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Darren Currie

Good afternoon everyone and a very warm welcome back to The Hive for this National League fixture against Sutton United.

I wish to extend that welcome to Paul Doswell, his staff, officials and supporters.

Consistency is now the key as we look to build momentum going into the second half of our season. What we have shown is that we have good players and that we can be a very good team. It’s now about how regularly we can achieve good results.

I thoroughly believe in these boys, I work with them day in and day out - I know they are good players, I just need to see it more regularly. They’re enjoying their football and it seems the fans are too.

It has been great to see the fans backing us in big numbers, it’s a huge positive for me and my staff and I know the players appreciate it too. It helps the players raise

their levels, so we need to take that cup feeling going into these all-important league fixtures.

Today will be a tough test against a side established at this level and looking to make the next step.

It’s a challenge we are up for and one I’m looking forward to.

Enjoy the match, #LetsBeeTogether

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Hello everybody and welcome back to The Hive as we return to National League action for just the third time in 2019.

Our cup run has come to an end and I know all the boys appreciated all your support.

We’ve made plenty of great memories and it was great to be backed by so many people both home and away. Who knows, on another day with a bit more luck on our side, we could be talking about a Fifth Round tie but to be the last non-league side in the competition was a great achievement.

and are hoping the fans can give us the same levels of support they have shown in recent weeks.

Get behind the boys from the first minute to the last today and enjoy the game,

We now return to our bread and butter in the league and need to start climbing our way back up the table. We have a lot of football to be played in the next few months, but the boys are looking forward to it. We’re looking to build on our momentum generated in cup competitions in the league

Come on you Bees!

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SUTTON UNITED CLUB HISTORY Sutton United Football Club was formed on March 5th 1898 by the amalgamation of two leading junior sides, Sutton Association and Sutton Guild Rovers. Although the new club quickly made its reputation in local junior leagues, progress was unremarkable until 1910, when the decision was made to seek Senior status as members of the Southern Suburban League, and in the years before the First World War the Club played at a variety of local grounds, including one season at the Sutton Adult School Ground (click here for detailed ground history).

When the Club returned to the Adult School premises in 1919, ownership switched to the local council and that ground in Gander Green Lane has been home to the U’s ever since. In 1934 its name was changed to the Borough Sports Ground and in 2017 it became the Knights Community Stadium. Sutton United was elected

into membership of the Athenian League in 1921 and, after seeking re-election in 1926, the Club revived to capture its first Athenian League Championship in 1928. During the thirties the club established itself as a rapidly developing force in the amateur game and enjoyed several good runs in the Amateur Cup. The semi-finals were reached in 1929 and 1937 but on the first occasion the Club was expelled from the competition because two players were found “guilty” of also playing Sunday football.

Football carried on in a reduced format during World War 2 and the U’s gathered a momentum which would sustain them throughout the next decade. The goals of a young centreforward, Charlie Vaughan, helped the team to a succession of wartime honours and when the Athenian league recommenced in the 1945/46 season, his haul of 42 league goals helped the side to another title success. The

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Surrey Senior Cup was also captured for the first time. Vaughan soon turned professional with Charlton Athletic and although the 1950s brought few major playing honours, they were a time of great change for the Club, which was widely acknowledged as one of the most imaginative and forward-thinking clubs in the country.

Assets were transferred to Sutton United Ltd in 1953, with current President Andrew Letts as Chairman of the Club and of the new limited company, and a large new stand was constructed. Top young coaches were brought in to improve the side, including Jimmy Hill and Malcolm Allison, although Ron Greenwood was turned down, but it was not until the advent of George Smith as manager that success returned on the field. The Athenian League title was won for a third time in 1958 and that year the London Senior Cup was captured for the first time.

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Quickly establish themselves as a Conference club, the U’s were usually just outside the chasing pack at the top of the table, and set a Conference record with a 9-0 away win at Gateshead, and also recorded a remarkable 8-0 home win over Kettering. That stay in the Conference lasted five years, with the team always comfortably mid-table until the last few disastrous months of the 1990/91 season brought relegation as an inevitable consequence of injuries and a goal drought.

Progress accelerated under the guidance of Sid Cann, an FA Cup winner as a Manchester City player, and the Club’s “Golden Era” commenced with a visit to Wembley for the 1963 Amateur Cup Final, which was lost 4-2 to Wimbledon, when Eddie Reynolds scored 4 times with his head. That summer the U’s were elected into the Isthmian League and in 1967 they won the league title, the first of four successes to date. Another trip to Wembley followed in 1969, ending in defeat again at the hands of North Shields, and in 1970 the Club enjoyed nationwide fame with an FA Cup 4th Round clash at home to the mighty Leeds United, who fielded eleven full internationals and won 6-0. Cann’s charges finished as runners-up in the league on 2 occasions and won the county cup 3 times.

In 1974 Cann was replaced by his former captain, England international Ted Powell, but United went through a series of managers in quick succession,

including current Crewe boss Dario Gradi, before Keith Blunt steadied the ship. His major achievement was to guide the team to win the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1979, the 2-1 win in Chieti being the only time an English club captured the trophy, before taking over at Malm and being succeeded at The Lane by Barrie Williams. Despite being hot favourites against a team from a lower division, the U’s lost the 1981 FA Trophy Final to Bishop’s Stortford, 1-0, and finished as league runners-up in 1982 after holding what had seemed an unassailable lead.

In 1983 a treble of the Surrey Senior, London Senior and Hitachi Cups was completed, with two retained the following year, and in 1985 the Isthmian League title was captured once more.

Controversially, promotion was not sought because of problems connected with the ground but the title was retained in 1986 and the U’s joined the Vauxhall Conference.

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During that spell in the topflight, however, the U’s established themselves in the national consciousness with two notable FA Cup runs, including wins over Aldershot and Peterborough and, famously, Coventry City in the 3rd Round in January 1989. Tony Rains and Matt Hanlan scored the goals in front of a crowd of 8,000. The Club also captured the Surrey Senior Cup a record six times in succession. Even in 1991, the team continued to show good cup form and lifted the Bob Lord Trophy and also recorded that 9-0 win away to Gateshead.

Hopes of a quick return to the top flight following relegation were not realised, despite two top-three finishes, but the Club could boast of a growing list of players who were transferred into the Football League. That list was spearheaded by Efan Ekoku, but also included Paul Rogers, Andy Scott and Robert Scott, who all joined Sheffield United, Stuart Massey and Andy Barnes (both Crystal Palace), Ollie Morah (Cambridge Utd) and Mark Watson (West Ham). Mark subsequently rejoined the Club. A little earlier, record goalscorer Paul McKinnon had been sold to Blackburn Rovers.

More FA Cup glory was tasted in 1993 when both Colchester and Torquay were beaten on their own turf before a 3-2 defeat at Notts County in Round 3. In 1996 a new managerial team took over, brothers John and Tony Rains,

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second and third in the club’s all-time list of leading appearances (behind Larry Pritchard).

They guided the team to third place in each their first two seasons, just failing to celebrate the Club’s Centenary by securing promotion into the Conference. That lapse was rectified in 1999, when after Christmas the U’s put together just the sort of run that was needed, 13 wins and 3 draws in 17 matches, to overhaul long-time leaders Aylesbury and eventually finish 11 points clear of the field. The Surrey Senior Cup was also won with a 3-0 defeat of Carshalton Athletic in the final.

Unfortunately, the club did not have the resources to bring in the necessary players to strengthen the squad. In most games the U’s gave as good as they got, but there was a noticeable problem scoring goals. Having seemed set to pull clear of the relegation zone at Christmas, the U’s struggled to win games and were relegated again after just one season.

In their first two seasons since rejoining Ryman League ranks Sutton failed to mount a serious promotion challenge, but developed a strong youth team that reached the third round of the FA Youth Cup in 2001. Several members of that side featured in the first team the following season as Sutton figured in the upper reaches of the table for much of the time before finishing 6th and rounding off the season by beating Kingstonian in the Surrey Senior Cup final. After an uncertain start to the following season saw U’s near the relegation zone a superb second half to the campaign, in which they were beaten just three times in the league after October and took 28 points from their last ten games, culminated in a 5-0 win at Basingstoke which clinched runners-up spot. They were unable to retain the Surrey Senior Cup, however, losing narrowly in the final against Woking.

That form inevitably attracted the attention of other clubs, and five of the

squad left to begin the following season with clubs in the national Conference division, with midfielder Nicky Bailey, a member of the successful youth side two seasons earlier, going on to help Barnet to the Conference title and play an important part in their Football League return. He then moved to Southend three seasons ago for a £175,000 fee, and then to the Championship with Charlton, where although the club was relegated he was voted Player of the Year in 2009, and in 2010 he commanded a £1.4 million fee when joining Middlesbrough before joining Millwall in 2013. His success continued a trend of Sutton producing players who would go on to enjoy successful professional careers, following Efan Ekoku, Paul Rogers, Andy Scott, Rob Scott and Eddie Hutchinson.

The need to rebuild the side resulted in U’s struggling to make an impact in Conference South, with three mid-table finishes. John Rains stood

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down as manager in March 2006, and he was replaced by Ian Hazel, but the 2007-08 season saw U’s struggle from the start and by the end of March their relegation had been confirmed, with two changes of manager during the season. Although the end to the season showed signs of promise under former player Jimmy Dack he declined to take the job on a permanent basis and Paul Doswell, who had achieved great success with Eastleigh in recent seasons, was appointed in the middle of May 2008.

After missing out on promotion in the play-offs in his first two seasons, as well as overseeing a first appearance for fifteen years in the FA Cup 1st Round, he guided U’s to the Isthmian championship in 2011, and the following season saw them finish fourth in Conference South, losing to Welling in the play-offs, and also reach the second round of the FA Cup, where their tie at home to Notts County was televised on ESPN.

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Sutton were again in the play-offs in 2014, losing to Dover after finishing second in the table, but last season they went one better as an unbeaten run of 26 league games from the middle of November saw U’s overhaul long time leaders Ebbsfleet and clinch the Vanarama National League South championship, returning to the highest level of non-league football for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.

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In their first season back at National League level Sutton finished 12th, the highest of the promoted clubs, but it was the FA Cup for which the season will be remembered as U’s made history

by reaching the 5th round for the first time ever. After a last minute winner at home to Forest Green had seen them through the 4th qualifying round, they won 6-3 at Dartford before beating League Two Cheltenham thanks to another very late goal. In the third round U’s scored three times in the last fifteen minutes to win a replay at AFC Wimbledon after a goalless draw, and then in front of the BT cameras they beat Leeds 1-0 to gain revenge for the result 47 years earlier. The fifth round saw U’s drawn at home to Arsenal and put up a creditable performance in a 2-0 defeat televised live on BBC1.

Sutton have also made great strides off the pitch in recent years,, establishing close links with the local community through initiatives such as two Community Fun Days per season, organised with the local Metropolitan Police Safe Neighbourhoods Team, and earning the status of FA Charter Standard Community Club in 2010.

The work done as part of the club’s Football Development Plan has seen football return to the adjacent Collingwood Recreation Ground with the thriving colts’ section, and in 2013 the club was awarded Business of the Year and was also winner of the Commitment to the Community Award in the Sutton Business Awards.

After a programme of improvements which has seen all four sides of the ground redeveloped in the last thirty years, a 3G pitch was installed in summer 2015 and is used by Combined Counties League club Sutton Common Rovers, and AFC Wimbledon Ladies, as well as providing an all-weather sports facility for the local community.

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EMIRATES FA CUP 5TH ROUND - 20 FEB 2017 SUTTON UNITED 0 - 2 ARSENAL

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In his fourth season with the club having been released

by AFC Wimbledon, his performances in Sutton’s championship success three seasons ago saw him voted Player of the Year by the supporters and also earned him the Goalkeeper of the Year accolade at the National Game Awards.

A close season signing having spent five and a half years with Forest Green Rovers, during which time he made nearly 200 appearances and played a pivotal role in the club’s promotion to the Football League two seasons ago. Prior to that he spent five years with Watford after graduating through their academy, making 32 senior appearances, and had loan spells with Wealdstone, Kettering, Wimbledon, Brentford and Yeovil.

He began his career with Woking before joining Charlton, and also played for Aldershot before joining Wimbledon in 2013.

After making 50 senior appearances he rejoined Woking on loan for the second half of the 2014-15 season.

Made his 100th appearance for the club in January 2017 but missed the whole of last season due to injury, and had a spell on loan at Chelmsford at the start of this season. His appearance in the Irn-Bru Cup tie at Airdrie was his first competitively for the club since February 2017.

Has had spells on loan this season with Chelmsford and Maidstone

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Left back signed in summer 2017 from Dover Athletic, for whom he made over 50 appearances in two years . He previously played over 100 games at National League level for Grimsby and Braintree in the previous three and a half seasons, earning recognition for the England C side. He has also played for Woking after beginning his career with Charlton Athletic.

Experienced centre back who celebrated his second National League South championship three seasons ago having also featured in Eastleigh’s success in 2014, and was named in the divisional team of the year.

Began his career with Gillingham before going on to make over 130 appearances for Hereford, winning promotion to the Football League in 2006.

He also played for Northampton and Luton before joining Eastleigh in January 2013, and moved to Sutton in summer 2015.

Made his 100th Sutton appearance in November 2017, and had a month on loan at Maidstone last season.

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BRADLEY PEARCE

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Centre back who has impressed in the Under 21 side this season and made his Vanarama National League debut at Braintree at the end of November, scoring in his first full game at Fylde four days later.

Signed at the start of 2015 after being released by Eastleigh, he was appointed captain early in the 2015-16 season and named in the National League South team of the year as he led Sutton to the championship.

Originally a youth player with Watford, he then spent four seasons with Havant & Waterlooville, making over 150 appearances and captaining them in the FA Cup run that ended with a game against Liverpool at Anfield.

He subsequently played for Hampton & Richmond, Newport, where he featured in the 2010 Conference South success, Aldershot and Forest Green before joining Eastleigh in summer 2013.

He made his 200th appearance in November, and has been voted the club’s Player of the Year in each of the past two seasons.

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In his second season with the club, a midfielder who was signed after a season with Boreham Wood, but was previously with Braintree for six seasons, winning the Conference South championship in 2011 and then captaining the Essex side at National League level, leading them to the play-off semi finals in the 2015-16 season and scoring the only goal of their first leg win at Grimsby. Making nearly 200 appearances at Cressing Road, he was also a regular in the England ‘C’ side.

A midfielder who began his career as a youngster with Fulham before moving to Sutton, where he graduated through the youth team to make over 100 senior appearances.

Joined Barnet in 2004 and helped them to promotion to the Football League, playing over 100 games in three years and earning four England C caps. Moved to Southend for a six figure fee in 2007, before joining Charlton the following year and, after two seasons at the Valley, moving to Middlesbrough for £1.4 million.

After playing nearly 100 games on Teesside he joined Millwall, and after a brief second spell at Barnet he rejoined Sutton in January 2016 and made his 250th appearance in the FA Cup win at Wealdstone.

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JAMES DOBSON

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Attacking midfield player who rejoined the club in January from Stevenage.

He originally joined U’s in summer 2011 after being released by Leyton Orient, where he had been reserve team captain, and went on to score 24 goals in 105 games over the next two seasons, winning the Supporters’ Club Player of the Year award in his first season and earning recognition at England C level.

He joined Welling in 2013 and subsequently earned a move in to the Football League with Peterborough the following year. He spent the 2016-17 campaign with Northampton before joining Stevenage at the start of last season.

Left-sided midfielder signed in January from Slough having impressed in the two FA Cup games between the sides in November.

He originally joined Slough from North Leigh in 2014, and after spells with Harrow Borough and Aylesbury he rejoined them at the start of the 2016-17 season, finishing as leading scorer in each of the next two seasons. Earlier in his career he played for Oxford United, Oxford City, Witney and Burnham.

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Speedy winger who rejoined Sutton in November on loan from Grimsby Town, making the move permanent in January, and made his 100th appearance for the club in October. First signed in summer 2015 after three years playing in the Thai Premier League, he played an important role in the Vanarama National League South championship success, scoring eleven league goals, and was signed by Grimsby at the end of that season. He has previously played for Croydon Athletic, Kingstonian and Cray Wanderers.

French striker signed just before Christmas having spent the first half of this season with AFC Fylde, scoring against Sutton at the beginning of December. A former West Bromwich Albion Under 23 player, he has also played for Macclesfield as well as French clubs Viry Châtillon and Brest.

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TOMMY WRIGHT

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Striker signed in the summer from Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was a member of the Under 23 side. He began his career with Dorchester, and while with Brighton he had loan spells with Burgess Hill and Irish clubs Sligo Rovers and Galway United. He has also featured in the Kenyan national squad. Had a month on loan at Havant & Waterlooville before Christmas.

Young striker who gained a place in the first team squad three seasons ago after impressing in the pre-season friendlies, having previously played Hampshire Premier League football for Otterbourne. He played for Salisbury two seasons ago under dual-registration, scoring over 50 goals as they reached the Southern League play-offs, and transferred that form to the National League last season, scoring 19 league and cup goals, winning the Young Player of the Year Trophy at the National Game awards, and earning his first England C cap in Ireland at the end of May. He was also named in the squad to play Estonia in October but had to withdraw because of an injury which will keep him out for the rest of the season.

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Striker signed in November from Ebbsfleet United.

He began his career with Ipswich Town before joining Maldon & Tiptree for whom he scored seventeen goals during the 2015-16 season, earning a move to Ebbsfleet, initially on loan, at the end of the season. He has been capped twice at England C level.

Striker signed from Torquay United in December, initially on loan before making the move permanent in January. A youth player with Eastleigh, he rejoined them after a spell with Winchester before signing for Reading. After loan spells with Rotherham and Northampton he moved to Aldershot, scoring a goal nearly every other game in a two year stay. He subsequently played for Stevenage and Forest Green, playing for the latter in the 2016 play-off final at Wembley, before moving to Torquay in June 2016. He spent the first half of last season with Bromley before returning to Plainmoor.

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Paul Micky Ian Doswell Stephens Baird MANAGER

Appointed in May 2008, and now the longest serving manager in the top five divisions of English football, he joined the club after enjoying great success with Eastleigh, with whom he gained three consecutive promotions as they progressed from the Wessex League to Conference South, and won the BBC South Sports Personality of the Year award in 2006. After reaching the play-offs in his first two seasons at Sutton he guided them to the Ryman League title in 2011 and repeated that success in the National League South in 2015-16 after U’s had twice missed out in the playoffs in their previous four seasons at that level. After supervising the club’s run to the 5th round of the FA Cup two seasons ago he managed U’s to their highest ever league finish last season.

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A Sutton United legend who made over 550 appearances for the club between 1977 and 1996, featuring in two Isthmian championship teams and also playing in the FA Cup victory against Coventry in 1989.

He was also capped by England at semi-professional level. Rejoined the club as scout in 2008 after Paul Doswell’s arrival, and was appointed assistant manager at the end of March 2013.

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Appointed in October 2014, he was previously manager of Eastleigh for five seasons having spent three seasons previously in charge of Havant & Waterlooville, and before that had a spell managing the Hong Kong national side.

As a player he began his career with Southampton and went on to make nearly 500 professional appearances, scoring over 100 goals, with Leeds, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Hearts, Bristol City, Plymouth and Brighton as well as Hong Kong club Instant-Dict, where he began his managerial career.

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Classic Campaigns Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS selects ten post-war Sutton United 'Classic Campaigns'.

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1945/46 Sutton United achieved the Athenian League and Cup ‘double’ in 1945/46. They also won the Surrey Senior Cup for the first time. Charlie Vaughan, who later became an England B international and starred in the top-flight for Charlton and Portsmouth, was leading marksman, scoring 42 of Sutton’s 100 Athenian League goals. The U’s won 17 of their 26 Athenian League games, gaining 40 points as they pipped Leyton to the title. Skipper Bunny Austin and Arthur Crisp also starred as Sutton defeated Woking in the Surrey Senior Cup final and reached the FA Cup first round proper for the first time after beating Gillingham 9-3 at Priestfield Stadium

1966/67 Sutton United won the Isthmian League title for the first time in 1966/67. Sid Cann’s side made an unbeaten 12 match start and Larry Pritchard scored five times in a club record 11-1 win over Clapton. Sutton led the table for most of the season but a poor spell, including three straight defeats, enabled the pack of chasing clubs to close the gap.

But Sutton finished the season with seven consecutive wins and clinched the title with a 4-1 victory at Oxford City in their final match, pipping Maidstone United. Five players – Derek Gamblin, Dario Gradi, Ted Powell, Larry Pritchard and Derek Shewring - gained England Amateur international caps during the season.

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1968/69 Sutton United were Amateur Cup finalists for the second time in six years in 1968/69. New signing Peter Drabwell starred as they defeated Bromley 9-0, Leeds & Carnegie Colleges 5-2, Marine 2-0, Leytonstone 3-0 and Whitley Bay 4-2 en route to the Wembley final. The U’s led against North Shields for most of the match with a goal from Mick Mellows but lost 2-1 after Dario Gradi had an effort disallowed. Before losing their final Isthmian League game at champions Enfield, they had put together a run of 27 matches with just one defeat and this lifted them to third position. Sutton beat a full-strength Brentford team in the London Challenge Cup.

1969/70 Sutton United reached the FA Cup fourth round in 1969/70. Sid Cann’s side beat Dagenham 1-0, Barnet 2-0 and Hillingdon Borough 4-1 in a replay en route to a fourth round tie at home to Leeds United. Don Revie’s star-studded side defeated the following Sutton team 6-0 in front of a record 14,000 crowd at Gander Green Lane: Dave Roffey, Rod Brookes, Dennis Clarke, Ted Powell, John Faulkner, Dario Gradi, Mick Mellows, Trevor Bladon, Peter Drabwell, Larry Pritchard, Terry Howard. Central defender John Faulkner moved to Leeds United two months later and went on to play over 200 games for Luton Town. Leeds were FA Cup finalists that season.

1980/81 Sutton United were FA Trophy finalists for the first time in 1980/81. The U’s defeated Woking 1-0, Wycombe Wanderers 5-1, Bedford Town 2-0, Aylesbury United 1-0 and Bangor City 6-3 en route to the Wembley final. Terry Sullivan’s late angled drive gave Bishop’s Stortford a narrow 1-0 victory over the following Sutton team: Dave Collyer, Steve Rogers, Bobby Green, John Rains, Tony Rains, Micky Stephens (Ray Sunnucks), Keith Waldon, Larry Pritchard, Mike Cornwell, Ian Parsons, Graham Dennis.

Sutton were without injured top scorer Micky Joyce for the FA Trophy final and finished fifth in the Isthmian League Premier Division that season.

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1984/85 Sutton United won the Isthmian League Premier Division title in 1984/85. Barrie Williams’ side made a magnificent 21 match unbeaten start to the season and scored 115 goals as they gained 84 points. They slammed seven goals past Harlow and Hendon, also hammering Walthamstow Avenue 6-1 and securing a 5-4 win over Epsom & Ewell.

The U’s clinched the championship with a 2-0 victory at home to Windsor & Eton on the last Saturday in April.

Leading scorer Paul McKinnon and Micky Joyce netted 64 goals between them. Sutton decided not to take the chance of Conference football as they were not prepared in terms of finance or facilities.

1985/86 Sutton United achieved the Isthmian League and Cup ‘double’ in 1985/86. The U’s were only seventh in the table by early November but eight successive wins catapulted them to the top by the turn of the year. Barrie Williams’ side extended their unbeaten League record to 24 games and retained the championship in an exciting climax to the season. Despite losing 2-0 to title rivals Yeovil Town in front of 5,348 at Huish at the end of April, they won five of their last six games. Paul McKinnon was leading marksman as Sutton also won the AC Delco Cup, beating Uxbridge 3-1 in the final, as well as winning the Surrey Senior Cup for the fourth successive year.

1988/89 Sutton United made headlines with an FA Cup third round win at home to top-flight Coventry City in 1988/89. The U’s defeated Walton & Hersham 3-0, Dagenham 4-0 and Aylesbury United 1-0 en route to the third round. Skipper Tony Rains' opener was equalised by Coventry's David Phillips but Matthew Hanlan's 58th minute goal gave the following Sutton team a 2-1 win over the Sky Blues: Trevor Roffey, Robyn Jones, Tony Rains, Nigel Golley, Vernon Pratt, Paul Rogers, Micky Stephens, Phil Dawson, Lenny Dennis, Paul McKinnon, Matthew Hanlan. Coventry had won the FA Cup two years earlier. Sutton lost 8-0 at Norwich City in the fourth round.

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2015/16 Sutton United won the Conference South title in 2015/16.

Despite losing their opening match 2-0 at home to Maidstone United, Paul Doswell’s side lost only two more games before a 1-0 home defeat by Hayes & Yeading in early November. The U’s then put together a remarkable unbeaten run of 25 Conference South games, including a notable 2-0 victory over title rivals Ebbsfleet United watched by 3,142 at Gander Green Lane in mid-April.

Sutton clinched the title with a game to spare after winning 2-0 at home to Chelmsford City. They won 26 of their 42 Conference South games and gained 90 points, finishing six above runners-up Ebbsfleet.

2016/17 Sutton United reached the FA Cup fifth round in 2016/17.

Paul Doswell’s side beat Forest Green Rovers 2-1, Dartford 6-3, Cheltenham Town 2-1 and AFC Wimbledon 3-1 to set up a fourth round tie with Leeds United. Jamie Collins’ 53rd minute penalty gave the following Sutton team a 1-0 win in front of 4,997 at Gander Green Lane: Ross Worner, Kevin Amankwaah, Simon Downer, Jamie Collins, Dan Spence, Maxime Biamou, Craig Eastmond (Baboye Traore), Nicky Bailey, Adam May, Roarie Deacon, Bedsente Gomis.

The U’s were only the ninth non-League club to reach the fifth round since 1945 and lost 2-0 at home to eventual winners Arsenal.

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Following the pantomime of the FA Cup and the televised game, it’s back to League action. Sutton United know all about the former, following their game against the Arsenal, which I watched at the New Swan Ystalyfera, including the infamous Piegate.

Listened to the first Brentford game on BBC London whilst watching the satellite coverage. On the other media stream, known as Twitter, Danny Baker, who trades under the name Prodnose, referred to proceedings as magnificent, and the free kick as good as anything you will see. Danny also advised us that football did exist before the Premiership was formed when the Shamen were Number One with Ebenezer Goode. Congratulations Dan Sparkes, who was rightly lauded as Goal of the Round by the BBC viewers. I have visited Gander Green Lane on several occasions, including a meeting of the Football Supporters Federation, when the advertising board, normally used for proclaiming the next opponents, had been altered to advertise the FSF event. I also saw the chocolate and yellow Sutton strip at Claremont Road on more than one occasion.

December 30th 1989 Sutton United travelled to Underhill. I know this as it was my first season as a Barnet fan, although I was not present at the game, being home for Christmas. The final score was 4-1 to the Bees, completing a double for Barnet as they had registered their first away win earlier in the season on a Tuesday night 3-1, two goals for Dave Regis. The Barnet scorers for the Christmas game were Edwin Stein, Andy Clarke, Gary Bull and once again Regis. Surprising with such a formidable strike force that we were not to gain promotion that particular season.

Not sure which star was on the cover of the matchday programme, but the cartoonist certainly had a way with caricatures.

Instead consider the programme from my first Barnet game, a few months earlier.

Champions Reunited Thursday 11th April sees a special event at the arts depot Finchley. Young Barnet Foundation Ambassador Giuliano Grazioli

Further FA Cup news BBC Wales stepped in with coverage of the Fifth Round tie. Another challenge for Joe Gibney on his road to Wembley. Having initially been blessed with local games, and a couple of reasonable journeys to Gillingham, he now has to pay a kings’ ransom for a second- disrupted journey to Swansea. At least the other weekend, he visited several decent public houses in my birthplace and got to sip Gower Gold. Joe’s assessment was that Swans were thoroughly deserving of their win, but now Swans stand close to a little bit of history- two successive Cup Quarter Finals.

I was pleased to tune into the One Show for the draw as that evening it featured Lauren Laverne and Alex Jones. The conclusion of these notes was delayed to incorporate our relay against Brentford. So our adventure is over, but well done Darren Currie for leading the team to Barnet’s most successful Cup run ever, so now we are obviously the best team in North London.

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invites you to a reunion of the 2005 Championship winning squad. Tom Watt will compere the event, and for advice on the identity of the growing guest list, please speak to Pete Williamson. Alternatively, there is the youngbarnetfoundation website. Simon King and Liam Hatch will both make an appearance, some debate online as to whether Chris Plummer’s three appearances qualified him. Either way, it promises to be a grand evening.

DESERT ISLAND DISCS Number One on the evening we clinched promotion was Amarillo by Tony Christie and Peter Kay. I had irritated my class at the time by assuring them that I would keep playing the song until we were assured of promotion. With seven weeks at the top of the charts, I was safe in that promise, and the Underhill crowd regularly rocked the terraces with their version of the Sedaka song. Therefore if the music is played at the event, Amarillo should definitely be on the playlist.

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10 SHAQ COULTHIRST

4 LUKE READ

12 JACK TAYLOR

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PETER ADENIYI

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10 TOMMY BRADFORD

27 EPHON MASON-CLARK

19 MICHAEL DIXON

40 ASHLEY CHARLES

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11 RICKY KORBOA

9 BYRON HARRISON

15 KALVIN MORATH-GIBBS

11 DAN SPARKES

20 JACOB MENDY

17 ANDRE BOUCAUD

12 MICHAEL AZIAYA

23 DAVID TUTONDA

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MATCH REPORT

A replay will be required after Carshalton’s second half fight back earns a draw in the Third Round of the Buildbase FA Trophy.

Barnet controlled the first half with 78% possession but struggled to break down a stubborn Carshalton back line.

The dead lock was eventually broken when Ephron MasonClark was fouled, giving Shaq Coulthirst the chance to add another to his tally and he duly dispatched the spot kick.

Mason-Clark was played through by Taylor shortly before the half time whistle and he could make no mistake from close range.

The hosts came out a different side after the break and pulled one back in the 69th minute through a powerful Olawale Sogbanmu from a corner.

Shaq Coulthirst added a third soon after however with a wonderfully struck curl into the top right corner from 20 yards out.

The Bees were pegged back once more when a corner was flicked on and Sogbanmu’s effort struck Byron Harrison and crawled over the line.

With two minutes to play, the referee pointed to the spot after a soft challenge from Craig Robson was adjudged to have been enough for a penalty.

Captain Bobby Price stepped up and duly converted.

A replay will be needed to see who will progress through to the Quarter Finals, date to be confirmed.

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as of time of writing manage just two draws, ship 165 goals in their first 23 games and sit on -7 points for fielding an ineligible player.

East Stirlingshire grabbed national media attention as “the worst club in the country” when they finished rock bottom of the Scottish League five seasons running – I can personally recommend you to Jeff Connor’s book, “Pointless”, which details their unfortunate odyssey - and more recently New Mills attracted major press coverage when opening their 2015-16 season with 26 straight league and cup defeats and ultimately managing just 3 draws from their entire Northern Premier League campaign. Bashley managed just 2 draws – and shipped 201 goals – in that season’s Southern League, but somehow escaped the interest of the press.

So, should they stay or should they go? For those doubters who feel they bring nothing to the league, just listen to striker Scott Hunter’s words in the recent short documentary “A Long Way to Winning”: “Getting beat all the time, and getting beat heavily, it hurts. But at the end of the day if we don’t go out and play football, then there’s no football for the kids coming through.

“As far as I’m concerned, as long as the club is alive – as long as the club is in the Highland League – then there is a chance that something could happen. If we were to say, “Right, that’s it, boys”, if we were to drop down to the amateur (ranks), then I reckon that’s the end of football in Fort William.

More recently, however, all the media focus has been on one club: Fort William.

The Fort, as they are known, operate way off the beaten track in the north-west of Scotland, where shinty is king. They have finished bottom of the Highland League no less than 16 times in 33 seasons, and after not winning a single game last season and conceding 180 goals, their entire board resigned, and it looked more than possible that they would drop into local football.

“I think that we should be trying to keep this football club alive, for our kids, so that the next generation…. they’ve got a football club to go to. As long as this club’s alive, we’ve got a chance to get better.

“So, yes, it hurts – but for the greater good.”

Ultimately, the Fort opted to retain membership of the Highland League, but another dour campaign has seen them

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This evening, we welcome our matchday mascots…

Aaron Hunt! Aaron is ten years old and lives in Theydon Bois and goes to Ivy Chimneys Primary School in Epping. His favourite Bee’s player is our number 26, Dan Sweeney!

Please give Aaron a huge reception as he takes to the pitch both before the match for a kick around and when he leads out the team for kick-off this afternoon for our National League fixture versus Sutton United FC. We hope Aaron and his family have an amazing time at The Hive and we look forward to seeing him again during the remainder of the 2018/19 season.

Our previous home match versus Brentford FC saw Ibrahim, Avinash and Daniel as our matchday mascots.

All the boys got to meet the manager and players pre-match where they had plenty of pictures and autographs to go with honour of leading out the Bees for kick-off. We hope they all 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 season, you can register your interest by contacting Matthew Dixon on 020-8381-3800 (Ext. 1040) / mdixon@thehivelondon.com

CHARITY COLLECTION We would like to thank all those who kindly donated to the Honeypot Children’s Charity before our last home match.

They charity managed to collect a wonderful £237.27 which will be used 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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MATCH REPORT

MATCH REPORT

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MATCH OFFICIAL: ANDREW MADLEY

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26 DAN SWEENEY

26 EZRI KONSA

27 EPHRON MASON-CLARK

29 YOANN BARBET

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BYRON HARRISON

19 ROMAINE SAWYERS

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DAN SPARKES

21 SAÏD BENRAHMA

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MATCH REPORT

There will be a sequel to the ‘battle of the bees’ after Barnet held Championship side Brentford to a 3-3 draw at the Hive London on Monday night in the FA Cup fourth round.

Third round hero Shaq Coulthirst scored two in three minutes in the second half after Brentford took a 1-0 lead into the break after an Ollie Watkins 40th minute opener.

However, the Championship side hit back just shy of the hour mark as Neal Maupay scored from the spot before Sergi Canos put them back in front soon after.

There was another twist to the tale though as Dan Sparkes came off the bench to produce an outstanding free-kick with 15 minutes remaining, taking the tie to a replay.

The result means that our FA Cup dream lives to see another day.

It was to be a solid start to the game for Barnet who made three changes from the side who lost to Braintree in their last fixture, including a debut for goalkeeper Will Huffer.

The on-loan shot-stopper was called into action on a few occasions including the sixth minute when Maupay saw his effort saved on six minutes.

The wood-work was to thank soon after though when Yoann Barbet’s header from a corner crashed against the post and out of danger.

Huffer did well again to deny Josh Dasilva from distance before a brilliant curling strike from Moses Odubajo cannoned off the upright from 25 yards out.

It was Barnet’s turn to try and open the scoring on 26 minutes when man of the match Dan Sweeney’s header from a corner was dealt with by Daniels.

Odubajo then picked up a yellow card for a foul on Elito before Watkins’ tried his luck from distance and after an awkward bounce, found the bottom left corner.

Craig Robson saw his effort on the edge of the box fall wide before Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Taylor failed to capitalise after a tackle on Coulthirst.

It was Elito’s turn to try and find an equaliser before the break but his shot whistled wide of the right post.

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MATCH REPORT

SECOND HALF It was goals galore in the second half and it all started when Coulthirst fired home from close range five minutes after the break.

Three minutes later and our number 10 turned the game on it’s head, tapping the ball into the bottom corner, making it 2-1 to the North London side.

However, the celebrations were halted just before the hour mark when David Tutonda was adjudged to have brought down Watkins; the referee pointed to the spot.

Top scorer Maupay stepped up to take it and made no mistake, slotting the ball into the bottom left corner, Huffer diving to his right.

Coulthirst, on the hunt for a hat-trick, saw his header saved seven minutes later before hero-on-the-night Sparkes came on for Wes Fonguck shortly after.

However, Brentford took the lead again two minutes later after Sergi Canos was played through on goal before calmly striking low past Huffer.

However, the away celebrations were short-lived when Barnet were awarded a free-kick from 30 yards out.

Substitute Sparkes stepped up to take it before bending a delightful effort around the wall, finding the net via the crossbar in spectacular fashion.

The goal sent The Hive into frenzy but it was to be a very tense final 15 minutes.

Huffer was on hand again to deny Maupay with 10 minutes to go before producing another good save to keep out Said Benrahma’s effort from distance.

Odubajo then saw his low drive hit the post before Julian Jeanvier’s effort was blocked off the line following a corner.

Elito then made way for Andre Boucaud just shy of the five minutes of stoppage time in which neither side could find a winner, taking the tie to a replay.

6,215 spectators attended the game making it a record turnout at The Hive London.

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CARSHALTON AWAY POSTCARD After finally finding out where Carshalton was, I was looking forward to our FA Trophy tie there. I was able to enjoy a lie in on Saturday morning before getting up and making my way to Victoria to get a train around 1:30pm to Carshalton. I arrived there around 2:10, where I was fortunate to bump into another Barnet fan meaning I didn’t have to navigate my way to the ground on my own! We found the ground and were inside by half two giving me time to get some chips and find a place to stand in the unsegregated ground. Interestingly enough, one of the photographers who spoke to us before the game was a Brentford fan too! The teams came out and the game was underway.

We started the game strongly, our first chance coming just 4 minutes into the game when Fonguck had a chance that was just over the bar. We had some more chances to score in the half but nothing came of Shaq’s shots. On 42 minutes though, the game changed when we were awarded a penalty after Mason-Clark was fouled in the box. Shaq stepped up to take it and put it away neatly. Just minutes later, on 45 minutes, Mason-Clark gave us another goal after finishing a lovely ball from Jack Taylor, meaning we were 2-0 up going into half time. During half time, we moved towards the other end of the ground where we were going to be shooting in the second half. It had suddenly got a lot colder but Carshalton did an amazing hot chocolate with cream on top so it definitely made it more bearable. Shortly after, the teams were back out with Boucaud coming on for us. Just 3 minutes into the half, Ashley Charles was responsible for clearing a Carshalton header off the line and a minute later, Will Huffer made an excellent save to keep out a close-range shot. It was clear Carshalton were up for the game. Both teams had a couple of shots but a goal didn’t come until 69 minutes when Carshalton got one back, heading a corner in. However, just 2 minutes later Shaq looked to have put the game to bed scoring a beautiful goal curling it into the top corner. 6 minutes after this, Carshalton managed to get another goal from a corner, though this time I think it was Byron Harrison who it, unfortunately, came off. Despite Carshalton pushing forward with their best efforts, we were managing to keep them at bay until 88 minutes when they were awarded a penalty after a challenge from Robson got him booked. Carshalton were able to put this away and level things up to 3-3 which is how the game finished.

We walked back to the train station and the general mood amongst our fans was one of disappointment, mainly because this led to a replay which was another game we didn’t really need! We got on a train back to Victoria and then the tube and I was back home for about 7:30pm. Despite throwing away a lead, it was a lovely away day and Carshalton are a lovely little club. I just hope we can beat them in the replay!

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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 DARNELL SMITH JACK BARHAM DWIGHT PASCAL JOE PAYNE MARTYN BOX ZAK JULES MANNY DUKU MOHAMED BETTAMER WILL HUFFER ASHLEY CHARLES

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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 Sun Nov 11 Sun Nov 18 Wed Nov 21 Sat Nov 24 Sun Dec 2 Sat Dec 8 Sat Dec 15 Sat Dec 22 Wed Dec 26 Sat Dec 29 Tue Jan 1 Sun Jan 6 Sat Jan 12 Sat Jan 19 Mon Jan 28 Sat Feb 2 Tue Feb 5 Sat Feb 9 POSTPONED Tue Feb 12 Sat Feb 16 Tue Feb 19 Sat Feb 23 Sat Mar 2 Tue Mar 5 Sat Mar 9 Tue Mar 12 Sat Mar 16 Tue Mar 19 Sat Mar 23 Tue Mar 26 Sat Mar 30 Tue Apr 2 Sat Apr 6 Sat Apr 13 Fri Apr 19 Mon Apr 22 Sat Apr 27

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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 Bristol Rovers (FAC1) H Hartlepool United A Bristol Rovers (FAC1 R) A Gateshead H Stockport County (FAC2) H Ebbsfleet United A Bath City (FAT1) H Dover Athletic H Boreham Wood A Dagenham & Redbridge A Boreham Wood H Sheffield United (FAC3) A Dorchester Town (FAT2) H Braintree Town A Brentford FC (FAC4) H Carshalton Athletic (FAT3) A Brentford FC (FAC4 R) A Sutton United H Chesterfield H Carshalton A (FAT3 R) H Solihull Moors A Sutton United A Maidstone United A Barrow H FC Halifax Town A Gateshead A FC Halifax Town H Hartlepool United H Harrogate Town H Salford City A Aldershot Town H Leyton Orient H Eastleigh A Maidenhead United A Wrexham H AFC Fylde A Bromley H Havant & Waterlooville A

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 12:45 1-1 1,705 16:30 1-3 3,545 19:45 1-2 2,740 15:00 1-2 940 14:00 1-0 2,826 15:00 0-1 1,320 15:00 3-2 413 12:35 2-0 1,011 13:00 1-0 1,894 15:00 0-1 1,775 15:00 1-1 2,087 14:00 0-1 9,906 15:00 2-1 878 15:00 0-4 700 19:45 3-3 6,215 15:00 3-3 938 19:45 3-1 6,954 15:00 TBC 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00

Away 343 125 86 120 321 134 378 100 305 218 610 67 59 77 116 156 70 81 339 523 47 96 38 1,542 200 80 135 977 301 305 966 157 350 1,822 1,648

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 182021222324262728293032343637 383940

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3 26

22 18 S S 21 22 S S 21 S S S 11 S 21 15 S S 9 S 21 S 27 9 S 29 S 27 S S 29 S S 12 S S S 29 S S S 29 S S 18 S 22 S 18 32 S S 18 22 23 S S 29 12 S S 26 17 12 S 27 S S S S S 37 22 S S S S 12 37 22 S S 37 22 S S 37 22 S S 23 7 S 37 S 18 S 38 S 37 S S S 38 37 S 18 S S 38 S 18 S S 22 8 18 S S 22 S 9 S 18 S S 2 38 18 37 S 11 S 37 S S 27 S S 18 S S 10 21 S 27 S 10 27 S 4 S S 10 S S 27 S 21 S S S 27 26 21 22 S 27 21 S S 18 S 21 S S S 12 26 21 S S 18 S 27 3 S S

BARNET FC - ROLL CALL

BARNET FOOTBALL CLUB 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

Previous Clubs

Goalkeeper

09.01.1987 Chelmsford, England

Defender

06/01/1995

Defender Defender

17.08.1994 10.04.1989 Luton, England 18.06.1995

Defender

02.08.1991

Havant, England

Forward

14.11.1988

Reading, England

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

Midfielder

16.02.1995 Redbridge, London, England

Forward

15.06.1987

Defender

Forward

02.11.1994

Midfielder Midfielder Goalkeeper Forward Midfielder Defender

26/08/1991 23.06.1998 18.03.1999 06.08.1992 10.01.1998 04.05.1997

17 Andre BOUCAUD

Midfielder

10.10.1984

18 Wesley FONGUCK Fumnaya 19 SHOMOTUN 20 Mauro VILHETE

Midfielder

16.07.1997 29.05.1997 Nigeria 10.05.1993

Midfielder Midfielder

Edgware, England

Almada, Portugal

Havant & Waterlooville, Worthing, Boreham Wood, Harrow Borough, Wandsworth, England Ashford Town, Carshalton Athletic, Stevenage, AFC Wimbledon, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Barrow, Sutton United Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Torquay, Southend, York, Wigan, Hackney, England Peterborough, Mansfield Histon, Braintree, Torquay, Dagenham & Redbridge Hammersmith, England Chelsea, Hampton & Richmond Latvia SK Babite, West Ham Lagos, Nigeria Boreham Wood, Billericay Town, Harrow Borough, Braintree Hackney, England Hammersmith, England Chelsea, Hampton & Richmond, Staines Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Peterborough, Aldershot Town, Kettering Enfield, England Town, Wycombe, York City, Luton, Notts County, Dagenham & Redbridge Lambeth, England Hendon, Hampton & Richmond Brentford, Staines, Margate, Wealdstone Lisbon, Portugal Hendon, Boreham Wood Colchester, Cheltenham Town, Dagenham & Redbridge, VVV-Venlo, Kinshasa, Zaire Newport County, Cambridge United London, England Fulham, Wealdstone, Hendon Kinshasa, DR Congo Cardiff City, Newport County, York City

21 Medy ELITO

Midfielder

20.03.1990

22 23 24 25

Forward Defender Goalkeeper Midfielder

28.12.1997 11.10.1995 20/12/2001 20/06/2000 25.04.1994 Kingston upon Thames, England 25.08.1999 Lambeth, England 24.03.1999 Hackney, England 29.04.1996 Redhill, England 07.03.2001 Hackney, England

Josh WALKER David TUTONDA Aymen AZAZE Roy SYLA

26 Dan SWEENEY

Midfielder

Ephron 27 MASON-CLARK

Midfielder

28 Darnell SMITH

Defender

29 Jack BARHAM

Forward

30 Dwight PASCAL

Defender

31 32 33 34 35

Malakai HINCKSON-MARS Joe PAYNE Fuad SULE Martyn BOX Loic HERNANDEZ

Forward Defender Midfielder Defender Defender

36 Zak JULES

Defender

37 Manny DUKU

Forward

38

Mohammed BETTAMER

Forward

West Ham, Birmingham, Lincoln City, Kilmarnock, Dagenham & Redbridge

Barnet M/S/G

Career M/S/G

33-0-0

231-4-0

32-0-1

169-3-6

210-9-4

210-9-4

15-2-0

333-14-15

61-1-5

155-10-6

32-0-3

113-6-7

3-2-0

285-44-135

31-2-1

77-14-4

14-8-2

410-101-177

47-14-19

119-52-40

7-4-1 75-13-5 0-1-0 37-26-7 13-11-0 46-10-0

244-76-50 82-13-5 0-1-0 217-61-59 19-11-1 78-11-0

0-1-0

437-63-10

45-13-7

58-16-7

10-13-1

22-20-3

140-57-18

174-61-28

9-4-0

231-64-36

12-10-2 60-11-2 0-0-0 0-0-0

57-12-20 78-19-4 0-0-0 15-3-1

48-5-1

193-32-22

Metropolitan Police

15-25-2

19-26-2

Three Bridges, Staines, Hungerford

1-0-0

11-1-0

AFC Wimbledon, Kingstonian, Dulwich Hamlet, Maidstone, Hampton & Richmond

Chelmsford City, Maldon & Tiptree, Heybridge Swifts, Tilbury, Thurrock, Pheonix Sports, Greenwich Borough

7-7-2

11-8-2

3-0-0

3-0-0

01.12.1998

Enfield, England Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby, Farnborough

1-1-0

3-2-0

02.04.1999 Enfield, England 20.01.1997 15.11.2001 07.11.1999

Grays Athletic, Solihull Moors

2-6-0

25-6-0

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

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

39-5-0 0-1-0 18-1-1

Croydon, England Wingate & Finchley Reading, Hemel Hempstead, Braintree, Motherwell,Shrewsbury, Chesterfield, 4-1-0 Port Vale Legmeervogels, Abcoude, Breukelen, VV Eemdjik, Chesham, Hemel Hemstead, 10-2-5 28.12.1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands Kings Langley, Banbury, Hayes & Yeading, Cheltenham 02.07.1997

01.04.1993

Islington, England

Hayes & Yeading, Hampton & Richmond, Braintree

4-1-0

18-9-6 109-38-59 18-9-6

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

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APPEARANCE & GOALS

APPEARANCE & GOALS LEAGUE

CUP

TOTALS

APPS SUBS UNUSED GOALS APPS SUBS UNUSED GOALS APPS

SUBS UNUSED GOALS

1

Mark COUSINS

26

0

0

0

7

0

0

0

33

0

0

0

2

Cheye ALEXANDER

26

0

0

0

6

0

0

1

32

0

0

1 1

3

Elliott JOHNSON

21

0

0

0

6

1

0

1

27

1

0

4

Callum REYNOLDS

9

2

0

0

6

0

0

0

15

2

0

0

5

Ricardo ALMEIDA SANTOS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Craig ROBSON

25

0

0

0

7

0

0

3

32

0

0

3

7

Dave TARPEY

1

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

2

2

0

8

Charlee ADAMS

26

0

0

1

5

2

0

0

31

2

0

1

9

Byron HARRISON

13

5

0

1

1

3

1

1

14

8

1

2

10

Shaquile COULTHIRST

8

7

1

5

2

1

3

2

10

8

4

7

11

Dan SPARKES

5

2

10

0

2

2

1

1

7

4

11

1

12

Jack TAYLOR

23

2

0

3

7

0

0

1

30

2

0

4

13

Rihards MATREVICS

0

1

23

0

0

0

7

0

0

1

30

0

14

Simeon AKINOLA

0

2

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

3

1

0

15

Nana KYEI

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

0

0

16

Harry TAYLOR

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

Andre BOUCAUD

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

18

Wesley FONGUCK

20

0

5

6

5

2

0

1

25

2

5

7

19

Fumnaya SHOMOTUN

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

Mauro VILHETE

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

21

Medy ELITO

8

2

5

0

2

2

2

0

10

4

7

0

22

Josh WALKER

10

8

0

2

2

2

1

0

12

10

1

2

23

David TUTONDA

13

1

6

0

2

2

1

1

15

3

7

1

24

Aymen AZAZE

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

25

Roy SYLA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

Dan SWEENEY

24

0

1

1

7

0

0

0

31

0

1

1

27

Ephron MASON-CLARK

8

11

5

1

3

1

2

1

11

12

7

2

28

Darnell SMITH

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

Jack BARHAM

7

6

1

2

0

1

0

0

7

7

1

2

30

Dwight PASCAL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

Malakai HINCKSON-MARS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

Joe PAYNE

1

3

7

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

7

0

33

Fuad SULE

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

Martyn BOX

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

35

Loïc HERNANDEZ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

Zak JULES

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

37

Immanuelson DUKU

5

1

0

3

4

1

0

1

9

2

0

4

38

Mohamed BETTAMER

2

1

1

0

2

0

3

0

4

1

4

0

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

WHAT’S THE BUZZ JOSH PALMER League 2 side Port Vale have appointed former player John Askey as their new manager. The former winger, 54, came through the academy with the Valiants, before leaving in 1983, without having made a single first team appearance.

After a short spell as non league side Milton United, he then joined Macclesfield Town, where he became a club legend, scoring 155 times in 679 games between 1984 and 2003.

He kicked off his managerial career almost straight away after retiring from playing, winning the reserve league with the Silkmens’ reserve side, before becoming the assistant manager, then the first team manager during the 2003/04 season. After some time away from the helm of the Cheshire club, in which time he did a bit of coaching, he was reappointed manager of the side in 2013, where he would spend five years, which included a Cheshire Senior Cup win in 2014/15, and FA Trophy final appearance in 2016/17, and the National League title in 2017/18. He started off this season as manager of Shrewsbury Town, before being sacked in November. He now takes charge of the Vale side as they sit in 18th place in the league.

JOHN ASKEY

Starting from next season, the National League will have a new title sponsor. Having been the title sponsor of the league since taking over from Skrill back in 2014, when it was still called the Conference, Vanarama will stop being the sponsor, being replaced by Motorama, which is a sister brand of Vanarama. Motorama is a personal car leasing broker and the newest branch of the Autorama Group parent company. “Following five seasons as the Vanarama National League, we are delighted to be signing up for a further three seasons as the Motorama National League”, said Michael Tattersall, the Chief Executive Officer of The National League. “Our relationship with the Autorama Group goes from strength to strength, and is a classic case of football sponsorship delivering value and helping to create a leading consumer brand”. They will continue to show many games live on BT Sport, as well as a highlights programme.

JOE THOMPSON

At the end of last week, Joe Thompson announced his retirement from professional football. The former Tranmere Rovers, Bury, Stockport County and Carlisle United midfielder, who has just finished his third spell at Rochdale, said that he has “pushed his body to the absolute limit”, after twice having to recover from cancer, aged just 29. His second comeback, in December 2017, he went on to score the winning goal that saw the club avoid League One relegation at the end of last season. “My decision to retire is one of the hardest I’ve ever made”, he said. “I have battled through some of life’s hardest challenges and have managed to overcome them. However, I’ve pushed my body to the absolute limit.

My mind has grown stronger but with the intense treatment my body has had to endure over the last six years it is no longer able to perform to the demands of the professional game”.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

KOLE LAMBERT

Also retiring at the end of last week was former West Ham United, Burnley and Dagenham and Redbridge winger Zavon Hines. A decent career that has seen him make many appearances across each of the top five divisions of English football, he decided to retire last week due to persisting injury, despite having only been at his most recent club Bromley for just under 2 months. He has also turned out for the likes of Coventry City, AFC Bournemouth, Bradford City, Southend United, Maidstone United and Chesterfield.

During his 11 ½ year professional playing career, he did not win a major trophy, with his biggest achievement being a League 2 runner up in 2012/13. “The past few weeks have been the toughest of my career. I’ve had to make one of the hardest decisions in my life and even now as I write this message I’m in tears.”, he said on his social media account.

“But after getting medical advice and with a broken heart, I’m going to retire from professional football immediately.

Mentally and emotionally this is difficult for me but I had a choice to make”.

ZAVON HINES

Current Championship title hopefuls Norwich City have signed up Kole Lambert from Nottingham based Northern Premier League Premier Division (the seventh tier of English football) side Basford United. The 18 year old joins the Canaries after a successful trial period, as is one of a string of players to have come through United’s academy to sign for professional sides. “Kole came to us after spells with a couple of clubs that didn’t really work out. We have worked with him and his attitude has been first class and his wish to succeed has been very impressive”, said Basford manager Martin Carruthers. “Over the year he has been at Basford Kole has progressed from the Academy to the First Team and became a real fan’s favourite, the experience he has gained here will I’m sure stand him in good stead at Norwich”.

RYAN HAYNES

The recent National League South fixture between Truro City and Eastbourne Borough attracted 341 fans, of which 340 were home fans. The White Tigers, who are the furthest south western City in the country, recently returned to their Treyew Road stadium after having spent some time groundsharing Plainmoor with Torquay United whilst there was some issues concerning their ground. Both sides currently sit in mid table, with Borough in 15th place with 34 points, and City in 17th with 30 points, having played 2 games less, as of time of writing. Despite just 2 points separating them in the league table, the two clubs are separated by a geographical distance of almost 300 miles, resulting in a journey of 600 miles.

The side took only one fan with them, Ryan Haynes, who left home at 5am, and didn’t arrive back until 1am the following morning, on the team coach. “All the management, players and officials would like to thank Ryan for his support and dedication to Eastbourne Borough” said a club statement.

“Truro is a long trip and fans like Ryan are the lifeblood of any non-league football club”. To make his 20 hour round trip more dreaded, his side lost 2-0.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

During the summer transfer window, former Bee Yannick Bolasie was subject to a loan deal to Belgian side Anderlecht. The DR Congo international scored 5 goals in a total of 48 appearances for the Bees during the 2008/09 and 2009/10 seasons, whilst on loan from Plymouth Argyle.

Earlier in his career, he featured for Hillingdon Borough and Floriana of Malta, as well as then Conference Premier side Rushden and Diamonds on loan from Argyle, having spent time with the Northamptonshire side at academy level. After a season with Bristol City, he was promoted to the Premier League with Crystal Palace in the 2012/13 season, his first season with the club, featuring 90 times in the top flight. During the 2016/17 transfer window, he was transferred to Everton, going on to feature 32 times before being loan out to Aston Villa in the Championship earlier this season. After his season long loan was cut short, he now will play for the Belgian side until the end of the season. He has scored 9 goals in 33 international appearances for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

YANNICK BOLASIE

BEN TURNER

Mansfield Town of League 2 have snapped up Ben Turner on a short term deal, which runs up until the end of the season.

He signs for the club having been released by former club Burton Albion on deadline day. “I’m absolutely delighted to sign”, said the 31 year old centre back. “It’s obviously a club that’s going places. The league table shows that the club has a massive chance of a getting promoted and I’m just really happy to join and be part of that”. He joins the side as they sit in second place in the league. He started out his career at the Coventry City academy, before going on to make 84 appearances during their time in the Championship.

After loans at Peterborough United and Oldham Athletic, he signed for Cardiff City in the summer of 2011, where he would go on to play for four seasons. During that time, he won the Championship, made 31 Premier League appearances, and scored the equaliser against Liverpool in the 2012 League Cup final, which his side went on to lose on penalties.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE

LEAGUE Table POS

TEAM

PLD

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1.

Leyton Orient

31

17

9

5

30

60

2.

Salford City

31

16

9

6

25

57

3.

Solihull Moors

31

17

6

8

19

57

4.

AFC Fylde

31

15

11

5

25

56

5.

Wrexham

31

16

8

7

15

56

6.

SUTTON UNITED

30

14

10

6

7

52

7.

Gateshead

32

15

6

11

9

51

8.

Harrogate Town

30

14

8

8

17

50

9.

Eastleigh

31

14

7

10

-3

49

10.

Ebbsfleet United

31

13

8

10

13

47

11.

Barrow

31

11

8

12

-2

41

12.

Bromley

31

11

7

13

-2

40

13.

Dagenham & Redbridge

31

11

6

14

-1

39

14.

Boreham Wood

31

9

12

10

-3

39

15.

Hartlepool United

31

10

9

12

-8

39

16.

FC Halifax Town

30

7

14

9

-5

35

17.

BARNET

26

10

5

11

-6

35

18.

Havant & Waterlooville

31

8

9

14

-9

33

19.

Dover Athletic

32

8

9

15

-17

33

20.

Maidenhead United

31

9

4

18

-22

31

21.

Chesterfield

30

5

15

10

-8

30

22.

Aldershot Town

30

7

7

16

-23

28

23.

Maidstone United

31

7

4

20

-26

25

24.

Braintree Town

31

5

7

19

-25

22

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