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Darren Currie

Good Evening all and a very warm welcome to The Hive for tonight’s National League fixture against Harrogate Town.

I’d like to extend that welcome to Simon Weaver and his coaching staff as well as the supporters and officials who have travelled down this evening.

We need to get two or three wins to help grow our confidence. There is a level of confidence there that has been good as we are passing the ball well, creating opportunities and a lot of our approach play is good to watch but we just need some reward in return. Whether it be that final cross, final pass, final shot that leads to a goal that would allow us to step on again.

Harrogate have a good record on the road and we should be in for a good game as two sides who like to place football meet. In a way, that may help us slightly. Hartlepool sat behind the ball, Halifax sat behind the ball, Gateshead to a certain degree dropped

off of us and allowed us to play. I don’t know how they will approach it tonight but let’s hope Harrogate come here and want to have a go at us, it might just allow us to play a bit more of an open game. That said, if they just sit behind the ball it will be our job to break down a tough back line.

Keep getting behind the lads and showing your support, they really do appreciate it!

Enjoy the match, #LetsBeeTogether

Darren

Callum Reynolds

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Hello everybody, welcome back once again to The Hive for tonight’s league match against Harrogate Town.

It’s another home game tonight and again I write stating how we continue to look to build on recent positive performances. It was another really good performance at the weekend, I know we keep saying it but it is true!

It’s been enjoyable to play the way we are and we want to give the fans something enjoyable to watch. Obviously, you enjoy it more when you win, no matter what way you win. But we’ve got a nice style about us now, the boys are enjoying it and that matters.

If we were playing poorly and not getting results it would be more of a concern. We are starting to more regularly show the way that Darren wants us to play and we are now creating chances as well. We just need to be more ruthless and start taking them, that is the only way we are going to get to the next level - we need to turn these good performances into goals and wins.

However, our focus is clear, take our chances to see improvements on our points return.

Enjoy the match!

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INTRODUCING HARROGATE TOWN CLUB NICKNAME

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HARROGATE TOWN CLUB HISTORY The demand for a first class ‘Association’ team had been growing for a number of years as the last century dawned in fact, as far back as 1907/08 a club was registered under the name of Harrogate Town but got no further and in 1914 at the Harrogate Rugby Union club’s AGM it was unanimously decided to adopt the ‘Soccer code’ which had been the idea of a Mr. W. Oddy and a Mr. C. Leng ex Chairman of the Rugby club who converted to the soccer code and the code was adopted at a public meeting at the YMCA rooms.

The Rugby club did continue though.

On Tuesday evening 28 July 1914 a meeting was held at the County Hotel, Skipton Road, Harrogate as the club had now been formed as Harrogate AFC and had secured admission to the Northern league at Redcar on Saturday 27 June 1914 and were to play their home games at the County ground (the Harrogate Rugby Union’s ground) in Claro Road, Harrogate (a housing estate today).

The fixtures were prepared and the first match was to be played at Bishop Auckland on 5 September 1914.

However, two hours before kick-off a telegram, stating that Harrogate would not be arriving, was received by Bishop Auckland due to the outbreak of the First World War as most of the team and the Secretary had joined the Regiments.

After the War a meeting was held at the Imperial cafe (now Betty’s) on Parliament Street, Harrogate on 19 May 1919 (2019 is Betty’s Centenary year) by Frederick Hammond Breare (son of the Harrogate Herald/ Advertiser owner who had been Treasurer of the 1914 Association football team and later became Secretary of the 1919 side) to consider re-forming the club and all interested were invited and the club were formed again to play in the West Riding league for season 1919/20 and the first competitive game was at the Starbeck lane ground on Saturday 30 August BARNETFC.COM 11

1919 against Horsforth with a 3.30pm kick-off.

In those days it was 5d (2p) into the ground and 1s 3d (7p) in the stand. The result was a 1-0 victory for Harrogate and the scorer was L. Craven with a header. Also that campaign Harrogate won the Whitworth Cup Final 4-0 against Ripon City, the first ever trophy won by the new Harrogate AFC. In 1920/21 they joined the newly formed Yorkshire league but also continued with a team in the WRL, the Reserve side and had to leave their Starbeck lane ground after one season as house building was order of the day according to the Corporation.

All was not lost though as the club had been given prior notice the previous season and the committee under Chairman Mr. C.H.J. Marsden (1919-32) decided at a meeting on 8 December 1919 to purchase a six acre plot of land at the club’s present site, then known as ‘Wetherby Lane’ and the local public were asked to

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buy shares in the new company at £1 a share and after obtaining the 3,000 required the ground was purchased.

The first Yorkshire league game played at the new ground Wetherby Lane (now Road) was on Saturday 28 August 1920 with a 2-1 win against York YMCA. The club played in amber and black and were nicknamed ‘The Sulphurites’ by supporters because Harrogate is a Spa Town with ‘sulphur water.’ The Dictionary states sulphur: a pale yellow non metallic element used in black gunpowder. Perfect for today’s colours. They also played a few friendlies including a game against Liverpool Reserves at Anfield which Harrogate won 4-1 and a game at Sheffield United winning 2-1 in front of 15,000. After his brother’s death in 1920 Robert Ackrill Breare became Secretary from 1920-1932.

For 1921/22 they joined the strong Midland Counties league playing against the likes of Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley Reserves but for only one season with the Directors getting little support from the Harrogate public so just continued playing in Yorkshire league.

Harrogate’s first major trophy came when they won the West Riding County Challenge Cup beating Fryston Colliery 3-1 at Elland Road, Leeds on 9 May 1925 and 1926/27 saw them claim the Yorkshire league Championship and WRCC Cup defeating Selby Town 2-1 in a replayed Final also at Elland Road and in fact they were the first side to win the double in the Yorkshire league. In that WRCC Cup replay the local paper’s report of the winning goal

by Bob Morphet was priceless. ‘As Morphet gathered a pass from Jack Smith and crashed the ball home hats, sticks and umbrellas were flung in the air as respectable law abiding citizens among Harrogate folk became raving lunatics for the moment.’ In 1931/32 they joined the Northern league again and actually played for just one season the club’s last before folding due to lack of money and support and Wetherby Road ground was eventually sold to the Harrogate Borough Council in

1936 and there was no actual ‘Town team’ from 1932 until basically after the Second World War but the ground was still used by Leeds United ‘A’ team for 1932/33 in Yorkshire league, Bradford City ‘A’ team 1935/36 in Yorkshire league and the Council made the enclosure into a sports field for elementary school children and the youth of the Town and of course local semi-finals and Finals were played there too so at least it kept the ‘builders out.’

The Harrogate YMCA had been playing football on West Park Stray since 1908 but in 1935 there were problems. Apparently you had to be a member and a number of up and coming talented local footballers who, wanted to play football for the YMCA were not apparently willing to join the Association. This problem was eventually solved when John Thackrey (Chairman), Harry Lunn (Secretary) and George Squires (groundsman), who were members, got together and decided to form their own football team and in so doing took a good number of the YMCA team with them. They had a meeting at the YMCA (Belvedere) on Victoria Avenue and decided to call themselves Harrogate Hotspurs and join the Harrogate league for 1935/36 playing on the famous Christ Church Stray for two seasons and changed at Christ Church School. They became so good they joined the West Riding County Amateur league for 1937/38 (playing at the Old Showground down Knaresborough Road) presently Shaw’s trailer park and during the War years they ground-shared at Wetherby Road and after the War continued playing on the ground as they became the new ‘Town team’ after a lengthy amount of time awaiting acceptance from Harrogate Council to their application but Hotspurs put forward that, ‘a pitch on the Stray is not likely to appeal to County competition organisers.’

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which the football club would now pay. For 1946/47 Hotspurs joined the West Yorkshire league and there first ever game as the new Town team was a 2-1 defeat at Wetherby Road to Leeds UYMI on 31 August 1946 when George Smith scored that first goal.

In 1948/49 Hotspurs changed their name to Harrogate Town because the title ‘Hotspurs’ gave no indication to other teams that they were meeting the senior club in Harrogate. 1949/50 saw the largest ever crowd at Wetherby Road when 4,280 crammed into the ground to see the Whitworth Cup Final against Harrogate Railway Athletic a 3-0 defeat and is still the highest crowd ever seen on this ground.

Town joined the Yorkshire league again for 1957/58 under Jack ‘Boss’ Townrow a former Chelsea and England International and he was relatively successful in the early 1960s when they finished runners-up and WRC Cup winners for 1962/63 season as a semi-professional outfit. Before that though, a new clubhouse and changing rooms were built and opened on Wednesday 31 August 1960 by the Mayor of Harrogate and until 2019 was called the 1919 bar.

Under Peter Gunby, Town had a successful side in the early 1970s winning the WRC Cup in 1973 and under Alan Smith Town were the last winners of the Yorkshire league Division Two for 1981/82 season as for 1982/83 the Northern Counties East league had been formed with the Yorkshire and Midland leagues joining forces. The introduction of the football pyramid was a wonderful progression for non-league football. Harrogate had played in the Yorkshire league for many seasons but could never achieve anything higher than being Champions of Division One and playing against only Yorkshire opponents. With the introduction of the NCE League they were by 1985 able to play further afield visiting Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Forming the pyramid towards league football was an exciting prospect for many clubs who made

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sure their grounds were adequate for the upward climb including Harrogate Town under head Groundsman George Dunnington (who was also Chairman now life President) and his band of willing volunteers, including John Walker who has followed the club for 70 years and been a volunteer for 55 years. Alan Smith (George’s son) who became player/manager for 1979/80 and was there for 20 years, invited George to the ground to help out and floodlights were installed in 1982 when they played and beat Accrington Stanley in an F.A. Cup replay and in the November of 82 Leeds United Manager Eddie Gray sent his entire first team to play and switched on the lights before a crowd of 2,000 and Manchester United came in January 1983 witnessed by another 2,000 crowd at Wetherby Road.

Town of course were now playing in the Northern Counties East league Division One but gained promotion to the Premier Division for 1986/87.

Chairman George Dunnington persuaded Secretary Roy Dalby that it would be in Town’s best interests to join the new Division One of the Northern Premier league for 1987/88 which they did and in November 1990 they saw the official opening of the new impressive 350 seat cantilevered grandstand when league side York City sent their first team and Geoff Butler was the Architect of this stand and has still follows the club and has for the last 59 years.

Town spent many seasons in Division one of the NPL simply because the club could not compete with others due to lack of financial resources to pay quality players. Then in 1998 Town’s luck changed with the appointment of Maurice Hammond as Chairman.

He injected the first real capital into the club but eventually left but thanks to his second in command Roy Abel, this man invited the next Chairman to join the club and February 2000 saw the arrival of Bill Fotherby, former Chairman of Leeds United and 2001/02 saw the club become Champions of NPL (Unibond) Division

One by ten clear points under John Reed and coach Neil Aspin (former Leeds Utd) after playing 15 seasons in the league since its inception and win the WRC Cup 4-0 over Farsley Celtic.

2002/03 saw the club finish 6th in their first ever season of NPL Premier Division football, reach the F.A. Cup First round proper for the first time before going out 5-1 at Farnborough Town and win the WRC Cup again. A fifth place finish in 2003/04 secured the club a place in the newly formed Nationwide Conference North playing against teams from the Birmingham area for the first time and the inaugural 2004/05 Nationwide North season saw the club achieve more success despite the shock mid season departure of John Reed with Neil Aspin returning as the new manager and a 6th place finish was achieved.

2005/06 saw Town entertain a first Conference side in competition at Wetherby Road when Scarborough visited for an F.A. Cup fourth qualifying round tie when segregation took place for the first time and a league club was seen at Wetherby Road for the first time in competition when they played Torquay United in a First round replay on a Tuesday evening when 3,317 were attracted to the game which ended in defeat after extra time and the lottery of a penalty shoot-out and also that season Town made the Conference North play-offs but went out to Stafford Rangers away in the semi-finals. 2006/07 they missed out on the play offs by one point and also missed out again for 2007/08.

At the end of 2008/09 manager Neil Aspin left the club to join FC Halifax Town and soon after Simon Weaver became the club’s new manager but with a tight budget to work with it was difficult and the 2009/10 season ended with the club finishing bottom of the pile. However, with Northwich Victoria demoted Harrogate escaped relegation through the back door with being granted a reprieve. In the summer of 2011 Simon Weaver’s father Irving Weaver (Strata Homes) became the new owner and later Chairman BARNETFC.COM 13

after Bill Fotherby had stopped funding the club. For 2012/13 Town reached the F.A. Cup second round proper for the first time under manager Simon Weaver before going out to Hastings in a replay missing out on a Third round proper tie at Middlesbrough and also finished 6th in the table. The summer of 2013 saw the pitch levelled, 2014 two new stands built on Wetherby Road side and at the Hospital end behind the goals with September 2014 seeing Centenary celebrations at Wetherby Road.

2015/16 saw them reach the play-offs again but lost to AFC Fylde in the semi-finals. For the summer of 2016 the club laid a state of the art 3G pitch to avoid weather disruption, they could train on it and hire it out. 2017/18 saw them as a full time professional outfit for the first time and it paid dividends with the full time training as they reached the Vanarama National league for the first time in their History by defeating Brackley Town 3-0 in the play-off Final at Wetherby Road before a 3,000 sell out crowd, thanks to two goals from Dominic Knowles and one from Joe Leesley.

For 2018/19 in National league the club is now meeting teams in the South of England for the first time travelling as far as Dover and it was an unbelievable start to the season as Town were unbeaten in their first 11 games to top the table in September 2018. There is also Town Under-17s, Under-19s and ladies football run successfully by Jon Maloney and his crew. Work is still continuing at the ground with a new seated stand at the clubhouse end, new bar and changing rooms in their bid for promotion to the football league.

Also just a footnote but three books were also written on the club by yours truly, Highlights 2004 which sold out, the complete record 2010 and the Centenary book.

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JAMES BELSHAW

JOE CRACKNELL

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Former England ‘C’ Goalkeeper signed for Harrogate Town in Summer 2017 following three seasons at National League North side Tamworth.

Joe Cracknell signed for Harrogate Town in August 2017 from Bradford City.

The stopper started his career with Hull City and spent time on loan at Scarborough Athletic, before a free transfer to Valley Parade materialised in 2015.

The stopper had also played for Nuneaton Town and Walsall, and on joining Town said: “I’m delighted to get the deal signed. Harrogate is a club that I really admire and that I can’t wait to be a part of.

Cracknell helped Bradford’s U21 side to a title win in 2015/16 before a loan move to Bradford Park Avenue was arranged after the goalkeeper had agreed a one-year extension with the club up to the end of the 2016/17 season.

“First and foremost, I’m coming here to win and we want to be pushing for promotion next year for sure.

I’ve heard great things about the club and having some of the staff here I just love what the club stands for.

Belshaw did just that in his first season at the club, gaining promotion and being named in the National League North Team of the Season.

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Capable of playing in multiple positions, Ryan initially joined up with Simon Weaver’s side on a three-month loan deal that was eventually made permanent in 2015.

Town captured the signature of Luton left back Jack Senior on loan until the end of the season on January 31st 2019.

The Halifax-born defender had made over 20 appearances for The Hatters, and signed a one year contract extension with the option of a further year in November 2017.

Ryan departed at the end of his first season at The CNG Stadium to spend a year in the National League with North Ferriby, but was delighted when given the chance to return to Town.

He said: “I’m happy to be coming back, last year was a good one for me, but being back at Town is something that I’m really looking forward to.

The right back was a huge part of Town’s promotion to The National League, providing an attacking threat going forward and a competetive edge at the back.

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CALLUM HOWE

WARREN BURRELL

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Doncaster-born Howe began his career at Scunthorpe United, before a transfer to Lincoln City after three years with The Irons.

In January 2016, Warren Burrell re-joined Harrogate Town following spells at Worksop Town, Leek Town and Sheffield FC. Originally deployed as a midfielder, Burrell marked his return to The CNG Stadium by scoring twice in the 6-0 rout over Solihull Moors in January 2016.

Howe cemented a regular position in the starting lineup in his first season with The Imps, before collecting a National League winners medal the following season at Sincil Bank.

The 2017/18 season saw Burrell move to the centre of defence, where he was a mainstay in the team providing pace, great reading of the game and composure in possession from the back.

The start of the 2018/19 campaign saw Howe on loan at Eastleigh, before a January move to Neil Aspin’s Port Vale gave Howe a first taste of The Football League.

On May 25th 2018, Weaver secured the services of Howe for an undisclosed fee from Port Vale.

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JOSH FALKINGHAM

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Experienced Defender Kelvin Langmead became Town’s third signing of Summer 2018 after his departure from National League North Nuneaton.

Josh Falkingham started his footballing career with Leeds United at the age of eight before joining Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone after 11 years at his hometown club.

The majority of the 33-year-old’s career appearances came in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town who Langmead appeared over 200 times for between 2004 and 2010.

The central midfielder with an eye for a pass then spent time north of the border at The Saints, Arbroath and Dunfermline Athletic, whom he captained and helped gain promotion to the Scottish Championship.

On joining Town, Langmead said: “Can’t even begin to tell you how happy I am about this opportunity!! A fantastic club moving in the right direction. Roll on next season.”

A return to England in 2016 saw Falkingham sign for National League North side Darlington before a move to Town proved too tempting to turn down.

Falkingham’s first season at Harrogate Town saw him Captain the side to promotion to the National League, win the West Riding U21 League as Manager and be named in the National League North Team of the Year.

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GEORGE THOMSON

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Thomson joined Town in May 2017 after a productive season at FC United of Manchester that yielded 20 goals; impressive for a player who describes themselves as ‘more of an attacking midfielder than an out and out striker’.

A Local lad, and fans favourite, Jack progressed through the Harrogate Town youth system before joining Simon Weaver’s first team squad in August 2014.

Emmett then impressed after being thrown into the Town starting eleven towards the end of 2015.

Thomson managed a total of 32 goals in 72 matches during an 18 month spell at The Red Rebels, who he had joined from full-time Chester.

The tricky winger’s fine form and electric pace meant he became a mainstay in Town’s resurgence up the Conference North table, and earned him his first permanent contract.

The West Yorkshire based arrival had this to say on his move to The CNG Stadium: “I am very happy with my decision to sign for Town and I believe this is the right place for me to continue my development.

The 2017/18 season saw Emmett shifted to central midfield where he formed an impressive partnership with Josh Falkingham, with whom he was named joint Players Player of the Season.

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After Captaining Sunderland’s Under 21 sides to 2nd and 3rd placed finishes, Liam Agnew joined Boston United after impressing the Pilgrims’ management on loan.

A skilled midfielder who has a knack for scoring important goals, Lloyd started his career at Sheffield United.

The central midfielder was soon named club captain before Harrogate Town claimed Agnew’s signature in January 2017.

As with so many youngsters, Lloyd was unable to break into the first team of his parent club and found himself sent out on loan, firstly at Torquay United and then at Chesterfield.

Agnew made his debut for Town towards the end of the 2016/17 season after recovering from a serious injury suffered at Boston.

Whilst at The Spireites, Lloyd impressed the management enough to be offered a full-time deal and spent two seasons at Chesterfield.

During his stay at Saltergate, he found himself on loan at both Alfreton Town and Kidderminster Harriers and at the end of the 2009-2010 season, Lloyd was released along with 11 other players.

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MICHAEL WOODS

MARK BECK

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In November 2018, Woods returned to The CNG Stadium for his second spell at the club, having made 38 league appearances for Town from 2013 to 2014; scoring nine goals.

Striker Mark Beck joined Harrogate Town from Darlington in November 2017 for an undisclosed fee.

The six-foot-five forward was The Quakers’ top scorer during 2016/17 netting 18 league goals in a productive first season at Blackwell Meadows before making the move to The CNG Stadium.

Woods departed Harrogate for League Two Hartlepool at the beginning of the 2014/15 season and went on to make over 100 appearances for The Monkey Hangars.

In his last full season at the club, Woods became the first Pools midfielder to hit double figures since the 2011/12 season, an achievement that helped him to being named Supporters Association Away Player of the Year.

The 5ft8 creative midfielder had previously spent time at Doncaster Rovers, Yeovil, Notts County and Chelsea, who signed Woods at just 16 years old.

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Aaron Williams joined Town in June 2018 from beaten Promotion Finalists and FA Trophy holders Brackley Town, who he managed over 30 goals for last season.

Jack Muldoon joined Harrogate Town in June 2018 after the expiry of his contract at AFC Fylde.

The forward arrives at The CNG Stadium with plenty of National League experience having turned out for both Fylde and Lincoln.

At just 24 years of age, Williams has scored over 100 career goals in a career that has included spells at Football League sides Walsall, Peterborough and Newport County.

Muldoon enjoyed success at both clubs including promotion to the Football League with The Imps and scoring The Coasters Goal of the Season against Macclesfield during 2017/18.

Williams said: “It’s a club on the up so it was an easy decision for me to make and after speaking to the Gaffer I couldn’t wait to get my signature on the dotted line.”

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SIMON WEAVER MANAGER

Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Weaver plays as a central defender and began his career as an apprentice with Sheffield Wednesday and made his professional debut during a loan spell with Doncaster Rovers in February 1997. Released by Wednesday, he moved into the non-league circuit with first Ilkeston Town and then Nuneaton Borough.

In the summer of 2002, he made a return to the Football League, signing for Lincoln City, who were managed by Keith Alexander, his former boss at Ilkeston. He signed a new one-year contract in July 2004, but lost his place in the Lincoln team at the start of the 2004–05 season and was transfer listed at his request. Following a loan period at Macclesfield Town, he joined Kidderminster Harriers, and was one of ten players released at the end of the season after Kidderminster were relegated to the Conference National. He signed a 12-month contract with Scarborough in June 2005, but despite initial optimism, the spell was not successful and with Scarborough in disarray, Simon was in need of a new club for the 2006–07 season.

Weaver signed a short-term contract with Conference National side York City at the beginning of the 2006–07 season but having been an unused substitute for the first two games of the season, he was released by York so that he could take up the offer of a 12-month contract at Tamworth. Although Weaver played in many of Tamworths games in the 2006–07 season, he was not offered a new contract following the club’s relegation.

In the summer of 2007, he briefly trialled with Conference Premier newcomers Salisbury City and had discussions with Droylsden. He was injured playing in a pre-season friendly in Scotland: an injury that required the bones in his foot to be pinned. The injury caused him to miss the first four months of the season but, returning to fitness, he signed for Boston United on 11 December 2007.

On 29 May 2008, Weaver joined Conference North newcomers King’s Lynn, after failing to agree a new deal with Boston. He scored three goals in 22 appearances but left King’s Lynn in January after failing to get a regular start in recent weeks. He joined Redditch United, debuting in their 2–1 victory at Hyde United on 31 January 2009. After one further appearance for the club in the away defeat to Fleetwood Town a fortnight later, Weaver rejoined his former club Ilkeston Town. He made a successful debut for the club, netting twice in a 4–3 Northern Premier League Challenge Cup victory at Boston United on 18 February 2009.

Weaver was appointed as the new player-manager of Harrogate Town on 20 May 2009. His first season in charge did not go well and Harrogate finished bottom of the Conference North. Only a reprieve, due to Northwich Victoria’s demotion due to financial issues, saved Weaver from being relegated during his first season in charge. In Weaver’s second year, Harrogate Town finished 12th in a season which included a 10-game unbeaten run. In between Weaver’s second and third year of management, his father, Irving, took over Harrogate Town. The Weavers led Harrogate to finish 6th in the 2012–13 Conference North season.

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CL ASSIC CAMPAIGNS

Classic Campaigns Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS selects ten post-war Harrogate Town 'Classic Campaigns'.

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1980/81 Harrogate Town finished Yorkshire League Third Division runners-up in 1980/81. Alan Smith had been appointed Harrogate’s player-manager the previous year when the club was at arguably the lowest point in its history and the former York City winger plotted a successful era at Wetherby Road. Harrogate won 20 of their 30 matches and scored 64 goals but were pipped to the Yorkshire League Third Division title on goal difference by newcomers Bradley Rangers, despite winning 6-1 in their final game of the season. John Campbell was leading marksman with 15 goals. Harrogate also won the Yorkshire League Third Division Fair Play Award.

1981/82 Harrogate Town were Yorkshire League Second Division champions in 1981/82. Alan Smith’s newly-promoted side quickly adjusted to higher status and won 16 of their 30 matches, pipping Ossett Town to the title on goal difference. Mick Margis and John Campbell were joint top scorers with 18 goals apiece as Harrogate netted a total of 56 goals. As it was the final season of the Yorkshire League, merging with the Midland League to form the Northern Counties East League, normal promotion and relegation did not apply because of re-organisation. Harrogate competed in the Northern Counties East League First Division (North) the following season.

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1985/86 Harrogate Town won the West Riding County Cup for the third time in the club’s history in 1985/86. Harrogate had previously lifted the West Riding County Cup in 1962/63 and 1972/73. Alan Smith’s side defeated holders Goole Town 1-0 in the final. Leading marksman Jeff Demibickjy and Dave Ballantyne netted 30 goals between them as Harrogate narrowly missed promotion, pipped by Sheffield on the final day, finishing third in the North East Counties League First Division behind champions North Ferriby United. They won 7-0 at bottom of the table Pilkington Recs, also hammering Borrowash Victoria 7-2 and Bradley Rangers 6-3 at Wetherby Road.

1989/90 Harrogate Town won the Northern Premier League First Division Cup in 1989/90. Alan Smith’s side defeated Accrington Stanley 3-2 and Winsford United 2-1 before beating Congleton Town 5-1 on aggregate in the final. Paul Williamson skippered Harrogate to ninth place in the Northern Premier League First Division, winning 17 of their 42 games and gaining 60 points. Colin Hogarth was ‘Player of the Year’, while striker Ian Blackstone moved from Accrington Stanley and was top scorer, later transferred to York City. The club became a Limited Company to fund the construction of a new main stand which was opened at the start of the following season.

2001/02 Harrogate Town won the Northern Premier League First Division title in 2001/02. John Reed’s side began with a 2-1 defeat at Lincoln United but soared to the top with a nine-match unbeaten run. They slammed five goals past Farsley Celtic and Lincoln United, then six past Rossendale United and Belper Town, finishing ten points above runners-up Ossett Town. Player-coach Neil Aspin was ‘Player of the Year’ as Harrogate also won the West Riding County Cup, beating Farsley Celtic 4-0 in the final. They defeated Colwyn Bay and Kendal Town en route to the FA Trophy third round for only the second time, losing 2-0 in front of 1,886 at Doncaster Rovers.

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2002/03 Harrogate Town reached the FA Cup first round proper for the first time in the club’s history in 2002/03. John Reed’s side defeated Great Harwood Town 2-0, Accrington Stanley 3-2 and Wisbech Town 2-0 in the FA Cup before losing 5-1 at Conference side Farnborough Town in the first round. Skipper Robbie Whellans was leading marksman, while Simon Sturdy was ‘Player of the Year’ as Harrogate finished sixth in their first season in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. Town also retained the West Riding County Cup, beating Farsley Celtic 3-1 after extra-time in the final with goals by Colin Hunter, Paul Sykes and Robbie Whellans

2003/04 Harrogate Town finished fifth in the Northern Premier League Premier Division in 2003/04, the club’s highest final placing at that time. Harrogate won 24 of their 44 matches, scoring 79 goals and gaining 77 points. Town trounced Wakefield & Emley 5-0 at Wetherby Road and triumphed 5-1 at Spennymoor United. They fought out a thrilling 4-4 draw at home to runners-up Droylsden in mid-October, also slamming four goals past Ashton United, Blyth Spartans, Lancaster, Marine and Stalybridge. John Reed’s side scored 21 times in the space of seven games in April.

Harrogate became founder members of the newly-formed Conference North that summer.

2005/06 Harrogate Town qualified for the Conference North play-offs in 2005/06. They won 4-1 at home to Worcester City and secured three-goal wins over Lancaster City, Leigh RMI and Moor Green. Winning 22 of their 42 games, they finished fifth with 71 points but lost 1-0 to eventual winners Stafford Rangers in the play-off semi-finals.

Harrogate beat Great Harwood 3-0, Witton Albion 2-0 and Scarborough 1-0 en route to the FA Cup first round proper. Travelling to Torquay United, their first ever Cup game against Football League opposition, they drew 1-1 at Plainmoor with a goal from Danny Holland but lost 6–5 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the replay.

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2012/13 Harrogate Town reached the FA Cup second round proper for the first time in 2012/13. Simon Weaver’s side defeated West Auckland 5-1, Frickley Athletic 3-2 and Hyde 1-0 in the FA Cup before Chib Chilaka’s goal clinched a 1-0 victory at Torquay United in the first round proper. It was the first occasion that Harrogate had beaten Football League opposition in the FA Cup. They faced Hastings United in the second round and Tom Platt scored to secure a 1-1 draw in front of 2,986 at Wetherby Road. Platt scored again in the replay at Hastings, with his late equaliser forcing extra-time. This tie also ended 1–1 but Harrogate lost 5–4 on penalties.

2017/18 Harrogate Town won promotion to the Conference National for the first time in 2017/18. They signed numerous new players before their pre-season home match against Leeds United and began training as a full professional club in July. Simon Weaver’s side won 26 of their 42 Conference North games to finish runners-up to Salford City and qualify for the play-offs. Dominic Knowles scored twice, including a dramatic last-gasp winner, as Harrogate triumphed 2-1 over Chorley in the semi-finals. A first-half double by leading marksman Knowles plus Joe Leesley’s second-half strike gave Harrogate a 3-0 win over Brackley Town in the play-off fin

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WHERE IS HARROGATE? Not my question, but one that beamed onto television screens worldwide translated into a number of different languages in 1982 when the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the town. It saw the first ever triumph for Germany with petite chanteuse Nicole wowing the Yorkshire crowd warbling “A Little Peace”. The fraulein also reached Number One in the British charts. You probably don’t recall that Britain was represented by Bardo singing One Step Further”. Lord knows what Wogan made of it all, nor hostess Jan Leeming who was probably far too much of a lady to note the absence, for varying reasons of Italy, France and Greece. Early indications that Brexit was never going to be an easy process. The synchronicity continues as in May the British tune will be sung by Michael Rice. Good luck to the guy, but I think it a safe bet that the Monkey hangers will not be hosting in 2020 should he triumph. The Icelandic girls look a scary bunch, but maybe they and Mr Rice will be booked at the Hive for a future gig.

At least our FA Cup correspondent Joe Gibney had no worries about his next port of call following the Swansea v Manchester City Quarter Final. I have been to four semi-finals in my lifetime, the first two both being Arsenal v Tottenham games at Wembley. The Arsenal won the third, also a North London derby which involved me leaving for Old Trafford at an unearthly hour, to be followed by a more civilised start when Arsenal beat Sheffield United in 2003. Naturally, Mr G had all those Eurovision facts at his fingertips when I just mentioned the word Harrogate. But I drew the line at writing “ou Est Harrogate, Pretentious- moi?” as Basil Fawlty once retorted.

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When I researched this article, without the benefit of my reading glasses I genuinely misread the Georgian Era as George Ezra, so perhaps the chart-topper will at some time help extend Harrogate’s proud tradition as a musical town. Previously there have been previous Bees games with our opponents to recall, but this is only the latest occasion this season where there is no history to speak of. Actually, I tell a white lie, as Barnet did travel to Yorkshire in August, only to lose 2-0. Sunnier climes I’m sure. Even as I write this, Wales is starting to be battered by a storm, which inevitably has been christened Gareth Gale.

Just walking in the Rain The walking football team have a bewildering variety of opponents, including this very Sunday, when they play an Indian All Stars Team at the Hive. Speak to Shaun Ashley Sherrick or Peter Speroni for details, and good luck to all involved.

Leeds Leeds Due south of Harrogate is Elland Road.

Mr Leighton Davies of Ystradgynlais is a keen follower of Dirty Leeds and thinks they will achieve promotion this season. I assured him that I have visited Elland Road on four occasions. They included Cup ties involving Barnet and the Arsenal, and the Euro 96 clash between Spain and Bulgaria which finished 1-1 and Stoichkov scored.

On the train journey, I spoke to a family of Bulgarian fans and didn’t have the heart to tell them that I was supporting Croatia for the tournament, seeing them twice including their ultimate Quarter Final defeat to the eventual winners, Germany.

Think it was the previous year that I first visited the stadium when the Happy Mondays played so we were all twisting our melons man.

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Barnet had to settle for another draw this weekend after their clash with Hartlepool United finished goalless.

The Bees made one change from the side who shared the points with Halifax Town on Tuesday night with Shaq Coulthirst returning from suspension to replace Dan Sparkes. As for the visitors, they brought in midfielder Liam Noble for Nicky Featherstone.

from distance, but his ambitious effort floated over too.

Alexander then did well to charge down the right flank before floating a delightful cross into Tarpey who volleyed over from close range.

The first chance of the game fell to the Pools inside the first minute when Josh Hawkes struck from outside the box following a lovely piece of footwork, but his effort flew over the bar.

It proved to be a positive first half for the Bees who enjoyed the better of the chances.

However, they found themselves on the back-foot in the early stages of the second period when Luke Molyneux tried to squeeze the ball into the near post only to be denied by Cousins.

However, the Bees hit back soon after when Elliott Johnson’s corner was eventually cleared to the feet of Ephron Mason-Clark who struck from distance but couldn’t find the target.

Then moments later, the Hartlepool number 21 had another chance to rustle the net, this time blasting off target from the edge of the box.

The Bees should have taken the lead on 15 minutes when Dave Tarpey’s corner from the left found Dan Sweeney who headed wide of the post.

Soon after, Mason-Clark did well to float a ball into the box before it was headed across goal to Coulthirst who couldn’t convert from close range.

Fraser Kerr then picked up the first booking of the game for a strong tackle on Tarpey before Coulthirst blasted wide from the edge of the area with 20 minutes on the clock.

Andre Boucaud then found some space before unleashing a driving effort just shy of the hour mark, forcing Loach to get down low and palm the ball away.

Kerr was in the thick of it again, firing from 35 yards out which forced Mark Cousins to make a strong save to prevent the ball arrowing into the top corner.

After a period of pressure from Barnet, the visitors went up the other end and found the net through Nicke Kabamba but it was chalked off for offside.

Just past the half-hour mark and Coulthirst had another chance to score, this time rising highest to head over Cheye Alexander’s cross.

That proved to be the last chance of the game as both sides came away from The Hive London with a point under their belt.

Up the other end and the Pools had a real opportunity to break the deadlock when Hawkes pulled the trigger

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BAD BOYS The Bees’ encounter with Dover in December - and one player in particular got me thinking.

Nortei Nortey – pronounced “Nor-tay Nor-tee”, although I was being egged on by one particular member of Sight and Sound Control to call him “Naughty Naughty” when he came on as a substitute – has learned to deal with the name he was given at birth. So, too, did former Rugby League player and 1970s wrestling star Shirley Crabtree, who was handed his Christian name, in part it seems, as a character-building exercise to toughen him up (although he seemed much happier with his “Big Daddy” moniker). And NFL stars like Saquon Barkeley, Barkevius Mingo, Anquan Boldin and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix seem to revel in the exotic names they have been allotted in life.

It was a mid-week fixture, and the game had just kicked off when I was asked to read out a public address message texted over that requested the driver of a particular vehicle to return to it immediately.

With no response forthcoming, the next text requested me to repeat the message and accompanying reg number, this time adding that if the car – which was causing an obstruction – was left unattended, it would be “moved” independently.

At this point, I noticed a commotion on the Barnet bench, and it quickly became clear that the vehicle belonged to one of the Bees’ substitutes, who had recognised the reg number and was now in panic mode.

The message here is: don’t judge someone’s book purely by its cover.

And, sometimes, don’t judge it purely by some of the chapters inside.

What was he to do? The game was underway, and he could not up and leave the stadium for what could be a 10 to 15 minutes absence in case he was suddenly called into the match. Neither, it would seem, did he feel comfortable with sending someone else back to the changing rooms to find his keys and move his car for him.

I must admit that former Barnet keeper Ran Kadoch’s “punch-it-up-punch it-in” one-two from a corner against Grimsby in 2009 still brings a smile to my face, but as a rule I try to avoid being critical of occasional sporting howlers. After all, we all make mistakes and, anyway, the “culprit” is still far better at what he does than I can ever be.

Respect to the man, I say.

So he chose the only remaining course of action.

He did nothing.

Further text messages rained in every five minutes.

“A tow truck is on the way.” “The tow truck has arrived”. And, finally: “The car and tow truck have now departed.”

Off the field antics open the door to fairer targeting, however.

My favourite personal anecdote comes from a Barnet game from within the last decade. In order to protect the individual’s blushes, I won’t reveal his name or whether the fixture was at Underhill or the Hive. The rest of the facts, though, remain uncensored.

So, too, just a few months later, did the player himself.

As a great philosopher once wrote: “Naughty, naughty. Very naughty.”

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ JOSH PALMER Last Friday saw Northern Premier League Premier Division side North Ferriby United wound up following a court hearing. The East Yorkshire club won the National League North playoffs in 2015/16, before spending a season in the National League, before suffering two successive relegations. They also defeated Wrexham at Wembley in the 2014/15 FA Trophy final, winning 5-4 on penalties. In a short statement released by the club on their social media pages, the club confirmed that it would now be put into the hands of a liquidator. “We would like to thank every single player that has played for our fantastic club, with every manager who has led us to success” said the statement.

“Our biggest thank you’s are to the supporters who have helped to make this club arguably the friendliest in nonleague”. Before their closure, the club were bottom of the league, 19 points off of the next lowest ranked team, with just 9 games left to play.

John Radford, the chairman of League 2 side Mansfield Town, has this week completed the purchase of the Nottinghamshire sides’ stadium, Field Mill. The stadium, now known as the One Call Stadium for sponsorship reasons, now belongs to Radford, who recently paid off the final payment to Keith Haslam, a former owner of the club, after a long-running dispute. “This is great news for me and the club” said Radford. “When I did the deal with Keith I looked forward to this day and being able to announce that we were completely in control of our own destiny as regards the One Call Stadium”. The Stags have played at the ground since 1919, having previously been home to several other smaller football and rugby clubs.

Having spent just 31 days with the club, Paul Scholes resigned from his post as manager of Oldham Athletic. The former midfielder scored 155 goals in 718 games during his 19-year playing career, which he spent all at Manchester United.

His appointment with the Latics last month caused some controversy, as he owns a 10% share in Salford City, with FIFA and FA rules stating that a person cannot have major roles in two clubs simultaneously. According to Oldham owner Abdallah Lemsagam, Scholes told him that he was resigning from his post at the end of last week via text message. He reportedly said that he could not “operate as I intended and was led to believe prior to taking on the role”, a reason which Lemsagam said surprised him, as he had supposedly given him “all the support and autonomy that he asked for”. “I have been in Dubai over the last couple of weeks and was at ease knowing that he was in charge” said Lemsagam. “I was very surprised as he simply resigned by text on Wednesday afternoon and has refused to discuss matters that influenced him to make his decision. Paul and I both agreed that there is potential but I reassured him that he had my full backing to rebuild the team of his choice next season”.

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Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland have both been fined by the FA following a fight between players and staff of both clubs. The incident occurred in the 95th minute of the game between the two sides at Adams Park on 9th March, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Alex Samuel had put the hosts a goal up shortly before half time, but Duncan Watmore, who had previously played for Sunderland in the Premier League, scored an equaliser in the 4th minute of added time at the end of the game. Following the late goal, several players were involved in the fight, with the visitors’ captain George Honeyman and the hosts’ Nathan Tyson both receiving straight red cards, having joined the fight from the bench, with both having been substituted off earlier in the game.

Later on, in the stoppage time, Wanderers’ Marcus Bean received a second yellow card for a foul, reducing his side to 9 men. An FA panel decided that the Chairboys were to be fined £7,250 and the Black Cats £6,000.

Arsenal have been fined by the FA after a fan ran onto the pitch during the Gunners’ game against Manchester United at the Emirates last weekend and challenged Chris Smalling.

The fan, named as Gary Cooper, a 30-year-old from Surrey, was arrested and charged with common assault, and will now appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court next Tuesday. The Islington club have until this Friday to respond to the charges. “It is alleged the club failed to ensure that its spectator[s] conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and refrained from encroaching onto the pitch during the Premier League fixture against Manchester United on Sunday” said the FA statement.

A 16-year-old male has been reported to police by Huddersfield Town after racially abusing their player Philip Billing online. Billing is a Denmark international, who is of Nigerian descent. He posted on his Twitter account a screenshot of a private message which he received, which read: “I never want to see you in a Town kit ever again, you useless wannabe black donkey”. Following a report received

by West Yorkshire Police this morning (13 March) in relation to abusive racial comments on social media, police have now arrested a 16-year-old male” said a police statement.

“The teenager has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communications and is being investigated as a hate crime.

Enquiries remain ongoing. All reports of hate incidents are taken extremely seriously by West Yorkshire Police and all such reports will be thoroughly investigated”.

Marcus Bignot, the joint manager of National League North side Guiseley, has said that he has “no doubt” that they will avoid relegation this season. The side finished bottom of the National League last season, where they had spent 3 seasons. The side have not won a game since New Years’ Day, when they defeated Bradford Park Avenue 2-1 away, and have been winless in their last 12 league games. This poor run of form sees them in 19th place, just 3 points above the bottom 3 relegation places with 9 games remaining. “We have no doubt about this group; they are all in it together. Whether it is the starting 11 on the pitch or in the stands”, said Bignot. “We have all got our common cause and the motivation is to make sure that we are a National League North club at the end of the season. I have no doubt that we will manage to do that”.

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Our opponents tonight, Harrogate Town, have reportedly submitted plans to resurface the pitch at their Wetherby Road stadium. Currently, the pitch is 3G, but if the plans go ahead it will either be dug up and replaced with grass, or would have grass laid directly on top of it. After their 1-0 win over Maidenhead United on Saturday, they currently find themselves in 6th place in the National League, having won the National League North playoffs last season. Indigo Planning have submitted their two planning applications to Harrogate Borough Council for the work on behalf of Town, with the designs having been produced by Bowman Riley Architects. EFL rules state that all member clubs must have grass pitches, and will not be allowed promotion to it if they have a 3G pitch.

The FA is set to introduce Sin Bins to the English football pyramid from next season. Levels 5 and 6 of the nonleague system, or 9 and 10 of the national system, have been selected to start off the introduction, with it having been trialled in grassroots football since last season. The original plan was to include step 7 from next season, but it is understood that only step 5 and 6 are the only ones to actually be used. The sin bins are going to be aimed at dissent offences only, according to a statement by the Macron Store Southern Combination Football League. It is also reported that the FA will be arranging training courses for clubs as well as match officials at various venues in the near future to prepare for the introduction in August. The sin bin concept was introduced to rugby union in 2001 after a few years of trial and requires the player in question to leave the field for 10 minutes of the game upon being sent there by the referee.

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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

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 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 Tue Feb 12 Sat Feb 16 Tue Feb 19 POSTPONED Sat Feb 23 Tue Feb 26 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

Team

1

Playing Substitute

S

Unused Substitute

Aldershot Town Braintree Town Eastleigh Harrogate Town Ebbsfleet United Chesterfield Dagenham & Redbridge Dover Athletic Bromley Maidenhead United Leyton Orient AFC Fylde Havant & Waterlooville Wrexham Solihull Moors Braintree Town (FAC 4Q) Barrow Salford City Maidstone United Bristol Rovers (FAC1) Hartlepool United Bristol Rovers (FAC1 R) Gateshead Stockport County (FAC2) Ebbsfleet United Bath City (FAT1) Dover Athletic Boreham Wood Dagenham & Redbridge Boreham Wood Sheffield United (FAC3) Dorchester Town (FAT2) Braintree Town Brentford FC (FAC4) Carshalton Athletic (FAT3) Brentford FC (FAC4 R) Sutton United Carshalton A (FAT3 R) Solihull Moors Sutton United Maidstone United AFC Fylde (FAT4) Chesterfield Barrow FC Halifax Town Gateshead FC Halifax Town Hartlepool United Harrogate Town Salford City Aldershot Town Leyton Orient Eastleigh Maidenhead United Wrexham AFC Fylde Bromley Havant & Waterlooville

A H H A H A H A A H A H H A H H A H H H A A H H A H H A A H A H A H A A H H A A A A H H A A H H H A H H A A H A H 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 0-1 1,316 19:45 2-1 606 15:00 2-2 1,747 19:45 0-0 1,917 TBC 15:00 19:45 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

*0-0 0-2 3-1 3-0 2-1 1-1 0-0

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 1,648 271

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18202122232426 27 28293032343637 383940

23

S

S S 18 197 S S

902 172 1022 102 1,085 57 665 115 702 68 1,269 235

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 14 12 27 S S S 17 18 23 23 S 10 11 27 S

S S

S 27 29 27

S

S S 21 S S 18 S S S 11 S 27

40

S 2 S 27 S 27 27

6 10 S

21 21

S 10

17

17

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

Defender

Almada, Portugal

Forward

15.06.1987

Wandsworth, England

Forward

02.11.1994

Hackney, England

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 Midfielder

16.07.1997 29.05.1997 Nigeria 10.05.1993

21 Medy ELITO

Midfielder

20.03.1990

22 23 24 25

Forward Defender Goalkeeper Midfielder

Midfielder

42-1-1

179-4-6

221-9-5

221-9-5

24-2-0

342-14-15

61-1-5

155-10-6

43-0-3

124-6-7

7-4-0

293-46-138

31-2-1

77-14-4

14-11-2

410-104-177

60-14-27

132-52-48

12-7-2 79-13-5 0-1-0 38-32-7 13-11-0 54-12-0

249-79-51 86-13-5 0-1-0 218-67-59 21-11-1 86-13-0 444-68-10 70-17-9 22-20-3 174-61-28

21-5-0

243-65-36

12-10-2 65-12-3 0-0-0 0-0-0

57-12-20 83-20-5 0-0-0 19-3-1

62-5-1

207-32-22

Metropolitan Police

25-28-4

30-29-4

Three Bridges, Staines, Hungerford

1-0-0

14-1-0

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

9-11-2

16-14-3

3-0-0

3-0-0

Enfield, England Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby, Farnborough

1-1-0

3-2-0

Grays Athletic, Solihull Moors

2-6-0

27-6-1

0-1-0 0-0-0

3-1-0 18-1-1

Midfielder

28 Darnell SMITH

Defender

29 Jack BARHAM

Forward

30 Dwight PASCAL

Defender

Malakai 31 HINCKSON-MARS

Forward

01.12.1998

40 Ashley CHARLES

240-4-0

140-57-18

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

Ephron 27 MASON-CLARK

38

42-0-0

10-13-1

Midfielder

34 35

Havant & Waterlooville, Worthing, Boreham Wood, Harrow Borough, Ashford Town, Carshalton Athletic, Stevenage, AFC Wimbledon, Cheltenham Town, Chesterfield, Barrow, Sutton United Tottenham Hotspur, Leyton Orient, Torquay, Southend, York, Wigan, Peterborough, Mansfield Histon, Braintree, Torquay, Dagenham & Redbridge Chelsea, Hampton & Richmond SK Babite, West Ham Boreham Wood, Billericay Town, Harrow Borough, Braintree

Brentford, Staines, Margate, Wealdstone

26 Dan SWEENEY

Joe PAYNE Martyn BOX Loic HERNANDEZ Mohammed BETTAMER

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

Career M/S/G

Hammersmith, England Latvia Lagos, Nigeria Hackney, England Hammersmith, England Chelsea, Hampton & Richmond, Staines Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Peterborough, Aldershot Town, Kettering Enfield, England 7-6-0 Town, Wycombe, York City, Luton, Notts County, Dagenham & Redbridge Lambeth, England Hendon, Hampton & Richmond 57-14-9

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

32

Josh WALKER David TUTONDA Aymen AZAZE Roy SYLA

Edgware, England

Barnet M/S/G

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

Defender Defender

02.04.1999 Enfield, England 15.11.2001 07.11.1999

Forward

01.04.1993

Hayes & Yeading, Hampton & Richmond, Braintree

4-2-0

18-10-6

Midfielder

15.05.1999

Watford FC

4-3-0

4-3-0

Defender

Croydon, England Wingate & Finchley

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 - 2018/19 LEAGUE

CUP

TOTALS

APPS SUBS UNUSED GOALS APPS SUBS UNUSED GOALS APPS

SUBS UNUSED GOALS

1

Mark COUSINS

33

0

2

0

9

0

2

0

42

0

4

0

2

Cheye ALEXANDER

32

1

2

0

10

0

1

1

42

1

3

1

3

Elliott JOHNSON

28

0

0

1

10

1

0

1

38

1

0

2

4

Callum REYNOLDS

17

2

0

0

7

0

0

0

24

2

0

0

5

Ricardo ALMEIDA SANTOS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Craig ROBSON

31

0

1

0

12

0

0

3

43

0

1

3

7

Dave TARPEY

3

4

0

0

0

0

2

0

3

4

2

0

8

Charlee ADAMS

26

0

0

1

5

2

0

0

31

2

0

1

9

Byron HARRISON

13

7

1

1

1

4

4

1

14

11

5

2

10

Shaquile COULTHIRST

16

7

1

7

7

1

3

8

23

8

4

15

11

Dan SPARKES

8

2

10

0

3

5

1

2

11

7

11

2

12

Jack TAYLOR

24

2

0

3

10

0

0

1

34

2

0

4

13

Rihards MATREVICS

0

1

28

0

0

0

10

0

0

1

38

0

14

Simeon AKINOLA

1

6

1

0

0

3

1

0

1

9

2

0

15

Nana KYEI

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

0

0

16

Harry TAYLOR

7

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

8

2

0

0

17

Andre BOUCAUD

5

3

1

0

2

3

0

0

7

6

1

0

18

Wesley FONGUCK

27

1

6

8

10

2

0

1

37

3

6

9

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

15

3

6

0

7

2

2

0

22

5

8

0

22

Josh WALKER

10

8

0

2

2

2

1

0

12

10

1

2

23

David TUTONDA

15

2

8

0

5

2

2

2

20

4

10

2

24

Aymen AZAZE

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

25

Roy SYLA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

Dan SWEENEY

33

0

1

1

12

0

0

0

45

0

1

1

27

Ephron MASON-CLARK

13

14

6

2

8

1

2

2

21

15

8

4

28

Darnell SMITH

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

29

Jack BARHAM

9

9

2

2

0

2

0

0

9

11

2

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

9

0

0

0

2

0

1

3

11

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

1

5

0

4

2

6

0

39

Will HUFFER

2

0

1

0

3

0

0

0

5

0

1

0

40

Ashley CHARLES

3

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

4

3

0

0

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THE RECKLESS GUIDE

Reckless Guide Salford City 23 • 03 • 2019 - KICK OFF: 3:00PM LOCATION: THE PENINSULA STADIUM MOOR LANE, SALFORD M7 3PZ

and a bus shuttle service will run between the car park and ground.

KEY PERSONNEL Coventry born Scot Graham Alexander is the current Manager at Salford and has previous experience at Scunthorpe, Preston and Fleetwood.

As a player, he had a long 24-year career with Preston, Scunthorpe, Luton and Burnley. He also made 40 international appearances for Scotland.

DIRECTIONS BY TRAIN Manchester Victoria and then a cab are the only sensible options unless you like a long walk or a bus ride. First Buses 97 or 98 stop at the end of Moor Green, then a short walk to the stadium. Journey time is around 20 minutes.

BRIEF DIRECTIONS BY ROAD

The nearest Metro Tram stop to the ground is Crumpsall which is a godly 30-minute walk away.

Moor Lane is approx 2 miles south of Junction 17 of the M60, however the ground is not in Salford but Kersal. Therefore a straightforward M6 to Junction 21a taking the M62 towards Manchester onto its junction 12 and taking the M60 junction 17 signposted Manchester City Centre (A56). Pass the Lidl store and Carphone Warehouse on your right and at the traffic lights turn right into Moor Lane for the stadium.

EATING AND DRINKING LOCALLY There are no social club facilities yet at the ground, but there are stalls and a fanzone behind the stand which serve alcohol and normal football food. There are no pubs nearby!

So Manchester Victoria it is then.

CAR PARKING No parking at the ground available and in the immediate vicinity local streets are restricted. There is parking available further up Moor Lane and side streets. A Park & Ride service will be in operation for this game at M27 8SJ. The charge is £2 per vehicle BARNETFC.COM 54

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GROUND DESCRIPTION

CELEBRITY WATCH

The current capacity at the Peninsula is a shade over 5,000 and has taken on it present form in the last 18 months and is still developing. The South Stand (Neville Road) has 6-8 rows of seats and is fully covered, the North Stand (Moor Lane) opposite is similar but with corporate boxes. Both ends are terraces slightly larger than the South Stand at the Hive.

The club is owned by an illustrious bunch of ex-professional footballers including David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs.

Segregation will not be enforced for this fixture but visitors usually gather in a section of the East Terrace (School End). 200 seats are made available too in the North Stand at no extra charge.

Barnet Superfan John Motson was actually born here, did you know? Singer Elkie Brooks hails from these parts as do actors Sir Ben Kingsley, Albert Finney plus the sultry Joanne Whalley and Rebecca Atkinson. Others for your autographs books are Snookers John Virgo and Wrestler Giant Haystacks.

OUR LAST MEETING & MEMORIES Our only previous meeting I believe is earlier in the season at The Hive when the visitors won 3-1 with the Bees goal coming from Wes Fonguck.

ADMISSION PRICES ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE A VERY REASONABLE ADULTS £10.00 CONCESSIONS £5.00

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NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE

LEAGUE Table POS

TEAM

PLD

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1.

Leyton Orient

37

21

10

6

33

73

2.

Solihull Moors

38

22

7

9

28

73

3.

Wrexham

39

21

9

9

18

72

4.

Salford City

38

20

9

9

26

69

5.

AFC Fylde

37

18

13

6

31

67

6.

Harrogate Town

37

19

9

9

24

66

7.

Eastleigh

38

19

7

12

3

64

8.

Gateshead

39

18

8

13

11

62

9.

Sutton United

39

16

12

11

2

60

10.

Ebbsfleet United

38

16

10

12

16

58

11.

Barrow

39

15

10

14

0

55

12.

Hartlepool United

39

12

13

14

-6

49

13.

Bromley

38

13

9

16

-5

48

14.

FC Halifax Town

38

10

17

11

-2

47

15.

Dagenham & Redbridge

38

13

8

17

-3

47

16.

Chesterfield

39

10

16

13

-4

46

17.

Boreham Wood

38

10

14

14

-9

44

18.

Maidenhead United

39

13

5

21

-23

44

19.

Dover Athletic

39

11

10

18

-14

43

20.

Barnet

35

11

9

15

-11

42

21.

Havant & Waterlooville

39

9

11

19

-15

38

22.

Aldershot Town

38

8

8

22

-32

32

23.

Maidstone United

38

8

5

25

-35

29

24.

Braintree Town

39

7

7

25

-33

28

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DATE:

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TIME:

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MATCH OFFICIALS HARROGATE TOWN

HEAD COACH. DARREN CURRIE

MANAGER. SIMON WEAVER

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