Thornbury Town Programme by Tom Shorey

Vs Berkeley Town

David Wilson Homes Gloucestershire County League 21st January 2012 Mundy Playing Fields

Thornbury Town F.C. Mundy Playing Fields, Kington Lane, Thornbury, BS35 1NA Members of: David Wilson Homes Gloucestershire County League, Stroud & District Football League, Bristol Under 18s Combination League & Gloucestershire County Youth League Affiliated to the Gloucestershire Football Association

Senior Section Club Officials President Mr P Wisbey Vice Presidents P Sice R Hynam R Stevenson T Thomas M Carr Chairman

Adi Hawkins

Vice Chairman

Terry Payton

Secretary Mike Pengelly 01454 885698 Fixture Secretary Malcolm Carr Press Officer Terry Payton Programme Tom Shorey 1st XI Manager Physio

Roy Irwin Malcolm Carr

2nd XI Manager Steve Worsley Assistant Manager Steve Tweed Under 18s Managers County League Bill Bond Bristol Comb Andy Shutler Life Members D Ring R Worsley J Hucker D Wiffle G Jasper M Wheatley

Club Honours GLOS. COUNTY LEAGUE Winners 2009-10 GLOS. COUNTY LEAGUE CUP Runners-Up 2010-11 G.F.A. SENIOR AMATEUR CUP Finalists: 1985-86, 1989-90 Semi Finalists: 1951-52, 1957-58, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1993-94. BRISTOL PREMIER COMBINATION Premier Division Champions: 1956-57,2001-02 Div. 2 Champions: 1965-66 AVON PREMIER COMBINATION Division 1 R-U: 1984-85 BRISTOL & DISTRICT LEAGUE Division 2 R-U: 1929-30, 1950-51(1st XI) 1981-82 (2nd XI) Div. 3 Champions: 1949-50 (1st XI) Division 5 R-U: 1929-30 (2nd XI) STROUD LEAGUE Div. 2 Champions: 1970-71 (2nd XI) Division 2 R-U: 1985-86 (2nd XI) Division 3 R-U: 1969-70 (2nd XI) Div. 4 Champions: 1996-97 (3rd XI) Division 5 R-U: 1992-93 (3rd XI) Division 6 R-U: 1984-85 (3rd XI) Div. 7 Champions: 1993-94 (4th XI) STROUD CHARITY CUP Harry Greening Memorial Trophy Winners: 2003-2004 (1st XI) Finalists: 1999-2000 (1st XI) Section A Cup Winners: 1985-86 (1st XI) Section B Cup Finalists: 1983-84, 1984-85 (2nd XI) Section D Cup Winners: 1984-85, 1986-87 (3rd XI)

Contents... 4 Gaffer’s Notes 5 Club History 8 Reserves 10 Under 18s 12 Match Stats

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Thornbury Pen Pix Visitors History Vistors Pen Pix County League Around The Grounds Match Report

Dave Herbert Sportsmanship Cup Respect Programme Dissent is the key to making money

The League last season saw a reduction in yellow and red cards being issued throughout the season. Yellow cards were down from 845 to 708 and Red Cards saw a reduction from 72 to 67. Brimscombe and Thrupp topped the table with 23 yellow cards and one red card that saw them pick up a cheque for £400. Another five clubs also gained money as they stayed under the 45 point allocation, two more than the previous season. A special mention must go to Berkeley Town who were the only club not to receive a red card whilst at the other end of the scale Tuffley Rovers ended up with 11 beating the 10 by AXA FC the previous season. Once again the key this season will be dissent and looking to further improve the standards the League will still be offering £1,750 prize money to be shared amongst clubs staying below the 45 points total. One point for a yellow and three for a red will be deducted. These though will be for all offences and to try and stamp out the dissent side clubs will now be marked by referees on four categories:1. Behaviour of Players 2. Behaviour of Manager /Coach 3. Behaviour of Spectators. 4. Effectiveness of Captain controlling players. Also yellow cards for dissent and red cards for language will be taken into account. Prize money will be on offer on five occasions throughout the season to the club with the best record over a five game period. Over the past two seasons behaviour of participants has stabilised and in some cases improved and as we now enter a different era remember think before you speak as you could lose money.

Gaffer’s Notes

Today we welcome our local rivals, Berkeley Town, to the Mundys, in what I feel will be a keenly fought match. It also brings us to the end of a run of three consecutive home games. So far we have done well by following up on our 5-0 defeat of Chipping Sodbury by beating Bristol Academy 2-1 last Saturday. This required a more gritty performance as inevitably we had less of the ball than the week before. It was good to see though that the increased confidence players are beginning to have in each other is showing through. We defended well and were only undone by a crisp first touch angled through ball that found their number 10, arguably their best player, with a clear run on goal. Apart from that we were generally very tidy at the back with Rob Dent having very safe hands. In our attacking play we posed a threat throughout. Danny Thompson was unlucky not to have added to his tally in the first half especially when the keeper made a decent save from one of his on target efforts but Steve Alexander, following up, ensured we took the lead. Danny got his just desserts however when he rounded the keeper neatly to slot home mid-way through the second half. We created other chances as well and would have run out more comfortable winners had we taken them. We will need to blend the fluency of our game against Chipping Sodbury with the application we showed against Bristol Academy if we are to secure all 3 points. Next week we have the first of only 4 remaining away matched when we travel to high flying Elwood - should be a real contest. GAP SUPPLIES

Roy Irwin BUILDING First Team Manager

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Club History It is understood that football has been played in Thornbury from around 1898 when only friendly games were permitted. Formerly known as Thornbury Sports which was the amalgamation in 1933 of two teams within the town and the club as it is known today “Thornbury Town FC” originated in the early 1970’s. Mundy Fields has been the home of the club since the end of World War Two although changing facilities were sited in local places such as the Exchange Hotel, which is now The Knot of Rope a long standing sponsor of the club. Early records show club honours such as the: 1949-50 - District League Division Three Champions. 1956-57 - Premier Combination Champions. 1965-66 – District League Division Two Champions. 1968-69 saw the club (Thornbury Sports) became founder members of the Gloucestershire County League and spectator figures in excess of 500 were regularly recorded at the Mundys. In 1971 the club finished third in the Gloucestershire County League and were accepted into the Western League however due to difficulties in bringing the facilities up-to the leagues required standards were unable to take the next step up. Relegation unfortunately followed in 1976-77 and the club once again entered the Bristol Premier Combination. The following 20 plus years saw Thornbury Town strive to regain their former status in the Gloucestershire County League however never really threatening to take the Premier Combination title and thus ensuring promotion. The only success during these lean years was reaching the final of the GFA Senior Amateur Cup in 198586 and 1989-90 unfortunately on both occasions loser’s medals were received. During the late 1990’s the Club maintained its strong focus on developing local talent and this eventually bore fruit in 1999 when the final of the Stroud Charity Cup was reached losing narrowly to Dursley Town. The following season saw the club finish 4th in the Bristol Premier Combination League, having topped the table for most of the campaign, only to fall away in the latter stages of the season. 200102 season saw the management team of Dave Wiffill and Steve Burbage take the reins, which brought instant success winning the Bristol Premier Combination title by 13 points and a return to the Gloucestershire County League. This followed a

run of thirteen consecutive league wins a club record which still stands to this day. The league and cup double eluded the club when they were defeated by Sea Mills in the League Cup Final. In preparation for the return to County League football the summer of 2002 saw a lot of hard work undertaken on the Mundy facilities with the building of dug-outs, £16k spent on improved drainage and revamping of the dressing rooms. All this work appeared to have been worth while with the club establishing itself back in the Gloucestershire County league with a creditable 7th league position for the next three seasons, after topping the league at some stage during each campaign. Silverware did however come our way during this period when we beat Taverners on penalties, after a 2-2 draw, to lift the Stroud Charity Cup in 2003-04 at Shortwood United’s ground. The 2003-04 season, also saw the formation of an Under-18’s side under the management of Terry Payton in order to maintain Youth development within the club and they gained entry to the Gloucestershire County Youth League. Following a couple of indifferent seasons when relegation back to the Bristol Premier Combination league was only just averted at the end of the 2006– 07 season, a new management committee and first team management team was appointed. Dave Lippiatt took over as first team manager, coming to the club from Sea Mills Park and bringing with him Carl Derosa as his assistant. With an initial three year strategy, which was extended to four came to fruition during the 2009-10 season when after a steady first half to the season a tremendous winning run of ten league games, the Surridge Gloucestershire County League title was won for the first time in club history. 2010 also saw the milestone achievement of the long awaited coming together of the two local football clubs “Thornbury Town FC” and “Thornbury Falcons FC” now under one club management umbrella of Thornbury Town FC without losing the heritage and identity of Thornbury Falcons. This will further enhance the long term development within the local community for junior, youth and senior football. In the 2010-11 season the final of the Les James Cup Final was reached, which resulted in a penalty shoot-out disappointment. However, the coming season brings different challenges for the club with a new 1st Team management team of Richard Lee, Wayne Harwood and Nathan Irwin in place and with the addition of a number of new players the club is once more looking to challenge for silverware across all levels of the club. December saw Richard Lee step down as First Team manager due to work commitments, with Roy Irwin taking the helm at the club.

MIKE’S TRAVEL

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Reserves Fixtures And Results Date

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3-Sep