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Darren Currie

Good Afternoon and welcome back to The Hive for today’s National League fixture against Leyton Orient.

I’d like to extend that welcome to Justin Edinburgh and his coaching staff.

The league leaders are in town today and it will be a good test for us, but we are in good form ourselves. Two good sides are coming together and I’m really looking forward to the game, obviously, we know how difficult it’s going to be but our form at The Hive of late has been fairly solid and we want to build on that. There will be a good crowd today, the pitch is immaculate and it’s all set up for a really good game.

It’s been extremely pleasing to see us start getting results at home. There’s nothing I like more than walking across the pitch at the final whistle, seeing our supporters showing their appreciation for our players’

efforts and everyone going home happy.

I want that as often and as frequently as possible.

You’re getting behind the boys and everything is starting to settle down.

Performances and results always contribute to fans being happy and that’s what I want to achieve.

Enjoy the match, #LetsBeeTogether

Darren

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Hello everybody, welcome back once again to The Hive London for tonight’s league match against Leyton Orient.

We are definitely looking forward to the challenge today. We’re in a good run of form and are looking to finish the season strongly, being professional means we want to beat everyone who comes our way. It doesn’t matter where they are in the league or what their agendas are like we saw on Tuesday night as we probably sealed Aldershot’s fate, but we had a job to do and we did it. It will be a good test today to see where we can put ourselves against the best side in the division.

possession. I know it’s an old saying, but if you don’t concede, you’re guaranteed a point. We’re now looking to improve with the ball which we can do, but we’ve built a good foundation for ourselves to build on.

Thank you for your great support!

Come on you Bees!

Getting four clean sheets in a row has been nice, personally, it’s great but as a team, I think we have deserved them. We have worked really hard when we’re not in

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LEYTON ORIENT CLUB HISTORY Leyton Orient were originally formed by members of the Glyn Cricket Club in 1881, many of whom were former students of the Independent College, Homerton in nearby Hackney (now Homerton College in Cambridge); an annual fixture is still held between the club and the college. The team has had several name changes since, first as Eagle Cricket Club in 1886, then as Orient Football Club in 1888.

The 12 history books written on the club by its historian Neilson N. Kaufman between 1974 and 2015 suggest that the choice of the name Orient came about at the behest of a player, Jack R Dearing, who was an employee of the Orient Shipping Company, later part of P&O – Peninsular & Oriental. The club’s name was changed again to Clapton Orient in 1898 to represent the area of London in which they played, though there was another team called Clapton F.C.

Before their relegation in 2017, the O’s were the second-oldest league club in London behind Fulham and were the 24th oldest club currently playing in the Football League.

Following Fulham’s promotion to the Premier League they became the oldest London club playing in the Football League. They played in the Second Division of the Southern Federation’s League in 1904, joined the Football League in 1905. By this time players such as part-time outside right, Herbert Kingaby could earn £2 4s (2012: £200) per week – payment being somewhat sporadic.

The name Leyton Orient was adopted following the conclusion of the Second World War. The club had moved to Leyton in 1937, though again there was another team called Leyton F.C. A further rename back to simply Orient took place in 1966 after the Borough of Leyton (in Essex) was absorbed into the London Borough of Waltham Forest. That renaming followed a BARNETFC.COM 11

financial crisis – one of several to hit the club, and by no means the first or last – and restructuring of the company behind the club; this is remembered for a “pass the bucket” collection that took place at a special meeting of supporters in the East Stand, when complete closure was claimed to be a definite possibility.

The club finally reverted to Leyton Orient in 1987, shortly after Tony Wood took over as chairman and at a time when a supporters’ campaign was taking place in the Leyton Orientear fanzine to reinstate the Leyton part of the club’s name.

World War I The 1914–15 season was the last football season before the league was suspended due to the outbreak of the First World War. A total of 41 members of the Clapton Orient team and staff joined up into the 17th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (the

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Footballers’ Battalion), the highest of any football team in the country and the first to join up en masse. At the final game of the season – Clapton Orient vs Leicester Fosse, 20,000 people came out to support the team.

A farewell parade was also hosted, but not before the O’s had won 2–0.

The British Film Institute holds a brief recording of this historic match and parade in its archives.

Richard McFadden, William Jonas and George Scott. This was the first official visit to the Orient war graves for 90 years. A second visit to the Somme took place the weekend of 12/13 July 2008, this time 183 O’s supporters and members of the RBL made the historic pilgrimage. Chris Slegg, a BBC London reporter travelled with the party and footage of the Somme trip was shown on local news bulletins.

Chart of table positions of Leyton Orient in the Football League.

During the Battle of the Somme, three players gave their lives for king and country: Richard McFadden, George Scott and William Jonas. Though they were the only Orient staff to have died during the First World War, many others sustained wounds, some more than once and were not able to resume their football careers after the war.

Prior to the First World War, O’s striker McFadden had saved the life of a boy who was drowning in the River Lea as well as rescuing a man from a burning building.

In August 2009 Steve Jenkins, along with fellow O’s supporter Theresa Burns and former Orient player Peter Kitchen, launched the O’s Somme Memorial Fund with the objective of erecting a permanent memorial in northern France in honour of the Clapton Orient side that answered the call of king and country.

History was made on Saturday 30 April 1921 when the Prince of Wales, later to become King Edward VIII, visited Millfields Road to see the O’s play Notts County. The Orient won 3–0 and this was the first time a member of royalty had attended a Football League match. The royal visit was to show gratitude for Clapton Orient’s patriotic example during the Great War and there is now a plaque erected on the site of the Millfields Road Stadium to commemorate this historic event.

Manager John Sitton, from documentary “Orient – Club for a Fiver”, made in 1995 by producer/ director Jo Treharne for Open Media and Channel 4 Leyton Orient were Division Three South champions in the 1955–56 season and spent 20 of the next 25 years in the Second Division, before being relegated at the end of the 1981–82 season. They have not been back to that level since.

The story of the club’s major involvement in the First World War has been told in a 2005 book entitled They Took The Lead, by Stephen Jenkins, deputy chairman of Leyton Orient Supporters’ Club. In July 2006 Jenkins, assisted by Les Bailey, took a party of 150 Leyton Orient supporters and members of the Leyton and Manor Park Royal British Legion over to the Somme region of northern France, to visit World War I war graves and to pay their respects at the resting places of

A third trip to the Somme took place in July 2011 and the O’s Memorial was unveiled in the village of Flers on Sunday 10 July.

Later 20th century

Orient’s golden years were in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1961–62 season Orient were promoted to the top tier of English football, the First Division (now the Premier League), for the only time in their history, after finishing second in Division Two under the management of Johnny Carey. The team struggled in the top flight and were relegated after just one season.

Nonetheless, they did defeat local rivals West Ham United at home.

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They were Division Three champions in the 1969–70 season and spent the whole of the 1970s in Division Two. In 1972 Orient achieved one of the most famous results in their history – coming back from 2–0 down to beat Chelsea 3–2 in the FA Cup fifth round. They were also Anglo-Scottish Cup Runners up in 1976–77. In 1978 Orient were defeated in the semi final of the FA Cup, the furthest they have progressed in that competition.

In 1978 the club was indirectly responsible for the album Variations composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber for his brother, the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. This reached No.2 in the pop album charts. Variations came about as the result of a bet between the two brothers on the outcome of Orient’s final game of the 1976–77 season against Hull City.

In the 1980s Leyton Orient fared less well, and after two relegations found themselves in the fourth tier of English football. However, they ended the decade on a high, as they were promoted in the 1988–89 season, when under manager Frank Clark they were promoted in the Division Four Play-Off Final after a 2–1 aggregate victory over Wrexham F.C. The early 1990s saw steady progress in the Third Division, missing out on a play-off place in the 1992–93 season on goal difference. However, the financial crisis at the club caused by then-chairman Tony Wood losing his business in the Rwandan Civil War led to a relegation back to the fourth tier, now renamed as the Third Division following the formation of the Premier League.

Under manager Tommy Taylor, Orient were defeated in the 1999 and 2001 Third Division play-off finals, played at Wembley Stadium and the Millennium Stadium respectively. The latter final saw the fastest ever play-off final goal scored to date at the Millennium Stadium, as Orient’s Chris Tate scored after just 27 seconds. Orient’s fastest ever goal was scored after just 12 seconds by Lee Steele in a match against his former club Oxford at The

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Kassam Stadium on 28 March 2005.

2000s, and promotion again at last After the 2001 play-off final defeat, Leyton Orient took several years to recover from their second play-off final defeat in three years. After Tommy Taylor left the club, Paul Brush spent two unsuccessful years in charge, and after he was sacked former player Martin Ling took over as manager in October 2003, with Orient secondbottom of the league. After several years of steady improvement, Leyton Orient gained promotion in the 2005– 06 season, finishing in third place and gaining automatic promotion to League One. This was the club’s first automatic promotion in 36 years, and ended a period of 11 years in the English league’s bottom division. This promotion season also saw an excellent FA Cup run, with Leyton Orient progressing to the fourth round after beating Premiership side Fulham. Promotion was only secured in the final minutes of the final game of the season, away at Oxford United; with the score tied at 2–2 and Orient seemingly destined to miss out yet again, news came through of a late goal scored against promotion rivals Grimsby Town F.C. that would potentially promote Orient, and the Orient fans were still celebrating this when just 14 seconds later, Lee Steele scored to confirm Orient’s promotion.

The result also relegated Oxford to the Football Conference. Grimsby’s manager that season was Russell Slade, who would later become Orient’s manager.

In 2006–07, Orient endured a difficult season in the third tier, having spent most of the season in or around the relegation zone, and were bottom of the table at times in the first half of the season. An improvement in fortunes after Christmas – including memorable wins against Millwall, Tranmere Rovers and a vital win at eventually-relegated Bradford City near the end of the season – helped them finish in 20th place, one spot above the relegation zone. Most of the 2006 promotionwinning side left at the end of the

season. Some players were released, some declined new contracts and the club’s longest-serving player Matthew Lockwood was re-signed but later moved in pre-season to Nottingham Forest.

2007–08 was better, as Orient finished 14th with 60 points. The O’s began the season in fine form, not dropping out of the top seven until after Christmas. However a loss of form in the second half of the season, recording only three wins from the last 12 games, meant the season ended in a respectable mid-table finish.

Leyton Orient kicked off the 2008–09 season with a 2–1 win over Hereford United at home. Dean Beckwith put Hereford ahead before JJ Melligan and Adam Boyd gave Orient the win. Orient then continued the season with multiple poor results and performances throughout September and October and their only wins were away matches against Walsall and Southend United in the Football League Trophy first round. However Orient were knocked out of the trophy in the following round in an away match at Brighton & Hove Albion. They were in 22nd position in the League One table. Orient booked a place in the second round of the FA Cup after beating Colchester United 1–0. Two Goals from Jason Demetriou and Danny Granville in a 1–2 away victory against Bradford City put Orient through to the third round of the FA Cup where they played Sheffield United at home. They lost 4–1 and, after a run of bad form in the league, Orient parted company with manager Martin Ling and assistant Dean Smith.

Youth team manager Kevin Nugent was named caretaker manager overseeing three games. On 5 February 2009 Geraint Williams was announced as manager until the end of the season.

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over Swindon Town at the County Ground, and eventually finished the season in 14th place.

Orient had a proud day when they beat former Premier League runners-up Newcastle United 6–1 in a pre-season friendly match on 25 July 2009. By beating Colchester United away, in the first round of the Football League Cup, they earned a home second round fixture against Premier League Club, Stoke City.

2010s On 3 April 2010 Geraint Williams was sacked as manager after a 3–1 home defeat to fellow relegation strugglers Hartlepool following a poor run of form.

Kevin Nugent once again took control for the 2–1 defeat at Southampton on 5 April and after the match Russell Slade was named as manager until the end of the season. With even less time to save Orient from relegation than Williams before him, Slade managed to bring about a change in form that saw Orient finish in 17th place, just one point but four places clear of relegation. In the summer of 2010 Slade’s contract was extended for two years. After a poor start to the 2010–11 season, Orient’s league form picked up towards Christmas, culminating in an 8–2 win against non-league Droyslden in an FA Cup second round replay.

In a game described as “the weirdest football match ever”, Orient had trailed most of the game 2–0, but scored six goals in extra time to progress into the third round. Orient then beat highflying Championship side Norwich City 1–0 at Carrow Road to progress into the fourth round where they met another Championship side, Swansea City, at the Liberty Stadium. Orient beat Swansea 2–1 to set up a glamour fifth round tie against Premier League giants Arsenal at Brisbane Road, which finished in a 1–1 draw thanks to a late Jonathan Téhoué equaliser for the O’s, to set up a replay at the Emirates Stadium. Leyton Orient lost that replay 0–5, bringing to an end their longest

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run in the FA Cup since 1981–82. Either side of the Arsenal games, Leyton Orient achieved a club record-equalling 14 games unbeaten, putting the team just outside the playoff positions. However they were unable to maintain that momentum and ultimately missed out on the play-offs by just one point.

Swindon Town on the final day. Liverani, with only eight wins in 27 matches, left the club by mutual consent on 13 May 2015.

Orient finished one place, but six points, away from a League Two play-off place in the 2015–16 season.

However, the following season (2016–17) saw another disastrous slump, under five different managers, as well as off-pitch turmoil, including a winding-up hearing against Becchetti for unpaid taxes. Another managerial departure saw Daniel Webb resign from the club, with assistant manager Omer Riza taking over first-team duties until the end of the season. On 22 April 2017, Orient was relegated to the National League, ending a 112-year stay in the Football League, and in June, Beccehetti sold the club to Nigel Travis, the chairman of Dunkin’ Brands. Manager Steve Davis, appointed at the start of the National League campaign, was sacked on 14 November 2017, and replaced

by Justin Edinburgh. Under Edinburgh, the club fared better, and have spent much of the 2018-19 season at the top of the National League.

The 2013–14 season saw more success for Orient, finishing third in the league and securing a place in the play-offs. They defeated Peterborough United to advance to the playoff final at Wembley, but lost in the final to Rotherham United via a penalty shoot-out.

The 2014–15 season saw a reversal of fortunes for Orient after the club was taken over by Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti. Long-standing manager Russell Slade left early in the season and was replaced by caretaker manager Kevin Nugent, followed in quick succession by Mauro Milanese and then Fabio Liverani before Christmas 2014. A disastrous second half of the season meant that Orient was relegated from League One after a 2–2 draw at

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The shot-stopper originally signed as Goalkeeping Coach last season, eventually being introduced as the number one keeper in Justin Edinburgh’s first game against Solihull Moors on December 1 2017. Lists Luton Town, Oldham, Barnet, Inverness CT, Motherwell and Colchester United as former Clubs.

A product of the Academy, Sargeant featured on the Orient substitutes bench on a number of occasions before making his professional debut in spectacular fashion on the final day of the 2015-16 season as he produced a Man of the Match display against Yeovil Town to be named in the Football League Team of the Week. Sargeant made 18 appearances across all competitions in the 2016-17 season, making three appearances in 2017/18.

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Defender Joe Widdowson made 36 league appearances for the O’s last season after joining from Dagenham & Redbridge.

The full-back started his career with West Ham, before spells at Grimsby Town, Rochdale and Northampton.

The fans favourite signed for the Club permanently in January 2018 after a successful loan spell. The centre-back has played his entire career for Cambridge United (273 appearances), earning a testimonial in 2017. He made 27 league appearances last season, as injury prevented him playing more but has featured in every game so far this season.

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DAN HAPPE

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The former Academyplayer made his O’s debut in April 2017, before making his breakthrough in the 2018/19 season. The ball-playing centre-back made 26 appearances throughout last season.

A product of the Oxford United Academy, Ekpiteta has spent a large portion of his career playing part-time football, playing for Chelmsford City, Concord Rangers and East Thurrock United before being spotted by the O’s. The highlyrated centre-back made seven appearances last season and is set for more involvement this term.

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Turley completed the move to E10 following the completion of his contract at League Two Notts County. The defender lists Forest Green Rovers, Eastleigh, Boreham Wood and Newport County among his previous clubs.

The O’s Captain played for, and captained, Reading in the Premier League after an excellent career. In his second spell with the O’s, the 36-year-old scored six goals in 37 appearances last term. Also played for Wimbledon, West Ham, Watford, Cardiff City, Crystal Palace and Stevenage, earning 32 Jamaica caps in the process.

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CRAIG CLAY

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The midfielder made the move from Motherwell in the summer of 2017, and was an ever-present in the O’s team last season, making 43 appearances in the league. He enjoyed a fruitful spell at Grimsby Town following spells with Worksop Town, FC Halifax Town, York City and Chesterfield

The tricky winger joined after a successful trial having departed Cheltenham Town. With two goals and 11 assists, he had an excellent 2017/18 campaign before injury ended it in January.

Also played for Crystal Palace, Kilmarnock, Oldham Athletic and Cheltenham Town.

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Having begun his career at Broadfields United and Edgware Town, Brophy got his professional chance at Swindon Town in 2015.

Played at left-back at the Robins, he had a successful loan spell at the O’s last season before signing permanently in January 2018. Converted into a winger, Brophy has blossomed as he scored twice and assisted five times in 24 games last term.

The Irishman made the move from Letterkenny Rovers to Stevenage in 2015, making 62 appearances for the League Two side before joining the O’s in the Summer of 2018.

The midfielder has made 11 appearances for Northern Ireland U21.

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The hard-working forward began his career at Colchester United, scoring his first professional goal on his 18th birthday against Peterborough United. After loan spells at Lincoln City and Woking, he joined the O’s in July 2017, and had an excellent first season as he scored 25 goals in all comps.

The forward came through the O’s academy, becoming the youngest O’s player to score a hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Newport County in March 2017. Following the appointment of Justin Edinburgh, Koroma was given more chances to impress and did so, scoring six goals in the second half of 2017/18, earning an England C call-up as a result. He signed a new two-year contract on July 19.

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The forward started his career at Stoke City, before making a move to Ipswich Town where he scored in his only appearance. He then joined Chester City where he was instrumental in keeping them up with 18 goals across the 2016-17 season, before making the move to Tranmere Rovers.

The prolific striker came through the ranks at Arsenal, where he scored two goals in three League Cup matches. He enjoyed loan spells at Millwall, West Brom and QPR - scoring 12 Championship goals for the latter. Following three years at Hull City and a brief spell in Thailand, Simpson joined Orient where he netted 36 goals in 99 games, including 25 in 2015/16, quickly becoming a fan favourite. He made the move to MLS side Philadelphia Union as a Designated Player before returning to the O’s on a short-term deal in February.

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JUSTIN EDINBURGH MANAGER

The former-Tottenham player was confirmed as Orient Head Coach on November 29 2017, penning a two-and-a-half year contract. He took the O’s to 13th position last term, keeping the best defensive record in the league in the period since taking charge. As a player, he began his career at Southend before playing for Tottenham and Portsmouth.

Early career In January 2006, he left Billericay to become manager of semi-professional club Fisher Athletic. Fisher finished third in the Isthmian League Premier Division in season 2005–06 He subsequently joined Grays Athletic as assistant manager to Andy King in December 2006, and took over as manager on 5 January 2007 after King’s resignation. However, Edinburgh’s first match in charge ended in disappointment as his team lost 3–1 to Southport.

In October 2008, Edinburgh became assistant manager to Garry Hill at Conference Premier club Rushden & Diamonds. On 10 February 2009 he was appointed as caretaker manager following Hill’s resignation and on 24 April 2009, Edinburgh was appointed manager on a permanent basis. He guided the team to a fourth-placed finish in the 2009–10 season securing a play-off spot within the Conference Premier but they were unable to reach the Conference Play-off Final at Wembley after lacklustre performances in both games of the two legged tie against Oxford United. The games finished 1–1 and 2–0 to Oxford.

On 4 October 2011, Edinburgh was appointed manager of Newport County, taking over from Anthony Hudson.

Jimmy Dack was appointed as his assistant manager on 6 October 2011. Newport County finished the 2011–12 season in 19th position hence avoiding relegation and reached the FA Trophy final at Wembley Stadium on 12 May 2012 which Newport lost 2–0 to York City.

In August 2012, Edinburgh was selected as Conference Manager of the Month after Newport County won all five of their opening matches of the 2012–13 season. He led Newport to a 3rd-place finish that season, reaching the Conference Premier play-offs. Newport County won the 2013 Conference Premier play-off Final versus Wrexham at Wembley stadium 2–0 to return to the Football League after a 25-year absence with promotion to League Two. Edinburgh was named the Conference Premier Manager of the Year.

On 7 February 2015, with Newport County in sixth place in League Two, Edinburgh was appointed manager of League One club Gillingham, with Gillingham paying Newport compensation as Edinburgh was under contract.

Edinburgh led the Gills to a 12th-place finish in the third tier of English football, after a poor start to the season led to the sacking of former manager Peter Taylor.

The 2015–16 was his first full season in charge, Edinburgh led the Gills to a second-place position at Christmas, after a 3–0 victory against Millwall. Gillingham had also managed to defeat League favourites Sheffield United, with a 4–0 victory on the first day of the season. However, after a run of bad injuries to crucial players, Gillingham slipped to a ninth-place finish in League One, after losing on the last day of the season, against Millwall.

Edinburgh was sacked on 3 January 2017, along with his entire coaching team with the club placed 17th in League One. On 13 January 2017, Edinburgh was appointed manager of League One club Northampton Town on a two-anda-half-year contract, formally taking over on 16 January. Edinburgh was dismissed on 31 August 2017, following a poor run of results including losing the first four matches of the season.

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Classic Campaigns Football historian LEIGH EDWARDS selects ten post-war Leyton Orient 'Classic Campaigns'.

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1954/55 Leyton Orient were Third Division (South) runners-up in 1954/55. Orient had reached the FA Cup sixth round the previous season and new signings included Vic Groves, Johnny Hartburn and Phil McKnight. They began with wins at home to Torquay and Millwall, then soared up the table after losing just once in 11 matches. Seven successive victories included seven goal wins at Exeter and Torquay, with Orient going top after a 2-2 draw at Northampton in early January. Stan Morgan netted four times as Exeter were beaten 5-0 at Brisbane Road but then the O's lost five out of six games, enabling Bristol City to clinch the title.

1955/56 Leyton Orient scored a record 106 goals as they won the Third Division (South) championship in 1955/56. The O's were undefeated in their first seven games, including a 6-0 demolition of Colchester, before star players Vic Groves and Stan Charlton moved to Arsenal in November. Orient thrashed Crystal Palace 8-0, then Lovells 7-1 in the FA Cup with Ron Heckman scoring five goals. Ace marksman Tommy Johnston arrived from Newport and helped Orient to beat QPR 7-1, then Aldershot 8-3. Alec Stock returned after 53 days at Arsenal and Orient clinched the title with a 2-1 win at home to Millwall, gaining a record 66 points.

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1961/62 New manager Johnny Carey guided Leyton Orient to the top-flight in 1961/62. They kicked off with a 0-0 draw at Newcastle, then gained four straight wins, with Mal Graham netting a hat-trick in the 5-1 victory at Walsall.

Leading marksman Dave Dunmore starred in a 3-3 draw at promotion rivals Liverpool and Orient maintained their title challenge with nine successive wins, also taking First Division leaders Burnley to an FA Cup fourth round replay.

They appeared to falter in the closing weeks but then triumphed 3-1 at Luton and finished runners-up with a 2-0 win over Bury. Sid Bishop, Cyril Lea and Mal Lucas were ever-present.

1962/63 Leyton Orient began life in the First Division with a 2-1 defeat against Arsenal, with Derek Gibbs scoring for the O's in front of 26,300 at Brisbane Road. Their first point in the top-flight came with a 2-2 draw at Birmingham, while the first victory was 2-0 at home to local rivals West Ham. Terry McDonald's brilliant late goal clinched a 1-0 win over Manchester United, then champions Everton were defeated 3-0. The O's beat Newcastle 4-2, Chester 9-2 and Charlton 3-2 before losing 2-0 at Bury in the League Cup fifth round.

The rest of the season was a struggle under ever-present captain Stan Charlton and Orient finished bottom.

1969/70 Jimmy Bloomfield managed Orient to the Third Division championship in 1969/70. The O's started with a 3-0 victory at Rochdale and emerged as early pace-setters after losing just one of their opening 13 matches. Barrie Fairbrother scored on his League debut to clinch a 1-0 win over Mansfield and Orient went top of the table by New Year as rivals Luton faltered. Skippered by Terry Mancini, they clinched promotion with a 1-0 victory at Bradford City, then the title with a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury. Micky Bullock was leading scorer with 19 goals, while Peter Allen, Barry Dyson, Mick Jones and Tommy Taylor were ever-present.

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1973/74 Orient narrowly failed to regain top-flight status under George Petchey in 1973/74. The major summer signing was David Payne from Crystal Palace who made his debut as Orient kicked off with a 1-1 draw at Sunderland. They soared to second place after losing just once in 16 matches, bouncing back from a 2-1 defeat by Cardiff to hammer Notts County 4-2. With injuries mounting, Orient went seven games without a win and slipped out of the top three. Despite this, victory in their final match at home to Aston Villa would have clinched promotion but the O's were held to a 1-1 draw and Carlisle pipped them to third position.

1977/78 Jimmy Bloomfield returned and managed Orient to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1977/78. New signing Peter Kitchen scored twice as the O's gained an early 5-3 victory at home to Oldham Athletic, then grabbed a hat-trick in a 4-2 win over Mansfield. The ace marksman netted several vital goals as Orient defeated Norwich 1-0, Blackburn 3-1, Chelsea 2-1 and Middlesbrough 2-1 in an epic FA Cup run before they lost 3-0 to Arsenal in the semi-finals. Bobby Fisher, John Jackson, Glenn Roeder and Bill Roffey were also ever-present as Orient finished mid-table in the Second Division after remaining unbeaten in their last six games.

1988/89 Frank Clark plotted Leyton Orient's 1988/89 Fourth Division play-off final triumph. The O's failed to win any of their opening five games and by December they languished near the bottom of the table, even after the 8-0 annihilation of Colchester and an excellent victory at Stoke in the Littlewoods Cup. Paul Heald was signed from Sheffield United and Kevin Campbell arrived on loan from Arsenal, starring alongside top scorer Alan Comfort as Orient lost only twice in 16 matches to qualify for the play-offs in sixth place. They defeated Scarborough 2-1 in the semi-finals, then beat Wrexham 2-1 on aggregate in the two-legged final.

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1998/99 Tommy Taylor guided Leyton Orient to the Third Division play-off final in 1998/99. Summer signings included Kwame Ampadu and Wim Walschaerts, with Orient starting with a 2-0 victory at Chester. Early results were inconsistent but the arrival of former French international Amara Simba in October coincided with a ten match unbeaten run that lifted the O's up to second place. Fellow newcomers Matthew Beall and Scott Barrett helped Orient maintain their promotion challenge with five straight wins and they qualified for the play-offs in sixth position. The O's narrowly lost 1-0 to Scunthorpe in the play-off final at Wembley.

2005/06 Gary Alexander was leading marksman with 14 goals as Leyton Orient won promotion in 2005/06. Martin Ling’s side were early League Two leaders after winning their opening three matches but then gained just one point from four games. A 12 match unbeaten run lifted Orient back into the promotion frame and they won 5-1 at home to Rushden & Diamonds on Boxing Day. The O’s lost just one of their last 16 games and clinched promotion in third position with a dramatic 3-2 victory at Oxford United on the final day. They also triumphed 2-1 at top-flight Fulham in the FA Cup third round but then lost 2-1 at Charlton Athletic.

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PLAYER OF THE YEAR Recently I watched Sergio Aguero transform the FA Cup quarter-final against Swansea City, and opined that he was the best player in Britain. This is a view not necessarily shared with the Football writers, or indeed the PFA, who elected him to their team of the year for the first time last season. Here is a brief quiz based on the award.

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5, which club has a record eleven winners over the years?

6. Who was PFA young player of the year last season?

LEYTON ORIENT FANS TRUST Welcome to Doug Harper and other members of the Orient Fans Trust who might be here this afternoon. Brisbane Road was always a popular venue for FSF meetings, not least for the excellent CAMRA approved real ale selection.

In recent years Barnet have not been represented at FSF Southern Division meetings, which is a shame. Nor have I received updates by email, as use to be the case, but the Federation has an interesting website, which currently highlights the sale of Hednesford and the plight of Coventry who face fresh uncertainty over the Ricoh, with the Coventry City Trust protesting in London against SISU, the hedge fund which owns the club. Sad times in the West Midlands, what with the Birmingham points deduction as well.

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1. Norman Hunter. Followers of Dirty Leeds claimed he bit your legs

Well done to the Walking Football Team for reaching the Semi-finals of the FA Peoples Cup. You will doubtless have seen photos of Gareth Southgate and the England Team

Remember watching a film in Finchley Road one Sunday and chatting to some Os fans. They were on the way to Wembley for the playoff final, so I wished them well, but it was not to be, and a few hours later watched the Rotherham penalties, and in truth, the beginning of a sad decline. That was then and this is now, however, and now we see a different, vibrant Leyton Orient eager to regain their League status, “where they belong offered Ben on Hospital Radio Barnet last weekend.

4. Who was the most recent player to win the award a second time?

2. Mohammed Salah

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3. How often have Manchester City players been victorious?

3. Never ever. I demand a recount

This nomadic existence is nothing compared to what our visitors enjoyed earlier in their history. Here are some of the oddities I unearthed in my research. In 1908, 3,500 watched Leyton Orient beat Fulham to win the British Baseball Cup. 37,615 remains the highest ever recorded gate for an Orient home game, and that was at Clapton Greyhound Stadium in 1929, for spurs in Division Two. Lea Bridge is described in Simon Lnglis’Football Grounds of Britain as a “dark soulless enclosure”, and it contrasted immeasurably to Wembley in 1930, when the local derby was with Brentford. The Daily Herald questioned, wrongly as it was to turn out if Brentford were ever to play at Wembley again. Orient weren’t finished there however, Highbury hosted an FA Cup tie with Luton the following month. 1937 finally saw the first Football League game at Brisbane Road.

Think it must be nearly thirty years since I visited the Brisbane Road Stadium.

Immediately I was impressed to hear Herb Alpert and his Tijuana Brass accompany the Os as they entered the fray. A lot of change in recent years. They have a large picture of one of the greatest Leyton Orient sides- the 1976 FA Cup semifinalists. Mr Dave Bloomfield, for a number of years media man at The Hive, informs me he is in the photo as a youngster thanks to family connections obviously. Good luck at Wembley to the O’s when they face Fylde in the FA Trophy final.

2. Who triumphed last season?

4. Gareth Bale

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1. In 1974 who was the Leeds player who was the first winner?

5. Manchester United

One of my most memorable occasions regarding the O’s dated from November 1997 when Hendon won their FA Cup replay 1-0. The scorer was one Junior Lewis. Our coach scored a symmetrical fifty times in a hundred appearances for the Claremont Road side, but that surely must rank as one of the most memorable strikes in his career. For the long-suffering Hendon fans, who partied enthusiastically it was an outstanding evening.

Eleven years later they finally left Claremont Road, and an uncertain time followed where they played at Northwood, Vale Farm, Wembley, and Earlsmead, Harrow Borough, and several other temporary homes before settling at Silver Jubilee Park.

training at the Hive before their recent excellent 5-0 victory against the Czech Republic. Some were able to grab selfies with their heroes. My new idol is Daniel James obviously.

6. Leroy Sane

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MATCH REPORT

The Bees picked up three points and a fourth clean sheet in a row with a 2-0 win over Aldershot.

Second half goals from Ephron Mason-Clark and Shaq Coulthirst saw off a Shots side battling for their lives at the wrong end of the National League table.

Darren Currie’s men now haven’t conceded a goal for 379 minutes after another assured Bees defensive display saw off any Aldershot chances.

It was the visitors who had the first opportunity, Berkeley-Agyepong dragging an effort wide of the post.

Booty saw a shot go wide of the left post as Aldershot started the better of the two sides, but it wasn’t without Barnet pressure when Coulthirst had an effort saved by Mannion on the half hour.

Goddard saw his shot palmed around the post by Cousins shortly before the break.

The Bees took the lead almost instantly after the restart, Johnson crossing in and Mason-Clark heading home off the underside of the bar.

Aldershot did have the ball in the net soon after, but it was prodded home

by Rendell who was adjudged to have been in an offside position at the far post.

Mason-Clark attempted to double his and Barnet’s lead but his flick was blocked on the line before former bee Mensah shot high and wide at the other end.

The Bees put the game beyond doubt with 5 to go, Coulthirst delightfully curling an effort high into the top right past Mannion.

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THE DARK ART OF GROUNDHOPPING Ever since the dawn of the game, there have been those who prefer to worship at a different altar every Saturday.

The word “groundhopper” is now formally listed in the Cambridge dictionary – the more famous Oxford one too, albeit in the latter as a small brown insect - to describe someone who goes to watch football at many different places.

What is equally intriguing are the “rules” that some hoppers abide by in order to tick off a ground.

Some are inarguable: first team competitive fixture, ringed-off pitch, admission charge, match programme, etc. Others are, shall we put it, more interesting. I have heard from those in-the-know that there are some hoppers who do not count goalless draws. Who need to find a way to touch both goalposts or all four corner flags. Who, at lesser Non League grounds, must make a written record of all the trees enclosed. Or – wait for this – must have full sight of the ball throughout the game. I have been told the legend of a gentleman abiding by this rule who briefly lost his view of a high ball in the floodlights or fog of a night-time fixture and had to return to the venue a few weeks later in order to tick it off.

With some trepidation, I admit that I am one. The football version, that is, not the bug.

Yes, I’ve been to all 92 Premier League and EFL (née Football League) grounds – and I have the 92 Club tie to prove it.

Yes, I’ve been to all 42 Scottish league grounds – and I have the photos and programmes to prove it.

And, yes, I am married – and still have the wedding ring to prove it…. or at least I did until I pawned it to fund a trip to Brora Rangers.

Trust me. These people are real. They are out there. They look like you and me, and you cannot tell the difference.

At time of writing, I am up to 362 UK grounds, which is actually a very modest total and not remotely in the same league as TalkSPORT’s Tony Incenzo, who has soared past the 2,000 mark across over 35 countries. And I have heard reference to another hopper who has been quoted as saying that “It doesn’t really count until you start on the Russian League, Division Two.”

Remember that next time you are scanning the crowd at The Hive or Chippenham Town.

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MASCOTS This afternoon, we welcome our matchday mascot‌ JOE CLARKE! Joe turned nine years old on Thursday this week and will be leading the Bees out this afternoon for our National League fixture versus Leyton Orient FC. Please give Joe a huge reception as he takes to the pitch before the match for a kick around and when he completes his half-lap of the pitch during the interval.

We hope Joe 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.

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 0208381-3800 (Ext. 1040) / mdixon@thehivelondon.com

This afternoon, Cherry Lodge Cancer Care will be performing a collection at the Hive.

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is an independent charity committed to improving the quality of life for people living with cancer, their carers, family and friends.

They work alongside the clinical care of the NHS in an area centred on Barnet and covering much of North London and South Hertfordshire. They are based at the very friendly and welcoming Cherry Lodge Centre, in Chipping Barnet. They also have an Outreach Service with an impact across the borough of Barnet, concentrating particularly on providing information and support to members of black and minority ethnic groups. Our Befriending Service provides additional support for people in their own homes.

Cherry Lodge Cancer Care is now completely dependent on voluntary contributions following the cutting of the NHS and local government grants that previously covered a small percentage of our running costs.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ

WHAT’S THE BUZZ JOSH PALMER Having spent just under seven months in charge of the club, Leigh Robinson was sacked from Truro City on Tuesday.

The National League South side only appointed 37 year old Robinson in early September, after former Bee Lee Hodges resigned after having spent two years in Cornwall in his second spell with the club. He parts company with the club alongside his assistant Michael Meaker. His replacement was announced on Wednesday, when Paul Wilkinson was appointed as caretaker manager. During his playing career, Wilkinson turned out for the likes of Everton, Nottingham Forest, Watford and Middlesbrough. He started out his managerial career at Leeds United, as the boss of their reserve side, before similar roles at Grimsby Town and Cardiff City. He was also more recently the caretaker manager at Northampton Town and Grimsby. He joins the side as they lie in 19th place in the league, one place and one point above the relegation zone, with just six games to go.

The Vanarama National League have announced that all games in the league on the last day of the season have now been switched to a 12.30 kick off, rather than the original 15.00 kick off. All games are moved to keep in line with the FA rule that all games on the last day of a particular league all have to take place at exactly the same time, for fair play reasons. All games will be shown on the BT Sports channel, with highlights switching between all 12 games. This affects our trip to Hampshire to take on relegation strugglers Havant and Waterlooville. The last day of the season is on 27th April.

National League South side Dulwich Hamlet have snapped up Charlie Allen on a short term deal. His signing comes after Decarry Sheriff was recalled from his loan at Champion Hill by parent club Colchester Untied. “The club would like to thank Decarrey for his goals and celebrations and wish him every success with his future career”, Hamlet said in a statement. “Arriving is Charlie Allen, who many will remember from his time at Margate when they were promoted from the Isthmian League”. Allen started out his career at Dagenham and Redbridge and following a loan at Billericay Town he transferred to Notts County, where his father Martin Allen was manager. Following Martins return to Underhill in 2012, Charlie remained with County, before linking up with his dad at Gillingham that summer. Following a loan at Tamworth, he was released by the Gills, signing for Margate, then Farnborough, Reading City and Grays Athletic, before now moving to south London.

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“It’s getting tough”, said Aldershot Town boss Gary Waddock after his sides’ 2-0 defeat to us here at the Hive on Tuesday. “The task is getting tougher and this next batch of games, we’ve just got to try and get as many points as we can, and that’s where we are, I’m afraid. There is fight in the team, it’s quite clear. It’s not a case of the players downing tools, they’ve been very good on the training ground working extremely hard”. His side currently sit in 22nd place 10 points off of safety with 6 games remaining. Their run of games starts off with a home game against league high flyers AFC Fylde, as well as an away game against 23rd place Maidstone United. They also face Dover Athletic and Havant and Waterlooville away and at home respectively either side of the Easter weekend.

With Thursday having been transfer deadline day for non league sides, another former Bee has found himself a new club. Ibra Sekajja played for Barnet back in 2013, during our final season at Underhill, on a loan from Crystal Palace.

After his debut, then manager Edgar Davids said about him: “I expect that he is going to be a great asset for the team. I hope he develops himself in the line that I think he can and he can become an important player for Barnet”. He would go on to play just 4 games in black and amber, before being released by Palace the following summer. After a year in Scotland, the former England youth international, who was also called up to the Uganda squad, played for various non league sides, all of whom were based in the south east, before starting this season with Havant and Waterlooville.

His latest transfer sees him sign for Havants’ local and Hampshire rivals Gosport Borough, where he is set to remain until the end of the season.

Nick Barmby, the former Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Liverpool and Hull City winger, has this week signed for League 1 side Scunthorpe United as a coach. The former 23 cap England international links up with the Irons’ caretaker manager Andy Dawson, who was appointed last Sunday, when Stuart McCall was sacked. Both Barmby and McCall are set to remain at Glanford Park up until the end of the season. “He’s got massive knowledge of the game, I respect him enormously” said Dawson, who played alongside Barmby at Hull. “I’m sure he can massively help us out over the next six to seven weeks”. The side currently sit in 18th place, just two points off of safety with seven games left to play.

Former Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor has this week announced his retirement from football, aged 32. He spent a few years in the academy ranks of his hometown club, before going on to make his first team debut in 2005. He would go on to make 391 first team appearances, scoring 86 times, including having featured for the Villans in European competition. He would also go on to play for England on 3 occasions. “The time has come to officially retire and watch Aston Villa as a fan” said Agbonlahor on his social media accounts. “If I would have been told at school I would play nearly 400 league games, be the record Premier League goalscorer for Aston Villa, captain the great club and represent England at senior level, I would have laughed”.

During his career, he also featured on loan at Watford and Sheffield Wednesday.

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Premier League side Manchester United have announced that former player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed their permanent manager. This comes after former manager Jose Mourinho was sacked just before Christmas, having been in charge of the club since May 2016, a period of 2 ½ years where he won the Community Shield in 2016, then the League Cup and Europa League in 2017. Since Jose’s departure, Solskjaer had been in charge as caretaker manager, but now has the job full time. “This is the job that I always dreamed of doing and I’m beyond excited to have the chance to lead the club long term” said Solskjaer, who played for the Red Evils 366 times, scoring 126 times over his 11 years, including the winning goal in the 1999 Champions League Final. “From the first day I arrived, I felt at home at this special club. It was an honour to be a Manchester United player, and then to start my coaching career here”. He has previously managed United’s reserve side, as well as in the Premier League with Cardiff City, in between two sets of three year spells in charge of Norwegian side Molde.

Another managerial departure this week is Chris Powell, who has been relieved of his duties at Southend United.

Having made over 250 appearances for the club during his playing career, Powell had been in charge at Roots Hall for 14 months, having taken charge back in January 2018. During his 66 games in charge of the club in all competitions, he only managed to win 24, giving a win rate of just 36.4%. His past 11 games, however, have been without a win, a run of form which has seen the club drop down the table, going into this weekend in 20th place, with just goal difference separating them from relegation. “The results over a number of weeks has impacted all concerned and immediate changes needed to be made” the club said in a statement. “The club’s interests are paramount, but the board are nevertheless disappointed to see Chris leave”. The side finished in 10th place in League 1 last season. Their last win came on 19th January, where they defeated Bradford City 4-0 at them to a 10th-placed finish last season Valley Parade.

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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 1-0 0-0 2-0

902 1022 1,085 665 702 1,269 849 2,452 1,064

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

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

3 26

S

S S 18 197 S S

172 102 57 115 68 235 90 200 258

S S

S 27 29 27 17 10 2

S

18 7

S S 21 S S 18 S S S 11 S 27 7 27 S

40

S

27 S 7

18

2 S S S

S S S

6 10 S

21 21

S 10 S S

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

Edgware, England

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

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

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

Malakai 31 HINCKSON-MARS

Forward

32 34 35 38

Joe PAYNE Martyn BOX Loic HERNANDEZ Mohammed BETTAMER

40 Ashley CHARLES

01.12.1998

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

Career M/S/G

44-0-0

242-4-0

44-1-1

181-4-6

223-9-5

223-9-5

26-2-0

344-14-15

61-1-5

155-10-6

43-2-3

124-8-7

9-4-1

295-46-139

31-2-1

77-14-4

14-11-2

410-104-177

62-14-27

134-52-48

13-8-2 79-13-5 0-1-0 38-34-7 13-11-0 56-12-0

250-80-51 86-13-5 0-1-0 218-69-59 21-11-1 88-13-0

Hammersmith, England Latvia Lagos, Nigeria Hackney, England Hammersmith, England Chelsea, Hampton & Richmond, Staines Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Peterborough, Aldershot Town, Kettering Enfield, England 9-6-0 Town, Wycombe, York City, Luton, Notts County, Dagenham & Redbridge Lambeth, England Hendon, Hampton & Richmond 58-15-9

18 Wesley FONGUCK Fumnaya 19 SHOMOTUN 20 Mauro VILHETE

Midfielder

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

Barnet M/S/G

Brentford, Staines, Margate, Wealdstone

446-68-10 71-18-9

10-13-1

22-20-3

140-57-18

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

64-5-1

209-32-22

Metropolitan Police

27-28-4

32-29-4

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

28-6-1

0-1-0 0-0-0

5-1-0 18-1-1

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

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

36

0

2

0

9

0

2

0

45

0

4

0

2

Cheye ALEXANDER

35

1

2

0

10

0

1

1

45

1

3

1

3

Elliott JOHNSON

31

0

0

1

10

1

0

1

41

1

0

2

4

Callum REYNOLDS

20

2

0

0

7

0

0

0

27

2

0

0

5

Ricardo ALMEIDA SANTOS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Craig ROBSON

31

3

1

0

12

0

0

3

43

3

1

3

7

Dave TARPEY

6

4

0

1

0

0

2

0

6

4

2

1

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

19

7

1

7

7

1

3

8

26

8

4

15

11

Dan SPARKES

10

4

10

0

3

5

1

2

13

9

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

8

2

0

0

3

1

0

1

11

3

0

15

Nana KYEI

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

0

0

16

Harry TAYLOR

10

1

0

0

1

1

0

0

11

2

0

0

17

Andre BOUCAUD

8

3

1

0

2

3

0

0

10

6

1

0

18

Wesley FONGUCK

29

2

6

8

10

2

0

1

38

4

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

4

6

0

7

2

2

0

22

6

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

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

0

25

Roy SYLA

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

Dan SWEENEY

36

0

1

1

12

0

0

0

48

0

1

1

27

Ephron MASON-CLARK

16

14

6

2

8

1

2

2

24

15

8

4

28

Darnell SMITH

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

29

Jack BARHAM

9

9

4

2

0

2

0

0

9

11

4

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 Eastleigh

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Saturdays but you have a 20 minute walk to the ground.

KEY PERSONNEL

DIRECTIONS BY TRAIN AND PLANE

Edgware born Ben Strevens requires no introduction to us as Ben was a part of our wonderful 2004-5 promotion to the League squad. He joined Barnet from Wingate and Finchley in the summer of 1999 scoring 47 goals in 217 appearances while at Underhill. He moved to Crawley in April 2006. He went on to play for Dagenham, Brentford, Wycombe, and Gillingham before finishing his playing career at Eastleigh. He became manager here in November 2018.

The closest station to the stadium is Southampton Airport Parkway, which about a 20 minute walk to the ground. Southampton Airport Parkway station is served by trains from London Waterloo. Taxi Rank wins over walking.

From Eastleigh Station the Bus Station is where you can catch the Blue Star No.2 service towards Southampton City Centre, which passes near to the stadium.

BRIEF DIRECTIONS BY ROAD

Southampton Airport will accept private jets by appointment.

The M3 and onto the M27 signposted Portsmouth and exit at Junction 5 signposted Eastleigh. Rather confusingly you will see the stadium to your left but continue on as there is no left turn into Stoneham Lane from this direction. When you reach a roundabout go back on your self as if to the M27 again and when you reach the Concorde Club on your left turn right into Stoneham Lane for the ground.

EATING AND DRINKING LOCALLY The Supporters Bar at the ground is called the Hangar and away fans are made welcome. Another option is the Concorde Club Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh SO50 9HQ just north of the ground. Otherwise the Cricketers on Chestnut Avenue is the only other watering hole close by.

CAR PARKING

Opposite Eastleigh Station is the local Wetherspoons outlet called the Wagon Wheel and numerous pubs and eaterie

There is a good sized car park at the ground which can accommodate 125 cars at £5.00, many of the spaces are prebooked and season tickets. You can park at Southampton Airport Parkway Station at a cost of around £5 on

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CELEBRITY WATCH

GROUND DESCRIPTION The recently extended in 2017 Main Stand on the west side of the ground holds around 1200. Opposite is the covered East Terrace built in 2014 and originally graced the Exeter Chiefs Rugy Club, it holds around 1250 standing.

Eastleigh is the home of the hit record! Comedian Benny Hill lived and worked here and his early job as a Milkman inspired his Number 1 hit record in 1970 “Ernie”.

Behind the south goal is the MacKoy Community stand of which part will be allocated to visiting supporters. At the north end is the recently erected Clubhouse Terrace, which surprisingly consists of the new club house and a small home terrace.

Someone who I actually met during my days in a Music Publisher was Heinz Burt, bass player in the group the Tornadoes who had a Number 1 hit with “Telstar” in 1962 He also had a top 10 hit with “Just Like Eddie” in 1963.

OUR LAST MEETING & MEMORIES A pre-season friendly in April 2015 saw a 2-0 Bees win with goals from Andy Yiadom and Mauro Vilhete.

March 14th 2015 and the 2-1 win, thanks to goals from John Akinde and Curtis Weston, began a nine match unbeaten run which took us to the Conference title.

ADMISSION PRICES ADULTS £18.00 CONCESSIONS £12.00 A saving of up to £3.00 if tickets purchased in advance.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE

LEAGUE Table POS

TEAM

PLD

W

D

L

GD

PTS

1.

Leyton Orient

38

22

10

6

35

76

2.

Solihull Moors

40

22

8

10

26

74

3.

Wrexham

40

21

9

10

17

72

4.

Salford City

39

20

10

9

26

70

5.

AFC Fylde

38

18

13

7

29

67

6.

Harrogate Town

39

19

10

10

23

67

7.

Eastleigh

38

19

7

12

3

64

8.

Ebbsfleet United

40

17

11

12

18

62

9.

Gateshead

39

18

8

13

11

62

10.

Sutton United

40

16

12

12

-1

60

11.

Barrow

40

15

11

14

0

56

12.

Hartlepool United

40

13

13

14

-5

52

13.

FC Halifax Town

40

11

18

11

0

51

14.

Bromley

39

14

9

16

-3

51

15.

Chesterfield

40

11

16

13

-1

49

16.

Barnet

38

13

10

15

-8

49

17.

Dagenham & Redbridge

39

13

8

18

-5

47

18.

Maidenhead United

40

14

5

21

-22

47

19.

Dover Athletic

40

12

10

18

-12

46

20.

Boreham Wood

40

10

15

15

-11

45

21.

Havant & Waterlooville

40

9

11

20

-16

38

22.

Aldershot Town

40

9

8

23

-32

35

23.

Maidstone United

39

8

5

26

-37

29

24.

Braintree Town

40

7

7

26

-35

28

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