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ASCOT UNITED vs. EGHAM TOWN
Sat 23 Apr 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
Rory Merrick
Sam Evans
Sean McCormack
Charlie Morgan
Taylor Morgan
Toby Thompson
Tom Scott
T H E S A R N I E S
Red and White
Michael Edegbe (GK)
Samad Kazi
Luke Brophy
Ryan Phillips
Reece Yorke
Daniel Brown
Haluna Masembe
Adam Humphries
Jordan Goode-Keeley
Ashley Harrack
Luke Maguire
Marcelo Graca
Brendan Matthew
Baback Dehghani
Ezekiel Williams
Trevan Robinson
Brandon Tujillo
Sean Alexander
Elgi Fejzo
Jamie Tompkins
Dan Masters
Jamie Ashdown
Bjorn Dunkley
Steve Quelch
Chad Smith
Ian
Vallance
Manager
Asst. Manager
GK Coach
Coach
Coach
Therapist
Match Officials
Bimi
Sherifi
Jordan Berry / Greg Phillips
Dave Rogers
Vicky Stewart
John
Bates
Last Match:
Abbey Rangers
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Mon 18 Apr
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Next Match: Reading FC N Sat 7 May
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ALWAYS REMEMBERED
This Thursday, 28th April, marks the third anniversary of losing this legend.
"Duds" was a pivotal part of getting Football in Bracknell - later Football in
Berkshire - off the ground alongside co-editor and friend Tom Canning.
Today it is a staple for local football coverage thanks to Tom, Abi and the
FiB team. It was a privilege to share in so many happy memories watching
Bracknell Town in the early 2000's, generally making a noisy nuisance of
ourselves everywhere we went with 'The Barmy Army'. Even though he
succumbed to heart failure at just 43, his legacy lives on. And he was one
of the biggest hearted guys you would ever meet. Thanks for the memories
pal. Neal

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
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Here's a preview of what's inside this week's edition:
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Simon, Jamie and Neal reflect on the season
A tribute to 'Duds'
* Pen Pics
* Match reports and stats - who's up and down!?
* Club histories
* Plus more

IN THE CHAIR
A warm welcome to Egham Town
for today's Cherry Red Records
Combined Counties League
Premier Division North fixture.
Simon Negus
Chairman
A warm welcome to The Racecourse Ground for our final league game of the season, and a special
welcome to our opposition today from Egham Town FC.
As I reflect on the season, there is so much we should be proud of as a club on and off the pitch. The
measure of success for a grassroots community club is not only measured by the league position of
the First Team – but please don’t misinterpret this as any lack of ambition. We want to climb the
leagues and had hopes of winning promotion this season – Villa and Southall have deservedly done
so which we congratulate them on, but we have been part of the chasing pack all season along with
our opponents today. Whilst we haven’t quite made it this year, we’ve had some great results and we
go again next season with the same aim - but unlike some other local clubs this is not the be all and
end all.
I’d like to give a big thanks to just some of the amazing volunteers who make this club tick and whom
specifically support the First Team… starting with our Director of Football Neil Richards whose
tireless support for myself and the club in general is so appreciated. One of the unsung heroes is our
Club Secretary Dan Birchmore - it’s got to be the most thankless job in football, but we quite literally
couldn’t function as a club without his diligent hard work… how he keeps a smile on his face I don’t
know (most of the time!). One of our long-serving directors Doug Page is virtually an ever-present at
First Team games and is always happy to help with any job – best ball collector in Berkshire? Onto
Jamie – what a fantastic manager and top bloke! He works so hard and devotes so much time and
energy into this club, and his passion and desire to succeed is apparent - I look forward to working
with him again next season. And to his whole coaching and management team – we’re so fortunate
to have a great team in place and thank for you for all your contributions this season. And finally to
our programme editor, preview writer and match reporter (plus number 1 fan) – Neal Jeffs. I know you
have had to chase me literally every week this season for my programme notes, but your dedication
and hours of work put into the club is really appreciated.
Whilst this is our final League game, we do still have one final match this season – the Berks & Bucks
Senior Cup Final against Reading FC on 7th May… tickets are still available via our website and it
promises to be a fantastic event for the club. We hope to have a big travelling support who can act as
our 12th player as they did in the semi-final win.
Hope you enjoy the game today. Simon

FROM THE DUGOUT
Welcome to the players, officials
and supporters of Egham Town.
Enjoy the game!
Jamie Tompkins
First Team Manager
Hello and welcome to Egham Town players, committee and supporters for this afternoon’s
Combined Counties Premier North fixture.
So here we are, the final league game of the season and how quickly another season has
passed. It has been a testing season for us and one plagued by injuries throughout. Saying
that, we have ended the second half in a positive way with just 2 losses in 20 games since
Christmas and we can build on this towards next season.
We have had a number of highs this season, beating Risborough in the FA Cup after being 2-
0 down at half time, the County cup wins against Thatcham Town, Didcot Town (away) and
of course, Wycombe in front of a record breaking crowd and just the one loss at home in all
competitions.
Although we bring our league season to an end today, we are very much looking forward to
and preparing for the County Cup final vs Reading FC on Saturday 7th May. Tickets are still
available for the game at Slough Town FC so we hope to see lots of Yellamen fans
supporting us on the day.
In 3 years, we have achieved 3 finals but we will not stop there and we can’t wait to get back
to it in August.
A huge thank you to everyone’s support and well wishes this season and to everyone
behind the scenes for supporting me and the team, see you next season!
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 S A R N I E S
W E L C O M E T O T H E S A R N I E S
ON COURSE!
With Programme Editor Neal Jeffs
Welcome to the players, officials and
supporters of Egham Town for this Cherry Red
Records Combined Counties League Premier
Division North match.
Happy
reading, and
enjoy the
game! Neal
Good afternoon and welcome to our final league game of the season. I think Simon and
Jamie have exhausted the thank-you’s so I will focus on the football. Obviously we are on a
good run of form with only 2 defeats since just before Christmas and today’s visitors have
had a superb season and will be difficult to beat. However, whilst we want to keep our run
going we also want a full squad to select from in 2 weeks’ time so no point in pushing it
today. Around the leagues it is pretty much done and dusted with who is up and down. Villa
have won the title and Southall will also be promoted, and at the other end Holyport and
Hounslow are relegated unless there are record scorelines leading to a massive shift in
goal difference. In Division 1 South Beckenham and Walton are both promoted although the
former can leapfrog non-playing Walton to the title today; Molesey and Banstead are both
relegated. In Division 1, I believe 4 teams will be promoted to our level and they will be
London Lions (champions) Hilltop, Rayners Lane and then almost certainly Wallingford.
Not much else to say! As
the season ends we thank
everyone for helping
safely get us through the
campaign.
The first 3 teams in that list are North-London based whereas we all know Wallingford are
an Oxfordshire outlier. The County Cup final in 2 weeks is also the same day as our annual
awards/presentation evening here at the clubhouse in the evening. Whatever the result
that day it will be a good night and certainly the Allied U18s have a lot to celebrate after
their title-winning season. They’ve had a but of a hangover with results in various cup
matches since then, but I think we can excuse that! Finally, I think we have to sand back and
celebrate the fact we all got through a season after all the disruption of the previous 2
seasons, so whatever team you support and wherever they finished the main thing is that
we are actually able to get out and watch them week after week which is a testament to
everyone who has acted responsibly and keep us clean and safe. I don’t think I could have
taken another 6 month break from football like last season!!! Thanks for your support, and
see you Yellamen at the Cup Final! Neal

RESULTS AND FIXTURES 21/22
Date Opposition
H/A Comp Result Att
Scorers
06-Aug Holyport
H FAC XP 3-0 450 Laflin, Lock, Surpanu
14-Aug Southall
A COCO 0-5 50
17-Aug Tadley Calleva
A COCO 5-1 n/k Laflin 2, Lock, T. Morgan, Denton
21-Aug Risborough Rangers A FAC P 1-1 175 Laflin
24-Aug Risborough Rangers H FAC P R 3-2 277 Scott, Lock, Evans
28-Aug Reading City
H COCO 2-2
Laflin 2
31-Aug Wokingham/Emmbrook A COCO 2-1
Laflin 2
04-Sep Hythe Town
A FAC 1Q 0-1 278
11-Sep Hengrove Athletic
A FAV 1Q 2-0
August, Laflin
18-Sep Wembley
H COCO 1-1*
Laflin
21-Sep Windsor
H BBT 1Q 3-1 120 T. Morgan 2, Laflin
25-Sep Tadley Calleva
A FAV 2Q 4-1
August, Bailey, McCormack, Nortey
28-Sep Burnham
H COCO 5-0
McCormack 2, Laflin, Denton, Lock
02-Oct Edgware Town
A COCO 4-2
Laflin, August, Bailey, T. Morgan
09-Oct North Greenford United H COCO 3-2 101 Laflin 2, McCormack
16-Oct Windsor
A COCO 1-3
Everiss
23-Oct Wallingford Town
A FAV 1 2-2**
Nortey, Laflin
30-Oct Egham Town
A COCO 1-1
Nortey
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
McCormack 2, Laflin 2, Denton, T. Morgan, Hamid, Davies
20-Nov St Panteleimon
H COCO 3-1
Laflin 2, T. Morgan
23-Nov AFC Croydon Athletic A LC 3-5
August 2, Bailey
27-Nov CB Hounslow United A COCO 3-0
Laflin 2, August
04-Dec Southall
H COCO 2-2
Laflin 2
18-Dec Reading City
A COCO 2-3
T. Morgan, Scott
27-Dec Wokingham/Emmbrook H COCO 4-2 159 Gutteridge 2, Bailey, Scott
15-Jan Wembley
A COCO 2-1
T. Morgan, Bailey
22-Jan Edgware Town
H COCO 3-1
T. Morgan, O.G., Laflin
25-Jan Thatcham Town
H BBT 2 3-0
Laflin 2, Bailey
29-Jan Spelthorne Sports
A COCO 2-1
Laflin, Surpanu
05-Feb St Panteleimon
A COCO 3-2
Laflin, Surpanu, Scott
22-Feb Didcot Town
A BBT QF 3-1 197 T. Morgan 2, McCormack
26-Feb Burnham
A COCO 4-0
August, Lock, Scott, O.G.
01-Mar Holyport
H COCO 1-0
T. Morgan
05-Mar Virginia Water
H COCO 1-1
Surpanu
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 2-2
August, T. Morgan
29-Mar Virginia Water
A COCO 2-0
Surpanu, McCormack
02-Apr North Greenford United A COCO 3-0 Richardson, C. Morgan, O.G.
05-Apr Hanworth Villa
H COCO 1-1 McCormack
16-Apr Windsor
H COCO 0-0
18-Apr Abbey Rangers
H COCO 3-3
T. Morgan, August, Davies
23-Apr Egham Town
H COCO
07-May Reading FC
N BBT F
*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

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TODAY'S FIXTURES AND RECENT RESULTS
Easter Monday / Tuesday results
Today's fixtures:
Looking ahead:

LEAGUE TABLES
Combined Counties League Premier Division North
P W D L GD PTS
1 Hanworth Villa 33 29 4 0 70 91
2 Southall 33 24 4 5 56 76
3 Egham Town 33 19 9 5 28 66
4 Abbey Rangers 32 21 2 9 25 65
5 North Greenford United 33 18 4 11 36 58
6 Ascot United 33 16 10 7 18 58
7 Windsor 34 13 8 13 1 47
8 Edgware Town 33 13 7 13 10 46
9 Reading City 33 11 8 14 -6 41
10 Tadley Calleva 33 11 6 16 -6 39
11 St Panteleimon 32 11 5 16 0 38
12 Spelthorne Sports 33 11 5 17 -9 38
13 Burnham 33 9 7 17 -46 34
14 Wembley 34 9 6 19 -24 33
15 Virginia Water 33 9 4 20 -27 31
16 Wokingham & Emmbrook 33 7 7 19 -22 28
17 Holyport 33 7 4 22 -38 25
18 CB Hounslow United 33 7 4 22 -66 25
**Hanworth and Southall promoted. Holyport and Hounslow relegated (unless
unlikely goal difference swing).
Combined Counties League Premier Division South
P W D L GD PTS
1 Walton & Hersham 38 28 7 3 64 91
2 Beckenham Town 37 28 5 4 71 89
3 Raynes Park Vale 37 25 6 6 59 81
4 Jersey Bulls 37 23 9 5 61 78
5 Badshot Lea 37 23 9 5 50 78
6 Redhill 37 19 9 9 30 66
7 Horley Town 37 17 6 14 1 57
8 Balham 36 15 5 16 8 50
9 Sheerwater 37 15 5 17 -11 50
10 Farnham Town 37 13 6 18 -9 45
11 Knaphill 38 10 15 13 -10 45
12 Camberley Town 37 13 5 19 -14 44
13 Colliers Wood United 37 12 5 20 -17 41
14 Cobham 37 10 10 17 -15 40
15 Guildford City 37 11 6 20 -32 39
16 Fleet Town 37 12 2 23 -23 38
17 Frimley Green 36 11 5 20 -37 38
18 AFC Croydon Athletic 37 7 11 19 -36 32
19 Banstead Athletic 37 7 6 24 -46 27
20 Molesey 37 2 6 29 -94 12
**Walton and Beckenham promoted. Beckenham can steal title with win over
Camberley today. Banstead and Molesey relegated.

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 42 9 42 9
D Bailey 41 6 70 10
L Bouwers 26 - 172 11
E Carey 5 - 55 4
I Davies 18 2 77 37
J Denton 29 3 205 22
C Ellis 29 - 86 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 45 - 131 -
M Gutteridge 2 2 25 4
A Hall 2 - 2 -
R Hamid 12 1 12 1
J Harper 14 - 14 -
H Laflin 30 29 139 81
G Lock 40 5 164 10
J Masters 27 - 35 -
S McCormack 41 9 41 9
R Merrick 20 - 40 -
C Morgan 4 - 4 -
T Morgan 38 14 54 17
J Nice 3 - 5 1
D Nortey 23 3 23 3
D Price 2 - 46 10
J Richardson 10 - 74 12
T Scott 29 5 29 5
D Surpanu 42 5 49 7
A Sykes 2 - 3 -
J Tarrant 1 - 1 -
T Thompson 3 - 3 -
D Walden 5 - 5 -
K Walters 5 - 35 3
654 95 1,760 260
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ASCOT UNITED ALLIED U18
Allied Counties Subsidiary Cup – Tuesday 19th
April - David Thompson reports
Title winning hangover continues!
Click here for league table
Ascot United 0
Badshot Lea 2
Subsidiary Cup
After being knocked out of the Champion of Champions
cup there was a chance for the young Yellamen to make
amends against a young Badshot Lea side in the 3rd of 4
games in the Allied Counties Subsidiary Cup. Ascot still
had a number of notable absences but were confident
that the younger Yellamen who were playing could still
compete!
The game started well with the Yellamen, as they had in
previous games, creating a number of chances. Again,
however, wasteful finishing and excellent, last ditch
defending by the Badshot boys proved costly.
Half way through the first half Badshot Lea capitalised on some poor defending down the left hand side. The Badshot
attacker still had a lot to do however but the bouncing cross shot somehow made its way past the keeper and nestled into
the far corner of the Ascot net.
Ascot continued to have chances but again squandered these and the Badshot counter attacks, breaking through the Ascot
midfield, remained problematic for the Ascot team.
The second half began in a similar vein but tenacious tackling and commitment from the young Badshot team seemed to
stun Ascot who continued to ‘huff and puff ‘ without any joy!
Although on top, Ascot conceded a second when a long hopeful ball into the box seemed to cause confusion between the
defenders and keeper and a Badshot player’s head rose above them all to flick into an unguarded net.
Ascot management made some changes to try and reinvigorate the team but unfortunately the young Yellamen couldn’t find
the required breakthrough!
A disappointing performance ended in a 2-0 defeat but with great credit to the young players representing Badshot Lea who,
having had a tough season, were excellent on this occasion.
Ascot have one more game in the subsidiary cup format against Aldershot Town u17’s but are very unlikely to now qualify,
having lost 2 of the 3 games played in the competition.
There is also still a game to come against local rivals Windsor in the 3rd round of the Combined Counties Grant McLellan Cup.
With a growing injury list however that may well be a real challenge but the Ascot management will undoubtedly expect a
reaction to this defeat from the players involved.

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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 STRIKE LATE TO DRAW WITH ABBEY
Davies scores at the death in 3-3 thriller
Monday 18th April 2022 - Combined Counties League Premier Division North - Ascot
United 3 - 3 Abbey Rangers
Ascot United drew 3-3 with Abbey Rangers in a thoroughly entertaining Easter Monday derby. Having led and then
come from behind to level at 2-2, it looked like Rangers would leave with an unlikely three points before substitute
Ian Davies popped up with an equaliser four minutes into injury time.
Ascot came into the game unbeaten in seven games and with only two defeats in nineteen; good form to face 3rd-placed Abbey Rangers
who had inflicted one of those defeats in the reverse fixture.
In a lively first-half, Daryl Cooper-Smith’s audacious eighth-minute effort from fully forty yards sailed narrowly over as Sam Gray was
nearly punished for lurking way off his line, but Ascot struck first with a fine team goal in the 20th minute. Sean McCormack intercepted a
wayward pass, played a one-two with Keaton August on the overlap, before drilling low across the six-yard box for Taylor Morgan to slide
home. But just after Marcus Williams had slotted home only to be denied by an offside flag, the visitors levelled when Gray elected to
come for a deep cross that he ultimately failed to reach; Cooper-Smith not even needing to move as he cushioned a free header into the
open goal.
Rangers looked shaky at the back and repeatedly failed to deal with Chris Ellis’s long throw-ins – Ascot should probably have converted
one of a string of balls into their six-yard box – but Dan Bailey (28’ and 42’) either side of James Richardson (35’) all squandered decent
headed opportunities. However, Rangers had the last laugh of the half when Gray spilt Williams’s shot and Jack Watts poked home the
loose ball in the 44th minute; a far easier chance than one that he had wasted seven minutes earlier with a flicked effort over Gray’s
crossbar.
The second half was a rich in chances and most of them fell to a dominant Ascot who should have been out of sight before the late drama.
Their equaliser came five minutes after the restart which owed much to the brilliance of Duarte Surpanu, who mesmerized his marker
before cutting the ball back from the by-line for Keaton August, who finished first-time with a neat-side footed effort into the far right
corner.
Ascot were forced to reshuffle when Richardson hobbled off holding his hip, although replacement Kai Walters played his part and saw
Dease Kerrigan save his 63rd minute effort after Morgan and Surpanu had linked up in the build-up. After a further four substitutions,
Ascot continued to press and McCormack found the side-netting with a free kick that Kerrigan would never have reached; Tom Scott
having been initially fouled outside the area and becoming one of those replaced after taking one knock too many.
But Rangers reminded Ascot of their threat when Jae Kelly ghosted onto Williams’s deep cross fifteen minutes from time – Gray in the
right place to save his bullet header – before Ascot went straight up the other end although August was superbly tackled as he shaped to
shoot from Surpanu’s cross. Ascot then wasted a gilt-edged chance to go ahead when McCormack somehow blazed over a gaping target
with ten minutes remaining after August’s cross had left Kerrigan crumpled under Davies’s legitimate challenge.
And, it looked like Rangers had nabbed the points when Kelly scored in the 87th minute – brilliantly riding through three challenges
before mustering more strength to fire into the bottom left – and with just one league draw all campaign the stats were not in Ascot’s
favour of levelling. But that they did, as deep into stoppage time Ascot had the final word when Davies got enough on McCormack’s late,
late cross to head past a sprawling Kerrigan via the merest of deflections.
Overall it was great advert for the Combined Counties League and a feisty affair allowed to flow by excellent referee Jarnail Singh
Ascot United: Gray, Ellis (Masters), Bouwers, Bailey, Scott (C. Morgan), Harper (Merrick), McCormack, T. Morgan (Davies), August, Surpanu,
Richardson (Walters).

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.
James Richardson - forward
Former England schoolboys international
who returned in 2022 for his 2nd spell at
Ascot after gaining experience at higherlevel
Chesham United. Hugely talented with
dazzling skills and weighs in with important
goals.
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.

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 - EGHAM TOWN

SPONSORSHIP
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