HUFC vs Aveley FC - ILP

MATCH SPONSOR

It's a wonderful honour to be able to sponsor the opening game of a new season and new league for Hastings United, my company Adventure Lectures wishes them every success in their quest for glory!

Back in 2016 I started my company Adventure Lectures after being on holiday in Bristol and coming across something called the Wilderness Lectures at Bristol University, which every Monday put on a lecture from some of the countries adventurers, they have cyclists, runners, rowers and climbers, indeed anyone that has a story to tell is invited to talk.

When I came home I looked around to see if I could find something like it locally and found nothing, I then decided that if I wanted to see similar stuff locally I would have to set it up myself and thus Adventure Lectures was born.

I have put on several lectures now from a wide variety of speakers mainly in the South East but I have gone as far afield as Manchester, Wales and of course Bristol with speakers.

I organised two talks at the Stables Theatre in Hastings both by Radio 4 travel correspondent John Pilkington, he is coming back to the Stables for a 3rd time in November.

I also have two other speakers booked locally for St Mary in the Castle on 8th September (Charlie Walker) and on 20th October (Anna McNuff) these are inexpensive and enjoyable evenings and both speakers will leave you entertained and inspired! ... Come along and see for yourself!

Dave Strachan Adventure Lectures

WELCOME BILLY WOOD

CHAIRMAN / CEO

Welcome back home!

It’s finally here, the beginning of our first season in the Isthmian Premier for ten years and we welcome Aveley Football Club, their management, staff, players and supporters to what should be a hot sunny day at our home The Continental Pilot Field!

Becoming champions was one of those moments we all will never forget but the art to long-term success is not dwelling and not dining off a moment. I am super proud but we look towards this season and what can we do more, what can we do better and what can we do to move the club forward as we have continually done over the past three years.

Preseason has had its own challenges, Gary and the staff have dealt with them incredibly, we feel happy with the recruitment and togetherness of this squad and I politely remind you whilst the season starts today we’ve got 42 games to play, it’s a marathon not a sprint and after last year I’m sure you’ll all agree.

Welcome to our new kit suppliers Puma and

Sporting Touch, our new Men’s first team kit sponsors Triangle Fire Services and Heatwave Printing who also sponsor the Women’s team, LWC and Avenue Architecture who are the short sponsors of the Men’s and Women’s team respectively! We thank the Burney Group and Hastings Adventure Golf who continue their support as main shirt sponsors for the Men’s and Women’s and Continental who continue as our stadium sponsor! We have so many incredible partners also, some who have supported this club for longer than I can imagine therefore whilst all are listed in the programme/website I would like to just put on record how delighted we are to have all your support and anything more we can do for you let us know.

NOW … get yourself hydrated, make sure your vocal chords are ready to go … George make sure the drum is in pos ition, Cole Warren, Main Stand, bank side and (in the second half) Steve Smith stand let’s get ready to show the Prem what HUFC is all about… IT’S SHOW TIME!

COYU ... Billy

Photo: Scott White Photography

GARY ELPHICK THE GAFFER

It has finally arrived, the players and staff have been counting down the days. Preseason has been a tough one but the commitment throughout was very pleasing.

A warm welcome to Aveley today. They also being a newly promoted team will be on a crest of a wave, and that makes them dangerous opposition.

Preseason counts for nothing but the game against Ramsgate was very encouraging and it’s all about taking that standard into the new season.

Hopefully the Continental Pilot Field will be rocking and you fans have deserved to see your team within this league.

Today dreams have become reality, let’s stay together and see what can be achieved.

Onwards and upwards!

www.hastingsunited.com www.facebook.com/HastingsUtd Twitter: @hastingsufc

Gary

Photo: Scott White Photography

Sponsored by: Pete & Dot Knight

DIRECTORS, MANAGEMENT

CLUB DETAILS

Co Name: Hastings United Football Club Limited

ContinentalPilotFieldElphinstoneRdHastingsTN342AX

Private Limited Company: Incorporated 24/9/1997 Company Registration Number: 03441850

Registered office address: 36 Cambridge Road Hastings East Sussex TN341DU

Ownership - Major shareholders:

Bohemia Hastings LLP - 95.27%Daren Burney & Peter Sherlock 100% controlling party

DIRECTORS & SECRETARY

Chairman / CEO / Director Billy Wood

Vice Chairman / Director Pat McCrossan

Director Hayley Clout

Director Craig Barrow

Director Ross Shewry-Maryan

Director Peter Sherlock

Director Dave Ormerod

Non-Executive Director Daren Burney

Company Secretary Dane Martin

CLUB PRESIDENT Dave Ormerod

Telephone 01424 444635 Email club@hastingsunited.com Website www.hastingsunited.com

MEMBERS OF

Pitching In Isthmian Football League

Sussex County Football Association

LIFE MEMBERS

FOOTBALL MANAGEMENT

Director of Football

FIRST TEAM MANAGEMENT & STAFF

Dean White

First Team Manager Gary Elphick Assistant Manager Andrew Brown

First Team Coach

David NesslingDave OrmerodCharles Pilbeam

VICE PRESIDENTS

C BarrowJ DowntonA Keen Les BrittonTony CosensDavid Harding

OFFICIALS

Club Secretary Dane Martin

Commercial Director Hayley Clout

Programme Editor Paul Hoggard

Press Officer Billy Wood

Public Address/Matchday Media Team: Eddie DenyerPat McCrossan Nick Clarke Ryan Segal Bob Quinn

Matchday Liaison Officer Steph McCrossan

1st Team Photographer (M & W ) Scott White

1st Team Videographer (M &

) Joseph Knight

U23/U18 Photographer Joe Knight

Health & Safety Officer David Russell

Deputy Safety Officer Greg Agathocli

Club Shop Managers Ged Clout & Sue Gallop

Pilot Bar Manager Dane Martin Kit/Laundry Manager Sue Cornelius

Head Groundsman Simon Rudkins

Jon Meeney

First Team Coach Peter Heritage GK Coach / Opposition Scout Ben Cornelius

Kit Coordinator/Matchday Physio Dane Martin

Sports Therapist / Physio Paige Wise

Performance Analyst James McCrossan

U23 DEVELOPMENT SQUAD MANAGEMENT U23 Manager

Jon Meeney

U18 SQUAD MANAGEMENT U18 Manager Ben Cornelius

ACADEMY

Coaching Partner Skiltek

Education Scheme Partner East Sussex College Hastings Head of Academy Jon Meeney

Management Group Craig Barrow, Sean Ray Welfare

Roger Bond / Louise Chalmers

Administration Roger Bond Discipline Roger Bond

Social Media & Press Officer Charmaine Ridgers

Recruitment Sean Ray

U16 Manager Emlyn McCann

U15 Manager Bernie Walker

U14 Manager Guiseppe Lombardelli

U13 Manager Sean Ray

U12 Manager Shane Ridgers

U11 Manager Dan Allen

U10 Manager Gary Hart

U9 Manager Tony Field

U8 Manager Jordan Ray

U7 Manager Jake Daniels

HAYLEY CLOUT

COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR

Good afternoon everyone.

We are back in the Premier Division after 10 years and it feels very good! Words can't describe last season but what I will say is I was so happy for everyone involved at the Club both past and present and the supporters because it was long overdue and thoroughly deserved after a few years of hurt.

As we start the new season I would like to welcome everyone back to the Continental Pilot Field and thank all the volunteers and staff, without you all we wouldn't be the club we are today, we are a football family and long may that continue.

I would also like to say a massive thank you to all our current business partners and sponsors who have supported us throughout. We appreciate each and every one of you and you’re at the heart of our wonderful football club.

Also thank you and welcome to all our new business partners, sponsors, new and existing player sponsors and all the companies and businesses who advertise in our matchday programme and around the Continental Pilot Field with ground banners/boards.

Welcome and thank you to today's Match Sponsor Adventure Lectures who were formed back in 2016 by David Strachan. They offer lectures mainly in the South East but also various locations around the country. They also have two speakers who work locally, please

follow them on Facebook for more details.

We thank David for all his support and hope he and his guests enjoy their day with us.

I would also like to say a very special thanks to Bob H who will be our Matchball Sponsor for half our league game's this season, but also sponsors some of our players both for the first team and our ladies team and is Matchball Sponsor for some of the ladies games too. Bob also helps us out with various other things and we are truly grateful for everything he does for us.

A big welcome and thank you to our Mascots for today's game, Caiden, George, Harry, Jake and Tommy who all play for our Under 7's team. We hope you have a great day with us and thoroughly enjoy your Match Mascot experience.

Finally, I would like to wish the Management Team and players a very successful season.

Enjoy the game and hopefully 3 points! ...

Hayley

If you would like details of our Business Partner packages, please call me on 07766 825573

From your family, friends and all of the football family at Hastings United Football Club ... Happy Birthday to Dean Moynes

MATCH MASCOTS

Hastings United FC Academy Under-7s

Represented by: Caiden, George, Harry, Jake and Tommy

Louis Rogers 38

Craig Stone 36

Tom Chalmers 35

Jack Dixon 35

Ben Pope 32

Sam Adams 31

Sam Hasler 31

Kenny Pogue 31

Ryan Worrall 29

Ollie Black 27

Finn O’Mara 26

Dave Martin 25

Knory Scott 24

Marcus Goldsmith 22 Kane Penn 21 James Hull 15

Ben Pope 22

Kenny Pogue 12 Sam Hasler 11

Sam

GUT FEELING SIMON STODDART’S

Today is a little weird in that it's not an early test of Premier Division credentials for either side. Aveley were an Isthmian North side last seasonand like us - came up as champions. Day one of a new season will always be a test but so far as the Isthmian Premier is concerned - over the county border to Folkestone Invicta on Tuesday evening will see searching questions asked of the U's. The same for Aveley who take on National South relegated Billericay on Monday evening.

NOW THE HARD GRAFT  STARTS

And so it does. Last season is history and after 9 seasons at step 4, many of which saw us not quite the finished article, but close - and three play-off semi-finals - we got it emphatically right with a massive upsurge in form and results from mid November onwards. It's been said before and it'll be said again - 13 points adrift of the topwe looked hopefully ok for the lottery that is a play-off slot.

Sam Hasler's free kick at Faversham in April got United a 1-1 draw that secured the South East Division title. Nobody saw that coming in November. No need to endure the play-offsUnited had won their Premier Division place properly. And the lottery that is play-off football saw Ashford - comfortably finishing runners-up - go down 2-0 at home to Herne Bay in the SE final. Play-offs suck - not that Herne Bay will think so.

No disrespect to Aveley! United have played them several times before - most recently an FA Trophy game at their place in the truncated 20-21 season. We do not have a good record in those games so here's hoping we get a good result today.

PREVIOUSLY ......

Promoted 91-92 Southern League South First game of 92-93

Hastings Town 1-2 Hednesford

Promoted 01-02 Southern League East First game of 02-03

Worcester City 2-1 Hastings United

Promoted 06-07 Ryman South First game of 07-08 Billericay Town 6-0 Hastings United

Er, here's really hoping we get that good result today. (Perhaps I shouldn't have dug those stats out).

My views - not United's - on semi-pro football and occasionally, other topics.

Sam Hasler levels at Faversham. Title sealing goal.

Not remotely interested in the close season. To be honest, a break from football is never a bad thing. It can be death by a thousand cuts - stress levels infinitely higher than home and work life!

Players in and out - yea, that's interesting. Sorry to see Danny Parish move on (to Canvey Island) but then we never really saw his full potential because he wasn't a United player for that long. More sorry to see Marcus Goldsmith go to be honest. He'd been getting better all the time. Ex U's coach Steve Watt signed him for Hythe.

On the blast from the past theme - Adam Lovatt was on the Sutton United bench last Saturday for their EFL 2 defeat at Doncaster Rovers. Davide Rodari was in the Dartford line up for their 2-0 National South win at Bath, Jamie Fielding featured for Tonbridge in their 3 -1 National South win at Weymouth and Dayshonne Golding - another one I'd happily see back here - he is now at Cheshunt who went up to National South with Worthing where he spent last season. Good start for Cheshunt with a 3-2 win over Hampton & Richmond Borough.

ATTENDANCES

Well, they were something else last season. As semi-pro football completed a season undisrupted by Covid, clubs seem to have hung onto the new support from Premier League and EFL fans who'd been barred by the empty stadium policy and had turned to their local semi-pro club. Quite a few remained when restrictions were lifted- pleasantly surprising that was. We saw that here when 949 turned up for our opening day game with Herne Bay a year ago.

The rest was history with 3082 turning up for the Haywards Heath game. The end of season table of attendances up to National League - step 1saw United finish 38th with an average gate of 1261. Remarkable.

It'll be very interesting to see if semi-pro clubs can hang onto the new support. Certainly hope so! Remember - 949 for last season's opener. What will we get today? ...

MAGIC OF THE FA CUP

Not for Jersey Bulls. After a poor end to last season they missed out on promotion from the Combined Counties Premier to Isthmian South Central and the juicy prospects of two Channel Island derbies with Guernsey. The article below shows they will be concentrating on the league this season.

Jersey Bulls - read all about it ...

Didn't take long. Day one of the season and Doncaster's Lee Tomlin brings the game - and himself - into disrepute. The exaggerated fall to the ground routine which enraged Bradford City supporters and surely embarrassed Doncaster Rovers fans. What brings the game into disrepute more? The con artistry or the ongoing problem of football's administrators fai ling to deal with it?

Said it a thousand times - retrospective points deductions, 10 match bans and big fines will see an end to this behaviour. Rules that won't have to be imposed because just having them in place will ensure clubs deal with it in house.

WELL DONE LADIES

Women are digging right into what was always a male sporting domain - rugby union, cricket and football. For some reason, I took a while to appreciate the football having long been a convert to rugby and cricket. The Euro 2022 triumph was something else - full house at Wembley and some top goals along the way. Something for the under achieving England men to muse over?

We have our ladies team here of course and look how close they got to going up last season. While I'm no fan of play-offs, had the promotion places been decided the same way as - Isthmian SE for example - they'd have had a chance of getting the 2nd promotion spot. Time the administrators looked at that.

Women showing the fellas the way

Ohhhhh yes. Let's see how we go!

AVELEY FC

Club: Aveley Football Club Limited Club Formed: 1927

The Millers

AVELEY FOOTBALL CLUB was formed in 1927 and played in local leagues until 1939. Club activities were then suspended during the war years 1939/45. In 1946 the club was reformed and joined the Thurrock Combination. Aveley twice won the Essex Junior Cup, firstly in 1948, then retaining it the following year.

Aveley gained senior league status in season 1949/50 and were elected into the London League, Division One. They were Division Champions in the 1951/52 season. In the same season they moved from Lodge Meadow to their present ground, Mill Field, and were promptly nicknamed ‘The Millers’. In season 1954/55 they were Division Champions once again which was followed by election to the Delphian League in 1955/56. They competed in this league until 1962/63 with little success.

1963/64 saw Millers join the Athenian League. Full membership of the Football Association was granted in 1964/65. Season 1970/71 was probably the clubs most successful one. The first round proper of the FA Cup was reached along with the FA Amateur Cup quarter-finals, they were also Champions of the Athenian League.

Aveley were elected to the Isthmian League in season 1973/74. Here they competed without success in Division One until they were relegated to Division Two North at the end of the 1985/86 season. The Millers did however achieve two cup successes during this time. The Essex Thames-Side Challenge Trophy was won in 1979/80 and the Hornchurch Charity Cup in 1982/83.

The 1989/90 campaign was a memorable one for The Millers. Promotion back to Division One was gained with a tremendous end of season run-in to finish second to Heybridge Swifts by two points. This was followed by a 3-0 victory over Premier Division St.Albans in the final of the AC Delco (League) Cup. This made Aveley the first team from the lowest division to win this competition. After this the club slipped down to

Division Three and cup successes were limited to appearances in the finals of both the East Anglian Cup and the Essex Thames-Side Challenge Trophy in 1997/98.

The 1999/2000 season started well with Aveley being un-beaten in the League at Christmas. However a turn in fortunes saw them slip and eventually finish 9th. This was followed by 6th place in season 2000/01.

A roller-coaster season 2001/02 saw the club finish third behind Hornchurch and champions Croydon Athletic and gain promotion to Division 1 North.

An excellent season for the Millers in 2002/03. Good runs in the FA Cup and Bryco Cup were capped by an appearance in the Essex Senior Cup Final. This did not go Millers way however with Chelmsford City winning 5-0. The Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup was reached, eventually losing out to Canvey Island 2-0. A good run-in saw Millers finish in sixth place in the League.

The 2003/04 campaign saw the club eventually finish in 14th place. Millers matched the previous season’s performance and reached the final of the Essex Senior Cup. This time a much improved display saw them go down 3-1 to local rivals Thurrock. The final game of the season was another cup final. This time in the East Anglian Cup, and a visit to Spalding United. This also finished in a 3-1 defeat for the Millers. 2004/05 was a disappointing one for Millers first season in the Southern League, the club finishing in 15th place. Compensation however, came in the form of the Essex Thames-Side Challenge Trophy. Romford were beaten 1-0 in the final at Mill Field. Simon Thomas scoring the only goal of the game. Another difficult season followed, on and off the pitch. Millers ended the season with their third manager, Steve Browne, steering them just clear of the relegation places.

A poor League season in 2006/07 was again compensated for by winning the Essex Thames-Side Challenge Trophy for the second time in three seasons.

After a disappointing start to the 2007/08 campaign, November saw the arrival of Rod Stringer as Manager, and fortunes turned with the Millers putting a string of impressive results together to finish the season in mid-table. 2008/09 saw the foundations that were laid the previous season, bare its fruit as the Ryman League Division One North Championship was won on the last day of the season in dramatic fashion at East Thurrock United. In a tense finish to the season, Millers created a club record of 11 straight away league wins, and Rod Stringer was duly judged as the Manager of the Season for the Division.

2009/10 our first in the Isthmian Premier Division saw a great finish to the season, with 12 wins from the last 14 games, taking us into 3rd position and a home semi-final play-off against Boreham Wood. Unfortunately it was one step too far, and a 1-0 defeat saw the end of a fantastic season.

During the close season Rod Stringer departed for Braintree Town, taking with him his management team, and the whole playing squad. A difficult season was endured with a last day 3-2 win at Hastings being significant as he club survived relegation by virtue of a reprieve despite finishing 4th from bottom of the table.

2011/12 was much of the same, and relegation was confirmed after a poor season. Justin Gardner took over the reins in February of 2012, and has this season assembled a strong playing squad that is currently challenging for an immediate return to the Premier Division.

2012/13 was a successful season with the team occupying a play-off position all season. Unfortunately we lost out in the semi-final at Maldon & Tiptree.

The most significant result of the 2013 / 14 season was the news in March that after many years of trying, the Club has finally achieved planning for new state of the art facilities. After a protracted period of negotiations. work commenced

on the new stadium build in July 2016, and it is hoped that the new premises will be occupational for the start of the 2017 / 18 campaign.

After a solid start to the 2016/17 campaign, Justin Gardner resigned from his role of team manager after a 4 1/2-year term. Terry Spillane was subsequently appointed in October. August the 1st 2017 is a truly remarkable day in the Millers 90-year history. The day finally arrives with the opening of Parkside, the new home of the Millers. Dulwich Hamlet are the first visitors to open the stadium.

With the new stadium came the exciting appointment of James Webster as the Millers Boss, who joined in October from Brightlingsea Regent where he had led them from Step 7 to Step 3 in 7 seasons.

Our second season at Parkside, witnessed a promotion challenge, finishing runners up, but losing the play off semi-final.

Season 2019 / 20 was memorable not only for the early curtailment of the season, with us sitting again in 2nd position, but a club record run in the FA Trophy to the quarter final where we lost to Notts County at Meadow Lane in front of a record attendance for any Aveley game of 4,893 (530 Aveley fans).

November 21 and we welcome Danny Scopes into the managerial post. Danny arrives from a very successful time at Concord Rangers, where he led his Step 2 club to Wembley in May ’21, losing out to Harrogate Town in the FA Trophy in a match against league opposition held over from the previous season.

Season 2021/22 see the Millers achieve promotion by winning the division and taking their place back at Step 3 for the first time since 2012.

ISTHMIAN LEAGUE

Division 1 North Champions 2008/09 2021/22

2 North Runners-up 1989/90

(AC Delco)

ATHENIAN LEAGUE

1970/71

2 Runners-up 1968/69

ESSEX THAMES-SIDE CHALLENGE TROPHY Winners 1979/80, 2004/05, 2006/07 Finalists 1997/98

ESSEX SENIOR CUP Finalists 2002/03, 2003/04

AVELEY FC

DAVID HUGHES

Prior to joining The Millers in August 2018, Hughesy played for East Thurrock United, Enfield Town, Thurrock and Harlow Town, where he helped the latter to promotion from the Isthmian North as the Hawks Number one, making 30 appearances and winning the play-off final against Hornchurch 3-1 back in 2016. Hughes went on to play 82 more times for Harlow in the Isthmian Premier League before departing to join Aveley at Parkside.

TOM STEPHEN

Joined The Millers in May 2022 after four successful years at Bowers & Pitsea, helping fellow Essex based side to the Isthmian North title in 2018/19, and a historic Emirates FA Cup run, ending in a narrow 1-0 defeat at Sky Bet League One side Lincoln City. Over his time at Bowers & Pitsea, Tom made 126 appearances, 89 of them coming in the Isthmian Premier League which will bring more experience at this level ahead of the 2022/23 season for The Millers.

JASON RING

Started his career at Burnham Ramblers at the age of 16 and then had three great seasons at Great Wakering Rovers in the Isthmian North where during the 2018/19 season he had the most appearances with 41 and scored two goals. Ringo joined The Millers at the beginning of the 2020/21 season and featured 11 times, winning eight of those games and only losing three before the season was cut short. Ring went on to make 31 appearances, assisting three times before missing the last few games of the season due to injury. Jason made a big impact at Parkside, picking up both the Players Player, and Supporters Player of the Year.

JONATHAN NZENGO

Joined The Millers midway through September 2019 after departing Romford after starting the season with National South side East Thurrock. In 2018/19 Nzengo was on dualregistration between Romford and former National South side East Thurrock United. For Romford he was involved in 9 goals in 15 appearances, scoring four and assisting five.

HARRY GIBBS

Central defender who first made his debut for Aveley back in 2016 in a 5-2 victory over Ware and went on to make 32

appearances in his first season with the club winning Young Player of the Year. After six seasons Gibbo has made 157 appearances for The Millers, scoring 16 goals from centre half in the process. During the 2017/18 season Harry made 5 appearances before leaving when former manager Terry Spillane was in charge. That move saw him go to Brentwood Town where he featured at both right back and centre half where he made 47 appearances, scoring four goals, one of them of course coming against us. Harry moved on to Hornchurch in October 2020 and helped the Urchins on their way to win the FA Trophy. But Harry moved back to The Millers in October 2021 and went on to make 39 appearances contributing to four goals on our way to winning the Isthmian North in April 2022.

RYAN SCOTT

Started his career in the youth set up for Barnet and moved to feature for Wingate & Finchley and at the heart of Billericay Town’s defence during the 2014/15 season before making the move to Jon Coventry’s East Thurrock United in the 2015/16 season. Ryan played a huge part in getting East Thurrock into the National South and helped them win the Essex Senior Cup for the first time in their history. Ryan has played over 60 times in the National South for East Thurrock, Concord Rangers and Braintree Town over the last two years. The central defender brings extra in the goals department too, scoring six times during the 2015/16 season which saw East Thurrock promoted to the National South.

BEN STEWARD

Made his way up from the Bowers & Pitsea Under-23 side and played 27 games for the first team in the Isthmian Premier League last season. Ben also featured in every single Essex Senior Cup game as Bowers made their way to the final beating the likes of Chelmsford City, Braintree Town, Great Wakering Rovers and Coggeshall Town.

JAMIE DICKS

Joined us from Bowers & Pitsea in May 2022 after he spent five seasons with the club, making 151 appearances and scoring 19 goals, helping them win the Isthmian North back in 2018/19 and helping to establish Bowers & Pitsea as an Isthmian Premier League club and reaching for Emirates FA Cup First Round.

GARRETT KELLY

A player who is comfortable at both full-back and across the midfield who is in his second spell with the football club after originally joining us at the end of the 2017/18 season, making 9 appearances and scoring one goal against away at Hornchurch. Garrett made 5 appearances the following season before departing to play football in Greece.

CONNOR WITHERSPOON

Joined The Millers during the 2017/18 season for an undisclosed fee from Isthmian Premier League side Brightlingsea Regent where he helped them become Isthmian North Champions making 68 appearances. Prior to Brightlingsea Regent, Connor featured for Brentwood Town leading them to the Isthmian Premier League after winning the Isthmian North play-offs.

MARLON AGYAKWA

Came through the ranks at Southend United, and after leaving the Shrimpers stayed in the area with Canvey Island. He had two spells with the Gulls, the latest in 2018-19 when he played forty-six times after initially playing for three seasons. Marlon also spent time with Oxford City and Didcot Town, but has more recently been with Tilbury, for whom he made eight appearances during the 2020/21 season and twenty six during the previously unfinished campaign in 2019/20, scoring six times for The Dockers.

OSCAR SHELVEY-NEGUS

Joined The Millers after impressing during pre-season ahead of the 2021/22 Champions winning season. After signing first team forms, Oscar went on to make a great impact and the young midfielder made 27 appearances throughout the season. Oscar also signed dual-registration with Essex Senior League side Redbridge in September 2021, featuring once for The Motormen in the London Senior Cup against Tooting & Mitcham United.

BRENDON SHABANI

Having joined in November 2021, Brendon became an integral part to our midfield and squad making 23 appearances and notching two assists in his time at Parkside last season. Brendon started his career at Sky Bet League Two side Leyton Orient and after being there from the age of 12, Brendon signed his first professional contract in 2019. Brendon went on to be in and around the Orient squad involved with their FA Trophy Third Round victory over National North side Blyth Spartans.

MANNY OGUNRINDE

Signed for The Millers at the beginning of the 2020/21 season from Grays Athletic and went on to make 6 appearances scoring one in the opening day winner on his debut against Dereham Town. That season was then cut short and Manny signed-on for the 2021/22 season, making 39 appearances, scoring 9 and assisting on 8 occasions.

ALEX AKROFI

Signed on for what will be his fourth season with The Millers. Joined us back at the beginning of the 2018/19 campaign after leaving Isthmian Premier side Tonbridge Angels at the end of the 2017/18 season, where he featured for two seasons scoring 34 goals in 68 games. In his first season for Aveley, Alex featured in 42 games, scored 21 and assisted 17 times, in 2019/20 a further 25 goals and another 17 assists in 38 games helped The Millers to second place and a FA Trophy Quarter Final before the season was cut short due to the pandemic. At the beginning of the 2020/21 season Alex re-joined Tonbridge Angels in the National South where he helped Angels to a FA Cup First Round appearance against Sky Bet League Two side Bradford City before that season was cut short in early February 2021. Akrofi re-joined The Millers in the Summer of 2021 with some unfinished business and helped us win the Isthmian North with 9 assists and 26 goals in 43 appearances.

GEORGE SYKES

Joined The Millers from local rivals Tilbury during the 2019/20 season and scored on his debut in the FA trophy match away at East Grinstead. Sykes went on to score 15 and assist 10 in 27 games before the season ended early. In 2020/21 George made 10 appearances, scoring 5 and assisting twice before moving onto Brentwood Town, however, that season was stopped in November. George then re-joined The Millers at the start of the 2021/22 season, making 42 appearances, scoring 20 goals and assisting a futher 10 times, helping us win the Isthmian North.

BENAS VAIVADA

A young and exciting talent joined The Millers from Margate after scoring four goals in 20 starts for the Kent side, scoring the winner against Haringey Borough which sealed Margate a place in the Velocity Trophy Final. Prior to signing for Margate, Benas played for Tower Hamlets guiding them to survival in the SCEFL, at Step 5. Due to Benas success at that level he caught the eye of Margate who snapped him up and he delivered them to a cup final and just outside the play-offs in the Isthmian Premier League last season.

KENNY AILERU

Started his career in the Aldershot Town Youth Academy setup and featured for Clapton and Phoenix Sports. Kenny made his way up through Phoenix Sports Reserve side and made 24 appearances for the first team in the 2019/20 season scoring eight goals and was instrumental in more. Kenny joined The Millers mid-December and made 19 appearances, scoring three times and assisting a further 3 times with Kenny only suffering defeat once in the league during his first season at Parkside.

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NEW SIGNINGS  FOR

KAI BROWN

Photos: Scott White Photography

League

AVELEY FC

DANNY SCOPES

Danny, former Concord Rangers Manager in the National South guided the Beachboys to the FA Trophy final taking on Football League side Harrogate Town in May 2021.

Scopes also assisted the Cowley Brothers in Concord Rangers' rise from the Essex Senior League to the National South before coming first team manager in 2019.

Danny took over at the helm in November 2021 with Aveley sitting 4th in the table.

Danny’s Isthmian League North Division Champions run-in was as follows and also won him the divisions Manager of the Season award.

Sports

2021

Top Goalscorer: Alex Akrofi 26

LAST MEETING

Extracts from Bob Quinn’s Match Report

United fell to narrow defeat in first post-lockdown game

Buildbase FA Trophy First Round

Tuesday 8 December 2020

Attendance: 139

SQUADS

Aveley FC

1 David Hughes

2 Jason Ring

3 James Goode

4 Connor Witherspoon

5 Morisi Gelashvili

19 Steve Sheehan

11 Harry Donovan

7 Mitchell Gilbey

Aveley FC Hastings United

Tuesday 8th December, a chilly dry evening with light cloud and little breeze. In any case, Aveley’s 3G pitch is impervious to the weather.

United in their claret shirts with white shorts and socks. Aveley wear white shirts with blue stripes, blue shorts and socks.

Hastings United failed to capitalise on a composed, positive opening thirty minutes with Aveley gradually gaining a foothold in the match and going on to inflict a first defeat (in normal time) of the season on the ‘U’s. The Millers broke away to score the only goal of the game early in the second-half and while United had the time, possession and chances to equalise they could not find that critical killer ball in the final third. When they did break through, they came up against Aveley goalkeeper, David Hughes, in fine form and United’s frustration was complete as even when Hughes was beaten the ball rattled against the crossbar from Kenny Pogue’s last-minute header.

MATCHTIMELINE

Jack Mochalski replaced James Goode

Mitchell Gilbey scores

Knory Scott replaced Tom Chalmers

Lloyd Dawes replaced Jack Dixon

Ben Pope cautioned Alex Clark replaced Mitchell Gilbey

Kenny Pogue replaced Ben Pope

Gary Elphick cautioned

Kenny Pogue’s last-minute header rattled the crossbar

8 Freddie Gard

9 David Knight

10 Darelle Russell

Subs:

12 Jack Mochalski

14 Alex Clark

Unused Subs: 15 Bailey Hossack

Hastings United

1 Louis Rogers

3 Ryan Worrall

4 Gary Elphick

5 Craig Stone

6 Jake Elliott

7 Davide Rodari

8 Jack Dixon

9 Ben Pope

10 Sam Adams

11 Tom Chalmers

12 Marcus Goldsmith

Subs:

14 Kenny Pogue

16 Knory Scott

17 Lloyd Dawes

Unused Subs:

15 Harvey Mapstone

18 Alfie Peacock

ISTHMIAN

TABLE 2021/22

FINAL TABLE

#Team PHWHDHLAWADALWDLFA+/-PtsHome Away

CHASTINGS UNITED3813241423274782334985

2AshfordUnited381144112622610794831721-3L1303 2-1W 1134

3P HerneBay38122595521710633429701-1D949 2-0W 420

4HaywardsHeathT38103697319109513318670-0D30820-2L412

5CrayValleyPM38946105419910704822661-2L1003 2-1W 286

6Ramsgate38103610272051380522865 2-0 W 10732-3L648

7BurgessHillTown3896492818812574710622-3L1502 3-2W 325

8Corinthian3877594616111150391159 3-0W 13291-2L127

9VCDAthletic388567481591466541254 3-0W 20842-2D201

10Sittingbourne389466310157164751-452 2-1W 734 2-1W 349

11ChichesterCity389374781310154843549 2-0W 733 2-0W 318

12FavershamTown3810364411147174356-1349 4-0W 9011-1D480

13SevenoaksTown389196211153205466-12481-2L1217 4-1W 206

14ThreeBridges386585681111166075-1544 2-0W 1416 2-1W 189

15EastGrinsteadTown3885626111011173666-3041 5-0W 801 4-0W 451

16Whitehawk38478559912173954-1539 2-0W 1214 1-0W 479

17HytheTown383511748109194072-3239 3-0W 1102 3-0W 225

18Lancing385410451099203465-3136 1-0W 2017 2-0W 336

RPhoenixSports384312531196233564-2933 3-1W 734 4-2W 174

RWhitstableTown384411421386243973-3430 4-1W 790 1-0W 455

ISTHMIAN

Ansah, Zak AndyHerne Bay22

Ajayi, Joshua AdebayoRamsgate21

Barrington, Marcel OmarCray Valley PM20

Perry, Daniel FrederickThree Bridges20

Bamba, YoussufVCD Athletic19

POPE, BEN HASTINGS UNITED17

Lockyer, Gay DavidAshford United15

Splatt, Javaun DelMarcoWhitehawk15

Adesite, AnthonyVCD Athletic12

U23

2VCDAthletic14725723

3CrayValleyPM14725423

4CarshaltonAthletic14635921

ooting&Mitcham14536-118

ON THIS DAY AUGUST 13

1997

It was a proud day for Derby County when they staged the first Premier League match at their new Pride Park ground. The match against Wimbledon was abandoned in the second half when the floodlights failed!

2004

Anfield legend Michael Owen moved from Liverpool to Real Madrid. He had a poor time in Madrid while, ironically, Liverpool won the Champions League for the first time at the end of the first season without him!

2016

Leicester City started the 2015/16 season as 5000-1 Premier League title no-hopers. By December 2015 Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker was so sure that his former club wouldn't finish top that he tweeted that he would 'do the first MOTD of next season in just my undies' if Leicester did win the title. So, the major downside of Leicester's title success was that Lineker kept his promise on the first Saturday of the new Premier League season. I believe there was some debate whether his shorts could be classed as undies but me .... well I just changed channels! Source credit: www.footballsite.co.uk

CHR broadcasts to hospital patients and staff, throughout Hastings and around the world, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We are free to access via hospital patient’s bedside screens, and to staff and the wider community through our own website; www.conquesthospitalradio.co.uk. and main streaming services.

Our programmes are a mix of live shows from our own studio and shows from the hospital radio national network. You will hear everything from Pop to Folk, to Rock, Jazz, Blues, Chart shows and specialist shows. Our schedule is updated monthly and can be found on our website.

We welcome requests, reading out your messages and advertising community events. Just use our website, email us at ‘studio@conquesthospitalradio.co.uk’ or write to us at the hospital.

CHR is run by a dedicated team of volunteers and we are a registered charity. We have been broadcasting for over 40 years, initially from a broom cupboard in the old Royal East Sussex Hospital and now from our own studio in the Conquest.

CHR is an expanding station with 6 new presenters joining is this year and we are regarded as part of the fabric of the hospital by its senior management.

We are very proud supporters of Hastings United Football Club and welcome this great opportunity to work together for the benefit of both.

Graham Belchamber Chair

Conquest Hospital Community Radio

Health & Safety

Hastings United Football Club takes seriously your health and safety during your visit to the Continental Pilot Field.

Please note that the officers and stewards of Hastings United Football Club will enforce Ground Regulations.A copy of the regulations is posted at the turnstile entrances and within the ground on the wall next to the food bar.

Please note that the following are offences under the Football (Offences) Act 1991, as amended: the throwing of any object within the ground without lawful authority or excuse, the chanting of anything of an indecent or racist nature: the entry onto the playing area or any adjacent area to which spectators are not generally admitted without lawful authority or excuse.

Under the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985, the following are offences for which a person can be arrested by a police officer: attempting to enter the ground or being inside the ground whilst drunk: being in possession of any intoxicating liquor, or bottle, can or other portable container which could cause damage or personal injury when entering the ground.

ISTHMIAN LEAGUE RESPECT STATEMENT

“The Isthmian Football League strongly supports the FA statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any form of discriminatory abuse whether it by reason of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, sex and sexual orientation or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association for action by that Association.”

( The FA: 0800 085 0508 / Kick It Out: 020 7253 0162 )

“The Isthmian League and all Member Clubs in the League are committed to promoting equality by treating people fairly and with respect, by recognising that inequalities may exist, by taking steps to address them and providing access and  opportunities for all members of the community.”

These include our policy on ticket and pricing, abandoned matches and our Hastings Community involvement.

THE CLUB BELIEVES

Customer care starts on the inside, with a good team of staff and work ethic. Most of our staff are volunteers but the Club expect our staff to always do their best.

our staff should remain courteous even in difficult situations. The Club and its staff know they are offering a service and that they would like every customer to return.

we believe that people come first when offering a service.

we expect our staff to be friendly and helpful and to know their job or be able to call upon someone who is able to respond to the needs of our customers.

we expect our staff to give their full attention to a customer in any situation that arises.

IN ADDITION

we expect our staff and volunteers to care about their job as this will ensure they care about our customers.

we expect our staff and volunteers to treat every customer as they would like to be treated themselves.

we in return expect our customers to treat our volunteers and staff with respect and the Club will not tolerate any physical or verbal abused aimed at them.

Photo: Scott White Photography

Team Captain Rebecca Relf

KIT: CLARET & WHITE HASTINGS UNITED

gary ELPHICK Manager

(gK) Louis ROGERS 1

ollie BLACK 2

Ryan WORRALL 3

Finn O’MARA 4

Craig STONE 5

Tom CHALMERS 6 7

(Capt) Jack DIXON 8

Ben POPE 9

Sam ADAMS 10

Sam HASLER 11

Alex BREFO 12

Kai BROWN 14

James HULL 15

Kane PENN 16 gil CARVALHO 17 Knory SCOTT 18 19 19 19

SQUADS

3PM SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2022

vsAVELEY FC

ISTHMIAN LEAGUE PREMIER

KIT: RED OR BLUE

danny SCOPES Manager

david HUGHES (gK)

REFEREE WILL BRIERS ASSISTANTS JAMIE WELLS DOM BARROW

Tom STEPHEN

Jason RING

Jon NzENGO

Harry GIBBS

Ryan SCOTT

Ben STEWARD

Jamie DICKS

garrett KELLY

Connor WITHERSPOON   (Capt)

MATCH SPONSOR

Marlon AGYAKWA

oscar SHELVEY-NEGUS

Brendon SHABANI

Alex AKROFI

george SYKES

MATCHBALL SPONSOR BOB H

MATCH MASCOTS

HUFC ACADEMY U7s Represented by: Caiden, George, Harry, Jake and Tommy

THE CONTINENTAL PILOT FIELD HASTINGS TN34 2AX

Benas VAIVADA

emmanuel OGUNRINDE

Kenny AILERU