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ASHBY IVANHOE FC CLUB OFFICIALS

Directors: Jon Emmerson & Neil Johnson Club Chairman: Stuart Bonser Club President: David Morris Vice Chairman: Bryan Smith Vice President: Charlie Tissington Snr Senior & Matchday Secretary: Stuart Mann Junior Secretary: Steph Rawden Finance Manager: Derrick Barrett Groundsman: Ian Irving Facilities Manager: Dave Buckley Commercial Manager: Stuart Bonser Interim CWO: Chris Wood Supporters Club Chairman: Mick Buckley Website & Programme Editor: Ryan Johnson Marketing & Communications Manager: Bryan Smith Matchday PA: Mick Buckley Turnstile And Pay Kiosk Operator: Liam Rawden Lifetime Members: Keith Wright, Charlie Tissington Jnr Head Of Girls & Ladies Football: Neil Crowder Girls Secretary: Sade Palmer Head of Junior and Youth Football: Gary Timms

FIRST TEAM MANAGEMENT

Manager: Andy Gray Coaches: Pete Dunn & Chris Wood Goal Keepers Coach: Rob Lawrence Matchday Co-Ordinator: Lee Barratt

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CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME Stuart Bonser gives his latest thoughts ahead of today's match

FIRST TEAM UPDATE

Andy Gray gives his latest thoughts ahead of today's match

FIRST TEAM LEAGUE TABLE & GOALSCORERS Latest fixtures update

IN OPPOSITION

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CLUB HISTORY

A brief history of Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club

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STUART BONSER

CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME

ood afternoon and welcome to the NFU Sports Ground for today’s first home game of the new season and May I extend a warm welcome to our opponents Paget Rangers and their players, officials and supporters. I’m sure you will all agree with me that the last 2 seasons have been challenging due to the pandemic but with fresh hope of a new season I hope that we get to see this one out. Please be reminded that you are fully entitled to wear a mask if you choose to do so along with Maintaining social distancing and I ask all of us to respect individual wishes as we manage this pandemic and our way out of it. The big news that I’m sure you are all aware is that we are now proud owners of our own ground following the successful purchase in June. A lot of work went into completing the purchase behind the scenes and a huge thanks to all of those that helped us achieve this momentous achievement. We now look forward to phase 2 of our plans which include a new 3G training pitch, changing rooms and community building. The summer has been amazing at the club with the Euros and thank you to each and every one of the patrons that visited us during the games as your support was amazing and the atmosphere was one to be admired. Last Monday we visited Chelmsley Town FC and came away with a 2-2 draw and I am sure that Andy will have the boys up for today’s game.

confident that more youth players will find their way into the senior squads over he course of he season and I wish them all the very best. One person that deserves a significant mention is Charlie Tissington Jnr who during last Season decided to step down as the secretary of the club. This was a sad day for the club as Charlie has been one of the backbones of the club for over 40 years and served in many roles during his time and the hours he gave are truly worth recognising as his contribution over he years has been amazing. It is still great to see him around he club and he will always be a well respected and recognised individual and always welcome.

I would like to welcome officially David Ferguson to the club who joins us as the new Knights Manager and wish him every success this season.

All that’s remains is to wish Andy and he players the very best for today’s game and hope we all enjoy a good game and a season of football which we all have missed.

There have been more examples of our player pathway working with the introduction of Will Robson into the senior team during pre season friendlies and he looks like he’s been there a few years and we wish him all the success. I’m

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ANDY GRAY

FIRST TEAM UPDATE Hello again to you all and welcome back to the NFU. Since my last notes many months ago we have been very busy on and off the field. We participated in The Don Amott Trophy at the end of what would have been last season and managed to come away from that with a bit of silverware. That was a nice little bonus to what has been a massively disappointing few seasons. We have had several pre season friendlies which have been mostly encouraging and are looking forward to the upcoming campaign. We began that last Monday with a 2-2 draw away at Chelmsley. The result was disappointing especially as their equaliser 'at the death' was a little fortuitous to say the least. On the balance of play I thought we edged it although they had chances too.

Several other players are only a matter of weeks away from returning from various injuries, so the squad will soon be back to full strength

Moving on to today we have Sam Grouse back from suspension and our skipper Macka is now only a game away from returning.

Finally I hope you all enjoy today's game and we'll do our best to entertain you and of course, get our first three points of the season.

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LEAGUE TABLE & GOAL SCORERS

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PAGET RANGERS The club was established in 1938 by pupils of Paget Road School in Erdington, Birmingham and was accepted into the Intermediate Division of the Birmingham Juvenile Organisation Committee. In their first two seasons Paget enjoyed instant success, winning the league title on both occasions; however the outbreak of the 2nd World War brought a halt to progress. Following the outbreak of peace, Paget joined the Birmingham Youth and Old Boys AFA, before moving to the Central Amateur League in 1949 and then the Worcestershire Combination (now Midland Combination) in 1950. In 1951 Paget Rangers purchased a site on Springfield Road in Walmley for a cost of £550. Springfield Road was to be Paget’s home for the next 42 years. The 1950s was a decade of consolidation for The Bears, before experiencing their first major success in 1960 when a unique quadruple was achieved. Paget won the Midland Combination League Title, The Midland Combination League Cup, The Birmingham Junior Cup and the Sutton Coldfield Charity Cup. Paget went on to retain the league title again in 1961. Further success followed in 1967 when Paget Rangers defeated Alvechurch to win the Midland Combination League cup (Alvechurch had beaten Paget in the previous year’s final). In 1970 Paget won the Midland Combination Premier Division for the third time, following that success with a secondplace finish in 1971. In 1971 the club erected floodlights at Springfield Road, becoming the first Midland Combination club to have floodlights in the process. The switching on of the lights was marked by a visit of Aston Villa to Springfield Road, drawing a crowd in excess of 2000. Paget Rangers won their 4th Midland Combination League Cup in 1983 and a 5th success soon followed in 1986, earning Paget Rangers a place in the Southern League for the first time. Unfortunately a mass exodus of players following the departure of manager Eddie Caulfield to local rivals Sutton Coldfield Town undermined the club’s progress and after one season in the Southern League the club was relegated to the West Midlands (Regional) League. Paget adapted to live in the West Midlands (Regional) League and achieved a top half finish in all but one season between 1988 and 1994. The highest place

achieved during this period was a second-place finish in 1992, when Gresley Rovers won the title. Success was achieved in the League Cup however in 1992, when Paget Rangers defeated Gresley Rovers in a thrilling final. The club also reached the final of the League Cup in both 1993 and 1994, but finished as runners-up on both occasions. In 1993 Paget Rangers sold their Springfield Road ground for housing development for a fee believed to be in excess of £1.4million. Whilst a site for a new home was sought Paget Rangers began a groundshare agreement with local rivals Sutton Coldfield Town. In 1994, following league restructuring, Paget were elected as founder members of the new Midland Football Alliance. Paget won the inaugural championship in 1994/95 by a twelve-point margin from Hinckley Athletic to once again achieve promotion to the Southern League Midland Division. The 1994-95 season was an outstanding season for Paget as in addition to claiming the Midland Football Alliance Championship, they won the Lord Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup when beating Moor Green in the final, and finished as runners-up in the Staffordshire Senior Cup to Stoke City. The same season saw them reach the semi-final of the Birmingham Senior Cup, thus enjoying their best ever run in the competition which included a 2–1 victory over Coventry City in the quarter final. However, they were beaten by Aston Villa but not before putting on a spirited performance at Villa Park. In all, throughout the 1994/95 season, a total of five Southern League Clubs were beaten in various cup competitions. The first season in the Southern League was an instant success, with a 5th-place finish, including memorable victories over both Tamworth and run-away leaders Nuneaton Borough. In fact, Paget Rangers were top at Christmas, but the sale of star striker Ian Bennett and midfielder David Campbell to Leicester United undermined any hopes of a second successive promotion. After 5 seasons ground sharing with Sutton Coldfield Town, Paget moved to their new home at Vale Stadium, Castle Vale, for the start of the 1998/99 season. This moved proved to be a disaster. The expected increase

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PAGET RANGERS in attendances didn’t materialise, the new pitch was prone to flooding and boardroom disagreements due to the inheritance of £1.4m caused the team to struggle both on and off the pitch. The Club continued to battle on valiantly in the Southern League Western Division for two more seasons before the seemingly inevitable relegation occurred at the end of the 2000–01 season. As the season was drawing to a close, a mass exodus of players due to the withdrawal of any financial support saw several youth team players see action. Their spirit and effort was not enough to help Paget avoid relegation to the Midland Alliance, but four wins from their final six games meant Paget avoided bottom spot. Paget's first season back in the Midland Football Alliance saw further off field tribulations affect the composition of the team. Once again youth featured prominently as the Bears attempted to stabilise in new surroundings. Paget achieved a solid mid-table position in their first season back in the Midland Alliance, however, the club resigned at the end of the season and subsequently folded. The club’s final game was at home to Barwell on 23 April 2002. Paget won the game 3–1. In 2011 lifelong Paget Rangers supporter Matthew Dainty set about reforming the club. After 18 months of planning Paget’s application to the Midland Combination for the 2012/13 season was rejected, thus meaning the Bears had to join the Birmingham AFA where they were placed in Division 2. Again, much like the original club Paget enjoyed instant success winning the Birmingham & District AFA Senior Cup at the first attempt, Paget defeating Athletic Sparkhill in a thrilling final 6–5. In total three Premier Division clubs were defeated in the competition. Paget also came top of their league, pipping secondplace Aston Reserves by a few points, to secure the AFA Division 2 title, and a double haul in their first season back. For the 2013/14 season, Paget's application to the Midland Combination was successful and the club was placed in Division 3. Despite establishing a twelve-point lead by Christmas, the Bears were eventually caught and overtaken by eventual champions Kenilworth Town and runners-up Coventry United. 3rd place however, was sufficient to see the club promoted to the Midland Football League

2nd Division for the 2014/15 season. Paget also reached the final of the Smedley Crooke Memorial Cup in 2013/14, going down by 4 goals 1 against Bromsgrove Sporting at their Victoria Road ground in front of a crowd of 408. After consolidating during the 2014/15 season, Paget enjoyed a more successful season in 2015/16, securing a 4th place finish in the Midland Football League Second Division, which included a 15 game unbeaten run in the latter part of the season. 2016/17 Season Paget enjoyed a more successful season after gaining promotion as champions of Division 2. This was followed by winning the Les James Challenge Cup at the home of Walsall FC, against Redditch Borough. After three seasons of consolidation in the Midlands Football League First Division, Matthew Dainty took the decision to step down as Chairman. Matthew’s legacy at Paget Rangers is assured having resurrected the Club and overseen the Club’s rise to Step 6 of the Non League pyramid. And so it was that just prior to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a consortium led by James Parker took over the Club. Parker was already Chairman of Birmingham St Georges Junior Football Club, with teams from U8 – U18. In fact, following the takeover, all of those Junior Teams re-branded and so from the beginning of the 2020/21 season Paget Rangers had teams competing at every age group from u8 through to the First Team. The 2020/21 season, like the season before, was heavily disrupted by the Covid pandemic and brought to an early finish but not before Paget had enjoyed some success in the FA Vase, with victory over Wolverhampton Casuals and a stunning away victory at Chelmsley Town, before their Wembley dream was ended by Radford. In May 2021 and in anticipation of the 2021/22 season Paget announced the appointment of Steve Walker as their new First Team Manager, something of a coup for Paget. Walker who has spent the previous 8 years working at Step 3, with both Coalville and Stratford Town brings a wealth of coaching experience and a backroom team determined to continue Paget’s upwards journey.

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shby Ivanhoe Football Club was founded in 1948 and play their home matches at the NFU Sports Ground, Lower Packington Road, Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire. This is the clubs new home from the beginning of the 2012/2013 season. Since being founded in 1948 up until the end of the 2011/2012 season the clubs previous home was at Hood Park also in Ashby de la Zouch. The club currently consists of Two adult teams and Twelve sides in the Junior section. The first team play in the Midland Football League Division One, with the Knights in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division. In the 2008/2009 season the club formed a Youth Team (Under 18’s) side who play in the Leicestershire Midweek Floodlit Youth League on Wednesday nights. A Sunday team was reintroduced for this season and they play in the Burton Sunday League Division Four. The club’s junior sides ranging from Under 7’s through to Under 18’s play in the Burton Junior Football League and the Tamworth Junior Football Leagues. The junior section came after the club merged with the David Hunt Soccer School at the beginning of the 2009/2010 season. In February 2004, Ashby Ivanhoe became an FA Charter Standard football club. The club is very ambitious and has plans to progress further up the league pyramid system. The club is run by an experienced management team and enjoys the support of some very prestigious commercial partners. Ashby Ivanhoe had one of their most successful seasons in 2010/11 as they completed a league and cup double by winning the Leicestershire Senior League by nine points and also lifted the Coalville Charity Cup for the very first time after producing a superb second half comeback to beat Bardon Hill 3-2 in the final. They have

also reached successive Leicestershire Senior Cup finals in 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 but had to settle for runners-up on both occasions losing 3-1, firstly to Ibstock United and then Aylestone Park. The 2013/2014 season saw the first team achieve a long-term ambition as they won promotion into the Step 6 of the Pyramid system playing in the East Midlands Counties League for the 2014/2015 season after finishing third place in the Leicestershire Senior League. It was a close title race with the top three all finishing level on points with Ashby third on goal difference. The Reserves were also promoted to the Leicestershire Senior League Division One. 2014/2015 saw Ashby compete at Step 6 for the first time and they had a very good season and secured a top six finish in the East Midlands Counties League which featured victories against all of the sides above them. The Reserve side were involved in a tight title race and it went down to a last day decider against Lutterworth Athletic Reserves but despite the result going against them on the day they were still promoted for the second season in succession and will play at Step 7 in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division for 2015/2016. 2015/2016 saw Ashby have another fine season and they mounted a strong title challenge and they led the East Midlands Counties League for the majority of the season before finally finishing in third place. That saw them assured of a first ever appearance in the FA Cup for the 2016/2017 season where the aim again will be to push for promotion to Step 5. The 2016-17 season was the most memorable in the history of Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club. For the very first time in the clubs history they were accepted to play in the most famous club competition in the world, The FA Cup. It turned into a thrilling journey with higher

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CLUB HISTORY ranked opponents of Quorn and Loughborough Dynamo knocked out before Ashby fell to Ilkeston in the 1st Qualifying Round. Prior to the Ilkeston defeat Ashby received a visit from the FA Cup which was paraded through the town centre visiting local sponsors before players and spectators had the opportunity to view the cup at the NFU Sports Ground. The league season was inconsistent with a strong finish to the season seeing the team finish in tenth place. The season did end with a first appearance in the final of the Jenkins & Jenkins League Cup but Dunkirk overturned a one goal deficit late on to see Ashby end as runners-up. The 2017-18 season saw the 1st team finish Seventeenth in the East midland Counties and the Reserves finished in the bottom Two and relegation to Division One. 2018-19 saw the 1st team finish in the bottom half of the East Midlands Counties Football League and The Reserves now called the Knights finish runners up in the Senior League Division One and promoted back to step 7 in the Senior League Premier Division. In the 2019-20 season Ashby first team faced a fresh challenge when they were moved to the Midland Premier League Division one by the FA in a shake up of the NLS, the season as we all know was expunged due to the pandemic. The

Reserves league also had all results expunged. As a club we are now looking to but our ground and have since the end of the previous season become a CIC club. CLUB HONOURS East Midlands Counties Football League League Cup Runners Up: 2016/2017 Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division Champions: 2010/2011 Division One Runners Up: 2007/2008 North Leicestershire Football League Premier Division Champions: 1994/1995, 1996/1997 1998/1999, 2002/2003 Premier Division Runners-Up: 1997/1998, 2004/2005 Cobbin Trophy Winners: 1996/1997 Chairmans Shield Winners: 1995/1996, 1996/1997 Leicestershire Senior Cup Runners Up: 2011/2012, 2012/2013 Coalville Charity Cup Winners: 2010/2011 Runners Up: 2002/2003

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MANAGER: Andy Gray COACHES: Pete Dunn & Chris Wood GOAL KEEPER COACH: Rob Lawrance MATCHDAY CO ORDINATOR: Lee Barratt

PAGET RANGERS MANAGER: James Parker COACHES: GOAL KEEPER COACH: PHYSIO:

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Jack Robinson

Louie Newbold

Tom Rowell

Benjamin Ntiri

Jack Samples Harry Stewart Mitch White Jordan Wilson

Leslie Omorodion Timothy oyanda Harry Parker Matthew Richardson

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CHAIRMAN'S WELCOME Stuart Bonser gives his latest thoughts ahead of today's match