Loughborough Students FC Programme Issue 20 by Loughborough University

FOOTBALL LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS

BOSTON TOWN FC

UNITED COUNTIES LEAGUE SAT 26 MAR 2022 KO 15:00

ESTABLISHED 1919

WHERE HISTORY BEGINS ISSUE 20

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CONTENTS 4

WELCOME FROM JAMIE CLAPHAM

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

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V BOSTON TOWN FC

JAMIE CLAPHAM

HEAD COACH Good afternoon and welcome to today’s UCL Premier Division North game here at Loughborough University Stadium. I’m delighted to welcome Boston Town management team, players, officials and supporters. This is our first game back at the stadium since the FA Vase Quarter Final game where we got over 1000 spectators, so a huge thank you for the support and for the work that went on in order to make that happen. Todays opponents beat us early in the season and up until Christmas were in a strong position in the league. With only two wins and three drawers since then, it has seen them slip down the table. This goes to show how difficult the league is. On Wednesday the team won 4-2 against Nottingham Trent University to be crowned Champions of the prestigious University BUCS competition. This is a trophy that we haven’t won since 2012/13 season so it is a great achievement for the players and staff. As always thank you for your support and enjoy the game!

Jamie Clapham Head Coach

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V BOSTON TOWN FC

TODAYS TEAMS LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC BEN WHITING (GK)

SAM SMITH (GK)

TOBY LARSEN (GK)

MATTY BOWMAN

KIERAN SMITH

THEO SACKEY-MENSAH

DAMI AGBOOLA

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TRAVIS PORTAS

BAILEY DILLEY

REFEREE: MAX ATHERTON

RYLEY THOMPSON

TOM MUCKLIN

AR ANDY PARKER

DURAN REYNOLDS

RICHARD FORD

AR ISABEL DANSON

KUWSI OFUSHINE

FINN BRENNAN

LEE BEESON

OLLIE PARSONS

ABOU SYLLA

BEN LE ROUGETEL

HARRY LIMB

CHARLIE ALEXIOU

LIAM ADAMS

GEORGE WARD

LUKE WHITE

PAUL FIELD

PHARRELL WAITE

MAX SMALLCOMBE

LORI BORBELY

BILLY MYCROFT-EDWARDS

TOBY WHITE

SID KERR

MACKENZIE BURDASS

ETHAN O’TOOLE

TOM IACIOFANO

JOE LLOYD

LUKE MARTIN

GEORGE WILSON

DYLAN EDWARDS

TOPE FADAHANSI

CAM MOORE

JOSH BAILEY

ANTHONY LYNN

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V BOSTON TOWN FC

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

Firstly, congratulations to the Men’s First Team for winning their BUCS Championship Final on Wednesday 23rd March coming out on top with a 4-2 win against Nottingham Trent which was a fantastic game to watch. We are delighted that we managed to do the double with the Women’s Team also winning their BUCS Championship Final with a fantastic 10-0 win over Northumbria University. The team played extremely well and I am thrilled that both the men’s and women’s were able to win BUCS Gold, what a fantastic day. This week is a huge week for us as we now face Middlesborough away at the weekend followed by Stoke away the following week. These are huge and must win games for us as we look to secure Tier 3 status for the 22/23 season. The players have trained well recently and following a great win on Wednesday will now only give them confidence going into the weekend. We have a great moral and confidence around the team at the moment and I know this will only help spur us on as we look to pick up maximum points in these next two games. Finally, I would just like to congratulate Jamie and his team for progressing to the semi-final of the FA Vase, this is a massive achievement and I really hope they can go all the way!

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LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V BOSTON TOWN FC

TODAYS OPPOSITION

BOSTON TOWN FC

Boston Football Club formed after a public meeting held at the town’s Assembly Rooms in the summer of 1964 following a row over money matters which led to Boston United opting out of senior non-league football. FC first played in the Lincs League and Central Alliance League, winning both at a canter under Paul Todd. New manager Bill Curry brought them the Midland League title in 1974-75 before he was replaced by Bob Don-Duncan. Boston FC reached the 1st Round Proper of the FA Cup in November 1976, playing Barnsley away in front of a 6,000 plus crowd. The end of that season brought more silverware, with FC triumphing 2-1 on aggregate against Alfreton in the Midland League Cup Final. The 1978-79 season saw FC become champions again and they also won the Lincs Senior A Cup three times in a row. The 1979-80 season saw a thrilling FA Trophy run in which they beat holders Stafford Rangers before losing to Mossley in a replay. The Midland League title was won for a third time in 1980-81 by a commanding 13 points over second-placed Alfreton. When the Midland League was disbanded, FC joined the Northern Counties East League, which was dominated by new names like Shepshed Charterhouse. A string of bosses followed, including Percy Freeman, Trevor Thompson, Steve Rogers, Martyn Boyers and Jim Kabia. Under Bill Brindley, FC enjoyed another title triumph, becoming champions of the Central Midlands League in 1986-87. The club joined the United Counties League in 1990-91 and were renamed Boston Town soon afterwards. With Don-Duncan back at the helm, they won the United Counties League for the first time in 1994-95. A year earlier The Poachers had come close to making an appearance at Wembley, losing narrowly in the FA Vase semifinal to Taunton.

The 2000-01 season ended with another enthralling climax. This time, Town pipped Cogenhoe on the last day of the season, with Ian Shooter grabbing the all-important goal in stoppage time. In 2007-08, Gary Bull became the club’s all-time leading goalscorer – he eventually hung up his boots with 201 goals to his credit, having also smashed the club record for most goals in a season with a remarkable 57 in 2006-07. The Poachers secured further silverware in the 2008-09 season when they won the Lincolnshire Senior Trophy for the first time in 19 years, defeating Winterton Rangers 2-0 in the final held at Lincoln City’s Sincil Bank stadium. Following a disappointing 2009-10 season, Bob Don-Duncan departed again – and since then the club have appointed a string of managers to try to bring back success on the field. The hot seat has been filled by Martyn Lakin, the duo of Ian Dunn and Matt Hocking, Nathan Collins in two spells, Dan Barrett, Mark Angel and Gary Frost. In 2017, Frost led the Poachers to their best FA Cup run for four decades, beating three sides from higher leagues. After the team continued to struggle in the league, he was replaced in January 2018 by Dennis Greene, but Greene’s reign was also short-lived. Former head coach Gary Edgley took over as manager in August 2018 and revitalised Boston Town’s fortunes, steering his side to another impressive FA Cup run the following year. The Poachers also reached a first cup final for 11 years that season, but sadly, the 2019-20 Lincs Senior Trophy competition was never completed because of the coronavirus pandemic. In November 2021, the club announced a new sponsorship deal that saw their ground named the Mortgages For You Stadium.

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V BOSTON 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

2-0 WIN

SAT 02/10/2021

KO 15:00

GRESLEY ROVERS

1-1 DRAW

SAT 06/11/2021

KO 15:00

DEEPING RANGERS

5-1 WIN

TUE 16/11/2021

KO 19:45

SELSTON

3-0 WIN

SAT 20/11/2021

KO 15:00

GRESLEY ROVERS

2-0 WIN

SAT 04/12/2021

KO 15:00

LONG EATON UNITED

0-3 LOSS

SAT 11/12/2021

KO 15:00

SANDBACH UNITED

4-0 WIN

TUE 04/01/2022

KO 19:45

LEICESTER NIRVANA

1-0 LOSS

TUE 18/01/2022

KO 19:45

HEATHER ST. JOHN’S

5-0 WIN

SAT 22/01/2022

KO 15:00

SKEGNESS TOWN A.F.C.

2-1 WIN

SAT 29/01/2022

KO 15:00

HEANOR TOWN

4-1 WIN

SAT 05/02/2022

KO 15:00

QUORN

4-2 WIN

SAT 12/02/2022

KO 15:00

ABBEY HEY

3-0 WIN

SAT26/02/2022

KO 15:00

EASTWOOD

2-0 WIN

TUE 01/03/2022

KO 19:45

HOLBEACH

9-0 WIN

SAT 05/03/2022

KO 15:00

ANSTEY NOMADS

SAT 12/03/2022

KO 15:00

WYTHENSHAWE TOWN

SAT 26/03/2022

KO 15:00

BOSTON TOWN

1-1 DRAW 2-0 WIN

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V BOSTON TOWN FC

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

THE TEAM

JAMIE CLAPHAM Head Coach

SAM STEWART Assistant Coach

HARRIET SIMES

MARGARET FOLWELL

Programme Manager

Secretary

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

SPORT SCIENCE

CALLUM FOSTER MEDICAL TEAM

LAURA DALES

ELLA HUDSON PERFORMANCE ANALYST

TARA PHETHEAN

OLIVER FAIRS VICE PRESIDENTS

ALAN GOODLEY GRAHAM HERRING GORDON WATSON PETE SIMMONS SHIRLEY HORNER ALEX ACKERLEY MATT STOCK RICHARD ALLEN

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC V BOSTON TOWN FC

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS FC

SQUAD LIST GOALKEEPERS

TOBY LARSEN

BEN WHITING

SAM SMITH

DEFENDERS

DAMI AGBOOLA

CHARLIE ALEXIOU

PAUL FIELD

MATTY BOWMAN

BEN LE ROUGETEL

FINN BRENNAN

OLLIE PARSONS

DEFENDERS

THEO SACKEYMENSAH

KIERAN SMITH

GEORGE WARD

MIDFIELDERS

TOM IACIOFANO

SID KERR

BILLY MYCROFTEDWARDS

LUKE MARTIN

ETHAN O’TOOLE

JOE LLOYD

MAX SMALLCOMBE

JOSH BAILEY

GEORGE WILSON

FORWARDS

DYLAN EDWARDS

TOPE FADAHANSI

CAM MOORE

ANTHONY LYNN

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.

ANSTEY NOMADS

3-1 LOSS

SAT 23/10/2021