WALTHAM FOREST FC
versus
Erith & Belvedere 26th October 2013
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WALTHAM FOREST FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED Match Day Centres, Wadham Lodge, Kitchener Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JP Chairman: Turgut Esendagli Vice Chairman: Vacant Company Secretary: Vacant Treasurer & Hospitality Manager: June Brazier Secretary: Tony Brazier M.B.E. (bjmapbr@ntlworld.com, 07715640171) Assistant Secretary: Steve Howe Communications Manager: Andrzej Perkins (andrzej@walthamforest-fc.co.uk) Front of House Co-Ordinator: Andy Perkins Fundraising Manager: Graham Larkbey Club Historian: David Chapman Life Members: A. Brazier M.B.E., J. Brazier, D. Chapman, D. Crabb, C.E. Gross, K.J. Harris, S. Howe, G. Larkbey, A McLean, A. P. Perkins, D. Salmon, C. Ward, D.E. Ward
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david chapman: 3 Its nice to see our old friends Erith & Belvedere once again. Surprisingly we do have quite a bit of history between us. We actually played the Belverdere club in the old London League way back in 1922. This was the year before that club joined Erith to become Erith & Belverdere. The first encounter between Leyton and Erith & Belverdere was in the London Senior Cup in January 1938. This game ended suddenly abandoned when the the Dere’s were winning one nil. Supporters really got their money’s worth as the replayed game ended in our defeat by 6 goals to 5 with the Dere’s last three goals coming in the final period of extra time. The game must have ended in a gentlemanly handshake as the following season, played under war-time regulations, saw home and away friendlies played over Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In more recent times our paths have crossed again in the Athenian League and last about ten years ago when we flirted with the Southern League. The programme comes from a war-time fixture in the London Senior Cup which we won by 5
goals to 1. Both sides played whoever could turn out on the day. For Erith their attack was led by twentyyear-old Stan Aldous. Stan later became a professional with our neighbours Leyton Orient. Our side was really
make-do-and-mend with Bert Gibbs in goal and Jock Watson as captain. Up front we had the help of a couple of right Charlie’s in Phillips and Hodges, both from Eton Manor.
charlie ward: 4
thetreesurgeon Today we renew our rivalry with Erith & Belvedere, who were our opponents for several years in both the Athenian and isthmian League in the past. They are back in the Ryman League after promotion from the Kent League, so congratulations to them on that achievement. That’s about as gracious as I hope it gets today, as I want us to send them away empty handed come 4.45 this evening. They are not perhaps as high up the table as they would like and if we can win today, it will not only boost our chances of getting off the bottom of the table, but, keep them nervously looking over their shoulder, at the teams like us in the chasing pack of clubs, trying to get away from the relegation zone. Last Saturday we had a similar confrontation against another newly promoted club, Barkingside and let ourselves down badly. It was a substandard performance from us, especially, in the first half, where we gave the ball away cheaply and seemed not to be able to get any constructive moves going. The fact that they were only one goal ahead at half time, when things could have been much worse, was enough of an incentive for us
to lift our game a notch or two and there is no doubt we were dominant in the second half. But, running a game is no good, if there is not an end product and despite a lot of huffing and puffing, we ran out of steam and allowed our visitors to stroll away with all three points. There were mitigating circumstances, in the fact that we lost bot Richard Worrell and Rak Hudson to injury from our mid-week cup game and we definitely did miss their influence on our team and two of our new signings, Lee & Dominic, both strikers, we injured and unavailable respectively. The good news is that all of our absentees are expected to be available for selection today and that has to give us a better chance of getting a win today. It is all very well getting a good win over teams like Aveley, but, the really important wins are against teams like Barkingside and Erith, who currently, are involved in the same region of the table as ourselves. Today, I hope we will have learnt lessons from last week and start brightly and take the game to our visitors and not give them a comfortable start to the game – we need to impose ourselves, look sharp and not give them time to settle, get
an early goal, if we can, then make sure we keep them on the back foot by continuing to attack them. With all players available, we now have competition for places all over the field and congratulations to the management team for strengthening the squad so we do have genuine competition for all departments, which can only be a good thing. If a player feels he has no serious challenger for his place, he will become complacent and relax his standards and that effects the whole team. We should not have that happening now, with new places coming in to fight for the shirt of those already in the team. Without trying to put too much pressure on the team, games like today are vital to us, so we do not lose touch with teams above us – we should feel we have a chance of winning (with all due respect to Erith) and not be feeling we face an impossible task. We all know we have several players with bundles of skill, but, what we need to prove is that we have the strength of character to battle when things are not going according to plan and have the toughness to get through games on sheer bloody
on our travels: 5 mindedness. If the management do bring in a few more new faces, it will obviously take a while for them to fit in, but, in truth, we have not got loads of time for them to get on the same wavelength of the side, so hopefully, the lack of midweek game will have helped them acclimatise as much as possible to the team pattern of play and let’s hope they are quick learners.
We are not dead and buried yet, but, it is obvious that we have one hell of a battle on to reach and overtake the three or four clubs above us – Redbridge managed it last season and we have to show the same tenacity as them, picking up valuable points from games, they were perhaps, not expected to get anything from and winning those “dreaded six pointers” along the way.
I am looking forward to seeing the new lads in action and some much need goals going in – now we seem to be more durable at the back, we just need to ramp up our goal scoring and I think we will start to see the benefits. Hopefully, today we will “turn up” right from the start and send the visitors from Kent, home empty handed.
thebeerhunter A very warm welcome to our visitors from Erith & Belvedere, for our first meeting with them in this League. We wish them all the best for their first season in the Ryman (except for today of course!). Our next away trip is to Maldon & Tiptree Utd in the Essex Senior Cup. Delightful, historic riverside Maldon is the Beer Hunter’s favourite Essex town, and the best pub in it – the Blue Boar – is conveniently situated right by the town-centre bus stop from Chelmsford. This splendid 14th century coaching inn has oak beams, a massive fireplace with real fire, hunting trophies on the walls (hmmm…...) and its own Farmer’s Ales, brewed in the stable block behind the pub and served straight from the barrel. Voted local CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2010 and 2011, meals and
snacks are also served. The only drawback is that it’s at the opposite end of town from the football ground, about 35 minutes’ walk away – and once installed here, it can be hard to tear yourself away! Allow a bit longer, however, and you can stop off en route at the Queens Arms by the river on The Hythe. If you’ve made an afternoon of it to explore this fascinating old town before the game in the evening, stroll along the riverbank to the statue commemorating the Battle of Maldon on its isolated promontory – an atmospheric spot in which to contemplate the mysteries of life, football and everything. The club bar has a Greene King handpump, but alas it’s not always in use. Atmospheric in a rather different way is Tilbury, particularly down by the jetty (thank you, Feelgoods fans!) for the Gravesend Ferry – and
that’s a trip well worth making too. However, the football ground is on the other side of town and has no pubs anywhere near it. Indeed, beer hunters are advised to get off the train one stop early at Grays, cross the tracks and head down towards the river, where you will find two cracking pubs on opposite corners of the same road junction. The White Hart is a big, lively pub with two house beers (Crouch Vale and Sharp’s), three guest ales and a range of Belgian bottled beers, while the Theobald Arms is a small, quiet traditional local with an everchanging selection featuring local independent breweries. It also has a highly-unusual hexagonal pool table.
F-A
0-7 FAC
2-2 R1N
Wed 14 H Waltham Abbey
ESC
R1N
R1N
R1N
R1N
R1N
Sat 15 H Thurrock
Sat 22 H Aveley
R1N
Tue 11 A Cheshunt
1 H Maldon & Tiptree
8 A Needham Market
Sat 25 A Waltham Abbey
Sat
R1N
R1N
Tue 21 H Ware
Feb Sat
R1N
R1N
Sat 11 A Soham Town Rangers
Sat 18 H Chatham Town
R1N
4 H AFC Sudbury
R1N
Sat
R1N
Sat 28 A Wroxham
Jan Wed 1 A Redbridge
R1N
R1N
Sat 21 A VCD Athletic
R1N
Thu 26 H Burnham Ramblers
Sat 14 H Romford
7 A Heybridge Swifts
R1N
R1N
Sat 23 A Dereham Town
Sat 30 H Witham Town
Dec Sat
R1N
R1N
9 A Harlow Town
Sat
Sat 16 H Brentwood Town
R1N
Tue 29 H Maldon & Tiptree
2 A Tilbury
Sat 26 H Erith & Belvedere
Nov Sat
R1N
R1N
Wed 23 H Needham Market
R1N
0-1 RLC
Wed 16 H Harlow Town
Sat 19 H Barkingside
2-1 R1N
Sat 12 A Aveley
0-6 FAT
0-1 R1N
5 A Folkstone Invicta
2-3 R1N
Sat 21 A Thurrock
Tue 24 A Ware
Oct Sat
0-4 R1N
Wed 11 H Cheshunt
1-2 R1N
Sat 31 A Aveley
7 A Maldon & Tiptree
0-1 R1N
Mon 26 A Burnham Ramblers
Sep Sat
3-2 R1N
0-1 R1N
Sat 24 H Redbridge
Sat 17 A AFC Sudbury
Wed 21 H Wroxham
0-4 R1N
0-3 R1N
Wed 14 A Romford
0-5 R1N
Aug Sat 10 H VCD Athletic
1
Myers
Myers
Myers
Myers
Myers
Myers
Harris
Harris
Harris
Harris
Harris
Harris
Myers
Myers
Hasler
2
Laurent
Laurent
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Panton
Hassan
3
Bella
Bella
Bella
Bella
Bella
Bella
Bella
Hassan
Hassan
Hassan
Hassan
Hassan
Hassan
Blair *
4
Hudson
Hudson
Kartal
P-Johnson
Murphy *
Atta *
Atta
Waldron
Kartal
Kartal *
Kartal
P-Johnson
P-Johnson
Waldron
5
Ikumelo
Ikumelo
P-Johnson
Ikumelo
Ikumelo
Ikumelo
P-Johnson
Atta
P-Johnson
P-Johnson
P-Johnson
Kartal
Atta *
Atta
6
Mustapha
Mustapha
Mustapha
Mustapha
P-Johnson
Mustapha
Mustapha *
Murphy *
Zambelli
Zambelli
Zambelli
Zambelli
Mohammad
Mohammad
7
Med Nalo *
Med Nalo *
Agac *
Agac
Odumlami *
Harfo *
Harfo
Harfo
Harfo *
Harfo *
Harfo *
Makuna *
Makuna
Panton
8
Koffi
Koffi
Koffi *
Koffi
Zambelli *
Murphy
Smallwood *
Mustapha
Mustapha
Mustapha
Mustapha *
Mustapha *
Mustapha *
Yilmaz *
9
10
Mejzine *
Worrell *
Worrell *
Menga
Menga
Worrell
Worrell * 2
Okus
11
Oyewale
Oyewale
Oyewale
Oyewale
Oyewale
Oyewale
Oyewale 2
Oyewale
Oyewale
Oyewale
Menga
Oyewale *
Oyewale Oyewale 1 *
Worrell * Menga 1
Worrell 1 * Oyewale 1 *
Menga
Menga
Smith 1
P-Johnson * Mohamed *
Worrell *
Mejzine
Mejzine *
Worrell 1 Worrell
Mejzine *
Mejzine
Mustapha
Harfo
Findlator *
Dujon *
Sub 1
Sub 2
Taylor (9)
Taylor (10)
Zambelli (7)
Sub 3
Okus (4)
Ezel (9)
Yildiz (6)
Yilmaz (9)
Atta (4)
Mohamed (10)
Blair (10)
Kartal (5)
Kartal (8)
Cicek (7)
Cicek (7)
Taylor (8)
Kartal (11)
Cicek (10)
Mustapha (4) Hassan (6)
Smith (9)
Hassan (8)
Mejzine (10)
Blair (7)
Murphy (12)
Ezel (7)
Yildiz (8)
Yildiz (8)
Antoni (3)
Taylor (10) Zambelli (11)
Harfo (7)
Odumlami (7)
Mohamed (6)
Dujon (9)
Mohamed (10)
Mohamed (7) *
Murphy (8)
Solomon (7)
Adeyemi (9)
Findlator (9)
Unused
Kartal/P-Johnson
Mejzini
Med Nalo / Soloman
Kartal/Hassan/Mendoh
Okus/Smallwood
Hassan/Smallwood
Myers/Taylor
Ezel, Taylor
Ezel, Yildiz
Atta, Ozyasa
Adeyemi/Hasler
Hasler/Blair
Mukana/Myers
Ryman league division 1 north table (19/10/13) P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
VCD Athletic
13
12
1
0
42
16
26
37
2
Maldon & Tiptree
12
7
3
2
27
20
7
24
3
Witham Town
10
7
2
1
28
13
15
23
4
AFC Sudbury
12
7
2
3
23
14
9
23
5
Thurrock
13
7
1
5
32
26
6
22
6
Heybridge Swifts
12
6
4
2
25
20
5
22
7
Needham Market
12
5
6
1
16
10
6
21
8
Redbridge
14
6
3
5
25
20
5
21
9
Waltham Abbey
13
6
2
5
31
30
1
20
10
Tilbury
13
6
2
5
25
24
1
20
11
Aveley
13
6
1
6
30
21
9
19
12
Harlow Town
11
5
2
4
30
21
9
17
13
Cheshunt
13
5
2
6
29
26
3
17
14
Burnham Ramblers
13
5
2
6
23
27
-4
17
15
Barkingside
14
4
3
7
23
45
-22
15
16
Romford
13
4
2
7
17
20
-3
14
17
Dereham Town
12
4
2
6
20
25
-5
14
18
Wroxham
13
4
2
7
30
36
-6
14
19
Soham Town R.
13
4
2
7
21
28
-7
14
20
Erith & Belvedere
12
4
2
6
14
24
-10
14
21
Chtham Town
11
3
2
6
21
25
-4
11
22
Ware
14
2
4
8
24
35
-11
10
23
Brentwood Town
13
2
3
8
25
35
-10
9
24
Waltham Forest
13
2
1
10
10
30
-20
7
R1N
R1N Sat 26 H Soham Town Rangers
R1N Sat 19 H Tilbury
Mon 21 A Chatham Town
R1N
R1N 5 H Heybridge Swifts
Sat 12 A Erith & Belvedere
Apr Sat
R1N
R1N Sat 22 H Dereham Town
Sat 29 A Witham Town
R1N
R1N
R1N 8 H Harlow Town Sat
Sat 15 A Brentwood Town
1 A Barkingside
Sat 22 H Aveley
Mar Sat
R1N
today’s fixtures Aveley
v
AFC Sudbury
Barkingside
v
Waltham Abbey
Brentwood Town
v
Witham Town
Cheshunt
v
Harlow Town
Dereham Town
v
Ware
Maldon & Tiptree
v
Romford
Thurrock
v
Soham Town Rangers
VCD Athletic
v
Burnham Ramblers
Waltham Forest
v
Erith & Belvedere
Wroxham
v
Redbridge
today’s opponents: 10
erith & belvedere
wadham lodge memories: 13
maldon & tiptree v Forest essex senior cup, third round. tuesday 29th october 2013, 7.45 pm Maldon & Tiptree play at the Wallace Binder Ground, Park Drive, Maldon, CM9 6XX, telephone 01621853762. By Road Make your way to the A12 eastbound and continue to the A414 Maldon exit. Continue on the A414 eastbound for
about 8 miles and then take 3rd exit off roundabout to join the B1018 (Limebrook Way) for about 1/2 mile. Then take the B1022 (Heybridge Street) for about ½ mile . Continue into Fambridge Road and Mayflower Drive. Ground is on the right. The is ample car parking at the Ground.
tilbury v Forest Ryman league division 1 north, saturday 2nd november, 3pm Tilbury play at Chadfields, St Chads Road, Tilbury, RM18 8NL. Telephone: 01375843093. By Road Make your way to the A13 eastbound, and continue beyond the M25 and leave the A13 at the junction with the A1089. After about 2 ¼ miles turn left onto A126 (Marshfoot Road). Continue on A126 and take 3rd exit at roundabout into St Chads Road (still
A126). The Ground is about ½ mile on the right. There is ample parking at the ground. By Public Transport By C2C train from Fenchurch Street or Barking to Tilbury. Turn right from the station and continue past shops to traffic lights. Turn left into St Chads Road and ground is about a mile on the left. Allow about 25 minutes to walk from the station. Alternatively from Grays Station catch bus 73 to
harlow town v Forest Ryman league division 1 north, saturday 9th november, 3pm Harlow Town play at Barrows Farm Stadium, Elizabeth Way, Harlow, CM19 5BE. Telephone: 01279-445319. By Road Make your way to M11 northbound and leave at junction 7 towards Harlow on A414 (London Road). Then join A1025 (Second Avenue). After 1 ¼ miles join A1019 (Fifth Avenue) and then turn
left onto A1169 (Elizabeth Way). Ground is on the right in about 1 mile. By Public Transport By Central Line to Epping and then bus 21 or 381 to Pinnacles (opposite Pitney Bowes) then about ½ mile walk to Ground. Alternatively from Epping take Arriva bus 500 to Harlow Bus station and then Arriva bus 6 to Little Parndon (outside Spring Hills).
By Public Transport Take Greater Anglia train to Chelmsford. From Chelmsford Bus Station (stop 2 in Duke Street) catch bus 31 towards Maldon Milton Road. Alight at Mundon Road, it’s about a 18 minute walk to the ground. Please note there is no return bus after the game. Feenhan Highway, Lawrence Gardens stop, and then about 5 minutes walk along St Chads Road to the Ground.
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Programme
08 Director of football: Turgut Esendagli Colours: White shirts, blue shorts, blue socks
Manager: Chris Cosgrove Colours: All yellow
David myers daniel laurent emmanuel bella rak hudson stephen ikumelo hulusi mustafa patrick med nelo stephane koffi richard worrell l’heureux menga oyetunji oyewale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ashley Bourne George Savage Laurence Collins Paul Springett Aiden Sherlock George Benner James Lawrence (Capt) Jamie Miller Marcus Cassius Taylor Thomas Louis Sporsen
christopher taylor edon mejzini baran cicek diren kartal tyriquee soloman
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Aaron Jeffery James Golding Richard Monan Luke Tanner Marvin Alebiosu
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