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HEROES
ASCOT UNITED vs. TADLEY CALLEVA
Sat 26 Mar 2022
Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division North
Matchday
Programme
Season
2021/22

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T H E Y E L L A M E N
Yellow and Blue
Sam Gray (GK)
Alex Sykes (GK)
Adam Everiss
Calum Ferguson
Chris Ellis
Dan Bailey
Dan Price
Danny Walden
Denis Nortey
Duarte Surpanu
Elliot Carey
George Lock
Ian Davies
James Harper
James Richardson
Josh Masters
Kai Walters
Keaton August
Louis Bouwers
Rashid Hamid
Rory Merrick
Sam Evans
Sean McCormack
Taylor Morgan
Toby Thompson
Tom Scott
T H E T A D D E R S
White and Black
Craig Atkinson
Ayman Bouzerai
Lukas Burt
Andrew Charsley
Callum Cleary
Kalum Cousins
Ousman Darboe
Brett Denham
Max Elward
Jack French
Jordan Goater
Aiden Harris
Scott Kinge
Kieran Maylen
Brad Neal
Aaron Parfitt
Jacob Rolfe
Ryan Stephens
Tom Walsh
Ben Wright
Jamie Tompkins
Dan Masters
Jamie Ashdown
Bjorn Dunkley
Steve Quelch
Chad Smith
Steven
Conway
Manager
Asst. Manager
GK Coach
Coach
Coach
Therapist
Match Officials
Samuel
Gregory
Joe Lawlor / Ben Dillon
Darren Heath
George Coffin
Carolyn Tuttle
Mark
Roberts
Last Match:
Wycombe Wanderers
H
Tue 22 Mar
0-0 (3p1)
BBT SF
Next Match: Virginia Water A Tue 29 Mar
COCO

ASCOT UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
Racecourse Ground, Winkfield Road, Ascot, SL5 7LJ
Chairman: Simon Negus
Club Secretary: Dan Birchmore
Director of Football: Neil Richards
1st Team Manager: Jamie Tompkins
Assistant Manager: Dan Masters
Coaches: Bjorn Dunkley, Steve Quelch
Goalkeeping Coach: Jamie Ashdown
Allied U18s Team Manager: Josh Nice
Veterans Team Manager: Dave Good
Ladies Team Manager: Darrel Evans
Ladies Reserves Team Manager: John Swallow
Therapist: Chad Smith
Sports Psychology: Izzy Woods
Football Operations Manager: Emma Dunbar
Private Events Manager: Sam Knight
Racecourse Facilities Manager: Jo Gavin
Administration Manager: Emma Paton
Clubhouse Catering: Lisa Richards
Reporting, Comms and Programme: Neal Jeffs
Directors:
Doug Page
Mark Cooper
Rob Jones
Donna Graham
Phil Wray
Graham Jones
"Laters. Just gotta get ready
for a cup final right now…."
Ascot United Football Club Limited. Registered in England and Wales. Registration No. 6883550. Registered Office: Ternion
Court, 264-268 Upper Fourth Street, Central Milton Keynes MK9 1DP. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks F.A. No. Q-B&B0165
Here's a preview of what's inside this week's edition:
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Chairman Simon, 1st Team Manager Jamie and Programme Editor Neal pick up their pens
Scores and Stats
Photozone - 5 pages celebrating our historic midweek win!
Pen Pics
Club histories
Plus more
"OK, OK! Seeing as
you are an EFL club I'll
let you beat me once -
but once only. It's MY
night tonight."

IN THE CHAIR
Simon Negus
Chairman
A warm welcome to Tadley
Calleva for today's Cherry Red
Records Combined Counties
League Premier Division North
A warm welcome to all our visitors to The Racecourse this afternoon for this
Combined Counties Premier Division fixture.
It’s certainly been an interesting week for all involved with Ascot United – the buzz
about the place from Tuesday evening will live long in the memory and it was
amazing to see the success on and off the pitch. The challenge for us all now is to
capitalise on the success and hopefully bring many more nights like that to the
club.
One of the most pleasing aspects of Tuesday was the way the whole club community
came together to help – our facility manager Jo Gavin led all of the organisation of
the event and worked tirelessly in the build-up to ensure everything ran smoothly.
There are too many volunteers to mention by name but I would like to make special
mention to our hard-working catering staff who not only managed to serve up the
usual high quality food associated with Ascot United but also did so in a calm
efficient and professional way. And I was also delighted to see so many of our Vets
team volunteer on the evening and a number of people commented on how well run
everything was.
We have received an enormous amount of coverage on social media this week
which hopefully you have had a chance to see and I hope this wave of goodwill
continues going forward. If just 20% of the crowd from Tuesday night started
coming to our games regularly it would make a huge difference to the club on and
off the pitch.
A final huge thank you to our players, management team, fans volunteers, staff, and
directors of the club – none of what we have achieved and continue to achieve
would be possible without all of the club pulling together as one. Simon
#oneclub #weareascot

FROM THE DUGOUT
Welcome to the players, officials
and supporters of Tadley Calleva.
Enjoy the game!
Jamie Tompkins
First Team Manager
Hello and welcome to Tadley Calleva players, committee and supporters for this
afternoon’s Combined Counties Premier North fixture.
What a night it was on Tuesday! Thank you for your amazing support and for creating an
incredible atmosphere whilst breaking our club record attendance. 1267, wow! It was the
most memorable game in football that I have been involved and it was a very special to see
the Racecourse Ground full of so many Ascot United youth team players, parents and
coaches. It was a night for our club to showcase who we are and what we do but also
highlight how good non-league football is!
Thank you to all our volunteers who had worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make the
evening go as well and as smoothly as it went. It’s great credit to them and I am delighted
we could repay their efforts on the pitch.
The players worked so hard and were outstanding. Winning on penalties against an EFL
club Wycombe Wanderers, and the pitch invasion that followed, is something the players
will not forget anytime soon! I am delighted that they will have the opportunity to compete
in a final, our third in three years, against another EFL club in Reading or MK Dons so we
hope we can get your support leading up to and at the final!
Back to today and we will be looking to use this energy to keep performing well and get our
first league win after a couple losses and draws.
Enjoy the game! Jamie
ASCOT UNITED FC MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dan Masters
Assistant Manager
Jamie Ashdown
Goalkeeping Coach
Bjorn Dunkley
Coach
Steve Quelch
Coach
Chad Smith
Therapist

W E L C O M E T O T H E T A D D E R S
W E L C O M E T O T H E T A D D E R S
ON COURSE!
With Programme Editor Neal Jeffs
Welcome to the players, officials and
supporters of Tadley Calleva for this Cherry
Red Records Combined Counties League
Premier Division North match.
Happy
reading, and
enjoy the
game! Neal
Welcome to The Racecourse on ‘Non League Day’ for what will hopefully be a less
dramatic game than we saw midweek, and probably with even better weather!
When we played Tadley twice earlier in the season they were not in the best of
form (we won 5-1 and 4-1 in the league and FA Vase respectively) and I think we
feared for them even at such an early point in the season. However, step forward
to March and they have raised themselves into 11th – and there is a good chance
they will finish as high as 8th – which is a huge credit to their new management
team and playing staff. During midweek Hanworth Villa’s 94th minute winner
against Southall secured them the league title and promotion to Step 4; 1-0 the
result and well done to them. Back to us, and looking back we can say that
Tuesday’s game against Wycombe was a huge success on and off the pitch.
SHARING THE MOMENT! Ascot
United Ladies Reserves were able
to celebrate their title with a halftime
lap of honour at The
Racecourse on Tuesday in front
of 1,267 supporters.
On the pitch, the lads did us proud and could have won it in 90, but even to hold
their nerve during penalties was amazing. Off the pitch, the whole logistics
before, during and after the game were brilliant. We had the Ladies Reserves
doing a lap of honour on the pitch at half time after winning their league title,
Jamie was on BBC Radio Berkshire on Wednesday night, and the whole week has
oozed professionalism. Now we are waiting to see who we play in the final –
Reading and MK Dons are scheduled to meet on 11th April as per the Berks and
Bucks County website. This Monday our Youth Team have their BIG game at Fleet
Spurs so we want as many of you down there are possible. The maths are simple,
only a win will give them the league title. We love our football! Enjoy the football
today and hopefully see you back here again soon. Neal

PHOTOZONE
Neil Graham captured the from the incredible midweek win over Wycombe
Wanderers (www.neilgrahamphotography.com).
Clockwise from top left: Duarte Surpanu
celebrates after scoring his penalty, Sean
McCormack shares the moment,
Manager/Magician/Master, our wonderful
fans in full voice.

RESULTS AND FIXTURES 21/22
Date Opposition
H/A Comp Result Att
06-Aug Holyport
H FAC XP 3-0 450
14-Aug Southall
A COCO 0-5 50
17-Aug Tadley Calleva
A COCO 5-1 n/k
21-Aug Risborough Rangers A FAC P 1-1 175
24-Aug Risborough Rangers H FAC P R 3-2 277
28-Aug Reading City
H COCO 2-2
31-Aug Wokingham/Emmbrook A COCO 2-1
04-Sep Hythe Town
A FAC 1Q 0-1 278
11-Sep Hengrove Athletic
A FAV 1Q 2-0
18-Sep Wembley
H COCO 1-1*
21-Sep Windsor
H BBT 1Q 3-1 120
25-Sep Tadley Calleva
A FAV 2Q 4-1
28-Sep Burnham
H COCO 5-0
02-Oct Edgware Town
A COCO 4-2
09-Oct North Greenford United H COCO 3-2 101
16-Oct Windsor
A COCO 1-3
23-Oct Wallingford Town
A FAV 1 2-2**
30-Oct Egham Town
A COCO 1-1
06-Nov Spelthorne Sports
H COCO 0-2
13-Nov Hanworth Villa
A COCO 0-3
16-Nov Newport Pagnell Town H BBT 2Q 8-2
20-Nov St Panteleimon
H COCO 3-1
23-Nov AFC Croydon Athletic A LC 3-5
27-Nov CB Hounslow United A COCO 3-0
04-Dec Southall
H COCO 2-2
18-Dec Reading City
A COCO 2-3
27-Dec Wokingham/Emmbrook H COCO 4-2 159
15-Jan Wembley
A COCO 2-1
22-Jan Edgware Town
H COCO 3-1
25-Jan Thatcham Town
H BBT 2 3-0
29-Jan Spelthorne Sports
A COCO 2-1
05-Feb St Panteleimon
A COCO 3-2
22-Feb Didcot Town
A BBT QF 3-1 197
26-Feb Burnham
A COCO 4-0
01-Mar Holyport
H COCO 1-0
05-Mar Virginia Water
H COCO 1-1
08-Mar Abbey Rangers
A COCO 0-1
12-Mar Holyport
A COCO 0-3
19-Mar CB Hounslow United H COCO 0-0
22-Mar Wycombe Wanderers H BBT SF 0-0*** 1267
26-Mar Tadley Calleva
H COCO
29-Mar Virginia Water
A COCO
02-Apr North Greenford United A COCO
05-Apr Hanworth Villa
H COCO
16-Apr Windsor
H COCO
18-Apr Abbey Rangers
H COCO
23-Apr Egham Town
H COCO
TBA Reading/MK Dons
TBA BBT F
Scorers
Laflin, Lock, Surpanu
Laflin 2, Lock, Morgan, Denton
Laflin
Scott, Lock, Evans
Laflin 2
Laflin 2
August, Laflin
Laflin
Morgan 2, Laflin
August, Bailey, McCormack, Nortey
McCormack 2, Laflin, Denton, Lock
Laflin, August, Bailey, Morgan
Laflin 2, McCormack
Everiss
Nortey, Laflin
Nortey
McCormack 2, Laflin 2, Denton, Morgan, Hamid, Davies
Laflin 2, Morgan
August 2, Bailey
Laflin 2, August
Laflin 2
Morgan, Scott
Gutteridge 2, Bailey, Scott
Morgan, Bailey
Morgan, O.G., Laflin
Laflin 2, Bailey
Laflin, Surpanu
Laflin, Surpanu, Scott
Morgan 2, McCormack
August, Lock, Scott, O.G.
Morgan
Surpanu
*Abandoned due to serious injury with 12 minutes remaining. Result stands.
**Lost 6-5 on penalties (no extra time).
**Won 3-1 on penalties (no extra time).
COCO - Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division North, FAV - Buildbase FA Vase, FAC - The
Emirates FA Cup, BBT - Berks&Bucks Trophy, LC - Cherry Red Records Premier Challenge Cup

TODAY'S FIXTURES AND RECENT RESULTS
Midweek results:
22/3 Hanworth Villa 1-0 Southall L
22/3 Virginia Water 4-3 Burnham L
22/3 Ascot United 0-0 (3p1) Wycombe Wanderers BBT
22/3 Uxbridge 4-1 St Panteleimon MIDDX
23/3 North Greenford United 1-4 Southall LC
Today's fixtures:
26/3 Ascot United v Tadley Calleva L
26/3 Edgware Town v Holyport L
26/3 Egham Town v Burnham L
26/3 Spelthorne Sports v Virginia Water L
26/3 St Panteleimon v Southall L
26/3 Wembley v North Greenford United L
26/3 Windsor v CB Hounslow United L
26/3 Wokingham & Emmbrook v Reading City L
29/3 Virginia Water v Ascot United L
29/3 Wembley v Southall L
30/3 St Panteleimon v Burnham L
Below: Captain, Leader, Hero. No other words necessary.

PHOTOZONE
Top: Captain Dan Bailey leads the chat. Bottom: Elliot Carey 'negotiates' with the
opposition…

LEAGUE TABLES
Combined Counties League Premier Division South
P W D L GD PTS
1 Hanworth Villa 30 27 3 0 64 84
2 Abbey Rangers 27 18 1 8 17 55
3 Southall 25 17 3 5 37 54
4 Egham Town 27 16 6 5 20 54
5 North Greenford United 28 16 4 8 40 52
6 Ascot United 27 14 6 7 13 48
7 Edgware Town 28 12 7 9 16 43
8 Reading City 29 10 6 13 -4 36
9 Windsor 28 10 6 12 -6 36
10 St Panteleimon 27 10 4 13 -1 34
11 Tadley Calleva 28 10 4 14 -3 34
12 Wembley 29 9 6 14 -3 33
13 Burnham 29 9 6 14 -33 33
14 Virginia Water 30 9 3 18 -23 30
15 Spelthorne Sports 28 8 5 15 -14 29
16 Wokingham & Emmbrook 29 7 4 18 -20 25
17 CB Hounslow United 30 6 4 20 -61 22
18 Holyport 29 6 2 21 -39 20
Combined Counties League Premier Division North
P W D L GD PTS
1 Walton & Hersham 31 23 5 3 56 74
2 Beckenham Town 29 23 4 2 63 73
3 Badshot Lea 30 19 9 2 51 66
4 Jersey Bulls 29 19 7 3 55 64
5 Raynes Park Vale 29 19 6 4 45 63
6 Redhill 29 16 7 6 30 55
7 Horley Town 30 16 3 11 4 51
8 Sheerwater 33 15 4 14 -5 49
9 Knaphill 32 9 13 10 -8 40
10 Cobham 30 9 9 12 -3 36
11 Farnham Town 32 10 6 16 -9 36
12 Guildford City 31 10 6 15 -18 36
13 Camberley Town 33 10 5 18 -20 35
14 Balham 28 10 4 14 -3 34
15 Colliers Wood United 32 10 4 18 -19 34
16 Fleet Town 30 9 1 20 -24 28
17 Frimley Green 28 8 3 17 -35 27
18 AFC Croydon Athletic 31 5 10 16 -35 25
19 Banstead Athletic 29 4 6 19 -42 18
20 Molesey 34 2 6 26 -83 12

APPEARANCES AND GOALS
Below are the updated Ascot United appearance and scorers' records for
this season's squad.
2021-22 All-time
App Goals App Goals
D Amate 7 - 7 -
R Andrady 2 - 20 -
K August 36 7 36 7
D Bailey 35 6 64 10
L Bouwers 20 - 166 11
E Carey 5 - 55 4
I Davies 16 1 75 36
J Denton 29 3 205 22
C Ellis 26 - 83 1
S Evans 8 1 25 1
A Everiss 26 1 26 1
L Farhall 1 - 1 -
C Ferguson 11 - 31 1
W Frank 2 - 2 -
B Gill 1 - 1 -
O Graham 6 - 6 -
S Gray 39 - 125 -
M Gutteridge 2 2 25 4
A Hall 1 - 1 -
R Hamid 12 1 12 1
J Harper 10 - 10 -
H Laflin 30 29 139 81
G Lock 38 5 162 10
J Masters 21 - 29 -
S McCormack 35 7 35 7
R Merrick 15 - 35 -
T Morgan 31 12 47 15
J Nice 3 - 5 1
D Nortey 22 3 22 3
D Price 2 - 46 10
J Richardson 6 - 70 12
T Scott 23 5 23 5
D Surpanu 36 4 43 6
A Sykes 2 - 3 -
J Tarrant 1 - 1 -
T Thompson 3 - 3 -
D Walden 5 - 5 -
K Walters 3 - 33 3
571 87 1,677 252
Taylor Morgan
has now
reached 47
appearances
for Ascot
United and so
his halfcentury
will
not be too far
away. If he
features in the
next 3
matches
(including
today) then he
will reach that
milestone next
weekend at
North
Greenford.
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The Clubhouse is a perfect
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leisure events, please email
events@ascotunited.net to
explore availability and pricing.

PROUD SPONSORS OF CHRIS ELLIS

ASCOT UNITED LADIES
The club were formed in the 2005/06 season,
joining the Surrey County Women's League.
They moved into the Thames Valley Counties
Football League in 2007/08. After some ups and
downs they eventually achieved promotion to
Division 1 of the SRWFL and later to the Premier
Division for the 2017/18 season, which is where
they have remained.
League position 21/22:
3rd (currently)
The 2021/22 season is team’s 16th in existence,
and they have enjoyed a fine campaign. They
reached the first round proper of the women’s
FA Cup for the first time in their history, hosting
Chichester and Selsey Ladies from Step 3 of the
pyramid, and put up a fine display in a 4-0
defeat. They have now fulfilled all their fixtures
and lie 3rd in the league, although it is likely
they will finish 4th as their nearest rivals
(Eastleigh) still have 2 games to play and will
undoubtedly leapfrog them. A gutsy 3-2 league
cup quarter final exit at Abingdon United on Above: Georgia Luckhurst-McCord
13th March signalled the end of their season. Below: Izzy Woods
The team have demonstrably improved and
play some excellent football. Player-coach Alix
Todd has added a sharper edge to their game,
captain and goalkeeper Lisa Phillips is one of
the best Number 1’s at this level, and the
existence of a reserve team and talented junior
section means there is competition for places.
Our Girls Under 16’s reached the Surrey County
Cup Final where they lost 3-1 against mighty
Crystal Palace, whilst one of our 16 year olds –
Tia Johnson – made the seamless transition to
first team football in 2022 and even scooped
the player of the month award with 4 goals in 4
games!
League:
Southern Region Women's
Football League Premier
Level on Pyramid:
5
Manager:
Darrel Evans

ASCOT UNITED LADIES RESERVES
Ascot United Ladies Reserves have had
an incredible season in Division 3 (East)
of the Thames Valley Counties League as
they have won all 18 league games on
their way to the league title and
promotion! Their overall winning
sequence extends back to December
2020 – a run of over 30 games in all
competitions.
However, their biggest test is yet to come
when they travel to Badshot Lea on
Sunday 3rd April in the league cup semifinal.
Badshot Lea have already won the
Division 1 title so John Swallow’s side
must bridge a 2-division gap to advance
to the final. However, his side have
already disposed of Division 1 high-fliers
Long Crendon Ladies in the quarter final,
so they’ll go into the game with
confidence.
Anyone interested in joining Ascot United
Ladies can reach out to either first team
manager Darrel Evans
(dmhhevans@ntlworld.com) or reserve
team manager John Swallow
(swallow127@btinternet.com). Both
teams are on our website, and have their
own twitter feeds (@AscotLadiesFC and
@AscotLadiesRes).
League:
Thames Valley League
Division 3 (East)
Level on Pyramid:
9
Manager:
John Swallow
League position 21/22:
1st (Champions)
Above: Hot-shots Freya Johnson and Clodagh Farrell
Below: Kat Webb

Clockwise from top left: Jam-packed
terrace, Rory Merrick celebrates
netting his penalty, "Locky Love", Sean
McCormack is tripped - the only way to
stop him, midfield general Elliot Carey
gets stuck in, Hero Bouwers sends us
through.
PHOTOZONE

St Kitts Veterinary Group proudly sponsor Ascot United Ladies
striker Sarah Leonard. The Group have practices in
Basingstoke, Yateley, Church Crookham and Hartley Wintney.
Visit stkittsvet.co.uk

Ian is a Biomechanics coach, supporting players returning from injury and
improving strength and conditioning.

Photographs from
recent games are
available via Robert
Mack's website. Visit
his website or for
general enquiries
telephone 07801
298941.

MATCH REPORT ROUNDUP
ASCOT STUN WYCOMBE TO REACH COUNTY CUP FINAL
Ainsworth’s men humbled as Yellamen win on penalties
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 - Berks and Bucks Senior Cup Semi Final - Ascot
United 0 - 0 (3p1) Wycombe Wanderers
Ascot United caused a huge upset by beating League One side Wycombe Wanderers
in the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup Semi Final on Tuesday evening. In front of a clubrecord
crowd of 1,267, Club captain Louis Bouwers scored the decisive penalty to set
up a cup final clash with either Reading or Milton Keynes Dons.
Ascot came into the game off the back of a four-game winless streak; hardly good
preparation to face a side six levels above them on the football pyramid. However,
having caused two shocks in four matches to reach the last four, manager Jamie
Tompkins and his troops harboured hopes of causing an upset to trump all others in
the club’s history.
Littered with quality and first team experience, Wanderers were more than matched
by their hosts and only had Jess Olukolu’s free-kick over the bar to show for their
early endeavours. At the other end, Ascot caused their visitors problems as Taylor
Morgan’s shot deflected wide from Sean McCormack’s excellent cross before
creating an almighty goal-mouth scramble which Wanderers somehow survived
soon after.
Chris Ellis produced a fantastic block to deny Sullay Kaikai as Wycombe threatened
again, although Ascot nearly had the last laugh of an energetic first half when Tom
Scott’s freekick squirmed away via a deflection at the near post.
With the home fans behind the goal in the second half Ascot were roared forwards,
although there were few chances early-on. Scott’s shot was easily saved by visiting
‘keeper Adam Pryzbek midway through the half, and his side were soon forced to
reshuffled when the excellent Adam Everiss hobbled off, but that would only
galvanise Tompkins’ men.
The visitors might have only needed one chance - and so it came when Sam Gray’s
simply outstanding save kept Ascot in it late-on - before substitute Duarte Surpanu
fashioned an even later chance at the other end; before penalties ensued. Both
teams missed their opening spot-kicks – but Gray was the hero and Surpanu, Merrick
and then finally Bouwers netted under excruciating tension to send Ascot through to
a cup final that they and their fans will be savouring before, during, and after it
happens.
Ascot United: Gray, Lock , Everiss (Surpanu), Carey (Bouwers), Bailey, Ellis,
McCormack, Merrick, Morgan (August), Scott, Masters. Sub unused: Nortey

Clockwise from top left: Keaton
August takes the plaudits, Taylor
Morgan on the attack, penalty box
pandemonium, George Lock
focuses, THAT save from Sam Gray,
more pandemonium as Ascot
threaten.
PHOTOZONE

PEN PICS AND SPONSORS - ASCOT UNITED
Sam Gray – goalkeeper
Solid goalkeeper, confident with the ball at
his feet. Established first teamer since 18/19
and was players’ player of the year in 19/20
when he appeared in every league game.
Josh Masters - defence
Established left-back having broken into the
team in 20/21 following a move from local
rivals Holyport.
Alex Sykes – goalkeeper
Goalkeeping coach and reliable backup. Has
International experience having played for
the England Futsal team.
Dan Bailey – defence
Experienced centre back who skippered
Flackwell Heath in 19/20. Previously played
at a higher level with Marlow and has a level
2 coaching qualification.
Louis Bouwers – defence
A physical and dominant centre half who
signed from Faringdon Town in 16/17 and now
well-established as club captain. Made 146
appearances heading into 21/22 but must
wait to add to that tally whilst he recovers
from injury.
Chris Ellis – defence
Signed in 18/19, a strong and dominant
defender. Vastly experienced having played
for Camberley Town, Egham Town and
Chipstead. Looking to re-establish himself in
21/22 following a year out with serious
injury. Sponsor: Novem nine
George Lock – defence
A fearless right back previously with Binfield
and Bracknell. Technically strong and a
consistently high performer. Supporters POY
in 18/19 and has now featured in well over
100 games pushing him into the top 15 on the
all-time appearance list. Sponsor: Dave
Bucktrout
Danny Walden - defence
Ascot United Allied U18 captain who is
expected to feature for the senior side
during 21/22. Sponsor: Cox Green Academy
Elliot Carey - midfield
Fearless, combative midfielder who rejoined
early in 2022. Likes to dominate in the centre
of the park and will leave nothing out on the
pitch.
Tom Scott - midfield
Signed for 21/22 having had spells with
Harrow Borough and Beaconsfield. A
tenacious ball winner with great
communication. Sponsor: Lydia Baker
Calum Ferguson – midfield
Signed in 19/20 having previously starred for
a National League youth side. Also had a spell
with Highworth Town.
Sam Evans – midfield
Played for the U16s and U18s in 19/20 before
making his first team debut in the same
season. Sam has been with the club since
his debut for the U8s and is now an
established part of the senior side with
maturity belying his age. Sponsor: Dave
Norris

PEN PICS AND SPONSORS - ASCOT UNITED
Dan Price - midfield
Popular attacking midfielder who returns to
Ascot for 21/22 having been out for two years
with a serious knee injury. Previously
appeared 44 times in 18/19 when he scored
10 goals.
Sean McCormack - forward
Skilful forward signed from Walton and
Hersham for 21/22 having also played for
Maidenhead United and Bracknell Town.
James Harper - midfield
A former professional with Premier League
experience, Harper played 316 times for
Reading between 2001-2010. Also featured for
Sheffield United, Hull City and Doncaster
Rovers before beginning his non-league
journey in 2014. Signed from Windsor FC in
Sept '21.
Rory Merrick – forward
Signed for 19/20 and continues to improve.
Looking to re-establish himself after injury in
an already-disjointed previous campaign.
Calm and composed figure on the pitch and
has great technical ability.
Keaton August - forward
Signed from Windsor FC for 21/22. Can play
anywhere across the front three and has an
abundance of pace. Has a keen eye for goal
backed up by providing plenty of assists. A
personal trainer, he works hard and is
physically strong.
Ian Davies – forward
Prolific goalscorer who scored 25 goals for
Binfield in 18/19 before top scoring for Ascot
with 23 goals in the curtailed 19/20
campaign. Netted another 12 from 24 games
in 20/21. Sponsor: Zipcar UK
Kai Walters - forward
Rejoined early in 2022 having previously
made 30 appearances in 2 previous spells
with the club. Talented player who gives
another attacking option.
Duarte Surpanu - forward
Skilful winger with lighting quick feet, signed
midway through in the 20/21 season and has
the potential to cause problems for any
defence. Sponsor: Maidenhead Town
Taylor Morgan - forward
Pacey forward who impressed whilst playing
against us for Fleet Town during pre-season
20/21. Has played at a higher level including
several seasons in the US Major League.
Previous clubs include Toronto, Ostersunds
(Sweden), Falkirk, Airdrie and Whitehawk.
Denis Nortey - forward
Striker who signed in Sept '21 and scored on
his debut having previously played for
Eversley & California, London Tigers,
Aylesbury United and Rayners Lane.
Jamie Tompkins – manager
Highly respected throughout the club who
guided the team to league cup glory in 18/19
before taking the team to top of the league
before the 19/20 campaign was curtailed.
Football Development manager at Brentford
FC.
Rashid Hamid - forward
Lively forward who signed from Burnham, for
whom he scored 3 goals in 11 appearances in
the curtailed 20/21 season.
Jamie Ashdown - goalkeeping coach
Needs little introduction, former professional
Jamie began his career with Reading before
making over 100 appearances for Portsmouth
between 2004-2012. A huge asset to the club
where he coaches at all levels.
Dan Masters – asst. manager
Dan is in his fourth season with Ascot Utd and
is a crucial part of the coaching staff.

Clockwise from top left: U10s mascots
line up, skipper Dan Bailey in
possession, Duarte Surpanu on the
attack in front of a packed Saints
Pavilion, Chris Ellis takes ownership,
more heroes including injured Adam
Everiss, George 'Locks on'.
PHOTOZONE

CLUB HISTORY - ASCOT UNITED
Ascot United as we know it, was founded in 1965 by a men’s team who played their games at Sunninghill with “after
match meetings” in The Wells in Cheapside village (now Mikado’s). Teams played as long ago as 1928 under the name
Ascot United but nothing to link them directly to the current club. In 1965, the club had gained permission from the Ascot
Racecourse Trustees to convert the land east of coach park 10 into a football pitch. A wooden clubhouse was built and
this team went on to win many prestigious trophies in the years that followed.
Various youth teams represented Ascot United over the years up to 1988, and 1992 the East Berks 7-a-side Association
was formed by our then Chairman Keith Wicks introducing small-sided junior games and having disbanded in 1980 the
men’s team also reformed. The club continued to grow, entering into partnership with Charters School and being
awarded FA Charter Standard status in 2004. The men’s senior team enjoyed early success through the East Berks
League gaining continued promotions to the Senior division and winning various Cups including the Fielden Charity Cup
in 1996/7. 2001 saw the 1st team join the Reading Senior League and winning the Evening Post Senior Cup at the
Madejski Stadium in 2006. Promotion to the Hellenic League soon followed in 2007, followed by promotion to the
Hellenic Premier Division in 2009. The club today has grown to become one of the largest Community football clubs in
the UK with over 1000 registered players and over 70 teams playing every weekend embracing all ages and abilities
from 5 year olds through to Vets. A new clubhouse opened in September 2010, together with an improved main pitch,
floodlights and a stand.
The club has enjoyed much success at all levels particularly in the Ladies and Girls Section where they are regularly
winners of leagues and county Cups. Our senior Ladies won promotion to the Premier Division of the Southern Region
Women’s’ Football League in 2017-18 and consolidated their position with a mid-table finish in 2018-19. Meanwhile, 2018-
19 was an outstanding one for our junior Boys’ teams who won an array of county cups at various age groups, a feat
we’ve rarely previously achieved.
The past decade has been hugely successful for our first team; our debut in the FA Cup in 2011 attracted 1,149 people to
the Racecourse on a Friday evening where the famous trophy itself was on display and the match was streamed live on
Facebook. Between 2012-13 and 2015-16 we reached the Quarter Final of the FA Vase twice, enjoyed two top-three
finishes in the Uhlsport Hellenic League Premier Division, and won both the Bluefin Sport Challenge Cup and Perpetua
Press Floodlit Cup. More recently, our players’ development took the spotlight, as a host of Yellamen have enjoyed
success with other local sides and many of our talented development players stepped up into the first team. After
finishing 2017-18 in style, in 2018-19 new manager Jamie Tompkins led his side to the top of the table for long spells,
winning two team-of-the-month awards, and finishing with league cup glory once again by defeating Windsor 3-1.
We were transferred into the Combined Counties League for the 2019-20 season, playing on our new 3G pitch facility,
which transformed the club by facilitating more of our teams’ matches and training at The Racecourse. The stronger
platform facilitated further player development, and Jamie’s young side would lead the table for long periods before
establishing what looked like a title-winning margin at the top shortly before the league was aborted due to
Coronavirus. Retaining much of the same squad for 2020-21, Jamie saw his side in and around the challengers before
another pandemic-curtailed season, although they battled through to the league cup final where they were ultimately
beaten on penalties by Redhill.
As Ascot enjoy a third season in the Combined Counties League, everyone hopes for a safe and consistent campaign,
and if silverware comes with it then that will surely be a bonus in current times!

CLUB HISTORY - TADLEY CALLEVA
Ed. says: As taken from our visitor's website, but doesn’t
take account of recent history which included promotion
to Step 5 for 2018/19 when they finished 8th in the Wessex
Premier, before 2 abandoned seasons due to COVID, and
then a lateral transfer to the COCO Premier North for the
2021/22 campaign.
Tadley has had a football team since the early 1900’s. In the modern era the team
was re-formed in 1989 and played in the Basingstoke and North Hants Leagues
before winning promotion to the Hampshire League.
The club was formed as Tadley F.C. in 1989. They joined the Hampshire League
Division Three in 1994, finishing runners-up in 1995–96, gaining promotion to
Division Two.
The club changed it’s name to Tadley Town F.C. in 1999 and joined Division One upon
re-organisation. In 2004, they changed their name to their present name and
entered the Wessex Football League Division Three.
Division Three was re-named Division Two in 2006, and the club finished runners-up
in 2007. In the 2007–08 season, they won the Wessex League Division One title but
were denied promotion as their ground did not meet the requirements for the
Premier Division. The Reserve side was also very successful in the same season by
taking the Wessex Combination League title.
Since then the team has remained in Division One and has steadily been making
progress on and off the field year on year. They narrowly missed out on promotion in
2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively by finishing in 3rd positions in both seasons.
In the 2010–11 campaign they reached the final of the Basingstoke Senior Cup
losing to Thatcham Town 4–1. The club then went on to win the same cup in 2013-14
beating local rivals AFC Aldermaston 3-2 (aet) in the final. In September 2014, the
club recorded probably the best result of its modern history, defeating Conference
South Basingstoke Town on penalties in the Hampshire FA Senior Cup at the Soccer
AM Stadium (formerly ‘The Camrose’) after a 2-2 draw in 90 minutes.

SPONSORSHIP
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