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Dunstable Town Football Club 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
DIRECTORS Andrew Madaras - Chair/Secretary/Director of Community Activities & Matchday Operations Matt Carrington - Vice Chair/Treasurer Neil Barker - Director of Partnerships Christian Baxter - Director of Youth Football 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 COMMUNITY BENEFIT SOCIETY TEAM Membership Administrator - Adrian Witkowski Mental Health Ambassador - Yvonne Verla Walking Football - Ian Bateman Walking Group - Patrick Mackay Chums and Crumbs - Lee Nutley Sphere at the Glider - Andrew Madaras Volunteer - Lou Goodman COACHING STAFF. Joe Deeney - Head Coach Kyle Durcan - Assistant Head Coach Anthony Christophi - Coach Ayub Nabongo - U18s Steve Lewington - Kitman Vacant - Physio/Sports Therapist CLUB OFFICERS & OFFICIALS Brad Cawthorne - Digital Manager Jeffrey Roy - International Supporters’ Ambassador
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Abby Slough - Marketing & Advertising Manager Liam Smith - Events Manager Wayne Upton - Community Activities Darren Court - Network Football Management/ Commercial Manager 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 MATCHDAY TEAM Matchday Manager - Wayne Upton Matchday Cameraman - Brad Cawthorne Reporters - Patrick Mackay & Andrew Madaras Turnstile Manager - Amanda Madaras Hospitality Manager - Louis Alexandrou Matchday Merchandise - Dan Roberts Steward - Bradley Field YOUTH SECTION Andrew Madaras - Chair Wayne Upton - -Vice Chair Kristy Lewington - Secretary/Club Welfare Officer Christian Baxter - Treasurer Steve Chiswell - Assistant Welfare Officer Registrations & Fixtures Secretary - Steve Lewington Football Development Officers - Wayne Upton & Joe Le Vien Parents Representative - Jeff Abraham Social Media - Karl Clarke & Steve Lewington
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The decision to change the whole structure, constitution, and purpose of the Club to become a Community Benefit Society (CBS) was not taken lightly and it didn’t happen overnight. The creation of Dunstable Town FC Ltd on the 8th July 2021 came about only after many hours of meetings with the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), fellow CBS clubs, AFC Rushden & Diamonds & Lewes FC, and after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) assessed we met the strictest financial standards required. The history of Community/Fan owned clubs can be traced back over 20 years, Enfield Town hold the distinction of being the first semiprofessional club to become completely owned by their fans. Dunstable Town FC became the 46th semiprofessional club to follow in their footsteps. Many of our fellow CBS clubs will have enjoyed success higher up the football pyramid before becoming community/fan owned. Privately owned and riding the boom-and-bust football rollercoaster until, almost inevitably, an investor withdraws, or debt levels become unserviceable. The club’s future hangs in the balance, or as in the case of some, goes out of business before fans’ groups decide to band together to start afresh and run a new club, ethically and sustainably.
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Our most recent history since 2017 has been a tale of dogged resistance and an immense team effort by a group of individuals working together to run a semi-professional football club.
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from the boardroom Enfield Town hold the distinction of being the first semi-professional club to become owned by their fans Two successive relegations saw us begin life in the Premier Division of the Spartan South Midlands League at the start of the 2019 – 2020 season. In March 2020 the Covid virus enveloped the country and that season, and the following season were cut short. Sponsors withdrew due to the downturn in the economy and 90% of commercial sponsorship was lost. We folded our highly successful U23’s Development Team to save money. To keep the Club intact and avoid losing its identity the Club’s members unanimously voted in two separate meetings last year to become a CBS and do things very differently. Just calling ourselves a CBS and showing off our FCA credentials would change very little. For the past three seasons, we’d campaigned vigorously to promote the work of local mental health charity, Mind BLMK. Morally it was 100% the right thing to do with there being sufficient anecdotal evidence to know for certain that our stance had helped people engage with services and address mental health issues they had personally. Whether it helped the Club financially in terms of attracting sponsors was much harder to know. We have an excellent relationship with Creasey Park and the town council who are our landlords. They are supportive of our change to a CBS club and help us in every way they can. But they have books to balance, budgets to meet and council-tax payers to answer to. There is a limit to what help we can receive from them and in our individual case we exist in a world where we enjoy matchday facilities
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and training facilities which are second to none, pay a fair rent for the ability to do so, but see nothing of the matchday bar and food sales money, or clubhouse hire money which is retained fully by the Council. To put this in context, at our level of football, most clubs up and down the country fund a large part of their operations through exactly those means that are not available to us. On the positive side we don’t need to worry about stadium repairs, pitch renewal or preparation for matches or replacing floodlight bulbs. It’s very much a case of swings and roundabouts, and for a Club of our size, a highly advantageous agreement if we can attract more supporters to come to matches or disadvantageous if attendances stay low. For us “walking the walk” means we do exactly what our CBS title says we do. We provide activities and groups as a “benefit to the community” free of charge for local people who want help and support either to improve levels of physical fitness or mental well-being. Our project is called Improving the Lives of Others, and while it may appear somewhat grandiose it stands all the tests which you may want to use to challenge it. We provide two Walking Football groups for people who want to address issues around physical fitness, blood pressure control, Type 2 Diabetes and weight management. Exercise stimulates the brain’s production of endorphins, the body’s own natural antidepressants so playing Walking Football
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helps both physical fitness and mental wellbeing. At any given time, we can accommodate up to 50 people between our two Walking Football groups, superbly managed by Ian Bateman and gloriously kitted out in DTFC colours thanks to the generosity of the Asda Foundation. For people who don’t want physical exercise but do want more social support and the opportunity to make new friends, we have two Friendship groups which meet every week. Chums and Crumbs is a joint venture between the Club, Social Prescribers (Vicky, Imaan & Ruby) from Titan PCN & Stevenage Leisure Ltd. Lee Nutley runs the group on behalf of the Club. We meet every Thursday between 11am and 1pm in the Activities Room on the 1st floor of the Dunstable Centre. The group is becoming increasingly popular and would benefit from one or two more volunteers. On Monday afternoon Sphere at the Glider meet for three hours of arts and crafts activities courtesy of the kindness and generosity of Club sponsor and owner, Rupert Groves. Sphere provides invaluable support for a maximum of 12 people. It is a peer support group for people with lived experience of mental health problems. It is a closed group and is run by the members themselves. It is not a drop in facility but provides long term support and friendship to the members. We’ve established working partnerships with the Disability Resource Centre and ELFT NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College and will be looking to provide activities for their service users once our CBS base is established at Creasey Park and we have our own proper “home” for the additional Club’s community projects. Our commitment is to provide all our community activities free of charge. Morally & ethically the Directors believe it is the right thing to do, and it prevents the charge being levelled that we’re funding the First Team from the pockets of people who don’t have any interest in football. And that’s fine, because our mission is to enhance the social, cultural, and economic
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value of the Club to its communities and act as a responsible custodian of the Club for future generations. Uphold the mutual ownership of the Club operating democratically, fairly, and transparently. Ensure the Club operates with financial responsibility, enabling the Club to be run for the long-term interest of the community. Provide sporting facilities and opportunities regardless of age, income, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religious or moral belief. Play at the highest level possible, but always operating in a financially responsible and prudent manner. So far, we have 105 individual owners of the Club. Many of them live within a 5-mile radius of Creasey Park, but we also now have four owners who live overseas in Australia, Cameroon, Canada & the USA. There are very few clubs who are doing what we do in terms of the groups and activities we provide. This social enterprise model is not right for every club, particularly those with a more traditional outlook and able to raise funds to support their operations with matchday bar and food takings and clubhouse hire for weddings and birthdays. But the indications are that this has been a successful first year for us. Word is spreading slowly but surely that the Club has a future as well as a past with an alumni including George Best, Jeff Astle and Kerry Dixon. The Club wishes to thank all of those who have supported our community endeavors and express our gratitude for your support, encouragement, and guidance. A very final thank you to Richard Irving, FSA Network Manager, Community Owned Clubs, and colleagues who have guided and supported us throughout the past 18 months.
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Welcome back to the new season to all attached to our great club and I hope you have had a well-earned rest and feel as energised as me for the start of the season. Last season was certainly entertaining and with loads to reflect on over the summer to ensure we enjoy more success on the pitch. The brief upon taking the job was to survive and get us away from the foot of the table which we did and turned out a very comfortable finish in the end. If I had a pound for every person that has praised us on a 9th place finish, I would be a very wealthy man. My DNA unfortunately never accepts less than 1st place so the demands increase for the season ahead. I have never been great at settling for mediocrity and that is the mentality I demand from everyone around me, and those demands go up again next season. To say eyebrows were raised when I decided to take this job from people outside the club would have been a major understatement. Comments like “are you crazy?” “have you finally lost the plot?” and “I think you have had too many hits to the head” were among the popular ones. On the face of it with hindsight, I can see their point. Bottom of the league, out of 2 cup competitions and with 6 points to show wasn’t exactly an encouraging start and hard to argue with the sentiment that perhaps I was indeed on the verge of losing the plot. In the car park at Harefield a few days after accepting the position and with multiple players in the squad substantially late, a player enjoying his prematch fuel of a Ginsters slice, a grab bag pack of crips but luckily was professional enough to only have a diet coke my mood wasn’t particularly enthused! Twenty minutes into the
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game away at Harefield and I will be the 1st to admit I wondered if I had been stupidly ignorant to the people who told me I was crazy! Fortunately, my gut instinct on the people in charge of the club turned out to be spot on. My Interview with Andrew, Gary, Matt, Julian, and Lee gave me full faith I was at the right club and working for the right people. Leaving the pitch at Harefield having been fortunate to have only lost 4-0 to applause from our supporters summed up where the club was at that point. The applause whilst appreciated by the players, hurt me. The supporters and their loyalty deserved more and not have to stand there and applaud us off the back of a dismal display! I never forget that moment and never get complacent when things are going well because things can change so quickly. I feel immensely proud that I have played albeit only a small part in getting smiles back on faces, being able to associate myself with supporters spanning the globe as well as increased attendances both home and away. The support we had last season was fantastic. I don’t think the Regiment and our Directors will realise how much their support was felt by myself and the players. When you are winning regularly management feels like a breeze at times. Sleep is easy, energy levels are high and even the dark clouds can look appealing. When you lose games, and the world feels a lonely place those taps on the shoulder and words of reassurance are massively appreciated. For those that travelled to Holmer Green to watch our horror show of a 2nd half performance as well as our quite frankly pathetic display against Crawley Green will understand that this is far more than just a game to me. The support
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manager’s notes joe deeney Twenty minutes into the game away at Harefield and I will be the first to admit I wondered if I was crazy! shown from our Directors and supporters was immense during those times. I must give huge credit to the players for last season. The group we had last season were young in general with no experience at all of Step 5 and the demands required. Their attitudes, resilience and togetherness took us from a terrible position to a decent position in a quick turnaround. Like anything in life, the world moves on and football is no different. The sole remaining survivor on the pitch is Dylan Baker for this year’s squad. I believe it was the great Albert Einstein that said, “insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over again and expecting different results”. We learned invaluable lessons last season and lessons that will hold us in good stead for the forthcoming season. We identified very early in the process the players that we believe can take us forward and achieve our goals for next season. We have signed 6 new players. Charlie Jones and Connor Coulson (Goalkeepers), Tom Bryant (Right Back), Kyle Davison-Gordon (Left Back/ Left Centre Back), Harry Beaumont and Alfie Osborne (Midfielders). I am delighted with the additions to the group. You will have heard me talk about types of people and how important attitudes are and we have signed outstanding characters. Not one of the 6 we signed talked about money nor made outlandish demands, they all bought into the vision and the Football Club. Recruitment is critical and so is Retention! I am so proud of the group of players we have retained. Several of our players from last season have had chances to move on this summer in some cases to earn 2-3 times their wages and have rejected those moves to stay
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here! I don’t know many if any players that would have done that. Full credit to the lads for their loyalty and love for the club and I am delighted they have stayed because we love having them here. I am incredibly excited to get pre-season underway and for the season to get started. We had some fantastic times last season and probably too many to mention in truth. Our 14-game unbeaten run was one of the many highlights in the season and credit to the players for their excellent work in achieving what they did. We have so many wonderful people at our football club. Volunteers, Directors, Sponsors, Owners, Our Media Team, Supporters, Kit Man, Welfare Officer and without each of you we simply don’t have a team to put on the pitch. The players and Management appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for all your help and support since October and I look forward to continuing the journey together. I have no doubts there will be highs and bumps in the road and I am really looking forward to experiencing this journey together and most importantly sticking together through adversity and triumph. Bring on 2022 / 2023.
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Dunstable Town FC are now in their 138th year. A former home to George Best, Jeff Astle, Kerry Dixon, and more recently, Peter Kioso, the Club can boast a rich heritage, a proud past and nowadays the honour of being only the 46th club in the UK to be a completely fan owned club run by its fans as a Community Benefit Society (CBS) The Club is a legal entity & is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and supported as a CBS by the Football Supporters’ Association. The Club now operates as a social enterprise. Between Monday and Friday, we run four different groups for people in our local community who want to improve their levels of physical fitness and mental well-being, increase their social support networks and enjoy a safe space while in recovery from mental ill-health. The Club is now in its fourth year of supporting the work of Mind BLMK (Beds, Luton & Milton Keynes) as well as now promoting CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and a local peer support group, Minds2gether. The Club has a specialist Mental Health Advocate who works with local mental health services and charities. The move to become a CBS was necessary to ensure the Club had a sustainable future. The financial effects of Covid in 2020 saw commercial sponsorship drop by 90% and overall income halved resulting in the decision to fold the U23’s Development Team at the end of the 2019 – 20 season.
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With no matchday income from the bar or food sales and no clubhouse to hire out, the Club relies almost totally on gate receipts,
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dunstable town a brief history A group of 15 fans took over the running of the Club in order to keep it in the Premier Division of the Southern League sponsorship, fundraising and prize money for its income.
three seasons (9th) which included a 14 game unbeaten run.
The running of the Club was passed to the fans in 2017 after the wholesale departure of the Board, coaching staff, and all but two of the players. A consortium of three local businessmen offered to save the Club, but on condition they would seek voluntary relegation from the Premier Division of the Southern League.
Attendances rose by over 50% to an average of 189 and Club ownership now stands at 104.
A group of 15 fans took over the running of the Club in order to keep it in the Premier Division of the Southern League and despite successive relegations the model of being a members’ run Club proved sufficiently popular for the decision to become a CBS to be backed unanimously by the fans. Fans now have the opportunity to become owners & buy a single share in the Club and receive exclusive discounts with local traders under the Blue Card scheme. This model of Fan Ownership ensures that the Club will always stay in the hands of its supporters and cannot be taken over by one single investor determined to ride the nonleague financial rollercoaster.
Partnerships have been established with the Disability Resource Centre, ELFT NHS Foundation Trust Recovery College, Healthwatch central Beds, Titan PCN & Stevenage Leisure Ltd. Every week the Club supports nearly 100 people at its various groups. All groups are free to join and participate in. We use a proportion of owners’ membership fees to pay for the setup and running costs of the groups as well as receiving grants from Asda and other organisations and the generosity of Platinum owner Rupert Groves at The Glider who hosts our friendship group, Sphere at the Glider, every Monday. In common with all CBS clubs our aim is to play at the highest level we can do while providing a sustainable future for future generations of players, supporters, and owners.
The Club appointed Joe Deeney as Head Coach in early October. Joe had managed at Step 2 with Hemel Hempstead Town FC and brought with him an experienced back-room team including Kyle Durcan as his number 2. Languishing at the bottom of the SSML Premier division when Deeney took over and already knocked out of the Emirates FA Cup & FA Vase at the first time of asking, Deeney & Durcan gave the Club its highest finish in
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End of Season Awards Supporters’ favourite and Club legend, Daniel Trif, who completed his 5th season at Creasey Park said his goodbyes The Creasey Park Clubhouse was packed as the Coaching and Playing staff, Club sponsors, owners and volunteers celebrated the Club’s successes both on and off the field. Head Coach, Joe Deeney and his Assistant, Kyle Durcan have transformed the fortunes of the Club. Lying bottom of the Premier League table in October when they arrived, they oversaw a wholesale change in the playing squad and finished in a creditable 9th place which included a 14 game unbeaten League run lasting over four months. Deeney & Durcan will be looking to add strength and experience to the squad during the summer and make a competitive challenge for silverware next season, but this night was all about rewarding all those who work so hard behind the scenes as well as the players’ individual accolades. Supporters’ favourite and Club legend, Daniel Trif, who completed his 5th season at Creasey Park said his goodbyes and received the coveted Owners’ Player of the Year award. Dan will be heading home later this summer but will always be welcome at Creasey Park. He received a Club Owner’s pack and a special award for his unstinting loyalty and commitment to the Club since his arrival from London Tigers in 2017 with the club playing in the Premier Division of the Southern League. The Manager’s Player of the Year award was impossible to split between Liam McCrohan and Kyle Faulkner, so rather than share it and each have it for six months, they received a trophy each! J’Ardell Stirling received the Coaching team’s award as their Player of the season.
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The Players’ Player of the Year and the award for top goal scorer went to Joe Sellers-West for his one goal every two games record. The Goal of the Season award was voted for on the night, as wall-mounted TV screens replayed each winning goal of the season. Jack Percy was the deserving recipient for his fearsome strike into the bottom corner away at Aylesbury Vale Dynamos on January 15th. The Club’s Young Owners chose keeper Dan Gould as their Player of the Season while Ethan Creary beat off stiff opposition to receive the Young Player of the Year award. Chair, Andrew Madaras, reminded everyone that as well as the players’ success the Club’s Community Benefit Society activities had provided over 100 hours of physical activity and emotional support, company & friendship and was now supporting nearly 100 people every week. The final award of the night was for Clubperson of the Year. There was only ever going to be one winner after raising a staggering £8,000 with his fundraising schemes as part of the Blues4-5K L&D Hospital Campaign. The Club was proud to hand over £5K to the Cancer Unit at the Luton & Dunstable University Hospital earlier this year. Peter Bottom is the Club’s Fundraising Manager and won the award unanimously. A magnificent achievement for a man who is so highly respected by all at the Club.
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Joe Debayo
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Matthew Ellis
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Kyle Faulkner
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Tyler Fry
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Daniel Gould
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Benji Gray
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Jimmy Hartley Liam McCrohan
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Joe Mead
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Daniel Naylor
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Jamie Nicholls
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Charlie Ogle
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Joseph Parmley
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Jack Percy
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Drew Phillips
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Simon Richards
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Joe Sellers-West
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John Sonuga
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Christopher Stapleton
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149
2-1
Gould
Gill
Trif
sonuga
armstrong
Tue 21 Tring Athletic
A
PD
90
1-0
Gould
Gill
Trif (1)
Sonuga
Armstrong
Sat 25 Milton Keynes Irish
A
PD
81
1-3
Gould
Gill
Baker
Sonuga
Armstrong
oCToBer Sat 09 Harefield United
A
PD
90
0-4
Gould
Gill
Trif
Mensah
Sonuga
Tue 12 aYLesBUrY vaLe DYnaMos
H
PD
148
0-2
Gould
Gill
Baker
Creary
sonuga
Sat 16 Broadfields United
A
PD
59
2-1
Gould
Creary
Trif
Page
McCrohan
Tue 26 LeiGHTon Town
H
PD
435
1-1
Gould
Creary
Trif
sonuga
McCrohan
Sat 30 Flackwell Heath
A
PD
132
0-5
Gould
Creary
Baker
Sonuga
McCrohan
noveMBer sat 06 new saLaMis
H
PD
110
1-2
Gould
Trif
Baker
Creary
sonuga
Tue 09 Ampthill Town
A
LCT
161
2-2
Gould
Trif
Baker
Mead
McCrohan
Sat 13 London Colney
A
PD
40
5-2
Gould
Trif
Baker
Mead
McCrohan (1)
sat 20 oXHeY JeTs
H
PD
148
1-0
Gould
Creary
Trif
Mead
McCrohan
Tue 23 HoLMer Green
H
PD
98
2-2
Gould
Creary
Mead
McCrohan
naylor
Sat 27 Harpenden Town
A
PD
147
3-3
Gould
Creary
Trif
McCrohan
Sonuga
sat 04 TrinG aTHLeTiC
H
PD
168
3-0
Gould
Creary
McCrohan
naylor
nicholls
sat 18 FLaCKweLL HeaTH
H
PD
201
1-1
Gould
Creary
McCrohan
naylor
sellers-west (1)
DeCeMBer
s
JanUarY Mon 03 arLeseY Town
H
PD
281
2-2
Gould
Creary
Mead
McCrohan
naylor
Sat 15 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
A
PD
161
1-1
Gould
Creary
Trif
Mead
McCrohan
Tue 18 LUTon Town
H
BsC
365
0-5
Gould
Creary
Mead
McCrohan
sonuga
Sat 22 Crawley Green
A
PD
75
3-1
Gould
Creary (1)
McCrohan
Nicholls
Sellers-West (1)
sat 29 HareFieLD UniTeD
H
PD
158
1-0
Gould
Creary
McCrohan
naylor
nicholls
s
FeBrUarY sat 12 arDLeY UniTeD
H
PD
147
1-1
Gould
Trif
McCrohan
naylor
nicholls
sat 26 BroaDFieLDs UniTeD
H
PD
279
3-0
Gould
Trif
McCrohan
naylor
sellers-west (1)
sat 05 LonDon CoLneY
H
PD
214
3-0
Gould
Creary
McCrohan
naylor
nicholls
Sat 12 Arlesey Town
A
PD
106
2-0
Gould
Creary
McCrohan
Naylor
Nicholls
Tue 15 Hadley
A
PD
1-3
Gould
Creary
Trif
McCrohan
Naylor Sellers-West
MarCH
Sat 19 New Salamis
A
PD
87
1-3
Gould
Creary
McCrohan
Naylor
Tue 22 arLeseY Town
H
PDC
121
1-1
Gould
Creary
Trif
Mead
Baker
sat 26 LeversToCK Green
H
PD
220
2-1
Gould
Creary
Trif
Mead
Faulkner
Tue 29 Baldock Town
A
PD
92
0-0
Gould
Creary
Trif
Naylor
Faulkner
S
aPriL Sat 02 Holmer Green
A
PD
93
1-2
Gould
Creary
Trif
Olaleye
Naylor (1)
Tue 05 risBoroUGH ranGers
H
PD
177
0-2
Gould
Creary
Trif
Mead
olaleye
Sat 09 Oxhey Jets
A
PD
64
3-0
Gould
Creary
Mead (2)
Naylor
Baker
sat 16 CrawLeY Green
H
PD
321
1-3
Gould
Creary
Mead
naylor
Baker
Thu 21 arDLeY UniTeD
H
PDC
103
1-4
Gould
Trif
Mead
naylor
sellers-west
Sat 23 Ardley United
A
PD
124
1-0
Gould
Creary
Mead
Naylor
Faulkner
PD - SSMFL Premier Division, FAC - FA Cup, FAV - FA Vase, BSC - Beds FA Senior Challenge Cup, LCT - SSMFL Challenge Trophy, PDC - SSMFL Prem
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6
7
8
9
10
11
sUB 1
sUB 2
sUB 3
Jer Debayo
Gibson
Gale
Byron
richards
Phillips
Fry
stapleton
Jackson
oddy
Jer Debayo
Jackson
Byron
Gibson
stapleton
Gale
Phillips (1)
Black
Fry
Mead
Sonuga
Byron
Fry
Richardson
Richards
Stapleton
Packham
Jer Debayo
Gale
Mead
armstrong
Joe Debayo
Jer Debayo
Byron
stapleton
Gale
richards
ellis
Fry
Phillips
Armstrong
Joe Debayo
Jer Debayo
Gibson
Stapleton
Fry (1)
Richards
Appiah
Chijota
Phillips
Armstrong
Sonuga
Jer Debayo
Gibson
Stapleton
Fry
Phillips
Chijota
Gill
Richards Packham
Sonuga
Jones
Gill
Chijota
Stapleton
Richards (1)
Phillips
Fry
Mensah
sonuga
Jones
Gill
Mensah
stapleton
Fry
richards
appiah
Byron
Pedro
armstrong
Jones (1)
Gibson
Mensah
stapleton
Gale
Fry (1)
Jer Debayo
Pedro
richards
Armstrong
Jones
Gibson
Mensah
Richards
Gale
Fry
Byron
Ellis
Stapleton
Armstrong
Jones
Gibson
Mensah
Stapleton
Gale (1)
Fry
Richards
Theodore
Trif
Sonuga
Armstrong
Fry
Gibson
Stapleton
S Sinclair
Baker
Byron
Hartley
Richards
sonuga
Trif
Muchineripi
s sinclair
richards
Theodore
Hartley
Mills
sellers-west
McCrohan
Swain
Theodore (1)
Muchineripi
Sellers-West (1)
Hartley
Baker
Richards
Mensah
Mills
McCrohan
swain
Mensah
Muchineripi
sellers-west
Gray
Baker (1)
Phillips
Black
Mills
McCrohan
Trif
Mensah
Mills
Sellers-West
Phillips
Muchineripi
Black
Gray
sonuga
McCrohan
Mensah
Muchineripi
osei-addo
Gray
sellers-west (1)
Black
Hartley
Mead
McCrohan
Creary
Theodore (1)
Muchineripi
Osei-Addo
Gray
Sellers-West
Black
Gale
Hartley (1)
McCrohan (1)
Creary
Theodore
Nicholls
Sellers-West
Faulkner (2)
Muchineripi (1)
Ogle (1)
Couzins
Hartley
McCrohan
naylor
nicholls
sellers-west (1)
Faulkner
Baker
Muchineripi
ogle
Theodore
naylor
nicholls (1)
sellers-west (1)
Faulkner
Baker
Muchineripi
ogle
Theodore
Sonuga
Naylor
Nicholls
Sellers-West (1)
Faulkner (1)
Couzins
Gray (1)
Muchineripi
nicholls
sellers-west (1)
Faulkner (1)
Baker
Muchineripi (1)
Gray
stirling J
osei-addo
stronge
sellers-west (1)
Faulkner
Baker
Muchineripi
Gray
Mills
stirling J
osei-addo
Mead
naylor
nicholls (1)
sellers-west
Faulkner
Baker
Muchineripi (1)
stirling J
Percy
Gray
McCrohan
Naylor
Nicholls
Sellers-West
Faulkner
Muchineripi
Stirling J
Sonuga
Percy (1)
sonuga
naylor
sellers-west
Faulkner
Muchineripi
Mills
Percy
Gray
Baker
Sellers-West (1)
Faulkner (1)
Baker
Crilley
Muchineripi
Gray
Stirling J
Percy
Stirling R
nicholls
sellers-west (1)
Faulkner
Baker
Crilley
Muchineripi
stirling J
Percy
Trif
nicholls
sellers-west
Crilley
Muchineripi
stirling J
Mills
Percy (1)
Gray
stirling r
sellers-west (1)
Baker
Crilley
Muchineripi (1)
stirling J
Mills
Percy
nicholls
Gray
Percy
Gray Mead
Faulkner (1)
nicholls
Faulkner (1)
Baker
Crilley
Muchineripi (1)
stirling r (1)
stirling J
Gray
Parmley
Trif
Nicholls
Sellers-West (1)
Faulkner (1)
Crilley
Muchineripi
Stirling R
Stirling J
Trif
Baker
Percy
Naylor
Sellers-West
Faulkner (1)
Baker
Crilley
Muchineripi
Stirling J
Gray
Percy
Stirling R
Sellers-West
Faulkner
Crilley
Muchineripi
Stirling J
Stirling R (1)
Percy
Trif
Baker
Mills
Baker
Parmley
stirling r
Gray
stirling J
Mills
osei-addo (1)
Faulkner
Muchineripi
Faulkner
Baker (1)
Parmley
Muchineripi
stirling r (1)
stirling J
Mills
osei-addo
nicholls
naylor
Faulkner
Baker
Crilley
Parmley
Stirling J
Mills
Osei-Addo
Muchineripi
Percy
Stirling R
Naylor (1)
Nicholls
Baker
Crilley
Muchineripi
Stirling R
Stirling J
Mills
Percy
olaleye
naylor
Crilley
Muchineripi
stirling r
stirling J
Mills
Percy
osei-addo
Baker
Crilley (1)
Muchineripi
Stirling R
Gray
Stirling J
Mills
Faulkner
Osei-Addo
Baker
Crilley (1)
Muchineripi
stirling J
Mills
osei-addo
Percy
sellers-west
Trif
Percy
sellers-west
Faulkner (1)
Crilley
Parmley
Muchineripi
Gray
stirling J
Creary
osei-addo
Baker
Faulkner
Baker
Piesold
Gray
Stirling J
Mills
Osei-Addo
Sellers-West
Percy (1)
Trif
C - SSMFL Premier Division Cup
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games & goals w 7 7 14
Home away Total
% Points Points per game % Wins % Defeats % Draws % Goals scored Goals scored Goals scored per game % Goals conceded Goals conceded Goals conceded per game Total goals per game
Total 1.32 37% 42% 21%
L 7 9 16
55 1.45
55% 30 1.58
74 1.95 3.39
47% 35 1.84 3.16
53% 39 2.05 3.63
5
0-15
16-30
Scored
7
Conceded
8
6
31-45
Home away 52% 48% 1.37 1.26 37% 37% 37% 47% 26% 16% 45% 25 1.32
Results
Drawn 21%
D 5 3 8
8
5
46-60
7
61-75
7
13 12 15
76-90
1st
18
21 29
2nd
Goals Scored
won 37%
away 55%
Home 45%
17
42
Points
away 48%
Home 52%
Lost 42%
top goalscorers Solomon Ofori Marcus Wyllie Derek Asamoah Jordan Edwards Ashley Hay Dominic Lawless Fabian Driffill Louis Bircham Richard Pacquette Anaclet Odhiambo
Hadley Risborough Rangers New Salamis Hadley Baldock Town Milton Keynes Irish Flackwell Heath Harefield United Harefield United Ardley United
37 35 29 28 25 25 23 22 20 20
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premier division
P
W
D
L
GD Pts
1
New Salamis
38
30
4
4
87
94
2
Risborough Rangers
38
29
6
3
78
93
3
Hadley
38
25
8
5
45
83
4
Leighton Town
38
20
11
7
36
71
5
Harpenden Town
38
20
8
10
24
68
6
Flackwell Heath
38
21
5
12
24
68
7
Ardley United
38
17
9
12
22
60
8
Leverstock Green
38
17
5
16
6
56
9
Dunstable Town
38
14
8
16
-10 50
10
Arlesey Town
38
13
8
17
-19 47
11
Harefield United
38
12
10
16
3
46
12
Milton Keynes Irish
38
12
10
16
-4
46
13
Tring Athletic
38
12
7
19
-10 43
14
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos
38
12
7
19
-28 43
15
Oxhey Jets
38
12
6
20
-41 42
16
Broadfields United
38
12
1
25
-26 37
17
Baldock Town
38
9
8
21
-22 35
18
Crawley Green
38
8
6
24
-35 30
19
London Colney
38
9
3
26
-61 30
20
Holmer Green
38
7
8
23
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match by match AUG PREM
Tue 03
Dunstable Town
0-4
Milton Keynes Irish
138
Spence [2] Belgrove Own Goal FAC
Sat 07
Dunstable Town
1-5
Phillips
PREM
Sat 28
Leverstock Green
North Greenford Utd
148
Mitchell Olanipekun Killeen Mills Maresi 3-0
Dunstable Town
63
0-1
Hadley
113
Noel-Williams Marks Lawford PREM
Tue 31
Dunstable Town
Stacey SEPT PREM
Sat 04
Risborough Rangers
2-1
Wyllie [2] PREM
Tue 07
Leighton Town
Dunstable Town
135
Fry 2-0
Dunstable Town
323
2-2
Dunstable Town
48
Parkinson Murphy FAV
Sat 11
British Airways Unknown [2]
PREM
Tue 14
Dunstable Town
[5-3 pens] Trif Richards 0-2
Baldock Town
87
Rome Bates PREM
Sat 18
Dunstable Town
2-1
Fry Jones PREM
Tue 21
Tring Athletic
Harpenden Town
149
Plowright 0-1
Dunstable Town
90
Trif
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PREM
Sat 25
Milton Keynes Irish
3-1
Shrieves [2] Lawless
Dunstable Town
81
Gale
OCT PREM
Sat 09
Harefield United
4-0
Dunstable Town
90
0-2
Aylesbury Vale
142
Bircham [2] Austin Pacquette PREM
Tue 12
Dunstable Town
Ogle Own Goal PREM
Sat 16
Broadfields United
1-2
Aliu PREM
Tue 26
Dunstable Town
Sat 30
Flackwell Heath
59
Sellers-West Theodore 1-1
Baker PREM
Dunstable Town
Leighton Town
435
Silford 5-0
Dunstable Town
132
1-2
New Salamis
110
Driffill [3] Eaton Howell [pen] NOV PREM
Sat 06
Dunstable Town Sellers-West
LCT
Tue 09
Ampthill Town Cerminara [2]
PREM
Sat 13
London Colney
Michael Asamoah 2-2
Sat 20
Dunstable Town
161
[4-2 pens] Theodore Hartley 2-5
Unknown
PREM
Dunstable Town
Dunstable Town
40
Faulkner [2] [1 pen] Muchineripi McCrohan Ogle 1-0
Oxhey Jets
148
2-2
Holmer Green
98
Sellers-West PREM
Tue 23
Dunstable Town Nicholls Theodore
Dimitrijevic [2]
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PREM
Sat 27
Harpenden Town
3-3
Rodriguez Setchell Woods
Dunstable Town
147
Gray Sellers-West Faulkner
DEC PREM
Sat 04
Dunstable Town
3-0
Tring Athletic
168
1-1
Flackwell Heath
201
Muchineripi Sellers-West Faulkner PREM
Sat 18
Dunstable Town Sellers-West
Higgs
JAN PREM
Mon 03
Dunstable Town
2-2
Muchineripi Nicholls PREM
Sat 15
Aylesbury Vale
Tue 18
Dunstable Town
281
Cameron Brito 1-1
Own Goal BSC
Arlesey Town
Dunstable Town
161
Percy 0-5
Luton Town
365
McJannet [2] Thorpe [2], Allen PREM
Sat 22
Crawley Green
1-2
Tshikala
PREM
Sat 29
Dunstable Town
Dunstable Town
75
Sellers-West Creary Faulkner 1-0
Harefield United
158
1-1
Ardley United
147
Sellers-West FEB PREM
Sat 12
Dunstable Town Percy
PREM
Sat 26
Dunstable Town
Blackstock 3-0
Broadfields United
279
3-0
London Colney
214
Muchineripi Sellers-West Faulkner MAR PREM
Sat 05
Dunstable Town Faulkner Muchineripi Stirling
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PREM
Sat 12
Arlesey Town
0-2
Dunstable Town
106
Sellers-West Faulkner PREM
Tue 15
Hadley
3-1
Uribarri S Edwards Hayes PREM
Sat 19
New Salamis
Tue 22
PREM
Sat 26
Dunstable Town Osei-Addo Dunstable Town
3-1
Tue 29
Dunstable Town
87
Stirling
1-1
Arlesey Town
121
[5-4 pens] Davis 2-1
Stirling Baker PREM
102
Faulkner
Krasniqi Ogunseye Asamoah PDC
Dunstable Town
Leverstock Green
220
Mooney [pen]
Baldock Town
0-0
Dunstable Town
92
Holmer Green
2-1
Dunstable Town
93
APR PREM
Sat 02
Chunga Dimitrijevic PREM
Tue 05
Dunstable Town
Naylor 0-2
Risborough Rangers
177
James Yearwood PREM
Sat 09
Oxhey Jets
0-3
Dunstable Town
64
Mead [2] Crilley PREM
Sat 16
Dunstable Town
1-3
Crilley
PDC
Thu 21
Dunstable Town
Sat 23
Ardley United
321
Mongey Rancine Borval 1-4
Faulkner
PREM
Crawley Green
Ardley United
103
Courtney Williams Casbierd, Ngathe 0-1
Dunstable Town
124
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spartan stats season statistics from throughout the spartan south midlands football league Most League Wins – all Divisions 30 New Salamis, Stotfold, 29 Risborough, 25 Hadley, Shefford Town & Campton, Winslow Utd Most League Draws – all Divisions 11 Leighton Town, 10 Harefield United, Milton Keynes Irish, 9 Ardley United, Penn & Tylers Green Most League Defeats – all Divisions 29 Irchester United, 27 Burton Park Wanderers, 26 London Colney Most Goals Scored Premier 123 New Salamis Div One 123 Stotfold Div Two 101 Old Bradwell United Most Goals Conceded Premier 113 Holmer Green Div One 125 Burton Park Wanderers Div Two 104 Buckingham United Fewest Goals Scored Premier 38 London Colney Div One 38 Irchester United Div Two 25 The 61FC (Luton) Fewest Goals Conceded Premier 23 Risborough Rangers Div One 31 Stotfold Div Two 17 Old Bradwell United Season’s Highest Attendances (Premier Division) 868 Leighton Town v Luton Town (Beds Senior Cup), 524 Leighton Town v Oxhey Jets and 491 Leighton Town v Tring Athletic Season’s Highest Attendances (Division One) 1904 Long Crendon v Wycombe Wanderers (Berks & Bucks Senior Cup), 533 Stotfold v Winslow United and 482 Stotfold v Shefford Town & Campton. Season’s Highest Attendances (Division Two) 225 Bovingdon v Buckingham United, 212 Bovingdon v Totternhoe and 175 Bovingdon v Berkhamsted Raiders & Bovingdon v Aston Clinton.
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DTFC owners do you want to own a little piece of dunstable town fc? 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. All shareholders are equal and no person has overall control. We are a real fan-owned club that puts you, the fan, in power! Current club owners Jeffrey Abraham Ciairan Abraham Mohammed Munaim Rizwan Ahmed Alex Alexandrou Clare Alexandrou Louie Alexandrou Panayis Alexandrou Aglaia Alexandrou Daniel Armas Neil Barker Linda Barker Ian Bateman Aaron Bateman Peter Bottom Rosemary Bowen Andy Burrows Matthew Byrne Matt Byrne Matt Carrington Jackie Carrington Brad Cawthorne Dean Falla Paul Fisher
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Kai Fisher Aaron Flemons Colin Fox Annette Fox Jake Fox-Nania Stuart Fuller Mark Galpin Daniel Galpin Lewis Gibbons Samuel Giddings Rupert Groves Roy Hall Alan Hill Abbas Hussain Nick Jackson Patrick Johnson Dave Lawlor Gary Levy Steve Lewington Kristy Lewington George Lewington Freddie Lewington Ted Lousvet Graham Luck Amanda Madaras20085
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100% fan-owned not-for-profit football club
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One share per person
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A Club that exists to support the community
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Community activities such as walking football supporting mental health and wellbeing
A growing number of discounts are also being made available for club owners. A full list of discounts available to owners is available at www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk/membership Luke Roberts Andrew Madaras James Rogers Lucy Madaras Mark Saccoccio Siobhan Madaras Richard Scott Les Marsh Adam Shearsby Andrew McCloskey Abby Slough Steven Mead Liam Smith Peter Mills Maurice Sullivan Lee Nania Simon Thatcher Derek Nutley Ian Tofts Lee Nutley Kenneth Trott Julian Nutley Wayne Upton Charlie Nutley Zahara Verla Gabby Nutley Pearl Verla Hanna Nutley Yvonne Verla Jack Nutley Steve Warboys Stephen Overell Callum Wylde Mark Page Nikki Park Dudley Peacham Katrina Peacham Dean Purcell Shaun Rapcewicz Daniel Roberts Ron Roberts Vera Roberts www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk - 33
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Tuesday, August 3rd & an evening kick-off under the Creasey Park lights with the visit of new boys to the SSMFL, MK Irish. A lot of reading up to do to bring myself up to date with their history and like most of our fans I’m full of optimism for a successful season. During the summer break, the Club became a Community Benefit Society and expectations are high that we’d create some news on the field as well as off it.
The best laid plans of mice and men. The men from Bletchley haven’t read the script. A pretty miserable evening turned on a red card for Matt Ellis and a viral clip of our steward escorting Matt from the pitch gets over 26,000 views and a mention on Sky Sports. A four nil home defeat was not how we’d expected the match to end. On the positive side, the gate was 138.
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5 days later and the opportunity to quickly forget Tuesday night and bask in the magic of the Emirates FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round. North Greenford Utd are the visitors to Creasey Park. It’s a glorious summer day. A new venture of providing different football food to tempt the
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dunstable town season review the highs & lows of the 2021-22 season by Andrew Madaras Photos by Chris White and Liam SmitH taste buds and waistlines showcases Clovis’ culinary delights as Jamaica Mi Crazy sell jerk chicken, curried goat and rice ‘n peas like there’s no tomorrow. Drew Phillips powers us ahead in the first few minutes, but the wheels come off and another heavy defeat follows, this time it’s 1 – 5.
Hadley come to town on the Tuesday night. Despite three successive defeats the crowd is still loyal and give the team their support. Dan Gould returns in goal. A much better performance but another defeat albeit a narrow 1 – 0 to a side who will get promoted at the end of the season. Risborough Rangers are next. A decent second half performance and a goal from Tyler Fry. Complimentary comments from the Risborough management team on our performance and then it’s off up the A505 to Leighton for a Tuesday night match against our local rivals. It’s a decent performance alright but not rewarded with goals or points, and Leighton get all three points with a comfortable 2 – 0 victory.
This is the second successive year that the FA has cut the prize money for the Emirates FA Cup by half compared to pre-COVID levels. As the losing side, we will receive just £375. Had we won the prize money would have been £1,125 and another home tie with even bigger sums of money at stake. Losing cup games is an expensive business. A week later and we travel south on the M1 to Leverstock Green. The management team strengthened the defence with the signing of Bobby Armstrong from London Colney and the return of John Sonuga. Dan Gould is still unavailable so St Albans City loan signing, Mo Elmasry is between the sticks. It’s a pretty straightforward 3 – 0 win for the home side but we compete and never give up.
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British Airways FC are next on the 11th of September in the First Round Qualifying of the FA Vase. Not surprisingly their ground borders Heathrow Airport. Goals from Simon Richards and Dan Trif look to have been enough to get what would be an important morale boosting win. The referee plays 8 minutes of stoppage time and with almost the last kick of the game the home side equalize and end up going through to the next round on penalties.
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We earn just £160 from the prize fund kitty. We’re bottom of the League and now out of both FA prize-winning competitions. Played 7 and lost 7 is not the start we’d expected or planned for. Fortunately, Matt had budgeted conservatively and had not included any prize money in the budget forecast. Make no mistake; this hurt all of us and none more so than Gareth, Ivan & Anthony who had worked so hard on the coaching side of things.
Interviews are held on Saturday 2nd October at the Holiday Inn Express. Joe Deeney is offered the post and accepts it. He’ll be supported by Kyle Durcan. With National League South experience at Oxford City and Hemel Hempstead, Joe is the man we trust with turning our aspirations into reality.
A bit too early to describe Baldock’s visit on Tuesday 14th September as a “6 pointer” but this was bottom (us) v next bottom (Baldock) and a season low 87 diehards witnessed the away side outperform us and we say goodbye to First Team Manager, Gareth Jackson, who submits his resignation. One of the fans and Club officials who helped rescue the Club back in 2017, Gareth deserves all our thanks and gratitude for everything he did for the Club. Anthony Christophi takes over as Caretaker Manager at just 24 years old. And of course, as fate would have it goes on to win his first two matches in charge. Harpenden are his first scalp. Goals from Tyler Fry and Gary Jones in front of a crowd of 149 is quickly followed by a first clean sheet away at Tring where a Dan Trif back post goal is enough to lift the Club off the bottom spot. A second half floodlight failure threatens to end proceedings prematurely but thankfully the game re-starts, and the points return to Creasey Park. Garry Jones celebrates securing Dunstable’s first win of the season. Garry Jones celebrates securing Dunstable’s first win of the season. Applications flood in for the vacant Head Coach position. Overseas applicants with Champions League experience as part of Mourinho’s backroom staff apply but don’t speak English. LinkedIn is a wonderful invention but I think it has its limitations for Step 5 appointments. We know better next time! MK Irish dent Anthony’s 100% win percentage as they do enough to beat us on home turf, 3 – 1 on Saturday 25th September. Applicants for the Head Coach position number well over 20. It’s a thankless task to shortlist only 5 or 6 when there are so many suitably qualified and experienced applicants.
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His first test is away at Harefield. There’s a good away following. This is the opportunity “Gareth’s players” have to show they have the skill, the character, personal attributes and hunger to succeed that Joe seeks in all his players. Harefield run out 4 – 0 winners and only Dan Gould, Dan Trif & Dylan Baker from the line-up that day stay with the Club for the remainder of the season. New names appear on the teamsheet for the Tuesday night visit of Aylesbury Vale Dynamos. Joe’s men. Players he knows and trusts. A battling performance and worthy of a point, but ultimately another loss, but a very healthy crowd of 148 shows Deeney & Durcan’s appointment has sparked a lot of interest. Then at the third time of asking, an away day victory at the home of Rayners Lane FC on the 16th October, where Broadfields Utd groundshare. A very impressive facility and a very impressive performance. Joe SellersWest opens the scoring, Kwazim Theodore executes an absolute beauty and despite the home side making a strong come back with Theodore shown a straight red, we hang on and run out deserved winners. And it’s no fluke. Leighton Town visit on Tuesday night. The gate is 435 and Creasey Park is hit by staff shortages and is unable to serve any
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food. Jamaica Mi Crazy sells out of salt fish and ackees, chicken wings and patties. A 1-1 draw is a fair result in an absorbing contest.
Challenge Trophy by assuring myself once Jimmy Hartley put us 2 – 0 up deep into the second half that victory is ours. When you have as many football superstitions as I do you know that really is the height of stupidity. It was a case of déjà vu as Ampthill equalized with the last kick of the game and then went on to win the resulting penalty kicks. Another game against Leighton Town and additional gate receipts would have been very welcome but was not to be. Anybody who told me in an attempt to console my disappointment that we can concentrate on the League was unceremoniously removed from the Christmas Card list.
It’s the highest gate since Hereford came to town in February 2018 and Creasey Park rocked with two sets of passionate and wellbehaved fans getting behind their teams. Even Joe is allowed a bad day in the office (occasionally!) Flackwell Heath (a) on Halloween Eve was it. Drawing 0 – 0 at half time we imploded in the second half and shipped 5 goals in “a close your eyes and watch from behind the sofa” 45 minutes.
Salvation came four days later away at London Colney on the 13th of November. Five goals and three points and little do we know at the time, that this will be the start of a 14 game unbeaten run in the League which will last until 15th March.
Terrence Muchineripi had hit the crossbar shortly before the break and I drove home wondering the imponderable “if only” question. I learn Joe fronts up to everything. There’s no hiding and no passing the buck. You’ll have to take my word for it that not every manager or head coach accepts full responsibility when things go wrong. But Joe does and his “mea culpa” to the fans and committee was symbolic of everything that this man brings with him to the Club. Pride, professionalism, and character. The same exacting standards he demands of his players, he demands of himself and his coaching staff. We bounce back against table topping New Salamis a week later. Joe Sellers-West netted again and even though we narrowly lost against the eventual league champions, Creasey Park was abuzz with excitement and the chatter among the fans of new beginnings. It’s not personal, but I dread going to Ampthill as we always seem to lose. Knocked out unceremoniously in the Vase the previous season I manage to jinx the result in the
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A very narrow home win v Oxhey Jets follows the next Saturday with Joe Sellers-West netting the all-important goal. Scottie excels himself with his programme which moved one of the Oxhey Jets committee to tears with his tribute to Tom Lake, one of Jets’ fallen comrades in Afghanistan. We decided two years ago that we would try and make a DTFC matchday the best football experience locally. The best programme, the best pre-match hospitality, the best choice of merchandise, the best choice of food from our partnership with Jamaica Mi Crazy, the best social media platforms and of course the best matchday atmosphere. For the second successive year Scottie’s
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programmes have won awards and now have the honour (and I genuinely mean “honour”) of being ranked the 18th best programme in the whole non-league pyramid. An absolutely fantastic achievement. The result on Tuesday night against Holmer Green bamboozled me. A very controversial late penalty spared Green’s blushes with film footage clearly showing no contact had been made, the 2 -2 draw actually felt like a defeat. I gave us the moral win despite what the record books showed!
attendance is 201, unheard of around these parts with a week to go before Christmas. With the Christmas fixture away at Crawley Green postponed the New Year fixture v Arlesey Town attracts a bumper crowd of 281. It’s the Deeney & Durcan effect. A good game of football ends all square at 2 -2. It’s now seven games unbeaten in the League.
That man Scottie was in the news again on Saturday. Along with Dean & Peter, they walked the 20kms from Creasey Park to Rothamsted Park, Harpenden to raise money for charity. There is a dramatic finale where it’s our turn to grab an equalizer in the 4th minute of stoppage time and a draw feels like a win. We climb up the table to 15th place. Into December and it’s now four games unbeaten and the return of former Assistant Manager, Ryan Sturgess and several former Blues now playing for Tring Athletic. There’s an above average crowd in Creasey Park on the 4th of December and an early injury to one former Blue, Adam Sawyer, makes life difficult for the away side. Dunstable capitalize on the visitor’s misfortunes and chalk up a comprehensive 3 – 0 victory. Sellers-West, Faulkner & Muchineripi score the goals which make sure I have a happy birthday.
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos away on the 15th of January. A great turnout from 50 or so Dunstable fans easily identifiable by their bobble hats and scarves in the crowd. J’Ardell Stirling is taken to hospital by Club Welfare Officer, Kristy Lewington following a heavy challenge. What makes this Club so special? The fact that Kristy drove J’Ardell over 40 miles to his home in London so that he could receive treatment closer to home if necessary. Steve bringing Remell home in the other car with George and Freddie. Thankfully J’Ardell’s injury isn’t too severe and both Stirling boys, and their car, are safely home. “All in a day’s work for the Club Welfare Officer” Kristy will modestly tell me afterwards. I discover a strange new acronym ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) and file under New Salamis (away).
Two weeks later and a week before Christmas, Flackwell Heath come for the return match. A very good game of football ends all square with Joe Sellers-West again finding the back of the net. It’s his 7th goal in just 12 appearances. The
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A Jack Percy screamer seconds away from the 90 minutes looks to have sealed all three points before the curse of the “last kick of the match” returns and sees the home side grab an equalizer. It feels like a defeat. On Tuesday 18th January a big crowd of 365 pack into Creasey Park and watch a very polished performance from a Luton Town team
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featuring a mix of Youth & Academy players. Elliot Thorpe is the standout Hatter for me but it’s a good experience for Deeney’s young disciples. Luton eventually go through the gears and win 5-0. Saturday sees our shortest distance travelled for an away match as we drive the 7 miles to the Brache and a somewhat workman like performance against Crawley Green, who themselves feature a couple of former Blues in their starting XI.
The next match turned into a celebration of Aaron’s 28 years of life. Our opponents, Broadfields Utd played their part in proceedings with huge dignity. Respect to Ryan & Connor Duffy & everyone at Broadfields Utd. Thank you, gentlemen, for your friendship and sportsmanship. It will live long in our memories. The football family united.
Three good goals from Creary, Sellers-West and Faulkner are enough for the three points and SSML game number 9 unbeaten.
A 3 – 0 home win was a fitting way to remember Aaron with players and coaching staff going over to Aaron’s family and friends at the final whistle to show their respect and solidarity.
Harefield Utd are the opposition for game number 10 unbeaten. How much Deeney & Durcan have achieved in just 15 weeks is evident for all to see. Brushed aside in a very professional way at Preston Park on October 9th, today is Dunstable’s turn to snare the Hares, with that man, Sellers-West again grabbing the all-important goal. If I could omit the next match on the 12th February v Ardley I would do. The game finishes 1 -1 and the camaraderie in the clubhouse after the game between players, coaches and fans is a cruel antecedent to the events that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning as committee members and supporters enjoyed some live music and each other’s company around town. That night we lost Aaron Bateman who loved this Club as much as we all do and followed us home and away in all weathers in his trademark replica shirt and leather jacket. Never a bad word to say to anyone and one of life’s gentle souls, who always had a smile on his face.
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The same scoreline was repeated a week later when London Colney visited. A heroic goalkeeping performance from the away keeper kept the score respectable. Remell Stirling scoring on his debut. A crowd of 214 demonstrated there really was a resurgence in home support not seen for many years. The Club’s transformation to a Community Benefit Society in the summer had also created a lot of excitement and saw a return to Creasey Park of old supporters and some new supporters. Arlesey Town away were the final opponents on the 14 game unbeaten run. Goals from Joe Sellers-West and an audacious volley from distance from Kyle Faulkner saw the Blues return home with another clean sheet and three more precious points. 30 points from 14 games is a very decent return and was made up of 8 wins and 6 draws. Kyle was on the score sheet early on in the next game away at Hadley on the 15th of March. A proverbial tale of two halves saw the home side score three quick goals in the second half and for the first time in three months, we tasted
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League defeat but at least it is from the comfort of a very respectable mid table position.
Filed for future reference under Flackwell Heath/back of the sofa/eyes closed.
New Salamis will be remembered for the players’ post-match sandwiches. Or rather the lack of them. Although the siege we laid to their goal in the second half before they secured victory with a break away third goal will have pleased many of the travelling away support. Remell Stirling showed the benefits of never giving up with a very well taken solo goal.
A second consecutive defeat is inflicted by Risborough Rangers three days later but injuries to key personnel have not helped so the comprehensive away win at Oxhey Jets on the 9th of April is most welcome. Joe Mead scores a brace with Benji Crilley heading home a third on the far post. Crawley Green overturn the form book and deservedly get all three points on the 16th of April and then on Thursday night Ardley Utd are too good and too strong and win comprehensively 4 – 1 in the Premier Division Cup. Less than 48 hours later though a large travelling contingent celebrates Jack Percy’s injury time winner at Ardley Utd to see the season complete and a well-oiled singalong on the coach home. 17-year-old debutant Axel Piesold is Man of The Match.
A winning penalty from Joe Mead was enough to knock Arlesey Town out of the Premier Division Cup on the 22nd March. The game had finished 1 – 1 at the end of 90 minutes. Kelvin Osei-Addo turned on a sixpence in the box and hammered an unstoppable shot to put the Blues 1 up in the first half. The second period was war of attrition like with the drama of penalties coming at the end of 90 minutes. A battling performance saw us edge past Leverstock Green 2 – 1 on the 26th March. Dylan Baker deservedly got on the scoresheet with Remell grabbing the other. It’s a third successive attendance over 200. Another trip to Arlesey on Tuesday night. This time it’s to play against Baldock Town who groundshare at the New Lamb Meadow. It’s a difficult watch but the boys dig in and grind out a useful point. Dan Gould is the Blues hero with three excellent saves. A decent first half away at Holmer Green on the 2nd of April really should have seen us out of sight by half time. Dan Naylor’s wicked free kick though was the only advantage we took into the half time break. A very poor second half saw the home side punish us and the large away support struggle to comprehend what they’ve just witnessed.
Injuries clearly adversely affected performances in the latter part of the season but for the team to challenge for honours next season there will need to be greater strength in depth. As it’s football which brings us together it was only right that the Club came together as one to stand in solidarity with Ian & Charlotte. They would do the same for every single one of us. We, therefore, look ahead to the new season with Aaron’s favourite Idles lyric always in our thoughts and hearts. “In spite of it all, life is beautiful” Aaron Bateman RIP.
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Stewart Edwards Stadium, Lowfield, Park View, Hoddesdon, Herts. EN11 8PX www.hoddesdontownfc.co.uk
New Lamb Meadow Stadium, Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RS www.arleseytownfc.co.uk
Bell Close, Lake Street Leighton Buzzard LU7 1RX www.leightontownfc.co.uk
Haywood Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP19 9WZ www.aylesburyvaledynamos.co.uk
Pancake Lane, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead HP2 4NQ www.levgreenfc.co.uk
New Lamb Meadow Stadium, Hitchin Road, Arlesey SG15 6RS www.baldocktownfc.com
North Orbital Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL2 1DW www.londoncolneyfootballclub.com
Second Meadow, Fairfield Rd, Biggleswade SG18 0AA www.biggleswadeutd.com
Hertingfordbury Park, West Street Hertford, SG13 8EZ www.stpanteleimonfc.co.uk
Cockfosters Sports Ground, Chalk Lane, Cockfosters, Barnet EN4 9HZ www.pitchero.com/clubs/cockfosters
Hutchinson Hollow, Biggleswade Road, Potton, Sandy SG19 2LX www.pitchero.com/clubs/pottonunitedfc
The Recreation Ground, High Street Colney Heath, Hertfordshire AL4 0NP www.colneyheathfc.co.uk
The B.E.P. Stadium, Horsenden Lane Princes Risborough HP27 9NE www.risboroughrangersfc.co.uk
The Stadium at the Brache, Park Street, Luton. LU1 3HH www.pitchero.com/clubs/crawleygreenfc
Shefford Sports Club Hitchin Road, Shefford Beds SG17 5JD www.twitter.com/sheffordcampton
Creasey Park Community Football Centre Creasey Park Drive, Dunstable LU6 1BB www.dunstabletownfc.co.uk
New Roker Park, Arlesey Road Stotfold, Bedfordshire SG5 4HE www.stotfoldfc.co.uk
Rothamsted Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire AL5 2EF www.harpendentownfc.co.uk
Grass Roots Stadium, Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 5NS www.tafc.co.uk
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