East Grinstead Town v Ashford United 25-03-23

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN FC 2022/23

EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB

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STAFF DIRECTORY

Chairman & Treasurer: Richard Tramontin

Vice Chairman & Secretary: Brian McCorquodale

Safety Officer: Barry Bryant

Media Manager: Bruce Talbot

Bar Manager & Webmaster: Stuart Gibson

First Team Manager: Drew Cooney

U23s Joint Managers: Andy Willis Grant Hearn

U18s Manager: Jay De Vito

Player Representative: Drew Cooney

Facilities Manager & Head of Youth

WELCOME TO EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN

Good afternoon and a warm welcome to everyone who has made the trip over from Kent, and of course to the Wasps' supporters.

Last weekend's postponement and the other results did little damage to our league position and we do now have a game in hand, allbeit against a Whitehawk team like Ashford very much involved in the promotion mix. Our 2-2 draw at Homelands earlier in the season was one of our best away results - and if we can go one better today and get the W it would go a long way towards securing our place in Step 4 for another season.

It's Non League Day today so an extra special welcome to anyone visiting the OHOB for the first time. We hope you enjoy your afternoon and that we see you again soon!

Come on the Wasps!

ROLL OF HONOUR

SUSSEXCOUNTYLEAGUE:

DivisionTwochampions2007–08

BaldwinCupwinners1951–52

MID-SUSSEXLEAGUE:

Champions1901–02,1936–37Montgomery Cupwinners1911–12,1912–13

SOUTHERNAMATEURLEAGUE:

DivisionThreechampions1931–32

SUSSEXRURCUP:

Winners2003–04

RECORDATTENDANCE

2006vLancing-FAAmateurCup,1947

Round–17thJanuary2015

East Grinstead Town FC is an unincorporated association/members club and is a Community Amateur Sports Club reg. no CASC 02270

www.egtfc.co.uk

Development: Andy Willis EastGrinsteadTownFC

1Ramsgate32198563372665

2Chatham Town32187753322161

3Beckenham Town32185953401359

4Whitehawk31177753292458

5Cray Valley PM32168859312856

6Ashford United32158952391353

7Sheppey United321571057471052

8Sevenoaks Town321561149381151

9Hythe Town32147113532349

10Chichester City321210104640646

11Littlehampton Town32117144353-1040

12Three Bridges32109134850-239

13East Grinstead Town31114163353-2037

14Sittingbourne32812123537-236

15Lancing32106164155-1436

16Burgess Hill Town3289154549-435

17VCD Athletic3297163756-1934

18Haywards Heath Town32710154064-2431

19Faversham Town3266203568-3324

20Corinthian3248202552-2720

Up to and including March 18

Who We Are

MANAGER’S NOTES

We welcome everyone back for today's tough encounter with Ashford United, who are pushing again for the play-offs.

It has been a really hard few weeks for myself and the players and the heavy defeat away at league leaders Ramsgate a fortnight ago in our last match was another tough one to take.

Again we found ourselves well in the game and created a couple of very good chances, the first one would have seen us take the lead, then they scored soon afterwards. We then had another great chance before the break.

On 72 minutes we had young Junior sent off for a challenge in the opposition's half, definatly a booking but never a red card in my opinion. That changed the whole shape of the game and I must admit the changes I made were massively disappointing.

As we have known for some time we have a really hard run of games now and we need to bounce back today against the team in top spot in the form guide.

We know its going to be extremely difficult as they are hunting down automatic promotion, but we will be setting up firstly to try and stop conceding goals and we need to have a change in fortune with the chances we are creating.

I'm sure once these chances start getting converting it will put us in a much stronger position to take more from the

DREW COONEY

games. Ben Aubery will be making his first appearance since returning from Dorking Wanderers today which is really positive and we have Harrison Parker back from suspension.

In the last home game against Hythe we showed great character to chisel out three points and we will need similar today, as well as your support from behind the goal.

With the rearranged game against Whitehawk to come on Tuesday, everyone’s support is really important over the coming games and the lads will be working hard to get as many points on the board between now and the end of the season.

Drew

Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

CHAIRMAN’S NOTES

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to The OHOB Community Stadium for today’s Isthmian League South East Division match against Ashford United.

We extend a warm welcome to Tommy Warrilow, his players and staff, the Nuts and Bolts’ officials and supporters as well as to this afternoon’s match referee Jonathon Wilks and his assistants Ian Lane and Kyle Mann and of course our own Wasps supporters. We trust you all enjoy your short stay and our hospitality.

Tommy Warrilow’s Ashford United have only lost one of their last nine matches, a 5-1 defeat against Cray Valley who sit above them in the final play off place with three more points.

Wasps last played the Nuts & Bolts back in August at Homelands - Johan Ter Horst scored for the hosts in the 12th minute and again on the hour mark, but goals from Thibault Abie and Matt Daniel in the last fifteen minutes squared things up and we came home with a point.

Ironically following a run of 11 consecutive Saturday / Tuesday matches, we haven’t now played for a fortnight after last Saturday’s home match v Whitehawk was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. We also had to postpone Thursday night’s scheduled Under 18s match so hopefully today’s match will be able to be played.

Our last match was a 5-0 defeat away to league leaders Ramsgate. We were still in the game at 1-0 down when in the 65th minute, Junior Savane was red carded for a mistimed tackle in the opponents’ half which most people considered a harsh decision except for the man in the middle who of course is the one that counts. We conceded a second goal 9 minutes later when the assistant referee adjudged the ball had crossed the line when Matt Pierson and his defenders were adamant it hadn’t and then we capitulated and conceded three more in nine minutes.

Prior to that match, we had beaten an in-form Hythe Town here at East Court who had been unbeaten in their previous seven and we were looking for some momentum which we hope to pick back up today.

Please give a warm East Court welcome to Thomas Cooney who made his Wasps debut a fortnight ago at left back and a welcome back to his home town team to striker Ben Aubrey who has been at Dorking Wanderers this season.

It’s still all very tight in the bottom half of the table –Corinthian and Faversham still occupy the bottom two places with 20 and 24 points respectively. Haywards Heath with 31 points and VCD Athletic on 34 points occupy the two Inter-Step play off places. Then come Burgess Hill in 16th place on 35 points, with Lancing and Sittingbourne on 36 points. Wasps sit in 13th with 37 points and a game in hand which is at home against Whitehawk on Tuesday (ko 7.30pm).

We travel to Hythe next Saturday, then we are at home on Easter Saturday against Sittingbourne and away on Easter Monday at Chichester City.

Whatever the outcome of this afternoon’s match, I trust everyone enjoys their visit to The OHOB Community Stadium and I wish you all a safe journey home.

Enjoy the match

Richard Tramontin (Chairman)

Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

FIXTURES & RESULTS

AUGUST

06-Aug-Hollands & BlairHFACupe1431-0PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinGreenWilsonDaniel 1BriggsCornwellUchechiM.WalshAndersonCascoe-Newman

13-Aug-2022Chatham TownHPISEdiv2161-0PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDanielBriggsAnderson 1CornwellM.WalshUchechiPeranaPreece-Placid

16-Aug-2022Cray ValleyAPISEdiv900-1PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDanielBriggsAndersonUchechiPrice-PlacidCornwellM.WalshAbie

20-Aug-2022LancingAFACupp1474-1PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDaniel 2BriggsCornwellUchechi 1Anderson 1M.WalshClarkePreece-Placid

27-Aug-2022Ashford UnitedAPISEdiv2862-2PiersonClarkeStrakerPeranaParkerWilsonPrice-PlacidBriggsCornwellUchechiM.WalshDaniel 1Abie 1Folkes

29-Aug-2022Haywards Heath TownHPISEdiv2702-1PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDaniel 1BriggsCornwellUchechiAnderson 1FoakesM.WalshPrice-Placid

SEPTEMBER

03-Sep-Beckenham TownHFACup12452-2PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDaniel 1BriggsCornwellUchechiAnderson 1FoakesPrice-PlacidCascoe-

06-Sep-Beckenham TownAFACup11981-3PiersonClarkeStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonPrice-PlacidBriggsFolkesAbleM.WalshDaniel 1

13-Sep-2022WroxhamAFAT1q1311-4PiersonF.WalshClarkeUnwinCooneyWilsonDaniel 1BriggsAndersonM. WalshPrice-PlacidCascoe-Abie

17-Sep-2022Sheppey UnitedHPISEdiv2360-1PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonPrice-PlacidBriggsCornwellUchechiAndersonM.WalshFolkesPerana

OCTOBER

01/10/22Burgess Hill TownAPISEdiv4530-1PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDanielBriggsCornwellUchechiAndersonPrice-PlacidPeranaM.Walsh

08-Oct-2022LancingHPISEdiv2372-0PiersonF.WalshStrakerPeranaParkerWilsonDaniel 1Briggs 1CornwellPrice-PlacidM.WalshA.ClarkeAndersonAbie

11-Oct-2022Three BridgesAPISEdiv1493-2PiersonF.WalshStrakerPeranaParkerWilsonDanielBriggs 1AndersonPrice-PlacidM.WalshCornwellClarkeUnwin

15-Oct-2022RamsgateHPISEdiv2 0 11-3PiersonF.WalshM.WalshPeranaParkerWilsonDanielBriggsAnderson 1CornwellPrice-PlacidUchechiUnwinSargent

18-Oct-2022LeatherheadHVT11191-1PiersonClarkeM.WalshUnwinParkerGarnerEverettAbieFolkesCascoe-NewmanPrice-PlacidWilliamsAkabuoguBuchananSargent 22/10/22WhitehawkAPISEdiv3510-2PiersonF.WalshStrakerPeranaParkerWilsonCornwellBriggsAndersonDanielM.WalshEverittPrice-PlacidCascoe29/10/22Littlehampton TownHPISEdiv1850-1PiersonGarnerStrakerPeranaParkerWilsonDanielBriggsAndersonUchechiM.WalshF.WalshFolkesEverett

NOVEMBER

O5/11/22Faversham TownAPISEdiv2 6 11-3PiersonF.WalshStrakerM.WalshParkerWilsonDanielBriggsAnderson 1UchechiPrice-PlacidEverettUnwinCornwell

12-NovSevenoaks TownHPISEdiv2323-0PiersonF.WalshStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDaniel 1NewmanAnderson 1UchechiBriggsEverettWilliams 1

19/11/22CorinthianAPISEdiv1121-1PiersonF.WalshM.WalshUnwinParkerWilsonDanielEverettWilliams 1UchechiAndersonBriggsFolkes

26-NovVCD AthleticAPISEdiv954-3ParkerSavaneStrakerUnwinPeranaWilson 1EverettBriggs 1Williams 1AndersonM.Walsh 1Folkes 1UchechiAbie

DECEMBER

03/12/22Beckenham TownHPISEdiv1820-2PiersonSavaneStrakerM.WalshPeranaWilsonEverettBriggsAndersonUchechiWilliamsParkerFolkesDaniel

26/12/22Haywards Heath TownAPISEdiv3480-2PiersonSavaneStrakerUnwinParkerWilsonDanielBriggsWilliamsGreenwoodM.WalshUchechiAndersonFolkes

JANUARY

02/01/23Chichester CityHPISEdiv2123-2PiersonParkerStrakerM.WalshGreen 1WilsonGreenwoodBriggsAndersonUchechiDaniel 1UnwinFolkesWilliams 1

07/01/23Chatham TownAPISEdiv6820-1PiersonSavaneParkerUnwinGreenWilsonDanielGreenwoodWilliamsUchechiM.WalshBriggsAndersonStraker

28/01/23Sevenoaks TownAPISEdiv1711-3PiersonParkerStrakerUnwinGreenWilsonDaniel 1GreenwoodWilliamsM.WalshBriggsAndersonUchechi

FEBRUARY

04/02/23CorinthianHPISEdiv1521-0PiersonBriggsUnwinParkerGreenWilsonAndersonGreenwood 1WilliamsUchechiM.WalshStrakerLawrenceDaniel

07/02/23Faversham TownHPISEdiv1051-0PiersonSavaneStrakerParkerGreenWilsonUnwinAbieDanielGreenwood 1FolkesBriggsM.Walsh

11/02/23Littlehampton TownAPISEdiv2221-1PiersonSavaneStrakerUnwinGreenParkerDanielGreenwoodWilliams 1M.WalshBriggsFolkesAnderson

14/02/23Three BridgesHPISEdiv2211-1PiersonBriggsStrakerParkerGreenWilsonDanielGreenAnderson 1FolkesAbieUnwinWalshPerana

18/02/23LancingAPISEdiv1691-0PiersonUnwinStrakerAbieGreenParkerDanielBriggsWilliamsUchechiM.Walsh 1AndersonFolkes

21/02/23SittingbourneAPISEdiv1210-2PiersonUnwinStrakerAbieGreenParkerDanielBriggsAndersonM.WalshFolkesPeranaLawrenceUchechi

25/02/23Burgess Hill TownHPISEdiv2600-4PiersonBriggsParkerUnwinPeranaGreenDanielM.WalshWilliamsUchechiStrakerAstleAnderson

28/02/23Cray ValleyHPISEdiv890-3PiersonSavaneStrakerAbieGreenPeranaAstleUnwinWilliamsFolkesBriggsUchechiLawrenceDaniel

MARCH

28/02/23Sheppey UnitedAPISEdiv3221-4PiersonAstleM.WalshUnwinGreenWilsonDanielAbieWilliams 1BriggsUchechiFolkesAnderson

07/03/23Hythe TownHPISEdiv913-2PiersonSavaneParkerAbieGreenWilson 1Daniel 1UnwinM.Walsh 1AstleBriggsSummerfieldFolkes

11/03/23RamsgateAPISEdiv11410-5PiersonSavaneCooneySummerfieldGreenWilsonDanielAbieM.WalshAstleStrakerBriggsFolkesUchechi

25/03/23Ashford UnitedHPISEdiv

28/03/23WhitehawkHPISEdiv

APRIL

01/04/23Hythe TownAPISEdiv

08/04/33SittingbourneHPISEdiv

10/04/23Chichester CityAPISEdiv

15-AprBeckenham TownAPISEdiv

22/04/23VCD AthleticHPISEdiv

APRIL

PROGRAMMES FROM THE PAST

We’re coming to the end of March and I’m going to talk about a couple of games we played in the past on more or less the same date as today’s 2023 game. The programme that we issued for those games in the past will be helping me.

We start with East Grinstead v Sidley on Saturday 25 March 2005 in division one of the Sussex County League. Rather oddly the game kicked off at mid-day – because England were playing Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying match at 3pm. We thought that all those coming to watch us playing would like to stay behind and watch the England match in the comfort of our clubhouse – and maybe buy a drink or two as well!

We were having a bad season – more detail later – and needed every point we could get to improve our position. So, a 0-0 draw on the previous Tuesday evening at home to Ringmer from the top half of the league was sort of OK, though a couple of other teams at the wrong end of the league had won on that evening.

We had already played Sidley twice with a 2-2 drawn league match down in Sidley in October (goals from Chris Arrow and Ben Brockbank) and a league cup 2-1 defeat after extra time here at East Court in January (Kris Trevor scoring).

Here’s more detail of that bad season we were having. The league table shows us in 19th place (out of 20 teams) with Sidley only a couple of places (and four points) above us. But we did ourselves a lot of good with a 2-0 win with goals from Aaron Zimmatore and from our 2023 manager Drew Cooney.

And England won that World Cup match 4-0 with all the goals – Joe Cole, Michael Owen, Frank Lampard and an Irish own goal – coming in the second half.

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Moving on now to East Grinstead v Hassocks on Saturday 24 March 2012 in division one of the County League. Richard Tramontin’s notes tell us that that our season is coming to an end rather earlier than normal – after the Hassocks match we had just one home game and 2 away games left.

Manager Simon Funnell talks warmly about the team’s two most recent games – a 3-2 win at home to Ringmer (goals from Ben Chick, Tony Reid and Ben Chick again) followed by a 1-1 draw down in Pagham against one of the better teams in the league (Aaron Watson scoring). Both of these games also get full match reports.

We also get a page looking at past games against Hassocks under the heading “Wasps have never beaten Hassocks at home in a division one match.” The matches recalled are those from February 2010 and September 2004 – both of which ended 0-0. In the 2010 game the last kick of the game saw a Hassocks shot hit the underside of the bar and, according to the ref and the linesman, it bounced down on the line. Or was it really over the line?

Let’s look at the league table. We were in 10th place with Hassocks having a good season in fifth place. We had however won the away league match way back in early September 2-1 (Tom Lyons and John Paul Collier scoring) though they had beaten us 2-0 in the RUR Charity Cup in November. And here at East Court we made it a second league success with a 3-0 win – Dave Gellatly, Tony Reid and Ben Chick scoring the goals.

If you’ve had your memories jogged by this piece then I’d be happy to hear from you at lestermedcalf@btinternet.com

ASHFORD UNITED

Previous Names

Ashford United (1891 to 1906-07, recorded expunged after 10 matches of season)

Ashford Railway Works (1909-10 to 1927-28)

Ashford Town (1930-31 to 2009-10)*

*Kent League tables to season 1949-50 list team as Ashford

Highest Attendance

6525 at Essella Park v Crystal Palace – FA Cup 1st Round 1959

3363 at The Homelands v Fulham – FA Cup 1st Round 1994

Highest Goalscorers (Ashford Town)

Dave Arter – 197

John Young – 172

Mark Stanton – 128

Lee McRobert – 106

Highest Goalscorers (Ashford United)

Shaun Welford – 85

Stuart Zanone – 47

Sam Conlon – 32

Mo Takaloo – 32

Paul Booth – 29

Kieran Byrne – 29

Adam Cuthbert – 29

Gary Mickelborough – 28

Ryan Palmer – 28

Danny Parish - 24

Rory Hill – 23

Tom Scorer – 22

Gary Clarke – 21

Sam Corne - 21

Most goals in a single season (Both Town & United)

Shaun Welford – 48 (2016-2017)

Stuart Zanone – 47 (2014-2015)

Alan Morton – 46 (1972-1973)

Most Appearances (Town)

Peter McRobert – 765

Most Appearances (United)

Pat Kingwell – 180

Luke Cuthbert – 162

Adam Cuthbert – 147

Joe Mant – 125

Liam Whiting – 125

Tom Scorer – 125

Gary Mickelborough – 117

Sam Conlon – 115

Ben Jordan – 103

George Kamurasi – 101

Biggest Wins

15-0 v Erith & Belvedere – 28 April 1937 Kent League

11-2 v Folkestone Town – 1946-47 Kent League

10-1 v Royal Navy Depot – 1930-31 Kent League

10-1 v Betteshanger CW – 6 September 1958

FA Cup Preliminary Round

10-1 v Barry Town – 8 February 1964 Southern League

10-3 v Whitstable – 21 September 1946 FA Cup Preliminary Round

Heaviest Defeats

3-14 Folkestone Reserves – 1933-34 Kent League

0-12 Woolwich Arsenal – 14 October 1893 FA Cup First Round Qualifying

1-11 Erith & Belvedere – 1938-39 Kent League

0-10 Northfleet United – 1933-34 Kent League

0-8 Northfleet United – 1935-36 Kent League

0-8 Crawley Town – 4 November 1964

Southern League

Highest Fee Paid

£7,000 for Jeff Ross & Dave Arter –Sittingbourne 1994

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SQUAD STATS

TODAYS Teams

EAST GRINSTEAD FC ASHFORD UNITED

Matte Pierson

Dean Perana

Tariq Straker

Lewis Unwin

Harrison Parker

Glenn Wilson

Matthew Daniel cc

Andrew Briggs

Sam Williams

Matty Astle

Max Walsh

Daniel Uchechi

Tahjae Anderson

Omar Folkes

Ryan Green

Ben Aubrey

Thibault Abie

Manager: Drew Cooney

Colours: Amber & Black

Referee: Jonathan Wilks

GRINSTEAD

Jacob Russell cc

Tariq Ossai cc

Bradley Simms cc

Charlie Dickens

Liam Friend cc

Ben Gorham

Robert Saunders

Rhyle Ovenden

Gary Lockyer

Danny Parish

Henry Muggeridge

Johan Ter Horst

Lanre Azeez

Emmanuel Olowasemo

Djean Spencer

Luke Burdon

Manager: Tommy Warrilow Colours: Green

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NExT HOME GAME

WHITEHAWK

Tuesday March 28 2023

Kick off 7.30pm

TODAY’S OTHER GAMES

Burgess Hill Town vs Chatham Town

Corinthian vs Chichester City

Faversham Town vs Sittingbourne

Lancing vs Three Bridges

Littlehampton Town vs VCD Athletic

Ramsgate vs Haywards Heath Town

MATCH OFFICIALS

Assistant Referee: Ian Lane

VS Fin A l sCORe

Assistant Referee: Kyle Mann

ASHFORD UNITED

Sevenoaks Town vs Hythe Town

Sheppey United vs Beckenham Town

Whitehawk vs Cray Valley PM

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