Eastwood cfc v AFC Mansfield 18 02 23

Saturday 18th February 2023

Uhlsport United Counties League

Premier Division North v AFC Mansfield | KO 3pm

2022-23

Owner/Director: Jamie Bennett

Chairman: Darryl Claypole

Secretary: Deb Bennett

OperationsManager: Zander Shayler

Committee: Scott Messom, Matt Clowes, Joanne Clowes, Jack Matthews, Tom Plummer

1stTeamManager: Martin Ball

1stTeamManager: Darylll Thomas

1stTeamCoach: Stuart Coke

1stTeamCoach: Kallum Keane

KitMan: Steven Buttle

Groundsman: Kev Gaunt

Address: Halbrooke Stadium

Chewton Street, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3HB

PhoneNumber: 01773 432 414

email: info@eastwoodcfc.co.uk

Website: www.eastwoodcfc.co.uk

Twitter: @eastwoodcfc

Facebook: EastwoodCommunityFootballClub

GoodafternoonEveryoneand welcometotoday’sgame.

Its been a busy 6 weeks from becoming chairman, and an awful lot has happened.

Its never easy to relieve a manager of his duties and that was one of my less enjoyable tasks, removing Nick from his job. As a complete polar opposite it gave me enormous pleasure to welcome Martin Ball and Darryl Thomas as new joint managers. They know it’s a difficult job they’ve undertaken and the experience they will gain in their first appointment will stand them in good stead for the future.

Today we welcome an ex Red Badger’s manager Paul Rockley. A young manager who’s career I’ve followed with great interest. Welcome back to the Halbrooke Paul.

We’ve made great progress with the academy and scholarship program. This is a project I am passionate about, it will enable junior teams to have a pathway from entry through to the senior teams.

On the social side we had a great evening with the ABBA party last Friday. Thanks to everyone involved in organising a great evening, particularly Karen and Steve. More evenings like this to follow please. We have Mark Crossley coming to us on the 16th of April for a Sunday afternoon speakers’ dinner. Please look out for how you can buy tickets/tables for this event, which I’m sure will be a great success.

Don’t forget this is your club, and if you have any ideas for us please don’t hesitate to come and see me. Thank you for your continued support.

Uptheredbadgers!

Darryl Claypole 1stTeamChairman

Goodafternooneveryoneandwelcome toallthemanagement,playersand supportersmakingtheshortjourney acrossfromAFCMansfieldfortoday’s game.

It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks for DT and myself, and it was nice to get some time at training with the lads this week after 3 games back to back since we were appointed.

We have introduced some new faces this week and we are looking forward to putting our stamp and ideas on the squad moving forward.

In all honesty, we have been disappointed with the results and performances following on from such a positive display in the Loughborough game, but we remain positive that we can turn a corner starting with today’s game.

Thank you again to everyone involved in the club for the warm welcome…let’s get behind the lads today

A FIRST YEAR FULL OF SUCCESS

AFC Mansfield was formed in 2012 and joined the Central Midlands Football League, signing a 10-year rolling deal to play at the Forest Town Arena.

The newly-formed club - nicknamed ‘the Bulls’ - began their journey in the 2012/13 season, when they fought on four fronts and nearly won the lot.

Despite mustering 176 goals and losing just twice, the Bulls had to settle for a runners-up place to Dronfield, who dropped just five points all season to clinch the league title. But success would come in the Notts Intermediate Cup final where they defeated Beeston AFC, and a Floodlit Cup final victory over Newark Town would earn a cup double for the Bulls in their first ever season as a club.

It could have been a hat-trick of cup titles, but a tiresome nine-man AFC would be beaten in injury time by Clifton All Whites in the League Cup final at Alfreton Town.

ARISEUPTHELEAGUES

The club entered the FA Vase for the first time in the 2013/14 season, and were eventually knocked out in a replay by step five side Huntingdon Town.

But much more success was to come later that season, as the Bulls clinched the Central Midlands Football League North Division title before beating Thorne Colliery in the League Cup final to earn their fourth piece of silverware in two seasons... Although a treble eluded them once again with defeat in the Floodlit Cup final to Bulwell FC.

In their first season in the Northern Counties East football League Division One, the Bulls came one game away from an FA Vase quarter-final by reaching the fifth round - a record run - but were knocked out 3-0 by Tadcaster Albion.

Manager : Paul Rockley

Ground : Forest Town Arena

FA CUP GLORY AND FURTHER PROMOTIONS

The next three seasons would be full of further success. In 2015/16, AFC earned promotion to the NCEL Premier Division with a second place finish, and a year later made club history with an FA Cup run lasting all the way to the Third Qualifying Round, where they would be knocked out by Stamford in a close 2-1 defeat.

The 2017/18 season was perhaps the best in AFC’s bountiful but brief history to date, with the Bulls matching their FA Cup run from the previous campaign and clinching promotion to the Northern Premier League East Division - step eight in the football pyramid.

The Bulls got past Hall Road Rangers, Quorn, Dunkirk and Rushall Olympic before being beaten by National League North side Boston United in front of over 600 spectators in the FA Cup Third Qualifying Round.

Mustering 96 points and scoring 110 league goals, at first glance it would be expected that AFC won the NCEL Premier Division that season, but they actually finished in third behind Pickering Town on goal difference and league winners Pontefract who recorded a ridiculous 102 points.

Thanks to a reshuffle in the step above in the football pyramid, however, the Bulls were promoted alongside Pontefract and Pickering to the NPL East Division.

EXPERIENCING THE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE

For the first time in the Bulls’ history, they found difficulty in adapting to their new league despite a promising start to the 2018/19 campaign.

The ray of sunshine in the first half of their season was another impressive FA Cup run which ended at a much higher side in Kettering Town, who could only just edge past the Bulls with a 2-1 win despite a very nervy ending.

Manager Rudy Funk was sacked in February 2019 with the AFC bottom of the pile, and new boss Mark Ward steered his side to safety by 15 points, but ground grading issues meant that the club would be playing Step 5 football once more which resulted in manager Mark Ward stepping down from his role.

Ward was then replaced at the start of the 2019/20 season by Matt Chatfield who quickly went to work transforming the club, securing six consecutive home wins in his opening season and signing the likes leading goal-scorer Ross Duggan before the Covid-19 pandemic put a halt to proceedings with the NCEL declaring the season null and void

The Bulls once again made a positive start to the 20/21 season opening their account with a strong 3-1 FA Cup victory against Gainsborough Trinity under the lights at the Forest Town Arena with the Bulls only managing to play 9 league games, with the pandemic in full swing the season ended and was declared curtailed.

At the start of the 21/22 season u21 Boss and club captain Phil Buxton was announced as the new AFC Mansfield Boss after Chatfield resigned as Boss to take up a new role elsewhere.

In 2022 founder Andrew Saunders announced that he was leaving the club to pursue a new opportunity. The Bulls were sold to NEFA, an independent football academy headed up by Spencer Fearn and Ryan McKnight. In November 2022 Spencer Fearn transferred his shares to long time director and Bulls Fan Mike Abbs.

EASTWOODCFC2022/23SEASON

@TheVenue Eastwood

If you are looking for a venue to host your party or event then look no further than TheVenue@Eastwood or as it is better known as Eastwood Community Football Club.

With fantastic facilities available Eastwood CFC is the perfect place for any function or event.

Dance Floor, Licensed Bar, Large Car Park, Friendly service, Large Dining area

Flexible buffets – we can tailor to individual requirements, anything from chip cobs, to three course meals.

Just some of the Events held at our flexible Venue: Christening’s, Birthday’s, Wake’s, Baby Shower’s, Engagement Parties, Live Entertainment, Retirement Parties, Convention Centre, Wedding receptions Charity events, Meetings, Exercise Classes, Football Parties, School Reunion’s

Also available for hire: Floodlight all weather 3G pitch with use of the Pitch-side Bar & changing rooms.

Get in touch

If you have an event or function that you would like to hold at Eastwood Community Football Club then we would love to hear from you.

For details or to book you can contact us directly on 01773 432 414

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EASTWOOD CFC

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Henr y Dalton Henry Dalton Under 9 Black Under

Daniel Bentley Daniel Under 7

Isaac Lor d Lord Under 7

Char lie Magill Charlie Magill Under 10 Saturday Under 10

Corey Nanji Nanji Under 13 Gold

Kane Yeomans Under 18 Black Black

Danial Bradley Danial Under 11 Aces

Brodie Brown Under 7 Saturday Under 7 Saturday

Zayn Baker Baker Under 7 Red

Stanley Jackson Jackson Under 10 Saturday Under 10

United Together

The United Counties League Commitment to; Inclusivity, Diversity, Equality, Participation & Community in our Football Family.

Mission Statement

“The United Counties League recognises that we are not all the same. This is our greatest strength. To draw on the differences in who we are, what we have experienced, how we think, and learn from these to create an environment which is inclusive for everyone”

There is a full league programme taking place today, weather permitting of course.

PREMIERDIVISIONNORTH

Anstey Nomads vs Sherwood Colliery

Belper United vs Pinchbeck United

Boston Town vs Leicester Nirvana

Deeping Rangers vs Newark & Sherwood

Eastwood CFC vs AFC Mansfield

Heanor Town vs Loughborough Students

Heather St.Johns vs Sleaford Town

Kimberley MW vs Wisbech Town

Quorn FC vs Selston FC

Skegness Town vs Melton Town

PREMIERDIVISIONSOUTH

Bugbrooke St.Michaels vs Newport Pagnall

Cogenhoe United vs Eynesbury Rovers

Coventry Sphinx vs March Town United

Coventry United vs Godmanchester Rovers

Desborough Town vs Long Buckley AFC

Easington Sports vs Rugby Town

Histon FC vs G.N.G Oadby Town

Rothwell Corinthians vs Milton Keynes Irish

& Sherwood United2514562547

7 Sherwood Colliery 2614392045

8 Skegness Town 26142101144

9Kimberley Miners Welfare241176740

10 Heanor Town 2612311939

11Boston Town241077137

12Deeping Rangers2293101530

13Wisbech Town268315-2527

14Belper United237511-1326

15Leicester Nirvana257513-1326

16Pinchbeck United236116-2619

17 Eastwood CFC 285320-5518

18AFC Mansfield243615-2715

19Heather St.Johns242517-3211

20Selston FC261421-577

Wellingborough Town vs Lutterworth Town

DIVISIONONE

Blackstones vs Kirby Muxloe

Bourne Town vs Soutwell City

Clifton All Whites vs Aylestone Park

Dunkirk FC vs Birstall United Social

Holwell Sports vs Clipstone FC

Hucknall Town vs Rainworth MW

Newark Town vs Barrow Town

Radford FC vs West Bridgford

Saffron Dynamo vs Gedling MW

St Andrews vs Harrowby United

Uhlsport United Counties League Premier Division

North

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Red Shirts

Black Shorts

James Allen

Terry Atem

Martin Ball

Louis Czerwak

Ben Fairclough

Will Foley

Jermaine Hollis

Finnlay Hunter

Tyler Johal

Jack McDowell (GK)

Massiah McDonald

Jack Messom

Isaac Morledge

Travis Munn (c)

Etien Omari

Oliver Robinson

Tyreece Robinson

Joe Searson (GK)

Ryan Tait

Ben Wallis

Bailey Walker

Kamani Wilson

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Referee

Alexander Cotterill

Assistant

Robin Bourne

Assistant

Genie Hayer

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Yellow Shirts

Yellow Shorts

Mohamammed Barre

Alex Bartholomew

Ishaq Bouheraoua

Adam Bratley

Jack Cockram

Ayleal Dill

Sean Devlin

Richard Dearle (GK)

Charlie Dixon

Harry Goddard

Joe Harrison

Josh Hobson

Ethan Hulley

Ewan Mckenna

Conor Moore

Vinny Mikendi

Anjola Onasanya

Khalid Suleiman

Surafel Tefera

Rhys Walwyn-Alsop

Pharrell Waite

Brontae Wint

Manager: Martin Ball

Manager: Daryll Thomas

Coaches:

Stuart Coke

Kallum Keane

Manager: Paul Rockley

AssistantManager:

Dan Goddard

Coach: Curtis McDonald