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VS HOLBROOK SPORTS
EAST MIDLANDS COUNTIES FOOTBALL LEAGUE SATURDAY 31ST JANUARY 2015 - 3:00PM NFU SPORTS GROUND 1
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CHAIRMANS WELCOME Good afternoon and welcome to todays game against Holbrook Sports FC and may I extend a very warm welcome to the players, spectators and club officials of Holbrook Sports FC and hope that you enjoy our hospitality.
ASHBY IVANHOE FOOTBALL CLUB NFU Sports Ground Lower Packington Road Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire, LE65 1TS
CLUB OFFICIALS
Club Chairman: Stuart Bonser Club President: David Morris Vice President: Charlie Tissington Snr Senior Secretary: Martin Smith Matchday Secretary: Charlie Tissington Jnr Finance Manager: Neil Johnson Operations Manager: Mark Curtis Facilities Manager: Dave Buckley Commercial Manager: Stuart Bonser Supporters Club Chairman: Mick Buckley Website & Programme Editor: Matthew Lester Matchday PA: Mick Buckley Matchday Photographer: Nigel Parker
I mentioned last week that I have invited Burton Albion FC to officially open our floodlights and I am still awaiting to hear back from them so will keep you updated as we hear anything but keep checking the website and local press and social media. As a club we are exploring the opportunity to establish our own apprenticeship programme for boys aged 16-18 and this will involve them being full time at the club and combining a BTEC Diploma in Sports Studies along with full time coaching at the club. The discussions are ongoing with various educational providers and the players will use the facilities at the club for both their education off the field and coaching on the field. This initiative will further enhance the clubs structure and provide a real opportunity for boys who want to progress in football but with a strong emphasis on education and a qualification that will serve them well in future employment opportunities. The programme is intended to start in September and applications will be opened out as soon as we have a definite acceptance of all the necessary criteria, so be sure to keep your eyes open if you have a son, nephew or family friend that may wish to apply. If you or anyone you know would like to “sponsor a seat” in the new stand then do let me know as soon as you can as places will go very quickly as we have already received quite a bit of interest. Remember you have 2 options available – Lifetime Sponsor and Club Ivanhoe and both will have your name etched in the clubs history.
A few dates for your diary: Last Saturday of Each Month – Live Entertainment in the clubhouse
FIRST TEAM MANAGEMENT
28th February – 80’s Disco 28th March – Male Vocalist
Manager: Tony Hemmings Assistant: Martin Rowntree Coach: Yogi Diery Physio: Edward Kelly
RESERVE TEAM MANAGEMENT Manager: Craig Savidge Assistant: Paul Foster Coach: Andy Parry
UNDER 18S MANAGEMENT Manager: Alex Roome Assistant: Luke Thorogood
GROUND STAFF
Mark Pepper, Darren Wearmouth, John Willars, Doug Kendrick
Sportsmans Dinner – Lyric Rooms
Provisional Date Thursday 30th April Guest Speaker to be confirmed but possibly John Hartson Tables and Tickets will go on Sale shortly So a lot happening in and around the club in the coming months. All that remains is to hope we all have an enjoyable afternoon of football and thank you for your support. Stuart Bonser Club Chairman
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FIRST TEAM UPDATE I would like to welcome the players and officials of Holbrook Sports FC. The previous meeting at Holbrook was a very difficult encounter: a tricky pitch to play on, along with poor weather conditions. It proved to be an epic encounter between two teams who were at that moment in a good run of form, fighting to continue their push up the league table. Unfortunately, both teams have dropped off the title race since then. Holbrook has also lost their main goal poacher - Isaac Minnott - to Gresley FC. However, I anticipate a difficult and exciting duel today. Reflecting on the last two league fixtures, we played for 6 points however we only picked up 1 - we can do better. The game away at Kimberley Miners’ Welfare was extremely difficult for Ashby as it was like trying to play football in a quagmire. The pitch conditions suited the style of the home team, which made the encounter between the two teams a leveller. During the first period, Ashby were very wasteful again in front of goal, albeit not one of our strikers had a shot at goal during that time. The second period, Ashby could have been 3-0 down, although the heroics of Hodgey prevented it from happening. Players were changed up front and in midfield to energise the team which enabled Ashby to equalise in the final minutes. The home fixture against Radcliffe Olympic FC encompasses the story of our season: two mistakes resulting in the opposition scoring 2 goals, which over shadowed some of the good football played in the first half. I had to remind the players at half time of how I expected them to play; worryingly I explained and showed those who attended training on Tuesday (prior to this fixture) what we hadn’t been doing and what I expected from them for the rest of the season. I thought that the second period of the game was our best footballing performance of the season, although it was no consolation to the final score. I hope you enjoy today’s game. Anthony Hemmings First Team Manager
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FIRST TEAM LEAGUE TABLE & GOALSCORERS League Table 2014/2015 Season East Midlands Counties Football League
Goalscorers 2014/2015 Season
Correct to Saturday 24th January 2015
inc. Cup Games
PL
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
PTS
1
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic
25
17
3
5
59
32
27
54
Daniel Sharp
12
2
Bardon Hill
23
16
3
4
66
28
38
51
Chris Saunders
8
3
Radford
25
16
3
6
66
35
31
51
Luke Thorogood
7
4
St Andrews
24
15
2
7
60
32
28
47
Josh Lowe
5
5
Ellistown & Ibstock United
23
14
4
5
61
26
35
46
Sam Carline
3
6
Ashby Ivanhoe
26
13
5
8
49
36
13
44
Phil Gibson
3
7
Barrow Town
25
12
6
7
55
44
11
42
Dan Stevenson
3
8
Holbrook Sports
23
11
4
8
57
47
10
37
Luke Tozer
3
9
South Normanton Athletic
21
10
5
6
44
32
12
35
Scott Cordy
2
10
Arnold Town
24
11
2
11
42
40
2
35
Callum McBride
2
11
Kimberley Miners Welfare
23
9
7
7
44
37
7
34
James Fisher
1
12
Holwell Sports
22
10
4
8
39
44
-5
34
Macauley Holmes
1
13
Gedling Miners Welfare
26
10
4
12
47
53
-6
34
Chris Nettel
1
14
Stapenhill
24
9
5
10
38
37
1
32
Tom Nolan
1
15
Borrowash Victoria
24
8
1
15
43
66
-23
25
James Purslow
1
16
Anstey Nomads
23
5
4
14
38
52
-14
19
Chris Waldrum
1
17
Graham Street Prims
24
6
1
17
31
62
-31
19
Own Goals
2
18
Radcliffe Olympic
23
5
3
15
31
57
-26
15
19
Aylestone Park
22
3
3
16
32
65
-33
11
20
Greenwood Meadows
22
1
1
20
17
94
-77
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Radcliffe Olympic deducted 3 points, Aylestone Park deducted 1 point
Today’s East Midlands Counties League Fixtures Saturday 31st January 2015
Ashby Ivanhoe v Holbrook Sports Aylestone Park v Holwell Sports Blaby & Whetstone Athletic v Borrowash Victoria Graham Street Prims v Anstey Nomads Greenwood Meadows v Arnold Town
Kimberley Miners Welfare v Gedling Miners Welfare Radcliffe Olympic v Stapenhill Radford v Bardon Hill South Normanton Athletic v Barrow Town St Andrews v Ellistown & Ibstock United
Latest East Midlands Counties League Results Saturday 24th January 2015
Anstey Nomads 1-3 Holwell Sports Arnold Town 4-1 Holbrook Sports Ashby Ivanhoe 1-2 Radcliffe Olympic Bardon Hill 2-0 St Andrews Barrow Town 2-2 Aylestone Park
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Borrowash Victoria 4-1 South Normanton Athletic Ellistown & Ibstock United 9-0 Greenwood Meadows Graham Street Prims 2-1 Kimberley Miners Welfare Radford 3-2 Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Stapenhill 4-0 Gedling Miners Welfare
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FIRST TEAM 2014/2015 SEASON FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE
KO
H/A
Sat 9th Aug Sat 16th Aug Sat 23rd Aug Mon 25th Aug Sat 30th Aug Sat 6th Sep Sat 13th Sep Sat 20th Sep Sat 27th Sep Tue 30th Sep Sat 4th Oct Wed 8th Oct Sat 11th Oct Tue 14th Oct Sat 18th Oct Tue 21st Oct Sat 25th Oct Tue 28th Oct Sat 1st Nov Sat 15th Nov Tue 18th Nov Sat 22nd Nov Sat 29th Nov Tue 2nd Dec Sat 6th Dec Sat 13th Dec Sat 20th Dec Sat 10th Jan Sat 17th Jan Sat 24th Jan Sat 31st Jan Sat 7th Feb Sat 14th Feb Sat 21st Feb Wed 25th Feb Sat 28th Feb Sat 7th Mar Sat 14th Mar Sat 21st Mar Sat 28th Mar Sat 4th Apr Mon 6th Apr
15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 19:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 14:45 19:45 15:00 19:45 13:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00
H H A A H H H A H A A A A A H A A A H H H A H A H A A H A H H H A A A H H H A A H H
OPPOSITION
COMPETITION
Radford Bardon Hill Gedling Miners Welfare Stapenhill Arnold Town Borrowash Victoria Anstey Nomads Radcliffe Olympic South Normanton Athletic Caterpillar Greenwood Meadows South Normanton Athletic Bardon Hill Holwell Sports Aylestone Park Graham Street Prims Arnold Town Anstey Nomads Sileby Town St Andrews South Normanton Athletic Holbrook Sports Kimberley Miners Welfare Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Barrow Town Radford Borrowash Victoria Greenwood Meadows Kimberley Miners Welfare Radcliffe Olympic Holbrook Sports Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Barrow Town Aylestone Park South Normanton Athletic Graham Street Prims Holwell Sports Ellistown & Ibstock United Ellistown & Ibstock United St Andrews Gedling Miners Welfare Stapenhill
League League League League League League League League League Senior Cup 1st Round League League Cup 1st Round League League League League League League Senior Cup 2nd Round League League Cup 1st Rd Replay League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League League
ATT 90 101 66 75 95 101 81 36 78 45 36 50 78 43 76 33 51 87 72 102 85 50 85 17 70 44 42 48 83 46
RESULT • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
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W 2-1 D 2-2 L 1-2 L 0-5 W 5-1 L 0-3 W 2-0 W 1-0 D 1-1 W 3-0 W 1-0 D 3-3 W 4-1 W 7-0 W 2-0 W 1-0 L 0-3 D 1-1 L 0-1 W 3-2 L 1-3 D 1-1 W 2-0 L 0-2 L 0-3 L 0-3 W 2-1 W 9-1 D 1-1 L 1-2
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MATCH REPORT VS RADCLIFFE OLYMPIC ASHBY IVANHOE 1 Cordy 7
RADCLIFFE OLYMPIC 2 Davies 17,26 East Midlands Counties Football League Saturday 24th January 2015 Ashby Ivanhoe put in a below par performance which visitors Radcliffe Olympic capitalised on to take a deserved three points back to Nottinghamshire. Ashby opened the scoring early on through Scott Cordy but a well taken goal and a defensive mistake before the break turned the match around. Ashby tried to find an equaliser in the second half but Radcliffe defended well to take home the points. The first chance of the match fell to the visitors and they were unlucky not to open the scoring when a shot from outside the area beat keeper Chris Hodge before striking the outside of the far post before the ball was crossed back into the area and a header at goal produced a fine save from Hodge who had to tip the ball over from underneath the bar. Just a minute later though and Ashby were in front when a long ball forward was flicked on and the ball fell to Scott Cordy who produced a fine finish to slot the ball beyond the Radcliffe keeper. The lead only lasted ten minutes though when good play from the visitors brought the equaliser as the ball was passed through the Ivanhoe defence for Kieran Davies to run onto and with Hodge coming off his line he rounded him before finding the net with a good finish. On 26 minutes the visitors took the lead after a defensive error from Ashby saw a pass fall into empty space behind the defence and it was Davies who capitalised to take the ball towards goal before slotting home past Hodge and the scoreline remained the same at the break. The second half saw Ashby looking to get back on level terms but Radcliffe also had their fair share of chances to extend their lead and they had the first chance of the half on 57 minutes but a shot was just over the bar. Both sides had chances just past the hour mark when firstly for Ashby a shot from the edge of the area from Josh Lowe was saved down low by the keeper before the visitors had a shot which was aimed towards the near top corner which Hodge saved well. On 70 minutes Ashby again went close to a second when from inside the area Luke Thorogood received the ball before taking a step sideways to beat a defender but the shot was just wide of the post. Radcliffe had a great chance to double their advantage soon after when a cross into the area found the player inside the area unmarked in a central position but his header was wide of the target and despite missing some good chances they managed to defend well as Ashby continued in search of an equaliser right up to the final whistle and with Ashby unable to find a way past the Radcliffe defence it was the visitors who deservedly took home the three points.
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RESERVE TEAM LEAGUE TABLE & GOALSCORERS League Table 2014/2015 Season Leicestershire Senior League Division One
Goalscorers 2014/2015 Season
Correct to Saturday 24th January 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Lutterworth Town Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves Asfordby Amateurs Ingles Barrow Town Reserves Lutterworth Athletic Reserves Ellistown & Ibstock United Res Ratby Sports Hathern Anstey Nomads Reserves FC Khalsa GTB Thurnby Nirvana Reserves Anstey Town Holwell Sports Reserves Highfield Rangers
inc. Cup Games
PL
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
PTS
18 15 19 16 15 15 14 17 14 14 15 17 16 13 16
11 11 9 11 9 9 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 2 1
2 1 6 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 2 2 2 0 4
5 3 4 5 5 5 4 6 7 8 8 11 10 11 11
57 49 48 45 44 38 35 36 34 21 29 34 26 6 26
31 20 29 27 22 19 21 33 30 38 53 57 50 41 57
26 29 19 18 22 19 14 3 4 -17 -24 -23 -24 -35 -31
35 34 33 33 28 28 26 25 19 18 17 14 14 6 4
Aslockton CFC resigned from league, Highfield Rangers deducted 3 points
Phil Gibson Kerr Horn Michael Ellis Rob Avins Oscar Blair-Park George Clamp Scott Cordy Dan Stevenson Elliott Bott Jack Ryder Sam Carline James Fisher Daniel James Matthew Oliver Ben Pollard Own Goals
16 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Today’s Leicestershire Senior League Division One Fixtures Saturday 31st January 2015 Anstey Town v Anstey Nomads Res Barrow Town Res v Lutterworth Athletic Res FC Khalsa GTB v Thurnby Nirvana Res Hathern v Highfield Rangers
Holwell Sports Res v Asfordby Amateurs Ingles v Ratby Sports Lutterworth Town v Ashby Ivanhoe Res
Latest Leicestershire Senior League Division One Results Saturday 24th January 2015 Ellistown & Ibstock Res 1-0 Barrow Town Res FC Khalsa GTB 2-4 Asfordby Amateurs
Hathern 4-1 Ingles Holwell Sports Res 1-4 Ashby Ivanhoe Res
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RESERVE TEAM 2014/2015 SEASON FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE
KO
H/A
OPPOSITION
COMPETITION
Sat 16th Aug
15:00
A
Anstey Nomads Reserves
League
Sat 23rd Aug
15:00
H
Ellistown & Ibstock Utd Res
League
Mon 25th Aug
15:00
H
Aslockton CFC
League Cup 1st Round
Tue 2nd Sep
19:30
A
Lutterworth Athletic Reserves
League
Sat 6th Sep
15:00
A
Hathern
League
Sat 13th Sep
15:00
A
Barrow Town Reserves
League
Tue 16th Sep
19:30
A
Ratby Sports
League
Sat 4th Oct
13:30
A
Caterpillar Reserves
County Cup 1st Round
RESULT • • • • • • • •
Ashby Ivanhoe Reserves won 5-4 on penalties, 2-2 after extra time, 1-1 after 90 minutes 15:00 H Anstey Nomads Reserves League • Sat 18th Oct 15:00 A Asfordby Amateurs League •
Sat 11th Oct Sat 25th Oct
15:00
H
Hathern
League
Sat 1st Nov
13:00
H
Ryhall United 2009
County Cup 2nd Round
Sat 15th Nov
14:00
A
Anstey Town
League
Sat 29th Nov
14:00
A
Ellistown & Ibstock Utd Res
League
Sat 6th Dec
13:00
H
Birstall United Reserves
County Cup 3rd Round
Sat 13th Dec
14:00
H
Anstey Town
League
Sat 20th Dec
14:00
H
Ingles
League
Sat 10th Jan
14:00
A
Thurnby Nirvana Reserves
League
Sat 24th Jan
15:00
A
Holwell Sports Reserves
League
Sat 31st Jan Sat 7th Feb Sat 14th Feb Sat 21st Feb Sat 28th Feb Sat 7th Mar Sat 21st Mar Sat 28th Mar Sat 11th Apr Sat 18th Apr Sat 25th Apr Tue 28th Apr Sat 2nd May
14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 14:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 19:30 15:00
A A H H A A H H H H H H H
Lutterworth Town Highfield Rangers Lutterworth Town FC Khalsa GTB FC Khalsa GTB Ingles Holwell Sports Reserves Ratby Sports Asfordby Amateurs Barrow Town Reserves Highfield Rangers Thurnby Nirvana Reserves Lutterworth Athletic Reserves
League League League League League League League League League League League League League
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• • • • • • • • •
W 4-0 W 3-2 L 1-4 W 2-1 W 3-0 L 0-2 W 5-1 W pens W 5-0 D 1-1 W 2-1 W 4-2 L 2-4 L 0-2 L 1-6 W 6-0 W 3-2 W 9-3 W 4-1
UNDER 18S UPDATE YOUTH TEAM FIXTURE CHANGES
The Youth team fixture away at Coalville Town Youth has now been re-arranged for Wednesday 25th February, 7:30pm. The three scheduled fixtures for March have all changed dates. The Gresley away match will now be played a week earlier on Wednesday 4th March and the final two fixtures have been switched with the away match at Anstey Nomads Youth now on Wednesday 18th March and the home fixture against Ibstock United Youth now scheduled for Wednesday 25th March.
League Table 2014/2015 Season Leicestershire Midweek Floodlit Youth League North Division Correct to Wednesday 21st January 2015 PL 1 2 3 4
Birstall United Youth Ashby Ivanhoe Youth Quorn Youth 2014 Gresley Youth
11 7 8 8
Goalscorers 2014/2015 Season inc. Cup Games
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
PTS
5 5 5 5
3 2 1 0
3 0 2 3
27 29 34 41
21 10 13 9
6 19 21 32
18 17 16 15
Elliott Beldon Jamie Fitzgerald Angus Blair-Park Ryan McMenamin
12 11 8 6
21 17 14 10
14 11 25 90
7 6 -11 -80
13 13 6 0
Oscar Blair-Park George Clamp James Grice Ben Smith Jack Hoult Nathan Price Own Goals
5 5 3 2 1 1 1
5 Ibstock United Youth 7 4 1 2 6 Anstey Nomads Youth 7 4 1 2 7 Coalville Town Youth 9 2 0 7 8 Guru Nanak Gurdwara 2014 11 0 0 10 Holwell Sports Youth & Barrow Town Youth resigned from league
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UNDER 18S 2014/2015 SEASON FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE
KO
H/A
Wed 17th Sep Wed 24th Sep Wed 1st Oct Wed 15th Oct Wed 29th Oct Wed 5th Nov Wed 12th Nov Wed 19th Nov Wed 3rd Dec Wed 10th Dec Wed 28th Jan Wed 4th Feb Wed 11th Feb Wed 18th Feb Wed 25th Feb Wed 4th Mar Wed 18th Mar Wed 25th Mar
19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:00 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:00 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30 19:30
H A H H A A A A H A H H H H A A A H
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OPPOSITION
COMPETITION
Guru Nanak Gurdwara 2014 Ibstock United Youth Quorn Youth 2014 Coalville Town Youth St Andrews Youth Birstall United Youth Aylestone Park Youth Quorn Youth 2014 Oadby Town Youth Guru Nanak Gurdwara 2014 Gresley Youth Birstall United Youth Anstey Nomads Youth Aylestone Park 94 Youth Coalville Town Youth Gresley Youth Anstey Nomads Youth Ibstock United Youth
League League League League County Cup 2nd Round League League Cup 2nd Round League County Cup Quarter Final League League League League League Cup Quarter Final League League League League
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RESULT • • • • • • • • • •
W 7-1 D 2-2 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 7-1 D 3-3 W 6-3 W 3-2 L 1-3 W 8-1
ASHBY IVANHOE FC SUPPORTERS CLUB A warm welcome to everyone here today for Ivanhoe’s East Midland Counties League match against Holbrook Sports here at the NFU Sports Ground. Last Saturday saw the 1st teams 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Radcliffe Olympic and although conditions were somewhat muddy I’m sure you were all disappointed in the result however all our remaining matches will be tough so we have to regroup and get back to winning ways. So to today’s match against Holbrook Sports who are currently just below us in the league and after a 1-1 draw at their ground earlier in the season I expect a win today and my prediction is a 3 – 1 win. Another win for the reserves last week saw them go 2nd in the league one point behind leaders Lutterworth Town but with 3 games in hand so well done Sav & the lads and keep it going. My grandsons were also back in action on Saturday morning with Matthew’s team winning 6-0 and are still unbeaten all season with a 100% record. (Matt scored a goal costing me another quid) Good luck to all our teams this weekend and don’t forget if have any comments regarding the club please e-mail me at mh.buckley@btinternet.com. Mick Buckley - Supporters Club Chairman
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SPONSOR A SEAT
BE PART OF HISTORY – SAVE MONEY Below is a picture a stand similar to that we are erecting at the ground (albeit we will have blue seats of course)
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your name or the name of a family member on the front of the seat • remains on the seat as part of the Clubs History Reserve your Name in History for just £100
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Josh Lowe
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THE OPPOSITION HOLBROOK SPORTS Formed in 1931 the club uses the former facilities of the Holbrook Miners Welfare as it headquarters, with the Welfare being the clubs main sponsor. The previous tenants, Holbrook Miners Welfare FC disbanded at the end of the 95/96 season after many years of playing in the various local leagues, including the CMFL. On forming the club a decision was made by the committee to join a league that could offer the players the highest standard of football in the area, having been accepted into the CMFL, manager Grant Woodside formed his team around a former U18 side that he had previously run. This step up to senior football proved very trying for all involved in the club, players, management and committee with the results Grant stepped down after only 8 games to make way for his assistant, John Barker to run the team. The 97/98 season saw the club introduce a Reserve team with Martin Clements running the side, and with Grant Woodside having a stronger squad the club looked forward to the new season with renewed enthusiasm. But results were not going as expected. The Reserves also found the going tough, winning only 1 game themselves before Christmas. With Martin Clements already taking a back seat due to work commitments, Mick Cooper took full control of the Reserves and the committee also found themselves having to replace Grant Woodside as first team manager. The committee took the decision to appoint a manager who knew this level of football and were able to appoint Mark Webster. Marks first job, as manager was to appoint Mick Bentley as the club coach to try and install some good habits into the training and onto the playing field. This was achieved with 1st team winning 10 out of their last 12 games. The reserves saw out the season, only managing 2 victories all season, but great credit to them for seeing it out. During the close season a fence, with separate player and spectator entrances was erected at the bottom end of the ground to try and give the ground a look of a football ground instead of an open field. For the 98/99 coming season Mark Webster strengthened his back room staff by appointing Dave Allsop as his assistant and Mick Ward as 1st team Physio and also with several new players the club were hopeful of mounting a promotion challenge. For the start of the 99/00 season Mark Webster again strengthened his squad, bringing in two top class strikers. James Newton from Staveley MW and Mike Taplin the ex Belper Town and Mickleover Sports Forward. Both players went on to be the leagues leading scorers that season. With only 2 weeks of the season gone tragedy struck the club with the sudden death of defender Bob Parker. Bob, who was only 27, was sadly missed by all at the club. The team showed great determination by going onto win the Premiership Championship in only their 4th season in existence. The club once again reached the semi-finals of the Belper Nursing Charity Cup, but put in a disappointing performance to lose 3-0 to South Wingfield Ath. During the season the members of the club erected a stand to ensure that a promotion spot to the CMFL Supreme division would be secure. Their fellow league members also voted the club Premier Sportsman's award, which capped off a great season.
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THE OPPOSITION The reserve team management was also bolstered with Kev Bunting joining Mick Cooper as assistant manager. Kev a local sports tutor brought in some good young players and the team again showed an improvement in the previous year by finishing 5th. The teams first season in the CMFL Supreme division saw the team finish a respectable 11th and twice during the during the season the crowds at Shaw Lane topped the three figure barrier, for the visits of Heanor Town and Matlock Town in the Derbyshire Senior Cup. Again the club reached the semi-finals of the Belper Nursing Charity Cup and again failed to reach the final, losing to Swanwick Pentrich Road on penalties. The glory that season belonged to the Reserves. They walked away with the Reserve Division one title by 17 points, dropping only 3 points all season. They also became the first division one team to lift the Reserve League Cup, which crowned a great season for Kev and Mick. During the season the club were successful in obtaining a grant from the National Lottery for ÂŁ4600 which enabled the club to give soccer coaching courses to local schools within the area. Money was also used to create a better disabled access to the ground and stand. The 01/02 season saw the 1st team languishing near the bottom of the table right up till Christmas, then an upturn in results saw the team steadily climb to a respectful mid-table position. A final league position of 12th was achieved, and the team managed to reach the final of the Belper Nursing Charity Cup, but a poor performance on the night saw them lose 3-0 to local rivals Holbrook Saint Michael's. With Kev Bunting unavailable for the first 2 weeks of the season Mick Cooper was left to run the Reserves opening games in the Reserves Premier Division. 2 bad defeats saw Mick step down, leaving Kev to run the reserves single handed. Great credit to Kev who despite being on his own managed to pull the teams fortune around and the team did extremely well to finish 6th at the end of the season. Kev also managed to bring in Kev Milwain as his assistant. They also managed to reach the quarter finals of the League Cup, losing on penalties to the eventual winners Shirebrook Town. Over the next 3 seasons the first team and reserves establish themselves in their respective divisions the reserves winning the league cup beating a strong Shirebrook side with a late penalty. They also reached the final of the Derbyshire divisional cup final being beaten after extra time by local rivals St Michaels. The season 05/06 brought the best finish in the Supreme Division with an excellent 3rd place. Enough for promotion had the ground met the requirements. During this time Ian McAndrew joined the club as assistant manager to Kevin in the reserves and made a positive contribution to developing the younger players both on and off the pitch. In 06/07 the first team had a disappointing season with much the same squad that done so well the season before and the reserves finishing 3rd. During the close season Mark Webster and his backroom staff resigned after a long sustained effort of running the club. The committee appointed from within by naming Kevin Bunting as manger. With a shorter period of time than his rivals to arrange his squad he retained all off the first team squad and brought in some new players who were with clubs from a higher standard. With this appointment Kevin appointed his reserve assistant as the reserve manger and Malcolm Burton as club coach.
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THE OPPOSITION During Kevin Bunting's first season in charge the club came a creditable 5th in the league. The season saw the club also have good cup runs with the side losing the league cup semi final with a deflected shot in the last minute. The floodlit cup saw the club beat Southwell on penalties to be crowned champions. The good news continued when the club were granted promotion to the new East Midlands Counties League. The Reserves had a great season in spite of the managerial problems they encountered with Ian McAndrew resigning after the first game of the season. Adam fisher took temporary charge with Mat Hutchings taking over the reigns. A poor finish to the season saw the runners up spot just slip away after being well placed for much of the season. The clubs first season at Step 6 in the EMCL saw the team have a fantastic season finishing 3rd but were in contention for silverware right down to the last game of the season. The club also made the league cup final and were beaten 1-0 by local rivals Borrowash Victoria with a deflected goal late in the game. Kevin Bunting was very busy over the Xmas period bringing in an experienced local football name in Leigh Grant as his assistant, and this was to prove successful move. Bunting also moved to bring some stability to the reserves with the appointment of Paul Romney and Phil Alcock as a management team who know the local football community. At the start of the 10/11 season, Kev Bunting resigned and his assistant Leigh Grant was appointed as his replacement, Leigh made a quick impression and his notable achievements was finishing 6th in his first season, but also reaching the last 16 of the FA Vase and eventually losing out to the runners up Coalville Town after extra time, the team also reached the league Cup final but once again ended as runners up to Thurnby Nirvana. In his second season (11/12) Leigh once again finished 6th, but at the end of a difficult season, decided to resign from his position as manager, Paul Romney was promoted from Reserve team manager and went about rebuilding the squad after virtually all the first team left the club after Leigh Grants departure. The 2012-2013 season saw a new squad assembled and they finished ninth in the EMCL, they reached the last 64 of the FA Vase and also won an FA Cup tie. They also won the Belper Nursing Charity Cup for the first time in 14 years. At the end of the 2012-2013 season the club yet again seen players move to higher level, with 8 of the first team moving up through the football pyramid, seven other players moved on to other clubs within the EMCL and Paul Romney had the task of rebuilding the squad yet again for the 2013-2014 season.
Last 3 Seasons League Record Season
League
Pos
PL
W
D
L
F
A
+/-
PTS
2013/2014
East Midlands Counties League
13 / 19
36
10
3
23
48
79
-31
33
2012/2013
East Midlands Counties League
9 / 19
36
16
5
15
68
66
2
53
2011/2012
East Midlands Counties League
6 / 19
36
18
9
9
68
56
12
63
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SENIOR FIXTURES
SATURDAY 7TH FEBRUARY Home vs Blaby & Whetstone East Midlands Counties League Kick Off: 3:00pm
31-Jan-15 Saturday 01-Feb-15 Sunday 04-Feb-15 Wednesday 07-Feb-15 Saturday 08-Feb-15 Sunday 11-Feb-15 Wednesday 14-Feb-15 Saturday 15-Feb-15 Sunday 18-Feb-15 Wednesday 21-Feb-15 Saturday 22-Feb-15 Sunday 25-Feb-15 Wednesday
SATURDAY 14TH FEBRUARY Away vs Barrow Town East Midlands Counties League Kick Off: 3:00pm
SATURDAY 21ST FEBRUARY Away vs Aylestone Park East Midlands Counties League Kick Off: 3:00pm
Ground Address Riverside Park Barrow Road, Quorn Leicestershire, LE12 8EN
Ground Address Mary Linwood Ground Saffron Lane, Leicestershire LE12 6TG
1st XI 2nd XI Sunday XI
Home vs. Away vs. Away vs.
Holbrook Sports Lutterworth Town Ticknall Rangers
League League League
KO 3:00pm KO 2:00pm KO 10:30am
Under 18s
Home vs.
Birstall United Youth
League
KO 7:30pm
1st XI 2nd XI Sunday XI
Home vs. Away vs. Away vs.
Blaby & Whetstone Athletic Highfield Rangers Ticknall Rangers
League League Division 2 Cup Semi Final
KO 3:00pm KO 2:00pm KO 10:30am
Under 18s
Home vs.
Anstey Nomads Youth
League
KO 7:30pm
1st XI 2nd XI Sunday XI
Away vs. Home vs. Away vs.
Barrow Town Lutterworth Town Ashby Albion
League League League
KO 3:00pm KO 2:00pm KO 10:30am
Under 18s
Home vs.
Aylestone Park 94 Youth
League Cup Quarter Final
KO 7:30pm
1st XI 2nd XI Sunday XI
Away vs. Home vs. Home vs.
Aylestone Park FC Khalsa GTB Ashby Albion
League League League
KO 3:00pm KO 2:00pm KO 10:30am
1st XI Under 18s
Away vs. Away vs.
South Normanton Athletic Coalville Town Youth
League League
KO 7:45pm KO 7:30pm
Senior Fixture Venues
1st & 2nd Team: NFU Sports Ground, Sunday Team & Under 18s: Hood Park All Fixtures Are Subject to Change - Check www.ashbyivanhoefc.com for upto date fixtures AIFC vs Holbrook Sports | Saturday 31st January 2015 | www.ashbyivanhoefc.com
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ASHBY IVANHOE FC JUNIORS Latest Junior Results Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th January 2015 Under 11s: Won 6-0 vs Tutbury Tigers Under 12s Barons: Won 3-0 vs Sportsco Saints Under 12s Jesters: Lost 1-4 vs Phoenix Rangers Under 15s: Lost 1-9 vs Newhall Lions Under 18s Sunday: Won 4-0 vs Heather St Johns
Sunday Under 18s One Game From Title
The Sunday Under 18s head into their final league match of the season tomorrow (1st Feb) knowing that victory will secure the Burton Junior Football League Youth Division Two title. They travel to bottom of the table Willington also looking to end the season with an unbeaten record after recording 11 wins and four draws and scoring 75 goals in just 15 matches.
Under 18s League Table Burton Junior Football League Youth Division 2 PL
W
D
L
PTS
DATE
H/A
OPPOSITION
RESULTS
1
Ashby Ivanhoe
15
11
4
0
37
Sun 7th Sep
H
Doveridge Yellow
•
D 1-1
2
TS Sports
16
12
1
3
37
Sun 14th Sep
H
Ryknield Albion
•
W 9-0
3
Belvedere Park Juniors
15
11
2
2
35
Sun 21st Sep
A
Belvedere Park Juniors
•
W 3-1
4
Heather St Johns
13
6
3
4
21
Sun 28th Sep
H
TS Sports
•
D 1-1
5
Newhall Cougars
16
6
1
9
19
Sun 5th Oct
H
Belvedere Park Juniors
•
D 2-2
6
Doveridge Yellow
13
5
2
6
17
Sun 19th Oct
H
Stapenhill Swans
•
W 8-0
7
Ryknield Albion
15
3
0
12
9
Sun 26th Oct
A
Doveridge Yellow
•
W 5-2
8
Stapenhill Swans
14
3
0
11
9
Sun 9th Nov
A
Heather St Johns
Willington
15
1
3
11
6
•
D 2-2
9
Sun 23rd Nov
A
Newhall Cougars
•
W 5-1
Sun 30th Nov
H
Willington
•
W 5-0
Sun 7th Dec
A
TS Sports
•
W 5-1
Sun 14th Dec
H
Newhall Cougars
•
W 8-1
Sun 11th Jan
A
Ryknield Albion
•
W 8-1
Sun 18th Jan
A
Stapenhill Swans
•
W 9-0
Sun 25th Jan
H
Heather St Johns
•
W 4-0
Sun 1st Feb
A
Willington
Upcoming Junior Fixtures Sunday 1st February 2015 - Saturday 7th February 2015 01-Feb-15 Sunday 07-Feb-15 Saturday
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U18s Sunday U15s U12s Jesters U14s U12s Barons U11s U10s U9s
Away vs. Away vs. vs. Away vs. Away vs. vs. vs. vs.
Willington Woodville Rangers Hatton United Belper Town Juniors Elford Boys Galaxy Woodville Rangers Chellaston Boys Outwoods Hawks
League League League League League League
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ASHBY IVANHOE FC CLUB HISTORY Ashby 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 three adult teams and a youth team. The first team play in the East Midlands Counties League, with the Reserves in the Leicestershire Senior League Division One. 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 re-introduced for the 2012/2013 season and they play in the Burton Sunday League Division Two. The club also has 11 junior sides ranging from Under 9’s through to Under 17’s who play in the Burton Junior Football League, Tamworth Junior Football League and the Derby City League. The junior section came after the club merged with the David Hunt Soccer School at the beginning of the 20092010 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 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.
HONOURS Leicestershire Senior League
Premier Division Champions: 2010/2011 Division One Runners Up: 2007/2008 Leicestershire Senior Cup Runners Up: 2011/2012, 2012/2013
Coalville Charity Cup
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
Winners: 2010/2011 Runners Up: 2002/2003
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THE TEAMS
ASHBY IVANHOE
MANAGER: Tony Hemmings ASSISTANT: Martin Rowntree COACH: Yogi Diery PHYSIO: Edward Kelly Chris Hodge (GK) Wayne Smith (GK) Elliott Bott Jake Conkay Scott Cordy James Fisher Macauley Holmes Michael Kirkland Josh Lowe Callum McBride Chris Nettel James Purslow Jack Ryder Chris Saunders Daniel Sharp Dan Stevenson Luke Thorogood Luke Tozer Russell Wagg Chris Waldrum Neil Walton Ben Weir
HOLBROOK SPORTS
MANAGER: Paul Romney ASSISTANT: Vaughn Hallsworth COACHES: Kev Ward & Chris Annable PHYSIO: Daniel Troop Stephen Akers Craig Black Jake Dodds Gary Drake Paul Fisher Ryan Fitzhugh Danny Graves Vaughn Hallsworth Matt Harris Ashley Hayes Kyle Hazeldine Joshua Hooley Niall Mather Isaac Minnott Jake Peverley Louis Ratcliffe Sam Ridgard Joshua Ross Jake Thompson Joshua Wright
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Stuart Wade Assistants: Simon Fradley & Martin Willoughby
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