Ampthill Town
Remembers Official Matchday Programme
Spartan South Midlands League Division One vs Park View Saturday 9th November 2019 Kick-Off: 3pm
OFFICIALS President | Lee Roberts Chairman | Gary Maidment Vice Chairman | Phil Dillon Treasurer | Martin Powell General Secretary | Eric Turner First Team Manager | Paul Blackman Assistant Manger | Ant Christophi Club Captain | Louie Dillon Sports Therapist | Amy Hayes Programme Editor | David Airey Club Photographer | Bob Blackman
HONOURS 2013-14 | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup Winners 2011-12 2015-16 | Beds Senior Trophy Winners 1998-99 | Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup Winners 1959-60 | South Midlands League Premier Division Champions
Talk of the Town A Warm Welcome to Ampthill Park Good afternoon and welcome to The Park Stadium for our sixth home league match of the season, so soon after we gathered here for the fifth. An extended warm welcome to the management, players and officials of Park View, as well as to today’s match officials. This weekend is Remembrance Weekend as we remember those who gave their tomorrow for our today. To mark this there will be a minute silence before today’s match. Please observe the referee’s instructions. In the last matchday programme there was the introduction of the PPG (Points Per Game) ranking to the league table. Naturally, the more games you win as the season progresses the better your PPG will be. The only midweek match to be played in the Spartan South Midlands League Division One was the match at The Park Stadium between Ampthill Town and Shefford Town & Campton which ended 2-2, after the Amps had led 2-0 at half time. The result on Tuesday night has meant that Town have moved up to ninth place on goal difference, but having played fewer games than the other three teams on 16 points. A win today would see the Amps remain in ninth as they are 4 points behind 8th.
Going into today’s match Ampthill Town have 16 points from 11 games (a PPG of 1.45). Whist visitors Park View are in 19th place taking 9 points from 12 games (a PPG of 0.75). Park View’s league successes this season have been against London Lions away from home in mid-September and against Amersham Town at home last weekend. Neither of the teams Park View have defeated have visited Ampthill Park so far this season, although the Amps did enjoy a 2 -1 win at London Lions back in August. Anyone that follows non-league football (or any level of football) is fully aware that the outcome of matches already played this season have absolutely no bearing on what will happen in the future. There are no easy games in the Spartan league and today’s encounter is no different. There are 5 other Division One matches being played today and the Amps will be looking to close the gap on the teams above them, as they make up a deficiency of games against those teams around them. Your support is greatly appreciated, and here’s to you leaving The Park Stadium today having been fully entertained. Enjoy the match. Up the Amps!
Spartan South Midlands League Division One Table, Fixtures & Results 2019/20 LATEST TABLE
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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
P
W
D
L
GD Pts PPG
St Panteleimon
15
11
4
0
34
37
2.47
1
Winslow United
13
9
0
4
18
27
2.08
2
New Salamis
13
7
4
2
19
25
1.92
3
Rayners Lane
13
6
5
2
7
23
1.77
5
Shefford Town & Campton
14
7
1
6
4
22
1.57
6
Stotfold
13
6
2
5
7
20
1.54
7
Milton Keynes Robins
11
6
2
3
-5
20
1.82
4
Enfield Borough
14
6
2
6
-7
20
1.43
9
Ampthill Town
11
4
4
3
3
16
1.45
8
London Lions
12
5
1
6
3
16
1.33
10
London Tigers
13
4
5
4
-1
16
1.23
=11
Bedford
13
5
1
7
-5
16
1.23
=11
Langford
12
4
1
7
-7
13
1.08
13
Buckingham Athletic
11
3
2
6
-6
11
1.00
14
Hillingdon Borough
14
2
5
7
-19
11
0.79
17
FC Broxbourne Borough
11
1
7
3
-7
10
0.91
15
Brimsdown
13
2
4
7
-8
10
0.77
18
Amersham Town
12
3
1
8
-17
10
0.83
16
Park View
12
2
3
7
-13
9
0.75
19
TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES Enfield Borough
v
Bedford
London Lions
v
Langford
London Tigers
v
Stotfold
Rayners Lane
v
Brimsdown
Shefford Town & Campton
v
Hillingdon Borough
PPG Rank
RECENT LEAGUE RESULTS 5th Nov
Ampthill Town
2-2
Shefford Town & Campton
94
2nd Nov
Buckingham Athletic
0-1
Hillingdon Borough
28
2nd Nov
Enfield Borough
3-6
Ampthill Town
15
2nd Nov
London Tigers
3-3
New Salamis
15
2nd Nov
Park View
4-1
Amersham Town
20
2nd Nov
Winslow United
2-1
Brimsdown
52
26th Oct
Amersham Town
2-1
Bedford
19
26th Oct
Brimsdown
1-1
Buckingham Athletic
19
26th Oct
Hillingdon Borough
0-2
London Tigers
10
26th Oct
Langford
0-3
Milton Keynes Robins
59
26th Oct
New Salamis
3-2
Rayners Lane
25
26th Oct
Park View
0-4
London Lions
20
26th Oct
Shefford Town & Campton
2-6
Winslow United
39
26th Oct
St Panteleimon
2-2
Ampthill Town
25
26th Oct
Stotfold
2-0
FC Broxbourne Borough
65
Spartan South Midlands League Division One Vital Statistics ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Club
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Ampthill Town Stotfold Winslow United Shefford Town & Campton Langford Milton Keynes Robins Buckingham Athletic Rayners Lane Amersham Town FC Broxbourne Borough New Salamis London Lions St Panteleimon Bedford Enfield Borough Hillingdon Borough Brimsdown Park View London Tigers
TOP GOALSCORERS
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High
Ave.
85 65 52 39 23 35 27 32 10 24 17 20 18 15 15 10 8 10 2
117 126 145 134 100 69 78 60 59 48 59 46 52 60 30 40 31 23 20
96 92 90 79 60 53 49 42 34 33 33 32 31 29 23 22 19 19 8
Courtney Massay
St Panteleimon
18
Alie Bangura
Enfield Borough
13
Henry Snee
Shefford Town & Campton
13
Ash Hunt
Hillingdon Borough
13
Jamie Cerminara
Ampthill Town
12
Noyan Tajbakhsh
St Panteleimon
11
Courtney Austin
New Salamis
11
Rob Hastings
Rayners Lane
10
Matt Cruse
Buckingham Athletic
10
Mourad Jarraz
London Tigers
9
Daniel Parsons
Winslow United
9
Daniel Bond
Langford
8
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Winslow United Milton Keynes Robins New Salamis St Panteleimon Rayners Lane London Tigers London Lions Buckingham Athletic Shefford Town & Campton Stotfold FC Broxbourne Borough Hillingdon Borough Bedford Ampthill Town Brimsdown Langford Park View Amersham Town Enfield Borough
Away
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0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
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3 4 3 6 4 6 4 11 8 2 5 5 9 6 8 14 5 9 7
3 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 3 4
15 5 15 2 7 3 5 2 10 4 1 3 5 11 2 4 6 3 3
3 5 7 2 8 2 2 2 6 7 3 7 7 12 3 7 13 9 12
15 7 10 6 7 5 5 -1 1 1 1 -5 -7 -4 -4 -8 -8 -12 -11
18 15 14 12 11 11 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3
AMPTHILL TOWN SQUAD STATS (League Only) Player Thomas Bates Kieran Brasier Lawrence Burton Dan Butler Charlie Cullen Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Lewis Cerminara Glenn Cooksley Louie Dillon Michael Fullerton Jack Fuller Ediz Greengrass Adam Hughes
Apps 1 (4) 3 (0) 9 (1) 5 (0) 10 (0) 2 (2) 10 (0) 6 (2) 7 (1) 10 (0) 5 (3) 1 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0)
Goals Yellow Red Player 0 0 0 Jake Kissiedu 0 0 0 Lewis Lodge 2 0 0 Ashley Mead 4 0 0 Kyle Mcleish 1 2 0 Michael Moss 2 0 0 Jake O'Neil 12 1 1 Martin Powell 0 1 0 Connor Saunders 0 2 0 Edward Skinner 1 2 0 Mark Smith 0 0 0 Ross Tompkins 0 0 0 Ryan Wing 0 0 0 Connor Wright 0 0 0 Conrad Zylko
Apps 5 (0) 2 (0) 9 (1) 1 (0) 5 (0) 1 (2) 0 (1) 3 (2) 4 (0) 2 (1) 11 (0) 2 (1) 0 (1) 1 (2)
Goals Yellow Red 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amps on the Road The Away Ground Guide
1
Amersham Town
Spratleys Meadow, School Lane, Amersham, Bucks. HP7 0EJ
2
Bedford
Played on Tuesday 6th August 2019 - Won 3-1
3
Brimsdown
Ware FC, Wodson Park Wadesmill Road SG12 0UQ
4
Buckingham Athletic
Stratford Fields, Stratford Road, Buckingham MK18 1NY
5
Enfield Borough
Played on Saturday 2nd November 2019 - Won 6-3
6
FC Broxbourne Borough
Goffs Lane, Cheshunt, Herts, EN7 5QN
7
Hillingdon Borough
Middlesex Stadium, Breakspear Road, Ruislip, HA4 7SB
8
Langford
Played on Saturday 19th October 2019 - Lost 1-4
9
London Lions
Played on Saturday 17th August 2019 - Won 2-1
1
London Tigers
Groundshare at Amersham Town (see above)
10
Milton Keynes Robins
The Irish Centre, Manor Fields, Fenny Stratford, MK2 2HX
11
New Salamis
Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Donkey Lane, Enfield, EN1 3PL
12
Park View
New River Sports Centre, White Hart Lane, London N22 5QW
13
Rayners Lane
Played on Saturday 7th September 2019 - Drew 3-3
14 Shefford Town & Campton
Shefford Sports Club Hitchin Road, Shefford Beds SG17 5JD
15
St Panteleimon
Played on Saturday 26th October 2019 - Drew 2-2
16
Stotfold
Roker Park The Green Stotfold Hitchin Herts SG5 4AN
17
Winslow United
Played on Saturday 5th October 2019 - Lost 2-3
3
Wodson Park
Withdrawn from league - all results expunged
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Since we were last here... Away Day Match Reports 26th October 2019 League St Panteleimon 2 Ampthill Town 2 The Amps headed for Berkeley Fields having been beaten by fellow Beds side Langford 4-1 the previous Saturday. The hosts were unbeaten going into this encounter and would have lost for the first time this season, if it wasn’t for a late equaliser. Kieran Brasier had made the step up from the development side, whilst Ryan Wing had been promoted to the senior side and came off the bench. The Amps goals coming courtesy of Ash Mead and a first for the club for Lawrence Burton.
So many questions, too “little” time...
Saturday 2nd November 2019 League
Enfield Borough 3 Ampthill Town 6 Match Review by Chairman Gary Maidment 1-0 - Amps take the lead on 10 mins; long clearance from Tompkins assisted by conditions and it’s spilled by the Enfield keeper and Jamie Cerminara pounces for his first of the day. 2-0 - 15 mins in and a shot from the edge of the area is parried by Enfield 5 and ref awards a penalty; converted by Jamie Cerminara. 2-1 - 22 mins and a counter by Enfield catches Amps out and a low shot to the corner beats the GK. 2-2 - 30 mins. Amps play for offside, not given and Enfield level from their tricky winger who shots high into corner. 3-2 Amps - Saunders bursts through and is brought down on edge of box . Free kick taken by Jamie Cerminara low into left hand corner. 4-2 35 mins. Good possession from Amps, they work the ball out to Burton who burns the defender to drive the ball across the Enfield goal to be met by JC. HT 4-2 Amps 5-2 - 50 mins and it’s that man again; Cerminara receives the ball in the box, evades two tackles and fires the ball low into the net from 15 yards. 6-2 - 60 mins, solid work in midfield, a ball out to Saunders who then finds Cerminara on the penalty spot, he turns his marker and slots low to the keepers right. 6-3 80 mins, after dominating for the last hour the Amps take a breather and Enfield enjoy some possession. Amps keep them at bay but a corner is caught by the wind and swirls into net from a challenge from Enfield 9. FT 6-3 Amps. A thoroughly well deserved win for Amps who controlled the match from start to finish, great performance all round but a double Hattie from Cerminara has got to be congratulated - take a bow son.
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Next Home Match Back at Ampthill Park Tuesday 12th November 2019
7:45pm Kick Off vs Stotfold Spartan South Midlands Division One Cup - 2nd Round
Amps Next Road Trip On the road to...
Bedford FC North Beds Charity Cup
McMullen Park
Bedford MK44 3SB Tuesday 26th November 2019 7:45pm Kick-Off
Up for the Cup... All the latest Cup news
This season the Amps will play in no fewer than 5 cup competitions. Ampthill Town remain in the following competitions. League Challenge Trophy: After beating Unite MK 2-0 away from home in the first round, Town then played Brimsdown in the 2nd round (report right).
League Challenge Trophy 2nd Round
Ampthill Town 9 (NINE) Brimsdown 0 Report by Ant Christophi
After a successful 2-2 draw away to top of the league St Panteleimon in the SSML Div 1 on Saturday 26th our attentions turned to the Amps have been drawn away to Stotfold in League Challenge Trophy tie at home to the 3rd round; tie to be played on Tuesday Brimsdown on Tuesday 29th October. 10th December. A strong showing in the first half put us in Division One Cup: control of the match and we went in at half time 3-0 to the good with goals from skipper After a bye in the 1st Round, the 2nd round Louie Dillon, Jamie Cerminara and Ash Mead. draw has taken place and Town will face Stotfold in another cup competition, this time Although a superb stop from keeper Ross Tompkins and a shot that cannoned off the playing at Ampthill Park on Tuesday 12th crossbar prevented the half time score from November. being 3-2. North Beds Charity Cup: The Ampthill management reminded them at Last season Ampthill Town were finalists in half time that the game was not over and this competition and full draw is as follows: they needed to remain focused and continue to dominate the game. 6 goals came our way 1st Round in the second half another 3 for Jamie to Bedford v Ampthill Town (26th Nov) finish the game on 4, Michael Fullerton got in Langford v Biggleswade (19th Nov) on the act with a good finish. A penalty Biggleswade United v Stotfold (26th Nov) scored by Glenn Cooksley and finally a goal Barton Rovers v Potton United (TBC) from young Ryan Wing who has been Semi Finals excelling in the first team since his step up Bedford or Ampthill Town v Langford or from the development side. Biggleswade The 3rd round draw has been made and the Biggleswade United or Stotfold v Barton Amps travel to Stotfold on 10th December. Rovers or Potton United.
Introducing Today’s Visitors... Park View
FOUNDED : 1991
HOME GROUND:
NICKNAME : Snipers
New River Sports Centre, White Hart Lane, London N22 5QW
2019/20 League Position 19th
P
Park View
W
D
L
F
A
Diff
Pts
12 2
3
7 15 28 -13 9
Recent Matches 2019/20 Top League Scorers
5th Nov
Hillingdon Borough (D1C)
A
L
3-4
2nd Nov
Amersham Town
H
W
4-1
Francis Williams
5
30th Oct
Tring Athletic (LCT)
H
W
2-1
Kofi Appiah
3
26th Oct
London Lions
H
L
0-4
Kwesi Botchey
3
12th Oct
Rayners Lane
A
L
1-5
Kofi Nyarko
2
5th Oct
Buckingham Athletic
A
L
3-4
David Gabor
1
28th Sep
St Panteleimon
A
L
2-4
Michael Plaza
1
21st Sep
FC Broxbourne Borough
A
D
0-0
Park View Football Club is a football club based in Tottenham, England. They play at the New River Sports Stadium.
In 2007 the club joined Division One Central & East of the Middlesex County League, going on to win the division at the first attempt, but then left the league. They entered Division One of the London Commercial League in 2012, and were runners-up in 2013–14.
at the first attempt, the club were promoted to Senior Division Two North and went on to win a second successive title, earning promotion to Senior Division One. They subsequently won the Division One title in 2016–17, and then entered the English football league system, joining Division Two of the Spartan South Midlands League.
The club were Division Two champions in The club then switched to the Amateur their first season in the league, earning Football Combination, entering Intermediate promotion to Division One as they went the Division One North. After winning the division whole season unbeaten in the league.
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Development Corner Latest News from The Dev The Ampthill Town Development side continued their recent fine form with a 4-2 home win against Kempston Athletic last Saturday afternoon.
DEVELOPMENT TEAM FIXTURES & RESULTS
Despite going behind twice, the development side progress to the next round of the Beds FA Intermediate Cup (background image). Their opponents in the quarter finals are yet to be decided, but ties are scheduled to be played on Saturday 23rd November. The Amps went behind to an early Kempston Athletic goal that came about after the Amps had had a good spell of possession. The Amps were back on level terms as Ethan Clarke converted from a corner and this was no more than the Amps deserved. Shortly afterwards the visitors had to make a change as they brought on their only substitute and the teams went in level at half time. Kempston Athletic then re-took the lead from the penalty spot as Ampthill goalkeeper Devon Phelan was adjudged to have brought down the Kempston striker and the spot kick was converted.
The Amps leveller came as the conditions worsened and the pitch became heavy. This was having an impact on the depleted visitors and just after the scores had been levelled they went down to 10 men. Another injury but this time there was no substitute to replace the injured player. The Amps looked the most likely to be the ones preventing the match going to penalties and a quick move from back to front, through the midfield proved that to be the case. Kempston Athletic knew their best chance of progressing was via a penalty shoot out and once the Amps went 4-2 to the good it was game over.
31 Aug
Elstow Abbey
L
0-4
BCFL1
7 Sep
Kempston Athletic
D
2-2
BCFL1
21 Sep
Houghton Athletic
W
2-1
BCFL1
28 Sep
Henlow
L
0-3
BCFL1
5 Oct
Sporting Lewsey Park
L
2-5
BCFL1
12 Oct
Cranfield United Res.
W
2-1
BCFL1
19 Oct
AFC Kempston Town
W
4-0
BCFL1
2 Nov
Kempston Athletic
W
4-2
Int Cup
9 Nov
Bedford SA
A
2pm
BCFL1
16 Nov
Stotfold Development
H
2pm
BCFL1
This cup success follows two wins in the league. The opposition in these two matches were very different and presented their own challenges. Cranfield United Reserves play on the same pitch as their first team and there is unlikely to be any better playing surfaces in the Beds County League. The flat pitch suited the Amps playing style, but the hosts are clearly used to playing on such a good surface as they too looked to get the ball on the deck and play football as often as possible. As was shown as the hosts came into the match unbeaten. The 2-1 win was hard fought and just highlights that with the right application and remaining focussed on the game plan then the Amps can beat anyone in this league. The other recent win was a 4-0 home success against AFC Kempston Town Reserves. All 4 goals were scored in the first half; a half in which the Amps failed to apply themselves and had the opposition been of a higher calibre the score line could have easily been reversed. The Amps second half performance was much improved but didn’t yield any goals. But that’s football.
Ampthill Town Football Club The History Pages Ampthill Town Football Club dates back to the 1880’s, with reliable league records available from the 1950’s.
The club joined the South Midlands League at the start of the 1951/52 season; winning this league in 1959/60 (losing only two league matches all season) and were then runners-up in the following season. The Amps finished bottom of the South Midlands Premier Division in the 1964/65 season and started the following season in the United Counties League Division Two.
This prolonged stay ended at the end of the 1986/87 season when the club finished bottom of the league, winning just one match all season and finishing on a dreary 4 points (when it was 2 points for a win) and were relegated to UCL Div One. The club re-joined South Midlands League in Division One for the 1991/92 season. Then again as part of the reorganisation in 1993/94 Ampthill Town joined the newly formed Senior Division.
In 1997/98 the Amps were founder members of the Spartan South A few mid-table finishes followed and Midlands League Senior Division, but this season ended with relegation to at the end of the 1968/69 season, Division One with 16 points from 30 after a sixth place finish they were matches. promoted to UCL Division One. In 1972 the United Counties Division One was renamed the United Counties Premier Division. From the mid-seventies to the mid-eighties the club remained in the UCL Premier Division.
They bounced straight back and were promoted as runners-up, then followed this up with a runners-up place in the Senior Division at the end of the 1999/2000 season.
In 2001 the Senior Division was renamed Division One and this is where the club remained until 2011/12, when they finished runners up and were promoted to the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division. A fifth-place finish was followed by collecting the runners up medals in 2013/14. The club went from finishing second, to finishing second bottom and were relegated to SSML Division One. Finishing fourteenth for 3 consecutive seasons. That run was ended last season (2018/19) with a tenth-place finish.
early part of the 2018/19 season soon dissipated as results improved immediately. In the closing couple of months of the campaign Town won seven of their last nine league games with their only defeats coming at champions Harefield United and Buckingham Athletic. Among their wins was an incredible 11-0 win over Broxbourne Borough with Jamie Cerminara scoring five and Brandon Carney four, including a second half hat-trick. Ampthill also made it to the North Beds Charity cup final where they lost to Biggleswade FC.
Ampthill’s best FA Vase performance With 4 promotion places up for grabs to date is a quarter final appearance at the end of this season there will be in 2013/14 when losing to Eastbourne United Association. In the even greater emphasis on pushing same competition in 2017 they won onwards, as the club makes no 10-0 at New College Swindon. The secrets of their desire to be back club have made several appearances playing in the Premier Division. in the FA Cup too, where the best Paul Blackman was appointed progress made is to the 1st qualifying manager in February 2019 and the round on 4 occasions. disappointment experienced in the
The 133rd AGM of The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) held in Aberdeen, Scotland on 2 March 2019 approved a number of amendments to, and clarifications of, the Laws of the Game for 2019/20. Three changes were approved following 2 years of worldwide experiments; •
The introduction of yellow and red cards for misconduct by team officials.
•
A player being substituted leaving the field at the nearest point on the boundary line.
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A goal kick and a free kick for the defending team in their own penalty area, the ball is in play as soon the kick is taken (it can be played before it leaves the penalty area).
Other changes include:
Clearer wording for ‘handball’.
Attacking team players must be at least 1m away from a defensive ‘wall’.
The goalkeeper only has to have one foot on the goal line at a penalty kick.
New dropped ball procedure.
Substitutes – Law 3 A player who is being substituted must leave by the nearest point on the touchline/goal line. So players will now have to think twice about how they exit the pitch and, not only that, they must also make their way straight to the technical area or dressing room after being subbed, or risk being sanctioned for unsporting behaviour. Dropped Ball – Law 8 & 9 If play is stopped inside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for the goalkeeper. If play is stopped outside the penalty area, the ball will be dropped for one player of the team that last touched the ball at the point of the last touch. In all cases, all the other players (of both teams) must be at least 4m (4.5yds) away. If the ball touches the referee (or another match official) and goes into the goal, team possession changes or a promising attack starts, a dropped ball is awarded. Handball – Law 12 Deliberate handball remains an offence. The following ‘handball’ situations, even if accidental, will be a free kick: 1. the ball goes into the goal after touching an attacking player’s hand/arm 2. a player gains control/possession of the ball after it has touches their hand/arm and then scores, or creates a goal-scoring opportunity 3. the ball touches a player’s hand/arm which has made their body unnaturally bigger 4. the ball touches a player’s hand/arm when it is above their shoulder (unless the player has deliberately played the ball which then touches their hand/arm)
Penalty Kick – Law 14 The team’s penalty taker can have (quick) treatment/assessment and then take the kick. The goalkeeper must not be touching the goalposts/crossbar/nets; they must not be moving.
The goalkeeper must have at least part of one foot on/in line with the goal line when the kick is taken; cannot stand behind the line. Goalkeepers are not permitted to stand in front of or behind the line. As the kicker can ‘stutter’ in the run, it is reasonable that the goalkeeper can take one step in anticipation of the kick.
Team Officials – Law 5 A team official guilty of misconduct will be shown a YC (caution) or RC (sending-off); if the offender cannot be identified, the senior coach who is in the technical area at the time will receive the YC/RC. Goal Kick – Law 16
The ball is in play once the kick is taken; it can be played before leaving the penalty area. Opponents must remain outside the penalty area until the ball is in play. Goal Celebrations – Law 12 A Yellow Card for an ‘illegal’ celebration (e.g. removing the shirt) remains even if the goal is disallowed.
Kick-Off – Law 8 The team that wins the toss can now choose to take the kick-off or which goal to attack (previously they only had the choice of which goal to attack) Medical Breaks – Law 7
Difference between ‘cooling’ breaks (90 secs – 3 mins) and ‘drinks’ breaks (max 1 min). In the interests of player safety, competition rules may allow, in certain weather conditions (e.g. high humidity and temperatures), ‘cooling’ breaks (from ninety seconds to three minutes) to allow the body’s temperature to fall; they are different from ‘drinks’ breaks (maximum one minute) which are for rehydration.
Players’ Equipment – Law 4 Multi-coloured/patterned undershirts are allowed if they are the same as the sleeve of the main shirt. Quick Free Kick and YC/RC – Law 12 If the referee is about to issue a YC/RC but the non-offending team takes the free kick quickly and creates a goal-scoring opportunity, the referee can delay the YC/RC until the next stoppage if the offending team was not distracted by the referee. Temporary Dismissals In addition to these law changes, the 2019/20 season will see the introduction of sin bins (formally named temporary dismissals) from step 5 (Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division level) down. These are explained in more detail on the next page.
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