Welwyn Garden City Football Club

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1 TODAY S LINE UPS WELWYN GARDEN CITY COLNEY HEATH (Claret and Sky Blue) (Black and White Stripes) SCOTT O DONOGHUE Manager GLEN PARRY PABLO ARDILES Ass t Manager MARK BEELS Welwyn Garden City Football Club JOE CROFT 1 TOM BLACKMAN BEN AWAD 2 ROSS GILBERT PABLO ARDILES 3 DAVE CORRAN RYAN GORDON 4 GLENN DRAPER DEREK SHEMLON 5 RICHARD COOKE JASON COUGHLAN 6 MATTY THOMPSON KIERAN WEEKES 7 JORDAN LUMSDEN MATT McARDLE 8 JOSH HUMBERT ROBERT GREGORY 9 KEVIN ASHWOOD AFFUL YEBOAH 10 AARON CLARKE ISAAC OPPONG 11 JAMES EAMES SHANE WAMBEEK 12 TOM DICKIE CHARLIE FAIRHEAD 14 PAUL TAYLOR KOFI YEBOAH 15 KYLE POWELL NICK BOULAMATIS 16 PAUL ARMSTRONG BILLY JONES 17 STEVE BARKER REFEREE LEE JESSUP (Hitchin) ASSISTANT REFEREE MARK MORRIS (Hertford) ASSISTANT REFEREE GRAHAM SWANTON (Sawbridgeworth) Herts Charity Shield Quarter Final Welwyn Garden City v Colney Heath Wednesday 17th October 2012 Kick Off : 7.45pm Official Programme of Welwyn Garden City Football Club

2 WELWYN GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL CLUB Herns Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 4BB Telephone: (01707) Club Website: CHAIRMAN FOOTBALL SECRETARY FOOTBALL COMMITTEE PROGRAMME EDITOR RAY FIVEASH KAREN BROWNE RICHARD DUNNING, CERI BOWMAN, ALAN SKELTON, KAREN FISHER, SUE TEIXEIRA, PAUL GOWER, SIMON BRAINE KAREN BROWNE CLUB HONOURS SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1973/74 SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE RUNNERS-UP 1985/86 SOUTH MIDLANDS DIVISION ONE CHAMPIONS 1981/82 SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE CHALLENGE TROPHY FINALISTS 1974/75, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97 HERTS CHARITY SHIELD WINNERS 1927/28, 1986/87, 1987/88 HERTS CHARITY SHIELD FINALISTS 1948/49, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2003/04, 2007/08 HERTS SENIOR CENTENARY TROPHY WINNERS 1984/85 HERTS SENIOR CENTENARY TROPHY FINALISTS 1988/89, 2003/04 SOUTHERN COMBINATION CUP FINALISTS 1996/97 SML RESERVE DIVISION ONE RUNNERS-UP 2005/06 SML RESERVE DIVISION TWO RUNNERS-UP 2003/04 SML RESERVE DIVISION TWO EAST RUNNERS-UP 2002/03 NORTH & MID HERTS LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION RUNNERS-UP 2009/10 SML RESERVE CHALLENGE TROPHY WINNERS 1986/87, 2005/06 SML RESERVE CHALLENGE TROPHY FINALISTS 2006/07 RESERVE SOUTHERN COMBINATION CUP WINNERS 1996/97 HERTS COUNTY UNDER 18 CUP WINNERS 1981/82

3 CLUB NOTICEBOARD FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH Welwyn Garden City FC Quiz Nights Cash Prize of 60 to winning team Entry 2 members 3 non members, Call or Text Karen on WGC BOXING CLUB CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH IN MEMORY OF MARTIN CALVERT KICK OFF 3.00pm The club are really proud to be supporting our local Boxing Club raise money for the family of Martin Calvert who sadly passed away. Our club were more than happy to offer the football pitch and club free of charge for this very special match between the Football Coaches of King George FC against The Boxing Club and your support would really be very welcome. Please remember that this is to raise money for this young family, so we really hope you will help us to make this day a very special one. This event is being organized by Paula Williams representing King George FC, Rachel Newton and several others. There will be a Disco, Food and a Raffle after the match. If you have a bottle you might like to donate to the raffle, please bring along on the day and let the people on the gate know. This is a public event so all are welcome and everyone involved would be really grateful if you could please let all your friends, neighbours, family, colleagues know about this important event. Exclusive Indian Take- 166 Holly Bush Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 4JU Proud Main Shirt Sponsor PSYCHIC NIGHT FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER DOORS OPEN 6.00pm The club are delighted to welcome a Psychic Clairvoyant group to our club on Friday October 26. The evening will start at 7pm sharp, with a short mediumship group session followed immediately by one-toone readings. If you intend to attend this event, please ensure you arrive BEFORE 7pm. There will be four Clairvoyants taking these one-to-one sessions so plenty of time for lots of people to get a reading. This is a public event so please help the club and pass on the details to your friends and family, neighbours and work colleagues thank you. HALLOWEEN PARTY SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER pm FREE ENTRANCE We are delighted to inform you, that our Annual Halloween Party is back with a bang, thanks to Shona, Kirsty and Maureen Hay who are a dab hand at bringing these fun events to our members. This is a family event and all are welcome to come in fancy dress in fact, we would love to see some of the parents dressed up as well as the kids! There will be a Fancy Dress Competition for the children, lots of fun games, and of course, a disco. Doors open at 4pm. This is a Members and their Guests Only event. If you want to attend, please contact Karen on regarding how to join our club and therefore become a member. Welwyn Garden City Football & Social Club

4 London Lions London Lions (FA Vase) Wodson Park Haringey Borough (LCT) Kentish Town (D1C) Chesham United Reserves Colney Heath New Bradwell St Peter Commercial News Letchworth Garden City Eagles (HSCT) Winslow United Sun Postal Sports Bedford Langford Southall Hoddesdon Town Cockfosters Buckingham Athletic Harpenden Town Kings Langley Codicote Crawley Green Amersham Town MATCH SPONSORS Next Home Match V New Bradwell St Peter P.S.G. Maintenance P.S.G. Maintenance P.S.G. Maintenance P.S.G. Maintenance Spartan South Midlands League Division One Saturday 27th October Kick Off 3-00pm WELWYN GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL CLUB MANAGEMENT FIRST TEAM Scott O Donoghue (Manager) Pablo Ardiles (Assistant Manager) Chas Roberts (Coach) RESERVE TEAM Mark Slater (Manager) Dave Tripp (Assistant Manager) GROUNDSTAFF Mick Barnett (Groundsman) The views expressed in this programme are not necessarily those of Welwyn Garden City Football Club but of those of individuals TONIGHT S MAN IN THE MIDDLE Our match referee this evening, Lee Jessup, 39, is no stranger here at Herns Lane, officiating four times last season although tonight marks his first appearance this season. Lee was born in North Walsham, Norfolk and now resides in Hitchin with wife Emma and children Caitlin and Leandro. Lee played for several clubs in the local area, among those being Stotfold, Lea Sports, Hitchin Reds and Royston Town Reserves. He turned to the whistle in 2004 when injury prevented a continuation of his playing career and has progressed to a current level 4. Lee regards his highlights to date as refereeing England v Croatia (International Deaf teams) and five County Cup final appointments as his refereeing career goes from strength to strength. from the middle, Lee enjoys football, cinema, reading, travelling, dining out and spending quality time with his family. By trade Lee is a Police Officer. Lee is accompanied at Herns Lane this evening by Mark Morris from Hertford and Graham Swanton who hails from Sawbridgeworth. We trust all have an enjoyable evening with us. This Season s Programme Welwyn Garden City s programme this season has been printed by Prime Impressions Limited Based in Welwyn Garden City they offer out of this world printing at down to earth prices. For further details ring

5 Answers:- 1. Northern Ireland. 2. Alex Forsyth. 3. Derby County. 4. Bournemouth. 5. Shaun Wright-Phillips. 6. Sammy Nelson. 7. Ron Saunders. 8. Mark Bosnich Stefan Kuntz. 11. The FA Cup Final. 12. John Barnes Bertie Mee. 15. Italy. 16. Bulldog Bobby. 17. Norwich City. 18. Sunderland. 19. Sergio Aguero (Manchester City). 20. Oxhey Jets (semi final April 2008). TONIGHT S HALF TIME TEASERS (answers at bottom of page) 1) Which country won the last Home International Championship in 1984? 2) Tommy Docherty s first signing for Manchester United was which Scottish defender? 3) Which English club were defeated in the semi-final by Juventus in the 1973 European Cup? 4) At which club did Efan Ekoku make his league debut? 5) Which of these players were not part of England s 2006 World Cup squad, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Aaron Lennon, Stewart Downing or Jermaine Jenas? 6) Which Arsenal player dropped his shorts to the crowd in a 1979 game against Coventry City? 7) Which manager was in four out of five successive League Cup Finals in the 1970s? 8) Who, in the 1990s, saved five penalties in three days - three against Tranmere Rovers in a League Cup semi-final and two against Tottenham Hotspur in the league? 9) To three years either way, when did the first FA Cup Final go to extra time? 10) Which German had a goal disallowed against England in extra time of Euro 96? 11) The severe weather in 1963 caused which event to be put back three weeks? 12) Which former England player once played for Sudbury Court? 13) In which year did the first FA Cup Final take place at the Millennium Stadium? 14) Who was Graham Taylor s assistant when Watford made the FA Cup Final in 1984? 15) Which country took the first penalty in the 1994 World Cup Final shoot-out? 16) What was the name of England s mascot for the 1982 World Cup? 17) Which club that played in Europe in the 1990 s previously had to make four applications for re-election to the League? 18) Which Premiership club once had and District Teachers AFC added to their name? 19) Who scored the last goal in last season s Premiership? 20) Finally, who were the Citizens opponents the last time a Herts Charity Shield fixture was played at Herns Lane? The Editor s Epistle Good evening and welcome to Herns Lane, the home of Welwyn Garden City Football Club. Tonight we extend warmest greetings to the players, officials and supporters of Colney Heath for a Herts Charity Shield Quarter Final fixture. We also exrend a warm welcome to tonight s Hertfordshire FA representative, Paul Mallet, the Chairman of the Hertfordshire FA Council. Saturday saw honours even in our last home game with Chesham United Reserves, we twice battled back from a goal down in what was certainly an incident packed affair. We came close to winning the game in the final minutes but it was not to be and had to settle for a point although most neutrals felt we deserved the full quota of three. Tonight we have a chance once again to lock horns with opposition from the Premier Division and hopefully we can fare better than our last encounter with opponents from the League s elite. Colney Heath have enjoy a solid start to the new campaign and that was fully enlightened last weekend when they overcame Sporting Bengal United in the FA Vase. We wish them well for their Second Round Proper tie next month. Following tonight s game we face a trip to Buckingham Athletic on Saturday in our quest for league points. Buckingham is never an easy place to visit and we will certainly need to be on top of our game if we are to succeed in adding to our points tally in our battle to climb the table and avoid being sucked into a relegation dog-fight. With our reserves without a fixture on Saturday the next game here will be in ten days time when the first team entertain New Bradwell St Peter. Enjoy the game and let s get behind the lads, your vocal support is very much appreciated. Go Citizens Karen

6 WELWYN GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL CLUB RESULTS AND FIXTURES SEASON JULY Date Opponents Comp Venue Res Score Att Goalscorers Sat 21 Leverstock Green HCS Won 2-2p 52 Leader, Osobu. AUGUST Sat 4 Hatfield Town DS Lost 0-1 Sat 11 Harpenden Town SML Drew Wed 15 LONDON LIONS SML Lost Sat 18 Bedford SML Won Brunton, Stickland. Tue 21 Sun Postal Sports SML Lost Sat 25 Kings Langley SML Lost Draper (pen). SEPTEMBER Sat 1 LONDON LIONS FAV Lost Wed 5 STONY STRATFORD TOWN SML Won Weekes (2), Jones. Sat 8 CRANFIELD UNITED SML Lost Weekes. Tue 11 Hoddesdon Town SML Lost Weekes. Sat 15 KENTISH TOWN SML Drew Sat 22 WODSON PARK SML Drew Coughlan (pen). Wed 26 HARINGEY BOROUGH LCT Lost Walsh. Sat 29 Amersham Town SML Lost Boulamatis, Coughlan (pen), (A) Yebeoh. OCTOBER Wed 3 KENTISH TOWN D1C Won Weekes (2), Jones. Sat 6 Southall SML Lost Awad. Sat 13 CHESHAM UNITED RES SML Drew Coughlan (pen), Gordon. Wed17 COLNEY HEATH HCS Sat 20 Buckingham Athletic SML Sat 27 NEW BRADWELL ST PETER SML NOVEMBER Sat 3 Crawley Green SML Tue 6 Langford D1C Sat 10 LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY EAGLES HSCT Making Your Business, Look The Business Unit 1-3 (Predator Motor Sport) South Mundells, Welwyn Gdn City Hertfordshire, AL7 1EP Telephone: wgc@allsignsallprint.com

7 Leading Goalscorers (Division One Clubs only) As at and including Sunday 14th October 2012 SSML LCT FAC FAV DIC County Other TOTAL Emund Protain (Cockfosters) James Armstrong (Kings Langley) Phil Martin (Buckingham Athletic) Ben Andreos (Hoddesdon Town) Ashley Kersey (Bedford) Curtis Herbert (Southall) Sam Sloma (London Lions) Adam Bolle (London Lions) Junior Scott (Southall) Gary Simmonds (Hoddesdon Town) Jamie Brandon (Hoddesdon Town) Chris Johnson (Bedford) 9 9 Lee Jones (Stony Stratford Town) Karl Penney (Sun Postal Sports) Dean Barker (Cockfosters) Jimmy Hill (Harpenden Town) Cyrus Vanterpool (Southall) 8 8 NOVEMBER (Continued) Sat 17 Cockfosters SML OFF This match to be re-arranged due to Cockfosters FA Vase tie. Sat 24 WINSLOW UNITED SML DECEMBER Sat 1 Kentish Town SML Sat 8 SUN POSTAL SPORTS or SML Sat 8 Quarter Final HSCT Sat 15 BEDFORD SML Sat 22 Wodson Park SML Sat 29 LANGFORD SML JANUARY Sat 5 SOUTHALL SML Sat 12 HODDESDON TOWN SML Tue 15 Chesham United Reserves SML Sat 19 Codicote SML Sat 26 London Lions SML FEBRUARY Sat 2 COCKFOSTERS SML Sat 9 Stony Stratford Town or SML Sat 9 Semi Final HSCT Sat 16 Cranfield United SML Sat 23 New Bradwell St Peter SML MARCH Sat 2 BUCKINGHAM ATHLETIC SML Sat 9 HARPENDEN TOWN SML Sat 16 Langford SML Sat 23 KINGS LANGLEY SML Sat 30 Winslow United SML APRIL Sat 6 CODICOTE SML Sat 20 CRAWLEY GREEN SML Sat 27 AMERSHAM TOWN SML

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9 WELWYN GARDEN CITY FOOTBALL CLUB RESERVE TEAM FIXTURES SEASON AUGUST Sat 18 NEW BRADWELL ST PETER Lost 0-3 Sat 25 BUCKINGHAM ATHLETIC Lost 0-2 P.S.G. MAINTENANCE Painting and Decorating. SEPTEMBER With a wealth of experience in all forms of Interior and Exterior Painting, P.S.G Maintenance can help brighten your home. Sat 1 Stony Stratford Town Lost 1-4 Walsh Sat 8 Totternhoe Lost 0-2 Painting Wallpapering Manifestation Domestic & Commercial Sat 15 Winslow United Lost 0-1 Free Quotations on Request Sat 22 Biggleswade United Drew 1-1 (C) Knight. Sat 29 OLD BRADWELL UNITED P-P Phone: psgmaintenance@hotmail.co.uk OCTOBER Sat 6 TOTTERNHOE RLCT Lost 1-4 (K) Yeboah. Sat 13 Ampthill Town Lost 2-4 Luhasu, Suckling. Sat 27 Wodson Park Construction Skills Certification Scheme Accredited NOVEMBER Sat 3 TRING CORINTHIANS Sat 10 Sun Postal Sports Sat 17 HODDESDON TOWN or CHIPPERFIELD CORINTHIANS HIC Hair by Jane Physio Vineyards Limited An Independent Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic Physio Vineyards The Vineyards 15a Codicote Road Welwyn Herts, AL6 9NE Tel: Fax: TO BE ARRANGED AMPTHILL TOWN BIGGLESWADE UNITED Buckingham Athletic CRAWLEY GREEN THE NEW LOOK PROGRAMME The editor would welcome any comments regarding this season s new look programme, be they criticisms or congratulations. It is also hoped in future to feature a letters page so any comments would be most welcomed on any topic regarding Welwyn Garden City Football Club. Mobile Hairdressing Service. WELLA LONDON City & Guilds Qualified 12 years experience in all aspects of hairdressing both Domestic & Commercial Covering Welwyn Garden City & Surrounding Areas. practice@physiovineyards.co.uk Website: THE CITIZENS CLUBHOUSE PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CLUBHOUSE WILL BE OPEN TO VISITING SUPPORTERS, BEFORE THE GAME AND BOTH AT HALF TIME AND FULL TIME THIS EVENING. Clinic Hours: Monday to Thursday Friday Member of the Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice Call on:

10 Welwyn Garden City Appearances and Goals Appearances 2012/2013 Goals 2012/2013 Appearances Career Goals Career Citizen Debut Pablo Ardiles Hadley 07/089/2004 Ben Awad Leverstock Green 21/07/2012 Stuart Bailey Southall 06/10/2012 Alan Barker Sun Postal Sports 21/08/2012 Robert Barker Leverstock Green 21/07/2012 Owen Beale Kings Langley 25/08/2012 Nick Boulamatis Amersham Town 29/09/2012 Nathan Bowden Wodson Park 02/08/2011 Sean Brettell London Lions 01/09/2012 Scott Brunton Harpenden Town 11/08/2012 Jonny Butler Leverstock Green 21/07/2012 Michael Casey Amersham Town 29/09/2012 Neil Cheek Potters Bar Town 17/08/1999 Jason Coughlan Hoddesdon Town 10/12/1998 Joe Croft Wodson Park 02/08/2011 Marcus Cumberbatch St Margaretsbury 11/10/2005 Mark Draper Amersham Town 09/09/2003 Charlie Fairhead Cranfield United 08/09/2012 Ryan Gordon Royston Town 24/08/2004 Tony Gotobed Wodson Park 02/08/2011 Robert Gregory Haringey Borough 26/09/2012 Billy Jones Bedford 18/08/2012 Jack Lawrence London Lions 15/08/2012 MALMECH & MANNION Motor Engineers 4, Southfield, Chequers Industrial Estate, Welwyn Garden City, Herts Telephone: Free MOT with full service BEST BUY BABY EMPORIUM For Unusual Baby Gifts Our items include: Large Baby Gift Baskets, Small Baby Gift Baskets, Duck Shaped Baby Sock Gift Baskets, Baby Gift Bags, Unusual Gifts, Keepsake Items, Animal Style Flannels and Much More For More Details Contact Karen on or bestbuyemporium@gmail.com WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE? If the answer is YES Contact Karen Browne on who will let you have further details. REMEMBER IT PAYS TO SUPPORT WELWYN GARDEN CITY S NUMBER ONE FOOTBALL CLUB

11 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Welwyn Garden City Football Club would like to express it s grateful thanks to the following: Roche Products Limited, Welwyn Garden City For their kind donation of 250 Our Advertising Sponsors For agreeing to sponsor the club by taking out a advert in this season s match-day programme. Calling All Potential Sponsors For full details of all the club s sponsorship and advertising packages contact Karen Browne on Welwyn Garden City Appearances and Goals Appearances 2012/2013 Goals 2012/2013 Appearances Career Goals Career Citizen Debut Anthony Martin Sun Postal Sports 21/08/2012 Matt McArdle Haywood United 20/09/2003 Ben McCafferty Amersham Town 29/09/2012 Scott O Donoghue Tring Athletic 30/10/2004 Isaac Oppong Chesham United Res 13/10/2012 Ade Osobu Brimsdown Rovers 19/08/2003 Lee Robinson Stony Stratford Town 05/09/2012 Joe Scales Leverstock Green 21/07/2012 Derek Shemlom Chesham United Res 13/10/2012 Martin Stickland Hillingdon Borough 15/10/2004 Craig Walker Hoddesdon Town 11/09/2012 Jonathan Walsh New Bradwell St Peter 20/08/2011 Kieran Weekes Bedford 18/08/2012 Shane Wambeek Chesham United Res 13/10/2012 Afful Yeboah Wodson Park 22/09/2012 Kofi Yeboah Haringey Borough 26/09/2012 No Longer With Welwyn Garden City Sam Lacey (Now Hatfield Town) Brett Leader (Left Club) Michael Nathan (Now Hatfield Town) Harpenden Town 11/08/ Leverstock Green 21/07/ Leverstock Green 21/07/2012

12 Herts Charity Shield /2013 First Round 3-2 Berkhamsted v Harpenden Town 1-1 Hadley v Hertford Town (Hertford Town won 4-3 on penalties) 3-3 Kings Langley v Hatfield Town (Kings Langley won 7-6 on penalties) 2-2 Leverstock Green v Welwyn Garden City (Welwyn Garden City won 5-3 on penalties) 1-1 London Colney v Colney Heath (Colney Heath won 4-3 on penalties) 4-1 London Lions v Sawbridgeworth Town 1-0 Oxhey Jets v St Margaretsbury 1-1 Tring Athletic v Hoddesdon Town (Hoddesdon Town won 7-6 on penalties) Quarter Finals Hoddesdon Town v Berkhamsted Kings Langley v Hertford Town London Lions v Oxhey Jets Welwyn Garden City v Colney Heath Semi Finals Hoddesdon Town or Berkhamsted v Kings Langley or Hertford Town London Lions or Oxhey Jets v Welwyn Garden City or Colney Heath Tonight s Cup Tie Should the scores finish level at the end of ninety minutes play then a period of thirty minutes extra time shall be played. Should the scores still remain level after this extra period then the game shall be decided on kicks from the penalty mark according to the procedure laid down in the Laws of Association Football. Current Standings Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Up to and including Monday 15th October 2012 P W D L GF-GA W D L GF-GA Pts Dunstable Town Aylesbury United Oxhey Jets Ampthill Town AFC Dunstable Haringey Borough London Colney St Margaretsbury Leverstock Green Berkhamsted Hadley COLNEY HEATH Hanwell Town Tring Athletic Harefield United Stotfold Hertford Town Hatfield Town Biggleswade United Hillingdon Borough London Tigers Holmer Green

13 PREVIOUS MEETINGS BETWEEN THE CLUBS Season. Competition. AWAY 2001/02 South Midlands League Division One /03 South Midlands League Division One /04 South Midlands League Division One Division One Cup FULL PLAYING RECORD AT A GLANCE CITIZENS GOALSCORERS: v Colney Heath, * lp 2006/07 South Midlands League Premier Division /08 South Midlands League Premier Division Premier Division Cup * 2008/09 South Midlands League Premier Division /10 South Midlands League Premier Division League Challenge Trophy 3 Matt Wardle P W D L GF-GA At Herns Lane At The Recreation Ground TOTAL RECORD Antony Beamish, Darren Franklyn, Omelihu Nwanguma, Fabio Valenti, Bradley Wilkinson. 1 Josh Dance, Kenneth Erabor, Vincent Freeman, Stuart Gilroy, Dean Hutchinson, Alex Kinsley, Matt McArdle, Micky Southam, Daniel Teixeira, Adam Wallace. Current Standings Spartan South Midlands League Division One Up to and including Monday 15th October 2012 P W D L GF-GA W D L GF-GA Pts Harpenden Town Cockfosters London Lions Langford Codicote Southall Kings Langley Hoddesdon Town Crawley Green Bedford Cranfield United Amersham Town Stony Stratford Town Buckingham Athletic Sun Postal Sports Chesham United Reserves WELWYN GARDEN CITY Kentish Town Wodson Park Winslow United New Bradwell St Peter

14 TONIGHT S VISITORS - COLNEY HEATH F.C. The Magpies were founded in 1907 and played their early football in the Hatfield District League and, after the 1st World War, joined the Mid Herts League, where the 3rd team played until recently. Earlier records indicate the winning of a Harcourt Cup but in is believed that this was Junior football some 18 month earlier in Success was a long time coming , and was disrupted by the 2nd World War. The golden era of football came from 1946 through to 1960 when the club won the Mid Herts Benevolent Shield twice, the Bingham Cox Cup, Division 1 and Premier Division titles. In 1952 the switch was made from Fuzzen Field to the Recreation Ground and into the Herts County League. Success continued with two Playing Fields Cups, the Aubrey Cup twice, Division 2, Division 1 and Premier titles. This culminated over the Easter weekend in 1960 with the Herts Intermediate Cup and Aubrey Cup double. The Reserve side also completed a double in 1958 winning both Cup and League. Odd trophies were picked up in the 60 s 70 s and 80 s but these were pretty barren years on the field. Off the field, however, the club fought for permission to use its old clubhouse. This was secured with leases still running today, but in August 1988 while modernising the building, the club burnt down. Without a clubhouse, the Magpies, playing from a Portacabin, gained entry to the Premier Division. A new clubhouse was built in 1989 and an extension added in 1993, along with post and rails. Floodlights were erected in February2000. The wish to play South Midlands football eluded the club with 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th finishes from , when second place would have been enough. Centenary Trophies back to back and another Aubrey Cup were won but the Herts County title only came in 1999/2000, when coming from 15 points behind in January to win by 10 points from rivals, Wormley. The club s ambition was to gain Premier Division status and with it FA Cup entry. Finishes of 5 th 3 rd 5 th 6 th and 5 th were not enough in the initial seasons, despite numerous semi-final appearances and consecutive Charity Cup successes in seasons (2001/2 and 2002/3). The South Midland Reserve Challenge trophy was collected in 2004/5. The First Division title eventually came in 2005/6. With this came the Premier Division and the FA Cup. We are now in our 6 th season and steadily improving picking up the Premier Division Cup in 2010/11 with a 2-0 win against Leverstock Green. Last years FA Cup saw us through to the Ist Qualifying Round a feat which we hope will become a regular event along with the continuing of ground improvements to the fore with the help of our local ground-share partners St Peters. As with all clubs, the Heath - or the Magpies - as they are more commonly known now, had its own breed of characters throughout the years. The pre war sides, would have been drawn from entirely local players. Sides would have featured an Allen, a Franklin, or a Littlechild. In recent times a Whitehead or an Eames. The most well known club man was without doubt the manager around the War Years who later went on to hold positions in The County League and Herts FA whom he served for many loyal years. This was Jesse Saywell. In the olden days it was eleven players and the manager, where a Committee picked the side. Assisting off the field were Messrs Pickett, Archer, Kiff and Costain. C S Kiff Charlie later became Secretary of the club and the Mid Herts League producing the League Centenary brochure in Players of this time included Roy Turner who went on to Barnet and Jimmy Whiting and Dickie Last who went on to St Albans, then both top amateur sides in the Country. Last and Whiting both returned in the 70 s. They helped to win the trophies of the 50 s. Many players of the sixties were drawn away to the emerging London Colney and latterly Selby but had their roots and early times for the Magpies of this period. The foes of these years were North Mymms, Redbourn, Markyate and of course London Colney. County League. Con Patient had a few years at the helm where he had an up and coming star in Ian Grumpy Whitehead. Grumpy went on to captain both St Albans and Stevenage and later returned to manage for a year in the early 90 s. Another of Con s stars was Tony Chapman, who must have had the longest throw ever. It is alleged that Tony injured himself slipping in the Marble Halls at Highbury when he was with the other Magpies, Newcastle! Geoff Blundell along with Jim Eames dragged the sides along after this with the assistance for a short period (6 games) of Ronnie Dukes. Ronnie was the famous City manager at the time of the Torquay United FA Cup tie. Torquay complained that they had no soap, so Ronnie took a case along for the replay. Malcolm Waller a centre forward under Geoff Blundell had a spell leading the side of mainly Hatfield boys during the 80 s. Geoff did provide us with the legend who served us well before departing to play for and later manage Hertford. Lege is of course Dave Whitehead. Dave scored over 200 goals for Hertford before moving to Potters Bar and then back home, where he continued to score goals until breaking a leg in Tony Draper then had a spell before the most successful side of the late 80 s was managed by Ian Yule, who plucked stars from all over the place. He was a successful Sunday League manager but still ended getting the sack after failing to produce the goods with his aging all-stars in the Premier Division of the County League. Laird Budge (Spurs kit man) and Dave Lawrence ex City and Bishops Stortford skipper in their Trophy days had a spell before the club turned to ex Watford Coventry and Irish International, Pat Morrissey. Pat s first job was to save the club from relegation. He kept the side up on a goal difference of one goal on the last day of the season back in 1993, at then Champions Sandridge, after being 15 points adrift at Xmas after taking over from Frank postman Patrick. Pat was unable to fulfil the promotion dream but did bring Cup success with Centenary Trophies and a Charity Cup. Grumpy had a year then Pat returned from Hemel leaving us with Shag Jeggo. Pat is sadly no longer with us. Darren, to give (Shag) his correct name did not really possess stars, other than Welsh International Malcolm Allen and a talented group of Stevenage Trainees, but kept us there or thereabouts in a plan to get us further up the ladder, both on and off the field. He introduced the club to Sven O Vell and since then between them the Aubrey Cup and the Championship, along with successful 3 rd and youth teams have provided us with what you have today. Geoff, like Pat gave us Cup successes and got us very close to the position we felt we ought to be in but handed the reins to Craig Jonno Johnstone to pursue the grail. Craig almost single handedly fulfilled this dream in 2005/6 after an amazing unbeaten run of league 18 games (including 14 straight wins at the start of the season) that has carried us to our first Senior South Midlands title. The title winning season saw us score 106 league goals conceding only 27, with 26 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. We are now into our second Centenary having come a long, long way. The FA Vase is now a regular feature; we have improved our league position over five seasons in the Premier Division (16 th, 15 th, 12 th 5 th and 5th) and won the Premier Cup last year The managerial pair of ex-magpie players, Scott Lacey (102 club goals) and Wesley Awad called it a day and we hoped to continue the pattern with Kevin Cooper and Glenn Draper. However despite their best efforts and an indifferent start we had to turn to the experienced local ex-pro Gary Phillips. He donned the gloves for Barnet before managing at Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead and Grays before taking time out to refresh himself at the Rec. After a few months the professional lure of a coaching position at League 2 Stevenage proved too much and so we find ourselves with a Parry/Beels combo. Glen played over 250 games for Cheshunt before a caretaker spell gave him the whiff of a managers office and Mark was a former number one at Broxbourne Borough leading them to a Challenge Trophy success at Colney Heath over London Colney in Like previous generations they all wish to make their mark. It is hoped that when the Saywell s, Kiff s, silver fox Morrissey and the numerous Littlechild s look down on us they approve of what they started and what continues today. After all, it s still only a game! During the emergence of Sunday factory football of the sixties the club slipped down the reconstituted