vs AFC Aldermaston Hellenic League One East Saturday 28th October 2017 Official Matchday Programme
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Not just a football club… the heart of a community
A warm welcome to todays game at the home of football— French School Meadows— Enjoy our great facilities, our fabulous scenery and the wonderful football on display.
Club Officials President Norman Rowe Chairman Tony Hurst Vice Chairman Andy Walker
First Team Manager Giovanni Sepede
Press & Communications James Keating
Reserve Team Manager Neil Cannings
Junior Football Darren Jones
Club Secretary Andreas Latta
Youth Team Manager Mark Chivers
Welfare Officer Guy Plunkett
Girls Football Nigel Miller
Mini Football Scott Marshall Ground Dev Neil Cannings Club Physio John Grimsdell
French School Meadows Elm Road, Penn Buckinghamshire, HP10 8LF
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Welcome to Our Club
PENN & TYLERS GREEN FC
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Penn started the game the stronger and within twenty minutes the Wallingford goalkeeper already had four top class saves to his credit as he singlehandedly kept Penn at bay. As always seems to happen when you don’t punish teams when you have them on the rack, is that they score from their first meaningful attack. Yes, you’ve guessed it, that is exactly what happened.
the Alamo and Rorke's Drift combined and assault after assault on the Wallingford goal prevailed and the list of shots, headers, and whatever other description there is of chances and misses and goalkeeping heroics, continued with every passing minute. Every Penn player was involved and the chances seemed to be spread around and everyone seemed to have a chance at some point. Surely Penn must score? Then after 60 minutes the goal finally came as Casey Bocarro steamed into the Wallingford penalty area and was brought down. Penalty! Up stepped George Weller to send the goalkeeper the wrong way, which by this goalkeeping performance on the night was probably an error! 1-1 surely Penn surely must now go on and win this game.
Well, Penn did everything but that as the chances came and went and after 80 minutes someone in the crowd was now quoting 25 as the number of chances Penn had missed. Probably an exaggeraAfter some dogged defending and with tion, as my count was 22!!! Or was that Penn camped in the Wallingford half sud- the number of corners. It was all getting denly a good long ball down the right very confusing. flank found their winger who raced unchallenged into the Penalty area and slot- Well Wallingford, to their credit did repel ted the ball past the on-rushing Matt all that was thrown at them for the last Cannings in the Penn goal and the ball 30 minutes, no actually, the whole game, hit the far post and the Wallingford centre and were rightly relieved to get the point forward was on hand slotted home from at the end. For Penn, time to reflect that if six yards, despite the valiant efforts to you don’t take your percentage of gilt recover the situation by Jack Harding and edged chances or finish off teams when you are in control of the game then your Brad Holland. opponents will always have a chance to Penn continued to push and probe and take something from the game and that is had numerous corners and goal bound exactly what happened tonight. efforts but Wallingford defended well and preserved their 1-0 lead to take into the Let’s not forget also that Penn are still half time break. The second half was unbeaten in the league and it’s another probably one of the most one-sided halves point on the board to take into the next I have ever witnessed in my 50 years of game at home to AFC Aldermaston today playing and watching football. This was 5
Penn short changed
Penn & Tylers Green F.C. made the trip to Wallingford on Tuesday night and how they only came away with one point was talking point amongst the departing spectators at full time. Well the main reason was a top-class goalkeeping performance by the Wallingford goalkeeper and one which he will surely never repeat to that standard as long as he lives. The other reason, to be fair, was some “slapdash” and indecisive finishing by Penn & Tylers Green, as the number of relatively simple chances on the night easily reached double figures, and that was the first half alone!
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Premier Division Burnham eased their way off the foot of the table with a 2-3 victory at Abingdon United. Home scorers Graham Edney 16 Samuel Wharton 84 - Away Jordan Dowdican 9 Charlie Fox 61 Mickel Platter 74. Binfield and Tuffley Rovers shared the points in a two all draw. Binfield scorers Ian Davies 5 OG 52 - Tuffley Warren Mann 17 ℗ Kieran Alder 25. Fairford Town went down 0-1 to Woodley United, and now occupy the bottom place in the table. Scorer Danny Horscroft 27 Highmoor Ibis lost 1-2 against Brimscombe & Thrupp. Home scorer Dwayne Coultress 90+1 - Away Karol Nash 77 Ollie Pitt 80. Lydney Town v Brackley Town Saints. Match postponed pitch waterlogged. One East Bicester Town gained the points against Holyport with a goal three minutes into added time. Bicester goals Ricardo Benjamin 3, Wayne Blossom 10, 90+3 - Holyport Sam Whitfield 36 Fabian Driffill 53 Chalfont Wasps out six past Henley Town without reply. Scorers Chris Hurst 10 32 48 81, Tom Fifield 68 Josh Urqhart 15 Chinnor and Didcot Town Reserves shared the points in a goal less draw. Wallingford Town playing the better football missed chances, with the consequence being three points for visiting Thame Rangers. Home scorers Ross Butler 35 65 Louis Chainey 80 - Away Dan Hatton 29, 67 Patrick Button 44 49.
One West Clanfield lost by one goal to Easington Sports. Scorer Mike Spaull15 North Leigh United were two goals in front at home to Letcombe. The visitors won the second half, taking the points with three goals. Home scorers Declan Shepperd 17 Piers McGlynn 32 - Away Adam Bruce 47 Harry Monger 65 Conor Lynch 84. Shrivenham won 4-2 against Pewsey Vale. Shrivenham goals Josh Fowler (9, 53, 58) Rob Lincoln (85) - Pewsey Lee Smith 32 ℗ 44 ℗ Tytherington Rocks were unable to score, conceding eleven goals to Ardley United, who have not dropped any points so far this season. Ardley scorers Troy Bryan 2 20 35 60, Drew Boyd 47, Conor Harris 50 87, Deon Gallacher 56 70, Jordan Moore 75, Billy Gillett 88
Berks & Bucks Senior Trophy Reading YMCA and todays opponents AFC Aldermaston went to the end of the game without scoring. Aldermaston most 5-6 on penalties. Oxfordshire Senior Cup A hatful of goals in the Woodstock Town against Oxford City Nomads fixture at New Road. Home scorers Alex MacBryan 48 Kerian Strange 65 Callum Green 75 - Away Bradley Singh 2 Dan Collins 7 39 Jordy Mulvaney 31 57 Henry Landers 83.
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Last Weekend Roundup
Bluefin Sport Challenge Cup One East Penn & Tylers Green hosted Two East Abingdon Town, Penn winning 2-1. Home scorers Casey Bocarro 38 Danny Jordan 87 - Away Josh West 64
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When the Hampshire and Wessex Leagues merged in 2004, we became members of Division Two of the Wessex League. At the end of the 2004–05 season we suffered relegation. The division was renamed Division Two in 2006, and wasdisbanded at the end of the 2006–07 season, and as a result we moved up back up to Division One. 2009–10 season, was our worst season and during a very difficult time we lost 40 consecutive games, which broke the previous record of 39 straight losses held jointly by Stockport United and Poole Town. The 40th defeat came on 8 April 2010, a 2–0 loss to Downton. This was undoubtedly the worst time for the club in living memory, and it took a great effort to keep going at this time. The losing streak thankfully came to an end on 10 April 2010, when we club drew 1–1 against Warminster Town, and then finally winning the next match against Petersfield Town 2–1 win for Aldermaston, to provide a much needed boost for all of us at that difficult time.
In the late 1960s/early 1970s, we changed our name, to AFC Aldermaston. In 1979 we were promoted from the Reading & District League into Division One of the Hellenic League, where we spent the next seven seasons. From 1986 until 1991 we played in local football leagues, including the North Hampshire League, before joining Division Three of the Hampshire League in 1991. We finished fifth in the first season, earning promotion to Division Two. However, we were soon relegated back to Division Three the following season, where we remained until 1999. When the Hampshire League was reorganised prior to the 1999–2000 season, we were placed in the Premier Division.
Unsurprisingly, we finished bottom of Division One with just the one win in 40 matches, and were relegated to the Hampshire Premier League, where played for four seasons before moving to the Thames Valley Premier League for season 2014-15, when we reached the final of the Berks & Bucks Intermediate Cup, which we narrowly lost 2-1 to Hale Leys United, the final of the Reading Senior Cup played at the Madjeski, which we lost 1-0 to champions Marlow United, and the final of the Basingstoke Senior Cup where we lost to our local rivals Tadley Calleva 2-1 AET. Last season we finished seventh in the TVPL Premier Division, and again reaching the final of the Reading Senior Cup only to be beaten in a fourth final 1-0 to Cookham Dean. We made a welcome return to Step 6 football as we were promoted to Division One East of the Hellenic League.
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Our Opponents
Our club was founded as AWRE Football Club in 1952 by Charles Green, Ted Hall, Gordon Carter, and Don Sharp, and were nicknamed "The Atom Men" after the newly founded Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. As the AWRE complex was still under construction when the club was established, the players used empty contractors' huts as changing rooms – carrying the tin bath into whichever building was designated for that day's football. The players were also responsible for the pitch, and would mow and mark out the pitch before the match started. The club received support from Sir William Penney during his work at AWRE on the Operation Hurricane project.
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Penn Squad
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Like many village clubs it lost a number of its playing staff during the Great and second world wars. Indeed, the Cricket Club pavilion is a listed building and a memorial in remembrance of the lives lost French School Meadows, the home ground, takes its name from the long since demolished 18th century School catering for orphans of the French Revolution. The pupils wore a blue uniform with white feathers in their hats giving rise to the clubs blue and white strip and the club logo. French School Meadows was purchased in 1949 (before then the team used to play on the back common) showers were installed in the 1960′s, the brick building built in the 1980′s and the extension developed in 2001. Prior to the building of the club house the HQ for the club was the Horse & Groom Public House. Penn & Tylers Green FC is not only one of the oldest clubs in the county, it is also one of the biggest village sides. Every weekend some 400 children, youths and adults pull on the blue and white stripes of Penn & Tylers Green Football Club. The age range spans from the “Fantastic Footballers” (under-fives) through every age group and all the way to youth and senior footballers including girls and ladies sections. Each team has a number of qualified, dedicated volunteers who ensure the contin- ued success of the club. We are quite simply, the biggest organisation in the village provid- ing vast numbers with the opportunity of participating in a marvellous team game. The club owes a huge debt to previous committee members and volunteers who have worked tirelessly over many years to provide the excellent facilities that we all enjoy today. The function room and patio of the Sports and Social Club, provide an excellent setting for a hazy lazy afternoon, watching Cricket, Tennis and Football in close proximity in an idyllic setting with views over the Chilterns and areas of outstanding natural beauty. The new extension is for hire and is ideal for meetings of local clubs. Given the number of Penn & Tylers Green Football Teams playing each week, it is simply not possible to accommodate all of them at our home ground. That is why we remain grateful for all local schools and recreational grounds for their continued support of the Club. However, it remains the desire of the Football Committee to ensure that as many Penn & Tylers Green teams as possible can play at French School Meadows and truly call it “home”. We continue to demonstrate our commitment in providing mini football to the children of the local area, they are our future. The club is also desirous of improving the senior pitch all the time to ensure that they have the best possible playing surface. The club is a holder of the prestigious FA Community Charter Status and is proud of both its illustrious past and its plans for the future. We are proud, of course, that The First Team won the Hellenic League – Division One (East) title in season 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 and the Reserves wining the Hellenic League – Division Two (East) title in season 2015/2016. The Reserves also won the Berks & Bucks Junior Cup in Seasons 2013/2014 and 2014/2015
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Club History
Our present club was formally established in 1905 when it is believed that it adopted its first formal constitution. It achieved its first great success in the 1911/12 season by winning the Wycombe League. This Championship side was captained by George Slade, of Slade’s Garages, who later achieved fame as a champion motor cyclist and side car competitor.
Uhlsport Hellenic League Division One East W
D
L
GD
PTS
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Bicester Town
10
7
2
1
13
23
2
Wallingford Town
11
5
3
3
4
18
3
Penn & Tylers Green
7
5
2
0
19
17
4
Virginia Water
9
4
4
1
13
16
5
Wokingham & Emmbrook
7
4
1
2
7
13
6
Holyport
11
4
1
6
-1
13
7
Sandhurst Town
7
3
3
1
14
12
8
Thame Rangers
8
3
2
3
-6
11
9
Didcot Town Reserves
7
2
4
1
6
10
10
Chalfont Wasps
8
3
1
4
-5
10
11
AFC Aldermaston
6
2
1
3
-2
7
12
Chinnor
9
1
3
5
-12
6
13
Milton United
8
1
1
6
-15
4
14
Henley Town
10
1
0
9
-35
3
Uhlsport Hellenic League Division Two East P
W
D
L
GD
PTS
6
5
1
0
27
16
10
5
1
4
0
16
1
Abingdon Town
2
Virginia Water Res'
3
Penn & Tylers Green Res'
6
3
2
1
4
11
4
Thame Rangers Dev'
8
3
2
3
-2
11
5
Chalvey Sports
4
3
1
0
14
10
6
Abingdon United Dev'
5
3
1
1
7
10
7
Stokenchurch
6
3
1
2
2
10
8
Long Crendon
7
2
2
3
1
8
9
Chinnor Res'
7
2
1
4
-11
7
10 Aston Clinton
6
2
0
4
-17
6
11 Chalfont Wasps Res'
7
1
2
4
-4
5
12 London Rangers
8
1
0
7
-21
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UhlSport Hellenic League
P
Yellow Cards 2
11
11
Weller, George
11
10
Fox, Joshua
10
10
Bradley, Anton
9
7
Cockerill, Josh
9
9
Davis, Adam
9
9
Jordan, Danny
9
8
Lofthouse-Smith, Jamie-Jardine
9
9
Tripp, Fred
9
6
3
Blatchford, Danny
8
7
1
1
Gumbs, Jordan
8
7
1
1
Harman, Adam
8
6
2
1
West, Jamie
8
5
3
3
Holland, Bradley
7
6
1
Martin, Zac
4
4
Sethi, Alex
3
2
Cannings, Matthew
2
2
Harding, Jack
2
2
Cohen, Luke
1
1
Gumbs, Jerell
1
1
Harding, John
1
O'Meally-Newell, Nile
1
1
1
Parsons, Adam
1
1
1
Rogers, Stephen
1
1
1
1
10 1
2
1
1
3 2
1 1
1
2 4
1
1 1
Belson, Luke
1
Miller, Nigel
5
Pritchard, James
5
18
2
8
1
1
1 2 2
Red Cards
Goals
Bench Unused
Bench Used
Started
Appearances
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Bocarro, Casey
HOME
AWAY
RES
HL1E 12/08/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
6-0
Henley Town
W
HL1E 19/08/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
3-0
Holyport
W
HL1E 26/08/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
8-1
Milton United
W
HL1E 09/09/2017 Wokingham & Emmbrook
1-2
Penn & Tylers Green
W
BBST 16/09/2017
Risborough Rangers
0-2
Penn & Tylers Green
W
WYC 23/09/2017 S
Penn & Tylers Green
2-2
Aston Clinton
D
HL1E 30/09/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
1-1
Virginia Water
D
HL1E 07/10/2017
Holyport
0-2
Penn & Tylers Green
W
BBST 14/10/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
7-0
Cookham Dean
W
BSCC 21/10/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
2-1
Abingdon Town
W
HL1E 24/10/2017
Wallingford Town
1-1
Penn & Tylers Green
D
HL1E 28/10/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
v
AFC Aldermaston
HL1E 04/11/2017
Bicester Town
v
Penn & Tylers Green
HL1E 11/11/2017
Didcot Town Reserves
v
Penn & Tylers Green
HL1E 14/11/2017
Thame Rangers
v
Penn & Tylers Green
BBST 18/11/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
v
Buckingham Athletic
HL1E 25/11/2017
Chinnor
v
Penn & Tylers Green
BSCC 02/12/2017
Penn & Tylers Green
v
Easington Sports
HL1E 09/12/2017
Henley Town
v
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Penn Season 2017 –2018
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Uhlsport Hellenic League Division One East - Top Scorers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Christopher Hurst Wayne Blossom Fabian Driffill George Weller elliott powell Kylo Atkinson Ricaro Benjamin Paul Rake Casey Bocarro Ross Butler Ben Knight Sam Lawrence-Whiting Paul Burrows Patrick Buston Josh Guichard
Team Appearances Chalfont Wasps 8 Bicester Town 9 Holyport 10 Penn & Tylers Green 7 Bicester Town 8 Sandhurst Town 5 Bicester Town 8 Holyport 6 Penn & Tylers Green 7 Wallingford Town AFC 8 Wokingham & Emmbrook 7 Wokingham & Emmbrook 7 Virginia Water 6 Thame Rangers 8 Virginia Water 6
Goals 11 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
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