Loughborough Students FC Programme Issue 4 by Loughborough University

FOOTBALL LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

SLEAFORD TOWN FC

UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE FRI 10 SEPT 2021 KO 19:45

ESTABLISHED 1919

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 4

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CONTENTS 4

WELCOME FORM RICHARD ALLEN

TODAYS TEAMS

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

TODAYS OPPOSITION

HOME FIXTURES

11 THE TEAM 12 SQUAD LIST 14 A BRIEF HISTORY 16 FIXTURES AND RESULTS 18 UPCOMING FIXTURES

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V SLEAFORD TOWN FC

RICHARD ALLEN

DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL Welcome to Loughborough University Stadium. We are delighted to welcome the players, officials and a number of supporters of Sleaford Town for this evenings Uhlsport United Counties Premier Division fixture. We are really pleased to see spectators here tonight but would ask everybody to adhere to the various measures we have put in place to still keep you and others safe. Ensuring social distancing and making use of hand washing facilities is advised, and please wear face masks in the lounge area. Tonight’s visitors, Sleaford Town have had a tough start to the season only picking up 1 points after 5 games and sit in 17th place. Last time out they were beaten 4-0 at home to Eastwood CFC. Last weekend was disappointing for both our Men’s and Women’s sides. Saturday saw us knocked out of the FA Cup, loosing 2-0 away at Bromsgrove Sporting. Nothing between the 2 teams but a successful set piece by Bromsgrove in both halves was enough to put Sporting through to the next round. Our Women’s Lightning team were well beaten by Stoke City. A disappointing performance and result against a team we had beaten in pre season. It does show how teams are continuing to build. Sunday will see us in League Cup action versus the famous Doncaster Belles. Please come along and give the girls some support in what should be an exciting Cup match. Richard Allen Director of Football

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V SLEAFORD TOWN FC

TODAYS TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC TOBY LARSEN

BEN WHITING

CAMERON GRIFFITH-NORRIS

SAM SMITH

DAMI AGBOOLA

CHARLIE ALEXIOU

MATTY BOWMAN

SLEAFORD TOWN FC 01

GARRY DORAN (GK)

CALEB PIPES GOULSBRA (GK)

REFEREE: WILLIAM MURRAY

ROB PARKER-MEADOWS

KIERAN WILES

AR IAN WILKINSON

MATT WILSON

WILL NUTTELL

AR JONATHAN HINES

TAYLOR GRAY

MATT LEONARD

FINN BRENNAN

PAUL FIELD

JAKE ELLIS

JOE GOODWIN

JANSON PINNER

BEN LE ROUGETEL

EWAN ARMSTRONG

OLLIE PARSONS

JAMIE GAUKROGER

KIERAN SMITH

NIALL PARSONS

GEORGE WARD

BEN RUSHEN

JAKE BOYER

DANNY HORTON

SID KERR

BEN NEWMAN

TONGSOUNG LEE

JAI WEDGWOOD

JOE LLOYD

ANTHONY BESFORD

BILLY MYCROFT-EDWARDS

LIAM MEAD

ETHAN O’TOOLE

JACOB FENTON

MAX SMALLCOMBE

ABUBAKER WADADA

DYLAN EDWARDS

PATRICK FRAIN

TOPE FADAHANSI

JAMIE SHAW

CAM MOORE

ELLIOT FOSTER

KYLE ONYON

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V SLEAFORD TOWN FC

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

ROLLERCOASTER We’ve been on a rollercoaster of performances and results in the league these past 4 weeks. Often expected amongst such a new group as they begin to grow together through different experiences. Last weeks game against Stoke was particularly disappointing. But we’ve kicked on in training this week, attitude and desire of the players has been superb. Cup games are always exciting and have an extra edge. We look forward to welcoming Donny Belles to Loughborough in what we expect to be a great battle. by Issy Martin

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V SLEAFORD TOWN FC

TODAYS OPPOSITION

SLEAFORD TOWN FC

On the long journey from foundation to the presentday football club, there have been three name changes, seven colour changes, no less than eight different venues, and a myriad of league and cup competitions and an unprecedented level of silverware success… The actual origin has been traced back precisely to the morning of Christmas Day 1920, when a group of enthusiasts from the Sleaford branch of the YMCA and its associated Red Triangle Social Club (named after the shape and colour of the YMCA badge) played a friendly match against an established club from Ruskington. A win by six goals to nil encouraged the team to continue, although only with friendly fixtures. Then in the summer of 1923 came the decision to formalize, with entry into the local Ruskington League as Sleaford Red Triangle for the 1923-24 season. Continuity is indisputably in evidence through to the current organisation, authenticating 1923 as the founding year. Another change of name in June 1968 brought the adoption of the current designation of Sleaford Town. (There had been

several other organizations known as Sleaford Town at various times in the past, but none with any line of succession to the present-day club). Also, there was a switch from local football into the Lincolnshire League, with a Division 2 title at the first attempt and promotion to the top bracket of county-league football. Further successes came in the Lincolnshire Junior Cup, the Billingborough Cup, the Culverthorpe Cup and two local Challenge Cups. In 1973-74, the club won the prized Lincolnshire League Charity Cup. Sleaford Town’s move into the United Counties League came in 2004-05. However, to meet the required standards of the competition it meant leaving The ‘Rec’ after almost forty years, for the temporary venue of RAF Cranwell. There was a Division 1 title the next season but promotion to the top bracket had to wait, as work on the new purpose-built facility of Eslaforde Park was not quite complete. That move came the following year when the side won promotion to the Premier Division from second place. Recent years have brought the realization of long-standing ambitions, with the club entering the FA Vase and the FA Cup.

The 2010-11 season saw Jamie Shaw reach 250 goals scored for the club and Manager Brian Rowland pass 1,200 games in charge. The end of the 2011-12 season brought the end of an era with the retirement of Manager Brian Rowland after 33 years in charge. His successor Glen Maddison lasted just short of one season with Reserve team boss Kris Jones taking the reins for the final 3 games of the 2012-2013 season assisted by Brian Rowland. Season 2013-14 and now Kris Jones takes full control of the 1st Team Squad ably assisted by Ex-Professional Terry Fleming. Former player Paul Ward took over as First Team Manager ahead of the 2015-2016 season and brought in Mark Wheatley (Asst) and Ben Brown (PlayerCoach) both of whom were also former players. Jamie Shaw another former player took over from Paul Ward for the 2017-18 season, and remained in charge until his move to the boardroom in August 2021.

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V SLEAFORD TOWN FC

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC 2021/2022 SEASON

HOME FIXTURES

DATE

TIME

OPPONENTS

RESULTS

TUE 03/08/2021

KO 19:45

MELTON TOWN

2-1 LOSS

SAT 14/08/2021

KO 15:00

NEWARK

7-0 WIN

SAT 21/08/2021

KO 15:00

NEWARK

3-2 WIN

FRI 10/09/2021

KO 19:45

SLEAFORD TOWN

SAT 02/10/2021

KO 15:00

GRESLEY ROVERS

SAT 09/10/2021

KO 15:00

HEANOR TOWN

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 15:00

DEEPING RANGERS

SAT 20/11/2021

KO 15:00

SELSTON

SAT 04/12/2021

KO 15:00

LONG EATON UNITED

SAT 11/12/2021

KO 15:00

EASTWOOD C.F.C.

TUE 21/12/2021

KO 19:45

HEATHER ST. JOHN’S

TUE 04/01/2022

KO 19:45

LEICESTER NIRVANA

SAT 15/01/2022

KO 15:00

HOLBEACH UNITED

SAT 22/01/2022

KO 15:00

SKEGNESS TOWN A.F.C.

SAT 05/02/2022

KO 15:00

QUORN

SAT 05/03/2022

KO 15:00

ANSTEY NOMADS

SAT 26/03/2022

KO 15:00

BOSTON TOWN

SAT 02/04/2022

KO 15:00

PINCHBECK UNITED

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

THE TEAM

RICHARD ALLEN Director of Football

JAMIE CLAPHAM Head Coach

MARGARET FOLWELL Secretary

HARRIET SIMES

Programme Manager Media & Press enquiries h.h.simes@lboro.ac.uk

SPORT SCIENCE

CALLUM FOSTER

ELLA HUDSON

MEDICAL TEAM

OLIVER FAIRS PERFORMANCE ANALYST

OWEN SMITH VICE PRESIDENTS

ALAN GOODLEY GRAHAM HERRING GORDON WATSON PETE SIMMONS SHIRLEY HORNER ALEX ACKERLEY MATT STOCK AMBER BERRY

LAURA DALES

TARA PHETHEAN

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V SLEAFORD TOWN FC

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

SQUAD LIST GOALKEEPERS

TOBY LARSEN

BEN WHITING

CAMERON GRIFFITHNORRIS

SAM SMITH

DEFENDERS

DAMI AGBOOLA

CHARLIE ALEXIOU

MATTY BOWMAN

FINN BRENNAN

PAUL FIELD

JOE GOODWIN

BEN LE ROUGETEL

OLLIE PARSONS

DEFENDERS

THEO SACKEYMENSAH

GEORGE WARD

KIERAN SMITH

WILL WRIGHT

MIDFIELDERS

JAKE BOYER

SID KERR

TONGSOUNG LEE

JOE LLOYD

BILLY MYCROFTEDWARDS

ETHAN O’TOOLE

MAX SMALLCOMBE

ANTHONY LYNN

FORWARDS

DYLAN EDWARDS

TOPE FADAHANSI

CAM MOORE

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

A BRIEF HISTORY 1919-20 Earliest records of Loughborough Men’s football date-back to 191920 side, under the name of Loughborough Technical Institute and guidance of Principal Herbert Schofield. In 1920 it became a college of Technology, with the football side winning its first silverware on record in the Northern Junior Cup in 1922.

1930-1970 Loughborough Men won their first University Championship in the 1938/39 season and the Leicestershire Senior League in 1940, after the war they returned to winning ways in the University competition (UAU) from 1947 – 1953, 1955, 1957 and 1959-1963, 1965, 1966 and 1969. In 1966 Loughborough became a University and also competed in the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two until 1972. The 1970s was an extremely important decade for the Club. Three more University titles followed and former student and then lecturer, Mike Holliday, took up the reigns of Head Coach, a role he would continue into the mid-90s. Early signs of

Mike’s rein included an away victory over a Manchester United XI.

THE 35 YEAR WAIT The side waited 35 years for a return to non-league football, entering the Midland Combination for the first time in 2007-08. After silverware in their first season in the shape of the Midlands League Cup, in 2009 Loughborough won promotion as champions to the Midland Football Alliance. 2011/12 Stuart McLaren’s first term ended with a 5th place finish in the Midland Football Alliance and victory in the League Cup, the club’s highest ever honour so far. The League Cup was retained in 2012/13 as the side equalled their highest ever league finishing position in the MFA of 4th. In May 2012 the Loughborough University Stadium was opened with a showcase game against a Spurs Academy team. Many Loughborough Football graduates and staff also started to carve extremely successful Coaching roles in the Professional Game – a trend that continues to this day.

Former players include Bob Wilson (former Scotland & Arsenal), Bradley Pritchard (Former Charlton & Leyton Orient), Robbie Simpson (Cheltenham City former Coventry City, Exeter City, MK Dons), Leon McSweeney (Former Northampton Town & Leyton Orient), George Williams (Mk Dons & Former Barnsley). Other former players and staff are littered throughout the Premiership and EFL, in a coaching and support staff capacity including Kieran McKenna & Eric Ramsay (Manchester United), Sam Erith (England & Manchester City), Nathan Gardiner (formerly Spurs, Fulham), Matthew Prestridge (formerly Sheffield United), Matt Reeves (Leicester City). In 2014 Loughborough University joined the Midland Football League in its inaugural year. The 2016/17 saw the Scholars have one of their most positive starts to the MFL season in a number of years. However, a disappointing run in from December saw the 16/17 season fall away with the club finishing in 18th out of 22. The 17/18 season also saw the appointment of Richard Allen as Director of Football,

LOOKING FORWARD

in January 2018. Richard joined from the FA where he was head of Talent ID. He has extensive knowledge of academy football with previous roles as Head of Academy at QPR and Head of Recruitment at Tottenham.

PROGRESSING Progressing onto the 2018/19 season Alex Ackerley was appointed Head Coach continuing to work alongside Jamie Hawthorne, who has since moved in 2019/20 to work as an Academy Coach at Southampton FC. 2018/19 season ended in a County Cup Final appearance against Coalville Town, with the Ravens, who play at Step 3, winning the game 4 – 1 at Holmes Park. The 2019/20 season saw the Scholars celebrate their Centenary as well as a new

challenge having been moved laterally during the off season into the Uhlsport United Counties Football League. The scholars were sitting in 4th place in mid March when the 19/20 season was deemed null and void due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Yet again the 2020/21 season was affected by the Covid19 virus and Alex Ackerley and his student coaches, Joel Bonner, Callum Crockard and Ben Day saw the season curtailed in January 2021, whilst sitting at the top of the league. Joel moved to Liverpool’s academy during December 2020 to work with the U16s and Ben to Burton Albion shortly after at the turn of the year. Callum will start 2021/22 on his course placement at Southampton, where he will be working in their academy.

The 2021/22 season sees the club return to using the Loughborough Students name across all the teams, both in the leagues and BUCS competitions, with the addition of a reserve team playing in the Leicester Senior League, the U21s will continue in MFL U21s East. This is a new chapter for the Scholars, with experienced, former professional player and pro-licence coach, Jamie Clapham arriving in the preseason as the new University Men’s Head Coach, together with the appointment of a new University Football Programme Manager, Harriet Simes, joining from Birmingham City Women, following the departure of Mat Stock to Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy and Alex Ackerley to pastures new. As always with Loughborough Students FC, you will see some new faces, not necessarily new students, but players who have worked their way through the programme from U21s to earn their place in the performance squad. Everyone is looking forward to the new season, continuing to build on the foundations that Mat and Alex have put in place.

SAT 07/08/2021