Dunstable Town v Wembley - Sat 5th Oct by Dunstable Town

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF DUNSTABLE TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB 2019/2020

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Saturday 5th October 2019 Kick Off 15:00 Spartan South Midlands Football League Premier Division

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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 to Creasey Park, where today our visitors are Wembley. We trust they will have a safe and enjoyable visit to Dunstable today. At this early stage of the season, and with both sides sitting just below mid-table, three points can have a great impact on the league table. Taking into account our recent performances, I’m sure we will see another entertaining game of football today. Last week, the disappointment of a lastminute loss away to Oxhey Jets was hard to accept, for players and fans alike. With our lads pushing for a winner of their own going into stoppage time, Oxhey Jets managed to nick a third goal, but the quality of the team’s performances of late has been good, and will no doubt continue to improve. Incidentally, Wembley will also be looking to recover from a loss to Oxhey Jets, having let a 3-0 lead slip in their previous league outing, going down 3-4 in the end. As first team matters are looking bright, there is also plenty to talk about in other areas of the club, and I’ll start with the Development team. After the success of winning the FA Intermediate Challenge Cup last year, the team has had a decent start to this season too, last week getting a creditable goalless draw with top-ofthe-table Abbey Rangers. This result was sandwiched between two away victories, firstly a 2-1 win against Thatcham Town, then a 3-0 at Eversley and California, so a

big congratulations to all involved. Whilst on the subject of development, we now have our new Development Centre, which offers high-level, fun coaching for 4-6 year-olds. We are striving to continue evolving and improving the experience for our young players and their parents. We’ve also had great feedback after the rollout of our Junior Blues incentive, giving parents from the youth section various exciting discounts and deals from a great number of our partners in and around Dunstable. On another note, it’s been good to see a better level of engagement with some of our social media posts. Different clubs take different approaches to this relatively new tool, and we can attest to the fact that it takes a lot of hard work from a lot of people to produce an output of a decent standard. So a big thank you to all who put their time and efforts into the social media accounts. All that remains to say is thank you for your continued support, and let’s get behind Gareth, Ryan and the boys today, and get the three points!

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WEMBLEY HISTORY Wembley Football Club was formed in 1946 following an amalgamation of various junior clubs, predominantly Sudbury Ratepayers Association and Sudbury Rangers. Nicknamed the ‘Lions’, (the symbol of the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley in 1924/25, the emblem was also used by the local speedway and ice-hockey teams), they found a home at Vale Farm and have remained there ever since, developing a roped-off pitch into a respectable non-League football ground. Entry was immediately made into the Middlesex League. After finishing a creditable fourth in their first season they went on to win the championship in 1947/48. A further season was spent in this league before the Club progressed into the Spartan League in 1949/50. Here they stayed for two years, clinching the Western Division title in 1950/51 as a result of which they became founder members of the Delphian League. In season 1955/56 they reached the finals of both the London Senior Cup and Middlesex Senior Cup and also finished runners-up in the Delphian League. In recognition of these achievements they were invited to join the Corinthian League and subsequently vastly improved the facilities at Vale Farm. Following a quiet period the Club moved into the Athenian League (1963/64) which had absorbed both the Corinthian and Delphian Leagues to create three divisions. Wembley were placed in the middle section. Malcolm Allison (1962-1963)

and Allen Batsford (1964 -1965) were both employed as coaches by the Lions during this period, although their respective spells were brief. Both gentlemen went on to have distinguished careers elsewhere and who knows where the Club might be today had either one of them remained at Vale Farm. Wembley did manage to gain promotion to the Premier Division in 1967/68. To anticipate further progress floodlights were installed, a new clubhouse and dressingroom complex were built and eventually admission to the expanding Isthmian League was granted in 1975. Finished runners-up in their final season justified Wembley’s elevation. Wembley began their first season in the Isthmian League (1975/76) in the second division (now the first division). The closest they came to promotion to the Premier Division was in 1985/86. After completing their fixtures, Wembley headed the table only to miss out on going up by two points when both St.Albans City and Bromley won their respective games in hand. Only two teams went up in those days. Despite failing to achieve promotion, Wembley obtained some minor compensation by recording various cup successes during this period. In 1980/81 they reached the First Round Proper of the F.A. Cup for the one and only time, losing 0-3 to Enfield at Southbury Road.

WEMBLEY HISTORY The Middlesex Charity Cup was won outright for the first time in 1982/83, while the Middlesex Senior Cup was also clinched for the first time a season later with a dramatic 5-1 success over Hendon . In 1986/87 Wembley won the coveted Middlesex Cup double with final wins over Hayes in the Senior Cup and Feltham in the Charity Cup, a feat nearly repeated during the following season Both finals were lost although the disappointment was tempered by beating Brentford at Griffin Park in the semi-final of the Middlesex Charity Cup, and having the final played at Wembley Stadium. Wembley last won some silverware in 1994/95 with a 2-0 victory over Hampton in the final of the Middlesex Charity Cup. The Lions also went on to reach the second round proper of the F.A. Trophy in 1995/96 (their best run in the old F.A. Amateur Cup was also ended at the second round proper stage 1966/67 and 1968/69). However, their lengthy first division status was ended at the finish of that season when they suffered relegation into division two. By claiming third place, a quick return to the first division was achieved a season later, but their division one tenure lasted just two seasons and they relegated again at the end of 1998/99. As a result of the restructuring of the Isthmian League’s constitution, Wembley regained a berth in the first division (north) for the 2002/03 season. But they were unable to maintain their place and were demoted into the

second division at the end of that campaign. Wembley were forced to leave the Isthmian League set-up at the end of the 2005/06 season following the disbanding of the second division. They joined the Combined Counties League. A sterling effort was made to win promotion during their first season (2006/07), but ran out of steam to end the term in the third place. Apart from that, they failed to make a real impact, although they did reach the final of the Combined Counties League Cup in 2010/11, but lost to Sandhurst Town, 0-1, at Farnborough. However, after their participation in the following season’s F.A. Cup, (their Extra-Preliminary Round tie with Ascot United was covered live on Facebook) the competition sponsors, Budweiser, offered the Lions a muchpublicised deal which they could not refuse. This included the signing of several retired professionals to help the Lions progress as far as possible in the 2012/13 F.A. Cup under the guidance of Terry Venables. Unfortunately, Wembley only played 3 games before bowing out. After eight years, Wembley’s membership of the Combined Counties League was ended by a lateral move across Step Five of the non-League pyramid, They are commencing their sixth year in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division after joining in 2014/15, finishing last season’s campaign in twelfth place.

TAKE FIVE WEMBLEY LAST FIVE SEASONS SEASON LEAGUE

P W D L F A P POS

2014-15 SSML-P

42 23 6 13 80 60 75

7/22

2015-16 SSML-P

42 19 6 17 77 61 63

11/22

2016-17 SSML-P

42 23 6 13 115 73 75

4/22

2017-18 SSML-P

40 15 8 17 76 68 53

9/21

2018-19 SSML-P

38 12 11 15 61 59 47

12/20

LAST FIVE RESULTS Sat 21 September