The Vistavis Community Stadium, East Court, East Grinstead, RH19 3LS.
Website: www.egtfc.co.uk
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Club Management 2024-25
Chair & Treasurer: Richard Tramontin
Secretary & Vice chair: Brian McCorquodale
Senior Football Officer: Steve Norris
Head of Recruitment: Matt Wheeler
Commercial Manager: Steve Norris
Club Welfare Officer: Brian McCorquodale
Disability Welfare Officer: Stuart Gibson
Safety & Facilities Officer: Barry Bryant
Bar Manager & Club Photographer: Stuart Gibson
Press Officer: Bruce Talbot
ED&I Officer: Andy Dodson
Football Management 2024-25
Manager: Drew Cooney
Assistant Manager and Team Coach: Ian Nicholls
Assistant Team Coaches: Steve Sargent, Matt Wheeler
Physiotherapist: Kate Moss
Kit manager: Adam Robinson
Disability Team Manager: Ant Bowler
Youth Coordinator & Development: Jay De Vito
Under-18 Managers: Lewis McDonnell & Kevin Wright
Under-16 Amber Manager: Lewis McDonnell
Under-16 Black Manager: Nigel Leach
Under-14 Manager: Sean Clarabut
Under-12 Amber Manager: Ted Symes
Under 12 Black Manager: Tom Butcher
Under 11 Manager: Ben Payne
EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB
The OHOB Community Stadium | College Lane | East Grinstead RH19 3LS
Telephone : 01342 325885
Website : www.egtfc.co.uk
CLUB MANAGEMENT
Chair, Treasurer, Assistant Welfare Officer, 200 Club Officer Richard Tramontin
Vice Chair, Secretary, Club Welfare Officer Brian McCorquodale
Committee Member,
Safety Officer Barry Bryant
Head of Youth Development Jay De Vito
Committee Member, Youth Coordinator Andy Dodson
Disability Welfare Officer, Bar Manager, Webmaster Club Photographer Stuart Gibson
Media Manager & Programme Editor Bruce Talbot
Facilities Manager Andy Willis
Committee Members Grant Hearn Stuart Hedgecock
Head of Recruitment Matthew Wheeler
FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT
Manager Drew Cooney
Assistant Manager and Team Coach Ian Nichols
Assistant Coach Steve Sargent
Goalkeeping Coach Darren Hadlum
Physiotherapist Jamie Brownlie
Kit Manager Adam Robinson
U23 Managers & Coaches Howard Wrate & Steve Coveney
U18 Manager & Coach Giuliano (Julien) Arucci
3rd XI Manager Paul Withers
U15s Manager Lewis McDonnell
U13 Manager Andy Dodson
U11 Manager Ted Symes
U10 Manager Ben Payne
WELCOME TO EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN
Good afternoon and welcome to today's visitors Erith Town.
A glance at the league table shows just how tough today's game will be. Ten games in and we have taken just one point against teams above us so we can expect The Dockers to really test us.
As Drew mentions in his notes, November gives us a great opportunity to sort out our home form with five games out of seven here at East Court.
Is it still a factor that opponents turn up, see a really good playing surface (the best grass pitch in the league probably) and raise their game? If it is then we need to match them and use the energy of our supporters to make the difference!
Come on the Wasps!
LEAGUE TABLE | 24-25
1Beckenham Town15112240192135
2Ramsgate109102972228
3Sittingbourne1182125121326
4Sheppey United1181225121325
5Margate1274123111225
6Burgess Hill Town117222316723
7Erith Town136342316721
8Merstham125432318419
9Deal Town126062927218
10Sevenoaks Town124352028-815
11AFC Croydon Athletic113531918114
12East Grinstead Town114251517-214
13Herne Bay94141519-413
14Eastbourne Town114161523-813
15Broadbridge Heath94051217-512
16Ashford United93241421-711
17Three Bridges102351617-19
18Hythe Town123091031-219
19Littlehampton Town102261924-58
Disability Team Manager Ant Bowler EastGrinsteadTownFC @egtfcwasps
20Steyning Town122010820-126
21Lancing11119820-124
MANAGER’S NOTES
We welcome everyone for today’s game against newly promoted Erith, who have had a great start to the league campaign.
I know Woody, their manager, well from our playing days here at East Grinstead and he has put together a very experienced team that will no doubt be competing in the top half of the league.
Today is the start of a very busy month. We have seven games in November, six of those in the league and five at home.
We have spoken a lot to the lads lately about our home form which, if I’m honest, has been nowhere near good enough and not acceptable.
We must be fully focused on turning this around and putting some back to back wins together in front of our own supporters. If we can do that continue to pick up results on the road we will climb the table.
We welcome back Charlie Harris this week who was suspended for the Three Bridges game, but now loose Alex for three games due to his red card. With him and Tom Cadman out now this is going to no doubt cause us problems but also gives opportunity for someone within the squad to step up.
The rest of the squad is looking good. Two new lads made their debut last week. Jabari, who is on loan from Chatham, was superb and got his first of many goals hopefully for the club. Khalifa also made his debut in the middle of the park and
showed his class and leadership which again will help bring on some of our youngsters.
We thank everyone for their support down in Chatham last week and ask that you get behind the lads both today and on Tuesday at Broadbridge Heath as we start a very busy month.
Thanks, Drew
FIXTURES & RESULTS
Aug 3GlebeHFA Cup1922-0PiersonDaCruzFilipeM.WilsonCadmanG.WilsonSinghHarrisTighe 1Folkes 1ThompsonCoulibalyDanielSpinksCashKouakou
Aug 10MargateAIsth SE4020-0PiersonDaCruzFilipeM.WilsonCadmanG.WilsonSinghHarrisTigheFolkesThompsonWearieSpinksDanielLawsonNunes
Aug 17RedhillHFA Cup1931-3PiersonSpinks 1CadmanM.WilsonWearieG.WilsonSinghThompsonTigheDanielNunesFilipeFolkesLawsonCoulibalyOnabanjo
Aug 23AFC Croydon AthleticHIsth SE2282-1PiersonCadmanFilipeM.WilsonWearie 1G.WilsonThompsonHarrisLawson 1SinghFolkesDanielTigheSpinksOnabanjo Aug 26Sevenoaks TownAIsth SE1072-2PiersonCadmanFilipeM.WilsonWearieG.WilsonThompsonHarris 1LawsonSinghTigheDaniel 1SpinksOnabanjo
Aug 31Deal TownHIsth SE1242-3PiersonCadmanFilipeM.WilsonWearieG.WilsonThompsonSpinksDaniel 1Tighe 1SinghNunesLovattOnabanjoDacruz
SEPTEMBER
Sep 3MersthamHVT 11150-1CashThompsonFilipeHarrisHumpherstonKouakouCampbellLovattOnabanjoNunesFolkesDanielSpinksWearieM.Wilson Sep 7Hartley WintneyAFA T pre1631-2PiersonThompsonFilipeNunesWearieG.WilsonSpinksHarris 1DanielTigheSpinksLovattFolkesCampbellKouakouOnabanjo
Sep 28Burgess Hill TownAIsth SE4151-2PiersonSpinksCadmanThompsonWearieHumpherstonSingh 1HarrisTigheLawsonDanielFolkesLovattCampbellOnabanjoM.Wilson OCTOBER
Oct 5MersthamHIsth SE2230-1PiersonSpinksFilipeCadmanWearieG.WilsonHarrisM.WilsonDanielLovattFolkesLawsonTigheOnabanjoCampbell
Oct 8NewhavenASx Sen1-1*WestenSpinksCadmanM.WilsonWearieHumpherstonOnabanjoLovattTigheCampbellLawsonFilipeHarris 1FolkesDaniel* won 7-6
Oct 12Steyning Town CommunityAIsth SE1103-2WestenSpinksCadmanM.WilsonWearieG.WilsonLovattHarrisTighe 2Filipe 1FolkesDanielHumpherstonOnabanjoSingh
Oct 15Ashford UnitedHIsth SE1131-2WestenSpinksFilipeHumpherstonWearieG.WilsonLovattHarrisTigheSinghFolkesOnabanjoDanielCampbell
Oct 26Three BridgesAIsth SE661-0WestenSpinksFilipeThompsonWearieG.WilsonJabbieTigheLovattChristmas 1FolkesDanielLawsonSingh
NOVEMBER
Nov 2Erith TownHIsth SE
Nov 5Broadbridge HeathAIsth SE
Nov 9Phoenix SportsHIsth SE
Nov 16Ashford UnitedAIsth SE
Nov 19RamsgateHIsth SE
Nov 23Burgess Hill TownHIsth SE
Nov 30LancingHIsth SE
DECEMBER
Dec 7Beckenham TownAIsth SE
Dec 14Herne BayAIsth SE
Dec 21Hythe TownHIsth SE
Dec 26Eastbourne TownAIsth SE
Dec 28MargateHIsth SE
JANUARY
Jan 4SittingbourneAIsth SE
Jan 11Sheppey UnitedHIsth SE
Jan 18Littlehampton TownAIsth SE
Jan 25LancingAIsth SE
FEBRUARY
Feb 1Beckenham TownHIsth SE
Feb 8MersthamAIsth SE
Feb 15Steyning Town CommunityHIsth SE
Feb 22RamsgateAIsth SE MARCH
Mar 1Three BridgesHIsth SE
Mar 8Erith TownAIsth SE
Mar 15Herne BayHIsth SE
Mar 22Hythe TownAIsth SE
Mar 29Littlehampton TownHIsth SE
APRIL
Apr 5Sheppey UnitedAIsth SE
Apr 12SittingbourneHIsth SE
Apr 19Deal TownAIsth SE
Apr 21Eastbourne TownHIsth SE
Apr 26AFC Croydon AthleticAIsth SE
PAST PROGRAMMES
I have a couple of programmes to share with you today for games played in the past in early November. We'll start by going back some 22 years for East Grinstead v Worthing United on Saturday 2 November 2002. This was a match in division two of the Sussex County Leaguewith our 2024 team manager Drew Cooney in our team for the match.
We had only lost one of the six home matches we had so far played in that one month– a “debacle” was how Bruce described it as we had lost to Steyning in a Division Two Cup match 6-0! He and manager Bobby Smith were probably somewhat relieved that in our most recent match (at home of course) we had beaten Peace Pottage 3-0 in what had been 17-year-old Drew Cooney's second game for the club.
The programme's match report tells us that our three goals had come from Jamie Liddell in the first half with second-half goals from Dave Gellatly and a rare goal from full back Kevin Wright - only his second in 150 games. The legaue table showed us in fifth place while Worthing were also fifth – but fifth from bottom. So, a bit of a surprise to find Worthing going home with a 1-0 win.
Moving onward a few years we have the programme for East Grinstead v Carshalton Athletics on Tuesday 3 November 2015 in our second season in the Isthmian League.
Richard Tramontin's club notes have a lot to tell us about the previous Saturday. Firstly we had played Bognor Regis Town in the FA Trophy. When the draw was made we were the home team. However, because of another event which I'll come to in a minute, we played the match down in Bognor. And not surprisingly against the very strong Bognor side we lost 3-0 with all the opposition's goals coming in the first hour. Probably because Bognor eased off we had more of the game in the last 30 minutes and might have scored a goal or two. But we didn't. So why was the home match played down on the Sussex coast? As Richard tells us we were holding our annual fireworks display on that
Saturday evening, which we'd been running for just over 15 years. Richard thought the display was the best we had put on. However, we had been unable to find a sponsor and the number of people who watched the fireworks for free from the top of the East Court hill was getting bigger and bigger. We had made a loss – for the first time – and we would have to consider if we would organise it for next year. (We didn't hold it in 2016 – or indeed have we organised it since.)
The programme's league table shows us third from bottom while Carshalton were in the middle of the table. And with 89 minutes gone we were leading 2-1 with goals from Callum Emptage and Greg Cundle. However, games don't last 90 minutes these days and in the last four minutes Carshalton scored twice to beat us 3-2.
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A striking cover for the Carshalton programme in 2015.
ERITH TOWN
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DOCKERS
Formed in 1956 as Woolwich Town, the Dockers attained senior status in 1995-96 upon reaching the London Spartan League Premier Division in 1995-96. By then the club had already changed their name to Erith Town, reflecting a move to Erith Stadium.
After one year in the Spartan Premier, the Dockers successfully applied to cross the pyramid to the Kent League.
After struggling in the lower reaches of the League for three seasons, the Dockers celebrated the new Millennium with a then best seventh place in 1999-2000 and reached the London Senior Cup Final, losing 5-1 to Bedfont.
In the following seven seasons Erith only once reached such heights again, finishing seventh in 2003-04.
The appointment of former Fisher Athletic player Mark Tompkins as player-manager midway through 2006-7 saw an upturn in fortunes and the following season he led the team to fifth in the Kent League. He also brought the club their first silverware as a senior club as record appearance maker Alan Hanlon lifted the Kent League Cup after a 1-0 win over much-fancied Hythe Town in the final at Folkestone FC.
Tommo’s departure on the eve of 2008-09 lead to the appointment of Steve O’Boyle who took the Dockers back to the Kent League Cup Final for a second season. After drawing 1-1 after extra time against Croydon, the Dockers went down 3-1 on penalties.
Tony Russell took over the reins when O’Boyle departed in October 2010 guiding the club to a third successive mid-table finish but bringing the Kent Senior Trophy to the club after a 3-1 win over Tunbridge Wells in the final.
Having achieved a new best of fourth the following season, Russell departed for neighbours VCD Athletic with Erith Town top of the League in November 2012 and after a brief spell with James Collins in charge, Tompkins returned to take the Dockers to new personal best of third spot.
Tommo repeated the feat in 2013-14 before
departing and a turbulent 2014-15 saw three managers and a Houdini style escape from relegation under Martin and Joe Ford. Two further seasons of struggle followed before Mark Deveney took over the club in the summer of 2017, immediately appointing former owner Albert Putnam as President for his work as player, manager and Chairman in over 50 years with the club.
On 26 August the club took part in the last ever game at Brentford’s Griffin Park ground, losing 6-3 to the Bees’ B team in the London Senior Cup semi-final.
After a fourth place finish in 2022-23, their best for ten years, the Dockers moved to share with Sporting Club Thamesmead at Bayliss Avenue as they bid to progress on and off the field.
With this in mind, the Dockers appointed Kay Deveney as their first female Chair in 2023, with Mark Deveney continuing as CEO. Under their stewardship the club has just experienced the most successful season in their history, finishing with two trophies – the SCEFL Challenge Cup and the Kent Senior Trophy – and winning the SCEFL Play-Off Final which saw The Dockers promoted to the Isthmian League South-East to play football at Step 4 for the first time.
We now look forward to the 2024/25 season with huge optimism.
We were deserved winners over Bridges last Saturday and could have won more comfortably had we taken our chances. Top pic shows goalscorer Jabari Christmas firing in a shot and, below, Bridges scramble to clear a corner in the second half. Photos: Stuart Gibson.
TODAY’S Teams
VS
EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN
Finlay Westen cc
Oliver Spinks cc
Tom Cadman cc
Michael Wilson cc
Matthew Weaire cc
Glenn Wilson (C) cc
Finlay Lovatt cc
Charlie Harris cc
Connor Tighe cc
Alex Andrade Filipe cc
Omar Folkes cc
Matthew Daniel cc
Kieran Humpherston cc
Jabari Christmas cc
Oluremi Onabanjo cc
Terlochan Singh cc
Khalifa Jabbie cc
Manager: Drew Cooney
Colours: Amber & Black
ERITH TOWN
Nathan Edwards
cc
Jack Holland cc
Andrew Dythe cc
George Goodwin
cc
Tom Ash cc
James Dyer cc
James Miles cc
Harry Taylor cc
Ollie Milton cc
Tommy Taylor (GK) cc
Aaron Jeffrey cc
Leo Mazzone cc
Kola Salami cc
Hayden Bullas cc
Calum McGeehan cc
Jerome Jayaguru cc
Harrison Carnegie cc
Chris-Emmanuel Loko cc
Brandon Hatega cc
Sidney Petters cc
Rueben Lammie cc
Jacob Connor cc
Finley Avery cc
Luke Leppard cc
Ross Craig cc
Manager: Adam Woodward
Colours:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Dan Austin
Assistant Referee: Owen Lawrence
Assistant Referee: Rob King
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PHOENIX SPORTS
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ROLL OF HONOURS
SUSSEX COUNTY LEAGUE: Division Two champions 2007–08 Baldwin Cup winners 1951–52
MID-SUSSEX LEAGUE: Champions 1901–02, 1936–37
Montgomery Cup winners 1911–12, 1912–13
SOUTHERN AMATEUR LEAGUE: Division Three champions 1931–32
SUSSEX RUR CUP: Winners 2003–04
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