Ampthill Town Official Matchday Programme
Spartan South Midlands League Division One vs Milton Keynes Robins Tuesday 19th November 2019 Kick-Off: 7:45pm
OFFICIALS President | Lee Roberts Chairman | Gary Maidment Vice Chairman | Phil Dillon Treasurer | Martin Powell General Secretary | Eric Turner First Team Manager | Ant Christophi Assistant Manager | Lee Hawkes 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 The Park Stadium
Good evening and welcome to The Park Stadium for our seventh home league match of the season, however with the withdrawal of Wodson Park this is the sixth match that will count when the points are totted up in April. An extended warm welcome to the management, players and officials of Milton Keynes Robins, as well as to tonight’s match officials. Another Tuesday night, another Amps home match here at The Park Stadium. This is the fourth of five consecutive home matches for Ampthill Town. The fifth and final in this run of home games ends with the visit of Brimsdown on Saturday. Last Tuesday Ampthill exited the Division One Cup in their first match in the competition, having been given a bye in the first round. That match was against Stotfold who were to be our opponents in the next round of the League Challenge Trophy, however that has now changed. Stotfold defeated Potton United in the previous round, but were found to have fielded an ineligible player. As a result Potton United were awarded the walkover and now it is Potton United who have the privilege of hosting the Amps at their home ground, The Hutchinson Hollow, in mid-December.
The only other match taking place tonight in Division One sees Enfield Borough, who are in similar position to tonight's two teams, play FC Broxbourne Borough. Another match of note taking place tonight is in the North Beds Charity Cup. Langford hosting Biggleswade FC, with the winner visiting either Ampthill Town or Bedford in the next round. Tonight’s visitors, Milton Keynes Robins have been having their own cup successes in recent weeks as they are still in both the League Challenge Trophy and the Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy. The Robins league form has also been impressive and with games in hand on the teams both above and below them, a top 4 finish this season is still definitely attainable. If the Amps want to put themselves in contention then 3 points tonight will put them right into the mix; but with only a third of the season gone any of the 19 teams in the league know that putting a string of positive results together will see them quickly ascend the table, it’s that tight. Your support is greatly appreciated, and here’s to you leaving The Park Stadium tonight having been fully entertained and hopefully not too cold. Enjoy the match. Up the Amps!
Spartan South Midlands League Division One Table, Fixtures & Results 2019/20 LATEST TABLE
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
P
W
D
L
GD Pts PPG
St Panteleimon
16
12
4
0
35
40
2.50
1
New Salamis
15
9
4
2
23
31
2.07
3
Winslow United
14
10
0
4
19
30
2.14
2
Rayners Lane
14
7
5
2
9
26
1.86
5
Milton Keynes Robins
13
8
2
3
-3
26
2.00
4
Shefford Town & Campton
16
8
1
7
6
25
1.56
7
Stotfold
15
7
2
6
9
23
1.53
8
Enfield Borough
15
6
2
7
-8
20
1.33
11
Ampthill Town
12
5
4
3
5
19
1.58
6
London Lions
14
6
1
7
2
19
1.36
=9
London Tigers
15
5
5
5
-1
19
1.27
12
Bedford
14
6
1
7
-4
19
1.36
=9
Buckingham Athletic
12
4
2
6
-4
14
1.17
13
Hillingdon Borough
16
3
5
8
-20
14
0.88
15
Langford
14
4
1
9
-11
13
0.93
14
FC Broxbourne Borough
13
1
7
5
-9
10
0.77
=16
Brimsdown
15
2
4
9
-11
10
0.67
18
Amersham Town
13
3
1
9
-19
10
0.77
=16
Park View
14
2
3
9
-18
9
0.64
19
TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES Enfield Borough
Div One
FC Broxbourne Borough
Langford
NBCC
Biggleswade
PPG Rank
RECENT LEAGUE RESULTS 16th Nov
Amersham Town
0-2
Hillingdon Borough
32
16th Nov
FC Broxbourne Borough
1-2
London Lions
28
16th Nov
Langford
0-1
St Panteleimon
80
16th Nov
Milton Keynes Robins
4-3
Brimsdown
43
16th Nov
Park View
0-3
Stotfold
15
16th Nov
Shefford Town & Campton
0-1
New Salamis
63
16th Nov
Winslow United
2-1
London Tigers
85
13th Nov
New Salamis
5-2
Langford
35
12th Nov
Buckingham Athletic
4-2
London Lions
38
12th Nov
FC Broxbourne Borough
2-3
Milton Keynes Robins
30
9th Nov
Ampthill Town
3-1
Park View
55
9th Nov
Enfield Borough
2-3
Bedford
25
9th Nov
London Tigers
4-3
Stotfold
-
9th Nov
Rayners Lane
4-2
Brimsdown
36
9th Nov
Shefford Town & Campton
4-1
Hillingdon Borough
55
Spartan South Midlands League Division One Vital Statistics ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Club
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Stotfold Winslow United Ampthill Town Shefford Town & Campton Langford Milton Keynes Robins Buckingham Athletic Rayners Lane Amersham Town New Salamis FC Broxbourne Borough London Lions St Panteleimon Bedford Enfield Borough Hillingdon Borough Brimsdown Park View London Tigers
TOP GOALSCORERS
Low
High
Ave.
65 52 55 39 23 35 27 32 10 17 24 20 18 15 15 10 8 10 0
126 145 117 134 100 69 78 60 59 59 48 46 52 60 30 40 31 23 20
92 89 88 74 62 51 48 41 34 33 32 32 31 29 23 22 19 18 8
Courtney Massay
St Panteleimon
19
Henry Snee
Shefford Town & Campton
16
Ash Hunt
Hillingdon Borough
14
Alie Bangura
Enfield Borough
13
Jamie Cerminara
Ampthill Town
13
Courtney Austin
New Salamis
13
Rob Hastings
Rayners Lane
12
Noyan Tajbakhsh
St Panteleimon
11
Matt Cruse
Buckingham Athletic
11
Mourad Jarraz
London Tigers
9
Denis Mehmet
New Salamis
9
Daniel Parsons
Winslow United
9
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Winslow United New Salamis Milton Keynes Robins St Panteleimon Rayners Lane London Tigers Stotfold London Lions Hillingdon Borough Ampthill Town Buckingham Athletic Bedford Shefford Town & Campton Brimsdown Amersham Town FC Broxbourne Borough Enfield Borough Langford Park View
Away
P
W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
GD
PTS
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 2
8 10 8 8 14 10 5 5 3 5 11 1 6 4 3 7 7 6 4
4 5 5 4 5 8 1 3 4 3 13 7 9 6 11 9 10 12 8
2 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 3
8 6 8 3 7 3 8 8 5 11 2 8 3 6 3 1 2 4 5
3 3 7 2 8 2 8 7 7 12 2 9 4 10 7 3 9 9 12
9 8 4 5 8 3 4 3 -3 1 -2 -7 -4 -6 -12 -4 -10 -11 -11
18 16 15 12 11 11 9 9 9 8 8 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
AMPTHILL TOWN SQUAD STATS (League Only) Player Thomas Bates Kieran Brasier Lawrence Burton Dan Butler Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Lewis Cerminara Glenn Cooksley Charlie Cullen Louie Dillon Jack Fuller Michael Fullerton Ediz Greengrass Adam Hughes Jake Kissiedu
Apps 1 (5) 3 (0) 12 (3) 7 (0) 2 (3) 14 (0) 8 (2) 12 (1) 13 (1) 15 (0) 2 (0) 6 (5) 5 (0) 1 (1) 8 (0)
Goals Yellow Red Player 0 0 0 Lewis Lodge 0 0 0 Kyle McLeish 3 0 0 Ashley Mead 4 0 0 Michael Moss 2 0 0 Harry Murray 19 1 1 Jake O'Neil 0 1 0 Martin Powell 2 2 0 Connor Saunders 1 2 0 Edward Skinner 2 2 0 Mark Smith 0 0 0 Ross Tompkins 1 0 0 Ryan Wing 0 0 0 Connor Wright 0 0 0 Conrad Zylko 2 0 0
Apps 2 (0) 1 (1) 14 (1) 9 (0) 6 (2) 3 (3) 0 (1) 3 (2) 6 (1) 2 (1) 16 (0) 3 (2) 0 (2) 2 (4)
Goals Yellow Red 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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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Amps On The Road... 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.
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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 Saturday 23rd November 2019
3pm Kick Off vs Brimsdown Spartan South Midlands Division One
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 Potton League Challenge Trophy tie at home to United in the 3rd round; tie to be played on Brimsdown on Tuesday 29th October. Tuesday 17th December. A strong showing in the first half put us in Division One Cup: control of the match and we went in at half After a bye in the 1st Round, in the 2nd round time 3-0 to the good with goals from skipper Louie Dillon, Jamie Cerminara and Ash Mead. Town played Stotfold at home and lost by a Although a superb stop from keeper Ross single goal. Tompkins and a shot that cannoned off the North Beds Charity Cup: crossbar prevented the half time score from Last season Ampthill Town were finalists in being 3-2. this competition and full draw is as follows: The Ampthill management reminded them at half time that the game was not over and 1st Round they needed to remain focused and continue Bedford v Ampthill Town (26th Nov) to dominate the game. 6 goals came our way Langford v Biggleswade (Tonight) in the second half another 3 for Jamie to Biggleswade United v Stotfold (26th Nov) finish the game on 4, Michael Fullerton got in Barton Rovers v Potton United (TBC) on the act with a good finish. A penalty Semi Finals scored by Glenn Cooksley and finally a goal Bedford or Ampthill Town v Langford or from young Ryan Wing who has been Biggleswade excelling in the first team since his step up Biggleswade United or Stotfold v Barton from the development side. Rovers or Potton United. In the 3rd round the Amps travel to Potton United on 17th December.
Introducing Today’s Visitors... Milton Keynes Robins
HOME GROUND:
FOUNDED : 1883
The Irish Centre
NICKNAME : The Robins
Manor Fields Fenny Stratford MK2 2HX
2019/20 League Position 5th
P
Milton Keynes Robins
W
D
L
13 8
2
3 29 32 -3 26
Recent Matches
F
A
Diff
Pts
2019/20 Top League Scorers
16th Nov
Brimsdown
H
W
4-3
George Shrieves
7
12th Nov
FC Broxbourne Borough
A
W
3-2
Mason Spence
6
9th Nov
Winslow United (BBST)
H
W
1-0
Jamie Sylvester
5
5th Nov
Winslow United
A
L
1-3
Alexandru Filip
3
2nd Nov
Eynesbury Rovers (FAV)
H
L
1-6
Christiaan Beaupierre
1
29th Oct
St Panteleimon
H
D
1-1
Wesley Iroegbu
1
26th Oct
Langford
A
W
3-0
Owusu Kyeremateng
1
22nd Oct
Rayners Lane
A
L
2-5
Vincent Shrieves
1
The club were established as Buckingham Town in 1883, playing their first match against Banbury United. They were founder members of the Hellenic League in 1953, but left after only four seasons. They won the Aylesbury & District League in 1967– 68. Buckingham joined Division One of the South Midlands League in 1971, where they played until joining Division Two of the United Counties League in 1974. Their first season in the league saw them finish second, earning promotion to Division One. After finishing as Division One runners-up in 1975– 76, the club secured a second successive promotion, moving up to the Premier Division. They were Premier Division champions and Knockout Cup
winners in 1983–84, and the following season they reached the first round of the FA Cup for the first (and to date only) time in their history, losing 2–0 at home to Orient. In 1985–86 Buckingham won the Premier Division again and were promoted to the Midland Division of the Southern League. After being transferred to the Southern Division in 1988, they won the division in 1990–91, but were not promoted as their ground failed to meet the standards required. The club announced that they were folding at the end of the 2017–18 season. However, the decision was later reversed. In January 2019 the club was renamed Milton Keynes Robins.
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Development Corner Latest News from The Dev The Ampthill Town Development side have continued to go from strength to strength as they last tasted defeat back in the first weekend of October. An excellent away win at Cranfield United Reserves has been followed up with 3 further wins, all at The Park Stadium.
A 4-2 win at home to Kempston Athletic has booked them place in the Beds FA Intermediate Cup Quarter Final. The draw has been made and the Amps Dev will travel to Totternhoe Reserves this coming Saturday in the quarters. The Amps opponents are a couple of places below them in the league table and a good performance will be required if the Town Dev want to be in the hat for the semi-final draw. That cup win was followed up with a home win against Stotfold Development in the league, with a free weekend separating the matches due to a postponement. The only goal of the match against Stotfold Dev was scored by Jack Fuller after 9 minutes. The Amps Dev wasted many chances to increase their lead but in the end a narrow home win was probably the deserved outcome. Jack Fuller is one of several development players to have made a first team appearance in recent weeks. Fuller started the home 2-2 draw against Shefford Town & Campton and followed this up with another start against Park View, this time playing in the side that secured a 3-1 home win. Another development player to taste first team football this season is Kieran Brasier. Brasier making his first appearance of the season away to unbeaten St Panteleimon, in a match that also ended 2-2.
DEVELOPMENT TEAM FIXTURES & RESULTS 31 Aug 7 Sep
Kempston Athletic
L D
0-4 2-2
BCFL1 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
16 Nov
Stotfold Development
W
1-0
BCFL1
23 Nov
Totternhoe Reserves
A
2pm
Int Cup
30 Nov
Houghton Athletic
A
2pm
BCFL1
Elstow Abbey
Brasier, who started the season as the development side captain, obviously impressed during this showing as he has since gone on to start 3 of the last 4 first team matches. As well as Fuller and Brasier, another player that has started the season by putting in some excellent performances is Ryan Wing. Unsurprisingly his first appearances for the first team didn’t take long to come round and Wing appeared off the bench a couple of times before getting his first start.
After coming on and scoring against Brimsdown in the League Challenge Trophy, Wing followed this up by starting the next 3 first team matches, games that ended with 2 wins and a draw. Completing the quartet is Tom Bates. He has appeared from the bench 4 times and also started the match at home to St Panteleimon. With so many players making the step up to the first team the development team are definitely earning their name. Add to this their continued excellent results in the league, huge credit must go to Stuart Robertson and his coaching team. As well as to the players who continue to work hard to better themselves and push for first team 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.
•
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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