East Grinstead Town v Hythe Town: Aug 19 2023

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Saturday, August 19 2023 - FA Cup

preliminary round

Kick off 3pm

vs HYTHE TOWN

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN FC 2023/24

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

Vice Chair, Secretary, Club Welfare Officer

Committee Member, Safety Officer

Head of Youth Development

Committee Member, Youth Coordinator

Disability Welfare Officer, Bar Manager, Webmaster

Club Photographer

Media Manager & Programme Editor

Facilities Manager

Committee Members

Head of Recruitment

Richard Tramontin

Brian McCorquodale

Barry Bryant

Jay De Vito

Andy Dodson

Stuart Gibson

Bruce Talbot

Andy Willis

Grant Hearn

Stuart Hedgecock

Matthew Wheeler

FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT

Manager

Assistant Manager and Team Coach

Assistant Coach

Goalkeeping Coach

Physiotherapist

Kit Manager

U23 Managers & Coaches

U18 Manager & Coach

3rd XI Manager

U15s Manager

U13 Manager

U11 Manager

WELCOME TO EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN

East Grinstead Town FC is an unincorporated association / Community Amateur Sports Club

Welcome one and all to East Court for our first home game of the season. A warm welcome to our visitors from Hythe, let's hope the Cannons have fired all their big shots against us last week and we can progress to the first qualifying round of the FA Cup - which would put Wembley next May only 12 more wins away!

The programme remains an online only product for this season and there is always space in it for contributions from anyone with the club at heart. I'm sure the Chairman would be happy not to have to write a column every week if his page could be filled by someone else.

A reminder that this is the first of three games this week with South Park here on Tuesday in the Velocity / League Cup before Herne Bay are the oppposition in the league next Saturday.

COME ON THE WASPS!!

LEAGUE DIVISION TABLE | 23-24

Drew Cooney

Ian Nichols

Steve Sargent

Darren Hadlum

Jamie Brownlie

Adam Robinson

Howard Wrate &

Steve Coveney

Giuliano (Julien) Arucci

Paul Withers

Lewis McDonnell

Andy Dodson

Ted Symes

U10 Manager Ben Payne

Disability Team Manager

Ant Bowler

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MANAGER’S NOTES

We welcome everyone back for this season’s first home game. We will know the visitors well after playing them only last week away in the first league game!

Hythe is never an easy place to go at any time of the season and this proved the case last week. After a promising performance against Pagham in FA Cup we were very much looking forward to this game, but Hythe, who finished last season in the play-off final, proved a really well organised unit yet again.

A really poor start and conceding after just 90 seconds seemed to seal our fate. We had a good chance to equalise straight after the goal, but this along with several other good opportunities weren’t taken and we were punished three times from clinical set pieces.

We have had a good week this week with boys and explained that this year although we want to get the ball down and play good football, we need to be able to adapt and mix it up as well. This will allow us to have a more consistent season.

We welcome Michael Wilson and Ben Aubery back this week who will no doubt make a huge difference. On the flip side of that we lose Omar Folkes (family issues) and Tommy Summerfield (tonsillitis). It’s been a really difficult preseason with injuries with seven out at the moment. This just shows the importance of a good healthy-sized squad which as always is hard to keep everyone happy. But in fairness to the lads, they are buying

in to what we want to achieve this season.

We have a busy schedule coming up with four games in under 10 days so will look to get back to winning ways in both cup competitions and take this form into the league.

As ever your support is critical for me and the rest of the management team along with the players. We ask you all to bring as many people down to the club this season to support the lads, your local team and to make East Court a tough place for opposition teams to visit.

Good luck to us!

Drew

Drew Cooney

Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

CHAIRMAN’S NOTES

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to East Court for today’s Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round tie against Hythe Town.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our loyal supporters, the Cannons’ players, management, officials and supporters as well as today’s referee Adam Merchant and his assistants Harvey Ransome and James Goodall. I trust everyone enjoys their brief stay and our hospitality.

If today’s match finishes in a draw at the end of ninety minutes, there will be a replay at Reachfields on Tuesday 22nd August with a 7.45pm kick off, which would then be played to a conclusion with extra time and penalties if required. The winners of this Preliminary Round tie will go into the draw for the First Round Qualifying to be played in a fortnight, on Saturday 2nd September.

The Cannons enter the competition at this round whereas Wasps have already played Pagham in the Extra Preliminary Round a fortnight ago and won 4-0 with Conor Tighe netting a hat-trick after Max Walsh opened the scoring in the second minute.

It was the same 4-0 scoreline when we travelled to Reachfields on Saturday to face today’s visitors in the opening game in the Isthmian League campaign, but unfortunately not in our favour. Steve Watt’s team took an early lead from a long throw in and we conceded two more in the first half and never recovered after that.

Drew and his team will be looking to avenge that defeat this afternoon and progress to the next round. We welcome Michael Wilson back today after serving his one match suspension after his two added time yellow cards at Pagham.

Barring an FA Cup replay, we will be back here in cup action on Tuesday in the first round of the Velocity Cup when we host South Park (Reigate) (ko 7.30pm). We are at home again next Saturday in the League against Herne Bay and away to Sevenoaks Town on Bank Holiday Monday (ko 3pm).

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the small group of volunteers who put in so much work here to get the facilities ready for the season and our first pre-season friendly on 11th July against

Crawley Town which we narrowly lost 2-1.

I would also like to thank Ben Harwood and his guys at Complete Turf Care for their superb work on the pitch after removing the entire surface in May. Great job guys. We have had nothing but complements.

We are always on the lookout for more volunteers on match days. Volunteers are the backbone of grassroots football across the country. Why not support your local community club, get active and meet new people. Areas where we could do with more support include bar, stewarding, turnstiles, media etc so if anyone wants to get involved, please speak to me or one of my colleagues.

On a very sad note, we all offer our sincere heartfelt condolences to Grant Hearn and his family for the passing of his mum on Thursday.

Thank you all for coming along this afternoon and whatever the outcome of the match, I trust everyone enjoys their visit to East Court and I wish you all a safe journey home.

Enjoy the match

Richard Tramontin (Chairman)

Photo courtesy of Stuart Gibson

FIXTURES & RESULTS

AUGUST

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OCTOBER

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DECEMBER

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JANUARY

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FEBRUARY

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MARCH

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APRIL

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06/04/24LancingAPISEdiv

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PROGRAMMES FROM THE PAST

It’s FA Cup day and I’m going to bring you a couple of programmes from a couple of recent East Grinstead FA Cup matches.

We start with East Grinstead v South Park played on Saturday 25 August 2018 in the preliminary round of the FA Cup. You can see that the programme was also to cover the home league match on the Bank Holiday Monday two days later.

Chairman Richard Tramontin’s notes tell us that the South Park manager Mick Sullivan had seen us play – in a friendly match on the previous Monday evening against Mersthama game we had won 3-1. Let’s hope that we hadn’t given away any of our secrets.

Richard’s notes go on to say how much the winners and losers of our FA Cup match would receive (winners nearly £3,000 and losers nearly £1,000. 2018 would be the first time that a losing side in this early round of the FA Cup would receive anything.) He also goes on to tell us why Marcus Elliott, who had played in both of our league matches, would not be playing in the FA Cup match - he was on loan to us and, if he were to play for us, would be unable to play in the Cup for his first-claim club.

Manager Matt Longhurst’s notes look back at our first 2 Isthmian league matches which ‘have been very frustrating, with players missing through injuries and suspensions’. We had lost both and had conceded three goals in each of them. South Park had also lost their first two league matches. The programme’s league table shows that we were one of four teams who had lost both of their opening league matches.

And which of the two teams took another step on the way to Wembley? Just one goal was enough and it came from our Ben Wilson. The draw for the next round sent us along the M3 to play Fleet Town though I don’t have a copy of the programme for the match. By the time of the match we had played another two league matches – both of which we lost - and Fleet Town had also lost all their league matches. It was probably a match between the

two weakest teams still in the FA Cup!

Fleet Town had much the better of the first hour and had taken the lead after about 30 minutes and should have gone two goals up after missing an open goal after some 70 minutes. But with 13 minutes left we equalised with a powerful shot from George Landais and a few minutes later Jody Mongoy powered his way through the Fleet defence to score what proved to be the winning goal.

What happened in the next round? I’ll tell you that we came out of the hat with a trip into Essex to play Hornchurch and that I have a copy of the programme – but that’s all I’ll tell you for now.

If you have any stories about FA Cup matches that you have seen then perhaps you’d like to tell me at lestermedcalf@btinternet.com.

Cover for our double header back in 2018

HYTHE TOWN 4, EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN 0

Hythe were victorious on the opening day of the season as they comfortably beat East Grinstead Town 4-0 at Reachfields. The Cannons lined up with a fairly similar team to last season, as seven players from last season's play-off final started the match, along with new signings Adam Molloy, Brad Schafer, Aaron Barnes and Jake Embery. It was a perfect start for the Cannons, as they took the lead after just two minutes, with Jack Steventon's long throw in being knocked onto Aaron Barnes, who guided the ball into an empty goal.

The visitors very nearly made it 1-1 on 21 minutes, as Max Walsh darted forward on the counter-attack, squaring it to Kiye Martin, who blasted his shot wide of the post from close range. Hythe managed to score their second on 33 minutes, when Ethan Smith rushed forward on the counterattack and slotted past Matte Pierson. It was Ethan's brother Liam who put the Cannons 3-0 up in the fourth minute of added time, glancing a header in from a Frannie Collin corner.

In the very first minute of the second half, the visitors had a good chance to get back into the game, as Connor Tighe strode forward and lifted his shot above Adam Molloy and onto the crossbar.

However, it didn't take long for Hythe to extend their lead, as Brad Schafer recieved the ball on the edge of the box on 53 minutes, skipping past the defenders and hitting a pinpoint shot

past the goalkeeper. On 63 minutes, the Cannons had a chance to make it five, when Frannie Collin stepped up to take a free kick, which he drove past the wall before it was tipped away by Matte Pierson.

On 83 minutes, Hythe had one final chance to add to the goals, when Johan Caney-Bryan had the ball in the box, firing his shot over the bar from close range.

Speaking after the match, manager Steve Watt said: “East Grinstead are a good side, they've made some good additions to their team this year and they always pose a threat.

"I just thought our intensity was too much for them at times with the way we set the tone, particularly from the front players, and how they pressed from the front. East Grinstead couldn't get a foothold in the game - we scored in key moments, and we obviously got the goal straight away, but we kept pushing and I thought in the end we ran over them a bit, with no disrespect to East Grinstead.”

Report courtesy of hythetownfc.co.uk

* If any budding journalist would like to contribute reports on OUR game please get in touch!

Connor Tighe celebrates after completing his Pagham treble

HYTHE TOWN

Adam Molloy

Adam signed in the close season from SCEFL Champions Erith & Belvedere. He has vast experience having started in the West Ham United youth ranks.

Liam Smith

Full Back, Liam joined the Cannons from Tonbridge Angels a couple of seasons ago. He can also play in midfield and is now the club captain.

Jack Steventon

Jack joined the Cannons during the close season from local rivals Ashford United. He is a versatile player who can also play in midfield.

Sam Itauma

Sam is in his second season with us having joined us at the beginning of 2022-2023 from Faversham Town. He is a quality left back who has also spent time at Whitstable Town and Hollands & Blair.

Marcus Goldsmith

Marcus joined the Cannons at the start of last season having been a member of the titlewinning Hastings United team in 2021-2022. Marcus had spent two seasons at Eastbourne Town in the Southern Combination and previously played for Crowborough Athletic and Hailsham Town.

Lex Allan

At 6ft 7in, Lex is a giant in the back four. He joined Hythe at the start of last season from Sittingbourne whom he joined from Sunday League football.

Leo Vowles

Leo is a promising young midfielder who came through the youth set up at Tonbridge Angels and has signed for us on dual registration.

Ashley Barnes

The 26-year-old started his career in the Charlton Athletic youth set-up where he made one first team appearance. He had a loan spell at Torquay United before he had a permanent move to Colchester United. He moved onto Dulwich Hamlet before joining Welling United.

Josh Stirman

Josh joined the Cannons as a youngster back in 2018 playing 19 games. The midfielder started his career within the Maidstone United youth set-up before moving to Reachfields.

Harry Miller

A promising midfielder who has also had a spell at Herne Bay. Unfortunately, he was injured for most of last season.

Ethan Smith

Younger brother of club captain Liam, Ethan joined us at the start of last season having been released by Gillingham.

Charles Noyelle

Promising midfield who joined the Cannons at the end of last season having returned from the USA where he played for Grand Canyon University.

Bradley Schafer

Attacking midfielder who decided to return to Hythe Town for the new season after signing from Sheppey United.

Jarred Trespaderne

Jarred is an exciting midfielder who first joined in October 2019. He has also played for Folkestone Invicta, Herne Bay, Tunbridge Wells, Corinthian and East Grinstead Town.

Frannie Collin

Highly experienced striker, Frannie originally joined us from Margate. He started his career with Gillingham where he made nine first team appearances before moving onto Dover Athletic. He has also had spells with Tonbridge Angels, Maidstone United, Leatherhead and Hastings United.

Johan Caney-Bryan

Johan is now in his second spell with the Cannons having been in the squad in 2015-16 season making seven appearances. He spent his early career in the youth set up at Maidstone United and Dartford.

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Omar Folkes holds off an opponent (above) and Glenn Wilson surveys his options. Pictures from our FA Cup win over Pagham a fortnight ago, by Stuart Gibson.

SQUAD STATS

TODAY’S Teams

EAST GRINSTEAD FC HYTHE TOWN

Matte Pierson cc

Cameron Reardon cc

Ryan Green cc

Jack Kenyon cc

Matthew Weaire cc

Glenn Wilson cc

Connor Tighe cc

Kiye Martin cc

Omar Folkes cc

Max Walsh cc

Tom Summerfield cc

Christopher Alhassan cc

Thibault Abie cc

Alessio Akabuogu cc

Alex Andrade Filipe cc

Michael Wilson cc

Manager: Drew Cooney

Colours: Amber & Black

Adam Molloy cc

Liam Smith cc

Marcus Goldsmith cc

Jack Steventon cc

Lex Allan

Bradley Schafer

Aaron Barnes

Ethan Smith

Johan Caney-Bryan

Frannie Collin

Jake Embery cc

Jarred Trespaderne cc

Charles Noyelle

Sam Flisher

Sam Itauma

Manager: Steve Watt

Colours: Blue

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Next HOMe GAMe

SOUTH PARK

Tuesday August 22, 2023

Kick off 7.30pm Velocity Cup first round

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Adam Merchant

Assistant Referee: Harvey Ransome

GRINSTEAD FC

Assistant Referee: James Goodall

HYTHE TOWN

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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