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On This Day
5 years ago, today, we drew 2-2 with Chipstead
at Bourne Park. Before the game there
was a minute’s silence for Les Rose who was a
long-standing supporter and helper at the club
who had passed away. Sittingbourne were keen
to arrest a poor sequence of form having suffered
4 defeats in a row. Sittingbourne soon settled
down though and took the lead on 23
minutes when Joe Goldsmith’s far post
cross was headed back across the goal by Jack
Hooper and Hicham Akhazzan latched on to the
ball and fired it past Martin Grant in the Chips
goal. Four minutes later Chips were back on
level terms when Sittingbourne keeper Matt
Reed seemed to be impeded by Tomson in the
area but in his exuberance to regain the ball he
dragged down the Chips striker to give away a
penalty. Jack Goodchild’s kick was pushed
away by Reed but only as far as Marcus Elliott
who crashed the ball into the net. Chips then
fortuitously took the lead when the ball struck
Ryan Cooper on the shoulder and Chips were
awarded a second penalty that Goodchild
tucked away. A point was earned though when
Bryan Glover stepped up to take a softly awarded
free kick
Team: Matt Reed, Ryan Cooper, Dan Palfrey,
Jerry Nnamani, Sam Groombridge, Bryan Glover,
Joe Goldsmith, Anthony Hogg, Hicham
Akhazzan, Cedric Abraham (Ellie Kayembe),
Jack Hooper (Ryan Golding). Subs not used:
Jaie Nuttall, Jonathan Hogg and Tim Roberts
10 years ago. On Saturday 4 th November
2006, we played Bath City in the FA Trophy 2 nd
Qualifying Round. Bath had a poor home record
but a great away record. Bath were packed with
ex League players and their keeper Paul Evans
even formed part of the South African 1998
world cup squad. Sittingbourne shaded the play
in the first half. However, Bath City had a strong
second half but still the Brickies came closest to
scoring when Andy Doerr shaved the post with
a header. In goal for the Brickies, Steve Williams
made some fine saves. Few chances in a
game that ended 0-0. I well remember the long
journey in very foggy conditions for the replay.
A match that was won 4-0 by Bath City.
Team: Steve Williams, Toby Ashmore, Joe
Dowley, Paul Ainsworth, Steve Searle, Kieran
Marsh, Lee Browning, Clint Gooding, Mark Lovell,
Andy Doerr, Mitchell Sherwood, subs:mKam
Singh, Matt Nicholl, Ricky Spiller, Charlie Belcher
and Lee Hockey
15 years ago. (4 th November) Sittingbourne
were in the Southern League. Mark Beeney had
been appointed manager one month previously.
He was not a happy man wrote Tony Rickson in
the East Kent Gazette. Sittingbourne had
played Fisher Athletic in the FA Trophy. Tony
felt that Clint Gooding, Andrew Drury and Paul
Campbell were instrumental in dominating the
game. But it all came to nothing as old Fisher
hand, Steve Portway’s theatrical dive was
enough for the referee to award Fisher a penalty.
Sittingbourne ad a bright start in this game
and Clint Gooding gave them the lead until
Portways dive that could have got him an Oscar.
From the penalty, onwards, Fisher played
with more belief, Sittingbourne with less, though
they could have won it in the second half when
they were generally on top but poor defending
after 75 minutes, when the unluck Drury left
clearing the ball t his defence allowed a Fisher
player to nip in and score. A third goal followed
in injury time.
Team: Hopper, John Guest, Davies, Neil Miller,
Cliff Cunnigham, Andy Drury, (King), Paul
Campbell, Clint Gooding, Tom Berry, Bradley
Spice (Russell), Hales. Subs not used: Ben
Taylor, Griffin, Harrison.