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7 From the Skipper 8 From the Board - Our Values 10 Action Replay: Mansfield Town 12 Simon Power Interview 18 This Week in Town’s History 21 Today’s Opposition: Grimsby Town 28 The Ex-Files 30 Community Foundation 32 Stats Zone 34 League Two Round-up 36 Results and Fixtures 38 Squad & Management Team 42 Next up for Town 44 Today’s Teams TOWN MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Editor & Designer: Rich Saltmarsh Contributors: Henry Whitaker, Phil Harrison, Rich Saltmarsh, Hal Boxhall-Dockree, Iain Service, Mark Walker, Simon Weaver, Josh Falkingham Photography: Matt Kirkham Printed by: JJ Sports Promotions

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SIMON WEAVER GOOD AFTERNOON and I hope everyone at home is safe and well. I would like to extend that welcome to Paul Hurst, his staff, players and officials who have made the short journey up to North Yorkshire today. Grimsby will be on a high after their win on Tuesday night and we will need to be prepared for that. We have played them twice this season already, and on both occasions, they have been really tough encounters so we expect no different this afternoon. Tuesday night’s game against Mansfield was very much a game of two halves in terms of our performance. We all came in at half time very flat from the performance as we all knew that we were nowhere near on it and were maybe a bit fortunate to come in at 0-0 as we were second best to much that was going on in the first 45 minutes. Everyone needed to give themselves a bit of a shake. They’re a good, honest group and knew that they were below par and had to earn the right more, so it was all about how we reacted to that in the second half and to get the goal straight after the restart was the perfect tonic.

We were so much better after that and controlled the game much better, getting the right balance between playing the ball on the ground when it was possible and playing it long when it was needed. It also demonstrated our resilience and ability to protect a lead once we go ahead, which is absolutely vital at this level. It’s encouraging that we’re now picking up points at home and it’s been much better. We’ve had three good wins at home recently, but we will stay level-headed and go into another big one today knowing we have to show a real intensity and desire in all aspects of the game to get the points. It’s a long season and in the position we are in now, we have a great opportunity in front of us and we must demand the best from ourselves and each other for the remaining third of the season. Enjoy the game.

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JOSH FALKINGHAM IT WAS GREAT TO GET THE WIN against Mansfield on Tuesday night and continue our recent strong home form. We want to make this ground as tough as possible for opponents to visit and since the turn of the year, we’ve been able to do that and get the result, which is so vital as every point adds up to our final tally. Beating Mansfield meant it was the first time we’d done the double over a League Two side and as good as that is, the only important thing was to get the three points, irrelevant of the result in the previous meeting between the two of us. We all admit that the first half performance was a bit flat and we knew at half time we had to get better. Aaron Martin scoring right at the start of the second half really helped and as we’ve seen this season, getting that first goal means a team can control and manage the game. It’s something we’ve been doing much better in recent weeks and it’s allowed us to go on and get the maximum points available to us. We face Grimsby on Saturday though and that’s going to be another really tough game and we’ll have to fight for every ball and win every battle to come out on top. We’ve already played them

twice and are unbeaten against them in normal time this season but there’s a different manager in charge now and new players through the door so we can’t take anything for granted. Although Grimsby are near the foot of the table, it doesn’t really mean too much to us as every game in this division is really competitive. It doesn’t matter who we play, we have to go into them and act like it’s a cup final now until the end of the season. I think that’s the correct mindset to have at the moment as we want to keep racking up the wins and build some consistent form. We’re now in a period of games playing a lot of teams close to us in the league table and we know if we can pick up a lot of points from those games, it’ll only take us higher in the standings. Saying that though, like always the main focus has to be on what’s directly in front of us and for us that is Grimsby. We’ll put everything into the match to get the best outcome we can and hopefully continue what’s been a good little period of results at home.

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INTEGRITY Being part of something recognised and admired means we can feel a sense of pride in what it means to be part of Harrogate Town. Being genuine and reliable and doing the right things means providing support to our people and fans. At Harrogate Town, we encourage a culture that entrusts our people to take responsibility and lead by example to ensure the club’s integrity is maintained.

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ACTION REPLAY

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0 Town Belshaw, Francis (Jones 71), Burrell, Smith, Hall, Falkingham ■, Thomson, Power (Kerry 63), March (Muldoon 76), Martin (Beck 76), McPake Unused subs: Fallowfield, Minter Mansfield Town Stone, Sweeney, Rawson, Charsley (Gordon 55), Clarke, Bowery, Maris (Sinclair 85 ■), Perch, Reid, McLaughlin (Benning 46), Law (Quinn 74) Unused subs: O’Driscoll, Sarkic, Stech

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PLAYER IN FOCUS

SIMON POWER

With lightning-quick pace enough to frighten any professional footballer or reality TV star, Simon Power has had a promising start to his Town career, and at the age of just 22-years-old, this is only the beginning... By Henry Whitaker BORN IN THE IRISH TOWN OF GREYSTONES, just south of Dublin, Power grew up with the dream many young Irish lads have, to make it across the water to play football in England. At a young age, he played for his local side Greystones United where Power first learned the fundamentals of the game and found enjoyment kicking a ball around a field. By 11-years-old, Power had moved onto St Joseph Boys who were a bigger team and played at the highest level for Power’s age group. Training 3-4 times a week, the intensity was increased for the youngster and since St Joseph Boys acted as a feeder team for English clubs, there were eyes on him. However, Power didn’t enjoy that intensity in his early teenage years and returned to Greystones before changing his mindset when he turned 16.

“I realised I could potentially have a career when I turned 15/16 years-old,” Power explains. “I was starting to develop physically and my game was improving big time. It was something I definitely wanted to achieve and the help and praises of those around me encouraged me to pursue that. It’s every young Irish lad’s dream to get across the border and play in England.” At 16, Power joined Cabinteely FC which was another step up and the moment where he started to get his head down and dedicate his time to becoming a footballer. The Irishman explains that in Ireland, most aspiring footballers get the move across to England at 16-years-old, so now was the moment to put everything into it. Power heard rumours that Premier League and Championship clubs were interested but

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I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE QUICKEST I’VE EVER SETTLED INTO A CLUB... I’VE HAD NUMEROUS MOVES BUT THE DYNAMIC AND BUZZ HERE IS SOMETHING I’VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE... BEFORE. ..

SIMON POWER unfortunately, nothing materialised and Power continued to play football in his home country.

proud of myself to get there, it was just a dream come true to me.”

He admits that at this point he had “lost a bit of hope” as he says it’s rare to see youngsters over the age of 18 goes across to England and become a success. Nonetheless, Power powered on playing but this time with University College Dublin (UCD) and it’s where his career began to make important strides forward.

Power was now a professional footballer for the first time in his life and that first drive into Norwich’s training ground was a moment that left him “starstruck”.

Power was playing with the Irish national youth teams which gave him experience playing against better players as well as with them, West Ham midfielder Declan Rice being a standout name. It was the added motivation Power needed to keep his dream of playing in England alive. Now nearing 19 years-old, Power signed with a footballing agency and it led to scouts taking a keener interest in the winger. One of the clubs to show significant interest was Norwich City, as Power explains. “While still playing for UCD, we won the final of the competition. I’m sure my agent got a scout to come to look at me in that game and it was one of the best I’ve played. I scored two, won the trophy and it was then that Norwich got in contact with me, along with a few other clubs.”

However, there was no time to stay like that as the hard work was just beginning. Power spent his first year with the Norwich under 23s side and it was all about focusing and developing to try to make it into the first team. With the standards set by Norwich, there was no room for disappointment or bad performances. In January 2019, Power had done enough to earn himself a loan move to Dutch side Dordrecht. Only a select few from the Norwich academy had been sent out to Holland, one being Todd Cantwell who’s now a regular in their first team. Power’s loan move lasted six months and he found himself in and out of the team which just wasn’t enough. He returned briefly to Norwich before heading way up North to Ross County in July 2019, in what Power describes as “another culture shock”.

Power was set for a few trials with the first being Norwich. That one went ahead and the winger impressed the Norwich hierarchy so much that they told him they wanted him to join as soon as the January transfer window opened. It meant the other trials were cancelled and Power signed for the East Anglian side in January 2018. That childhood dream to play in England had now become reality. “There was a range of emotions after I signed. I was relieved, excited and proud because I kept working hard and kept my head down behind the scenes.” Power continues, “I have to give Cabinteely and UCD a lot of credit as, without them, I wouldn’t have got the move to Norwich. They gave me the platform to showcase my talent. From being in a small town in Greystones, you rarely see people come out and make that move so I was immensely

PLAYER IN FOCUS There would be success for Power and his teammates as a curtailed 2019/20 season saw Kings Lynn promoted to the National League on points per game. Power would return to The Linnets for the start of this season and found playing in that side allowed him to enjoy his football. “The lads there were spot on and once I’m in a good dynamic, I thrive and play my best football. My style of play and pace was something Kings Lynn didn’t have and I brought some excitement for the fans. They really got behind me and when that happens, my confidence goes through the roof and it’s why I did well there.” Playing at that level put him on a stage that many Football League managers look at. It meant that when returning to Norwich, crunch talks were needed.

“It wasn’t a successful loan for me,” he admits. I injured my hamstring at the start of the season and I couldn’t get back into the team. On top of that, it’s about four hours north of Edinburgh and Glasgow which made it a difficult loan all round for me.” The unsuccessful move led to Norwich recalling the winger and he dropped down to the National League North before the end of January 2020. The loan move to Kings Lynn was an opportunity for Power to rebuild some confidence and form which had gone missing. Power admits that he was a “little reluctant” to move down to the division but didn’t really know what to expect. “It’s a drop from to Scottish Premiership to NonLeague but honestly though, I didn’t know what to expect. Once I actually got there, it wasn’t that bad at all. We had some really good players and did well.

“I wasn’t too sure where my future was,” Power admits. “I asked Norwich where I stood and they told me I wasn’t going to get a contract. It was a bitter pill to swallow at the time as I wanted to be a success there and make my way into the first team but it didn’t work out. On the plus side though, I had done really well at Kings Lynn so English Football League teams were wanting my signature. It’s a mad industry,” he adds. “I couldn’t have done much better with Kings Lynn but it just wasn’t enough for the people at Norwich.” January 2021 comes around and Power is now on the end of serious interest from sides in League Two. One of them was Harrogate Town, who had already done business with Norwich for the loan signing of midfielder William Hondermarck. With clubs to choose from, Power opens up that with his former teammate already in North Yorkshire, it aided his decision to sign for Town. “I had other clubs in League Two looking at me but when I sat down with the people at Norwich

SIMON POWER they told me William Hondermarck was going to Harrogate and that helped as I know him and have played with him. I had a good few phone calls with the Gaffer and he explained what it was like with Harrogate and he said I’d get game time. They were looking for more youth in the team and with my attributes, he saw me as someone who could hurt a lot of teams in the league. It’s worked out perfectly, everything he has said has come true and it’s been the perfect move to come here.” Since arriving, Power has made eight appearances in total, scoring against Crawley Town and playing a huge part in an upturn in results for Simon Weaver’s side. The Irishman puts some of that strong start down to how easily he’s been able to settle and fit into the group. “I feel like this is the quickest I’ve ever settled into a club,” Power admits. “I’ve had numerous moves but the dynamic and buzz here is just something I’ve never experienced before. Once I played a few

games and the lads saw what I could do, it helped to break the ice and settle in quicker.” Powers move to Harrogate has been different from others in the fact that he’s signed during a pandemic when going out and taking in your new surroundings just isn’t the same. For the first few weeks, Power, along with the rest of Weaver’s new signings were all staying in a hotel and it meant that although there wasn’t too much to do, it allowed the new lads to bond. Power has now moved out of the hotel and into his own place, ready to knuckle down and help push Harrogate up the table. “I’m giving 100% each game and hopefully I can chip in with a few more goals and we can climb up the table as we have in the last few games. I’m extremely positive about the future with this team. From the few games I’ve played, they’ve all been top half teams and we’ve got a result from most of them. That can only fill me and the team with the confidence to kick on.”

THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S HISTORY

KEY MOMENTS FROM THIS WEEK IN TOWN’S PAST...

In 1982 in John Campbell our last season in Yorkshire League Division Two, Town visited Fryston C.W. and came away with a 1-0 win courtesy of a John Campbell goal, his fourth in four games and the eleventh game in an unbeaten run of 21 league games – a club record which stood until the 2001/02 season.

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Dave Ballantyne In 1984 Town hosted Ossett Albion in a Northern Counties East League Division One (North) game and won 2-0 thanks to goals from Dave Ballantyne and John Campbell - a ninth game undefeated. FEBRUARY

In 1952 Town met Alexandra Club & Institute from Wortley in a West Yorkshire League Division One match and won 10-2 with Maurice Hardy bagging six, Les Liggins three and one from Alan Smith. MARCH

Jack Muldoon scores the last-minute winner at the Proact Stadium

In 2020 Town travelled to Chesterfield on a Tuesday night in the National League and returned home with a memorable 4-3 victory in front of 2,912 supporters with goals from Jon Stead (2), George Thomson and a last-minute winner from Jack Muldoon. This was to be our last away league game before COVID-19 struck and consolidated second place in the table. MARCH

In 2008 Town from the Blue Square Conference North hosted Harrogate Railway Athletic in the West Riding County cup - a first ever meeting of these two teams in the semi-final of Tony Hackworth this competition - and Town won 2-0 with goals from Danny Holland and Tony Hackworth, who played for Leeds United in the Champions League against Barcelona and Lazio. Town won the Final 6-0 against Bradford Park Ave. MARCH

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In 2005 Town beat Redditch United 4-2 at home in the Conference North with goals from Marc Smith (2), Leigh Wood and Lee Nogan. Smith top scored with 15 goals that season. MARCH

In 1974 Town visited Ossett Town in Yorkshire League Division Two and returned with a 2-1 win thanks to Alan Milburn a brace from Alan Milburn, related to the Jackie Milburn dynasty. Milburn top scored with 17 goals that season. MARCH

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GRIMSBY TOWN

THE CLUB was originally founded as Grimsby Pelham in 1878 before being renamed Grimsby Town a year later. In 1892, after failed attempts to gain Football League membership, Grimsby’s application was successful when the League expanded to two divisions. In 1901-02 they were Champions and promoted to the First Division, but their stay lasted only two seasons, and in 1910, the Mariners failed re-election so dropped into the Midland League, however were successfully re-elected the following season. By 1929 they were back in the First Division, and in 1934-35 they finished fifth which remains their highest ever league finish. In 1947-48, Grimsby were relegated from the First Division and haven’t returned since.

They spent most of the 50s and 60s between the Second and Third Divisions, but notably from 1951 to 1954 they were managed by Bill Shankly. In 1969 they were relegated to the Fourth Division for the first time where they spent most of the 1970s, until backto-back promotions in 1979 and 1980 saw them rise back to the second tier where they remained until 1987-88. Alan Buckley was appointed manager and by 1991 had returned the club

to the second tier again. In 1996-97, Grimsby were relegated and Buckley returned as manager and guided them back up again to Division One (now Championship) via the play-offs. Their stay ended in relegation in 2002-03 and a second relegation followed in 2003-04 as the Mariners dropped into Division Three. Worse was still to come as they dropped out of the Football League at the end of the 2009-10 season.

After two mid-table finishes in The Conference under Rob Scott and current manager Paul Hurst, they lost in the play-offs two seasons running before making the play-off final again in 2015-16 and beating Forest Green Rovers 3-1 to reclaim their place in the EFL after a six season hiatus. Since then, in the last four seasons, the Mariners have re-established themselves as a Football League side with four mid-table finishes. 2020-21 has been a turbulent season for the Mariners with them currently sitting in the relegation zone and Tuesday nights 2-1 victory over Crawley brought a run of nine winless games to an end. After Ian Holloway’s resignation, Paul Hurst was appointed manager for a second time in December and has made 11 signings since returning.

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25. Mattie Pollock

Joining the Grimsby Academy on a Scholarship at Under-16 level after leaving Leeds United, the 19-year-old son of former Manchester City player Jamie has been a regular since making his debut in 2018 and is already closing in on 50 League Two appearances for the Mariners. He is actually the club’s top scorer this season.

Signing in July 2011, the 31-yearold began his career aged 15 in the youth teams of Coventry City and Walsall before heading to Peterborough United in 2007. After loan spells at Kettering Town and Worcester City, and six appearances for the Posh, he joined Boston United on loan in August 2010. Following a short spell in Dutch football with RSKV Leonidas, he joined Grimsby and has been a near ever-present ever since. Now in his 10th season at Blundell Park, he has made over 400 appearances for the club.

44. Jake Eastwood

Signing on loan from Sheffield United in January, the 24-yearold has been with the Blades since joining their academy at the age of the 10, and over the years has taken in spells on loan at the likes of Gainsborough Trinity, Mickleover Sports and Chesterfield. He began this season with Kilmarnock on loan, but injury restricted him to just two appearances.

AT THE BACK 2. Luke Hendrie

Signing permanently in January 2019 from Shrewsbury Town after a short-term loan, the 26-year-old former Manchester United youth player signed for Derby County in 2012, and then Burnley in 2015. Whilst with the Clarets, he had loans at Hartlepool United, York City, Kilmarnock and Bradford City before moving to League One Shrewsbury in 2018.

3. Joe Bunney

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United, the 27-year-old made his name at Rochdale whilst in League Two, making over 140 appearances over six years before moving to Northampton Town. He has also represented Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Matlock Town and most recently Hartlepool United.

6. Luke Waterfall

Signing in August 2019, the 30-year old came through Barnsley’s youth system before signing for Tranmere Rovers in July 2008. After a loan at Altrincham, he moved to Ilkeston Town and then Gainsborough Trinity where he racked up 120 appearances before joining Scunthorpe United in June 2013. More loans followed at Macclesfield Town and Mansfield Town before he joined Wrexham in January 2015. After only half a season in Wales, he signed for Lincoln City in June 2015 where he helped the Imps win promotion to the EFL and captained the side that had an incredible FA Cup run in 2016-17. After nearly 140 games for the Imps, he joined Shrewsbury Town in August 2018 and made 54 appearances for The Shrews.

26. Rollin Menayese

A January loan signing from Mansfield Town, the 23-year old made 13 starts for the Stags this campaign before joining Grimsby for the rest of the season. A product of Cardiff City’s Academy he joined Weston-super-Mare in late 2016 before Bristol Rovers signed him in June 2017. Loan spells at Swindon Town and Aldershot Town followed, before he returned to the Memorial Ground, appearing on 23 occasions in the 2019-20 season before joining Mansfield Town in the Summer.

36. Sam Habergham

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Appointed: December 2020 Age: 46

Paul Hurst was appointed Grimsby Town manager for a second time in December after Ian Holloway resigned from the post. Prior to beginning his managerial career, Paul played as a left-back for Rotherham United and played over 430 games for them between 1993 and 2008, solidifying himself as a legend at Millmoor. Hurst retired from football and took over at Ilkeston Town alongside his former Millers teammate Rob Scott, finishing second in the Northern Premier League and winning promotion to the Conference North. The duo took over at Boston United in July 2009, with the Pilgrims winning promotion to the Conference North before they left to join Grimsby Town in March 2011. The Mariners reached the play-offs on four consecutive occasions, before gaining promotion back to the Football League in 2016 with Hurst having taken sole charge of the club in September 2013.

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at Norwich City before joining Tamworth in 2011 and then moving to Braintree Town the following season. In four seasons at Braintree, he made a total of 190 appearances before following his former manager Danny Cowley to Lincoln City in 2016, where he helped the club secure the National League title in 2017, before finishing in the play-off spots the following season. After suffering a bad knee injury towards the end of the 2017-18 season and a lengthy period of rehabilitation, he was released by the Imps at the end of the 2018-19 season.

Hurst moved on to Shrewsbury Town in October 2016, and saved the club from relegation from League One in his first season, while taking them to the play-off finals in 2018. He left to join Ipswich Town in May 2018, but left Portman Road in October after a poor start to the season. He joined Scunthorpe United in May 2019 but parted company with them in January 2020.

THE ENGINE ROOM 4. Danny Rose

moved to Northampton Town in the January transfer window before joining Portsmouth that Summer playing over 60 times for Pompey in three seasons before joining Swindon Town for their promotion winning season last term.

8. Giles Coke © Lee Blease

Signing in August 2020, the 32-year-old started his career at Manchester United captaining the reserve side and spending five years at Old Trafford. He was loaned out to Conference side Oxford United in January 2007 before making his move permanent. He moved on to Newport County in 2008 and made 149 league appearances and scored 33 goals during the Exiles rise to the Football League. He then moved to Fleetwood Town where he made 10 appearances while spending time out on-loan at Aldershot Town. In 2016, he

IN THE DUGOUT

Paul Hurst

Danny Rose

Signing for the Mariners from Hereford earlier this month, the 34-year-old’s career started in the Academy at QPR before signing for Kingstonian in 2004. In 2005 he joined 23

TODAY’S OPPOSITION Mansfield Town, signing his first pro contract and going on to play over 80 times for the Stags before moving to Northampton Town in 2007. After two seasons with the Cobblers he joined Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership for a season making 32 league appearances before signing for Sheffield Wednesday in July 2010 making over 100 appearances in five years at Hillsborough and having loan spells at Bury, Swindon Town and Bolton Wanderers. In August 2015, he joined Ipswich Town, then Chesterfield in February 2018 and Oldham Athletic in July 2018 before dropping into non-league with Hereford in September 2020.

2018 but injury limited game time with the Bantams and he moved to Blackpool in Summer 2019.

10. George Williams

After coming through the Mariners academy where he’d been since the age of 10, the 22-year-old signed his first pro contract in 2015 and joined Grantham Town on loan for

Joining the Mariners during the summer, the 25-year-old started his career at MK Dons before moving to Premier League Fulham in June 2012, where he made a total of 17 appearances for the club. During his spell in the capital, Williams also returned to his first club on loan on two appearances, with spells at both Gillingham and St Johnstone in between. In June 2018, the seven cap Welsh international joined Forest Green Rovers where he spent two seasons.

11. Sean Scannell

Joining Grimsby in September, the 30-yearold started out at Crystal Palace before breaking into the Eagles first team in the 2007–08 season making 130 Championship appearances in five years at Selhurst. He went onto join Huddersfield Town in June 2012 and racked up another 158 Championship games in six seasons with the Terriers. After a loan spell at Burton Albion, he joined Bradford City in July 24

Joining the Mariners from Taunton Town during the summer, the 21-year-old started his senior career Jay at Mangotsfield Matete United in 2018 in the Southern Premier League before moving to Yate Town and then Taunton. He made his full Grimsby debut against Town in the EFL Trophy.

15. Harry Clifton

Harry Clifton

14. Luke Spokes

the 2016-17 season making 47 appearances and scoring six goals for the Gingerbreads. Since his return to Blundell Park, Clifton has secured a place in the team and is now closing in on 100 appearances for the club.

18. Filipe Morais

Signing in December 2020 as a free agent after his release by Crawley Town in October, the ex-Portugal Under-21 international has spent all his senior career in the UK, having been a youngster at Chelsea until 2006 before spells at 10 other clubs in England and Scotland. Most recently he was on loan at Oldham Athletic and has also had spells at Millwall, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Stevenage, Inverness CT and St Johnstone in the last 10 years and has over 350 career appearances to his name.

20. Jay Matete

Signing in January on loan from Fleetwood Town until the end of the season, the 19-year-old joined the Cod Army’s academy system as a fulltime scholar in 2018 following a spell at Reading and © Lee Blease was

GRIMSBY TOWN

Elliott Hewitt

awarded his first pro contract at the club that season. This campaign, Matete has continued to earn more firstteam opportunities and has currently made a total of 13 appearances in all competitions.

22. Elliott Hewitt

Signing for the Mariners in June 2019, the 26-year-old began his career at Macclesfield Town after graduating through their youth academy. After making 25 appearances for the Silkmen, he signed for Ipswich Town in 2012 – making 16 appearances in three seasons at Portman Road. During that time, he had loan spells at Gillingham and Colchester United, before signing for Notts County in 2015. He went on to make 152 appearances for the Magpies, before injury brought his 201819 season to a premature end.

Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he came through the Academy. After joining Bury for a season, he made the move to Doncaster Rovers in 2011, where he spent four seasons with loans to both Crawley Town and Bradford City during the 2013-14 season. After more than 130 appearances for Donny, he moved to Portsmouth, enjoyed three seasons there and another 117 appearances under his belt before joining Bristol Rovers, in February 2018 with a loan spell to Swindon Town during the 2018/19 season.

38. Idris El Mizouni

Signing for the Mariners last month on loan from Ipswich Town until the end of the season, the 20-year-old came through the Academy at Portman Road and signed his first pro contract with them in late 2018. Earlier this season, the Tunisian international had a loan spell at Cambridge United which was his second at the Abbey Stadium, having also spent the second half of last

season there making a total of 22 appearances for the U’s.

45. Joe Adams

Signing on loan on January deadline day until the end of the season from Brentford, the 19-year-old broke through at Bury in 2018 having been with the Shakers since the age of seven before securing a move to Brentford in summer 2019. Adams scored five goals in 33 appearances for Brentford’s B team last season, and has represented Wales at U17, U19, U20 and U21 level.

UP TOP 7. Matt Green

Signing in June 2019 from Salford City, the 34-year-old began his career at Newport County before joining Cardiff City in 2007. He had loans spells at Darlington and Oxford United before joining Torquay United in May 2008. He rejoined Oxford on loan for the 2009–10 season helping the U’s return to the EFL before signing permanently in June 2010. After a loan spell

RECENT LINE-UP v Crawley Town (H) 2-1

Tuesday, 23 February 2021

Payne

29. Joseph Starbuck

Another product of Grimsby Town’s academy, the 18-yearold made his first team debut in September 2019 and has made six appearances from the bench this season.

Adams

Bunney

El Mizouni

Matete

Menayese

Rose

Waterfall

Morais

Hewitt

37. Kyle Bennett

Signing on loan from Bristol Rovers in October until the end of the season, the 30-year-old began his career at the age of nine at

Eastwood SUBSTITUTIONS:

65’ Rose ‹› Hanson; 75’ Payne ‹› John-Lewis; 83’ Adams ‹› Coke; 84’ Morais ‹› Hendrie; 80’ Subs not used: McKeown, Lamy, Green 25

TODAY’S OPPOSITION at Cheltenham Town, he moved to Mansfield Town in July 2011 where he made nearly 92 appearances, scoring 56 goals in two seasons. This earned him a move to Birmingham City but a cruciate injury limited his game time and he returned to Mansfield in May 2015 playing a further 95 games for the Stags, and scoring 29. Green then moved to Lincoln City in 2017 scoring 23 goals in 82 appearances, before heading to Salford City in late 2018, and helping them secure their place in League Two for the first time.

9. James Hanson

Joining the Mariners in June 2019 from AFC Wimbledon, the 33-year-old started out with Huddersfield Town and Bradford City before moving into non-league, first with Eccleshill United and then with Guiseley. 44 goals in 91 games earned him a return to Bradford in July 2009 and over the next eight seasons he

amassed over 350 appearances for the Bantams and 76 goals, before joining Sheffield United in January 2017. After a loan period with Bury, he joined Wimbledon in June 2018.

12. Montel Gibson

Signing in the summer after leaving Halesowen Town, the 23-year-old started his career at Notts County and had a series of loan spells before moves to Ilkeston Town, Redditch and Bedworth United. Last season at Halesowen, he smashed 31 goals in 46 matches in Southern League Central Division One.

16. Ira Jackson Jr

Another Summer 2020 recruit, the 23-year-old joined the Mariners from Folkestone Invicta after scoring 26 goals in 36 starts in the Isthmian Premier Division last season. Prior to joining Folkestone, he spent three seasons with various non-league clubs. © Lee Blease

James Hanson

21. Lenell John-Lewis

Signing on deadline day from Hereford for his second spell at Blundell Park, the 31-yearold scored 13 goals in all competitions for the Bulls this season in the National League North. Having turned pro with Lincoln City before making the move to Bury in 2010, JohnLewis first joined the Mariners in 2013 during their time in nonleague scoring 30 goals in 111 appearances in all competitions before making the step up to League Two with Newport in 2015. He made the move to Shrewsbury Town in 2017 before heading back to non-league with Hereford last year.

40. Stefan Payne

A recent January signing until the end of the season following his release from Tranmere Rovers, the 29-yearold started his career as a scholar at Fulham, before signing for Gillingham in 2010 as an 18-year-old. Following his release from the Gills, Payne enjoyed a successful period in the non-league, which included a prolific spell at Dover Athletic in which he scored 44 goals in a two-year period. Payne then returned to the Football League with Barnsley in 2016 and has also represented Shrewsbury Town, Bristol Rovers and most recently Tranmere Rovers.

42. Julien Lamy

Signing for the Mariners earlier this month after his release from Rotherham United at the end of last season, the 21-year-old started his career in his native France with Brest II, before signing for Plabennec in July 2017. In July 2019 he joined Rotherham and played three times for the Millers before being loaned out to AFC Wimbledon in January 2020 for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. 26

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THE EX-FILES Matt Bloomer 1997-2001, 2006, 2007 Apps: 27 I Goals: 0

2009-16 Apps: 187 (32) I Goals: 1

The defender’s career started with his hometown club, Grimsby Town, in 1993 before turning pro in 1997. After just 12 senior appearances, he signed for Hull City in 2001 and then Lincoln City in 2003, making 110 appearances for the Imps. After a brief loan spell at Grimsby again, he moved to Cambridge United in July 2006 before re-joining Grimsby Town for a third spell in January 2007. He signed for Boston United in Summer 2007 and after his release in June 2009 joined Town, managed by his former Lincoln teammate Simon Weaver. He left for Cleethorpes Town in early 2016 during his fifth season with Town, having made 219 appearances.

Paul Bolland 2005-09 2011-13 Apps: 138 I Goals: 15 Apps: 51 (7) I Goals: 3 The midfielder came through Bradford City’s academy and made 14 senior appearances between 1997-99 before joining Notts County in Summer 1999. In six seasons at Notts, he made 194 appearances, before joining Grimsby Town in 2005 where he played 138 games in four seasons. Bolland signed for Macclesfield Town in June 2009 making 53 appearances before signing for Conference side Mansfield Town in June 2011. Midway through the season he joined Town on loan, making his debut in January 2012 in a 0-0 draw at home to Histon. He re-signed for Town on a season long loan in August 2012 and became skipper, returning to Harrogate in Summer 2013 as the U19 Coach.

Joe Colbeck 2012-14 2015-17 Apps: 85 I Goals: 5 Apps: 76 (17) I Goals: 8 The winger joined his hometown club, Bradford City, as a youth team player in 2002, and went on to play more than 100 games for the Bantams in five years. He left Valley Parade in September 2009 to join Oldham Athletic for a season before joining League Two, Hereford United. After two seasons with the Bulls and 80 games, he signed for Grimsby Town in June 2012 in the Conference and made 85 appearances before joining Bradford Park Avenue in July 2014. Colbeck joined Town for the 2015-16 season making his debut in the opening day 1-0 defeat at Brackley Town and stayed two seasons playing 93 games. 28

19 PLAYERS HAVE HAD SPELLS AT BOTH TOWN AND GRIMSBY IN RECENT YEARS... by Phil Harrison, Club Historian

Roll call...

Riccardo Gabbiadini

1997-98 A: 9 (2) I G:1 1989-91 A: 3 I G: 0

Clint Marcelle

2002-03 A: 15 (5) I G: 2 2004 A: 5 I G: 0

Lee Nogan

2004-06 A: 12 (10) I G: 2 1997-99 A: 96 I G: 16

Justin Whittle

2008-09 A: 31 (1) I G: 1 2004-08 A: 151 I G: 3

Curtis Woodhouse

2009-10 A: 16 (1) I G: 0 2005-06 A: 16 I G: 1

Ben Chapman 2009-10 (loan) A: 13 I G: 0 1997-2002 A: 28 I G: 0

Dayle Southwell 2013-14 (loan) A: 3 I G: 1 2010-14 A: 55 I G: 8

Tommy Wright 2013-14 A: 0 (3) I G: 1 2009-10 A: 14 I G: 1

Phil Barnes 2014-15 A: 28 I G: 0

2006-09 A: 139 I G: 0

Nicky Featherstone 2014-15 A: 4 I G: 0 2009-10 A: 8 I G: 0

Liam Hearn 2015-16 (loan) A: 2 I G: 0 2011-14 A: 74 I G: 35

Paddy McLaughlin 2014-15 (loan) A: 4 I G: 1 2013-15 A: 66 I G: 6

JP Pittman 2016-17 (loan) 28 (8) I G: 13 2014-16 A: 77 I G: 19

Sam Jones 2019-20 A: 3 (4) I G: 1 2016-18 A: 45 I G: 13

Scott Brown 2019-20 A: 5 (5) I G: 0 2014-16 A: 44 I G: 1

Dan Jones 2020-date (loan) A: 8 (4) I G: 1 2016-17 A: 5 I G: 0

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

February’s #TeamTalk with Jon Stead a huge success There was another great attendance at our monthly #TeamTalk in partnership with MIND and the EFL Trust, Thursday week. Our special guest was Jon Stead who shared some great stories about key points within his professional career. There was also a fun quiz and a chance to talk through some of the challenges we are al facing during lockdown. Our next Team Talk will be taking place on Zoom, 7pm on Thursday 25th March. The whole purpose is to urge supporters to stay connected and keep the conversation going around mental health. To book a place on our March #TeamTalk, email community@harrogatetownafc. com now to receive the Zoom link. We will be announcing a special guest nearer to the time.

Bailey’s winning design ready to be made in to a real flag! As part of our ‘25 Days of Christmas’ campaign in 2020 we set a competition – to design a flag to be displayed at The EnviroVent Stadium. The winner Bailey aged 9, can be very proud of his design. We are in the process of sending the design off to be made into a real flag. We might even get the real Harry Gator to pose next to it! 30

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Tom Blackburn Community Officer Tom Blackburn is a key part of our Community Team. But what makes him tick? Where did you work before Harrogate Town AFC? I worked at York City FC Foundation as a Community Coach, going in to schools delivering sessions and getting involved in Futsal, Sporting Memories and Matchday. Your role has got bigger since starting with HTAFC Community Foundation in January 2019. How have you found this? Great! The way that my role has grown has really helped with my development and confidence. There have been challenges along the way, but all of them have helped me expand my knowledge. The way the Foundation is growing week by week is so exciting! What would you like to achieve, working within the Community Foundation? The expansion and development of the Foundation is something that I am passionate about. I would like to be known for someone who can co-ordinate a range of programmes that inspire local people to be healthy and reach their potential. I f you weren’t a Community Officer what would you be? I would like to be a Professional Futsal player, failing that just working in Sport! Possibly Sports Psychology or a job where I can help people improve their performance. Do you have any hobbies outside of work/football? I enjoy to keep fit, run and play some golf (when the weather allows).

What is your favourite food? I am a big fan of Thai cuisine, in particular a Massaman curry. What is your faviourite TV show or movie? Pulp Fiction is my favourite, or anything directed by Quentin Tarantino. You cant beat a bit of Match of the Day. What advice would you give to people during this tough time? Stay active, whether that is physically or maybe doing a wordsearch or suduko. Try and learn new things and make sure you stay connected with friends and family. Hopefully the future will allow us to travel or check off a few items on our bucket lists! Do you have any plans or thoughts about what you might want to do? Japan, New Zealand and South America are on my lists of places to visit and experience the culture. I also want to sky dive (if possible over the Palm Tree Islands) in Dubai.

For more details about Harrogate Town AFC Community Foundation, or to get involved as a participant or volunteer, please email community@harrogatetownafc.com 31

STATS ZONE STATS ZONE

STATS ZONE

US V. THEM HOW WE COMPARE IN THE LEAGUE

LEAGUE POSITION

GOAL TIMINGS

Minute For Against

16-30 9 9 31-45 10 5

POINTS

39 GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

46-60 3 7

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 2 7

HOME 13 AWAY 11

76-90+ 4

GOALS SCORED

YELLOW CARDS

SECOND STRAIGHT YELLOWS REDS

GOALS CONCEDED

37 HOME 15 AWAY 22

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Jack Muldoon

47 HOME 21 AWAY 26

Aaron Martin

TOP SCORER

MOST ASSISTS

Mattie Pollock

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

Crawley Town

Cheltenham Town

Carlisle United

Scunthorpe United

Mansfield Town

6 Feb (A)

9 Feb (H)

16 Feb (H)

20 Feb (A)

23 Feb (H)

L0-1 W1-0 L1-3 W1-0

Southend United

Scunthorpe United

Stevenage

16 Jan (H)

23 Jan (A)

30 Jan (H)

D0-0 L0-3

L1-2

Newport County

L0-1

6 Feb (A)

Crawley Town

W2-1

23 Feb (H)

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

NLN

N NL L

2 3

NLN

Kyle Bennett

LAST FIVE LEAGUE GAMES

10 YEAR LEAGUE RECORD

NLN

11 12

31-45 5 10

HOME 11 AWAY 11

GOALS CONCEDED

W3-1

16-30 8 9

HOME 11 AWAY 23

CLEAN SHEETS

0 9

0-15

FAILED TO SCORE

61-75 8 5 76-90+ 3

Minute For Against

POINTS

46-60 2 9

HOME 16 AWAY 23

GOAL TIMINGS

CLEAN SHEETS

2 3

0-15

LEAGUE POSITION

NLN

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

L2 = EFL League Two; NL = National League / Conference Premier; NLN = National League North / Conference North Note: Information compiled prior to Wednesday night fixtures

18/19

19/20

STATS ZONE SEASON PLAYER STATS 2020/21 # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -

Player James Belshaw Ryan Fallowfield Dan Jones Josh Falkingham Will Smith Warren Burrell George Thomson Will Hondermarck Mark Beck Aaron Martin Jake Lawlor Joe Cracknell Brendan Kiernan Connor Kirby Jon Stead Lloyd Kerry Jack Muldoon Calvin Miller* Connor Hall Ed Francis Tom Walker* Josh March Melvin Minter Kevin Lokko Jay Williams Josh McPake Mitchell Roberts Simon Power Josh Andrews Jack Emmett**

League Two ■ A G 27 (0) 0 17 (2) 0 3 5 (3) 0 4 26 (2) 0 6 1 16 (0) 1 27 (1) 0 5 1 30 (0) 3 2 0 (1) 0 6 (6) 0 23 (5) 5 1 14 (3) 0 1 3 (0) 0 12 (8) 1 10 (6) 0 3 3 (10) 1 13 (6) 2 4 22 (5) 11 8 (2) 1 29 (0) 1 1 1 12 (1) 1 1 1 (6) 0 7 (3) 5 2 0 (0) 0 0 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 8 (0) 1 1 1 (0) 0 1 6 (2) 1 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 (0) 0 -

■ 1 1 -

TOWN TOP 3’s 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

Season A G 29 (0) 0 21 (2) 0 8 (4) 1 31 (2) 0 20 (0) 0 35 (1) 0 34 (3) 3 0 (1) 0 10 (9) 1 27 (6) 6 18 (3) 1 9 (0) 0 16 (10) 3 14 (9) 0 5 (14) 2 20 (6) 3 28 (5) 11 10 (3) 2 33 (0) 1 12 (1) 1 6 (6) 0 7 (3) 5 0 (0) 0 5 (1) 1 2 (1) 0 8 (0) 1 1 (0) 0 6 (2) 1 0 (2) 0 1 (0) 0

Town Career A G 173 0 145 3 12 1 167 7 64 4 254 12 167 30 1 0 119 29 37 6 21 1 17 0 66 11 23 0 51 9 180 17 129 44 13 2 72 6 13 1 12 0 10 5 0 0 6 1 3 0 8 1 1 0 8 1 2 0 229 22

GOALS 11 Jack Muldoon 5J osh March Aaron Martin 3G eorge Thomson

ASSISTS 6 Aaron Martin 5 George Thomson 4 Jack Muldoon

PITCH MINUTES 2671 George Thomson 2589 Connor Hall 2430 James Belshaw

APPEARANCES

(including on as a sub)

30 George Thomson 29 Connor Hall 28 W arren Burrell Josh Falkingham Aaron Martin

Top 3’s (League Two 2020/21 only) A = Appearances; () = Games on as sub; G = Goals; Second Yellow *Out on Loan; **Left Club

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LEAGUE TWO ROUND UP

LEAGUE TWO ROUND-UP A LOOK OVER TUESDAY NIGHTS GAMES IN LEAGUE TWO by Mark Walker, PA Media Cheltenham Sean Long heads the winner at the Abbey Stadium

Sean Long’s second-half header clinched Cheltenham Town a 1-0 win at leaders Cambridge United to get his side back on track in their hunt for automatic promotion. The Robins defender headed home Alfie May’s deep cross in the 63rd minute and the visitors held on to bounce back from Saturday’s home defeat to Bradford. Cambridge remain top despite winning only one of their last four matches, one point ahead of Forest Green and two better off than third-placed Cheltenham. Morecambe ensured the race for a top-three finish stayed wide open as two stoppage-time goals sealed a 2-1 home win against promotion hopefuls Salford City. Salford looked set for victory after Brandon Thomas-Asante’s first-half opener, but Carlos Mendes Gomes and Aaron Wildig both struck in time added on to snatch all three points for the Shrimps. Fifth-placed Tranmere Rovers closed to within a point of Morecambe thanks to James Vaughan’s double in a 3-2 win at Carlisle United. Goals by Josh Kayode and Nick Anderton for the Cumbrians were cancelled out by Kaiyne Woolery and Vaughan before the interval, then Vaughan struck again two minutes from time. Exeter City climbed above Salford into fifth place with a 2-1 win at Colchester United, whose winless league run was extended to 13 matches. Robbie Willmott and Ben Seymour scored in either half for Exeter and although Aramide Oteh pulled one back for Colchester, the Grecians are now unbeaten in four. Bolton Wanderers notched their fourth straight victory and halted Scunthorpe United’s recent revival in a 2-0 home win. Eoin Doyle converted a first-half penalty and Antoni Sarcevic scored after the break to lift Bolton to within a point of the play-off places.

Harrogate Town registered their 11th league win of the season and moved up to 13th courtesy of Aaron Martin’s second-half effort in a 1-0 home victory against Mansfield Town. Grimsby Town secured their first league win in 10 and climbed off the bottom of the table after beating Crawley Town 2-1 at Blundell Park. Joe Adams hit the Mariners’ late winner after Filipe Morais’ opener had been cancelled out by Jack Powell and the home side held on to boost their survival hopes despite Joe Bunney’s late dismissal. Barrow began life after Michael Jolley by halting a run of four straight defeats with a 1-0 win at Oldham Athletic - Scott Quigley scoring the winner a minute from time. Callum Cooke’s late penalty clinched Bradford City a 1-0 home win against Leyton Orient and Port Vale drew 0-0 with Stevenage at Vale Park.

LEAGUE TWO TABLE 2020/21

P 1 Cambridge United 31 2 Forest Green Rovers 28 3 Cheltenham Town 29 4 Morecambe 30 5 Tranmere Rovers 29 6 Exeter City 28 7 Salford City 29 8 Newport County 28 9 Bolton Wanderers 30 10 Carlisle United 26 11 Bradford City 28 12 Leyton Orient 29 13 Harrogate Town 30 14 Crawley Town 28 15 Walsall 28 16 Scunthorpe United 28 17 Oldham Athletic 29 18 Port Vale 30 19 Mansfield Town 29 20 Stevenage 31 21 Colchester United 29 22 Barrow 28 23 Grimsby Town 28 24 Southend United 29

HOME W D 8 5 6 5 6 4 7 4 8 1 8 2 7 8 8 3 6 4 9 1 6 4 7 4 4 4 6 4 5 5 6 2 4 1 5 4 2 6 4 6 6 5 3 7 3 4 4 1

L 3 2 4 3 6 4 0 3 6 3 4 4 6 4 5 6 10 6 6 5 3 4 7 10

F 22 18 20 19 24 29 26 17 18 27 15 22 11 21 16 18 21 21 18 13 21 20 11 13

A 13 13 15 16 18 16 11 14 18 16 13 13 15 15 18 19 27 18 23 12 16 20 21 23

AWAY W D 7 2 8 4 8 4 7 3 6 5 4 8 5 1 4 5 6 4 4 3 5 3 4 2 7 2 4 4 3 8 5 0 6 4 4 3 5 7 3 7 1 7 3 1 3 2 2 5

L 6 3 3 6 3 2 8 5 4 6 6 8 7 6 2 9 4 8 3 6 7 10 9 7

F 25 21 18 22 16 22 13 20 20 10 17 13 23 17 19 13 25 20 19 11 10 13 11 5

A 16 13 11 25 18 19 14 17 22 11 18 18 22 22 19 18 26 26 17 19 23 19 26 22

GD 18 13 12 0 4 16 14 6 -2 10 1 4 -3 1 -2 -6 -7 -3 -3 -7 -8 -6 -25 -27

Pts 52 51 50 49 48 46 45 44 44 43 40 39 39 38 37 35 35 34 34 34 33 26 24 24

Last updated 23 February 2021 prior to Wednesday night’s fixtures

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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 Falkingham

FEBRUARY Sat 6

Crawley Town

3-1

14 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith ■

Hall

Tue 9

Cheltenham Town

0-1

15 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Lawlor

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 16

Carlisle United

1-0

12 Belshaw

Francis ■

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Sat 20

Scunthorpe United

1-3

15 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham

Tue 23

Mansfield Town

1-0

13 Belshaw

Francis

Burrell

Smith

Hall

Falkingham ■

Sat 27

Grimsby Town

W 15:00

Tue 2

Barrow

D 19:00

Sat 6

Stevenage

W 15:00

Tue 9

Colchester United

W 19:00

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

Tue 13

Leyton Orient

W 19:00

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

Power

Thomson

March

Martin

McPake

Muldoon (75), Fallowfield (75), Andrews (89), Kerry, Kiernan, Minter

Power

Thomson

March 

Martin

McPake

Beck (72), Lawlor (76), Kerry (84), Muldoon, Kiernan, Minter

Power

Thomson

March 

Martin

McPake

Beck (70), Muldoon (88), Kerry, Lawlor, Kiernan, Minter

Power

Thomson

March

Martin ●

McPake

Kerry (63), Jones (71), Muldoon (76), Beck (76), Fallowfield, Minter

27TH FEBRUARY 2021 FIXTURES Bolton Wanderers v Barrow Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic Crawley Town v Exeter City Forest Green Rovers v Colchester United Harrogate Town v Grimsby Town Leyton Orient v Tranmere Rovers Mansfield Town v Morecambe Newport County v Stevenage Port Vale v Cambridge United Scunthorpe United v Cheltenham Town Southend United v Salford City Walsall v Bradford City 1st sub / 2nd sub / 3rd sub / 4th sub / 5th sub; ■ Yellow Card / H* At Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Second Yellow Card / ■ Red Card

SQUAD & MANAGEMENT TEAM

FIRST-TEAM PLAYING SQUAD N O

IN A PT A C

IN N A LO

James

Ryan

Belshaw

Dan

Fallowfield

Josh

Jones

Will

Falkingham

Warren

Burrell

Smith

IN N O N A LO

George

Thomson

Brendan

William

Connor

Kiernan

Aaron

Beck

Hondermarck

Mark

Jake

Martin

Jon

Kirby

Lloyd

Stead

Joe

Lawlor

Kerry

Jack

Cracknell

Connor

Hall

Muldoon

IN N O N A LO

Josh

Francis

Melvin

March

Kevin

Minter

Lokko

N O

Roberts

N A LO

Mitchell

N O

McPake

Jay

Williams

Josh

Simon

Power

Josh

Andrews

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Simon

Weaver MANAGER

Paul

Thirlwell

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Phil

Priestley

GOALKEEPER COACH

Lee

Rachel

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After achieving their highest ever league finish of 10th in the Championship in 2006-07, relegation followed in 2008 and the Us spent the next eight seasons in League One, before dropping into League Two in 2015-16 where they’ve remained ever since. John McGreal took charge at that point, and in two of his first three full seasons at the helm, Colchester finished a point outside the play-offs, before a play-off semi-final defeat to Exeter City last season. Former player, Steve Ball was appointed first team coach before this campaign after being an assistant coach for four years under McGreal. This season has been a tale of two halves with the Us starting off well and always in the play-off hunt. But since winning 1-0 at Scunthorpe on December 8, Colchester have gone 13 without victory at the time of going to print, which has

seen them drop into the bottom half of Jon Stead heads the table Town’s goal in October as they visit Wetherby Road. In the reverse fixture in late October, Colchester won 2-1. Town were unfortunate not to come away with anything that day having dominated the game, however, two quickfire goals in two minutes from Callum Harriott and Ben Stevenson soon after half time caused the damage and despite a 68th minute reply from Jon Stead, the Us held on to inflict a first away league defeat of the season on Town.

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Fellow League Two new boys Barrow have been up against it for most of the season after Ian Evatt left in the summer for Bolton Wanderers, and David Dunn was sacked in December and replaced by Michael Jolley, only for him to be relieved of his duties after the defeat on last weekend against Morecambe with Rob Kelly now appointed as Caretaker Manager until the end of the season. In January nine players joined the club, including Neal Eardley and Jamie Devitt to add some more experienced heads. Scoring hasn’t necessarily been a problem this season but those goals haven’t translated into wins with the Bluebirds often taking the lead then letting sides back into games, consequently they have just six wins on the board. 42

Rob Kelly got off to a dream start on Tuesday night however, with Scott Quigley’s 89th-minute winner earning the Bluebirds a 1-0 victory at Oldham Athletic. In the reverse fixture in mid-October, Jack Muldoon’s first-half strike was enough to give Town a 1-0 win in what was Harrogate’s first ever league game played at The EnviroVent Stadium on the newly laid pitch.

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1 James Belshaw 2 Ryan Fallowfield 3 Dan Jones 4 Josh Falkingham c 5 Will Smith 6 Warren Burrell 7 George Thomson 8 William Hondermarck 9 Mark Beck 10 Aaron Martin 12 Jake Lawlor 13 Joe Cracknell 14 Brendan Kiernan 15 Connor Kirby 16 Jon Stead 17 Lloyd Kerry 18 Jack Muldoon 20 Connor Hall 22 Ed Francis 24 Josh March 25 Melvin Minter 26 Kevin Lokko 27 Jay Williams 28 Josh McPake 29 Mitch Roberts 30 Simon Power 31 Josh Andrews

1 James McKeown c 2 Luke Hendrie 3 Joe Bunney 4 Danny Rose 6 Luke Waterfall 7 Matt Green 8 Giles Coke 9 James Hanson 10 George Williams 11 Sean Scanell 12 Montel Gibson 13 Ollie Battersby 14 Luke Spokes 15 Harry Clifton 16 Ira Jackson Jr. 17 Alhagi Sisay 18 Filipe Morais 19 Max Wright 20 Jay Matete 21 Lenell John-Lewis 22 Elliott Hewitt 24 Jock Curran 25 Mattie Pollock 26 Rollin Menayese 27 Harvey Tomlinson 28 Joey Hope 29 Joe Starbuck 30 Cameron Painter 31 Evan Khouri 32 Duncan Idehen 33 Louis Adlard 34 Louis Boyd 35 Ben Grist

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