Leverstock Green Football Club Official Brochure 2024 - 2025
Sponsorship Opportunities: 24/25 Football Season
Sponsorship Opportunities: 24/25 Football Season
OFFICIAL BROCHURE 2024 - 2025
Leverstock Green Football Club
Leverstock Green Football Club
Leverstock Green Football Club
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Welcome
WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL BROCHURE OF LEVERSTOCK GREEN FC. LEVERSTOCK ARE NEWLY PROMOTED TO STEP 4 OF THE NON LEAGUE FOOTBALL LADDER AFTER WINNING THE PROMOTION PLAY OFF IN THE SPARTAN SOUTH MIDLANDS LEAGUE LAST SEASON.
This season we look to play in the Southern League Central Division 1 and we cant wait to welcome you on the journey with us.
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We play all our home games on our main pitch at the Lords Builders Merchants Stadium on Saturdays with a 3:00pm kickoff and Tuesday evenings with a 7:45pm kickoff. The bar is always open and the tea bar is ready to take your orders.
We played in the Spartan League for 20+ years, being the longest servicing club and now we all look forward to the excitement of playing at the highest level of football the club has ever reached. This year is all about learning and evolving, but most importantly, enjoyment. Come on down and see what Leverstock Green can do this season. For more information on the club please visit our website: www.levgreenfc.co.uk.
History
LEVERSTOCK GREEN FC WAS FORMED AROUND 1895. THE FIRST MATCH REPORTS APPEARED ON JANUARY 4TH 1896 IN THE ADVERTISER AND GAVE AN ACCOUNT OF A MATCH AGAINST HEMEL HEMPSTEAD ROVERS.
The first competitive fixtures were reported during season 1908/1909 when the Club competed in Division Three of the West Herts League. Other clubs competing in the league at that time were: Abbots Langley, Bovingdon, Boxmoor, Bushey Heath, Hagden Lane, Kings Langley and Potten End.
The Club ground in Pancake Lane originally formed part of the Gorhambury Estate, Lord Verulam making the ground available for the youth of the area and his estate workers to enjoy a game of ball. Clearly Lord Verulam was an early enthusiast, providing timber-built changing rooms, which have been progressively replaced since the 1960s by the existing brick built clubhouse and changing rooms.
On the death of the Lord, certain parcels of land, including that on which the Football Club stood, fell to the Crown in lieu of death duties and is administered on its behalf by the Commission for New Towns, who have remained the Clubs landlords since that time, despite two unsuccessful attempts by the Club to buy the freehold.
Leverstock Green FC remained members of the West Herts League until 1954 when it broadened its horizons and successfully applied to join the Herts County League.
By the mid 1970s the Club started to move forward with a new clubhouse, post & rail and the installation of training lights.
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The playing side of the club also improved and in 1979 the club won Division One of the Herts County League and were promoted to the Premier Division – the highest standard the Club had achieved in 80 years.
In 1991 Leverstock Green FC were accepted into the South Midlands League and had two highly successful seasons in the Premier Division before being forced to drop into the Senior Division, as floodlights were then not available. In 1996 the club finished in runners-
up position and the following season were the divisional champions but could not be promoted because floodlights had still not received approval from the Council.
Premier Division status was eventually regained in 2003, and the club spent 21 straight seasons in the division before promotion to Step Four in 2024. The club’s highest finish in the Premier Division has been 4th, in seasons 2010/11 and 2023/24, with top six finishes also being recorded in 2005/06, 2006/07 and 2008/09.
Season 2010/11 also saw the club’s best ever run in the FA Vase, with wins over Welwyn Garden City, Enfield, Hullbridge Sports, Tunbridge Wells and Bemerton Heath Harlequins before defeat in the Fifth Round against Rye United. The club has twice reached the Third Round of the FA Vase, in seasons 2006/07 and 2018/19.
Leverstock Green FC entered the FA Cup for the first time in 2004, and the club’s best performance has been reaching the Second Round Qualifying, which was achieved in 2014/15, where we were beaten by Staines Town, and in 2018/19 where we were beaten by Dorking Wanderers.
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History
County honours were won in 2006/07 and 2010/11 as the Herts Charity Shield was lifted, and the club were beaten finalists in the Herts Charity Cup in 2011/12. After finishing runners-up four times over the previous 12 years, The West Herts FA St Mary’s Cup was finally lifted for the first time in 2017/18 with victory over Berkhamsted in the final at Vauxhall Road.
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Between 2005 and 2015 the club ran a successful Ladies’ Team, which rose from the Beds and Herts League into the Eastern Region Womens League, reaching the Premier Division in 2013.
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The under-18 side competes in the Southern Counties Floodlit Youth League. The team finished runners-up in their division in seasons 2010/11 and 2014/15, and in 2015/16 they reached the final of both the Brian Hitchings Cup and the Colwyn Cup, losing in both finals to Luton Town Cedars. Many players have made the step up from under-18 level to first team level, and those who have gone on to play much higher up the nonleague pyramid include Charlie Gorman (Eastbourne Borough), Luke Warner-Eley (Royston Town, St Albans City) and Jonathan Lacey (Hemel Hempstead Town) who also represented the England non-league side in the Falklands while a Leverstock Green player.
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Walk-ins are always welcome but to secure an appointment, be sure to book through our app for the barbers workshop or call 01442 769201 07956 499208.
To celebrate your baby’s very first haircut we will present you with a charming certificate featuring a lock of hair!
History
The Pancake Lane ground has seen many improvements due to ever more stringent ground grading requirements. In 2007 the Peter Metcalfe changing rooms were built at a cost of £90,000. 2008 saw the refurbishment of the clubhouse to include new toilets and a new hospitality suite. In 2009 the concrete walkway was completed to cover three sides of the ground and a seated stand accommodating 113 spectators was installed.
Season 2018/19 was one of turmoil and sadness, as long-serving fixture secretary Graham Smart passed away suddenly only weeks after taking on the role of interim chairman. A season which promised so much at the start ended with the club only securing Premier Division safety on the final day.
Emma Smart took over as chairman for season 2019/20, and with a new management team and a new spirit of optimism the club was on course for a safe mid-table finish
before the season was brought to a premature end by Covid-19. The management team of Matt Harding and Mick Vipond continued into the 2020/21 season, which again came to a premature end. For season 2021/22, a new management team of Fergus Moore, Scott McGleish and Paul Marks was appointed. Fergus and Scott continued through season 2022/23 and won their first silverware for the club with a 1-0 win over Tring Athletic in the final of the West Herts St Mary’s Cup.
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Fergus and Scott were joined by former Under-18 manager Ross Bargent for season 2023/24, and the club also started a Development Team, playing in the Herts Senior County League Premier Division. 2023/24 proved to be an incredibly successful season for the club, as a fourth-place finish secured a place in the end-of-season playoffs, and victories over Harpenden Town and FC Romania saw the club promoted to Step Four for the first time in their history. In addition the SSML Challenge Trophy was won for the first time to complete a unique double. In addition to the two trophies won on the field, the club was also awarded the SSML Sportsmanship Trophy, voted for by their fellow clubs, and the Sir Stanley Rous Trophy, voted for unaminously by the Herts FA committee for the club’s achievement in winning promotion.
The club is now looking forward to season 2024/25 in the Southern League Division One Central.
Four club stalwarts have received awards from the Football Association and the Herts FA for 50 years service to football. The first was Jim Matthews, affectionately known as “Macca”, who passed away at the age of 90 in 2006. The second was Bill Dawes in 2014, and the third was long-serving club secretary Brian Barter in 2019. Brian stood down from his role as secretary in 2020, having twice been honoured with awards from the Spartan South Midlands League. The fourth to receive the award was vice-chairman and treasurer Tony Smart in 2023.
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First Team
THE FIRST TEAM PLAY IN THE PITCHING IN SOUTHERN LEAGUE CENTRAL DIVISION
FOOTBALL LEAGUE AFTER BEING PROMOTED FROM STEP 5 TO STEP 4, THE HIGHEST THE CLUB HAS EVER REACHED IN THE FOOTBALL LADDER.
They also won the Gladwish Challenge Trophy this season to make it a double!! The first team play on a Tuesday night and Saturday afternoon and play in the FA Trophy and the FA Cup.
RESERVES: The reserves play in the Herts Senior County League and are represented in the Premier Division. The reserves have only been at the club for 1 Season but have shown development through the Under 18 to the Reserves and into the First Team, with 4 players getting First Team Football. The Reserves play on a Saturday Afternoon and some Tuesday evenings if required.
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Under 18’s: The Under 18’s play in the Southern Counties
Floodlight Youth League which is a midweek under 18’s league. The under 18’s are a vital part of the club as they help to provide the Youth and the growth into the Reserves and the First Team. They play on the main pitch on a Thursday evening, and play in the FA Youth Cup.
First Team Management
FERGUS MOORE - MANAGER
SCOTT MCGLEISH - ASSISTANT MANAGER
ROSS BARGENT - COACH
AARON EALES - COACH
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DARREN BONFIELD - GOALKEEPING COACH
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Venue
Sponsorship
SEATED STAND SPONSOR - £3,000
What’s Included:
Sponsorship Opportunities:
> Stand Sponsor – Exclusive rights to sponsoring the Seated Stand at Leverstock Green FC, situated opposite the clubhouse – Large sized billboard at the top of the front stand for the entire season.
> 1x Banner - Business to supply the banner - Banner to be positioned around the perimeter of the pitch (* If you do not have a banner, we can have this designed and made 2.5m x 800mm for an additional fee of £90 - Design to be supplied and suitable for printing)
> Leverstock Green website – Your business to be featured on the Leverstock Green FC website, on the club’s sponsor page, including your logo, direct link to your website and a short blurb about your company
> 1x Player sponsor (Sponsor a player of your choice for the season)Name or business in every Programme, Name or business on player’s profile on our club website , One-off photo with player of your choice, Further name or business when player’s profile is featured in our Match Day Programme
> Digital programme sponsor - A4 advert in the programme for the season, which is sent out digitally at every fixture (3,100 views last season)
> 4x Social Media posts, promoting your business per year –
Approximately 5,400 twitter followers, 627 Facebook followers, 150 VEO views, 339 followers & 595 like on Instagram last season
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> Two Complimentary Season Tickets with an invite to hospitality in the Boardroom on a Match Day of your choice for two guests.
> 1x Match sponsor (Sponsor a match within the season of your choice) - Up to 4 guests – Pre-match refreshments in the boardroom, x4 match tickets and reserved seating in the main stand, half time refreshments in the boardroom, choose and. Present “Man of the Match”, and a post match drink in the boardroom with the Chairman
(*All Player and Match sponsorship options are available for the First Team and the Development Team*)
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Sponsorship
NEW STAND SPONSOR - £2,000
What’s Included:
> Stand Sponsor – Exclusive rights to sponsoring the New Stand at Leverstock Green FC, situated behind the goal –Large sized billboard at the top of the front stand for the entire season.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
> 1x Banner - Business to supply the banner - Banner to be positioned around the perimeter of the pitch (* If you do not have a banner, we can have this designed and made 2.5m x 800mm for an additional fee of £90 - Design to be supplied and suitable for printing)
> Leverstock Green website – Your business to be featured on the Leverstock Green FC website, on the club’s sponsor page, including your logo, direct link to your website and a short blurb about your company.
> 1x Player sponsor (Sponsor a player of your choice for the season) - Name or business in every Programme, Name or business on player’s profile on our club website , One-off photo with player of your choice, Further name or business when player’s profile is featured in our Match Day Programme
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> Digital programme sponsor - A4 advert in the programme for the season, which is sent out digitally at every fixture (3,100 views last season)
> 4x Social Media posts, promoting your business per year –Approximately 5,400 twitter followers, 627 Facebook followers, 150 VEO views, 339 followers & 595 like on Instagram last season
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> Two Complimentary Season Tickets with an invite to hospitality in the Boardroom on a Match Day of your choice for two guests.
> 1x Match sponsor (Sponsor a match within the season of your choice) - Up to 4 guests – Pre-match refreshments in the boardroom, x4 match tickets and reserved seating in the main stand, half time refreshments in the boardroom, choose and. Present “Man of the Match”, and a post match drink in the boardroom with the Chairman
(*All Player and Match sponsorship options are available for the First Team and the Development Team*)
Sponsorship
WARM UP KIT SPONSOR - £2,500
What’s Included:
> Warm Up Kit Sponsor – Exclusive rights to sponsoring the warm up kit all 3x Leverstock Green FC teams, for the entire season.
> 1x Banner - Business to supply the banner - Banner to be positioned around the perimeter of the pitch (* If you do not have a banner, we can have this designed and made 2.5m x 800mm for an additional fee of £90 - Design to be supplied and suitable for printing)
> Digital programme sponsor - A4 advert in the programme for the season, which is sent out digitally at every fixture (3,100 views last season)
> 4x Social Media posts, promoting your business per year –Approximately 5,400 twitter followers, 627 Facebook followers, 150 VEO views, 339 followers & 595 like on Instagram last season
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> Leverstock Green website – Your business to be featured on the Leverstock Green FC website, on the club’s sponsor page, including your logo, direct link to your website and a short blurb about your company
> 1x Player sponsor (Sponsor a player of your choice for the season) - Name or business in every Programme, Name or business on player’s profile on our club website , One-off photo with player of your choice, Further name or business when player’s profile is featured in our Match Day Programme
> 1x Match sponsor (Sponsor a match within the season of your choice) - Up to 4 guests – Pre-match refreshments in the boardroom, x4 match tickets and reserved seating in the main stand, half time refreshments in the boardroom, choose and. Present “Man of the Match”, and a post match drink in the boardroom with the Chairman.
> Two Complimentary Season Tickets with an invite to hospitality in the Boardroom on a Match Day of your choice for two guests.
(*All Player and Match sponsorship options are available for the First Team and the Development Team*)
Sponsorship
BACK OF
SHIRT SPONSOR
- £2,000
What’s Included:
> Back of Shirt Sponsor – Exclusive rights to sponsoring the back of the shirt of the Leverstock Green FC’s first team, for the entire season.
Opportunities:
> Leverstock Green website – Your business to be featured on the Leverstock Green FC website, on the club’s sponsor page, including your logo, direct link to your website and a short blurb about your company
> 1x Banner - Business to supply the banner - Banner to be positioned around the perimeter of the pitch (* If you do not have a banner, we can have this designed and made 2.5m x 800mm for an additional fee of £90 - Design to be supplied and suitable for printing)
> Digital programme sponsor - A4 advert in the programme for the season, which is sent out digitally at every fixture (3,100 views last season)
> 4x Social Media posts, promoting your business per year – Approximately 5,400 twitter followers, 627 Facebook followers, 150 VEO views, 339 followers & 595 like on Instagram last season.
> Two Complimentary Season Tickets with an invite to hospitality in the Boardroom on a Match Day of your choice for two guests.
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> 1x Player sponsor (Sponsor a player of your choice for the season) - Name or business in every Programme, Name or business on player’s profile on our club website , Oneoff photo with player of your choice, Further name or business when player’s profile is featured in our Match Day Programme.
> 1x Match sponsor (Sponsor a match within the season of your choice) - Up to 4 guests – Pre-match refreshments in the boardroom, x4 match tickets and reserved seating in the main stand, half time refreshments in the boardroom, choose and. Present “Man of the Match”, and a post match drink in the boardroom with the Chairman.
(*All Player and Match sponsorship options are available for the First Team and the Development Team*)
Sponsorship
GOLD PACKAGE - £350
What’s Included:
> 1x Banner - Business to supply the banner - Banner to be positioned around the perimeter of the pitch (* If you do not have a banner, we can have this designed and made 2.5m x 800mm for an additional fee of £90 - Design to be supplied and suitable for printing)
Opportunities:
> Leverstock Green website – Your business to be featured on the Leverstock Green FC website, on the club’s sponsor page, including your logo, direct link to your website and a short blurb about your company.
> Digital programme sponsor - A4 advert in the programme for the season, which is sent out digitally at every fixture (3,100 views last season)
> 1x Player sponsor (Sponsor a player of your choice for the season) - Name or business in every Programme, Name or business on player’s profile on our club website , One-off photo with player of your choice, Further name or business when player’s profile is featured in our Match Day Programme.
> 4x Social Media posts, promoting your business per year – Approximately 5,400 twitter followers, 627 Facebook followers, 150 VEO views, 339 followers & 595 like on Instagram last season
> Two Complimentary Season Tickets with an invite to hospitality in the Boardroom on a Match Day of your choice for two guests.
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> 1x Match sponsor (Sponsor a match within the season of your choice) - Up to 4 guests – Pre-match refreshments in the boardroom, x4 match tickets and reserved seating in the main stand, half time refreshments in the boardroom, choose and. Present “Man of the Match”, and a post match drink in the boardroom with the Chairman
(*All Player and Match sponsorship options are available for the First Team and the Development Team*)
Sponsorship
SILVER PACKAGE - £275
What’s Included:
> 1x Banner - Business to supply the banner - Banner to be positioned around the perimeter of the pitch (* If you do not have a banner, we can have this designed and made 2.5m x 800mm for an additional fee of £90 - Design to be supplied and suitable for printing)
> Digital programme sponsor - A4 advert in the programme for the season, which is sent out digitally at every fixture (3,100 views last season)
> Two Complimentary Season Tickets with an invite to hospitality in the Boardroom on a Match Day of your choice for two guests.
> Leverstock Green website – Your business to be featured on the Leverstock Green FC website, on the club’s sponsor page, including your logo, direct link to your website and a short blurb about your company.
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> 1x Player sponsor (Sponsor a player of your choice for the season) - Name or business in every Programme, Name or business on player’s profile on our club website , One-off photo with player of your choice, Further name or business when player’s profile is featured in our Match Day Programme
> 1x Match sponsor (Sponsor a match within the season of your choice) - Up to 4 guests – Pre-match refreshments in the boardroom, x4 match tickets and reserved seating in the main stand, half time refreshments in the boardroom, choose and. Present “Man of the Match”, and a post match drink in the boardroom with the Chairman
(*All Player and Match sponsorship options are available for the First Team and the Development Team*)
Sponsorship
BRONZE PACKAGE - £200
What’s Included:
> 1x Banner - Business to supply the banner - Banner to be positioned around the perimeter of the pitch (* If you do not have a banner, we can have this designed and made 2.5m x 800mm for an additional fee of £90Design to be supplied and suitable for printing)
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> Digital programme sponsor - A4 advert in the programme for the season, which is sent out digitally at every fixture (3,100 views last season)
Please note: cup games are not included. Season tickets are for HOME games only (there will be 18 First Team games, 17 Reserve Team games and 9 under 18 games)
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Meet the First Team Managers
WANT A CHANCE TO MEET THE MANAGERS?
FERGUS AND SCOTT HAVE BEEN IN AND AROUND FOOTBALL FOR MANY YEARS BETWEEN THEM AND BOTH STARTED OUT TRIALING FOR PRO CLUBS. LEVERSTOCK IS THE SECOND CLUB WHERE THEY HAVE PAIRED UP TO SHOW THEIR QUALITIES BUT ALSO HOW DIFFERENT THEY ARE. ONE DOES NOT COME WITHOUT THE OTHER! IF YOU WISH TO MEET THEM, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH AT THE CLUB
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FERGUS MOORE
Fergus has made over 1,200 appearances in a fantastic career playing for clubs including Brentford, Hemel Hempstead, Wealdstone, Uxbridge, Yeading and concluding his career at Edgware Town. He then managed Edgware Town from 2017-2020.
Fergus also wrote a book with Roger Slater ‘And sometimes the dog was busy! Careering around the lower league.
SCOTT MCGLEISH
In a career spanning 29 years across four decades, McGleish has made over 900 league appearances. He is one of only five other outfield players in English football to have ever passed 1,000 games in competitive matches (league and cup), those being Tony Ford, Barry Hayles, Jamie Cureton and Graham Alexander.
In June 2021, McGleish joined Leverstock Green as player/assistant manager, joining new manager Fergus Moore. He has made over 40 appearances for The Greens and his professional background is obvious when he plays.
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Meet the First Team Managers
Darren Bonfield remains with the management group as the GK Coach who has also been with Fergus for a long period of time, playing with him and for him at a few different clubs. Joining Darren as a GK Coach this year is Austin Byfield who had to finish his playing career last year due to unforeseen circumstances, but he continues to stay at the club and helps to improve the GK Coaching Further.
Coach, Ross Bargent Joined Leverstock as the under 18 manager and after 3 seasons, decided he wanted to take the step up into Men’s football and what better way than to join the First Team coaching staff into Step 5 and now up to Step 4.
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Aaron Eales joined Leverstock mid way through the 23/24 season as a coach but slowly realised his role was more about Player Development and Player Liaison officer. Aaron has previously managed and coached at various clubs and knows Fergus and Scott from old.
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