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PEOPLE 

President: M. J. Stewart OBE 

Honorary Chairman: B. D. Vandervilt 

Honorary Secretary: H. Newton 

Hon Treasurer: D. Moss 

Vice Presidents: B. Adamson, C.H. 

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Hamer, D.G. Harrison, G.G. Howlett, 

D.J. Marchant, B. Phillips, R. Phillips, 

J.B. Wakefield 

Football Manager: J. Bracken 

Assistant Manager: D. Pringle 

Coaches: J. Williams, A Winnett, J. 

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Analysis: M. Dilger, M. Terry 

Physiotherapist: C. Doyle 

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THE MANAGER 

James Bracken 

I'd like to personally welcome you to King George's for this important ISTHMIAN 

League Premier Division fixture against merstham. I hope you enjoy the match. 

There’s no pressure on tonight 

following our 1-0 loss to 

Haringey on Saturday. If we 

want to challenge for the league 

then there’s pressure on every 

single match, but that’s on us 

anyway. We won’t approach it 

any differently. I trust all of the 

boys in the squad to be able to 

get us results and we’ll take it 

three points at a time. We’ll look 

to put a run of form together 

as often as we can. Realistically, 

we’re not going to win the next 

fifteen games on the bounce but 

it’ll be nice to put some runs of 

four or five matches together, 

supplemented with a draw 

here and there. If we stay fit and 

healthy, there’s no reason why 

that’s not achievable. 

Saturday, I felt we deserved to 

win. We’ve created four or five 

clear-cut chances throughout the 

game and their goal has come 

via an error at the back. 

I’ll be honest, I thought we 

looked every bit the side I want 

us to be. Another day, I back us to 

take those chances and we come 

out of here with a 4-1 win, raising 

some eyebrows. 

But we lost and we’ll need to 

come back tonight and do better. 

That’ll never change. We’ll always 

look to improve on our last 

performance. We’ve got a good 

squad. I’d hold my hands up and 

say if they weren’t. It was solely 

a day where we didn’t take our 

chances, made one error and 

came away with no points. 

I look at it as if we’re a point 

down on where we should be, 

because we didn’t score to earn 

the victory. The error has only 

really cost us a draw. I won’t look 

at it as three points dropped but 

they were there to be taken. 

I’m not worried though. In 

the past, I might have been 

concerned if we had the 

players that could take those 

chances, or even creating those 

opportunities. We’ve lived off 

half-chances at times but now, 

I back the boys in the squad 

to only get better. We created 

chances, we were hard to create 

chances against and the more 

we play, the more we’ll gel. With 

a few new boys in the squad, 

it’ll soon become a well-oiled 

machine and we’ll see the results 

from that. 

After one season in this league, 

we know what the level of 

physicality and intensity is 

required. We have to pick a side 

that is up for the challenge. If we 

look back to our opening match 

last season at Margate, they had 

five shots and scored five goals. 

But we had a few boys in that 

game that weren’t ready for it. 

Against Haringey, I knew every 

"It's an intense 90 minute battle. Every point should be 

celebrated. all sides have our respect because the level 

is good. if your intensity is not up to scratch, you'll 

lose no matter who you play." 

one of those players were ready. 

It’s an intense 90 minute battle. 

Every point should be celebrated. 

All sides have our respect 

because the level is good. If your 

intensity is not up to scratch, 

you’ll lose no matter who you 

play. 

We found those levels last season 

when we won six on the bounce 

and we’ll approach it in similar 

ways. 

Enjoy the game. 

James 

James Bracken 

Manager - Corinthian-Casuals 

CORINTHIAN-CASUALS MATCHDAY PROGRAMME - 5

6 - CORINTHIAN-CASUALS MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

THE boardroom 

Stuart Tree 

A warm welcome to you all for this first home fixture of the isthmian league 

premier division season, where we're delighted to host our visitors merstham 

Well, here we go again. Another 

season dawns upon us and the 

optimism that goes with it. After 

what seems like a long preseason, 

we’re all ready to hit the 

ground running and hope to put 

points on the board early. 

Firstly, I’d like to say thank you to 

Lawrence Cooley for sponsoring 

today’s match. Lawrence hasn’t 

been well lately, having spent 

a large chunk of the summer in 

hospital. We’re delighted to say 

he’s on the mend and is hoping 

to be in attendance today. If you 

see him, say hello. 

250 appearances himself. Jev 

talks about his time here which 

included the monumental trip 

to Brazil in 2015. Sadly, Jev was 

unable to join us in Budapest 

over the summer but plenty of 

you did. For that reason, we’ve 

produced a book as a memento 

of the occasion. You’ll be able 

to buy it from the club shop, or 

can also win some decent cash 

at the same time - that’s never a 

bad thing. 

Speaking of vital income, it’s 

a pleasure to welcome TRS 

Worldwide as our main sponsor 

this season. They’ve been 

brilliant in their support of us 

and their belief in what we’re 

"The squad is shaping up nicely and you'll see a few 

new faces amongst more familiar names out there. 

Give them the same warm welcome and get behind 

them as you always do. It makes a real difference." 

The squad is shaping up nicely 

and you’ll see a few new faces 

amongst more familiar names 

out there. Give them the same 

warm welcome and get behind 

them as you always do. It makes 

a real difference. 

Amongst the familiar faces 

is of course, Danny Bracken - 

captain fantastic who’s about 

to reach the 400 competitive 

appearances mark. Dan joined 

us from Tooting in 2010 and 

hasn’t looked back since. He’s 

genuinely part of the furniture 

round these parts. Not to say we 

take him for granted. Speaking 

of familiar faces, this programme 

contains an interview with 

another Casuals stalwart - Juevan 

Spencer who’s notched up over 

online for £8 a copy. Of course, if 

you haven’t got a clue what I’m 

on about, there’s a whole piece 

by Will Magee in these pages. 

Purchasing a book helps the club 

immensely. It’s not cheap to run 

a football club. The list of what 

we provide the players is nothing 

short of fully professional - 

excluding a wage. The players 

won’t find the level of support 

they recieve on and off the pitch 

at any other club in terms of 

training, analysis etc. However, 

this doesn’t come cheap and to 

continue to provide that, income 

is vital. We’ll be pushing our 

monthly draw soon so I implore 

you to sign up for your ‘shares’ 

and give James and the boys 

the extra boost they desire. You 

trying to achieve at this great, 

historic club. The new shirts, as 

modelled by Coskun, will be 

available to purchase shortly. 

It’s also been a pleasure to 

welcome Robin Hutchinson 

MBE onto our Committee which 

is a real boost. Robin has been 

instrumental in supporting 

local community projects and 

continues to provide amazing 

support around the local area. 

Enjoy the game. 

Stuart 

Stuart Tree 

Committee Member & Editor 


THE 

VISITORS 


Our first visitors of the 2019-20 season are the new-look Merstham 

following the introduction of Manager Frank Wilson over the Summer 

Last season, Merstham 

ensured everyone sat up and 

took notice. The small Surreybased 

club had made the playoff 

final when at the start of the 

campaign, no-one had expected 

anything from them. 

Hayden Bird steered his side to 

the final having bested League 

runners-up Carshalton Athletic. 

Tonbridge Angels stood between 

the Moatsiders and National 

League South football (with the 

small detail of a ‘Super Playoff 

Final) - something very few 

could’ve imagined possible a 

decade ago when back in the 

Combined Counties League. 

Alas, they were bested at 

Tonbridge’s Longmead and 

ultimately, other clubs sat up and 

noticed what Bird had achieved 

with arguably a smaller budget 

than many in the league. Notably, 

Kingstonian were impressed and 

Bird was lured to King George’s 

by the K’s who’ll surely look to 

replicate their success following a 

dismal campaign. 

As often happens, the Manager 

recruited no-less than eleven 

of Merstham’s players, with the 

addition of five others who’d all 

played for Bird at some point. 

The mass exodus led to jokes of 

K’s being re-named ‘Mersthonian’ 

and the like, but the serious 

nature of such an upheaval was 

no laughing matter for those at 

Moatside. A re-building process 

had to commence. 

In stepped Frank Wilson 

(pic) - former boss 

of Tooting and 

Mitcham, who 

won the 

Isthmian 

South title 

with the 

Terrors three 

years ago. 

He was also 

at Kingstonian 

at the back end of 

last season, assisting 

Kim Harris in a transitional period. 

Though his experience in the 

Premier division isn’t a pleasant 

one - Tooting were relegated 

after one season, finishing 

bottom - Wilson will be looking to 

rectify that with what is now an 

established club at this level. 

Joining Wilson at the helm is 

experienced Premier League 

striker Barry Hayles. The former 

Fulham hitman will be looking 

to utilise all of his knowledge 

to ensure Merstham have the 

best fighting chance once again 

this season. Wilson was full of 

praise at the signing of his new 

Assistant Manager. 

“Barry is a serious competitor 

and my recollection of Barry’s 

attitude to training and how he 

was as a professional - the man 

is a winner by nature,” said 

Wilson. 

“I know that Barry 

will be able to relate 

to our players from 

his involvement in 

Football prior to 

joining us and he will 

be able to share his 

past experiences and 

teach the players what it 

means to have a professional 

approach to our level of football 

and he will no doubt play a 

significant role working closely 

with our forwards.” 

As with Bird at Kingstonian, 

Wilson has recruited known 

talent - a number of ex-Tooting 

players have once again linked 

up and swapped the stripes for 

amber. Time will tell if Wilson’s 

second foray into the Premier will 

be more fruitful than his last. 



The Visitors 


The Facts 

Nickname(s) 

The Moatsiders 

Founded 

1892 

Ground 

Moatside 

Capacity 

2,500 (174 seated) 

Chairman 

Chris Chapman 

Manager 

Frank Wilson 

League 

Isthmian League 

Premier Division 

2018–19 

Isthmian League 

Premier Division, 5th 

of 22 

Last Season 

1-1 

How it Started 

The club was established 

in 1892. In 1897 they were 

founder members of the 

Redhill & District League. 

In 1926–27 the club were 

Redhill & District League 

champions, and in 1929–30 

they won the East Surrey 

Junior Cup. Merstham won 

back-to-back titles in 1934–35 

and 1935–36 and again in 

1949–50 and 1950–51, after 

which they moved up to the 

Surrey Intermediate League, 

going on to win the league at 

the first attempt. In 1965 the 

club moved up to the Surrey 

Senior League. They were 

champions in 1971–72, but 

left the league in 1978 to join 

the London Spartan League, 

largely composed of clubs to 

the north of London. 

THE PLACE 

Merstham is a village in the borough 

of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey. 

Its name was recorded in 947 as 

Mearsætham, which seems to be 

Anglo-Saxon “Homestead near a trap 

set for martens or weasels”. The area 

has long been known for its quarries, 

and it was to serve these that the 

village became the terminus of the 

Croydon, Merstham and Godstone 

Railway, an extension of the horsedrawn 

Surrey Iron Railway of 1803, 

the world’s first public railway, albeit 

only for goods. The use of dynamite 

was first publicly demonstrated by 

Alfred Nobel in Price’s Grey-lime 

Stone chalk quarry in 

July 1868. Ronnie 

Biggs was living 

at Alpine Road 

when he was 

arrested for 

his part in the 

Great Train 

Robbery (1963).

he managed them 

Andy Martin began his career as a trainee at Crystal Palace, turning 

professional in the 1997 close season, making his debut on 3 April 

1999, playing in Palace’s 1–0 win away to Norwich City. He made two 

further appearances at the end of that season. He was a regular squad 

member the following season, although played only 18 times. He 

did however score two goals for Palace that season. Notching up 22 

appearances in total, he moved to Torquay United and Hereford before 

dropping into non-league. He became Manager of Merstham in 2011 

but lasted just 20 games before being replaced. 

last ten seasons 

Season League P W D L F A Pts Pos 

2009-10 ISTH-1S 42 12 12 18 62 80 48 16/22 

2010-11 ISTH-1S 42 10 15 17 60 85 44 * 19/22 

2011-12 ISTH-1S 40 17 8 15 63 69 59 8/21 

2012-13 ISTH-1S 42 16 8 18 67 76 56 12/22 

2013-14 ISTH-1S 46 23 7 16 82 64 76 7/24 

2014-15 ISTH-1S 46 27 12 7 107 51 93 4/24 

2015-16 ISTH-P 46 18 8 20 74 80 62 10/24 

2016-17 ISTH-P 46 15 11 20 70 72 56 14/24 

2017-18 ISTH-P 46 15 11 20 69 80 56 18/24 

2018-19 ISTH-P 42 20 10 12 60 50 70 5/22 

records 

facts 

Casuals first point 

gained last season 

was here at home to 

Merstham in a 1-1 

draw. 

Casuals first goal in the 

Combined Counties 

League came in a 4-0 

win at Merstham... 

the first two matches 

being goalless for the 

Amateurs. 

Best FA Cup performance: First round, 2016–17 

Best FA Trophy performance: 2nd qualifying 2009–10, 2012–13, 2016–17 

Best FA Vase performance: Quarter-finals, 2007–08 

Record attendance: 1,920 vs Oxford United, FA Cup first round, 5 Nov 2016 

Heaviest defeat: 8–1 vs Aldershot Town, FA Cup 1st qualifying round, 1996–97 

The Ground 

The club originally 

played at Limeworks 

Meadow, a pitch 

based in the 

Merstham Lime 

Works. Players 

initially had to 

changes in nearby 

hedges before being 

allowed to use the 

nearby Jollieffe 

Arms pub. In the 

early 1910s the club 

temporarily relocated 

to the Weir ground. 

They moved to 

Moatside in the early 

1920s. Changing 

rooms were built 

in 1960 and a 

90-capacity stand 

opened in 1974. 

Floodlights were 

erected during the 

1990–91 season and 

were inaugurated 

with a friendly 

match against 

Crystal Palace. A 

record attendance 

of 1,587 was set on 9 

November 2002 for a 

league match against 

AFC Wimbledon. This 

was broken in 2016 

when 1,920 watched 

the club’s FA Cup first 

round match against 

Oxford United. 


Charitable 

Merstham announced 

a charity partnership 

with Reigate-based 

charity The Lucy 

Rayner Foundation 

for the 2019/20 

season. In addition 

to events and other 

fund-raising activities, 

the Foundation’s logo 

will also feature on 

the first team’s shirts. 

The Foundation, who 

work with young 

adults suffering from 

depression or other 

mental health issues, 

provide mental 

health counselling, 

family support 

and bereavement 

counselling, and work 

with organisations such 

as the Samaritans and 

Mind. 

Last Time Out 

“We changed things at half time but concede a horrible goal. It deflates 

everybody. It came at the wrong time as we had a couple of moments which 

gave me encouragement to see we’d pull ourselves back on level terms. We’ve 

had too many of those goals this season. Letting them in at crucial times. 

There’re too many players that don’t react the right way. It wasn’t good enough 

in terms of our own quality. We can be better than that.” 

James Bracken following the 2-1 defeat at Moatside back in February. 

Played for Both 

Striker Andre McCollin began 

his career at Mole Valley 

before joining the Casuals 

at an early age. Progressing 

as high as League football 

with Yeovil, he’s also turned 

out for a number of local 

sides including Kingstonian, 

Merstham and most recently, 

Whyteleafe. Here he is in the 

amber colours harrassing 

Casuals defender Joe Hicks. 

A Bogey Side? 

Casuals have played Merstham 16 times in the Isthmian League 

winning just twice - 3-2 at Moatside in 2009-10 and 2-1 here the 

following season. The home game in the 2009-10 season was 

possibly the worst for Casuals fans. With four minutes remaining, 

Casuals were leading 3-1 against a Merstham side reduced to ten 

men. However, the away side went on to pick up all three points! 


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Ones to Watch 

The Gaffer 

FRANK WILSON – Frank 

is probably best known 

for his spell as manager 

as Tooting and Mitcham 

United, where he won 

the London Senior Cup 

in 2016 and Isthmian 

League Division One 

South in 2017 before 

leaving at the end of the 

2017-18 season. More 

recently he has been a 

co-commentator on Back 

of the Net broadcasts as 

well as joining ex-Casuals 

Manager Kim Harris at 

Kingstonian towards 

the back end of last 

season. Following the 

departure of Hayden 

Bird at Merstham, Frank 

took charge at Moatside 

in the Summer and has 

begun his rebuilding of 

the squad following the 

exodus of players with 

Bird. 

MATTE PIERSON Goalkeeper. 

Matte spent last season at 

Bedfont Sports, where he was 

awarded player of the season 

by both management and his 

teammates. Matte was a trainee 

at Brentford and signed for 

Hampton & Richmond, before 

Frank Wilson took him on loan 

at Tooting & Mitcham and then 

made the move permanent in 

2016. 

PETER WEDGEWORTH 

Defender. ‘Wedgie’ spent three 

seasons at Tooting & Mitcham 

and was originally brought to 

the club by Merstham boss 

Frank Wilson during his spell 

in charge there. Peter was a 

key figure in the Terrors squad 

during his time there and was 

influential in Wilson’s Bostik 

South title-winning Season, as 

well as their London Senior Cup 

triumph. A talented left back 

who is well-known for being a 

dead ball specialist. Peter had a 

brief spell with the Moatsiders 

in 2012. 

LIAM SMITH Defender. 

The accomplished full back 

joins Moatside on an agreed 

dual registration from newly 

promoted Tonbridge Angels - 

where Liam was a pivotal part of 

their successful playoff / super 

playoff promotion season. 

JAMES RICHMOND Defender. 

A tall, strong, commanding 

defender with vast experience 

at step 3. James was one of 

Frank Wilson’s first signings at 

Merstham. He originally signed 

James towards the end of 18/19 

Season, during his brief spell 

at Kingstonian bringing the 

experienced defender over from 

Burgess Hill Town, where James 

had been a key figure for the 

previous 3 seasons. 

SINN’KAYE CHRISTIE Defender. 

Sinn’Kaye had a previous spell 

at Merstham in 2017/18, before 

joining Bostik South contenders 

Hastings Utd. Sinn’Kaye spent 

some time on loan at Whitehawk 

last season. 

ANTONIO SIMEONE Defender. 

“Simmo” was awarded 

‘Supporters Player of the 

Season’ and ‘Managers’ Player 

of the Year’ during his 2018/19 

campaign at Tooting & Mitcham 

Utd. Simeone and Wilson first 

came together during their time 

at St Mary’s University where 

Manager Frank Wilson served 

as Head Coach. Simeone then 

played for Wilson at Tooting 

& Mitcham Utd and quickly 

cemented his place as a key 

defender. ‘Simmo’ is a strong, 

physical and composed left 

sided centre back with excellent 

distribution and an eye for goal. 

LIAM SMITH Defender. Liam 

is an exciting young prospect 

whom we signed from 

Tonbridge Angels. Liam came 

through the Angel’s youth 

system, making his debut at 

just 16 years old. Enjoys getting 


forward at every opportunity 

when operating at full back. 

EDDIE DINES Midfield. Eddie is 

another familiar face to Wilson 

- the midfielder was brought 

to Tooting & Mitcham during 

Wilson’s time there as Manager 

where Eddie played a significant 

part in Wilson’s Bostik South 

Title winning side in 2016/17. 

Eddie remained a regular at 

TMUFC with Wilson during their 

promotion to the Bostik Premier 

Division and then stayed on 

at the club until joining the 

Moatsiders this summer. 

OLLIE BENNETT Midfield. Ollie is 

a former Crystal Palace Academy 

player and another familiar face 

to Frank Wilson from their time 

together at Tooting & Mitcham. 

Ollie spent ten years at Crystal 

Palace e before Wilson snapped 

up the young midfielder after 

Palace released him back in 2016. 

The talented attacking midfielder 

spent two years at Tooting and 

is another player who was part 

of Wilson’s Bostik South title 

winning side. 

CHACE JAQUART Midfield. A 

central midfielder and gifted 

ballplayer, with two good 

feet. Chace spent four years at 

AFC Wimbledon’s Academy, 

graduating into the first team 

squad before spending a season 

at Portimonense, who play in 

Portugal’s top-flight. 

CHRISTIAN GITAU 

ENEREMADU Midfield. An 

exciting wide left player, 22-yearold 

Christian spent last season at 

Lüneburger SK Hansa who play in 

Germany’s fourth tier. He joined 

them after graduating from 

Loughborough University’s wellregarded 

football programme. 

ELLIS BROWN Midfield. The 

23-year-old spent last season 

at Waltham Abbey, winning 

Player of the Year and hitting 

double figures in goals as a wide 

player. Ellis was a product of the 

Charlton Youth Academy where 

he enjoyed 10 years at the club. 

He then signed a one-year pro 

contract at Southend United 

before moving into non-league 

football. 

DELANO SAM-YORKE Forward. 

Delano joined Merstham just 

before the season opener and 

was previously with Frank at K’s 

last season. He’s most notably 

featured for Woking, Basingstoke 

Town, Cambridge United, Lincoln 

City and Maidstone United. 

CHARLIE TEN-GROTENHUIS 

Midfield. A tall, powerful central 

midfielder, Charlie came through 

the Bristol Rovers academy 

before joining Gloucester City. 

Another summer signing. 

YANNICK MONGA Forward/ 

Midfield. French-born Yannick 

is comfortable both in midfield 

and up-front. Began his career 

at Carquefou in France, before 

joining FSV Luckenwalde in 

Germany. Moved to England 

and had a spell at East Thurrock 

United before joining the 

Moatsiders. 

The Striker 

OMAR FOLKES - 

Forward. Omar is a 

familiar face to Merstham 

supporters, having spent 

the 2016/17 campaign 

at the Moatside. Omar 

is another player that 

played under boss Frank 

Wilson at Tooting and 

spent three seasons with 

the Terriers. Has also 

featured for a number of 

clubs including Walton 

Casuals, Worthing, Three 

Bridges and Haywards 

Heath Town whom he 

made 12 appearances 

for including the playoff 

semi-final. 


13 UnLucky 

Thirteen? 

never lost a league 

game on the 13th? 

Tuesday 13th August and it's our first home game of the league campaign. Will 

luck be on our side? Brian Phillips gives us thirteen facts about the number 13 

1 

Before tonight, Casuals 

have won all three of their 

matches played on 13th August. 

2 

Since James Bracken 

became manager in 2015, 

Casuals have been in league 

action six times on the 13th 

day of a month. A total of 13 

goals have been scored in those 

fixtures with the opposition 

contributing just two goals and 

one point (0-0 vs Hythe Town in 

January 2018). 

3 

Three of Casuals 13 wins last 

season came from games 

played on the 13th of a month. 

4 

Casuals’ planned 13th 

league game of the 2019- 

20 season is scheduled to be 

Bowers and Pitsea - the only 

club against whom Casuals have 

never played a league game of 

our 21 opponents this season. 

5 

Casuals only other planned 

league fixture that falls on 

the 13th is against Kingstonian 

on the Easter Monday, which 

may decide the Championship! 

6 

In the four qualifying round 

wins in the 1965-66 FA Cup, 

Casuals scored 13 goals and 

were drawn to play Watford in 

the First Round proper on the 

13th November. 

7 

In 1992-93, Casuals won 13 

consecutive Spartan League 

games scoring, on average, 

exactly three goals a game. 

8 

Casuals’ absence from the 

Isthmian League ended 

after 13 years with a 3-3 draw at 

Clapton in August 1997. 

9 

On 29th December 1928 at 

Ilford, Casuals conceded 6 

goals but won a 13 goal thriller. 

Casuals first league game 

10 on the 13th was won by 4 

goals to nil against Norsemen 

on April 1910. 

Casuals first ever Amateur 

11 Cup tie on the 13th was 

a 3-2 win against the Royal 

Artillery in February 1897. 

Casuals first FA Cup tie 

12 on the 13th was against 

Chesham in 1894 with a 4-1 

victory. 

Our first Surrey Senior Cup 

13 tie played on the 13th was 

a Quarter Final match in March 

1937 where we defeated Sutton 

United 3-1. 


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Replay 

1 Haringey Borough 

0 Casuals 

Saturday 10th August 2019 

Isthmian League Premier Division 

CVS Hire Stadium 

Report: Cameron Smith 

It was a frustrating opening to the 2019/20 

BetVictor Isthmian Premier Division for the 

creative yet ultimately luckless Corinthian- 

Casuals, who were condemned to a 1-0 defeat at 

Haringey Borough on a temperamental Saturday 

afternoon. 

Four points from the two games played against 

Haringey last season, Bracken’s army visited Coles 

Park Stadium with fond memories of the 2-2 

thriller back in March. With Tom Loizou still at the 

wheel, Borough look to improve on their best ever 

season in which they finished 3rd, but failed to win 

the play-offs and promote themselves. 

Pink and brown clashed with bright yellow as 

the referee’s whistle got the match underway. 

Congested and tetchy, the two teams were back 

and forth in both possession and opportunities, 

but both clearly affected by the high winds, 

occasional sun and lashing of rain. Serbony 

paced through on goal and released a powerful 

effort that whistled just wide of the post after 

ten minutes, but Bracken was kept busy too, 

especially where a long-ranger forced the no.1 

into a diving save. The work rate of Sitch deserves 

commendation, even if his energetic performance 

could not conjure an opening goal. 

It was an extremely equal half, with Casuals 

and Haringey showing defensive and attacking 

sturdiness. It looked as if the only way a goal 

would be scored would be via a single mistake. But 

which side would benefit? 

After the re-start, Pinney had a shot that was 

millimetres from the keeper’s right hand corner 

following Sitch’s class build-up, and Uzun’s curling 

trademark free-kick was brilliantly palmed behind 

by the purple-shirted Valery Pajetet shortly after. 

Casuals wowed their supporters behind the 

goal with the sheer quality of football they were 

playing. 

Silky passing and intelligent runs frustrated 

Haringey, so they attempted to use the wind as an 

advantage… and it worked. Caught in the unideal 

conditions, the ball bounced awkwardly in front of 

Bracken, who had sprinted from his goal to clear it 

and Chibuden Onokwai managed to touch the ball 

past a pink shirt and the keeper. He finished the 

rest by tapping into the empty net and celebrating 

the first goal of the game, and their season. This 

was the 50th minute, so Casuals fans, staff and 

players knew they had the chance to retrieve 

points in the final forty minutes. 

The element of luck evaded Corinthians, who 

continued playing great attacking football mainly 

through Pinney and Sitch’s interplay. Always a 

danger for the Borough defence, Sitch did not 

strike the ball hard enough when in the area after 

Pinney’s hold-up play as Pajetet collected the shot 

gratefully. Another weak effort was from Josh 

Uzun, who hit a first-time effort into the gloves of 

the keeper. 

James Bracken’s inspired changes injected even 

more energy into the team- Lalor Dell’s pace nearly 

provided the equaliser but when clean through 

on goal, his shot was saved by Pajetet again. 

Dixon and Dillon’s introductions in the final fifteen 

minutes could not grab the goal that Casuals 

sought after with such commitment and spirit. The 

final effort was Jack Strange’s header over the bar 

from a set-piece, and Haringey were delighted to 

hear the final whistle. 

Zero points for the visitors showcased just how 

unfair football can sometimes be, whilst the 

defensively impressive hosts took all three in a 

narrow 1-0 result. 



commercial update 

Running a successful football club is a fulltime 

job to many volunteers and it’s crucially 

important to raise vital funds to keeping this great 

institution alive. 

One of the reasons we’re able to compete at this 

level is James and his staff provide the absolute 

best environment for our players and management. 

We’re the greatest amateur football team in 

the World, but we like to provide a complete 

professional environment for players to thrive. 

However, this costs money. 

With your help, we can provide the players with 

the best nutritional and hydration products; vital 

strength and fitness training; the most professional 

matchday and training wear, and for our 

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Please help in whatever way you can – speak to 

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monthly prize draw 

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Become a shareholder in the 

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budapest book 

Available from the club shop is a brand new 80-page full colour 

glossy memento of our success in Budapest. Winning the Egri 

Erbstein Tournament in Hungary, back in June was a club highlight 

for many of the 70 – 80 fans that travelled. Now you can re-live those 

events through the lenses of Andy Nunn and Stuart Tree. Just £8 but 

be quick… we’re limited to a small quantity and once they’re gone, 

they’re gone! 

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new shirts 

Delivery of the new season’s shirts 

is always exciting, and this year was 

no different (you should’ve seen Jon 

William’s face). Modelling the new 

strip is our own ‘Tolworth’s Iniesta’ 

Coskun Ekim, who told us all about 

his fledgling modelling career. We 

have a small number of replicas 

available in the club shop but will 

take more orders as necessary. You’ll 

be able to order online shortly too. 

Speaking of shirts, here’s a few 

designs that you’ve been asking for 

over the Summer. Get your orders in 

by the end of this month (last call – 

Brightlingsea Regent match on 31st) 

and we’ll have them available shortly 

after to pick up. Cost £18 – Available 

in S, M, L, XL, XXL and 3XL. 

advertising - 2 free season tickets! 

We have an amazing offer on advertising signage around the ground. For just 

£299 + VAT, we’ll make and display your business for all to see here at King 

George’s. Remember, they’ll get double the exposure too, with Kingstonian 

hosting their home games here at the ground. What’s more, for every order, 

we’ll give you 2 FREE season tickets to say thanks. So, spread 

the word – tell your friends who want to give their business 

superb exposure… tell your boss… tell everyone. To order, email 

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the website or see any of the committee here at matches. Easy! 

Tonight's Match Sponsor 

Thank you to Lawrence Cooley for being tonight’s match sponsor. Lawrence has been a valued member 

and supporter of the Casuals for several years. We’re hoping he’ll be in attendance tonight. He’s currently 

recovering from a long stay in hospital. If you are here Lawrence, thank you for your generosity! 


How Corinthian- 

Casuals became 

European champions 

Captured in 11 seconds of beautifully 

fuzzy footage – fitting, really, for a DIY 

competition – the winning goal at the 

Egri Erbstein tournament said a lot about the 

occasion. 

After some mazy wing play and a ball across the 

box which finds Corinthian-Casuals striker Harry 

Ottaway, his slammed finish into the roof of the 

net sparks wild celebrations. As his teammates 

punch the air their opponents, Testveriseg SE, 

either crumple flat on the turf or fold at the hips 

with exhaustion. 

In the 91st minute, there was no way back for the 

side from the Hungarian fourth tier. “It shows you 

how seriously the players took it,” says Dominic 

Bliss, one of the tournament’s principal organisers. 

“It was pretty close to perfect in the way it went 

off. We couldn’t really have asked for much more.” 

The Egri Erbstein tournament came into being 

through a combination of happy coincidence 

and grassroots enthusiasm. As author of Erbstein: 

The triumph and tragedy of football’s forgotten 

pioneer, Bliss knows more about the life of Erno 

Egri Erbstein than most. One of the game’s 

great innovators and an icon among the Jewish 

Hungarian ‘coffee house’ managers, Erbstein was 

a decent footballer in his day but is best known 

for coaching ‘Il Grande Torino’. Having helped 

to shape the side which won five consecutive 

Italian championships in the 1940s, he and the 

vast majority of his players were killed in 1949 

when the plane carrying them home from a 

friendly against Benfica crashed into the Basilica of 


Having won the inaugural Egri 

Erbstein tournament in Budapest, the 

amateur London club have laid the 

foundations for something specialwrites 

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Superga outside of Turin. 

Despite all that, Erbstein’s legacy was largely 

neglected before the release of Bliss’ book in 2014. 

Then, last summer, he was contacted by football 

fans from Hungary who told him that, after 

reading his book, they had decided to relaunch 

the club which had given Erbstein his debut as 

a player before folding at the start of the Soviet 

era: Budapesti Atletikai Klub (otherwise known as 

BAK). 

The BAK hierarchy asked whether he might be 

able to find them a sister club in England and 

his mind went straight to his local side, amateur 

giants Corinthian-Casuals. By sheer coincidence, 

it turned out that the original Corinthians had 

visited Budapest on their first ever European tour 

"It was pretty close to 

perfect in the way it went 

off. We couldn't really 

have asked for much 

more." 

in 1904 and granted the amateur clubs of Hungary 

a trophy called the Corinthian Cup. Along with 

Ferencvaros, now one of the biggest sides in 

Hungary, the first team to contest it was BAK. 

Renewing old friendships 

So the Egri Erbstein tournament was conceived, 

coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the 


Superga air disaster. Volunteerled 

despite the considerable 

logistical challenges involved 

in taking an amateur side 

overseas, Corinthian-Casuals 

agreed to travel to Budapest 

and set about crowdfunding 

their touring costs. The 

tournament was held at the 

Szonyi uti Stadion, home of 

Budapesti VSC, a ground which 

Bliss describes as “a really cool, 

20th-century, eastern-central 

European-style concrete 

stadium.” Having beaten BAK 

3-0 in their opening game, 

Corinthian-Casuals edged 

Testveriseg in the final thanks 

to Ottaway’s last-gasp winner. 

BAK won the third-place playoff 

against Budapesti EAC, 

again with almost the last kick 

of the game. 

In tribute to the tournament’s 

origins, the Corinthian-Casuals 

players walked out for the 

final wearing plain white 

jerseys bearing the names of 

the Torino players who died 

in the Superga air disaster. 

Erbstein’s daughters, Susanna 

and Marta, and his grandson, 

Stefano, were in attendance, 

adding further emotional 

resonance to a competition 

inaugurated in his memory. 

Along with Iain Lindsay, British 

ambassador to Hungary, they 

handed out the trophies at the 

winners’ ceremony including 

a symbolic presentation of 

the original Corinthian Cup 

(which was then returned to 

its home at the Hungarian 

Sports Museum). Torino 

general manager Antonio 

Comi was another guest of 

honour, gifting BAK a shirt with 

Erbstein’s name on it. 

In a surreal twist the final was 

officiated by Viktor Kassai, 

the Hungarian referee who 

oversaw the 2011 Champions 

League final. Making up the 

rest of the spectators were 100 

or so travelling Corinthian- 

Casuals fans as well as a mix 

of BAK supporters, Hungarian 

officials and curious locals. 

“The atmosphere was great 

throughout,” says Bliss. “The 

Hungarian supporters who 

turned up absolutely loved 

the noise created by the 

English fans.” Bertalan Molnar, 

chairman of BAK, agrees. “In 

Hungary, we are maybe a little 

bit more silent on the terrace.” 

“We have our own songs for 

the team but maybe we don’t 

have the enthusiasm the 

Corinthian-Casuals supporters 

have. It was very friendly, the 

friendship was everywhere.” 

"Like a dream for uS" 

After talk of making the 

competition a regular fixture 

in the football calendar during 

the build-up, there seems to be 

an overwhelming feeling from 

all sides that this will not be the 

last Egri Erbstein tournament. 

Corinthian-Casuals, for their 

part, can now claim to be 

amateur champions of Europe. 

“It’s not often something 

like this comes along for a 

non-league club, so it was a 

great experience,” says James 

Bracken, Corinthian-Casuals 

manager. “There are managers 

in the game who have done 

far more than I ever will, but 

maybe they’ve never taken a 

team to another country and 


won anything. To go and win 

it, to get a trophy, is always 

something you appreciate.” 

Asked whether he would be 

keen to compete in the Egri 

Erbstein tournament again, 

Bracken says: “One hundred 

per cent, one hundred per 

cent. I think if we did one every 

year, the players would want to 

come every year.” While it has 

not been decided whether to 

hold the tournament annually 

or less frequently, the aim 

is certainly to keep the ball 

rolling. “There’s definitely an 

appetite to do it again and, at 

some point in the future, to get 

to the point where we can have 

various different countries, 

clubs and communities 

represented,” says Bliss. 

For BAK, the tournament has 

been hugely important not 

only in raising their profile 

after their recent relaunch but 

also in reviving their historic 

links with Corinthian-Casuals 

and Torino. “Honestly it 

was very important for 

us,” says Molnar. “We are a 

very, very small lowerleague 

amateur team, but 

we have a very bright and 

memorable past… this 

was like a dream for us. All 

of our players have just 

played in the lower levels 

of the Hungarian leagues, 

or most of them, so 

there is no similar experience 

for them and this event was 

maybe the pinnacle of their 

sporting life, I can tell you.” 

"A meeting point for 

amateur teams" 

There is hope that, should 

the Egri Erbstein tournament 

become a regular occurrence, it 

might provide an opportunity 

to build a network of amateur 

clubs the world over and 

revitalise the once mighty 

amateur game. “Our biggest 

goal is that we can extend the 

tournament,” says Molnar. “We 

"It's not often 

something like this 

comes along for 

a non-league club, 

so it was a great 

experience" 

really want to have something 

for the future and we’d like 

to have a continuation: the 

second, the third, the fourth 

Egri Erbstein tournament. 

“This was the first time we’ve 

had Corinthian-Casuals, 

which was a very good start, 

but if you ask me it would be 

very good to have a chance 

in the future of even more 

international participation,” he 

adds. “At the end of the day, 

we want to have a tournament 

which is a real international 

meeting point for amateur 

teams all over the world.” 


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“Other clubs aren’t like this” 

Juevan 

Spencer 

After 264 competitive games for Corinthian-Casuals, Juevan 

Spencer knows the club better than most. The right-back 

spoke to Dominic Bliss to tell what makes the famous London 

amateurs so special and casts his mind back to the team’s historic trip 

to Brazil in 2015… 

You are now in your second spell at Corinthian-Casuals, so 

something must have attracted you back last summer. What is so 

special about the club? 

I feel more at home here, especially with the manager we have, as 

well as the fans and the players, so I felt comfortable coming back 

here. I know the identity of this club, there is a lot of history and I 

was part of that when I went to Brazil. So, I think that drew me back 

here, and obviously the lads in the dressing room and the manager 

brought me back as well. 

He’s a good manager and a good coach. I’ve learned a lot more from 

working with him than I have from some other coaches that I’ve been 

with. Just knowing that he was still here made me want to come back 

even more at the start of the season. 

Tell us a bit more about your life in football up to this point… 

As a youth, me and my friend went to Crystal Palace for a trial 

together, and he got in, but I didn’t. That was Wilfried Zaha – we grew 

up together. After that, I went to Whyteleafe and then I moved to AFC 

Wimbledon when I was at Under-16s level. 



Casuals and Corinthians Paulista have 

ever played each other and there were 

around 30,000 people in the crowd, 

not to mention all the fans who greeted 

you at the airport. Did you have any 

idea what to expect before the plane 

touched down? 

I had no idea. First things first, it was the 

best experience I’ve ever had in my life. I just 

didn’t think it was going to be how it was. I 

just thought we were going to go out there, 

play two football matches, do sightseeing 

and that would literally be it. Then, as soon as 

we arrived, my whole mind changed, from the 

moment we got off the plane and people were 

cheering and clapping us. I was just thinking, 

“Yeah, this is mad!” I did not expect that at all. 

They had two youth teams at that point and 

when they converted it into one, I had to go to 

a specific college to stay at AFC Wimbledon. I 

said, “I’m not going to do that,” and I ended up 

going to Salisbury on a football scholarship. I 

was there for a year, then I came back to London 

and stepped up to men’s football. I went to 

Kingstonian, and the manager sent me to 

Corinthians – that’s how I first came here. He said 

there were enough players at Kingstonian and 

I should try out Corinthians, so I came here and 

got in the side. 

How long were you playing for Corinthian- 

Casuals before you found out they had once 

been the best football team in the world? 

Haha! About three years probably! I didn’t know 

the history when I first arrived at the club, but I 

know now. 

The 2015 trip to Brazil to play Corinthians in 

Sao Paulo must have helped you to realise the 

historical significance of this club. That was 

the first time the first teams of Corinthian- 

And that was just Brazilian Corinthians fans at 

the airport when we arrived. At first, we were 

confused as to whether they were there for us, or 

were they there for someone else! Have they got 

the wrong flight?! It was crazy. Then we went to 

the stadium and there were 30,000 people there. 

Did your legs go weak at that moment? 

They actually didn’t. I just couldn’t wait to play. I 

literally could not wait to play. 

To only lose 3-0 to a team that had been world 

club champions three years previously is not 

bad at all for an amateur side. However, you 

kept it at 0-0 for a long time. 

We held on for so long. They started scoring well 

into the second half, so we held on for the whole 

of the first half and a bit of the second half. Then 

they started scoring! It was a good game, to be 

fair, and we could have scored at least two. At 

least! 

I know those golden years for the Corinthians 

were over a century ago, but does it have an 

impact on players when they discover the 

club’s glorious past? 

It does have an impact, and it has even more 

"Staying up in the league below was an achievement, but 

to then get promoted? No one thought that was going to 

happen, with no budget." 


of an impact on other people when I have to 

explain to them what team I play for. In 2015, 

people were asking me, “Why did you go to 

Brazil?” because they just did not know the 

history. So it feels better that I’ve told them 

something they didn’t know about this club – 

they’ve learnt it from me. 

Since that trip to Brazil, Corinthian-Casuals 

have gone from strength to strength, gaining 

promotion to the Isthmian Premier League, 

and remaining there too. Both that league 

and the one below it are semi-professional, 

and your club is completely amateur. How 

have you done it? 

That’s probably the biggest achievement. 

Staying up in the league below this was an 

achievement, but to then get promoted? No 

one thought that was going to happen, with no 

budget. Some of the teams in the league have 

got a ridiculous amount of money, so the fact 

that we’ve got promoted and then stayed up is 

an achievement in itself. 

Why do footballers choose to play for 

Corinthian-Casuals when they could be 

earning money at others? 

I know why I play for the club. I play for this 

club because I think it’s a good setup and 

the fans are always there, regardless of 

the score, or where we’re playing. It’s like 

a professional setup here, but when I 

went to other teams the setup wasn’t 

like this. I really enjoy playing here and 

that is why I came back for another 

spell at the start of the season. They 

do things the right way. I think it’s 

just a changing room full of winners. 

Not one player thought we were 

going to go down, everyone 

thought we were going to stay up. 

We never really spoke about the 

possibility of getting relegated – 

all we spoke about was having to 

do better. 

"As a youth, me and my 

friend went to Crystal 

Palace for a trial together, 

and he got in, but I didn't. 

That was Wilfried Zaha." 

countries. Does that resonate with you? 

The majority of us know the history. Maybe 

some of the new players don’t but once they get 

told, they will realise how good an opportunity 

this is for us. The history of the Corinthian Cup in 

Hungary…that’s as big as the Brazil thing for me, 

to be honest. This club created history. 

Since the Brazil trip, everyone keeps asking me, 

“Are you going back to Brazil this season?” It’s 

like they think it’s a yearly thing and I had to tell 

them that was the first time it’s ever happened! 

So we never really expected something like this 

to happen again. It’s not like anyone has come 

to this club because they thought they might 

get to go away – no one knew this was going to 

happen this summer. We’re just looking forward 

to it. 

The club played a pre-season 

tournament in Budapest 

in the Summer, with great 

success. Once again, this 

demonstrates the impact 

Corinthian-Casuals have 

had on football in other 


League tables 

Isthmian League Premier Division 

Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 

1 East Thurrock United 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 3 

2 Bishop's Stortford 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 

3 Folkestone Invicta 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 

4 Potters Bar Town 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 

5 Hornchurch 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 

6 Haringey Borough 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 

7 Bowers & Pitsea 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 

8 Enfield Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 

9 Horsham 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 

10 Leatherhead 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 

11 Lewes 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 

12 Wingate & Finchley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 

13 Brightlingsea Regent 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 

14 Cray Wanderers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 

15 Kingstonian 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 

16 Margate 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 

17 Merstham 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 

18 Corinthian-Casuals 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0 

19 Bognor Regis Town 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0 

20 Carshalton Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 

21 Worthing 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0 

22 Cheshunt 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0 

Fixtures 

Tuesday 13th August 2019 

Bognor Regis Town v Horsham 

Brightlingsea Regent v Bowers & Pitsea 

Cheshunt v Potters Bar Town 

Corinthian-Casuals v Merstham 

Enfield Town v Bishop’s Stortford 

Hornchurch v Margate 

Leatherhead v Haringey Borough 

Wingate & Finchley v Kingstonian 

Worthing v Lewes 

Wednesday 14th August 2019 

Cray Wanderers v Folkestone Invicta 

Saturday 17th August 2019 

Brightlingsea Regent v Merstham 

Carshalton Athletic v Bishop’s Stortford 

Cheshunt v Haringey Borough 

Cray Wanderers v Corinthian-Casuals 

East Thurrock United v Potters Bar Town 

Enfield Town v Horsham 

Folkestone Invicta v Leatherhead 

Kingstonian v Margate 

Lewes v Bowers & Pitsea 

Wingate & Finchley v Bognor Regis Town 

Worthing v Hornchurch 

Isthmian North Isthmian South Central Isthmian South East 

Team P W D L F A D P 

1 AFC Sudbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 Aveley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

3 Basildon United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

4 Brentwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5 Bury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

6 Cambridge City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

7 Canvey Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

8 Coggeshall Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

9 Dereham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

10 Felixstowe & Walton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

11 Grays Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

12 Great Wakering Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

13 Heybridge Swifts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

14 Histon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

15 Hullbridge Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

16 Maldon & Tiptree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

17 Romford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

18 Soham Town Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

19 Tilbury 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

20 Witham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 


1 Ashford Town (Middx) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 Barking 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

3 Bedfont Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

4 Bracknell Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5 Chalfont St Peter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

6 Chertsey Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

7 Chipstead 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

8 FC Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

9 Hanwell Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

10 Harlow Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

11 Hertford Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

12 Marlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

13 Northwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

14 South Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

15 Staines Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

16 Tooting & Mitcham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

17 Uxbridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

18 Waltham Abbey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

19 Ware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

20 Westfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 


1 Ashford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

2 Burgess Hill Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

3 Chichester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

4 Cray Valley Paper Mills 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

5 East Grinstead Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

6 Faversham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

7 Guernsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

8 Hastings United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

9 Haywards Heath Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

10 Herne Bay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

11 Hythe Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

12 Phoenix Sports 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

13 Ramsgate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

14 Sevenoaks Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

15 Sittingbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

16 Three Bridges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

17 VCD Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

18 Whitehawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

19 Whitstable Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

20 Whyteleafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 


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Beach Boys 

It's been a successful first season for corinthian-casuals beach soccer side as 

they picked up trophies galore in the national league. editor stuart tree reports 

Awarm summer Sunday on the Isle of 

Wight was possibly one of the most 

unique locations to take in a Corinthian- 

Casuals football match. And what an afternoon 

it was, as the Amateurs were crowned winners. 

The formation of the Beach Soccer side came 

earlier this season when ex-first XI player Ben 

Bowra (pictured) suggested playing under the 

club’s umbrella. The side had been playing as 

Arsenal in previous seasons but felt they weren’t 

getting the support required. Up stepped Casuals 

and Secretary Hanna Newton who embraced the 

side as they looked towards the 2019 campaign. 

The team make up the bulk of the England 

side who travel around the world representing 

the country in prestige tournaments. England 

are currently ranked 39th in the world, which 

may seem relatively low in comparison to their 

11-a-side compatriots, but out of 117 nations 

ranked, that’s some achievement for an amateur 

outfit. 

Brazil and Portugal are the heavyweights of the 

game, as one might expect but currently ranked 

between them is Russia - a hotbed of Beach 

Soccer apparently. Unusually, Iran and Tahiti are 

also within the top 10 in the world. 

But back to Blighty and I first met the side at their 

training base in North London. Lee Valley Water 

Park is the only venue in the Capital that has 

facilities for the sport and hosts the final round of 

the National Beach Soccer League. Other rounds 

are played at more ‘traditional’ locations... Croyde 

Bay in Devon and Appley Beach, on the Isle of 

Wight. The Island is instrumental in growing the 

game within the UK and when we visited in July, 

the tournament attracted hundreds of spectators 

who watched a wide range of ages for both men 

and women competing. 

Not the most common form of matchday 

transport, the team arrived by Hovercraft from 

Southsea on the morning of Round three - which 

is played in tournament style to determine who is 

seeded for the finals a week later. 

Up first was Portsmouth; an offshoot of the 

Football League side which in traditional 

footballing terms, might be a step too far for 

Corinth. But this is a totally different game and 

with powerhouses like Aaron Clarke - England 

Captain and Arsenal Academy Coach, playing for 

Casuals, it was a relatively easy semi-final. 

Corinth powered into an unassailable lead, 

including a stunning overhead kick goal from 

Clarke, who’s finishing prowess was something 

to behold. They ran out 11-4 winners in the 36 

minute match, split into thirds. 

Waiting for them in the final was the Isle of Wight, 

who’d bested Eastleigh in the other semi-final. 

The Spitfires had Guernsey keeper Callum Stanton 

in goal but was unable to help them overcome 

the local favourites. It was down to Ben, Aaron 

and the other Casuals to put a stop to home side 

from taking the honours. And that they did. 3-1 

after the first period soon became 6-1 and 9-2 by 

the final whistle. Casuals had won the title and 

lifted the unique trophy - made of local sand and 

presented by a very ‘Casual’ looking Mayor. 

A week later, they were in finals action at Lee 

Valley and as hoped, were crowned National 

Champions. They’ll now enter the European 

Championships next season... perhaps another 

Casuals outing into Europe? 

We hope to welcome the side to King George’s 

at the end of the month to celebrate their 

achievements. Please give them a warm welcome 

as they provide more silverware (or sandware) to 

grace our trophy cabinet. 


CORINTHIAN-CASUALS ROLL OF HONOUR 

The Corinthians 

1882 - The ethos that would later be formalised as Rule No. 7 may explain the scant nature of this section; “The club shall 

not compete for any challenge cup or any prizes of any description whatever.” 

Sheriff Of London Shield - forerunner of the FA Community Shield. 

Winners 1897/98 (shared with Sheffield United), 1899/1900 (beat Aston Villa), 1903/04 (beat Bury), 

Runners Up 1900/01 (to Aston Villa), 1901/02 (to Tottenham Hotspur), 1902/03 (to Sunderland), 

1904/05 (to Sheffield Wednesday), 1905/06 (to Liverpool), 1906/07 (to Newcastle United), 

1930/31 and 1932/33 (to Arsenal on both occasions), and 1933/34 (to Tottenham Hotspur) 

FA Charity Shield Runners Up - 1927 (to Cardiff City) 

Torneo Internacional de San Sebastian - Winners 1911 

The Casuals 

FA Amateur Cup - Winners 1935/36, Runners Up 1893/94 (to Old Carthusians in the inaugural final) 

London Senior Cup - Winners 1887, Runners Up 1888, 1889, 1893, 1895 and 1896 

London Charity Cup - Winners 1891, 1894, 1897, 1901, 1904, 1905 and 1907, Runners Up 1887, 1888, 

1903, 1906 and 1925 

AFA Senior Cup - Winners 1908 and 1913, Runners Up 1909 and 1911 

Southern Amateur League - Runners Up 1914 

Surrey Senior Cup - Winners 1930 

Isthmian League - Runners Up 1935/36, Reserve Section Runners Up 1930, 1931 and 1932 

AFA Junior Cup - Runners Up 1925/25 (‘A’ Team) 

Corinthian-Casuals 

FA Amateur Cup - Runners Up 1955/56 (to Bishop Auckland), Semi Finalists 1956/57 

FA Cup - 1st Round Proper 1965/66 (vs Watford) and 1983/84 (vs Bristol City) 

Sheriff Of London Shield - Runners Up 1965 and 1966 (both to Arsenal), 1967 and 1983 (both to Watford) 

Surrey Senior Cup - Winners 1954 & 2011 

London Senior Cup - Runners Up 1957 

London Charity Cup - Runners Up 1951 

AFA Invitation Cup - Runners Up 1966 

Victory Cup - Winners 1967 

London Spartan League - Senior Division Champions 1986, Premier Division Runners Up 1993 

London Spartan League Cup - Winners 1995, Runners Up 1992 

Combined Counties League - Runners Up 1997 

Isthmian League Fair Play Awards - 1999 (Division 3) and 2005 (Division 1) 

Isthmian League South Playoff finalists - 2017 & 2018 

Sao Paulo AC (Brazil) Invitation Cup - Winners 2001 

John Mills Invitational Trophy - Winners 2015 

Egri-Erbstein Tournament for the Corinthian Cup - Winners 2019 

The Reserves 

London Intermediate Cup - Winners 2001 and 2007 

Runners Up 2005, 2012, 2014 

Isthmian League Reserve Section - Runners Up 1960 

Surrey Combination - Division 2 Champions 1983 

Suburban League - Premier Division Champions - 2017 

Southern Division Champions 2001 and 2005, Runners Up 2008, Premier Div B Runners Up 2013 

League Cup Winners 1974 and 2018. Runners Up 2005, 

Champions Cup - Winners 2007, Challenge Shield Winners 2008 


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ISTHMIAN LEAGUE PREMIER | 13TH AUGUST | KING GEORGE’S ARENA 

CORINTHIAN-CASUALS 

MANAGER: JAMES BRACKEN 

DANNY BRACKEN 

JUEVAN SPENCER 

JACK TUCKER 

HAKEEM ADELAKUN 

JACK STRANGE 

ANDY MILLS 

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WARREN MORGAN 

JOSH UZUN 

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MARK JAMIESON 

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LIAM SMITH 

PETER WEDGEWORTH 

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JAMES RICHMOND 

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ELLIS BROWN 

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JESSE BOATENG 

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