THE EDITOR

It’s time to make up the games in a fixture packed February

Welcome to the supporters of Runwell Sports FC, we hope you have an enjoyable, and warm, afternoon.

At the time of writing this, I am somewhat happy after securing the Media Manager of the Month award for January by the Essex FA. I was nominated by a number of people from the club and won the public vote with 34.7% of the votes.

I do everything for the club voluntarily, with no budget and using my own knowledge and experience with some Adobe software. I do not have any media background nor do I work for a media company so the award is personally, lovely recognition at long last that I am doing something right!

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took time to vote for me. You have no idea just how much a simple little thing like this means after 15 years of being a football volunteer.

Last weekend we faced a tricky away trip to Canning Town, where we hadn’t won a match since 16th December 2017. A first half goal by Joe O’Kane and a somewhat lucky goal by Louie Hay with a deep cross that went in off the far post, secured the points.

Looking back at appearances, the Canning Town match marked Aaron Baldwin’s 99th appearance for the club. During that time, he’s managed to chalk up 65 goals (4 of which are pens), giving him an average of 1.5 goals per game, a superb return, for him and the club. This season alone has seen him score 16 goals in 17 appearances and he is only one goal away from equalling his best season total of 17 in the 2018-19 season.

Today we face Runwell Sports and suprisingly we have only played Runwell on four occasions since the 1st October 2011.

PLD 4, Won 3, Drawn 0, Lost 1, GF 9, GA 5

Of the four matches, we exited the Essex Premier Cup in October 2011, losing 3-1 at home. In Feburary 2015, another home fixture, we took a form of revenge, in a 3-0 win in the 4th round in our second and last Essex Premier Cup matches against them.

The two remaining fixtures were played in the EOFL and both in 2017, and strangely, both in March in Division 1. We won both home and away fixtures 3-1(a) and 2-1(h).

Runwell currently sit mid-table, three points behind Catholic having played three games more. Today’s game should be a close affair but hopefully we’re on the right side of a good result.

Enjoy the game and most importantly, have a safe journey home.

Catholic United Football Club

Len Forge Centre, Eastwoodbury Lane, Southend-On-Sea, SS2 6UH

Club Officials

President - Paul Marsh

Chairman - James Paviour

Secretary - Warren O’Neill

Treasurer - Grace Harding

Media Manager - Rob Lilley

First Team Management

Manager - Simon Thomas

Assistant Manager & Coach - Tom Harding

Physio - Emily Mackler

Media

Programme Editor - Rob Lilley

Programme Contributors - Rob Lilley, Simon Thomas, Michael Sammut, Andy Wilkins

Photographer - Rob Lilley

Videographer - Rob Lilley

Social Media

Facebook - facebook.com/catholicutdfc

Twitter - @catholicutd

Instagram - @catholicutdfc

YouTube - youtube.com/@catholicutdfc

Website - catholicutd.co.uk / essexbhoys.co.uk

Contacts

Club Secretary - secretary@catholicutd.co.uk

Media - media@catholicutd.co.uk