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TODAY’S OPPONENTS...
BRACKLEY TOWN North Ferriby will look to make it four wins on the bounce when relegation threatened Brackley Town visit the Eon Visual Media Stadium this afternoon.
The Villagers have continued their rich vein of form into the New Year with victories over Gainsborough Trinity (4-0) and more impressively Solihull Moors (3-1). Tom Denton scored a first-half brace before Curtis Bateson ensured all three points against the side top of the table.
CLUB INFORMATION Founded | 1890 Nickname | The Saints Ground | St James Park Chairman | Francis Oliver 2014/15 Position | 18th Honours | Southern League Premier Division Champions - 2011/12 Southern League Division One Midlands Champions - 2006/07
It was an important victory and proved that Ferriby are the real deal, cutting the margin at the top to just four points. Ferriby host Brackley Town who sit outside of the relegation zone by merit of goal difference.
MANAGER: Kevin Friend For-
The Saints ended a six game winless run last weekend by comprehensively beating FC United Of Manchester 4-0.
mer player at Northampton Town and Rushden and Diamonds. Joined Brackley in September after six and a half years as manager at Nuneaton Town and a season at Wrexham taking them to the FA Trophy final at Wembley.
Having played 25 games, Brackley have won six games, drawn seven and lost twelve. The club’s Achilles heel has been their away form which has seen them pick up only five points this campaign. North Ferriby United The Official Matchday Programme
TODAY’S OPPONENTS...
BRACKLEY TOWN
Dan Farrell
Position: Goalkeeper Young keeper who made his debut at Gloucester City last season after impressing in the Development squad.
Sam Hornby
Position: Goalkeeper A highly-rated young goalkeeper, Sam Hornby joined Brackley on a month’s loan from League One side Burton Albion.
Ryan Austin
Position: Defence Began his career at Crewe, played over 200 games for Burton Albion and joined the Saints in January 2014.
Curtis McDonald Position: Defence
pro representative.
Pablo Mills
Position: Defence
Played almost 350 games in the Football League with Derby, MK Dons, Walsall, Rotherham, Crawley, Macclesfield, Bury and Cheltenham before joining the Saints at the start of the season.
Stephan Morley Position: Defence
Joined in the close season from Corby Town formerly with Leamington.
Luke Graham
Position: Defence Another that joined Brackley in the close season from Alfreton Town. Previous clubs include Hereford and Luton Town.
A former Cardiff, Newport and Forest Green Rovers defender. Welsh under-17, 19, 21 and semi-
ONE TO WATCH: STEVE DIGGIN Returning from Hednesford, fan favourite Steve will be hoping to emulate the form showed in his previous spell with the Saints. Has enjoyed a profitable season thus far finding the back of the net eleven times in league action. North Ferriby United The Official Matchday Programme
Matt Lowe
Position: Defence
19-year-old currently on loan from Cambridge United.
Aidan Hawtin
Position: Defence
Aidan is an exciting young prospect, currently on loan from neighbours Oxford United.
Liam Slade
Position: Defence
20-year-old on loan from Burton Albion. Has also had a loan spell at AFC Telford this season.
TODAY’S OPPONENTS...
BRACKLEY TOWN
Tom Winters
Position: Midfield Re-joined the Saints from Oxford City after two seasons at Court place farm, BTFC fan favorite who initially joined in 2005. Has made over 300 starts and scored over 150 goals.
Eddie Odhiambo Position: Midfield
A combative midfielder who has played for Oxford United, Tamworth Newport County, joined the Saints from Gateshead in 2012.
Junior English
Position: Midfield
Experienced player who made over 290 appearances for Solihull Moors before joining the Saints in January.
Richard Batchelor Position: Midfield
Former Leamington midfielder Richie joined from Hednesford. Will join up with former team mates Walker and Diggin this season.
Glenn Walker
Position: Midfield Glenn returns to the club after a one season absence at Hednesford. Scored the Saints most famous goal against Gillingham.
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Sam Smith
Position: Forward Telford striker, who joined the Saints briefly last season and joined full time in the summer of 2015.
David Moyo
Position: Forward Formerly with Northampton Town and made his professional debut in November 2012. Joined after previously being on loan with the Saints.
James Akintunde Position: Forward
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CLUB HISTORY The first records of Brackley Town Football Club can be traced back to 1890 and around the turn of the century they were a prominent side in the South Northants /North Oxfordshire area. Most of the time before the war was spent in the Oxfordshire League, their games being played in Manor Road, before they transferred to the North Bucks League in the post war years. Here they stayed until 1968 when they took what appeared to be a step down the ladder by joining the Banbury & District League. During this time they had moved their ground to the Buckingham Road. In 1974 they moved back to the North Bucks League and this coincided with a move to their current St James Park ground in Churchill Way. They stayed in Division One until 1983, winning the KO Cup in their final season. They then made the move into the United
Counties League, winning the Division One title at the first attempt. Promotion into the Premier Division followed and as a result of this the club achieved senior status. After finishing in the bottom half of the league for the first few seasons, they then experienced their most successful season ever in 1988/89 when they achieved runners up position in the league and were beaten finalists in the Northamptonshire Senior Cup. As invariably happens, the side then broke up and there followed several years of real struggle at the foot of the table with the survival of the club in real doubt at times. The 1992 / 93 season ended with them having the worst playing record of any Senior side in the country.
during the 1995/96 campaign. Phil Lines, who was Manager of the successful side in the late eighties, took charge again and a runners-up position was achieved in his first season. 1996/97 saw them go one better and win the Premier Division title and promotion to the Southern League. The nucleus of the title winning side together with some astute signings saw the side finish a respectable 13th in the Midland Division at the first attempt.
Drastic action was obviously necessary and accordingly the club was restructured and became a Limited Company. In 1994 they moved back across the pyramid into the Hellenic League. A move prompted by their geographical location.
A move to the Southern Section was not a success and joint Managers Bob Rayner and Jon Blencowe found it impossible to field a side capable of competing at this level with the finances available to them. With finances at full stretch, the club was forced into voluntary liquidation in February 1999. Mike Bosher and Ray Styles stepped in to buy the assets and ensure that the season was completed.” The “new” club finished bottom of the Southern Section and were therefore demoted back into the Hellenic League.
After a mediocre first season, things improved dramatically
Former player Terry Muckleberg was appointed Manager for the
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1999/00 season and he was succeeded by the experienced Peter Foley who took over during the 2000/01 season and under his astute guidance the club finished in runners up position. The 2001/02 season proved to be a bit of a damp squib with Foley leaving in mysterious circumstances and the reins were taken until the end of the campaign by Coach Matty Haycocks who then left to take up a similar role at Hook Norton. Tim Fowler, the ex Middle Barton Manager was appointed during the close season and he guided the team to a top half finish in his first season. The 2003/04 season saw the return of Phil Lines as Director of football to work alongside Tim. After an indifferent start the team worked their way up the table and in an exciting run in, lifted the championship shield on the last day of the season and with it, promotion back to the Southern League. Mike Ford took over as Team Manager in October 2004, guiding the team to the fringes of the play off positions. Ford departed in February 2006 with the club again just outside the promotion frame. Phil Lines and his Assistant Andy Sinnott took over and guided the club to a third place finish culminating in the
heartbreak of losing in the last few minutes of the Play-off Final. The 2006/07 season finally saw the team reach its potential and leading the table from early December the League was won at a canter with a 15 point cushion. Lines then stepped aside and the club appointed the experienced Roger Ashby as they took the step into unknown territory. The club’s first season in the southern League Premier division (Step 3) brought a creditable eighth place finish. Oldfield with top flight experience as a player and for Brackley in the 2006-7 season, scoring in the play-off final, moved on to a coaching role at Peterborough United and Phil Lines again took the reins for the start of a second Premier Division campaign. An eleventh placed finish in 2008-9 consolidated Premier Division status and the club’s growing ambitions brought a new all-seater stand behind one goal to match the newly constructed covered terrace at the cricket ground end. However, 2008-9 will be best remembered for sparkling cup runs and historic appearances in the first round proper of both the FA Cup and FA Trophy.
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The 2009 / 10 season saw the side in the top 3 for nearly the whole campaign and an eventual 5th place finish and defeat in the end of season Play-off semi-final. 2010 / 11 started with high hopes but a combination of injuries and inconsistency contributed to an eventual 9th place position. The 2011 / 12 season saw the most successful season in the club’s history culminating in winning the Southern League Premier Division Championship and further success in the County Senior Cup. The first season in the Football Conference saw the side make it all the way to the Play-Off Final where they lost by a single goal to FC Halifax. The 2013/14 campaign saw the side consistently in the top five before falling off the pace in the last few months. The 2014/15 season ended with the club avoiding relegation by winning their last game of the campaign. After a slow start to the current campaign, Jon Brady resigned his position with Frank Sinclair acting as interim Manager. Kevin Wilkin who was with Wrexham last season has now been appointed to lead the side.
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MATCH REPORT 2 4
BRACKLEY TOWN Whittall (31), Moyo (79)
NORTH FERRIBY UNITED Bateson (22, 28), Kendall (50, 67)
September 15, 2015 | National League North | St James’ Park | Att: 238 This win extended Ferriby’s unbeaten run to seven games and ended a sequence of five draws. The villagers were the better side throughout the game and were worthy winners.
It took 20 minutes for the game to really get going and it was Ferriby who threatened first when it did. Russ Fry’s free-kick was headed by Tom Denton straight to home keeper Dan Crane. This was immediately followed by Crane blocking Liam King’s low shot after some good approach work by Kendall. The spell of pressure finally paid off in the 22nd minute. Denton’s shot was blocked and the ball fell to Curtis Bateson who fired home a powerful shot. Ferriby were on top and Danny Clarke and Denton both went close before Bateson scored his, and Ferriby’s second goal. Mark Gray’s accurate 40-yard cross-field ball found Bateson on the left touchline. The winger cut inside then blasted the ball past Crane. Ferriby looked in control and it was a surprise when Brackley pulled a goal back after 31 minutes. Stephan Morley’s free-kick from the left was met unchallenged at the near post by Sam Whittall and he duly headed home.
The half ended controversially. Whittall pushed King in the back in the penalty area as King was about to shoot. Following discussion with the assistant referee, Whittall was shown the red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. King steppedup to take the penalty but his shot struck the bar and bounced out. Ferriby opened the half strongly and Crane fingertipped a Bateson shot round the post. If Ferriby had any nerves, they were settled after 50 minutes. Kendall was the first to react after Bateson’s shot hit the underside of the bar. Like all good strikers, Kendall put the ball in the net from close-range rather than wait for the referee’s decision as to whether or not Bateson had scored. The clinching goal came on 67 minutes. Josh Wilde’s cross was neatly headed by Denton to Kendall who poked the ball home from close-range. Bateson drew a diving save from Crane before Brackley pulled-back a goal. David Moyo was played-in behind Ferriby’s defence. He rounded Nicklin to slide the ball home. That was Brackley’s last opportunity as Ferriby closed-out the game for a deserved and welcome win.
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PLAYERS POPPING UP ALL OVER Be on the look out for North Ferriby United players in and around the area.
Pop-ups of Danny Emerton and Josh Wilde are already greeting visitors to the Holiday Inn Express in Hull city centre. Hotel manager Debra Hutchins commented saying, “The two pop-up banners are standing proudly in our main lift lobby, as the lift door opens two handsome chaps greet you. The Holiday Inn Express is delighted to be supporting North Ferriby United.” Players will be popping up in numerous areas in the local area aiming to raise the profile of North Ferriby United. The pop-ups have spaces for advertising literature. If any other businesses would be willing to host the club’s players please contact Denise Barrass on denise.barrass@northferribyunitedfc.co.uk
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THE SEASON SO FAR... VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Solihull Moors North Ferriby United Boston United AFC Fylde Nuneaton Town Harrogate Tamworth Stockport County Chorley Gloucester City Curzon Ashton Gainsborough Trinity Alfreton Town Stalybridge Celtic Bradford Park Avenue Lowestoft Town FC United Of Manchester Worcester City Brackley Town Corby Town Hednesford Town AFC Telford United
P 25 25 27 23 26 23 24 26 23 25 23 25 25 23 21 24 24 23 25 26 23 25
W 15 14 15 14 13 13 8 8 9 9 8 9 8 8 6 7 7 7 6 6 5 5
D 8 7 3 4 7 4 11 9 5 5 7 4 6 5 8 5 5 4 7 7 8 5
L 2 4 9 5 6 6 5 9 9 11 8 12 11 10 7 12 12 12 12 13 10 15
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TOP GOALSCORERS Rank
1 2 3 4 5
Name Dayle Southwell Liam King Jake Reed Josh Hine Aaron Williams Brendon Daniels Steve Diggin Tom Denton Greg Mills Curtis Bateson
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Boston United North Ferriby United Lowestoft Town Chorley Nuneaton Town Harrogate Town Brackley Town North Ferriby United Corby Town North Ferriby United
15 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 10
BEST ATTACK North Ferriby United Played : 25 Scored : 55
FORM TEAM
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Played 6 Won 5 Drawn 0 Lost 1 FIXTURES Saturday 23 January AFC Fylde vs Worcester City AFC Telford United vs Bradford Park Avenue Alfreton Town vs Chorley Boston United vs Hednesford Town Corby Town vs Gainsborough Trinity FC United Of Manchester vs Lowestoft Town Harrogate Town vs Solihull Moors Nuneaton Town vs Curzon Ashton Stalybridge Celtic vs Tamworth
BEST DEFENCE Solihull Moors Played : 25 Conceded : 22
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OUR LAST... WIN 3-1 vs Solihull Moors (H) National League North 09/01/2016
DRAW
Armstrong, Ross Bateson, Curtis Bolder, Adam Brooksby, Wayne Bruce, Louis Clarke, Danny Davie, Tom Denton, Tom Emerton, Danny Forrester, Jamie Fry, Russell Gray, Mark Hone, Danny Hotte, Nathan Kendall, Ryan King, Liam Middleton, Ben Nicklin, Adam Nicholson, Tom Palmer, Ash Taylor, Tim Topliss, Sam Wilde, Josh
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CUP APPS
CUP GLS
0 (1) 22 (2) 9 (8) 2 3 (5) 23 0 (2) 21 13 (10) 0 18 (6) 14 (1) 3 10 (3) 12 (5) 24 13 (4) 20 5 (1) 25 0 11 (6) 25
0 10 2 0 0 5 0 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 13 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
0 6 5 (1) 1 0 (2) 6 0 3 (1) 4 (1) 0 4 (2) 6 0 1 (1) 0 (3) 6 3 (2) 5 1 6 0 3 (1) 6
0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1-1 vs Stalybridge Celtic (A) FA Cup 24/10/2015
0 (1) 28 (2) 14 (9) 3 3 (7) 29 0 (2) 24 (1) 17 (11) 0 22 (8) 20 (1) 3 11 (4) 12 (8) 30 16 (6) 25 6 (1) 31 0 14 (7) 31
0 10 2 1 0 8 0 11 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 14 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
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LOSS
0-2 vs Gainsborough Trinity (H) National League North 26/12/2015
TOTAL TOTAL APPS GOALS
Goals - 37 Scored Goal Conceded - 11
Goals Liam King 14
Biggest Victory 5-0 vs Corby Town National League North 03/10/15 Biggest Defeat 3-1 vs Solihull Moors Conference North 06/09/14
Clean Sheets: 12
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Sam Shepherd pens his regular column and talks about all the latest Ferriby performances including one which he described as “one of the best”... Christmas is now long behind us and January is supposed to be a depressing month however that isn’t the case if you’re a North Ferriby United fan! 2016 has started perfectly and things are hotting up at the summit of the National League North. Ferriby kick started the New Year by getting revenge on our nearest and dearest Gainsborough. Ferriby played them off the park in a 4-0 demolition but that didn’t tell half the story. Former villager Nathan Jarman received his marching orders for a two footed lunge on Ben Middleton and just a minute later Steve Brogan joined Jarman in the dressing room after he hit Danny Emerton with what can only be described as a forearm smash. Frustration certainly got the better of the visitors and Ferriby cruised to victory against 9 men with goals from Emerton,
Palmer, Bateson and Clarke. Danny Clarke’s goal was a brilliantly worked, Josh Wilde released Bateson down the wing and he hit a perfect first time cross to Clarke who met it with a bullet header that almost took the net off. Beating Gainsborough was good but things were only going to get better for Ferriby. A week later they travelled to table toppers Solihull Moors with a point to prove. Solihull sat four points ahead of the Villagers with a game in hand so anything less than a win would have seen our title chances fade drastically. I can honestly say this was one of the best Ferriby performances I have ever seen. Ferriby played Solihull off the park in their own back yard and won 3-1. From the first minute Ferriby totally dominated and made that count early when Tom Denton grabbed North Ferriby United The Official Matchday Programme
a brace. A Ferriby mistake allowed Solihull to score but Ferriby were never really troubled and Curtis Bateson scored a fine individual goal to secure the vital victory. This was a massive confidence boost for Ferriby and I can’t see any reason why we can’t challenge for the title after performances like that. With last week’s game at Hednesford postponed Solihull took advantage by beating Stalybridge to extend their lead to 4 points having played the same amount of games as Ferriby. That means today’s game against strugglers Brackley is vital because we need to keep winning, especially at home, to pressurise the teams around us in the increasingly tight and tense top 6. Enjoy the game, Sam
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NORTH FERRIBY
Manager: Billy Heath Adam NICKLIN (GK) Tom NICHOLSON (GK) Josh WILDE Ben MIDDLETON Mark GRAY Louis BRUCE Ash PALMER Sam TOPLISS Nathan HOTTE Liam KING Russell FRY Adam BOLDER Danny HONE Danny CLARKE Tom DAVIE Tim TAYLOR Danny EMERTON Ross ARMSTRONG Jamie FORRESTER Ryan KENDALL Tom DENTON Curtis BATESON Wayne BROOKSBY
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TODAY’S MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE Richard Wild ASSISTANTS Simon Porter Darren Whatling
BRACKLEY TOWN
Manager: Kevin Wilkin Sam HORNBY (GK) Dan FARRELL (GK) Aidan HAWTIN Stephan MORLEY Liam SLADE Junior ENGLISH Pablo MILLS Eddie ODHIAMBO Glenn WALKER David MOYO Steve DIGGIN Richard BATCHELOR Luke GRAHAM Matt LOWE Sam SMITH Tom WINTERS Curtis MCDONALD