This week at a glance....
CLUB OFFICIALS
Paul Marsh - Honorary President James Paviour - Chairman Warren O’Neill - Secretary Grace Harding - Treasurer Rob Lilley - Media Manager
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Simon Thomas - Manager Tom Harding - Assistant Mgr Emily Mackler - Physiotherapist
HONOURS
SBC Premier Div 2 1968/69, 1969/70 SBC Division One 1964/75, 2000/01 SBC Walton Cup 1966/67, 1967/68 SBC Charity Cup 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94 SBC Division 3 1962/63 EOFL Premier Division 2017/18 EOFL Division 2 2015/16 EOFL Division 3 2014/15 EOFL Challenge Cup 2018/19 Anagrams Record Trophy
26 Tom Hollingsworth
6
Simon Thomas
8
Mike Sammut
22
The Away End
38
Carter-Vickers
40
Reserves Update
2017/18, 2018/2019
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Rob Lilley - Design & Editor Offside Photography - Photographs Thanks To - James Paviour, Simon Thomas, Mike Sammut, Tom Hollingsworth, Carl Read
MEDIA & PUBLISHING
Rob Lilley - CUFC Media Manager Photo’s by Offside Photography www.offsidephotography.co.uk © Catholic United Football Club All rights reserves. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the written persmission of the club.
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Carl Read
FROM THE BOARD Good afternoon and welcome to all our readers, supporters and the management, players and officials of Kelvedon Hatch FC. Kelvedon Hatch is a team we have had some excellent games with over the years, and their Chairman David Hughes is one of the nicest people I have had the fortune of meeting at my time at Catholic United.
Hatch have started the season well and in returning manager Darren Hunt, they have one of the most successful managers there has ever been at this level. We are yet to find our rhythm this season but I have enormous faith in the management team and squad we have here. This league is so strong and off days are punished, as they have been in the last two weeks. Off the pitch our following continues to grow and at our last home game, we had four Celtic supporters which was just amazing and quite surreal. I am informed there may be more visitors today, so I look forward to meeting you all. As always I hope everyone enjoys the game, and please get behind the team. COME ON YOU BHOYS IN GREEN!!
James Paviour Chairman
FROM THE BOSS “It is now about getting a result and building from that” Last Saturday, was another tough match for us. With Rayleigh putting together a young and energetic side this season, it was always going to be tough, with players unavailable and coming back from injury. Would we have done better if we had players available, most certainly. It was always going to be a tough ask when we started the game with 7 defenders on the pitch but we can’t make excuses and just have to learn from our defeats. However, we did give them a very good game and without that midfield to work from, we struggled to create chances so it was a frustrating afternoon. Don’t get me wrong, there were times when we did get the ball on the floor and we looked good, and we certainly huffed and puffed right up to the final whistle. There were periods in the game where I think we saw what we were capable of but we needed to be further up the pitch in order to have punished Town. Some of Alfie’s deliveries from the left and from set pieces were superb and we needed to get on the end of them to get our rewards. Rayleigh did what they needed to and I think they are a good side, definitely going to be causing some teams problems this season.
We turn our attentions to this weekend, at home to Kelvedon Hatch. Previous results are nothing at this level especially where teams recruit players quite frequently so squad improvements are being made all of the time. They’ve had some good results so far and will be looking to go for the jugular on Saturday. We’ve players coming back and we’ll be in a much better situation that we were against Rayleigh, but it is now about getting a result and building from that. We know we can play, we know we have the personnel who can play, and the players know what they are capable of.
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We also added another to the injury list, with Sonuga picking up a thigh injury. It is such a shame for him as he has not long returned from an injury he picked up during the pre-season. He’s a great talker and a very positive player on the pitch, organising and giving players a lot of enthusiastic encouragement. Emily is a very busy person at the moment for sure!!
We welcomed back Tom Hollingsworth to the team last week. Tom hasn’t played football for over a season and a half but he is naturally very fit and for someone out for that amount of time, he was extremely lively and worked his socks off. Its his game and I don’t think it will be long before he is back up to full speed and adding to his career tally for the Hoops again.
FROM THE CAPTAIN “If we create chances, we’ll need to take them and make sure we get our season back on track” It’s been two difficult weeks for us and we have ultimately come up short. Basildon are always tough opposition and we didn’t really get into that game. Against Rayleigh, we had players unavailable and as much as we competed, we didn’t create. It was great to see Tom Hollingsworth pull the boots on last week. It’s going to take a few games for Tom to get match fit but I’m sure he will get on the scoresheet very soon, hopefully today. Not playing for a while, to come back and play 90 minutes is really tough, but that just goes to show naturally fit he is and has obviously kept himself in decent shape. He worked so hard against Rayleigh and when that goal comes, I’m certain it will open the floodgates.
We’re up against Kelvedon Hatch who picked up a good win last weekend and will be full of confidence going into todays game. We’ll need to ensure we nullify them in the opening exchanges and impose our game. If we create chances we’ll need to take them and make sure we get our season back on track.
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LOOKING BACK
Left to right (Ba ck row): Malcolm Broad ~ Bill McG aw ~ Ter ry King ~ Frank Butler ~ Left to right (fro Dave Britt ~ Ian nt row): Frank Kee Britt nan ~ Ter ry Fole y ~ Ger ry Pudney ~ Dave Williams ~ Peter Dowes
1964
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C PRESIDENTS 1959-65 Bishop George Beck 1965-78 Stan Groom 1978-96 Rev Fred Wall 1996-17 Tony Cotgrove 2017- Paul Marsh
CHAIRPERSON
atholic United has a long history of football in Southend-on-Sea, originally known in the 1930’s as Southend Catholic & then later as Catholic Athletic.
Celtic kit to be on general sale.
Catholic United, as we now know it, was founded in 1959 during a meeting
Catholic United every success. The first time the kit was worn (below) was in
at Sacred Heart Church Hall. Joe Persigetti was elected the first Chairman & his nephew Tony Cotgrove later became club president in 1996. The
the prestigious 1968 Walton Cup final played at Roots Hall, where Catholic United beat Haden United 2-0 to claim the trophy for the second time in as
family tradition within the Club has remained throughout time.
many years. It was then decided in our gratitude to Celtic it would be written into the club’s constitution that our club colours would always be the world famous green & white hoops.
1981-83 Martin Britt
Originally the club played in white shirts and black shorts, but there was soon a desire to make the club more easily recognisable from other teams by its colours. Our chairman at the time, Glen Foy wrote a letter
1983-85 Chris Sexton
to the Celtic Football Club chairman,
1959-60 Joe Persighetti 1960-65 Stan Groom 1965-66 John Mudd 1966-81 Glen Foy
1985-93 Tony Cotgrove 1993-97 Kevin Wall 1997-01 Keith Exley 2001-11 Paul Marsh 2011-18 Chris Knight 2018- James Paviour
Bob Kelly, asking if we could buy a kit from them with an accompanying explanation for the reasons behind the request. Also in those days, the manufacturer Umbro would not allow the
Foy did not hear from Celtic for about two weeks, when out of the blue a parcel containing a brand new strip arrived, together with a letter wishing
CATHOLIC UNITED HISTORY The club played its early football at Nazareth House, which was then an orphanage. This was possibly the time when the teams were best supported as all the children would watch. Like Wellstead Gardens in its prime before the club were evicted in 2018, Nazareth House was regarded as one of the best pitches in the area & was unfortunately lost to the building of St Helen’s primary school in the early 1970’s. Despite continuously moving between grounds, the club were ready to take the quality of football on offer to the next level. In 2009, the club was accepted to play in the prestigious Essex Olympian League (Step Five), & having worked up through the leagues, Catholic United were crowned Premier Division champions in 2018 at the first attempt. In recent years, prolonged cup runs have become a feature in the season calendar, with consecutive victories coming
BACK-TO-BACK WALTON CUP WINNERS
in the 2017/18 & 2018/19 Anagram Records Trophy - a competition devised of clubs from Essex, Hertfordshire & Middlesex at the equivalent level. Last season, the Hoops competed in the FA Vase for the first time - beating Essex Senior League side Clacton FC 6-1 in the first qualifying round. At the start of the 2020/21 season, the club announced they will be working alongside MIND to help raise vital awareness for mental health.
2017/18 PREMIER DIVISION CHAMPIONS & ANAGRAMS RECORD TROPHY WINNERS
MEDIA UPDATE “The modern media manager at our level is responsible for everything from the website, social media and programme” I read an interesting article this week about what As the club’s exposure grows, and we try new a ‘media manager’ at non-league level does, and and different things, it eats into the time that we how it has changed over the years. have to spend doing the basics, and doing those basics well so that we’re seen as consistent. Gone are the days when it literally meant ‘the media’, a conduit for a club to liaise with I know this is a voluntary role but I’m a nightmare newspapers and magazines. It is now as far from where keeping my mind active is concerned this as you can possibly imagine. hence why I guess I’m happy to spend time on things, but it is something I would dearly love to The modern media manager at our level is share. responsible for everything from managing content on the clubs website, its social media To this end, if you are young or old, inexperienced platforms and its matchday programmes, to or experienced, and would like to get involved in using video and other mediums to enhance the assisting the club with its media activity, I would experience of the supporter. The media manager be happy to hear from you. is also responsible for maintaining these outside of matchdays, spending time liaising with players If you are local and want to be part of the team, and supporters to keep content fresh, exciting thats fine, just as fine if you are not local but are and ultimately engaging. willing to offer a couple of hours a week working remotely to pull together interviews or articles for No team can rest on its laurels and just expect our programme or website. supporters to suddenly visit their website, or post a solitary tweet on Twitter etc. The media I’m sure there is something that will get your manager must try to drive supporters to the club creative juices flowing and keep you engaged just and to interact with its visitors or followers. as much as the supporters, in what I believe is a very fulfilling role at our level. I’m in no way saying that I know everything, only my wife knows everything :) but I am certainly Contact me on media@catholicutd.co.uk doing all I can to drive people to all of our mediums in the time I have available after a hard day at work.
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DATE: 04.09.2021 | COMPETITION: EOFL Premier
Catholic United T Kearney (62)
1-3
Basildon Town
FORMATION (5-3-1-1) 1. Louis Godwin-Green 2. Daniel Dunn 3. Alfie Whiteaker 4. Cameron Lemar 5. John Nutman 6. Lewis Payne 7. Tom Kearney 8. Mike Sammut (cpt) 9. Frank Craik 10. Pablo Pessenda 11. Max Kent Subs used: Pat Kearney, Carl Read, Sonuga Gbenga, Jay Nash, Louis Robinson
TOM KEARNEY WITH UTD’s ONLY GOAL
MATCH STATS
55 11 5 6 6 1 0
POSSESSION % SHOTS SHOTS ON TARGET CORNERS OFFSIDES YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS
45 13 7 7 4 1 0
Fortune would favour the brave in this interesting early season match with Basildon Town. Town, certainly one of the teams who have their eyes set on promotion are a force to be reckoned with now experienced striker Marcus Bowers in the dugout. The game started at a frantic pace, with both sides seemingly happy to get on the ball and trying to push it around the park. As things began to settle, it was clear Town were looking to take advantage of height and it wasn’t long before balls from the back were seeing their way over the middle of the park. The opening goal came midway through the first half, against the run of play and it knocked the wind out of the hosts sails. With the half ending, it was clear Catholic Utd would need to be more clinical. With the experienced Jay Nash and Pat Kearney coming on for youngsters Daniel Dunn and Cameron Lemar, manager Simon Thomas was hoping for a change of fortunes. Sadly within 10 minutes Town had extended their lead but Tom Kearney reduced the deficit eight minutes later to give Utd a lifeline. Defender Lewis Payne was awarded the yellow card, a tackle born out of frustration, and two minutes from time Town secured the points with their third goal of the afternoon. Manager Simon Thomas stated afterwards “Town were more clinical and we simply didn’t take our chances”
In Focus
KELVEDON HATCH FC
How would you sum them up in one sentence? A team in flux but after a good start, will be looking to push on this season.
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When were they formed? Initially in 1920, but was re-formed in 1946 after the second World War.
Where do they play?` New Hall, School Road, Kelvedon Hatch CM15 0DL What is their nickname? ‘Hatch’, ‘The Hatch’
The Away End
What have they won? 1992/93 - Senior Cup Winners 1992/93 - Senior Challenge Cup Winners (shared) 1993/94 - Senior Challenge Cup Winners 1993/94 - Essex Intermediate (Premier) Cup Winners 1993/94 - Reserve Cup Winners 1996/97 - Senior Challenge Cup Winners 1997/98 - Essex Intermediate (Premier) Cup Winners 1997/98 - Senior Challenge Cup Winners 1998/99 - Essex Intermediate (Premier) Cup Winners 1998/99 - Reserve Cup Winners 2006/07 - Senior Cup Winners 2007/08 - Senior Cup Winners 2010/11 - Essex Junior Cup Winners 2010/11 - Reserve Challenge Cup Winners 2011/12 - Senior Challenge Cup Winners 2014/15 - Essex Intermediate (Premier) Cup Winners 2014/15 - Senior Cup Winners
History In 1920 Kelvedon Hatch Football Club was formed to enable the local boys, of what was then a very small Essex village, to play organised football. The Club continued up to the wars years when, like so many other clubs it was temporarily disbanded until it was re-formed in 1946. Kelvedon Hatch Football Club played for many years in local football leagues until the mid 1970’s when in an endeavour to improve the standard of football it applied to join the Greene King South Essex League. The Club was admitted to the League where it continued to play for many years.
This proved a successful strategy in that in the late 1980’s and the 1990’s the Club achieved outstanding success on the field of play winning, on more than a number of occasions, the Essex County Cup, the Essex Olympian League, the Essex Olympian League Cup and the Ongar Charity Cup. During this time some of the Management and many players achieved honours in being selected for the Essex County Representative Team and the Essex Olympian Football League Representative Team.
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In order to progress, the Club applied for membership to the Essex Olympian League which at that time required any club participating in the league to also have a reserve team. A reserve team was formed and the Club was admitted to the Essex Olympian League as a member in 1985.
The first few years in the league were spent in adjusting to the higher grade of football with the club setting about the task of recruiting better players to assist with the progression of the Club.
The Away End
OUT E M I T T S LA
HEAD-TO-HEAD
24th October 2020 | EOFL Premier Division
KELVEDON HATCH 0 - 3 CATHOLIC UTD
PLAYED 10
KELVEDON HATCH 4 1
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FIXTURE FACTS • • •
CATHOLIC UTD WON DRAWN GOALS SCORED
5 1 25
Utd’s biggest victory over The Hatch was a 6-0 win on 12th October 2019, Senior League Cup Utd have won twice at Kelvedon Hatch, Hatch winning three times, both teams scoring 9 goals Ellis Sands is Utd’s top scorer against Hatch, scoring 4, followed by Max Kent with 3
CATHOLIC UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
200 CLUB
The 200 Club exists to help support the club outside of its core activities. It is open to everyone over 16 years of age. The cost to join is just £5 a month, on standing order. The 200 Club will hold monthly draws with the value of prize money totalling 50% of the income per month and we will draw for a 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed prize. If we have 200 members paying £5 a month, the prize fund monthly would be: 1st Prize: 25% (£250) 2nd Prize: 15% (£150) 3rd Prize: 10% (£100) We have two ways to enter the 200 Club, an online form and the more traditional printable application. More information can be found on our website here: https://www.catholicutd.co.uk/a/200-club-62813.html?page=3
H O L L I N G S W O R T H
A fans favourite Tom Hollingsworth returns to football You’ve been out of the game for some time. Whats the reason? I’ve actually been out of football completely for around 2 years. I decided to set up my own personal training studio so I had to dedicate my time to the business. Covid hit just as I was opening so it made things very stressful, but I’m glad to be through it now. Returning to football, has it been on your mind to return or has someone been twisting your arm? To be honest, its been on my mind ever since I decided to stop playing. I knew I would eventually come back to it. Catholic always stayed in touch and tried to get me back and its nice to feel wanted at a club. They always respected my decisions with work. Talking about Catholic Utd, what were your initial thoughts? Did you have any reservations? As soon as I made the decision to come back, I’ve been buzzing. There was no hesitation because I loved my first spell at the club. They have a great squad and group of players and they are very hungry to succeed. First game back against Rayleigh Town last weekend. What were your thoughts going into the game? I mainly didn’t want to put too much pressure on myself after such a long period out. I just wanted to put in a solid performance and start regaining my match fitness. The result didn’t go our way but there were plenty of positives. I’m sure with the squad we have, we can do good things this season.
How did you feel after the game? I must admit I actually felt really good after the game. I had a few cuts and bruises and I never knew how much I hated blisters, but I’m really excited to go again this weekend. The squad that Simon has assembled, what do you think is achievable this season? The squad is looking great. Yes we’re struggling with some injuries and player availability of late, but that is football at this level. When everyone returns, I genuinely believe we have the playing ability to be competing for the title. My main objective is to get the club back to the top and to get back to doing what I love doing best, and that is getting on the scoresheet.
DATE: 11.09.2021 | COMPETITION: EOFL Premier
Rayleigh Town Jack Long Liam Oliver
2-0
Catholic Utd
FORMATION (5-3-1-1) 1. Louis Godwin-Green 2. Cameron Lemar 3. Alfie Whiteaker 4. John Nutman 5. John Mbamarah 6. Sonuga Gbenga 7. Pat Kearney 8. Mike Sammut (cpt) 9. Tom Hollingsworth 10. Pablo Pessenda 11. Louis Robinson Subs used: Ellis Sands Simon Thomas
MATCH STATS
55 14 7 6 8 1 0
POSSESSION % SHOTS SHOTS ON TARGET CORNERS OFFSIDES YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS
45 9 4 6 3 0 0
The Hoops were looking to bounce back from a 3-1 home defeat to Basildon, but with players unavailable and a number still out injured, manager Simon Thomas knew beforehand the game was going to be tough. Being forced to play the game with 7 defenders on the pitch, it was left to Pat Kearney and Louis Robinson to join captain Mike Sammut in the middle of the park. Returnee Tom Hollingsworth was thrown into the fray for his first game for a season and a half. The early exchanges belonged to the hosts but Utd kept a high line and a number of offsides put paid to a lot of early forays. The Hoops were trying to play the ball around, using the wide pitch but Town were set up well and organised in defence. Utd continued to push, having the best luck down the left with the ever livewire Alfie Whiteaker managing to get some good balls into the box but Town were equal to task of clearing their lines. A painful injury to defender Sonuga Gbenga was the last thing Thomas wanted as his depleted side saw out the first half. It would be Thomas with a slightly bigger smile than his opposite in the Rayleigh dugout with the scoreline and nil-nil. The second half started brightly for the hosts, beating the offside trap to fire into the side netting. Then just under 10 minutes after the break, a small defensive error allowed Town to take the lead, a well taken left footed shot guided past Godwin-Green. Utd pressed onwards, with Hollingsworth chasing down well and Pessenda getting on the ball trying to make things happen. Sadly with the lack of midfield guile, chances were spurious for the visitors and the game was effectively killed off when Whiteaker was adjudged to have fouled the Town forward, in what was a weak penalty award. Needless to say the penalty was taken well, with Godwin-Green guessing the right way but the accuracy was just too good.
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After the game, Thomas admitted it was always going to be a tough ask, but it was up to the players to learn from the game and ensure that there was a good reaction against Kelvedon Hatch on Saturday.
In Focus
FIRST AN LAST
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EVERY THING
In what will be a regular feature, we find out more about Catholic United’s players and their lives. Up next, is midfielder Carl Read......
My First.... First team
Manchester United - All the kids at our local park wanted to score volleys like Mark Hughes!.
First football shirt
West Ham, my dad bought it to try and change my team... I remember getting home, walking down the road and swapping it for some sweets, he never found out!
First match watched live
West Ham United with my dad, all I can remember is sitting right at the back and the constant banging!
First match for Catholic United
I think that will be late 2016 but can’t remember the actual date or who it was we played against.
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Statto - was 5th November 2016, against Newham Utd in the EOFL Division 1. Carl made his appearance from the bench.
First car
A cheap old Fiesta, to give me my independence
My L Ast.... Last takeway
Chinese, with my fiancee
Last holiday
Centre Parcs, nice little break
Last game you watched live Fortunate enough to watch England v Germany at the Euro’s....
Last goal you scored
Last season I scored a free kick for Springfield against Canning Town
Last film you watched
Tom And Jerry The Movie - I’ve got two young children, but not going to lie, I enjoyed it too
Last thing you listened to Dave - Verdansk
Last thing you do before kick off Fist bumps......
My EVERY THING.... Most important thing in your life My two girls....
Material object you can’t live without Can’t live without my phone.
Best thing about playing football Being around the lads......
Best game you’ve been involved in I’ve got a memory like a fish! Now I’m ‘old’ I cherish every minute on the pitch
Best friend in football
Too many to mention! Met so many great lads
Best player you’ve played alongside & against
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Alongside - Chris Baddeley, not many people will know about him now but he should of gone on to play at a higher standard than what he did, great lad for a night out too. Against - Dwight Gayle.
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CARTERVICKERS & THE TWEET THAT STARTED IT ALL
We’re rightly proud of our history and heritage at Catholic United FC. From humble origins to the club we are today, a new date will be entered into our history books, a date that changed the face of the club completely. The 1st September 2021, a simple day, nothing major in terms of news for the club. Then, a last minute loan transfer of defender Cameron Carter-Vickers from Spurs to Celtic. With news of the player actually being part of the Catholic Youth setup accompanied by an image of him in his green and white hooped kit as a boy, the stage was set for Twitter land to go crazy.
As our own supporters are aware, we play in the green and white hoops due to Celtic FC giving us a kit shortly after their 1967 European Cup win after our Chairman wrote a letter asking if we could be given one so that we could be distinguishable from everyone else. As the numbers increased on Twitter, so did the huge number of direct messages we were receiving, all of which we extremely positive, proving the Celtic supporters to be the best in the world! Not only this, but they are also the most fanatical, the most kind and most generous. With Catholic United continually struggling for player sponsorships each season, through sheer wonton support of our new followers, we now have players home and away kits sponsored. Our website on Pitchero topped their football websites for the very first time, leaping from 235th in just 1-week, after 40k hits were received on our site in three consecutive days. Chairman James Paviour was invited to the Celtic Supporters Podcast, filmed for YouTube, and a group of avid Celtic supporters, so enamoured by the link between the clubs, set up the very first ‘Catholic United Scottish Supporters Club” and are planning to organise a coach trip for their followers, which has reached 1400 within a week.
The tweet sparks huge interest and we understand that for a 20-minute period, Catholic United were trending on Twitter. To this date, the tweet has been seen over 307,000 times and over 38,000 people have interacted with it in some way. From just 2650 followers, our following ballooned to 19k and over within 2 weeks, it increased further to 19.7k this week, as we strive to hit 20k.
The first match since all this happend, our 3-1 home defeat to Basildon Town, we welcomed four Celtic supporters, including a lovely couple from Glasgow who were on holiday in Southend and decided to come and watch the game. It truly has been one of the greatest little stories in non-league. As we are, and continue to be welcomed with open arms by Celtic supporters, we’ll continue to build our relationship and club, both on and off the pitch.
Reserves 2021/22 Having picked up another 6 points in the first half of September, we are exactly where we wanted to be from our first four games, winning all four. With two more local games to come this month, we must maintain our levels if we are to keep the 100% going. The away game at Wakering Sports this week will be toughest test to date and possibly in the season. Wakering Sports have also had a great start, scoring lots of goals. We must use our experience from the games against them last year to make sure we can nullify their opportunities and be clinical ourselves going forward. Despite scoring 15 goals in the last two games, we have been disappointed with the goals we have conceded. If we can eradicate these mistakes leading to the goals, games will be much more comfortable than they have at times. It has been disappointing to see some injuries. We have been without captain Dan Boosey in goal but Owen Wells has deputised brilliantly. We will be without Ellis Porter for a long time with a knee injury. This is a blow and we wish him well in his recovery. On a more positive note, it’s great to see Ronnie Bridges back in the green and white hoops again. His experience and energy will help develop the young and improving squad we have. We hope for a big few results in the coming weeks to keep setting this season up for success.
Eamonn Kearney
Reserve team manager
Reserves results
Date
Comp
Opposition
H/A
Result
21.08.21
EOFL D3
Collier Row
A
2-1
w
28.08.21
EOFL D3
Toby Reserves
A
7-1
w
04.09.21
EOFL D3
Leigh Town Reserves
H
5-4
w
11.09.21
EOFL D3
Corinthians Res
H
10-3
w
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EOFL Division 3 league table Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD PTS
Wakering Sports Reserves
4
4
0
0
27
4
23
12
Catholic United Reserves
4
4
0
0
24
9
15
12
Toby Reserves
5
3
1
1
19
12
7
10
Hashtag United Development
4
3
0
1
14
5
9
9
Basildon Town Reserves
5
2
2
1
7
9
-2
8
Pitsea Athletic
5
2
0
3
8
16
-8
6
Buckhurst Hill U23
4
1
1
2
7
16
-9
4
Leigh Town Reserves
5
1
0
4
9
17
-8
3
Collier Row
5
1
0
4
6
16
-10
3
Hullbridge Sports Reserves
3
1
0
2
4
4
0
3
Corinthians Reserves
4
0
0
4
5
22
-17
0
Around The Club Catholic United goals first
SATURDAY A
SUNDAY FIRST
SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
11
Ashingdon Res
A
18
Ekco Whitecaps First
25
Rayleigh Saturday First
2-1
12
Estuary Utd (S) First
H
A
19
Benflica (S) First
A
H
26
Finesse (S) First
H
Prittlewell (S) First
A
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 2
Basildon Town A (cup)
3
H
SUNDAY A
SUNDAY RESERVES SEPTEMBER
SEPTEMBER
12
FC Redwing (S) First
A
19
Railway Academicals (S) Res
26
Sierra Nevada (S) First
12
Castle Point Rangers (S) First
A
H
19
Castle Point Rangers (S) First
H
A
26
Prestige Worldwide (S) First
A
OCTOBER 3
1-2
Bellevue Wanderers (S) First
4-1
8-0
OCTOBER H
3
Benfleet Villa (S) First
H
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OCT
SEPT
AUG
LINEUPS 2021/22 Date
Comp
Opposition
H /A
Result
Sat 14
EOFL Prem
Hutton
A
0-1
1
2
3
4
5
L
Dan Boosey
Cameron Lemar
Alfie Whiteaker
John Mbamarah
Lewis Payne
Sat 21
EOFL Prem
Springfield
H
Sat 28
EOFL Prem
Harold Wood Athletic
A
6-0
W
Louis Godwin-Green
Pat Kearney
Alfie Whiteaker
John Mbamarah
Lewis Payne
2-1
W
Louis Godwin-Green
Daniel Dunn
Alfie Whiteaker
John Mbamarah
Sat 4
EOFL Prem
Basildon Town
H
1-3
Lewis Payne
L
Louis Godwin-Green
Daniel Dunn
Alfie Whiteaker
Cameron Lemar
Sat 11
EOFL Prem
Rayleigh Town
A
Lewis Payne
L
Louis Godwin-Green
Cameron Lemar
Alfie Whiteaker
John Mbamarah
Sonuga Gbenga
Sat 18
EOFL Prem
Kelvedon Hatch
H
Sat 25
EOFL Prem
Sungate
A
SAT 02
EOFL Prem
Old Southendian
H
SAT 09
EOFL Prem
Bishops Stortford Swifts
A
SAT 16
Essex P C
TBC
A
SAT 23
EOFL Prem
Kelvedon Hatch
A
SAT 30
EOFL Prem
Rayleigh Town
H
0-2
6
7
8
9
10
11
Subs Used
John Nutman
Dan Trenkel
Mike Sammut
Frank Craik
Jay Nash
Pablo Pessenda
Harrison Day, Daniel Dunn, Pat Kearney Ellis Porter, Carl Read
John Nutman
Tom Kearney
Mike Sammut
Frank Craik 4
Jay Nash
Pablo Pessenda
Max Kent, Daniel Dunn, Carl Read
John Nutman
Tom Kearney
Mike Sammut
Frank Craik
Pablo Pessenda
Max Kent
Cameron Lemar, Carl Read, Sonuga Gbenga
John Nutman
Tom Kearney
Mike Sammut
Frank Craik
Pablo Pessenda
Max Kent
Pat Kearnet, Carl Read, Sonuga Gbenga Jay Nash, Louis Robinson
John Nutman
Pat Kearney
Mike Sammut
Tom Hollingsworth
Pablo Pessenda
Louis Robinson
Ellis Sands, Simon Thomas
First Team 2021/22 League
Cup
Season Total
Career
App Asst Gls App Asst Gls App Asst Gls MOM App Gls Louis Godwin-Green
4
4
0
0
166
0
Daniel Boosey
1
1
0
0
6
0
Cameron Lemar
3 (1)
3 (1)
0
0
4
0
Patrick Kearney
2 (2)
2 (2)
0
0
182
13
Max Kent
2 (1)
2 (1)
1
1
94
19
Daniel Dunn
1 (3)
1 (3)
0
0
4
0
5
2
0
5
0
1
1
1
Alfie Whiteaker
5
Louis Robinson
1 (1)
1 (1)
0
0
81
5
4
4
0
0
4
0
0 (1)
0 (1)
0
0
111
12
John Mbamarah
4
4
0
0
4
0
John Nutman
5
5
1
1
67
6
Dan Trenkel
1
1
0
0
121
30
Thomas Kearney
3
3
2
0
169
48
Mike Sammut
5
5
0
0
162
12
Pedro Pessenda
5
5
0
2
5
2
Harley Kee
0
0
52
16
Scott Keys
0
0
5
0
Lewis Payne Ellis Sands
2
1
1
2
2
1
Ellis Porter
0 (1)
0 (1)
0
0
1
0
Harrison Day
0 (1)
0 (1)
0
0
1
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
42
1
0
0
61
35
2 (1)
2
0
12
5
4
1
4
10
5
0 (1)
0 (1)
0
0
41
20
1
1
Alex O’Leary Carl Read
0(4)
1
0 (4)
Aaron Baldwin Jay Nash Frank Craik Simon Thomas Tom Hollingsworth
2 (1)
2
4
1
4
1
44
Club Stats Goals Scored (type)
Goals Conceded (type)
1, 11%
1, 17%
Right foot inside the box
Right foot inside the box 3, 33%
5, 56%
Left foot inside the box
1, 17%
Header inside the box
3, 50%
Right foot outside the box
Header inside the box
Left foot inside the box
1, 16%
Goals Scored (time)
Goals Conceded (time) 1, 14%
1, 11% 4, 45%
0-15 mins
16-30 mins
3, 43%
46-60 mins
2, 22%
1, 14%
31-45 mins
61-75 mins
46-60 mins
76-90 mins
2, 22%
76-90 mins 2, 29%
EOFL Premier Division league table Team
Table correct as of 12.09.21
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
PTS
Basildon Town
5
3
1
1
13
6
7
10
Sungate
4
3
0
1
15
7
8
9
Ongar Town
4
3
0
1
13
8
5
9
Old Southendian
4
3
0
1
10
9
1
9
Rayleigh Town
4
3
0
1
9
6
3
9
Kelvedon Hatch
4
3
0
1
9
7
2
9
Hutton
5
3
0
2
7
7
0
9
Catholic United
5
2
0
3
9
7
2
6
Galleywood
5
2
0
3
9
12
-3
6
Shenfield A.F.C.
4
1
2
1
8
6
2
5
Springfield
4
1
1
2
7
13
-6
4
Bishop’s Stortford Swifts
3
1
0
2
6
7
-1
3
Harold Wood Athletic
5
0
3
2
5
10
-5
3
Leigh Ramblers
4
0
1
3
5
14
-9
1
Canning Town
4
0
0
4
4
10
-6
0
This weekend’s fixtures.....
Canning Town v Rayleigh Town Leigh Ramblers v Galleywood
Shenfield AFC v Hutton Ongar Town v Bishops Stortford Swifts