THE
The Brickies
BRICK
The Matchday Programme of Sittingbourne FC
Season 2019—2020—Programme 1
Sittingbourne v Cray Valley PM
Tuesday 20th August 2019
KO 7.45PM
Sittingbourne Football Club is a UK company limited by guarantee:
Company registration number, 11360242.
Registered office: The Martin & Conley Stadium,Woodstock Park,
Broadoak Road, Sittingbourne, ME9 8AG
Who’s who
President: Alan Barty
Vice Presidents: Tania Spice, Andy Spice, and John Cooper.
Directors: Maurice Dunk (Chairman), Ken Medwyn (Vice
Chairman), Peter Pitts (Company Secretary) , John Pitts
(Football Secretary / Treasurer). Colin Page, Alan Barty, Glen
Parkes (Youth Chairman), Mick Sayce (Youth Secretary),
Andrew Marjeram (Non Exec).
Other Committee members : Danny Appleton (Turnstile
Manager). Roger Pudner (Groundsman)
Edward Lucas (Assistant Secretary)
Other Key Personnel: Faye Goatham (Turnstile), Jackie
Mount (Programme sales), Tony Rickson (Match reporter),
Sandra Pitts (Boardroom), Clive Phillips (Club shop), Dudley
Hird & Tony Rickson (Club Historians). Roger Wilkins (Head
Steward)
The Isthmian League and Singbourne FC strongly supports the FA
statement that there should be a zero tolerance approach against
racism and all forms of discriminaon. Accordingly any form of discriminatory
abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity , sexual
orientaon, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse
will be reported to the Football Associaon for acon by that Associaon.
(The FA 0800 085 0508 / kick it out 020 7253 0162)
SITTINGBOURNE V CRAY VALLEY PM
TUESDAY 20TH AUGUST 2019, KO 7.45PM
Manager: Chris Lynch
Ast Manager: Nathan Elder
Coaches: Darren Blackburn, Josh Hall,
Physio: Marc Wheeler
Kit Manager: Warren Chambers
Team Assistant: Harry Chambers
Manager: Kevin Watson
Assistant Manager: Tommy Osborne
Coach: Kevin James
Physio: Courtney Dobson
G/K Coach: Craig Gibson
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (Ashford Kent)
Assistants: Matthew Goldsmith (Hastings), Gordon Greaves
GOALS
SUBSTITUTE
PLAYER NO
PLAYER NO
SUBSTITUTE
GOALS
1. Tom Benham
2. Lewis West
3. Emmanuel Ndew
4. Lewis Chambers
5. Cory Walters-Wright
6. Lex Allan
7. Enoch Adjei
8. Chris Webber
9. Shaun Brown
10. Tom Fagg
11. Chris Barnard
12. Hamilton
14. Jason Fregene
15. Tyron Guthrie
16. Kane Phillip
17. Festus Lori
18. Johan Caney Bryan
19. Roman Campbell
20. Stefan Lawrence
21. Caleb Roberts
1. Kweku Ansah
2. Francis Babalola
3. Anthony Edgar
4. Ryan Flack
5. Denzel Gayle
6. Liam Hickey
7. Emiliano Hysi
8. Josh James
9. Kalvin Morath-Gibbs
10. Dominic Ogun
11. Geofrey Okonkwo
12. Emmaual Oloyede
13. Ashley Sains
14. Danny Smith
15. Cem Tumkaya
16. Andy Walker
17. Matthew Warren
@drakesplumbing
BOTH TRADE
AND RETAIL
WELCOME!
GREAT PRICES
ON A HUGE
RANGE OF STOCK!
PLUMBING, HEATING &
BATHROOMS
AT DRAKES SITTINGBOURNE!
From pipe and fittings to a set of basin taps or a
whole new bathroom suite, visit Drakes Sittingbourne
for competitive prices on a huge range of stock! Our
bathroom showroom showcases the very best bathroom
products and accessories from your trusted brands!
www.drakes.biz
Drakes Sittingbourne, Eurolink East, Unit
12 Styles Close, Sittingbourne, ME10 3BF
01795 427216 • sbsales@drakes.biz
The Secretary’s Jottings
Good afternoon everyone, welcome to the Martin & Conley Stadium for a new Isthmian League
season.
Our visitors are newcomers to the league, SCFL champions and FA Vase finalists, Cray Valley
PM. They will be a stern test for our side that consists of many new players since last season.
Unfortunately, I have some bad news for our supporters about the game at Whitstable Town last
Saturday. The team sheet that was given to the referee had an un registered player on it so we
will be deducted the hard-worked point we gained after going down to ten men before half time.
This should not have happened, the information required was made available, but it did. The first
time I have known us having an unregistered player since I became secretary twenty years ago.
We can only apologise to the players and the supporters for this error.
During the closed season Chris has played many players to try to find his best team. For various
reasons he has not been able to play that team up to now Over the weekend we signed three
more players. One or more may feature today. There will be an introduction to the new players in
future programmes.
I would like to welcome to the club Edward Lucas and his wife, Lynn. Edward is a very experienced
club secretary who has been secretary at both Whyteleafe and Ramsgate. At the moment
Edward is going to be our Assistant Secretary however, I am going to be away from mid-January
to mid-March so Edward will be taking over full Secretary duties during that time.
Last Saturdays match at Whitstable was a tough affair. We went into the lead after Chris Barnard
was fouled in the penalty area. Our new loan signing from Gillingham, Roman Campbell confidently
put us one up. Roman, of course was with us on loan last season and we were very
pleased to gain his services again, initially for one month. His sending off for getting two yellow
cards was unfortunate but I’m sure he will learn from it and score some valuable goals for us. His
one match ban will start Saturday when we have our important Emirates FA Cup match against
Uxbridge (Don’t miss it!). Gillingham do not want Roman to be cup tied so we would not be able
to play him anyway.
All those who came to our “Evening with Paul Merson” must have gone home happy. Paul talked
and answered questions for nearly an hour. The MC / comedian was also a great success. I’m
sure you will agree it was a very enjoyable evening, so much so that Andrew is looking to hold
another “evening with” at Woodstock. The evening raised much needed funds for the club.
Talking of much needed funds I have seen it mentioned on the supporters Facebook page about
donating a regular amount for the club. This is of course a great offer however; we already have
a very successful way of raising money regularly with our Brickies lottery. For an outlay of £1.00
a week you can win £40 (Three weekly payments), £100 (one monthly payment) or £500 (a special
draw at Christmas). Forms to join the lottery can be obtained from the bar or can be downloaded
from the web site.
Next Saturday we have our very important Emirates FA Cup match against Uxbridge Please remember
that everybody has to pay at the turnstile for that game. We really need your support. A
few wins in this competition can ease the financial burden that all clubs have.
Enjoy the game
John
Hello everyone
From the Programme Editor
A new season is upon us and what better way to start our home campaign than against
Buildbase FA Vase runners up Cray Valley PM. Cray have had some good pre-season results
whilst we have had mixed fortunes, but friendlies are for getting the team up to speed and trying
out various formations and players so they don’t really matter ,but today is the real thing! We
shared a table at the league’s AGM and Ball in Brighton with Cray Valley PM and a very pleasant
bunch they were.
The highlight of the friendlies must have been the two games against Arsenal Community. The
game at the Arsenal training ground must have been especially memorable for the players as
they had a VIP tour of the Emirates after the game.
Chris Lynch has a brilliant team around him and lets hope we can be a real force this season..of
course a lot depends on budget and this is where you all come in as supporting the club events
and actually coming to the home games means that we can hit and surpass that magic figure of
200 which is so vital for us.
The website is being updated but I don’t expect it to go live for a couple of weeks yet as its basis
is WordPress whilst over the years I have been using more basic packages such as Microsoft
Expression, so there is some learning on my part to be had and some links reinstated,
all of which will take some time.
I have decided to number the programmes starting from today so it will be easy for you to see if
a programme is missing!!
One of our supporters, Paul Martin, has, like myself, an interest in non-league football that goes
back to the 1960’s and 1970’s in fact it turns out that Paul, my brother John, and me were
probably all at the same game then, Walton & Hersham v Enfield back in the 70’s. Both of those
sides back then were giants of the non-league game with players that would have graced the
league, in fact most of the Walton & Hersham team plus their manager Alan Batsford left to join
Wimbledon. I’m sure that you will enjoy Paul’s reminiscences.
I’m also pleased that Grant Wilbur will also supply some details of bygone Sittingbourne games,
whilst Tony Rickson will continue to provide his excellent match reports. This edition will also
include part 1 of “The history of football programmes”. This is a repeat as it was published in the
last programme but as this programme is technically the first ”real” programme of the season I
thought I would start this series of articles from the beginning. Future editions will include pen
pics of the Sittingbourne FC squad and details of your sponsorship of the players.
Promotion and relegation at the various non-league steps will be a little different this year so I
am including a chart that Ollie Bayliss put on Twitter that summarises what will happen at the
end of the season. We are step 4!
Finally a big thank you to all of our programme advertisers.
Peter
Bournecreet House, Bonham Drive, Sittingbourne, Kent,
ME10 3RY, T: 01795 426775, E: info@denmaur.com
Cray Valley PM — A Brief History
Last season was the club’s 100 th season and if Carlsberg did seasons then this one would feature
prominently. Promotion earned through winning the SCEFL Premier Division by one point after
securing a 2-0 win at Canterbury City on the final day of the season. 38 league games, 91 points,
108 goals scored and a goal difference of +72. A Wembley appearance followed in the FA Vase
Final where after successfully negotiating nine rounds they met Chertsey Town of the Combined
Counties League. Narrowly beaten 3-1 in extra time but a memorable day for the whole club.
Kent FA records show that Cray Valley Paper Mills FC was formed in 1919, and played in the
new Sidcup and Kent League Division II. The Millers first match was a 1-0 victory against Hamilton
House FC on September 20 th 1919 which was followed by their first away match against
Sidcup Invicta, beating them 7-0. Cray went on to win the division in their first season and were
promoted to Division I. The following season Cray won the Kent County Junior Cup defeating Sittingbourne
Paper Mills 3-0 in the final and the next registered success was in 1936/37 when they
won the 3 rd Division title in the Kent Amateur League West Division. From that time they have appeared
in the records in every decade, whilst from the 1950/51 season the records show a continuous
existence up to the present day.
The Millers played in various leagues such as The Sidcup and District League and were always
known as Cray Valley Paper Mills FC, originally playing in green and white, which were the colours
of the paper mills vehicles, and company banner. Cray won the Kent County Junior Cup for
the 2 nd time in 1977/78, and repeated this in 1980/81, the year the mills at St. Pauls Cray, (where
they had played their games at the sports ground), closed.
The Nash family owned the paper mills and supported the football club until the mills closure.
Cray lost their ground, and began a nomadic existence, playing out of various venues until they
found a permanent home at Badgers Sports in Middle Park Avenue, Eltham, South East London.
It was at this time the ‘Paper Mills’ was abbreviated to (PM)!
The first team enjoyed a successful period in the South London Alliance, winning Division 1 in
1983/84, before moving to the Spartan League in 1991, where they were runners up in division 1
South in 1998. Cray then became founder members of the London Intermediate League, in the
following season were runners up, and reached the final of the league cup, whilst they were also
runners up in the London Intermediate Cup. In 2001/02 Cray were elected to join Division One of
the Kent County League, gaining promotion to the Premier division in 2003/04. Cray enjoyed a
hugely successful season in 2004/05, when they won the Premier division by 11 points, along
with the Kent Intermediate Challenge Shield, and the Inter Regional Challenge Cup. Between
2000-2010 under manager Mark Edwards Cray enjoyed regular successes in the London Intermediate
Cup, which has seen them win the competition four times and come runners-up once. In
an historic 2011/12 season, Cray effectively gained two promotions, when they moved from the
Step 7 Kent County League, to the Step 5 Kent Hürliman League. In their first season finishing
11th and reaching the semi final of the Kent Senior Trophy.
Seasons 2012-14 saw improvements on the previous campaigns with an 8th and 7th placed finishes
whilst reaching the semi final of the London Senior Cup narrowly losing to eventual winners
AFC Wimbledon. The Club also experienced it’s first taste of the FA Cup, beating Lancing away
before losing to Redhill.
Steve Chapman handed over the reins to Paul Gross in 2014 and although he managed to emulate
the achievement of his predecessor by finishing 7th in the newly named Southern Counties
East Football League the following season a late season slump resulted in a disappointing 10th
place finish.
Continued
Cray Valley PM — A Brief History Cont
James Collins took over the reins in 2016 and enjoyed considerable success on the field. Finishing
in a very creditable 4th place in the league and reaching the final of the Kent Senior Trophy
losing 2-1 to League Champions Ashford Town and becoming the lowest ranked team ever to
win the London Senior Cup. On a memorable night at Dulwich Hamlet the Millers beat Ryman
Premier Division team Metropolitan Police 2-1.
The Millers side that defeated Chatham Town in a pre season trophy
Season 2016-17 also saw our youth development continue to flourish and our Reserves won the
Suburban League, South Division and narrowly missed out on doing the double when they lost
to Met Police Reserves in the League Cup final.
During season 2017/18 current manager Kevin Watson was appointed. A very successful second
half of the season culminated in a 6th place league finish and a runners up medal in the
London Senior Cup where the Millers were beaten in the final by Balham. This was followed by
our best ever 100 th season described above.
For season 2019/20 the club will run various Youth teams and a Ladies side in addition to our
First and Development teams plying their trade for the first time in the Isthmian League. It will be
a tough task but the aim will be to build further on the success of last season.
MFW supports and advises a wide range of local tradesman and businesses.
Our services can be tailored to suit your needs and to ensure you get the information to help run and
grow your business.
We offer:
- Bookkeeping (as frequent as required)
- VAT Returns compliant with Making Tax Digital
- Management Accounts
- Business advisory services
- Payroll
- Personal Tax and advise
Let MFW take care of your accounts, to allow you to focus on your business.
Contact Teresa or Nicola today to see how we can help you on:
01795 479111
sittingbourne@mfw.co.uk
www.mfw.co.uk
DATE OPPOSITION COMP Sc ATT 1 2 3 4
5
17 Aug 2019
20 Aug 2019
24 Aug 2019
26 Aug 2019
31 Aug 2019
02 Sept 2019
10 Sept 2019
14 Sept 2019
17 Sept 2019
21 Sept 2019
24 Sept 2019
05 Oct 2019
12 Oct 2019
19 Oct 2019
22 Oct 2019
26 Oct 2019
02 Nov 2019
05 Nov 2019
09 Nov 2019
16 Nov 2019
23 Nov 2019
30 Nov 2019
07 Dec 2019
14 Dec 2019
26 Dec 2019
28 Dec 2019
04 Jan 2020
11 Jan 2020
18 Jan 2020
25 Jan 2020
01 Feb 2020
04 Feb 2020
08 Feb 2020
15 Feb 2020
22 Feb 2020
29 Feb 2020
07 Mar 2020
14 Mar 2020
21 Mar 2020
28 Mar 2020
04 Apr 2020
11 Apr 2020
13 Apr 2020
18 Apr 2020
25 Apr 2020
Whitstable Town
Cray Valley PM
Uxbridge
Ramsgate
East Grinstead Town
Sevenoaks Town
Ramsgate
Faversham Town
Ashford United
Guernsey
VCD Athletic
Whyteleafe
South Park
Hythe Town
Phoenix Sports
Hastings United
Haywards Heath Town
Cray Valley PM
Herne Bay
Chichester City
VCD Athletic
Burgess Hill Town
Sevenoaks Town
Whitehawk
Phoenix Sports
Ramsgate
East Grinstead Town
Three Bridges
Hythe Town
Whyteleafe
Guernsey
Ashford United
Whitehawk
Sevenoaks Town
Hastings United
Haywards Heath Town
Herne Bay
Chichester City
Faversham Town
Three Bridges
Whitstable Town
Cray Valley PM
Phoenix Sports
VCD Athletic
Burgess Hill Town
League
League
FA Cup Pr
League
League
Velocity Trop
Kent Snr Cup
League
League
League
Velocity Trop
League
FA Trophy Pr
League
Velocity Trop
League
League
Velocity Trop
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
1-1 318 Benham
Lewis
Ndew
Chamber
Walters-Wright
KEY to above grid:
@ = After Extra Time
& = Lost on Pens
+ = Own Goal
# = Sent Off
1,2,3, etc after players name = goals scored
* = Subs used and players substituted
** = Sub was Substituted
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17
Allan Ako-Adjei* Webber*
Campbell 1p#Fagg Barnard* Fregene
Brown*
Guthrie* Lori* Caney-Bryan
The Offical Sittingbourne FC Website
for up to the minute news and stats.
www.sittingbournefc.co.uk
News, Reports, Fixtures, Photo’s, Ex Players,
Brickies Lottery winners, Directions and much
more. Also an extensive archive.
Follow us on Twitter @SittingbourneFC
Paul Martin—A life in football
Having recently reached a significant birthday milestone
and prompted by Peter Pitts, it is time to look
back on a football watching career which now spans
60 years. I have set no records of games watched
or grounds visited. However, I have documented
watching in excess of 3,000 games at League and
Non-League level and visited over 700 grounds
thanks in no small part to a very understanding wife.
Over the years, I have met many enthusiasts who
have been (and still are) well ahead of me in these
respects.
When and where did it start? I think I went to a
Schoolboy International with my father but I have no
recollection of the opposition, the score or the year
but I do remember standing on the vast open terraces
at the old Wembley before the roof was put on.
Living as I did in Winchmore Hill, North London, my
first documented game was Bournemouth v Enfield
in the FA Cup in December 1959, the League side
running out 5-1 winners. Then a break of four years
before I was persuaded by a school friend to watch
Enfield v Reading in a 1 st Round FA Cup Replay at
Southbury Road – a cracking game lost 4-2 after
extra time. I was hooked pretty much from then on
and became a regular visitor. In January 1964, I
saw my first away game, travelling by coach to
Stompond Lane for the Amateur Cup tie with Walton
& Hersham (won 1-0). Didn’t know it at the time, of
course, but Enfield went on to reach the Amateur
Cup Final that season, and I saw them play Kingstonian
in the Semi-Final, firstly at Stamford Bridge
(0-0) and then at Craven Cottage (3-2). The Wembley
Final was a big disappointment losing 2-1 to
Crook Town and having our goalkeeper moved to
the wing with a broken arm. No substitutes in those
days! So began a 30 year association with Enfield
as Supporters Club Chairman for a number of
years, ran the Programme Shop in the wooden hut
behind the goal with my good friend Steve Small
and contributed to “Attack” magazine which, I believe,
was the first Fanzine. On the field I could not
have wished for a better side to support as they
were, probably, the top Non-League side in this period.
Three more Amateur Cup Finals, two wins one
defeat, two FA Trophy victories, 9 League Championships
and numerous other Cup successes.
And then it came to an end with my relocation to
Kent. I managed to travel up to Enfield for a number
of games but I became more interested in visiting
grounds in Kent and Sussex and, Enfield eventually
moved out of Southbury Road and became Enfield
1893 and Enfield Town, the new club followed by
most of the original fans.
My first game at Sittingbourne? An FA Vase tie at
home to Pagham which we lost 2-1 in 1990. I struggle
to remember anything about that game! I would
not say I became a regular supporter straight away
but did attend a fair number of games while attempting
to complete the Kent League, Kent County
League and Sussex County Leagues for grounds
visited. It was also about this time that I renewed my
interest in the FA Vase competition.
I had a number of colleagues when in North London
who lived in Hoddesdon (Hertfordshire) and we sacrificed
a number of Enfield games to watch
Hoddesdon Town surprisingly go all the way to
Wembley and become the first winners in 1975.
Some years later, I repeated the feat with Stansted
who won the Vase Final at Wembley in 1984, beating
Stamford 3-2. In 2000, I was lucky enough to
watch a number of Deal Town’s FA Vase games
including their Wembley victory against Chippenham
Town. Sadly, I couldn’t quite get Canterbury
City to Wembley last season! What I would say is
that the FA Vase is the best FA competition in my
opinion and I certainly try to get to a few games in
each season. Sadly restricted to clubs with floodlights
nowadays which has taken away some of the
charm experienced in the early years.
Gradually, I have become rather more attached to
Sittingbourne in the last season or so, to the extent
that I have purchased a season ticket (excellent value)
for this season and I am hopeful for a good FA
Cup or Trophy run. Team please note.
Like many in my earlier days, the collecting of programmes
was a major part of the experience. I was
able to obtain by various means a majority of Enfield
programmes since 1945 and had a complete collection
home and away from 1962 onwards. Running
the programme shop was a great help! For reasons
that escape me now, I also began collecting FA Cup
programmes (all rounds) and have managed a complete
set of Finals and Semi-Finals since 1945. Also,
Amateur Cup Finals and Semi-Finals, Trophy
Finals and Semi-Finals, Vase finals and Semi-
Finals. Every house move has caused consternation
for the movers, the boxes seem never-ending. Add
to these a complete set of Rothmans Annuals, a
large number of Football Monthly’s etc. etc. and you
can understand why I have recently embarked on a
drastic reduction process before I am thrown out!
FROM THE
25 SCRAPBOOK
YEARS AGO....
Sittingbourne supporters anticipating
starting the 1994-95 Season on the
crest of a wave were brought down to
Earth with a bump come the opening fixture.
Pre-season preparations couldn’t have
gone much better with the Brickies
enjoying victories over Margate, Enfield,
Greenwich Borough, Folkestone Invicta
and Gillingham (0-1 at Priestfield) coupled
with a 0-0 draw at home against
Tottenham and a
slender 0-1 defeat
at home to Crystal
Palace, meant
everything looked
set for a rosy start.
The Brickies squad
on paper looked
very strong having
been bolstered by
the signing of
winger Simon Ullathorne from
Gravesend & Northfleet, Efrem Ebbli a
former Serie C goalkeeper and striker
Martin Buglione (signed from St.
Johnstone) joining Lee McRobert up
front.
The opening fixture in the Beazer
Homes Southern League Premier
Division was a very interesting looking
match against Burton Albion at Central
Park which attracted a crowd of 745.
According to the match report in the
East Kent Gazette, Sittingbourne fielded
a side designed more for battling and
resolve than flair and creativity. The
home side did enjoy some chances
though. Buglione drove a shot against
the post, and James Strout got on the
end of a Scott Saunders cross only to
find his headed goal was disallowed
after he was adjudged to have fouled
the goalkeeper.
Early in the second half a Simon Beard
shot was just inches over the bar. Other
chances by Matt Thomas and Matt
Stock also failed to find the net.
The turning point of the game arrived
when Martin Buglione was red carded
for retaliation. Sittingbourne had to reorganise
their
shape and the
visitors took
advantage of this
when Briscoe
pounced on a
weak Lloyd Hume
back pass and
then soon after
Burton’s Payne
ran through a
s t r e t c h e d
Sittingbourne defence and his shot was
deflected by goalkeeper Andy Hough
but the ball rebounded off the post and
into the net to make it 0-2.
Now attention turned to the away midweek
game against Dorchester where
Sittingbourne would try and open their
points account.
Sittingbourne: Hough, Thomas, Hume,
Stock, Strouts, Saunders; Blondrage,
Beard; Fleming, Buglione, McRobert.
A series of articles by the author of the book ‘A History and Guide to Football Programmes’
describing how programmes have changed over a century-and-a-half of Association
Football. These articles will appear throughout the season in the Sittingbourne FC
ptogramme.
Setting the Scene
Today’s newspapers and magazines may use modern colour print and photographic techniques,
but they would still be recognisable to a Victorian transported by time-travel to 1998. Similarly
with other periodicals, and certainly with books. It is most unlikely, however, that our time-warped
visitor would recognise the printed word as sold to him at a football match.
The matchday programme has undergone dramatic change since it first emerged as a means of
identifying players in the 1870’s. Today, it is a glossy, colourful and sophisticated communications
and marketing vehicle, sold in prodigious quantities and for sums far removed from the penny
or halfpenny of Victorian days.
In the course of this series articles, the development of matchday programmes will be chronicled,
and put into the perspective of contemporary life and the game they represent. Avid readers of
modern programmes may bemoan the prevalence of advertisements, but these vital fund-raisers
become fascinating historical markers as we roll back the years. The local butcher, baker and
candle-stick maker were present in just about every club programme, as was the local brewery,
theatre (and then cinema), newspapers and menswear shops.
Local industries were prominent amongst the advertisements - razor blades in the Sheffield
clubs’ programmes, vehicle and cycle accessory manufacturers in the Birmingham clubs’ issues,
ship-builders advertising for workers on Clydeside. We can watch local economies evolve over
the life of a club’s matchday programme by reading the adverts.
Trends within the game are, of course, apparent in editorials and features, while great teams,
marvellous players, and some unhappy times in the game may be recalled from the playing and
managerial personnel listed in the programmes.
If the content of programmes down the years is varied, then so are the formats and styles used
by clubs and associations. From the simple teamsheet of Victorian days, listing players and their
distinguishing features, to the colourful, glossy booklets of the 1990’s - the history of football programmes
is as varied and interesting as the game itself, as we will discover over the course of
this season.
For more information and advice on programmes and programme collecting, please visit
www.pmfc.co.uk.
Promotion & Relegation This Season
BetVictor Isthmian League South East
To 17/08/2019 P W D L F A +/- Pts
Burgess Hill Town7-2 1 1 0 0 7 2 5 3
Whitehawk3-2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 3
Ashford United2-1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
Chichester City2-1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
Haywards Heath Town2-1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
Sevenoaks Town1-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
Faversham Town3-3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
Guernsey3-3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
Herne Bay2-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
Whyteleafe2-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
SITTINGBOURNE 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Whitstable Town1-1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
CRAY VALLEY PM 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Hastings United0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
VCD Athletic2-3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
East Grinstead Town1-2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
Phoenix Sports1-2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
Ramsgate1-2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
Three Bridges0-1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
Hythe Town2-7 1 0 0 1 2 7 -5 0
Tonights Matches
7.45pm Ashford United v Ramsgate
7.45pm Chichester City v Whyteleafe
7.30pm East Grinstead Town v Guernsey
7.45pm Hastings United v Faversham Town
7.45pm Haywards Heath Town v Burgess Hill Town
7.45pm Herne Bay v Phoenix Sports
7.45pm Hythe Town v Whitstable Town
7.30pm Sevenoaks Town v Whitehawk
7.45pm VCD Athletic v Three Bridges
John Clarke IBF / BSF President
Match Reports by Tony Rickson
Saturday, 17th August 2019
BetVictor Isthmian League
South East Division
Whitstable (0) 1 (Jadama 70) Sittingbourne
(1) 1 (Campbell 27 (pen))
Attendance: 318
Signed in the morning. Scored in the afternoon.
Home in the early evening after getting sent off
in the first half.
Young on-loan striker Roman Campbell had a
day to remember/forget as Sittingbourne drew
their opening game of the season in the newlynamed
BetVictor Isthmian League South East
Division.
Playing with 10 men for more than half the
game was a tough proposition but Sittingbourne
were resilient and determined and thoroughly
deserved their point from this Kent derby.
Campbell had given them a huge boost by joining
on loan from Gillingham for a month just
hours before the game – Sittingbourne know all
about him as he spent the final part of last season
with them and ended up sharing the golden
boot award for top scorer with Tom Loynes.
(Incidentally, Loynes was watching the match at
Whitstable on crutches, three days after his
knee operation, and hopes to be playing for Sittingbourne
again in a couple of months’ time).
But while Sittingbourne know what Campbell
can offer, so too, apparently, did Whitstable and
he was goaded into two yellow card offences
and sent off after just 41 minutes.
Sittingbourne had given four new players their
debuts – goalkeeper Tom Benham, defenders
Lewis West and Cory Walters-Wright and winger
Enoch Ako-Adjei – with other newcomers on
the bench.
It was the Brickies who had all the spirited singing
support from the crowd, but it was Whitstable
who started strongly, going close twice early
on before Benham had to make a good diving
save from a header after 16 minutes.
Sittingbourne gradually got a foothold in the
game and went in front on
27 minutes after Chris Barnard was pushed
over in the area following Campbell’s pass. Just
as he did in the last game of last season,
Campbell comfortably converted the penalty
and Sittingbourne were in front and in control.
Campbell was booked soon after, on the insistence
of the assistant referee, who drew the referee’s
attention to an off-the-ball incident with a
Whitstable defender.
And not long after it got worse, Campbell getting
involved in another off-the-ball clash with
Whitstable captain Bryant, and was spotted by
the referee kicking out in retaliation to the provocation.
Understandably, he got another yellow and was
sent off, albeit by a referee who had missed
one of the incidents that cost Campbell a booking
and had clearly only seen half the incident
that cost him the other one.
Much, though, for the youngster to learn from
allowing himself to be wound up, as playing 10
v 11 for all the rest of the match was a huge
burden to leave behind for his teammates.
Not surprisingly, Sittingbourne had to defend for
much of the game after that, but they did it well,
forcing Whitstable to rely too much on the long
ball forward and shots from distance that were
way off target.
Lex Allan and the impressive Walters-Wright
were at the heart of the resistance, but they
couldn’t prevent Whitstable levelling on 70
minutes when Benham stopped a shot from the
edge of the area but allowed the ball to momentarily
squirm free for Jadama to nip in and
score.
Sittingbourne looked threatening in the occasional
counter-attack and sub Shaun Brown
was narrowly wide after a good move and Lewis
Chambers and Tommie Fagg will be disappointed
that their finishing didn’t match their approach
work.
They finished with a couple of dangerous corners
into the six-yard box, the second one ending
disappointingly with the referee penalising
them for a push. Also disappointing was the
booking for a foul by sub Tyrone Guthrie which
seemed identical to one by a Whitstable defender
on Enoch Adjei in the first half that warranted
just the free-kick.
In the end, this was a point gained by Sittingbourne,
rather than two lost, and will give
them plenty of optimism that they can improve
on last season’s 16th place finish. Playing with
this amount of commitment and passion is a
pretty good starting point when all’s said and
done.
Sittingbourne: Tom Benham, Lewis West, Abdel
Ndew, Lewis Chambers, Cory Walters-
Wright, Lex Allan, Enoch Adjei (Shaun Brown,
45 min), Chris Webber (Tyrone Guthrie, 59 min,
Yellow card), Roman Campbell (Two yellow
cards, one red), Tommie Fagg, Chris Barnard
(Festus Lori, 74 min). Subs not used: Jason
Fregene, Johan Caney-Bryan.
Brickies Lottery Results
The lottery is now even more attractive. There is now an annual prize (in December) of £500, and
each month a prize of £100. In addition Each week there are draws for £40 ( 3 prizes except for
the week when there is a £100 prize when there will be two £40 prizes).
Week Commencing 19th August 2019
£40, Ticket number 171, Roger Wilkins, Rainham
£40, Ticket number 180, Sheila Laming, Sittingbourne
£40, Ticket number 564, Holly Neal, Sittingbourne
Week Commencing 12th August 2019
£40, Ticket number 060, Carol Cooper, Sittingbourne
£40, Ticket number 154, Karen Newcombe, Sittingbourne
£40, Ticket number 638, Geof Rudd, Sittingbourne
Week Commencing 5th August 2019
£40, Ticket number 068, Fay Jordan, Sittingbourne
£100, Ticket number 549, David Cummins, Queenborough
£40, Ticket number 667, Stephen Horn, Sittingbourne
Week Commencing 29th July 2019
£40, Ticket number 017, Christine Delman, Sittingbourne
£40, Ticket number 140, Alfred Dunk, Sittingbourne
£40, Ticket number 427, Malcolm Hawkins, Sittingbourne
Now is the time to join our lottery, see John Pitts or Peter Pitts (On the PA) or the bar for a form,
cost is just a £1 a week! (Payable monthly. Quarterly or annually)
Sponsorship Opportunities
Match Day Sponsor - this gives the sponsor and guests (Up to four)
access to the boardroom to enjoy half time and post match food and
drink. Costs of this is a very reasonable £175
Matchball Sponsor - £50
Mascot - An ideal present for a football mad youngster = £50 Includes
mascot plus three guests plus Hospitality.
Man of the Match - Your chance to be the official "Man of the Match"
awarder £15
Sponsor a Brickie and have your name in the programme as a sponsor
for the entire season, rates are:
Complete Player...............................£50
Socks only........................................£10
Shorts only.......................................£15
Shirt only...........................................£20
Boots only.........................................£15
Web site advertising—An exciting opportunity to advertise on a web
site that has a verifiable 3000 plus hits a month. Box Advert, £75. All
enquiries for web site advertising to Peter Pitts via
bournefc@hotmail.com or call 07785 906627
Inside Programme Advertising: (Black & White or Colour). From
£50.00 (Business card size)
Ground Perimeter Boards: Size 8 feet x 3 feet = £200, then £150
per year renewal.. Other sizes negotiable
For any of the above see any committee member. Or email
andrew@sittingbournefc.co.uk
Change language