Matchday Programme
AVDFC vs Biggleswade United Saturday 7th September 2019
Spartan South Midland League – Premier Division
Welcome to AVDFC Welcome back to Haywood way, I’d like to welcome all involved with Biggleswade United, I hope your short stay with us will be an enjoyable one. Chris Devane has had a very similar pre-season to us, having to deal with a total rebuild is not ideal but it will be an opportunity to put his stamp on the side. The squad Is looking very strong, Chris has recruited very well with players that have Step 4 experience. Charlie Clayton, James Bishop are 2 very good players who add some real quality to the side. A big threat will come from Lorrell Smith, the pacey forward will be a constant threat.
Sitting quite comfortable mid-table and coming into this game with a convincing 4-1 win against Oxley Jets, we are fully aware that we will need to be at our very best to get anything from this fixture, at this stage of the season a win for both sides will put us up in the top 5-6. We were very pleased to progress in the FA Vase last Tuesday night; the squad strength is being seriously tested as we have been hit by some serious injury problems. The first half was very impressive, the players that have been on the bench for the last couple of games came into the fold and all performed well. Once again today the team will be missing some key players, but we are confident the players coming in will take the opportunity with both hands. We are working hard to try and be consistent in our play, overall we have been happy with the start of the campaign but we understand that we need to continue working hard during the week at training to make sure we don’t drop off the levels set by this squad. I’m confident this will be a great game for the spectator, both teams will be looking to play football and have quality in all departments – I expect it to be a fantastic game !!! Like I say in all my notes – Please be loud and cheer on the lads, your support its greatly appreciated by the players and staff #12man. Paul.
Chairman: Mike Borrett Vice Chairman: Steve MacDonald Club Secretary: Iain Willcocks Club Treasurer: James Moore Social Treasurer: Rosanna Martone Head of Social Events: Christine Martone
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Dynamos HISTORY Aylesbury Vale Dynamos is an amalgamation of Aylesbury FC and Bedgrove Dynamos, two local clubs with a rich history in local football Aylesbury FC enjoyed a long history in senior and junior football dating back to the 1930’s under the previous names of Aylesbury Vale, Haywood United, Belgrave, Stocklake and Negretti and Zambra FC, which was founded in the 1930’s by workers at the Negretti and Zambra company then based in London’s King Cross district. The company moved to the Stocklake Industrial Estate, Aylesbury. in 1949 and by the mid 50’s the premises had a bar, football, cricket and tennis facilities. The football club joined the Aylesbury District League in 1954. The social club changed its name to Stocklake when Negretti and Zambra sold the premises to the local council, who then leased the facilities; hence the different sections adopted the name Stocklake. Under the guidance of Chairman Mr Ernie Crotty, the club gained many honours including runners up in ADL’s top divisions, before gaining intermediate status in the Wycombe and District League first and senior divisions. Sadly Ernie was killed in a road accident just before the club moved premises to the present location at Haywood Way in 1987. After gaining senior status and promotion to the Chiltern League in 1988, Stocklake enjoyed many further successes including Division One runners up in 1991, Premier Division and League Cup runners up the following season and Wycombe Senior Cup success in 1995. Cup success was also followed on in the following season, this time the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup being added to the trophy cabinet. Belgrave FC was formed in 1983 by Jim Sullivan who lived in nearby Belgrave Road. Jim had two sons who were passionate about football but were limited to where they could play, so formed a team himself with the help of neighbours Lynne and David Hatcher. By 1990, under the guidance of Danny Martone, Belgrave had grown to five youth teams providing football for over ninety boys from the Quarrendon and Haydon Hill areas of Aylesbury. 1996 saw the forming of two senior teams under the Belgrave FC name and by the turn of the millennium teams were represented at all levels from Under 8’s through to seniors, At the start of the 2000/2001 season, the senior Belgrave FC team was renamed Haywood United following an amalgamation with Stocklake FC with Danny Martone voted in as chairman of the new club. Haywood United joined the Spartan South Midlands League and won promotion into Division One after two seasons. Notable achievements during the 2001/2002 season included league awards for the best kept and most improved ground; this included the erection of floodlights and perimeter fencing, which Danny and his hard working committee fought hard to establish. Season 2002/2003 saw a difficult start in Division One, but with the arrival of manager Jon Franklin and his assistant Keith Walker just after Christmas, the club eventually consolidated finishing in 9th place. Promotion was gained to the South Midlands Premier Division the following year after a campaign that saw 23 wins, 7 draws and only 4 losses. Haywood United proved themselves capable of staying in the Premier Division after finishing 3rd in the 2004/2005 season in a campaign that only include one loss in the twenty matches after Christmas. The club also entered the FA Cup and Vase for the first time and won the Buckingham Charity Cup in 2006. Season 2006/2007 began with Haywood United becoming Aylesbury Vale FC and saw Keith Walker and Steve Gleinster take over as joint managers and steadily build a squad. This was recognised in the 2008/2009 season, under the management of Mark Eaton, with a good cup run in the FA Cup and FA Vase, winning three rounds in the FA Cup losing to Level 4 side Gosport after a replay, and losing out in the 4th round of the FA Vase to Leiston Town. . After Christmas the side suffered due to long term injuries and finished mid table. May 2009 saw a major new development in a new semi professional side vote for a name change. Aylesbury Football Club was formed under the leadership of Chairman Roger Dance and assisted by Vice Chairman Danny Martone
Dynamos HISTORY Former Chairman Bill Harrison was made President of the club. Great success on the field of play was to follow, with the team having a fantastic run in the F.A. Cup. We were the last 'level five' team in the country to remain in the competition and were rewarded with a visit to Haywood Way for the F.A. Cup trophy, allowing the team, supporters and local people to get their hands on this famous trophy and make the most of this memorable occasion. We were finally knocked out of the competition by Wealdstone in a close game. A brave and superb display was witnessed by a bumper crowd of 800 plus. Meanwhile, away from the midst of F.A. Cup drama, our success continued, becoming 'Double Winners' Winning both the Spartan South Midland League and League Cup capping an extraordinary season and gaining promotion to the Southern League Division 1 Central. Steve Bateman took over in 2013/14, steered the club to safety in his first 6 months in charge. Then in 2014/15 with Bateman at the helm FC has their most successful season to date most successful to date. Playing at the highest level in the club’s history, the team finished third in the League, having been pushing for promotion all season and narrowly lost out in the semi final to Bedworth United having already beaten them twice in the league the 2015/16 finished with a flourish as the club finished just outside the play off positions, but had the consolation of our first major Cup Final, beating Chesham United in the Berks & Bucks Cup at Windsor. Steve Bateman and his management team resigned at the end of the season and Danny Gordon & Gareth Risbridger took the helm , supported by Paul Bonham , Ryan Wiffin & Aaron Norman. Davis Haule took over from Gordon & Risbridger in December 2016, appointed brother Brian as his assistant and recruited former coaches Fraser McLachlan, Aaron Wiffin and added Ryan Collings to his back room staff for the 2017/18 season. In 2018/19 Scott Reynolds was appointed manager and when he resigned midway through the season it was left to Paul Bonham to take control but because of ground grading issues the Southern League made the decision to relegate the club and so after ten seasons in the Southern League the club will start the 2019 season in the South Midlands League after what has been a difficult and turbulent period. Bedgrove Dynamos Alf Buckland, a resident of Finmere Crescent, formed Bedgrove Dynamos in 1968. It was created to fill a void in activities for boys within the Bedgrove area on the south side of Aylesbury. In 1980, Dave Bayliss became involved when he brought his Cub side to the Bedgrove Park. The teams amalgamated and Dave went on to be the chairman for 21 years, stepping down in the year 2000. Within two years and barely a full strip between them, they managed not only to win the Under 12's Aylesbury & District League (ADL), but went on to win the 13's & 14's league in consecutive years and, by which time, they now had four teams at various age groups. Over the years the club has grown and has won many tournaments and trophies, especially at county level. Many teams have toured abroad and the club has also entertained boys from Europe and America. We can boost that we are the only boys club to have a club pennant on display in Barcelona's trophy room. At the start of the season 2001/02 the club was the largest junior club in the Aylesbury area, running teams from under 8's through to under 18's. At the end of the season 2001/02 the club managed to win the coveted Berks and Bucks Cup at under 14's, the Mayor's Cup at under 12's, represented in two other cup finals, won 3 league titles, gained 6 promotions in total and all teams finished in the top 6 to the fairplay awards for their respective leagues. In the last 20 seasons across the age groups the club has won 25 divisional titles, and runners up 20 times.
In 2019 two became one when the sides amalgamated with the intention of allowing the youth of the town to progress through junior football to youth and then adult football and play at the highest possible level.
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Meet The MANAGEMENT Paul Bonham – Manager (Sponsored by Phil The Kitman) 2019/20 will be Paul’s first full season as Manager after seeing the side through half of last season . Most recently employed by Oxford United as academy coach and studying his UEFA B license, Paul was also previously Manager of the U18s, Development Side and part of the FC First Team set up in previous seasons and also has experience at Buckingham Athletic.
Paul Toms – Assistant Manager Paul joined us mid way through last season from Amptill Town where he was manager of the Spartan League Division One side. He was also Head Coach at Burnham and had two spells at Berkhamsted FC. Paul is currently also currently on his last block of the UEFA B coaching badge and has 9 years of coaching history at all levels from Sunday league to Ladies football.
Ryan Collings – Coach (Sponsored by Spot On Services) Ryan has played local football all of his adult life and was involved in the first team squad under Davis Haule in the 2016/17 season. Last year he was Manager of the successful Bedgrove Dynamos ADL side who he guided to the Marsworth Cup with a victory over Stoke Mandeville at Tring Athletic in the final
Pete Forssling– Coach Now in his second full season with the club Pete is an FA Level 1 coach and looking to take his FA Level 2 this year. His previous roles have been at Berkhamsted Development as Coach and more recently he was also First Team Coach at Ampthill Town.
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Meet The PLAYERS Daniel MCATEER
James WEATHERILL
Dan played a dozen games for Aylesbury three years ago under Danny Gordon. Right or left sided defender, who can play all along the back line. Good in the tackle with two good feet and an excellent reader of the game
James re joins the club after a season at Berkhamsted. Has played over 130 games for Aylesbury, was originally signed from Amersham Town in season 2013/14. Excellent shot stopper and excellent communicator. Commands his area well and is a fan favourite Sponsor ROSANNA MARTONE
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Joe FITZGERALD
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Tenacious, touch tackling defender/midfielder with an all action style. Progressed from the Hemel Hempstead Town Academy into their first team squad. Played over fifty games for Aylesbury before spending the last eighteen months at Tring Athletic
Dan WILSON Dan is a tall commanding player in the centre of defense who joins us from Hellenic Premier side from Holmer Green, ,reads the game well and is good on the ball. Does all the simple things very well, uncomplicated and effective. Sponsor AVAILABLE
Lewis STRAFFORD
Dan BALL
Former South Shields, Gateshead, Ardley Utd and Banbury defender played some twenty games for Aylesbury at the start of last season. Former professional in Sweden, a fantastic character, can play in defense or midfield and is another great addition to the squad.
Brother of ex Aylesbury player Anthony, Dan is a defender who can play either left or right full back and as a centre half. Composed on the ball, quick and a ferocious tackler. Great addition to the Squad.
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Terry GRIFFITHS
Right sided player who can play in defence or in midfield. Lots of place, was signed on for Bedgrove last year and has been training at the club since the summer
On Loan from AFC Dunstable, Terry has made quite an impression and has quickly become a mainstay of a thrifty Aylesbury defence. Good at set pieces and composed on the ball.
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Carl TAPPIN
Alfi TOUCEDA
Disciplined and skilful central midfield player. Tappin is the type of midfield player who reads the game well and does the simple thing on a consistent basis. Former Southern League Premier Division player with Banbury Utd, spent the back end of last season at Potton United. Energy to burn.
Alfi is a Young midfielder/striker who has progressed from the U18s over the past couple of years. Stand out youngster from last season and a natural talent. Skilful, full of energy and with an eye for goal. Sponsor OJ
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Meet The PLAYERS Roy BYRON
Jacob TROUGHTON-SMITH
Previous clubs: Colney Heath, Leverstock Green, Oxhey Jets, AFC Dunstable, London Colney, Sun Sports, Wembley, Hillingdon Borough, Roy is an experienced midfielder who last season played forty times at Tring Athletic and brings an air of calm to the centre of the park
Strong tough tackling holding midfielder who joins from Ampthill Town. Can also play at the back
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Lewis MERRIDAN
16 year old wide player who played for the U18s last season, also featured in the first team squad on a number of occasions. Good on the ball with excellent control and happy to mix it with more experienced opponents
Technically gifted and energetic midfield player. Likes to keep the game simple , but happy to get stuck in and make a tackle or two. Lewis can play central midfield or at full back. Former clubs include Watford, MK College academy and Walsall. Sponsor AVAILABLE
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Ryan TAPPIN
Talented Irish midfield player with an amazing engine. Joined FC in 2015/16 Has a good range of passes and is a good link man in the centre of the midfield. Now completly free of injury after time away from the game. Has been training for a couple of months Sponsor AVAILABLE
Hardworking midfielder who joins from Bedford Futsal .
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Archie CLARKE
Alfie GASPAR
Archie has come up through the ranks of the U18s side at Haywood Way. Solid midfield player who was involved in a number of matchday squads for the first team last season and who has impressed in pre season.
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Tricky midfielder/winger who plays Futsal for Bedford alongside Carl Tappin. Alfie has impressed at training and in pre season. Good balance and excellent on the ball with the ability to go past opponents with ease. Sponsor CONOR WILCOCKS
Abu KHAN
Alex WOODFINE
16 year old Abu can can play wide or through the mddle. Made a number of matchday squads for the first team last season. Abu has a big future ahead of him
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Woody first played for the club back in 2006 and had further spells in 2011 and 2017. A player with an outstanding left foot and fantastic ball control, holds the ball up well & brings others into play. Dead ball expert.
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Meet The PLAYERS Keith MUPFURURIRWA
Drew PHILLIPS
Young Winger/Striker who has been playing Junior football with the Bedgrove Dynamos. Has impressed in pre season. Very pacey with quick feet. Young and raw but with great potential.
Experienced striker who has scored goals at whatever club he has played for. Tall, mobile and pacey, Drew is an excellent addition to the squad
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Harry SCOTT
Former Portuguese professional footballer Very skilful and athletic wide player who can also play through the middle. Scorer of some incredible goals at this level and higher. Has had spells with Newport Pagnell Town, Aylesbury Utd and Leighton since moving to the UK.
A product of the FC U18s, Harry broke into the first team two years ago. A wide player with pace and skill, Harry is excellent from dead ball situations. Returns from spells at Thame United, Aylesbury United and Berkhamsted
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Team
Goals Pens Pens Missed Pens Saved Red Cards
1 Newport Pagnell Town
24
2 Eynesbury Rovers
21
3 KIERON ColneyBOWMAN Heath Sponsor
20
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Yellow Cards 5
1 1
4 4
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4 Leighton Town
16
1
5 London Colney
15
1
4
6 Arlesey Town
14
1
8
7 Tring Athletic
13
1
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2
10
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8 Crawley Green
12
2
9
9 Harpenden Town
12
1
10
10 Oxhey Jets
12
1
11
1
11
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9 2
20
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Upcoming GAMES First Team Sat 7th Sep 19 – Home to Rugby Borough – FA Vase KO 3.00pm Tues 17th Sep 19 – Away to Reading City – Berks & Bucks Cup KO 7.45pm Sat 21st Sep 19 – Away to Edgware Town – League KO 3.00pm Tue 24th Sep 19 – Away to Harpenden Town – League KO 7.45pm U18s Wed 11th Sep 19 – Home to Berkhamsted – League KO 7.30pm First Team Adult £6.00, Concession £3.00 (OAP's / Students), Under 16’s £0.00 U18s Adult £4.00, Concession £2.00 (OAP's / Students), Under 16’s £0.00 Season Tickets - £81.00 For information on all FC fixtures visit aylesburyvaledynamos.co.uk
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Last TIME OUT Vs Leverstock Green – Won 3-1 Home With Drew Phillips recalled by Bedford and captain Joe Fitzgerald away it was all change again as Keith Mupfururirwa played at centre forward, Roy Byron slotted into the middle of defence alongside Nuredin Lilaj with Dan Mcateer replacing Fitzgerald at right back and Jonny Montgomery returning in midfield. It was the home side that had the better of the early exchanges playing some lovely football with sharp interchanges that had the away side arguing amongst themselves as Aylesbury kept the ball away from the visitors. It wasn't however until midway though the half that this possession brought chances. After twenty minutes Alfi Touceda dummied a Levy defender on the right but his low ball into the box was well cleared. The home sides pressure though was building and the first goal game on twenty one minutes, an attack up the right wing saw the ball laid back to Dan Mcateer and his pin point cross was met by one of the shortest players on the field as Keith Mupfururirwa headed the ball home for a deserved lead. Two minutes later and that lead was doubled in dramatic style, the returning Alfie Gaspar picked the ball up mid way in the opposition half and with nothing seemingly on the young striker smashed the ball into the corner of the Leverstock Green goal, giving the sprawling Carl Tasker absolutely no chance, Gaspar had another snapshot on forty one minutes which stung Taskar's gloves, however it wasn't going to be long until the third came. That third goal came on the stroke of half time, Harry Scott who had been giving the left back a torrid time all evening, placed a pin point cross into the box which was met by Carl Tappin who volleyd home from close range and that effectively ended the tie Half Time AVDFC 3 Leverstock Green 0 After that exhilerating first half performance it was always going to be difficult for the home side to maintain the momentum, and in fact what they did was, perhaps fro the first time this season, manage the game and nullify their opponents without ever stretching themselves. There were few chances in the half but Dan Mcateer did have a shot on fifty seven minutes as the defender cut in from the right flank and fired just wide of the far post. Leverstock did pull a goal back ten minutes from time after a Levy striker was tripped in the box. Jack Stevens stepped up and James Weatherill almost saved it as he got both hands to the ball but only managed to palm it into the net. The Dynamos progress to the next round on the 14th September when Rugby Borough will be the visitors to Haywood Way. An excellent first half performance, perhaps the best of the season so far. Line Up: 1 James Weatherill, 2 Roy Byron, 3 Carl Tappin, 4 Jonny Montgomery, 5 Dan Mcateer, 6 Nurdedin Lilaj , 7 Harry Scott, 8 Alfi Touceda, 9 Keith Mupfururirwa, 10 Alfie Gapsar, 11 Lewis Merridan Substitutes: 12 Ryan Tappin, 13 Abu Khan, 14 Jayvon Case-Jarrett, 15 Bruno Brito, 16 Archie Clarke
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Spartan South Midlands Premier League Table
POS
Team
Pl
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Eynesbury Rovers
4
3
1
0
11
10
2
Tring Athletic
4
3
0
1
10
9
3
Newport Pagnell Town
4
3
0
1
9
9
4
Colney Heath
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
3
3
0
0
4
9
6
Harpenden Town
4
3
0
1
2
9
7
Edgware Town
5
3
0
2
-4
9
8
Wembley
3
2
0
1
3
6
9
Biggleswade United
4
2
0
2
-2
6
10 Arlesey Town
3
1
2
0
3
5
11 Oxhey Jets
5
1
2
2
-3
5
12 Leverstock Green
4
1
1
2
-2
4
13 Broadfields United
5
1
1
3
-8
4
14 London Colney
2
1
0
1
1
3
15 Crawley Green
3
1
0
2
0
3
16 Baldock Town
4
1
0
3
-2
3
17 Harefield United
3
1
0
2
-3
3
18 Dunstable Town
3
1
0
2
-5
3
19 Leighton Town
3
0
1
2
-2
1
20 North Greenford United
3
0
0
3
-7
0
21 Potton United
4
0
0
4
-10
0
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Biggleswade United - History Biggleswade United Football Club was re-formed on the 16th July 1959. However, local history records indicate that there was a Biggleswade United side playing at Second Meadow as early as 1929. Our first season (1959/60) saw us competing in Division Three of the North Herts. League (NHL). After 10 successful years in the NHL the club made the step up to South Midlands League (SML) football. But towards the end of a 15-year association with the SML the club began to struggle and after three years of finishing in the bottom three of Division One we sought fresh fields. The club joined the Herts Senior League but continued to find the going tough. In 1986 we elected to return to local League football, joining the Bedford and District Football League and began to build again. The appointment of Brian Swords as first team manager in 1987/88 proved to be the turning point in the club’s fortunes. During the next ten years the club achieved a tremendous amount of success on and off the football pitch. Our record of League and Cup honours speak for themselves but aligned to this a great deal of work went on behind the scenes to match the on-field success. The club now boasts one of the best clubhouse and ground facilities in the Mid-Bedfordshire area. The success of the club has also attracted many new players as well as commanding a great deal of loyalty from those players who helped the club progress from Division Three of the Bedford and District League to County Senior Club status in just 15 years. The 1995/96 season was the most successful in the club’s history – winning five major honours; the Beds Intermediate County Cup, Bedford and District League Championship, League Cup Championship and as the League’s representatives the club won the Beds. FA Centenary Cup. Having won every major Bedford League honour the club felt it was time to move on and made the decision to make the step up once again and returned to Division One of the SML. In an exceptionally successful first season we celebrated a Division One “double” by winning the Championship and the Division One Cup. We also retained the Beds. FA Intermediate County Cup, only the second club in the competition’s history to achieve this feat. To crown our success the club were awarded the SML Special Achievement Trophy in July 1997. In the season 1997/98 we finally achieved Senior status. This was achieved not only through the endeavours of the players on the field but ultimately as a result of an extremely hard working committee. With the help of the Biggleswade Town Council a new stand was erected and perimeter fencing installed. And two seasons later the club erected floodlights and on the evening of 26th October 1999 we played our first-ever floodlit game at Second Meadow, Ryman League side Leighton Town were the visitors in the Bedfordshire Premier Cup. The next eleven years saw the first team led by Steve “Snowy” Wright and under his management the club continued to enjoy a very high level of League and Cup success ultimately achieving promotion to the Molten Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division and with it the opportunity to compete in the FA Cup. And under Snowy the club made three Beds FA Senior Challenge Cup final appearances, winning two of the three with victories over Stotfold (4-1) and Leighton Town (1-0) but missed out in 2006/07 going down 2-0 to Dunstable Town. Snowy’s other cup successes came in the form of the Hunts Premier Cup, North Beds Charity Cup, Hinchingbrooke Cup, the SML Division One Cup and the SML Special Achievement Award once again. The end of the 2006/07 saw Snowy step down as manager with his assistant, Nick Burton taking over the first team reins.
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Biggleswade United - History The 2006-2007 season marked a crucial time in the club’s history with the formation of a youth structure that sees Biggleswade girls and boys aged 7 to 18 able to be part of Biggleswade United. We now have twelve youth teams including three girls’ teams with a well established youth committee. The profile of the club as a community club is very much boosted by the association with such a well organised and well structured youth set up. January 5th 2009 saw the club embark on further ambitious ground improvements. With financial backing from Biggleswade Town Council, Mid Beds District Council and the Football Foundation we installed a 260seater stand, fully enclosed the ground with a double turnstile entrance and players’ secure walkway which raised the ground to Grade E status. After several years of stability in terms of first team managers the next six years saw a regular turnover of first team and reserve team managers with Nick Burton, Dave Elkin and Phil Childs all taking over the first team reins for a time.
At the start of the 2013/14 season we appointed Mick Reardon and Mark Royal as first team managers both of whom have enjoyed success as coaches at the higher levels of football. Their disciplined approach was quickly adhered to and responded to by the players. Chris Lewis also took over as chairman at the club seeing Phil Childs step away from the role midway through the season. The new 2014/15 season saw the arrival of several new young players to the club following the club’s positive decision to introduce a side that will compete in the Suburban League as well as continuing to compete in the SML Premier Division. The Suburban side will be managed by Gary Burkett who enjoyed success with Shefford Saints Under 18s and many talented young players will be part of the United Squad. Gary will be assisted by former Bushey Met Police manager, Tony Jones. Guillem Balagué, the Sky Sports presenter and renowned author joined the club as Director of Football in October 2014 with the view of helping guide Biggleswade United to new heights of success on and off the pitch. The club went straight on to win the North Beds Charity Cup in May 2015 under the managerial guidance of Mick Reardon and Mark Royal. In June 2015 the club appointed a whole new coaching set up for the 2015/16 season lead by Head Coach, Cristian Colas. The club went on to record 3 successive highest place finishes in the Spartan South Midlands League during the 2015/16 season – 2017/18 seasons, finishing 8th in May 2018. The club appointed a new coaching team headed up the ex Stevenage FC coach Jimmy Martin in May 2018 with the view to taking the club to new levels of success. The club has certainly come a long way in relatively few years but we could not have done it without the help of a very supportive Town and District Council who clearly understand the benefits of having a community based club in Biggleswade. Our success is also very much down to a very hard working committee who throughout the year – not just the football season – continue to volunteer their time and commitment to the club, to help it continue to thrive and be a source of enjoyment for our supporters and the Biggleswade community.
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Matchday Squads
The Dynamos
Biggleswade Utd
Yellow & Blue
Red & Green
James WEATHERILL (GK) 1 Emanuel OLAJIDE(GK) Daniel BALL Terry GRIFFITHS Joe FITZGERALD © Dan WILSON Lewis STRAFFORD Daniel MCATEER Jayvon CASE-JARRETT Nuredin LILAJ Alfi TOUCEDA Lewis MERRIDAN Jacob TROUGHTON-SMITH Roy BYRON Carl TAPPIN Jonny MONTGOMERY Ryan TAPPIN Alfie GASPAR Harry SCOTT Alex WOODFINE Keith MUPFURURIRWA Bruno BRITO Drew PHILLIPS Elliott AMADIEU Manager: Paul BONHAM
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Alfie DONKIN Kai ASHLEY Kevin McMANUS Alex CARBONNIER Manny RICHARDSON James BISHOP Enrique AMADOR Lorrell SMITH Charisma AGYEMANG Cole BUTLER Codi-Lee SPAVINS Charlie CLAYTON Alessio CAMMARANO Mahmut CAGLAR Andre MALTAY Matt CLARK Isiah BROWN-SMITH Leon SIMPSON
Manager: Chris DEVANE
Match Officials Referee: Tom CARTWRIGHT Assistants: Thomas HOOD & Soloman BROWN
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