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SITTINGBOURNE FC<br />

OFF ICAL MATC HDAY PROGRAMME - 2018-<strong>19</strong><br />

BOSTIK LEAGUE SOUTH EAST DIVISION


<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> Football Club is a UK company limited by<br />

guarantee: Company registration number, 11360242.<br />

Registered office: Woodstock Park, Broadoak Road,<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>, ME9 8AG<br />

Who’s who<br />

President: Alan Barty<br />

Vice Presidents: Tania Spice, Andy Spice, and John Cooper.<br />

Directors: Maurice Dunk (Chairman), Ken Medwyn (Vice<br />

Chairman), Peter Pitts (Company Secretary), John Pitts<br />

(Football Secretary / Treasurer). Colin Page, Alan Barty, Glen<br />

Parkes, Mick Sayce.<br />

Other Committee members : Danny Appleton (Turnstile<br />

Manager). Roger Pudner (Groundsman)<br />

Other Key Personnel: Faye Goatham (Turnstile), Jackie<br />

Mount (Programme sales), Tony Rickson (<strong>Match</strong> reporter),<br />

Sandra Pitts (Boardroom), Clive Phillips (Club shop), Dudley<br />

Hird & Tony Rickson (Club Historians). Roger Wilkins (Head<br />

Steward)<br />

Manager: Chris Lynch, Psychologist: Alex Brunette-Leach<br />

Coaches: Jon Barrett, Josh Hall<br />

Physio: Mark Wheeler<br />

Kit Man: Warren Chambers<br />

Playing Management Assistant: Harry Chambers.<br />

Development Manager: Davis Sheepwash<br />

The Isthmian League and Singbourne FC strongly supports the FA<br />

statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against<br />

racism and all forms of discriminaon. Accordingly any form of discriminatory<br />

abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity , sexual<br />

orientaon, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse<br />

will be reported to the Football Associaon for acon by that Associaon.<br />

(The FA 0800 085 0508 / kick it out 020 7253 0162)


SITTINGBOURNE V <strong>VCD</strong> ATHLETIC<br />

Bostik South East, Tuesday <strong>22</strong>nd January 20<strong>19</strong>, KO 7.45 PM<br />

Manager: Chris Lynch<br />

Coaches: Jon Barrett, Josh Hall<br />

Physio: Marc Wheeler,<br />

Psychologist: Alex Brunette-Leach<br />

Kit Manager: Warren Chambers<br />

<strong>Match</strong> <strong>Day</strong> Assistant: Harry Chambers<br />

Manager: Keith McMahon<br />

Asst Manager: Danny Lee<br />

Head Coach: Mel Ramsey<br />

GK Coach: Steve Watt<br />

Physios: Alan Woodward<br />

MATCH OFFICIALS<br />

Referee: Kirsty Dowle (Ashford Kent)<br />

Assistants: Richard Joss (Margate), Aivaras Lukauskis (Lewisham)<br />

GOALS<br />

SUBSTITUTE<br />

PLAYER NO<br />

PLAYER NO<br />

SUBSTITUTE<br />

GOALS<br />

Patrick LEE (GK)<br />

Chris WEBBER<br />

Ardel NDEW<br />

Arben MUSKAJ<br />

Ben FITCHETT<br />

Rob LOFTING<br />

Lewis CHAMBERS<br />

Tim BABBINGTON<br />

Joe MANT<br />

Tyrone GUTHRIE<br />

Emmanuel UDOJI<br />

Joe DENNY<br />

Junior BAKER<br />

Dominic ODUSANYA<br />

Alex GAGGIN<br />

Dominic VINENT<br />

Tom LOYNES<br />

Ali FUSEINI<br />

Henry WOODS<br />

Tommie FAGG<br />

Johan CANEY-BRYAN<br />

Billie LEWINS<br />

Liam MIDDLETON<br />

Khalel McFARLANE<br />

Matt FUNNELL(GK)<br />

Remell DAVIS<br />

Billy LEWINS<br />

Charlie MacDONALD<br />

Courtney BARRINGTON<br />

Aymun El-MOYHALBEL<br />

Malachi HUDSON<br />

Tom CECIL<br />

Jeffery GYAMFI<br />

Jake McINTYRE<br />

Jack STEVENTON<br />

Moses ASHIKODI<br />

Roman CAMPBELL


SITTINGBOURNE V HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN<br />

Bostik South East, Saturday <strong>26</strong>th January 20<strong>19</strong>, KO 3.00PM<br />

Manager: Chris Lynch<br />

Coaches: Jon Barrett, Josh Hall<br />

Physio: Mark Wheeler<br />

Psychologist: Alex Brunette-Leach<br />

Kit Manager: Warren Chambers<br />

Assistant: Harry Chambers<br />

Manager : Shaun Saunders<br />

Team Admin: Roy Staughton<br />

Team Admin: Stuart Morgan<br />

MATCH OFFICIALS<br />

Referee: Isaac Searle (Dover)<br />

Assistants: Simon Cutler (Sheerness), Joshua Smith (Tunbridge Wells)<br />

GOALS<br />

SUBSTITUTE<br />

PLAYER NO<br />

PLAYER NO<br />

SUBSTITUTE<br />

GOALS<br />

Patrick LEE (GK)<br />

Chris WEBBER<br />

Ardel NDEW<br />

Arben MUSKAJ<br />

Ben FITCHETT<br />

Rob LOFTING<br />

Lewis CHAMBERS<br />

Tim BABBINGTON<br />

Joshua HEYBURN<br />

Sean RODDY<br />

Luke ROBINSON<br />

Byron NAPPER<br />

Nathan COOPER<br />

Joshua SPINKS<br />

Callum SAUNDERS<br />

Kane LOUIS<br />

Tom LOYNES<br />

Melford SIMPSON<br />

Henry WOODS<br />

Tommie FAGG<br />

Johan CANEY-BRYAN<br />

Billie LEWINS<br />

Liam MIDDLETON<br />

Khalel McFARLANE<br />

Matt FUNNELL(GK)<br />

Remell DAVIS<br />

Billy LEWINS<br />

Karl AKEHURST<br />

Alex LAING<br />

Max MILLER<br />

Alusine BANGURA<br />

Omar FOLKES<br />

Tyrese GRAY-BRANFORD<br />

Anthony ENDER<br />

George FENTON<br />

Vincent FOELLA<br />

Roman CAMPBELL


The Secretary’s Jottings<br />

Good evening everyone, welcome to Woodstock<br />

Park. Our visitors on Tuesday are <strong>VCD</strong> Athletic<br />

and on Saturday, <strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> Town. Welcome<br />

to the players, Officials and Supporters of<br />

both clubs and the match officials.<br />

Lots to mention in my notes. The big news of<br />

course was our manager of nearly one year,<br />

Aslan Odev, resigning after we had a board meeting<br />

a couple of weeks ago after a run of poor results<br />

that gave us the worst recent record in our<br />

division. We would like to place on record our<br />

thanks for all the hard work and dedication he put<br />

into the job. I’m sure the experience will bode well<br />

for his future in the game. Aslan’s replacement is<br />

Chris Lynch. As usual when a job comes up at<br />

our level, we were inundated with applications<br />

despite not actually advertising the vacancy. We<br />

studied CV’s that were all very good. Mo and I<br />

decided to meet with Chris and spent two hours<br />

with him. In that time, he impressed us with his<br />

knowledge of the club and the players we had in<br />

our squad. He also detailed where he hoped to<br />

take us and how he intended to move us out of<br />

the relegation threat we have found ourselves in.<br />

Chris was Head of development at Dover Academy<br />

and has played at a professional level. He has<br />

managed before but not at this level. We have a<br />

reputation for giving new managers a chance.<br />

Some like Steve Lovell and Richard Brady have<br />

been successful, others not so. In general, though<br />

they have all done a good job one way or another<br />

for us. Chris has been very busy since we appointed<br />

him having signed six players with more<br />

to follow. The board do not expect a miracle overnight.<br />

New players will not necessarily gel immediately<br />

together or with our existing players. We<br />

know that our fantastic supporters will back him<br />

all the way as will the board.<br />

Tuesdays and Saturdays matches are difficult<br />

games for a settled team in this league let alone a<br />

team like ours going through some major changes.<br />

The task facing our new manager is a formidable<br />

one and you will see a number of new signings.<br />

Details of them will be in future programmes.<br />

Chris’s first game in charge was a baptism of fire<br />

with our much-changed team finding it difficult<br />

against a very good and strong Ramsgate team.<br />

Still they never gave up despite going down 4-0.<br />

Some of Chris’s strongest signings were not available<br />

to play on Saturday and we will see some<br />

more new faces for these two games as Chris<br />

tries to find his strongest eleven.<br />

At last work has started on our new dressing<br />

rooms. We are very grateful to Greg McHardy<br />

who is involved with our Development side and<br />

our Under 18’s for his sponsorship on this.<br />

Thanks also to a few Swale and Kent councillors<br />

who have donated part of their cash allotments to<br />

us. We will need some volunteers to help with<br />

some finishing tasks such as painting. Please let<br />

me know if you are able to spare some time. The<br />

Dressing rooms should be ready in around three<br />

weeks’ time and will replace our existing dressing<br />

rooms that do not meet (in a very minor way) the<br />

new FA ground grading regulations that will become<br />

compulsory on 31 st March 20<strong>19</strong>.<br />

Some youth team members with the help of board<br />

members Glen Parkes and Mick Sayce have<br />

completed turning the old bowling green into a<br />

floodlight training area and the old Bowling green<br />

pavilion into offices and storage areas. The youth<br />

teams and the ladies’ teams have already taken<br />

advantage of the new facilities. We also intend to<br />

erect lights so that floodlight training will be possible<br />

on pitch 2.<br />

On Saturday we welcome our Danish visitors,<br />

supporters of Fremad Amager who are a Professional<br />

side who play in the Danish First Division.<br />

Much more on this later on in the programme.<br />

Now for some very sad news. Sonia Crayford,<br />

who was well known for selling raffle tickets at the<br />

ground, has passed away. Sonia always took<br />

pride in telling anyone who would listen that she<br />

was 94. She would pop outside to have a “crafty”<br />

cigarette. She always said it was a way of remembering<br />

her husband. She was a lovely old lady<br />

who loved the club. She really looked forward to<br />

our home games so that she could have a chat<br />

with everyone. Sonia raised a tremendous<br />

amount of money for the club from selling the raffle<br />

tickets. She really will be missed by everyone<br />

who knew her. She leaves a son who lives in<br />

America<br />

On Saturday we have another home game when<br />

we welcome <strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> to Woodstock Park.<br />

JOHN


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From the Programme Editor<br />

As this is the first programme of 20<strong>19</strong> I want to<br />

wish you all a very happy and prosperous new<br />

year. We certainly need a new year boost and I<br />

am sure that Chris and his team will deliver the<br />

goods. We all know though that with so many<br />

departures and changes it will take time to turn<br />

round our fortunes. All of the comings and goings<br />

means that I have temporarily omitted our<br />

player profiles, also I ran out of space when I<br />

was guessing our current squad! This is an<br />

updated version for the <strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> Town<br />

Game. Updated are appearances, League table<br />

and middle<br />

pages.<br />

I well remember<br />

some seasons<br />

back, I believe it<br />

was season<br />

2008-09, when<br />

we technically<br />

got relegated<br />

that year! However<br />

the demise<br />

of a club somewhere<br />

in the<br />

pyramid saved<br />

us, I’m sure we<br />

won’t need that<br />

luck this year.<br />

The reason I<br />

remember that<br />

season is that I<br />

put some music<br />

on the website<br />

during the period<br />

of the deciding games. That tune was the<br />

“The final Countdown”. I remember it because I<br />

had a complaint that someone opened the site<br />

in their office and out blasted the tune, much to<br />

their embarrassment !<br />

Talking of the website I’m going to redesign it<br />

so that its more mobile friendly.<br />

I use Google analytics to monitor the usage of<br />

the site and you may (or may not) be interested<br />

to know that there have been 1,100 users<br />

to the website in the period 15th to 21st January.<br />

47.7% of these accessed the site via a<br />

mobile, 35.9% via a desktop and 16.5% via a<br />

tablet. The peak number of page views recently<br />

was on 10th January when 1,125 pages<br />

were accessed. So you can see it’s quite a<br />

popular site...now for the advertisement! I’m<br />

going to include ads now on the match report<br />

and preview pages of the website. Cost will be<br />

just £50 for every ad on either the match reports<br />

or £100 for match reports and previews.<br />

ALL proceeds will go straight to the club.<br />

Please let me know via e mail to peter@sittingbournefc.co.uk<br />

if you would like to<br />

participate. I can provide shots of the analytics<br />

reports that show a monthly user total of<br />

around 4,500.<br />

Our Twitter feed is also quite a success with<br />

nearly 5,500 follower.<br />

In the next few weeks you will notice some<br />

ground improvements. John has already mentioned<br />

that we are to get new dressing rooms,<br />

but there will also be some new fencing going<br />

up, and it’s a great big thank you to <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

based Heras fencing for gifting us<br />

some £2000 worth of Heras fencing and gates.<br />

On the subject of new dressing rooms there<br />

has already been one club who have resigned<br />

themselves to relegation at the end of the season,<br />

as they can’t afford to upgrade their dressing<br />

rooms to the new FA standard. That Club is<br />

Aylesbury Utd who are in Division 1 Central of<br />

the Southern League, which is the same level<br />

as us. I can’t believe that there won’t be more<br />

clubs at our level and above who will find themselves<br />

in the same plight as Aylesbury. I have<br />

reproduced Aylesbury Utd’s statement on the<br />

issue later on in the programme. .<br />

Peter<br />

The Three Hats Pub<br />

Sponsors of <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> FC<br />

93 High Street, Milton Regis


<strong>VCD</strong> Athletic — A Brief History<br />

<strong>VCD</strong> Athletic FC is one of only a few clubs to<br />

have originated during the Great War when, in<br />

<strong>19</strong>16 it was formed by workers employed at the<br />

Vickers armaments factory in Crayford. The<br />

Company originally played only interdepartmental<br />

games until it was decided that<br />

the best players from the various sections would<br />

be elected to represent the firm. The club have<br />

played at the firm's sports ground, Oakwood, in<br />

Old Road, Crayford, from the outset right up to<br />

the present time, except for eight seasons spent<br />

ground sharing whilst trying to get permission<br />

for the erection of floodlights.<br />

In the early days, only friendly matches were<br />

played as there were no official competitions<br />

during the war years, and records show that a<br />

club called Vickers (Erith) joined the re-formed<br />

Kent League in <strong>19</strong><strong>19</strong>, changing their name to<br />

Vickers (Crayford) a year later. In their first season<br />

in the Kent League they visited Maidstone<br />

United on Boxing <strong>Day</strong> and played in front of a<br />

crowd of 13,500. The Vickers team that day<br />

contained seven Arsenal players who were finishing<br />

off their war service. Two years later,<br />

Vickers joined the Dartford & District League,<br />

followed by entry into the newly formed Kent<br />

Amateur League, Division One in <strong>19</strong>23. Their<br />

first trophies came in <strong>19</strong>27 when they won the<br />

Kent FA Junior Cup and the Kent Benevolent<br />

Cup.<br />

It was a further 25 years before more silverware<br />

came their way, when they won the Kent<br />

Division One title in <strong>19</strong>53. The Kent Amateur<br />

Cup was won in <strong>19</strong>62 and in <strong>19</strong>64 but the following<br />

season saw a spectacular slump and relegation,<br />

with a record of P24 W0 D2 L<strong>22</strong>, goals<br />

for 25, goals against <strong>19</strong>9.<br />

Promotion was gained in <strong>19</strong>69, but after a mediocre<br />

period during the <strong>19</strong>70s, they were relegated<br />

in <strong>19</strong>80 back to Division Two. A season<br />

later they were promoted back to Division One<br />

and in <strong>19</strong>85 won the championship, gaining promotion<br />

to the restructured Premier Division. By<br />

now the Kent Amateur League had changed its<br />

name to the Kent County League and the club<br />

enjoyed further success when they won the<br />

Kent FA Intermediate Shield in <strong>19</strong>88. In the<br />

same year the club was involved in the last ever<br />

match played at Maidstone United's London<br />

Road ground when they won the West Kent<br />

Challenge Cup.<br />

In <strong>19</strong>93, Martin Ford joined the club as manager<br />

and, in season <strong>19</strong>95/<strong>19</strong>96 a unique cup treble<br />

was achieved with wins in the Kent Intermediate<br />

Shield, Kent County League Cup, and the Erith<br />

Hospitals Cup. Season <strong>19</strong>96/<strong>19</strong>97 then saw the<br />

club win the Kent County Premier Division title<br />

for the first time in their history, and by a record<br />

15 points. Senior status was awarded that same<br />

year and a successful application was made to<br />

join the Winstonlead Kent League where, in<br />

their first season in modern times, <strong>VCD</strong> Athletic<br />

finished in a creditable ninth place. The following<br />

season saw the club begin a ground-share<br />

with Thamesmead Town, finishing up in seventh<br />

place but also reaching the final of the Kent<br />

League Cup, where they lost 1-0 to Deal Town<br />

in a closely fought match. Deal at this time were<br />

assembling the side that was later to win the FA<br />

Vase at Wembley.<br />

A season later the club went one better, beating<br />

Faversham Town 4-0 in the final to bring the<br />

club a first ever senior trophy, and the season<br />

after that the club made its third consecutive<br />

cup final appearance when they reached the<br />

final of the Kent Senior Trophy. However, they<br />

narrowly missed out on more silverware when<br />

they went down 10-9 on penalties to Whitstable<br />

Town. The club eventually spent five seasons<br />

as tenants of Thamesmead Town before Lordswood<br />

FC kindly took their place for two seasons.<br />

Then the club embarked on a one year<br />

term with near neighbours Greenwich Borough,<br />

and despite the handicap of having to groundshare,<br />

<strong>VCD</strong> were consistently one of the<br />

league's strongest members during their time in<br />

the league.<br />

The club reached the final of the League Cup in<br />

2002/2003, but on the day there was no celebration<br />

as <strong>VCD</strong> were comfortably beaten 2-0 by<br />

Cray Wanderers. The following season was a<br />

disappointment as far as the cups were concerned,<br />

but a creditable third place was<br />

achieved in the league. Continued


<strong>VCD</strong> Athletic — A Brief History<br />

Further cup success followed however when, in<br />

season 2005/2006 the club reached the final of<br />

the Kent Senior Trophy for the second time.<br />

Having suffered a loss in the first final on penalties,<br />

there was a reversal of fortune this time<br />

when, after having drawn 1-1 with Tunbridge<br />

Wells at the end of extra time, the <strong>VCD</strong> players<br />

held their nerve to win the penalty shoot-out 3-<br />

1.<br />

During 2005 the long awaited news the club<br />

wanted to hear finally arrived when planning<br />

permission for floodlights and the development<br />

of the Oakwood ground was granted by Bexley<br />

Council. This, together with a substantial grant<br />

from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund,<br />

part of the Football Foundation, enabled work<br />

to commence early in 2006. The pitch was levelled,<br />

rotated 90 degrees and re-laid. New perimeter<br />

paths were laid, along with perimeter<br />

fencing to enclose the pitch. Floodlights were<br />

erected in June 2006, at the same time that<br />

work on enhancing the changing rooms also<br />

began. The spectator stand was re-sited and<br />

extended, and further additions included a new<br />

raised hospitality area situated to overlook the<br />

pitch, and a new tea bar adjacent to the popular<br />

members bar.<br />

At the end of the 2007 season Martin Ford resigned<br />

as manager, and the club are grateful<br />

for his vision and enthusiasm over the years<br />

that took <strong>VCD</strong> from being a Kent County<br />

League side to one that was always around the<br />

top of the table in the Kent League, and on his<br />

departure the club had just reached the last 16<br />

of the prestigious FA Vase for the second consecutive<br />

season. Head coach Dean Frost took<br />

over as caretaker manager, and under his<br />

guidance the club obtained runners up spot in<br />

the league, narrowly missing out to Whitstable<br />

Town, and then the following season Paul Foley<br />

was appointed manager of the first team,<br />

with Dean Frost reverting to his former position<br />

of head coach. Under their stewardship the<br />

club finished runners up once more. A year later,<br />

the club finally won the Kent League Premier<br />

Division title together with the Kent Senior<br />

Trophy, culminating in the long awaited promotion<br />

to the Ryman Football League.<br />

The first season was a success with an 8th<br />

place finish, but the club were left stunned<br />

when the Ryman League deemed ground issues<br />

warranted demotion, and despite an appeal<br />

to the Football Association, the decision<br />

was upheld and the club went back to the Kent<br />

League. Manager Paul Foley resigned to join<br />

Chatham Town, taking virtually the whole team<br />

with him, and the club appointed former reserve<br />

team manager Ricky Bennett his replacement.<br />

Under his leadership <strong>VCD</strong> achieved<br />

third place in his first season, and in the 2nd<br />

season won the Kent League Cup, beating Corinthian<br />

2-0 in the final. We also lifted a second<br />

trophy with a 3-2 victory over league champions<br />

Herne Bay in the Kent League Challenge<br />

Shield. Midway through season 2012/2013<br />

Ricky Bennett left the club due to outside pressures,<br />

and in his place the club secured the<br />

services of Tony Russell, previously manager<br />

of Erith Town FC, who joined with his assistant<br />

Ray Powell. With most of the players leaving<br />

with the previous manager the club was in disarray,<br />

but a side was quickly formed by the<br />

new management, and a magnificent record<br />

breaking run of 17 victories and 2 draws in the<br />

last <strong>19</strong> league fixtures enabled the club to once<br />

more gain promotion to the Ryman Football<br />

League Division 1 North. On the last day of the<br />

season, sitting in 2nd place the Vickers defeated<br />

Romford FC 6-0 while leaders Witham<br />

Town could only draw their last game which<br />

saw us secure the title by a point, taking the<br />

club to the Premier Division, its highest ever<br />

level in the pyramid. The club struggled for a lot<br />

of the season, spending most of the time in the<br />

relegation places but winning the last 6 games<br />

saw us climb to safety, finally finishing in 18th<br />

position to maintain our place in the division.<br />

Manager Tony Russell immediately resigned,<br />

joining Cray Wanderers FC in Division 1, taking<br />

his entire side with him but the club acted<br />

quickly to secure the services of Keith McMahon<br />

as new First Team Manager. Keith worked<br />

tirelessly and brought in some excellent players,<br />

but the club was relegated back to Division<br />

1 (North). The club finished 17th out of 24 last<br />

season.


<strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong>, a brief History<br />

The first match played by a team representing <strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> was in March 1888,<br />

which provided the impetus for the formation of '<strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> After a brief<br />

change of name to 'Excelsior' in 1894, the club adopted the name '<strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> FC'<br />

in 1895. Without a home the club led a somewhat itinerant existence in its early<br />

days, playing most of its games away until 1895 when it was offered the use of the field<br />

in South Road which was later to become Victoria Park and club's home until<br />

<strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> FC lifted its first silverware in <strong>19</strong>00 when it won the Sussex Cup<br />

and played in the<br />

League of which it was one of the founding members.<br />

<strong>19</strong>01-<strong>19</strong>06 the club finish as runners-up in the senior division in four of its first five<br />

seasons, then division 2 winners in <strong>19</strong>11-12 after relegation<br />

<strong>Haywards</strong><br />

<strong>Heath</strong> were Mid-Sussex League without a They won the<br />

title again in and went on retain for the next two losing only one<br />

match in each<br />

In <strong>19</strong><strong>26</strong> the club transferred to the Hove & District League and, after<br />

the league tle at the very first attempt, joined the Sussex County League the following<br />

The first seasons in the County League (<strong>19</strong><strong>26</strong>-<strong>19</strong>32) saw the club finish in the<br />

top four but they were sadly to finish bottom of the league in the <strong>19</strong>32-33 season.<br />

<strong>19</strong>41-42, the club won the Sussex<br />

Senior Cup and, after the war, were the league's Eastern Division winners of <strong>19</strong>45-46. A<br />

single division league was re-introduced the following year which the club won both<br />

<strong>19</strong>49-50 and again in <strong>19</strong>50-51.<br />

<strong>19</strong>52 saw the club finally move from Victoria Park to the newly finished Hanbury Stadium<br />

which enabled it to join the Metropolitan League which the reserve sides of<br />

professional clubs such as West Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal After a promising<br />

first season in fifth place, the club struggled against the professional opposition<br />

bottom in 61, elected to re-join the Sussex County<br />

The Division 1 title was won in 70 and the League Cup in The club was<br />

also runners-up in <strong>19</strong>74-75 but were relegated at the end of the <strong>19</strong>79-80 season. The<br />

Division 2 Cup was won in <strong>19</strong>83-84 as runners-up in the club gained promotion<br />

back into senior <strong>19</strong>88 the present name of <strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> Town<br />

Football Club was in it's centennial year to reflect the status of <strong>Haywards</strong><br />

<strong>Heath</strong> itself.<br />

Two successive relegations in <strong>19</strong>92 and <strong>19</strong>93 saw the club drop into the third<br />

where won the Division 3 Cup in The following year as Division 3<br />

HHTFC promoted back to 2 but were again relegated after only one<br />

season. The Division 3 Cup was won in 2008-09 however and in 2012-13 (again as<br />

) the club gained promotion back into Division<br />

On the rebranding of the Sussex County League to the Southern<br />

was renamed Division 1 and the title was won in that first season, earning<br />

<strong>Heath</strong> Town FC promotion to the Premier The club finished top of<br />

the division following season and were due to be promoted to the Isthmian League.<br />

Unfortunately, was following a deduction awarded due to an<br />

inadvertent off-field administrative error. The club however responded by the<br />

Premier again in 2017-18 along with the Peter Bentley League and are<br />

now proud members of the Bostik South East Division of the Isthmian league.


DATE OPPOSITION COMP Sc ATT 1 2 3 4<br />

5<br />

11 Aug 2018<br />

18 Aug 2018<br />

21 Aug 2018<br />

25 Aug 2018<br />

27 Aug 2018<br />

01 Sept 2018<br />

04 Sept 2018<br />

08 Sept 2018<br />

15 Sept 2018<br />

23 Sept 2018<br />

25 Sept 2018<br />

29 Sept 2018<br />

02 Oct 2018<br />

06 Oct 2018<br />

13 Oct 2018<br />

20 Oct 2018<br />

27 Oct 2018<br />

30 Oct 2018<br />

03 Nov 2018<br />

10 Nov 2018<br />

17 Nov 2018<br />

24 Nov 2018<br />

08 Dec 2018<br />

15 Dec 2018<br />

23 Dec 2018<br />

29 Dec 2018<br />

05 Jan 20<strong>19</strong><br />

<strong>19</strong> Jan 20<strong>19</strong><br />

<strong>22</strong> Jan 2018<br />

<strong>26</strong> Jan 20<strong>19</strong><br />

02 Feb 20<strong>19</strong><br />

05 Feb 20<strong>19</strong><br />

09 Feb 20<strong>19</strong><br />

16 Feb 20<strong>19</strong><br />

23 Feb 20<strong>19</strong><br />

02 Mar 20<strong>19</strong><br />

09 Mar 20<strong>19</strong><br />

16 Mar 20<strong>19</strong><br />

23 Mar 20<strong>19</strong><br />

30 Mar 20<strong>19</strong><br />

06 Apr 20<strong>19</strong><br />

13 Apr 20<strong>19</strong><br />

20 Apr 20<strong>19</strong><br />

<strong>22</strong> Apr 20<strong>19</strong><br />

27 Apr 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Horsham<br />

Greenwich Borough<br />

Tonbridge Angeks<br />

Bearsted<br />

Cray Wanderers<br />

Thamesmead Twn<br />

Phoenix Sports<br />

Gosport Borough<br />

Whyteleafe<br />

Guernsey<br />

Ashford United<br />

Ramsgate<br />

South Park<br />

<strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong><br />

Faversham Town<br />

Phoenix Sports<br />

Wingate & Finchley<br />

Folkestone Invicta<br />

Hythe Town<br />

Whitstable Town<br />

Three Bridges<br />

East Grinstead T<br />

Faversham Town<br />

Sevenoaks Town<br />

Cray Wanderers<br />

Herne Bay<br />

Hastings United<br />

Ramsgate<br />

<strong>VCD</strong> Athletic<br />

<strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong><br />

Phoenix Sports<br />

Ashford United<br />

Three Bridges<br />

East Grinstead Town<br />

<strong>VCD</strong> Athletic<br />

Faversham Town<br />

Sevenoaks Town<br />

Whitstable Town<br />

Hythe Town<br />

Geenwich Borough<br />

Horsham<br />

Whyteleafe<br />

Hastings United<br />

Herne Bay<br />

Guernsey<br />

League<br />

League<br />

Kent Snr Cup<br />

FA Cup (Prel)<br />

League<br />

League<br />

Velocity Trop<br />

FA Cup (1 Q)<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

Velocity Trop<br />

League<br />

FA Trophy<br />

League<br />

FA Trophy<br />

Velocity Trop<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

League<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

H<br />

H<br />

A<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

A<br />

A<br />

H<br />

H<br />

A<br />

A<br />

H<br />

H<br />

A<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

A<br />

H<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

A<br />

H<br />

2-1<br />

4-2<br />

2-3<br />

2-0<br />

0-2<br />

4-5<br />

2-0<br />

0-1<br />

2-1<br />

2-1<br />

1-1<br />

0-1<br />

2-1<br />

0-2<br />

2-0<br />

1-1<br />

1-2<br />

1-3<br />

2-3<br />

1-2<br />

0-1<br />

1-2<br />

1-3<br />

4-1<br />

1-2<br />

2-3<br />

0-5<br />

0-4<br />

1-2<br />

<strong>19</strong>5<br />

148<br />

218<br />

204<br />

149<br />

139<br />

80<br />

154<br />

1<strong>22</strong><br />

634<br />

246<br />

171<br />

51<br />

113<br />

310<br />

155<br />

155<br />

121<br />

252<br />

<strong>19</strong>8<br />

132<br />

84<br />

296<br />

77<br />

259<br />

273<br />

432<br />

244<br />

120<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Brooks<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Brooks<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Pritchard<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Funnell<br />

Lee<br />

Funnell<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lee<br />

Lofting<br />

Lofting<br />

Hatfull<br />

Dorling<br />

Dorling<br />

Hatfull<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Dorling<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Dorling*<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber 1<br />

Devine<br />

Devine<br />

Devine<br />

Devine<br />

Ndew*<br />

Muskaj*<br />

Dorling<br />

Dorling<br />

Dorling<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen<br />

Dorling<br />

Dorling*<br />

Dorling<br />

Dorling<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen*<br />

Dorling*<br />

Crimmen<br />

Dorling*<br />

Crimmen+<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen<br />

Ishanzadeh*<br />

Crimmen<br />

Webber<br />

Webber 1<br />

Webber<br />

Lofting<br />

Webber<br />

Lofting<br />

Parkinson<br />

Parkinson*<br />

Parkinson 1<br />

Parkinson<br />

Parkinson*<br />

Parkinson 1<br />

Hatfull<br />

Parkinson<br />

Parkinson<br />

Allan<br />

Parkinson*<br />

Parkinson*<br />

McFarlane*<br />

Parkinson<br />

Hatfull 1<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Parkinson 1<br />

Parkinson*<br />

Parkinson 1<br />

Parkinson+<br />

Chambers*<br />

Chambers*<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

Parkinson<br />

Chambers<br />

Riches<br />

Muskaj<br />

Webber<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Dorling<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Fitchett<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Fitchett<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

Denny<br />

Allan<br />

Denny<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Allan<br />

Allan+<br />

Allan<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

KEY to above grid:<br />

@ = After Extra Time<br />

& = Lost on Pens<br />

+ = Own Goal<br />

# = Sent Off<br />

1,2,3, etc after players name = goals scored<br />

* = Subs used and players substituted<br />

** = Sub was Substituted


6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Crimmen<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Webber<br />

Fitchett 1<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

Chambers<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

Denny<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

Allan 1<br />

Denny<br />

Denny<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett*<br />

Fitchett<br />

Denny<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett 1<br />

Fitchett<br />

Fitchett<br />

Webber<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

Jackson 1<br />

Jackson 2<br />

Adebayu 1<br />

Jackson 2<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Ke Orenuga*<br />

Jackson+<br />

Adebeyo<br />

Loynes 2<br />

Adebeyo*<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Fagg*<br />

Fagg*<br />

Jackson 1<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Carvalho*<br />

Carvalho 1<br />

Carvalho*<br />

Carvalho<br />

Carvalho<br />

Woods<br />

Adebeyo<br />

Adebayo<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers*<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers*<br />

Chambers 1<br />

Chambers*<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers*<br />

Parkinson*<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

McFarlane<br />

Chambers*<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

Chambers<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Woods<br />

Parkinson*<br />

Chambers<br />

Woods* 1<br />

Chambers<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg*<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Dawodu*<br />

CaneyBryan*1<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Dawodu<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Dawodu<br />

Dawodu 1<br />

Dawodu<br />

Dawodu<br />

Dawodu<br />

Caney-Bryan1*<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Elder* 1<br />

Elder*<br />

Elder<br />

Jackson<br />

Jackson<br />

Elder*<br />

Smith<br />

Smith<br />

Smith*<br />

Smith* 1<br />

Smith*<br />

Smith* 1<br />

Elder<br />

Loynes*<br />

Campbell 1<br />

Fagg*<br />

Fagg<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Fagg*<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg*<br />

Fagg 1<br />

Fagg*<br />

Fagg 1<br />

Fagg#<br />

Fagg<br />

Dawodu<br />

Dawodu<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Dawodu<br />

Dawodu 1<br />

Dawodu<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg 1<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg<br />

Fagg*<br />

Lewins<br />

Lewins*<br />

Loynes* 1<br />

Loynes* 1<br />

Loynes*<br />

Loynes*<br />

Loynes*<br />

Loynes* 1<br />

Adebeyo 1<br />

Adebayo*<br />

Loynes*<br />

Adebeyo<br />

Loynes<br />

Loybes*<br />

Hatfull<br />

Loynes<br />

Loynes<br />

Loynes<br />

Loynes*<br />

Loynes<br />

Loynes* 1<br />

Loynes<br />

Loynes<br />

Liynes<br />

Loynes*<br />

Loynes* 1<br />

Woods*<br />

Jackson<br />

Adebeyo*<br />

Middleton<br />

Middleton<br />

Hatfull<br />

Hatfull<br />

Jackson*<br />

McFarlane*<br />

Hatfull<br />

Caney-Bryan<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Loynes*<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Crimmen<br />

Crimmen<br />

Elder*<br />

Webber<br />

Dorling*<br />

Crimmen*<br />

Denny*<br />

Crimmen<br />

Dorling*<br />

Dorling<br />

Dorling<br />

Dorling*<br />

Waritay*<br />

Riches<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Lofting<br />

Lofting<br />

Otuadinma*<br />

Lofting*<br />

Spencer<br />

McFarlane*<br />

McFarlane*<br />

Elder*<br />

Adebayo*<br />

Adebayo*<br />

Dorling<br />

Loynes<br />

Elder*<br />

Crimmen*<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Denny<br />

Dorling<br />

Allan<br />

East<br />

Parkinson*<br />

East<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Elder<br />

Hatfull<br />

Hatfull<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Adebeyo*<br />

Elder<br />

Lofting<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Phipps<br />

Latunde*<br />

McFarlane<br />

Woods*<br />

Adebayo*<br />

Adebayo*<br />

McFarlane*<br />

Caney_Bryan*<br />

McFarlane*<br />

Elder* 1<br />

Jackson*<br />

Crimmen<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Denny<br />

Riches*<br />

Denny<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Parkinson*<br />

McFarlane<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Carvalho#<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Otuadinma<br />

Elder*<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Elder*<br />

Latunde*<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Loynes<br />

Adebeyo*<br />

Morrell<br />

CaneyBryan*<br />

CaneyBryan*<br />

Fagg<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Canry-Bryan*<br />

Adebeyo*<br />

Riches*<br />

Hatful<br />

Elder<br />

Denny<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Hatfull*<br />

Dawodu 1<br />

Hatfull<br />

Denny<br />

McDarlane<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Latunde*<br />

Dawodu*<br />

Elder*<br />

Lofting<br />

Jackson*<br />

Otuadinma<br />

Otuadinma<br />

McDonagh*<br />

East<br />

Orenuga**<br />

Caney-Bryan*<br />

Brooks<br />

Brooks<br />

Lee<br />

Brooks<br />

Brooks<br />

Lee<br />

Brooks<br />

Brooks<br />

Brooks<br />

Brooks<br />

Brooks<br />

East<br />

Elder*<br />

East<br />

Canry-Bryan*<br />

East<br />

Pritchard<br />

Pritchard<br />

Lee<br />

Funnell<br />

Lee<br />

Adebeyo*<br />

Woods*<br />

East<br />

Funnell<br />

Funnell<br />

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<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> FC Appearances to <strong>22</strong>/1/20<strong>19</strong><br />

Aylesbury FC—Statement re Dressing Rooms<br />

This is how Aylesbury FC announced the news that they are unlikely to be able to provide<br />

dressing rooms to the new FA requirement.<br />

“Following the latest committee meeting of Aylesbury FC the club would like to make the following<br />

announcement.<br />

The football club were contacted earlier this season regarding ground grading requirements for<br />

next season. One of the main stipulations was regarding the changing areas, specifically the<br />

total floor area in each of the three changing rooms, whilst the home and away changing rooms<br />

are very close to the minimums needed the officials room would be considerably undersized.<br />

After consultations with a local building contractor and his surveyor we were advised that a major<br />

reconstruction would be needed to achieve the minimum requirements. This project would<br />

need to be completed by March 31st, if not we would need to have planning/ finance/ and a<br />

guarantee from the contractor that these works would be carried out by an agreed date. We<br />

were informed that failure to achieve the ground grading would result in relegation.<br />

The club began the process of putting together a plan regarding the funding and management<br />

of the project to achieve the ground grading, but unfortunately very soon realised that the deadline<br />

was simply not achievable.<br />

Earlier this week we were contacted by the league to discuss this situation and were assured<br />

that there would be no exceptions, the FA have made this very clear to them.<br />

The decision was taken to make this announcement as relegation is now unavoidable despite<br />

all of the hard work undertaken by the management, players and all the staff at the football club.<br />

Although all the people involved with the club are obviously devastated by this situation we are<br />

even more committed now to ensuring the future of Aylesbury FC, taking a step backwards to<br />

once again move forward. Twenty years ago the club were playing local football and went on to<br />

spend a sustained period at Southern League level - and will do so again!”


The Managers View<br />

Our new manager Chris Lynch gives his view on Saturdays game:<br />

My thoughts on the Ramsgate fixture.<br />

It was always going to be difficult coming into<br />

our first fixture away versus a recently in form<br />

Ramsgate side, who's squad have been together<br />

all season. We in contrast have had<br />

several weeks of change, with many players<br />

leaving and a massively depleted squad in<br />

terms of actual numbers and back up options<br />

for every position.<br />

We knew defensively it would be a challenge,<br />

with the injury last Saturday to Centre back<br />

Lex Allan with no back up options available at<br />

the club. Therefore, we gave debuts to two<br />

new signings (none of which are centre<br />

backs). Obviously no manager would plan on<br />

major chances to the back line before a game,<br />

nor playing players out of position, however,<br />

that was the situation we faced, it was also unfortunate<br />

knowing four of our new signings wouldn't arrive until next week.<br />

I felt had Billy Lewins shot gone in, in the first minute, the game could have panned out a little<br />

different, you take an early lead, confidence grows and the home side are immediately put on<br />

the back foot, however, it wasn't meant to be, to be fair to Ramsgate they took full advantage.<br />

What did encourage me was the never give up attitude of the players after the second and<br />

third goals went in. They carried on trying - which is great testament to their character.<br />

I was told before I came here how good the fans here are, they never stopped singing even<br />

after the final whistle, amazing support, which everyone of us are truly thankful for. We aim to<br />

show you how much that means to us over the next few months. I would ask you all to keep<br />

showing that great support for us, as you are our 12th man on the field, together we can<br />

achieve the ambitions of the club.<br />

We truly begin our resurgence on Tuesday evening where we face <strong>VCD</strong> Athletic. In the mean<br />

time, I would just like to thank you all for your continued support and we hope to very quickly<br />

start picking up the points we need on the road to safety.<br />

WE ARE IN IT TOGETHER, AND THE TIDE WILL TURN.<br />

Welcome Party for the Danes<br />

You are invited!! (If you read this at the <strong>Haywards</strong> <strong>Heath</strong> game then I’m sorry but the party’s<br />

finished!)<br />

SFC are hosting a welcome party for their Danish Friends from Fremad Amager and you<br />

are all invited!<br />

FREE buffet and FREE entry for all Brickies and their friends.<br />

Two live bands:<br />

1) Surrey Based Indi Rockers- “Left Of The Dial”<br />

2) Local 60’s to 80’s Rock and pop covers band- “Marvellous Mo and The Back Line Ferrets”<br />

Hope to see you there!


<strong>Match</strong> Reports by Tony Rickson<br />

Sunday 23rd December 2018<br />

Bostik League South East Division<br />

Cray Wanderers 2 <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 1, att 259<br />

Outclassed for the first 20 minutes, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

eventually made quite a game of it and Cray, unbeaten<br />

at home all season, will have been glad to<br />

eventually settle for all three points.<br />

4-1 in their previous game, influential top<br />

goalscorer Tommy Loynes out injured with Henry<br />

Woods replacing him.<br />

Midway through the first half Cray took the lead,<br />

Dadson outwitting an isolated Danny Devine in a<br />

one-on-one down the left and although Ben Fitchett<br />

blocked the low cross it fell nicely for Pritchard<br />

to follow up and lash it high into the net.<br />

Either Cray sat back or more possibly <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

began to play themselves into the<br />

game and Gil Carvalho hit over a fine cross from<br />

the left that Smith couldn’t quite reach.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were making a determined effort to<br />

win the ball back over the pitch and when a Cray<br />

defender slipped in possession just outside his<br />

own area in the 35th minute, Smith was onto it.<br />

He jinked past the last man and was about to<br />

close in on goal with the ball on his favoured left<br />

foot when Nelson brought him down. It looked a<br />

red card all day, but the referee gave the Cray<br />

player the benefit of the doubt which he didn’t extend<br />

to unlucky Lex later on.<br />

Cray doubled their lead just after some good<br />

chances for <strong>Sittingbourne</strong>, when a shot pinged off<br />

the far post and fell nicely for the following-up<br />

Mundele to score comfortably.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were rewarded after 87 minutes for<br />

their when a corner was cleared to captain Chris<br />

Webber. He shrugged off one challenge, steadied<br />

himself, and hit a terrific shot over the keeper and<br />

into the net from all of 30 yards out.<br />

The drama wasn’t over as Taylor and Allan jostled<br />

each other for a 90th minute through ball, the<br />

referee, chasing to catch up with play, ruling that<br />

Allan was the offender and sending him off.<br />

Saturday 29th December 2018<br />

Bostik South East<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 2 Herne Bay 3. Att 273<br />

On a grey day that was perfect for football, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

attracted by far their biggest home<br />

crowd of the season but ended up second best to<br />

a Herne Bay side including eight of their former<br />

players. And one of the other three’s the son of<br />

ex-<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> player Paul Carlton.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> made a bright start to the game.<br />

Under-pressure Bay cleared a fifth minute freekick<br />

out of their area but <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> captain<br />

Chris Webber headed it back in, and David Smith<br />

read the situation perfectly to nip behind the defence<br />

and easily lob it home past the advancing<br />

Simon Overland.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were flying, full of confidence at this<br />

stage, and added a second seven minutes later<br />

when Henry Woods pounced on a loose ball after<br />

Danny Rumbol blocked a shot and coolly leftfooted<br />

it first time into the corner of the goal.<br />

Although <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> continued to dominate the<br />

first half-hour and both Tommy Fagg, with a shot<br />

that was deflected for a corner, and Jackson, with<br />

a close-range header, both went close.<br />

Bay hadn’t shown much at all but they were given<br />

a lifeline in the 33rd minute when Fagg clipped a<br />

Bay player when back helping defend a corner<br />

and the referee awarded a penalty which Jake<br />

Embery comfortably converted.<br />

At first, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> looked to be controlling the<br />

second half but their finishing was poor with Lewis<br />

Chambers blazing a shot too high and Smith<br />

shooting tamely after a good turn had put him in<br />

with a chance.<br />

The game changed on 55 minutes with a simply<br />

amazing goal by Bay substitute Ronald Sobowale.<br />

He raced from the halfway line into the <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

area but when forced wide, he simply<br />

kept on feigning to shoot and avoiding tackles,<br />

working his way back into a central position before<br />

firing home. <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> lost their way after<br />

this and they’ve been vulnerable to late goals for<br />

a while now, and they conceded the winner in the<br />

87th minute from a set piece. A ball played in<br />

from deep on the left was headed back across<br />

goal and Connor Wilkins tucked in the winner at<br />

the far post.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee, Danny Devine, Chris<br />

Webber, Dan Parkinson (Yellow card), Lex Allan<br />

(Red card), Ben Fitchett, Gil Carvalho (Chimidi<br />

Otuadinma, 82 min), Lewis Chambers, David<br />

Smith (Bola Dawodu, 62 min), Tommie Fagg,<br />

Henry Woods (David Latunde, 73 min) . Sub not<br />

used: Rob Lofting.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee, Danny Devine, Chris<br />

Webber, Lewis Chambers (Yellow card), Lex Allan,<br />

Ben Fitchett (Yellow card), Gil Carvalho,<br />

Henry Woods (Bola Dawodu, 42 min), David<br />

Smith (Xavier McDonagh, 84 min), Tommie Fagg<br />

(Yellow card), Ira Jackson (Yellow card). Subs<br />

not used: Rob Lofting, Franklin Phipps, Mason<br />

East.


<strong>Match</strong> Reports by Tony Rickson<br />

Saturday 5th January 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Bostik South East<br />

Hastings United 5 <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 0, Att 430<br />

On a chilly Sussex afternoon, Hastings began<br />

like a club in hot pursuit of Cray Wanderers at<br />

the top of the table and seemed to take absolute<br />

control of the midfield area with more bodies in<br />

that area than <strong>Sittingbourne</strong>.<br />

They set up a huge scramble in the <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

six-yard box after nine minutes following<br />

a throw-in that was even longer than Lewis<br />

Chambers can manage.<br />

And they took the lead five minutes later when a<br />

corner from the left beyond the far post was<br />

headed back across goal for Dixon to score from<br />

close range. It was an identical move to the one<br />

that gave Herne Bay their winning goal in the<br />

previous <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> match.<br />

One soon became two when Mongoy showed<br />

great skill to cut in from the left and score Hastings’<br />

only goal from open play as he drove the<br />

ball past Patrick Lee from a narrow angle – it reminded<br />

me of Raheem Sterling scoring, and<br />

that’s a compliment.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were rocking and captain Chris<br />

Webber and Lewis Chambers were booked in<br />

quick succession before Hastings got a third on<br />

25 minutes. And it was the same tactics as for<br />

the first goal with an overhit corner headed back<br />

across for Ajakaiye to score from a couple of<br />

yards out.<br />

After Hastings hit the post they got a fourth after<br />

43 minutes when a huge throw-in from way out<br />

was back-headed straight in by Dixon. Who says<br />

that long throws never produce goals.<br />

And the Hastings midfielder completed his hattrick<br />

two minutes later, outjumping everyone to<br />

score with a powerful header from yet another<br />

home corner.<br />

‘We’re going to win six-five’ sang the <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

fans to greet the second half and although<br />

nobody believed them at least their later<br />

chant of ‘nil-nil in the second half’ was on target.<br />

In cricket terms, Hastings declared on five and<br />

basically played out the half with a lot of possession<br />

at the back and the occasional quickfire<br />

raids up front by lively and pacy substitutes.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee, Danny Devine, Rob<br />

Lofting, Dylan Riches, Chris Webber (Yellow<br />

card), Ben Fitchett (Yellow card), Gil Carvalho,<br />

Lewis Chambers (Yellow card), Nathan Elder,<br />

Tommie Fagg (Chukwumdike Otuadinma, 66<br />

min), Izzy Adebayo (David Latunde, 69 min).<br />

Subs not used: Tom Loynes, Mason East.<br />

Saturday <strong>19</strong>th January 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Bostik South East<br />

Ramsgate 4 <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> 0, att 245<br />

On a chilly afternoon near the coast, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

were swept aside early doors and<br />

Ramsgate were ahead in just two minutes. A<br />

blocked clearance fell nicely for Kane Rowland,<br />

on loan from Folkestone, and he sent Millbank<br />

through to shoot past Lee and inside the far post.<br />

Just a few minutes later and <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> shot<br />

themselves in the foot. Lee tried to play a short<br />

goal-kick out to Fitchett and Rowland reacted<br />

quickest to nip in and score an easy goal.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> were just trying to keep in it and<br />

mount the occasional counter-attack and Fitchett<br />

saw his effort cleared off the line and Henry<br />

Woods went close with a header.<br />

Loynes, who had been playing as the main striker<br />

in his first game for a month because of injury,<br />

limped off in the first half and although <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

stuck manfully to their task, there was<br />

clearly quite a gap between themselves and<br />

Ramsgate. Not on the terraces, though, where<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>’s fans were again outstanding and<br />

unstinting in their support – after all, they’d seem<br />

their team lose 5-0 last time out, and it must be<br />

tough to stay so optimistic as they watched another<br />

heavy defeat. Ramsgate added a third just<br />

before the hour when Smith’s shot went in off<br />

Lee, and they completed the scoring on 76<br />

minutes when Chapman was sent clear in the<br />

inside-left channel and went round the advancing<br />

keeper to score.<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong>: Patrick Lee, Ardal Ndew (Rob<br />

Lofting, 45 min), Chris Webber, Arben Muskaj,<br />

Ben Fitchett (Yellow card), Lewis Chambers,<br />

Henry Woods, Tommie Fagg, Tom Loynes (Keith<br />

Orenuga, 36 min) (Izzy Adebayo, 72 min), Billy<br />

Lewins, Liam Middleton. Subs not used: Khalel<br />

McFarlane, Matt Funnell.


Velkommen til Fremad Amager supportere<br />

A huge welcome to the Fremad Amager supporters who have made the trip over from Denmark to see<br />

us. Hopefully that’s basically what the page heading says in Danish!!<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> FC have formed a twinning arrangement with Danish Division 1 Club Fremand Amager,<br />

fan club De Blå/Engle. (Blue and White Eagle) The initiative was prompted by ex <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> resident<br />

Mark Chapman who now lives in Denmark, and who supports both clubs. Mark married a Dane and<br />

works out of the British Embassy there.<br />

The chairman of <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> Football club, Maurice Dunk, and the club committee are firmly behind<br />

the proposals and this visit by the Danes (and Mark) is the first real step in what we hope will be a long term collaboration.<br />

I know that already a number of <strong>Sittingbourne</strong> FC supporters want to make a trip over to Denmark.<br />

This is how the blue / white engle fan club: De Blå / White Engle announced the twinning.<br />

“THE BLUE / WHITE ENGLE has fans from near and far. We also have one from<br />

Kent in England who has settled on our lovely island. This member has suggested a<br />

collaboration between our fanclub (and in due course the football club) and<br />

<strong>Sittingbourne</strong> FC.<br />

The clubs fit well together as we have as many bankruptcies on the conscience<br />

and a very loyal fan base.<br />

Initially, the plan is to exchange merchandise, but we definitely have ideas to visit each other in England<br />

and Denmark and we hope that training matches can become a reality. The fanclub will soon talk with<br />

Fremad Amager Elite and the 2nd team about this.”<br />

Fremad Amager are doing better than us in their league being exactly hallway.<br />

Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts<br />

1 Viborg <strong>19</strong> 10 5 4 35<br />

2 Silkeborg <strong>19</strong> 9 4 6 31<br />

3 FC Fredericia <strong>19</strong> 9 2 8 29<br />

4 Nykøbing FC <strong>19</strong> 8 5 6 29<br />

5 Næstved <strong>19</strong> 8 5 6 29<br />

6 Fremad Amager <strong>19</strong> 7 7 5 28<br />

7 HB Køge <strong>19</strong> 8 3 8 27<br />

8 Lyngby <strong>19</strong> 6 5 8 23<br />

9 Thisted <strong>19</strong> 5 7 7 <strong>22</strong><br />

10 FC Roskilde <strong>19</strong> 5 5 9 20<br />

11 Hvidovre <strong>19</strong> 5 5 9 20<br />

12 FC Helsingør <strong>19</strong> 4 7 8 <strong>19</strong><br />

Those we know who are making the trip are:<br />

Mark Chapman<br />

Jacob Tulinius<br />

Michael Svendborg<br />

Thomas Pedersen<br />

Poul Dudal Madsen<br />

Anders Hjarsø<br />

Jesper Ottesen<br />

Natacha Jønsson<br />

Søren Fonsgart<br />

Simone Lazare<br />

Peter Jensen<br />

Jimmy Birk<br />

Tobias Birk<br />

Carsten Leif Bendsen<br />

Søren Kristoffersen<br />

Stig Rydberg<br />

Camilla Jauch


Brickies Lottery Results<br />

The lottery is now even more attractive. There is now an annual prize (in December) of<br />

£500, and each month a prize of £100. In addition Each week there are draws for £40 ( 3<br />

prizes except for the week when there is a £100 prize when there will be two £40 prizes).<br />

Joining the lottery is, after attending home games, the most important way you can help to build<br />

the club. Forms are available on our web site, or from any committee member.<br />

Now is the time to join our lottery, see John Pitts, Peter Pitts (On the PA) or go to the<br />

bar for a form, cost is just a £1 a week! (Payable monthly. Quarterly or annually)<br />

Week Commencing 21st January 20<strong>19</strong><br />

£40, Ticket number 077, Madeline Bean, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

£40, Ticket number 092, Kate Hammond, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

£40, Ticket number 188, David Coveney, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

Week Commencing 14th January 20<strong>19</strong><br />

£40, Ticket number 011, Roger Pudner, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

£40, Ticket number 138, Anthony Smith, Bapchild<br />

£40, Ticket number 376, Jackie Goatham, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

Week Commencing 7th January 20<strong>19</strong><br />

£100, Ticket number 471, April King, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

£40, Ticket number 350, Alan Forster, Bapchild<br />

£40, Ticket number 134, Liam Fellows, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

Week Commencing 31st December 2018<br />

£40, Ticket number 014, Jonathan Bore, Canterbury<br />

£40, Ticket number 099, Chris Regan, Isle of Sheppey<br />

£40, Ticket number 104, Don Ralph, <strong>Sittingbourne</strong><br />

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specialists at testing and advising about legionella in sports and recreational premises.<br />

Legionella is a real threat where intermittent water usage is practised, such as occasional<br />

use of shower facilities—Don’t take a risk, contact Oasis today


Bostik South League Table to <strong>22</strong>/01/20<strong>19</strong><br />

P W D L F A +/- Pts<br />

1 Cray Wanderers 21 17 3 1 45 18 27 54<br />

2 Hastings United 21 14 2 5 49 24 25 44<br />

3 Ashford United 21 12 3 6 46 21 25 39<br />

4 Horsham 21 12 2 7 41 28 13 38<br />

5 Whyteleafe 21 10 5 6 42 27 15 35<br />

6 <strong>VCD</strong> ATHLETIC 21 11 1 9 39 37 2 34<br />

7 HAYWARDS HEATH TOWN 21 9 6 6 37 29 8 33<br />

8 Hythe Town 21 9 5 7 42 37 5 32<br />

9 Phoenix Sports 20 7 8 5 41 38 3 29<br />

10 Sevenoaks Town 21 8 4 9 29 30 -1 28<br />

11 Ramsgate 21 7 6 8 34 33 1 27<br />

12 Three Bridges 21 8 3 10 37 41 -4 27<br />

13 Guernsey 21 7 3 11 30 40 -10 24<br />

14 East Grinstead Town 21 6 5 10 36 43 -7 23<br />

15 Whitstable Town 21 6 5 10 18 34 -16 23<br />

16 Faversham Town 21 5 4 12 33 58 -25 <strong>19</strong><br />

17 SITTINGBOURNE 20 5 2 13 25 40 -15 17<br />

18 Herne Bay 20 5 2 13 35 51 -16 17<br />

<strong>19</strong> Greenwich Borough 21 5 1 15 28 58 -30 16<br />

20 Thamesmead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0<br />

Bostik South East <strong>Match</strong>es <strong>26</strong>/01/20<strong>19</strong><br />

3pm<br />

Faversham Town<br />

v<br />

Cray Wanderers<br />

3pm Greenwich Borough v Whitstable Town<br />

3pm Herne Bay v Hastings United<br />

3pm Horsham v Ramsgate<br />

3pm Sevenoaks Town v East Grinstead Town<br />

3pm Three Bridges v Ashford United<br />

3pm <strong>VCD</strong> Athletic v Hythe Town<br />

3pm Whyteleafe v Phoenix Sports


Sponsorship Opportunities<br />

<strong>Match</strong> <strong>Day</strong> Sponsor - this gives the sponsor and guests (Up to four)<br />

access to the boardroom to enjoy half time and post match food and<br />

drink. Costs of this is a very reasonable £175<br />

<strong>Match</strong>ball Sponsor - £50<br />

Mascot - An ideal present for a football mad youngster = £50 Includes<br />

mascot plus three guests plus Hospitality.<br />

Man of the <strong>Match</strong> - Your chance to be the official "Man of the <strong>Match</strong>"<br />

awarder £15<br />

Sponsor a Brickie and have your name in the programme as a sponsor<br />

for the entire season, rates are:<br />

Complete Player...............................£50<br />

Socks only........................................£10<br />

Shorts only.......................................£15<br />

Shirt only...........................................£20<br />

Boots only.........................................£15<br />

Web site advertising—An exciting opportunity to advertise on a web<br />

site that has a verifiable 3000 plus hits a month. Box Advert, £75. All<br />

enquiries for web site advertising to Peter Pitts via<br />

bournefc@hotmail.com or call 07785 906627<br />

Inside Programme Advertising: (Black & White or Colour). From<br />

£50.00 (Business card size)<br />

Ground Perimeter Boards: Size 8 feet x 3 feet = £200, then £150<br />

per year renewal.. Other sizes negotiable<br />

For any of the above see any committee member. Or email<br />

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