Creasey Park Drive, Brewers Hill Road, Dunstable, Beds LU6 1BB
Dunstable Town FC is a Community Benefit Society. It is registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 Registration Number 8667 as Dunstable Town Football Club Ltd
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Andrew Madaras
Chair / Secretary / Director of Community Activities & Matchday Operations
Matt Carrington - Vice Chair / Treasurer
Neil Barker - Director of Partnerships
Peter Bottom
Supporters’ Groups Director / Fundraising Manager
Gary Levy - Director of Football Kristy Lewington
Director of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity
Lee Nania
Director of CBS Growth & Marketing / Business Consultant
Julian Nutley
Commercial & Marketing Director / Business Consultant
Dan Roberts
Director of Specialist Community Projects
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Adrian Witkowski - Membership Administrator
Yvonne Verla - Mental Health Ambassador
Ian Bateman - Walking Football
Patrick Mackay - Walking Group
Lee Nutley - Chums and Crumbs
Andrew Madaras - Sphere at the Glider
Lou Goodman - Volunteer
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Joe Deeney - Head Coach
Kyle Durcan - Assistant Head Coach
Anthony Christophi - Coach
Ayub Nabongo - U18s
Adam Ashton - Physio/Sports Therapist
Steve Lewington - Kitman
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Brad Cawthorne - Digital Manager
Jeffrey Roy - International Supporters’ Ambassador
Abby Slough - Marketing & Advertising Manager
Liam Smith - Events Manager
Wayne Upton - Community Activities
media team
Brad Cawthorne - Website/DTFC TV
Chris White & Liam Smith - Club Photographers
Matt Carrington - Social Media
Abby Slough - Instagram
Richard Scott - Programme Editor
Fly Design & Print - Programme Printing
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Wayne Upton - Matchday Manager
Brad Cawthorne - Matchday Cameraman
Andrew Madaras - Match Reporter
Amanda Madaras - Turnstile Manager
Dan Roberts - Matchday Merchandise
George Lewington - Matchday DJ
Chris Gray - Matchday Steward
Bradley Field & Mark Williams - Stewards
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Andrew Madaras - Chair
Wayne Upton - Vice Chair
Kristy Lewington - Secretary/Club Welfare Officer
Christian Baxter - Treasurer
Steve Chiswell - Assistant Welfare Officer
Wayne Upton & Joe Le Vien - Football Development
Jeff Abraham - Parents Representative
Karl Clarke & Steve Lewington - Social Media
Welcome to Paul, Matt, the players, supporters, and all associated with Crawley Green ahead of today’s game. I hope all supporters have had an enjoyable and safe Christmas time and are as excited for the game as we all are. Crawley Green currently sit top of the league after an excellent start to the season and I have no doubts they will be looking to maintain that form and have a real push at the title during the 2nd part of the season. I have no doubts the game will be competitive and played in the right spirit.
This is now my 2nd Christmas in charge of the club and 12 months ago we were in a very different position to where we are now. Last season we were trying to climb out of the relegation places to a safe mid table space. Now we sit 10th in the table looking to break into the top parts of the table. If you had said to me in August, we would be 10th at Christmas I would have personally seen that as a disaster. What I have come to realise that 10th is because we have only played 13 league games which has
been a constant source of annoyance for me. We enjoyed a decent run in both the FA Cup and FA Vase which obviously me and the lads wanted to continue. We now must get our league form and momentum back. We currently have 2 league defeats in the league which is far from a disaster. We now need to ensure we kick the win column up.
I am delighted to be able to say that we are getting closer to welcoming back most of our squad. Liam McCrohan has recovered well from his ankle injury and is now back in contention. Ethan Creary has made a good recovery from his foot injury and is also back and raring to go. Sean Immanuel has made an excellent return, trained exceptionally well and is back in the squad. Robbie Goodman’s 1 game suspension has turned out to be the longest 1 game suspension in history. He is still suspended due to his cup tie in the Vase and Dudley Latham cup. The game comes a little too early for Kyle Faulkner unfortunately which is disappointing for us as Kyle has been a big player for us.
“with the current economic situation, it is even harder than ever to support your team and we cannot thank you enough for all of you that continue to pay your hard-earned money to watch, support, and cheer us on.”
We are nearly at the point where we have a full squad to select from. That leaves us with around 22 players fighting for 11 places. t’s going to be a huge 2nd half of the season in terms of schedule and games. The squad will be utilised that is for sure. We get 33 plus training every week, some clubs at our level get 5 or 6! There is always competition and that for me is healthy.
Our last game vs St Panteleimon I was largely very satisfied with. We came out on the front foot, really aggressive both with and without the ball and were back to our normal self. The game had everything when you watch it back. Goals, shots, big tackles, energy, and a penalty shootout. As I said in my post-match Podcast the support on a Wednesday night in what feels like the middle of nowhere was humbling. It was fantastic to see you all there and especially great to see our Chairman Andrew Madaras back. We have missed him without a doubt. Andrew always brings the calmness, serenity and tranquillity to situations which isn’t always easy when he is having to deal with passionate and emotional staff and players especially me! The players, staff and I were delighted to see him back.
Regarding the game I felt we controlled large parts of the game. The red card from them in what can only be described as a complete plot loss actually helped them, I felt. Danny Webb made it 4 goals in 4 games finishing from an excellent Tolu cross. We then had a period of dominance before they equalised. I must give full credit to their lad who hit an absolute rocket from 30 plus yards from a free kick straight into the top corner. No Goalkeeper saves them. The goal was a mixed reaction from me. Sometimes in life you just have to stand there and applaud an outstanding piece of quality on a football pitch and that was one of those moments.
Second half we were very dominant but didn’t work their GK enough. We were on the front foot, and I could only see us scoring on the balance of play. Fair credit to St Panteleimon who have some of the best attacking players at this level they are always a threat. Dean Morgan equalised pretty much out of nowhere after a wonderful cross into the box. Not for the 1st time this season we showed fantastic heart to equalise late in the game. An excellent forward pass played by Benji Crilley picked out Tolu Ikuyinminu who fizzed another excellent cross that went into the net. Once again, we looked really fit and strong going into the latter stages but unfortunately time ran out and we went to penalties.
Dean Morgan had his penalty well saved by Connor Coulson and I thought the five penalties our lads served up were exceptional. J’Ardell Stirling, Joe Sellers-West, Ruairi Mills, Dan Naylor, and Tolu Ikuyinminu left their GK with no chance. A semi-final tie now awaits us against either Leighton Town or Shefford & Campton.
I look forward to seeing you all today at the game and hope we bring you goals and loads to cheer against a very good Crawley Green side. We have plenty of home league games left. As I always say the support makes a bigger difference than you will all realise. When we took over the numbers were ok at best, now they are excellent every week. With the current economic situation, it is even harder than ever to support your team and we cannot thank you enough for all of you that continue to pay your hardearned money to watch, support, and cheer us on.
A very warm and festive welcome to all of you attending today’s match v Crawley Green and to the many hundreds of you who will be reading this online. This is our last matchday programme of 2022 and it’s a timely reminder that this is the 17th best programme in the whole of the non-league pyramid.
The love and attention that Scottie puts into each edition is another example of why this Club is so special. Whether the print run is 100 or the online readership is 700 or 800, the fact is we want this to be a window into the Club, and an account of who we are, what we are striving to create and what we believe in. Thanks to all of you who travelled to Hertford Town FC on Wednesday night to watch the lads progress into the semi-finals of the Dudley Latham Cup. It was a very entertaining and hardfought victory which I thought we were
worthy of. Goals from Danny Webb and Tolu Ikuyinminu in the 90 minutes weren’t quite enough to get us over the line. Penalties were needed and Connor Coulson’s save from former Hatter & Chairboy, Dean Morgan proved to be decisive.
Bad weather postponements in the run up to Christmas means that we still have two thirds of our League campaign to play between our next League game away at Baldock on Monday 2nd January and the following 16 weeks when the season is due to finish away at Stotfold on April 22nd.
While we may have lost some of the early impetus, we’re still handily placed to mount a push for a top five finish but we’ll need to convert more of our chances into goals and keep things tight at the back, cutting out the daft decisions as Joe refers to them.
“your support this season has been nothing short of phenomenal, thank you. average attendances keep rising and away followings often hitting the 60 and 70”
Without much fuss or ado, Joe & Kyle took a group of players and coaches to Caddington Grove Residential Home last week. Supporters Groups Director, Peter Bottom accompanied the group who took over 40 presents for the Home’s residents. You’ll find a short report on the visit on the website in the next day or so.
On Thursday Chums & Crumbs held its Christmas Party for eleven of its regular attendees. Lee Nutley runs the group superbly on behalf of the Club with Vicky Harding doing the same on behalf of our partners and friends at Titan PCN.
Listening to some of the personal testimonies from those attending the group brings it all home to you why we do what we’re doing as part of our Improving the Lives of Others programme. You would need to possess a heart of cold stone not to be moved by the words of some of our attendees. Sphere at the Glider continue to do excellent work in providing peer support for people with lived experience of mental health problems and in recovery. I can’t say a huge enough thank you to Rupert Groves without whom the group would not have a home, and if we did, I doubt very much it would meet with the same degree of acceptance and understanding that Rupert and his staff afford it. It’s a proper home from home and a session which offers so much support to those that attend regularly.
The Directors have given the green light to the Club fielding a Veterans team next year. It will sit under the Improving the Lives of Others programme. The Club’s Mental Health Ambassador, Yvonne Verla, carries out a lot of research on our behalf and has looked at the evidence which shows the detrimental
effect giving up team sports can have on players’ mental well-being either through injury or personal circumstances.
Chris Golding will be running the Veterans Team on the Club’s behalf and has already amassed a very impressive amount of information.
This time last year we were in the middle of our 15 game unbeaten run. We’d just drawn 1-1 at home against Flackwell Heath and were about to draw 2-2 in the New Year game v Arlesey Town on Monday January 3rd. The run would go on all the way through to Tuesday March 15th and was a remarkable achievement.
As was this season’s 11 game unbeaten run between the 6th September and the 5th November with a record of P11 W8 D3 L0 F28 A9 GD +19 PPG 2.454
It’s the type of record that Joe will be keen to get his players to emulate as we enter the final weeks of the season.
Your support this season has been nothing short of phenomenal, thank you. Average attendances keep rising and away followings often hitting the 60 and 70 numbers. Club ownership has risen to approx. 140 and we’re in more talks with more organisations wanting to partner us in different ventures.
Thanks to all of you for coming today and for showing your support. Let’s be loud, proud and be the 12th Man, but be respectful towards our opponents and match officials.
Enjoy the game #COYB
Crawley Green is a suburb of south-east Luton near to London Luton Airport, in the Borough of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The area is roughly bounded by Crawley Green Road to the north, Devon Road to the south, the Midland Main Line to the west, and Vauxhall Way to the east.
The area was historically owned by the Crawley Family, owners of the now demolished Stockwood House and Stockwood Park. Crawley Green was originally a hamlet and farm on Crawley Green Road, near its junction with Hart Lane. The old farmhouse still stands at 124 Crawley Green Road. Nether Crawley Farm was slightly further up the road near what is now Vauxhall Way.
Crawley Green Sports & Social Club was formed in November 1989 after arsonists caused the virtual destruction of the present building. Members of Stopsley Harriers, The Wyvern and Ramridge Rangers Sunday Football Clubs amalgamated to form the present club and were successful in securing a 99-year lease from the Council.
Crawley Green, who are the only Luton based team to play at step 5 or above of the National League System, had been trying since 2008 to get permission to build a suitable stadium. Unfortunately, in that time they had failed to receive the support needed from Luton Borough Council, despite there being no cost involved for the Council. This decision meant that they have had to ground share with Barton Rovers FC for 11 years, to enable the team to continue to play at that level.
This was a poor indictment of the Council’s attitude to football in Luton, considering that other major towns in Bedfordshire have at least one team each playing step 6 or above. Their lack of support in comparison to the likes of Biggleswade (3 teams), Bedford (2 teams), Dunstable (2 teams), Leighton Buzzard (1 team) and Kempston (1 team), meant that even our local leagues have the ignominy of having to travel to local villages to host their cup finals.
Luton Clown installed a brand-new allweather surface down at the training ground and to comply with national ground grading criteria Crawley Green completed the remaining requirements. This will include new changing rooms, dugouts, turnstile, and spectator standing area. Tony Talbot, Chairman of Crawley Green stated: “We would like to thank Gary Sweet and Kevan Platt and everyone at Luton Town FC for firstly affording us this opportunity and then their support in making this happen.
“In the past we have seen a few exCrawley Green players go on to play for Luton, but our partnership has really continued to grow in recent years. It’s with great satisfaction for us that we are currently seeing James Justin starring for the first team. In addition, the recently transferred Tyreeq Bakinson and four of the current U18s team, Josh Neufville, Joe Mead, Ciaren Jones and Michael Shamalo all came through our youth system.
“A town the size of Luton needs a successful professional club, as well as teams playing in the national league pyramid”. This gives our talented
youngsters a pathway to development, without having to go outside the borough to develop. “In addition, underneath these clubs is a large community hub, which affords lots of youngsters the opportunity to play football. These community hubs ensure all young people can participate in football in a safe supportive environment, which preserves the dignity and respect of the individual regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, disability, income, and any other social deprivation. With Government statistics showing a concerning rise in childhood obesity throughout the UK, these community hubs encourage our children to stay active and engage in physical activity. This all helps promote health, self-confidence, and importantly social cohesion, and hopefully leads to the wider benefits in raising standards.”
Hatters chief executive Gary Sweet said: “We see ourselves as guardians of elite football in our region and part of that responsibility is to help – wherever possible – other local, aspirational clubs develop and thrive, staying at the core of their roots. “The challenges faced at Crawley Green were difficult and, with the great relationship we’ve had over the years, having recruited numerous young players from their excellent
development structure, we’re proud to help Crawley Green retain a local home for their competitive games, just as we are happy to utilise our existing training facility at perhaps the only time when it won’t get used.” The Brache had previously been used by Vauxhall Motors (Luton) until an artificial pitch was installed for hockey in 1991, forcing the club to resign from the Isthmian League; the pitch was later upgraded to 3G astroturf. A wooden stand remains in place from the Vauxhall Motors era. Their badge incorporates all the elements of the three founding clubs but also local history. The club badge was adopted in 1996 after many years of discussion. Maroon was the colour of the largest single club Ramridge Rangers and it was adopted as the club colour. It is incorporated in the Club badge as the bar across the middle. Stopsley Harriers were well known for their red and blue quarters, whilst Wyvern Members were predominantly blue since their foundation. Both these colours are reflected in the badge. Crawley Green FC Saturday side was formed in 1993 after another local team, Somerset Tavern came under the Crawley Green umbrella. The club colour of maroon was adopted by the team.
They joined Division One of the South Midlands League in 1995, and when the league merged with the Spartan League to form the Spartan South Midlands League in 1997, they were placed in Division One North. However, they left the league at the end of the 1997–98 season.
In 1999 the club re-joined the Spartan South Midlands League, and were placed in Division One, which was renamed Division Two in 2001. They won the Division in 2004–05 but were not promoted. In 2007–08 they finished as runners-up and were promoted to Division One. In 2011–12 they won the Division One Cup. They won it again in 2015–16. The season also saw them finish second in the league and earning promotion to the Premier Division. The first season in the Premier Division the club finished mid table, but the following season they escaped relegation by 1 point. The 2018-19 season saw them finish in the top half of the table and hoping to improve on this standing the following season. Sitting in 8th place when the season was abandoned and in 12th place when the 2020-21 season was scraped, they could have hoped for a bright 2021-22.
By November sitting in 20th place with just 2 wins from 16 games Crawley appointed Paul Blackman as their manager. They got their first win under the new regime in the New Year with a 4-2 victory at Baldock Town. A further 5 wins saw them avoid relegation with a superior goal difference to London Colney, who in turn escaped the drop due to a reprieve.
premier league home away
Ardley United 5 - 3 Arlesey Town
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 0 - 1
Baldock Town 5 - 0 0 - 2
Biggleswade United Cockfosters 0 - 3 Colney Heath 5 - 0 0 - 1
Dunstable Town
Harpenden Town 1 - 2 Hoddesdon Town 1 - 3
Leighton Town 3 - 1
Leverstock Green 1 - 4
London Colney 6 - 0
Potton United 1 - 1 Risborough Rangers 1 - 2
Shefford Tn & Campton 2 - 5 Stotfold 3 - 0
St Panteleimon 3 - 3
Tring Athletic 4 - 0
Fa cup West Essex 2 - 1
Fa vase
Dunstable Town 2 - 0
gladwish challenge trophy
AFC Caddington 3 - 2
London Tigers 1 - 4
Rugby Borough beds Senior cup Kempston Rovers 2 - 1
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dylan baker 9 39 1 2 harry beaumont 20 5 25 2 1 connor coulson 16 34 1 ethan creary 15 2 47 1 3 benjamin crilley 13 1 28 4 kyle davison-gordon 12 1 13 1 luke dunstan 13 13 1 4 1 kyle Faulkner 17 3 42 9 1 1 robbie goodman 3 3 1 1 benjamin gray 19 tolu ikuyinminu 23 23 5 3 Sean immanuel 1 11 12 2 charlie jones 10 10 1 owen mcconnell 1 1 liam mccrohan 11 4 37 1 1 joe mead 1 2 22 ruairi mills 11 2 30 1 terrence muchineripi 10 1 41 1 1 daniel naylor 3 5 31 jamie nicholls 15 isaac olaleye 6 7 15 1 3 alfie osborne 22 22 1 7 kelvin osei-addo 7 11 30 6 2 jack percy 2 18 joe reynolds 31 joe Sellers-west 21 4 50 8 4 J’Ardell Stirling 26 47 1 2 remell Stirling 6 18 36 3 1 james verney 1 3 10 danny webb 9 9 5 1
Actual Promotion (91) Playoff (84) Relegation (27) Guidelines are using the average points per game data for the Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division from the 1999-2000 to 2021-22 seasons.
Kyle Faulkner 9
Joe Sellers-West
Kelvin Osei-Addo
Tolu Ikuyinminu
Danny Webb 5
Remell Stirling 3
Sean Immanuel 2
Harry Beaumont 2
Robbie Goodman 1 J’Ardell Stirling 1 Dylan Baker 1 Luke Dunstan
Alfie Osborne 7 0 70
Luke Dunstan 4 1 65
Benjamin Crilley 4 0 40
Joe Sellers-West 4 0 40
Kyle Faulkner 1 1 35
Liam McCrohan 1 1 35
Tolu Ikuyinminu 3 0 30
Isaac Olaleye 3 0 30
Ethan Creary 3 0 30
Robbie Goodman 0 1 25
Kelvin Osei-Addo 2 0 20 J’Ardell Stirling 2 0 20
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crawley green 18 12 2 4 26 38
2 Leighton Town 15 11 2 2 26 35 3 Stotfold 16 10 4 2 17 34
4 Potton United 16 8 5 3 14 29 5 Leverstock Green 16 7 7 2 12 28 6 Tring Athletic 19 8 4 7 -2 28 7 Biggleswade United 15 8 3 4 5 27 8 St Panteleimon 16 7 4 5 3 25 9 Risborough Rangers 15 7 3 5 2 24 10 dunstable town 13 6 5 2 8 23 11 Shefford Town & Campton 16 7 2 7 -6 23 12 Baldock Town 18 7 1 10 -11 22 13 Cockfosters 16 5 6 5 5 21 14 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 17 6 2 9 0 20 15 Ardley United 16 5 5 6 -4 20 16 Harpenden Town 16 6 2 8 -5 20 17 Hoddesdon Town 17 4 4 9 -17 16 18 Arlesey Town 18 3 2 13 -18 11 19 Colney Heath 17 2 3 12 -22 9 20 London Colney 18 1 2 15 -33 5
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Leighton Town 6 5 1 0 16 3 2 Stotfold 6 5 0 1 18 7 3 Potton United 6 4 2 0 11 4 4 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 6 4 0 2 16 6 5 crawley green 6 4 0 2 16 6 6 Tring Athletic 6 4 0 2 13 12 7 Biggleswade United 6 3 2 1 17 10 8 Leverstock Green 6 3 2 1 16 10 9 Risborough Rangers 6 3 1 2 13 10 10 Baldock Town 6 3 1 2 10 10 11 St Panteleimon 6 2 2 2 8 8 12 Ardley United 6 2 2 2 9 14 13 Cockfosters 6 2 1 3 12 10 14 Harpenden Town 6 2 1 3 8 11 15 dunstable town 6 1 3 2 7 10 16 Shefford Town & Campton 6 1 1 4 12 18 17 Hoddesdon Town 6 1 1 4 7 14 18 Colney Heath 6 1 1 4 8 19 19 Arlesey Town 6 1 0 5 5 15 20 London Colney 6 0 1 5 7 24
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team lowest highest average
Leighton Town 144 413 290
2 dunstable town 130 603 234
3 Stotfold 103 239 168
4 Harpenden Town 95 263 145
5 Cockfosters 76 267 124
6 Biggleswade United 61 212 128 7 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 58 322 116
8 Risborough Rangers 84 182 121
9 Potton United 85 167 119 10 Tring Athletic 66 235 106 11 Arlesey Town 60 155 98 12 Shefford Town & Campton 45 136 84 13 Hoddesdon Town 65 96 83 14 Baldock Town 42 215 82 15 Colney Heath 51 134 82 16 Ardley United 30 109 69 17 Leverstock Green 31 148 73 18 crawley green 33 60 45 19 London Colney 20 50 39 20 St Panteleimon 21 41 31
Taylor Rhiney Biggleswade United 31
Leon Lobjoit Leighton Town 30
Lewis Toomey Leighton Town 18
Asher Yearwood Risborough Rangers 14
Lawrence Ajong Baldock Town 13
Joshua Adeyileka Crawley Green 12
Jake Baldwin Aylesbury Vale 12
Chris Blunden Leverstock Green 12
Archie McClelland Leighton Town 11
Cole Butler Potton United 10
Dean Morgan St Panteleimon 10
Codi-Lee Spavins Stotfold 10
Bailey Stevenson Cockfosters 10
Charlie Thake Shefford Tn & Camp 10
David Parkinson Potton United 10
Yemi Adelani Biggleswade United 9
Darius Browne Ardley United 9 kyle Faulkner dunstable town 9
George Carbery Tring Athletic 8
Brandon Carney Crawley Green 8 joe Sellers-west dunstable town 8
tuesday 6th december 2022
Aylesbury Vale 4 - 1 Biggleswade United 69
Saturday 10th december 2022 St Panteleimon 1 - 3 Baldock Town 21
tuesday 20th december 2022 Shefford Town & Campton 1 - 5 Cockfosters 45
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p w d l p
1 Real Bedford FC 19 18 0 1 54
2 Rugby Borough 17 13 0 4 39 3 North’ton Sileby Rangrs16 13 0 3 39 4 Amersham Town 18 10 4 4 34
5 Eaton Socon 16 8 5 3 29 6 Ampthill Town 13 9 1 3 28 7 North’ton ON Chenecks13 8 3 2 27
8 Letchworth Garden City 17 8 2 7 26
9 Moulton 17 8 1 8 25
10 Winslow United 17 8 1 8 25
11 Lutterworth Athletic 15 7 3 5 24
12 Burton Park Wanderers 16 6 3 7 21
13 Rushden & Higham Utd 17 5 3 9 18
14 Buckingham Athletic 19 4 6 9 18
15 Raunds Town 18 5 1 12 16
16 Thame United Res 18 5 0 13 15
17 Wellingboro’ Whitworth 18 4 1 13 13
18 Holmer Green 16 3 2 11 11
19 Langford 17 3 1 13 10
20 London Tigers 17 3 1 13 10
p w d l p
1 New Bradwell St Peter 12 11 1 0 34
2 Old Bradwell United 12 11 0 1 33
3 Totternhoe 10 10 0 0 30
4 Leighton Town Dev 11 8 2 1 26
5 Milton Keynes College 14 6 4 4 22
6 Aston Clinton 10 7 0 3 21
7 Codicote 11 6 2 3 20
8 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 14 6 1 7 19
9 Sarratt 11 5 0 6 15 10 Eynesbury United 12 5 0 7 15 11 Berkhamsted Raiders 12 4 2 6 14 12 Tring Corinthians AFC 12 4 1 7 13 13 AFC Caddington 13 4 1 8 13 14 Bovingdon 9 3 2 4 11 15 Risborough Rangrs Dev14 3 1 10 10 16 Potton United Dev 13 2 2 9 8 17 Buckingham United 12 2 1 9 7 18 The 61 FC (Luton) 12 0 0 12 0
tuesday 6th december 2022
Northton S R 4 - 2 Rushden & Higham Utd 42
Thame United Res 2 - 6 Real Bedford 59
Saturday 10th december 2022
Lutterworth Athletic 1 - 0 Langford 52
Wellingboro’ Whitworth 2 - 5 Real Bedford 82
Saturday 17th december 2022
Rugby Borough 8 - 1 Holmer Green 107
tuesday 20th december 2022
Buckingham Athletic 1 - 7 Rugby Borough 43
Wellingboro’ Whitworth 3 - 1 Amersham Tn 68
Saturday 3rd december 2022
Aston Clinton 4 - 1 The 61 FC (Luton) 18
Eynesbury United 4 - 3 Bovingdon 0 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 8 - 1 Buckingham Utd 35
Potton United Res 1 - 1 MK College 50
Risborough Rangers Dev 2 - 0 Codicote 38
Sarratt 0 - 4 New Bradwell St Peter 30
Tring Corinthians 1 - 4 Old Bradwell United 22
A professional performance by a resurgent Dunstable team was rewarded with a penalty shoot out win against St Panteleimon with a place in the semifinals in the Dudley Latham Cup. Despite going 2-1 down against the run of play in the 85th minute, a rasping drive from the man of the match, Tolu Ikuyinminu in the 88th minute took the tie into penalties where Connor Coulson’s save against former Hatter, Dean Morgan, proved to be decisive as all five Dunstable players who volunteered to take a penalty found their spot.
J’Ardell Stirling was only beaten by a fraction to the man of the match award. J’Ardell played in midfield and looked comfortable, composed and was very much the epitome of what Joe asks his players to do and perform.
Alfie Osborne remained as a Centre Half with a back three of Benji Crilley and Kyle Davison Gordon. Wing backs, Ruari Mills and Tolu Ikuyinminu with Luke Dunstan, Harry Beaumont joining J’Ardell in midfield with Danny Webb & Kelvin Osei-Addo providing the fire power up front.
Within the first few minutes Kelvin OseiAddo had hit the post from a tight angle out on the left and Tolu had tested the goalkeeper in an industrious start from the away side.
On the quarter hour the Blues dominance finally paid dividends as a well worked move between Kelvin & Tolu, saw the latter play an inch perfect pass across goal to where Danny Webb was able to meet it sweetly and put the Blues one goal to the good.
St Panteleimon were reduced to 10 men when their no.5 was sent off mid-way through the first half.
Although Dunstable looked comfortable and looked odds on to carry their lead into the half-time interval, St Panteleimon scored from a direct free kick which looked unstoppable. Even Joe Deeney said in his post-match interview with the Talk of the Town podcast, that he stood on the touchline and applauded the goal as did most of us.
Despite some periods of decent pressure Dunstable couldn’t fashion another goal despite some good preparatory play.
Both teams were playing some bright, attractive football and for the neutral this was an excellent and absorbing game, and an excellent advert for Step 5 football from two teams who like to get the ball down and play.
As penalties beckoned St Panteleimon went ahead with only five minutes of normal time to go. However, Tolu Ikuyinminu had other ideas and made the most of an intelligent pass from sub, Joe Sellers-West and hit home to send both sides to penalties.
Dunstable fans outnumbered the home fans by 2:1 and when Tolu Ikuyinminu hit his sides fifth and final penalty home the travelling Deeney Barmy Army & Regiment celebrated in style. Connor Coulson just minutes earlier making the crucial save from Dean Morgan.
Smiles all round at the end and what was especially pleasing was to see the side discover their mojo and play in the style and fashion we know they can do.
Every Thursday between 11am and 1pm a little piece of magic takes place at the far end of the corridor of the Dunstable Centre. To get there you have to walk past the Costa Coffee bar, the library, the swimming pool and the badminton courts. But if you’ve been of single purpose and steadfastly ignored temptation to visit any of the other attractions, then you are rewarded with one of the nicest welcomes you’ll receive in Bedfordshire, never mind Dunstable. Tucked away at the far end of the long corridor is Chums & Crumbs. A joint venture between Dunstable Town FC, Titan PCN & SLL, who manage the Dunstable Centre. Lee, Vicky, or Helen will give you the warmest of welcomes and help you settle into a friendly group of people who have the opportunity
every Thursday to meet with other people for up to two hours. Many of those attending may go for several days without seeing another person and the group serves as a lifeline for many who might be lonely or socially isolated.
The group celebrated Christmas with a festive spread and a traditional game of bingo or two. Every attendee left with a bag of presents and the knowledge & reassurance that they’re valued and respected as individuals and Chums and Crumbs will always be a second home for them.
Thank you to all our owners and sponsors for supporting us with Chums and Crumbs and to Michael Watts, Community Champion ASDA Dunstable for their support.
u18s results & Fixtures
Oct 17 Colney Heath L 3 - 6
Oct 26 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos L 1 - 2
Jan 04 Luton Town Cedars H
Jan 18 Colney Heath H
Jan 26 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos A
corinthian division p w d l pts
10 Dunstable Town 7 2 0 5 6
u15s panthers results & Fixtures
Nov 20 Newport Pagnell Jaguars L 2 - 3
Nov 27 Stotfold Junior Ambers D 1 - 1
Dec 04 Crawley Green Panthers L 0 - 2
Jan 08 Crawley Green A Jan 15 Dunstable Town Tigers H
u15s division 2 p w d l pts
7 Dunstable Town Panthers 9 3 3 3 12
u13s (Sat) lions results & Fixtures
Nov 12 Flitwick Eagles Whites L 1 - 3
Nov 19 FC Precision W 1 - 0
Dec 03 Stotfold Junior Golds L 1 - 2
Dec 10 Luton Allstars Panthers L 1 - 5
u15s lions results & Fixtures
Nov 20 MK Warriors Sharks H 6 - 2
Nov 27 Flitwick Eagles Golds W 5 - 2
Dec 04 Tattenhoe Youth Lions D 3 - 3
Jan 08 Leighton Town A
Jan 15 Luton Bulls A
u15s tigers results & Fixtures
Nov 20 Crawley Green Panthers W 3 - 1
Nov 27 Newport Pagnell Pumas D 2 - 2
Dec 04 Crawley Green Cubs W 6 - 4
Jan 08 Flitwick Eagles Stripes H
u15s division 1 p w d l pts 2 Dunstable Town Lions 10 8 1 1 25 u15s division 2 p w d l pts 3 Dunstable Town Tigers 11 5 3 3 18
Jan 15 Dunstable Town Panthers A u13s (Sat) wolverines results & Fixtures
Nov 05 Stotfold Junior Golds D 2 - 2 Nov 12 Maulden Magpies W 3 - 1 Nov 19 Stotfold Junior Golds W H - W Nov 26 Flitwick Eagles Whites W 6 - 3 Mar 04 Dunstable Town Lions A
u13s division 1 p w d l pts
7 Dunstable Town Lions 4 0 0 4 0
Mar 04 Dunstable Town Wolverines H u13s (Sun) phoenix results & Fixtures
Nov 13 Ampthill Town Santos W 5 - 0
Nov 20 Kempston Rovers Jaguars A P - P
Nov 27 Bedford Town Greys W 6 - 1
Jan 08 Bedford Town Greys A
Jan 15 Stopsley United Flyers A
u13s division 2 p w d l pts
4 Dunstable Town Phoenix 8 5 0 3 15
u12s panthers results & Fixtures
Nov 20 Crawley Green Rockets L 3 - 4
Nov 27 Flitwick Eagles Blues L 2 - 3
Dec 04 Shenley Foxes L 1 - 4
Jan 08 Sacred Heart United H
Jan 15 Flitwick Eagles Golds A
u12s division 1 p w d l pts
8 Dunstable Town Panthers 10 1 0 9 3
u13s (Sun) whites results & Fixtures
Nov 20 Leighton United Blues L 1 - 5 Nov 27 Leighton United Greens L 2 - 10 Dec 04 Wootton Rangers Purples W 4 - 1
Jan 08 Leighton United Blues A Jan 15 Dunstable Town Youth Tigers A
u13s division 1 p w d l pts 1 Dunstable Town Wolverines 4 3 1 0 10 u13s division 3 p w d l pts 5 Dunstable Town Whites 10 5 1 4 16
A few days before Christmas, First Team Head Coach, Joe Deeney and Director of Supporters’ Groups, Peter Bottom headed up a party of Dunstable Town players and coaches who visited Caddington Grove Care Home. Caddington Grove is one of the Club’s sponsors and we thought it only right to bring a little bit of festive cheer to the 55 residents in the home.
Director of CBS Growth & Marketing & one of the Club’s two Business Consultants, Lee Nania, volunteered to buy and wrap enough presents for the residents before passing them onto Peter in a carefully planned piece of logistics.
There may have been a difference in age groups between the players and coaches and the residents they met and chatted to, but the smiles on the faces of the residents they were able to spend
quality time with meant that the visit had been a huge success and one we hope we can do again next year.
Many thanks to Sarah Webber & Val Foley from Hamberley Care Homes for facilitating the visit.
Stuart Fuller is nearly a prize winning author of The Football Tourist books, Chairman of Lewes FC and an aspiring home chef.
Three hours after I had arrived in Doha I was on a bus from Souq Waqif, heading south towards the Al-Janoub Stadium as part of a 48-hour, six (or seven) game adventure in the desert. There would be little in the way of sight-seeing, cultural visits or even niceties such as sleep. I’d managed to arrange a very short trip, in between Lewes’ visit to Potters Bar Town on Tuesday night and back in time for kick-off at the Dripping Pan on Saturday afternoon.
I’d been fortunate it seemed to be able to grab direct flights, a room on one of the cruise ships and tickets to a couple of games on each day. But as the tournament approached, so did my desire to see three, or even four games in the days I was there. Was it even possible? FIFA’s own ticketing rules said
you could only buy tickets for two games in any one day, but a loophole meant that as long as you weren’t the primary ticket holder you could have a ticket “transferred” into your ticketing account.
The key, or so it seemed, was your Hayya Card. Every ticket holder had to have one of these which acted as your travel visa and provided free public transport. The official line was that tickets would be checked against your Hayya card on entry into the stadiums to prove you were the ticket holder.
So game number one wasn’t exactly one that had the visiting fans, or the locals for that matter, getting into the World Cup spirit. At every World Cup there’s one game where there are tickets available wherever you look. When the Ticket Resale platform opened, the one game that always had availability was this one.
Thirty minutes after leaving the centre of Doha the stadium appeared on the horizon in the middle of the desert. We
continued to drive away from it though, before a local approached the driver. It appears he hadn’t been told where the bus drop off was, and was simply following signs for the public car park. This was a common issue in the opening few days of the tournament – plenty of transport but some of the drivers hadn’t actually been told where to go.
The “fan area” on the outside of the ground was in full swing with an hour before kick off. Ear-splitting music, with a compare screaming out demands for any Swiss fans to “twerk” for their country on a stage with a large, female Cameroonian. Nobody was forthcoming. Dotted around the perimeter of the stadium were food and drink tents. Every one sold exactly the same uninspiring selection of soft drinks, crisps and nuts. There was no variety and even though I hadn’t eaten since plane food many hours before, I wasn’t that desperate.
Entry to the stadium was very smooth, assuming your phone doesn’t decide to do an automatically update. This left me hanging around outside the turnstiles, looking a bit suspicious. A security guard approached me and I showed him my phone. He directed me to a shaded area “just in case it took a while”.
The Al-Janoub was the second stadium to be used in the World Cup to be complete back in 2019. Despite the affectionate nickname, the design of the roof was nothing so daring but was inspired by the sails of traditional Dhow boats, used by pearl divers from the region, “weaving through currents of the Persian Gulf”. Whilst it had a capacity of 40,000, it would be reduced to 20,000 post tournament as the home of Qatar Stars League Al-Wakrah. It was an impressive arena and I was
glad to have a seat in the shade. The official attendance was later announced as 39,089 which was optimistic to say the least. I had a whole row to myself and wasn’t alone, the areas behind the goal were busy but the hospitality areas opposite were sparsely populated to say the least.
Before the game there was a presentation on the pitch made by Gianni Infantino (introduced to a chorus of boos), sporting a smart suit, shirt and tie and the whitest trainers you’ll ever see, to Roger Milla, the Cameroonian legend from the 1990 and 1994 World Cup Finals. Milla wanted to take his award and celebrate in front of the small section of Cameroonian fans but security were having none of it and he was ushered away very quickly.
So onto the game itself. Well, it probably lived up to the billing as the game with the least demand. Action was thin on the ground. Swiss efficiency snuffed out any attacking flair of the Indomitable Lions, managed by former West Ham player Rigobert Song and unusually for squads in the World Cup, didn’t have one starting player who played for a Premier League side. A single goal, scored by Switzerland’s Breel Embolo three minutes after the break was enough to settle the game.
I spent the last fifteen minutes planning my journey to game number two, kicking off just over an hour after final whistle at Education City. It was doable but would take some luck with the traffic, Olympicpace speed walking and no faffing around. It wasn’t the auspicious start to the tournament that I had perhaps hoped for but there were five (or six) more games to go – nothing wrong with a slow burner.
Dunstable Town Football Club has relaunched as a Community Benefit Society (CBS), which is a recognised legal entity structure, supported by the FSA (Football Supporters Association) and regulated by the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority).
This means that the club is owned equally by its shareholders, and anyone can become a shareholder with equal voting rights. When you become a member of the Club you will receive ‘The Blue Card’, which entitles you to the discounts listed below:
AH Carpentry and Joinery
Milton Keynes 10%
Anarkali Restaurant Dunstable 10% (Collection only, offer not valid on Tuesdays)
Armour Flex Online 15%
Belvoir Lettings Dunstable 1.5% off quoted monthly fee for full management service + £96 inc VAT off the quoted landlord startup fee
Creasey Park Dunstable 5% off all food and drink on matchdays between 1pm and 2pm on Saturdays and 6pm and 7pm on Tuesdays
Curry Garden Dunstable 5% total food bill when dining in the restaurant (not to be used for any other promotion in the restaurant)
CW Fishing Supplies Luton 10%
Hunt Fitness Leighton Buzzard 15%
Indian Bonsai Leagrave 5%
L&K Flowers Luton 10%
Marshall Heating
Dunstable 10%
Matchday Merchandise Dunstable 10%
PB Carpentry Dunstable 20%
Pro-Direct Dunstable Town Club Shop Online 10%
The Glider Pub Dunstable 10%
The Local Offy Dunstable 5%
Tikka Masala Welwyn Garden City 5%
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Andy Acton
Szymon Adamczyk Rizwan Ahmed Alex Alexandrou Clare Alexandrou Louie Alexandrou Panayis Alexandrou Aglaia Alexandrou Julie Allaway John Anstey Daniel Armas Neil Barker Linda Barker Ian Bateman Aaron Bateman Christian Baxter Peter Bottom Rosemary Bowen Lee Burgoyne Andy Burrows Matthew Byrne Matt Byrne Matt Carrington Jackie Carrington Brad Cawthorne Michael Charge Dan Crooke
Darren Court Warren Davies Douglas Deeney Taylor Doult
Bill Dunston Christopher Eastham Lindsey Edwards Ciaran Fairley-Edwards
Dean Falla Simon Faulkner Paul Fisher Kai Fisher Aaron Flemons
Ros Fowler Colin Fox Annette Fox Jake Fox-Nania Cassius Freckleton Stuart Fuller Mark Galpin Daniel Galpin Lewis Gibbons John Greener Rupert Groves Roy Hall Alan Hill Abbas Hussain Nick Jackson Isaac Jackson Patrick Johnson Gaj Jika Dave Lawlor Gary Levy Steve Lewington Kristy Lewington George Lewington Freddie Lewington Ted Lousvet Graham Luck Amanda Madaras Andrew Madaras Lucy Madaras Les Marsh
Andrew McCloskey Elliott McCook Richard McCook Steven Mead
Peter Mills Anthony Moore Mohammed Munaim Lee Nania
Derek Nutley Lee Nutley Julian Nutley Charlie Nutley Gabby Nutley Hanna Nutley
Jack Nutley Stephen Overell Mark Page Nigel Palmer Nikki Park Dudley Peacham Katrina Peacham Dean Purcell
Shaun Rapcewicz Graham Rhodes Daniel Roberts Ron Roberts Vera Roberts Luke Roberts Leo Roberts Chloe Roberts James Rogers Jeffrey Roy Mark Saccoccio John Sanders Charlie Sanders Richard Scott Hunter Seabourne Adam Shearsby Alison Skea Abby Slough Liam Smith Kian Smith Alan Soper Maurice Sullivan Arone Thasan Simon Thatcher Ian Tofts
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Steve Dobson (pictured left) AKA The Pieman and regular contributor to our programme sadly passed away a few weeks ago. His last report from Cirencester Town was his last match. His good friend and fellow ground hopper Shaun Smith recalls how they first met in a pub in Newcastle.
“I became friends with Pieman in 2006 when I first began blogging. He sent me an email to introduce himself and inform me that he too had the same hobby, and was sharing his football travels on the internet. He also joined the 100FgC as Squad no.31. We shared blog links and ever since have taken a keen interest in each other’s football travels. We met for the first time in December 2006 in The Bodega in Newcastle for a pre-match bevvy, prior to his beloved Spurs taking on the Toon. When I arrived at the pub, he introduced himself with a handshake and a pint of ale waiting for me on the table. This meeting became a regular event over the years, with the Newcastle v Tottenham fixture being
one of the first games I looked for when the fixtures were released.
Anyone who knows Steve will be aware of his dedication and devotion to Tottenham Hotspur. He never missed a match home or away and abroad, going back through the decades, which makes him not just one of the club’s most loyal supporters, but their number one fan.
I’ll miss our regular real ale get-togethers and reading about his love of football. It was just last week he travelled with Harlow Town to Cirencester, which turned out to be his last match and final blog report, which I still haven’t read as I’m too upset to do so at the moment.
Steve lived his life to the full through his love of football, in particular visiting previously uncharted football grounds and following Spurs all over Europe. His fantastic blog Pie & Mushy Peas will serve as a legacy to his life and his untimely passing will be a huge miss throughout the Grounhoppers community. R.I.P. Pieman”
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address: New Lamb Meadow, Hitchin Road, Arlesey, SG15 6RS website: www.baldocktownfc.com twitter: @baldocktownfc
travelling by car
From M1 South. At junction 10, take A1081 Airport Way onto A505 Hitchin Road towards Hitchin. Turn left onto A600 Bedford Road past Hitchin Town FC. Turn right at 2nd roundabout to Ickleford and go through village and bear left to Arlesey, ground is on the right.
The nearest station to the ground is Arlesey station, which is a few stops on the Hitchin line. The station is just less than 2 miles from the ground. Alternatively, the 9A Stagecoach bus from Hitchin will get you to Biggleswade station, which is approximately a mile from drop you 3 minutes from the ground via the village of Ickleford.
The White Horse in Arlesey village has a decent range of Greene King real ales. A lovely large, thatched house formed from three old cottages dating back to 1805 when it opened as a pub.
If you are traveling via the village of Ickleford, we would recommend a stop at the Old George, a 17th century country pub in the centre of the village. A tunnel runs from the pub to St Katharine’s church nearby. There is a lounge bar with an inglenook fireplace and lots of beams and it also stocks Greene King ales.
ex on the pitch: Russell Preston made over 50 appearances for the club over 3 spells between 2007 and 2012. He had similar spells with Barton Rovers, as well as brief stays at Biggleswade United and Bedford. who are ya: Huddersfield Town and Ebbsfleet United guess the player: Dan Naylor Spot the ball: A
Ardley Road, Ardley Oxfordshire OX27 7PA www.ardleyunitedfc.co.uk
New Lamb Meadow Stadium, Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RS www.arleseytownfc.co.uk
Haywood Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 9WZ www.aylesburyvaledynamos.co.uk
New Lamb Meadow Stadium, Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RS www.baldocktownfc.com
Second Meadow, Fairfield Rd, Biggleswade SG18 0AA www.biggleswadeutd.com
Cockfosters Sports Ground, Chalk Lane, Cockfosters, Barnet EN4 9HZ www.pitchero.com/clubs/cockfosters
The Recreation Ground, High Street Colney Heath, Hertfordshire AL4 0NP www.colneyheathfc.co.uk
The Stadium at the Brache, Park Street, Luton. LU1 3HH www.pitchero.com/clubs/crawleygreenfc
Creasey Park Community Football Centre Creasey Park Drive, Dunstable LU6 1BB www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk
Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2EF www.harpendentownfc.co.uk
Stewart Edwards Stadium, Lowfield, Park View, Hoddesdon, Herts. EN11 8PX www.hoddesdontownfc.co.uk
Bell Close, Lake Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1RX www.leightontownfc.co.uk
Pancake Lane, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4NQ www.levgreenfc.co.uk
North Orbital Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL2 1DW www.londoncolneyfootballclub.com
Hutchinson Hollow, Biggleswade Road, Potton, Sandy SG19 2LX www.pitchero.com/clubs/pottonunitedfc
The B.E.P. Stadium, Horsenden Lane Princes Risborough HP27 9NE www.risboroughrangersfc.co.uk
Shefford Sports Club Hitchin Road, Shefford Beds SG17 5JD www.twitter.com/sheffordcampton
New Roker Park, Arlesey Road Stotfold, Bedfordshire SG5 4HE www.stotfoldfc.co.uk
Hertingfordbury Park, West Street Hertford, SG13 8EZ www.stpanteleimonfc.co.uk
Grass Roots Stadium, Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 5NS www.tafc.co.uk
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