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Manager’s Notes Captain’s Notes Action Replay: Newport County / Crawley Town Connor Kirby Interview This Week in Town’s History From the Vaults Meet Cheltenham Town Us .v. Them The Ex-Files Community Foundation Results and Fixtures Squad & Management Team Next at Home Today’s Teams

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MANAGER’S NOTES

T HE M A N AG ER

SIMON WEAVER GOOD EVENING and I hope everyone is safe and well at home. I would like to welcome Michael Duff, his staff, players and officials who have made the journey up to North Yorkshire from Cheltenham today for this rearranged fixture from early January. Cheltenham are another really good team who were one of the pre-season favourites and who have been in the upper reaches of the table all season. They have had 10 days without a game and will be keen to get back out on the pitch this evening, so we need to be ready for another big challenge tonight. We know about their threats and that they are a very hard side to break down, so we all need to be on it, play to our strengths and be patient to get the result we want. Saturday’s win at Crawley was hugely deserved and a great three points. We knew it was going to be a battle as they’ve had some fantastic results at home this season. We came out the blocks fast and won the game in the first half and produced probably our best 45 minutes of football in the EFL so far, looking dangerous every time we went forward and very exciting to watch. We made it

harder for ourselves in the second half but you can’t expect to go away to Crawley and expect it to all go your way for the full 90 minutes. Will Smith’s sending off was really unfortunate, especially so soon after his return from a injury, but these things are sent to test us and we coped with it pretty well. We had to make a few points to the lads regarding the second half, but at the same time didn’t want to take the shine off the first half performance when we were exhilarating and so exciting. There’s lots of positive energy and a growing belief in the camp and we felt that spark in training with the boys gelling really well. We need that to continue as no-one wants it to be a lacklustre second half to the season. We’ll take what we’ve learnt from the first half of the season with a better squad of players, more energy about us and move forward very positively. Enjoy the game!

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JOSH FALKINGHAM TONIGHT IS ANOTHER TOUGH FIXTURE with Cheltenham Town making the trip up to The EnviroVent Stadium. They’ve been up at the right end of the table all season and we saw how they played against Manchester City in the FA Cup, they were really impressive. We know how hard it’s going to be to get the three points but we hope to put in a strong collective performance and continue the good little run that we’re on at the minute. Our performances have been getting better week by week, and when we do start performing how we want to, results will come like they have done. The wins are vital but it’s great to see the performance levels at a really good standard as well. Everybody is really pleased and we’re just looking to build on that. Throughout the season, we’ve tried not to put ourselves under too much pressure. We know what it takes to win games in this league and we’ve never been too far away when we haven’t picked up the three points. It’s about believing in getting results. Back to back wins is something I’ve mentioned before and it can

make a big difference in moving up the table. The win at Crawley last time out was a really good performance, particularly in the first half. We’ve had some good displays and Crawley were a side who had beaten Leeds United in the FA Cup, a game I watched with great interest. They have really great individuals who caused Premier League players problems, so to get the three points on the road was a great feeling. I’ve said before how getting that first goal can help so much with confidence, and the first half especially, was a really solid team performance and it showed. Part of those improved performances have been down to the January arrivals. It’s given us a huge lift in training and in games and the new lads have all done a great job. When they put the performances in like they have recently, it helps everybody and helps us get those cruscial wins. Long may that continue.

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1 Gambin 17 Town Belshaw, Francis, Burrell ■, Smith, Lawlor, Falkingham, Thomson, Power, March ■ (Muldoon 86), Martin, McPake Unused subs: Williams, Hondermarck, Kiernan, Kerry, Minter Newport County Townsend, Haynes, Dolan (Willmott 62), Longe-King, Gambin (Amond 77), Hartigan (Collins 88), Bennett, Scrimshaw (Telford 62), Demetriou, Taylor, Shephard ■ Unused subs: King, Baker, Evans.

ACTION REPLAY

MATCH STATS ■ TOWN ■ NEWPORT POSSESSION %

52 TOTAL SHOTS

7 SHOTS ON TARGET

3 PASSES

348

376 FOULS

13 CORNERS

1 OFFSIDES

0 YELLOW CARDS

0 RED CARDS

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CRAWLEY TOWN SATURDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2021 JONNY-ROCKS STADIUM KICK OFF 3PM

1 Dallison 53

3 Martin 13, March 30 (pen), Power 45 Crawley Town Morris, Francomb, McNerny, Powell (Allarkahia 46), Nadesan (Maguire-Drew 46) Nichols ■, Matthews (Frost, 76), Craig, M Wright (Dallison 46), Hessenthaler (Davies 76), J Wright ■ Unused subs: Galach, Nelson Town Belshaw, Burrell, Smith ■, Hall, Francis, Power (Kerry 73), Falkingham, Thomson, McPake ■ (Lawlor 70), March (Muldoon 73), Martin (Andrews (89) Unused subs: Kiernan, Minter

ACTION REPLAY

MATCH STATS ■ CRAWLEY ■ TOWN POSSESSION %

42 TOTAL SHOTS

15 SHOTS ON TARGET

6 PASSES

426

328 FOULS

20 CORNERS

6 OFFSIDES

1 YELLOW CARDS

1 RED CARDS

PLAYER IN FOCUS

Connor K irby A YORKSHIRE LAD WITH A LOVE FOR FOOTBALL, CONNOR KIRBY FITS THE BILL. ONLY RECENTLY TURNING 22 YEARS OLD, THE BARNSLEY BORN MAN HAS ALREADY HAD AN EVENTFUL CAREER. FROM TRAINING WITH SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S PROMOTION CHALLENGING TEAM TO WITNESSING THE FINANCIAL DEMISE OF MACCLESFIELD TOWN, KIRBY HAS HAD TO GROW UP QUICKLY IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME.... By Henry Whitaker

CONNOR KIRBY AGE: 22 DATE OF BIRTH: 10.09.1998 BIRTHPLACE: BARNSLEY SIGNED FROM: SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 2020) 2020/21 LEAGUE TWO APPEARANCES: 16

“ I’LL WORK HARD EVERY TIME I PUT THE HARROGATE SHIRT ON. IT’S A CLUB ON THE RISE AND I WANT TO HAVE THE SUCCESS THE LADS HAVE HAD IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I WANT TO MOVE UP THE DIVISIONS AND I THINK IT’S DEFINITELY DOABLE WITH HARROGATE...” CONNOR KIRBY

CONNOR KIRBY

coaches at Wednesday. Kevin Fogg coached me at United and Wednesday and he’s really close to my family and still rings me now. He’s been massive in my development.” At 16, Kirby signed a two-year scholarship with Sheffield Wednesday but it only took a couple of months for the midfielder to show he was worth more. After playing a few games for Wednesday’s u21 side, Kirby had won himself his first professional deal at the age of just 17, in what came as a “surprise” to The Owls new addition. At the time, Carlos Carvalhal was the manager and he led Wednesday to the playoffs in back to back seasons between 2015 and 2017. Kirby was occasionally involved with the first team, training with the likes of Gary Hooper, Steven Fletcher and Barry Bannan to name a few. It was a big step up for the Barnsley lad who was almost in awe of those around him. THE YOUNGSTER’S first memory of football is when he was five years old, a game in which he scored his first-ever goal, albeit in the wrong net. Although a comical moment, it showed a trait in Kirby from the start. A desire to kick a football. “I loved football as a kid, it was what I was thinking and doing every day,” Kirby says with a passion. “Phones still weren’t a big thing when I was a kid so I’d go out with my dad and just start passing it around, doing tackles etc.” Kirby looked at the likes of Roy Keane, Paul Scholes and Steven Gerrard for inspiration, seeing them as the midfielders who could “do it all”. Like many professional footballers, Kirby went through the academy process at a young age. He was scouted by Sheffield United at the age of eight and spent five years with the Blades before being released. However, there was no time for the youngster to get down as he was very quickly snapped by The Blades local rivals, Sheffield Wednesday. It was at Wednesday where Kirby settled and stayed for nine years. Kirby admits that although he had done well in his academy days, there were times where he didn’t have the confidence to match his technical ability. “There were times I didn’t really believe in myself, especially at Sheffield United. That’s probably been one of my biggest downfalls. When I was released I had to rediscover my confidence in my ability to get a contract elsewhere. I had some really good

“For a 17-year-old to go into training with players like that, it was nerve-wracking,” he confesses. “I had to grow up fast being in that first-team environment. When you make a mistake, they’re on to you. It’s not like in the under 18s where you go and try again. You had to be brave and show what you had about you. I did score a half volley right into the top corner which was a standout moment in training but I don’t think it went down too well as they just played on.” As well as mixing with the first team, Kirby was a prominent figure in both the under 18s and 21s set up, captaining both sides. Although still far away from his senior years, Kirby already has aspirations of one day becoming a first-team captain and looks forward to one day being able to help develop the next generation of talent. “I see myself as a leader and although I’m not the most vocal, I feel like I lead by example in other ways such as hard work and energy. When I’m older, I want younger players to be able to learn that from me.” At Harrogate, he has the perfect role model to look up to in Josh Falkingham. Kirby explains how he’s already benefiting from playing alongside the Town skipper. “When you’re the captain of a team everyone looks up to you. With Falkingham, he’s helped me a lot already. He puts his arm around me and tells me what I should be doing in certain situations and what he’d do.” 15

Before his move to Town this summer, Kirby was still working his way through The Owls’ set up. The midfielder was continuing to impress the right people at Wednesday and after making the first team bench for several fixtures, he made his firstteam debut in April 2018. It was at Hillsborough in front of 25,000 fans in what was a “shiver up my spine” moment. Kirby would go on to make three more appearances before an agreement was made between himself and the coaching staff for the youngster to go out on loan to gain Football League experience. The midfielder went to Macclesfield Town for the 2019/20 season but as the season progressed, financial difficulties mounted for the club and it made for a tough season for all involved. Making over 30 appearances for his loan club, Kirby had become a popular figure with the fans with his passionate performances standing out. However, many of his teammates faced an uncertain future with Macclesfield unable to pay wages during parts of the season. With an unhappy dressing room, it put Kirby in a difficult position. “It’s not something I’d want to experience being on contract with a club in that position,” he says. “It took its toll on the changing room. The lads knew the money would come but it was a matter 16

of when. It was hard. It got to the stage where lads didn’t want to train, which affected me and lads didn’t want to play which cost us points. What went through my head at times was ‘What am I doing here?’. I wanted to be in a team where all the lads were up for it and in fairness, they were up until it got really bad. You never knew what you were going to get from the team with their minds potentially elsewhere.” It got so bad for Macclesfield that at one point, the club named a side with five loanee players and six from their college set up for an FA Cup tie against non-league outfit, Kingstonian. Kirby captained the financially stricken club in what was a miserable day as The Silkmen lost 4-0. At the end of the curtailed season, a point deduction saw Macclesfield drop into the relegation zone and they were relegated to the National League. The bad news kept coming as by September 2020, Macclesfield had been expelled from the National League and was wound up by the High Court. When Kirby heard the news that his former club was to dissolve, he was devastated. “I was gutted when they folded. It was a proper community club which the fans got behind. It was heartbreaking to see the supporters lose their club.” For Kirby, when the 2019/20 season ended he

CONNOR KIRBY

headed back to Sheffield Wednesday, although he had no idea what was next for him. Kirby explains how he was invited to a Zoom call, where he was told the news that he was set to be released from the club he had spent almost a decade with. Understandably so, it hard Kirby hard.

something the midfielder is wanting press on with.

“It sent my head all over the place. It was the middle of the pandemic and I didn’t have a club. I thought I’d done enough on loan to get a decent move so was in contact with alot of teams. However, they’d say they were interested but then it would just go silent. Mentally for me, it was quite tough as I started questioning whether I was good enough.”

As one of the few Town players with Football League experience, Kirby knows how competitive this division is and he believes the realistic goal for the club should be to retain status in League Two.

Fortunately for Kirby, the offer from Harrogate was one he liked the look of and he “snapped up” the opportunity to join Simon Weaver’s side. Kirby had seen Town play so well in the National League Play-Offs and he was keen to be part of the club’s next chapter. A gruelling first training session was made harder for Kirby as he hadn’t played football for over five months but once up to speed, he was able to compete with his new teammates. As a new signing, Kirby wasn’t expecting to go straight into the starting XI, especially since the squad had done so well. But in recent weeks, however, Kirby has started to get more game time and began to nail down a spot in Weaver’s line-up,

“It’s tough to break into the squad straight away. I just wanted to play games and it was tough not playing as much as I’d have liked at the start. I’ve been patient, kept my head down and carried on smiling which has got me a run in the team now.”

“The league can go any way,” Kirby explains. “It’s a very competitive league and more so than it was last year. It was spread quite quickly last campaign but this season, one win or loss can move you quite far in the table at the moment. Because of that, we need to be at it every game.” Football is an unpredictable sport and results across all the divisions have shown that yet again this season. However, for Kirby, he can give one certainty to Town fans. “I’ll work hard every time I put the Harrogate shirt on. It’s a club on the rise and I want to have the success the lads have had in the last few years. I want to move up the divisions and I think it’s definitely doable with Harrogate. If you look at the table, we’re not too many points off the playoffs now. A good run with back to back wins can make a huge difference and we should be aiming high.”

THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S HISTORY

KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK OVER THE YEARS...

by Phil Harrison Club Historian

In 2002 Town returned from Ossett Albion with a 4-2 victory in NPL Division One Michael Ord with goals from Michael Ord (2), Robbie Whellans and Dave Merris for a seventh straight league win in nine which broke our record set in 1989. FEBRUARY

In 1951 Town of West Yorkshire League Division One were at home to Leeds UMYI and winning 3-2 before the match was abandoned after 80 minutes. The re-arranged match took place in May with a 1-0 win. Adjacent is the programme from the original game. FEBRUARY

In 2003 Town travelled to play Conference side Halifax Town in the WRC Cup Quarter Final and won 2-1 thanks to a brace from skipper Robbie Whellans. Town went on to win the West Riding County Cup Robbie Whellans that year. FEBRUARY

In 2005 Town thrashed Ashton United 5-1 at home in a Conference North clash with Marc Smith (3), Marc Smith Morris and Turley on the score sheet that day. Marc Smith finished top scorer that season with 15 goals. FEBRUARY

In 1982 Town travelled to second placed Garforth Miners Welfare for a Yorkshire League Division Two game and came away with a 2-2 draw with goals from Mick Margis and Campbell extending Town’s unbeaten run to eight games. Lee Steel made an impressive debut between the sticks for Town. FEBRUARY

Lee Steel

In 2015 Town beat high-flying AFC Fylde 2-1 away with goals from Paul Clayton and Andy Gascoigne who scored five in five games. AFC Fylde finished runners-up in the Conference North that season. FEBRUARY

Andy Gascoigne

In 1992 Town came away from Radcliffe Borough with a 1-1 draw in the NPL Division One thanks to a Steve French goal to extend Harrogate’s unbeaten run to five games. French finished top scorer with 27 goals from 39 games. FEBRUARY

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FROM THE VAULTS

We’ve delved into the archives and found a previous matchday programme for a pre-season friendly against today’s visitors in 1985

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Pre-Season Friendly / Saturday 3 August 1985

FINAL LEAGUE POISTIONS 1985-86

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Northern Counties East League Division One 3rd (promoted to Premier) P30 W16 D6 L8 F65 A42 Pts 54

Alliance Premier League 11th P42 W16 D11 L15 F69 A69 Pts 46

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CHELTENHAM TOWN

Until recently it was thought that Cheltenham Town was founded in 1892, but recent evidence has suggested the club’s origins are five years earlier. Albert Close White returned from college in London where he had discovered association football, and trials were held at East Glos Cricket Ground in 1887; the birth of Cheltenham Town. The club played for 30 years in local leagues.

Cheltenham’s red and white colours were adopted in the 1930s, gaining the nickname of ‘The Robins’, and in 1932 they moved to Whaddon Road, whilst turning professional and joining the Birmingham Combination. By 1935 the club had reached the Southern League where they would spend the next 50 years. But for one season in the Premier Division in 1968-69, the Robins stayed in Division One till 1977, and in 1979 only just missed out on promotion to the newly formed Alliance Premier League (aka The Conference). It wasn’t until 1982-83 that Cheltenham finally made it to the Conference, spending seven seasons there, however relegation came in 1992. Promotion was finally achieved again in 199697, and Steve Cotterill led the club to second place finish in the Conference. In 1998-99 the ultimate was achieved as The Robins won the division and with it promotion to the Football League for the first time.

Season 2001-02 saw promotion to League One via the play-offs however their stay in the third tier lasted just a season. They returned in 200506 though, again via the play-offs and managed to keep themselves in League One for the next three seasons, but were relegated in 2008-09. They lost in the play-offs in 2011-12 and 201213, before losing their football league status in 2014-15. Despite numerous summer changes Cheltenham won the National League at the first attempt and have since finished 21st, 17th and 16th. Last season they finished fourth on PPG and after a 2-0 win at Northampton Town in the first leg of the play-off semi-final must have fancied their chances at making the Wembley final, but a 3-0 defeat in the second leg saw the dream ended. This season the Robins are flying high again in League Two after the disappointment of not being promoted last season. As a team they are built on a solid defence that is difficult to break down, and they are quick on the attack. Currently lying eighth in the table, Michael Duff’s side have kept 11 clean sheets, and have found the back of the net 34 times. What’s more is those goals have been shared between 12 players, and it is Andy Williams who leads the way with seven league goals.

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NICKNAME The Robins

JONNY-ROCKS STADIUM Capacity 7,006

RECORD SCORER Dave Lewis 290 (1967-1983)

RECORD APPEARANCES Roger Thorndale 702 (1958-1976)

RECORD TRANSFER FEE PAID £50k Grant McCann To West Ham 2003 Brian Wilson To Stoke City 2004 Jermaine McGlashan To Aldershot 2012 RECORD TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED £400K Steven Gillespie From Colchester United 2008

THE ROBINS PLAYING SQUAD BETWEEN THE STICKS 1. Scott Flinders

Joining the Robins in August 2017, he started his career at Barnsley, making his debut in 2005. The Rotherham-born keeper moved to Crystal Palace in 2006 and had loan spells at Gillingham, Brighton & Hove Albion, Yeovil Town, Blackpool and Falkirk before making a permanent move to Hartlepool in 2009. Flinders went on to make 252 appearances for Hartlepool. He later joined York City and Macclesfield Town.

20. Josh Griffiths

The England under-20 international joined the club on a season-long loan in August from Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his first loan experience away from the Baggies having been a part of their Premier League 2 squad.

AT THE BACK 2. Sean Long

Signing in June 2018 from Lincoln City injury frustrated the Dublin-born defender in his first campaign at the JonnyRocks Stadium, however he became a key member of the squad for the 2019/20 season. Long started his career at Reading and made his pro debut in August 2014. He enjoyed loan spells at Luton Town, Cambridge United and Braintree Town before making a permanent move to Lincoln in 2017. Long has represented the Republic of Ireland from Under-16 up to Under-21 level.

3. Chris Hussey

Cheltenham Town completed the signing of defender Chris Hussey in May 2018. The London-born defender, who 24

Josh Griffiths

was previously with Sheffield United, brings significant experience to the squad having featured throughout the Football League. Hussey started his career at Woking before joining AFC Wimbledon. He has also had spells at Coventry City, Burton Albion and Bury.

4. Ben Tozer

Robins captain Ben Tozer moved to Cheltenham Town in 2018 from Newport County where he had spent the previous two years. Tozer started his career in the youth set-up at Plymouth Argyle before he made his Football League debut with Swindon Town. The defender has also had spells at Newcastle United, Northampton Town, Colchester United and Yeovil Town and was named in the 2019/20 PFA League Two Team of the Year.

Port Vale however without making a first team appearance at Vale moved to Hinckley United before moving onto Nantwich Town and FC United of Manchester. His form for FCUM saw him picked up by then League One Chesterfield, and over the course of three seasons he went onto make over 50 first team appearances for the Spireites. Whilst there he spent time on loan at Oxford United, which saw him eventually join the club on a permanent transfer. He returned to Port Vale for a loan stint during the second half of the 2017/18 campaign.

6. Dan Bowry

The Antigua & Barbuda international joined Cheltenham in July 2019. The London born defender began his career with Charlton Athletic and in his time at The Valley spent time out on loan at Kingstonian and Hampton & Richmond Borough. In October 2019 he joined National League South side Bath City on loan, helping them reach the play-offs at the end of the campaign.

5. Charlie Raglan

Initially joined the Robins on loan from Oxford United until the end of the season in January 2019 but impressive performances saw him make his move to Cheltenham permanent in summer 2019. He started his career with

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TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OPPOSITION

Michael Duff

Appointed: September 2018 Age: 43 Will Boyle

15. Will Boyle

Joining the club from Huddersfield Town in January 2017, Boyle is one of the longest serving players with the Robins. In his time with Huddersfield the Garforth born centre back spent time on loan at Kidderminster Harriers, Macclesfield Town and twice at York City. He also had a spell on loan with Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.

17. Lewis Freestone

Signing for Cheltenham Town in August, he joined the club after a season as part of the under-23s set up at Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. Before that he had come through the youth set-up at Peterborough United and made his debut for the Posh in League One as a 17-year-old. In his time at London Road he had loan spells at non-league sides Cambridge City, Guiseley, St Albans City, Nuneaton Borough and Bedford Town.

34. Harvey Skurek

A first year scholar who has been involved in the first team squad at the start of his time with the under-18s squad.

IN THE DUGOUT

Northern Irishman, Duff was appointed manager in September 2018, undertaking his first senior managerial role in football having and returning to the club where he spent a large part of his playing career. 43-year-old Duff was a centre-back by trade and after spending time with Darlington as a youngster, he signed for Cheltenham in 1996 and became a first team regular, scoring the winning goal against Yeovil Town in 1999 to help the club clinch promotion to the Football League for the first time. Duff went on to make over 300 appearances for the club, and attracted teams higher up the league with Burnley paying to bring him to the club in the summer of 2004. In the next 12 seasons Duff earned legendary status at Turf Moor, and won promotion to the Premier League on three occasions in 2008-09, 2013-14 and 2015-16 when The Clarets won the Championship title. When Duff made his first Premier League start in 2009, he joined a rare group of players to have played in all of the top eight tiers of English football. During his playing career Duff made over 700 appearances, as well as 2earning 24 caps for Northern Ireland. And upon his retirement from playing took up an Academy coaching role with Burnley taking charge of the Under-18s and Under-23s, before taking Cheltenham job.

THE ENGINE ROOM 7. Conor Thomas

Signing for Cheltenham Town from ATK in the Indian Super League in 2018, the Coventryborn midfielder started his career in the Academy set-up of his home city club before making his debut aged just 16-years-old in January 2011. He went on to make over 100 appearances for the Sky Blues and also had a loan spell at Liverpool in 2011, before injury

ended a proposed switch to Anfield. The former England U17 and U18 international moved to Swindon Town in 2016 before a move to India in 2017.

8. Chris Clements Joining the Robins from Grimsby Town in August 2018, Clements career began at Crewe Alexandra. In his time at Gresty Road he had loan spells at Nantwich Town, Leigh Genesis, Stafford Rangers, Hednesford Town and Icelandic 25

Chris Clements

achieve promotion back to the League in the same season as winning the FA Trophy at Wembley. He’s won promotion out of League Two twice, with Fleetwood and Doncaster.

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side IBV. After leaving Crewe he moved to Hednesford where he made over 100 appearances, subsequently earning himself a move to Mansfield Town where he again made over a century of appearances, helping them return to the Football League as Conference champions.

11. Matty Blair Joined the Robins in September following a four-year stint at Doncaster Rovers. He has also represented Mansfield Town, York City and Fleetwood Town, as well as having brief loan stints at Northampton Town and Cambridge United. Earlier in his career he played in non-league football around the Midlands before getting his break at Kidderminster Harriers and then York - who he helped Matty Blair

Signed on a season-long loan in August from West Bromwich Albion. Having been at the Hawthorns since a young age, he’s worked his way up to earning a pro deal with them and has been a part of their Premier League 2 set-up and has senior experience from representing the Baggies under-23s in the EFL Trophy.

23. Callum Wright

A January deadline day signing on loan from Leicester City, the 20-year-old has been a regular in the Foxes Premier League 2 U23s squad, since joining them in January 2018 from Blackburn Rovers. Prior to that he had been on the books of Tranmere Rovers and Everton and featured in Leicester’s Papa John’s Trophy squad this season playing the full game in Town’s 3-1 victory over the young Foxes at the Keepmoat Stadium in October.

26. Liam Sercombe

Joined in August 2020 after a three year spell at Bristol Rovers. He started his career at Exeter City and helped them claim back-to-back promotions from the National League to League One. After more than 240 league appearance for the Grecians he made the switch to Oxford United in May 2015 before joining Bristol Rovers in May 2017.

28. Ellis Chapman

Joining the Robins in October 2020 after leaving Lincoln City following three years as a pro at Sincil Bank. Having started his youth career with the Imps, Chapman moved to Leicester City in 2016 but returned to 26

Lincoln a year later where he went on to impress and make his senior debut at just 16. During the 2018-19 campaign he spent time on loan at Chesterfield, while last season he played 17 times for the Imps in all competitions.

UP TOP 9. Sam Smith

Joining the Robins on loan last month from Reading for the remainder of the season, the 22-year-old’s youth career started at Manchester United in 2004 before moving the Royals Academy in 2014. Having made 11 first team appearances for Reading, this is the forwards sixth loan away from the Madjeski Stadium, previously spending time at Bishop’s Stortford, Oxford United, Shrewsbury Town, Cambridge United and Tranmere Rovers.

10. Alfie May

Joined Cheltenham in January 2020 from Doncaster Rovers having signed for the Keepmoat Stadium outfit in January 2017 and helping the club earn promotion to League One. Previously he had spent time in non-league football at Billericay Town, Corinthian, Chatham Town, VCD Athletic, Erith & Belvedere, Farnborough and Hythe Town.

TODAY’S OPPOSITION

Alfie May

19. George Lloyd

EFL. He’s had spells at Bristol Rovers, Yeovil Town, Swindon Town, Doncaster Rovers and Northampton Town who he helped earn promotion with to League One via the play-offs at the end of the 2019-20 season.

Academy striker George Lloyd signed his first pro contract at Cheltenham Town in December 2017. The Gloucester-born striker – who first joined the club’s Academy ranks as a nine-year-old – has had two loan spells at Hereford in the National League North during the 2018/19 campaign.

16. Alex Addai

14. Andy Williams

The experienced striker joined Cheltenham in the Summer. As a youngster he had actually been a part of the Robins’ youth set-up but it was with Hereford United where he broke into the senior ranks. It was with the Bulls he gained promotion to the Football League for the first time and he’s since gone onto carve a career that’s seen him play over 600 times across the

Joining Cheltenham in July 2018 after a two-year spell at Merstham, the 27-yearold started his career in the Tottenham Hotspur youth system. He joined Blackpool in 2010 and signed his first pro deal ahead of the 2012–13 season. He then played for a number of non-league sides including Carshalton Athletic, Whitehawk, Kingstonian and Grays Athletic before joining Merstham in July 2016. Now in his third season at Cheltenham, Addai has made around 80 appearances in all competitions. He had a spell on loan at Maidenhead United this season.

29. Indiana Vassilev

Joining on loan last month from Aston Villa, the 19-yearold spent the first half of this season on loan at Burton Albion. He started his career at the famed IMG Academy in the USA before transferring to Villa in 2018 and after success with the U23s was elevated into the first team set-up and last season appeared six times for the Villa first team, including against Liverpool and Manchester United in the Premier League.

RECENT LINE-UP v Forest Green Rovers (A) D0-0 Saturday, 30 January 2020

Williams

Freestone

Azaz

Boyle Andy Williams

May

Clements

Thomas

Tozer

Blair

Raglan

Griffiths SUBSTITUTIONS:

70’ Williams ‹› Smith; 83’ Azaz ‹› Vassilev; 90’ Freestone ‹› Long Subs not used: Chamberlain, Bowry, Addai, Harris 27

US V. THEM HOW WE COMPARE IN THE LEAGUE

POSITION

GOAL TIMINGS

POSITION

Minute For Against

2 2

0-15

16-30 7 9

POINTS

46-60 1 9

GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

HOME 9 AWAY 22

HOME 14 AWAY 19

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

23 HOME 13 AWAY 10

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS Aaron Martin

Salford City

Tranmere Rovers

22 Jan (A)

26 Jan (A)

D2-2

L2-3

Newport County

W2-1

30 Jan (H)

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Andy Williams

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

Chris Hussey and Alfie May

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

Crawley Town

Colchester United

Bolton Wanderers

Newport County

6 Feb (A)

29 Dec (A)

16 Jan (A)

19 Jan (H)

W3-1

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

D0-0

D1-1

Oldham Athletic

Forest Green Rovers

26 Jan (H)

30 Jan (A)

W2-0 D0-0

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

NLN

N NL L

2 3

NLN

LGE2

NLN

11 12

YELLOW CARDS

76-90+ 5

HOME 20 AWAY 14

11 Jack Muldoon

19 Jan (H)

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 0 3

GOALS CONCEDED

D0-0

46-60 8 3

GOALS CONCEDED

Exeter City

31-45 7 4

GOALS SCORED

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

16-30 7 2

HOME 22 AWAY 19

76-90+ 3

CLEAN SHEETS

7 2

0-15

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 8 5

Minute For Against

POINTS

31-45 10 3

HOME 10 AWAY 23

GOAL TIMINGS

CLEAN SHEETS

NLN

11 12

NLN

LGE2

LGE2 LGE2

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

18/19

19/20

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

15/16

16/17

17/18

LGE2 = EFL League Two; NL = National League / Conference Premier; NLN = National League North / Conference North;

LGE2

18/19

19/20

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THE EX-FILES

THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE PLAYERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR BOTH TOWN AND CHELTENHAM IN THEIR CAREERS IN RECENT YEARS CLUB HISTORIAN, PHIL HARRISON PROFILES THEM...

John Murphy 1974-79 & 1982-86 Apps: 352 I Goals: n/k

1981-82 Apps: 38 I Goals: 2

Centre half John Murphy began as a youth at Bristol City then went on to play for Forest Green Rovers (two spells) before joining Cheltenham Town in 1974. His first spell at Whaddon Road lasted five seasons and brought 220 appearances. He moved to Scarborough in 1979 before signing for Town as Captain for 198182, his only season with the club, when they won the Yorkshire League Division Two title. He made his debut in the opening day 1-0 defeat at Bridlington Town and played 38 games that campaign before rejoining Cheltenham Town in May 1982. After helping the Robins to the Southern League Midland Division One title in his first season, he was appointed player/manager Dec 83 and guided the club to the SL Premier Division title in 1984/85 and promotion to the Conference and totalled 352 appearances for the Robins.

Paul Brayson 2002-04 2011-12 Apps: 58 I Goals: 12 Apps: 31 (6) I Goals: 13 Newcastle striker Paul Brayson began his career at hometown club Newcastle United between 1995-98 before being loaned out to Swansea City. He moved to Reading in 1998 and then Cardiff City in 2000 where he played 94 games and scored 20 goals. He joined Cheltenham Town in 2002 spending two seasons at Whaddon Road in which he played 58 games and scored 12 goals. He then moved into non-league football with Northwich Victoria, York City, Gateshead, Durham and Blyth Spartans before joining Town in 2011-12. He scored two on his debut at home to Altrincham and went on to play 31 (6) games for Town scoring 13 goals before moving to Bedlington Terriers.

Scott Brown 2007-09 & 2010 Apps: 26 I Goals: 0 2019-20 Apps: 5 (5) I Goals: 0 Midfielder Scott Brown started in Evertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth team ranks before joining Bristol City in 2004. He made 63 appearances for City and whilst at Ashton Gate went out on loan to League One Cheltenham Town in 2007, a move which was made permanent shortly afterwards and where he stayed until January 2009 when he joined Port Vale. He made 26 appearances for the Robins including when he returned to the club in 2010 for a short spell. He went on to play for a number of clubs including Morecambe, Fleetwood Town, York City, Macclesfield, Chester, Southport and Grimsby Town before signing for Accrington Stanley where he made 128 appearances in three seasons. He joined Town from Accrington in May 2019 and made his debut for in a 2-0 home defeat by Notts County last August making 10 appearances for Town last season before being loaned out to Warrington Town.

The other two... Gary Bradshaw

Sam Jones

2003-04 Apps: 13 (3) I Goals: 4

2019-20 Apps: 3 (4) I Goals: 1

2005-06 (loan) Apps: 0 (3) I Goals: 0

2018-19 Apps: 15 I Goals: 2

For more details about Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation, or to get involved, please email community harrogatetownafc.com

Town players do their bit contacting fans... Over the month of January we set players and staff a task to call up some of our supporters and see how they were getting on. We understand the challenges being faced at the moment away from football and feel that as a Club and Community Foundation that we have a role to play. These conversations weren’t off a script, just a chance to hear a friendly Harrogate Town AFC voice. As challenges continue for everyone in society we will look at more ways to keep the connection with supporters who might be feeling isolated in 2021.

Harrogate Town AFC’s #TeamTalk reminder Just a reminder that our next Team Talk (in partnership with the EFL and Mind) will be taking place on Zoom, 7pm on Thursday 25th February 2021. We are busy booking in our next special guest, if you want join, please email community@harrogatetownafc.com to book a place. The whole purpose is to urge supporters to talk and stay connected and keep the conversation going around mental health. We will feature ways to overcome the challenges we face and how we can increase our mental health.

National Citizen Service (NCS) growth As previously mentioned, we are thrilled to be delivery partners for the Harrogate region for NCS. This is a huge opportunity for the Community Foundation to grow and a chance for the Harrogate Town AFC brand to be seen across the area. Founded on the principles of social cohesion, social engagement and social mobility, NCS aims to make a life-changing difference to young people and how they approach life after school (something that can be daunting for even the most confident teens). We are currently recruiting for an experienced NCS Manager to help us delivery a phenomenal NCS Programme. Iain Service explains, ‘The new role is absolutely key to establishing ourselves as an outstanding delivery partner for NCS in the local area. Made possible by the EFL Trust, this role allows us to grow as a Foundation and add fantatsic experience to our team’. Recruitment is underway, with more details found on our website at www.htafcinthecommunity.co.uk

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TOWN FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020/21 DATE

OPPOSITION

COMP

RES

ATT PTS POS STARTING XI

SEPTEMBER Sat 5

Tranmere Rovers (R1)

1-1

Town win 8-7 on pens

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 8

Grimsby Town

2-2

Grimsby earn bonus point by winning 5-4 on pens

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Lokko ● ■

Kirby

Sat 12

Southend United

4-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Wed 16

West Bromwich Albion (R2)

0-3

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 19

Walsall

2-2

Cracknell

Fallowfield ■ Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 22

Notts County (Semi-Final)

1-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith ●

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 26

Port Vale

0-0

Cracknell

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

12 Belshaw

3 4

1 3

OCTOBER Sat 3

Bolton Wanderers

1-2

Tue 6

Leicester City U21’s

3-1

Mon 12

Bradford City

1-0

Sat 17

Barrow

1-0

Tue 20

Grimsby Town

2-1

Sat 24

Colchester United

Tue 27

Stevenage

Sat 31

Newport County

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

Burrell

Jones ●

Lokko

Lawlor

Kirby

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

1-2

Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

0-0

Belshaw

Fallowfield ■ Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

1-2

12 Belshaw

Jones ■

Burrell

Smith ●

Hall

Falkingham ■

14 Belshaw

NOVEMBER Tue 3

Tranmere Rovers

0-1

Jones

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Kirby ■

Fri 6

Skelmersdale United (R1)

4-1

Cracknell

Jones ■

Burrell

Lokko

Lawlor ●

Falkingham

Tue 10

Hull City

0-2

Cracknell

Jones

Burrell

Lokko

Lawlor

Kirby

Sat 14

Crawley Town

1-1

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 21

Leyton Orient

0-3

14 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 24

Mansfield Town

1-0

12 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Jones ■

Burrell

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 28

Blackpool (R2)

0-4

Burrell ■

Hall

Lawlor

Lokko ■

Falkingham ■

Belshaw

DECEMBER Tue 1

Scunthorpe United

2-5

15 Belshaw

Kirby

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall ●

Falkingham

Sat 5

Forest Green Rovers

0-1

410

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 12

Morecambe

0-1

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 15

Exeter City

2-1

1,559

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Burrell

Lawlor ■

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 19

Salford City

0-1

495

17 Belshaw

Fallowfield ■ Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

Sat 26

Oldham Athletic

2-1

16 Belshaw

Fallowfield

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

Burrell

JANUARY Sat 9

Cambridge United

1-2

18 Belshaw

Roberts ■

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Francis

Tue 19

Exeter City

0-0

18 Belshaw

Williams

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Fri 22

Salford City

2-2

18 Belshaw

Williams

Francis ●

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 26

Tranmere Rovers

2-3

20 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall ■

Falkingham

Sat 30

Newport County

2-1

20 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell ■

Lawlor

Smith

Falkingham

3-1

14 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith ■

Hall

Falkingham

FEBRUARY Sat 6

Crawley Town

Tue 9

Cheltenham Town

W 18:00

Sat 13

Leyton Orient

W 15:00

Tue 16

Carlisle United

W 19:00

Sat 20

Scunthorpe United

W 15:00

Tue 23

Mansfield Town

W 19:00

Sat 27

Grimsby Town

W 15:00

Tue 2

Barrow

D 19:45

Sat 6

Stevenage

W 15:00

Tue 9

Colchester United

W 19:45

Sat 13

Forest Green Rovers

W 15:00

Sat 20

Morecambe

W 15:00

Sat 27

Southend United

W 15:00

Fri 2

Walsall

W 15:00

Mon 5

Port Vale

W 15:00

Sat 10

Bolton Wanderers

W 15:00

Sat 17

Bradford City

W 15:00

Tue 20

Oldham Athletic

W 19:45

Sat 24

Carlisle United

W 15:00

Sat 1

Cambridge United

W 15:00

Sat 8

Cheltenham Town

W 15:00

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

KEY:

TOWN SCORE SHOWN FIRST ● Goal /  Penalty /  Own Goal

SUBSTITUTES Kerry ●

Thomson

Walker

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (73), Beck (82), Emmett, Kiernan, Kirby, Lokko

Kerry

Kiernan ●

Walker

Stead

Muldoon

Martin (58), Beck (64), Thomson (75), Falkingham, Emmett, Hall

Kerry ●

Thomson

Beck

Martin ● ■

Muldoon ● ●

Stead (58), Walker (75), Jones, Kirby, Lokko, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (61), Jones (63), Kirby (79), Kiernan, Walker, Lokko, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin ●

Muldoon ●

Stead (71), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Lokko, Minter

Kerry ■

Thomson

Kiernan ■

Martin

Muldoon

Beck (70), Kirby (80), Stead (90), Lawlor, Lokko, Walker, Minter

Kerry

Thomson

Beck

Martin

Kiernan

Stead (65), Kirby (76 ■), Walker (80), Jones, Lokko, Minter

Kirby

Thomson ● ■

Beck

Martin

Miller

Kiernan (56), Walker (69), Stead (75), Burrell, Kerry, Cracknell

Kerry

Emmett

Kiernan ●

Stead ●

Walker

Miller (79), Martin (87), Fallowfield, Falkingham, Beck, Hall, Cracknell

Kerry ●

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon

Martin (80), Kiernan (82), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon ●

Kiernan (66), Martin (72), Jones, Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson ■

Miller

Martin

Muldoon ● ●

Kirby (75), Kiernan (84), Stead (90), Jones, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (37 ●), Kiernan (57), Jones (82), Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Miller

Stead

Muldoon

Kiernan (63), Beck (70), Walker (78), Jones, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Kirby (40), Beck (85), Stead, Walker, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Walker (70), Stead (75), Lokko (90), Emmett, Beck, Cracknell

Kirby

Walker

Miller ●

Beck ●

Muldoon

Thomson (64), Kiernan (64), Martin (69 ●), Jones, Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Kiernan

Beck

Martin

Walker

Thomson (59), Stead (78), Falkingham, Muldoon, Miller, Hall, Belshaw

Kerry ■

Thomson

Walker

Kiernan

Muldoon ●

Martin (45), Jones (76), Kirby (76), Stead, Beck, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Burrell (45 ■), Stead (60), Kirby (60), Walker (84), Lokko, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller ●

Beck

Muldoon

Kiernan (67), Martin (82), Lawlor (88), Kirby, Walker, Cracknell

Kerry ■

Thomson

Miller ■

Beck

Muldoon

Kiernan (63), Kirby (88), Fallowfield, Stead, Martin, Cracknell

Kerry

Thomson

Miller

Beck

Muldoon ●

Kiernan (45), Martin (68), Stead, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Beck (90), Kerry, Stead, Miller, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Stead (80), Beck, Kerry, Miller, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

Kiernan ●

Martin

Muldoon ●

Francis (59), Miller (83), Stead, Kerry, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby ■

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Kerry (73), Miller (85), Stead, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson ● ●

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Falkingham (72), Kerry (90), Miller, Stead, Lokko, Cracknell

Kirby

Thomson

March ■

McPake

Muldoon ●

Williams (54), Falkingham (65 ■), Kerry (65 ■ ■), Stead (82), Hondermarck (82), Minter

Francis

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Fallowfield (76), Kirby (79), March (83), McPake, Hondermarck, Minter

McPake

Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon ●

Power (74), March (74), Hondermarck, Kirby, Lokko, Minter

McPake ● Thomson

Kiernan

Martin

Muldoon

Power (60), March (60 ●), Hondermarck, Kirby, Williams, Minter

Power

Thomson

March ● ■

Martin ●

McPake

Muldoon (86), Hondermarck, Kiernan, Kerry, Williams, Minter

Power ●

Thomson

March 

Martin ●

McPake ■

Lawlor (70), Muldoon (73), Kerry (73), Andrews (89), Kiernan, Minter

1st sub / 2nd sub / 3rd sub / 4th sub / 5th sub; ■ Yellow Card / H* At Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Second Yellow Card / ■ Red Card

FIRST-TEAM SQUAD N O

IN A PT A C

IN N A LO

James

Belshaw

Ryan

Dan

Fallowfield

Josh

Jones

Will

Falkingham

Warren

Burrell

Smith

IN N O N A LO

George

Thomson

Brendan

William

Kiernan

Connor

Aaron

Beck

Hondermarck

Mark

Martin

Jon

Kirby

Stead

Lloyd

Jake

Lawlor

Kerry

Joe

Cracknell

Jack

Connor

Hall

Muldoon

IN N O N A LO

Francis

Tom

Josh

Walker

March

Kevin

Minter

N O

Roberts

N A LO

Mitchell

Simon

Power

Josh

Andrews

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Simon

Weaver MANAGER

Paul

Thirlwell

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Phil

Priestley

GOALKEEPER COACH

Lee

Rachel

CHIEF SCOUT

HEAD PHYSIO

Barraclough

Jay

Williams

N O

McPake

Lokko

Josh

Melvin

Davis

STATS ZONE

League Two # Player A G ■ 1 James Belshaw 23 (0) 0 - 2 Ryan Fallowfield 17 (1) 0 3 3 Dan Jones 5 (2) 0 4 4 Josh Falkingham 22 (2) 0 5 1 5 Will Smith 13 (0) 1 - 6 Warren Burrell 23 (1) 0 5 1 7 George Thomson 26 (0) 3 2 8 Will Hondermarck 0 (1) 0 - 9 Mark Beck 6 (3) 0 - 10 Aaron Martin 19 (5) 4 1 12 Jake Lawlor 13 (2) 0 1 13 Joe Cracknell 3 (0) 0 - 14 Brendan Kiernan 12 (8) 1 - 15 Connor Kirby 10 (6) 0 3 16 Jon Stead 3 (10) 1 - 17 Lloyd Kerry 13 (4) 2 4 18 Jack Muldoon 22 (2) 11 - 19 Calvin Miller* 8 (2) 1 - 20 Connor Hall 25 (0) 1 1 1 22 Ed Francis 8 (1) 1 - 23 Tom Walker 1 (6) 0 - 24 Josh March 3 (3) 3 2 25 Melvin Minter 0 (0) 0 - 26 Kevin Lokko 0 (1) 0 - 27 Jay Williams 2 (1) 0 - 28 Josh McPake 5 (0) 1 1 29 Mitchell Roberts 1 (0) 0 1 30 Simon Power 2 (2) 1 0 31 Josh Andrews 0 (1) 0 0 - Jack Emmett** 0 (0) 0 - -

■ 1 1 -

Cups A G 2 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 3 (1) 1 5 (0) 0 4 (0) 0 7 (0) 0 4 (3) 0 0 (0) 0 4 (3) 1 4 (3) 1 4 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 4 (2) 2 4 (3) 0 2 (4) 1 7 (0) 1 6 (0) 0 2 (1) 1 4 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 5 (0) 1 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 1 (0) 0

TOWN TOP 3’s Season A G 25 (0) 0 21 (1) 0 8 (3) 1 27 (2) 0 17 (0) 0 31 (1) 0 30 (3) 3 0 (1) 0 10 (6) 1 23 (6) 5 17 (2) 1 9 (0) 0 16 (10) 3 14 (9) 0 5 (14) 2 20 (4) 3 28 (2) 11 10 (3) 2 29 (0) 1 8 (1) 1 6 (6) 0 3 (3) 3 0 (0) 0 5 (1) 1 2 (1) 0 5 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 2 (2) 1 0 (1) 0 1 (0) 0

Town A G 169 0 144 3 11 1 163 7 61 4 250 12 163 30 1 0 116 29 33 5 19 1 17 0 66 11 23 0 51 9 178 17 126 44 13 2 68 6 9 1 12 0 6 3 0 0 6 1 3 0 5 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 229 22

GOALS 11 Jack Muldoon 4 Aaron Martin 3G eorge Thomson Josh March

ASSISTS 6 Aaron Martin 5 George Thomson 4 Jack Muldoon

PITCH MINUTES

STATS ZONE

SEASON PLAYER STATS 2020/21

2401 George Thomson 2319 Connor Hall 2164 Warren Burrell

APPEARANCES

(including on as a sub)

26 George Thomson 25 Connor Hall 24 W arren Burrell Jack Muldoon Josh Falkingham Aaron Martin

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After winning the National League title in 2018-19 to return to the EFL after a two-year absence, the Summer of 2019 and the subsequent season last term was obviously a very difficult time for Leyton Orient with the passing of manager, Justin Edinburgh. Under interim manager Ross Embleton, who was given the job permanently halfway through last season, the Club continued remarkably well considering and finished a respectable 17th in what was a very challenging first season back in the EFL. This season Orient sit just outside the play-off positions, but consistency has been a bit of an issue with the O’s losing as many as they’ve won. With a mix of experience and youth in the squad, 38-year-old Jobi McAnuff pulls the strings in midfield, whilst up front, ex-Town trialist Danny Johnson, has scored an impressive 14 goals so far this season including bagging a hattrick in the reverse fixture in November at Brisbane Road.

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