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DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 1 dire C tors 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 Supporters’BottomGroups Director / Fundraising GaryManagerLevy - Director of Football Kristy DirectorLewingtonofEquality, Diversity, and Inclusivity Lee DirectorNaniaof CBS Growth & Marketing / Business CommercialJulianConsultantNutley& Marketing Director / Business DirectorDanConsultantRobertsofSpecialist Community Projects C ommunity bene F it so C iety te A m 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 C o AC hing stAFF Joe Deeney - Head Coach Kyle Durcan - Assistant Head Coach Anthony Christophi - Coach Ayub Nabongo - U18s Adam Ashton - Physio/Sports Therapist Steve Lewington - Kitman C lub o FF i C ers & o FF i C i A ls Brad Cawthorne - Digital Manager Jeffrey Roy - International Supporters’ AbbyAmbassadorSlough - Marketing & Advertising Manager Liam Smith - Events Manager Wayne Upton - Community Activities Darren Court - Network Football Management/ Commercial Manager medi A te A m 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 mAt C hd Ay t e A m Wayne Upton - Matchday Manager Brad Cawthorne - Matchday Cameraman Patrick Mackay & Andrew Madaras - Reporters Amanda Madaras - Turnstile Manager Louis Alexandrou - Hospitality Manager Dan Roberts - Matchday Merchandise Bradley Field - Steward youth se C tion Andrew Madaras - Chair Wayne Upton - Vice Chair Kristy Lewington - Secretary/Club Welfare Officer Christian Baxter - Treasurer Steve Chiswell - Assistant Welfare Officer Steve Lewington - Registrations & Fixtures SecretaryWayneUpton & Joe Le Vien - Football Development Jeff Abraham - Parents Representative Karl Clarke & Steve Lewington - Social Media du N s Table To WN f.c. 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
We also arrive for today’s game with an undefeated record, and we continue to make progress. Last Saturday was a tough game for many reasons against Tring Athletic. The obvious thing was the intense heat, the changing rooms were like a sauna which always makes it tough for both teams. I was disappointed with the way we started the game; we were far too passive and never got out the blocks really. Fair credit to Tring they started the brighter and scored a well taken 1st goal early in the game. The disappointing thing from my perspective was that our midfield line was broken too easily and then we didn’t do enough to engage the opponent who finished well. We spent large parts of the 1st half too eager to force possession and at times this led to frustration and cheap possession being conceded and Tring moved the ball well when they had it. Too often in Football opposition Managers never afford opponents credit, rather focusing on their own mistakes. I have been the Manager on the receiving end of that far too often and we never get the credit my players deserve. I must give credit to Tring for the way they went about the game and credit their part in providing a tough test. 2nd half we made some changes, some forced and some tactical to give us greater control in the game. Tring had an excellent move right at the start of the 2nd half that culminated in them hitting the post which really would have given us a mountain to climb. “last saturday was a tough game for many reasons against tring Athletic. the obvious thing was the intense heat, the changing rooms were like a sauna which always makes it tough for both teams.”
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Welcome to the management, players, committee, and supporters from West Essex ahead of today’s FA Cup clash. West Essex come into the game on excellent form having won their last 3 games. The opposition will be tough, and we will need to implement our game plan to ensure it is us that progress to the next round of the competition.
Joe Deeney
Shortly afterwards we found ourselves back in the game with an equaliser by Tolu Ikuyinminu. Tolu peeled off well at the back post, took a touch before sliding the ball into the bottom corner. Shortly after the introduction of Kelvin Osei-Addo we went ahead. Kelvin once again this season showed excellent composure to steady himself and place the ball high into the corner of the net. We certainly weren’t at our best on the day and with the heat taking its toll on both teams I felt it was going to be one of those games where we weren’t great but managed to win. Despite a lot of possession from Tring Connor wasn’t overly tested in the final quarter. Mistakes happen at all levels of the game and unfortunately into stoppage time a mix up between a few of our lads led to Tring equalising. It felt like a gut punch having been close to the 3 points so almost feels like a loss. I must make it clear that our supporters since our arrival have been brilliant. I was however disappointed with some of the negative and poor comments from a minority on Saturday aimed at my players. We all get frustrated, although no-one gets more frustrated than me. We all have opinions and as supporters it is imperative that you continue to get behind the team. None of my players are “poor” nor are any of my players “lazy” so found these comments disappointing. We do not sign bad attitudes or bad people. If supporters fully understood the dedication my players show and the immense sacrifices, they make for this badge you would be as truly humbled as I am to have them in my group. The group travels vast amounts of miles, race around to get to training early, give everything they have and not one of our players is here for the money. The group I inherited last October and ultimately released quickly into my arrival didn’t share an ounce of the dedication this group shows. It’s been a drastic turnaround. It will not be perfect every week of course it won’t. Everything that goes wrong on the pitch is 100% at my door and I will take the criticism. Those that have got to know me know that I live and breathe the game and my sole responsibility is to win. If one of my players gives the ball away, then please understand that is on me and not on them. I am solely responsible for everything tactical. My job is to win games of football it is as simple as that. My group is together and as a Manager I love them all, they are great people who give everything for me and for the club. Of course, I criticise certain things, name me a manager who doesn’t! Ultimately, I will always be judged on results. The vast majority support us in the right way and whilst it might sound like I am moaning, I am simply reminding everyone about positive support. Please direct all criticism at me and not my players and continue to encourage and support these lads that give everything for us. It’s hard enough with me on their case without others doing the same. I look forward to another tough game today and hopefully keep our run going and hope I can continue to rely on the support we have had to date. Remember whatever the outcome it certainly won’t be through a lack of effort. Enjoy the game.
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Joe’s plans and instructions for the Everyplayers.week now during the season there are Tuesday evening zoom sessions for the players looking back at highlights from Saturday’s match to review what worked well and what didn’t. Where and how can we improve, where we think we can get that additional 1% advantage over our opponents. Thursday evenings, two hours on the ATP, training. In all weathers, to prepare for Saturday’s match, and for what? Petrol money basically.
I don’t use the word “privilege” lightly, but it is a genuine privilege to be able to see at close quarters the preparation that goes on behind the scenes. Forensic analysis and meticulous detail hardly do it justice.
“Chums & Crumbs is having a belated opening party. our local mp, Andrew selous and mayor, liz Jones will be attending as will other guests from the council & health and social organisations.”care
Welcome everyone to Creasey Park for this afternoon’s Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round tie against West Essex FC. Our visitors currently sit top of the Step 5 Essex Senior League and have a 100% win record so far this season. A special welcome therefore to the players, coaching staff, committee and supporters of our visitors who we hope have an enjoyable afternoon in our company and a safe journey home. We’re expecting a tough game this afternoon and hope we get through to the next round. Win, lose or draw though I know our management team will have prepared as thoroughly as they can.
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Joe & Kyle’s first match in charge was away at Harefield in October last year. Steve, the kitman, and I walked into the away changing room over two hours before kickoff to deliver the kit and were greeted by a scene I’d never witnessed before. Page after page after page of A4 paper with diagrams and instructions sellotaped to the walls, over 40 of them.
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Like many of you I watched Joe’s Weekly Roundup on DTFCTV on Thursday night and felt sad and let down by one or two of our supporters who clearly felt enabled to criticise the performance of some of our players during last Saturday’s game against Tring. How sad that some of our own supporters believe that the way to motivate and improve performance is to criticise our own players. That’s just not on. Moan to me or Matt or Gary if you want to but if you can’t encourage and support the players, please drive past Creasey Park at 3pm on Saturday afternoons as the supporters we want are the ones who get behind the lads, all of them and all of the time, not just when they’re playing well or winning. On a happier note, there were three special events that took place in a 24 hour period between Wednesday and Thursday evenings. First up were Ayub Nabongo’s U18’s who impressed a crowd of 83 on Wednesday evening in the 1st Qualifying round of the FA Youth Cup. Despite surrendering a two goal lead by the half hour mark they eased past March Town Utd 5-2. Denis scored four goals, two free kicks and two penalties before Axel bent a ferocious shot into the bottom left hand corner with five minutes remaining. The lads have a home tie in the next round when Rothwell Corinthians visit Creasey Park on Wednesday 31st TheAugust.second special event took place on Thursday morning when 30 people attended Chums and Crumbs to belatedly celebrate its opening on March 10th. Since then we’ve supported over 200 people. Local MP Andrew Selous & Mayor, Liz Jones were among the invited guests who joined in a session of chair yoga and exercises followed by a game or two of bingo. Chums & crumbs is a collaborative venture with the Social Prescribers at Titan PCN & Stevenage Leisure Ltd and forms part of the range of free activities the Club provides as part of our CBS programme, Improving the Lives of Others. Lee Nutley runs the group on behalf of the Club and deserves all our thanks and praise. The third and final special event was our Walking Football Team captained by Director of Partnerships, Neil Barker, playing their first friendly match in the new kit, kindly provided by sponsors the Asda Foundation.
The lads lost 4-3 on Thursday evening away in MK against a team who have been together for 9 years. There was very little to choose between the two sides, so huge credit goes to Ian Bateman, absent on the evening, for his coaching and organizational skills in making sure the seven sessions every month go smoothly. A reminder that the next Community session of Walking Football is on ATP 1 on Wednesday 24th August between 11 and 12pm. Open to all and free of Nextcharge.Sunday we play Crawley Green in the FA Vase. Kick off is 3pm and normal admission prices apply. Season Tickets and Owners’ complimentary tickets cannot be used for this match. Thanks as always for your incredible support.
Andrew Madaras
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borders Chingford to the north, Snaresbrook and South Woodford to the east, Leyton and Leytonstone to the south, and Tottenham to the west. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of approximately 109,424. To the north of the town is the former Walthamstow Stadium, which was considered an East End landmark. The town is served by five railway stations, including Walthamstow Central and Blackhorse Road interchange stations on the Victoria line of the London TheUnderground.clubcaters for players of all ages and abilities with 2 senior sides, 3 veteran’s sides, 2 Sunday teams and a successful and rapidly expanding Colts section. The 1st team entered into a ground share agreement with Barking FC and played home games at Barking’s stadium near Mayesbrook Park during 2015/16 season. The Reserves and Vets sides continued to use the Rolls Sports Ground in Highams Park. The brainchild of former West Essex Cricket Club stalwart John Spinks, West Essex FC formed in 1989. Initially the objective was to keep some of the Cricket Club members in touch throughout the winter and generate a bit of much-needed income through the club bar on a Saturday afternoon. After 4 seasons of considerable success in the Ilford & District League, an ‘A’ team was added for the 1993-94 season and the 1st & Reserve teams moved to the Essex Business Houses League. As they entered the new millennium, founder John Spinks left for the Emerald Isle and current Chairman Stuart Higson took over the day to day running of the club. The junior and Veterans sections continued to perform well, but success was harder to come by for the senior sides. In 2007-08, the 1st XI effectively folded, and the club ran one senior side which finished rock-bottom of the EBHFL Division 1. Towards the end of that season, Gary Lefley became involved with the side. Gary forged a strong partnership with existing player/ manager Dan Reading and their first full season together proved to be a very successful one as West Essex lifted the EBHFL Division 1 title in 2008-09. With success came an influx of new players and they were fortunate enough to reinstate the Reserve team who, under the guidance of Wesley Sotherton, won a trophy in their first season. The resulting celebrations culminated in them actually losing the trophy, but that’s a story for another day. At the end of the 2009-10 season, the management took the decision to withdraw the 1st XI from the Essex Business Houses League and move them to the Middlesex County Football League. The season that followed will
T he his T ory W es T essex West Essex FC are based in Highams Park, East London. Highams Park is a suburban district in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The club recently agreed a ground share in Walthamstow which is a large town in east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London and the ancient county of WalthamstowEssex.
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12 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx live long in the memory as, in May 2011, it culminated with another trophy being added to the cabinet as West Essex were crowned champions of the MCFL Division 1 Central & East. Promoted as Champions, in August 2011 West Essex had their first taste of Step 7 Football. Despite the season being blighted by injuries and suspensions, they finished it stationed safely in midtable and took a few memorable scalps along the way. Further progress was made in 2012/13 as West Essex consolidated their MCFL Premier Division status with another mid-table finish, but with a larger points total and a better record in all departments. Towards the end of the season new coach Kwame Kwateng joined with a view to adding some style to their obvious substance. 2013/14 was a memorable season for the club. Injuries, poor form, and some appalling luck saw them staring down the barrel of relegation at the turn of the year. Thankfully, due in no small part to the tireless work of one of the most enthusiastic coaches around and a return to fitness of some key players, a team which had such obvious potential finally started to deliver. A fantastic run of form saw them finish the season sitting comfortably in mid-table and emerging victorious in the Alec Smith Premier Division Cup final. Lifting the trophy was an incredible achievement for everyone involved with West Essex FC and that Spring evening in Uxbridge will live long in the memory. In 2014/15, they continued to make progress by attaining their highest ever MCFL Premier Division finish of 6th. gaining more points, scored more goals, and conceded less than in any previous season. In 2015/16, with their ground-share agreement in place, they took the decision to apply for promotion from the MCFL. they didn’t lose a game from August 8th until January 2nd which included a run of 11 straight victories but couldn’t shake off their fellow title chasers and promotion candidates. A successful run in the Essex Premier Cup nearly derailed their league campaign and their second appearance in 3 years in the Alec Smith Cup Final, you might argue, was another unwanted distraction. They lost the Alec Smith Final on pens having been 2 nil up with less than 30 mins to go. On the coach back from the final, devastated as they were, a chorus of “WE’RE GONNA WIN THE LEAGUE!!” broke out. 14 days later, that’s exactly T he las T five games W es T essex w0-5 A l4-1 A w2-1 H w2-1 H w6-1 H
what they did. After losing to New Hanford on April 9th, they took 23 of the 27 points available to take the title, and were crowned champions of the MCFL Premier Division. In doing so, they guaranteed promotion to the Essex Senior League.
The summer of 2020 will never be forgotten for a number of reasons, but it will be particularly significant in their history as it saw the formal merger of their Junior and Senior Football Clubs into one ‘new’ club. West Essex FC, as a new ‘through’ club now gives a structured pathway for children aged from 4 years, all the way through to the Senior 1st XI and covers all related areas of community football. This new structure works perfectly with their club coaches who are active in the LBWF wider schools community, providing football activities in schools across the borough.
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Perhaps as important, is the bringing together of the key committee members of junior and senior football into one new and expanded club committee. This gives the club the opportunity to leverage a vast skillset of a fully committed team, all of whom have incredible experience, knowledge and understanding of grassroots football. Mark Penfold, previously Chairman and founder of the junior football operation, now assumes the position of West Essex FC Chairman. In 2021, West Essex entered a ground sharing agreement with Walthamstow to use Wadham Lodge as their home ground.
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DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 15 du N s T able T o WN fc T he hu N dred club The purpose of the 100 Club is to raise funds for kit, equipment and the general costs associated with running the footballl club. Subscriptions are available at £3 per number per week and are drawn every Thursday. To join contact Steve Lewington, stevolew79@gmail.com 01 Brad Cawthorne 02 Ebrahim 0403 Steve Mead 05 Kristy 0706 Andrew Madaras 0908 Colin Tibbett 10 Ron & Vera Roberts 11 Becky Gray 12 Jackie Carrington 13 Patrick Mackay 1514 Abby Slough 16 Steve Lewington 1817 Lee Nania 2019 Patrick Johnson 2221 23 Jeff Abraham 24 Dan Roberts 2625 Alex A 27 Wayne Upton 28 Gary Levy 29 Julian Nutley 30 Andrew Madaras 31 Andrew Madaras 32 Simon Thatcher 33 Mandy Madaras 40393837363534 Colin Fox 434241 Louie A 44 45 Jeff Abraham 46 John Oliver 50494847 5251 53 Jeff Abraham 60595857565554 Neil Barker 61 John Chatterly 6665646362 Rupert Groves 696867 Andrew McCloskey 7170 Dan R 747372 Paul Ward 7978777675 Derek Hing 80 Pete Mills 8281 Catherine Holdstock 8483 Matt Carrington 8685 Neil Barker 87 Andrew Madaras 8988 Neil Barker 10099989796959493929190 Mark Page rece NT W i NN ers Thursday 11th August 29 WINNER 24 RUNNER UP
16 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx player spo N sors firs T T eam 2022/23 spo N sor your favouri T e players For sponsorship enquires, find Matt Carrington on a matchday, email treasurer.dunstabletownfc@gmail.com or call 07903 751121 Andy b urrows & Cup CA ke Joe SPONSOREDDeeneyBY Kyle SPONSOREDDurcanBY Anthony SPONSOREDChristophiBY Joe SPONSOREDReynoldsBY Adam SPONSOREDAshtonBY stu A rt be A umont lewingtonsthe Steve SPONSOREDLewingtonBY Dylan SPONSOREDBakerBY Harry SPONSOREDBeaumontBY Scott SPONSOREDBelgroveBY Thomas SPONSOREDBryantBY
DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 17 C i A r A n h A nnonA br A h A m J e FF A br A h A m in memory o F AA ron b Atem A n gordonwAyne Connor SPONSOREDCoulsonBY Ethan SPONSOREDCrearyBY Benjamin SPONSOREDCrilleyBY KyleSPONSOREDDavison-GordonBY Kyle SPONSOREDFaulknerBY the brothersmills BEARINGS Structural Solutions r roseJ A burrowsndy l mAouisedArA s Ruairi SPONSOREDMills BY Terrence SPONSOREDMuchineripiBY Daniel SPONSOREDNaylorBY Jamie SPONSOREDNichollsBY Isaac SPONSOREDOlaleyeBY l u C y mA d A r A s d A rren h Atherley h Awkes & sm A rt Benjamin SPONSOREDGrayBY Tolu SPONSOREDIkuyinminuBY Charlie SPONSOREDJonesBY Liam SPONSOREDMcCrohanBY Joe SPONSOREDMead BY
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20 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx s T a T s zo N e 2022 - 23 player s TaT s Apps sub towntotal goals ylw red sin bin dylan baker 30 harry beaumont 2 2 scott belgrove 0 thomas bryant 0 Connor Coulson 3 21 ethan Creary 3 33 benjamin Crilley 3 17 1 kyle davison-gordon 3 3 kyle Faulkner 2 1 25 1 benjamin gray 19 tolu ikuyinminu 3 3 2 Charlie Jones 0 liam mcCrohan 1 23 Joe mead 1 20 ruairi mills 17 terrence muchineripi 3 33 daniel naylor 1 24 Jamie nicholls 15 isaac olaleye 2 4 1 Alfie osborne 3 3 1 kelvin osei-Addo 2 1 15 3 Joseph parmley 5 Jack percy 16 Joseph sellers-west 2 27 J’Ardell Stirling 2 23 remell stirling 1 2 15 1
DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 21 s T a T s zo N e 2022 - 23 goals & cards Kelvin Osei-Addo 3 Tolu Ikuyinminu 2 Remell Stirling 1 y r p Ben Crilley 1 10 Kyle Faulkner 1 10 Isaac Olaleye 1 10 Alfie Osborne 1 10 20181614121086420109876543210 PositionPoints Points Position progress Cover 11 1 3 2 1
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24 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx s T a T s zo N e 2022 - 23 fix T ures & resulT s August Comp Att res 1 2 3 4 5 Tue 2nd Aug Potton United A PD 162 2-0 Coulson Creary Davidson-Gordon Crilley J Stirling Osborne sat 6th Aug greAt wAkering rovers h FAC ep 175 2-0 Coulson muchineripi davidson-gordon Creary J stirling osborne sat 13th Aug tring AthletiC h pd 131 2-2 Coulson muchineripi davidson-gordon Creary J stirling osborne sun 21st Aug west essex h FAC p sun 28th Aug CrAwley green h FAv 1Q september Sat 3rd Sep Harpenden Town A PD tue 6th sep bAldoCk town h lCt 1r sat 10th sep sheFFord town & CAmpton h pd sat 17th sep london Colney h pd sat 24th sep h FAv 2Q oCtober Sat 1st Oct Colney Heath A PD sat 8th oct leighton town h pd Tue 11th Oct Ardley United A PD Sat 15th Oct Leverstock Green A PD sat 22nd oct CoCkFosters h pd Wed 26th Oct St Panteleimon A PD sat 29th oct h lCt 2r novembersat5thnov stotFold h pd tue 8th nov potton united h pd Sat 12th Nov Hoddesdon Town A PD tue 15th nov AFC dunstAble h bsC 1r Sat 19th Nov Tring Athletic A PD tue 22nd nov Arlesey town h pd deCember Sat 3rd Dec Aylesbury Vale Dynamos A PD Sat 10th Dec Biggleswade United A PD Sat 17th Dec Shefford Town & Campton A PD tue 27th dec CrAwley green h pd JAnuAry Mon 2nd Jan Baldock Town A PD sat 7th Jan st pAnteleimon h pd Sat 14th Jan Leighton Town A PD Sat 21st Jan Risborough Rangers A PD sat 28th Jan Ardley united h pd satFebruAry11thFeb hoddesdon town h pd sat 18th Feb leverstoCk green h pd Sat 25th Feb Arlesey Town A PD tue 28th Feb Aylesbury vAle dynAmos h pd mArCh Sat 4th Mar London Colney A PD sat 11th mar Colney heAth h pd sat 18th mar risborough rAngers h pd Sat 25th Mar Cockfosters A PD April sat 1st Apr biggleswAde united h pd sat 8th Apr bAldoCk town h pd Mon 10th Apr Crawley Green A PD sat 15th Apr hArpenden town h pd Sat 22nd Apr Stotfold A PD PD - SSMFL Premier Division, FAC - FA Cup, FAV - FA Vase, BSC - Beds FA Senior Challenge Cup, LCT - SSMFL Challenge Trophy, PDC - SSMFL
DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 25 6 7 8 9 10 11 sub 1 sub 2 sub 3 sub 4 sub 5 Osborne Olaleye Muchineripi Osie-Addo (1) R Stirling Ikuyinminu (1) Faulkner (66) Mead (81) Naylor (90) osborne Faulkner Crilley osie-Addo (1) sellers-west ikuyinminu r stirling (46)(1) beaumont (90) osborne Faulkner Crilley olaleye sellers-west ikuyinminu (1) beaumont (48) osei-Addo (56)(1) mcCrohan (64) r stirling (90) SSMFL Premier Division Cup
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DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 27 s T a T s zo N e 2022 - 23 games & goals w d l home 0 1 0 Away 1 0 0 total 1 1 0 total home Away % points 25% 75% Points per game 2.00 1.00 3.00 % Wins 50% 0% 100% % Defeats 0% 0% 0% % Draws 50% 100% 0% % goals scored 50% 50% Goals scored 4 2 2 Goals scored per game 2.00 2.00 2.00 % goals conceded 100% 0% Goals conceded 2 2 0 Goals conceded per game 1.00 2.00 0.00 Total goals per game 3.00 4.00 2.00 1 31176-9061-7546-6031-4516-300-15 ConcededScored 1 3112nd1st home50%Away50% Goals Scored home25% Away75% Points won50% lost0% drawn50% Results head To head 2.00 0.673.33 1.002.00 0.673.33 1.00 2 0 Goals Scored Per Game Goals Conceded Per Game Clean Sheets
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DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 29 ssmfl premier divisio N league Table pos team p w d l gd pts 1 Leighton Town 3 3 0 0 7 9 2 Shefford Town & Campton 3 3 0 0 6 9 3 Leverstock Green 3 3 0 0 4 9 4 Tring Athletic 3 2 1 0 2 7 5 Ardley United 3 1 1 1 2 4 6 dunstable town 2 1 1 0 2 4 7 Crawley Green 2 1 1 0 1 4 8 Biggleswade United 3 1 1 1 0 4 9 Stotfold 3 1 1 1 -2 4 10 Harpenden Town 2 1 0 1 0 3 11 Colney Heath 3 1 0 2 -1 3 12 London Colney 3 1 0 2 -1 3 13 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 3 1 0 2 -2 3 14 St Panteleimon 3 0 2 1 -1 2 15 Potton United 3 0 2 1 -2 2 16 Hoddesdon Town 3 0 2 1 -3 2 17 Cockfosters 2 0 1 1 -2 1 18 Risborough Rangers 3 0 1 2 -4 1 19 Baldock Town 2 0 0 2 -3 0 20 Arlesey Town 2 0 0 2 -3 0 curre NT form pos team p w d l gd pts 1 Leighton Town 3 3 0 0 7 9 2 Shefford Town & Campton 3 3 0 0 6 9 3 Leverstock Green 3 3 0 0 4 9 4 Tring Athletic 3 2 1 0 2 7 5 Ardley United 3 1 1 1 2 4 6 dunstable town 2 1 1 0 2 4 7 Crawley Green 2 1 1 0 1 4 8 Biggleswade United 3 1 1 1 0 4 9 Stotfold 3 1 1 1 -2 4 10 Harpenden Town 2 1 0 1 0 3 11 Colney Heath 3 1 0 2 -1 3 12 London Colney 3 1 0 2 -1 3 13 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 3 1 0 2 -2 3 14 St Panteleimon 3 0 2 1 -1 2 15 Potton United 3 0 2 1 -2 2 16 Hoddesdon Town 3 0 2 1 -3 2 17 Cockfosters 2 0 1 1 -2 1 18 Risborough Rangers 3 0 1 2 -4 1 19 Baldock Town 2 0 0 2 -3 0 20 Arlesey Town 2 0 0 2 -3 0
30 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx ssmfl premier divisio N aTT e N da N ces team lowest highest Average 1 Leighton Town 323 323 323 2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 106 322 214 3 Potton United 162 162 162 4 Harpenden Town 103 207 155 5 Biggleswade United 83 212 148 6 Cockfosters 144 144 144 7 Arlesey Town 141 141 141 8 Stotfold 103 171 137 9 dunstable town 131 131 131 10 Ardley United 87 109 98 11 Baldock Town 98 98 98 12 Shefford Town & Campton 64 113 89 13 Risborough Rangers 88 88 88 14 Tring Athletic 84 91 88 15 Leverstock Green 50 87 69 16 Colney Heath 51 51 51 17 London Colney 50 50 50 18 Crawley Green 40 40 40 19 Hoddesdon Town 0 0 0 20 St Panteleimon 0 0 0 resulT s scorers tuesday 16th August 2022 Ardley United 5 - 2 Risborough Rangers Att Aylesbury109 Vale Dynamos 1 - 3 Leighton AttTown322 Biggleswade United 2 - 4 Shefford Town & LeverstockAttCampton212 Green 1 - 0 London Colney Att Stotfold50 0 - 0 Potton United Att Tring171Athletic 1 - 0 Colney Heath Att 91 Leon Lobjoit Leighton Town 6 Law Buma Ajong Baldock Town 4 Lewis Toomey Leighton Town 4 Chris Blunden Leverstock Green 3 kelvin osei-Addo dunstable town 3 Chris Stapleton Aylesbury Vale 3 Kade Bagge Stotfold 2 Matthew Cooper Leighton Town 2 Jack Hodgins Aylesbury Vale 2 tolu ikuyinminu dunstable town 2 Ashley Ingham Shefford Tn & Camp 2 Sam King Shefford Tn & Camp 2 Alvin Kyeremeh Leverstock Green 2 Guilherme Monti St Panteleimon 2 Scott Piggott Stotfold 2 Taylor Rhiney Biggleswade United 2 George Sippetts Colney Heath 2 Henry Snee Shefford Tn & Camp 2 Jake Tabor Harpenden Town 2 Yemi Adelani Biggleswade United 1
DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 31 resulT s resulT s saturday 13th August 2022 Ampthill Town 3 - 1 Wellingboro’ Whitworth Att Buckingham81 Athletic 1 - 7 Real Bedford Att Eaton91 Socon 2 - 0 Winslow United Att Holmer77 Green 2 - 5 North’ton Sileby Rangrs Att Langford49 0 - 4 Northampton ON Chenecks Att Letchworth32 Garden City 0 - 3 Rugby Boro’ Att London23 Tigers 2 - 1 Burton Park Wanderers Att Moulton0 6 - 0 Thame United Reserves Att Raunds58 Town 2 - 4 Amersham Town Att Rushden40 & Higham U 3 - 1 Lutterworth Ath Att 31 saturday 13th August 2022 Bovingdon 1 - 1 New Bradwell St Peter Att Buckingham70 United 1 - 3 Eynesbury United Att Leighton25 Town Dev 8 - 0 AFC Caddington Att Milton0 Keynes College 2 - 3 Aston Clinton Att Pitstone30 & Ivinghoe 11 - 1 61 FC (Luton) Att Potton52 Utd Res 2 - 3 Berkhamsted Raiders Att Sarratt35 0 - 3 Old Bradwell United Att Totternhoe28 1 - 0 Risborough Rangers Dev Att Tring87Corinthians 0 - 1 Codicote Att 34 arou N d T he ssmfl 2022 - 23 div o N e div TW o p w d l p 1 Real Bedford FC 2 2 0 0 6 2 Moulton 2 2 0 0 6 3 Ampthill Town 2 2 0 0 6 4 North’ton Sileby Rangrs 2 2 0 0 6 5 Amersham Town 2 2 0 0 6 6 Eaton Socon 2 1 1 0 4 7 North’ton ON Chenecks 2 1 0 1 3 8 Lutterworth Athletic 2 1 0 1 3 9 Rugby Borough 2 1 0 1 3 10 Letchworth Garden City 2 1 0 1 3 11 London Tigers 2 1 0 1 3 12 Raunds Town 2 1 0 1 3 13 Rushden & Higham Utd 2 1 0 1 3 14 Winslow United 2 1 0 1 3 15 Langford 2 0 1 1 1 16 Wellingboro’ Whitworth 2 0 0 2 0 17 Burton Park Wanderers 2 0 0 2 0 18 Holmer Green 2 0 0 2 0 19 Buckingham Athletic 2 0 0 2 0 20 Thame Utd Reserves 2 0 0 2 0 p w d l p 1 Pitstone & Ivinghoe 1 1 0 0 3 2 Leighton Town Dev 1 1 0 0 3 3 Old Bradwell United 1 1 0 0 3 4 Eynesbury United 1 1 0 0 3 5 Aston Clinton 1 1 0 0 3 6 Berkhamsted Raiders 1 1 0 0 3 7 Codicote 1 1 0 0 3 8 Totternhoe 1 1 0 0 3 9 Bovingdon 1 0 1 0 1 10 New Bradwell St Peter 1 0 1 0 1 11 Milton Keynes College 1 0 0 1 0 12 Potton United Dev 1 0 0 1 0 13 Risborough Rangrs Dev 1 0 0 1 0 14 Tring Corinthians AFC 1 0 0 1 0 15 Buckingham United 1 0 0 1 0 16 Sarratt 1 0 0 1 0 17 AFC Caddington 1 0 0 1 0 18 61 FC (Luton) 1 0 0 1 0
32 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx aTTri2-2NghleTics Aturd Ay 13 A ugust 2022 CREASEY PARK KO 3.00PM ATT 131 dunstable town Connor Coulson Ethan KyleBenjaminCrearyCrilleyDavison-GordonKyleFaulknerToluIkuyinminuTerrenceMuchineripiIsaacOlaleye Alfie Osborne JosephJ’ArdellSellers-WestStirling tring Athletic George Carbery Giuseppe Delgaudio Leo GodloveFrankieEthanFarruchGouldingElijahHearnHerculesOliverKeilBogdanMarianOppongDavidePobbeJackStevens
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There was a very welcome return from the bench for Liam McCrohan who replaced Kyle Davison-Gordon in between the two Dunstable goals. McCrohan has not featured for the Blues since a nasty head injury in the final pre-season friendly away at Luton Town U18’s last month.
A point a piece and I suspect both Joe and Ryan will both be looking at the result as being two points dropped. Come the end of the season though this could prove to have been a very important point to have gained.
The attendance of 131 was 20% down on last season’s match yet was still the highest gate in the Premier Division. Clubs with big support like Harpenden drew 103 to Rothamsted Park, Stotfold also attracted 103 to the JSJ Stadium and Leighton Town’s away support at London Colney still only produced an attendance of 50. The 2-2 draw leaves the Blues in 5th place and had they managed to not concede an 88th minute equalizer would have been sitting in joint 3rd position with Leverstock Green. But concede we did and even in stoppage time, needed an acrobatic save from Connor Coulson to keep hold of a very precious point. Tring have strengthened their squad in the summer and took a deserved lead into the half time break. On 8 minutes Leo Farruch skipped past a couple of challenges before slotting home into the right hand far corner and beyond Connor Coulson’s outstretched diving hands. Had Delguardo’s volley from a cross out on the left, early in the second half, gone in and not hit the post, we might have found ourselves climbing a mountain and not a hill to get back into the game. The fact that they did was thanks to Blues supporters’ man of the match, Tolu Ikuyinminu who got the equalizer on 60 minutes with an unstoppable shot into the top corner. Five minutes later and Kelvin Osei-Addo added a second and his third in three matches. One of the new rules introduced this season is the option to play all 5 named substitutes. With referees needing to add 30 seconds of stoppage time for every substitution made, there is the real risk of there being 5 minutes of stoppage time being added just for substitutes.
One of the most absorbing contests of the afternoon was the one between Kyle Davison-Gordon & Tring forward, Godlove Oppong. Those of you with long memories may remember Godlove when as a 16-year-old he burst through the youth ranks into the Dev Team, scored on his debut and looked a sure fire cert for a bright future with the Club.
Coached and mentored by Blues current Head of Youth Development, Wayne Upton, who identified Godlove’s prestigious talent at a young age, Godlove moved on and put in a fine display in his return to Creasey Park.
Blues, Head Coach, has so far resisted any temptation he may have had to do so, but his decision to bring on Kelvin from the subs bench on 56 minutes for Isaac Olaleye, was rewarded with a goal which so nearly proved to be the winner.
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DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 35 u N der 18 recent results & Fixtures Mar 30 Leverstock Green L 3 – 4 Apr 12 Harpenden Town L 6 – 3 Apr 19 Luton Town (Cedars) L 3 – 0 May 05 Luton Town (Cedars) L 1 – 5 Aug 17 March Town United W 5 - 2 Corinthian division p w d l pts 1 AFC Dunstable 0 0 0 0 0 2 Aylesbury Vale Dynamos 0 0 0 0 0 3 Berkhamsted 0 0 0 0 0 4 Colney Heath 0 0 0 0 0 5 Crawley Green 0 0 0 0 0 6 dunstable town 0 0 0 0 0 7 Harpenden Town 0 0 0 0 0 8 Kings Langley 0 0 0 0 0 9 Leighton Town 0 0 0 0 0 10Leverstock Green 0 0 0 0 0 11 Luton Town Cedars 0 0 0 0 0 12Oxhey Jets 0 0 0 0 0 du N s T able T o WN you T h sec T io N u N der 15 lio N s recent results & Fixtures Apr 03 Kempston Rovers Pumas W 1 – 10 May 01 Tattenhoe Lions L 3 – 1 Sep 11 Flitwick Eagles Golds H Sep 18 Flitwick Eagles Blues A Sep 25 Kempston Rovers Tigers H under 15 division 1 p w d l pts 1 dunstable town lions 0 0 0 0 0 2 Flitwick Eagles Blues 0 0 0 0 0 3 Flitwick Eagles Golds 0 0 0 0 0 4 Kempston Rovers Pumas 0 0 0 0 0 5 Kempston Rovers Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 6 Luton Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 7 Luton Nations Comm 0 0 0 0 0 8 MK Warriors. Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 9 Sacred Heart Youth 0 0 0 0 0 10 Tattenhoe Youth Lions 0 0 0 0 0 11 Wootton Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 u N der 15 p a NT hers recent results & Fixtures Apr 28 Inspire Athletic W 3 – 0 May 01 Leighton United Reds L 3 – 2 Sep 11 Crawley Green Panthers H Sep 18 Dunstable Town Tigers A Sep 25 Flitwick Eagles Stripes H u N der 15 Tigers recent results & Fixtures May 03 Tattenhoe Reds W 3 – 2 May 15 Luton Bulls L 3 – 4 Sep 11 Flitwick Eagles Stripes A Sep 18 Dunstable Town Panthers H Sep 25 Tattenhoe Reds A under 15 division 2 p w d l pts 1 Bromham AFC Lions 0 0 0 0 0 2 Crawley Green Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 3 Crawley Green Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 4 Dunstable Town Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 5 dunstable town tigers 0 0 0 0 0 6 Flitwick Eagles Stripes 0 0 0 0 0 7 Newport Pagnell Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0 8 Newport Pagnell Pumas 0 0 0 0 0 9 Stoke Hammond Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 10 Stopsley United Scorpion 0 0 0 0 0 11 Stotfold Junior Ambers 0 0 0 0 0 12 Tattenhoe Reds 0 0 0 0 0 under 15 division 2 p w d l pts 1 Bromham AFC Lions 0 0 0 0 0 2 Crawley Green Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 3 Crawley Green Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 4 dunstable town panthers 0 0 0 0 0 5 Dunstable Town Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 6 Flitwick Eagles Stripes 0 0 0 0 0 7 Newport Pagnell Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0 8 Newport Pagnell Pumas 0 0 0 0 0 9 Stoke Hammond Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 10 Stopsley United Scorpion 0 0 0 0 0 11 Stotfold Junior Ambers 0 0 0 0 0 12 Tattenhoe Reds 0 0 0 0 0
36 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx BLUE CARDDISCOU N T DUNSTABLETOWN After last season’s successful walk to Harpenden, we are planning five more this season, totalling approximately 100km. You can join us on as many as you wish and help us raise some funds for the club, to continue our work within the local community and for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. All walks will leave from Creasey Park on matchday and plan to arrive in time for a well earned pint (or few) Harpenden Town 21km Sat 3rd September Leverstock Green 26km Sat 15th October Tring Athletic 21km Sat 19th November Leighton Town 18km Sat 14th January Crawley Green 13km Mon 10th April Join us on our sponsored walk
DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 37 d u N s T able To WN iN vi T a T io N al fa NTasy p remier l eague After being top in week one, Archie Swann dropped to 5th, with Andrew Smith collected 89 pts to take topspot. We were joined by 6 new teams this week and there’s still time to join the league, where you have the opportunity to win a Dunstable Town scarf, by using code “bbjkuw” rank team & manager gw tot 1 Betty Swallocks NSNO Andrew Smith 89 160 2 AFC BenjaminCRILLDOGCrilley 76 149 3 Charlie’s XI Charlie Nutley 83 142 4 Non-League Zac Zac Neal 65 137 5 Swannies XI Archie Swann 46 135 6 FPL Fan, For My Sins Joseph Crilley 73 132 7 Tuchel For School Euan Warlow 70 131 8 Ake 47 Lee Measom 62 130 8 Mederitarian Cees Oluwaseun Orimogunje 63 130 8 Paqueta Of Crisps Elliott McCook 62 130 11 A Kane In The Neck Dan Cannon 73 123 12 JakeLads Fox-Nania 63 122 13 LukeGayleforcewinsHiggins 54 117 14 Rebels Wivoutta Clue Richard Scott 51 114 15 Flamin Carrots Daniel Roberts 77 106 16 Humphries FC Daryl Humphries 42 104 17 MK Rhino FC Kevin Ryan 63 100 18 MG FC Lee Nania 57 96 19 Sporting Abeergut Matt Carrington 48 95 20 Póg Mo Thóin Charlie O’Reilly 48 94 21 Kanes All Stars Andy Burrows 40 87 22 Flying’ Without Ings Liam Smith 26 75 23 Tom’s ThomasStrikersScott 69 69 23 Ryan FC Ryan Upton 69 69 25 Can I Have Ur Rice Freddie Lewington 50 50
The 92 is a genuine club - the ‘most exclusive club’ in football if you believe the website, which I do. It has rules, it has members who enforce the rules, it has a committee who create new rules and deep down most football fans want to be part of an exclusive club of football fans who have seen a match* at every one of the 92 Premier and Football League venues. Before the days of the Internet the club operated under very strict rules. A ground could only be counted if you saw a competitive match - no friendlies allowed unless they were international friendlies but only if England (or Wales) were playing. If a club dropped out of the league and returned, sorry but you had to revisit - which proved a nightmare for many when this fate fell on Carlisle United. But despite the rules, to qualify you simply had to provide a list (written on a photocopied sheet) of your qualifying games and you were in. A small membership fee, a pin badge and some optional cufflinks for £15. I first qualified back in 1995, my final ground being Anfield watching Liverpool destroy West Ham. But in 1999 it all went to hell in a handcart as new grounds opened and promotion from the Conference began. All of a sudden I was missing 2, then 3 and 4 grounds. Fortunately the club had gone digital and with so many high profile games being scheduled the rules relaxed. A ICC cup game at Spurs new stadium versus Inter and AFC Wimbledon playing a Liverpool XI both counted in the new world but wouldn’t have in the old days despite both grounds being full. At the start of this seasons I had two still to revisit - I’d been to Newport County when they played at Somerton Park and then the appalling International Stadium but I’d never seen football at Rodney Parade (rugby yes). A very wet night in September last year saw that one ticked off leaving just Morecambe. A work trip to Scotland gave me the opportunity of completing the 92, for the third time, although I would have to miss the guaranteed goal-fest at CorinthianCasuals. stuart Fuller is the creator of the award winning website ‘The Ball Is Round’
. he has written a number of football books including ‘Passport To Football’, ‘Dripping Yarns: A Season with Lewes FC’ and ‘The Football Tourist’.
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I’d been to Christie Park before, watching Luton Town in their season where they almost pulled off the miracle of the 30 point penalty. A perfectly good ground that was sold in a land deal and the club moved a mile south to a new build There’sstadium.been
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false dawns in terms of planned visits cancelled but here I was finally about to re-join not only the 92 club but also become a member of the 116 (including the National League). There would be no fanfare, no presentation on the pitch and no champagne and that was no problem. With no new stadiums on the horizon and no teams due to come up for at least a year who I hadn’t visited, I was safe in the knowledge I could rest on my laurels once again. Some fans will only count a game if they get a programme or at least a team sheet. Others won’t count a ground unless they see a goal, or even in some cases, a goal at each end. There is a very strange group who need to touch the ball for a ground to count. For me, a picture of the game will do me fine. The ‘new’ rules are much less draconian and reflect the nature of football today. We all have our war stories, of games that have been postponed or abandoned (neither of which counted in the old days), of food poisoning and officious stewards but I wouldn’t have changed anything along the way. For your reference, my first “tick” came back in 1974 at The Valley with Charlton Athletic beating Burnley 4-1. But if a random person at a game comes up to me now and asks for “my number”, I can legitimately say once more “92”…. at least that’s what I think they mean?
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DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 41 c ommu N i T y b e N efi T s ocie T y become a N o WN er Current club owners Jeffrey Abraham Ciairan TaylorDouglasDarrenMichaelBradJackieMattMattMatthewAndyRosemaryPeterChristianAaronIanLindaNeilDanielJohnJulieAglaiaPanayisLouieClareAlexRizwanSzymonAbrahamAdamczykAhmedAlexandrouAlexandrouAlexandrouAlexandrouAlexandrouAllawayAnsteyArmasBarkerBarkerBatemanBatemanBaxterBottomBowenBurrowsByrneByrneCarringtonCarringtonCawthorneChargeCourtDeeneyDoult Lindsey Edwards Ciaran Fairley-Ed KristySteveGaryDavePatrickIsaacNickAbbasAlanRoyRupertJohnSamuelLewisDanielMarkStuartCassiusJakeAnnetteColinRosAaronKaiPaulSimonDeanwardsFallaFaulknerFisherFisherFlemonsFowlerFoxFoxFox-NaniaFreckletonFullerGalpinGalpinGibbonsGiddingsGreenerGrovesHallHillHussainJacksonJacksonJohnsonLawlorLevyLewingtonLewington George Lewington Freddie Lewington Ted DanielGrahamShaunDeanKatrinaDudleyNikkiMarkStephenJackHannaGabbyCharlieJulianLeeDerekLeeMohammedAnthonyPeterStevenAndrewLesLucyAndrewAmandaGrahamLousvetLuckMadarasMadarasMadarasMarshMcCloskeyMeadMillsMooreMunaimNaniaNutleyNutleyNutleyNutleyNutleyNutleyNutleyOverellPageParkPeachamPeachamPurcellRapcewiczRhodesRoberts Ron Roberts Vera Roberts Luke Roberts Leo JamesChloeRobertsRobertsRogers Jeffrey Roy Mark Saccoccio John CallumSteveAnneYvonnePearlZaharaWayneKennethDanielIanSimonAroneMauriceKianLiamAbbyAdamRichardCharlieSandersSandersScottShearsbySloughSmithSmithSullivanThasanThatcherToftsTrifTrottUptonVerlaVerlaVerlaVerlaWarboysWylde Do you want to make a difference? 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! • 100% fan owned “not for profit” football club • One pound per share. One share per person • A Club that exists to support the community • Links with Mind BLMK and CALM • Community activities such as walking football supporting mental health and wellbeing When you become a member of Dunstable Town Football Club you will receive ‘The Blue Card’, which entitles you to discounts listed on our website.
42 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx Can you correctly identify the above club badges? Answers on page 48 ex o N T he pi Tch do you remember this former dunstable Town player? Answers on page 48 W ho are ya?
DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 43 spo T T he guessballTheplayer Can you guess which dunstable town player is hiding behind Creasey the Lion? Answers on page 48 b c a
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The name of Benfleet originates from the time of the Saxon settlers in the 5th century, when the area was largely marshland. They named the area Beamfleote, meaning tree stream, being the area where the creeks from the Thames adjoined the wooded area to the north. The battle of Benfleet took place between the Vikings and Saxons in 894. This was towards the end of the Saxon period and the Thames made the area vulnerable to Viking attacks. The Vikings were defeated in the battle by the army of King Alfred under the command of his son Edward the Elder. The football club was established in 1922, initially as Benfleet United and subsequently Benfleet Rangers. During their time playing in the Southend & District League, the club won the Essex Junior Cup in 1967-68. After winning the league in 1971-72, the club joined the Essex Olympian League and dropped the Rangers part of the name. In 1988-89 Benfleet won the league and the Essex Intermediate Cup. At the end of the 2017-18 season, Benfleet successfully applied for promotion to the new Division One South of the Eastern Counties League, a massive jump of three levels. To facilitate this, Benfleet are playing their first team matches at Park Lane, Canvey Island FC. The remainder of the club’s teams remain at Woodside Park in Benfleet where they play their the pieman
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On adjourning to the clubhouse building, it was good to enjoy a couple of pints of chilled cider. The canteen area had been busy earlier, catering for the various youth sides and so refreshments were not available. However, the extremely friendly folk at the club went out of their way to provide both myself and hungry groundhopper Phil Bayley with enormous cheeseburgers. These were delicious and were generously given free of charge. We thoroughly recommend ‘Cindy’s burgers’ and the associated hospitality. For the club to host senior football at this site, it will require council approval. The use of Canvey Island FC is ongoing and the process for upgrading this venue is likely to take some time for it to come to fruition. However, the club is clearly ambitious and rightly proud as they look to celebrate their centenary this year. For a friendly, this was quite an entertaining match to watch. Although it was step 6 v step 5, last season’s form when Benfleet reached the playoffs and Sawbridgeworth Town avoided relegation proved to be good marker.
Therefore, this was an opportunity to visit this ground to see a first team match at a venue they will not use during the regular season. A similar situation to that at Virginia Water FC in recent years. I was fortunate to be offered a lift to and from Upminster Station for this jaunt. The alternative is by train to Benfleet (C2C) and the best part of a three mile walk through town. The football club is situated in a scenic area on the edge of town. On a warm Saturday in summer, it was reassuringly English to see a cricket match being played nearby. We were able to park near the clubhouse building and take a few photographs with over an hour to go before the 3pm kick off.
The three-goal margin of victory was about right. A highlight was when local spectator Richard Smith, superbly controlled a stray ball with one touch. Sadly, his boss Kerry Fairless was elsewhere. This was certainly good match practice for both sides as they prepare for the new season. My journey home via Upminster, Barking, Blackhorse Road and Seven Sisters was only tainted by London Overground providing a four car train on a day when drivers on the other line were on strike and there were various other events taking place, not least a concert at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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With 5 pubs within walking distance of the ground, decent ale can be found at The Harpenden Arms, The George, The Wheatsheaf and a Regimental favourite, The Oddfellows Arms
A few supporters are walking to this match. If you would like to join them, they will be leaving Creasey Park approximately 08:30 to walk the 20km to the Oddfellows Arms to take on essential fluids.
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The nearest train station is Harpenden, a few stops from Luton. The ground is a 10 minute walk from the station.
Approaching Harpenden from Luton, go through town and just past the George pub, turn right into Leyton Road. Then turn left into Amenbury Lane and then left into the pay & display car park after about 300 yards. The entrance to the ground is in the far corner of the car park next to the swimming pool and up the pathway. pay & display parking only.
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48 DUNSTABLE TOWN vs WEST ESSEx ex on the pitch: Captain, manager and all time top goalscorer Grant Carney. who Are ya: Aston Villa & Barnet. guess the player: Kyle Davison-Gordon spot the ball: B
DUNSTABLE TOWN FC MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 49 club direc Tory 22/23 Ardley Road, Ardley Oxfordshire OX27 www.ardleyunitedfc.co.uk7PA 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 www.leightontownfc.co.uk1RX Haywood Way, www.aylesburyvaledynamos.co.ukBuckinghamshireAylesbury,HP199WZ 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 www.londoncolneyfootballclub.com1DW Second Meadow, Fairfield Rd, Biggleswade SG18 www.biggleswadeutd.com0AA Hutchinson Hollow, Biggleswade Road, Potton, Sandy SG19 www.pitchero.com/clubs/pottonunitedfc2LX Cockfosters Sports Ground, Chalk Lane, Cockfosters, Barnet EN4 www.pitchero.com/clubs/cockfosters9HZ The B.E.P. Stadium, Horsenden Lane Princes Risborough HP27 www.risboroughrangersfc.co.uk9NE The Recreation Ground, High Street Colney Heath, Hertfordshire AL4 0NP www.colneyheathfc.co.uk Shefford Sports Club Hitchin Road, Shefford Beds SG17 www.twitter.com/sheffordcampton5JD The Stadium at the Brache, Park Street, Luton. LU1 www.pitchero.com/clubs/crawleygreenfc3HH Hertingfordbury Park, West Street Hertford, SG13 www.stpanteleimonfc.co.uk8EZ 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 www.harpendentownfc.co.uk2EF Grass Roots Stadium, Cow Lane, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 5NS www.tafc.co.uk
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