad last season, and is a current member of the Gloucestershire County Youth squad. Charlie Hitchings born 25/11/93, Bristol Club captain and central defender who originally joined us from Clevedon Town at the end of He started his senior career with Cheltenham Town, followed by spells at Weston S Mare, Gottne IF (Sweden) and Mangotsfield United. Charlie re-joined us in September 2016 after beginning last season at Taunton Town. Eugene Keary born 01/08/92, Bristol Signed at the start of last season from Bitton FC, where he was an integral part of their success in the Toolstation Western League. Eugene has proved to be a hard-working and talented midfield player, who has quickly adapted to the higher level. Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist born 23/02/99, Bristol Lewis is an extremely promising midfield player, signed in September for a three-month loan period from Bristol Rovers Theo Llewellyn born 08/10/99, Bristol Theo is a very promising young midfield player who joined us in January 2017 after he decided to leave Bristol City, where he was a first year member of their Academy. Theo has represented Wales at Under 16 level, and was a member of their squad which won the Victory Shield, and is a current member of the Gloucestershire County Youth squad. Ben Morgan born 10/09/98, Reading Ben is a very promising young central defender, currently on a youth loan with us from Bristol Rovers. Brad Norris born 08/05/94, Bath Brad is a striker who joined us at the start of this season. Previously played for Larkhall Athletic, and also had a spell at Bath City, but missed much of last season through injury. Harvey Rivers born 24/11/95 Goalkeeper who was transferred from Cirencester Town in November Was originally involved with the Cheltenham Town Youth set up, before moving to Gloucester City. Also played for Hereford and Swindon Supermarine in season. Voted both Supporters Player of the Season and Players Player for us last season. Matty Tanner born 23/01/99, Bath Matty is currently studying at S.G.S. College, a skillful wide midfield player who signed for us in August Mitch Tippins born 09/01/90, Bristol Mitch re-joined us at the start of this season, having left us to play for Mangotsfield United in November last season. He originally joined us from Chippenham Town in September 2013, having previously played for Mangotsfield, Bristol Manor Farm and Bitton FC

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SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 th 2017 3.00 p.m. THE BUILDBASE F.A. TROPHY Preliminary Round FLEET TOWN JOINT MANAGERS: Steve Dormer & Andy Hunt Navy & Sky Blue/Navy Blue/Navy 1 Liam Beach 2 Ethan Allen 3 Owen

Bradley Wilson 17 Ashley Lloyd YATE TOWN MANAGER : Polly Britton Yellow/Yellow/Yellow 1 Harvey Rivers 2 Sam Boulton 3 Chris Greegan 4 Brad Abraham 5 Ben Morgan 6 Charlie Hitchings ( C ) 7 Tom

13 SATURDAY OCTOBER 7 th p.m. THE BUILDBASE F.A. TROPHY Preliminary Round FLEET TOWN JOINT MANAGERS: Steve Dormer & Andy Hunt Navy & Sky Blue/Navy Blue/Navy 1 Liam Beach 2 Ethan Allen 3 Owen Cummings 4 Bobby Dormer 5 Chris Wales 6 Josh Baines 7 Sam Pekun 8 Ben Toye 9 Francois Gabbidon 10 Matt Bunyan ( C ) 11 Danilo Cadette SUBS 12 Patrik Rudescka 14 Harrison Button 15 Ollie Bennett 16 Bradley Wilson 17 Ashley Lloyd YATE TOWN MANAGER : Polly Britton Yellow/Yellow/Yellow 1 Harvey Rivers 2 Sam Boulton 3 Chris Greegan 4 Brad Abraham 5 Ben Morgan 6 Charlie Hitchings ( C ) 7 Tom Harrison 8 Lewis Leigh Gilchrist 9 Trey Anderson 10 Ben Brooks 11 Cameron Ebbutt SUBS 12 Luke Bryan 14 Eugene Keary 15 Giancarlo Gabiaddini 16 James Difford 17 Theo Llewellyn MATCH OFFICIALS Referee: Andy Bennett of Woking,Surrey Assistant Referees: Alperen Nayir of New Malden,Surrey Luis Nunes of Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey

FLEET TOWN v ASHFORD TOWN (MIDDX)

. OFFICIAL DIGITAL PROGRAMME FLEET TOWN v ASHFORD TOWN (MIDDX) SATURDAY 10 th MARCH 2018 3.00 P.M The Evo-Stik League South East Today s T Match is kindly sponsored by : Trades and Labour (UK) Ltd http://tradesandlabour.net/