Ampthill Town FC vs Buckingham Athletic FC 14th November 2019

Ampthill Town Official Matchday Programme

Spartan South Midlands League Division One vs Buckingham Athletic Saturday 14th December 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 | Ant Christophi Assistant Manager | Lee Hawkes Club Captain | Ross Tompkins Sports Therapist | Amy Hayes Programme Editor | David Airey

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 afternoon and welcome to The Park Stadium for this home league encounter with Buckingham Athletic.

An extended warm welcome to the management, players and officials of Buckingham Athletic, as well as to today’s match officials.

Since we were last gathered here the Amps have played 2 away league matches.

Due to ground sharing arrangements both matches were played at Spratleys Meadow.

Firstly a 2-0 away win against the tenants London Tigers. This was followed up by a 6-4 defeat to landlords Amersham Town.

Whilst defeats are disappointing it is worth remembering that the club is going through a transition period as new manager Ant Christophi adapts to his new role as first team manager. Ant replaces Paul Blackman who resigned in mid-November and he will be supported by Lee Hawkes and Martin Powell.

There have also been player movements as club captain Louie Dillon leaves the club to join Spartan South Midlands League Division One rivals Shefford Town & Campton.

Also moving on is Glenn Cooksley. Glenn had been captaining the side over the past few weeks but has now transferred to Premier Division side Crawley Green. Both players leave with our best wishes.

The rest of the squad remains and are all committed to taking the club forward. This will be essential over the next few weeks as the Christmas period can shape how the clubs progresses in the early part of next year.

This Tuesday the Amps travel to Premier Division side Potton United in the League Challenge Trophy, and return to the Park Stadium next Saturday for a league match against Bedford.

Either side of the New Year celebrations Town are on the road. A trip to Stotfold, which could potentially be our last ever visit to their soon-to-be demolished Roker Park ground, is followed by a visit to Milton Keynes Robins.

As the schedule stands the Amps then have 2 free Saturday’s before welcoming Enfield Borough to the Park Stadium. Any postponements between now and then will put pay to those free weekends so don’t go booking your mid-January skiing trips just yet!

As always, your support is greatly appreciated, and here’s to you leaving The Park Stadium having been fully entertained.

Enjoy the match.

Up the Amps!

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Table, Fixtures & Results 2019/20 LATEST TABLE

P

W

D

L

GD Pts PPG

PPG Rank

1 2 3 4

St Panteleimon Milton Keynes Robins Winslow United New Salamis

18 17 17 16

13 12 12 10

4 2 0 4

1 3 5 2

36 4 20 29

43 38 36 34

2.39 2.24 2.12 2.13

1 2 4 3

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Rayners Lane Shefford Town & Campton Stotfold Ampthill Town Enfield Borough

16 19 16 16 19

9 9 8 7 7

5 1 2 4 2

2 9 6 5 10

14 4 12 4 -15

32 28 26 25 23

2.00 1.47 1.63 1.56 1.21

5 8 6 7 12

London Lions London Tigers FC Broxbourne Borough

16 18 16

7 6 4

1 5 7

8 7 5

1 -4 -4

22 22 19

1.38 1.22 1.19

9 10 =13

Bedford Amersham Town Buckingham Athletic

16 16 14

6 6 5

1 1 2

9 9 7

-6 -13 0

19 19 17

1.19 1.19 1.21

=13 =13 11

Hillingdon Borough

18

4

5

9

-20

17

0.94

16

Langford

16

4

1

11

-16

13

0.81

17

Brimsdown

18

2

4

12

-18

10

0.56

18

Park View

18

2

3

13

-28

9

0.50

19

TODAY’S OTHER FIXTURES Amersham Town Bedford Enfield Borough

v v v

St Panteleimon FC Broxbourne Borough London Lions

Shefford Town & Campton Winslow United

v v

Milton Keynes Robins Langford

RECENT LEAGUE RESULTS 7th Dec

Amersham Town

6-4

Ampthill Town

20

7th Dec

Buckingham Athletic

5-0

Brimsdown

24

7th Dec

Hillingdon Borough

1-2

FC Broxbourne Borough

10

7th Dec

London Lions

3-1

Winslow United

28

7th Dec

Milton Keynes Robins

2-0

Enfield Borough

44

7th Dec

Park View

1-2

London Tigers

8

7th Dec

Rayners Lane

3-2

Bedford

38

7th Dec

St Panteleimon

5-2

Shefford Town & Campton

24

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Vital Statistics ATTENDANCE STATISTICS Club

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Stotfold Winslow United Ampthill Town Shefford Town & Campton Langford Milton Keynes Robins Buckingham Athletic Rayners Lane New Salamis FC Broxbourne Borough Amersham Town London Lions St Panteleimon Bedford Enfield Borough Brimsdown Hillingdon Borough Park View London Tigers

Low

High

Ave.

65 52 45 39 23 35 24 32 17 24 10 20 18 15 15 8 10 0 0

126 145 117 134 100 69 78 60 59 48 59 46 52 60 30 31 40 23 20

92 92 81 74 62 51 45 40 33 32 31 31 31 29 23 20 20 17 8

TOP GOALSCORERS Courtney Massay Henry Snee Jamie Cerminara Ash Hunt Courtney Austin Alie Bangura Noyan Tajbakhsh Rob Hastings Matt Cruse Mourad Jarraz Denis Mehmet Daniel Parsons

St Panteleimon Shefford Town & Campton Ampthill Town Hillingdon Borough New Salamis Enfield Borough St Panteleimon Rayners Lane Buckingham Athletic London Tigers New Salamis Winslow United

19 19 17 16 14 13 13 12 12 11 9 9

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Milton Keynes Robins New Salamis Winslow United Rayners Lane St Panteleimon Amersham Town Ampthill Town Stotfold FC Broxbourne Borough London Lions Hillingdon Borough Buckingham Athletic Shefford Town & Campton London Tigers Bedford Langford Enfield Borough Brimsdown 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

3 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 3 1 4

9 10 8 17 13 14 8 2 5 3 4 11 6 7 0 4 8 2 4

4 5 4 7 6 10 7 0 6 4 6 6 2 8 0 5 14 3 15

3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 2 5 2

9 10 11 5 3 4 6 11 6 8 4 2 5 4 11 5 3 7 1

5 3 8 6 4 6 6 8 4 7 4 2 9 6 11 13 8 17 5

9 12 7 9 6 2 1 5 1 0 -2 5 0 -3 0 -9 -11 -11 -15

18 16 15 13 13 12 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 6 3 3 0 0

AMPTHILL TOWN SQUAD STATS (League Only) Player Thomas Bates Kieran Brasier Sam Burke Lawrence Burton Dan Butler Charlie Cullen Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Lewis Cerminara Michael Fullerton Jack Fuller Ediz Greengrass

Apps 1 (4) 6 (0) 2 (1) 14 (1) 5 (0) 14 (1) 2 (2) 15 (0) 6 (2) 8 (5) 2 (1) 6 (2)

Goals Yellow Red Player 0 0 0 Jake Kissiedu 0 0 0 Lewis Lodge 0 0 0 Ashley Mead 4 1 0 Harry Murray 4 0 0 Michael Moss 2 2 0 Jake O'Neil 2 0 0 Connor Saunders 17 1 1 Edward Skinner 0 1 0 Ross Tompkins 0 0 0 Ryan Wing 0 0 0 Conrad Zylko 0 0 0

Apps 6 (1) 2 (0) 13 (1) 3 (2) 8 (0) 3 (3) 5 (2) 7 (0) 16 (0) 4 (4) 3 (4)

Goals Yellow Red 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Amps on the Road The Away Ground Guide

1

Amersham Town

Played on Saturday 7th December 2019 - Lost 0-2

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

Played on Saturday 30th November 2019 - Won 2-0

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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Away Day Match Reports 30th November 2019 League London Tigers 0

Ampthill Town 2 The Amps made the first of two consecutive trips to Spratleys Meadow and came away with all 3 points as they faced the tenants London Tigers.

Both of the Amps goals were scored by Jamie Cerminara, as he netted his 14th and 15th league goals of the season.

Going into this match the two sides were positioned close together in the league table but a goal for the Amps in either half of the match has meant that the gap has increased.

Saturday 7th December 2019 League Amersham Town 6 Ampthill Town 4 The return visit to Spratleys Meadow to face the landlords Amersham Town produced a lot more goals than the tie the week before, but this encounter saw the Amps leave with no points, despite netting on four occasions.

Jamie Cerminara added a couple more goals to this seasons tally as he has moved onto 17 league goals for the season, only a couple of goals behind the leagues top goal scorers.

Also netting for the Amps was Jake Kissiedu who returned to the team after a few weeks out the starting line up. He has scored 3 league goals now this season, which is a

decent 50% strike rate in his 6 league appearances.

Conrad Zylko scored for Town for the first time in the league since rejoining the Amps after a few years away at university.

The goals for the hosts came courtesy of solo goals for Jack Aldridge and Josiah Johnson, added to by braces from both Reon Thomas and Alec Wallace.

Next Home Match Back at Ampthill Park Saturday 21st December 2019

3pm Kick Off vs Bedford FC Spartan South Midlands Division One

Amps Next Road Trip On the road to...

Potton United League Challenge Trophy 3rd Round The Hutchinson Hollow Biggleswade Road

Sandy SG19 2LX Tuesday 17th December 2019 7:45pm Kick-Off Winner plays Leighton Town at home on 28th January 2020 in Quarter Final

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This season Ampthill Town will play in no fewer than 5 cup competitions. Ampthill Town remain in the following competitions.

North Beds Charity Cup:

League Challenge Trophy:

A win away to Bedford FC (at the venue where the Amps lost the final last season) in the 1st round will see Ampthill Town host last seasons winners Biggleswade. The match has been postponed twice and the rescheduled date will be announced soon.

After beating Unite MK 2-0 away from home in the first round, Town then played Brimsdown in the 2nd round, winning 9-0.

The Amps have been drawn away to Potton United in the 3rd round; tie to be played on Tuesday 17th December.

The winner of this tie will be at home to Leighton Town on Tuesday 28th January 2020 in the quarter finals. The other QF ties are:

Arlesey Town v Park View Hillingdon Borough v Milton Keynes Robins Wembley or Old Bradwell Utd v Harefield Utd

Last season Ampthill Town were finalists in this competition.

1st Round Bedford v Ampthill Town (TBA) Langford 1-2 Biggleswade Biggleswade United v Stotfold (TBA) Barton Rovers v Potton United (21 Jan 2020) Semi Finals Bedford or Ampthill Town v Biggleswade Biggleswade United or Stotfold v Barton Rovers or Potton United.

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Buckingham Athletic

HOME GROUND:

FOUNDED : 1933

Stratford Fields

NICKNAME : The Ath

Stratford Road Buckingham MK18 1NY

2019/20 League Position 15th

P

Buckingham Athletic

W

D

L

14 5

2

7 32 32 0 17

Recent Matches 7th Dec

Brimsdown

H

W

5-0

30th Nov

Milton Keynes Robins

H

L

2-3

23rd Nov Wallingford Town (BBST)

A

W

1-0

12th Nov

London Lions

H

W

4-2

5th Nov

Rayners Lane (D1C)

H

W

5-1

2nd Nov

Hillingdon Borough

H

L

0-1

F

A

Diff

Pts

2019/20 Top League Scorers Matt Cruse

12

Dominic Lawless

3

Nick Bines

2

Robbie Carter

2

Jacob Williamson

2

The club was formed in 1933 as Buckingham Juniors, but it was three years before a ground was found, allowing the club to enter the Brackley and District League. In 1939 the club adopted its current name.

In 1960–61 they won their first trophy, the North Bucks League Shield.

They subsequently moved up to Division One of the South Midlands League. They finished as runners -up in 1988–89, and although they were denied promotion, they were able to move up to the Premier Division in 1991 after winning Division One for a second time.

In 1965 Buckingham moved up to Division One of the Hellenic League. In their first season in the league they won the Bucks Junior Cup. After finishing as runners-up in 1968–69, the club were promoted to the Premier Division. They won the Buckingham Senior Charity Cup in 1969–70, but were relegated back to Division One after finishing bottom of the Premier Division in 1971–72. They remained in Division One until dropped back into the North Bucks League in 1979. The club won the Premier Division Shield in 1983–84, and went on to win the league title the following season, not losing a match.

Buckingham remained in the Premier Division until the league merged with the Spartan League in 1997, winning the Floodlit Trophy in 1996–97. Following the merger they were placed in the Premier Division North, and a tenth-place finish in the league's first season saw them become members of the Premier Division for the 1998–99 season. However, they took voluntary relegation to Division One at the end of the season; this became Division Two in 2001. The 2002– 03 season saw the club win Division Two, earning promotion to Division One. They finished as runnersup in 2004–05, but were not promoted.

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Development Corner Latest News from The Dev The Ampthill Town Development team’s excellent form continues as the unbeaten run now stretches back as far as the first Saturday in October.

As with all statistics this bold statement is slightly disjointed by the fact that 3 of those Saturday’s have resulted in the dev team not playing an actual match.

On Saturday 9th November they were due to travel to Bedford SA for a league match but this was postponed a few hours before kick-off as the pitch was deemed unplayable. Unfortunately due to the late decision there was no opportunity for the coaching team to arrange a friendly or book a venue for a training session.

They did play a home match against Stotfold Development a week later. The only goal of the game was scored by Jack Fuller very early on which meant the dev gained the 3 points that saw them move up the table.

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

16 Nov

Stotfold Development

W

1-0

BCFL1

30 Nov

Totternhoe Res

W

W/O

Int Cup

7 Dec

Lea Sports (PSG)

W

2-1

BCFL1

14 Dec

Sporting Lewsey Park

A

2pm

BCFL1

28 Dec

Elstow Abbey

A

2pm

BCFL1

The next fortnight saw the Ampthill Dev not play on either Saturday but they did progress to the semifinal of the Beds FA Intermediate Cup. The original tie meant to be played at Totternhoe was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. The following Saturday the pitch passed a late pitch inspection, as the quarter final tie was rescheduled at the expense of a league fixture, but the Amps ended up progressing as Totternhoe Reserves were unable to raise a side.

The semi-final draw has been made and the Ampthill Dev side will face fellow Beds County Division One side Henlow on Saturday 15th February at home.

Last Saturday the dev beat Lea Sports PSG 2-1 with Tommy Jackson opening the scoring, Lea Sports equalising and then Jack Fuller winning the match with a late penalty.

Today the Dev side are away to Sporting Lewsey Park, the last team to take maximum points off them.

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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Buckingham Athletic

Thomas Bates Kieran Brasier Sam Burke Lawrence Burton Dan Butler Charlie Cullen Brandon Carney Jamie Cerminara Lewis Cerminara Michael Fullerton Jack Fuller Ediz Greengrass Jake Kissiedu Lewis Lodge Ashley Mead Harry Murray Michael Moss Jake O'Neil Connor Saunders Edward Skinner Ross Tompkins Ryan Wing Conrad Zylko

Jeremiah Adams Kelvin Adjei Sam Balls Nick Bines Kieran Brady Matthew Brady Robbie Carter Jack Carter Jason Crawley Matt Cruse Jacob Williamson Connor Forman Oliver Golding Stuart Ironmonger Charlie Johnson Neil King Dominic Lawless Ryan Marsden Joshua Mcadoo Jack Menday Kevin Owusu Christopher Parr Enock Sare Daniel Staley Robert Tapp

Ant Christophi

Manager

Lee Hawkes

Asst. Manager

Martin Powell

Coach

Neil Griffiths

Manager

Assistant Referee

Referee

Assistant Referee

Charles Wilkinson

Peter Kwak

David Murphy