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Good afternoon everybody and a very warm welcome to The Hive London.

The Hive London. I would like to extend that welcome to Jim Gannon, his staff, the officials and supporters of Stockport County for this Second Round FA Cup tie. I’m looking forward to today, it’s a fantastic competition, the best cup competition in the world. As kids, we grow up watching the FA Cup, not being able to wait for the final to come on TV on a Saturday afternoon. We’re all looking forward to it.

of a big game, as did our game with Bristol Rovers in the last round. Stockport County are a top class football club, they’ve had some hard times but their form and performances this season has been good. They’ll be looking to start rising again. This is a game that both teams will be looking forward to,

When you start in the competition, you’ll be saying to yourself that you want a good run and a big game, but when it actually comes around, it’s just the next game that’s in front of you. This will be a good tie today. We’re playing against a former Football League club, we are a former Football League club as well so it’s got a feeling

both sets of supporters will be looking forward to and the prize at the end of it could be a big one! Enjoy the game,

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Hello everyone and welcome to The Hive London for today’s Emirates FA Cup tie against Stockport County! I’m really looking forward to the game today. Personally, it’s the furthest I’ve ever got in this competition and it’s a massive opportunity for both clubs to try and get into the Third Round where the big boys come in.

always get a chance the longer we stayed in it. Luckily, we got two goals in quick succession and secured that win and our place in the Second Round today. It was brilliant for the boys and for the fans that made it down.

In the last round, I think the celebrations really showed what the win meant to us. We didn’t have the best of starts on the day, arriving at Bristol late, but it happens. We’ve shown great character recently, especially when going down a goal. We never panicked, I knew we’d

Stockport will come here today looking to get a good result, I won’t say upset as they’re only one league below us and they’re a big club for that level. They’ve had a good run this season, they will be full of confidence.

Form goes out the window today and we’re up for this so please get behind the boys from the off! Come on you Bees!

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INTRODUCING STOCKPORT COUNTY CLUB NICKNAME

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HARDCASTLE ROAD, STOCKPORT, SK3 9DD

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Hatmaking was an established industry in north Cheshire & south-east Lancashire by the 16th century. By the late 19th century Stockport had become a national centre for the trade, and by 1900 County’s nickname of ‘The Hatters’ had become synonymous with the club.

Stockport County CLUB HISTORY Established in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, in 1890 the name was changed to Stockport County to reflect the town gaining County Borough status. After winning the Lancashire League in 1900, the County gained admittance to the Football League, drawing their first match 2-2 away to Leicester Fosse (now Leicester City). After finishing in the bottom three in their first four seasons, County failed to gain re-election in 1904 and so spent a season in the Lancashire Combination; they won the League at the first time of asking and made an immediate return to the professional ranks. County would be proud Football League members for more than a century.

Having played in a variety of kit colours in the club’s early years, usually a variation on blue & white, County switched to white shirts and black shorts from the ’30s until the mid ’60s. Throughout this period they were often referred to as the Lilywhites. In 1965 flamboyant chairman Vic Bernard, as part of his GO GO GO COUNTY revolution, reintroduced the Hatters’ famous royal blue strip; colours they still adopt today. The club stayed in the 4th Division doldrums until the turn of the 90s, when Uruguayan manager Danny Bergara turned the Hatters into regular top-of-thetable challengers. Promotion came in 1991, and was followed by four visits to Wembley in two years – twice in playoff finals, twice in the Football League Trophy. Unfortunately County lost on each occasion. Following Bergara’s departure in 1995, Dave Jones took charge and gave the club its most memorable season. In 1996/97, the Hatters won four games against Premiership opposition, including a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough in the League Cup semi-final – unfortunately, the tie was lost 2-1 on aggregate. Other runs in the FA Cup and League Trophy meant County played almost 70 games that season, and finished 2nd in the Second Division – the large amount of games almost certainly costing them the title.

Joining the League meant the club soon outgrew their ground behind the Nursery Inn on Green Lane in Heaton Norris and, in 1902, they moved south of the River Mersey to Edgeley Park, then home of Stockport RLFC. County have played there ever since.

After Jones’ departure for Southampton, County consolidated in the First Division until relegation in 2002. What followed was a largely downward spiral back to the bottom division, twice finishing a season on just 26 points, and by Boxing Day 2005 County were well adrift at the bottom of the Football League.

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This was followed by a promotion push in 2006/07, when County memorably set a new professional record of 9 consecutive wins without conceding. But promotion was just out of touch, with a playoff place being denied by Bristol Rovers in the dying minutes of the season despite County winning 5-0 at Darlington.

That success finally came the next season. After finishing fourth, Gannon’s side beat Wycombe in the semi-finals followed by a thrilling 3-2 win over neighbours Rochdale, finally ending the club’s hoodoo at Wembley.

In 1965 flamboyant chairman Vic Bernard, as part of his GO GO GO COUNTY revolution, reintroduced the Hatters’ famous royal blue strip; colours they still adopt today.

Unfortunately, the Hatters couldn’t build on that success and went in to administration before the final game of the season at Brighton. In 09/10 administration took its toll, and County finished on a new record low of 25 points and were relegated back to the bottom flight.

The club stayed in the 4th Division doldrums until the turn of the 90s, when Uruguayan manager Danny Bergara turned the Hatters into regular top-of-thetable challengers. Promotion came in 1991, and was followed by four visits to Wembley in two years – twice in playoff finals, twice in the Football League Trophy. Unfortunately County lost on each occasion. Following Bergara’s departure in 1995, Dave Jones took charge and gave the club its most memorable season. In 1996/97, the Hatters won four games against Premiership opposition, including a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough in the League Cup semi-final – unfortunately, the tie was lost 2-1 on aggregate. Other runs in the FA Cup and League Trophy meant County played almost 70 games that season, and finished 2nd in the Second Division – the large amount of games almost certainly costing them the title. After Jones’ departure for Southampton, County consolidated in the First Division until relegation in 2002. What followed was a largely downward spiral back to the bottom division, twice finishing a season on just 26 points, and by Boxing Day 2005 County were well adrift at the bottom of the Football League. In came former player Jim Gannon as manager, who led the team to a remarkable run of form and, with an incredibly tense 0-0 draw on the final day against Carlisle, eventual safety.

In the summer of 2010 the club was taken out of administration by a group of local business people, ensuring the club’s survival. However, fortunes took a downturn on the pitch and the Hatters finished bottom of League Two, meaning that they would compete outside the Football League for the first time since 1905. During 2011, Liverpool-based businessman Tony Evans headed up a consortium of new investors in the club, who appointed former German international Dietmar Hamann as manager. However, following the consortium’s failure to take charge, Hamann’s squad struggled in the league and in November he was replaced by former manager Jim Gannon. The size of the task ahead of Gannon was even bigger than the one in 2006, and the team initially continued to struggle but found resurgent form in Spring. Safety was secured with a 1-1 draw at home to Braintree, allowing the Hatters to enjoy a peaceful summer for the first time in four years. However, that stability didn’t last long and in 2012-13 more financial issues off the pitch restricted the squad on it. With his team in the lower half of the table, Gannon was sacked in January 2013 and replaced by Bosnian coach Darije Kalezic. Unfortunately results got worse, and with County staring at relegation he was replaced by former Gateshead manager Ian Bogie, but he too could not stop the slide. A 4-0 defeat to

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Kidderminster Harriers saw Stockport County relegated to the Conference North, meaning the Hatters would be playing regional football for the first time since 1905. Bogie left the club after a run of poor results and was replaced by County stalwart Alan Lord. Lord achieved the feat of stabilising a club in free-fall, securing the team’s place in the division – which had at times looked uncertain – and guiding the club to a safe mid-table finish in the 2014/15 season. Lord’s achievement turning the club around and pointing it in the right direction may well prove pivotal in County’s history. Towards the end of the 2014/15 season Lord moved to become Director of Football, and paved the way for the next man to come in and continue County’s progress. In May 2015 County secured the services of Neil Young as manager. Young and his management team, headed by Gary Jones, made their name with successes at Colwyn Bay and Chester City.

Young broke several records with his Chester side in the Conference North including achieving the most wins (33), fewest defeats (3), the most points (107), the most goals scored in a season (103) and the best goal difference (+71). Chester also broke the record for the longest unbeaten streak. In January 2016, Jim Gannon signed an 18-month contract to return to Edgeley Park following the resignation of Neil Young. Mike Flynn, Dave Conlon and Jordan Felgate were named as his coaching staff. Jim said: “Stockport County holds a special place in my heart, and to be given the opportunity to work here once again is both a very proud moment on a personal level, and also an exciting football challenge as a professional.” Jim led the Hatters to promotion during his first spell in charge of the club in 2008, winning the League Two Play-Off Final against Rochdale at Wembley. As a player, James became a club legend during ten years at Edgeley Park, earning two promotions and reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup.

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BEN HINCHLIFFE POSITION

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Ben has been described by manager Jim Gannon as ‘probably the best goalkeeper in non-league’. He has kept 29 clean sheets in his first two season, having joined the Hatters in May 2016 after four very successful years with AFC Fylde, including four successive Play-Off campaigns and being named in the Divisional Team of the Year every season. He started his career under Billy Davies at Preston North End before following Davies to Derby County. He enjoyed a spell at Oxford United then moved back to Lancashire to play for Bamber Bridge before joining former County striker Andy Preece at Northwich Victoria, replacing James Spencer as Vic’s number one. Six-foot-one Ben, a full-time lorry driver, will forever be a hero to the Fylde fans, having scored the winning spot-kick in the 2014 Play-Off final penalty shootout against Ashton United which catapulted the Coasters into the Conference North. He also scored a 60-yard wonder goal in the 2013 Play-Off semi-final, which won Fylde’s Goal of the Season award.

DAN COWAN

SAM MINIHAN

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Versatile defender Dan joined the Hatters after leaving Macclesfield Town in June 2017 and has been a permanent fixture in the first team ever since, making more than 50 appearances during his first season with the Hatters. Dan, who can play at rightback or centre-half, originally joined Macclesfield after impressing as a youngster at Buxton Juniors and New Mills.

The Runcorn-born stopper has made more than 100 appearances for County since making his debut in an FA Cup tie at Southport in 2011 at the age of just 17. Ian is highly-regarded having had trials at Manchester United and Tottenham as a teenager. He kept ten clean sheets in just 18 appearances during 2015/16 to underline both his quality and importance to the squad.

Attacking right-back Sam joined the Hatters in May 2016 from Worcester City. He decided to move back to his native north west after graduating from Loughborough University, where he played his football in the Midland League ahead of his season at Worcester. Sam can play full back, wing back or act as a hard-working wide midfielder in a three or four-man midfield. He also has Football League experience, having started his career with hometown club Rochdale. He was named County’s Young Player of the Year during his first season with the club. Sam’s second season was disrupted by injury, but he is now back to full fitness.

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SCOTT DUXBURY

ASH PALMER

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County’s Young Player of the Year for 2017/18, left-back Scott fought his way back to Edgeley Park in the summer of 2016 after just nine months away with Northwich Vics, working under Jim Gannon. As a youngster, Scott spent time at Blackburn, Burnley and Preston, but was released from Deepdale as a 16-year-old. He went to Myerscough College, where he did a Level Three BTEC Diploma in Football Studies, before taking a coaching qualification. He signed for former County boss Ian Bogie in August 2013, on the recommendation of Alan Lord, having been a member of Myerscough’s ECFA National Championshipwinning squad. He has now made more than 150 appearances for the club, more than any other player in the squad. Scott missed County’s Play Off showdown with Chorley last season through injury, and proved to be a huge loss.

JORDAN DOWNING

CONNOR DIMAIO

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A 6’4 centre half, Jordan has emerged from the youth development system at Stockport County having captained the U19s. He signed a pro deal with the club in May 2018 and had made four first team appearances before the start of the new season.

Centre half Ash joined striker Frank Mulhern in making the move from Guiseley in the summer. Ash spent two years with the Lions, making more than 70 appearances and captaining the side. He previously spent time with Barnsley FC, Scunthorpe and Buxton, but made his name as a highly-rated defender at North Ferriby United, helping them to win promotion from the National League North in 2016, winning the Player of the Year award in the same season.

For talented midfielder Connor, this is his first taste of non-league football. He joins County on a two-year deal having left Chesterfield last season. Connor is a current Ireland U21 international and made his name at Sheffield United having broken into the first team via the Blades Academy. He was also named their Young Player of the Year. Born in Chesterfield, Connor then moved to join his hometown club and made 44 appearances in Leagues One and Two before joining the Hatters.

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SAM WALKER

ELLIOT OSBORNE

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Cultured midfielder Sam joined the Hatters from Salford City in June 2017 on a two-year deal. He has enjoyed a glittering non-league career including back-to-back promotions at Curzon Ashton and an FA Trophy victory at Wembley during his time at Halifax. Sam started as a youngster at Oldham before joining Woodley Sports, but his career took off during four years at Curzon Ashton: 41 goals, more than 200 appearances and captaining the side to successive promotions, prompting a move to Halifax. Last season Sam returned to Curzon Ashton on loan for three months.

talented midfielder impressed everyone at County during his first stint at the club in January 2017, when he scored one goal in six appearances before returning to his parent club Fleetwood. Elliot started his career as a junior spending nine years at Port Vale before spells at Newcastle Town and Nantwich, scoring 22 goals in 2015/16. He has also gained experience during loan periods with Tranmere Rovers and Morecambe.

JORDAN KEANE

DARREN STEPHENSON

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Versatile midfielder Jordan, who can also play at the back, joined County from National League North rivals Boston United in the summer. He was ever-present for the Pilgrims last season, scoring six goals. His previous clubs include Stoke City, Tamworth, Alfreton, Nuneaton and Worcester City. Jordan also attended the Jamie Vardy Academy in 2017. He was named the Playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Player of the Year at York Street last season.

Creative attacking midfielder who has returned to Edgeley Park on loan until the New Year. The 22-year-old has re-joined the Hatters until January from National League North rivals Southport. The

Pacy winger Darren dropped down a division in June 2017, leaving Tranmere Rovers to sign a two-year deal at Edgeley Park. He had previously spent three-and-a-half years with National League North rivals Chorley, scoring 21 goals for the Magpies in 2015/16. Born in Jamaica, Darren began his career in England at Bradford City, making his debut as a teenager before joining Southport. Darren has skill, pace and an ability to raid in off the left flank to score goals. He scored six goals for County in his debut season.

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MATTY WARBURTON

ADAM THOMAS

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Prolific, highly-rated attacker Matty joined the Hatters in May 2017 after scoring 13 goals in just 16 appearances for Curzon Ashton in the National League North. Matty has also scored goals for Maine Road and Salford City and can play as a centre forward or as a ‘Number 10’. Last season he scored 21 goals in 45 appearances to help fire County into the end-ofseason Play Offs.

NYAL BELL

FRANK MULHERN

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Stockport-born Nyal is a powerful 6’2 striker with a real eye for goal. He joined the Hatters from Gateshead in the summer. Last season the former Rochdale front man enjoyed a loan spell with Chester before ending the season at Alfreton, where he scored four goals in 12 appearances.

Manager Jim Gannon signed winger Adam from relegated Hednesford Town in May 2016. The six-footthree wide man spent 12 years in Everton’s Academy alongside the likes of England star Ross Barkley before joining Stoke City for a three-year spell. He scored six goals for Hednesford and scooped five out of seven awards at their end-of-season presentations. Adam, who lives on the Wirral, hit four goals last season after returning from a lengthy injury and helped County to reach the end-of-season Play Offs.

Irish U19 international Frank has been on Jim Gannon’s radar for several months, so the manager was delighted to land his signature in the summer for an undisclosed fee from Guiseley on a two-year deal. Frank has good experience at this level having played on loan at Harrogate, Alfreton and Bradford Park Avenue. He has good pedigree, having played in the youth teams at Leeds United and Huddersfield Town. He comes from a very sporty family – brother Robbie plays for Hull KR.

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JIM GANNON MANAGER

In 1987, he received his start in higher level football with Irish club Turlough O’Connor’s Dundalk.Whilst with the club he played in both the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, in a highly successful period in the club’s history. During his spell at the club they did the Irish double, winning both the FAI Cup and topping the League of Ireland Premier Division in 1987– 88.His performances for Dundalk earned him a £70,000 move to Sheffield United in April 1989.However, he was unable to break into the first team at Bramall Lane. He spent a brief time in 1989–90 on loan at struggling Halifax Town, making two appearances for the “Shaymen”. In 1990, he moved to Stockport County, who paid United between £40,000 and £75,000 for his services.He remained at the club for ten years, during which the club would win promotion on two occasions, and make four Wembley appearances. On 10 March 1993, Gannon verbally abused Stoke City player Mark Stein, who reacted by assaulting Gannon. Gannon made a formal complaint to the police and as a result Stein was later required to appear in court for the attack. The two players’ confrontation continued the following month after Gannon’s then-girlfriend spat at Stein in a post-match interview. Stein was given a conditional discharge after the court accepted he was under “extreme provocation” from what he claimed was racial abuse. During his early days at the club Gannon was criticised by supporters for his performances, but he soon won them over after moving from centre-half to become a goalscoring midfielder. Stockport fans named him ‘The Ghost’, due to his knack of ‘ghosting’ in at the back of the box to score from crosses. He was also nicknamed ‘Big Jimbo’. In 1990–91, County achieved promotion from the Fourth Division as runners-up. In 1992 he made his first trip to Wembley Stadium, as Stockport lost 1–0 to Stoke City in the League Trophy final. During the same season, Stockport also reached the Third Division play-off Final, but were defeated at Wembley. The following year, County again reached the League Trophy Final, but lost 2–1 to Port Vale. In January 1994 Gannon joined Notts County on a brief loan spell to help him overcome some personal problems. Returning to Stockport, he finished the season with his fourth trip to Wembley in two years, as County were denied promotion from the Second Division by a 2–1 defeat to Burnley. The team finally achieved promotion from the division in 1996–97 as runnersup. This promotion was built on a strong defence, of which Gannon and fellow centre-back Sean Connelly were a major part. The following season, County achieved an eighth-place finish in the First Division. He played under the management of Danny Bergara, Dave Jones, Gary Megson, and Andy Kilner. On 21 March 2000, during a game with Manchester City, he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligaments, keeping him out of action for several months.[16] He was awarded a testimonial against Manchester City in August 2000, but got into a dispute with the club over the financial arrangements. He then left the club in November 2000, and issued employment tribunal proceedings for unfair dismissal.

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Classic Campaigns Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS selects ten post-war Stockport County 'Classic Campaigns'.

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1949/50 New manager Andy Beattie guided Stockport County to the FA Cup fifth round in 1949/50. Stockport kicked off with a 4-0 victory at Chester and raced to the top of the table with four straight wins. They defeated Billingham Synthonia 3-0, Nottingham Forest 2-0, Barnsley 4-2 and Hull City 2-0 before losing 2-1 to Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round watched by a record 27,833 at Edgeley Park. At that time County were in fifth place, only four points behind leaders Doncaster, but they managed only four wins in the last 14 games and finished tenth. The ageless Alex Herd was top scorer, while Alex Paterson was ever-present.

1951/52 Stockport County challenged strongly for promotion to the Second Division in 1951/52. New signings were Jack Connor from Bradford City, Eddie Moran from Leicester and Ray Weigh from Bournemouth. They won their opening two home games and gained a record seven successive away wins to emerge as early pace-setters. Andy Black scored four times in a 6-0 win over Accrington, then Ken Finney repeated the feat in a 6-2 victory against Halifax that sparked ﬁve straight wins. Stockport ﬁnished in third place after only one victory in their last eight games. Jack Connor was leading marksman and became their record scorer.

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1966/67 Stockport County stormed to the Fourth Division championship in 1966/67. Newcomers Eddie Stuart and Matt Woods provided the defensive backbone and Stockport were early leaders after winning ﬁve of their ﬁrst six games. Jimmy Meadows succeeded Eddie Quigley in charge as County had a ten-match unbeaten run and Ken Mulhearn took over in goal. Keith East replaced Frank Lord in attack, while Keith Allen was swapped for Luton's Derek Kevan and Dave Shawcross exchanged for Halifax's Bill Atkins. Stockport secured promotion with a 2-2 draw at Notts County, then clinched the title with a 2-2 draw at Wrexham.

1972/73 Brian Doyle plotted Stockport County's memorable 1972/73 League Cup run. Tommy Spratt scored twice on his debut as Stockport kicked off with a 3-2 win over Peterborough and other notable newcomers were Joe Ashworth, Ian Davidson, Eddie Garbutt and Steve Ingle. County dropped just one point in their first four games and defeated Bradford City 2-0 in a League Cup first round second replay before epic wins over top-flight opponents Crystal Palace 1-0 and West Ham 2-1, losing 5-1 at Norwich in the fourth round. Paul Hart was a commanding figure in defence but inconsistent results saw Stockport finish in mid-table.

1990/91 Danny Bergara managed Stockport County to promotion in 1990/91. Brett Angell moved to Southend for a record fee, while new signings included Neil Matthews as well as Hartlepool trio Tony Barras, Lee Todd and Paul Williams. Stockport became diﬃcult to beat, losing just three of their ﬁrst 24 games and going top after a 5-1 victory over Halifax in mid-January. Newcomers Andy Kilner and the giant Kevin Francis helped County to maintain their promotion challenge despite the sale of Paul Williams to West Brom. Six successive wins took them up to second place and they clinched promotion with a 5-0 win over Scunthorpe.

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1991/92 Stockport County reached two Wembley finals in 1991/92. The major summer signing was Peter Ward from Rochdale and newly promoted Stockport kicked off with a 5-0 victory over Swansea, winning four of their first five games to emerge as pace-setters. Neil Edwards arrived from Leeds United and Andy Preece from Wrexham as County remained in the top six for five months. They finished fifth and beat Stoke 2-1 before losing 2-1 to Peterborough in the Third Division play-off final. Stockport beat York 3-0, Carlisle 3-1, Hartlepool 3-0, Crewe 2-1 and Burnley 3-1 before losing to Stoke 1-0 in the Autoglass Trophy final.

1992/93 Kevin Francis was top scorer as Stockport were Autoglass Trophy finalists again in 1992/93. County began with a 2-1 victory at Wigan and won five of their first eight games. A 5-0 thrashing of Huddersfield started a run of 16 matches in which only three were lost and included wins over rivals Bolton, Port Vale and West Brom. Mike Flynn and Martin James arrived from Preston and Stockport qualified for the play-offs in sixth place but lost 2-1 to Port Vale. They beat Chester 2-0, Hartlepool 1-0, Bradford City 4-3, Chesterfield 2-1 and Wigan Athletic 3-2 in the Autoglass Trophy before losing 2-1 to Port Vale in the Wembley final.

1993/94 Stockport County were Second Division play-off finalists in 1993/94. Danny Bergara's side started with a 3-2 victory at Plymouth and were early leaders after winning 11 of their first 15 games, playing exciting and attractive football. Stockport triumphed 2-1 at home to top-flight QPR in the FA Cup third round and Kevin Francis grabbed a hat-trick in the 5-0 demolition of Hartlepool in early March. County were pipped to third place by Plymouth after drawing six of their last ten games but defeated York 1-0 in the play-offs before losing 2-1 to Burnley at Wembley. Kevin Francis and Andy Preece scored 49 goals between them.

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1996/97 Dave Jones guided Stockport to promotion and the League Cup semi-finals in 1996/97. Brett Angell returned from Sunderland, while other newcomers included Paul Jones from Wolves and Andy Mutch from Swindon. After failing to win any of their first six games, Stockport soared into the promotion frame with just two defeats in 20 matches. They beat Chesterfield 4-2, Sheffield United 7-3, Blackburn 1-0, West Ham 2-1 and Southampton 2-1 before losing 2-1 to Middlesbrough in the League Cup semi-finals. Deadline signings Kevin Cooper and Ken Charlery helped Stockport clinch promotion with a 1-0 win at Chesterfield.

2007/08 Jim Gannon managed Stockport County to League Two play-off final glory in 2007-08. Stockport lost just one of their first nine matches but slipped down the table after four successive defeats. Adam Proudlock grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-0 demolition of Wycombe in early December, starting a run of only two defeats in 24 matches that lifted County into the play-offs. Tommy Rowe was a hat-trick hero in the 4-1 victory at Rotherham in mid-February. Liam Dickinson was leading marksman with 19 goals as Stockport finished in fourth place. They beat Wycombe 2-1 in the play-off semi-final, then Rochdale 3-2 in the Wembley final.

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Welcome to Stockport, their first visit to The Hive. Our first meeting was in 1994, ending in a 2-1 defeat with Kelly Haag scoring a penalty. That was to be followed a few years later by a 4-2 victory. Not sure if Ashley Williams played that day, but the Welsh captain definitely tuned out against the Bees on at least one occasion during his youth. Anyway, in 2007, the scorers were Adam Burchall, who grabbed a brace along with Wright and Carew. 2010 was the last time that County played the Bees, and won 2-1 at Underhill, McLeod scoring for Barnet. Since then the fortunes of both clubs has been contrasting.

As a History specialist at University, I was always taught to credit my sources, so once again I dip into Simon Inglis masterly tome. He makes two interesting points. Firstly the ground lies under the flight path to Manchester airport, so County would dearly love to sell advertising space a la Griffin Park, Brentford. Inglis also hints at the potential towards leisure and community facilities, concluding “Stockport County, like Bury on the north side of Manchester, their mission is to prove that small is beautiful, and the local brew is best.”

Jim Gannon Presumably, the Stockport manager was involved in at least one of those games. Like John Still, he is in his third separate stint in charge. He also made four separate appearances at Wembley as a player for the Hatters. I recall seeing a couple of these on TV, during what must rank as one of the greatest periods in the club’s history.

Edgeley Park London Broncos have played at the Hive. Somerton Park hosts two rugby Union sides and Newport County, a relationship which Rodney Parade has not always coped with. But Stockport are actually the first League club to try hosting rugby when they moved to Edgeley Park in 1902. At the time County were actually the junior partners, but not for long, as the rugby club folded the following year.

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First Impressions 5th September 1998, I first visited Stockport, so twenty years nearly to the day. That day should bring back nightmares for Bees fans, as Barnet were thrashed 9-1 at home by Peterborough, so presumably, Final Score printed NINE in brackets. I listened to the unfolding debacle from the Main Stand on Hardcastle Road, as local radio kept updating on the Bees growing pain. Honestly can’t remember the Stockport result, but it was a busy day, as I left early and travelled on to Liverpool. Wales were playing Italy at Anfield, the Millennium Stadium under construction at the time. Unusually Our Rhian did not attend the match, as she could have saved me from a threatening Scouse urchin. “Look after yer car for ya Mister “he ordered as I approached Anfield. I pointed out that I had completed my journey by taxi, but this was not enough for the delinquent. Translated into the Scouse “look after yer car” means” hand over a tenner now, or there is a brick with your name written on it”. Tue I was wearing driving gloves, but it was a cold day. I stopped short of singing Cilla’s famous b side “oh you are a mucky kid”. Now Scouse Urchin may be a successful Captain

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of Industry, waiting to appear on the Apprentice. If so he is a happy one, given the current Liverpool form.

Unbeaten Howie, my local landlord is a happy man, as his beloved Tottenham have ended the Chelsea unbeaten record. I am sure it is a record for three sides to enter the final week of November unbeaten in the English top flight, but I remain open to correction. If I was a betting man, my money would go on Manchester City to retain their title. Meanwhile Scouse boy, I’ve contacted your father, and “when he hears the things that you did. You’ll get a slap from your dad”.

When Davids Ruled the Bees A week ago the Non-League Paper carried an article, ostensibly on the idiosyncratic reign of Edgar Davids “when you have to go to the Conference, you have to go to the Conference”. It also mentioned other players who started their management role in Non-League after an impressive career at a higher level, such as Deiter Hamann at, you’ve guessed it, Stockport. However, on reflection, perhaps the most successful example was Martin O’Neill, who despite leaving the Republic of Ireland role recently, has enjoyed managerial success, since he first pitched up at Wycombe. Vice Sports, is less kind, headlining Edgar’s reign as a “surreal debacle”. You pays your money, you takes your choice, but he was pleasant to me!

FA Cup Once again the BBC reserve the right to drop in at the Hive. Mr FA Cup, Joe Gibney returns to Slough, who entertain Gillingham. Like Stockport and Barnet, both teams will be dreaming of glamorous opponents in the Third Round.

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A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS BY DANIELE ACCURSO A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS’ COMBINES MY TWO PASSIONS: HISTORY AND BARNET FC. I’LL BE TRAWLING THROUGH THE ARCHIVES TO FIND PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR BOTH BARNET AND OUR VISITORS. TODAY, WE LOOK AT THOSE WHO HAVE PULLED ON THE FAMOUS BLACK ‘N’ AMBER AND STOCKPORT COUNTY STRIPS.

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In a week where Sol Campbell has been named the new Macclesfield Town manager, it seems fitting to start off this piece with Keith Alexander. Alexander is best known for his managerial career and has been a pioneer for aspiring BAME coaches up and down the country. Becoming the first full-time black professional manager in the Football League when he took over at Lincoln City in 1993, Alexander was a landmark, heroic figure during a time where racism was still rife within the game. It was during his playing days that the Saint Lucian donned the Barnet and Stockport shirt. Starting off with Notts County, the 6ft 4 striker bounced from club-to-club for over a decade, including spells with Worksop Town, Ilkeston Town, Stamford and Kettering Town. Barry Fry, then Barnet manager, signed Alexander in 1986, and it turned out to be a shrewd acquisition. Netting 22-times in 72 games for the Bees, Alexander was a potent figure upfront as the club narrowly missed out on promotion from the Football Conference. After his two years came to and, Alexander moved to the Football League, continuing his fine form for new club Grimsby Town, before eventually moving onto today’s visitors Stockport County in 1990. Playing only 11 times for County, Keith failed to net a single goal, consequently seeing him depart the club and move onto Lincoln City, where he became the manager for a short time. After Lincoln, Keith turned out for several lowerleague sides before retiring in 1996. Alexander worked his way up the managerial ladder, being appointed by Ilkeston Town, Northwich Victoria, Lincoln City again, Peterborough United and then Macclesfield Town, where he was still managing at the time of his unfortunate death in 2010.

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Jack S AVILLE

Another one of our record-breaking Conference winning squad, Saville notably made a last-ditch goal-line clearance against Eastleigh which allowed Barnet to hold onto a precious three-points late on in the 2014/15 season, at a stage where Bristol Rovers were breathing down our necks for top-spot. During his time with Southampton between 2009-2012, the ex-Chelsea youth player was loaned out to numerous clubs, one of which happened to be Stockport County in November 2010, however, the youngster at the time failed to make an appearance for The Hatters. Jack was also sent out on loan to Barnet in November 2011. During that one-month loan, Saville played six times for the Bees in what turned out to be his first spell with us. Three months later, the young defender had his contract with the Saints terminated and decided to join the Bees on a permanent basis, starting his second spell with the club. At the beginning of the 2012/13 League Two season, Jack was initially in the matchday squad but soon fell out of favour, resulting in a one-month loan move to Ebbsfleet in January 2013, which was soon extended till the end of the season. Saville amassed 15 appearances whilst on loan at with the Fleet. Saville was released by Barnet in May 2014 but was invited back for pre-season training before Martin Allen decided to offer him a one-year deal, which Jack accepted happily. Saville was a key component in Allenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans, playing as a backup centre-back and left-back when required. The Englishman played 26 times during that title-winning season and made a total of 67 appearances during his second spell in North London.

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The Bees set up a Second Round tie with Stockport County following a come from behind victory away at Bristol Rovers. The Bees task looked to be a tough one from the outset after only arriving at The Memorial Stadium 45 minutes prior to kick off after getting stuck in traffic. Perhaps this is the reason for a slow start. Alex Rodman had the ball in the net early on but the cross before hand had gone out of play. Rodman was allowed to run at goal soon after but his effort from the edge of the box was always curling away from target. Dan Sweeney had to put in a crucial block from Liam Sercombe’s effort before Kyle Bennett’s effort from close range struck the post when it looked easier to score. Michael Kelly fired over the bar before the Bees had their first chance in the 17th minute when Mo Bettamer’s header from Elliott Johnson’s cross was saved. Rodman was looking lively for Rovers and forced Mark Cousins in to a smart save, getting down quickly low to his left. Manny Duku had a chance to play in any of three players on the overlap but instead opted to shoot and his effort went well wide. There were big calls for a Bristol Rovers penalty have an hour in as Tom Nichols tried to keep the ball in play and collided with Mark Cousins, referee Lee Swabey awarded a goal kick. Manny Duku was taken off in place of Josh Walker the 35th minute and the Dutchman showed his frustration

as he lashed out at the dugout before being sent round to the dressing room. Cousin’s was again called into action just before the break, saving Sercombe’s low drive. The hosts took the lead in the 63rd minute when Bennett brought the ball into the box before delivering a cross on a plate for Tom Nichols to poke home from close range. Rodman almost added a second as his good effort from distance went just over. However, the Bees then began to step it up a gear. Walker was unlucky to see his shot deflected before being cleared off the line by a Rovers defender. The Bees equalised in spectacular circumstances with 76 minutes played. Dan Sparkes cross was cleared out to Sweeney who looped a ball over the defence for Craig Robson to acrobatically lob over the home keeper, more Ibrahimovic than Bees number 6! Within two minutes, the Bees had completed the turn around with a well worked goal. Cheye Alexander’s through ball was backheeled by Jack Taylor in to Walker, he played it wide to Sparkes on the left who delivered a killer ball in and Byron Harrison was there to slide it home and send the 96 travelling Bees fans into delerium. The Bees then set about shutting up shop, but had Elliott Johnson to thank in the last minute of stoppage time when he cleared Daniel Leadbitter’s strike off the line! The Bees will face Stockport County at The Hive London in the Second Round of the Emirates FA Cup.

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TAKING THE MIC

EAT. SLEEP. RACE. REPEAT. I did threaten back in the opening programme that I might use this column to cover topics with only a tenuous link to Barnet - and on rare occasion maybe some with no link to Football at all. I did threaten back in the opening programme that I might use this column to cover topics with only a tenuous link to Barnet - and on rare occasion maybe some with no link to Football at all. I am told that Speedway racing was staged in Mays Lane way back in 1929 – although I’m guessing not the Underhill end of that road. I’ve been lucky to be involved in the oval team sport these last 25 years, and without boring you with its intricacies I’d like to share a few personal anecdotes involving two of its “show” elements. Because of its stop-start nature, Speedway lends itself very strongly to in-match interviews, and its danger content is conducive to hyping up the competitors as “characters”. I’ve been lucky to have been able to interview many of the sport’s leading riders, but one of my favourite spots came as a direct result of a faux pas during pre-match introductions one night at Peterborough, when I accidentally referenced a rider named Jason King as his older brother, Danny. The look of surprise on his face, as well as the reaction of the crowd, told me all I needed to know. Back in the pits, I apologised to Jason for my error…. and then asked him if we could do an interview in which all the questions would relate, not to him but instead to his brother, so that we could really ham it up. He readily agreed, and that’s how we played it, with Jason talking purely about his sibling. As a postscript, Jason is now retired from racing, while his brother went on to win the British Championship in 2016 - so maybe the alternative focus worked out after all!

I’ve also tried to make the riders slightly larger than life – why not, when they ride 500cc bikes with no brakes? – in part by employing personal theme songs and nicknames that sit comfortably with those individuals’ true personalities. Some of the names have stuck, others haven’t. As an example, Jason Crump’s “The Thunder from Down Under” (which ran off AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”) seemed to fit the Australian triple World Champion like a glove, until we discovered that an Aussie Chippendale-like troop was using the same name! “Flyin’ Ryan” (emphasised by the Foo Fighters’ “Learn to Fly”) stayed with former World No.3 Ryan Sullivan for the whole of his career, as did “Wildfire” for Czech ace Mario Jirout, who was a truly mad character and whose riding style was certainly fiery. Some nicknames have fitted for other reasons. Former Grand Prix star Ales Dryml became “The Quiet Riot” because he was incredibly shy about being interviewed on the mic, while for the two years he was at Peterborough, Swedish international Peter Karlsson was “The Doctor” because he wore glasses when off the bike and had a scholarly look. I pushed this moniker like crazy, and a few weeks in he told me he’d been approached by a supporter who’d asked if he really was a doctor. “What did you say?” I asked. “I told him I was a vet”

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Norman Smurthwaite, the chairman of League 2 side Port Vale, has reversed his decision to give Stoke City fans another stand for their Checkatrade Trophy derby. The tie is against the clubs’ Under 21 side, and is due to be played this week. The Potters sold out their 4,000 ticket allocation quickly after the draw for the second round was made two weeks ago, with Smurthwaite promising them more tickets. “I’m sorry for any heartache, pain and grief that people have had over this decision” said Smurthwaite. “I think it is fair to say that nobody expected Stoke City’s allocation to be sold out, and so quickly, which had left us with an operational issue with regard to stopping additional Stoke fans purchasing tickets within our home area”. The change of mind came after many Valiants fans objected to giving “home” seats to away fans.

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Darren Pitcher, the former Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace player, has died. He started his career in 1988 at Charlton, going on to play over 200 games, with 8 goals. He was also part of the Addicks starting XI for their first game back at the Valley Stadium in December 1992. After a short loan spell in the League of Ireland with Galway United, he transferred to Palace, playing 70 times. Towards the end of the career, he played for Leyton Orient, before finishing his career at non league side Romford. Post retirement, he spent time working as a builder. Aged 49, he died last Sunday.

Having received a red card for a bad tackle during the first half of his sides’ 2-2 draw away at Walsall last weekend, his third of the season so far, Sunderland midfielder Max Power has successfully won his appeal to overturn his five game suspension. The 25 year old, who is currently on loan at the north eastern club from Wigan Athletic, was also sent off against Oxford Untied and Bradford City earlier this season, but he has now had his most recent red card overturned. “I’m grateful those who have looked at the appeal have seen it in the same light as me” said Black Cats’ manager Jack Ross.

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Former West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City and Wigan Athletic player Leon Barnett has retired from playing football after revealing that he has a heart condition. The current Northampton Town defender said that his heart rate had reached almost 300 beats per minute during the last game that he played, which had forced him to retire. “It’s a bit of a shock, but it could’ve been a lot worse” said Barnett, 32. “They told me if that was a normal person in a regular job they probably would’ve collapsed and fainted”. He also said that continuing to play and train would be “unsafe”.

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National League strugglers Dover Athletic have signed former Barnet player Alfie Pavey. The side bring in the forward having struggled up front this season, having only scored 20 goals in their 21 league games this season, the joint fifth in the league. This results in the club having only picked up 3 wins and 5 draws so far, leaving the side in 21st place 6 points off of safety. Pavey, 23, joins from Havant and Waterlooville, where he scored 4 times in 19 games since joining over the summer. He spent the majority of last season at Dartford, where he scored 26 goals in 46 games on the way to winning the Vanarama National League South Player of the Season award. Pavey played 3 times in Black and Amber during our 2014/15 Conference winning season, whilst on loan from Millwall.

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This week also sees the start of the FA Youth Cup third round. The first tie scheduled to be played was yesterday, when Everton took on Sunderland. Notable ties include West Ham United vs Brighton and Hove Albion, Andover Town traveling to Ipswich Town, Cogenhoe United vs Crystal Palace, Maidenhead Untied taking on Nottingham Forest, Arsenal hosting Northampton Town, Watford versus Birmingham City (being played at Summers Lane, home of our local rivals Wingate and Finchley), and Sutton United hosting Manchester City. Meanwhile, the most notable ties include Liverpool vs Portsmouth, Millwall playing Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United taking on Chelsea.

Alun Armstrong, the manager of National League North side Blyth Spartans, has said that he hopes that his side’s recent winning run will encourage fans to come back to Croft Park to support the side. This comes after the side won back to back league games before winning in the FA Trophy last weekend. We knew these three games were massively important for not just the lads but for the club and fans as well” Armstrong said. “We knew that with three wins on the bounce at home, we could hopefully bring the fans back that we’ve lost. We need them, we need them massively. I don’t think they realise how important they are to this football club and without them, this football club would not survive and we need them more and more to come through the gates”. The attendances for the sides’ home games have dropped in recent months, with various attempts having been made to try to bring them back.

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As well as being in the second round of the FA Cup, today is also the third round of the FA Vase. This stage of the competition, the last 64, sees several local sides in action. Tring Athletic host Biggleswade, Redbridge entertain Chertsey Town, and Leverstock Green go to Histon. Last seasons’ losing finalists, Stockton Town, will play Hebburn Town, with the title holders Thatcham Town currently being unable to defend their title due to having been promoted last season, meaning that they were illegible to play in the competition this year. Other notable ties include Northwick Victoria vs Silsden, Hinckley travelling to Coventry United, and Canterbury City taking on Southall.

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South London side Dulwich Hamlet have announced that they will play their first game back at their Champion Hill stadium on Boxing Day, against Eastbourne Borough. The Hamlet, whose squad includes three former Bees Dominic Vose, Iffy Allen and Ashley Carew, left the ground back in March, when Meadow Residential, the company who brought the ground back in 2014, forced the club out. The club have since been promoted to the National League South, and have been groundsharing with Isthmian League South Central side Tooting and Mitcham United. “Dulwich Hamlet Football Club and Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust are pleased to announce a hat trick of games to celebrate our return to Champion Hill, with the first home league game confirmed as our Boxing Day fixture against Eastbourne Borough at 3pm on Wednesday December 26, 2018”, said a club statement. “This is closely followed by two more, against Slough Town at 3pm on Saturday December 29 2018 and then against Bath City at 3pm on Saturday January 5 2019”.

Tyrell Miller-Rodney of Hampton and Richmond Borough has received a two game ban for simulation. This comes after the player was charged with successfully decepting a match official in order to win a penalty, with the incident in question occurring during the National League South sides’ televised FA Cup first round game against League 2 side Oldham Athletic three weeks ago. “It is not within my nature to commit such an act (simulation). I am someone who prides himself on his honesty”, said MillerRodney, with the club defending the player, insisting that he was not in the wrong. “The referee and an assistant, who was close to the incident, were convinced at the time a foul had been committed by the Oldham player” said the club in a statement.

In other news regarding stadiums, Truro City, also of the National League South, have announced that they will not move back to their Treyew Road ground until at least next year. This season has seen the White Tigers share Plainmoor with Torquay Untied, almost 90 miles away, as owners JIL wanted to build a Lidl supermarket on the site. However, agreements between JIL and other involved parties have broken down. The required repair work that was needed to the ground following the recent inspection by the National League has now successfully been completed, and the club expects to receive the ground grade B rating within the next few days. The side announced in a statement that, despite the good news regarding their ground, they still will not be moving: “we will not be taking any decision to return to Treyew Road until we play Torquay United at Plainmoor on New Year’s Day”.

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KEY PERSONNEL Gary Hill is the current Gaffer at Stonebridge and has been since November 2018. Gary, never a player, has managed at St Albans, Dagenham, Weymouth, Rushden and Woking.

BRIEF DIRECTIONS BY ROAD First of all the ground is in Northfleet. Onto the M25 and over the Dartford crossing and don’t forget your toll. Keep to the left hand lanes on the bridge and exit the main road immediately after the toll booths i.e. the A206. At the roundabout follow the signs for Gravesend and into Crossways Boulevard still the A206. Follow this road to its end crossing over three roundabouts. At the fourth roundabout turn right heading towards Bluewater. At the next roundabout turn left into London Road - this is now the A226. Quite simply stay on this road until it becomes Galley Hill Road and then Stonebridge Road. Down the steep hill and the ground is at the bottom on the left, you can’t miss it.

CAR PARKING The club say: There is no parking available for visiting fans at the ground, however there is some street parking to be found on side roads off the A226. Otherwise Parking is available on matchdays in Car Park C at Ebbsfleet International, which also costs £3’. The car park is about a five minute walk away from the ground.

EATING AND DRINKING LOCALLY The supporters Fleet Bar open to away fans. The club recommends both the Rose or the Edinburgh Castle near Northfleet Station or if alighting at Swanscombe you will find the George and Dragon.

DIRECTIONS BY TRAIN The nearest station is Northfleet which is only about 5 minutes walk from the ground and is reachable in under a hour from London Bridge station. As you leave the station go (more or less) straight ahead until you reach the main road. Turn left and walk down the hill and the ground is on your right.

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More reminiscing - Season 2002/3 gave the travelling Barnet fans a laugh with the sight of Roland The Rats’ nephew tearing around the terrace and trying to copulate with Janet Matthewson’s fur boots! Witnessing Jimmy Greaves score an breathtaking equaliser at in a Southern League Premier game, and then sitting on the train home surrounded by a load of Punk Rockers and considering dying my hair amber. Jimmy’s best games in a Bees shirt seemed to be reserved for those away from Underhill. It was a real privilege to be one of the loyal Barnet away following at that time who week in and week out saw the jealousy and envy on opposing supporters faces as we chanted the great man’s name - marvellous. A nail biting 3-2 APL win also at Stonebridge Road in 1982 is a vivid memory not only for the result but also because Mrs Reckless was smitten by the recently purchased Bees striker Danny Westwood and he scored a beauty! Our last visit to Stonebridge Road was way back in December 2004 with Barnet at the peak of their Conference power which resulted in a 3-1 win. Nicky Bailey, Dean Sinclair and Liam Hatch were the scorers.

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CELEBRITY WATCH It is an interesting fact that the 16th century red Indian Princess Pocahontas is buried in nearby St George’s Church Gravesend and the town holds a monthly guided walk in her name, and that the famous celebrities are spilling out all over the place. Mr Blobby, Joe Pasquale, Herr Flick, Cheryl Baker (offered her her a drink once in the Shakespere Head in Holborn. She was lovely but declined as she was with her boyfriend), plus the late great James Bond, Roger Moore.

HERR FLICK

Up until 2007 the club were called Gravesend & Northfleet. My first visit was way back in January 1972 in the Southern League Cup. 5-1 with goals from Paddy Powell (2) Les Eason (2) and Lou Adams. Les and Lou scored 54 goals between them that season- those were the days!

The Swanscomb End is normally reserved for away fans

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seats around 500 and away fans were not permitted to transfer into it. I do accept in some peoples eyes it is substandard for watching 21st century football but I am old fashioned. If it were a church or a cottage it would be viewed with a lot more respect. In time sadly it will be demolished and ho hum, shut up Reckless. Opposite is its new modern friend opened in November 2017 with seats for just over a 1,000, very smart it is too. The Swanscomb end is the old open terrace with some slinky new barriers while the old home fan terrace stronghold the Plough End still has the original cover but with seats now installed.

Don’t be silly.

CHERYL BAKER

The old main stand is one of the oldest remaining grandstands at any football ground in this country and it is without doubt an exquisite piece of architecture and quite superb. It

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BARNET FC ROLL CALL 2018/19 No. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Mark COUSINS Cheye ALEXANDER Elliott JOHNSON Callum REYNOLDS Ricardo SANTOS Craig ROBSON Dave TARPEY Charlee ADAMS Byron HARRISON Shaquile COULTHIRST Dan SPARKES Jack TAYLOR Rihards MATREVICS Simeon AKINOLA Nana KYEI Harry TAYLOR

Postition

D.o.B/P.o.B

Goalkeeper

09.01.1987 Chelmsford, England

Defender

06/01/1995

Defender

17.08.1994 10.04.1989 Luton, England 18.06.1995 02.08.1991 Havant, England 14.11.1988 Reading, England 16.02.1995 Redbridge, London, England

Defender Defender Defender Forward Midfielder Forward Forward Midfielder Midfielder Goalkeeper Forward Midfielder Defender

17 Andre BOUCAUD

Midfielder

18 Wesley FONGUCK Fumnaya 19 SHOMOTUN 20 Mauro VILHETE

Midfielder

21 Medy ELITO

Midfielder

22 23 24 25

Forward Defender Goalkeeper Midfielder

Josh WALKER David TUTONDA Aymen AZAZE Roy SYLA

Midfielder Midfielder

26 Dan SWEENEY

Midfielder

Ephron 27 MASON-CLARK

Midfielder

28 Darnell SMITH

Defender

29 Jack BARHAM

Forward

30 Dwight PASCAL

Defender

Malakai HINCKSON-MARS

Joe PAYNE 33 Fuad SULE 34 Martyn BOX 35 Loic HERNANDEZ 32

Forward Defender Midfielder Defender Defender

36 Zak JULES

Defender

37 Manny DUKU

Forward

Mohammed 38 BETTAMER

Forward

Barnet M/S/G

Career M/S/G

23-0-0

221-4-0

23-0-1

160-3-6

200-9-4

5-2-0

323-14-15

61-1-5

155-10-6

23-0-2

104-6-6

3-2-0

285-42-135

23-0-1

69-12-4

11-3-2

407-96-177

41-12-16

113-50-37

5-4-0 65-13-5 0-0-0 37-23-7 13-11-0 46-10-0

242-76-49 72-13-5 0-0-0 217-58-59 15-11-1 71-11-0

0-1-0

437-63-10

40-11-6

53-14-6

10-13-1

21-19-3

140-56-17

174-60-27

3-0-0

225-60-36

11-9-2 59-8-2 0-0-0 0-0-0

56-11-20 77-16-4 0-0-0 8-3-1

38-5-1

183-32-22

8-24-0

12-25-0

1-0-0

11-1-0

7-6-2

9-6-2

3-0-0

Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby, Farnborough

1-1-0

3-2-0

Grays Athletic, Solihull Moors

2-6-0

24-6-0

0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

33-5-0 0-1-0 10-1-0

Previous Clubs Colchester, Whitton United, Staines Town, Enfield Town, Yeading, Dagenham & Redbridge West Ham, Port Vale, Ilkeston Town, Concord Rangers, Bishop's Stortford, Aldershot Edgware, England Norwich Rushden, Portsmouth, Luton, Basingstoke Town, Tamworth, Hinckley United, Corby, Boreham Wood, Aldershot Almada, Portugal Dagenham & Redbridge, Billericay, Dover, Thurrock, Peterborough Southampton, Havant & Waterlooville, Sorrento, Bognor Regis, Dagenham & Redbridge Henley Town, Basingstoke, Hampton & Richmond, Walton & Hersham, Chertsey, Farnborough, Maidenhead West Ham, Birmingham, Lincoln City, Kilmarnock, Dagenham & Redbridge

Havant & Waterlooville, Worthing, Boreham Wood, Harrow Borough, 15.06.1987 Ashford Town, Carshalton Athletic, Stevenage, AFC Wimbledon, Wandsworth, England Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Barrow, Sutton United Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Torquay, Southend, York, Wigan, 02.11.1994 Peterborough, Mansfield Hackney, England Histon, Braintree, Torquay, Dagenham & Redbridge 26/08/1991 23.06.1998 Hammersmith, England Chelsea, Hampton & Richmond 18.03.1999 Latvia SK Babite, West Ham 06.08.1992 Lagos, Nigeria Boreham Wood, Billericay Town, Harrow Borough, Braintree 10.01.1998 Hackney, England 04.05.1997 Hammersmith, England Chelsea, Hampton & Richmond, Staines Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Peterborough, Aldershot Town, Kettering 10.10.1984 Enfield, England Town, Wycombe, York City, Luton, Notts County, Dagenham & Redbridge 16.07.1997 Lambeth, England Hendon, Hampton & Richmond 29.05.1997 Brentford, Staines, Margate, Wealdstone Nigeria 10.05.1993 Lisbon, Portugal Hendon, Boreham Wood Colchester, Cheltenham Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, VVV-Venlo, 20.03.1990 Newport County, Cambridge United Kinshasa, Zaire 28.12.1997 London, England Fulham, Wealdstone, Hendon 11.10.1995 Kinshasa, DR Congo Cardiff City, Newport County, York City 20/12/2001 20/06/2000 AFC Wimbledon, Kingstonian, Dulwich Hamlet, 25.04.1994 Maidstone, Hampton & Richmond Kingston upon Thames, England 25.08.1999 Metropolitan Police Lambeth, England 24.03.1999 Three Bridges, Staines, Hungerford Hackney, England Chelmsford City, Maldon & Tiptree, Heybridge Swifts, Tilbury, Thurrock, 29.04.1996 Pheonix Sports, Greenwich Borough Redhill, England 07.03.2001 Hackney, England 01.12.1998 Enfield, England 02.04.1999 Enfield, England 20.01.1997 15.11.2001 07.11.1999 02.07.1997 Islington, England

Ibadan, Nigeria Crumlin United, Shamrock Rovers, St Patrick’s Athletic, Bohemians, Larne

Croydon, England Wingate & Finchley Reading, Hemel Hempstead, Braintree, Motherwell,Shrewsbury, Chesterfield, 5-0-0 Port Vale Legmeervogels, Abcoude, Breukelen, VV Eemdjik, Chesham, Hemel Hemstead, 28.12.1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands 7-1-3 Kings Langley, Banbury, Hayes & Yeading, Cheltenham 01.04.1993

Hayes & Yeading, Hampton & Richmond, Braintree

3-1-0

28-7-1 106-37-57 17-9-6

NB Loan transfers are in italics. Career totals are up to date and M/S/G represents Match started, Subtitute appearances and Goals scored. Players highlighted in amber are products of Barnet Fc Academy 55

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MASCOTS The ‘Bees’ last home match versus Gateshead saw Josh Green as our matchday mascot. Josh got the chance to meet the manager and all the players pre-match where he had plenty of pictures and autographs to go with honour of leading out the Bees for kick-off. He also had the pleasure of taking a wonderful round of applause from the fans during his half-lap of honour at half-time.

We hope both he and his family had a great day at The Hive and we look forward to seeing them all again during the season. If you are interested in being a match-day mascot for Barnet FC during the 2018/19 season, you can register your interest by contacting Matthew Dixon on 020-8381-3800 (Ext. 1040) / mdixon@thehivelondon.com

CHARITY COLLECTION We would firstly like to thank all those who kindly donated to the Chandos Park Community Group. Whilst collecting at our last home match, they managed to collect £142 which will go towards the costs of bringing more sport to Chandos Park. This afternoon, we welcome Honeypot Children’s Charity to the Hive. They will be hoping to raise some well needed funds in order to support young carers and vulnerable children in the local area by making sure they get a respite break and to assist with operating outreach programs throughout the year.

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2018/19 PLAYING STATISTICS SEASON MARK COUSINS (GK) CHEYE ALEXANDER ELLIOTT JOHNSON CALLUM REYNOLDS RICARDO SANTOS CRAIG ROBSON DAVE TARPEY CHARLEE ADAMS BYRON HARRISON SHAQUILE COULTHIRST DAN SPARKES JACK TAYLOR RIHARDS MATREVICS (GK) SIMEON AKINOLA NANA KYEI HARRY TAYLOR ANDRE BOUCAUD WESLEY FONGUCK MAURO VILHETE MEDY ELITO JOSH WALKER DAVID TUTONDA AYMEN AZAZE DAN SWEENEY EPHRON MASON-CLARK JACK BARHAM DWIGHT PASCAL JOE PAYNE MARTYN BOX ZAK JULES MANNY DUKU MOHAMED BETTAMER

KEY Player Started Match

Date Sat Aug 4 Tue Aug 7 Sat Aug 11 Tue Aug 14 Sat Aug 18 Sat Aug 25 Mon Aug 27 Sat Sep 1 Tue Sep 4 Sat Sep 8 Sat Sep 15 Sat Sep 22 Tue Sep 25 Sat Sep 29 Sat Oct 6 Sat Oct 20 Sat Oct 27 Tue Oct 30 Sat Nov 3 POSTPONED Sun Nov 11 Sun Nov 18 Wed Nov 21 Sat Nov 24 POSTPONED POSTPONED Sun Dec 2 Sat Dec 8 Sat Dec 15 Sat Dec 22 Wed Dec 26 Sat Dec 29 Tue Jan 1 Sat Jan 5 Sat Jan 12 Sat Jan 19 Sat Jan 26 Sat Feb 2 Sat Feb 9 Sat Feb 16 Sat Feb 23 Sat Mar 2 Sat Mar 9 Tue Mar 12 Sat Mar 16 Sat Mar 23 Sat Mar 30 Sat Apr 6 Sat Apr 13 Fri Apr 19 Mon Apr 22 Sat Apr 27 Sat May 18 Sat May 19

Team

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Unused Substitute

Aldershot Town A Braintree Town H Eastleigh H Harrogate Town A Ebbsfleet United H Chesterfield A Dagenham & Redbridge H Dover Athletic A Bromley A Maidenhead United H Leyton Orient A AFC Fylde H Havant & Waterlooville H Wrexham A Solihull Moors H Braintree Town (FAC 4Q) H Barrow A Salford City H Maidstone United H Sutton United A Bristol Rovers (FAC1) H Hartlepool United A Bristol Rovers (FAC1 R) A Gateshead H FC Halifax Town A Chesterfield H Stockport County (FAC2) H Ebbsfleet United A Bath City (FAT1) H Dover Athletic H Boreham Wood A Dagenham & Redbridge A Boreham Wood H Aldershot Town H FA Trophy Round 2 TBC Braintree Town A Harrogate Town H Eastleigh A Sutton United H Solihull Moors A Maidstone United A Barrow H Gateshead A FC Halifax Town H Hartlepool United H Salford City A Leyton Orient H Maidenhead United A Wrexham H AFC Fylde A Bromley H Havant & Waterlooville A FA Cup Final N FA Trophy Final N

KO Result Att 15:00 0-0 2,409 19:45 1-1 1,507 15:00 1-2 1,028 19:45 0-2 1,381 15:00 0-3 1,217 15:00 1-0 4,685 15:00 2-1 1,522 15:00 2-1 1,037 19:45 1-0 1,568 15:00 1-0 1,569 15:00 1-3 5,601 15:00 1-1 1,101 19:45 2-2 965 15:00 0-1 4,727 15:00 2-0 1054 15:00 4-2 1057 15:00 2-0 1,135 19:45 1-3 1243 15:00 0-2 1424

TBC 12:45 16:30 19:45 15:00 TBC TBC 14:00 15:00 15:00 12:35 15:00 15:00 15:00 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 15:00 TBA TBA

Away 343 125 86 120 321 134 378 100 305 218 610 67 59 77 116 156 70 81 339

1-1 1,705 523 1-3 3,545 47 1-2 2,740 96 1-2 940 38

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1820212223242627293032343637 38

3 26

S 22 22 S

22 18 S 22 S S 15 S 21 S 29 S 27 S 29 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 22 S 37 S 18 37 S 37 S 18 18

S S S S

S S S

11 S 9 S 27 29 29

22 18 26

21 21 21

S 29 S S S

38 S S 38 S 38 S

S 9

S S

12 S S 18 22 12 17 3722 1237 S 37 S 37 S 23 7

S S S S 18 23 S 12 S

22 8

BRISTOL ROVERS AWAY POSTCARD Whilst most people dreaded the full time whistle in our first game against Bristol Rovers as it would mean a replay, I couldn’t wait. It had been years since I had last been to the Memorial Stadium and I had good memories there. It was also the first away day I’d be doing from London since moving down for university. After spending an hour on the phone to my Mum trying to sort out transport, I realised this was going to be a hard one to sort with factors of uni, money and timing. Eventually, we realised it may’ve been a good idea to check the coach and within 15 minutes, I was finally booked to go! On Wednesday, after finishing uni I made my way to Victoria coach station and got on my coach to Bristol at about 2pm. I arrived in a dark and rainy Bristol at about 4:30pm giving me time to look around the town centre and get some food. I had been worried about getting on the right bus to the ground so I sat there with my app out for the journey and somehow made it to the Memorial stadium, following other fans from the bus stop. I bought my ticket, a club badge and made my way into the away end behind the goal (I was very thankful they weren’t making us stand this time!) It was absolutely freezing so I got myself a hot chocolate, watched the warm ups and chatted to the stewards before the away end started getting quite full. I was going into this with a positive feeling and when 19:45 came, I was ready to go. The game had a bleak start and Bristol had their fair share of chances in the first half although our defence dealt with the threat well. The game was 0-0 come half time but I was confident we would come out after the break and make it count. 18 minutes into the second half though, it was Bristol who took the lead when Tom Nichols scored from close range. It was clear we were up to get our own goal though as Harrison was brought on as a sub and on 72 minutes we came close when Josh Walker’s effort was cleared off the line. On 76 minutes we finally got our goal when Craig Robson scored a stunning goal from 12 yards out that slowly arched over their goalkeeper and into the back of the net. The 96 Bees fans went crazy and I could tell there was more to come. Just 2 minutes later, Harrison turned the game around as he scored giving us a 2-1 lead. The 6 minutes injury time at the end may be one of the most tense things I’ve ever endured as Bristol made a last attempt the salvage the game. I couldn’t have been more relieved when the ref finally blew the whistle and we were into the second round of the FA Cup! It was clear how much it meant to the players and fans! I got the bus back into Bristol with some nice Rovers fans arriving back at 10pm. In hindsight, I could’ve made it in time for the train back but because I didn’t want to risk it incase of extra time, I now had 2 and a half hours to waste! My coach eventually arrived at 00:40 and I started my journey back to London. Of course, nothing could ever be just that simple and I had an hour and a half stop over in Heathrow Bus Station at 3 in the morning (however, this did give me time to catch up on the apprentice!) I finally got on a coach back to Victoria at 4:20am arriving back in central London around 5am and after getting 3 buses home, I was finally in bed just before 6am! Thankfully, I had a 3pm start the next day giving me plenty of time to catch up on sleep. To answer the question I had been asked all week, yes it was 100% worth i

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