Saturday 9 Nomember, 2024 - Isthmian League South East Division Kick off 3pm
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
Disability Team Manager Ant Bowler
WELCOME TO EAST GRINSTEAD TOWN
Good afternoon and welcome to our visitors from Phoenix Sports. We hope you have an enjoyable visit and we wish you a safe journey home. Welcome also to today's match officials - have a good game gents!
After a poor performance against Erith last Saturday (we have only won two home games since March by the way!) we'd hoped to get a positive result at Broadbridge Heath on Tuesday. After an even first 40 minutes we gifted them two goals and another softish third just after the break. But Drew made good use of his bench and two goals in three minutes for us seemed to have turned the tide. But we couldn't maintain the momentum and BBH got a fourth on the break in stoppage time. Some positives for us in the way we fought back from 3-0 down, but we made it very hard for ourselves by giving away some bad goals.
Let's hope for a more consistent performance today, as a glance at the table shows how important a 90 minutes it is. Remember, Lancing are the visitors on Tuesday in the Sussex Senior Cup.
The Vistavis Community Stadium, East Court, East Grinstead, RH19 3LS.
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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
MANAGER’S NOTES
Good afternoon and welcome to everyone for today’s game against Phoenix Sports. It is a game that both teams will want to pick up maximum points from and for us it’s going to be a lot tougher task than it looks on paper.
Phoenix are under a completely new management team and will be very different from the side we beat away earlier in the season. I know Darren well and he was responsible for Beckenham’s fantastic start to the campaign so he will bring with him several new players and look to reshape the squad completely.
As for us we have had a horrible week, A 40 loss on Saturday at home to Erith was followed up with a 4-2 defeat away at Broadbridge Heath on Tuesday. Personally, I think Erith are one of the better teams we have played this season and deserved the result - they are a very well drilled unit. They all know their jobs and work extremely hard for each other and their manager Adam Woodward. It’s very difficult at this level to get an entire group to buy into that but they do so fair play to them.
Broadbridge Heath on Tuesday was more of the same from a month or so back with us causing our own problems with individual errors. Conceding two goals just before half time gave us an uphill task. When we did get back into it at 3-2 we were on top but they killed us on the counter and overall deserved the win. We are at a make or break stage for some of the squad. We had a meeting on Thursday before training and there will be more than a few players who now know
that have the weekend to show me and the rest of the management team that they actually want to be part of this team.
We are actively looking to get a few in for next week, this weekend has just come around too quickly. But if we are honest we are massively missing Matt Pierson in goal, Tom Cadman and Michael Wilson. They are all huge losses and that’s starting to show.
We are playing several lads out of position to plug holes which is fine for a game or two but no more than that. But we must crack on, and a good result today would make a big difference.
We hope you all get behind the lads and push us towards a much needed home win.
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 SE1230-4WestenSpinksLawsonThompsonWearieG.WilsonJabbieLovattHarrisChristmasFolkesTigheOnabanjoHumpherstonCampbellTighe
Nov 5Broadbridge HeathAIsth SE1072-4WestenSpinksLawsonHumpherstonWearieG.WilsonSinghJabbieTighe 1CampbellDaniel 1FolkesOnabanjoChristmasHarris
Nov 9Phoenix SportsHIsth SE
Nov 12LancingHSx Sen
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 for games played in the past at the end of the first week in November. We’ll start with East Grinstead v Chichester on Saturday 10 November 2011 in division one of the Sussex County League. We have Michael Belli on the front cover – these days he is playing for (and captaining) Crawley Down in the County League’s senior division.
Chairman Richard Tramontin's club notes remind us that we had already played the away match against Chichester some five weeks earlier when we were in the bottom three of the league. We had won that game 4-1 with two of the goals coming from penalties awarded when the above Michael Belli had twice been fouled. And then we went on to win all three of our subsequent league matches putting us up in 11th. On the other hand, Chichester had lost all their league games since our win and were now second from bottom.
The programme had a detailed match report from our most recent league match away to Worthing United (who were in fact the bottom team in the league – without a win). We had a penalty in the first couple of minutes – with Michael Belli again involved though this time his shot was handled – and by half-time we were 3-2 up. Another four goals in the second half saw us winning 7-3.
We must have fancied our chances of beating Chichester again here at East Court, perhaps with a few goals. And that’s what happened –Sam Schaaf, Dave Gellatly, Ben Chick, Sam Cane all scored one goal each as did Michael Belli - on his own this time - with Chichester scoring none at all as against our five. Coming a little closer in time we'll now have a look at the programme for East Grinstead v Walton Casuals on Tuesday 7 November 2017 in the Isthmian League.
Bruce Talbot's club notes have a very different flavour to them – a flavour that I'm sure he had used some years before. At its simplest he was making a case for football at our level to be played from March to October – missing
out those cold, wet and wintery months. Bigger gates, grass pitches in better condition, not so much use of floodlights. I think we've all seen the case made before. However, I'm a bit surprised that Bruce makes his case given his own interest in county cricket – an interest he certainly shares with me, though he's a Sussex supporter while I'm an Essex man.
Manager Matt Longhurst tells us that we continue to have players missing through injury and through loan players returning to their parent club. And we even had a couple of players – one of whom scored most of our goals – involved in a car crash on their way home after our most recent match. Not too serious but will miss a game or two.
The programme's league table shows us third from the bottom after a couple of recent 4-0 defeats while our visitors from Walton are just above the halfway mark. Unfortunately, things continued to go against us as we lost 2-0.
If you’ve had your memory jogged by this article then I’d be happy to hear from you at lestermedcalf@btinternet.com.
Michael Belli on the cover against Chichester 12 years ago
PHOENIX SPORTS
PHOENIX SPORTS CLUB - A BRIEF HISTORY
Formed in 1935, Phoenix Sports Club originally started out as St. Johns Welling, later changing its name to Lakeside, before renaming to Phoenix following the Second World War.
Over the years the club has played at various locations including Danson Park until 1950, when the local council offered them a piece of waste land in Mayplace Road East, Bexleyheath. Over time it evolved into the ground that we all know now as Phoenix Sports Club.
Both football and cricket have been played at Mayplace Road East, with many members, both past and present, representing the club in both sports. However, with the growth of junior football, cricket has now moved away. After entering various leagues, including the Sidcup League, Kent Amateur League and the Dartford League, the club eventually settled in the Kent County League Division One West. In the 1986/87 season, the club entered the Spartan League and competed there for six seasons. They then returned to the Kent County League - Division One - West, winning the Challenge Cup in 1993-94.
In 1999/2000 we won the league, gaining promotion to the Premier Division, however after two relegations ended up in Division Two West, finally returning to the first division in 2004/05, and then back to the Premier Division in 2007/08.
After three seasons in the Premier Division, the first team became founder members of the Kent Invicta League at Step 6 of the National League System (Step 10 of the English Football League System) – the highest level of football the club had ever played at. Unfortunately, the team management both resigned for personal reasons at the end of season 2011-12. After an exhaustive process we appointed Steve O’Boyle and Tony Beckingham as Joint First Team Managers. Off the pitch we installed floodlights and a 108-seat stand and with further improvements around the ground we soon received an F Grade.
We had a successful first campaign under the new management structure, and after losing only two league games all season, Phoenix won the Kent Invicta League and gained promotion to the Kent League (now renamed the Southern Counties East Football League) to play at step 5 of the National League System.
We finished in sixth place in our inaugural season but had aims to do even better the next year and reached the fourth round of the FA Vase where we lost to the eventual winners North Shields.
In the League we managed to lose only one game all season and accumulated 30 clean sheets which sealed promotion to Isthmian League north division as champions. In 2017 Phoenix switched to the south division with ninth place achieved in 2019 before relegation three years later, by which time Paul Byron had taken over as manager.
O'Boyle was back in the dugout in 2022 to lead a side hungry for a quick return to Step 4. A great season saw us finish as runners up and after a dramatic play-off at VCD a last-minute penalty saw us return to the Isthmian League. He kept the club up last season before resigning. Keith McMahon was appointed at the start of this season but a few weeks ago he was replaced by Darren Anslow, who left leaders Beckenham Town to join Phoenix.
Not much positive to report last Saturday but here we see Ollie Spinks (top pic) and Omar Folkes taking the game to what was a very good Erith team. Photos: Stuart Gibson.
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SQUAD STATS
TODAY’S Teams
EAST GRINSTEAD FC PHOENIX SPORTS
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
Tait Holtam (GK) cc
Ernie Cheeseman cc
Fofana Kissi cc
Sergio Uyi cc
Kiye Martin cc
Jack Turner cc
Jeff Duah-Kessie cc
Thompson Adeyemi cc
Harvey Browne cc
Marvin Herschel cc
Isaiah Jones cc
Joe Thomas cc
Will Efambe cc
Deshane Dalling cc
Richard Pingling cc
Marcus Elliot cc
Alfawaz Dada cc
Aaron Clarke cc
Marcel Brown cc
Brad Pritchard cc
Richard Apeni cc
Isaac Thompson cc
Manager: Darren Anslow Colours:
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Next HOMe GAMe
LANCING
Tuesday 12 November 2024 (7.30pm)
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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
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Scott RUDD
Assistant Referee: Perry HART
Assistant Referee: Joel LAMPING
PHOENIX SPORTS
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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