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Southern League Central Division Winners 2013-2014 Southern League Championship Trophy Winners 2013-2014 Spartan South Midlands Premier Division Winners: 2002–03, 2012-2013 Bedfordshire Senior Cup Winners (12): 1895–96, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2008–09 Bedfordshire Premier Cup Winners (4): 1980–81, 1982–83, 1990–91, 2006–07, 2011-2012 Bedfordshire Intermediate Cup Winners: 1999–2000, 2008–09, 2018-19 Bedfordshire Floodlit Cup Winners: 2007–08 Eastern Junior Cup Winners: 2006–07 Colwyn Cup Winners: 2006–07, 2009–10

WHO’S WHO AT CREASEY PARK Playing Staff Gareth Jackson - First Team Manager Ryan Sturges - Assistant Manager Wayne Upton - Coach Rory McMullen - Goalkeeper Coach Tasos Psarras - Sports Therapist Justin Lucas-Hill - Club Medical Consultant Colin Lauder - Development Team Manager Valentino Qoku - Assistant Manager Samir Amadu - Coach

Non-Playing Staff

Neil Barker - Chairman Andrew Amu - Vice Chairman Andrew Madaras - Club Secretary Dudley Peacham - Treasurer Kristy Lewington - Club Welfare Officer and FA Charter Standard Coordinator Stephen Lewington - Press Officer, Social Media, and Youth Engagement Officer Chris White - Social Media Manager and Club Photographer Katrina Peacham - Committee Clerk and Turnstile Manager Nikki Lauder - Events and fundraising Patrick MacKay - Match-day Merchandising Coordinator Peter Burrows - Community Engagement Officer Vince Dunnell - Youth Section Chairman and Assistant Youth Welfare Officer Adrian Dunne - Youth Section Vice Chairman and Events/Fundraising Kristy Lewington - Youth Section Secretary and Club Welfare Officer Christian Baxter - Youth Treasurer and Assistant Youth Welfare Officer Brad Cawthorne - Match day Camera man Jacqui Dunnell - Match day Hospitality Bradley Fields - Match day Volunteer Jon Keenan - Match day Volunteer

FROM THE BOARDROOM Good afternoon and welcome back to Creasey Park this afternoon. We welcome our visitors from Edgware Town and trust they will enjoy their visit to Dunstable.

be routinely punished. As our esteemed assistant manager pointed out to me after the game, ‘ we either win or learn’. Wise words Ryan!

Our opponents have had a mixed start to the season but are sitting comfortably mid table , so today’s clash should be hard fought.

As promised in the last edition of our programme we can announce that we have signed up a number of new sponsorship agreements in recent weeks. Firstly, we welcome the GMB union. You will notice a number of their advertising boards both outside and pitch side. They were represented by Martin Foster at the Stortford game and we look forward to a long association. Similarly, we welcome Alexander Estate Agents, Vantage, and Grove Theatre. All of these will soon have a visual presence around the ground.

After the excitement of our FA Cup clash Bishop’s Stortford, we recorded an excellent away victory against Potton United last Saturday. Three points and a clean sheet were a fitting reward for a hardworking, professional performance. With a couple of key players missing through injury and prior commitments, the boys showed a real team spirit in what was a deserved win. Going back to the Bishop’s Stortford game, I just wanted to comment on the level of support and the excellent atmosphere created at Creasey Park. The presence of so many of our Junior Blues and their families really did show the potential that we are striving to unlock at the club. At one point ,it really did look like we were going to pull off the come back to top all come backs. Alas, we fell just short, but I can assure you there was a high degree of panic emanating from the Stortford bench as the minutes ticked by in the second half. The harsh half time scoreline did not reflect the pattern of play we had witnessed, but certainly did point out that with a proven professional such as Jamie Cureton on the pitch, any mistake or hesitation would

I’m delighted to give you forward notice of our 2nd Quiz Night . After the success of last season’s event a number of people have asked if we will be repeating. The answer is a resounding, ‘Yes!’ So, put Saturday November 9th 7.30pm at Creasey in your diary . Cost is £6 per person (including food) and we will also be having a Prize Raffle during the evening. We were packed out last year, so book your teams early. Speak to me to sign up. Finally, make some noise today for the boys. They really appreciate the support that you give.

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GAFFER’S NOTES Good afternoon very warm welcome to Creasey Park, especially to Fergus, His staff, players and supporters of Edgware Town. I hope you all have a pleasant afternoon with us and a safe journey home. We are in no doubt of the test that this afternoon holds for us. Edgware have had a solid start winning 3 from 6 in the league and currently sitting 8th. I am sure this will be as entertaining a match as the table and stats suggest it will be. We are obviously looking to continue our current form that has pleased me for the past 3 halves of football. I think I was one of many who were very disappointed with the first half of our FA cup match here to Bishop’s Stortford. To be 0-4 down at half time is a tough position for any team to be in. However every player to a man entered the 2nd half with a new courage and belief to take the game to them, play some football and make everyone including myself proud. I am sure that all who were there certainly did feel proud, as the support that afternoon was incredible. I thank you all for that. Last week we traveled to Potton, where we wanted to keep our performance levels high from the start. I was very pleased to see how we managed the game, especially with the early substitution of Jordan BoyceFuller through injury that gave Kachi Njoku his debut, a strong debut at that. It is also always nice to finish a game with a clean sheet too!

My last word this week is saved for Kai McArthur who was unfortunately stretchered off during the 2nd half against Bishop’s Stortford. He went straight to hospital where they initially diagnosed a dislocated ankle with ligament damage. However further scans this week have shown a fractured ankle that has resulted in Kai undergoing surgery to pin and screw the bone back into place. We all wish him well and a very speedy recovery to get back to us again soon! As always your support is so valuable to us, so continue being loud and enjoy the game!

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EDGWARE TOWN HISTORY The club were founded in 1939 and played in the Middlesex Senior League until joining the Coronitian League in the 1946–47 season. In 1948 they won the Middlesex Senior Cup In 1963 the club transferred to Division One of the Athenian League. They finished third in their first season, and were promoted to the Premier Division. In 1966– 67 they finished bottom of the division, and were relegated to Division One. This was followed by a second successive relegation to Division Two as they finished bottom of the table again. In 1972 the club was renamed Edgware. When the Athenian League disbanded in 1984 they joined the London Spartan League before changing their name back to Edgware Town in 1987. They won the Premier Division of the Spartan League in 1987–88 and 1989–90, and after their second title win, were promoted to Division Two North of the Isthmian League After league re-organisation in 1991 they were placed in Division Three, which they won the following season. They were relegated back to Division Three in 2001. In 2006 the now-renamed Division Two was disbanded and Edgware were transferred to the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League. They won it at the first attempt, also winning the Premier Cup and the Challenge Trophy. The club was promoted to Division One North of the Isthmian League, but folded at the end of the 2007–08 season due to lack of funds. In 2014 a group including Dan and Antony

Manzi, Daz Bloor and Ken Batten secured the clubs inclusion back into non-league football. After a shaky start to the 2014-15 season, the wares finished a credible 9th and Middx Prem Cup Runners up after the management team of Michael Roche, Fabio Valenti and Peter Grant came in. The 2015-16 Season saw “The Wares” finish top with only 2 defeats, and lose in the Divisional Cup Final to Crawley Green. The ground, Silver Jubilee Park has achieved a C grade rating with 3 new stands, new floodlights and extended changing rooms and new perimeter fence. The Ken Batten Stand should be in place shortly and then SJP will have 2 seated stands, 3 standing covered stands with a capacity just shy of 2000. Fabio Valenti took over as 1st team manager in June 2016. Fergus Moore took over the team in 2017 after the departure of Fabio Valenti, and after a difficult start the team finished 10th which showed a marked improvement from the season before. The 2018-19 season was another midtable finish with Fergus pretty much on his own but towards the end of the season he was joined by Joe Pascoe who came over from the Hendon U18’s and that’s how the 201920 season will begin.

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TAKE FIVE EDGWARE TOWN LAST FIVE SEASONS SEASON LEAGUE

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2014-15

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LAST FIVE RESULTS Sun 15 September