2022/23 - Issue Five - Sporting Khalsa

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Good afternoon and welcome to the Premier Plus Stadium for today’s League game vs Sporting Khalsa. We offer a warm welcome to our visitors and wish them well for the season ahead.

Now the hype of the FA Cup is over we now shift our focus and attention to the league where we hope to pick up points as quickly as possible in order to move up the table. We know this league can be unforgiving and the lads need to perform at their very best every game in order to be competitive in this league. The task for the players is to produce the individual and collective performance levels vs Stortford & Cheshunt in the league.

I must state how disappointed I was in the Northern League for not allowing us to bring forward a game last Saturday. We had agreed with Stamford to bring forward November’s fixture. I must be honest and admit we had missed a league deadline. However, I will contest the league deadline as fairly unrealistic given we are in the mist of FA Cup & Trophy rounds! We applied to the league on Sunday 18th September to bring the game forward and be played on Saturday 24th September. We received a point blank no, despite our protests the league refused to allow two member clubs to play a game of competitive football. It appears it is no longer the leagues priority to help and assist their member clubs which is very disappointing given the current cost of living crisis we are in.

Looking ahead to today’s game, we face a team who have scored plenty of goals recently and have picked up some impressive wins over Coleshill & Gresley as well as going close in most of their games. We’ll have to be at our very best at both ends of the pitch to come away with a positive result.

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Good afternoon and welcome all.

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the players and officials of Sporting Khalsa from the West Midlands to the Premier Plus stadium for the very first encounter between both teams.

September has seen us competing away throughout the month in the FA Cup & FA trophy respectively and after some excellent performance in the FA cup we bowed out to Step 2 side Cheshunt, We also put in a spirited performance in the Trophy but unfortunately came up short on the night losing 3-2 to Colsehill , so our focus now is league points and improving our league position over the comming weeks ahead.

I am certain it will be a very competitive game between the two teams and the Saints will be looking to get some very valuable league points on the board and push on and get a good run going in the league .

Off the field We are working hard as a Board to keep the club on the front foot and bring improvements to our facilities and looking at new events both at the club and within the local community for you all to come support and enjoy over the comming months.

I would like to say a big Thank You to All staff at Urban & Civic for their community support in helping volunteer for the clubs clean up day this week. This has given the Club a great helping hand to keep these excellent facilities in tip top condition for all the community to enjoy.

Enjoy your day and we all wish Pete and the lads the very best for todays game.

Your Town your Team....

on you Saints.

Barry Barry

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WithChairmanBarryCavilla

I want to start with thanking the people who help me out with the commercial role.

Firstly, despite taking on his role at Cambridge United Mehmet continues to be worth his weight in gold to me and the club with him bringing in new sponsors and continuing to nurture the relationships he has already forged. Stephen is a man who wear many hats for us with him this year taking the academy secretary role and building on that by renewing the sponsorship deals the academy deals we had in place last year while being on the lookout for new opportunities to forge relationships. Lastly, Lee works harder than, dare I say, most football club owners to ensure the lights can still go on and we all have kits to play in. He has picked up building relationships with sponsors while I have focussed on different opportunities to generate sustainable incomes for the club.

September has been an exceptionally quiet month for us as a football club financially along with 2 heart breaks in a week we look to move on from this. I have in this month come to appreciate just how lucky we are to have our fans. Through thick and thin our supporters arrive home and away with faces of glee and continue to support us enthusiastically. We completely understand the frustrations with some situations and sometimes share them but please don’t lose sight of the fact that we as a board are also fans first.

As we move in to the final quarter of the calendar year we hope to build our network of community business who support and in this go from strength to strength as a club built for the community. Pete, Sean, Abbo and the boys continue to do their thing and our success will come that I can promise.

I saw a quote this week “Where knowledge, strength and courage deliver on ambition” and these are the principles I believe our club are being built on. Once again I am an open book and am always willing to talk so come over and have a chat.

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Both Managers declared themselves happy with their teams’ performance in a contest that finished all square but was at times uninspiring. ‘A good point each for two good teams’ declared visiting Manager Bobby Wilkinson whilst home boss David Batch said ‘I am happy with a point but I though my team’s performance deserved all three’. Both teams separated only by goal difference on the fringe of the play offs clearly did not want to lose ground on each other and St Neots must now go on to make their game in hand over Hungerford count. The outstanding feature of the game was the corner tally for St Neots had sixteen and their opponents just two and this clearly mirrored the fact thatStNeotsshadedpossessionwithoutbeingabletomakeitcount. StNeotsmadejust one change in their starting line up bringing in goal scorer Nathan Frater up from with Lee Clark moving back into midfield and Ryan Frater giving way. The two sides had shared the points in a goalless meeting at Hungerford a month earlier so this was expected to be a tightly fought contest and so it proved with both defences largely in control.

The opening skirmishes saw both sides threaten without creating clear openings although an off balance Nathan Frater was disappointed when clear on goal he volleyed highoverthebar. AttheotherendStefanBrowndidthesameforthevisitorsbutitwas Hungerford who took the lead after 20 minutes. A fairly innocuous attack saw James Clarkpinnedtighttothebyelinebuthesomehowsqueezedtheballintothesixyardbox where Brown seemingly surrounded by defenders bundled it into the net. A direct inswinging Drew Roberts corner looked to be creeping in under the bar but visiting keeper Paul Strudley acrobatically turned it away for another corner and then Lewis Hilliard saw a net bound shot blocked by a defender.From one of St Neots many corners Lee Clarke won the ball well but glanced his header wide of the far post and there was little seen of the home attack but St Neots went to the break within managing a single shotontarget.

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However the improvement in their fortunes after the break was swift and positive. Drew Roberts shot straight at Strudley from a narrow angle after delightful approach play by Adam Tann and Lee Clarke, Lewis Hilliard volleyed wide. Then after 51 minutes thescoreswerelevelledasRobertssentoverStNeots’tenthcornerofthematchandthe recalled Nathan Frater rose to head home.This signalled a spell of St Neots domination but the visiting defence looked solid and Strudley saved well from Matt Spring and Clarke. On the hour a Clarke header rebounded from a post and St Neots leading scorer DrewRobertssquanderedhissides’bestchanceofallthreepointswhenheshotoverthe bar after skilfully making space for himself. With Bruce Wilson on for Brett Longden St Neots looked to be going for a second goal and all three points but the visitors boast the second best defensive record in the Premier Division and they seemed easily able to snuffoutStNeotsbetterattackingmoves. WithsixminutesleftanotherteasingRoberts corner was tipped over the bar by Strudley and at the final whistle both sides seemed happy to preserve their goal and settle for a point apiece for the second time this season.

St Neots: Bastock, Tann, Wilkinson, Clarke, Mitchel-King, Ward, Hilliard, Spring, Frater (N), Roberts,Longden

Subs: Wilson (B) (for Longden 68), Ferrari (for Frater (N) 80), Frater (R), Bickerstaff and Harty.

Cards:none Goals: Frater(N)(51mins)

Hungerford: Strudley, Horgan, John, Boardman, Day, Rees, Clark, Rusby, Goodger, Brown Stow

Subs:Mpi(forStow75),Pilling,Osei-Tutu,Wilson(S)andChappe

Cards:Horgan(Y–59)

Goals:Brown(20mins)

Attendance:366 Referee:JonathanBurridge(Papworth,Cambs)

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A special welcome for the players, officials, and supporters of Sporting Khalsa FC whom we have never played before.Khalsa are based in Willenhall in Staffordshire and were formedasrecentlyas1991 theyearwecelebratedthe112thbirthdayofStNeotsTown FC. Their progress up the football ladder has been meteoric and last season they finished eighth - not far outside the play-off zone as they sought further rapid promotion. Already, they are the first side from the Asian Community to reach this competitiveleveloffootballandtheirambitiontogofurtherisveryapparent.

Currently sixth in the league table with only goal difference denying them a play-off place in this early part of the season, Khalsa are currently guarding an unbeaten away record in the league having played three times, winning twice and drawing the other. However,incupcompetitionitisadifferentstorywhendrawnagainstBoldmere St Michaels in both competitions they were beaten 1-0 at home in the Cup and 4-3 away in the Trophy. Boldmere have had a good start this season and are currently just above Khalsainthetablebutonlyongoaldifference.

Checking the fixtures our return match with Khalsa is scheduled for 4th February next yearsowelookforwardtoourtriptoWillenhallandtheirNooseLanepremises.

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With Tremayne Charles an early second half substitute the visitors took the game to their hosts after the break.They created several good attacking moves that lacked a significantfinishandtheninabreakawayattackCobournehadtheballinthenetforthe home side but was ruled offside. From a Charles free kick after 65 minutes Toib Adeyemi saw a close- range effort scooped off the goal line, but the home side looked dangerous onthebreakandJamieInsallsawhisheaderreboundfromthecrossbartobeclearedby a defender. The introduction of Charlie Lewis for George Hoddle with Joe Tarpey moving intomidfieldsawStNeotsadoptamoreattackingapproachandCharlesshotwidewhen well placed. Akanbi then squandered a good chance firing wide after good work by Tarpey and in the last five minutes St Neots raised their game as Charles had an effort deflectedandTarpeyshotoverthebar.

The home side had the last word in added time as Jack Holmes beat Greygoose with a smartfinishtocompletethehomesides’3-0victory

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Neither of the two sides had won a league match prior to this meeting, and it was St Neots Town who broke their duck with a positive if not commanding display. Hinckley, at Step Four after promotion, never looked likely to spoil St Neots’ bank holiday and the visitors’ problems were compounded when they lost Simon Alcott who picked up two yellow cards in just three second half minutes.StNeots,withfourteamchanges,tooksometimetosettleinthefirst half but the bonus was having back those four players after spells of injury. Now on the way back to full strength, the side can only grow in confidence but face a tough challenge next with an away trip to Step Three Bishops Stortford in the upcoming weekend FA Cup tie. Back into the side came Trey Charles and Andre Hasanally along with full backs Charlie Lewis and Charlie Stallard. Making way and starting on the bench were Aaron Smith, Robbie Mason, MannyOseiandGeorgeHoddle.

Understandably,StNeotsmadeaslowstartandthevisitingteamlookedsharp in the opening spell with Danny Jenno sending an early free kick over the bar, Simon Alcott bringing a good save from Jamie Greygoose and Dominic Brennan having a threatening corner punched clear. St Neots settled with Trey Charles and Declan Nche seeing efforts just wide of target. With Greygoose unsighted Andre Williams sliced a shot just wide of the far post whilst at the other end skipper Callum Anderson shot wide. Greygoose was again in important action after 31 minutes when the lively Williams got behind the St Neots defence to cross and Joseph Lyne stung the goalkeepers’ hands with a snapshot from ten yards. However, with the visitors not making their openings count, St Neots Town took full advantage after 36 minutes when a searing run from the halfway line by Joe Tarpey left the visiting defence flat-footed as he set up Declan Nche for his third goal of the campaign. En-route to goal the lively Saleem Akanbi was upended by Jenno earning the visiting player a booking and in first half time added Domonic Brennan broke through the home defence but shot overthebar.

St Neots looked better after the break and from a Hasanally corner, defender Toib Adeyemi headed narrowly wide. Brennan had a shot comfortably saved by Greygoose, but St Neots were doing the bulk of the attacking and Akanbi had two shots blocked by defenders. Simon Alcott was booked for upending Hasanally as he sped towards goal after 62 minutes and three minutes later an incident almost certainly decided the outcome of this match. Akanbi darted into the area past his marker to be brought down by a defender and the Refereepointedtothepenaltyspot.ThevisitorswereincensedearningAlcotta second booking and dismissal and goalkeeper Will Highland also found his way into the Referee’s notebook. Amid the chaos, Trey Charles kept his cool to fire home an unstoppable penalty for his first goal of the game. Hasanally and Akanbi both went close to extending the lead before after 77 minutes Trey Charles produced a perfectly placed finish to add his second goal and end any hopes of a Hinckley comeback. St Neots even had the luxury of sending on two new strikers in Robbie Mason and Manny Osei with the goal scorers moving backintomidfield.

St Neots Town: Greygoose, Lewis, Stallard, Anderson, Beckett, Adeyemi, Hasanally,Tarpey,Charles,Nche,Akanbi.

Subs: Smith (for Stallard 63 mins), Osei (for Lewis 58 mins), Mason (for Akanbi 80mins)Sackey-MensahandHoddle.

Hinckley LR: Highland, Acton, Bahrey, Alcott, Jenno, Humphreys, Brown, Lyne, Williams,Brennan,Burrows.

Subs: Reeves (for Jenno 69 mins), Gore (for Burrows 83 mins), Jones, Gill, and Roggero.

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Goals:none Referee:ChrisDarling(Newmarket) Attendance:247 JohnWalker

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St Neots Town knocked out higher graded Bishops Stortford in this First Qualifying RoundoftheFACuptorepeatavictoryoverthesameopponentsfouryearsearlier. It put St Neots in the Second Qualifying Round of this famous old competition for thefirsttimesincethatpreviousvictoryoverStortfordwhentheywentontoreach theFourthQualifyingRoundandeventualdefeatbyConferencesideAlfretonTown. A goal in each half was enough to beat their hosts on this occasion after Stortford had missed promotion to the Conference last season in the final play-off.Perhaps one of the keys to this success was the ability of Manager Pete Gill to name almost the same line up from the previous match apart from swapping Charlie Stallard for AaronSmithatfullback.NowthesidefacestwotripsinlessthanaweektoColeshill Town–thefirstintheleagueandthesecondintheFirstRoundQualifyingoftheFA TrophybeforetheirnextdateintheFACupon17thSeptember.

St Neots began confidently, and Joe Tarpey had an early shot blocked after a promising move and Andre Hassanally set up Trey Charles who saw his crisp shot saved at full length by home custodian Noah Phillips. St Neots looked dangerous on the break and in the 24th minute opened the scoring when Andre Hasanally nicked the ball from a Stortford attack on the left hand side deep in his own half and when reaching the half wayline,splayedarakingpassouttotheright,freeingTREYCHARLEStogetatthehome defence and once inside the 18 yard box, he unleashed an unstoppable shot across the keeper into the top left hand corner. The visiting defence stood firm as Stortford rallied after conceding the early goal and they had the ball in the net after29 minutes. but the Referee had blown for an infringement.Charles was a constant threat for St Neots bringinganothergoodsavefromthehomekeeperandbreakingquicklyforwardtoshoot a foot wide with the goal at his mercy. Stortford were unlucky when a lengthy shot by Ollie Peters rebounded from the crossbar and Donell Thomas was only inches from converting a cross from Jonny Giles. In added time at the end of the first half both sides created good openings - Harry Beadle firing wide from a corner for the home side and in a slick attacking move Charles played Andre Hasanally clear but he dragged his shot wideofthefarpost.

Two substitutions by the home side after the break seemed to boost their attacking intentions and in the twenty minutes after the break Stortford enjoyed their best period of the match keeping the St Neots defence at full stretch. Aaron Smith had to produce a saving tackle after substitute Frankie Merrifield had gone clear of the visiting defence, the same player headed wide after Giles had left his marker in his wake and Beadle had a net-bound header saved at full stretch by Jamie Greygoose. It then took a block by the goalkeeper’s legs to deny Thomas and then Giles headed over the bar when well placed. Midway through the second half the pressure on the visiting defenceseemedtoeaseandStNeotsbegantolookdangerousinattack.Inone quick break Declan Nche showed a clear pair of heels to the home defence but shot wide and then the same player brought a good save from Phillips.St Neots then finished strongly and after Hasanally had seen his effort parried, substitute MANNY OSEI pounced on a loose clearance to claim his first goal in St Neots colours but was booked for his over-excited personal celebration with hisshirtremoved.

ColeshillTown 4 StNeotsTown 0

St Neots suffered their heaviest away defeat for three seasons just 48 hours after their creditable FA Cup victory at higher graded Bishops Stortford. It was very much the case of a hangover for a side facing fresh opponents who had enjoyed a weekend off following their earlier FA Cup exit. St Neots were hampered by the unavailability of two players - defender Toib Adeyemi and midfielderAndreHassanallyandanearlyrecurrentinjurytomidfielderskipper Callum Anderson. The loss of their central defender was particularly significant, and it led to a first half where the home side were almost totally dominant with the visitors restricted to breakaway attacks. Particularly noticeable was St Neots usual passing precision because it seemed that when they were in possession, they gave the ball away too easily. The balance of the side – so important in the FA Cup match – was missing, and they will be looking for massive improvement this weekend when they return to Coleshill for their opening match in this season’s FA Trophy. The four team changes including Adeyemi and Hasanally saw two other players Joe Tarpey and Saleem Akanbi bothrestedonthesubstitutesbenchafterpickingupknocksatStortford.

Colehill began very brightly with Jamie Greygoose required to produce an outstanding save after five minutes to deny the lively Kai Tonge. At the other end Trey Charles had a shot deflected but the home pressure continued as Tonge outran the defence to cross for Kyle Jardine to squander a great opening as he fired wildly over the bar. Coleshill then had two dangerous crosses – the second from a corner – pushed away by the hardworking Greygoose, but the sustained attacking bore fruit after 18 minutes when Alex Tomkinson rounded his marker to pull the ball back to Amarvir Sandhu who netted past the unsighted goalkeeper to open the scoring. Two minutes later St Neots lost their inspirational skipper to injury with Joe Tarpey substituting. Two breakawayeffortsbyTreyCharleswerethebestStNeotscouldofferbeforethe break – a volley well saved and a set up for Robbie Mason whose effort was pushedforacorner. ThenDeclanNchewasrobbedinmidfieldandKyleJardine took full advantage to net Coleshill’s second goal for their comfortable half timelead.

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With their defence looking fragile St Neots had swapped full back Aaron Smith and central defender Charlie Stallard but the latter was injured shortly after thebreakwithSaleemAkanbisubstitutingandthedefenceswitchingtoaback three. The quality of St Neots passing let them down too often, but they survived the early part of the second half with their other substitute utilised. Then after 78 minutes a sharp finish by Kai Tonge added the home sides’ third goal with St Neots resistance still struggling. Any chance of salvaging anything from the game had disappeared, and the icing on the cake for the home side came three minutes into added time when substitute George Washbourne was leftunmarkedtoslideintheirfourthgoalfromcloserange.

St Neots Town: Greygoose, Lewis, Smith, Anderson, Beckett, Stallard, Osei, Hoddle,Mason,Nche,Charles.

Subs: Tarpey (for Anderson 20 mins), Akanbi (for Stallard 75 mins), and SackeyMensah(forSmith77mins).

Cards:Smith(Y–61mins),Mason(Y–72mins)

Goals:none Coleshill Town: Hathaway, Sandhu, Carter-Byrne, Rowe, Dainty, Doyle, Tonge, Wills,Jardine,Molesworth,Tomkinson.

Subs: Marselia (for Jardine 67 mins), Washbourne (for Tomkinson 82 mins), Philips(forTonge82mins),HigginsonandForbes.

Cards:Willis(Y–90mins)

Goals: Sandhu (18 mins), Jardine (30 mins), Tonge (78 mins), Washbourne (90+4 mins)

Referee:ThomasJohnson(Bromsgrove)

Attendance:128 JohnWalker

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After 58 minutes with St Neots trailing 1-2 Dan Barton beat two players and was unceremoniously upended by two home defenders inside the home penalty area. As the visitors awaited the Referee’s whistle, Mr Forest from Halesowen waved play on to deny the visitors an obvious spot kick. It was frustrating for the youngster who was injured in the tackle and had to be replaced, for it was his first match back after missing the last seven games due to an injury picked up in the first league match. From that point on both sides adopted an attacking style of play and although St Neots pulled a goal back to level the scores it was the home side that snatched the late winner. It was the third time in the past four seasons that St Neots have exited the FA Trophy at the first hurdle. Without regulars’ goalkeeper Jamie Greygoose and skipper Callum Anderson both injured St Neots also rested George Hoddle and Robbie Mason, and into their places came Barton, Joe Tarpey, Andre Hasanally and CambridgeUnitedloangoalkeeperTomFinch.

St Neots began well with Trey Charles having two early chances – the first set up by Charlie Stallard – and although his pace saw him clear of the defence home keeper Paul Hathaway blocked with his legs, and the second a snapshot into the side netting. Then the home side settled and began to dominate the attacking play.Tom Finch was quickly in action saving full length from Isia Marsilla and then Josh Willis headed narrowly over the bar from a corner. The pressure paid off after 14 minutes when Kia Tonge was left unmarked to head home the opening goal from a right wing cross. St Neots tried to respond, and Andre Hasanally saw a free kick comfortably gathered by Hathaway, but it was the home side in the ascendancy as a through pass from Josh Willis freed Kia Tongetoslothomehissecondgoalafter36minutes.Again,StNeotsralliedand after their neatest attacking move of the first half four minutes before the break Manny Osei shot disappointingly over the bar.Then just sixty seconds prior to half time Hathaway made a mess of trying to clear a back pass presentingDanBartonwithasimpletap-infinishforhisfirstStNeotsgoal.

Thevisitorsbeganthesecondhalfpromisinglyastheyhadthefirst,andBarton forced another full length save from Hathaway who also fielded an opportunistic effort from Charles. Up with his attack home full back Taylor Byrne sent a near post header from a corner the wrong side of a goalpost and thentheBartonincidentsetoffaseriesofsubstitutionsbybothsides.StNeots adopted a more attacking approach with three in defence with Saleem Akanbi andCallumAndersononforBartonandCharlieStallardandbothsidesadopted a long ball approach in attack. St Neots were rewarded after 71 minutes when from a Charles corner a Charlie Lewis head was parried by the home keeper and when his defence failed to clear Harvey Beckett forced the ball home from close range to level the scores.It was, however, the home side that snatched the late winning goal just three minutes from time when substitute Liam Molesworthnettedfromanarrowangletosendthevisitorshomedisappointed afteramuchbetterdisplaythaneightdaysearlier.

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The defining moment in this FA Cup tie came in the 53rd Minute when the home side had the ball in the net, but a goal was originally ruled out by an offside flag. Home side protests followed and after consultation with his Assistant, Referee Luke Scott reversed his decision deciding that the ball had struck a defender on its passage to the scorer. That was a second bitter blow for the visitors who had surrendered their early first half lead when they conceded an equaliser deep into time added on at the end of the first half. St Neots boss Pete Gill was pleased with his sides’ overall performance against their higher graded hosts but rued his sides’ missed chances especially in the first 45 minutes when a second goal could have proved crucial. So, St Neots attempt at a fourth FA Cup victory this season foundered despite a brave display against a side two levels higher than themselves. Jamie Greygoose returned in goal, Toib Adeyemi was back at the heart of the defence, skipper Callum Anderson had recovered from injury and Saleem Akanbi was preferred to Manny Osei who was with Charlie Stallard on the bench alongside goalkeeperTomFinch. AlsomissingwastheinjuredCharlieLewis.

Cheshunt began well and a rising shot from Isaac Newton was deflected for a corner with Jamie Greygoose unsighted. The visitors then gave the ball away in midfield and it took a fine save by Greygoose to deny Newton as he tipped the ball over the bar and from the corner the hosts had a third early chance, but Joe Tarpey was well placed to clear off the line. After this uncertain start St Neots settled taking the match to the home side and creating their own chances. Aaron Smith dashed down the left but shot over the bar, home keeper Preston Edwards was forced into a full length save from Andre Hasanally and then the visitors took the lead after 23 minutes. Trey Charles burst through the home defence to be brought down by Ola Williams earning the home skipper a caution and when Hasanally’s free kick was only parried by Edwards, Harvey Beckett claimed his second goal in successive matches to put the visitors in front. Three minutes later the score should have been doubled when Decan Nche split the home defence to free Hasanally but with only the keepertobeatheshotthewrongsideofapost.

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Edwards then produced a fine save to deny Charles whilst at the other end Greygoose was in action saving from Mohamed Camara. Just as it looked as though St Neots lead would take them to the break the lively Isaac Newton beatGreygoosewithawell-strucklowshottolevelthescores.

AfterCharlesandHasanallyhadfailedtoconvertearlysecondhalfchancesthe controversial home side second goal netted by Brandon Adams saw the Conferencesideinfrontforthefirsttimeafter53minutes.However,StNeots recovered well for Charles to have one free kick saved before ballooning a second over the crossbar. Cheshunt broke forward for Adams to test the St Neots keeper who pushed his shot for a corner, but St Neots were enjoying betterpossessionandCharleshadanotherfreekicksavedandSaleemAkanbi broughafinenearpostsavefromthehomekeeperafterneatplaybyNche. InahomesidebreakawayattackGreygoosesavedbravelyatthefeetofAdams

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SPORTING KHALSA FOOTBALL CLUB – HISTORY 2022/23

The club was established in 1991. Over the years the club has always played senior football in the local Walsall & District Sunday leagues. For two seasons between 1995 and 1997 the club played Saturday football at a semi-professional level. It has enjoyed modest success throughout.

From 1991 to 1997 it used to have a small number of youth sides and gained considerable success within the season 1995/96 by winning the Birmingham boys Under 16 league. Due to lack of resources, both financial and manpower, it reluctantly abandoned the youth policy.

With a more solid foundation and re-organization of the executive committee in 2004, the club re-joined the West Midlands Regional League Division Two (semi-professional level seven league). In season 2004/05 the first team gained promotion into Division One of West Midlands Regional League (FA League Pyramid Structure level six). It also restarted a youth policy this season.

2005 became a year to remember, as the club became the first Asian semi-professional football club in the country to own its own ground. The decision to purchase the Abbey Park Stadium (formerly home to Bloxwich Town) was taken by the club as it needed a permanent base from which to build upon its successes and built a centre for footballing excellence. Walsall Football Club played a friendly to mark the official opening of the new ground. A ladies team was introduced in 2006 that played in the South Staffordshire League. In 2007 the club played in the FA Vase for its first time and lost in the First Qualifying Round and also introduced a Veterans Over 35s side in the Central Warwickshire Over 35s League.

After five years at Abbey Park ground, Sporting Khalsa announced in May 2010 that they would be purchasing the five acre freehold grounds of Willenhall Town FC from the Receivers. After extensive work on the pitch and social facilities with the total outlay of over half million pounds the stadium was finished on the eve of the 2010/11 season. In its first season at their new Aspray Arena home the club gained promotion to the Premier Division of the West Midlands Regional League.

2012/13 the club played in the FA Cup for its first time in its history and progressed to the First Qualifying round. Our Sunday team won the Warley Sunday Premier League and also progressed to the Fourth Round of the FA National Cup. The following season the first team finished sixth in the league and were runners up in J W Hunt Charity Cup at the Molineux Stadium.

SPORTING KHALSA FOOTBALL CLUB – HISTORY 2022/23

At the start of 2014/15 season we appointed our current manager Ian Rowe who promotion to Step 5 Midland Football League by winning the West Midlands Regional Premier League's in its 125th Anniversary year, with a record points total, on top of this they were crowned winners of the Staffs FA Vase too.

2015/16 season was our first season for the club at Step 5 saw us finish a credible third in the league. On top of this the club cemented it's place amongst the non league fraternity with a memorable FA Cup run, missing out to another non league giant FC United of Manchester for a place in the First Round Proper. The final game of the season saw us lift the JW Hunt Cup in its 90th year at Molineux. The season also saw the introduction of our Ladies and Girls teams with the Ladies first team playing the National Women’s League.

2016/17 season saw us reach the Quarter-Finals of the FA Vase losing narrowly to Coleshill Town and also finish third in the League. The next season we finished fifth in the league.

Season 2018/19 saw the opening of the 3G stadia pitch with a total investment of £1 million which also included a new 300 seater stand and new changing rooms. Again we finished a creditable third in the league and won the J W Hunt Cup for the second time this time the Final was against Highgate United and again was played at Molineux.

Both the 2019/20 and 2020/21 never were completed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 2019/20 season we were second in the league when the season were curtained in March 2020 and also reached the FA Vase Quarter-Final. 2020/21 season we were first in the league when the season was curtained in December 2020. Due to the re-structure of the National League at Steps 3-6 we gained promotion for the first time in our history to Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division (Step 4) on PPG over the two seasons, finishing top of the Midland League.

Season 2021/22 saw our men’s first team in the Pitching In Northern Premier League Midland Division the highest league the club has played in and had an impressive first season by finishing eighth. In the FA Cup, Khalsa progressed to the Second Qualifying Round eventually losing to Conference North side Kidderminster Harriers. It was our debut in the FA Trophy, Khalsa lost in the Third Qualifying Round to Rushall Olympic who did the double over Khalsa by beating Khalsa in the Final of the Walsall Senior Cup played at Bescot Stadium, which saw goalkeeper Sam Arnold given his marching orders after six minutes.

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